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    What was before the big bang?

    "Block universe fails to account for so much of reality: direction of time,entropy, past present and future among other things," "that ^ is just 3 different ways of saying "the direction of time" " ...erm, no, I think you'll find they're different. As an example: direction of time is shown...
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    What was before the big bang?

    Oy Vey! Block Universe?! No wonder you're so confused about all of this stuff. Block universe fails to account for so much of reality: direction of time, entropy, past present and future among other things, or in other word: what is it that makes time a true dimension in the sense of the...
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    What was before the big bang?

    ...You know what knocker, you might be on to something here... or it could all just be gnomes: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Phys ... out_Gnomes
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    What was before the big bang?

    Sorry about the late reply, I've been obscenely busy. On induction: "it has no logical foundation" Thats not true - the process in induction is a logical (read as "systematic") one, but unlike deduction it doesn't create a "logically invincible" answer - but one to high probability instead...
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    What was before the big bang?

    "Watch the Oxford Murders, a really good movie IMHO and some good thoughts about inductive reasoning etc." Thanks for the link, good film once it leaves behind the clunky begining. A film about the failure of logic, probably should have had a less obvious murderer though! especially not one...
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    What was before the big bang?

    *["1, 2, 3, 4, 5..........." The reliability is dependent on the*size of the dataset*: having "1" means it is about as good as a guess, having 1,2,3,4,5 is better, but, a meaningful dataset still hasn't been presented, having 1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,5 is much better, but even still, more...
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    What was before the big bang?

    " the bible originally doesn't promise anything after death" plagerised from wiki: Examples of the different terminology referencing the concept of "heaven", in the Christian Bible are: the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3), the kingdom of the Father (Matthew 13:43), life (Matthew 7:14)...
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    What was before the big bang?

    "I didn't expect you to get to the low theistic argumentation of evil" I know, its a bit of a "low blow" but, despite its brutal, shallow approach, I think the problem of evil brings up relevant points concerning peoples conceptions of what god is. I personally reject the idea that the problem...
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    What was before the big bang?

    Studying philosophy, you'll probably know that all theodicy's are defeated and mitigated: which includes what you've said: One way to take it would be that the balance between good and evil is a bit skewed - all you need to know what sight is like, is to see for an instant, to know what evil...
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    What was before the big bang?

    "There is no such thing as sequential causation" Could you explain why you think this in clearer terms please? Entropy seems to say otherwise. What I think is really "inherently inexplicable" is why you think absolute certainty is required for scientific knowledge, but we've already gone over...
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    What college majors and careers would appeal to a psychonaut

    "Hmmm yes but I never heard of it as a study subject. It isn't available where I live." Its doable in the USA - . R. Schultes lectured ethnobotany at Harvard. plus, I studied Plants and Civilisation last semester here in SC. I'd just say that an overwhelming thirst for learning is more...
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    What was before the big bang?

    "this idea you're discusing is nicely exemplified in a book by the guy who draws those dilbert comics. it's called god's debris: a thought experiment (here, you can read it in a sitting, only 132 p)" Thanks very much for the link - a superb piece of writing.
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    Danger of Islam!

    " there was also another episode actually featuring Mohammed, but it didn't spark an outcry. Why?" Super best friends aired the summer of 2001... To say muslims wouldn't be aware of southpark in 2001 is difficult to believe - it was still somewhat of a schoolyard phenomenon at the time, and...
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    LSA extraction

    I think the guy in the quote is making things more complicated than they need to be. use the glass test - a drop on a clean glass surface - dry with no residue = safe. I don't think naptha is a problem, infact I think you've succeeded in your extraction, my only real concern is the use of...
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    LSA extraction

    don't worry, its what your looking for *, I get a brown gum, and it works a treat, although I extract HBWR. I assume you let the naptha evaporate till the seeds were bone dry - crushing the seeds further at this point can help with evaporation and extraction. I'm concerned about your use of...
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    Psychonautica #67 OUT NOW

    " but i have never seen the extracted version outside of Amsterdam" Ah, sorry, I must have misheard, I thought you were refering to the dried stuff.
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    Secret societies, what do you think?

    Thanks CM, I hoped the post would lead to a more satisfying discussion than just flaming... whether it will or not remains to be seen.... *** "Every epic poem, work of fiction ?" My exact words: "I was under the impression that the epic of gilgamesh was a work of *fiction*" I was refering...
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    Secret societies, what do you think?

    I was under the impression that the epic of gilgamesh was a work of *fiction* and is it surprising I haven't read it? I assume its quite lengthy, forgive me for not reading every epic poem written in the last 5,000(?) years! What's all this talk of me "wanting to look knowledgeable." I happily...
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    Secret societies, what do you think?

    ....That made no sense to me whatsoever. I assume, despite the wording, that was your personal opinion. *** Secret societies in general, I think are pretty harmless, albeit childish groups: the equivelent of kids in a playground making a club that your not allowed to join. Masons are more...
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    Secret societies, what do you think?

    "The EU, The NAU, The UN...... Man glorifying himself..." "The Tower of Babel" Humans working together instead of murdering eachother? God forbid. Why would an all knowing, all powerful, all benevolent god want to be worshipped over the opportunity of watching his creation achieve something...
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    Danger of Islam!

    Better watch what you say, or someone will start a holocaust denial thread! ...although that wouldn't really fit very well with the Zionist theme here, I could see it happening... if it hasn't already.
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    Danger of Islam!

    ... Wow, this thread hasn't died yet? I must have stopped receiving email notification... Have I missed anything? ...Perhaps not if the thread still has no end in sight 15 odd pages after I last posted. Did anyone ever try to formalise an intelligible argument from the Islam bashing camp...
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    Horizon: Why do we dream?

    :lol:
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    What was before the big bang?

    Anything "before" (I use that term grudgingly) the big bang is speculation as far as I know - you cannot test it, it goes into the realm of philosophy, with a bit of physics added for good measure. As for "universe can't just come out of nothing" ...thats not entirely true (look up "vacuum...
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    .

    "what happened to your stern logic ?" my exact words: "My opinion on CERN:" Notice the word *opinion* I'm not telling you "this is the way it is" - I've specifically stated its my personal musings. ...And I certainly don't think mushrooms are bad, what gave you that impression?
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    .

    "You can't artificially assemble atoms to create a human body." Its not logically impossible, and once you get to the point of putting together nucleotides, adding polymerase in a stable, controlled environment (like inside a lipid bilayer), then you've got something which might tentatively be...
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    Psychonautica #67 OUT NOW

    Also: On amanita: The urine is psychoactive because ibotenic acid is metabolised into muscimol which *isn't* metabolised - and the muscimol is more psychoactive. You can get dried amanita in british smartshops - there's at least one in devon
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    Psychonautica #67 OUT NOW

    I did an essay on henbane for uni, it has a section on pilsner beer, and you can get the sources for my info in the references section if you like: http://www.psychonaut.com/index.php?opt ... ne&lang=nl There's plenty of evidence that pilsner would often include henbane, including old family...
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    .

    lordi, this is just like "the sun has stopped" thread. "No, the human form (which we were discussing) only springs forth from other human forms of life. Nothing but that chain of life can arrange the molecules to form a human body. " Is a human still a human when one gene is changed, 2? 3...
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    .

    sprang, spring, sprung, springs, springing. take your pick, it still applies. its a big, old universe, which allows plenty of time and space for things to happen, die off, or keep on happening. "Why do you think it's impossible that life has always existed?"...
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    .

    "All new life springs forth from what's already living" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_life this message was brought to you by the letter N, the number 5 and the word: Abiogenic.
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    .

    Awareness (conscious) Reason (ability to make inferences) Reflection (awareness of awareness) To varying degrees, humans have those attributes, the second and third ones in my opinion makes humans "special" in a sense... although I'm not saying thats a good or bad thing, just that its...
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    "DMSO has been proven to reduce the use of about any MONEY MAKING medicine known" So does rescue remedy - that doesn't mean it works. "there's no money to be made from it." ... there's money to be made from anything (including DMSO) if you can fool people into thinking it will cure them...
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    Charley, My BS sense is tingling: "they will make sure is not too effiscient" "they're obviously not going to tell you." "they want to sell you expensive pills." "They're not going to fund such research" Who are "they"? "viruses hide inside the spine and the dense nerves and cartilage...
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    Morning Glory?

    What I meant was soak the seeds for 24hrs before trying to crush - that would have taken no effort at all, but as long as the job's done, thats fine. Perhaps I'm missinterpreting what you mean, but: Don't change the water!!! The chemicals your interested in are water soluble, which means its...
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    Morning Glory?

    Ok, No need to do any peeling, the soaking required is more like 24hr (or at least overnight) - just try to crush them after 3hrs you'll probably see what I mean! Edit: Time before effects in my experience have been hugely varied - from 30mins to several hours... so just be patient, you'll...
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    Mental dwarfs corner

    You have dangerously high levels of common sense, and are right far too often. Why can't you just channel the psychic cabbages of Sirius B like a proper psychonaut. :wink:
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    Human Rights

    "Human rights are a nice thing, but politicians don't give a shit about it." Very true... but do *you* give a shit about it? enough to let it influence the way you go about life? That would be the best place to start in my opinion.
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    Ololiuqui

    ohwell, its a shame. Some books have a reference list at the back, so I wondered if that book was one.
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    Do you believe in the present?

    http://www.squidoo.com/ZenosParadoxes Another simple answer to the problem would be: "Spacetime" or "Planck length" I think those cover it.
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    MIC means "Minimum Inhibitory Concentration" - the lowest concentration at which a compound prevents growth of a microorganism. DMSO changes ceramides' fluidity / permeability, the ceramides are in the cell membrane *and* in the extracellular fluid, the later would affect how well *large*...
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    DMSO increases tissue permeability doesn't it? - the very thing that would help an infection spread, DMSO is also used as *negative*(!!) control in MIC's - the test we do to determine how useful an antibiotic may be. *** "Geert Wilders wanted to show Fitna in the House of Lords." We had a...
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    I know its offtopic, but: "...ecdysterone and ginko extract in diluted DMSO ...a few times a day ... l-carnitine 500 mg, and arginine 500 mg (3 times a day).... take chlorella, take EPA-DHA, ....vinpocetine " I don't know about these, but I can't see why any of them would help. If you want...
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    "In German, Angina = tonsillitis." hm, didn't know that :) You learn something new everyday I guess! Couldn't you just blast tonsilitis with a run of penicillin? *** Alright... here goes: "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion" .... "to manifest his...
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    :lol: *** "Angina pectoris, chest pain due to ischemia (a lack of blood and hence oxygen supply) of the heart muscle " that is the medical term for what most people call "angina" the others are usually not used by the general public.
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    DMSO (for restoring health)

    Note: this thread was created by Caduceus Mercurius, because the Islam thread was going way off topic. It starts with Pariah's reaction to a post by Ahuayenjxs. Caduceus ...where to start with charley's post... Whats wrong with preventative medicine? I know there are ethical issues that need...
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    Human Rights

    "can we get a brief description?" :) Its the UN agreement on Human Rights - in theory every country in the UN should support what's in the agreement, and abide by it... its my understanding that its supposed to be international law... Rights of the individual: the right to legal recourse...
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    Human Rights

    http://www.hrweb.org/legal/undocs.html What are your thoughts on this, concerning its contents? Is it all perfect? flawed but a good start? flawed and should be redone? Should be condemned to the flames? Why? Is the UN an evil conspiracy? If so, what evidence is there for this?
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    Run from the Cure

    "to retarded to understand discussions get heated" Heated discussions I don't mind (I've taken part in many) - its bickering I dislike - its not big and its not clever... you know, like calling someone retarded because he has a different opinion than you. "mindfuck everyone like a muslim"...
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    Horizon: Why do we dream?

    :'( I wish I could watch it, would be very interesting, unfortunately bbciplayer doesn't let you watch if your abroad - I had the same problem trying to watch wallace and gromit at christmas!
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    Run from the Cure

    (*Pariah bangs his head with force against the nearest brick wall*)
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    Ololiuqui

    "fatal poisoning have been recorded" I know its a long shot, but does the book reference that information? I'd be interested to hear about fatal cases, and how much was taken / serum levels etc.
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    Psychonautica 66 Dale Pendell - Psychedelics and Zen

    Hey, Thanks for the podcast, not sure what the speaker was really getting at, but he does have a very hypnotic voice :P "Ken from Belgium" might be getting a bit confused about the sacred weeds episodes: they didn't do Datura, but did drink blue lotus wine, and eat the flowers, and in another...
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    Danger of Islam!

    "every religion has the potential to be misused by certain people." Certainly the most enlightened first post I can remember reading in a long time, welcome azze.
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    Danger of Islam!

    "Perhaps an interesting e-book: Islam, Peace and Tolerance" Thanks caduceus, I've been reading it, and it seems a very good interpretation of the Quran, and representative of the ideals that *I've* seen put into practice by muslims in britain at least. What are other peoples personal thoughts...
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    I will be Fasting

    if there is a funeral, will there be cake? :lol: But seriously, best of luck, hope it goes well.
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    One Smile a Day... - The humor thread.

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    Danger of Islam!

    "In the meantime, here's a song that popped into my head last night: " Supertramp ! :D I always thought that song sounded a tiny bit like "yesterday" by the beatles. *** I resent the suggestion that I'm just playing games - what makes the idea that I'm actually interested in understanding...
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    Danger of Islam!

    "It is clear what is being said" The very reason that I started posting on this thread again was because things *weren't* clear, and things had devolved into a tit for tat exchange, I can make assumptions, but I would prefer to here from you to set in stone (or binary), what exactly you think...
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    Danger of Islam!

    I appreciate that some people don't like "poncy debate" but when there's strong disagreement, and people want to communicate what they think, with the goal of showing its truth. It's useful to make sure we all understand eachother: whats really being said, as well as valid justification for it...
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    LSA extraction

    Wow, it seems you really are a fan of LSAs :-P I suggest the fridge, because in the past I would store at room temperature, and I did notice over time (a couple of months between each trip), that the experience was more of a bodily feeling, than the visuals and distortions I got from the fresh...
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    LSA extraction

    Thats alot of seeds, I doubt you'll ever get through that many - my advice is: plant a fair number of them in spring (assuming you've got access to soil / a garden), and either extract a few doses at a time or at the very least, keep a reserve stash of seeds - store extracts somewhere cool and...
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    Danger of Islam!

    "I don't like it when either party accuses the other party of 'ego' games" Yup, me neither, it seems I to am guilty of not being clear enough, what I was refering to was the way that we defend a position: its easy to fall into the trap of defending a position because we've already commited to...
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    Danger of Islam!

    Dear Mr. Briq Whall Our fundemental differences in opinion have created a rift between us, I've come to realise we have not been arguing to find the truth, but have been defending our positions rigidly in a game of ego tennis. I feel we aren't helping the process of reasonable debate any...
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    Amateur with an Appetite

    are there particular substances / techniques you have an interest in? any you would avoid like the plague? I personally went down the easily obtainable (legal) route, because of my own lack of connections when starting out - morning glory / Hawiian Baby Woodrose first, then Salvia, I was blown...
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    Buying 5 MeO DMT

    If you want journal articles its quite a list, heres a non-academic internet link though: http://www.textfiles.com/drugs/toadtoxins.drg The most interesting compounds are peptides, but, assuming they're destroyed, it leaves the cardiac / toxic steroids and alkaloids to be woried about, and...
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    Amateur with an Appetite

    Welcome to the forum :) Any questions, feel free to ask or look it up with a search (using the search link in blue not the box on the right), or browse the threads. "Surely if you're reading this, you are either A) nostalgic about your earlier days or B) chuckling at my naivity. " A...
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    Buying 5 MeO DMT

    "5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine is, to my knowledge, far more "powerful" than N,N-dimethyltryptamine" Magicpencil is completely right with this statement, I'd also like to add that DMT and MeODMT have the same kind of relation as morphine does to Heroin - the diacetyl in heroin is helping...
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    Symbology of a dream

    *sigh* :roll: Odd that the apostle wasn't bothered about escaping the vicinity of the snake.. but then dreams tend to be odd by definition.
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    You are egoist!

    As far as I'm aware, there is plenty of scientifically rigorous evidence for some level of unconcious: limits to awareness, while still collecting the information (non-concious might be a betterr word to use). How many times have you driven / walked / cycled a route you always take, and been...
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    Ain't we people on this forum a funny bunch?

    it could be kwark - they both sound exactly the same in english, and thats how I remember the name (from the sound). It must come in different consistencies, because I remember it more as a spreadable yogurt ...here: http://dutchfood.about.com/od/glossaryhijk/g/Kwark.htm
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    Ain't we people on this forum a funny bunch?

    isn't quark a type of yougurt drink in the netherlands? ...maybe its a slightly different name - its been about 10 years since I've been there... I remember it tasted good though :P
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    Qigong fun :)

    :roll: what about this one?
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    Symbology of a dream

    how did the apostle feel about being released? not that it probably matters, just curious :P ..I don't know enough psychology to form a proper theory, so my guess would be (like others have said) that your the best one to interpret the dream, I would have guessed it still might have religious...
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    You are egoist!

    "In my opinion believing hasn't much to do with thinking" Thats fair enough, there are definitely differences, the idea I was trying to comunicate though, was that of a conclusion: "I think there is a god" "I believe there is a god" "I conclude there is a god" Each of those sentences has a...
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    Ninja parrots

    Pfft, ninja parrots are impossible - everyone knows they are all born *pirates* duh! :P - and ofcourse, nearly all pirates are mortal enemies of ninjas! Although potentially much better at ninjitsu than turtles (faster, and more flexible), ninja monkeys would be ideal, assuming you want...
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    Danger of Islam!

    Based on personal communication, both with a theologist, and a muslim seperately - it comes up in discussions about young earth creationism and evolution often.
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    Danger of Islam!

    From my own investigation, islam seems to see science as a gift from god - to understand the big fella better... which is more than can be said for many other religions. as an aside: look up the atymology of *Chem*istry *** Fork wrote: "but do you have proof as to how many muslims strictly...
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    You are egoist!

    Perhaps my use of "believe" was a little unclear - I use it synonymous with "think", but still, I would suggest those that avoid drawing conclusions need to stop fretting, and jump on into the waters of philosophy. To milk the analogy even more: The water may be sophist infested, but they're...
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    You are egoist!

    "I, actually, don't believe in 'anything'. " Seems to be another way of saying: "I believe I don't believe anything"...
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    You are egoist!

    Misfit, would you say that you believe in Psychological hedonism then? "Whether aware of it or not we all act to maximise our own pleasure" Is this the case?
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    Danger of Islam!

    :roll: *sigh* Haven't we already had a thread about this? P.osturing R.idiculous O.btuse P.edantic A.ggressive G.eneric A.ntirational N.eonazi D.egraded A.ppalling
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    Fly Agaric (Sacred Weeds)

    Thanks for sharing, heres the henbane one: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 5346301723
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    Physics proves itself to be wrong ?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity ""infinity" is often used in contexts where it is treated as if it were a number (i.e., it counts or measures things: "an infinite number of terms") but it is a different type of "number" from the real numbers."
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    Physics proves itself to be wrong ?

    http://www.braungardt.com/Physics/Vacuu ... uation.htm Things can indeed spring out of nothing - the idea goes that there was so much "nothing" that everything came into existence... ...thats an over simplification, but hey, nice way of putting it. The big bang / big crunch cycle is also a...
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    Henbane Assignment

    Thanks for the replies, due to the lack of "contact" I have had with tropanes, my paper does lack the vivid and personal edge that you share. I *may* be doing another assignment through the next few weeks / months concerning something else I'm not very familiar with; toad venom, am I right in...
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    Henbane Assignment

    Some of you may remember me asking late last year about what subject to do an assignment on. I thought I'd post it up here for anyone that's interested. After my suggestion of Ibogaine being turned down for being "to controversial" I opted for Henbane instead, its not particularly in depth...
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    the forum

    Just popped my head into the forum after a break from the madness, and there has been some sort of temporary resolution on this thread, theres still no useful consensus for the long term in my opinion though. My main gripes with the esoteric takeover we've seen (people have already mentioned...
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    Alienation

    :lol:
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    Alienation

    Fork +1
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    The sun has stopped !

    :( Bad news indeed.. I understand the frustration, and its unfortunate that people with helpful input, a great sense of humour, and endowed with common sense are being pushed away by something akin to new age televangelism.
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    Alienation

    There is a majority of consensus about good throughout the world, but its the differences that need to be examined, they can cause a lot of problems. Cultural relativism (every culture creates its own moral code and is judged by it) still falls into the subjective trap (like your example of the...
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    Alienation

    Without a system you would need to assume that human nature is purely benevolent for there to be a chance of "good" to come out on top... which is quite a rare thing to come across (and how would you judge whether good was on top or not?). Trying to work out what's meant by "good" is another...
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    Alienation

    If a matrix is a bad thing what's the alternative? Absolute freedom from systems? freedom from all human systems would be chaos, and gaining freedom from natural systems (is that even possible?) you wouldn't even exist! The better systems give us reference, I would still say that freedom (if...
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    The sun has stopped !

    "I don't recall anyone using that word (confirmed with a search)." I was refering to this: "And if there is another reality, another dimention, I'm sure I don't have to travel a large distance to 'be there', a very short distance should do." You refering to both distance and another dimension...
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    The sun has stopped !

    "I'm sure there are many such very short distances and barriers in my nervous system." Barrier thickness does play a role, we're talking about a barrier in the order of picometers if I remember correctly (synaptic clefts are (tens of?) nanometers wide)... but all of that doesn't matter really...
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    The sun has stopped !

    "So, does every tryptamine create a specific type of quantum tunneling, with some tryptamines activating the 'psychedelic' quantum tunnels?" The short answer: NO! Tryptamines do not create quantum tunneling - *none of them* - enzymes sometimes use it to perform certain changes in a substrate...
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    The sun has stopped !

    Well, its not exactly hamlet, but it makes slightly more sense than the majority of this thread, so you seem to be making progress. :wink:
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    The sun has stopped !

    It still all sounds like the "infinite number of monkeys" method of truth seeking to me.
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    The sun has stopped !

    Is evolution such a good thing? What is thought of as good seems to directly oppose the conventional focus of evolution: Health care, helping those in need, family planning to name a few: all these things seem to contradict evolution. I would suggest that the most significant leaps of...

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