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- Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: The God of Spinoza
- Replies: 5
- Views: 308
Re: The God of Spinoza
Drawing on my philosophy courses over 50 years ago, I believe Spinoza described god as the infinite natural force that exists at the base of all and acts as it must act. God is part of everything, and everything is a part of god, but he saw god as constrained to act within the natural world as the n...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: SCOTUS arguments on presidential immunity
- Replies: 15
- Views: 552
Re: SCOTUS arguments on presidential immunity
And as for Could trump be a dictator if he was elected again? I would have to answer, I doubt it; I do not think he has the necessary skills/intelligence to be come a dictator (I guess he could be the figurehead of a dictatorial cabal, but that is different, and given his behavior, I doubt such a ca...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Arts
- Topic: 40 years ago?????
- Replies: 5
- Views: 353
Re: 40 years ago?????
And just like Tokyo was saved again and again from the atomic monsters (Godzilla, Rodan, that flying turtle [ETA--Gamera. I Iooked it up], ...), we have been saved again and again from the evil specters (not to be confused with Spectre, from which we have been saved by the actions of a numbered man)...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: SCOTUS arguments on presidential immunity
- Replies: 15
- Views: 552
Re: SCOTUS arguments on presidential immunity
It's well worth a listen, if only to see how most of the justices hold the presidency in higher regard than I think is wise. The idea of some sort of immunity appears to be thought of as necessary for the president to do his/her job--this even came through with the government attorney. I personally ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Giuliani Sinks Even Lower.....
- Replies: 1
- Views: 200
Re: Giuliani Sinks Even Lower.....
After Trump, Rudy is the one person I would love to see get a prison sentence; and, unlike with Trump (for reasons I have previously posted and won't go into here), I think there is a legitimate chance of this happening. I can only hope.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: Israel at War
- Replies: 244
- Views: 9647
Re: Israel at War
Ironically, if the protests would just evaporate, it would make it a lot easier to take a harder line with Israel Perhaps, but without the public pressure, it will make it a lot easier to just ignore the situation and not take a harder line. Yes, there are a lot of jerks (many of them likely antise...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: A local story
- Replies: 14
- Views: 525
Re: A local story
[Some people feel guilty for surviving when their friends died. With that said, I think that a non-recovering drug addict is not qualified to be a parent. In most jurisdictions, this is the case; drug addicted parents are given some time to get treatment and recover, or they lose custody of their k...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: Israel at War
- Replies: 244
- Views: 9647
Re: Israel at War
One thing Meade--I do give Reagan credit for promoting a technology he did not understand; why this translates to credit in any way for an invention is beyond me. I ttink we should develop a warp drive se we can travel above the speed of light and travel the stars. I have no idea how this will be ac...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Havana Syndrome
- Replies: 10
- Views: 354
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: Israel at War
- Replies: 244
- Views: 9647
Re: Israel at War
Because, if it had, someone would already have gone back in time and strangled Trump in his crib.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: Israel at War
- Replies: 244
- Views: 9647
Re: Israel at War
Yes, there were antiballistic missile systems in place in the 60s and an ABM treaty was entered into while LBJ was president; I recall Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which involved a shell game of mobile antiballistic missiles that were shuttled around so "they" wouldn't know where they...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: Finally, religion comes up with something that could turn me straight
- Replies: 5
- Views: 207
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: Israel at War
- Replies: 244
- Views: 9647
Re: Israel at War
Not to mention a working time machine when it is completed.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:47 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Religion
- Topic: Finally, religion comes up with something that could turn me straight
- Replies: 5
- Views: 207
Re: Finally, religion comes up with something that could turn me straight
One thing in that drawing--it looks like Trump's hands are much bigger than his life size hands are.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: Israel at War
- Replies: 244
- Views: 9647
Re: Israel at War
And even if "star wars" does work, what did Reagan do--make a speech about something I doubt he understood much about? It's kind of like saying FDR made the first atomic bomb.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: News & Suggestions
- Topic: Sticky board suggestions page!
- Replies: 234
- Views: 79248
Re: Sticky board suggestions page!
Wordle is getting near 100,000 as well, and it's only been around for 2 years or so.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Havana Syndrome
- Replies: 10
- Views: 354
Re: Havana Syndrome
Agreed, so long as the demand exists and the profit is high enough, someone will always supply it. It's pretty simple, but people keep arguing to provide increased funding for the "fight" (maybe even start wars with our military) rather than do the obvious and address this demand/profit side.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:12 am
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: The Juice has expired
- Replies: 14
- Views: 425
Re: The Juice has expired
Andy--as I recall, it was the prosecution, not the defense, who asked him to try on the gloves, pretty silly of them, but they had no right to cross examine him afterwards. He did just what they asked him to do; a big mistake on their part to ask that (one of many); I think it played will with the j...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: The Juice has expired
- Replies: 14
- Views: 425
Re: The Juice is expired
I will not mourn his passing; he seemed to be a complete jerk. However, given the state of race relations at the time (remember that Korean shop owner who shot and killed a 15 year old black girl (shot her in the back of the head while she was leaving) and got 5 years probation? Just one of many exa...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: General stuff & Tabloids
- Topic: An Eclipse.... woop dee doo!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 734