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  1. Penumbra

    Who is considered the most fortunate?

    Although many people will state that their own way or philosophy of living is best or most fortunate, there are likely to be multiple maximums/peaks out of the set of possibilities of human life. Kindness and love are probably in all of them. Bodily health is in most of them. Education and...
  2. Penumbra

    What are you eating?

    An oven-baked sockeye salmon filet, topped with Italian herbs and olive oil. A large side salad with kale, spinach, romaine, a whole sliced avocado, with dressing of olive oil, vinegar, and lemon juice. Frozen wild blueberries for dessert.
  3. Penumbra

    Is Nothingness the Basic State of Existence?

    Intuitively, for nothing to exist seems to make more sense than for something to exist. Mainly because for something to exist, it would have had to always exist without beginning (seems kinda odd), or have come from nothing (also seems even odder). And that applies whether the something that's...
  4. Penumbra

    Is There a Rational Reason for Mandatory Labeling of GM Foods?

    Foods are almost always modified to be more cost-effective. Not more nutritious. They're not usually proven to be safe, and they're usually modified to be resistant to pesticides like Round-up. Personally, I try not to buy any gmo foods. And if it's not labeled, I'll assume it's gmo and...
  5. Penumbra

    Sugar Addictions (Help)

    Maybe talk to a dietician. Sugar is itself addictive. Some studies evidenced that it's more addictive than cocaine and lights up the same parts of the brain. I personally eat a near-zero sugar diet to protect my teeth and for other reasons, but when I was a kid/teen I ate sugar all the...
  6. Penumbra

    Are human lives more valuable or of more worth than those of other species?

    I mostly view it in terms of capacity for conscious thought and the ability to suffer or be happy. For example, oysters lack a brain. Their well-being does not particularly concern me. A gorilla's life surely does.
  7. Penumbra

    What are you eating?

    An appetizer of mussels marinara and salad with olive oil, followed by a plate of oven-baked spicy chicken wings and a huge bowl of buttered broccoli.
  8. Penumbra

    Being Skinny is NOT OKAY...Deal with it!

    Genetics play a large role in how bodies respond to environmental impact (especially food, but also toxins and exercise and such), but genetics very rarely make someone unhealthily fat or skinny without an environmental catalyst. This dramatic change in one generation was not from changing...
  9. Penumbra

    What race are you sexually attracted to most?

    All of 'em, to about the same degree.
  10. Penumbra

    Your beverage of choice

    Water, matcha green tea, and peppermint tea, depending on the time of day. Sometimes I have dry red wine. Rarely a coffee. Maybe 3-5 times per year I have a rum and coke, or a sugared ice tea when I visit relatives, or some such other thing. Usually on vacation. They taste way too sweet to...
  11. Penumbra

    What are you eating?

    An egg over-easy, several carrots, green tea, and a homemade chocolate truffle. Kinda repetitive. =/
  12. Penumbra

    Being Fat Is NOT OKAY...Deal With It.

    Research shows that nutrition is the far larger component of obesity and related health problems than exercise. Americans consume on average about 150 pounds of sugar and about 150 pounds of flour per year, and the government provides subsidies for high fructose corn syrup and soybean oil...
  13. Penumbra

    All this transgender bathroom BS

    The consequence of mandating that people use public restrooms based on their birth certificate or assigned sex at birth means that transgender guys like this have to use the ladies room: People seem to forget that.
  14. Penumbra

    What are you eating?

    For a simple brunch: Matcha green tea, an egg cooked over-easy, with a side of several raw carrots and celery stalks. And a homemade dessert truffle.
  15. Penumbra

    Is There a Good Reason for Sanders to Continue in the Primaries?

    Sanders has still been winning states. And plenty of people still are looking to vote in primaries. Why would he drop out, even if the math can't realistically help him anymore? When Hillary ran against Obama in 2008, she stayed in the race until June, and she specifically argued that her...
  16. Penumbra

    If You Had One Law to Implement, What Would it Be?

    Off the top of my head? Probably to tax added sugar in foods and beverages, like we do with cigarettes, and channel that revenue to Medicare.
  17. Penumbra

    Happy Birthday, Debater Slayer!

    Happy birthday!
  18. Penumbra

    Republicans Used to be So Much Nicer. What Happened?

    Both Republicans and Democrats shifted towards the fiscal right since the 1980's, and Republicans began taking a harder line approach towards many social issues while the Democrats liberalized on social issues. It was enough that my elderly father in his 70's, a lifelong Republican, voted for...
  19. Penumbra

    Gloria Steinem: Young women support Sanders to attract men...

    Yeah I'm just in it for the dudes.
  20. Penumbra

    Prostitution where it illegally exists, between legalizing it and stopping it.

    I vote legalize and regulate.
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