gdp's Comments

The Heritage Foundry : From Marriage to a Mere Contract

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:31:57 +0000

Prove that marriage is a religious institution first. Strange - I write about marriage laws in the US and never read that anywhere...

http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/ : Calamities of Nature - Civilized

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:47:52 +0000

Exhibitionism has always been a fuzzy issue and I admit it's difficult. But for almost every other situation, "injure" refers to physical and financial harm for adults. "Mental injury" by saying stuff for example doesn't count.

http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/ : Calamities of Nature - Civilized

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:32:50 +0000

Actually I would call "civilized" the freedom to do whatever one wants as long as one doesn't injure anyone else. There are no other "rules" worth talking about.

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Is Islam really the most violent religion?

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:21:15 +0000

Yes Hari - Violence is violence irrespective of the disguise. Who is to say for example, that the victim would accept such a trade, where his/her life is traded off for blood money or forgiveness...

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : "Bias" in Indian Media - an Insider's view

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:19:10 +0000

No issues :)

Actually when I said that I would write a separate blog post I was referring to the whole \"consensus\" thing. Let's see how it turns out!

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http://culturalfascinations.blogspot.com/ : What people really mean when they say "society is being harmed."

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:33:20 +0000

Ask any of these people to name even two people who have been "harmed" when they say things like "society is harmed" and they'll stare at you with blank faces. What irritates me is that people accept such statements blindly. How can "society" be harmed when there's no such entity that's alive in the first place? Who measures it? Who defines it? Where is the gospel that states xyz is good or bad for something that no one can observe?

FoxTwo's Ramblings : NoSpamNX - Kicks Spam Comments In The Butt Differently!

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:46:23 +0000

I too am using NoSpamNX. What I'd really like though is a plugin that prevents the bots from accessing the site in the first place instead of blocking them after they submit a comment. I wonder if that's even technically possible - like perhaps checking for javascript or something. As of now a bot downloads the page, sends it back, and uses resources on the server. I wonder if we can stop them before that itself. I tried installed "Bad Behavior", but it hardly stopped anything. Till then, NoSpamNX it is!

http://culturalfascinations.blogspot.com/ : Outsourced: Arranged marriages vs. 'Love' marriages

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:46:19 +0000

For me, it's not a question of whether or not we get a better choice. As was mentioned, even arranged marriages have an element of choice. The important distinction for me is that in cultures where arranged marriages take place, there's no option not to get married at all!

http://culturalfascinations.blogspot.com/ : Multiculturalism: Le'ts talk about the meaning of this word shall we?

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:19:22 +0000

Sorry - I meant it shouldn't extend to practices that harm someone else. Corrected it in the comment.

http://culturalfascinations.blogspot.com/ : Multiculturalism: Le'ts talk about the meaning of this word shall we?

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:08:03 +0000

I think multi culturalism can be extended only to the point where the practices don't infringe on another person's freedoms. Going by that definition, it means we respect the way people dress (something that France isn't doing with the Burqa), respect their opinions, their way of looking at the world, what they eat, how they look, what job they do etc etc. But it shouldn't extend to supporting practices that harm someone else.

http://culturalfascinations.blogspot.com/ : This week in stupidity.

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:05:27 +0000

That's some pretty messed up shit. Sharia law in the US? Talk about chasing ghosts!

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Things to do in Chicago – A travel guide

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 21:04:50 +0000

BTW Pal, it'll be nice if you fill in the "Site URL" box when you make your comments. That way I can get a quick look at your latest post. You can also fill in your website on your IntenseDebate profile here: http://intensedebate.com/profiles/rishi4fun so that readers can see your site when they hover over your link...

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Things to do in Chicago – A travel guide

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 21:03:06 +0000

This was actually written by my wife :) I thought it'd be a nice idea to put them on my blog. We did go together after all!

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Kashmir - Azadi from what??

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:50:02 +0000

Thanks for dropping in Croor. But Independence from Britain was very different. Indians didn't have the same rights that Britishers had, we were treated as second class citizens, Non Britishers couldn't run the country, command the armed forces, make policy decisions and what not... For Kashmiris, there are no such barriers. Any Kashmiri has all the rights and privileges of an Indian citizen. They can run for prime minister or achieve any of their dreams with the same effort that anyone else would put in. They're not deprived in any meaningful way.

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Should we feel proud of India's History?

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:20:49 +0000

Yup - there might be another explanation, but I haven't found it yet :)

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Should we feel proud of India's History?

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:11:34 +0000

I think that in the long run, our real Indian traditions will show themselves. Even those regarding inclusiveness. Just imagine. Just 63 years into our independence we decriminalized homosexuality. It took the US 225 years for the last state (Texas) to do that. We've had a woman prime minister, a Sikh prime minister, almost had a foreign born pm, a woman president, a muslim president and what not...

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Darts Technique and Zen

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:32:43 +0000

It's one of the nicest games to play cause you don't need anyone else, it doesn't take up too much room, it's not too expensive and it really improves your concentration!

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Should we feel proud of India's History?

Wed, 6 Oct 2010 20:11:48 +0000

Yes - we need to have more self respect. And one sign of mature self respect is tolerating criticism, not being overly touchy and learning to laugh at oneself. Otherwise it's just insecurity masquerading as self respect...

http://culturalfascinations.blogspot.com/ : Eve Teasing

Wed, 6 Oct 2010 13:00:07 +0000

I like the first one the best. Eve teasers get courage thinking no one will interfere. If the people around show intolerance for eve teasing, it will stop...

Expressions - Bhagwad Jal Park : Should we feel proud of India's History?

Wed, 6 Oct 2010 12:16:25 +0000

It's like these ways of thinking are maps that help us navigate reality and make sense of it. But every now and then we must see if our maps are indeed reflections of the landscape...if we continue to operate with outdated maps then we'll get into trouble sooner or later. The map analogy is plagiarized from Scott Peck :)