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    Thread: Sexual abuse in women's prison is rampant...also water is wet
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(Yesterday, 05:18 PM)Vorpal Wrote: Epronovost. This is a bit off topic but what do you think of this:  an autistic teen invited his classmates to an annual party and no one showed up.... No mate.  ...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 242 4,291 Today, 01:43 AM
    Thread: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australia
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(Yesterday, 10:21 PM)pattylt Wrote: I’m not sure I would dismiss @SYZ whether he’s proved a point or not.  The fact is that we have plenty of evidence throughout the world of religious conflicts and...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 92 2,494 Today, 12:55 AM
    Thread: How phones broke children’s brains
Post: RE: How phones broke children’s brains

(Yesterday, 02:36 PM)brewerb Wrote: Back in the day it was TV, at least for me. Next gen was computers/games, now morphed into phones. Glad I don't own one, but that may just be old fartism. LOL... ...
SYZ Philosophy and Ethics 9 76 Today, 12:25 AM
    Thread: Political Watch
Post: RE: Political Watch

Vice-President Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released on Saturday that summari...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 2,454 100,704 Today, 12:08 AM
    Thread: War in Gaza and Israel
Post: RE: War in Gaza and Israel

(Yesterday, 02:36 AM)Szuchow Wrote: (10-11-2024, 07:54 PM)mordant Wrote: Consequences seem exceedingly rare for rogues these days, be they states or persons. It's fucking idiotic when some shitty,...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 434 14,825 Yesterday, 11:49 PM
    Thread: Can love prove God? What's wrong with this argument?
Post: RE: Can love prove God? What's wrong with this arg...

(Yesterday, 03:46 PM)Huggy Bear Wrote: (10-11-2024, 04:38 PM)SaxonX Wrote: I always love it when huggy pretends he owned someone when he has in fact owned himself and lacks the awareness to see it...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 178 1,979 Yesterday, 09:29 PM
    Thread: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australia
Post: RE: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australi...

(Yesterday, 09:00 PM)SaxonX Wrote: Yup your report said a decade ago there was some tensions and a few isolated incidents and that some people had some opinions . What counter evidence would I possi...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 92 2,494 Yesterday, 09:09 PM
    Thread: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australia
Post: RE: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australi...

(Yesterday, 05:17 PM)pattylt Wrote: ...Is the Australian government doing anything to address the issues?  How about the various Muslim communities which would be even better?  Are any Muslims worki...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 92 2,494 Yesterday, 09:03 PM
    Thread: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australia
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(Yesterday, 07:33 PM)SaxonX Wrote: Also these are instances from a freaking decade ago My report also said that Muslim community leaders said at that time that the tensions "will continue to be high...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 92 2,494 Yesterday, 08:48 PM
    Thread: The IT Thread
Post: RE: The IT Thread

In this video, I [the author] test the interaction between a neodymium magnet and a copper sphere using the principles of Lenz’s Law. By experimenting with this setup, I explore whether a magnet ca...
SYZ Science, Engineering and Mathematics 130 20,203 Yesterday, 07:24 AM
    Thread: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australia
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(Yesterday, 02:00 AM)SaxonX Wrote: No I said what evidence do I need to counter a baseless claim. You made that claim and didn't back it up with anything other then "trust me bro I live here" What c...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 92 2,494 Yesterday, 06:04 AM
    Thread: My Accountable Food Journal
Post: RE: My Accountable Food Journal

(Yesterday, 02:02 AM)AutisticWill Wrote: I had a very bad 24 hours... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DrX0mmlAzQI Will...  I know cyberspace can be very impersonal but please know that I regard you a...
SYZ Eats and Treats 16 104 Yesterday, 05:18 AM
    Thread: Sexual abuse in women's prison is rampant...also water is wet
Post: RE: Sexual abuse in women's prison is rampant...al...

(Yesterday, 04:06 AM)Vorpal Wrote: ...Love is not the main motive in this example. That is the point of the example.  Ted does not want to have to do the chores unless he feels like it and he does n...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 242 4,291 Yesterday, 04:27 AM
    Thread: Articles that caught your attention
Post: RE: Articles that caught your attention

(Yesterday, 03:06 AM)Szuchow Wrote: Many believe that freedom of speech is an absolute good — including the right to lie. But this view has become increasingly dangerous and outdated... In Australia...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 255 18,160 Yesterday, 04:13 AM
    Thread: How phones broke children’s brains
Post: RE: How phones broke children’s brains

Parental  and teacher authority can have a lot to do with the way children and teens interact with their mobile devices, how frequently they do so, and the stress deprivation it causes them if they're...
SYZ Philosophy and Ethics 9 76 Yesterday, 01:35 AM
    Thread: Sexual abuse in women's prison is rampant...also water is wet
Post: RE: Sexual abuse in women's prison is rampant...al...

(10-11-2024, 10:23 PM)Vorpal Wrote: Epronovost, My example is functioning as intended. Here is one additional insight that might put things in a different perspective. Bill is satisfied by sex once...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 242 4,291 Yesterday, 01:05 AM
    Thread: Political Watch
Post: RE: Political Watch

I genuinely believe that Trump is an example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. I'm also guessing he has to work hard to hide an apparent mid- to long-term memory loss, possibly associated with his aging ...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 2,454 100,704 Yesterday, 12:15 AM
    Thread: Tattoos...  Love 'em or hate 'em?
Post: RE: Tattoos...  Love 'em or hate 'em?

(10-11-2024, 12:49 AM)TheGentlemanBastard Wrote: (10-10-2024, 07:16 PM)SYZ Wrote: Nope.  Irrational comparison altogether. It's not a matter of me getting a tattoo or choosing not to.  The fact o...
SYZ Off-topic 43 343 10-11-2024, 11:22 PM
    Thread: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australia
Post: RE: The Insidious Advancement of Islam in Australi...

(10-11-2024, 12:49 AM)SaxonX Wrote: To your first statement is just meh... I don't even know what that weasel comment means. (10-11-2024, 12:49 AM)SaxonX Wrote: What counter data do I need to a b...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 92 2,494 10-11-2024, 11:08 PM
    Thread: Can love prove God? What's wrong with this argument?
Post: RE: Can love prove God? What's wrong with this arg...

(10-11-2024, 12:46 AM)Huggy Bear Wrote: ...The claim that animals can love comes from your fellow athiests As an aside I know you repeatedly misspell atheists as "athiests". I'm not sure whether you...
SYZ Atheism & Theism 178 1,979 10-11-2024, 11:00 PM
    Thread: The trump chronicles (topical thread)
Post: RE: The trump chronicles (topical thread)

I'd be interested in knowing what percentage of the larger base of "average" Republican supporters think about a claim that some government agency can actually control the path and intensity of hurri...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 17,238 848,798 10-11-2024, 10:48 PM
    Thread: What can I do?
Post: RE: What can I do?

I understand your familial concern for this 25-year-old woman and her daughter, and your fear she's inadvertently fallen into a drug-related partnership with an undesirable character. But... she is...
SYZ Philosophy and Ethics 12 100 10-11-2024, 09:59 PM
    Thread: US Presidential elections 2024
Post: RE: US Presidential elections 2024

(10-11-2024, 01:45 AM)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (10-10-2024, 09:00 PM)SYZ Wrote: Most political analysts in the US are reluctant to project a winner in this year's race for the White House. Not Prof...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 478 11,237 10-11-2024, 09:29 PM
    Thread: My Accountable Food Journal
Post: RE: My Accountable Food Journal

(10-11-2024, 09:12 PM)Inkubus Wrote: (10-11-2024, 08:34 PM)AutisticWill Wrote: 2000 is a men's daily average. At 1500 calories a day, a man will lose 1 pound per week. So after 20 weeks, my weight...
SYZ Eats and Treats 16 104 10-11-2024, 09:27 PM
    Thread: Sexual abuse in women's prison is rampant...also water is wet
Post: RE: Sexual abuse in women's prison is rampant...al...

And what of this then; a 14-year-old girl is forced to marry a 34-year-old man?  Is this not—in effect— a form of Islamic-approved child grooming? https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relati...39ba8b4e...
SYZ World News, Politics and Current Events 242 4,291 10-11-2024, 09:09 PM