Did you really just reply to a 3 year old comment on a sub I stopped participating in 2 years ago to correct what was probably a grammatical autocorrect error?

*C'est la vie 😉

What happens when a person suffers some sort of accident or disease that affects their ability to taste and smell?

They stop eating.

This is a common and long-understood issue. My own grandmother had to be coaxed to eat after she was left with no sense of smell, lest she waste away to nothing.

On the flip side, who is most affected by this virus? Which country has a disproportionate number of cases per capita, regardless of mitigating measures?

Obviously, heart attacks and limb amputations aren't enough of a deterrent to stop Americans from eating themselves into one big, collective, diabetic coma. Maybe the aptly nicknamed "COVID Diet" will get the message across.

MASBS(...A?) - Make All Schools Boarding Schools (...Again?)

They benefit from structure and social interaction with their peers, and don't risk bringing anything home to kill Babcia.

If the Society is akin to the Bankers, your telling me the line to the guillotine is just gonna have to be longer? Hope they stay 6' apart!

Humans are like children. Children are stupid, messy, and get themselves into trouble. But do you know what an adult does when a child asks for help? Here's a hint: profiting off their suffering and misery isn't the answer.

Sure there are the insidious bullies pushing the other kids around, but 90% of the others are just normal kids with no clue as to what the hell is going on in the world. They are shaped, guided, and formed by the wiser, older adults around them. Kids are always a reflection of their parents - good or bad. Putting out a cigarette on your son's arm and then getting the belt is gonna create one fucked up adult.

Are you an American? Do you live in a "democracy?" Are you not responsible for holding your leaders accountable to the people they supposedly represent?

They are winning because of responses like yours. By the time they take enough power to piss anyone off enough to try and do anything about it, it'll be too damn late.

Our apathy is what is going to keep us fucked.

Blocked by paywall, but judging by the headline, this is the kind of shit that needs to be posted everywhere.

In order to do that, we need studies "proving" that they are hazardous.

Publicizing their M.O. is unfortunately the best we can do right now.

I really dont see how this is a bad thing.

They have the foresight to see that this technology is imminent, and have made it illegal to force employees to be chipped.

You can't outright ban all chipping, as the individual has every right to choose to be chipped. This law, though, paves the way for a future banning should the practice of chipping prove to be detrimental in the eyes of the law.

While we all know chipping is the one thing we have to avoid, we can't just legislate it away because of what we know or feel. That's not how our legal system works.

You can't past a law banning chipping. Unfortunately, everyone has a right to be chipped if they choose.

We can, though, pass laws requiring people receive some education on the current and possible future risks of chipping should they decide to be chipped.

Oof!

Uh oh... why?

Sri_lankan_"men"_suck_the_best_dick

FTFY

It's not blood. It's algae.

Granted, like I said, the timing is symbolic. But I think the tone here discredits the message. People looking for a rational explanation of the signs we have been given over millennia are going to write this off as evangelical "The end is nigh!" doomer speak. It scares the level-headed away, and excludes those who shy away from His word for this exact style of "preaching."

Edit: Just realized this article has pictures of many instances across many years. Guess the timing isn't as symbolic. This is just clickbait.

While I don't disagree that the timing of this natural (and frequent) phenomenon can be taken as a sign, I feel the bombastic presentation of this information hurts the integrity of this sub and dilutes the valid messages contained herein.

That thing is creepy as fuck.

Of course.

I was more commenting on the fact that every snapchat filter pinches the chin and enlarges the forehead and eyes. It's like this weird little way they've infiltrated our tech to normalize their appearance to us. So if and when they do reveal themselves, we already view them as a standard of beauty.

Ah, the faces of every Snapchat filter.

If I ever found myself in a situation where I was able to visit a Kayeen home planet, I'd make it a point to cough and sneeze on everything and anyone I could.

Actually, the main epidemic situation is only in Wuhan, which is under control. The government is actively taking many measures to deal with it. Other cities have little impact. I believe it will be restored soon.

Amol should work just fine. 😆

I'll give it to you that "M95" is model of military grade gas mask. But we aren't talking about military grade gas masks, though, are we?

We are providing people with info and resources for masks to prevent spread of disease. What is widely sold and available to the public in such scenarios are masks categorized N95 and above.

If you read the link I shared, it has nothing to do with Amazon. It was to clarify confusion about mask rating and naming.

THIS is what people should be buying.

Then he misspoke or you misheard.

https://www.coopersafety.com/respirator-types

Clearing up any misunderstanding, there are 3 types of mask ratings: N, P and R. Each rating has 3 levels of efficiency: 95, 99 and 100.

If we are spreading information to help people keep themselves healthy and protected in times like these, I believe it is imperative to keep said information as accurate as possible.

N95.

M95 isn't a thing, afaik.

Edit: M95 is a military grade gas mask in and of itself separate from standard mask and respirator series' and levels.

This mask has been recommended, which is an N95 mask.

You mean N95, right? I don't think there is an "M" series of masks/respirators... just N, P and R.

N series masks protect against solid particles and non-oil based liquids. R series masks protect against oil based liquids as well, and P series is like the R series with a longer service life.

Good info, but I don't like the multiple requests for donations tacked on everywhere. People won't take it seriously.

I'm not saying preaching and texts have no place. I'm saying we divide ourselves as Christians by remaining staunchly "canonical." You are Lutheran because that's what you believe. Those are the rules you agree with that make sense to you.

It doesn't make them right or invalidate what you view (through your own logic) as "non-canonical."

Edit: To add...

What makes us similar to them is a solar mythos and a Redeemer. Those are the similarities we need to harness, and some non-canonical texts support those similarities. If it brings us together as children of the One, I'm all for it and fuck doctrine.

To, me, the goal is to get closer to God, regardless of whatever pretty picture humans have painted on how to do that. Coherent doctrine isn't needed as "proof" you can trust God. Faith doesn't need proof.

No, he'll look at both and say "You're both full of shit and missed the point. Better luck next time!"

I don't see what's wrong with any of that, or why groups of stuffy old power-seeking men would write it out of canon over a few centuries.

I don't see how it makes Christ a sinner.

I also don't see how, in the long-winded flowery bits about "Saklas" it negates the existence of a One above all. Just seems like this "Saklas" figure is an allegory of some sort.

I don't see how it undermines anything.

At least not more than the NT undermines the OT.

I'm not saying I'm going to start a movement to enter into cannon, because, quite frankly, "canon" is a human construct and not a single one if us can truly validate any if it.

I don't see how it "throws away" the old testament.

All of these texts, canonical or not, are chock full of symbolism, allegory and other fanciful literary charm. Holding so fast to "doctrine" and simply writing off "opposing" sources means you'll be lacking snippets of the accounts of/about/for "others."

The Infancy texts were dropped because they were essentially useless according to you. They didn't "add" to the story of Christianity that select councils of humans wanted to tell. I don't think that's fair.

At the minimum, couldn't they hold the same validity as the Hadiths do in Islam?

And, ultimately, your pretty "doctrine" is nothing but a set of rules that squabbling old men agreed upon hundreds of years after the Son was nailed to that cross.

What if the Spirit and inner testimony guide you to treat the Gospel of Judas with plausibility?

Why wouldn't Matthew, Mark, Luke and John blame Satan? From their POV, it looked like Judas was the ass, and I don't think anything Judas could have said would have changed their minds. I'd like to know what the other 7 have to say about it.

Oh, they couldn't admit that Judas' actions were part of the Son's plan. Then they'd be down a scapegoat.

The only lines that matter are the ones drawn by God.

Since were making such broad generalizations here, I thought your kind were known for their logic and argumentation skills...

Edit: To clarify...

You're argument is full of holes.

Are there members of the human species who would think of the life of that cow? Yes. You know that. One of the most densely populated countries in this planet is full of 996 million individuals who would never hurt a cow.

There are movements all over the world to promote ethical and sustainable livestock practices. Why? Because it's an asshole move to treat living creatures like shit. From my own, personal, viewpoint (shared with many others) it's an abomination to treat God's creatures with recklessness and cruelty.

And if a cow looked a farmer in the eyes one day and said "Please, don't kill me," you don't believe he'd think twice before slicing its throat?

But let's throw a little Pascal's Wager in the mix, here.
Which outcome is in your best interest when you're standing face to face with your maker?
Brushing humanity off as livestock in your "class system of utilization," or listening to the cow looking you in the eyes and suddenly pleading "Don't turn me into a jacket"?

Sigh...

A literal "life hack."

Totes! * sips pumpkin spice latte *

Gotta be honest, did that millenial thing where I just read the headline and didn't read the article...

This is like that one episode of Black Mirror...

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Great find!

Love it!

And, oof. I duplicated "K" >.<

I'll fix it!

https://youtu.be/Gb2jGy76v0Y

*Schrödinger

.....

I really wanted to leave my response at that, because I thought it'd be funny...

BUUUT... in all seriousness, we need to do this. It's going to take a lot of grunt work to sift through all the info we have, but with enough passionate people, we'll get it done!

It's imperative we chronicle RD's words, and time is ticking away.

I don't know a damn thing about particle physics. I don't know how to decode the Tepe. I can't answer the Beacon. But I can make damn sure we don't lose the information we have been given.

When RD was asked what will happen with all the info he has given us, he said it will end up like a wake behind a boat.

It doesn't have to.

I don't want it to.

I won't let it.

Banned 45 minutes after making a comment regarding the Tepe? That's insane!

Punny.

Thank you for everything.

I don't quite understand it all, and I still have so many questions...

but thank you. For everything.

😆

Poor guy...

Also, the gutter everyone's minds seem to be slipping into here as of late...!

It's not doing much to fix our reputation of being sex-crazed monkies.

"hard AF..."

Well, that's a good start!

Oh, mon cheri!

That was supposed be be "Lol!"

Woops.

Lolà

Maaaybe I have...

Yes! 🤣

Feel like I should snatch (no pun intended) up the username PMmeYourCloacaPics if it hasn't been taken already...

Yeah, I think a discussion about DMT lends itself moreso to flowers, no?

Dutch is like weird German.

Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei!

Sounds like one of Margaret Singer's wet dreams...

I've always gone back and forth on "eugenics."

On one hand, people should be "free" to love whomever and reproduce.

On the other hand, many abuse that freedom. I worked with a girl who was dating a guy who had 5 kids by 4 different women. It was a mark of pride for him to have "conquered" that many women, but an inconvenience to have to fork over child support every month. His exes enjoyed the government's monetary handouts for being impoverished single mothers, and my coworker was enamored with his "bad boy" lifestyle. I just felt bad for those poor kids...

But then the last time we had sanctioned eugenics, we ended up with the Nazis.

To life, to life, l'chaim!

Before I even clicked that, I started belting "If I Were a Rich Man" in my head! 🤣

I'm not so sure. I've loved people and not been in love with them.

What about terrapin penises? Those are some wacky ones.

Though, the sounds made during turtle copulation are the most adorable thing ever.

Is there, then, a distinction between "loving" someone and being "in love" with someone in your culture?

In the arranged marriages I've encountered, I've noticed the couple grows to "love" one another. Partners are selected for practical reasons, with little regard for attraction.

In most of western culture, however, there is more of a focus on finding a partner you are interested in, attracted to, and are "in love" with.

Teehee... seamen...

Hey, I'm pretty average, curious and open-minded. I'll gladly go for a kaffeeklatsch with an alien.

Collusion! /s

Is your home world a moon of a gas giant?

Oops. I read it backward. I thought it had been "do not abandon us into temptation" and he approved the change to "lead us not into temptation."

Apologies.

This does against what they did with the English Missal in the late oughts then. Pity.

I had an Austrian patient today who came in with broken glasses.

When asked what happened, he explained that someone punched him in the face during a soccer game because they were upset they lost.

"OMG! What did you do then?!" one of our opticians asked.

"I punched him back." the kid replied, in a tone that screamed "Obviously..."

My optician was appalled he responded with violence. I explained that the kid responded in the only language his attacker understood. He stood his ground, and refused to get the shit kicked out of him by another young man who was a sore loser and thought a violent tantrum was a solution to his woes.

But as Americans, we have to reason with wrongdoers and make sure we don't offend.

Lumping us all in the same category is as stupid as me assuming any Naigaje I meet on the street would love to spend endless amounts of time discussing how wrong the oppression of the human race is...

That said, I agree with you. The Occupy Movement was just the ANTIFA training grounds.

Was in Chicago when this was going down. All it was here was a bunch of SJW college students shouting at the cops. You know, because they are part of the 1%...

Coincidence. /s

While I don't like Pope Francis, I will say that over the past decade the Catholic Church has reworded a few things to better reflect the oldest extant versions. In this case, the Italian Lord's Prayer was changed from "...abandon us not into temptation..." to "...lead us not into temptation..." which is how it is said in both the English and Latin translations.

I love this. So much.

http://imgur.com/a/21eIml7

Took these last month. Honed in on the bracelet because it felt significant.

Also, tossed some Baal in there for good measure.

Interestingly, I've been to this museum a few times in my life, and aside from the two "deities" pictured, there were no other figures I remember them having exhibited years ago.

There was a whole placard about a temple to Apkallu pointing to a nearby display... but, alas, Apkallu was nowhere to be found. (Except in miniature in the giftshop...)

I don't think he's lying, though, when he says "I'm not a reptilian" 🤣

Technically, not necessarily. Our hypothetical Alabamian could either a. be a hypocrite who believes cannabis should remain illegal and that laws don't apply to him because his "situation is different" (i.e. the hardcore pro-lifer who ends up supporting her daughter's abortion), b. not actively opposing or rebelling against said legislation because he doesn't really care one way or the other, or c. (and this is the most likely) too Alabamian to understand what's going on anyway.

In all seriousness, though, yes. But while all criminals are technically rebels, not all rebels are criminals. One can oppose or rebel without breaking the law. So I guess my hypothetical Alabamian wasn't the best example.

You win. 🤣

DISCLAIMER: I'm not being argumentative. You've just got me on an interesting thought train regarding semantics.

A rebel is someone who opposes (forcefully or not) a government.

A dude smoking pot in his living room in Alabama is technically a criminal, but hardly a rebel.

Though "criminal" can and often does carry a negative connotation, it doesn't necessarily imply immorality.

Our language is lacking.

A criminal, by the most common definition, is simply someone who breaks a law.

Yup. I like my odds.

Civil discourse can't happen when people's heads are shoved that far up their asses.

"Criminals."

I'm ok with that.

We would, but we don't have your number.

Crime doesn't imply immorality.

Nah, my grandmother went to school with a girl who was shocked when she got pregnant because she didn't realize you could get knocked up from having sex. Not sure how she thought one did get pregnant then.

Plus, in the instance Tigerlilly mentioned, you can't expect nuns to know much about sex... lol

How endemic is this ridiculous assumption of "selectively ejectable semen" among congressmen?

Nah, it's cool! I just have a hell of a time on the internet sometimes with the lack of inflection and body language to go off of. Sometimes it just feels like I damn well completely forget how to read.

Ah, feature for them, not us. Yes.

https://youtu.be/q5mLjKI968g

How's that?

Nice resources! I'm actually surprised only 17 states have mandatory fluoridation. Granted, many communities still vote to mandate it on a local level.

The hard part I failed to mention earlier is, even using a filter, what happens when I go out to eat or grab a coffee from Dunkin? I know damn well they're using my city's shitty tap water.

Even when I was outside of my city's water supply area where water came from wells and aquifers, it still passed through a treatment plant in my state that mandates fluoridation. There is no escaping it.

They can also see polarized light!

Cephalopod fans unite!

I've got a Pur on my sink. Supposedly filters out fluoride.

I can't speak on the quality or contents of New England water, but Chicago has some Flint level shit. I'd recommend getting a test kit, regardless of where you live.

Yay!

I guess the prize is just the realization of how fucked we are? 🤣

It hasn't been THAT long!!!

That goes way beyond what I remember from one semester of comp. sci. in high school. 🤣

Hmm... that's a damn fair point.

Our own Christ's whole schtick was to go and spread the "Good News." To live the Gospel and bring others to the Kingdom of God.

I can't imagine that He didn't have that same agenda on other worlds.

Now, our own Christ does command us to follow the law of the land...

EXCEPT when said law is unjust. We then have a responsibility to fight for justice.

Maybe that part got left out of their Bibles, too... :/

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Oh, I am probably not the best person to answer that question! :D

To me, love comes in many forms. I like the idea of the Greeks having multiple words for love, because I think it's pretty damned accurate.

The love you have for a parent, a child, a partner, a pet, or a friend all feel different.

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As a kid, you love your mom and dad. Sure, you'll have many instances where it feels like you can't stand your parents. We've all been there. "OMG I *hate* my parents! I can't wait until I'm 18 and I can just move out!" But, despite those moments, you still know in your heart they have your best interests in mind, and are just trying to do what's right to help you grow into a functioning adult. (I'm speaking of a generally normal situation. I understand some people have some really shit parents, so this obviously doesn't apply to all situations.)

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Your love for your parents can, and often does, grow when you have your own kids. You see it from the other side then. You have this new life that *you* created, and you want to love it and care for it and give it everything you possibly can. You want your child to grow to be a happy, healthy, successful adult. And then it still throws tantrums, yells at you, tells you it hates you, etc... because it *can't possibly* understand the love you have for it.

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I think the love one has for a pet is along those lines. The big difference is that my dog will never sass back when I tell him to stop licking his paws, and he's *always* happy as shit when I come home every day. Dogs, in my mind, are a great example of unconditional love. It doesn't matter what kind of day you had or how bad you smell, your dog *loves the shit out of you.* And how can that not fill you with warm fuzzies?!

The love for friends and siblings is similar in my mind, too. These are peers who you can share similar experiences with and grow with. The big difference here is obviously that you can *choose* you friends based on similar interests and the like. Siblings can tend to have a more experiential bond.

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The love you have for a partner, though, is a special one. In the beginning, it's new, exciting, and full of hormones/pheromones. But, over time, as the newness and excitement wears off, it can become a deep companionship.
For me, relationships have always grown out of friendships. My past partners and I have had similar interests, experiences, and values. These are the things that brought together. We were both interested in similar topics, had a similar sense of humor, and shared similar values, goals, and views on life.

These are the same things that brought my current boyfriend and I together. Over time, our love has grown past friendship, past infatuation, and into companionship. Do I still sometimes get those excited butterflies? Sure. But now I also get a warm, comforted, safe feeling that only comes with time.
He's my partner. We are a team. We both have one another's best interests in mind, we both help one another grow as individuals, and we both try to be the best person we can be for the other. If I'm down, he helps bring me back up - and I strive to do the same for him. If either of us has a stressful day at work, we know we have someone to come home to to decompress with. We know we each have one another's back, no matter what the world decides to throw at us.

Do we sometimes disagree or argue? Sure! Do we each have our occasional "blah" days? Absolutely. But we communicate or give eachother space, and get through that kind of shit. We resolve and reconcile; use them as opportunities to grow. We know life and people aren't perfect, and those hiccups are too insignificant to allow them to affect a strong relationship.

We each *want* to be the best person we can be for the other, and that unity is something special. And I think that's what God kind of wants us to find in a partner... a companion who will stand by our side through thick and thin, and who will help us grow into the best version of ourselves. And if/when you find that in a person, it's a very warm, comfy, safe and *joyous* feeling.

(Delayed response, but I want to give your replies the attention they deserve. Aaand... I just really like talking about eyes. :D)

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I'm sure people are definitely genetically predisposed to refractive error. I actually have a working theory that human evolution is no longer selecting against it due to the advent of corrective eyewear. It's no longer an evolutionary disadvantage to not be able to see naturally when you can just pop a pair of glasses on.

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Myopic eyes don't get "weaker" *or* "stronger" with glasses wear, sure. I'll refrain from using the terms "strengh" or "weakness" in regards to prescriptions, as those tend to bring to mind muscle function (which is another separate function of ocular physiology you brought up that I'll touch on in a moment). A myopic eye just tends to get more myopic over time, especially during adolescence.

I promise you that your myopia has *everything* to do with the shape of your eye. A myopic eye, by definition: 1. is too long, and/or 2. has a cornea that is too steep. In both cases, this brings light to focus at a point in *front* of the retina, as opposed to directly *on* the retina. This means that light behind the point where it is most focused gets dispersed and is unfocused by the time it reaches the retina. The resulting image perceived by your brain is then blurry.

The increase in your correction when you were younger isn't because of permanent damage caused by overwearing a distance correction or doctors frequently over-correcting. (There is actually a strict rule in the industry to push as *little* minus as you possibly can in a myope and keep their Rx as "plussy" as you possibly can without compromising visual acuity.) The reason myopes get more myopic during adolescence is because when you're a kid, you're whole body is doing a lot of growing, including your eyes. (This is also why things like scoliosis become apparent and quickly progress at this age. Lots of moving parts.)

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Now, as for myopes and wearing corrective lenses for near point activies...

Depending on your Rx, your eye doctor may or may not suggest wearing your glasses for all activities. At -0.50 or -0.75, I would recommend a patient wear this correction for all distance activities, i.e. to see the board better in a classroom, while driving, going to the movies, or whenever they wanted things further away to be sharpened up a bit.

Now, if you have a patient with a -3.00 and up, they can't see shit far away and even things a foot in front of their face are a blurry mess. Using myself for an example, at a -6.00ish, with my contact lenses out I have to hold an object roughly 6 inches from my face in order for it to be perfectly clear. This kind of patient needs to have that correction on at all times.

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That brings me to your comment in regards to near point accomodation. When you look at an object up close, yes, the ciliary body squishes or pulls the lens to bring whatever you're looking at into focus. It's kind of like a squishy magifying glass right inside your eye. This is called accomodation.

Over time, constant near activity can cause fatigue in these muscles just like any other over-exerted muscle in your body. Putting a *plus-powered* prescription (like a magnifying glass) in front of your eyes will make them have to do less work, and reduce eyestrain.

The uptick in near point strain these days has less to do with over-corrected myopes and more to do with how much time we now spend on devices. To combat this, there are many lenses out there at stick a bit of plus power near the bottom of the lens to decrease the amount of accomodation the eye has to do. This, in turn, reduces ocular fatigue.

(When patients hit their 40s and up, the lens in the eye begins to lose it's elasticity and, therefore, ability to accommodate. That's when people would start needing reading glasses or glasses with a plus power at the bottom (e.g. bifocals or progressives). *Now,* I'm putting teenagers and college students in these kinds of lenses, due to how much accommodation fatigue they're experiencing. I would have never imagined doing that 15 years ago!)

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That being said, myopia and near point accomodation are two separate issues. A 10-year-old kid with a -1.00 doesn't *need* to take his glasses off while reading a book, but doing so may reduce eyestrain. But if he *does* keep his glasses on, it won't make his *myopia* worse.

I don't know your medical history, but I'd venture a guess that your highest Rx of -3.50 was perhaps a tad over-corrected, and the -1.75 you wear to drive may be a bit under-minused.

Myopes can be tough, because we don't like our minus taken away from us. Like I said, I capped out around a -7.00 when I was 18. In the exam room, I could probably read the 20/20 line with a -6.50, but in the real world, I liked that extra crisp vision. So, my contacts were -7.50 in my right eye and -6.50 in my left.

Over the years, my prescription has gotten a bit less severe, and I've gone down a diopter in my prescription (meaning I now wear a -6.50 and a -5.50.) I could easily read a 20/20 line with a -5.75 and -5.00, but I'm a stubborn myope and refuse to do so. :'D So, I pop on some +1.00 glasses to do stuff up close if my eyes get tired or if the ambient light is dim.

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As for the improvement in your acuity when not wearing your correction during your trip, this also has to do with accomodation. Your eyes *can* adapt to not having the correct prescription in front of them, and I've had patients with wicked bad prescriptions come through my office who've never worn a pair of glasses a day in their life... but this can also cause unnecessary strain.

The best thing you can do for your eyes is wear the *correct* prescription for you, so you're not causing any undue stress.

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I'd love to see that study about "fovea desensitization." The idea of myopes having a thicker retina is ludicrous to me, as one of the biggest dangers a myope faces is *thinning* of the retina. If you can find it, please send me a link!

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If you ever do decide to get refractive surgery, I'm old-fashioned and therefore a fan of PRK. The flap they have to cut to perform LASIK just... doesn't sit well with me.

Calcification of pineal gland due to fluoride accumulation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11275672

Fluoridated water correlated to lower IQ: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5285601/

And, to piggyback off that, similar effect with lead: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1367853/

Another member of the sub and I have a theory that this why the south side of Chicago is so stupid and angry. Gotta keep the masses dumb, lest they start figuring shit out!

Edit: Completely forgot to say what I originally intended to...

I've always held the belief that the sudden release of DMT by/into the brain at death was for the purpose of gently re-acclimating our minds/consciousness to "true" reality when we become suddenly unbound by our limited human perception of "reality." The rainbow bridge, per se.

Agreed. I think it's extremely important to keep this place up as long as humanly possible.

I'm not sure it's that simple, though.

In America, for instance, the "system" is not one in which you want a child ending up...

Someone you love and trust.

A trend that seems to be not only a multi-national one, but intergalactic one as well.

Ditto.

No! It doesn't work like that! lol

A lot of people are under the misconception that if you start wearing glasses, your eyes become dependent on them and get weaker over time.

This isn't true. The rapid changes in your Rx when you were young were due to your eyes changing shape as the rest of you grew. I went from a -3.25 at age 9 to a -7.00 by age 18.

A Rx will plateau in your late teens with slower and more minor changes from year to year after that. If you're a myope, it will start going back the other way the closer you get to 40. (If you're a hyperope - meaning you have a plus Rx - you're just fucked either way. 🤣)

Depending on your prospective job, you may only be allowed to get certain types of refractive surgery. PM if you want more info. I'd be happy to answer any eye-related questions.

As for the floaters, they're just bits of cells that slough off the inner layer of your eye and float around in your inner eyeball goo, casting shadows on your retina every now and then. Myopes tend to have more because our eyes are longer than normal. The longer the eye, the more stretchy tension the retina experiences, and the greater your chances for those cells to slough off. Worst case scenario, they rip in a big way, and you have a retinal tear or detachment.

So a floater every so often is normal. If you get TONS all at once suddenly (and especially if they are accompanied by flashes of light, big shadows or spider web-like things, and/or pain), get your ass to an eye doctor pronto.

Myopes, hyperopes, and emmetropes can all have them. They just... happen.

High myopes do have a tendency to have more and be at risk for retinal detachment, though.

Out of curiosity, what do you mean you've been trying to "revert to normal vision?"

This video brilliantly explains how the Rothschilds control basically all the money in this world.

On 05/16/18 I said to RD "I know you're connected to the whole Q thing in some way," and got zero response. I took it as one his "no comments." 😂

Unfortunately, looks like there were more fireworks.

What reference? What the hell point are you trying to make with a children's cartoon?

You've already shown what you have to offer: antagonistic, senseless, sexist drivel. And, to take a page out of your book, dear, I refuse to sit idly by and will "say what needs to be said."

In terms of this whole exchange, you do realize it is based on what was both said and unsaid by you, right? Based on your sexist implications.

Perhaps you should have evolved another set of ears (along with that self-proclaimed "sense of humor") to hear your father's words a bit clearer.

Let me rephrase:

If men have evolved over millennia to be funny, why did evolution fail you? Where is this honed sense of humor you claim all males to have developed? I'm looking really hard...

And what are you fucking talking about with pineapples and Spongebob?

If you're going to make a cheeky reference, at least shoot for something relevant to the person you're directing it to.

Here, let me help:

https://youtu.be/ZR5XGTpophI

There's a good message about "being a man" in there for you.

"Attacking?" You feel "attacked?" I merely asked you a question. Who's playing the victim card now? I thought we didn't care about "feelings..."

And if men have had to develope a sense of humor over millenia, what's your excuse?

I'm not ragging on him. I'm pointing out the fact that everything he's been saying here as of late has to do with his twisted interpretation of how women are or aren't.

It was a backhanded compliment that served only to point out that women, in general, are not as funny as men.

He will never see the error of his ways, so there is no point in approaching him with any semblance of logic or common sense. But I will damn well point out his assholery for others to see.

If there are beings among us reading these words, I want it to be very evident that I won't condone his behavior or stand idly by while he spews his nonsense.

Does everything you say now have to be sexist?

...?

Pineapple season? WTF are you on about?

You do realize the point of his post was about how 3 Abrahamic holidays align on April 20th, right? And that the mention of "4/20" the American "cultural" holiday was a tongue-in-cheek jab at stoner culture, right? You can't seriously think he believes there is importance in a manufactured "holiday" coinciding with some actual ones...

He was asking if RD and his ilk had anything planned for this coming coincidence. And, quite frankly, RDs most recent post quoting Revelation seems to be a fair answer.

Your reply to him doesn't address your excessive use of ad hominem, nor does it answer how logical fallacy furthers this conversation in any meaningful way.

Why is pointing out a commonality it the 3 Abrahamic faiths seen by you as trying to steal the spotlight? What are you talking about? What BS message could he possibly be trying to spew? If I declared that Christmas, does indeed, fall on December 25th of this and every other year, would it elicit the same heated response from you?

Who are you to say that what someone says here doesn't matter? I was under the impression that every single response on this subreddit is documented in accordance with the audit(s). (u/reptiliandude or u/garbotalk, correct me if I'm wrong.) Why would your words matter any more or less than another's here?

And what is with the attacks and claims on a person's character that you have NO knowledge, confirmation or proof of? Stop with the ad hominem. It adds nothing to an argument or conversation.

What do you plan to gain with all of your irrational vitriol?

There are these little buggers, too: https://www.popsci.com/bacteria-enzyme-plastic-waste

I'm not responsible for the fact that another person here thinks you're a prick, too.

I'm not saying emulate them, just that some tact and respect is deserved.

You are taking the message of and information given by RD and selectively presenting it in a manner to further your own misogynistic agenda.

You are doing exactly what the Consortium accuses humanity of doing time and time again. You are proving their point that we are unable to handle the truth in a productive fashion, unable to handle the information given to us, and too underdeveloped to "play with the big kids."

You are, in multiple senses, being a tool.

I'd be careful wishing the return of an oppressive patriarchy when some of our only intergalactic support is coming from members of a highly matriarchal society.

You are toxic.

Fair assessment. I think the whole "What is Aleppo?" gaff made me lose a lot of faith in the party, but I still admire the roots of the ideology. Though, when the constituents stray so far from the original path, it isn't a bad idea to distance oneself to avoid some guilt by association.

I find most libertarians I meet are merely progressive liberals who just don't want that label for some reason. And I find myself accused of being a conservative by liberals, and a liberal by conservatives.

Oh, identity politics...

Hey, I'm a libertarian and I don't believe in open borders...

I'm not assuming you have any agenda of any sort. And I'm not saying he owes us a damn thing.

I am seeing you take my private defense of RD, and echoing them publicly as your own against me.

And I'm calling you out on it in defense of myself.

Im not going to argue with this nonsense. I leave it to you. I assume something critical or fatal must happen if you don't get the last word, based on your incessant desire to have it.

I am very aware of that, and am positive I have defended RD many times to you in the past in the very manner you just did. Do not turn the sentiments I have shared with you in private around on me in public and claim them as your own, regardless of how your heart has changed on the matter.

I just think it would behoove everyone here to try and not be assholes to others who are trying to understand things.

And hoping for an iota of patience or explanation from you is like trying to get blood out of a turnip.

Guilty of meddling. Guilty of abusing. Guilty of obstructing.

Our society is dysfunctional, yes, but how much of that is due to how much we've been fucked with? We had no chance to develop organically. Look at how advanced your kind were before you first interacted with the Kayeen.

We didn't get that chance.

For as amnesiac as we are, we are also kept blind and dumb by those who benefit from our forgetfulness.

So, yes, GUILTY.

Yet I still believe the repentant deserve forgiveness.

And the Consortium, as a whole, is wrong and evil.

My question was more in regards to individuals of Consortium member species who take a less active part in Consortium dealings.

I imagine that there are at least a few individuals of said species who are either guilty through inaction, ignorant of the gravity of the situation, or outright against it... including some Kayeen. Shouldn't we be considerate of the likely existence of those individuals before we write off all Kayeen or Consortium member species as "bad?"

Just like there are some humans who are Siriv, some who are ignorant, and the few of us here who know the truth and want to put a stop to it...

Oh, absolutely. That peace will definitely come from us, not them.

Sometimes I pity them, honestly.

I absolutely agree, but still hold out hope for those who resist and repent.

Or look at "Princess" Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe being wed to "Prince" Sergey Brin of Google...

Some people need to be made to feel sorry...

Why does a milking stool only have three legs?

...

Wait for it...

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Because the cow has the UDDER!!!

I see you as more of a John the Baptist.

And we have our own Rick right here! :D

Yay!!!

Shouldn't we show some compassion to the repentant and ignorant, though, regardless of species?

I am disgusted by the Consortium's intended plans for our species. I understand there is a difference, though, between those who are directly responsible, those complicit, those merely ignorant, and those repentant. Shouldn't different considerations be given to each?

I'd imagine there would be some whose hearts may be softened by extending an olive branch on our end. Others, of course, are beyond any forgiveness I am capable of.

So KV55 is not Akhenaten?

Oh, bullshit they "missed" this...

I'm stealing this phrase.

I often wonder the same. It has long been socially preferred to cut or shave off the hair we can't help growing. I mean we come that way... but staying that way is considered slovenly.

But then again, it's still cool to slice off parts of babies' penises, so... 🙄

😑

How did you handle going through the education system? I know if one if my students asked me about the trees over people's heads or showed evidence of your hyper-empathy, it'd raise a few eyebrows.

He's touched on it, but I still want to know how schooling worked, how family life was, etc. Did he know he was in drop tech all along? A child born with these abilities couldn't have gone a traditional schooling and social route.

Have you seen this way since you were a child in your current body?

But... muh profit margin!

I was watching an episode of Adam Ruins Everything where he was talking about everything Harvey Wiley did to push for food safety.

He was accused of being anti-capitalist by the anti-regulation folk of his time. Their point being that manufacturers had a right to produce what they wanted how they wanted to, and consumers had a right to choose. Wiley's counterpoint to these anti-capitalist claims was that if the consumer knew for certain his canned beans had no chance of causing death by dysentery, he'd be apt to buy a lot more beans.

But for some reason we can't seem to apply this same logic to other industries that are polluting and contaminating our world. The idea that a healthy, clean world could promote prosperity and allow us to flourish is a foreign concept to many.

My questions weren't intended to incense you. I just figured a species who had millions of years more of development and technology than us would be able to easily retrofit their security when they found out we had discovered how effective dragon glass is against the white walkers. I guess it wouldn't be that easy of a fix then.

I know that the "angels" who look like us and "come in peace" aren't to be trusted. I know to not write off the "demons" as just scary, evil beings. I know these things because of how I was raised, and I know I'm not alone in that. I like to think my candle isn't burning that dimly, and that there is hope for some of us.

Welp, there go some of my favorite meals.

I'm not saying give up the fight... but won't they eventually realize we are aware of their Achille's heel and take measures to protect themselves accordingly?

I understand that this harkens back to when you taught us that some Kayeen could be defeated with "primitive" weaponry. But doesn't the fact that we now know this mean they will develop something to accommodate for that?

Don't even get me started on that one...

Exactly. Admitting the fact that abortion is, in fact, taking a life, would force them to feel guilt and remorse for their actions. It's much easier to just pretend a fetus only qualifies as a life when you actually want it.

It's cowardice.

And, again, I am not saying that there aren't times that warrant spilled blood... just that one must be willing to answer for the blood they spilled.

Oh, but look at all they've done for us! Look at the excellent quality of life in heavily Kayeen-influenced parts if the world! They're all about healthy living and caring for the environment! Plus, it's so much easier to let them "take care" of us all, and not have to do any of the thinking for ourselves. For that stellar treatment, what's one fetus or body part every now and then?! /s

Lord help us, indeed.

It's that logical and philosophical inconsistency you mentioned, justified away by "Yeah, but that's different..."

"Reproductive Rights" should end at that point where one is taking the life of a living human being - birth or no birth.

I'm not saying early term abortions should be entirely outlawed, but I'm sick of people skirting around the reality of the situation: taking a life is taking a life. Period. It results in the abrupt end to the existence of a living organism.

https://youtu.be/xqK2lAnkGDI

I have mild synesthesia with certain letters and colors having colors and textures.

Is this phenomenon linked to some prior inherent ability in us all?

Specifically antiviral?

I only ask so as those reading this don't get antibacterial/antimicrobial wipes and neglect the antiviral aspect here...

Edit: Metrex makes a wipe called CaviWipes that are selectively virucidal. Have used these for years.

https://www.metrex.com/en-us/products/surface-disinfectants/caviwipes

u/reptiliandude, will these do?

Which book?

We have set a low bar. I agree. But at least Putin doesn't care what the establishment demands, and is putting the interests of his nation first and foremost without being beholden to corporate interests.

I understand your disdain of Putin. What I don't understand is how you do not admonish those who are just as bad in our own country, let alone support them.

How can you still back an entire party that's ruined this country as much as the other?

Your words and stances on many issues run counter to both, so why align with either? Both promise false liberties on different fronts, with the true end goal of keeping the masses deaf, dumb and blind.

So why support the people who have torn this country apart? Fuck them all.

I am not justifying Putin's actions, but I just want to make a point here.

Suppressing free speech and assassinating dissidents is what our own Democratic party has perfected.

A quick Google search of Clinton's own body count reveals how much effort they put into suppressing this information. The whole first page consists of "fact checks" claiming the list of suspicious deaths surround the Clintons is a "rumor" or right-wing conspiracy nonsense.

Dig in a bit more, and you'll find the names of 50+ people at odds with the Clintons who have mysteriously died over the years.

The Democratic party is the one that brought us SJWs and identity politics. Under the guise of "protecting civil rights and free speech" they have done nothing but divide us further and render opposing viewpoints criminal by labeling them "hate speech."

This is the party that keeps our minorities dependent on government aid and handouts instead of raising them up to assimilate and succeed. All they have done to black America, for example, is transfer the bonds from literal chains to financial ones. Look at Chicago. Look at Detroit. Look at LA. And these politicians are sitting rich and pretty at the top living off the backs of their "loyal subjects."

You are quick to condemn Putin. You are quick to condemn Trump. You are quick to condemn the GOP. But why won't you condemn a party that has done just as much damage and has been equally detrimental to the well-being of this nation?

Again, I am by no means justifying the actions of Putin, Trump, or a political party you openly disdain, but...

To attack one side, and turn a blind eye to or even support the other is exactly what they want you to do.

Watch Oliver Stone's "The Putin Interviews," if you haven't already. Watching that exposé is what made me really begin to question the validity of what American media tells us about the man.

A part of me still truly believes he is doing this with purpose. This presidency has brought to light MYRIAD flaws we have let slip into our laws over the past 200 years.

His inability to shut up and his constant finger-pointing has both sides starting to pay attention for once. Whether you agree with him or not, a lot of the bullshit that goes on in our government has been brought to light over the past 2 years.

Not only legal, but fucking encouraged. Look at the healthcare industry. As a healthcare provider, I've seen the rise of "meaningful use" with the implementation of the ACA.

Under the guise of "improving collaboration" between the private and public healthcare sectors, we became required to document and submit things like patient ethnicity, race, birth order, legal and illegal substance use/abuse... and got a financial kickback for doing so.

And the whole damn program was couched in confusing jargon and "medicalegal" buzzwords. All doctors really knew at the end of the day was that they now had to ask their patients a barrage of personal questions, report them to the government, and get paid for it at the end of the year.

Yeah, it's great for figuring out that black males with hypertension who smoke(d) are statistically more prone to glaucoma.

But people became unwitting subjects in a nationwide statistics survey. And it was a field day for the actuaries at insurance companies who had a shitload of new reasons to raise insurance premiums.

You can have a small private doctor have his license revoked for violating HIPAA by not having a privacy screen on a computer monitor, but CMS will pay that same doctor to know that Mrs. Smith is a white female that drinks one alcoholic beverage a day, and has an older sister who is HIV positive. You know, to make sure that doctor is using his electronic medical record software "effectively..."

And you think this is staying in some private secure government database? Sure. Maybe for now. But you get a private contractor who wants to "research" the statistics on any given condition, and the government will auction that data off at the drop of a hat.

They want all the information they can have on you, so they have the power to use it against you.

"Johhhhhn Redcorn..."

And people STILL use it! The whole issue was just shrugged off and forgotten about.

This.

This is such an integral part of the Second Coming prophecy.

We already know Yeja spoke words similar to those of Jesus' outlined in Matthew 25:31-46.

So, if Jesus and Yeja both instructed us that by helping our brothers and sister in need we were showing love to the One, it begs the question whether or not Yeja made a similar promise of his eventual return.

The same exact way everyone now has a damned Fitbit. But this one will be, like, way better because you dont have to wear a clunky band. It's just eight there... INSIDE of you!

"Uneducated" is simply the term those who were literate or pursued higher education called those who didn't or couldn't.

Amen.

What do you mean by exclusivity of fossils? From my understanding, shared fossils among continents is what supports the theory of Pangaea and continental drift.

I certainly believe you, but am just confused by the logistics here.

You calling us dense?

I love this so much. 😁

I guess this explains why I was a nervous child...

Dat 202!

This is where the Egyptians got the name Bastet from, then?

Edit: Also, wanted to comment on your comment about the Ba'alaket having to answer "where heaven and earth meet," but it appears to be a locked thread. "Akhet" in Ancient Egyptian was a word for "horizon..." the place where heaven and earth meet.

Gesundheit.

Not enough minerals.

Sometimes people are very effective at making themselves look like fools.

Your official alert to our species in the form of a subreddit is your message. My message (and I'd like to think I speak for more than a few here) is that I believe the words spoken to us in this place by Glycon, and will subsequently go forth seeking and spreading truth for the sake of the salvation of our species. That is the message I dont wanted cheapened by trolls, tits and merchandise.

A shell is rather effective for those lacking talons and fangs...

I'm sorry, I just have a hard time seeing the efficacy of granting him any more time in the spotlight. Were his accusations cruel and untrue? Absolutely. But I still have a hard time seeing how sinking to his level shows that we are willing to fight for the truth.

Turning the other cheek doesn't make one weak. It means one has the sensibilities to not act on impulse, and grants them the ability to strategize a calculated counter-attack.

Taking the moral higher ground isn't ignoring an issue... it's putting oneself in the advantageous position.

Fuck Soulja. Fuck his lies. But I'd rather watch him metaphorically slit his own throat.

"Ael" is a title bestowed upon a species who has learned to speak in real time.

The "Ba" is their own prefix.

Yeah!

The only person here, eh?

I'm glad you think it's funny.

I, for one, am wary of the shitshow this has become. Soulja55 could have been dealt with quickly and efficiently, without the online pissing contest we've all witnessed.

But now we've cheapened the message even further by posting titty pics in "defense" of RD.

Now, I'm no prude, and I appreciate a good amount of comic relief, but there is a time and place for such things. I fail to see how posting this has done anything to promote constructive discourse here.

But hey, sex and violence sell, I guess.

Admitting to phone calls and shared photos. It just has the potential of attracting unwanted attention. Not that you shared anything revealing, I just think all of us here need to remember that our privacy is paramount.

It happens; I was just fairly certain we've talked about this before. We live in an era of misinformation, and as such, I believe it has become increasingly important to seek and speak truth.

You know, you have a humility that is desperately lacking in so many people. I admire that about you. I, unfortunately, suffer the woman's curse of never being able to admit when she's wrong. 😁

Thank you.

I am no model Catholic by any means, and I disagree with more than a few of the Church's stances, but I will certainly defend it for all the good it has done over the past couple millennia.

While it has been corrupted by man throughout history, the Church at its core has done a great deal to push humanity forward through striving to understand our Creator and following the teachings of our Savior. And it's the only one of the "original" sects of Christianity I've seen leave such an impact on society.