Randy Spire

Randy Spire

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Reply to The Faith vs. Science War in Blogging JoeUser Forums

A new film, "What the #$*! Do We Know?" says that science and spirituality are not different modes of thought, but are in fact describing the same thing. And it brings the power back to the individual man and woman as it demonstrates creation as the god-like capacity of every individual. The Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Passion of Gibson

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Reply to The three Americas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

and if you look around some, you'll see that current job growth can't even keep up with the population. people can't get jobs because there are fewer and fewer available. there is this thing we live in called Reality.

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Reply to The three Americas in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"97% of BOTH the rich and middle class work full time. But only 23% of the poor work full time. " man you are the master of stating the obvious. so if you have a job you get money and if you don't, you don't?? is that your point? so i could say 97% of caucasians have white skin. man that is brilliant.

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Reply to Divine Right of Kings Regained in Humor JoeUser Forums

thanks, this is just what i needed this morning, some lightness. but, OH how it makes me long for the good old days and all the peasants toiling night and day to bring the king his tea a pray to god they were on good enough terms with the publican to sleep ina the shed yet another night and to be granted with enough flour for their daily bread. maybe some things never change. i am utterly disheartened to come online here today and find deep

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Reply to How Could God Exist? in Religion JoeUser Forums

I feel God has many names, and God is only one. For me, This is the sum total of everything, how could one say it is not?

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Reply to Buddha & The West in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

"this is not the forum..." -- I only meant it would be better face to face in an actual conversation, because as you can see already it usually leads to an endless Q&A. "If no-self isn't an end, where does re-incarnation end?" -- Rebirth is understoood differently in different traditions and even by different practitioners. Some take it quite literally, others not so. A key idea to keep in mind and I offer this very loosely, is that all

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Reply to LYMPHOCYTES IN HUMAN BY POXVIRUS-BASED JE in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the background here. I just posted a story on DU yesterday, different site. The US has just restarted biodefense research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos, within the last couple months along with new funding. Anathema to my understanding is excommunication with a curse, so not sure what that means in full with your brother, but you did answer my question. And a good idea you're using for web search, etc.

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Reply to Ralph Nader on the Issues in Politics JoeUser Forums

thanks for posting this. I'm somewht disturbed by all the bashing he's gotten in the past two days. I don't thinkhe'llhave much effect, but I do think it's important to have another voice in the debates to bring light to these important issues. I'm not writing anything off yet, a lot could happen.

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Reply to President's amendment proposal is bad politics in Republican JoeUser Forums

it seems we agree here almost entirely. I will take exception to your comment about gays " trying to shove their values down the throats of the vast majority of Americans." I think really they would just like to have the same opportunity and legal rights. So, maybe you overstated a little. I did appreciate your comment about Bush, uh, maybe being a leader? And you got lucky on this one, Kerry blew it. He did have an opening to make advantage of this and he screwed it, but that's Kerry for

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Reply to Reducing Most of Us to The Lowest Common Denominator in Politics JoeUser Forums

But, de facto, doesn't nafta proactively encourage business to move for cheap labor? i don't disagree with you regarding helping central/ south america and the problems with china. so why admit china to wto and give them most favored nation status?

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