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http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/get-smart-get-beaten/2007/02/24/1171734070332.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 That's all it comes down to? "a bit full of himself" is the substance of the democratic debate.

(The last thread I made trying to bring up a good discussion I think turned out miserably. Most people here jump into arguments with different definitions for the same words others use, almost to the point of them being homographs, and we end up in pointless roundabout arguments. So I ask for...

I always suspected modern art was up it's own backside and that the critics hadn't got a clue. Now I'm sure: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5081744.stm

Does anyone here know what the modern liberal Jewish gloss is on all the "eye for an eye" "stone the adulterer" harshness of the OT? Christianity, notwithstanding certain Christian fundie views, effectively replaces the unpalatable bits of the OT so Christians don't need to accept the most...

I can see how this might make a good night's sleep kinda tough...

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/12/05/alternative-medicine051205.html I am not pleased with this. Taxpayers are paying for these unproven philosophies to be taught to potential physicians, and possibly harm the health of patients.

Dear Astrological brethren, Irrespective of what skeptics and cynics have to say, astrology is a science. It’s an irrefutable fact that cosmic forces from the planets and stars (not to be confused with the Versace-clad pedestal-hoggers at the Oscars) influence life in many strange and...

On Talk Sport now(Howard Hughes show) Dr Louis Turi,no idea who he is.But he claims North Korea are going to test a nuclear weapon around 23,24,May.Waffling on,about a computer program that can tell peoples destiny. Just a heads up,or more info on this character.;)

Hello all, I have noted & considered following dict. definition of paranormal:- Paranormal: para; beyond, normal; occurring naturally (natural immunity) : Beyond normal experience. I have also noted & taken these dict. definitions:- Pseudoscientific: a system of theories, assumptions, and...

Interesting article on the history of energy researches http://twm.co.nz/energ.html From a site called PubMed, National Library of medicine http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1353653&dopt=Abstract Articles about energy development technology...

Dogs and Demons : Tales form the Dark Side of Modern Japan Alex Kerr Kerr (Lost Japan), a 35-year resident of Japan and the first foreigner to win that country's Shincho literary prize, contends that the Japanese miracle has become a Japanese mess. Once admired, and perhaps feared, for its...

Hello all, It is usually indicated to me in this forum & otherwise, that Modern Science & its every/most things can't be somewhat alike "absolute" or "persitant". It is a continuing process & go on changing, modifying, banning or discarding previous findings inspite of too much advanced & harsh...

Interesting from a psychology standpoint also, according to this guy humans don't really multi-task very well and men and woman multi-task equally as well. I don't know how solid this guys research is. Anyone heard of him? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2004/1128/cover.html

Dr. H. Gilbert Welch's book "Should I Be Tested for Cancer" suggests that one think twice before going in for cancer tests pointing out that in many cases, what is diagnosed as "cancer" is actually a pseudodisease -- and the improvment of so-called 5-year "survival rates" are skewed statistics...

I am sorry I have not been able to find an article but I heard it on the news last night. Some teenager is spending 10 days in jail for vandalism. It seems he lived in the neighborhood of the Virgin Mary sprinkler stain on the side of that building. He has been very frustrated by the traffic...

A warehouse blaze has destroyed more than 100 artworks from Charles Saatchi's famous modern art collection. The artworks destroyed include Tracy Emin's installation "Everyone I have ever slept with 1963-95", which was a tent embroidered with the names of all the people she has slept wtih...

I am thinking of a span of perhaps less than 3 months, that really changed the world. This time period occured after WW2. Can you tell me what time period I am thinking of? Then again, maybe you have a better one than what *I* am thinking of. We could all make a game out of this thread in...

I was having a discussion with a Moslem friend about comparative religions, and ran into an issue I'd never thought of. I'm an atheist, but come from a strong fundamentalist Christian background, and often find myself representing the "Christian viewpoint" in these debates, but found that I...