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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie son just left fist-sized hole in our hallway wall |
| Fraya |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2009, 1:40 am
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Replies: 69
Views: 8,090
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| I think the fact that the first day of a new school year was the next day is probably key here. I remember those days clearly as they were always the high points of the year for anxiety. It's not surprising it passed his breaking point when he was forced off the computer and it all came crashing bac... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you catch a ball or key-ring? |
| Fraya |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2009, 1:22 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,563
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| I can most of the time if it's lobbed gently and I use both hands but if it's moving even at the speed of a slow overhand pitch I can't see it anymore and have to guess at its trajectory. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Secret of the Lusitania |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 6:44 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,424
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| You assume that those who care about the few ignore the plight of the many, which would be incorrect. I wouldn't say ignore more like place less importance on. Sure it's historically significant but it's still history as in it has already happened, cannot be changed, and is not influencing current ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Criteria for evidence of a God. |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 6:35 am
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Replies: 245
Views: 16,030
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| Agnosticism is not "just fence sitting". It is an episthemological position. However, absolute skepsis, accurate or not, is not useful in approximating truth. It is a mindset of lazy fatalism - which is naturally also a valid option. *shrug* I just find it annoying how agnostics seem to think they'... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Debate Club |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2008, 6:30 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,317
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Magnus wrote: Fraya, do you want to participate?
I wouldn't mind but since I'm currently on vacation my posting here is sporadic at best. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Debate Club |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 6:23 am
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Replies: 17
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| Actually me and a friend used to do this all the time. Generally any time we had a disagreement we would swap sides of the argument and debate it that way. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Criteria for evidence of a God. |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008, 6:10 am
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Replies: 245
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| Agnosticism is the religion of those afraid to be wrong or even make a decision. "There might be a god or there might not be." Yeah we know but that doesn't answer the question as to whether you believe there is or not it's just fence sitting by atheists who are afraid the theists might be right and... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Secret of the Lusitania |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 8:10 am
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Replies: 30
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| What does it matter? War is hell innocent people get hurt and really bad stuff happens. If you don't like it don't support wars. "But think of the children on that ship!" What about them? 10 times that number die every day in more horrible and painful circumstances. Fix that first. They were just a... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: *Any Reason to Preserve Other Animals?* |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 8:04 am
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Replies: 78
Views: 5,859
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| Most animals have a nervous system and can feel pain and suffering most also have a way of communicating this to others of their kind who have an empathic response (human empathy is older than human intelligence and comes from our animal ancestors). This causes the animal receiving the communication... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Secret of the Lusitania |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 7:37 am
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Replies: 30
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| What does it matter? War is hell innocent people get hurt and really bad stuff happens. If you don't like it don't support wars. "But think of the children on that ship!" What about them? 10 times that number die every day in more horrible and painful circumstances. Fix that first. They were just a ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Happy... |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 7:21 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,518
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| I say "happy December" and get strange looks. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Streisand Effect |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 7:12 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,968
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| simple: Some people want to know the truth , but everyone wants to know a secret . Bingo. Secrets are social currency you buy and trade influence in relationships with them (to oversimplify and put things bluntly) the more popular or successful the owner of the secret the more valuable it is (as yo... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Criteria for evidence of a God. |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2008, 7:00 am
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Replies: 245
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| plus a minor miracle or two (such as regenerating somebody's missing limb). What if God can't break his own laws of physics? He walked on water, didn't he? And what abut all those health-related miracles he performed? 1st century medical science(?) could not possibly have reproduced -let alone expl... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Killer of Rachel Nickel |
| Fraya |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 5:18 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,972
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| The journalists I think believe they are simply being thorough but your right in that they especially in recent years are trying harder and harder when something bad happens to point blame at someone and the problems that person has as an explanation as to why it happened. Hopefully most people are ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does President Bush Deserve a Shoe in the Face? |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 55
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AnonymousAnonymous wrote: Throwing shoes at President Bush? Too funny.
I would lock him in a cage with monkeys throwing feces at him!
But when you went to take him back out you'd never be able to figure out which is him.
Just kidding (or am I?). |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What would you do to President Bush? |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2008, 3:31 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,678
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I'd just make him live in Iraq without a personal army of bodyguards.
If he's done so much good for the Iraqi people they should welcome him with loving arms, right? Right? |
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