...is to weed out the squeamish.

Where will that leave us? A bunch of queasy folks standing around waiting for someone with a stronger disposition to step up?

The environment and the planet will do just fine thank you very much.

As soon as people finish themselves off, the forces of nature will clean up the shit left behind by the upright roaches. Enjoy life while you can afford it. Soon enough even the wealthy will not have the resources needed to breathe.

Trust is still looking at the veracity of the speaker, are they lying or not. For me, you accept science or dispute it and work on finding facts that support your position.

Yes, it was a quibble about how we use language, but then if we are not careful, our words can be twisted due to the sloppiness of language.

Why the word believe in a poll of science for an option that indicates acceptance of current theory? Belief is for religious discussions for it implies faith. I don't have faith in science, I know science, and science is about exploring and explaining, not converting the unwashed.

This must be a reading comprehension/semantics test.

To me, around the home is outside the home. In the woods where I reside, no loudspeakers. If I count my brother-in-law across the ponds, yes there is a loud speaker. Inside the home I keep the volume at a decent level, so my stereo speakers could be loud, but are not.

'We have all known terrific teachers,' write the Gates. 'But nobody has been able to identify what, precisely, makes them so outstanding.'

What makes them outstanding is the same thing that makes any working person outstanding when faced with a miserable job. They find a way to not be miserable and enjoy what they are doing so that they can do it well.

Why was that so hard?

...just hire more cops for traffic patrol? more people with income and no big brother concerns.

i really prefer the idea of spike strips that pop up when you run the light. nothing like instant gratification!

if the water is hot, then why heat it?