A Picture Says 1,000 Words - Page 65

On January 02 2012 14:25 Probe1 wrote:
I said the same exact thing (except the time frame was 6 days on erowid) when I was 14. That was 9 years ago.

I looked at that story a bit and it was a study from over 50 years ago. Other things we did in the 60s:

Purposefully inject African Americans with syphilis to study the effects.
Nuclear arms race.
Forced sterilization of undesirable parts of society with or without consent/prior knowledge.

Well, that's a few things for the US. I could do a few more countries but I think I'm wandering off point. Half a century ago Erich Fromm wrote:


The hypothesis behind those tests were faulty and they were accepted because they validated prior government policy. Agreed. But neither do they still stand up here or are they still in use to dictate national drug policy. However marijuana does contain carcinogens that will cause cancer. It is fine to profess moderate usage of THC and ingestion of marijuana but it still poses an health risk related to diseases from smoke inhalation. When police and soldiers burn marijuana fields they do not wear gas masks only to remain sober- it's for the same reason a firefighter would not run through burning buildings without a mask or industrial usage of masks when dealing with caustic smoke.

I know you mean well and only wish to champion the change in the ludicrous drug laws of some cultures but using an urban legend as a anecdote is a poor way of going about it.

For reading all that- here's a picture of something that I find fascinating.

On January 02 2012 15:04 kasperklysner wrote:
I'm sorry I don't have a picture to contribute to this wonderful thread, however I felt like this video I discovered recently was very fitting:
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We all make mistakes, often I feel like not forgiving is one of my biggest..

On January 02 2012 16:00 darthfoley wrote:



...i don't know what to say. that video...it's something special.

On January 02 2012 15:58 D10 wrote:


Theres recent studies proving that smoking weed prevents lung cancer because unlike a normal cigarette it stimulates your cells to recycle faster and since they live less the chance of cancer reduces.

I would search for it but its 5 am and im flerting with the bed

On December 05 2011 08:45 FryktSkyene wrote:] Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza in 9/11, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial. A before and after shot of Joplin, Missouri after a massive tornado on May 22.

On January 02 2012 17:51 Rodimus Prime wrote:


Pic basically showing that no child can be born as a Christian or a Muslim etc. So it's ridiculous for some parents to say - you are a Catholic child and your enemies are the Protestants, or you are a Sunni child and your enemies are the Shia.

On January 02 2012 17:51 Rodimus Prime wrote:


Pic basically showing that no child can be born as a Christian or a Muslim etc. So it's ridiculous for some parents to say - you are a Catholic child and your enemies are the Protestants, or you are a Sunni child and your enemies are the Shia.

On January 05 2012 03:31 Exa wrote:



LOL.

so babies are atheists?

i dont think that makes sense either.

On January 05 2012 03:31 Exa wrote:



LOL.

so babies are atheists?

i dont think that makes sense either.

On January 05 2012 03:31 Exa wrote:



LOL.

so babies are atheists?

i dont think that makes sense either.

"Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.[1] In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities.[2][3] Most inclusively, atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist

On January 03 2012 05:06 darthfoley wrote:


Brazil. The poverty line. Literally.

On January 05 2012 07:33 Shockk wrote:


To quote:


This is from Wikipedia; not the best definition there is, but the one I found quickest and it's enough to make a point.

Infants obviously are atheists, as atheism is the default - you do not believe in deities if you don't have someone indoctrinating you to do so or if you didn't have some kind of epiphany that has turned you to faith. Children only become religious through the influence of their community or if, later on in their lives, they personally chose to do so.