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Maybe I'm being too simplistic, but I look to Jesus. Jesus was specifically asked about the death penalty. He wasn't being asked by Christians, but by the religious authorities. The Bible commanded the death penalty, but the authorities thought Jesus might be too loving to support the biblical comma...

I've been to churches with a soundproof room with a window into the meeting room. The sounds from the meeting room were carried into the viewing room through speakers. Maybe someone from the church could give some quieting advice to the parents. My personal solution when my boys were young was, afte...

Lust and porn can be a terrible prison. The often-recommended "bouncing one's eyes" or not looking generally don't work. What is needed is a change in the heart. I've known a few men who have found mychainsaregone.org helpful. The site title is based on an allegorical story, "My Chain...

In the past, my wife and I have visited family* nudist resorts. There was no sense that anyone was aroused, no obvious sexual tension or talk. Therefore, I believe a lack of clothing does not produce lust. Maybe a bit of the opposite, where covering produces unhealthy curiosity. *There are adults-on...

The Bible uses the metaphor of "sleep" for the state of the deceased, but JohnH may well be right that time is not the same. My idea is that when we die, the next thing we know will be our resurrection along with everyone else.

temporal1 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2026 11:12 pm For many years, i’ve noticed imported fruits+vegetables sold at farmers’ markets, too.

I don't consider that a real farmers' market. The ones that I've sold at all require the farmers to have raised the produce themselves.

JoyE wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2026 9:45 pm "Its"? Someone doesn't know if a bull is a he or a she?

"He" and "she" are personal pronouns. A bull is not a person. When people use personal pronouns for animals, that's the anthropomorphic fallacy. Next you get people considering pets as family members.

Most of the current AI is just a large language model. It's just a computer stringing words together, copying how people have used words. I can't conceive of it as a moral entity.

barnhart wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2026 1:31 pm It is more stable and easier to cut into sections when chilled.

After you cut it and put it on serving plates, those who want can put theirs in the microwave oven for a couple minutes.

An interesting analogy: This has been one of the most succulent ironies I've seen in a long time. The administration that denies climate change has created a scale model of how it happens at their door because of their ignorant decisions and impositive orders. They have a miniature anthropocene righ...