Of course, you can rarely distangle religion and politics in these things. People have an uncanny knack for concluding that God wants just what they want, and wants them to be the instrument of His will. I suspect religion is often more of an excuse than the actual cause.
Religion is not an excuse it is the weapon. It is what is used to mobilise people and get them to kill and to die. What do you tink is going to be more effective:
"God has revealed to me that we need to cleanse this neighbouring land of these heretics and ungodly people. All those that fall will be martyrs and go to martyrs heaven and be revered for all time."
or
"I would like you to all give your lives so that I can take over this neighbouring land and enrich myself."
The reason religion is so dangerous is that once you accept god and accept that someone speaks for god then you will believe what is said by that person. Religion is a tool for for the powerful to control the masses, it is nothing more. Yes it makes some people feel warm and fuzzy inside "knowing" they will live forever and their enemies will face eternal torment. But that is just the sugar to make the medicine go down.
I remember the good old days. America did not complain and write letters or stamp feet. I sent solders planes and bombs. Ah well I guess the recession really has hit the US hard.
-EDM
For the humor impaired the above is not serious. It was just my first thought when I saw the title.
I don't know how it work where you are but here is how it works in good old blighty
1. You buy good for a really good price;)
2. You buy goods for market price
1 you are looking at receiving stolen goods if it is stolen and 2 you are just unlucky. In both cases you are out of pocket. There is of course option 3 you wait out several hundred years in which case it is yours. Doesn't work so well with computers (or with people that last approx 100years) Still a good wheeze if you can pull it off.
Either way no you can not keep stolen property even if you did buy it on ebay/from some guy in a pub.
I find your faith in advertisers disturbing.
If they see fat people, they will advertise junk food, not diets because impulse sales are so much easier and lucrative.
Actually what they'll do is junk food adds then diet adds after you have eaten. That way they get you twice once on impulse and once on guilt. Don't under estimate the power of guilt. See what it has done for the Catholic church. It is surly no coincidence that church is Sunday and sinning is Friday and Saturday.
Here here. Thanks you saved me the trouble of posting as sensible email. If anyone ever suggested that my daughter should be eating in the toilet (bathroom to you) I may be inclined to treat them to their next meal from there.
Hopefully some of these idiots will one day meet a woman and have kids and realise what total idiots they have been. Somehow I doubt it though.
Sounds like you are infringing my patent "System or Method" I'll get my lawyers to call your lawyers and see if we can work out some sort of crippling licensing agreement.
EDM
IMNSHO You are quite right about this and I speak as one of those with good grades at school/UNI. Parents an teachers tell you it is all about the grades well that is just not true. Social skills are far more important than grades or qualifications for that matter.
My social skills are not terrible but I did not get a good balance and as a result this has probably affected my career negatively more than my qualifications have helped.
My advice is you need a good balance and I'll try not to make the same mistake with my kids.
EDM.
I have no idea why they teach us as children that everyone thought Chris Columbus would sail off the edge of the earth.
I think most teachers are not very bright and actually believe the crap they teach. Others however are bored an like to make stuff up. I know if I was a teacher I'd definitely see what absolute crap I could teach kids.
hmm maybe teaching is not for me after all.
Kad.
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Of course, you can rarely distangle religion and politics in these things. People have an uncanny knack for concluding that God wants just what they want, and wants them to be the instrument of His will. I suspect religion is often more of an excuse than the actual cause.
Religion is not an excuse it is the weapon. It is what is used to mobilise people and get them to kill and to die. What do you tink is going to be more effective:
"God has revealed to me that we need to cleanse this neighbouring land of these heretics and ungodly people. All those that fall will be martyrs and go to martyrs heaven and be revered for all time."
or
"I would like you to all give your lives so that I can take over this neighbouring land and enrich myself."
The reason religion is so dangerous is that once you accept god and accept that someone speaks for god then you will believe what is said by that person. Religion is a tool for for the powerful to control the masses, it is nothing more. Yes it makes some people feel warm and fuzzy inside "knowing" they will live forever and their enemies will face eternal torment. But that is just the sugar to make the medicine go down.
EDM
My experience is that very few corporations give a rat's ass about laws.
Fixed that for you.
-EDM
you can make a lot of money, but
See your preposition there? That's all anyone ever thinks about.
The world makes more sense now, doesn't it?
Yes more sense but still not very much and I find it all so terribly depressing
-EDM
I remember the good old days. America did not complain and write letters or stamp feet. I sent solders planes and bombs. Ah well I guess the recession really has hit the US hard.
-EDM
For the humor impaired the above is not serious. It was just my first thought when I saw the title.
Indeed just the sort of thing a Skanky Ho would do to get publicity IMHO. So I hear the cool kids saying.
-EDM
Yes this is my opinion whose were you expecting?
I don't know how it work where you are but here is how it works in good old blighty
;)
1. You buy good for a really good price
2. You buy goods for market price
1 you are looking at receiving stolen goods if it is stolen and 2 you are just unlucky. In both cases you are out of pocket. There is of course option 3 you wait out several hundred years in which case it is yours. Doesn't work so well with computers (or with people that last approx 100years) Still a good wheeze if you can pull it off.
Either way no you can not keep stolen property even if you did buy it on ebay/from some guy in a pub.
EDM
EDM.
What if it's a couple torturing or killing their own kids?
You're right that would be so much worse than torturing someone else's kids.
- EDM
I find your faith in advertisers disturbing. If they see fat people, they will advertise junk food, not diets because impulse sales are so much easier and lucrative.
Actually what they'll do is junk food adds then diet adds after you have eaten. That way they get you twice once on impulse and once on guilt. Don't under estimate the power of guilt. See what it has done for the Catholic church. It is surly no coincidence that church is Sunday and sinning is Friday and Saturday.
-EDM
Diet adds for fat people
Cosmetic surgery adds for ugly people
Maybe even lawyer adds if you get run over while staring at the screen
-EDM
Here here. Thanks you saved me the trouble of posting as sensible email. If anyone ever suggested that my daughter should be eating in the toilet (bathroom to you) I may be inclined to treat them to their next meal from there. Hopefully some of these idiots will one day meet a woman and have kids and realise what total idiots they have been. Somehow I doubt it though.
EDM
Sounds like you are infringing my patent "System or Method" I'll get my lawyers to call your lawyers and see if we can work out some sort of crippling licensing agreement.
EDM
No it's the poor sod that has to clean the toilet that I feel sorry for.
EDM
IMNSHO You are quite right about this and I speak as one of those with good grades at school/UNI. Parents an teachers tell you it is all about the grades well that is just not true. Social skills are far more important than grades or qualifications for that matter. My social skills are not terrible but I did not get a good balance and as a result this has probably affected my career negatively more than my qualifications have helped. My advice is you need a good balance and I'll try not to make the same mistake with my kids. EDM.
I have no idea why they teach us as children that everyone thought Chris Columbus would sail off the edge of the earth.
I think most teachers are not very bright and actually believe the crap they teach. Others however are bored an like to make stuff up. I know if I was a teacher I'd definitely see what absolute crap I could teach kids. hmm maybe teaching is not for me after all. Kad.