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  • March 4, 2014 at 9:52 pm in reply to: Russia’s contributions to world culture #29777
    Phidippides
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    I think you guys missed the big one, from Acts 2:44-47 (DR version):

    And all they that believed, were together, and had all things common. 45Their possessions and goods they sold, and divided them to all, according as every one had need. 46And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart; 47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord increased daily together such as should be saved.

    http://biblehub.com/drb/acts/2.htmOf course, I don't think this passage was meant in the same way that Marx was presenting his message.  Likewise, I would not consider Thomas More's Utopia to be “communist”. 

    March 4, 2014 at 9:38 pm in reply to: California couple finds coin stash #29783
    Phidippides
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    I wonder.  It could potentially be construed as “found items” or could be considered part of their property which appreciated overnight.  Chances are the government will get its hands on 40% or more.

    February 26, 2014 at 4:05 pm in reply to: California couple finds coin stash #29781
    Phidippides
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    I guess it goes to show that not all the great finds of plunder are made in the Old World….

    February 26, 2014 at 4:02 pm in reply to: The Death of Western Civ #28870
    Phidippides
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    Your observation would be correct.  I think when I put the present theme on it was going to be temporary, and I never came up with a logo to match.  I came to like the theme, however. 🙂

    February 25, 2014 at 4:35 am in reply to: Russia’s contributions to world culture #29771
    Phidippides
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    ;D

    February 24, 2014 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Last surviving Holocaust survivor dies #29769
    Phidippides
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    Ok, you are right – sorry about that.  It did briefly seem odd to me since she was an adult during her captivity (which would make it strange for her to outlive all the children in the camps) but I didn't contemplate it enough.

    February 21, 2014 at 5:06 pm in reply to: Possible former Auschwitz guard arrested in Germany #28780
    Phidippides
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    I know we've talked about this topic before, but there's something that I still don't get.  If certain actions were legal under the laws of a nation at one point in time, upon what grounds are they now illegal?  I fully understand that legality does not equate to morality, but I don't think that is the prevailing view in the West.  Have German politicians officially adopted the view that the moral law is higher than human-made law?  I would like to know what the European view is on when people should stop following the law of the land and follow their own moral consciences.  Also, was there not some resolution that came out of Nuremburg that gave legal pardon to low-level Nazi figures? 

    February 20, 2014 at 3:50 pm in reply to: What exactly is the Socratic Method? #29764
    Phidippides
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    I think it can be an honest approach to debating someone, and it doesn't have to be a so-called “trick up one's sleeve” to overcome the other.  For example, I think it can be used when teaching (students or children) how to think through issues, BUT it's a good idea to know how to guide them from point A to point B.

    February 18, 2014 at 6:47 pm in reply to: Opening ceremonies at the 2014 Sochi Olympics #29758
    Phidippides
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    Strange, but I am not really bothered by the fact that the U.S. is lagging behind in Olympic medals this time around.  The may reflect my attitude toward my country, sorry to say.  Or, maybe it's not my attitude toward my country, but to my fellow citizens who have chosen a path by their voting and preferences that is bringing the country down the path of destruction (morally, economically, and perhaps even militarily). 

    February 17, 2014 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Hello Community #29759
    Phidippides
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    Hello Druppeling.  I took note of your username and looked up the translation.  Curious – why did you decide to use that name?

    February 17, 2014 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Sorry :( #29745
    Phidippides
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    So tell me – would you say the income you're generating worth the time/effort you put into writing it?  I see it's around 250 pages, so it must have taken a while to put all the information together.  Also, did you plan on self-publishing at Amazon from the beginning, or did you start writing and then decide later on to self-publish?

    February 17, 2014 at 4:07 pm in reply to: Does anybody else have a Kindle or e-reader? #26450
    Phidippides
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    I've used my iPad to read ebooks, and it works fine.  It did take some experimentation with different ereader software before I found one I really liked.  Still, however, I think I prefer reading physical books to electronic books.

    February 13, 2014 at 12:24 am in reply to: The ancient Greeks knew their way around a grill #29711
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    A pita with hummus sounds good right now.

    February 10, 2014 at 3:32 pm in reply to: Opening ceremonies at the 2014 Sochi Olympics #29753
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    Well, I for one like seeing sports on TV that I would normally not be interested in watching.  “So what in the world makes for a good luge competitor?”

    February 6, 2014 at 3:40 pm in reply to: Sorry :( #29738
    Phidippides
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    Ski you need a chapter on survival out at sea (or washed up on some remote coast).

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