Jim

@ Enco
And yet, the pharma giants can afford to peddle their wares at a half, a third, or less what they cost here in other countries.

I suppose in countries where people can afford less or where insurance is stingier, they can sell them and still make a profit.

Unseen,

It would be ridiculous to think that pharmaceutical firms wouldn’t do Research and Development without government support. After all, they want as many revenue streams as possible in the form of effective drugs, and every business wants live customers as well.

And all of the government support of Research and Development comes from…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Reg,

I think it is disgraceful the way that pharmaceutical based medicine is run as an industry.

Well industry is what funds the Research & Development that makes the medicine possible, as well as does the mass production of the medicine.

The government plays a huge role in pharmaceutical research and development but then…[Read more]

Well, I guess that’s a resounding “meh” from Jesus about homosexuality.  He didn’t talk about it much, but didn’t apparently like it.

Simon Paynton wrote:

_Robert_ wrote:
I think there is a good chance he was just a mythical character not unlike Romulus, who was also “set into history” by promoters.

OK but even the Jesus of the Bible, in the New Testament, doesn’t say anything anti-gay.

Yeah, there is this, subject to interpretation as usual.

In Mark 7: 20-23 (KJV) it says:…

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_Robert_ wrote:
I think there is a good chance he was just a mythical character not unlike Romulus, who was also “set into history” by promoters.

OK but even the Jesus of the Bible, in the New Testament, doesn’t say anything anti-gay.

Simon Paynton wrote:

Unseen wrote:
No reply.

He turned the other cheek. More to the point, Jesus never said anything anti-gay, beyond “I accept the Old Testament”, which he clearly didn’t entirely do.

I think there is a good chance he was just a mythical character not unlike Romulus, who was also “set into history” by promoters. Obviously, when…[Read more]

Reg,

I think it is disgraceful the way that pharmaceutical based medicine is run as an industry.

Well industry is what funds the Research & Development that makes the medicine possible, as well as does the mass production of the medicine.

All that universal heath care does is place the subsidy and distribution of the industry-made medicine…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
No reply.

He turned the other cheek.

More to the point, Jesus never said anything anti-gay, beyond “I accept the Old Testament”, which he clearly didn’t entirely do.

@ Reg

Was Jesus gay? I had a  gay acquaintance in college who observed, correctly, that there was little evidence Jesus was heterosexual. He told me he thought Jesus was gay. I asked, “Really? I wonder if he was a spitter or swallower.” No reply.

Re. Oklahoma students visiting churches:

I remember in the 60s, just after prayer was taken out of schools. In Jr High, in PA, we were given time out to visit churches in walking distance. I remember 2 I went to. I don’t remember the denominations or their dogma. Those 2 weren’t baptist. They didn’t need to be your church. I don’t know how long…[Read more]

Dam, I missed Atheist Day. (I hadn’t even heard of it).

I had heard of it but completely forgotten about it. Hence my comment about herding cats……which is generally easier to do than getting atheists organized for a meet-up 🙂

A reminder, just so we don’t miss it: International Blasphemy Day is Sept. 30,  2024. I celebrate it every year…[Read more]

Dam, I missed Atheist Day. (I hadn’t even heard of it).

A reminder, just so we don’t miss it: International Blasphemy Day is Sept. 30,  2024. I celebrate it every year.

@Enco  – Good to hear you have made inroads into your recovery. Rhabdomyolysis is not a condition I have much knowledge of but it does sound like it can be life altering, at least until it is properly managed. I think it is disgraceful the way that pharmaceutical based medicine is run as an industry. In Ireland Ozempic is readily available to…[Read more]

Reg,

Why counterfeit Ozempic is a Global-Growth Industry.

Last year, after I was diagnosed with Rhabdomyolysis, my Doctor also prescribed me Mounjaro to give my pancreas a kick-start it needed. It got my blood sugar down to 80 mg/DL, helped me lose weight, and also had the great side effect of suppressing my appetite! For me, this tirzepatide…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg!

Have a great week!

Hey, Enco – good luck and we’ll look forward to seeing you soon. Stay safe.