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    Strippers...What are your thoughts??

    Not exaclty. You see, stripping has one purpose and one purpose only: to appeal to lust. There is no product other than sexual titilation. The industry exists solely to appeal to the prurient interest and nothing more. Porn and gambling are other examples of this type of industry...
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    Strippers...What are your thoughts??

    I have, in the past, known and dated many strippers. From my experience there are strippers who are just there to work their way through school, etc. and quit once they achieve that goal, but these are a tiny minority. The majority were involved in drugs, porn, and prostitution. Now of...
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    Should the EU ban the Swastika?

    Freedom of speech requires that we protect even the most unpopular forms of expression, otherwise freedom of speech is conditional based upon what's politically popular. As cultural trends change, who can tell what other idealogies will become politically unpopular. Maybe something you...
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    Should the EU ban the Swastika?

    Symbols should not be banned due to their association with unpopular idealogies. Removing the symbol won't make the idealogy go away. True freedom requires that we be able to tolerate things that offend us.
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    Antidepressants are bad news says FDA

    I've been on a number of anti-depressants over the past 11 years. Generally I took them for anxiety. After the nightmare I've been through because of these drugs, I would only suggest taking them if you're particular situation is severe. Otherwise, therapy is probably a much better option...
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    What do YOU think?

    I'm definitely familiar with Ueshiba. My judo instructor took aikido for many years. I practiced kung fu for 8 years or so a and focused primarily on chin na techniques. Chin na is technically very similar to aikido. I believe it was Kyokushin karate founder Mas Oyama who refered to...
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    What do YOU think?

    I'd like to clarify my position a bit more on this subject. Certain fields such as occultism, religion, and even martial arts stand out from most other fields of study in that they often attract people who seek wisdom, knowledge, sometimes power, and often the esoteric. Many times these...
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    What do YOU think?

    I think your definition of magic and mine are very different. When I say occultism is dubious I am referring to the extraordinary claims that many make such as true astral projection, chronomancy, necromancy, and even telekinesis. I do however believe in hypnosis and have practiced it many...
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    What do YOU think?

    You haven't given any proof at all. There's no doubt that humans can make themselves experience things through will. I believe its called an autogenic response. However, this does not address in any way the ability to affect the external world. If you have actual proof of say divination or...
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    What do YOU think?

    Occultism is a placebo effect? I don't doubt that this is what convinces people some types of occultism is real, but it doesn't explain claims of affecting the external world. How does divination work? Talismans? Evocation of spirits? If occultism really is just a placebo effect, then why...
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    What do YOU think?

    No one attempted to disprove anything. The burden of proof is on the one who makes the claim.
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    What do YOU think?

    I understand why it might seem arrogant. However, I have a real problem with frauds and charlatans who use superstition to profit or make themselves into some mystical pseudo-sage. Those who practice these things won't step forward and offer real evidence. Why? If divination works it should...
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    What do YOU think?

    Truth is, for the most part, what we can observe with our natural senses or with the help of technology. It's not perfect, but it beats the hell out of superstition. Let's remember we're not talking about mere belief here. We're talking about humans claiming to have the ability to affect...
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    What do YOU think?

    No, it doesn't hurt me. Philosophical taoism makes no extraordinary claims, but rather is an observance of the reality of nature's way. Does it hurt you to be confronted with the harsh reality that occultism very likely isn't real? Are we to seek for genuine truth or allow ourselves to be...
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    What do YOU think?

    All the things listed in the OP are apparently nonsense. I say this because there's no evidence to the contrary. People often make grand claims of occultic power, but why can't they prove it? Seems that something like divination could stand up to the scrutiny of science if it really works...
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