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which is the most unique/different book you ever read?

I never finished it, but definitely House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. I'll call it a "labyrinthian" horror story where both the narrative and physical formatting mirror the themes presented in the story. It's hard to describe, but you have to at least find one in a bookstore and look through it. I don't know if audio or digital versions exist, but I'd avoid them, you won't get the whole experience.

Edit: Damn, took to long to write and somebody already mentioned it, lol.

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Republicans: gottem!

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It doesn't though, some Muslims do. Just like some Christians do. You got mad when someone else used a No True Scotsman argument, but "Islam oppresses women" implicitly uses the exact same argument. "Islam oppresses women, therefore any "Muslim" that doesn't, isn't practicing real Islam."

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How do I turn fresh tomatoes into pasta sauce?

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You're right, it does need to be sauteed to get rid of the raw tomato flavor. The paste should go in just before the aromatics are done cooking, along with any spices or dried herbs being used. Saute for another couple minutes until the paste has darkened a bit and the raw smell/flavor has subsided, then add the tomatoes (or passata or stock or whatever).

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Inflation really hit different

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If 50 cents was his valuation then, that would mean Curtis Jackson's valuation was 22¢ at birth in 1975. Assuming he follows a somewhat arbitrary inflation rate of 3%.

But that's just inflation. His physical and mental development surely added value, meaning he was probably worth much less than 22¢ at birth.

Also, link preview kind of ruined your sauce joke, but I still liked it.

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Flat earthers

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There's no "L" in Diddy, I didn't even know he was a Flat Earther! Definitely a good example of someone with unsound reasoning abilities though, truly a bad thinker.

I didn't choose to reply to you, I chose to reply to your comment. That You were involved was merely happenstance.

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Flat earthers

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You can't choose not to think.

I didn't say you could. I didn't even say Flat Earthers are choosing to think poorly, just that belief in Flat Earth is evidence of unsound reasoning.

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Flat earthers

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Rocks don't think.

As far as we know...

It's not about intelligence, there are plenty of intelligent people who believe a lot of stupid bullshit. For most Flat Earthers, it's more an issue with their ability and willingness to reason in combination with "objective" self-awareness. Obviously it's impossible to be completely unbiased, but you have to at least want to be. I'd argue that if someone's thinking consistenly leads to demonstrably false conclusions, it's fair to say they're not doing it right.