Not in Europe, and European Christians wouldn't consider anyone reading the bible literally a true Christian, more a Muslim Christian if anything, because what separates Christians from Muslims is that they read their holy book literally.
American evangelicals and Pentecostals don't consider European Christians to be Christians.
The article is about Utah, which last I checked is still in the US. Though I suppose if you asked some of the residents, they'd say otherwise.
I can't buy a nice whale steak anywhere in the USA.
Well then gee, it's a damn shame that the person who said this,
Smoking, Sugary drinks, guns, etc.
Didn't say, "OMG, the fucking nanny state has banned whale steaks. Tyranny!"
I can't buy a nice whale steak anywhere in the USA. It's a felony if I 'grey market' some from Japan, I actually had that setup, but the dude's Japanese wife got wind of it, bunch of law abiders...had to serve the hippies beef marinated in oyster sauce and tell them it was whale (after they ate it, of course).
How about speech? Would you think speech were de facto banned if: - It were heavily taxed, - Those taxes were spent on government anti-speech programs, - You could only speak for a limited amount of time, or only in very small groups, - You had a waiting period before you were allowed to speak on a topic, - You couldn't speak about politics, religion, sex, etc. in public, - You had to get a permit to speak in public.
Oops, I guess that last one is already true!
No, it's not true and no, speech isn't banned. You want proof? Walk outside your door right now. Bring one of those milk cartons that you use to store your Ted Nugent albums. Now step up on that box up on your front lawn and air your grievances about feminists and SJWs and all those people with names with the letter "Q" in them.
See?
Now walk down to your local police station. On the sidewalk in front of the police station, air your grievances again. Don't block the door, because that's just impolite. See? No "permit" needed to speak in public.
Now, if you want to block traffic, close a park, set up a huge public address system to broadcast your voice to everyone within 6 square blocks, and invite 5,000 of your closest friends you might need a permit.
Solar power experiences value deflation, where the more solar power there is, the less it is worth (because unlike conventional power sources, it all peaks at the same time).
Except it doesn't peak everywhere at the same time. When it's dark in Connecticut, it could be still broad daylight in San Diego. Considering the fluctuation in power usage over the 24 hour day, I'm not sure having localized drops in power-generation is necessarily a bad thing.
Anyway, technology will increasingly make this a minor issue.
Typically in university-based research, most of the government funding goes to post-doc salaries. The professors are paid by the university, and most of a grad student's research assistantship (basically minimum wage) is also paid through the university. Post-doc salaries are between about 1/3 to 1/2 of what industry would pay the same people.
I am completely OK with post-docs "lining their pockets" with that fat "1/3 of what industry would pay".
The post-docs I've known are pretty damn hard-working, or they wouldn't be post-docs.
Given its track record, I have little faith that the government would use taxpayer funds to get promising ideas developed by people who would otherwise not have the resources to do it on their own.
I love people who argue against government-funded R&D...on the Internet.
Some other successes of government-funded R&D:
- Communications and weather satellites - optical digital recording technology - supercomputers - digital communications - lasers - GPS - Human Genome Project - fluorescent lights - Every single bit of technology used in the so-called "private space industry"
Government spending is easy. Making sure it doesn't result in people lining their pockets with the money without producing tangible results is hard.
Fortunately, government-financed R&D has produced lots of tangible results. If some grad students and associate professors "line their pockets" with a barely-living wage, I don't care.
And if companies can share in the benefit from this research and make billions, great.
I like to tell people that, if my wife pre-deceases me, even before I call the mortician I'm putting that Keurig in the trash. I hate it that much.
I hear you. They make bad coffee, are more expensive and mess up the environment.
You get a french press and you don't even have to buy filters. Hell, I can still make a decent cup in an old fashioned percolator that'll taste better than a k-cup machine.
There are probably a lot of people who sunk the money into the old machine that simply won't be interested in buying the new one should they be forced into another coffee maker purchase
If you bought a k-cup coffeemaker, then you've earned whatever's coming to you.
Seriously, didn't they seem like a terrible idea from the very beginning?
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American evangelicals and Pentecostals don't consider European Christians to be Christians.
You're right. The Barna Poll I was looking at showed a 42% support for the death penalty among Christians and only 32% of Christian millennials.
Vast majority? No.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/150...
A majority of Christians still support the death penalty, although the number is falling. I applaud your convictions, though.
Seriously? Are you sure? That's the place where they wear wooden shoes, right?
Selling and eating human flesh is also banned. So you're right. The SJWs are really ruining everything.
The article is about Utah, which last I checked is still in the US. Though I suppose if you asked some of the residents, they'd say otherwise.
Well then gee, it's a damn shame that the person who said this,
Didn't say, "OMG, the fucking nanny state has banned whale steaks. Tyranny!"
You are what the British refer to as a "cunt".
And every baby born is a death in progress.
Come one, think about it. you're making a pretty stupid argument here. Any restriction is not tantamount to a ban.
But not restricted, and certainly not banned.
Get real.
No, it's not true and no, speech isn't banned. You want proof? Walk outside your door right now. Bring one of those milk cartons that you use to store your Ted Nugent albums. Now step up on that box up on your front lawn and air your grievances about feminists and SJWs and all those people with names with the letter "Q" in them.
See?
Now walk down to your local police station. On the sidewalk in front of the police station, air your grievances again. Don't block the door, because that's just impolite. See? No "permit" needed to speak in public.
Now, if you want to block traffic, close a park, set up a huge public address system to broadcast your voice to everyone within 6 square blocks, and invite 5,000 of your closest friends you might need a permit.
As I said, none of those things has been banned.
You can't possibly be that stupid. Did you even look at those graphs? Read the little numbers and letters running underneath and up the side?
I guess you are that stupid.
None of those things have been banned.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r...
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Solar energy can be generated on snowy, cloudy days.
Except it doesn't peak everywhere at the same time. When it's dark in Connecticut, it could be still broad daylight in San Diego. Considering the fluctuation in power usage over the 24 hour day, I'm not sure having localized drops in power-generation is necessarily a bad thing.
Anyway, technology will increasingly make this a minor issue.
I am completely OK with post-docs "lining their pockets" with that fat "1/3 of what industry would pay".
The post-docs I've known are pretty damn hard-working, or they wouldn't be post-docs.
God operates on Tulsa time.
https://youtu.be/hznfQSN1epM
...(dumb as a...)
I hope you at least put down a towel. That's the chair where I watch the hockey playoffs.
And while you're at it, you think you can keep her busy at least until the finals are over?
I love people who argue against government-funded R&D...on the Internet.
Some other successes of government-funded R&D:
- Communications and weather satellites
- optical digital recording technology
- supercomputers
- digital communications
- lasers
- GPS
- Human Genome Project
- fluorescent lights
- Every single bit of technology used in the so-called "private space industry"
This is a partial list, of course.
Fortunately, government-financed R&D has produced lots of tangible results. If some grad students and associate professors "line their pockets" with a barely-living wage, I don't care.
And if companies can share in the benefit from this research and make billions, great.
It depends on if you're talking about the officers or the enlisted men.
I hear you. They make bad coffee, are more expensive and mess up the environment.
You get a french press and you don't even have to buy filters. Hell, I can still make a decent cup in an old fashioned percolator that'll taste better than a k-cup machine.
If you bought a k-cup coffeemaker, then you've earned whatever's coming to you.
Seriously, didn't they seem like a terrible idea from the very beginning?