Zoboomafoo

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[–] Zoboomafoo 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And also because the only other place my niche interests have communities is discord

[–] Zoboomafoo 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zoboomafoo 12 points 2 months ago

Today on Fox News

This one is taking a nap in the snow. Was it a good nap? Did they have nice dreams? We'll investigate!

[–] Zoboomafoo 4 points 2 months ago

we've reached market saturation with mediocrity

You're only saying that because our society has decided that being average is bad, and being below average is unacceptable.

[–] Zoboomafoo 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

you can then check the science

Me and what degree? Science is so far beyond what I can understand that I would need to spend years of my life studying a single topic to understand a small sliver of science.

I, and generalizing to we, need to take science on faith as much as anyone in a church. Actually, it's more on faith than in a church because anyone can pray and see what that results in.

[–] Zoboomafoo 4 points 2 months ago

Wait, isn't that just Ragnarok?

[–] Zoboomafoo 1 points 2 months ago

Are you sure it wasn't a documentary?

[–] Zoboomafoo 3 points 2 months ago

Psychedelics are a shortcut to what intense meditation and prayer can achieve, so I see how you can come to that conclusion.

[–] Zoboomafoo 17 points 2 months ago

For one, it was part of the prophecy that's referenced a few times in the New Testament.

For two, martyrs maker good PR. My favorite example is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Antioch

Who near as I can tell arranged his own arrest and execution in Rome, and preached the entire way there to the crowds that came to see a Christian (novel in those days)

[–] Zoboomafoo 2 points 2 months ago

Why do you assume they're hostile?

Maybe they want to help but respect our free will as a species.

[–] Zoboomafoo 18 points 2 months ago

We kind of had to start from scratch again after a generation of Great Depression cooking was followed by a generation of "It's in a can and claims to be edible"

[–] Zoboomafoo 13 points 2 months ago

That's too bad, I would commit crimes to eat my grandfather's calamari with red sauce again

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