We exist in a constant state of desire, of want. This shapes and affects our free will. Our will is free, yet constrained by want. In...
Whoops, heh. Yeah, I knew you were kidding at first. But, I don't know... You did seem to be getting cranky. And you were pretty much...
How many times will you awaken and then sleep again? How many times will you eat the same foods? How many times will you think on a certain...
Well, there's a sticky'd thread on it in the fiber arts section...
Interesting. What of the 'great wailing and gnashing of teeth?'. "So shall it be at the end of the world [age]: the angels [messengers] shall...
Ok, no problem. The thread will probably still be going when you are ready to jump back in. :P Be well.
Trufax. I heard it on Oprah, she knows her shit.
Wow. Just...wow. You do realize that certain drug combinations can actually just kill you right? And that some are just plain likely to be a...
Shrug, this is quite possible during a +2 experience, in fact it's the defining characteristic of a +2. Generally with 50-150 mcg this is pretty...
If you want the conversation to keep going, you should get involved. I loved a lot of what you had to say early on. Sadly, you seem to have...
So, we were created without lack, and yet thought we had lack? That sounds like we -felt- we were lacking. Hence we were created in such a state...
... A less progressive tax system isn't trickle up, it's trickle down. And what are we managing? To have an economic crash? To have a shrinking...
Prime example of this problem being limited liability companies borrowing money from other people, then investing that money in risky ventures....
Sorry for the mass of short posts but: Btw, Individual, you say: I wonder if you realize what Capitalism even -means-. Or how our economic...
Actually, I read more of the discussion, and Balbus: You're points are, across the board, sound IMO. I was mostly responding initially to you and...
Thing is, we've managed it before. Re: The New Deal. Before Reagan, the top tax margin was 70%. Throughout the fifties it was 91%! This is...
Well, it's a cute idea, but... why bother with a black hole. The sun would work just as well, as would deep space. And no, tossing some stuff...
White on white's nothing new folks. Been getting that on and off for many a year. Trippy pics and perforations are nice and all, but I care more...
Wow, Balbus and individual, that isn't a discussion, it's a trollwar. Babus, stop baiting him please? Individual...just stop. The piece...
Something interesting to check out, if you have the notion. It's quite long, but I think it's well worth the read. It really clarifies a lot...
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