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I don't think I'd like to live in a country that is like those who currently throw people out for their beliefs. I don't see any difference between throwing out Christians because you want a muslim country or because you want an atheist country. I can't say I'm too fond of people who are so intolerant.

Funny you should be the one to take issue with my post as you are the person I most had in mind as being a threat to fairness and equality.

I don't really think it misses that context though. It seems to me the previous 30 pages ARE that important context. I am not suggesting that efforts like #blacklivesmatter are anything more than an honest effort to ensure long missing equal treatment. What I am suggesting is that we be on guard for efforts that go beyond equal treatment and, whether intentional or not, result in unfair treatment of police. When we look at the sentiments of whites versus blacks in cases where blacks are killed by police, there is a clear divide between the two on whether or not deadly force was justified. If everyone involved were able to review the facts objectively there should not be such a difference of opinion. The sentiment of biased whites in these cases is a major reason why we have found ourselves in the mess we are in today. What I am suggesting is that we be on guard against allowing the sentiments of those who are biased or emotionally invested to let the pendulum swing past center and create more of what we are trying eliminate in the first place. In most cases yes. What I am trying to address is those instances where people are not as fair as you are being now. There are plenty of voices speaking with anger, and anger limits our ability to make good decisions.

I generally agree. In the Michael Brown case there were people on this site implying the officer was guilty long before the evidence was in. There were protests in the streets demanding his indictment and prosecution. While those voices seemingly didn't have much of an influence on the workings of the justice system, I agree that there is the appearance that many people want a vigorous approach to these cases that goes beyond what is objectively even handed. We talked for 30 pages about how to treat minorities fairly, I don't think it is unreasonable to spend a small amount of time to ensure that we remember to treat everyone fairly.

Citation? I'm trying to imagine a scenario in which bats are being knocked out of the air in such great numbers by clumsy birds that it had a significant evolutionary impact.

I remember very clearly feeling under attack early in my life here. It was not by the mods but by a handful of long time members, and it was almost entirely in the religion section. Many still behave that way toward newcomers. Well, not newcomers so much as people who are inexperienced in debate and formal logic. I also very clearly remember observing that behavior toward several new members over the years. Some people have poor soft skills so I learned early on who I should simply ignore. I think part of the problem here is that some long time members don't remember what it is like to be new and inexperienced here. It can be rather intimidating. That being said, for the most part I find this to be the best site I visit on the internet and simply accept that no matter where you go, you are going to experience some difficulties. C'est la vie.

While it is possible that an 'earth-like planet' is all that is needed for life to begin, I don't believe there is any data to support your assertion that an earth-like planet has a high probability of producing life. As far as we know, life only began once on earth, and an untimely rock tumbling down a hill may have put an end to that before it ever had a chance to go anywhere.

The expansion of the universe does not involve 'objects approaching the speed of light'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_expansion_of_space

Q. What is the square root of 69? A. Eight something.

Two chemists walk into a bar. The first says "I'll have some H2O". The second says "I'll have have H2O too!". The second one died...

Hmm. So you are saying that the probability of colliding with an object does not go down as you gain greater ability to maneuver around the object?

I don't see where it is much different. In either case I might suddenly find something in front of me that I did not expect, say, an asteroid or a deer. If I am going faster, I will have less time to react and am therefore more likely to collide with that object. That seems self evident.

Doubt it. When I drive at 100 mph I am much more likely to have a collision than when I drive at 5 mph.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_United_States_law

Assuming you are simply asking if there is a genetic component to homosexuality, then the answer seems to likely be yes.

There would be an impact on how humans schedule activities. Airline schedules would change, locations of call centers could be impacted, The time stockbrokers awaken would change to be available for Wall Street hours, the number of people watching Monday Night Football would increase on the West Coast of the United States and decrease on the East Coast, etc.

I think it would be helpful if you showed us that math.

This is kind of a difficult question as "society" does not speak with one voice. However, there are currently somewhere in the neighborhood of 14,000,000 slaves in India, so I would suggest that slavery in India is considered 'normal'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_slavery

Hutu society in Rwanda in the mid 90s.

In St. Louis a while back we put in a light rail system. The opponents seemed to complain most loudly that the rail system would not pay for itself through fares. Of course none of the highways pay for themselves either, but that didn't seem to matter. I also think population density plays a major factor. If the population is spread thin it is difficult to create enough public transportation infrastructure to accommodate a high percentage of commuters. If you have to drive for 20 minutes in order to get to public transportation, it is often easier to just continue driving all the way to work. And of course the price of gasoline makes it easy on us Americans. Last week I paid $1.58 per gallon. Not much incentive to take public transportation if I can make the drive myself for under $2.00 in fuel.

As far as I can tell, we have quite a few drivers who like to park themselves in the left lane. I don't know if the problem is that they are oblivious or rude.

Citation?

I suspect that the only reason trying to explain public blow jobs is any more difficult than explaining death is because death is not hidden and sex is. If public sex was all around us and displays of death, such as funerals and cemeteries, were not, then I imagine you would be making the exact opposite comparison. Public sex is only "wrong" because other people don't want to see it for various reasons. Either because they are relatively more prudish, or they don't wish to discuss something as complex as sex prior to a certain level of maturity in their children, or they don't like to see people making funny faces. Public sex is becoming more common though (depending on how you define 'sex' (with a nod to Bill Clinton)). What is done on a dance floor anywhere in the US would have landed you in jail not too long ago.

I'm so sorry Moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_shotgun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossberg_500 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawed-off_shotgun