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[lullaby-lilies365]

Genius

Fandom: The Hobbit

Rating: General

Characters: Thranduil x FOC

Words: 311

Summary: Only a genius could love him so well, so deeply, so entirely.

Day 1: Genius

Thranduil watched her from the edge of the gardens, the pale moonlight lending an ethereal glow to her figure as she moved gracefully among the flowers. Her slender fingers brushed petals with delicate reverence, a quiet wonderment in her eyes as she spoke softly, coaxing the blooms back to vibrancy.

He thought back to all the moments he had watched her from afar, intrigued by how effortlessly she navigated the intricacies of the world around her, how she healed not only wounds of the flesh but those unseen scars of the heart. There were times he wondered if she even realized the depth of her own brilliance.

She was utterly captivating.

Extraordinary in ways that he had never fully grasped, never quite understood. Everything about her held a subtle, brilliant allure; it wasn’t simply the Maia blood running through her veins, nor was it merely her skill as a healer. It was the way her laughter seemed to resonate like a melody only he could fully appreciate, the way her eyes held depths he longed to explore, and how even her smallest gesture revealed an intricate complexity, a genius hidden behind the quiet facade she wore.

He knew he was complicated, a puzzle of ancient wounds and guarded emotions, difficult for anyone to understand or navigate. Yet, when she looked at him - truly looked at him - he felt impossibly seen, his own defenses utterly meaningless beneath the quiet intensity of her gaze.

It had taken him time to admit it, even to himself, but Thranduil now knew the truth clearly, unquestionably. To have earned her love, to be the focus of her tender affection, meant something profound. It was a privilege, a rare and precious gift, and it struck him now with sudden clarity.

Only a genius could love him so well, so deeply, so entirely.

And, impossibly, beautifully - she did. 

[mountain-in-springtime]

thank you to @sunfl0wer-power for the tag!! (love u brenna <3)

rules: shuffle your “on repeat” playlist on spotify and post the first 10 songs and tag 10 people

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[gpm-maam]

Puzzlement #312

There were 16 responses to Puzzlement #311, all had the correct answer, but the first one, submitted by Andrew Poulos was: Rock & roll, Mom & pop, Law & order, Rise & shine, Rough & tumble. David & Colleen Eagle were second and Ann DeVlaeminck was third.

On to the puzzle from Ainonymous:

Four friends—Alex, Bella, Charlie, and Diana—each have a unique shape (circle, square, triangle, or hexagon) and a unique color (red, blue, green, or yellow). No two friends have the same shape or color. Use the clues below to determine the shape and color for each friend.

Clues:

Alex's shape is not a square, and his color is neither blue nor yellow.

Bella's shape is a triangle, and her color is either blue or green.

The friend with the hexagon shape has the color yellow.

Charlie has the circle, and his color is not green.

Diana does not have a green shape.

What are Alex, Bella, Charlie, and Diana's shape and color?

...and for extra credit, who might Ainonymous be?

To submit an answer, send it to editor@phoenixmensa.org

[inmymomera]

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[whatmakesyouthinkshesawitch]

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[marcusbrutus]

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[youricariancarrion]

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[ryanhavethsnapped]

These are way too easy sometimes

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[kaydoesconnections]

04/17/24

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Yee—EZ. The Forgers made purple easy LUL

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[nth-9195]

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With some help from Google:)

[dailybuildmoar]

Dailies 20240131

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[words-of-wonderland]

utilitarianism & taurek's "should the numbers count"

I found Taurek's appeal to personal property and ownership an odd angle. Taurek's goal is to argue for space for personal preference as morally permissible in a utilitarian framework, and this one ploy for special obligation has left me puzzled. Taurek states on pages 300-301 that if David chooses to save his own life with the drug he owns, he violates no one's rights. Additionally, if the drug belonged to Taurek, he would violate no one's rights by deciding who within his preference to bestow the life-saving drug. This line of reasoning branches from personal ownership over the drug; none of the five other people who could benefit from the drug have an ownership claim over it. While this makes sense logically, I am not sure if there is a specific space within the utilitarian framework for the concept of ownership to have moral rights.

The way I understand ownership implies a special duty or obligation to the thing under someone's dominion. One has responsibility for its outcome, usage, well-being, etc. This view is similar to the view Taurek expresses in the case of the captain's contractual ownership over the resources needed to save islanders from a volcano (311). For me, the use of ownership in utility calculus within the utilitarian framework raises many questions because I do not believe that ownership in every case is supported by the intrinsic good of pleasure (ie "ownership" over another person or ownership over a pen). 

1) does ownership have a different intrinsic value that should lend itself to moral consideration? 

2) is ownership, because it is duty-bound, a motivational difference instead of a value contributor, so it should not count towards utility calculus but could render utilitarianism inapplicable? 

My line of thinking stands that utilitarianism does not provide specific ethical protections for rights (ie right to life, right to privacy, right to vote, etc). They seem to possess an intrinsic quality (or multiple) that lay outside the scope of pleasure. 

This plays into one of my main objections to utilitarianism: that it cannot uphold the rights we hold as necessarily good to respect.

[gpm-maam]

Puzzlement #311

There were only 3 responses to Puzzlement #310, all had the correct answer, but the first one, submitted by Andrew Poulos was: 4615972308. David Eagle was second and Peter Bergonzi was third. [Yes, it was a very hard logic puzzle! But if you want to discover the details of how they got the answer, email editor@phoenixmensa.org.]

On to the puzzle:

Inside each set of the following words, there are a pair of smaller words. By putting & between them, lo & behold, you'll make a familiar phrase. For example, "Thighbone/Swallowtail" conceals "High & Low."

1. Skyrocketing/Trolleyman 2. Thermometer/Apoplexy 3. Delaware/Bordering 4. Surprised/Trashiness 5. Throughout/Stumblebum

To submit an answer, send it to editor@phoenixmensa.org

[liebgirl]

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i am untouchable tonight <3

Wordle 1,033 2/6

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me when i am a GENIUS

[brianewing]

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