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Dhodges, I would say the solution is the same as it ever was: get a gun, protect yourself. The government, the police, aren't going to do it. That's not good enough for me. What if I was taking a shower while someone breaks into my house, enters my bathroom and tries to kill me. Do you suppose I wi...

That works well when it is reasonably certain that the state would not take unreasonable revenge on the person protecting himself or herself. I was reading an article recently about the cost of defending yourself in court, were you to shoot someone in justified self-defense. Besides a lawyer (and y...

Ever heard of the "broken glass" theory? Interesting Theory. Meanwhile the Institute, together with newly formed Giuliani Group, is shopping their famous policing philosophy all over Latin America, from Mexico City to Santiago, despite the warnings of some that what worked in an economic ...

I can understand them mistaking a belt buckle for a gun (because that's about how smart your average cop is) but how the hell do they justify confiscating it?

Oh, man, these guys are great.

Long as we're talking about -isms, what about fascism ? I hear it was coined by Mussolini to describe a system of nationalized industries (national corporatism) and a single-party state. I'm hearing more and more that this is basically what we now have in the U.S. And the trend is for it to become ...

Seriously, do you really believe this free-market fundie stuff? Besides the fact that "contribution to society" is completely subjective, it ignores the reality that a person's income equals whatever someone will agree to pay them. There are plenty of contributions to society which are &q...

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There are fairly unbiased books and websites. Telic Thoughts is one. Uncommon Descent is run by some fundies, and yet is an excellent source of quick information on why evolution as currently understood is absurd. Objections to evolution (in general, not the details of it) are on the same level as ...

Gold went up $60 in 18 hours. When did that happen? The economy is in a precarious state, and it could possibly tip one direction or the other into deflation or hyperinflation, either of which would be disasterous. We haven't hit either scenario yet, but it is a very dangerous situation. Banking co...

My point is that entertainment shouldn't cost more than essential necessities, but we believe it should because we believe an entertainer should be able to live above the average, and should be able to become wealthy off his creativity. Nonsense. There is no particular reason entertainment "sh...

Tomas wrote:Recent Human Variation Is Not Evolution

Yes, the "Institute for Creation Research" is certainly going to be an unbiased source for credible articles about evolution.

Except listening to the radio is not illegal. With the dross it regularly serves up, it should be. David, do you have public and college radio stations in Australia, or are they all commercial? In the US, at least, musicians get paid when their music is played on the radio (although it does not dir...

Without his Godly baby sitter, he had nobody to throw the blame on, and he went nuts. Correlation does not equal causation. That his mental problems were caused by his philosophy is speculative. It could have been caused by syphilis. This is the thing, is the question whether God exists or not even...

"Shoved into the guillotine" is such horrible writing I couldn't read the rest.

The promise is a lie, in the same way telling kids about Santa is a lie. Kids, your President just lied to you. What was the crowd's response? Well, yes, of course he was lying. It is his job to lie. This is like objecting to the guy at the mall dressed up as Santa. A large part of the economy (esp...

then one must ask: is it unethical to steal music and media? I would say no. Only because film makers and musicians still make enough money to survive far above the world average. So you only steal from rich musicians, then? Certainly there is no such thing as a poor struggling artist. There are ca...

Here's a thought. When I was a teenager, I spent lots of $ on hi-fi stereo equipment to get the best sound. Now, people are willing to settle for mp3 condensed music over ear buds. That, and most of the music is worse now, so what does it matter. At least Hodges is listening to better sound. I went...

Who is being targeted in this report? The state police are warned that Christians, "sovereign citizens", those opposed to abortion, tax revisionists, and anti-illegal immigration advocates are potential would-be terrorists. Can't imagine why anyone would think "Christians" might...

Ryan Rudolph wrote:hey Dhodges, didn't you get the memo? its no longer fashionable to pay money for digitized media and information...

Yes, it is very unfashionable, but I do it anyway. I buy physical CDs.

Should I join the Quakers or the Amish?

Tomas wrote:Then-Senator Barack Obama, received over $100,000 from A.I.G. for his runs.

But so did McCain, didn't he?

PS - Meet the new Boss .. Same as the old Boss.

Hey, you got to vote for which guy would give your money to the banks and insurance companies.

Now Im no math expert but isnt there a shit-load of million dollars in every BILLION? Specifically one thousand of them? And in $30 BILLION wouldnt that be thirty thousand MILLION DOLLAR BILLS? Yes, getting upset about the AIG bonuses doesn't really make sense economically, it's more a reflection o...

I'm with Mr. Quinn. Possible things are possible. Impossible things are not. It's as simple as that. Dan, I would say an impossible thing could still be an object of thought, although not a real physical object, so the phrase "impossible thing" does make sense, e.g., a square circle is an ...

Amazon selling rape simulation game A game that involves the player stalking victims and then raping them in a virtual world is being offered by online retailer Amazon.com http://www.peacewomen.org/news/International/Feb09/RapeSimulationGame.html There was some discussion of this over on Something ...