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Comment Re:"What happened to the dinosaurs?" (Score 3, Insightful) 445

Funny, how you, and many of your kind, never consider that you may be the ones burning in Hell. Lying, even to ourselves, would seem to be a mortal sin (if we are to believe in the holy books as you are suggesting). Wanting something to be true, even wanting something to be true really, really passionately, is not the same thing as knowing something is true. Science, so far, is the best system we have to find those truths. The fact that "The Scientific Method" has found (continues to find) its mistakes is not its weakness, it is its strength.

Comment There are no bad Scientific practices. (Score 1) 444

If a methodology is flawed, it is not scientific. It is not of the Scientific method. That is not to say that science sometimes gets it wrong. But if inadequate sample size, sloppy experimentation practices, lazy peer review, financial agenda confirmation, lack of experiment repeatability, etc. are part of the process, it's not science.

Comment The Nazis are interesting because (Score 1) 121

they were voted into power, by folks who had a democratic, constitutionally chartered government. Anytime a fictional work needs to show the evil of people giving over to "the dark side", either out of fear, demoralizing shame, or for some other reason, "The Nazis" provide a good model to emulate. Authors, screenwriters, and other artists are who understand this history can be forgiven for copying the concept. The excesses of Communism, while often "evil" are not nearly as interesting, from a creative point of view.

Comment "Climbing" Everest became an abomination... (Score 2) 164

long ago. The oxygen bottles, sherpas, packaged guide services, gourmet food, bridged/extension laddered/roped route "improvements", and instant cell phone/radio communication have made it a circus. I understand why it still appeals to arrogant assholes though... but, it's similar to state of the art "sport" fishing and hunting, which, (in a similar way) "enhanced" by sonar fish locators, high speed fishing boats, carbon fiber rods, laser sighting, tree stands, scent masking, baiting, and "canned" hunts, has become spiritually bankrupt. I wish we could all stop admiring these narcissistic activities.

Comment Re: OK (Score 2) 117

Umm No. General Relativity's whole "mass distorts space time" thing kind of does explain what makes things move. As opposed to Newtonian physics that only mathematically (and inaccurately at stellar mass scales) predicted how things should move. That's not to say that through the Scientific Method we will not continue to learn new and interesting things. But GR does offer an explanation of what makes things move.

Comment People have killed one another over what qualifies (Score 1) 700

as legitimate religion. Christians, Muslims, Pagans, etc, are all guilty of the same abandonment of logic, and the accompanying embrace of superstition. Differences about the exact way that should be done leads to schism, war, ostracism, and martyrdom. Scientology is little better or worse than any other religion in that regard. There are suckers born every minute, and no shortage of con persons willing to take advantage.

Comment Of course "The Iranian People" are (Score 1) 383

dancing in the streets. (be careful of painting with too broad a brush) You might be dancing too in similar circumstances. The more progressive Iranians are celebrating the possibility that their country may finally be able to return to the world community. We should all celebrate that this very desirable outcome now may have a chance to occur.
The situation, in absence of this treaty, meant that work on their atomic bomb would continue, and that they would get the bomb eventually.
The Western and Iranian fanatics, who are hoping for (and working to make happen) the Armageddon that they think is prophesied in their holy books, are very upset that "the end times" may not happen in their lifetime (or maybe never will). They are, therefore, reflexively against any move toward peace and stability. We, the rational humans everywhere, dare not surrender to these nuts.

Comment Re:Non Story...Not Exactly... (Score 1) 163

Did the police then remove the innocent citizen's DNA record from all databases it was entered into against said innocent citizen's will?
If not does:
  "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
have any real value in protecting our personal liberty?

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