TheEncogitationer
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Chelsea says "I coulda been the champion." in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
PopeBeanie,
Maybe trans men and women could compete in their own category someday, even in (say) the Olympics.
They could have their own Olympics today. GoFundMe and empty, unused venues (like houses of worship) begging to be rented or sold are wonderful things.
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Chelsea says "I coulda been the champion." in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
Unseen,
But, are you implying we shouldn’t care because most people don’t? I think there are some missing premises in that argument.
No argument made and no good guys or gals or bad guys or gals. Just an obervation.
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Chelsea says "I coulda been the champion." in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
Simon,
I think women might say something different. If it never came up in women’s conversations, that’s because it barely existed compared to how things are now, because men wanted to keep them out.
I’m talking about now, when women in sports are more prevalent and visable.
I just don’t see women or men excited to see women in sports or…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Chelsea says "I coulda been the champion." in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
Simon,
I don’t think that’s true. I think that most people want a fair situation but the field is young and we haven’t yet got a “trans women” category in sports. That would solve the fairness problem in my opinion.
My two thoughts on this subject have always been:
1.) Why can’t they have “A League of Their Own”? Either that or make ever…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Jake,
Of course, a lot of things that pass as Jewish nowadays would be phooey-ed and hand-waved by the Ultra-Orthodox.
Like a Corned Beef and Swiss sandwich, mixing meat and milk? With German Sauerkraut and Russian Dressing? Toasted in a deli on a Saturday Afternoon? 🥩🥛🇩🇪 🇷🇺
Or the whole thing with Jews and Chinese cuisine. Would that…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Reg,
Here’s hoping you and your friends stayed safe in the midst of the riots in Dublin. Instead of destroying their own streets and stores, Irish need to direct their anger at Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and his Government. They are delusional elites who restrict how Irish citizens protect themselves, who want to restrict freedom of expression…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Jake,
Do not malign or assign anything negative to poppy seed bagels. My faves. Got nothing bad to say about onion or everything. Even raisin and cinammon with its degradation of the bagel blood has its place although it ought not be allowed in the sanhedrin.
Not knocking poppy seed or everything bagels categorically, just saying that temporary…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Jake,
I might add to your rules to avoid poppy seed or everything bagels with poppy seeds if you’re taking a drug test for a new job. They can trigger a false positive on the test. Other than that, all bagels are wonderful.
You are correct about the relationship between Chinese and Jews. Chang Kai-shek took in Jewish refugees in Nationalist…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School November 26th 2023 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 7 months agoFellow Unbelievers,
Something I noticed in the frog-swallowing story in Quillette. You might want make room for some crow along with the frog:
But as I ponder the possibility of Israel’s destruction; as I witness the collaboration in the legacy media with the lies of Hamas; as I hear threats against Jews, not just in the Middle East, not just i…
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Davis,
At this point, all of you are just kicking the half rotted corpse of a well well well dead horse. I would imagine by now, you’ve all restated your extreme, uncompromising stories about how one side is justified in doing atrocious things, are virtuous and the good guys in the story and the others are demonic evil monsters, irredeemable a…
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School November 26th 2023 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 7 months agoReg,
With Zappa dropping smart lyrics and smart melody and smart beats, who would need “smart drops?” 😁
One thing I admired about Zappa (aside from his iconoclastic satire and critique of institutions and versatile music style) was that, while he didn’t care how others ran their lives, as for him and his musical house, he was sober and insisted…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School November 26th 2023 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 7 months agoReg,
Those “Smart Drops” sound like “Cosmic Debris.”
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Jake,
If i answer any of your assertions it turns into a shit show. So I will take the 15th.
What do Unseen’s babblings have to do with Jim Crow restrictions on voting? 😉
Seriously, I know you’re trying to say you’ll take the Fifth three times for good measure, Maybe even drink 3 Fifths to deal with this painful thread. 😵
As you can see…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Robert,
Judging from his behavior, Biden isn’t aware of much of anything, and between him, Trump, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, and John Fetterman, we have changed from a Republic to a Democracy to a Dementia-ocracy. The Peter Principle has long been met and exceeded with the crowd we have governing the United…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Robert,
Oh yeah, Biden winning is questionable. He’s been a nice return to normalcy, and he managed some wins, but he could step aside and allow a field to develop, just to save us from the tangerine Idi Amin.
Normalcy? When Biden has sent Hundreds of $Millions to pro-Hamas “humanitarians” and released $6 Billion in frozen assets to Shia T…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Unseen,
So scoffing and derision are all the pro-Hamas side has against physical evidence?
They’d be laughing if the weapons went off and/or if the MRI were rendered inoperative when innocent patients or even themselves needed the MRI. Maybe Hamas should have thought about all that.
By the way, here’s a report about the weapons behind the MRI.…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Unseen,
What monsters would put firearms and grenades made of ferrous metals in the same room with an MRI that could magnetize them and set them off?
When I was in the hospital, I couldn’t even take keys or a wallet into the same room with the CT and MRI.
Neither competent, innocent life-respecting Doctors nor competent, innocent…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School November 19th 2023 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 7 months agoReg,
The use of Reason to understand the Natural Universe combined with applying that understanding to produce life-serving goods and services is the part of Secularization that creates prosperity.
However, I also understand where tbe causal confusion comes from too. Greater prosperity also encourages and reinforces greater Secularization,…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School November 19th 2023 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 7 months agoUnseen,
No one brought up capital punishment. Strawman aborted with herbicide before the grass could grow out of the ground.
Michael Shellenberger has also condemned what his fellow “Progressive” officials have done to destroy U.S. cities as well.
Some people need to know the consequences of their acts. It doesn’t have to be fatal, though if…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School November 19th 2023 in the forum
Sunday School 2 years, 7 months agoReg and Fellow Unbelievers,
It’s thankless Yeoman’s work, but if it pushes back the frontiers of ignorance by a small degree, it is worth it.
A couple of days ago at work, I gave a couple of TikTok-y girlie co-workers a history and civics lesson while they were dancing around with a U.S. Flag.
They asked me to cite the Pledge of Allegiance, so…[Read more]
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