Lyin' Eyes

Thank you I survived another year

From my understanding the disadvantage of a personal centrifuge is that the artificial gravity varies on your body. So if the person is standing doing some exercise, the gravity on their feet closes to the perimeter is higher than their head which would be closer to the center. It might be difficult to use this gravity in some instances. Like maybe if a plant needs gravity to grow properly. 

Kokipy wrote:

Sorry for speaking out. I know several people who have left this community in the past because of vehement disagreements about matters of importance just like this one. 

I'm sorry to hear that. IMO, the problem arises when people get mean spirited and personal. Or refuse to shut up.

It shouldn't be a problem if someone says something controversial. Someone disagrees. They go back and forth three or four times and drop it. Where the problem comes in is where the argument continues and spreads to other threads. This is a thread about vaccination so discussion about vaccination is on topic. But what happens sometimes is that people continue the argument on a thread that has nothing to do with the vaccine. That needs to be nipped in the bud. 

Aja Jin wrote:

scenario_dave wrote:

starexplorer wrote:

Spence’s example may be a sad case where dialog proved impossible, At least so far. But this community has been in thriving existence for many years. And part of that is that we maintain a high level of respect for members opinions and ideas. Where that is too difficult - and it has been very rare over the years - we have even had to lock or terminate threads. This is first and foremost a place devoted to the love of books. There are many other communities available for discussions that won’t fit here.
 

I will be happy to keep talking about CJ's books with Spence or any other anti-science people as long as they continue to be polite and not abusive. I find disagreeing with someone interesting until it becomes abusive. I love talking politics but I understand this is not the place for it. But when someone says something I find dangerous to society or offensive I must call them on it. I don't expect them to change but there may be a lurker around that might follow bad advice if it is not contradicted. 
 

I feel the same way.  IMO we should make this place a no politics zone (and I consider non-fact based covid/vaccination talk to be intensely political). 

The problem with no politics are that CJ's books are full of politics. Bren is a politician at heart.