“The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
talesin
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Don't you just love a great quote?
by stillin ini have seen a few here on this forum.
i just came across on in a book i'm reading that i thought i would share with you, appropriate to the forum.. "men think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one".
charles mackay in extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds (1841).
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American Sniper - courage or cowardice?
by Simon inthe movie american sniper is breaking box office records and of course there is some irony that a movie about a sniper is released on martin luther king day (who was shot by one).. but of course there is a world of difference between an assassin and a military sniper ... or is there?.
some are making a big stink about it and claiming that "snipers are cowards".
it seems unfair to me.
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talesin
I am speaking to the OP, not having read the subsequent pages. I downloaded this movie yesterday and it looks to be a good flick.
Snpers? Hey. are you a military family? Then, there should be no questions asked. If you are a WOO HOO AMERICA the land of the brave and home of the free, then shut your mouth. The Airborne has the best in the world, and they are trained to kill. It's a fact of your country, your identity in the world community - you are a violent people whose soldiers are trained to kill. When one of them goes awry, havoc ensues.
Live with it. Deal with it. Be as loud and proud of your killing skills with a rifle, as you are about your corporate killing skills.
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Can't post pictures
by StarTrekAngel innot able to do so... the posting progress is just stuck and nothing happens.
first i thought may be the pics were too big.
re sized them and still nothing... any ideas?
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talesin
Using Google Chrome, you just hit the Picture Icon, then select "Choose File" to upload from the picture folder on your pc. Other browsers may have a different process.
:)
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Can't post pictures
by StarTrekAngel innot able to do so... the posting progress is just stuck and nothing happens.
first i thought may be the pics were too big.
re sized them and still nothing... any ideas?
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Be nice to theists - they are victims of their genes
by cofty inidentical 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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talesin
There is also a strong argument for genetic psychopathy - does this mean that your need to control people's thoughts and feelings is genetic? Or do you just enjoy mocking religious people and proving you are 'right'?
Just curious.tal
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East Coast Blizzard 2015
by breakfast of champions inwhere we're at, we won't get it as bad as nyc, long island or new england.
even so, my university is closed until wednesday morning, and we're expecting well over a foot of snow.. anyone else out there "hunkering down"?.
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talesin
Still snowing with freezing ice pellets, and gusting to 65 mph ... I haven't listened to the TV, but that's what Environment Canada's weather service, and my own EYES tell me.
It's quite the storm out there, but 'the Perfect Storm' *rolling my eyes* ... that is exactly why I don't watch the Weather Channel or network weather. They are such drama queens. Down East, we should know how to handle a mid-winter's storm by now. I just feel bad for the lobster fishermen - this is their season, and it's a tough go.
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Science increasingly makes the case for god
by DesirousOfChange inrecently got this email from a long-time jw friend who is still "in".thoughts on a tactful response?thanks,doc
science increasingly makes the case for god.
the odds of life existing on another planet grow ever longer.. intelligent design, anyone?.
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talesin
woo hoo!
Another G*d vs Atheist thread!
not :(
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Informative and interesting website recommendations please.
by nicolaou ini've got into a bit of a rut visiting the same half dozen or so sites most of the time.
i'd love to hear your suggestions for good sites featuring popular science (esp' astronomy and evolutionary biology), natural history, poetry and english literature.
and anything fun and surprising you might like to spring on me would be welcome too!
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talesin
Coursera has free courses from universities all over the world, in every subject. It's an amazing site, and no matter what your interest, you can find something there, from the Uni of Edinburgh to Peking, Johns Hopkins to Yale. It's all free for non-credit status, although if you want credits towards a degree, you can choose to pay.
xx
tal
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Am I going crazy?
by HappyDad inam i going nuts or am i just pissed off?
there are so many posters who use abbreviations in their posts and so many of us have been out for years.
the borg constantly changes everything from beliefs to organizational tactics, so those like me don't have a clue to what you are referring to.
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I know, it's taken me years to figure out the acronym for the medical committee people ............
idiots.
:)
Hi to you and K, HappyDad.xx
tal :sunglasses:
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Is this a discussion forum or a debating forum , which is it ?
by smiddy indo you get confused sometimes whether this site is a discussion forum or a debating forum ?.
just asking.
whats your thoughts.. smiddy.
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talesin
wow, very cool to have my definitions of debate vs.discuss deleted.
What, about that post, broke the rules, SIMON!
NOTHING.
So you just DELETE anything that makes you look wrong? Well, I am sure you will delete THIS.
Really shocked and disgusted by this. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
FUCK YOU and the HORSE YOU RODE IN ON.
So, now I am sure to be deleted. That's fine, I am DONE.
