Personally, 'PARANOID' and 'INSANITY' are about the same thing to me...
Examples would be...
Preparing for alien invasion.
Interestingly enough, about 55% of Americans believe there are 'Extra Terrestrials' or 'Intelligent Life Forms' out in space.
This would be logical thinking.
Since there are about 400 BILLION stars in our very SMALL Galaxy,
And about 400 BILLION Galaxies we know about already,
The odds are pretty good that life evolved somewhere else but on this little mud ball we call home...
400 BILLION stars with just an average of TWO planets means there are 800 BILLION chances there is life in our own galaxy somewhere...
And since what we call 'Intelligent' life (Modern Humans) are only about 200,000 years old at best, it would be reasonable to assume that some of those 12 billion year old galaxies would have got a head start on us...
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BUT!
Modern man is only 4,000 or 5,000 years from living in caves and holes in the ground!
We still can't seem to move past Superstitious Aboriginal Religions and War and work together...
I'm sure there were evolved species that didn't have war to stop their progress...
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Anyway, It doesn't mean I'm going to plan for an Invasion!
Laws of physics still applies, and they aren't going to travel for 1.5 MILLION years minimum just to come here and pick a fight!
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I don't believe we have a Government that would attack it's own people, even when isolated incidents like the Democratic Convention beat down in '68 and Kent State shootings on 4-May-70...
I just can't believe that our national guard, reserves, and regular army would turn against the population even if ordered...
So I don't plan for an occupation by our own troops.
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No country is stupid enough to invade a country that is as armed as the citizens are in this country...
The British were the last to try it on 9/11/1812 and it didn't work out so well for them...
The spent two years getting clobbered right and left!
So I don't really fear invasion of any kind...
I don't believe the municipalities are trying to pacify us by putting fluoride in the water.
That's a public works project, the science is clear on it, and it's a good thing in areas that don't naturally have fluoridated water.
Secret Fluoride Poisoning, is the big conspiracy for some of the paranoids,
BUT,
They stand by saying nothing while growth hormones are pumped into beef, pork & chicken!
Growth Hormones are CHEMICALS, they DO NOT cook away or break down at cooking temperatures,
So the chemical hormones are delivered DIRECTLY to the humans that consume them!
Our collective children sprout into puberty at 8 & 9 years old, kids act out in ways that were simply never heard of prior to the hormones,
Adults gain weight IN MASS, just like the Hormones are intended to mature and add weight to the live stock!
This is VERY easy to prove,
Take a look at any community that DOES NOT use hormones in the meat they consume as the control group...
Jewish (Kosher) meats don't allow hormones/antibiotic loading and you just don't hear about 'Morbid Obesity' being a problem in the Jewish community...
You don't hear about Jewish street gangs running wild, dealing dope and shooting each other in drive bys!
Amish that don't use growth hormones/antibiotic loading and you don't hear about 'Amish Drive Bys', You don't hear about Amish kids running in uncontrollable packs,
You don't hear about giant fat Amish adults...
Want a 'Conspiracy'... There you go!
It's what we call an 'Open' conspiracy since no one denies it in particular, anyone with access to a library or the internet can find out about it,
But we still tolerate it because it's 'Convent' for use to do so...
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Now, We do have floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, blizzards, ect.
They are VERY REAL and should be planned for.
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To a lesser extent, we have a volatile, and somewhat fragile food supply market. It doesn't take much, including the cost of transportation, to drive prices WAY up!
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We all know how volatile the FOSSIL FUEL market can be!
Finding ways to insulate against fuel costs would be good money spent...
Buying in bulk or on contract when the prices are reasonable (LIKE NOW!)
And practicing fuel conservation even when the prices are reasonable...
Avoiding the Fossil Fuels all together would be better!
Solar (Thermal & PV),
Water (Micro-Hydro),
Wind (Mechanical & Electric),
Earth (Geo-Thermal Loop and Volcanic Vents)
Are ALL good ideas that can be used in tandem to make your OWN POWER...
Doesn't matter how much power you use if you MAKE IT YOUR SELF, Sustainably!
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Anyway, drop Paranoia for ACTION!
Stop worrying about the bad things that might-possibly-maybe-might happen and trade them in (and all the baggage that goes with them!) in on doing something in the NOW!
Raise your own food (or at least some of it!),
Make your own power! (or at least some of it!),
Cut down on your 'Intake', and pump up your 'Production'!
Every time I see people cramming into the Gyms and 'Fitness' places I have to chuckle!
All they need to do is pick up a Hoe or Rake or Axe and gets some REAL work done!
Make progress instead of running on an endless treadmill or fake stairway to no where!
Want to lift weights? Cut, split & stack some firewood!
You will have a world class chest and arms in NO TIME!
Want to stop pulling on those rubber bands on the 'Gym' machine!?
Fire the 'Gardner' and do your own yard...
Or better yet, Actually have a REAL GARDEN!
Want to stop making those trips to the 'Health Food' store or stop saying "I need to eat healthier!"?
Can your own Garden food! YOU control EXACTLY what goes into it, and what goes into YOU if you do!