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Jews No Longer God’s Chosen People

I just wanted to let you all know that God came to me in a vision last night and told me that Jews are no longer His chosen people.

It has been over 2000 years since He last spoke to us, so He said the time had come for some revisions. The “Eternal Deed on [...]

“We Have More Than Enough Oil To Make This Planet Completely Unihabitable”

Rolling Stone has a good interview with Al Gore about his new movie, The Inconvenient Truth. It’s titled “Al Gore 3.0.” It’s pretty good. Al Gore sans political advisors. He’s positive, energizing and motivating. I’m gonna have to see the movie now.
One point he brought up that’s new to me:
We have more than enough oil, [...]

Understanding Israel’s Declaration of War on Lebanon

Democracy Now did an excellent show (video, other options here) yesterday on the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Really. If you’re interested in having the beginning of an understanding what’s going on over there you realy ought to listen to these guests exchange arguments over the issue. I haven’t watched commercial television news programs in a [...]

Magic mushrooms really cause ’spiritual’ experiences

From New Scientist - Magic mushrooms really cause ’spiritual’ experiences
“Magic” mushrooms really do have a spiritual effect on people, according to the most rigorous look yet at this aspect of the fungus’s active ingredient.
About one-third of volunteers in the carefully controlled new study had a “complete” mystical experience after taking psilocybin, with half of [...]

They’re Suppose To Make You Smile

( Design )

My friend Lynn Bryant made these. She says they’re supposed to make you smile.

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Gunkanjima

In 1974 the world’s once most densely populated island become totally deserted. The island, after all its inhabitants departed leaving behind their belongings, became an empty shell of a city where all its people disappeared overnight, as if by some mysterious act of God.

Gunkanjima-text-E

Read the breif story then look at the pictures. Creepy and cool.

Even mice show empathy for each other

PRIMATES aren’t unique in their ability to register a companion’s pain after all. Mice apparently feel pain more keenly if another mouse is going through the same experience, but only if the co-sufferer is a cage-mate.

New Scientist News - Even mice show empathy for each other