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Comment Re:kids are worried ... (Score 1) 491

Stop saying that there is a mass extinction going on. That's not just a lie, but an absurd lie and one that put actual mass extinction events to shame.

Extinction happens every day, for one reason or another. Some we caused, and that's right. but do you really think we're the only species to extinguish one, or two, or a hundred species? You'd be surprised.

Comment Re:Oblig. (Score 3, Insightful) 198

You sound just like a fanatical "let's invade churches and call them stupid" Atheist.

I am an Atheist myself. I think Gods are very improbable, and not needed to explain the universe. Thing is, I find bad enough that religious people try to convert me, so I don't do the same, because I don't want people to hate me.

Also, I don't think that religious people are stupid. Maybe they have a reason to believe in a God. Maybe they are afraid of death. Maybe they never gave it a serious thought. There are a lot of reasons why someone would believe in God, and I refuse to believe stupidity is the only one.

That said, I think I'm answering a troll. Well, whatever. I've already written this anyways,

Comment Re:So why the right hand? (Score 1) 258

In the old days lefties wrote with their right hands just fine - they were forced to.

I'm left-handed and I use scissors with my right hand just fine, and the same goes for my computer mouse - I don't want people switching it every single time they want to use my PC. And I never cared about left-handed scissors. The car shifter doesn't really require high dexterity, unless you have a very old car, I guess; I wouldn't know.

If someone is left-handed nowadays, chances are they can use most tools with the right hand, too - and in the past, they were trained to be right-handed. So the difference would be only slightly significant in cooperative activities(maybe a more suave learning curve, but that's it - and that's enough to condemn your future in football, I guess). In a competitive sport, however, being left-handed is a big edge - you trained all your life against right-handed people, but they aren't as prepared for you.

Sports only brings the more dramatic results, I think.

Comment Re:I'll believe it (Score 1) 500

The part I don't get is: where are all those asteroids rich in gold and platinum? They're all reachable or are you guys just over thinking everything again? I don't really see all those floating treasures in space. At least, where Planetary Resources can reach. the big problem isn't the logistics or safety or anything, but the cost-benefit of this operation.

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