Recent content by talib-al-kalim

In my opinion, labelling "Cultural Appropriation" negatively is a fundamental error in the Woke movement. People learn from each other. Why shouldn't a European like and perform Reggae music and wear dreadlocks? It's a feeling of sympathy for an aspect of the culture of Jamaica, and the music...

I have read articles from two different virologists, one who kept contact to the Wuhan group as long as this was allowed by the Chinese government, and he had the impression that they felt unguilty and researched eagerly to fight the disease, whereas the other had been there some time earlier...

For those interested, an excerpt from my commented Gospel edition: Mk 3:28-30 Lk 12:10 Mt 12:31-32 Th 44 Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness for...

It is permissible to "read between the lines" in the traditions. It is not unlikely that the Gospel writers downplayed the role of the Romans in the persecution in order to avoid being identified as an anti-Roman movement. But the Gospel writers agree that Jesus was accused by the Sanhedrin...

Indeed, we are facing a period of extinction that is driven by us humans. It's certainly a good idea to create a library of the genetic code of living animals, even recently extinct animals. But the crucial point is that all animals and plants, fungi, bacteria need a place to live and a role in...

Sorry I left Facebook cause there's too much rubbish and data grabbing in it. I can't comment on the video because I have not seen it, so I can only answer on the inputs here. I agree that this is problematic, even if those cells would not become a human anyway because the parents would not...

It's a while I try to understand you, also through your later posts, but I am unable to follow you. Can you post an explanation or a concrete example for dummies who are not familiar with your terminology?

I thought just the U.S was a place where anyone could found a church and preach no matter what. In Switzerland, in most Cantons (like federal states, but much smaller than an U.S state), there are three churches that have a special status (taxed with the cantonal tax, with a prescribed...

The time such people are really supported by enthusiasm is usually shorter than their reign. After the short period, he reigns on fear and lies.

Worldly power taking over faith or religious leaders taking worldly power hardly ever gets well. My religion is biased in this, as Muhammad (p.b.u.h) actually did the latter, as there were no stately institutions in East Arabia in his time. From where, there have always been goveners who...

I often stumble over people speaking of the "analogue" world in contrast to the digital "world". Now, the term "analogue" is founded on a technology which measures some phenomena, for example sounds, and transforms it into an analogue quantity that allows it to reconstruct the original, for...

I have never heard "Maya" in a sense different from the Maya people of Central America. Can you explain it to me?

Evolution of the mind is not a mindless process. Animals have consciousness and logic. Wolves (dogs) have a associative logic from experience, "B often follows A, thus I expect B when I perceive A". They also have ethics; behaviours that are accepted and behaviours that are unacceptable. Human...

The headline is wrong. 1. Quantum theory does not prove any of the claims made. If we are exact, quantum theory cannot prove anything because it is a theory, and a theory can only postulate or predict. But it's a well-based theory that explains many observations, so that one could also accept it...

1% net growth per year is 10.5% in 10 years and 64.4% in 50 years. The space per inhabitant is becoming smaller over the years, and land are rising. The number of inhabitants need not grow. Most immigrants come at the age between 20 and 27.