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[quote=”clayton”]I hear ya. And I acknowledge that most wars have been faught along religious fault lines. But I would put forth that a moral conscience is only derived from moral teachings.And as George Washington said, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable results…..And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.”[/quote]
Why does developing a moral conscience require religion? If anything religion teaches intolerance, look what’s happening in Uganda and what happened in the Catholic church. The religious leaders were engaging in corrupt, immoral behaviour. Sorry, I just don’t buy the fact that religion is required to develop a moral conscience. How about using empathy as your moral barometer?
[quote=”clayton”]I would say if he is looking for a Christian, actually Catholic Nation he has come to the right spot. I’m curious how those professed atheist out there can stand so much love of faith you find here in Costa Rica.[/quote]
Atheism has nothing to do with being able to stand other people’s love of faith. It is simply a worldview not held by the majority of people. Most atheists are skeptics, humanists and freethinkers who tend to question those things for which empirical evidence cannot be provided. I have no problem with people believing whatever they want to believe in, whether it is god, a witchdoctor, an alien, the easter bunny or the flying spaghetti monster.
But when that belief causes people to wage war on those that don’t subscribe to their beliefs, well then I have a problem. I’m not singling out any religion, because history shows us that many wars, conflicts, inconcievable torture and human suffering has been unleashed on humanity in the name of every religion there ever was or is.
What is being referred to here is municipal law, which is only applicable in Cambridge. Here is a link to the original article http://thecambridgeadvocate.com/archives/an-open-letter-to-the-honourable-robert-nicholson-minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada/
In addition, Stats Canada has projected that the majority of folks in the three large urban areas will be primarily made up of visible minorities with muslim being the major religion by 2031. Here is a link to that http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100309/dq100309a-eng.htm.
I completely agree with Sprite and we can no longer afford to be politically correct about this. It seems that every religious group has the right to this and the right to that to support them. What about those of us who don’t subscribe to any religious mythology or dogma and just want to live a peaceful life and coexist? Why is it that Westerners who go to Saudi are expected to adapt to their culture, respect their religion and all the rules such as dress that go along with it, but when they come here they change nothing and continue as if they haven’t left their country behind. If it’s so great over there then why did they come here? Many of the muslim women I know are extremely grateful to have left behind the oppressive regime in their countries but many (mainly men) want to implement the same repression here in Canada. Believe it or not, it wasn’t that long ago that Ontario actually entertained bringing in Sharia law. It was Muslim women who fought hard against it and won (fortunately in Canada they have the right to fight). It also begs the question, what the hell were our politicians thinking??? That may have opened a door to quite the nightmare, perhaps we would have been witness to public stonings or beheadings. The message clearly needs to be, not in my country, thank you.
What is this? Just because you watched some movie, you think that you can make the claim that your responses are the correct and true facts of the matter? Please provide us with a real scientific source for your claims, rather than referring to a movie! (and, when I say ‘real scientific,’ I am most definitely NOT referring to one of your special interest group/political-axe-grinder/I’m-right-and-you’re-wrong organizations).[/quote]
JDOCOP: What would you call all the Monsanto lobbyists that have managed to buy off the politicians in favour of Monsanto? Much of the problem today is that government is completely controlled by corporate America without any concern for the well being of its citizens. The current food Czar is former Monsanto VP and chief lobbyist Michael Taylor.
Do you honestly think that Monsanto is going to give up billions of $$$ because there is a possibility that one of your organs will fail, if you eat their GMO foods? Why should they care, they’re all rich (and maybe buying organic)? They know better… that’s why they’ve gone to such great lengths to cover up the real science.
I think that is the whole point here. Monsanto has managed to convince the US government that scientific evidence for the safety of GMO foods is not required. Why? Because they claim that GMO foods are no different than traditionally grown. How can you make a claim like that without any scientific evidence? You can’t. The problem is that back in the mid ’90’s a former Monsanto scientist Arpad Pusztai’s research indicated that rats fed GM potatoes suffered from increased organ damage. (I’m not going to provide you links, you can research this yourself if you like). Needless to say Monsanto didn’t like this at all and so he was fired and blacklisted, by paid off pseudo-scientists. In addition, there has been a tremendous reduction in the bee population (nobody can argue that without these pollinators, there will be a significant reduction in food). The jury is still out on the causes but many scientists believe it is linked to the introduction of GM crops. The point is, as I made before, do you want to be the willing guinea pig for Monsanto? I personally do not.
Another good documentary that may be difficult to get in the US (I think it’s been banned) is “The World According to Monsanto”. It’s a French production but I managed to snag a copy here in Toronto. Another eye-opener.
I understand that a supreme court ruling is currently on the table Monsanto v. Geertson Seed Farms, No. 09-475 to decide if the USDA illegally approved the use of GM sugar beets without considering the affects to organic farmers, consumers or the environment. The kicker… Clarence Thomas, former Monsanto lawyer is hearing the case. Conflict of interest…not according to Thomas. How many products are made with sugar from sugar beets? Soon everything we eat will be infected with GMO. Let’s hope that the real scientists (not the paid and bought pseudo-scientists) along with doctors and the consumers make a stand.
Thanks for the link maravilla. Let’s hope that we finally have the scientic evidence to support the risks associated with GMO to make our governments listen and stop corporations like Monsanto from unleashing their poison on the masses. I look forward to the results of your research. Let me know if I can help.
I think that precisely the fact that there is no specific scientic evidence to support the fact that GMOs are not harmful would be incentive enough to avoid them. I for one do not want to be part of a human experiment for Monsanto. But I think we also need to consider the ethical side of things. Monsanto has genetically modified much of their seed with what is known as terminator technology that ensures that seeds cannot be saved by farmers for replanting. This forces you to go back to Monsanto to buy more seed. Something I’m sure our grandparents never did. Further, for any seed that is not engineered with terminator technology, if you buy from Monsanto then you must continue to buy from Monsanto. And if you are a farmer who doesn’t buy from Monsanto and Monsanto seeds from a neighbouring farm blow onto yours and take root, they will come after you with a vengence. It’s happened here in Canada and in the US. This is all about contolling the food source… as Kissinger said…“If you control the oil you control the country; if you control the food you control the population.” Do you want to be contolled?
I have been researching what could be done about the snakes and found a site that sells snake repellers, an electronic device that emits a frequency that only snakes can sense and it triggers their flight response. It has been used successfully in Australia, North America and in Europe. If you do a search on electronic snake repeller you should find the site.
It appears the foundation is being set for Gerald Celente’s prediction of an American Tax Revoltion to be realized in the near future. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that but most people do have a threshold.
Scott,
Would a groundskeeper not come under the category of Peon de Jardin? or perhaps Peon en General for a caretaker, which pay the same daily salary of 6,446 colones.
Edited on Apr 22, 2009 10:46
This post has provided excellent information as I will be moving down this year and will require the services of a groundskeeper. I spoke with one local gentleman (Dominical area) in March who informed me that if I provided him accomodation on my property, his salary would be unaffected. He was asking for 550.00 US per month. I thought this was a little steep particularly when he informed me that I would also be required to pay for all his expenses i.e. utilities. Needless to say I’m still looking.
I also have property in that area and found an interesting website for the New Dawn Center in San Isidro that is focused on gardening in Costa Rica. There is a newsletter with gardening tips and several books by Ed Bernhardt, one in particular called the Costa Rican Organic Home Gardening Guide, which you may find useful. Check out the website http://www.thenewdawncenter.info/news-current.html
Happy Gardening!
I found some additional sites that have recipes, once again in Spanish, but the first site listed in particular had a large list of recipes for fruits and vegetables.
http://www.arecetas.com/index.html –> click on Recetario por tipo de Alimentos in the left frame and then click on either Verduras or Frutas
http://www.sabores.co.cr/
http://www.recetas.com/p/recetas-costarricens…Cheers!
If you do a search online of Costa Rican recipes you will get several hits. Try this website as it does have a section on fruits and vegetables although not extensive explanations or recipes but you may find more details at other sites.
http://puriscal-online.com/food.htm
The following websites are those of Costa Rican cooking shows, they are in Spanish, but have recipes listed. They also provide a list of recipe books.
http://www.vivianaentucocina.com/
http://www.cocinandocontiaflorita.tv/Have fun cooking!
