Are you a romantic? Are you passionate in a nonsexual context?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Want to see me get passionate? Just mention the President, the oil companies, and the Republican-controlled Congress in one breath.

The response of the NRA to the Texas school shooting is nothing short of irrationality moral ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 28, 2022:

I agree with most if what you say but the last word I heard was that the Uvalde shooter was not confronted outside the school, and that he entered completely unchallenged through an unlocked door.

Hi I'm thinking of get a tattoo.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 27, 2019:

You might consider this: 9:3:3:1 It is the phenotypic ratio that Gregor Mendel observed in the F2 generation of his dihybrid cross experiments. It is significant in that it reveals that sexual reproduction produces diversity. And this diversity, which is the raw material upon which natural selection acts, has been the driver of our evolution. And it is all that stands between any sexual species and extinction. Sex, diversity, evolution, resilience; pretty evocative for just four little digits, no?

The microbe behind the baby formula recall can be benign—or deadly

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 20, 2022:

Looks like here is another reason to favor breast feeding over formula (for those women for whom breast feeding is a viable option). What I would like to know is, does the colostrum contain antibodies that can protect a newborn from C. Sakazakii? If it does, then that would be yet another advantage to breastfeeding, since the bacterium can apparently be found in so many places in the environment.

Snails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Material -- Smithsonian

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 27, 2024:

Good to know. I will remember never to try to out lick a snail. 🐌😂

Incomprehensible [cnn.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 22, 2024:

Unbelievable.She must have a screw loose. Hope she won't be having any more kids.

Christian Pastor and His Family Mock Homeless People for Halloween

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 28, 2023:

Jesus effing Christ. What a couple of morons.

World’s population to fall for first time since the Black Death

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 23, 2024:

It's about time! (I've been waiting for this since 1969.)

Opinion | How atheists can fix a broken America - The Washington Post

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 4, 2023:

The problem with most religions is that they teach people to accept one or more (false) propositions without a shred of supporting evidence. Once you head down that path, anything goes They can be fed any kind of preposterous lie, and they'll swallow it, hook, line, and sinker. The high rate of religious belief and high acceptance of wacko conspiracy theories go hand in hand.

Imagine that, with regards to a given question / problem, two kinds of reality are on a collision ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 21, 2023:

Objective reality should take precedence, except where personal conviction (if it diverges from objective reality) gives comfort and cannot possibly do any harm [as in a person with no influence lying on their death bed].

Canadian father files $35 million lawsuit against Pfizer over son’s jab-related death.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 28, 2023:

Don't believe a word of it.

"Intellectually superior " Atheist Neil DeGrass whatever his name is: let the baby jump in the mud ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 11, 2022:

The other day I heard someone make a comment to the effect that women do not need men anymore. They were drawing a comparison between modern day life in the developed world and how things were only a century or two ago, when a woman had absolutely no status unless she was married to a man. Things have certainly changed, and for the better, I think. Today people of whatever gender are more or less free to partner up with whoever they want, based on their own likes and (perceived) compatibility. The idea of latching on to someone out of need is considered somewhat pathetic. It's true that most construction jobs are done by men. And most nursing positions are filled by women. But there is crossover in both fields, as there is in science, secretarial work, the military, etc., etc. More and more, people are going into occupations based on their likes and interest, rather than on some preconceived gender roles. And this is a good thing. A couple years ago, not far from where I live in San County, US Navy ship Bonhomme Richard was undergoing a major overhaul in port when it caught fire. The ship burned for ten days, spewing toxic smoke over many homes and businesses. The damage was so severe that the multi-billion-dollar ship was declared a total loss. Several officers lost their careers over the incident. But the worst thing about it is that the fire was apparently started on purpose. The guy who the Navy thinks started the fire was a low-ranking sailor who had tried out for the seals but had not made the cut. He ended up doing work that he considered beneath him, and apparently felt slighted. Apparently he felt like there was only one career path for him and it did not include chipping paint. Whether or not this would-be seal committed arson, cost the taxpayers billions, and poisoned thousands of people is beside the point. There are plenty of examples of disgruntled, alienated, angry young men who act out with violence. Unfortunately, in most of the cases there is no question of whether they are guilty of mass murder. The real question is, why do they do it? I think the reasons come down to intellectual inflexibility. These guys simply cannot handle the fact that the world does not line up with their preconceived notions. It's too easy for them to dismiss the hard work, talent, and sacrifice of successful people as just so much luck, or nepotism, or cheating. I am reminded of a class on electronics that I once took at a local junior college. At that time I was at a crossroads in my life, not sure of my next move. I was working full time for a big electrical contractor by day, and attending the class at night. (My goal to move horizontally, into something like what I was doing but which was less taxing on my body. I was already 38 years ...

US AIRMAN SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE TO PROTEST THE RULING CLASS’ COLONIZATION OF GAZA S soldier sets ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 26, 2024:

That was a dumb move. They are so self-absorbed, neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians will hate each other any less or treat each other any better for it.

Dating on this site

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 25, 2018:

Good question! Not me bra. Hell, I can't even get a response to a written message.

One shot per year? We really need to step up our game then YLE 09/07/2022

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 8, 2022:

Ultimately we will have to play it by ear, get extra shots as needed. In addition to listening to the CDC, everybody should consult their own physician.

Bernie Sanders: Joe Manchin Is Intentionally Sabotaging President Biden's Agenda

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Manchin says there is no money for climate action, but that's only because he wants to protect this ridiculous tax code that only benefits the wealthy. The Trump tax law was/is/will be a disaster for the country.

Mental health and social media among teens YLE 05/18/2023

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 19, 2023:

I'm betting that the dark future posed by climate change is a huge factor. Maybe the biggest factor.

Krystal Ball DOMINATES Bill Maher's Show With Facts - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 20, 2022:

I had not heard of Krystal Ball before, but I look forward to hearing from her more in the future. She's good! 😎👍

Christian show 'The Chosen' vandalizes its own billboards to generate buzz

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Playing the martyr card again huh? I am not moved.

(regarding events that took place around 1940): Introducing Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 27, 2022:

I've been listening. It's a very relevant and timely history lesson. 😎👍👍

I choose to stay on Twitter.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 30, 2022:

I'm afraid if I get on Twitter I will spend too much time arguing with idiots, trying to set them straight. I'm just too busy with other things right now.

Bolsonaro Mob Rallies Outside Army HQ Demanding Military Coup

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 3, 2022:

We will very likely see the same asinine shit here in 2024, if not later this month. My message to those who would replace democracy with fascism: be careful what you wish for!

Interested in buying a Tiki Bar on Kaua'i?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 20, 2024:

I remember The Tubes; a great San Francisco band. 😎👍

It's just occurred to me that at some point on Friday this site will reach 50,000 members.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 10, 2018:

50,000 free thinkers! Yay! ?

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 22, 2023:

"You have to leave now and never come back here. Have you ever heard of insect politics? Neither have I. Insects don’t have politics. They’re very brutal. No compassion, no compromise. We can’t trust the insect. I’d like to become the first insect politician. You see, I’d like to, but, I’m afraid, uh… I’m saying… I’m saying, I’m an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over and the insect is awake. I’m saying: ‘I’ll hurt you if you stay.’" -- David Cronenburg, The Fly

Carl Lentz's Wife on Finding Him in 'Compromising Position' with Nanny -- People

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 16, 2023:

I guess there's money in airing your dirty laundry in public.

Indiana Republican Wins Primary Despite Being Jailed on Murder Charges - Rolling Stone

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 8, 2022:

Love the happy cat! 🐯

Fact checking of religious bullshit has begun.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 30, 2023:

Isn't the chapter title Acts, plural? Sorry to be so picky about details. I was not aware of this glaring contradiction. Thanks for posting! As an Earth scientist, I am particularly tickled (or chafed; the difference can be minute) by the self-contradiction in Genesis, where it says that the sun and the moon were created on the third day. At that historical time (before the invention of clocks) the ONLY way to measure the passing of days was by counting sunrises and sunsets. So how could it have been the third day when there had been no sun and no Earth before then? 🌞

Paul Manafort indicted in New York moments after sentencing in D.C. case

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 14, 2019:

If these are completely separate offenses then double jeopardy should not apply. And since they are State charges he would not be able to skate on a pardon from Trump. So maybe the dirty SOB will get what he deserves. Fingers crossed!

'Japan has launched an official investigation into the unprecedented numbers of people dying after ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 14, 2023:

So BDair posts another crock of 🐂💩. What's new?

I am ready for this summer to be over.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Best of luck beating the heat. Condolences on the loss of your sister. Speedy recoveries to you, your grandson, and your dawg. I wish I could tell you that the climate will be better next year, but that would be a lie. I wish I could tell you your sister is in a better place, but you know that would be a lie too. However, you and the kid and the dawg will have better days. That ain't no lie. Peace!

Supreme Court to consider overruling Chevron ruling that allowed more environmental oversight, etc.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 3, 2023:

If we don't protect the environment, we won't have anything.

Catholic priests in France will be assigned a scannable QR code on their identity card to signal if...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 19, 2023:

Sounds too good to be true.

17 Sex Tricks Men Learn From Porn That Women Wish We Could Wipe From Your Brain

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 21, 2022:

Points well taken. Especially relevant in the age of the "smart" phone.

Silencing Science: A Humanist Take on Science and Politics - TheHumanist.com

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 23, 2018:

Unfortunately the fossil fuel industry has got a stranglehold on the country. The REALLY don't want to see their profits decline. The owners are a bunch of old, sociopathic crocs who are having a great time and know they won't be around to answer for their crimes. The best thing we can do as individuals is deny them our dollars. Find ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Go green!

Never let it be forgotten that George H W Bush was a white Christian supremacist: [sourcewatch.org]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 1, 2023:

Based on the Bush quote above, where he questions the citizenship and patriotism of atheists, and asserts that the USA is "one nation under God," I would classify him as a Christian nationalist. The fact that he also said he supported the separation between church and state I put down to pure lip service. He knew he would draw flak if he openly rejected any part of the Constitution. One thing is certain: his two statements conflict with one another. You can't both reject the citizenship of atheists and believe in the separation of church and state. It is an incoherent position.

What is the funniest gift you have received?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 24, 2018:

I guess it would have to be the face I inherited from my parents. ?

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 3, 2018:

It is unlikely that the hard-core Trump supporter will engage in the kind of self-analysis or introspection required by the hoped-for change. In the face incontrovertible proof of the President's malfeasance, his supporters simply invoke conspiracy theory (the liberal-controlled deep state) to explain away or divert attention from inconvenient truths.

Today's multiple developments show clearly the Trump has never had even a fleeting relationship with...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Right you are lad!

Poll Reveals American Church Membership Is At An All-Time Low

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 21, 2022:

This is good goddamn news! 😂

YLE Public Health Emergencies Emergency rooms are not okay 02/08/2024

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 9, 2024:

There was an interesting piece on the PBS NewsHour the other night. In order to free up hospital beds, there is a growing trend of treating patients in their own homes. I'll see if I can find the link.

Did anyone see Michael Moore on the last episode of the season of Bill Maher?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 15, 2018:

A candidate that Democrats can rally around has yet to emerge. Remember Barak Obama was relatively unknown before 2008.

Describe your sex life with a band name...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 19, 2018:

Grateful Dead, lol!

Would there be something called Religion after a 100 years hence

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Unfortunately there is no sign that religion will go away any time soon. On the scale of human history (200,000 years +/-), one hundred years is a veritable blink of an eye.

The more vaccinated countries appear to be doing worse.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 28, 2022:

Who the hell is Michael? The standard for dissemination of information regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines is publication of peer-reviewed articles in reputable scientific journals.

I am not a Conservative (at least not in the American meaning of this word), but I have to ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 24, 2022:

That is a very dark (and in certain instances, accurate) view of idealism and values. Before I say more I would make a tiny modification to the thesis "values and ideals are tools to gain and to maintain power." In place of the word "tools," I would use the term "stepping stones." I make this modification because those who use ideals and values only to propel themselves upward into positions of power tread upon those values, sully them with their muddy feet, bastardize them, and pervert them. Power corrupts not only the powerful, but also everyone and everything it touches. I'm sure that George Washington appreciated this when he voluntarily relinquished power even though many of his admirers wished he would not. And in so doing, our first president vested power back in the ideals and values that birthed a nation. Washington led by example, and made it possible for a vast, interesting, and worthy experiment to be carried out, with no fixed end date. All we have to do to end the experiment is allow shallow, venal, self-interested, misanthropic, and mediocre people to distract us with fear and loathing of our fellows while they seize power for themselves. Or we can keep the experiment going by using the power of our values and ideals, and the institutions we have created to preserve them, to fight rot and corruption, and hold criminals accountable. It only takes a little faith. Well, maybe a lot. But it's not like we haven't been here before.

What about believing even if you know it is not true?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 22, 2020:

Sounds like Pascal's Wager 2.0.

Bob Dylan was a great songwriter. Can't stand his singing voice.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I remember making a similar comment about BD's voice about 35 yeas ago (that it was not at all good). My interlocutor strenuously objected, which surprised me, because I thought everyone felt like I did. Now, decades later I have to say that I rather like Dylan's voice. I'm not saying its a particularly good singing voice, but it's familiar, it's real, it's good enough, and now part of my cultural heritage. I'm cool with it.

My latest rant.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 4, 2022:

I agree that progressives are about moving forward (with the greater good in mind), but conservatives only only want to maintain the status quo insofar as it means them personally holding on to power and money. Ultimately they are not really "conservative" because they are willing to destroy anything and everything up to and including human civilization and all living species on Earth including our own in order to achieve their aims. I do tend to vote FOR candidates, hoping that this time I will not be disappointed. But then my dear old dad didn't used to call me "Charlie Brown" for nothing. 😂

This is true of everyone, not simply the religious.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 29, 2024:

That pretty much aligns with my understanding of the term, and the typical reaction of people who are indoctrinated in a fundamentalist religion or personality cult (e.g. Evangelical Christianity or MAGA Republicanism).

Alone with depression

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Do you absolutely have to live in Alabama? Maybe it's time for a move...

Not all of my posts are political....

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Cute buggar!

Can God creat stone so big that couldnl't take it up by himself?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 6, 2024:

"Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I will move the Earth." -- Archimedes

Discovery of first genetic variants associated with meaning in life -- ScienceDaily

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 5, 2018:

The link is rather tantalizing but it falls far short of explaining the claim. I need to see more before issuing an opinion.

Happy New Year.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 1, 2023:

Fun post! I hope you won't take it amiss if I make one small correction. The factors of 2023 are 1, 7, 17, 119, 289, 2023. 🙂

Who’s your favorite of the Four Horsemen?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 27, 2019:

I refuse to choose. I love them all!

Mental Health Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 1, 2022:

It was Ronald "trickle down" Reagan who first defunded mental healthcare facilities in the 1980s. The Republican Party has gone all out to surpass Reagan's gut punch ever since. And, with the singular exception of the passage of the Affordable Care Act under the (Democratic) Obama Administration, they have been wildly successful. By many measures the United States now has the WORST healthcare system in the developed world. Way to go Republicans! 🤮

Do certain members of Congress truly feel they are working with white supremecists?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 14, 2021:

Those who repeat the lie that Trump won the election but was robbed through electoral fraud are supporting a white nationalist narrative. "Do certain members of Congress truly feel they are working with white supremecists [sic]?" I cannot speak to how they feel, but some in Congress are indeed working "working with" white supremacists.

Maybe that church is on to something:

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 1, 2022:

Time to look for another job, or get into a different line of work 😂

Texas Abortion Ban: Woman Claims She Was Forced to Birth Stillborn Son – Rolling Stone

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 24, 2023:

Those religious zealot Republicans down in the Lone Star State have no concept of how potentially important abortion services are to any woman who gets pregnant. Miscarriages are very common, and could happen to anyone. How a politician can think they know better than a woman and her doctor is beyond stupid. It's goddamn reckless.

Atheism is inconsistent with science....

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 26, 2022:

I have to agree with the basic premise that pure, unadulterated atheism is unscientific. That is, if atheism is defined as belief that God does not exist, which is not the same as lack of belief in God's existence. If it is the former, then to claim that the lack of evidence of God proves his non-existence would be going too far. Absence of evidence of God is not proof that He does not exist. HOWEVER, a scientist could reasonably talk in terms of probabilities, and say that, considering the dearth of evidence of God's existence, the many inconsistencies in His personality (e.g. His supposed benevolence contrasted with his obvious indifference to the suffering of innocents), and the human propensities for invention and for lying, the PROBABILITY of there actually being a God is vanishingly small. It would be perfectly acceptable for a scientist to self-identify as an atheist-leaning agnostic, or an agnostic who estimates the probability of God's existence at 0.01%, or says (s)he is 99.99% certain that He does not exist. That would be quite alright. But I doubt that most scientists spend a whole lot of time on this issue. There are many more pressing matters at hand.

‘Hamilton’ Team Protests After Church Production Adds Christian Themes

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

There they go again, those darn Bible thumpers. Why can't they create their own play? Why do they have to rip off someone else's work? 🤔

You often get the apologists, asking for disproof of some vague, often deist, god concept.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 10, 2022:

Except for the odd Jehovah's Witness who knocks on my door or sends me a handwritten letter, almost no one ever tries to engage me in a theological discussion. It just doesn't seem to come up. I guess my non-attendance at church is working for me. 😂

How does this Joseph Campbell quote tie in with your atheism/agnosticism? Or not?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 26, 2018:

One of the functions of myth, according to Joseph Campbell, is to help people find that connection to something bigger than the self. For me, myth does not do that because I know it is fiction. But science, on the other hand, provides me with a different explanation, one that does describe my connection to the Earth and every living thing on it. The difference is that the scientific explanation is believable, because it is based on lots of evidence. And the attitude the science engenders is different than that of the religions rooted in the Old Testament. They assume man's role to be one of dominion over the world and the other creatures, whereas science teaches us that we have kinship with other species, and along with our evolutionary gifts of a large brain, opposable thumbs, and symbolic language, a responsibility for good stewardship of the planet.

Can’t stand this annoying cretin.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Kirk Cameron? Never heard of him. Apparently he is an ignorant moron?

Easter Sunday and morning TV was terrible.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 31, 2024:

I watched a little bit of El Rapto de las Sabinas (The Rape of the Sabines), an old 1950s-era technicolor B-movie, dubbed into Spanish and beamed out of a 50,000-watt station on a hill in TJ), about the founding of Rome by the wolf-suckled brothers Romulus and Remus, and how their gang stole wives from the surrounding Sabine villages in order to create a viable, procreating population. Of course it's a pile of bullshit constructed around a grain of truth (Rome WAS founded by somebody in the hills of the Italian peninsula, and it did become the biggest city around), Just like the Easter story is bullshit piled on a grain of truth (there is a hill in Palestine where criminals or enemies of Rome were executed by crucifixion). I turned it off before they actually got down to the abductions. Bullshit is one thing, but I wasn't high enough to sit through a sanitized, 1950s version of the bullshit.

Trump is playing the law enforcement and Democrats like a mouse - year after year, investigation ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 10, 2022:

I couldn't disagree more. I think this situation calls for a slow, deliberate, methodical approach. Otherwise mistakes will be made and the reds will get more traction with claims of partisan witch hunt. The slow wind up is the ticket here. Letting the J6 Committee take the lead is a very smart move. Let the country see and hear the testimony of (mostly Republican) witnesses, lay out the evidence in digestible chunks, let everyone get accustomed to the idea that Trump is a criminal and that rule of law is in effect in America.

When you live in the Bible belt, the pressure to conform is everywhere.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 22, 2018:

I simply will not do business with any outfit that overtly promotes a religion.

Don’t Believe the Hype: Tech-Induced Anxiety is Real | Thrive Global

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 12, 2018:

I was a late adopter of tech. I didn't get my first cell phone until 2010. While I find the device useful, I also despise it. Look around in any public place and a lot of people are focussed on a little screen and oblivious to what is going on around them. I keep my phone on "silent" at all times because I don't want the blasted thing to take over my life. So far so good, but I still feel a certain nostalgia for the good old days before cell phones.

What are some of y'alls favorite podcasts?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Rachel Maddow keeps me up on the latest twists and turns in the continuing sad MAGA saga.

Atheism is inconsistent with science....

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 26, 2022:

For future reference, this is from Wikipedia: "Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist.In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities."

If you're a Brit.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 22, 2024:

-Because it's good for you 🙂

The morning news is talking about whether or not the balloons will be up for the Macy's parade and a...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 22, 2018:

I would! ?

Owning Guns Puts People in Your Home at Greater Risk of Death | Time

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 5, 2022:

I've know about it for years. Hell, when I was just a baby my dad accidentally discharged a pistol in the house, only missing mom by inches. When I was older, I was teasing my little sister and she angrily picked up a loaded rifle and pointed it at my head. Don't ask me why the rifle was loaded.

That spiritual feeling.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 4, 2018:

The invention of gods begins with people's natural tendency to personify inanimate objects. Little kids automatically treat dolls or action figures as living beings. And even adults refer to boats as "she" while cars and trucks can be either gender. In prehistory the wind blew hard and lightening crackled and a mind that knew no science of air pressure or static electricity assumed that some angry intelligence must be behind that. Humans have always done this because we evolved to be very social beings. We see the world in terms of personalities with agency. It is deeply engrained and automatic. So then everything that happens to you happens for a reason. The idea of random chance or dumb luck, indifferent to one's personal fortunes, is alien to us. The default assumption is that everything happens for a reason, the result of some personality with an agenda. And so we are off to the races. And who is to stop us? Anyone who disputes God's existence is labelled a heretic, cast out, burned, drowned, or dismembered.

Just for fun..Clowns, yes or no?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 20, 2023:

Depends. Ringling Bros, yes. Republican's, not so much.

Most people don't want to think but as Richard Dawkins understanding this world, the evolution and ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Oct 23, 2023:

Chimpanzees have 24 pairs of chromosomes. Humans have 23 pairs. It turns out that our chromosome number 2 is composed of two chimp chromosomes linked end-to-end. You can see the evidence of this under a microscope. All chimp chromosomes have two telomeres, one at each end, and a centromere somewhere near the middle. All but one one of the 23 human chromosome pairs also have two telomeres and one centromere. The exception is our chromosome number two (the second longest of the bunch); it has 4 telomeres and two centromeres. Bam! And if you do DNA analysis, you find that the human genes and chimpanzee genes are 98.8% identical. Bam! Anybody who denies that humans and chimps are cousins is full of shit.

A shared delusion led to an 'exorcism' that killed a 3-year-old girl

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 16, 2022:

I remember a story I heard out of Mexico back in the 70s. There was a drought and this farmer's corn crop was failing, so he took his young son out to the field and sacrificed him to some Aztec god.

I wonder if someone driving a VW bug knows that they're starting fist-fights wherever they go?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I'm afraid I don't see any reality in this statement, or get it if it's meant as a joke.

That crazy finicky god.....

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 5, 2022:

For Christian nationalists, being anti-"socialist" things like public health mandates (because they supposedly threaten our freedom), and pro-gun (because they supposedly ensure all our other freedoms) are tribal markers. And people are more afraid of being shunned by their in-group than they are of dying from either covid or gunshots. And they don't really think deeply about any of this stuff. They are already programmed to take things on faith.

Pillow talk: ever discuss academic subjects?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I once gave a dissertation on rogue waves in a water bed.

Last night, I had a dream that my deceased sister called me on the phone.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 24, 2022:

Your hypothesis is as good as any I have heard.

Russia's Supreme Court bans LGBTQ activism -- Axios

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 30, 2023:

Civil rights and personal liberty are not priorities of the Russian government.

What ban? Generations-old fireworks stands still draw customers.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Where others see pretty lights in the night sky I see heavy metals polluting the environment. Red: Sr - Strontium Orange: Sr - Strontium, Na - Sodium Yellow: Na - Sodium Green: Ba - Barium Blue: Cu - Copper Purple: Sr - Strontium, Cu - Copper Greys and White: Ti - Titanium, Zr - Zirconium, Mg - Magnesium

Anyone else think of his site as a secret society? :P

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Yeah, secret except for the flashing neon sign AGNOSITIC.COM in the clubhouse window. If it were secret, we wouldn't have a steady trickle of believers sneaking in here intent on saving our souls. But we do, though they don't get very far, poor frustrated bastards, lol! ?

Mega church leader with 5 million world wide followers gets more than 16 years for sexual abuse.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 9, 2022:

Will these guys never learn? Will their followers?

Evangelical Christians are now backing an actual pimp in a Nevada election / LGBTQ Nation

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Ya think Trump started something? Or was he just a symptom of a deep underlying hypocrisy?

Russian Troops Given Holy Candles Not Battle Gear to Protect Them in Ukraine

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 2, 2023:

Poor dumb walking dead mother fuckers. The average Indian has a higher income than the average Russian. And India is a poor mother fuckin' country. Sorry about the profanity. I just watched a couple of Dave Chappelle bits. He a funny mother fucker! 😂

The U.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 24, 2023:

Right! And the countries that are doing better than us all have some form of a single payer system. But don't try to tell that to Republicans. They'll have a coniption fit, start fulminating about a socialist takeover.

I had rejected the Bible for its silliness a long time ago, but I'd forgotten just how ridiculous it...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 15, 2022:

I would have forgotten how silly the Bible is, but the goddamn Bible thumpers keep on bringing it up. 🤮

How cool would it be if we were all curious about and intrigued by other cultures; learning about ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 15, 2018:

It would be very cool! ?

Michael Flynn should be in jail instead of out making money on the religious political circuits.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 9, 2022:

The guy conspired to overturn a legitimately decided election. He should be in jail.

God is love.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 16, 2018:

Feel the wrathful love! ?

Excited and then disappointed again

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 16, 2018:

Sometimes a hike is just a hike.

What do you think about Deism?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Nov 4, 2023:

It's better than Evangelical Christianity, or any other fundamentalist credo, by a long shot!

So what are everyone's thoughts on changing God's pronouns to "They" and "Them" since in the ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2023:

I'm already using he/she/they on those rare occasions when I refer to the Abrahamic God with a pronoun. It used to be just he/she, but lately I have been adding they, just for fun.

I am beginning to see more articles and posts on social media criticising 'The new atheism' and its ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 26, 2018:

If history is any guide, anyone who contradicts religious doctrine is subject to persecution. I see little reason to assume that we will be spared. Remember, people who believe in deities believe in the existence in things for which there is no evidence! What is to keep them from deciding that our ideas represent a threat, and then lashing out?

This was the original recording of Peace, Love, and Understanding.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 24, 2023:

Never heard this version before. Only knew the Elvis Costello. I dig it! 😂

Are you an example for people around you?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 25, 2018:

I ride a bicycle to work.

When I hear 45 speak ....

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 21, 2018:

The good news: this means you're normal. ?