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Encog, does price gouging insure everyone can get or does it make it probable that some can’t afford necessities?

Under exigent circumstances the government can do what it did during the second world war. RATIONING.

Consumer protection laws are too few and have too little bite. But i guess protecting the little guy is trickery, right? Have not…[Read more]

Reg,

Disband, dat band, unhand our land..yes we can, yes we can..is it treason to oppose the hand’s of tyranny?

Not in a band but i am on a rainbow.

Skimmed the article between races so my understanding may be limited but the author’s treatment of vaccine seems eminently reasonable. The treatment of quarantine or isolation seems unbalanced. Undoubtedly there are big negatives attached to the isolation. But the author seems dismissive of the benefit as though it were mere speculation. Isn’t…[Read more]

That is really good line.

I plead ignorance as to a great deal of the bible. Is there a description of heaven? Are there massage parlors, slaves, disembodied souls, swimming pools, forests, knights errant, dragons, coliseums where Spartacus shows off? Eternity is a great deal of time to kill. As Twain pointed out a harpsichord that never shuts up is no picnic by the lake.

Good point Davis.

We already know that cloning is a no-no with know nothings. Imagine if the mind blowing discovery of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe were made. It would be tough to portray humans as special creation. It has to suck to be otherwise intelligent and hold onto faith so that you are constantly reconciling the natural…[Read more]

Good to see you Fullermingjr.

Have you had your apostasy? If not when can we expect it?

Transfer of consciousness in the not too distant future. Lets see…if we are not ascribing some aspect of our being to religious quackery then if we can produce an exact replication of our brain at a precise time along with the electrical activity, the interactions within and between glia and neurons, the central nervous system and colonies of…[Read more]

Thank you Simon.

Jody it is being nuts while being mostly functional that is the key to a good life. I own that shit.

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.

Evidently that vaccine results in a radiant smile. Nice pic Jody!

a do do do…a dah dah…hi dur dur…duh duh..hurr

There is a lot i might say but fuck it.

And i wonder if Putin has video of Trump fornicating with a donkey and receiving golden showers from hookers. The mere threat of releasing the vids would give Putin complete power over Trump.

Thanks for the education Reg.

The failure to adequately cover this tinder box issue is an indication of just one flaw in our capitalist model. But it aint alone.

Encogitationer, you wrote…Anti-vaccine hysteria is just another part of the whole Postmodern, post-truth intellectual landscape we’ve come to know and love in recent times. /sarcasm. According to wiki..It has existed since the invention of vaccination, and pre-dates the coining of the terms “vaccine” and “vaccination” by nearly 80 years. The s…[Read more]

It is a perfect time to teach kids about confirmation bias. I can’t speak to the rest of the globe but in USA Trump supporters have in large measure rejected safety precautions as an infringement on their liberty as opposed to a minor sacrifice for health. And so they ignore and misdirect the mountains of evidence showing how efficacious those…[Read more]

Jody, i second Unseen’s sentiment. The caregivers at nursing homes have such difficult jobs. Have witnessed such amazing stoicism and care that made the difference at the toughest point in life. I am guessing administrators do not have a picnic lunch by the lake either.

Have only driven through W. Virginia and it looks quite scenic so hopefully…[Read more]

Jody, painful shot? Side effects?

Jody Lee, Jody Lee, that vaccine gonna set you free. West Virginia, here is my plea. Please set Jody Lee free.

Pope, from what i gather the limited data in the field of neuroscience is not in agreement with the notion i am in control at the me level. Also while i cant argue free will is a construct, it is not like other constructs because it is a natural feeling. Would a caveman have questioned her free will? It is hard to believe she would. Being a…[Read more]