Brian

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  1. Gun Control and Shootings

    Point out one example of me positing a naive misunderstanding of the Constitution, ralis. You have made it quite clear that you loathe the Constitution AND that you are profoundly and wilfully ignorant about it so a statement like that coming from you is both predictable and hilarious. BTW, I am neither a tea party member nor a "neoliberal."
  2. Gun Control and Shootings

    He didn't say "eliminate the government" but "reduce the government" and the military is one of the very few things the federal government does which it is actually supposed to do. Your narrative is illogical and nonsensical. Shall we discuss the Constitution and enumerated powers again??? This persistent false dichotomy of unlimited central government versus nihilism would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous.
  3. Gun Control and Shootings

    I'd watch out for homicidal maniacs driving cars and trucks, and anyone with a backpack, or a pressure cooker, or anything which could potentially contain a homemade explosive device. Probably better avoid solid foods, too, and swimming pools and hot tubs. In fact, might wanna just stay home, just to play it safe. Oh, and be particularly cautious about men with large knives.
  4. Gun Control and Shootings

    You owe me an apology.
  5. Gun Control and Shootings

    Bizarre in the extreme, isn't it?
  6. Gun Control and Shootings

    And alcohol. And prostitution. And drunk driving. And spitting on sidewalks. And... <sigh>
  7. Gun Control and Shootings

    Maybe. Maybe she's complicit. Maybe she's the owner of the bank account in the Philippines to which he transferred 100 grand. Lotta maybes still.
  8. Gun Control and Shootings

    Just wanted to take a moment to point out that no one has identified yet a "sensible gun control" law which would have prevented the mass murder in Vegas.
  9. Little Things

    Depends on how big the rock is... If your shoe laces are always coming untied, start by crossing the laces the other way at the very beginning. If, for instance, you normally cross left over right before making loops, cross right over left instead -- and then do everything else the same as you normally do. You can tell at a glance whose laces perpetually come untied. Freaks people out if you walk up to them and tell them you can help them with this little problem.
  10. Gun Control and Shootings

    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mass-shootings-are-a-bad-way-to-understand-gun-violence/
  11. "My kingdom is not of this world"

    I coined the phrase "unforgetting" some years ago because it felt like a good fit.
  12. Stillness-Movement would be an excellent choice. Michael Lomax is on this forum with the screen name "Ya Mu."
  13. In some systems/lineages, this sort of experience is not uncommon but it is not often talked about outside those systems because it... Well... It sounds nutty. Not to people who have experienced it, though. The separation between dreamtime and waketime is an illusion but it is a persistent one. Watch for a teacher to present himself or herself.
  14. phoning in

    I use a smartphone to access the forum more than any other device and I find it pretty functional other than having a small screen. Is there anything in particular that's frustrating you besides "real estate?"
  15. simplify

    Yellow bird
  16. Thank you! It is perhaps worth noting, too, that recent work shows that red blood cells may originate in the lungs.
  17. This Settles It

    After laborious searching, I have found the world's greatest healer. He is shy and reserved so it took some serious sleuthing. I know it is true because his website is named http://worldsgreatesthealer.com/ and they wouldn't let him have that domain name if it wasn't true, so... Clearly, Ken Kluk makes Oral Roberts look like a piker. To put the icing on the cake, he isn't just the world's greatest healer but he is also "God's only anointed prophet" and he runs the "official end times ministry", "HOME OF GOD'S MOST POWERFUL AND LOVING HEALER, AND CURSE BREAKER": http://thelightofgodministry.org/ Just to be clear, Ken Kluk is the real deal. Well, they wouldn't put it on the Internet if it wasn't true. I am totally cereal.
  18. I found the "importance" slider didn't work on my mobile device (would jump to the lowest and stay there) so my results are probably skewed. I may do it again on a real computer but my initial results are: 1. Augustine 2. Aquinas . . . 9. Nietzsche (0%)
  19. Goodbye

    Post that online test in a new thread -- it might be fun!
  20. Goodbye

    Yes, that sort of thing can help, as long as one understands this tends to replace one set of beliefs with another.
  21. Goodbye

    My experience/understanding is that our field of vision expands and clarifies as we remove the blinders and filters we have constructed (usually with well-intentioned assistance).
  22. Greetings! A Short Introduction

    Ecclesiastes 3: http://biblehub.com/kjv/ecclesiastes/3.htm
  23. Haiku Chain

    need apostrophe or perhaps a question mark punctuation rules
  24. Herbs for Spiritual Development

    I always bless my food. It is taught as part of the Stillness-Movement system.