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General Forum
Oct 12, 2025Oct 2025

Posted by AlanCliffe
I'm looking at the dysfunctional Pioneer receiver on the shelf across from me. I'm tempted to try to get it fixed because it's so good looking. Yes, I'm a visual creature. No question. Most men are. Probably most women too, although, well, it's ...
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General Forum
Aug 20, 2025Aug 2025

Posted by AlanCliffe
Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun, once again, after forty-some years. It holds up. I might be of an age to appreciate it a little more this time around. A thought comes. There seems to be an idea, widespread among fantasy writers but not unknown...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Jun 25, 2025Jun 2025

Posted by Marionville
LIONISE/LIONIZE. - Verb…,give a lot of public attention and praise to someone; treat as a celebrity “modern sportsmen are lionised and feted”. Synonyms; glorify, honour, fete, exalt. Early 19th century: rooted in the idea of the Lion ...
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General Forum
May 28, 2025May 2025

Posted by AlanCliffe
Finally reading Walter Kaufmann's Nietzsche bio cover to cover. Maybe it's timely that I'm getting to it now. Nietzsche's take on the masses is that they may have more intelligence than chimpanzees, but it's a difference of degree, not, for most, a ...
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General Forum
May 18, 2025May 2025

Posted by AlanCliffe
An aging scribe and weightlifter needed a table. Nothing fancy. Just something suitable for the farmer's carry, the ankle raise, the standing shoulder shrug, and the bent-over dumbbell shrug, for which you need a surface higher than the floor from ...
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General Forum
May 10, 2025May 2025

Posted by AlanCliffe
The Loneliness of the Recruit The world we live in now tells men they are unworthy of love and intimacy over and over. That is, what humans need more than anything else besides food, water, shelter, and perhaps a degree of physical security, is not ...
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Mynd Storm
May 3, 2025May 2025

Posted by Word
Here is an A.I. response to my query about objective and subjective. I understand you're looking for ways to challenge the position that everything is subjective because all information passes through human minds. Here's a thoughtful approach to ...
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Illogical atheists guide for ending Christianity
May 3, 2025May 2025

Posted by WordSticky
Let's explore additional passages that support understanding "Elohim" as a position or title rather than essence: Genesis 1:26-27 "Then Elohim said, 'Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness'... So Elohim created man in His own ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Feb 28, 2025Feb 2025

Posted by Aaron70
I don’t get all this fuss about us being made in the image of some great supernatural being. Any time I look at humans, they always look like monkeys to me….🙈
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Quotes
Feb 6, 2025Feb 2025

Posted by Marionville
“Believe the autocrat, he means what he says. Whenever you find yourself thinking, or hear others claim that he is exaggerating - that is our innate tendency to reach for a rationalisation. This will happen often. Humans seem to have evolved...
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Conservative Bashers And Progressive Pushers
Dec 14, 2024Dec 2024

Posted by johnnyrobish
Top RFK Jr. Lawyer Filed Petition to Revoke Approval for Polio Vaccine It has recently come to light that Aaron Siri, a lawyer closely affiliated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Donald Trump’s pick to head up the U.S. Department of Health and ...
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Just for Laughs
Dec 7, 2024Dec 2024

Posted by Moravian
After birth how long does it take for the eyes to open Cows-- immediately Goats-- 2 hours cats -- after 6 days Dogs-- after 10 days Humans -- after marriage
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Trump Pinata
Oct 20, 2024Oct 2024

Posted by nogod4me
Antonio Brown is Just Embarrassing to Watch. And this is what MAGA exalts. Fact check: Debunking Trump attack on Walz, Minnesota schools say they don’t provide tampons in boys’ bathrooms Facts First: Trump’s claims are false....
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Oct 20, 2024Oct 2024

Posted by snytiger6
LINKWhat Was The First Beverage? - YouTube
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General & Hellos
Oct 20, 2024Oct 2024

Posted by nogod4me
Antonio Brown is Just Embarrassing to Watch. And this is what MAGA exalts. Fact check: Debunking Trump attack on Walz, Minnesota schools say they don’t provide tampons in boys’ bathrooms Facts First: Trump’s claims are false....
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Quotes
Oct 16, 2024Oct 2024

Posted by pedigojr
Interesting idea from a Book, “Fuzz when nature breaks the law” Concerning so called ‘pests,’ “Rodents are a good bellwether. If people can be less cruel to rats if it even crossed their minds to be less cruel to a rat, then things are ...
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Oct 13, 2024Oct 2024

Posted by 1patriot
Let’s have actual, legitimate climate experts answer the question: Is there a climate crisis caused by humans? “There is no climate emergency.” - Declaration signed by 1,860 scientists
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Oct 12, 2024Oct 2024

Posted by 1patriot
The Truth About Climate Change Let the Real Climate Experts Speak We see, hear and read a lot about a ‘human-caused climate crisis leading to imminent extinction of life on the planet.’ We hear about the ‘goal of net zero CO2’ or ‘net zero ...
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Academic (e.g., Science)
Oct 12, 2024Oct 2024

Posted by puff
Please forget the political nature of the example in the link. I posted to talk about AI. It seems AI is being instructed in bias. This means it will never reach its full potential. Instead, we will get a Frankenstein of a system if this is ...
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