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You have misread this entire thread if that is what you think we are saying.

Here are a number of comments made by Trump that we were expected to excuse because we were later told "It was a joke." I'm not the joke czar so I cannot stop someone from claiming any statement they wish as a joke, but as with all terms, when you start using them in ways that are well outside the norm, those terms become meaningless. The term "joke" is no exception. "Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing," "No, I meant he's <Obama> the founder of ISIS," Trump said on Hewitt's show. "I do." "Any guy who can do a body slam — he's my guy," "Somebody had to do it," Trump said, before looking to the sky and saying, "I am the Chosen One." "And by the way, likewise, China should start an investigation into the Bidens, because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine," "And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that. So, that, you're going to have to use medical doctors with. But it sounds interesting to me."

Of course. And some people think the World Trade Center attack was a government conspiracy and that Jewish space lasers started forest fires in the American west. I'm under no obligation to appreciate anyone's take on either current events or so-called humor.

It is not his fault if I don't see the element of humor, but it is his fault if he doesn't include an element of humor. On the other hand if it makes you laugh when I say "Trump is a big, fat jerk.", then I admit to having no understanding of your sense of humor.

There are two parts to a joke. Part one is as you describe above in bold. But that alone does not constitute humor. You still need the part where you have two concepts playing off each other, or you suddenly change the direction of thought the story was leading you on. It is not humor if I say "Trump has ties to Russia." Or "Trump is a big, fat jerk." On the other hand... Q. Why are Trump's ties so long? A. Because they reach all the way to Russia. ... is humor (good or bad) because it met some requirement of humor, in this case causing the listener to have to recognize the two meanings of the word "ties" and be aware of current events. I am not objecting to jokes about anyone or anything. I just think that if you post in Political Humor then the post shouldn't be just about politics, but should also include some humor. If it doesn't include humor, then post it in Politics.

Well, you should try to stay abreast of their avatar.

The Prayer to St. Michael has nothing to do with the blue dots. It must be one of the other three prayers. What are they, and in what order do you say them?

So the US has not yet delivered any arms to Ukraine?

@TheVat I didn't misunderstand you at all. If anything I thought you misunderstood mistermack. This section is for Political Humor, it is not the Politics section. As silly as it might sound, people should show a little respect for the Political Humor section. Simply dressing up a political rant in the form of a joke does not make it a joke. Even in the politics section this likely would have been seen as little more than a one-sided bitch about Israeli and American policy, and may well have been trashed. Just my two cents. P.S. I did not upvote or downvote your post as you and I simply interpreted mistermack's post differently. I did not think he was making any attempt at all to post a joke, which is what this section is reserved for. Thanks for judging me and my willingness to be fair.

Can you tell me which of the two seems strange to you? Meaning, do you think the idea that homosexuality being genetic is strange, and/or that distaste of homosexual acts being learned behavior is strange?

Aren't traits selected for by the individual? That is, it has to be beneficial to ME, allowing me to be more likely to reproduce. How can being homosexual be a reproductive advantage?

If it is inherited I wonder why so many people are NOT homophobes. Or how you can 'grow out' of your genetic predisposition to be a homophobe.

Citation please.

I'm not sure what it is you want to discuss. You proposed a very specific change to the way humans' brains might work, but it seems like it is simply a scenario you made up off the top of your head. It is very unlikely that we can pick some random yet very specific change to human brains and expect that change to materialize. I could just as well pick numbers for a lottery but there is no reason to think that I'm going to be correct.

What makes you think this will ever happen?

No one assumed you were demanding. We're responding to what you posted. You can always alter the direction of the discussion if we are not addressing exactly what you wanted to examine.

Is that an unbiased opinion? 😁 I tend to see biases. You tend to see none. I have no idea which of us (if either) is seeing reality. Clearly science tries to remove subjectivity but I don't know if it is 100% possible. If a word in my culture has a slightly different meaning than the same word in your culture don't we run the risk of either performing experiments differently, or interpreting the results differently, even though we both start with the same set of instructions?

We are just not there yet. Understanding the thought process requires taking steps from A to Z. 'A' was simply knowing that the brain is where thoughts occur. We then had to develop tests to look at brain. That further understanding led to additional tests and technologies. Continue the iterative process. The brain is a tough nut to crack. We'll get there eventually. Seems unlikely. How would we have evolved a defense to 'understanding the brain'? Surely there would have been a 'threat' of understanding the brain before a defense developed. What is the 'threat'? That seems self evident.

Are you expecting an answer to every one of those questions?

Welcome! And no issue with the language. We'll do our best.

That is only on day one of your membership here. It is to limit things like advertising bots and trolls. You can now post to your heart's content. EDIT: Oh, or what Phi said...

You just string words together and pretend they are meaningful. What did I say that was ironic? How was I hiding behind that? Save me from what? You are simply trying to distract from the fact that I called you out for complaining about an ad hominem attack against yourself while you disparage an entire generation of people who are not even here to defend themselves. I'm tired of your nonsense.

My irony meter just broke.

Has anyone here actually taken the course or seen details of the case it makes? I don't know if it is valid or not, but I presume the instructor intends to make their case during the duration of the semester.

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