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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Married life as an autistic person |
| ToughDiamond |
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,168
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| I've got ASD and I've been living with a woman who is almost certainly autistic, part-time, since 2013, for 7.4 months per year on average, including one stretch of 28 months during Covid when we were walled up alive together not long after we got married. These days we've been spending 8 months liv... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Has 'Chat GPT' proven helpful? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,683
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| Columbo - it figures - most of the mistakes it's made for me have been with questions about entertainment. Listing album tracks, identifying records and musicians, finding the episode number of a TV show from the plot, telling me which particular single stopped another particular single from reachin... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: WP slow to access and open pages |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:12 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 36
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| There is a thread about it here and it looks like a common problem, by the looks of it: https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=420396 Yup, that's the same thing, though I'm surprised it's in the Members Only section. I don't go there much normally. Anyway, thanks for the link. Looks like it... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Bible beliefs: Does a soul exist separately from the body? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:43 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I took a look and found this: ........There are so many aspects of mental activity that science has shown to be functions of the physical brain, that there wouldn't be much left for a soul to take with it if it flew away. So I suppose the "immortal soul" is one of those concepts that used ... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: WP slow to access and open pages |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 1:31 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 36
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It's always done it a bit, but it's been doing it on and off practically every day recently. Sometimes it's so slow that the browser shows a timeout.
Is it just my computer / browser, or is it happening to everybody? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Bible beliefs: Does a soul exist separately from the body? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:11 am
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Replies: 7
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| ^ I guess that explains the phrase "Asleep in Jesus" I've seen on Victorian gravestones. I can see the attraction of seeing it like that - "Being eaten by maggots" wouldn't be such a comfort to the bereaved. Souls seem to have different qualities depending on who you read. Yester... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What path lead you to eventually accept yourself? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 1:01 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,619
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| The world can be a harsh place. People sometimes judge us unfairly. They might not recognize when we are trying hard or when we meant well. Because of that, it makes sense to me at least, to be my own ally. I feel like I deserve someone in my corner. When we are nicer to ourselves, we feel better, ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Relying on Protestantism to Ease Loneliness |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 11:23 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,752
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| The pastor here graduated from the North America Bible Institute and his theoretical level is insufficient. Whether he defends the Bible or refutes the theory of evolution, most of his words are based on wrong facts. It makes me suspect that the believers they want to attract are rural people who h... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Capitalism VS Feudalism |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 10:43 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 209
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| Is the transition from feudalism to capitalism inevitable? I would say it's inevitable unless you can deprive a feudal country of access to technology and all the other shiny things that fuel the transition, and even then they'll evolve into capitalism by themselves, it'll just take longer. People d... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Bible beliefs: Does a soul exist separately from the body? |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 9:47 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 110
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| I never accepted the idea of a real soul. There are so many aspects of mental activity that science has shown to be functions of the physical brain, that there wouldn't be much left for a soul to take with it if it flew away. So I suppose the "immortal soul" is one of those concepts that u... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Trust |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 9:13 am
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Replies: 20
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| Hmm.......trust - "Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance." I've never expected anybody to have perfect integrity. We all have our breaking point if we're pushed far enough. In some sense of the term I'm a social realist. Some peopl... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Sick |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 8:42 am
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Replies: 12
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| It's rare that I get clinically ill, but I've rarely felt completely healthy either. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Rishi Sunak wants to stop GPs from providing sick notes |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 8:29 am
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Replies: 15
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| I can't wait until the next election so I can vote out this bunch of wankers. Me neither! There's been a bit of speculation that he'll call the election early next week to try to take the sting out of the local elections on Thursday. But I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to hang on as long as pos... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Songs, Anthems, and Music for Women |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 7:53 am
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Replies: 248
Views: 4,004
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What if the Internet had been available to us as children? |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 11:16 pm
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Replies: 26
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| It might have been a godsend to me after the real-life teaching style had become largely unintelligible. I don't think I'd have been too distracted by social media and all the other fluff, as I was rather nerdy by nature. But who knows? |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Songs, Anthems, and Music for Women |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2024, 11:04 pm
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Replies: 248
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| Anyone for off-the-wall 1978 hippie feminism? Trigger warning: may weird you out, or otherwise piss you off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8Xv5QZywk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8Xv5QZywk Here's the full album playlist for anybody who liked the above track: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?... |
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