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  DON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population

  by cantleave in

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  an incredible lecture that uses statistics to show that the world is much better than many people think.. the challenge of population explosion - has been solved.. the challenge of extreme poverty is within our grasp.. the challenge of climate change - well that's something we need to focus on,,,,,,,,, take an hour watch this, it dispels the doom and gloom preached by many.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fack2knc08e.

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  Thanks Cantleave,

  Priceless gem for Mr. Rosling: "The problem is not lack of knowledge it's preconceived ideas".

  Hans Rosling illustrates what the data has clearly shown for decades. Improving life expectancies with access to health care and improved infrastructure such as water/wastewater systems, improving quality of life with a combination of private/public support in jobs and social safety nets and most importantly, improving education and access to education solves a lot of entrenched problems such as poverty, childbirth rates, crime, etc.

  Imagine that.

  Priceless gem from Mr. Kenny: Increased beer consumption is a sign of better times.
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  Stephen Fry on God: What would you say to him if he did exist?

  by Simon in

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  great answer to a stupid question - what would you say if you're wrong, if god does exist and you go to meet him when you die?.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suvkwnysqo.

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  I would tell the big girl two things:

  1. You owe me an explanation; and

  2. You owe me and everyone else an apology

  Then I would tell her to fix all of the problems she caused or to take her best shot.

  Bitch.
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  Great answer by a great intellect!

  by lurkernomore in

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  i found his logic and succinct explanation of his position fantastic.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suvkwnysqo.

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  And Kate,

  I have the people who make certificates on speed dial. Just say the word and I will order it.
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  Great answer by a great intellect!

  by lurkernomore in

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  i found his logic and succinct explanation of his position fantastic.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suvkwnysqo.

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  Thanks Lurkernomore. Lots of us feel the same way. 
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  Be nice to theists - they are victims of their genes

  by cofty in

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  identical twin studies show there is a strong inheritable component to religiosity.

  thomas bouchard studied identical and fraternal twins raised apart and tested them on religious attitudes.. the correlation for the former turned out to be 62% compared to just 2% for the latter.

  his colleague.

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  Another example:

  Consider Maslow's hierarchy and the Myers Briggs Personalty Type Indicator. There are 4 major personality types, and Guardians make up almost half of the total. Artisans and Idealists? Not so much. That is exactly what would be predicted when you consider the struggles to pass along DNA that have existed for 100,000 years. Those with the personality type to protect themselves and their offspring, and excel at safety/security/food (the bottom rungs of Maslow's hierarchy)  would be the 'fittest' in the early parts of the homo-sapien journey (and get the girls).

  Civilization likely had to be more firmly stablished before idealists and artisans, who sit at the top of Maslow's pyramid in the self-actualization categories, could flourish - and live long enough to pass along their DNA (and get the girls).

  
  
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  Be nice to theists - they are victims of their genes

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  identical twin studies show there is a strong inheritable component to religiosity.

  thomas bouchard studied identical and fraternal twins raised apart and tested them on religious attitudes.. the correlation for the former turned out to be 62% compared to just 2% for the latter.

  his colleague.

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  An example: The poison used to kill cockroaches worked effectively for a while. It was laced with sugar to make it more appealing to the cockroaches. The cockroaches who did not like sugar didn't eat it; the ones that liked sugar, the majority, did and died.

  After a few generations, in cockroach land that's a short time period, the majority of cockroaches had the gene for an aversion to sugar and the poison didn't work because they wouldn't eat it. 

  It would be nice to think that the cockroaches talked with each other, sent out bulletins, talked with each other on their tiny cell phones, etc. to avoid the damned sugar, but the reality of it is the 'fittest' cockroaches, in this instance those with the fairly rare aversion to sugar, survived, and the others died. 

  I sometimes use the same expressions about adapting, but I don't mean it in the same context.
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  How did you get through mind numbing meetings?

  by minimus in

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  as an elder, i used to find a legitimate reason to wander.

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  Bull Sh** Bingo is awesome! I'm only pis**d that I didn't think of it!! And Rebel8, girl you rock. We can see why you picked your screen name. 

  One thing I noticed during my Borgian days: There is a huge difference between being bored, which I was for most of the years within the cult, and reaching the point where you know it is BS and that the FDS/GB are evil, dark hearted, control freaks. The meetings for me, once I reached this point, became surreal. Every control related comment, and there are always many at any cult meeting, felt like a knife in my brain.

  
  

  
  
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  How did you get through mind numbing meetings?

  by minimus in

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  as an elder, i used to find a legitimate reason to wander.

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  My experience tracks closely to WasAnElder's. For years the meetings bored me. I jumped in with all fours when I began 'reaching out.' Once I became disillusioned with the Dark Lords and their draconian control the meetings were agony. Unless I had a part I started arriving just on time, leaving early or as soon as it was over, walking around or observing others - anything to pass the time. And with each passing month the Dark Lords made the meetings more canned and scripted. And boring. I understand it is even worse now.

  Just shoot me.
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  Wow, the forum is very slow

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  i know that logging in has been a problem for some.

  i hardly post any more.

  i figured there would be more activity than this.

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  Simon,

  I like the changes but understand others' issues. I only have one, and you may have already addressed this. Is the number of views ticker still available? I miss that feature.
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  My life by the numbers..

  by myway2007 in

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  i have enjoyed this site long enough, that i thought it was time to start giving back.

  it's been a reflective few days as i tried to quantify the passage of time.

  how time flies.... i turn 55 this year- and life is amazing!it was last year i reached out to one of my siblings via email to see if i could visit my mom beforeshe passes as she is over 90 now and the response i got was that it was too painful for herto see me until "i do the right thing"it was 5 years ago that i was able to finally become whole from all the anger and pain and normalize my life.it was 33 years ago that i was df'd.

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  Thank you for sharing your story. Another ex-Dub success story!! And welcome to the forum.