Good thread, Snare&Racket.
Sorry to go off on a tangent, but I found this - They [picornaviruses] are RNA life forms - interesting.
Are viruses actually life forms?
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Another Rainbow explained....
by snare&racket indue to the many variables involved it has been difficult for science to predict how proteins fold to form their uniquely functional state.
proteins are built from individual amino acids up, coded by dna.
protein function is dictated by its shape and amino acid make up.
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The problem with Capitalism!---Billionaires
by pistolpete inas imperfect and flawed capitalism is, it has worked better than other forms of economic and political systems-so far.
it’s very simple in “theory.” capitalism is an economic and-or, political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
in other words, keep government out of it as much as possible.
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THIS IS THE MAIN REASON WHY SOCIALISM IS OVERCOMING CAPITALISM IN AMERICA - we must be careful how we use words.
Social projects aren't the same as socialism; in other words, Sweden isn't a socialist country. It's a capitalist country with a left-leaning electorate, hence the popularity of social projects. What you're talking about is the popularity of social ideas and projects. In the US, as well as in Sweden, these social projects can only be funded by capitalist profit.
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The problem with Capitalism!---Billionaires
by pistolpete inas imperfect and flawed capitalism is, it has worked better than other forms of economic and political systems-so far.
it’s very simple in “theory.” capitalism is an economic and-or, political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
in other words, keep government out of it as much as possible.
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do you all thing there should be a cap on how much ONE PERSON SHOULD BE REWARDED?
Should there be a cap on How Much Children of the Billionaire should receive as inheritance? - no, and no.
Equality of opportunity is essential but we must have unequal outcomes. If we don't have unequal outcomes we don't have freedom of choice or a free society at all.
The poor and disadvantaged need safety nets but as Thomas Sowell said 'how much of someone else's money that you didn't earn do you deserve?'
So, how much is Bezos worth? $20 billion?
Billionaires could give each person on Earth 3 dollars - what good would that do? Alcoholics will spend it on cans of beer.
Quite a few of the world's billionaires do put a lot of their money to good use through charities, as does the British Royal Family. The huge amount of money these people has enabled them to do good humanitarian work in a capitalist society.
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Jehovah`s witnesses not the only religion GOD is using now ?
by smiddy3 inwhen confronted with angus stewart’s blunt question “do you see yourselves as jehovah god’s spokespeople on earth?” the answer that came from jackson’s lips was astounding.. “that i think would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that god is using.
the scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony with god’s spirit in giving comfort and help in the congregations, but if i could just clarify a little, going back to matthew 24, clearly, jesus said that in the last days ‐ and jehovah’s witnesses believe these are the last days ‐ there would be a slave, a group of persons who would have responsibility to care for the spiritual food.
so inthat respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfill that role.”.
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Theocratic warfare - Jackson was lying for the org, plain and simple.
The WTS has said many, many times that God uses only one channel - and that today He is using only the Governing Body.
Wako Jacko was just lying to Justice McClellan to cover the Society's ass.
Hopefully this disgraceful behaviour will wake up a few questioning JWs.
Addendum - notice, also, that Jackson doesn't give a direct answer. The question Angus Stewart put to him demands a straight yes or no answer. And Jackson didn't have the balls to give a straight answer.
A liar and a coward, TBH.
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Do you think “Eventually” the Whole World will become Socialist?
by pistolpete inwhen i say; “socialist” i don’t mean everyone is equal.
instead i am referring to “leaders” being rich and powerful, whereas the ordinary citizen being poor, and powerless.. i was surprise that the majority of the world is run by socialist government.
the last few countries that are not socialist are the united states and parts of europe.
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@Phizzy - did you post your comment using a socialist computer or a capitalist one? ;)
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What did you think of The Lighthouse (2019)? (SPOILERS!)
by LoveUniHateExams inyeah, so my anticipation for this movie was very high a few months ago.
i didn't see it at the cinema, i was waiting for it on dvd.
i had heard that it was a horror film (my favourite genre) so my expectations were high.. when i finally saw it, i was a little disappointed, i gotta say.
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Here's The Critical Drinker's take on this film …
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What are your favorite film clips?
by LoveUniHateExams inhey, guys - how ya doin?.
so, what are your favorite movie clips?.
gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.. here's one of mine ….
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This is a good scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979).
John Cleese channelling a Latin schoolmaster, I think ...
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What are your favorite film clips?
by LoveUniHateExams inhey, guys - how ya doin?.
so, what are your favorite movie clips?.
gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.. here's one of mine ….
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Here's a great scene from The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Throughout most of this duel, Vader is just toying with Luke.
Enjoy …
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'Never forget Trump enablers' tweets Zach Braff
by LoveUniHateExams insome democrat voters are nuts.
either that, or they're just bitter.. here's a video about zach braff and chris evans, two actors who want lists of 'trump enablers', apparently.. what the hell is wrong with these people?
their man, biden, won the election and they just can't let it go that some people voted trump.
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Some Democrat voters are nuts. Either that, or they're just bitter.
Here's a video about Zach Braff and Chris Evans, two actors who want lists of 'Trump enablers', apparently.
What the hell is wrong with these people? Their man, Biden, won the election and they just can't let it go that some people voted Trump. WTF!?
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RIP Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020)
by LoveUniHateExams indiego maradona apparently died yesterday, 11-25-2020, from a heart attack aged 60.. on the football pitch he was a genius, a footballer of outrageous talent.
btw i'm english, and like many of my compatriots, i remember how disgraceful his cheating was in the quarter finals of the 1986 world cup against england.
he clearly deliberately punched the football into the net, and that goal should not have been allowed.
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The second goal would have been disallowed if VAR was available back then. Foul on I think it was glen hoddle - er, no, he didn't foul Glen Hoddle. Hoddle left his arm out in front of Maradona and Maradona just moved his arm out the way. Believe it or not, football is a contact sport.
Another so called great man who was abusive to women - I don't know about this. Obviously, abusing women is very bad. I just wanted to start a thread about Maradona's footballing talent, which was exceptional.