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I’m sure by now you’re all aware of Kim Jong-il’s death. He was one of the remaining enemies to capitalism we have left, and while not a communist per-se, his flavour of Confucian quasi-nationalism had undeniably socialist flavors to its ideological thinking. Thus, it is a more reasoned form of socialism than the Rev(isionist)Leftites subscribe to, and as well, a more rational and relatable at any rate than nationalism proper.

It is foolish to applaud Kim Jong-il’s death whether like or hate, whether this was to your whim or woe. He was amongst the sole opponents remaining in a stance resolutely against the American regime. Then there’s all this ’socialism for babies’ neo-liberalist agenda figuratively pissing a mess over the entire Jucheist movement for the benefit of their own distancing. At sovietempire.com they are celebrating his death. At revleft.org they are celebrating his death. I’m more than certain.

But here is the sad truth to so turn the other edge of the sword revealing a so brutal truth of the reality of RevLeft and SovEmp’s allegiances: they only care for the gays, they only care for women, they only care for those who believe they’re women when they’re blatantly not, and so on. The poor is an organ and masses they so in their bourgeois pseudo-worker contempt piss on with delight. The morality and ideals of communism are ones that have long eluded their collective, 4chan-esque, anonymous troll hivemind. Socialism and principles are not hand in hand for them; it is their divorce on the pretext of their little pent, personal, insecurity-entwined issues that, in their collective groups, help enforce a continual cycle of exhaltion thereby; for each daddy-complex or gender crisis they come together to create a banding together and mislabel it ’socialist revolution.’

They are part of the problem.
They are the bourgeoisie.

One’s intellectual fortitude must be comprised of absolute moronic stupdity to celebrate the death of this man. Let’s present it this way; what do we have left? If I went there tommorow, and I’ve the Korean language skills to direct a documentary on the country, there would be no censorship from the DPRK state media or other tourist and guidance organs, rather, the Western autists and their banking and media cartel elite — probably half-comprised of RevLeft traitors — would be stifling the word’s course outward in proverbial chastity of its release. Under the context that it was ‘non-political correct’ rhetoric or other pseudo-leftists devices and figures of fascist ideation implantation into the unquestioning media-consumer masses of the Americas and Europe, or they would simply grab it from the post-production process and burn the entire thing thus ensuring its non-broadcast’s immortality, keeping me silenced out of fear of losing my livelihood while stamping copyright protection in favour of their profiteering all through out, using their media propaganda centers to ultimately distort the original image of my message anyway.

It’s censorship like this that not only is ubiquitous to the west but also exclusive and unique to the west. Virtually unseen in other cultures, it is a specifically western phenomenon. Other country’s moderation teams rarely ever ban people but on rare exception of severe and grave rule infraction, genuine cases which aren’t simply a treading on the sensibilities of others. It could conceivably happen but it does not. I’ve been on Russian forums, Iranian forums, pro-DPRK forums which are ultimately run by foreigners, some of which are native to Korea; it is a foreign concept for them to simply ban for banning’s sake, whereas in the West it is what moderators pride themselves on. This shows the incorrectness of Western culture and placing it into light the dispicableness, evilness and sinfulness of their values. It is in power they relish, and its excersize over the people that power in which they relish. Even when the opportunity is to avail it would seem that the Western moderator is more likely to wield it for its own sake than almost any other cultural group’s moderation on the planet. When they don’t have those opportunities, they scurry and scrounge trying to find or, if to no avail, make those opportunities, bending rules and distorting maxim to construct a makeshift banner under which to impose fascism.

The internet was invented to communicate and relate ideas, not to survail, track, and suppress people. A fortess of solitude seems to be more in the interests of Western internet administrators, than facilitating an environment of free exchange, only to get worse.

DPRK and its allies, even after Kim Jong-eun’s successorship, will continue priding itself and bastioning the championship league of moral superiority eschewing the blatant infringement of the rights and freedoms of peoples the US so prophesize in their
"Where did you cut and paste this from?"

Regrettably, I wrote all those myself, a waste of my talent, if I don’t say so myself.

Have a nice day.

So I have seen many forums of peoples opinions about the strongest characters in the Naruto universe, and althought I respect they’re opinions most of them I must reject. My list is not taking into account the current state, illness, or whether they have a Tailed Beast but only how strong they were at their prime. (Including those who are deceased)
1. Sage of the Six Paths. Yes I know he has been dead for many many years however consider the small amount of information about him that we know and the things that he had done while he was alive, it should be obvious why he is at the top.
2. Hashirama Senju. Althought it is still unclear to me why he could control Tailed Beasts in the first place, I have come to learn that he could and considering the tale that he had defeated Madara in battle when Madara was at his prime and had his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he should be somewhere at the top.
3. Madara Uchiha. At his prime, he could control the Nine Tailed Fox (Argueably the most powerful Tailed Beast) and therefore likely could control the others as well. He had the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and as far as i’ve heard relatively great mastery over it. I dont know if he can use the Susanoo yet but considering that he can use Izangi i’d say that he should be able to or was able to at some point. Although his weapon choices are stupid, his eyes alone are incredibly powerful.
4. Itachi Uchiha. If you take away his illness I personally think that he could easily fight on equal ground or even defeat both Madara and Hashirama. He may not be able to use it for very long but his Susanoo has the Totsuka Sword and the Yata Mirror, weapons that make him virtually invincible. One touch from the sword alone and you’re toast. I would put him higher on the list, but I dont 100% know what Madara and Hashirama are capable of.
5. Nagato. His chakra level is on a whole other level. Everyone says that Kisame has epic chakra, but Nagato was able to terrorize the leaf Village, kill many villagers, then level 90%, fight Naruto himself, fight the Naruto in his 4 – 8 Tailed form, use a decent size Planetary Devastation, AND bring all the people he had killed back to life. Yes this did kill him, but doing all that on top of the techniques that he uses easily puts him top of the list.
6.Minato Namikaze. Taking into account his speed and his best technique, the Rasengan, a perfect scenario is that he uses his speed to get behind his opponent, tank them with his Rasengan and boom! The fight is done!
7. Jiraiya. In a stats book that I found, Jiraiya is tied for 1st in power with Itachi. Now they dont have very much information about the stats of say Madara or Nagato but considering Jiraiya fought Nagato without knowing what he was capable of, figuring out the secret and then fighting all 6 at once for a good amount of time, on top of the other ninja he had fought and beaten in his life, he is very powerful.
8. Mu (Second Tsuchikage?) Althought not much is know about him, he had enough recognition to be known and summonded by Kabuto many years after he had died. His Technique of walking around virtually unseen is incredible and although I have only heard of few Dust Syle techniques, it is something to be feared.
9. Shisui Uchiha. Again, not much is known but he also did have the Mangekyo Sharingan and could have possibly used Susanoo or Izanagi. He was most known for his technique "Kotoamatsuki" which if he had been like Danzo and somehow got a hold of the first Hokage’s DNA, his powers would be on a different level.
10. Sasuke Uchiha. There probably would be alot of debate on who should be on the list, Naruto or Sasuke but Sasuke still has the Mangekyo Sharigan which in my opinion trumps Sage Mode. If you were to compare the powerful techniques of both, Sasukes Susanoo vs Naruto’s RasenShuriken, i think the Susanoo would triump.

Well, thats my list, please leave a comment of what you think and make any corrections you think should be necessary. Sorry for it being so long, I have many opinions.

NOT IN ORDER.

1. Itachi Uchiha
2. Pain/ Nagato
3. Sasuke Uchiha
4. Current Tsuchikage
5. Killer Bee
6. Shisui Uchiha
7. Madara Uchiha
8. Sage Of Six Paths
9. 1st Hokage
10. Minato / 4th Hokage

SPECIAL MENTIONS. Naruto- He has really grown into a threat. well he always been one but now hes getting to a whole different level then he used 2 be. Once he can control the 9 tails cloak w. Sage he will be a monster!

Kabuto- He a threat a powerful one fused w. orochimaru and now apparently gotten stronger. Plus Madara sided with him cuz he was afraid to go against him and ruin his Moon plan.

Jiraya- Legendary Sannin, he was powerful , but i think now Naruto at this point surpassed him. Cuz Jiraya lost to Pain a weakened one at that . Cuz his old body etc. and Naruto beated him. so yeah probably he would deff be top 15 strongest.

We cant really say anything about the revived kage and jinkurruchki cuz like they were at first telling them their movements and we havent really seen anything. usually the villians died at most 2 chapters unless they skipped them 4 the time being. So Mu can be on top 10 but havent seen much. But yeah cant wait 4 more naruto 2 days. hope this helps.

http://www.soompi.com/forums/topic/181109-unseen-more-tiffany-snsd-before-debut/
Tiffany looked a lot darker pre-debut

In photoshoots in addition to photoshopping they also make their skin lighter.
SNSD’s photos get a lot of photoshop. I mean the photo of Jessica for Legally Blonde you can’t even see her knees they photoshopped them out so much.

Most likely she stayed out of the sun and wore sunscreen. Lightening creams and lotions are readily available as well so she probably used those for some time. It doesn’t take that long to become lighter.

Luna was dark and debut but now she’s really light. She definitely used bleaching creams to speed up the process.

not in-laws, i mean people who you are blood related to. weird question, but its apparently more common then i thought because i stumbled across an entire forum of people talking about it. what was seen cannot be unseen.

it happens more then most ppl want to believe, but the numbers r unknown due to the shame that comes with it.

I’ve never used a power strip for my laptop. Never thought I needed one, but recently I’ve invested in one out of fear, but is it really true that my laptop has already sustained damages from power surges, but they’ve fortunately been minor enough to affect only its performance (and its unseen interior) and not the whole laptop that it didn’t die on me completely?

Is there anyway to run some sort of diagnostic test to see if its performance has been crippled by it? (and don’t change the topic to laptops overheating, since I totally don’t have that problem having added 1-in. high laptop feet to keep it very cool).

I don’t really notice anything different except that it’s really slow to start up. It’s a samsung r580-jsb1us laptop.

And don’t say that the brick that’s part of the charger prevents power surges– many websites and forums say that that is simply not the case. It is simply an voltage converter and that is all.

And don’t say that power surges only happen during a storm. They happen a lot more often than naive people think due to various reasons you can look up yourself.

I’ve found a website that says power surges can slowly kill my laptop, but I haven’t found additional websites that support it. Even if it did, there’s nothing I can do about it- I know that now, but I just want additional confirmation anyway.

Cite your sources, preferably websites.
Yeah, over time the booting just kept getting slower and slower.. I keep the laptop plugged in all the time without the battery. the battery I store at 40% in my cool basement and only use it about once a week charging it partially before putting it back in the basement. The laptop functions as a replacement desktop.

The only efficient way you can test this is by using another charger. If you have a friend that has a compatible charger, try theirs to see if it makes a difference.

Usually, shorting out your laptop doesn’t do a lot of damage but if it happens around 3-4 times annually, you have a problem.

As I said, test it out with another one to see if it matters. If it doesn’t then you have an internal problem (motherboard perhaps). If it helps then you know you need a new charger.

Although its not a majority of the time, the chargers do have an impact with the laptop. If you need a new charger, you can go online on sites like ebay or amazon but I would personally suggest you visit Topmic instead .Topmic is well known for their great services and their durable products. They include free shipping and free lifetime warranty. Yes, lifetime. This means if the charger ever stops working on its own for whatever reason, they would replace it as many times as needed at no additional cost, for life.

This is a great way to save money in the long run and a good investment as well.

Here’s their link:
http://www.topmic.com

Best of luck.

….but why did so few actually comment on the primary question itself?

That is, WHY IS there such a "disconnect" between the conclusions of peer-reviewed scholarship of historians and religious studies scholars VERSUS the average Internet "skeptic"?

Usually one hears that the standard for the determination of facts is peer-reviewed scholarship but there is something about the question of Jesus’ existence where peer-review is rejected by many and in its place there is even an assumption that some major "unseen/unknown consensus of scholars" actually doubts that Jesus, the founder of the religion named for him, ever lived. SO ONCE AGAIN, WHY THE DISCONNECT when even atheist historians concur that Jesus actually existed (though they reject the New Testament’s historicity in terms of miracles, the resurrection, etc.)?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110219193721AA4lYMW
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>Why do people who are not academics think they >know anything about academia?

Good question. That is why I asked. I spent my entire professional life teaching Biblical studies and comparative religions (UK) and Biblical languages and history (USA) and the AAR/SBL membership consensus is nothing like what the skeptics try to imagine on R&S. Jesus’ existence simply isn’t a matter of debate or doubt. Never has been in my 52 years as a member of the societies.

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>I did kind of miss the point of the issue about the letter "J" though.
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Perhaps the non-linguists missed it. He was making a joke by pretending that "Jesus could not have existed in the first century because the letter J didn’t exist until around 600 AD/CE." Yes, it is very dry humor but it reminded me of an satirical essay back in the 1960’s which made a similar joke (a longer and more elaborate one) using the same argument for proving that Jehovah (YHWH in Hebrew) never existed because "J" hadn’t been invented yet. ["J" as a letter was originally created to represent a "long i" sound....so it was an "i" extending below the line.]

Yes, I suppose one has to be an old dried up and droll professor like myself to enjoy such dry humor!

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>REAL scholars DON’T universally agree that the Biblical Jesus existed. "Religious studies scholars", >people who study Christianity so that they can prove that the Bible is correct, aren’t scholars, they’re >whores.

The Dept of Religious Studies at your nearest major university will be quite shocked to learn that they are all on the taxpayer’s payroll in order to "prove that the Bible is correct" and are actually "whores"! (That would be especially shocking to the atheist who is Chairman of my department!)

[Yes, you have certainly convinced me that you all are very familiar with the life of scholars in the university academy! No doubt, all of the professors are fundy preachers and out to prove Jesus! Amen and Amen!!! LOL!]

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>Could you point me to some of these "peer-reviewed" articles/work by historians and religious studies scholars? Cause I have done some research to try and see if there’s a legitimate argument for Jesus’ existence, and all I’ve found so far is a bunch of evidence/argument that proves that certain places/minor characters (usu. politicians) mentioned in the NT actually existed – but nothing that really substantiates Jesus himself.
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Why don’t you start with the much-despised (by Christians) "anti-Jesus" scholar cited in the interview of the aforementioned question? (Simply click on the YA link above and then check out Dr Ehrman’s interview? The atheist who interviewed him basically shared your skepticism (but because he was not a scholar in this field he was oblivious to what most of us actually afirm about the existence of Jesus.)

And yes, I do place my lifetime as a professor over and above the imaginations/fantasies of a

I don’t believe he ever existed. The scholars don’t speak for everyone sweetie.

I’ve researched it for thirty years on my own. When history was well recorded at that time, why was there no record of a man that had masses of people following him? One that fed them all with one loaf of bread? I don’t think that was overlooked.

*Colanth* excellent.

This one cracked me up. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

The news isn’t that surprising, but the reaction is pretty flabbergasting: "Lawyers for Julian Assange have expressed anger about an alleged smear campaign against the Australian WikiLeaks founder. Incriminating police files were published in the British newspaper that has used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables. In a move that surprised many of Mr Assange’s closest supporters on Saturday, The Guardian newspaper published previously unseen police documents that accused Mr Assange in graphic detail of sexually assaulting two Swedish women. One witness is said to have stated: ‘Not only had it been the world’s worst screw, it had also been violent.’ Bjorn Hurtig, Mr Assange’s Swedish lawyer, said he would lodge a formal complaint to the authorities and ask them to investigate how such sensitive police material leaked into the public domain. ‘It is with great concern that I hear about this because it puts Julian and his defence in a bad position,’ he told a colleague."

As William Shatner said in the Airplane sequel, "Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes."

Aw, that’s a bummer, huh, Julian? Isn’t it terrible when the Guardian publishes sensitive information without the slightest care about the impact on the lives of everyone else? Yeah.

The Confluence chuckles, "Hey! We’re the only ones who can leak stuff to the media! I guess somebody must have leaked the information. Leaks are good, right?"

Even the Village Voice is about a quart low when it comes to sympathy: "The Guardian, meanwhile, laughs it off: ‘Julian is not a confidential source. The argument that the papers involved with the WikiLeaks cables should not report criticism of him is one all journalists would find ridiculous.’

continues: http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/forum/topics/no-really-julian-assange-is
@ soMEone and Ricky – I believe Manning is a traitor and his enabler Assange has committed espionage against the United States. I guess we can agree to disagree on this one. I’m fine with that. You have the right to be wrong.

Lol.

That is funny. You know, the site preaches it’s "fighting corruption," but that’s a bunch of hype. So, revealing that Saudi Arabia dislikes the leader of Iran, from a top secret document only the US was supposed to have, fought corruption?

So, he’s now in Saudi Arabia’s place. What goes around comes around. He should’ve anticipated the global backlash. You know what’s the funniest aspect? America has nothing to do with it. I mean we’ve heard all about how America was doing this and that against him, yet, where’s the proof? You know that would be leaked.

Four years ago I posted this survey and got some very interesting responses. Although at that time I tried to post similar surveys for christians and agnostics, for some reason YA deleted them. Trying again. if anybody here answered before and have changed some of your views I’d like to read about it.

1.How long have you been an atheist?

2.How did you come to this decision?

3.How did your immediate family react to your decision?

4.Since becoming an atheist have you had any doubts about the existence of God or a higher power?

5.Do you believe in ANY unseen spirits such as fairies, ghosts or demons?

6.Do you feel it necessary to ‘convert’ others to atheism?

7.Do you feel the need to associate with other atheists formally or informally?

8.Do you think the Bible contains any value such as wisdom, intrinsic truths or historic references? If so what value do you attribute to it?

9.Has atheism affected your life for better or worse?

10.Do you come to this forum because:(choose as many as apply)
a.you have sincere questions or answers
b.you enjoy debates
c.to set believers straight
d. you enjoy ridiculing believers
e.you enjoy the company of other atheists
f.some other reason (state reason)
Disciple of Jesus, please see se my other survey for believers.

1)17 years…i’m 20
2)a silly preacher who was sillier than most cartoons
3)an aunt told me i was gonna burn in hell
4)of course i doubt it..thats why im an atheist
5)only spirits@liquor stores
6)no..but i love discussing it and pointing out all the cartoonish details of it
7)it would be nice..but atheists are a minority.
8)ya..but so do harry potter books
9)for the better—facts and reality are good things
10)B, C, D, E
F-I love trippin off the ignorance of fundies..that doesnt mean I flat out ridicule them..just love reading the silly stuff they post

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