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Why Do Doctors Have to Play Defense? - Freakonomics

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2022:

Jack Kevorkian was one doctor who was willing to go against the grain, to be the test case.

He Called 911 Because His Car Was Stuck. The Cops Killed Him.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2022:

Yikes. Those cops are literally fatally stupid.

Teacher at Christian school arrested after 'twerking' on student at Prom

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 14, 2022:

So sad. This teacher ruined her life for what? A little teenage nooky? She needs psychological help.

Atheists didn’t finish the job (yet), so God’s Not Dead 5 will come out in 2023

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 14, 2022:

God is not dead because He never existed, except in the minds of many deluded individuals.

Iowa human trafficking victim Pieper Lewis sentenced, ordered to pay $150,000 : NPR

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 14, 2022:

Sounds like the human trafficker got what he deserved, and the court's decision is a miscarriage of justice.

Holy Babymaking, Batman!

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2022:

These people are effing insane.

Moscow Municipal Lawmakers Demand Putin's Resignation

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 12, 2022:

This is not the first sign of Putin's unpopularity, and it certainly wont be the last. I only hope the brave leaders of Moscow do not pay too high a price for having done their duty, and that Putin's ouster is both speedy and peaceful. Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.

Just a thought about something that sometimes happens on this site, every now and again.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 12, 2022:

It's certainly worth considering. We don't want to give ammunition to the opposition.

I can so relate to this meme.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 12, 2022:

I was never "caught up in Christianity," so I can't answer your question directly. However, I can think of several Christian songs that I like, such as the Doobie Brothers' Jesus Is Just Alright, Leon Russell's Prince of Peace, and the traditional song Jesus On The Main Line, performed by Ry Cooder. Right along with those, I also hold dear classics like Stevie Wonder's Superstition, and Howlin' Wolf's I Ain't Superstitious. 😂

"A verbal encounter with police at a Black Lives Matter protest led pregnant activist to 4-year ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 11, 2022:

Ha! There it is! That lousy old double standard. 🤬

"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 ...

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

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 11, 2022:

So in your world the only two meaningful or important jobs are cutting down trees or fixing car axles? FYI, centrifugal force comes from spinning or rotating, not from puddle jumping.

The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen - on the river Thames - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 10, 2022:

They called Elizabeth a fascist, but try singing a song like that about Putin in Russia.

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.

Stabbings Suspect Myles Sanderson Dies In Custody|BBC

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 8, 2022:

Reminds me of a song by Steely Dan: Got a case of dynamite I could hold out here all night Yes I crossed my old man back in Oregon Don't take me alive

31,000-year-old skeleton found in Indonesia exhibits earliest known amputation, new study suggests -...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 8, 2022:

There is evidence that Homo ergaster, a hominid species that lived around 1.5 million years ago in the Horn of Africa, cared for kin or individuals in the clan who were sick or injured. It's in our DNA.

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.

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. Here's why

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 8, 2022:

Strap in and get your shots kids. It's going to be a long and bumpy ride!

Scientists find antibody that can neutralize all COVID variants

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 8, 2022:

Sounds like it could be a game changer. 😎👍

Myles Sanderson, suspect in Sask. stabbing rampage, arrested

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 7, 2022:

Good. One more berserk jerk in the dirt.

What are some conversations that can only happen between two British people?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 7, 2022:

Hombre 1: ¿Qué tal el presidente Trump? Hombre 2: Hijo de su puta madre. Hombre 1: ¡Y pariente de su padre! PS: my country of origin is the USA

Bwaaaaahahahahaha.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 7, 2022:

Okay I checked around and I see other, reputable outlets carrying the story. So the guy is indeed accused of stealing. Now we wait for the verdict in the law suit. Obviously it doesn't look good, but innocent until proven guilty, right? Newsflash: black people can be just as corrupt as white people. Now, as for the intro from the poster: what's with the shameful joy? Is he overjoyed to have his bias against all blacks confirmed? Or is it this one guy, Bowers? In any case, it's a much much less significant case than the one where DJT stole nuclear secrets and left them laying around unsecured at Mar-a-Lago while he went off to New Jersey for the summer. Why isn't the good captain posting about that? What I want to know is did @Captain_Feelgood post the news of Steve Bannon having stolen a million dollars from the "build the wall" fund? Or anything about the pardon he got from DJT? Again, much bigger stories.

Bwaaaaahahahahaha.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 7, 2022:

I've never heard of this media outlet (humanevents.com). So before I form an opinion I'm going to wait to hear confirmation from outlets that I do know.

Yet another massive disaster. They just keep coming [accuweather.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 6, 2022:

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake is not all that big. And the Chinese have known for centuries how to construct buildings that can withstand earthquakes more powerful than 6.6. If this is a local disaster, it probably stems from corrupt building contractors and venal building inspectors. This is not a big story. And it certainly has nothing to do with the weather.

Is everyone technically an agnostic?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 6, 2022:

No.

Best eulogy to Gorbachev I have seen. Rest in Peace. Remembering Gorbachev: [original.antiwar.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 6, 2022:

I believe Gorbachev was a good man, a visionary. But whatever intentions Russia had to "embrace practically all western values, including a multiparty political system, elimination of censorship, freedom of emigration and travel abroad, etc." were very short-lived. Boris Yeltsin was a drunk and totally out of his depth when it came to the task of turning the old Soviet state into a liberal democracy. Then he anointed Vladimir Putin to succeed him and the present authoritarian-kleptocracy die was cast. Russia is a country rich in natural resources and human capital. And they had help from the west. Trade was opened up. Investments were made. But Russian corruption won the day, and that's on Russia.

Iran Sentences Two LGBT Activists to Death - Rights Group

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 6, 2022:

That's what theocracy will do for you. Our own Christian nationalists would love to set one up here.

Federal prison chaplain sentenced for sexually abusing female inmates

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 5, 2022:

I have a feeling he is about to get a taste of his own medicine 😂

A Christian school baptized 100 kids without telling their parents

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 5, 2022:

Zealots will always overstep. It's in their nature.

Is anyone familiar with "Vision Church at Christian International?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 5, 2022:

Nope. Never heard of it.

After Teaching For 11 Years, I Quit My Job. Here's Why Your Child's Teacher Might Be Next.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 4, 2022:

In my 20 years of teaching high school it was pretty rare to find an administrator that had spent 10 or 20 years in the classroom before going into administration. Often they started working on their administrative credentials in their first year or two of teaching, and as soon as they had the admin credential they beat a hasty retreat from the classroom. Why? Money is only part of the explanation. The fact is teaching is much harder than sitting in an air-conditioned office.

Trapped underwater, how I nearly died in a kayaking accident.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 4, 2022:

Didn't you post this a few weeks ago?

After Teaching For 11 Years, I Quit My Job. Here's Why Your Child's Teacher Might Be Next.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 4, 2022:

Why I left teaching after 20 years in the classroom: 1. Lying, cheating, lazy, disrespectful, and undisciplined students. 2. Parents that enabled the bad behaviors enumerated above. 3. Cowardly, lazy, enabling, useless administrators.

I just sat though a 1 hour and 54 minute long Trump rally on Newsmax. I have no life.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 4, 2022:

Dude, what are you doing? Self-flagellation is a Catholic thing. 😂

One of Willie's best, an earlier discussion about icemen reminded me of this jewel.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 3, 2022:

Willie sings the blues! 😍

St. Louis Archdiocese chooses anti-LGBTQ bigotry over free school lunch

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 3, 2022:

It amazes me that such a corrupt, reactionary, and outdated institution as the Catholic Church should exist for so long.

Russia to bid farewell to Gorbachev in low-key funeral snubbed by Putin

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 3, 2022:

Of course Putin is going to snub the guy he blames for the "greatest geopolitical catastrophe" (the dissolution of the Soviet empire). It gives him an opportunity to draw attention away from the train wreck state he has created.

Fall Boosters ACIP Meeting: Cliff Notes YLE 09/01/2022

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 2, 2022:

I already got my 2nd booster 🙂

This is just pathetic.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 2, 2022:

On strictly pedagogical grounds the teacher should call the student by whatever name or pronoun the student prefers. It makes no sense to get into a squabble about that. The teacher who does is an idiot.

America's like a car accident.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 2, 2022:

I think of it more like a train wreck...😂

Oh Canada!

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 2, 2022:

One of my favorite books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez relates a tale of exorcism and defiance of religious authority on the part of the person subjected to it. The title of the book is Del Amor y Otros Demonios (Of Love and Other Demons). I highly recommend it.

America's like a car accident.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 2, 2022:

Walker says he doesn't believe in evolution, that man cannot have descended from apes because there are still monkeys alive on Earth. That's the brain-dead level he operates on. Just to be clear, the earliest ancestors of humans were bacteria. Later came protists. Then the first animals, which were basically simple worms. Some worms evolved notochords and then vertebra, giving rise to the first fish. Some fish evolved legs and these gave rise to the first amphibians. Some amphibians evolved scales and eggs with hard shells that could survive out of water, and these were the first reptiles. Some reptiles evolved hair, internal gestation, and live birth. There were other changes as well, such as differentiation in the teeth. These were the first mammals. Some mammals adopted an arboreal lifestyle, and adaptations such as an opposable thumb (good for grasping branches), color vision (good for distinguishing which fruit is ripe), and binocular vision (good for judging the distance to the next branch). These were the first primates. Some primates evolved bipedal locomotion, which proved useful for seeing over the tops of the grass (and thus avoiding predators) that grew between increasingly separated trees as climate change drove a shift in the biome from tropical forest to Savannah. These included the first hominids. Some hominids evolved big brains, and the females' hips got wider so the birth canal could accommodate a bigger cranium. And the postnatal developmental stage was greatly extended, allowing for greater cerebral and cognitive development, which was undoubtedly driven by living in complex social networks and by increasing tool use. Some of these hominids evolved hairless skin and sweat glands, which, along with social cooperation, bipedal locomotion and tool use became invaluable in hunting on the savannah. While a human is not fast enough to catch a gazelle, several humans working together as a team can drive a gazelle to exhaustion over several hours. Walking on two legs, the hominid would expend less energy than the quadruped over the same distance. And the sweat glands and smooth skin provided evaporative cooling that the gazelle lacked. The tool use provided opportunities for innovations such as spears. The binocular vision turned out to be an advantage in hurling spears with accuracy. So it wasn't even necessary to risk getting impaled by a gazelle's horn. The hominid could bring down the gazelle at a distance. There were many small bands of hominids that remained largely isolated, allowing unique adaptations to evolve. Sometimes these isolated bands would meet up and interbreed. Sometimes they killed each other. Most of these races eventually went extinct. As of only a few tens of thousands of years ago, there were only two left: ...

Former dean of Christian boarding school charged with abducting teen

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 2, 2022:

I don't see where the article mentions the teen's actual age. Is he old enough to qualify for emancipation? Not that what his mother and her hired gun did is excusable. just for starters, 24 hours in handcuffs would be a painful ordeal. But there is a whole back story that is missing here. It's not good reporting.

Here's a glimpse on the other side of the liberal coin: A free market ideology that seeks to free ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 2, 2022:

In the old days, a man who traveled and worked was called a hobo. And a man who traveled but didn't work was a tramp. A man who doesn't travel and doesn't work is still called a bum. There are plenty of itinerant workers in the world. Just because they work in different places does not mean they are rootless. Many have a home base they come back to, a house in which they are building equity or own outright, a spouse, a family...

White nationalist: After School Satan clubs are an 'act of terrorism'

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 1, 2022:

Christian hegemony is threatening; that is nothing new. Christian hegemony is threatened; that is to be celebrated! 😀

Maine's religious schools are choosing bigotry over taxpayer dollars

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 1, 2022:

They would rather discriminate than take state funding. Fine. It's a small win for those of us who support the establishment clause over the infringement clause. Basically this skirmish brings us to stalemate. Meanwhile, the culture war rages on.

Top Russian Oil Official Falls To Death From Hospital Window - Sources | Reuters

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 1, 2022:

This fits the Putin pattern. It will be interesting to see what further details emerge. My guess is that the incident will simply add ochre to a dark history.

Turkish Airlines

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 1, 2022:

A button collection is more interesting.

The 'Safe and Effective' vaccines may not prevent infection or transmission.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 1, 2022:

Fake news. A total fabrication. 👎

Texas lawmaker: Those Arabic 'In God We Trust' posters don't count!

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 31, 2022:

Bullshit! Of course they count. You got outmaneuvered, assholes. Get over it.

Satanic Temple lawsuit reveals "pay-to-pray" invocation practice in Boston

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 31, 2022:

I love it! About time these morons learned the 1st Amendment. If this flows to a proper conclusion, they will stop all religious invocations at City Council meetings and all other public functions.

Conservative Christian groups are targeting Louisiana libraries : NPR

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 30, 2022:

Burning books was one of the first things the Nazis did before setting fire to all of Europe.

Religion can have its advantages.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2022:

The milkman 😂

There are it is said as many different definitions of what the word “Religion” means, as there ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2022:

My simplified definition of religion: belief in something in the absence of any independently-verifiable evidence.

It sounds like my frequently used statement "We all want what is best for America.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 28, 2022:

What is "best for America" depends on what side of the political divide you're on. The left, as far as I can see, thinks that rule of law, voting rights, separation of church and state, environmental protection, egalitarian multiculturalism at home, and participation in a rules-based global community abroad, are what is best for America. The right, in my view, is about straight white male dominance, instituting a species of fascist Christian theocracy, clinging to old tired myths of self reliance and manifest destiny, deregulation of industry, laissez faire (winner-take-all) economics, and doing away with what meagre social safety net we have while destroying alliances with longstanding foreign partners and cultivating new relationships with dictators and tyrants. Seems like a pretty easy choice to me.

Letters From An American 08/27/2022

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 28, 2022:

I like the tone coming from the left. The only modification I would make to Joe's speech would be to drop the word "semi." The core of Cheato's base is composed of people who are fundamentally weak minded, bigoted, and terrified of the prospect of competing on a level playing field. These are the characteristics of a bully. Bullies count on people backing down. The way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them. Call their bluff. Kick their butts.

Two Separate Bigfoot Sightings Reported In SC This Year [wsoctv.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 28, 2022:

And the correct answer is.... deliberate fabrication of evidence! 😂

The World Has Lost Common Sense

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 27, 2022:

Isn't it strange that after 91 years of life, this old guy has still not learned to accept change? I wonder to what extent his stunted growth is due to his Christian beliefs. Probably a lot. This guy should study Buddhism; he would learn that change is inevitable, and nothing to be feared. It gets kinda hot where I live, so I wear shorts about six months out of the year. I guess I'd rather be a comfortable sissy than conform to some antiquated notion of masculinity. 😂

This is our final episode of Atheist News.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 27, 2022:

Thank you for your diligent and eye-opening reporting! You have provided a great public service these last six years. Good luck in your future endeavors! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

White House shines light on Republicans who are criticizing student debt cancellation after getting ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 27, 2022:

Damn straight. And here's the thing: they keep yelling about how unfair it is, but they are not taking into account the fact that the cost of higher education has gone up and up and up. People with student debt today, on average, have bigger debt than in the past. And a lot of that is due to outrageously high interest rates on the loans; 8%, 10%, or more; way above the rate of inflation. 3% would be reasonable. We want to encourage people to seek education. Nobody should be profiting off of student debt.

See? Nobody needs guns... Three critically injured in North York stabbing [beta.cp24.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 27, 2022:

I read somewhere (20 - 30 years ago) that the most common murder weapon in Russia is (was) the axe.

NC Lt. Gov.: Kids shouldn't learn science or history in school

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 26, 2022:

I knew there was a reason why I don't live in North Carolina. 😂

Now Christians are targeting women who wear pants

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 26, 2022:

This Brother Drunken Panic really knows how to win friends and influence people. 😂

Now that American citizens have had six months to feel the effect of their governments policies ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 25, 2022:

Do you still beat your wife?

I'm just going to post these all in one post.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 24, 2022:

We're in an unsustainable path in this country. It's time for change.

GOP Candidate Said It's "Totally Just" To Stone Gay People To Death - LGBTQ Nation

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 24, 2022:

Well this is some crazy shit this guy is putting out there, but it's not at all surprising. Christian nationalists don't even pretend to follow the teachings of Jesus. They're all about wrathful Old Testament retribution, patriarchy, and getting the AR-15 into the hands of as many white "Christian" men as possible.

Trump files motion to bar the government from reviewing seized materials.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 22, 2022:

Asking for a special master and a more detailed receipt of items are merely delaying tactics. The fact that Done Cheato said publicly that he wants the unredacted affidavit released to the press is also a smoke screen. His lawyers filed no motion making such a request. And they would not be helping him if they did. The affidavit is a very compelling summary of the evidence that Orange Foolius committed crimes. Letting that information out would NOT improve his public image. 😂

Trump files motion to bar the government from reviewing seized materials.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 22, 2022:

What's he got to hide? A lot!

Protesters demand Utah require clergy to report sex abuse

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 22, 2022:

You mean they aren't already required to report sex abuse? WTF?

Mormon Church's 'Help Line' Used to Bury Abuse Accusations: Report

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Go ahead, ask me if I'm surprised. 😂

Central Bucks passes book policy some view as a book ban - WHYY

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Pennsylvania is sort 9f notorious for being full people with extreme notions. That's why it's the setting for the hilarious Chevy Chase/Dan Ackroyd/John Candy/Demi Moore 1991 film "Nothing but Trouble."

New details emerge on man who died after hearing guilty verdict in Denton County | News | ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Sounds like suicide, but let's see the toxicology report. Either way good riddance.

I hate the heat but I hate the cold more

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2022:

If you live much longer you will come to hate heat more. It's coming...

George Carlin - Saving the Planet - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 20, 2022:

George's material certainly stands the test of time. I would just offer this one update: as he said, back in the day, the extinction rate was about 25 species a day. Now its over 250 a day. 😐

If Biden runs again in 2024, will he keep Kamala Harris as his running mate?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

The video clip was edited to make her look bad. I can identify at least two cuts in the tape, the first more obvious than the second. So much for the veracity of Sky News.

If Biden runs again in 2024, will he keep Kamala Harris as his running mate?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

Biden only ran reluctantly in 2020. And with his record of accomplishments he can retire with honor. Hopefully he will endorse Gavin Newsom as his successor. Not that I don't think Harris couldn't do the job; I'm sure she could. But getting her elected might be a stretch. And the stakes are so damned high now, we cannot afford to make any mistakes.

Why don't old, liberal atheist men corner me a Walmart instead of old, conspiracy theorist Christian...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

Maybe you're just not shopping at the right Walmart dear 🤣🤣🤣

Back in 80s I had several bouts of the flu.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

I had never gotten a flu shot before I got a very nasty flu that left me with permanent eustachian tube dysfunction in 2002. In 2003 I got the shot and have not had the flu again. I have had the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine plus two booster shots. I have not suffered any serious side effects from the vaccines. I have not had COVID-19 while millions of unvaccinated Americans have gotten seriously ill, and over a million died from COVID-19.

Paper sculpture by Chinese artist Li Hongbo representing the strength of a mind built by reading.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 18, 2022:

While the Chinese are reading, we're banning books. How do you think this will turn out? 🤔

South Dakota's new social studies standards promote Christian nationalism

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 17, 2022:

We are on a slippery slope, sliding down, down, down into theocratic authoritarianism...

Now that we are approaching the possible demise of Agnostic.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 17, 2022:

I hope the site can stay up. I would miss this community a lot.

Alito’s Call to Arms to Secure Religious Liberty New York Times, Aug.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 17, 2022:

When Alito says "religious liberty" he means freedom for Christians to shove their beliefs down everyone else's throats.

Salman Rushdie - Writing under death threats | DW Documentary

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 16, 2022:

I have read the Satanic Verses and a few other things by Rushdie. He's a good writer and the fatwa against him is a blatant attack on free speech and free thinking. That religious fanatics think they have to resort to such tactics illustrates just how weak is their faith in the power of their own God. Religious fundamentalists, whether they be Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, or whatever, are really pathetic creatures.

What we call Modernity has old roots.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 16, 2022:

Funny, with all it has going for it Christianity so often finds a way to screw up 😂

If only people would stick to basics, and perhaps start with something like this.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 14, 2022:

Here is an example of the brain-dead level of discourse I am encountering from the hard-headed anti-vaxer poluka from illinois. This exchange of blows took place in round 10: He sends me a right cross ZeeeMedia.com video under the heading, "Dr. Robert Young -- Viruses Don't Exist Explained, Nanotech Inside People Is A Bioweapon" He followed with this uppercut comment: "Scientific proof of bioweapon vaccine" I bobbed and weaved, and both shots missed me entirely. After about five minutes of internet research I was able to deliver this smashing left hook right in the kisser: "FYI, "Doctor" Robert O. Young is a total flim-flam man. He has no degrees beyond high school from any accredited college or university. He was convicted in 2016 of practicing medicine without a license, and sentenced to 3 years and 8 months in jail." I supplied a link to an nbcsandiego.com news piece on Robert Young. For now, silence from the poluka. He lies twitching on the canvas. But I expect him to come flailing with some new bullshit at any moment. It's only a matter of time. 😂

If only people would stick to basics, and perhaps start with something like this.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 14, 2022:

I just went ten rounds with a poluka from Illinois who insists on sending me links to all kinds of wacky anti-vax propaganda. I hammered him hard with what should have been knockout punches, but he kept getting back up, so I hammered him some more. No good. The dude is impervious to reason. All I can do is fend him off with this jab, which is pretty effective at forestalling his advance: "The standard for dissemination of information regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines is publication of peer-reviewed studies in reputable scientific journals. Period. Don't send me anything that isn't a peer-reviewed article published in a reputable scientific journal. Got it?" ✊😂

The Feds are investigating the Southern Baptist Convention for sexual abuse

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 13, 2022:

It's about time! 😃

Is a dress code banning "Satanism" a form of religious discrimination? - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 13, 2022:

Yeah, probably.

WHOA: 11 sets of classified and top secret records found in Trump search.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 12, 2022:

They gave Done Cheato plenty of opportunities to do the right thing and hand over the documents. But Foolius thumbed his nose at the DOJ. Now DOJ will have its say. Oh yeah! 😃

Texas lawsuit aims to gut birth control and HIV medication coverage from health insurance plans - ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 12, 2022:

Nothing that Texas does surprises me anymore.

@MichelleGar1.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 12, 2022:

Wouldn't a direct message to her inbox be more effective? Or am I missing something?

Brings to mind...what would you do for a Klondike?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 11, 2022:

Awww, shit! 😖

Hey! Don't flip me off you son of a bitch!