No comment as Trump goes over clfff with GOP.

BirdMan1 comments on Oct 3, 2019:

And they are going with him willingly, no less!

Pence turning State's evidence?

BirdMan1 comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Pence, who lives by a particular fairy tale, is just the guy to say this to.

To Nancy - She Knows Democracy!

BirdMan1 comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I was about to say "It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it!", but it's not a dirty job, it's doing her job! I'll bet these guys never dreamed of so heinous a person as this getting into the office!

About right

BirdMan1 comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Because he is empty inside.

Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher Pema Chödrön on transformation through difficult times: “The...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 30, 2019:

I believe that Pema Chodron is totally correct. In my view, the universe and we are all here by way of totally random processes, given the way the universe originated and the ways in which it is organized, laws of physics, and all that. And there is no protection from the random things that can befall any being, or even inanimate object. Apparently, the vast majority of people are not able to to be comfortable with "...the ambiguity and uncertainty" she speaks of. As I understand it, acceptance of what is is a major theme of Buddhism. In do not believe that it is meant as a form of passivity, but it is something like "Don't cry over spilled milk." Clean "it" up, rather than moan, complain and bitch; and move on.

Well.

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Bummer! That's really a shame, and i feel for you. Hopefully, you will meet someone else, with whom you can make a solid connection, as you move on from here.

Do You Hate God? | The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 30, 2019:

What I hate is the proselytizing! The rest is just stupid. A sign seen on a church lawn, in the outskirts of Mobile, Al. a year, or two ago: "If you are reading this sign we are praying for you." Screw off! That's what I hate.

"We should always be prepared so as never to err to believe that what I see as white is black, if ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Good question! I was not indoctrinated into any fairy tales, so I only see what appears to be silliness there. But I like the "pisseth behind a bush," part

Lets Dance!!!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Party! Party! Party!

Waiting to apply for a new white house position!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 28, 2019:

Are you sure that's not the actual, current, cabinet?

Trump said "Wise leaders always put their own people and the good of their own country first," this ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 25, 2019:

Trump said that? What the heck does he know about wise leaders? He puts Trump first allllll the time! Someone wrote that for him, and he parroted it?

White House: What Mexicans? We don't see any Mexicans on the wall.

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 23, 2019:

Very funny!

Action vs. Vaping Not Guns! WTF!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 23, 2019:

Typical.

Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Student That Dozens Filmed, Shared On Social Media Tyler ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 23, 2019:

Far earlier, there was the case of Kitty Genovese, running from an attacker naked, I believe, yelling for help, in N.Y.C., and no one helped in any fashion. But, to have these kids doing nothing but recording is fucking crazy!

Joe Biden to rich donors: "Nothing would fundamentally change" if he's elected Along with praise...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 23, 2019:

Biden seems to be waffling all over the place. What does "I hope I won't let you down. I promise you," actually mean?

Federal Judge Says Christian Hate Group Can Legally Be Called a “Hate Group” ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 21, 2019:

I agree with SPLC, s said, their track record is excellent.

I get this sick feeling inside that the only reason Trump isn't going full nuts on Iran is that he ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 20, 2019:

He has no bottom, and yes, nothing is to creepy for him. There is an old political piece of propaganda, about not changing horses in mid-stream, s during a war, and you may well be right.

Impeachment, resignation, treason, federal charges — reaction to the stunning Trump-Ukraine news ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 20, 2019:

My urge is to write"Unbelievable!," but this is pure tRump: no bottom! Rudi seems to be determined to wind up in jail, one way ,or another.

I wonder if there are any Christian neuroscientists?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 20, 2019:

Yes, and no. We are more than just the wiring in our heads, or bodies; are not some form of automatons. I am currently reading "Musicophilia," by Oliver Sacks, who was a neurologist. Here and much elsewhere, I have read that what people refer to as religious experiences, out of body experiences, are not especially unusual alternate states of experience. But, we each bring our own personal history, and perspective to any experience, and interpret such in a way that fits our view of ourselves. We may experience AWE at something, and recognize it as AWE, be happy to have had that experience, while the person next to us might attribute that same experience as a touch from his/her god. The latter person is fooling her/himself, but cannot recognize it.

A stark reminder of what has its grips on our lives and government

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 18, 2019:

Please.I'm about to go have lunch.

Check this idiot out! I don't even know what to say

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 18, 2019:

He fits into my stereotype of a rabid, racist, southerner, who still believes that the confederacy had it the right way. It's my stereotype, and I realize it is biased, but that beard, done that way, does it for me. The seemingly empty look in his eyes does not get in the way of my perception of him.

Lie Detector Lies?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Of course!

Draft Dodger Hat

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Now, that's what I call a hat!

Check this idiot out! I don't even know what to say

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 17, 2019:

This guy reminds me of a pick-up truck I saw the other day, with 2 window stickers: "Make hockey violent again!" and "Trump, 2020." These are, as George Carlin coined it "...some kind of special stupid!"

How would you respond to "You can't have true love without God"?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 17, 2019:

How about "That's your spin, based on your biased point of view., or "On your assumptions.?" Not that you would get up in the church and say it out loud. I once wrote a letter to Minister whose sign outside his church said, essentially, "God does not care how you manage to spread His message!" I wrote to him that this would have fit, very nicely, into the perspective of the World Trade attackers, and that he needs to apologize to his congregation, and the community. I closed by saying that I would not put my name on the letter, because if he really believes what he wrote, I would not feel safe letting him know who I was. If...you decide to "come out," you might write to tell him that this imbecility helped you to get to that point.

Been a while since I made a post here.

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 16, 2019:

I had a girlfriend, long ago, who commented one day that she was "...going to make a real Jew out of me." BARF!

Eddy Piñeiro after kicking a field goal, that he has trained for, states: If you don’t ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 16, 2019:

I always resent the fools who, after making a good play, in any sport, point up to the sky, or make the sign of the cross, in honor of their god who has nothing better to do than watch his TV in the sky, and send an angel to the outfield (as in the movie). A church some few miles from my home has planted 3 little crosses on the grass at an intersection, one of which says "Jesus," another of which says "Obey," and I do not recall the third. In todays context, especially, the "obey" bothers me most,as these idiots probably think that obeying Trump is tantamount to obeying their Jesus.

Newly Nominated Secretary of State is a Holy Crusader - TheHumanist.com

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Elect a clown, get a circus, period!

What is it that makes holy water holy.

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 15, 2019:

It is Holy water because the priest, or his system, says it is. The sheep buy into it just as they buy into the sacramental wafer BEING Jesus' body! Having written that, I am sitting here almost slack-mouthed that they can accept this hogwash.

Evangelist Declares White House To Be "Holy Ground" And Commands "Demonic Networks To Be Scattered" ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 15, 2019:

The sad thing is that fellow Evangelists will harken to it, in their delusional way. How about Evangelists are the demonic networks?

What’s a Jew to do during the high holy days when they question the existence of a higher power?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 15, 2019:

The culture I come from is Jewish, but I am 3rd generation atheist on one side, maybe both. What are called the High Holy days, and, in spring Passover, are an annoyance to me . Well, no, just Passover is, with its food restrictions. As a teenager, a friend and I wanted to see what it was all about, and tried to attend "Services." We were simply turned away at the door, having no tickets, and the apparent disregard for us, rather than some interest in why we might have come without tickets, did nothing to endear either of us to the religion. I do nothing different at the autumn holy days, and have attended a Seder at Passover, at a cousin's annually. To me, this is just a time to visit with family. My wife has done second night Seder at our house, but, now, with no family close by, after our recent move, we'll see.

How about them Retrumpicans

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 14, 2019:

The perfect place for: "I keep hearing people ask, 'Is America ready for a woman president? Or a gay? Funny thing is I never heard anyone ask if America was ready for an incompetent , vindictive,mentally unstable, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, traitorous, egomaniac" and yet, here we are."

Stealing From Military Families Sucks!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Mother......!

Who is America's enemy?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 14, 2019:

The man knew what he was talking about!

Fact or fiction😆

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Funny, and sad, at the same time!

Never Again Rally Week Ago!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Auschwitz was an outcome of the hateful policies of Hitler, part of the process of killing. Trump is mirroring Hitler, with his different scapegoat, so far. The fans of fascism in Charlotte specifically referred to Jews, and if Trump thinks he can use antisemitism to bolster falling ratings, I'm sure he will give it a try. He has no bottom!

Let’s play another round of compare the quotes

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Modesty on the face of the universe, and imbecility!

This is funnier than what I first wanted to post [dailykos.com]

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Such a looser!

Here’s Neil deGrasse Tyson, in Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, 2017, on page 17: “In the...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Is there a way for you to put, in a nutshell, what Lerner's point of view is?

If it had his picture on it I'd buy it!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 12, 2019:

There is no redeeming this asshole!

A message putin's puppet.....

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Can we run George Carlin for president? Can you imagine what he'd be saying if he were among us now?

There are many very smart billboards from FFRF. Here are 3 of my favorites.

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

GREAT!

why do we keep hearing about this?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

I can not tel you how many times I have referred to these folks about this issue!

our own worse enemy

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Beautiful!

Damn, we missed the boat !

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Love it!

So Bolton was canned (and just as he was making headway on starting WW III) but it made me laugh and...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

If he had said that, he would have been doing a very rare thing, telling the truth.

The UK ambassador forced to resign after he called Trump 'inept' and 'incompetent' is being made a ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

The fellow called it like he saw it. Sounds like sweet justice, to me.

Proof that tRump is not the only rethuglican destroying our democracy. [washingtonpost.com]

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Just human scum!

They need eye drops!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

No comment.

Sharpie Power Going to His Head!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

That's how it is, in the land of delusion!

Says it all

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Yes, exactly. And all the racist, supremacist beatings and killings, attach to the resident, and his party!

It never ends

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

It shows where hypocrisy lives!

True for trump and evangelical supporters

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

This is who those who used to claim to be the keepers of "Family Values" and "Law and Order" have turned out to be!

It's Sort of Our Job!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

On point!

Just BecauseYou Sleep With Someone Named Stormy Does Not Make You a Weatherman!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Excellent!!

Future magazine cover

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 11, 2019:

YES! Be still my heart! But, that chair is much too comfortable, he needs to be in a plain metal folding chair.

Trump Rally Nearby!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 9, 2019:

"A picture is worth a thousand words" the saying goes, but these extra 6 words paint a thousand pictures. For the atheists among us (lol), check out this article about the apparent lack of voting we do: https://www.alternet.org/2019/09/prodding-the-irreligious-left-to-vote-if-atheists-and-agnostics-participated-more-strongly-in-elections-americas-moral-climate-would-improve/?utm_source==email=1414

Is there phenomenology without a self?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 9, 2019:

I doubt it, very much. What we know as "experience" is filtered through our unique consciousnesses, and finds a place within same based on our unique and already formed perspective of "How things are," "How I am." And, "self" is the sum of our experiences, and how we each have organized them into our gestalt of being.

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau _ Hey Bookworms! I'd like to ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 9, 2019:

In that vein, people might like John Steinbeck's "The Log from the Sea of Cortez," about a trip he and a very good friend, a major biologist of his day, took in the Gulf of California. There is philosophizing about humanity and about the interconnectedness of all life.

Who else here is old enough to remember the rhetoric we heard in the late 60's and early 70's while ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

"...were communists...," as in old fashioned Utopian communists, (note the small "c") not the dictatorial, "Stalin is my man," sort!

As was pointed out, if Obama had planned to meet with the Taliban on American soil, conservatives ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Nixon did do some good stuff, but that did not include the signing into law of the bill that created the health care system we have all suffered under ever since. He was quoted as commenting that since it would benefit his buddy, Joe Kaiser, he would certainly sign on the dotted line.

Who else here is old enough to remember the rhetoric we heard in the late 60's and early 70's while ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

I do recall the "Love it, or leave it," and my thinking that those who said it were damned idiots. I was once told, around 1970, when I had my "freak flag flying" that I ought to join the army, so it could "make a man of you!" Right, and go off supporting the killing of innocent Vietnamese, or do it myself. Instead I was in the march against the war, at the Pentagon.

Talk about delusional!! 🙃 ‘The Trumps will be a dynasty that lasts for decades’ ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

No, they/he will be a footnote, in the history books, alongside the comment WTF were they thinking?

As was pointed out, if Obama had planned to meet with the Taliban on American soil, conservatives ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Your posting points to why it was Nixon who was able to meet with the Chinese, had any other president, or official tried to do so, Nixon would have been at the head of the attacking posse!

Who the hell is approving this stuff?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Also, I would remove the word "seems" from your posting. He can not tolerate criticism, as in the entire Alabama crap, to begin with, and his staff, at any level, knows this. When he leaves office, there may be a huge sonic boom caused by federal employees exhaling!

Who the hell is approving this stuff?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Yes, it is so easy to fall into line, and lick boots, if one is in a position that depends on the emperor's approval. I had not known that NOAA hit its own people, but, I assume that (Since February 25, 2019 Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, has served as acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at the US Department of Commerce and NOAA's interim administrator.) Jacobs owes obedience to his child god! This is why some scientists have left gov't jobs, having been told that they are not "allowed" to make certai/n utterances!

Richard Feynman on "Not Knowing Things" One of the unexpected benefits I experienced in letting ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Feynman was a marvelous fellow! "I don't know" if growing up in Queens, N.Y. C. hurt him any, either.

The Art Of The Big Lie

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 4, 2019:

And the author, ghost writer, Tony Schwartz, claimed that "I put lipstick on a pig," in a national magazine article. during the run-up to the electin. He said that Donny Boy showed the attention span of something like a 5 year old.

Below Worms, Dirt, Sludge and Pond Scum.

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 4, 2019:

Now, that's proof that a picture is worth a thousand words!

7 Deadly Chins/Sins

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 4, 2019:

I have regularly refused to sign petitions aimed at removing his Twitter account, on the premise that that is just where we get to see how phenomenally stupid he is.

Of Course I'm Fine!

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 4, 2019:

Excellent!

Conversion therapy leader McKrae Game comes out as gay

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 4, 2019:

So, when do we get to imprison Michelle Bachmann's husband? He's been billing medicaid for this bogus treatment for years!! I'm glad the guy opened up about the deceit, bu, now, the rest of the states need to ban the BS!

Struck by a nun! As a child of seven or thereabouts, I was slapped soundly on my thigh as I sat ...

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 2, 2019:

No, they have not been apart of my world. But, I did once get a dirty look from two, while carrying a girl who had cut her foot on a shell at the beach. I was taking her to the first aid squad, and as I walked on the paved part of the "boardwalk," and she asked me how it felt, I said it was "Hot as hell," just as the two sisters came by the other way. Their brief look of disapproval was intense.

Have you known many believers who can't seem to grasp the omniscient god thing?

BirdMan1 comments on Sep 2, 2019:

They who live within the confines of the fairy tales can not recognize contradictions, nor experience cognitive dissonance regarding the stories, because they have been trained not to see such things. It is as if they are living in "Flat World", and can not imagine lifting off the plane of the paper.

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 31, 2019:

My first wife was a "fallen away," as she called it, Catholic. We were married by a Lutheran minister friend of mine. My second wife was raised as an Orthodox Jew, does not follow Judaism much, and we were married by a Unitarian minister and a Rabbi we located in lower Manhattan, N.Y.

Do you say the pledge of allegiance, when called to do so in a public setting?

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 31, 2019:

I do not say "under God," when it was first introduced, in 1954, I believe; but that was a long time ago now. Maybe I mumbled it, as I was just a kid then. I certainly have not done it for decades, now!

Dorian.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 31, 2019:

Absolutely! This reminds me of the woman who was going to go out into Tampa Bay, last year, and "pray away" whatever hurricane that was. I do not know that she got into the bay, in her row-boat, and, yes, that storm did not follow the predicted path right into Tampa and St. Petersberg. I've heard nothing about her this time out, but the storm seems about to skirt the east coast, rather than cross the peninsula. Reportedly, over the last 200 years, only 19 hurricanes have hit central Florida. when people live in a bubble of delusion about how the world works, they can develop all sorts of new fairy tales!

Gardening level: Epic Bet this evolved and took the whole village ages!

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 31, 2019:

Blow my mind!

Sigmund Freud's nephew Edward Bernays (1891-1995), also known as the "Father of Spin", has designed ...

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 30, 2019:

This is the way it works, whether, it is politics or fashion.

Where did you first learn about God?

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 30, 2019:

Somewhere in my early childhood, i had an illustrated book about the bible, or some such. I can recall seeing the color plate of a "God Sky," with the sun's rays pouring through clouds, and maybe there was a standard bearded old white man god illustration,as well. I do not know why I had that book, as I was brought up by grandparents, and my g'father was a devout atheist! Anyway, he taught me to question received wisdom, said he'd been encouraged,as a young man, to question religious material. One of his favorite sayings regarding stories was "Was you there, Charlie"?

the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock begins [youtube.com]

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Way, way back, in the far left of the photo, probably out of the photo, is me.

Please welcome @AnonySchmoose to the group.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Despite preferring standard non-fiction, I am now reading "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," as suggested by a friend. It is referred to as a "non-fiction novel," which might once have been called an historical novel, like Gore Vidal's "Lincoln," I suppose. We are planning a trip to Savannah, in the fall, and that is what the book is about. It is starting off nicely.

Please welcome @LauraUU to the group. Tell us a bit about your reading preferences if you like.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Welcome!

Please welcome @AnonySchmoose to the group.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Yes, Hello and welcome.

More sad evidence for mysogyny in the Land of the Unfree.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 26, 2019:

A fascinating article! While these folks may not have diagnosable mental disorders, they all appear to have, as stated, difficult lives, starting in childhood, and have never learned basic "Emotional Intelligence," how to live in concert with others, have then become outcasts and women haters. The original book called "Emotional Intelligence," was written by Daniel Goleman, and outlines how it is learned,at home, within the first 4 years of life, or is not learned, in dysfunctional homes.

Not exactly Trump related...Koch and the River Styx... [thehardtimes.net]

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Not exactly trump related? David and his brother have been working behind the scenes, for decades, literally, to create what has become of the party of Lincoln, which has been working assiduously to devolve into Trump's mostly silent, and happy, Greek chorus! For a full exploration of their odious machinations, read "Democracy in Chains-The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America," by Nancy MacLean. The GOP has been sitting back while Trump runs their racist, elitist agenda for them, and, in his delusional state, he has no idea that they, like Putin, have been playing him.

Four nuns die and are in line to get into Heaven.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Have I been encouraging you to follow a dark, and dangerous path? These are cool!

A Christian acquaintance sent me an email with this joke.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

Your Christian acquaintance, apparently, did not have whatever it might have taken to dispute, or discuss, the differences with you, just called it "crap." A Catholic acquaintance of mine once told me that to even talk about evolution was against his religion...so well trained!

A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

So glad that you are here!

If I declare that my god is real and that it's scriptures are infallible.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

You betcha!

My religions professor is very adamant about convincing us atheists are just as religious as ...

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

Atheists can be adamant about their belief that belief in a god is silliness, and some mistakenly see this as indication of a religious fervency. A religion is an organized entity, and atheism has no such organization. The various atheist and Humanist groups do not translate into an organization.

Josey wasn't the best pupil at Sunday school.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

I love them!

Figures, Suckabee now comments in Faux! [cnn.com]

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

This was long in coming, and inevitable. Her resumé is perfect for them.

Need Background Check Bills to go to Senate!

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

McConnell is as much a traitor as Donny Boy,maybe more, as he does not, apparently, have lunacy to hide behind!

Hate Crimes Go Up!

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

And they are all attributable to his twisted "leadership!"

The chosen one?

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

"The King of the Jews?" "The Chosen One?" "The Second Coming?" I have long called him"The Empty Orange." He is, as Beto said, a "Raving lunatic!" What he suffers from, and the country, if not the world is suffering from, is "Malignant Narcissism!" He will not change. He has no capacity to change, no motivation to change, since the problems are always within other people.  To change one must have both insight to one's problems, acknowledge that there are problems with one's perspective, or behavior, at least, interfering with one's life, which is where the motivation to change comes from, as in wanting a healthier, more effective life.  In future mental health training and textbooks, he will be the poster boy for personality disorder!  He is, indeed, a total lunatic! I do not watch the news, I do not want to see the latest blatant idiocy spill from his mouth.  I expect nothing but the dumbest crap, dumber, and dumber as time goes on.  HE HAS NO BOTTOM!  A bottom would define an end to an emptiness, a boundary to it, he has none.

Imagine for a moment that the concept of god never existed, that no one had ever heard of such an ...

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 12, 2019:

I see religion as a "Culturally supported delusion," a phrase of my own devising. The concept of religion, in my perspective, came before the concept of using it to control people, as a tool of manipulation and control. But, as pointed out, clearly visible today, people seek patterns, people are also afraid of the randomness they sense running the world, and invented gods as ways to explain, attempts to find explanations, causes, for how the world works. That gives them the fantasy that they can have some control, agency, over the workings of the world. As in If you pray 23 rosaries on an odd dated Tuesday, when it is sunny before 10:00 A.M., and throw 23 bits of salt over your shoulder, god will listen to your prayers." Right!!

More material to consider in regard to current America.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 12, 2019:

Yes, perhaps, psychology, or sociology, but these are connected to philosophy. The BIG lie might have special traction because it might have a strong emotional impact, being so outrageous. Things with strong emotional impact register with the limbic system, before the higher brain systems register them.

Please share your reaction to this photo.

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 11, 2019:

This is going to be seen, ad nauseum, during the coming campaign, because he is too stupid to know how stupid he is!

Not that he has one, but if he did....

BirdMan1 comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Maybe, someday, on autopsy, it will be seen.