Megadeth's Dave Mustain getting "saved"--unreal.
A.Fenderson
JoinedPosts by A.Fenderson
-
6
When Heros let you down?
by acolytes iniam a proud lynyrd skynyrd fan-but even this skynyrd fan was to ashamed to take to the counter and buy their degrading christmas song album.
i have followed my favourite football team through many humiliations and say never again.
iam always however (in the cold and rain) at the next game!!!.
-
-
-
5
Skeptic Satire
by metatron init's all about a duck!.
http://drboli.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/the-duck/.
metatron.
-
-
A.Fenderson
@ziddina: Ah, I read your post too quickly, didn't know most of it was a quote. However, duck, depending on how it's prepared, can be damnably tasty--never had the duckling a'l'orange, myself, though I feel that Thai crispy duck is devine.
-
25
The 100th Monkey
by startingover inthe 100th monkeythe japanese monkey, macaca fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years.. in 1952, on the island of koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand.
the monkey liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they found the dirt unpleasant.. an 18-month-old female named imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby stream.
she taught this trick to her mother.
-
-
A.Fenderson
OK, now we're making progress, getting quantifiable data we can compile to start forming hypotheses:
threshold for monkey psychic-field learning: ~100 monkeys.
threshold for sheep psychic-field learning: ~1 sheep.
threshold for human psychic fart-boasting: ~1 human (though the onus of prooving that no one had ever farted at work before that day falls squarely on John Doe (with whom I am LOLing)).
Or perhaps we need to consider the 1:1 simultaneous events mere cosmic synchronicity, on the presumption that in any given situation, the threshold for psychic-field learning is greater than one instance? Then again, can sheep/persons with very high charismas (say 19) cause 1:1 psychic learning?
We need more data, people--please share.
-
56
Is Rock music satanic?
by Weeping inin the following statements, rock musicians testify of an outside power that has taken over them while writing and performing rock music.
some of them have actually identified this power as demonic: .
in smash hits magazine, bon jovi says: ".
-
-
A.Fenderson
The first concert I attended was King Diamond--a (then) card-carrying member of the original Laveyan Church of Satan (though I didn't see said card). He was one of the few artists actually mentioned by name in Lavey's works as being a true COS-style Satanist. I have much respect for the philosophical and existential views of Lavey, though I don't know that all the ceremony, pseudo-mysticalism, and ritual is really necessary to make it all work.
Anywho, so far as I know, I didn't become possessed or anything as a result of the conert, and in fact (waking up with blood smeared on my hands from time to time excepted), everything's been pretty much the same since.
-
5
Skeptic Satire
by metatron init's all about a duck!.
http://drboli.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/the-duck/.
metatron.
-
-
A.Fenderson
ziddina: Well said!
-
5
Wait a second, shouldn't all JW's stay current on the taxes they owe?
by ldrnomo inlooks like bro.
prince is having a hard time paying ceasers things to ceaser.
i think he's spending more than he's making therefore he is unable to pay the percentage owed to our illustrous ceaser.
-
-
A.Fenderson
OK, I'm kinda out of the loop on this one. So is Prince considered a right and proper JW in good standing by the society and/or whatever congregation he potentially attends? When did this happen?
-
25
The 100th Monkey
by startingover inthe 100th monkeythe japanese monkey, macaca fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years.. in 1952, on the island of koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand.
the monkey liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they found the dirt unpleasant.. an 18-month-old female named imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby stream.
she taught this trick to her mother.
-
-
A.Fenderson
But there is a point at which if only one more person tunes-in to a new awareness, a field is strengthened so that this awareness is picked up by almost everyone!
That's a pretty strong claim, and the mechanisms by which this supposed "field" is strengthened and consequently tapped into aren't touched on at all. Instead of applying Occam's razor and hypothesizing the simplest explanation, they've gone into very abstract claims without defining what they're talking about or hypothesizing the means by which this disembodied awareness is transferred over distances greater than what could be explained by current scientific theory. So it's really not science per se, much closer to mysticism, with a hip, new-age vibe. I would further argue, that like most other superstitious belief, it's actually harmful, because the feel-good "moral" of the story seems to be something along the lines of "if we get enough people to believe/realize something, the mere power of the belief itself will become strong enough to transfer the belief to other people without any necessary proselytizing." Even with the best of intentions, this wishful thinking won't accomplish anything, and detracts from the potential good done by actively trying to show and teach people outside the in-group about your great idea .
On the plus side--for JW's anyway--it means they get to a point where field service is no longer necessary. ;-)
-
13
DO YOU suffer from PARADIGM poisoning?
by Terry inslow death by poisoning is a bad way to go!.
like that old story about boiling a frog.
(gradual heating keeps the frog from jumping out of the pot).. not knowing why you are slightly ill or not at your best keeps you from seeking remedy.. .
-
-
A.Fenderson
I.E. I read Dr. Don Morse's book, "SEARCHING FOR ETERNITY", a scientist's journey to overcome death anxiety.
Then I read Ernest Becker's "THE DENIAL OF DEATH" He is a Pulitzer Prize winner.
I read Becker's book, and loved it, though it's been about thirteen years--I have it and was planning on rereading soon, so this is a good excuse.
@Mall Cop: would you mind briefly summarizing each author's points, arguments, etc, and how that leads to what you feel is each writer's basic overall theory or feeling on the subject?
@Terry: sorry if I'm contributing to an off-topic conversation above. I actually think the idea of the paradigm and its implications is one of the most important ideas I've ever come across, not only as applies to science (though perhaps especially here), but other fields and just life in general as well. I believe that most people would be very well served if they could be shown and reminded powerfully and often that their "knowledge" about the world is hugely filtered and polarized by the largely-unconscious low-level software in their brains, and that perception is an act of imagination and abstraction every bit as much as sensation, if not moreso. There are rare instances of things I've read (and maybe even more rarely seen in movies etc) that really drive these points home and impact me on a deep and even emotional level, revealing the active and flawed nature of perception, and I think it would be great for people who are familiar with the genesis of these small existential moments to be able to craft their own words or works that can induce these types of "light-bulb" moments in others as well. Have you ever tried doing specifically this, and if so how do you feel the attempt was received?
-
19
Best way to get Netflix on my tv?
by AK - Jeff ini know about roku, but currently don't think it any better than the laptop i have connected to my television to stream netflix.. i have considered a media-pc with remote or perhaps a remote keyboard and mouse.
i like the idea of the tv subbing as an extra pc on occasion - plus i would like to be able to stream other programs besides just netflix [like fancast or national geo or history or some news clips].. any suggestions beyond or in addition?.
thank you in advance.
-
-
A.Fenderson
Anyway, isn't it worth $50-$60 more for a wireless Blu Ray than having to run cables around the house ???
Some people have lots of trouble getting movies to stream wirelessly, because they're consistently using relatively high bandwidth for a real-time application, so it's potentially problematic. Other people have no problems. It probably depends a lot on the quality of the wireless transceiver at each end, and any potential interference or signal blockage in the area where it's set up. Ethernet will not be prone to these potential issues.
-
19
Best way to get Netflix on my tv?
by AK - Jeff ini know about roku, but currently don't think it any better than the laptop i have connected to my television to stream netflix.. i have considered a media-pc with remote or perhaps a remote keyboard and mouse.
i like the idea of the tv subbing as an extra pc on occasion - plus i would like to be able to stream other programs besides just netflix [like fancast or national geo or history or some news clips].. any suggestions beyond or in addition?.
thank you in advance.
-
-
A.Fenderson
I know about Roku, but currently don't think it any better than the laptop I have connected to my television to stream Netflix.
The PC client won't allow you to stream the HD feeds, AFAIK--only the various set-top boxes, BD players, 360/PS3, etc let you get HD content. The Wii client will be SD-only as well.
Some Netflix-enabled BD players are only slightly more expensive than the HD Roku, so if you don't have a BD player, that seems to make the most sense.