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Happy New Year!

Are Neanderthals and Homo sapiens the same species?

Obviously since many of us have Neanderthal markers, that means that interbreeding yields fertile offspring. So how do we define species ?

A species (pl. species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or ma…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg!

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!

I think the Prisoner’s Dilemma captures situations where trust is required in order for both sides to walk away with a payoff – to create a positive sum result.  In this situation, trust is everything.  The incentive is to trust.

I don’t think it captures collaboration per se.  In collaboration, trust is also required to reach a positive sum re…[Read more]

Here is another look at the problem of the Prisoner’s Dilemma. See also some of the links at the end of the article.

We encounter scenarios like the prisoners dilemma more often than you think. And these test your integrity to your values when under pressure. At work two of us were at fault with a client, if we admit the error the client had a very tiny chance of being badly affected but guaranteed to complain and create problems for everyone and harm the…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
What The Prisoner’s Dilemma reveals about Life.

This is an interesting exploration, not necessarily of the Prisoner’s Dilemma, which I think has limited application in the real world (interpersonally) – but of tit-for-tat reciprocity, which is what we do all the time.  What should I do in response to someone el…[Read more]

Fellow Unbelievers,

Get a load of this big Dhimmi Dummy from The Great White North! It’s like Phil Robertson and Ayatollah Khomeini merged together in Scotty’s Transporter on Star Trek.

A Non-Muslim Canadian: “I can’t wait for the Muslims to take over.”

I wonder if this dumbass realizes that…[Read more]

Thank you very much Strega. I am thinking of re-vamping it a bit so all ideas are welcome.

It is Christmas Day here and the little baby Jesus will be getting ready for “The First Breakfast”. I wonder what he will use the Myrrh for? Probably to disguise the smell of cow dung or camel breath.

Hey thanks, Reg – it’s been an amazing year for Sunday School. We all owe you a huge debt of gratitude.

Thank you for all you do.

S xx

Reg,

My objection to that creche at The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (and Mary, Mary?) is that Baby Jesus isn’t to scale! It would take two Mommies to birth a baby that damn big! 😁

Marry Christmas to all! Hope Hanukkah was good for all our Jewish friends especially in these dire times! A Good Winter Solstice for all in this bitter cold…[Read more]

Happy Christmas and have a great week!

Reg,

Here is a link to the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Holes:

https://www.krispykreme.com/menu/doughnuts/original-glazed-doughnut-holes

As you can see, these are more substantive than either Jesus holes or God-shaped holes, since Doughnut Holes actually exist and they are bulkier and mouth-watering better than The Host served up in Church.

They…[Read more]

Enco you nailed it. Didn’t think anyone would get that reference. I did not even know his name. I often read books and can’t even tell ya the author. Watch movies, see the same actors and don’t know their names. That guy annoyed me at first but he is an earwurm and a half and all the worse for a parrot like me.

As to the Danes and their law it is…[Read more]

Jake,

I see someone is a fan of Kevin Meany:

Which is fitting because the Danes ARE ACTING LIKE A CRAZY PERSON! 😁

When laws do not distinguish between expression and acts, acts of violence become expression and peaceful expression becomes treated as an act of violence. This world is Through The…[Read more]

Danes are smoking crack with a puss on their face wearing tight pants passing laws upholding the sanctity of the Koran. That is not right smoking crack with a puss on your face wearing tight pants upholding the sanctity of the Koran.

Tolerance of the greatest source of intolerance is bad enough. Free exercise should be the outer limits of…[Read more]

The holes from Jesus’s hand and feet contain a lot less fat than the holes in a Krispy Kreme doughnut. The hole in those doughnuts is the healthy bit…..as part of a calorie controlled diet, of course! Their most profitable store is 2 miles from me. I have yet to travel there!

The City of Gastonia is also in a very nice part of the world. I spend a few weeks each year next door in GA.