Did Jesus Exist? | American Atheists

Mofo1953 comments on Jun 27, 2020:

Short answer is no. Zero historical evidence. Zero archeological evidence. To discuss biblical evidence is a waste of time because the old testament doesnt even mention the name in any prophecy and the new testament was wtitten after the fact. See didn't need such a lengthy discussion. I did read ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/

In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:

. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hypur-promotes-tyler-beuerlein-to-c-suite-300942599.html That's not to say that the Forbes article is BS. If MRB are doing OK as is claimed, why is the SAFE Act wanted/needed ? Other MRB websites are not so enthusiastic : https://mogreenway.com/2020/02/13/debunking-the-great-myth-the-cannabis-industry-is-banked/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/number-of-banks-working-with-marijuana-businesses-levels-off-federal-data-shows/ https://www.bankingexchange.com/community-banking/item/8212-cannabis-in-the-time-of-covid-a-small-business-banking-emergency https://marijuanamerchantaccount.com/business-news/ https://mogreenway.com/2020/02/13/debunking-the-great-myth-the-cannabis-industry-is-banked/ https://mjbizmagazine.com/ancillary-company-banking-obstacles-in-the-cannabis-industry/

Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?

Varn comments on Jun 27, 2020:

No, too small. Those living there have been long aware - or should have been - of it’s political limitations. From out West, it’s already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East. Those I met while staying in DC are not hurting. I wasn’t in ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

@Varn "If the West Coast states had more influence, this nation would be a better place" -- no evidence, your opinion. "A friend recently sold" -- anecdotes are not data. The intent of founders is very clear, two parts of Legislature, the Senate has equal power to all states, the House has proportional representation. "they had no idea" The founders made provisions for New States : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_to_the_Union I have no 'skin in this'. Seems to me that the (strictly partisan) House bill is "dead on arrival" in the Senate (Dems had to know this). Cede DC back to Maryland strikes me as reasonable.

In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:

. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Given the current administration, who (especially among our members) "counts on" the FEDS for much of anything ? (certainly not me). Trump is legendary for his unpredictability. My understanding is that state 'legit' drug businesses have trouble 'banking' : https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurphy/2018/09/06/legal-marijuana-the-9-billion-industry-that-most-banks-wont-touch/

Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose

David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:

I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

@Amzungu "Fiji had seen four definitive coups in the past two decades" Nonviolent perhaps, but to say the military wasn't involved is way too simplistic : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Fijian_coup_d'état http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1603/trouble-in-paradise-fijis-proclivity-to-coups https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02185377.2011.568249?scroll=top=true& https://apjjf.org/-Andre-Vltchek/2863/article.html

Theme Time · Bill Emerson [youtube.com]

Yanya comments on Jun 27, 2020:

Nice, this is giving me extra boost to clean my house :D

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

I swear, motivating WORK was not my intention. :O :)

Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose

David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:

I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

@Lavergne "the sky is falling" :)

Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?

Varn comments on Jun 27, 2020:

No, too small. Those living there have been long aware - or should have been - of it’s political limitations. From out West, it’s already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East. Those I met while staying in DC are not hurting. I wasn’t in ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

"already criminal the fact large state’s federal clout is diminished by tiny ones over East" Do you realize that was the INTENT of the Constitutional Convention (despite what you might want) ?

Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose

David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:

I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:

@David1955 We disagree. When has there been a coup (which is what is being described), with the military being 'quiescent' ?

Almost all U.S. presidents have been Christians, including Trump | Pew Research Center

FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Founding-Fathers-Deism-and-Christianity-1272214

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@p-nullifidian I will listen to it. "erased from history" -- but for the mark on the WRONG side of his Bastille prison door he would have been (erased). :O

Joe Scarborough: Trump May Be Tanking 2020 Election on Purpose

David1955 comments on Jun 26, 2020:

I watched him say this. I offer another scenerio: Trump is crashing America so he can suspend the elections and declare martial law. Does anyone doubt that he has checked what 'emergency' powers he can call, with toadie Bill Barr at his side? The Republicans will let him; the Democrats won't be able...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

Color me skeptical of that. He would need most Military support.

I may have thought of entirely obscure axiom.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:

An axiom or postulate is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Greek axíōma 'that which is thought worthy or fit' or 'that which commends itself as evident.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@azzow2 I have been called PLENTY worse (for less, and actually today) :O :P

I may have thought of entirely obscure axiom.

273kelvin comments on Jun 26, 2020:

I would love to answer this but my sock draw need sorting into a colour coordinated system and my seashell collection will not clean itself.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

rofl :)

Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?

Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:

Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@Lauren . . . the 'legal details' are kinda important for Statehood. (don't misunderstand, I'm not opposed to Statehood) "their own entity" -- not in ANY meaningful way. They have no voting representation, and they are actually controlled by Congress.

Name one capitalist that killed 50 million people like Communist Mao ZeDong

Bobbyzen comments on Jun 26, 2020:

One could lay the deaths of 130 million indigenous people in the Americas at the feet of Christopher Columbus although just like Mao, he had help. In *From Wounded Knee to the Present*, "It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@Bobbyzen Justification for it is/was not my intent (see my second comment). It wasn't (for CC) capitalism. For the colonials, it was primarily religious liberty, plenty perished before gaining 'property'

Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?

Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:

Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@Lauren . . . watch carefully : https://youtu.be/yOGV7wdmXbo?t=1624

Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?

Lauren comments on Jun 26, 2020:

Double that: why not, other than partisan gobbledygook?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

It may require a Constitutional Amendment. It would be easier/expedient/rational to just cede it back to Maryland (from whence it came). . . . not saying those are my positions.

Should 'ride hailing' companies be required to follow regulations like taxis ? why/not ?

EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:

AI is poised to displace drivers in the near future. Thus, it may not matter whatever is done about ride sharing.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@EdEarl I'm in favor. Insurance could be a 'sticky-wicket' .

In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:

. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@Philip21 I don't imagine POLITICIANS will be 'addressing' it. :O

Should 'ride hailing' companies be required to follow regulations like taxis ? why/not ?

EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:

AI is poised to displace drivers in the near future. Thus, it may not matter whatever is done about ride sharing.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

. . . not much comfort (especially if that 'future' isn't near) for the lack-of-rule-following that is happening **now**. :O

Name one capitalist that killed 50 million people like Communist Mao ZeDong

Bobbyzen comments on Jun 26, 2020:

One could lay the deaths of 130 million indigenous people in the Americas at the feet of Christopher Columbus although just like Mao, he had help. In *From Wounded Knee to the Present*, "It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

I don't thin CC was a capitalist. :O

Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?

EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:

Why not?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

. . . they also think it requires a Constitutional Amendment. :O

Should DC become a State ? Why/not ?

EdEarl comments on Jun 26, 2020:

Why not?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

. . . apparently not RTFA -- the Republicans think it is going to result in two more Democratic Senators. :P

A wonderful song [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:

It was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont, and produced by Matthew Wilder. It has also made an appearance on their 2003 greatest hits album, The Singles 1992–2003. Lyrically, "Just a Girl" is a new wave song written about Stefani's perspective of life as a woman and her struggles with having ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 26, 2020:

@whiskywoman That level of "ignorance" is laughable. LOL

StandwithMueller By Christopher Ingraham, Coronavirus infections have surged in a number of ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 25, 2020:

Why not provide links to your sources ?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 25, 2020:

@whiskywoman . . . confirmation bias

THERE ARE NOT TWO SIDES TO THE MASK ISSUE IN THE U.

Wildflower comments on Jun 24, 2020:

We don't have the right to good health. The health of the individual is not a right in the United States. The government doesn't give a damn about your health.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 25, 2020:

@Wildflower . . . pardon me for being pedantic -- the earth is an oblate spheroid. :O

Hospitals Sued to Keep Prices Secret.

WilliamFleming comments on Jun 24, 2020:

Great first step! Hospitals should have to bid on proposed services.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 24, 2020:

. . . hmmm, who would "accept/reject" a 'bid' for an unconscious, homeless, emergency, or indigent patient. I don't see how that notion is workable.

Hospitals Sued to Keep Prices Secret.

ReadyforaChange comments on Jun 24, 2020:

About the only victory the useless POS can claim. #FuckTrump

FearlessFly replies on Jun 24, 2020:

I think the confirmation of Gorsich was a HUGE victory for Trump (as well as others). :P

I fired a rifle for the first time at the age of 8, under the supervision of my father.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:

. . . I wouldn't consider SCOTUS "right wing gun nuts" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller

FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:

@wordywalt . . . that OPINION of yours was not very wordy (nor a "real" legal analysis) :)

Most of us understand that police unions buy politicians, political favors, DAs & Prosecutors, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:

. . . bribes ? . . . murder and abuse with impunity ? Don't sugar coat it, tell us what you really think :O :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez That word "truth" has been philosophically debated since at least the ancients. IMO, to hear you tell it, your (one sided) "truth" dare not be contradicted/challenged.

I fired a rifle for the first time at the age of 8, under the supervision of my father.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 23, 2020:

. . . I wouldn't consider SCOTUS "right wing gun nuts" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller

FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:

@wordywalt Are we to just accept your ideology/opinion (without source(s)/evidence) or will you give us your full, wordy "real legal analysis" ? :O

I spoke to a girlfriend of mine who is also single today.

GreatNani comments on Jun 23, 2020:

I am friendly enough with my ex. We have 2 kids and 2 grandkids so it helps we can be in the same space with no arguing. I love being single. No need to get married again. Best relationship for me is someone who does not live with me!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 23, 2020:

"Live close, visit often" -- Kathrine Hepburn :O :P

Though I rarely see a sunrise (please don't judge), a sunset can always stop me in my tracks!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

One of the few good things about living in the western part of town and having to drive due east to go to work is those days that the sky is breathtaking in the morning. I love a red sky at morning, both for the colors and for the promise it holds. I love it anyway til the sirens go off.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 21, 2020:

@HippieChick58 May 6, 1965. Fridley MN. I was in the Junior HS when three funnel clouds came across Moore Lake and ripped-off the roof of the school. Thirteen people died in a trailer park less than three miles away. :O

Though I rarely see a sunrise (please don't judge), a sunset can always stop me in my tracks!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

One of the few good things about living in the western part of town and having to drive due east to go to work is those days that the sky is breathtaking in the morning. I love a red sky at morning, both for the colors and for the promise it holds. I love it anyway til the sirens go off.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 21, 2020:

. . . red sky in the morning -- sailors warning . . . red sky at night -- sailors delight

Pass it on.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:

And the police often confiscate phone(s).

FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez . . . hmmm, how can ANYONE be so bold as to doubt **anything** that you say (sarcasm) -- to me, that comes-across sounding like arrogance :O . . . well for one thing, quoted here is the PM that YOU initially sent me : "You're profile says your a conservati​ve. You're posts agree! Just be who you are. I promise! No one here cares!" . , , If you look in your messages, I suspect you will find it there -- as well as my disputing your assertion(s). "Actual critical thinkers think for their own selves" . . . I guess then (according to YOU) I'm "not a true Irishman" LOL LOL

CERN makes bold push to build €21-billion super-collider European particle-physics lab will ...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 20, 2020:

pointless endeavor. we are not made from matter. we are made from consciousness.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:

source(s) ? evidence ?

Rayshard Brooks: Garrett Rolfe, ex-Atlanta officer, charged in death; felony murder

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 17, 2020:

As long as we are bringing up past history: **Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes - including cruelty to children** https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8431801/Rayshard-Brooks-probation-faced-going-prison-charged-DUI.html

FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Having "looked-up the statute", why not include the link(s) to the source(s). NOT doing so, you are 'inviting' challenge(s) to your assertions. Otherwise I think it is easy to get the impression that you just expect folks to just take you at your (every) word.

Pass it on.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:

And the police often confiscate phone(s).

FearlessFly replies on Jun 20, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez It would be one thing it you make these assertions accompanied with credible source(s) to back them up, but without that it is easy to conclude that there is an implicit expectation that the reader(s) accept your assertion(s) without questioning them. And as has been pointed out by (at least one) other(s), questioning them can have the consequence(s) of personal (ad hominem) "attack" response(s) from you (as you have in PM to me). IMO, that behavior doesn't meet what I expect from strong assertions without credible source(s), especially among Critical Thinkers that can and do have valid but contrary points to make that don't necessarily meet YOUR expectations.

Rayshard Brooks: Garrett Rolfe, ex-Atlanta officer, charged in death; felony murder

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 17, 2020:

As long as we are bringing up past history: **Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes - including cruelty to children** https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8431801/Rayshard-Brooks-probation-faced-going-prison-charged-DUI.html

FearlessFly replies on Jun 19, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez @TheMiddleWay It is my understanding, that in Georgia, a taser is legally considered a lethal weapon. :O

Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice [news.berkeley.edu]

girlwithsmiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Would this relate to the recent study in fasting in any way? https://newatlas.com/fasting-increase-lifespan-mitochondria-harvard/52058/ Given that you tend to hydrate during a fast?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@girlwithsmiles One 'philosophy' that I try to live-by : "Sugar coating leads to truth decay" :O

Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice [news.berkeley.edu]

girlwithsmiles comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Would this relate to the recent study in fasting in any way? https://newatlas.com/fasting-increase-lifespan-mitochondria-harvard/52058/ Given that you tend to hydrate during a fast?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:

. . . no idea . . .

Biden on Bolton's revelations about Trump. [medium.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Well said JB.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 18, 2020:

@UrsiMajor I might read it when I can check-it-out from the public library -- where we all have then "bought" Bolton's book. :)

The Racist Origins of Marijuana Prohibition "Harry Anslinger took the scientifically unsupported ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 17, 2020:

I have seen "Reefer Madness" -- very 'campy' :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd Since I have seen so many movies, I had to look-it-up -- don't think so. I'm not keen on 'horror' movies. Perhaps I should give this David Lynch work another look.

The Racist Origins of Marijuana Prohibition "Harry Anslinger took the scientifically unsupported ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 17, 2020:

I have seen "Reefer Madness" -- very 'campy' :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd The whole POINT was watching-while-high. :O

What Does It Take (To Keep A Man Like You Satisfied) · Skeeter Davis [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 17, 2020:

If I were to interview her, I would start with the name - early days in the bars, the jokes just wrote themselves.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:

"Davis was born Mary Frances Penick on December 30, 1931, the first of seven children born to farmer William Lee and Sarah Rachel Penick (née Roberts), in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Because her grandfather thought she had a lot of energy for a young child, he nicknamed Mary Frances "Skeeter" (slang for mosquito)."

“It's not enough to be American.

Austin-Cambridge comments on Jun 17, 2020:

I am a mongrel with no hyphen, how does that fit into the scheme of things? :-D

FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:

. . . hmmm, your Texas-town/British-University moniker fits you just fine -- you were 'wanting' a smart-ass response, weren't you ? :O :P

“It's not enough to be American.

AstralSmoke comments on Jun 17, 2020:

The only 'true' Americans are native Americans. My family has been here for close to 300 years, but we came from Europe. That's why we are all hyphenated.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 17, 2020:

"only 'true' Americans" That sounds a bit like "only a true Irishman. . ." :P If you were in EU, say Germany, France, Romania, and were asked your nationality, using a 'hyphenated' would seem fake, nonsensical.

New York AG asks Google and Apple to vet third-party COVID-19 contact tracing apps She's urging ...

Bierbasstard comments on Jun 16, 2020:

I do not understand why anyone would share information with anyone outside of their doctor. I don't even share info between my PC and specialists if it's not necessary. Years ago my health insurance company began this "wonderful" program to help monitor "your" daily health. The last entity that...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 16, 2020:

I am about as privacy conscious as anyone I have met, yet when I first heard of the A/G tracing project I commented that I thought it would be worth using to help limit the pandemic (as long as the data was removed after it is no-longer relevant). I don't even have a smartphone. Given that lots of folks are rejecting the idea, I'm not sure if the efficacy will ever be reachable/sustainable.

I did something crazy today.

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 16, 2020:

How large is your company? If small you may have no redress since discrimination laws only apply to companies I think of 15 people or above. If large, and if the meetings are on zoom, *then everything is recorded* ;) and if HR won't listen to your please, then I'm sure the state will. ;)

FearlessFly replies on Jun 16, 2020:

I think that (optional) automatic recording has to be 'turned-on' : https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202921119-Automatic-Recording

Google resumes its senseless attack on the URL bar, hides full addresses on Chrome 85 ...

FrayedBear comments on Jun 15, 2020:

Try Brave: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser

FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:

I have never used Chrome (or Google search directly). I use multiple browsers -- Opera, TOR, Brave, Firefox (sometimes Vivaldi)-- with multiple extension and often in private windows.

More than 7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps, data shows That's a decline from ...

Cody54 comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I think you are right

FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:

. . . it is not my data :P

The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals Two major study retractions in one ...

t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2020:

It's possible external forces and events are causing people to get sloppy. Too much outside pressure to come up with answers too quickly.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@t1nick . . . hmmm that sound very much like “a fundamental misunderstanding of what peer review is.” -- according to Dr. Horton

The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals Two major study retractions in one ...

t1nick comments on Jun 15, 2020:

It's possible external forces and events are causing people to get sloppy. Too much outside pressure to come up with answers too quickly.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 15, 2020:

. . . from the NYT Dr. Horton called the paper retracted by his journal a “fabrication” and “a monumental fraud.” But peer review was never intended to detect outright deceit, he said, and anyone who thinks otherwise has “a fundamental misunderstanding of what peer review is.” “If you have an author who deliberately tries to mislead, it’s surprisingly easy for them to do so,” he said.

Good point

WilliamFleming comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Benjamin Franklin was a slave trader.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 14, 2020:

. . . two sides to the 'story' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slavery https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/franklin

Respect, a small word with huge meaning! If respect were a subject taught in schools and colleges, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 14, 2020:

"respect" also has other meanings/connotations, for example 'kiss the ring' of the Godfather, or the arranged marriage in some cultures.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@Austin-Cambridge IMO, CT doesn't/shouldn't involve one-sided position(s)/interpretations/connotations that don't fit a narrower 'worldview' :O' (edited) . . . or perhaps I should say one-sided position(s)/interpretations/connotations that don't fit a broader 'worldview'. :O

Always obey the signage ... [agnostic.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

. . . and a bit later, it was called a 'zipless ****" :O :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Philip21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_Flying_(novel)#The_zipless_fuck

I’m in the middle of watching a programme about David Bowie on BBC 2 at present .

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

The song has cryptic lyrics by Bowie and prominent piano by Rick Wakeman. In 1968, Bowie wrote the lyrics "Even a Fool Learns to Love", set to the music of a 1967 French song "Comme d'habitude", composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Bowie's version was never released, but Paul Anka ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Marionville (wikipedia) Bowie, at the time of Hunky Dory's release in 1971, summed up the song as "A sensitive young girl's reaction to the media." In 1997, he added: "I think she finds herself disappointed with reality... that although she's living in the doldrums of reality, she's being told that there's a far greater life somewhere, and she's bitterly disappointed that she doesn't have access to it."[

Here's Why So Many Physicists Are Wrong About Free Will -- Aeon Essays

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Philosophers and scientists (as well as others) have be 'debating' about free will since the ancients. This one article certainly won't resolve it.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd . . . of course, I had no choice -- it was destiny, pre-determined :O :P

Here's Why So Many Physicists Are Wrong About Free Will -- Aeon Essays

FearlessFly comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Philosophers and scientists (as well as others) have be 'debating' about free will since the ancients. This one article certainly won't resolve it.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd I find the topic very interesting. Books, lectures, videos. I remain 'agnostic, in the sense I have not been convinced either way.

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Missionary Man [youtube.com]

Spinliesel comments on Jun 13, 2020:

What an amazing voice she has!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 13, 2020:

. . . and a really ROCKIN' song !

A friend has just invited me to watch the following videos & download 3 . Pdf books for free(?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 12, 2020:

"more than half of your body isn’t human" I think that actually depends on whether you have defecated recently. :O

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@FrayedBear "“The numbers are similar enough that each defecation event may flip the ratio to favour human cells over bacteria,” they delicately conclude in a manuscript posted to the preprint server bioRxiv." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-bust-myth-that-our-bodies-have-more-bacteria-than-human-cells/

Minneapolis police officers pen open letter condemning former officer Derek Chauvin - CNN

altschmerz comments on Jun 12, 2020:

That's good, but weren't they the same cops standing guard in front of his house to protect him from protesters before the state deigned to arrest him?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

. . . what would you expect the police to do ? . . . it is not hard to imagine the consequences if they didn't.

...

Allamanda comments on Jun 10, 2020:

An expensive 'con' for the idle rich, or so I've thought in the absence of any evidence to the contrary?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

'evidence to the contrary' : "With a Lifetime CI Membership the cost of cryopreservation is the most affordable price available anywhere — $28,000. The cost of cryopreservation under the Yearly Membership is higher: $35,000. Also, please note that for members not living in the Detroit, Michigan area there will be additional local and transportation costs involved. The suspension costs are typically funded affordably through life insurance." https://www.cryonics.org/membership/faq

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JackPedigo comments on Jun 10, 2020:

It's all about desperation by the rich who are in complete denial about the fact of death.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@Radu "With a Lifetime CI Membership the cost of cryopreservation is the most affordable price available anywhere — $28,000. The cost of cryopreservation under the Yearly Membership is higher: $35,000. Also, please note that for members not living in the Detroit, Michigan area there will be additional local and transportation costs involved. The suspension costs are typically funded affordably through life insurance." https://www.cryonics.org/membership/faq

Scientists Have Discovered Vast Unidentified Structures Deep Inside the Earth Scientists combed ...

Fred_Snerd comments on Jun 12, 2020:

The research is behind a paywall. I've heard the argument, but I'm not giving them $50.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

TIMTOWTDI -- https://www.wordnik.com/words/TIMTOWTDI I use multiple browsers -- TOR, Opera, Firefox, Brave -- each with multiple extensions and often in private windows. Only very rarely do I find pages blocked by paywalls. :O ymmv

Is this 'racist' ? Why/not ?

BitFlipper comments on Jun 6, 2020:

The accepted definition of racism is using one's power or status to oppress another person (or group) based on their race. I don't think this qualifies as racism because Ohanian has no real power in this situation and isn't oppressing anyone.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@BitFlipper It is hard not to notice that you have provided no source(s) for your claim(s). :P

Very interesting (and funny)! Morality without religion | Frans de Waal | TEDxPeachtree - YouTube

PossiblyNuts comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I feel a lot like the monkey that gets the cucumber.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@BirdMan1 I stand corrected.

Build Me Up Buttercup · The Foundations [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2020:

Rock/pop ?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

It has a good beat, you can dance to it, I'd give it an 8.0 :)

Has anyone ever noticed that Admin never replies to any of these Community Senate posts?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Look at the title: *community* senate.... not *admin AMA* ;)

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky Job ? . . . what's that -- retired in 2009. Also LOTS of folks don't have jobs these days. There is NO requirement for you or anyone to be in this group (or this website). It is not the 'job' of admin to serve your individual interests. I don't decide what others 'interests' are.

Has anyone ever noticed that Admin never replies to any of these Community Senate posts?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Look at the title: *community* senate.... not *admin AMA* ;)

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky Someone commented that admin has day-jobs. They are not required to respond. I'm thankful this site/group exists. :O

Why Do Liberals Think All Trump Supporters Are Stupid?

intrepidinfidel comments on Jun 11, 2020:

He’s by far the worst president we’ll ever see in our lifetimes, but remember you can’t fix stupid, so it could very well happen again. Hopefully all the well intentioned millennial protesters will take some time away from spreading COVID-19 and rock the motherfucking vote like they forgot to ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 12, 2020:

. . . some of us don't want, don't/won't ever have FB, instagram access. :P

Very interesting (and funny)! Morality without religion | Frans de Waal | TEDxPeachtree - YouTube

PossiblyNuts comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I feel a lot like the monkey that gets the cucumber.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@PossiblyNuts . . . now that I think of it, they are chimps not monkeys. I can't think of research showing non-humans being "religious" :P

The Results Are in for Remote Learning: It Didn't Work [msn.com]

FreethoughtKaty comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I think that for the fall, schools should encourage parents to homeschool and pay for secular materials of the parent’s choosing.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

. . . opinion All of society benefits from an educated youth, so I advocate that all adults should pay a "flat rate" to fund K-12. Since there is no logical connection between educating youth and owning property, I would also advocate an across the board VAT for that -- surely I wouldn't get elected to office on that platform. I would also advocate that families having more kids should (aside from the flat rate) pay more to fund their kids education -- why should childless folks (I'm not one of those) pay for it ? Surely I would not get elected to (any) office on that platform ! :O :P I have never heard of schools encouraging parents to home-school, much less 'paying for secular materials'. They already are largely underfunded. YMMV

Planet’s view from above just got clearer [qz.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Impressive. Looks to be a good NIIRS 6.0.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

I had to look-that-up :P :)

Very interesting (and funny)! Morality without religion | Frans de Waal | TEDxPeachtree - YouTube

PossiblyNuts comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I feel a lot like the monkey that gets the cucumber.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

. . . or you might consider that morality without religion is a like a "fine wine" (or pick another metaphor). :O

@Admin -- I have just received 50+ notifications from LatinAmericanCupid.

TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 11, 2020:

It's a reasonable conclusion but if more and more of us say that it hasn't happened to us, the more you should look for sources outside this site. To whit, I've never received any spam or membership or anything that I could reasonably conclude came from my association with this site. My guess...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@evidentialist Do you have (what I would call a "Stalinist" tracking device) a 'smartphone' ? Even if you don't 'login' to websites, you are being tracked. More is known about you than YOU know (your online data "crumbs" are NOT forgotten). :O

Discovery Channel: Why We Hate series Available Free for 12 days/no subscription or log in ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I tried opening this in multiple browsers. First, Opera private window -- didn't work Next, Opera non-private -- didn't work Next, Tor -- didn't work Next, Brave private and non -- didn't work Next, Firefox (version 68 ) private window -- Works (so far) However, there is a message at the top ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Bierbasstard http://anonymouse.org/

Discovery Channel: Why We Hate series Available Free for 12 days/no subscription or log in ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I tried opening this in multiple browsers. First, Opera private window -- didn't work Next, Opera non-private -- didn't work Next, Tor -- didn't work Next, Brave private and non -- didn't work Next, Firefox (version 68 ) private window -- Works (so far) However, there is a message at the top ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Bierbasstard Most (all ? ) browsers make that fairly easy. Not sure if they are all 'compatible -- Brave kinda bungle the outcome. If by 'safe' you mean does is work -- yeah -- are they 'private' . . . hmmm.

Discovery Channel: Why We Hate series Available Free for 12 days/no subscription or log in ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I tried opening this in multiple browsers. First, Opera private window -- didn't work Next, Opera non-private -- didn't work Next, Tor -- didn't work Next, Brave private and non -- didn't work Next, Firefox (version 68 ) private window -- Works (so far) However, there is a message at the top ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Bierbasstard Google (and all the DRM participants) is laughing "all the way to the bank" :O

I just got tagged and conversed with a person on the site that wasn't part of our Agnostics site.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

This site is 'connected' to Humanist.com . . .

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@bingst For most (all ? ) sites that I 'join', I actually read the TOS and privacy policies. This site. I would say sounds the most 'trustworthy' of ANY that I have encountered. :O

I just got tagged and conversed with a person on the site that wasn't part of our Agnostics site.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 11, 2020:

This site is 'connected' to Humanist.com . . .

FearlessFly replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@bingst I noticed it from (my) beginning. I seem to recall a way to 'opt-out' (not sure).

California to allow movie theaters to reopen in most counties [latimes.com]

hankster comments on Jun 9, 2020:

so they can show all those films that didn't get made. I feel a lot of "Back to the Future-a-thons" coming.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

https://youtu.be/IyUnC1lsX3o?t=2879

US: Transgender sports inclusion violates others’ rights

FearlessFly comments on Jun 9, 2020:

"There was no contention in the past that males competed in men's events and females in women's event" . . not true . . . : https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1638513-pga-tour-can-or-should-a-woman-ever-break-onto-the-mens-golf-circuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Richards ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay No woman has ever won a mens PGA event. You didn't mention tennis. . . . also NASCAR . . . also, Lusia Harris was the first and only woman ever officially drafted by the National Basketball Association (never played in the NBA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusia_Harris

US: Transgender sports inclusion violates others’ rights

Amzungu comments on Jun 9, 2020:

I can certainly follow your rationale and it makes level playing ground sense for a physical sport. But, I suspect the trans population would feel differently about the sense it makes. I'm curious what responses you may get from them.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

"level playing ground" . . . I think there is a reason why NY teams have won so many championships . . .

Hang On Sloopy · The McCoys [youtube.com]

Spinliesel comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Such fun! I like the McCoys!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

. . . but are you in a feud with the Hatfields ? :O

Only 38 degrees 🔥🔥🔥.

Cast1es comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Supposed to reach 97 F here today . Nice day for a swim .

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

The Twin Cities reached 95 yesterday :O https://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KMSP.html

IBM's CEO said the firm will stop offering facial recognition software to law enforcement and called...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 9, 2020:

I doubt that anyone (only a fully united government) could 'put that toothpaste back in the tube' :O The usefulness in exonerations/convictions is powerful. A cynic will say, "IBM can't compete in this market, so they're trying to soften any market impact by making this about how virtuous ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez https://www.eff.org/pages/cell-site-simulatorsimsi-catchers https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/stingray-tracking-devices-whos-got-them https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/stingray-new-frontier-police-surveillance

Titan is migrating away from Saturn 100 times faster than previously predicted [phys.org]

mtnhome comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Thanks for the newsflash "that Titan is migrating away from Saturn at a rate of 11 centimeters per year, more than 100 times faster than previous theories predicted". We'd better stock-up on toilet paper!

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

IMO, your regard for facts/science/knowledge is underwhelming. :P :O

Can things really change when the bible, which many of Americans say they use as a moral compass, ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In my 'experience', they usually discount most/all of the Old Testament. :P

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@FSMGirl . . . followers of Jesus (New Testament) Christ.

Coronavirus spread by asymptomatic people 'appears to be rare,' WHO official says ...

Allamanda comments on Jun 9, 2020:

This is good news, because in some countries people suspected of being 'carriers' have been attacked or targeted in horrible ways.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 9, 2020:

Good point. I wonder if there will be a way to tell who/why a person IS transmitting the virus. :O Maybe the vaccine will happen first, alleviate the need. :)

Microsoft dropped for open source: Why Hamburg is now following Munich's lead Former Microsoft ...

dalefvictor comments on Jun 8, 2020:

Does one ever hear of a city moving to Apple?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 8, 2020:

I hadn't thought of that, but no, I haven't :P

So done with everything right now, I am taking my evening pills with Beck's Bier.

FearlessFly comments on Jun 8, 2020:

"One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer") is a blues song written by Rudy Toombs and recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953. It is one of several drinking songs recorded by Milburn in the early 1950s that placed in the top ten of the Billboard R&B chart. Other artists released popular recordings of the song, ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@Spinliesel I can't think of a version of this song that I would say is not as good as any other :)

Reasons to Hate Linux: 2020 Edition [thenewstack.io] [youtube.com]

bingst comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Is this really worth watching for over an hour?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@bingst I have had no occasion to use Appimage or snap . . .

Linux Mint dumps Ubuntu Snap The popular desktop Linux distribution, Linux Mint, wants nothing to...

ScubaWags comments on Jun 6, 2020:

So is snap Ubuntu's version of the Arch User Repository?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@ScubaWags I don't think so. Since I try to avoid snap, I don't know all the details.

Reasons to Hate Linux: 2020 Edition [thenewstack.io] [youtube.com]

bingst comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Is this really worth watching for over an hour?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

I read the article, probably not. He makes some valid points.

Astronomers have found a planet like Earth orbiting a star like the sun The discovery of the ...

mtnhome comments on Jun 7, 2020:

And just WHY do we need to spend more money to find rocks orbiting suns outside of our solar system? We now know they're there. Duh! That data offer us nothing of use. Spend billion$ to find there are lots of them? Yeah, trust me... there are. So???? I love science and Sci-Fi, but let's spend the ...

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

You can't possible know which new discoveries might benefit us.

Astronomers have found a planet like Earth orbiting a star like the sun The discovery of the ...

Varn comments on Jun 7, 2020:

…***four pop-ups*** requiring I click to remove each.. Is that what’s referred to as ‘click bait?’ As is - That’s why I **don’t follow links** - seeming safe, or not :S

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

Blocking pop-ups in a browser is trivial : http://lexisnexis.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1084174/~/disable-pop-up-blockers-in-most-common-internet-browsers

Al Green - For The Good Times [youtube.com]

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 7, 2020:

I remembered the country version and looked up who wrote it - Kris Kristofferson.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 7, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovb_iRWcqsc

Linux Mint dumps Ubuntu Snap The popular desktop Linux distribution, Linux Mint, wants nothing to...

ScubaWags comments on Jun 6, 2020:

So is snap Ubuntu's version of the Arch User Repository?

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

I had to look-up AUR. No, don't think so. The purpose/goal of snap is to 'compartmentalize' an app and its libraries in sort-of a self contained unit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_(package_manager)

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

FearlessFly comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I had not heard of/known of 'ignostic'. I concur that definitions can be troublesome. I think all should be able to label themselves -- I choose atheist. I don't think lack of 'belief' is a 'belief'. I doubt that 'answers' your 'questions'.

FearlessFly replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay Birth 'genders' might be 'correct', but not always wanted and not always necessary. I can think of other examples.