DeadandGonzo
DeadandGonzo t1_jdvaawg wrote
Reply to comment by Faye_dunwoody in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
They pray towards Mecca, which indeed can be over the top of the world.
DeadandGonzo t1_j95zu1p wrote
Blue jays get a bad rap. I see them coexist peacefully with titmice, chickadees, juncos, finches, woodpeckers, cardinals, flickers, and many other birds at my feeder. Ours is near the window, and more than any other birds, they stay and try to take a look inside our condo. They do not chase other birds off and they do not hoard the sunflower seeds.
Doves are hoarders. Sparrows can be pretty mean to each other, and do not tolerate birds lower on the ‘pecking order’ feeding with them. Having fed jays for a while, I have noticed them following me to my car for my commute. They also left me an almond as a gift once. Corvids rock, jays are no exception- we just have to respect these lovely birds!
DeadandGonzo t1_iy3gzxa wrote
Reply to TIL that Gresham College, an institution of higher learning in London, does not enroll students or award degrees, and instead hosts over 140 free public lectures every year. Since 2001, all lectures have been made available online. by Kurma-the-Turtle
140 lectures/year doesn’t quite make a college. I deliver 42 lectures a semester (84 a year) for one course. Also, college course material cannot be effectively delivered in a single lecture to the extent to which any level of mastery can be reasonably expected.
DeadandGonzo t1_jdvag07 wrote
Reply to TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
It is interesting to think of astronauts, specialized in physics, biology, and technical material (naturalistic) explanations of our universe as theists.