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The government should be afraid of its citizens, not the other way around. That was a big reason the Anti-federalists wanted the Bill of Rights - they hated the idea of an overbearing government. It's also the reason that the right to bear arms is #2 on the list and not #10.

So everything was from six months ago. Do you have anything more recent? It seems like no one cares anymore.

If I recall, the Guinness World Records doesn't keep that one anymore, because it's so dangerous to your health (A search on their website provided zero results). This website says its 18 days and some odd change, during a rocking chair marathon.

Agreed once again - you pray for intercesion, not to the saint themself. A complex subject, for sure... Also agreed that I'm looking forward to his canonization - the man was at very least a selfless and inspiring model for many people, both religious and otherwise. Praying with whoever "for intersession on your behalf" is a much more complicated phrase than the word "to," but yes, that is the correct terminology and the correct idea. Getting that far into the subject is pretty darned deep though, something that I'd expect a priest or theologian to know and explain but not the Average Joe.

Or maybe you haven't bothered to look: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1547146/Miracle-nun-talks-of-her-Parkinsons-cure.html

I don't believe she's been misdiagnosed, but she may still have Parkinson's. If she does, it isn't a miracle :wink: . Canonized Saints aren't as common as you think. Of the estimated billion and a half Catholics that ever were, only about 3,000 of them have ever been canonized (about 500 of them since 1984?, when the new process was put into place by Pope John Paul II which removed the "Devil's Advocate"). http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/01/14/f-religion-catholic-saint.html

Lol. This is too funny. Nice to know it's so easy to get something verified as a legit miracle The current miracle was that a nun was cured of Parkinson's disease. There is no medical cure for this, so whatever happened wasn't by human intervention. One day she had Parkinson's, had shaking hands, and slurred speech, and the next she didn't. Something happened in between, and whether it is God or Space Aliens, I don't know, but it certainly was extraordinary.

I also remember watching BP's webcams during the spill... you know, that broken pipe leaking huge amounts of crude into the ocean? I'd hardly call that a blackout. I'd also like to think that it is fairly common knowledge that chemicals tend to evaporate, and its not recommended to breathe hydrocarbons (warning labels on methane/propane/butane/octane tanks about how dangerous they are). Nature will take care of the oil spill - there's a little bacteria that eats oil. Scientist were freaked out by the Exxon tragedy until they discovered the microbe, and then they realized that nature will take care of itself. Same thing applies here.

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/cardinals-approve-miracle-for-jpii-beatification/ The first miracle has been attributed to JPII, who should be beatified sometime this year. To be canonized a saint in the Catholic Church, usually there is a 5 year wait period before a bishop will investigate a person's life, and send the information to the Vatican. This was fast-tracked for JPII by Pope Benedict XVI. After evidence is presented, the Pope can then decide to proclaim the person as Venerable, which means they've lead a holy life. After that, a miracle must be attributed to the person posthumously. Usually these are medical miracles - someone with an incurable disease prays to the person, and they suddenly find themselves cured. In this case, it was a French Nun who was cured of Parkinson's Disease. The Vatican will then investigate the miracle claim, talk to experts and verify it to be legitimate or not. In this case, the Vatican verified the Nun was in fact cured of Parkinson's, and she did pray to JPII. A person with one miracle attributed to them will be beatified. The final step is another miracle must be attributed, following the same process as the second step. After that the Church canonizes them as a Saint. http://people.howstuffworks.com/question6191.htm You don't have to be Catholic to appreciate that this process requires supernatural events to occur. I'm surprised to see a verified miracle so soon, usually it takes a hundred years. Discuss.

This some kinda conspiracy theory?

Honestly missed that when I was scanning through. Plus something I thought was interesting http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/res-rec/deaths_deces-eng.ht Also did a lazy search for America And on the topic of population density, in Canada our highest rates of firearm related deaths are in the Northwest Territories & Yukon, which have two of the lowest population density in our country. It's the definition of [cabbage] hole up there though, it's a terrible, terrible, forgotten place Poverty may be a bigger factor then, or the Northwest Territories / Yukon are truly the last wild west in North America.

The guys that sit behind me in my lectures that never shut up. Seriously, I don't think they have any idea of what they're costing themselves. Tuition for a semester of engineering at Purdue is about $14,000 (either paid all by students or subsidized by the taxpayer for Indiana residents). Students are allowed to take between 12 and 18 credit hours, with 14 being typical. Every credit hour is a meeting once per week, so $1000 per credit hour. There's 16 weeks in a semester, so its $63 per LECTURE, which runs for 50 minutes. If you're going to ignore the professor and be a distraction in class, why don't you just skip it for starbucks instead? You'll enjoy it more, and we'll learn better.

I think density play a huge factor into gun crimes. If you take a look at the map posted, you'll notice several states in the U.S. like Minnesota or North Dakota that have extremely low amounts of deaths per capita, and probably have the lowest population density of all the states. Here's another interesting statistic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gun_ownership On average, there are 90 guns per 100 citizens in the US, the highest in the world. Third is Switzerland, with 46. If you cross reference the number of gun related deaths per 100,000 citizens, you'll see that the U.S. is at 10.2, Switzerland is at 6.4, and Canada is at 4.78. Canada didn't make the chart of guns per 100 citizens meaning its probably less than 1.0 (Nigeria has 1.0 per 100, and its lowest on the list). This means the U.S. has more than 100 times the guns per 100 citizens than Canada, yet the gun related deaths are only about twice as high. U.S. has 3 times the number of guns per citizens than Canada. Thanks Bloodstain for the catch.

If I recall, Obama used the Gulf as a photo op... you know, swimming with his daughter... And the seafood, they're just changing what Cajun means. Instead of spices, its flavored with oil and natural sea-salt. It also sounds like Dr. Soto is making a ridiculous profit from all this. Evil Dr. Soto for taking advantage of the poor sick people of the gulf.

That chart is misleading, as wikipedia puts it: "The legal definition of "intentional homicide" differs among countries. Intentional homicide may or may not include assault leading to death, infanticide and assisted suicide or euthanasia." I'm pretty sure that when compiling statistics, the U.S. tends to include everything rather than leave it out. That's part of the reason our infant deaths are so high - if a baby is born with a heartbeat, we (the U.S.) count it as a live birth, no matter how pre-mature, versus many European countries, where if an infant is born more than a month premature, they don't include it as a live birth, so if the baby dies they don't include it as an infant death.

Go for it. If we like you, we won't kick you :cool:

What is it with people's rabid distrust of corporations? They are organizations made of regular people and are not out to get you. I distrust corporations because they have proven time and again that they are out for profit and will do almost anything to make it. They may not be out to get you, but they are out to get your money. And when you apply for a job, what are you looking for? I think the corporations need to fear you!

Was dungeoneering lastnight with a friend and three randoms, rushing 1-10. One of the people there was just completely obnoxious, would scold my friend if she wasn't johnny-on-the-spot with keys, while he would also fish and cook anything he could get his hands on... in a rush. Also when we had guardian doors to clear out for, before the last monster would die he would run over to the door and impatiently click it, and tell us to hurry up. Oh, and between dungeons it took him about 20 seconds to click his number. Way to be quick, smart one.

I'd love to dungeoneer with you, especially if you mage.

Got a nook for xmas. I was told today that it runs Android, and that you can hack it up...

Played with legos today. It was awesome. I think that'll be my last set for a while, my dresser has run out of space :sad: .

*Holds gun to your head.* Here's a bajillion dollars, now buy a mother effing boat before I blow your brains out! :mrgreen:

In industrialized countries, I'm against the death penalty. A person isn't dangerous once behind bars, so public safety is no longer an issue. In third world countries, securely locking someone up for life might not be an option :unsure: . That said, three reasons for generically being against the death penalty are: 1. It puts blood on innocent hands 2. The justice system never was, and never will be 100% accurate 3. Human life is valued/sacred, death should be natural and not forced on anyone. I could care less about the costs associated with the justice system, implied crime reduction or other statistics both sides like to throw around. They're small potatoes compared to the moral issues.

I'm not buying boats, and I'm also not hoarding money for the sake of hoarding money. Both seem absurd to me. Instead I am making sure that my family is taken care of... saving money to meet unanticipated future needs... spending money to provide clean drinking water to African villages and provide livelyhoods to families in need... saving money to meet those future needs that I can forsee my own family having, such as childrens' educations, retirement, and costs of aging. Basically if I had a million dollars it would just mean a larger percentage going toward the later categories, and a smaller portion going toward the first one. I'd probably take my wife on a cruise to Alaska for a few weeks, but other than that there are more important ways to use the money. I think you've completely missed the point of this thread. :wall: