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Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 22, 2023:

"Lame" science? So I guess you haven't seen the images from the Hubble and Web space telescopes, haven't heard of nuclear power plants or the recent breakthrough in fusion technology, don't see a doctor when you're sick, haven't ever ridden in a car, boat, train, or plane, haven't been in a grocery store, don't own a TV or a refrigerator,...How exactly are you communicating with us? Telepathy? 😂😂😂

Biden Goes ‘Dark Brandon’ - Says MAGA Republicans a Threat to Democracy In a prime-time ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

Well said!

Evolution of GOP?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

I'd call that devolution 😂

Church of England apologizes for treatment of LGBTQ people “For the times we have rejected or ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

Yet they continue to refuse to carry out gay marriages. 😐

[abcnews.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

Why was a non-student allowed to live in student housing?

Clergy members sue Missouri to block faith-based anti-abortion laws

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

You have still got text running off (way off) the right-hand side of the page. In this case, it's everything from "Lawmakers openly and repeatedly" to the end of your post. PS best of luck to these clergy in their lawsuit.

Right wing evangelicals and other right wing conservative religious sects want to outright destroy ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 20, 2023:

Christian nationalists pose an existential threat to our democracy.

David Crosby Dead CSN Wasted On The Way - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 20, 2023:

Been hearing more about the band drama today than I did way back when. The music was what got my attention I guess.

Anecdotal - An email from a nurse to Alex Berenson Hi Alex - As a nurse for over 20 years I ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

A disgruntled ex-healthcare employee, upset over losing career options due to her inane and indefensible refusal to be vaccinated, lashes out. Thank you BDair for another stinky piece of bullshit.

I think a part of the appeal of religion is from nostalgia.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

Steven Van Zandt, legendary guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has weighed in on why today's music is lackluster. For one thing, he points out that new technology has allowed any bumpkin in his basement to produce an album. That in itself is not the problem. The problem is that basement boy skips the years of playing small venues, getting up in front of live audiences and learning his chops, and finding out works and what doesn't. Also, Van Zandt points out that the music has shifted genres. From 1965 to 1994, rock and roll dominated. From '95 on, pop has been ascendant. [I will add that pop music (especially techno and house) lends itself to soulless, contrived, basement production. And the reason that big venue, live pop is usually accompanied by elaborate stage design, over-the-top lighting, lots of costume change, and dozens of dancers is that the music on its own, stripped of the extraneous frills, does not stand up. IMHO.]

I think a part of the appeal of religion is from nostalgia.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

If you really look at it, the good old days were never that good. But time heals all wounds.

If Iowa passes a voucher bill, this guy says he'll open up a Satanic school

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

That's it: drop a spanner in their gearbox! 😂

Idaho's 'faith-healing' exemption has led to more senseless child deaths

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

And why hasn't the state of Idaho repealed its faith healing law? Because any legislator voting for such a bill, or governor signing it, would be taking the official position that modern science is more powerful, more effective, more curative than God. And they would rather be re-elected than save the lives of untold numbers of children. In other words, these politicians are useless scum.

Bowing to public pressure, I had my hair lightened yesterday.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

Nice 😎👍

Top Scientist on COVID Vaccines: “Withdraw Them Immediately” Unequivocal safety signals for ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

Beware! Another crock of 🐂💩 from BDair!

Commentary from Jeff Childers 'Coffee & Covid' on Narrative 2.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 18, 2023:

The standard for dissemination of information regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines is publication of peer-reviewed articles in reputable scientific journals. This post does not meet that standard.

All men may be created equal but not in terms of punishment for their criminal culpability.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 17, 2023:

In a perfect world, no one with affiliation to any extremist group would ever be in the military or police (or intelligence, or anywhere in our government). But unless you can prove criminal activity, people have the right to think whatever they want. It was not until very recently that (some) members of the OKs were proven to have committed sedition. Yeah, I would like to see this cop canned, but I can also see how that might be difficult to accomplish.

Letters From An American 01/15/2023

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 16, 2023:

Happy MLK Day 🙂

FINDING OR CREATING MEANING IN LIFE, pART i I will begin this discussion by asserting that human ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 16, 2023:

Wise Wordy Walt 🙂

My youngest claimed religion today, officially joined the cult that ruined my life.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 15, 2023:

You do realize, I hope, that it's your fault your kids are wrapped up in a religious cult.

14-Year-Old Wants To Go Swimming During Her Period, So Her Sister Teaches Her How Tampons Work, ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 15, 2023:

Why do Christians insist on teaching people to hate their bodies?

A giant pink phallus may come to Florida, thanks to Jesus and an atheist

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 15, 2023:

There is no (good) reason why they shouldn't let the festival go forward.

'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?

My sister's family is very religious of the Christian variety.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 13, 2023:

They just can't resist the impulse to proselytize.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 12, 2023:

NdGT's commentary/explanation was, perhaps, the most concise, most clear, most compelling argument in favor of the science-based Biden Administration policy vis-a-vis vaccination against SARS CoV-2 that I have heard to date. Everything Tyson said was spot on. No question about it. Your last comment about NdGT was, to put it mildly, childish and illustrative of an uninformed (or misinformed) mind. You would do well to take a step back and re-listen to what he says, and also reconsider your entire world view while you are at it.

All Flights Across US Grounded Due To FAA Computer System Glitch - US Sky News

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 11, 2023:

Good! Per passenger mile, air travel has, by far, the biggest carbon footprint. Until clean aircraft are developed, nobody should ever fly, except in the most dire emergency. A single passenger on a Boeing 747 produces substantially more CO2 in 60 hours of flight than the average American automobile driver does in a full year! Every ton of CO2 emitted only worsens the climate crisis. The annual cost of climate related disasters in the USA alone has risen from about 20 billion dollars per year in the 1980s to over 150 billion dollars per year in 2022. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/

Some people still seem to be unaware of what was widely acknowledged a year ago.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 11, 2023:

The vaccines never prevented transmission. In the event that there is transmission, they prevent severe illness and death. That has always been the case.

The Christians behind that 'Eye of the Tiger' cover know you think it's cringy

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 10, 2023:

Until this post I was blissfully unaware of any Christian re-working of the eye of the tiger song. I'm not even sure who does the original. Is it Journey? I did hear that some Christians got sued for ripping off the musical play Hamilton. Serves them right. Whoever the "eye" copyright holders are, they should do the same.

Report: 188 Catholic clergy members in Kansas are alleged predators

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 10, 2023:

It just goes on and on, doesn't it? 🤬

Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court | Reuters

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 8, 2023:

Is this Brazil's fascists copying the U.S' fascists, or a preview of coming attractions in Washington D.C.?

The Tragic Miracle of Consciousness: John Steinbeck on the True Meaning and Purpose of Hope – The ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 8, 2023:

Hope springs eternal...usually.

How many of you can ace this basic science quiz?? [pewresearch.org]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 8, 2023:

That was easy, but it better be; I taught science for 20 years.

The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 7, 2023:

Nice quote! 😎👍

Time Travel For Real This Time with Brian Greene & Neil deGrasse Tyson

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 7, 2023:

I ❤️ science! I ❤️ NdGT! 😂

I want to get off my chest, it seems like a disproportionate amount of time I run into arguments ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 6, 2023:

B., because there is a huge mass of evidence indicating that all life on Earth evolved by natural selection acting upon the natural variations in populations. Failure to accept this is nothing but rank science denial.

Bills Announce Damar Hamlin Showing "Remarkable Improvement" Appears To Be "Neurologically Intact" ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 5, 2023:

Now let's see if the NFL makes any meaningful changes to protect players from this inherently violent sport.

Weed and Meditation: Can Being High Help Your Practice?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 5, 2023:

I notice a creeping brain fog if I use marijuana consistently. The good news is that the fog lifts pretty quickly (within a day or two) when I stop.

Bills Announce Damar Hamlin Showing "Remarkable Improvement" Appears To Be "Neurologically Intact" ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 5, 2023:

Good news!

McCarthy fails to become speaker after three ballots - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 3, 2023:

Kevin is a spineless, self-interested spot of slime on society's shoe sole. That he should suffer humiliation seems perfectly appropriate.

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. 🙂

Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 31, 2022:

He won't be missed by me.

Kirk Cameron is still telling lies to boost sales of his new Christian book

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 31, 2022:

What did you expect? That he was suddenly going to clean up his act? Hahaha 😂😂😂

Hate-preacher falsely claims Andrew Tate was arrested for denying climate change

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 30, 2022:

I love Greta. 😂

All cats can be jerks.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 30, 2022:

Big kitty.

[reuters.com] Catholic dioceses, Boy Scouts, hide from sex abuse lawsuits by filing bankruptcy.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 30, 2022:

"Religion poisons everything." -- Christopher Hitchens

Commentary from Jeff Childers 'Coffee & Covid' New readers probably don’t know that I completed...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 28, 2022:

What a stinking pile of 🐂💩. It's another in a long line of pathetic attempts to whip up fear of RNA vaccines. Fortunately, we don't have to concern ourselves with the Florida governor's opinion, or that of his round table of experts, or the media's coverage of them. None of that is relevant. It's just a distraction. What matters is that all the data show that the vaccines are safe and effective. People who are unvaccinated are much more likely to become seriously ill and die of SARS CoV-2 than people who have been vaccinated. And evidence that the vaccines have caused harm to many people is scant, notwithstanding a great volume of emotionally-charged, scientifically bankrupt anti-vax propaganda.

Archer.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Wow...that was...weird. 😂

Power company money flows to media attacking critics in Florida, Alabama : NPR

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 21, 2022:

Best line in the article: "Invisibility is more powerful than celebrity." And democracy dies in darkness. What's happening in Alabama and Florida is happening all over the country, thanks to the SCOTUS and the Citizens United decision.

Neil deGrasse Tyson: DO THIS Every Morning To Find Happiness & Meaning In Your Life

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 20, 2022:

Alway enjoy NDGT 😎👍

I was trying to figure out someone's complicated insurance—a strange brew of higher math and, ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 17, 2022:

Well said. 😎👍

Equality is downsizing religions, as parents refuse to downsize their love for an LGBTQ+ or female ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 17, 2022:

I agree that we are seeing a good trend. I just wish it would go a little faster.

I just came across this, it shows a church near where I live, which is now disused due to falling ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 17, 2022:

I love that there's no voice over. Just let the land speak for itself. 😎👍

Faithless feeling: Does a lack of religion really 'knock color out of life'?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 16, 2022:

Nope. No god here but plenty of color.

Twitter Suspends Journalists Covering Elon Musk and the Company - NBC

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 15, 2022:

Musk is such a turd. 💩

Donald Trump’s ‘Major Announcement’ Was To Hawk His $99 NFT Trading Cards

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 15, 2022:

I can't wait to see the SNL skit based on this! 😂

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. 🤮

Donald Trump’s ‘Major Announcement’ Was To Hawk His $99 NFT Trading Cards

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 15, 2022:

It's so ridiculous, it's like he's parodying himself! 😂😂😂

Musk, Fauci, trust in science, and how to make it survive YLE 12/14/2022

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 15, 2022:

Either Musk is just stirring up controversy because he is worried about Twitter losing money, or he really is an idiot, or both. And I once thought I would buy a Tesla. Not any more.

The Forgotten Side of Medicine - from A Midwestern Doctor The Most Important Dataset of the ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 13, 2022:

More anti-vax

We are starting to get the ball rolling in the right direction.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 13, 2022:

Leave it to Florida to lead the charge...right off the edge of a flat Earth.

Fun morning of severe storms passing through with tornado warnings and tornadoes on the ground.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 13, 2022:

Glad you made it safely through. BTW, God didn't cause the destruction, and didn't save you from it. You were just lucky. 😂

Report: Montreal priest stymied investigations into sexual abuse

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 13, 2022:

Isn't this what they always do? Protect their own? At least they are consistent. 🤮

U.S. to reveal scientific milestone on fusion energy | Reuters

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 13, 2022:

Looking forward to hearing more about this. It could be a game changer!

Man in Clearwater Has Sex With Dog In Front Of Child

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 12, 2022:

Was the moron high on meth? 🤮

I had a disturbing incident yesterday. Saw a man prowl my car.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 12, 2022:

We have had a lot of thefts of catalytic converters here in my neck of the woods (San Diego, California).

Catholic church paid Maryland lobbyists more than $200K to help limit, prevent abuse lawsuits ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 8, 2022:

I am not at all surprised. 😐

Restaurant Denies Christian Group Service Over its ProLife and LGBTQ Stances

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 8, 2022:

As much as I enjoy seeing the sanctimonious pricks get hit in the face with a cream pie, I hate to see this kind of thing happen. If you run a business that is open to the public, you should not be able to discriminate against any would-be customer based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.

Do you give money to the red kettle bell ringers outside every store?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 8, 2022:

Good to know. They won't be getting any more loose change from me.

First we had the Bali Bonk Ban, and now we have the Bali Bomber being freed from jail: [abc.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 8, 2022:

The MF should have received the death penalty.

WNBA star Brittney GRINER freed, in swap for Russian arms dealer.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 8, 2022:

Glad she's out. I hope no one else stupidly hands Putin a valuable bargaining chip.

I can't speak to all religions and religious beliefs but in my experience I think what keeps many in...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 6, 2022:

Yes, science is always changing, but in s way it also stays the same. Robust, well-supported, grand unifying theories like plate tectonics and Darwinian evolution my be modified around the edges, but they don't fundamentally change. Einstein's theory of relativity hasn't changed; it's still true that the faster you travel through space, the slower time passes. The fact is, nature is very consistent. So if your description of nature is correct, it's not going to change much. The process of science is also pretty consistent. The scientific method is the same today as it was when modern science began some 400 years ago. What changes is human knowledge. It keeps expanding. That's good change.

Commentary from Jeff Childers - 'Coffee & Covid' on an WSJ op-ed.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 5, 2022:

Over 200 million Americans have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The vaccines have worked so well at protecting people that they're already getting complacent.

As more people reject the Booster Jabs, we should start to see the number of excess deaths ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 5, 2022:

What a load of...

If religion was ever to go away, then it would need to be replaced, by things that will fulfill our ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 5, 2022:

Joseph Campbell identified four functions of mythology. They are: "1. ...the first function of mythology [is] to evoke in the individual a sense of grateful, affirmative awe before the monstrous mystery that is existence 2. The second function of mythology is to present an image of the cosmos, an image of the universe round about, that will maintain and elicit this experience of awe. [or] …to present an image of the cosmos that will maintain your sense of mystical awe and explain everything that you come into contact with in the universe around you. 3. The third function of a mythological order is to validate and maintain a certain sociological system: a shared set of rights and wrongs, proprieties or improprieties, on which your particular social unit depends for its existence. 4. …the fourth function of myth is psychological. That myth must carry the individual through the stages of his life, from birth through maturity through senility to death. The mythology must do so in accords with the social order of his group, the cosmos as understood by his group, and the monstrous mystery." Expanding on this, Campbell wrote, "The second and third functions have been taken over in our world by secular orders. Our cosmology is in the hands of science. The first law of science is that the truth has not been found. The laws of science are working hypotheses. The scientist knows that at any moment facts may be found that make the present theory obsolete; this is happening now constantly. It's amusing. In a religious tradition, the older the doctrine, the truer it is held to be. In the scientific tradition, on the other hand, a paper written ten years ago is already out of date. There's a continuous movement onward. So there's no law, no Rock of Ages on which you can rest. There's nothing of the kind. It's fluid. And we know that rocks are fluid, too, though it takes them a long time to flow. Nothing lasts. It all changes. In the social realm, again, we don't regard our laws as being divinely ordained. You still hear it from time to time, as in the current abortion problem: God is talking to Senator So-and-so, or Reverend Thus-and-such. But it doesn't seem to make sense otherwise. God's law is no longer the justification for the nation's laws. Congress decides what a decent aim for the social order is and what the institution is that should bring that aim about. So I would say that in this secular society of ours, we can no longer really think of the cosmological and sociological functions as a problem. However, in all of our lives, the first and fourth functions do still play a role, and it's these that I will be addressing. We are going to find ourselves far away from the old traditions. The first is the ...

I'm going through my home and throwing stuff away.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Dec 4, 2022:

In a pinch, you could always use them in the outhouse. 😂

When does life begin?