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  The Animal Sentience Bill - what next?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  so, in the uk there was recently a bill which was nodded through parliament - the animal sentience bill - which was backed by vegan activists.. dogs, cats.

  cows, even lobsters now have been recognised to have feelings.. first of all, let me say that if you want to go vegan that's fine with me.

  we're all allowed our individual dietary choices.. but for how much longer?

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  So, in the UK there was recently a Bill which was nodded through Parliament - the Animal Sentience Bill - which was backed by Vegan activists.

  Dogs, cats. cows, even lobsters now have been recognised to have feelings.

  First of all, let me say that if you want to go Vegan that's fine with me. We're all allowed our individual dietary choices.

  But for how much longer? It doesn't take a genius to see where this is heading: Vegans are going to use this Bill to improve livestock welfare. On the surface of it, that sounds good. But whenever Vegans are asked what conditions would be better, they always answer the same thing: none. So, Vegans are going to use this Bill and any resultant legislation to try and close down meat-producing farms.

  Yes, Vegans - an unelected minority - will try to force everyone else to conform. And this sounds an awful lot like a new kind of aristocracy.
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  Science News article: ‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  a news article has the headline of " ‘case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans"; see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/19/case-closed-999-of-scientists-agree-climate-emergency-caused-by-humans .

  the article says in part the following.. 'the scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the cop26 summit in glasgow.. the degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say, based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies.

  this means there is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, coal, peat and trees, is heating the planet and causing more extreme weather.. a previous survey in 2013 showed 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering earth’s climate.. this has been updated and expanded by the study by cornell university that shows the tiny minority of sceptical voices has diminished to almost nothing as evidence mounts of the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate disruption.. the latest survey of peer-reviewed literature published from 2012 to november 2020 was conducted in two stages.

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  Ok, so what would a net Carbon zero future look like?

  Will we still be allowed to eat meat?

  Drive cars?

  Go abroad on holiday?

  Will Inuit people be allowed to wear polar bear fur?

  Will Sentinelese people still be allowed to hunt pigs and turtles? (they kill these animals by slitting their throat, you know.)
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  Science News article: ‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  a news article has the headline of " ‘case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans"; see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/19/case-closed-999-of-scientists-agree-climate-emergency-caused-by-humans .

  the article says in part the following.. 'the scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the cop26 summit in glasgow.. the degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say, based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies.

  this means there is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, coal, peat and trees, is heating the planet and causing more extreme weather.. a previous survey in 2013 showed 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering earth’s climate.. this has been updated and expanded by the study by cornell university that shows the tiny minority of sceptical voices has diminished to almost nothing as evidence mounts of the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate disruption.. the latest survey of peer-reviewed literature published from 2012 to november 2020 was conducted in two stages.

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  'climate emergency'? - who wrote that, Greta Thunberg? lol

  Scientists broadly agree that humans are polluting the planet. But they don't really know how bad the situation is or will be.

  Whenever they say 'hottest or coldest temperature since records began' I have to laugh because our records only go back a couple of centuries. The weather has being going on for hundreds of millions of years, lol.

  All this 'we've got 20 years to save Earth' crap is fear-mongering nonsense, quite similar to how doomsday cults operate.

  It's good to live cleaner, greener lives but don't let scientists who are in the pay of governments scare you or fool you. Treat whatever they say with skepticism.
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  Alec Baldwin Shot a Woman Dead

  by Simon in

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  so alec baldwin shot a woman dead on set and seriously injured another man.. what do we put this down as?

  a tragic accident?

  maybe ... except that implies no one was to blame.. the more you find out, the more it seems that this was due to negligence and lack of attention to safety.

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  @cyberjesus - it was his film.

  Alec Baldwin was one of the producers.

  He has responsibility for the set. And a loaded gun with real bullets was on set - something that is against the rules.
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  Alec Baldwin Shot a Woman Dead

  by Simon in

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  so alec baldwin shot a woman dead on set and seriously injured another man.. what do we put this down as?

  a tragic accident?

  maybe ... except that implies no one was to blame.. the more you find out, the more it seems that this was due to negligence and lack of attention to safety.

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  Dune (1984) - er, yeah, lol

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  so, i saw dune (1984) yesterday.

  i knew it wasn't gonna be great, but deary me.

  i'm not gonna lie - this film is not good, in fact it's laughably bad in places.. first, i'd like to know the thought process that went behind choosing david lynch to write/direct.

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  They are doing a podcast on the Islamic influence on the movie Dune - yes, I was gonna mention this in the OP but I forgot all about it.

  I was gonna say this: there are some names in Dune which are clearly influenced by Arabic.

  The main character, Paul Atreides, is also called 'Mu'adib'. This sounds like an Arabic word.

  Also, the planet with the spice is called Arrakiss. And this name sounds like the British English pronunciation of Iraq, with '-iss' added onto the end.

  
  
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  Would it be correct to equate Faith and belief in any God with superstitious belief ? I believe so.

  by smiddy3 in

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  their are millions of peoples all around the world who believe in one god or another christian and non christian.. all of them pray to their gods for this, that, and the other.

  by far the majority never hear god answer them audibly ,however most assume he answers their prayers or not , by what transcribes next in their lives.. you pray for what is right according to god and he answers your prayers ,otherwise your prayers are not answered .. those few who who do claim to hear the voice of god audibly are usually found to have mental problems ,either physical or emotional.. if you do good you will be rewarded either now or in the hereafter , if you do bad you will feel the wrath of god and his judgments.

  i equate this with superstitious beliefs ,what do you think ?.

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  Yes, Smiddy, I agree with you.

  But there must have been some value in religious behaviour, otherwise natural selection would have deleted it.

  It's quite a fascinating topic.

  I wonder if there are any fossilised religious sites, made by early Homo sapiens or other human species?
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  Isn't Canada Great, even close to a Spiritual Paradise?

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  a moment ago i clicked onto the link at https://bigglobaltravel.com/cities/funny-pictures-canada-yh/?utm_campaign=canada%20pictures%20shira1606%20dup0109%20msn%20edg%20en%20-%20desktop%20usa%20ya&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=msn_us&utm_content=msn.com&psl=g_61cd4e&network_code=cm which shows slides of canada.

  viewing those slides (in combination with the other things i have seen and heard about canada) made me feel that maybe canada is about as close as one can get in the western world to a nation which is now a spiritual paradise, much like a new peaceful order now.

  imagine that the usa would never have had a civil war.

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  Nobody:

  Absolutely nobody:

  Justin Trudeau:

  
  
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  OMG Gretta von funberg is trying to sing

  by mickbobcat in

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  this stupid little autistic twit is a no talent hack.

  she can not dance, sing or even talk well.

  the liberal idiots follow this little idiot like she is the oracle of delphi.

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  @mickbobcat - at least she's doing something that normal teenage girls do.

  She's singing and dancing. Nothing wrong with this.

  I just hope she quickly discovers sex and d*ck-sucking, then she might forget all about this net zero carbon shit.
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  A truly absurd situation is brewing ...

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  yes, it's related to the world cup in qatar next year.. a recent un report has detailed some serious abuse of migrant workers by qatari authorities - we're talking some serious issues here:.

  - a caste system with migrant workers treated differently on the basis of ethnicity.

  - non-payment of wages.

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  Yes, it's related to the World Cup in Qatar next year.

  A recent UN report has detailed some serious abuse of migrant workers by Qatari authorities - we're talking some serious issues here:

  - a caste system with migrant workers treated differently on the basis of ethnicity

  - non-payment of wages

  - migrants being worked to death in the heat

  - migrant deaths not properly investigated, Qatari authorities tend to write 'died of natural causes' and send the coffins home to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya or wherever.

  There are some sportspeople and journalists speaking out about this and other issues in Qatar. Some Norway footballers recently spoke out against Qatar's (mis-)treatment of LGBT people. And a Finnish footballer called Tim Sparv has recently spoken out about the mistreatment of migrant workers. To these people must go a good deal of respect. They are speaking out when it's convenient to do so and when it's inconvenient.

  But the England manager (Gareth Southgate), England captain (Harry Kane), other England players (e.g. Marcus Rashford) and British sports pundits (Gary Lineker, Ian Wright, Rio Ferdinand) are different. They want to have their cake and eat it.

  Y'see, these people are very vocal about speaking out on issues in the UK - racism, discrimination, no free school meals for poor kids, etc. On any and all of these issues their lips don't stop flapping.

  But they have been totally silent on the issue of migrant mistreatment in Qatar. It seems we're gonna have a situation next year where not one word will be spoken on this issue, from trendy celebs who usually rush to weigh in on social issues in the UK or US.

  Weird, huh .....