Because we write the books.

Meh. We did the same sorts of things to the locals, we can't really throw stones.

"In the comic, the widow of a 9/11 victim uses her job at the Large Hadron Collider to travel back in time"

"He gets very serious, however, when I bring up accusations that he destroys a sense of wonder in the world."

Isn't BPA mostly a problem in very high doses to the very young?

People see something they can't (be bothered to) explain, and instead of using Occam's Razor, or any vestige of reason, they make something ludicrous up out of whole cloth.

Yeah, this'll solve all your problems, just wait.

"How far would you go to protect the last living member of an entire species?"

"On the other hand, where did the myth of the chupacabra come from if not via sightings like this? "

You can also do italics with i, or combine them.

[b] words go here [/b] .

"I'd like to correct ASAP, please, so we can minimize the damage and pain. It sounds like you're fine with drifting along, and willing to accept whatever hardship that engenders. I'm just not that fatalistic. "

Many hands make fast work.

I will react to them with sadness, because they are bound to eventually become better at driving than people, and then driving your own car will inevitably become an entertainment only for the very rich, and another great joy will have been excised from life in the name of safety.

"But you're also right about the 50 year time frame, and I don't have that long. I'm 37 and would like some security within my working life. "

You are exaggerating and taking the short view to a silly degree.

Yes, but we all know that it isn't 250mm.

"The new cast of ThunderCats explains why this reboot is better than the original"

It'll swing back, give it time. Whoever's on top always abuses their position, thus undermining it so the other guy can take advantage.

"Will more people have to die before roads in North Dakota become non-toxic again?"