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Did you read the so called "study" you posted? Did you notice how poor the grammar is? I can tell you from experience this would not be considered acceptable material in my undergraduate class'. What is the source? Aside from the awful grammar, the conclusion is not one than can be drawn...

No, you are wrong. First, I have told you that I have a degree in biology and I have produced dozens of scientific reports. One develops a hypothesis which is an educated guess based on some empirical observation. The hypothesis is tested and attempts are made to disprove it - that part is...

Ah, thank you - I missed it before. It is circular reasoning - that is what always bugged me about it though I never put my finger on it. No matter what you do it will always circle back to self interest. If I sacrifice my life even for someone I never met it is because I value my actions...

I'd want to be a lesbian.

First, it is wrong for the APA to take that position. Science is not and must not be about making moral judgments. I am not advocating discrimination. What I advocate is that reason and understanding prevails over mindless advocacy however well intended. I do however see what you are...

It doesn't have to. The Dep. of Health which is the governing body has made it clear. Plus, the law as it is written is a "constructive" prohibition. A caregiver may have up to 5 patients and can not sell to anyone else. Nor can anyone purchase MJ from anyone else. The only way around it...

Many people perceive it that way. I blame a lot of that on the people who do such a poor job in representing it. I find a wealth of wisdom in religion even if I were to assume there is in fact no God. Whenever I donate money I do so anonymously because of Jewish wisdom which teaches that...

I get her philosophy, and she was right in a lot of ways. But, you have to take it with a grain of salt. There are many examples of purely selfless acts. Even if there is no purely selfless act her philosophy still sucks.

Excellent article listing many studies. I suggest taking the time to read the whole thing and consider the points raised. Summary: Recent studies show homosexuals have a substantially greater risk of suffering from a psychiatric problems than do heterosexuals. We see higher rates of suicide...

Neither the APA or anyone else has any proof as to the cause or causes of homosexuality. They base their opinion on one thing and one thing alone. That showing homosexuality in the best possible light will, in their opinion, convince people to treat Gays better. It is an activist position...

Great question - I'm glad you asked. I'm going to ignore the ad-hominem attacks and answer your question. I think that most people tend to over simplify things and tend to overlook nuance. In this instance, we have the vehemently anti-Gay Religious Right who dismisses homosexuality as a sin...

Open my eyes???? I absolutely would argue that excessive drug use and failure to be a functional member of society is a huge problem. This too, is nearly always caused by childhood trauma or neglect. That is precisely why I think drug dependency should always be treated as a mental health...

You must understand that your understanding of "religion" and mine are quite different. Jews don't have too many of the far out views that you are used to. Although the Orthodox do tend to look down their nose at the rest of us - but at least they do so silently. My biggest criticism of...

No, you have it all wrong. The question is whether or not something can be right for one person and wrong for another given the exact same circumstances. Abortion can not be used as an example because nobody can establish whether of not the killing of a fetus is immoral in the first place...

Again, you are spinning the OP's comments to make it seem like gay bashing is the cause of the kid's problems when it is not. Suppose a link was shown between child abuse and homosexuality. Suppose we could get an abusive parents to understand that if they abuse their children or withhold love...

The Dumbocrats had quite a different view on this in the past. What surprise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTrNGBBnfe0

Ayn Rand was a dunce. The basic underlying premise of all of her philosophy, if you want to call it that, was that everyone ought to think only of themselves and what is good for their self. She went even further to suggest that even when we do good for others it is only from the selfish need...

I have seen that runny oil. I'm not sure what the difference is but I would imagine it ha something to do with the presence or absence of other substances such as waxes that alter the consistency. If you want to do an old school extraction you will need some lab equipment and need to know the...

I see, you are all scholars of Talmud. You have all read the Qur'an and the Hadith and the Bhagavad Gita and the wisdom of Confucious, etc. And you are all well versed in the many phiosophies regarding all of them and of the existance of God. From where did you guys recieve your Phd in...

I think Kant argued that the ideals, or values we uphold should be ones that can be deducted based on reason. In many instances, a good way to look at it is to ask the question of what the world would be like were everyone to follow your example. Littering is a great example. Religion, in my...