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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 26 Aug 11

Religion makes demands: restricting a person's choices, requiring church attendance at certain times, and expecting the contribution of tithes. From an evolutionary biological approach, these are costs incurred by the religious...

agnostic

atheist

belief

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Galena yeah, funny how when people come to the conclusion that there must be a deity of some sort, they always seem to assume it's the one Christians follow. if the wonder of nature makes you assume someone must have made it, how do you then work out which of the...

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 26 Aug 11

Religion makes demands: restricting a person's choices, requiring church attendance at certain times, and expecting the contribution of tithes. From an evolutionary biological approach, these are costs incurred by the religious...

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bird123 Analytical approach indeed. Deep down, we all know God, whether we care to admit it or not. We are all spiritual beings in our true natures. This physical world is not who we really are. It's this spiritual connection we all have with God draws us all. We have...

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 26 Aug 11

Religion makes demands: restricting a person's choices, requiring church attendance at certain times, and expecting the contribution of tithes. From an evolutionary biological approach, these are costs incurred by the religious...

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Galena my religion doesn't require church attendance or tithing. which is good. I don't even beleive that it restricts my choices, I am free to do as I please, but my own morality means that I feel I should do only the things I would feel no shame in admitting to....

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 26 Aug 11

Religion makes demands: restricting a person's choices, requiring church attendance at certain times, and expecting the contribution of tithes. From an evolutionary biological approach, these are costs incurred by the religious...

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Valentin I will not try to convince you of nothing. I am agnostic and agnostic approach is that there is a force or something, both material and spiritual, which we can not nominate nor comprehend. This is the core of agnosticism - denial of complete understand and...

26 Aug 11

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katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 25 Aug 11

Some of you may remember the discussion I posted awhile back about my sister in law calling my husband a freeloader. We haven't spoken to her since then, needless to say. As if that wasn't bad enough, I found out a couple days...

family

sister in law

spreading opinions

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ersmommy1 When it happened to me, I just left it alone. With people like that, any action you take seems to prove their point. She obviously hasn't spent 5 minutes in your shoes. If she had, she'd need a nap.She must need some excitement in her life to try and spread...

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 26 Aug 11

Religion makes demands: restricting a person's choices, requiring church attendance at certain times, and expecting the contribution of tithes. From an evolutionary biological approach, these are costs incurred by the religious...

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Oneironaut I disagree. I think that there are many things that seem to point to the reason that religion has been around so long, but I believe it does much more harm than good. I do, however, agree with the idea that there is some degree of truth in religion, but I...

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 26 Aug 11

Religion makes demands: restricting a person's choices, requiring church attendance at certain times, and expecting the contribution of tithes. From an evolutionary biological approach, these are costs incurred by the religious...

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BeetleBam Religion is an idea that does not hinder our ability to reproduce. Thus it could never be selected out of a population by evolution (only by people gradually refusing to accept the ideas). Religion at its most basic level provides benefits to society, mainly a...

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 26 Aug 11

Religion makes demands: restricting a person's choices, requiring church attendance at certain times, and expecting the contribution of tithes. From an evolutionary biological approach, these are costs incurred by the religious...

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sconibear Religion was born out of not being able to explain why or how things worked back in ancient times when people still believed in gods and the boogeyman and lacked an even basic concept of science. Rulers and leaders of the times attached things people were...

26 Aug 11

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 25 Aug 11

Twisting evidence to suit theory instead of adjusting theory to conform to evidence. This discussion topic involves the tendency to people to avoid facing the truth. The inspiration for this particular line of thought...

blind

reason

those who will not see

thought

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Fireheart I understand this but its sort of difficult for me to express it,I do and support something which is truth, as a matter of fact some proverbs are true and by experience it is real those sort of proverbs gives me motivation in life, failures are the pillars of...

26 Aug 11

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 25 Aug 11

Twisting evidence to suit theory instead of adjusting theory to conform to evidence. This discussion topic involves the tendency to people to avoid facing the truth. The inspiration for this particular line of thought...

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grandpa_lash Basically, any time I have tried to debate with a "believer" in God. Scriptural incompatabilities are explained away in the most specious of terms, and I find it so frustrating that these days I don't debate with them, I simply propound. Lash

26 Aug 11

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DaddyOfTheRose @DaddyOfTheRose (2934) • United States 25 Aug 11

Twisting evidence to suit theory instead of adjusting theory to conform to evidence. This discussion topic involves the tendency to people to avoid facing the truth. The inspiration for this particular line of thought...

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Fireheart Something in your discussion caught my eye of a quote, "never argue with a fool and that they will bring you to that level with experience" now this is pure truth i must say its truth by my experience, the thing is that what we say is the real truth but that...

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Angel @Angelee_27 (3460) • United States 21 Aug 11

Hello fellow myLotters, I have been thinking about random things, and I happened to think of this. Why are there lights in the refrigerator? I mean, we are usually not supposed to have midnight snacks, or eat after a certain...

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ersmommy1 I have had the bulb burn out in our fridge a time or two. Even in the daylight, it gets pretty dark in a fridge. Or maybe as I get older, my eyes aren't that great! either way, I find it useful to have the light!

22 Aug 11

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sarahruthbeth22 @sarahruthbeth22 (43143) • United States 5 Jul 11

Am I the only one on the planet who uses computers but isn't on Facebook. It seems that way these days. Sorry I won't be joining this craze. Does this mean in a few years I won't count? Your thoughts.

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ersmommy1 You count! And good for you. Unfortunately, I have been sucked in. It is now the #1 way my family and I communicate. With family blown all over the 50 states, in some ways it is a good thing. But I have noticed, when we get together in person we have very...

5 Jul 11

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coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 23 Aug 09

I really enjoy watching most of the Food Network cooking shows. From Paula Deene to Rachele Ray to Bobby Flay... although I admit, I am not to pleased with the new ones lately...but the oldies but goodies... their shows are fun to...

cooking shows

cooking with the food network stars

food network

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coffeebreak I watch alot of them (well, not so much anymore as I have seen most everything there is to make!) but I haven't made a single item I have seen! I like to cook and am good at it but for some reason, things I make never turn out like the book shows or in this...

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 21 Aug 09

The environmentally friendlier bulbs that are supposed to last 5 years. We had one in our living room lamp. Now I know 1st of all that the bulb didn't last 5 years. It's been about a year and a half. Secondly now I have to search...

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 15 Jun 09

He has to go to Chicago for his certification courses. He has to do this every other year to keep current. It is a necessity for his job. But it is awful. We hate it. I worry about the long drive for him there and back. Nights are...

being missed

job

travel

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Stephannie I'm sorry to hear that. My husband has had some jobs in the past where he had to go out of town too and I hated it. I am so glad that he does not have to do that anymore. I miss him when he is gone too.

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 15 Jun 09

He has to go to Chicago for his certification courses. He has to do this every other year to keep current. It is a necessity for his job. But it is awful. We hate it. I worry about the long drive for him there and back. Nights are...

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daliaj I am sorry for you and the daughter. I am also going through the same situation. I am in India and my husband is in America. He has gone there as a part of his work. I have applied for my visa to go with him, but it is taking some time. It is very difficult...

17 Jun 09

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 15 Jun 09

He has to go to Chicago for his certification courses. He has to do this every other year to keep current. It is a necessity for his job. But it is awful. We hate it. I worry about the long drive for him there and back. Nights are...

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chenxiaoyue_713 That's really a sad news, but don't be too upset. After all, he is going to Chicago for his certification courses which must be of great importance to him. Without that certification, he may be likely to lose many chances of being promoted or other. Though I'm...

17 Jun 09

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 15 Jun 09

He has to go to Chicago for his certification courses. He has to do this every other year to keep current. It is a necessity for his job. But it is awful. We hate it. I worry about the long drive for him there and back. Nights are...

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firecracker First off, I am a woman, not a "dude". Secondly you need to learn to treat people with respect. This is a public site and if you have nothing nice, or at the very least civil to say, then move on to the next discussion. Unlike you, I don't bash people...unless...

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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 15 Jun 09

He has to go to Chicago for his certification courses. He has to do this every other year to keep current. It is a necessity for his job. But it is awful. We hate it. I worry about the long drive for him there and back. Nights are...

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firecracker Hmm, I can think of plenty of things to do. And no, none of it would involve you. Don't worry, I wouldn't marry you if you were the last man on earth. You sound like a bitter old coot. Go play with yourself. Apparently you need it.

17 Jun 09

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