I'll settle for acknowledging my delusions, not sure they're avoidable, they just get replaced by ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

I suppose it depends on what your delusions are. Are they delusions or hope, and where does one end and the other begin.

Cyklone replies on Mar 8, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty does that mean they are delusions though, or just assumptions that we adopt in order to continue until evidence allows us to replace that assumption with a more accurate one? Like a game of sudoku where you assume a number in order to continue and if it's incorrect you come back and change it. The definition of a delusion is that you maintain that belief in the face of evidence to the contrary and you are not doing that.

Groceries emptied by panicked people. Is this happening where you live?

Cyklone comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Same thing happening here. I can only conclude that these people must really be full of crap.

Cyklone replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog 🤣🤣🤣😂

Why do women have to enhance themselves to appeal to men.

Cyklone comments on Mar 7, 2020:

What makes you think women enhance themselves to appeal to men? Newsflash. It's not about you. Women enhance their appearance for a bloody lot of reasons that have nothing to do with men. A friend of mine would occasionally come to work really made up. When I commented on it she said she did ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@Marionville 😂😂 it took me long enough..

Polyamory is the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner, with...

St-Sinner comments on Mar 6, 2020:

You want to have the cake and eat it it too? :)

Cyklone replies on Mar 7, 2020:

@AkEyHeAdAkE not yours mate. You don't own her.

Can a slovenly hoarder change his habits?

Cyklone comments on Mar 5, 2020:

A hoarder who is depressed, amotivated and trying to recruit someone to rescue him. Gee, that's unusual!! Don't get sucked in, getting you to feel sorry for him is a strategy to which all too many women are vulnerable and although you may be resistant, don't help him sucker others. He can't be ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 6, 2020:

@LiterateHiker I don't like being mothered: I still have a 93 yo one who tries 🙂. I'm a good cook and I don't need anyone in my life. But I do confess to being a very sensual person and rather partial to great sex.

Can a slovenly hoarder change his habits?

Cyklone comments on Mar 5, 2020:

A hoarder who is depressed, amotivated and trying to recruit someone to rescue him. Gee, that's unusual!! Don't get sucked in, getting you to feel sorry for him is a strategy to which all too many women are vulnerable and although you may be resistant, don't help him sucker others. He can't be ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 5, 2020:

@LiterateHiker you are probably not the first to lose patience with him. I once saw a woman in this state and felt terrible for her until I learnt that the reason her children had abandoned her was because she perpetrated terrible physical abuse upon them (shackling them in the cupboard for days). He may be innocent but we all walk a path and how did his path take him there?

Life is what it is...Can someone even find true love on earth anymore?

Cyklone comments on Mar 5, 2020:

What's true love? I asked a couple that once and was told, true love lasts forever. So what if it doesn't last forever I asked. The answer was that then it's not true love. That's when I gave up, so if you're going to ask the question we need an operational definition of true love

Cyklone replies on Mar 5, 2020:

@AnneWimsey I completely agree.

Darwin, Australia on way to Indonesia.

Cyklone comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Looks as if it has changed since I was there in '77 🙂

Cyklone replies on Mar 5, 2020:

@Jolanta when I was there the devastation from tracey was still very evident.

Christian “Prophetess”: I Met Whitney Houston During a Recent Trip to Heaven | Hemant Mehta | ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I hope she had some cocaine with her or Whitney probably wouldn't want to see her.

Cyklone replies on Mar 4, 2020:

She would definitely have had something with her, a hallucinogen perhaps.

Well, I kind of saw this coming to tell the truth.. 🤣[babylonbee.com]

Cyklone comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Interesting in that this is exactly what we did in aussie and it has been tremendously successful. Sure there are still unregistered guns and criminals getting their hands on them but the huge penalties just for possession of an unregistered firearm have removed most from circulation so they're ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@SpikeTalon okay, we're obviously arguing at cross purposes then. However, I would like to point out that New Zealand and Australia are two different countries and the mosque shooting was in NZ. We would happily annexe the place but then we'd have to put up with all them bloody kiwis. 🤣🤣

Well, I kind of saw this coming to tell the truth.. 🤣[babylonbee.com]

Cyklone comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Interesting in that this is exactly what we did in aussie and it has been tremendously successful. Sure there are still unregistered guns and criminals getting their hands on them but the huge penalties just for possession of an unregistered firearm have removed most from circulation so they're ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 3, 2020:

@SpikeTalon firearm related deaths in aussie in 2017 = less than 1 per 100,000. Firearm related deaths in usa in 2017 12.2 per 100,000. So much for your black market theory. Those figures include suicides and if you just look at homicides the firearm related deaths in aussie are 0.1 per 100,000. If you look at a graph of firearm deaths in aussie since 1980 it shows a decreasing curve that you would expect as the firearms are slowly removed from the population. The effect of the black market economy is negligible, probably because of their great expense on the black market putting them out of the reach of petty criminals.

Horrible neighbors got evicted.

Cyklone comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Did you go out the front and make it obvious you're filming it? You could tell them you're putting it up on youtube, or funniest home videos 🤣🤣

Cyklone replies on Mar 3, 2020:

@motrubl4u lovely people. Bogans.

Well, I kind of saw this coming to tell the truth.. 🤣[babylonbee.com]

Cyklone comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Interesting in that this is exactly what we did in aussie and it has been tremendously successful. Sure there are still unregistered guns and criminals getting their hands on them but the huge penalties just for possession of an unregistered firearm have removed most from circulation so they're ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 3, 2020:

@SpikeTalon 20 years after the buyback, not in aussie it isn't

Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Group's Challenge to Bump Stock Ban

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 2, 2020:

As a point of reference for those horrified about the proliferation of the deadly Bump Stocks. Anyone in the USA (The Gunfighter Nation) can, with the right amount of currency, legally purchase a "Class III" weapon. This is a page from the RIA Auction sight monthly brochure. A constant ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

You lot are mad

Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Group's Challenge to Bump Stock Ban

ToolGuy comments on Mar 2, 2020:

What do they want to do. Take down a caribou herd?

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

@MissKathleen 🙂😘

I am close to paralyzed when it comes to the decision about whether or not to go to Italy March the ...

Cyklone comments on Mar 1, 2020:

Check your travel insurance for travel to countries against a travel advisory. That may help you make up your mind.

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

@Lorajay after having been caught up in an incident once, I wouldn't travel without it. It's a minor expense that is bloody handy if you need it as emergency medical treatment can be extremely expensive.

Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Group's Challenge to Bump Stock Ban

ToolGuy comments on Mar 2, 2020:

What do they want to do. Take down a caribou herd?

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

@MissKathleen sorry! Just call me sheldon.

Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Group's Challenge to Bump Stock Ban

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 2, 2020:

The fascination with fully automatic weapons has always bemused me.

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

Having been in our armed forces, I understand the fascination, but just because something is fascinating doesn't mean you should play with it, eg, snakes, spiders, big cats etc.

Supreme Court Rejects Gun Rights Group's Challenge to Bump Stock Ban

ToolGuy comments on Mar 2, 2020:

What do they want to do. Take down a caribou herd?

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

@MissKathleen not sure if you can blame the bible for this one. I think it's in their constitition. Though I'm sure there is a call to that authority in there somewhere

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

Deb57 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

At what point can we say one is responsible for policing their own thoughts and beliefs? The Catholic church counts one's seventh year as "the age of reason." A seven year old is extremely young.

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

I don't know. You'd think there must be a point where we stop blaming our parents for our problems but I think that depends on how much conflicting info there is to help you wake up. I do know that I learnt many of my lessons by running into the consequences of my stupidities but unfortunately that doesn't seem to happen with religion

Just venting.

Marionville comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I like that the bulls tossed the tossers..er riders! 😁 As for the praying, maybe that was introduced as an aid to the riders as they looked like a bunch that were about to be tossed! Seriously though, this praying is a creeping menace and one that should be resisted. Perhaps Australia is ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

@Marionville yes, between trump, morrison, boris, Putin, deturte and the rest of then, it's like they all cane out of the woodwork at once: or out from under a rock.

Just venting.

Marionville comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I like that the bulls tossed the tossers..er riders! 😁 As for the praying, maybe that was introduced as an aid to the riders as they looked like a bunch that were about to be tossed! Seriously though, this praying is a creeping menace and one that should be resisted. Perhaps Australia is ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

@Geoffrey51 agreed 🙂🙂

Just venting.

Geoffrey51 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Go Bulls. Anyone that gets on a bull deserves to get thrown off!

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

And those bulls looked so cute I wanted to take one home, prancing around the ring afterwards making it their own. They each seemed to have their own unique character

Just venting.

Marionville comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I like that the bulls tossed the tossers..er riders! 😁 As for the praying, maybe that was introduced as an aid to the riders as they looked like a bunch that were about to be tossed! Seriously though, this praying is a creeping menace and one that should be resisted. Perhaps Australia is ...

Cyklone replies on Mar 2, 2020:

Yes, hopefully this current fruitcake doesn't last too long. There's a good chance his own party will boot him if he makes too many more screwups. Unfortunately there's not much to choose from amongst any of the current contenders. I think theism in aussie is going thru a few dying gasps with the old guard still in control, although at least we had an elected atheist in gillard who was also shacked up with her boyfriend. I don't see that happening in usa any time soon. Then again I thought it would be a cold day in hell before you elected a black president so anything is possible. I don't see too many young people caught up in that bullshit these days so maybe they'll see it all change.

If you're interstate highways are like ours you will enjoy this comparison.

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

You're - you are. Your - pertaining to you. Sorry, I've given up suppressing my inner grammar nazi.

Cyklone replies on Feb 29, 2020:

@Lorajay I live in awe of people who are willing to acknowledge and correct their errors. Seriously.

If you're interstate highways are like ours you will enjoy this comparison.

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

You're - you are. Your - pertaining to you. Sorry, I've given up suppressing my inner grammar nazi.

Cyklone replies on Feb 29, 2020:

@Lorajay 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😘

Finished sewing a suede vest. What do you think?

Cyklone comments on Feb 29, 2020:

Looks good for mid season bushwalking. 🙂

Cyklone replies on Feb 29, 2020:

@LiterateHiker fashionable hiking? 🤣

Is forgiveness required? Is it hypocritical to judge others? I see hypocrisy all the time.

JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Of course it is ... from any perspective. Holding onto anger for vengeance is just stupid. Stupid for ANY reason actually. Why compound a bad act by giving someone a rent-free residence in your head? Forgive them for their ignorance and move on. This is the way. I have spoken.

Cyklone replies on Feb 29, 2020:

@JeffMesser Is forgiveness required? Is it hypocritical to judge others? I see hypocrisy all the time. Your response; Of course it is ... from any perspective. My experience is that people who have suffered horrendous abuse do not wish to and will not forgive, but they will move to the idea of acceptance and then healing. But what would I know, I only work with this on a daily basis.

Is forgiveness required? Is it hypocritical to judge others? I see hypocrisy all the time.

JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Of course it is ... from any perspective. Holding onto anger for vengeance is just stupid. Stupid for ANY reason actually. Why compound a bad act by giving someone a rent-free residence in your head? Forgive them for their ignorance and move on. This is the way. I have spoken.

Cyklone replies on Feb 29, 2020:

@JeffMesser It's not about addressing brain function it's that you didn't address my question. You state that forgiveness is necessary to stop anger. I'm asking why do you believe that only forgiveness will achieve that outcome?

Is forgiveness required? Is it hypocritical to judge others? I see hypocrisy all the time.

JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Of course it is ... from any perspective. Holding onto anger for vengeance is just stupid. Stupid for ANY reason actually. Why compound a bad act by giving someone a rent-free residence in your head? Forgive them for their ignorance and move on. This is the way. I have spoken.

Cyklone replies on Feb 29, 2020:

@JeffMesser Even if I suspend belief long enough to accept that, and considering my masters thesis was in brain function it's a struggle, the question was, what makes you think forgiveness is the only alternative to achieve that outcome?

Is forgiveness required? Is it hypocritical to judge others? I see hypocrisy all the time.

JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Of course it is ... from any perspective. Holding onto anger for vengeance is just stupid. Stupid for ANY reason actually. Why compound a bad act by giving someone a rent-free residence in your head? Forgive them for their ignorance and move on. This is the way. I have spoken.

Cyklone replies on Feb 28, 2020:

I agree that holding on to anger etc is not helpful, but how is forgiveness the only alternative? What about just acceptance?

I work in the area of mental health, with people from all walks, from "normal" to drug addicts, ...

demifeministgal comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Seems a very black and white, reductionist perspective to say all women are the same and all men are the same and the two are different from one another. Completely ignores issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, nationality, age, etc. etc. from the equation. I would need you to spell out...

Cyklone replies on Feb 27, 2020:

Yes it is reductionist and it does ignore race, class, gender orientation and nationality. That is the whole point and if you need me to spell out the details then I'm afraid you're missing it. Please read it again, carefully.

Be ye Aware of - that which U R - as a - Being of Life - Know - that which is thine - Essence & ...

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

Wtf?

Cyklone replies on Feb 27, 2020:

@p-nullifidian I think what we need here is not an antiviral but an antipsychotic 🤔

Today's hike: Tibbets Mountain. No rednecks shooting guns this time.

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

I don't get your gun laws. In Australia you are allowed to own guns and because of the wildness of our country sometimes it's necessary as it may be for you. I shoot competitively, at paper targets. We have extremely strict laws on who can own guns. Any history of violence or intentional law ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

@bigpawbullets sorry, didn't know that, but now I have something else to read. We have a similar issue with Aussies steeped in their own myth as outback rebels which is amusing when you consider that 95% of Aussies live in cities 🙂

Today's hike: Tibbets Mountain. No rednecks shooting guns this time.

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

I don't get your gun laws. In Australia you are allowed to own guns and because of the wildness of our country sometimes it's necessary as it may be for you. I shoot competitively, at paper targets. We have extremely strict laws on who can own guns. Any history of violence or intentional law ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

@bigpawbullets I'd laugh it wasn't so tragic.

If you're interstate highways are like ours you will enjoy this comparison.

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

You're - you are. Your - pertaining to you. Sorry, I've given up suppressing my inner grammar nazi.

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Sorry, no, at least not in Au/En English. Who knows with USA English? 🤣🤣🤣 Congratulations on the baby 🙂. Have you had it yet?

I work in the area of mental health, with people from all walks, from "normal" to drug addicts, ...

bobwjr comments on Feb 26, 2020:

I worked in the correctional system( medical department) for a while, the first one was a prison slash psychiatric facility. They had six psychiatrist on staff and saw this. They got intensive therapy for years. Later I worked at the maximum security penitentiary that had death row. The number of ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

Psychotic and psychopathic are very different but yes, sociopathic are very difficult. They are the ones that are made by trauma and abuse and they can be disorganised and impulsive. The best treatment here is for society to not make them in the first place.

I work in the area of mental health, with people from all walks, from "normal" to drug addicts, ...

WilliamFleming comments on Feb 26, 2020:

I am in total agreement with your post. Holding hatred or negative judgments in your mind brings you pain and sorrow but has no effect on anyone else. I suspect that you are very good at your work. It is true—we are all about the same from a higher perspective, and in fact our higher selves ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

Thank you

If you're interstate highways are like ours you will enjoy this comparison.

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

You're - you are. Your - pertaining to you. Sorry, I've given up suppressing my inner grammar nazi.

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty even with the question mark it is still "you are a grammar nazi?"

If you're interstate highways are like ours you will enjoy this comparison.

Cyklone comments on Feb 26, 2020:

You're - you are. Your - pertaining to you. Sorry, I've given up suppressing my inner grammar nazi.

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty the first one. You are (you're) a grammar nazi.

I work in the area of mental health, with people from all walks, from "normal" to drug addicts, ...

prometheus comments on Feb 26, 2020:

Isn't it an established fact that sociopaths/psychopaths are basically wired up differently from the rest of us, most likely due to genetic effects. Psychopaths seem to be the case of "dangerous animal" - but sociopaths... perhaps if we were all trained to recognize them and treated their ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

Psychopaths are born, sociopaths are made. Either can learn that their behaviour isn't working for them and work towards better ways of functioning. Psychopaths are quite common and can easily function in their best interests. You lot should know, you elected one. As stated though, we can't eliminate them or imprison them forever so we have to find ways of dealing with them.

I work in the area of mental health, with people from all walks, from "normal" to drug addicts, ...

MsAl comments on Feb 26, 2020:

I think working to accommodate differences and weaknesses that people may have into so society would go along way to keeping people from falling into wrong paths in the first place. I work in long term care and rehabilitation (of elderly as opposed to drugs). The amount of misunderstanding, ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

I am sorry there is so little support for you. We have state subsidised psychological treatment which is pretty comprehensive. Reading your profile, I love that you appreciate your uniqueness.

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

gearl comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Growing up in a cult myself, I believe I can understand the difference between blaming victims and blaming those that use that membership to be assholes. Some members do the wrong things because they are true believers and believe they are doing the right thing and others are simply assholes and do ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 26, 2020:

@gearl thanks for that reference. I wasn't sure where it originated. I agree with it mostly but I would amend the final clause to something like unquestioned or blind belief because the same issue occurs with things like political ideologies.

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

gearl comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Growing up in a cult myself, I believe I can understand the difference between blaming victims and blaming those that use that membership to be assholes. Some members do the wrong things because they are true believers and believe they are doing the right thing and others are simply assholes and do ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 25, 2020:

To praphrase someone, good people will still do good and bad will do bad ( but for good people to do bad takes religion)

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

Wollstonecraft comments on Feb 24, 2020:

I see a lot of attitude like that, too, and I don't like it. I'm lucky that, although I was indoctrinated from birth and had a minister as an uncle, I was not subjected to any intentional abuse or terror. But I had a tricky, complicated childhood and my mother was my one constant and one comfort. ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 25, 2020:

My story is not much different. My mother is now 93 and I love her dearly so I am careful to not hurt her by making my lack of belief too obvious, although I'm sure she knows. I am not that considerate with others.

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

Seeker3CO comments on Feb 25, 2020:

Belief is about emotions far more than facts or logic. They were raised indoctrinated in their belief system. I was raised that way, as well, but never quite bought the bullshit. By the time I was in my late teens I was a non-believer. By the time I was in adulthood I was actively anti-theist and ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 25, 2020:

I agree. It seems that people can ignore statements from others easily but when you ask a question they are less able to ignore their own answers, although trying to get a rational answer is also a problem

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

Novelty comments on Feb 24, 2020:

It depends, like I’ve said before, I do have theist friends and we get along because we have plenty of other things to talk about and why would we pick a fight with a dear friend? I have no need to spread atheism. I will encourage people that insist on pushing it to fuck off. My friend isn’t ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@Novelty it works! I have the same sort of relationship with a couple of my friends, although I have been guilty of asking the occasional difficult question. 🙂

Finding like-minded people

Novelty comments on Feb 23, 2020:

I’ve given up on finding anyone like me. The best I think I’ll get is people associated with some narrow aspect of my life. I’m just too much awesome in one place for anyone to handle. That’s what I keep telling myself.

Cyklone replies on Feb 24, 2020:

Me tooo... It's a pity you're only a fraction of my age and you live on the other side of the planet or we could mutually appreciate each other's awesomeness 😆😆😆

Sometimes you just have to go with the "Real" you ladies.

MissKathleen comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Oh, I think they cannot accept the real me. It seems to frighten them. They do not seem to understand that my power can shore up theirs...and vice versa.

Cyklone replies on Feb 24, 2020:

What we men are frightened of we generally try to dominate or destroy. I'd suggest you avoid men who are afraid of your power. They are generally the ones wbo have no confidence in themselves any way.

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

Storm1752 comments on Feb 24, 2020:

And you're talking about whom?

Cyklone replies on Feb 24, 2020:

Paranoid much? 😆😆

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

Novelty comments on Feb 24, 2020:

It depends, like I’ve said before, I do have theist friends and we get along because we have plenty of other things to talk about and why would we pick a fight with a dear friend? I have no need to spread atheism. I will encourage people that insist on pushing it to fuck off. My friend isn’t ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 24, 2020:

So, relating to people as people, separate from their belief system and only putting boundaries on them ( fuck off) when they intrude on your beliefs.

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

KKGator comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Personally, I'm not interested in bringing anyone to "enlightenment". I don't think it's possible anyway. If anyone comes to enlightenment, they do it on their own.

Cyklone replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@1of5 ??

What dissappoints me most when reading posts by many atheists/agnostics is the tendency to blame the...

JohnnyQB comments on Feb 24, 2020:

The ideals are to be criticized and ridiculed. My ideals are open to critique and ridicule.

Cyklone replies on Feb 24, 2020:

It's not the criticism of their ideals which is the issue but the criticism of them as people which I think is problematic

Habits of mentally strong people, quite interesting: [inc.

Cyklone comments on Feb 19, 2020:

Whenever I read these lists; habits of strong people; habits of intelligent people; habits of thoughtful people etc etc etc, I'm amazed at how many I can relate to. Do you yhink this could be because I'm so great or perhaps because these lists are made up of statements so general that most people ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 20, 2020:

@girlwithsmiles I agree, it's this shared human experience which makes us vulnerable to the barnum effect a particular type of con. This link will give you an idea of what I mean http://psych.fullerton.edu/mbirnbaum/psych101/barnum_demo.htm

Unwanted Valentine’s Day Flowers?

Cyklone comments on Feb 14, 2020:

Buy a new sim card for your phone. Tell your friends your new number. Every few days check your old sim or better yet get a friend to check it and tell you if there's anything important on it. That way he thinks he's still getting through to you so he doesn't start searching for your new number....

Cyklone replies on Feb 15, 2020:

@Julie808 not being able to change phone numbers does make it far more difficult but be aware that any response by you, even a negative one, is rewarding to him. If you respond to him when he is persistent then you are rewarding him for his persistence, even if the response is negative.

I'm not sure into which category to post this speculation, so I eventually plumped for "general" ...

bobwjr comments on Feb 12, 2020:

Was actually more of worshiping wrong god syphilis probably came from sheep, vaginas have spirochete similar to it, blame the shepards

Cyklone replies on Feb 12, 2020:

Actually camels are the main carrier of syphilis, in the same way that horses carry tetanus, and it's a common disease amongst camel handlers in the middle east from being bitten.

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

BitFlipper comments on Feb 11, 2020:

I've been thinking of, maybe, posting my profile here and asking for feedback. Even on the sites which indicate when someone has looked at my profile, I get lots of looks but no likes and no responses.

Cyklone replies on Feb 12, 2020:

@BitFlipper perhaps you misunderstood me as I didn't suggest that you invent assets. It's just that I'm sure there are a lot of nice things about you that you could talk about that don't include "I just live with my cats" or qualifiers such as "but I'm not sophisticated socially". I 'm not suggesting you lie or exaggerate but if you can't be and see more positive about yourself then how are others likely to see the nicer things about you?

I started to study Philosophy as I wanted to see if there was any answer to ‘What is the meaning ...

Observer-Effect comments on Feb 11, 2020:

I just asked Alexa what the meaning of life is and she said "The meaning of life is a matter of perspective. A good approximation is 42".

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

So alexa is plagiarising douglas adams now? 😆😆

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

LiterateHiker comments on Feb 10, 2020:

As I wrote in my profile: If you are a Trump supporter, hit the back button NOW. I'm seeking an athletic, intelligent man with a great sense of humor who treats me with respect and kindness. Shared recreational activities are a bonding experience for couples. That's why I want a man who also ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

@LiterateHiker then I hope you'd be pleasantly surprised by my photo; I took it for this site. The last time I we t hiking was in Sept last year when I started on a 10 day hike and had to turn back on the second day because I tore a muscle in my calf. Getting older can be a bitch sometimes. I like long distance hiking where I am completely self reliant. And I wholeheartedly agree that it takes time to evaluate a person's character but it can be a bit easier and faster to eliminate the non-starters if we do that in a structured way

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

BitFlipper comments on Feb 11, 2020:

I've been thinking of, maybe, posting my profile here and asking for feedback. Even on the sites which indicate when someone has looked at my profile, I get lots of looks but no likes and no responses.

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

@BitFlipper I don't think that deception is a good way to start any relationship, but I notice that you point out your flaws in your profile whereas most people emphasise their assets.

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

1of5 comments on Feb 11, 2020:

*...so I suggest they do something similar.* and I bet they flee gleefully. ;) I find posts like this quite humorous, the brain thinking it can know and control what the heart wants. IMO lists of hard exclusions over 3 items long is just a perpetual excuse not to have a date for any given time.

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

@1of5 I'm a mental health professional regularly working with survivors of bad relationships. Teaching people to be more discerning in their relationships is a part of helping them break the cycle, so yes I can show that what I say works. Again though you are making the error of thinking that what is true for you is true for all. Congratulations on having a successful relationship but it was using this technique which allowed me to break away from destructive relationships and form more rewarding ones. Interesting that you ask if I'm single. I'm not into ad hominem argument, but it is a non sequitor to conclude that my current relationship status, which you can see from my profile, reflects my knowledge of relationships, especially when you don't know the circumstances of that occuring. Circumstances that I have no interest in sharing on an open forum.

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

BitFlipper comments on Feb 11, 2020:

I've been thinking of, maybe, posting my profile here and asking for feedback. Even on the sites which indicate when someone has looked at my profile, I get lots of looks but no likes and no responses.

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

@BitFlipper bugger! There are sites around which give instruction on how to write a good profile. Or you could do like me and write what I feel and then don't give a flying f##k about likes and responses.

Is TV getting preachy again.

camne comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Netflix "low hanging" anti-christian shows... "Sabrina" & "Lucifer" entertaining, easy watches... unless you don't like cannibalism in church, but hey, that's what Christians in real life do (at least symbolically).

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

I enjoy both of those but when it comes to the religious stuff I figure it's a bit like watching shows with vampires and werewolves. I don't believe in them either but I can still enjoy them. It does annoy me as well though when a previously secular show starts to proselytize or get too religious.

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

BitFlipper comments on Feb 11, 2020:

I've been thinking of, maybe, posting my profile here and asking for feedback. Even on the sites which indicate when someone has looked at my profile, I get lots of looks but no likes and no responses.

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

Why don't you ask your friends for this feedback instead? They know you more intimately than you can describe and your description is limited by your insight into yourself and we are all limited in that area.

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

1of5 comments on Feb 11, 2020:

*...so I suggest they do something similar.* and I bet they flee gleefully. ;) I find posts like this quite humorous, the brain thinking it can know and control what the heart wants. IMO lists of hard exclusions over 3 items long is just a perpetual excuse not to have a date for any given time.

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

I didn't list the exclusion criteria which would be things like a history of violence or drug abuse, but I find it interesting when people judge others by their own limitations. So revealing. I avoid making the assumption that because I can't then other's can't but I do assume that if I can then others are capable. We all make more complex assessments than these on a daily basis: the pragmatics of speech, the intracacies of movement, even the change in pupil size and who hasn't stopped and thought about what makes another person attractive to us? This is just nothing more than organising our assessment in order to gain some control over our feelings. Otherwise we become victim to our emotions, always attracted to the violent male or the shallow woman etc.

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

mtnhome comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Yeah, I think most of us have that list of requirements and exclusions. For me I need an age-appropriate lady who is Liberal-minded (sharing & caring for others not as fortunate), educated, respectful of all creatures including humans, environmentally-oriented, not strictly a city-gal, a dog-lover, ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

Good list. I hope you find her and I know a few women like that, just nowhere near you. 😕

When it comes to relationships I think of it like applying for a job, to be my partner I have a ...

LiterateHiker comments on Feb 10, 2020:

As I wrote in my profile: If you are a Trump supporter, hit the back button NOW. I'm seeking an athletic, intelligent man with a great sense of humor who treats me with respect and kindness. Shared recreational activities are a bonding experience for couples. That's why I want a man who also ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 11, 2020:

And I think that's a great start but I'm more specific, looking for things like:honesty integrity, loving, caring,loyalty, openness, intelligent, sensuality, sensitivity positiveness and strength. And although you might say that those things go without saying, I've found that if you don't look you can easily overlook. And then ask, how do I know if those things are there? What will I see in this person which will tell me they exist because many people are capable are putting up a front for months? One useful characteristic of people is that they normally mix with people of similar character, so if you don't like his/her friends you are probably missing something.

Black Bean Chili with Ground Turkey

Cyklone comments on Feb 1, 2020:

It looks like it would go well through the dehydrator to be reconstituted on the track. That with some rice would be a hearty meal after a day walking.

Cyklone replies on Feb 3, 2020:

@LiterateHiker I've not done much hiking at high elevations so that's interesting to know. I've found that things like spag bog and chilli rehydrate well at normal elevations.

Having been brainwashed into religion as a child and deceived by it for so long I'm now a hard line ...

JeffMesser comments on Jan 31, 2020:

Being an atheist and not believing in a soul are completely separate issues. I don't believe in deities but I do believe in universal consciousness that occupies this shell. Also your analysis about measurement is rather myopic. It assumes a point of objectivity which cannot be acquired on the ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 2, 2020:

@JeffMesser Perhaps, but if you read my initial post you'll notice that I said that I only believe in things which can ve measured or examined in repeatable experiments. I have a scientific background and belief in"turiya" is too wuwu for me. If I'm going to believe in untestable ideas then I might as well go back to believing in god. And that won't happen. I suggested we agree to disagree. Do you think we can do that without accusations of foolhardiness or myopia?

As an Aussie living in a mainly secular country I'm amazed and disheartened by the stories from ...

Shawno1972 comments on Feb 1, 2020:

And right now, we are feeling for you, friend. Hope you're clear of the fire danger.

Cyklone replies on Feb 2, 2020:

Thank you for your consideration. It's a whole lot better now as recent rains have cooled things off. My family and friends have returned to their homes after being evacuated but two families have lost everything.

Having been brainwashed into religion as a child and deceived by it for so long I'm now a hard line ...

JeffMesser comments on Jan 31, 2020:

Being an atheist and not believing in a soul are completely separate issues. I don't believe in deities but I do believe in universal consciousness that occupies this shell. Also your analysis about measurement is rather myopic. It assumes a point of objectivity which cannot be acquired on the ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 1, 2020:

@JeffMesser Sorry, that whole perspective is from one I don't subscribe to so on this point perhaps we can agree to disagree.

Having been brainwashed into religion as a child and deceived by it for so long I'm now a hard line ...

JeffMesser comments on Jan 31, 2020:

Being an atheist and not believing in a soul are completely separate issues. I don't believe in deities but I do believe in universal consciousness that occupies this shell. Also your analysis about measurement is rather myopic. It assumes a point of objectivity which cannot be acquired on the ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 1, 2020:

@JeffMesser Only if you define it in such a way that it can't be measured. If you define it as an epiphenomena of brain activity we are pretty good at it and getting better

Having been brainwashed into religion as a child and deceived by it for so long I'm now a hard line ...

JeffMesser comments on Jan 31, 2020:

Being an atheist and not believing in a soul are completely separate issues. I don't believe in deities but I do believe in universal consciousness that occupies this shell. Also your analysis about measurement is rather myopic. It assumes a point of objectivity which cannot be acquired on the ...

Cyklone replies on Feb 1, 2020:

So, you are laying claim to the existence of something despite the fact that we can't measure or detect it's existence in any way and you justify that by saying they are not measureable phenomena. Sounds a lot like the idea of god. I assume we're talking about your idea of "universal consciousness" which you substituted for soul, not individual consciousness, which is measureable.

As an Aussie living in a mainly secular country I'm amazed and disheartened by the stories from ...

Mofo1953 comments on Jan 30, 2020:

Dude, thank you but our country's constitution literally mentions the separation of church and state, unfortunately current conditions are a pain in the ass, this should be corrected in November 2020. Why don't you instead worry about Morrison, a pentecostal nut case taking your country in the wrong...

Cyklone replies on Jan 30, 2020:

My fingers are crossed that you are correct with regard to your next election, but don't worry about morrison as his career is as dead as the wildlife that died in the fires he chose to run from.

What is the most sacreligious thing you have ever done?

tinkercreek comments on Jan 29, 2020:

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrilege Sacrilegious is often used in reference to religion, or to religious things, so it is easy to see why people might be confused by its spelling. However, sacrilegious and religious are not from the same roots.

Cyklone replies on Jan 29, 2020:

Here's another word for you. Pedantic: overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching

Do any of you think that a meaningful relationship can be acheived with a christian?

Nevermind345 comments on Jan 14, 2020:

Soul is not a religion. It is the inner most part of your being and existence. Everyone has one and everyone also has a different religion. So learn to speak soul.

Cyklone replies on Jan 16, 2020:

Assuming you accept the existence of a soul and I think that belief in a soul is the bedrock of any religion. If there is no soul (my belief and that of many atheists) then there is no "soul talk".

I'm sure many people on here have religious friends and family members that get on your nerves.

Archeus_Lore comments on Jan 2, 2020:

Why is everyone so afraid of their family? They are usually the worst people you have to deal with because of their stupid expectations, manipulative behaviors, and, intolerance. I told my family to fuck off, and they did, and I feel better for it . . . . I will not associate with racists, ...

Cyklone replies on Jan 2, 2020:

But then some of us have loving and supportive family who we care about and don't want to upset, like my 95 yo mother who is not going to change her ideas and would be devastated to know that her son was an atheist.