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Reply to Global Warming Conspiracy and Fraud Confirmed? Possibly. in Politics JoeUser Forums

I could list peer-reviewed journal articles (ex 'Suggestive correlations between the brightness of Neptune, solar variability, and Earth's temperature' This article uses Neptune to show that temperature increases on Earth have more to do with that BIG GIGANTIC ball of gas something Paladin said, and I could list 100 or so more peer-reviewed journals that I've reviewed/read) but again you don't care. You just keep appealing to the majority as if that's scientific or logical.

Reply to Global Warming Conspiracy and Fraud Confirmed? Possibly. in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Virtually every time I see some article denying AGW it's authored by someone with absolutely no credentials in the field with a demonstrable connection to some kind of "think tank" funded by Exxon Mobil and/or Koch Industries. Even in the off chance the denier in question does have some applicable credentials then there's still the connection to the same vested interests. And while you may actually be able to find a denier with both credentials in the field and no obvious financial con

Reply to Reverse Discrimination in Current Events Stardock Forums

I've seen this and this has happen to me before. It seems to happen a lot in government jobs. Now the interview that Irecently had was for a good government research position. I was interviewed by 2 women (I'm fine with that. Its just a little nerve racking being interviewed by 2 people). The one women asked me 'how I would feel about taking orders from a very dominate women?' (neither were the boss they were referring to). I was takened back by this question du

Reply to Thanksgiving At The Truck Stop in Blogging Stardock Forums

Your welcome. I wish you could have made it out. My friends put on elaborate celebration of foods. Essentially being jolly and merry. I can cook as well currently doing some for some homeless ministry. If you do change your mind, I go to several friends house (I might go to one friend's house who was a trucker, he's doing it part time along side a full time job he has now for some side money) so the offer stands. Blessings!

Reply to Thanksgiving At The Truck Stop in Blogging Stardock Forums

Mason, You're only about 2.5 hours away (with the turnpike), so let me know!

Reply to Thanksgiving At The Truck Stop in Blogging Stardock Forums

Hey Mason, I know I don't know you but I can give you two options. The first option is since you are in PA come towards Pittsburgh and get off at ex 57 on the turnpike and you can come with me to some friends house and have thanksgiving. I'll give you some gas money to help you. Or I can help you with the gas to your brother's house as well. Please let me bless you.

Reply to A little wikipedia experiment in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="utemia" reply="17" id="2452959"] Your question is a good one and if I was honest I would have to say that it happened far away and that I don't know anybody and can't relate to those victims whereas I personally know people in the US who argue much alont the lines of Taltamir and Nitro. It makes it more tangible for me even though the US is really not the bad guy. It seems to be a sad truth that a persons life seems to matter more to the government and public in the west (

Reply to A little wikipedia experiment in Politics JoeUser Forums

The other thing is that I don't think we should be locking up the worlds problems. Our justice systems needs some major rehauling. Prison, when the U.S started using it widely in the late 1800s to early 1900s was only meant to be a holding area so the individual would cool down and realize what he did was wrong (they were also trying to figure out a humane way of dealing with this problem and in the 1920s this was better solution than executing). Back then the prisons were n

Reply to A little wikipedia experiment in Politics JoeUser Forums

I understand what you are saying. I just don't understand why you're not writing about those people that I mentioned. Instead, you focus your attention on the terrorist's rights who have taken away the rights of others that you so adamantly fight for/agrue for. I completely understand your agrument. Why don't you fight for the victims rights?

Reply to A little wikipedia experiment in Politics Stardock Forums

Utemia, I understand your agrument about if you take one person's rights away where does it stop from there. The thing is we wouldn't be in this situation if the terrorist (I am referring to the ones that attack civilians. I will not call them enemy combatants. Those Sudan 'pirates' that kidnap people ARE NOT pirates they are terrorists or one that Pakistan bomb that just Monday Morning ripped through that market.) would attack armies BUT instead are targetting civilians. <

Reply to Global Warming Conspiracy and Fraud Confirmed? Possibly. in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="TheBigOne" comment="3"] or somebody just made it completely up would you believe a hacker who posts some emails of sceptics in which they confess that they only deny AGW for their lobby interests? I doubt so , so why should you believe those emails except for the comfortable reason that they fit with your opinions. [/quote] Considering the fact that CRU has admitted that their email system was hacked the possiblitiy that these are authetic ar

Reply to What do US soldiers think of waterboarding terrorists? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="utemia" reply="57" id="2449915"]Interesting idea about the german and italian POW's in the US during WW2. But they weren't accused of being terrorists or criminals, they were held in accordance with the Geneva Convention that regulates rules of war. I never really read the Landkriegskonvention so I am not so firm on the details. It is sort of a frightening precedence to limit the application of US law only to a select group, or rather select a group that doesn't qualify

Reply to What do US soldiers think of waterboarding terrorists? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]It is a situation that hasn't really happend before, or not that Im aware of it. Obama has problems to close Guantanamo down, and isn't really a surprise. Solving that problem isn't exactly easy.[/quote] Bush was in the process of releasing prisoners and shutting it down. This refutes people that say that Bush was able to do what ever the sheol he wanted. I didn't interrogate any of them but the fact that most were afraid to go back to their home countries should

Reply to What do US soldiers think of waterboarding terrorists? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Can you really say that a a lot of people parade in support of al-qaida?[/quote] There was support and parades for hamas and bad ole hizzy (hizbuallah) during Israel Apartheid Week. That is when Hollywood had their little parade supporting hamas and other terrorist groups. Yes, people support al-qaida in this country because they feel that States is the big bullies and that al-qaida is being suppressed. During this past Israel Apartheid Week, I had a friend

Reply to What do US soldiers think of waterboarding terrorists? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Oh right wait, that is exactly what happend in Guantanamo bay - a loophole exploited to make a concentration camp legal. And hello surprise - alot of people held there were in fact innocent. [/quote] The flip side of this statement is true as well. A lot of guilty individuals were captured. A lot of guilty ones were set free and actually returned to attacking the U.S. Also your reponse to Nitro isn't being a hyprocrite per say. It just shows that there is br

Reply to What do US soldiers think of waterboarding terrorists? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="utemia" comment="7"] I can't believe that civilized democratic people that I assume you to be could even consider rationalizing torture as a legitimate means to obtain information. It opens up a hole if you allow it once [/quote] This is just a ploy on emotion and just because everyone says is right/wrong doesn't mean its right/wrong. Everyone that's against torture here's a country you can go and protest in: Saudi Arabia. Why don't you all go and

Reply to Major Nidal Hasan and the Killing at Fort Hood, Texas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Mes think dhem Jews were onto something!

Reply to Major Nidal Hasan and the Killing at Fort Hood, Texas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Bahu Virupaksha" reply="83" id="2445053"] Slaves are entitled to days off and have to be released after a certain number of years. It is also not condoned, but merely dealt with As far as Slavery is concerned the Catholic Church not only condoned slavery but also gave the sanction of papal bulls to it. Giving a day off and treating slaves mercifully does not in any way reduce the trauma of slavery.I am not fond of the Arab version of slavery, the mamluk system

Reply to Where are the Demonstrations? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

I figured as much that he became a believer. Most arabs that become believers usually accept Israel and that the promised one came from them. [quote]It happened only once, but that was recent. And not many people have Israeli flags in their windows. The flag in question was the only one in that city. My point was that people are afraid to show those colours and the one who was not had his apartment broken into by the police because of it.[/quote] I

Reply to Where are the Demonstrations? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Leauki" reply="16" id="2444961"] However: david said... from sudan hi there .. I respect your efforts .. but last time I supported israel in the internet , telling my personal information , I was arrested from my house in khartoum (the capital )and I was beaten for 7 days , my body was crushed like hell , I was studying pharmacy in a university , a lot of academic problems were infticted to me there ..I changed my religion long t

Reply to Major Nidal Hasan and the Killing at Fort Hood, Texas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Artysim" reply="80" id="2444444"]Leauki, Customs, practices, laws, socially accepted norms as well as taboos and so on and so forth. For example, committing a crime today such as theft of food will usually mean a loss of profit for a merchant but little else, whereas in a tribal bronze-age period it could put the survival of the entire community at risk and therefore have a zero-tolerance policy (death penalty) applied to it. For us to look back and consider t

Reply to Where are the Demonstrations? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Leauki" reply="11" id="2444259"]Bill Clinton apparently just announced that he believes that if a Jewish extremist had not shot Rabin, there would already be peace. Stupid me. And I thought it was the fact that Arafat lied, broke the peace treaty, and decided to attack Israel in the "second Intifada" that really put a damper on the peace. Evil Jews! [/quote] I always feel like I'm catching up on discussions during the weekend.

Reply to Major Nidal Hasan and the Killing at Fort Hood, Texas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Duh Leauki. There are numerous examples throughout history to show that religion has been used as carte blanche to murder unarmed people. If those actions were true to religion or not doesn't really change the facts for me - because it had been sanctioned in the name of religion at the time and the people committing those acts had believed it. Right now I am thinking about the crusades (an obvious example) and more specifically against the Katharer/Albigenser in South France.[/quote]</

Reply to Major Nidal Hasan and the Killing at Fort Hood, Texas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I tried to get my quotes out of your quotes but its not working. I even deleted the area that said such and such person quote and it insists that its still there. I gave up and just bolded my quotes. Its currently has gone fubar. My sincere apologies for the reading monstrosity that I have created. Utemia, my point to the discussion was you need to get the root cause. The root cause is in their holy texts for some of these show how Muhammad li

Reply to Major Nidal Hasan and the Killing at Fort Hood, Texas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"What can a person gain by reading the texts that islam calls to be holy. I'm sure that you've thoroughly have read them and have come to your conclusion. As you didn't address in my earlier posting, please elaborate on which sects of Islam believe these hadiths? The reason I ask, is, as I'm sure you're familiar, different sects of Islam condone different hadiths. The Shia and Sunni certainly don't agree on the same ones." [quote who="Leauki" reply="68" id="2443902"]I think hi