Re: [FRIAM] not science, but enlightenment

2021-09-28 Thread Frank Wimberly
Tlaxcala, the existing city, is just north of Puebla which is one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico, albeit rather French architecturally. It's also close to Cholula where the Spaniards converted a Native pyramid to a hill upon which they built a church. That's my favorite part of Mexico. --

Re: [FRIAM] not science, but enlightenment

2021-09-28 Thread Steve Smith
seems like a good way to vet Senators? /Joining the council involved a grueling initiation. Each candidate's septum was pierced. His clothes were torn off, and people pushed & insulted him, testing his patience. Finally, he lived in a temple for two years where he observed deprivat