How much do you expect "payback" to influence Democrat policy?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 18, 2020:

Democrats are pussies and routinely let Republicans walk all over them. No reason to think this time will be any different.

Love this 💜💜💜

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 18, 2020:

That's legit.

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ChestRockfield comments on Nov 18, 2020:

Don't know if that figure is accurate, but I would love any reduction that came from taxing churches.

I live in California where 63.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 18, 2020:

There will be a civil war soon. It is inevitable. It could very likely be the impetus for the change to an authoritarian government. We are doomed.

Lockdown in SA Our stupid Liberal Government has put in a lockdown, initially 6 days and then ...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 18, 2020:

But if you don't spring it on people, then they go out and party it up "on their last night of freedom". The problem is that people are fucking stupid and won't do what's best for them no matter what, not that you have a governing body that leans one way or the other.

Your last relationship ended because? Tell some story of your life🙂 I am interested 🙂

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 15, 2020:

Stu and I were madly in love. Together for almost 4 years, we still had an amazing sex life and wanted to spend as much time together as we possibly could. It was pure bliss. Best relationship I've ever been in, bar none. Our only problem was that she wanted children and I don't. It took her a long time to leave me because we never wanted to break up. I'm still single years later. (She's married with a kid now, so it's not like there's a chance we would ever get back together.) Life is terrible and I want to die ever day. Did I bum you out?

Have you ever tried to eat grilled chicken innards? This is tastefully awesome 😋😋😋

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 15, 2020:

Is this really good? I'm always down for trying new stuff, but is this more of a 'we didn't have anything else to eat because we were poor and this was better than nothing' type of dish or an 'even if there was a plate of grilled barbequed chicken thighs sitting there, I'd still reach for these' dish?

Hi guys, new here. Hope everyone is having a great weekend

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 14, 2020:

Sup? This place is only 72% as annoying as other social media sites. Enjoy.

The media isnt showing this

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 14, 2020:

That's because they're not protesting injustices that the system refuses to rectify.

We have some reason to celebrate.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2020:

Trump will either be the king again, or the king maker. He owns that party until the day he dies. He had a higher average approval rating among his own party than ANY president in the last 70 years. People like to think it's just his idiot cult followers, but it's not. It's almost all Republicans that support him.

Philly is already loaded with historical sites.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2020:

Amazing

Grace Kelly in 1955

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 12, 2020:

Work that up do!

Trump's last stand ... at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Company!

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 8, 2020:

The best comment I read, by far, was that he was there to tell the people he was the lawn order candidate.

Rama making out with Mohamed - I wonder which religious will want to chop off the head of the ...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 8, 2020:

Or the person who shares it... I don't believe that French teacher illustrated the materials for that lecture.

We R - Creature Creators - in - Time & Space - Eternal Beings - Divinely being - a Person - thru ...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 7, 2020:

The day we vote out 45, finally exhale a sigh of relief, KWAPELL comes back to remind all us motherfuckers it's still 2020.

I posted in the Health and Happiness [agnostic.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 7, 2020:

I have noticed what I have written is not what gets published as well. Not really sure what's going on.

Why was the popular vote so close in the US presidential election?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 6, 2020:

It's not an either/or, nor are they mutually exclusive. I personally know people that fit into one or more of all three categories. Honestly, I do not believe there is "a way forward". Large swaths of the Republican party do not believe in truth, facts, reason, logic, science, or bipartisanship. All they care about is consolidating power and they don't give a fuck what they have to do or who they have to hurt to get it, keep it, and expand it. Colbert talked some nonsense last night about how Republicans need to stand up and speak out now because it was their last chance and people were going to take note of who was silent. I love the guy, but what fucking country is he living in? The Republicans happened to lose the Executive branch * maybe * but in no way was it a repudiation of Trump and what he has turned the Republican party into. Trump is going to clear well over 70 million votes, not lose a single house race, actually gain several seats, and likely not even lose control of the Senate even though they had significantly more seats up for reelection. Even more telling is the fact that the worst of the worst when it came to greenlighting the awful shit Trump was doing, Mitch McConnell, didn't even lose his seat (proving it was not a repudiation of Trump OR the Republican party). They love that gelatinous pile of fuck scum because he knows how to get power, keep power, and wield power to most effectively elicit liberal snowflake tears. This country is packed nearly halfway full of awful fucking piles of shit that will gladly support a fascist as long as it doesn't mean a fucking liberal takes the reins and forces communist shit on them like clean water, breathable air, and renewable energy. This will continue to get worse, even if people like me that see the writing on the wall and are willing to speak the truth kept quiet. There is no road high enough we could take that would elevate their position. They would just see us as weak, stupid pussies and use that opening to run up the score even more. I do not see this ending any other way than the complete destruction of our democracy. Fuck, one side is already calling for it, (Trump "claimed states for electoral purposes" what in the ever-loving fuck kind of Dictator shit is that?) and that side thinks the other side is too. And before anyone tells me I'm wrong, be ready to explain some of the times the Democrats didn't fight dirty like Republicans do and the Republicans respected it and played fair, too. I'm sure Merrick Garland will agree with you from his seat on the Supreme Court.

Pat Robertson to Pregnant Woman: Give Baby Up for Adoption and Dump Boyfriend | Beth Stoneburner | ...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 6, 2020:

How the fuck is that vile piece of shit still alive?

I get it, a lot of people hated him 4 years ago and still hate him now.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 6, 2020:

Both of them can fuck all the way off.

Taking our minds off politics for a moment .

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 6, 2020:

All the Trump rallies the days before seem to be a more likely cause. If other states election offices were as strict as mine, it doesn't seem like they'd be super spreader events.

I have an interesting thought concerning morality and I would like to see what other people's ...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 5, 2020:

When you say 'behaviors that are acceptable', it begs the question 'acceptable to whom?' Everyone? Most people? 80%? 70%? What constitutes society? In smaller segments of society, you'll find behaviors that are acceptable, even applauded, that would almost certainly be deemed immoral by larger portions of the population at large. While in a very large society there may be segments that believe things are acceptable that are polar opposites of each other. Defining mortality may be one of the most difficult things humans have ever attempted as it seems no one has ever done it successfully.

I so want to go to Australia, even though the wild life is dangerous.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 4, 2020:

What is that?

I just came here count the liberal tears.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 4, 2020:

I've been calling Trump winning for years. What's happening here is not a surprise to me.

How many of you curse like a sailor?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 2, 2020:

I'm going the other way with it. I'm getting my mother to swear. Currently working on cunt. I got her to watch a couple British comedians/shows to take away the shock of it first; that helped a lot.

I'm an atheist who loves cats....

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I'd say cats are X times better than dogs, but you can't divide by zero...

I am either an agnostic (don't know, don't care - we'll all find out soon enough) or humanist.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Since I don't believe in souls or any other supernatural entities that would be needed to provide for any sort of afterlife situation, I believe that the essence of who we are is completely contained in the cells of our bodies, which, when dead (or severely dysfunctional like in late stage Alzheimer's) that essence ceases to exist.

Anyone ever remember praying over your food and asking god to "use it for the nourishment of your ...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

A lot of the food Americans eat these days has almost zero nutritional value, so they probably do need to pray it nourishes them. 😝

‘Mel Gibson’s Dad Catholic’: Bill Maher Mocks Amy Coney Barrett’s Religion Again | The Daily...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

We're fucked.

Well, in case anyone may be interested.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I think agnostic.com is doing that thing where it randomly deletes words from posts. See if you can edit and add them back in.

For those of you who went from being religious to atheist, have you noticed that philosophy has ...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Humans are an accident. Any singularity that occurs will most likely find no need for us, especially if it is ultimately driven by AI. The thought that there's any goal or conclusion especially as it relates to human life is, frankly, just as nonsensical as the beliefs of the religious.

Is this the last weekend of America? [youtube.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Why exactly do you need a healthy conservative party to be able to have a healthy liberal party?

I really want to tell people I’m atheist, but living in the Bible Belt I feel like I’ll lose ...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Anyone who would disown you for something you can't control wouldn't be a loss to lose. Fuck 'em.

I shouldn't post this.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I like it.

Pro-Choice Christians: [dailykos.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I got about halfway through that article before I smacked myself in the face. The head of Catholics for Choice said that a majority of Catholics differ with THE POPE and his Papal Infallibility as it relates to abortion. Why the fuck do they still consider themselves Catholic if they so fundamentally disagree with what is essentially the word of God?? Religious people are so fucking stupid and inconsistent.

I got the opportunity to talk to a philosopher and he said "reality is an incarnation of the ...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 30, 2020:

To me that sounds like the nonsensical ramblings of a pseudo-intellectual. Those words don't really mean anything, especially together. It makes me think of that bit from Joe's Garage: "Well, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love, love is not music, music is the best! Wisdom is the domain of the Wizz (which is extinct). Beauty is a French phonetic corruption of a short cloth neck ornament currently in resurgence." All you really need to do is find a small enough room that no one will know you're full of shit, or at minimum, no one will out you to the rest of the room as a moron.

Well time to shut down at my office and go stock up on cans of soup and tuna fish to be prepared for...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Soup and tuna? Try sangria and tequila.

Is an atheist kinder than a believer? What is your experience?

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 29, 2020:

Religion or lack thereof does not dictate one's morality, thus whether or not they believe is probably irrelevant as it relates to how kind they are.

Poland abortion ruling sparks 'women's strike.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 28, 2020:

Can you ask them to save any protest signs and supplies? The women here will need them very soon.

I had in interesting session with my therapist.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 26, 2020:

Wait, are you paying for this shit?!

I just found out why I have never known of an atheist eating dijon mustard.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 24, 2020:

No Scotsman mixes wine in their mustard.

Christians Held a Huge COVID-Denying Event to Whine About Being “Non-Essential” | Hemant Mehta |...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 20, 2020:

This is a good thing.

Where is the weirdest place you have seen religious propaganda?

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 19, 2020:

Uugh, there's a tasty corned beef place near me that my grandpa used to take us to. A few years back I went there on my own and saw Bible passages on the menu and it ruined it for me. I can't support a place that is so religious they'd do that because I know there's a super high likelihood they donate money to religious institutions. And who's the asshole that judges cheese balls from anywhere? I'd fuck up some generic cheese balls right about now.

Wear a Mask (Be Our Guest Parody) - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 18, 2020:

Amazing! Nice find.

As if things weren’t bad enough there’s news reports of large animals attacking people, like the...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 15, 2020:

Well then he needs to stop chasing the cyclist. Can someone call him an Uber to the Senate floor?

Long exposure photograph of lightning over a volcano in Chile. I just wanted to share.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 14, 2020:

Saw this on my TV and thought it was super cool too.

Long exposure photograph of lightning over a volcano in Chile. I just wanted to share.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 14, 2020:

That's pretty effing cool.

I'm listening to the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 13, 2020:

In 2006, Barrett signed an open letter calling Roe v. Wade "barbaric" and "an exercise of raw judicial power." Axios.com I don't share your optimism.

Christian Preacher Sean Feucht Holds COVID Super-Spreader Concert in Nashville | Hemant Mehta | ...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 12, 2020:

Good. Keep it going!

After having a lively argument with a Trump supporter at the park I’m going to report a new rumor ...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 11, 2020:

None of that matters. There is nothing he could do they wouldn't rationalize.

Something occurs to me that I don’t want to believe but I think it may be true.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 10, 2020:

I have to disagree. No one has more scandals than Trump, and his people still love him beyond belief.

Some of you may think I’m “nutty”, but I thought I’d share this here anyways for those that ...

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 9, 2020:

May I ask where the thought 'every life has a purpose' came from?

Has anyone here looked st the Libertarian and Green party candidates?

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 8, 2020:

Duverger's Law dictates a two party system. All the people over the years that tried to "send a message" stupidly wasted their vote. Please read about it, realize you'd be wasting your vote and your time, and vote for real. Unless you'd vote for Trump. In that case, I was just kidding and you should totally send a message that we need more/better choices!!

I would like to submit the idea that religion IS politics.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 7, 2020:

I don't think "everything of politics" is as accurate as "anything can be politicized". In 2019, no one would have said wearing medical equipment to protect against contacting a deadly virus was a political issue. Now, unbelievably, it is.

It’s all probability. Why believe in “destiny”?

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 4, 2020:

Depends on your definition of destiny. If you mean predestined (but unknowable because of the innumerable variables) as a result of pure cause and effect, then yes, I believe in it. If you mean there's simply a goal and stuff "has to happen to get you there" then I'd agree it's akin religious beliefs. This is similar to how I talk about the varying definitions of luck. It's a descriptive word for what has happened (Hank is lucky because he won the lottery), not a predictive phenomenon for what will (Hank is so fucking lucky he's probably going to win the lottery).

You know, I really didn't think it would work! Maybe there's something to Voodoo.

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 3, 2020:

I just fucking Meme'd this and sent it to a bunch of people. You're hilarious.

I am my own priestess of atheism, and only for me not anyone else.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 29, 2020:

What are we taking about?

So where do you get your morality from if you’re an atheist?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 29, 2020:

I point out that they don't believe all of the things their book tells them (like stoning their disobedient son or selling their daughter into sexual slavery etc.) and that they made these decisions with their own moral compass that exists above their belief in [some of] the Bible.

Appeal to Faith | Ram - New Delhi, India | Atheist Experience 21.29 - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 28, 2020:

Some religious points of view should technically also breed hopelessness...

In Resurfaced Clip, Amy Coney Barrett Says it Would've Been Inappropriate for Obama to Nominate ...

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 27, 2020:

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Amy Coney Barrett: GOP sells 'Notorious ACB' T-shirts after nomination

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Disgusting. I wish there was a button to push to make them all disappear forever.

So a God thingie jack slapped this illogical atheist with some intellectual whiz bang.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 27, 2020:

What?

Things Exist Without Being Tangable | Ram - New Delhi, India | Atheist Experience 21.08 - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 26, 2020:

I do have to commend the caller for essentially admitting he was wrong. Most people, even here, will not do that.

REMINDER: Tonight, Thursday, September 24th is our next ZOOM CHAT NIGHT at 7:00 PM EST USA.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 26, 2020:

How do these things go? Is there a topic like a book club, or what's the deal?

Berkeley, California, bans candy, junk food at grocery checkout.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 26, 2020:

I have a problem with the government controlling how otherwise legal products are sold and marketed. It's shit like this that provides certain people the ability to make claims that liberals want a nanny state that controls every aspect of our lives. When it's about stuff for the public good, like the banning of trans fats, I understand and support it; people cannot police themselves in regards to stuff like that. But there's no inherent danger from marketing that way. Heck a lot of stores already have the option of "junk free" checkout lines, so if that's an option people want, they'll frequent the stores that provide it. If anything * should * be banned at grocery store checkouts, it should be those fuckin' conspiracy theory rags. This country has enough actual fake news.

My smoking, drinking, pregnant "great christian" neighbor (from hell) just puked on her front porch ...

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Jesus will protect fetuses from contaminants. Duh.

Everyday, ICE picks up people and deports them to god knows where.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 23, 2020:

The American experiment is over. Think about all you just detailed and how dug in the heels of those people are, and try to imagine a scenario where we as a people collectively reverse the trends and elevate as one to a cohesive, harmonious society that cares for one another in ALL aspects of human life, * as it would require protecting the environment, too. * Can you even contemplate that scenario? I can't. The only thing I can see is Americans continuing to become more partisan and divided, hateful, hurtful, destructive, myopic, and short-sighted (likely as we devolve into an authoritarian nation).

If something causes psychological harm, it's not harmless.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 23, 2020:

Animals are just as selfish as humans. Also, I don't know that I'd classify looking out for other non-related people selfish.

Debate forums?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 22, 2020:

I miss them too. Mostly I used collegeclub.com and, many years later, MySpace. If you find something, let me know.

“There is really only one question you ever need to direct at someone to work out whether or not ...

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 22, 2020:

"Goodness" is on a continuum. I believe how good someone is directly relates to how high the threshold is for letting their innate selfishness dictate their actions.

"Anti-Theist"

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 21, 2020:

I had never classified myself as one before, but I suppose I probably should.

Why do people believe in the devil when it’s obviously a myth?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 21, 2020:

Don't let it make you angry... People, including you, can't control what they believe.

Your "Mind" Isn't Confined to Your Brain. Isn't this an interesting idea?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 20, 2020:

Nothing about that definition, or subsequent attempt at explanation, shows any part of the mind is outside the person. Experiences, sensory input, interactions, etc. all cause changes within your brain. If it were the actually the external event, rather than the internal changes resultant from the experience, events you were unaware of and physically unaffected by that happened where you * could * have experienced them would still affect you. There is just no evidence to suggest this is the case.

Evangelicals Refuse To Support Biden Because Kamala ‘Isn’t A Christian Name’ | Michael Stone

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 19, 2020:

Consistency is not their strong suit... https://youtu.be/kAgTZSJ4jo8

Any time one allows absolutes to exist in the mind, that person has joined the ranks of the ...

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 19, 2020:

The Flat and Young Earthers are jumping up and down...

I had an interesting notion.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 16, 2020:

If I had to bet, I'd think most of them believe the stupid shit they espouse. And to be honest, it would probably be worse if they didn't and were willfully touting such idiocy.

My daughter's adopted child is 12 years old.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 11, 2020:

I was just think about how I was going to handle any death in my family considering I've been avoiding almost everyone for the past several years. The last death-related function I went to was my uncle's memorial (one of only 3 people in my mom's generation that I talked to). One of my mom's brothers told me to thank god or pray to god that something something, I don't really remember because I was trying to ignore him anyway. When I didn't respond, he said it again and called me out on why I wasn't agreeing. I quietly told him that I don't believe in God. He started freaking out, and involved his brother in the conversation. My other uncle got all despondent and said he knew already and how sad he was about it like he found out I had a horrible disease. Anyway, I'm thinking I'm just going to skip them and catch up with my cousins a day or so later or something. I'm open to suggestions though...

Homeschool religion

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 10, 2020:

I say spend the time teaching logic courses. It's way more practical, and IMO can do just as much or more to promote free thinking. There is plenty of time for a comparative religion course later (maybe from someone in the field).

As far as I can tell, atheists are the most depressed and negative-minded people on this site.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 9, 2020:

I'm an atheist. I believe I have nothing to look forward to. I am depressed. However, none of these things caused any of the others. You are mistaking correlation for causation. Also, I am not "negative-minded". I actually describe myself as depressingly optimistic. I so often believe I can bring about a positive outcome that it is increasingly depressing when things don't work out the way they should if people were rational and intelligent.

The church should stay the HELL out of politics. [yahoo.]

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 8, 2020:

If no one is going to make them...

Does the evidence for reincarnation prove (at least some kind of) 'god' exists?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 8, 2020:

I read and watched some from the links provided, and that's just not evidence. People have kidnapped and murderd their own children for attention, so I wouldn't put something like this past anyone. And if you're going to do it at all, why not make it as crazy and convincing as possible?

Does being an agnostic mean that you’re on the wall or you lack acceptance?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 8, 2020:

I agree with your sentiments. Ultimately, you will not reach a consensus of definitions of those words here. For me it seems simple. Agnosticism deals with with you can know. Atheism deals with what you believe. Since no one can know whether god exists, EVERYONE * should * be agnostic. Then if and what you believe will determine theist or atheist.

From a talk on Forgiveness [agnostic.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 8, 2020:

I've heard this nonsense a million times. One woman harped on me so much about how forgiveness is for me and how you can choose how you feel about things. When she was devastated after a horrible family incident resulted in the breakup of her marriage, it took everything in me not to tell her to choose to be happy about her loss and forgive her father and husband. You can't choose how you feel. Saying 'I forgive you' is not the same as actually forgiving someone.

How nice! Or not.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 7, 2020:

The whole concept of giving a cross in a pocket to someone defeats the purpose of the poem. What idiots.

If Trump thinks this will all be over soon he best go out and buy himself some art, he likes ...

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 6, 2020:

"Is This a 1962 Vision of Life in 2022?" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/singoletta-future-car/

I got sick of watching the news about Trump, so I put it on a movie channel, Star Wars, then it ...

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 6, 2020:

And here I thought you were going to go for a Jabba the Hutt reference about a fat pile of shit that rapes women.

I was listening on the radio to a bit of a philosophy last evening where the person being ...

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 5, 2020:

Makes sense to me.

The first rule of fight club is no damned fight club. Who's with me?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 5, 2020:

I never want to fight. I'd much rather debate, but too many people won't adhere to the rules of it. Years ago, a friend and I debated things all the time. Only one time ever did we fail to find a winner, but the premises were filled with several crazy theoretical givens. To this day, I think that if everyone on Earth could interact like we did, we'd have almost no problems.

Can an atheist be a proud Secular Christian?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 5, 2020:

I heard that Hitler was a stickler for dining etiquette and table manners, so since many learned those habits in that context, I suppose we should call them polite or dignified Nazis. You can use shorthand like this, but you're going to waste more time on all the invited questions than it's worth.

Multiple times now I have written private messages only to have them disappear when I hit send.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 5, 2020:

It's not only this site. I strongly recommend typing in a Word Doc on OneDrive or a draft in a Gmail email because it auto saves. I type here because my phone has yet to fail to let me select all and copy, which I almost always do before posting or sending.

Can a God Create Itself?

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 4, 2020:

This is all well and good in theory, but where we are as a species makes me think it is all but impossible for humans to survive each other long enough to realize this theoretical potential. Which also begs the question: to what point and purpose? Humans getting to another planet means we're just going to destroy another planet and be back in this spot again in another X years. Humans, and all other life on Earth (and anywhere else it may exist) is all accidental, and I see no need or purpose for us to perpetuate the results of that accident here or anywhere else.

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ChestRockfield comments on Sep 4, 2020:

There are many good points already listed, but let's also not forget that the organized groups we don't have don't tithe the shit out of a flock of unquestioning servants amassing wealth in the hundreds of billions of dollars and need ways to justify ourselves as a tax-free entity.

I thought this concept was brilliant.

ChestRockfield comments on Sep 4, 2020:

I wonder who decides which religions are part of "all religions"?

Can an atheist and an Evangelical be friends?

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 31, 2020:

To me, I think it all depends on whether or not they talk about it and/or if I know horrible things about their beliefs. If I know someone thinks abortion should be illegal even in cases where the mother's life is as risk, I don't think that's something I can ignore.

“Christians Against Dinosaurs” Target Arizona McDonald’s T.

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 31, 2020:

I'd be kinda sad if that accidentally worked. I wish my local McD's had a giant ass T-Rex.

Chew on this for a while, then tell us what you think. [patheos.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 30, 2020:

When you drive, sorry, have your mommy drive you over state lines with a loaded gun you're not legally allowed to have and subsequently get into an altercation where you kill two people, I don't think you can really claim self defense anymore.

A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm sure most of you don't do this, but if you do or know of someone...

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 30, 2020:

I think there are plenty of reasons for it. Let's say you'd be happy with $50, you list for $60 OBO so that the buyer feels like they're getting a discount and it creates a sense of urgency, (i.e. "Oh, they're willing to take X% less, if I don't move on that they're going to agree on a price with someone else") especially considering even if you don't list something as OBO, people will try to negotiate you down anyway. Or if you just don't care and you want the item gone as soon as possible. I've sold things that I was going to trash. The amount of money I got was completely irrelevant because the real value was in not having to pay the fee at the dump and not have to load it up and drive it there (plus rent a truck like one of the items would have required). If the OBO makes them feel like they're getting a good deal, it may move the item and/or move it faster. If there's one constant, however, it's that there's no accounting for thought patterns of the masses that make no sense to logical people.

What do you think? Who is Dr. Antony Flew? [baileylineroad.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Anyone convinced by the watchmaker analogy doesn't understand evolution AT ALL.

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ChestRockfield comments on Aug 30, 2020:

The sad part is that if this was satire, it would be friggin hilarious.

COMMUNITY GUIDELINE DISCUSSION: WHAT ARE OUR "RULES"?

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 30, 2020:

Interesting, blocks don't exist in the Senate. That's actually a good thing, and completely in line with what I was saying in the comment section of my most recent post. I know there are several people that blame me for what happened on two of the types of posts alluded to at the top, but I think if they look with fresh eyes and intellectual honesty, they'll see I did not violate the guidelines, while [some of] the people that reported me certainly did. I'm fine with any level of rules and enforcement, provided said rules are clear, readily visible, and it is all done equitably. I also think there should be punishments for those that abuse the "report" button as their own personal "I don't like to see that, Daddy, make it go away" magic wand. Admin has enough to do that we shouldn't be making him chase down a bunch of frivolous claims every day. And even if admin does have extra time, it could be spent on things for the betterment of the whole community.

Would you like to block me, too?

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 29, 2020:

Here are smaller cuts of that screenshot. It appears you can't see the large ones.