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I get very upset when ads for this movie play. There are so many imbedded and unanalyzed conclusions in the premise of the movie that it is frustrating. Namely that if the state legalizes crime and makes it so they wont be there to save you, then everyone goes crazy and kills people. Or that everyone going crazy and killing people 12 hours a year somehow will create a utopia where no kids and families feel negative side effects. Or that "the purge" brings a lot of good to the world like a god. So frustrating. Maybe the plot brings other conclusions, I'm not sure, but the trailer makes it seem like a really bad movie, but it is getting a lot of hype and support.

I would like to second this. I am a big fan of the look and effects and the great ending sequences that allow people to find more and know how to support the show. It is great stuff.

It is not the only defense, but one of the defenses available. This one allows them to ignore certain facts so that they can continue to believe in religion. Selectively ignoring the bad stuff is convenient. Though I am sure you understand some of the reasons why people believe in religion and need these defenses and how it has very little to do with the facts.

Hello and welcome! I, for one, would appreciate more information as to how you changed your mind. What arguments worked well for you? What were your relationships with the people around you? Who exposed you to these ideas? It can be very interesting to learn what things work and what things do not- at least in your anecdotal experience.

No, the point of ASIC miners is that mining is all they can do.

I pre-ordered a single in november when it was around $1300 ($1400 after fees and shipping) and I still have not recieved it almost to June now when I expected it in December. My understanding is that I will get it soon, however they failed specs and now it is worth $2500. My plan is to immediately sell it for around $2200 and make the $800 profit once I get it. While they may work fine, BFL really, really sucks. I don't know if there are any other options for ASICs, but after my experiences I would never do business with them again. They seem to finally be rolling them out (the like 10th time they've been close) but this time I may actually get it in enough time to immediately sell it. They have no info, aren't allowing refunds, and may not give you your product for nearly a year. If this sounds like a good deal, then buy lots from the scumbags at BFL. By the way, BFL execs sold themselves miners first so they have been mining and making money for months at the expense of their customers. Such scumbags.

I'm not gonna lie, I laughed and then repeated this joke to some co-workers. However, I don't quite understand what being a libertarian has to do with the 3rd guy's actions. Regardless, it was still quite funny.

So I am getting set up to move out of my house, get a new job, and get corrupt people out of my life. In order to do this, I likely will not be able to continue my therapy as I likely will move looking for a new job, new place to live, etc and the money I am currently spending for therapy will have to go to bills, at least in the near term. The next couple months of therapy will be talking about some of this stuff, making sure it is the right decision, processing my emotions. However, what I most want to do is to continue my therapy in the "Daniel Mackler Method" of self-therapy. I will be going back and listening to some of those podcasts and getting myself set on a journaling schedule. I am wondering if anyone has any experience or advice in this area. What are some workbooks I should check out? What strategies do people use for journaling and dream journaling? Questions to ask or schedule people use? I definitely want to continue to move forward even though I will not be able to afford it in the near term. Thanks in advance for any help or insight you can provide.

So he works as the Revolution Czar and his job is Fomenting Unrest? They obviously do not understand humor. Then he sarcastically agrees that he works for Obama, and it is used to confirm their point. So sad.

Thanks for the morning laugh! [ROFL]

Well this seems like a party!

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350449#ixzz2TpfIVpcz

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/childinmind/2013/05/to_cdc_on_childrens_mental_hea_2.html This article I think is a much better conclusion. Though the author still proposes statist solutions, of course.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/us-usa-health-children-idUSBRE94F11N20130516

I think I have similar ideas and concerns as you. Obviously, I do not know why, but my guess would be that in their relationships currently, "loving" someone does cover up what they did wrong. So their parents hurt and abused them in some way and continue to into adulthood, but they deserve love, and thus they are good. It is the idea of getting everyone to become you or your family, and thus they acquire the properties of being morally good no matter what evils may be (or have been) perpetrated. I will see if anyone else has a better theory.

I am sorry for the situation you are in. I have been in similar situations in the past and it can be very difficult to know what to do. I have some questions if you don't mind elaborating: What about the start of the relationship made you feel so close? What virtues did she exemplify through her actions? Do you know what you are feeling and what A is feeling in the current relationship and interactions? Where was the undesired behavior learned? Why is the behavior undesired? (Maybe you have done this, but in reading your post, it seems that you may not have been curious as to the other's experience and you two may have tried to find solutions without understanding the problem.) Where do you think these trends you are finding originally started? Most likely, it goes back further than B, though I may be wrong. What are some of the things you feeling like you would be settling on?

Yea, that is how wife swap works. They try to find families with vastly opposing philosophies. It makes formore interesting TV when they interact. So the California woman was who they found to be as close to opposite of her as possible.

Describing reality as having been brought about by chance is a fundamental misunderstanding of the world around you. Chance assumes that the world is created right now and has all the properties that it does now. If you took this assumption and denied trillions of years of history before this point, then yes, one of your choices would be the only options. However, it is not how it happened. Matter exists the way that it does BECAUSE it is the only way that it can exist. If matter did not behave in this way, then it would not exist. This does not need cosmic forces, chance, or a multiverse. It is a simple explanation of how reality is. Yes, if the strong nuclear force was a slightly different constant, then molecules and matter as we know it oculd not exist. However, this means that these supposed multiverses that contain this non-existant matter do not exist. The reason why we study what the constant is is to further understand the world around us. The fact that that number is what it is because it is the only way it could be makes perfect sense in the existence of a single reality that has developed. The development necessitated these numbers.

This is an appeal to an authority's opinion and is not even an attempt at providing evidence. Just saying. A "scientist" can "say" whatever garbage they want. That doesn't mean it is evidence and that certainly doesn't mean it is true.

+1 But guns gets a whole crowd riled up that unpasteurized milk doesn't, sadly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15165371 The universe expands at an increasing rate (therefore not having a limit and eventually coming back onto itself), implying that "the big bang" or whatever happened was a singluar event and not a recurring event.

I just saw an ad for this movie before a YouTube video and it was pretty sickening. People have no idea why they think government is necessary. I know it is propoganda like this, but they haveno idea. It is so frustrating.

UPB is Universally Preferable Behavior. It is the logical theory of eithics put forward by Stefan. see link here: http://freedomainradio.com/FreeBooks.aspx Its the 3rd book down- obviously free and there is an audiobook version if you desire

No. It would not. The moral position is you are not allowed to do anything to anyone without their permission. In order to get their permission, you may need training or proof of training.

Training or education is not a question of morality. I am allowed to go to anyone I want to for my medical services, whether or not they are officially accedited in any way.It is a voluntary contract between me and the provider, and they must fill whatever my personal qualifications are - thus it is a preference and not morality. Can you provide an example of a moral rule that is logically true but fail UPB? I am somewhat confused by the question.