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New missing link but still they don't believe in Bigfoot Posted: 10/2/2009 6:30:22 AM
My guess that with all the hoaxes over the years, reputable scientists wouldn't want to touch this with a 3 metre pole. Same goes for your lake monsters, goat suckers, mothmen,living dinosaurs etc etc etc. When you mix attention seeking with any type of research, what could possibly go wrong?

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World Health Organisation accused of bioterrorism Posted: 7/26/2009 9:07:41 AM
There's no need to kill of the inhabitants of a given third world country to take over their resources. Get them hopelessly indebted then trade access to said resources by trading off the debt. That is the way of the International Monetary Fund. Many of third world nations are more than happy to kill of their own people or enslave them in poverty. You certainly don't need a world health organization to do that.

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Top 10 reasons the bible is repulsive Posted: 7/23/2009 1:16:08 PM
Why do people go to church primarily on sunday then? If the sabbath is sundown fri until sat sundown then someone has been doing things a little squirrelly for a couple centuries. That translates into a hell of a lot of 4th commandment breaking. I don't think the bible is repulsive, people like to thump it but you would be hard pressed to find someone who could manage to live up to it anyway. So it is a tremendous waste of time.

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21st Century,Black American President, and we still have this.. Posted: 7/20/2009 1:01:27 PM
The more that things change, the more they stay the same. The biggest misconception of this or any other time is that we are more sophisticated and advanced that previous generations. The veneer of civility is only microns thick.

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Strange liberal demographic of my film group... WHY? Posted: 7/5/2009 12:41:36 PM
Just goes to show how some people are overly sensitive about their sacred cows. Particularly if they happen to be one of them. I can't figure out why this topic went sideways. It started out fairly interesting. I guess that some people have to flail wildly like a myopic wombat to feel important.

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when does the soul enter the baby ?, Posted: 4/12/2009 11:02:03 AM
So rather than being contrary and argumentative, do you have anything to actually add to the discussion? I am just curious. Expressing an idea towards a complex is somewhat more difficult than to slam someone who at least gives it a shot. I have a pretty good idea of the way you prefer to participate. That's fine and good but it is worse that simply saying that god or aliens dun it ! Cloning can be done which since it creates life, replicates the life process. We are talking about an energy that fuels a life process not a couple of artificial cells. Well at least I am. I steadfastly refuse to believe that the soul is something bestowed in humans by god or whatever. It is something that is inherent in the design. Animals have been believed to not have souls but they have a living process. Maybe the more complex functioning (not in all cases) of the human brain brings something extra into the equation. Animals may have a lesser soul because their sentience is not as complex. Maybe that spark of life coupled with our more complex self awareness is the soul.

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Does God exist? Posted: 4/12/2009 9:35:10 AM
What accuracy is in the bible? It contains some truths but it also says the same things that appear in the dogma of other religions. God didn't write the bible, people did and they drew on bits and pieces of other beliefs. It is basically a hackjob. The story of jesus is nearly the same as the story about abraham, it reads like an earlier version of the story of christ before a couple re-writes.

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What is Owed? Posted: 4/12/2009 9:28:20 AM
I have news for you; 'rights' never meant 'entitled to keep your goodies just because you acquired them'. If more people adopt the same belief then we all had better get used to living in a socialist hellhole.

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when does the soul enter the baby ?, Posted: 4/12/2009 9:24:52 AM
It is energy. A combination of chemical and electrical impulses that manages to generate a more or less self contained "self". nice theory but they still haven't been able to do that in a lab ... even on the smallest level. Until then ... its still science fiction. There is no chemical or electrical activity in the human body? I hope you aren't serious. As for it not being produced in a lab. If something isn't produced artificially doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. As for the energy comment. How much use do you get out of a battery when it's energy is depleted? In a car, if the engine is dead the battery can still be fine but when a person dies the energy goes out as well. My use of the term universal law might have been a mistake but the concept in my opinion is sound. Perhaps being a self generated power source the system might be slightly different than something in an engineer's lab? Organic processes versus something cobbled together in a garage.

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Ridiculous, Idiotic Religion threads in Science/Philosophy -WHY Posted: 4/12/2009 1:50:08 AM
So it seems that theology is plagiarism. They swiped all the material for the good book a millennia before copyright laws existed. Good thinking. I guess that at the time it would have made sense to include crumbs of beliefs the people were familiar with along with a scrap or two of new material. How they keep managing to sell it is what I don't understand.

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Does God exist? Posted: 4/11/2009 9:59:31 PM
Yes god loves us so much that if we make a few mistakes, he wil put you in a place where you will suffer forever. Except for catholics. They can confess and get the slate wiped clean. No wonder it is such a popular cult.

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when does the soul enter the baby ?, Posted: 4/11/2009 9:54:02 PM
Stem cells won't become another person on their own. Scientific manipulation is required. Not sure what you are asking. I spoke of seeing the spark of life going out. Cells deteriorate after death. Given the proper conditions you could make a new copy of a person but whether a clone is actually the same person as their original is another topic entirely. I just don't see the spark of life as what is generally considered a soul that goes off to paradise or punishment after death. It is energy. A combination of chemical and electrical impulses that manages to generate a more or less self contained "self". When the system breaks down or wears out it's lights out. Not sure how clones enters into it though. However a clone would be technically an extension of the body's existence but it wouldn't be an extension of the personality. The clone would be someone else. I think that even if the clone were raised exactly the same, it would be a different person. The idea that the wiring in the brain would be exactly the same is doubtful.

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Does God exist? Posted: 4/11/2009 9:32:57 PM
Thing is if God exists then so does the Devil. I'd go one more step and say that if god doesn't exist then the devil doesn't either. All that is left is the crazy,evil and downright stupid things that people do. Only they wouldn't have anyone to blame but themselves. On the other hand, people also do some incredibly wonderful things. Maybe that should be accredited to the them too and not some outside influence. It might be best if credit was given where it is due. Remember that in the garden of eden, the fruit of the tree of knowledge was prohibited by god. It was the devil who got adam and eve to sample the fruit. This is allegory of course but it could be construed as representing god as a being anti knowledge and the devil as being a purveyor of truth. The devil representing knowledge is considered evil? Why a deity would instill a curiosity and capability to learn into man then prohibit the exercising of that trait is a bit of a mystery.

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when does the soul enter the baby ?, Posted: 4/11/2009 9:19:23 PM
If the soul is the "spark of life" then the answer is obvious. Seems that a topic of a discussion like this one is to discuss when is a person a person really. Presumably to try to pin down when is it not a terrible thing to end that life-abortion. Point is that abortion is wrong. It is often a direct result of not taking initial responsibility in preventing an unwanted pregnancy. I personally think that the soul IS the spark of life. I have been present at several deaths and you can see the spark go. Where the spark goes afterward is another topic of course but if that energy follows any universal law of energy, when it goes out it is just gone.

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What if our egos died? Posted: 4/11/2009 8:56:18 PM
Hate is what fills the space that is empty of love. I don't think it really is the opposite of love it just seeps in to occupy the space where love ought to be. Even emotion abhors a vacuum. That space has to have something in it. Abolishing hate would be like abolishing nosepicking. You wouldn't see anyone doing it anymore but the ones prone to doing it will still sneak off and guiltily mine those booger nuggets.

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What is Owed? Posted: 4/11/2009 8:46:21 PM
If society provides a good living to people then how little responsibility belongs to them? Oh go out and make a huge mess, Nanny will clean it up and take care of everything. I could answer quickly and say that nobody owes anyone anything and that includes society as a whole. Having a prof demonstrate such a blatant looney liberal belief explains at least in part problems with the higher educational system. He should be made to listen to Joan Baez albums until his ears start to bleed. At least that disturbed woman who reproduces like a farm animal can make a few bucks on televisions freakshow circuit. At least until her alloted fifteen minutes are up. Unfortunately the kids might not turn out so well. I think that ultimately they are the real victims here and they are as innocent as anyone could be. Maybe the mom owes the kids and should have been more responsible herself instead of expecting society to be responsible for her and the brood.

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Ridiculous, Idiotic Religion threads in Science/Philosophy -WHY Posted: 4/11/2009 8:33:58 PM
Have to admire someone who can introduce Frank Zappa into this discussion. However, one must be careful hurling the truth around like that. Someone might be struck in the head and rendered conscious. (Joe's Garage playing in the background) I'm just reckless, what can I say?

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Ridiculous, Idiotic Religion threads in Science/Philosophy -WHY Posted: 4/11/2009 4:35:32 AM
Logic is part of the process of finding the truth of things. Faith is accepting any explanation for why things are the way they are. Science acknowledges that the truth is out there, faith states that the truth is in a religious text. Religion is known to support suppressing science and has attacked it. Obviously they would prefer people to remain ignorant. With many innovations like improving food production and even household comforts, science has improved the lives of many many people. Whereas religion is often vague and subject to interpretation and has also been the cause of considerable bloodshed and often for no other reason than religious differences. I don't think that many physicists have hacked each other to pieces for differences of opinion.

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Ridiculous, Idiotic Religion threads in Science/Philosophy -WHY Posted: 4/11/2009 3:07:54 AM
Frank Zappa said that rock journalism consists of people who can't write who interview people who can't think to be read by people who can't read. I think that if Frank were alive he would consider substituting the words internet forums in that statement and he would be just as accurate. Any participants in threads that try to inject any form of logic into the discussion can understand the sentiment. People who think that faith is a substitute belief for fact won't budge an inch and those who demand proof are inevitably left wanting. Religion seems to be for people whose explanation for what things are the way they is that god made it that way. Whereas other people are somewhat unsatisfied with that explanation. It seems inevitable that the two groups are going to rub one another the wrong way.

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Prophesies and Predictions Posted: 4/11/2009 2:46:18 AM
I'd predict that with a few minor changes , the status quo will grind on. Because as you know, the more that things change the more they stay the same. It will doubtless become increasingly difficult to justify the continuation of course but that doesn't mean that it won't continue regardless.

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Capitalism and Democracy are not synonymous Posted: 4/10/2009 6:32:33 AM
Don't forget that there was american investment in germany at that time. Just like democracy can turn to a fascist regime, capitalism can go horribly wrong. Checks and balances are only of any use if you implement them before it happens.

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Capitalism and Democracy are not synonymous Posted: 4/10/2009 6:14:00 AM
Any system of government has it's good points and bad. It depends more on who is running the store than what's on the shelves. Corruption is the real enemy of the state and any form of government is prone to it. I think that people have to take more responsibility to ensure that corruption and totalitarianism doesn't subvert their political state no matter what it is. Just voting every four years is not enough you have to demand better government.

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What if our egos died? Posted: 4/10/2009 6:04:43 AM
With all that has been said, I am not sure that ego is such a bad thing anyway. I mean other than pop stars that think that they are god's gift and some vastly overpaid big league athletes most people's egos are of a manageable size. A little humility now and then wouldn't be a bad thing if for no other reason than to make sure our heads don't get too big to fit through the door. I think that the idea of a selfless society comes from the nanny state mentality where people expect the government or fellow citizens to come to their aid at any given crisis. A society can work just fine with a strong sense of individuality and a strong sense of self whereas I am convinced that an opposite world would be hell on earth. The old cliche about "thinking outside the box" where innovation thrives is preferable to sitting around a campfire singing kumbaya with an assortment of "kindred souls".

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Humans created by Aliens: Plausible theory? Posted: 4/10/2009 4:39:15 AM
I don't think that you would argue against the fact that the universe is in motion, it is not static in space. The foundation of the big bang theory is simply that if the universe is in motion then something must have put it into motion at some point on the first place. Does that not seem a reasonable idea? A tremendous explosion would fit the bill nicely. Whereas the idea that superior beings that came a mindboggling distance to our blue green planet just to plant the seeds of life is not quite as logical. Oh and don't worry, if you were to subscribe to the big bang theory, it could spawn a similar thread running 34+ pages arguing over whether gid was playing with celestial firecrackers at the time of the big bang or it was a natural if mysterious occurance. I like my share of science fiction don't get me wrong but when the topic is origins of the universe, I'd rather start with the plausible explanations leaving out the fiction.

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Humans created by Aliens: Plausible theory? Posted: 4/9/2009 3:19:09 PM
True, any theory that relies on that many possibilities, perhaps's and maybes seems like something best left to sci fi writers and not circular forum discussions. The idea that there are other more advanced life in the universe is a big enough stretch as it is without going one step further and speculating whether those sentients have nothing better to do that buzz planets with a lower forms of life and conduct million year long science experiments. True we as a species are explorers and it cold conceivably follow that other species if they do exist could also be explorers but then the vast distances do enter the picture and it just doesn't make sense

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Humans created by Aliens: Plausible theory? Posted: 4/9/2009 1:49:07 PM
Would it not be safe to assume that if highly advanced lifeforms exist in other parts of the cosmos that they just might have something more important to do than to muck about with our genes? There is high number of planets in the universe that could conceivably support life (theoretically). Would it make sense that a species would travel lightyears just to bless us with sentience when it would be highly likely that an equally suitable planet might be closer to where the the "creators" come from? So either a) there aren't a large number of planets capable of supporting life in the universe or b) the theory contained in the topic of this thread is b.s. Pick one.

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What if our egos died? Posted: 4/9/2009 1:37:05 PM
So the question remains, what is left after sloughing off our ego? If the ego and self image are mutually exclusive would we be virtual automatons without it? Self image is a part of personality. Wipe it all clean and what if anything is left? Maybe the question should be about suppressing ego and not discarding it entirely (which I think is impossible with a sentient being).

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What if our egos died? Posted: 4/9/2009 9:56:15 AM
I often wonder if ego is a component of our self image. I think that it is but that begs the question, can a thinking feeling creature manage without a sense of self? Or more to the point can the ego be diminished or done away with and still maintain a self image? Most of our perceptions are an illusion based on a status quo if the status quo changes the illusion is more apparent. I think that insecurities are based on how much a person needs to project a particular image to others and a threat to that is not going to produce much that is positive. Ego is a self generated illusion and the insecure must be very protective of that particular illusion. It si the person behind the illusion that matters not the outer form or function.

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Prophesies and Predictions Posted: 4/8/2009 7:29:48 PM
So when the soul group The Fifth Dimension recorded the song Age Of Aquarius back in the late 60's they were a little premature? Finding connections and patterns rarely prove to be true revelations. Well other than the striking revelation that the person finding said connections and patterns appears to have wayyyyyy too much time on their hands and should get out of the house more often.

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Prophesies and Predictions Posted: 4/8/2009 6:18:36 AM
I predict that the poor will get poorer and the rich will get richer like it has always been but with a new wrinkle, there will be a hell of a lot more poor. The unrest in the middle east will continue until the end of human life because religion will still cause people to hate others whose idea of god is slightly different than theirs. Aside from a few editorial differences their religious texts all say virtually the same thing anyway and all the devout don't live up to the the convictions of their faith regardless so why bother with the whole thing in the first place? People will come up with doom and gloom prediction concerning something refered to as the last days. If we ever do come into those last days, the great unwashed would most certainly be the last to hear about it until the final hour or two anyway. Being concerned about it seems a waste of time when you think about it not that many people seem to think about it in that way. ......... and last but not least chuckle the more problems that we do manage to solve will only be replaced but different and bigger ones. Particularly social solutions which have the innate capacity to replace old problems with new ones. Thus insuring job security for sociologists and social workers. Not to mention providing campaign platforms for aspiring political leaders. "It still hasn't gotten weird enough for me."

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Humans created by Aliens: Plausible theory? Posted: 4/8/2009 6:03:01 AM
But what if an older species of aliens made the aliens that could live in Pleiades cluster or in the vicinity of vega? Thought the topic was a little stale and wanted to bring in the old chicken and egg angle. Makes me wonder why people like to speculate about whether or not we were genetically engineered by aliens. Does it mean that after abandoning religion these people still have to have some sort of substitute? Religion and this topic have one thing in common, believers take it on faith and get all pissy at anyone who tries to tell what nutcases they are. I prefer science fiction in a movie or a book myself. As for all the material that "supports" the theory that we are a millions of years long genetics experiment, don't believe everything you read or head and half of what you see. Suspension of disbelief is for watching movies not forming a view of reality.

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Why should I believe in aliens? Posted: 3/29/2009 10:16:27 PM
Actually you didn't pick up on it but I was speaking from the mentality standpoint of the true believers. Perhaps your sarcasm meter is set too low to detect it. It just seems that people have given up on religion as a means of salvation and look to the stars for some savior race to come and save us instead. Don't look at me chum, I don't believe in any of this alien hooey. I think that if an alien race has nothing better to do than to anal probe hillbillies on earth and be voyeurs in the intimate details of we mere human beings, they couldn't be a whole lot more advanced if that is all they have to do with their enlightened minds.

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Why should I believe in aliens? Posted: 3/29/2009 1:18:51 PM
Anatomy of a delusion. Lifeforms that exist on other planets are always much more advanced than we are and almost certainly much more benevolent than we are. So mankind is evil and needs some advanced species to travel trillions of miles through space to come and fix our problems and help us become more advanced like they are. What are the odds that another species with the wherewithall to travel through space with the same ease as we drive to the neighbourhood Walmart will have the enormous generosity to fix all our problems and make us all better people? Damned slim odds if you ask me. Besides, if they find out anything about our religion, they will hear about a guy who was supposed to be the child of our precious god who came to earth and wanted us all to be nice to each other and be better people and we nailed him to a cross. I'd think that wouldn't be much incentive to stop at this planet and to keep going looking for intelligent life in our universe. (Good luck with that fellas)

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Myths and Legends...... Posted: 3/29/2009 1:06:14 PM
Just the concept of killing one another just because their religious delusions differ only slightly from one's own is bizarre enough. Religious myths are a long standing proof that if you repeat a lie long enough it becomes true ( at least to the indoctrinated) The rest of us just think it's extremely odd. As for urban myths and whatnot. They generally exist because too many people have too much time on their hands.

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The Privileged Planet Posted: 1/10/2009 2:41:03 PM
Given human nature, if this planet and all the people on it are special there will be people who will consider themselves more special than others. It is interesting that even within the religious community there seems to be a sort of revisionist movement in regards to the bible and dogma. I guess that since man invented god and religion they feel that they can alter it to fit their views a little better. A lot of re-writing doesn't always make for a better product.

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Third Hand Smoke - The Ghost of Cigarettes Past Posted: 1/10/2009 7:26:30 AM
I have seen claims that smokers cost the healthcare system a little over 4 billion dollars annually. That was from a few years ago so I don't know what current claims are. When the facts about the amount of taxes collected was twice what they claimed somking cost the system came out, the rhetoric kind of quieted down for some reason.... Smokers poisoning themselves is a relative statement. The line of people who do things that are potentially harmful to their health has more than just smokers standing in it. The thing I find ironic is that the antsmoking groups pressed for higher taxes to tobacco to make people quit. Now the governments are as addicted to the revenue as smokers are to tobacco and they can't seem to hear calls to ban tobacco entirely.

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Third Hand Smoke - The Ghost of Cigarettes Past Posted: 1/8/2009 6:36:22 PM
It is a voluntary tax... your aware of that right? But it should be put towards the " health costs" of smoking and not squandered by governments. Besides anyone who can access contraband cigarettes do so and avoid the tax. More and more are doing just that actually. Way to miss the point.

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Third Hand Smoke - The Ghost of Cigarettes Past Posted: 1/7/2009 6:57:24 PM
Not sure about the states but here in Canada in 2007 the various levels of governments raked in (extorted) over 9 billion in cigarette taxes. Stats Can figures not mine. You'd think that 9 billion a year would pay for an awful lot of healthcare. It's not the smoker's fault that the money doesn't go where it is supposed to. Not any more than it is driver's fault that the taxes that they pay on gasoline doesn't go into keeping up roads. Some people say that smokers should be denied healthcare but with over 60% of the price of a pack (approx 10 bucks a pack) going for taxes, they are paying a pretty hefty premium if you ask me. The nonsmokers are getting off cheap since they aren't paying that much extra into the system.

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Third Hand Smoke - The Ghost of Cigarettes Past Posted: 1/6/2009 2:01:08 PM
This nonsense is just to shore up support for home smoking bans. Did you think that they were going to stop with public smoking bans? Now just the smell of tobacco causes more problems than direct smoke. Since smoking rates have been in steady decline for a few decades d0es it really make sense that it is causing problems now? Take a look at the air quality in your region before you reply.

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Third Hand Smoke - The Ghost of Cigarettes Past Posted: 1/6/2009 1:32:46 PM
They cap it all off with the ever popular for the kiddies angle. You agree then you are a concerned good citizen, you disagree and you are a terrible irresponsible sub human beast. Junk science is often packaged this way. If you can't catch someone's heart and mind with irrefutable facts then bag them with the good old kneejerk response.

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History Mystery Posted: 1/1/2009 6:40:40 AM
Nope no log cabin but not in a penthouse apartment either. But since you mentioned that, it is odd that such significance is put on the fact that Lincoln was born in one when at the time probably better than 60% of the population of the country would have been born in one. I mean humble beginnings would been the norm then.

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Wisdom..what indeed is Wisdom? Posted: 12/31/2008 7:34:10 PM
The road to excess leads to the path of wisdom. Wisdom comes with experience. You can acquire it through study or by getting out there and experiencing life first hand. I think that the right combination of the two is best. Lord knows I was on the road to excess long enough. But sometimes you have to lose yourself before you can find anything of value. The kicker is that the things you find valuable now are not likely the same things you saw as valuable when you first started out. I guess that is where maturity comes in the picture.

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History Mystery Posted: 12/31/2008 7:18:23 PM
Been a little more than 20 years since then................................................................... Overdue? Maybe there will be fascinating Kennedy/Obama similarities thread in a decade or so

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Does time really slow down close to a black hole Posted: 12/31/2008 4:08:26 PM
I have only observed time slowing down after punching in at work. If fact the last hour of the day can seem to stretch out to near infinity some days, primarily on fridays. Keeping busy makes the time seem to go faster but for really significant increases of speed, it would take nearly infinite energy and I am older and have a limit of energy so I can never hope to reach light speed sadly. Talk about physics in everyday life.

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A question about dogs and the cold weather... Posted: 12/31/2008 4:03:30 PM
Dogs have always been a part of the family in my life. They only went out when they needed to or for playtime. If we couldn't have a dog in the house then we didn't have a dog. Just as simple as that.

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Why does hatred still exist? Posted: 12/31/2008 10:36:19 AM
each shares a pathological inability to put oneself into another man's shoes." This makes them sociopaths. A lack of even the most rudimentary form of empaphy is very common these days. Most people are not as ambitious as the nazi regime but a large block of people in a society with no concern for others is not something to cheer about nonetheless.

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Yellowstone tremblers Posted: 12/31/2008 10:27:52 AM
I'd start stocking up on food soon as possible. The closer we get to 2012 the higher the price for freeze dried ice cream will climb. Get your rocky road ice cream before the price goes through the roof.

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History Mystery Posted: 12/31/2008 10:24:47 AM
I was born on April 12th 1961 which is a hundred years to the day that the civil war began. I am pretty sure that my dad drove a lincoln and we had neighbours named kennedy. But wait it really gets wicked.... I prefer to sit in booths in restaurants and not at a regular table !!!!!!!! I am convinced that it is all related somehow. Well except the thing about me not being an american citizen but other than that it is amazing !!!

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Why does hatred still exist? Posted: 12/31/2008 9:08:40 AM
Hatred still exists because people tend to focus on small differences instead of the myriad ways that we are all similar. Many countries depend on a them and us kind of mentality to promote a type of unity. In the old days a religious difference could be reason enough to go to war....no wait that excuse is still there. Then there was a difference of political idealogies that was an excuse for hatred and war....no wait that is still there too. The list could go on and on. Hatred is just putrid mixture in a pot that can simmer indefinitely, it is not until someone with an agenda stirs the pot vigorously that you escalate into something truly destructive.

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Do you get offended when someone says Merry Christmas? Posted: 12/31/2008 8:43:10 AM
I am more offended by people who are offended by someone saying merry christmas for the simple reason that some expect traditions be altered or done away with to suit them. Funny that a group demanding tolerance to their own religious beliefs/culture would show such reverse intolerance in wanting things their way. It would be much simpler to tell the politically correct ninnies to go take a flying **** instead. I am sure that we would all be much happier then.

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