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 Topic: Stuff people do or say that grosses you out |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 28
Views: 273
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 Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:27 pm Subject: Stuff people do or say that grosses you out |
| Spitting. I don't know what it is about guys of a certain social class and spitting, but it seems like they cannot go five minutes without spitting on the ground. Do they do that in their houses? I ... |
| Topic: If Humanity can be said to have a gestalt mind, |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 5
Views: 123
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:18 pm Subject: If Humanity can be said to have a gestalt mind, |
| According to quantum theory (if I understand it), the universe is unpredictable and random, there are infinite possibilities so who knows. Nothing is as it appears, surface reality is illusion. Quan ... |
| Topic: Intelligent Design - What Kind of Designer |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 3
Views: 54
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:10 pm Subject: Intelligent Design - What Kind of Designer |
I recently came across this quote by Einstein in "The God Effect" by Brian Clegg:
"This theory (quantum theory, which Einstein opposed) reminds me a little of the system of delusions of an exceedin ... |
| Topic: *Why Did the Christian Myth Have Such an Impact?* |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 36
Views: 501
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:00 pm Subject: *Why Did the Christian Myth Have Such an Impact?* |
| I think to answer that, one ought to go back to Christianity's founding documents and see what they say for themselves. If I remember correctly, the Roman upper classes sneered at Christianity as bei ... |
| Topic: Any Aspies/High Functioning Autistics living on their own? |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 38
Views: 1482
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:23 pm Subject: Any Aspies/High Functioning Autistics living on their own? |
| Living on your own takes discipline. I would avoid subsidized housing if I could, however, because your income is not your own. I found the "savings" in rent not worth it, because management always ... |
| Topic: Michael Savage says that "autism is a fraud" |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 77
Views: 3492
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:06 pm Subject: Michael Savage says that "autism is a fraud" |
| Autism a fraud? Definitely not! But I think Savage does have a point there, and I think he is issuing a wake-up call here. The other day I was in the grocery store when a kid (not a toddler, but a ... |
| Topic: Does this job look suspicious or not? |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 20
Views: 873
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:51 pm Subject: Does this job look suspicious or not? |
| Sounds VERY fishy to me. You could end up getting trapped in a foreign country with no way to get home. National Geographic had an article about construction workers who were lured to Dubai by the p ... |
| Topic: Personality tests and jobs |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 4
Views: 255
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:44 pm Subject: Personality tests and jobs |
In order to answer that, we need more information. Was the personality test part of the interview?
I don't know what the job situation is where you live, but here in Michigan there is a lot of un ... |
| Topic: Do you think my posts would sell? |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 2
Views: 192
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:25 pm Subject: Do you think my posts would sell? |
| First of all, are you planning to self-publish or are you going to go with a traditional publisher? I hate to burst your bubble, but getting published is an extremely difficult AND expensive deal. Y ... |
| Topic: Why can't I get diagnosed? |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 20
Views: 996
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:48 pm Subject: Why can't I get diagnosed? |
I would like to get diagnosed because it would mean a form of closure; an explanation of why my life has been the way it is; and also because it hopefully would give me the tools to help me survive.
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| Topic: Question for the women here: Do you ever feel like you're a |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 54
Views: 2124
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:34 pm Subject: Question for the women here: Do you ever feel like you're a |
| I've been told that I think like a man and my interests are more likely to be "male" interests than "female" interests; it's an effort to be feminine. Yet I don't feel that I am "trapped" in the wron ... |
| Topic: Do you wear the seat belt while driving? |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 30
Views: 546
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:32 pm Subject: Do you wear the seat belt while driving? |
| Absolutely! Even if it weren't the law in my state I would still wear one. Wearing a seatbelt saved my life on two different occasions. The cop said to me after my first accident that he did not ha ... |
| Topic: Do you have a hard time translating thoughts into words? |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 22
Views: 711
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:22 pm Subject: Do you have a hard time translating thoughts into words? |
| When I am stressed or tired, this happens to me a lot. I know what I want to say but I can't put it in words. My boss is on vacation right now so I have a temporary boss, whom I used to work for a f ... |
| Topic: Can you spot other aspies?? |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 19
Views: 615
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:15 pm Subject: Can you spot other aspies?? |
| Yes, I can pretty much spot someone who is "different", it may not necessarily be Asperger's, but I had very good training by my neurotypical peers on what kind of things make someone fair game, and s ... |
| Topic: Autism TV link |
ClosetAspy
Replies: 6
Views: 255
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:59 pm Subject: Autism TV link |
I wouldn't be so quick to blow off that article . . . there may well be something to it . . .
I have long suspected a link between TV and autistic-like disorders. I can't really explain why, it is ... |
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