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and to make this a circular argument,what is your position to make slavery right?

yes they do.about 2 or 3 of them.

i thought the supreme court settled most of this,and this idiot finds a loop hole.

the movie.yes an older b movie.i think video stores still have it.

same here."panic in the streets"is the title of an older movie.and not a good one.

panic in the streets?or did they say never trust anyone over 30?

i was asked how old i am today.before i could answer,someone said 21(nooooo!).i said,with 39 years of experience.

why can't buddhism be classified as philosophy?it isn't a religion,per say.and yes i know that certain schools of buddhism can be considered so,but that is a conversation for another time.

very badly paraphrased:the buddha said something to the effect...if the truth is helpful,then tell it.if it will only cause harm,then don't. yes,there is more to it than that.

if the sun is"settling"in the west,it is a"sunset".if it's"rising"in the east it is a"sunrise". however,that is not your question.in a picture,i guess it depends on the surroundings to give you a clue,if the photographer isn't around.

the only buddhist"hell"as far as a place is part of the tibetan book of the dead,and that is only if you make the choice to follow the path to there.other than that,most of the teachings i know of are that hell is a state of mind,not a place.

there is a concept in judaism that is called sheol.it is from what i understand a very dark and nasty place,but it is not the same as the christian(or for that matter muslim)hell.if i understand it correctly,it is also a place for the dead.

dieing isn't the worst thing that could happen,and what comes after is a moot point.but it could prove interesting to see if "only the strong survive."

as i understand it,we are all responsible for our own choices,period.whether they are"good"or not is how other people see them.

i agree with others about being out of our league.if it appears to be something that we don't have the proper training to handle(which would include most of us),then the kindest thing we can do is refer them to someone who is trained.that and be as supportive as possible.

i tell people the truth.if i need something(or want it bad enough),i will get it.i do appreciate their thought but i would rather they spend their money on someone else.if it's a regift,or used,well,they did think of me.we have had a neighbor who did that(and we gave them homemade cheese cake,sugar free,each year).i miss the kids mostly,but the parents were real nice.

quite often.but the story isn't that interesting.

sounds good.

keep in mind dan,that is not a self title for jonathon.the board gave him that,like they did me.jonathon has the good sense to ignore it.

when i was much younger.then i grew up.

the video i alluded to ended with a "human women"explaining that humanism was becoming the dominant belief system(religion?)in the world.therefore the need for deities was becoming less and less. or as jonathon said,they have other concerns than us .

i could leave a detailed will the size of most encyclopedias(remember those?)and my heirs still wouldn't get it right.or i could just leave instructions and have everything sold,and there would still be infighting and stupidity in abundance. i may just sell everything and leave $1 to each of them and say"fight now".

or do what you feel is right and ignore the stupid stuff.

yes von it is.but for me,reverence has to many strings attached.respect is something someone has earned. now are there things in the universe that cause me to stop and wonder?everyday.

none of the above.now respect is an entirely different ball game.