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Comment Re:Lots of weird crap coming out of Congress latel (Score 1) 517

At first, that's what I thought. But sadly, the current way corporations attack legislation they don't like is to pay "scientists" to offer an alternative and contradictory conclusion and then claim there is no consensus. In the lack of consensus they are usually allowed to do whatever the hell they like. This bill is designed entirely to fit their playbook.

Comment Re: Let me butt in one second. (Score 1) 669

I've read a substantial volume of atheist literature and blogs, etc. None of it supports your claim. The contrary. Most of the prominent atheist authors point out how valuable christianity has been to science, progress, morality etc. They also point out how much ill has been done in the name of religion, even at the direct instruction of religious leadership. None of this is inconsistent.

Comment Re:probabilities? (Score 1) 238

The NSAs main purpose used to be codebreaking. I bet a number of years ago a report was sent to the top describing how with modern (at the time) methods encryption would be impossible to crack in any reasonable amount of time and resources. So they switched to the alternative of snooping on the data while it was in plaintext, and trying to introduce weaknesses into future encryption schemes, and using side channels to pick up snippets. Hence their whole existance is based largely on mass surveillance.

Comment Re:Fuck the foreigners Re:What about inbound? (Score 1) 347

That's what we want to change. The biggest problem is that the enemy of the NSA is anyone that would oppose it, or tear it down. It will move to defend itself by using it's considerable power. It needs to be torn down and replaced with an entity with a more targeted mission and more oversight.

Comment Re: No story here, move along (Score 1) 208

Science is created by man. But some theories are consistent with others. You can't have a physical system with inconsistent math. So, actually, you do have a choice. You choose the theories that are most consistent with theory. Your idea of a physical universe with no irrational lengths would imply untenable consequences. But you can choose to subscribe to it if you wish.

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