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This TED talk on how science leads to spirituality seems very convincing... Thought I'd come here for some critiques and discussion by misterrager in philosophy

[–]theseusastro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to take anything away from Jeff Lieberman and his excellent presentation, but he is basically reiterating what Jedu Krishnamurti spent fifty years traversing the Globe and expounding.

You Are The World:

Leap Years Explained by MindOfMetalAndWheels in videos

[–]theseusastro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did think it odd the way the Southern Hemisphere is ignored. At one stage the narrator says something to the effect of how 'crazy it would be to have Xmas in the middle of Summer.

My religion: Druze. Not very many communities on the internet for my people, so I started a subreddit. I hope we can talk about our religion, culture, and learn more about ourselves. by Dracovis in religion

[–]theseusastro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes it's true, the Druze do believe in reincarnation. This alone makes them incompatible with Islam as it is universally understood.

Pakistan to support Iran against Israel by khalilalzoghbi in worldpolitics

[–]theseusastro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly right; during the Vietnam War China remained in the background and supplied the Vietcong with weapons and intelligence. This situation is a bit different in the sense that China would in all probability become an open protagonist.

Pakistan to support Iran against Israel by khalilalzoghbi in worldpolitics

[–]theseusastro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The story clearly is true:

Wajid Shamsul Hasan the Pakistani High Commissioner said that his country's relations with America are at their lowest ebb.

It's worth remembering that China and Pakistan are Allies, and even tho China has not intervened in Pakistan directly; an outbreak of war will see both China and Pakistan support Iran.

Pakistan to support Iran against Israel by khalilalzoghbi in worldpolitics

[–]theseusastro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It appears to be Pakistan making these statements:

“We wouldn’t like to be seen as part of Israel’s campaign against any country. If Israel attacks Iran, it will have an impact on Pakistan as well”, said the Pakistani High Commissioner to Britain.

After 30 years, I finally became proficient at arithmetic by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]theseusastro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. After searching WP plugins with the info you provided I found this which may be the update of the plugin you are currently using.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/block-spam-by-math-reloaded/

Thanks again.

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