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did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed again, bani? if you listen carefull, you will understand what he is trying to say. he is not trying to say one thing, but many things at once. what he says may not make any sense, but who is to judge who makes the most sense when we are talking about theories. i wont even agree with bikerman when he concludes we are talking about hypothesis. we are talking about theories that are not based soley on fact herei too am interested in black hole theories. all he is doing is trying to talk about the possibilities and maybe learn something from different perspectives. be patient my dear bani.... :)bikerman, i liked that one theory you stated. i just don't understand it fully. does that mean when you enter through a black hole, you enter in to another universe that is younger than you exitited from? if so, the when ZAN commented about a funnel, then he was somewhat correct. sort of like a one way funnel. but i am still unlclear as to where you will enter the newer universe from. obviously you are entering from a black hole but that would discredit the possibility that nothing can exit from a black hole. so i am sorta confused with this theory. also would the new universe that was created be a duplicate of it's parent universe? that theory also suggests that you can't have a universe without a black hole? now it's sounding a bit like the chicken or the egg. what came first....the universe or the black hole.... i am misunderstanding that theory i think.disclaimer for bani- i know nothing about black holes or the physics to even explain them at all!

you do it by respecting them both and the value of their own relationships if you are a true friend. these two girls are different. maybe you are misguiding yourself in trying to assume what love is. sometimes being close to someone can have the signs of love, but it's a different love than being committed to it in a relationship. i think you will have to distance yourself a little. especially if they are deciding to talk to you about their relationships with other guys. this is just going to make you feel worse. especially if they talk about their relationship problems. this is a big no no since you should be the last person they should be talking about that stuff with. you can never be objective with them since you have feelings for them. they made a choice to be committed to other people and you have to choose to respect that if you are ever a friend to them. if you can't do that, then you will have to separate yourself from the situation your in and the closeness you feel so you don't feel even closer than before. the closer you feel, the worse it will be for you.so you like this girl and the cousin? what are you trying to do, keep it in the family? sounds like you need to call jerry springer. he is an expert on subjects like this.so basically, what you do is the OPPOSITE of what you have been doing in feeling close to these two women. it's not what you want to hear, but it's the simple truth

now you just have to figure out what to spend them on congrats...

yea, it's about time :)i would like to see a future sotw be creative more with the dimensions or throw another requirement in there to make it more interesting.

ok.... you know what wd- just wait for your test results to see how good your english is. if you pass it, you know your english is up to par. if you don't pass it, well, then you can come back here and post about how your english sucks

personally, i think WOMEN are one of the worlds biggest problems. i mean, you can't live with 'm and you can't live without 'm. that promotes a BIG problem in my book!oh yea, and the struggle for world peace....

deadmad- opaque never said he was going to pick one. if you can learn anything about the past, refer to when he started the thread about a new domain name. even though he put a voting poll didn't mean he was going to use it to make a decision. but i think what opaque is doing is trying to get the community involved since all inpujt is welcome. it certainly doesn't mean he will use any of the ideas.personally i like the current logo so i would like to see something similar without it being cut off. again, i think it's unprofessional to just slap on a logo that doesn't fit. the theme changed months ago and this cut off logo is still there.you asked me to make one in the past. and i had already told you i don't do logos or sigs. i don't do photoshop anymore. but i do like looking at other people's work and even stating an opinion about it from time to timei think "simple" for the most part works for most websites. if we made something simple for this site, it would have to reflect knowledge and spirituality. the only person who even came close to the actual theme was web designer. i would have liked to see more creativity in that area but i really haven't seen it.

please shut down your computer, unplug your router complely, turn your computer back on, and then plug your router back in. sometimes your router needs to be reset. you don't have to shut down your computer, but it's always good just to make sure that isn't the problem either. sometimes you just never know plus, it will take a while for your router to come back online....

yea, i have to agree with ya sheepdog. it wont be in HIS term that this ideal plan will succees. you seem to be an obama hater though. he didn't do all those things you describe. i am a republican but voted for obama. i wont go in to the reason why. it was the first time i EVER voted democrat. i think he worked hard to where he got, i think he had to work harder than any white replublican, and i don't think he can afford to make mistakes right now and is doing the best he can to please EVERYONE even though it will be impossible. to me, foolish people judge right from the get go without even looking at credentials or reading between the lines in how he got to be where he is today. reagan was critisized when he was in office....yet 5-10 years later, he has been noted as one of the greatest presidents. our policy to elect has it's pros and cons. there is very little one can do to change this country in 4 years. 8 years is better if re-elected. i don't agree with any bailout, but this guy DID save companies. maybe not the companies you are talking about, be he sure as heck did a GREAT job at saving people from losing billions in the stock market. and he came in to the presidency AFTER our economy was on the verge of disaster.now i am not news worthy these days. i don't have a t.v. or get the news nor do i spend my time searching online for it. but i will tell you one thing. i will FULLY support the slogan, "made in america" and getting back to our roots where this country was founded on! now let's just see what he is gonna do about it other than bail big companies out while little companies go out of business where it's the little companies that make the american dream REAL.

hi dee. welcome to Xisto. sorry that i missed your original post. you are right. graduating high school is scarey because it's the first time in your life where you will want to direct yourself on a career path. it gets really confusing. even people who choose college change their majors a couple times because they don't know which route they want to go. ok enough of that. you are right it is scarey.first of all, every family is dysfuctional in some way to want a normal family life is asking the impossible since there is no such thing as normal. be gratefull you got out of that house. i really admire your friends mother for saying something because the abuse could have gotten a lot worse. i have no respect for adults who abuse children and it seems like your mom kinda married the wrong guy for whatever reason. just be thankfull that it didn't get worse and you had a caring family take you in.now listen carefully in what i am about to tell ya. do NOT join the military because you don't know what to do with your life. the military is a commitment. if you don't know what to do with your life after high school and you insist on joining the military, join the reserves until you figure out what you really want to do. also, harlot is correct. recruiters in my opinion are scum. they recruit for the money.....not your best interest. don't EVER think the recruiter is your friend. they will even lie to you to recruit you. my preferences for military would be airforce or navy. since you live in california though, you actually might want to consider the coast guard. if you are looking for a little bit of excitement, you can enter a search and rescue program. it would definitely be worth looking in to what the coast guard has to offer.another option is to start applying for colleges and enter college. you would probably qualify for a grant and a student loan which you wouldn't have to pay back until after you graduate in the field you are interested. or if there is a specific trade you want to get in to, go to a trade school and study for a couple years. i would DEFINATELY take harlot's advice and go see your counselor to talk about your future plans. that is what they are there for. also, go talk to a college counselor as well. the more input the better. they get paid to council and most likely, they enjoy helping others so it is very wise to go talk to them. it's free.i know you don't open up a lot and it's hard for you to open up and explain things in words, but i think you did fine. this place can offer you some guidance and maybe ideas you never thought of before so don't shy away from expressing more of your wants and needs so people can better help you with options that suite those wants and needs. obviously one of your biggest concerns is where you are going to live and how you are going to be able to survive. you have some thinking to do, dee. i like many other people here as you can tell like to help people. so please continue to post your concerns and if you ever want to talk one on one on this issue, my yahoo im is in my profile. sometimes it's hard to fully judge or fully offer guidance through a forum post.lastly, it's ok to be scared and apprehensive. i think everyone is after graduating from high school. some people know exactly what they want to do. for the most part though, the majority have no clue so you aren't alone feeling the way you feel. it's not uncommon. the military is a commitment though so when you sign on the dotted line and go through basic and if ever decide you wanted to do something else, you are stuck for at least 4 years out of your life unless you join the reserves. from what i have read so far, it seems like you have a good head on your shoulders so whatever you do finally decide, i think you will be more than ok.

now you want a history lesson on where math comes from? that isn't even what the topic you started is about. it's about if math is a built in language and if we are born with it. i have CLEARLY stated my thoughts on this issue. now you are trying to change the subject by trying to ask where math originated from. unlike other animals, we don't have natural survival skills. language is not a survival skill first of all. plus, we are not born knowing any language. math is not a survival skill. give one good example if you think it is. movement is not a survival skill for human beings. movement and language MAY be a survival skill for other species, but it isn't for human beings. also, let's not get off topic. your topic is about math so lets talk about math and i want YOU to give me examples of how math is needed to survive and give me examples that don't have anything to do with being taught math or common sense observations like "one pile is bigger than another pile and that is math".

first you are talk about how math is a built in language for human beings, and you go further by stating that math is the one true universal language? i say no, and NO to both. i am sorry, but if i was born and lefvt to survive on my own, i would not know what I+II=III means. that is just ridiculous thinking buddy. what you are actually trying to say is that math is needed for our survival, that's why it's built in, and again you would be wrong. humans don't have anything "built in" for our survival except for maybe our complex body system where everything just seems to work together mysteriously but humans don't have natural insticts for survival and that is what you are trying to call math when you relate it to indians and their own survival for food. no buddy. everything is taught to us by others or it's trial and error plain and simple. even the pure basics are taught. i don't know about you, but if someone didn't teach me the equation 1+1=2, i wouldn't have ever known. sure, i would be able to tell the difference between objects and know that one pile is bigger than the other, but without being taught, i certainly wouldn't call it math. i would call it observation because 1+1=2 would mean absolutely NOTHING to me unless i was taught that equation. don't confuse math with "common sense" and even though what you are talking about is common sense, not everyone has it. it's called common sense because most people are able to relate to which of the piles are bigger. in some senses, other people wont be able to or to even know that if you hunt where the bigger herds are, you are more likely to get more kills. so even though what you are talking about is common sense and relating it to simple math, common sense is not limited to just math. if you can say that math is a built in language and also a universal one, i can say that knowing to eat food when i am hungry is something that is built in.....and if i were to say that, then i would also be wrong. it's just plain common sense either after being taught how to satisfy my hunger, or by trial and error. i am editing this post so i don't double post. i just reread your original post and i want to tell you that i find it kind of humourous and i will tell you why. your whole post including the title revolves around math being something that is built in to us. but in your recond line, you state this... "Math is always math regardless of whether you have the ability to speak it or write it." surely you don't mean that we understand math(even the pure basics) even if we can't read or write it. so let me ask you something..... let's say you were born and someone left you on an island all by yourself. and lets go further and state you have all the necesities for your survival even if you don't know how to use those necesities. my question is, what will you be doing that involves this built in math of yours? anything that is "built in" serves a purpose. i am sure there can be arguements against what i just said, but for the most part, anything "built in" in life(plants/animals/humans/etc...) serves a purpose and i want to know how math serves a purpose for survival sure we all use math, and sure, we can LEARN to use math without knowing it's math, but what is the purpose of math in relation to survival? if a baby can't even put a square block in a square hole, how the heck is this baby going to use this built in math??? or are you going to say that although math is "built in", it doesn't kick in until a certain age? and just because a baby will try to put a round peg in a square hole doesn't mean the baby is stupid. it's only stupid if you compare that baby with someone who has learned geometry and honed in on their observational skills. and sure....those stupid little toys use math and we give them to babies because they are baby toys to LEARN math even though the baby doesn't even know it's math they are learning. but are they really learning math? are they going to measure how big the square or circle is? no! they are just going to learn how to observe better through trial and error and while trying to put the triangle where the circle should go. babies observation skills SUCK so even a baby wont be able to use math even in regards to observing what we call common sense AFTER we learn the differences of what we are observing. but anyway, i got off my point. i just think it's funny how you can state how math is a universal language and built in to us after stating "regardless if people can speak or write it". math is "math" because it has been defined. not because it's built in to human beings. someone might.....MIGHT understand that I+II=III through observation, but since we aren't talking about observation, but MATH, let me ask you if they can fill in the blank using I+II=______. without ever being taught and without any so called trial and error, would that someone be able to fill in that blank? i used your same formula. i just illiminated the observation aspect of the math problem. bikerman- all that link you gave shows is that babies react differently to changes in the environment. in no way shape or form does that remotely prove or suggest that babies can count or use #'s or even know the difference between 1 and 2 at the age of 3 months old. that would be funny if i thought for one second someone reading that would believe in it when there are so many other possibilities that make more sense.

thought i would share something i wrote after i woke up today....sometimes i want to saysometimes i want to praysometimes i don't know what to sayday after daysometimes i know what's rightsometimes i want to fightsometimes it's a sightday after daythe poisons i feelthe poisons i healhow can i dealday after dayit's a big dealit's how i feellife is realday after daythe masks people wearit's hard to bareit's hard to careday after dayi take withinit ain't no sineven if i don't winday after dayit's worth the fightlike stars at midnightwhat a sightday after dayso people will be goodas they shouldwhile i am misunderstoodday after day

i dunno dude. i didn't assume it was her. i ASKED if it was. i don't look at it as just a story though. nobody is going to make up a story like that i don't think so i will assume it was something that really happened. deadmad, sometimes it is easier for people to talk in third person the more personal a story is to that person. but i am still confused who the daughter is who was away and nobody told her anything until she came back to the house. away where....school? that means the person is close to their 20's and probably raised middle class if she could afford to by away on her own? i am trying to piece it together but still not understanding fully... i cann't really respond in more detail until i know more info to this situation or how it is affecting the daughter. everyone deals with things differently so to ask how other people would cope is sorta pointless to me. i hope we get some more clarity on this situation here soon. sounds important or it wouldn't have been written.

oh god. some dude dropped you off at a police station and they didn't get the guys information?!? haha! this just proves my point that most cops are stupid. you got lucky there. deadmad. i am glad you stayed safe. but didn't your mom ever teach you not to accept fries from strangers? hahahagiving away things you will never need again is not what we are talking about here.if you believe in giving, then why do you think that the guy who worked for his money and donated to the church should have kept it where i would have never recieved it at all? your original post was a very selfish one and i responded to it in the same tine you used.yes deadmad, i eventually got what i needed. you are on the right track. bikerman wasn't using his noggin just because i got half of what i needed from one place didn't mean i didn't get what was needed in full.also, it wasn't a loan deadmad... but yea, i do have to agree with you that when people can afford it, they need to give back. that was my whole point! haha at the same time, it's not a competition to me. some people believe the more money they have to give makes them better people.i am not religious either deadmad, but i am 42 years old now. i have experienced life. you are 16 and still have a lot to learn before you get set in your ways. i am glad your mom is teaching you part of her culture. even if you don't necessarily belive in it, it is still a part of your generations and who you are.

oh god....

wow! are you the daugher then or what? i am not seeing things clearly here though. how can there be so many secrets? so basically what happened was mother cheated on a marriage and contracted aids. since nobody told the husband, the husband contracted it before the wife knew of her results. meanwhile, the husband was cheating on wife as well and passed it along to wife's sister. dad dies, mom commits suicide in shame, and other are left to try and deal with the after math. how would i cope if i was the daughter? i wouldn't be able to. i think something like this would affect me the rest of my life. i am not keen on secrets though and this is an extreme example of why i am not a believer in secrets. how one copes depends on the age and where one is living i guess and take it day by day. life goes on with us or without us so we have to make a choice to live on. i feel like saying something about the mother, but i am not going to. i will say this though, there is a reason why it is illegal to have sex with another person in the united states when you know you have contracted hiv AND do not tell your partner! i would try to find this guy who spread this virus to others and see what he has to say about all this!

if it wasn't much use, i would have never accepted it. this thread isn't about my personal affairs. i was just stating something as a personal example to make a point. yes, i needed x to do y, but 1/2 of x got me 1/2 of y which was enough for the time being. so in fact, half of what i actually needed was enough from them at the time.... now i hope that makes sense haha

what's the problem, deadmad? you're neither a giver or a taker? yes. i said it was for something important and it is personal. i needed a little over $100 and they gave me half. the thing is deadmad, you say the guy who donated to the church should have kept his money. some people actually do in fact believe in being selfish like you. not give to charity or help someone out in need. me, i practice giving religiously because i believe what goes around comes around. yes. churches give money to good causes deadmad. now you know. they don't just give money away though. you are right. i am a hater. i hate racism and always will. i thing it's bred in people like a virus. that's just me though. it's one of those things i would die for if i could stop itso to repeat, YES! churches have excess funds to donate to worthy causes. either you have to be a member, or in my case, a lot of catholic churches will help someone in time of need. salvation army and the red cross will also help someone in need. there are a lot of organizations out there that help people. even the gonverment where some of our taxes go like welfare or food stamps or programs like hud to help people find a roof over their head. so are you seriously telling me that there should not be people helping people out there in the world? maybe you should volunteer on the weekends to help the homeless and see if the act of giving doesn't put a smile on your face knowing you are helping to save a life.....or not.....maybe there are other things more important, eh?i have learned a lot about giving. the one time that sticks out the most is when a homeless guy gave me the last bit of his food when i was in a jam once traveling across country. at the same time, i know i had an impact on him that he will never forget either. the act of giving allows others to feel good and allows us to feel good about our own selves. the world would be a better place if EVERYONE could sacrifice a part of their lives for others....wether it's time or money one is sacrificing.so yes, you knew i would have to respond to you knowing i hate selfish people and your belief that people should keep their time and money for themselves. and you....you travel a little bit now and again. do you take it for granted or do you not care OTHER people are sacrificing their time and money for YOU right now? maybe they should keep it for themselves too, huh? so the question is....what have you done to give back?

i don't want to burst your bubble, but this isn't a FIR. it was already posted about last year. but i agree. the technology is amazing after seeing a few videos on what the technology was all about.

you have a good point, sheepdog, but i don't thing anyone is saying nobody should enjoy the fruits of their laber. if a person works hard all their life to make that all might dollar that seems to be one of the most important things in life to them, they sures should enjoy the benefits, but there is a difference between enjoying the benefits and being selfish at the same time. to me, to not give back is a moral crime. i am not saying people have to give back money wise. there is other ways to give back. like personal time and volunteering. but for those who work every day, it's hard to give up time so they give back money instead.i will tell you one things sheepdog. i remember when i needed some money for something and had NONE! i called a church and the total they gave me equalled half of what i needed. i couldn't thank them enough. that money came from someone who worked hard for it. now the question arises.... where was the money better spent when obviously someone deserves to spend it on their own selves when they are the ones who worked for it?now peronally, i am not a firm believer in charity for myself so it was really hard to ask for a handout but it was for something very important. also, we all do know that in the united states, all charity donations are tax deductable, right? :)and while we are on this subject, i don't think it's fair to blame democrats for anything. that's like harlot the racist blaming whites for problems. we have taxes in this country where the government sees it their right to take money from those who have money. although that money doesn't all go to charity, but it does go to the better good like fixing the roads where they are safer to drive on and to even go so far to say it gets used for this countries defense so it is a safer place to live.

i dunno about all this violence upon violence or cutting off fingers because a person steals.my emotions tell me that some people need to be punished more for their crimes. at the same time however? who should have that right? someone who was pewrsonally affected and a victim to a crime where their emotions are alreaady affected engatively and thus will not use proper judgement? i believe an eye for an eye, but when it comes down to it, sometimes innocent people get wrongly accused and punished. it's the sole reason i don't eblieve in the death penalty. i will never accept or promote the sacrificing of innocent people where a system is in place to punish the real criminals or even make an example out of them as a deterrent.now harlot says he believes in self defense but what he is talking about isn't self defense. what he is CLEARLY talking about is street justive and violence upon violence as an answer to the problems. i cannot disagree more. in los angeles, we had a guy named rodney king makes headlines. this guy was driving too fast and dangerously. could have killed innocent people the way he was driving. whent he police caught up to him and stopped him, rodney was clearly risisting arrest and not following a safe way for the police officers to arrest him. at the same time, some of the police officers took it upon themselves to use excessive force which some people seem to believe in. later on, when certain police officers didn't get the punishment other people thought they deserved, it created a riot in the city of los angeles. i was unaware of what was taking place and was right smack in the middle of it all watching the lakers play basketball at their old arena. so when the game was over, i saw violence i never want to see again and all of it was due to a reaction of the so called street justice people say they believe in. now experiencing this first hand and seeing what street justice leads to and what violence upon violence leads to, i can say without a doubt that it is just plain WRONG. in fact, in most cases, street justice isn't justice at all and just creates more problems to deal with in the future.

i have seen him come in and out like a ghost. he's been around. just under the radar. i thought that joke was hilarious! i dunno if i woulda said, "try again"....but it sure was funny...haha

don't make excuses to assume stealing peoples stuff is ok. you should ask first. plain and simple. after you saw my post, you should have deleted it and not waste moderators time in fixing the problems you created. i have absolutely no patience for anyone who can do that. and also, ask first. it is just polite to do so and wouldn't have put me in the mood i was when i saw you used my photo without my permission. so now you know. good