We've been selectively breeding every other animal (exaggerating) for centuries to increase desirable traits and eliminate of undesirable ones, why the hell don't we do that with ourselves? We've managed to steer every other natural process for our benefit, what about evolution? How am I a "self-righteous stuck-up idiot" for wanting my progeny and all future generations to be better than we are? If you want to make a comment, add to the discussion instead of being a flamebaiting prick.
I've been saying this for years. First though, we need to isolate the genes that cause greed, arrogance, and stupidity. Once that's filtered out of the gene pool, then maybe we can advance as a species. Also, whoever modded you troll needs to quit being such a damn fundamentalist. Maybe they're afraid they'd be first on the block.
Yes, yes, very cute, well-intentioned, and completely meaningless. The 4th and several other amendments were chucked out the window years ago with the passage of the PATRIOT Act. You can't even buy that kind of protection anymore. If they want you, they're going to damn well get you. Hell, the next step will be to declare anyone with a high speed connection an enemy combatant and ship 'em off to Guantanamo. The government no longer cares about the law. If it did, it wouldn't be kowtowing to every corporate oligarch with a fistful of cash. The U.S. government has FAILED US. It serves no public interest, only it's own and their financiers. We as a people are neither free to do what we want, nor secure in our persons and possessions. And every year they tighten their grip just a little more, to the point that we won't even realize we're being choked to death until it's far too late. The easiest path to totalitarianism is to do it slowly enough that no one notices, like a frog in a frying pan. That's exactly what's happening now. If this retarded bill actually passes, the government effectively becomes corporate 'merka's strongarm. Really, what's the difference between getting the govn't to do your dirty work and sending Lefty and Guido over to break your knees? Other than the blinding UNCONSTITUTIONALITY of it, of course. Jefferson would be so proud.
This is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.
What? No. We as humans have the right, no duty, to improve ourselves by any means necessary. "Let nature take its course" as you say is just stupid. We are nature. Whatever we do, is natural. Unnatural is impossible. But I think the more convincing argument would be to provide for the eventual eradication of dickweeds like Tucker Carlson. Which is more terrifying, a planet full of peaceful, socially inept Trekkies, or a planet full of assholes wearing bowties? I think the answer is obvious. Remember, parents who wear bowties have children who wear bowties. Good luck trying to sleep tonight.
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We've been selectively breeding every other animal (exaggerating) for centuries to increase desirable traits and eliminate of undesirable ones, why the hell don't we do that with ourselves? We've managed to steer every other natural process for our benefit, what about evolution? How am I a "self-righteous stuck-up idiot" for wanting my progeny and all future generations to be better than we are? If you want to make a comment, add to the discussion instead of being a flamebaiting prick.
I've been saying this for years. First though, we need to isolate the genes that cause greed, arrogance, and stupidity. Once that's filtered out of the gene pool, then maybe we can advance as a species. Also, whoever modded you troll needs to quit being such a damn fundamentalist. Maybe they're afraid they'd be first on the block.
The NASA main website and the JPL site both have a ton of full-res images http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
Yes, yes, very cute, well-intentioned, and completely meaningless. The 4th and several other amendments were chucked out the window years ago with the passage of the PATRIOT Act. You can't even buy that kind of protection anymore. If they want you, they're going to damn well get you. Hell, the next step will be to declare anyone with a high speed connection an enemy combatant and ship 'em off to Guantanamo. The government no longer cares about the law. If it did, it wouldn't be kowtowing to every corporate oligarch with a fistful of cash. The U.S. government has FAILED US. It serves no public interest, only it's own and their financiers. We as a people are neither free to do what we want, nor secure in our persons and possessions. And every year they tighten their grip just a little more, to the point that we won't even realize we're being choked to death until it's far too late. The easiest path to totalitarianism is to do it slowly enough that no one notices, like a frog in a frying pan. That's exactly what's happening now. If this retarded bill actually passes, the government effectively becomes corporate 'merka's strongarm. Really, what's the difference between getting the govn't to do your dirty work and sending Lefty and Guido over to break your knees? Other than the blinding UNCONSTITUTIONALITY of it, of course. Jefferson would be so proud. This is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.
What? No. We as humans have the right, no duty, to improve ourselves by any means necessary. "Let nature take its course" as you say is just stupid. We are nature. Whatever we do, is natural. Unnatural is impossible. But I think the more convincing argument would be to provide for the eventual eradication of dickweeds like Tucker Carlson. Which is more terrifying, a planet full of peaceful, socially inept Trekkies, or a planet full of assholes wearing bowties? I think the answer is obvious. Remember, parents who wear bowties have children who wear bowties. Good luck trying to sleep tonight.