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Satya

But... what's your point? That its reasonable to force everyone to have it? if there's a collective benefit to everyone having health insurance akin to the collective benefit of all drivers having auto insurance then yes, a mandate is completely reasonable. difference is, having auto insurance is s...

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There's a difference, too - auto insurance protects others if you injure them. Health insurance only covers you (or you and your family, depending.) Requiring auto insurance (in the states where it is required) makes some amount of sense. Auto insurance also covers yourself and your vehicle. and I ...

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No, actually, it's not. People who get guns to commit crimes do so because they are too cowardly or unable to do so without that weapon. People who carry concealed weapons without the intent to commit crimes are probably much more eager to use their gun in a situation than a trained police officer-...

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Everyone is generalizing everything. That's the way the world works. Archery =/= what we're talking about. Firearms can also be practiced as a sport and of course, useful in combat. Karate is a sport because it's practiced with the intent ('sakai') of sport, and with the same rules and regulations a...

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First response.

Haven't read any of them. Disliked the parts of the movies I saw. Don't really care for the idea.

Satya

Waterfall. Most beautiful, most interesting AND most useful of the available options.

If I could only 'have' one, that would be it.

Satya

Brian: Tai Kai is the term for some of the seminars. The name of the art is Taijutsu. The school (which consists of 9 'schools') is called Bujinkan. CeZen: we don't fight in the manner that some other arts spar. You may find practitioners of the art fighting in other contexts (MMA organizations, for...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhW_lvTyFTs another decent one. gay music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhW_lvTyFTs these guys also do a bunch of our techniques. what it looks like more at full speed.

Satya

Karate is... well, it's a sport. That's its purpose. I won't dis it, but it's a lot of standing in a line and mimicking actions, and it's usually focused on rank and trophies and the like. The Bujinkan is a set of 9 schools that make up the Ninjutsu arts. That's what it is. We all know that 'jutsu' ...

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The supplements I take work. Any that have ever not done what I expected of them I stopped taking. That's how it works. Not sure what your deal with them is (especially considering that they were one tiny word amongst a list of things I do), but whatev. Ashwagandha works for me. So does CoQ10. So do...

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I've had a similar problem. After viewing a thread it still sometimes shows up as unread unless I go back to another time. *shrug*

Satya

This is a waste of my time.

Satya

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.

I thought you were already living in shacks? Isn't England like, one big shanty-town?

Satya

Well, altruism, defined that way, doesn't exist, that's true. IPU doesn't exist, either. So many things do not exist. But altruism is a concept made by humans, inserted into human language, and people use it quite often. And not just your everyday joe, it's a scientific concept too. And let me tell...

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I just have an amazing gift, I guess. I don't even need to start a debate for a debate to spring to life of its own accord in my threads. Here's my take. Medication can be helpful - but to whom? We still don't know a lot more than we know about the fragile and complex manner in which neurochemicals ...

Satya

Don't think you should be too hard on yourself, ZG. Objectivism just makes "altruism" into a basically non-existent concept. Even intervening to protect someone you don't know from abuse can't be considered altruist, because at some level you do it because it comforts you to live in a soc...

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Objectivism: Objectivism is the philosophy developed by the Russian-American philosopher and novelist, Ayn Rand. Objectivism holds that reality exists independent of consciousness; that individual persons are in direct contact with this reality through sensory perception; that human beings can gain ...

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Flyleaf. Listening to the old album before buying the new one. "Red Sam" There you stood Holding me Waiting for me to notice you But who are you? You are the truth Outscreaming these lies You are the truth Saving my life The warmth of your embrace Melts my frostbitten spirit You speak the ...

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Well, I would have to assume that amongst the survivors of a zombie horror are going to be a large number of martial artists, proportionately distributed among the most deadly arts. Therefore, there should be a good number of highly capable fighters to wield the cold steel of a blade. Granted, your ...

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They made a movie out of Doom...?

When are they going to get down to business on a Tetris movie?

Satya

â€œEvery morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes u...

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Yea, everyone knows a shot from a handgun will only buy you one backstep from a zombie. Just enough of a head start to make it to your barricaded location with seconds to spare to lock the entrance down before their grasping hands get a chance to tear your jaw from your skull. Sure, a handgun will ...

Satya

Couldn't they have at least gotten a foreign-looking Westerner like Lou Diamond Phillips or Benjamin Bratt?

So... Ang Lee was punished with "The Hulk", Heath Ledger is punished with death, and Jake Gyllenhall gets more big movies? What the hell...

Satya

do you buy auto insurance? HA! It's not required in Wisconsin. But I have it anyways. :roll: There's a difference, too - auto insurance protects others if you injure them. Health insurance only covers you (or you and your family, depending.) Requiring auto insurance (in the states where it is requi...

Satya

No, actually, it's not. People who get guns to commit crimes do so because they are too cowardly or unable to do so without that weapon. If they were actually trained in how to disable someone who has a weapon, they wouldn't need a weapon. They wouldn't need to be afraid of police either, would they...

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Preach it, elfprince. You touched on the ease of acquiring weapons. Even people who AREN'T law abiding, and who are not legally allowed to own or carry weapons, can EASILY acquire one. You don't have to be law-abiding to have a weapon. Once more, with feeling - gun control LAWS only apply to people ...

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My point about beign against the right to carry weapons is: law-abiding citizens are law abiding until they stop being so. Someone who has a perfectly legal weapon, what's keeping them from going postal at any moment? If i have to gamble my life on the stability of human mind... i rather not. They ...

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gA30yThqLX6xY9fjOjKxU6E-oWowD9BPL8V80 Sometimes, along the way, it takes courageous individuals, those who may seem like unlikely heroes, to rise to the occasion and take a stand for what is right. It's not always a sword and shield that is needed, ...

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Satya

So... wait a minute. Jake Gyllenhall will be starring as the Prince... of Persia? They know he's white, right? Not Persian, or any other sort of middle eastern decent?

Satya

Since it was suggested, I will gladly oblige. We'll start slow. I know you guys are rusty. I believe in the 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. I don't believe we should have willy-nilly access to high-powered, fully-automatic weapons. I don't believe we should be restricted from obtaining pe...

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I was lucky enough to be homeschooled. I would have probably needed meds otherwise, but most likely wouldn't have got them since my dad was an ultra-religious anti-med, anti-psychiatry evangelical.

Satya

GREENMAN!

Satya

Don't get me wrong, I want reform and I think, done right, a government option in competition with private offerings would be in all our best interests. Problem is.. how often does the government get it right? And how often do we talk about "reform" in various industries, and after all is ...

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"In some respects, science has far surpassed religion in delivering awe. How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even great...

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