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Most people do not have access to scientific literature, and wouldn't understand the material if they did. Because I am a biology student I have access to all the major scientific journals in the world thru my uni. I also have sufficient training in experimental design and statistics to know whether many studies were well designed or not, and whether the conclusions they make and more importantly those made by journalists reporting on these studies is reasonable. After seeing so much misinformation pertaining to health, nutrition and vegetarianism in the news, I have started a new blog on blogger called The idea is to examine news reports and indicate whether it is bullshit or not (to the best of my ability). If you have anything you want me to look into, email the relevant info and I'll see what i can find.  Sun, 07/26/2009 - 2:59pm — adam_antichrist
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Two philosophical
Two philosophical underpinnings of love exist in the Chinese tradition, one from Confucianism which emphasized actions and duty while the other came from Mohism which championed a universal love. A core concept to Confucianism is Ren ("benevolent love", ?), which focuses on duty, action and attitude in a relationship rather than love itself. In Confucianism, one displays benevolent love by performing actions such as filial piety from children, kindness from parent, loyalty to the king and so forth.
The concept of Ai (?) was developed by the Chinese philosopher Mozi in the 4th century BC in reaction to Confucianism's benevolent love. Mozi tried to replace what he considered to be the long-entrenched Chinese over-attachment to family and clan structures with the concept of "universal love" (ji?n'ài, ??). In this, he argued directly against Confucians who believed that it was natural and correct for people to care about different people in different degrees. vicodin Mozi, by contrast, believed people in principle should care for all people equally. Mohism stressed that rather than adopting different attitudes towards different people, love should be unconditional and offered to everyone without regard to reciprocation, not just to friends, family and other Confucian relations.
Later in Chinese Buddhism, the term Ai (?) was adopted to refer to a passionate caring love and was considered a fundamental desire. In Buddhism, Ai was seen as capable or being either selfish or selfless, the latter being a key element towards enlightenment.
In contemporary Chinese,lexapro Ai (?) is often used as the equivalent of the Western concept of love. Ai is used as both a verb (e.g. wo ai ni ???, or "I love you") and a noun (such as aiqing ??, or "romantic love"). However, due to the influence of Confucian Ren, the phrase ‘Wo ai ni’ (I love you) carries with it a very specific sense of responsibility, commitment and loyalty. Instead of frequently saying "I love you" as in some Western societies, the Chinese are more likely to express feelings of affection in a more casual way. Consequently, "I like you" buy propecia (Wo xihuan ni, ????) is a more common way of expressing affection in Chinese; it is more playful and less serious.[15] This is also true in Japanese (suki da, ???). The Chinese are also more likely to say "I love you" in English or other foreign languages than they would in their mother tongue.
This looks like a great
This looks like a great idea. I will follow, pimp, and engage to the best of my ability. Right on!