That is idiotic. A seal's life is NOT equal to a human's life, no matter how you try to spin it.
Lack of education is probably the main factor. Mississippi (along with many other southern states) doesn't exactly foster a scholarly environment...
That should be within the realm of possibility too. Since there's no fundamental difference between the neurons in your brain, and the circuitry...
Yes. "Consciousness" is nothing more than a particular arrangement of information-sharing things like neurons. Yes. There's no reason why it...
Some of those things simply will not happen. None of those things will really require us to rebuild our manufacturing base. If the demand...
Ah, I forgot to whom I was speaking. While I may not be able to convince you, hopefully the other 99.99% of the people on this forum who consider...
You guys need to be a little more specific than "the shit hits the fan." What economic events, exactly, are you referring to? And if there was...
No. The fact that it's probably a waste of time doesn't mean that the costs significantly outweigh the benefits, it means that they're both very...
If they felt they were inferior, wouldn't they want to avoid talking about it rather than proclaiming to the world "I consider myself inferior"? I...
The key difference, I think, is that the pictures of Saddam in his underpants don't necessarily mean he was abused. It's possible (but I don't...
By that logic, spending any amount of money (however large) would be justified if it (however minimally) benefitted your health. You still need to...
I think http://www.realclearpolitics.com is a great source of opinions from liberals, conservatives, libertarians, Americans, Europeans, Muslims,...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7080-2004Jul22.html When Middle Easterners were asked a variation of a "most admired world leader"...
It's not arrogant to say that equality for women is better than forcing women to wear burkhas and prohibiting them from driving cars. It's not...
You don't think there's a difference between the occasional tragic but accidental death resulting from people partying too hard after the big...
You'll probably have better luck if you also write to your local newspaper about this incident. As someone mentioned, the cops will most likely...
Is drilling for oil in Alaska going to make a significant dent in our dependence on foreign oil? No. Is drilling for oil in Alaska going to have a...
Here are a few criteria I would suggest using. There may be exceptions to this, but in general the following things should be considered in...
Who here has seen Manos, The Hands of Fate? IMDB rates it the worst movie of all-time, and I can't say I disagree. Has anyone seen any movies...
Umm That depends on what country you're from and what your politics are. Duh.
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