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This thread has certainlly wondered about a bit. From alcohol legality, to other recreational drug use, onto addictions, including social media/technology, and even to Government enabling. The simple reason alcohol is still legal ( the OP ) is that it is preferred by a vast majority of people. And 'majority rules' is one one criteria for social laws. ( whether it should or shouldn't be, is a different matter ) And here I go again ... This all sounds very noble and 'woke', but people make bad decisions in life, like not stopping at a Stop sign, and killing someone. Or having a gun while involved in an argument, and shooting someone. Or ordering your armed forces to invade a sovereign country for the purpose of de-Nazification. Yet, for cases where illegal drug ( and alcohol ) use lead to criminal activity, and violent crimes against society, there should be no stigma/prejuudice or retribution ? We should just give up trying to stop it, give them a hug, and send them on their merry way, without the right to react to their actions ? I'm sorry, but if something is known to be illegal, until it is actually made legal by society you don't get a 'special' area where you can do it with no repercussions.

Moreso for some than others. Some of us are legends in our own minds.

And these unenumerated , or unwritten, rights exist because of previous Supreme Court decisions that favored rights such as the right to travel, within the states, the right to privacy, autonomy, dignty, and yes, even the right to abortion. Isn't that circular ?

Unlike the goldfish' s situation, that is the only perspective there is.

As Markus explained, classical GR is deterministic. Knowing all initial conditions allows the prediction of future conditions, like a clockwork. And present conditions can be extrapolated back into the past. Quantum effects throw a 'wrench' into the classical works. For a BH this would be most evident near the predicted singularity, and at the boundary we call the event horizon, where information loss difficulties arise.

That's not true. GR does not allow for a universal reference frame, so it would not be consistant with the latter case.

Even more beautiful if you had money on it.

Yeah ! Prohibition of guns doesn't work. Lets make them legal; we'll have less people in jails.

So try purchasing ( legally ) a gun with a barrel length less than 106 mm. You will be told it is prohibited.

No, I did read it. The above is, again, an interpretation of laws according to the Constitution. It is not a law. Would it not be much simpler for our elected representatives to write appropriate laws, that reflect the needs of their electors, instead of having unelected, politically partisan Justices interpret laws according to their own individua sensibilities ?

The Government prohibits you from doing things all the time, to protect us from our own stupidity. Try lighting a cigarette while you're pumping gas. Or riding a motorcycle without a helmet. Or owning a handgun with a less than 4" barrel length. ( I thought you'd understand these prohibitions since they are strictly Canadian ) I'm going to assume you replied quickly without thinking 🙂 . Because that is a dumb thing to say.

You mean we aren't required to wear seatbelts or have insurance when operating a vehicle ? Or wear a harness/tie off when working at heights ? Or get permits and engineering approval when doing home renovations ? Or have working smoke/CO detectors in your house/apartment ? Etc. Etc.

That was your parents ( much like mine ) in simpler times. But you are not ignorant of the facts, nor are your kids. What do you and your kids fear that your grandkids might get into ? I'm sure they were brought up to make wise choices in life, and again, I'm not talking about alcohol or cannabis products ( yes I've noticed the increased strength also ), but do you think your grandkids should have the option of legalized 'harder' drugs ? After all, prohibition is not working.

That goes contrary to my understanding of oxidizers and reducers, John. Will they spontaneously react, as Sodium and Chlorine, Nitric acid and Hydrazine, or even Lead and Sulphuric acid ? Or must an initial energy be added, as in your posted video, to get past the potential barrier ? Please explain the reaction process. ( my last Chem course was Gr.13 in 1976-77 )

So, because the Federal Government is so 'toothless' and won't provide proper laws, Mr A Serwer thinks a bunch of unelected SC Justices should ? Justice Alito is saying "That's not my job !" "Look to your elected representatives to provide the proper laws."

In addition to Janus' post, as far as I know, a 'square well' potential is impossible with gravity. Certainly there can be no solutions to the EFEs as the manifold is not continuously differentiable.

One question you should be asking yourselves. And we won't even consider abusers, but if you have a son or daughter, how happy would you be if he/she had the occasional alcoholic drink, or burned an occasional joint, or did an occasional line of coke, occasionally smoking crack or crystal meth, or even injecting heroin every once in a while. Does the idea of your son/daughter doing some of the above, stress you out a hell of a lot more than the first two ? And, if you found your son/daughter with a needle stuck in their arm, would you say that it was all-right since prohibition wasn't working anyway ? If it does, ask yourself "why ?", and then apply the resulting answer to the question of making it legal for everyone's son and daughter. Call up from the basement, Dim, and ask your mom if she's happy with you making the house smell 'skunky' all day and night. ( yes, that was a dig )

Depends on what you mean by ;oxidizer'. Oxidizer potential is the affinity of an atom/molecle for the electrons of a 'reducer' atom/molecule, so as to fill its outer valence band. Oxidizer/reducer is a sliding scale. But if the outer valence orbital of MgSO4 is full, even containing oxygen, it will not readily undergo red-ox reactions.

Ideally, you shouldn't have to 'Johnny Depp your wife' to realize drinking/drugging to excess can ruin your family, social and professional life.

Being from south-central Italy, I love fresh figs. Imagine my horror when I found out all figs contain 'digested' wasp remnants. Then, the disgust when I found out honey is actually bee 'puke'. I got over it.

It was related to this Which tries to relate Religious beliefs to reproductive rights.

You were quite the party animal Stringy 😄 . It seems a lot of abusers are 're-born', and become the most vocal oppnents. I remember the first time I got drunk. On cherries preserved in alcohol, when I was 5 years old ! Growing up, wine and beer were always available to me, if I wanted any, so that when I turned 18 ( in the 70s ) I felt no need to go out and get intoxicated. Nor did I get any particular thrill out of it; I still treat liquor/beer/wine that way, and never felt the need to drink by myself. Never having gone through your experiences, I enjoy alcohol beverages like I do good company, or good food ( and a good discussion ).

Really? That seems an extreme form of birth control. Wouldn't it be easier to castrate the males? My bad. I should have use the more accurate term, female genital mutilation, Female genital mutilation - Wikipedia but it still does not get to become law when its proponents immigrate to any civilized part of the world.

Most liquor stores are not held up by alcoholics looking to steal booze. Most are held up by people wanting to seal money. That desease, greed, is a lot more common than alcoholism.

Female castration is a religious requirement in some parts of the world. It does not become law when they immigrate to America. As a matter of fact, this should have nothing to do with Religion. Our laws are based on rights, and the only consideration for an abortion is the rights of the fetus vs. the rights of the mother ( and possibly, father ). We can all agree on the rights of the mother ( and possibly father, responsible for support after birth ); what is the sticking point are the rights of the fetus, and when exactly those rights are aquired, further complicated by the fact that medical science keeps that goalpost moving. My nephew's partner had a severe medical condition that required her baby to be removed prematurely. She was barely two pounds and fit on one hand when born on Jan 2nd, but is now a beatiful, 7.5 pound, full-term baby girl.