Comish commented on Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us?

"InsomniaBob:"NEITHER used oil as a power source." You should probably think this through."

Comish commented on Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us?

"@InsomniaBob:"The Internal Combustion Engine has gone basically unchanged since the 70s, and while formulaic changes in gasoline have resulted in fractional boosts to efficiency or cost, they haven't really knocked our socks off." I strongly disagree."

Comish commented on Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us?

"@DisgruntledFairy:"Why would they contact us?" Two words: "Kate Beckinsale." If I was an alien species, I would totally use my FTL drives, wormholes, and mind-control rays to hit on her."

Comish commented on Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us?

"@InsomniaBob:We just haven't used it because oil was easier, and a lot of very, very rich men decided for all of us that we didn't NEED solar power. Why don't you Occham's Razor out that last clause about the conspiracy of rich men?"

Comish commented on Why Aren't Aliens Talking to Us?

"@RAHfanboy: "If aliens decide not to meet us, it is more likely because we're boringly the same as every other competitive, carbon-based race in the universe, and not because we're exceptionally evil and violent." Whatevs."

Comish commented on Five Signs the United States Is Withering Away

"@gybryant: Well said."

Comish commented on Five Signs the United States Is Withering Away

"@ HurtSoGood:"...I have been to South Carolina (which is sort of like Mississippi) and New York State (which is sort of like Connecticut)."

Comish commented on 12 Ways To Prepare For The Next Great Depression

"@baltwade: (Shhhhh."

Comish commented on 12 Ways To Prepare For The Next Great Depression

"Here's my "Impending Depression Advice": If you're taking financial advice from a SciFi blog, then you need to get your head examined, stat."

Comish commented on "Expelled" Conspiracy?

""it appears to be written by the guy mentioned above, who stated he hadn't bothered reading numerous scientific papers that refuted his arguments before he had made it. "something tells me i won't be picking up that book." Isn't this pretty hypocritical?"