RadicalEagle

I like the part in the Bible where Jesus said "do unto others as others have done unto you."

I tell that and they do the same thing.

I mean it kinda was, wasn't it? If anyone can relate to teenage angst it's teenagers.

Yeah, I see where you're coming from. Although instead of laughing I'd probably reply with "sounds like it's time for a story." Because I think I would assume that something happened to them recently that highlighted the danger of fire lol

"Presenting something well-observed and well-documented as a novel thought is laughable." I really like this sentence. It made me realize that I'd interpret "laughable" as either "humorous" or "ridiculous" depending on the context. Specifically regarding how genuine the person is being, which is impossible to be sure of. You can only make assumptions about whether a person is being genuine/honest, although you can get more comfortable with those assumptions as you get to know them better.

Those types of "hey did you know water is wet?" comments can also serve as a jumping off points for sarcastic remarks with friends.

Well it was a brand new discovery to them, and if they found value in it then it makes sense that they'd want to repeat it. But yeah, I guess I can see why that's "funny" coming from the perspective of an older person who may have forgotten what it's like to be a young, inexperienced kid capable of feeling fascination and wonder.

Yeah, that's a cool observation and it makes sense. There's an idea that there's really only one "story", which is the hero's journey. I think it might be a fundamental way of how people frame their experiences and observations.

Yep! I always understood the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil to be the Christian mythology's explaination for the birth of consciousness. Once you're conscious of the concepts of right and wrong you'll be capable of feeling shame for your mistakes.

Throwing Eve under the bus is a real beta move.

Article titles like these always feel like a bit of a stretch. I would think the concept of race would extend as far back as homo sapiens vs neanderthals.

Obviously race is also a part of Christianity, but if I remember correctly the most relevant thing Jesus said about race is that salvation wasn't just for the Jews and that God's love extended to everyone. Weird how far off track Christianity can get when used as a populist tool for oppression.

I have a hard time feeling bad for anyone that loses money while trying to make money selling merch for politicians.

Viewing campaigning as an opportunity to profit through business is hella late stage capitalism in the worst way.

That's exactly what it feels like to me as well. Just an attempt to grab power to use for himself.

Yeah, but if the campaign was based on the belief that "Trump is the best candidate regardless of who he's running against" there would never be a need to pivot based on the opponent changing.

Which to me indicates Trump was viewing his 2024 campaign as a grudge match between himself and Biden as opposed to viewing it as a campaign to be elected president of the United States of America.

Like, where's the strength of conviction? The guy is flailing and it's embarrassing.

Exactly!

If he felt "forced" to fight Joe in order to win the election it indicates that he doesn't see himself as a candidate worthy of winning on his own merit.

He's always the victim.