I see you are (perhaps accidently) apeing a counter version of the very successful 'but muh holy book' refrain from CHL. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery they say.

And I think you are overestimating how successful flerfers have been in trolling scientists. A couple of points:

1. Some flat earth is troll, but not all, and all motives for flerf can be countered quite successfully if you use the right rhetorical structure.

2. The correct rhetorical structure can be seen in the work of SciManDan,Wolfie6020, FECU, ConspiracyCats,CoolHardLogic. Trolls leave no mark on these guys. If you don't believe me, search youtube for 'Shed Rage High'

Signed your friendly FECU student.

My analysis indicates otherwise.

All flat earth positions are self contradictory.

Just an FYI (which kinda makes you point) : Flat Earthers literally believe that gravity doesn't exist.

Instead:

1. The earth is accelerating 'upwards' at 9.8 m/s^2. We are held in place by the acceleration

2. Or (since this mean the earth is now moving at relativistic speeds) we are held to ground by density. That's right, density.

Well, we already have a lot a legislation that mandates behavior. A lot of it. And from both sides of politics. So that doesn't seem to fully capture the issue, since both sides of politics have taken it upon themselves to see to it that we behave in the way that they like. And neither does it explain:

1. Politicians that say that 150 years of research into the matter is not enough research to be definitive - and then attempt to defund further research (huh?)

2. Politicians who say there is a problem but they intend to do nothing about it, and work furiously to ensure that no other politicians do anything either - here's looking at you, Tony Abbott

It can only be a political problem if there is a political counter-argument - but is there? You criticize Carbon Taxes, which are a (revenue neutral) mechanism by which Governments establish a price for Carbon. Is there a better, free market based solution to price Carbon? Why not propose that, and implement it? No better way to quash further government intervention than to demonstrate that the same end can be met by other, more efficient means.

"Do nothing" is not a solution.

OT extradite him his crime has to be pretty much illegal in the country where he is resident. Leaking US classified information isn't illegal anywhere but the US - then you are reliant on other nations wanting to co-operate with the US, Which they might have wanted to do a few years ago, but whatever motivation they had to do so has now gone.

Trump reportedly screamed at May over the phone the other day and his public spat with Macron and Macron's response show quite clearly that not even the US's closest allies care about staying on good terms with his administration.

What law are you referring to?

Bringing in the fancy analytics and social media sentiment analysis. Here's a foolproof Protest Prediction Algorithm.

IF (TRUMP IS PRESIDENT) THEN

SIGNAL(WIDESPREAD PROTEST)

END IF

Downward?

5.8 Inches = 14.7 cm

6.5 Inches = 16.5 cm

An inch is 2,54 cm

"Bacteria Becoming Resistant To Hospital Disinfectants, Warn Scientists" - I don't like the fact they are becoming resistant, but at least they had the decency to warn us about it.

Sandwiches nfm

Welcome to capitalism.

If you choose to privatise tertiary education and make it user pays you also don't get to make moral judgements and dictate what people choose to pay for. If you want to stop people from studying gender or sociology, by all means, socialise the education system and use that to exercise influence on what people study.

Yes, that's why the footage in question shows the citizen protestors protesting, and then the sound of a car accelerating and injured people screaming. And the overhead shot which shows the car stationary from outside the crowd and driving into it.

Well, feel free to ask the Afghanis and Vietnamese how they are enjoying their liberties.

In the meantime I'll repeat: If guns upheld your (the US) liberties, then you wouldn't be under the present tyranny.

'Our' trip to the moon?

What, are all of Slashdot going to schlep up to the lunar surface? Have we been selected by some secret process?

Don't get me wrong, if you are offering a ticket, I'd be happy to squeeze it in to my busy schedule.

But if not, why would some NASA employees going to the moon (and good luck to them) be the same as going ourselves?