Brain Snippets
Thoughts and musings on nothing at all.
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When you offer "a penny for your thoughts"
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| A. Do you owe a penny or 2 cents? B. Is the exchange subject to sales tax? C. Would the extra penny's worth be considered a charitable contribution if the conversation took place at church? D. If the advice was "not worth it", would the contribution be subject to the same income tax rules as gambling losses? That is, losses are only deductible to the extent of winnings. |
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Israel and Palestine: |
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| Two major religious parties claim God gave them a particular piece of property. If we concede that there is one God and that God is not a god of confusion, then apparently God intended for both those parties to live together in peace on that property. |
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"Us" and "Them" (our fellowmen): |
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| If we stop to consider what end result we want, such as freedom from hunger, disease, and oppression, we may be able to achieve our goals. We focus too much on how to get what we want through political, religious, or other socio-economic means. And wasn't it the end results that God was after when he told us how to treat each other, whatever our religious background? |
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The earth has great self-healing powers: |
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| 1. Man pollutes the atmosphere. 2. The Earth opens a hole in the ozone layer, killing the polluters. 3. Balance is restored, and the ozone layer is renewed. |
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The self-healing earth: |
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| 1. Man creates a great industrial society, producing "greenhouse gases" that cause global warming. 2. The Earth's atmosphere warms, melting the polar ice caps, flooding much of the industrial society and killing many. 3. A mini ice age follows, as the earth regains its balance, killing off the remainder of the polluters. |
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| "Mother Nature bats last." | |||
| John Muir, Founder, Sierra Club | |||