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How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

WilliamFleming comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Our perception of reality is just an illusion, and I think the illusion is less real than a shadow world—it is a total fabrication created in our thoughts. Underlying reality is of a different order of existence and can not be understood in terms of the space/time/objects model. There is no ...

t1nick replies on Nov 26, 2019:

My friend too philosophical and metaphysical. IMO, the answer is much more simple than that. The great insights and advances you allude to, were great, but not unprecedented or unexpected. Most knowledge is on a continuum. Multiple people are on the same continuum stream. Some arrive there sooner than others. Perhaps due to heightened intelligence, fortune of being in the right place at the right time, or other unknowable, but explicable causes. Regardless, these individuals must have been a receptive vessel or they would not have made the next step to greatness. One example is Darwin. Darwin much influenced by Charles Lyell and Carolis Linnaes. His opportunity was living in an age where exploration and Natural Histiry was on the ascendance. His gift was his superb power of observation and pulling disparate pieces of evidence together and fashioning them into a larger, more encompassing picture. But Darwin was not alone. A few years following Darwin, Wallace returned from a similar circum-global trip. He came to the same conclusions as Darwin without ever seeing Darwin's work, as Darwin had not published yet. In fact Darwin and Wallace presented on the same night to the Royal Society of London. Had Wallace presented first we might be saying Wallacism instead of Darwinism. The point being, that most significant discoveries are part of a larger intellectual trend that is moving in that direction already. All built upon the knowledge of scientists that came before. Of course it takes a receptive and compatible vessel to recieve the new information and move it to the next level. The same is true for Einstein, Newton, and others attributed with great discoveries. This is not to diminish the uniqueness and intellectual perspicacity of these great individuals. But it's not some ethereal secret of an unknown force or altered reality. Simply a special person with the acumen to understand what was before him/her andmove forward with it.

How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

ZantiMisfit comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Read *The Republic* in college. Haven't heard the interpretation that religion is the cave. It can fit in our modern times. For me, I always thought *The Matrix* was a good modern day Cave allegory where humanity is born into a world of false images and perceptions with no idea of true reality.

t1nick replies on Nov 26, 2019:

Your are correct. Plato's work has nothing to do with religion. My extension and comparison.

How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Interesting story... Sort of like the blind men all touching a different part of an elephant...

t1nick replies on Nov 26, 2019:

True, very similar allagory.

How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

AhmedLax comments on Nov 26, 2019:

I’ve studied it. It doesn’t really speak about religion but really any strong ideologies that we are prescribed to inherit from the influencers of our youth.

t1nick replies on Nov 26, 2019:

True the comparison and extension was my own constuct.

How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

techshot25 comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Here we have the first formulation of the morality of altruism as Plato described it. Next step is to read Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas where they discovered the road to reason.

t1nick replies on Nov 26, 2019:

Then when you tire of philosophy, turn your reading to Stephan Jay Gould for an evolutionary scientific discussion of alttuism.

How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

powder comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Two areas of indoctrinating youth occur. One is religion, the other is nationalism. The effects you describe are relevant to both. PS with theist states, you cop both as intertwined.

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

Agreed wholeheartedly.

How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

RichCC comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Wikipedia -- Allegory Of The Cave https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave I have to admit. I've seen it but never paid much attention to it. Here is the wiki take.

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

Thanks. I have a copy of the Republic, but I'll take a look and see how wiki interlrets.

How many people are familiar with Plato's Republic?

RichCC comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Wikipedia -- Allegory Of The Cave https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave I have to admit. I've seen it but never paid much attention to it. Here is the wiki take.

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

Its makes for an interesting lesson with students. Of course you can't bind them up so they cant move (darn, lol), but you do a rough illustration and makes for a good dialogue.

What I have gathered to date (11-24-19) regarding Trump's Ukraine escapades: 1.

t1nick comments on Nov 25, 2019:

That is the way I undetstand it. I watched about 1/4 of the testimonies as they occurred when I working. You left a couple of key items that play into the Republican counter-story and conspiracy. 1) While Joe Biden was acting Vice-President, his son took a position on the board of a ...

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

@Flyingsaucesir They have been brought forward in many arenas when conservatives do not cut them off with obscucation.

Kinda big on top 😱 but very nice bottom 😊

t1nick comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Poor lady. I bet she has terrible back problems.

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty That would some package down there for that! Lol. I get your meaning.

Kinda big on top 😱 but very nice bottom 😊

t1nick comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Poor lady. I bet she has terrible back problems.

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

@Cutiebeaut really? I've known some ladies who have complained of back problems who were very fully endowed.

Agnostic?

t1nick comments on Nov 24, 2019:

I am guilty of engaging in the Agnostic vs. Atheist debate. To me Agnosticism is a form of hedging ones bets (aka. Pascals Wager).

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

@MikeInBatonRouge Your interpretation is correct. I believe that Agnostic-Atheism is a weak cup of tea. More water than tea. A form of fence sitting.

The uncomplicated truth about women’s sexuality. [ted.com]

t1nick comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Take a look at the book, "She Comes First". An insightful look at how the female organ works and how to use that knowledge to assure your partner is always fulfilled.

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

@MissKathleen So true. Lol

The uncomplicated truth about women’s sexuality. [ted.com]

t1nick comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Take a look at the book, "She Comes First". An insightful look at how the female organ works and how to use that knowledge to assure your partner is always fulfilled.

t1nick replies on Nov 25, 2019:

@MissKathleen I've only read the first book.

Should the USA try to keep Muslims out of their country?

t1nick comments on Nov 24, 2019:

That is contrary to the values that our country were built and based upon. Most make good citizens. Right now white nationalists are a bigger problem that Muslims. Most Muslim immigrants go through two years of vetting prior to being allowed come here, (despite what ignorant republicans ...

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

@Grecio Agreed

XEROTHERMIC.

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Definitely a new one for me.. I just say dessert or is it desert lol

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

@Marionville Sorry couldnt help mysrlf.

Should the USA try to keep Muslims out of their country?

Word comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Need to keep all invadors out that want to terrorize, tax and enslave for capitalism slavery purposes, that has not had ancestry here for 1000s of years prior to the European invasion of 1492 and the Masonic lodge secret religion racist devil worshippers freedom from England July 4th, 1776. ...

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

Sorry @blahblah. Rambling and incoherent. Hard to follow your thought and claims.

Agnostic?

t1nick comments on Nov 24, 2019:

I am guilty of engaging in the Agnostic vs. Atheist debate. To me Agnosticism is a form of hedging ones bets (aka. Pascals Wager).

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

@Paul4747 I understand what you are saying. I do not mean to be argumentative, but prefer not to have any association with agnosticism. I am equivocably an atheist and have no hesitations in not believing. Agnosticism to me is a hedge and want no part of it. Sorry

Agnostic?

t1nick comments on Nov 24, 2019:

I am guilty of engaging in the Agnostic vs. Atheist debate. To me Agnosticism is a form of hedging ones bets (aka. Pascals Wager).

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

@Paul4747 I am unabashedly atheist.

Agnostic?

t1nick comments on Nov 24, 2019:

I am guilty of engaging in the Agnostic vs. Atheist debate. To me Agnosticism is a form of hedging ones bets (aka. Pascals Wager).

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

@Paul4747 Not exactly, I see Agnosicism as saying I dont want to fully commit to not believing at all (atheism) just in case.

XEROTHERMIC.

t1nick comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Familiar from teaching high school biology for years

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

@Marionville I meant me. I don't know everything and can always learn something new. 🙂

XEROTHERMIC.

t1nick comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Familiar from teaching high school biology for years

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

@Marionville One can always find something new to learn. Lol. 🙂

XEROTHERMIC.

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Definitely a new one for me.. I just say dessert or is it desert lol

t1nick replies on Nov 24, 2019:

Why can you never starve in the desert?....... Because you can eat all the "sand.which. is" there. Lol

With the recent death of my dog I've been thinking about death more than usual and something ...

t1nick comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Not to be critical, but your argument is nonsensical. Define your understanding of "Nonexistence: or your exact meaning as "coming from nothing". And it's the Law of Conservation if Mass, not energy. By the same token that you talk about the possibilities of reincarnation, if there were truly ...

t1nick replies on Nov 23, 2019:

@Sgt_Spanky More appropriately. It should be known as the Law of the Conservation of mass and energy. Mass and energy are intimately intertwined as elucidated by Einstein. Your concept of non-existence is strictly a metaphysical construct and does not pertain to science.

How do you sort what you really need?

Seeker3CO comments on Nov 23, 2019:

See how so many still violate the conditions of the thought experiment? So few seem to want to think and give anything an honest answer to engage in a real conversation. Frustrating. Salma Hayek

t1nick replies on Nov 23, 2019:

I recognize the thought experiment, but forget how it goes exactly. Perhaps you could be so kind as to review it for us so that we can understand how the tenets and conditions were violated. Serious request, not sarcasm.

Deer masks at Star Carr, what were they for? [united-cats.com]

Robecology comments on Nov 21, 2019:

In Clan of the Cave Bear, author and scientist Jean Auel recreates a mesolithic scene; the intermingling of H.sapiens with H. Neanderthalis. (sp?) In it she definitely describes ceremonies using masks of animals... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clan_of_the_Cave_Bear

t1nick replies on Nov 21, 2019:

Please do not rely upon Clan of the Cave Bear for you understanding of cultural anthropology. It's so flawed and unscientifically presumptuous as to be a bad fictional account.

Eye contact test

t1nick comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Don't do Facebook anymore. Deleted my account a year and a half ago. Too toxic.

t1nick replies on Nov 18, 2019:

@bobwjr thanks

Eye contact test

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 18, 2019:

I didn't lose haha

t1nick replies on Nov 18, 2019:

Lol, I lose

The problem with prosecuting Donald Trump is that he is experienced with operating on the very ...

bingst comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Yes and no, and mostly no. Impeachment isn't limited by many of the standards in criminal and civil law. It is constitutional law, and really is limited only to what the Constitution requires. Intent, proving it, to what extent, and to what import is up to Congress. Trump could face criminal ...

t1nick replies on Nov 17, 2019:

@bingst Thanks for sharing. Was there anything specific you wanted to focus on?

The problem with prosecuting Donald Trump is that he is experienced with operating on the very ...

bingst comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Yes and no, and mostly no. Impeachment isn't limited by many of the standards in criminal and civil law. It is constitutional law, and really is limited only to what the Constitution requires. Intent, proving it, to what extent, and to what import is up to Congress. Trump could face criminal ...

t1nick replies on Nov 17, 2019:

True. Impeachment is a political action and not a criminal action. I was speaking in general. There is nothing in the Constitution about indicting a sitting President. Only thing that stops a criminal indictment is a memo from the OLC (Office of Legal Council).

QUANTITATIVE EASING.

t1nick comments on Nov 17, 2019:

In other words printing new money at a time of Recession in hope's of stimulating economy? I hate economics. Lol

t1nick replies on Nov 17, 2019:

@altschmerz Yes. If it gets out of hand it results in runaway inflation and hyperinflation.

QUANTITATIVE EASING.

Davekp comments on Nov 17, 2019:

There is no such thing as "new money".. it is all debt.

t1nick replies on Nov 17, 2019:

@Davekp Remember at the beginning of the Trump presidency. the photo of Steve Mnuchen and his wife standing in the currency mint holding up a new sheet of freshly printed bills (complete sheet prior to cutting apart) along with his wife standing next to him. Same trip where she got flak when she stepped off the plane in her designer dress. This doesn't add anything to the discussion at hand. Just a memory that the discussion triggered. Thought I'd share. Lol

QUANTITATIVE EASING.

Davekp comments on Nov 17, 2019:

There is no such thing as "new money".. it is all debt.

t1nick replies on Nov 17, 2019:

If I understand it, you are correct, it is just debt. But it is common that they physically print new sheets of currency (money) and infuse it into the economy to stimulate fluidity.

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

Word comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Evolutionary processes is the cause for "world problems ".

t1nick replies on Nov 17, 2019:

@blahblah If you want to use biological analogies to represent the human condition, then use a virus. Viruses modify their environment by modifying the cells of their host (equivalent to modifying their environment). They do this until they've modified so much of the host that they burn up all their host's resources (cells). Akin to humans and the Earth.

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

Word comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Evolutionary processes is the cause for "world problems ".

t1nick replies on Nov 16, 2019:

@blahblah Because one case in Whichita Falls is connected to Masonic Lodge does not make it a widespread conspiracy.

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

Word comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Evolutionary processes is the cause for "world problems ".

t1nick replies on Nov 16, 2019:

@blahblah Conspiracy theories by their very nature cannot work and do not work in 99% of hypothetical existence. Conspiracy usually (not always) , but usually involve large numbers of individual players all keeping a secret. E.g. Derp State, Area 51, the famed moon landing. This condition is almost impossible for the human species. Secrets are power. Once you have a secret you have power over those that do not. However, you cannot wield that power unless the other party knows you have a secret. Once the cat is out of the bag, the other parties will demand proof that you have a secret as human curiosity is generally unquenchable. The only way to offer proof is to give up oart or all of the secret. Once that is done, it's no longer a secret and no longer a conspiracy. Sure many individuals can keep a secret, but not all. Human weakness to prove one specialness, and out comes the secret. Power is covered, but do easily given away in proving you had the power you claimed. Conspiracy theories do not hold water under scrutiny.

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

Word comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Evolutionary processes is the cause for "world problems ".

t1nick replies on Nov 16, 2019:

@blahblah I hate conspiracy theorists. Your rant has nothing to do with evolution. It's clear you have absolutely no idea what evolution is or how it works. Ypu might as well join Trump and his cabal. They're all conspiracy theorists as well. Deep State, Illuminati, Masonuc control; all bs.

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

Word comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Evolutionary processes is the cause for "world problems ".

t1nick replies on Nov 16, 2019:

@wordywalt I teach evolutionary science and have no idea what you are alluding to?

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

Word comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Evolutionary processes is the cause for "world problems ".

t1nick replies on Nov 16, 2019:

????????

Largest U.S. Christian Charity Reportedly Donated $56.1 Million to Hate Groups

t1nick comments on Nov 16, 2019:

I'm glad to see others, beside myself, are starting to do background research and fact checking of sources and references, both Left and Right.

t1nick replies on Nov 16, 2019:

@bobwjr We are not seeing many Conservative / Republican posts these days. I like to believe that our source checking is discouraging them as their sources and references do not hold up to any serious scrutiny.

Ohio Law Would Allow Students To Give Wrong Answers Because Of Religious Belief | Michael Stone

aintmisbehaven comments on Nov 14, 2019:

America is so f---ed up these days.... my late wife and I used to jokingly threaten to move to Canada..... hmmmm(?)... if Trump wins again, and I were to do that, I've no doubt he'd cancel my SS... may have to become an underground resistance fighter instead.....

t1nick replies on Nov 14, 2019:

@aintmisbehaven Thanks. I'm old enough to be a Weatherman. Lol

Ohio Law Would Allow Students To Give Wrong Answers Because Of Religious Belief | Michael Stone

aintmisbehaven comments on Nov 14, 2019:

America is so f---ed up these days.... my late wife and I used to jokingly threaten to move to Canada..... hmmmm(?)... if Trump wins again, and I were to do that, I've no doubt he'd cancel my SS... may have to become an underground resistance fighter instead.....

t1nick replies on Nov 14, 2019:

@moosepucky We already have the foundation with Antifa.

Are there any folks here who have geeky collection habits?

t1nick comments on Nov 12, 2019:

I used to collect Depression Era Fiesta ware. A number of the colors have radio nucleotides in their mineral paints.

t1nick replies on Nov 12, 2019:

@RavenCT Cobalt blue definitely. I believe the red was problem as well.

Are there any folks here who have geeky collection habits?

Mooolah comments on Nov 12, 2019:

Nice! There is a mineral group here. Check it out under GROUPS.

t1nick replies on Nov 12, 2019:

I teach geology and casually collect minerals.

Are there any folks here who have geeky collection habits?

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 12, 2019:

Very nice... I'm attempting to collect two of every animal for a reenactment of Noah's ark.. So far, I got me and my bf... Oh, and a baby...

t1nick replies on Nov 12, 2019:

Lol, good start. Lol

ETTD: (Urban Dictionary) Everything Trump Touches Dies.

t1nick comments on Nov 12, 2019:

Ain't that the truth.

t1nick replies on Nov 12, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 me too. Lol

KEEN.

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Running out of words that start with "k?" 😄

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@Marionville I remembered a couple more; lol. Ketone.....ketosis.....kinickkinick......keratin................. ..kookaburrra.....Potassium [K]. Lol

I became draft age in ’75 as America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam conflict had ...

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

I was in the last draft call for Vietnam in 1974. My number was 84 and they were approaching 60 something. I decided to enlist as opposed to being drafted. I was in the last semester of my Freshman in college. I decided on the marines. I took the written exam and the physical and passed both....

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@basher Not all military personal kill people. Not all people killed by military are innocent. Not all military personal are honorable and just ( thus need and presence of a Leavenworth). Some young persons need the harsher discipline of the military structure. Without it there is a good chance they would not find soon enough on there own and end up taking paths that are much more self destructive and become lost. And yes PTSD is a self-destructive reality and not an acceptable alternative. Peacetime military has its benefits and purposes.

I became draft age in ’75 as America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam conflict had ...

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

I was in the last draft call for Vietnam in 1974. My number was 84 and they were approaching 60 something. I decided to enlist as opposed to being drafted. I was in the last semester of my Freshman in college. I decided on the marines. I took the written exam and the physical and passed both....

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@basher As a teacher you see lots of personalities and lots of character traits cross your doorstep. Teaching in the Native American culture there is a strong military tradition that NA's are proud of. They still have a strong warrior tradition within their culture. I cannot change that, nor would I be in the rights to try.

He slid 300 feet down an icy slope, fracturing his neck. Then he walked out.

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

in 1980 at the age of 30, I took up bull riding. I was hanging out with some old friends of my brothers form high school and doing some ranching. i fooled to peer pressure and gave it a try. I rode amateur for part of a year. At one point I was thrown and during a ride and landed on my upper ...

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@Davesnothere At 65 I not feeling any adverse effects. I have slight arthritis on my right hand from breaking my fingers a number of time in karate tounaments.

He slid 300 feet down an icy slope, fracturing his neck. Then he walked out.

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

in 1980 at the age of 30, I took up bull riding. I was hanging out with some old friends of my brothers form high school and doing some ranching. i fooled to peer pressure and gave it a try. I rode amateur for part of a year. At one point I was thrown and during a ride and landed on my upper ...

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@LiterateHiker I'm much better now that I'm older. With age hopefully comes wisdom. I am aware of what my youthful exuberance may of been had I not been so lucky at times.

OK so we all get bored to death with the meaning of 'spiritual' question.

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

I'm not sure such a thing as "free-thinking" actually exists. We are all influenced by the ideas that came before us, by reaction to others around us, and experiences in our lives.

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@Allamanda Kinda sorta, almost, but not quite, well, .........maybe.........Lol. Although Science does provide us new information given improvements in techonology and the ability to collect more precise and discrete information

What if God is the wrong thing to call something?

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

You mean like Jim Jones of Jonestown, or David Koresh of Waco, or Joseph Smith and the Morman Church or Charles Manson and the Mandon Family?

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@blahblah Yes, if you reject the paradigm completely, it loses all meaning and power. I reject the paradigm

OK so we all get bored to death with the meaning of 'spiritual' question.

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

I'm not sure such a thing as "free-thinking" actually exists. We are all influenced by the ideas that came before us, by reaction to others around us, and experiences in our lives.

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@Allamanda I concur with that, but doesn't mean that more deliberate thought is free thought. I understand the point individuals are trying to make. But it's like popular trends, at some point the rebellion becomes the crowd and it's no longer rebellion, its following the crowd (even if the crowd is limited on size and a minority). Take the punk rock trend. At first it was embraced by only a few who wanted to rebel against mainstream society and morals. But even they were not free thinkers, as those feelings, thoughts. and sentiments had existed for generations and millenia. I'll give credit to them for acting on these ideas, whereas others just thought or complained about it. But once it became a "trend" it no longer was free thought. It was copy catting, emulating to be more exact.

OK so we all get bored to death with the meaning of 'spiritual' question.

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

I'm not sure such a thing as "free-thinking" actually exists. We are all influenced by the ideas that came before us, by reaction to others around us, and experiences in our lives.

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@Fernapple I don't know if their is such a thing as "not thinking". There's fallacious thinking, specious thinking, but these do not qualify as not thinking. "I think, therefore I am" (Emmanual Kant, I think said that). Thinking in itself is not free thought, it still remains influenced by context and experiences.

What if God is the wrong thing to call something?

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

You mean like Jim Jones of Jonestown, or David Koresh of Waco, or Joseph Smith and the Morman Church or Charles Manson and the Mandon Family?

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@blahblah I think most are pathologic narcissists (like our President) that convince themselves of their own self importance. They have read the bible, believe some of what the read, but at some point realize that some people are easy manipulated and can be conned into believing in a messiah figure. They become the messiah and create a self-fulfilling prophesy using the bible as a means to an end. On a side note, given hypotheticals; given the right circumstances Trump could easily step into that role (in fact to a certain extent he has with his supporters). How many Evangelical pastors have said he has sent by God, and Trump has repeated that sentiment himself.

KEEN.

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Running out of words that start with "k?" 😄

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

Kinetic......karyotype.....kareen....off the top of my head. Lol

KEEN.

t1nick comments on Nov 11, 2019:

A similar thing is an uuluation: ululation Ululation is a howling or wailing sound. In many cultures, the sound of ululation is common at a funeral, while in others the mourners only sniffle quietly. Ululation is often mournful and it's always full of emotion. It's a common cultural reaction ...

t1nick replies on Nov 11, 2019:

@Marionville This true. I used this word in one of my first poems to describe the keening of Native Americans for their ancestors. N.A. sing in a way that resembles both a keening and an ilulation.

The argument of intelligent design is very popular among the religious because on the surface it ...

t1nick comments on Nov 9, 2019:

Genetics does involve some chance. Genetic drift does follow the same rules as all DNA, but an element of chance is involved when this happens. A great deal of Science involves chance. One the chance occurence is realized, there are physical laws that deal with how that chance occurence is ...

t1nick replies on Nov 9, 2019:

@BirdMan1 Exactly. The idea of life beginning in the warm, shallow lagoons surrounding the continents in the primordial soup has been supplanted by the hypothesis associated with hydro-thermal vents along divergent tectonic plates. The basic tenets discovered by Darwin and Wallace have weathered the 180 years of challenge and controversy. Darwin is underappreciated and often left out when people talk about great minds. His gift was his powers of observing disparate events and realizing they were actually related. He easily ranks among the greats like Newton, Einstien, and the early atronomers.

SPIRITUAL.

Austin-Cambridge comments on Nov 7, 2019:

There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio than are dreamt of in your philosophy! If anybody is 100% sure that an essence or spirit does not exist, they are surely fools with closed minds.

t1nick replies on Nov 7, 2019:

Count me in as a fool then. The only essence that I am completely satisfied with comes in cologne. And the only spirits contain alcohol. Of this I am 100% sure. I don't provaricate or hedge bets.

fascinating! [atlasobscura.com]

Triphid comments on Nov 6, 2019:

FFS, when are these historians going to get over and discard the religion based ideologies that Human Agriculture ONLY ever evolved in their 'vaunted Levant region' and NOWHERE else? Anyone with half a brain and a bit of sense could tell them that in remote and ancient times the Nile Valley, Egypt,...

t1nick replies on Nov 6, 2019:

Agricultural evolved independently in Mexico and Petu. Also in southern China.

Artistic photo.. You likey?

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

Interesting sepia effect.

t1nick replies on Nov 4, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty perhaps I'm mistaken. When I first looked at it it seemed to have a brownish tinted. Sepia is a way to antique a photo with a brownish tint.

Real 'Garden of Eden' where ALL humans originated 200,000 years ago finally found in Botswana

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

The Sun is a tabloid newspaper that specializes in sensational purple journalism. Not exactly a credible source on anything. FYI: here is some background on The Sun: The Sun is a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. As a broadsheet, it was founded in...

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@AttilaThePun I've heart both.

Eremozoic [eremozoic.

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

In new geologic terminology we are in a geologic time period known as the Anthropocene. This geologic time period represents the period of time in which humans have created lasting changes to the surface of the Earth. This includes such activities as farming, large scale mining, city building, ...

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@JackPedigo Lol

Eremozoic [eremozoic.

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

In new geologic terminology we are in a geologic time period known as the Anthropocene. This geologic time period represents the period of time in which humans have created lasting changes to the surface of the Earth. This includes such activities as farming, large scale mining, city building, ...

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@JackPedigo Hypothetically, I think the last cranial growth from erectus to sapian witnessed an explosion in the analytical, logico-mathematical centers in our brains. This was needed for the tool making and abstract thought processes that were keeping us alive. The advancement of tool manufacturing to aid in survival, along with advanced linguistic centers in our brain, and the rise of complex social structures allowed humans to survive in a brutal world in which they were disadvantaged. In the process, the attributes that aided in physical survival, began moving away from our instinctual self. We separated ourselves from the evolutionary messages that allowed our species to maintain evolutionary fitness. We sheilded ourselves from the relationships that allows a species to persist. Evolution is slow in geologic time. We are a young species geologically speaking. IMHO we have exceeded our evolutionary fitness and a day of reckoning will catch up with us. We are a species who can do anything technologically, but have lost the checks and balances that instincts bring and forgot how to ask, "Should we".

Calling for federal support and funding, Dresden declares ‘Nazi emergency’ [thelocal.com]

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I'm not familiar with "The Local" media publication. When I encounter new sources I have taken to researching them since there is so much non-credible sources being cited recently. For everyone's FYI, this how "The Local descibes itself: Our philosophy We believe that the better you ...

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@FearlessFly Here's what I found out: NewsGuard Technologies was founded in 2018 by Steven Brill and L. Gordon Crovitz, who serve as co-CEOs.[2] Investors include the Knight Foundation and Publicis.[3] The NewsGuard extension is installed in browsers and warns users when they view content from what it considers are fake news websites. Professional journalists employed by NewsGuard Technologies score news sites on their reliability and general trustworthiness. The analysis is designed to be transparent and includes the name of the staffer who analyzed the site. Sites that score at least 60 out of 100 points based on nine criteria display a green icon next to their name, and ones that score lower get a red icon. Users can optionally read more information, including how the sites fared in each criterion.[4] The extension can also highlight potential conflicts of interest, such as websites that do not disclose that they are financed by lobbying groups.[5] NewsGuard determines a website's overall credibility score based on a number of criteria. These include: The frequency of publication of inaccurate information The extent of sourcing and original reporting of information The degree of demarcation between news and opinion journalism The accuracy of headlines, including the use of clickbait headlines The degree of disclosure of the website's ownership, as well as the political position. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsGuard

Calling for federal support and funding, Dresden declares ‘Nazi emergency’ [thelocal.com]

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I'm not familiar with "The Local" media publication. When I encounter new sources I have taken to researching them since there is so much non-credible sources being cited recently. For everyone's FYI, this how "The Local descibes itself: Our philosophy We believe that the better you ...

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@FearlessFly I agree. I'm just curious about some background on new media sites I encounter. I'll investigate your recommended site. Thanks.

Eremozoic [eremozoic.

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

In new geologic terminology we are in a geologic time period known as the Anthropocene. This geologic time period represents the period of time in which humans have created lasting changes to the surface of the Earth. This includes such activities as farming, large scale mining, city building, ...

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@JackPedigo Technically you are right, but is gaining traction. It becoming used much more frequently. A geologic era is a subdivision of geologic time that divides an eon into smaller units of time.[1] The Phanerozoic Eon is divided into three such time frames: the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic (meaning "old life", "middle life" and "recent life") that represent the major stages in the macroscopic fossil record. These eras are separated by catastrophic extinction boundaries, the P-T boundary between the Paleozoic and the Mesozoic and the K-Pg boundary between the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic.[2] There is evidence that catastrophic meteorite impacts played a role in demarcating the differences between the eras. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Era_(geology) A geological period is one of the several subdivisions of geologic time enabling cross-referencing of rocks and geologic events from place to place. The rocks formed during a period belong to a stratigraphic unit called a system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_period For more academic and detailed information might I suggest the website: http://palaeos.com/. It what use for teaching.

Eremozoic [eremozoic.

t1nick comments on Nov 3, 2019:

In new geologic terminology we are in a geologic time period known as the Anthropocene. This geologic time period represents the period of time in which humans have created lasting changes to the surface of the Earth. This includes such activities as farming, large scale mining, city building, ...

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@JackPedigo I teach it as part of my College Geology curriculum. It is apropos as geologic time is partially based on major changes to the surface of the Earth. Never before in the history of the Earth has one species (not counting cyanobacteria which started the march of life on the planet -a significant event to be sure) impacted the Earth so negatively as have humans.

Against all odds

Killtheskyfairy comments on Nov 3, 2019:

If it was USA, it’d say pro Russia.

t1nick replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@Haemish1 Especially given the GOP today.

Keystone Pipeline spill over 380,000 gallons of crude oil in North Dakota

WilliamFleming comments on Nov 1, 2019:

That spill is in an older section of the pipeline, not the section recently contested. It’s just a half acre. Maybe they’ll get it cleaned up soon.