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The rationale for raising the drinking age from 18 to 21 in the US was three-fold. First, it gives the impulse control center of the brain a couple more years to mature, so people theoretically would exercise more control in their drinking, or at le... [Read More]
Once again, it’s all the fault of capitalism. So if we get rid of capitalism we'll get rid of anti-social drinking behavior? I don't think Soviet Russia was free of alcohol-related crimes.... [Read More]
Please feel free to leave comments here (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=174805). Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------ Statement on the new 6 degrees of Star Wars Canon We, at WookieWikiWarrickWicketpedi... [Read More]
Can you contact the department head/professors for your area of study? They'll tell you what is working best for their students and for them. If most of them are using Macs, you might want to go with a Mac. If they're using mostly PCs, you might want... [Read More]
No nuclear war. Don't orget th eInternatioanl Treaty prevents that- if soebody desides to fire a nuke without permission from all 3 world superpowers, they'll face grave consequences. That's assuming we're all still around and haven't completely d... [Read More]
Friendly moderator note: If this thread gets ultra-spammy, as opposed to just amusingly quirky, it'll get closed. Feel free to enjoy the amusing comments, but don't post totally whacked responses, please.... [Read More]
Innovation has really become a way of life. I think members of the up-and-coming generation, with its fixation on technological prowess, won't have much difficulty adapting to new technologies. Older people, however, are already having difficulty ad... [Read More]
It will save lives, but antibiotics save lives and we don't call that "Playing God" nor do we see it as "Oh My God! We are becoming Immortal!" We don't call use of antibiotics 'playing God' because these drugs don't change our ge... [Read More]
I know some geneticists had tried an experiment with gene therapy about 15-ish years ago on a kid with a very rare and serious genetic disorder, using I believe a cold virus as the vehicle to bring the correct gene into his system. The kid unfortunat... [Read More]
Well, if you reactivate the same genes, you're going to end up with a very similar if not identical result. Even if you could change all the genes out to the new ones, you'd still have to remodel the existing tissues and organs into the new form--t... [Read More]
I still don't know about making physical chages to your body either, you may be right that that stuff would be done before you are born but you also have to look at the idea and fact of it. We once were all single celled back when our mothers were in... [Read More]
The challenge is determining what's really desirable or not genetically. The sickle cell gene sounds bad, right? Well, those who have one sickle-cell gene and one normal gene are actually better protected from malaria than those with 2 normal genes.... [Read More]
Well, (most) people like sex, and (most) people like looking at sexy things. Associating a pleasurable activity with an item does encourage people to purchase it. I think sometimes it can backfire, however. In the ad awhile back where Hilton or whoev... [Read More]
Would replacing income, estate, and capital gains taxes with a national sales tax be viable or not? If viable, would it be desirable to do so? I haven't read the site, so I'm taking this question at face value. That's all the question was meant to b... [Read More]
I heard about this site, Americans for Fair Taxation (http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer) on WGN radio the other day and thought it might be an interesting topic for this forum. Would replacing income, estate, and capital gains taxes with a nat... [Read More]
stoffe, your conversion of many of us here to VtMB had an inflationary effect on amazon. When I bought it, it was going for 29.99. Now it's up to 58-something. :) Steam still has it for 19.99, however. RedHawke, you have to get VtMB--you'll love it.... [Read More]
Is this an evolution thread or a creationism vs. abiogenesis thread? Last time I checked they were separate subjects. The evidence of evolution is overwhelming. If you would like to discuss life origins, I'd be more than happy to join you in that thr... [Read More]
I'd say this find lends more credibility to evolutionary theory, if anything. Shows that the "impossible odds" argument that creationists tend to use isn't actually all that relevant, as the evolutionary path isn't a straight line. Doesn't... [Read More]
You know, God is bigger than any of us, Nancy, including atheists, theists, and everyone in between. And yes, I would agree most of us question faith from time to time.... [Read More]
Congratulations to the winner of the July/August "Pratfall" Tales, Tysyacha. Her entry, Lord Malak's Jaw-Dropping Day (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?p=2360487#post2360487) received 12 votes. Coming in second place with 9 votes... [Read More]
That's entirely up to you. I've been revising the chapters in my Jolee story and putting them in both the regular and FIN threads but there is the argument for having both the old and new chapters available to readers. Feel free to do what works best... [Read More]