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by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: doubtingthomas’s topics MEGATHREAD
Replies: 1212
Views: 31771

Re: backlash over 31-year age gap

"backlash over 31-year age gap" https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/martin-freeman-breaks-silence-backlash-194002492.html To put things in context, Ortega is 21 years old, and the character she plays is an 18 year old University student. Many people were outraged about a certain scene, even though ...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
Replies: 44
Views: 1736

Re: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"

Thanks for the review, Reverend. I think I'll give it a pass. The take home may be that whatever makes a person a "true believer" persists through a change of belief. I was struck by the way his desire to be known as a revealer of mysteries has remained constant throughout. I guess he joins the ran...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"
Replies: 44
Views: 1736

Re: Lars Nielsen's "How the Book of Mormon Came to Pass"

Thanks for the review, Reverend. I think I'll give it a pass.

The take home may be that whatever makes a person a "true believer" persists through a change of belief.
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: The Court Just Sealed Everyone’s Fate, Including Its Own
Replies: 41
Views: 1065

Re: The Court Just Sealed Everyone’s Fate, Including Its Own

You're equivocating on the term "democracy." We all know that democracy comes in several flavors, only one of which is "direct democracy." You are reacting to the term "democracy" as if Gadianton had said "direct democracy." But you should know better from context. Pretending that "democracy" and "...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: doubtingthomas’s topics MEGATHREAD
Replies: 1212
Views: 31771

Re: doubtingthomas’s topics MEGATHREAD

Jersey Girl wrote:
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:05 pm
Res Ipsa wrote:
Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:41 pm


Or even better, I'll PM you and let you beat me about the head and shoulders. :lol:
Not a problem. Should that event arise I shall whip thee forth and with (forthwith?) with my trusty fedora! 8-)
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: doubtingthomas’s topics MEGATHREAD
Replies: 1212
Views: 31771

Re: doubtingthomas’s topics MEGATHREAD

If I'm right, then arguing with you about your relationship posts makes me complicit in the harm you are inflicting on yourself. There is nothing I can say that will have any positive impact. That's hard for me, because I've been rooting all along for something -- anything -- that will create a mom...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: doubtingthomas’s topics MEGATHREAD
Replies: 1212
Views: 31771

Re: doubtingthomas’s topics MEGATHREAD

So why don't you just acknowledge what is painfully obvious to anyone who reads the thread? With all due respect, you always crucify me when I am not precise with my wording. I never admitted to that, so Dr. Exile shouldn't accuse me of admitting things I didn't admit to, even if it's obvious what ...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Criminalization of Homelessness
Replies: 24
Views: 776

Re: Criminalization of Homelessness

Thanks for all the information, Yellowstone.
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:27 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them
Replies: 17
Views: 2266

Re: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them

1) Can you quote the language in the paper that supports your claim that "cognitive skills begin to decline at age 45?" Jesus Christ, wrong study. https://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.d7622 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7812437/ OK, please see Shades' unanswered question about how the...
by Res Ipsa
Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Criminalization of Homelessness
Replies: 24
Views: 776

Re: Criminalization of Homelessness

Let me add this for issues of homelessness and the code written by the legislature and signed by the governor: Welfare and Institution Code section 300... (2) A child shall not be found to be a person described by this subdivision solely due to any of the following: (A) Homelessness or the lack of ...