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Even though she's making an effort to sound reasonable, I can tell from this that ppanther has swallowed the MAGAt Kool-Aid down to the last salty drop. Sad. Mikey, do you really think there are only two options available? 1) Agree with Mikey 2) Be a MAGA extremist "Woke" is not a religio...

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I'm not saying that all coaches are bad. But there's a lot of bad ones, and even worse is how they've been protected by US Swimming. Google Chuck Wielgus (Rest In Hell). I'm sure he was a pretty bad guy. My kids have been swimming since they were 5 and 7. They've had a few coaches over that time. A...

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Roux wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 6:39 am The transgender person did not decide to be transgender, and it is not a lifestyle choice. They were born that way.

This is a subjective opinion, not an objective fact. Just had to throw that in there.

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I do not believe it is an illness. It seems like it is a condition, although there's probably a better word that is not coming to mind now. Sure, I think there are circumstances where surgery is appropriate. Again, some people are born where the mind and body don't match. Some people are born with ...

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Mandating biological males showering and changing with biological women and girls, is "faith based pretend time" My kids are swimmers. Our Local Swim Committee introduced new by-laws this year that basically says, flat out, transgenders are allowed to use the locker room that matches thei...

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Roux, I know you want to let the medical expert and the patient decide without your thoughts being any part of it. But that’s not what I asked, and you know it. You have an opinion that is not pure political posturing. You have thoughts alongside the virtue signaling, do you not? What are YOUR thoug...

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I can agree with you that for some people, things don’t seem to match up between their minds and their bodies. So why are you, a rational, educated person, convinced the BODY is the thing that needs to change? I don't say that. I say only that such decisions are properly made between a physician an...

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Mandating biological males showering and changing with biological women and girls, is "faith based pretend time" My kids are swimmers. Our Local Swim Committee introduced new by-laws this year that basically says, flat out, transgenders are allowed to use the locker room that matches thei...

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ppanther, gay people exist, right? Some people are born with an attraction to the same sex, right? There are hundreds if not thousands of animal species where homosexuality is documented. You're with me so far, I think. Well, just as gay people exist, so do transgenders. That is how they were born,...

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the myth of being born in the wrong body If you had met such people, then you would understand that it is not a myth. Until then, you can rely upon the actual medical experts at the American Medical Association , American Academy of Family Physicians , and many others. Europe just BANNED the drugs ...

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the myth of being born in the wrong body If you had met such people, then you would understand that it is not a myth. Until then, you can rely upon the actual medical experts at the American Medical Association , American Academy of Family Physicians , and many others. We are not going to agree on ...

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Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 8:15 pm Look like Dump and his criminal syndicate cronies are doing to our constitutional republic in the name of "God." You want them doing that to kids in public schools? No thanks.

Do you have kids?
Do you know what IS being taught in schools?

ppanther

For the most part, our Founders were diests, not Christian. Jefferson went to far as to literally cut out of the Bible all of the supernatural bullshit. No virgin birth, no miracle healings, no talking snakes, no dead people coming back to life. Such myths simply do not belong in public schools or ...

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First of all, ppanther, post more and read less. Glad to see you. I recognize the problems you cite, but I suggest that their solution is not putting religion in public schools. My guess - and it is only a guess, I am not an expert - is that poverty is a significant contributing factor to the probl...

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THANK YOU. You nailed it. Here's the irony. The secular government school system has been in a downward spiral for decades!!!! Yet these left-wing types are blaming Christianity? 😆🤣😂 These are secular government schools we are talking about!!!! The public schools are producing an extremely high per...

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Would y'all be ok with Buddhism being taught in public schools? Scientology? Islam? Anyone remember one of the basic founding principles of our country? I think you're completely missing my point. I don't have any dog in the fight about what is being taught in public schools, and I don't use any ta...

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This is interesting. My kids are finishing up 10th and 8th grade, and have been homeschooled the whole time. My son is registered at our local HS as an athlete, and my daughter will be next year as well -- that's the extent of our participation. It's a pretty good school, as public schools go, but t...

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kcdave wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 8:33 am On its face at it's most basic level he is 100%
correct. The female of the species nurtures
the young. I would also guess that 99.9% of
women would agree that birthing and raising kids
will go down in their personal histories as more
important than their degrees or paychecks.

BINGO!

ppanther

Because two are soft and two are X like you? What does this even mean? It said N A Z I S But the N A Z I S that run this place are twats so the made A Z I S into an X after I posted cause that is not what it said when I first saw it. Drama I know. And yet, you’re still here! You must not hate them ...

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Hey ppanther...long time!!! Where'd you run off to? We moved to South Carolina several years ago. We moved to Oregon in 2014. The only thing I miss is an abundance of good stores and restaurants (we don’t live in Portland - thank goodness). I can go one direction and be in the middle of town in fiv...

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ML@Coyote wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:44 pm It's all good...you couldn't pay me to move back to California.

Same!

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Glad to see DC, Panther, Jay & Biggie in here! Y’all could possibly make this place readable again! Muted midget chimes in 3, 2, 1... Don’t hold out too much hope for my end of the deal. I don’t even know how to play this game any more! I think I’ve become nice ppanther, but that’s probably not...

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Kierland wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:42 pm Because two are soft and two are X like you?

What does this even mean?

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Kierland wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:13 am
ppanther wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:40 am
Nice to see you DC, and I seriously cannot believe you other people still do this.
That’s because you are soft.

So, not much has changed!

Hiya Roach and Mikey!

ppanther

No, no, no, and no on baseball, though I did try to get them to love playing it. It turns out my kids are swimmers!

Nice to see you DC, and I seriously cannot believe you other people still do this.

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I'm jealous!! What are you drinking?

My husband has taken up brewing and has had some excellent batches lately, including Rogue (from a kit) Dead Guy Ale. Which, as I remember, was not your favorite. But the hopyard is so cool!

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Sam Harris explains the futility Sam Harris explains the futility? Of prayer? Sam Harris is your go-to for an opinion on the efficacy of prayer? Asking Sam Harris if prayer is effective is like asking a cattle rancher if vegan diets are healthy, only worse. Because Sam Harris is an extreme nutcase ...

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BSmack wrote:Not really. Although there are assumptions we all make in life, the ones I make are backed by reasoned analysis.

I'm sure you believe this to be true, Brian. So at least you have that going for you.

ppanther

BSmack wrote:Exactly what point were you trying to make?

Give me a break, Brian. If you're not being deliberate, well then, you're just obtuse. You pick.

ppanther

Except... Brian knows exactly what I meant, and is being deliberately obtuse. No mystery there.

ppanther

Keep trying to pigeonhole me. It is rather amusing. But you discovered gravity and so did I. Now, do you want to ask me if I was the FIRST person to discover gravity? In that case I would have to answer no. Why? Because I am reasonably certain that others did so before me. Why is this so hard for y...

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There is no confusing the two. They are one in the same. Learning can be nothing more than discovering for yourself that which is already known. Or it can be like Newton "discovering" gravity. Either way, the process of acquiring knowledge works the same. You can go ahead and admit that y...

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Obviously the nuance is going over your head. But when you do finally figure out what I am saying, it will be YOU that will have put the pieces together in YOUR mind. My role is that of a lens in exposing your mind to the idea and creating the optimum conditions around your so that your mind can ma...

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OUT! PS: Was that Smack Chatty enough? For some reason, I remember you ending your posts with "L8!" Maybe that was someone from Kansas City. EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER BELIEVED YOU HAVE DISCOVERED ON YOUR OWN. Is it starting to sink in yet? It's not sinking in, mostly because it's absurdly ...

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I'm not upset in the least about ppanther's posts. I just don't understand what the fuck happened to her. She used to be able to argue a position with skill and now she's reduced to nothing but ad hominems and incoherent bleats about metaphysical concepts that are clearly beyond her understanding. ...

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No, it's self evident. Nobody can discover an idea for you. There are facilitators for sure, but the actual "ah ha" moment is a personal experience. You have either had an amazing amount of personal experience, or your worldview is remarkably small. Either way, your baseless arrogance is ...

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BSmack wrote:Exactly all of it.

Delusions of grandeur much? Ridiculous.

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And I'm beginning to wonder when the fuck you are going to make a cogent point. All you can do is attack me. You have nothing to say about my arguments. Oh, poor BSmack is being attacked. The horror! I've stated, quite cogently in fact, that I think it's weird that you harbor contempt for the belie...

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You are seriously boring me.

I'm wondering now, why you're trying to hard to anti-evangelize?

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There's a reason you don't see a lot of women around here and its not just because these forums have concentrated on sports talk I certainly hope you aren't under the impression that women would find this behavior intimidating. Silly? Yes. Scary? No. Seriously, put that UC Long Beach degree to work...

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