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I think your strawman lacks a stick to hold it up, as no one has said that the church was blameless. I just think its to easy to say "evil church" and dismiss the other side of the equation. I'm not saying it was Galileo's fault either, just that if he recognized the reality of the situation he could have (and…

I once pissed off a chem professor in college who gave us a "great discoveries" timeline that included discoveries in science/technology next to major world events. Except he had the wrong date for everything from the invention of the printing press to the radio. So, after a disagreement about a test (I skipped the…

What the hell does this have to do with the article? For someone who doesn't want to start a flame war you sure started tossing firebombs. And this is coming from a fellow jew.

The grooves are the most fascinating to me, because unlike other high-tech discoveries that one is decidedly low-tech (or no tech). It strikes me as such a simple realization (both the effect it has and its real-world application) that it is amazing that it took the rocket scientist at NASA to come up with that idea.

I think you miss the point. Yes, in an ideal world science should exist in its own special bubble, completely outside the sphere of politics, religion, ect. But the world has never worked that way, and the fact of the matter is that the church did far more to advance scientific discovery during that era then anyone…

Except for, at the time, pretty much all funding for science either came from royalty that was loyal to the pope or the Church itself.

The scary part is the folks (on both sides) that believe that ALL vaccines are dangerous, and not just the nutbags like Bachmann and Jenny McCarthy.

Stolen Bigfoot costumes are the reason I'm not not allowed back in that Chuck E. Cheese.

Its great how much they love Andy. There was never a sense of "Hes just a machine." Its what really sets this show apart from a lot of science fiction for me, there has never been a sense of "humans first."

Well, its less about mileage and more about size. The larger car came into demand because we spend so much more time in the car, so we wanted all the extra amenities, more room, more comfort. The SUV is typically tied to the prototypical "soccer mom" who is hauling kids to practice, school, ect. The lower gas…

Oh, no question. Though the city dynamic has a lot to do with it (increased public transport, lack of a suburban culture). There is also a stigma against diesel engines here that keep pretty awesome gas mileage vehicles from coming over. While cheap gas was a major factor, so was the fact that most americans live…

Oh, I agree. Part of this is where the idea of these research facilities fill in the blanks. Additionally, you would see universities and private industry create more research think tanks, just to be on the forefront of future discoveries.

Well, in the case of Global Warming/Climate Change the Dems were out in front of the issue ahead of the science. That led to an immediate backlash (deserved or not) from the Republican base that basically said "They are fer it, were aggin it" (both parties do this). Now, as the science is there to support it they…

Here is my thought..

Its not a disaster movie, but it will have disasters in it. He can't help himself

Just another victim of the Jason Stackhouse dick of doom?

There is the black cop. And how about a freaking ambulance.

Oh and

Six things.