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ssivakami
New Member
India
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 Posted - 12/18/2001 : 07:17:26
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Hi all !
Let me introduce myself ... I joined this forum today.
My name is Sivakami.
Female, 29 years old, married.
Live in India. Working as a corporate manager in an IT firm.
An agnostic/atheist, quite passionate about science (although I still have lots and lots to learn!). Huge fan of Carl Sagan and Richard Dawkins.
Love discussions on science, ethics, religion vs skepticism etc.
Here's to some good discussions .
- Sivakami.
We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which knowledge and its integrity are crucial.
Science is only a latin word for knowledge .... knowledge is our destiny.
- Jacob Bronowski.
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Garrette
SFN Regular
USA
562 Posts |
 Posted - 12/18/2001 : 07:40:06 [Permalink]
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Welcome. Do you speak Swedish?
My kids still love me. |
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Donnie B.
Skeptic Friend
417 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2001 : 08:02:06 [Permalink]
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Welcome, Sivakami.
We'll be looking forward to having you join some threads with questions, comments, and any other rants and raves... 
-- Donnie B.
Brian: "No, no! You have to think for yourselves!" Crowd: "Yes! We have to think for ourselves!" |
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2001 : 12:13:32 [Permalink]
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Hi all !
Let me introduce myself ... I joined this forum today.
My name is Sivakami.
Female, 29 years old, married.
Live in India. Working as a corporate manager in an IT firm.
An agnostic/atheist, quite passionate about science (although I still have lots and lots to learn!). Huge fan of Carl Sagan and Richard Dawkins.
Love discussions on science, ethics, religion vs skepticism etc.
Here's to some good discussions .
- Sivakami.
We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which knowledge and its integrity are crucial.
Science is only a latin word for knowledge .... knowledge is our destiny.
- Jacob Bronowski.
Hello and welcome. I look forward to exchanging ideas with you.
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
1447 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2001 : 12:48:12 [Permalink]
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Welcome! Alsways great to have new members. It's also interesting to have perspectives from other countries.
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ssivakami
New Member
India
13 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2001 : 23:34:17 [Permalink]
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Welcome. Do you speak Swedish?
My kids still love me.
Nope. I dont speak Swedish. English and 3 Indian languages is all :)
If you're Swedish then let me tell you that I think Sweden has the most progressive society ever (even including the high incidence of suicides!).
Do you live in Sweden ?!
- Sivakami.
We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which knowledge and its integrity are crucial.
Science is only a latin word for knowledge .... knowledge is our destiny.
- Jacob Bronowski. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2001 : 02:03:21 [Permalink]
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Howdy, ssivakami!
Great to have someone from India here. It's a country I've always been fascinated by, but I'll never get to visit.
Looking forward to your input.
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ssivakami
New Member
India
13 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2001 : 02:30:41 [Permalink]
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Howdy, ssivakami!
Great to have someone from India here. It's a country I've always been fascinated by, but I'll never get to visit.
Looking forward to your input.
Thank you er... filthy . (dont tell me that IS your real name ?!).
What about India fascinates you ?
- Sivakami.
We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which knowledge and its integrity are crucial.
Science is only a latin word for knowledge .... knowledge is our destiny.
- Jacob Bronowski. |
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Garrette
SFN Regular
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2001 : 04:49:52 [Permalink]
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Welcome. Do you speak Swedish?
My kids still love me.
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Nope. I dont speak Swedish. English and 3 Indian languages is all :)
If you're Swedish then let me tell you that I think Sweden has the most progressive society ever (even including the high incidence of suicides!).
Do you live in Sweden ?!
- Sivakami.
I suppose I should apologize for using you for a meager attempt at a joke based on another thread. Sorry.
No, I'm not Swedish, but hatten_jc is. He'll enjoy your comments about Sweden, I'm sure, just as you (and the rest of us) enjoy his comments.
There are three Indian languages? Not just dialects? This is interesting. I speak German and used to speak Russian. Some say I speak English, but there are doubters. Languages interest me; I may end up going to school within the next year for another language, but that remains to be seen.
So tell us more about Indian languages. Please.
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ssivakami
New Member
India
13 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2001 : 05:12:11 [Permalink]
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I suppose I should apologize for using you for a meager attempt at a joke based on another thread. Sorry.
No problem.
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No, I'm not Swedish, but hatten_jc is. He'll enjoy your comments about Sweden, I'm sure, just as you (and the rest of us) enjoy his comments.
Yeah. I've always wanted to live in a society where
1. Skeptics form > 50% of the population.
2. Science is encouraged.
3. Euthanasia, safe drugs, abortion and prostitution are legalised.
4. The growth rate is managable.
5. Marriage is rare.
Dunno if Sweden falls in that category. How about Netherlands ?
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There are three Indian languages? Not just dialects? This is interesting. I speak German and used to speak Russian. Some say I speak English, but there are doubters. Languages interest me; I may end up going to school within the next year for another language, but that remains to be seen.
So tell us more about Indian languages. Please.
There are plenty of Indian languages. Nearly 20 (more if you count all the dialects!).
I know Hindi, Bengali and Tamilian.
Frankly I'm not too much into this learn more languages thing. Too much of brain power is used in these things. One standardised language for the whole world ... hmm, now that would be nice !
- Sivakami.
We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which knowledge and its integrity are crucial.
Science is only a latin word for knowledge .... knowledge is our destiny.
- Jacob Bronowski. |
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