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  1. Quintessence

    Do All The Atoms In Your Brains Neurons Replenish Overtime?

    Here you go: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-bodies-replace-billions-of-cells-every-day/
  2. Quintessence

    How/Why could/should we trust Mainstream Media sources?

    To add, I'm not sure who this "you guys" are, but I haven't been pointing at "fact checking" sites. I've been pointing at the importance of media literacy and knowing how to evaluate sources of information. Media literacy is more or less means practicing critical thinking, which includes...
  3. Quintessence

    How/Why could/should we trust Mainstream Media sources?

    I'm not sure I understand what you are saying here. You asked a question about how we can assess sources of information - the answer is media literacy. What assumptions were made by answering your question with a correct answer? Anyone who wants to know how to properly assess sources of...
  4. Quintessence

    One word challenge: “God is…”

    In some ways it makes it harder. For me, "god" (singular) is irrelevant. But gods (plural)? It's complicated since we're now referencing many different things and somehow expecting a single word to capture that diversity. It can't be done. Maybe I could go with "gods are complicated" but...
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    One word challenge: “God is…”

    . . . most gods throughout human history are literally derived from facts/observations of nature and the acknowledgement that these are higher powers or sacred, but okay. One is also supposed to use a single word for this thread.
  6. Quintessence

    One word challenge: “God is…”

    I'm a polytheist. Am I permitted to replace this with "gods" for the purposes of this thread or is the intention for the response to only be for a monotheistic paradigm?
  7. Quintessence

    Evil Spirits

    Lots of ways, but we did just establish that my experiences aren't your concern, didn't we? Your experiences of the otherworlds have apparently, somehow, all been wandering into the very worst neighborhoods. Mine have not. There's nothing much else to say. I don't know why your experiences...
  8. Quintessence

    Evil Spirits

    Lack of experience isn't the issue here: But you are correct in that the decades of experience I've had working with spirits and the otherworlds isn't your concern.
  9. Quintessence

    Do (violent) video games contribute to (gun) violence?

    Okay, I'd hand the older adult a coloring book and some colored pencils too. :tonguewink:
  10. Quintessence

    Has the eugenics movement really ended?

    Whether or not it is believed to have ended, human overpopulation and immigration makes it irrelevant. There is simply not enough direct control over the breeding of humans and movement of humans for it to have any meaningful impact.
  11. Quintessence

    Divine quality and manifestion of God.

    It depends on the god that individual is embodying or channeling. Some years ago when I went to a Renaissance faire, I got to meet one of the swordsmiths who actually forges the wares they sell. While to most it likely would've been a completely mundane and ordinary experience, the energy and...
  12. Quintessence

    Do (violent) video games contribute to (gun) violence?

    Personally, I'd just hand the kid a coloring book and some colored pencils. Has the same benefits without the added baggage of glorifying and normalizing violence.
  13. Quintessence

    'We Have Plenty of Guns If Trump Loses'

    Oh, sure, making thinly veiled threats of violence is no big deal.
  14. Quintessence

    Evil Spirits

    Uh... nothing? You could provide evidence of your assertions since my experiences directly contradict yours, but honestly? There'd be little point - different folks can and do have vastly different experiences of the otherworlds. I don't agree with your assessment of them in the least. I can...
  15. Quintessence

    When Did It Become a Baby?

    Sure, none of those terms do. In the context of this discussion, though, we're talking about humans, yeah? Considering some of the "pro-life" crowd like to make a point of arguing about when something is human, the extra clarity seemed warranted. At all points, we are talking about a human in...
  16. Quintessence

    Evil Spirits

    Interesting. Somehow I've managed to run into almost no "evil" spirits, and I have a lot of experience working with the otherworlds.
  17. Quintessence

    How Do You Know That All Of Existence Won’t End The Day You Die?

    That may well be, but nevertheless there would be no purpose in it. No. I'm not in any position to know whether or not your beliefs are causing problems in your life to the point such a thing would be advisable. On top of that, I'm not a mental health professional. I have done quite a few...
  18. Quintessence

    How Do You Know That All Of Existence Won’t End The Day You Die?

    I have my reasons, but I'm not going to spell it out because I know that for whatever reason you believe this about yourself and there is no point in aggravating you about it.
  19. Quintessence

    Do (violent) video games contribute to (gun) violence?

    Yeah, I think popular culture is sometimes looking for a scapegoat and I don't get this vibe from the actual researchers and health professionals. Understanding the human condition holistically is important for dealing with those mental health challenges you mention - that means acknowledging...
  20. Quintessence

    Do (violent) video games contribute to (gun) violence?

    Yes, that's what I recall. Dug this up on the APA (American Psychological Association) website: https://www.apa.org/topics/anger/control The question from here then, is - is consuming violent media similar in effect to "letting it rip" in that it causes an escalation of anger and aggression...
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