Monday, July 18, 2011

If the AL & NL each had 15 teams, each league with 3 divisions, 5 teams in each division ...?

i would keep it similar to what we do now, but we move the astros to the AL West and because there would be 15 in each league, there would be an interleague series every time the schedule changes. i think it would draw more crowds, thus more $$$ for selig

Why do so many people buy into the New Age thinking of obvious fraudsters such as David Icke?

Liam, conspiracy theorists are actually quite common, though few are as outspoken as David Icke. If Christopher Hitchens is correct, conspiracy theorists are unavoidable in a media-saturated, diverse population. My observations parallel those of the sociologists on this matter. Reasoning based on conspiracy theory, as irrational as it appears to most people, comes from very human tendencies. Most people are looking for self-contained, dramatic explanations because they relieve the tension of continuing to parse difficult questions that have no easy, or definite, answers; they want "closure"! Large social phenomena are irreducibly complex, and this type of reasoning overrides the discomfort of trying, and inevitably failing, to come to grip with large, and multifaceted, issues. Conspiracy theory is more common amongst people who, for one reason or another, feel powerless in a complex world. They tend to ascribe the social phenomena that distress them to agents lying properly outside of society, hence Icke's "reptilians." All UFO believers buy into a small class of distinct projections, with the common element being the reptilian appearance of their aliens... they share a point of origin with the Serpent of Genesis, and the archetype is a default one in individuals growing up in predominantly Judaeo-Christian cultures, even if they have subsequently renounced that culture. The fringes of society, left and right, coalesce in a sort of fusion paranoia. It should be noted that there is a statistical correlation with schizotypal personality disorder. May I point out that as ridiculous as Icke is, he has garnered a great deal of attention for his misconstructions; he has written several books (flights of fancy, really) and has benefited from lucrative lunacy! What I find most troubling is that the mainstream media give him as much attention as they do, and that he widens the window of credulity so substantially that even marginally distorted, and unproven, assertions look reasonable and gain credence. If he hasn't himself authored the "slippery slope," he has applied grease after the fact!

How bad is it to go over your gda of sugars?

fruit is healthy for you but it contains fructose which is sugar. fruits are great for nutrients but as for weight loss u have to limit ur intake of fruits and try to eat low glycemic fruits such as apples and berries.

My 12 month old has red bumps all over her body taken her to the doctor but i feel lik theres something else..?

shes has had this virus kep commin back....the first time she didnt experience them but this time they said its just the virus commin out and it ll b gone but they look like theyre gettin worse mayb im just overly concerned bc i mean a doc did tell me but its looks like she jumped into a fire ant hill but they seem not to bother her..idk advice?

Best anti virus software?

There isn't a "best", you can google best antivirus and read a few of the comparisons. I like nod32 from eset.com.

Seeking movies with women aged 40+ with lead roles- Names?

Like sci fi, romance comedy, drama, thought provoking, profound and even just great action flicks but want to see women 40+..and not where they playing boring characters.. all the shows have just girls and old guys..weird..unbalanced and seek change that reflects reality -at least a little..

What would you do...?

There's this guy who was in my same class....and we finally met after a year cuz since we have the same majors we have to take mostly the same classes...we're both in college....and I never really had interest in him...i mean i didn't really feel attracted to him. I just considered him a good friend cuz he's really smart. So in january he started texting cute things like "you are really pretty" or if I told him "I will finally be able to sleep early today" he'd text "you'll look extra beautiful tomorrow"...that sort of thing. So I never replied to those things. And then when I saw him the next day, he'd be normal...as if he hadn't texted anything like that...but one time, I did reply and I told him I didn't want to date anybody. So he moved on, he started dating a high school girl and everyone in our study group made fun of him for being w/ a little girl...but he made it seem like he was fine...so when he was w/ the girl I started to like him more...but of course I wasn't going to tell him anything cuz that wouldn't be fair...it would only bring problems....so I guess on my own I also got over him....I went back to us being friends and me wanting him only as a friend....and we'd hang out, but I could see that he still wanted to be w/ me even though he was w/ the other girl....anyways.....one night he told me to meet him at his dorm...and I went there really late...and he started to tell me how he wasn't dating the other girl anymore because she wouldn't stay in his mind...and he just wanted me b/c I was a really sweet girl...so smart...he started even talking abt. the first time he saw me...he was so open about his feelings...but I still told him that I only saw him as a friend....b/c he had anger issues and he smoked pot and i could accept that as his friend but not as his gf.......and then he stood up and hugged me...and he wanted to kiss me too but I turned my head b/c i didn't feel it was right.....and since then he's been texting me every day....usually as a friend...but sometimes he'll say things like "i was daydreaming abt your eyelashes...they are just sooo pretty" But I'm not sure if I should just stop talking to him to help him move on...or if I should keep being his friend...I guess is confusing and hard for me when you have someone like that. Because when he is sending those text i start to get confused about how i feel about him.... I don't know if I should date him just to see if it works..but I don't want to loose him as a friend. he's a pretty cool guy, but I just want someone else...someone who doesn't take my same classes either because if it doesn't work then you have same classes and it can get pretty awkward..., i feel like the only thing we have in common is our major...which may seem like a lot but, I do other things too like dancing and running and he just doesn't seem like someone who likes to exercise.....should i wait for other guy and keep being his friend, or try to see if it works w/ him but knowing that this thing will be unbalanced b/c he obviously likes me way more...