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Reply to Aura and Charisma. How do you, the JU wise men, define them? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

'Wow, and you're keen mind and sharp wit caught me in a typo!' A 'typo' is when one accidentally hits the wrong key. You typed 'cyclist' rather than 'cyclic'. That's not a typo, it's simply using the wrong word. (Just like typing "you're" when you mean "your", in fact!) 'scientific method is blind to that which cannot be quantified by the technology and knowledge of the day.' I almost agree with this - if by your persistent yet ina

Reply to Aura and Charisma. How do you, the JU wise men, define them? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

'The fact is, since science can't quantify the energy we may or may not radiate, it is entirely illogical to use it to back a statement for or against the concept.' Let me get this straight. You say that we may OR MAY NOT radiate 'energy'. Science cannot detect it. (N.B. Not 'quantify', but DETECT. Different thing.) Therefore this radiated energy must exist? You strike me as very confused, PT2K, and you obviously don't understand the fundame

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

*YAWN* I repeat: Where is the evidence that THIS GUY is targetting big stores?

Reply to Aura and Charisma. How do you, the JU wise men, define them? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

'Apparently we're both good at that. ;~D' Bollocks. I've done nothing but respond to your claims.

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'Furry, IN AMERICA ...' AH Captain Patronising is back, ranting on as usual, but avoiding the question. And Dr. Guy, for the last time, YOU re-read - my complaint was of Gideon, not terpfan.

Reply to Veggie Burgers in Blogging JoeUser Forums

'My question is this: I'd love to try them again but can you tell me how many and the types of veggies that are in them?' Tova (and Mason too, come to think of it), I would suggest the best way to be really sure is to make your own. It's generally cheaper, can be a lot of fun, and - once you get used to it - there is no mystery whatsoever in preparing great vegetarian food. What's more, a mere Google away, there are more veggie-burger recipe

Reply to Waiting, Hoping, Praying... in International JoeUser Forums

'... one can only pray that his successor is a tad less bloodthirsty.' Couldn't agree more, LW.

Reply to Veggie Burgers in Blogging JoeUser Forums

'Thanks, Tex. Avoidng dairy is one of my primary reasons for going vegan. Really ticks me off they would name a product "veggie burger" and then put friggin eggs in there.' If you're going to stick at the veganism, Mason, you will find that the case you describe above is common. Reluctantly, I feel I must speak up in the manufacturer's defence in this instance, as there are many variants of vegetarianism, of which veganism is only one, so th

Reply to Waiting, Hoping, Praying... in International JoeUser Forums

'I've supported the idea of giving land back to the palestinians in the exchange for peace. (Or at least great attempts for it) ' Hmm, so you accept the concept of giving land BACK to the Palestinians, Lucas. Does that mean you acknowledge that it was taken from them in the first place? And if so, why should this be considered an exchange, rather than the correction of a past wrong?

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'He specifically meant and stated that this guy was not targetting big stores ...' Excuse me, but no he didn't!

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

' Interesting that the people who shut down small businesses with litigation like this are also those who protest big box stores such as WalMart...' Where is the evidence that this guy is targetting big stores?

Reply to Aura and Charisma. How do you, the JU wise men, define them? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

' and until science learned to quantify it, we couldn't "detect" solar energy, nuclear energy, or even energy emanating from the brain.' Ah, the obfuscation of language. Do you mean 'detect' within our own bodies, or using scientific instruments? If the former, then this is facile - e.g. regardless of the extent of our scientific understanding, we have always been able to perceive 'solar energy' (as the sun's heat and light). If the latter, then t

Reply to Want to Help the Poor? Spend, Spend, Spend! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'If I'm not mistaken, furry, you don't live in America, do you? If you don't, may I ask if you've ever BEEN to America, if you've ever seen our conditions for yourself? If not, I invite you to come. You could learn an awful lot.' Well, no I don't, and no I haven't. Mea f***ing culpa. There is nothing in any of my posts specific to the USA, but obviously one is not entitled to an opinion about poverty unless one is directly acquainted with the Ameri

Reply to Vegan Anyone? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Best of luck, Mason. Some 15 years ago, I went vegan for a week, as an experiment to see if it helped relieve nasal congestion. It did, within a couple of days, and I've been vegan ever since, with no regrets whatsoever. Believe me, you can still be an enthusiastic 'foodie' on a vegan diet.

Reply to Stuck with an Imperfect World in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

'In the history of Western philosophy there has perhaps never really been a question about God’s existence ...' You're kidding, surely? (Hint: Friedrich Nietzsche and practically everybody since ... )

Reply to Aura and Charisma. How do you, the JU wise men, define them? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

'Our bodies respond to other energy output, so what would make science believe that our bodies wouldn't respond to energy output from each other?' Simple. Science 'believes' (if you must use such an intrinsically unscientific word) that we cannot detect the 'energy' within others because no-one has ever conducted a scientifically rigorous experiment that suggests otherwise. Again, that's ... how ... science ... works. And there ar

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'Uh, no. Tell that to my Aunt who had Polio at 15 and has been a parapalegic since. Only PC people are insulted, not the actual handicapped.' You can't extrapolate from one individual to the world in general, Dr. Guy. I know many people with disabilities who object to being labelled handicapped, just as they object to being labelled cripples or invalids. It's all a matter of referring to people in terms which they do not find offensive. Why some

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'There are other, far simpler ways of dealing with businesses that can't or won't upgrade their facilities to deal with ADA requirements that may or may not apply. The simplest way is to exercise the power of the pocketbook and don't do business with businesses that aren't accessible.' In this case, terpfan, people with disabilities have no option BUT to boycott these businesses, as they are denied access to them. (Who knows, perhaps this is

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'I know that you know what I was getting at, Furry. You're just being awkward - and that's exactly why I love you.' Thank you my dear Dharma, I don't deserve you!

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'I'm tired of labels. First it was Negro, then African American, then Black. It was Mexican-American. Hispanic. Latino. I can't keep up ...' Oh you poor dear. 'I'll call it what it is' Ironically, you're actually right here. As long as attitudes like those demonstrated by these business owners prevail, then people with disabilities will, by the prejudice meted out to

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'Have you ever had the misfortune of actually dealing with the ADA laws?' Surely one should not go into business unless and until one is prepared to accept responsibility for adhering to the relevant laws. You yourself made the point that this particular law was enacted under the presidency of George H. W. Bush. It is hardly reasonable to claim 'ambush' after so long a period of time. No doubt there are countless other businesses in the area that m

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'I'll have to remember that in the modern world I have to expunge the word HANDICAP from my vocabulary. Ooops, sorry, I am differently abled and remembering the politically correct term of the day is outside the realm of my abilities. ' I made it quite clear above that as far as I am concerned you are free to use any language you choose, but - having made that choice - don't be surprised if people make inferences. So this rant (above) is just plain

Reply to Your small biz doesn't accomodate my handicap, shut-u-down! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'Why he's doing this, I can't say....but it appears to me that he is, to be blunt, being a spiteful little prick about the whole thing.' I dare say you may well be right, Dharma, and I do take the general point of terpfan's thread. However, regardless of Pinnock's motives, ignorance on the part of the business owners of a law that has been in place for many years is surely no defence. In the absence of any external pressure, how m

Reply to Aura and Charisma. How do you, the JU wise men, define them? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

'Actually, if you think about it, science does indeed recognize that the body puts off electrical energy.' Well, yes. Every living organism generates electrical energy. This is a long, long way from anything remotely ressembling a 'signature', and - at risk of repeating myself - even if such signatures did exist, there is no reputable evidence WHATSOEVER that others could even detect them, let alone differentiate one from another. (Actually,

Reply to Values Displaced in Politics JoeUser Forums

'Why give a 3 year warranty on a vehicle you "know" will end up in the shop? This makes no sense! When it goes into the shop, they send the mfg a bill for fixing the vehicle. Which they must then pay. Which lowers their profit margin for the vehicle in question. That is just simple economics. Artifically churning the market does "nothing" for their bottom-line.' Drmiler, if you were a manufacturer of second-rate vehicles, which option would