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I subscribe to several feeds and trusted aggregators. I have a focus on science, politics, economics, and business. Used to use google reader but now use Feedly. Mostly I read and mostly it comes to me. I follow up on articles that interest me and seek other views. I subscribe also to multiple daily newsletters from multiple different sources, as well as multiple different podcasts, many daily some weekly. I try to watch all of the Sunday shows weekly and pbs newshour daily. I listen to NPR when in the car and all caught up on my copious podcasts. I watch frontline and 60 minutes and other similar film based news overview programs, too. I don’t have cable and don’t go to their websites. I don’t follow everything, but know how to find good sources that are trustworthy and am a very informed citizen.

I did, but I tend to consume more of this stuff than most so am not the best barometer for social awareness

While they don’t always act like it, they are a part of congress.

I understand and appreciate that you’re reaching for hope and I have a desire to join you in minimizing forecasted harms… but… Poor women and minority women will have disproportionately more difficulty in accessing or affording these alternatives. They lack access to medical care, funds for prescriptions, often lack a car or ability to travel for treatment or to fill prescriptions if they’re lucky enough to have coverage, and some of them don’t even have internet to find these things. As always, the wealthy and well-to-do (those who are connected) will be largely unaffected by this, but the most vulnerable and at risk populations have now been made even more vulnerable and at risk. Killing the filibuster to pass abortion rights legislation seems more likely to me, but even that is a Hail Mary long shot.

Nobody but you cares, Serg. From Axios: The U.S. has "highly credible" intelligence the Kremlin is planning to organize "sham referenda" as a pretext to annex occupied territories in eastern Ukraine into Russia sometime in mid-May, a top U.S. diplomat warned yesterday. The aggressive step could coincide with Russia's May 9 "Victory Day" holiday. Some Western officials believe Vladimir Putin will use the occasion to declare war on Ukraine officially, and fully mobilize Russia's reserve forces.

And most of them are considered "trigger laws," which means they're already on the books, already approved, already signed into law, and will automatically go into effect the MOMENT the SCOTUS decision becomes official. Just like that... Boom. Half the country jumps back in time by 50 years. This will be ALL the mid-term elections are about. It will drive turnout. The only question is if the rabid anti-abortion god followers turn out in greater frequency than the ~75% of the rest of the country who actually approves of Row and doesn't want it overturned. My guess? They will turn out in greater number. For those animated by this particular wedge issue, the animation is stronger for those against allowing safe, legal, limited abortions. In which case, we're screwed. Data: Axios research. Cartogram: Sara Wise and Oriana Gonzalez/Axios

Another example of art by non-humans comes from... the pufferfish.

We knew this... 2 years ago

There are MULTIPLE different types of intelligence (ability to solve math problems, ability to communicate effectively, ability to understand and relate to the emotions of others, the ability to generate music, and so on), and none are universally agreed upon. We've had many threads on this and still not found a consensus answer other than, "It depends on what you're measuring." On that note, another measure of MY and YOUR intelligence will be to recognize that's off-topic here.

Art is a created piece or experience that causes us to feel something new or see/consider the world in new ways.

Only because we’re the ones defining what I means to be intelligent.

Quite the opposite. Our minds tend to invent narratives in an attempt to explain incoming stimuli before actually understanding things. Fictions like gods, for example. Have fun playing with yourself You have NO IDEA what me and others here have paused to question. Comments like these are not just ignorant, but arrogant. Good, because thus far you’ve done a lot of asserting and zero explaining. Apparently some of us in a short bus kinda way.

Is that so? Hmm. Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

This is simplistic to the point of false. It does matter what people believe, regardless of their reasons or how it’s been rationalized.

You should put this in your signature to save time. Applies to so very many of the posts you make.

I respect that. I can’t force you to be correct.

https://www.croptrust.org/our-work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/faq-about-the-vault/

Nah. Already made my point clearly with those already shared. I’m not targeting perfection, just understanding. A*theist. Literally means not*theist, and theism is specifically about belief in god or gods. Religion and ritual more broadly may get lumped into this by some speakers, but those speakers do so inaccurately. the·ist noun a person who believes in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe. adjective denoting or relating to belief in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe. Since you appreciate perfection in analogies, you should equally appreciate perfection in definitions, and here that lays with Zapatos’ position.

Yeah, but people are also debating whether the earth is flat or whether the theory of evolution is correct. Zapatos is exactly right here.

Lol

Metadata is data about data… file type, file size, creation date, last updated date, etc. In much the same way, meta-metaphysics is data about metaphysics… the way metaphysics is conducted and how understanding of it is pursued. https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/meta-metaphysics/v-1

Being better looking and more intelligent than you is a pretty low hurdle to jump… I mean, you don’t exactly set the bar very high. As for me, if I weren’t so humble, I’d be perfect! Cin Cin 🥃

They also hit residential buildings. Fuck you and everyone who thinks attacking sovereign countries unprovoked and killing civilians and children and pregnant women and everyone indiscriminately is funny.

No worries. This is why I clarified my intention... twice... or was it thrice? I dunno. Whatever. No worries is my message here. It's unfortunate my nap comment itself meant to lighten things up got a neg, but again... whatever.