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Chris Nicholson May 14, 2013 at 10:18 pm
@Josh: I wonder if you find irony in your choice of examples. You pathologize people who have…Read More "...a severe distortion in how they view the world and God" as defined as people who view God as "...an all powerful source of punishment"--- but your diagnosis seems to require a causal link to having a crappy parent. What if people come to the conclusion/belief that you find to be an illness via means other than child abuse? Can the healthiness (or not) of a state of depend on the path taken?
Wouldn't the DSM (an interpreted by a fundamentalist shrink) require a diagnosis of "delusion" for a patient who had concluded (for whatever reason) than God was NOT "an all powerful source of punishment?" He who transcends time and sees, knows and controls everything everywhere surely also is in charge of punishment, no?
ROBERT E. FISHBACK May 14, 2013 at 09:07 pm
After reading this latest installment. I say: This kind of psychology as well as all kinds of…Read More psychology, is nothing more than a local anesthetic which comforts for awhile. The main comfort comes from knowing the therapist is trained and, therefore, trustworthy,,,impressive, in a way....and also, he or she listens to you and seems to care., Religious words, most words are like rain drops that fall on parched soil. Soon. the soil needs another rain..a constant rain..a constant local anesthetic. An awareness of right and wrong is a tormentor. We realize we do wrong....conscious at work. Most seek another person of great credentials to try to convince them that some sort of relitive thinking will work. No one can know for sure, so any idea is as good as any other idea. This is a release from the narrow thinking mentioned above. Strange...Jesus said: :Straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. I make a challenge to you: Read the Gospel of John in one sitting..Be in a quiet place and give your best to doing this.....Be prepared to find what you are looking for....and, it is free. b
Regular Guy May 14, 2013 at 03:24 pm
"We talk about “hard science” or “hard data” vs. “soft” or…Read More “fuzzy”. One is clearly good; one is usually looked at with some kind of scorn. There is an implicit misogyny in this – the male is hard and reliable, the female soft and unreliable. "
Somebody has sex on the brain. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Hard vs. soft science is an analogy to hard vs. soft building materials with which one constructs an edifice of scientific theory. If your building is made of Jello it won't hold the weight of any future theory you want to layer on top of it.
ROBERT E. FISHBACK May 14, 2013 at 11:36 am
My info comes from a number of History Books plus internet on the subject. So, the Pope granted…Read More sainthood, eh. God calls all of His children Saints...look up saints in the concordance of the Bible. Saint, Holy, and Sanctified all come from the same root word which means "Set apart from the others: Even Mt Sinaii is called a "Holy Mount " because it was there that God came down to give the Mosaic Law to Moses.
Jose May 14, 2013 at 03:45 am
Quoting Dr. Gressel: "And even further: let’s say the worst of Ian’s suspicions…Read More are true and my school focuses only on how to help people develop their spirituality and not on the “science” of psychology: do we know for certain that would be a bad thing? Who would you want to confide your worst fears to? Someone who can read statistical analyses or someone who can read the human heart?"
Answer: I would like to think that the school my psychologist attended was accredited by the American Psychological Association, at the very least. As you explained, the warm and fuzzy California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco is no longer accredited. Sometimes you get what you pay for. It's a private school after all. They will take your money.
Camaro on Cinderblocks May 8, 2013 at 10:31 pm
Voting for CISPA is a one way ticket out of politics.
Marga Lacabe April 20, 2013 at 10:12 pm
You clicked and read the article (as did Craig below), thus confirming that people from San Leandro…Read More do care :)
As Colbert reminded us a couple of years ago when he interviewed John Garamendi (hillarious clip, see it at http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388964/june-08-2011/better-know-a-district---california-s-10th---john-garamendi), a member of congress does not actually have to live in the district they represent. That said, I think Ellen has officially moved to Hayward.
CD 15 is definitely more conservative than Stark's old district, but it's still fairly liberal, which is why Swalwell has been playing it progressive until now. Trouble is that this is a bill that only big corporations like. It doesn't really give Swalwell much in the way of points with conservatives, but it does make it clear to progressives he's not the real deal.
Craig Williams April 20, 2013 at 04:03 pm
Not to be too self serving but Corbett unlike Stark needs a good ground game. She almost has too…Read More many good issues that she's worked on over the years, a long history and a strong history on education, jobs, the environment , health care etc. If the people in his district know about her herstory , it should be a hell of a race.
Moya Salem May 4, 2013 at 06:33 pm
Took the Pleasanton Ridge Shuttle Service this morning at 9:00 am. Very impressed with the service…Read More and thoroughly enjoyed our 4:78 mile hike back! Thank you East Bay Regional Park District for offering this service!!!
Mick Doo May 5, 2013 at 12:17 pm
Actually J.B. it's really you who need the session. Robert seems to understrand
ROBERT E. FISHBACK May 5, 2013 at 10:21 am
Maybe Josh will give a free analysis on this thread. I don't carry any weight..."Casting all…Read More your care on Him for He careth for you" At least your post was measured and not cruel.
Mick Doo May 5, 2013 at 12:22 pm
God created the world. Man wants nothing to do with him, certain men anyway. God does not kill those…Read More children, man does. Man is to blame for everything that has happened and will happen. God sits back and watches. You will answer Jose and so will I. Unless you believe in evolution then you are a fool.
ROBERT E. FISHBACK April 25, 2013 at 03:55 pm
Wow< Chris...complex expression. I had to read and de-cipher. My best reply at the moment…Read More is....."YEP"
Chris Nicholson April 25, 2013 at 03:15 pm
Umm, the above is replete with "without sarcasm, intolerance or evidence of hatred toward those…Read More who would disagree."
I am a firm believer in freedom of religion (unless it harms third parties), but people of faith should use caution when picking (or joining) a fight based on logic and science.
The best strategy is to claim that those tools do not apply to the intangible and unknowable "faith domain." If you don't claim to be able to physically perceive or rationally understand something that exists only beyond the domain of human comprehension, then no one can ever "disprove" the quasi-existence of that in which you believe.
Ian J May 3, 2013 at 05:16 am
Turns out he's not highly trained at all and unlikely to be scientific in his practice. I looked…Read More into his credentials; he has a "PhD" from a dubious "spiritually-oriented" institution that has very little recognition in the academic community, and lost its accreditation. His PhD is laughable.
Camaro on Cinderblocks April 26, 2013 at 01:07 pm
The text from the different religions kind of makes it hard for there not to be a divide....
John…Read More 1:9-11
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.
Allah is an enemy to unbelievers. - Sura 2:98
ROBERT E. FISHBACK April 26, 2013 at 11:16 am
I would be hard pressed to give a synopsis...a conclusion to all of this. Sin is brought into the…Read More light by God's Word and conscious. We know inside when we do wrong and at first, it bothered us. A child who had no religious training training, still knows when he is doing wrong....the neaking aspect tries to hide the deed done. But, it is possible to sin against the conscious so many times, it becomes burned out and no longer flashes a red light. So, there is an awareness of sin that comes from inside apart from any religious definition. I still do not like the word "religious." It is a like painting trash to give it a better look.....like putting a diamond in a swine's snout. Man's nature is corrupt, and we were born that way. We never had to be taught to do bad things, it came to us naturally. Salvation in Christ gives man a new nature to co-exhist with his corrupt nature. It is like Ali and Frazier in the same ring. "Marvel not that I say unto you: "you must be born again" .
Kia May 1, 2013 at 02:49 pm
Hi Paul - it is great to avoid goitrogenic foods (especially soy), but almonds aren't high on that…Read More list. Peanuts are, however. Here is a site with a good list of foods to keep to a minimum in your menu planning http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/goitrogens/
Best of health to you! :-) Kia
Paul May 1, 2013 at 01:53 pm
I have thyroid nodules and I discovered soy and almonds are Goitrogenic foods. They can prevent the…Read More body's absorption of iodine, which is essential for a healthy thyroid. I've been looking at rice milk, coconut milk and hemp milk, but I think I will just go back to organic cow milk.
Nicole Mooradian April 22, 2013 at 01:43 am
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Carl Petersen III April 21, 2013 at 11:34 pm
Robert Livesay
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"Herr Carl Petrersen III I have some concerns about your…Read More postings."
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Sounds like someone is a little bit upset over getting proven wrong about his allegations about the cause of our economic crash.
Carl Petersen III April 21, 2013 at 10:03 pm
Carl Petersen III
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Robert Livesay
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'ou folks that voted for Liberals need…Read More some lessons in economics.'
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Is lesson one how the Conservative economic policy of the Bush administration crashed the economy?
David April 26, 2013 at 10:58 am
Thanks for the update Kari. I stand by my original post and adamantly oppose the shuttle plan.
Smita Kasargod April 25, 2013 at 12:56 pm
This park does not belong to you. All taxpayers should have access to the park even if they are…Read More physically disabled. You want an exclusive club not a public park. A little van making 3 trips a week is not going to ruin the environment. Get off your high horse and put yourself in other less fortunate people's shoes. You all are whines that is all. If your are bothered by this plan, suggest a constructive alternative instead of dissing people who actually take the trouble to plan.
Kari Hulac (Editor) April 22, 2013 at 07:28 pm
Update: I was able to talk to a parks official today and get a few questions raised here answered.…Read More Read the new info. here: http://patch.com/B-dpNH.
Rich Buckley April 17, 2013 at 12:13 pm
The artist's picture is an exquisite example of processing positive energy of love, compassion and…Read More beauty into the community. Posting it here enhances the effect as an aspect of the "Meditation Effect."
The "Meditation Effect" by small group volunteers, seems to hold much promise in countering terrorism.
http://tinyurl.com/cqhspel
Now here's the wow-factor! "The Meditation Effect" means that 3 people in a community of 90,000, can produce a positive outcome in service-to-others though small group meditation on peace, love, compassion, and tolerance. Notice the process is only reported to work in one direction: the positive direction in service-to-others. Care to go for a trial run?
Population.........Min. Group Size
90,000 ...................... 3 My Town's Size
250,000 .................... 5
500,000 .................... 8
1,000,000................. 10
10,000,000............... 32
100,000,000........... 100
8,000,000,000........894 Earth's Population +-
Rich Buckley April 29, 2013 at 12:04 pm
Is It Possible to Predict the Next False ?
How many "Bizarre Coincidences" can our…Read More government fabricate before even the most steadfast stalwarts of big government righteousness realizes there is a secret group in our midst running, planning, directing, and then at vital junctures executing "go Live" terrorism? The answer is 22. That's how many we've participated in at the cost of thousands of lives and Trillions of dollars. Now, when something horrible happens, the first obvious pattern to be seen by the majority of us is our government's own involvement. This suspicion of a rogue element inside the FBI, the CIA, NSA, NASA and our Armed Forces doesn't have to be large, but it does need to be senior enough to have it's imprimatur of authority on the "go live" element of each operation. At some level of operation therefore the evidence can always be traced back to the "when" and the "where" this dark authority is exercised.
Predicting terrorism is making sense out of chaos, "Ordo Ab Chao" making order from chaos. At the very least, law enforcement needs to include in their research, occult symbolism, from numerology to birthdays and high celebration days of even the old WWII Nazi regimes....like Hitler's birthday. "Occult" does not mean evil. It means secret, hidden. There is good occult, referred to often as powers of the light, white magic, in service to others, and bad occult, referred to often as powers of the darkness, black magic, in service to self.
Rich Buckley April 27, 2013 at 10:21 pm
I agree with Judge Napolitano that the FBI's Fake Terror Plot History is not the way we should be…Read More using our law enforcement assets, it is leading us down the most dangerous of roads.
When these operations "go live" people die, sometimes by the thousands.
As evidence continues to mount that the Boston Bombers suspects were being "handled by the FBI" the United States government should be investigated for the role it is suspected in playing in the Boston Bombings.
Rich Buckley April 26, 2013 at 10:28 am
Right on schedule along the hyperbolic curve of increasing human enlightenment : …Read More
http://tinyurl.com/c38dh9h
Global awakening to false-flag terrorism, Copernican revolution
...." my Taurean body just couldn’t stomach such blatant Scorpionic nonsense, hiding secret after secret after secret, a never-ending rabbit-hole of lies our military/industrial government makes up, spouts, and repeats, ad nauseam, over and over, all in the name of “national security.”
"This is a welcome article. I hope Barrett is right, that “at this point, the false-flag meme is just starting to enter the mainstream media.” "....Exopermaculture
TPH April 19, 2013 at 03:28 pm
Joe:
Did you see his fear mongering speech on the house floor on how devastating the Federal Budget…Read More "cut" would be. Left wing BS talking points totally false. Even Obama backed off their effect. But, our rep took them and ran with it like the good little Pelosi lap dog that he is.
How about the Federal gun bans that he supported.
Now a question for you Joe. Can you name one vote that was opposite Pelosi? Let me save you some time. No you can't. I stand by my statement.
Joe Granada April 18, 2013 at 05:34 pm
Are there any particular votes you have in mind when you say that his votes are not representative…Read More of us in Livermore?
TPH April 14, 2013 at 09:52 pm
John:
As soon as he got to DC he sold his soul to the Nancy Pelosi left wing of the party and as a…Read More prize he was granted an assistant whip position. He toes the left wing party line 100%. John you should no better than anyone those values do not represent us in Livermore. But, by all means keep defending him and his positions and you too will hear from us on your next election bid.
Denise April 16, 2013 at 03:22 pm
I'm going to have to find time to call and get some tips in person! Thank you for the details above.…Read More I followed a low carb diet to lose 50 pounds about 8 years ago and it worked VERY well for me. Looking at labels was very enlightening. I've managed to keep the pounds off except for 10 that I go back and forth with since menopause. I started trying to just eat much healthier these days with a LOT more fresh fruit and veggies. I really enjoy this way of eating but it requires a lot of trips to the store for fresh items. What I'd like to do is find a good balance with dairy and protien to go with my fresh produce. I would also like to use grains efficiently in as far as avoiding the bad and using the good in moderation. There is an overabundance of information out there and I find it all confusing sometimes. Another thing I'd like to add is honey. Locally grown. But it's another SUGAR thing....sigh. I'm just gonna have to call you.
Kia April 16, 2013 at 02:54 pm
Hi Denise - great questions! I'll try to be brief.
Splenda is NOT sugar or food. It is a neurotoxin…Read More that also causes damage to the thymus gland. Also, numerous studies have shown that long term use of artificial sweeteners actually causes weight gain over time. (I'm happy to provide documentation on these statements if you like.)
Dairy is a tricky subject and could be the focus of a multi-volume text. Non-fat dairy products are higher in sugar, and are filled with non-nutritive gums and undigestible fibers to create what the industry calls "mouth feel" after the naturally occurring fats are removed. Basically what you end up with is a highly processed "food" full of damaged proteins and sugar. Instead, opt for organic, whole, unflavored, unsweetened REAL yogurt and add your own fresh or frozen fruit.
The Nature's Path Pumpkin Flax Plus granola has 37 grams of carbohydrate per serving. Let's break that down: on the label they claim 5g fiber and 10g sugar, so where is the remaining 22g of carbs? Those 22g are sugars that occur naturally so they don't have to list them as "added" sugars like the 10g on the label. That means you get a whopping 32g of glucose creating carbs per serving. It's also important to note that the serving size is 3/4 cup and most people don't limit themselves to that. For comparison, a Snickers Bar has 33g of carbohydrate and 27g of sugar.
Happy to have a more detailed conversation if you want to contact me directly 415-813-6183
Julie Snyder March 28, 2013 at 12:50 am
OK, once again Mikedue and for that matter Fred, you obviously don't know what's going on. I don't…Read More know what reports you're reading but they are not accurate at all. Most of the distributors don't manufacturer the product. If you think a distributor is going to buy a $400 wheelchair from a high end manufacturer when they can buy it from an FDA china manufacturer for far less then they will. Both chairs are FDA approved so why not buy the cheaper model. Will it hold up as well no probably not but it's approved and Medicare can do nothing about shutting it down. They can't even keep themselves from giving crooks contracts in your precious competitive bidding. We'll see if you get the quality equipment when you need it and heaven forbid you don't like the service you get from the company that has to service you because you won't have a choice so the person on the phone can be as mean and nasty to you as they want to be because patient choice is over. Also if you know so much about reimbursement do you know what it is on a K0823 power wheelchair or a K0001 manual wheelchair because I do. I also know the cost and the profit doesn't even come close to covering overhead, repairs, billing and delivery. Keep in mind these items are 13 month rentals with all repairs, adjustments, phone calls, justification and collections all up to the supplier. Medicare doesn't even educate the MD's on the documentation needed, that is up to the suppliers too.
mikedude March 28, 2013 at 12:03 am
Richard, these are the very same products other insurance companies are paying the very same…Read More suppliers significantly less for. Why are you of the opinion that Medicare *should* be paying up to 3 or 4 times more than retail price or what private insurance pays for the very same product? Again, you clearly have no idea how this program works or are willfully ignorant.
mikedude March 27, 2013 at 11:57 pm
You're delusional, Julie. If a company cannot make a quality product at an affordable price, they…Read More will go out of business and *deserve* to go out of business. If the quality is not up to par, the company will lose their Medicare accreditation. You clearly have no idea how this program even works.
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Great blog, Lola. Hadn't heard of this. Sounds very cool!
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