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"We are in Danger..." (Original Post) yuiyoshida Sep 2015 OP
He thinks we need to colonize elsewhere. Okay. Sure. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #1
Which won't happen for centuries at the rate we are going. Rex Sep 2015 #20
Even longer if the double full moon in one month means "0" fadedrose Sep 2015 #21
...if the who means what? Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #23
the "0" means zero time fadedrose Sep 2015 #25
And Pat Roberston is convinced gay marriage will make the stock market crash. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #27
I decided to go see him talk back in the '90s when he was visiting CalTech Hortensis Sep 2015 #2
I went to see him speak in Eugene OR in the 90s mindwalker_i Sep 2015 #3
That IS cool. I remember it was feared the first time he hopped the pond Hortensis Sep 2015 #5
Yeah, he's done a lot mindwalker_i Sep 2015 #15
K/R Jack Rabbit Sep 2015 #4
Mr. Hawking's genius is such... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #6
Yes we are in trouble and Wall Street willbe our down fall....AGAIN!! . Milliesmom Sep 2015 #7
Sociopaths make up between 2 and 4% of the general population, according to DSM IV. Since Cal33 Sep 2015 #12
Thankyou, well said! Milliesmom Sep 2015 #16
Also Milliesmom Sep 2015 #8
I think these articles are highly important. If you wrote a separate thread, more DUers Cal33 Sep 2015 #17
There is a problem Milliesmom Sep 2015 #18
Hi Milliesmom, to write and post an original message: Cal33 Sep 2015 #26
Thank You so much Milliesmom Sep 2015 #28
You're very welcome. And a hearty welcome to DU! Hope you will enjoy yourself here. Cal33 Sep 2015 #30
Soldier Mike is right fadedrose Sep 2015 #22
Your Welcome Milliesmom Sep 2015 #29
Hey Oligarchs, listen to the real expert! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #9
What does this Hawking guy know, anyway? Drill, baby, drill! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #10
Yeah. He Thinks He's So Smart! ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #24
I read that Hawkings said... bkkyosemite Sep 2015 #11
K & R. Stephen says it all, the essence of man's own self destruction from greed & stupidilty. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #13
K&R... spanone Sep 2015 #14
"looking inward at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet" is what pampango Sep 2015 #19
 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
20. Which won't happen for centuries at the rate we are going.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 03:10 PM
Sep 2015

Colonizing another place is a global undertaking that won't happen for 100s of years imo if at all.

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)
21. Even longer if the double full moon in one month means "0"
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 03:12 PM
Sep 2015

It's been nice knowing most of you...

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)
25. the "0" means zero time
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 03:38 PM
Sep 2015

"Rex" was saying that we don't have time to colonize other planets, 100 years or so...

If the double moon stuff is true, we have 0 time.

A week or so ago, somebody mentioned that Glenn Beck was into the double moon in the same month meant the end of the world or the planet or something. This month of September we have 2 full moons. The second full moon, from what I saw last night, is just a tad over l/2 showing...

I don't know a link and wish I did have one that tells me more about it. Some groups, maybe Native Americans, not sure believe it, but I just love stuff like this, mostly because nothing ever happens.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
27. And Pat Roberston is convinced gay marriage will make the stock market crash.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 06:15 PM
Sep 2015

It goes without saying, of course, that there's nothing magical about moons, months, or the stock market.

I have to wonder if ol' Glenn Beck isn't hitting the graffix bong again. Either way, hard-nosed scientist he aint.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
2. I decided to go see him talk back in the '90s when he was visiting CalTech
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 02:40 PM
Sep 2015

in Pasadena but greatly underestimated how many would be coming from long distances to see him. It wasn't as if it he hadn't been there before a number of times or wouldn't be there again. The auditorium was filled long before I arrived, though, and long, long, thick lines waited for a space to watch him on a screen outside. I'm not a mathematician or physicist, so I just admired how much he was admired by those who understand just how great he is and began the slow crawl out of the neighborhood.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. That IS cool. I remember it was feared the first time he hopped the pond
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 03:19 PM
Sep 2015

that he wouldn't live or be able to contribute for many more years. And here he is.

gregcrawford

(2,382 posts)
6. Mr. Hawking's genius is such...
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 03:33 PM
Sep 2015

... that even when he says something that SHOULD be glaringly obvious to anyone with the intellectual capacity of a potted plant, he makes it sound like profound insight.

Instead of making plans to colonize another planet, as some have suggested - in all seriousness, mind you - how's about we confront the evil that has brought us to this pass and FUCKING STOP IT!

We can start with the maggots that run Exxon-Mobil. Dubya laughed when he once said, "Nobody tells those guys what to do!"

Really... well, maybe we'll just see about that.

The Pollyanna pacifists had better hide under the covers, 'cause this is gonna get bloody. NOTHING will change until we make it change, and these psychopaths won't surrender their power without a fight. They WILL kill anyone who defies them; we've already seen that.

WHO'S WITH ME? (SFX: Crickets chirping)

That's what I thought.

 

Milliesmom

(493 posts)
7. Yes we are in trouble and Wall Street willbe our down fall....AGAIN!! .
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 04:09 PM
Sep 2015

By Chris Kanthan / nationofchange.org

Every single mainstream media has the following narrative for the economic crisis in Greece: the government spent too much money and went broke; the generous banks gave them money, but Greece still can’t pay the bills because it mismanaged the money that was given. It sounds quite reasonable, right?

Except that it is a big fat lie … not only about Greece, but about other European countries such as Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland who are all experiencing various degrees of austerity. It was also the same big, fat lie that was used by banks and corporations to exploit many Latin American, Asian and African countries for many decades.

Greece did not fail on its own. It was made to fail.




Full story

http://www.trueactivist.com/greece-what-you-are-not-being-told-by-the-media/
 

Cal33

(7,018 posts)
12. Sociopaths make up between 2 and 4% of the general population, according to DSM IV. Since
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 05:11 PM
Sep 2015

they are more ambitious and less decent than the other 96 to 98%, they have a far better
chance of becoming high corporate executives. So, the human race has always had them
around. They will always cause problems. It's nothing new. It's just that the problems
are becoming bigger with time.

Now the trouble they are causing is becoming worldwide. They think they can get away
with it. They always do, but they are wrong. This time they are destroying the world, and
also themselves along with it.

 

Cal33

(7,018 posts)
17. I think these articles are highly important. If you wrote a separate thread, more DUers
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 09:29 AM
Sep 2015

will be reading them.

 

Milliesmom

(493 posts)
18. There is a problem
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:40 PM
Sep 2015

I do not know how to do that , this is all new to me, I only know how toad to existing posts.


Thank you

 

Cal33

(7,018 posts)
26. Hi Milliesmom, to write and post an original message:
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 06:11 PM
Sep 2015

1. On the page you are looking at right now, in the left column, there is a series of 9 short
short titles, each headed by a tiny yellow box. CLICK on the 4th title up from the bottom
"General Discussion."

2. On the next page that shows up, an inch to the right and half an inch higher from the
"General Discussion" that you had just clicked, CLICK on the large letters "Start a discussion."

3. On the new page that shows up, below the red "Stop" sign, CLICK the choice on the right
"General Discussion."

4. The new page that shows up is where you write your original message. CLICK in the empty
space for the box titled "Thread title" and write in the title you choose for this message.
[If you prefer you can do the next step first, and write in the title later. I do that sometimes]

CLICK in the empty space of the box for "Message text" and write in your message.
[Both 3 and 4 are on the same page].


When you have finished, go to the bottom of the box, go below the line and CLICK on
"Post my thread." Your message has been posted. That is it.

All the best,

Cal

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)
9. Hey Oligarchs, listen to the real expert!
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 04:20 PM
Sep 2015
http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/27/artificially-assured-destruction/


"Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and over 1,000 AI and robotics researchers have signed a letter suggesting a ban on AI warfare, warning of the potential for rampant destruction at the hands of “autonomous weaponry.”

One good solution: ending all war and weapons building, that would be a huge step to reversing the damage the oligarch war mongers have done.

bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)
11. I read that Hawkings said...
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 05:05 PM
Sep 2015

that CERN (which will do something with the God particle) will use their collider on Sept. 23rd and Hawkings said it could destroy the universe with the power it will try to collide with. Along with several other Youtube's with various endings of earth on the 23rd...numerology and all. I guess we will have to wait and see......CERN's logo they say says 666...oh oh....

appalachiablue

(41,127 posts)
13. K & R. Stephen says it all, the essence of man's own self destruction from greed & stupidilty.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 05:12 PM
Sep 2015

'Show me five good men...'

pampango

(24,692 posts)
19. "looking inward at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet" is what
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:52 PM
Sep 2015

republicans are extremely good at.

Looking outward with a knowledge of history, facts and science is not something they are good at.

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