Posturing and Compromise... Drawing a line in the sand

Why do we still have these issues... maybe I am just too logical and accomodating who knows but here is my suggested solutions to issues plaguing society;

1) Abortion
pro-choice) Women have the right to do whatever they want with their body
pro-life) Once sperm meets egg, then it is life and should be treated as such
compromise) pick a time when both agree it is really alive and not just a bunch of cells like when the heart starts beating or after the second trimester and say that once it has passed a certain level of development, it is considered alive and you can no longer abort. If you wanted to, you had plenty of time before.

2) Muslims in America
republicans) They stone people to death and women have 1/4 rights
democrats) freedom of religion should let them do what they want
compromise) Both Canada and the USA are based on freedom. But you are not allowed to impose your belief on someone else. So anyone can practice whatever they want as long as they don't force it on others.
Cannibals cannot eat people if they don't want them too
Muslims cannot beat their wives if they don't practice that part of the Muslim faith
Doctors cannot cut patients if the patients don't wish it

I can quickly come up with multiple examples but my point is not the specifics but the whole concept of compromise. Why do people make their line in the sand way too early? Are they afraid of looking weak? Is it a ploy to garner support and money from others? Everyone needs to grow up and move on to more important things...

Like why can't they make low calorie chocolate that tastes good?

Clear your sinuses

I just found the best way to really clear out your sinuses quickly. Shake up a 2L bottle of diet coke with the cap still on. Then take off the top and quickly try and take a drink.

If you don't feel like your brain is going to explode, you are doing it wrong.

(I don't really recommend this, but i do it by accident every once in a while... like 2 hours ago)

When you wish on a falling star...

Is science killing the dream?

"Shooting Stars" are nothing more than small chunks of debris floating in space that used to be part of a comet or meteor. The earth crosses paths with this tiny objects less than a the size of a large truck and get literally vaporized in the atmosphere. We get a nice light show as a result.

There is no magic, no angels, no miracle. But I can't help but still make a wish. Am I being foolish? Am I negating science? Or do I accept the truth but let a little bit of me believe we are all more than stardust...

Proof in the existance of god (Proof 1)

What are the top 5 things that people wonder about constantly?
1) What is for dinner?
2) Does god really exist?
3) Why are we here?
4) Does he/she really like me?
5) How do I become a secret agent?

Ok the last one might just mostly be me. (Ok so I made up the list.)

The existence or non-existance of god(s) has be something theologians, atheists, scientists, philosophers and veterinarians have all thought about constantly for as long as humans have had the ability to think past the first question. Most sum it up to a deity that wants you to believe without proof which I think is mostly a copout. I like to think of it from a more logical point of view. I have several proofs and I will share them with you.

The first proof is something I came up with in chemistry class in high school. I was trying to remember at the properties of all molecules on the periodic table of elements. This proved to be difficult as most chemists should know because there are so many exceptions to any rule that we think we can figure out. "All molecules get more dense as they cool.", "All metals will react with air or water.", "The larger the molecule, the shorter the half-life."

But for each of these rules we come up with, there is almost always at least once exception to the rule and this exception is very important. Gold does not react with anything and because of this, became hard to find, a great conductor, and very valuable. Water, when frozen, actually becomes less dense. Like ice cubes floating in your drink.

And that is when it hit me.

I just thought in my head what if I was creating my own experiment by creating my own universe. I want to keep things simple so I make a bunch of things that abide by simple rules. This does not work out so well so I keep toying with the rules until I get something that looks promising. Then I start making exceptions to those rules to get the results I want. Like one problem I would see is when life starts on my planet of choice, it would start in the water, but unfortunately when the seasons change, the water will freeze solid and all life would die... hmmm. What if I make ice LESS dense, hey! it works! And thus things evolve and eventually these things wonder if I exist. Then I reboot my supercomputer and all existence is lost forever.


This idea has kept me happy for years. I also don't reboot my computers very often.