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Well, now that Spring has officially arrived replete with freezing temperatures and even snow flurries, instead of me feeling ready to emerge from the winter doldrums and take on the world with renewed vigor, i have little enthusiasm for what awaits outside my cave; an arena where i have lost interest in competing. A scenario that has degenerated into a mundane TV rerun of the past. A society that is a growing reflection of what i despise, populated by people who embody what i reject; not only Trump and his ilk, but insipid celebs in the entertainment industry, ubiquitous victims of religious mind control, the droning voices of a black community debating itself. Language, which i used to love, has become a barrier rather than a gateway to communication in my one-on-one interactions. I am becoming a misanthrope as well as a captive of my own imperfections. But, i am thankful for the retreat of introspection and the encompass of the universe. If boredom with real life is the price i have to pay for the freedom to wonder and imagine, then i am grateful, too, for the psyche which transcends my material surroundings. Here on earth i have become an apathetic spectator. Inside my head, however, i am taking a thrilling spiritual journey that leads to who knows where...

@Pioneer1, what, pray tell, constitutes proof to you? You've rejected the magazine article devoted to the subject I just presented as well as all of the websites and information I've shared over the years. So, I'm at a loss to understand what would convince you. Obviously facts, reason, and information have proven insufficient...

Pioneer. Wow! The racial/cultural stereotypes you believe are giving you a grotesquely distorted picture. Again it is a mistake to base your opinion, on over a billion people, upon your personal experience with Chinese people you've known (even if Del says this is cool). I'm sure well over a billion Chinese people practice some of religion. It also sounds like you believe that being in a religion is the only motivation for one not to around acting the fool.

Fruitvale was another tragic story and a decent film. Regarding the historical significance of the Black Panther film {yawn}. Del, I don't read the Hollywood Reporter and will not subject myself to straight up gossip and propaganda--particularly on the subject of hollyweird. As far is the MSN article if what you took away from it is that, the Black Panther film is responsible for Saudi Arabia lifting their decades old ban on films, then you completely missed the point of the article. But given your reverence for the film I understand how that can happen.

Del why ask me to define "Eastern Science?" You brought it up. Why don't you define it? Again Pioneer all I can say is that you should stop viewing everything through the lense of the "West." This is why you can't see that what you call "Knowledge" could have been obtained in a method that is indistinguishable from you you call science today. If you read the article I linked to, "Why Native Americans do not separate religion from science" You'd get a clearer understanding of the point I'm making.

@Pioneer1 you believe there are multiple human races. This is factually incorrect (despite what Del says about opinions). Actually, the entire magazine is devoted to the subject of race; it is not just one article. The issue consolidates much of what we know about the subject. This is why I recommended the issue. Again, I know facts, no matter how compellingly presented, have not moved you to change your opinion on a subject in the past. But hey, I figured it was worth a shot.

I did not say "western medicine vs eastern medicine" that is you reflecting again Del. I think I essentially agree with Pioneer. I believe however he treats science as if it is the invention of Europeans. Maybe they came up with the word but not the concept.

Hong Kong is different from China. If I talk to people not certain if I am meeting a the average person. Whatever that means.