Religious law may be coming to America.

Seanjohn comments on Jun 16, 2018:

No way the republicans are a dying party this might be the end for them

Coffeo replies on Jun 17, 2018:

A true optimist!

Is there anybody else interested in flying ?

PickledRick comments on Jun 15, 2018:

Now take them on an exploratory flight and fly for real, it'll be a forever memory for her.

Coffeo replies on Jun 17, 2018:

Yes! Our son got to be "co-pilot" during a joy-flight when he was eight, and was allowed (probably illegally) to take the controls for a short time. Now he's a flying instructor.

Mary D. Hume, Gold Beach, OR I like to followup on some stuff

Sheannutt comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I've been to Gold Beach several times, those are some awesome pictures you got there.

Coffeo replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@MrTallman Now why would they do that?

Just read an interesting article suggesting space-time may not be quantized.

Coffeo comments on Jun 15, 2018:

So where can I find this "interesting article"?

Coffeo replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@AstroLou Thank you. It _is_ interesting.

Certainty in a belief seems to me a trait of a theist.

TheAstroChuck comments on Jun 15, 2018:

Not all atheists are 100% certain. Atheism only implies not believing. The most common definition of agnostic is a person who thinks it is inherently unknowable whether god exists. Thus, it's possible to be an atheist agnostic or a theist agnostic, depending on whether or not the individual ...

Coffeo replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@ghost_warlock Of course they don't. There are plenty of fire-breathing dragons and golden-horned unicorns, though. :)

Just read an interesting article suggesting space-time may not be quantized.

Bodhichick comments on Jun 15, 2018:

Very interesting subject. There is still so much to be discovered and things we can not explain. I think it is obvious that there are "states" that we have not yet been able to define, that are not part of the quantum model. Maybe more research while using LSD would help.

Coffeo replies on Jun 15, 2018:

Beware of stating that anything is "obvious" especially in the realm of quantum physics.

It's rare that I get a window seat on a flight.

GeorgeRocheleau comments on Jun 15, 2018:

I always like getting the window seat.

Coffeo replies on Jun 15, 2018:

Me too — even if it's mostly clouds sometimes. They're still beautiful from above.

Anybody ever wonder why the calendars in the US all begin with Sunday?

TedGresham997 comments on Jun 13, 2018:

I suspect it is because Sunday is "the lord's day," amen and thank you jesus. "That is the day we celebrate the Sabath," mom said. But, um, God rested on the Sabath so it should be last. But it's a sin to fish on Sunday. What the fuck was Peter, a hair dresser? I don't know, there's some kind ...

Coffeo replies on Jun 14, 2018:

I grew up in Belfast where nearly everything except church-going was a sin on Sunday. Would you believe that they even padlocked the swings in the kiddies' playgrounds?

Anybody ever wonder why the calendars in the US all begin with Sunday?

evidentialist comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Maybe so that the regular week would be bracketed by Sunday and Saturday? Does it in some way matter?

Coffeo replies on Jun 14, 2018:

Also, the German for Wednesday is _mittwoch_ (mid-week).

Anybody ever wonder why the calendars in the US all begin with Sunday?

evidentialist comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Maybe so that the regular week would be bracketed by Sunday and Saturday? Does it in some way matter?

Coffeo replies on Jun 14, 2018:

It kinda matters when you make an appointment for a Wednesday and write it in the middle square of the calendar from habit, without checking what day the calendar thinks the week starts on.

Logan Circle, Philadelphia. Billy Penn looks over the girls with pink umbrellas

Coffeo comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Nice photo. Looks like it's summer over there. Is that Billy Penn with the wings and helmet? He must have been quite a character!

Coffeo replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Yeah, I looked him up.

Folk in this group seem to like rainbows. Here's a photo that I took of my mother many years ago.

Pook comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Gorgeous.

Coffeo replies on Jun 13, 2018:

Thank you.

Logan Circle, Philadelphia. Billy Penn looks over the girls with pink umbrellas

Coffeo comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Nice photo. Looks like it's summer over there. Is that Billy Penn with the wings and helmet? He must have been quite a character!

Coffeo replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Thank you for the clarification! (Though it still looks like wings and a helmet to me :) )

If another phenomenon is causing light to redshift with distance/time travelled, the universe may ...

KissedbySun comments on Jun 11, 2018:

My theory is that the Universe is a torus, basically expanding in places while coming back together in others, only to expand again before all coming back together. The "speed" of expansion will be different at different points of the torus.

Coffeo replies on Jun 12, 2018:

It should be possible to make some verifiable (or falsifiable) predictions from this theory.

If another phenomenon is causing light to redshift with distance/time travelled, the universe may ...

nicknotes comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Stuff like this keeps me awake at night wondering what effect this will have on my life.

Coffeo replies on Jun 12, 2018:

Nothing for you to worry about at all, pal. Go back to sleep. It interests us, is all. And furthermore, there are heaps of things in science that seemed to have no practical consequences at the time...

Does free will exist?

Livia comments on Jun 11, 2018:

No, free will does not exist. Your choices are based on numerous environmental factors and the emotional states of self and others, and even political climate. The factors affecting self will are endless.

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@Livia I am not on the other side of the pond. I am from the UK originally and lived there until I was 26. You are not _discussing_ anything: you are making a set of statements that have no obvious support.

“All” I know about physics I learned from 2 sources: The book A Brief History of Time and the TV...

gater comments on Jun 11, 2018:

The truth is there was no beginning. The infinite Universe has always been here.

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

And you know this how?

If another phenomenon is causing light to redshift with distance/time travelled, the universe may ...

nicknotes comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Stuff like this keeps me awake at night wondering what effect this will have on my life.

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

It's interesting that lots of people (including myself) are really interested in the fate of the universe, even though there is not the remotest possibility of any humans, or even the Earth, being around by then. We still want to know!

Why is water wet?

azzow2 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Had the impression from my physics prof it is because the pressure applied to the modules by the barometric atmosphere.

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@TheAstroChuck Struggling to understand "separate but related".

Does free will exist?

Matias comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Free will is an illusion, that's for sure. But it is a necessary and useful illusion. It is necessary because we simply cannot imagine ourselves or other people to be nothing but robots blindly following hard-wired programs. And it is useful because without "free will" we cannot ascribe ...

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

Perhaps we _ought not_ to ascribe responsibility to anyone then. No law enforcement, jails etc. But then, of course, we do not have that choice, apparently.

Does free will exist?

Livia comments on Jun 11, 2018:

No, free will does not exist. Your choices are based on numerous environmental factors and the emotional states of self and others, and even political climate. The factors affecting self will are endless.

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

And you know these things how?

Why is water wet?

azzow2 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Had the impression from my physics prof it is because the pressure applied to the modules by the barometric atmosphere.

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@TheAstroChuck I think the original question should have been "Why _does_ water wet?" And this is related to the question of why so many things dissolve in it. And this is related to the question of its structure. Not a separate issue.

How great is cheese?

Ellatynemouth comments on Jun 10, 2018:

I love cheese. But I avoid it for various reasons. So I have vegan cheese instead, which is not as nice. But a piece of mature cheddar is heaven.

Coffeo replies on Jun 11, 2018:

What's it made from? (Sounds dreadful.)

Can relativistic mass create a black hole?

Coffeo comments on Jun 10, 2018:

What do you mean by 'relativistic mass'? I guess any kind of mass could create a black hole if there was enough of it.

Coffeo replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@OleBlueEyes Well you'd need an awful lot of it.

Why is water wet?

azzow2 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Had the impression from my physics prof it is because the pressure applied to the modules by the barometric atmosphere.

Coffeo replies on Jun 10, 2018:

In a sense this is correct: if there was no atmosphere, there would be no liquid water on the Earth's surface.

Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

fishline79 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Great shot! This is not criticism but I'd love to see another of the same (window?) with nothing recognizable in the frame, totally abstract. What is it, anyway? No...don't tell me!

Coffeo replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@fishline79 ok.

Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

fishline79 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Great shot! This is not criticism but I'd love to see another of the same (window?) with nothing recognizable in the frame, totally abstract. What is it, anyway? No...don't tell me!

Coffeo replies on Jun 10, 2018:

@fishline79 How do you make that out? I suggest you look up _plagiarism_ for both spelling and meaning.

Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

fishline79 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Great shot! This is not criticism but I'd love to see another of the same (window?) with nothing recognizable in the frame, totally abstract. What is it, anyway? No...don't tell me!

Coffeo replies on Jun 8, 2018:

Thank you. This will give some context:

From my brother-in-law's place, Navigators, Victoria, Australia.

Sheannutt comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Awesome photo

Coffeo replies on Jun 7, 2018:

Thank you.

From my brother-in-law's place, Navigators, Victoria, Australia.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Beautiful sun and shadowing

Coffeo replies on Jun 7, 2018:

Thank you.

One week in April 1972.

IamNobody comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Apollo 16, that must have been quite a sight !! Nice !!

Coffeo replies on Jun 3, 2018:

Yes it was spectacular. You can watch these things on TV, but you can't experience the sound (unless you have one hell of a hi-fi system :) )

Spain’s New Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is an Atheist – Friendly Atheist

MARDUK comments on Jun 2, 2018:

The World will change slowly. Just one day no one will believe in gods and religion! Faith will be in each other and a positive tomorrow! Not false gods and ridiculous ideas! Kill the non-believers for better crops and rain! Funny! And Love will fill the air! Educate religion and pseudoscience ...

Coffeo replies on Jun 2, 2018:

I admire your optimism.

Do you think Science will ever discover how consciousness began?

Agnosticman comments on May 31, 2018:

My definition of consciousness is that of being aware of ones self. The likelihood of a diety is unlikely; therefore how did it start? That’s the thing which puzzles me! Obviously I don’t accept the ‘God of the gaps’ argument.

Coffeo replies on May 31, 2018:

I don't agree that consciousness and self-awareness are the same thing. Consciousness exists in many lifeforms. Self-awareness doesn't even exist in humans until they reach a certain age.

Can we trust untestable theories? [bit.ly]

DZhukovin comments on May 29, 2018:

Okay, so let's say we have some theory, but it's basis is very abstract, so it's not testable, or it's very difficult to test because of resources. Shouldn't that just nudge scientists to test it mathematically? It's not like we don't have math to do this. I know we have math to do this. Math can...

Coffeo replies on May 31, 2018:

@DZhukovin Mathematics is certainly extremely rigorous, and it does a surprisingly good job of describing the world. _But we only know this because of observations._

This is agnostic.

Coffeo comments on May 31, 2018:

Do you think talking about religion is a problem? Christians do it all the time.

Coffeo replies on May 31, 2018:

@Faithless1 So we are only to talk about fascinating things, then?

This is agnostic.

Coffeo comments on May 31, 2018:

Do you think talking about religion is a problem? Christians do it all the time.

Coffeo replies on May 31, 2018:

@Faithless1 What made you think that?

Take your mind back to the early 80’s, that’s if you existed that early back.

Coffeo comments on May 30, 2018:

Happy-clappy Hillsong, aesthetically impoverished. Sorry, I'm biased already. Take no notice.

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

@jules4169 If you do this right you will become unimaginably wealthy.

What are the best pieces of advice you've gotten from a photography teacher or mentor?

Jnei comments on May 30, 2018:

The most important one by far, and the one I always pass on when people ask me for advice, is "Don't show anyone the bad shots."

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

@Jnei My point exactly.

Walter Peak and Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand.

mochajujubee comments on May 30, 2018:

So vintage!

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

I hate to think how long ago I was there.

Storrow Embankment, Boston.

DarrelScott comments on May 30, 2018:

Nice view and great picture

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

Thank you.

Storrow Embankment, Boston.

zorialoki comments on May 30, 2018:

That looks cold

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

Yes. Walking was difficult, too.

What are the best pieces of advice you've gotten from a photography teacher or mentor?

Jnei comments on May 30, 2018:

The most important one by far, and the one I always pass on when people ask me for advice, is "Don't show anyone the bad shots."

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

I think there is a lot to be learned from bad shots. It depends whether you want to help people or just impress them.

Alowyn Gardens, Yarra Glen (near Melbourne, Australia).

AmelieMatisse comments on May 30, 2018:

Very nice. Love that raw wood shelving and object placement

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Thank you.

Alowyn Gardens, Yarra Glen (near Melbourne, Australia).

AmelieMatisse comments on May 30, 2018:

Very nice. Love that raw wood shelving and object placement

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

Of course I only took the photo...

Living Legend, Jersey, Channel Islands.

AmelieMatisse comments on May 30, 2018:

What is behind the portal? Is this a home or public building? So pretty

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

It's a restaurant.

Bitcoin backlash

Ellatynemouth comments on May 28, 2018:

The conventional money system is just as corrupt. People have no idea how crazy and immoral our financial systems are. Quantitative easing is one example. Perhaps the ruling class have less control over bitcoins so they're using their media to have a strop.

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

@JackPedigo It will affect all of us everywhere in the world, whether we're connected to the grid or not.

Can we trust untestable theories? [bit.ly]

DZhukovin comments on May 29, 2018:

Okay, so let's say we have some theory, but it's basis is very abstract, so it's not testable, or it's very difficult to test because of resources. Shouldn't that just nudge scientists to test it mathematically? It's not like we don't have math to do this. I know we have math to do this. Math can...

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

I don't think any amount of mathematical testing would ever conclusively demonstrate that a theory was a correct description of the world/universe. Not to the satisfaction of most physicists and cosmologists, anyway.

In science, we can never know what anything IS, we can only know what it DOES.

Coffeo comments on May 28, 2018:

I think the Big Bang will turn out to be an oversimplification. It cannot have been an _event_, because that would require the pre-existence of time.

Coffeo replies on May 30, 2018:

@DPWAZ You may be right about it being true but unprovable. But I still don't see how it makes sense to talk about time having a _beginning_.

These are a few of my landscapes, they come straight out of my head so no one can say that I copied ...

Coffeo comments on May 28, 2018:

Lovely pictures. Not quite sure why they're in the 'Academic' category but never mind.

Coffeo replies on May 28, 2018:

@michaelcancook No problem.

Walter Peak and Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand.

BeeHappy comments on May 27, 2018:

Beauty!

Coffeo replies on May 28, 2018:

Thank you!

Walter Peak and Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand.

Science-guy comments on May 28, 2018:

Excellent shot!

Coffeo replies on May 28, 2018:

Thank you!

Walter Peak and Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand.

gloriadeb comments on May 27, 2018:

Is that a reservoir of some sort?

Coffeo replies on May 28, 2018:

@gloriadeb I see what you mean. The sun was very low in the west: I think the dark strip is actually the very long shadow cast by the tall trees on the right of the photo.

I'm working on some ideas with flowers.

Coffeo comments on May 27, 2018:

Very nice indeed. I think there is a risk that some folk will be confused by your use of the therm _holographic image_, which normally means something very different.

Coffeo replies on May 28, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Ok.

I'm working on some ideas with flowers.

Coffeo comments on May 27, 2018:

Very nice indeed. I think there is a risk that some folk will be confused by your use of the therm _holographic image_, which normally means something very different.

Coffeo replies on May 28, 2018:

Maybe you could call them _symmographs_. The term already exists and you can find examples on Google.

I'm working on some ideas with flowers.

Coffeo comments on May 27, 2018:

Very nice indeed. I think there is a risk that some folk will be confused by your use of the therm _holographic image_, which normally means something very different.

Coffeo replies on May 28, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Sound reasoning! Pity the term already means something else. :(

Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.

Leutrelle comments on May 27, 2018:

Is that a pet?

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

@Leutrelle We have magpies too. They swoop silently in the breeding season (around October) and can draw blood. Not sure if anyone has ever been seriously hurt.

Walter Peak and Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand.

gloriadeb comments on May 27, 2018:

Is that a reservoir of some sort?

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

No, it's a natural lake.

Wing Moon, April 2018

paul1967 comments on May 27, 2018:

I've never understood why my eye sees a moon far larger than the eye of the camera.

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

It has to do with the camera lens. With a long focus lens, the moon can be very large in a photograph.

AmelieMatisse, sharing with you how I flip and , arrange a section of an image to create something ...

fishline79 comments on May 27, 2018:

Very nice. Is that using Shop? My analog ones require printing and pasting up and mounting and re-photographing. Lots of work and very visible seams.

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

@dede18 I use PS Elements too. Quite versatile, and does everything I need.

About consciousness.

FrayedBear comments on May 27, 2018:

Will this result in an end of the she/he god argument?

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

@FrayedBear Neither is Earth, probably.

Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.

Leutrelle comments on May 27, 2018:

Is that a pet?

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

No, there are wild sulphur-crested cockatoos in all the eastern coastal areas of Australia, They are very common, very noisy, and quite a nuisance at times.

Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.

gigihein comments on May 26, 2018:

Beautiful!

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

@gigihein 8)

About consciousness.

FrayedBear comments on May 27, 2018:

Will this result in an end of the she/he god argument?

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

No, it will just lead to an argument about whether the universe is male or female.

Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.

gigihein comments on May 26, 2018:

Beautiful!

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

Thank you! (Even if you do mean the bird rather than the photo :) )

Window of a house in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern East.

zorialoki comments on May 26, 2018:

So ya go a peepin' in folks windows do ya?

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

@zorialoki Thank you!

Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.

btroje comments on May 26, 2018:

I am so jealous of all the parrots down under

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

@Abbelyne We rented that holiday unit for a week, and we were warned on no account to feed the cockatoos, of which there are huge numbers.

Window of a house in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern East.

zorialoki comments on May 26, 2018:

So ya go a peepin' in folks windows do ya?

Coffeo replies on May 27, 2018:

Can see bugger all in that one.

This is a curtain or wall hanging in a Japanese restaurant.

OldGoat43 comments on May 26, 2018:

Looks like they're advertising Ear Sushi.

Coffeo replies on May 26, 2018:

:D

Can we trust untestable theories? [bit.ly]

BBeberstein comments on May 26, 2018:

If you can’t test the theory, you can no proof of the validity of said theory.

Coffeo replies on May 26, 2018:

Absolutely true. But the theory might still be useful.

What do people think of the akashic records? (Pardon my spelling if it's wrong)

Coffeo comments on May 24, 2018:

OK I Googled it. Seems crazy to me.

Coffeo replies on May 25, 2018:

@Westy_lad What you say might be true. What I want is evidence.

What do people think of the akashic records? (Pardon my spelling if it's wrong)

Coffeo comments on May 24, 2018:

OK I Googled it. Seems crazy to me.

Coffeo replies on May 25, 2018:

@Westy_lad I see no reason to believe any such thing. If there is credible evidence, I might change my view.

Symphony of Bang Goes the Theory! [youtu.be]

Coffeo comments on May 24, 2018:

This song is boring — I want details of what we're actually seeing.

Coffeo replies on May 24, 2018:

@Faraday Sorry. I should have said it bores me.

Some renovation needed. (Northeast of Melbourne.)

fishline79 comments on May 22, 2018:

I can only say that it doesn't motivate me to move to Australia! I have enough scenes like that in my own country.

Coffeo replies on May 23, 2018:

It's not a typical Australian house, incidentally. :)

Knowledge and Virtuous Ignorance Knowledge IS a virtue.

Coffeo comments on May 21, 2018:

Virtuous ignorance is that which aspires to its own demise.

Coffeo replies on May 23, 2018:

@bodhi1 I don't really see a contradiction. You know you can never know everything, but that's no reason not to seek as much knowledge as you can.

Some renovation needed. (Northeast of Melbourne.)

DotLewis comments on May 22, 2018:

Well, the materials there, guess it depends on how desperate you are for shelter. My concern would be, being Australia, what sort of dangerous creepy crawlers would be in there with me? I'm in Kansas, USA and have more than I want but I've heard things about the "outback". ;)

Coffeo replies on May 22, 2018:

I've camped in the bush on quite a few occasions (not recently — getting a bit past that now). I've only twice seen a snake, not very close. I've seen spiders but never been bitten by one. The only things I've actually been attacked by are mosquitoes and leeches.

Knowledge and Virtuous Ignorance Knowledge IS a virtue.

Coffeo comments on May 21, 2018:

Virtuous ignorance is that which aspires to its own demise.

Coffeo replies on May 22, 2018:

@bodhi1 I do not aspire to know everything.

Should the royal family be abolished?

PickledRick comments on May 20, 2018:

It's their country, if they didn't tolerate it, it would be gone.

Coffeo replies on May 21, 2018:

Yes, it is tolerated. The majority in favour of a republic is not particularly large, and only a few of them are really vocal. I do not think there will be another referendum for some time, quite possibly not in my lifetime (I'm 74). My own views on the matter are not really strongly held, either. I'd rather live to see a colony established on Mars, but that's a bit of a long shot, too.

Should the royal family be abolished?

Coffeo comments on May 20, 2018:

I speak as an Australian. Here the Queen is still officially the Head of State. If the British want to keep the royal family: fine. but she has no business here.

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

@beansontoast, @Petter, @CeliaVL It's just what they do, I guess. Peter Dutton would love to be dictator. He almost is already.

Should the royal family be abolished?

Coffeo comments on May 20, 2018:

I speak as an Australian. Here the Queen is still officially the Head of State. If the British want to keep the royal family: fine. but she has no business here.

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

@beansontoast, @Petter Yes, that is a good point. It is my main worry about becoming a republic.

Should the royal family be abolished?

Coffeo comments on May 20, 2018:

I speak as an Australian. Here the Queen is still officially the Head of State. If the British want to keep the royal family: fine. but she has no business here.

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

@beansontoast Not forced on us by the UK, but by the difficulty of changing the constitution. And last time the conservative government sabotaged the referendum. I don't think there will be another for a while: probably not while the Queen is alive.

I was very lucky with this shot, which was taken in the grounds of Dartington Hall, Devon, England.

Lefthanded comments on May 20, 2018:

Beautiful indeed.

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

@Lefthanded I wasn't thinking about thirds when I took the photo, but it was probably in the back of my mind. I've known about it since childhood since my father was an art teacher.

I was very lucky with this shot, which was taken in the grounds of Dartington Hall, Devon, England.

jujuofthesea comments on May 20, 2018:

This is a fabulous image. Dynamically composed with a compelling background perfectly framed. Awesome!

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

Thank you!

Jordan Peterson's New Comic Book Is Hilarious! (Religious Bullshit - Ep: 05) [youtube.com]

Ellatynemouth comments on May 20, 2018:

I'm so sick of hearing about Jordan Peterson. As if there's no one else in the world.

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

Never heard of him.

I don't want encourage drinking or anything, but I discovered several years ago that having a glass ...

Petter comments on May 20, 2018:

Whiskey's not the drink I choose. I prefer the Scotsman's booze. Whisky, born of highland peat, And savoured full strength, slowly, neat.

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

Yes! I've heard so-called 'experts' say that a dash of water is needed to bring out the flavour. I don't agree with them.

I was very lucky with this shot, which was taken in the grounds of Dartington Hall, Devon, England.

tipi comments on May 20, 2018:

It is a very nice photo. But churches built on peoples' suffering can not be a model. And humans must get back their rights, including celebrations. So let us not support fake (religious or other) celebrations! There are enough honest reasons to celebrate and to protect the endangered Terrian life. ...

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

I like church architecture. I do not support the church. For me Christmas is purely secular, but it's still a holiday that I enjoy.

I was very lucky with this shot, which was taken in the grounds of Dartington Hall, Devon, England.

AMGT comments on May 20, 2018:

Great shot

Coffeo replies on May 20, 2018:

Thank you.

Not the Mississippi! (Brisbane, Australia.)

gigihein comments on May 18, 2018:

Is it a boat in the front

Coffeo replies on May 19, 2018:

Yes. A fake Mississippi riverboat.

This is Outrageous! Write your congressman.

chucklesIII comments on May 3, 2018:

If this passes, my agnostic beliefs do not allow me to contribute to religious organizations, therefore, I won't be able to pay my taxes.

Coffeo replies on May 17, 2018:

Good luck with that.

Reversing e=mc2 i.e. Making mass with energy. [youtu.be]

magicwatch comments on May 16, 2018:

power is NOT energy over time, where did you get that from?

Coffeo replies on May 16, 2018:

@magicwatch Doesn't mean accepting nothing.

Reversing e=mc2 i.e. Making mass with energy. [youtu.be]

magicwatch comments on May 16, 2018:

power is NOT energy over time, where did you get that from?

Coffeo replies on May 16, 2018:

I can't see where anyone said it was. But actually, it is. (For a given amount of energy dissipated, the power is inversely proportional to the time.)

I've always found this topic fascinating [youtube.com]

bandit321 comments on May 16, 2018:

I too have found this subject interesting, personally I think we are doomed in a perpetual recycling till we are deemed safe to exist in the greater universe! That means to be and express a true willingness to play without any thought of violence toward an other living thing. When we achieve this we...

Coffeo replies on May 16, 2018:

But who is to do the 'deeming'? Who will effect our release?

St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.

gloriadeb comments on May 16, 2018:

I just read a book that was based there. I went online to get some history. If I can't visit in person, I can visit in my mind. Thanks for the photo.

Coffeo replies on May 16, 2018:

Was that _The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society_? Good book. I enjoyed the book, but spent less than a day on the island.

Is it time for a new astronomical yardstick ? [blogs.discovermagazine.com]

Coffeo comments on May 15, 2018:

It isn't going to happen.

Coffeo replies on May 15, 2018:

@magicwatch Perhaps I should have added "anytime soon". Very logical, but not intuitive enough.

At Bongaree, Queensland, Australia.

nolawriter18 comments on May 12, 2018:

Great capture!

Coffeo replies on May 13, 2018:

Thank you. (Not too challenging: it wasn't going anywhere!)

Ulvikpollen, Norway.

LucifersPen comments on May 10, 2018:

Very nice! Is this normal weather in Norway?

Coffeo replies on May 11, 2018:

I don't live there, but I think it's quite common in the fjord district of western Norway. This photo was taken in June or July, early in the morning.

The intolerance towards cigarette smokers.

VAL3941 comments on May 10, 2018:

I hate Smokers as much as religious persons, enough said ?

Coffeo replies on May 10, 2018:

@BucketlistBob Back in 1973, when smoking on aircraft was still allowed, stuck beside a smoker all the way from San Francisco to Sydney. _Ghastly!_ (No non-smoking seats were available.)

Portmerion, North Wales.

Jnei comments on May 9, 2018:

I still have nightmares about weather balloons thanks to that place.

Coffeo replies on May 9, 2018:

@Jnei Ah, _The Prisoner_. Never saw it, but there's heaps of information about it at the souvenir shop. I didn't know weather balloons were involved.

A new Facebook friend got religious on me and here is what I said (correct me where I am wrong).

Coffeo comments on May 9, 2018:

Basically true, although there are still many unanswered questions. Also, I don't see this a being convincing to a religious person. But then, what is?

Coffeo replies on May 9, 2018:

@yuvid1 Yes, sort of. My mother was a believer but not a very regular church-goer. I went with my parents to church, which I quite liked, and was sent to Sunday school, which I hated, and quit when I discovered that it wasn't compulsory. Doubts already starting to surface. Nothing sudden. My father never spoke about religion — I have come to think he might have been a closet atheist who had promised not to try to influence me against the church.

Portmerion, North Wales.

Jnei comments on May 9, 2018:

I still have nightmares about weather balloons thanks to that place.

Coffeo replies on May 9, 2018:

Do tell!

What do you believe Shakespeare's (or De Vere's, take your pick!) religious beliefs were?

atheist comments on May 8, 2018:

Agnostic would be anachronistic, atheist would have been burnt at the stake, humanist not invented yet, so either Catholic or Protestant!

Coffeo replies on May 9, 2018:

@atheist I think they'd have had one each.