With that kind of reasoning there would be no such thing as a will, and there would be a free for all for all of your property. Show a little respect for the dead, especially when we have stem cell research technology which accomplishes the exact same thing...

Using a dead persons organs does sound like a good idea, until you begin to look at it all with a more logical eye.

We live in a democratic society where we all have the right to decide what happens to us during life and after death. We can decide in wills how our bodies are disposed of after our deaths, so then accordingly we should be able to decide for ourselves whether or not we wish to donate parts of our bodies to others. This also raises the question of how do you decide who gets what? Say for example you have someone who lived their life as an alcoholic and they refused to stop drinking, so of course they destroyed their liver. Are you going to give them another persons liver to destroy also, now that they've shown that they were irresponsible with their own... and what about babies and children? Are we as a democratic society going to sit and watch as a diseased child's body is butchered for its organs? What about the rights of the parents?

There's a big stink over in Israel now because they did just this during the 1990's... they harvested organs from dead bodies, including Palestinians, without permission of their families.

And what ethical medical professional would show disrespect for the rights and spiritual concerns of their patients? This idea of harvesting a persons organs after they have died tends to make the human body more of a commodity than a sacred vessel. If they ever allowed harvesting of a dead persons organs then what's the next step.... organs on "the black market" where say you needed an organ and someone found a match for you and "accidentally" on purpose made it that you would get that organ... this is a slippery slop and we all know that there are scumbags out there who would provide such black market "services"...

What's next.... grave robbery....

Have you ever used a cucumber for something other than a salad?

...have you ever cheated in a past relationship?

Just don't use circular motions. Straight motions from inside to outer edge work best...

An excess of Endorphins will do that. I bet she had a lot of orgasms....

...what is this sexercise you speak of...
















...oh.. and ribs too

I was thinking of going there this year, but I heard the caves were all closed because of some deadly bat disease Here is a real time camera of Dolly Sods Wilderness area

LOL

They're probably just immature. Wouldn't let it worry you, life is too short

Love (and really good raviolis) make the world go round...

You deserve to be happy, and they are lucky to have you as a friend

How much sodium are in their soups? I don't know why soups (of all foods) need so much sodium... would be nice to see a low sodium soup

I agree, wish more companies followed their lead...

He'll be the worst 100 years from now too

LOL...

Double fudge brownie chocolate

Sorry to hear about that Seamac. Please remember that you have many friends here who love you. Glad your best friend and mom were able to help you

As noted by the many references below, I was not posting opinion, you were fearandloathing. It sounds like you were deeply hurt at one time, and for that I am very sorry. It also appears that you've never studied psychology, but before we get into debating that lets clear up your 'social interaction' comment. Whether you realize it or not those all fall under the heading of relationships. Don't believe me, open a dictionary:

relationship: ▸ noun: a state of connectedness between people; noun: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries; ▸ noun: a relation between people.

All mentally healthy people require relationships with other people. Everyone that has studied psychology 101 knows this as being called "Maslow's Hierarchy of needs".

Simply stated:

"Humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance, whether it comes from a large social group, such as clubs, office culture, religious groups, professional organizations, sports teams, gangs ("Safety in numbers"), or small social connections (family members, intimate partners, mentors, close colleagues, confidants). They need to love and be loved (sexually and non-sexually) by others. In the absence of these elements, many people become susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety, and clinical depression. This need for belonging can often overcome the physiological and security needs, depending on the strength of the peer pressure."

"According to the study researchers, the fact that early romantic love is associated with neural activity in a brain region responsible for our most basic human needs shows that early romantic love is an “important evolutionary reproductive strategy.” It also provides a biological explanation for the intense drive associated with passionate love—explaining why, for example, some people contemplate stalking or suicide when rejected. "

"According to the renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow and the conflict scholar John Burton, these essentials go beyond just food, water, and shelter. They include both physical and non-physical elements needed for human growth and development, as well as all those things humans are innately driven to attain. link"

The famed American psychologist Harry Harlow proved in the 1950's that from birth, babies need to be in a relationship or they will have severe psychological and/or physical problems later. This is the whole reason why when a woman is giving birth her Oxytocin levels goes up. Without it she would not want to bond with the baby and the human race would become extinct in short order. It's also why nature makes those same hormones (Oxytocin) rise during sex.






RESOURCES:
Aron A, Fisher H, Mashek DJ, et al. Reward, motivation, and emotion systems associated with early-stage intense romantic love. J Neurophysiol . 2005;94:327-337.
Fisher H. Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love . New York, NY: Owl Books; 2005.
References:
Aron A, Fisher H, Mashek DJ, et al. Reward, motivation, and emotion systems associated with early-stage intense romantic love. J Neurophysiol . 2005;94:327-337.
Carey B. Watching new love as it sears the brain (May 31, 2005). New York Times website. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/31/health/psychology/31love.html?ei=5070&en=ea89015ce84b87b4&ex=1127448000&incamp=article_popular_4&pagewanted=print . Accessed September 21, 2005.
Fisher HE, Aron A, Mashek D, et al. Defining the brain systems of lust, romantic attraction, and attachment. Arch Sex Behav . 2002;31:413-19.
National Public Radio. The evolution of Valentine’s Day. Available at: http://www.npr.org/programs/musings/2004/feb/valentine.html . Accessed September 21, 2005.
Tom Ashbrook. Love is all in your head [transcript]. WBUR. June 2, 2005.
Jay Rothman, Resolving Identity-Based Conflict in Nations, Organizations, and Communities (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997)
John Burton, Conflict Resolution and Prevention (New York: St. Martins Press, 1990)
Terrell A. Northrup, "The Dynamic of Identity in Personal and Social Conflict," in Intractable Conflicts and their Transformation, ed. Louis Kriesberg, Terrell A. Northrup and Stuart J. Thorson (Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1989), 55-82.
Roger A. Coate and Jerel A. Rosati, "Human Needs in World Society," in The Power of Human Needs in World Society, ed. Roger A. Coate and Jerel A. Rosati (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1988), 1-20.
David J. Carroll, Jerel A. Rosati, and Roger A. Coate, "Human Needs Realism: A Critical Assessment of the Power of Human Needs in World Society," in The Power of Human Needs in World Society, ed. Roger A. Coate and Jerel A. Rosati (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1988), 257-274.

...and yet here you are, on a dating site, forming relationships of varying kinds with people. Weird.

Unconditional love, understanding, and forgiveness when needed...