Carl Sagan is always on the money for me.
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Check out the dot to the right of the middle.
"Look again at that dot. That's here, that's home, that's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every...
Now, that's a statement that just cries out for justification!
Edit: did you mean to write 'unequivocally' instead, or does your statement stand as it is?
Definition of equivocal:
1a : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse <an equivocal statement> b ...
Do you equate nationalism with pride in one's country?
I am proud of my country's achievements, culture, language, environment and so on, but I certainly wouldn't deem my country superior to others. IMO that pride is a form of (or a component of) nationalism.
I'm an atheist, and the natural world is what I derive my inspiration and purpose from.
No I don't. No evidence to suggest it does.
I doubt it. However, I am asking for evidence for your specific claims that you have written throughout this thread and others. Using words such as "impossible"...
Interesting response. Given that you are making specific claims about the way you think Nature works, I was hoping for evidence in terms of tested hypotheses and data to back up your emphatic claims of "Impossible! Can't be done!" Seems like you can't supply this, in which case your ideas don't...
I don't deny myself checking. I have to do it. People around me know this, so they tolerate it. I do make myself (and others) late for things quite often, but that's secondary. Really selfish, I know, but I can't help it. Years ago, my girlfriend was driving us somewhere and I had to get her to...
I, too, fulfil them, but I'm getting increasingly angry at the control they exert over me and the amount of time wasted in what I know to be futile actions.
Time permitting, I'll see what I can dig up from the net on this and I'll post anything useful here.
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No, I haven't seen anyone about it, but I'm reaching the stage where I think I'll have to. The response from your doctor was pretty harsh. Okay, GPs aren't qualified to deal with a lot of psychological issues, but he should have refered you to someone who is.
How do you deal with it yourself?
I've not been officially diagnosed with it, but I'm sure I've got it.
I have to make sure I have switched everything off before I leave a room or the house. I need to go round and check everything is switched off at least three times and (here's the fkn crazy bit!) sometimes I'm not convinced...