Jim

unapologetic wrote:
Yeah, but we’re talking about Louisiana. They have been undereducated for generations.

I’m sure the people in Louisiana are as intelligent as anyone else.

unapologetic wrote:
The day Biden announced withdrawing, I got a text message asking for a donation to the Harris campaign. The same day. So soon? can it be trusted?

Go to her campaign site to donate. ActBlue handles donations. Have for years for Democrat candidates.If they were a fraud, they’d have been shut down years ago.

In response to ‘banning the Hijab’, I was going to say “Yeah, but you’ll never see a nun doing sports in a habit.” Then I saw this photo:

Simon wrote:
As he says, simply putting up 10 guidelines, some of which are strange in today’s world, isn’t going to cut it.

Yeah, but we’re talking about Louisiana. They have been undereducated for generations. Posting random stuff on the wall is probably standard instruction in Louisiana. And they might be tested and graded on it.

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unseen wrote:
I don’t have money to donate but I will find $25 to donate to her campaign.

The day Biden announced withdrawing, I got a text message asking for a donation to the Harris campaign. The same day. So soon? can it be trusted? I’ve gotten begging texts from both campaigns for months. I’ve ignored them, assuming they were actually from R…[Read more]

Robert wrote:
now I find myself uncaring about events.

Me too. But I think it’s about ageing. Last weekend, I went to my first sci-fi con in 20 years. It just doesn’t feel the same. I didn’t even go to any of the room parties. Today I’m feeling old.

@ Simon

I’m not proposing a college-level course, but rather one that talks about the justification of one’s actions in terms of balancing benefits against consequences and the harm one does not just to society but to oneself through bad moral/ethical choices.

Unseen wrote:
How about a course in moral philosophy instead?

I think that’s a good idea in principle.  In practice, contemporary moral philosophy is mostly, hopelessly, up its own arse.

As @davis once pointed out, they are using moral philosophy quite successfully in medical ethics.  This is because in each ethical system or scheme there are p…[Read more]

How about a course in moral philosophy instead?

(Oh, that’s right: We don’t trust anyone with studying philosophy before college: It’s dangerous.)

Simon Paynton wrote:

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Why Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is a broken moral compass.

The author, Dan Ariely, makes a good case that morality should be taught in schools, because students need to engage with it and have a hand in creating it, in order to want to follow it, which is understandable. What makes it l…

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Why Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is a broken moral compass.

The author, Dan Ariely, makes a good case that morality should be taught in schools, because students need to engage with it and have a hand in creating it, in order to want to follow it, which is understandable.  What makes it legitimate is being an au…[Read more]

I think that ex-astronaut, hero, faithful and devoted husband, and responsible gun owner Mark Kelly would probably wipe the floor with Trump.

That said, I can see why Kamala is the necessary choice this time around. Imagine the reaction of the nonwhite community if she was shunted aside in favor of another white guy yet again.

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
President Biden wrote on social media that he was ending his campaign for re-election after intense pressure from within his own party.

Woo hoo!  He’s a good guy, but he’s got to go.

President Biden wrote on social media that he was ending his campaign for re-election after intense pressure from within his own party. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him atop the Democratic ticket.

@Robert

The human race has de-evolved so much since the COVID 19 plague that now I find myself uncaring about events. Just living day to day and avoiding “the news” and focus on family, health, art, music and happiness.

I hear you! I feel the same way. The only thing I am focused on is getting my son raised. Keeping him alive with the dan…[Read more]

The human race has de-evolved so much since the COVID 19 plague that now I find myself uncaring about events. Just living day to day and avoiding “the news” and focus on family, health, art, music and happiness.

Thanks Strega, you are very welcome 🙂

Thanks, Reg!

Have a great week!