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The NEA is pushing far left teaching upon children

-- A2SG, what you, personally, accept is, of course, your own business, but you are not society....
I sometimes note how on the one hand some people describe not being ‘worldly’ as a positive trait but then feel justified to opine on ‘worldly’ subjects.
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the myth of flat earth debunked again

Out of interest, why does it matter if the earth is round or flat?

Are we trying to ascertain biblical explanations versus man or are we just making a thread to pass the time?

I've often asked how the matter of a flat earth vs a round earth really matters in the grand scheme of accepting Jesus as a person's personal saviour and the salvation of the soul, and it often boils down to the very blase thinking of "But if this part of the Bible is incorrect, then what if it's all incorrect?!"

Which... you know, is a thing that's been happening in Christianity since it's very foundation as a unified religion in Rome all those centuries ago so... it's weird.
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The NEA is pushing far left teaching upon children

You quoted my post referring to young, non sexual kids being exposed to sexual gender dysphoria. The question really should be, why should they be exposed?
So if they experience it they will know what it is and be able to talk about it and be supported.

When was silence a good thing for anything important?
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We Made The New York Times

Well, there IS a Russian version of the “Orthobros”, and they are those that seek to venerate Stalin and dream of the Russian Empire (or of a “Christianized Soviet Union”), and tend to identify Orthodoxy with “Holy Rus”. For years I stood in our parish consciously aware that I was a walking rebuke to that attitude, that a representative of their Cold War enemy was standing among them and worshiping with them.
That’s all gone with the wind, now, though.
I completely understand patriotism and even a longing for "glory days" of the past, but how Stalin gets venerated among Christians is bizarre to me. Are these bros ignorant of history? Do they know that the people of Belarus and Ukraine often welcomed Nazi soldiers marching in by throwing flowers at their feet, because they initially thought they were being liberated from Stalin? (Until they quickly found out otherwise.)
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the myth of flat earth debunked again

Sorry I was wrong just as I have explained to @David Lamb in the above post.

Which is a stupid and suspicious mistake to make since no-one from that area could mistake the Bristol Channel for the Irish sea.

Once again it's down to perspective.

Not at all. Once again: the elevation for the Isle of Man is 48 metres above sea level. My area of North Wales is at sea level, so by any logic, I should easily see such a taller object at 70 miles out to sea with no change in my own perspective on a flat earth, due to the fact that the object I'm looking at is significantly taller. But I do not see it and cannot see it with the naked eye.
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the myth of flat earth debunked again

Once again it's down to perspective.
But as I have said, perspective makes things look smaller and smaller, the further they are from the observer, so are you claiming that Cornwall is so small, and/or so far from where you live, that perspective cause it to be invisible?
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the myth of flat earth debunked again

Sorry my mistake it is the Bristol Channel.


@prodromos was right in it being 40 miles across, but that is from West Super Mare to Cardiff but I don't live in Cardiff I live on Carmarthen Bay & on a clear day I can see North Devon & Tenby.
But if the earth is flat, why can't you also see the north coast of Cornwall from Carmarthen Bay?
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Worst Possible Uses for AI imaginable

Are you simply assuming that an AI would be less capable of making a 'humane' decision than an emotional/biased human would be?
It would be less capable of making a correct decision, I think, partly because emotion is required for that.
Don't studies show that the courts are already biased?
I'm not aware of any studies, but your question does open a can of righteous worms, lol. Imagine a very limited AI, which was truly blind as justice is supposed to be. I can imagine things like:

  1. felony charges of waving bacon would be dismissed
  2. a lot more women would be working rather than getting alimony
  3. Iryna Zarutska would still be alive today.
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Cursed is the heart of this people

I am not so sure about anyone trying to present a polished and virtuous image on the outside. I would like to see at least more of that.
I mean they are presenting a falsely polished and virtious image on the outside. We can notice how morality crept into politics and especially with identity politics. Identity politics promotes the idea that the outward appearence and associations are what make someone virtious. Rather than the individual.

We began to see celebs at ceremonies virtue signally and telling everyone how Woke they were and how we all need top be Woke and PC. We seen companies being socially hip and creating the image of being socially responsible while milking the cow behind closed doors for every penny they could.

We see social influencers promoting all sorts of moral advise as though they hold the truth to what is moral or not.

The media age has created a new reality where the outside can fool people. Its the perfect vehicle as it allows fake news, virtual reality, narratives and experiences all become tools to fool people. After a while its hard to tell good from bad. Bad morphs into good and good into bad.
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Israel-Hamas Thread II

Islam is now spreading in the US. Not to the same extent as in Europe, but with the same negative consequences. The new mayor of NYC is a socialist, and thus professes a destructive, misanthropic worldview that has long belonged in the ideological/historical waste bin.

What lies ahead for NY has been on display in London for years: Sadiq Khan has been mayor there for nine years. He won not primarily through broad support from native Britons, but through high voter turnout in Muslim-dominated neighbourhoods such as Tower Hamlets and Newham, combined with alliances with left-wing parties.

Khan, who is of British-Pakistani descent, has shaped London's politics to be Islam-friendly: he prioritised the construction of mosques, introduced hate crime laws that criminalise criticism of Islam, and ignored protests against radical preachers. Under Khan, London experienced several terrorist attacks (e.g., London Bridge in 2017); the city became the ‘Islamist capital of Europe,’ as a former MI6 chief put it.

In New York, Zohran Mamdani, who has embraced the ‘Defund the Police’ demand (which Islamist terrorist cells will only welcome), will now govern, while at the same time showing understanding for Palestinian ‘resistance’ against Israel and supporting the BDS boycott movement against the Jewish state. Mamdani also waffled around a clear rejection of the ‘globalisation of the intifada’.
Yup, far too many people in the west are so afraid of being called or feeling like a racist that they are refusing to look at the truth. They are voting against their own interests. Dearborn isnt going to be the only Islamic city in America.
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Why do people hate ICE...

ICE arrests McMinnville High School student during Friday lunch period

“This afternoon, we became aware of an incident off school grounds in which a high school student was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] during today’s lunch period,” McMinnville Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua wrote in a message to parents. “Students who were nearby witnessed the event. We are working to verify information through appropriate channels and remain in communication with local partners.”

The Yamhill County News-Register reported that the family of the arrested 17-year-old student said he is a U.S. citizen.

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[Second link has been updated:]
[Update 11/22] Family of a Mac High student detained by ICE say he was released around 7 p.m. Friday evening.

Cesar Jimenez, the brother of Mac High senior Christian Jiminez, said the family was contacted by federal authorities around 5 p.m. and told he could be released "only if two family members who are U.S. citizens arrive in person to pick him up."

Cesar said his brother was "racially profiled, threatened along with his peers, dragged out of a car, and injured by shattered glass when ICE agents broke the driver’s window." He told The Oregonian that authorities are trying to charge his Christian with “interference or obstruction of investigation.”
So whats the rest of the story? I've watched too many people engaged in obstructionist behavior that im tired of people getting away with it. I hope this kid was charged and not just released.
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Why do people hate ICE...

ICE is only responsible for arresting these citizens. It's the Trump DOJ that is declining to charge them because ICE's lies don't hold up to even the slightest scrutiny.
Thats not entirely true. Too many are being released without charges. Thats ICE decision.
What makes you say that?
Because agents will be tired of going to court and losing.
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the myth of flat earth debunked again

But you cannot see Devon by looking from Wales over the Irish Sea. South Wales is separated from North Devon and North Somerset by the Bristol Channel, not by the Irish Sea.

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Sorry my mistake it is the Bristol Channel.

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@prodromos was right in it being 40 miles across, but that is from West Super Mare to Cardiff but I don't live in Cardiff I live on Carmarthen Bay & on a clear day I can see North Devon & Tenby.
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

We spent months discussing how hard it is to work granite and how prestigious granite vases were and now you want to disavow granite as the "bestest material" to show your wealth? SMH.
No I don't want to disvow its special status as a material that lasts and is obviously the best available to work with if you want quality. I am disagreeing with your assumption that this was the only reason.
Who said anything about magnetic moments? You clearly don't understand the things you bring up. That is a good clue to STOP.
Why, I am simply pointing out the other issue that was discussed on this thread. That I discussed. You forget I am talking to 3 or 4 others and have to keep track. I was merely clarifying which is good. It actually ensures the right topic. You only have one issue to be concerned about. I have several.
You use batteries still in their packaging? I always remove my AAs before putting them in the TV remote.
Obviously lol.
The typical Li cells in EV batteries are about twice the voltage of a AA. Link 3 in serial to get the same voltage as a Li cell. (And this works perfectly fine. My remote is wired serially to get 3.0 V.) Then a whole bunch in parallel to get the power (typical current is 5-700 mA in a AA) needed to run the car.
Thanks for the lesson on batteries lol.
And here was my point: a jumble of batteries in the trunk is not a circuit, just as a random jumble of crystals will not build a power source either. Granite is not a piezoelectric power source.
So I asked Ai exactly your claim but in reverse (is Granite is a piezoelectric power source) and this was the return.

Yes, granite can be a piezoelectric power source because it contains quartz, which exhibits piezoelectric properties. When subjected to mechanical stress, granite can generate an electric charge. This phenomenon can be used to harvest energy from natural forces like seismic activity or from man-made pressure and vibrations.

What your not acknowledging is that these random jumbled up crystals can be brought into harmony with certain conditions. The papers I linked mention this. Such as acoustics or an electrical charge onto the pyramid.

Harnessing geothermal and piezoelectric properties of stone for sustainable electricity generation
Abstract
This study introduces a novel hybrid system in which piezoelectric and geothermal properties are integrated into basalt and quartz stones to generate green electricity. The same is satisfied by the energy conversion capability, high thermal holding capacity, and the strong piezoelectricity of quartz.


When Quartz is squeezed directly, mechanical stress leads to an electric charge, while inversely, an applied electric field causes the material to generate mechanical vibrations. This creates the opportunity for energy harvesting,
It’s On: What do the Fraser River and the Great Pyramid Have In Common? - Science World
The geography lesson was for a purpose. You've gone off on some nonsense about underlying rock types being conducting or some thing, when the location of transport, materials, and workers on a site with a firm, shallow bedrock is available.
I was speaking of the global location. Not within that location. The global and local environments and conditions each have their own independent effects. The glocal effect is associated with the pyramids being globally located where the electromagnetic waves are.

The generation of electricity requires the pyramid to vibrate always. Hence the location at which the electromagnetic waves are more on the surface of the globe are chosen to be the perfect sites for the pyramid. The pyramid at Giza is standing on the underwater currents of the river Nile plus on a location where high electromagnetic flux lines can be measured and felt. This provides the vibrations required for the crystals to vibrate at all times.
I don't know. I don't listen to me.
I said 'what did others say'. Surely you listen to others.
You are literally invoking technology that no known ancient civilization had or described. The burden of proof is on those presenting the outrageous claims. I am rejecting them until actual evidence is provided. (It has not been.)
So what about the images and testimony under oath. Lying is a serious offense. This is the other kind of evidence which is experiencial in nature. Someone is giving an eye witness testimony. Either they are making it up, deluded or its real. When you get severak very dredible eye witnesses it gives weight to the experiencial evidence. When the belief persists after interegation and analysis then its a qualified belief.

Sometimes eye witness testimony makes the difference in a case. Its treated seriously enough to be a line of evidence in the legal system. It is the basis of Christ and the bible which has stood the test of time. Tests have been done that show the same brain patterns for real events are utilised in their experiences and not coming for the dream or imagination or emotional area of the brain.

I don't think we should underestimate experiencial evidence. Then you start to have to undermine the sanity of good people and start creating conspiracies just to discredit them. Without a shred of evidence.
No one thinks you *are* Hancock. Hancock can at least write.
Oh gee thanks. That makes me a bad Hancock who can't write.
We are aware you have not directly invoked Hancock or the most outrageous of his fantasies, but AS WE HAVE SAID MANY TIMES you continuously quote people who *do* follow Hancock and promote his claims.
Show me which ones and the words coming out of their mouth that they are supporting some unreal conspiracy about aliens or Atlantis.

Also I wish to correct a fallacy thats being snuck in here. That suggesting there might to a real even that sparked the Atlantis legend is not a conspiracy in itself. This is the bait and switch tactic. Falsely make out that if someone mentions the legand of Atlantis and how it may have come about through the sciences is making a conspiract theory.

This is false and even mainstream science has had an interest is discovering if there is any truth to legends. Often they find there was a real event that led to the creation of the legend. Like the Flood myths are based on real flood events and not some complete fairy tale. So you are making a conflation of the real science and myths yourself.
What we have been trying to do (for months, sigh) is to get you to look into your actual sources and what *they* invoke or believe in. It only took me 30 minutes of digging in the channel that created the video in the OP to sort out that the presenter of that video was a Hancock fan, if not an acolyte.
Oooh a Hancock fan, Take him to the dungeon. You really need to get over this Hancock derangement syndrome lol. You have brought this in dozens of times. Your not making me see anything. I am completely aware that some of these sites include stuff from Hancock and others. Its bound too as they all come under 'alternative knowledge and tech'. Like the UAP's this is a natural human intuition and belief. We have been doing it forever lol and never will stop. Because there is something real beyond that we are trying to get at. Its in our DNA so to speak.

But look at the specific people involved. The host of UnchartedX clearly states he is not promoting woo or conspiracy. But supporting what is said with evidence.

The guy from the OP clearly states he is treating the investigation academically. Your fixating on this so much that any suggestion or link to Hancok alone wipes out a persons credibility before you even find out what they believe themselves. Its classic ad hominem.

Like I said show me the words coming out of the people specifically that they are promoting some unreal idea or not supporting what they actually say with at least an attempt at the science. I mean re the signatures they say they don't know. They say its not modern machines or aliens. They just don't know.

When they do attempt to explain how its usually by some logical method like a lathe or some way of generating power through hydro or tapping into some form of energy they discovered. Which is certainly not aliens or far fetchs myths and a possibility. We just discovered they created some modern form of cement that looks like the real thing and lasts 5,000 plus years. So why not.
The "ancient advanced civilization" is the pseudoscience grift that Hancock has been pushing for 30+ years. Most of this not original to Hancock but has origins in earlier fools, morons, and grifters.
Fair enough.
Stick to the science, but use better epistemics.
Thats what I am doing. Like I said you have mentions Hancock and Atlantis and conspiracies more than a conspiracy theorist lol. Enough so to actually create one in this thread.
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The NEA is pushing far left teaching upon children

In the context of the material in the OP, it includes resources for teachers who happen to be trans and how best to go about '"coming out" at work and "tips" for "transitioning at work."' For all the scare tactics, the training materials appear to be about how teachers should deal with issues professionally, not about curriculum to be taught to students.

But yes, if a kid's teacher is trans, they will face this issue.
You are too late. I already pointed out all the problems. It goes far beyond what you just posted.
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The NEA is pushing far left teaching upon children

Still, it exists and is legal so there is really no reason to hide it from kids.
Not indoctrinating kids is not the same thing as hiding it. There is no reason to discuss it with them. Why is it necessary? The educational system is not just acknowledging its existence, ir is also making a moral statement that it is good and normal.

With trans issues that is dangerous for kids.
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