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Currently watching: Dark Matter, 12 Monkeys, Doctor Who, Under the Dome, The Mentalist, The Messengers, The Last Ship, Elementary, Dominion, The Whispers, Extant, Olympus, Da Vinci's Demons, Vikings
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I repeat forcing abortions, sterilizations and hysterectomies in a democractic society is a human rights abuse-besides, who are you going to put in charge of such a program? Who gets to decide?
In the 20's and 30's people of color and those with disabilities were force-ably sterilized in some US states under the State's Eugenics laws. The ACLU rightly challenged these laws and got compensation for these people.
Also, In all the developed world, the birthrate has coime down voluntarily. In fact in some European countries
birthrate is below replacement level. People will automatically have smaller families when(Women) they have access to better education and in times like ours when it is expensive to have kids.
Many of my first cousins in my generation have opted to have no kids.
Also, most people produce much more than they consume-the average person who's able to work in adulthood will produce much more than they consume.(in a lifetime)
I do agree we need to care for and manage the environment much better than we have to date, but I don't believe this involves stripping people of basic human rights and dignity.
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Originally posted by Perelandra View PostI do agree we need to care for and manage the environment much better than we have to date, but I don't believe this involves stripping people of basic human rights and dignity.Currently watching: Dark Matter, 12 Monkeys, Doctor Who, Under the Dome, The Mentalist, The Messengers, The Last Ship, Elementary, Dominion, The Whispers, Extant, Olympus, Da Vinci's Demons, Vikings
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Originally posted by Perelandra View PostI repeat forcing abortions, sterilizations and hysterectomies in a democractic society is a human rights abuse-besides, who are you going to put in charge of such a program? Who gets to decide?
In the 20's and 30's people of color and those with disabilities were force-ably sterilized in some US states under the State's Eugenics laws. The ACLU rightly challenged these laws and got compensation for these people.
Also, In all the developed world, the birthrate has coime down voluntarily. In fact in some European countries
birthrate is below replacement level. People will automatically have smaller families when(Women) they have access to better education and in times like ours when it is expensive to have kids.
Many of my first cousins in my generation have opted to have no kids.
Also, most people produce much more than they consume-the average person who's able to work in adulthood will produce much more than they consume.(in a lifetime)
I do agree we need to care for and manage the environment much better than we have to date, but I don't believe this involves stripping people of basic human rights and dignity.
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Originally posted by LtColCarter View PostCan we get back on topic now...the mod asked nicely!
I know you requested it, but making it doesnt take that long.
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Just came across a repeat of "through the wormhole" and it was discussing time travel and an interesting topic came up saying that the most possibiltity of successful time travel to the past was thru computer simualtion.
Could it be that terra nova is just an elaborate computer simulation where the point they enter during the show is actually them entering into the simulation and the mysterious writing is actually advanced computer code? Just a thought...i have to rewatch the episode to revisit all the techno talk and explanations given.
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Originally posted by tomstone View PostI think we really need a Subforum for this, or does Terra Nova have to earn that honor first?
I know you requested it, but making it doesnt take that long.sigpic
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Originally posted by lookupwardsnshare View PostJust came across a repeat of "through the wormhole" and it was discussing time travel and an interesting topic came up saying that the most possibiltity of successful time travel to the past was thru computer simualtion.
Could it be that terra nova is just an elaborate computer simulation where the point they enter during the show is actually them entering into the simulation and the mysterious writing is actually advanced computer code? Just a thought...i have to rewatch the episode to revisit all the techno talk and explanations given.
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Originally posted by LtColCarter View PostCan we get back on topic now...the mod asked nicely!
There's a certain topicality brought by many Sci-fi shows and movie which are either evident or skim over but this is 100% (and i cannot emphasize it enough) part of what Sci-fi is all about. Making us think about things we wouldn't think about otherwise.Currently watching: Dark Matter, 12 Monkeys, Doctor Who, Under the Dome, The Mentalist, The Messengers, The Last Ship, Elementary, Dominion, The Whispers, Extant, Olympus, Da Vinci's Demons, Vikings
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Originally posted by Commander Zelix View PostI think it's strange to say that because that is the topic. That's what is fun with Sci-fi . To show and then have people talk about topics related to what you just watched.
There's a certain topicality brought by many Sci-fi shows and movie which are either evident or skim over but this is 100% (and i cannot emphasize it enough) part of what Sci-fi is all about. Making us think about things we wouldn't think about otherwise.
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Originally posted by Lt.Colonel John Sheppard View Postso what are they going to do when that nice asteroid comes a knockin and near wipes out all life on earth and actually starts the evolutionary process. (hope i'm remembering my science right.)
'Starting' the evolutionary process?
My friend, it's been ongoing since day 1 of life.
"Five Rounds Rapid"
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Originally posted by Snowman37 View PostI missed the series premiere, but I've got it recorded. Without spoiling, what's ya'll's verdict? From the commercials, the special effects don't hold a candle to 1993's Jurassic Park, but I can overlook that if the characters and story are interesting enough.
"Five Rounds Rapid"
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