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Jul 9, 2015 22:26:03 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2015 22:26:03 GMT -5
I sent this to a friend just a while ago and thought to copy and paste here...
Bit bothered by this question, "Who won the war?"
We can't buy a Made-In-Australia car anymore - gotta buy Toyotas and Nissans instead. Who won the war?
The German Angela Merkel tells the rest of Europe what European policy will be on Greece. Who won the war?
Vietnam's Communist Party visits Obama. Vietnam seeks to have a Western outlook rather than a Chinese one, complete with a Hanoi stock exchange, open markets and better human rights. Who won the war?
America is encouraging Afghanistan to talk to the Taliban. And the Taliban need to be supported to fight ISIS. Who won the war?
I give up.
and ps, while I am at it. Who won the Greek referendum? The No-vote won, I suppose, and now they have no money. It's all very confusing.
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Jul 12, 2015 12:17:34 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 12:17:34 GMT -5
In regards the wonderful fly-by of Pluto on Tuesday I read this joke years ago, it went something like this:
Girl1 - What was your blind date like? Girl2 - It was quite plutonic! Girl1 - Don't you mean PLATONIC? Girl2 - No, it was like dating Mickey Mouse's dog.
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Jul 12, 2015 19:54:58 GMT -5
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Re Astrology chart which I couldn't open here. Not so fast!!!
Scientists have discovered how the month you're born matters for your healthAna Swanson Published: June 16, 2015 - 11:30AM For much of history, astronomy and astrology were a big part of medicine. Nearly 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, observed a connection between the movements of the stars and disease, writing that "the contribution of astronomy to medicine is not a small one but a very great one indeed." Doctors of the time believed the movements of the celestial bodies, which were used for marking the passage of time, had a powerful influence on one's health. The scientific community has long since discarded astrology as pseudoscience. Yet new scientific research suggests your "sign" actually may have more to do with your health than you might think. This is not because of the influence of any heavenly bodies, but because of the time of the year you are born. A new study suggests that your birth month has a connection with the diseases you might develop in your lifetime. Mary Regina Boland, Nicholas Tatonetti and other researchers at the Columbia University Department of Medicine examined records for an incredible 1.75 million patients born between 1900 and 2000 who had been treated at Columbia University Medical Centre. Using statistical analysis, they combed through 1,688 different diseases and found 55 that had a correlation with birth month, including ADHD, reproductive performance, asthma, eye sight and ear infections.The researchers emphasise that other environmental factors, like diet, medical care and exercise, are more likely to influence whether you get a disease. And since these numbers are culled from New York City, they may not be applicable to babies born in other places. So which birth months incurred the most risk? Overall, the researchers found that being born in June, August, January and December provided no big advantage or disadvantage when it came to disease. Other months, such as October and November, were associated with increased risk of disease, while months like February, March, April, May and July tended to be associated with decreased disease risk in the northern hemisphere..
For respiratory, reproductive and neurological illnesses, people born in October and November were more at risk. For cardiovascular disease, those born September through December were more protected, while those born January to June had higher risk. And since so many lives are cut short due to cardiovascular diseases, being born in autumn was actually associated with living longer than being born in the spring in the northern hemisphere.Tatonetti, the principal investigator, said it's not yet clear exactly why some diseases are prevalent in certain birth months but that it likely often has to do with the environment that a baby is born into, including seasonal variations in vitamin D and allergens. "One example of this that is very well studied is the exposure to dust mites in the first three months and the link between asthma," says Tatonetti. In 1983, researchers discovered that babies born at times of year when there are more dust mites in the home had a 40 per cent higher risk of developing asthma. The research supported a previous study that had found a dip in fertility among women born in May through September. It also confirmed a previous study that found an upward trend in ADHD among births toward the later part of the year, peaking in November.
The study could have important implications for early childhood development, and the connection between a baby's environment and different diseases. "Once we identify [the connections], we can make recommendations about lifestyle choices and how to have a healthy child. Right now we don't know that, we're just starting the analysis," Tatonetti says. Washington Post This story was found at: www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/astronomy/scientists-have-discovered-how-the-month-youre-born-matters-for-your-health-20150616-ghosn8.html
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Jul 12, 2015 20:17:09 GMT -5
Post by xna on Jul 12, 2015 20:17:09 GMT -5
~ BertThere could be something to it, but my initial reaction is: 1. The earths orbit controls the seasons, not the other planets which is the concern of the zodiac. Aries - Mars Taurus - Venus Gemini - Mercury Cancer - Moon Leo - Sun Virgo - Mercury Libra - Venus Scorpio - Pluto (Mars) Sagittarius - Jupiter Capricorn - Saturn Aquarius - Uranus (Saturn) Pisces - Neptune (Jupiter) 2. Key word being correlation v.s. causation. This is an interesting site www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations3. I agree before we had modern climate controlled living space, the season and the outside weather had much more of an effect than today. 4. I find most people today don't believe in the Zodiac, but a case can be made for it's influence, if not the roots of christianity. 5. I find more people believe in the effect of a full moon, than the Zodiac. www.livescience.com/7899-moon-myths-truth-lunar-effects.htmlI also fear an alien attach is coming to this thread.
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Jul 12, 2015 20:32:13 GMT -5
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Yeah, I agree. But a *** good *** scientist should always keep an open mind. And by "good" I mean someone might one day actually study whether it is in fact the seasonal environment doing all this, and not the stars. Fact is - we know less about the universe than we give ourselves credit for. I mean - there's Commander Valiant Thor!!!!
Just look at the Near Death Experience. One scientist said to the effect "It can't be life after death, so what IS it?" Therefor precluding a truly open assessment of the phenomena, and the total avoidance of the NDE's interesting cousin, the Sympathetic Near Death Experience which many have been through.
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Jul 12, 2015 20:39:44 GMT -5
Post by xna on Jul 12, 2015 20:39:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree. But a *** good *** scientist should always keep an open mind. And by "good" I mean someone might one day actually study whether it is in fact the seasonal environment doing all this, and not the stars. Fact is - we don't less about the universe than we give ourselves credit for. Just look at the Near Death Experience. One scientist said to the effect "It can't be life after death, so what IS it?" Therefor precluding a truly open assessment of the phenomena, and the total avoidance of the NDE's interesting cousin, the Sympathetic Near Death Experience which many has been through. Everything is provisional, in my world. We even see the same moon, slightly different. resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/hemispheres.html
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Post by xna on Jul 13, 2015 6:09:31 GMT -5
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Post by xna on Jul 13, 2015 16:13:11 GMT -5
If the trend continues on TMB, I expect some of you will soon be searching for new material. CANONICAL LIST OF FULLDECKISMS www.wbnoble.com/insults.html
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Jul 15, 2015 2:07:44 GMT -5
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Post by xna on Jul 19, 2015 20:25:01 GMT -5
You got the TRUTH all wrong, can't you see? Attachments:
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Jul 19, 2015 20:37:30 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2015 20:37:30 GMT -5
Xna, I liked your graphic. In sex, religion and politics, people thrust "facts" at you. And it's a bit like when Jesus judged the rich men tossing into the treasury "of their abundance" - he was looking at what they DIDN'T toss in. And when people come at me with "Facts! Facts! Facts!" I start thinking about what facts they AREN'T tossing into the argument.
Facts aren't "truth." Saying "grass is green" is a "fact" but not necessarily a "truth." You create a proposition from facts, and truth from propositions.
So it's a "fact" that the rich men cast in a lot, and it's the truth they cast in very little.
And of course, this goes to the heart of books like "Has The Truth Set You Free" and "The Secret Sect."
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Post by xna on Jul 19, 2015 20:50:40 GMT -5
Xna, I liked your graphic. In sex, religion and politics, people thrust "facts" at you. And it's a bit like when Jesus judged the rich men tossing into the treasury "of their abundance" - he was looking at what they DIDN'T toss in. And when people come at me with "Facts! Facts! Facts!" I start thinking about what facts they AREN'T tossing into the argument.
Facts aren't "truth." Saying "grass is green" is a "fact" but not necessarily a "truth." You create a proposition from facts, and truth from propositions.
So it's a "fact" that the rich men cast in a lot, and it's the truth they cast in very little.
And of course, this goes to the heart of books like "Has The Truth Set You Free" and "The Secret Sect."
It's good to always ask yourself; Could I be wrong?
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Jul 21, 2015 1:23:47 GMT -5
Post by BobWilliston on Jul 21, 2015 1:23:47 GMT -5
You got the TRUTH all wrong, can't you see? I like that!!!
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Jul 21, 2015 1:25:40 GMT -5
Post by BobWilliston on Jul 21, 2015 1:25:40 GMT -5
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Jul 21, 2015 1:41:27 GMT -5
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