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Philosopher, writes on existentialism and Kierkegaard -- "Does Santa Exist?" is my book -- and tv writer -- Flight of the Conchords, Futurama, Big Bang Theory, Malcom in the Middle and so forth! blogs at ericlinuskaplan.wordpress.com He/Him
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the pope he's gonna die gonna be replaced with an ai but they'll do it on the sly Oh Me Oh My

The Brutalist was very very good! Good year for movies. #thebrutalist

Is it "impossible to know" if a successful man got into college because his father was rich and influential rather than on his merits? No. It is possible to know. You could, for example, check whether an applicant with the same grades and SAT scores without a rich influential father got in.

People who don't believe, following Spinoza, that there are an infinite number of things that exist in infinite ways are so wrong, I feel sorry for them.

much as Hindus had to see their ancient symbol the swastika perverted by fascists — the same problem is faced today by Shiba Inu owners

he was so manly he got his sandwiches at a rough-essen

Where my "Alastor or the Spirit of Solitude" heads @?

"Is somebody who does a Hitler salute a friend of the Jews or not?" doesn't seem like a question that requires advanced historical literacy. Like it would be too easy for the AP history test. Even too easy for the history regents. Maybe like a question for 5th graders.

for no reason I asked AI to draw me a picture of a guy from Africa who uses drugs and is a deadbeat Dad and frightens people with his lawless behavior and they gave me this:

Brutalist was great. People who say it was too long - I bet if it were an hour shorter they just would have spent that extra hour checking their phone or like eating a slice of pizza.

"If a guy gets wait standing out in the rain/Chances are he's insane." -- the DSM according to Frank Loesser