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“Free thinker” is in a different context than the free will discussion. Or rather a different layer or level. Free thinking, I’d say, is on a surface layer. Whether we are really free or just feel free takes us down to the deepest level. People who argue for free will look at the top or intermediate levels and argue for mankind being what’s…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
I would not be surprised to learn that girls at ages 6 through 10 can compete on an equal footing with boys that age. Then puberty and testosterone kicks in and it is over. I still remember Milly who scared hell out of all the boys in my neighborhood when i was a wee lad. “Lets get the hell out of here. It is M…

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@jake

Regarding the outcome of Rittenhouse’s trial. “Not guilty” or “Not proven”? And does it make a difference?

Also, as I noted above, “murder” has both legal and colloquial meanings, and colloquially murder can mean killing someone no matter the circumstances. So, was the NY Times describing his actions using a legal or a colloquial voice?

@Jake Scots, Brits, Germans… Those are not races in the same way a black, Asian, or Native American is. My background is German, but when I look in the mirror I don’t see a German. When the nonwhite races look in the mirror they have to accept the fact that they are hyphenated and will be as long as they look the way they do.

@Jake

Right now, the main animosity seems to be toward Asians, which I’m sure is Covid-related (as if the average Asian on the street had anything to do with it). Mostly, these are one-on-one attacks by solitary wackos, no ralllies or riots.

@Jake  It’s much tougher to immigrate into America as a refugee than it is in many other countries, isn’t it?

Maybe this is why we don’t have anti-Muslim riots here.

@Jake But hey…at least you get to die of medical abandonment in “the best medical system on Earth” (according to Republicans).

I’m not really retired. I have a new job: To give whatever remains of my wealth to the best medical system on Earth.

@Jake Despite the Hypocratic Oath, many people die in America due to being unable to pay America’s inflated medical an prescription costs. If all you need is an antibiotic to treat an infection, there is likely a charitable clinic that’ll give you an appointment and some antibiotics. If you need a bypass, forget it. You’re a goner.

@Jake We often hear “We can’t be the world’s police” except when we are the world’s police.

There is a lot of genocide going on. How does one rank them in terms of importance? China is trying to stamp out a religion, so where do atheists stand? religious people wonder.

Some woke projects, like reversing climate change, require a nearly universal…[Read more]

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There is now a separate Israel vs. Middle East discussion. I think your post above was intended for that discussion and not the one about War with China over Taiwan.

Am I wrong?

@Jake

I seem to remember that it was Ralph Waldo Emerson (or maybe it was my Uncle Bob) who said that “Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.” It’s differences that make one culture different from another. In Hinduism (which is a lot more than just a religion) you don’t eat beef. In Jewish culture you don’t eat pork or shellfish.

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The info I gave was from Lawyers.com. What do you cite for your points?

jakelafort wrote:
Saw an article recently indicating there is a part of our brain that remains the same throughout our lives and gives us our sense of self. Can’t find it so no link. Although there is a chance i am nuts.

I’m glad our sense of self remains the same. I kind of like who I am.

@jake, just because Simon found the article, t…[Read more]

Jody Lee wrote:
@unseen Yes, I work in a Skilled Nursing Facility. I’m ready for this shit to be over. We have been lucky with no outbreaks yet. @jake Your rhymes are the best. I have hope that the vaccine will eventually set us free. I wish sometimes WV would set me free. It’s a love/hate relationship.

Toward the end of my dad’s life he spe…[Read more]

@Unseen Yes, I work in a Skilled Nursing Facility. I’m ready for this shit to be over. We have been lucky with no outbreaks yet.

@Jake Your rhymes are the best. I have hope that the vaccine will eventually set us free. I wish sometimes WV would set me free. It’s a love/hate relationship.

@jake

” It feels like time is accelerating. What felt like a week as a kid takes up a month..”

–and every time you blink seems like another year has passed.

No, you’re not imagining it.  There’s a scientific explanation for this perception.  It has to do with new experiences and hence new memories.

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@jake there is no relief and honestly they don’t give a shit. I’m not too worried. I know what I have to do. I just have to do my job

Churches, mutha fuckin every goddamn town like virus generators, ready-willing and able to infect the young impressionable mind and leave an indelible mind-fuck. 

@jake… and churches here in WV are opening tomorrow. 🤦‍♀️ When the percentage dropped below 3% ( which only occurred as the result of all long term care facilities being given an…[Read more]