We'll see.

But how would you change U.S. law to differentiate between religions and cults? I know Germany outlawed Scientology, sort of wish we could, too. But our constitution is different from theirs, made partly in reaction to religious persecution in Europe.

It quit.

She's not stupid. But she's clinging to rationalizations that all fact has been erased from, like some people.

They were identical and beautific.

The difference between an even payout and preferential payouts wouldn't have to be exact - the sociopathic layperson could ballpark it. Plus the other part of the motive was to make the airline speed up the payout to get out of the bad publicity before she lost her house. I don't get why her motive was…

"We're the good guys" was the last thing she said. I don't hate her, but blind nationalists like her are the last thing the remnants of humanity need in a leader.

If you're a real man, make that into an equation.

I don't even think you have a brother.

"Don't forget that we're the good guys." Abby may need to be further neutralized.

What the fuck is this about, guys? Sigourney Weaver was never poor. She came from a rich and privileged family. Her decision to become an actor was clearly from a desire for performing art. It could have not worked out at all. And it didn't work out in terms of her being a highly decorated dramatic actress, though…

"Dark matter" as a source or function of evil. I think a lot of writers of scifi and fantasy have been trying to incorporate that. But as the concept from physics, it's tricky, because dark matter doesn't interact with the electromagnetic spectrum, so it's invisible.

Not based on this total crap part of the story. A white flag is a signal of intent to surrender. It's not surrender itself. As a signal. it needs to be seen and acknowledged by the enemy leader. You can't sneak into an enemy camp in darkness and expect them to accept your surrender.

If you like his sonnets you have iffy taste in poetry. Some of them are OK, but he was mainly a play writer. Have you read or seen The Tempest? That was my entry drug to Shakespeare.

You're over-simplifying fidelity. To the autism-spectrum people who developed digital recording, the decay of precise tones and timbre over the wear on an analog recording was painful. To more performance-oriented people who understand that an instrument can't stay in tune for a whole performance, the groove is more…

I think that's wrong and the transfer from analog to digital loses information that can't be recovered.. But I much appreciate your use of ouroboros. That's an excellent concept that we should always keep in mind.

It's good question - where are the bears? They're a very adaptive species who are currently thriving along with us and the coyotes. The radiation kills them more?

For real, gorillas are the most herbivorous of the great apes. Turning them into the most predatory based on their appearance is pretty cheap stuff.

Fuck with me. I will unda4

I especially liked what he said about how the death squad types got atonement wrong. I'm an atheist, so not the biggest fan of any religion, but the concept of atonement from Judaism is clearly that the person approaches the deity of their own will for reconciliation - it can't be imposed. Death squad types always…