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Can a person be convicted of a crime and go to prison just on the word of his 'neighbors'? Do we require actual physical evidence proof linking a suspect to a crime before we can convict them? I argue that if a jury of your peers can be convinced you are guilty, using whatever legal means, even...

Why do you post here? To gain knowledge? To talk to people from other countries? To argue? To try to pass on your beliefs? To just be 'right'? What do you gain? To see other perspectives? To organize your thoughts? To polish your debate skills? To keep up with the news? Taken from this...

From 10 million light years down to quarks. Kinda cool. Slideshow. And the Hubble telescope has seen objects 12 billion light years away, including galaxies too numerous to count. This very tiny sliver of space yields about 10,000 galaxies. Link to various size versions...

Why does god not intervene and stop the painful sufferings of infant children with birth-defects and no hope of survival? Why does he allow such births to happen in the first place? This is a continuation of this thread discussion. Bold by me. Why grant them souls at all if you...

Construction begins on NY's Freedom Tower Maybe I'm just easily amused but for some reason I take immense pride in the fact that an even bigger and more beautiful tower is replacing the old twin towers. Kind of a statement that not only did we survive your sucker punch attack, but we...

What is the catholic church's position(s) on hispanic catholics that immigrate to the USA, both legally and illegally(if different)? I witness them being fondly welcomed by the US churches as fellow members. Perhaps some catholic forum members could shed some light on the church's teachings...

Haywood County, North Carolina - Link. Actions between consenting adults right? Are these guys criminals?

How do you feel about unsolicited/uninvited salesmen or missionaries that knock on the door to your home? Do you see this practice as offensive to your privacy or disrupting your personal affairs? Related link.

Stumbled onto these and was amazed at the talent and creativity of the artists. These are all actual drawings on the sidewalk. :wow: Please post and let me know if any images don't show clearly due to the file server problem.

Link: To me this appears as one of the larger issues. If christians really, I mean really really, deep down inside 100%, believed they would burn in hell, they would take this more seriously. If I knew an eternal torment - <pause for contemplation> - eternal, as in forever, and ever and...

How do you view your family's financial situation? If you still receive your money from your parents then how do you view their financial situation?

The Onion link. MARADI, NIGER—More than 60,000 urgently needed Bibles arrived to allay suffering throughout the famine-stricken nation of Niger Friday, in one of the largest humanitarian-relief operations ever attempted by a Christian ministry. "Come rejoice, and feast upon the word of...

As Rik suggested this thread is for those who would like to see a GalCiv2 sub-forum added. EDIT - Please include why you feel a dedicated sub-forum for the game would be helpful. It appears to me to be very civ-like in design and I feel it would be a perfect addition to a civfanatics...

A simple and easy improvement - reverse the spin of the windmills so that the blades angle the proper direction. No big deal I admit, but it looks silly and would only take a good programmer 10 minutes to correct.

Just wondering how many CFC members are actually veterans. Does this forum attract old soldiers? Feel free to post your military branch, rank or job specialty if you like. What do you think of your time spent in military service?

Simple scenario: If for whatever reason(s) the Western capitalist governments (US, Canada, EU, Australia, NZ, Singapore, Japan) decided that in an effort to promote freedom and liberty that they would grant full citizenship to any mainland Chinese. Exact details: Fully paid transportation to...

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How good a neighbor is any individual leader? Data from the xml "NoWarAttitudeProbs". It looks like Furious is always 0. Perhaps these numbers are then adjusted by your individual relationship modifiers from the diplomacy screen. Aggressive: Annoyed 0, Cautious 20, Pleased 80, Friendly 100...