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My main activity on the Internet right now is running the "Comparing Beliefs" Forum on the "Innersence" Yuku Community. This is intended to be a large, Web discussion venue where members representing a wide variety of belief systems can explain exactly what they believe and why, and respond to questions and comments from other members. CB is NOT intended to be a Forum where members try to persuade other members to change their beliefs (advocacy) or to win arguments (debate). There are lots of Web discussion groups devoted to advocacy and debate, and the CB Forum is intended to move in an entirely different direction. The available evidence gathered by psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists indicates that very few people ever change their beliefs as a result of being "argued into it". If they are willing to take such arguments seriously, they have ALREADY made a decision to change their beliefs and are simply looking for something to change them TO. However, it's obvious that people in this state of mind are better-served by simple EXPLANATIONS of other people's beliefs, without advocacy being in the mix at all. The definition of "beliefs" being used on CB is a very inclusive one. It includes not only beliefs usually labeled as "religious" or "spiritual", but also beliefs commonly categorized as "philosophical", "ethical" "social", or "ideological". This definition also includes both "faith-based" and "rational" beliefs, because discriminating between the two is itself a subjective value judgment, even if "true believers" in rationalism refuse to admit this. Another facet of this is the postulate that "art" and "science" are not rivals, but partners: all human creative activities contain elements of both, whether the people involved consciously realize this or not. Here is the URL: http://innersence.yuku.com/forums/102/CB-DISCUSSION-BOARD#.TvAKCdUeXeY I also run the Revolutionary Spritualism Yuku Community, which contains extensive archives of my writings on the Spiritual Revolution and the Information Revolution, including a complete copy of my 1988 book "War in Heaven" posted as forum messages, and a large amount of information I've channeled since then. There are also Forums for discussions of these subjects in real time. The URL is: http://revolutionaryspiritualism.yuku.com/ http://innersence.yuku.com/forums/102/CB-DISCUSSION-BOARD#.T OpEdNews Member for 152 week(s) and 1 day(s) 12 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 416 Comments, 13 Diaries, 0 Polls |
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Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 6:45:03 AM
Article : "Is There A Threat of Fascism in the USA?"
The names don't matter.
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 3:32:19 PM
Article : "A Vision Of An America That Might Have Been"
American "conservatism" is a fantasy
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 7:56:52 PM
Article : "Obama's Grand Betrayal"
I'm scared.
Monday, December 6, 2010 at 10:47:03 PM
Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"
Just IS Assange's "smoking gun"?
Monday, December 6, 2010 at 3:23:04 PM
Article : "Is the USA Attacking Wikileaks.org WIth Denial of Service At"
The nose knows.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 2:57:00 PM
Article : "Is the USA Attacking Wikileaks.org WIth Denial of Service At"
I am waiting for hte Israel and bank leaks too
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 12:31:45 AM
Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"
Assange is a Hero of the Information Revolution
Friday, December 3, 2010 at 7:30:06 PM
Article : "Is the USA Attacking Wikileaks.org WIth Denial of Service At"
This has already been done
Friday, December 3, 2010 at 7:26:26 PM
Article : "Is the USA Attacking Wikileaks.org WIth Denial of Service At"
This has already been done
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 10:20:26 AM
Article : "There May Still Be Hope for the World, but NOT for the USA"
You can vote outside the polls
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8:14:53 AM
Article : "This New 1994 Could Have Been 1974"
The real problem is ideological apathy.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 8:25:36 PM
Article : "What would explain a Republican win in November?"
Yeah, maybe they're setting up a rigged vote count.
Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 5:28:31 PM
Article : "Anonymity, Real Names, Solid Bios-- Thinking about Changes o"
There are good threats and bad threats.
Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 4:51:34 PM
Poll : "Poll: Is OpEdNews Too Tough on Obama and the Democrats?"
Is Obama simply buying time?
Monday, September 13, 2010 at 9:07:29 AM
Article : "Nine Years After 9/11, Has Al-Qaeda Finally Won?"
The USA has ALWAYS been a terrorist nation
Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 12:20:36 AM
Article : "The Difference Between Opposing Mosques and Burning Korans"
I agree with most of what you just said.
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 9:58:52 AM
Poll : "Poll: Should Progressives Form Their Own Party?"
Nah, "humanitarian" means "welfare state do-gooder"
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 9:36:49 AM
Article : "The Difference Between Opposing Mosques and Burning Korans"
Huh?
Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 10:17:15 AM
Article : "The Difference Between Opposing Mosques and Burning Korans"
Back to Constitutional Basics
Friday, August 13, 2010 at 2:39:06 PM
Article : "SORCERY: THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION"
Nah, sorcery is the OLDEST profession.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 6:52:16 AM
Article : "Are we about to have another blowout on the BP blowout well?"
A matter of TIMING?
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 7:41:23 AM
Article : "Why am I here? Our struggle for meaning, in the world and ch"
Prayer is an altered state of consciousness.
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 8:38:51 AM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
Cutting of your nose to spire your face
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 1:31:07 PM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
I'm outa here.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 8:36:30 PM
Article : "BP-Halliburton-Transocean-Well is loosing 60% or 9824psi of"
In other words, "concede defeat and retreat unscathed".
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 8:16:55 PM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
The length limit is back on.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 8:12:53 PM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
Does the end justify the means? 2
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 8:11:02 PM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
Does the end justify the means? 1
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 11:42:50 AM
Article : "BP-Halliburton-Transocean-Well is loosing 60% or 9824psi of "
Is BP about to "declare victory and retreat"?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 10:07:33 AM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
IMO, content is more important than ratings or promotion.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 9:26:41 AM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
Substantial comments and new articles are eggs and apples.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 11:26:08 PM
Article : "BP-Halliburton-Transocean-Well is loosing 60% or 9824psi of"
I think BP set you up to draw these conclusions.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 6:57:59 PM
Article : "BP-Halliburton-Transocean-Well is loosing 60% or 9824psi of"
Is this BP's official cover-up story?
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 3:21:32 PM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
You'll definitely lose me if you do what you just described.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 1:11:59 AM
Diary : "The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS"
It looks like the problem has vanished
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 2:34:57 PM
Article : "Thad Allen Says Team Observing Macondo Well for Seepage and"
The 2000 character limit on comments SUCKS.
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 1:57:34 PM
Article : "Thad Allen Says Team Observing Macondo Well for Seepage and"
Are the plutocrats out-smarting Obama AGAIN? 2
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 1:55:50 PM
Article : "Thad Allen Says Team Observing Macondo Well for Seepage and "
Are the plutocrats out-smarting Obama AGAIN?
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:57:41 PM
Article : "Thad Allen Tells BP Seabed "Seeping" and Demands More Monito"
Wouldn't a major leak 10-25 miles away be VISIBLE
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:44:12 AM
Article : "BP-Halliburton-Transocean-Well is loosing 60% or 9824psi of"
My guess is that BP is indeed committing suicide.
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 6:21:15 PM
Article : "PRESSURE At The Wellhead And What It Really Means"
How can we expose this "cap-coverup"?
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 1:36:50 AM
Article : "BP-Halliburton-Transocean-Well is loosing 60% or 9824psi of"
IMO, capping the well is a literal "cover up".
Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 4:23:01 PM
Article : "Is liberalism an idea whose time is past?"
Let's be conservative about liberalism
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 8:01:13 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should Progressives Form Their Own Party?"
The 2000 election would not have been decided in Florida
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:54:04 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should Progressives Form Their Own Party?"
REAL Reform can only come from the bottom up,
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 3:55:42 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should Progressives Form Their Own Party?"
Nailing jelly to a tree hurts the tree
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 8:44:18 AM
Article : "The Extreme Center"
I agree with everything you just said,
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 8:42:20 AM
Article : "The Extreme Center"
IMO, an extreme center is non-linear,
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 8:29:20 AM
Article : "The Extreme Center"
There are two kinds of compromise,
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 7:54:33 AM
Article : "The Extreme Center"
Centrist Libertarianism
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 6:43:24 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should Progressives Form Their Own Party?"
We need a progressive caucus in the "extreme center"
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 11:12:29 AM
Article : "Hell has Frozen Over and I Agree with Ann Coulter"
I'm writing an article about "The Extreme Center"
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 8:22:36 PM
Article : "Hell has Frozen Over and I Agree with Ann Coulter"
Could we call this the "Extreme Center"?
Friday, July 2, 2010 at 5:38:42 PM
Article : "Where Religion and Politics Meet: Television as the Common G"
I prefer the "unthinkable" to the "controversial"
Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 8:53:25 PM
Article : "Where Religion and Politics Meet: Television as the Common G"
Subjects and group names don't mean much to me.
Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 8:23:42 PM
Article : "Where Religion and Politics Meet: Television as the Common G"
I ONLY watch vids of shows like this.
Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 12:53:45 PM
Article : "Where Religion and Politics Meet: Television as the Common G"
IMO, "common ground" should also be a "level playing field".
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 8:22:20 AM
Diary : "ROB KALL --- HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! with Open Thread"
Yes! Happy Birthday to another Cancerian!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 8:06:56 AM
Article : "Can it rain oily compounds in the Gulf of Mexico? Yes! Chris"
Ouch! This is happening NOW!
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 11:51:45 PM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Believe They Can't Cap the Well?"
I would like to KNOW
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 11:09:32 PM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Believe They Can't Cap the Well?"
Well, it's obviously worse than "they" say it is,
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 4:26:34 PM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Believe They Can't Cap the Well?"
I still don't know.
Friday, June 25, 2010 at 3:36:40 PM
Article : "Methane Bubble Earthquake Volcano in the Gulf?"
And will their next rig be named "Titanic"?.
Friday, June 25, 2010 at 4:07:18 AM
Article : "B.P, Halliburton and Transocean have unleashed Armageddon an"
Nah, there's plenty of hard evidence the tragedy is real.
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 1:12:53 PM
Article : "Officially FUBAR!"
I agree, but...
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 12:43:09 PM
Article : "Officially FUBAR!"
Frogs and Lobsters
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 12:11:05 PM
Article : "Methane Bubble Earthquake Volcano in the Gulf?"
Oil, like water, follows the course of least resistence,
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 11:06:29 AM
Poll : "Poll: Is it time for a civil war again in America?"
The Internet IS the citizens
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 10:47:17 AM
Article : "Methane Bubble Earthquake Volcano in the Gulf?"
The Exxon geologist's statement sounds BOGUS
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 10:22:53 AM
Article : "Release the e-logs and mudlogs Mineral Management Service"
That's the answer I was afraid I'd get..
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 10:02:17 AM
Article : "Officially FUBAR!"
IBDIS!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 10:48:39 PM
Article : "Release the e-logs and mudlogs Mineral Management Service"
What about the mud log that's already been published?
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 6:23:32 PM
Article : "Methane Bubble Earthquake Volcano in the Gulf?"
I get a fishy smell from this, as in RED HERRING.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 9:53:22 AM
Poll : "Poll: Is it time for a civil war again in America?"
Attacking OEN would be "the shot heard round the world"
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 9:39:12 AM
Article : "PROGRESSIVES: WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?"
Progressives DID bolt in 2000, and look what happened.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 8:08:26 PM
Article : "The Long Hot Dog Days of the Press"
It's objective versus subjective.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 3:26:17 PM
Article : "Oil Make a Suggestion!"
I'm waiting to see what our local experts way on this.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 3:03:19 PM
Article : "The Long Hot Dog Days of the Press"
No! The Demos NEVER had enough votes in the Senate
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 2:25:34 PM
Article : "Should Progressives Burn the Better-Than-Nothing-Democrats F"
No! No! No! No!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 2:16:28 PM
Article : "Should Progressives Burn the Better-Than-Nothing-Democrats F"
The GOP reaches down only with its right hand.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 1:43:14 PM
Article : "The Long Hot Dog Days of the Press"
Excellent article!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 1:22:30 PM
Article : "PROGRESSIVES: WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?"
Mary - Excellent article and follow-up comments!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 11:57:14 AM
Article : "B.P, Halliburton and Transocean have unleashed Armageddon an"
Two questions for Chris on this:
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 11:38:20 AM
Article : "Should Progressives Burn the Better-Than-Nothing-Democrats F"
Both of these ideas SUCK!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 11:16:08 AM
Article : "Should Progressives Burn the Better-Than-Nothing-Democrats F"
No! Let the Revolution come to us.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 9:45:32 AM
Poll : "Poll: Is it time for a civil war again in America?"
There are still a lot more of "us" than there are of "them".
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 9:33:16 AM
Poll : "Poll: Is it time for a civil war again in America?"
States Rights? Aren't HUMAN RIGHTS Universal?
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 9:19:25 AM
Poll : "Poll: Is it time for a civil war again in America?"
Changing your own mind is only the first step.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 8:58:14 AM
Poll : "Poll: Is it time for a civil war again in America?"
IMO, it's time to "haul ass".
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:25:07 PM
Article : "Why Anarchism, Communism and Libertarianism are Pipe Dreams"
Anarchism is the only hope for the future.
Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 2:46:16 PM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Feel Sorry for Pensioners Depending on BP Divid"
Ouch! I'm actually a radical leftist.
Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 2:31:12 PM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Feel Sorry for Pensioners Depending on BP Divid"
Yes! You should have said "investors", not "pensioners"
Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 12:13:13 AM
Poll : "Poll: How Can We "Fix" Immigration?"
I didn't vote.
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 11:46:55 AM
Poll : "Poll: What if"
#5 - but we'd LOSE the game.
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 11:27:34 AM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Feel Sorry for Pensioners Depending on BP Divid"
Do the pensioners even KNOW
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 11:10:45 AM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Feel Sorry for Pensioners Depending on BP Divid"
"None of the Above"
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 10:40:02 AM
Article : "Buy It Now! Meg Whitman's California Campaign"
IMO, Brown will win, but the 2/3 budget law will stay.
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 10:19:07 AM
Article : "Committing Suicide, the American Way by Chris Landau"
Maybe they nuked the DH well on 5/20/10
Friday, June 18, 2010 at 10:53:11 PM
Article : "Committing Suicide, the American Way by Chris Landau"
Is the DH Gusher oil also RADIOACTIVE?
Friday, June 18, 2010 at 8:46:03 PM
Diary : "Accra The Beautiful landscape"
This is commercial spam.
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