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		<title>The Earth is Flat!</title>
		<link>http://www.lightningshock.com/2008/08/15/the-earth-is-flat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Lewitzke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, maybe it is, maybe it isn&#8217;t. I brought the topic of The Flat Earth Theory over at the Conspiracy Forums. You don&#8217;t have to take my word for it. Just look at the evidence: Geographical Distinctions Antarctica as a continent may not exist, it is really a 500 foot ice wall surrounding the Earth. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, maybe it is, maybe it isn&#8217;t. I brought the topic of <a href="http://theflatearthsociety.net/forum/index.php?topic=69.0">The Flat Earth Theory</a> over at the <a href="http://www.conspiracy-forums.com">Conspiracy Forums</a>. You don&#8217;t have to take my word for it. Just look at the evidence:<span id="more-24"></span></p>
<p><strong>Geographical Distinctions</strong></p>
<p>Antarctica as a continent may not exist, it is really a 500 foot ice wall surrounding the Earth. According to the society, the true shape of the earth is that of a discus, and resembles the features as displayed on the United Nations Flag.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Flat_earth.jpg" alt="" width="498" height="498" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/united-nations-flag.gif" alt="" width="390" height="265" /></p>
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<p><strong>Religious Connections</strong></p>
<p>A few Flat Earth believers are very religious and interpret the Bible literally. I don&#8217;t think any further citation is necessary. <img src='http://www.lightningshock.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>The Illusion of &#8220;Gravity&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Gravity as we know it does not really exist. Rather instead, the Flat Earth is accelerating at a constant speed upwards at 9.8 m/s^2.</p>
<p>Just think, how does all that ocean water stay put, &#8220;gravitating&#8221; towards a bodily center&#8221;?</p>
<p><strong>Other Evidence Pointers<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The reason why we can&#8217;t see to the end of the earth is that the atmosphere is not perfectly transparent, and after a certain distance objects simply aren&#8217;t visible to our eyes</li>
<li>Space Photos of the Earth are Faked</li>
<li>NASA is corrupt</li>
<li>The sun and moon are both about 32 miles in diameter and approximately 3000 miles above us</li>
<li>The belief that the earth is flat rests solely on the visible observations of the Earth</li>
<li>The Earth is not classified as a &#8220;Planet&#8221; in the classical sense</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Still not convinced?</strong></p>
<p>Join in on the <a href="http://www.conspiracy-forums.com/geological/118-flat-earth-theory.html">discussion over at the forums</a> and argue your counter points!</p>
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		<title>The English Language Sucks</title>
		<link>http://www.lightningshock.com/2008/03/03/the-english-language-sucks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Lewitzke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the English language not one of the worst, most inconsistent languages you have ever heard or spoken before? It&#8217;s got some of the dumbest characters and sounds I&#8217;ve ever heard before. Our alphabet definitely needs work. Take the &#8216;F&#8217; sound for example. It can be created by the letter &#8216;F&#8217; and the letters &#8216;Ph&#8217;. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is the English language not one of the worst, most inconsistent languages you have ever heard or spoken before? It&#8217;s got some of the dumbest characters and sounds I&#8217;ve ever heard before.<span id="more-41"></span></p>
<p>Our alphabet definitely needs work. Take the &#8216;F&#8217; sound for example. It can be created by the letter &#8216;F&#8217; and the letters &#8216;Ph&#8217;. Talk about inconsistency. Seriously, why not just call it Telefone, instead of telephone? And to confuse English speaking Newbies even more, we have letters that make more than one sound. Take the letter &#8216;C&#8217; for example, is this letter really necessary? I mean we already have the letters &#8216;S&#8217; and &#8216;K&#8217;, so what&#8217;s the point behind &#8216;C&#8217;s&#8217; existence?</p>
<p>And how about those different accents and dialects? How many of those do we have in *just* the United States alone? I&#8217;ll bet that there must be hundreds. While it may be true that some people use them for cultural reasons, isn&#8217;t it at all possible to restructure everyone&#8217;s accents or dialects and just cut out the fluff?</p>
<p>One more thing I can&#8217;t stand is just how many words we have for the same things. We don&#8217;t really need to be calling it the water fountain, drinking fountain, AND the bubbler. Synonyms are one of the biggest screw-ups of the English Language, IMO. I can see now why taking a few courses to learn English must be one of the hardest tasks for non-Native speakers.</p>
<p>Some of you may say, but our historical and geographical distributions cause everyone to speak and correspond with each other differently. Then I&#8217;ll remind everyone that we live in the information age, and with tools like wireless communications and the internet, I don&#8217;t see how it could be very hard to do something about it.</p>
<p>The English language speakers still don&#8217;t seem smart enough to create a well-known, easy to learn phonologic communication system. Some major English revisions are overdue in my opinion, as consistency is the key to a great language.</p>
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		<title>Do Dinosaurs Still Exist?</title>
		<link>http://www.lightningshock.com/2008/02/08/do-dinosaurs-still-exist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Lewitzke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been going back and forth between the pieces of evidence, yet am still unable to draw a viable conclusion. Lets Examine the Evidence: There have been many sightings of large dinosaur-like monsters throughout history. Stories about modern dragons can be traced to as recent as modern-day Great Britain. Not to mention the various [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been going back and forth between the pieces of evidence, yet am still unable to draw a viable conclusion.<span id="more-38"></span></p>
<p>Lets Examine the Evidence:</p>
<ul>
<li>There have been <a href="http://www.1timothy4-13.com/files/bible/dino.html">many sightings</a> of large dinosaur-like monsters throughout history.</li>
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<ul>
<li>Stories about <a href="http://www.thecryptmag.com/Online/23/Dragonsightings.html">modern dragons</a> can be traced to as recent as modern-day Great Britain. Not to mention the various stories that have been told near Scottish Highlands, some even have evidence of their encounter:</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/paranormal/1/0/1/B/loch_ness_2_lg.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<ul>
<li>The Bible claims the Earth is only 6,000 years old or so (with the Book of Genesis). Yet we still find dinosaur bones lying buried in various fossil digging sites all around the world, such as the Badlands in Montana and the Flaming Cliffs in Mongolia, being two of the larger ones.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On a side-note, there have also been many Japanese sightings of a very large, amphibious monster, devastating Tokyo and nearby communities. Here is the photograph to prove it:</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.songfacts.com/songimages/4611.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>(OK, maybe not so much that last point.) But still, mounds of evidence support the claim that Dinosaurs DO STILL EXIST and probably walk among us this very day.</p>
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		<title>Does Metallica equal America?</title>
		<link>http://www.lightningshock.com/2008/01/02/does-metallica-equal-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Lewitzke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many similarities between the Heavy Metal Band and the United States of America. Here is an interesting article I came across that outlined the Rise and Fall of Metallica, and compared it to the Rise and Fall of American Liberties. Have the glory days of America really passed, along with reaching the point [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many similarities between the Heavy Metal Band and the United States of America.<span id="more-20"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/gregory/gregory3.html">Here is an interesting article</a> I came across that outlined the Rise and Fall of Metallica, and compared it to the Rise and Fall of American Liberties.</p>
<p>Have the glory days of America really passed, along with reaching the point of bloviating corruption, as some say Metallica has already?</p>
<p>By no means do I believe that our old society is perfect (Slavery, technology, etc.), however Americans during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries did have much less restrictions and more freedom than we do now.</p>
<p>Whether or not both of these bodies have really &#8220;changed&#8221; is debatable in and of itself. As the title of the article states, don&#8217;t take the readings TOO seriously, because both Metallica and America have good parts and bad parts. Not to mention I can go on record and say Metallica is my favorite Band.</p>
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