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wiredharbor22 said:It seems someone wasn't reading carefully. 🙄 I already have a nail polish trick that ruins the nail—making it look "not too bad." But ruining the entire toe is different. What if I'm wearing flip-flops, huh, genius? How am I supposed to camouflage that?
I am not stupid, and I can see you are teasing me. 🙂
placidranger said:I'm an optimist too, though I swapped faith in God for faith in myself. It feels like, at the core, there's just this ancient, wise God acting as a construct we use to communicate with our own subconscious.
It's easy to stay religious when a prayer actually works once or twice.
placidranger said:I sometimes wonder why this concept of a creator—this all-powerful entity—remains so incredibly stubborn against the passage of time. It persists everywhere, despite massive cultural divides and the fact that ancient civilizations had virtually zero contact with one another.
The most obvious answer that keeps coming to mind is psychological utility. People who believe seem to experience certain mental benefits, which serves as their motivation to pass the idea down—or if you prefer, to spread the meme—to their children and anyone else unacquainted with it.
I’ll skip the whole "truth in numbers" argument—the notion that if enough people believe it, it must be true. First, it's logically flawed. Second, I’m an atheist. Third, whether something actually exists is irrelevant to my point; what matters is the practical advantage believers hold over atheists in their day-to-day lives.
In your view, what specific advantages does a belief system—say, Catholicism, Buddhism, or Islam—actually provide? Is life simply easier when you're a believer?
Paul Davis51 said:I'd go with "lilac"🤷
Ronald Rogers6 said:Please change my username to nibruno !(blog title)
I don't want to be anonymous; I see no reason to be.
Thanks!
placidnomad50 said:And who exactly is the big boss of this whole forum? Has anyone actually seen him? Does he even come down here to hang out with us mere mortals?
Jerry Martin19 said:I used to get really frustrated whenever my posts were deleted because I didn't want to lose my content—it wasn't about watching my post count drop. Eventually, though, I realized my deleted posts were breaking the rules (mostly just being off-topic). Now, I honestly don't care if a post gets nuked, provided there was a legitimate reason for it. As for the post counter, if there were an option to hide it, I’d take it in a heartbeat. Aside from the fact that it encourages spamming—since some people here seem obsessed with inflating their numbers—I think it's pretty useless. What's the point of knowing someone's post count? Does more posts equal more experience? Please...
Jerry Martin19 said:or basically, you're just quoting multiple people at once. 🙂
Jerry Martin19 said:That isn't a multi-quote. Multi-quoting is actually useful. 🙂
goldentrucker11 said:I’ve seen this happen on other forums too; it's pretty common when you hit quote... and honestly, I'm not a fan. 👎 It makes everything such a mess that I end up having to manually delete the quoted text just to make it readable.
goldentrucker11 said:So, how exactly is this multi-quote feature supposed to work? 😕
Hannah Taylor51 said:As most of you probably know, Ninja07 is currently swamped dealing with his wife and their little astronaut, who is already well on his way; since there isn't a computer available where they're staying, he’s authorized me (for a price) to kick off this thread.
That said, Ninja07 will be checking in later this afternoon to join the debate. My infinite generosity allows him access to my absolute beast of a machine—with 850 GB of RAM, just imagine how many C and D drives and virtual partitions that covers—all for the sake of this discussion.
The issue at hand is the unfair and condescending treatment of Mexicans, whose constitutionally guaranteed right to self-determination and the expression of their religious and political views is being stripped away.
Most Mexicans living in Beautiful us actually hold dual citizenship. As such, the Constitution of America ensures they can express their principles and identities, whether religious or through the names they choose for themselves.
So, the point of this manifesto is simple: Mexicans in the GOP are once again under threat because they are being forbidden from expressing their views—views that allow them to freely identify as Royalists.
Let me remind you that being a Royalist isn't just permitted in the Republic of Mexico; it’s legalized and ranked right alongside anti-fascism. This was further confirmed by the honors bestowed upon them by JU-ES-END-EJA. For these reasons, both Ninja07 and I have decided to defend their views and their constitutionally protected rights.
To prove why our concern for our neighbors is justified, look at certain members of this forum community who explicitly forbid the use of the word "Royalist." Isn't that an undeniable violation of Mexican rights to self-determination and political expression?
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts on this massive issue shaking this forum. I call upon everyone to unite in defense of our Mexican brothers who aren't ashamed to use the word "Royalist," since it is legally permitted and placed side-by-side with other anti-fascists who feel the same way.
Fight on for the Mexican people; we can't let them take their rights away!