Posts by Auchmull

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The wisdom of Edward

by Justin in

i've been reading edward gibbon's the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire, and his assessment of the prophet mohammed makes me wonder about some of the religious personages with whom we have to deal.

it possess the question whether or not a religious leader or founder must be categorized as either good or evil, or if there is a gray area on which we cannot be quite precise.

without saying too much, gibbon found it necessary to address the founding of islam because this led to the fall of constantinople and the eastern empire long after the western empire had collapsed.

Auchmull

Socrates claimed to have a daimonion, a small daemon, that warned him against mistakes but never told him what to do or coerced him into following it. He claimed that his daimon exhibited greater accuracy than any of the forms of divination practised at the time.

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Paypal sucks

by peacefulpete in

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i know its been said many times before but man does paypal suck.

for anyone out there who uses ebay and its paypal payment system, take warning!

i've used it many times before as both seller and buyer and no complaint except for the fees involved.

Auchmull

Oh, here's an car buying fraud site: http://www.carbuyingtips.com/fraud.htm It seems to cover mostly phishing, but it might have some helpful information.

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Paypal sucks

by peacefulpete in

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i know its been said many times before but man does paypal suck.

for anyone out there who uses ebay and its paypal payment system, take warning!

i've used it many times before as both seller and buyer and no complaint except for the fees involved.

Auchmull

I have to add a story -- a guy my husband works with bought a Hummer off EBay. He has not been able to get the title, so he has a very expensive lawn ornament...

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Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia?

by caligirl in

anyone out there have any personal experience with this?

just looking for input and suggestions.

Auchmull

I've had a panic disorder for years (with depression). I also have the agoraphobia, but my symptoms have waxed and waned over the years. I've been on more medications than I can begin to list (or remember) - some worked for a while, some not at all. Right now I take prozac and have ativan for "emergencies."

You might want to work with a doctor to find the right combination for you, but try not to let yourself get stuck in the house. Once you do, it gets harder and harder to get out without serious intervention.

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Semi-Fluff - What is your favourite Science Fiction Book?

by Clam in

for those of you who like science fiction - what is your favourite science fiction book, or indeed film?

Auchmull

Pope,

You have to pick the most unpleasant definition of mull?

No. It's a small village in Aberdeenshire (Scotlan) where my ancestors live. I'm not sure why I started using it for nicknames/email, besides that I hate adding numbers to my nickname.

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Semi-Fluff - What is your favourite Science Fiction Book?

by Clam in

for those of you who like science fiction - what is your favourite science fiction book, or indeed film?

Auchmull

Does anyone remember the Myth series by Robert Aspirin? (Mythadventures, Hit or Myth, etc). I loved those.

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What religion are you... if any?

by Effervescent in

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interesting little flashy thingie, toolie on usa today (see how professional i sound?).

http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/gnoreligion/flash.htm.

interesting results in new york.... where the world wide headquarters of jws resides... .

Auchmull

Hi serendipity -- and thanks.

I have trouble getting back to where I've posted (is there a trick?).

I'm doing bible studies with a JW and have been researching them to find out more. My religious background is just about as confused as it gets. I was born technically Christian (never baptised), my mom married a Jewish man so I went to Sabbath school, decided I didn't believe in god so refused to be Bat Mitzvahed. I converted to Catholocism (that spelling looks very wrong) about 11 years ago, drifted away from that and have been doing nothing until a JW came to my door a few weeks ago.

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