ThomasTheHighEngine

I've recently learned about Gnostic Christianity, and the whole concept of the Aeons and the Demiurge is very neat to me. I've also found the demonology/angelology found in many judeochristian beliefs as well to be interesting, in regards to the classification and hierarchy of various demons and angels. I've read the Divine Comedy, and I enjoyed learning about the structure of hell, purgatory, and heaven. I'm also interested in more pagan beliefs as well, not just judeochristian folklore. Maybe I've been watching too much supernatural :P

So, where can I learn more about these various beliefs? I'm sure I could find specific texts on gnosticism or judaic folklore, but is there any general te

Considering these songs are just random things I've managed to find, I doubt these fall into any specific category, but here's my playlist rn:

Sweater Weather - The Neighborhood

Plume - Caravan Palace

Bubblegum Bitch - MARINA

Bitchboy - The Oozes

Absolutely Territory - Ken Ashcorp

Fear & Delight - The Correspondants

She's A Big Boy - Mcbaise

The Cult of Dionysus - TheOrionExperience

Rainbow Kraut - The John Steele Singers

Pomegranate Lips - Derivakat

About You (ft. Charles X) - Caravan Palace

Too Close - Sir Chloe

Social Climb - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Let's assume the betting is "underground," so that legal regulations aren't an issue. Let's say people bet on two possibilities: the total pool has $1000 on option 1 and $20 on option 2. That means the total pool is $1020. Now let's say option 1 wins. The bookies take their commission, which we'll say is 10%, which means the total pool is now $1020 - $102 = $918. That means each person who bet on option 1 gets $918/$1000 = $0.918 per dollar they bet. That means, if someone bet $10 on option 1, for example, they'd "win" $9.18, which is a net loss.

How is a situation like this avoided?

Like, do US Americans use the same idioms as the British?

Plagiarizing in school or college can have large consequences, such as suspension or expulsion, but what about after? Let's say you get a PhD entirely legitimately, and are now an independent researcher. What are the consequences if you then publish a paper that was plagiarized? It's not like you can be expelled, since you already graduated

Be advised that I've never read any theory 😬

I'm on the fence on whether I'm socialist or not. I know I'm at least a social democrat, based on the success of social democratic countries like in Scandinavia. I just don't know if I should go all the way to socialism though. My understanding of socialism is that the workers own the means of production. I think this is a good idea. In the past, people were ruled by a king in a monarchy. Then, governments transitioned to a democratic society where the people (in theory) have a say, and this has been a solid improvement. I think this could apply to companies as well: today, workers are controlled by a capitalist overlord and have no say. Tomorrow