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Rational Black Thought Episode #120 January 21, 2023 - To be human is like being a weed

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: What does it mean to be human: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/philosophy-dispatches/201205/what-does-it-mean-be-human https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/14/can-artificial-intelligence-ever-be-sentient-googles-new-ai-program-is-raising-questions News: George Santos is exactly what America deserves: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/01/17/george-santos-is-the-congressman-america-deserves The complicity of false equivalency:https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/these-are-the-false-equivalencies-of-the-biden-documents-case-dick-polman/ Age is just a number, whether it is high or low:https://thewestsidegazette.com/the-youngest-judge-in-texas/#:~:text=Knowledge%2C%20accountability%2C%20and,was%20given%2024 A Fake ass Diamond cracked:https://www.newsweek.com/lynette-hardaway-cause-cause-death-diamond-silk-covid-1772613 Another criminal pastor gets off Scott free:https://julieroys.com/police-chief-blasts-prosecutor-for-dropping-sex-crime-charges-against-megachurch-pastor/ This shit is for us: The consumption of self-destruction: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/unpacking-how-media-influences-our-views-racism Bible Study with Atheist Mike: All religious thought is dogma: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/201412/dogmatic-and-spiritual-religion https://www.utne.com/mind-and-body/liberation-of-the-mind-ze0z1303zsau/ Closing: At least some of them give back: https://blacknews.com/news/robert-f-smith-billionaire-robert-f-smith-position-hbcu-msi-students-greater-generational-wealth/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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