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RE: If u had to choose - based on wealth, personality, looks, Intelligence - choose Just one ?

Interesting? I'd LIKE to think so! Different? From MY observations, MOST ASSUREDLY![/quote


Vive la différence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE: Define normal

I have to agree that somebody marrying because they thought doing so would solve all their problems IS/WOULD BE "stupid". But/and I'm SURE it happens every day.

But I find it SOMEWHAT "curious" to hear you say you DON'T believe in marriage (on THIS thread), but say that you HAVE a steady/man (on another). I DISAGREE that "marriage" is a WRITTEN CONTRACT! Marriage is a "State of commitment/exclusivity" between two people!

But I APPLAUD you're "sass(iness)", and willingness to speak your mind/walk your own path, Dee!

RE: Define normal

I WOULD say that ONLY in Bulgaria would somebody think that somebody would be thinking of strangling them! But, as often as that type of thing is occurring AROUND THE WORLD, these days, I'm NOT sure that would be true! But maybe it's only because our communication abilities are much greater, these days.

RE: Define normal

No offense, friend! But you sound VERY "vanilla"! NOT that that's a BAD thing! Vanilla can be GREAT! As long as it's NOT the only flavor on the menu!

RE: Define normal

No, BUT . . .

"Normal" people CAN be GREAT! In SMALL doses. But, to MAINTAIN my "interest" over long periods of successive time, "I" find that quirky/weird/ABnormal people are MUCH MORE "intriguing/interesting". And, in MY experience, those TRULY "creative" and "adventurous" people TEND to think OUTSIDE the "box"! Which means, almost BY DEFINITION, that they're NOT "normal"!

RE: Define normal

Oh! I might add THIS comment. "I" consider being told I'm "normal" to be the WORST POSSIBLE compliment anyone can give me. In fact, "I" consider it an INSULT!

Love ya all

RE: Define normal

Hey Dee! Sorry, but I just HAD to wade in, on THIS one!

There IS NO SUCH THING, as "normal", when applied to human behavior. (Maybe not to/for ANYTHING!) "Normal", for a person's behavior, is whatever is TYPICAL - for THEM! But, since NO two humans are the same, there IS no "one size fits all".

You might as well ask why John likes Italian opera. Or why Sue rides her bike to the park every Sunday. Because it satisfies SOMETHING in THEIR "soul". And, because every "soul" is different, the things that satisfy them are different. Sure, training, tradition, cultural heritage are influences, and affect/effect a person's "normal"ity. But the choices that each person makes, and the consequences of those choices, also influence what's "normal" for them.

And, since every person's experiences are different, the longer they live (the MORE experiences they have), the more, or less, divergence from the "norm" you're liable to encounter, because the person's personality is going tpo cause them to either conform to, or rebel from, all that "conditioning" that they've received.

The problem comes in because people tend to THINK that EVERYBODY ELSE "sees" the world in the same way THEY do. And, therefore, SHOULD react in the same way THEY do. But they don't! And they don't!

"Normal" is a comparative word. (Watch me get into an argument with "rizlared" again!) By which I mean, that it AUTOMATICALLY contrast two things, "normal" against "abnormal". NEITHER word has any "meaning" outside of our conceptions of what is "typical". It PRESUPPOSES a certain act/behavior, and "compares/contrast" an action to THAT PREconceived act/behavior. The more it emulates that PREconceived behavior, the more "normal" it is. The less, the less. But the word "normal" is ENTIRELY DEPENDENT on each individual's PERSONAL concept of "proper" behavior.

So, for ALL practical purposes, "normal" is a word WITHOUT a definition!

RE: artificial intelligense

If it happens to be ME, you're referring to, YOU couldn't even make a ripple in my pond, if you got tossed in! You don't have ENOUGH imagination to be able to get MY goat!

RE: artificial intelligense

Have you EVER considered a career as a comedian???????????? Your sense of humor MAY BE even "dry"er than MINE!

RE: artificial intelligense

Your point IS well taken! I MAY have to RECONSIDER my position!

RE: artificial intelligense

Okay. "I" don't know HOW to use "quotation" marks. But YOU don't KNOW anything about writing! NOR do you have any fun, imagination, or ability to ADAPT to something that nobody has bothered to TELL you how to respond to! Must be a dull, "routine", stifled LIFE. Go out and ENJOY yourself sometime! Ad lib, a little! Or is "spontaneity" against your "rules", too? It might IMPROVE your life experience(s)! "Rules" are ruts you CAN get stuck in! (I might add that I design, print and sell T-shirts, and I have one that appears to be VERY "apt", for YOU! It says "Rules are for Amateurs")

RE: How much do u think u get things wrong on here....

I'm sorry, Dee! But I just had to come back and ask you why you're so sensitive about a couple of words on a CS thread? I mean, you SEE (under my picture) that I'm a Californian! You know, the land of fruits and nuts! And you should KNOW about us Americans! No history! No culture! No manners! Running around like a bunch of rowdy barbarian footballers! Thinking that we can hit 1,000 runs, pitch a no hitter, and strike fear into the hearts of sassy lassies the world over!

RE: Trading Places

NONE! God save from having sycophants intruding on every minute of my day! I enjoy life to much, to be interested in having "followers" following me around, everywhere! Celebrity? No thank you!

RE: Have you been oppressed by the state ??

RE: How much do u think u get things wrong on here....

OPPS! My bad! Musta been one I missed! Beg pardon, Miss!

RE: How much do u think u get things wrong on here....

NOW we have a Guru hangin' out?????

RE: How much do u think u get things wrong on here....

You EXPECTED something else, DD? I've warned you about those expectations!

RE: How much do u think u get things wrong on here....

Poor Double D! I think you're asking the WRONG question, girl! It should be, "How much do u think u get things RIGHT on here?????????? To which "I" think the MOST CORRECT answer (for MOST of is) would be

N-O-T M-U-C-H!

RE: Watch tonights 60 minutes (episode 1373) 11/19/17: Then tell me more about the loving merciful god!!

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RE: Watch tonights 60 minutes (episode 1373) 11/19/17: Then tell me more about the loving merciful god!!

Why do you find it hard to believe? I NEVER waste my time watching "news" about things that I can't change or do ANYTHING about! Why should I want to borrow MORE "bad news" than I already get on a daily basis? The world can get ya down, of you put all those HORRORS in your head!

RE: Watch tonights 60 minutes (episode 1373) 11/19/17: Then tell me more about the loving merciful god!!

Who told you that God was either merciful, or loving? Do you gave any BASIS or FOUNDATION for such an assumption? Other than something somebody ELSE wrote, or told you?

RE: artificial intelligense

Good point!

RE: Are happy people to be trusted.

Thoughtful comment, Double D! I LIKE happy people! But I will admit that, sometimes (mainly when I'm depressed/dejected/or otherwise off my feed), they can irritate me. I think it probably has something to do with a certain "jealousy". Them being happy, and me NOT WANTING to be! "Happy" to wallow in MY misery! But, of the two, I'd rather have happy people around me, than UNhappy people.

But I agree that, of ALL people, I prefer those people who are just "people"! Who AREN'T trying to BE anything but what they are! Happy, sad, bored, whatever!

RE: Are happy people to be trusted.

RE: Are happy people to be trusted.

And THIS applies to you, TOO, Serene!

If you NEVER "trust", HOW can you ever "Love"? If you say you have an emotional attachment to someone, but you DON"T "trust" them, it's NOT "love"! At least, it's NOT what "I" think of/want what "I" think "LOVE"! Sounds like a pretty sad life, to me. I'll deal with the "downs", as long as I get some "UPS" to balance them out! But I'd HATE living a life where everything was the same, all the time! And never "trusting" anyone seems (to ME) to be a B-I-G step in THAT direction!

RE: Are happy people to be trusted.

You're an IRREVERENT b*stard, Pat!

RE: artificial intelligense

The above is in reply to "lifesadream"'s post of far above! But you can't "quote" emojis!

RE: artificial intelligense

RE: artificial intelligense

You tell 'em, girl! Give 'em hell, Sophie!

RE: artificial intelligense

I think you may be making your assumption WITHOUT considering the concept of "evolution"! Not that I think we're going to suddenly become "OMNI" anything! But I tend to see the future as a COMBINING of man and machine! And I happen to think that, while EACH excels in certain arenas, TOGETHER they'll (we'll) be synergistic! Better than EITHER "COULD BE" separartely! I don't see us toppling to the bottom rung of lifeforms anytime soon. But I DO see our "form/formatting" changing. Just a thought.