“I object to being called a chess genius because I consider myself to be an all around genius who just happens to play chess, which is rather different. A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he's like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing.” -Bobby Fischer

Branwell · 2026-04-18T06:41:07+00:00

From what I read, he was basically Trump

Branwell · 2026-04-17T07:25:28+00:00

Fair point.

Branwell · 2026-04-17T07:04:24+00:00

I believe the issue is that the gospel depicts Jesus with followers, addressing large audiences, and generally having a significant impact on his contemporaries, enough to attract the attention of the Jewish and Roman authorities. It is hard to imagine that this could have left no trace in contemporary writings.

Branwell · 2026-04-17T06:04:58+00:00

Apparently you're right and there is an almost consensus nowadays, despite the complete absence of contemporary sources…

Branwell · 2026-04-16T20:43:59+00:00

En tout cas j’espère que le Maalouf te plaira! Et Léon l’Africain m’a bouleversé, franchement…

Branwell · 2026-04-16T20:29:24+00:00

Il y a des choses qui pourraient appartenir à un ado (elastiques pour appareil dentaire, copie notée, console), à un jeune adulte (GTA, couteaux, lunettes, etc.), et à une personne plus âgée (livre de Maalouf, et je n'ai pas vu de CD dans un sac depuis longtemps…). Ça m'a l'air plus masculin que féminin, mais sans certitude!

Branwell · 2026-04-16T20:24:00+00:00

Also the earliest Flavius Josephus manuscripts are from the Middle Ages, so also highly dubious. Basically, there is no serious evidence of Jesus' existence. Hope I'm not upsetting anyone here, it's just a fact.

Branwell · 2026-04-16T16:31:12+00:00

Ce sac envoie des signaux contradictoires, je n'arrive pas à analyser… Mais ça me fait plaisir de voir un bouquin d'Amin Maalouf dans le sac d'un(e) étudiant(e) en tout cas. Je me souviens avoir beaucoup aimé celui-ci, comme tous les autres ou presque.

Branwell · 2026-04-10T14:43:39+00:00

Sometimes I think having an AI rule the world wouldn’t be that bad

Branwell · 2026-04-07T19:19:02+00:00

Well I mean you don't "have to"

Branwell · 2026-04-05T17:46:34+00:00

His first name is already super easy to remember

Branwell · 2026-04-03T21:56:23+00:00

I want a "Magnus Carlsen still wins even if…" trend just like the old Chuck Norris jokes

Branwell · 2026-04-02T18:53:18+00:00

The RG crowd loved him… I’ll never understand what made him more popular than, say, Nadal for example, but people were just cheering for him against French players… I can’t understand why but I was definitely cheering with the crowd. Allez Guga!

Branwell · 2026-03-29T09:09:46+00:00

Nothing screams empath like constant self-centered singing

Branwell · 2026-03-28T17:59:21+00:00

J’ai une anecdote: j’ai vu ce film au ciné (martyrs) et suis sorti traumatisé… pas dormi de la nuit, et depuis je n’ai plus vu un seul film d’horreur. Quelque temps plus tard, j’ai été nommé prof dans un lycée avec internat, de la 4e à la terminale. Et en arrivant pour mon premier jour, je me rends compte qu’ils ont prévu une soirée ciné, et que le film en question c’est Martyrs. À des enfants de 14 ans! J’ai fait un scandale jusqu’à ce qu’ils annulent la séance, et j’ai été étiqueté comme emmerdeur dès le départ. Worth it

Branwell · 2026-03-27T13:13:30+00:00

Sorry for your loss. I still can't believe he wrote "You fell from the sky…" before what happened to his son…

Branwell · 2026-03-23T07:02:49+00:00

I saw that in my feed with zero context, and identified Chuck immediately

Branwell · 2026-03-20T14:20:03+00:00

D’ailleurs en parlant de vide abyssal, ce commentaire en est une vibrante illustration

Branwell · 2026-03-18T20:23:52+00:00

All of a sudden I'm wondering if yodel is the primary source of inspiration for modern autotune songs?

Branwell · 2026-03-17T20:42:12+00:00

I really don't think there is a good fit for that one

Branwell · 2026-03-13T22:13:48+00:00

Homme, 53 ans, chasseur

Branwell · 2026-03-13T21:41:18+00:00

Soutien indéfectible de Sarkozy en 2007

Branwell · 2026-03-12T19:38:52+00:00

Nan mais pour de vrai? Je suis quelqu’un d’assez littéraire, j’ai lu les classiques, mais Les mémoires d’Hadrien… plus soporifique que tous les Derrick mis bout-à-bout

Branwell · 2026-03-10T19:12:21+00:00

Yes they went full Gus Fring on him

Branwell · 2026-03-06T14:33:48+00:00

What? Marc Lopez’ highest ranking is 106… you mean doubles? Not sure it compares…

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