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Listening to the Litterature and history podcast and the episode on the Talmud there's a section which I really like. It's an episode regarding the oven of Akhnai. The debate is whether or not the oven is kosher. Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus claimed it was. The other rabbis claimed it wasn't. To...

I've just spent an hour trying, and failing, to buy an audiobook today. I went around to all the services, but just couldn't figure out whether I was buying a single title or signing up for a subscription. Since I don't want a subscription I gave up. I couldn't figure it out on any of them...

Its always amused me how slowly cultures change. Scandinavia is full of cultural quirks, I am sure served us well, when we had to get along in a viking ship and divide the spoils without making enemies... but which now aren't particularly functional. Viking age Scandinavia was characterised by...

I have been out of the illegal download loop so long I no longer know what all the cool kids use What's best for audiobooks? I used to use thepiratebay and Demonoid. But those both seem dead What's hot now?

I work in IT. I've many many many years in this business. From before the Internet. Yesterday I went to an IT conference. Half the talks were on AI. And not how-IT-will-change-the-future style talks. This was practical applications about stuff that is already working. A year ago we had loads of...

I was listening to the History of the Papacy Podcast, and the episode, Garry and Steve’s Top 12 minor prophets. Great title name for a serious academic show on Biblical history. That whole series on the 12 minor prophets is great. I found it illuminating. Here's what they say. There are 31...

https://pca.st/episode/d2f1e72e-a468-447d-97fe-3e0a55a20a3a Here's a really insightful and funny conversation about the book of Job. It's three extremely knowledgeable podcasters having a conversation about it. The podcasts are, The History of the Papacy, The History of the Reformation...

...and I think Christians know it, and have always known it. When I read about the heresies, I'm often struck by how the various bishops who got kicked out of the early Christian church were very different in how they organised their churches. Often, very very different. Not just the words...

I've heard many times that it's great to squat when pooping. That's the sales pitch for squaty potty. It keeps getting repeated all the time. But is it? If it is good, then asians should have less problems associated with it. Do they? Does anybody know of a study of this type? I didn't find...

March 20 the Swedish pagan association celebrated Vårblot. The statues are of the siblings Frej and Freja. Male and female fertility gods. In pagan religion I love these minor variations. Making it such a rich tradition. I think it's a damn shame the Vikings became Christian. So much good...

I get the basics. Hamid Karzai and then Ashraf Ghani ran a shit show of a corrupt government, who only managed to stay in power becasue they were held under the arms with American money. Without the spigot of free cash, it fell apart with astonishing speed. The Taliban couldn't possibly have...

I've started on a project to create my own tarot deck. Not to get rich. But just as a fun little project for me, my lovers and friends. I like to paint, I like to write poetry I am into philosophy and I like to play around with occultism. I think it's a good combo use of my available talents...

So I am delving deep into hermeticism and tarot now. Something I've always been fascinated by. The idea of universal archetypes and symbols that we can connect with is cool. Using the cards in a ritual way to break out of set patterns of thought, I think is a healthy excercise. But there's one...

...notion. And you having managed to prove that (yet again) is not a point against religion. All it does is prove that you (and fundamentalists) don't understand what religion is all about. Thinking that you have scored a goal against religion just makes you look shallow and stupid *end of rant*

I'm in Bali now. The last week I have been travelling with a group of Zoroastrians. Apart from just mentioning that fact it hasn't come up once. They do say "druge" to one another. Which is Zoroastrian for calling eachother on their bullshit. It seems to be a really chill religion. Yes, I...

Here's a nerd rage video against the TV-series Rings of Power. But what makes it interesting is that it's the best video I have ever seen on Christian philosophy. Ie, what does it all mean. And, what is it that the Bible wants me to do with my life? The video is interesting because the Rings of...

Here's a fun one. It's a video explaining the philosophy underpinning Lord of the Rings, and how extremely reactionary it is. It's the best summary of J.R.R. Tolkien's work I have ever seen. And how the whole thing is basically an attack on progressive values and liberalism. It's Christian...

If I understand the Nordstream sabotage correctly, only Russia could have done this, only Russia has the incentive to do it, so therefore... it's Russia?

A while back I created a thread on toxic reviews (woke and anti-woke). But I've been thinking more about it. It's been said that there's a new rise of toxic fandom is to blame. That fans now hate creativity or anything new. We just want our expectations satiated and will vocally demand it on...

Here's a great documentary on transgenderism by Matt Walsh. It's called, "What is a Woman" Matt Walsh is a conservative. When we reach a point in a cultural movement where conservatives start making more sense in a particular issue than progressives, that's a sign we're losing our way...