Really? See that's why I use logic. That's like me telling you that you have to live with a complete stranger who may or may not exist, but if you choose not to you die. Some choice.

I'd say that makes him worse because that sounds worse than eternal suffering to me.

Probably, but at the very least we could send cameras.

Maybe they could make a dampening field like in Star Trek :D

With their natural resources and wide diversity, they could. All they would need is a great leader to unite them and time.

Probably, but we don't know which FTL theory may be correct and we can't guess at what would happen to a human in hyperspace, a worm hole or other means of travel.

Of course they didn't create it, but they voted for it so the majority of the people aren't getting their money stolen because they obviously want to pay the tax to support their schools.

A 1 cent sales tax increase was just voted for here in Arizona in a special election.

I would be for it. It could be risky to have a fixed currency though as we can see in certain European countries.

Considering that a lot of taxes are voted for by the people and/or the money you give to the government comes back to you in one way or another, it's really just lending.

XD lol. I think that a well thought out mix of socialism and capitalism that gives incentive for working hard, but still takes care of the poor, weak, and disabled (sadly lazy people also) is what America is headed towards which I for one am thankful for.