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"15 faith-based predictions for 2012" by bowser January 1, 2012 2:53 pm

I get the impression America is a highly religious country. In most western nations, religion plays a much smaller ... by ER 2012-01-01 22:56:59
- I've become aware of an interesting aspect of religion. I assume this is more or less universal. In the hospice ... by bowser 2012-01-02 18:59:17
- Noam Chomsky calls it "religiosity". by bowser 2012-01-02 02:26:40
  - Maybe this explains the strong negative correlation between church attendance and welfare spending. by ER 2012-01-02 07:54:30
    - "Welfare spending" and "charity" are not synonyms. P.S. Here's the source of the chart. by TB 2012-01-02 10:12:00
      - That's right. by ER 2012-01-02 10:21:16

"Gunsmoke", and some memories. by bowser December 27, 2011 11:22 pm

I found myself in a lot of fights early in my life. In my mind I never started them but ... by FrankC 2011-12-28 18:49:29
- That puts you in my class, or a bit better. I didn't have the killer instinct. After the ... by bowser 2011-12-29 01:21:51

Answers by johannes December 26, 2011 3:38 pm

Ahh... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-27 01:12:26
- Thingamabobs I think that if there are “thingamabob” (Higgs bosons) they still must be composed of “something” and I suppose that ... by johannes 2011-12-27 15:24:47
That question is used as the ultimate proof of God by evangelicals. How that leads to the Old Testament ... by bowser 2011-12-26 20:45:40
- Quantum Electro Dynamics, yes Bowser that leads directly to the Old Testament, if the following translation is used as a ... by johannes 2012-01-01 21:32:15
- "Nonetheless, the greatest carnages this world has seen have been in the name of religion. And oil, or oil and ... by TB 2011-12-26 21:53:26
  - Cause of war: I suspect that there are many reasons that people will start a fight with each other. Some reasons ... by johannes 2011-12-27 15:27:34
  - Well, TB, I'd say they were. Here's a little factoid about WWII in the Pacific, which I'll bet you ... by bowser 2011-12-27 01:59:23
    - Plus, y'know, Pearl Harbor was a major strategic naval base in the Pacific. They probably thought that by taking ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-28 12:34:38
    - One data point hardly makes your argument for you, particularly if you're tallying "carnage." by TB 2011-12-27 10:10:39
      - One data point serves very well as an example of my point, which is all I was trying to do. ... by bowser 2011-12-27 12:23:58
        
        You made a broad statement that was patently false, by any method of counting. by TB 2011-12-27 12:38:36
        
        "Patently false", eh. "Patently"! "Any method of counting". "Any". Well, last I looked there was no demonstration I ... by bowser 2011-12-27 18:22:23
        
        Yeah, I made a pretty broad statement myself. by TB 2011-12-27 18:55:06
    - So what you're saying is that Japan was determned to promote her commercial interests by securing her sources of raw ... by ER 2011-12-27 08:05:06
      - Well done. Exactly. I would only add that Japan regarded the Asian colonies of the Nazi occupied countries ... by bowser 2011-12-27 11:56:29

If you spend Christmas with the British Queen, here is where to go. by bowser December 24, 2011 8:14 am

"The Hobbit" Trailer... by podrock December 20, 2011 9:07 pm

Merry Christmas, Canadians! by TB December 19, 2011 10:54 pm

Merry Christmas McFly, wherever you are...n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 18:28:35
- Lindy too. by podrock 2011-12-22 18:55:01
  - You're right. I'll let her know. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 19:27:14
    - Please tack me on. And "Hi", McFly. by bowser 2011-12-22 20:11:31
      - Done. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 21:56:54
Thanks TB. Merry CHRISTMAS to you and yours and to everyone on the HZ. I have been surfing the net ... by johannes 2011-12-22 13:12:01
Thank you. I have been too busy to pause at this topic page lately. All the best to you and your ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-21 18:22:21
Hey, they left out the butter tarts. by ER 2011-12-20 05:20:20

Fifty things I've learned about the literary life by TB December 19, 2011 10:45 pm

"15. You don't have to read every book you buy, and you certainly don't have to finish the book you've ... by bowser 2011-12-20 18:06:06
- Not finish your books? Blasphemy!!! When I buy a book I intend to finish it. Granted, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-20 18:34:17
  - There is a huge gulf between "like to read that book" and" like to have read" that book. Applies to a ... by bowser 2011-12-21 07:29:25
    - So, climb there mountain, read the book, get the girl, save the day. Am I right? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-21 13:35:14
      - Oh, wrong. Buy the mountain climbers book, read it while he's climbing the next mountain, meet his GF in ... by bowser 2011-12-22 20:14:28

Photos from the Battle of the Bulge by TB December 18, 2011 9:24 pm

I've known a few people who were there, more or less well. Even with time not one of them ... by bowser 2011-12-18 21:55:10
- Most of the people who were there were probably nice guys. Even the Germans. by ER 2011-12-19 03:33:00
  - The longest conversation I've had with someone who was in the Winter campaign of '44 - '45 was with a ... by bowser 2011-12-19 15:29:53
    - Yikes..... 350%? That sounds hellish. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:02:23
      - American ground strategies since the Civil War have been willing to take massive casualties. Infantrymen are sacrificed rather than ... by bowser 2011-12-19 20:07:02

A Girl You Should Date... by Jody December 15, 2011 7:56 pm

Sorry Jody... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:12:41
Excellent qualities that I fancy can be found in an attractive girl with a winning personality. My Alice is kind of ... by FrankC 2011-12-16 19:19:17
- I myself AM The strange and unusual...oops sorry..that is a quote from Beetlejuice... anyway...I personally am NOT a voracious reader of ... by Jody 2011-12-16 20:23:47
  - Well Jody, reading is an enjoyable pastime for many but there are lots of enjoyable pastimes. I think there are ... by FrankC 2011-12-17 01:02:31
    - Wow Frank...Thank You! Now check your e-mail!!! :) by Jody 2011-12-17 07:33:01
      - Just junk mail macushla :( by FrankC 2011-12-17 13:53:58
Depends a lot on what she reads, doesn't it? by TB 2011-12-16 15:12:36
- Mmmmmm...I don't think so Tom, but you may have something more definitive on your mind. by Jody 2011-12-16 18:52:53
I've always loved geeky chicks. I married one. by ER 2011-12-16 13:51:45

"Frontline: Behind Taliban Lines" Non-partisan, shouldn't be missed. by bowser December 14, 2011 3:23 am

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/talibanlines/view/ by RobVG 2011-12-15 19:03:11
- Thanks, Rob, for the URL. And thanks, Bowser, for such an interesting video. by bowser 2011-12-17 12:08:07
  - I watched the program but I'm not sure what you want us to take away from it? With the amount of ... by RobVG 2011-12-17 13:42:33
    - That's a fair question and observations with what I think are reasonable answers. Exactly how those IEDs are placed, ... by bowser 2011-12-17 14:58:41
      - Well, we have seen it before, minus the cell phones. Mujahideen vs Russians. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-17 18:49:34
        
        I'm delighted you've seen it, would be even more delighted had the American people learned. I've read several books on the ... by bowser 2011-12-17 23:21:14
Seriously, people should watch this. It's not pro-Taliban, in fact they look like clowns, but it is a trip ... by bowser 2011-12-14 23:38:35
- Just as fascinating today as it was yesterday and the day before. by bowser 2011-12-15 17:42:41

The God particle? by johannes December 13, 2011 2:17 pm

In my opinion, the god particle would be what made up all others - the actual concrete bit of thingamabob ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:04:55
- Another view point on that subject. I have explained this view here before, but it may have been before you came ... by johannes 2011-12-20 20:35:31
  - How come light always figures into that equation? Isn't it just another bit of protomass? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-23 15:42:32
  - A recommendation: by podrock 2011-12-22 17:56:07

STOL Competition by RobVG December 13, 2011 1:48 pm

Incredible. You might find this interesting, an 8 place craft made in Scappoose, Oregon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFq2v8oxlC4&feature=player_embedded by bowser 2011-12-13 17:31:29
- Impressive. Had to look on the map for "Scappoose" though. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-14 18:09:30

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