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Chinese people use Joss Paper, also known as ghost or spirit money, which are sheets of paper that are burned in traditional Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies during special holidays. They also burn them as an offering to help pay off the monetary problems of the deceased in the afterlife.
They also sometimes feature James Dean ![[Image: KNG6ajDo_o.jpeg]](https://images2.imgbox.com/72/53/KNG6ajDo_o.jpeg)
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
That two large asteroids are going to fly by Earth and one is going to be as close as the moon.
Schopenhauer Wrote:The intellect has become free, and in this state it does not even know or understand any other interest than that of truth. Epicurus Wrote:The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind. Epicurus Wrote:Don't fear god,  (July 9, 2023 at 11:01 am)Disagreeable Wrote: That two large asteroids are going to fly by Earth and one is going to be as close as the moon. I have a hard time getting worked up about a missile that’s going to miss me by 300 000km. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 (July 9, 2023 at 11:50 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 9, 2023 at 11:01 am)Disagreeable Wrote: That two large asteroids are going to fly by Earth and one is going to be as close as the moon. It would just be nice to see the asteroids 
Schopenhauer Wrote:The intellect has become free, and in this state it does not even know or understand any other interest than that of truth. Epicurus Wrote:The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind. Epicurus Wrote:Don't fear god,
A 1 liter bottle of pop, once cold, will remain cool and refreshing for at least an hour without refrigeration.
![[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/zf86M5L7/extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg) (July 9, 2023 at 12:17 pm)Disagreeable Wrote:(July 9, 2023 at 11:50 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I have a hard time getting worked up about a missile that’s going to miss me by 300 000km. I’ve seen rocks already. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 RE: What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?
July 9, 2023 at 1:04 pm
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(July 9, 2023 at 11:50 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 9, 2023 at 11:01 am)Disagreeable Wrote: That two large asteroids are going to fly by Earth and one is going to be as close as the moon. What happens if the Marvin the Martian sabotages the asteroid’s guidance system and causes the ansteroid to fail to miss? Don’t you want to at least be able to say “oh Shit!” Before the end of the world?  (July 9, 2023 at 1:04 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(July 9, 2023 at 11:50 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I have a hard time getting worked up about a missile that’s going to miss me by 300 000km. ![[Image: riIUMpR.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/riIUMpR.jpg)
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