29% in the EU in 2005, as 4% were undicided. See Euroreport 224. And comparing the EU right after the fifth expansion with a study using 25000 participants, which added several failed states, with almost zero interest in science (as the quoted EU study shows) to a study with only 2200 U.S. citizens in 2012 is, well,…

i have worked as a waitress when i was in school back in the Jurassic period. i'd rather rob banks then waitress. people who would never be surly and rude to others they saw as equals will say and do the crappiest stuff to waitresses. i have had customers run up $150+ tabs and not leave a tip, b0sses withold money…

...meanwhile, 34% of the EU believes the sun revolves around the Earth. (Snip from the PDF linked above)

Doesn't do it for me...but here you go!

I can honestly say I simply don't get arguments like this - but it certainly comes across like "I'm a hipster purist who likes things until YOU do - then they're no longer cool" because they're building a franchise around a "C-lister." EVERY movie is hyped in some way, via comic, TV, novelization, etc. Isn't that the…

The US Army does this.

This is a pet peeve of mine, because it's not the users' fault, it's a fault of the designers.

Although I agree in principle, I suppose it really depends on the specialization of the object.

There weren't major world wars before the first half of the 20th century either. The fact that we haven't had any is less an improvement than it is par for the course.

If I'm not mistaken, that's on purpose and reinforced for that reason. The original suits had a tendency to "starfish" when used in a vacuum. This was an attempt to keep the arms down by the side. Sort of a duct tape solution to the problem that didn't work very well.

Read about the Nedelin Catastrophe where the Russian sent a mob of techs and brass out to a faulty rocket and it blew up, killing a lot of them.

There are 26 hours left. And we've covered this Kickstarter before.

In things like this they usually have a worst case safety range, incase it flew horizontal with all its fuel, straight for a bright red wheeled water carrying object.

It is interesting that your initial post simply said 'religion', but every took it to be interchangeable with 'Christianity.' Shows a good deal of cognitive bias on the part of the commentariat.

Even if your theological arguments are correct, which I'm not sure I do (I find it rather interesting that people began to see the Bible as allegory only AFTER it is demonstrated as literally false), I think it's a stretch to say, as you seem to imply, that the majority of Christians avoid the theological mistakes you…

That is not a valid response. You start off by calling people who disagree with you idiots and then answer with the reason 'because I said so'. These are the debate tactics of a 5 year old. If you are so secure in your faith why not just answer the question? Of course the existence of other life would cause problems…

Not saying I agree or disagree with you, but why do you believe those people to be idiots?

THIS. That is exactly it. It's not that we don't make it bountifully clear. When we're talking about hints here, it's like people think we're being subtle. We're not. 'Hints' comprise everything shy of going "GET THE FK AWAY FROM ME YOU HUMAN LAMPREY": constantly turning down every invitation to do anything, ever;…

There's just as much if not more room for what is or isn't tactful, though. Whereas one guy might appreciate being told politely to go away, there are other guys who hate being told directly and would prefer to be told more subtly. In short, you can upset people either way.

Because of this: