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jakelafort wrote:
Only men. Women get a pass? Chimps, Kangaroos? Same deal?

“Men” = “people”.  We’re all men.

The NPR vid didn’t undid my loathing of 1poc 2poc bipoc.

People of color is odious for so many reasons. Its acknowledgement of supremacy of Whites in the way it makes Whiteness the default. People of color is different from Coloreds how? Coloreds is odious because it is a word that implicitly asserts the superiority of Whites. The others are…[Read more]

Evil to prevail is on men?

Only men. Women get a pass? Chimps, Kangaroos? Same deal?

Laugh audibly and out loud so that trees in the forest notice.

One group sees Christian Nationalism and whiffs on Islamism. Another sees the ugly alliance with Islamism. A few notice how individuals whose lives are controlled by theocracy are being sheltered…[Read more]

Re: Mapping Christian Nationalism across the 50 States.

So it seems like it’s really the sympathizers and skeptics that are fucking us all over. I’m remembering that quote that the only thing needed for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.

Reg:

Philosophers Debate. Is it time to say R.I.P. to P.O.C.?

I wonder if N.P.R. is self-aware enough to know how that sentence sounds, as well as how they perpetuate the very hack terms they now disparage.

It should be time to say R.I.P. to Identity Politics and just use proper names for individuals when you know them and “You” for…[Read more]

Reg:

Pete Hegseth invited far-right Christian nationalist pastor to host a face scrunching event at the Pentagon. Patriots not loyal to the King are not happy about it.

“I did find today’s email stark, depressing, almost threatening. Horror movie vibes,” said the source, who requested anonymity.

I think somebody deliberately made the e-mai…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg!

To continue with the Block Universe idea: Time may not be a fundamental ingredient of reality, but rather an emergent feature arising from the relational structure of physical interactions and information. The quantum world suggests reality is made of relations, not objects whose measurable properties are defined only in relation to other systems.…[Read more]

Have a  great week!!

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
I wonder what qualifications are needed to decide what the objective standards are for the curriculum of a theology degree.

Certifiicate from Trump U or Prager U would likely suffice .

Reg:

I don’t have it front of me, but there was a great video of Richard Dawkins denying the legitimacy of Theological degrees as well.

Jake:

Keeping government out of religion would keep either Islamic Sha’ria or Christian Ecclesiastical Law from asserting domination over anyone except willing adherants to the religions. And impartial enforcement of anti-terrorist statutes can address non-State actors.

And making Rwanda and the rest of Africa more prosperous will require freer…[Read more]

Authorities are enforcing new rules that require religious leaders to hold accredited theology degrees in order to lead worship and register their institutions.

I wonder what qualifications are needed to decide what the objective standards are for the curriculum of a theology degree.

“The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, i…[Read more]

You are right Enco.

I had a kneejerk reaction that was all wrong. Was thinking of the genocide there but that was not about religion. It was ethnic/tribal. Was thinking somebody in power finally recognized the hard caused by religion and was imposing standards to discourage terrorism. A place as poor as Rwanda will have religion run amok and…[Read more]

Jake:

Hold your praise. This would just mean that the only Churches and Mosques allowed would be ones that favor the religion, ethnic group, or tribe of the ruling regime, not a promising prospect, give the recent history of Rwanda.

Also, I’m pretty sure that all witch burnings, heretic burnings, book burnings, exorcisms, pogroms, honor…[Read more]

Hay la lu ya

https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/africa/rwanda-shuts-over-6-000-mosques-and-churches-demands-religious-leaders-hold-theology-degrees-5356320

Jake:

Lol is another mindless utterance. What sort of laugh is silent?Lol is another mindless utterance. What sort of laugh is silent?

If you’ve ever listened to Tucker Carlson, he is evidently suppressing laughter with every sentence until his incredulity gets the best of him and it comes out at the the most unfitting times. He ain’t right.

Jake:

Janke?

Ok.

Sorry for the misspelling. The finger accidentally landed on the ‘n’ in transit to the ‘k’.

Enco, surely you must acknowledge how the metaphor of the cave cannot possibly capture the depth of ignorance and our wiring to understand it all?

Of course, there is always infinite ignorance of something with everyone. But it is…[Read more]

What sort of laugh is silent?”

I think Mr. Munch painted a few expressions of them on a bridge 🙂

“Lol is another mindless utterance. What sort of laugh is silent?”

Priceless comment, Jake!