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You guessed right as far as I’m concerned. I’m afraid to carry cash because I was mugged many years ago. I had only $3 in my purse at the time. Also, women tend to have lower incomes than men so they can’t take the chance of losing even a little bit. I use a checkbook & debit card a lot so I can keep track of my expenses, too. Also, if I have cash, I’ll spend more easily. I think twice about writing a check or using a credit or debit card. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Although I consider myself creative and primarily R brained, I rely on Mapquest and similar online mapping services to make sure I get to an unfamiliar place easily. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Why are some H.S. students proud of low grades? They’re probably overcompensating for their lack of achievement and/or rationalizing their laziness or perhaps unaware of an undiagnosed learning disability. It may be immaturity. A few years of flipping burgers may change their minds or they may cry racisim or consider themselves hapless victims, blaming others instead of looking at their own choices Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I am a Reform Jew. Some of the Chassidic practices, like keeping kosher are Jewish laws from the Torah. Although men are also required to keep their heads covered, the types of hats you describe, plus long black clothing is just a custom. It is not prescribed by Jewish law. Chassidic and other Orthodox Jews are far removed from the REform. Orthodox Jews believe that the Torah is the divine word of God as dictated to Moses. Reform Jews and most Conservative Jews believe the Torah is a sacred document written by scholarly men over time, but inspired by God. Still there are few fundamentalist Jews since Hebrew text is often open to interpretation. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I can tell by your other questions that you are not meaning to be offensive. By your logic, however, Catholicism, which seems to dwell on the evils of masturbation, premarital sex and even impure thoughts would imply a God that’s obsessed with sex. Though Catholics tend to elevate celibacy as the ultimate sacrifice, look at all the pediphile priests. You can’t suppress sexuality and remain healthy. Jews, in fact, have a much healthier attitude toward sex in general. We don’t separate the spirit from the flesh as Christians do. We believe God created us as physical beings and sex for pleasure as well as procreation. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,From what I’ve read, Catholic authorities do not correlate the two. Pedophilia is not limited to Catholic clergy, but I’d be willing to bet it’s much more prevalent in Catholic clergy than non-celebate clergy. It’s not normal to suppress sexual desire, esp. for men. But it’s a chicken and egg thing. Do sexually disturbed Catholic men enter the priesthood to avoid a healthy heterosexual relationship or does celibacy lead to unhealthy sexual practices? My guess is that it is both. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,My guess is that toenails evolved from claws which were designed for protection and killing prey. I guess they still protect the toes a bit if you’re walking barefoot. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I agree with you and it is scary how ignorance can parade as true religion. I have been watching a lot of education DVDs and reading books on Darwin, genetics and evolution. It’s clear that everything in nature evolves. We evolve from a single fertilized cell. Plants and animals evolve to maturity. It’s Darwinism that some religious folks object to. According to my research, it’s primarily in America that Christian fundamentalists deny Darwinism because it conflicts with a literal reading of Creation. I’m not sure why Europeans have less trouble accepting Darwinism. Those of us who interpret the bible more metaphorically have little problem reconciling religion with evolution. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I agree with you 100%. Creationism is NOT science. There is an interesting PBS series on Darwinism, evolution & religion that addresses these questions. I also object strenuously when religious people try to force their views on others in secular institutions. Remember a few years ago when Walmart decided to use “Happy Holiday” signs instead of “Merry Christmas”. As a Jew, I apprecieted their more inclusive message; however, some Christian extremists boycotted Walmart as being anti-Christian. I couldn’t believe it! Walmart is a store, not a church! And public school is not a church. As far as I’m concerned. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Christian fanaticism is not limited to whites, nor to all Americans. I’m Jewish and believe in strict separation of religion and government, which includes public education. AS another person on YForum suggested, Darwinism should be taught in biology classes while creationism can be taught in churches or theology classes. It’s ridiculous to teach creationism in a science class. Faith does not rely on facts. It’s a matter of the heart, but that’s not science. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I am a Darwinist, not a creationist, but I think your response is harsh and unsympathetic. Depression and abuse from others may account for suicides. (It’s sad but true that many innocent children suffer physical, mental or sexual abuse from parents and other adults.) If you believe literally in survival of the fittest, then I guess you feel science shouldn’t interfere with biological determinism by creating medications for diabetes, hypertension, heart problems, etc. nor organ transplants for those who are “weaker”. There are even some animal species that protect the weaker ones. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I am also mystified why others feel compelled to meddle (even to the extent of passing laws) regarding the such behaviors. Why can’t they live and let live? I don’t think it’s boredom so much as religious fanatacism that propels them. I’m also repelled and offended when others try to convert me to their religion. As a Jew, I wish they’d just leave us alone. Apparently, part of Christian doctrine suggests that you get extra brownie points for successful proselytizing. I don’t know enough about Christianity to say whether these folks are misinterpreting scripture or what, but I cannot imagine a good religion that disrespects other legit. religions. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,There’s a song in the musical comedy “Avenue Q”. The song is titled “Everyone’s a little bit racist”. I guess insecure people are always looking for some group to feel superior to. Where does it come from? Mostly fear. Looking at the history of the world, there were so many wars and battles by neighboring countries and farawy lands, that I guess lots of people felt the only ones they could trust were their immediate neighbors. If you extrapolate that, there are a lot of scary people out there to fear. Does this make it OK? No, but it provides some kind of logical explanation. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I agree that a lot of AMerican blacks use slavery as an excuse for not succeeding in American society. If you look at blacks who have succeeded – OBama, Condie Rice, Collin Powell, Thurgood Marshall – you will find they became well educated and spoke proper English. There are no short cuts to success unless you inherit wealth and few of us are in that category. I feel that the black victim mentality is holding back a lot of African Americans. Bill Cosby said something along those lines and was crucified by black leaders for speaking his mind. Hey, I’m Jewish and don’t use the Holocaust as an excuse for failure. Jews have been persecuted, killed & tortured for their beliefs over millenia, yet we’ve succeeded well beyond our small numbers because we put a lot of emphasis on educa
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I agree with your post. That’s why we call ourselves “Pro-Choice” which is accurate, rather than “pro-abortion”. Each women deserves to make that personal decision for herself. I would ask those anti-abortionists who declare themselves “pro-life” if they fight the death penalty, needless war and other political practices that result in unnecessary deaths. Obviously, killing a physician who performs abortions is NOT pro-life. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
