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You have said absolutely nothing to change my view, and you have said absolutely nothing to support your own. The first statement is true, plausibly; the second, verifiably not. There is page after page here of me arguing, with reasons, for objective morality. You haven't got an argument. All you'v...

Meanwhile Trump has offered his own version of objective morality in a rally today. In it he praises Hannibal Lecter as the "late great man". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL0OWcvaG_Y And, of course, taking into account the deep knowledge of, and reverence for history held by the crowds...

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 6:02 am Ooh. Lovely for the garden

Yes!

Indeed, the amount of fertilizer produced at just one of Trump's rallies could cover several acres.

(Just like Brylcreem - "A Little Dab'll Do Ya")
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accelafine wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:35 am Is there a single intelligent person commenting on this site? Asking for a friend.

Tell your friend, no! - not even a married one.
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_______ This thread, which is supposed to be about Donald J. Trump, has morphed into a brazen display of hypocrisy and irony, for it has been hijacked by a proponent of "objective morality," of all things, who, himself, is a staunch supporter of Trump, who just so happens to be one of the...

If? Sure, when you start there almost anything is possible. If not though?... ... I'm most interested, however, not in what others here [including myself] believe about this, but what they are able to demonstrate that all rational men and women are [philosophically or otherwise] obligated to believ...

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If? Sure, when you start there almost anything is possible. If not though?... ... I'm most interested, however, not in what others here [including myself] believe about this, but what they are able to demonstrate that all rational men and women are [philosophically or otherwise] obligated to believ...

_______ This thread, which is supposed to be about Donald J. Trump, has morphed into a brazen display of hypocrisy and irony, for it has been hijacked by a proponent of "objective morality," of all things, who, himself, is a staunch supporter of Trump, who just so happens to be one of the ...

Of late, I have been experiencing mind games that truly baffle me. I use THC gummies to help me fall asleep. About an hour or so after taking them, while lying in bed, the drug takes effect. Then for an hour or so I get these "images" in my head. Sort of half way between sober and stoned....

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I do so love to hear a beautiful and powerful female voice singing. The video claims this to be a "live" performance. If it is live, then it is pretty amazing...

https://youtu.be/2Kw8g6PjnvA

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This powerful song is called "Energize Me" by the group "After Forever"...

https://youtu.be/nXjBEfFOSVI

The fantastic singer's name is "Floor Jansen."

I have often wished she could be the singer for the prog-rock band - Dream Theater.
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_______ "The Ordeal of the Three Tents" A Russian army general and an American army general were at a summit meeting arguing with each other about which of the two countries had the toughest soldiers. The American general insisted that he himself could whip any Russian at anything. The Rus...

_______ Perhaps I'm a bit of a prude, but this outtake from the movie "Being There"... https://youtu.be/vsQ_ClWBeRI?t=16 ...is funny to me because it makes me think that Chauncey Gardner (Peter Sellers) is referencing the same sort of mentality as those on this very site who are constantly...

You speak as if the need for a spiritually-based mode of providing comfort or solace, say, for instance, in the case of the death of a loved one, is some antiquated human failing that has no place in modernity. Why is that? You can speculate all you want. Rejecting a comforting absurdity cannot be ...