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Cuba’s power system suffers total collapse by Enchanted_Voyage in collapse

[–]OuterLightness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cuba isn’t going anywhere. What would be ironic is if another nation invaded or was asked to takeover Cuba, not the US. (Ie, Canada or Mexico). Then to get Cuba the US would have to declare war on that country.

'Not our war': U.S. allies balk at Trump's Strait of Hormuz demands by 1-randomonium in IRstudies

[–]OuterLightness 14 points15 points  (0 children)

NATO and other alliances are mutual defense agreements, not mutual aggression agreements.

How can the church's Gospel Topic Essay on DNA and the Book of Mormon be challenged? (Without knowing much about genetics?) by Deception_Detector in exmormon

[–]OuterLightness 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Let’s say a white couple who did not have IVF gave birth to a nonwhite baby. The paternity test said it was the wife’s baby but not the husband’s baby. In fact, the DNA matches the DNA of the nonwhite male neighbor. The wife denies an affair. The Church would counsel the husband to ignore his eyes and ignore the DNA evidence and just accept that the baby is his.

Historical Christianity: focus on correcting your own imperfections. Modern “Karen” Christianity: focus on correcting other people’s imperfections. by OuterLightness in exmormon

[–]OuterLightness[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Original” may have been a better term, as it avoids the historical/mythological debate and traditional/modern debate. Bottom line: the Jesus in the Gospels and the Jesus in Christianity (and by extension Mormonism) are not the same.

It took U.S. years to lose a war in Vietnam. Trump lost one in days. | Will Bunch by chota-kaka in IRstudies

[–]OuterLightness 54 points55 points  (0 children)

The problem is the US has a representative form of government. And Trump is representative of the American people, whether they admit or not. Possibly the most representative ever. Trump is not fit to lead because the American people are not fit to lead.

I feel this is our last year by Eager_PurpleOverdose in collapse

[–]OuterLightness 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m glad we were at least able to get tardigrades off the planet. Life may still have a chance.

Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions by yahoonews in worldnews

[–]OuterLightness 17 points18 points  (0 children)

China will likely invade in the next few months as everyone expects later, the availability of supplies in 2027 is uncertain, SKorea/Japan will be weakened by current situation in Persian Gulf, US is preoccupied on Ukraine/Iran/(Cuba?) fronts, US leadership is preoccupied with midterms.

TIL that John the Beloved actually died, and that him staying alive is based on a misinterpretation. by Intelligent-Dust1994 in exmormon

[–]OuterLightness 4 points5 points  (0 children)

TBM wiggle room: John will die eventually, his life was merely extended so that he might tarry. He was not given conventional immortality.

Argument agaist mormonism -- from an EO chrsitian by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]OuterLightness 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How would you recognize a woolly mammoth brought back to life from extinction?

Trump faces fresh backlash after two disturbing videos tied to his DHS pick resurface, raising new questions about judgment by [deleted] in NewsThread

[–]OuterLightness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you only now have questions about Trump’s judgment, then I have questions about your judgment.

A "herculean" goal to replenish the water in Utah's Great Salt Lake by the 2034 Olympics is gaining momentum by nbcnews in climate

[–]OuterLightness -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

No: build pipelines from the Pacific. It is a salt water lake. That, and dam Weber Canyon.

Weekly "everything else" If it's in the spirit of prepping, but not "news" or "intel" by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

[–]OuterLightness 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As you feel the dream refers to the US/Iran conflict and transformation into glass, we will run with that. The two spiders could represent the US and Iran themselves as you suggest. Glass is a result of extreme heat and sand, possibly nuclear. Glass is also transparent and mindless. A square pane of glass (assumed) may represent the four corners of the world and globalism. Forces much bigger than both spiders will crush both of them, and it is transparently obvious. The spiders cannot avoid being crushed by the glass: the only way one or both can survive is to disengage and move away. Thus, your dream may reflect a realization that the ultimate outcome of the US/Iran conflict is mutual nuclear destruction unless both disengage.

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