JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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nemoflow
I think the thing with all these different religions believing in SOMETHING else, is not really indicative of a God per se, but rather the ancients had less clutter in their lives and had not been introduced to ideas of rationale, etc. They just saw things how they are.
And we know (as much as we can at present) that physical reality is supposed by a very strange, non-linear, (possibly 26-dimenional hyperspace M-Theory) grid of universally interconnected energy pockets... So to suggest it supports awareness too, is not much of a leap of faith... Energy and awareness could be fundamentals - The nature of the energy that supports the reality around us is as much of a mystery to us today as it was to the ancient civilisations; confusion pretty much always forces people to try to rationalise, or personalise, leading to the 'God' phenomenon.
What humans are probably experiencing, and fighting about, is merely just the huge complexity of the physical universe, which we are as yet not able to understand.
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nemoflow
And... Have a look at the Hubble Deep Space images, understand the VASTNESS of space, and then give me a reason that "God" would have sent "Jesus" (or whatever other prophet-based religion you follow) to this planet.
We are not special. We are an accident. A coincidence. Chance. A very very very lucky and fascinating chance, admittedly and that indeed is where the wonder comes from, but that is all we are.
Either that, or we are a shared hallucination played out on a daily basis, in which case you would have to rule out any idea of the "self", and give up on your ideas of individual sin.
Posted in: Do you believe in life after death?
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nemoflow
There is no God, only science
"God" seems to be mostly a concept born of human arrogance and desperation, to reinforce our belief in ourselves as a superior species, to lessen the fear of inevitable death, to try and give meaning to the lives of those that have difficulty finding any, and as an excuse as to why people should bother to follow laws of morality and so on.
Its the 21st century, people. The earth isn't flat. Some big powerful bloke in the sky didn't create the world in about a week.
But what the heck - if fairytales make you sleep better at night, then who am I to judge?
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nemoflow
I have never in my life heard a decent multilayered question asked in any interview in Japan. Every interviewer knows that the first question is a prep for deeper probing. What was she going to do if he answered in either way? Oh yeah, she would giggle, and people around her would say "sugoi" and "haiiirrrrrrr"
Posted in: A wolf in Del Toro's clothing
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nemoflow
Jeez. Slashed in the FACE! I am sure if he stopped her and said, "Give me your bag, or I am going to slash you", she would have just handed it over.
And he didn't even get the bag!
Posted in: Woman cyclist slashed during attempted robbery
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nemoflow
The photo focuses on the very reason that I will be staying home during this absolute speng fest.
Posted in: Blossom time
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nemoflow
Isn't this story a little late?
Posted in: Off-duty cop arrests student for stealing bag to buy White Day present
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nemoflow
It is a mouth guard with colours matching his shirt. How anyone can not see this is beyond me.
Posted in: Victory
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nemoflow
Eh? How is this new? Puma did this decades ago.
Posted in: A turn of the shoe
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nemoflow
How many times did you see her face today, whilst walking down the street...
Yep. LOADS.
Posted in: Nine for Aya
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nemoflow
So this article, if we step back is saying; "People check stuff out on the internet."
WOW. Hold the front page!
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nemoflow
Yeah, agree about the random shibuya girl > this chick comment. Those hotties usually have a bit more meat on them and look dirtier, which is way better.
And Miss UNIVERSE Japan. How does that work?
Posted in: Reaching for the Universe
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nemoflow
Standard Japanese behaviour.
Posted in: Saga man arrested after police find 265 items of women's underwear in truck
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nemoflow
Depends on the exchange rate, what currency I can buy it in, how long shipping takes / costs, etc.
You really are rubbish at decent conversation angles. I imagine the Shibuya office is a laugh a minute, eh guys.
Posted in: Have you ever shopped online from foreign countries? If yes, why?
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nemoflow
Yeah, cookpad.com is good. Use it a lot.
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nemoflow
Nokia, without a shadow of doubt; constantly the most robust units, highly intuitive menu systems, mega long battery life.
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nemoflow
paulinusa;
Studying music is as simple as opening a web browser and getting on with it.
And, yeah you are are right, I am sure they have no regrets...
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nemoflow
Music school = fail.
Who do you know who makes genuinely ground-breaking original music who went to music school.
They will all be able to do cracking out of tune renditions of Yesterday, when they "graduate" for sure, but apart from that, we will never see these girls again.
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nemoflow
188 kph aint that fast; it is only 117mph.
Posted in: Man arrested for speeding on motorbike after friend posts footage on YouTube
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nemoflow
"Japanese or foreign"?
I would say for 99% of the readership of this site, Japanese ARE foreign.
Posted in: Which celebrities - Japanese or foreign - are you sick of reading or hearing about recently?