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heartuvgold @heartuvgold (493) • United States 7 Mar 07

If there were no God, wouldn't there be no good only evil in the world? God represents good, and Satan represents evil, so it stands to reason... if there were no God there would be no good. We would have no war because...

higher power

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bkalafut I fail to see why the answer to a question of theology would have the effect of sending one's emotions and hormones out of control. For a good start on morality outside the framework of religion, read up on Kant's categorical imperative. Neither Kant nor...

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jillbeth @jillbeth (2705) • United States 2 Mar 07

We just set up a 35 gallon aquarium (fresh water) but don't have any fish for it yet. I like fish that are lively and active. What would you recommend? (Hubby wants to put bass and crappie in it but I told him no way!)

aquariums

tropical fish

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bkalafut What's the tapwater like where you live? Is it hard or soft?

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magesh80 @magesh80 (4) • India 1 Mar 07

Hai, Friends any body know about flower horn fish..

fish

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bkalafut Flower horns are a grotesque hybrid of South and Central American Cichlids, originating in East Asia. Compared to wild strain fish, I don't see the appeal. They're ugly, large, mean, and far too expensive.

8 Mar 07

clownfish @clownfish (3272) • United States 5 Mar 07

Hi! I recently learned how to tell my blood parrots apart and if I'm seeing correctly, there's a really good chance I have a male and a female. Today they were swimming around like crazy, upside down, chasing each other, and...

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bkalafut I hate to break it to you, but blood parrots are a sterile hybrid, sort of like mules. They're trying to mate but will never produce viable eggs. Removing eggs or fry is a toss-up. With some species of egg-depositing cichlids it's best to let natural...

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Coolsister @Coolsister (34) • United States 7 Mar 07

Please coment why or why not you would vote for him.

obama

politics

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bkalafut Obama has laid it out on the table: socialized medicine and stronger unions by 2012. I've read his book, too, and I'm not impressed. He's a class warrior and he's only familiar with a caricature of his opponents. He also likes to say that government can't...

8 Mar 07

w1z111 @w1z111 (985) • United States 6 Mar 07

Ever wonder how or why our planet continues to rotate on its axis, millions & millions of years after it was formed? Information on the net is a bit confusing, unless you understand the "conservation of angular momentum"...

earth rotation

earth spin

planet spin

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bkalafut Now that you've clarified, that's a very interesting question. The very hot gas that was the early universe had, as gases do, not only density fluctuations, which were amplified into galaxies, galactic clusters, stars, etc. but also velocity fluctuations and,...

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w1z111 @w1z111 (985) • United States 6 Mar 07

Ever wonder how or why our planet continues to rotate on its axis, millions & millions of years after it was formed? Information on the net is a bit confusing, unless you understand the "conservation of angular momentum"...

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bkalafut Why is this a question? What would make it stop? The notion that motion requires a cause is on the ash heap of history. Linear momentum is conserved in the absence of an external force, and angular momentum is conserved in the absence of external torque....

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joey_matthews @joey_matthews (8354) 5 Mar 07

I've been a member of quite a few community's and forums. I noticed with most that certain users are stuck up when it comes to young people and I've only truly felt welcomed on two sites before this one. Mylots the first which...

age isnt importat when it comes to friendships

age issues

feeling at home

mylotcom

welcoming younger people

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bkalafut Grammar and clarity aren't even an issue here, let alone age.

6 Mar 07

smints8985 @smints8985 (1594) • United States 30 Jan 07

I might have mentioned on my previous post that I started working in a learning center, and I haven't been there for a week and I'm going through hell. I feel like almost a lot of those kids have attitude problem, like they...

children

problem

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bkalafut I've had to teach college students; while they mellow out by that age, many of them still haven't learned propriety or manners. (It's a state college.) Someone has to put the foot down, and it might as well be you! I'd have told the pencil kid "What makes...

31 Jan 07

FreakQD @FreakQD (867) • India 18 Jan 07

Every developed nation (US, Europe, Japan) has a trade deficit with developing nations. That is they import more materials than they export. Therefore is it possible for all nations to one day be developed? Does the system require...

debating

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bkalafut The developed nations import more than they export mainly because labor costs are cheaper in developing nations. When that is no longer the case--when the developing nations no longer have the comparative advantage in unskilled labor--developed nations will...

24 Jan 07

somnolence @somnolence (460) • United States 20 Jan 07

Do you agree with a national health care system? Should health care be paid for by everyone through the tax system, or should people have to pay for health care on their own? Should people in a developed nation ever have to go...

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bkalafut Change tax law to decouple insurance from employment and put market competition and consumer economic calculation back into the picture, and repeal all Federal and state coverage mandates so it's possible to buy cheap basic insurance or fancy insurance...

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shareefbacha @shareefbacha (85) • Pakistan 20 Jan 07

I just want to know that if hitler is considered one the greatest evils world has ever seen due to the fact that he killed many innocent people in WAR then why are american forces and government not evil when they have killed so...

hilter america

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bkalafut That's utter rubbish. The US does not impose liberalism (what you characterize as "global greed") by force.

22 Jan 07

Neamtzu89 @Neamtzu89 (122) • Romania 17 Jan 07

I don't like any sea fruit's so i don't like pizza with sea fruit's, you?

pizza

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bkalafut Anchovies go nicely with other common pizza toppings. Most seafood seems to delicately flavored for pizza, though. Shrimp, mussels, oysters, fish, etc. would likely be overpowered.

22 Jan 07

bkalafut @bkalafut (49) • United States 22 Jan 07

I enjoy a good pizza with garlic, spinach, and anchovy, or sausage, peppers, onions, and anchovies. I also use anchovies quite a bit as a "secret ingredient" in my cooking. Why do they have such a bad reputation?

anchovy

2timothy @2timothy (794) • Philippines 5 Jan 07

Is tomato sauce an absolute requirement to a pizza? What if the flat bread has cheese, mushrooms, pineapples, sausage, onions, bell peppers, and all the others common toppings but without the tomato sauce, is it still a pizza, or...

flat bread

tomato sauce

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bkalafut It's still a pizza. Most pizzerias will make pizza without sauce on request, and one famous pizza recipe, pizza margherita, doesn't have any sauce at all. Worth considering is that the tomato was first introduced to Italy in the late 16th century; pizza...

22 Jan 07

bkalafut @bkalafut (49) • United States 22 Jan 07

My fiancee is both hypoglycemic and allergic to sugar cane products. She can, however, eat honey, dates, etc. Can't have corn syrup, though, because it's not good for the hypoglycemia, and she also stays away from sweeteners...

sugar cane

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 14 Dec 06

Some might find this a very disgusting thought, but others might think this is perfectly normal. Have you or your spouse/significant other tried breast milk out of curiosity? Perhaps to see what it is you're feeding your child?...

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bkalafut I tasted it once and had a habit of drinking it, but that was a long time ago. I think a lot of other people here can say the same.

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shareefbacha @shareefbacha (85) • Pakistan 20 Jan 07

I just want to know that if hitler is considered one the greatest evils world has ever seen due to the fact that he killed many innocent people in WAR then why are american forces and government not evil when they have killed so...

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bkalafut Would you call German soldiers involved in the blitz evil? If not, then why would you call american forces evil? Or the American government, for that matter? There are evil men in the American government, but to call everyone in such a government, at...

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bkalafut @bkalafut (49) • United States 21 Jan 07

When international law, such as treaty obligations, conflicts with domestic law (such as guarantees of rights to the people), which should take precedence?

international law

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somnolence @somnolence (460) • United States 20 Jan 07

Do you agree with a national health care system? Should health care be paid for by everyone through the tax system, or should people have to pay for health care on their own? Should people in a developed nation ever have to go...

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bkalafut The price will go sky-high because market mechanisms won't be at work. Providers will have no incentive to lower prices. Demand will also go up, with folks going to the doctor for every little thing, and doctors always prescribing the newest, best, most...

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