karpatzio

@karpatzio (106)

Israel • Age 40

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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What are your reasons for believing in God?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 1 Jun 09

I want to know what people's reasons for beliving in God is and does it bother you that people believe in many different forms of God? How do you know if yours is the right one or not? What are your reasons?

belief

god

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What are the benefits of not believing in God?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 1 Jun 09

We already know what the benefits and dangers of believing in God are, the latter outweighing the former, but we seldom think about the positive side of not believing. Some people say that Atheists are smarter than Theists. What...

god

religion

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What do you prefer: marriage or living together without the paperwork?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 1 Jun 09

Either way, a commitment is a commitment, right? You both could still have rings etc. but what do you prefer? I prefer the paper, because it tells me I have the same rights. So why is our government keeping that away from the ones...

marriage

rights

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2 people

Do you "believe" in evolution?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

The only faith that is required to believe in evolution is that the universe follows its own laws and that because of these laws, predictions can be accurately made, tested, and observed. Also, one must have faith that not all...

faith

religion

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2 people

If you had been born into...

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

Imagine for a moment that you have the ability to change your pitiful meaningless existance into whatever you wish by simply having been born into it. Wealth, power, respect, status, learning, what position in life would you like...

born

fate

wealth

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ISP's, Three strikes and your out.

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

New legislation about restricting internet access to anyone deemed to have downloaded copyrighted material has been discussed here in previous posts and now the first stage of the legislation has been passed in France. It's still...

internet

isp

pirate

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What is your favourite book of all time?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

Why is this your favourite book and is it a work of 'Literature'? For example, mine would be Huysman's 'Au Rebous' (Against Nature) and this is generally considered a literary work, although it is immensely readable. I enjoyed...

books

favourites

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Mona Lisa

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

I'm no art maven. Maybe once or twice a year I go to a gallery or exhibition. I race blithely past everything that doesn't capture my interest. But I usually find a few things that do strike me, and I can happily spend long...

davinci

mona lisa

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2 people

Monkey See, Monkey Do

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

Why is it that humanity strives, above all otther things, to imitate each other, and gain supremecy. Whenever people see something new and "popular" we do exactly that to try to imitate the most liked and succesful people around...

imitate

monkey

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TV Shows

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

What are your favorite TV shows (current ones)? Me, in no particular order: House, Fringe, Law & Order: SVU, Nova, 20/20 (If you throw out Barbara Walters. I don't like her), Frontline, and The Simpsons. I have rabbit ears....

shows

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What makes a good book?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

I'm trying to get into writing (fiction). What makes you like a book a lot, being able to connect with the main character? Also, what makes an exceptional story? Sorry if I'm being too general, there are too many question to...

book

fiction

writer

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Is it moral to train chimps as factory workers?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 26 May 09

This was a serious idea proposed in the late Victorian era. Chimpanzees are intelligent and dextrous enough to perform light assembly work. If this were implemented today on a large scale it would eliminate sweat shop labour and...

chimps

factories

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If you were an ice-cream flavour, which one would you be?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 24 May 09

Which ice-cream flavour would you be (why? if possible). I would be Lemon gelato because im sweet with a hint of sour (sometimes) and even when its cold and icy, im still soft.

flavour

ice cream

1 response

Do you have a website?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 24 May 09

I read several posts where people reported earning money from their website, i was wondering if some of you also own websites of your own and weather they make you some money. Do you have your own website to show? I would love to...

How do you work out everyday to keep fit and toned?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 24 May 09

i was just wondering how people work out everyday to keep fit and toned. is 30 minutes everyday enough?

fit

gym

workout

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How often do you watch TV and how long do you do it?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 24 May 09

I'm just curious how much TV the rest of the sane world watches. I live an incredibly busy life and dont even have cable (I can afford it but I don't need it). I watch the news via rabbit ears almost every day but besides this I...

news

2 responses

Are we all racists?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 23 May 09

I grew up in israel in a mainly "black" neighborhood. Now, I don't hate any race, but I do have more fear towards blacks then any other race, maybe it's the fact on the news all you ever see is a black man robbing this person or a...

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1 person

Who else hates internet memes?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 23 May 09

I personally cannot stand memes like Chuck Norris jokes, cat related humor, bad and unintelligible misspelling (especially when it is intentional), etc. I think they are stupid and anti-intellectual, and are just a sign of the...

annoying

internet

memes

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1 person

A friend told me of her dream about snakes?

karpatzio @karpatzio (106) • Israel 23 May 09

One of my friends was telling me that she had a dream a night or two ago, where she was being attacked by snakes. She said it was really frightening, but then I came and saved her. What could this symbolize?

dreams

symbols

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2 people