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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?

Why? According to you "All people have the natural right to bear arms" anyway. Why should it matter whether or not the government recognizes that right? Compared to the US, Spain has lower rates of crime, fear of crime, rape, and violent crime. Admittedly they do have a higher rate of software piracy. http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Spain/United-States/Crime In what tangible way would Spanish citizens benefit if their government recognizes their right to bear arms?

Yet in Spain they do not have the right to bear arms. So much for their 'natural rights'.

Your religious / philosophical beliefs may provide you comfort when you are sitting in front of your fire in your living room, but in the real world they mean exactly squat. Unless there is someone willing and able to enforce that right it is nothing more than electrical charges zipping around in your brain. I believe I should be king of the world but that doesn't make it so.

No they don't.

Good point. And we shouldn't have to explicitly state that the ground rules require you to "be logical and polite". On the other hand, it is a much tougher discussion in the U.S. since we have a "Right" to bear arms and most other countries do not. To continue with the analogy I'm beginning to be sorry I ever started , everyone else started with a nice flat field with access to transportation on which to build, while we started with a rocky, rattlesnake infested Superfund site that was a former Native American burial ground.

I think to some extent these off topic discussions are necessary. We need a common set of ground rules before much progress can be made. You'll never build a stable house if half the workers are using steel and welders, while the other half are using wood and nails.

Below is a quote from one of my all-time favorite books, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. It is basically saying that the Middle Class is where people will most likely find happiness, and is something I have come to believe. ...and a bit more...