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<t>xfrodobagginsx;1529732 wrote: So, when I respond it's an obsession. Is it also an obsession with others respond or just when I do? Although I do hope to convince Lars, I don't merely respond for Lars, there are 1-3000 visitors to this thread in any given day. It's also good to explore...

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xfrodobagginsx;1529695 wrote: I am struggling to understand why you aren't seeing that.That appears to be an obsession. Have you ever thought of asking yourself why you obsess? What benefit do you receive by having to ensure to yourself that LM (or anyone) sees what you think you see?

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xfrodobagginsx;1529338 wrote: I know EXACTLY what I am talking about. You don't. Do you play chess? If you do one should presume you know the rules to the game?

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Sara Bareilles' voice has a pure, soothing and comforting sound - perfect to my ears. Here she is with The Milk Carton Kids singing Someone Who Loves Me.

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<r>Despite her many supporters, Thunberg has been the recipient of criticism from high-profile figures and has even contemplated deleting her social media because of the onslaught of negative comments. After Thunberg was named Time's Person of the Year, President Donald Trump mocked the a...

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<t>spot;1529425 wrote: Yes, that was a well-constructed article and brings the story up to date. If I go looking there are threads from ten years ago mainly involving Koan which make very similar points.It would be nice to hear from her. I emailed her a couple of years ago but didn't receive a reply...

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LarsMac;1529426 wrote: I got a good laugh from:"Now it is easy to understand tRump's thinking..." He is a simpleton. But my point is that he's really just taking orders from the Pentagon.

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<r>Finally! Since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, I've read many articles that point to oil as the rational, though what had been missing in those articles has been any kind of comprehensive explanation of what that means, leaving me confused. Until now! In this piece by Micha...

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Self-interest is not a negative to me. Self-interest is exactly what our genes are geared to do for survival purposes. The value judgments we apply to those various interests are our personal and social constructs. Morality itself could be an adaptation.

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LarsMac;1529369 wrote: Tyrion never really seemed to care whether anyone liked him. But, like Vayris, his primary "self-interest" evolved to being the good of the realm.â€œI try to know as many people as I can. You never know which one youâ€™ll need.â€ Tyrion Lannister

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<t>LarsMac;1529367 wrote: I have HBO through Amazon Prime. Got it back when Westworld came out. Then went back and watched all the GoT. episodes. I don't think that we have posted anything, yet that really will spoil Season 8 for Tabby. Now that all the seasonal stuff is over,...

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<t>tabby;1529362 wrote: It's okay, I know how the story ends! I just can't offer an opinion on that scene yet. I found Tyrion to be incredibly likable and I hope nothing I see in Season 8 changes my opinion on that but I'll let you know!He is very likable through the end, but that doesn't...

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nanuk;1529354 wrote: You can't drink ocean water...... so I guess God doesn't want us to drink water.

and many fruit juices have more sugar than coke.... so Coke can be considered a diet drink????Quite true. Hello, nanuk, and welcome to FG.

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xfrodobagginsx;1529338 wrote: I know EXACTLY what I am talking about. You don't. If you think that animal kinds can evolve into completely different animal kinds, you don't know what you are talking about because there is no evidence to support that.Right!

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xfrodobagginsx;1529220 wrote: I fully agree that a species can transition into a related species. That's Lateral Adaptation, Micro Evolution.LOL! You haven't a clue what you're talking about.

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<t>LarsMac;1529298 wrote: Tyrion was, at the beginning, the very essence of your argument of Self interest being the principal driver of human activity. But I believe that by the time he gets to that point, he had long ago outgrown that aspect of himself. He became far more concerned wit...

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<t>tabby;1529296 wrote: I haven't watched Season 8 yet. I don't have cable tv so I've had to watch these on DVD and Season 8 was just released in December. I'm re-watching the series and I'm just finishing up Season 6. I'll come back to your question later after I'm finished!...

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<t>LarsMac;1529289 wrote: You know the Cersei is Tyrion's sister, right?[Yes, and why she can't dispose of him as easily as she would like to. A family member is constantly standing in her way. This is why, in my view, she beheads Missandei, to spite Tyrion for once again throwing her lack of true m...

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<t>I don't disagree with anything either of you posted. My perspective is that the values listed are all driven by self-interest or self-preservation. I think self-interest is the first default concern of any member of any species save that of a responsible mature parent for their young. A value Cer...

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What do you make of Tyrion's plea to Jon Snow in season 8 while in prison? Is it a genuine concern for people and their future or is it to save himself from execution?

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tude dog;1529262 wrote: Looks like you made a good choice.

Gun Review: Ruger PC CarbineI did a bit of research first.

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The show is fantasy, isn't it?

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https://ruger.com/products/pcCarbine/sp ... 19100.html

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What message or theme do you take away from GoT? To me, it's all about self-interest.

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<t>Some would make the argument that wanting to possess a firearm could be a sign of heightened paranoia, considered a mental illness. A consequence of the intensity of the gun issue has been the opening of the door to government and it's private contractors gaining access to rating peopl...

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New Year is definitely overrated, much like Independence Day. I haven't celebrated either in many years. For those who see this as more than a turning of the calendar - Happy New Year!

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<t>When my kids were young I learned from them that children mostly endeavor to be part of a solution. Children are good at identifying the stress their elders are dealing with and try to be helpful. Sometimes they have difficulty communicating their intentions, but they do mean well and we should a...

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<t>tude dog;1529190 wrote: I should have explained those pictures. I had an explanation but deleted it. In short, I was giving an example of the technological and societal advances/changes unimagined those 110 years ago. I have no idea of the actual date of that old picture of what the we...

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<t>You all know that there is another thread for global warming that spot works on keeping current and these posts are perfect content for it? This thread is intended to discuss as the title suggests. I understand it's easy for subjects to intersect. So once again I'd like to ask TD what ...

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You have a keen eye. I was going to search for it focusing on the pedestal/equestrian combo. That's why I asked what it was called. Good job. Using Wikipedia was smart too.

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How did you find it, spot?

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I wonder - is there a name for the type of pedestal the statue sits on? Do you know what year the photo was taken?

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<t>tabby;1529133 wrote: I'm not referring to the matter of politics touching upon religion but that the tactics in both arenas are much the same.Ideas are not limitless. I think it might be a matter of which ones to apply, and that, I agree, is open to much error.tabby;1529133 wrote: I think that pe...

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<t>LarsMac;1529136 wrote: And even most of the followers of those have learned to live within the larger extant society without causing much heartburn to the "non-believers." At least until recently. The problem seems to be when those believers decide that they must mix the internal politics of thei...

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<t>I'm thinking democratic politics is a necessity for social organization and civility whereas religion is merely the illusion of such...and much more. In politics, laws codified through (mostly) general consensus are used as a guide to civility while religion employs obedience to ritual...

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<t>AnneBoleyn;1529126 wrote: The correct answer is equally demented.My take is that they are more desperate than demented. Desperation causes one to be consumed by lies such as those that tRump tells. Whether those desperations are imagined or real makes little difference. tRump appeals to those des...

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<t>This is still an interesting subject. There are threads and posts in this forum that snip around the edges of the difference between a disease and a disorder. I've thought about those differences often. A disease, as you point out, is easily (these days) diagnosed by comparing, say, or...

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tabby;1529047 wrote: I saw this morning that Tude had posted some photos into the Greta Thunberg thread so I thought I'd ask for some clarification. How did he do that?

Thank you!I believe that quoting the post with the photos might reveal how it was done.

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<t>Look, if your boy is going to enter a discussion by insulting a 16-year-old female for being a bit emotional about a subject as vital as this one by calling her silly or stupid and then go about using unintelligible sentence fragments and unexplained photos to make some idiotic point that he's in...

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Thanks for fixing that, spot.

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<t>LarsMac;1529068 wrote: So, does that mean you are NOT going to read the entire conversation?I already have. You clearly projected some else's argument onto TD's post. The question is...why. I suspect you needed to showcase some small bit of knowledge you've gained about climate change and ppm rhe...

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<t>LarsMac;1529063 wrote: Oh my. You really should mind that PWI. That's your best defense? You project someone else's argument onto a poster that said nothing of the sort, and I'm drunk? Good one. I prefer encouraging standing on one's own rather than coddling them, Mommy De...

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Nice place, Bryn. The photo is sideways though.

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I started watching this again. I guess I'd forgotten how much nudity and sex is depicted. Geeze! That dude King Joffrey is a real ass.

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<t>LarsMac;1529043 wrote: It seemed rather obvious, to me. He is replying to my comment: He is trying to show that over the last hundred years, there has been little substantial change in the average day in the little corner of Kansas that he inhabits. ...

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<t>LarsMac;1529029 wrote: An interesting pointWhat exactly is his point? How is anyone to know without an explanation? What I see is two photos, and the only fact of that is that cameras, film and film processing has been enhanced over time. How about a bit of background explanation and a...

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LarsMac;1529022 wrote: Happy Christmas Eve.Or as Raymond Burr was fond of saying; Happy Christmas, Eve. Ironside, I believe.

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Big auto pile up down your way today, Tabby.

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Mickiel;1528973 wrote: I have always Said that that the main reason people do not believe God is real, is that they are not supposed to. Not now. That comes later.Still trying to convince yourself, Mickey?

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