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  1. Can we consider the nature of our civilisations if the Socratic method of question and answer to elicit the power of critical thinking had displaced religious myths from the minds of the ignorant masses; the slaves and the serfs. Of course, it must be said that the Enlightenment was needed before humankind could foster the freedom that would permit thought to distinguish the mythical from reasoned explanations for natural phenomena. Moreover, understanding the depth of indoctrination that parents and guardians mostly unwittingly impose on children, is lost in the attempt to adhere to traditional ignorance as the safest means for survival. Unfortunately, in seeking that safety, inquiry and curiosity has been slowed; some would say inhibited, to the point where adaptability to changing environment becomes restricted by limiting the ability to question our existence as children. It should come as no surprise then, that adults who have never discovered the value of the Socratic method seek to ensure that myth overrides the truth of evidence that would, if permitted, enlighten, educate, and replace religious fear and ignorance with knowledge of reality in the here and now.
  2. Rand: I would've thought that Rand was a name used by followers of Ayn Rand, as in Rand Paul; though I find it incomprehensible as to why anyone would want to acknowledge her, let alone admit to being one of her followers.
  3. 1100 boys at my high school, and I can vouch for at least four of them being engaged in exploring their puberty with each other, my self included. Obviously the teachers chose to ignore the 'phase' that the boys were going through. In hindsight, I'm surprised that the teachers of second year didn't wear some kind of mask to filter out the pheromones that filled the classroom. I found out later in life that not all high schools were as tolerant as mine.
  4. Obviously off my meds.
  5. My neighbour upgraded her win 7 to win 10. She lost her Internet connection as Win 10 reverted her connection to a previous ISP. She had further problems with Windows Office programs not opening properly. For instance, Word doc files were opened in WordPad. Her printer jumbled the format of the page she tried to print. I was able to sort it all out for her except for her Internet connection. Her ISP offered several suggestions, but Win 10 refused to recognise the ISP connection. Finally, the Isp told us we should reverse the Win 10 upgrade and go back to Win 7. So I did this for her and I'm pleased to say that her computer is happily working in Win 7. I've seen enough to know that I don't need to upgrade my computer from Win 7 to Win 10.
  6. Hey dude, do ya wanna mate with me? That'd be awesome, yes? It's time for my meds.
  7. Anything which speeds the adoption of marriage equality is welcomed. The current federal government has a conservative leaning that wants to hold a plebiscite on the question at the next election . The extremist fundamental minority is making itself heard and there seems to be some fear that any debates will degenerate into hate speech at its most bigoted.
  8. I feel very strongly about this and at the risk of upsetting my fellow Aussies, I have spread the following invitation throughout my Facebook thingy: Join me in refusing to celebrate Australia Day until marriage equality is recognised by all our governments, state and federal. (Australia Day is the official National Day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ...)
  9. "The diagram is intuitive and easy to use. It allows learners and students everywhere to see how numbers work together in a spiral with 12 positions." I'm not afraid to expose my mathematical special needs. I haven't a clue what this map does.
  10. And like clockwork Chapter 45 is now posted.
  11. Thanks Rutabaga, I'm glad you liked the story. As for what's next, I really don't know. :)
  12. No it's not a 43 chapter downer. In fact I've found it a realistic portrayal of one teenager's determination to survive. Make no mistake, the opening chapters have to be the way they are in order to set up the rest of the story. This is not a gratuitous s&m tale, because the description of suffering, compels realisation of empathy and compassion. Does the story resolve all that the lad suffers? That is something that has yet to be discovered and I expect we will find the resolution in the final chapters.
  13. ChrisR, you have me all tensed up about eating a Snickers chocolate bar whilst I get snookered.
  14. Very thoughtful and thought provoking articles, Cole. Great stuff! Camy, I can never stop watching Jim Jefferies, always entertaining and for me, right on the money.
  15. I'm not certain if I should ever write anything, ever again. Local usage may well confound some of these misused words, but the list is good to have as a reference.
  16. After the above comments, I started reading and have got to chp. 10. It strikes me as a dose of harsh reality, not really gratuitous in its description of violence, but unrelenting, nevertheless. I'm thinking that a measure of reality is what is sometimes needed to balance our more romantic offerings, so I'll keep reading, at least for the moment. I think the writing is very well done.
  17. "How Did Radical Islam Get Spread Throughout the World?"
  18. You found Italian power genitals, that must have taken some roaming..
  19. Summer is early this year in Australia, or is the heat due to climate change? Whatever, the sun certainly seems hotter and the temptation to run around naked makes me think of the U.S. second amendment and adopt the right to bare arms...and chests, and legs and other areas that Aussies love to exhibit in the belief that they are god's gift to each other. It is somewhat weird to think that this homoerotic society was not the first to accept same sex marriage, but that is due to the minority bigots who get themselves elected to our parliaments. Staying with the weather, some like it hot and "Nobody's perfect."
  20. There's hope for us, yet, bi_janus.
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