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I was raised atheist/agnostic and was one for decades. Now that I'm not, I frequently get unsolicited comments like the one you're responding to. People assume that I haven't consi…

While I can't speak to the universality or novelty of the world falling apart, I feel the same way. Some people aren't yet in a place to understand this perspective. Others have be…

The Pope discusses this exact question at length in his recent Encyclical: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/docume... It's odd that TFA doesn't acknowledge thi…

I had the same thought, glad someone else noticed this. Comparing AI adoption to the Tower of Babel is a central theme to Magnifica Humanitas, but written by someone with a much de…

I'd encourage you to re-read my comment and consider that you may have jumped to conclusions about what I'm trying to say. > Nobody has a problem saying that "Romulus and Remus is …

I think you may have missed my point. I'm trying to say that clearly worded laws provide complainants with more leverage when it's time to negotiate. Ambiguous language or a lack o…

Respectfully, this is a stronger claim than I think anyone can make. A more reasonable claim would be: "we cannot verify much of what's in Exodus using sources external to the Tora…

You have a point, and I share your general concern with bureaucracy. However, I'd encourage you to consider how I've seen employment law situations like this play out in practice. …

> A World Lit Only by Fire I loved this book in my high school AP Euro class. I revisited it much later in my studies, and was dismayed to realize how lacking in proper research an…

My wife had a brief career in state-level politics and this article resonated with me. Rather than national politics or media narratives, I thought of specific state level senators…

I did as well! @rimunroe I don't remember my handle, but you took me down a nice little path on memory lane. The Warcraft mod was a little goofy, but as a younger kid who couldn't …

Having grown up in Hawai'i, I know both people who worked in the observatories (or who reserve time on its telescopes for academic work), as well as people who have opposed the con…

I’ve lived in the neighborhood for over sixteen years and am raising a family there. There’s a lot to say about the crime factor, and it’s complicated. I will say that it’s common …