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Beliefs
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What do you believe in?
In God?
Yes. Completely. there have been too many incidents in my life, where I felt his guidance that it would be rather silly for me to doubt his existence.
In ghosts?
Ghosts that haunt houses? No. Spirits and souls that live on after we die--yes.
In aliens?
I can believe that there is life out there. Little green men, not so much. Of course, if I had Mulder trying to convince me in them, I probably could for his sake. But that would be believing he was real too... and that would probably put me over the edge and into the inpatient unit.
In Bigfoot?
No. Bears or hairy men living out in cabins, sure, putting the two together, not so much.
In fairies?
No. But that's one that I wished I believed in. And in my more sentimental moments, I'm much like Emily (of New Moon): "Since she was eight she had known there were no fairies anywhere nowadays; yet she hadn't quite given up the hope that one or two might linger in old-fashioned, out-of-the-way spots."
In ESP?
Telepathy? No. But I do think there are people with strong senses of intuition/inspiration...
In superstition?
For the most part, no. I don't worry about black cats/broken glass. But there's a little bit of superstition when it comes to cheering for my favorite team... It takes me a minute to realize that my yells and screams are NOT going to win them the game.
In equal rights for gays?
Governmental rights, yes. Besides the argument of a "slippery slope" which I understand and agree with to a certain extent (although I think that fear keeps us for doing things that we ought), I do agree with allowing gays the right to civil rights, such as marriages or adoptions for example.
But I also have no problem with churches and religions refusing to sanctify those marriages.
And yes, I do realize that I am extremely wishy-washy about the whole thing.
In equal rights for women?
Um, yes. Just curious, though. What rights as of today are women being denied?
In psychics?
No. I think that a "psychic" just tells you some variation of a line that everybody hears, and it's your personal interpretation, fitting it into your life, that makes it seem so insightful.
In appearance?
Huh??? I suppose I believe in making a good appearance, but usually I'm too lazy to do so.
In auras?
No.
In true love?
Yes. I see it around me every day. Love at first sight? I think I'm a little too skeptical for that.
In happy endings?
Yes. And happy beginnings and happy middles.
In abortions?
For me, no. I could (probably) never do that. But I've never had to make the decision either.
But as a student-doctor and a woman, I do understand that that's not an easy decision, and I don't think we should outlaw it, for I am the last person to judge or know what it's like in a particular situation. Personally, I think we need to first direct our efforts to sex-education and birth control, so that abortion really becomes the last option to even think about, because you never get there. And I do think that doctors and healthcare personnel need to be better trained to offer counseling and advice, so there is an opportunity to explore all options/outcomes without being judged or preached at.
In Santa?
No. I'm not sure that I ever did... My parents were pretty lax on the whole Santa thing.
In soulmates?
Sort of. I don't necessarily believe that there's only one right person for me, but I do believe that there can be a (lack of better word) mystical connection between people. There are people that I've met that I just click with instantly and I see soulmates in much the same way.
In magic?
Witchcraft? Not really. Fantasy magic with wands? Nope (although that's another 'shucks'). The everyday sort of magic, a smile that lifts an entire day, dancing in the falling snow... Completely. We bring magic into our worlds everyday.
In evolution?
Yes. And I also believe in creationism. If God is all-knowing and powerful, and evolution is just a change in genes and DNA to get from one organism to another, I don't see why God couldn't use the processes of evolution to create. Why the two must be incongruous is beyond me. However, that does not make me a believer in intelligent design, nor do I believe that creationism or ID should ever be taught in a classroom. Evolution is science--the rest of it is my beliefs. BIG DIFFERENCE.
In cloning?
I've done a lot of research on the subject. And I'm still indecisive. Right now, no. We don't have the technology or the knowledge to deal with the consequences. And it makes me mad that everybody is so scared of cloning that genetic research, which is really important, is questioned and halted. There's so much progress that we need to make in figuring out diseases and how to treat/cure them, that we have enough to deal with, without getting sidetracked by worries of making a carbon-copy of you.
In fraggles?
Another head scratcher. As in Fraggle Rock? Um, those were puppets!
In werewolves?
No.
In vampires?
Just the medical version of it.
In miracles?
Yes. I've had incidents in my life that I would classify as miraculous. Mostly small things.
In existing thylacines?
I don't know what this word means.
In Nessie?
No.
In existing dinosaurs?
Um, no. Dinosaurs in the past? Yeah, probably.
In interracial marriages?
Yes. In general, and for me personally.
In adoptions?
Completely.
In saving the rainforests?
Yes. And the forests too... I absolutely hate seeing the bare mountain sides left after a logging company has gone through and clean it out. And I hate the cabins that pock the land.
However, I do also se the need for cleaning up our cities too. The number of homeless we have in this country is appalling, and in all honesty, I'd rather figure out and solve that problem, even if my mountains got destroyed.
In saving dying species?
Yes. See above.
In the human race?
Yes. The more I get to know people, the more that I can see the goodness that exists. I know that there's true evil out there, and worse, apathy, but it seems like once you can get past the communication barrier, there's few people that I can't get along with. And maybe I'm being naive, and I haven't met enough of the thieves and distrusting people.
In recycling?
Yep. But I recycle my newspaper and soda cans and that's about it.
In blue tigers?
?? Yes, and pink elephants too. Whatever.
In tattoos?
Yes, I believe that tattoos exist. I have seen them and I can prove proof.
:)
Personally, no. I've got too many scars that mark my body, I don't need another thing to
droop when I'm old and wrinkly.
In plastic surgery?
Um, there's a part of me that would love a liposuction on my tummy to get rid of my Kangaroo pouch, (but too much money, too many risks, and there's that scar thing again), but in general, no. I like my big nose, thank you very much.
But if my friends go into plastic surgery, I may be changing my tune.
In love in general?
Definitely. In all forms and shapes. I'm probably one of the biggest romantics around.
In animal rights?
I have serious problems with people torturing/killing animals for fun. It's just wrong and mean and it makes me sick. But I understand why animals are used for testing in research and I do agree with that.
In the death penalty?
Not really. It makes me uncomfortable. I'd rather go the life-in-jail route.
Still not being productive. I've done nothing today, except go out and buy Norah today. Nobody had it on sale anymore. :( But wow, it was so worth the extra bucks.
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What does thylacines mean/what are they? My computer's not even recognizing it as a real word.
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