jakelafort
@jakelafort
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunday School March 24th 2024 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 3 months ago@ Enco
I suspect more lives would be saved if everyone had a defibrillator with them than if everyone carried a gun. There is no lack of evidence that countries where gun carrying is rare have far, far, far fewer gun homicides.
One can’t form rational public policy based on black swan events.
So, what is a “black swan event”?
Here are the key…[Read more]
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Unseen started the topic Libertarianism is a cult in the forum Politics 2 years, 3 months ago
A cult is obsessed with a set of beliefs that “explain everything” or else they revere and follow (or even worship) an individual leader or thinker who they believe has it all figured out. In the former case, for our purposes it’s a set of ideas they think are undeniable and are thus sacrosanct. In the latter case, there is one libertarian…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 3 months ago
The same reviewer gives a very astute analysis of the song Animosity, pointing out details I was unaware of. Of course, he has technology I don’t have at hand allowing him to isolate voices, drums, guitar, and bass. I now have even more respect for Pau’s drumming!
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Is FSM recognized by PA, or HUD? in the forum Advice 2 years, 3 months ago
unapologetic wrote:
Military ‘Section 8’ is a reason for a psychological discharge.You are correct. But I was actually referring to the HUD-VASH kind of Section 8. And HUD vs HUD-VASH housing are often in the same housing complex, as contracts for both are often initiated and admistrated by the same authority, e.g. by the city or county hou…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Where is the mainstream press when you need it? in the forum Politics 2 years, 3 months ago
If you’re a woman, a man who loves a woman, or just someone who thinks they ought to be able to buy a condom, you need to vote for Biden, because Trump will try to please the craziest of the right-wing MAGA theocrats.
Whatever you can say about Biden, you can’t say he’s a theocrat.
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunday School March 24th 2024 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 3 months agoObliquely related to this week’s sermon:
The number of Muslims will nearly equal the number of Christians around the world.
Atheists, agnostics and other people who do not affiliate with any religion – though increasing in countries such as the United States and France – will make up a declining share of the world’s total population.
(source)
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Unseen replied to the topic Life Extension and Health Extension in the forum Science 2 years, 3 months ago
@ Enco
So, making human chimeras has been going on for a while now. I hadn’t really thought about it before. Anyway, your point?
If some say we shouldn’t kill animals for human sustenance, what about the ethics of wasting one to save a human, in this case, a comedian? I hope the remains of that little piglet ended up on someone’s table or some…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Sunday School March 24th 2024 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 3 months agoHave a great week Everyone!
Thanks Strega and Unapolgetic for the links.
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer started the topic Sunday School March 24th 2024 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 3 months agoMajority of Americans say religion is losing influence in public life and which cities are the least religious?
19 reason why more people are becoming atheists.
Satanists sue Tennessee district for trying to thwart After School Satan Club.
Religious Conservatives got greedy in Indiana, and it’s costing them.
Does the Mormon Church empower women…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie posted an update 2 years, 3 months ago
And so now, Putin is selling the Islamist attack on Moscow as an act aided by Ukraine. Will Russians believe it? I’m afraid they will… at least those who didn’t leave the country.
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Unseen replied to the topic Life Extension and Health Extension in the forum Science 2 years, 3 months ago
OMG! We’re now making human chimeras!
Can you say Frank N. Stein?
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Unseen replied to the topic Where is the mainstream press when you need it? in the forum Politics 2 years, 3 months ago
@ Enco
No fallacy. It’s a dilemma even by you description. There is no third horn. One has to choose and not to choose is to choose. Biden isn’t nearly as bad a choice as Trump.
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Unseen replied to the topic Where is the mainstream press when you need it? in the forum Politics 2 years, 3 months ago
TheEncogitationer wrote:
The smartest vote is to support neither and focus on the decisions you make daily as opposed to decisions made every 2,4, or 6 years alongside millions of others that drown you out and dilute your decision.Either candidate is going to be disasterous, but you don’t have to let either one destroy you. Work for the best, e…
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunday School March 17th 2024 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 3 months agoI buy into the argument that vegans kill animals through opening up wild land to agriculture to grow all the additional vegetables.
I’m aware of the counterarguments, many of which would work if something very unlikely were to happen: everyone becoming vegan.
Instead, we’d have vegans causing the destruction of wild land which would involve…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 3 months ago
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Unseen replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 3 months ago
The rumors are true. Band Maid and The Warning will be collaborating. As the viddy suggests, collaborating raises practical questions.
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Unseen replied to the topic Where is the mainstream press when you need it? in the forum Politics 2 years, 3 months ago
TheEncogitationer wrote:
You do know Trump’s Daughter Ivanka has Jewish In-Laws and that Ivanka herself converted to Judaism and Trump accepts them both, right?Trump has no beliefs beyond believing in accruing power and wealth in order to feed his insatiable ego. Also, how deeply do you think his “Jewish” daughter and son-in-law believe the t…[Read more]
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Belle Rose replied to the topic Victim’s Remorse? Or something else? in the forum Advice 2 years, 3 months ago
Well after essentially calling their bluff even the Prosecutor couldn’t sleep at night 😂…..she’s upgrading the charges to Assault in the 1st degree AND 2nd degree attempted murder. I told her “if a man had done this to me I don’t think there would have been any question it would have been charged attempted murder right out the gate.”
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Where is the mainstream press when you need it? in the forum Politics 2 years, 3 months ago
TheEncogitationer wrote:
You do know Trump’s Daughter Ivanka has Jewish In-Laws and that Ivanka herself converted to Judaism and Trump accepts them both, right?I doubt Trump could keep breathing unless he had myriad cognitive dissonance during every thought.
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