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We kind of got into this one in this thread: http://www.eupedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15507&page=2

Why would you want to be married in heaven Tsuyoiko? It's only an institution which allows you to procreate, and you certainly don't want to be doing that in heaven-there wouldn't be enough room for everyone, look at all the people trying to get in. I'd much rather go to hell personally, much...

It seems to be working, but I haven't paid a huge amount of attention to my weight. I think I have lost 5-7 kgs in the four or five weeks I have been on it, but at the same time I have not been too fanatical with it. It's fairly easy to stick to, and definitely suppresses your appetite. I veered...

Thanks Tsuyoiko. I have heard things too, both bad and good. Just a matter of keeping an eye on everything I think, to make sure I don't get sick. I don't plan on staying on the first phase for years to come anyway. As an aside, I've noticed some anti-Atkins writers claim that Atkins...

I'm on the Atkins diet. It's pretty easy as I can still eat most of the things I like like meat, fish, cheese. It was hard to give up bread at first but now I am used to it. I miss pierogi too, and sushi (but sashimi is ok).

How about Maciamo? After that I think Stalin, becuase aside from his purgres, his actions and those of his successors resulted in half of Europe sitting around in a grey communist smog while the rest of Europe developed and moved on.

Economic -3.13 Social -5.13 There are some good questions in it, but I have some objections too; (a) it doesn't distinguish between international relations and domestic politics, but I think you have to, (b) some of the propositions were a bit out there, and so I could only answer if I suspended...

Personal Issues 90% Economic Issues 40% Liberal

I'm sorry to say this, but it's been bugging me for a couple of days now: I'm surprised some of you have the time to go over these arguments so many times, which isn't so bad in itself, but when you are being baited into arguing against obviously antagonistic religious propaganda, with...

Well Kinsao, it is a double standard-the state has the right to determine when to take a life, but individuals don't.

Welcome back mikecash, couldn't stay away?

Good question. Perhaps they function to make the religion more tangible, while psychologically you become more involved, which is good for keeping followers (excuse my cynicism). I don't think the rituals in themselves bring anything to the human condition per se, but make the religion more of a...

I think an important distinction to be made between religion and philosophy is rituals. Perhaps these then make the religious experience more intense and absorbing than purely intellectual notions and constructs like philosophy, by connecting the (religious) belief with the physical realm and...

The EU is not recognised diplomatically as a sovereign state and is not capable of diplomatic relations with other states (obviously except for EU member states), and is therefore arguably not a state. Treaties or agreements passed by the Commission are only valid if the member states agree to...

EU member states do not really fall under the control of the European Commission in the way that states are controlled by an executive body. Moreover, sovereign states usually have a foreign policy, which distinguishes it from the semi-independent states or federation states that may fall under...