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From Robert..Politics is the new religion, and the media is the preacher. Nice!

Robert,

If the claim has no substance beyond hearsay and unnamed sources then credibility may be the only criteria to assess a claim.

Robert, I appreciate your take but i think it is not the best approach. Although i concede in matters of religious nonsense i won’t assess claims of a religious nature from a religious crackpot.

I say attack the idea not the speaker. Your approach is a kind of reversal of argument from authority fallacy. And in this day and age of ideology and…[Read more]

If Sachs is coming out with conspiracy misinformation particularly in re to covid then fuck him. Then again a person can be fucked as to one opinion and have a well-reasoned and informed in another area.

However as to the threat of escalation of nucs and the repercussions i think it is a major concern. I also think that it is not far out that…[Read more]

Pope, i am obviously super pessimistic.

I agree that it could as easily go south with A I as go well. I do not claim any expertise in A I. I’ve listened to some podcasts and putative experts. Some experts if one can be an expert in the unknown are of the opinion that the genesis of super intelligence will occur rather rapidly in the not distant…[Read more]

Robert, glad to know you are okay.

I saw how Orlando was and know you are somewhere central or north central so no assurance until it passes that it is okay. I have a cousin in Punta Gorda but not sure yet how he fared.

Robert, did you escape damage from the hurricane?

Pope, the one pope who explores the scope of issues far and wide, is loath to deride and keen to abide by good manners and inquisitive scanners.

You want answers? Okay i won’t do the you can’t handle the truth scene although it is one of my faves.

I am resigned to the human comedy and the recalcitrance to consider a change in how we approach…[Read more]

Enco, retaking what was once part of the territory of a sovereign nation and super power? I think so. And Kiev was the actual center of Russia before Lord Novgorod the Great and until the rise of Moscow. Putin has a fondness/nostalgia for the lore of Russian history so i am dubious about your assertion. Maybe it is or was all of Ukraine or maybe…[Read more]

Unseen, if those wars are not enough Chicago is a never ending war. More lobbyists. More killing. Guns, guns, guns!

We have to protect our vital interests in all of those places including Ukraine which is what? Guns, killing, profit.

By the way sports fans Gun Runner continues to be the super sire.

I still think a diplomatic solution ceding a small portion of Ukraine would have obviated the war. It also could have engendered cooperation and in turn set a precedent for handling similar affairs. The two sides had a natural point of cooperation in effectuating a massive migration within Ukraine so that ethnic and national sentiments align.…[Read more]

The chuffing hour and the hurricane power.

Robert, has the hurricane made much of an impact in your area?

I concur in re Michael. No shots, no intimations, just respectful.

There is a natural antipathy between fervent believers and atheists. Each side tends towards incredulity as to the stupidity of the former and the blindness of the latter.

Robert, on one level i agree with Hitch. On another it is the power of indoctrination and a good brain that is simply overtaken by indoctrination or mental illness. I am of the opinion that if you met Michael and he did not betray his religious obsession you would come away with the impression he is a sharp cat.

Michael, how is it you believe when you can’t or is it won’t give us the shining prophecy on a hill?

If I imagine myself filled with the recondite knowledge/information that has evaded the masses and even the cognoscenti-and how inspired i would be to divulge my evidence. Yet you offer zilch. Is it because you know that the prophecy you consider…[Read more]

Michael, not much of an answer to Beanie’s thoughtful questions.

How about one prophecy, your favority, that demonstrates conclusively or by a preponderance of the evidence the validity of the prophecy. Not some half-baked ambiguity filled with generous interpretation-something the objective person (yeah a fantasy) would decide for the plaintiff…[Read more]

Swami give us prophecy.

The march of folly makes me jolly.

Jolly balls.
Jolly rolls.
Jolly unfolds.