[quote]Sorry, I misspoke, it needs to be dissolved and reformed into a less corrupt organization... as in, fire everyone and start over. We definitely NEED oversight, but it needs to be good oversight.[/quote] Ahuh, you "misspoke" just like a politician does. :P ;) Just admit it, you said what you said. [e classic];P[/e] Be well, ~Alderic.
[quote]if people got their heads out of their asses and voted some people into office that will clean up the FDA than things will get better. Or maybe if more upstanding people went into politics.[/quote] Agreed. [quote]Why are people afraid of big government? if the government was less pervasive and perverse we could have independant researchers publishing documents about those things.[/quote] I can agree with the second se
And this is one of many reasons why I just don't trust corporations...>_>
[quote]It all boils down to there being only one truth. Moral relativists follow what they think to be right or the truth, but how do they know? Is there no possibility of a mistake? Of course there is. For every idea out there that wise men have uttered as right, equally wise men have denied..yet both are accepted by moral relativists depending on which side of morality they fall on. What they are really doing is following themselves based upon their own ideas of right and wrong. This only b
[quote]I get it. I know that we are living under a dictatorship of moral relativism.[/quote] On the contrary lula, it's moral absolutism defined by narrow minds and ancient hearsay that would be considered, by many, to be despotism/a dictatorship. People have that expectancy to be able to make their lives what they want of them, and fail if they fail. You know, free will.
[quote]Really...You respect her choice of doing that? If she chose to steal (also an illegal act) would you respect that choice? As for me, I don't respect any one who takes illicit and illegal drugs that cause great harm.[/quote] I respect her right to choosse and live her life the way she wants to, yes. I also, however, expect that when she gets in trouble (say, she gets caught) that she will do the time. She does what she does, and with it comes the conseq
[quote]Have we gone so far off the track that we can make up for ourselves what is right and what is wrong?[/quote] Off of what track? Yours? The Bible's? You're just not getting the fact that not everyone views the same wway when it comes to right and wron, Also, that doesn't mean that your way is THE way. Go ahead and try telling that to some Bahktiari or Jut'hoansi or Kawelka. It just isn't so. It's an ethnocentric and religio-centric view [quote]I'm not talking about
[quote]Take the list of public officials who have thrown away their family for the pleasure of sin of sexual infidelity...and then there is drunkeness, drug addiction, pornography, killing our own progeny by abortion, and the list goes on...and on and on.[/quote] What does fear or slippery slopes have to do with any of this lula? I agree, I don't personally agree with some of the things you mentioned, but does that mean that such things as getting drunk completely wrong according
[quote]There is an objective way to figure out what is right and wrong. There are different cultures with different views of what is right and wrong. But those cultures can be compared by various objective standards. I myself use "stones". The fewer stones used by the culture to kill women who did something "wrong", the better the culture. Whichever cultures use the fewest stones to kill women are closest to the true definition of what is right and what is wrong and the
[quote]Who is to say what is "good" and what is "evil"?[/quote] Despite what Lula or KFC says, it's my observation that there is relativsm when it comes to morals (right/wrong). This is largely due to the numerous cultures, religions, inidivuals, et al. in society. It's just a fact that some don't understand. I'm not saying that I personally favor doing whatever the hell I want, I have my parameters. Still though, the perceived "right and wrong" that societie
[quote]I love Orgeon. Spent most of my time there in Astoria and over the bridge to Washington in the Naselle area. Almost moved there once. [/quote] Astoria is nice, but not my type of place. In fact, if you go east to portlandm then head south - you have the whole Willamette valley area, it is simply amazing. I'll be moving up to Eugene come September, so woohoo.
[quote]BTW you hardly offend me[/quote] Good, you'd be one a few that dont find me offenseive. lol jk [quote]Nope, not even close. Since you can't differentiate, let me clarify... Parties don't matter. You stated you would go with an independent over some "crony" of a party, whatever you mean by that. It's not the parties it's the people or do you naively believe someone with an "I" after their name won't have an agenda?[/quote] Mmm, well maybe I didnt s
[quote]In this case, it's for the right reasons. Too often, 'supporting their own' means in spite of the facts.[/quote] Mhm, well said and I agree.
[quote]This is not true. The lady did say that she thought one looked "Hispanic" according to the 911 call.[/quote] A black man being identified as looking sorta hispanic? Wow, that's gonna chafe someone's....yeah. [quote]Powerful stuff.[/quote] It's good to see them supporting their own. [quote]well, I think that is what they are trying to do by having them come to the White House. Obama keeps shooting himself in
[quote]Yeah, you're probably right, I apologize for my off the cuff personal insult [/quote] It's all good; I probably reacted a bit to harshley. We all make mistakes/do shit we regret. We wouldn't be human otherwise.
[quote]Kick em' all out! Let's get together and just fire the whole bunch of em! [/quote] Every single one?
Hmm, I've always found accents to be fascinating. I mean, when you get down to it, here in Oregon there are many, many accents. Then there's the good ole NW'er accent. ^_^
[quote]Maybe because they're not all empiricists, naturalists, or materialists? There ISN'T an answer! "Athiesm" doesn't say anything about the person besides them not believing in god or gods! It doesn't say anything about their affinity for science, or their insistence on evidence or even rejecting faith, the word only rejects a few specific spiritual concepts! If you're going to talk about people with the beliefs you are assuming, may I suggest you not attempt to use athiesm as
[quote]Here's a novel idea, try voting for the person and not the party . It's the ideas, and direction that are important no matter what letter is tacked on after their name. Case in point, how many people voted for Obama because he was a Democrat, only to find out now they voted for a socialist? You have to dig deeper than buzz words like "hope" and "change". Nobody wanted to look at his voting record, as short as it was or history for that matter. Yet would he have been el
[quote]Well, it was bound to happen sometime; maybe Obama really IS the "Great Unifier" after all?[/quote] Don't scare me like that man. ;p
[quote]Yeah, and he needs that leg so he can have tingling sensations running up it whenever Obama speaks.[/quote] You know, that might be funny if it was true. Other than that, it's just rather immature in my opinion.
[quote]Not sure what good your left leg would be for, but I would be curious find out.[/quote] Other than mobility, and balance, and so on - not much. That being said, it was primarily a figure of speach.
[quote]According to all the news Lucas. I heard the tapes in full on Fox. She never mentioned race at all; only two men whose backs were to her from a distance. Then after this all broke she was getting threats for being a racist when in fact there's absolutely no evidence of that. Makes that "white woman" comment from Gates show who the real racist really is doesn't it? Total reversal going on here. I love it, and it doesn't happen often, when the truth immediatel
Hmm, despite this, I have a feeling he will still be re-elcted come 2012; I would bet my left leg on it.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/27/gates.arrest/index.html According to CNN, the caller never mentioned anything regarding race; that's good to know. I find myself further favoring her in this whole deal.
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