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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

TBF thats not a coherent argument on its own. People in modern day UK were Black in the ancient times. You need to look at historical and genealogical information to make a statistical result.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The first person of color to be killed by the police.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean I know it's a joke but it's not even biblically accurate bud.

Plus everyone knows old testament god was an ex cop with tendencies towards beating his kids.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Dad nailing his son ? That's Eww on so many levels...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Absolute fire my man

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

According to the usa census it you are from the Middle East you have to put caucasian. My family on my dads side came from Syria

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

When you picture God what skin color do you see? What gender do you see?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

The people who can reason that out probably aren’t very religious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Modern day Palestinians come in all shades from "white" to "black". As someone who studied and argued the genealogy and ancestry of the region, here's the gist of it:

  1. Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Levantines are closely related.
  2. The closest people to Ancinet Egyptians are modern day Egyptians.
  3. The closest people to Ancient Levantines are modern day Yemenis, then Saudis.
  4. Modern Levantines reflect millennia of migrations and conquests since the collapse of the Bronze Age.
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