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"when I ought rather to be engaging Plato, Plotinus, Proclus, al-Farabi, al-Kirmani, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd (Averroës), and St. Thomas Aquinas, as I was trained to do, as I want to do, and as I set out on my career to do."

good grief.

I can understand the position that Joseph Smith took 10% and "restored" the ideas bound up in that 10% as God is efficient with revelation, and uses up what's in circulation first, rather than injecting new currency. The Mopologists are already committed to this given they don't deny the sun in noon...

Dr. M: "Right, when the very statement is crafted to engender fear on the part of believers... also where exactly is the data that supports his proposition?" These are the kinds of insights that keep this place going. Not the kind of thing anyone at SeN could possibly comprehend. "Does not compute"....

Rev: "I am getting really excited to see Witnesses! I hope there is at least a nod to Martin’s deer Christ in there somewhere. Maybe a kind of contextual nature shot that has a deer in it followed immediately by a jump to Martin’s face. A wink to the truly savvy fan of Martin’s kookiness." Perhaps y...

I do hope you're right about that. However, I have to point out one thing. For all their faults, and the list of faults is a lengthy one, the leaders of the Church have shown a talent for playing the long game of self-preservation and financial dominance. Unlike a certain president, who couldn't put...

If there were 100% mask compliance, then the chances would have been significantly better, even in the enclosed space, and so perhaps as an isolated instance, the pres. would have remained unscathed. However, across many instances, such as similar settings in movie theaters, even everyone wearing a ...

"Melatonin is not mentioned on the Harvard Website for COVID-19 treatments," An interesting OP, Arc. On this point here, can you do a quick check of DCP-level sites like "National Review" and known quack sites for doctors on the religious right? Need to make sure it's not a fad within right-wing fai...

I can. most masks filter very little and only decrease your chances by a few percent, and even a very good mask might not be enough (due to the most slight of improper wearing) to save you in an indoor event without regard for social distancing. If you're already risking an indoor social event with ...

That mic had some glare, that's for sure. Really distracting. But I'll bet it gets left in -- double down!

Not that it will matter to the base, my right wing friends on the walk today who are terrified of getting it and wear masks aren't phased at all, but for those paying minimal attention, the very fact that he's in utter fear of his life, checking himself into a medical facility puts him into a fork. ...