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"Okay," no. I checked into the hospital a few days ago when I entirely lost my appetite, became extremely fatigued and developed a low-grade fever. I found out, among other things, the germ sensitivity studies that were supposed to be done months ago were lost in the mail, or something like...

About Pascal's Wager (the "if I'm wrong, I lose nothing" argument): What if Islam--under which, Christians are idolaters for worshipping a mere prophet as God--was true? What if another sect of Christianity, labeling others as unsaved heretics, was true? What if God <a target=new...

For the record, I acknowledge my parents did a lot of good things. Furthermore, my use of "bastards" was more in line with the frivolous usage popularized on South Park, more akin to a playful "dorks" than a serious condemnation. Perhaps I should have made that more clear, although it still...

With all due respect, you're not in a position to dispute that characterization of my parents. (No one who <i>is</i> familiar with more details about them ever has.) And you certainly have no grounds for calling me bitter or negative, just because I'm brutally honest. If anyone deserves that...

I have the exact opposite problem. I <i>wish</i> my parents would forget all about me and never call. But they keep bothering, the bastards. Can we switch parents, by any chance? I would just write them off as a lost cause and focus on loving each other, instead.

It's not so much the <i>poor per se</i> that have a problem obtaining healthcare here--below the poverty level, programs like Medicaid often kick in to cover at least some of the costs--it's that healthcare itself is so exorbitantly priced, anyone except a millionaire can't afford it...

There's something to be said for the idea of a new Constitutional Convention every few years. A "Bill of Rights 2.0" could include a right to healthcare, among other things. It could clarify some issues that the current administration doesn't seem to understand, and unambiguously extend due...

Working on it behind the scenes, DietRootBeer. (Thanks for checking out <a href=http://www.save-allan.org>my website</a>, by the way.) But at the same time, I have no intention of letting statements stand unchallenged which are incredibly presumptuous, ridiculously insensitive to those who have...

Mockingbird, Insofar as the original topic is <i>inherently linked</i> with theistic belief, you'll find very few on this board more appropriate for such a debate. Furthermore, if you dislike "preaching," I suggest you start showing it, perhaps by challenging statements to the effect of <i>"the...

I submit that NO ONE would buy this "mysterious reasons" argument if it was used to defend anyone except God from self-evidently irrational behavior. That's what this claimed intervention in people's medical care, the way God allegedly does it, comes down to -- divine irrationality. It obeys no...

Reminds me of <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.artic.edu/~dmerri/god/">this sick but oh-so-fitting Onion article</a>: <blockquote>Quote<br><hr><b>God Answers Prayer of Paralyzed Little Boy</b> <i>"No," Says God</i> Asked for comment, God said: "This kind-hearted...

Not necessarily BS at all. Some people can confront issues that would completely destroy others, just as Lance Armstrong can win a Tour de France that others couldn't even finish halfway. While it's certainly <i>possible</i> that our anonymous poster could be underestimating his abilities to...

<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>ImmortalGoddezz</b></i><br>Haha, WinAce that response made me laugh.... I know some might look at that as morbid or not funny by.. haha, that's exactly something I would say.<hr></blockquote> Indeed, and it's one of my favorite quotes from...

<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Anonymous</b></i><br>I don't know who Max Payne is, nor do I care, but some *%$ discretion could have been used when quoting him. Remember folks of ALL ages use this board and with a title of 'Thank You', they probably think it is safe to read...

<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Anonymous</b></i><br>WinAce- Don't want to start a religous discussion yet again. But saying "cosmic figures people invented when they didn't know better" is just really uncalled for. <hr></blockquote> I don't see why not. Were I a theist...

Water droplets contacting the mucus membranes. That's the short answer. Coughing or sneezing throws out a ton of miniscule drops of moisture, all of which house millions of bacteria. These can either settle in your nose and mouth directly, if a person sneezes/coughs in your direction, or they...

In all honesty, blaming cosmic figures people invented when they didn't know better won't help. The universe doesn't conspire against us; crap just happens. Even the Bible acknowledges as much when it notes that "it rains on the just and unjust alike." Sucks though, don't it? So, I'll just...

<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Anonymous</b></i><br>Yes, that is totally selfish of you , since you asked. Unless he's abusing you or committed adultery, yes, you are selfish.<hr></blockquote> Please sit down and get a clue, anonymous. I wish my parents had severed all...

I'm sure you've had some days where you've wondered if it's all been worth it, and were just short of saying "Hell no, it wasn't." Well, in 20 years, barring some improbable treatment surfacing that will make all your concerns obsolete, it'll only get worse. Potentially <i>far</i> worse. So it...

RE: CF Partner Has he gotten a lot of bad news recently, healthwise? Sometimes, when that happens, I want to slink away and crawl into a hole, too. I wouldn't say it's depression though, because I snap out of it sooner or later, and much quicker if the slightest bit of good news or silver...