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Excellent question, Nitro.. As you have probably noted, any article, magazine, book, tv show, whatever that attempts to answer the question 'what is consciousness' may be full of fascinating info about the workings of the brain and how various things can influence consciousness but nobody...

What makes us comfortable with each other is a sharing of world-view; world-view is partly personal (biographical and genetic)and partly cultural. You will prefer the company of the person whose world-view is more similar to your own; for one thing, it makes conversation a lot easier...

Why don't you just come right out and say it - you think God is less than perfect. Hans

Having a preference for a particular racial group isn't racism . Racism is a term that carries a lot of ugly baggage. You may like Germans in particular without feeling animosity for any other group - in which case you would not be a racist, you would simply be someone who tends to...

You're reading a lot into a little dip. The situation isn't exactly like 2000; there is no speculative bubble in the market per se, although you may argue that the housing bubble can stand in for an actual stocks bubble, but that's working it a bit. No doubt we could shed two or three...

To fully critique the flaws in your reasoning would take days, not just a line or two. I have time to compose a line or two; I don't have days. In any case I shall take care; you're 6'2" and have a martial arts background. Thanks for the warning. Apparently you are a gentleman as...

Imagine someone were to request that "F**k God, the USA, and Apple Pie!" be inscribed. Should it be inscribed? Is there a clear distinction between the realms of the personal and the public, especially where a medium like a flag is concerned? The flag in question will always have a...

Not bad, nutmeg. Hans

Indeed indeed. Indeed it happened, but perfect application of government principles is improbable at best. 'In God We Trust' does contradict separation of church and state and should perhaps be discontinued; on the other hand the phrase has become a verbal icon and any attempt to...

You're getting aggressive with somebody who can crush you and your puerile arguments. There are so many flaws in your response that I'm going to let it pass; I don't have all day to waste on a narcissistic adolescent.

Separation of church and state vs a variety of principles pertaining to relations between private individuals and control over private property. If a gov't agency actively participates in associating religious references with government instruments that agency is endorsing the possibility of...

Superior intellect? An IQ of 147 is no more indicative of a developed intellect than a high percentage of fast twitch muscle is indicative of athletic competence. I've met people in Mensa with 170+ IQ's who have the intellectual depth of fruit flies.

Sounds like you have money. The single mother who works three jobs and consequently can't keep her kids out of the cop shop definitely has a true problem.

Naw. Some of us are genetically predisposed to unhappiness. Hans

Looks like the Dems will go with Hillary. She's a slick and competent politician but when it comes to the crunch Americans won't trust a woman to lead in what's essentially wartime. Rudy will win because although he's hard to define he also comes across as tough enough to deal with what...

It's actually not a simple situation; some basic principles are in conflict here.

Because of the enormous numbers of persons trading there is a statistical cancellation of the effects of randomness caused by individual traders' situations, especially in very liquid stocks. The illogic I'm referring to manifests when the market moves contrary to the generally perceived...

I mastered the markets immediately. I'm still losing tons of money, but I'm completely in control.

What you're saying doesn't seems to contradict what I said. It's only after all the information is disclosed that the logic becomes apparent. You say "the market foresees the future" but he market is not a conscious entity and is incapable of foresight. What's really going on is that...

Why does the market so often seem to move illogically? Why does "counterintuitive" (read illogical) trading so often seem to be more successful than reasonable trading? Answer: To trade logically means to trade rationally on the basis of the available information. But the information...