sparaig: > I might add that there are still people here who > apparently miss the irony of pointing fingers at > *everyone else* about the lack of maturity shown > here when they too are participants. > So, is there anyone posting here under the age of fifty? LoL!
> > > This forum was created for supposedly mature adults, and > > > if children are prohibited, but are on the forum, what > > > shall we say about their parents? Is there anyone here > > > under the age of 18? > > > > Alternatively, is there anyone here who has achieved > > an emotional or intellectual age *higher* than 18? :-) > > > > I've been kinda dismayed recently to realize that this > > forum seems to consist of people who believe things > > that most people on the planet would consider either > > retarded, or insane, or both. For example: > > > > * There are people here who still believe that using > > muscle power to bounce around on their butts on slabs > > of foam has the magical ability to end crime and strife > > and bring about world peace. > > > > * There are people here who, when someone tells them > > that they've been contacted in real time by aliens from > > the Pleiades, a star cluster so far away that it takes > > *light* 500 years to travel from there to here, believe > > every word that these supposed aliens supposedly said, > > and base important life decisions on their advice. > > > > * There are people here whose everyday behavior and > > ability to hold grudges and act out on them would make > > junior high school kids ashamed to be seen with them. > > > > * There are people who believe that hiring brown-skinned > > boys from India to chant to non-existent gods and goddesses > > for them is the way to achieve all their goals and desires > > in life. > > > > * There are people who believe that posting a tasteful > > photograph of a fully-clothed woman is pornography. > > > > My feeling is that this forum would *benefit* from having > > a few kids on it. Add four or five down-to-earth, feet-on- > > the-ground modern 15-year-olds to this forum, and both > > the emotional and intelligence quotient of the group would > > rise by 10 or more points. > > >
