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With John Houseman as Mr. Wabash.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined December 2012
Peter Hitchens, your choice to belief in fine tuning is not an argument for the existence of God and cannot be by definition. It is merely a reinstatement of faith and wishful thinking.
@ClarkeMicah @Merlin67684223 The fine tuning argument was once used to explain the orbits of the earth and moon, until it was realised the huge number of planets there are in orbit around stars. If anything the apparent fine tuning should have been considered evidence of that.
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Peter Hitchens, your choice to belief in fine tuning is not an argument for the existence of God and cannot be by definition. It is merely a reinstatement of faith and wishful thinking.
@ClarkeMicah @Merlin67684223 If you genuinely are interested in the question, you should read the philosophical works of David Hume. Immanuel Kant and Albert Einstein acknowledged his brilliance, and the influence he had on their outlook.
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It’s nonsense comments like this that lead me to believe Peter Hitchens does have even have a basic grasp of the fine tuning argument.
@ClarkeMicah @Merlin67684223 The fine tuning argument was once used to explain the orbits of the earth and moon, until it was realised the huge number of planets there are in orbit around stars. If anything the apparent fine tuning should have been considered evidence of that.
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Peter Hitchens.
@GuffyNicola Possibly, as ASPD correlates with higher illicit drug use, including cannabis (50-90% comorbidity per APA/NCBI studies). Some data shows cannabis involvement in 11% of post-1996 mass shootings (PubMed), but experts note associations, not causation, often due to overlapping
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Peter Hitchens.
@GuffyNicola Yes, individuals with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) show markedly higher rates of illicit drug use compared to the general population. Comorbidity studies, such as those from the APA and NCBI, report that 50-90% of people with ASPD also have substance use disorders,
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@GuffyNicola Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) affects about 2-3% of the general population, per sources like NCBI and APA, with higher rates in men (3-5x women) and incarcerated groups. Identifying traits in advance involves professional diagnosis using DSM-5 criteria: persistent
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Some people claim place of birth defines nationality - and yet many would be shocked to learn that Joanna Lumley was born in India, with her family coming over on of all ships the Windrush. Just shows the power of integration, you would not otherwise notice her Indian background
“I’m an immigrant. I was born in India.” Joanna Lumley says people are not “not thinking straight” by trying to build walls to “block people out” and instead we should strive to make the world safe to live in again.
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"Sir, YOU are the president of Puerto Rico."
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“I’m an immigrant. I was born in India.” Joanna Lumley says people are not “not thinking straight” by trying to build walls to “block people out” and instead we should strive to make the world safe to live in again.
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@ClarkeMicah @Pennepitstop Peter Hitchens exploits a synagogue terror attack to peddle his cannabis hobbyhorse, dismissing anti-Semitism and insulting the bereaved with breathtaking callousness. His piece is less journalism than ideological vandalism—crass, evasive, and morally bankrupt.
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“Not anti-semitism” Peter Hitchens deserves the insults
PETER HITCHENS: Jihad al-Shamie's synagogue attack was not anti-Semitism. This is what's really to blame... I don't care how many insults are thrown my way for daring to speak the truth in this ridiculous country
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EDITORIAL: Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
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That's just silly. He's not going to arrest anybody. He's going to invade Norway.
Who will Trump arrest if he doesn't get the Nobel Prize?
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@ClarkeMicah @lara_b025 I blamed my dry cough on smoking for years. It turned out I had a heart defect and it had nothing to do with smoking. Smoking masked the symptoms and provided me an excuse not to seek attention. You are doing this here with marajuana and personality disorder.
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Premier Eby is 100% correct. Danielle Smith wants the Canadian taxpayer to buy her another Alberta pipeline because private industry can't justify investing in a new pipeline. Fair is fair. Major projects must have real private industry backing to deserve Fed approval & funding.
Let’s be clear about what Alberta is proposing: BC loses billions of dollars of major projects from private investors. AND Canadian taxpayers are forced to pay billions more because there is no interest from a private company. That’s not fair & fairness is a Canadian value.
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Oh by the way there’s a postal strike on. Has been for some time apparently. I was as shocked as you are.
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Listening to the Rest is History episode on Enoch Powell. I'm not exactly unfamiliar with him, but the episode reiterates just how astonishingly far-sighted he was in all sorts of ways. The consequences of immigration, of course, but also the pointlessness of any attachment to
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When a man thinks a fetus grows in a placenta, it’s time to understand that this male non-doctor shouldn’t be making healthcare decisions for *anybody*.
RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome has now
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