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Show Your Stripes Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death." Albert Einstein

Any (?) atheist would see the wrongness of slavery.
But are there any religious worth acts
"To be patriotic, hate all nations but your own; to be religious, all sects but your own; to be moral, all pretenses but your own." -- Lionel Strachey (1864-1927) British writer, translator, humorist

In the word RELIGION I would also include love/adoration of country. And adoration of people - "they can do nothing wrong so I will follow"

These seem a relevant voice however,

"When I think of all the harm the Bible has done, I despair of ever writing anything to equal it." - Oscar Wilde

Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.— Isaac Asimov

ps. GROK seemed to think it valid!!!!!!!

A "church" architecture can be admired by all. Music and art less so.
Non of these help the human condition we currently find ourselves in, unfortunately!

I tend towards agreement with your translation, and will no longer attribute it to Pascal!

Apart from the architecture of churches, I must ask what good has religion done?
Certainly not stopped wars, fed the starving, cured the sick, etc.
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

Really depress yourself use google street view in war torn areas of world. Religion - invisible; destruction - invisible
Just people going about lives, Park land, vehicles, roads, usually brown rocky ground, space.
yet humans dying, bombs fall, whatever little luxuries they had destroyed. So sad!

2025/4/1 FLIGHT BAW9999 is interesting!

YouTube video by Marsh Family "Don't Abandon Them" - Marsh Family adaptation of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" about Ukraine

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Come on people. Swasticars are good but over priced. However tessla seem to have revamped one model and I keep getting people posting on twitter how amazing the red lights are, how wonderful the colours are, new wheels,front light bar. It is an electric tin box that carries people nothing more!

true

shouldn't alaska be returned to "ussr" purchased for a pittance by usa!!😃

"What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter." — Terry Pratchett (Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1))

My favourite!!!

"Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to." — Terry Pratchett (Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch #8))

"There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist." — Terry Pratchett

watched 5 series of Babylon 5 only to find the last episodes were cancelled

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Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin - opens a shop called Grot, where he sells useless products – like square hoops, round dice & Tom's wine (made from sprouts, nettles & the like) – hoping it will be an interesting failure. However, products are snapped up as novelties and Grot becomes a huge success.

The end for flat earthers - probably not
The Final Experiment
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YouTube video by Sky News Is the UK facing a 'farmageddon'? Brexit, competition and climate change hits food production

🚜FARMAGEDDON🌾
The story of what's REALLY going on in farming. A story far more complex than the conventional wisdom.
This isn't just (or even mainly) about inheritance tax.
It's about a cascade of challenges & crises that could ultimately threaten food security.
5min primer👇
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Glacier retreat - Franz Joseph NZ early 23 right / early 1994 left

Mullard (uk) in the 50's invented smileys!!

Watched the series on uk tv. When the programme was killed before the end was filmed - very disappointed. As I recall you have to make assumptions about ghosts to realise who lived

thanks. I think i understand!