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  1. It's just one form of meaning making and born from the desire to belong. Which is a very human thing.
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  2. Very likely but there’s really no excuse for it in most of the modern world, yet it still exists. There’s nothing wrong with that perspective it matches well with much of what academia has had to say. It does make me wonder if the genius who came up with calling us Homo sapiens, ie. wise man, should have thought that through a bit longer as we’re evidently not as wise as we think sometimes. cormac
    3 points
  3. You taking him in when he's stripped of his powers? ya'll can have slumber parties, log in together and be egregious together!
    3 points
  4. Will, perfection is elusive due to its inherently subjective nature, varying across individuals, cultures, and contexts. This subjectivity highlights the absence of a universal standard for perfection, making it a concept that is constantly shifting and evolving. The idea of perfection implies a static state of flawlessness and permanence, yet the impermanent, ever-changing nature of existence challenges the notion of a fixed ideal. Human limitations, biases, and errors further complicate the pursuit of perfection, as our subjective experiences and cognitive limitations shape our understanding of the concept. In other words, the dynamic, subjective, and paradoxical nature of perfection as Cormac once again nailed it, suggests that achieving a universally accepted, immutable state of flawlessness remains a distant ideal in a world characterized by change and imperfection.
    3 points
  5. Will, you are projecting. You have a habit of this. It is you who prefers to lie, not Mac.
    3 points
  6. Love this, what an intelligent point. Thank you X.
    3 points
  7. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas avoided public outrage for years by not disclosing billionaire gifts. However, the move violated long-standing ethics laws. New information about why he received gifts raises questions. Legal experts suggest Justice Thomas may have avoided tax laws on such donations. However, Thomas has insisted that the gifts were innocent gestures from friends. Yet, he received many gifts after threatening to resign over the justices’ low salaries. One of Thomas’s vacation companions mentioned that they gave the money to supplement the justice’s “limited salary.” According to experts, if these benefits were to supplement Thomas’s regular pay and retain him on the court, they might be a taxable transaction instead of a gift. By choosing not to disclose such transactions publicly, Thomas evaded tax. He prevented watchdog groups from informing tax-enforcement officials about the potential issue in real-time. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to Face Lawsuit for Tax Fraud and Ethics Violations (msn.com)
    2 points
  8. From their perspective it might not have been seen as lies. Even dreams were a mystery. How someone today has a lucky quarter, they might have had a etched bone on a necklace. Plus the cognitive shift from asking a hunting god may have lead to a sharper and more specific mental focus. Like noticing game much easier. Very similar to the quarter experiment I've brought up a few times. Even the idea that God watches and judges can be seen as a form of self-imposed self regulation. By holding themselves to a higher standard. I also think that gods reflect certain desire, such as god is love. That God is just a condensed version of what a person wants, unconditional love. So they talk to this God, commune, etc. Just to get that emotional fulfillment. I know I'm not an academic in this stuff. So my perspective is solely my own. Flaws and all. Edit: A better link. https://integralchurch.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/the-thinker-and-the-prover/
    2 points
  9. Don’t do it on my account. They’re both unresolved questions IMO. At its core I think many WANT to be lied to as reality with all its unknowns scares the hell out of them. cormac
    2 points
  10. Common sense should have come into play at some point. After all, how many verifiable deities have come from the heavens imparting their expectations on humanity since we became behaviorally and cranio-morphologically modern, ie. In the last 100,000 years? Exactly ZERO! Evidently common sense wasn’t so common. cormac
    2 points
  11. The claim that some UFOs are extraterrestrial space ships makes it part of the paranormal. Remember this link i gave you 3 pages back.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal UFOlogy is right there with ghosts and Bigfoot. A UFO is simply something flying around that cant be identified, there is nothing else attached to it. ...and sure, life on other planets seem possible. Understand now?? - My God its like talking to a crackhead
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  12. I see it more like, the impermanent ,ever-changing nature of existence, IS it’s perfection. Can anything come to be without change? A static state .. flawless? permanent? A static state would be. .static. Nothing more?
    2 points
  13. You’re a clever man.
    2 points
  14. Because it is. Do you seriously STILL not know what a straw man argument is??!! I explained it TWICE and even posted a link for you!! 😄
    2 points
  15. A little history. The Proto-Indo European Supreme deity, Dyeus Phater (Sky Father) probably started out as a pantheistic concept. This deity was called Tengri/Tangra (Eternal Blue Sky) by the Turkic-Mongolians and later became Tian (The Heavens) to the Chinese. It wasn't personified into Zeus and Jupiter until much later when the IE entered Europe.
    2 points
  16. You have to be skeptical to rule out mundane answers first but I've found your gut feeling is usually right.
    2 points
  17. That’s exactly it, such a deity should it exist need only initiate Creation and all the laws that govern its continuance and essential step back and watch the universe run. There’s absolutely nothing that requires such a deity taking a vested interest in us, that’s entirely human ego that needs a reason to be seen as somehow special. From a universal perspective we’re not! cormac
    2 points
  18. Good riddance. Dude is a bummer. We need better people in positions of authority.
    2 points
  19. Yep... this is about as good as any other "proposed explanation" around here good job :)
    2 points
  20. Thank you to 8ty and LG for inspiring this thread. 💖 This discussion invites participants to explore the dynamic shifts and evolving perspectives within religious thought and belief systems, particularly in relation to the questioning and reevaluation of traditional God constructs in modern contexts. The focus is on critically examining why established religious notions of God are encountering scrutiny or resistance in today's society, participants are encouraged to engage in a thoughtful exploration of the changing landscape of faith, spirituality, and religious identity. What fundamental qualities or attributes of traditional God constructs are facing scrutiny or disbelief to you in modern times, and why do you think these beliefs no longer hold up or do hold up? All thoughts welcome. For me: as an agnostic reflecting on the limitations of monotheistic presentations of God has prompted skepticism about the complexities of divine concepts and the challenges of articulating the ineffable. The tension between human attempts to define or comprehend a singular, transcendent God and the mysteries that lie beyond human cognition undergirds my quest. For me, the inherent limitations have inspired humility, curiosity, and openness to diverse spiritual perspectives and interpretations of god or no god. Engaging with the concept a god beyond human comprehension has helped me to embrace uncertainty, mystery, and wonder. As I navigate the complexities of monotheistic presentations of God and encounter the limitations in human understanding, it has sparked a journey of self-discovery, intellectual inquiry, and growth that has fostered a deeper appreciation for the mysteries and complexities in spite of the incomprehensibility.
    1 point
  21. You are right that the only way to remove a Supreme Court justice is by impeachment and there is absolutely zero chance of Justice Thomas being successfully impeached at this time. It's extremely unlikely it would even pass the majority house vote to even start it and would certainly fail at the 2/3 senate vote.
    1 point
  22. https://fakehatecrimes.org/fakes?page=1 Enjoy
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  23. I don't think it's really about God, but about religious trappings. Spirituality seems to thrive. While I done think that religions offer order, structure, and meaning to a person's life. Like all things there is a limit. Where it starts to control every aspect of their life and has negative effects. I also think this excess leads to the creation of branching ideologies that basically urinate on the birthday cake of faith.
    1 point
  24. No worries, I appreciate the input. 🙂 This guy must be trolling, right... I mean no one can be this thick?!! 😄
    1 point
  25. Perfection is subjective because its definition depends upon one's social, moral, cultural, personal standards, and world-view. cormac
    1 point
  26. Thanks Sherapy, ya, connected to the organic natural eco-world we are part of and see all around us…But, when I say whole , I mean WHOLE.
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  28. Indeed, this is called a god construct, reality tunnel by which you filter your perception through powered by your imagination. Not to say that it doesn’t work for you but it’s anecdotal and subjective it tells us about you, not any god.
    1 point
  29. There are two statements here that are conflicting, one, it’s certain that extraterrestrial life exists, and two, probability tends to 1. probabilities are not certainties, so there exists the probability that your first statement is incorrect. For the record, I agree that the likelihood of ET existing on other worlds is very very likely. This is true, vague, but undeniable. As pointed out, only that second statement is undeniable. Now, I am unclear why you are so fervently defending people who take those 2 statements and add in the third ‘aliens are here’ statement, but you very clearly deny or deliberately leave out the whole issue of interstellar travel. Further to this you totally ignore the facts that the claimant has the burden of proof, add in the mythical nature of the most of the classical encounters. Take Rendlesham as an example. If you believe Rendlesham was a genuine encounter with an alien craft, it’s up to you to eliminate the lighthouse as a cause. This is impossible to do now, like I say, it’s a story that has devolved into the UFO myths. But there exist those that are adamant they know exactly what happened. You may not like ‘Skeptoids’ and ‘Skeptology’ but without those questions all you have is an echo chamber of empty claims being assumed as fact. There is a reason mainstream science sticks to projects like SETI. Every single UFO sighting, claim and story is untestable and unrepeatable. Your defence here is totally dogmatic. As for your defence of our mutual friend who’s belief is perhaps the blindest I have ever experienced, I suggest you take some time to read over some of the other recent threads.
    1 point
  30. Every single one of them are skeptical to the paranormal... the claim that some UFOs are ET on a visit. The reason is very simple - The evidence is to weak.
    1 point
  31. The truth is they will adopt it because since the United States is adopting this weapon the rest of NATO will follow. As far as, the ammunition being expensive, I don't think that it is really a consideration because each country will produce their own ammunition anyway. The surplus of 5.56 mm will be sold along with the M4 rifles. It's really about time they retired the M16, M16A1, and the M4 series rifles, they have always been a problem mechanically. The chambering has always been a little too tight which caused them to jam easily if exposed to dirty conditions. Hopefully, the new rifle will have taken that into consideration and frequent jamming will no longer be a problem in any conditions! Like the AK-47, you can literally throw an AK into a mud puddle take it out and it will continue to fire unabated. I have also never heard of a 327 Magnum until today. I can't see why it would be a big seller though because the 357 Magnum is already a proven gun along with the 44 Magnum. peace my friend
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  32. Trump stays silent on detained U.S. reporter as he avoids criticizing Putin (March 29, 2024) Former president Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has made no public statements on Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held for one year without formal charges or a trial. Asked directly to clarify Trump’s position on Friday, his campaign did not respond to requests for comment. Trump has consistently gone out of his way to avoid criticizing Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Trump himself routinely demonizes reporters with terms such as “the enemy” and “criminals. His silence stands out among bipartisan condemnation of the detention and calls for Gershkovich’s release. The Journal’s editorial board, whose page Trump is known to read, noted the exception on Tuesday, pointedly asking, “Why the silence, sir?” The Journal commemorated the anniversary of Gershkovich’s arrest Friday by leaving a blank space on the newspaper’s front page Even Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host who has been among the harshest critics of Ukraine and mostly sympathetic to Putin, concluded his interview with the Russian dictator in February by asking for Gershkovich’s release. Putin’s response was noncommittal. Trump stays silent on detained U.S. reporter as he avoids criticizing Putin - The Washington Post
    1 point
  33. Three?! 😄 Check this out! List of scientific skeptics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_skeptics Its in all serious scientists nature to be skeptical.. especially when it comes to claims about the paranormal. You are missing the point AGAIN... They are all agreeing with Dunning when it comes to UFOs and ET visitation! Get it?!! 😄 Skyeagles spamming... all that is laughed out of court by each and everyone on that list. Did you check their credentials (that is what you initially asked for) Some of the smartest, well educated people..extensive understanding in many relevant fields of science... right... agreeing with your "criminal" Dunning. Imagine that. 😁
    1 point
  34. Twice a year, around a third of the world's countries perform a hotly-debated ritual: meddling with time to create longer summer evenings and brighter winter mornings. The US, the UK, and most of Europe implement Daylight Savings Time (DST), which involves pushing the clocks forward by an hour for the spring, then pulling them back by an hour to regular Standard Time in the autumn. But the ancient Romans had no such system – instead, they practised the long-forgotten art of seasonal hour-stretching. Just like we do today, the ancient Romans divided up each day into 24 units – but for the vast majority of the year, they were not of equal length. All the daylight hours were divided by 12, all year round. This meant that at the peak of summer, when the Sun is up for longest, an hour took 75 minutes during the day, and just 45 minutes at night. In the middle of winter, meanwhile, when daylight was in shortest supply, the pattern was reversed – and during the day an hour occupied just 45 minutes. Full article at BBC Future
    1 point
  35. I hope that they can get rid of this illegal prick. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-migrant-went-tiktok-viral-urging-others-squat-peoples-homes-arrested-ice
    1 point
  36. Your right man, currently there are far too many of these White-Collar Criminal!!!!!!!!!!!
    1 point
  37. Some good news. Afternoon prayers on the third Friday of Ramadan ended at the Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the Jerusalem Old City Temple Mount, with the Israel Police reporting they passed without incident. Eleven people were arrested in the Old City for alleged chants of incitement, but that was it. https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-third-straight-week-ramadan-prayers-at-temple-mount-pass-without-incident/ This despite ISIS' call for the massacres of Christians and Jews in Israel (and elsewhere), and despite Hamas telling its followers to “participate urgently in defending Al-Aqsa Mosque against the aggression that lurks in these critical times.”
    1 point
  38. The nerve of some people... You reap what you sow...I guarantee several of these women have voted for policies that have attributed to their unfortunate events in the city.
    1 point
  39. Mystery solved I'd like to see the rodfather explain his way out of this one.he might also want to explain why he keeps telling everyone he's Scottish.
    1 point
  40. Pfft. Sammy the Bull was too late. Orange Man was bought and paid for by the FSB a decade before.
    1 point
  41. A photography firm has apologised after parents were offered a choice of whether they wanted class photos with or without pupils with complex needs. Parents at Aboyne Primary School in Aberdeenshire complained after being sent a link from Tempest Photography. The company said it deeply regretted any upset it had caused and "sincerely apologised" to affected families. It said it was "not standard procedure" and it was taking the matter very seriously. Tempest, one of the UK's largest school photography firms, said it had spoken to the photographer involved. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-68693874
    1 point
  42. I'm not defending or apologising for anyone! Just pointing out that you're being illogical. But at least you admit you're not interested in finding the truth
    1 point
  43. It's not the first time something like this has happened. It's so many kinds of wrong, I don't even know where to start. Shame on them.
    1 point
  44. We can thank the UNRWA for much of that. If you haven't already done so, I suggest you read the article I posted in the Israel accuses UN staffers of involvement in Hamas' Oct 7 terror attacks topic thread. It outlines how UNRWA textbooks were pivotal in radicalizing generations of Gazans: https://www.timesofisrael.com/unrwa-textbooks-were-pivotal-in-radicalizing-generations-of-gazans-watchdog/
    1 point
  45. Context is everything. How does defrauding Ebay affect your knowledge about mysterious phenomenon? That's like arguing (for example) that we should dismiss Bill Watt's account of a UFO sighting in 1996 because in 2007 he was convicted of drink driving so he can't have been a relaiable witness. Non sequitur.
    1 point
  46. One of the problems of having a terrorist group that blends in with, and is supported by, members of the local population, is the risk of its members hiding among civilians and moving to safe locations along with them. That's why your suggestion of a location with no tunnel entrances is an important one.
    1 point
  47. In order to modify that hill, you've either got one person or family working on a site (like the Crazy Horse memorial, which has been working since 1948 and is still a very long way from completion because it's being worked by only a few ... see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_Memorial) OR you have to have tens of thousands of people working on the site for a very short time. Either scenario leaves a pretty big footprint - burned bones, cooking tools, axes and hoes, etc, etc. In addition, if you're modifying an area then the trimmed off rock (spoil) has to go somewhere. It will have quarrying marks on it (marks from the tools breaking apart the rocks.) That's a big hill... so part of the scenario means they're walking for several miles with loads of rejected rock to dump it somewhere, No, they can't just toss it downslope and hope for the best; that makes more work when they clear the next lower level. So, as they say, "that's gonna leave a mark." Also, there's nothing magical about pyramids. Mother Nature does them all the time. The idea the people get together just to build a horking great pyramid on a sudden whim (without any intermediate steps or any real cultural reason) doesn't seem logical.
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  48. Cut her some slack. The Borg destroyed her home world.
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