PoetPhilosopher

PoetPhilosopher

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Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

Messy Buu - I can't figure out if you are real or an online caricature who posts in an attempt to rile people up - since every post you make is so funny and outlandish. LOL

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Reply to Risk by the Numbers - They Play, You Pay in Politics JoeUser Forums

It was a little rambling. What is your point? And I ask because you seem to have a gem somewhere in here but I am digging, and re-reading, and can't find it. Would you agree that risk can best be defined as: a probability that something undesirable might occur. Assessment of the probability is tricky business - subject to human interpretation and incomplete or misleading facts. Assessment of the cost should the outcome occur is similarly tricky business. Some

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Reply to Sugar is like crack! in Diet JoeUser Forums

It sucks being a slave to body chemistry. Not to mention caffiene right? If you are drinking 2 cans of coke a day x 200 working days x 120 calories / 3500 calories per pound you should lose ~13lbs in one year. good luck. In this... we are 100% in agreement ;)

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Reply to Comcast Can't Have Disney in Internet JoeUser Forums

They will bid more next round and raise YOUR cable bills to cover it. OUCH!! I have satellite - it sucks too. It all sucks. There is always books :D PS. You can use a public DNS but I don't know how to set it up. Someone here prolly does.

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Reply to More on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

It just occurred to me that the War on Drugs has a lot of parallels with the Abstinence Only movement. * Withold information and color it as "education". * Paint a black and white moral argument - you are either good or bad, legal or illegal, moral or immoral * Enact laws which prohibit related activities to the detriment of those who need help (needles and AIDS, condoms and pregnancy) I said it before and I'll say it again -

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Avoiding people in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Are there people in the halls you see and turn the other way - go out of your way to avoid ? Other that the obvious ex-boy/girlfriend who screwed you over - what traits do these people have that makes you want to turn away ? Is it a permanent thing? Once you've flipped the switch - they're out - or do they get a second chance ? Does it fade over time ? Lastly - is it OK, or do you feel bad ? I'm asking cuz it happens to me occasionally, right now I hav

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Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

There is no box, PP Let it be known I predicted this reply!! (smiles smugly) Some people use botox, others max their credit cards, or spend hours sliding cash in stripper's thongs<

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Reply to Illegal Gay Marriages in San Francisco in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It's not the point, it's the vector. You swing where the ball WAS - you strike out. Fragged. That woosh, woosh, woosh - its the tide coming in. And it continues... Excerpt: On Sunday, 487 couples were married, bringing the total since Thursday to more than 1,600. If Monday's goal is met, the total will exceed 2,250 -- all of them married by city officials who volunteered their time over the

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Reply to President Kerry in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well written. Compelling arguments for someone on the fence that cares about freedom of reproductive choice (safe bet *most* women), and is concerned about the war machine. I think these arguments will resonate with the middle, I personally know several republicans that have decided to "switch" - grudgingly. The most telling opinion poll numbers in this respect are "Definitely vote against Bush": 43% this month up from 33% a month ago. Wow.</f

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Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

Oy BakerStreet - you sound really silly... "prop up reality with a substance"... is that a line out of Reefer Madness? Whose reality? What is being in a state of normal? Ever been head-over-heels in love? Ever been depressed about a friend's death? Ever been exhilerated and in a heightened state of awareness from reality? It's all chemical reactions man. It's just synapses firing. To be opposed IN PRINCIPLE to drugs because they modify reality is fundamentally misguided. You ar

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Reply to One World in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

It resonates. I will be checking your site - hopefully you will post more. Courage and Imagination are a powerful force, no ?

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