On: Scientists create simple synthetic cell

[mrguyorama]

I always get angry about the conservative idea that "It's hubris to think humanity is so powerful that we could possibly change the whole environment!" (occasionally sprinkled with "only god is that powerful")

Guess what? Such simple creatures as an early bacteria did it even harder over 2 billion years ago, making the earth nearly inhabitable by anything that came before it.

[stcredzero → mrguyorama]

Not all conservatives. There are some who actually advocate for a carbon tax.

Also, lots of religious people are socialist as all git-out, and some organizations advocate those political positions officially.

It's easy to hate on the stupid, uninformed conservatives. Just like it's easy to hate on the stupid, uninformed leftists.

[stevenpetryk → stcredzero]

Worth pointing out that the parent comment said conservative "idea", not conservative people.