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Unseen replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
The tombs in your viddies, Reg, date back 4900-5200 years ago, which is ancient, but only about half as ancient as Gobekli Tepe, which isn’t even the oldest site in Turkey, though it’s the most sophisticated of the ones we know.
Still, the understanding of the seasons, the universe, and stars of the Irish and other ancients (Mayans, Indians,…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Sunday School July 13th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 9 months, 2 weeks agoHave a great week everyone!

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer started the topic Sunday School July 13th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 9 months, 2 weeks agoIRS says churches can now endorse political candidates.
RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says.
Vaccinations rise when states button up religious loopholes.
Desperate to show Democrats are “promoting atheism,” Republicans divulged sensitive data.
World of Woo: Dietary supplements.
Environment: They are…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
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Simon Paynton replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
_Robert_ wrote:
When you consider that homo sapiens has been around for about 300 thousand years, this is not too, too surprising. Neanderthals apparently just didn’t have what it takes, but the genetic material they contributed to us may have played a part.All the settled living seems to be in the past 10-15,000 years. I understand that the cl…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Modern humans carry neanderthal DNA.
And then, there’s this:
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_Robert_ replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
When you consider that homo sapiens has been around for about 300 thousand years, this is not too, too surprising. Neanderthals apparently just didn’t have what it takes, but the genetic material they contributed to us may have played a part.
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
I took a junior college level course four or five years ago in Cultural Anthropology. I don’t remember any sites in this topic mentioned in the text book, although (apparently) we started discovering these sites in the 1990s.
From ChatGPT, my query:
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Unseen replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Using LIDAR and other means, it’s been discovered that Gobekli Tepe, while being perhaps the most important complex, is far from the only one. I’m sure several dozen lesser sites have been found in the vicinity. Also, there are other recently discovered sites, notably Karahan Tepe and Mendik Tepe, which seem to be even…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Yo —
I ain’t forget, nah, I etched it in graphite,
That afternoon light, like fate in a fistfight.
Street was a stage, collision was script—
Didn’t see it then, but the ink don’t slip.Heart got jacked like a beat in the mix,
Love scribbled sharp in a moment that sticks.
Organs strung out, nerves all twisted,
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Wow. First thought, they must have been able to find a lot of meat; second thought there must have been a lot more natural, edible plants back then. I confirmed with AI, and saw lots of other good info and research on this topic. While “only 5%” of this area has been dug up! And there are some similar sites not far away.
Anthropological history…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 9 months, 2 weeks ago
That all makes sense. Yes, you’re a good writer. Here, only Jake invokes more esoteric vocab and poetic-licensed creativity. Enco kinda does that too, but I don’t have the time to look up a lot of his historic references. History was my worst percentile score in high school, along with other Humanities. (Just IMO; I try not to declare truths for…[Read more]
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Unseen started the topic We thought civilization required agriculture until… in the forum Science 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Gobekli Tepe, a huge architectural and sculptural complex apparently made about 5000 years before the Sumerians by a pre-agricultural people.
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Unseen replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 9 months, 2 weeks ago
PopeBeanie wrote:
But I take your opinion on guitar skills more seriously now that I know you had rock guitar experience. You’re not the only one wishing she’d focus more on solos.I don’t wish that at all. If I have a wish, it’s for people to stop wishing she would take solos. The Warning’s orientation is songwriting, not dazzling us with ins…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 9 months, 2 weeks agoPopeBeanie wrote:
(Hmm, now I wonder if there were any connections to religion in McCarthyism.)I finally answered my own stupid question. I say stupid, I should have remembered history, e.g. the term “Red Scare”. Here’s part of what I got from Gemini AI:
“Godless Communism” vs. “Christian America”: A central rhetorical strategy was to portray…
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School July 6th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 9 months, 2 weeks agojakelafort wrote:
I served up a tee ball and i could smash the shit out of it. Instead i will be quiescent and evanscent.Thank you! It would likely go “over my head” anyway.
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Unseen wrote:
I hope you can see the vast difference.Well yeah, and she’s no SRV (who also sings blues/rock well) either, or like her guitar mate in Band Maid, but the audience still appreciates her playing. I liked that she doesn’t outshine her sisters, and I wouldn’t say she couldn’t shred if she had the urge. She focuses well on other…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Another song ABOUT The Warning (Dany in particular).
and another third-party tribute to the band. This Warning tribute thing seems to be taking off.
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Unseen replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 9 months, 2 weeks ago
PopeBeanie wrote:
WOW, fantastic fancam-based production! I think I see some on-stage taken cuts spliced in, although I see no credit given for them. (Unless a fan had great perspective and zoomability. I do see some lower-rez shots, which is fine.)Yeah, I think if you watch you’ll see people with cameras off to the side, so it isn’t all…[Read more]
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