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That is not the theory of evolution that is supported by the study of DNA. Here is a science that had to wait until we had the technology, and it goes...
January 29, 2026 at 18:01
What can be the idol of correct information? Science is a process, not a being of any kind. There is no god to please, only right or wrong decisions, ...
January 29, 2026 at 17:14
I am running off to bed and look forward to this discussion and cup of coffee in the morning, but I want to correct something right away. I NEVER SAID...
January 29, 2026 at 05:53
Oh my goodness, is the I important? Why would it be? I do not want to misdirect others with thoughts that do not serve this thread, such as Buddhism a...
January 29, 2026 at 05:19
There is a discussion of "The Crooked Mirror" that will be a perfect way to end my day. AI is not just a way to relieve loneliness; it also fulfills o...
January 28, 2026 at 18:32
Some of us love our cars. We put a lot into our object of love. Some of us love our homes and put a lot into them. I love coming home and calling out ...
January 28, 2026 at 18:06
Oh my, I have to steal one line from AI to respond to what you said. I read that explanation and immediately wish there were a man in my life who coul...
January 26, 2026 at 19:06
Ouch, AI disagrees with you, and so do I because of my understanding of existence. I believe existence is a matter of math and form. I wish we could u...
January 26, 2026 at 18:34
That is an interesting question. Why would a computer act as though it has a will? Or I asked AI, do computers talk to each other only when instructed...
January 26, 2026 at 17:47
AI has changed the power structure worldwide, and our politics have not kept up with our reality. According to Alvin Toffler, the author of Future Sho...
January 25, 2026 at 14:31
What a thing for me to wake up to. :grin: Education is not too long, but it is a lifelong pursuit of happiness that makes our lives rich, even if we d...
January 24, 2026 at 15:28
A Democratic Model for industry has been used since the end of the Second World War. Deming tried to get the US Industry to adopt Deming's 14 points o...
January 23, 2026 at 17:48
I believe there is a connection between reason and morality. We used to read our children stories such as The King With No clothes, The Little Red Hen...
January 23, 2026 at 17:11
I think the working class seizing control of the economy would be like trying to pick up mercury with tweezers. :lol: To get control of mercury requir...
January 21, 2026 at 17:22
Good morning, both of you- With Trump as president, we might have a real-life experiment of what happens when everyone is given a million dollars. I t...
January 21, 2026 at 15:06
When everyone around you believes the dead are resurrected, that makes a resurrection seem possible. Certainly, the Egyptians believed in resurrection...
January 19, 2026 at 18:42
Whenever someone has control of a resource that others need, there can be a need for support. When I am asked "how do I direct your call", I snap back...
January 17, 2026 at 14:41
Thank you sooo much. I don't know if any nation has a vocabulary that is better for explaining our experiences. For us, with English, it is often very...
January 17, 2026 at 14:30
Thank you. I did not realize this until technology started marginalizing seniors and other technologically disadvantaged people. Somewhere in this thr...
January 17, 2026 at 14:19
Well, folks, let us all trash the world and deny any responsibility for what is happening, because someone in the past did a bad thing, so there is no...
January 17, 2026 at 13:45
Oh, nicely said. What you said is that the problem today is that we are lost in the crowd. Our moral basis was dependent on knowing eachother and havi...
January 13, 2026 at 01:32
:heart: Do you know she knows how to go online and get the information she needs? Excellent! I studied gerontology at the university and thought I kne...
January 13, 2026 at 00:53
Good luck with that one. I think people tend to be unaware of their emotional response. If a salesperson tells me something is a limited-time offer or...
January 13, 2026 at 00:37
I want to address disabilities because yesterday was a terrible day for me and I don't know if I should give up or push forward. Two things concern me...
January 11, 2026 at 16:12
We have transportation for medical needs, and we pay for it in part by taxing cigarettes. I guess that might be socialism. I don't want everyone to kn...
January 11, 2026 at 15:28
No problem figuring out why it is religious organizations filling a social need. They have an organization and only need to add to what they are doing...
January 10, 2026 at 15:29
It has occurred to it has become popular for speakers to emphasize the points they want people to remember. I watch videos about history, and the spea...
January 10, 2026 at 15:01
I am not good at that. :chin: I think I am very sexist, along with my female friends. When we came of age, there was an unquestioned social expectatio...
January 09, 2026 at 15:23
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Trump may have sparked WWIII with his attempts to control Venezuela and impress those who think he needs to look strong and needs to be a winner. You ...
January 08, 2026 at 16:57
I created a thread titled War for the discussion that is for and against war. I am wondering Ben, where were you during the US and Cuban missile crisi...
January 08, 2026 at 16:29
Wait a minute. Because some prisons have begun educating prisoners by using the classics, we know these novels can change lives. We know Kennedy faced...
January 08, 2026 at 15:32
Much better! :grin: Thank you. Yes, humans can act badly because we are evolved from animals that have automatic reactions. However, this is where phi...
January 08, 2026 at 15:04
If you do not figure out how to be respectful, I will stop reading your post. Why would anyone tolerate being disrespected? That is kind of like eatin...
January 08, 2026 at 14:15
I don't know what you think separates you from the radicals who go on killing rampages, or the good Nazis who believed God is in favor of killing Jews...
January 04, 2026 at 14:51
Ah, excuse me I don't see how the story of Ham can have any merit. "story interpreted as explaining the origins of Canaanite servitude and used histor...
January 03, 2026 at 21:06
Excuse please, but we did not support these values. We did not see the truck coming. Eisenhower warned us, but we were too young to be politically con...
January 03, 2026 at 20:37
You said so much, and I am a bit overwhelmed, so I am reducing what you said to this paragraph. I chose this statement because it directly hits upon a...
January 03, 2026 at 19:19
I watched a good youtube explanatiion of climate change, and true, our planet has experienced climate change but you should not stop there. Ice ages h...
January 01, 2026 at 20:12
Are you a powerless human being? If a wrong is being done, do you have any responsibility to resolve the problem? Sure, ignorance is bliss, but as hum...
January 01, 2026 at 19:02
Sorry, I have to use AI to pull the rug out from under the argument you made. I did not single out Mormons when addressing racism, and I want to use a...
January 01, 2026 at 18:48
Astorre, thank you for the compliments. I will try to live up to them. Hopefully that will be so. I wish most of us wanted facts, but that is not what...
January 01, 2026 at 18:30
Yes, ideas do have properties, and if we could use AI, I would gladly do so. I can not use AI, so I will ask you to Google "properties of ideas". The ...
January 01, 2026 at 17:11
Is that explained in your paper? For so many years, we specialized and lost the benefits of knowing a lot about many things. The different sciences ar...
December 31, 2025 at 18:47
This has repeatedly happened throughout history, and I feel very angry about that. We all know Galileo's struggle to increase our knowledge of the uni...
December 31, 2025 at 18:31
They will probably outgrow their preference for the mystical. I will quote one fact from AI to add weight to what I have said. "Younger adults (18-30s...
December 31, 2025 at 17:49
I am not sure that we can not weigh our thoughts. A thought about fairies and unicorns would not weigh much. However, the thought of a nuclear war tha...
December 31, 2025 at 17:29
Would you please share your source of information so I can think about it? Here is one source of information that is respected.
December 31, 2025 at 16:36
Just imagine what the concept of nothing could do to our understanding of everything. We might even become humble about what we think we know. What if...
December 31, 2025 at 16:32
Unfortunately, we can not use AI, which explains why Sumerians and Mayans had a symbol that served as a space holder, but the symbol did not serve us ...
December 31, 2025 at 16:05
3 dimensions are necessary for the manifestation of energy to take form.
December 31, 2025 at 15:40