#Metaphor

Arthur Chu

arthur_affect

Yeah see a lot of people blame Calvin for the idea of God "setting people up to fail" but that idea has always been there in Christianity, it's a straightforward

David Perell

david_perell

Some paradoxes of modern life:1. The paradox of reading: The books you read will profoundly change you even though you’ll forget the vast majority of what you read. 2. The

Justin Silverman

JustySilverman

I finally beat #DeathStranding. Took me 92 hours (a runtime of 61 movies.) I was just so engrossed in the world (and the building of a zip-line network...)Anyway, below is

jesus loves queer people

ope_im_gay

rapture theology is oppressive. (thread) first of all, the "rapture," as it is commonly understood, does not exist in Scripture. it literally doesn't. stop taking the Left Behind series seriously

Paul Romer

paulmromer

To @CT_Bergstrom, @mlipsitch and others whom I respect: - I agree that the GB plan for surrender appeals to a WH that would like a justification for having done nothing.

Brendan McGeever

b_mcgeever

Just published: our article for the Guardian on antisemitism, co-written by me, Ben Gidley (@bengidley) and David Feldman (@PearsInstitute). We make two key points.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/08/education-labour-antisemitism-pa

Grímnir Mäyrä-Parta: Master skeptomancer & skáld

Grimasaur

Orcs in fantasy are mostly traced back to Tolkien, but they also stem from the myths and legends Tolkien drew from, particularly pre-Christian Celtic, Scandinavian and Finno-Ugric myth (trolls, fomorians,

nush ⚢

ohmonons

#TheGiftedGraduation THE GIFTED KIDS WILL NEED TO GIVE UP THEIR POTENTIAL? My theory: Disclaimer: if you disagree with anything I say in this thread, let’s discuss! Don’t be rude, it’s

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YeoBeenmyQueen

[ALL STARTED HERE]Going back to see ep 1 looking at the details, it is possible to see in this scene two bottles and I in my mind * likes to

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

BREAKING: Top Medical Expert to Keep Kids Out of School"In the minds of our family, the evidence is clear. After considering all the objective criteria [nationally and locally], we've made

Pasquale "Pat" Scopelliti

ThyConsigliori

3 October 2020 #BetweenTheLinesDotVote AnalysisSetting Up For The Final Run - Major Chart WorkOur entire nation sits in hope, fear, and some strange new how, solidarity with our President and

Nightly Knightley

HalfACape

Benikage was really the ultimate role for Yumeoji Fumi because she's simultaneously the most loyal and the most deceptive person in Onikurenai. On the one hand, she betrays her closest

Tracey Farrell

TraumaTroveTrac

1. The Anger Iceberg has been a much needed acknowledgement that underneath visible behaviour and big emotion is other unexpressed emotion that can help us understand how to support a

Paul McLeod

pdmcleod

I'm starting an obnoxious thread on movies I watched during social isolation. First up:BLOW THE MAN DOWN (2019) - Fargo meets Maine, complete with sea shanties. A matriarchal small-town murder

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

Well, @RepTedYoho is trying to play the "father of daughters" card, so maybe a few thoughts about what's really underlying that trope, eh?1/x thread The idea, it seems, from the

Kazumi Chin

kazumiochin

How I feel listening to white women in academia trying to legitimize their extractive work in communities not their own The only ppl I befriend irl have to be this