Recent content by Universal Aardvark

Nothing. The same force is applied to speed and slow it. They cancel out.

Well, it's democrat-IC in that people vote, but it is not a literal democracy, you are right. Neither is it really a literal republic, either, especially since in many states the citizenry can make laws through referendums and the like.

That is a big part of it. But not the only part. You can see this if you try and draw a firm line about what exactly should be prohibited. For example, even though most are against late-term abortions (at that point they mostly agree that you have a human life), there are some who would grant...

That is a big part of it. But not the only part. You can see this if you try and draw a firm line about what exactly should be prohibited. For example, even though most are against late-term abortions (at that point they mostly agree that you have a human life), there are some who would grant...

You know, there are still people who refuse to believe that the HIV virus has anything to do with AIDS. Maybe you guys can get together and talk about how everyone but you are clearly too foolish to see the magical truth that you do. I'll sell you tin-foil hats and everyone will be happy!

It depends a lot on the nature of the joke. Most people where I live know so little about Islam that the only stereotypes they have to go on are racist ones. It's hard to make jokes about things that people don't understand. For example, I have a collection of great chemistry jokes that are...