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The name's Erik, I'm a screen-printing finishing operator from Tennessee. I have a knack for the analytical, an intrigue in theoretical physics and a growing interest in politics. The outskirts of possibility, the view from the corner of the box and the abstract

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Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Reflections: Living every day with passion: 3 of 226
Imagine, if you will, a book outlining every moment of your life. We all have such a book, each page pertaining to a day of our lives. However, no page may repeat. Thus, for each day we go through the same routine and nothing else, there is no additional page.To live with passion means to make each day memorable. We may not r... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should stem cell research be federally funded?: 1 of 30
Stem cell research, and the use thereof as a medical treatment, is not so new an advent as it is often portrayed. The abundance of stem cells in bone marrow is the reason it's used in transplants to treat such diseases as cancer and leukemia. The moral dilemma - which I have found stems from a limited understanding - comes fr... More..
Sciences > Physics Is time real or relative?: 2 of 36
To begin, I would like to point out the faulty labeling of the two sides of this argument. As it is stated, it implies that believing in the relativity of time denotes a disbelief in time being real. A better argument would be between time being real or an illusion, consistent or relative, as one could believe time to be a co... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God The debate over creation and evolution: 6 of 94
Let's disregard, for a time, the frequent presentation of empirical evidence in support of Evolution. Creationists would sooner believe texts penned by primitive Men claiming to be speaking the Word of God. Instead, let's focus on the wording of a crucial Biblical verse In the argument for Creation, Genesis 2:7, which states... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News (Other) Testimonies: Emergency room visits: 1 of 13
I'm one of those people who doesn't go to any sort of doctor unless it absolutely is an emergency, and even then, I'm reluctant to go to the emergency room. I fully understand that emergency rooms are understaffed and often over-run, but that's no excuse for some of the atrocities I've experienced and witnessed therein. Here,... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather Should scientists be allowed to divert a hurricane away from a major city, dooming rural residents?: 2 of 21
Some things, human beings should be incapable of achieving. Of course, we aren't exactly known to follow these rules, what with the advents of biological warfare, crystal meth and the atomic bomb. But, should we find a way to reach these forsaken grounds, we should take care to tread lightly upon them, if at all. The idea of... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Would higher gas taxes help fight global warming?: 1 of 9
To be honest, the flaws in thinking that increased gas taxes will decrease global warming are so many that it's difficult to decide where to begin. They fall into two basic categories though, misunderstanding of atmospheric nature and misunderstanding of human nature. The notion that carbon emissions cause global warming is ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights How can we change our destiny?: 10 of 85
The tricky thing about destiny, or fate in general, is that it's not as set-in-stone as its advocates might portray it. Rather, it's more of a living web. Think of an action as pitching a stone against a pane of glass, thin enough to crack but too thick to shatter. From the point of impact, a webbing of cracks spreads, new on... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Is Dungeons and Dragons really satanic?: 9 of 75
Let me begin by pointing out that, while the use of magic and such is often considered the realm of Satanism by Christians, Dungeons and Dragons (henceforth referred to as D & D) takes place in an alternate universe with little direct reference to figures of any faiths of our world, none of them pertaining to Christianity... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should steroid use ever be allowed in professional sports?: 5 of 40
Honestly, it's a bit absurd that this is still up for debate after so many years. The fact that doping has been a part of sports since the first athletic competition is nary an excuse to leave it in the game. Murder has been a part of life since the days of Cain and Abel, but that doesn't mean we should simply dismiss murder ... More..