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Some Thoughts on Polygamy
I want to share some thoughts on polygamy from a non-religious/secular perspective. But I want to begin by defining and separating it a bit from other forms of polyamory. Polyamory is ethical and consensual non-monogamy, that is, having multiple romantic relationships between two or more people. Polygamy comes from the Greek word polugamia which is…
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Polygamy in the Bible: A Response to David Instone-Brewer
A Christian article, but worth reading. An Article by David B. Sloan Recently the Logos Bible Software blog posted an excerpt from David Instone-Brewer’s book Moral Questions of the Bible: Timeless Truths in a Changing World that argued that “Jesus criticized polygamy as a warped version of the lifelong committed relationship of a one-plus-one marriage.”…
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The Bible, Polygamy, and the Church Today
This article is written from a Christian perspective but is worth reading. An Article by David B. Sloan It is often said that the Bible defines marriage as “a lifelong commitment between one man and one woman,” meaning that polygamy is unbiblical.[1] But the Bible offers no such definition and has a very different take…
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A Brief History of the Cowboy Hat
The Cowboy Hat is the most iconic and recognized clothing accessory in the world. No matter where I go, wearing a cowboy hat is sure to mark me as part of America’s Western culture. Sure, there are a few places outside of the U.S. where cowboy hats thrive, but even when they put their own…
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Shannon Number in Chess
The Shannon number, named after the American mathematician Claude Shannon, is a conservative lower bound of the game-tree complexity of chess of 10120, based on an average of about 103 possibilities for a pair of moves consisting of a move for White followed by a move for Black, and a typical game lasting about 40…
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Instructions From Master Funakoshi
The word “bu” of budo (martial arts) is written with the Chinese character for “stop” within a character signifying two crossed halberds meaning to stop conflict. Since karate is a budo, this meaning should be deeply considered, and the fists should not be used heedlessly. Youth is justice and vigor. Vigor is stimulated by bu…
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Training Precepts from Master Funakoshi
FIRST, since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning. This means going beyond being simply diligent or sincere in your training. In every step, in every movement of your hand, you must imagine yourself facing an opponent with a drawn sword. Each and every punch must…
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The Twenty Principles of Karate
Master Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan karate, laid out the Twenty Precepts of Karate (Niju kun), which are there as a guide for all karateka to follow and adhere to. These principles form the foundations of Shotokan karate. These twenty principles were based heavily on Bushido and Zen. The principles allude to notions of…
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Gichin Funakoshi
Founder of Shotokan Karate-Do Gichin Funakoshi was born in Shuri, Okinawa, in 1868. As a boy, he was trained by two famous masters. Each trained him in a different Okinawan martial art. From Yasutsune Azato, he learned Shuri-te. From Yasutsune Itosu, he learned Naha-te. It would be the melding of these two styles that would…
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How Understanding the History of Tai Chi Can Help You Learn and Practice Your Tai Chi Chuan Style Better
The only way for you to truly understand Tai Chi Chuan is to understand its history and its development through the generations. Each style, and each variation of that style, was developed in a particular way for a particular reason. A teacher of one generation may emphasize a certain aspect of the curriculum, and if…
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Origins and Meaning of the Kung Fu Salute
The Kung Fu salute or bow is known in Chinese as wushu baoquan li 武术抱拳礼 which roughly translates to the “Kungfu courtesy of covering one’s fist”. The Kung Fu salute is generally characterised by an open left hand placed next to a closed right fist. The importance is that the fingers on the left hand…
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Q Codes
Q-codes, sometimes also called Q-signals, are a collection of standardized three character codes that all start with the letter Q and were developed to help improve morse code communication in radio telegraphy. Q-codes were first introduced around 1909 by the British government for use in their ships and stations as a means to improve communication…
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What is Credit and Why is it Important?
There are a lot of so-called personal finance gurus running around writing books, and getting rich, all while teaching about the evils of credit. Don’t use credit they say. Don’t get the credit cards they say. Don’t take out loans or use other forms of credit. But they are wrong. They are preaching to the…
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What is Money?
I am a video game junkie. Going all the way back to my first console as a kid, an Atari 2600, I’ve played hundreds of video games and video game franchises over the years. One of my all time favorites is the Fallout series, particularly Fallout 4 (let’s be honest, Fallout 76 was a disappointment)….
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The Body Positivity Movement Failure
Let’s talk about the Body Positivity Movement. It is failing. It’s making things worse. The underlying idea is not terrible. We can’t all look like cover models, super models, bodybuilders, movie stars, and whatnot. And that’s okay. We need to be accepting of ourselves and others. We need to stop hating, rejecting, not loving ourselves…
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Cyber Security Full Course for Beginner
In this complete cyber security course you will learn everything you need in order to understand cyber security in depth. You will learn all the terminology related to cyber security. Which is very crucial in the field of IT security.
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The Definition of a Gentleman
Hence it is that it is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. He is mainly occupied in merely removing the obstacles which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of those about him; and he concurs with their movements rather than takes the initiative himself. His…
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How the Best Hackers Learn Their Craft
Do you want to know how to build a top-ranked competitive hacking team? It’s all about the system. In sports, we understand systems that coaches can use to build a system for identifying talent, recruiting them, training them up, and competing in big games. Learn our proven system for building an elite team of hackers…
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The Stolen Child
Where dips the rocky highlandOf Sleuth Wood in the lake,There lies a leafy islandWhere flapping herons wakeThe drowsy water rats;There we’ve hid our faery vats,Full of berrysAnd of reddest stolen cherries. Come away, O human child!To the waters and the wildWith a faery, hand in hand,For the world’s more full of weeping than you can…
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Odin´s Rune-song
RunatalsÞáttr Oðins I know that I hung,on a wind-rocked tree,nine whole nights,with a spear wounded,and to Odin offered,myself to myself;on that tree,of which no one knowsfrom what root it springs. Bread no one gave me,nor a horn of drink,downward I peered,to runes applied myself,wailing learnt them,then fell down thence. Potent songs ninefrom the famed son…
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