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I question not so much my system of belief, as acknowledge that there is a great deal that I do not know, and, taking that into account, recognize tha...

Exactly the same in Canada. The people that are deciding to close businesses, and gyms, and stop children's sports, mandating everyone to stay in thei...

And if I am getting paid 24/7 I will be more inclined to follow company policy 24/7. Outside of that, pass on policy. I do not require my employees to...

Fraud is only fraud if it is not done by the government, then it is a policy. A slick sales pitch (fraud) has always been used by whoever needs it and...

I see the logo and think "Aww, they kinda fucked that apple symbol forever."

You ARE the centre of your universe. There is no other way perspective could work. You are the centre of your universe in that everything is identifie...

Very much so.

The dark unrequited romance of those contemplating suicide comes to mind, again, more common in the younger population.

I would suggest that, to the romantic, the object of their affection is perhaps equally important to them, or more valuable, than the cosmic. Hence th...

Thanks! And yet oddly appealing...

Pretty much, yep. But not just State side eh. Same crap up here. No regard to the collateral damage of the lockdown, or the environmental damage of al...

Exactly. Time is a construct created by people to allow us to track the moments of our lives. It usually works fairly well, let's us stay organized an...

Are they though? I mean, really? Am I still considered to be well intentioned if I make a mistake and then cling to that mistake, insisting on repeati...

So: Everyone always gets infected, immune people never clean the environment (so I assume compromised people also do not clean the environment) and th...

Here is my deja vu theory: your future self is sending memories back to you so that you are better able to pick your path into your preferred future, ...

I am going with God can do anything and has no bounds, otherwise, not God. As far as illogic and seeming contradictions: Platypus. I think they are aw...

Clearly you have never left anyone in the woods before, people last a lot longer than you think. Also, there is a hell of a lot more in the woods than...

I like Peterson by and large. He captures many of the flaws I see around me rather well. Hard to fault him for being observant.

I read your explanation of purpose. I filed it under "rape the planet some more and then move to a new planet and repeat" Category of positions. The b...

And yet so accurate. Those who are intolerant of intolerance. Figure that out.

I can't, and let's face it, I won't bother, explain it to you. Feel free to not respond to my posts, your responses cheapen the forum.

Lovely story. Pointless and added nothing to the discussion. Thanks for that.

General question: with respect to the impact of social distancing and the lockdown, has anyone mentioned what the plan will be when the numbers of peo...

One would no be able to prove what the unexplained difference in weight is, only that it does indeed exist within a living body. The interpretation of...

Bah. So what? Make friends with the abyss and carry on.

The changes of pressure would not affect overall weight of the body, only gas distribution. Clarke should have known that. 21 grams of gas is a lot of...

It will never take hold, agreed. We have no real leadership in government, so no one will inspire us as a populace to face the pandemic unfalteringly....

Momento.

Not at all difficult to do today, were the experiment to get past the ethics board. I believe what was done back then was the patient was placed on to...

I would respond that said man is an inept, but evil man. Electing to do evil, failing at it, thereby accomplishing good, is still evil, as action and ...

I have no problem letting people make their own choices, far from it. However, my question remains: If a man desires to do evil, but does good out of ...

I wouldn't put too much stock in the wikipedia source, but as I mentioned previously, it has been awhile since I did any research on it. However, swea...

hence the reason that Belgium and the Netherlands have what is referred to as suicide-tourism. North Americans go there, spend a few months, or maybe ...

I suppose normal depends on your local demograph. I can think of far more people that would rather succeed or have their kids feel hope for the future...

Don't do restrictions: lesser evil. My vote. It will be messy, it will leave a mark, and it will not be popular, but it will be over relatively quickl...

Something to consider: there is more to life than meets the eye. At the turn of the 20th century (1900-ish) an experiment was conducted to weigh peopl...

I was going more with the original, but if you prefer yours, fill your boots.

I usually consider "natural selection" to be based on an agent which occurs within the natural environment, personal choice included in that environme...

Umm...No, the infections are not the "Collateral damage", they are direct damage from the virus. The Collateral damage is the damage caused by the loc...

Sorry but it's a ridiculous premise. "we will do massive collateral damage, requiring generations to rebuild. Lives will be lost, economies will colla...

so you checked with those under 80?

I have studied viral growth rates and patterns. Covid is just another virus in a petrie dish. A big petrie dish to be sure, but still, same growth cur...

Has anyone thought to actually ask those under 80? or ask those over 80 if they feel they are worth the sacrifice being made by others? I know I would...

Ah the voice of reason. I love it.

Thanks for the site. Good data. I notice that there are 16 countries with numbers worse than Sweden. Your position is that none of them have any preca...

I am not claiming best case scenario. I suspect the end number of casualties will be the same. The time it takes to get there is in question, as is th...

Name calling isn't helpful. So here are my stats, using Johns hopkins number as of two minutes ago. Canada: 1 death per 40 infections. Lots of precaut...

South Dakota did very little in terms of restrictions, not that they are doing well, but they are not doing particularly bad either. Which illustrates...

Yep. I am fairly sure I don't want to know everything the government is keeping tabs on.

Well I am not concerned about the virus, so that's one down. I admit the civil unrest isn't appealing, although it is bubbling here too. Your income t...