#People

Lately my ex-evangelical obsession has been deconstructing the phenomenon of proselytizing through the lens of three proposals: 1 proselytizing is inherently cultish2 proselytizing is morally wrong3 modern evangelical-style proselytizing is
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You probably know of a few vitamins. But maybe not this massive boy: Vitamin B12. It's the coolest vitamin, and has a fascinating history.B12 is an absolutely bizarre vitamin. Yes,
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Today, as my thoughts turn to starting Christmas shopping, a tale of the most disconcerting Christmas gift I ever received. /1 It must have been 1996. My fiance -- now
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Taking a break from the political stuff and doing a fun side hobby of researching obscure historical topics and cryptids. Saw something about a supposed race of red haired giants
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The greatest trick these assholes ever pulled was convincing people that 300mph magnetic trains are obsolete technology compared to asphalt, fiberglass, and 180hp internal combustion engines.https://twitter.com/CatoInstitute/status/13609146
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1/THREAD: What the EU has lostAfter 4 long years, finally the UK will be free of the EU.But apart from trying to dissuade others to leave, why did the EU
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As there's an attempted colour "revolution" under way in Belarus here's my prediction of things to look out for. *Telegenic women with perfect English giving tearful interviews to the western
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Above and beyond all discourse on reviews, lists, tagging, whatever...I really dislike when "reviews are for readers" (as strongly as I agree with it) is used as a shield for
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Fact is, lying is an injury. It’s going to take more than accepting the truth to restore trust in the Republicans. It’s going to take an apology. Monday's edition of
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Being serious for a moment: The problem we is that because of behaviours, lies and confusing messages a lot of people with very different views don’t trust or believe anything
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hi, friendly neighbourhood virologist here.Hong Kong, let's talk about this graph. & the upcoming weeks.don't worry. i'm not here to shame anyone. that's not how i work. it's CNY soon,
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[CW: sexual violence]When someone is sexually assaulted, a common response from people around them is "You have to make a police report!" Many bystanders see reporting as a step towards
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In 2019, the SAR territory of Hong Kong in China erupted in violent riots. Many in the West believed they were ‘freedom fighters’, as they advocated for Hong Kong independence
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I'm going to be an idiot and seriously answer a question that was (most likely) only half-serioushttps://twitter.com/selentelechia/status/1326184680538873857 actually there are two questions here and I'll try to answer both of
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I read through Judy Wakabayashi's advanced guide to Japanese-English translation, and I liked it a lot, as it's very practical and packed with information. As an experienced translator, I found
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1)Would you give everything to save the Republic? 2016 we knew Hillary was going to cheat to win. They had been doing it for years. This time we were ready
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