"Time doesn't actually exist, clocks exist. Time is just an agreed upon construct. We have taken distance (one rotation of the earth, and one orbit of the sun), divided it up into ... more"Time doesn't actually exist, clocks exist. Time is just an agreed upon construct. We have taken distance (one rotation of the earth, and one orbit of the sun), divided it up into segments, then given those segments labels. While it has its uses we have been programmed to live our lives by this construct as if it were real. We have confused our shared construct with something that is tangible and thus have become its slave." I don't know the author of this quote but what you think?
I'm sure happy my insurance from work starts Monday! My husband and I defaulted on Obamacare two months ago so I think we're safe by coming in under the insurance gap limit.
Okay, here is one Melania Trump might love taking part in. How about you, how well do you know iconic speeches by one line? As usually don't take part, if you don't find these kind... moreOkay, here is one Melania Trump might love taking part in. How about you, how well do you know iconic speeches by one line? As usually don't take part, if you don't find these kind of quizzes fun. The rest of you, put in your results and their description in the comments below.
Impressive history knowledge! Guessing by your mastery of this quiz, you probably have a few of these speeches memorized! Dang! You know these speeches were historic and important in the world, and they still are today! You will always quote some of their iconic lines, and have a big passion for eloquent writing. Impressive knowledge!
Woah! I'm surprising myself. Being honest here I didn't know all of them, and had to guess a few of them. :-) less
I think the scriptures show that the Jews under the Mosaic Law were to tithe but there was no penalty for it if they could not afford it. I also believe that at Jesus death, Jews a... moreI think the scriptures show that the Jews under the Mosaic Law were to tithe but there was no penalty for it if they could not afford it. I also believe that at Jesus death, Jews and Proselytes that became Christians were released from the law of decrees and non-Jewish Christians were never under the law of Moses.
(Mark 7:10-13) For example, Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Let the one who speaks abusively of his father or mother be put to death.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother: “Whatever I have that could benefit you is corban (that is, a gift dedicated to God),”’ 12 you no longer let him do a single thing for his father or his mother. 13 Thus you make the word of God invalid by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.” (Matthew 15:4-6) For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Let the one who speaks abusively of his father or mother be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother... less
I looked in on a site that some of my friends are members on, and I saw mods and other members attacking new people by calling them socks, and accusing them of being troublemakers.... moreI looked in on a site that some of my friends are members on, and I saw mods and other members attacking new people by calling them socks, and accusing them of being troublemakers.
The only troublemakers I saw, were the mods and other members.
It's the only site I have ever seen the mods act like that.
I would be gone in a flash if I was treated that way on any site.
The video of Michelle Obama giving a speech in 2008 and Melania Trump giving her speech last night shows many word-for-word phrases in both speeches. Too many to be coincidence. Tr... moreThe video of Michelle Obama giving a speech in 2008 and Melania Trump giving her speech last night shows many word-for-word phrases in both speeches. Too many to be coincidence. Trump has to get in front of this and protect his wife. Someone should have vetted the speech before putting her out there. She did a GREAT job. The words were not hers. What would you do to fix it? Why?
Melania Trump’s first major stump speech for her husband and White House hopeful Donald Trump was supposed to be uplifting, but instead appeared to have lifted lines from First Lad... moreMelania Trump’s first major stump speech for her husband and White House hopeful Donald Trump was supposed to be uplifting, but instead appeared to have lifted lines from First Lady Michelle Obama.
A portion of Melania's speech praising values and hard work was eerily similar to Obama's Democratic National Convention speech she delivered in Denver in 2008.
“From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond; that you do what you say,” Trump said in Cleveland.
The phrase mirrors the First Lady’s speech praising values she shared with President Obama during her speech in 2008.
“Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: like, you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do,” Obama said on stage in Denver.
The Donald Trump campaign offered no explanation for the stolen words in a statement issued early Tuesday and instead, it showered her speech with praise.... less
What were they, and how did you find ways to feel hope, feel you could conquer it? How did you figure out a way to not identify that 'you' are bad/weak etc from trauma?
The Internet has hardly "exploded with hatred" for it, as some of the lesser intellects with limited or no senses of humor on our beloved site have suggested it would. In fact, it'... moreThe Internet has hardly "exploded with hatred" for it, as some of the lesser intellects with limited or no senses of humor on our beloved site have suggested it would. In fact, it's done quite well at the box office in addition to being well received by many prominent critics.
I can't be sure, but I think people were a lot tougher in centuries past. Now it seems people fall apart at the slightest inconvenience. Everybody is just a big baby. Like we say a... moreI can't be sure, but I think people were a lot tougher in centuries past. Now it seems people fall apart at the slightest inconvenience. Everybody is just a big baby. Like we say at work, "Do you know the difference between an adult and a 5 yr. old? An adult is taller." Meaning people don't seem to grow up emotionally and behaviorally, and of course this isn't true of everybody all the time. It's probably because life, at least in this country, has gotten just too easy with all the conveniences and creature comforts. I'm grateful for all the ease of the modern world though. less
People -this is serious. My wife and I have been listening to the Republican convention. I just barely remember having heard some of Hitler's speeches as a young teenager, and I've... morePeople -this is serious. My wife and I have been listening to the Republican convention. I just barely remember having heard some of Hitler's speeches as a young teenager, and I've always wondered how sane and decent Germans could have been persuaded by such hate-saturated ranting -but later I learned German, I've watched Nazi propaganda films, I've studied history, and frankly I am shocked by the parallels with tonight's obviously carefully planned performance.
We're going to renew our passports -soon. I strongly advise those of you who are in the LGBT community to do likewise. If you think I'm over-reacting, pay close attention to the rhetoric coming out of Cleveland and look into what the Nazis did to homosexuals. less
And those who haven't read the other story.
I was young with two small kids. My husband decided ... morehttp://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Know-God-Blesses-Us-When-We-Tithe/7658873
And those who haven't read the other story.
I was young with two small kids. My husband decided to move in with a girl he met at the store. I had a part time job making $400 a month. I prayed to God to give me wisdom. He told me in my heart, and in the Bible to put God first in everything even my money, so I did. I gave 10 % to the church which was going to make me low on my rent in 3 weeks. But in the Bible, book of Micah, it says "I challenge you to trust me, give me your first and I will pour down heaven for you" so I trusted him. After 2 weeks I received a knock on my door. A lady that I had given a ride to visit her friend in a nursing home a couple of times had died she said, and she wanted to give me all the money from the gift she had inherited from her friend $22,000. I could pay my rent. God never fails us...I have challenged God by putting all my eggs in Jesus basket. It was the right basket! less
