en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1537401 Comments by pjrob http://www.debateitout.com/will-the-united-states-fall-like-rome.html#IDComment90937955 The Roman Empire did not actually fall. It was taken over by a church. I suppose, at a stretch, it could happen to the U.S. too. Thu, 5 Aug 2010 05:54:20 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/will-the-united-states-fall-like-rome.html#IDComment90937955 http://www.debateitout.com/should-you-be-required-to-wear-mandatory-bicycle-helmets.html#IDComment90935471 The plethora of helmet-saved-my-life anecdotes begins to not ring true eventually. Not only because they did not exist before bicycle helmets in any degree. In my estimation they are like the observations of someone who wears hearing protectors or an industrial helmet and begins to notice how often he bumps them on things, but then concludes those objects would have hit his ears or head. The sound is amplified and the space your head has to negotiate is greater, hence the distorted perception of having been saved from injury. Thu, 5 Aug 2010 05:40:09 +0000 http://www.debateitout.com/should-you-be-required-to-wear-mandatory-bicycle-helmets.html#IDComment90935471