Strega

The article in the JP mentions that the children being photographed in the arms of their well fed mothers are suffering from genetic disorders. It is estimated that 25%–50% of Palestinian marriages are consanguineous, with first-cousin marriages being the most common form. Rates can be even higher in certain rural areas or refugee populations w…[Read more]

@Jake

There’s nothing “indefensible” about believing it’s indefensible to use starvation as a political tool.

jakelafort wrote:
Hamas hostage looking like he is being cared for by Germans back in the day. The recreation of that day is something the lefty’s are working on. Those hostages are eating what we eat. And then ya see a great big fat arm on the Gazan. Does not matter how idiotic the Hamas propaganda because the international media will continue t…

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Translated: “Speedrunning democracy%” = self-sabotage for clout. “Jesus co-signed the tax fraud” = mixing religion with political delusion. “Bible thumping with zero patch notes” = outdated beliefs, no updates. “NPC behavior” = mindless repetition of slogans. “Revelations didn’t cover indictments” = karm…

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Thanks, I appreciate those examples of radio history. Even that recently, I was in a stage of ignoring most radio shows. Even as an atheist back then, I didn’t like Dawkins or Hitchens because I thought they were too strident or disrespectful. It took a while for me to mature enough to appreciate them. I was more in awe of Dennett at the time.

I…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
However he stands on the shoulder of a giant from the not too distant past.

omg omg lol lolrotfl [sic?]

That is hilarious! (I actually did laugh out loud, but didn’t rotfl.)

Almost halfway through, I switched to the youtube original and turned on captions, which helped a little, but not enough. That was good, especially…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Adjust my understanding based on new info does not prove me wrong, it only improves my interpretation of how the world works. I get a clearer picture.

Yes, being shown to be in error makes me ask questions, which is always a good thing.

I think I have an over-inflated sense of my own abilities, but I don’t mind being knocked down and proved wrong.

I think most people think that their interpretation of reality is the correct one. As I said before, I don’t maintain any “core beliefs” about reality.  I have various understandings about how the Universe operates and of my place in…[Read more]

As bad as the starvation in Gaza is, more people are dying trying to get food than are starving. To make matters worse, as reported by an American soldier in a viddy I put up a few days ago, he’s witnessed IDF soldiers shoot into crowds of civilians committing the crime of trying to get food.

https://youtu.be/ZBReq4PBaKQ?si=7EIKUpyy-aPzmr2l

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Conspiracy theorists don’t realize they’re on the fringe.

That’s a very interesting finding.  Conspiracy theorists, as a whole, have an over-inflated sense of their own cognitive abilities, leading them not to question the fact that they might be wrong.  That’s one reason why they cling onto bullshit beliefs, that…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Once again, AI has miles to go before we can sleep with ease about it.

And those miles will be on fundamentally different kinds of roads. Currently, I liken AI to Reddit, in that there is some really great, useful stuff there, written by humans. I think if AI now as amplifier to whatever’s available on the internet, just…[Read more]

Have a great week!

“They say God works in mysterious ways. That’s theological code for ‘don’t ask.'”

– me.

Ppl still on god fr no cap.

RE the Gen Alpha:

“Not the MAGA squad speedrunning democracy% on Nightmare difficulty 💀☠️ Bro voted like it’s 1776 with WiFi and thought Jesus co-signed the tax fraud. Now they in the group chat like ‘wait, why gas $12 and my AR-15’s in evidence?’ 😭📉 NPC behavior. Bible thumping with zero patch notes. Frfr, they about to find out Revelatio…[Read more]

From one of the channels I subscribe to…(Israel 365, not C. Kirk).

@Jake

Tell you what: I won’t use Al Jazeera as a source if you won’t use Jerusalem Post.

How do you distinguish between people and sources like me who decry the actions of the Israeli government and people who simply hate Jews. It appears to me that, to you, there’s no difference.

@Enco

The mathematics of famine are simple in Gaza. Palestinians cannot leave, war has ended farming and Israel has banned fishing, so practically every calorie its population eats must be brought in from outside.

Israel knows how much food is needed. It has been calibrating hunger in Gaza for decades, initially calculating shipments to exert…[Read more]