AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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1yr ago
I've often thought about the dissolution of the monasteries and what a modern equivalent would be. The closest I've come up is a state seizure of college endowments or some sort of modern land reform (apartments converted to condos and renters given ownership and as well as the elimination of second home ownership).
I also think the lenses of the historical event should be weighed against how Henry VIII squandered the country and his personal financial position he inherited from his father and grandmother (both extraordinarily wealthy) on foreign wars court expenses.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
I'm extremely satisfied with the moderation on this site (even if I do find one of the specific mod's comments {whether mod hat on or off} very annoying {you're so vain you probably think this comment is about you!}). Comparing to other sites I think the quality of arguments and general politeness here is well above everything else on the internet. In regards to bans, I think commenting here is a privilege, and in wanting to keep the garden cultivated here from joining the surrounding wastelands, bans can be a tool to achieve that. I don't read the moderation reports, but they usually are temporary unless rather egregious.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
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I think context of Jesus and his disciples as Jews needs to be considered too. Ancient Jewish laws on blood follow strict guidelines (you cannot consume the blood of an animal or you become like an animal) and figure prominently in covenants (the blood of Abraham lives on in his descendants). So when Jesus says these words at the last supper, he is initiating a new covenant on the basis of his blood. So even though it has the appearance of ordinary wine, spiritually it must be transformed into the blood of Jesus to be part of this new covenant with God.
So when these words and this ritual are repeated (Do this in memory of me), this new covenant of Jesus continues.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
Winters I'll use less shampoo (like half of what I use in summer). And on days where I know I won't particularly need to, I'll just rinse and won't use shampoo at all. I'm just a guy with not long hair, but other advice I've heard but not followed is using conditioner and taking warm but not hot showers.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
I agree characterizing it as an inter-elite struggle I think is incorrect. But I think even for the hoi polloi, I think the violence while on the surface religious, was mainly executed politically. The differences in dogma providing a patina to cover what really can be seen as later as grasping for political control even for the common rabble. I don't have a good quote but I found this source interesting on the period: https://archive.org/details/voraciousidolsvi0000wand
Which might be a salient message for the conflicts in our own age.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
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I'm interested in learning more about the program. Sounds similar to a Hungarian program. https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/29/hungary-offers-30-000-to-married-couples-who-can-produce-three-children
However I do not think I would be able to relocate, but good luck on your (re)searching!
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
You can become the change you want to see!
The forum also might have seasonal effects, after Thanksgiving to New Years is a busy time for many.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
Moving away from plumbing and washroom discussion: what are you doing in Ukraine? Do you live there?
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
I feel I have made my opinion known, as restrictive and irrational as it is. I don't see what benefits are of further discussion.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
Its meaning is 'both' not 'or' social stature here is conferred by adultstatus.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
The invalidating feature to me is her age. The status of being adult is what is causing these relationships to be coercive and manipulative. Taylor Swift with other adults (regardless of status of either adult) is not considered since age difference is not a factor.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
I do not see the correlation between attending concerts and sexual activity with the performer. While underage fans might desire such a sexual relationship, for the reasons I spelled out before if the adult allows or facilitates such activity it's sexual coercion and manipulation by the mere fact that one party is an adult and the other is a fourteen year old.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
I don't see how the 'quality' of person involved is a rebuttal to my argument. I said it was based on age. The difference in age for any adult and a fourteen year-old nullifies any idea of consent on the side of the child. Children who don't have jobs, can't drive and are subject to curfew are open to sexual coercion from any adult.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
Instead of bringing up Taylor Swift you should have brought up R. Kelly he demonstrates your point better.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
Replace 'billionaire' or 'Taylor Swift' with gym coach, music teacher or religious leader, I still think the age and status difference between a child and an adult makes such an agreement coercive.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
My thinking was both legal and factual, if I understand you correctly. I do not think a 14 year-old is mature enough and understands the social consequences to consent to sexual activity with an adult, simply because of their inexperience. Even if the adult they is a billionaire in exchange for payment. This is not to say younger person could not agree to partake in the activity, but the difference in age and social stature on the part of the child renders any of their agreement to be coerced and manipulated.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
I'm against all of it and think adding layers of qualifiers pointless.
My comment was more in response to an earlier one of yours
"Would you deny your 14 year old daughter a life free from financial concern?"
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
Keeping your facts the same, your arguments are an apology for child sexual abuse.
Children cannot give consent.
In the myriad of child sexual abuse cases that have been reported in the news, statuary rape is certainly among them.
Are you of the opinion that the morality of statutory rape is contingent on monetary compensation to the victims?
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
So you are of the sincere belief that parents pimping out their children is only a negative when the money isn't managed correctly?
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
We don't do introductions, while this is the Friday Fun thread, saying hello doesn't offer any room for discussion or anything constructive. For the downvotes (or upvotes) I think they can be ignored, its strangers on the internet.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
Game theory in action? Trade-off of wait times based on evolving expectations? I've seen similar phenomena with a pizza places but usually the dinner hour is consistently busy, but shifting an hour early or late only sometimes makes the pickup wait time less.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
It could turn you straight! Bad outcomes abound.
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
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So in your view the current model where mostly unlimited animal testing is allowed, we should instead jump to human embryos, edit them and allow them to grow as fetuses, and as humans under comparable conditions and then test the editing results through IQ tests? Or do you think that editing of embryos should be allowed for research but not allowed to progress further toward human birth?
Edit: Or do you see embryo editing as something that should be allowed as it exists in its current state that should be completely allowed with no exceptions like elective surgery totally separate from medicine entirely?
AmericanSaxeCoburgGothic
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2yr ago
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Aren't there already gene therapies being developed? Isn't it instead that testing on human subjects is subject to agreed upon international standards? I think you can do this research but you are subject to Institutional Review Boards or your country equivalent. I don't see any involvement of neo-luddites in preventing this research, unless you consider human rights to be a stumbling block.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Helsinki
While social security coffers might match the scale, those are resources already utilized by the government. A key component is government seizure of wealth outside their control to use for their own ends.
For the effects of the Protestant revolution and country development I think that discussion is outside of the purview of a Small-questions thread. Most Catholic countries also went through some sort of Church wealth seizure at some point. I think the differences in country success is more a question of who had coal reserves.
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