In a previous video featuring this same guy that was posted here earlier in the week, he claimed ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

I love the way they get increasingly tied up in ever more complicated knots, as they try to make logical answers out of a waste heap of fantasy and half remembered dreams.

;) Perfectly explained what "organized religion" is all about

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

Yep. mumble to the floor, ceiling, wall and decor. But yell and scream at humans.

Just a question.

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

I am told that in some languages, there are no profanities. It may just be an English thing, so I will write any word I like, I think the only thing you have to worry about in some places on the net , is not people, but robot programs who edit/report mindlessly. And why is it so wrong to write words about perfectly healthy things such as consentual sex, yet truly nasty references like 'Evil' for example, are OK. So I hope that tells you all you need to know , you #### ##### #### ###, evil #### ######.

So what have you enjoyed this past week that you harvested, from your garden or picked elsewhere?

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

Leeks and parsnips. The leeks just simply boiled, I do not cut all the green away because I like the flavour, and tomorrow I may do a savory parsnip crumble.

Methinks not so far from the truth... [babylonbee.com]

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

Oh it makes me so sad. (Irony) Of course, if the pastors were themselves genuine, then they would prefer to know who were the real faithful, and who needed more ministry, but I guess they are only interested in the churches incomes, regards less of why the money is in the tin. What a surprise. Next thing you will be telling me that, people are going to give up faking orgasim, and think what a loss to the world that would be.

My agnostic husband and deeply religious father started having a debate about whether or not God is ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

When you get your husband alone gently point out to him, that. What is not made by logic can not be disproved by logic. And that the burden of proof is on the believer, so there is no need to try and disprove belief.

I am new here, and I don't have enough points(?

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

Welcome and enjoy. Do check out the groups if you have time, there is something for everyone, and don't worry too much about points and levels they come quickly if you don't look.

Australian Suicide Prevention organisation " Beyond Blue" highlights the effect of the news on your...

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

The news of course has a built in bias, as in. "Heart attack victim dies in hospital." Equals news. "Doctors in hospital save life of seventeenth heart attack victim this week." Is not news, even if it is more often true, in fact partly because it is more often true.

I just came across this Cornell Lab bird cam site. [allaboutbirds.org]

Fernapple comments on Dec 8, 2019:

That looks really interesting thank you.

Paronomasia sounds like a word that a doctor could diagnose someone with.

Fernapple comments on Dec 7, 2019:

Don't you dare mess with my words.

Emergence: examples?

Fernapple comments on Dec 7, 2019:

Good idea to study chaos theory first as a grounding for emergence theory. James Gleick "Chaos." is the classic and very clear text.

What are your objections to the fine tuning argument for the existence of god

Fernapple comments on Dec 7, 2019:

We do not fit 99.9999999999... % of the universe, and we fit this small bit because evolution by natural selection molded us to fit IT, not the other way round, the fine tuning argument simply puts the cart before the horse. Look up the puddle drying in the sun metaphor, by D. Adams.

I just came across this. Too good not to share. Totally something I'd do..... [dangerousminds.net]

Fernapple comments on Dec 7, 2019:

I always thought it strange, that in the US the design of bills hardly changes. Here in the UK, as with most countries, we are often treated to new designs, and have had people like Darwin and Newton featured.

I, for one, like Roman numerals.

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

So did the ancient Romans, and look what happen to them. I think that we should change the number system, and start counting in twelves rather than tens. But sadly it ain't going to happen.

I could not believe this news reports from Tucker Carlson on Fox News. Really?

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Yes our local big employer, the Scunthorpes steal works has just recently escaped, hopefully, that sort of fate.

Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find [nytimes.com]

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

And of course the effects could be even worse on plants and other less mobile creatures. While the effects of global warming could cause even more extinctions, if there are not continuing habitat ranges, which enable animals and plants to move as local climate changes occur.

TRAVEL... TRAVEL Who is planning to travel outside the U.S. during Christmas holidays?

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

No wish I was, holidays will just have to wait until Jan. Regularly travel in Moslem countries though, most often Turkey, and I love it, especially hearing the call to prayer as a wake up first thing in the morning.

What's up with these conspiracy theorists in America who think the government is secretly trying to ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Because accepting that your government is just plain incompetent, is boring and asks the question why don't you do something about it, which means accepting your own share in the mess.

I think we all want to believe what we believe.

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

The second part yes. The first part no. Thought and belief are cost free, and can therefore be kept pure and true, as long as we are grown up enough to accept our failings. I may be lazy, but I do not have to justify laziness to myself, I can accept that I would be a better person if I worked harder. That is the big difference between the imature religious thought system, where truth is that which justifies me in what I want. And the rationalist mature thinking, at the core of science and secular philosophy where truth is to be sought no mater how much I do not like it.

Gender in atheism

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Men generally have more time to waste. Good place to waste it though.

Mind changer

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

I did not grow up in religion, but as a child naively thought that people who did, were bound to be good people, because they claimed to espouse an altruistic belief system, naturally how could they not be. A meeting in my teenage years with a theist teacher, who expressed the deep selfishness, narrow mindedness, snobbery and sense of exclusive entitlement, that is at the corrupt heart of religion, cured that for good. To a lesser extent, because I sort of knew it in principle anyway. I have had a couple of conversations on here with people, who convinced me that you can hold the right convictions for the wrong reasons.

After seeing the photos of Mark Zuckerberg in meetings with Trump, and seeing how he's been ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Where I am right now works for me. Get your friends to sign up here.

In Israel, some Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known as Haredim, trade tradition for modernity - The ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Sorry it won't let me read it without paying.

Head and Neck Injuries from Staring at Smartphones Sharply Increased

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Obviously the government needs to ban walking, otherwise there could be a serious threat here to the digital media industries profits. Irresponsible walking should be banned anyway, because it undermines the transport and petrochemical industries too.

interesting ancient drug-use - [sciencemag.org]

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

I wonder if fox snouts were just cheap bag making leather, or if they had ritual meaning ?

Amusing the cat and myself with the squirrels.

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

You are lucky. My friend who feeds the birds in her garden, gets very annoyed when the squirrels steel the nuts from the bird table, she bangs on the window to scare them off but it does not work. And yet my bird table and garden, where I would love to see them, and which are only about two hundred yards away on the other side of the village hardly ever see a squirrel.

I live just on the north west side of the Horicon Marsh [en.

Fernapple comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Lovely post thank you, I really enjoyed reading about the marshes via the links. Wetlands here in the UK are very much under threat, though we still have a few bits. The greatest of them, the Fens, near where I live, were drained to make farmland many years ago, back in the seventeenth century.

The cutting edge of Human Evolution is the integration of science and religion.

Fernapple comments on Dec 5, 2019:

For those who do not want to bother, I just listened to it all the way through. There is actually no mention of integrating science and religion. Except to say that some religious 'spiritual' practices are being studied by his science. There is a lot of self promotion to his sycophant interviewer. There is a lot of, word spaghetti, thrown at the wall, presumably hoping that the listener will find meaning where none was included to start with. He lists some modern world problems, which he then lumps together under the title of, "meaning crisis" and then says that he is trying to find a way to resolve it, while listing no particular direction; presumably because he has none. In the end he uses the early history of literacy and its effects on human progress, as a metaphor for for what he and his friends intend to achieve, saying that it will move the world forward in the same way, without giving any plain outline of his intentions, or any reason why anyone should believe the metaphor of literacy is justified. I pass no judgment, since without enlargement on his ideas there is nothing there to judge, it may be that he will come up with something so profound he will become the new Buddha, or maybe he is just a self delusionist lying twerp.

[cbc.

Fernapple comments on Dec 5, 2019:

The Humanist Association represents a large sub class of none believers, so large in fact that it probably includes most of us, and it does a good job at taking on the churches at their own game I believe. It is hard though, since the big advantage that churches have of course, is that they have a coffee shop and art gallery, where they play their own propaganda music, on every high street. We still have a lot of catching up to do, but there are more and more secular charities with shops on the high streets and an increasing need for helpers, and one day some great composer will write the science oratorio, and there will be a Michelangelo's Newton and a Darwin by Leonardo.

I wondering what is the basic structure of folks gardens on here--containers, aquaculture, rows, ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 5, 2019:

About a third of my plot is the commercial nursery where I earn my living, and two thirds are semi wild landscaped garden, mostly woodland, plus a small veg plot and a side paddock which is rented out to the village sports club. The land is on a slightly sloping site in a valley, and has a stream running through it, which was one of the main reasons for buying the property, the small old falling apart cottage being a good reason not to. Though now I live alone its big enough. I am now however beginning to think in terms of retirement, and how to cut back on the work, especially in summer. Since though I share the veg plot which cuts back on the work, a lot of the green keeping for the sports club falls to me as well, being the person living on the site and everyone else being happy to let someone else do it. So the nursery will become part time. More of the space will become wild wood, because I am a wildlife enthusiast, and the logs may be useful if I get a wood burner, though I will have to disappoint the friend who helps with the pruning in exchange for logs. Its Eden but one hell of a commitment.

Took this in the fall. Turkey vulture.

Fernapple comments on Dec 5, 2019:

That is a great photo well done, I love the tree bark and foliage background.

This seems just the birdsong for the cold weather, I think it was Nat Geo, but am not sure :-)

Fernapple comments on Dec 5, 2019:

Great meme, I love the wintery feel of it.

Offering something for folks to ponder--the effect of major solar flare events on human history.

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

Very brave to speculate, but without evidence that is where it ends I am sorry to say.

trees are glorious

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

An amusing collection of photos.

“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves”.

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

The power over men is a given anyway.

Hey people! I'm thinking of opening a bar for old men & calling it 'Leaky Dicks'.

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

No, if its Leaky it will sink.

Ugh.

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

That's terrible, I never heard of it happening before, but any good site should cope with a change of Zip code. Try writing to Admin.

Why do people recognize the fictional aspect of all myths and fairy tales, except their own ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

Just posted this on another page, but it works here too. Religion has an opposite approach to truth as it is normally framed. Saying that truth is that which confirms what you want to believe, as opposed to the normal and scientific approach, which are the normal that, truth is truth regardless of what you want to believe, and the scientific view that the most valuable truth is that which, goes against what you want to believe. When once you are in that mindset, then anything is possible.

Just wondering if someone can answer me this?

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

Most of them were educated by religion. Which has an opposite approach to truth as it is normally framed. Saying that truth is that which confirms what you want to believe, as opposed to the normal and scientific approach, which are the normal that, truth is truth regardless of what you want to believe, and the scientific view that the most valuable truth is that which, goes against what you want to believe. When once you are in that mindset, then anything is possible.

I just saw your 'corvids' post -- have seen it before and it reminded me of this : Chaser the ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

Yes I have seen Chaser before but she is well worth a second look, a very smart dog.

Discovered this prehistoric emoji at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

Fernapple comments on Dec 4, 2019:

Going there is on my bucket list.

Wicked religious people

Fernapple comments on Dec 3, 2019:

There is no other use for it.

Somewhere in Utah 3/2016

Fernapple comments on Dec 3, 2019:

Simple profound. Like taking a walk through the landscape.

“He - and if there is a God, I’m convinced he is a he, because no woman could or would ever fuck...

Fernapple comments on Dec 3, 2019:

Obviously he never met my mother.

Anyone here experience this internal conflict?

Fernapple comments on Dec 3, 2019:

It may be that they are afraid that if they raise the issue, you may convert them.

Uhhhm, yup.

Fernapple comments on Dec 3, 2019:

The information collecting bots. and algorithms etc. of the on-line media, are adjusted to collect negative information about the things people hate. Because that tells you more about them. ( As in. What sort of weather do you like ? Answer. Sunshine. Is not very useful because nearly everyone likes that. However the question. What sort of weather do you hate ? Answer. Rain. Tells you all sorts. Such as, may be a good market for rain wear, may not be a gardener so not a good market for seeds, and so on. ) And when you ask questions such as. What sort of people do you hate ? That tells the marketers huge amounts about you. Therefore the search engines, and social media are adjusted to promote negative responses and behaviour because that is where the profits lie.

"Democritus, believed the entire state of the universe could be explained through cause and effect.

Fernapple comments on Dec 3, 2019:

Another way to address the problem, is to think of random as, that which is too complex to understand. That is the basis of Chaos theory, which is well worth study if you are interested in this field.

How many of you are completely put off by the Christmas holiday?

Fernapple comments on Dec 2, 2019:

Hello and welcome. Yes, and its not like it used to be, when it only lasted twelve days, now it starts in the middle of November.

Was it an easy journey to leave your religion ?

Fernapple comments on Dec 2, 2019:

Hello and welcome. Never was in one.

Fixing the gargoyle on your screen

Fernapple comments on Dec 2, 2019:

If you think there is a gargoyle on your screen, you should see mine. You would certainly get religion and send for an exorcist. Everything is relative. And the best way to know if someone really likes you is to make yourself look ugly.

Yes, I know the organ version can't be beat, but this is interesting. :) [youtu.be]

Fernapple comments on Dec 2, 2019:

No question of "can't be beat" how can you even judge, there is only one level of perfect.

All this talk about ‘levels’ on here makes me think I’m moving up in Scientology...

Fernapple comments on Dec 2, 2019:

Yes but there is no charge, and the points system does a good job keeping the trolls, scam artists and time wasters out. Welcome and enjoy the site, check out the groups if you have time, there is something for everyone.

Hello I’m new here and ready to get acquainted!

Fernapple comments on Dec 2, 2019:

Hello and welcome. Enjoy the site, and if you have time check out the groups, they cover just about every interest.

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 2, 2019:

He certainly thought differently.

Out of curiosity, has anyone made level 10 yet?

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

No its strange, I often wondered where they went. I did hear that they sell your details to a theist hit squad and then you strangely disappear. Or maybe just no one made it yet, who knows ?

Are lifestyles of the rich and democrat undermining the fight against climate change?

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

The big hope is that in time the younger generation will start to see big consumption, large and multiple houses etc., as morally unacceptable and a sign of bad taste. That day will come, but will it come fast enough.

Or the fact that Adam and Eve were the first but Cain and Able had wives.

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

The buy-babble say Cain knew his wife, and since he lived in the land of Nod, ( Yes really. ) she presumably came from Nod and so was a Noddy. One thing of course about the Adam And Eve story, is that in its original form the couple were not perhaps the first people on Earth, but only the first of the line which led to the Jews, they only later get mixed up with the origin story.

No matter how preposterous an idea or belief may be there's always some percentage of the population...

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I think that it will be more than a 1000, because if you are open to shit, you are open to all of it. Nice rant.

While Driving home tonight my companion decided to click on a new revolutionary weight loss ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

The one good thing about FB is that, one day maybe, all the BS in the worlds media will be swept up and put in there. Then at least we will know where to find it.

A FRAGMENT OF CHRIST’s MANGER IS BACK IN THE HOLY LAND! HOW DESPERATE ARE CHRISTIANS FOR ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I don't know that many of them literally believe in relics. But it does always seem that they pick on the most unlikely parts of the by-babble to celebrate the most. The nativity story is after all most probably one of the most fictional parts of the bible, it does not appear in all the testaments and is thought by many biblical scholars, to be one of the latest additions. So that would put it even longer after the main parts of the story were written, far after the possible dates of the events.

Be alert. We need more lerts.

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

We love the old ones here.

The Future of World Religion (in 2050) - YouTube

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

Shows a nice and healthy level of skepticism towards the stats.

What are three things you think you need to be happy?

Fernapple comments on Dec 1, 2019:

Basic needs met. People. Nature.

It takes a special kind of con artist to get rich without paying taxes by selling people an ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 30, 2019:

Hello and welcome. I don't think they need to be that special, there seem to be a lot of them getting away with it.

“Every lie is two lies, the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 30, 2019:

And of course. "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!" (Sir Walter Scott, 1808).

Don't drink and drive. You'll hit a bump and spill the whole darn thing." -- Dean Martin.

Fernapple comments on Nov 29, 2019:

You don't mean I have to give up driving ?

What is so special about human life anyway?

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

You may like watching this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsXP8qeFF6A

This kind of reminds me a bit of Myspace and orkut I will give this a try I think that Facebook is ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Hello and welcome. Thanks, but we really need more of a challenge than Facebook.

NOT WANTED: Another Bygone Bro-gressive Who Thinks He’s The Future Of America

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Thought for a second there that you were talking about another on-line date. LOL

What is so special about human life anyway?

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

We will be the first single species to cause a mass extinction, that's got to be special.. Even the Cyano-bacteria need to work together.

[youtube.com] Guy on phone plays with telemarketers. FUNNY!!

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Its very funny, and we all wish we could do something like that sometimes. But it is also good to remember that a lot of telemarketers are often very poor, and being exploited by often very uncaring employers who use them ruthlessly. If you know that they are on good bonus schemes, or own their own business fine, but otherwise be kind, it not be their fault and they may wish they did not have to do the rotten job. The best thing is never buy the product, buy on line or on the high street, then you create jobs in the decent end of retail.

Assuming an intelligent force (not God necessarily) created the Universe, is it still there?

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

If there was a chicken in the field last night, will there be an egg there this morning ? Speculation about unknowns is pointless unless you are betting something on it.

Most common/ridicuous argumento pro religion?

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

What LenHazell53 below says, plus. You don't believe it because you don't understand it. God loves you but you just have to open your heart.

My little girl made it three years without religious ideas being taught to her.

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

I would say that the most important thing to do is not to make too big a issue of it, my parents hardly ever talked about religion and any mention of it, was usually met with a disinterested shrug of the shoulders. And I know this may sound counter intuitive, but it would be a good idea to expose her to as many different religions as possible. Take her to a Hindu festival for example and say. "We don't believe this but its still fun, isn't it ?" When once the idea that religion is fun but meaningless is planted, the next step, the understanding that its all just fancy Santa Claus, will fall into place automatically, when she's old enough.

Hello, I've decided to join this site mainly to join in discussions, but as I'm single, if I meet ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Hello and welcome. What you will certainly find on this site is a lot of diversity, just browse the groups for one.

November 24, 1859 Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 25, 2019:

I have heard that his publisher thought that it was interesting but not likely to sell many copies. And asked him. "When will the book on pigeons you promised me be ready. Everybody likes pigeons."

What if the Devil invented Jesus?

Fernapple comments on Nov 25, 2019:

I once saw an interview with a tea-total christian, who was challenged by the interviewer with the, water into wine problem. "Oh." The christian said. "But that was not wine you see. That was grape juice." The interviewer was not quick enough to raise Louis Pasteur, or anything like that. But perhaps it proves that when once you swallow religion, you will believe anything.

Is it Safe to Eat Roadkill? | Live Science

Fernapple comments on Nov 25, 2019:

One thing that they did not mention. Is that, the reason why an animal gets hit by are car, could be that it is slow or disabled, which could in turn be, because it has been poisoned. Either deliberately or as a result of the slow build up of things like pestisides in its diet. Something to think about.

Greetings from the Land of Pleasant Living, This site was heavily advertised on Facebook so I ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Hello and welcome, enjoy the site, and if you have time do check out the groups there is something for everyone.

What made you change from believer to non-believer?

Fernapple comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Never was a believer. Until I was in school I don't think I had even met one, only someone from the US would ask that question.

The SEASON OF GIVING...really?

Fernapple comments on Nov 24, 2019:

I did read a stat, don't know where, that the money the US spends on christmas presents in one year, would be enough to cure world hunger, forever.

Are Believers Better Citizens?

Fernapple comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Most of the respectable studies I have seen have proved just the opposite. Certainly on an international scale, there is a direct link between nearly all factors of social health, such as crime, to the degree to which a country is secular.

Colour or black and white?

Fernapple comments on Nov 24, 2019:

The pale colours are wonderful, but the B/W has more punch. Don't know in this case, what you do have however are two quite different photos for the price of one.

“There is no deficit in human resources; the deficit is in human will”.

Fernapple comments on Nov 24, 2019:

In many ways there is too much human will. As some else once said. If we all did our work and then went and spent the remaining time lying in a box, and were content with three bowls of porridge a day, we would cause very little harm in the world.

The manner in which most people use the term "atheist" is unfortunate, because such usage suggests a...

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

The two types of atheist are sometimes called 'hard' and 'soft' atheists. True hard atheists are rare, but it is a common straw man argument used by theists, to suggest that all atheists are of that type.

When I was a teenager and was first starting to question my faith in God, and the human soul, here ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

You are not alone, that has been a question asked by wise people about theism for a long time. And most of them also concluded that it made nonsense of the whole thing.

One of my friends on FB posted this and I found myself mostly agreeing with it. Thoughts?

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Very true, though sometimes a little bit of negative emotion has been the driving force got an awful lot done, to everyones benefit.

while I say I'm an atheists, actually I believe in reality over faith.

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

That is very true. Hello and welcome, enjoy the site, and if you have time check out the groups, there is something for everyone.

With the recent death of my dog I've been thinking about death more than usual and something ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

No one can prove it does not happen, or that we don't have another life, everything is complicated and very little known. Another idea some people had was that the universe as a whole reincarnates, goes back the big bang, and starts all over running the same stories. Lots of things possible.

This says much about now

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Rarely comment on US politics here, because coming from the UK it is none of my business really. But here is an account of part of the life of one US person I have the greatest respect for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gugnXTN6-D4

A question you see pop up on here is, when did you become an atheist,which to me sounds like when ...

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Was not raised in active religion at all. My grandmother even discouraged me from joining the scouts, because she said it was a front for Christian teaching. But as a child I always had respect for Christians and other religions, believing them to be better people. Because I did not really know any, so I believed the myth about them. It was only in my later school years and higher education, that I really encountered Christians for the first time. And discovered that the truth was quite the opposite to the myth, and how truly evil some of them were , and how weak and how happy with double values most of the others were. I never really got over the shock of that, plus the discovery that many were anti-science and the values that go with that, which by then I had grown to love, and had thought in a childish way that everyone did.

Today I have been feeling very lonely.

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Its not easy, and I am sorry to say that sometimes I think the best thing is work. Very often employers, like the NHS especially, are glad of people who want to work during the season. And sometimes nursing homes will be glad of people to come in and just socialize with the patients. I am luck, as though now living alone I do have a best friend, and the odd lonely hours I fill in with a walk. May not work for you but it is the best I have got.

The week in wildlife photos: [theguardian.com]

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

I Like 'Jump' especially, even more effective for being in B/W .

The "N" Word

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Yes but any good study should describe the bell curve, if not an even more complex model, and the greater the sample the wider the curve will be.

Breakthrough discovery in plants' DNA may lead to slowing aging process in humans [cnn.com]

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Plants are not so badly affected by cancer as animals, since mutated growth usually has less rather than more vigour in plants. Due to the fact that nearly all plant tissue is growing all the time. So they do not need to benefit from the self destruct value of short lived tolomeres perhaps.

Hi all I am still playing with my camera I tried to share a photo but keep getting an error message.

Fernapple comments on Nov 23, 2019:

You don't need to make a meme, just reduce the size to 1500 x 1500 or less.

"I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.

Fernapple comments on Nov 22, 2019:

They did not call him the greatest living teacher for nothing.

I met a girl that was really into astrology.

Fernapple comments on Nov 22, 2019:

The ancient Romans once suffered a terrible defeat, perhaps the worst they had, at the Battle of Cannae August 216 BC in southeast Italy. When someone asked the Roman thinker and politician why he did not respect astrologers, he replied. " Did twenty thousand men at Cannae all have the same horoscope ? Yet they all had the same fate !"

I met a girl that was really into astrology.

Fernapple comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Someone once said. "What would happen if you put daily predictions in the news papers based, on Nationality or race ?"

Hello all, Such a while since I was last here. Work has been soooo busy. How are you all?

Fernapple comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Hello, glad to see you back. I love telling my friends, that I regularly correspond with people from all sorts of exotic locations from all over the world. But their eyes really pop when I tell them where you come from. Love.