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  Vegetarianism Suggestions?

  by exjdub in

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  my wife and i are having trouble getting past the way animals are treated for our food supply and also the unhealthy things that are introduced into our food supply.

  we have also discussed the fact that if our meat, chicken, pork, and turkey was not packaged in little vacuum packed trays where we could exercise a large amount of cognitive dissonance, we would not be able to eat animals.

  i was hoping someone would have some favorite suggestions for books and resources to begin the journey toward vegetarianism.

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  BurnTheShips:

  If we hadn't eaten meat, we would never have evolved past the monkey stage. We needed meat to provide the energy for our large brains and it is not unhealthy.

  Certainly meat is high in calories but it's possible to get enough energy to survive and thrive from purely vegetable sources. It seems unlikely that the small amount of extra energy intake from meat contributed to the increae in human brain size but the skills needed for animals as physically deficient as the naked ape to successfully hunt almost certainly did.

  For example, obesity and diabetes is nearly unknown among the Eskimo peoples who live on a traditional diet.

  They're unknown among almost anybody who lives on a traditional diet, including completely vegetarian diets. Obesity and diabetes have reached epidemic proportions only since the introduction of the modern "Western" - read, American - diet.
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  WHY don't Americans realize GUNS are destroying their country?

  by Witness 007 in

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  usa today everyone has a gun, why?.....to protect themselves...from who?

  other folks with guns!.....yes it's in your laws...but they were written when the british ruled you.

  one school gun killing every week does not happen anywhere else in the world....maybe you need more guns to protect your kids.....one in the lunchbox.....does anyone else see this.

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  BurnTheShips:

  That the Swiss model would improve things much over here. Very different circumstances.

  Could it be modified in any way to fit your circumstances? What exactly are the circumstances? And if the Swiss can't help, what would you suggest?
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  WHY don't Americans realize GUNS are destroying their country?

  by Witness 007 in

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  usa today everyone has a gun, why?.....to protect themselves...from who?

  other folks with guns!.....yes it's in your laws...but they were written when the british ruled you.

  one school gun killing every week does not happen anywhere else in the world....maybe you need more guns to protect your kids.....one in the lunchbox.....does anyone else see this.

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  BurnTheShips:

  People improve themselves.

  Swiss people seem to do it better than Americans, no? Or maybe they've found ways of helping others to improve that Americans have yet to discover.

  But, I challenge the premise.

  Which premise? That guns are the cause of your problems, or that people are the cause of your problems? Or was there another premise?
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  Another fossil link found

  by Caedes in

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  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7736786.stm.

  the earliest turtles known to live in water have been discovered on a scottish island.. the 164 million-year-old reptile fossils were found on a beach in southern skye, off the uk's west coast.

  the new species forms a missing link between ancient terrestrial turtles and their modern, aquatic descendants.

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  Brother Apostate:

  Or, to correct the title of this thread for accuracy's sake:
  

  Another fossil link found

  BA- 'Nuff said.

  No improvement in accuracy, but your post does demonstrate the intellectual poverty of the creationist worldview. For scientists, this is an exciting find as it fills a gap in knowledge, it confirms some predictions, and likely challenges others. For creationists however, this is just another item to add to a list that already contains millions of items. They might bother to describe it but it doesn't have to fit in anywhere. It won't confirm any hypothesis, it won't disprove any hypothesis and it won't lead to to any new hypotheses. All they can say is Hey, we found another fossil and they think that's "'Nuff said". How desperately sad.
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  WHY don't Americans realize GUNS are destroying their country?

  by Witness 007 in

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  usa today everyone has a gun, why?.....to protect themselves...from who?

  other folks with guns!.....yes it's in your laws...but they were written when the british ruled you.

  one school gun killing every week does not happen anywhere else in the world....maybe you need more guns to protect your kids.....one in the lunchbox.....does anyone else see this.

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  TonyT:

  We should get rid of our guns. Our guns are mean. The guns in Switzerland, although much more prevalent on a per capita basis, are much less likely to be used in a crime. This is because Switzerland has nicer guns than the ones in the United States. Replacing our guns with the nice guns they use will solve our crime problem.

  Your point is well made. The problem isn't the guns, it's the people. The people of Switzerland have proved that they are responsible enough to own firearms. Perhaps you could ask them for advice on improving your people.
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  WHY don't Americans realize GUNS are destroying their country?

  by Witness 007 in

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  usa today everyone has a gun, why?.....to protect themselves...from who?

  other folks with guns!.....yes it's in your laws...but they were written when the british ruled you.

  one school gun killing every week does not happen anywhere else in the world....maybe you need more guns to protect your kids.....one in the lunchbox.....does anyone else see this.

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  funkyderek

  To paraphrase a well-known slogan:

  Guns don't destroy countries, people destroy countries.

  The availability of guns certainly makes it easier for Americans to kill each other, but other countries (like Switzerland) manage to have a high rate of gun ownership and low rates of violent crime. Clearly something else is wrong with America.
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  What do you think of this-obese win right to 2 airline seats for price of 1

  by sir82 in

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  see this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27827328/.

  obese have right to two airline seats, one faresupreme court of canada rules for those functionally disabled by obesitywhat do you think?

  just from a purely selfish standpoint, i would be grateful if the 500 pound passenger next to me were able to occupy 2 seats, rather than being wedged into 1 (and spilling over the sides)..

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  Finally-Free:

  That's very simplistic.

  Well, it's very simple. If you consume more energy than you expend, you will gain weight. If you expend more energy than you consume, you will lose weight. If the two figures match, your weight will remain constant.

  The rate at which calories are burned also depends on health factors, genetics and individual body chemistry. Not every obese person is a glutton, and not every glutton is obese.

  Agreed. The chemistry can be complicated even though the physics is simple.

  When I discuss my weight problem I take the advice of my doctor and dietician rather than strangers on a discussion board.

  As you should. Always talk to a medical professional before changing your diet.

  I've been eating 1500 calories a day for the last 2 years and still weigh 270 pounds. My dietician gave me shit last month, saying a man of my height and build should be consuming at least 2000.

  Yes, you should be consuming at least 2000 calories but you should also be burning at least 2000 calories, and as you're currently only burning 1500, your weight remains constant. If you're interested in losing weight, talk to your doctor about what kind of exercise would be appropriate.
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  What do you think of this-obese win right to 2 airline seats for price of 1

  by sir82 in

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  see this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27827328/.

  obese have right to two airline seats, one faresupreme court of canada rules for those functionally disabled by obesitywhat do you think?

  just from a purely selfish standpoint, i would be grateful if the 500 pound passenger next to me were able to occupy 2 seats, rather than being wedged into 1 (and spilling over the sides)..

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  AGuest:

  It's often difficult to penetrate your drivel, so I may have misinterpreted you. I had assumed this eccentric flittering stream-of-consciousness babble was a style you affected when you pretended to be channelling your god, but it seems that it extends beyond that. From what I can understand though, you seem to think that every business should be run like an all-you-can-eat restaurant. Are you really unable to grasp the obvious and simple fact that in most situations two burgers or aeroplane seats or whatever really cost twice as much as one? The idea that a business should simply give a two-for-one to anybody who wants or claims to need it and magically absorb the extra cost is as absurd as any of the nonsense you have ever posted.

  You do at least seem to recognise that obesity is a result of burning fewer calories than are consumed, but bizarrely seem to think that those who do so should not have to face the consequences. Unsurprising though, given what you posted earlier: "Since when is a christian supposed to be concerned with physics?".
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  What do you think of this-obese win right to 2 airline seats for price of 1

  by sir82 in

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  see this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27827328/.

  obese have right to two airline seats, one faresupreme court of canada rules for those functionally disabled by obesitywhat do you think?

  just from a purely selfish standpoint, i would be grateful if the 500 pound passenger next to me were able to occupy 2 seats, rather than being wedged into 1 (and spilling over the sides)..

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  funkyderek

  Hmmm... your position is flawed here: some joints sell two burgers for the same price as some joints sell one. IF your price is one burger for $2.00, well, okay. If MY price is TWO burgers for $2.00... well, then, I'm offering my customers a better deal. Especially if my customer is hungrier than yours and especially if the burgers are the same size. Truth is, you could probably AFFORD to sell 2 for one... but can't bring yourself to lose the extra two bucks~guest

  Perhaps if these hungry customers weren't eating twice as many burgers, they'd be able to fit into a single seat...
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  What do you think of this-obese win right to 2 airline seats for price of 1

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
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  see this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27827328/.

  obese have right to two airline seats, one faresupreme court of canada rules for those functionally disabled by obesitywhat do you think?

  just from a purely selfish standpoint, i would be grateful if the 500 pound passenger next to me were able to occupy 2 seats, rather than being wedged into 1 (and spilling over the sides)..

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  jamiebowers:

  Here's a solution from an obese person: airlines should provide a row or two of larger seats. Reservationists should inquire as to the necessity for such when people arrange their flights.

  That's a great idea. That way, obese people would only have to be charged 50% more (at least those who could fit into a 50% larger seat).