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skirlhutsenreiter486 karma

I think demigod is a poor word to describe Jesus's status in modern Christian theology. While his parentage mirrors that of pagan demigods, the word literally means half-god, but the Athanasian Creed explicitly declares Jesus as both fully god and fully man.

skirlhutsenreiter53 karma

How many hours of rehab did they have you doing at first?

What was your baseline capability after surgery?

skirlhutsenreiter49 karma

I really enjoyed this Mother Jones article on the lead-crime link. It lays out the research that the switch from leaded to unleaded gasoline correlates very well with a crime and teen pregnancy reduction in every state and country that researchers have looked at.

Unfortunately, that makes Roe v. Wade look like at best a supporting factor, rather than the overriding one.

edit: Make sure to check out the second page, which has a breakdown on the costs and economic benefits of large-scale lead abatement.

skirlhutsenreiter39 karma

Which tribe do you work with?

skirlhutsenreiter35 karma

And then people wonder why their ambulance bill is so damn high.