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Conversation we were having in another thread made me want to address a pre-Christian idea from earlier Judaism about there being two powers in Heaven The original thread is called - I converted to Jehovah's Witnesses (this is the thread) The idea may later have been regarded as a "heresy" in...

Nice - except GenX is overlooked again! https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/11/20/blessed-carlo-acutis-saint-relics-millennial-miracle/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=67de1cb3c9bb6df1d60a7614

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https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/some-dogs-can-classify-their-toys-by-function/ This article suggests some dog breeds process information similarly to humans.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/millions-turn-to-ai-chatbots-for-spiritual-guidance-and-confession/?comments-page=1#comments

9 minute video Key comment in the video "You don't need to be certain, you need to understand the system you are navigating" Why you stall when stakes feel high Do more options paralyze us? Perfect choices or the forces and tradeoffs behind choices? Neuroscience and game theory Moral...

https://www.youtube.com/@ENTERTVINMENT/videos When you're overqualified for the job

https://www.youtube.com/@DrTraceyMarks The Gut-Brain Connection The Gut-Brain Connection

https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorMyro/shorts

Reverend Ed Trevors talks about the value of not becoming like those who harmed you Rev Ed Trevors

Felix Mendelssohn was a well known musician and composer born in Germany in the early 19th century. He and his sister Fanny, also a composer and musician, had a grandfather named Moses Mendelssohn, well known Jewish theologian and philosopher. Felix and Fanny were not raised Jewish. Their...

https://medium.com/politics-discourse/the-ignostic-method-and-the-god-debate-55c32041e6cf So ignosticism is about not knowing enough to firmly say whether you are theist, atheist, or agnostic. In simple terms. I don't like their use of the word "meaningless" as it just doesn't sit right...

Scholar Andrew Mark Henry talks about what he thinks is missing from the religions presented in fictional universes - why he thinks they lack versimilitude. ReligionForBreakfast Why Fictional Religions Feel So Fake

https://eriecanalway.org/bicentennial https://nystateparks.blog/2025/03/11/celebrating-200-years-along-the-erie-canal/ https://discovertheeriecanal.com/about-the-bi-centennial/ Erie Canal (Low Bridge) Nino & Boris Bruce Springsteen - Erie Canal (The Seeger Sessions) 395K views6...

https://www.youtube.com/@dindin.inparis Clair de lune debussy Clair de lune debussy

I don't remember if we had a thread discussing the Ethiopian canon, larger than that of the other Orthodox churches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Tewahedo_biblical_canon (I wanted to I also stumbled across this 8 minute video talking about a different or more detailed interpretation...

12 symptoms described in 12 minutes 1- Focus (difficulty/inability) 2- Restlessness 3- Impulse control 4- Time blindness 5- Emotional dysregulation 6- Difficulty initiating action 7- Problems with working memory 8- Hyperfocus 9- Organization/Executive function...

When people talk about "believing in science" I often wonder what is meant - both by the term belief, and the term science. Would I say I "believed in" science? I believe, or, I recognize, I observe, I am convinced that, "science" is a useful and effective... uh... thing. What do we mean by...

Ancestors vs Whippersnappers: Are old saws 'smarter' than newfangled contraptions? (my alternative title for the thread) A question has come up a few times around the forum about whether or not anybody can be "smarter" than their ancestors... I'm intrigued by this question but a little confused...