Most of the animosity towards capitalists is not embrace of socialism but reaction against the deregulation of the financial sector over the last 30 years. I believe most liberals, and I am one, are in favor of capitalism but not a form of capitalism that runs unchecked.

You laugh, but when I made this argument (or rant, depending on my level of intoxication) my neighbor (Jewish) asked "How will the robots drink wine during the Purim dinner?"

No doubt in my mind, once a person can transfer their mind to any kind of avatar, Optimus Prime will be in the Top 10 most popular avatars.

It would be a lot cooler if it did.

I am a national debate champion (my mother has the shelves full of trophies to prove it). That question is just the initial query.

I don't really have an opinion about the whole heaven and hell thing, I just don't find discussions on the topic very interesting. I know that sounds weird coming from a guy that just stated that he is going to church, but the point of church for me (and by extension why I take my family) is for the community,…

We have a winner! Yes, she is an Episcopal (close enough to Anglican) priest and it is pretty cute how she refers to him as "her Pagan".

My best friend is now dating my priest, and when they come over next week for cocktails, the very first thing I plan on asking her after she has entered the realm from just "my priest" to "my friend" is, would you offer the Eucharist to a robot and if not, why the hell not?

Thank you for proving Tzepish's comment (about two down) true. If you don't like the term denier, can you suggest an alternative? Skeptic obviously doesn't work because a skeptic is simply asking for extraordinary evidence for extraordinary claims, which Science has provided in spades.

I am not a scientist (merely a fan) but over the years, I have made some money running campaigns for various state-wide offices. That experience has allowed me to observe many politicians to a degree not available to most citizens.

I found a .wav file of the Bloop slowed down 16x and with noise reduction applied.

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The dude basically not only invented Germany, but in order to stick it to France, had the first German Emperor crowned inside Versailles.

I haven't read the novel or the other one mentioned above and am not surprised that the "idea" has been done; however, in my mind, I am picturing an over-the-top, three ring circus, huckster type AI dazzling the masses with such dizzying types of entertainment that the entire concept of genre would be meaningless. …

I was about to make the obligatory, "I for one welcome our new...." when a thought occurred to me.

Wait.

Cthulhu on Walking Dead?!?

I should also add that it was in many ways the first handheld gaming platform for many of us. There was a group of us kids that would bring THE TOWER onto the bus and play by ourselves just holding the tower. Yes, there were about 6 kids each holding their own towers, playing the game by themselves, lost in their…

Hmmmmmmm..... I played A LOT of Dark Tower as a kid, but I haven't seen anyone mention the most important aspect to the game.

Modern archaeological evidence supports the notion that the pyramids were not built by slaves but actually constructed by free workers.