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Flyingsaucesir

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Full disclosure, I identify as an agnostic because I know it is impossible to prove the non-existence of a god whose description includes invisibility and inscrutability. However, I am functionally an atheist, because I rate the probability of God's existence at vanishingly small; practically nil. I tentatively reached this conclusion an an early age, and a lifetime of studying science has only reinforced it. Science reveals that no supernatural force is required to explain everything we see in nature. And virtually everything reported to be supernatural is found to be either a deceptive fraud or completely unsubstantiated claim.

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Why are atheists not willing to form a coalition?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 26, 2018:

It's probably because we are such independent-minded individuals. Trying get us into formation is like herding cats.

What do you do when having a meal with a party that prays?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 26, 2018:

I bow my head and say "amen" to the parts about peace, gratitude, and love while ignoring any references to deities or supernaturalism.

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.

I've recently noticed that rather a lot of people on this site support big government, and I just ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Some politicians are indeed corrupt. And many others are feckless, selectively blind, and/or enablers of their party leaders. This certainly applies to most Republicans today. However, those people should not be lumped together with bureaucrats. Politicians are elected to participate in the push-and-pull (and compromise) process of making laws, while bureaucrats are workers hired to do the work of implementing the laws. The vast majority of those workers are just normal folks who do their jobs to the best of their ability. The product often looks slow or klunky not because of the people but because of the nature of the work itself. Take, for example, the process of getting a driver's licence. It's frustratingly slow and, some would say, fraught with bureaucratic waste. However, if you think about it, it's DMV's job to slow the entry of new drivers (or old ones whose faculties may have deteriorated) onto the roads in order to check their competency to drive. Personally, I prefer that over having someone who is not qualified out there wielding a multi-ton battering ram. So I stand in line, stoic and glad that it's only once every five years. Regulation is big pert of what government is supposed to do, and we are all better off having it. It's government regulation that keeps corporations from polluting the air we breathe and water we drink. When and where that protection breaks down is more about weak laws or underfunding of regulatory agencies rather than bureaucratic malfeasance. And those problems are fundamentally political. So then the question becomes, how do we elect legislators who will create laws that restrain those who would endanger our health and well-being in their pursuit of profit without stifling the economy and our collective and individual pursuits of happiness? Obviously it is not easy. It requires an electorate that is educated and engaged. If, for instance, you want to forestall climate catastrophe from global warming, then people need to understand the link between burning fossil fuels and carbon dioxide's capacity for trapping heat. And it wouldn't hurt to be able to appreciate the scale of the problem, the historical context going back millions of years, and the existence of feedback loops in the natural climate system. It's a tall order when people are training themselves (with their computers and cell phones) to have the attention span of a gnat. There is an industry ripe for regulation! Hopefully it is not already too late!

Do women enjoy sex as much as men? Does it depend on who they're having sex with?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 19, 2018:

The question of who likes sex more, men or women, was a subject of debate between the Greek God Zeus and his wife Hera. To settle the matter they called upon Tyresias, the blind mystic who had lived for seven years as a woman. Tyresias was renowned for being ambiguous or leaving out important bit from his reports, but on this occasion he was unequivocal: women love sex ten times as much as men do.

The Dalai Lama said, and I paraphrase, it is not necessarily helpful to believe in god to be a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 18, 2018:

There is an ancient story about the Buddha in which one of his followers tells him that he is fed up and quitting. The student complains that his teacher has taught him nothing about the nature of the Gods, Creation, or the Hereafter, The master replied, "I did not teach you those things because that is not what you need in order to reach enlightenment. What you need us to learn to accept change, and to cast out desire from your heart."

Unusual expressions.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 18, 2018:

In my family someone might say, if they got side-tracked and forgot what they were originally doing, "I tripped over a cobb." The saying comes from my great grandmother, who one day when she was a little girl watched as a rooster was chasing a hen who was playing hard to get. The rooster tripped over a corn cobb and took a tumble in the dirt, dusted himself off, and walked if in the other direction, having completely forgotten about the hen!

Is ignorance bliss?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 18, 2018:

I think it about 3 or 4 years ago I heard about a study that showed that people who study ate happier than those who don't. There is a certain satisfaction in knowing things, bhut it goes deeper than that. People who study, because they know how things are, are less likely to develop unrealistic expectations and are better able to deal with life's vicissitudes.

What would be a good name for a Satanic/Atheist private school?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 18, 2018:

I know for some kids high school might as well be the third circle of Hell. I guess that would make middle school the second circle, and elementary the first. The whole school district could be the Mephistopheles Three Ring Flying Circus.

I still see more liberal gun grabbers making poor arguments for gun control.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 17, 2018:

The Second Amendment protects the right to near arms in the context of a well-regulated militia. It does not say that every yahoo should be able to have military-style weapons. What is becoming increasingly clear is that the NRA is all about protecting the rights of gun manufacturers, gun retailers, and the community of scared would-be, (wanna-be) militia members over those of regular citizens who just want to live and let live. The majority of Americans want stricter gun laws. The fact that the NRA lobby has been able to thwart the public will for so long speaks volumes about the dysfunction in the political system. The same system let a MINORITY of voters put a total ignoramus in the Oval Office.

Did you inherit any "good genes?"

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 17, 2018:

I think I can safely say that most or all of my functioning genes are "good genes." they have been subjected to a sorting process called natural selection for billions of years, and the fact that I am here typing this message is testament to the survival and reproductive success of a chain of ancestors stretching back to the dawn of life on Earth. I also have a lot of old genes that have been turned off, since they code for traits that are no longer fashionable: things like a tail, scaly skin, or big fangs and the bones and muscles to make them work. With any luck, some of this stuff will come back in style!:-D

Can you give a brief review of a favorite, but perhaps little known, book you frequently reread?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 17, 2018:

I have read Herman Hesse's Siddhartha a few times, and will probably do so again someday. It's about the life of Siddhartha Goutama, the person who eventually became known as the Buddha. It is at once spiritual and blessedly free of any supernaturalist drivvel. It it the book I give most often as a gift.

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