Recent content by CorLeonis

Hmm. Yes. I could see that. But... I guess what I'm kind of inkling at is how is a "fact" any more valid than a "belief"? Obviously because it is accepted as such. But is there, in your mind, any difference? Or are they one in the same? Is a fact more valid than a belief, to you? It's a very...

I have very mixed feelings. I think in some respects, it helps communication, because of ease and the ability to find and meet people from a multitude of places. In other respects, it does tend to hurt other forms of communication. It is so convenient that it's easy to forget to TALK to...

In your opinion, what is the difference between a fact and a belief? And please think hard on this. Keep in mind that "facts", which we accept as wholly true and researched (think science) are often proven false, years later, and the replacement is then considered "fact" until yet another one...

Without disagreeing, I think that "western society" as a general term places all stock in science, and disregards emotion and anything "unscientific" as simply having no value, because it is not a science, nor can it be measured and quanitfied... and I think that is a large issue. I agree that...

I agree. Nothing can ever be perfect. My problem comes when we are picking and choosing who we 'help', solely based on what we can get back. If you want to help people, you help them. I don't think that asking for something in return is helping someone, that's being paid for a service. And...

I do support the cause of the people in Libya. I do not agree with the selective support of the U.S. We ignore countries in which the same thing is happening, because they have no value to us. Or because we are 'friends' with the country's leader. We are inconsistent. Not to mention, we...

ALL the time. I am often the therapist/go-to person. I listen well, and give good advice. Though... I rarely get the same treatment from those people. The people that are so comfortable with me are rarely my greatest friends.

This is a struggle, indeed. For my experience, the more isolated I am, the more I long for contact, and the more I long for contact, the less I get. Often because my desire is often read as desperation or need, rather than what it is. This is still something that enters my life often, and even...

Never be afraid to say what you want or need.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes. And some more yes. Although, I don't think there will ever be another 60's type social revolution. I hope that my skeptical side is wrong, but I think there are just way too many people into being constantly apathetic.

I would agree with that. There has to be a way to spread power, but also, in a representative system... a way to hold those people accountable for what they are, or aren't doing. Namely, representing the people they are supposed to be representing, not each other, and each others' business...

No. And "yes," would be my response to 'do people suck at democracy'. People love power too much to not be corrupted by it.

I agree with you, from my stand as a woman. But my stand as a human must also be, what, then, would a woman be without a man? It's a two-way street, and too often people only think of one extreme or the other. Both the masculine and feminine qualities are way out of whack. But only working on...

I just keep being reminded of that lady... somewhere... that had a python. (I'm a little hazy on the details, if you couldn't tell!) The python all of a sudden kept lying against the wall in a straight line, instead of curling up. The lady took it to the vet to find out what was up, and the vet...