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Shawn, Sorry to add to your misery, but a bad pig can also be a pig that died of swine flu and is overdue to be buried in the hot moist summer's sunli...

Is it all just dependent on point of view, whether it's wars, pigs,schoolboys or answers to questions? Or is it a balance of povs? If it is a balance,...

Keith, Good. Keep the thread on topic. encouraging smile

Javi, And then there was the Brits vs Icelandic fishing war with "shots actually fired". Troublesome, nationalism in Europe, at times! sin seer smile

Javi, Another interesting ( to some) news/fact( of course) regards Denmark was the recent physical attack on their Prime Minister. Luckily, as you men...

Hanover, "I warn you.....sexually inappropriate joke." Duly (and dully) noted. However, shouldn't "forcemeat" be better named "forcedmeat"? innocent s...

In some places, i.e. not necessarily here, "cold cuts" referred to "6 of the best" across the palm of the hand, left or right hand ( your choice) but ...

Google Lense may not be entirely accurate...surprise, surprise...... Failed to identify the lupins,unless the USA has renamed lupins ...Beluga lentils...

Tzeentch, Nihilists would/could live short " living proof(s) of the...........". smile. Tom Storm, Glad that's cleared up.:grin:

Sorry, perhaps "...interpreting from.."rather than "...guessing at..." is a better expression by way of explanation.

Surprised by your reaction. Merely agreeing that philosophic understanding is best served by examination of the expressed thoughts than guessing at th...

With about the same proportions of water to organic matter. Hope the flavour's different, or China now has an extra can-able and exportable resource. ...

Boiled red lentils are yellow like certain rivers in flood.

Tom Storm, If this analogy to your overall answer to Shawn's question is acceptable... play the ball, not the man... then.... agreed.

Shawn, Your thread question may become moot if ever AI becomes refined/enhanced to the point of producing/remixing different philosophies into "origin...

Thought thought Thought thought, but Thought only thought Thought thought. Any thoughts? smile not at one's own expense.

Shawn, "This is a mother pig." Or a sow with piglets? Please pig-illucidate. Smile porcinely if you wish.

No, not telling you to p.ss off. Just twisting one of what may been seen as "insufficiently recognized" literary techniques that was displayed. smile

Hanover, The lack of acknowledgement of your "forgot my birthday" baited hook suggests a collusion of parties on the s/box? Perhaps, teamed with the e...

Any connection between the medical question/s and the steak and port (and sweets) pics? Apart from the obvious?..... smile like it's meant.

Or...."Gone to New Caledonia to see a young Scotsmon".... Smile like you mean it.

immigrants .....emigrants...... which ever..... settlers new to the country. Word for the wise. Come by plane not by boat or you are not welcome..... ...

Benkei, Check out Australia. A bit like the USA,but dialed to the political Left. Plenty of opportunities for wealth improvement, decent social safety...

Improving critical thinking, ethical awareness and reasoning skills are admirable aims, but are they likely to stifle or discourage imagination, later...

Fannel Jesus No paradox with the old lady. Just different periods of the past in her life. Won't a better paradox be if set in the present tense. Just...

Sorry Fishfry, Never in memory, has "pure" mathematics been of such interest as now. Feel like you've open a window and there's a gale blowing in, her...

Fishfry Fair enough. Nothing new of interest, comes to mind. Apart from adding negative l c omega with (to?) (positive) l c omega and getting the same...

Fishfry Yes,very helpful.Thank you for taking the time. Which begs the question, (smile) how, if it's possible, would "the lower case omega" concept o...

Fishfry Is minus one a natural number? And, is zero a natural number? Mathematicians' mathematics is not a strong suit for some. sad smile at one's ow...

Keystone Fair enough re: potential vs actual infinity. Will continue reading the thread hoping to learn. smile Still wrestling with how there can be a...

Perhaps, when translating from mathematical to non-maths usage, infinity acquires an extra qualification i.e. potentiality, which is required to make ...

Hanover Thanks.Well nuanced short article. Can relate to rabbitholes considering divergency of views / interpretations whenever religion is discussed....

Infinity minus one equals infinity Would the above qualify as a paradox, or just be silly in "the" non abstract and possible realm but fit into the ab...

Question for any of the resident lawyers, particularly Hanover... How is the Hebrew "law" of :speedy" entire body burial reconciled with autopsy pract...

Lioino... Yr appreciation duelly noted, with a smile and a possibly deliberate spelling "mistake". another smile. ssu.... Why do you think "...the who...

Thank you, Benkei.

Yes,what is the current situation? Anyone the wiser? History supports/ highlights/encourages ssu's line of questions. Individuals may "frown" at their...

Does a certain/particular mindset/frame of mind matter? If "yes", is it because mindset (may?) influences the quality of those philosophic thoughts? I...

Sorry to spoil this thread's 8 yr history of 0 replies, but yr propositional layout is too important/tantalizing to ignore. "Brighter minds" are proba...