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  1. Eliminating Drug Problems

    by , 09-19-2015 at 04:10 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    I probably should stop reading newspapers. Yesterday I saw an opinion piece about siting an addiction treatment facility. Apparently there are people who are opposed to such things. The writer of the piece didn’t even touch the real problem: certain drugs are illegal, so the use of them can become a problem. Most of the problems involving drugs are from their illegality rather than the drug itself or reactions to the drug; although there sometimes are overdoses. If the drugs were legal and the chemical ...
  2. For Peace, Faith and Reality of Islam established by Ahmadiyya Jama'at - Comments.

    by , 09-17-2015 at 09:44 AM (The Promised Revival -- To Bring Faith Back Even If It Had Gone To Pleiades (i.e. weakened).)
    Peace be on you.
    According to Hazrat Khalifatul Messiah V (may Allah be his Helper), the splendor of being Muslim is in the strength of Faith and understanding of the reality of Islam.

    >> Faith means to fully give up the self to Allah, and to practice His directives.

    >>The reality of Islam is to save oneself from every evil while keeping eyes on directives of Allah and to make the way of peace for others too. If the Muslim world understands this, ...
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  3. In Search of Ignorance

    by , 09-16-2015 at 02:46 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    This is my reply to a column in the Massachusetts Daily Collegian that I read while having lunch near the University of Massachusetts. http://dailycollegian.com/2015/09/15...ime-and-money/

    Mr Pappas, I found your column "Get rid of gen-ed courses that cost time and money" interesting in several ways, and I might be able to assist you in a small way. You are completely right that Gen-Ed requirements don't lead toward your faster completion of a degree program in business, ...

    Updated 09-17-2015 at 04:38 PM by PeterL

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  4. Ill Fitting

    by , 09-14-2015 at 07:33 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    At some point is the past I wrote about how most people end up working in a field that doesn’t suit them. I won’t repeat that, but I just want to particularize it to people running for President of the U.S.A. and people who have served as President.

    “It turns out that about half the presidents between George Washington and Richard M. Nixon suffered from some sort of psychiatric disorder.” (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...tric_heal.html) I hadn’t ...
  5. ROBIN WILLIAMS ...a wake-up call for mental illness

    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Price View Post
    Thanks, folks, for your responses. Before leaving I'll post some general thoughts from one of my favorite psychoanalysts.-Ron
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    ERICH FROMM

    Part 1:

    Erich Fromm(1900-1980) was a theorist who brought other theories together. He also emphasized how one's personality is embedded in class, status, education, vocation, and religious and philosophical background, among other social determinants. Fromm held the view that humans need
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