http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink - User Ideas Feed Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/user/10088 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:16:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Is America Devolving?? http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/7980 Looking at the news, politicians, strangers on the street, children at the park, has americans become so spoiled, so "gotta have it now" programmed, that we have become less then we were?

What's you oppinion?

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Bigthink Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:34:44 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/7980
The Grammies, The first FLOP of the year. http://www.bigthink.com/arts-culture/music/7251 About 20 Minutes into the Grammies I was ready to change the channel. I decided to continue to watch in the hopes of it getting better. At the end I was left with several unanswered questions.....

1. WTF??? where do these awards come from? are the cavemen the judges of this competition? Hope do you win Album of the year, when no one has even heard of your album?

2. After last years little whiney tissy fit, didn't Kanye say he wouldn't be back? and how does that man win anything, he is a talentless hack who has the nerve to ask " Doesn't anyone make real Sh*t anymore" While sampling from DAFT PUNK ( The one who should have won that award, but did he even think them?) This JERK whines about everything, the highlight of the night was when Vince Gill bashed him, that was AWESOME!!! and then Usher threw another one at him.

3. I realized that the night was dedicated to dead artist, no one was celebrating the actual talented artists. Amy Whino(house) recieved numerous awards for ONE song. Alicia Keys, although very talented and I love her music, was celebrated for the most whiney worst song of her career. And people like Shawn Kingston was ignored all together.

4. I learned that to be a great artist and recieve an award you do not need talent. You simply steal other musicians music, have a studio to really dubb your voice to perfection, and then you whine and cry all year til they give in and let you win something.

5. BACK TO Kanye, Why do I despise this man so much? first, he thinks he's the greatest. He's NOT. He compares himself to Jesus, but for me to except that I need to see some walking on water, and for him to give Stevie Wonder Sight. He uses his Mothers Death as a platform, The "tribute" he did to his Mom was horrid, he calls himself the greatest and that was the best he could do? Although any death is a tradgedy, I don't see the relavance in giving this man sympathy? His Mother was an RN, she didn't listen to her doctor, instead she found some Quack that was money hungry that would agree to do the surgery and as a result she died. Now we're all supposed to feel sorry about this? I don't feel sorry for a guy who climbs onto a building and does a belly flop off, so why would I feel sorry for someone who commits suicide by plastic surgeon? If you want GREAT rap artists bring back the GREATS like Tone Loc, Salt and Pepa, Ice Cube, Ice T, NWA, Emenim, these people have real talent, use their OWN music and actually have something to say, other that poor poor pitiful me.

By far the best part of the night was seeing TINA TURNER perform, I've learned that she may be coming out with a new CD, AWESOME. Cher is recording again, Awesome, and my FAVORITE all time singer has just dropped a new CD, Miss TAYLOR DAYNE!!! now the rest need to follow suite and bring back REAL music, so hip hop can finally be put to rest.

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Bigthink Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:32:48 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/arts-culture/music/7251
Britney Spears, and Others like her. http://www.bigthink.com/media-the-press/6360 Leave Britney alone!

This is actually a pretty good statement. Why in this country the personal destruction and humiliation is prime time news? We are we such a sick nation that we feed on the suffering of others like a Vampire feasting on the blood a new born baby?

Britney Spears has some Serious medical problems, I believe that it is post pardom depression. Has anyone bothered to care. No, Even Doctor Phil, Tried to jump on the Publicity Whore tour bus, And failed. Why hasn't anyone, honestly opened their arms, or extended a hand to help this girl. Is the media and the Poparazzis hoping for a total meltdown in which she throws herself off the top of a building? Many woman suffer from this condition, and recieve help. But no one seems to want to help Miss. Spears, Not even her parents.

This poor girl needs help. people need to stop laughing, critizing, and judging this poor girl, and realize that if someone doesn't step in soon, it will be too late.

So Yes I agree, America, Leave Britney alone!

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Bigthink Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:04:54 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/media-the-press/6360
What went wrong with Government Assistance programs? http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/healthcare/6312 After a bad fall at work, I was unable to return for over a year and a half. The bills were piling up and I was sinking fast. With Workers Comp. I was receiving not even a third of my regular pay, but was expected to live off of that. I had been turned down for partial disablility, even tho my doctor filled out all the needed paperwork. I turned to my local Department of health and human resources. As I set there waiting to talk to someone I noticed several woman with 3 and 4 kids, also waiting. When I finally got called back, it took less than 10 minutes for the worker to inform me that I did not qualify for any assistance. She very bluntly informed me that I was a white male, with no dependants, no alcohol or drug problems, nor did I have a mental disability. The best she could do for me was to offer me 93.00 a month in food stamps.

So let me get this straight, Because I haven't pumped out 4 or 5 kids, never got involved with drugs or alcohol, and am mentally competant, I am being punished? I have worked and paid taxes since I was 16. But when I need assistance I don't qualify? Because of the circumstances that occurred I lost my Car, my home, and had to move in with my parents to start all over. I still have some major issues with my back, and have been told that I could go onto permenant disability with I filled out all the paperwork. I choose to continue to work. I and on a pain management regimen, that allows me to comfortably work my 8 hour day and if I need to rest I do it when I get home. It's instilled in me to work, But why? Why should I continue to work and pay taxes to help a government that doesn't feel a need to help me when I need it?

I was disccussing this with a friend of mine who brought up a valid point. There is a reason the government continues to fund woman to have babies. The majority of these kids will grow up in poverty, having nothing, and not much hope for the future. For them to gain any form of education, They will turn to the military, enlisting in the hopes of paying for their education. therefoe supplying the government with military personnel. Keep kids poor and you have a life time supply of army recruits. especially when you wage a pointless war.

Meanwhile, ignore the single males who refuse to continue over populating this country. If you aren't willing to breed than don't come to us when you need help. What a great concept.

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Bigthink Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:05:16 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/healthcare/6312
Bible Mathematics http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/6171 Can someone help me with a math issue involving the Bilble?

The story goes that God created Adam and Eve which would put (2) two people on the planet.

Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel, Which brings the total to (4) four people on the planet.

Cain became jealous and killed Abel, Dropping the total to (3) three people on the planet.

But then the story turns and talks about a mark being put upon Cain that no harm will come to him, he then runs off and marries some chick in the land of NOD.

Ok, so who are these people that are gonna hurt Cain, where did they come from, who is the chick he married, where did she come from,and why is there no information about another tribe city or colony? A preacher once tried to tell me that this was many many years later, and these people were the offsprings of Adam and Eve. NOT POSSIBLE. for they would have been Cains Brothers and Sister yet there is no information of their births and tribulations, like Cain and Abels, and if it is then why tell about the two brothers but leave out all the other Important information, like the colonization of NOD?

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Bigthink Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:27:00 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/6171
Sticks and Stones http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/6132 Am I the only one who remembers the old adage, "Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."?

Why are we so politically correct? When did we start allowing Words to have such power?

I had a discussion with a very dear friend of mine about the use of the word African-American, I personally Hate the term. To me it is still derogatory, if not worse. to me it still seperates. We will call you African-Amercian, because you're not good enough to be called American. We don't use the terms Germany-American, Japanese-American, Mexican-American, So why seperate any other groups? I still use the term Black, I mean no disrespect, it's only a discription. I'm called white, I'm not white, but think it odd if I were called peach, or tan, or khaki.

There is som much outrage over the N word, It has become such an offensive word that you dare not even say it, instead you say the "N" word and people know what you are talking about. I feel like I've slipped into a Harry Potter novel. "The word inwhich we do not speak" How did this happen? How did a word become so powerful, so Monsterous that the mere mention of it, bring chaos and anger. I refuse to allow any word to have that much power. As a gay male, I have been called alot of things. I have heard people yell out Faggot, Queer, Fag, and several other. Doesn't bother me, couldn't care less about it. I would rather someone call me names, than to beat me to death with a baseball bat. (remember the sticks and stones thing, sticks really hurt.)

As for those of you out there that are confused on the hypocrisy of the "N" word, why one black man will call another that word, But you get shot if you try it. It's quite simple, YOU"RE NOT BLACK!!! it's the same in the gay community, I can call another gay man a Faggot, or a Queer, and its all good. I mean really its the pot calling the kettle, sorta like if a white guy calls another white guy a Cracker, How could that be offensive? you're both Crackers!

I like to point out the stupidity of words, I do every chance I get. I have a whacked out sense of humor and my friends know it. I call them Crackers, or Beaner, and they call me Fag. It means NOTHING to us, because we refuse to allow a word to lessen us in anyway.

Grade school is over it's time for everyone to grow up and be mature!

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Bigthink Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:47:52 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/6132
Murder is Murder http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/6128 My Brother looks forward to hunting season, as so does millions of other hunters. He gets up at 3 in the morning, packs uphis guns, his attractants, the feeders, the tree stand, dons his camoflauge, and heads out into the woods to wait and stalk an animal that is simply trying to survive. As a non hunter and a lover of animals, I can not see the joy of destroying a beautiful animal just to cut off its head and mount it to the wall. There is a sadistic, evil pleasure in the murder of animals. I am not a vegan, or a tree hugging nature lover, but I do believe that we should live in harmony. I understand the need for hunting if it is for food, but didn't we stop hunting for food when we came out of the caves and opened a Foodlion?

My Brother argues with me that it is population control, that if they don't go out and shoot these animals they would over breed and suffer from disease and starvation. Then why do you only hunt the biggest most trophy deer, the deer with the most points, why are you not shooting any of them? And what about the elks that live far back in the mountains where no one hunts, what controls them? Oh yeah,that would be that chick we call MOTHER NATURE!

I saw a program once about Gerald Macrany, you know Delta Burks husband and the guy from Simon and Simon, Well they had video of this JERK paying to hunt a wild boar, BUT he didn't hunt it in the wild, NO, he didn't give it a chance, instead it was placed in a chain link fence area about the size of a living room. The "host" of this hunt decided that apparently the Boar still had a chance of getting away so he shot it in the leg, you know cause they are so vicious and Gerald needed an upper hand, Well then this Psycho jumps in the cage with a spear and proceeds to stab this poor boar repeatedly, while the boar is screaming in agony, wack job is yelling and hooting in excitement. They call these dangerous and challenging hunts, Caged hunts, because basiscally if your rich enough, stupid enough, and evil enough, you can hunt anything in a 8x8 cage.

The same goes for Dog fights, Sure I think there should be dog fights, except instead of two dogs, I think the dogs should be pitted against the A**holes who force them to do this. Hand to hand dog to man, That would be a fair fight!

And how about a real hunt? Say the dog fighters and Cage hunters versus say the Navy seals, the navy seals would give the other guys a 15 minute head start.

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Bigthink Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:02:07 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/6128
The power of Faith http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/5946 Can anyone explain to me, why the story of Job is considered the greatest story of faith and devotion? Does anyone else see this as an example of an insecure God, that can easily be persuaded by the devil to destroy a man's life just to see if he is loved?

So there's this Guy, that has a great life, a wonderfl family, and is devoted to God. One day the devil gos to God and says "Hey. see that guy Job?, well, the only reason he loves you is cause you gave him a great life and family, without those things he wouldn't like you."

So God says, "huh uh, he loves me."

To which the devil replies,"Oh, Really? well, destroy it all and see if he still cares for you."

Inwhich God says, "Ok." and proceeds to MURDER his entire family, destroy his life, and give them man boils!!! But Job doesn't give up, he still loves God.

So God gets to go to the Devil and say, "See I Told ya."

Who really won this argument? And why would God have anything to prove? Afterall, isn't he suppose to know everything? and didn't he commit a sin by Murdering that innocent family?

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Bigthink Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:14:25 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/5946
The plite of Africa http://www.bigthink.com/the-world/africa/5943 Bigthink Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:03:57 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/the-world/africa/5943 religion http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/5941 Bigthink Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:58:08 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/5941