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Jamaican Mormons I am going to have to read tge article again.

At this rate it will be just you and Pioneer arguing.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/deep-swamps-archaeologists-fugitive-slaves-kept-freedom-180960122/

@Pioneer1if you are going to be dismissive, you may need to either expand your knowledge or lower your ignorance.

Oh, I'm VERY interested in it. I actually ENGAGE in quite a bit of it. @Pioneer1you have made both your point and mine.

I wasn't expecting you to be interested in Logic or critical thinking. Like I said it is often absent. Thank you for proving my point @Pioneer1

don't worry about it.

Logic resides in both philosophy and mathematics. It is useful for thinking. And often is absent. The same is true of critical thinking.

Fascinating

Someone had their coffee.

Black conservative different thing, depending on who you ask.

Thank you again Twin this was tasty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWim86UZJRo&list=PLdjIy_Bmjir8M1sDEWKkit50_ZQv1y9C6&index=3

@Mel Hopkins Dr Oba T' Shaka mentions Dogon Astronomy/Cosmology which s something that has been in the background for a year.

Thanks @Mel Hopkins and @Troy I don't really have a handle on what Mel said but the problem is definitional. You found it at the right time for us.

Have a listen

Any updates. I'll check in the second week of October.

The power structure is the enemy, the biggest obstacle is organisational ego. Deep.

Thanks Twin, I am only fifteen minutes in wow. Thank you.

Sonya Sanchez said that when she does a book tour she tells her publisher to also book her at bookshops and not just the chains. she said she the small bookshops incubate writers until they are picked up by the majors.

The other thing is independent bookstores are also a nodal point for both the reader and the author. It's a culture that supports both and helps them both grow.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/08/27/oprahs-magazine-makes-guide-117-black-owned-bookstores-america/5651873002/

I am not so certain, but I hope so, @Troy.

The other thing I realised is that most people believe they are right. So it is very difficult to have an open minded discussion.

There's a distinction between what is good for the country versus what is good for any subset of the population. So if it puts money in the pocket, the person may say that's good. However having national debt and GDP on parity is not good. It's like raising your standard of living by increasing your debt and not paying it down.