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jokes, occult references (inspired by Aleister Crowley) , experimental film self-reference to 'artifacts', & all sorts of esoterica too complex to go into here. The title alone, of course, conflates the 'noir' bk/film "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (there's sampling from that film) w/ a reference to the ceremonial magikal meaning of a homunculous as a magikally produced 'little man' - as if he's the product of the cross-fertilization of the comedies of Woody Allen w/ the experimental ...
which got this discussion rolling and move on to James' statement that, a Theist must sign away their rights to naturalism being able to explain everything in reality. He is correct, but only in ONE particular definition of "naturalism". The general term "naturalism" he uses, conflates TWO distinct forms of itself. The first form is METHODOLOGICAL NATURALISM which says that the scientific method is the best way to find out about reality. And the second is METAPHYSICAL NATURALISM which states ...
which got this discussion rolling and move on to James' statement that, a Theist must sign away their rights to naturalism being able to explain everything in reality. He is correct, but only in ONE particular definition of "naturalism". The general term "naturalism" he uses, conflates TWO distinct forms of itself. The first form is METHODOLOGICAL NATURALISM which says that the scientific method is the best way to find out about reality. And the second is METAPHYSICAL NATURALISM which states ...
It does so by deliberately and underhandedly conflating Jews, Israel and ZIonism into one single entity. Pearl states that criticism of Zionism is discriminatory, immoral, and dangerous, because it rejects the very notion that Jews are a nation — a collective bonded by a common history — and, accordingly, denies Jews the right to self-determination in their historical birthplace. Jews are a nation? Thats news to me - last time I checked Judaism was not a race or a nation, it was a religion. ...
determine the preconditions for every stateless society that may exist from now until the end of time, you're an idiot. You have no idea how a stateless society may or may not come about, and thus have absolutely zip to say about the necessary preconditions. You might have you're ideal vision of how everything will "go down", but for you to actually conflate that with the definition and concept of "anarchy" is extremely short sighted, naive, and silly. ... brainpolice2 wears women's clothing ...
determine the preconditions for every stateless society that may exist from now until the end of time, you're an idiot. You have no idea how a stateless society may or may not come about, and thus have absolutely zip to say about the necessary preconditions. You might have you're ideal vision of how everything will "go down", but for you to actually conflate that with the definition and concept of "anarchy" is extremely short sighted, naive, and silly. ... brainpolice2 is child molesting axe ...
salad. It usually consists of strips of raw fish (most commonly salmon), mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and condiments, among other ingredients. Yusheng literally means "raw fish" but since "fish (鱼)" is commonly conflated with its homophone "abundance (余)", Yúshēng (鱼生) is interpreted as a homophone for Yúshēng (余升) meaning an increase in abundance. Therefore, yusheng is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor. ... "Chinese new year" Singapore ...
Feathered Serpent and was connected to the planet Venus. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge.[2] Today Quetzalcoatl is arguably the best known Aztec deity, and is often thought to have been the principal Aztec god. However, Quetzalcoatl was one of several important gods in the Aztec pantheon along with the gods Tlaloc, Tezcatlipoca and Huitzilopochtli. Several other Mesoamerican cultures are known to have worshipped a feathered serpent god: At ...
Republican go in there whole hog -- you have a totally two standards here! Republicans should take advantage of every victory and call it a mandate. Democrats should go in there and be very cautious. 'Gee whiz, I'm sorry for being here, I hope we don't offend the conservatives.'" He then concluded, "Some people do well by doing modest things that are highly symbolic, like President Clinton did. ... I wonder whether Barack Obama better be bold or he will be forgotten and he will not be what ...
anti-communism; anti-conservatism. Semiotician Umberto Eco attempts to identify the characteristics of proto-fascism as the cult of tradition, rejection of modernism, cult of action for action's sake, life is lived for struggle, fear of difference, rejection of disagreement, contempt for the weak, cult of masculinity and machismo, qualitative populism, appeal to a frustrated majority, obsession with a plot, illicitly wealthy enemies, education to become a hero, and speaking Newspeak, in his ...
anti-communism; anti-conservatism. Semiotician Umberto Eco attempts to identify the characteristics of proto-fascism as the cult of tradition, rejection of modernism, cult of action for action's sake, life is lived for struggle, fear of difference, rejection of disagreement, contempt for the weak, cult of masculinity and machismo, qualitative populism, appeal to a frustrated majority, obsession with a plot, illicitly wealthy enemies, education to become a hero, and speaking Newspeak, in his ...
anti-communism; anti-conservatism. Semiotician Umberto Eco attempts to identify the characteristics of proto-fascism as the cult of tradition, rejection of modernism, cult of action for action's sake, life is lived for struggle, fear of difference, rejection of disagreement, contempt for the weak, cult of masculinity and machismo, qualitative populism, appeal to a frustrated majority, obsession with a plot, illicitly wealthy enemies, education to become a hero, and speaking Newspeak, in his ...
the Middle East's oil wealth. Undermining that narrative, most counterterrorism analysts believe, must be a central part of the strategy against radical Islamism. Yet McCain's insistence that the US military stay in Iraq for the long term does just the opposite. For a man who routinely calls the fight against terrorism "the transcendent challenge of our time," John McCain seems to understand little about it. At least twice, he has confused Sunni and Shia, the two main sects of Islam. On one ...
make. Because, uh, Hammas are a national liberation movement with specific goals to liberate their own country, which has been taken from them by others. Interviewer: I'm very close with Hammas and [name] all the way down through [name] and, uh, and the leaders in Gaza and West Bank. And I can tell you that they are terrorists. Galloway: Well, we'll just have to disagree on our definition of terrorism. Interviewer: What is, what, what is terrorism? Galloway: I just caution you against what is a ...
Jewish community has allowed the partisans of settlement to conflate support for the colonization of the West Bank with support for Israel itself. John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, in their polemical work "The Israel Lobby," have it wrong: They argue, unpersuasively, that American support for Israel hurts America. It doesn't. But unthinking American support does hurt Israel. The people of Aipac and the Conference of Presidents are well meaning, and their work in strengthening the ...
Jewish community has allowed the partisans of settlement to conflate support for the colonization of the West Bank with support for Israel itself. John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, in their polemical work "The Israel Lobby," have it wrong: They argue, unpersuasively, that American support for Israel hurts America. It doesn't. But unthinking American support does hurt Israel. The people of Aipac and the Conference of Presidents are well meaning, and their work in strengthening the ...
same thing. When people die trying to spread their religion, the do so in the name of that religion. The dictators you address do not kill in the name of atheism, but in the name of communism (or their respective government structure). You're making the claim that people actually die in the name of atheism. This a complete bullshit. Atheism is not a cause or philosophy for which people die because it has no placement upon society or it's morality. Saying that people die in the name of atheism ...
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