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This is the Cabinet of Curiosities. It's the one area where you can post up something odd and fascinating without commentary. It's a place to come to get inspired to think new thoughts.

I recently ...

Unobserved reality must exceed observed reality, (whether of the scientific, or individual subjective, variety.)

Surely then homeopathic cures must already be taking place, and have been doing so l ...

I don't think diseases are actually "invented", but I do think that conditions are matched to new medicines, after which these conditions are given a nice new name (for instance ADHD),

Is ...

The answer lies in sunshine.

Or mental exercise, (aka 'cognitive stimulation'), to stimulate the hippocampus and prevent it deteriorating.

See: http://brainworldmagazine.com/dr-majid-fotuhis-hi ...

When attention is drawn to the advantages of (early) modern humans compared to Neanderthals it is often described as a competitive advantage. But why?

When you consider the very low population dens ...

Isn't ambush hunting more efficient?

It is, when the landscape provides cover for ambushes. e.g. well forested areas. But if the forests are cleared and become grasslands, there aren't many places ...

Isn't ambush hunting more efficient?

You may well be correct in doubting the efficacy of vaccination programmes.

I originally raised the issue of the effect of incoming diseases to indigenous populations because of an interest in what ...

The usual metaphysics from Ishmael:

I do not believe in race-killing epidemics. ...

His reference to his father may be evidence for a Lamarkian view of inherited bigotry of course.

Modern va ...

Lefties of the 1820's were Free Market Fanaticks

The Communist Manifesto contains a paeon of praise to the innovative and revolutionary powers of the bourgeoisie.

Only ideologues feel the need t ...

Incidentally I wouldn't get too carried away by the 'blooms/arrives early' aspect: The point is not that it is 'early', any more than other blossoms are 'late', but that it blooms first, when travelli ...

So, as a good liberal, you'd put the welcome mat out would you

I am interested in the concept of belonging, and have already posted comments on this, that's all.

I suspect it is a Venn diagram ...

you and your gang of thugs

Where did this come from?

Did you have a particularly nasty experience as a child on a bus?

As compared to what?
Instability.

It is a piece of conventional wisdom among 'small statists' that private investment by profit seeking private firms produces the best results.

Yet in unregulat ...

This is the twisted self-serving image your tribe has of itself, reinforced by its constant repetition by every avowed member. But your boorish claims to "scepticism, and logic and a commitment t ...

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Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 3169 Views: 2025000	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:58 pm Subject: Coincidences
	This is the Cabinet of Curiosities. It's the one area where you can post up something odd and fascinating without commentary. It's a place to come to get inspired to think new thoughts. I recently ...
Topic: Homeopathy
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 42 Views: 93618	Forum: Health Posted: 10:10 am Subject: Homeopathy
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 42 Views: 93618	Unobserved reality must exceed observed reality, (whether of the scientific, or individual subjective, variety.) Surely then homeopathic cures must already be taking place, and have been doing so l ...
Topic: This Really Makes me Sick!
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 109 Views: 197062	Forum: Health Posted: 3:13 pm Subject: This Really Makes me Sick!
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 109 Views: 197062	I don't think diseases are actually "invented", but I do think that conditions are matched to new medicines, after which these conditions are given a nice new name (for instance ADHD), Is ...
Topic: This Really Makes me Sick!
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 109 Views: 197062	Forum: Health Posted: 3:00 pm Subject: This Really Makes me Sick!
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 109 Views: 197062	The answer lies in sunshine. Or mental exercise, (aka 'cognitive stimulation'), to stimulate the hippocampus and prevent it deteriorating. See: http://brainworldmagazine.com/dr-majid-fotuhis-hi ...
Topic: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:16 pm Subject: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	When attention is drawn to the advantages of (early) modern humans compared to Neanderthals it is often described as a competitive advantage. But why? When you consider the very low population dens ...
Topic: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:56 pm Subject: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	Isn't ambush hunting more efficient? It is, when the landscape provides cover for ambushes. e.g. well forested areas. But if the forests are cleared and become grasslands, there aren't many places ...
Topic: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 4:13 pm Subject: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	Isn't ambush hunting more efficient?
Topic: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 2:47 pm Subject: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	You may well be correct in doubting the efficacy of vaccination programmes. I originally raised the issue of the effect of incoming diseases to indigenous populations because of an interest in what ...
Topic: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 5:13 pm Subject: Naturally occurring biological warfare.
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 38 Views: 36574	The usual metaphysics from Ishmael: I do not believe in race-killing epidemics. ... His reference to his father may be evidence for a Lamarkian view of inherited bigotry of course. Modern va ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 5131 Views: 2475038	Forum: Politics Posted: 1:45 pm Subject: Questions Of The Day
	Lefties of the 1820's were Free Market Fanaticks The Communist Manifesto contains a paeon of praise to the innovative and revolutionary powers of the bourgeoisie. Only ideologues feel the need t ...
Topic: Going Walkabout
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 644 Views: 387924	Forum: British History Posted: 11:37 am Subject: Going Walkabout
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 644 Views: 387924	Incidentally I wouldn't get too carried away by the 'blooms/arrives early' aspect: The point is not that it is 'early', any more than other blossoms are 'late', but that it blooms first, when travelli ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 5131 Views: 2475038	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:46 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
	So, as a good liberal, you'd put the welcome mat out would you I am interested in the concept of belonging, and have already posted comments on this, that's all. I suspect it is a Venn diagram ...
Topic: Politics, The Final Frontier
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 1955 Views: 657067	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:41 am Subject: Politics, The Final Frontier
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 1955 Views: 657067	you and your gang of thugs Where did this come from? Did you have a particularly nasty experience as a child on a bus?
Topic: Politics, The Final Frontier
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 1955 Views: 657067	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:39 am Subject: Politics, The Final Frontier
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 1955 Views: 657067	As compared to what? Instability. It is a piece of conventional wisdom among 'small statists' that private investment by profit seeking private firms produces the best results. Yet in unregulat ...
Topic: Questions Of The Day
GrouchoMarxthespot Replies: 5131 Views: 2475038	Forum: Politics Posted: 10:26 am Subject: Questions Of The Day
	This is the twisted self-serving image your tribe has of itself, reinforced by its constant repetition by every avowed member. But your boorish claims to "scepticism, and logic and a commitment t ...