Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?

Mofo1953 comments on Aug 22, 2020:

The choices are bogus, what does wanting to see your parents again have to do with an afterlife? Especially if your parents are both alive?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@Mofo1953 So you didn't get that it was sarcasm and then when pointed out, you didn't get that it wasn't directed at you. Sharp as a tack.

Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?

Mofo1953 comments on Aug 22, 2020:

The choices are bogus, what does wanting to see your parents again have to do with an afterlife? Especially if your parents are both alive?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@Mofo1953 It's about as much fun as looking up the definition of sarcasm in the dictionary.

Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 22, 2020:

I thought "The Good Place" did an amazing job of tackling the heavy issue of why any afterlife (in "heaven" or "hell") would be everlasting torture. No thanks. No afterlife for me. And we can go ahead and end this life as soon as possible as well, cause this sucks, too.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@FearlessFly I think you're missing my point. All of those assumptions are irrelevant because I don't even want the before part of an afterlife. And there are reasons for those assumptions, but since that wasn't my point, I'm not going to bother taking about them.

Many of your bios reflect my so-called religious back ground.

MakeItGood comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Crystals are mesmerizing. Their very existence betrays an underlying order in a universe that appears chaotic.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

People keep saying stuff like this and I don't understand why. There are plenty of things in the natural world that tend toward order.

Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 22, 2020:

I thought "The Good Place" did an amazing job of tackling the heavy issue of why any afterlife (in "heaven" or "hell") would be everlasting torture. No thanks. No afterlife for me. And we can go ahead and end this life as soon as possible as well, cause this sucks, too.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@FearlessFly Just a guess. I'm assuming we're not talking about reincarnation, just a continuation of your consciousness without a physical form. Assuming that, where would the ending come from? Unless you choose it. Which I also don't believe is possible because I don't believe in choice. And if this afterlife is in the context of a religion, for which you spend your entire life working, why would it be something you'd choose to give it up? I don't know, none of that shit makes any sense. All I know is that I don't want to be alive for years here let alone whatever amount of time, infinite or otherwise, an afterlife would take.

Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?

Mofo1953 comments on Aug 22, 2020:

The choices are bogus, what does wanting to see your parents again have to do with an afterlife? Especially if your parents are both alive?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

Don't you like those fun thought experiments where you imagine everyone you love is dead?

Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?

Dyl1983 comments on Aug 22, 2020:

when I was eight, my parents thought that I was dead.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

When my bother was ate my parents * knew * that he was dead.

Does anyone really care that there is no afterlife?

Marionville comments on Aug 22, 2020:

I hate polls ....especially stupid or badly worded ones!

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

And I hate poles! They think they're so tall and skinny.

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Not to me in how I practice my agnosticism. "Theist" or "non-theist" agnostic is an oxymoron to me. This is because the very nature of being an agnostic is that I neither believe, nor unbelieve, in gods... I am neither a theist nor a non-theist. It is a position (again, to me and the way I ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay Yes, and that's precisely what a vote specifically to pack the court with pro-life judges would do: restrict others' ability to make decisions for themselves. Either way, the point was that their belief does change the way they act. And may I add, if you wait for a bill that would infringe on your rights to become a law, or even for those that would write and support that bill to get elected, you're too late... Maybe * that's * a good enough reason to take a stance on belief without knowledge in this instance.

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Not to me in how I practice my agnosticism. "Theist" or "non-theist" agnostic is an oxymoron to me. This is because the very nature of being an agnostic is that I neither believe, nor unbelieve, in gods... I am neither a theist nor a non-theist. It is a position (again, to me and the way I ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay Because there are implications to each individual's and the collective's beliefs about the existence of god. While a agree with what you said about how your lack of belief and disbelief does not change your actions (which I assume is true of most atheists and/or agnostics) I don't believe that it doesn't change the actions of theists. I actually think it's readily apparent that theists act in a manner that is, at times, informed by their belief in god. The clearest and most pressing example I feel would be the election in November in the US. There are likely tens of millions of people in the country that could very well weigh the implications of their religious beliefs when casting their ballot. Which candidate will be more likely to appoint pro-life judges to end abortion? Which candidate will more likely infringe on my religious freedoms? Which candidate do I think believes in god the way I do? Which candidate will promote a false god and Sharia law? The true answers to these questions don't even matter, really. What matters is that the questions and the individual's beliefs about the answers are considered when making a selection. You may have the extremely rare ability to take no stance on any way on your belief in the existence of god, but most of us do not have that luxury or ability.

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Not to me in how I practice my agnosticism. "Theist" or "non-theist" agnostic is an oxymoron to me. This is because the very nature of being an agnostic is that I neither believe, nor unbelieve, in gods... I am neither a theist nor a non-theist. It is a position (again, to me and the way I ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@vertrauen Ah, okay. Good enough.

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Not to me in how I practice my agnosticism. "Theist" or "non-theist" agnostic is an oxymoron to me. This is because the very nature of being an agnostic is that I neither believe, nor unbelieve, in gods... I am neither a theist nor a non-theist. It is a position (again, to me and the way I ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@vertrauen That was not clear in what she said...

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Not to me in how I practice my agnosticism. "Theist" or "non-theist" agnostic is an oxymoron to me. This is because the very nature of being an agnostic is that I neither believe, nor unbelieve, in gods... I am neither a theist nor a non-theist. It is a position (again, to me and the way I ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@Joanne See, I don't see that to be the difference because I consider myself to be both, even though neither word should really exist.

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Not to me in how I practice my agnosticism. "Theist" or "non-theist" agnostic is an oxymoron to me. This is because the very nature of being an agnostic is that I neither believe, nor unbelieve, in gods... I am neither a theist nor a non-theist. It is a position (again, to me and the way I ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay And this is where it falls apart for us every time (with different examples). If you had asked me a week ago if I believed there was a sea creature that could snap its claw closed so fast it could create a vacuum that when the sea water rushed back into the space it would create temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun and a sort of bubble torpedo that would stun or kill its prey, I would have said no, but I wouldn't have made an assertive claim that it didn't exist because I didn't have enough (or any) knowledge that it didn't. There's tons is crazy shit that I learn is true, so I don't like to claim stuff doesn't exist without a good reason. But if I * had * to choose whether or not I believed something, all I can do is go on prior knowledge and best available evidence. People make claims regarding beliefs about things that can't know all the time. * I believe team X is going to win this game. I believe I'm going to ace the test tomorrow. I believe Biden is going to win the election. I don't believe there will be a Friends reunion episode (as much as I want there to be one). I believe the Cash Me Outside girl getting an almost million dollar makeup advertising deal will make people wake up to what trash Reality TV is. I believe in god. I believe Roe will be overturned. * To me, a claim about belief does not in any way seem to be the same as a claim about existence/truth.

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

MichaelSpinler comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Yes. When you try to side step the belief question with a non related knowledge answer you come across as either a coward or confused. You either believe or you do not. . There is no 3rd option. Agnostic is the reason behind theism or atheism but should not be used as a stand alone answer.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

I agree the response 'agnostic' to a question about belief is dodging the question. However, I don't agree agnosticism is the reason for theism or atheism as everyone should technically be agnostic, but we all believe very different things.

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Not to me in how I practice my agnosticism. "Theist" or "non-theist" agnostic is an oxymoron to me. This is because the very nature of being an agnostic is that I neither believe, nor unbelieve, in gods... I am neither a theist nor a non-theist. It is a position (again, to me and the way I ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay To clarify, you are saying that a claim that you don't believe in god is equivalent to a claim there is no god?

Question for you all concerning the terms atheist and agnostic.

Fernapple comments on Aug 22, 2020:

Basically I am agnostic, but I am happy to call myself atheist, soft atheist, humanist, none theist, none believer, in fact any label you like. Because this question comes up every now and again, so I prefer to write about something more interesting. ABOUT MUFFINS. I see that the issue of ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

Wow, great take. I should have know it was you before scrolling; your comments are always impressive.

In fairness, if a society accepts religion, it should accept any organization that warps a child's ...

Word comments on Aug 21, 2020:

Then don't read the bible, the bible has defined religion for almost 2000 years as written: James 1:27 Religion.. . Pure and faultless is this: to visit (help) widows and orphans in need and avoiding worldly corruption. Not saying I am a Christian anymore, but you should check yourself before...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

Sometimes when misinformation is so pervasive, mockery is the only tool left in the bag...

Well, it happened. Someone that I respect is a Qanon believer. It's so fucking dumb. I just can't.

MakeItGood comments on Aug 22, 2020:

As I keep saying, the QAnon folk do have it absolutely right - there is a "deep state" conspiracy effort against Trump - except for one aspect: it's not at all secret or overt. You see, over half, maybe three-quarters, maybe even four-fifths(!), of the U.S. citizenry (that's as deep state as you...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 22, 2020:

You think up to 80% want him out? I think I want to live where you live, because living here, it's impossible to think it's anywhere near that high.

I feel like I'm in the closet.

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 21, 2020:

A lot of us have felt that way at some point. Most of us have gotten past it. You made the right first step coming here to talk about it to get from one point to the other. There are several family members that would still give me shit about it, if I still talked to them that is. But I'll never ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 21, 2020:

That said, reading other replies made me realize that I recently went back into the closet when I switched jobs. Maybe we're never done feeling like this. 😔

I feel like I'm in the closet.

BitFlipper comments on Aug 21, 2020:

Sexual orientation is something that must be externalized in order to be meaningful. We seek sexual contact, and the people we seek reveal our sexual orientation. There is no need to publicize our religious orientation, or lack thereof. It is entirely personal. You may choose to do what you do, ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 21, 2020:

That is not entirely true. Religious people routinely publicize their religious orientation. One time a co-worker told me and the only other atheist on the floor that we needed to thank Jesus for preventing the internal disaster that started in the emergency department from reaching our area. If he hadn't been so quick to reply, "Fuck Jesus" for us, I don't know that I'd have come up with such a succinct and commensurate reply myself.

Sweden records highest death tally in 150 years in first half of 2020 Covid-19 caused about 4,500...

luckytobealive comments on Aug 21, 2020:

Just saying media is trying to put sweden in a bad position....but they didn't violate humane rights and movement...and now the death rate is just the same as it was always...yes a highly 5% more death rate then normal in march april ...but the way they handled it , is in my opinion way better then...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 21, 2020:

@luckytobealive

Did a bug fly up your nose?

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 20, 2020:

Gross.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 21, 2020:

@dalefvictor I was talking about the nose picking. 😝

Hey guys.

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 20, 2020:

I strongly believe that logic courses should be a mandatory part of the curriculum. Depending on age, there could be a home school situation for this since you won't get it at school.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 20, 2020:

Also, positive feedback loops always work well. Teach them to debate their positions and reward logically sound and valid arguments.

Hey guys.

WilliamCharles comments on Aug 20, 2020:

I highly recommend my friend's book "Growing Up Godless." And I'm quoted in her final chapter (I'm LanceThruster online)! Has many insights from others in similar situations. :-----: "I see a pattern where the randomness of human actions can be directed through probability for an overall ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 20, 2020:

Just curious, what exactly does "directed through probability" mean? (I also don't believe there's any randomness in human actions. It just * seems * random.)

I'm debating a Christian on morality.

redbai comments on Aug 20, 2020:

I think your issue is that you're arguing whether the Bible is parroting secular morality, when it obviously is parroting as all the moral concepts in the Bible existed PRIOR to the bible. No other argument is necessary as there's nothing original in the book. I would also note that all the things...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 20, 2020:

@Fernapple I think he was saying that if there's a universal morality, it wouldn't improve over time. I think you're saying that whether or not there is a universal morality, mankind's understanding of and ability to execute mortality could improve.

Death Valley soars to 130 degrees, potentially Earth’s highest temperature since at least 1931 ...

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 17, 2020:

Yeah, but what about all that global warming I have to shovel in January...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 18, 2020:

@Beowulfsfriend You realize I was joking I hope...

"How do you feel about a friendship that could lead to more?" a man asked today.

itsmedammit comments on Aug 18, 2020:

I had the same from him. I just ignore those sorts, and they go away.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 18, 2020:

@LiterateHiker Does this need to be public? I mean, if a guy is a creep, I get it, but this guy worked up the nerve to (sorta) hit on a woman which is super hard as is. I know most men don't get what it's like getting hit on constantly, but you guys don't know that the other side of the coin is like either.

Would 60% of Americans actually vote for an Atheist?

Mooolah comments on Feb 19, 2020:

Polls! You say POLLS?! That is what got us in this mess to begin with. Polls said Hilary would win so stay home. No one would vote for you-know-who. Well someone did and so polls be damned. Sorry for the bit of a rant.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 18, 2020:

@MrDMC See, I see it a different way. If the electorate wasn't so fucking stupid, hackers, FB, and Comey wouldn't have been enough.

Does it make any sense to hide your face on a Social Website?

Fernapple comments on Aug 13, 2020:

Yes, in the age of facial recognition soft-wear it could actually be quite dangerous. You would only need your image to be somewhere else on the web, with your name and or location, and you could be traced quite easily by a hacker, stalker or worse.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

My buddy actually considers that to be a method of suicide: drawing the prophet Muhammad or doing something to the Quran etc and posting the video online.

I sent a "Hello" to numerous gals at Agnostic, and I only got a response from one of them.

Willow_Wisp comments on Aug 17, 2020:

Yea, the guilt angle doesn't hang well here especially if you think it'll work on a mass scale. Just silly. Surly you see why, right?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

@Willow_Wisp I would love to meet someone, but at this point, I just don't think it's going to be possible to find someone compatible before I die, so I kinda gave up. I seriously gotta give this guy props for still fightin' the good fight though.

I sent a "Hello" to numerous gals at Agnostic, and I only got a response from one of them.

Redheadedgammy comments on Aug 17, 2020:

Gals? Your lingo needs an update.😳

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

I mean, the man hates TV, you're lucky he didn't call y'all 'birds'.

I sent a "Hello" to numerous gals at Agnostic, and I only got a response from one of them.

Cyklone comments on Aug 17, 2020:

Perhaps it is because your bio and posts show that you're such a happy little ray of sunshine.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

Born before color television and despised that new fangled invention since the day it arrived!!

I sent a "Hello" to numerous gals at Agnostic, and I only got a response from one of them.

Willow_Wisp comments on Aug 17, 2020:

Yea, the guilt angle doesn't hang well here especially if you think it'll work on a mass scale. Just silly. Surly you see why, right?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

Yes he sees, but don't call him Shirley.

Should Prisoners Have The Right To Vote?

dermot235 comments on Aug 17, 2020:

YES. Why not.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

@RoboGraham If you're a liberal, and have always voted liberal in the past, and now you're not going to vote for the more liberal of the only two options, you are, in effect, helping the Republicans. It's like one of the 11 people on a football team saying they weren't going to help either team while they were on the field.

Should Prisoners Have The Right To Vote?

dermot235 comments on Aug 17, 2020:

YES. Why not.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

@RoboGraham I just don't understand helping the Republicans win because you want the Democrats to be more liberal. The more the Republicans win the more the Democratic party has to move towards the middle or right in order to survive and potentially win elections. It's similar to how people say don't stick your dog's nose in their poop and then smack them because all that teaches them is not to stick their nose in their poop. If more and more people fail to support the Democrat party in favor of the Republicans, all it tells them is that the electorate is further to the right and they need to move that way to steal back votes.

Should Prisoners Have The Right To Vote?

dermot235 comments on Aug 17, 2020:

YES. Why not.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

@RoboGraham That seems like an awful lot of people you'd need to keep quiet for that to work. Do you have any evidence for this?

Voters receive absentee ballot forms with Trump's face on them

Willow_Wisp comments on Aug 17, 2020:

He will stoop to lower levels daily as he has throughout his administration. I wish he'd go bird hunting with Dick Cheney.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 17, 2020:

I wish Dick would go Trump hunting with a bird.

Survey: Pastors Say Adultery is a Forgivable Sin When Pastors Do It | Beth Stoneburner | Friendly ...

MrDragon comments on Aug 16, 2020:

Yeah, well, you try forgiving them if it's Your wife that he's having an affair with.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

They're fucking wives!? I assumed we were talking about them fucking little boys...

Catholic voters' impossible choice

Willow_Wisp comments on Aug 16, 2020:

Catholics need to turn the corner on this birth control thing, just like they turned the corner on evolution.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

@whiskywoman The only thing I can remember them cracking on was condom use. Which is odd considering the world's most prolific mass murderer (Mother Teresa) was so against them she caused the death of millions by preaching their use was sinful.

Catholic voters' impossible choice

TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 16, 2020:

Abortion is such a bullshit phony issue that anyone that bases their vote on that as a single issue voter is an idiot. Because in essence voting for the Repubs that oppose abortion amounts to mere worship of the womb and the fetus to the exclusion of all else. Any of these pro-life voters with an ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

Spot on.

Catholic voters' impossible choice

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 16, 2020:

It seems clear the anti-abortion Republicans will vote Trump because they are generally one-issue voters.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

@TomMcGiverin That's a good bet.

Catholic voters' impossible choice

barjoe comments on Aug 16, 2020:

Most Catholics in this country are secular. They use birth control. Most of them wind up getting divorced like everybody else. When President Kennedy ran 1960, the critics said he'd take his orders from the Vatican. Now they want Joe Biden to do just that. This is bullshit that Catholics should vote...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

@barjoe I agree 100%. Just wanted to make sure you didn't think I was insinuating anything about your beliefs in my comment though.

Catholic voters' impossible choice

barjoe comments on Aug 16, 2020:

Most Catholics in this country are secular. They use birth control. Most of them wind up getting divorced like everybody else. When President Kennedy ran 1960, the critics said he'd take his orders from the Vatican. Now they want Joe Biden to do just that. This is bullshit that Catholics should vote...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

What Catholics * do * is not important when it comes to how they think and vote. They can justify pretty much anything, probably with the thought that voting Republican to try to end abortion "makes up for" anything wrong they did along the way.

If anyone is the slightest bit interested in why I feel the Admin has created a moral crisis for ...

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 15, 2020:

I see people who like Trump as lesser humans. 😝 But seriously, what's Admin's role in this?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

@SCal So you then just describe it as 'strongly dislike'?

If anyone is the slightest bit interested in why I feel the Admin has created a moral crisis for ...

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 15, 2020:

I see people who like Trump as lesser humans. 😝 But seriously, what's Admin's role in this?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 16, 2020:

@SCal Seems like it takes a special amount of privilege and luck to make it this far in life without someone wronging you so egregiously that you hate them.

If anyone is the slightest bit interested in why I feel the Admin has created a moral crisis for ...

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 15, 2020:

I see people who like Trump as lesser humans. 😝 But seriously, what's Admin's role in this?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 15, 2020:

@SCal Nope. Sorry. That's like saying that hating people for an arbitrary reason (e.g. the color of their skin) is the same as hating someone for a specific reason like them being a racist. Those two things are not on par.

Scenario: What would the world be like if we followed religion to the letter?

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 15, 2020:

First question: * Which * religion...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 15, 2020:

@IAJO163 Do you count Buddhism or Jainism as religions?

If anyone is the slightest bit interested in why I feel the Admin has created a moral crisis for ...

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 15, 2020:

I see people who like Trump as lesser humans. 😝 But seriously, what's Admin's role in this?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 15, 2020:

My comment was initially tongue-in-cheek, and really about how admin was involved, but now that I've been challenged, are y'all honestly saying that people who support racism, sexism, and homophobia (just to make a few of his innumerable bad qualities) are not "lesser" in some way? Really?

FACT! Or, why it is asinine to believe in the proposition "you have your opinion and I have ...

bragadm comments on Aug 13, 2020:

I've been partial to the expression that we have a right to our own beliefs but not our own facts. This can get nuanced, but take a flat Earther or the AIG guys behind the creation museum and Ark encounter. I feel their right to believe in their fantasy world ends at teaching it as fact to ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 15, 2020:

See, I don't think it's a potential. That kind of like saying taking poor care of your teeth when you are a young child doesn't cause harm because they're going to lose all those teeth anyway. But if something forms a habit or pattern of behavior that will harm you later, then it is harmful. Stunting inquiry, scientific knowledge, and knowing * why * things happen is undoubtedly dangerous.

Who feels like a refresher course in Biology?

Triphid comments on Aug 13, 2020:

Great, presented in simple terms but try telling that to the Creationists then stand and watch them go into a frenzy of screaming, yelling, denial, etc, etc. M8, I'd be posting that on EVERY Creationist/Religious site, etc, possible just for the fun of it.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 14, 2020:

None of them would watch it...

This - from yet another social media discussion on Covid.

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 11, 2020:

Does this include all the Republicans that won't wear masks?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 14, 2020:

@CourtJester Ooh, an * almost * resident. Impressive. Except for the fact that new residents start July 1st, so no one believes you're "a few months away" from being one. Anyway, you sure as fuck don't sound like a doctor. You think wearing a mask won't help during a respiratory pandemic. You think bringing light inside the body can kill a virus [Pro tip: it can't. The virus would be EVERYWHERE. Even if you "cleaned" the blood and lungs, the virus that is everywhere else would just "reinfect" you (I put that in quotes because you'd still be infected). It would be akin to washing the pus out of a wound without treating the underlying cause of the infection.] And you think just because something worked in one country it will necessarily work in another. Maybe * you * need to crack a book... Also, I notice you didn't try to defend that moron's claim about injecting disinfectants. I guess you're at least "almost doctor" enough to know how fucking stupid that it.

FACT! Or, why it is asinine to believe in the proposition "you have your opinion and I have ...

aintmisbehaven comments on Aug 13, 2020:

there's a difference between respecting someone's opinion and respecting their RIGHT to have that opinion. you have the right to have a preposterous opinion while I have the right to think your opinion is bats--t crazy.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 13, 2020:

...and tell you as much.

This - from yet another social media discussion on Covid.

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 11, 2020:

Does this include all the Republicans that won't wear masks?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 13, 2020:

@CourtJester Everyone, we have an epidemiologist in our presence!! You're probably right about the masks. Please, keep going out without one, and spend as much time as you can in big groups of people who don't believe in masks (and probably all plan to vote Trump). Show those pussy snowflakes you're not afraid of that virus hoax! You should also inject bleach and blast yourself with as much UV light as you can like Trump suggested. He has a really big, uh, brain, and he's like a really smart person, so you know it's good advice.

A random reflection about someone's question to me, "Are you religious?

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 13, 2020:

"God(s)" should be an integral part of the definition of religion. As such, if you don't believe in or worship any god, you aren't religious. Very simple. As such, Buddhism and Zen are not religion and to follow said *philosophies* does not make one religious. Similar to the 10 commandments......

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 13, 2020:

Ooh, yeah, um, I'm gonna have to go ahead and sort of disagree with you there. "Christian theologians teach that the commandment applies in modern times and prohibits the worship of physical idols, the seeking of spiritual activity or guidance from any other source (e.g. magical, astrological, etc.), and the focus on temporal priorities such as self (food, physical pleasures), work, and money, for examples." [Wiki on 10 Commandments] It * seems * as though not caring at all (somewhat of a consequence of not believing) about the Christian God would necessarily result in a greater focus on self, work, or money because any focus is greater than none. And while I generally agree with your premise, I am leaning more towards calling Buddhism a religion than not. "Buddhists can worship both at home or at a temple. It is not considered essential to go to a temple to worship with others. At home Buddhists will often set aside a room or a part of a room as a shrine. There will be a statue of Buddha, candles, and an incense burner." https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/customs/worship_1.shtml Add to that the fact that they believe in reincarnation and other religion-y things: "Rebirth is one of the foundational doctrines of Buddhism, along with karma, nirvana and moksha.[1][3][5] The rebirth doctrine in Buddhism, sometimes referred to as reincarnation or metempsychosis, asserts that rebirth does not necessarily take place as another human being, but as an existence in one of the six Gati (realms) called Bhavachakra.[4] The six realms of rebirth include Deva (heavenly), Asura (demigod), Manusya (human), Tiryak (animals), Preta (ghosts), and Naraka (resident of hell)." Heaven, hell, demigods, ghosts, karma. To me, that's a lot of metaphysical stuff to believe in for it not to classify as a religion.

How many people feel they live in the wrong part of the country to meet like-minded people?

TheMiddleWay comments on Aug 12, 2020:

Moved recently from 2 years in California, where I flourish and was my best self, to the middle of Ohio for god knows how long but at least a year, likely two. It's going to be a LONELY LONELY LONELY time for me. :( :( :(

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

Where in Ohio? I'm up by Cleveland area. Hooked up with a super hot chick in Circleville a few years ago though.

Do you want Biden/Harris to Win?

Triphid comments on Aug 11, 2020:

As an Aussie looking in from the outside, I don't care who wins just so long as it IS NOT that self-righteous, arrogant, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, war-mongering, misogynistic, mis-begotten chunk of ambulating, orange-haired, dog-excrement, aka Humpty Dumpty Trumpty.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 There are a few people that voted for Trump the first go around. We hadn't talked about it for years, but I had conversations with them recently. I think I may have changed their plans, but no way to know for sure. I think I may try to take the day off and drive people to the polls. If there even are open polls in my area...

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CourtJester comments on Aug 11, 2020:

100% Trump.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@RoboGraham So you hope Biden wins because you think Trump is worse, but also so close to equal that it's not worth trying to convince anyone to vote for Biden. Got it.

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CourtJester comments on Aug 11, 2020:

100% Trump.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@RoboGraham You honestly think the dangers of Biden are equal to those of Trump?!

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Triphid comments on Aug 11, 2020:

As an Aussie looking in from the outside, I don't care who wins just so long as it IS NOT that self-righteous, arrogant, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, war-mongering, misogynistic, mis-begotten chunk of ambulating, orange-haired, dog-excrement, aka Humpty Dumpty Trumpty.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 I'm not saying give up. I commend you for what you're doing.

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CourtJester comments on Aug 11, 2020:

100% Trump.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@RoboGraham > Some are actually having a hard time deciding which is the worse evil. Yeah, these are the people I'm talking about. If you're so fucking stupid that you can't see Trump can, and possible already has, destroyed the fabric of our democracy clearly making him the worse evil, than nothing I can say or show you will fix you. Saying there are no good candidate options is like saying there's no way to decide what to eat when you're starving and all you have access to is stale beef jerky or maggot infested rancid cheese. There is a clear choice in this election. The only people that can't see that are fucking morons.

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Triphid comments on Aug 11, 2020:

As an Aussie looking in from the outside, I don't care who wins just so long as it IS NOT that self-righteous, arrogant, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, war-mongering, misogynistic, mis-begotten chunk of ambulating, orange-haired, dog-excrement, aka Humpty Dumpty Trumpty.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 I 100% agree the stakes are higher than ever. But are you noticing a trend? We said that about Bush, too, and now we'd * love * to have someone as tempered, intelligent, and level-headed as Bush as the Republicans' nominee/president. What I'm saying is that because of the direction of the Republican party, the fact that their supporters don't care about truth, logic, science, or evidence, and the fact that they ALWAYS line up behind their candidate, I don't see a future where it isn't * always * a crucial election. You think 4 years of a black female vice president isn't going to make them lose their fucking minds and put up another Trump? You can't have a system where one side wants to debate the merits of proposals and the other side wants to burn everything to the ground just so they can get away with super corrupt shit like unconstitutionally stealing court seats and giving billionaires gigantic tax breaks. Our system is broken and I don't see how it can possibly be mended. I don't even think I see a path to victory in November once Republican run states start closing polling sites in democratic areas because of Covid concerns as just one method of suppressing votes.

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CourtJester comments on Aug 11, 2020:

100% Trump.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@RoboGraham Nah, not this time around. If you're * still * a fence-sitter after 4 years of Trump, you're just as blind and stupid, and you're likely completely unreachable. Even if it's technically possible to dislodge the fence post from your ass, it would be time prohibitive. 4 years of him being a crazy fucking asshole didn't do it, so how long of a conversation are you planning on investing your time in to * maybe * sway them?

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Triphid comments on Aug 11, 2020:

As an Aussie looking in from the outside, I don't care who wins just so long as it IS NOT that self-righteous, arrogant, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, war-mongering, misogynistic, mis-begotten chunk of ambulating, orange-haired, dog-excrement, aka Humpty Dumpty Trumpty.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 The last time we had major shifts like that was at the time of, and partially because of, the Civil War. So it's been about 160 years since something like that has happened and our population has just about doubled (meaning that many more people need to feel confident a new party can quickly gain traction and become the new major opposition in the forever-two-party system, which is that much more difficult for non-Republican parties since the Regan era when they solidified their ability to fall in line behind their candidate). But you feel good about your chances it's going to happen again soon? Wait, weren't you the one that was talking earlier about not wasting any political capital, energy, money, etc. on pipe dreams? Third parties are pipe dreams.

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Triphid comments on Aug 11, 2020:

As an Aussie looking in from the outside, I don't care who wins just so long as it IS NOT that self-righteous, arrogant, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, war-mongering, misogynistic, mis-begotten chunk of ambulating, orange-haired, dog-excrement, aka Humpty Dumpty Trumpty.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 I'm not saying parties can't change. I'm saying you can't have 3 viable parties. It's basically a law is political science. But in the process of a new party taking over over in the top two, they likely cause several losses to the more similar party.

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St-Sinner comments on Aug 11, 2020:

What about Bernie voters who sat out 2016 and may do it again in 2020 after wasting hundreds of millions two times in a row? Often throwing money at problems does not work. We have serious enemies within. Trump is not the only one.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 Even if that's true, it'll probably only be for 2 or 4 years. All the people that describe their vote as "holding their nose and voting for Biden" and all the Republican never-Trumpers all vote Republican in the next election. Hell, a lot of them may vote Biden then Republican all the way down the rest of the ticket just to get Trump out without "allowing Biden to do too much damage". Our electorate is too fucking stupid, and they are easily convinced to vote against their own best interests. Add to that the extreme corruption and failure to hold people accountable, and American democracy has become a failed experiment.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 11, 2020:

I might vote for Biden or I might vote Green, but either way, as far as donating money, volunteering or having any enthusiasm or support for Biden, they can all fuck off....

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@Captain_Feelgood Your comment essentially reads: "DON'T VOTE... DON'T VOTE... DON'T VOTE" or more accurately "VOTE TRUMP... VOTE TRUMP... VOTE TRUMP". Systems of government that do not allow for proportional representation are ALWAYS two party systems. We will never have 3 parties. The only thing that will happen when a third party starts to gain traction is steal more votes from the major party whose platform is more closely related to their own, and cause the side they're more opposed to to win.

Do you want Biden/Harris to Win?

St-Sinner comments on Aug 11, 2020:

What about Bernie voters who sat out 2016 and may do it again in 2020 after wasting hundreds of millions two times in a row? Often throwing money at problems does not work. We have serious enemies within. Trump is not the only one.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 The left is fracturing. There is an alarming amount of talk from the far left about how 4 more years of Trump gives them a shot at "real" progressive candidate in 4 years instead of 8. They do not understand the simplest things about the way our democracy works and thinks of it more like coin flips instead of varying degrees of probability for a win. This rift could possibly cause another Trump win.

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Triphid comments on Aug 11, 2020:

As an Aussie looking in from the outside, I don't care who wins just so long as it IS NOT that self-righteous, arrogant, self-centered, self-aggrandizing, war-mongering, misogynistic, mis-begotten chunk of ambulating, orange-haired, dog-excrement, aka Humpty Dumpty Trumpty.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@creative51 There is no "this point in time" when it comes to third parties. Until our entire system of government changes to include proportional representation, we will always have a two party system.

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CourtJester comments on Aug 11, 2020:

100% Trump.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@RoboGraham > We win people over by conversing with them. If we just tell them to go away, we don't have a chance of convincing them of anything. Most of the time I'd agree with you, but that's just not accurate in this instance. If you're so blind and/or stupid that you haven't seen the light when it comes to Trump yet, no amount of conversation or evidence will convince you.

At the risk of stirring up a hornet's nest, I'd like to discuss sexism.

Tinocca comments on Aug 12, 2020:

They are all subjective. I say it runs into sexism when exact (or very similar) actions by a man are deemed positive attributes and by a woman are deemed in a more derogatory way. For example: Strong leadership vs. bossy or aggressive Passionate about their cause vs. too emotional

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 12, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky Her criteria requires one description to be positive while the other is negative. I don't think any of those qualify.

Honest Question

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 11, 2020:

Apparently @LenHazell53 either blocked me or deleted his comment because he talked a bunch of nonsense and couldn't support it.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@LovinLarge Again, yes, I explained in detail how my first comment could be helpful to you (how would it be helpful to me when I've already researched the definitions of those words to my satisfaction). You seem like you're being intentionally difficult to get a rise out of me because you already don't like me.

Honest Question

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 11, 2020:

Apparently @LenHazell53 either blocked me or deleted his comment because he talked a bunch of nonsense and couldn't support it.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@LovinLarge Except that I already basically said yes. I believed my first comment was helpful. When questioned, I explained * why * I thought it was helpful. I then gave an analogy to illustrate * how * it could be helpful. And have continued to clarify every time I'm asked even when people tell me my punctuation is incorrect or put words in my mouth. You seem to have formed your opinion of me based off my interaction with that asshole Len instead of how I interacted with you, and if that's the way you'd judge a person and their ability to contribute meaningful information, you probably wouldn't get much from me anyway.

Honest Question

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 11, 2020:

Apparently @LenHazell53 either blocked me or deleted his comment because he talked a bunch of nonsense and couldn't support it.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@LovinLarge I explained the helpful intent of my first comment. Len and I have not been able to see eye to eye for a while now, which is why I don't take a soft tone with him like I do with others most of the time. I can support my claims. He seems to just say stuff to be an ass. Sure, I said his claims didn't make any sense (which they didn't), but instead of trying to support them, all he did was claim I punctuated my comment improperly (incorrectly and again, without support). But if you feel I don't contribute in a meaningful way, you can block me too. I strongly believe you'll get more out of reading what I have to say than him, though, and if you disagree with me, I'll actually debate the points and offer my support. I haven't seen that from him once.

Honest Question

Apunzelle comments on Aug 9, 2020:

I’m an atheist because I don’t believe in any gods. I’m an agnostic because I don’t know what happens to the energy that religious folks call “soul” — the life force that makes us us. If energy can be neither created nor destroyed, what was it before we became us, and what is it ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

I think we need to be careful about attributing the us-ness of humans to 'energy' and then conflating the energy in our bodies with the the word energy as used in the laws of thermodynamics. While there is always energy in our bodies (while alive) it's not "the same" energy the whole time we're alive. Every second, our bodies are converting the calories we take in into energy to do work, produce body heat, build tissue, etc.

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Why oh why would you post this dog-dinner steaming pile of speculation? Oh, wait, you are a drump lover. Nevermind

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@AnneWimsey You said: > @JeffMurray ummmm, "slug" is highly biased, and suspect. I was asking if your distrust of that website makes you think the admin didn't actually say what they attributed to him.

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

TristanNuvo comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Ugh. I fucking hate this. No. I do not want trump to serve a second term. But what I have as an alt. sucks ass just as well.. And Kamala Harris is a toxic fuming career politician that has very much so, used her power to screw over a LOT of defendants in her time. Please stop right here. and look ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@TristanNuvo Our system is DEFINITELY fucked; you don't need to temper that claim. But to be clear, I'm not saying we should or shouldn't add a third party, I'm saying without proportional representation, you CAN'T add a third party.

When a star exceeds its volume, gravity causes it to implode.

Allamanda comments on Aug 11, 2020:

There are flaws and voids in almost every proposition in your piece, so it's hard to know where to start. Maybe by saying that this is not science. First sentence: when a star's WHAT exceeds it's volume? Second: energy doesn't 'serve' and what pattern, implosion due to something you forgot to put ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@dinoid Nope. Fundamental flaw: your claim that something * should * be a certain way when discussing evolution. There is no should, there is no goal, there is no intention or purpose. No timelines. No benchmarks. No reason or way to compare the evolution of one 'species' to the next. Even a claim that a mutation is beneficial is subjective and environment-dependent. Perhaps the evolution of intelligence will ultimately prove catastrophic for humans (and many other organisms). I STRONGLY recommend reading The Selfish Gene for some basic information on how evolution actually works.

Honest Question

LenHazell53 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

It is a redundancy, if you are not sure about the existence of god(s), you by definition doubt its existence. If your doubts are honest you are an atheist, if they are not you are a theist. Atheism is the position for bet hedgers and fence sitters. EDIT Correction, first word of the last line ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@LenHazell53 Not sure how what you thought I should write is any better for you than what I wrote, but sure. (Except, of course, for the fact that 'post' usually refers to the thing posted at the top and 'comment' or 'reply' would be the word for the nonsense you wrote.) As for the ellipsis, they are used to denote an omission of words. In this case, it was an omission of, "it's not just the incorrect or missing word that's a problem." If you're going to correct people, you should know what you're talking about.

Honest Question

LenHazell53 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

It is a redundancy, if you are not sure about the existence of god(s), you by definition doubt its existence. If your doubts are honest you are an atheist, if they are not you are a theist. Atheism is the position for bet hedgers and fence sitters. EDIT Correction, first word of the last line ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@LovinLarge That's why I addressed you, not him. If I was looking for guidance on something, I'd like input on the subject itself as well as others' opinions on the suggestions given. For instance, if you were seeking advice on a quick way to add and subtract a lot of numbers, and while some people suggested a calculator there were a few that suggested an abacus, wouldn't you appreciate if that idea was denounced so as to not waste time and energy looking into it? If his response to you was valuable, my response should be as well. 😒

When a star exceeds its volume, gravity causes it to implode.

Allamanda comments on Aug 11, 2020:

There are flaws and voids in almost every proposition in your piece, so it's hard to know where to start. Maybe by saying that this is not science. First sentence: when a star's WHAT exceeds it's volume? Second: energy doesn't 'serve' and what pattern, implosion due to something you forgot to put ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@dinoid > Australia had to give up its bottles to save its beetles. Or, ya know, not throw their fucking trash all over the ground. That aside, by "not seeing accurately" do you mean input to the visual cortex is subjective and imprecise? Either way, all of life wouldn't see equally inaccurately. (Not to mention that which cannot see at all.) Is anyone starting to get the sense that this is @KWAPELL7's new profile?

When a star exceeds its volume, gravity causes it to implode.

Pedrohbds comments on Aug 11, 2020:

Why do you think there is balance in nature? It is exactly the opposite, if there were balance, there would not be any change. Evolution happens exactly because every organism is intrinsically out of balance and needs to collect mass and energy to keep replicating itself, and generating mistakes ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@Pedrohbds Fantastic answers. You are saving us all a lot of time. Everyone (OP) should read The Selfish Gene before they start to talk about evolution. I had no idea how poorly informed I was about it during high school and college.

Someone asked the great question about whether or not we believed in things we had not seen.

hankster comments on Aug 10, 2020:

see any gravity? 😋

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@LenHazell53 Did * you * read it? It talked about the association been the REM and the stimulation of the visual cortex. "These results suggest that the rapid eye movements that occur in sleep are linked to visual processing rather than just physical activation or movement. So, the participants may have actually been looking at a dream image, rather than these eye movements simply reflecting motor discharge in the brain."

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Why oh why would you post this dog-dinner steaming pile of speculation? Oh, wait, you are a drump lover. Nevermind

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@AnneWimsey You believe @admin didn't actually say that?

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

creative51 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

First things first. Biden has to win the election. Before you go picking his cabinet, just how is he going to win the sates he needs to win.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 11, 2020:

@St-Sinner I completely disagree. It * should * be impossible for Biden to "blow it" considering the opposition. The "man" openly states his willingness to collude with foreign powers to increase his odds of winning and is actively sabotaging institutions to those same ends. If Trump wins, it will be because he cheated his die-hard base into a functional majority.

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

TristanNuvo comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Ugh. I fucking hate this. No. I do not want trump to serve a second term. But what I have as an alt. sucks ass just as well.. And Kamala Harris is a toxic fuming career politician that has very much so, used her power to screw over a LOT of defendants in her time. Please stop right here. and look ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@creative51 Without proportional representation WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE ONLY TWO PARTIES. Belonging to a third party is just a more vocal way of abstaining from elections.

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

Sierra4 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Massachusetts has a Republican governor who would likely appoint a Republican to fill Warren's seat should she take a cabinet position.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@starwatcher-al Possible, but even if, why would we narrow the margin if we could avoid it?

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

creative51 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

First things first. Biden has to win the election. Before you go picking his cabinet, just how is he going to win the sates he needs to win.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@creative51 That's is there are even polling places with short enough lines in inner cities to drive people to... This is not over. There is still a really good chance Trump "wins" based on the votes people are able to cast.

How do you like Biden's cabinet?

AnneWimsey comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Why oh why would you post this dog-dinner steaming pile of speculation? Oh, wait, you are a drump lover. Nevermind

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay This is obviously a real quote from him. Where did you find it, though?

Someone asked the great question about whether or not we believed in things we had not seen.

hankster comments on Aug 10, 2020:

see any gravity? 😋

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@LenHazell53 Apparently, we actually do * see * our dreams... https://theconversation.com/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-sleep-how-the-brain-sees-dreams-45889

Honest Question

LenHazell53 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

It is a redundancy, if you are not sure about the existence of god(s), you by definition doubt its existence. If your doubts are honest you are an atheist, if they are not you are a theist. Atheism is the position for bet hedgers and fence sitters. EDIT Correction, first word of the last line ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@LovinLarge None of that makes sense...

Honest Question

wordywalt comments on Aug 10, 2020:

The only way that a person is both is that if he or she is at at a tipping point between the two and wavering back and forth.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

Nope. That's like saying someone's at a tipping point between homosexual and transgendered. Two different things.

‎Friday, ‎August ‎07, ‎2020 as many detractors - have requested - a postulate that is - ...

HumanistJohn comments on Aug 8, 2020:

It still is just word salad. And, by the way, a hyphen is a punctuation mark.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 10, 2020:

@KWAPELL7 Those are not hyphens.

While on a long drive recently, I was listening to a show on NPR about immortality and time.

Highway-Starr comments on Aug 9, 2020:

Living forever is an incomplete scenario. Will your body not age? Your mind not get clouded? That would have much to do with the decision. As we are now with our aging physicality, no. I've watched quite a few people age, deteriorate and die because as an adopted child, my parents were much older ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 9, 2020:

@Highway-Starr I also don't think that's part of the thought experiment. If you could kill yourself at will, there wouldn't be a downside to weigh against the immortality. Notice the OP says 'immortal' and 'live forever'. Whatever parameters you need to place on it to make those things so, you'd need to use.

‎Friday, ‎August ‎07, ‎2020 as many detractors - have requested - a postulate that is - ...

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 8, 2020:

This is another thing that really annoys people about you, the reposting of the same thing over and over.

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 9, 2020:

@KWAPELL7 Nope. You can't claim people don't understand what you write in English when you say shit like "no thing" and define it to mean "not only any one particular thing, because it's all things". "It's no thing" would very clearly mean the subject of the sentence is not an object or thing, e.g. "Saffron's no * thing * , she's my roommate." You could verbalize, "It's not * a * thing" with a strong emphasis on 'a' to inform your listener you're not speaking of a singular object, but even that may be misconstrued at the fault of the speaker. In text, especially with the way you write, it's almost guaranteed to be misunderstood. Does it really make you feel smart when people don't understand you, even though you are intentionally being inscrutable? There are plenty of people here that are incredibly intelligent who would have no problem grasping whatever thoughts you have rolling around in your head. Get over yourself. For cryin' out loud, you think you are what you've chosen to be.

While on a long drive recently, I was listening to a show on NPR about immortality and time.

JimG comments on Aug 9, 2020:

What are the conditions of immortality? Will it be absolute or can accidents, violence, or the destruction of the earth still kill me?

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 9, 2020:

@Beowulfsfriend I think it defeats the point of the thought experiment to say you can be damaged. Who doesn't then take immortality until they feel like throwing themselves into a wood chipper as was suggested earlier.

While on a long drive recently, I was listening to a show on NPR about immortality and time.

Spongebob comments on Aug 9, 2020:

Conversely, when do you want to die? I think that's a better question

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 9, 2020:

ASAP, this shit is unbearable.

While on a long drive recently, I was listening to a show on NPR about immortality and time.

Adarkhorserides comments on Aug 9, 2020:

Netflix has a movie called "The Old Gaurd" deals with this very issue. Well done and addresses male sensuality in a really healthy way. Now I think, in some ways, we are all immortal. It is just that we don't occupy the same physical form throughout time. I have had this same form for years 😲 ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 9, 2020:

Wait, what?

While on a long drive recently, I was listening to a show on NPR about immortality and time.

Highway-Starr comments on Aug 9, 2020:

Living forever is an incomplete scenario. Will your body not age? Your mind not get clouded? That would have much to do with the decision. As we are now with our aging physicality, no. I've watched quite a few people age, deteriorate and die because as an adopted child, my parents were much older ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 9, 2020:

The OP states, "They said, imagine you are now immortal and won't age anymore." I assume"mind cloudiness" is an age-related change.

I am in a quandry and would like some opinions.

ChestRockfield comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Also, I will say that donating to charity of your choice in your relative's name as suggested by many is also not something I would do. That's not right for the same reason asking you to donate to a Christian cause isn't right. Something is not a gift if it's for yourself instead of the person ...

ChestRockfield replies on Aug 9, 2020:

@PandaCat I don't know that you can say that necessarily unless you know the person really well. Of course, if you knew them really well, it wouldn't seem like you'd have trouble thinking of something you could do for the family. For instance, I would be super pissed if someone donated to Susan G. Komen in my name because I fucking hate that organization. Most people I know that would be in the group of people pondering 'what should I do in lieu of flowers' don't know that about me though.