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Why? We put child safety caps on medicine bottles that others can breach. We put child locks on supply cabinets that others can breach. We put fences around swimming pools that others can climb. Zoos are child magnets. As I hear many here often say, don't fail to accept the 'good' just because you cannot achieve the 'perfect'. A barrier that a child cannot breach. How do you know that? Do you honestly believe that if a parent "makes it clear that humans always stay behind the guard rails when they visit animals at the zoo", then safety is assured? I think you are mistaken about the capabilities of children to reason and understand risk. No one does think that is too much to ask. Some of us just think that is not enough. Perhaps you should just make it clear to your child that he should not grab the skillet handle on the stove, and that way you won't ever have to turn the handles so he can't reach them.

The only time I have seen plastic surgery frowned upon is when the person looks worse after surgery than prior to surgery. Then all of the internet trolls come out with their 20/20 vision ridiculing the person's 'vanity'. I've known several women who have had breast implants. All have been very happy with themselves afterwards, and I never heard a single person say anything negative. People wear braces on their teeth, have Lasik eye surgery, get tattoos, and stick pieces of metal in their ears, tongues, lips, and belly buttons. I believe that nowadays in America plastic surgery is not generally frowned upon. There have been somewhere around 5 million cosmetic breast implant surgeries done in the US since 1997. IMO you should do it if it is what you want. I know that I would have plastic surgery if it is what I wanted.

While I don't disagree with the sentiments being expressed regarding the necessity of parental control over a child, it is impossible to draw any conclusions about the mother from a single event. Children are by definition immature and it is unrealistic to assume that had only the child been trained correctly this kind of thing would not have happened. It is also impossible for a parent to be 100% focused on their child. Things are happening around them and they will on occasion focus on other things, no matter how short the duration. On occasion a parent will be distracted at that very instant their child does something risky. Those are simply accidents and will happen once in a while. If when it happens someone dies, it is tragic and makes the news. It is not difficult to construct a barrier that a three year old cannot breach. It is my opinion that a zoo shares in the responsibility for thwarting inquisitive children.

I agree that a three year old should not be able to enter the enclosure of a dangerous animal. If a child can get into my yard to play with my dog and he gets bitten, I am liable. Adults are different though. A 'reasonable' adult would know better. A 'reasonable' child would not.

Your argument is analogous to saying that things have been getting better in Detroit since its inception, and your proof is to show me the yard of a home that had an unruly lawn on Friday, and a neatly cut lawn on Monday. You cannot pick such a minuscule place and time as the earth, and reasonably argue that it is representative of the universe as a whole. I could just as easily point to a place and time that was once 'better' and is now a dying ember.

It is my understanding that from your perspective they are approaching each other at faster than c. Since noTHING is moving faster than c, no laws have been been violated.

Unfortunately each family's 'family space' can be quite large, 1000 square miles or more in the case of gray wolves. It feels like you are looking to animals for an example but then abandoning the details to arbitrarily choose the size of a family space that sounds good to you. If animals can choose to be live alone, with a nuclear family, or in herds of millions, why shouldn't humans do the same? Why limit human packs to single digits? http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolf-faqs/#h

Are you comfortable with people having free access to your house? Taking food from your pantry? After all, your front door is simply a border crossing on a smaller scale.

That doesn't sound right. If someone shoots at me I can shoot back, and me shooting back surely puts people at risk. It's a matter of degree. While I probably cannot open up on someone with an Uzi in a movie theater to protect myself, I can shoot at an intruder in my home. Both actions put people at risk, but one would be lawful and the other would not.

JohnSSM - It might be better to look at it as matter curving space-time, not gravity curving space-time. Then that curvature of space-time caused by matter is what we call gravity; that is, the curvature of space-time is what is responsible for orbits and why time is viewed differently near a large mass. Keep in mind that 'curved space-time' is a description from a model that accurately describes what happens around the presence of matter. No one has ever seen curved space-time; it is just that objects near matter behave as if space-time is curved as described in the model.

I listened to a report on NPR yesterday where they interviewed a number of Evangelicals who were Cruz supporters. While many will be voting for Trump ('anyone but Clinton') there seemed to be a sizable number who were going to sit out this election. Their reasoning being that the Bible guides them when it comes to choosing their candidates, and Trump is not someone whom they consider 'Christian' enough to get their support. This could indeed be a bad year for Republicans.

That's pretty much correct, except punting is done by dropping the ball in front of you and kicking it out of the air. This is usually done at the end of a series of plays by the offense when they are turning over the ball to the other team and want to send it as far down the field as possible without kicking it out of bounds or into the end zone. This is not to be confused with a place kicker, who kicks the ball from a tee to start the game and the second half, where the tee holds the ball upright and allows the place kicker to get a running start at the ball. A place kicker also attempts field goals, but instead of the ball being placed on a tee, the 'holder' catches the ball that is snapped to him, and holds it point up so that the kicker can get a short running start at it. One of the advantages of punting is that the ball can be punted not only down the field, but also high in the air, allowing your team to get down the field further before the ball is caught by the receiving team. Many players will have a primary position they play, perhaps also be a 'special teams' player, and be a backup for someone else. If the place kicker was injured and there was no other place kicker on the team, it is likely the punter would have practiced place kicking enough to be his backup. My favorite position on the team is the 'long snapper'. His only job is to snap the ball back to the punter. He could find himself only in five plays or so per game, not be likely to ever be injured, and make millions of dollars.

While I agree it would have been better to receive more votes in the Primary, I wonder how much difference it will make in the general election. I suspect that those who voted for Cruz in the Primaries are not going to vote for Clinton or stay home in November.

So, no evidence. Thanks.

I am not afraid of death or dying, but I look forward to neither. I'd certainly prefer death to many versions of being alive, and I hope if it comes to that, I will be in a position to choose. I find myself more in line with Sirona's thoughts on the matter; I don't find myself worrying about unlikely events.

This is no more tampering with creation than is hydroponics.

I showed a 4th year med student the picture and he thinks it is the accessory parotid gland.

Tell us what evidence you have that it does have some PC aspect. That should help the discussion. And if there was some PC aspect, as you suggesting that is somehow bad?

What has that story got to do with evolution?

Can I change my mind at some point and choose to die?

Well, by definition I suppose they do. They are showing a non-neutral bias toward one group over another. The thing is, society finds some discrimination fair and some discrimination unfair. Since 'fair' is in the eye of the beholder, I don't see anything wrong with people disagreeing on the fairness of handicap parking, higher taxes for the wealthy, Affirmative Action, or 'over correcting' to get a ship back on course.

To quote someone (can't remember who) "Regret for the past is a waste of spirit". The reason you are at the place you are now does not matter. Lots of people find themselves where you are at the age of 25, whether from the circumstances they are born into, things that happened to them, or decisions they made. Not much point in wasting energy thinking about why you are where you are. This is your new starting point. Compare your position to the rest of the world and you'll find you are worse off than some but better off than most. You can have a college degree before you are 30. Nothing to be ashamed of there. My personal philosophy is to do the best I can and be satisfied with what I achieve. If you aim for Vandy but don't make it, don't feel bad about it as you've done the best you could, and that is what matters. All you are really doing here is starting later in life than you now wish you would have. Ten years from now you'll be happy with what you've achieved and where you are in life, and your youthful dalliances will simply be a part of your life that helped define who you are. Absolutely. No doubt in my mind. Have fun getting where you want to go!

Wait. What?

If I may interject I would say you are both correct. The reason people use guns as a threat and not cute bunnies, is because guns are very good at killing people, and the threat will therefore likely be taken seriously.

I suspect that your attitude will be a major hindrance to you being accepted into Vanderbilt. Sorry for the worthless, pointless, crappy response, but what do you expect from a dead forum?