Dec. 21st, 2004
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Dec. 21st, 2004 08:51 amWhy I like Hitherby Dragons.
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In 2006, Dr. John Lancor wrote, "The minimum criterion necessary to enforce any behavioral system is that it should require less strength to enforce upon others than the strength of those it is enforced upon. By induction, this allows a single person advantaged by that system to maintain its grip upon the entirety of the population.
"Only those who participate in them derive value from crime, atrocity, and waste. For this reason, it is evident that every extravagance, every waste, every sin, and every horror---every crime not justified by enlightened self-interest---is and must be balanced and sustained by someone, in some place, choosing without coercion to sacrifice themselves for the common good. Otherwise the equation would not balance, and social enforcement of the prevailing system would not be possible. To say that people are evil or drawn to sin is missing a fundamental truth: the atrocities we hear of every day are made possible only by humanity's elemental quality of good. A society of monsters would also be a rational society; even the richest and most powerful would scarcely be able to waste, and only insofar as society recognized that the abstract value of their contribution required reward to sustain it."
In 2008, Dr. John Lancor took certain actions in accordance with his philosophy.
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In 2006, Dr. John Lancor wrote, "The minimum criterion necessary to enforce any behavioral system is that it should require less strength to enforce upon others than the strength of those it is enforced upon. By induction, this allows a single person advantaged by that system to maintain its grip upon the entirety of the population.
"Only those who participate in them derive value from crime, atrocity, and waste. For this reason, it is evident that every extravagance, every waste, every sin, and every horror---every crime not justified by enlightened self-interest---is and must be balanced and sustained by someone, in some place, choosing without coercion to sacrifice themselves for the common good. Otherwise the equation would not balance, and social enforcement of the prevailing system would not be possible. To say that people are evil or drawn to sin is missing a fundamental truth: the atrocities we hear of every day are made possible only by humanity's elemental quality of good. A society of monsters would also be a rational society; even the richest and most powerful would scarcely be able to waste, and only insofar as society recognized that the abstract value of their contribution required reward to sustain it."
In 2008, Dr. John Lancor took certain actions in accordance with his philosophy.
A "cosmic bakery" is fighting plans for a phone mast because it claims radio waves will ruin its "cosmic bread".
Artisan Bread say emissions from the antenna will disrupt "subtle forces" which help to make the loaves.
The bakery plots planetary movements and uses a special calendar to work out the best time to make the bread.
Bakery owner Ingrid Greenfield, who supplies exclusive shops including Harvey Nichols, said: "It does sound wacky but as you work with it, and you see what it does to people, obviously it works. "If you grow things and sow things on the right days, plants are strong and resistant to disease."
She said the installation of the mast in a position so close to the bakery would "destroy the vitality" of her product, preventing her from working with "subtle, cosmic forces".
Artisan Bread say emissions from the antenna will disrupt "subtle forces" which help to make the loaves.
The bakery plots planetary movements and uses a special calendar to work out the best time to make the bread.
Bakery owner Ingrid Greenfield, who supplies exclusive shops including Harvey Nichols, said: "It does sound wacky but as you work with it, and you see what it does to people, obviously it works. "If you grow things and sow things on the right days, plants are strong and resistant to disease."
She said the installation of the mast in a position so close to the bakery would "destroy the vitality" of her product, preventing her from working with "subtle, cosmic forces".
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Dec. 21st, 2004 02:53 pmAmerican "anti-terrorism" radiation detectors finding massive amounts of radioactive material moving around USA.
Cat litter, granite and truckloads of porcelain toilets headed for Home Depot and Lowes are setting off radiation alarms. And they're not remotely as "hot" as the humans.
With the explosion of nuclear medicine, physicians are giving radioactive drugs to people an estimated 20 million times a year. For a few days to several weeks those people are emitting gamma rays, beta particles or X-rays that can radiate beyond the walls of cars, buses and subway trains to reach the attention of anti-terror authorities.
"If you have a radiomedical treatment, you are the hottest thing around," said Linda Groves, an ex-Navy captain who analyzes radiation-detection data for Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore.
In the event of an alarm, authorities are pulling over and questioning motorists whose vehicles come up radioactive.
"I did some deployments, and we scared some little old ladies to death," Groves said. "Doctors are not doing a good enough job of telling folks what they're carrying."
As agencies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security look for smuggling of ingredients for nuclear and "dirty" bombs, authorities in many places are having to stop roughly one in every 1,000 vehicles and cargo shipments for closer inspection and questioning.
Cat litter, granite and truckloads of porcelain toilets headed for Home Depot and Lowes are setting off radiation alarms. And they're not remotely as "hot" as the humans.
With the explosion of nuclear medicine, physicians are giving radioactive drugs to people an estimated 20 million times a year. For a few days to several weeks those people are emitting gamma rays, beta particles or X-rays that can radiate beyond the walls of cars, buses and subway trains to reach the attention of anti-terror authorities.
"If you have a radiomedical treatment, you are the hottest thing around," said Linda Groves, an ex-Navy captain who analyzes radiation-detection data for Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore.
In the event of an alarm, authorities are pulling over and questioning motorists whose vehicles come up radioactive.
"I did some deployments, and we scared some little old ladies to death," Groves said. "Doctors are not doing a good enough job of telling folks what they're carrying."
As agencies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security look for smuggling of ingredients for nuclear and "dirty" bombs, authorities in many places are having to stop roughly one in every 1,000 vehicles and cargo shipments for closer inspection and questioning.
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Dec. 21st, 2004 04:20 pmChristian Exodus
Not new, but I haven't linked them here yet.
They want to move enough Christians to South Carolina that they can vote to secede and form their own country, which they will rule with God's laws.
Initial goals:
1. 12,000 members by December 31, 2006.
2. Move thousands into South Carolina by October 31, 2008.
3. Work several local political campaigns in 2008 (election goals set at that time).
4. Complete Phase One by end of 2008.
Not new, but I haven't linked them here yet.
They want to move enough Christians to South Carolina that they can vote to secede and form their own country, which they will rule with God's laws.
Initial goals:
1. 12,000 members by December 31, 2006.
2. Move thousands into South Carolina by October 31, 2008.
3. Work several local political campaigns in 2008 (election goals set at that time).
4. Complete Phase One by end of 2008.