# Great Debates **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=771 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 772 --- ## [Little League World Series - Too "Professional"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-league-world-series-too-professional/369897)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-league-world-series-too-professional/369897 "2006-08-23T21:43:06Z")
For years I’ve been wondering if the LLWS should really be subjected to the kind of hype and coverage its gotten in recent years. The popularity of the event cannot be denied (why else would ESPN be covering little-lea… --- ## [Iran waiting to DELIVER the first punch on 8/22?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-waiting-to-deliver-the-first-punch-on-8-22/368171)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-waiting-to-deliver-the-first-punch-on-8-22/368171 "2006-08-23T18:46:37Z")
I’ve recently come across several stories about this, and it appears to be gathering steam in the media . . . apparently there are increasing worries about Iran’s promise to give their Regis-like “final answer” on the nu… --- ## [Why is chiropractic theory not falsifiable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chiropractic-theory-not-falsifiable/369824)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chiropractic-theory-not-falsifiable/369824 "2006-08-23T17:38:42Z")
About 6 years ago when I was 52 I noticed a clicking sound that happens in the back of my neck every time I turn my head. Now, before the moderators have a fit and tell me this is not the place to ask for medical advice… --- ## [Imperial America & the Bush Doctrine - What the hell were the neocons smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imperial-america-the-bush-doctrine-what-the-hell-were-the-neocons-smoking/369613)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imperial-america-the-bush-doctrine-what-the-hell-were-the-neocons-smoking/369613 "2006-08-23T15:34:43Z")
Re the Bush Doctrine Why didn’t someone stop and say “You know we might be over reaching just a tad”. --- ## [Errors in the Torah and Septuagint - Fact or Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errors-in-the-torah-and-septuagint-fact-or-fiction/368851)
**Author:** [@sfworker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sfworker)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/errors-in-the-torah-and-septuagint-fact-or-fiction/368851 "2006-08-23T07:26:27Z")
Are there are errors in the Hebrew OT (Torah) and the Greek NT (Septuagint)? --- ## [Pigskin pranksters' punishment postponed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigskin-pranksters-punishment-postponed/369355)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigskin-pranksters-punishment-postponed/369355 "2006-08-22T21:44:53Z")
Based on this story. Two teenagers played a prank in their town: they placed a deer decoy at the top of a hill, on a curve, to watch as motorists panicked and swerved to avoid the decoy. The prank drove a motorist off… --- ## [Should your car keep an eye on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-your-car-keep-an-eye-on-you/368276)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-your-car-keep-an-eye-on-you/368276 "2006-08-22T21:40:21Z")
TIME magazine has an article this week on Event Data Recorders (EDRs) in cars; apparently, they’ve been used to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent. Nonetheless, the ACLU is worried about invasion of privacy. My q… --- ## [How did US autoworker salaries get so out of whack wth economic reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-us-autoworker-salaries-get-so-out-of-whack-wth-economic-reality/369378)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-us-autoworker-salaries-get-so-out-of-whack-wth-economic-reality/369378 "2006-08-22T20:29:20Z")
I was reading this article assessing GM’s chances of survival and it reminded me how unionized US autoworkers make $50-$90 per hour (with benefits ) for what is essentially a semi-skilled factory job. I’ve seen a few me… --- ## [Iranian Navy Attacks, Siezes Foreign-Owned Offshore Oil Platform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-navy-attacks-siezes-foreign-owned-offshore-oil-platform/369747)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-navy-attacks-siezes-foreign-owned-offshore-oil-platform/369747 "2006-08-22T16:12:42Z")
The Iranian Navy has attacked & siezed a Romanian offshore platform. The fate of the crew is unknown. This is a very dangerous act for the Iranian President to involve himself in. International tensions are too hig… --- ## [Satan more overzealous than evil says UCLA Historian - Satan is very misunderstood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satan-more-overzealous-than-evil-says-ucla-historian-satan-is-very-misunderstood/369278)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satan-more-overzealous-than-evil-says-ucla-historian-satan-is-very-misunderstood/369278 "2006-08-22T13:47:29Z")
Interesting artcle via fark What the Devil? Prince of Darkness Is Misunderstood, Says UCLA Professor Is this true? Are Christians ignorant of Satan’s true role? --- ## [What happened to the gang of neo-cons that helped steer us into the Iraq mess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-gang-of-neo-cons-that-helped-steer-us-into-the-iraq-mess/369612)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-gang-of-neo-cons-that-helped-steer-us-into-the-iraq-mess/369612 "2006-08-22T01:15:12Z")
People like Richard Perle & Paul Wolfowitz etc. Are they still considered fonts of wisdom? How the hell do you punish these guys professionally? --- ## [Are the French actually more efficient workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-french-actually-more-efficient-workers/369555)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-french-actually-more-efficient-workers/369555 "2006-08-21T23:40:11Z")
I was talking to a conservative friend recently about the French work-force. We talked about vacation, work-week, and so on. I was shocked when in the middle of the conversation, this normally critical friend said, “We… --- ## [The irrationality of markets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irrationality-of-markets/367919)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irrationality-of-markets/367919 "2006-08-21T17:46:01Z")
rational (adj) 1. Having or exercising the ability to reason. 2. Of sound mind; sane. 3. Consistent with or based on reason; logical Many people have told me that markets are rational, meaning, in most cases, that mar… --- ## [Anyone else's BS-o-meter going off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-elses-bs-o-meter-going-off/368159)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-elses-bs-o-meter-going-off/368159 "2006-08-21T17:23:16Z")
Here’s the subject. And here’s what triggered my alarm. and the Coop-day-grass: So…we’re in the middle of busting a plot “intended to be mass murder on an unimaginable scale” and we’re going public with what amount… --- ## [What explains the SDMB's large Jewish membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-the-sdmbs-large-jewish-membership/369049)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-the-sdmbs-large-jewish-membership/369049 "2006-08-21T15:22:23Z")
One thing I’ve noticed about this board is that there seems to more activity from Jewish folks than their share of the population would indicate. I’m not Jewish myself (although this comes as a shock to a lot of people … --- ## [Israel vs Hezbollah...who won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-vs-hezbollah-who-won/368901)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-vs-hezbollah-who-won/368901 "2006-08-21T10:09:17Z")
For now the ceasefire seems to be holding. Obviously the ‘war’ was inconclusive. What this usually means (certainly in this case) is that everyone is claiming victory. What I’d like to see is some debate (actual debat… --- ## [Why am I being asked to hate again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-being-asked-to-hate-again/369467)
**Author:** [@MessyPaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MessyPaint)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-being-asked-to-hate-again/369467 "2006-08-21T02:49:19Z")
All I can think of is Martin Luther King, Jr. and how he couldn’t have meant for racial equality to apply only to Black Men and Women. Are we returning to an era of discrimination on the brink of a new America? --- ## [Heaven yes, Hell no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-yes-hell-no/369063)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-yes-hell-no/369063 "2006-08-20T15:04:21Z")
baronsabato From the following thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384178&page=2&pp=40 You wrote… \[QUOTE=baronsabato\] As a mainline Protestant, well, most of the members of my current church … --- ## [Old Testament is shaky historically. Does it makes sense to accept it unreservedly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-testament-is-shaky-historically-does-it-makes-sense-to-accept-it-unreservedly/367468)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-testament-is-shaky-historically-does-it-makes-sense-to-accept-it-unreservedly/367468 "2006-08-19T21:59:19Z")
The Old Testament seems pretty shaky historically. Does it makes sense to accept it unreservedly? --- ## [Plot to blow up 10 US airplanes over Atlantic - credible threat, or rumour-mongering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-to-blow-up-10-us-airplanes-over-atlantic-credible-threat-or-rumour-mongering/368144)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-to-blow-up-10-us-airplanes-over-atlantic-credible-threat-or-rumour-mongering/368144 "2006-08-19T16:23:33Z")
Here in the UK we woke up this morning to chaos across our airport system, following the arrest of 20+ people in anti-terrorism operations last night. Many in-bound flights to the UK have been grounded, and the UK’s ale… --- ## [Jews in a desert for 40 years: any proof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-in-a-desert-for-40-years-any-proof/369138)
**Author:** [@WaterBeGood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WaterBeGood)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-in-a-desert-for-40-years-any-proof/369138 "2006-08-19T14:57:28Z")
Is there any hard evidence to show that tens of thousands of jews were roaming a desert for 40 years, as is claimed in the bible? --- ## [Which country is more stable, Iraq or Afganistan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-country-is-more-stable-iraq-or-afganistan/369193)
**Author:** [@Jeffr062](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffr062)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-country-is-more-stable-iraq-or-afganistan/369193 "2006-08-19T08:47:11Z")
Which country is more stable, Iraq or Afganistan? --- ## ["Habitual Offender" Laws, Or: Guy Gets Arrested For 226th Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habitual-offender-laws-or-guy-gets-arrested-for-226th-time/368892)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habitual-offender-laws-or-guy-gets-arrested-for-226th-time/368892 "2006-08-18T23:51:06Z")
Yep, you read that right. 226 arrests. Color me amazed. In sixteen years, he has averaged fourteen arrests per year-- more than one a month. (This guy really should realize that a Life of Crime isn’t working out for hi… --- ## [Resolved: Not one Federal dime should go to rebuild Jefferson Davis's house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-not-one-federal-dime-should-go-to-rebuild-jefferson-daviss-house/367967)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-not-one-federal-dime-should-go-to-rebuild-jefferson-daviss-house/367967 "2006-08-18T23:28:19Z")
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060425/NEWS0110/604250371/1002 If Mississippi state officials want to appropriate money, fine. Davis served as a U.S. senator and congressman from Mississippi, … --- ## [How Should the Supreme Court be composed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-supreme-court-be-composed/368274)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-supreme-court-be-composed/368274 "2006-08-18T21:12:52Z")
Howard Zinn in his PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES pretty uniformly makes an ideological case against the long-standing rapacious control of the country by the business interests. Without getting into Zinn’s biases… --- ## [On Atheism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-atheism/369144)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-atheism/369144 "2006-08-18T16:50:52Z")
This is a paper I wrote to years ago that tackles the subject of Atheism, it is “quite” long, but modesty apart, I think it is an intresting read. Here is the Link: http://www.thegodmyth.blogspot.com/ If anybody has t… --- ## [Ethics and expiration dates.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-and-expiration-dates/368971)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-and-expiration-dates/368971 "2006-08-18T14:42:27Z")
My household contains 5 people, and we reliably consume at least a gallon of milk per week. When I go shooping every week, most of the gallon milk containers have an expiration date between one and a half and two and a … --- ## [When will marijuana be legalized in the U.S?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-marijuana-be-legalized-in-the-u-s/368406)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-marijuana-be-legalized-in-the-u-s/368406 "2006-08-18T05:07:48Z")
I was reading slashdot as I do almost every day and I came up upong this thread . I was quite surprised by what I found. Out of the 32 highest modded posts, only one or two were not advocating legalization. This means th… --- ## [Are "Hot Coffee" Lawsuits Still Viable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hot-coffee-lawsuits-still-viable/369072)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hot-coffee-lawsuits-still-viable/369072 "2006-08-17T19:23:46Z")
It seems that Styrabucks has been sued 9successfully). this from “OVERLAWYERED.COM”: The Return of the Coffee Tort Where’s Ted Frank when you need him? A bad experience at Starbucks turned into big bucks – 301,000 of … --- ## [Is this a religious contradiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-religious-contradiction/368395)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-religious-contradiction/368395 "2006-08-17T18:13:35Z")
It recently hit me, amid all the stories of people willing to carry out God’s will in various creative (explosive) manners, that there was something that just seems utterly contradictory to me. I grew up going to church… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=770) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=772)