How does the saying go?... "I may not agree with what you're saying, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it!"
I think it's actually "I may not agree with what you're saying, but I'll defend to the death your right to be tasered for saying it". Some guy name Voltaire said it, appropriately enough.
What religions think that mankind are the only beings that 'god' created? The big three (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) believe in extraterrestrial life (e.g. angels), and the members of these religions form the vast majority of religious people.
The Bible, which forms much of the basis of these three religions, barely touches on the possibility of life on other planets, glossing over the possibility with one vague statement: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth".
And even if there existed some sort of statement that humans were somehow unique in the universe, the discovery of non-intelligent life on another planet probably wouldn't cause any issues whatsoever.
It would be amazing. Science and culture would flourish like mad. The creation of art would explode, with new forms appearing at a never before seen rate. Businesses would boom with all the new opportunities. We can only hope this becomes our future one day...
You know what the deal is with Uwe Boll and his horrible movies based on video games? I'm betting it's Hollywood's revenge against the video game industry for making more in sales than movies get in box office receipts (obligatory Wikipedia link).
Many people believe that concepts like copyright are doing severe harm to the progress of human culture, arts, science, and civilization as a whole. Anyone can see the damaging effects of intellectual property laws firsthand in this dawn of the Information Age. Sharing movies, books, etc. is only one aspect of this fight which must be fought...and won. That you can't see beyond the issue of mere "movie piracy" (which has a negligible to zero effect on movie sales anyway) makes it little wonder that this seems like a silly ideal to fight for.
The free flow of information could be saving lives and making the world a better place for everyone if it were allowed.
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In other news, it's time to rid ourselves of the US Register of Copyrights...
I think it's actually "I may not agree with what you're saying, but I'll defend to the death your right to be tasered for saying it". Some guy name Voltaire said it, appropriately enough.
Just how big of a fridge are we talking about?...
And you thought the grind in WoW was boring!
Here's a more accurate title for this topic:
Google Mulling Over Giving Up Its #1 Search Engine Spot
Seriously: video ads? WTH?!
Hmmm...interesting.
No, G.I. stands for Government Issue.
Yeah, but the difference here is that you appear to be capable of independent, rational thought.
What if you kill all the men?
What religions think that mankind are the only beings that 'god' created? The big three (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) believe in extraterrestrial life (e.g. angels), and the members of these religions form the vast majority of religious people.
The Bible, which forms much of the basis of these three religions, barely touches on the possibility of life on other planets, glossing over the possibility with one vague statement: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth".
And even if there existed some sort of statement that humans were somehow unique in the universe, the discovery of non-intelligent life on another planet probably wouldn't cause any issues whatsoever.
It would be amazing. Science and culture would flourish like mad. The creation of art would explode, with new forms appearing at a never before seen rate. Businesses would boom with all the new opportunities. We can only hope this becomes our future one day...
It would be nice if judges started throwing these stupid lawsuits out of court and fining the plaintiffs for wasting the court's time with them.
Is that a comparison of the different intensities that your wife has to nag you to do something before you actually get up and do it?
You know what the deal is with Uwe Boll and his horrible movies based on video games? I'm betting it's Hollywood's revenge against the video game industry for making more in sales than movies get in box office receipts (obligatory Wikipedia link).
Maybe so, but in chess and checkers you can see the other person's pieces.
This will cause "a vast chilling effect on broadcast speech"? Oh, please.
Is it so bad to learn a little self control?
That's supposed to be a great rebuttal? "How do I pay for university by giving stuff away for free instead of working to earn money"?
Two Words: Nightmare Chess.
If you really enjoy chess, this is something you definately must check out.
I both tried it out and did not try it out. If I get any more specific that than, I think I might die or something.
That's a terrible idea! It would make our Litigation Industry seem more like a Justice System!
In some capacity or another, eh? Come on collectible card game!
Many people believe that concepts like copyright are doing severe harm to the progress of human culture, arts, science, and civilization as a whole. Anyone can see the damaging effects of intellectual property laws firsthand in this dawn of the Information Age. Sharing movies, books, etc. is only one aspect of this fight which must be fought...and won. That you can't see beyond the issue of mere "movie piracy" (which has a negligible to zero effect on movie sales anyway) makes it little wonder that this seems like a silly ideal to fight for.
The free flow of information could be saving lives and making the world a better place for everyone if it were allowed.
Ah, it seems that this pornography ring in the Swedish police force was cleaned up earlier today.