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Yesterday,  our Peter Taylor asked a good question.   (Keep those thoughts coming, people!   Though it might hurt, it’s good for you; like eating your veggies.) 😊 Peter Taylor   If one is asking a state to look after one, shouldn't one be prepared to pledge something in return? What do you think?   Should  there a quid pro quo involved in such a relationship?   If no, why not?   If yes, what, other than just being a law-abiding resident? (by PrimalSoup)

A medical journal reports : How evidence-based is the "hashtag ADHD test" (#adhdtest). A cross-sectional content  analysis of TikTok videos on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) screening Result: Out of the 50 included #adhdtest videos, 92% (n = 46) were misleading. Furthermore, useful videos had minimal engagement, with only 4% of the total likes, 1% of the total comments, and 7% of the total favorites. Conclusion: There is misleading information related to adult ADHD screening and testing on TikTok. There is a need to address this misinformation. Dang. I thought TikTok was a reliable source of medical and other useful information. Now I'm all bummed out. The science magazine Scimex reports that analysis says that monkeys cannot type Shakespeare: It's not to be. Universe too short for Shakespeare typing monkeys For number-crunching purposes, the researchers assumed that a keyboard contains 30 keys including all the letters of the English language plus

  I posted an OP yesterday about the slippery slope of when believed “innocent indoctrination” can transition over into a possibly “faulty lifetime belief.”  Our Just_Drew gave some interesting feedback, citing the “Under God” portion of The Pledge.  Thanks Drew.  Much appreciated, and I’m going to turn it into an OP for today. Whether or not to remove that phrase, “under God,” arguments were presented from both YES and NO stances.   That’s only fair.   You can review them here.   The NO side brings up an argument that I take issue with.   Let’s debate it here too:      "But others should also have the right to      say those words if they choose to do so." Which, for me, begs the question, is there only one Pledge or not?   Me being a stickler for details, if something so important as a pledge can be tweaked to one’s liking, can we call it The Pledge?   Or should it be called A pledge?   Or does it matter to you? There’s a lot of that these days; variations on an ide