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It's suspiciously close to the development of writing, and thus written record keeping. Might be a connection there, but my Tardis is in the shop, so I can't go and verify.

Yea, I should have been doing that, but I wanted a full stack of everything.... Not sure why.

New patch adds pet cats(cosmetic style pets) and some new quests as well as bugfixes and balance changes as well as some minor UI improvements. I've apparently hit the storage limit on my plot... My MMO hoarding tendencies strike again. Apparently they are planning content patches every two...

As I said, chicken and egg problem. Influential changes are always caused by previous changes. James Watt didn't invent steam power, he just made a practical version. Using steam to generate movement actually dates back to AT LEAST Vitruvius. Advancements in metallurgy, physics, and...

Doesn't suck YET. Hopefully it stays that way. Been playing since a few days before open beta started. Relaxing grindfest. Kinda gather resources while running videos or MST3K episodes on my second monitor. It's also safe enough for my kid to play.(I do play with her and she can't play if...

His new evidence will be a florida man told him aliens showed him a tape of another set of aliens disguising themselves as humans they had abducted and voting in their place.

I think you are exaggerating the importance of that man. There were societal forces at work during that period which likely would have resulted in something akin to the Protestant Reformation with or without him.(same could be said for Hitler and WWII) He was simply a catalyst that sped things...

I believe that is what Orthodox Jewish sects and a good chunk of Christians believe. Historical and archeological evidence is a bit iffy on said conclusion. The people who were their at the time would NOT have been what we'd considered Palestinians today, though. Same general region, but...

Disney has simply forgotten how marketing works. They got arrogant and seemed to think that 'Hey, its got the Disney name on it and it's part of a major franchise, we don't have to spend much on promotion' It's been going on for several years now.. There have been Disney produced movies that I...

There have been civil wars because two SIBLINGS both wanted the throne after their father died. Two groups, who according to myth and legend, descended from the same man are many generations apart from that(that's assuming it's even true, which it likely is NOT). You can't be that naive.

⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧⇧ This!!!! People will say the worst things when they don't realize who they are talking to. I've heard so many ant-trans things since I appear as my AGAB. People also assume I'm Christian due to being an American with a slight southern drawl and because of that I've heard all kinds of...

Yup. The descendants of the Persians are predominantly Iranian, which is NOT an Arab country, btw. Had to add something based on an earlier comment.... I can't speak for the Jews, but as a closeted trans person I do NOT feel more fortunate being able to go incognito. Hiding a personal...

You are correct. Looks like I had a crossed wire in my memory somewhere. Too many friggin J. Smiths in American history.....

My view, as a godless heathen, is that Jesus, historically, is pretty much the same as John Smith. A real person who convinced a bunch of people he was a messenger from God and founded a cult that grew into something more. In the case of Jesus, I'm pretty sure his closest disciples exaggerated...

No GOOD reason to be anti-semitic, but here we are. There ARE reasons, though, stupid, selfish, and ignorant reasons, just not GOOD reasons. If you don't think Christians can't be just as sutpid, selfish or ignorant as any other group of humans, I've got a bit more than 2000 years of history...

I think the core difference is that the Jews never FULLY left the Jerusalem area, even after it was controlled by Christian and later Muslim governments. The Jewish population in the city didn't regain a solid majority until the late 19th century and the modern state wasn't formed until 1948...

You can support Israel without supporting the current leader of the country. I wouldn't call Trump an ally of the Jews. He, at best, is an opportunist who will cozy up to anyone who he thinks will make him richer or more powerful. He's had white supremacists as advisors after all. He also...

Case in point on the Carter thing... Bit of a confession on my past as well.... I grew up along the banks of the lower Mississippi and the culture there DID affect many of my views. I had views on the Middle East that were pretty negative all around. Downright monstrous in some cases. There...

As has been said, this sort of discussion should be had in the P&R sections. Only time it really should be discussed in this thread is if there's a specific need to help a specific member.

What I REALLY don't get is how he keeps getting re-elected. He has done absolutely squat to help your average Texan and seems outright hostile to most of his constituents.