Norin

I’d ask if I can take a video of them doing the same thing and send it to their boss, school, etc.

It does, however, make me think “Hell yeah, brother” every time I see the art, which is ideal for painting on a van.

I liked the one with the butterfly, personally.

It depends on where in the US we’re talking about.

I mentioned Texas specifically because the power grid there has had some high profile failures and issues in the last 5 years. They’ve fixed some of it and embezzled money for other repairs. Now they’re farming crypto on it.

And that’s the point, I reckon.

Heating a home is easy, we’ve done it forever and have some easy ways to do it without the government providing power (so long as you know how to use a wood stove).

Cooling one though? That’s not so easy without electricity.

Trump will die and a new religious movement declaring him to be divine will gain a significant foothold among people who call themselves Christians in the US.

Hi there. I teach World Religions (and other philosophy classes), so this is my area of expertise.

Some religious traditions are more open to being practiced along side other traditions, while some have beliefs that demand exclusivity.

In Hinduism, for example, there are millions of gods… all of which are a part of the Supreme God. This logic can, and has, been extended to the gods of other religions.

Likewise, some religions pair together quite nicely, like Buddhism and Shinto or Taoism and Confucianism.

There are also ways in which some religions might have some common ground. You can apply some Buddhist ideas within your Christianity, depending on what those Buddhist ideas are. On this, see Thomas Merton’s work on Zen, or DT Suzuki’s work on Christianity.

As to practicing multiple faiths being a sign of maturity… I think it’s more that friendliness to ideas outside your comfort zone is the mark of maturity here. This can include atheism too. Someone who genuinely wants to understand other perspectives is going to walk away with at least a few ideas they can affirm.

Parts of the American South are getting close, but are holding on as long as their power grids do.

That said, a good chunk of Texas won’t remain that way forever.

Either abroad or goose stepping through American city streets.

That’s true. My cynicism is pretty personal. I’ve worked for a corrupt nonprofit in the past.

I suppose I still don’t trust the not-for-profit outlets either. Non-profit status, at least in the US, is a matter of taxes rather than one of morals.

And, yes, I do end up relying on people around me to hear about things for the first time, but I can and do look into things further from there.

There are pros and cons for this, of course, but I feel a lot calmer without the constant stream of doom in my life.