"^^^ Yes, but it was happy to meet the "ground" - it's chosen name for the new possible friend rushing to meet it. :D
@Dr Bob How does what you wrote conflict in any way with what you quoted from Physeter's post? Those were…"
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Why do abused spouses seek out abusers?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Belle Rose Jan 4. 1 Reply 1 Like
Revelations by members here, a relative who had an abusive spouse, and (don't laugh) a Doctor Who episode "The Beast Below" all got together in my head and popped out an idea I'd like to bounce off…Continue
A Step in the Right Direction on Religious Tax Exemption
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After reading the article about the drug induced atrocity I echoed the idea of another's comment about the article and went looking for better news. To my surprise I found some amazing good news. It…Continue
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"I struggle with several issues myself but my situation is not the same as his. I fight the suspicions with facts. Unfortunately sometimes there are no facts and for some of the conspiracy hypotheses you mention there aren't going to be good…"
"I'm not sure if the tone of my previous post came through as intended - I think the policies are somewhere between poor and downright bad, depending upon the company and boss.
As for other possibilities: but that only works if those in charge…"
"If you use a high powered laser to remove them and have the hand locked into a device holding it absolutely still you might be able to get it down to 1 or 2, well, ok, 1 or 2 dozen if very careful and very precise. If you aren't perfect,…"
"I'd go with "yes" simply because there are examples of different infinities. Take the whole numbers - there is an infinity of them. Take all fractions - a larger infinity. All the real numbers is an even larger infinity yet.
So, yeah…"
"@ RobertPiano Yeah, I guess if you "touch" fissionable material hard enough, BOOM!
They would only be fissionable atoms if they are heavier than iron. Otherwise they would be just smashing each other to bits - and there is a…"
"It's not possible to cut a cake into zero pieces since 1 =/= 0"
"Consider for a moment that fundraising is a business like any other and the whole point of a business today is to maximize profit which means maximizing income. Giving what should be the easy sells to the experienced people gives the company the…"
"I have experienced wonder and awe at the beauty and vastness of nature and the universe. All without god.
I did have a "born-again" experience or something very much like one. I was feeling quite alone in my beliefs and finally started…"
Richard Dawkins Vs. Creationist Wendy Wright (Complete)
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She has been trained very well to present otherwise intelligent points (meaning intelligent within the belief in biblegod and creation) but it is clear she has a huge blind spot regarding her own beliefs and lack…"
Richard Dawkins Vs. Creationist Wendy Wright (Complete)
"Notes I made while watching:
She almost never directly answered Dawkins' questions.
At about 24:00 her expression and laugh seem very brittle. I'm not good at noticing such things but even I noticed this one. (Unless I didn't…"
Belle Rose replied to Ward Cressin's discussion 'Why do abused spouses seek out abusers?'"WOW Ward! Great discussion...I could probably write a dissertation on the topic...
But....the shortest simplest answer I can give is that abusers have learned to live by exerting power and control over another person to satisfy their needs.
On the…"
Why do abused spouses seek out abusers?
Revelations by members here, a relative who had an abusive spouse, and (don't laugh) a Doctor Who episode "The Beast Below" all got together in my head and popped out an idea I'd like to bounce off you. Please do not refer to anyone here by name even if they have discussed personal things elsewhere as I would like this to be as intellectual a discussion as possible. It is known that people abused as children have a greater than average likelihood of ending up in an abusive relationship when…See More
"I'd rather refer to a religion as a "hypothesis" and point out that to get to a theory you need supporting facts so it'll always be just a hypothesis.
But I do like the general idea."
"(The following is written after being depressed by reading some of the comments here where people say they saw no problem with the "facts" presented so it is negative and annoyed and probably annoying.)
Well, when it's crap like that…"
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