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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/12/farmers-aging-rapidly-is-food-at-risk/85577304007/ Average age for a farmer in america is 58. 40% of all farmland in the country is owned by farmers with an average age of 65. Is grain economy is bad. We may have to find alternative options soon.
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Anthropological Types of People Living in Los Angeles
Sanity Check replied to Lois's topic in The Rabbit Hole
There are many things said about the pharmaceutical industry that are simply not true. Mixed versus non mixed heritage is difficult to define. I think purebred trends towards having certain traits be more strongly defined. Mixed heritage is more flexible with less definition. If mixed heritage ages faster, it would likely be due to increased stress associated with not having as strongly defined an ancestry and not fitting in as easily in society. It would be due to societal rather than purely biological reasons. Likewise with intelligence, I don't think mixed heritage leads to smarter children. But rather children more flexible and adaptive in their cognitive function. Like you said pros and cons. -
That's the same thing I thought when I saw bears in the bible. "There are bears in the middle east?!" Googled it. "Brown bear." Wouldn't be surprised if it was a similar species in portugal.
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Anthropological Types of People Living in Los Angeles
Sanity Check replied to Lois's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I'm not certain where LA would rate in mixed ethnicities and cultures. Places like brazil and hawaii are more mixed over longer spans of time. LA's multiculturalism is more recent and less defined. While on the opposite end of the spectrum, nations like israel would rate lowest in terms of diversity. These trends carry implications which aren't much publicized. Being of mixed heritage correlates with having a better genetic diversity and better immune system. While less genetic diversity can correlate with reduced immune system function and other negative health conditions. This is illustrated by israel recognizing their geographic isolation translates to reduced genetic diversity and reduced immune function on average. Leading to israel becoming one of the most vaccinated nations on earth during COVID. Interestingly enough africans are usually known for having high genetic diversity. But for whatever reason it usually doesn't translate to good assimilation and adaptability for immigrants. Which might suggest culture and family values are more important than genes in terms of being able to assimilate and adapt to society. There was a study done on infants born addicted to crack cocaine over I think it was a multi decade period of time. Where it was found being born into poverty and surrounded by negative conditions and negative people, was far more debilitating a condition then being an infant born addicted to crack. (Due to the mother being an addict while pregnant) There might be observations and conclusions that could be drawn from existing and old data. But for whatever reason that's not something that happens much at all today. -
Could the choice of HP Lovecraft's fictional villains be inspired by the Bible
Sanity Check replied to Sanity Check's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
The biblical description of angels is left open to interpretation. There is no exact consensus & hasn't been in forever. Ezekiel contains descriptions which are even more controversial. -
Could the choice of HP Lovecraft's fictional villains be inspired by the Bible
Sanity Check replied to Sanity Check's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
4th Narnia book which was written in 1953: "That is old Father Time, who was once a King in Overland. Now he has sunk down into the Deep Realm and lies dreaming of all the things that are done in the upper world. Many sink down and few return to the sunlit lands. They say he will wake at the end of the world." ―Mullugutherum[src] I was thinking there might be references to this in the book of revelation. Since the giant wakes in a later book and if I remember correctly blows a trumpet. Of which there are multiple trumpets blown in revelation. I never read much HP Lovecraft. But what I did read gave me the impression if I read long enough I might see something unusual. Occult work? Haha. I wouldn't know anything about that. -
Could the choice of HP Lovecraft's fictional villains be inspired by the Bible
Sanity Check replied to Sanity Check's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
There is no need as it is an old thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wind_in_the_Door This book was 1st published in 1973. These books & images have been in christian bookshops for 50 years. -
1950s era wheat was engineered to multiply yields, at the expense of becoming less nutritious and less digestable for people. Issues with wheat consumption are likely older than most realize.
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All of which fuels the latest einkorn wheat craze.
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Could the choice of HP Lovecraft's fictional villains be inspired by the Bible
Sanity Check replied to Sanity Check's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
Also there is a species of octopus known to revert back to sexual immaturity after having reaching it. Biologists claim it might be considered "immortal" as this process can continue indefinitely in theory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii -
Could the choice of HP Lovecraft's fictional villains be inspired by the Bible
Sanity Check replied to Sanity Check's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
Anyways, if it might be said some depictions of angelic anatomy are a central area with multiple limbs extending outwards like spokes. If our goal was to identify species on earth with a similar anatomy in an effort to have some idea of how angel anatomy might function. And some authors were inclined to define such species as being loose variant or antithesis to angels. "If angel anatomy looks like this, maybe an octopus could resemble some type of fallen angel? Cross that with a dragon to make cthulhu." Are there species with this anatomical symmetry aside from octopus and starfish? -
Surprisingly, I read that book in english. That's exactly the impression I got. Some parts were inside jokes or not entirely accurate by conscious choice.
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I have reason to believe that
Sanity Check replied to Cadcam's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
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"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night." -1 Thessalonians 5:2
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Gervonta Davis & Jake Paul are putting that to the test on friday november 14th. 5 foot 5 versus 6 foot 1. 135 pounds versus around 200 pounds.
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Wrong and right, good and bad, objective or subjective
Sanity Check replied to Haribol's topic in General Discussion
I think I read somewhere 97% of species extinctions since humans emerged. Were directly caused by humans. The fruitfulness and multiplication of people has had disastrous effects on other species and forms of life. People fear aliens and zombie apocalypses. But if the human species ever goes extinct, I think overpopulation is a more likely scenario. -
Wrong and right, good and bad, objective or subjective
Sanity Check replied to Haribol's topic in General Discussion
Nature's way is for life to be fruitful and multiply The path of sin leads towards scarcity and depopulation. I would guess that is what they provide more than anything. -
Wrong and right, good and bad, objective or subjective
Sanity Check replied to Haribol's topic in General Discussion
Morality and good intentions move with nature. A life of sin means waging a constant war against nature. -
A more recent song about america ^
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In the LOTR book trilogy, there is a good wizard named Saruman who is seduced by evil. While Saruman's magic power isn't well defined. It is illustrated that one of his abilities is influencing others into believing everything he says is true. Whatever Saruman says, is what people believe. Late in the story, Saruman's tower is attacked by treeborn Ents and the area becomes flooded with water. Saruman's situation is desperate. In his desperation, Saruman unwisely abuses his power and overexerts himself, shattering his own magic. This has always been interesting to me. Saruman was never directly defeated in combat or war. Instead his story is that of a wizard who apparently defeats themselves. Is this something that actually happens in the real world? Or is it merely fiction? How did JRR Tolkien come by this plot twist. Long story short, people say I waste my time paying attention to fictional stories. Maybe they're right. Or perhaps there is something that might be learned at times?
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Studies say disaster movies are relaxing to audiences. Attempting to rationalize negative scenarios is a coping mechanism. In the way that horror films with radiation as a plot theme were popular during the cold war when nuclear war was a bigger concern.
