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Strega wrote:
Simon, with the introduction of ‘a personal relationship with Jesus’ concept, no two Christians have the same set of strongly held views – your post seems to imply that it’s a set based on the religion, rather than on the individual’s pick-and-choose approach to what God wants 🙂

The “cafeteria Christian” picks and chooses what to b…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Bondi managed to get through her hearing without answering any substantive question, the list being detailed by Adam Schiff:

These combative non-answers remind me of a taught and practiced, primary tactic of LRH’s (inventor of Scientology), when cult members argue with wogs (non cult members): “The best defense is an…[Read more]

(if on AZ front page, click on the timestamp, above, to watch)

PopeBeanie wrote:
Y’all heard Kennedy now blaming autism on Tylenol, linked directly to it being taken right after circumcisions, right?

My favorite comedian, recently. He’s brilliant. He has some “tells” on his face when he’s about to say something funny, and is trying not to s…[Read more]

Simon, with the introduction of ‘a personal relationship with Jesus’ concept, no two Christians have the same set of strongly held views  – your post seems to imply that it’s a set based on the religion, rather than on the individual’s pick-and-choose approach to what God wants 🙂

Unseen wrote:
One embodies an irrational belief with no need to support it in any way

I think there’s more to it than that.  Religious people usually have a strong “conscience” – whether that means humble self-guidance on one hand, or entitled, authoritarian meddling in the affairs of the rest of us, on the other extreme.  They have strongly h…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
What the difference between a religious exemption and a philosophical one?

One embodies an irrational belief with no need to support it in any way and the is based on facts and a rational argument in support of the belief. Of course, that would mean that someone qualified to examine those the arguments would be…[Read more]

Bondi managed to get through her hearing without answering any substantive question, the list being detailed by Adam Schiff:

Re the AI video, it is not possible to jailbreak ChatGPT or any LLM either. The presenter is being disingenuous. At best he has modified the way the “voice” reacts to him, which anyone can do in settings.

Most commercial AI systems like OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), Microsoft (Copilot), Perplexity, etc.  all work the same way: the…[Read more]

Thanks for that vid re AI Reg.

Muy interesante.

Yay!! Thanks Reg!!!

Have a great week!

Pete Rose could not get into the fucking baseball hall of fame as a result of moral turpitude. Do we really gives a shit about sports figures and their misdeeds? And what did he do? Bet on games while coaching. Wasn’t even betting against his team.

Trump is a traitor and a criminal and utterly self-serving. Sold Ukraine down the river when they…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Fellow Unbelievers, As if things couldn’t get worse, Trump is now committing the U.S. to defending a key supporter of Islamist propaganda and terrorism: Trump signs an executive order vowing to defend Qatar in the wake of Israel’s strike https://apnews.com/article/us-qatar-security-trump-israel-hamas-de391ae9bded58bffb1f5b…

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Jake,

I couldn’t afford anything that would slake Trump’s appetites or anything on Qatar’s entries in Trump’s gift registry. My thought was more along the lines using Amendment 25 on Trump, then wash, rinse, and repeat with Vance and the entire Cabinet until MAGA is completely out.

I know it’s about like political homeopathy, but a guy can dream, right?

Apparently habeas corpus is a new one on Trump. How ingruent for a very stable genius to be unaware!

If ya caught Mar going off on what is her face dem candidate that lost to Trump. K A M A L A… I agree with his take but raise him a take. Mar said she played the victim in having insufficient time to prepare and how cards did not go her way.…[Read more]

Just get Trump a bunch of hookers or out of hand expensive gifts and ya prolly gonna get wat ya want.

Fellow Unbelievers,

As if things couldn’t get worse, Trump is now committing the U.S. to defending a key supporter of Islamist propaganda and terrorism:

Trump signs an executive order vowing to defend Qatar in the wake of Israel’s strike
https://apnews.com/article/us-qatar-security-trump-israel-hamas-de391ae9bded58bffb1f5b69777f35cf

And now T…[Read more]

PopeBeanie,

The stakes are even higher. The Jerusalem Post article I cited said that the Measles rate in Israel due to the methodology of accounting used could be much greater that 1700 and could be as much as 5000.

In a nation the size of New Jersey with a population of around 9,842,000, that could be even more devastating. And since there…[Read more]

Reg and Jake,

Thank you both for your uncomforting but forthright answers.

In this situation, the old stereotype saw of “Two Jews, three viewpoints” could easily mean “Two Jews, no viewpoint” if they both die from not being immunized.

Pictures of children afflicted by Measles and descriptions of the disease and its effects are…[Read more]