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Why don't Nursing Homes have lounges for libations and relaxation?
Why don't Nursing Homes have lounge areas where residents can enjoy a cocktail or two in the evenings? Or in places where it's legal, a toke as well? Music familiar to residents playing in the background? Dimmer more relaxing lighting? Yes, there might be some residents that can't or... -
Are there A.I. members on forums like this yet?
I wonder if there are any Artificial Intelligence members who have autonomously created accounts on forums such as this yet. I don't know the answer to this, but I was on a different forum recently and there was a new member whose response to a thread had to be non-human. Totally generic... -
Automobiles: Mechanical related steering question
Question for anyone who may have some knowledge about the steering system on a vehicle. What is the likely issue based on the following? Front wheels, mainly (or even exclusively but not sure) the right front wheel area makes a "wump, wump, wump" sound when making a turn. Also, could be... -
Christian view of God, Heaven & Salvation opinions
I like to ponder theology among other things. Lately I've been thinking about the Christian belief in God, Heaven, Salvation, life on Earth, etc. Specifically related to human suffering on Earth and how that figures into Salvation. For this thread, I'm thinking of two categories of... -
Is Heaven for God's benefit, the person's benefit or both?
Is Heaven something to benefit God, the people who exist in Heaven or both? Benefitting God: To think that (having people in) Heaven is a benefit for/to God is weird because it's not something that God needs. God having a need or even a desire would connote something being deficient or... -
Questions about Christian view of animal suffering
I'm a rather contemplative person. Today on my walk I was thinking about the natural world and specifically the suffering of animals. Examples related to my overall question would include animal specific diseases that don't affect humans but cause animals to suffer and die from them. Humans... -
Questions about God's actions toward believers vs. non-believers
I've been doing a bit of Biblical research. There are various passages about how God bestows his favor on believers and how God's "curse is on the house of the wicked" and how God "mocks proud mockers" and "fools get only shame" in relation to non-believers. The question I have relates to the... -
Addiction Recovery May Include Cannabis?
Marijuana 'Kept Me Sober' Says Jelly Roll, Rapper-Turned-Country Star Who Overcame Addictions To Become Music Award Winner ^ This article caught my attention. IF (that's obviously the crux), if certain recovering addicts avoid relapses by using cannabis instead of abstinence from all drugs... -
Christian concept of "Faith" question
Is "Faith" in God the concept or activity of believing something even if it doesn't appear to be true or necessary? The basis for my question stems from the recent following thoughts: Picturing the "world" as it is at present time and at any given current moment; each person with their own... -
Question for Gen Z'ers about your family dynamic now or when growing up
I'm interested in hearing from anyone born after 1997 in relation to how you would describe the way you grew up or are growing up in relation to your role, position, contributions, etc in your family. As someone born in 1997 or later, how do you contribute to your family now if you're still... -
The apostle "doubting" Thomas: needing proof vs. faith
According to the Bible the apostle Thomas believed that Jesus was the son of God when Jesus was alive because Thomas, like the other apostles, witnessed the many purported miracles that Jesus performed, firsthand. It would be pretty difficult to imagine any of the apostles not believing what... -
Love on the Spectrum U.S. Season 2 on Netflix
It's here. I've loved all of the Love on the Spectrum shows and the 2nd season of the U.S. version is on Netflix now. I love watching a show about my fellow autistic "brothers" and "sisters". It makes me wish that 97%-98% of the population was autistic and 2%-3% NT rather than the other way...- Magna
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- Forum: Movies, Music & Television
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"Original Sin"....Just Another term for our animal nature?
"Original Sin": The theological belief that humans are born with sin; a sinner from the very first breath at birth. A notion that scientist Sir Richard Dawkins describes as "appalling". I thought about this today and concluded that the concept of "Original Sin" is nothing more than a... -
Semantics Question
I was watching the TV game show Wheel of Fortune last night and during the contestant introductions one of the three contestants said she was a "retired police detective". She was not an elderly woman and certainly not of what would be considered "retirement age" (ie typically age 62 or above)...- Magna
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- Forum: Obsessions and Interests
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"Autistic" or "Person with Autism"?
I do not use "person-first" language. It offends me for the reasons pointed out in this short clip as well as for other reasons.- Magna
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- identity first? or person-first?
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- Forum: General Autism Discussion
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Why do most professional musicians do their best work when they're young?
My question is general in nature. There are exceptions. However, it seems that historically with most extremely talented musicians, singers, songwriters, etc, they do their best work when they're young. Some examples: Bob Dylan in an interview given in his middle age said it would be...- Magna
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Old Youtube Videos You Wish You Could Find
Does anyone have any YT videos they watched long ago, liked and then have tried to find them again to no avail? Perhaps the creators deleted them and they're gone for good. Or perhaps there's some other reason you can't seem to locate them again. I have a few: Max: This is probably easily... -
Inexpensive Meal Examples & Ideas
Inspired by a recent food related thread by one of our loved and valued members, I thought a thread discussing, sharing, posting, etc food, meals and recipes that share a common trait: Being inexpensive and therefore easier on the budget might be useful. Hopefully ideas in this thread can be... -
A question about Scripture and being saved
My overall question is in bold below: Bible verses: Revelation 7:4-8, Revelation 14:1-5 talk about how 144,000 people will be saved/go to Heaven. In Matthew 7:13-14 and Luke 13:24 Jesus says that few will be saved/go to Heaven. In fact, the passage from Luke says: "Strive to enter through... -
Autistics literally view the world differently
I find the study about the picture to be interesting. I too would focus on the middle of the picture and not on a person's face in the picture. I'm talking about the picture 30 seconds into the short video above. Edit: As others have commented about my statement about looking at a face in a...- Magna
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- Forum: Autism Spectrum News, Events and Research