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	<description>...or Renaud's tribulations in an insane world.</description>
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		<title>Comment on Crystal Myth by Heather</title>
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		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just a insert of information. A. the power of suggestion goes a long way. If you're a scientist then you are familiar with the placebo effect. This can be used to prove both side kinda right. B. Once again, as scientist we know that all the experiments in the world can never prove anything 100% true, that’s why they are called “theories”. As Einstein said, "No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong." One of my largest disappointments in college was learning there is no such thing a proof.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a insert of information. A. the power of suggestion goes a long way. If you&#8217;re a scientist then you are familiar with the placebo effect. This can be used to prove both side kinda right. B. Once again, as scientist we know that all the experiments in the world can never prove anything 100% true, that’s why they are called “theories”. As Einstein said, &#8220;No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.&#8221; One of my largest disappointments in college was learning there is no such thing a proof.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Crystal Myth by Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Renaud, I agree with you, but lets not get mystisicm confused with new age charlatans,  mysticism is the "world of beauty and understanding "
Jesse</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Renaud, I agree with you, but lets not get mystisicm confused with new age charlatans,  mysticism is the &#8220;world of beauty and understanding &#8221;<br />
Jesse</p>
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		<title>Comment on Crystal Myth by Billy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Billy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It would seem to me that when referring to science and what humans have been doing for millenia, that there was a time in our brief history, that humans would drain a person's blood by the pint because they had a fever and it was a commonly held perception that the reason behind this phenomenon was that the patient contained too much blood.  A belief that we all now know to be preposterous.  The point that I believe Renaud is trying to state, and that any clear headed individual would attest to...Truth always stands the test of questioning. Falicy never does. Rubbing an amethyst on your forehead doesn't calm you down, the thought that it might work calms you down.  The thing that people don't seem to understand is the power of the mind over the body.  Your body responds to stimuli from your brain, and if you can alter the stimuli sent, your body will respond accordingly.  People are sheep and will follow anything that seems good that they don't understand. Feel free to rub crystals all over yourself in some weird crystal love ritual...but when you're sick go see the doctor first, then rub the crystals.  Please? I don't want to see anyone suffer needlessly.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It would seem to me that when referring to science and what humans have been doing for millenia, that there was a time in our brief history, that humans would drain a person&#8217;s blood by the pint because they had a fever and it was a commonly held perception that the reason behind this phenomenon was that the patient contained too much blood.  A belief that we all now know to be preposterous.  The point that I believe Renaud is trying to state, and that any clear headed individual would attest to&#8230;Truth always stands the test of questioning. Falicy never does. Rubbing an amethyst on your forehead doesn&#8217;t calm you down, the thought that it might work calms you down.  The thing that people don&#8217;t seem to understand is the power of the mind over the body.  Your body responds to stimuli from your brain, and if you can alter the stimuli sent, your body will respond accordingly.  People are sheep and will follow anything that seems good that they don&#8217;t understand. Feel free to rub crystals all over yourself in some weird crystal love ritual&#8230;but when you&#8217;re sick go see the doctor first, then rub the crystals.  Please? I don&#8217;t want to see anyone suffer needlessly.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Crystal Myth by Renaud</title>
		<link>http://renaud.nkaworld.com/2007/crystal-myth/#comment-1984</link>
		<dc:creator>Renaud</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, let's agree to disagree.
I'm certainly not trying to convince you but it just saddens me that people would prefer to invest in mysticism when there is a world of beauty and understanding at their grasp and they choose to look the other way.
Science works, deal with it.

I'm ready to change my mind the day good, solid, replicable evidence comes to light.
What would it take for you Daniel to change your mind about the things you believe in?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, let&#8217;s agree to disagree.<br />
I&#8217;m certainly not trying to convince you but it just saddens me that people would prefer to invest in mysticism when there is a world of beauty and understanding at their grasp and they choose to look the other way.<br />
Science works, deal with it.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m ready to change my mind the day good, solid, replicable evidence comes to light.<br />
What would it take for you Daniel to change your mind about the things you believe in?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Crystal Myth by Daniel</title>
		<link>http://renaud.nkaworld.com/2007/crystal-myth/#comment-1966</link>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Even you will have to wake up one day.. and what a beautiful surprise it will all be to you.. until then, we will not see eye to eye. Crystals are not new age crap, they have been used by humans for as long as there have been humans to use then. I didnt write what i wrote for me to go and find out about it, i already have and contunue too. i get the impression you are a closed book to such things. There is no need to be so upset that people are able to use the energies of crystals, or feel a need to attempt to prove them wrong (which of course you haven't). I wish you all the best in your fruitless pursiutes and will see you there when you arrive home.. oh and my brain... still soundly in my head... open minded and it hasn't fallen out.. oh it must be a miracle!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even you will have to wake up one day.. and what a beautiful surprise it will all be to you.. until then, we will not see eye to eye. Crystals are not new age crap, they have been used by humans for as long as there have been humans to use then. I didnt write what i wrote for me to go and find out about it, i already have and contunue too. i get the impression you are a closed book to such things. There is no need to be so upset that people are able to use the energies of crystals, or feel a need to attempt to prove them wrong (which of course you haven&#8217;t). I wish you all the best in your fruitless pursiutes and will see you there when you arrive home.. oh and my brain&#8230; still soundly in my head&#8230; open minded and it hasn&#8217;t fallen out.. oh it must be a miracle!!!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Crystal Myth by Renaud</title>
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		<dc:creator>Renaud</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry Daniel but there is such a thing as being too "open-minded" that your brains falls out.
I've fairly clearly pointed out the silliness of the claims made by crystal enthusiasts.
That "crystals vibrate at their own frequency" doesn't mean anything. On an atomic scale, so do potatoes and dog poo.
That's the problem with new age crap: happy to borrow scientific terms to scaffold a scientific-sounding explanation while at the same time rejecting the scientific method because "science doesn't know everything".
You can't have it both ways.

Some crystals have useful properties that are exploited in very specific, very scientific ways: the piezoelectric effect of quartz is used in various electronic components, the hardness of diamonds is useful in many mechanical processes, various liquid crystals have become extremely popular for displays, etc.
There are loads of real scientific papers, loads of replicable experiments, loads of independent confirmations that prove that all of these properties are real and useful.

The fact that these crystals have specific physical properties does not imply any usefulness as a medical or 'well-being' remedy: because quartz produces electricity when subjected to mechanical forces doesn't mean that putting one in a bottle of water will do anything to clean that water.
The abuses and confusions of scientific language are the hallmark of pseudo-science: they brandish words like 'vibrations', 'energies' and 'quantum physics' as if using them was enough to explain anything: where are the actual explanations why any of these would actually be relevant to their claims?
Where are the replicable experiments?
Where are the statistical analysis?
Where are the falsifiable theories?
Because something has certain useful properties that can be exploited in specific circumstances doesn't validate any claims outside that narrow field.
Similarly, "cymatics" has nothing to do with any of the health claims made about crystals: because something vibrate at an atomic level (everything does to a certain degree at normal temperature) and because there is a field of science studying wave patterns (cymatics studies waves and that are caused by vibrations made at a level a few order of magnitude higher than that of atoms) doesn't validate any of the ridiculous claims made about crystals.

It's exactly the same thing as saying that because potatoes are tasty when fried then they must be excellent building material.
Total nonsense.
By the way, crystals certainly don't produce 'powerful electromagnetic fields' on their own, so putting one next to your computer won't do squat; also because silicon is used as a base material for making microchips doesn't mean that putting one on your forehead will make you more clever or improve your memory.

All it would take for the crystal enthusiasts to actually prove any of their claims without the shadow of a doubt would be to publish test protocols in peer-reviewed scientific publication and have these findings replicated and confirmed by independent scientist, just like the rest of science does.
Instead, new-age proponents just like to talk metaphysical non-sense, abuse scientific language and concepts and provide no replicable proof or propose no actual explanation based on anything meaningful.

Daniel, if you are really interested in science then get a grasp of the scientific method to analyse these claims, you'll see that it's very powerful and helps a lot in separating what has merits from what has none.
It's not a matter of open-mindedness vs narrow-mindedness, it's a matter of deciding if a claim has merits or not based on actual hard evidence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry Daniel but there is such a thing as being too &#8220;open-minded&#8221; that your brains falls out.<br />
I&#8217;ve fairly clearly pointed out the silliness of the claims made by crystal enthusiasts.<br />
That &#8220;crystals vibrate at their own frequency&#8221; doesn&#8217;t mean anything. On an atomic scale, so do potatoes and dog poo.<br />
That&#8217;s the problem with new age crap: happy to borrow scientific terms to scaffold a scientific-sounding explanation while at the same time rejecting the scientific method because &#8220;science doesn&#8217;t know everything&#8221;.<br />
You can&#8217;t have it both ways.</p>
<p>Some crystals have useful properties that are exploited in very specific, very scientific ways: the piezoelectric effect of quartz is used in various electronic components, the hardness of diamonds is useful in many mechanical processes, various liquid crystals have become extremely popular for displays, etc.<br />
There are loads of real scientific papers, loads of replicable experiments, loads of independent confirmations that prove that all of these properties are real and useful.</p>
<p>The fact that these crystals have specific physical properties does not imply any usefulness as a medical or &#8216;well-being&#8217; remedy: because quartz produces electricity when subjected to mechanical forces doesn&#8217;t mean that putting one in a bottle of water will do anything to clean that water.<br />
The abuses and confusions of scientific language are the hallmark of pseudo-science: they brandish words like &#8216;vibrations&#8217;, &#8216;energies&#8217; and &#8216;quantum physics&#8217; as if using them was enough to explain anything: where are the actual explanations why any of these would actually be relevant to their claims?<br />
Where are the replicable experiments?<br />
Where are the statistical analysis?<br />
Where are the falsifiable theories?<br />
Because something has certain useful properties that can be exploited in specific circumstances doesn&#8217;t validate any claims outside that narrow field.<br />
Similarly, &#8220;cymatics&#8221; has nothing to do with any of the health claims made about crystals: because something vibrate at an atomic level (everything does to a certain degree at normal temperature) and because there is a field of science studying wave patterns (cymatics studies waves and that are caused by vibrations made at a level a few order of magnitude higher than that of atoms) doesn&#8217;t validate any of the ridiculous claims made about crystals.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s exactly the same thing as saying that because potatoes are tasty when fried then they must be excellent building material.<br />
Total nonsense.<br />
By the way, crystals certainly don&#8217;t produce &#8216;powerful electromagnetic fields&#8217; on their own, so putting one next to your computer won&#8217;t do squat; also because silicon is used as a base material for making microchips doesn&#8217;t mean that putting one on your forehead will make you more clever or improve your memory.</p>
<p>All it would take for the crystal enthusiasts to actually prove any of their claims without the shadow of a doubt would be to publish test protocols in peer-reviewed scientific publication and have these findings replicated and confirmed by independent scientist, just like the rest of science does.<br />
Instead, new-age proponents just like to talk metaphysical non-sense, abuse scientific language and concepts and provide no replicable proof or propose no actual explanation based on anything meaningful.</p>
<p>Daniel, if you are really interested in science then get a grasp of the scientific method to analyse these claims, you&#8217;ll see that it&#8217;s very powerful and helps a lot in separating what has merits from what has none.<br />
It&#8217;s not a matter of open-mindedness vs narrow-mindedness, it&#8217;s a matter of deciding if a claim has merits or not based on actual hard evidence.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Crystal Myth by Daniel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This i must say is very narrowminded and it is quite clear no research has been done by you to answer any of these questions yourself. Crystals work on a vibrational level... let me explain.. it is sceintific to say that everything in the universe vibrates at its own frequency. This of course is on an atomic level but quite excepted and proved.
 Cymatics is the study of wave form phenomenoma. Where the vibrations made by sound produce patterns, complex patterns and different sounds (vibrations) produce different patterns. Well crystals vibrate at there own frequency (hertz) and it is claimed by new age people that the vibrations produced by the crystals syncronise and effect the vibrations in our body in a postive manner. Much study has been done on how different frequencies effect humans and our environment. and with a careful search of the internet you will be able to find which frequencies have a positive effect on us and which have a negative effect.
This is a vast subject and i have barely scrapped the surface and do not claim in any way to have answered your questions. What I am trying to explain is that things happen to us and around us that happen on tiny scales, we cannot see atoms but we know they are there, we have so recently moved into the world of quantum physics, where we are at last beginning...with i might add a certain amount of disbelief...at what actually occures on a sub atomic level and what effects.. some profound and powerful..that this world has on our own. No you should never just take someones word that something works. No you shouldn't just take someones word that these things work, but niether is it wise to just throw out the idea that it is twaddle. Crystals are used in computers as memory storage. They produce a powerful electromagnetic field. this isnt new age hippy talk, that is science.
Humans are powerful. Not all in this world can be explained sceintifically and the deeper we get into the science the more we realise how strange the physical universe can be.
I have gone no way to explain anything to you, but within what i have written are many things that interested parties can look into themselves.
But you are right... but kind of obviously so... I'm not sure people really need to be told to ask deeper questions, if they want to know surely asking deeper and more probing questions is a natural next step?
Yours in Light
Daniel.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This i must say is very narrowminded and it is quite clear no research has been done by you to answer any of these questions yourself. Crystals work on a vibrational level&#8230; let me explain.. it is sceintific to say that everything in the universe vibrates at its own frequency. This of course is on an atomic level but quite excepted and proved.<br />
 Cymatics is the study of wave form phenomenoma. Where the vibrations made by sound produce patterns, complex patterns and different sounds (vibrations) produce different patterns. Well crystals vibrate at there own frequency (hertz) and it is claimed by new age people that the vibrations produced by the crystals syncronise and effect the vibrations in our body in a postive manner. Much study has been done on how different frequencies effect humans and our environment. and with a careful search of the internet you will be able to find which frequencies have a positive effect on us and which have a negative effect.<br />
This is a vast subject and i have barely scrapped the surface and do not claim in any way to have answered your questions. What I am trying to explain is that things happen to us and around us that happen on tiny scales, we cannot see atoms but we know they are there, we have so recently moved into the world of quantum physics, where we are at last beginning&#8230;with i might add a certain amount of disbelief&#8230;at what actually occures on a sub atomic level and what effects.. some profound and powerful..that this world has on our own. No you should never just take someones word that something works. No you shouldn&#8217;t just take someones word that these things work, but niether is it wise to just throw out the idea that it is twaddle. Crystals are used in computers as memory storage. They produce a powerful electromagnetic field. this isnt new age hippy talk, that is science.<br />
Humans are powerful. Not all in this world can be explained sceintifically and the deeper we get into the science the more we realise how strange the physical universe can be.<br />
I have gone no way to explain anything to you, but within what i have written are many things that interested parties can look into themselves.<br />
But you are right&#8230; but kind of obviously so&#8230; I&#8217;m not sure people really need to be told to ask deeper questions, if they want to know surely asking deeper and more probing questions is a natural next step?<br />
Yours in Light<br />
Daniel.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Curing gays&#8230; I&#8217;m all for it! :-P by Renaud</title>
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		<dc:creator>Renaud</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Of course, human sexuality is probably too wide-ranging to really offer any easy way to pinpoint someone's "guilty genes" for every shade of behaviour, that's without taking into account that most of what defines our sexuality comes from our environment and experiences, so we're safe for a while.
The frightening thought though is that some people would really like to use science as a weapon to do what their god hasn't achieved. 
When you realise the abysmal level of science understanding in the general public, any religious right-wing politician with an agenda and some good spinning could secure financing for that kind of "research".</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of course, human sexuality is probably too wide-ranging to really offer any easy way to pinpoint someone&#8217;s &#8220;guilty genes&#8221; for every shade of behaviour, that&#8217;s without taking into account that most of what defines our sexuality comes from our environment and experiences, so we&#8217;re safe for a while.<br />
The frightening thought though is that some people would really like to use science as a weapon to do what their god hasn&#8217;t achieved.<br />
When you realise the abysmal level of science understanding in the general public, any religious right-wing politician with an agenda and some good spinning could secure financing for that kind of &#8220;research&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Curing gays&#8230; I&#8217;m all for it! :-P by Steveo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steveo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>possibly, but i think its less black and white.. with some grey areas than people think.. i would consider myself male chubsexual.. im only attracted by that of a masculine type man with hairy body and a fat arse and fat belly chubby chaser if you will but they need to be hairy.. my friend who is also a chaser doesn't mind about hair but likes chubbyness and will do men or women as long as there chubby so i think maybe some conditioning something that happened or something that defines or clicks as to why we all like different types aswell .. whether there male or female.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>possibly, but i think its less black and white.. with some grey areas than people think.. i would consider myself male chubsexual.. im only attracted by that of a masculine type man with hairy body and a fat arse and fat belly chubby chaser if you will but they need to be hairy.. my friend who is also a chaser doesn&#8217;t mind about hair but likes chubbyness and will do men or women as long as there chubby so i think maybe some conditioning something that happened or something that defines or clicks as to why we all like different types aswell .. whether there male or female.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Getting Science by K@role</title>
		<link>http://renaud.nkaworld.com/2006/getting-science/#comment-13</link>
		<dc:creator>K@role</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>by the way, I've added &lt;em&gt;Devenez sorcier, devenez savant.&lt;/em&gt; to my wishlist :) (one more book :P)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>by the way, I&#8217;ve added <em>Devenez sorcier, devenez savant.</em> to my wishlist :) (one more book :P)</p>
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		<title>Comment on Getting Science by K@role</title>
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		<dc:creator>K@role</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>a good scientist has a huge imagination (I don't remember which author said that but I agree lol)
But as you said a scientist can be stubborn, and we can only rely on those who are imaginative, those who can doubt of their own discoveries, until the next one :) 
Human beings need safety and stability, and to feel safe, they need certainty, no place for doubt, for question with no immediate answer. Certainty is dangerous, not only about science, but about everything, especially, information, media etc. 
Science is the only thing that can allow us to be sure, in a way. We  are educated with the idea that science has the solution, and we need to trust what we are told at school, on television...
At first sight science is hard and  since we can't understand it, we only can rely on it, without asking question. Same for religion, we have no proof, but we are told that we can (must!) believe.
I want to believe in unexplained stuff, I want to believe in a life after death, but I simply can't, because I doubt of everything that allows reflexion. And I need proof or at leas a satisfying explanation. The only thing I trust is what I feel...
You may know this website : http://www.zetetique.ldh.org/
very interesting ^^
I'm waiting for the next post :p</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>a good scientist has a huge imagination (I don&#8217;t remember which author said that but I agree lol)<br />
But as you said a scientist can be stubborn, and we can only rely on those who are imaginative, those who can doubt of their own discoveries, until the next one :)<br />
Human beings need safety and stability, and to feel safe, they need certainty, no place for doubt, for question with no immediate answer. Certainty is dangerous, not only about science, but about everything, especially, information, media etc.<br />
Science is the only thing that can allow us to be sure, in a way. We  are educated with the idea that science has the solution, and we need to trust what we are told at school, on television&#8230;<br />
At first sight science is hard and  since we can&#8217;t understand it, we only can rely on it, without asking question. Same for religion, we have no proof, but we are told that we can (must!) believe.<br />
I want to believe in unexplained stuff, I want to believe in a life after death, but I simply can&#8217;t, because I doubt of everything that allows reflexion. And I need proof or at leas a satisfying explanation. The only thing I trust is what I feel&#8230;<br />
You may know this website : <a href="http://www.zetetique.ldh.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.zetetique.ldh.org/</a><br />
very interesting ^^<br />
I&#8217;m waiting for the next post :p</p>
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		<title>Comment on God Is Moot by K@role</title>
		<link>http://renaud.nkaworld.com/2003/god-is-moot/#comment-11</link>
		<dc:creator>K@role</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The more I read you the more I feel clever ^^
You resume in a few simple words the way I think about god, the unknown, and what remains unexplained. 
Faith may be useful and helpful for most people, but faith became a threaten for the humanity when one begin to follow some rules and precepts created by men in the name of god/faith/truth or whatever.
I respect faith and belief, as long as we go on asking questions, without being satisfied with possible answers.
But when religions are institutionalized, when you must think as your neighbour think because the Book or the spiritual guide of you rcommunity, whatever it is, has told you, it's not faith, it's endoctrination. I have faith, but not in god, I'm a believer but not in god, I know that the unknown can be hypnotizing, but lookinf for a possible answer, is much more exciting.
Faith is personal, but faith doesn't necessarily imply mystic explanation. I have faith in the fact that the unknown has a natural answer, an explanation that science will be able to clarify.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The more I read you the more I feel clever ^^<br />
You resume in a few simple words the way I think about god, the unknown, and what remains unexplained.<br />
Faith may be useful and helpful for most people, but faith became a threaten for the humanity when one begin to follow some rules and precepts created by men in the name of god/faith/truth or whatever.<br />
I respect faith and belief, as long as we go on asking questions, without being satisfied with possible answers.<br />
But when religions are institutionalized, when you must think as your neighbour think because the Book or the spiritual guide of you rcommunity, whatever it is, has told you, it&#8217;s not faith, it&#8217;s endoctrination. I have faith, but not in god, I&#8217;m a believer but not in god, I know that the unknown can be hypnotizing, but lookinf for a possible answer, is much more exciting.<br />
Faith is personal, but faith doesn&#8217;t necessarily imply mystic explanation. I have faith in the fact that the unknown has a natural answer, an explanation that science will be able to clarify.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Respecting beliefs by K@role</title>
		<link>http://renaud.nkaworld.com/2006/respecting-beliefs/#comment-10</link>
		<dc:creator>K@role</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a very interesting reflexion. Running a discussion board I ask for respect between members, about their opinions, beliefs, but I also ask for discussions...knowing that many opinions and point of views may cause some virtual riots ^^
But I often feel myself confused, between telling what I really think, and staying "polite". Most people are offended when you think or know otherwise, and if you try to explain, (not convince !), you are intolerant and unrespectful !
I've been tending to be more open-minded over the years, but not afraid to say what I think, but in a virtual world like internet, it's a dangeroux behaviour ! 
Tolerating and respecting beliefs, is one thing, tolerating ignorance is another. 
I feel that humanity is getting more and more hypocrite, I wish the "politicaly correct" thing could be a joke o_O</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a very interesting reflexion. Running a discussion board I ask for respect between members, about their opinions, beliefs, but I also ask for discussions&#8230;knowing that many opinions and point of views may cause some virtual riots ^^<br />
But I often feel myself confused, between telling what I really think, and staying &#8220;polite&#8221;. Most people are offended when you think or know otherwise, and if you try to explain, (not convince !), you are intolerant and unrespectful !<br />
I&#8217;ve been tending to be more open-minded over the years, but not afraid to say what I think, but in a virtual world like internet, it&#8217;s a dangeroux behaviour !<br />
Tolerating and respecting beliefs, is one thing, tolerating ignorance is another.<br />
I feel that humanity is getting more and more hypocrite, I wish the &#8220;politicaly correct&#8221; thing could be a joke o_O</p>
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		<title>Comment on Cat Herding by K@role</title>
		<link>http://renaud.nkaworld.com/2005/my-cats/#comment-9</link>
		<dc:creator>K@role</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Salut cousin !!
désolée pour ta petite Cypris, 7 ans c'est vrai que c'est pas vieux en plus :-(
Tes bestioles sont magnifiques, mais quel chat ne l'est pas ? :)
on vient de récupérer un chaton, et du coup nous voilà avec 3 chats !
Je mets ton blog dans mes favoris, il a une belle allure dis moi, surtout le header, magnifique loll qui a posé ?
et on dirait même que tu y postes ! :)
wala le mien, si tu as du temps à perdre : http://mots-et-reves.elvenbook.com/
à plouche ! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Salut cousin !!<br />
désolée pour ta petite Cypris, 7 ans c&#8217;est vrai que c&#8217;est pas vieux en plus :-(<br />
Tes bestioles sont magnifiques, mais quel chat ne l&#8217;est pas ? :)<br />
on vient de récupérer un chaton, et du coup nous voilà avec 3 chats !<br />
Je mets ton blog dans mes favoris, il a une belle allure dis moi, surtout le header, magnifique loll qui a posé ?<br />
et on dirait même que tu y postes ! :)<br />
wala le mien, si tu as du temps à perdre : <a href="http://mots-et-reves.elvenbook.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mots-et-reves.elvenbook.com/</a><br />
à plouche ! :)</p>
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