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@siantastic

I’m glad I’m not the only rookie at this thing!

I purposefully picked this topic because it is so debatable and people could really get into a good conversation about it. I’m glad that you have educated yourself on the reasons that it was first made illegal in the first place. The main reason it isn’t legal is because it would put a lot of major companies out of business and God knows that people are after money more than they are the cure to cancer or saving the ozone layer!
I enjoy learning about Buddhism because there is no God aspect of it, anyone can achieve or obtain enlightenment if they follow those four noble truths and the 8-fold path.This society is really corrupted and I think that social media has also put a big pressure on us as well on how we should react to certain things and always strive for more rather than accept our fate and enjoy what we have. Complacency is really not a bad thing. I accept suffering, I have a bone disease which puts me down and out at least 2-3 times a year. I just need to find a way to be nice to others who are not nice to me. I don’t hold grudges but I don’t give respect to people who don’t give it as well.
Euthanasia is totally acceptable I my book if the person who shall be killed is either aware of the situation and has accepted their death is eminent and agrees to let it happen of if there is almost no choice to none completely of recovery. I would not want to fall of a motorcycle have by bones shatter and be a human vegetable, death would be a much better idea. I, also, am pro-choice but only for the first tri-mester! Women being 8 months pregnant and having their babies brains sucked out is really heartless in my opinion. Also if a woman has been raped or if her health is at rish then I think she should be able to get rid of it. Otherwise, that’s what adoption is for. The main reason I asked this death penalty question is because I wanted to see peoples value on life, whether its theirs or not. I would not want to kill anyone, but if someone killed and tortured my family, you better believe that I would want justice riding this guy for the rest of his life. But I know it would be only me who could find closure and move on from such a thing. There are so many people these days who just search for misery without ever looking for peace.

@dogsarebadpeople
Why are dogs exactly? I have all cats and want a dog, although I got bit last year, but that dog was evil to begin with and the owners never trained it.
I love this site too and when I’m actually on it, I find myself entertained for long periods of time. Do you think there is a way to measure how many frequencies there are and is it possible to transfer between such realities. Am I in the others realities, this sounds like that movie “The One” If you haven’t seen it I recommend it, It’s with Jet Li, so the fighting isn’t that bad. I was thinking about the idea of parasites that take over your central nervous system yesterday, everyone has been talking about zombies, I think suicidal parasites are actually real and logical. They’ve tested them on rats and such and maybe that’s a cause for suicide, what if some people didn’t actually want to die but something was controlling them??

@netto
Thank you for posting that chart, I am going to read up on it as soon as I respond to everyone else, I was away for the weekend and I don’t want to be that person to propose a question and not respond. So yes, anyways, I agree it would do so much good and honestly save the world, well parts that haven’t already legalized it, or parts that have been smart and not greedy and never made it illegal in the first place.
Buddhism has nothing to do with faith, its about enlightenment you are totally right!
Way to put it for 3, I like that. And that link you posted, wow, could you imagine being the one that took that photo, I’d be in utter amazement for days! I enjoy hiking and love waterfalls, this is the one I’d like to see in person someday, or something like that

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@born2tap
I can’t blindly follow anyone, I mean there are times I go along with my friends and do some childish thing that they have concocted, but as for my family, I’ve always been the one to simply ask “why?”
Simply just losing your thoughts in nature is amazing. I find myself walking home sometimes and just stopping on the bridge by my house and just rearranging my thoughts and staring into space, but it’s a beautiful space, there are so many details and things to admire, that although whatever I may be thinking might not be so positive, the fact that im staring at something so beautiful is evening out the scale I suppose. Does that make sense, sometimes I feel like my brain makes sense, but then I try to word what I’m saying into an actual sentence and it just comes out all jumbled and confusing. What are the steps or keys to meditating, I’m so interested!

@0negative
Whats the …idea that Theravada Buddhism portrays that other ideas are going against, basically why theravada? The churchs wants our money, wants us to do their bidding I completely agree. Jesus had it right, he lived a good life and still god killed, this world is fucked up and there is no changing it, so I’m good just letting everyone else be and working on fixing myself first. I read that article and there are Olympic gold medalists who smoke I mean come on, I’d love to have the promoter of smoking ciggaretts and alcohol go up against the promoter of hemp. Have you ever seen thank you for smoking, if not you most certainly should ,that’s basically exactly what I’m talking about.

@jpete011
I read your poem and I enjoyed it and actually put it in “My book” which is full of thoughts, ideas, and quotes that inspire or intrigue me so well….congratulations I suppose! I have noticed that when I pray although I say God, I feel as if although I might possibly be talking to someone I’m trying to figure out a way for me to solve whatever problem I’m dealing with. That is such a good observation and I can see how its possible. I don’t want to go along with popular culture but I feel like when you have something to believe in or dedicate your life to, a purpose it’s easier to cope, deal, and enjoy the other parts of your life. I’ve dealt with a lot and I’m just searching for something more I suppose. What brought you to Alaska and Pantagonia, where is that anyways? Wow that last sentence is also going in the book!

@Aliwine

Thank you for informing me about such a huge detail about cannabis, I had previously known that it was the only plant that had differential male and female forms, but I didn’t really know that males had no bud. Thanks for that little bit of information! The government needs money there have been so many conspiracies dealing with people creating or discovering things that could ultimately promote the productivity of saving this planet, but no, that is not the way to make money. Such bull-shit!
Would you mind explaining those religions in your opinion to me. I’ve heard of some of them but I’m extremely intrigued to know more. Having roots to explore must be exciting. I have mostly Lebanese and Irish ancestors, but well the irish don’t really have much religion and my middle-eastern family came to America and became orthodox, something I am really not interested in learning. My family were well are proud Lutherans, I’m interested in a religion that deals with not with judging other people but looking into the heart and soul of oneself and really cleaning up and focusing on the betterment of my own life.
I completely agree, put them to work, I mean I know they work well from what I’ve seen in movies, I’ve never had to go to prison so I wouldn’t know, and having a dangerous inmate working at the mall probably wouldn’t be a good idea, but there has to be a ways for people to be locked up but forced to not only learn there lesson but still earn their keep!
I am not a mother, but I have been told I have very maternal instincts, my mother had my youngest sister when I was 12, so raising her was never really my choice. I’ve seen the grand canyon and the sunrise along the Cleveland sky-line but that’s about it. I enjoy the beauty that nature provides so much.