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@dweil.bsky.social
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Book hoarder and periodic chestnut planter. Warm-up act to a traveling charlatan.

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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Fall of A Constitution
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Plus ça change
Neanderthal males and human females had babies together in the same parental pattern over interbreeding events separated by 200,000 years
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Big shoes, medium shoes, baby shoes. Happy father’s day.
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I might have overstated this a bit, since Hume does seem to be trying to connect “artificial” back to “natural” moral principles, but to me this is the beginning of modern social thought, removed from a theological basis to morality (ie the “natural law” of Aquinas)
David hume on “artificial” vs arbitrary virtue, and what that means compared to allegedly “natural” virtue.
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I wonder if any of these people realize they are acting worse than the Romans persecuting the disciples. At least they gave Paul due process
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Due process according to Paul:
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Spring festival narrative from the group chat:
Gonzo description of children’s performance in a spring festival galaGonzo description of childrens’ performance in a spring festival gala. Ends with observation that men can be the funny guy but women have to be the straight man Gonzo description of childrens’ performance in a spring festival gala. Hint of the blurry lines of enforcement of contemporary Chinese masc/femme gender standards in the world of boy bands. Gonzo description of childrens’ performance in a spring festival gala. Goofy and clumsy depiction of the relationship of the Han to rest of the ethnically diverse country
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Mud, scrub, and the fire of heaven:
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dweil.bsky.social @dweil.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Wasn’t born in the Old Line State, but I’m becoming a fan.
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