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@ebuc
A Zedku for EBUCCUBE.
Adrift.
Somewhere.
Occasionally,
Bumping into,
Me and you.
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@Moozer325
Hey Mooze.
In the USA...People shoot and people kill.
Guns and shooting is what the USA is all about.
Not sure that it even made the TV News in the UK.
Not that I watch the News.
Only two dead.
No big deal.
Just a bit of temporary hugging and tears, and hollow words of sympathy.
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@FLRW
@Shila
Thanks FLRW.
And for sure, no Taliban...But don't underestimate Greenlanders.
They're proficient at shooting Seals at long range, in sub-zero conditions.
And clever Mr Vance wasn't quite expecting sub-zero temperatures to be quite so sub-zero. Ha Ha.
But what should we expect from a bloke that keeps forgetting his own name?
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@Shila
You forgot to post his comment.
Thankfully you didn't.
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@FLRW
@Shila
We must have a get together soon and invite Shila.
Just give me the nod and I will get Mrs Zed to get the wax and oil out.
Hope that you are both keeping fit and buff too.
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@Shila
Buddhists and Hindus.
Yep, them too.
But regionally I was referring to Mesopotamian peoples.
Though everywhere that people existed at any given time in the past, then said people would have been doing stuff.
Bit silly to think that people just stood around motionless for millennia, not thinking or doing stuff.
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@7000series
Tin-pot...Having or showing poor leadership or organisation.
Perhaps not a commonly used America English term.
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@Dr.Franklin
@Shila
A tad bit of unnecessary conflating there Doc and Shila.
Darwin proposed a theory of species development.
Other people did other stuff...Like, founded an international business empire based upon a non-scientific Middle Eastern creation and existence hypothesis, and named it Roman Catholicism.
Can't blame Charles Darwin for all the ills of human society.
Top of the morning to ya both.
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@IlDiavolo
@Shila
Yep.
But.
A. The idea of other beings that live in the sky somewhere, has been around for millennia...Cayce just put his spin on it.
B. There is no reason why alien interventionists would not be of flesh and bone...It's was/is perhaps more logical to think that they are.
C. The James Webb telescope has not found evidence of life on another planet...The James Webb telescope might have identified a planet, that might possibly support the development of living tissue..
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@IlDiavolo
You weren't going to talk about Cayce, but you did.
Nonetheless, I often promote the Idea of Alien seeding, as a potential Life on Earth hypothesis.
Though I also remain sceptical.
And the question of who seeded the seeders is irresolvable.
Though I would suggest that what is reasonably certain, is that any such alien visitation would have occurred millions, if not billions of years ago.
Whether or not said visitors have kept an eye on things since, is perhaps what you are alluding to.
And whether or not the seeders have made contact through specific individuals, is therefore also pertinent..
Nonetheless, a whole lot of clairvoyant speculation and no real evidence.
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@7000series
Hmmmmmmmmm.
Apologies for yapping.
But
If you actually read my reply to you.
1. I implied that MAD was still still our biggest defence against a tin-pot dictators ideological bluster.
2. In terms of survival after the total breakdown of human society, someone or something will probably survive and eventually re-proliferate.
3. We are entering a new era of technological dominance, wherein an alternative decision maker might recognise the error of our ways.
Though that restated.
I don't see that the three events you draw attention to, actually address your opening enquiry.
Nonetheless, I'm guessing that a "Nuke" would make a right mess of my city.
And here I would cite the experiences of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...(And their subsequent recovery).
And also the fact that the US is the only Nation to have used "Nukes" in anger.
And that currently the US is also headed by a tin-pot dictator.
Notwithstanding that I live 50 miles to the south west of the nearest City.
So hopefully prevailing south westerlies will be blowing at the time.
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@FLRW
@Shila
Written or chiselled.
But yep, sort of proves that there was other stuff, before they invented the OT, and later Christianity.
And scholars are as scholars want to do.
So FLRW is a scholar because he knows stuff, and can confirm a 5500 year old clay tablet.
And seemingly stuff occurred in Mesopotamia, long before Moses went hiking.
And presumably stuff happened 5500 years before that...So I am a scholar too.
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@Shila
Yep.
From a "Western" perspective, Buddhists and Buddhist ritual seems different, cool and funky...I get that.
But you know Shila...See a Buddhist, be a Buddhist, be a radical thinker.
And leave the science to the scientists.
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@Dr.Franklin
Hey Doc.
I'm not big on belief.
So
Enlightenment, enbbrightenment, enshinyment.
Think of a fairly recent period in time and give it a gleaming title...So what?
Previously we had a stagnant period where absolutely nothing whatsoever occurred, so we named it the dark ages...HaHa.
It's just more of the seemingly unimportant, yet seemingly important stuff, that cool radical people do to fill the time of day.
So scientists did stuff, whereas philosophers could only talk about it.
And Darwin theorised the evolution of species, and the elightened ones went blah blah blah....As they often do.
Begorrah.
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@Shila
It's all in the eyes of the beholder.
Very true.
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@Dr.Franklin
Hey Doc.
Philosophy is not science.
In so much as it does not need to substantiate or even test it's ideas.
Which isn't to say that theoretical science will not have a philosophical basis.
I would suggest, that there is sometimes a murky difference between the objectives and intentions of the relative protagonists.
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@Shila
I haven't starved any kittens or puppies.
Or baby elephants.
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@Shila
It survived over 2 thousand years.
What?
The nonevidence based collective assumption made by a few "biblical scholars", that a guy named Moses might have put chisel to stone.
Were they reincarnated Buddhists?
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@Shila
Same old, same old.
I think that my case is proven Shila.
Have a good weekend.
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@Deb-8-a-bull
Yep. Good story Deb.
Good story.
The alternative ending was...The End.
Not much profit in that though.
And just think, no chocolate eggs, no HCB's and no days off work.
So thanks J.
Enjoy the weekend, Deb and J both.
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A Zedku for the USA 2025.
Orange man, orange man
Orange man orange man.
Red hat red hat
Red hat red hat.
Blue states blue states
Blue states blue states
Greenland Greenland
Greenland Greenland
White supremacy white supremacy
White supremacy white supremacy
Black minority black minority
Black minority black minority
Yellow peril yellow peril
Yellow peril yellow peril.
Tariffs.
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@n8nrgim
S'all a computer game now.
Soon to be under AI control.
Cash under the mattress will soon be waste paper.
Buy Gold and hide it.
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@Shila
You've just repeated the same brief list of either Tibetan scientists or scholars who perhaps had/have a penchant for the Buddhist lifestyle and Buddhist philosophy.
None of your actual Buddhists from the list of top 1000 scientists.
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@Shila
Pitiful perhaps.
Puppies, kittens and baby elephants are cute.
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@Shila
Like I suggested.
Out of a very small clique of biblical scholars, perhaps a majority will hold similar views about Moses and his writing skills.
Though perhaps we should say chiselling skills.
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@Deb-8-a-bull
Hey Deb.
Q. What do you get if you cross a hot sausage with hot cross buns?
A. A creamed puff...Yum Yum...A succulent bun oozing with whipped cream.
Q. What do you get if you cross a hot sausage with African buns?
A. A chocolate eclair...Yum Yum...A shaft of delight coated with sticky chocolate and filled with fresh cream.
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@Shila
Yep, if I interpreted correctly.
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@Dr.Franklin
Satirically speaking it was correct.
We both know of the RC's insidious history relating to corporal punishment and paedophilia.
Didn't get much kinky and controlling than that.
And certainly too soon to brush it under the carpet Doc.
Top of the morning to ya.
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@TheGreatSunGod
You have a very naive view of a relationship BK.
A bit like Remy's.
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@sadolite
Cars for most people, are luxury money sinks.
Doesn't really matter what strategy one employs.
Thing is, modern living is luxurious and costs.
Work, earn and spend wisely...I'm guessing this is what you do.
I think that vehicle ownership is more expensive in the UK, when compared with the US.
For youngsters, road tax and compulsory insurance can run into several thousands, often more than a car is worth.
Mr's Zed drives a Vauxhall Corsa.
I currently have the benefit of a company leased vehicle, which costs me nothing.
So I sold my Land Rover Freelander, because I couldn't justify the running costs anymore.
We had planned to replace the Corsa in November, when the current warranty expires.
But what to get next is something of a dilemma, given the governments approach to the cost of owning and running a private vehicle.
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@Dr.Franklin
Hey Doc.
Kinky control fetish.
Is what that used to teach in Priest and Nun Schools.
Begorrah!
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@RemyBrown
WTF are you going on about Remy.
I'm guessing that you haven't got a girlfriend, and only dream of sex with hot women.
And are currently only addicted to masturbation.
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@Shila
Even Jesus was subjected to Karmic Justice.
Well, a guy named Jesus, supposedly did stuff, and there were consequences.
Like I stated...He either met Karmic Justice, or got his comeuppance.
Whichever whatever.
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@Shila
Well, one might expect Tibetans to be Buddhists.
And therefore Tibetan scientists to be Buddhists.
Just as one would expect an Iranian scientist to be a Muslim.
Of course exceptions to expectations will occur...Namely Mr Thurman, who was obviously attracted to the lifestyle.
Now, I'm guessing, that if you drew up a sincere list of the Worlds top one thousand scientists, it wouldn't include many Buddhists.
Though correct me if I am wrong.
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How about SPCA advertising?
Undoubtedly.
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@Shila
The majority of biblical scholars.
That's what I said.
Who probably make up 0.0000001% of the population.
NB. (0.0000001% may or may not be an exaggeration).
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@Deb-8-a-bull
No fucking-meat.
Fucking-meat...I Take it that's a euphemism.
So you ain't eating any Deb
Didn't think for one mo that you ate meat.
Had you down as a 100% mother fucker.
Black White or Asian.
Pretty sure that Jesus ate meat, Greek types were his fave.
Not much talk of mother fucking.
Other than GOD and his Mum, in the stable when daft Joe was napping.
So Saturday Deb, go try a Greek's sausage...It's what Jesus would have wanted.
You might even fancy sticking your sausage in his hot buns.
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@Shila
I'm guessing that option 3, will soon not be an option.
Though option 4, might be AI deciding to play global thermo-nuclear war games.
FLRW and I are banking on option 5...Death before destruction.
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@Dr.Franklin
What about non-species evolution Doc?
Which is how it all began, and how it will perhaps end.
AI for example.
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@Shila
According to the majority viewpoint.
A majority of who.
And from where was their viewpoint acquired.
I think you will find, that the majority of people are prepared just to unquestioningly accept that the bible was compiled by someone or someone's.
I also expect that the majority of people wouldn't have a clue about who might have had a hand in the composition of the first five chapters.
I further expect that the majority of people although recognising the biblical name Moses, would probably not have a clue as to what he supposedly did, nor when he did it.
I even further expect, that most labelled but lapsed Christians know very little if anything al all, about the first five books of the old testament and Moses's purported hand in their composition.
I'm guessing that what you mean, is a majority of biased theological nerds.
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@Shila
Like Raffling Turkey's.
Or charity Hog roasts.
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