@LloydLegalist 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Matthew 7:13–14, NKJV)
Taking a class on Jewish culture and context and I learned something new today. What we know to be the “Acts” church or these house churches we now have— were not of Christian invention or origin
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I have learned from experience that the experts, the government, and conventional wisdom are often wrong. ‘Inflation is transitory.” “C19 did not escape from the Wuhan lab.” “@Ukraine will fall in less than a week.” “Its not possible because it hasn’t been done before or because it hasn’t happened before.”
It is often the outlier with no experience in a field that challenges the status quo, that makes the important discovery, that has the unique insight, or creates the transformational innovation.
@elonmusk was not an expert in payments, electric cars or rockets. The ‘experts’ were at Visa, GM and NASA.
When you are part of the establishment, it is hard to challenge the conventional wisdom. You are incentivized not to. And when your economic livelihood can be threatened by an alternative point of view or a new innovation, you are less likely to believe it or its viability.
The greatest opportunities for discovery, innovation, understanding, and profits often exist in the unexplored paths, the unasked and unanswered questions, and in the improbable possibilities.
Our best investments have been: (1) in the stock of a real estate company going bankrupt, (2) from betting that a triple-A rated company was insolvent, and (3) betting that a virus in China would cause a global economic shutdown.
Each of these investments were met with extreme skepticism at the time they were made. In each case, we were the naive ones when we made these investments. We were not bankruptcy investors, experts in bond insurers or credit default swaps, nor did we know anything about viruses or pandemics.
From my experience, knowledge is advanced and insights are gleaned by studying alternative points of view from conventional and unconventional sources of information, and by not discrediting a point of view simply because it comes from someone who is not an accredited member of the relevant establishment, who does not have an advanced degree in the subject at hand, and/or someone whom has been criticized in the media.
In an effort to get to the truth, I try to keep my mind open to alternative possibilities and weigh them against each other. I often find that truth can emerge when two or more articulate and intelligent individuals in an open forum discuss and debate a controversial subject and are required to address unscripted questions from a knowledgeable audience or moderator.
The above is why I added to the pot in attempting to convince @PeterHotez to discuss vaccines with @RobertKennedyJr on @joerogan. I think knowledge will emerge from the discussion that will catalyze further explorations or investigations that will bring us closer to the truth and help us answer questions about vaccine efficacy and safety that remain unsettled for many. And if @PeterHotez is not the best or most knowledgeable advocate for vaccines, then we should find another one.
In getting to the truth, I want to hear from the greatest skeptics and advocates. Both deserve a platform on the path to truth.
And no, I am not an anti-vaxxer.
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They say if you have good visual acuity you should see a series of numbers.
I suspect many of us autistics (with uncompromised eyesight) should notice these details.
Cutting sugar out of my diet reduced inflammation. Strength training built leg muscles. From walking with a can and driving with handicap sticker to running a 5k in about 2 years!
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Most amazing video I’ve seen in a long time… snowboarder saved by a skier — seems both were skiing alone in the deep powder. Always ski with a partner or two!
Gov. @RonDeSantisFL: Florida is “not putting up with” children receiving experimental puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or sex change operations.
"In Florida, if a physician is doing this to minors they are going to lose their medical license.”
I avoid toxins in food just as I try to avoid toxic chemicals in everyday, household items
Our skin is the largest organ in the human body - direct contact with this chemical is absolutely not doing you any good…
It’s so important to try to avoid toxic chemicals like these that cause more issues than we even understand today…
Strahan to Hamlin: “How did doctors describe what happened to you?”
Hamlin: “Um…that’s something I wanna stay away from.”
We were told exactly what happened to Damar, non-stop on national TV for weeks.
And now he doesn't want to talk about it?
His "non-profit" got paid roughly $10 million.
Has he been paid more on top of that by Pfizer to shut his mouth?