I look at Lieberman as a whole (no pun intended).

As a whole, the man just doesn't produce any real results nor champion any serious issues.

Has Lierberman campaigned endlessly for a decade on universal healthcare for ALL Americans regardless of income, race, or religion? NO!

Has Lierberman campaigned enlessly about the dangers of global warming? I mean, do we automatically think of "Lieberman" when we hear "global warming" or "alternative fuels"? NOOOO!

Most Democrats suck. Let's face it. I can say that because I'm a registered Dem. None of them really have a spine, with the sole exception being Gore who has the guts to say Bush is an idiot, his war "startegy" is moronic and global warming will require the Fortune 500 to (gasp!) adapt and change and, yes, they WILL lose money and Gore doesn't give a damn of Bill Gates of Warren Buffet have to scrap by on only 100 billion a year in profits.

Can any of us think of what Lieberman is famous for? What cause has he put his career on the line to champion?

Not a damn thing except the Iraq War and Bush in general.

So -- why exactly should I vote Lierberman over Lamont when Lierberman has a clear record of a) being eseentially worthless in passing bills and laws to better working men and women and b) has only one claim to fame and that's kissing Bush's ass????

Make mine Lamont.

What would be "the point" of supernatural powers?

If we assume life after death -- what exactly would that mundane daily existence be like? Would we be conscious all the time? Would we learn new things? Would we WANT to talk to the living? If so, what would we say?

The point I'm trying to make is that the evidence of life after death seems to rely almost exclusively on these so-called "communications" from beyond -- and yet the information provided by "spirits from beyond" seems to being on the whole worthless.

No infromation provided by a spirit has ever a) cured cancer or any disease b) solved world hunger c) given a detailed account of life after death that is universal across all cultures, etc.

So even if science proved beyond all doubt that spirits exist and we can communicate with them -- um, absolutely nothing would change here on planet earth. The spirits, apparently, aren't any smarter or more enlightend in death than they were in life.

From an evolutionary point of view exactly what good comes from being able to "tell" the name of someones father who happens to be sitting in front of you, yet is wearing a hood?

From a spiritual/metaphysical point of view what good is it to be able to "tell" someone's name by holding a lock of their hair? How is this metaphysically useful to either the living or the dead? I'm not seeing the value.

I mean, whoo-hoo, that's awesome. Really. Honestly. But what exactly is the point of these powers? Does "God" allow these powers? Do they exist independent of God?

People seems to point to these "powers" as proof of something -- but when looked at in a practical sense these "powers" (while interesting) are almost wholly worthless to mankind and even worthless to the spirits on the other side.

Aren't they?

Forget if they exist or not -- what good would it do if they did exist?

What would be "the point" of supernatural powers?

If we assume life after death -- what exactly would that mundane daily existence be like? Would we be conscious all the time? Would we learn new things? Would we WANT to talk to the living? If so, what would we say?

The point I'm trying to make is that the evidence of life after death seems to rely almost exclusively on these so-called "communications" from beyond -- and yet the information provided by "spirits from beyond" seems to being on the whole worthless.

No infromation provided by a spirit has ever a) cured cancer or any disease b) solved world hunger c) given a detailed account of life after death that is universal across all cultures, etc.

So even if science proved beyond all doubt that spirits exist and we can communicate with them -- um, absolutely nothing would change here on planet earth. The spirits, apparently, aren't any smarter or more enlightend in death than they were in life.

From an evolutionary point of view exactly what good comes from being able to "tell" the name of someones father who happens to be sitting in front of you, yet is wearing a hood?

From a spiritual/metaphysical point of view what good is it to be able to "tell" someone's name by holding a lock of their hair? How is this metaphysically useful to either the living or the dead? I'm not seeing the value.

I mean, whoo-hoo, that's awesome. Really. Honestly. But what exactly is the point of these powers? Does "God" allow these powers? Do they exist independent of God?

People seems to point to these "powers" as proof of something -- but when looked at in a practical sense these "powers" (while interesting) are almost wholly worthless to mankind and even worthless to the spirits on the other side.

Aren't they?