You can form emotional attachment to objects that transport you

Images that agree:

My son's puddle Line

My son at the Bolingbrook High School Parking Lot

My dad giving my son a ride. My dad loves himself some 4-wheeler,
and knows Owyhee County like the back of his hand. 

James and I, 2006ish, on Meg K's bike

With some money that I was able to get from my job at Miner's RV, I bought my first car when I was 14. It was a 1986 ford escort, 2-door, hatch-back, with automatic seat-belts. I bought it from my dad for $500 dollar (photos of each car to follow later).

Bike in the snake-swamp at Camp
Morison in McCall

At Bogus basin above Boise. I'm the one on the right. 

After getting too many tickets, Al-State would no longer insure me. So I rode my bike to school a good portion of my Senior Year. Nothing says chick magnet like pulling up to school on a bicycle...

My bike with random water-colors and ink

My parents mailed my bike to me in Tennessee

Video of Ali and James ridding a bike we got from the Chipmans

James Chasing Finnley on his Tricycle 

I "walked" for 2 years, ever other week in Tennessee on my Mission, and put lots of miles on my Dr. Martins

My big wheel. Mine.

Big Wheel and Banana Seat Bike

Websites that agree:

1. Laub Life: Memories of a Mazda

The Laubs are good artists

James at my work, drawing the sun saying, "Nice Picture". The moon saying: "all I'm waiting for is night", a cloud saying, "I like to fly", a bird saying, "all I'm waiting for is food", James saying, "I like outside", me saying, "What!", a tree saying, "I like the sun", and a flower saying, "me to". 

Drawing Teachers: 1992

In Jr. High I started drawing teachers as a way to look at a teacher without really paying attention. I know it is not great art, but I really like the concept of sharing sketches (see Dan Price's moonlight chronicles).

I think sketching forces you to look at the world, and sharing sketches is a great way of seeing a moment of time through someone else's eyes. Its doesn't do anything profound, or teach you any great lessons, unless the subject matter is great, but I think it is sort of fun and interesting.

Jr. Principal, Mr. Beamer with a perm

Mr. Fields, South Jr. High

8th Grade Math Teacher, Mr. Turley

8th Grade Math Teacher, Mr. Turley, South Jr. High 

Mr. Graph, South Jr. High

"Mr. Turley as a punk rocker", South Jr. High

Mr. Olsen, South Jr. High History Teacher

The Laubs have worn a not of good costumes

Mike has Been:

1. 1978: Aquaman
2. 3rd Grade: Pirage
3. 1981: Cat
4. 2007: Frankenstein
5. 2006: Ostrich Rider

Megan Has been:

1. 1997: French Maid 

James has Been

1. Oatmeal Bear
2. Train Conductor
3. Scarecrow
4. Killer Whale
5. Safari Man
6. Fire Figher

Ali Has Been

1. Rainbow-tu-tu princess
2. 2009: Princess
3. Lion

Phil Has Been:

1. Lion
2. Oatmeal Bear

Images that agree:

Alison around the house... Don't ask me. We got the goggles for her swimming lessons, but she wears them all time.

Me as some sort of Aquaman. 1978. My parents say I wore those all the time. Robertson's home in the background. 

That outfit has to be home made. Right?
Standing in front of Jessie Ln. Home

Me as a pirate. Hand made sward. 3rd Grade? 

Halloween as a cat, 1981ish. 

Why yes. I will be your Frankenstein. Sarah told me: "You would make a great Frankenstein" and helped dress me.

James-e-bear helping me on my lap-top

James at Church. Halloween 2005

Halloween 2008. James is a train Engineer.
Alison in the hand-me-down Oatmeal Teddy Bear outfit. 

2009 Alison

Alision, Me, and James. Halloween 2010. Alison  was a lion. I rode an
ostrich. James is a killer whale.

Original use of Oli the Ostrich, 2006

Halloween 2011.  Alison is a "Rainbow-tu-tu princess".  James is on Safari.  

Halloween 2011. They asked James to come dressed
as a scare-crow. 

Webpages that agree:

1. Laub Life: Halloween Tutu and a Lion
2. Laub Life: Scarecrow and Stair of Sadness
3. Laub Life: Tricker Halloween

Mawage is what bwings us together

Mom and Dad, at the St. George Utah Temple

My mom and her Parents on the left,
and my dad and his parents on the left

I was the ring boy for my sister's
wedding. 

Megan and I

The prevention of a nuclear catastrophe akin to 9/11 is paramount.

Reasons to agree:

1. A nuclear 9/11 could result in fatalities on a far greater scale.


2. Pragmatically, some sacrifices may be necessary to ensure safety. We can debate the extent of those sacrifices, particularly in terms of privacy.


3. Attacking citizens is a cowardly act. 


4. Reasons that Muslims should agree: For the global Muslim community: a nuclear 9/11 won't achieve the results some might anticipate. It wouldn't lead to a withdrawal of America or Western culture. Instead, it could provoke an even stronger response. A nuclear 9-11 would not cause America to withdraw from the world stage. We would destroy any country that has people in it that smiled on the day that America was attacked, the rest of the world would support us in any vengeance that we wanted, and our culture would not be the one that would go up in flames afterward. A nuclear 9-11 would not stop the spread of Western culture. A nuclear 9-11 would not stop the spread of women's rights or gay rights. A nuclear 9-11 would not stop the spread of democracy. A nuclear 9-11 would not accomplish any of the goals of the Muslim community.


5. Countries don't need nuclear weapons as a deterrent. We will prevent one country from invading another country. Iran doesn't need to obtain them. A nuclear weapon would make them less secure, not more secure.

Reasons to disagree:

1. While we lack examples, our platform will encourage robust discourse once fully developed. Users can challenge various arguments, further dissecting these discussions by categorizing similarities, identifying logical fallacies, and uncovering unstated assumptions. As we evaluate each statement based on its relevance, truthfulness, verifiability, logical soundness, and importance, collective and artificial intelligence will help us maintain a score-based system. This approach ensures that weaker arguments naturally fall by the wayside over time rather than being prematurely dismissed. Embracing diverse perspectives is crucial for effective dialogue.

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The interest of those who agree:

1. Environmental preservation.
2. Humanity's wellbeing.
3. Prevention of human suffering.
4. Halting the potential cycle of violence that could ensue if America were to seek retribution.
5. Mitigating the fear of terrorist attacks.

The interest of those who disagree:

1. Freedom from expansive government surveillance, particularly those resisting the CIA and FBI's powers.


2. Autonomy from international pressures and constraints on their national security decisions for countries like Iran seeking nuclear capabilities.
3. Addressing perceived grievances applicable to individuals who may wish harm upon America.
4. Resistance to the global dissemination of Western culture, particularly amongst individuals who believe a significant attack on America would prompt its withdrawal from the world stage.
5. Opposition to the spread of women's rights, sexual freedom, divorce rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, particularly among individuals who believe an attack on America would halt the global progression of these freedoms.
6. Fear of aggression from other nations, particularly if they lack a substantial deterrent like nuclear weaponry.


7. Revenge for perceived wrongs from religious Muslims who want a nuclear 9-11 in America


8. Stopping the spread of Western Culture, from religious Muslims who want a nuclear 9-11 in America and think a nuclear 9-11 would cause America to withdraw from the world stage.


9. Stopping the spread of women's rights, from religious Muslims who want a nuclear 9-11 in America and think a nuclear 9-11 would cause America to withdraw from the world stage.


10. Stopping the spread of sexual freedom from religious Muslims who want a nuclear 9-11 in America and think a nuclear 9-11 would cause America to withdraw from the world stage.


11. Stopping the spread of the right to divorce from religious Muslims who want a nuclear 9-11 in America and think a nuclear 9-11 would cause America to withdraw from the world stage.


12. Stopping the spread of homosexual rights from religious Muslims who want a nuclear 9-11 in America and think a nuclear 9-11 would cause America to withdraw from the world stage.


13. Fear that someone would attack if they don't have a bomb to scare them away.

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Common Interest between those who agree and disagree

1. Protecting innocent lives.
2. Preventing injustice.
3. Concern over potential escalation or unforeseen consequences of actions.

Opposing Interests between those who agree and disagree

1. The propagation of American cultural values and practices.
2. The dissemination of Islamic cultural values and practices.
3. National pride and self-determination.
4. Perspectives on morality and what is considered "sinful."
5. A sense of equity or parity, akin to the sentiment of "keeping up with the Joneses" in national security matters.

We should take Ahmadinejad at his word.

Reasons to agree:

1. No one took Hitler seriously, but he tried to do all the crazy stuff he said he would, about trying to kill all the Jews, and take over the world.


2. Thursday, August 3, 2006 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the solution to the Middle East crisis is to destroy Israel (The Associated Press, By SEAN YOONG).


3. "It is no longer acceptable that a small minority would dominate the politics, economy and culture of major parts of the world by its complicated networks, and establish a new form of slavery, and harm the reputation of other nations, even European nations and the U.S., to attain its racist ambitions, (Speech at UN by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 24/09/2009)


4. Ahmadinejad denied the murder of 6 million Jews. This is serious stuff.


5. Ahmadinejad's speeches are a cry for truth from a Holocaust denier, a cry for democracy from a leader who shoots freedom seeking protestors, and a cry for peace from the word's biggest sponsor of terror, who aspires to annihilate a UN member nation.


6. Ahmadinejad says the Jews are a small and greedy minority that controls the world through slavery. That's classic anti-Semitism which exposed the true face of that regime, to anyone who still in doubt.


7. Ahmadinejad tortures his own people and represses citizen protest he has the courage to say Israel was committing genocide

Reasons to agree:

1. Ahmadinejad doesn't really doubt the Holocaust, he just has to say stupid stuff like that in order for his stupid population to re-elect him.


2. Ahmadinejad doesn't really care about the Palestinians. He just uses them to distract his people from their own crappy lives under his rulership. The Palestinians are refugies from the 6-day war that the Muslim nations started. If Iran cared so much about them, they could let them live in Iran. When you start a war, and loose it, you loose territory. Israil ganed land from the Palestinians when the Muslims lost the 6 day war, and the Palistinians have been bitching about it ever sense. That is what happens when you loose a war that you start: you loose property, you loose your homes, you loose your homeland. It is your own dumb fault for starting the war. The Palestinians should blame the Aarabs for starting the war, and loosing it so profoundly. They shouldn't blame the victim of the war (Israil) for winning it, and then taking some extra land after the end of the war. Ahmadinejad knows all this, but the Aarabs don't want to be told that the Palestinian's problems are their fault, and so he tells them what they want to hear, and what gives him more power. But we should never assume he is so stupid to believe his own words.

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Interest of those who agree:

1. Preventing the people with the most hate and anger in the world (Arabs) from attacking their "enemies" the Jews.


2. The desire to avoid the mistakes of the past.


3. Economic prosperity as a result of peace


4. Ahmadinejad wants to be taken at his word, so what are his interest?

Interest of those who disagree:

1. Feeling like they are smarter than those who use words to communicate.

Do you know a lot about the Arab Israil conflict? I just made all this stuff from what I hear on the news, but I would love your help.