Keep up the good work. I drink NA beers and NA spirits to maintain my sobriety as well.

Let me ask you this. If god is almighty and powerful and can see everything, why does he let these horrible things happen? Why do we have to ask for it’s help? And don’t say that “god can’t interfere”. That doesn’t do well in your argument since you literally can’t get god’s help if he can’t interfere.

You know I could actually see that. Some crazy artist commandeering the entire gallery only to take all the paintings down and paint all the blank walls bright blue or something. Then claim the entire building was one big piece.

Man I really don’t get art.

Where did I say it’s the devil? All I said was it’s crazy to me how far gone some people can be.

No. We’re all animals but have morals due to intelligence and how were raised, and taught what’s wrong and right. The cartel has people who deny the empathy part due to being raised by murderers or experiencing horrible things in their childhood. It fucks up their brains and how they perceive reality. Just like how animals do horrible shit, kinda like how cats play with their victims, they do the same thing. It’s fucked up indeed.

Nothing to do with “hell” or whatever made up shit people made thousands of years ago. It’s easier to control people when you say they’ll go to hell if they don’t do x or etc.

Another reason might be uncontrolled psychopathy or sociopathy. Mental illness doesn’t inherently mean you’ll have the urge to skin people alive. Depending on the environment you’re raised in, you’re most likely to do it. And kids born around cartel are easily persuaded as they’re kids.

And that 10 minutes shall never be spoken of again!

As a recovering alcoholic I can tell you that NA beers have been critical to me getting sober. I still felt compelled to drink something at night and NA beers really scratched the itch in a way other options simply couldn’t. I am 5.5 months sober and don’t think I would have made it this far without them.

Also, it’s worth pointing out that orange juice contains more alcohol than many NA beers. So does a ripe banana. And even bread can contain much more alcohol than an NA beer.

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It’s not a question of tech, and more a question of “worldliness” that breaks a community apart. As tech advanced back in the day they saw communities drift apart and didn’t want that to happen to them. It just so happened that these types of spiritual movements and awakenings were a big thing back in those times.

Also it depends on the community of Amish as well. Many of them use their own off the grid power, and even use computers and power tools for their businesses and shops. In that sense it’s more about self reliance at that point

now we have a new one in Switzerland. To big to bail.

Isn't an alcohol free bar just called a restaurant or Cafe? How is it different? Do they just serve non-alcoholic drinks with no food?

Tobacco bars.

Today it's the alcohol-free bar that closes, tomorrow it'll be the food-free restaurant, and then what? Where will it end? With the book-free library? The money-free bank? Heaven help us if they shutter the stageless theater and the artless museum.

You missed the point

It’s oniony that someone opened a bar that doesn’t serve alcohol. That sounds like an oxymoron, like a zoo with no animals.

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Good name for the place though. At least they had a good name.

Where else is a person going to get a non-alcoholic drink in Dublin? I could see a world where it worked out, but I’m not too surprised it didn’t.

Affect is a verb, effect is the noun

Well if they were giving the alcohol away for free it doesn't surprise me.

As our president says, the guy has wacky ideas but he's not incompetent by any means. I had not read about him pulling out a crucifix in a police operation, but other than that I don't see the problem. Remember that most of the wacky things he's said was through his personal social media (like his personal WhatsApp) and in this particular interview the reporter was asking specifically about his personal beliefs.

How embarrassing to go on live TV and say something so monumentally stupid as a serious statement.

I felt like the stereotypical Paddy

As a a colombian, please stop thinking that a Netflix show is an accurate depiction of Colombia's history.

"Pretend alcohol" generally still has a low amount of alcohol in it. So no, you wouldn't want an (ex-)alcoholic to try it.