Eva Basilion @EBasilion
On here bearing witness. Fascinated by evolution and time. ebasilion-69475.medium.com Shaker Heights, OH Joined April 2020-
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I am grateful to my parents, may they rest in peace, for all of the parties that they hosted when I was growing up, giving me the opportunity to learn the art of entertaining. It’s an honor and a privilege to be able to bring friends into one’s home for good food, drink,…
Our guy Derek putting Tate in his place like only Derek Guy can. 😂
Our guy Derek putting Tate in his place like only Derek Guy can. 😂
And this is downstream from the fact that thanks to planes, trains and automobiles along with the advent of the telephone, email, and now social media - our relationships, which once depended on physical proximity, on who was in front of you, on whom you could see, touch, smell…
And this is downstream from the fact that thanks to planes, trains and automobiles along with the advent of the telephone, email, and now social media - our relationships, which once depended on physical proximity, on who was in front of you, on whom you could see, touch, smell…
It’s a form of gatekeeping - keeping the little people out.
It’s a form of gatekeeping - keeping the little people out.
My problem with people in the humanities is that they use so many words to describe simple concepts. They love their word salads.
Because they are trying to come to terms with the idea that they can’t control the world, that they are not omnipotent as they once believed. And this is not just difficult; it’s terrifying.
Because they are trying to come to terms with the idea that they can’t control the world, that they are not omnipotent as they once believed. And this is not just difficult; it’s terrifying.
It starts with sex but doesn’t end with sex. After you are born, you have to be raised to the point at which you have the will and ability to have biological children. And then you actually have to have them. If you die before you have biological children, you most definitely…
It starts with sex but doesn’t end with sex. After you are born, you have to be raised to the point at which you have the will and ability to have biological children. And then you actually have to have them. If you die before you have biological children, you most definitely…
Creationists aren’t that far off.
Our current understanding of evolution is based on the assumption that time is linear. Do with this what you will.
The biggest myth is that evolution is driven by competition. Because who ends up being knocked out of the game depends on who enters the game in the first place and that involves sex and love and beauty and all of that other good stuff. Evolution depends on the act of creation.
More on penny pinching by the wealthy.
More on penny pinching by the wealthy. https://t.co/L4mh1ceuo9
People think this is some kind of gotcha. It’s not. You should be impressed. Getting into an Ivy League school is impressive.
People think this is some kind of gotcha. It’s not. You should be impressed. Getting into an Ivy League school is impressive.
The worst thing about the Larry Nassar case is that many times the moms were in the room while it was happening.
The worst thing about the Larry Nassar case is that many times the moms were in the room while it was happening.
For every event, there is a push and a pull. If Darwins theories on sexual selection or “love,” or what some might even call the divine (the pull) were taken more seriously and integrated more thoroughly into our existing understanding of evolution, more people would believe in…
State schools are not just cheap(er). Their curriculum is deep and wide.
State schools are not just cheap(er). Their curriculum is deep and wide.
Best strategy for most people: Try to get into an Ivy or Stanford. If that doesn’t work, go to the state school and nothing in between.
Best strategy for most people: Try to get into an Ivy or Stanford. If that doesn’t work, go to the state school and nothing in between.
Panel Painting with the Crowned Nursing Virgin and the Twelve Apostles, mid- to late 1400s Empire of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) Representations of the Nursing Virgin during the 500s to the 700s are known at many Egyptian sites, suggesting it originated there. The significance of her…
Panel Painting with the Crowned Nursing Virgin and the Twelve Apostles, mid- to late 1400s Empire of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) Representations of the Nursing Virgin during the 500s to the 700s are known at many Egyptian sites, suggesting it originated there. The significance of her… https://t.co/wYLkDveu4v
Wall Painting with Bishop Petros Protected by Saint Peter, late 900’s Nubia, Kingdom of Nobadia, Faras (Sudan) The name of the bishop is found in the Greek inscription accompanying the image, the English translation of which reads, "Abba Petros, bishop and metropolitan of…
Wall Painting with Bishop Petros Protected by Saint Peter, late 900’s Nubia, Kingdom of Nobadia, Faras (Sudan) The name of the bishop is found in the Greek inscription accompanying the image, the English translation of which reads, "Abba Petros, bishop and metropolitan of… https://t.co/ValUFrpo3r
Panel Painting with Isis, 100s CE Roman Empire (Egypt) The style and iconography of this panel is part of Hellenic (Greco-Roman) tradition, yet the meaning behind the works has roots in Egyptian religion. The woman in the painting has features of the goddess Isis, including a…
Panel Painting with Isis, 100s CE Roman Empire (Egypt) The style and iconography of this panel is part of Hellenic (Greco-Roman) tradition, yet the meaning behind the works has roots in Egyptian religion. The woman in the painting has features of the goddess Isis, including a… https://t.co/pZSGEQnaCW