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Horsefeathers, Perhaps I could believe (gravi ounces)?

ranka, One would have thought that with more knowledge, more enlightenment would follow for the masses. We also have communications ability no one would have dreamed of just 30 years ago. Nev

Bex all serious wine judging is done "blind". The tasters don't know the labels. Nev

We need a Law of Tactics then.

Laws of "physics " as far as they go alter nothing that existed before they were "discovered". The way things happen doesn't wait for us to define it. We try to express them in a way that enables us to deal with them mathematically and conceptually We know the force of gravity between two bodies is proportional to their mass(es) and the distance between them, but we have no idea where the force comes from. Nev

Atheism is a non prophet show. Nev

Jacob's Creek is highly promoted in Europe. There's many better wines in Australia. Nev

I agree.. Nomadpete.. But who would be game to end the current rort? How do others in the same game (health) compete with them. A CHARITY ACTION should be exempted no matter who does it, if defined and accredited. There's some real shonky shows have tax deductable donations in this country.. Tax is voluntary for a lot in this place.

80 K atheism is not a religion . Doesn't get any tax rorts. under the cloak of being an established Church . Nev

Without contributions (like taxes) the only things done will be charged for so you will still pay but a lot of things won't be done at all. Corruption finishes most things off. Look at Mexico currently. Nev

I had that from another source, but couldn't open it . Thanx Turbs

Capacity equal to seven Falcon engines. At that time they often carried an engineer to help operate the engines. You will see two people in many of them. About 1913 DELAGE build three exotic racers with a four cyl four valves per cylinder desmodromic ( operated by OHC ) with an all Roller Bearing engine One at least remains and is/ was in Australia and running. Nev

So we want to be the same as them? This country used to have a sense of a fair go. Not make the recovery the burden of the people who already are in difficulty. It's a mean spirited budget motivated by dogmatism,and shown to be. It's not just Labor in the Senate opposing it. Nev

Because some of the people are very poor and the $7 isn't the end of it. It DETERS people going to the doctor (They even want that result) and may result in increased costs in the long term. It doesn't alter the budget. It specifically goes to a future research fund. Does that make sense? Nev

Nothing in England is ever as straightforward as it seems, it seems. Nev

I did qualify the bit you quote. by saying "pretty controversial" and "at the moment'. Allegedly a policeman at 10 Downing St, was called this by a Polly and it's had some serious consequences..

The term "pleb" has been a very demeaning word with the Brits for yonks. What it meant in Roman times is of historical significance only.. Nev

Don't expect too much. Plebs is pretty controversial word in the UK at the moment, bythe way A lot here (Australia)suffer from INFORMATION DEPRIVATION syndrome courtesy of the near monopoly Murdoch press who only like people in power who do what HE wants. Nev

Rose bush has plenty of pricks (thorns). Parliament means a place of talking. Parlez Vous? fr latin based I expect.

. If the Parliament is a place of contempt, blame yourselves. YOU elected them. Most other countries don't get the opportunity to vote freely. Nev

So a "Pedant" is illustrated... Good one Dutch.. The last word is incomplete. It could be Pracks precks pricks procks prucks prycks. Christ said it is hard to kick against the pricks but he wasn't absorbed with sex like you lot, as the ones he was referring to were in thorny bushes, like Brer Rabbit had himself thrown into. In the context of the thread heading it can be assumed to be a "Dastardly Bounder of the Worst Kind' or an "Uncouth Barbarian" or as we oft tend to use genitalia as a demeaning term, take your lick there.. . Points are what I have not achieved here, but had I been more successful I would have made one. Nev

They make a big thing of virginity , even though multiple wives is common as a sign of success. Nev

I believe my ancestors are micro organisms. That doesn't preclude me being human after a very very very very very etc etc LOOOONG time, in a very unique place. Nev

What does Horse Dung sound like?

On the acceptance of new discoveries where they challenge the "wisdom" of the religious dogma, could you have a much better example of opposition reaction than Bokur Haram? Nev

Cognitive dissonance... I think it used to be called "Selective Perception". You can always close your eyes and pretend it isn't there. All manifestations of much the same thing. Nev

It is still true to say "if he was two feet closer......... in that instance the statement is true. You might question the importance of making the observation, but..

At one stage of my life I had had so many near events I thought I had been saved for some special purpose. I was saved because I didn't get killed. Thinking you are important is a common mistake , possible because of a well developed ego. Cemetrys are full of indispensable people

Another stuck post from me . I don't blame the site .Nev

Sorry if the analogy didn't work. It's about looking after your own (perpetuating your own genes) A widely accepted driving force in the evolutionary process. Trite sayings, belief without evidence? A bit over the top with me isn't it.? I hope you haven't suffered any permanent injury.. Kasper. (the FRIENDLY Ghost) Nev

Thanks for the info Ian. It hasn't been keeping me awake at night. I come here for interaction and a feel for opinion. This site is probably not a good gauge of the "normal" view out there, but it works, no small thanks to the "invisible" (almost) moderators.. Nev

In the animal kingdom and tribal situations blood is thicker than water often. Aren't we considering situations long ago? What happens today is not proven to do one thing or another . It can only be reviewed in retrospect as to the effect.. Nev

Turbs, I don't actually get a lot of likes if you take it as a ratio against the number of posts. There are many who score much higher than I do.. Should I alter the form and substance to do better? Then It wouldn't be ME.. Nev

Don whether a tribe can get away with killing a lot of it's own gratuitously would depend on the harshness of their environment, and the availability of essentials The more complex and severe, the more they must cooperate or perish. Nev