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    03-23-2023, 03:20 PM
    There is no such thing as unregulated capitalism. There is capitalism that is regulated in favor of the wealthy, at the expense of everyone else,...
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    03-23-2023, 02:49 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    At the risk of misinterpreting his stance, I believe Keith has posted numerous times that he believes anyone who calls themselves a Christian IS a...
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    03-23-2023, 02:48 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Quite the opposite, Keith. I understand it. And if you think it does not prohibit laws that unduly favor one religion over another, you have...
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    03-23-2023, 02:43 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Show me any meaningful level of support for anti-trans/anti-gay policy from non-religious groups or individuals, and then we can decide if that...
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    03-23-2023, 01:56 PM
    It's almost as if capitalism were an inherently flawed system. :) Tom
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    03-23-2023, 01:54 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Tom, the point is, if a religious person AND an "irrelevantist" or an atheist or even a religious person from another tradition all support the...
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    03-23-2023, 01:03 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Trump is Toast in The Bilge
    I fear that, if you weren't exactly right, Trump would be in jail already. Tom
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    03-23-2023, 12:08 PM
    Reducing insulin prices is a big deal for those who need it. Preventing diabetes is potentially an even bigger deal, and would save lots of lives,...
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    03-23-2023, 12:04 PM
    My first reaction is to wonder whether the temporary nature of the reprieve isn't simply because people don't make permanent life changes and...
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    03-23-2023, 12:31 AM
    George, thanks for taking time to post those summaries of recent research. I think I knew (but had forgotten) that you are diabetic yourself....
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    03-23-2023, 12:12 AM
    Yes, that is great. An all-too-infrequent triumph of the public good over profit. Well done! Tom
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    03-23-2023, 12:11 AM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    That's a reasonable position, Tom, but I can't quite bring myself to agree fully. Again, for me the distinction hinges on the nature of a secular...
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    03-22-2023, 11:55 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    It's a fair question. But, contemptible as I find such protests, they are not government protests. And so, even when they are religiously...
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    03-22-2023, 11:52 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Your position seems to be that it's OK to disregard the Establishment Clause and pass laws that impose religious beliefs on others through...
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    03-22-2023, 12:51 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread The Fugue Thread in The Bilge
    Now that's good! Could be useful in a Canon & Fugue class. Tom
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    03-22-2023, 12:43 PM
    George, I'm surprised--really surprised--that this seems questionable to you. As I understand it, this is the prevailing view of how the process...
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    03-22-2023, 12:04 PM
    That's an interesting characterization. You mean the negativist who posted this? Or this: Or did you mean the negativist who pointed...
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    03-22-2023, 12:33 AM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread lightning bugs in The Bilge
    A couple of years ago, lilacs bloomed in October in parts of Wisconsin. :( Tom
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    03-22-2023, 12:19 AM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Skookum Maru in Building / Repair
    Chris, I'm glad things seem to have gone so well--very scary! Nice for everyone (yourself not least of all) to keep you around for a good long...
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    03-22-2023, 12:13 AM
    Oops! The "type III" was a typo--I mean type II. Mike, even diabetes organizations and medical institutions acknowledge...
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    03-21-2023, 11:58 PM
    I have to disagree on that. The idea that Type II diabetes is potentially reversible for some (maybe many), and that the medical establishment...
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    03-21-2023, 11:48 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    I'd say those articles are pretty good evidence that opposition to assisted suicide has come from religious groups. It's interesting. I think...
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    03-21-2023, 12:19 PM
    As I posted earlier, two years ago my sister was diabetic. She isn't diabetic anymore. I'm not saying it's true in every case of Type II diabetes,...
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    03-21-2023, 12:09 PM
    I agree with you. I'm not suggesting co-ops are the answer, but that they might just point the way to alternatives that may evolve out of them. I...
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    03-21-2023, 11:59 AM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Was Jesus “woke”? in The Bilge
    Read the sentence. Delgado acknowledges that CRT "emerged out of" postmodernist thought, not that they are the same thing. So, first you presented...
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    03-21-2023, 12:05 AM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    It IS different for religious groups. Because the First Amendment SAYS it is different. Don't like it? Repeal the First Amendment. Until then, too...
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    03-21-2023, 12:03 AM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    Boy, do I wish that were true. But it is quite obviously NOT true. And arguing over and over that things like this don't happen seriously decreases...
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    03-20-2023, 11:58 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    The painfully obvious difference is, the Establishment Clause does not apply to all beliefs. Only religious ones. So I can believe solar energy...
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    03-20-2023, 11:55 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Religion's role in The Bilge
    If you think that's true, you must not be paying attention on this thread. There are many examples of how people are coerced to believe (or to...
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    03-20-2023, 11:43 PM
    WI-Tom replied to a thread Best aviation books in The Bilge
    As a kid I always liked Reach for the Sky and Fly for Your Life, about two WWII Spitfire/Hurricane pilots. The Cannibal Queen was another I liked,...
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