Posts by azirra

Ive got it. Armpits. Sorry to tell you that in my case, losing weight has not really had any effect. Drysol works a little bit but makes my skin hurt and stains my clothes.

I had botox shots last summer - yep, in the armpits. It was fabulous. I didn't sweat for about 5 months. No huge sweat circles, no having to avoid delicate fabrics, no having to cover up with sweaters in the middle of the summer. Highly recommend it for other armpit people :)

To OP: typically, hyperhidrosis happens in one specific body location like hands, armpits, etc. I dont think general all-over sweating is hyperhidrosis. Hope this helps.

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You're not alone, Tes. Im mad as hell too!

Obama is wrecking everything. Give the presidency back to Bush, he knows how to build a strong economy AND he wasn't about to let the poor people weasel their way into our healthcare system.

I don't want to live in an America where insurance companies can't choose to keep cancer-riddled children from receiving healthcare. Umm hello its called FREEDOM!

P.S. We need to shut down the FDA for impinging on our freedom to eat e.coli infested beef. They basically just take our tax dollars and tell us what we can or can't eat. I dont need the government to micromanage MY LIFE!

Someone already brought up Vitamin D, but I wanted to add that studies have shown that Vitamin D is a proven mood lifter. It also helps your bones absorb calcium, so it helps prevent osteoporosis (in fact, calcium supplements are practically useless if you dont get Vitamin D along with it).

So if you tan, Vitamin D -- and not just the cosmetic effects -- might explain why you are happier. And if you dont tan, a big bottle of supplements will cost you like 5 bucks.

Original Post by hembroffd:

If a man had sex with (consensual or not) an unmarried woman, he rendered her un-marriageable.  He was then forced to support her for the rest of her life, else the society of the time (then non-Christian and non-Jew) would have banished her (at best) or killed her (more likely).  The rule was there to ensure a wrong was righted.  Was this the BEST solution?  Well, today we might not think so, (understatement!) but two thousand years ago it was a shockingly merciful solution.

Yes, it is an outdated belief that women who have had sex are unmarriageable. Yet there it is in the bible, supposedly a manual for how to live life. People say that the bible is modern and relevent, yet it is filled with outdated and sexist rules. If you agree with me on this point (and it sounds like you do) then you agree that it is anti-feminist.

People did (and do) many despicable acts.  azirra, you are ascribing to me, a law abiding military veteran who loves his wife and four daughters, many crimes.  As an agnostic, might I ascribe to YOU the sins of those who carry your banner?  Shall I throw some ignorant and unlearned examples in your face and call your beliefs illegitimate?

One of the perks of being an atheist is that I dont carry a banner! I get to be myself and I get to be held responsible for my own ideas because my body and mind arent just a robotic vessel for someone else's will.

Further, are you saying that the American founding fathers, the ones who ensured your rights in this country, also condoned rape, genocide, slavery, racism, homophobia, and infanticide?  These same men and women, flawed as they were, set up likely the only governing system in the world where someone with your beliefs could openly attack the majority of people's beliefs without fear. 

They were mostly Deists, although a lot of Thomas Jefferson quotes suggest to me that he was agnostic. And yes, they did condone some of those things, certainly racism and sexism! The FFs had slaves, remember? And they totally had the chance to give women the right to vote but they decided against it.

Funny how those who expect mainstream folks to tolerate their extreme beliefs have NO tolerance for those who think differently from them.  I respect (and nearly died for) your right to think differently.  How about a little respect for what I (and the majority of people in the world) believe in?

My beliefs aren't extreme...you dont believe in Buddha, Mohammad, or Zeus. You are an atheist in regards to most religions too. I simply believe in one god less than you do. In fact, if you want to go the route of choosing a religion by majority rule, let me remind you that the majority of people in the world do not believe in salvation through Jesus. There are 8 billion people and 2 billion Christians. Thats 25%.

P.S. I was an Army nurse for six years, and my husband is a disabled veteran who spent 6 months in Iraq. Now that we are through with the military credential check, I hope I have proven myself "qualified" to talk about gender inequalities in the bible.

Someone asked if Feminism (aka gender equality) is compatible with Christianity. I listed some evidence as to why they are not compatible.

If you want to prove me wrong, find some bible passages which suggest that God supports gender equality. Im guessing that no one will be able to do this.

The Navy and Air Force are the "brains." The Army and Marines are the "brawn." My insider recommendation to anyone considering the military would be to join the Air Force or Navy. They tend to have waaaay better facilities, treat new recruits with a little more respect and dignity, plus you will probably be slightly safer from injury and death if you deploy to a war zone, as the Navy and Air Force are more support services rather than frontline fighters. Also, Id recommend that you pick an MOS (job) that offers a long training period, so you will be able to use that free military training to get a job when you get out. For example, I became an Army nurse, so now that Im out, I can be a nurse...whereas no one in the private sector really needs infantry dudes, you know?

Requirements to join: ok physical shape, high school diploma or GED, not much else. As long as you're under 35 and have no huge permanent injury, they'll take you.

As for "how was it"...the military is a really mixed bag. Made lifelong friends, got screamed at a lot...it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Original Post by clharr:

In a perfect world, this would not even be an issue.  However, this is not a perfect world, and unlike CC, the military is not full of liberals.  Quite the opposite.  The military needs to find a path that does not, as an earlier poster pointed out, result in gay soldiers being beaten to death.  "Don't ask, don't tell" is a compromise.  It may be the best we can do for now.

I was in the Army Reserve for 6 years, 3 of which were on active duty. And yes, certain parts of the Army - like the medical sections and the language sections (I was a nurse) - most certainly are full of liberals and most certainly are full of gay people.

I remember riding in a van with my company commander (who everyone knew was a lesbian), the first sergeant, and a bunch of high ranking platoon leaders right before the 2004 election. A political conversation commenced. It was a consensus, they were all voting for Kerry because they all agreed that Bush was abusing the military.

Ive showered with lesbians. They didnt hit on me. My morale was fine.

Im sure there is a different vibe towards gay people in some all-male, active duty infantry units, but in my experience, the unofficial motto of the medical & language sections is "dont ask, don't care."

I think Obama ought to end DADT. It would be nice for gays to have legal protection in case they get a weirdo commander who actually wants to kick em out. But...meh...even if Obama doesn't, societal views are changing, and acceptance of homosexuality has seeped into the military, whether the older generation of Pentagon policy makers like it or not.

Original Post by simwaves1:

Original Post by carmenxox:

All I know is that I'm not wasting my time on Earth believing in BS literature that was written thousands of years ago when people still believed the world was flat and revolved around the sun...etc.

Chronological Snobbery

I came across this today and found it amusing. It made me think back to this comment you made.

"Chronological snobbery"?!?

Jesus H. Christ.

OF COURSE humanity gets smarter and better informed over time. OF COURSE we make progress, especially in terms of how to use the scientific method to prove what is or isnt true. Its not snobbery. Its building on our prior investigations to refine our theories of how or why things work.

You are training to become a doctor. I come to you with a brain tumor. Are you going to give me a course of leeches, like they would have prescribed 2,500 years ago? No, because we've developed better treatments.

Are you practicing "Chronological snobbery" when you skip the leeches and give me the latest treatment? Nope, youre following the facts. So is Carmenxox. The people who lived 2,000+ years ago, including the ones who wrote the bible, didnt have the tools that we have today. It isnt an insult against them -- they did the best they could without accurate maps, microscopes, telescopes, basic knowledge of DNA and the existence of germs, etc. And for that I give them props. But it isnt chronological snobbery to point out the obvious: they got a lot of things wrong. No offense to Jesus, but a modern 3rd grader knows more about science than Jesus did.

Original Post by cellotlhicks:

When something boggles me, I research till it makes sense. Doesn't mean that I condone evil things.

Are you saying that you have researched slavery, rape, genocide, and all of the other bad things in the bible...so now they make sense to you?

I guess all I can say is that Im thankful that those things dont make sense to me, no matter what the historical context is, and Im not in a position where I have to defend that kind of stuff or apologize for it because it is part of the history and context of my belief system.