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Originally posted by DJ Shibby Is that the fellow who wrote the book of optics?

Yup, amongst many other subjects.

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Originally posted by DJ Shibby The other two I think are fun theorists, with good imaginations. Especially Kaku, though he seems like a bit of a quack at times to me, kind of like he's trying to sell me some product. Most of his predictions so far have been a bit off, if you've read any of his books. I thought paper was supposed to have been replaced by now with paper-thin computer tablets? Damn, he must not have taken Bush and the oil extravaganza into consideration. heh

Stephen Hawkings is a theoretical physicist, but I definetly wouldn't put him in the category of quacks. Some of his work might have become mainstream pop-science so to speak, which is just coincidental. But Michio Kaku on the other hand, is more than a bit of a quack. Which is why it would be interesting to have all three of them in one room.

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"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN are you seriously telling me you believe that was written in 1871?

Are you seriously asking that question?

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Are you seriously asking that question?

yes, i am!

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN yes, i am!

I thought you said I'm "crazy," so why does it matter what I think ?

It's an excerpt from a Albert Pike's (a Sovereign Grand Commander and grand representative of four jurisdictions) letter to Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian Freemason (nominated as "Most Potent Sovereign Grand Commander Grand Master" by the Supreme Council Grand Orient of Italy). Masons deny any correspondence and claim it's anti-masonic propaganda (progagated by two Mason nonetheless, lol, Domenico Margiotta and Leo Taxil). That should put you at ease PKC, since Masons are so open and trustworthy .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z I thought you said I'm "crazy," so why does it matter what I think ? It's an excerpt from a Albert Pike's (a Sovereign Grand Commander and grand representative of four jurisdictions) letter to Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian Freemason (nominated as "Most Potent Sovereign Grand Commander Grand Master" by the Supreme Council Grand Orient of Italy). Masons deny any correspondence and claim it's anti-masonic propaganda (progagated by two Mason nonetheless, lol, Domenico Margiotta and Leo Taxil). That should put you at ease PKC, since Masons are so open and trustworthy .

It’s a fine line between genius and craziness mate

i have no knowledge at all about pike, but i find the idea that he used the term "nazi" 18 years before hitler was born a little suspect.

edit: oh, and my dad used to be a mason! does that make me even MORE evil? i should ask him about that next time i see him.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_tesla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_sagan

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN It’s a fine line between genius and craziness mate i have no knowledge at all about pike, but i find the idea that he used the term "nazi" 18 years before hitler was born a little suspect.

I don't, so I guess that makes me crazy .

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN edit: oh, and my dad used to be a mason! does that make me even MORE evil? i should ask him about that next time i see him.

Ha, that explain a lot! j/k Ask your dad what Lodge(s) he's a member of, where he was initiated, and what's his current degree .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

so you think mr pike was a seer then?

Nah man, dad left the lodge when I was still a kid, wasn't his cup of tea.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN so you think mr pike was a seer then? Nah man, dad left the lodge when I was still a kid, wasn't his cup of tea.

It's bad enough that I'm a theist for most atheists on this forum, which supposedly makes me irrational and borderline insane . So I won't talk about other things I've been involved in, witnessed, or know via direct experience. Don't worry, if I never had certain experiences or knew certain people, I'd think shaolin_Z is insane too . BTW, I'm going to leave it at that... as I'm already a nutcase apparently , I don't need to push the envolope anymore than I already have on PDD... besides the fact that it's completely pointless nor in my personal interest to do so.

EDIT: But no, he's wasn't a seer or anything like that... in defense of my sanity . I'll tell you who is though, Nick Warren... fucking badass DJ.

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by George Smiley To my dinner party I would invite Jerry Falwell, Richard Dawkins and Jesus Christ

LOL, that should be interesting.

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller