Why was the popular vote so close in the US presidential election?

Moravian comments on Nov 6, 2020:

Throughout history polls, or Poles as Trump called them in a tweet, although I don't see what central Europeans have to do with it, have often been wrong. Why ?. Possibly because some people deliberately try to give a false impression or are embarrassed at revealing their choice of candidate, as may be the case with some Trump supporters.

Today's Hike: Golden Northern Larch and a personal record.

Moravian comments on Nov 5, 2020:

Great photos. I would love to visit the area sometime. Great to see some natural woodland still existing. Hopefully now Trump will not now be able to desecrate it as he is hoping to do in Alaska. I think I mentioned this before. As an arboriculturalist i was interested in the "northern larch"you describe. Is this a local name as I understand that the only two larches growing in that area are Western larch (Larix occidentalis) and Sub alpine larch (larix Lyallii } ?.

popcorn day

Moravian comments on Nov 4, 2020:

For those outside the USA who are confused about the electoral system here it is clearly explained (stolen from facebook)

Kamala Harris is losing to Mike Pence.

Moravian comments on Nov 3, 2020:

Reminds me of Labour chancellor Dennis Healey's comments about his opposite No Geoffrey Howe. "It is like being savaged by a dead sheep" Doesn't bode well for Kamala Harris if she cannot handle the dead sheep that is Pence.

I'd like to thank @tinkercreek for the inspiration for these

Moravian comments on Nov 3, 2020:

Still tryin'

A reminder from former President Ronald Reagan.

Moravian comments on Nov 1, 2020:

Typical American exceptionalism and insularity

Sad news this morning of the death, aged 90, of Sir Sean Connery.

Moravian comments on Oct 31, 2020:

A sad day RIP the real James Bond.

[facebook.com] A bit of unreal news from uk

Moravian comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Obama in a retirement home ?. Sounds about right.

Get Out The Vote for Foster

Moravian comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Sounds like a something from the Victorian age.

Islam has declared war to my country. : atheism

Moravian comments on Oct 31, 2020:

France is paying for it's colonial past compounded by the interference in the middle east and north Africa by western govts.

Are you able to see yourself as others do? If you can't you have much to learn!

Moravian comments on Oct 30, 2020:

"O wad some power the giftie gie us to see oursels as ithers see us" Robert Burns

You have to admit that there is a certain resemblance, must be the psychotic mentality.

Moravian comments on Oct 30, 2020:

The one on the right is much less scary.

I’m so happy to see the Six Nations Rugby resume their suspended 2020 season with a match ...

Moravian comments on Oct 28, 2020:

Wales - Scotland on Saturday. The last six nations game was watched in a crowded pub. That seems a long time ago. This one will be at home. Not the same.

Great Sins of a Racist Great Country.

Moravian comments on Oct 27, 2020:

Got any proof ?. I very much doubt this happened.

'Iraq War Diaries' At Ten Years: Truth Remains Treason [zerohedge.

Moravian comments on Oct 27, 2020:

Doesn't bode well if Biden is so easily fooled but Blair was conned as well and he certainly was an astute politician

Science and the bible should not be separated.

Moravian comments on Oct 27, 2020:

I hope you are not being serious but if you are you only need to look at the first few words of Genesis to see that author was mistaken. It says god made the earth before the sun which of course if you know the slightest thing about how planets are formed cannot be so. Planets are formed by dust and debris circling a star coalescing and eventually reaching a mass where a molten centre is created.

A meme drop.

Moravian comments on Oct 26, 2020:

Love the Canadian bacon one.

I hadn't seen this for a while.

Moravian comments on Oct 25, 2020:

I think one passage was misinterpreted, If a man should lie with another man as with a woman he should be stoned. Leviticus 20/13

At what age do we become ''spry''?

Moravian comments on Oct 25, 2020:

Spry Vegetable Shortening Brand Spry was a brand of vegetable shortening produced by Lever Brothers starting in 1936. It was a competitor for Procter & Gamble's Crisco, and through aggressive marketing through its mascot Aunt Jenny had reached 75 percent of Crisco's market share. The marketing efforts were phased out in the 1950s, but Aunt Jenny and her quotes like With Spry, we can afford to have cake oftener! have been reprinted. Though the product is discontinued in most countries, there are anecdotal reports of its being used through the 1970s. It appears as an ingredient in "Hungarian Nut Cake" in the August 1975 booklet "Favorite Recipes of the Aetna Girls". At what age do we become spry ? NEVER i HOPE !!!

Christmas is coming!...

Moravian comments on Oct 25, 2020:

But do they remember the pre union days when you worked for a pittance in dangerous conditions at the whim of the factory/mine owner.

The Top 10 Vietnam War Songs: A Playlist for Veterans - I am not a Veteram but I remember these ...

Moravian comments on Oct 24, 2020:

Some decent songs but what have they to do with the Vietnam war ? Possibly as mere onlookers in the UK we didn't connect any music with it thanks to Labour PM Wilson resisting Johnson's pressure to join in. If only Tony B Liar had a similar backbone over Iraq.

I think I would do her, if I was Abel.

Moravian comments on Oct 21, 2020:

Incest is best

Food preferences

Moravian comments on Oct 20, 2020:

Reminds me of the old chat up line Guy to girl-- How do you like your eggs in the morning ?. Girls reply --- Unfertilised.

Turning things over in my mind .

Moravian comments on Oct 19, 2020:

I agree. It is totally a matter of chance where we are born.The reason why nationalism and racism are so illogical and distasteful

The tale of a sad Willie...

Moravian comments on Oct 19, 2020:

I don't think that was written by Willie Nelson. It was around long before he was an old man.

Here's something fun to test yourself.

Moravian comments on Oct 18, 2020:

Only 82% . Must do better.

There was a pilot flying a small single engine charter plane, with a couple of very important ...

Moravian comments on Oct 17, 2020:

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The woman below replied, “You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.” “You must be an engineer,” said the balloonist. “I am,” replied the woman, “How did you know?” “Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help so far.” The woman below responded, “You must be in Management.” “I am,” replied the balloonist, “but how did you know?” “Well,” said the woman, “you don’t know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault!”

Pope Francis assures atheists: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven | The Independent ...

Moravian comments on Oct 14, 2020:

I hope there is an opt out clause

" Pride cometh before a fall" is all I can think about re Donald at the moment but such hopes are ...

Moravian comments on Oct 13, 2020:

*CORTICOSTEROID ABUSE Several case reports describe corticosteroid abuse or dependence driven by the euphoria these medications can induce. These cases typically involve high-dose oral or intravenous formulations, but at least 1 case of dexamethasone nasal spray abuse has been reported.33 Most cases of corticosteroid abuse have been described in patients with a premorbid history of either psychiatric illness or drug or alcohol dependence. Added to his massive ego and narcissist personality the steroids taken by him are possibly the reason for his current behaviour

Put your back into it.

Moravian comments on Oct 12, 2020:

Just be thankful for Viagra

This is what happens when you have a country where most of the population is poorly educated, and ...

Moravian comments on Oct 12, 2020:

Oops. I thought the story was going to be about the USA

I don't know, but I'm willing to give it a try.

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2020:

And i thought our deep fried Mars bars were the ultimate delicacy

How can anyone seriously stand behind the motto "In God We Trust"?

Moravian comments on Oct 6, 2020:

We are also supposed to be god fearing. Is it feasible to both trust and fear something at the same time ?

Where Did 'White Jesus' Come From? | On the Media | WNYC Studios

Moravian comments on Oct 4, 2020:

Because the paintings were done in Europe and obviously the models used were local caucasians

The memes keep getting better....

Moravian comments on Oct 4, 2020:

I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden, Just a dose of covid19

Let's Discuss What Islam Offers...

Moravian comments on Oct 3, 2020:

Many of those practices are cultural or politically motivated rather than religious and as other posters say not confined to Islamic countries.

Groaner coming

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2020:

So many homeless these days

President Donald Trump tweets he and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19 ...

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2020:

I'm not surprised that Trump has contracted covid with his blatant disregard of protective measures but i am surprised that he was close enough to Melania to infect her.

Well this is disappointing.

Moravian comments on Sep 30, 2020:

https://youtu.be/7mSE-Iy_tFY?t=29 He sold out a long time ago

CNN dubs the debate a "shitshow"

Moravian comments on Sep 30, 2020:

I saw snippets of the "debate" on BBC news. If this is the best the so called leaders of the free world can muster up it is a very sad day.

This is why you must wear your mask to your table when dining at an outdoor restaurant.

Moravian comments on Sep 29, 2020:

So that is why children are mostly immune then.

The headlines are killin me today....😂

Moravian comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Come on, that's plane daft.

I've always wondered about that...

Moravian comments on Sep 27, 2020:

I remember as an impressionable child my elder brother telling that the Chinese used to keep pigs in paper houses and it was only when one accidentally went on fire that they discovered how tasty roast pig was. I swallowed it all and only much later I thought, I wonder why they kept pigs anyway ?. As pets.

Did you know that the Irish are a very inventive and innovative people?

Moravian comments on Sep 27, 2020:

And you are laughing at the Irish ? ;-) I notice kill the sky fairy didn't expand on her inane comment but just out of interest I checked to see the relative Nobel prizes awarded to the citizens of Ireland and the USA. Ireland has 11 and the USA has 383. As they say in the USA "you do the math"

My old dad used to say: “The first rule of theatre is to always leave them wanting more" ...

Moravian comments on Sep 27, 2020:

I have a friend who is a retired anaesthetist, I will save this one for him.

Patriotism and the american left: [theguardian.com]

Moravian comments on Sep 26, 2020:

American supremacy !!. A myth that has been peddled for years.

Worth a try

Moravian comments on Sep 26, 2020:

Doesn't a hurricane try that every year ?.

I had to post this because of the effect it had on Facebook.

Moravian comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Jesus ?. Looks like Ewan McGregor

Just a bit 'o silliness.

Moravian comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Sticky nuts ?. bad enough but think of poor Yolande, born in February.

Rogue Asteroid will impact Earth's Gravity in close encounter [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Sep 25, 2020:

No worries, Bruce Willis in a dirty vest will save us but it may encourage a few doomsday cult members to hide away for a spell.

Sheer talent!! .

Moravian comments on Sep 24, 2020:

I thought. I wonder who that may be ? ;-)

Preacher: Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Did Not Know Christ” So She’s Probably in Hell | Hemant Mehta |...

Moravian comments on Sep 23, 2020:

She was Jewish so why would she be in the Christian hell ?

Evangelicals won't vote for Biden.

Moravian comments on Sep 22, 2020:

Well there was a saint Donald in Scotland way back so fair enough.

Dear Loyalists [reddit.com]

Moravian comments on Sep 21, 2020:

It's not British and never was but is currently part of the UK

WHO IS CALLED GOD OF CRICKET?

Moravian comments on Sep 20, 2020:

Indian cricket is way down the list in value in world terms and even the vastly wealthy English premier league comes behind American football,baseball and basketball. It is interesting that some previous British colonies have adopted cricket as their national game. I was lambasted by one of the conservative members here when I suggested that the British empire wasn't all bad and left some useful legacies in former colonies. I was referring to bureaucracies, legal system and railways and I suppose you could add cricket to the list.

Pastor Rick Joyner Claims God Wants Christian Veterans to Lead Good Militias Right-wing ...

Moravian comments on Sep 20, 2020:

What I find hilarious is that a few fat middle aged guys with guns call themselves a militia and think that they can stand up against the most powerful military force ever assembled

What make one decide whether there is s God or not?

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2020:

Read the Torah. That should be enough.

Ok...i havent been around for a while, but WTF happened on here?

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2020:

Some good points but isn't that what "agnostics " do. All that sitting on the fence is very uncomfortable

Racial unity at last

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2020:

Should have asked the Arabs. I had a friend with a rather large girlfriend. He was working in Dubai and she visited him there. I think he had at least two offers of three camels for her.

Ok, I am not a troll, so don't kick me out.

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2020:

I don't usually comment on posts in this group because if I did I am sure I would be immediately blocked, but when I read comments like those here I am so glad that I live in a country with strict gun controls. I have a friend who lives in Northern Idaho and a few weeks ago when the BLM protests started a group of drunk guys with guns positioned themselves in front of shops in the town centre "protecting" them from some perceived threat while the local police totally ignored them. Scary.

Watching Religion Die Religion is fading more quickly in the United States than in any other ...

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2020:

When you are starting from a much higher base then statistically that may be true but the USA is still much more religious than other developed western country.

These... ....

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2020:

Love them especially No 3. Those Nazis in the home counties weren't safe when Liz was around.

Why Can't We See God - A scientific explanation Frank Lee Easter, 2005 Physicists have ...

Moravian comments on Sep 16, 2020:

Or to put it in simpler terms. If god created the big bang at the start of the universe he must have been outside of it so of course we can't see him.Unless of course he is in two places at once and beside himself which no doubt he is when surveying us godless sinners on earth ;-)

Science says what?

Moravian comments on Sep 16, 2020:

When I joined this site I also joined a pro Trump group for a laugh. It was when fires were raging in California and Trump made his comment about raking the forests. I had a little debate with a Californian resident and she posted a photo of a massive machine with an eight foot blade. A bit like a bulldozer but a serrated blade in front and she said "this is a forest rake" Although I have worked in forestry most of my life I have never seen such a machine. I presume it is used to pile up brash after a clear fell. To think that such a machine could be used in fire protection is laughable but it just shows the level of self delusion of Trumpers.

The notion of eroticism evolves with the times...

Moravian comments on Sep 16, 2020:

I believe today is the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower setting sail for the new world. Definitely not a cause for celebration.

Amy Winehouse would’ve been 37 today because this is her birthday, born 14th September 1983.

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2020:

Died at the far too young age of 27. A very dangerous age for singers /musicians

Disbelieve it or not, ancient history suggests that atheism is as natural to humans as religion | ...

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2020:

Sounds reasonable but the early Christians were persecuted not for their beliefs but for refusing to worship the Roman gods so forced obedience was there before monotheism became the norm.

Last survivor of the Holocaust shows up to heaven and gods there to meet him and apologizes ...

Moravian comments on Sep 13, 2020:

Damaged goods ?. I think your brain has been damaged if you think that is funny

This guy!!!!

Moravian comments on Sep 13, 2020:

Wow, that's quite an obituary

How Belgium had African Natives, people from the Congo, in zoos.

Moravian comments on Sep 13, 2020:

The actions of the Belgians in the Congo made British colonial rule seem almost benevolent. King Leopold 2 treated it almost like his personal fiefdom and the indigenous people were treated virtually as slaves.

Sturgis 2021 ride

Moravian comments on Sep 11, 2020:

He's going o be busy

PLEASE...let us NEVER FORGET! Where were you when it happened?

Moravian comments on Sep 11, 2020:

The inquiry into the bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester has just started and sadly it is apparent that several opportunities were missed to stop the bomber. I think the same could be said about the Twin Towers atrocity.

My daughter's adopted child is 12 years old.

Moravian comments on Sep 11, 2020:

When a dog dies you tend to hear nonsense like "there are fresh pawprints on the rainbow bridge this morning".Poor pussies have nothing similar as far as I know.

Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply an admission of the ...

Moravian comments on Sep 11, 2020:

The word was first used in the 17th century I think even before the word "theist" was used. I couldn't care less what god botherers call me but I certainly don't use that word to describe myself.

The road to hell - chris rea - youtube

Moravian comments on Sep 11, 2020:

Love this song. I first heard it on my car radio when driving on the notorious M25 motorway outside London and it was so apt.

Deep Purple. - Hey Cisco. [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Sep 10, 2020:

Interesting. Haven't heard this before

Homeschool religion

Moravian comments on Sep 10, 2020:

Why do you homeschool ? I don't know anyone who home schools their children here but it seems to be quite common in the USA.

He speaks the truth

Moravian comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Logical. Surely it is more likely that women have used sex to get what they want

One for the trekkies

Moravian comments on Sep 9, 2020:

That Scotty !!. Thick as two short planks.

What a freaking genius! 🤣

Moravian comments on Sep 9, 2020:

Didn't he also say "brevity is the soul of wit "?

Any takers?

Moravian comments on Sep 9, 2020:

No nudes is good nudes

While watching the news this morning, they mentioned that trump was prepared to spends millions of ...

Moravian comments on Sep 9, 2020:

It is quite likely that he bought Turnberry golf course with laundered Russian money. Patrick Harvey, Green party MSP is trying to investigate the source of this money. This has infuriated Eric Trump who had some not very nice things to say about Mr Harvie.

Don't touch Her Majesty - The protocol around the British royals [reuters.

Moravian comments on Sep 8, 2020:

she has had to handle worse than this guy. Years ago when the West was courting Romanian dictator Ceausesco he stayed at Buck house whilst on a state visit and when he left he took anything movable from his room back home with him

I went shopping today (Sunday)! To several places.

Moravian comments on Sep 7, 2020:

We used to have strange Sunday drinking laws in Scotland. One was the "bone fide" traveler law. You could only have a drink in a bar if you could prove that you were on a journey so there were bus loads of ,men mostly, journeying to the next town for a drink passing bus loads going the other way. We are a bit more civilised now with pubs open from around mid day. Off sales are from 10am every day of the week.

Moses doing the swan dive.

Moravian comments on Sep 6, 2020:

He would be useful to arrange social distancing when the swimming baths open.

I'll start it off with this

Moravian comments on Sep 6, 2020:

Reminds me of the tale of Seamus Dunne from Dublin. He went to London to find work and didn't keep in touch with his family. When his mate Paddy was going to London later Seamus's mother asked him to to to try to find her son. All she knew was that he was living in London WC2. Paddy got of the train and went to the toilet and saw this row of cubicles numbered WC1 to WC6, so he went to cubicle WC2, knocked on the door and said "are you Dunne in there ". A muffled reply came back "yes ,hold on I will be finished in a minute" Paddy replied "Well phone your motherr she is worried sick about you"

No sense in looking for more work.

Moravian comments on Sep 4, 2020:

so long as is your right leg or whatever side your chain ring is on your bike. If not a wide berth is advised.

.

Moravian comments on Sep 4, 2020:

"There's none so blind as those who will not see" John Heywood.

Please answer....

Moravian comments on Sep 3, 2020:

Surely it should read "A mother BEAT up her daughter because she WAS drunk" or "A mother BEATS up her daughter because sher IS drunk" and the answer to the question is either the mother or daughter.

A good dose of the Philosophy pf Religion is enough to make anyone an atheist.

Moravian comments on Sep 2, 2020:

"If there was a god such as existed in the old testament" ? Of course there wasn't,or isn't. The old testament is entertaining mythology but really no different from Norse,Greek ,or Roman mythology. The Christian doomsday cult, one of many in the area at the time got lucky and the rest as they say is history.

A Saudi Prince's Attempt to Silence Critics on Twitter An ongoing investigation reveals how ...

Moravian comments on Sep 2, 2020:

With the Christmas season approaching he is the perfect pantomime villain

Researchers Say Atheists Are Better Sleepers Than Catholics and Baptists | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

Moravian comments on Sep 2, 2020:

Dunno. When I had to attend church as a kid I noticed that a lot of the old timers managed to sleep through the ministers sermon easily enough.

Chew on this for a while, then tell us what you think. [patheos.com]

Moravian comments on Sep 1, 2020:

Trump has now spoken in support of Rittenhouse. I find this unbelievable. In any other country a senior politician or any politician getting involved in an ongoing criminal investigation would not happen. The investigation has now been compromised beyond repair.

Here Comes The Night. - T.H.E.M. (featuring Van Morrison) 1965. [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Aug 30, 2020:

One of my favourite songs from that era

New to this group, thanks for having me :) Thought I would share something that has had my poor wee...

Moravian comments on Aug 29, 2020:

https://www.christian.org.uk/news/atheist-intends-to-criminalise-bible-if-scot-hate-crime-bill-is-passed/ Ian Stewart of atheist Scotland says he can use the hate crime bill to attack Christian sermonisers so maybe it is not so bad after all.

The time here is 5pm.

Moravian comments on Aug 28, 2020:

It reached the dizzy height of 11C here today and the forecast for tonight is for a low of 2C. I think I prefer this to your heatwave.

Why do Atheist like to talk about God so much?

Moravian comments on Aug 28, 2020:

If you mean on this site it wouldn't be much of a conversation as there are very few "atheists" here. As many of the members here appear to be struggling to come to terms with their Christian indoctrination it is not surprising that religion is a common topic.

Cant make this up

Moravian comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Not true. I understand that the 17 year old has been charged with murder.

Hope that doesn't mean we haven't gotten to the worst part yet

Moravian comments on Aug 27, 2020:

The latest addition to the Gwyneth Paltrow candle range ?

A lemming is a small rodent.

Moravian comments on Aug 26, 2020:

Even allowing for the stupidity of some people I doubt if this is true. How many people suffer from accidental poisoning in a normal year anyway ?. Just after Trump made his "drink bleach" comment there was a case of a man becoming seriously ill from ingesting bleach and it was blamed on Trump's comment. It turned out that his wife had tried to poison him