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Someone has been reading too many Douglas Adams stories. Infinity doesn't mean all of those things. "As you approach infinity" is a literary device. Mathematically, "approaching infinity" is another way of saying that a given formula, if extrapolated far enough, either converges to a very...

Since I am known to be atheist, I think you can deduce my answer. However, may I refer you to an EXCELLENT bit of fiction on this topic? James K Blish (now deceased, I believe) wrote a book titled A Case of Conscience that DEEPLY explores this topic. It is to my mind a masterful work written...

AI, you have been through the wringer. I acknowledge that each of us must come to terms with our reality in our own way. You have your choice. I made mine. I believe you are familiar with this old chestnut: Each of us must come to terms with God individually. I have come to different terms...

Unfortunately, Bee, my father was an example of at least six of those phrases of yours. He wasn't violent towards women, though. Callous but he wasn't a beater. He got that way by NOT having a strong man-figure in his life, and that was actually caused by a woman - his mother. The details...

Understood. I wasn't expecting you to parrot me anyway. Where's the fun in that? I hope you realize that I offer you the respect to have your own ideas and not worry about whether they match up with mine. Whenever you want to get on about that "one answer" - feel free.

And the worst part is that there is no real truth in them. In the gospels, Jesus is just a retelling of the story of Horus (Egyptian) and his twelve followers, from a time over 1200 years earlier. And one of the Mesopotamian god-kings from even earlier. I will stand down here because I've...

I'm going to toss in one of my usual stink bombs, but in this case, I think it is absolutely relevant to the discussion. It is "an elephant in the room." ONE (but not the only) reason for the "culture of inequality" can be traced back to religion, wherein some religions make it ABSOLUTELY...

I consider modern feminism and the #MeToo movement (as part of that feminism) to have been born from something that is important in an evolving society. < Shreck Accent > Feminism is like an onion... it's got layers < / Schreck Accent > We are "peeling the onion" one layer at a time. As you...

Thought you might like to see this one, Jon, since you are somewhat cynical about the effectiveness of voting. https://www.yahoo.com/news/close-call-just-1-vote-decided-kentucky-house-054642098.html Maybe sometimes one vote is all it takes.

Whoops! Sorry, Bee, but sometimes guys can get a bit raunchy. On the other hand, have you NEVER seen a guy do something and as a result of his action, rolled your eyes and said, "Men!" (with appropriate vehemence, of course.)

In some comedic situations (TV or movies), a "girls night out" situation will include a group of women dining al fresco looking at various men passing by and speculating "boxers or briefs?" - with briefs taken as the "Y-front" as mentioned in this thread. And the occasional case crops up in...

To be honest, given the current trends of male/female relationships these days, the answer to the "Etc." question would probably go very far towards determining the probability of GETTING a W.I.F.E. However, given the casual-wear trends and the predominance of Perma-Prest(TM) clothing, "Iron"...

I'm curious. What is subsumed in the "etc." ?

Live and let live? But the religious mandates of Islam don't allow that. They are mandated to absorb and convert (through violence if necessary) all who do not accept the word of Allah. There IS no "live and let live." Look up "Winston Churchill quote on Islam"...

"Tighty Whiteys" to some USA folks.

Sadly, AI, you are right, though you didn't carry it to its conclusion. This statement is known to be true in so many ways. We should remember the Vietnam war. (Excuse me, "police action.") We should remember Operation Desert Shield. As you gave a disclaimer, AI, so I have to give one...

FYI - Fox News (with a tag-line of "fair and balanced") is neither fair nor balanced. They are unabashedly anti-liberal. I.e. not 100% objective. CBS is more liberal. CNN is somewhat liberal, too. Do you know enough now to understand what we mean by "Republican" and "Democrat" or are you...

I want to divide the question here. Well OF COURSE you do. The only way you can internally analyze something is to compare it to your own sounding board as the first part of that very important question: "Here is this thing. What do I need to do about it?" If you are aligned to the Eastern...

At least he remembered the umbrella!

To be perfectly honest, in the 2016 elections, I voted for Trump because it was the only way to vote AGAINST Clinton and make it stick. I would have preferred any of the 3rd party/lesser party candidates but none of them were viable. So I held my nose and pressed the appropriate buttons.