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Of course we're still here. We'll always still be here. And the people who thought this in past years were obviously right, because here we are, and it gets worse all the time.
How were they right? Many people in the past, particularly the cold war era, thought that the world would be a glowing cinder by now. They were wrong.
There is no way to predict the future. To get that upset about things and say that the world is falling is just putting unnecessary stress on yourself.
How were they right? Many people in the past, particularly the cold war era, thought that the world would be a glowing cinder by now. They were wrong.
That's true, but I don't see how it has anything to do with the specific topic we're discussing. I'm talking about the decline of common sense in public policy, not the annihilation of the species.
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Originally Posted by hawk55732
There is no way to predict the future. To get that upset about things and say that the world is falling is just putting unnecessary stress on yourself.
Yes and no. The more specific the prediction you're trying to make, the more difficult it is to make an accurate prediction, for obvious reasons. But it's not difficult at all to identify certain trends, track them over long periods of time, and from that analysis extrapolate probable outcomes. In this particular example, the trend is very clear, and I see no reason to expect that it will reverse. I may be wrong, because there may be factors on the horizon that we can not yet anticipate, but given what we know now I am comfortable with my position.
Great, I suppose Cupid cut outs for Valentines Day are a no no too. You know, having been involved with a gigantic school system, I get the need for zero tolerance. But, this is stupid, he's only six.
This reminds me of an online article somebody showed about, about when school officials caught an elementary school boy drawing a picture of a gun on a piece of paper. What made the article for me was the quote... "School officials were thankful they were able to confiscate the drawing before he could color it in". Yep, that's what makes them dangerous
This reminds me of an online article somebody showed about, about when school officials caught an elementary school boy drawing a picture of a gun on a piece of paper. What made the article for me was the quote... "School officials were thankful they were able to confiscate the drawing before he could color it in". Yep, that's what makes them dangerous
I can't imagine how dangerous that picture might have been if he colored outside the lines.
If it were, you'd get some for failing Sarcasm 101.
Somehow, I get the feeling that untzsoghfttoetoiehtoedeamattti wasn't being sarcastic, though I hope he was.
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