Random and useless thoughts and facts

Hey Graham, you've given me some support, letting me know there are fine Americans like you. But if you ever want to sit around the fire under the stars, smoke a doob and shoot the shit, I'm there, eh.

 

The Anglo-Saxons spoke the Anglo-Frisian language, that's why it's called ANGLO-frisian. Originally the ancestors of English and Frisian people were one and the same. Modern Frisians diverged from modern English with time and separation.

Before English, the predominant language of England and Wales was Briton, a Celtic language and ancestor of modern Welsh, Cornish and Breton. This is the language that the historic king Arthur would have spoken, if he ever actually existed. There was also the Pictish language in the North and parts of southern Scotland, of the same family. Before that was probably a pre-Indo-European language in the British Isles that was lost when the Celts arrived from continental Europe, but at that point it's far more archeology than history, and we know extremely little about such a people, if they even existed at all, because the evidence is that scant.
Latin would have been used during the Roman occupation, including by members of the Celtic tribes that were educated in Roman ways, for example Boudica probably spoke at least a little Latin because the Iceni had a lot of trade and contact with the Romans. But it would not have been the language of the common people. Outside the Roman cities and towns, the Brits were still speaking Briton, and that was the language that prevailed when they left.

 

The Torah, New Testament, and Qur'an all begin with their respective version of the letter "B".

 

“If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the LORD."

Deuteronomy 23:1

So ... I'm thinking it was anti-religion?

 

If y balls were crushed, getting admitted to any assembly would be the least of my concerns.

 

True story. When my husband was still getting around, he'd be out in his metal-working shop. He used to invent things and build them. One of his inventions was the "Scrotum-matic." It was a scale that you could rest your scrotum on to see how much it sagged as you got older.

 

LOL. Thanks you guys for the giggle.

 

Maybe the bumper sticker used the Spanish version (i.e. "Jesús" - note the accent on the 'u')? That's quite a common name in Mexico, so I'm told.

I think that stricture was relaxed a bit in recent years. I haven't seen any bouncers outside churches, asking men to look at their junk.

Maybe I've only seen the boring churches, I don't know. (And no, I'm not going to ask what kind of church would post a bouncer outside to verify men's junk).

 

It's not logically possible to prove that something can't be done.

Prove me wrong.

 

Hmm. All right: it depends on what that something is. For instance, you can't wash the dishes with a tarantula instead of a scouring pad. And you can't drive a car by running, Fred Flintstone-style.

Similarly ridiculous cases aside, I broadly agree. But if you can't logically prove that something can't be done, then you can't logically prove that something can be done ... which defeats the whole purpose.

There are some special cases where that assertion is undoubtedly true. For instance, it's not logically possible to prove that aliens can't visit the earth. It's not logically possible to prove that they can.

Also, it's impossible to logically prove or disprove that aliens even exist. Thus far, we have no evidence that they do. (The old "Surely we can't be alone in the universe" argument is not evidence). However, I'm quite prepared to change my mind if aliens ever do show up.

But if they do show up, there wouldn't be any point in believing that they exist. It would be like believing that trees and wind and the postman exist.

So I say "The hell with it," and go about my day. (Sorry for digressing).

 

Good ones!

 

My first question to you is, what do you mean by "prove," i.e. what is your standard of proof? Are you bound by rules of our everyday experience, or do you want to allow mystical or religious beliefs? As Saki wrote somewhere, once you allow the supernatural into your computations, then all things are possible. Which would make your question a bit pointless.

For starters, if we're ruling out the supernatural, I'd try this. If we're limited to our known human experience, I'd suggest that, presuming you as a person are a being existing in this known universe, and that part of your definition as a person is that you exist in this time and space and are bound by earthly principles, then I can say with logical certainty that you cannot exist in two places at once, since that would be contrary to the definition of you, which includes existing in this world as we empirically know it.

It's still early morning and I've had only a cup and a half of coffee, but that's the best I can do right now.

 

It being impossible to disprove a negative is itself an oxymoron.

 

Unless you subscribe to the shared-self view:

Is Everyone the Same Person?
The only way to make sense of our self is to expand it

You did great. Thank you!

 

This reminds me of the famous example of swans. I think it fits. If I say, "All swans are white." That is the same as saying, "There are no black swans." - Which can be disproved by seeing one black swan.

 

I'm trying to increase my protein intake, and my niece recommends to me her new favourite drink: Premier protein shake over espresso on ice.

Anyone ever try it?

 

I haven't, but if you want to increase your protein intake:

• Eat nuts. They're very good for you. The only problem is their fat content. But they have monounsaturated fat, so as long as you don't exceed your daily fat intake, there is no problem!
• Pulses are super in rich in protein. Chickpeas are my favourite... and they're really nutritionally rich too.
• You can never forget eggs. The white part is basically pure protein.
• White meats like chicken are low calorie, high protein. Red meats are too but... they're higher in the less healthy saturated fats

If you try to fit these in your diet, you will increase your intake by a lot. A single egg has ~13g of protein, so eat two in a day and you're already getting 23g of protein. If you combine that with other sources of protein, you'll be in a good track.

Good luck !

 

I love nuts. I used to eat a lot more, maybe I'll return to them.

Interesting, what you call "pulses" we call beans. Something like lentils would be a legume. I do make a really good bean stew, with tomatoes and a lot of vegies.

I hard-boiled a potful of eggs a couple of days ago, to always have them on hand and use them as snacks. Another happy find was sardines. I was reading about the importance of having oily fish once or twice a week, and since I do not like salmon, I thought I would try sardines, which I haven't had since I was a kid. I bought a few tins, unsure if I would like them, and was surprised to find out they are delicious! I got the lemon-pepper kind. Really high in protein, omega-3 fats, and vitamin D.

This is my go-to meat. So easy to prepare.

 

Here is the thing: I taught myself English through the Internet, so my English is a mixture of all across the world... American English, British English, Australian English, etc... but it's probably mostly American English due to its dominance in the Internet.

I used to think that legumes are just beans, chickpeas, lentils, etc. We call them "οσπρια" here in Greece and Φασολαδα (a bean stew) is well known dish across Greece. Then I heard "pulses" from somewhere and started calling them that.

From a quick Google search:

Pulses are part of the legume family – the main difference between pulses and legumes is that pulses are dried before they are eaten (so fresh peas are legumes; dried peas are pulses).
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This is from a UK site. I wouldn't be surprised if Canada has different official definitions, lol.

That's a great idea!!!!!!! I should do the same thing...

I don't like sardines. But people here in Crete love them. We have a dedicated day to celebrate them in the summer. In fact, the celebratory event would happen at the coast outside my Grandmother's house. The beach would get full of people just having a good time... and I'd watch it in peace from the balcony. There would even be fireworks by the very end.

I really miss Granny. I spent some of my best childhood days there in her home.

 

Well, if we're subscribing to views instead of evidence, logic goes out the window.

 

Have you ever had a psychedelic trip? That will give you all the logic you need to see that the shared self might just exist.