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  1. jayem

    Why Don’t Humans Have Tails?

    Don't disparage the coccyx. Those 3-5 small vertebrae are attaching points for several muscles that stabilize the pelvis floor. The puborectalis and sphincter ani externus, which insert into the front of the coccyx, are vital for maintaining bowel control. Not to mention that the largest muscle...
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    Faith to Overcome Lust

    I don’t believe in any kind of god. But I do have a higher power that keeps me out of trouble. It’s called my wife. :oldthumbsup:
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    What are you listening to?

    Listening to some film music in anticipation of the Academy Awards tonight. Oppenheimer seems to be the Best Picture favorite. The score is by the Swedish composer Ludwig Goransson, is interesting. This is entitled Can Your Hear The Music. I think it's a musical simulation of a rapidly...
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    What are you listening to?

    Linda Ronstadt. The loss of her voice is a monumental tragedy.
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    What are YOU currently reading? (8)

    I just started Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann. It's a true account of the murders of members of the Osage Nation in the 1920s. It so happened that large oil deposits were discovered beneath their tribal lands in northeast Oklahoma. The tribe was earning millions by licensing the oil...
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    France becomes first country to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in constitution

    This may be off-topic a bit. I posted it last year. It's an idea I've had to voluntarily reduce abortions by incentivizing adoption. Apart from conscientious use of birth control, I think a reasonable way to reduce elective abortion is to incentivize adoption. And what better incentive is...
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    France becomes first country to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in constitution

    I would support a Solomonic compromise--named after the OT Hebrew king: The average human gestation is 40 weeks. So---as King Solomon ruled--cut it in half. From conception up to 20 weeks, abortion--whether medical or surgical--is a private decision between a pregnant woman and an abortion...
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    MO proposed bill would not allow divorce while pregnant

    I live in MO and never knew such a law existed. I’m sure in a lot of states there are quaint, if not obsolete, laws and ordinances still on the books, but are rarely, if ever, enforced.
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    Transgenderism Is A Real Threat To Christians

    Did you read the conclusion of the article: In 2019, almost 10,000 people were identified as transgender in this database, representing 0.04 percent of people with commercial coverage in OLDW. In the same year, 65 percent of people identified as transgender were receiving gender-affirming...
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    Transgenderism Is A Real Threat To Christians

    How does this specifically threaten Christians? It's still the parents' prerogative to consent to medical treatment for a minor.
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    Transgenderism Is A Real Threat To Christians

    Getting back to the OP-- I'm not a believer in any religious faith. But I don't see that gender affirmation therapy poses any threat to all Christians. I know that in the OT, homosexual behavior is a capital offense. Fortunately,that's an ancient relic, no longer practiced in modern society...
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    Transgenderism Is A Real Threat To Christians

    I worked 40+ years in health care, practicing internal and occupational medicine. My practice was affiliated with a highly ranked medical school and teaching hospital. Managing gender dysphoria is way outside of my field of expertise. But our med school has a transgender clinic, staffed by...
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    Transgenderism Is A Real Threat To Christians

    I'm getting into this thread kinda late. No one would question that Down Syndrome is not a real, genetic variant. Gender dysphoria is the same--it's a real, neurophysiological variant. The exact mechanism has not yet been identified. But it's postulated that fetal exposure to hormones in utero...
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    Which was your favorite car?

    The car I’ve had the longest is my 2003 Subaru Forester. Which has 175,000+ miles--not that much for a 21 year old car. It still runs well and it’s my everyday transportation. My coolest car was a 1978 red Pontiac Firebird Esprit. Just like the one in the picture. I bought it as a present to...
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    Air force member dies after setting himself on fire

    The active duty U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy has died of his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed on Monday. Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, lit himself on fire in front of the embassy on Sunday afternoon. First responders...
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    Frozen embryos are ‘children,’ Alabama Supreme Court rules in couples’ wrongful death suits

    My post is off topic. But just for the record, SCOTUS ruled way back in 1869 that unilateral secession by any state is unconstitutional. The case is Texas v. White, ET AL. The reconstruction government of TX sued to reclaim some federal government bonds that were sold when TX was part of the...
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    Frozen embryos are ‘children,’ Alabama Supreme Court rules in couples’ wrongful death suits

    Nowhere does the Constitution state, or even imply, that the unborn are "persons" in the legal sense, as that term is used in the 14th Amendment. If that's wrong, then the proper, and most secure way to grant such rights to the unborn nationwide will require a Constitutional amendment. And as...
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    Frozen embryos are ‘children,’ Alabama Supreme Court rules in couples’ wrongful death suits

    Getting in late here. It's an interesting discussion of a really weird incident. How in the world did a hospital patient gain access to a cryopreservation lab? I can only assume that someone forgot to lock the doors. But this patient, who dropped the frozen blastocysts, would clearly seem to be...
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    California man had 1 million rounds and 248 illegally owned guns, including belt-fed machine guns, 20 silencers

    The CEO of the NRA has resigned and has been on trial for civil corruption. This guy should apply for his job. He’s just the kind of gun nut the NRA likes.
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    Is there anyone else better than Biden or Trump for President?

    I didn't vote for either Trump or Biden back in 2020. I voted for South Bend mayor--and current Transportation Secretary-- Pete Buttigieg as a write-in. And I'll do it again this Nov. The man's resume is unreal. He majored in history and literature at Harvard, graduated magna cum laude, and was...