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When does the rainbow end, and humanity begin?	March 15, 2009, 6:52AM
by: eater_of_dreams
I am a homosexual. Twenty-one years old... I have spent so many years trying to be this "gay" man that I have been educated by the media and the government to believe is what a fag should be... But why? We homosexuals become stereotypes... we complain that people don't take us seriously and yet we fit what they hate about us. Not because the homosexual gene makes us that way... We do it because it is comfortable. When we are harassed and told we are evil we curl up with Cher's Greatest hits... or with glitter... it is effective, this coping skill... But when is enough enough? We beg for people to accept us... and yet we are so uncomfortable in our own skin..... We respond to their hate... with hate... How does that work. Have we forgotten that we were raised in this same bigoted fucked up world... They had no reason to think different... So them not understanding is completely not their fault. We need to listen to Mahatma Gandhi... "Be the change you want to see in the world." I have a lot of straight male redneck friends... They are my friends because I refuse to be a stereotype. If I wear make-up or girls pants or listen to Cher... It is because I want to... Not because some mystical nameless fag tells me to be. I am who I am because that is the way I am... Not because I am suppose to. I feel sexy in heels so sometimes I will wear them... And I don't do it to make a statement.... I do it because I CAN! I understand homophobia... I don't like it... but I get it. I try to change that in everyone I meet. I have been friends with skin heads for christ's sake... I don't know if this is an article or just a rant... I want to know your opinions... this is off the top of my head... I am sorry for any grammatical mistakes... please forgive them... take from this what I am saying... not how I say it.... Thank you!
topic: Rants
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Money is the root of all good.	March 12, 2009, 5:02PM
by: Vampire_Lycan_Bich
Since the beginning of time money has been a driving force behind the decisions of everyday life. Even before such standards of the dollar and the euro, bartering had the same economic effect. During the Renaissance, the Silk Road was a major bartering center for Europe and Asia. Eventually the idea turned into what is known today as the monetary system. Despite its antiquity, proper management and control have eluded the rulers of most states because they have taken a broad interpretation of the importance of money. Economists tend to overestimate the purely economic, narrow, and technical functions of money and have placed an emphasis on its negative social, institutional, and psychological aspects. This has created the notion that money is the root of all evil. It is my goal to prove that money is not the root of all evil but the root of all good. Money yields powerfully important psychic returns such as an individual’s social rank or a countries position in the Gross National Product league table. However, money should be widely interpreted to include discussion not only of currency and banking but also building societies and the fiscal framework. Even in medieval times these aspects were of considerably great importance than conventionally believed. One of the timeless problems caused by a history of misusing money is inflation. In his book, A History of Money, Glyn Davies analyzes this never ending conflict between the interests of creditors vs. debtors. Debtors want to increase the quantity in an attempt to give themselves a better financial standing, while creditors attempt to increase its value over others to maintain a good quality. For example, the Price Revolution in England, which lasted from 1540-1640 was an issue of population pressure taking control. This caused grain prices and the cost of living to increase and resulted in demand-pull inflation. These situations create a sense of lacking neutrality in its effects among the fortunes of the community. However, rising population is not the only cause of inflation. Wars, throughout history, have also been a major contributor not only to inflation but also to the corrupted belief of money. Over the past 1,000 years the “war ratchet” has succeeded in increasing prices while devaluing money. Davies explains this when he says, “Most of that time debasement was the most common, but no the only way of strengthening the sinews of war.”(646) The financial consequences of Alexander the Great, the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the crusades, the 100 years war, the civil war, and especially the two world wars are treated in this way. The importance of war as a cause of inflation increased with the adoption of paper money in the west. This ideology is what turned the United States into the Arsenal of democracy and the Merchant of death because we choose to allow the war ratchet to control our government. When we look to the history of the United States it is noted that money plays a significant role in corrupting politics and government, through not only elections but also the everyday policies that are being passed. Bill Moyers depicts the greed and corruption seen in elections and policies through his story “A Culture of Corruption.” He allows for some analysis that because campaigns are privately financed people with real meaning get shut out of our “democratic process.” This is because lobbyists don’t see the safety in surrounding themselves with these officials. He further shows how outrageous the cost is to gain political office. A seat in the House of Representatives has reached the price of over a million dollars. Then once an office is gained each member of congress is surrounded by 65 lobbyists. The total cost of maintaining the influence of these lobbyists is $200 million each month. That’s $2.4 billion per year just to seduce federal officials. Now when we look even further into the legislation that has gone through in the past it becomes obvious that the bulk of legislation passed through Congress is purely tax breaks for huge companies such as Exxon Mobil to ensure that even with the wilting economy they make profits around $30 billion through subsidies. Society has reached a point where anyone who attempts to be successful through ability is removed. In her book, Atlas Shrugged, philosopher Ayn Rand expresses this societal problem when the character Hank Rearden creates an amazing lightweight yet highly durable metal that could replace steel. However, the government is so influenced by the already existing steel company run by Orren Boyle; Rearden gets shut out by the science institute claiming his metal to be unsafe and unreliable. The government also goes to the extremes of forcing Rearden to only own one type of resource and make him share the formula for his metal with everyone else. When Rand makes this depiction of government she’s speaking of the direction the U.S. federal government is headed. Now, you have seen what money is not and because of that we are in the poor state of considering it the root of all evil. Now I would like to show you what it truly is. The United States was the first society to use and give emphasis to the phrase, “to make money.” This is what has created the misconception that money is made by the strong at the expense of the weak. However this is inaccurate because money is abused by the strong at the expense of the weak, and the abusers are the one who attack the makers of money. However money and wealth cannot be a product of the “strength” of the looters with their muscles and their guns that are condoned by government, Wealth is the result of a person’s ablility to think. However, money isn’t made by the intelligent at the expense of the fool. Neither at the expense of the incompetent nor the lazy. As Rand says, “Money is made by the effort of every honest man, each to the extent of his ability. An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.” Bill Gates, who began with nothing but an idea, this idea which became the world know Microsoft program. He had the will to use his ability to its extent and excel beyond all the already in place programs blocking him. Because of this, a simple program, Microsoft Word, turned him into the most well know multi-billionaire. Money is the means of all trade. It was the means of trade to get Bill Gates started. An investor made the trade of materials for a product, and this product was adopted into the market at a value to be traded for the fundamental need of money to trade for goods. Money allows no one to decide the value of your own efforts but for two voluntary parties to trade efforts with each other. Nothing more, nothing less. It allows for the judgment to be made without force on deals that are mutually beneficial. When searching for a job you don’t present an employer a list of your vices and expect to be taken seriously. You present them every value you have to offer and expect to receive an equal benefit. Reason is the basis of decision making. This is the basis of existence that is recognized by the symbol of money. Is this what you consider the root of all evil? “Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants: money will not give him a code of values if he’s evaded the knowledge of what to value and will not provide him with a purpose if he’s evaded the choice of what to seek.” It does not give intelligence, prosperity, respect, or wealth to the undeserving. The majority of the “wealthy” today have seen money destroy them. This is because they do not see what it truly means to have wealth. We are standing in the middle of one of the greatest achievements of productive civilization. In this technological age we have the ability to do great things whether it be to create lunar colonies on the moon or turn Mars into a livable place. Since the initial landing on the moon we have not set foot back there again, nor are we making any decent progress toward Mars. Why might you ask, because we are placing a damn on the lifeline to the programs- money. It’s quite ironic how this phrase, to make money, which so easily slips through the mouths of many, originated from a time where wealth was achieved through the labor of slaves. The looter is the one who sees no difference between the power held in the dollar versus the power held in a whip making him the most ignorant of men. Now we speak of this term as looters would speak of producers, slaves, traders, shopkeepers, industrialists, positions that a child wouldn’t dare to wish to achieve. These are the people who show the ability to follow that phrase coined by Americans, who have the ability to make money. Yet now looters feel the ability to denounce the people who follow these words as being un-American or just worthless of anyone’s time. “Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good you ask for your own destruction.” When you refuse to see this you and no long allow money to be the simplistic tool of trade it was meant to be, you become the politician that corrupts the government through greed. In this moment you become the tool to be abused. “Blood, whips, and guns—or dollars.” It’s your time to choose, and you don’t have forever. Money is nothing more than an simple tool and that when you allow it to be something else you are no longer an heir worthy to your wealth. Society needs to realize this. Inventors like Bill Gates and scientists like Albert Einstein and Leo Salard used their intelligence to produce objects of value and therefore earned the respect of others not through the amount of money they had but through their hard work and ability. Money gave them absolutely nothing but was only a tool to their success. When money becomes the success then it is no longer money, or at least what money truly is. Because of this, money is not the root of all evil, but the men and women who attempt to corrupt our belief of money are.
topic: Philosophy
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Comment Locking	March 8, 2009, 6:47PM
by: eon
On your profile comments, you will notice a new option grouped with all of the others: [lock] If you click 'lock' then you will be unable to delete the comment until you unlock it (by clicking the handy 'unlock' link which will appear). Pretty simple. This will prevent you from accidentally deleting important comments that you want to save. This will come in especially handy if you like to periodically clean out all of your comments via 'Edit Your Comments' -> 'Delete All Comments'. It might also be interesting to note that this will prevent others from deleting comments that they have left you, as only the recipient of a comment is able to lock/unlock. That is all.
topic: Site News
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A New Flavor of Karma	February 28, 2009, 2:16AM
by: Stake-N-Shake
There are literally thousands of different answers to the question, "Why did (insert event here) happen?" One of my personal favorite answers is Karma: the idea that what goes around, comes around. A way for people to take responsibilties for their actions without a constant threat of a lake of fire looming over your head. I help aid an American History class for Freshman in high school, and I often get asked a lot of weird questions. A 14 year old girl asked me after notes if I could explain the concept of Karma. By the time I was halfway done with my take on Karma, I had two things: one was the entire classroom, including the teacher, enthralled with my speech. I also had the foundation for a new twist on Karma, that I ended up calling "Mortal Will." The basics of Mortal Will are a mixture of free will, Karma, and a bit of "connected existance" in one tasty philosophical burrito. There are three fundementals, called the Physics of Will, called such because of their resemblance to Newton's Three Laws of Motion. 1. Events and ideas tend to stay in motion or at rest, until acted upon by an outside force; namely Mortal intervention. An event cannot happen if someone does not take the initiative to set wheels in motion. In contrast, an event cannot stop, unless someone interposed themselves in the events direct path. Much like Russia stepped into the path of Hitler's Nazi Regime. 2. The reaction taken by an event reflects the amount force used to move or stop it. For example, if you want to lose a few pounds, you can't do it buy excercising for ten minutes a weeks. It takes time, effort, and commitment to make anything worth happening happen worthwhile. 3. For every action, there an equal, though not necessarily opposite, reaction. This is where the concept of Karma comes into play. I shouldn't need to explain this. If you've followed me this far, you know what Karma is. The aspect of Mortal Will says that every individual is an island of conscienceness, and although not directly connected, affect each other indefinitely. Think of each person's unique Will as a small beam of vertical light in a grey haze of collective conscienceness. Some beams are brighter than others, and some beams cluster together around a certain event or idea. Each beam, or Mortal, has it's own source, it's own processes, but it shares similar functionalities with other beams, thus affecting the group as a whole, and likewise being affected by the group. I was then asked if I could provide proof of my concept. I answered, "I want you to close your eyes and push your background thoughts away." I then proclaimed it would be a great idea if we all went to get slushies after school. Instantly, the classroom agreed, with the exception of a boy near the middle of the group that said he would prefer some hot cocoa with whipped cream. Several other student mulled this new opinion over and nodded in agreement. Hot cocoa sounds fairly good as well. I then proclaimed that they had just proven Mortal Will to hold at least some water. I injected my opinion into the thoughts of other Mortals, and they were affected as such. They then proved it further by introducing another opinion into the mix. While some agree with the new idea, other simply stuck to their "original" thought, proving that their Will was indeed their own. In conclusion, I reitirated that Mortal Will is basically a system in which we depend entirely up to ourselves as free-thinking individuals, instead of seeking a Higher Power, which, to some, may or may not even exist. It is based off the facts that you will face the consequences of your actions, you must strive with effort to seize what you seek, and that we cannot take any sort of action without it somehow affecting the Mortal world as a whole. If you have any questions, or if I was forggy about my concept, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you to whoever decided to read this whole article out. It really means a lot to me.
topic: Various
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Theory of Seven Planes of Conciousness	February 26, 2009, 3:07PM
by: Nyx
Theory of Seven Planes of Conciousness This is a very rough outline of 7 major frequency planes and their corresponding sub-planes. I've added some of my own thoughts to this located in brackets. Note that a human residing in the physical plane can achieve projection to as far as the Buddhic plane, and if I remember right a number of its sub-planes through eastern traditional practices. I also believe that you would have a very difficult time functioning in our society today if you achieved a mental state able to penetrate into these higher planes beyond the mental plane. You already gain a kind of awkwardness with mundane society even after achieving the ability to traverse the Astral plane. My own opinion though. There are better works on the subject, but this was the shortest piece I could find and though it could use a more indepth explanation, it still gives an idea about the theory. The Seven Planes of Consciousness and Matter by Robert Wilkinson All we know is vibration. From the grossest to the subtlest, the densest to the most ethereal, everything we think, feel, perceive or imagine is vibration. We are told in "esoteric philosophy" that there are 7 "frequency zones" that describe our entire reality and that which is beyond. Today we begin an exploration of what are called the "7 Planes" of our individual and collective existence. We begin with the dense Physical Plane. This is the plane of matter in all its forms, where all physical structures exist. The second Plane, more subtle than the Physical, is the Astral, or emotional plane. This is the plane of feeling, less dense than the Physical, but more dense than the next plane, the Mental plane. The Mental Plane [Mediary between Astral and higher planes] is the plane of thought, and is divided into two areas, the Lower Mental [Astral Plane] and the Higher Mental. The lower mind shows as logical, rational thinking, concrete thoughts about things, feeling, and ideas. The Higher mind is the arena of abstract or subtle thoughts, ideals, aspirations, and philosophical awarenesses. The 4th Plane is the even more subtle and rarified Buddhic Plane, or Plane of Soul. These are the higher, subtle, evolved loving feelings that we all have all the time, even when the lower thoughts, feelings, and things momentarily distract us from these higher loving feelings. These feelings are altruistic, compassionate, and powerful. This plane is where we are naturally lovingly wise and wisely loving. The 5th Plane is the Atmic Plance [Plane], or the Plane of Spirit. While virtually unsubstantial in a physical, emotional, or mental sense, it is the Plane where "the spark that ignites" originates, inspiring us and changing our lives forever. Some are never sensitive to this plane while alive, while others are touched by it once or even many times. The 6th Plane is called the Monadic Plane, our Oneness beyond division, our "Father-Mother God in Heaven which is ONE indivisible." [This is a view by the author that gives his obvious favor to christianity. I view this plane as more of a type of energy then a concious "God"] This is the Plane of our Divine Archetype. When we pray to Deity, it is this plane we seek to experience and see made manifest. It is associated with the "Anupadaka," from the Sanskrit "parentless", "self-existing", a self-created arising of Eternal existence. The 7th Plane has no name other than the Divine Plane. It is associated with the "Adi," from the Sanskrit "the first." Other possible associations are "the original," "the creator," "the Source," and "the beginning of existence. " Since all vibration is interpenetrating, [real word, look it up XD] it is useful to see these not as linear rankings of levels, but as co-existing states of consciousness. We can be thinking, feeling, and acting all at the same time, as well as being loving and inspired. From one point of view, we are all existing on all the levels and Planes simultaneously all the time. Also, besides all these levels of awareness being active all the time at the same time in all of us, each of these has 7 subplanes within its frequency zone. Thus there is a physical sub-plane, an emotional sub-plane, a mental sub-plane, a Buddhic sub-plane and so forth in each of the 7 Great Planes of Consciousness. [Some theories believe there to be as many as 7 sub-planes for each of the major planes, not just 1 sub-plane. An example would be the belief of the Astral Graveyard located just below the Astral plane] Each sub-plane is a distinct frequency zone in itself. For example, the physical sub-plane of the Physical Plane is matter, the astral subplane of the Physical is water and other liquids, the mental sub-plane of the Physical is air, the Buddhic sub-plane and higher are the sub-planes of Ether in its various stages. The physical sub-plane of the Astral are dense feelings, often referred to as "emotional thoughtforms." The astral sub-plane of the Astral plane are feelings about feelings, while the mental sub-plane of the Astral are feelings about thoughts, or feeling-infused thoughts. There are feelings about Soul and "higher" feelings, feelings about inspiration and oneness, and feelings about the unknown. And so it goes, with each Plane having distinct sub-frequencies with their specialized qualities. Various sub-planes resonate with various other sub-planes, as well as Planes, much as certain notes on a piano resonate with other notes, since many similar notes are shared between various keys which may or may not be in harmony or discord with one another.
topic: Philosophy
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Speed of Confusion	February 22, 2009, 10:01PM
by: Satchell
Forgive me if this is misplaced, its one part philosophy, one part short story, one part poetry. -- The familiar colored stripes of my coffee mug smudge. The orange becomes acquainted with red and the rim is pushed ever so slightly upwards. It is a smear of porcelain. At first, they vaguely resemble a snail. No, that would be silly. I convince myself that this isn't happening. Not in real life. Not to me- here, now. Hyperventilation slides up to you like a close friend. What are you? My hands dissolve into the sidewalk and my arms crawl, working their way into the landscape. They slink into mother earth without hesitation because this is the natural flow of the world. Skin becomes the mat your face is compacting onto. Thrown Judo-style from the little old lady that plays bridge with grandma. Your thoughts fade into the shrinking distance between nose and floor. Your hair shrieks like a dirty mop of horrified wind chimes. Eyes open up like your 7th chakra. Impact. The ride is over. You get off the bus and return to the daily life but it really isn't yours at all. You're 2rd-hand account to life is being washed and recycled to make two billion paper cups. Life is like a bowl of jellyfish they say. What the hell is that supposed to mean? Don't question it. You can't stop here. Move on. No time to explain. Hey, you're holding up the line. Run, run to catch up. No time for a coffee break now. Sacrifice lunch for the status quo. Sacrifice your first born, your lover, your favorite marble. Here you are again. Back to the mat. Impact. Where the toaster did that come from? Why do I keep finding myself here? For the love of god, explain yourself! You're back, hanging a foot above that mat. You stare down the white sponge inching it's way to you. The mat grins in contempt for your very being and it knows exactly what happens next. It's read this part of the manual. It knows what to do. It enjoys every minute of your enlightenment. Your advent of human awakening. Don't you dare. Don't you dare. Don't you- Impact, impact, impact. Tossed again and again. Often, and with great enthusiasm. In every moment of every day we are being thrown into life and it is up to you to recognize the moment when it comes. The beatings will continue until zen is achieved. But,... I am zen. You try to explain. You won't mind another toss then. You're being too much in your head. Too many words, too much 'understanding'. We will crush you like a discarded can if you don't pick up the pace. It is our purpose to bring you out into this beautiful place we call consciousness. We get these brief moments of pure understanding, pure mindfulness, pure- right here, right now, uh-huh and then we go and muck it up with- Impact. You don't understand yet. Don't try. Zen is already here. Sit with it. Sit with it. Sit with it. Sit with it. Sit with it. Itch the foot. Sit with it... Gah. Itch the ear. Think about the dog. Sit with it. What was I going shopping for? Zen!! Zen? Got to go buy that meditation pillow. I need one for- SIT WITH IT!! Is my pizza done cooking? Zen in 3... 2... 1.... This finite zebra makes contact with the real world. Press the little red button. Pull the little lever. Eat the yellow fruit. Get paid your big bonus. Sit with it. Sit with it. Sit with it. There is no moment without that impact. I am the sock without a mate in a dryer. I hit every single surface on the way down. When this wave of emptiness washes over me, something else takes over. I stop moving my own hands and I simply watch. This ghost manipulating a husk. I don't know. I close my eyes and nothing. Something echos inside me and spills out of my mouth unto the page. I see veins on my arms and know that I am alive. I know my nerves send signals, convincing me of my physical presence but I seem to always come back to that question. What is more real, the beach in my mind or the snow in my boots? I have a story. I come from somewhere. This ghost does not. Maybe I am just tired, I don't think that is it, but we can entertain the possibility. I like to call it a hallucination so I keep some sort of distance from it. Impact. Impact. Impact. Delirium kicks in and we become unsure if our feet are even moving. Gliding over pavement with our brand new sneaks. Unsure of which way we are falling, we take comfort in the self- we all know the feeling. When you find that you are so much more aware of your entire body. You retreat into yourself during uncertainty. We hermit back into our caves and in that moment, we are so very sensitive to the wind. The slightest brush feels like you were just decked by a linebacker. Swimming out into the ocean, it's the moment the coral drops off and you realize that if something DID come up, you'd be boned. Totally out of cover, retreating. It's a beautiful moment, to be sure- if you can appreciate it. Its a defining moment and can mean the difference between a great experience and one that you will never come back for. Impact. Zen. Here, now. Pushing yourself into the speed of confusion, life blurs before your eyes. Unsure the nature of the core of your being, you press forward. We make that leap from rooftop to rooftop without estimating the distance. It's that moment that you realize it is much further than imagined. That wide-eyed bushy tail moment of "Oh. Well then." You remember lifting up your right leg and pushing off with the left. You remember placing your right foot forward but it doesn't respond. You don't know the current status so, you either try to keep running or take a sidewalk sandwich. Impact. It is all over. You're not getting up from this one.
topic: Philosophy
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We can't condemn attraction, Attraction and Action are two different things.	February 21, 2009, 6:43PM
by: MyLastBlkRose
I have a question which will result in controversy and anger. What is the "Laws" of attraction, in a rational state of mind? The truth needs to be brought up at one point or another, correct? So if your a guy reading this right now, you were "chose to be" attracted to woman...correct? And if your a girl you were "chose to be" attracted to males, correct? Wrong. No one has chosen who to be attracted to. That’s a bunch of mislead media persuasions and societal influence. I'm a girl and I'm attracted to girls, so I ask you, does that make me a sinner? Does it make me a horrible person who will burn in hell? This isn't to make you all change your opinions on any subject I bring up right now, but It needs to be brought it up. Our society tells us who we can and can not love. It tells us what makes us horrible humans who deserve to die, and what makes us saints worthy of Heaven or what makes us acceptable in this world. I guess the point is that, why do we listen to every little thing we are told? Why do we hang on every strand that is spoken? People lie, people are persuaded, things happen and we aren’t all the same. Get used to it. We tell ourselves to listen to our parents and listen to our elders. Why do we, in all honesty? Most of the beliefs your parents have they were brought up with, and their parents before them, and so on and so forth dating back to the beginning of time when there was no such thing as an open minded, rational person. We were closed up to reality and forced into believing things that make no sense whatsoever. You can pull your religion and the bible out on me, go right ahead. I love God, and I believe in him very much, I turn to him when I need help, but the Bible isn't God, or Jesus’ spoken word. The bible was written by everyday "normal" close-minded humans. His disciples wrote the bible on how they thought Jesus would feel. Jesus himself did not right the bible, and that is a known fact. You can pull out "humane" and "normal" on me as well. Who is to say that love, no matter WHO we love, is wrong? I guess first I should bring up the topic of homosexuality, which has already been lightly discussed. The bible says "Man shall not lay down with Man" and if you do than you'll go to hell, correct? Did you know that in that same passage of the bible it later on goes on to state that if you eat shellfish than you will be damned to hell because shellfish is an abomination? Did you also know that later on in that SAME exact passage it states that children who disobey their parents shall be sentenced to death by stoning? Go ahead and tell me I'm wrong, go look it up, can’t find it, open up the Bible itself. Homosexuality was removed from the Official list of mental disorders awhile back. The reason is because some human finally came to rational senses and fought against it. There is a reason it was removed. Even if Homosexuality was still stated in that list along with Depression and anxiety, it doesn't mean you’re a horrible person. However it has been and therefore Science see's nothing wrong with it, and we do not know whether God or Jesus did either. ? Oh and if you plan on pulling out your Adam and Eve excuse now, than it brings me into my next subject, Incest. Technically if you want to go there, than we are all "related" which makes this world very incestuous. Like I have stated earlier we can’t control who we are attracted to. Should a four year old little girl be stoned and burned to death because she has become attracted to her father, or the same for the father attracted to his daughter? No, they should not. Attraction doesn't mean that you act on what you think. It's actually stated in common, but unknown knowledge that the first female attraction is to their father. It only seems normal, am I correct? If a four year old little girl wants to hug and kiss daddy, how do they know that it’s not "normal" as society would put it. Children see their parents hug and kiss in much different ways than they do with their children, and they see what their parents do as love, so who are we to condemn them? Am I saying that a man should commit sexual actions with his 4 year old daughter, NO. I'm simply stating that attraction isn't controllable. The everyday father would pull away from his daughter when she acted on her urges to kiss her daddy in the same way her mommy does, because she wants to be loved. He would explain to her that the love between mommies and daddies is different from the loves between daddies and their little girls. He would go on to explain that neither love is less or more and that he loves his little girl more than life, and that this is normal, but that it’s not okay. He would be gentle about it; he wouldn't yell or be disgusted. Of course I'm speaking of a GOOD father, one who loves their child and isn't an abusive asshole, which abusive parents are a complete other story, so lets skip over that for now -_-. This slowly leads me into the subject matter of pedophilia. Now before you sit there and think "eww, ugh they should die" let me explain. Being a pedophile does NOT make you a child molester. There is a HUGE difference, one that society likes to push to the deepest recesses of our minds. I will explain this to you. Child molesters ARE pedophiles, yes that is true, but that doesn't mean that ALL pedophiles are child molesters. Pedophilia is listed as a known mental disorder. So I ask you, if pedophile and I were standing side by side him having the disorder of pedophilia and me having my many disorders of the following, OCD, PTSD, Severe Depression and Severe Anxiety, also Borderline Personality disorder traits, and "an eating disorder" that he should be shot instead of me? Neither of us chose to be put on earth with our disorders but we also can’t do anything about them, medicine and therapy only go so far with some things. Technically I would have more problems than this supposed "horrible man" with the disorder of pedophilia, so why shouldn't I be shot and not him? Should I be beaten and raped and sent to prison, than to hell because I have these uncontrollable illnesses that I never got to decide upon having? I would certainly hope not. Pedo means "Child" in Greek, and Phile is a derivative of Latin, French and Greek meaning of "love". There for Pedophile means Child Love? How the hell is that wrong? I ADORE children, but would I ever touch them in a manner other than lovingly? NO!. I would not touch a child in a sexual way, and most Pedophiles wouldn't either. So think before you choose your side of this debate. Being attracted to a child isn't a crime, and never will be, so we must get used to it. However acting on the attraction, is and very well should be. We can NOT condemn attraction and throw people in jail for being attracted to anyone or anything. Let me share a few small pieces of my past if I may, to further explain my meaning behind a few things I'm trying to express in this "article". When I was two years old I was molested by a man named Jason and to this day I still hate him, which is very hard for me to say because I only hate two people in this world. Technically by law I was raped because there was penetration. He never went to jail because I was two, I was too afraid to say anything to the police although there was solid evidence, I was two, and what can you expect. Our government seems to sometimes be so corrupt, again that’s another story. However he did end up in prison because he didn't quit his lewd acts after he took me as his first victim. When I turned four, I'm sure I was a fairly happy little girl with a good life, except for that traumatic event in my life which I believe at that point I pushed too far for me to reach or think about. However three months after I had turned four my father passed away. He made the mistake of making a deadly cocktail of Heroin, cocaine and alcohol. It took him within hours. The only memory I have of my father that I remember currently is the day of his Memorial Service. I was dressed in all white, I looked so cute. Everyone was dressed in black and it confused me ever so much. When I saw my father I was so excited I ran over to him thinking he was only but asleep, I climbed up on the stool next to his "wooden bed" which I would later understand to be a casket, something that once you enter you don't exit. I kissed his cheek and I remember him being ever so cold. I remember thinking "Daddy is cold, I have to get him a blanket". I guess I don't need to go any further this has made my point and I don't feel like going into a mental breakdown at this very moment. Those are my first two memories, and until a bit later, about 6 or so I remember nothing of my childhood except for those two traumatic events, Trauma never ceases to brand itself into your mind. Since I can remember I have had an attraction to much older men, an attraction that almost lead me to deaths doorway. I loved to call older men daddy, mind you this was over the phone or internet because it was such a horrid time in my life. I loved how they treated me, and took care of me. I also had an attraction to pain, torture, abuse and rape. In a rational mind I might have been able to put it all together and realize it was a direct consequence of my rape and the loss of my daddy. When I finally came to grasp with the fact that I had this attraction and these urges I talked to my therapist who pieced it all together for me. A girl’s first attraction is to her daddy, and when I was two I had already been violated by lewd sexual acts. Not having my daddy around at the age that little girls first start feeling complete attraction, I had no man in my life to explain that it was wrong. The only men in my life were my mother’s boyfriends which used and abused her. These attractions lead me to some stupid things. I became terribly attracted, and I don't mean by looks to a man who was 34 at the time I was 14. He had four children whom he seemed to love dearly and treat great. He was very much interested in me as well and we talked for months, when I finally told someone about this, she was deeply concerned and helped me make a plan not to talk to this man anymore. When I told him he had said that he had my address and my last name and school name, which I never gave this information to him. It scared me because in the many months we talked he told me he would kidnap me and breed me like a bitch. This has a point, I swear! I am not saying that some pedophiles are not horrible men, I'm just simply stating that many are not. This man who targeted me at such a young age planned on taking action on his attraction, and although he had never touched an underage girl before he was going to, so I do believe some pedophiles are horrible people, like I said however MANY are NOT. I decided to write this to open up some peoples eyes to reality. And unintentionally to open their eyes to something else totally unplanned, safety when it comes to internet predators. My main point of this article would have to be... Attraction and Action are nothing alike, so think before you jump to unnecessary judgment.
topic: Life
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Fuck your Objectivity.	January 27, 2009, 3:57PM
by: Klarth
As a strict advocate of humanism and egoism for the sake of progress, I cannot sit idly by in this mindless pursuit of objectivity. The idea that morals and ethics can be determined by any number of people who are fundamentally flawed by bias is laughable. As Voltaire once said, 'History is a bunch of lies we agree on'. So the fact of the matter is, if it's possible, it can't be ruled out. Right? Now, there are some of you shaking your head right now. This article is likely not for you, and we don't need a huge fucking shitstorm regarding the values of impartiality in this article. ... No, we do. Read on and weigh in later. So I've said it countless times before and I'll say it again and again and again. Howard Roark. The Fountainhead is the only literary work I have ever read which correctly encompasses my beliefs surrounding progress in the name of selfishness. No, I didn't like the book. Yes, I have attributed it as to being '741 and a half pages of pedantic crap, 400 of which could be shaved away and leaving something far more pleasing'. Does that mean I disagree with the quintessential antihero, the pumpkin haired Mr. Roark? Of course not. I identify with him more than any factual personality I've ever come across, but that's okay. Emulation is cool, so long as it isn't PLAGIARISM. Imagine a world where we never progress past Corinthian pillars and Greek architecture. A world without the domed ceiling, without cement or oil paintings. Now think abut the fact that we have advanced due to someone standing up and saying 'No, I think I'll do it this way.' Maye it was necessity. Maybe it was spite. Maybe it was boredom. It doesn't matter. The changes worked and we progressed. People who rely on objectivity rely on others to set precedents, then mindlessly follow said precedents until it no longer serves them. If you are opinionated, if you have wants, desires, if you have BIAS and a PERSONALITY, you can progress. Do it for yourself and no one else. That's all I can say on the matter. Cocks, GTFO. -Joe
topic: Philosophy
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New Post Icons	January 17, 2009, 12:55AM
by: eon
A small but useful update has been added to both the forums and groups. Now, when viewing threads, you will notice that an icon appears to the left of each thread indicating what type of thread it is. (Poll, Video, Locked, Pinned, Regular Post, etc.) These icons will change color depending upon whether or not there are any new posts in the thread which you have not yet viewed. If there are new posts waiting for you, the icon will be bright. If you've already read all of the posts in a thread, the icon will appear to be darker. This should make it easier to skim forums and groups and see what threads you need to catch up on. Enjoy...
topic: Site News
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Childrens Development In An Alternative Lifestye..	January 8, 2009, 6:37AM
by: Digital_Fxxker
“Allowing a child to be exposed to be exposed to alternative lifestyle is damaging to their development”-Anonymous online source. Many people, after reading the given statement, would be fully supportive of it, with the argument that they were brought up in a conventional family environment (heterosexual parent or parents) and they turned out a respectable person. So in their views any other way of life is inappropriate or damaging to that person’s outcome. However, these people also claim that they are open minded and fair but, by stereotyping individuals and groups who have had alternative upbringings as having ‘corrupt minds’ or are ‘deviants of society’ this cancels out there claims of being fair and shows them as being close minded and unjust. Does it not? If you were to do an experiment and compare two children, from separate upbringings and look at their personal views on life, and everyday situations at influential stages of there life, you would most likely find that Child A- the child who had the typical heterosexual parents- who lived by conventional values would be closed off, distant and un-accepting in unfamiliar surroundings and communities. This child would grow up thinking that same sex relationships are ‘un-natural’ and ‘wrong’. Where as Child B- the child who has had an alternative upbringing and have same sex parents - would be more understanding and accepting to people’s different lifestyle choices as they have been shown out in the open to them. And without too much difficulty, these children would be able to adjust to unfamiliar setting. By comparing these children at different stages of their life’s it is evident that even from a very early age the children have similar views on thing surrounding them such as good behaviour and appropriate manners. But a difference in their development is hard to see at such an early age which child is which. However, by the start of primary school it becomes more visible as child A may find it harder to make friends and the friends that they do make they have a close connection with them as they are usually also from the same family setting. Child B will find it easier to be make friends but will find it harder to feel a close connection with these friends. In their teenage years the divide is a lot more visible as Child A (conventional upbringing) shows more signs of being a typical teenager with a small group of friends and is socially more accepted with a conventional appearance and is offended by the opposite lifestyles. Child B (alternative up bringing) appears to be more approachable with their peers and there appearance may reflect there directness towards people which in turn they get ridiculed for by children in group A. These teenagers would possibly be more daring and willing to try new things. These choices and opinions stay with them thought their adult life and acts like a window to their development. by observing they types of people in a variety of jobs across the uk it shows that people who are open with their views feel suited to a position inside the alternative community –by either running an alternative club to being a protest manager-.and the majority of those brought up conventionally have ordinary jobs. In spite of the given examples, it’s true that this is not always the case, you may have heterosexual parents who believe themselves and show there children that there is more than one type of family and that same sex relationships are around and accepted by different societies and that they are also normal. By giving that child un-biast information and allowing them the freedom to have their own views on different communities and there lifestyle choices it allows that child to grow up with a fair and accepting view on different situations. Personally, I disagree that “being exposed to alternative lifestyles is damaging to a Childs development”. because the way I see it, is if a person is brought up in a sheltered environment and told the only one particular way of life is right, then that person is being held back from making there own decisions and judgement. Indirectly is stopping that person growing as a person compared to someone who is aware of alternative lifestyles and having the mental capacity to acknowledge that it is accepted. So incidentally it appears that being exposed to different lifestyles is in fact beneficial to a child development as it allows them to understand and feel comfortable about being in different situations through out life. By Leah Cameron
topic: Various
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