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POPSTalking Rationally About Evil Spirits The irony is mind boggling. Many people in the world believe in "evil" as something that is present like an invisible fog that makes ordinary people do heinous things against their will. What a bunch of BS. How is this materially different from a belief in astrology or phrenology? Yet, these sophisticated people talk about this absurd notion like they were discussing school rezoning. It's about time that folks begin asking meaningful questions about such lunacy. Just because the idea of evil exists (like the idea of gnomes) does not mean that it is a causative agent in peoples actions. The causative agent is to be found in the thought processes of the individual, not in some sham force.
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POPSCyber Crime Hall of Fame I found this interesting, one of the hackers was just 15 years old. The amount of damages , prison time, plus the FBI using the hacker for their own purposes. Issac Says: you forgot "dvd jon" the greatest hacker of all time...look him up on wikipedia...he reverse engineered the DRM on DVD'S when he was 15, at that time it was thought impossible by the government.
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POPSTop 25 best documentary 17. "Capturing the Friedmans," directed by Andrew Jarecki 18. "Born into Brothels," directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski 19. "Titticut Follies," directed by Frederick Wiseman 20. "Buena Vista Social Club," directed by Wim Wenders 21. "Fahrenheit 9/11," directed by Michael Moore 22. "Winged Migration," directed by Jacques Perrin 23. "Grizzly Man," directed by Werner Herzog 24. "Night and Fog," directed by Alain Resnais 25. "Woodstock," directed by Michael Wadleigh
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POPSHow The Times scooped Everest triumph Conquering Everest was an astonishing human achievement, but on a lesser scale, it also represented a remarkable journalistic coup, an unparalleled scoop involving personal courage, ingenuity and some extremely canny journalistic plotting. The 1953 expedition was, in part, sponsored by The Times, which obtained exclusive rights of publication in return for a fee. The newspaper had been associated in the same way with earlier attempts to scale the peak, including George Mallory’s ill-fated attempt in 1924
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POPSLincoln, the Hypocrite and Thanksgiving--Religious Propaganda to Cover War Crimes
History as taught is a fabrication to indoctrinate into an artificial unity. Lincoln was no more a Christian than was Thomas Paine, the Deist who wrote against the Bible. The real motive behind Lincoln's hypocritical declaration of Thanksgiving (advised by Seward, who was Lincoln's Karl Rove) was, per the above, because "it pleases the fools"--i.e. it was religious propaganda in order to cover up the unlawful, anti-constitutional invasion of the Southern States, the burning of their cities, the rape and pillage of Sherman's army by calling for Thanksgiving. (The parallels between invasion of Iraq and invasion of the South are striking). Lincoln was distrusted by not only the South but many in the North. Christians saw him as a Deist not a Christian as his own words demonstrate. Lincoln, like most of the Presidents, was not a Christian and used religion like a hypocrite for political purposes, not unlike GWB.
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POPSEvents Re: The Highline My buddy Alex has been keeping me informed about the Highline and everything going on regarding this exciting project. Here are a few events coming up you may want to check out:
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POPSPower Execs: Carbon Emission Caps Interesting article... Kidof shows how some in teh power industry are at least trying to think of how thye can help save us all from doom ;) One quote i find apauling in the article however (from one who is agaisnt teh emission caps): " "The issue is global warming, not U.S. warming," said Mike Morris, the chief executive of American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio, the largest coal-burning utility in the country. Unless China, India and other developing nations also are forced to adopt costly alternatives to traditional fossil fuels, U.S. manufacturers -- a major customer for AEP -- will be at an unfair competitive disadvantage, Morris said. " Boo hoo... YOu know at some point the big guy on the block has to stand up and do the right thing and hope others follow suite.
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