California
Calibrated at 280 in 2005's Truth vs. Falsehood.
By request
population size of China
Priority request: Estimates fluctuate between 1.4 billion to being a fraction of that number. If the number of Chinese citizens has significantly decreased over the years, this could have huge ramifications for both the country and the rest of the world.
Wyoming
Listed at 440 in 2005 (TvF).
T/F: the aura of the teacher is transmitted by Doc’s relics
Request: Would be helpful to know.
premarital chastity
Some religious systems prohibit sexual activities between a person and anyone other than a spouse of that person, as have, in the past, legal systems and societal norms. In such contexts, sexual abstinence was prescribed for unmarried individuals for the purpose of chastity -- wikipedia.
open relationships
Swinging, open marriage, and polyamory.
USAID
Request: United States Agency for International Development—
Been in the news lately for cuts and reform. Is it integrous?
samsara
Referred to with terms or phrases such as transmigration/reincarnation, karmic cycle, or Punarjanman, and "cycle of aimless drifting, wandering or mundane existence". When related to the theory of karma, it is the cycle of death and rebirth -- wikipedia.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Maslow used the terms "physiological", "safety", "belonging and love", "social needs" or "esteem", "self-actualization" and "transcendence" to describe the pattern through which human needs and motivations generally move -- wikipedia.
sexual addiction
By request. "A state characterized by compulsive participation or engagement in sexual activity, particularly sexual intercourse, despite negative consequences" -- wikipedia.
a people person
"A person who enjoys or is particularly good at interacting with others"
- Oxford Dictionary. Request: A friend said that they see me this way, and I pleasantly received her compliment :)
Hands Off! demonstrations
By request. The April 5th event was "organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists" -- apnews.
"The root of civilization is not government but commerce"
Request: A quote from a fellow who runs a YouTube channel called Feral Historian. It struck me as a wise philosophy, quite the opposite of Communism.
China's Belt and Road Initiative
"a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 150 countries and international organizations" -- wikipedia.
innocent until proven guilty
Also calibrated: "guilty until proven innocent," and "not guilty until proven guilty."