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PopeBeanie replied to the topic It's Joe Biden's Fault in the forum Politics 1 year, 2 months ago
[BUMP! perhaps in the spirit of overwhelming people with media content…
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PopeBeanie posted an update in the group
Artificial Intelligence 1 year, 2 months agoI once asked ChatGPT to tell me about the history of the rhythm “Oom, Pah Oom-Pah, Oom, Pah Oom-Pah”, and it actually knew immediately and exactly what I was asking about! And it jumped right into citing a bunch of musical history on that pop Latin rhythm.
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic It happened. A day that will go down in infamy in the forum Politics 1 year, 2 months ago
Yes, USAID was not always used properly. But fixing the problems and adding better oversight to the projects it finances was a better (and in the long run , a more cost effective) solution than just pulling the plug on the whole thing.
Bolton was probably expecting this as his commentary over the last few years was not going to impress Trump. I…[Read more]
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Simon Paynton posted an update 1 year, 2 months ago
According to Joseph Henrich (“The Weirdest People in the World”):
The higher the percentage of people who believe in a contingent afterlife (hell and heaven) in a country, the lower the murder rate. By contrast, the greater the percentage of people who believe only in heaven, the higher the murder rate. That’s right, believing only in heaven…[Read more]
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Interesting. Does the sociological sampling include organizations like ISIS/ISIL, or would one’s belief in “contingent afterlife” vary across belief systems?
I’m not arguing against the premise in general, because I think it makes sense. But since the ultimate judge is most commonly considered to be God, then what people consider God/Allah to want…[Read more]-
(OMG [sic], and what about the views of atheistic Jews?)
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Atheistic Jews? Why Jews? Why not atheistic Greeks? Or atheists? Do Jews have to be singled out as nonhumans in every way possible?
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Side-note, have to wonder if Trump considers virgins to be a perk (kinda rhymes with perp) in an afterlife.
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I think it varies across belief systems, but after controlling for everything else, it’s the threat of hell and not the promise of heaven that keeps people in line.
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I see what you mean. Do Isis believe in hell? They obviously don’t think it’s a sin to kill infidels.
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School August 17th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 2 months agoPopeBeanie,
You are not alone in your thoughts, though others have broadened those thoughts to the USA and de facto globally:
Giant Meteor for President 2028
https://giantmeteorforpresident.com/about-giant-meteor/Sweet Meteor of Death 2028
https://sweetmeteorofdeath.com/I don’t know if these two are rivals, but Giant Meteor ran in 2024…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Fairly Random Tidbits in the forum
Science — the kind that requires evidence and reason. 1 year, 2 months agoClear evidence, in only 18 seconds, that free will does not exist.
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic It happened. A day that will go down in infamy in the forum Politics 1 year, 2 months ago
Reg:
I meant to say “benefactor of humanity” instead of “generator of humanity”, though, of course, USAID isn’t either if it bankrolls terrorism. This isn’t “soft power” but soft-headedness.
Regarding John Bolton, it is funny that Trump called him a “low-life”, when Trump hired him during his first Term. Trump is essentially showcasing his…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School August 17th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 2 months agoA wider Scope for Mr. Pope:
For what it’s worth, your generalization doesn’t apply to me.
I did mention once that some of Israel’s actions have the same outcomes as war crimes, but I don’t obsess over them, except for the Palestinian children who have no say.
Even then, cold objectivity leads me to concluding that there has never been an effe…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic It happened. A day that will go down in infamy in the forum Politics 1 year, 2 months ago
Reg,
Lots to process here, but USAID is no generator of humanity if it does things like this:
Terror Finance at the State Department and USAID
MEF research finds that the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development have provided hundreds of millions of dollars to organizations involved with designated terrorist…[Read more] -
Strega replied to the topic Sunday School August 17th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 2 months agoPopeBeanie Even then, cold objectivity leads me to concluding that there has never been an effectively humane solution, such that even a huge asteroid wiping out that area naturally, i.e. sans human intervention, could have been better for humanity. And easier for outsiders to accept. (How cold is that?)
Wow Pope, that’s some statement. Is it co…[Read more]
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