tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post8637746825658725910..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: January 9 2009: Dr. DoomlittleIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81873636269460258002009-07-25T12:17:26.940-04:002009-07-25T12:17:26.940-04:00Oops. Meant to subscribe to the comments thread. ...Oops. Meant to subscribe to the comments thread. I'm doing that now.Chris Kresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374375198215570796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15748499696531003712009-07-25T12:04:44.175-04:002009-07-25T12:04:44.175-04:00Well, I just discovered this post so my comment is...Well, I just discovered this post so my comment is a bit tardy.<br /><br />While I do understand the reasoning behind Stoneleigh and Ilgari's advice to rent, I have a slightly different perspective.<br /><br />I believe, like S & I do, that strong community ties are going to be essential in the times to come. I also believe that achieving some level of energy, food and water independenceChris Kresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374375198215570796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5401130158379109632009-01-10T12:01:00.000-05:002009-01-10T12:01:00.000-05:00If you have not noticed cbc, bbc, etc. are discuss...If you have not noticed cbc, bbc, etc. are discussing the Obama speech and discussion if we are heading to or will avert an inpending "doom".<BR/>------ <BR/>On alternate medicine ... check out DMSO. <BR/>jalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90318798203711011942009-01-10T11:48:00.000-05:002009-01-10T11:48:00.000-05:00Anon. @9:02 & Adios a babilonia, well said!As ...Anon. @9:02 & Adios a babilonia, well said!<BR/><BR/>As Michael Ruppert so rightly said, "I deal with conspiracy fact, not with conspiracy theory" (in his film "DENIAL STOPS HERE: From 9-11 to Peak Oil and Beyond").<BR/><BR/>Regarding discussion on alternative and conventional medicine, both are useful. Conventional medicine is good in emergency situations where symptoms Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83639934083194746882009-01-10T11:20:00.000-05:002009-01-10T11:20:00.000-05:00Time to check out those Tony Horton P90X Extreme H...Time to check out those Tony Horton P90X Extreme Home Fitness videos. :)<BR/><BR/>And coming from a family of chiropractors, they are indeed an alternative to MDs. Not that one is better than the other, but advantages/disadvantages to both.bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58137238722527872052009-01-10T10:59:00.000-05:002009-01-10T10:59:00.000-05:00Ok guys. I'm disappointed in you.Some of you.This...Ok guys. I'm disappointed in you.<BR/><BR/>Some of you.<BR/><BR/>This is, mostly, a collection of intelligent people here; who actually use "reason" as a tool, most of the time.<BR/><BR/>However- the posts this time around contain a high proportion of statements that reduce to: "I KNOW X is true, because I have experienced it, personally." <BR/><BR/>One of the all-time great fallacies, for Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33399744006125541652009-01-10T10:45:00.000-05:002009-01-10T10:45:00.000-05:00Ken:Funny story about Chiro and allopathy. 17 yea...Ken:<BR/><BR/>Funny story about Chiro and allopathy. 17 years ago I had paralysis in my face. <BR/><BR/>My MD went crazy and sent me to a specialist. He took a CAT scan and said I had lessions on my brain and likely had MS. <BR/><BR/>He said a spinal tap would give us a positvie answer. I reluctantly agreed, got the test (not pleasant) and the results were negative. He then went on to say Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79500914980215962762009-01-10T10:37:00.000-05:002009-01-10T10:37:00.000-05:00Kenneth,Much to agree with there, except for your ...Kenneth,<BR/><BR/>Much to agree with there, except for your assessment of chiropractic ;)<BR/><BR/>Chiros here have 4 years of medical-school style training, many of them after a biology degree. As a former medical researcher myself, I discussed many back problems in very biologically detailed terms with the various chiros I've visited over the years. I am a natural skeptic, but have never found Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5660275482844168132009-01-10T10:17:00.000-05:002009-01-10T10:17:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Submit your advicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867890217907128363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7096049963057831512009-01-10T10:15:00.000-05:002009-01-10T10:15:00.000-05:00adios a babilonia , you're living in Mexico, corre...adios a babilonia , you're living in Mexico, correct? Home of the highest, most stringent pollution control standards in the Western world? That Mexico, right?<BR/><BR/>The place where honor and ethics drives both Industrial best practices as well as the political system, thus ensuring that no heavy duty toxin dumps occur at random? <BR/><BR/>I suggest you look for the simplest explanation to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67695250429448381172009-01-10T09:49:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:49:00.000-05:00anon 902:Thank you. Thank you for your humanity t...anon 902:<BR/><BR/>Thank you. Thank you for your humanity towards us all, in admitting there's an 8,000 lb gorilla in the room.<BR/><BR/>And I have to say the heck with the internet, in this regard: anyone here, who can possibly dedicate the time to do so, the next time you see these bizarre trails emiting from planes overhead, indeed don't look at the computer. Please walk/drive to the ***https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888364709448745997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68122983356786786722009-01-10T09:35:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:35:00.000-05:00Undertow,The Saudi's quoted are right - investment...Undertow,<BR/><BR/>The Saudi's quoted are right - investment would have to be maintained, even in the face of a demand collapse, in order to avoid a supply collapse to follow. Personally I think investment won't be maintained as it will be both financially and physically impossible to do so. Hence I think we will see a supply collapse that would send oil prices through the roof at a time when Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66189293472730341142009-01-10T09:27:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:27:00.000-05:00Ha Stoneleigh, we must have been writing about imm...Ha Stoneleigh, we must have been writing about immigration at the same time!scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1368241498109263802009-01-10T09:26:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:26:00.000-05:00Ilargi,Wondering if you spotted this oneSaudi offi...Ilargi,<BR/><BR/>Wondering if you spotted this one<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE50737N20090108" REL="nofollow">Saudi official says global oil demand could fall 45 percent</A><BR/><I>DUBAI (Reuters) - Oil demand could fall 45 percent due to the global financial crisis, but investments should be increased to ensure supplies are maintained, a senior Saudi governmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85021891763585359942009-01-10T09:23:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:23:00.000-05:00kkallem509 said,"...mobility away from famili...kkallem509 said,"...mobility away from familiar surroundings & micro-cultures....to an unfamiliar environment for the sake of landing a better job would not only be an unwise idea it might be logistically impossible."<BR/>There is much historical and current evidence that disagrees with you. My own family tree had my grandparents leave all you described above, crossed an ocean with scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30820276770398861422009-01-10T09:19:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:19:00.000-05:00Dick's a damn liar.The Hong Kong Trade Development...Dick's a damn liar.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The Hong Kong Trade Development Council said on 12/12/07:<BR/><BR/>"We are cautious about the US. At best the US faces a period of weak, below trend growth; at worst, a recession. Basically, US consumers need to spend less, save more, and return their balance sheets to normal. Whilst one could have said this at any time in recent years, the reality is that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37687776956622143242009-01-10T09:09:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:09:00.000-05:00kkallem509 (with regard to renting), If it gets th...kkallem509 (with regard to renting),<BR/> <BR/><I>If it gets that bad, mobility away from familiar surroundings and micro-cultures where one has some distinct advantages not to mention friends or family to lean on, to an unfamiliar environment for the sake of landing a better job would not only be an unwise idea, it might be logisitically impossible.</I><BR/><BR/>That will certainly be true for Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18742518978373339482009-01-10T09:02:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:02:00.000-05:00There is substantial evidence for a project that i...There is substantial evidence for a project that involves spraying “something” over cities thereby making chemtrails. Perhaps they are simply measuring dispersal patterns in various areas under different meteorological conditions. It should be noted that they are concentrating on population centers. Are they preparing for biowarfare, quarantine a city and then fumigate the entire population? I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85340417599786863252009-01-10T08:48:00.000-05:002009-01-10T08:48:00.000-05:00In keeping with Ilargi's unblinking, rigorous inve...In keeping with Ilargi's unblinking, rigorous investigation of that "veneer of normalcy" in which we've been urged to trust, I suggest there might be a little wising up to be had about the ways of the Ponzi kings.<BR/><BR/>Some meditation to be found in <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods" REL="nofollow">this</A>, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip" ***https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888364709448745997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67484338456416861672009-01-10T08:39:00.000-05:002009-01-10T08:39:00.000-05:00I think the best description I've read as to what ...I think the best description I've read as to what ails the US health system was by Joe Bageant in his book <I>Deer Hunting with Jesus</I> (an unlikely title perhaps, but a very thought-provoking book on American society).<BR/><BR/>There's something very wrong when even the insured have to think twice before going to the doctor, and insurance companies have the final say on prescribed medicines. <Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68888364361393542762009-01-10T08:21:00.000-05:002009-01-10T08:21:00.000-05:00nephilim you say"Talking about "chemtrails" is abs...nephilim you say<BR/><BR/>"Talking about "chemtrails" is absurd and a feeble attempt to distract from the real dangers at your feet and not the false dangers swirling 35,000 feet above your head."<BR/><BR/>35,000 feet overhead? Huhuh. MUCH closer. <BR/><BR/>You voice something other than the normal human concern here.<BR/><BR/>This has been so instantly catastrophic to my personal health, so ***https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888364709448745997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19757343379162310612009-01-10T07:05:00.000-05:002009-01-10T07:05:00.000-05:00Interesting to see all the tinfoil hats on display...Interesting to see all the tinfoil hats on display today. <BR/><BR/>Nephilim - the reason the US lags in health indicators isn't because of some conspiracy in the medical community, it's because of a ruling class that allows an enormous proportion of the population to languish in poverty and denies them access to basic medical care. It it mostly a determinants of health problem where people with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63490234758490350312009-01-10T06:18:00.000-05:002009-01-10T06:18:00.000-05:00(American medicine the best in the world)Lets end ...(American medicine the best in the world)<BR/>Lets end this charade with numbers. I know numbers confuse many people, there being so many of them and all, both people and numbers.<BR/><BR/>The two major statistics for the measure of a populations health, are longevity and infant mortality.<BR/><BR/>The USA has the HIGHEST infant mortality and LOWEST longevety of any industrial country on earth.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52835074762698574532009-01-10T02:44:00.000-05:002009-01-10T02:44:00.000-05:00Alex:"You sound like a conspiracy theorist."No. I'...Alex:<BR/>"You sound like a conspiracy theorist."<BR/><BR/>No. I'm a scientist. But thanks for playing. Easy way to dismiss someone by labelling them as a "consipracy theorist".<BR/><BR/>http://www.aapsonline.org/press/nrvacres.htm<BR/><BR/>They call for a ban on mandatory vaccines because the research and science behind it is incredibly poor. It isn't science at all. It is industry manipulating Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88279570312713670362009-01-10T00:39:00.000-05:002009-01-10T00:39:00.000-05:00@Anom 1134I'm sure they work for you as they do fo...@Anom 1134<BR/><BR/>I'm sure they work for you as they do for millions of others, just as a placebo would for a research patient. I could give a rats a** about the AMA or "big pharm" I'm not arrogant, I read. The fact is that we as mammals will believe anything because we don't know any better...People used to believe that the sun revolved around the earth, and if you had a good bloodletting nowHonest Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695301971657136417noreply@blogger.com