When I ask a religious friend about the factual accuracy behind the existence of God, they would be ...

PadraicM comments on Jan 8, 2021:

If they were to keep it in their homes, it is an imaginary friend. The problem is that many try to regulate our laws based on their religion. So they are forcing others to obey their religion, regardless if the other person consents to it. Also, it is their version of their religion, not just their ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 8, 2021:

I don't see how it would be possible to keep something like that "in your home".

@Admin Trump, who consistently was not banned from social media for 4 years for proven ban-worthy ...

barjoe comments on Jan 8, 2021:

Let them have their stupid group and their crazy conspiracy theories. If they don't troll me, I won't troll them. I stay off that site, I've blocked many of them and been blocked by them. I can be the meanest person in the world. This site is mostly left leaning and I've said some stuff on here that...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 8, 2021:

That's not really what my issue is. There is talk that sites will be responsible for what it's posted on them. Is the President who was unbannable for 4 years can get banned for spreading dangerous conspiracy theories, who knows what can happen to this site or owner for the same here.

Now what?

Organist1 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Trump needs to be removed. NOW.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@altschmerz Pelosi is calling on VP and cabinet to 25th his bitch ass or she'll revisit impeachment.

Like that's going to happen... Remove Trump Tonight [theatlantic.com]

St-Sinner comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Democrats are cowards. If a Democratic president or lawmakers did even 10% of what Trump did and how Republicans are supporting him... they would get Democrats' hide in 24 hours. Some rioters carried Confederate flags into the Capitol. WTF? It seems to me that the efforts and lost lives of of ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

Not killing every last person in the South at the close of The First Civil War will prove to be one of the biggest mistakes any country has ever made.

Now what?

Organist1 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Trump needs to be removed. NOW.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@altschmerz They all voted for it before...

Now what?

raymetcalfe comments on Jan 7, 2021:

I watched this on the BBC this morning. What struck me was first where are the police who broke up other demos ah they where black these are white. What would the US politicians be saying if they sat watching another nation go through the same. The third thought was the genie is out the nuts are ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Pralina1 This country is fucking disgusting.

Now what?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Commie News Network? I can watch it only with the volume way down or off. Why are they always giving their opinions? It reminds me. I just watched a clip from the electoral proceedings and here is one of the congressmen giving a very logical, correct interpretation of events regarding what the ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Flowerwall I'm done with you, bro, you're fucking insane. The only thing out of anyone's mouth, especially those that were vocal supporters of that Orange fucking maniac, is verbiage that distances themselves from him and his party. Supporting before may have been a mistake. Supporting still is willful support of seditious fucking traitors.

Now what?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Commie News Network? I can watch it only with the volume way down or off. Why are they always giving their opinions? It reminds me. I just watched a clip from the electoral proceedings and here is one of the congressmen giving a very logical, correct interpretation of events regarding what the ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@admin Can you fix the facepalm emoji so Flowerwall doesn't have to feel so out of the loop. Too bad you can't also fix the fact that civics lessons never took for him.

Now what?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Commie News Network? I can watch it only with the volume way down or off. Why are they always giving their opinions? It reminds me. I just watched a clip from the electoral proceedings and here is one of the congressmen giving a very logical, correct interpretation of events regarding what the ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@Flowerwall 🤦‍♂️

This could get to be interesting.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Have either of them said a single word about prosecuting him? Don't get your hopes too high.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

@mcgeo52 Sad that list of adjectives doesn't narrow down which Republican I'm taking about.

Now what?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Commie News Network? I can watch it only with the volume way down or off. Why are they always giving their opinions? It reminds me. I just watched a clip from the electoral proceedings and here is one of the congressmen giving a very logical, correct interpretation of events regarding what the ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 7, 2021:

That was your takeaway? I knew Trump supporters wouldn't learn any lessons.

Former police officer put gun to repairman’s head, believing he was voter-fraud mastermind: ...

icolan comments on Dec 20, 2020:

Police say the repairman’s truck was filled with air-conditioner parts and tools, and no ballots were found. He must be a very skilled mastermind to have hidden them so thoroughly, either that or the police are his minions.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 6, 2021:

Air conditioner parts or Dominion voting machine "inside parts"? Yeah, think about it.

My friend insists this picture was funny and meme worthy.

Organist1 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

I'm not one to advocate rape, so I just hope he does 20 years in solitary confinement.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 6, 2021:

Am I advocating it? More of a statement of what's likely. Anyway, I think he should have be shot in the face while attacking the US Capitol. As a nation, we used to want to fight back against groups that attacked us. I guess "Never Forget" has been completely forgotten.

Sedition is taking place at this moment: Trump supporters have invaded the Capitol Building and ...

silverotter11 comments on Jan 6, 2021:

So here is the face of violent protesters. These are not peaceful protesters and I am SO FUCKING done with trump supporters.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 6, 2021:

I hope the Capitol Police and National Guard kill them all.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

Buttercup comments on Jan 6, 2021:

How about the late Senator Mitch McConnell

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 6, 2021:

Damnit. I should have looked to see.

This could get to be interesting.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Have either of them said a single word about prosecuting him? Don't get your hopes too high.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 6, 2021:

@mcgeo52 There is nothing I'd like to see more than that fat, disgusting, racist, sexist, war-criminal pile of shit in prison. I hope you are right about everything. I just don't see us ever putting a former president behind bars.

This could get to be interesting.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 6, 2021:

Have either of them said a single word about prosecuting him? Don't get your hopes too high.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 6, 2021:

@mcgeo52 I'd love it, but I just don't see it happening. I think they're going to have the same sentiment that was expressed in Nixon's pardon. "It is believed that a trial of Richard Nixon, if it became necessary, could not fairly begin until a year or more has elapsed. In the meantime, the tranquility to which this nation has been restored by the events of recent weeks could be irreparably lost by the prospects of bringing to trial a former President of the United States. The prospects of such trial will cause prolonged and divisive debate over the propriety of exposing to further punishment and degradation a man who has already paid the unprecedented penalty of relinquishing the highest elective office of the United States."

How will the Republicans deal with Donald Trump once he's left office?

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 5, 2021:

It'll depend on what moves out makes to allow the Trumpers to stay active following him. If he starts Trump Media Corp, he may have a stranglehold over them for as long as he lives.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 6, 2021:

@Julie808 Maybe Ivanka because they want to fuck her almost as much as they want to fuck him. Nobody gives a shit about Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber. None of them are going to prison.

Public opinion is not always right

Wisterious comments on Jan 5, 2021:

Well we know Trump-christians don't have anything to worry about , ...ie need to wear protection (bullet proof vests) as god will protect them, right?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Wisterious Disown that disease vector.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall The "public" in question is only people who believe Trump's lies and are being told to question it only because he lost. If he had won, this wouldn't be an issue. We can't cater to people for being sore losers. Notice how Clinton didn't do any of this shit, and we even heard Trump on fucking tape trying to cheat in the 2016 election. * We * shouldn't have to pay any cost because * we * aren't deranged, conspiracy-theory-fueled idiots. * They * can pay all the costs they'd like for that luxury.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall I can't with this. I'm not opposing it. I think it's a ridiculous waste of money considering Trump's people tried as hard as they possibly could to find any evidence of court fraud they could and failed fucking miserably at every turn. If Trump or the RNC was willing to foot the bill with all the money they fleeced from their dumb fucking supporters if no widespread voter fraud was found, I'm all for it.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall Dude, what the fuck are you not getting? A bipartisan commission wouldn't have the * intention * or * goal * of finding fraud. They should be neutral and without bias. So if people that wanted and desperately tried to find it, couldn't find it, * or even think they could fabricate it * , why would you think a neutral commission would find it?

No correlation, just the day's distractions.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 5, 2021:

The best part about the first one was the response someone posted...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@tinkercreek I tried, must not be widely shared yet? The gist was, "Not all of us have the trunk space and gas money to be driving our bodies out into the middle of nowhere to dump them. Check your privilege. We're out here doing the best we can."

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall That's my point!!! The people that WANTED to find it and TRIED to find it COULDN'T find it, so we don't really need to wonder if people who AREN'T * trying * to find it will.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall So the people desperate to find any appreciable amount of election fraud couldn't find it, but a bipartisan group that's not goal oriented will? Please, bro.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall Did you miss the part where Trump's own people said there was no election fraud? And we know those are legit sources because Trump said he knows the best people and hires the best people.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall So you think there's rampant voter fraud even though Trump's own officials said there wasn't? And * I'm * the one that's telling himself what he wants to believe.

Whence the "pandemic"? [dailymail.co.uk]

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Where do you get your news??

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@FrayedBear Well, a single question mark would be proper. I always figured the double had a 'are you fucking kidding me' vibe. Sorry I offended you and your internet response curriculum. Won't happen again. For good measure, please post all the other grammatical errors dummies like me make in your presence so we can avoid them in the future. You're the best.

No correlation, just the day's distractions.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 5, 2021:

The best part about the first one was the response someone posted...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@tinkercreek It was just a different version of the meme. I'll try to find it.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall First of all, the only people who believe there were election irregularities are lemmings who listen listen to everything the president says. Even his own officials have come out to say this was one of the securest elections on record. Secondly, there was clearly cheating in the last election. The president was caught on tape trying to coerce a foreign power into interfering and then, as you stated, we had record turnout. So I'm not at all concerned that a small percentage of people who are easily fooled by the president's conspiracy-theory-filled lies think there were problems. Losers whine, that's all this is. Finally, when I said White Supremacists, that's exactly what I meant. This was leaked so that groups like the Proud Boys would show up in DC tomorrow to help with the plan. Google it. They responded and even said they were going to wear the garb of other groups like antifa so they'd get blamed.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Flowerwall That still doesn't seem "larger" than the President of the most powerful country in the world having a meeting with convicted felons where they plan riots so he can declare martial law and stay in power, basically becoming a dictator. Nothing you mentioned is more dangerous or more pressing than an authoritarian leadership of the most insanely powerful military the world has ever seen. Even if he's unsuccessful, his destruction of the fabric of democracy is paving the way for a wanna be dictator who isn't a bumbling fucking idiot, who can actually take advantage of opportunities presented.

Whence the "pandemic"? [dailymail.co.uk]

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Where do you get your news??

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@FrayedBear Wow. That was rhetorical. That's a conspiracy theory that's been debunked several times, yet people are still posting that garbage.

Keto Diet (video) [youtu.be]

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Anyone that doesn't know something is very wrong if they lose weight while eating bacon and steak everyday can't be helped...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 5, 2021:

@Wildgreens Purchase?

Perdue Calls It 'Disgusting' That Georgia Official Recorded Call With Trump | HuffPost

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 4, 2021:

These guys only care about getting caught and having to admit the truth. They won't tell the truth on their own.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@KKGator Trump only makes perfect calls, don't you know that? Ya know, that perfectly normal and common adjective everyone uses to describe phone calls? I bet you've told someone you made a 'perfect phone call' at least once this week already.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@Flowerwall Larger forces? Larger than the President of the United States??

What did you learn in 2020?

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 30, 2020:

What I learned: - The dangers of our internet-fed Dunning-Kruger society. - The division between right vs. left is clearly one of individual rights vs. community rights. - Flu, and by extension COVID, vaccines aren't about providing sterilization immunity; they are about symptom mitigation. - ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@mischl You are absolutely correct. If I had to guess, I think we're looking at civil war, authoritarian rule, or both, probably within a decade or two.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Think Trump's right fringe supporters will get violent. Trump will try to enact Martial Law with disgraced General Flynn by his side. Hope they both get locked up before a riot takes place!!!!!

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

I think sedition * may * be a crime still. Who knows in this country now.

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

Flowerwall comments on Jan 4, 2021:

Hopefully no violence. I was looking at some of the areas in my state yesterday and I have to go over it again, but it did seem like unbelievably high turnout in some voting districts. It seemed to validate a tweet posted by Trump's son early on after results were coming in that twitter either ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

The whole point is violence. Trump and the two convicted felons he invited to the White House for some light sedition telegraphed it for the White supremacist groups in a plan to cause riots and declare martial law...

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

davknight comments on Jan 4, 2021:

I expect thousands of DC residents to run these wannabe Stormtroopers out of town!

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

They are dressing as other groups...

What do you expect to be achieved by this week's pro-Trump DC rally?

St-Sinner comments on Jan 4, 2021:

It will be a nuisance, make two days TV and print news but it is a sign of what has already started. Trump will be a thorn on Biden's side for all four years and more. 1. Trump will build a conservative movement bigger and stronger than the Tea Party and force the conservatives to get radical...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

I was going to formulate a reply, but it looks like I don't need to...

What did you learn in 2020?

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 30, 2020:

What I learned: - The dangers of our internet-fed Dunning-Kruger society. - The division between right vs. left is clearly one of individual rights vs. community rights. - Flu, and by extension COVID, vaccines aren't about providing sterilization immunity; they are about symptom mitigation. - ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 4, 2021:

@mischl Yes, that's the proportional representation key factor that promotes more than 2 parties. Our system will never allow for it as is.

TN Church Holds Three-Day COVID Super-Spreader Conference in the Name of Jesus | Hemant Mehta | ...

CuddyCruiser comments on Jan 3, 2021:

Let them all drop dead like the pieces of shit they are. I won’t lose any skin from my ass even if they all croak.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@oldFloyd Try to think about the fact that stupid religious people also cause collateral damage while they're alive, so at least this way, it's the last time. * They don't call me Silver Linings Murray for nothing. *

TN Church Holds Three-Day COVID Super-Spreader Conference in the Name of Jesus | Hemant Mehta | ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Jan 3, 2021:

Whenever a group of ppl gather together to do something stupid they will invariably be motivated by their right to practice their faith. It seems practicing one's faith is an umbrella term for meeting somewhere to do dumb shit in the name of Jesus.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

Republicans gathered to praise Trump and Democrats gathered to celebrate his loss. Anyone can be stupid. To be fair, of the three groups one had significantly more masks.

What did you learn in 2020?

JackPedigo comments on Dec 30, 2020:

Anything could be better than 2020 and a couple of things (use your imagination) could make it a banner year.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@JackPedigo The video isn't important. It's just a bunch of people telling 2016 to fuck off and then John Oliver detonating a big 2016 sign. He did it again 2020 (and maybe more years as well). People do stuff like that every year because we live in a shit-filled hellscape that will continue to get worse every minute of every day until we finally achieve the sweet release of death.

Big fuckin' surprise.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

How about telling all the atheists to find their own site?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@Storm1752 POSITIVE, huh?

What did you learn in 2020?

JackPedigo comments on Dec 30, 2020:

Anything could be better than 2020 and a couple of things (use your imagination) could make it a banner year.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

It's that what people were saying about 2019, and 2018, and 2017, and 2016... https://youtu.be/G9t2H1fC2hY

What did you learn in 2020?

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 30, 2020:

What I learned: - The dangers of our internet-fed Dunning-Kruger society. - The division between right vs. left is clearly one of individual rights vs. community rights. - Flu, and by extension COVID, vaccines aren't about providing sterilization immunity; they are about symptom mitigation. - ...

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@mischl It's basically impossible to have more than two parties without proportional representation, which we do not have.

Militias and Evangelicals Planning Jericho March to Keep Trump in Power January 6th is the day ...

1BrentMichael comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Because they're stupid?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@1BrentMichael Oh, I see. Yes, because they are stupid 100% answers that question.

Big fuckin' surprise.

CourtJester comments on Jan 1, 2021:

I didn’t block you butter cup. I haven’t blocked anyone. I just giggle.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@CourtJester PM me your license number. I can verify it online and you'll prove me wrong and I'll never again be able to make the claim you aren't a doctor. We may disagree on pretty much everything we've ever talked about, but I hope if there's anything people can say about me, it's that I don't knowingly make false statements. I'm worried about my online presence too, obviously not as much considering I'm still using my real name, so I'm not going to publish it, not that the degrees of separation would easily be overcome anyway. I don't know what your age has to do with anything... I've worked with first year residents that were in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Age tells you nothing. A doctor would know several things about science: 1. It does the best it can with the available knowledge. This does not mean it's already right, but it's always willing to amend conclusions given new evidence. 2. It can be misused by people for tainted means and/or ends. It is not science's fault and that shouldn't be held against it. Since if it is good science, it is repeatable and verifiable to however, ultimately these misuses could be/are usually illuminated. So are some claims inaccurate or wrong. Absolutely. Did Fauci lie about mask use in the beginning? He did. A doctor would know why and understand the goal of this. If you think that's worthy of discrediting him, I think that's horribly misguided, but I suppose I can't blame you. But that shouldn't mean you should downplay or ignore data that is supported just because he said it. Should we have been going into banks? Not if the drive through or online banking could have met your needs. Should people have been doing as much shopping for essentials online as possible? Absolutely. Was protesting ever safe shoulder to shoulder? Of course not. But didn't your mama ever tell you two wrongs don't make a right? Have there been tremendous bungles on the roll-out of the vaccine? Without a doubt. There are practitioners that only do virtual visits that got their vaccine weeks ago and I as a front-line worker that is in aerosolizing procedures with Covid-positive patients still haven't been called. Is I remember correctly, someone was bragging about how the military was ready and waiting to "warp speed" the vaccine to the American people. You'll have to cite specific areas if you want to make sure you're comparing like examples.

To any who lost a child

CourtJester comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Now imagine that you couldn’t spend time with that child as they died in a hospital because of Covid regulations mandated by state governments and businesses afraid of being sued.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

And further imagine that the child wasn't infected in the first place if idiotic asshole pandemic-denying anti-maskers weren't such horrible inhumane pieces of shit. I hope everyone who denies the seriousness of this disease loses the person they love the most before dying themselves, alone and distraught.

Big fuckin' surprise.

CourtJester comments on Jan 1, 2021:

I didn’t block you butter cup. I haven’t blocked anyone. I just giggle.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 3, 2021:

@CourtJester It's not a matter of thinking, it's a matter of knowledge. Initial viral load of an infecting antigen can absolutely effect the course of a disease. I shouldn't have to explain that to a doctor. This invariably means that masks can save lives even if the antigen is airborne. The fact that you don't know this, believe this, or support the spread of this information speaks volumes about you and the [likely imaginary] "people in your lunch room". Thing is, you have the ability to easily prove you're a doctor and for months and months of saying things that call that into question, and me calling you out on them, the only thing you do is profess you are without ever providing any evidence. I can't imagine anyone that has read our exchanges believes you actually are. Like in your last message, you are stating that as a first year resident you moonlight nights in private practice. That just doesn't happen. Maybe 3rd years or fellows, but not first years. Maybe a lot of people don't know that, but those of us in the medical field do. You could prove me wrong, but you won't... cause you can't.

Big fuckin' surprise.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

How about telling all the atheists to find their own site?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@Storm1752 That brings us back to the beginning then. If atheists get their own site, do people like me get to go to both? Is it just "gnostic" atheists you dislike? Side note: would you rather have different sites for liberal and conservative agnostics/atheists or different sites for agnostics and gnostics?

[snopes.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Civil War 2 is going to be super deadly.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@DZhukovin Oh, we have major disconnect on this. I don't think the second civil war is over because I don't think it's begun yet.

Can Conservatives Stop Their Movement’s Descent Into Madness? – Reason.com

barjoe comments on Jan 2, 2021:

No they can't. Something bad has to happen to Trump in the public eye for that to happen.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@K9Kohle789 If only.

Big fuckin' surprise.

CourtJester comments on Jan 1, 2021:

I didn’t block you butter cup. I haven’t blocked anyone. I just giggle.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@CourtJester Just to really show 'em though, you should go to the "fake Covid" ICU and take some really deep breaths with your mask off. But let me get this straight, you are claiming you just became a doctor (but not on July 1st like every other doctor in the country, a fact I pointed out before) and you are somehow flying to the Florida during your residency, yet also working private practice somehow during residency too? You're fuckin' hilarious with your "I'm a doctor" schtick.

Big fuckin' surprise.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

How about telling all the atheists to find their own site?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@Storm1752 Wait, I'm not saying they are one in the same. I'm saying technically * everyone * should identify as an agnostic because no one can * know * if god exists. But that includes theists, too [I have met several agnostic Christians]. So it's like a square/rectangle situation. All atheists [should also be] agnostics, but not all agnostics are also atheists. And I'm not trying to encumber anyone. I'm not telling anyone what they should believe. (I don't even believe people can control what they believe.)

Can Conservatives Stop Their Movement’s Descent Into Madness? – Reason.com

barjoe comments on Jan 2, 2021:

No they can't. Something bad has to happen to Trump in the public eye for that to happen.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@Theresa_N Bruised? He's about to own a huge media company that's going to determine the nominees for the Republican party for years to come.

As Trump meets with QAnon influencers, the conspiracy's adherents beg for dictatorship

barjoe comments on Jan 2, 2021:

People like Mike Flynn need to be liquidated.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

All Republicans sounds about right.

Big fuckin' surprise.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

How about telling all the atheists to find their own site?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@Storm1752 They're not contradictory positions just as I showed in multiple examples above. And if you're POSITIVE the Steelers will win, but won't bet, you're lying and/or stupid.

Big fuckin' surprise.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

How about telling all the atheists to find their own site?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@Storm1752 It's still a difference of belief and knowledge. So for things you can't know, but have a belief about, you are both things. You said you believe the Steelers will win. You can't know that. If you did, you * would * be mortgaging your home to bet on the game. The fact that you haven't pretty much proves I'm right about that. And this is all pretty odd coming from someone who apparently has a problem with gnostic atheists considering your desire they "find their own site". If you don't like their claim they * know * something they obviously can't know, and you have no problem stating * beliefs * about something you can't know, how do you not fall into the category of people that agree 'atheist' and 'agnostic' are not mutually exclusive??

Big fuckin' surprise.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

How about telling all the atheists to find their own site?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

@Storm1752 I think you just explained it for me. It is precisely the fact that they are two different things (not mutually exclusive) that they can coexist. I * believe * that because the Steelers already secured a playoff birth they will probably sit some starters and the Browns will win the game getting them into the playoffs for the first time in almost two decades. I do not * know * if any of that will actually happen. A lot of people * believe * their spouse will never cheat on them. No one * knows * it. I * believed * the weather was going to be nice on my Jamaican vacation because of historical data and meteorological predictions. I obviously didn't * know * that because it rained for 8 straight days and nights, and no one could believe what was happening. The locals said they had never seen that much rain their entire lives even in the rainy season, which was months away.

Militias and Evangelicals Planning Jericho March to Keep Trump in Power January 6th is the day ...

1BrentMichael comments on Jan 2, 2021:

Because they're stupid?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 2, 2021:

Not that stupid if it works. Just evil, traitorous assholes.

Big fuckin' surprise.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2021:

How about telling all the atheists to find their own site?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 1, 2021:

What if you're atheist and agnostic?

[snopes.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Civil War 2 is going to be super deadly.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@DZhukovin You think the second civil war is over?

Big fuckin' surprise.

CourtJester comments on Jan 1, 2021:

I didn’t block you butter cup. I haven’t blocked anyone. I just giggle.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@CourtJester Well, I hope you get exposed to a tremendous amount of the virus to prove how much of a hoax it is.

Big fuckin' surprise.

CourtJester comments on Jan 1, 2021:

I didn’t block you butter cup. I haven’t blocked anyone. I just giggle.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@CourtJester Now we know you're lying about being a doctor. One doctor that thinks like you in regards to a global pandemic is hard enough to believe, but a whole lunchroom full all at the same hospital: impossible.

Big fuckin' surprise.

CourtJester comments on Jan 1, 2021:

I didn’t block you butter cup. I haven’t blocked anyone. I just giggle.

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 1, 2021:

People just like you did because they couldn't tolerate their idiotic beliefs being challenged.

Big fuckin' surprise.

yvilletom comments on Jan 1, 2021:

Hm-mm, we now do not limit the number of people a member may block. That can result in a group having no limit on the number of people blocked from the group. Maybe, a rule saying no group can block more people than it has members?

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 1, 2021:

I don't think there should be any blocks, only bans. There was a big discussion about it in the Community Senate, but nothing came of any of it.

To close out 2020, yesterday I was scrolling through useless news and ran across this gem of an ...

CourtJester comments on Dec 31, 2020:

Tough to disagree with the guy

ChestRockfield replies on Jan 1, 2021:

@CourtJester You've claimed you were a "doctor" before. If that were true, and you"agree with science", why do you find it tough to disagree with someone who calls Covid-19 not a real pandemic?

To close out 2020, yesterday I was scrolling through useless news and ran across this gem of an ...

CourtJester comments on Dec 31, 2020:

Tough to disagree with the guy

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

It's not uncommon for racist, fact, truth, and science-denying assholes to agree with each other. Not definitively saying that fact has any relevance here... but it could.

2 Louisville officers in Breonna Taylor case told department intends to fire them | TheHill

Cyklone comments on Dec 30, 2020:

Without commenting on this particular case, when you talk about the legality of deceptive interrogation tactics, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that lying to suspects is a fairly essential part of interrogation, especially to set up things like the prisoner's dilemma. Eg, "your partner's...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@Cyklone What she said. Brilliant response, @SeaGreenEyez

Bill Maher Says Amy Coney Barrett Should Be Attacked Over Religion Because ‘Being Nuts Is ...

ForTheBirds comments on Oct 22, 2020:

The Orange Cheeto is nuts and it did not prevent fellow nuts from putting him in the White House. Jus' saying !

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@OldMetalHead Agree. Any one thing would have probably done the trick.

Bill Maher Says Amy Coney Barrett Should Be Attacked Over Religion Because ‘Being Nuts Is ...

Heavykevy1985 comments on Oct 18, 2020:

Well, I lost a lot of respect for Bill Maher when he cucked in front of Ice Cube. ACB is more than qualified to serve in the Supreme Court. Last time I checked, we are not using a religious test as a qualification for public office.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@OldMetalHead Can you get your head out of your ass for once? It's always best practice to wait until you can prove someone will do awful things you have every indication they will do before you take steps to prevent it, at least when dealing with something as menial as a lifetime appointment to the most powerful court in the entire world.

Bill Maher Says Amy Coney Barrett Should Be Attacked Over Religion Because ‘Being Nuts Is ...

ForTheBirds comments on Oct 22, 2020:

The Orange Cheeto is nuts and it did not prevent fellow nuts from putting him in the White House. Jus' saying !

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@OldMetalHead Yes and no. Yes, if it was direct majority rule, which it has never been, he would have lost, twice, buuuuut he did still get 63 million people behind him the first time and then increased his vote total by 11 million more people the next time around. If he was even 1% less of a fucking idiot, he would have won. He needed to be charismatic and helpful for the last few months. Stuff like providing the $2k checks, not shitting on McCain, acting like a leader and a tiny bit humble and he would have won. There are a tremendous amount of complete fucking idiots in this country ready and waiting to vote in the next aspiring-dictator Republican, and it will likely happen in 4 years.

Trump continues to shoot for a civil war starting on January 6, calling his brownshirts to ...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 31, 2020:

This should terrify everyone. If it doesn't, you're missing something.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@kmaz There's a relatively new and potentially never-ending and ever-expanding impediment to the solution you hope for, and that's that many people do not believe in facts or truth any longer. There are notions of * your * logic or * your * facts, "alternative" facts, and claims of fake news that are considered completely legitimate by huge swaths of the population. A voice could be out there speaking the truest most logical words ever, and it would likely prove completely ineffective on nearly half of the population. Because of this fact, I cannot conclude anything other than that we've found ourselves in an unsolvable, problematic situation that can only end in civil war, authoritarian rule, or both.

The "Miracle" would be to let him suffer and die, it may help to prevent the suffering of those who...

Canndue comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Listen to you guys wishing suffering and death on this poor soul"..............well played!

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@Canndue Thought so. Just making sure.

Trump continues to shoot for a civil war starting on January 6, calling his brownshirts to ...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 31, 2020:

This should terrify everyone. If it doesn't, you're missing something.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@kmaz My best friend from HS and I have been arguing with a buddy I play cards with (Brian) for years about this very thing. Below is a text I sent in our group chat this morning that details how that's been going. He holds the same dismissive view that unless Trump is successful, it's nothing to worry about thinking our democracy is this amazing, bullet-proof masterpiece that can never fall. So Brian sent me this and I thought it was group chat material. "Oh my god I just realized something. Everybody fully expects tomorrow to be the end of 2020. I'm calling it now, 2020 is going to somehow force a 13th month into existence just so we have to endure one more month of this shit." Seems he still thinks what we're warning about is only true if Trump illegally [and only illegally] remains in power. (Would declaring martial law and staying in office in response to tons of protests and car bombings even be considered illegal in Brian's book??) Please read the articles linked below to maybe get a better understanding of what our fears have been. He's not just an idiot who failed to remain in power, just like everyone else who would dare try, because our constitution is so star spangled awesome. He has permanently damaged this country and the fabric of our democracy, and just because he was too stupid/inept to continue to follow the 'Become a dictator' playbook to success doesn't mean he hasn't made it much easier for someone with the proper intelligence and skills to follow along and do it successfully. https://news.yahoo.com/americans-acceptance-trump-behavior-vilest-060037636.html? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/trump-encourages-wild-protests-dc-date-electoral-college-vote-count-1556153%3famp=1 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/trump-proved-authoritarians-can-get-elected-america/617023/

The "Miracle" would be to let him suffer and die, it may help to prevent the suffering of those who...

Canndue comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Listen to you guys wishing suffering and death on this poor soul"..............well played!

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

What do you mean by this?

2 Louisville officers in Breonna Taylor case told department intends to fire them | TheHill

Cyklone comments on Dec 30, 2020:

Without commenting on this particular case, when you talk about the legality of deceptive interrogation tactics, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that lying to suspects is a fairly essential part of interrogation, especially to set up things like the prisoner's dilemma. Eg, "your partner's...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

@Cyklone By allowed I didn't mean 'physically capable of', I meant 'legally allowed to'; it's illegal to lie to law enforcement, so why should they be allowed to lie to you? It's stuff like this that creates and deepens the divide between law enforcement and the citizenry. It's the same kind of thing like how some places in the world respect their law enforcement so much that they don't even carry guns while our cops have fuckin' assault rifles in their cars. Trust is earned, and lying to people and tricking them does not further that cause. Sure, lying may help you lazily catch one person without having to do actual police work, but at what cost? Just look at this actual snippet of legal advice from a law firm: "Our law firm strongly recommends that when a police officer wishes to speak to you, do all of the following: Be polite and courteous Provide them with your correct name if requested Provide them with valid identification if asked to do so Provide them with proof of valid car insurance if asked to do so Other than that, do not speak to anyone in law enforcement" That's what it's come to in this country, law firms recommending you do everything you can legally do to avoid the police.

2 Louisville officers in Breonna Taylor case told department intends to fire them | TheHill

Cyklone comments on Dec 30, 2020:

Without commenting on this particular case, when you talk about the legality of deceptive interrogation tactics, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that lying to suspects is a fairly essential part of interrogation, especially to set up things like the prisoner's dilemma. Eg, "your partner's...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 31, 2020:

Juries fuck up all the time; I don't trust them and I don't trust cops. What's good for the goose. If the police are allowed to lie, suspects should be allowed to lie as well.

My friends that know me consider me to be a statistical outlier.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 30, 2020:

If the question is, "Can any of you have a romantic relationship with a person of faith?" The answer is no.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Canndue The implication being: you have to be more enlightened than Jeff... It's cool; I understand what you were saying.

My friends that know me consider me to be a statistical outlier.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 30, 2020:

If the question is, "Can any of you have a romantic relationship with a person of faith?" The answer is no.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Canndue Except some people * do * accept those things... Where are you getting your information? I have a uncle that has bought into Q and all the crazy shit they believe and his wife that is of a different religion and not political at all. I'm quite sure they aren't the only ones. And why are these latest examples "extremes"? Notice, I essentially put one of my examples in both groups. Thinking Trump is a good president and supporting someone who openly bragged about sexually assaulting women. So you can't really claim I "can't get past" something * you'd * have no problem with because you're so enlightened while at the same time claiming my second group I challenged you with is "extreme" when they contained one of the same things. Point is, all these things are all on continuums that are prioritized by everyone differently, and it's a little unfair to seemingly phrase your objection to original claim as if you're a bigger person because your continuum is different than mine.

My friends that know me consider me to be a statistical outlier.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 30, 2020:

If the question is, "Can any of you have a romantic relationship with a person of faith?" The answer is no.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Canndue Now I'm curious, how much 'crap' can you say has less meaning than the relationship? If your partner hated Jewish people? What if they went to rallies wearing swastikas? What if they casually used the N word in conversation? What if they defended and supported someone who openly bragged about sexually assaulting women? I think to throw what you said you could get over (supporting different sports teams) and what I said (believing in nonsense and supporting monsters) into the same bucket is drastic. And it's completely unfair to characterize me as someone that "can't get past that" for the sake of love. Sure we all have a different line as you stated, but there is a fundamental difference between a preference for a sports team that means nothing and the implications of the type of person you are or what character you have by doing and supporting the things you do and support. Maybe you'll come back and say you're also fine with all of the above which I'll have a hard time believing (while questioning your morals), but then just ask about progressively more awful things until you finally balk.

My friends that know me consider me to be a statistical outlier.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 30, 2020:

If the question is, "Can any of you have a romantic relationship with a person of faith?" The answer is no.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Canndue Do you really think those things are the same? Which sports team you would prefer win which doesn't really matter at all vs. whether or not a country thinks they should help take care of the less fortunate (among many other crucial differences). -AND- The rest of your life vs. 5-10 min and you can bail without strings. Those are two HUGE differences to me.

My friends that know me consider me to be a statistical outlier.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 30, 2020:

If the question is, "Can any of you have a romantic relationship with a person of faith?" The answer is no.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@Canndue I have a feeling that act activity wouldn't be my problem (or the beginning of it anyway). Having someone be able to believe nonsense just seems untenable to me. It would be the same if they believed in conspiracy theories or that Trump was a good president or something.

Half the South Thinks the U.

SeaGreenEyez comments on Dec 29, 2020:

Any bets on the average IQ or average length of time in public education of those people? I'm guessing: 0-70 IQ and 8th grade. Cause 8th grade is when you get a whitewashed version of American History. But I'm just guessing. :P

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 30, 2020:

@linxminx First, intelligent people are less likely to conform and, thus, are more likely to resist religious dogma. Second, intelligent people tend to adopt an analytic (as opposed to intuitive) thinking style, which has been shown to undermine religious beliefs. Third, several functions of religiosity, including compensatory control, self-regulation, self-enhancement, and secure attachment, are also conferred by intelligence. Intelligent people may therefore have less need for religious beliefs and practices. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23921675/#:~:text=A%20meta-analysis%20of%2063,religious%20beliefs%20than%20religious%20behavior.

Food for thought. [youtube.com]

Julie808 comments on Dec 29, 2020:

I understand the need for nuance, but I think he's being a bit hard nosed and arrogant about what he is saying. I just have to object or comment a little bit about his statements. I admit to being opinionated when it comes to religion, but I'm generally respectfully nice about it to my religious ...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 29, 2020:

I don't think he meant 'alternative facts' by that. Just an inability to employ tools that you have not learned/encountered yet.

Do married couples, before they untie the knot, seek or get counseling?

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 27, 2020:

I'm very confused. The not being taken to bonetown was the problem? Isn't there a solution to that that doesn't end in divorce?

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 28, 2020:

@yvilletom I apologize. This will help.

Do married couples, before they untie the knot, seek or get counseling?

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 27, 2020:

I'm very confused. The not being taken to bonetown was the problem? Isn't there a solution to that that doesn't end in divorce?

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 28, 2020:

@yvilletom Is that too coded?

Yes.. I wear my shirt proudly in public!!😂😂

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 28, 2020:

Props to you, my friend. I'd be afraid to wear mine to work.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 28, 2020:

@Davekp Yeah, at least in my part of America, I've told people I was atheist before and you'd have thought I said I liked to chop the heads off of puppies to drink blood from their necks.

The Stain From the Trump White House: [news.yahoo.com]

Redheadedgammy comments on Dec 27, 2020:

He tried his damned best to turn this Country into an even more hate filled place than it already is!!

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 28, 2020:

@Redheadedgammy 'cept I got the angry face from @Lucyloohoo

The older I get I learn that my opinion appears to only cause division and strife.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 27, 2020:

You and me both. I think people will be sad when I go, but not many.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 28, 2020:

@Storm1752 So since someday no one will remember, noting matters? We shouldn't care for the less fortunate because someday no one will be around. We shouldn't be good to the planet or each other? Aside from the fact that I can't control these thoughts, that still doesn't seem to make any sense to me.

The Stain From the Trump White House: [news.yahoo.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 27, 2020:

Yes, it is criminal what the WH has become, and I hope we can begin to recover from it when he has gone. We need to start eating the rich.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 27, 2020:

@Kenoaks Gold digging whores like the first lady will always be around to fuck the rich, even if they're fat disgusting repugnant piles of shit like Trump.

The Stain From the Trump White House: [news.yahoo.com]

Redheadedgammy comments on Dec 27, 2020:

He tried his damned best to turn this Country into an even more hate filled place than it already is!!

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 27, 2020:

...and succeeded.

One for those late night get togethers if we ever have them again

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Thank you so much for this. I have a collection going. I have a funny story about why, that I may take the time to type out.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@Freespirit64, @EyesThatSmile

Saturday morning cuteness

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 26, 2020:

I don't know that there's anything cuter in the world than a pile of kittens.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@Wisterious They're cute and all, but they're so high-maintenance.

One for those late night get togethers if we ever have them again

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Thank you so much for this. I have a collection going. I have a funny story about why, that I may take the time to type out.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 26, 2020:

Here's a couple more good ones...

Christ Message

Wisterious comments on Dec 25, 2020:

It takes me back to the first long long long term bf who had a quandry deciding what/who he should prioritize as first in his life: god, parents, or me/future wife.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@Wisterious "Because I'm the man and I said so" and you walked?? #confidenceissexy 😝

My Kind of Present!: [occupydemocrats.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Wish he would be taken off breathing.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@Freedompath Huh?

My Kind of Present!: [occupydemocrats.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Wish he would be taken off breathing.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@Freedompath I think you know you're making that argument to the wrong person. 😝 If I could push a button that would kill the both of us...