More good news. What’s Your Religion?

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2021:

I'm recruiting ...

Who believes in the Big bang scientific creation myth?

Druvius comments on Dec 14, 2021:

Belief? Faith? You're conflating religion and science, either out of profound ignorance, or you are being disingenuous. In either case there's nothing to debate.

Has anyone ever seen a clamshell that big?

Druvius comments on Dec 13, 2021:

Exactly, she was 4 foot tall.

As tornadoes tore through southern and central US, storm survivors describe the fear and horror they...

Druvius comments on Dec 13, 2021:

Amazon's got this ...

The real heroes of war should be those who do everything possible to end and avoid it.

Druvius comments on Dec 13, 2021:

Yerp, every US war since World War II has been a war of choice. And Roosevelt did everything in his considerable economic and diplomatic power to goad Japan into attacking us, so it's not exactly like we were dragged into that war unwillingly. Hell, thinking it over, pretty much every US war has been a war we chose.

Covid in Austria: Mass protest in Vienna against measures [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 13, 2021:

40k demonstrators. That's not mass protest, it's nothing.

Rand Paul Pleads for Federal Aid After Years of Denying Aid to Everyone Else Senator Rand Paul of...

Druvius comments on Dec 12, 2021:

Hopefully someone tells him they can't help Kentucky because that would just make them dependent on government handouts.

I am officially taking applications for a new mother and father.

Druvius comments on Dec 11, 2021:

Dragons, like Satan, are make believe. Sad that an 8 year can apparently understand that while his grandparents can't. And yes, def cool salt and pepper cellar set.

Sam Sorbo: Evolution is Evil Because It Teaches Kids “Slavery and Inequality” | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Dec 11, 2021:

The Sorbos are in fact some of the dumbest people ever to be given a public platform because of their so called celebrity status.

[sierraclub.org] what is it with some Americans ?

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2021:

It's a country that has fetishized guns and killing.

Gaetz, Bannon Say Shock Troops Should Take Control If Trump Wins in 2024

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2021:

Yeah, unless the Dems get serious I very much worry about what will happen if Trump is elected in 2024. in 2016 he only wanted to erase Obama's legacy, next time around his enemy's list will encompass half the country. Scary times.

Smug asshole. Sen. Ron Johnson says mouthwash kills coronavirus [nydailynews.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2021:

Multiple layers of stupid here, breathtaking in an awful sort of way.

WTF??? Saudi camel beauty pageant cracks down on cosmetic enhancements [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2021:

Has there ever been a contest with a cash prize that didn't attract cheaters? (That was a rhetorical question.)

WHO says no one has yet died from Omicron variant despite the new Covid strain being spotted in 38 ...

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2021:

I have to admit that one good result of Covid is that people with tapioca for brains are now announcing the fact to all and sundry, and can be safely ignored s a result.

Catholic diocese says gay and trans people can't be baptized or receive communion They must refrain...

Druvius comments on Dec 10, 2021:

The Catholic Church is the first and greatest Hate Church in western history. Needs to be dealt with.

Seems to me that in the opinion of many on this board, women have Bodily Autonomy when it comes to ...

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Conflating two unlike situations. Your "argument" is thus, how do we say this, total crap?

Why politics unfortunately matter.

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Yeah, we may indeed be turning into a one party evangelical theocracy, at least in the Red States.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasts COVID Rules, Says 'Not a Single School Has Closed' Due to Cancer

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2021:

She ... really ... is that stupid.

Smartmatic: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Is on 'Crusade Without a Claim'

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2021:

I hope he's bankrupted for his baseless slander.

Pastor Arrested for Soliciting Sex from Minor Was Recently Accused of Sex Abuse | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2021:

this is literally the first paragraph on the Church's website: "Rock Church encourages godly lifestyles by all of its members and leaders, in keeping with the tenets of the Bible. The Church condemns sexual immorality of any kind and in any form by its members and leaders and especially holds its leaders to a high standard of accountability on any lifestyle choices that could reflect negatively on the reputation of the Church or disparage the character of the Savior whom it purports to represent." Right. @@

Is it too much to hope that he gets buggered in prison? [nbcnews.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Paedophiles and cops generally don't get put in the general prison population for fairly obvious reasons, so probably not. I just hope he gets real time, and not some "time already served" BS.

Even fat disgraceful manatees like Trump?

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2021:

Doesn't the Speaker of the House have actual job responsibilities?

Can you imagine?

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Makes sense, they weren't mammals, why would they make mammal noises? Giant killer geese from Hell, plenty scary.

Oh goody.

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

The investment is trivial, the possible benefit is priceless beyond words. Over 5,000 civilizations have risen and fallen in human history, and we still really don't know why it's been such a failure prone endeavor. Time capsules like this would be a huge boon to any future civilization trying to avoid the pitfalls of its predecessors. Kudos, science ftw.

Iowa: Criminalizing Books and Arresting Teachers and Librarians

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

I fled Iowa just in time.

How to atheists return to religion? I don't understand

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

I joined a local church because it was very progressive and a lot of my friends were active there; but didn't become a theist, still ignostic. I've never heard of any atheist who renounced atheism to become a theist that didn't sound like they'd been much of an atheist to begin with. Sure it happens occasionally, people come in all flavors.

Tucker Carlson Sides With Putin Over Ukraine, Right to Defend Borders

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Let's hope cooler heads prevail and no one does anything stupid. No one has anything to gain from a war with Russia.

Daubenmire: I’m Raising $100M for a New Group By Calling Companies “Anti-Christ” | Hemant ...

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Hmm, apparently blacks aren't Christian? That appears to be his subtext.

Statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest removed - Axios

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Good. Confederate "heroes" were in fact traitors and criminals who took up arms against their nation in support of a cause that was wholly evil. This is certainly a step in the right direction.

[abc7ny.] Fox News Xmas tree set on fire; arsonist arrested.

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

Weird, I would have guessed the fire was set by someone running out of the building with their pants on fire. ;)

Go, California! California Plans to Be Abortion Sanctuary If Roe Overturned [apnews.

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2021:

And the next time the GOP controls Congress and the White house, sadly likely in 2024, they will just make abortion a federal crime.

Republican Idiot Brigade Debuts Dumbest COVID Claims Yet | Vanity Fair

Druvius comments on Dec 7, 2021:

The horrible irony is that the mainstream GOP set themselves up for this crap after 9/11 when they decided they were going to make up a fantasy reality to justify invading Iraq. Once you unmoor your base from reality, there's no limit to what they'll believe.

Take my advice, it's good for you!! :D

Druvius comments on Dec 7, 2021:

And one needn't be lowbrow about it either: "Fuck you!" --- Tennessee Williams

GOP Says Covid Is Overhyped | Sheriff In Hot Water Over Pic Of Santa Getting A Gun Permit - YouTube

Druvius comments on Dec 7, 2021:

First to fourth worst mass death event in US history depending on metrics used, and absolutely the worst mass death event of the past seventy five years ... but it's overhyped? I guess a million dead Americans means little to the GOP.

The Spanish flu lasted 2 years without a vaccine.

Druvius comments on Dec 6, 2021:

As others have pointed out, claiming the Spanish flu is like Covid bespeaks complete willful ignorance.

The Swiss ok a suicide machine for use.

Druvius comments on Dec 5, 2021:

Gee, why not have fun on the way out, the Euthanasia Coaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster

Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel

Druvius comments on Dec 4, 2021:

Nice ... but ... We don't need fusion: wind, solar, modern fission etc are perfectly adequate to replace fossil fuel power. Fusion power plants are going to be much more expensive and complicated to run than fission power plants, this is not going to be people's power. A fusion plant's radioactive waste is going to be comparable to that of a fission plant, you can't run an atomic reaction without irradiating everything nearby. Lastly, this research may lead to fusion weapons that don't require a fission trigger. This is not necessarily a good thing, in fact the hype about fusion power is eerily similar to the 50s hype about fission power.

Trump's White House doctor calls Omicron a midterm elections trick [thehill.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 4, 2021:

The MAGA crowd has sunk into this alternate paranoid narcissistic universe where everything is some plot to attack them. This isn't going to end well.

MAGA Cultist: Trump’s Base Won’t Support Him in 2024 Unless He Disavows Vaccines | Beth ...

Druvius comments on Dec 3, 2021:

Boy, on the one hand, would mean a lot of dead Trump voters. On the other hand, they would take a lot of innocent people with them. Never thought I'd see the day when half of America collectively lost their minds, but here we are.

A Plumber Found Envelopes Full of Cash in the Walls of Joel Osteen’s Megachurch | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Dec 3, 2021:

It's a miracle!

Florida's DeSantis wants to hand out taxpayer dollars to businesses that defy vaccine mandates - ...

Druvius comments on Dec 3, 2021:

Paying people to spread a deadly disease. Don't these people style themselves pro-life? Some dark irony there.

SC Mom Allegedly Kills Son, 6, with Hunting Rifle to “Send” Him to “Heaven” | Hemant Mehta |...

Druvius comments on Dec 3, 2021:

I'm guessing there is an as yet undiagnosed mental problem. What a nightmare.

Christian Hate Group Whines to Supreme Court About Its “Hate Group” Status | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Dec 3, 2021:

They are for freedom of speech except when someone exercises it to describe exactly what they are.

Pirate's price

Druvius comments on Dec 2, 2021:

It happens. ;)

Ex-White House official says Trump showed 'flagrant lack of regard for public health' in keeping ...

Druvius comments on Dec 2, 2021:

Trump's entire non-response to Covid was a fragrant disregard for public health. I still remember him saying "Oh, it will all be gone by Easter! It will be a miracle!" Magical thinking is no substitute for a rational response to a pandemic, but at least he's consistent, it's pretty much his response to everything.

[cnn.

Druvius comments on Dec 2, 2021:

You can always tell when he's lying, his lips move. It literally doesn't matter to his base though, he's their messiah.

Can you imagine … abortion becoming legal and overturned in the USA in the same lifetime?

Druvius comments on Dec 2, 2021:

The horrifying thing is that outlawing abortion won't prevent abortions. Just make them more expensive and dangerous for poor people. If the self styled "pro life" people actually wanted to prevent abortions, family planning and birth control would be widely and freely available, and school children would get comprehensive sex education starting in Middle School. That the pro life crowd for the most part is utterly apposed to this, means they aren't trying to prevent abortions, they are trying to force ALL women to live by their Evangelical interpretation of the bible. Sick and wrong, but that's evangelical Christianity in a nutshell.

Scientists in China May Have Found 125-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur DNA | Ancient Origins

Druvius comments on Dec 1, 2021:

Unlikely, but still, an interesting discovery.

Greece Makes Covid Vaccine For People Over 60 Mandatory,

Druvius comments on Nov 30, 2021:

Covid needs to be brought under control, and due to anti-vaxxer nonsense, mandates are the wave of the future.

Trump Was 'Fact Free' During Briefings, Says Former Intel. Director - Rolling Stone

Druvius comments on Nov 29, 2021:

"Fact free" sums up Trump pretty well.

Michael Flynn: QAnon Is a 'Disinformation Campaign,' 'Total Nonsense' - Rolling Stone

Druvius comments on Nov 28, 2021:

I always figured the CIA etc must at least have tacitly approved, since I would assume they would be able to track down Q. Or it's some alien anthropologist's doctoral thesis on "Gullibility Among the Primates of Sol III." This is what decades of home schooling and declining education standards in general have led to.

Let’s go, Brandon!

Druvius comments on Nov 27, 2021:

Well, he's "reviewing" our drone strike policy. It's certainly an improvement over Obama who was blowing up women and children in his first month on the job. Good start, but we have a long way to go still.

As I have always said, people not just men in power are capable of being toxic Allegations of ...

Druvius comments on Nov 27, 2021:

Why is this a problem for the "MeToo" crowd?

Omicron South Africa Covid Variant: Should We Be Worried?

Druvius comments on Nov 26, 2021:

As long as a significant percentage of the US population is resisting efforts to fight Covid, we should be worried. This might make it more worrisome, we'll see.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces Bill To Grant Kyle Rittenhouse Congressional Gold Medal

Druvius comments on Nov 25, 2021:

She's an embarrassment to her office.

I get the feeling, increasingly, that Christianity, especially evangelical, is a death cult.

Druvius comments on Nov 24, 2021:

You're not wrong.

Thankfully Kyle Rittenhouse was cleared on all five charges! Hell the charges against were nothing ...

Druvius comments on Nov 20, 2021:

The MAGA crowd celebrating murder. Self owning at its finest.

Do Foia requests generally take decades?

Druvius comments on Nov 20, 2021:

Who cares? Vaccines are possibly one of humanities greatest inventions, having saved countless millions of lives over the past few centuries with minuscule problems compared to the good they have done. If you can't grok that, take a course in critical thinking.

Let us be perfectly clear about this: the anti-vaxxer assholes and fuckwits who threaten law abiding...

Druvius comments on Nov 19, 2021:

A friend's workplace handles it nicely. Not vaccinated? You get tested when you arrive in the AM and have to double mask while at work. And everyone at work wears a smart badge that records everyone who came within six foot of another so all contacts are known should someone test positive. And yes, anti-vaxxers are wilfully ignorant to an amazing degree, but America is undergoing a Golden Age of stupid.

[cnn.com] This is very bad.

Druvius comments on Nov 17, 2021:

What else is new? Covid-19 had many terrifying characteristics from the get go. Humanity could easily have set up a global system to prevent something like Covid from getting out of control, experts were sounding the alarm about emergent diseases more than 4 decades ago. Instead most governments are about preserving the wealth of the rich, which they have done a great job of during the pandemic. We're basically not an intelligent species, just shaved greedy chimps.

Christian Liar to Church Crowd: Vaccines Are a Form of “Late-Term Abortion” | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Nov 17, 2021:

These people are having a mass psychotic break from reality.

The 5th Circuit Court's Opinion on Vaccine Mandates makes for interesting reading.

Druvius comments on Nov 17, 2021:

Woohoo! Freedom to spread a deadly disease! America is number one!

Yup.........

Druvius comments on Nov 16, 2021:

I'm hoping at least that this inexplicable phenomena really helps sociology and psychology get insight into how cult beliefs form. He's the Joseph Smith/Hitler/Mao of our time.

Hmmm. Finally! Only one religion to assault logic. [huffpost.com]

Druvius comments on Nov 14, 2021:

A political Evangelical theocracy. Way too many people are pushing for this. If Trump get reelected this could happen, scary.

In the news last week a San Francisco cop quit rather than be vaccinated.

Druvius comments on Nov 14, 2021:

Cops quitting the force because they don't want to get vaccinated is great way to weed out cops who don't want to protect the public.

Vermont has the highest vaccination rate in the country. So why are cases surging?

Druvius comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Because a huge percentage of Americans have actively resisted efforts to fight Covid? was this a trick question?

The Prince has spoken.

Druvius comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Certainly curious, from what I know he's one bloodthirsty SOB. Still, many Americans consider America a light of modern enlightenment even while it wages "holy" war on the poor of the world. It will be interesting to see if this leads anywhere.

Steve Bannon charged with contempt of Congress [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Nov 13, 2021:

It's a start.

'Needs to Be Investigated as a Crime': Florida School Board Member Files Criminal Complaint Over ...

Druvius comments on Nov 13, 2021:

By her actions she's the opposite of a Christian. "Satan does his finest work in the name of Our Lord."

The problem is white christians are terrified of becoming the minority here....😉 [yahoo.com]

Druvius comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Over half of white Americans think whites are already a discriminated against minority in the US, which is a almost mind numbing. Basically they have no clue what it's like to be a discriminated against minority in the US.

A new level of insanity.

Druvius comments on Nov 12, 2021:

This, this is why the aliens fly right by locking their doors as they do so.

This is getting out of hand

Druvius comments on Nov 12, 2021:

Evangelicals are the ultimate snowflakes.

China's leader for life? [yahoo.com]

Druvius comments on Nov 12, 2021:

He has approval ratings most world leaders could only dream of, I notice the article neglects to mention that. You have a stunningly effective and popular leader, why not?

Record number of new gravitational waves offers game-changing window into universe Scientists say...

Druvius comments on Nov 11, 2021:

I see the Electric Universe cultist is still among us, the astrophysics equivalent of a flat Earther. :)

Vermont Becomes First State to Require Access to Condoms in Public Schools | PEOPLE.com

Druvius comments on Nov 11, 2021:

I can practically hear Evangelical heads exploding as I type, hate preachers be hating.

Evangelist: My Critics, With Their “Big Educations,” Are in Big Trouble with God | Beth ...

Druvius comments on Nov 11, 2021:

The hatred and intolerance preached by those who claim to follow the Prince of Peace will always sadden me. If there turns out to be an afterlife with a God, pretty sure the people who preached hatred in his or her name are going to be the ones in trouble. ;)

How do you answer "Have a blessed day"?

Druvius comments on Nov 11, 2021:

If you're an atheist or an ignostic, they're just meaningless social ritual words. If meant politely, answer in any polite fashion you please. "You too!" works well.

America seems to have a thing for putting prejudicial idiots in Congress.

Druvius comments on Nov 10, 2021:

A new low for the GOP, though lately that almost seems a point of pride for them.

So excited, just saw the ad that "Bitcoin ATM's" are coming soon! We can conveniently put in our...

Druvius comments on Nov 10, 2021:

They've been around for at least a year, my laundromat has one.

Don't PANIC, Don't Panic.

Druvius comments on Nov 10, 2021:

No link?

Josh Hawley Knows Nothing About What Makes a Real Man, or a Good One

Druvius comments on Nov 9, 2021:

Distressed privilege is such a pathetic infantile thing to see.

Good union jobs were a real thing when I first started working, not so much anymore.

Druvius comments on Nov 9, 2021:

Reagan was the one that launched the assault on Unions, and it's been ongoing since then.

The Science of Six Degrees of Separation - YouTube

Druvius comments on Nov 9, 2021:

The science on the six degrees theory is very weak, it might well apply to Facebook users, but your chances of being connected to someone in North Korea is effectively zero. It's more a pop theory than a real theory.

California town declares itself a ‘constitutional republic’ to buck Covid rules ...

Druvius comments on Nov 8, 2021:

Spitting on the constitution while pretending to honor it, typical right wing BS these days.

I wonder why there is so much hostility between the Xstians and Islam?

Druvius comments on Nov 8, 2021:

Christianity is a Jewish heresy, Islam a Christian heresy. All just branches of the Ahabramaaic faith, same God. Though tell that to some of them (not all) and their outrage will be audible from the ISS.

[cbsnews.com] NOT good news.

Druvius comments on Nov 8, 2021:

The US learn something from what's happening abroad? LOLROFL, we can't even learn from what's happening in the US. Fortunately those of us who never stopped taking Covid seriously are at much lower risk now. I just got my six month booster and never stopped masking and social distancing.

Oroville City Council Votes to Make It a 'Constitutional Republic City'

Druvius comments on Nov 8, 2021:

I'm so tired of this infantile shit. Waa waa waa we want to make up our own rules. This of course has absolutely ZERO legal or constitutional standing, so they are literally claiming to be defending the constitution by pissing on it. Performance patriotism illustrated.

It was in the news recently that Putin was visiting a school in Moscow to promote the nations power ...

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

The people and government of Crimea (which never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place) voted overwhelmingly to join Russia after a western back anti-Russian Nazi coup shot their way into power in Ukraine, making it their first order of business to pass numerous laws making the ethnic Russian citizens of Ukraine (IE 95% plus the population of Crimea) second class citizens. So not only not funny, brain fuck ignorant. Lovely how the west is only about self determination and democracy when it suits their own colonial interests, nu? BTW, the people of Crimea are THRILLED to be part of Russia, it's what they CHOSE for very good reasons.

Net Zero by 2050: An Honest Government Ad [youtu.be]

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

Yeah, we're hosed. No wonder the aliens fly right by shaking their heads in wonder.

As if we didn’t have enough to deal with because of the pandemic.

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

The fact that we can't eradicate venereal diseases shows we aren't really an intelligent species. Safe sex isn't rocket science.

Get ready tis the season after all...

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

Even better, Starbucks will likely troll them, they usually do. No less than they deserve.

For atheists, the idea of aliens seems real.

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

What the Evangelicals fear: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2008-11-24

For atheists, the idea of aliens seems real.

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

Since we are here aliens are possible. So far zero evidence for them. Anything after that is belief unsupported by evidence or logic no matter who is espousing it.

Star System With Right-Angled Planets Surprises Astronomers [sfgate.com]

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

"Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.” --- J.B.S. Haldane

Will 5G networks result in major aircraft problems ?

Druvius comments on Nov 7, 2021:

Technical issue, it will be resolved like Y2K was.

Man imprisoned 45 years for wife's killing is acquitted (America's 2nd longest serving innocent ...

Druvius comments on Nov 6, 2021:

And oh look, he's black. Who would have guessed?

Man imprisoned 45 years for wife's killing is acquitted (America's 2nd longest serving innocent ...

Druvius comments on Nov 6, 2021:

A case like this is why the UK abolished the death penalty. A fellow was hung for murdering his wife, turned out she'd been killed by a serial killer living in the flat below. And police had missed things like a fencepost propped up with a human femur in his garden.

Miss. Gov.: South's response to COVID impacted by belief in 'eternal life

Druvius comments on Nov 6, 2021:

In other words, she doesn't look both ways when crossing a busy street because she believes in eternal life? You can't fix stupid, but I'm thinking we should just let them secede this time around.

Is militant ignorance the scourge of this time?

Druvius comments on Nov 6, 2021:

Depends on what you mean by "militant ignorance." If you mean weaponized motivated reasoning and false arguments, yes.

MyPillow CEO Could Lose His Business In Defamation Lawsuit - YouTube

Druvius comments on Nov 5, 2021:

Hoist by his own petard. He either has an incompetent lawyer, or doesn't listen to him, because he's set himself up for significant civil liabilities.