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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Did the movie Annihilation get it right? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 2 months ago

I think I watched the trailer before because of Natalie being in it, but didn’t follow through. The audio effects alone were “manipulative”, and I mean it sets people up for dread. Very effectively, IMO. I’m just not into that. But I do generally like dark movies, especially dark comedies.

So “no” to your question again. This movie is obvious…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Did the movie Annihilation get it right? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 2 months ago

Not for me. But maybe people who often suffer from panic attacks? Many people’s normal condition is to never feel like they’re in control. Plus loss of control can be kinda contagious at times, contributing to mass hysteria. I think people like Trump know how to trigger it.

Can we count people prone to psychosis?

If the answer to your question…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic The Mathematical proof for Dracula, The ONE! in the forum Random Posts 1 year, 2 months ago

Your work on this research is appreciated!
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School January 19th 2025. in the forum Sunday School 1 year, 2 months ago

Unseen wrote:
We’re all women whether we like it or don’t.

That is good.

Sidenote, and revealing my geeky side, the mechanism they’re talking about whereby a fertilized egg (aka zygote) eventually becomes male or female is governed by epigenetics.

Genes determine the basic design of the organism and are inherited in the next generation, but epi…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Our Curated List of News Sources in the forum NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 1 year, 3 months ago

Google inks deal with The Associated Press to bring more real-time info to Gemini

In a bid to make its Gemini chatbot app more of a one-stop shop, Google says it’s working with The Associated Press to build “a feed of real-time information” in Gemini.

[…]

Google, which has a longstanding partnership with The Associated Press, is but one of man…

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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Our Curated List of News Sources in the forum NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 1 year, 3 months ago

I like SAN because of their attempt to give unbiased news, and sometimes point out biased “news” as in the following video. I think the biases are obvious to most of us, so it seems to me the question is, why do people keep watching and supporting these news orgs?

In any case, I avoid watching news more these days, and rely more on either short…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum Politics 1 year, 3 months ago

I wonder if Trump is a wannabe redneck and/or cowboy, but I know for sure he’s a natural born prick when it comes to how he treats people and fantasizes how to MAGA his way to infamy.

Here’s one of the well grounded guys he should have kept around.

11 minutes long
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Cunk in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago

Nice, I hadn’t even thought about the similarity to Colbert. The Colbert Report was a big favorite of mine, watching his interviews, and it was always surprising how so few of those interviewed even knew they were being played, or that it was the thing he does every show.
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PopeBeanie started the topic Geology in the forum Science — the kind that requires evidence and reason. 1 year, 3 months ago

This is about some new things learned from the Jan 2022 Tonga eruption.

10 minutes long, followed by 1-1/2 minutes of credits:
PopeBeanie replied to the topic The Mathematical Proof of God, The Holy Trinity in the forum Theism 1 year, 3 months ago

It just seems too easy to correlate common numbers to so many patterns. It doesn’t add much awesomeness or profundity. I don’t think it even adds anything creative to myths. Anyone can find numeric patterns in just about anything.

And by myth I mean any scriptures, Christian or other, written by men who believe strongly in what God is or wants,…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum Politics 1 year, 3 months ago

About 2 minutes long:
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Cunk in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago

Unseen wrote:
In other words, does absurdity place a limit on infinity?

It does for me. Sean Carroll, physicist producer of the Mindscape podcast (who strikes me as brilliant) believes in the infinite universe outcome of random quantum wave collapses.

If I’m wording that reasonably well? The theory is that a universe splits into two universes,…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Cunk in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago

unapologetic wrote:
Wow Cunk is annoying. Why would anyone consent to an interview with her?

In case that’s a serious question: 1) The interviewees don’t know who she is; 2) I’ll bet you don’t like Borat, either!

I love them both, but I think I understand why a lot of people don’t.
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Cunk in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago
PopeBeanie started the topic Cunk in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Arcane or Irrelevant Topic? On Free Will, Determinism, and Quantum Physics in the forum Artificial Intelligence 1 year, 3 months ago

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Me: “I don’t really adhere to the multiverse theories.”

The video below goes into “gravity leaking between two or more braned universes” as a possible way to explain dark matter and/or dark energy. (Umm, I think?)

PopeBeanie wrote:
(It might even be a connection through a wormhole, but wtf do I know?!)

I was wonde…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School November 24th 2024 in the forum Sunday School 1 year, 3 months ago

Take the example of playing a game, and you know you’re making a mistake when you push that button when you shouldn’t have, but your mind can’t stop your finger in time.

To me, that sounds similar to when your mind has made a decision before you’re conscious of it. And then some outsider know-it-all scientist or philosopher says “See, your…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum Politics 1 year, 3 months ago

Legislative confusion in Texas over banning or permitting sexually explicit material in school libraries. (Hint: Bible, yay or nay?)
PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum Politics 1 year, 3 months ago

Cult 45, unboxing in the limelight.

https://youtube.com/shorts/AnL7yVjpG-I

(Christmas present.)
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