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  1. bain-druie

    Just what is this?

    I really hope I'm wrong, but to me it seems you may very well have a Tree of Heaven: PCA Alien Plant Working Group - Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) :sorry1: Some idiot thought they'd feed silkworms with it; it didn't work, and they proceeded to try to take over the entire continent...
  2. bain-druie

    Victim of acid attack wants her attacker blinded

    Me too. The filmmaking on this was really effective - starting out with his message on her machine, telling her she 'doesn't understand what he's going through' and that he only did it so he could be with her because he loves her soooo much.... really set the tone for me. :facepalm: Yeah...
  3. bain-druie

    Post your pic!

    You have one of the most contagious and beautiful smiles I've ever seen. :foryou: Thanks for sharing it!
  4. bain-druie

    Post your pic!

    Well, you know there's a bonfire and a horn of mead waitin' for you! [Actually, I still have to order the horn, but you know what I mean :o]
  5. bain-druie

    Post your pic!

    That photo was taken in Heritage Grove, very near Portola State Forest. It's 15 miles from Palo Alto, which is about 30 miles south of San Francisco. It really is one of the most beautiful places on earth! :cloud9:
  6. bain-druie

    Post your pic!

    Thank you, O Lovely One. ;) These trees go beyond all my expectations; they really have to be seen (and smelled, and sat under) to be believed!
  7. bain-druie

    Victim of acid attack wants her attacker blinded

    According to the last part of the second video, acid-throwing has dropped to an all-time low since this case went public. Acid-throwing has been around for a long time, as was pointed out on the thread, I believe; so what's different? The threat of retribution. Here you have a criminal who...
  8. bain-druie

    Monogamy in Humans: Natural or Not?

    Thank you for this excellent explanation of your problem with the terms 'natural' and 'unnatural'. I agree that they're used to denote moral approval, which is not the intended meaning, and as I said above, language evolves too - so maybe we need a new term. :yes: I completely agree with you...
  9. bain-druie

    Monogamy in Humans: Natural or Not?

    I respect your issues with the article in the OP; I agree it's not the pinnacle of scientific knowledge, and rather typical of mass-media scientific journalism. However, I think that once you accept that's what it is, it does a pretty good job of making a point. We'll just have to disagree on...
  10. bain-druie

    Worshipping/Revering Gods/Goddesses from different pantheons

    LOL :p - with that out of the way *ahem*: Taranis and I had an Unfortunate Incident somewhere in the mists of time. More on that some other time... I also dislike him intensely because of his character; he's way too tyrannical and pushy for my taste. The one time I interacted with him in this...
  11. bain-druie

    Worshipping/Revering Gods/Goddesses from different pantheons

    :areyoucra WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN, 'OLDER'?!!? Knockout
  12. bain-druie

    Monogamy in Humans: Natural or Not?

    Actually, as I understand it, antisocial behavior within the family/tribe/clan has always been atypical, and is *not* natural. Herd instinct and self-preservation are natural, and led in the past to ostracizing and punishing violent, destructive members of a society - at least when they acted...
  13. bain-druie

    Monogamy in Humans: Natural or Not?

    I take your point that 'natural' may be understood in different ways, and hence may become an unhelpful descriptive unless it is defined from the outset. But assuming I use 'natural' in its literal sense in English [adjective 1. existing in or formed by nature ( opposed to artificial): a...
  14. bain-druie

    Post your pic!

    ...and one of its great-great-great-grandchildren...
  15. bain-druie

    Post your pic!

    One of the MOST AMAZING trees I've ever met:
  16. bain-druie

    Pagan Burial?

    I completely agree with what many people have already said. :yes: For me, it would be hypocritical not to recycle my body completely: I'm an organ donor, and I prefer sky burial (leave me out under the eye of the sun and moon, and let the crows etc. have the eyes and all the other yummy bits...
  17. bain-druie

    is god...

    As I see it, yes. The incredible diversity of interpretation is proof that their subjective bases continue to this day; the intrafaith arguments - which among Abrahamics are often of legendary ferocity - only happen because of the inherent exclusivity of many Abrahamic views.
  18. bain-druie

    is god...

    *Ahem* - on behalf of the many wise trees out there, I'd like to object. They understand us just fine; it is we who do not understand them. :rainbow1:
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