[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"][QUOTE="maheo30"] What if by then it is too late? maheo30
What if by then it's not and you've spent the only time you do have chasing a fantasy? Then i've lost nothing. While I'd be a moron there's no consequences to that. what if it turns out Islam was right and you get sent to hell for claiming a man to be god? :o
It's that court case! http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/kitzmiller/kitzmiller_342.pdf the one where the man who proposed irreducible complexity admits that no such systems have yet been found, and that all the ones he suggested in his book were actually not Irreducibly complex.
[QUOTE="z4twenny"]the best thing that can be done is to take a more logical policy. the few places and countries which have "hard" drugs decriminalized generally have a much lower crime rate. amsterdam is an awesome example of this. it's been proven that decriminalization, production and taxation inside the united states could bring in over 10 billion $ in revenue (which could be sorely used, especially now) in a matter of several years. before i get the hardcore right wing crowd saying "if this was true then how come nobodys done it yet, they haven't done it because its *insert propaganda here*" the actual answer to it is quite simple. politicians get funding from tobacco and alcohol companies who don't want their control on their respective industries put at a possibility of loss. politicians don't want to lose the free money they get from these companies, therefore to keep getting this money they keep it illegal. it really is quite simple and entirely political, otherwise it would be legal by now as a large majority of dr's support its use for treating everything from cancer to add/adhd (i used to take it for add until i got put on probation, it affects the seratonin in your brain the same way that amphetamines do but without that amphetamine screwiness) hamstergeddon
Those are some good points, but I disagree that hard drugs should be legalized. Meth ****s you up beyond belief (google img "crystal meth addicts before and after" and you'll see the mental and physical damage it can do. But there's simply no reason pot should be illegal seeing as tobacco and alcohol are worse yet legal. not necessarily legalised in the sense that you could go down to your chemist and pick some up off the shelf, but for hardcore addicts to things like heroin, having it available on prescription (publicly funded? another argument altogether) would bring benefits of all kinds. The most obvious reason being that if they could get the stuff for free/for cheap, they wouldn't have to rob or mug people for money. Having it available in a controlled environment would mean a greatly reduced risk of things like AIDS, as it would eliminate needle sharing. Needles wouldn't be left out in public places for people to pick up or injure themselves on. Controlled doses would mean less risk of ODs. It might attract addicts to treatment who otherwise wouldn't.
What has the war on drugs achieved? Has it stopped production of illegal drugs? No. Has it slowed production of illegal drugs? No. Has it decreased the consumption of illegal drugs? No. Has it weakened the drug cartels in South America? No. Is it time for a new approach....?
[QUOTE="mindstorm"]I find it interesting that even those who do not believe in God admit their liking to the idea of something other than ourselves in the universe. "Could it be God?" "Of course not! It's aliens!" btw, I do not claim there to be aliens or claim there not to be aliens from another planet. ...I'm just rambling.I guess the difference is that we've already seen life.
[QUOTE="Mr_sprinkles"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]Hmm. I wonder why? Oh shucks -- what's the name of the title of this thread again, eh mate? :PStevo_the_gamer
Israel wants unconditional surrender. Hamas wants an end to the blockade and occupation, and a ceasefire on the west bank. Which sounds more like peace to you?I take option uno :o didn't see that coming.
[QUOTE="Mr_sprinkles"]... hate to tell you this, but Israel also rejected it.Stevo_the_gamer
Hmm. I wonder why? Oh shucks -- what's the name of the title of this thread again, eh mate? :PIsrael wants unconditional surrender. Hamas wants an end to the blockade and occupation, and a ceasefire on the west bank. Which sounds more like peace to you?
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