You really have no idea how badly you're being played. Please go to youtube and search for Pallywood. Also check out this article. The people of Gaza and the West Bank are being used as tools in an ongoing propaganda campaign aimed at turning public opinion worldwide against Israel. They fire rockets at Israel from locations that put their own innocent civilians in harms' way. The goal is to entice Israel into returning fire, and in doing so killing the innocent women and children nearby. Why is it that the palestinian refugees living in squalor across the border in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are completely ignored? Israel actually provides humanitarian aid to the West Bank and Gaza, providing food and basic necessities. In fact, Israel regularly brings refugees from these two regions into Israel for medical treatment. This does not happen in the other refugee camps controlled by Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. Where is the outcry when Syria drops bombs from a jet indiscriminately on the palestinian refugee camp inside it's border? Israel has agreed to numerous peace deals brokered by various world leaders. It is always the Palestinian leadership that fails to agree. And so they continue to launch rockets at Israel, and they continue to wage a war of propaganda.
There's a link right there with facts about having to pay money to get rid of surplus, and you're claiming doctrinaire BS? I think maybe you're the one preaching doctrine. Where's your link summarizing the subsidizing of oil and gas production? From what I've seen, consumption isn't subsidized, it's heavily taxed....I'm calling bullshit on your claims until you can provide some substantial proof. By the way, tax deductions for money spent on development and research isn't a subsidy. Make sure the proof you show is truly a subsidy, ie government actually sending money to a company, not allowing a reduction in taxes owed.
I wasn't trying to prove or disprove the existence of god. I was merely commenting on how arrogant you are. All you have is an OPINION. Same as someone who believes in a god. You have absolutely zero proof whether or not life on earth was created, yet you talk smugly about how "stupid" someone else is because they have an OPINION.
Actually, I would have to disagree with you. I think people, such as yourself, who are so bloody sure there's no "god" or "superior being" are the stupid ones. We have lived for a mere speck of time, in a tiny little corner of our galaxy in a tiny little corner of our vast universe. The amount we know about our universe versus what we don't know is so small, it approaches zero. If you've ever read about dimensions, you should know it's quite possible that we're only seeing a speck of everything that exists around us. And to be as sure as you are that there isn't some intelligence behind our existence is absolute ignorance in the extreme. How can you be so sure that life on planet earth just "happened"? Is it not possible that some intelligent being "started" life? Maybe an interstellar pod landed on earth and introduced the basis for life, complete with instructions for "evolution" coded in. Or maybe a far off antenna, beaming "instructions" via cosmic rays initiated the start of life here. The fact is, we have absolutely no idea how life started and how evolution occurs. Acting so smug and mocking someone else for their belief about how it all started, when you yourself don't have the faintest clue is just pathetic.
This wasn't an issue of checking sources. The host asked the reporter "why", and rather than say, "uh, I don't know", the reporter decided to make it up on the spot.
YOU refer to the link. It states quite clearly, orthodox Jews adhere to the Torah (aka Old Testament) as definitive Jewish Law. So if an orthodox Jew decided to work on the Sabbath, he would expect that his punishment be death. Can you find an example of an orthodox Jew who actually worked on the Sabbath, and wasn't put to death?
Wow. You're thick. Just because the "land" is still there, doesn't mean the "civilization" is. Do you think the current residents of Egypt still worship Amun, Ra, and the other Egyptian gods? Do you think the people of Mexico still sacrifice the hearts of virgins to Quetzalcoatl?
And just FYI, they had their own state long before 1947. It was invaded over 2000 years ago, and the most of the population were dispersed. Yet they remained true to their civilization, and kept up with their traditions, beliefs, and teachings. So they are the longest lasting civilization.
Egypt? Invaded by Alexander the Great and colonized. Later invaded by Rome and colonized. Invaded by Islam. Invaded by the Ottomans. The ancient civilization of Egypt did not survive. The descendants became part of the new culture that invaded. Central America? No Aztecs, no Mayans, no Mixtecs, no Totonecs. Which civilization survived in Central America?
What society has lasted longer?
When did I say Judaism is christianity? The bible is divided in to two parts: Old Testament, New Testament. The New Testament is christianity. The Old Testament is Judaism. I really don't understand your point, unless you're assuming I meant christianity is the modern version of Judaism? Well, I didn't. Judaism is still around today. That it gave birth to Christianity is a side note.
so you think the bible is supposed to be a non-fiction work, dictated by God to a bunch of writers? Maybe you need to put your thinking cap on. Mankind was on this planet for tens (hundreds even?) of thousands of years prior to the invention of writing. Think of the bible more as a collection of stories that were handed down from one generation to the next, in order to preserve bits of history, teachings, knowledge gleaned, morals, ethics, and laws. Now think about this: Of all the civilizations that have emerged on this planet, with all kinds of different teachings, knowledge, morals, ethics, and laws, the oldest surviving civilization is that which based their life upon the bible; namely, Judaism.
Waste heat? No such thing, it all gets put to use adding to the warmth of our planet. This additional warmth is then attributed to CO2, which in turn results in billions of research dollars, salaries, legislation, and TV and newsprint content! Without that waste heat, we'd have millions of people unemployed worldwide.
You assume the exercise was in preparation for an invasion. FYI, the biggest threat to the USA in it's entire history came from within. Us history buffs call it the "civil war".
I guess you're extremely ill informed about the Taliban and the war in general. SAM's aren't improvised explosive devices. The US military does extremely well against the Taliban when the Taliban are on their own. But most of the time they're hiding among civilians, which makes it a much tougher job for the military.
Do you not understand the basic principle of how CO2 is supposed to work? Sunlight comes down, strikes earth. Some is reflected, some is absorbed. The portion that is absorbed is radiated upwards as heat (infrared). CO2 and water vapor both absorb this reflected radiation, and then in turn re-radiate the energy, again in the infrared. Only this time, it radiates it in all directions, not just up. Thus, much of the original infrared that was radiating up, is diverted back down by CO2 and water vapor. That's the principle. However, water vapor has a much greater heat capacity than CO2. What hasn't been determined is how much radiation CO2 is actually able to absorb given the prevalence of water molecules in our atmosphere, and how quickly is it re-radiated when compared to water molecules re-radiating. And while your video is quite accurate in terms of what we're doing wrong to mitigate the situation, it doesn't address the fact that the basic mechanism of CO2 in our atmosphere isn't completely understood yet.
Mitigate the damage? The theory of "catastrophic" global warming is just that, a theory. There are also plenty of scientists claiming that a slightly warmer atmosphere with more CO2 in it is much better for vegetation.
Yes, we can all agree that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. But we don't all agree on it's effects. Water vapor is also a greenhouse gas, and it absorbs the same spectrum as CO2 and is much more prevalent. There are several basic questions still not answered about how the entire process works. For instance, how long does the CO2 hold any radiation it absorbs vs how long water holds it? How much radiation does the CO2 absorb given the variable content of water vapor in our atmosphere? There are many others too, and the worst part about this whole debate is that the UN IPCC got involved and politicized it. So now the scientists are caught in the middle of a political war, and instead of information flowing freely, they're bottling it up.
insurgency acts against military targets? You've got to be kidding me! What military value did the World Trade Center have? Or the London subway? Or the Iraqi markets that have been frequently bombed? What military value did Mumbai have when it was targeted by 7 bombs deployed in dense civilian areas?
The US killed hundreds of thousands? And here I thought it was Al-Qaeda and a bunch of other splinter resistance groups that were doing most of the killing of Iraqis. FYI, the Middle East has undergone a millennium of progress and advancements thanks to a few centuries of western colonialism and imperialism. Unfortunately, some aspects of their lifestyle (beliefs, values, government) didn't progress nearly as much as others (infrastructure, technology). It's not the western colonialism that has caused great suffering for the people of the Middle East. It's their own beliefs that leads to women being killed because "they went out and got themselves raped", and men being hanged because they were accused of being gay. It's their own leaders, their own people, that suppress and oppress them, murder them, arrest them, gas them, and torture them.
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lol, apparently not if you're implying I'm JIDF.
You really have no idea how badly you're being played. Please go to youtube and search for Pallywood. Also check out this article. The people of Gaza and the West Bank are being used as tools in an ongoing propaganda campaign aimed at turning public opinion worldwide against Israel. They fire rockets at Israel from locations that put their own innocent civilians in harms' way. The goal is to entice Israel into returning fire, and in doing so killing the innocent women and children nearby. Why is it that the palestinian refugees living in squalor across the border in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are completely ignored? Israel actually provides humanitarian aid to the West Bank and Gaza, providing food and basic necessities. In fact, Israel regularly brings refugees from these two regions into Israel for medical treatment. This does not happen in the other refugee camps controlled by Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. Where is the outcry when Syria drops bombs from a jet indiscriminately on the palestinian refugee camp inside it's border? Israel has agreed to numerous peace deals brokered by various world leaders. It is always the Palestinian leadership that fails to agree. And so they continue to launch rockets at Israel, and they continue to wage a war of propaganda.
citation please. Your statement is contrary to everything I learned in Geology 101, 105, and 201....
??? You do know that below 220ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere, plants die, correct?
There's a link right there with facts about having to pay money to get rid of surplus, and you're claiming doctrinaire BS? I think maybe you're the one preaching doctrine. Where's your link summarizing the subsidizing of oil and gas production? From what I've seen, consumption isn't subsidized, it's heavily taxed....I'm calling bullshit on your claims until you can provide some substantial proof. By the way, tax deductions for money spent on development and research isn't a subsidy. Make sure the proof you show is truly a subsidy, ie government actually sending money to a company, not allowing a reduction in taxes owed.
I wasn't trying to prove or disprove the existence of god. I was merely commenting on how arrogant you are. All you have is an OPINION. Same as someone who believes in a god. You have absolutely zero proof whether or not life on earth was created, yet you talk smugly about how "stupid" someone else is because they have an OPINION.
Actually, I would have to disagree with you. I think people, such as yourself, who are so bloody sure there's no "god" or "superior being" are the stupid ones. We have lived for a mere speck of time, in a tiny little corner of our galaxy in a tiny little corner of our vast universe. The amount we know about our universe versus what we don't know is so small, it approaches zero. If you've ever read about dimensions, you should know it's quite possible that we're only seeing a speck of everything that exists around us. And to be as sure as you are that there isn't some intelligence behind our existence is absolute ignorance in the extreme. How can you be so sure that life on planet earth just "happened"? Is it not possible that some intelligent being "started" life? Maybe an interstellar pod landed on earth and introduced the basis for life, complete with instructions for "evolution" coded in. Or maybe a far off antenna, beaming "instructions" via cosmic rays initiated the start of life here. The fact is, we have absolutely no idea how life started and how evolution occurs. Acting so smug and mocking someone else for their belief about how it all started, when you yourself don't have the faintest clue is just pathetic.
This wasn't an issue of checking sources. The host asked the reporter "why", and rather than say, "uh, I don't know", the reporter decided to make it up on the spot.
YOU refer to the link. It states quite clearly, orthodox Jews adhere to the Torah (aka Old Testament) as definitive Jewish Law. So if an orthodox Jew decided to work on the Sabbath, he would expect that his punishment be death. Can you find an example of an orthodox Jew who actually worked on the Sabbath, and wasn't put to death?
25 percent of Israel.
Wow. You're thick. Just because the "land" is still there, doesn't mean the "civilization" is. Do you think the current residents of Egypt still worship Amun, Ra, and the other Egyptian gods? Do you think the people of Mexico still sacrifice the hearts of virgins to Quetzalcoatl?
And just FYI, they had their own state long before 1947. It was invaded over 2000 years ago, and the most of the population were dispersed. Yet they remained true to their civilization, and kept up with their traditions, beliefs, and teachings. So they are the longest lasting civilization.
Egypt? Invaded by Alexander the Great and colonized. Later invaded by Rome and colonized. Invaded by Islam. Invaded by the Ottomans. The ancient civilization of Egypt did not survive. The descendants became part of the new culture that invaded. Central America? No Aztecs, no Mayans, no Mixtecs, no Totonecs. Which civilization survived in Central America?
What society has lasted longer?
When did I say Judaism is christianity? The bible is divided in to two parts: Old Testament, New Testament. The New Testament is christianity. The Old Testament is Judaism. I really don't understand your point, unless you're assuming I meant christianity is the modern version of Judaism? Well, I didn't. Judaism is still around today. That it gave birth to Christianity is a side note.
so you think the bible is supposed to be a non-fiction work, dictated by God to a bunch of writers? Maybe you need to put your thinking cap on. Mankind was on this planet for tens (hundreds even?) of thousands of years prior to the invention of writing. Think of the bible more as a collection of stories that were handed down from one generation to the next, in order to preserve bits of history, teachings, knowledge gleaned, morals, ethics, and laws. Now think about this: Of all the civilizations that have emerged on this planet, with all kinds of different teachings, knowledge, morals, ethics, and laws, the oldest surviving civilization is that which based their life upon the bible; namely, Judaism.
Waste heat? No such thing, it all gets put to use adding to the warmth of our planet. This additional warmth is then attributed to CO2, which in turn results in billions of research dollars, salaries, legislation, and TV and newsprint content! Without that waste heat, we'd have millions of people unemployed worldwide.
It's been the Commie Times for a while now...
You assume the exercise was in preparation for an invasion. FYI, the biggest threat to the USA in it's entire history came from within. Us history buffs call it the "civil war".
Yes, it is.
I guess you're extremely ill informed about the Taliban and the war in general. SAM's aren't improvised explosive devices. The US military does extremely well against the Taliban when the Taliban are on their own. But most of the time they're hiding among civilians, which makes it a much tougher job for the military.
Do you not understand the basic principle of how CO2 is supposed to work? Sunlight comes down, strikes earth. Some is reflected, some is absorbed. The portion that is absorbed is radiated upwards as heat (infrared). CO2 and water vapor both absorb this reflected radiation, and then in turn re-radiate the energy, again in the infrared. Only this time, it radiates it in all directions, not just up. Thus, much of the original infrared that was radiating up, is diverted back down by CO2 and water vapor. That's the principle. However, water vapor has a much greater heat capacity than CO2. What hasn't been determined is how much radiation CO2 is actually able to absorb given the prevalence of water molecules in our atmosphere, and how quickly is it re-radiated when compared to water molecules re-radiating. And while your video is quite accurate in terms of what we're doing wrong to mitigate the situation, it doesn't address the fact that the basic mechanism of CO2 in our atmosphere isn't completely understood yet.
Mitigate the damage? The theory of "catastrophic" global warming is just that, a theory. There are also plenty of scientists claiming that a slightly warmer atmosphere with more CO2 in it is much better for vegetation.
Yes, we can all agree that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. But we don't all agree on it's effects. Water vapor is also a greenhouse gas, and it absorbs the same spectrum as CO2 and is much more prevalent. There are several basic questions still not answered about how the entire process works. For instance, how long does the CO2 hold any radiation it absorbs vs how long water holds it? How much radiation does the CO2 absorb given the variable content of water vapor in our atmosphere? There are many others too, and the worst part about this whole debate is that the UN IPCC got involved and politicized it. So now the scientists are caught in the middle of a political war, and instead of information flowing freely, they're bottling it up.
insurgency acts against military targets? You've got to be kidding me! What military value did the World Trade Center have? Or the London subway? Or the Iraqi markets that have been frequently bombed? What military value did Mumbai have when it was targeted by 7 bombs deployed in dense civilian areas?
The US killed hundreds of thousands? And here I thought it was Al-Qaeda and a bunch of other splinter resistance groups that were doing most of the killing of Iraqis. FYI, the Middle East has undergone a millennium of progress and advancements thanks to a few centuries of western colonialism and imperialism. Unfortunately, some aspects of their lifestyle (beliefs, values, government) didn't progress nearly as much as others (infrastructure, technology). It's not the western colonialism that has caused great suffering for the people of the Middle East. It's their own beliefs that leads to women being killed because "they went out and got themselves raped", and men being hanged because they were accused of being gay. It's their own leaders, their own people, that suppress and oppress them, murder them, arrest them, gas them, and torture them.
Yes, I can see how complaints to the FCC are much worse than this.
Parents Television Council? That doesn't sound like a Christian group....