Bertrand Piccard's solar-powered adventure

http://www.ted.com For the dawn of a new decade, adventurer Bertrand Piccard offers us a challenge: Find motivation in what seems impossible. He shares his own plans to do what many say can't be done -- to fly around the world, day and night, in a solar-powered aircraft.

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[Leopoldo888]

He's Jean Luc's grand grandfather

[Aerosteon]

This is the kind of talk that will get you laid if you repeat it to random women.

[crudhousefull]

@michalchik Got the answer ready for your next comment...but let's hear you voice it first lol

[crudhousefull]

@michalchik I'm the one that should refer to the no true Scotsman fallacy LOL. Who made the claim that all religions are immoral? Women are not excluded from having monasteries or heading them. I'll give you a leg up on this one though...there is a rule that says male monks can admonish female monks but female monks cannot admonish male monks. That's the extent of sexism on religious texts.

[crudhousefull]

@michalchik Okay...you seem to know so much more than me. Good for you for making such informed decisions. Btw...monasteries are built by the government or philanthropists. Monks are only allowed to own 1.5 bowls (one for yourself and share another with another monk in case your bowl breaks) and 2 robes if I remember correctly.

[michalchik]

@crudhousefull You might want to look up the "no true Scotsman fallacy".

So how many women are monks and when was the last time a woman was in charge of that monastery? None and never? Hmmm... fancy that.

How were the stones of the monastery purchased? What about the statues? It was all monks that built everything. They weave the cloth and create the saffron dye?

There are good things and bad things in all religions and devotion means you have to obey both.

[crudhousefull]

@michalchik Don't confuse the original teachings of any religion with adulterated ones of a disciple. Most religious texts are not writted down by the original teacher, but by disciples later on. You need to really work on a lot of text before understand what was originally taught sometimes. (Not for the tripitaka though...pretty simple to understand)

[crudhousefull]

@michalchik I'm living in Sri Lanka. I've volunteered at our local temple lol. I'm going to be a monk in a couple of years...yes I think I know what Buddhism is. Read the Tripitaka...which give you the guidelines for being a Buddhist...real easy language even someone like you can understand. Didn't I say that meditation could be used incorrectly? There are monks here that accumulate a lot of money...they aren't real monks...they are thieves.

[michalchik]

@crudhousefull I suppose that you think the Golden Buddha the 5.5 metric tons, 177,000 troy ounces of GOLD worth about 300 million dollars was meditated into existence? Maybe the Thai Monks prayed their surplus rice into gold, no money involved?

Idolatry, Nah its just a meditation aid. Let me ask you this, how many times have you visited reality? Being a new age tourist doesn't make you worldy

If you don't know that mediation can be hazardous you have gotten crappy training.

[crudhousefull]

@michalchik Idiot. Lay followers volunteer to handle administrative duties in any temple. And even if monks went beyond the proper rules...don't blame the religion for the ignorance of its followers. Do a proper study on religions and stop wasting my time.

[michalchik]

@crudhousefull You can sit there and laugh all you want or you can read the history of Tibet and the other Himalayan nations. Monks not allowed to touch money? I suppose that is why they take paypal now-a-days. "Donations can be made by cheque, money order, or credit card online through the secure PayPal online ...Cheques should be made payable to Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple. Riwoche ... business number 889206504RR0001. Canadian and U.S. tax receipts will be issued.

[crudhousefull]

@michalchik Btw...you've made so many generalizations about secular states etc. etc. How many countries have you lived in you little troll? I still can't get over the 'peasant class is taxed to support monastery' statement...shows what a complete retard you are. Residents of any monastery only receive food/clothing if lay followers so wish to give it to them. Monks aren't even allowed to TOUCH money (states specifically in the rules for monks). LOL!!