Posts made by Spintendo

It seems reasonable to expect that with an increase in age and experience comes an increase in "gap" acceptability.

@juancho:

isn't "unconditional love" one of the basic teachings of christ?

Considered in themselves, the moral precepts of Jesus are sometimes interesting, sometimes poetic, sometimes benevolent, sometimes confusing, sometimes pernicious, and sometimes devastatingly harmful psychologically. None, however, are especially profound. If not for their tremendous historical impact, most would deserve little more than a philosopher's passing glance.

The major precept of the biblical Jesus is total devotion, or commitment, to God. In this context the terms "devotion" and "commitment" are euphemisms for their less flattering counterparts: obedience and conformity. When Jesus says "believe" he means "obey." And when Jesus praises men of great "faith," he is praising men who will obey unquestioningly any command they believe to come from God.

When conformity is required, the sacrifice of truth inevitably follows. One can be committed either to conformity, or truth—but not both. The pursuit of truth requires the unrestricted use of one's mind—the moral freedom to question, to examine evidence, to consider opposing viewpoints, to criticize, to accept as true only that which can be demonstrated—regardless of whether one's conclusions conform to a particular creed.

The fundamental teaching of Jesus—the demand for conformity, something Mr. Huckabee preaches himself—give rise to the fundamental and viciously destructive teachings of Christianity: that some beliefs lie beyond the scope of criticism and that to question them is sinful, or morally wrong. By placing a moral restriction on what one is permitted to believe, Christianity declares itself an enemy of truth and of the faculty by which man arrives at truth—reason.

What an odd, and heteroclite little world the excursive Vatican intelligentsia live in.

As their top diplomat, you'd think [but not expect] he'd be a little more diplomatic in tone.

That tile pattern has the Piet Mondrian vibe going. Very Kitsch. Loves it.

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That's called cumming on autopilot.

What about the other skaters who weren't invited? There is the possibility that half a dozen, 50 or maybe even hundreds of skaters who skate well were given _un_vitations. This could be outrageous info, but no one really knows.

What people need to know is the reasons why all of them werent invited. Smuckers and the other company must be transparent with their inner workings with regards to choosing who dances in their Stars in Ice dance show/presentation/display. Not everyone can do what these talented individuals can do on frozen water.

The breakfast jam peddlers should use their jelly fortunes towards putting on the dancing ice-people displays that includes all of these talented people, gifted individuals who have worked very hard to retire at thirty-five from sport and competition where they weren't paid anything. Do we treat all of our middle-aged former athletes this way? Prolly not.

Who do the smucker people think they are, trying to do these secret things, giving us only homophobia and fruit preserves? they need to tell us why all these dancers wont get to be proud and open gay ice-people!

Porn was first seriously restricted in Japan in the Meiji Era, when materials deemed “injurious to public morals” were banned [thanks to the introduction of Victorian morals from the West]. After Japan’s defeat in WWII, American occupation authorities changed many of Japan’s laws to guarantee freedom of speech and expression. Sadly, the occupation authorities decided that the pre-existing law regarding pornography didn’t need to be changed. It has remained in effect to this day.

While the 60 years after World War II saw the acceptance of uncensored pornography as freedom of expression in the West, Japan continued to consider it “injurious to public morals.” One still cannot legally buy a movie featuring fully visible hardcore action.

In recent years it seems that the definition of “injurious to public morals” has been relaxed. Ten years ago, pubic hair was censored: now it is not. In 2005, the American film Kinsey was allowed to air in Japanese theaters uncensored. The scene in which Dr. Kinsey is giving a slideshow of penis/vagina picture made history as the first ever scene showing human genitalia allowed by the censors.¹

¹ James. "Why is Japanese Porn Censored?" Japan Probe. Domains by Proxy, Inc.,
        31 Jan. 2006. Web. 30 Jan. 2010. <hxxp: 31="" 2006="" www.japanprobe.com="" 01="" why-<br="">        is-japanese-porn-censored/>.</hxxp:>

If this did happen, that would be a plus. There aren't many highlights from his first year in office. Not that I'm disappointed, because I never expected a lot from Obama. Even a mere consideration of tact would seem to show the irrelevance of a president who chooses to have Rick Warren speak at his inauguration–a man quoted as saying such inane absurdities as "Resisting homosexuality is about 'maturity,'" and "Some body parts are meant to fit together, and some aren't."

I think people who are dazzled by Obama's rhetoric ought to begin to understand that he is going to be a mediocre president — which means, in our time, a dangerous president (remember George W. Bush?) — unless there is some national movement to push him in a better direction.

Vous avez accepté de ces "restrictions" lorsque vous êtes devenu membre. Elles sont nécessaires pour ce site afin d'assurer le partage entre les membres.

Bonne chance

Your comment is valid one, but raises some questions of its own:

The statistic of 98% is coming from were? What methadology was used in the collection of this sample data?

A drug is any substance other than food or water that, when ingested, alters the physiological structure of the body. By this definition, alcohol is a drug.

Is it right and moral that the one drug that kills more people every day (gay and straight) than any other substance, is perfectly legal to obtain?

Or is your question directed towards an understanding of what biological and evolutionary benefits could possibly be gained from the use of chemical substances–enough to justify the altering of one's emotions--concomitant with the risk of addiction that frequently accompanies so many of these endeavors?

The questions raised by your comment are too numerous to address here. Suffice it to say that it would be a mistake to label one segment of society as being more prone to addiction than any other. On that point, if it is gay people who experience drug use more often, I would venture to guess that the reason is perhaps the hatred, suspicion, and outright hostility towards an outcast society of people whom, after being persecuted for centuries around the globe and living a life without a deserved dignity, must share the blame for making uninformed choices to use these mood-altering substances.

"As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression.
In both instances, there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged,
and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air,
however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness."

-William O. Douglas
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice (1939-1975)

@cumeaternc:

No members are "required" to upload new torrents.  Uploaders post new a fresh content because they want to.  Without which this tracker would die.

I hadn't considered that. Youre right, without fresh content, people would still be meeting requirements yet the whole thing would collapse. Therefore, new material is vital to keep the system operating. Good point!

Even the Supreme Court has its dissenting opinion offered by the lone judge who disagrees with the majority. If you would be so kind as to allow me that function for this post…..  ::)

Etiquette is about doing things in a way that is most gracious to your friends and family. It is NOT about having rule-based ammunition to judge others about.

This website functions via a web of numerous, interconnected computers run by individuals who, the majority of which, are complete strangers to each other. These individuals all work in tandem towards the unitary goal of fullfilling site-specific membership requirements. These requirements allow for the administrator-given privilege of accumulation and dispersal of digital media.

The people here are akin to co-workers at any job, all of us performing duties and carrying out tasks that conform to rules set out by this system's administrator, who functions as the company's "boss". Saying thank you would be like saying thank you to my office coworkers for them coming to work everyday and doing their job. Their continued performance of these duties is all that need be required in lieu of thanks. Unless there was some specific and uncustomary reason why a thank you would be used, its normal and repeated usage should not be required nor its absence lamented.

I will though, on the otherhand, offer a heartfelt thank you for reading this post. Cheers!

You forgot my favorite Phelps photo.

One of the most important approaches to the understanding of degenerate behavior is called Labeling Theory. First coined by sociologist Howard S. Becker, labeling theory assumes that no act is inherently degenerate or deviant. Instead, people in positions of power define what is deviant. An action is only deviant, or degenerate, if it is labeled as such by the dominant group.

Accordingly, deviance is a product of social inequality. The people who are labeled 'deviant' are usually powerless people, because the powerful are able to make the rules or use their resources to avoid the 'deviant' label.

~SPiN

She's a photographer.  ::)

Correct Answer!!!  :congrats: