A demonstration would not have created the same level of fear, and the US had a limited number of bombs.
And how was the US supposed to know what was going on with the Japanese government between the bombings? They missed the deadline. An unconditional surrender was the only option on the table.
And if they wanted to…

You flatter yourself if you think my assessment of you is based on a disagreement.

You are an idiot. To the extent that war is useful, it is only useful when there are clear winners and losers. Japan refused to admit defeat. They may not have been a threat in 1945, or 1955, but a cold war would have emerged from this, and they would have been an enemy going forward, and not an ally like they are now.

I heartily agree that the Queen soundtrack was great, and I'd argue that its aged far better than the movie.

The Highlander reboot. The sequels were bad enough.

Independent vs dependent probability is a pretty big deal. The probability of a flipping a head doesn't change if you had a head on the last flip. The probability of getting the car DOES change if you make that second selection.

No, because the odds of the coin flips are independent from each other.

How about a testable hypothesis this way?

'not-as-good-as' equals not dominating?

And, as I stated, he doesn't even imply that white/European cultures/people are superior. His stated purpose for GGS is to understand why Europe dominated the world (only a fool would say that they don't). Looking at geographical explanations is explicitly non-racial. Arguing that the natives in the Americas didn't…

You are so full of bullshit. Give me one instance where he has said that whites are superior. That they dominate the world? Sure, but any fool could see that. He has never made a claim of European inate superiority.

Okay, in an update, WUWT is citing the NY Times. This is relevant:

He was awarded two consecutive Hugo and Nebula awards. Any claims at being a hack are laughable. Accuse him of coasting, but he is no hack. (Seriously, have you read Speaker for the Dead? It's great. It's also an entirely different novel.)

This is why I oppose gay marriage. Because it empowers assholes like you.

Absolutely agree. Enders Game was a great novel, but Speaker for the Dead effected me so much more, that I view it as a better story.

The small pox blankets is overblown. Only one case was identified, and its uncertain if it ever actually happened.

There's a lot of ethnic similarities between the Russians and the Belorussians and Ukrainians. And both were part of the USSR at the time.

Summer Wars was very enjoyable, in spite of its Digimon-esque influence.

Sounds like the NCAA should be worried about lawsuits too.

Actually, its lower than 50%. It's closer to 40%, at least for first marriages.