If an “illusion” isn't real, then what’s so wrong with being “disillusioned”?

Moravian comments on Oct 11, 2019:

the meaning of words change over time and although an illusion is a deceptive impression of reality, to be disillusioned now tends to mean to lose faith in an ideal. there is not necessarily anything wrong with being disillusioned if the ideal was false in the first place. eg the football fan was disillusioned with the running of his club as they were at the bottom of the league.

Long, long, looooonnnngg posts! Those of you who think you can entice me to read 5000+ word ideas, ...

Moravian comments on Oct 11, 2019:

I agree, they are mostly copy and paste anyway

This is a LONG read.

Moravian comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Couldn't find the time or the will to read through the whole of your post but the only way I think that reinstating the draft would curtail the US's illegal foreign wars is that is if a large proportion of those drafted refused to join up and we have a similar situation to the Vietnam conflict when the people saw the reality of what was happening.

Ex-Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson labels Greta Thunberg "a spoiled brat" - [metro.

Moravian comments on Oct 11, 2019:

I enjoyed some of the Top gear shows with Clarkson and his buddies but it was very juvenile humour. Greta is much more mature than he and his co presenters ever were.

A 3 minute video about gun owners and the second amendment. Funny! [facebook.com]

Moravian comments on Oct 11, 2019:

It's still national paranoia. "I need a gun to protect myself from other people with guns ". Circular logic which is killing thousands of people every year

I know some people are going to fume but.

Moravian comments on Oct 11, 2019:

I don't think I would feel at home in such a group. I used to attend a "meet up" sceptics group when living in Edinburgh and there were some great discussions but sceptics and religious together ?. not for me.

Just had my Evangelist Jesus Jockey neighbor knock at my door with a petition because our local City...

Moravian comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Great story. I love a happy ending.

What's the most outrageous thing your mother (or other caregiver) routinely gave you for lunch?

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

We call these Scotch pies here and they are very popular. I had no idea you could get then over there

[msn.

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

I see i have been blocked by the lady who was confused about the difference between Justice and revenge. Oh well, such is life. I have just discovered that she has just deleted her original post. My apologies to her,

Arrived at my FB mailbox

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

very funny

[youtu.

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

They were very popular and I often wondered why. Certainly no musical geniuses

Can this witless wonder get anymore stupid Donald Trump has said that he will not help the Kurds...

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

I watched his insensitive ramblings about the young motorcyclist killed in England and then his ignorant comments about the Kurds and I have great sympathy for the American people who have to tolerate this man.

Well, I think I've just ended another friendship over 45. Oh well.

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

I have friends and family who have opposing views to me on Brexit and Scottish independence. i just avoid discussing those things if at all possible.

The devil, so it's said, resides in the details (thedevilisinthedetails).

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

It is well known that the manufacturers of washing machines are in league with the makers of socks and they split the proceeds of all those extra pairs of socks which have to be bought.

My Agnostic shirt finally arrived! (Bonus view with smile included!) EDIT: for those who want to ...

Moravian comments on Oct 10, 2019:

Call that a smile :-)

Biblebelt Skeptic blog

Moravian comments on Oct 8, 2019:

The dark background makes it a bit difficult to read but I wish you well in your journey from religion to reality.

It's a no brainier.

Moravian comments on Oct 8, 2019:

There has been a lot of criticism of Amazon's workers conditions so they currently have an ad campaign on TV here with "workers" saying what a great employer Amazon is and how happy they are to work in one of their giant warehouses. Is anyone fooled I wonder ?.

Pastor Who Texted While Speaking in Tongues Has a Perfectly Good Explanation! | Hemant Mehta | ...

Moravian comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Hot line to god ?

Just wondering to myself.

Moravian comments on Oct 7, 2019:

I certainly know a ;lot more about religion than I did when I attended Sunday school but I never think about god. As an atheist I do not believe any gods exist.

Prince Harry joins forces with Greta Thunberg, says climate change is 'a race against time which we ...

Moravian comments on Oct 7, 2019:

Like him or not. people listen to him.He was recently in Angola, a country that has more landmines per acre than anywhere in the world. His walk through the ,now cleared, minefield where his mother walked all those years ago has raised the profile of mine clearance and attracted more money to mine clearance.

Stop the insanity now.

Moravian comments on Oct 7, 2019:

Too many people have well paid jobs in this industry and too much money is made by arms manufacturers for that to happen

[msn.

Moravian comments on Oct 7, 2019:

Some developments in this case. The Chief Constable of Norfolk has written to the US authorities demanding that the woman returns to the UK to be questioned regarding the incident.

A bit of reality.

Moravian comments on Oct 7, 2019:

Very true. In songbirds it is mostly the males that sing and they are either calling for a mate or telling others not to invade their territory. I find it very sad when in late summer after raising a brood or two they stop singing.

Ginger Baker died. He was the drummer for Cream, Blind Faith, and many other groups.

Moravian comments on Oct 6, 2019:

https://youtu.be/16h6vLy6n4A?t=179ou You just beat me to it. Here he is at his best with Cream and "Sunshine of your love "

I would say love is a positive energy .

Moravian comments on Oct 6, 2019:

Both words are used far too much. People say that they love ice cream. No they don't. They just like the taste and texture and may get a sugar rush for an hour. I have friends who say that they "hate" certain politicians. No they don't.. They don't know them but may dislike their policies or they way they present themselves. As for having a path, I think it is beneficial to have a path of sorts but there should be room for deviation.

The secret of happiness is often said to be many things, such as living in the moment, awareness, ...

Moravian comments on Oct 6, 2019:

I cringe when I hear, mostly women, saying that they are going for some "retail therapy". Buying something new does probably raise the spirits in the short term but to keep this "high" more and more stuff has to be bought and the advertisers use this to their advantage.

There has still not been a big sharing of the bike that us people here ride.

Moravian comments on Oct 6, 2019:

A Merida "big nine" hard tail. Perfect for the miles of trails and forest tracks near my home

‪Trump wants Americans to treat him the way North Koreans treat Kim Jong Un [vox.com]‬

Moravian comments on Oct 6, 2019:

He is certainly confused. they are not his people but he is their president much to their misfortune.

Genetically speaking, could Adam and Eve have existed?

Moravian comments on Oct 6, 2019:

Early middle eastern creation mythology. One of many in the world.Why would anyone want to debate with someone who believes this is factual. Plenty of information out there, just google it.

Christian “Prophetess”: In Heaven, Cows Drive Tractors and There’s a Jell-O City | Hemant ...

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

"Heaven has a warehouse for body parts" ?. maybe she is confusing heaven with China.

Anonymous Message To Greta Thunberg - YouTube

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Why anonymous and why that silly distorted voice ?

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

This question is illogical captain. If there was nothing we would not be here to ask it.

Today's hike: Search for Golden Week and snow down my leg.

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

I thought this was a euphemism at first :-). but you certainly live in a beautiful part of the world.

Had I been asked to have been born, I’d strongly decline.

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Life is the most amazing, miraculous thing on earth and if you think that way maybe you should go to your GP and get some anti depressants.

Is any body my age here? I am 23.

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Do I detect a touch of ageism here ?,

Fox News Op-Ed: Atheists Are ‘Bullies’ Who Try To Force Their Beliefs On Others

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

I know, Always knocking at my door trying to force their non beliefs on me.

HAHA!!! [bbc.com]

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

You think this is funny ?

Why do we choose to do something?

Moravian comments on Oct 5, 2019:

A bit of both I think.We tend to be creatures of habit and mostly avoid what we think are going to be painful or uncomfortable situations. The question of free will has been debated endlessly and there is no definitive answer, I think we are at the mercy of our primitive selves and react instinctively at times. A bit like Brian the dog in "Family Guy" who acts like a human most of the time then reverts to dog like behaviour

Debate: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism - YouTube

Moravian comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Started watching the video but can't stand that awful biased bigoted woman Melanie Phillips so gave up

An aquaintence I know is 100% for declawing cats.

Moravian comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Sure. So long as the owner has his/her fingernails pulled out.

Atrocious situation

Moravian comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I checked teachers salaries and I think they average $40,000 pa. I hope she doesn't teach economics.

It seems odd to me that so many of the presumably agnostic people who write posts on Agnostic.

Moravian comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I suggest you go on U Tube and look at Prof Richard Carriers video on the subject. Very interesting nad informative. I can't remember the exact odds he quotes but something like 50/50

Arizona Father Kills 6-Year-Old Son While Performing Exorcism To Cast Out Demons | Michael Stone

Moravian comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Shouldn't the promoters of this dangerous nonsense, probably the fundamentalist church he belongs to be taken to task as well ?. Even the mainstream roman catholic church carries out hundreds of exorcisms each year. Are we really in th 21st century ?

If you were a religious person before, and you had the chance to go back in time and do things ...

Moravian comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I have never been religious but if I had my life over again I would certainly change a few things, but then hindsight is a wonderful thing. As the job candidate when asked asked what his strengths were said "hindsiight". Interviewer " that's not gotng to help much". Candidate "I can see that now "

A summary of the "liberal" insanity in the UK:::: [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Please do not base your opinions of the UK from listening to this awful woman. She spouts extreme.controversial, right wing,xenophobic nonsense to make a living

I grew up as a Christian but never felt like it was right.

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2019:

The earth certainly provides us with life along with the sun.We are currently doing our utmost to make the earth uninhabitable for our species and if the mad scientists have their way they will pump chemicals into the upper atmosphere to try to alleviate the damage we are doing. We are part of nature and should appreciate this. As for giving ourselves labels, I'm not sure if that is helpful

Good article! I have to admit i agree [scientificamerican.com]

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2019:

"atheism is incompatible with the scientific method" ? No. It should be theism is incompatible with the scientific method "

Another great Scottish band...Franz Ferdinand with This Fffire. [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Good choice

Good article! I have to admit i agree [scientificamerican.com]

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2019:

"The connection between science and spirituality". I know all about science but haven't a clue what people mean by spirituality as it can mean just about anything. This article has been posted and debated before and it is promoting the Templeton foundation, a religious organisation. Science should have nothing whatsoever to do with the supernatural and to merge theology with science is ridiculous.

Some reason about Kasmir and the continued insanity of islam's invasion. [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Simplistic twaddle from Hopkins. Kashmir has been problem since partition and hard line Hindu Modri will probably just make it worse

Conscousness without a body?

Moravian comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Definately not.Consciousness is a function of a live brain. When the brain dies and decays there is nothing left.

Blog Post of a woman friend, also a mother of two kids: "The forces moving the universe in a good ...

Moravian comments on Oct 1, 2019:

"The forces moving the universe in a good direction " sounds like new age nonsense to me. I don't think the universe recognises what she thinks is good or bad. So she is happy with her life. Good for her.

This village sucks! Just found out that the grocery store will be closing.

Moravian comments on Sep 26, 2019:

Much the same here. I grew up in a small village in NE Scotland which had three shops a filling station a post office and for a spell a pub. Now all of those have gone. The village I now live in has a two shops. I regularly buy some groceries from them although it is more expensive than the supermarket in town.

APOCALYPSE NOT?

Moravian comments on Sep 25, 2019:

You forgot to add the many second comings of christ followed by rapture for the faithfull

Camel's testicles bitten by woman at Louisiana truck stop petting zoo: authorities

Moravian comments on Sep 24, 2019:

I saw this story and think it is one of the funniest of the year

Best cover ever

Moravian comments on Sep 24, 2019:

I think the citizens in Afghanistan and Iraq may disagree.

Please don't engage in shaming people who choose to not vote.

Moravian comments on Sep 24, 2019:

Dont agree. In fact voting should be made compulsary

This makes perfect sense!

Moravian comments on Sep 21, 2019:

Does it ?.

One of my angry Afghan Atheist friend tears the quran apart live on facebook.

Moravian comments on Sep 21, 2019:

A very brave guy.

Conspiracy?

Moravian comments on Sep 20, 2019:

I am not a lover of conspiracy theories but the fact that the damage was so minimal and exactly on target makes it look like it was an attempt to get the US involved in a war with Iran

A dung beetle walks into a bar, he then asks the bartender "is this stool taken?"

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2019:

Groan

Have you ever had a mystical or near death experience?

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2019:

No. but I once had an out of body experience. I was at a rock festival standing in front of the stage when suddenly I was 100ft up in the air looking down on the stage and crowd. I got such a fright that I immediately came back down again. Some mind altering substance had been taken but nothing substantial.

If you met Yahweh, what is the most important question you would ask him?

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2019:

Why did you single out the Jewish people for your support. Bunch of troublemakers. Oops is that anti semetic

[alternet.

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2019:

The military industrial machine must be fueled.

Just bought my first car.

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2019:

NO. Because spare cash you had to spend socialising will now be needed to keep your car on the road ;-)

Last spring I was being chatted up by a man I knew in high school when we were kids.

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2019:

i think that is called being "benched" in modern datespeak

The religious always seem to think our lives are so "empty" without their imaginary friend.

Moravian comments on Sep 19, 2019:

Beer, Hic

Photographer removes our smartphones to show our strange and lonely new world

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

But how are they going to take a photo of the restuarant meal and send it to all their friends. It just wont taste so good.

My holidays are almost at an end.

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

Sounds like you have a great lifestyle.

Remember we all get older

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

If we are lucky. many people do not get a chance to grow old.

What's your favorite atheist/skeptic YouTuber?

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

I like Richard Carrier. His talk on whether Jesus was a real person or not was really good and informative

It has been said that the US and the UK were two nations divided by a common language, funny! It now...

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

I have yet to read it but I believe journalist John Soper's book "If only they didn't speak English" about the cultural differences between the USA and the UK shows that we are quite different.

Taking bets.

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

Surely a threat from a much more powerful adversary can be sufficient and to call him cowardly is a bit simplistic. Are you saying that Bush (iraq) and Obama (Lybia) were brave.

Open Range

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

That's funny but what does "open range" mean ? That there is freedom to shoot and you may be a target ?

Fire at Australia lab.

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

that's a load of bull

Love is infectious. Always wear a condom.

Moravian comments on Sep 18, 2019:

Could be why many Americans live in a condominium.

Teen girl buys AK-47, allegedly threatens to shoot 400 people, targeting former high school: Report ...

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

This must be a spoof. Surely no sane society would permit a teenage girl to buy such a weapon

What is the price of gas in your area right now?

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Petrol,(gas is something that is piped to our houses to fuel our central heating and cookers) costs around £1.30 per litre, or £5.85 per gallon here which is more than double the price you pay even allowing for the smaller US gallon.

Drop the Old testament?

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

As an atheist I couldn't care less but the old testament, particularly the first five books is much more interesting than the new testament, anyway Jesus was a devoutly religious Jew so it would be ridiculous to drop it.

Hi everyone.

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

good choice. Welcome back, we have missed you.

For my fellow vets

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

And if you are a refugee from Afghanistan or Iraq living a miserable life in a camp who do you thank ?.

Trump is Saudi Arabia AND Israel's bitch . . . . [huffpost.com]

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

I originally thought Trump was an ignorant buffoon who would only harm America but he seems determined to have his own war which could have repercussions throughout the middle east and much further afield.

There was a post on here a couple of days ago that listed many of the gods, prior to the god of the ...

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

The "virgin birth" story does not appear in the gospel of Mark. which is acknowledged as the first written so was probably added to later gospels to make Jesus appear more "godlike". but as you say willful ignorance is endemic in believers.

Here.

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Is that an order or a request ?

Finished the jacket I made.

Moravian comments on Sep 17, 2019:

Very stylish. Are you taking orders ?

I had a wonderful lunch with my oldest granddaughter today.

Moravian comments on Sep 16, 2019:

grand daughter ?. You look like sisters.

Man being fired brings emotional-support clown to meeting

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Emotional support animals are "in" at the moment. I saw a news story about a woman with a shetland pony trying to board a flight.

The reason women are critiqued for everything...

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Read this somewhere recently ;- Why women are superior to men Give them some sperm and they will make a baby Give them some food and they will make a meal Give them a house and they will make a home.

From Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet.

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

As one who's father still tried to control me when I was in my twenties I can relate to this.

Few pictures from the jamboree I attended yesterday

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Can't access them

My favorite country song about guns. [youtu.be] It made Fox News sooo MADD NM

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

brilliant

I used to think that there is a God. But now, you know, what if there ain't one?

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

read the bible, just the first five books of the old testament and the gospels in the new testament and if you are not an atheist, then you are not really trying.

Saudi Arabia oil production reduced by drone strikes - BBC News

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Oil prices will be going up and some wealthy people will be wealthier.

Wind Energy Has A Waste Problem: Disposing Of The Turbines : NPR

Moravian comments on Sep 15, 2019:

We have a greater problem with the disposal of redundant oil rigs in the North sea. It's going to cost £millions and who is going to pick up the tab ?

What makes conspiracy theorists tick?

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2019:

An inability to understand physics can be a motive as well. I watched a documentary on flat earthers recently.One guy could not understand why if the earth is a globe spinning at thousands of miles an hour we should not be blown from the surface, so the earth must be flat.

Should the government ban the assault weapons of war and have a mandatory buy-back as Beto ...

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Makes sense. Other countries that have banned certain types of firearms have had an amnesty for people to hand in their guns and it seems to work

I want to mention some hypocrisy I've noticed here.

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Because Christians don't declare a fatwa and threaten to kill you for criticising the religion

There may NOT be life on other planets

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2019:

Haven't really got a clue what you are on about but a planet has been discovered recently which is in "the goldilocks zone" has a temp between 0C and 40C and has water in the atmosphere. How the boffins can ascertain this is beyond my comprehension but if they are right there must be millions of similar planets in the universe, so it is very likely that there is life out there. Whether "it is life Jim but not as we know it" is another matter.

Unhealthy food. How could I have been more tactful?

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2019:

KFC have hundreds of fast food outlets in the UK and they recently installed ovens in many off them to give the punters a choice between fried chicken and presumably healthier baked chicken.The demand for the baked chicken was so low that they have removed the ovens at great cost. Seems like some people are adicted to unhealthy food.

When I moved into my house 6 years ago I had four opened bottles of hard liquors, and one unopened ...

Moravian comments on Sep 14, 2019:

You will probably sleep but unfortunately alcohol induced sleep is not particularly satisfying. Hope your hangover isn't too bad.