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[yialousa1971]

Hell, the difference between Cypriots, Cretans, Rhodians and other Greek islanders is far less than even the difference between the Londoners and Liverpudlians!


Totally untrue; London and Liverpool have the same Government, identical laws, drive on the same side of the road, have a common national soccer team etc. etc.

You are trying to perpetuate a myth; Cyprus is NOT part of the Greek Nation, as you have previously stated! Cypriots are not Greek, I find it hard to credit someone defending this idea!

lana

Most Londoners are not White where as most people from Liverpool are stupid!

stupid wrote:

Cypriots are not Greek, I find it hard to credit someone defending this idea!

Buxton says different though and hes the one in the know not you!

The most complete study of Greek skeletal material from Neolithic to modern times was carried out by American anthropologist J. Lawrence Angel who found that in the early age racial variability in Greece was 7% above average, indicating that the Greeks had multiple origins within the Europid racial family. Angel noted that from the earliest times to the present “racial continuity in Greece is striking.” Buxton who had earlier studied Greek skeletal material and measured modern Greeks, especially in Cyprus, finds that the modern Greeks “possess physical characteristics not differing essentially from those of the former [ancient Greeks].”

[Malapapa]

Most Londoners are not White where as most people from Liverpool are stupid!

There are four main symptoms associated with a psychotic episode:

* hallucinations,
* delusions,
* confused and disturbed thoughts, and
* a lack of insight and self-awareness.

[Mikiko]

There are four main symptoms associated with a psychotic episode:

* hallucinations,
* delusions,
* confused and disturbed thoughts, and
* a lack of insight and self-awareness.

That describes Piratis and Oracle to a "T"!

Maybe I can provide a more detail analysis of each symptom :

Hallucinations

A hallucination is when you think you perceive something that does not exist in reality. Hallucinations can occur in all five of your senses as outlined below.

* Sight - someone with psychosis may see colours and shapes, or imaginary people, or animals.
* Sounds - someone with psychosis may hear voices that are angry, unpleasant or sarcastic.
* Touch - a common psychotic hallucination is that insects are crawling on the skin.
* Smell - usually a strange, or unpleasant, smell.
* Taste - some people with psychosis have complained of having a constant unpleasant taste in their mouth.

Delusion

A delusion is having an unshakable belief in something that is implausible, bizarre or obviously untrue. There are two common types of psychotic delusion that are described below.

Paranoid delusion

A person with psychosis will often believe that an individual or organisation is making plans to hurt or kill them, which in turn can lead to unusual behaviour. For example, a person with psychosis may refuse to be in the same room as a mobile phone because they believe they are actually mind-control devices.

Delusions of grandeur

A person with psychosis may have delusions of grandeur where they believe that they have some imaginary power, or authority. For example, they may think they are president of a country, or that they have the power to bring people back from the dead.
Confusion of thought

People with psychosis often have disturbed, confused and disrupted patterns of thought. Signs of this include:

* their speech may be rapid and constant,
* the content of their speech appears random; they may switch from one topic to another in mid-sentence, and
* their train of thought may suddenly stop, resulting in an abrupt pause in conversation or activity.

Lack of insight

People who are experiencing a psychotic episode often totally unaware that their behaviour is in any way strange, or that the delusions or hallucinations that they are experiencing could be imaginary.

They may be capable of recognising delusional or bizarre behaviour in others, but lack the self-awareness to recognise it themself. A person with psychosis who is being treated in a psychiatric ward will often complain that all of their fellow patients are mentally ill while they are perf

[yialousa1971]

Most Londoners are not White where as most people from Liverpool are stupid!

There are four main symptoms associated with a psychotic episode:

* hallucinations,
* delusions,
* confused and disturbed thoughts, and
* a lack of insight and self-awareness.

[Malapapa]

Most Londoners are not White where as most people from Liverpool are stupid!

There are four main symptoms associated with a psychotic episode:

* hallucinations,
* delusions,
* confused and disturbed thoughts, and
* a lack of insight and self-awareness.

[denizaksulu]

Grant, O God, that we may follow the example of your faithful servant Barnabas the Cypriot, who - seeking not his own renown but the well-being of his island, its people and the whole World - gave generously of his life and substance for the relief of the poor and the spread of the Truth. Through his helpful, compassionate nature, help convert any negativity into an optimism that comes from hoping and trusting in You. Amen...

Are Ay. Ignatios and Ay. Varnava's the same personage?

[Oracle]

... what Barnabas proves, is that you don't have to be Greek to be Cypriot.

The patron saint of Cyprus...

Don't you think he looks like Get Real!?

Fully agree that you don't have to be Greek to be from Cyprus (or Cypriot by nationality). But the majority are Greek and have always been so since records began. Now, let's work towards giving that majority the same rights as everyone else so that they can have their own properties back, and the rest of us can have our country free from tyrannous minorities, just like every other nation!

Obviously Cyprus has non Greek minorities. Athens has non Greek minorities. Paris has non French minorities. Madrid has non Spanish minorities. There is really nothing different with Cyprus in this.

Very true, Piratis. Cyprus should have not been any different to any other state with any number of minorities. Unfortunately, Cyprus is cursed with the most tyrannous minority who want to rule the majority and remove their individual Human Rights. Even South Africa has binned anachronistic state-sponsored racism. But, we here in Cyprus have a tyrannous minority who have brought over and practice Turkey's state sponsored racism against non-Turks by imposing apartheid and preventing any Greeks from entering what is legitimately EU territory!

[Oracle]

There are four main symptoms associated with a psychotic episode:

* hallucinations,
* delusions,
* confused and disturbed thoughts, and
* a lack of insight and self-awareness.

That describes Piratis and Oracle to a "T"!

Strangely, those are typical characteristics of people who turn to the Bible for answers!

[Oracle]

BARNABAS: THE MAN WHO ENCOURAGED OTHERS.

Be Generous: Acts 4:36-37.

[36] Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, [37] sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. [ESV]

An example of such giving is a Hellenistic Jewish believer named Joseph, also known as Barnabas to the apostles. A Hellenistic Jew was one who grew up in and was influenced by Greek culture.

Barnabas' Greek identity emerges from his roots in Cyprus. The Jews settled the island of Cyprus during the Ptolemaic period (after 330 BC) but were expelled in AD 117 after rebelling. Barnabas most likely was born there or his family came from there. His religious roots are indicated by the fact that he is a Levite, one of only three references to a Levite in the New Testament. Levites were often wealthy and very well educated, but not all were priests. Generally, Levites were not to own land. Exceptions, however, existed in the Old Testament, and life for Levites was different by the first century. Levites served in the temple, keeping watch over the gates, policing the area, instructing, and copying the Torah. Joseph is a very common name, which may explain why the apostles called him Barnabas.

http://www.founders.org/ss/life/052409.htm

[Oracle]

More Bible stories for the believers and neo-converts:


They began to call Barnabas Jupiter (the principal god of the Romans, known to the Greeks as Zeus), and Paul Mercury (the Roman messenger of the gods, or the Greek Hermes), since he was the chief speaker. What is more, the high priest of Jupiter whose temple was at the gateway of the city, brought garlanded oxen to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the people. But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul (the first time disciples other than the original twelve plus Matthias are called apostles), heard of their intention they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, crying at the top of their voices, "Men, men, why are you doing these things? We are only human beings with feelings just like yours! .....

http://www.ccel.org/bible