Odin2005
Odin2005's JournalTell me why I should respect people's "deeply held" religious beliefs?
What makes religious beliefs so special and immune from criticism compared to any other belief? Why can Truthers and Birthers, and UFOologists be made fun of but not people who belief in a sky daddy who answers their prayers?
Any other Carl Jung fans here???
I've been reading his stuff and it has been very enlightening for this "introverted sensation" type. 
The stuff on mandalas blew my mind, explaining the circular images that occasionally pop into my head when daydreaming
My kitty had to be put down, today.
Last weekend my mom called me telling me that the cat was constantly puking, we took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with cancer.
She was 13 years old. RIP, Princess. 
French is becoming a polysythetic language?!?!?!?
This article just blew my mind:
http://matnat.ronet.ru/articles/Arkadiev_TypSchool_Polysynthesis_Hand.pdf
It argues that spoken French has developed some characteristics of polysythetic languages like those found among Amerindian and Bantu languages such as noun incorporation into the verb and polypersonal agreement (marking the object as well as the subject on the verb).
The creepy thing is that I am having the English descendant I'm working on for my sci-fi universe evolve in the same way, and that was even long before I read this today! 
Trayvon's murder was a modern-day lynching.
Just like in the lynchings of the Jim Crow days, an innocent black guy would be falsely accused of a violent act and them murdered to terrorize blacks to "keep them in their place".
This video made me cry!
Treating a sapient AI who is in all respects a PERSON as a commodity to be sold!
"I thought I was a person"
the LOW this morning in Fargo is 45F. Jesus Christ!!!
The average HIGH for March 12th is 33F. No Climate Change my ass!!!
the LOW this morning in Fargo is 45F. Jesus Christ!!!
The average HIGH for March 12th is 33F. No Climate Change my ass!!!
WOOHOO! 60s F all next week in Fargo!!!
Might hit 70F next Thursday!!!
SPRING IS HERE!!! 
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Name: Taylor SelsethGender: Male
Hometown: Ulen, MN
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