The only example of a sentient civilization is us, and we've developed space flight. So, all available data says that civilizations can survive long enough to develop space flight.
What the? Why? Surely parodies like those fall under fair use, and it's what- a couple minutes out of a three hour movie?
I hate most of those clips- but that's more or less immaterial.
Jehova's witnesses regularly come 'round here and hand out copies of the watchtower, wether you want them to or not. I usually enjoy them more than I did the Da Vinci Code.
Sorry- OT, but I can't resist an opportunity to bash that piece of shit that masquerades as literature.
I do have a rather knee-jerk reaction to religious people I encounter, at least to those that are more than just "I believe in God. No biggie", which are the majority of Christians I know. I did have a rather interesting experience lately: A classmate revealed to me that the girl he was living...
If we disregard the notion that science fiction writers can't be knowledgable about the stuff they talk about- Asimov was also a professor in biochemistry. I'd wager he had a better grasp of the challenges than any of the people in this thread.
Yep. Marlboro Reds, maybe seven a day. Started last November. I needed something to do during the day when pretending to write my essay, and having been an occasional smoker for some time, it just sorta happened. I'm not too worried. Most people in my family have smoked for long periods in their...