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All the oil we have access to (a few wells, some reserve barrels and an untapped field in the alaskan tundra) would last about two weeks. Drop in the bucket.

The smartest option would be to switch now to a more plentiful resource - hydrogen. Quite common on earth and in the universe

so why are we continuing this weird reliance on oil when there are so many alternatives to it...
lets end this stagnant reliance on something we do not need.

No disagreement there. Two things though...

1. We've already set up bahjillions of dollars worth of oil industry infrastructure. Everything from oil wells to gas pumps to refineries to containment and hauling vehicles. As long as everything's in place, we should not needlessly throw all that money away. We should tap the oil dry. Use it up. Unless there is some environmental reason why we would want to keep it, but as far as I know, lack of fossil fuels in the earth's crust isn't going to harm anything.

2. We should start now in converting our automotive infrastructure over to hybrid or alternative fuels. It can't happen overnight, so we'll need to ramp this process up BEFORE the oil dries up. Which it will.

gnomes are so full of shit

Gnot the ones at Gmurrginn's Gnomes (Gmorning!)

Ted L nancy, anyone?

it's because they sucker these kids in, they're poor and they have few prospects. They get sold the military like it's going to help them fix their lives quickly and easily... And like medieval times it is of course the poorest plebs who get sent in first. Joining the military is fine, but unless you're a senator's son, you're worm food in fatigues in time of war.

Yes that's true, they do indeed, and it's pretty gross. But personal responsibility trumps all things. Young Levi should have investigated this very serious agreement he was about to make prior to signing.

Now I don't wanna spur an argument about Levi or whatever. I meant it when I said good luck to him.

And now we return to your "religious war vs oil war" debate.

...Is an oil war so wrong? I mean, it's obviously a moral trespass. There's no disagreement from me there. But when you look around the world, through the history of our planet and evolution of not just our species, but all species ... you can see a few things

1. All life is in competition. Most of it is very violent.
2. Stagnant lifeforms or societies die quickly.
3. Entire races have been wiped out and we view it merely as history. I draw your attention to Homo sapiens vs. Homo neanderthalensis ... archaeological records indicate that Homo sapiens committed genocide.

So perhaps we could view this (war of conquest) as a natural behavior of a species of our planet. That actually grants me a little peace of mind, in a weird sort of way. Just glad I'm on the winning side. . . though I could respect our leaders more if they were honest about the reason why. Just say it. "Hey we want this." ...

psychic armor

It seems weird to offer condolences for something he willingly agreed to... but still- good luck to him.

Well, I must admit it was a broad generalization.

But I have known quite a few vegetarians or vegans whose skin improved once they fell off the wagon. I guess it's just something I noticed and of course doesn't apply to everyone.

Also I suppose it could just be a product of poor diet (for example, I used to have a vegetarian GF, but the truth is she was just too lazy too cook and too cheap to buy real food, so she subsisted on grape gatorade and pizza combos... her skin improved when i got her to eat meat).

And yea, some ppl are just wussball.

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I know a few vegetarians who simply don't like the taste of meat. If that's the case, I can respect it. I don't like seafood ... *kak*!!

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People who are vegans out of morality concerns ("meat is murder!"), though ... I generally think they are attempting to make themselves feel better by fooling themselves into believing that they have found a way around one of the few constant truths about life on this planet:

For you to live; something must die.  Plant or animal, you must consume something that was once living to continue your existence.

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People who are vegetarians due to concerns about the cleanliness of meat and the conditions of processing plants ... well I share those concerns too. But meat is tasty and I'm a realist. The places that process and package all your non-meat foods are just as gross. I'll offer up the link: http://www.fda.gov/ ... you can read all kinds of interesting stuff there about what the government allows in our food. Anybody (vegetarians included) care to calculate how much rat feces you've ingested this year alone?

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People who are vegetarians due to dietary health concerns ... I have only this to say: Who are you to argue with a million years of evolution? That's pretty arrogant. We are omnivores.

Ever notice how sallow and crappy the skin of a vegetarian looks? Almost universally, their skin lacks a healthy hue. Nutrition deficiency.

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The last gripe about vegetarians: Moral condescention and relentless evangalism. Man is that annoying or what? First off, I'm a gracious host and practiced gentleman, so if you come to dinner at my house and you're a vegetarian, you can bet I'll have lots of tasty stuff for you to eat. But you should be able to tolerate the presence and smell of some meat on the table, without getting all preachy. The flipside of that same coin is ... if I am a guest in your house, I do not expect you to cook a special meal for me. I'm just not that pushy. I'll eat your veg food. *shrug* May have to go get a burger on the way home but whatever