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It wasn't that long ago that Religious people were asking themselves that same question regarding non-believers. And they sent out Missionaries to convert them. Is that what you had in mind ?

Every restaurant in Ontario, Canada, that is open for business ( with limited well-spaced seating ) requires you to be wearing a mask upon entering and for at least one person to sign in and give contact information ( unless you've made reservations and have already provided it ). Might make things a little tense if you are out with your girlfriend and your wife is contacted about a possible outbreak in that particular establishment.

That's the problem with Religions ( aside from political commentary ) and reminds me of an Emo Philips joke Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me, too! What franchise?” He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?” He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.” I said, “Die, heretic!” And I pushed him over. ( reading it back to myself, it does seem much funnier in an Emo Philips voice )

One of the reasons I used to dislike Philosophy ( till Eise came along ). Most ,who call themselves philosophers, are just stroking their … ego.

UNofficial jokes go in the .science sections ( usually Physics or Biology ). It's hilarious what some people try to pass off as science.

Oh, I thought this thread was literally about 'playing with yourself' ...

Male pttern baldness is related to testosterone levels https://skinkraft.com/blogs/articles/testosterone-hair-loss Maybe that's your problem with confidence and women. Incidentally, I have a full head of hair, and I'm fighting off women as we speak. ( Ha, I wish, but I do have nice hair, a little gray, but nice )

Hey, wasn't it die-hard Republicans who claimed a few weeks ago, that J Biden was going to fake catching Covid-19 so he could bow out of the debates because he, and the Democrats, expected to do poorly ? S Berlusconi the richer-than-God, 84 year old, ex-Italian President caught Covid, and he had no adverse effects. Apparently the rich even suffer disease differently than us poor folk.

Haven't you guys ever heard of Lyme Disease ? Stop playing with ticks.

You're such an optimist … I only recognize degrees of uncertainty.

I would still prefer age limits for Presidential nominees. Say 62 for the first term, 66 for the second or a single. No President should be over 70. ( although J Carter is still very lucid at his age; must be the clean farm living )

OK, but I have to question J Biden's judgement... Is it really considered good manners/respectful to tell the POTUS to "shut up" ?

I've never actually seen one, but have heard of them … You know those YouTube videos where they get two old men to fight while they film it ? You kind of feel sorry and embarrassed for both of them. One is angry ( or mad ) and has no respect for anyone, while the other is a nice grandfatherly type but is beginning to mix up his words. Kudos to the moderator for trying to keep the angry disrespectful one under control.

Just be aware that sometimes Li-ion batteries fail by recharging very quickly. Unfortunately that 'full charge' discharges just as quickly as the battery is only taking a false 'surface' charge. This usually happens with cell phone batteries. ( 3.6 volt Li-ion rechargeable cells, Sensei )

So the Central Electricity Generating Board was privatized ( had to look it up ), that has happened in many places, not just the UK. But as to hi-tech industries that are unmatched in the rest of the world, Rolls Royce is still on the leading edge of jet engine technology; some would say even with the American GE and P&W and so far ahead of everyone else that they can easily sell technology to other states ( like Turkey ). Similarly British Aerospace is the third largest Defense contractor in the world, behind LM and Boeing. You might be spiralling to irrelevance, but it's a very slow spiral. Don't sell yourselves short.

A little over the top, Hoola. Engaging in those kinds of tactics would make the Democrats look as petulant and conniving as the 'retain power at any cost' Republicans. Remember, the purpose of the exercise is to give the American people a fair and considerate representative Government; not to pull off any dirty trick to win power. When you can't tell the difference between the two parties anymore, they both become representatives of big Government, and 'outsiders', like D Trump, get elected.

Only 4 years late... No wonder everyone in his family ( including little kids ) is on the Government payroll; the 'poor' guy hasn't made any money in the last dozen years. Americans should take up a collection or start a GoFund for him .

I suggest some research, even Wiki, of the Greece-Turkey tensions and conflicts, especially the Cyprus situation. It has briefly turned 'hot' a few times, but it is exactly because both are members of NATO ( Turkey is NOT EU ) that pressure could be brought to bear and hostilities stopped ( but tensions remain ). Similarly if Canada were attacked, the UK is duty bound ( NATO treaty ) to come to our aid, along with the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the rest of the 30 odd member states, including Poland, Hungry, Greece, Turkey and all of the former Yugoslav states. And no, Hungary was not part of NATO in 56, but of the Warsaw Pact. Australia and New Zealand, on the other hand, belong to SEATO, to which the US and UK were also signatories, but it hasn't been as successful' as NATO; it doesn't have its own headquarters/command and member states like French Indochina and Pakistan have dissolved or left. I would stress that NATO ( and to a much lesser extent SEATO ) is the military alliance since shortly after WW2, while the EU grew out of economic ( strictly ) European alliances that were formed during the 50s, and which C DeGaulle tried desperately to keep the UK out of ( until the 70s IIR ). It is NATO that has contributed to the peace; an attack on any member state is an attack on all of them. You don't think it was the EU that stopped Russian expansion of the Warsaw Pact ( more accurately Warsaw Occupied Possessions ) westward, do you ? The UK, as an independent state, will continue its downward spiral to irrelevance ( along with the other former European Great Powers ) in the face of competition from other resource rich states, like Russia, China, India, Brazil, and the North America block. A United Europe, though, has clout, power, and can't be pushed around by anyone. The UK could have remained a part of SOMETHING, instead you guys voted to become irrelevant, and go begging to others for trade deals. I can't wait until Prometheus has an opportunity to vote on re-joining the EU; hopefully the rest of you come to your senses in sooner than 20 years.

I'm an aviation fanatic; I would have traded places with you in a minute. Which ironically enough, was started by the French; remember Dien Bien Phu ? ( you guys should have gone to their aid according to the Entende Cordiale ) There are also tensions between Greece and Turkey, both NATO members, and possibly the one thing keeping hostilities from going 'hot'.

Or a lit match... No seriously, get rid of it altogether and buy a long garden hose.

😄 Yes, maybe. You recognised what was in the back of my head when I wrote that... Let him sleep on it … He'll give you an answer in the morning.

I don't know where you live, but if there was a leak in the grassy area, you would notice much greener grass in one spot, after a dry period. ( typically end of July- August in North America/Europe ) Again, I don't know where you live, but if you get freezing weather in the winter, and you do replace the pipe, you might want to go deeper than a foot.

In the good old days, theoretical Physicists used to add dimensions to make problems more tractable; Kaluza-Klein and SString theory come to mind. Now the Holographic Principle is going the other way, and subtracting dimensions. But is this an indication of 'reality', or just a mathematical 'trick' to facilitate modelling of that 'reality' ?

Oh, now we're talking future wars on the European continent ? You are not old enough to have lived through the last war, Studiot, and be afraid of another's impending start. The economies of Europe, especially the two major protagonists of the last two World Wars, France and Germany, are too interconnected. (starting a war with another country also using the Euro devalues both their currencies ) As it stands now, the Franco-German economic behemoth controls the Eurozone; the rest of the countries ( most of which are facing economic difficulties ) simply ask "How high ?" when France or Germany say "Jump". It would have been good for the smaller economies of Europe, to have a 'partner' in the UK.

Thanks for the clarification guys. Its always a good day when you learn something new.