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keith99 · 2025-12-02T21:38:37-0600

Isaac the Recluse said:
Around 20-25 years ago I had a SciFi that I absolutely loved. As in I'd plan my time around the broadcast schedule for the next episode - didn't matter if I could record it, I couldn't wait that long.

I had all the DVDs, to make sure I'd seen every episode, and was hanging on to them with the idea that when I retire from work I'd watch them again.

Again, I didn't wait that long. I had some time on my hands, and realised the series is on Youtube, so I've been rewatching it. And it is kind of 'meh'. I have very little patience for the "wacky" filler episodes, little credulity for the likelihood of the overall story arc, and I couldn't care less about the romantic interest part.

A few things have changed with me in the 20-25 years since it was televised. I now don't have a tv, and don’t watch any series. I don't indulge in any fiction at all really.

I like the response of just calling it "growing up". Also, a large draw of SciFi was the concept, the what if. I guess that when the ideas are nearing a quarter of a century old, and have been growing in familiarity all that time, they just lose their shine a bit.

And Tribbles were 14 years old when they were plagiarized into a Star Trek episode, a Martian Flat Cat is the same by any name.

And it is a lot more than a quarter century. Actually, well over a half century.

But the half white vs. half black episode will sadly still be relevant when it is over a century old.

samaus123456789 · 2025-12-02T21:32:05-0600

I can explain pretty much every single prophecy in the bible but it takes a long time so I will post an important one here
Jude quotes Enoch 7th from Adam about the Romans destroying Jerusalem 70 AD, and killing the people that killed Jesus, and quotes 1 Enoch 1:1-9. Enoch says it is a prophecy for a remote generation because he is writing pre flood about an event thousands of years into the future. He says people will be in tribulation like Jesus said 70 AD would be great tribulation. Enoch says God will come over MT Sinai because Jerusalem is metaphorically called MT Sinai (Galatians 4 25) first century AD, and Jesus told the apostles he was coming back in their lifetime. Jesus came back 70 AD like all the prophecies said, all the Israelites rose from the dead, the faithful ones got raptured same with some of the living pre destined elect remnant of the lost sheep of the house of Israel which was the 144 000 in Rev 7 all saved via belief in Jesus by 70 AD. Rev 1-12 happened 70 AD but Rev 13-22 is future. Gospel of Nicodemus inspired apocrypha for the wise only (like 1 Enoch is) has more info on people that raised from the dead the day Jesus died. Also some of the other acts Pilate has more info on the event too.

The Barbarian · 2025-12-02T21:30:09-0600

Landon Caeli said:
This is the solution I have been looking for, in regards to why convergent evolution exists - why an octagon shaped species on the north side of the planet looks almost exactly like a species on the south end, completely unrelated, and having evolved separately from one another. Couldn't it be true, that the one species existed first, and the successes were somehow *easier* to develop then for another.

The amount of times, and the amount of crabs that have evolved, completely unrelated - Couldn't it be, because it happened once, and twice, and then three - and then many more because of morphic resonance?

In biology, it's called "natural selection." It might look like magic, but species evolving in the same environmental pressures often tend to look very much alike.

Landon Caeli said:
Species have evolved to look like crabs (a process called carcinization) at least five separate times in evolutionary history... Completely unrelated.

Actually, they are all decopod crustaceans. And interestingly, some lines of "crabs" have undergone "decarcination", suggesting that conditions changes, with a subsequent loss of crabby features. The reason this can happen is that arthropods, unlike chordates, are composed of a linear arrangement of essentially identical segments. Muscles, gills, legs, and so on. So they can rather easily change morphology.

Echinoderms, the two radially symmetrical examples you show, begin life as bilaterally symmetrical larva, and later become radially symmetrical. Number of radial segments vary, though. Interestingly, echinoderms and chordates are both deuterostomes, more closely related to each other than either is related to (for example) crabs. Some chordates also begin life as bilaterally symmetrical larva and later lose that symmetry. Ascidians, (sea squrts) for example.

Bats, birds, and pterosaurs all use forelimbs for flight, but the anatomy is different. They are analogous forms, but the homology stops at basic vertebrate form (femur, ulna/radius/carpals/metacarpals/phalanges). They each evolved separately, under the pressure of natural selection.

I'd be interested in any literature about rat populations being able to learn more quickly after an isolated population learns something. What do you have?

another_lost_guy · 2025-12-02T21:18:01-0600

Hans Blaster said:
I wouldn't know. I don't think I've ever had it.

I suspected as much.

You haven't really made those. Particularly stemming from your listicle.

You went far too plain to be properly understood.

So far you've shown no real effort to do so.

I see you don't understand how the Roman church actually works.

Nothing I've seen would suggest you would make one.

And this is Exhibit A right here. It's like arguing with a Redditor. I don't have any upvotes for you, man. No one else does either.

Coolerranch · 2025-12-02T21:11:12-0600

To put it simply, it's because

el3venS1x said:
I've been thinking about the stark contrast between Christianity and Nazism, yet I've noticed that some people seem to conflate the two. One promotes love, forgiveness, and humility, while the other is rooted in hatred, domination, and prejudice.

Context: One prays, the other preys.

How is it possible for individuals to draw parallels between these two ideologies? Could it be due to historical misinterpretations, propaganda, or a misunderstanding of faith itself? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this confusing juxtaposition.

What examples can you share that highlight these misconceptions?

How can we better educate others on the true message of Christianity in light of such conflation?

What role do you think social media plays in perpetuating these misunderstandings?

Looking forward to a thoughtful discussion!
el3venS1x (Dell)

To put it simply, it's because satan wants to conflict the idea of us Christians being part of the new world by God's grace and thinking that people can earn their salvation to try to earn bringing a new heaven and earth by our own will. Also for some strange reason, it appears that satan's idea of "Nazism" is being pushed around a lot instead of just being honest about what national socialism was in Germany and how that effected the world at the time. Also, in the purist sense of the term "Christian Nationalism" is technically necessary for today since I think it a good thing for people in society to be proud of being a part Zion/Israel/Jerusalem/God's Holy City by God's Will.

The Barbarian · 2025-12-02T21:07:44-0600

Given the latest economic data, I suppose that for Trump, no news is good news.

Landon Caeli · 2025-12-02T21:05:21-0600

How many times have eyes developed? The answer to that is 40 to 65 different times! How many times has flight developed, in different species, completely unrelated, having no common history of flight with one another? Species have evolved to look like crabs (a process called carcinization) at least five separate times in evolutionary history... Completely unrelated.

Landon Caeli · 2025-12-02T21:02:20-0600

This is the solution I have been looking for, in regards to why convergent evolution exists - why an octagon shaped species on the north side of the planet looks almost exactly like a species on the south end, completely unrelated, and having evolved separately from one another. Couldn't it be true, that the one species existed first, and the successes were somehow *easier* to develop then for another.

The amount of times, and the amount of crabs that have evolved, completely unrelated - Couldn't it be, because it happened once, and twice, and then three - and then many more because of morphic resonance?

Convergent evolution - Wikipedia Convergent evolution - Wikipedia

another_lost_guy · 2025-12-02T21:02:16-0600

Hans Blaster said:
Are you capable of better?

In your topsy-turvy la-la land world where pineapple pizza isn't tasty and Jesus never died for our sins, no; I genuinely am not capable of better. I've interacted with you for several posts now and I can conclusively say that no matter how many logically sound points I make, no matter how plainly I communicate my ideas, there is simply no good faith discussion to be had. For example, I might argue that the Catholic Monarchs answer to the church, negating your reply. But no intellectual rebuttal will be offered.

IceJad · 2025-12-02T20:57:41-0600

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15323909/palestine-action-activist-fractures-female-police-officers-spine-sledgehammer-raid-weapons-factory.html

I can scarcely believe this when I read the news. It is one thing to be supporting a side in a conflict - why I may add it absolutely moronic, seeing what both sides have committed, it is another to hurt another people with intent to kill. Before anyone says they never intended to kill, save it because you can't tell me that when you swing a sledgehammer on a down person. They have full intent on taking a life.

As I re-read this again my blood only boils more. I hope they are all given the maximum penalty possible. There is nothing moral being done here. All I see are degenerates who can barely be called homosapien. In my helpless anger I can only pray for the recovery of officer Kate Evans. Yes she has a name. And may the name of the activists be forgotten by human history.

Landon Caeli · 2025-12-02T20:53:50-0600

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Coolerranch · 2025-12-02T20:48:57-0600

Unqualified said:
Movies, radio, tv, magazines. It’s a good fit. Maybe not mainstream, but a lot of it online. Welcome to the forum
@Coolerranch . Where are you way out in Montana or sumthing?

No, but my situation is a bit sketchy so I don't for certain know how long or how often I'll be doing certain things in the present world.

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-12-02T20:46:17-0600

In his second term Donald Trump has torn up not just trade rules but the machinery of economic measurement. After lashing out at weak job figures, he sacked the head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics in August, unsettling markets. A month-long government shutdown has since paused nearly all official data releases, leaving policymakers “driving in the fog”, as Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, put it.

https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker/economy

RocksInMyHead · 2025-12-02T20:42:51-0600

Servus said:
Always seeking bias conformation isn't a good way to evacuate a situation.

??

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Trump says that people told him that Hernandez was unfairly prosecuted. That's fine, but people can say a lot of things, and having read up on the case myself, I've seen no evidence to suggest that he was. Trump does not provide any support for the idea that Hernandez was unfairly prosecuted other than the fact that people told him it was true, so therefore I must conclude that Trump is an incurious (he's simply taking people at their word rather than investigating their claims himself) easily-influenced ("some people" merely need to make a suggestion for him to implement it as policy) idiot (pardoning someone convicted of drug trafficking on a massive scale without a very good reason when you're engaged in a very high-profile assault on drug traffickers is just dumb).

Landon Caeli · 2025-12-02T20:41:55-0600

AI Overview

Morphic resonance is
a theory proposed by biologist Rupert Sheldrake that suggests all natural systems, including organisms and crystals, have a collective memory that influences their form and behavior over time. This proposed mechanism of "formative causation" claims that past forms and behaviors of similar systems create a cumulative, invisible influence that shapes the development and patterns of present systems, rather than being governed by fixed physical laws alone. It implies that nature is habitual and that new behaviors can spread more rapidly through a species because of this shared, non-physical memory.

Key concepts

Collective memory: Each species, from animals to plants, possesses a collective memory that individuals can access and to which they contribute.

Habitual nature: The theory suggests that the regularities of nature are more like habits that have been reinforced by repetition, rather than being immutable laws.

Similarity: The resonance is based on similarity. The more similar an organism or system is to past ones, the greater the influence it will have.

Behavior and form: Morphic resonance is said to influence both the physical form and the behavior of a system. For example, it is proposed to explain instincts and how certain patterns of behavior, like a new trick learned by rats in one location, can be learned more quickly by other rats of the same breed elsewhere.

Individual memory: The resonance of a system with its own past is also suggested as a way to explain individual memory, where memories are not entirely stored in the brain but are accessed through a resonance with the brain's past states.

Sif · 2025-12-02T20:39:42-0600

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Mark Quayle · 2025-12-02T20:38:51-0600

eleos1954 said:
God is not a torturing monster ... to think so is ridiculous

I agree. Who is characterizing him as "a torturing monster"?

eleos1954 said:
Hell is the grave .... Jesus Himself ... and many other places in the bible describes death as a dormant sleep (1st death) why? Because one day ALL will be resurrected (woken from their sleep)

And....?

eleos1954 said:
Christian theology holds that Jesus's divine nature is what enabled him to survive death and be resurrected, but it was his human nature that experienced death. His death was a sacrifice made possible by his dual nature, and his resurrection was due to the power of God.

Yes.

eleos1954 said:
It's about eternal life (living with God forever-eternal existence) or eternal death (eternal non(existence)

Or so you term it.

eleos1954 said:
We are not to be confused about death ... the 1st death is temporary ... the 2nd death is final for eternity.

Definitely final. No doubt there.

Oompa Loompa · 2025-12-02T20:37:15-0600

NxNW said:
Still illegal.

Reference to the law being violated?

"It ain't a war crime the first time."

Mark Quayle · 2025-12-02T20:36:32-0600

2PhiloVoid said:
Probably not, but whomever is the main influence on Dan's (the OP) pastor's theology, even if it's Augustine or Bucer, that is the set of ideas I'm signifying here by citing "Calvin."

I have a problem when fellow Christians try to tell me that unless I 'believe' their specific version of 'Hell,' then I'm in danger of Eternal Hellfire.

It's rather ridiculous and it just gets old real fast.

Well, I don't know who tells you that. I don't. And the Calvinists I know don't. Nor the Reformed.

wing2000 · 2025-12-02T20:33:49-0600

Fun fact:

Emil Bove prosecuted the Honduran president's brother during Trump's first term.

reBoot · 2025-12-02T20:31:32-0600

Apple Sky said:
UN logo

You'll notice that the continents are in the same position, what do they really know ?

You'll also notice that there are 33 grid sections covering the plain.

another_lost_guy · 2025-12-02T20:29:25-0600

NxNW said:
Do you have any evidence of Pelosi doing insider trading?

I'll eventually answer this question but I'm gonna make you ask it twice because that's what you made me do. Do you like my profile rebrand? : D

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