Re:Opiate of the Masses
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Why Myths Persist
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No ill effects because of faith?
Everybody you know is going to die an early death because of the faith of those that have been here before us. The use of faith to impede science has literally killed ALL of us.
I don't know about you, but that really pisses me off.
"On a serious note, do you know they are no longer teaching kids that you SHOULD pull out into the intersection when turning left, when the light turns green?" "Of all the stupid things to teach someone!"
In Arizona, the average speed of vehicles that are involved in red-light running accidents is 65 MPH. Most of those take out people who have scooted out into the middle of the intersection and are trying to make left hand turns after the light has turned red. The last place you want to be after the light turns red is in an intersection in Arizona.
It's amazing watching this thread and all the people who talk about driving like it's no big thing.
Driving has killed somewhere in the neighborhood of 150,000 people since 9/11. Where's our war on driving? Why aren't our politicians talk about this every day.
"There can be a smart speeder."
Are you high? Don't you understand the difference between the amount of damage occurs in an accident at 65 and an accident at 85? I'm sorry, but unless you are Spiderman and have some sort of spider sense, in all likely hood you don't have the reflexes to deal with emergency situations on a road (not a race course) at 85 mph. Just in case you didn't know it, traveling at 85 mph, you are moving at ~120 feet per second. That's ~ 10 car lengths... every second.
I'm sorry, but a "smart speeder" is an oxymoron.
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No ill effects because of faith?
Everybody you know is going to die an early death because of the faith of those that have been here before us. The use of faith to impede science has literally killed ALL of us.
I don't know about you, but that really pisses me off.
"On a serious note, do you know they are no longer teaching kids that you SHOULD pull out into the intersection when turning left, when the light turns green?" "Of all the stupid things to teach someone!" In Arizona, the average speed of vehicles that are involved in red-light running accidents is 65 MPH. Most of those take out people who have scooted out into the middle of the intersection and are trying to make left hand turns after the light has turned red. The last place you want to be after the light turns red is in an intersection in Arizona. It's amazing watching this thread and all the people who talk about driving like it's no big thing. Driving has killed somewhere in the neighborhood of 150,000 people since 9/11. Where's our war on driving? Why aren't our politicians talk about this every day.
"There can be a smart speeder." Are you high? Don't you understand the difference between the amount of damage occurs in an accident at 65 and an accident at 85? I'm sorry, but unless you are Spiderman and have some sort of spider sense, in all likely hood you don't have the reflexes to deal with emergency situations on a road (not a race course) at 85 mph. Just in case you didn't know it, traveling at 85 mph, you are moving at ~120 feet per second. That's ~ 10 car lengths... every second. I'm sorry, but a "smart speeder" is an oxymoron.