I'll post my most important one instead of top, it was #2 anyway.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Cops-say-legalize-drugs-ask-them-why

A couple of details on why it's important.

We're the most imprisoned nation in the world, bar none. That's per capita and in raw terms. Bottom drop down menu allows a view of either.

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php

We haven't saved any lives, death rates for cocaine have climbed by 7 times with a similar climb in heroin.

http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/death/cdc/opiates-yr.htm
http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/death/cdc/cocaine-yr.htm

We didn't drive prices up, they fell at the street level range in particular.

http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/fed-data/heroin-prices.htm
http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/fed-data/cocaine-prices.htm

And we didn't reduce purity, purity is several times higher in heroin than it was when we started which likely contributes to the climb in death rates. Cocaine is up in the small amount street level range too, but not as much.

http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/fed-data/heroin-purity.htm
http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/fed-data/cocaine-purity.htm

The thread isn't about making them more available, it's about regulation and control guided by trial study, an alternative to what's now known to be failed and damaging policy. It could use some votes, or some thought at least. Used to have 62 in balance after the single downvote it had. Sorry for the long note but it's hard to say why it's important without the info and I honestly don't care about any of the others. Late edit to fix a link.

>> ^rottenseed:
>> ^residue:
how about this. If you're an atheist, stop being so fucking pompous about it. Why are there so many damn videos and comments on the sift that bash other people's religion for fun. It's juvenile and pointless.

beedebeedlebeeldebeelde are you drunk again?


my tainted past comes back to haunt me, who's juvenile now? beepbeep
thanks rottenseed

gwiz:

good point about evidence, but the problem in the circumstance for religion, is that there isn't any evidence either way really. It's impossible to prove the non-existence of anything.

Scientific evidence and religious interpretations are often interpreted to conflict when they really don't need to. For example, sure there is strong evidence that evolution occurs and has been for millions of years, but that is not evidence against any religion, it's just a theory to explain phenomena we witness, not evidence supporting or denouncing any religion. I suppose it comes down to how literally you interpret whatever religion it is you choose to follow. Christianity seems to be pretty metaphorical in my opinion.

At any rate, I was just curious why there is such a strong, forceful anti-religion emotion around here, and I think I've gathered my answer for the most part. Ridicule of things you find absurd is nothing new, it's just there has just been a very strong chant of hoo-ray for atheism around here lately.

edit:
by the way, since the strong complaint seems to be that "religious people need stop forcing their beliefs on me because it's annoying," you should understand why those of religious orientation would be frustrated at the attempts of atheists to "help" those of religious orientation by showing them how "dumb" they are. There's PLENTY of that both in the real world and online.

beedledblebeelabeedabee

Cool. I never got into their music, myself. My friend's band is Thursday. They've been around for a while.

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In reply to this comment by blankfist:
You a fan of Thrice? They opened for my friend's band once, but since then they've gotten too big to do that again, obviously.

In reply to this comment by RedSky:
Honestly, anyone who can't make the connection between expansive monetary policy and inflation need not position their head anywhere near the business end of a TV camera. I disagree with Ron Paul on a bunch of issues but there's no denying he does an impeccable job of humorously making the other Republican candidates look like complete buffoons in TV debates.

Yeah, big fan of them I love how they reinvent the wheel every time they release an album. Nifty, which band was that? I remember someone else I know was going to play violin in one of their live performances but it got cancelled

In reply to this comment by blankfist:
You a fan of Thrice? They opened for my friend's band once, but since then they've gotten too big to do that again, obviously.

In reply to this comment by RedSky:
Honestly, anyone who can't make the connection between expansive monetary policy and inflation need not position their head anywhere near the business end of a TV camera. I disagree with Ron Paul on a bunch of issues but there's no denying he does an impeccable job of humorously making the other Republican candidates look like complete buffoons in TV debates.

Yeah, big fan of them I love how they reinvent the wheel every time they release an album. Nifty, which band was that? I remember someone else I know was going to play violin in one of their live performances but it got cancelled

You a fan of Thrice? They opened for my friend's band once, but since then they've gotten too big to do that again, obviously.

In reply to this comment by RedSky:
Honestly, anyone who can't make the connection between expansive monetary policy and inflation need not position their head anywhere near the business end of a TV camera. I disagree with Ron Paul on a bunch of issues but there's no denying he does an impeccable job of humorously making the other Republican candidates look like complete buffoons in TV debates.