It was clarified to me that the 10 commandments are not so much rules which one must follow in order to please a jealous deity, but rather commitments and...
... cuss, fuss, and steal and kill.<< I guess people who hang out at biker bars are screwed. Seriously, thanks for an excellent post, and to Daniel and...
New York Times June 26, 2007 Humans Have Spread Globally, and Evolved Locally By NICHOLAS WADE ...
Dr. Megan Neyer
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Jul 3, 2007 12:15 pm
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This 4th of July - in talking with friends about this "way" of life that so many politicians talk about needing to be protected. And it dawned on me, that I...
Your question reminds me of the question of why ag-based societies are so adept at wiping out the indigenous populations of hunter-gatherers that they...
Might makes right. On the brighter side, the US was founded on novel and admirable principles in theory. We have been backsliding significantly in the last...
Pat, "Way of life" is not the same as freedom. We were talking about the consumerism, how MacDonalds, the american style mall is everywhere, casinos in the...
What does the word "Freedom" mean? You are going to get me into a "tizzy". As based on my experience, I have not seen absolute freedom. For example, do we...
I’m not sure what Salma is but I’m a follower. ... From: ATLeavers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ATLeavers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of allbeefpatty1969 Sent:...
I think it is a matter of how you define God, to me God equals the creator of the universe. If you prefer to say something else created it, you can call it...
I think you are talking about modernity. Civilized people’s individual freedom and ability to understand and be tolerate others who are different from them....
Great article. It certainly supports the notion that, compared with our prehistoric Homo Sapiens Sapiens, we are a genetically-domesticated version of our...
We are world leaders because we have a ton of money, a lot of natural resources (never mind how we are squandering those) nuclear weapons and a big military....
Dr. Megan Neyer
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Jul 6, 2007 10:39 pm
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Megan The point is the United States should not have stepped on Iraqi soil for any reason. So I dare challenge what guts do they (United States) have to step...
Slavery, racism, indigenous people near extermination, current corporate imperialism (let me add to that .... back by U.S. government) <-- all these from your...
Pat This friend of mine was borned in the U.S. grew up here in the U.S. went to the U.S. public school (where she most certainly was subjected to how great...
Ava, I do not for ONE second support the Iraq war. I never believed there was WMD there, and Bush¹s agenda is severely misguided, ill-informed, pompous, and...
Dr. Megan Neyer
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Jul 7, 2007 3:36 am
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A few thoughts from a lowly bird: 1) On the list of countries below, don't forget Panama and Haiti. 2) In response to the questions about who created the first...
Live Earth - What do you think, will it be effective? It is kind of strange that when Al Gore was interviewed. He said the they are monitoring the "numbers"...
why stop at the earth/planet level? i think we should think of ourselves as part or connected to the universe, meaning we originated somewhere out there in the...
According to the US Department of Energy, "In the average home, 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are...
Mlade, John
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Jul 8, 2007 3:38 pm
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This is an exciting time because it's the first time I can ever recall that an environmental issue has penetrated into the mainstream public psyche. Addressing...
Good post Megan, I am always concerned when people bash our system of government because for all its faults it is the best ever devised by a taker culture. Its...
Ava, I admire your tenacious defense of your friend's character, as well as your refusal to defer to her irrational beliefs just because they're sincere, but I...
There are bulbs with a 'candelabra' base for chandeliers, etc..., and some of them are dimmable. Shop around. Chris Theal Facilities Manager SOUTHFACE ...
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