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@oldbooksguy God Emperor of Dune (really)

[Jeremy Treat @JeremyTreat5]

One of the greatest sentences ever written:

[ServusDei 🇻🇦 @GTJaycrow]

Hold Fast

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@Teslarati three full size car seats

[Jash Dholani | link in bio has my books! @oldbooksguy]

Nietzsche asking the hard questions

[Biblingo @biblingoapp]

Did ancient Israelites believe in unicorns?

Numbers 23:22 in the KJV says:

"God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn."

The Hebrew word that gets translated as unicorn is רְאֵם (re'em).

To understand this word, we can look at cognates in other languages:

Akkadian: ri-mu-um | Ugaritic: rum | Arabic: ri'm | Hebrew: re'em

All these words point to a wild ox (a likely candidate being the extinct 3000+ lb aurochs) rather than an equine animal.

So where does the translation "unicorn" come from?

Circa 250BC, a Greek translation of the Hebrew rendered רְאֵם as μονόκ��ρως (monokeros). AKA, "one-horn."

Why?

Nobody knows, but one theory suggests that, since reliefs of the wild ox from the side only show one horn, they called it "one-horned."

When Jerome translated the Greek Bible to Latin circa 400AD, he rendered μονόκερως as "unicornis." And when the KJV translators got their turn in 1611AD, they anglicized the Latin word: "unicorn."

So no. Ancient Israelites did not believe in unicorns. The Greek tradition of a single-horned animal begins with Ctesias's account of a horned wild donkey in India (~400BC), centuries after re'em was universally understood to be bovine.

[Game Hunter @imgamehunter]

Cyberpunk sim Nivalis officially has a release date and has been renamed "Nivalis Nights"

- Build a life for yourself in a futuristic city
- Explore the city’s waterfront districts and hidden alleyways
- Enjoy a quiet life of fishing and home decorating

Coming to Steam on September 29, 2026

[Teslaconomics @Teslaconomics]

I bet long term, SpaceX is going to be the default choice for overseas cargo deliveries, especially when Starship is proven to work.

“Once you achieve full reusability, then it’s simply the cost of access to orbit is just the cost of propellant, because now you can reuse all aspects of the vehicle. The propellant we use for the Starship is liquid oxygen and liquid methane, which is the cheapest propellant you could possibly get. …So the cost of propellant for Starship will be less than the cost of jet aviation fuel, which means that you should be able to actually send cargo to space for less than the cost of cargo of an airplane going on a transoceanic trip.”

[kyle🇯🇲 @toofarST]

me explaining every little detail in my favourite movie that i forced my best friend to watch with me

[Dune: Countdown @Dune_Countdown]

I've been working on this for a long time, finally here it is: Dune 2 Shot and Scene data https://t.co/wDgZWOJhr7

Some highlights: There are 2,564 shots in Dune: Part Two, the longest shot is 73.74 seconds long, 7.88% of the shots are under one second long!

[Paul Anleitner @PaulAnleitner]

Here’s an uncomfortable truth about the Epstein accusations:

We only find them morally reprehensible because of Christianity.

Before the spread of Christianity, “civilized” Greek and Roman elites openly flaunted underage s*x slaves. This was normal.

Emperor Hadrian built an entire city in honor of his favorite boy.

We’ve heard for decades that Christianity is a barrier to moral progress, but if you undercut the moral foundations of Christianity from the West, culture reverts back to pagan norms.

[Rabbi Brian Samuel @rabbriansamuel]

When Yeshua said, "He who is without sin cast the first stone", He wasn't saying, "Hey, you all are sinners too, so don't judge."

He was using Torah to set the adulteress free.

"Casting the first stone" is Torah-based.

According to Torah, adultery is punishable by death. But who is the one who executes that punishment? Not the police, not the court, not the mob.

It is the witness to the crime that casts the first stone.

"The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death…" (Deuteronomy 17:6–7)

Why does Torah state that the witnesses cast the first stone? Because if the witnesses must initiate the execution, a false witness is not merely lying, he is shedding innocent blood and becomes guilty of death himself.

So when Yeshua said, "He who is without sin, cast the first stone", He was effectively saying, "Where are the witnesses to her crime? If you are a witness, go ahead and stone her! But remember, if you are lying, you are next!"

When the crowd walked away, it wasn’t because they suddenly recognized their own sinfulness.

They walked away because they did not witness her crime, so they could not cast the first stone according to the Law.

As well, the Law prescribes that there cannot only be one witness. There must be two or more witnesses.

"A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses." (Deuteronomy 19:15)

Yeshua asked her, "Where are your accusers?" and she said that there are none.

Without witnesses, according to Law, Yeshua could not pronounce her guilty. Therefore, He said what is prescribed under the Law: "Neither do I condemn you."

He then used the opportunity to set her free.

"Go and sin no more."

Amazing!

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@IsonAleksandr @grok make the fight into Brazilian jujitsu

[Ascend: The Great Books Podcast @TheGreatB00ks]

A BRIEF HISTORY OF PLATONISM

Check out this phenomenal, quick sketch of Platonism from Plato to St. Augustine from @ccpecknold.

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@Teslarati pay per day

[AlphaFox @alphafox]

This is 100% accurate for any EV driver - too relatable 😂