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I've put a great deal of thought into every aspect of what I do as a parent. There's nothing accidental about any of it. I wanted children, and I waited until I felt that I had the resources, time, energy, and intellectual and emotional maturity to raise them properly. I carefully nurtured...

Are you afraid of death? I mean your death. Is it something you think about often or sometimes? I am afraid of death. I find that the older I get the more I think about it. I'm trying to live a healthier lifestyle. I wonder if I have the beginnings of a disease that will kill me...

Hello. I am dating a wonderful woman who is a Lutheran (ELCA) and our relationship is getting serious. She has two lovely children ages 6 and 8, and I have two girls ages 8 and 10. We are talking about doing a Brady Bunch thing. I am not a religious person. I have studied the Bible...

I'm experimenting with sobriety at the moment. I've kind of been down a rabbit hole for a while. I expect to be posting more as I'll need something to do with myself. Just thought I'd warn you all. Chris

You tell me. Chris

Psychology has, I think we'd all probably agree, advanced considerably since Freud. What I want to know is: is the current schema of psychology, as it relates to a hierarchy of the self, solid, scientific fact in the same sense that evolution, or the big bang, or quantum physics is science, or...

CZ gave me a kudo for a golf related remark, and Luna posted this to another thread: I'm shooting about 90. I live in Phoenix, AZ, golf capital of the universe. We're going into heatstroke golf season. You can play a sweet championship length course for $15 if you're willing to play at 113...

Luna Wil Paladin Tao Juan POO. Wil, I never told you that I find your creative approach to spirituality inspiring. Thank you! Chris

What if there's no greater purpose to life? What if it's just what we make of it and nothing more? What if there's no "beyond", no cosmic reason, no karma, no nothing. What if we're not important? Maybe we just can't live with the awful terror of the ultimate meaninglessness of our...

So, the people who've been here a while probably know most of this stuff. I'm a 45 year old man. I've never worked out in my life. I've worked hard my whole life, just never exercised. I smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for about 28 years. Two years ago this June my brother died suddenly...

What is right sex? Chris

I've been pondering the problem of defining God. Specifically, I've been thinking about the somewhat ambiguous definitions that my friends here have offered to explain their personal take on what "God" might be. Also, I've been trying to come up with a definition that would allow me to combine...

Here's something fun. It's a vocabulary quiz. For every word you get right the sponsors donate rice to the UN World Food Program. Get the word right and you get a harder word, get it wrong and you get an easier word. There are sixty levels. Right now I'm hovering around level 44...

Let's say that pragmatism is no obstacle. Imagine an ideal pan national Islamic unity... What does it look like? What does Islam look like in a modern golden age? What would you like it to be? Chris

Michelle Obama is a total MILF. Did you see that purple dress? Mmmmm...Yes baby, you ARE first lady. In fact, you're once, twice, three times a lady...mmmmm, yes...yes you are. Chris

This new banner for a Christian dating service is cracking me up. What does Certified Christian mean? Is it like USDA (U S Dept. of Agriculture) certified beef? Do the girls have a brand on their butt cheek "Certified Christian?" I dunno, I have a weird sense of humor, but I find it...

The meeks are going to inherit the earth. What does it mean to be meek? Chris

Hey, I saw you cruising around. How's life and stuff? My oldest daughter Aubrey just rode her bike without training wheels. She just turned seven. Chris

This is a little challenge. Can you, in your own words, lay out a basic , eschatological time line outlining the major events that get us from now to the second coming? Just basic bullets is fine, no scriptural references are required unless you want extra points. But no C&P. If you can't...

Everything I've posted since 8-16-07 has been deleted. Why? Chris