The major problem - one of the many major problems with governing people is that of who you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
They're Made Out Of Meat "There's no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through. They're completely meat."
Metamagician and the Hellfire Club: Science, religion, and "framing" There is some discussion over there about whether there's really a tension between science and religion and about whether religion is really such a terrible thing. Let's address the latter point: what's so bad about religion - apart from its falsity?
Ricky Gervais: My Argument with God Seventy-five percent of Americans are God-fearing Christians; 75 percent of prisoners are God-fearing Christians. Ten percent of Americans are atheists; 0.2 percent of prisoners are atheists.
Expelled Exposed: Flunked "Rebel" Part 1 "The universe, and life itself is turning out to be far more complex and mysterious than Darwin could possibly have imagined." - This quote is torn apart at the seams
