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(This was copied from another post in a different subject area, but I don't think many people saw it, so I decided to bring it here) I have a question for the martial arts skeptics. When I was in New Zealand, I met someone who trained in aikido. I told him I was skeptical of "chi" and he p...

I have a question for the martial arts skeptics :) When I was in New Zealand, I met someone who trained in aikido. I told him I was skeptical of "chi" and he provided me a demonstration to show proof. What he would do is fully extend his arm and place it on my shoulder, palms facing upward...

Apparently the Christian Reconstructionist movement has their Islamic cousins. Though I think they're an even nastier bunch. They're very upfront about their beliefs, claiming they oppose freedom and democracy, and seek to impose a tyrannical Islamic theocracy over the whole world. I think they're k...