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This is profound. I've not got much else to say here - but this statement is a clear explication of exactly why an IRist cannot really understand a DR...
January 23, 2026 at 00:39
The argument included the first half of the concept. Please do not ignore half of hte point and then zoom in on something. We're not comparing them. W...
January 23, 2026 at 00:36
These are the assumptions I have absolutely no interest in taking on board. This, and my alternative seem equally plausible. I think it takes someone ...
January 23, 2026 at 00:34
That's a biblical truth, so It's not really an assumption I don't think? But I agree - it makes the whole discussion incoherent.
January 23, 2026 at 00:29
:up:
January 23, 2026 at 00:27
You are not adequately coming into contact with the competing views. Plenty of materialists are religious. Plenty of idealists are religious. But no C...
January 23, 2026 at 00:24
That very much may not be hte case. https://www.ms.now/news/dhs-denies-that-ice-used-a-5-year-old-as-bait-to-catch-his-dad?utm_ Vance has commented, a...
January 23, 2026 at 00:22
Definitely with you there! Semi, but there's an insanely big (defamatory) leap between "babbling" and "senile". That's hte care I was indicating is ne...
January 23, 2026 at 00:13
Sorry, i meant latter, clearly. You haven't said anything that could've drawn me to the alternate. Sorry about that. True - but its a 'win' for a cert...
January 23, 2026 at 00:11
Its seem the DRists among us have retreated into semantic arguments. So be it. Onward we move..
January 23, 2026 at 00:08
I think you're being unnecessarily combative. "publication" is an amorphous concept. Standing in the town square, giving everyone around you a taste o...
January 23, 2026 at 00:06
Excellent :) I was referring the couple of trans threads we were exchanging on. All is well :)
January 22, 2026 at 19:29
I think this, but I also think you're not a clown. Its entirely plausible (and indeed, seems maybe at the 51% probability mark) that it's just the shi...
January 22, 2026 at 19:24
I agree, but its a really interesting potential solution. It would essentially hold all the explanatory power needed. It just.. isn't supported by muc...
January 22, 2026 at 19:13
As someone who lives in NZ, I don't think you have that right. Can you provide the blog?
January 22, 2026 at 19:12
The semantics are. That's all. Extremely obviously.
January 22, 2026 at 19:11
I can't conceive of what you're talking about. The current claims about any kind of widespread racism in the US seem, factually, ridiculous. The tenuo...
January 22, 2026 at 19:09
Because its utterly irrelevant. Secular world views do not claim metaphysical primacy. Religions do. Their inconsistency is damning to them all. Not s...
January 22, 2026 at 19:05
But this appears to be an incorrect analysis of how that works. Light does not appear to you. It enters your eyes and, after some other intermediary a...
January 22, 2026 at 19:04
Is this genuinely something you want to stand behind? Be very careful.
January 22, 2026 at 18:57
No. Not at all on my view. (I think this is a really weird thing to ask though - what does 'deserve' mean here?) It may not be something available to ...
January 22, 2026 at 18:56
I agree with the premise there, but I think your conclusion just falls into the Haters line (this is speculative - I'm not charging you with being a h...
January 22, 2026 at 18:50
Are you not seeing that this is the exact problem? "See what happens" when you use your right to speak 'freely'? It's hard to understand what could su...
January 22, 2026 at 18:48
Morning guys (my time) - I have to say, I am disappointed in my response earlier. Not conceptually, but I was rushing to leave work and I did not take...
January 22, 2026 at 18:44
With this, I fully agree. But the videos are clear. I can't understand why you'd need one. Its clear. I cannot have a discussion with someone who is t...
January 22, 2026 at 04:01
Its a description of the events which were filmed from multiple angles Mikie. Can you at least see that you're not approaching this in good faith, giv...
January 22, 2026 at 01:33
For those of us trying their best to stay outside the "I hate Trump and "I hate Europe/liberals/opposition" circles, tihs just seems like the exact in...
January 22, 2026 at 01:33
Yes, this is the crux, I think between Banno's approach (which is sound, i don't want to sounds dismissive. I just htink its wrong and Mine (and i pre...
January 22, 2026 at 01:30
No real need - not offended. Just figure if we're to get on better than we have previously this would be good :) Something I'll throw out: I spent abo...
January 22, 2026 at 00:22
Not jaded at all. I just live in the real world now. I am a very happy, spiritual person. I would refrain from such assumptions.
January 22, 2026 at 00:19
You're wrong. All MSM is absolute nonsense to me. Entertaining sometimes, but otherwise useless. I don't understand how you can make unfounded assumpt...
January 22, 2026 at 00:16
Yes ma'am, years ago. More poetry/lyrics since then (to the present day) but certainly a few short stories and what not previously when I was younger ...
January 22, 2026 at 00:05
Yeah, that's why the short term part is relevant there. He clearly can't think past his nose (or, at the very least, thinks it's a good idea to appear...
January 22, 2026 at 00:03
Its not clear at all, which is why i asked LMAO. What you're claiming doesn't make any sense. Your account is literally indirect. You are claiming tha...
January 21, 2026 at 19:24
I aware that this is an entirely inaccurate description of what goes on with ICE. As for Renee Goode, it was an horrific event. 100% Granted. However,...
January 21, 2026 at 19:18
It is certainly true that Art does that. I think mixing historical interest with Art, without delineating adequately isn't great. Myth-making seems to...
January 21, 2026 at 19:13
Because from an America first perspective, these are untenable bases for making geopolitical decisions. I can't really say much more than that. It's a...
January 21, 2026 at 19:11
Is the suggestion that whatever the case, countries need to stick to their agreements? I understand i need to divest of talking about Trump here, but ...
January 21, 2026 at 00:57
Just a clarifying point: Are you saying that the astronomer looking through a scope (or, lets go further: having generated an image from mathematical ...
January 21, 2026 at 00:53
Hmm. A couple of things to sort out there...The first seems the strongest to me, but is also, you should note, a clarification on the example - not re...
January 21, 2026 at 00:51
Which, as should have been clear, doesn't seem to me to be a move open to anyone playing this game. It's a form of setting aside the issue. Which i'm ...
January 21, 2026 at 00:45
No, i mean quite explicitly falsities. I understand the pull to dress the past up with a bit more aplomb than it actually contained - ancient people's...
January 21, 2026 at 00:37
Yes quite true. These are just particularly both pernicious and unreasonable.
January 21, 2026 at 00:35
Oh, I agree. The concept of mass delusion was just a point in space. It's not hte crux. The point was just that these believers will understand a conc...
January 20, 2026 at 19:29
My man. Dick Gregory is another great name, doing similar things at the time. Currently listening to so much Country stuff. Sad bois talking about tra...
January 20, 2026 at 19:24
No. Not even close to being in the realm of the same vicinity as being strong enough. William Lane Craig is probably the best example for why: It rest...
January 20, 2026 at 19:16
At risk of us running into a circular arena again, that does seem to be the case. We don't. And we can't (on that view, anyway. I'm at least partially...
January 20, 2026 at 19:10
Good post. I think one slight spanner here is that not only do governments change (thinking long term) somewhat radically (in context - not radical in...
January 20, 2026 at 19:06
That doesn't follow. The sensory data of the ship is (repeat oneself). Entering a new form into a straight descriptor doesn't really work. If you're t...
January 20, 2026 at 19:03
Ok, thanks for clarifying. Would probably still reject that.
January 20, 2026 at 18:58