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Reply to If Peace Be Your Purpose... in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Well put, ParaTed2k. 'Freedom' is a noble aim, but what exactly is ABSOLUTE freedom? Here are some possible examples: 1) The freedom of [insert name of multinational sports shoe manufacturer here] to pay peanuts to third world workers. 2) The freedom of Australia to incarcerate asylum seekers for years with neither charge nor trial. 3) The freedom of Nazi Germany to invade Poland. Of course, the issue is that freedom for one v

Reply to JENNA JAMESON: QUEEN OF PORN in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'I seldom ever read this type of book' Ah, but this one had photos in it, Marvin. Dirty photos. Produced by the 'evil porn industry', in fact. In other words, the very same material that you suggest accelerates others down the the road to Hell. So, why not you Marvin? Has your God given you special dispensation to read / look at this stuff and NOT go blind? Are you exempt from being corrupted when you pore over it? Wow, would that

Reply to NO TRUE CHRISTIAN WOULD OBSERVE EASTER in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Marvin! Good to hear from you! How is the weather on your planet? Terrific blog, well up to your usual standards of lunacy. But this time, you've managed to outrage other Christians too, so this is a double whammy for the humanists amongst us. Keep up the good work. Insightful (if unintentionally so).

Reply to Is this really what they think? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'After all, as the quackpots that say that death by starvation is 'euphoric' ...' 1) Why 'quackpots'? Dr. Guy, surely you're not reading political motives into such statements merely because you disagree with them? There is a lot of evidence to support such an assertion, much of it derived from studies of people with eating disorders, and most of it pre-dating the Terry Schiavo issue. 2) Incidentally, is a 'quackpot' better or wor

Reply to THe Religious Right are no better than hate groups in Current Events JoeUser Forums

On the other hand, if the Christian right opposed to this ruling are coming out with arguments like “pray for Terri, let God take Michael”, I'm with spinkiller on this one - it's very hard to see how they can claim to be occupying the moral high ground.

Reply to And we are supposed to LIsten to these idiots? in Politics JoeUser Forums

'And we are supposed to LIsten to these idiots?' Two questions, Dr. Guy: 1. How do you define 'these idiots'? As far as I can see this is one solitary individual, and no specified authority on anything. 2. Who told you you were supposed to listen to them?

Reply to HATRED. another dark poem in Misc JoeUser Forums

And this from the person who wrote 'STARVE A LIBERAL FOR A BETTER AMERICA!' There's a plank in your eye, Moderateman ...

Reply to The Sydney Riots are part of the Class War in Current Events JoeUser Forums

IChampas: Interesting blog. Bob 'Teflon' Carr illustrates one of the great skills of the successful politician - when things go wrong blame someone else, and when they go right award yourself all the credit. As Quentin Crisp once put it, 'Politics is the art of claiming responsibility for the inevitable'. (Unless of course it's a 'bad' thing - like a 'global trend' for higher interest rates, for example.) Phoenixboi: 'these kids are no

Reply to Do we corrupt our children? in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Nice, gently provocative blog piers38. You get an 'insightful' from me. Perhaps 'corrupt' is too value-laden, but yes, we certainly INFLUENCE our children ... which is, after all, exactly what we're supposed to do in order to fulfil a (if not THE) primary objective of parenthood - equipping our children as best we can to thrive as independently functioning adults in our (eventual) absence. And perhaps they even NEED a degree of 'corruption' (

Reply to Why the far left will keep losing elections. in Politics JoeUser Forums

'I for one DO NOT WANT YOU TO CHANGE.' So why do you blog about it? Wouldn't the sensible thing be to keep shtum, so as not to alert the 'far left' to what you perceive as the folly of their ways? Or perhaps you just like the (let's adapt this to the medium) shape of your own font ...

Reply to What is it to be Irish? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

This is a thoughtful and provocative piece, itgirl, and it really doesn't deserve as its first comment something short, glib and smartarse, but I can't help myself. Please forgive me! What is it to be Irish? In general: From Ireland in terms of ancestry and / or culture and / or place of birth. In football: English, but with an Irish grandmother. Joking aside, I know what you mean about St. Patrick's Day. Here in Australia t

Reply to Why do you judge me? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

'That'd be like me trying to justify my love for my iBook to some Monks of some Eastern religion who say that if I do not shed my earthly possessions, I will be reincarnated into a pig.' Er, rather than pinning this kind of idea on 'some Monks of some Eastern religion', Messybuu, you might just want to go back to your Bible (Matthew 19): 21Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and

Reply to A Taste of Canada's Liberal Crapshoot! in Politics JoeUser Forums

'I think it's mainly a problem of expressing ones self, like if someone read this without really knowing you, you'd get dismissed as a far-right loony.' But NJforever, what's really knowing him got to do with it? lol

Reply to Music Review: Human League "Don't You Want Me" in Music JoeUser Forums

A couple of small corrections - it's Phil Oakey (not Oakley), and Jo Callis is actually a male! The two women in Human League at this time (and I can't remember which of them sang female lead on 'Don't you want me?') were Joanne Catherall and Susan Sulley. Sorry to be picky.

Reply to Why do you judge me? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I couldn't agree more, Phoenixboi. But who is judging you? That's not rhetorical, but a a genuine question - who IS judging you? In my experience, somebody deciding that you are - for example - 'doomed to eternal damnation' tells us far, far more about them than it does about you. Don't let them drag you down.

Reply to Assisted Suicide... wanna die? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

' Hey Furry just one question... Do you smoke?' No. But so what if I did? How does that affect my point? To quote from my previous comment, 'Statistics represent general trends only, not the certainty of individual experience.' I simply find it interesting that, at this particular time, smoking - over and above any of the other 'unwise' practices I listed - appears to have become the leading social pariah. I am reminded of a comm

Reply to Americans are behaving like..... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'Thanks, I appreciate the recognition.' My pleasure, Larry! 'That assumes that the Arab people are passive and incapable of making their own decisions.' Which appears to be the raison d'etre behind the USA's most recent invasion and occupation of Iraq. Now THAT to my mind, and not what people SAY, is what you choose to call 'a great disservice to the Arab people'.

Reply to Assisted Suicide... wanna die? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

And if you want to commit suicide but the slightest bit slower, DON'T smoke. Cut down on your fat consumption, get plenty of exercise, go to bed early, avoid overindulgence, worship whichever God takes your fancy, buy organic, abstain from alcohol, live a life of unparalleled happiness, and have a tremendous genetic profile to begin with. Guess what? You're still going to conk out. Smokers do not NECESSARILY die earlier than those around the

Reply to Americans are behaving like..... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'But, if you notice...They rarely refuse our assistance.' Not a strong argument. America's "assistance" has been hotly contested by significant proportions of (for example) the Vietnamese people, the Nicaraguan people, the Iraqi people ... Now, on to my response to 'We're not the ones selling Iran nuclear technology' of 'Oh yes you are!' Okay, perhaps not this week, but in general - absolutely. The USA (and their poodle, the UK) have a

Reply to Americans are behaving like..... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'We're not the ones selling Iran nuclear technology.' Oh yes you are!

Reply to Dispelling the MYTH of “innocent” in the judicial system in Politics JoeUser Forums

And this is the cornerstone of the system America wants to impose upon the Iraqi people? Hmm, no wonder it's not being perceived as a unanimous success ...

Reply to Did you Know? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'Check out the DOD website. Or Google it. Do youknow how?' So 'our media' has an agenda, but the Department of Defence doesn't. Isn't that just a little naive?

Reply to God Fearing, Loving ... in Religion JoeUser Forums

I agree with everything you say up until: 'There is no denying that this country is God-fearing, loving, and that it is prefaced on religious tolerance.' Why not?

Reply to Too FAT for Surgery?!? in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

'What has hurt greatly in my struggle against weight loss is idiots like kobrano who look at me contemptuously (again, in the minority, but they stand out) and tell me to just "put down the fork"...if only it were that easy!' And I take your point too, Gideon.

Reply to Entertainment has gotten better in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

'A fresh, new, and exciting idea hasn't come out of television since "All in the Family".' I agree with almost everything you say, Dynosoar. 'New, fresh and exciting' ideas - as opposed to improvements in production technology - are decidedly thin on the ground these days. However, even 'All in the Family' wasn't quite that innovative when it first appeared in 1971. It was based on the UK sitcom 'Till Death Us Do Part' (which was first broadcast in