Something to think about

[baneplase]

Most of you that know me know that I run the program SETI@home on both my computers. I am a firm believer that there is intelligent life elsewhere other than our own planet. Just because there is an absence of proof does not mean there is proof of absense, or something like that

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[wardellen]

grrrr, push my buttons, why don't you? ;)

Calvin is one of the most well-spoken and thought provoking people, ever. I don't care if he's a comic strip.

But the part about cops... you know I have to respond there. I do NOT agree with profiling. It is wrong, and every effort needs to be made to eliminate it. Officers enforcing the laws that have been put into place is another matter, though. Curfew laws are in effect for good reason, and any juvenile out past curfew is suspicious.

I know you were just using these as examples, and you didn't detail the situations. However, if you'd like to have a friendly debate, you know where to find me!

[baneplase]

Normally, I dont profile an entire people, either, but being I WAS a cop, I know what they get away with. A cop is nothing more than a criminal on the correct side of the law. Afterall, it takes a criminal mind to understand a criminal mind and to catch a criminal.

The best thieves and crooks are cops. Again, the ONLY reason I say this is because I am a cop at heart. I still find myself fighting the urge to say things to people that only cops have the authority to say.

This thread isnt about cops, though, as much as it may seem. It is about aliens being smart enough to stay away because those that are in autohority over us are just as crooked and evil as the lowest of the low among us.

Your turn! :P

[wardellen]

I know, I took a tangent from the main topic.

I have to agree about your overall theory; I can't believe that there are no other life forms out there... and I think they're much smarter than humans for staying the hell away from this messed up planet.