note: i put the word arab in quotations when i say -israeli "arab", and "palestinian"- on purpose. you'll see why when آپ read your way to the last myth

Also tell me if آپ spot spelling and/or grammar errors in this


Myth 1:“The Jews have no claim to the land they call Israel.”

fact:When the jews were kicked out the holy land سے طرف کی the romans, the romans weren't able to kick all of them out. also some jews did return to their ہوم sometime after the diaspora. when the muslim empire conquered the holy land, it wasn't jew-free. many of the jewish people there mixed in the conquering arabs. then...

We have a lot of problems in our world. Some issues are things that would be prevalent no matter what. But I firmly believe that the main cause of the majority of problems in our world is human closed mindedness. Think of how many issues we could avoid if we could just open our minds to other ideas, and think how much مزید advanced we could be. Here are a few examples of issues that could be avoided if we could open our minds to other ideas.

Racism
There are many people who hate a group of people just because their skin is a different colour than their own. But really, if آپ think about it,...

This مضمون details the arguments supporting the position that "mechanical pencils are better than wooden pencils" in the link, in order to ensure that arguments are not repeated and also for the audience to keep track of the arguments and their counters. This مضمون was last updated on 8 April 2008.

The arguments come in two forms: arguments for the superiority of mechanical pencils, and arguments for the inferiority of wooden pencils.

Mechanical Pencil Superiority

Argument: Less time, effort and equipment to keep mechanical pencils sharpened.

Argument: Mechanical pencils come with a clip to...

1.I'd really rather آپ didn't act like a sanctimonious holier-than-thou پچھواڑے, گدا when describing my noodly goodness. If some people don't believe in me, that's okay. Really, I'm not that vain. Besides, this isn't about them so don't change the subject.

2.I'd really rather آپ didn't use my existence as a means to oppress, subjugate, punish, eviscerate, and/or, آپ know, be mean to others. I don't require sacrifices, and purity is for drinking water, not people.

3.I'd really rather آپ didn't judge people for the way they look, یا how they dress, یا the way they talk, or, well, just play nice, Okay?...

I ask this سوال because I was rereading Plato's Euthyphro today and was reminded of the homosexual argument. For those of آپ unfamiliar with the dialogue, let me summarize here. For the full dialogue, please link.

In the dialogue, Socrates points out plenty of flaws in Euthyphro's reasoning of what piety is. I highly recommend it, especially for logicians. The argument can be summed up as this (and I'm paraphrasing).

Socrates: What is piety?
Euthyphro: Doing as I am doing (Prosecuting my father for murdering someone).
Socrates: Ah, but that's not an answer, it is an example of piety. What...

Are our “work hard” North-American ideals leading us to an oh-so-capitalistic meaning of life? I was having a discussion with someone the other دن and oddly enough the issue of the meaning of life came up. This got me to thinking, from such an early age we are put into schools, what is the purpose of going to school? To learn, well that may be so, but the sole purpose of this learning is so that we can get into a good University, get a well paying job and be successful. So essentially, as a Western civilization our meaning of life is to work hard and make as much money as we possibly can....

They exist. We all know that.
From the moment we begin to get online, we are warned سے طرف کی adults and teachers of what we are not to do:
*don't tell people your real name
*don't use your nickname
*don't tell people where your from
*don't tell your age
*don't tell your gender
*don't talk to anyone too old

The فہرست goes on and on.
Why?
Because there are people who get some sick pleasure from mentally-and eventually physically-screwing around with teens and kids, hoping to get an easy lay; maybe even kill the child.
I understand playing it safe; I myself try to be careful.
But there are older men and women...

    In most people’s minds, April 8th 2002 was a دن like any other. But on that دن کرن, رے Krone was released from death row in Arizona. DNA evidence had proven him innocent of the 1991 murder of a bartender in Phoenix. Mr. Krone was special because he was the 100th person released from death row since 1973 after new evidence had proven him innocent (“A سوال of Innocence”). Throughout many years, the death penalty has been a controversial issue that calls into سوال a number of factors. The death penalty is ineffective at deterring criminals, keeping costs down...

So being as math is the bane of my existence right now and I've finally snapped and nothing is left of my motivation in regards to math but a manifestation of pure rage and anger I am going to rant مزید about how much I hate math. I have grown to hate it so much that I am now putting effort and energy into my hatred of it. So I will now continue my venting and raging about why students shouldn't have to suffer like so.That کہا parts of this are going to be taken from my تبصرہ over on my 'is math necessary' poll.

So being as کڑوا, تلخ about math as I've grown to be, I've done quite a bit of research...

Just kidding. Below are a few سوالات I’ve attempted to answer about the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC). This isn’t formal research, just a few points that I believe need to be brought to attention.

What is this ‘Westboro Baptist Church’ آپ speak of?
The fine folks at Wikipedia have summarized that in far fewer words than I ever could have, so if آپ are unfamiliar with the WBC, I would suggest reading the first paragraph link.

How does a church from Kansas have enough money to send members to protest all over the US?
Since the WBC classifies itself as a church, they are not required...

Imagine that آپ are in a boat. There are other people in your boat. There is also one person in the water. Allowing this person to get onto your کشتی will not sink the boat. Everyone could easily fit comfortably. But still, there is a person in the water.

Now, if this person was only in the water for a short time, then yes, saying, "Hey, guys, lend me a hand onto your boat?" is probably exactly what she would do. But imagine this person has been in the water for hours. And imagine that it was other people in the کشتی that pushed her in there. Not you, of course. آپ didn't push her in. But...

Censorship is probably my پسندیدہ thing to debate about. So I wanted to type an مضمون about the issue.

For one it's super annoying. The obnoxious beeping mid-verse in some songs is really irksome to listen too. Small pauses aren't as bad, but still. Censorship can really ruin a good song. As for TV I understand it مزید with censoring anatomy should children be watching (I'll address that in a minute) but censoring the finger یا words that characters/people say on TV follows the same thing as above the bleeping is annoying and the finger, I personally don't take offense to it.

About the whole...

I bet those conservatives out there were thinking that I'd forgotten all about them! Not true! In fact, I have been doing extra research over the last few days to fully get the feel for each candidate still in the running.

If آپ missed my مضمون on the link, I assure آپ it's a good, solid, and fair assessment of each candidate

In the last article, I joked about Donald Trump, and کہا that I would probably not be very respectful when discussing him, on account of he's a giant tool. Well, I can't make any promises about how it's presented, but I vow to present accurate information about Donald...

There has been a lot of discussion around the topic of abortion lately, partly influenced سے طرف کی حالیہ political gaffes سے طرف کی republican senators concerning the concept of abortion in cases of rape.

Let me just say that I am pro-choice. I am not pro-choice because I hate babies یا children, یا because I believe a fetus isn't a living thing. Maybe that makes me worse, because I love children. I love children so much, I invested in them سے طرف کی choosing a career in nurturing them and their minds and helping them grow. I recognize that even if we quibble about the specific definition of where life begins,...

Should projects involving eminent domain require citizen approval?

No, projects involving eminent domain should NOT require citizen approval.

I think that when آپ let people have input in cases where eminent domain is being used, آپ undermine the use of eminent domain.
Eminent domain should only be used when it benefits the public good. Undermining that rule would damage the public good. Like stated before, people hardly think about the public good when it is about their own stuff.

People are often emotional in these cases: they want to keep their property even though they get a just compensation....

This مضمون is, perhaps, mislabled, as there are several ironies concerning the American political party system. But I want to focus on a major one, an amusing one, really, and that is the difference between a party's economic politics and its social politics.

When asked what the main difference between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party is, the answer that comes is simple enough. The democrats believe in big government, and the republicans believe in small governent. That is to say, democrats would want the government taking care of آپ at all times whereas the republicans would...

Part of me feels that America didn't vote for Barack Obama, not for his ideas nor his charisma. When America voted Obama, they were above all voting democrat due to the current economical situation in the US.
Although the پولز told us that Obama was in the lead, one might have still predicted Mccain as the final outcome.
As previously an African American president was unheard of. Even his predicted outcome in the پولز failed to convince me, believing that Obama like so many other black political figures in America would suffer the 'bradley effect'.
This would lead many to the conclusion that...

Today (February 5,2008) I got into an arguement with one of my teachers. She saw that I was reading "An Inconvienent Truth" سے طرف کی Al Gore. She scoffed. And like always between her and me, we got into an arguement. My teacher claimed that Global Warming hasn't been scientifically proven. She کہا that whether she believes in Global Warming یا not, she would never believe the words of Al Gore. At that moment I wanted to say "F**k you!" but like I'm supposed to, I went off to my locker since the گھنٹی, بیل rang.
In our society today, there's always people who decide not to believe though the evidence...

The Republicans as well as a personified hairball some cat coughed up debate tonight. Though there are only five of them still in the race whittled down from an impressive seventeen before the primaries, it's hard to know what they're really for and against beyond all the rhetoric.

The Democrats have a completely different pickle. Their party is divided between two candidates who can't stop agreeing on everything, and yet insist they are different from each other.

So what does this really mean? Your very own political pundit is here to break it down for آپ in as unbiased a way as I can possibly...

I was wondering something. What do آپ people think? Is war really neccesary? In my own opinion, I think it is not.
My religion is Christian, so, duh, I believe in God! Well, if آپ don't then maybe... ah never mind! I think God put everyone on Earth for him. He wants people to live for God and get along with each other to score Heaven. Hell is only worthy if آپ do not fufill God's commands.
In the harsh struggle to live in WAR, people are killing others.
I am NOT a hippie, but I believe war is murder and thanks if آپ are in the service for risking your life for America, but آپ are also...