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Forum: USA Politics 16th December 2022, 08:35 PM
Replies: 2,394
Views: 69,353
Posted By xjx388
Do you have any evidence that there are young...

Do you have any evidence that there are young kids going to drag shows on their own without their parents? Do you really think the drag brunch in the video you linked to would have just allowed a...
Forum: USA Politics 16th December 2022, 08:12 PM
Replies: 2,394
Views: 69,353
Posted By xjx388
But can’t you see that legal age restrictions...

But can’t you see that legal age restrictions enforces a conservative moral stance and restricts more liberal parents?
Forum: USA Politics 16th December 2022, 08:09 PM
Replies: 2,394
Views: 69,353
Posted By xjx388
But the world is not your babysitter. If your...

But the world is not your babysitter. If your life circumstances require you to have a “latch key kid,” well, that comes with trade-offs. Kids are going to be exposed to stuff you can’t control. ...
Forum: USA Politics 16th December 2022, 08:06 PM
Replies: 2,394
Views: 69,353
Posted By xjx388
Your young children don’t have access to it...

Your young children don’t have access to it unless you allow them to go. That’s the bottom line. I don’t see how your 10 year old goes to the show without your permission.

Teenagers, maybe,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th December 2022, 11:41 AM
Replies: 1,488
Views: 54,701
Posted By xjx388
This particular chatbot is just focused on...

This particular chatbot is just focused on providing coherent responses. It has no way to know whether or not the information it’s putting out is true or not. I wouldn’t trust anything it has to...
Forum: USA Politics 15th December 2022, 11:13 AM
Replies: 2,394
Views: 69,353
Posted By xjx388
When this group gets a tip, the plan is that they...

When this group gets a tip, the plan is that they will go protest and/or try to get the show shut down.

This group is attempting to silence the voices of parents who want to take their kids to...
Forum: USA Politics 8th November 2022, 08:18 PM
Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,512
Posted By xjx388
Watching the CBS coverage and they just...

Watching the CBS coverage and they just interrupted all the panelists to inform us that Donald Trump is making some statements and they are monitoring what he has to say for anything significant.
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th October 2022, 09:18 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 14,744
Posted By xjx388
First off, I’m not sitting through a whole hour...

First off, I’m not sitting through a whole hour plus lecture on esoteric Jewish beliefs.

Luckily, the first one you linked to makes it very clear very quickly what they are talking about here: ...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th October 2022, 03:39 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 14,744
Posted By xjx388
Sigh… No, the Jewish people do not actually...

Sigh…

No, the Jewish people do not actually believe that the Torah was literally written by God in black fire on white fire. That’s a legend told in the midrash form -interpreting old folklore,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th October 2022, 09:27 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 14,744
Posted By xjx388
There are some fundamentalist denominations of...

There are some fundamentalist denominations of Christianity that aver that The Bible is the inerrant Word of God. However even they do not believe that the Bible was literally written by God...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 27th October 2022, 06:43 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 14,744
Posted By xjx388
Nobody believes the Bible was literally written...

Nobody believes the Bible was literally written by God -as in engraved on stone tablets by his very finger or whatever. The 10 Commandments are the only thing that was written to have come directly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th October 2022, 09:47 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 5,012
Posted By xjx388
I think that’s a big thing that keeps getting...

I think that’s a big thing that keeps getting mixed up. Are we talking about “guilt” as in “I feel bad about it?” Or as in, “I bear a moral responsibility?”

The latter is the only question worth...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st October 2022, 08:46 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
I guess if it happened close to me, I might be...

I guess if it happened close to me, I might be compelled to be a bit more invested. I don't know . . .
That's actually pretty great!

There were two things I wanted to be when I grew up: A lawyer...
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th October 2022, 01:49 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
First of all, let me just say that nothing I said...

First of all, let me just say that nothing I said about true crime fans or whatever, was meant to apply to anyone in particular, just a general observation.

I just can't understand this. I am...
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th October 2022, 11:19 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
Well, I am not at all conversant with how cell...

Well, I am not at all conversant with how cell towers in 1999 worked. What I do know is that there are a lot of factors at play -so much so that ATT put a disclaimer on the fax sheet. I am not...
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th October 2022, 07:43 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
I am in no way trying to speak for lionking, but...

I am in no way trying to speak for lionking, but I think that we more or less share the same position: How am I supposed to know one way or the other re Adnan's guilt? How can I possibly ascertain...
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th October 2022, 07:56 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
Primarily because ATT says incoming calls are not...

Primarily because ATT says incoming calls are not reliable for location. Therefore, nothing can be concluded with any certainty. The most we can say is that it’s possible the cell was in that area...
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th October 2022, 07:17 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
Right: Jay told her. Everything Jenn knows is...

Right: Jay told her. Everything Jenn knows is out of Jay’s mouth. It’s reasonable to suspect that Jay may not have been telling the truth; he could have been telling Jenn what he wanted her to...
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th October 2022, 05:12 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
Yes, Jay knowing the location of the car is THE...

Yes, Jay knowing the location of the car is THE one fact that is solid in this case. But we cannot be at all sure of WHY he knew where the car was. We know what he said but I think it’s pretty well...
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th October 2022, 02:22 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
There was an HBO show,"The Case Against Adnan...

There was an HBO show,"The Case Against Adnan Syed." Before that was the Serial podcast and then the Undisclosed podcast. Those are the three major pieces of media people talk about in re this case.
Forum: Trials and Errors 16th October 2022, 01:10 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
I don’t see how anyone can be “convinced” either...

I don’t see how anyone can be “convinced” either way 100% with the totality of the information we know of; there are huge question marks around much of it.

Ritz’s misconduct in other cases...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2022, 11:08 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 62,604
Posted By xjx388
I had the opportunity to chat up a prostitute in...

I had the opportunity to chat up a prostitute in Nuevo Laredo, MX a long time ago, when it was actually relatively safe to go "across the river." She was beautiful, surprisingly engaging and very...
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th October 2022, 05:04 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
I don’t think many people dismiss the fact that...

I don’t think many people dismiss the fact that Hae’s family deserves justice. I’d love for the prosecutors to be able to put on a case that proves the murderer beyond a reasonable doubt. That’s...
Forum: Trials and Errors 12th October 2022, 12:52 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
Jay's story, as developed through 3 or 4 police...

Jay's story, as developed through 3 or 4 police interviews, changed many details, some of which were impossible if you buy into the prosecution's timeline and/or put any credence into the cell phone...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th October 2022, 01:08 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
DNA testing can certainly exclude Adnan as the...

DNA testing can certainly exclude Adnan as the donor of the DNA. Which means they don't have enough evidence to convict him.

As you point out, it can't exclude him as the murderer. But given the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th October 2022, 12:34 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
CORRECTION: Sellers was a maintenance worker for...

CORRECTION: Sellers was a maintenance worker for Coppin University.
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th October 2022, 12:33 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
The obsessives on the Serial subreddit are pretty...

The obsessives on the Serial subreddit are pretty sure they have narrowed down the two alternative suspects to Alonzo Sellers and Bilal Ahmed. I've explained the Ahmed ID already. Sellers,...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th October 2022, 11:48 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
Given that the prosecutors have said that the...

Given that the prosecutors have said that the latest DNA testing excludes Adnan, I don't see how you can assign such high certainty. The investigation was botched and alternative suspects were...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th October 2022, 11:30 AM
Replies: 431
Views: 77,288
Posted By xjx388
Alonzo Sellers (Mr. S in the Serial podcast) is...

Alonzo Sellers (Mr. S in the Serial podcast) is the man who found Hae's body in Leakin' Park, a maintenance worker for the city. His story is that he pulled off to the side of the road in the park...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th October 2022, 09:06 AM
Replies: 399
Views: 18,145
Posted By xjx388
Again, this is not the place for the discussion...

Again, this is not the place for the discussion of trans issues in general. This thread should be focussed directly on the teacher in Ontario.
Forum: USA Politics 30th September 2022, 12:52 PM
Replies: 964
Views: 40,857
Posted By xjx388
But the law carved out exceptions for people from...

But the law carved out exceptions for people from certain countries and gives them the legal right to be here while that process is ongoing. Therefore, they are not here illegally.

As for the...
Forum: USA Politics 30th September 2022, 12:06 PM
Replies: 964
Views: 40,857
Posted By xjx388
We should treat all criminals humanely. That’s a...

We should treat all criminals humanely. That’s a basic human right enshrined in our laws. But that’s a subject for another thread.

Because the people in question in this thread? They are not here...
Forum: USA Politics 30th September 2022, 11:37 AM
Replies: 964
Views: 40,857
Posted By xjx388
Whatever happened to the notion that immigrants,...

Whatever happened to the notion that immigrants, illegal or not, are fellow human beings? They are here now, so our duty as a nation is to ensure that they are treated with dignity and respect,...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 21st September 2022, 03:24 PM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,993
Posted By xjx388
I’ll check it out. Although I probably need a...

I’ll check it out. Although I probably need a break for a week or so.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 21st September 2022, 01:01 PM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,993
Posted By xjx388
I just finished the Southern Reach trilogy by...

I just finished the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. (...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th September 2022, 01:11 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By xjx388
This thread is not for contentious discussion of...

This thread is not for contentious discussion of strict biological definitions of male/female. I have moved such posts to AAH. If you wish to start a new thread on that subject, feel free to do so....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2022, 06:48 PM
Replies: 928
Views: 41,621
Posted By xjx388
Speaking as a person with Mexican ancestry…the...

Speaking as a person with Mexican ancestry…the woke person who came up with Latinx needs to go back to sleep.
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2022, 07:19 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
Yay! We agree on something! To be fair,...

Yay! We agree on something!

To be fair, we also agree that Trump sucks, so there’s that.
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2022, 04:37 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
We will have to agree to disagree, as usual.

We will have to agree to disagree, as usual.
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2022, 12:55 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
Well, no. Facts exist. Full stop. ...

Well, no.

Facts exist. Full stop.

Bob’s question, though, was devoid of context. Which specific facts is he asking me about?

And let’s not forget that we are talking about Psychiatry and...
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2022, 11:52 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
Yes, of course…but contextualize that. Only in...

Yes, of course…but contextualize that. Only in their field of expertise and only when they apply the rigorous, empirically validated standards and practices that they learned in school, residency...
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2022, 07:32 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
They do mean that it’s reasonable to conclude...

They do mean that it’s reasonable to conclude that any such opinion is clouded by bias. See, it’s not really about whether she is right or wrong but whether or not she should recuse herself from...
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2022, 12:29 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
“Normal,” in the sense of “not mentally ill.” ...

“Normal,” in the sense of “not mentally ill.” That’s what we are arguing about, after all. Those three all argue that his behavior does not stem from mental illness.

If you meant it in some...
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2022, 12:01 AM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
Be that as it may, the salient point is that she...

Be that as it may, the salient point is that she is involved in too many acrimonious entanglements with her subject to present an unbiased, professional opinion. You may argue that she actually...
Forum: USA Politics 6th September 2022, 09:45 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
I started off being critical of the specific...

I started off being critical of the specific “70,000” number. But I don’t see how any number can be given with any degree of confidence given the nature of change.org petitions.Like I said, I did...
Forum: USA Politics 6th September 2022, 04:52 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
There’s no problem with her reporting that he...

There’s no problem with her reporting that he asked for another coup.
Forum: USA Politics 6th September 2022, 04:08 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
She is. Read the book. He’s not the patient of...

She is. Read the book. He’s not the patient of any of the Yale Group, either. Neither do any of the Yale Group. This is something the Yale Group does not have at all. They’ve only seen him on TV. ...
Forum: USA Politics 6th September 2022, 03:59 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
Ethically, she should not speak out about her...

Ethically, she should not speak out about her uncle. It’s a clear conflict of interest. Even just one lawsuit is enough to establish that conflict. The fact that she is his niece is enough to...
Forum: USA Politics 6th September 2022, 03:47 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
You don’t have evidence even for “tens of...

You don’t have evidence even for “tens of thousands.”

Resiner doesn’t have evidence for 30,000 either.

I am not citing them because they are experts on online petition demographics. I dispute...
Forum: USA Politics 6th September 2022, 01:00 PM
Replies: 2,412
Views: 209,247
Posted By xjx388
When I first looked at the petition, it was open...

When I first looked at the petition, it was open for anyone to sign. My understanding at the time was that only signatories could comment on their “reasons for signing.” This is supported by...
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