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Ancient old guy, 80, and I have been called a curmudgeon, and at times relish the appellation.

One of my hobbies is the study of religion, and I have followed that for over 20 years now, and I have a collection of writings that are real history, written by

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Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Anti-smoking legislation's ineffectiveness: 5 of 16
It looks to me like the "do-gooders" will not rest until they protect us from ourselves.I think that those good hearted folks will not rest until they force all the rest of us to conform to THEIR standards!Yes I smoke, and I have for many years. I will keep on smoking as I choose to, despite what those narrow-minded folks thi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Family Law Should abortion for underage children require parental consent?: 14 of 29
As has been said before, should the child, girl, young woman, find that she is going to have a child, she should have the right to decide to carry that child to term.For many years I have been in favor of a woman's right to control of her own body.As to the circumstances of that pregnancy, what if it was the product of rape? ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Reflections: Debunking The Bible: 5 of 10
I don't believe the Bible. It is a collection of PAGAN tales and myths that were collected over centuries before the collection of books we call the Bible ever appeared. The Catholic church admits that they don't know who wrote the books, they kinda "tacked on" names they THOUGHT might be appropriate. What we call our Bible i... More..
Sports & Recreation > Auto Racing (Other) The evolution of dragsters and their engines: 1 of 1
I started out in auto racing in 1948, yes, that long ago. By the bye, I'm 80.Back then we had either reworked old engines or expensive special purpose engines, that almost no one could afford. Back then there was only ONE real racing engine, the Offenhauser, designed the year I was born, 1926.1/2 mile dirt tracks, very few pa... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Is there one, true religion that is better than all the others?: 95 of 155
Religion is the effort by man to make his/her lot in life better. It started out by having good luck in the hunt, curing a sick child, and to ward off natural calamities.All of this was way back there, and the "religious leader" was the head honcho who ruled by nothing but muscle power. He, and it was NEVER a woman, found tha... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Why we can't leave Iraq: 9 of 14
We can and we should leave Iraq.We have lost men and equipment and caused damage to that country.Now that we are seriously considering leaving, I can forsee what will take place when we do leave.Those in power will grab all the money they can get their fingers on, try to grab all the weapons they can get their fingers on, and... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Theocracy reconsidered in solving modern problems: 2 of 3
To those that feel that theocracy in government is the answer:Any party or group that comes to power is primarily dedicated to one thing at first, consolidating their power!One of the steps that they WILL take is eliminating any and all competition. And depending on the scale of that competition, their methods may get quite h... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Are we really free to express our spiritual beliefs?: 16 of 23
We have as much freedom to express our religious beliefs as our circumstances will let us subject to the reactions of those we profess to!Let me add that I most certainly do believe in a Supreme Power, however I most certainly do NOT believe the Bible, or for that matter, most of the "religious' books.My "pet peeve" is the we... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should the government decide what preachers can say from the pulpit: 24 of 33
It was with great foresight that our founding fathers declared that we could not have the church involved with our government, we were, at that time, the victims of the church/state duo of England, and the church would step in and tell the king what to do in "matters of faith" and quickly order punishment to those that argued... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Soldiers & Veterans Should the draft be reinstated?: 20 of 27
Yes!Over many years the Swiss have had a mandatory stint of service required of all the men and women in their country. They have had, and may still have, a requirement that every household had a weapon in it and the family was required to know how to use it.How long has it been since the last war that the Swiss were in?Israe... More..