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It always amazes me that people use that argument as justification when someone has wronged us. I remember hearing it in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack, as if that justified the deaths of innocent people. We should fight against all improper behavior no matter who commits it, and not accept it as 'the way it is'.

I switched to a Mac about five years ago and have had zero hardware or malware issues in that time. I'm a convert.

Frankly I'm surprised you are not aware of this. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/obama-russia-election-hack.html?rref=collection%2Fnewseventcollection%2Frussian-election-hacking&action=click&contentCollection=politics&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection&_r=0

While interstellar travel will not be attempted in our life times there is nothing that makes it impossible. We've already been traveling on our spaceship for our entire lives.

I believe that is a matter of opinion, not a matter of doctrine. The New Testament seems to both suggest both. For example, from Matthew 5:17-19: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." To many Christians, the Old Testament is as current as it ever was.

Are you talking about the Bible or some other text? Since 'death to infidels' is in both the Koran and the Bible, I think it is safe to assume that it is not just the text that is encouraging people to kill infidels.

That would be fun! We have ducks and chickens but all females. We are trying to get the broody hen off the nest; she lays there whether there are eggs under her or not. I'd love to get a fertilized duck egg under her.

The Korean DMZ.

Today I learned about Broody Hens and how they don't like to be disturbed while they are setting. “Puck-AAARRRGGGH!”

Citation? Sounds like a personal anecdote.

Which hypotheses compete with the God 'hypothesis'?

Was that supposed to be an answer to my question?

Unless you believe in magic or that life always existed, what options do we have but to believe life originated from inanimate material?

Worked for me. Guess I didn't think about it that hard.

I never thought of it in that specific way before but it makes sense. I can't really think of a time someone told me about their feelings on some issue, then lamented the fact that God disagreed with them.

A mushroom walks into a bar and orders drinks for everyone. Someone asks the bartender why he did it, and the bartender responds "because he is a fun guy".

Thank you. That was very helpful.

Nice. Very similar to what we have here. I remember going when I was a kid, then as a teenager discovering the laser light shows on the ceiling of the planetarium at about the same time I discovered recreational drugs, then completing the cycle by bringing my children. Sans drugs of course. Fond memories.

I love the idea. Here in St. Louis we have a Science Center that is similar to what you are describing, but without all the rides. There are many interactive features that let you try out science for yourself. For example, in one location there are dozens of soft blocks laying around where spontaneous groups of visitors can work together to build free standing arches. An enclosed bridge over a nearby highway lets people use radar guns with the cars below and learn about that technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Louis_Science_Center Another local place is called the Magic House which includes hundreds of hands-on exhibits and games introducing children to science and learning. https://www.magichouse.org/exhibits/

In another thread the Big Bang Model was mentioned and it made me wonder; do 'current' versions of models ever exist in a specific place? For example, is a compiled, current version of the Big Bang Model available in a format such as a .pdf, or at a lab at a university on computers and in boxes? Or does perhaps the 'current model' refer to something more akin to 'all of the generally accepted scientific knowledge' about the Big Bang, where some is shown in a public source, but other parts are in a scientific journal, and no one has bothered to (or even can) compile it into a single place? Back in the day if someone wanted to know precisely what people meant when they were talking about the length of a meter, they might have to go to France to look at the accepted most accurate version. I'm just wondering if an agreed upon 'most accurate version' of a scientific model ever exists in a single place.

The ID that is in the wallet?

Stay calm friend. It wasn't a personal attack. It was just a comparison to others who dismissed something as worthless without all the facts.

There is a Richard Head Toyota dealer in my home state. Always made me laugh. What were his parents thinking?!?! http://www.usa.com/frs/richard-head-toyota-inc.html

There is a difference between 'speculation' and 'guess based on no data, and presented as an assertion'. You moved the goalposts pretty quickly from "The only thing of interest about Mars is whether it has fossil life, or frozen remnants of life" to "There might be stuff on Mars that makes it all worthwhile. There might not".

They were at risk as soon as the Russians knew. The rest of the world, as far as we know, doesn't know any of the details that can put the people or operations at risk. All the rest of the world knows is that the Russians have the details. Unless of course the Russians shared the details with, say, Syria. The problem was not that we talked to the Russians about ISIS, it was that we shared specific details the Russians did not need to know. Similarly, there is nothing necessarily wrong with telling an outside party that we know Organized Crime is planning some nefarious activity, but we shouldn't give out the details that could allow Organized Crime to figure out who within their organization is giving us the information. Even if they never found out it was still wrong. We put their people at risk. The Israelis may never have found out what went wrong when one of their people died due to Trump leaking information.