The most easy-going muslim country in the world a year ago, Turkey is changing. The executive has sacked all the liberal-minded judiciary, and imprisoned many newspapermen. Opposit... moreThe most easy-going muslim country in the world a year ago, Turkey is changing. The executive has sacked all the liberal-minded judiciary, and imprisoned many newspapermen. Opposition politicians at a local and national level have been incarcerated.After diplomatic spats with both countries, Turkey has called the leadership of both Germany and the Netherlands "fascist" and "Nazi". Is it time to apply the same sanctions to Turkey as we apply to (some) other dictatorships, or is it too valuable an ally to the West? less
A workmate once spent a few minutes watching me work left handed and said, "You must be quadrilateral" I hope he meant ambidextrous but maybe he thought I was a square.Can you use ... moreA workmate once spent a few minutes watching me work left handed and said, "You must be quadrilateral" I hope he meant ambidextrous but maybe he thought I was a square.Can you use both your right and left hands? Did it happen naturally or did you have to train your weaker hand? Why?
When home invasions make even our homes insecure, can we expect to be safe anywhere? How do you feel about the possibility, however slight, that we may not be safe?
If God had been truly omniscient would he really have revealed his word through written text? Why would he not have used HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) so that, say, Moses could... moreIf God had been truly omniscient would he really have revealed his word through written text? Why would he not have used HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) so that, say, Moses could have tapped on the third or fourth commandment and gained access to, say, Archangel Gabriel's blog, in order to gain further information.Now I know that the Internet hadn't yet been invented, but a god who knows all could surely have found a way to make it work.Can you think of a way it could have been achieved without electricity? less
First there were only Gods and Godesses. God with animal heads. Gods as planets. Fertility gods. Then men were considered gods. Why was religion needed?
I read the other day that . . ."the way you see yourself is the way others perceive you".Im not so sure about that, do you think youre funny and engaging? Do you think others... more I read the other day that . . ."the way you see yourself is the way others perceive you".Im not so sure about that, do you think youre funny and engaging? Do you think others see you as funny and engaging as you see yourself?Do you think people see you as wise when you give your opinions, or cute, or authoritative, or scholarly?Do the appreciation you have about others appreciation about you, match the appreciation you have about yourself?What words do you think others would use to describe you??
