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Those supporting Trump still want to glorify Putin in some manner. I know a lot of Trumpists. NONE of them like Putin, and they totally condemn his war-pig atrocities. All the talking head Trumpists on Fox News are resoundly against Putin. I find it interesting, as Bill Maher pointed out this week,...

I think most people are against what Putin is doing. Disagreements exist about what to do about him. What I have not heard from anyone is what I consider the obvious... Kill him. When you want a specific outcome, you need to provide an incentive. 100 million dollar bounty for Putin's head on a pike....

Last night I listened to Dan Vogel's take down of the Mule-deer (as I call him) over the Book of Abraham documents. And the utter straw man B.S. of it all. OMG. As Brother Kerry Shirts (BYP) says, Brother Dan is a One Man Wrecking Crew . It's like a pit bull shredding a skunk. True intellectual bloo...

Physics Guy wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:13 pm

Ehh, you can still learn about how another person thinks, even if you know in advance that you won't change their mind. Why is changing someone else's mind even important?

Fair point.

A quote from Dan Vogel the other day on BYP's video comments that's worth repeating here... I have written a response to Smoot's review of my book but have not posted it anywhere. One of the first paragraphs reads: The review is unfortunate in that Smoot never engages my arguments dealing with the r...

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What are the most extremely pernicious specimens of LDS apologist atrocities that you've come across?

--Bill

I think we can all take it as a given that every human has their cognitive bias. I do. You do. We all do. What matters when having a discussion with someone two disagrees with your views, regardless of topic, is their level of open mindedness about the subject matter. Otherwise, what is the point of...

Shulem wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:20 pm

I'm getting hungry.

Indian food

Simon on Mormon Stories. What Say? Problemmatic: "I firmly believe in consensus science." I think that's the dumbest thing in the world. The consensus is often wrong. Bias. That's why. I've never thought he was that smart, but that statement made the roof cave in. Mormon theology is dumb, but don't ...

Moksha wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:46 pm

What is known about Ancient Egyptian food?

Well, they had beer, which is alright with me.

--Bill