(The “cut-to-the-chase” summary, aka TLDR: Sanders and Warren should unite quickly before their opponents can swallow their distaste for each other, a...
Ahh, a guess with an exact date! Nice. (You win the donkey stuffed animal, signed by Jimmy Carter :grin: ). I might be inclined to agree with that thi...
About Elizabeth Warren... I certainly would not mind to see her elected President, and she may have a very good chance at the nomination. She is very ...
Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Much appreciated. :up: What helps me when thinking about these things in particular (or about the past in general) i...
William Rivers Pitt wrote an interesting (and occasionally humorous) editorial article on the Nevada debate. https://truthout.org/articles/elizabeth-w...
I was just wondering about Kamala Harris. Thought that she’d be one of the finalists. But yes, she (or Booker) definitely could be someone’s VP choice...
I’ll say this... if Sanders or Warren wins the upcoming election, then in some strange way I’ll be glad that HRC lost in 2016. (I felt devastated then...
I think that this (or something close) will indeed be the case. Truly hope so anyway. For people like me on the back edge of the sidelines, it doesn’t...
Yes, Pete seemed to cruelly and unnecessarily twist the blade when confronting her about her forgetting the name of Mexico’s President. She looked sho...
Some random impressions about yesterday’s Nevada debate... In terms of composure, confidence, and handling a possible debate with DT (if he would even...
Well, yes... that’s the nightmare scenario, in my opinion. Of the DNC getting cold feet on a hot Bernie and screwing him and his many supporters over ...
Oh yes, definitely! Thanks. Though since as you know DT seems to favor the status quo (according to the article linked below. But who knows what the h...
Speaking of Bernie and cannabis, I have just now seen his recent statements on the issue, as quoted in article below. He wants it “on day one”. :grin:...
If Bernie Sanders gets the nomination, and he unleashes a “recreational pot for entire country” in first week of office plan... well... If Bernie didn...
One day, at a time of growing strife and increasing anxiety, the Goddess of Wisdom incarnated into visible form and approached the great city and lame...
What are we... your mental Kickstarter? Your creative crowdfunding or something? Come back when you have some more posts here about philosophy. Then M...
Quick, set the DVR to record! There’s still time... :grin: Here at least (in midwestern USA) it has been fairly well hyped. Plus one of the US players...
Anyone watching the women’s World Cup? Big match today, England vs USA. I think England will upset the USA, for my money. They’ve looked more dominant...
:up: Yes, those are my general thoughts and feelings as well on the matter. It seems like part of the presidential duties is to be a rubber stamp for ...
Interesting! Any thoughts on how that could be implemented or how it would function? I fail to see the messy problem of two enormous beasts that live ...
Many thought-provoking ideas here, thanks. I guess that one couldn’t have such without at least a little provocation, lol. In trying to sort out the p...
Stranglehold, yes. Could have used that word instead of monopoly in the poll. Cue the Ted Nugent song. Definitely. “You’ll split the vote! You’ll spli...
Thanks for the reply. That covers it nicely: “it does not exist, but it also does not not exist” , as you put it. There are times that words seem to f...
My favorite part of the Gospels is where Jesus lays a logically airtight argument for the existence of God on a crowd of thousands. Then he fed them a...
Q: Which form of government works best? A: Wait a minute... there’s a government somewhere that actually works at all? Q: How many marxists does it ta...
:up: Thanks for the in-depth reply. Much appreciated. Oh yes, not grasping is absolutely central. (Noble Truth #2, the cause of suffering, IIRC). At t...
All thanks to Google images. :smile: Like the saying goes... leave ‘em laughing, and leave ‘em thinking. With a silly avatar, there is a chance for th...
Often the thought occurs to me... usually during a bout of insomnia... do you or I really and truly object to “the way things are”? Do we really want ...
Thanks for your input, as always. I see your point, and wouldn’t necessarily completely disagree. But... with all due respect, your reply could perhap...
Thanks for that. I similarly think that there is some correlation and/or connection between spirit and energy. They both seem to be the invisible “yin...
1. I don’t know. Perhaps. 2. It might depend on who you are asking. 3. Who is the one asking this question? (don’t we all enjoy an answerless koan on ...
Thanks again for the most relevant question. I think the term used to describe this luminous mind or pure consciousness is “the witness”. This refers ...
It was VERY rash of me to say so! Lol. Rash, premature, primative theory about something perhaps indescribable. Almost certainly unprovable. Like a ca...
:up: Consciousness is our truest identity, if we have one at all, I would say. The empty space in which everything else unfolds, if it can even be rou...
Thanks for sharing that. I think our general nature (somewhere in there) is to have enough, no more, no less. Our “cultural conditioning” on the other...
Not in my backyard, dangumit! :mask: I will concede that it is renewable non-fossil fuel that may end up saving us, especially with some improvements....
Yea, nuclear fission energy with all its dangers and radioactive waste, is not really sustainable. And it simultaneously makes me cringe and chuckle w...
@"Janus" (Hope you don’t mind that I’m responding to your post from another similar thread by the same OP here, since this thread is getting more traf...
Agreed. I would propose that each “tecreation” (product of technology) exists within a “spectrum of help or harm”. Some products, like lamps, have ver...
:up: Thanks for that take on the economic situation. Every adjustment to one group affects the whole. It’s mind boggling. I think nearly everyone is r...
Yes, interesting metaphor. A heart clogged with stuff, but desperate for love and a feeling of belonging. Can we be open again? Can we cast off, like ...
I can appreciate the thinking and optimism behind this, and your other posts. And I can see the logic, and partially agree. Science, knowledge, and te...
I’m not a believer in robot saviors-servents either. Not that I think robots will turn into Terminators. It’s the ones pulling their strings, the man ...
Thanks for the insightful post. I might quibble slightly about the US violently imposing its culture. But I get your point that business sets the pace...
As a semi-potty-trained economist, I am inclined to agree with that assessment. A vacuum “Black hole” created by greedy people with their heads up the...
Yes. I would agree. Adding the small point that I don’t think any major shift will happen until “the shit (shift?) hits the fan”. Many want change, an...
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