-Demosthenes-

Part of this structure on at the north pole should probably be out of the atmosphere, and I'd bet (being 1/3 again the height of the earth!) should (I'd think) serverly change rotational and revolutional patters of the earth and other things near the earth, like the moon. The mile thick of metal on top of the earth's surface would add to mass, size, and density, but I don't know how much when relative to the whole earth. I'm sure it would change something. It's very interesting. You had this in a dream? What were the structure and the metal for?

Last nights came at 9:59 again.

[quote name=']Hark at you! You do understand that even a vegan' date=' organic diet leads to the death of many small mammals every year (field mice, etc) through threshers and combines. We'll take the conservative estimate that 100 mammals die every year because of you, your diet, your lifestyle, etc. Would you still want to go on living the way you do if 100 people died every year for your lifestyle? Many people have given up their lives for strangers, and I know of no vegans that have moved out into the woods and grown their own food [b']so they can stop this wholesale slaughter of mammals[/b], let alone given up their lives for a mouse. And I'm not even going into the thousands upon thousands of lesser vertebrates and invertebrates you cause to die each year. He's got a point

700 to 1,000+ miles per hour (depending on how far away form the equator you are). Not enough to be worth actually going into space, but pretty fast.

Last nights message got sent at 10:00 PM (instead of 9:59, the time they were being sent at previously).

Where's Nevermore

What happened to the great "concenting adults" crusade?

It's a difference of morals, some think that it's wrong to hurt animals, some don't care, and there are different degrees in between. Like Bascule said: Humans have been hunting animals for food, for clothing, and stuff for thousands of years for food, it's pretty safe to say that the traditional "moral" of humanity would address little worth to animal lives. In more modern times some defend animal rights on two seperate grounds:(1) to protect the environment, which is ultimately for our (human's) benifit, and (2) that animals (or some of them, usually the cute furry ones ) are some how sentient or aware and deserving of some kind of rights. Again, really dependent on opinion. We know that some animals have some kind of "inteligence", but what we don't know if they are aware in any way. It's possible for some animals, I suppose, but isn't the most common lab animal like a mouse or rat? I find it extremely hard to believe that they are in any way aware of their own existance. And I've mentioned it before, most animal rights people I know (except AP ) only really care about the animals that are cute and fuzzy, they love bunnies, monkeys, and stuff. You know this how? I'd have to agree. Yeah, we proably should get back.

Dude, me and you joined the same week... Remember the good old days... So many off topic posts... so much fun...

I didn't think our little party in Phili was all that bad all those years ago I'd have to agree with bascule. But anyway my country would be a square mile of land with a castle in the middle. Every Saturday all the citizens would each pich in 5 bucks for some pizza, and we'd have a party in the castle!

I've been here for a good year and a half plus, and it's only gotten better

I'm sure there are at least three similar threads in the "Modern/Theoretical Physics" forum.

Pretty clever, eh?

Nevermore is so cute

No one has said comedy yet? I like to laugh

Dang, I don't think that saying it because "people died for it" is a good reason... During the Civil War people in the South died to protect the right of a state to institutionalize slavery if they want, that doesn't mean it's a very good thing... but I can see your point. You should say the pledge because you feel like you want to "pledge" you're allegence to a country you're grateful for, and if you're not and you don't want to say it, then don't say it, big deal. I think the "Under God" has more to do with the U.S. seeming like a country ordained of God, or something like that.

Sounds like Redi and Pasteur, Redi did maggots, then Pasteur did it with microoganisms and furthered the work, but this was after 1800, Pasteur was probably like 1860's.

Aliens? Dude, go outside and say hello to the sun for a bit, it'll make you fill better. Just stay away from children.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/national/nationalspecial/10emt.html Sounds pretty horrific.

Dude, your freaking messed up.

Looking pimp this morning YT.

Oh silly me, there's already a thread for it. Sorry about that. It's rather efficient actually, I'll never off topic post again

I've gotten the PM (attached image) everyday since the month started at exactly 9:59 PM every night (Mountain Time). It's like there is no sender the only info on the side is "Join Date: December 1969 >Posts: 0" so I can't reply like it says to if I have a problem. 1969? Anyway, what is this? I know I got a warning for a reason and deserve to be punished, but this?

I thought it was funny I have a mouth, and that's for eating, so I should stay home and eat all day If men or women tend to do something better than the other, then that's cool, it doesn't mean that individuals will strictly follow these tendencies. I don't think that women and men are exactly the same and I have a few reservations, but anyone who can think of their mother and hear that someone says that women are inferior in any way can turn into a die hard feminist pretty quick

You give that dude way too much credit. Should people be allowed to say what they want? It reminds me of the U.S.'s Sedition Acts (one in 1798 and one in 1918?). I think restricting freedom of speech would be much more negative than that positive. Then the government decides what people can and cannot say? 1984-ish? Anyways, if he gets "followers" they're probably idiots and I don't see any reason to care about that. In conjunction with generally human stupidity, which I would like to add is quite unavoidable in the world. Dude, you're just freaking out now. I agree, it is wrong. But that's not what this is about, it's if we should do something about it. We should speak out against it, but should the government do something about it? It's wrong, but should we legislate morality? Gotta there eh?