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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Is there a meaning to our existence? |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2013, 9:49 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,369
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| And if so or if not, how did you come to this conclusion ? If you reason and exclude at least religious beliefs, there appear to be none : there is no objective purpose to our lives. The thing that would appear close as a "meaning" without being one would be the fact that life is about perpetuation... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Should Congresspeople have term limits? |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2013, 9:00 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 986
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| I'll not speak about the American system (by the way, I'm French), but in general. Term limits are adequate for a position like President (for example, in France, the Président de la République now can only serve for two terms). But not really for the deputies or representants in general. It's good ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you don't think in pictures then... |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2013, 6:38 am
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Replies: 93
Views: 14,370
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| When you speak of "thinking", do you mean "all the time"/"consciously" ? I can't really determine the way I think, maybe because most of the time I don't "think". I'm not a really good "thinker" when it comes to consciously tackle a problem. I rely on the "background processes" of my brain, that do ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Use of Language |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 6:53 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,063
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| Is it common for Aspies to use language in a different manner than NTs My natural writing manner is kind of Proustian. It's further reinforced by the fact I read quasi constantly academic/universitary works, and exigent literary works (many using long or convoluted sentences, or being from preceden... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Forgetting names, confusing faces |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 6:17 am
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Replies: 45
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| I'm a bit like you on this matter, ngonz. So I know how it can make some situations awkward. I've some difficulties that can be linked to prosopagnosia, and I'm also terrible at names and at remembering them. I can't determine the age of people too, except in a very general way. I can't really form ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: The Major Factor underlying the Increase in Rampage Killings |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2012, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 108
Views: 86,645
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Quote: Other countries generally have a more servile population.
If you speak about the European ones, I'd like to know the reasons of such a judgement.  What a choice of term...
"Less independent-minded" ?  |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 28 Bells |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2012, 7:18 pm
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Replies: 5
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| There was no question this man had serious mental disabilities all his life. We don't have the same data, as it seems. How can you say that ? I'm maybe uninformed. Tell me. I don't agree that "there is not question that...". Else, yes, I agree. I don't think many people would admit the 28th bell ri... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: NOT GOOD, Connecticut shooter was diagnosed with Aspergers.. |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2012, 6:59 pm
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Replies: 445
Views: 81,760
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| The girl who had a play date (Beth Israel or something of the like) said he was "crazy" and she never wanted to play with him again. Makes you wonder what he did to her... There's quirky (what most of us on here are) and then there's the creepy kind of strange (what everybody says about the people ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: NOT GOOD, Connecticut shooter was diagnosed with Aspergers.. |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2012, 12:42 pm
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Replies: 445
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| From what I have heard his peers saying, he was "strange since [they] were 5." The real question is why wasn't anything done then. You'd have to know something was wrong if every kid your child was around said he was crazy/scary/creepy/strange and didn't wish to play with him. It's kind of strange ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: NASA: THE TRUTH about the END OF THE WORLD on 21 Dec |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2012, 6:37 am
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Replies: 150
Views: 26,240
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Quote: Looks like NASA has found its vocation: Reassuring the clueless:
US : the only country in the world where public authorities communicate about such things  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sheldon Test |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2012, 5:12 am
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Replies: 183
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Viscerotonia = 14
Somatotonia = 12
Cerebrotonia = 22 |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: French woman becomes prostitute to pay for son's treatment |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2012, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I cant stand the French, even though my ancestors and surname are French. They are so rude to me because of my aspergers, screw them Hey, be assured that not all of us are like that ! :wink: The situation gets slowly better in France, in what regards the knowledge by the public and the "prise en co... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Are you good at school? |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2012, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 17
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| My results were not very remarkable in the first years, except maybe in my mother tongue, French. I was average (then good, thanks to some efforts) in maths for most of my scolarity. After the beginning of the collège (11 years old), I was the best or amongst the best in every subject, except maths,... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: NY Times: People with autism fear stigma after Newtown |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2012, 4:03 pm
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Replies: 62
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| Adam was evil, period and nothing else. You know that, from someone who speaks of the merits of high IQ and academic proficiency, that's not a very profound thing to say. A person who takes anothers life clearly doesn't Come on. What's that kind of thinking ? Do you know by the way that Adam is pre... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: NOT GOOD, Connecticut shooter was diagnosed with Aspergers.. |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2012, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 445
Views: 81,760
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| It's because of the fear that people in the public would associate AS with shooters or violence in general. Several articles state that the last shooter had been diagnosed with AS. Nonetheless, I would not say that AS is the cause for such behavior. The causality of such things is a complex matter.... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Adam Lanza: Fragile X? |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2012, 4:53 am
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Replies: 21
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| Er, I may be mistaken, but is the Fragile X syndrome compatible with a more than average intelligence ? Adam Lanza has been described as "extremely bright". It seemed to me that most analyzed cases were of persons from a normal IQ to a very low one if strongly affected ? |
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