Incandescence

Whatever the case, it is abundantly clear that sanctions, negotiations and fiscal impositions on North Korea did not hinder their nuclear capabilities. I believe the first sign of madness is ...

Bjorn, "Regimes were not made to last-a fact." Perhaps, but that's only if you imply "last" to mean inifnite time; in which case, nothing lasts, except time itself. And honestly, ...

Ah, yes. A brief write-up. Jacques Lacan starts his twentieth seminar on Feminine Sexuality by noting that everybody present was unified by a compelling desire to not know. Indeed, he ...

Sponson Light, I did not say I looked down on people without religious beliefs. Please contain your comments to the content. Obviously, as you said, you don't have to say ...

Teeeeo, While you have the right not to say the pledge, I generally find those without religious objections to be short-sighted. Reciting the "pledge of allegiance" simply means you will ...

Griffin, I suppose the only thing I have to offer is that heated exchange is only a sign of passion--nothing else. As long as people still believe in their passions, ...

I have to agree with Sureal; sensitivity is a good quality, but as of late, it seems it is being taken to a bit of an extreme. Whatever the case, ...

I'm strongest between the 'a' and the 't'. Seriously? I would say characterization and description. I know there a number of users who feel like all the characters in my ...

DreamDeep, As I believe you already know, I am working on my Master's in Applied Mathematics. I have a BSc in Mathematics, and I am working for my BSc in ...

Lama, Perhaps God is an impotent creator? I direct your attention to the properly Gnostic tradition that Catholicism denounced as heresy. Best, Brad

All, It is the decision that the family must make. Why there is such hooplah about why they should release it escapes me. It seems ironical to me that the ...

Lama, Perhaps you should re-read the Constitution before pontificating on the notion of "right" (versus, presumably, "privilege"). Best, Brad

Lama, When did marriage become a right? I must have missed that clause in the Constitution. Best, Brad

Galatea, In the proclamation, "there is no God in war. We were not created to destroy," you may want to lose the God-complex and actually give reasons why we were ...

Grif, Hear hear! The Orwellian irony of so-called freedom and peace supporting men and women is that they demand restrictions. The only way peace can be brought about is through ...