Foxy's post was expressing his opinion on a government policy; yours was a personal attack on him. When it comes to unpleasantness, you are way in front of Foxy. (View Post)

Just to add my complete agreement with Cyclefree's header. A very good point, well made. There is simply no reason why we should be playing sport with people who treat their womenfolk like dirt. (View Post)

You might not agree with his opinions, but your statement that Dawkins is "an ignorant buffoon whose work has been generally ridiculed" is patently untrue given his academic achievements an… (View Post)

Quantities like life expectancy or general happiness are probably better metrics of a nation's well being. (View Post)

Tokamaks in my case, but I don't think Z-pinch devices hold out any more immediate promise. The thing is, we know that magnetic confinement fusion works in theory and can be demonstrated in experimen… (View Post)