It's like asking why an article about being a tailor doesn't bring up sweatshop labor.

Totally with you on the music being used during vacuum scenes. Outer space scenes are often great opportunities to explore different kinds of musical soundscapes. Also, to me the lack of sound provides a peculiar tension of its own. It's almost like holding your breath. This was also one of my favorite things…

I mostly agree (though ending slavery was really the opposite of expedient at the time). I really do hope they show a more balanced view. I'm definitely not interested in propaganda pieces, no matter what light they cast him in.

I still maintain that Lincoln was an abolitionist, but I concede that he definitely was not always forthright about it. The statements were made during the Civil War because Union soldiers didn't want to hear that they were dying in droves due to a crusade against slavery. This was the most important time to…

Actually, a careful study of Lincoln's statements and writings reveals that he did have a passion for emancipation that he was unfortunately obliged to mask with cold pragmatism because of the political climate of the time. To justify civil war as a moral crusade against slavery would have been a very unpopular idea.…

Lol. I know all this "condescendingly referring to white men all the time by their race" just never stops, does it? Damn it if it isn't always white this and white that, everywhere I go. (sarcasm) I don't mind one bit being of the pale-skinned variety, but I can see that you are struggling with some guilt issues. …

The problem with this statement is the term "beliefs". I have a belief that the earth is spherical, and that it rotates on its axis. This belief is perfectly admissible in politics, because it is based on evidence.

This person clearly picks his or her sources very carefully in order to confirm biases.

I think that children's rights should be of the highest priority, ethically speaking. The tendency to view offspring as property in a society where this is accepted practice, seems to me very likely. On the other hand, I don't see that this would become a mainstream practice unless this method was somehow shown to…

What culture is "cultural relativism" a part of?

"...their belief in the non-existence of God." This is not an accurate portrayal of atheism, but rather: the lack of belief in God. Yes, there is an important distinction. I don't have a belief in the non-existence of Santa Claus, I just don't have the belief in his existence in the first place. Why bother…

Best possible response to this comment.

I think the irresponsible thing is to believe everything you think, not to think. I can't imagine that anyone who would criticize speculation about future science really thinks this through; they're surely speculating. It's like telling people not to think. Of course people are going to think and speculate about…

Exactly why "appeal to tradition" is a logical fallacy. But this is religion, so it gets a free pass from being logical.

So, how long does a set of teachings have to exist before it becomes unquestionable?

We're addicted to oil like we're addicted to food and air. The lives of many, and the entire structure of modern society depend on it. The drug analogy doesn't really work for oil. It's much more serious than a drug addiction. It's obvious that oil dependence is the problem, but we can't just go cold turkey or…

It is for precisely those reasons that there is a need for men to share in the responsibility of birth control. Oral contraceptives for men make it possible for the responsibility (and side-effect risk) to be more equally shared. This way it doesn't always have to be up to the woman to be on the pill all the time. …

Thanks for this. It's inane to think that there is no difference. Evolution is not teleological or guided by purpose.

Yep. Liberals took over the research institutions and the news media, so any "facts" that come out of them are actually liberal propaganda. Pretty tidy conspiracy theory, actually. Great way to get people to narrow their info sources to fewer and fewer channels until you have them exclusively tuned in to the party…