en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1964679 Comments by PainfulBrainful http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124071583 I&#039;m not sure what diversity in myth and legend has to do with whether people surround themselves with, and live according to the &quot;guidance&quot; of, myths and legends. Whether each person is able to choose on their own, or must follow with the crowd, it&#039;s still a dismissal of demonstrable fact and logic in favor of mysterious, unprovable explanations. As for Heinlein&#039;s observation, do you suppose that is a statement against science? You put &quot;advantage&quot; in quotes, presumably for a reason. Yet science and Heinlein&#039;s point go hand-in-hand. It is religion that (generally speaking) presents itself as the answer, to which no challenge may be brought (especially against religions that present the notion of hell, to which challengers will presumably be banished). Science is virtually predicated on Heinlein&#039;s point -- that there is always more to learn, so let&#039;s keep learning, even if it means overturning centuries of accepted theory. This is something that those with weak backgrounds in science fail to grasp -- as is often evidenced by comments about scientists &quot;proving&quot; things (or some myth-supporting anecdote &quot;disproving&quot; a scientific theory). Science is about learning, not &quot;proving.&quot; If there is a study that indicates &quot;Substance A will cure cancer,&quot; the media and general population will refer to that as a cure -- but the medical science community will refer to it as an interesting study that needs to be examined and tested. Unlike the myths and legends closely followed in modern societies, science is not about presenting definite answers that must not be challenged. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:45:24 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124071583 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114703394.html#IDComment124070028 This guy has a wife and kids -- he&#039;s not in a dorm. I think a distinction needs to be drawn between on-campus family housing and the dorms. Those are two very different populations, and two very different environments. I think having guns in college dorms is an awful idea. I think on-campus family housing should be treated like family housing off-campus wrt guns. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:32:21 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114703394.html#IDComment124070028 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124055843 Use anti-static dryer sheets. Socks disappear by clinging to the inside of other articles of clothing. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:40:50 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124055843 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124055662 You can&#039;t pass through even a small town without passing multiple places of &quot;worship.&quot; I&#039;m not sure any distinction can be made between the original tribes around here 300 years ago and modern populations when it comes to living &quot;so much of [life] in myth and legend.&quot; It&#039;s presumably true that they lacked any significant scientific understanding -- but given how dismissive modern people are about science (*except* the parts that directly benefit them), science within a culture clearly does little to reduce &quot;myth and legend.&quot; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:39:26 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124055662 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124017285 Not much you can do to &quot;prepare&quot; for a quake that involves dropping five feet. As for dates and anniversaries, well, that&#039;s not how the planet works, that&#039;s just for human curiosity. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:58:12 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114687744.html#IDComment124017285 http://snohomish.komonews.com/content/grow-your-ideas-new-store#IDComment123781599 &quot;Every other penny&quot; is a needlessly cutesy (or sneaky) way of saying that the &quot;store&quot; will take 50%. I think I&#039;ve seen places that are worse (art galleries), but if you&#039;re really willing (or naive) enough to give away half of your revenue for &quot;services&quot; of questionable value, you should probably find someone else to run your business, or just skip it and save yourself the grief. There are vastly better options out there. This one smacks of somebody taking advantage of the emotions of naive inventors. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:59:49 +0000 http://snohomish.komonews.com/content/grow-your-ideas-new-store#IDComment123781599 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114400809.html#IDComment123048763 A fool and his freedoms are soon parted. Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:06:56 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114400809.html#IDComment123048763 http://www.komonews.com/home/video/114376829.html#IDComment122856990 OK, talent scouts... Get that kid an entertainment contract, she has a good camera presence. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:04:18 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/home/video/114376829.html#IDComment122856990 http://www.komonews.com/home/video/114376829.html#IDComment122856755 Humor, human interest... the &quot;news&quot; doesn&#039;t always have to be suitable for Don Henley&#039;s lyrics (&quot;Dirty Laundry&quot;). Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:03:03 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/home/video/114376829.html#IDComment122856755 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/113820699.html#IDComment121581296 Pervert, OK. Stupid, maybe not, given what he was able to accomplish. Then again, people make it easier by not using secure passwords, etc. Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:17:57 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/113820699.html#IDComment121581296 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/113820699.html#IDComment121580810 &quot;Email is Private&quot; -- right... One of several myths about email: <a href="http://goo.gl/fn1Oj" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/fn1Oj</a> Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:14:10 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/113820699.html#IDComment121580810 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/113436064.html#IDComment121393877 This is a good demonstration of the &quot;value&quot; of having non-local AP content posted by KOMO -- this service doesn&#039;t even cover the Seattle area. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:56:19 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/113436064.html#IDComment121393877 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/113436064.html#IDComment121393662 Speed, security, and simplicity of configuration still make wired networking a valid choice for some. Wireless networking has its place, but it&#039;s not always the right answer. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:55:26 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/113436064.html#IDComment121393662 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/113077924.html#IDComment120271346 It was a mostly-dumb, certainly-apolitical animal. People posting &quot;good dog&quot; comments here are less sensible than the Nazis who were, apparently, more concerned about the *people* under whose influence the animal behaved than the animal itself. Although the dog&#039;s behavior is inarguably a trivial matter, the Nazis were hyper sensitive about subversive influences among people in the territories they held under control, and the animal&#039;s possibly-trained behavior could have been evidence of such subversion. Oops, what am I doing, expecting people to &quot;think&quot;... {sigh} Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:32:30 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/113077924.html#IDComment120271346 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/113060139.html#IDComment119986984 You can easily thin it by taking the &#039;a&#039; out, since it doesn&#039;t belong there. Fri, 7 Jan 2011 08:38:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/113060139.html#IDComment119986984 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/113010559.html#IDComment119936191 They make the oil spill disaster following the Deepwater Horizon incident sound like its past-tense. There is solid evidence to the contrary. The &quot;it&#039;s all over now&quot; message is convenient for the government and industry but it ignores what is very likely happening under the sea floor. Fri, 7 Jan 2011 00:59:37 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/113010559.html#IDComment119936191 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112819359.html#IDComment119395150 If I lived in Snohomish County, I would be tempted to start an all-nude coffee stand (without their &quot;adult&quot; license), as an *art installation* -- just for the amusement of the First Amendment fight that would follow. Tue, 4 Jan 2011 03:03:22 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112819359.html#IDComment119395150 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/112803504.html#IDComment119386509 Amazing how we&#039;re &quot;paying for wars&quot; in Iraq and Afghanistan. Guess people don&#039;t comprehend what a &quot;war&quot; is anymore -- now it&#039;s just a term thrown around for propaganda purposes. Tue, 4 Jan 2011 01:46:48 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/112803504.html#IDComment119386509 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112636619.html#IDComment118704770 This scumbag should have been safely tucked away six feet under. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:57:57 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/112636619.html#IDComment118704770 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111967414.html#IDComment116082131 I&#039;ll bet his hindsight is 20/20... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:57:41 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111967414.html#IDComment116082131