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Well, no. (In my case anyway.) In practical terms ... People don't often say they assent to neverending damnation, that I know of; seems almost comica...
December 30, 2021 at 16:17
, church affiliation has been decreasing in the US Oct 17, 2019 · In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace Dec 14, 2021 · About Three-...
December 30, 2021 at 15:11
Introducing the ... Journal of Universal Rejection reprobatio certa :down: hora incerta The founding principle of the Journal of Universal Rejection (...
December 30, 2021 at 06:05
, you don't think realizing that neverending damnation is immoral could cause a belief revision of some sort (contra voluntarism)? Maybe, maybe not, g...
December 29, 2021 at 23:45
Why do you say that? What did early Christians (before 400) believe about hell and eternal punishment? Anyway, it's fairly clear that people have beli...
December 29, 2021 at 02:40
:o Dallas QAnon Cultists Are Drinking Toxic Chemicals from A Communal Bowl, Family Says (Dec 20, 2021) Thought it was a joke, but it seems to be true.
December 29, 2021 at 01:06
Noticed that as well. Has it become politically incorrect to criticize assent to neverending damnation? :brow: Lewis' note is fairly specific (sometim...
December 28, 2021 at 15:46
Don't Look Up is a dark comedy, an apocalyptic "satirical science fiction film" (quoting Wikipedia), that might be seen as a note on today's culture, ...
December 25, 2021 at 02:27
Uhm... @"Isaac", going by comments, I honestly wouldn't want you as a pandemic manager, but I might want you on a team going after unethical business ...
December 24, 2021 at 15:20
If Christians believe that the Biblical Yahweh/Jesus has set out what they should think and do or what's in/correct, then interpretation becomes a ris...
December 24, 2021 at 15:03
Goodie, let's keep up our pandemic stomping efforts. :up: Containing, tracking, learning, ... Dec 01, 2021 WHO recommends malaria vaccine for children...
December 23, 2021 at 01:51
I think this image is accurate enough for lay-persons: /uploads/resized/files/09/y354pralbf3xuich.png Please let me know if you spot anything.
December 22, 2021 at 14:09
, everybody knows about the contemptible scandals, and that they ought to be dealt with. Meanwhile we have a pandemic to deal with, which is kind of i...
December 22, 2021 at 14:05
We could speak of an experience and of the experienced. Sometimes they're the same, other times not. When they're not, we tend to say the experienced ...
December 19, 2021 at 06:24
MIT Professor Warns That Cartels Could Use “Slaughterbots” to Evade Justice This military tech may soon be available to the public. by Noor Al-Sibai D...
December 18, 2021 at 06:29
That could work, though I don't know about large international companies. (Now wait for someone to yell "Communism!", "Theft!" :grin:) Jail time for e...
December 15, 2021 at 22:04
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December 14, 2021 at 21:12
? You yourself quoted And that's definitely not the only time that's been posted. Apparently, one of those things that don't sink in with some people....
December 14, 2021 at 20:55
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December 14, 2021 at 20:33
:up: A good 250 pages in, I wonder how many times repetitions have been posted. Do you think there is some magical spell that stops the virus? It's ab...
December 14, 2021 at 20:02
FYI, Chris (Simpsons artist) has advice • how to wear your mask • coronavirus - how to wash your hands
December 14, 2021 at 06:50
Maybe you missed it, , the same bullshit is definitely still present 90 years on. Right, yeah, the inequalities are problematic and ought be addressed...
December 12, 2021 at 09:31
Nah , not the same, but the bullshit is.
December 12, 2021 at 08:53
What fear and panic is that? Elsewhere I once asked a denier what they'd expect in case of an outbreak. Their response was looting, riots, chaos, viol...
December 12, 2021 at 08:51
Different day in 1930, same bullshit 90 years later: /uploads/resized/files/a5/hybw339kutbmsruo.jpg
December 12, 2021 at 08:41
, what the story doesn't report, is whether the kids and their peers were properly informed. Snatched off the street at gunpoint (like your comments m...
December 11, 2021 at 08:42
... What do you think they were trying to ascertain? Thus, they were off to the quarantine centre, like others, per their protocols. I guess the Aussi...
December 11, 2021 at 06:48
... but didn't get to SARS-CoV-2 containment (and tracking of proliferation vectors)? :brow:
December 10, 2021 at 18:54
December 10, 2021 at 17:40
:grin: Italian man tries to dodge Covid vaccine wearing fake arm (Dec 3, 2021) A new market for silicone prosthetics? "Want to hit the bar scene unvac...
December 10, 2021 at 16:31
Meanwhile ... Canada just legalized recreational pot. Here’s what you need to know (Oct 17, 2018)
December 10, 2021 at 16:11
:up: I guess there's no accounting for adults that haven't grown up. Fortunately others do.
December 10, 2021 at 15:48
:roll: Were they interned in order to send them to the gas chamber? How long were they expected to be interned (and for what intent)? @"NOS4A2", your ...
December 10, 2021 at 15:39
Some are ahead of you: Saudi Arabia's War on Witchcraft (Aug 19, 2013) Saudi religious cops trained to fight magic (Feb 2, 2016) Supernatural magic(k)...
December 09, 2021 at 20:08
— “I din't do nutn'.” — «So you did something?» — “No, I did not do anything.” — «OK, you did nutn'.» An Americanism?
December 09, 2021 at 06:32
Right wing builds its own echo chamber (Axios; Dec 6, 2021) Is there a move towards framing everything in terms of left versus right/conservatives? Ar...
December 08, 2021 at 00:38
32-Year-Old Independent Modern Woman Draws Comics On Her Observations About Society (30 New Pics) (Dec 1, 2021)
December 07, 2021 at 15:35
Much smaller than a human eye: Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain (Nov 29, 2021) doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26443-0
December 01, 2021 at 15:08
, OK, so "child rapist" was just your slant on it, not related to Rittenhouse's goings-and-doings. (Perhaps even to justify the kill (like a "good rid...
November 30, 2021 at 23:03
Did Rittenhouse know him? Do we want kids seeking out such situations, armed with semi-automatics? :down: We have an example here. What's gone awry, a...
November 30, 2021 at 20:47
Biotech is moving: Team builds first living robots—that can reproduce AI-designed Xenobots reveal entirely new form of biological self-replication—pro...
November 30, 2021 at 14:56
'The Metaflower Super Mega Yacht' NFT Sells for a Record $650,000 USD (Nov 24, 2021) 12-Year-Old Earns $400,000 Selling NFTs to Idiots (Aug 26, 2021) ...
November 30, 2021 at 14:27
Call it satire. Or something. , does this direct link work? Or this? It display normally here.
November 29, 2021 at 23:35
/uploads/resized/files/ns/pxal9eqx9y1a268d.jpg In such scenarios, I might want something heavier. Especially for defending my home, but also a deterre...
November 29, 2021 at 21:32
, I think placebos typically are part of trials. Don't think they capture "their psychological state and philosophical outlook" though. Both Robert Da...
November 28, 2021 at 22:50
, just noticed you tagged me, but never got a notice. Maybe a forum bug. Well, hopefully ? just goes away quickly, maybe giving someone a mild flu. :)...
November 28, 2021 at 15:51
Right, energy input is needed for something to do things, riding sunlight seems the most commonly available. Other than that, I was thinking of a rang...
November 28, 2021 at 15:31
Yeah, it was clear enough. Messed up kid in messed up society. (Didn't some cops also tell him to go home?) Then again, doing hard time doesn't seem q...
November 28, 2021 at 07:02
Strictly speaking, the proper expression for existential quantification in mathematics is: p = ?x?S ?x So, x is bound to set S. Neat example. The stat...
November 28, 2021 at 06:40
Quick read: Evolution tells us we might be the only intelligent life in the universe (Oct 18, 2019) More things: There is a chance that life emerged m...
November 28, 2021 at 05:49