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In some ways, being a true believing Christian might hinder fulfilling Christ's message to the world. Believers of anything rely on their tenets of belief to substantiate the very belief they hold. Approached this way, one has little incentive to challenge one's own understanding. Rather, the understanding becomes the pillar of proof. There in lies the pitfall.
One's faith becomes the proof of one's faith. Buddha cautioned against this circular blindness by advising folks to avoid taking anything he said on faith. His wanted his followers to trust but verify. To me this means keeping a positive outlook and an open mind to the possibility of at least a kernel of truth along with a heap of bias in most everything. The only way to separate the wheat from the chaff is to verify through one's own experience, as the decades pass by. Chapter 71 cautions us, To know yet to think that one does not know is best. Belief works against this, doesn't it?
We are biologically set up to accept things on faith. All animals are. All animals, including us, have faith in what their senses tell them about the world they experience. Mosquitoes have faith in their acute sense of CO2 which guides them to their next meal. Similarly, we have faith that our senses don't lie. Every instinct tells us that if something tastes good it must be good for us — that what we see 'out there' is real. How else would we be so easily hoodwinked by magicians, politicians and the producers of junk food — to name just three. Sure, we may have learned that a magician uses slight of hand, a politician panders, and junk food is not good for us, but instincts pulls us in anyway, at least somewhat.
In the wild, such faith in perception usually favors fitness, i.e., an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. Of course, various predators have evolved ways to use this to trap prey. The anglerfish (photo) and fishermen both come to mind here. Alas, for us, rational thinking easily warps the generally healthy instinct of faith and we end up simply hoodwinking ourselves. As chapter 65 notes, Of old those who excelled in the pursuit of the way did not use it to enlighten the people but to hoodwink them. Instinct and faith certainly fit the description "Of old".
So how does a Christian's faith hinder fulfilling Christ's message? Chapter 71's 'thinking that one knows' must play a huge role. I doubt any believer would see these connections when it comes to their core beliefs. However, noticing this in others is not only easy; it is irresistible. After all, seeing how wrong 'their' blind-spot is makes 'our' blind-spot feel even more right. If faith was the answer, the world would be different. Faith never enlightens us; it can only hoodwink us. 😉


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We're certainly waiting for the day that robots will be able to do all the mundane household chores for us, and that includes folding the laundry. Sure, Foldy could do that, but we don't mind having another alternative, and that's Willow Garage's PR2. This robot has been taught how to fold your laundry, though it seems like the robot has started with something easy, such as a towel. Fiddling with cloth isn't the easiest thing for robots to do, for obvious reasons, and we're glad to see that robots are making progress in household chores, after all, it means that we can become lazier, which is always comfortable. Check out a video of the PR2 folding something after the jump.
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Collection Directions article published in July issue of "portal: Libraries and the Academy"
Written by Lorcan Dempsey, Constance Malpas, and Brian Lavoie, "Collection Directions: The Evolution of Library Collections and Collecting" takes a broad view of the evolution of collecting behaviors in a network environment and suggests some future directions based on various simple models. A preprint of the article is available online (.pdf: 1.57MB/32pp.). An updated pre-print from OCLC Research is also available (.pdf: 649K/44pp.).
In this article, the authors look at the changing dynamics of print collections, at the greater engagement with research and learning behaviors, and at trends in scholarly communication. The goal is to provide context within which libraries can discuss changing patterns of investment across collection categories. The authors argue that the network is reconfiguring not only individual academic libraries but also the whole library system, as reduced transaction costs facilitate the unbundling of functions and their consolidation in network platforms and with other external service providers.
This article appears in the July 2014 issue of portal: Libraries and the Academy, an international refereed quarterly journal published by the Johns Hopkins University Press that includes articles that focus on all aspects of librarianship, knowledge management, and information services and studies within higher education. This special issue, subtitled Imagining the Future of Academic Libraries, was guest edited by Damon E. Jaggars, Columbia University. It explores the possibilities of what academic libraries might become or cease to be in a speculative future. Experts from different sectors of the academic library ecosystem share their visions of the future, with the intention of providing insights that might fuel the creation of vital futures for academic libraries and librarians.
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Dempsey, Lorcan, Constance Malpas, and Brian Lavoie. 2014. "Collection Directions: The Evolution of Library Collections and Collecting" in portal: Libraries and the Academy 14,3 (July): 393-423. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/summary/v014/14.3.dempsey.html
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court told Libya Thursday it has to hand over the son and one-time heir-apparent of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi so he can face charges of crimes against humanity.
Rejecting Libya's request to suspend an earlier order to Tripoli to hand over Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, judges at the Hague-based court said Libya is "currently obliged to surrender Mr. Gadhafi to the court."
An international legal tug-of-war has been going on for months between the international court and Libya over where Seif al-Islam should face justice. Libyan authorities have said they will try him next month.
Libya appealed the court decision that Gadhafi's son should be tried in The Hague and asked for an order to surrender him to be suspended pending the outcome of that appeal. The court rejected that request for suspension on Thursday.
Libya has argued that Seif al-Islam should be tried at home, but judges and the suspect's lawyers have cast doubt on the country's ability to give him a fair trial. Defense lawyer John Jones said last month that Seif al-Islam could be executed in Libya before the appeal is completed if he is not handed over to the court.
"The possible implementation of the death penalty in domestic proceedings would also create a grievous and irremediable consequence for Mr. Gadhafi, and completely undermine the ability of the Appeals Chamber to render a determination on the appeal," Jones wrote to the court.
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Brethren or The Graduating Class :— The Providence of God that has brought you by varied but converging ways, first to your meeting, as students, and now to your parting, has doubtless been preparing your work for you, as well as you for your work. God's Providence and God's Spirit supplement each other. As each age rises, new men arise to take the lead of it and to turn its activities into Christian channels. The preachers of a past generation give place to the preachers of the modern time, because of the great law that men are influenced most by those who are in sympathy with them. The everlasting gospel is everlasting because of its power of endless adaptation to the conditions of the humanity it is to save. And you, who are sent out to teach an age different in some respects from any that has gone before, must in some respects be different men from God's servants in the past, if you are to succeed in your ministry. "Like people, like priest," is a maxim that has a good meaning as well as a bad. As this is an age of intelligence, rapid thinking, hatred of shams, you can mould it for Christ only by being educated, alert and genuine men.
But it is to another point that I wish to call your special attention. It is an age in which all beliefs that take possession of men's minds, whether in science, literature or philosophy, intensely and dogmatically assert themselves. If you would cope with the age's skepticism and indifference, its pre-occupation and hostility, you must meet this assurance of unbelief with the sublimer assurance of faith; you must believe something with all your heart, and then you must declare it and stand for it, and offer combat to all who come. To this doubting, questioning time, you must present something beyond all doubt or question — the eternal truth of God,— present it with the true dogmatism of an unwavering faith. Then your faith shall be contagious, and those who hear you shall believe and live.
Is there a body of definite truth for which you may thus safely stand? And has this truth laid hold of you, so that you glory in nothing else but the preaching of it? These are the two great questions. I trust your course of instruction and investigation in this Seminary has settled the first one for you. I know that there are many "winds of doctrine " at present blowing; much doubt whether the apostles fully knew whereof they affirmed, and whether even Christ's teaching was not an accommodation to his times. There are many who question whether we can be sure enough what the New Testament teachings are, to warrant us in drawing a hard and fast line anywhere, and saying "This is truth," and "Thatisalie." But just this, John did — that Boanerges whose love could brook no slight upon Christ or his truth. And we have failed in our teaching, if we have not awakened within you a new and profound conviction that a magnificent and organic scheme of doctrine is made known in the Scriptures — a scheme of doctrine whose foundations are the nature and decrees of God, whose various parts have fixed and unchangeable relations to each other, and whose structure towers above all human systems and embraces truth with regard to heaven as well as with regard to earth.
One of the Bampton Lecturers, Garbett by name, has pointed out very clearly a distinct inculcation of this principle by one of the apostles. In an age of heresy and conflict Jude exhorts his readers to "contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints." Notice how much is implied here. First, he assumes the existence of a definite and well-known body of truth called "the faith." The belief of the church was not something vague and changeable, but it consisted of a clear and organized mass of religious doctrine, distinctly separable from the errors that assailed it, and recognized by all believers as characteristic of the Christian church. Secondly, this body of truth is characterized by completeness and finality; it is not susceptible of addition or diminution ; it is the faith "once," or as it should be translated, "once for all, delivered to the saints." Thirdly, there is an authority about it, because it has not originated in human reasonings or in human speculations, but has been given from above; it is " the faith once for all delivered," by God. And fourthly, this faith has been given as a sacred trust to a particular body, namely, the church, that they may keep it and defend it,— the faith has been "delivered to the saints." And thus we, as ministers of the church, are trustees, and into our hands this priceless treasure has been put, to ensure not only its safety and purity, but its universal diffusion through the world. What can humble us, what can exalt us, more than this, that we who are "less than the least of all saints," are yet chosen to be "stewards of the mysteries of God," and that "this grace is given us," that we might present "the unsearchable riches of Christ"!
You have the objective faith — the system of divine truth ; have you the subjective faith — the confidence and zeal that will lead you to devote your lives to its propagation and defense? This is the last question. I invite you to severe self-scrutiny, while you answer it. There is much to weaken this faith in our day. The skeptical habit is the prevalent habit of the time. The oldest and most settled beliefs have become open questions. God and conscience, heaven and hell, are all marked with interrogation-points. Dogmatic reviews have given place to critical journals in which doubters and disputants hold prolonged symposia. Laxity of doctrine — aye, scorn of doctrine — is epidemic. I beg you, stop where you are and go no further toward the work of the ministry, if you are not ready to meet this half-questioning, half-denouncing spirit, with faith in the living Christ and in the absolute truth and saving power of his word. If you have still the idea that Christian doctrine is dead dogma, that it is a human invention instead of a deliverance of God, that it weakens the human intellect instead of nourishing it with its proper food, and fetters the mind instead of expanding it with its vital breath,— in fine, if to contend earnestly for the old faith seems to be dogmatism, in the narrow and mean sense of positiveness where there is no certainty,— then turn back, the pulpit is no place for you. But, if you know whom you have believed, if God has revealed his Son in you, if you have indnbitable assurance that the Scripture doctrines of sin and salvation are the very truth of God, then go forward, — declare the whole counsel of God: whoever may refuse to hear, God's Spirit will make your word a word of power, and you shall both save yourselves and those who hear you.
One year ago this evening the class that preceded yours stood in like manner before me. How well we remember one of the members of that class, the manly but gentle, the noble but modest, Albert J. Lyon. As I think of his tall and graceful form, and then of the thorough scholarship and deep devotion that he showed in his Seminary course, I thank God that I was permitted to instruct him. He gave himself to the work of missions. With all the ardor of his ardent nature, he went across the intervening oceans to Christianize and civilize a mountain tribe in Northern Burmah. God spared his life just long enough to permit him to see in the distance the hills where he had expected to labor, and there, before the first year was over, he was called from work to rest, from labor to reward. How pathetically and impressively his example speaks to us to-night! Out from that new-made grave the other side of the sea there comes a voice, speaking to us of the glory of a Christian service performed under the eye and direction of the great Captain of our salvation, even though that service may only be one of suffering and death. May the Spirit that animated him be yours! If you go and continue in that Spirit, your life will not be in vain, even though that life be short.
In this last address, which marks the termination of three years of intimate spiritual and intellectual fellowship — years in which you have commended yourselves individually and collectively to your instructors as candid and faithful Christian men — I bid you for my last admonition to be true dogmatisln; not dealers in negations, nor fanciers in literature, nor liberalists in doctrine; but positive preachers of a positive faith. Listen to no theory of development which would add to or take from the written word ; and yet let every sermon that you preach show that the old truth has had a new and living development in your apprehension and experience. "Be not ashamed of the testimony of our Lord." Be satisfied with the breadth of his mercy. Proclaim his terms of salvation. Preach his gospel as the final and the only hope of the sinner. One only life is given you to live. Let the "Woe is me !" sound through it. Let it be said that for you "to live is Christ."
Then, whether your lives be long or short, whether you labor on Christian or on heathen soil, whether your apparent success be great or small, you will be sure of the "honor that comes from God only." There is a day whose splendors will outshine the brightest trinmphs of the world. Not for the present time, with its flatteries and its pleasures, let us live, but for that day when one approving word from Christ our Lord will well repay a life-time of suffering for his truth. With hopefulness, but with solemnity also, go to work as ministers or servants of the word,— for by that word you, as well as those to whom you preach, will be judged at the last day.


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I'm not the biggest fan of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but pretty much the entire rest of the world was super stoked on it, so chances are it'll be more than worth your $7. For a mere buck more, you can pick up the Augmented Edition, which comes with some cool art, making of, and soundtrack stuff. Not too bad.
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Join The Backwaters Press, the Nebraska Arts Council and KANEKA for a lunch hour with poet and editor Liz Kay as our featured author for the December Wednesday Words.
When: Wednesday December 12, 2012 – Noon.
Where: KANEKO 1111 Jones Street, Omaha
Liz Kay holds an MFA from the University of Nebraska, where she was the recipient of an Academy of American Poets Prize and the Wendy Fort Foundation Prize for exemplary work in poetry. Her work has appeared in, or is forthcoming from, such journals as Beloit Poetry Journal, The New York Quarterly, Nimrod, and Sugar House Review. Her chapbook, Something to Help Me Sleep, was published by {dancing girl press} in 2011. She is a founding editor of Spark Wheel Press and the journal burntdistrict..


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I just came back from the 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) under the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). The Religion and Conservation Working Group and Religion and Conservation Research Collaborative belong under the SCB and this year we had two great symposiums and several very interesting talks relevant to the theme on religion and conservation.
On the first day of the conference, we had Steve Awoyemi and Jame Scheffer's symposium on The Impact of Animal Release on Biodiversity and Human Health: Exploring Opportunities to Bridge Conservation and Religion. The bulk of this research and outreach activities was focused on China and Taiwan where the Buddhist practice of animal merit release is threatening biodiversity, ecological integrity, and human health. More on this symposium in a later post (hopefully with pictures!).
I did not manage to catch this talk but Ashley Massey from Oxford University, School of Geography and the Environment gave a talk on Do Ethiopian church forests provide ecosystem services on a landscape scale? I met Ashley earlier this year in Zurich for the mini-symposium on Conserving nature at sacred sites where she gave a presentation on the work she carried out with indigenous people in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia. Maybe I could try to convince Ashley to contribute a post on her work in the future. 🙂
Juan Li from Peking University also gave an interesting presentation on the excellent work she carried out on snow leopard conservation with Tibetan communities in the Sanjiangyuan region. We are thrilled that she has agreed to write a blog post for us on her work on snow leopards in Tibet and certainly look forward to her insights working with religious communities to save the enigmatic snow leopard.
On the last day, we had the symposium Culture and Conservation: Conserving sacred sites and species in the Anthropocene which was organised by Emma Shepheard-Walwyn from the University of Kent. We heard excellent talks from Ashley, Alison Ormsby, Emma, Celia Nyamweru, and Fabrizio Frascaroli (which I stood in for since Fabrizio was unable to make it for the conference). It was interesting to hear about the diversity of sacred sites around the world, how they are useful in preserving biological diversity and the types of threats they face. Too interesting for this short post, so more on this (again, hopefully with some pictures!) in a later post.
So much to update and so much excellent research going on regarding religion and conservation! Keep it up guys!


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If you have been saddened by the recent loss of a loved one, then you need to give yourself some time to work through the natural process of grieving. The Bereavement Support Group is meant to help anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. Through prayer, discussion and instruction, the bereaved learn that grief is a normal and natural reaction to the death of a loved one. Though few of us are prepared for the long journey of grief, that is at times devastating, frightening, and lonely, our parish provides a healing environment where the bereaved are given an opportunity to work through grief. In order to move beyond grief, there is no alternative but to move through it. The best therapy for grief is to find people who will listen to your story. This is what the Bereavement Support Group does. We meet two times a year, in the Fall and the Spring, in the back of the Nativity Center beginning at 7:00 PM.
Spring 2018
March 6th - To accept the reality of the loss
March 13th - To experience the pain of Grief
March 20th - To adjust to life in which the deceased is missing
April 03rd - To emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life
April 10th- To journey toward new life
April 17th - To move toward closure
April 24th & May 1st - Going forward with life


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I've had good success with trying some blogger recipes this week, which means I'll be adding a few new recipe cards to my recipe box. The first recipe I made was a delicious chocolate pie shared on a food blog that I subscribe to. I have no pictures to show you because I took it to our Easter lunch at my in-laws' on Sunday, and there wasn't a bite left to bring home. I will be making another one of those pies. :)
This evening, I made a soup recipe that my my blogging friend and cook extraordinaire, Kitty, shared on her blog back in 2012. I pinned the recipe then, and I finally got around to trying it out. It's a shame it took me so long, because it was very good and so easy to make.
Mr. Forest Manor and I thoroughly enjoyed this soup, and we had plenty for leftovers (always a plus in my book). The soup has a rich, hearty tomato flavor, and the cream makes it just perfect. I think when I serve it again, I'll add a little bit of fresh grated Parmesan and one of those little toasted baguette slices.
With the soup, I served sandwiches made with artisan bread from Harris Teeter, pastrami and Muenster cheese (I always get Boar's Head) with yellow mustard, and grilled on the stove top. I got this idea from my mom; she served these to us for lunch when I was visiting with them a few weeks ago. They turned out just like yours, Mom! ;)
Doesn't the table look really clean, tidy -- and somewhat bare? :) Yep, I think so too. We are not quite this tidy when we have our meals. I mean our food, dishes, utensils, etc., are clean, but I am not a neat cook. I make a mess when fixing the simplest things, so of course, these photos were staged after the meal when everyone's tummies were full.
Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe on your blog, Kitty; I finally tried it and better late than never! :)
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We've changed our name!
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The Kennedy Children's Center (KCC) was established in 1958 as one of the first special education providers in the nation. As we celebrate 60 years of continuous service to New York City children and families, our new name and tagline – Where Children, Families, and Communities Learn Together – are more reflective of our role as a modern provider of comprehensive special education preschool and related services for students and families in the communities in which we operate.
While we may have modernized our name, our organization is more committed than ever to offering high-quality special education services to children and their families. We are proud to offer the following services:
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I have had a ring for the better part of a decade. I wore this ring nearly every day, never taking it off. It's a simple silver celtic knot that's was supposed to encourage creativity. So of course, I've worn this ring day in and day out. It's absorbed every word and emotion and triumph and rewrite… and now. now it appears to be full.
Now whether it's all in my head, or it has actually met it's quota of emotional energy, but I cannot use it. At the beginning of nanowrimo this year I took off my ring and the thoughts flowed. the moment I put it back on, my brain ceases thoughts.
I don't know if I need to replace my ring or if I can cleanse and recharge it. It has been a comfort and my hand feels naked without it.


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Kitchen ideas may be needed if you get bored of your kitchen, the place for you to do many important things not only to eat and to cook. As one of the essential rooms of a house, the kitchen should be inviting also relaxing. Your guests to have a dinner party with you, your family and relatives to have meals while sharing your daily stories and people who cook and prepare meals in your kitchen should all feel happy and relaxed to be in the kitchen. One of the ways to turn your boredom into contentment is having bold colors in your kitchen.
Colors in your kitchen are not only for the walls. All the things needed and normally be placed in the kitchen can have colors that steal attention. Here are the kitchen ideas to consider:
• Why don't you paint your kitchen cabinet blue? Choose the blue color that is a contrast to your white kitchen. Any colors contrast to your kitchen tone will work wonder for sure.
• Do you dare to paint the kitchen chairs yellow? These yellow chairs that accompany the white or black dining table in your kitchen will look so stunning and brave. Add some vases with yellow artificial flowers in every surface in the kitchen to make your kitchen even bolder.
• Your modern kitchen will be stunning just to have cherry-red kitchen set and cabinets with white countertops.
• Black with white always favored modern kitchen. Have white color for your kitchen cabinets, walls, and tiles. Everything in white except the kitchen tops. Have black color for the kitchen tops that will make your black and white kitchen the coziest place on earth.
• Lighting is very important in our kitchen, have an overhead lighting just above the dining table with turquoise color for the lamp shade. To accompany the lighting with turquoise chairs with white table and turquoise accessories located on the table will make the kitchen look amazing.
However, everybody has his or her own favorite colors just go with your favorite colors and mix them with other colors to have an inviting and relaxing kitchen. Those five kitchen ideas hopefully can give you the inspiration to have bold colors in your kitchen.
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Summary- This map shows the equality of genders through their economic participation, health, and access to education. In many poorer places you can see there is a much greater gender gap than in places like scandinavia where there isn't much of a gap at all. I
Insight- In Unit 3 one of the main subjects was gender. This chloropleth map shows the relationship between states and their equality among genders. It is easy to tell that in most undeveloped countries there is a much larger gender gap than more developed ones.
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This article explains the places and locations of gender inequality, and how most of this is densely kept in Africa, where most men are more powerful than women. It also shows how in more developed countries, their is gender equality, and with it better economy.
This article shows gender inequality index by the map and information displaying how gender inequality is located more in developing countries. And gender equality is placed in developed countries.


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Call for abstracts: ASE sessions at the Eastern Economic Association, February 23-26, 2017
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Deadline: November 19, 2016
Submissions are now open for the Association for Social Economics sessions at the 2017 Eastern Economic Association meetings, being held in New York City from February 23-26, 2017. Please visit the link: https://www.quinnipiac.edu/eea/43rd-annual-conference for more details regarding the meetings.
Submissions and session proposals that combine economics and other social sciences, including sociology, philosophy, geography, political science, and anthropology, are particularly encouraged. Potential topics for papers and organized sessions can include:
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I'm also the Queen around here. I like being the boss, just my nature. Hey, it wasn't my idea fur Meowmy to bring other kitties, especially girls, into our furmily ...I let them know I'm the boss and top gurl!
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Discussion in 'Alternatives to iOS and iOS Devices' started by The Game 161, Apr 27, 2013.
Or do you think it's not worth it price wise?
399 is too much even with the S-Pen, 299 or 249 I would consider it.
Not really since I already have an iPad mini.
I played with one for a little at best buy and I was actually quite impressed. The device felt solid, not cheap. And the interface was really smooth. And even though the screen wasn't super high res it looked really nice with much better colors than my nexus 7. I also like the idea of having a stylus for note taking that might actually be able to replace pen and paper.
I wouldn't buy it now though. Wait at least until we see what the next nexus 7 has to offer and also wait for the inevitable price drop.
Funny because I played with one two days and the first thing I thought was how cheap it felt and looked.


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The best ebook readers you can buy, no matter your budget
Over the past decade or so, how we read and consume books has changed drastically. Books don't always come on paper anymore, and are often read on ebook readers and tablets that allow you to churn through as many titles as you want, whenever you want. Ebook readers are better than tablets for reading in a number of ways. Most of them now utilize epaper technology, which is better for your eyes, your device's battery, and for reading in direct sunlight. Most of the tablet-like devices only sport a black-and-white interface, but you don't need color when you're reading anyway.
Of course, there are plenty of ebook readers out there. So which one should you get? If you're willing to spend the money, the Kobo Aura One is the best for those who use EPUB ebooks and the Kindle Oasis is best for those who've always used a Kindle. Here are the best ebook readers money can buy.
Our pick
Kobo Aura One
Why you should buy this: You want a waterproof ebook reader with a big screen that supports more ebook formats
Our Score
The Best Ebook Reader
Kobo Aura One
With a waterproof design, long battery life, and 8GB of storage, the Aura One is our favorite ebook reader.
$229.99 from Kobo
Who's it for: Readers who buy books, use EPUB ebooks, borrow ebooks from the library, or like to read near water
How much will it cost: $230
Why we picked the Kobo Aura One
Kobo may not be a well, boasting a 7.8-inch E Ink HD touchscreen. It also has 300ppi resolution, so letters appear as crisp and clean as they do in print. Since even ebook readers cast blue light, which can keep you up at night, Kobo offers a night setting you can use to eliminate blue light from the screen. When it's all the way up, the display takes on a warm, yellowy hue devoid of blue light.
The Aura One is also fully waterproof, with an IPX8 rating, so you can read in the bath or at the beach. The battery should last a month and is powered by a 1GHz chip. The Aura can even handle a large number of ebook formats, so you can download your books from Google Play, your public library, or elsewhere. Overdrive library borrowing is built right into the Kobo store, so getting library books on your ebook reader has never been easier. You can add thousands of books to the Aura One, too, thanks to a commendable 8GB of storage.
You'll still prefer the Oasis (see the next entry) if you're deeply embedded in Amazon's Kindle ebook system, but if you don't, the Aura One is objectively a better ebook reader. It stifles blue light, supports more ebook formats, has a larger screen, and has built-in borrowing from your public library. Oh, and it costs less.
Our full review
The best Amazon Kindle
Amazon's All-New Kindle Oasis (2017)
Why you should buy this: You already have a library of Kindle ebooks and you want the best Kindle that exists, damn the money
Our Score
The Best Kindle
Kindle Oasis (2017)
It isn't waterproof, but it has amazing battery life and we love the cover. This is, by far, the best Kindle.
Who's it for: A Kindle user who doesn't mind spending big on an ebook reader for a fresh design
How much will it cost: $250-plus
Why we picked Amazon's All-New Kindle Oasis (2017)
Last year's Kindle Oasis was tough to beat, but this year's All-New Kindle Oasis builds upon its outstanding features. It's currently the best Kindle available, though it's also the most expensive. So what makes it such a great device? The All-New Kindle Oasis revels in an excellent design — featuring a beautiful 7-inch display, a pixel density of 300 pixels per inch, and well-placed page turn buttons. That's more than many tablets.
While this year's Oasis doesn't come with a battery cover, the battery life has improved and can last up to six weeks on a single charge. That's assuming you're only reading half an hour a day and not extensively using the Bluetooth or backlight, but it only took about an hour to fully charge. This type of battery life is still impressive, especially given how thin the device is. There are also built-in ambient light sensors, which adapt to your surroundings so that you don't have to constantly adjust the screen.
Ebooks are pretty lightweight, so internal storage isn't generally as important for an ebook reader as it is for a tablet or smartphone. The All-New Kindle Oasis now offers 8GB of storage, which is enough for thousands of books. If you read more than one book a month, you can sign up for Kindle Unlimited and read as many books as you want for $10 a month. It's possible to get library books on your Kindle, too. Overdrive has a simple interface that lets you send ebooks to your Kindle over the internet — no plugging in required. You can also highlight passages from your favorite books and share them on social media.
As far as new features go, this year's All-New Kindle Oasis is a long-awaited waterproof version with an IPX8 rating, which means it's protected against immersion in up to 6.5 feet of fresh water. It's also the first to support audio books from Audible. If you own both the audiobook and ebook of a certain title, you can easily switch back and forth between formats.
Sadly, it still only accepts select ebook formats and, as previously mentioned, is pricey. Regardless, it's our favorite Kindle and the one you should buy if you don't mind shelling out extra money for this innovative ebook reader. more affordable options follow.
Our full review
The best Kindle for less than $150
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
Why you should buy this: You have a lot of Kindle ebooks, but you want a cheaper Kindle
Our Score
The Best Kindle Under $150
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2015
If you're a normal buyer, the Kindle Paperwhite is a great mix between affordability and top-notch features.
Who's it for: If you can't splurge on the Oasis, the Paperwhite is the next best thing for a Kindle user
How much will it cost: $120-plus
Why we picked the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
The Kindle Paperwhite was introduced last year and is still an excellent choice for the bookworm. Ebook readers generally have a longer life span than smartphones or tablets, largely because they're built for one thing and one thing only — reading. The Kindle Paperwhite delivers on that front.
First off, the Kindle Paperwhite offers a beautiful high-resolution display, with a 300 pixel-per-inch pixel density — the same one that's on the Oasis, in fact. It is inset, however, so there are rubbery bezels around it. Those can be good for gripping while reading, but they make the Paperwhite a tad bulkier. Even so, this 6-inch ebook reader is light and easy to hold with one hand while reading. There aren't any page turn buttons, sadly, but if you prefer using the touchscreen instead, you won't be bothered.
Like the Oasis, the Paperwhite also has 4GB of storage, which should hold thousands of ebooks. You have access to Kindle Unlimited, the ability to download library books, and the option to share your favorite passages on social media.
As far as battery life goes, the Paperwhite will last for up to six weeks on a single charge. The Paperwhite isn't waterproof, though, and remains limited to select ebook formats, so no EPUB files unless you want to get into the file conversion process. Regardless, it's the best midrange option for anyone who wants a Kindle.
Our full review
The best ebook reader for less than $150
Barnes & Noble Nook Glowlight Plus
Why you should buy this: You don't want a Kindle and you want a waterproof alternative that's less pricey than the Kobo Aura One
The Best Cheap Ebook reader
Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight Plus
The Barnes & Noble Nook is still a great ebook reader, and it's affordable, despite B&N's many difficulties competing with Kindle.
$79.99 from Barnes & Noble
Who's it for: If you use Barnes & Noble ebooks or EPUB files and you like to read near water
How much will it cost: $130
Why we chose the Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight Plus
Sure, Amazon is the go-to for ebook readers, but it's not the only company that makes them. In fact, Barnes & Noble has made quite a name for itself with its Nook series of ebook readers. The GlowLight Plus, the company's flagship, offers many of the same specs as some of Amazon's ebook readers, with a price to match the Kindle Paperwhite. So why go for a non-Kindle ebook reader? There are a few reasons, but perhaps the most important one is that you aren't tied to Amazon's ebook library. Instead, you can download ebooks from a host of other places, including Barnes & Noble's store.
Barnes & Noble makes it easy for you to find good books, and with B&N Readout, you can preview them before you buy. Each day, the GlowLight Plus will show you a selection of different excerpts from books you may like in the hopes that you splurge on new titles. It's an unobtrusive feature, so you don't feel like you're getting hit over the head with ads.
The GlowLight Plus also has a 300ppi display, 4GB of storage, and the ability to read most standard ebook formats. The aptly titled GlowLight Plus also has an adjustable ambient light, which will automatically cater to the amount of available light.
This ebook reader is the only one on this list that has an aluminum metal casing instead of a plastic one. The bezels on the front are made of plastic and have a nice grippy texture, but the back is made of smooth metal like an iPad. It's a sleek-looking ebook reader, and it's waterproof to boot, with an IP67 rating. So if you like to read near water or in the bath, this is the one for you.
The best cheap Kindle
All-new Amazon Kindle
Why you should buy this: You want a cheap ebook reader with no frills, or maybe you just like the white color option
The Best Cheap Kindle
Kindle E-reader
If you can do without a light-up screen, this Kindle is still decent in most ways.
$79.99 from Amazon.com
Who's it for: Kindle users on a budget who want the best deal
How much will it cost: $80 to $100
Why we chose the All-new Kindle
Amazon offers a wide range of Kindles to accommodate different budgets, so you don't have to pay $200-plus to own one. The basic Kindle has the same 6-inch screen as every other Kindle, but it doesn't have a built-in light. As such, it's good for daytime reading, but at night, you'll still need your reading light to see the words on the page. It comes packed with 4GB of storage, which should hold a fair amount of books, though not as many as other Kindles.
Amazon recently updated the basic Kindle with an improved design that comes in both black and white color options. It weighs just 5.7 ounces — which means it's 16 percent lighter, but also 11 percent thinner than the previous model. It doesn't have page-turning buttons, but the screen is touch sensitive. There is not much else that has changed in design, but internally you'll find double the RAM at 512MB. It features Bluetooth audio, which can boost accessibility with VoiceView — a tool that reads out everything on your screen.
You'll pay $80 for this Kindle if you don't mind ads, but there's always the $100 ad-free model for those of you who can't stand them.
How we test
Testing ebook readers is one of the best parts of the job. It's every bookworm's dream to get paid to read! Testing is about more than just reading, though. To put an ebook reader through its paces, we test the screen's brightness in different lighting conditions, we test its toughness in a variety of environments, and if it is waterproof, we dunk it in the tub to see how it handles a spill into a bubble bath.
We go through the process of buying ebooks from the provided stores, borrowing ebooks from public libraries, and transferring existing ebook files onto the ebook reader itself. We've also gone through the pain of converting ebook files to different formats to fully understand just how annoying exclusionary ebook file types are for readers.
But most of all, we read, just like you would at home, so we can tell you what it's like for a book lover to go digital.
Which ebook readers support which ebook formats?
One of the most annoying things about ebooks is that there are many file types, and certain ebook readers don't support certain formats. Here's a breakdown of which ebook readers support which formats.
- Kindle Format 8 (AZW3)
- Kindle (AZW)
- unprotected MOBI
HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP files are only supported through conversion. EPUB files are not supported, and conversion requires breaking Digital Rights Management, which is a real hassle. Apple iBooks are not supported either.
Kindle files and Apple iBooks are not supported, however, Kobo supports the most file formats natively of any ebook reader.
- Adobe DRM ePub and PDF
Kindle files and Apple iBooks are not supported.
Update: Added the All-New Kindle Oasis (2017).
Editors' Recommendations
- Amazon's $80 Kindle ebook reader is about to get Audible support
- Kindle Oasis (2017) review
- 5 of the best Kindle Paperwhite cases for easy reading on the go
- Ebook company Kobo set to go head-to-head with Audible in the audiobooks market
- Kobo's limited-edition Aura One offers extra storage for a crazy number of books


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So why did racial segregation exist at all? Why did all those resturants, ect...refuse service to blacks?
I don't see the relevance of the "choice factor in any of this. Why should the store owner care whether or not the person chose to be the "offensive thing"? Can an anti-Semite refuse to hire/serve Jewish people? And does that mean people shouldn't be able to not hire/serve those with disgusting disfigurements? Or actually, does that only apply if the disfigurements were caused accidentally, but not if they were purposefully self-inflicted? Does it also mean that I can't not invite people to a party because of their color?
You know....for such a supposedly left wing website, I've already found more than one pro-segregationist.
I got nothing more to say to you. I was hoping that society kicked scum like you to the curb already and put that beast to rest, but I was tragically mistaken.
And I don't see the relevance of non-race examples regarding a law that's about racial discrimination. Most of these sound like little more than weak strawmen.
The issue at hand is why, and to what degree should the government be able to interfere with an individual's property rights? I hold that the assertions by you, Kitten, and others are completely arbitrary. You pick and choose random issues and then ignore principled equivalents. Why is it just race? Why should people be forcibly stopped from being racist but should be permitted to be prejudiced against any number of other factors, voluntary and involuntary? And why does the voluntary factor matter in the first place? Why should a person's prejudice against chosen factors be permissible while prejudice against unchosen factors be ignored?
I don't expect you to answer all of these questions, I am just trying to point out why I think your assertions are arbitrary.
Don't know where you get that from. This isn't about forcing anything, it's about upholding the law. The law says basically: non-discrimination.
Obviously such laws need to be enforced if a business decides to break the law and discriminate. If the owner of that business wants to discriminate so badly, they're free to close down their company and emigrate to a place where it's legal. But 'why can't I discriminate people in my own business' falls in the same category as 'why can't I rape a woman if she's in MY house?'.
And before we go on an American tangent again: Law enforcement can be presumed to have some common sense, and you can't legislate for every eventuality.
Remember those folks who go "You choose to behave homosexual" to justify discrimination..? Same thing.
The worst possible thing you can do is discriminate against them, because it reinforces their group identity and radicalises them. It's only after that happens that you start to get hatecrimes and violence.
What law is that? To my knowledge, there is no federal law in the US which prohibits *private discrimination except the Civil Rights Act, which is precisely what I and others are arguing against (or that portion of it).
So I take it you were for the enforcement of mandatory segregation laws prior to 1964? Oh, and you are in favor of enforcing anti-gay marriage laws, keeping marijuana illegal, and bombing children in Afghanistan with drone strikes. After all, these are the current laws and you are free to leave the country at any time. Saying, "why can't I, a man, marry another man," is the same as saying, "why can't I rape a man."
Because back then people value differences vs someone's money now no one with common sense would do it.
So you're trying to tell me that capitalism didn't exist before the last half of the 20th century? I find that hard to swallow.
And considering we still have people arguing for the ability to racially segregate even in this day, I'd say that "common sense" doesn't apply either.
We should have right to say no just as other people have the right to divorce, and seeing as how liberals view racist with a double standard design for class warfare vs republicans. You can know why I am done being moderate, because their are none in the democrat partly. Just look how people treat black panther vs far right groups. Feminist want gender equality, but don't speak up for the women oppressed in the middle east, and look how biased our court system is. You want common sense drop the liberal double standards, because we are tired of it. Racist, sexist, all words to subvert freedom of speech, and expression.
As for the people who refused to serve other people than you can make a big fuss about it in the news, and it goes bankrupt. I put the constitution first, and foremost not because I hate other races, but to protect my rights.
If you dropped sensible and realistic views just because others failed miserably in finding theirs i feel kinda sorry for you. My persuit of understanding what is politically ideal is shaped by my views and perceptions and not by the mere existence of those who are, in my view, wrong and lunatic. Some people might call that "Being the bigger man". There are obviously moderate democrats. Dont be silly. You dont win points for hyperbole. There are moderate republicans. See i didnt combust :P
You demand individual people "drop the liberal double standard" as if the hivemind will react according to the moderate view of one person. Cmon, what the hell can I do to "Drop the liberal double standard" even though the individual you are talking to might not hold those double standards. Ill treat republicans with the respect that individual deserves and i ask you do the same. Nothing about this generalization even remotely makes sense. Its utterly ridiculous to just unload my hatred of Christian groups who are vocally against homosexuality against my moderate girlfriend. Likewise its silly to demand "We" drop the double standard when the individual might be equally as eager to drop it whoever the fuck "we" entails. And how do we even make "Us" (who is this?) drop it. Assassination? Intimidation? Tracking down every last one Jehovahs Witness style and converting them from idiocy?
Ive read countless feminist blogs about the acid attacks and other horrible injustices, as well as hosting the videos of women driving in protest in countries where said action is forbidden. It entirely depends on how you define "speak up".
I dont think we should NEED to legislate racism and sexism laws to defend people. Our society holds people to a standard. Companies known to infringe on rights are equally as likely to be boycotted and lose profits. Im glad homophobic and racist companies die, and im EVEN more glad when they do so without the need for legislation. We are free to starve anyone we want of our money. Its glorious. In theory.
Unfortunately when homophobes or racists make up a majority in a certain area does that mean, democratically, they deserve a second class citizenship? If youre unlucky enough to be black or gay in an area where you WILL be rejected based on those things people should be able to live their gorram lives. I think to a degree we do need to protect people from discrimination in government services such as public transport. I also think we need to protect people from discrimination in healthcare and basic needs. People shouldnt be denied treatment based on colour or creed.
I'm sorry, but more often then not once a skinhead, always a skinhead, including the tattoos that show your commitment to that ideal. Also, kids don't become neo-nazis or skinheads as a rebellious teen. They become one when they honestly believe the drivel those groups put forward. A rebellious teen is just a rebellious teen.
Seriously advocating segregation? Are you people serious?
Well, I don't want to receive a warning, but some of the arguments here are disgraceful. How did talks about this even come about?
Do you support the right to discriminate with your property? You are a segregationist.
Do you support the right to smoke crack? You are pro-crack use.
Do you support the right to say "let's bring down the government"? You are treasonous.
Do you support the right of euthanasia? You are pro-suicide.
And on what do you base that generalising and provably wrong claim? Because for one thing, deradicalisation programs have shown to work.
Then how come I watched exactly that happen with people from the same village?
You're just going on your prejudices here for as far as I can tell.
And be carefull when trying to back up those statements. There's extreme-left fascist groups out there who spread misinformation on the subject, to justify the political violence they employ. An example is the AFA terrorist movement which has branches in most of western Europe, and busies itself attacking demonstrations, squatting, arson, vandalism, assault, death threats and the odd assasination attempt.
Skinhead is a subculture. Neo-nazi is a political ideology. There's a vast difference (Same as there are Punks and Nazi-Punks, or Liberal Christians and Conservative Christians). Please remember this.
Because the laws are ultimately concerning morality, and morality is dependent on a free choice. That's where we draw the line.
You might feel you have the right to treat people however you want, because that's what Freedom is all about. But you're wrong. Your kind of freedom, where people can ultimately do whatever they want, would devolve any nation into anarchy. If you counter by saying 'No, people can do what they want, as long as they don't hurt another person', well, we deem segregation hurtful.
Not that I think morality should be regulated by the government, but to the extent that it is, this explanation shoots at the wrong target. The ethics such laws are trying to punish is wrongful discrimination; why on earth should it matter if the discrimination is against something chosen or not chosen? Why is it ethically permissible to discriminate against a Jew, but not a natural-born Israeli? The "choice" in question should be the choice to discriminate or not discriminate, not whether a person can choose whether or not to fall into a certain category.
Because, once again, if I could not help being what I am (born a Jew, or Black, or mentally handicapped) then I can not be held to blame for such things, and thus discriminating is not morally permissible.
Ultimately, ALL morality is regulated by the government, because it conflicts with our given laws.
You repeated yourself but gave no further explanation. Why does it matter if it is the individual's fault that he or she falls into a category? Why is that type of discrimination "better"? Why is the burden on the victim instead of the discriminator?
I never made any such decision. A group of people I have never met nor will ever meet have told me what I can and cannot do with my property. There are of course, morally proper reasons to discriminate, such as the "no shirt, no shoes" which is done for sanitary and aesthetic reasons, but discriminating based on chosen religion is not one of them. Wither way, an individual may do with his property what he pleases as long as it does not violate another's rights regardless of what a group of other people may say or think.
And here is your error. "No shirt, no shoes" is fair, because it is unsanitary. Alright. Why is sanitation good? Well, because without it, it causes harm. So no shirt, no shoes = Causing harm.
"Wither way, an individual may do with his property what he pleases as long as it does not violate another's rights regardless of what a group of other people may say or think"
And ultimately, this is irrelevant too, because natural rights are nonsense-on-stilts. The only reason you think you have a certain right is because we have written it into law (the constitution, for example) that you have it. We, as a society, can take your right away, should we so please.
If you, on the other hand, do NOT feel yourself bound by the social contract, because you did not agree to it, then you don't have to. But that means WE don't have to fulfill any obligation towards YOU, and since WE are stronger than YOU, bend over. We will simply force you into agreeing.
Rights exist in a hierarchical nature. I have the right to private property, meaning I have the right to do with my property as I see fit. But of course that does not include the right to another individual on my property (except out of self-defense) because then I am violating someone else's rights (their right to liberty/life. Stopping someone from shopping in or being hired by a store, for whatever reason, is not a violation of rights, because no one has a valid claim on the use of another's property without consent. Likewise, stopping someone from praying on my property is not a violation of rights; they can pray on their own property or on someone's who gives them permission, just not mine. Therefore, everyone should be allowed to discriminate on any grounds they want to. What I was getting at in my previous argument was the extremely arbitrary nature of the people who think discrimination should be illegal.
In other words, you are a believer in mob-rule. Yes, natural rights do exist. They are political extensions of the objective nature of man. Namely, man relies upon reason and volition to live qua man, and reason and volition cannot exist under the threat of coercion. Therefore, individuals have the right to be free from coercion. They do not have the right to form a mob and force minorities to do their bidding.
Sir, Democracy IS a mob-rule, and what keeps us in line is largely (but not solely) the threat of coercion. Police, military, social stigmatization. It's what makes our society work. Take a look at any war-zone, and you'll see what happens when it is removed.
As for your argument concerning property, you are right that I have no legal right to pray on your property, or in your place of business. But I do have a legal right to shop there, no matter my religion. That's because we have made a distinction to what constitutes a violation of rights and what does not. This is a violation.
In fact, I reject your natural right of property. Now what are you going to do? Call the police? Gee, sounds like Mob-Rule to me.
Do you believe that a property owner has the right to refuse entrance to a person who openly carries a weapon?
I think a large reason for why Ron Paul was destined to never be a true contender for the presidency, and why his disciples are so difficult to deal with, is because of the "cut off your nose to spite your face" approach to things. For example, wanting to overturn laws that were passed in the interest of protecting civil liberties and oppressed minorities because he doesn't quite think they're in keeping with the constitution.
If the constitution is not in keeping with laws that are enacted to protect american citizens from unfair treatment, then it's the constitution that needs revision, not the laws; lucky that the document was designed for just such a purpose.
GunsmithKitten definitely could have presented their case better but I have to say that libertarians really need to take a hard critical look into the consequences of some of the things they stand for, because I'm not sure they really notice who they end up sharing beds with as a result.
EDIT: Regarding the OP, even a broken clock is right twice a day. I'm sure Rush once pet a puppy that was a cute a loveable puppy and Rush might have giggled a little and talked in a baby voice to it, and not eaten it or even given it a little nibble. That doesn't not make him a truly disgusting person.
I believe that he has such a right, if the law says he has such a right. There is nothing more to it. Or are you asking my opinion on the right to carry a weapon? If you ask me 'SHOULD we allow people to carry a weapon openly?' I might answer differently, and if you ask me 'SHOULD property owners have the legal right to willfully discriminate' I might answer wholly differently as well.
And Kitten, you need to calm down. No matter what one person might think of State vs Federal rights, or Homosexual Vs Straight rights, that isn't the issue. I, for example, fully agree with you. I want Federal laws to supersede State laws, and I want equality for homosexuals. But you only seem to mind Ron Paul's principle (that Federal Laws > State Laws) because it hurts YOUR cause. It makes me think that if Ron Paul would have argued for State > Federal, simply because Federal wanted to limit rights for homosexuals, you'd be all for him. And that's not how you should think about it. Hate the man for whatever reason, but his argument really isn't about limiting your rights, it's about Small vs Big Government.
*Pure democracy is mob rule, and why you are inclined to support it is beyond me. As far as I can tell you are engaged in rigorous circular logic: The law is whatever the majority wants it to be because that is what the majority has decided it should be???
I do not support democratic mob rule, I support a government based on what is ethically proper. Whether you recognize the components of reality which lead to these conclusions is irrelevant as to what the correct conclusions are. Actually you haven't offered any arguments at all, merely assertions of the mystic authority of 50% plus 1 of the population.
My interpretation reflects reality, yours are predicated upon the whim of a mob. Mine are founded in the very nature of man. Since humans first attained conceptual consciousness and the faculty of reason, they have survived and prospered because of their ability to lay claim to material items and use them as they see fit. They have not prospered because "the people" have declared the ability to force others to do their bidding.
Mob rule is when the majority decides what the law is based on whim. If the police respond to my call for assistance against a proper thief like yourself in this scenario, they are doing so for a good reason.
1: That's a tautology, and not circular logic. And the law IS based on a whim. The way our legal system is set up right now, it is how the law works. Should we decide to abolish the constitution, then it is what would be legal, since the law depends upon the will of the people. Nothing else.
2: 50+1 isn't a mystical assertion, it's 'Majority rules', as is foundation of our democracy. In all honesty, though, Might Makes Right. So no, 50+1 won't make anything right by definition. Being able to beat the tar out of those that disagree, however, will. In the old days, that equated to 'greater numbers'.
3: Now please tell me this 'nature of man'. Where is it written? Can I study and read it myself? If we have survived because of our ability to lay claim to material items and use them as fit, why would it be a right for me not to steal your material items? In fact, this just seems to support the thought of Might Makes Right. And oh, does this fact (the fact that people have prospered under certain conditions, whatever they may be) make it a natural right? I.e one that we can not violate, for no reason what so ever?
Look, it's rather easy: From our legal point of view, your rights are not natural. They are given. Thus, we can limit them in any way we want. From a philosophical point of view, there might actually be Natural Rights (like given by God, or stated by Moral Objective Facts), but these can not be proven to exist with the current definition of evidence. It just doesn't work out. So while you might disagree with my Philosophical Standpoint on the issue, you must understand that the law does NOT rest on Natural Rights, and that is why you get screwed in the end.
I strongly considered not responding to this, literally one of the most rediculous posts I have ever seen online, but what the hell. It's a boring night.
You have a serious, if not crippling problem with perscriptives and descriptives. Yes, the law is made by people's decision. What I am arguing here for, that people's opinions about such issues should change. Specifically, what people and the state should control, should be limited. By the way you are arguing it seems like you should have the same argument for literally any political topic whatsoever.
I was recently attacked on slanderous accusations that I am a segregationist. I wonder if anyone will see this and comment. I mean, you are literally saying "might makes right." If you can assault, rape, enslave, and murder an individual, you should, and there is nothing wrong with trying. I'll assume for your sake that you are either uneducated or are not serious.
At a certain point I actually respect your honesty here. Most proponents of mob-rule really try to dress up their beliefs with lots of mumbo-jumbo, but you cut straight to the tragic, evil, and laughably absurd point. I could just imagine you championing slavery in America the 1850s, or the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda in the 1990s, or any other atrocity that has ever happened in history because it is what "the people" desire.
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You can certainly read accounts of man's existence and use scientific and internal perception. You can look at the differences between humans and other animals, you can track the development of civilization, you can read of the biological psychological components of man, or, given out free will, I suppose you can advocate for law at the point of a machete like you already do.
I suppose my statement was short and left implications in the air. What I meant to imply was that man survived through *legitimate claims of property predicated upon homesteading (mixing one's labor with the unowned). He could then needed to hold onto his rightful property and not be fearful of constant theft and looting by the likes of your kind.
Yes, it does make it a natural right. A right is the requirement for man's existence qua man. One can only violate such rights in the context of lawlessness or emergency, in which case rights become temporarily provisional. For instance, a man drowning at sea may rightfully trespass without permission on a private beach to survive, provided that he does not damage the land in some way, and leaves it promptly.
You either don't understand my argument or don't understand the naturalistic fallacy. The latter refers to the belief that *nature, as in apart from man made, is somehow good or superior to the man made. When I say nature, I am referring to the state of being, or reality. If anything, my beliefs are directly assaulting the naturalistic fallacy by claiming man has the prerogative to bend nature to his will.
I have already done that in my previous post. Rights can be taken away. Criminals temporarily lose rights. People can also step on rights, in which case they become criminals. You are the one who irrationally projects supernatural attributes to rights. I hold that rights are conceptual, moral demands for man's existence. They are no different from scientific entities in that sense. In the same way one can say, "a man needs water to survive," we can say, "humanity needs secure property rights (among other rights) to thrive." The evidence for these claims is abundant in philosophy, history, anthropology, psychology, politics, and biology. I could elaborate more, but I doubt you'd listen.
You can also make up another law of thermodynamics, or claim that gravity doesn't exist, but that does not make it so.
And here we run into the descriptive/normative distinction. Or the fact/value distinction. Or the is/ought problem. Whatever you want to call it: your examples are quite a bit more substantial than 'rights'. And that is what makes them poor examples.
Consider how one might try to derive an ought (which is the only sort of thing that could be the basis for a right) from some set of facts:
In order for agent A to achieve goal B, agent A reasonably ought to do C.
Can a statement of this form be a fact? Can it be completely derived from facts? And if it can, is it truly an ought?
In short the answers to those three questions are tenuously, sort of, and not really.
The statement can seem factual, but the best way to achieve any goal depends on considerations that are not completely factual. Thus if we are to say that someone ought to do something to achieve a goal, we have to assume into existence some values. Nevertheless, it is possible that a suitably rigorous definition of goal B could allow for an optimization such that the statement makes sense and is more or less factual.
As for whether the statement can be completely derived from facts, the problem there is that there is an infinitude of statements that can be derived of that form because there are an infinitude of possible goals-- most of them being something no one would want (or of which no one would even have thought.) For every "in order for Sam to achieve eating a healthy meal, he reasonably ought to include at least one vegetable" there is an opposite: "in order for Sam to avoid eating an healthy meal..." If we are to say that these statements are completely derivable from facts, then we must admit both of those are equally factual. Doing otherwise means we have assumed an ought without deriving it from facts.
Would a statement of this form, then, truly be an ought if it could be derived completely from facts? It wouldn't. It's a conditional: if goal B, then ought C. The ought is the consequent. The problem is that conditional statements can resolve true whether the consequent is true or false (if the consequent is false, the antecedent must also be false.) So the statement can consistently be 'true' even if one ought not do C: this makes whether one ought do C a matter which is not addressed adequately by the statement. It isn't an ought itself but rather a relation between oughts.
We can form oughts from other oughts and we can form oughts from other oughts and facts together. But we cannot derive oughts from facts alone. It simply isn't acceptable philosophy: it's a category mistake.
Ethics (and political philosophies which assert rights) seek oughts rather than relations between oughts: they seek oughts that are not conditional upon other oughts. Well, there's a reason why disagreements over such seem to be as often resolved with arms as argument: if one absolutely has to pick a fallacy to hang his hat on, ad baculum is one of the more effective choices. And unless one admits he's assuming the basis for his ethics or political philosophy, he's going to have to commit at least one such fallacy.
I just wrote an entire page, and it disappeared because I'm a moron. Argh.
Alright, going to make this short: You want to claim that some rights are a necessary part of being human, and thus can't be removed from the law by the will of the people? Alright, then you have removed Democracy as we know it form the equation.
If your simple point is 'Some things should NOT be optional and be removed by mob-rule' then that is fine, but you have to explain why just YOUR claims on what should not be optional is the the only things that should not be optional.
In fact, you claim yourself that some rights can be taken away in certain scenarios, so perhaps I DO misunderstand your point. Wasn't your point that you should be able to do whatever you want that is 'within your rights' as long as you do not violate another mans rights? Then how can a right be taken away, without making it dependent on a social contract?
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This technique is similar to Three-step Technique for Reaching the Help of the Divine Source of Love. But it is even simpler, because making intention with words is not needed at all. This is very simple but powerful technique. It is designed in the way to promote connection with Divine Origin and to promote the flow of Love and Harmony. If you already experience deep levels of universal Love, this technique will be of no value for you. But for the common people this is a good technique.
One does not need crystals, spells, breathing or visualization to be protected. One also does not need to be initiated by spiritual master to get protection (but you may choose to be- I have chosen this, too). Love is the Source which gives us automatic protection against corrupt forces from heavens. Some levels of these forces are located in the area of Polaris, Ursa Minor and Ursa Maior. Forces from these areas are our lower spiritual leaders. We need to reach higher planes in these area and others.
- Remember your negative feeling in a chosen situation and feel this feeling again (for example: fear of public speaking at University; to be angry on one's superior; to be worried about something…).
- Remember your positive feeling in a chosen situation and feel this feeling again (for example: joyful playing with one's children, happiness when observing sunset/sunrise…). It is not necessary for your positive feeling/ situation to be connected with negative feeling/situation in any way, known to you mind.
- Remember the feeling of deeper Love and feel this feeling again (every soul remembers it, so does yours!) and sink into the Emptiness. If this is really your third step(!), this will connect you to the Divine plane, ruled by the God, which is known as Vishnu/Krishna in India. Vishnu is not the only one aspect of Supreme Divine, but he is that part of Elohim, who represents Love.
You can lie down, you can sit or stand. Your eyes could be open or closed. As you choose. Short repetition could be used even in a noisy area or among other people. In fact- I sometimes sit at the bar, drinking a cup of tea. Sitting and looking other people and experiencing the Energy flow. If one has opportunity to relax, it seems that the presence of other people makes this exercise even stronger.
For further information on the ways, which will get you into the state of Emptiness, look the instructions and commentaries in the blog on Three-step Technique for Reaching the Help of the Divine Source of Love. This blog source will also explain to you relations of this technique to the modalities of Theravada Buddhism, Aiping Wang, Quantum Entrainment of Frank Kinslow, HeartMath and Tesla Metamorphosis.


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Although photography remains my driving force I have now started to write fiction. At the time of writing this I have two books on blurb. Both of the books include photographs taken to illustrate particular scenes; just as in old Victorian books. Why not treat yourself do a quick read, they are available as ebook.