Comments for My Chicago Rant

Comment on Get yourself a Free New Car – Unbelievable, But True! by HP

HP — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:07:59 +0000

In addition, they use tactics like framing (presenting their beliefs in a very particular way to show them in the best possible light when, if it were restated more plainly, they would not be palatable). << Note here this is why you often hear Christians puting forward ideas in nearly identical ways. That is because the idea itself is subsidiary to the spin and emotional content.

They create a since of urgency – "You’re only a heartbeat away from eternity. Areyou ready to face your creator and be judged".

They use guilt tactics.

Very many things they do are bread and butter for propaganda and sales.
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Comment on Get yourself a Free New Car – Unbelievable, But True! by Selar

Selar — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:05:59 +0000

people lie all the time- even satan will come disguised as an angel of light. THAT is why we have a bible to read and test to see if people are scriptural telling the truth. Beware of false prophets for there are many. God does not expect you to take the word of man-He wants you to challenge it.
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Comment on Get yourself a Free New Car – Unbelievable, But True! by Gypsy

Gypsy — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:03:59 +0000

Oh good! None of these three apply to my religion (eclectic Paganism). Thank you for posting this (I actually mean that, it's not sarcasm). It's good for people to keep these things in mind.
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Comment on Get yourself a Free New Car – Unbelievable, But True! by TerrorAndHubris

TerrorAndHubris — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:01:59 +0000

Humanity is the biggest con of them all because humanity believes he has all the answers to life.
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Comment on Get yourself a Free New Car – Unbelievable, But True! by Born Again Skeptic

Born Again Skeptic — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:59:59 +0000

Religion in general
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Comment on Get yourself a Free New Car – Unbelievable, But True! by Josh B

Josh B — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:57:40 +0000

The biggest con of them all (people of all beliefs)?
There are lots of varieties of cons. However, if you see these three things, it is ALWAYS a con and you will not only not get what you think you are getting, but you will loose something in the bargain.

1. The Big Lie. It works because it is so unbelievable that no one would make up such a story, therefore is must be true.

2. Something for nothing. This one sets your greed button and causes you yourself to come up with rationalizations for the ‘red flags’ you are seeing. You come up with the plausible reasoning yourself as to why you should believe them (let alone your willingness to believe their excesses).

3. You must prove you are trustworthy (or worthy of such a windfall). This works because, how we honest people prove we are trustworthy, is by being trusting. We overtly trust them, show them our soft underbelly. We wouldn’t do that (in our own minds) unless we were trustworthy (worthy) ourselves.

So, if you see these three things, run away. It is ALWAYS a scam. Incidentally, the Christian evangelists that have come up to me offering their wares (a free trip to heaven) have offered all three of these warning signs: The big lie (God killed his own son because it was the only way for the rest of us to get to heaven), something for nothing (all I have to do to get to heaven is to believe this story), and I must prove I’m worthy (I cannot get to heaven unless I believe this story, no matter how good of a person I am otherwise). RUN AWAY!

Comment on Interesting Bucks, UK Facts by sparrow

sparrow — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:48:59 +0000

1. White-tailed deer establish a home-range territory and will not leave it! It has been documented that deer will starve rather than leave their territory. Moral of the story — maintain adequate nutrition!

2. Wild white-tailed have been known to live at least to 11-years in the wild, but I suspect a very small percentage live even longer. Now those are mature deer!

3. With optimal habitat conditions, deer populations can double in size annually! Without regulated hunting and proper harvest management, deer will destroy wildlife habitat and suffer tremendous population die-offs.

4. If you took 2 white-tailed deer in the absence of predators, in just 7-years those two animals alone can produce a herd of up to 35 animals! I wish my savings increased at that rate.

5. In areas of overpopulation, deer cause an over-browsing affect we call a “browse line.” You do not want a browse line on your ranch! After a browse line is created, it takes years under a low deer density for browse plants to re-establish and recover.
http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/07/interesting-facts-about-white-tailed-deer/
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Comment on Interesting Bucks, UK Facts by Justin

Justin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:46:18 +0000

Please name some interesting facts about white-tailed bucks!!!?
I mean very interesting that most people don’t know. And for those people that don’t know, if you would like to do research, bucks are male deer.
hehe sparrow. i found a website and thats the egg-zact same one that you found. i guess ill give you the best answer if no one else answers the question but if someone else does, best of luck

Comment on Amsterdam Along the Ij by Willeke

Willeke — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:47:59 +0000

As far as I know it is a canal for professional crafts mainly, and there is little enough mooring on the canal itself.
I know that you can get off in Utrecht and moor in the water of the town, (but I have never ’sailed’ it and am not completely sure.)
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Friends who are in Utrecht right now for the night, on a long travel.

Comment on Amsterdam Along the Ij by Me & Mine.

Me & Mine. — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:45:21 +0000

Who has travelled along the Amsterdam Rhine canal to Utrecht ?
Where can you come off the main canal to moor?