1500 acid attacks in London since 2011. Isn't diversity great?

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5d38c003-c54a-4513-a369-f9eae0d52f91 Diversity has very little to do with it. It is mostly gang related

Moravian replies on Jun 12, 2019:

@Petter Exactly,

1500 acid attacks in London since 2011. Isn't diversity great?

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5d38c003-c54a-4513-a369-f9eae0d52f91 Diversity has very little to do with it. It is mostly gang related

Moravian replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@zesty Well if you read the article only 6% of the suspects were Arabian/Egyptian and 70% white European and Afro/ Carribean so very few were "Muslim gang related"

Kim's Slain Half Brother Was a CIA Informant

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

"a person knowledgeable about the matter said". Well at least that's different from "A source close the person said". Was this from the Daily Mail or the Onion?

Moravian replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@1of5 Must be true then :-)

I would welcome the opportunity to try psychedelics, to counteract my suicidal despair, which has ...

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

My partners sister who lives in Connecticut had electric shock treatment to her brain as treatment for her severe depression and although it is a controversial treatment it certainly worked for her.

Moravian replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin Yes, a common side effect I believe.

America's Real Economy: It Isn't Booming

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

It is reckoned that by 2020 40% of Americans will be working in the gig economy. Low wages and no job security. Hardly a booming economy

Moravian replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin We seem to be reverting to the way it was before worker power and the unions drastically improved workers conditions. Every time I hear that increasing the minimum wage is a bad thing I just shake my head in disbelief. Boris Johnson, the front runner for PM in the UK has said if elected he will raise the threshold for the higher tax rate from £50k to £80k and it will be partly funded from national insurance contributions.So lower paid workers are going to fund a tax break for the wealthier ffs.

[thetimes.

hippydog comments on May 3, 2019:

Examples? Cause personally on this site i treat all nutjobs kinda equal.

Moravian replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@bbyrd009 No I don't think that. Jesus is a "prophet" in the Koran although not divine as most Christians think. Mohamed and his followers started the conquest of Europe and North Africa

I am playing around with a subject for an upcoming video.

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

Why ?. It seems that more than a few people on this site although calling themselves atheists are obsessed by religion

Moravian replies on Jun 10, 2019:

@DavidLaDeau Sorry, I did not mean to be critical. although I attended Sunday school and church as a youngster it all went right over my head and had no effect on me, so I find it difficult to get in to the mind of someone who believes or has believed . Good luck with your video

Asking if there is no god, what is the purpose of life is like...

TimeOutForMe comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I was in a church service at age 15 and heard someone praying, "I don't own my life, you own it, you knew me before I was even born, do with my life what you wish to, make me your slave on this earth, and when your work is done my reward will be your princess in heaven".

Moravian replies on Jun 10, 2019:

yuck

As an atheist and raising my sons as such I found the philosophy Stoicism a fantastic alternative to...

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

https://youtu.be/0hlljIqeNss?t=87 Sounds like a very good philosophy to live by. They made some passable rock music as well.

Moravian replies on Jun 10, 2019:

@MsDemeanour We had some good bands in Scotland back then despite the Bay City Rollers :-)

I've been on Agnostic.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Being agnostic is sitting on the fence. being atheist is jumping over the fence to the freedom beyond :-)

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@thexter I haven't tried Humanist.com but I keep getting requests on facebook to join the UK humanists for a monthly fee. No thanks.

15 Rare Photos of Black Rosie the Riveters | Stuff Mom Never Told You

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Great story and pics. Racism was certainly rife back then. Apparently many black GIs were billeted in southern England along with their white counterparts prior to D Day. Apparently there was little or no interaction between the black and white soldiers ( how did that work in the battlefield) but ...

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@WilliamCharles Thanks for that. very interesting.

You think this head is looking bigger , Oh yeh I used to be able to wrap my hand around the ole ...

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

The old toad's tool. What are you saying.?

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@EMC2 So she did. Hope for Melania's sake it is not a button mushroom

If you believe in nothing, chances are you are alone in the world because everyone believes in at ...

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I believe that statement is a bit ridiculous. Do you mean "if you do not believe in anything" ?

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@DonaldHRoberts I did . How can you believe in nothing ?

Isn’t that the truth

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Yes but but we have our freedom

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@Marcel3405 Err, That was meant to be ironic. I think we need an ironic emoji

Der Donald will NEVER achieve this level of respect.

callmedubious comments on Jun 8, 2019:

a portrait of 2 of the most dishonest parasitic humans on the planet.

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

That's a bit unfair. Obama was probably no better or worse than previous presidents and Prince Harry although born into privelage has used that position to help injured servicemen by his promotion of the Invictus games.

Question for the guys.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

My magic watch says that you aren't wearing any panties. Oh you are ?. It must be an hour fast.

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz I think we all were at that age, but if it worked why not

People Who Read A Lot of Books Are Way Nicer, Kinder and Empathetic

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I have to agree with that, I usually have three books on the go at the same time. I wonder where people who don't read get their ideas and information from. The internet ?

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@CeliaVL Good choice. I often listen to it when driving.

My wife is Chinese and studied all religious writings in International Literature Class.

Moravian comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I am sure you are sincere in what you say but I fear that you are sadly deluded. There is no such place as heaven and death is the end for all animals. You came back after 3 days, Who are you a later day Jesus ?

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@luclaviolette Wow. you had a tough time. Hope you well despite all the trauma. I understand that the brain can compensate for damage to other parts. Depends which part is damaged I suppose..

[thetimes.

hippydog comments on May 3, 2019:

Examples? Cause personally on this site i treat all nutjobs kinda equal.

Moravian replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@bbyrd009 probably like Christians who cherry pick passages in the bible they ignore parts they don't like. They want to emulate the prophet who was the perfect man and he instigated the conquest of much of Europe and North Africa so he was hardly forgoing violence.

People Who Read A Lot of Books Are Way Nicer, Kinder and Empathetic

Petter comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I must be Evil, Awful and Uncaring. I devour very few books, because I prefer fact to fiction. On the other hand, I read many informative magazines and news sites.

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

I rarely read fiction. there are many other genres

I’m over-qualified.

JackPedigo comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Maybe you see the others as being under-qualified.

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

@MissKathleen Yes that was my attempt at humour. I appreciate what you are saying and I think it usually takes time to get to know someone. Maybe it is a bit unfair but I find that people that are too open and friendly initially may be a bit shallow ?

My wife is Chinese and studied all religious writings in International Literature Class.

Moravian comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I am sure you are sincere in what you say but I fear that you are sadly deluded. There is no such place as heaven and death is the end for all animals. You came back after 3 days, Who are you a later day Jesus ?

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

@Piratefish Well he said. "when I came back to life on earth 3 days later" :-)

So, I want to meet a woman, that wants to live a hybrid off the grid/ realistic modern life.

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

There is a TV series shown in the UK fronted by Ben Fogle where he spends a week with people living "off the grid" Some families some couple and some single persons, both male and female. Fascinating to get an insight into the lives of those people but I think they are the exception and most would ...

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

@Amisja So could you live without mains electricity and water.Heating by wood you have to cut yourself and have to hunt for most of the food you eat ?

I’m over-qualified.

JackPedigo comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Maybe you see the others as being under-qualified.

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

@MissKathleen "You have to get to know her to like her" ? Not exactly a flattering comment is it ?.re the lack of bofriend. Are you boasting or complaining :-) ?

To think that our human species of all the species on earth and of all the "earths" in the universe ...

callmedubious comments on Jun 7, 2019:

"over population by humans - like a giant deadly virus - has caused catastrophic climate change" viruses by definition can't be giant. catastrophic climate change? were humans the cause of the mini ice age in the 1600s? how about the worst global drought in history in 1947? or the worst...

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

Typical comments of climate change deniers I'm afraid.The mini ice age was a localised event in parts of the northern hemisphere. The mean temp of the earth did not change. The same with the droughts. Purely localised events.

Right Wingers are gathering courage across the world Lesbian couple viciously beaten in ...

powder comments on Jun 7, 2019:

One mass shooting (4+ people)/ day this year America. So CNN report on a bus assault in London, where similar assaults are unheard of in the US. Why is this even news? I'd say because it has nice footage to go with it. The headline baits with lesbian. A click bait story.

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

Probably news because an attack like this is almost unheard of here. Mass shootings are so common in the USA that there has to be something unusual about it to even make the news.

Do you really understand Einstein’s theory of relativity? - BBC News - YouTube

gater comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Einstein was wrong about time, his General Theory is wrong. Space and time are unrelated. Time has no effect on space, space has no effect on time. Sorry, you'll have to do better.

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

You should get on to a scientific discussion group. that should be fun.

We had a visit from a religious friend yesterday, She stopped overnight on her way to spending a ...

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Sorry - mans comment christian dating site, so presumably both christians - so no problem - god will protect both of them from the highlanders

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

ha ha. Us highlanders are pussy cats. It's the Christians that worry me.

I’m over-qualified.

JackPedigo comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Maybe you see the others as being under-qualified.

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

@MissKathleen I can see why he is an ex boyfriend.

We had a visit from a religious friend yesterday, She stopped overnight on her way to spending a ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

You do realise HE was taking the same stranger danger risk as she was, especially when SHE was the one who arranged it, and he was the one who thought better of it. I'll admit if a total stranger wanted to take me away to the middle of nowhere for a weekend I would feign illness too. Any two people...

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

@LenHazell53 You must live in a rough town then. I think you will find that statistically attacks on men by women are much rarer than attacks on women by men.

We had a visit from a religious friend yesterday, She stopped overnight on her way to spending a ...

RavenCT comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Had she met the women prior to the trip? If not.... She needs to talk to a local cop about safety.

Moravian replies on Jun 8, 2019:

No none of them had met before.

We had a visit from a religious friend yesterday, She stopped overnight on her way to spending a ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

You do realise HE was taking the same stranger danger risk as she was, especially when SHE was the one who arranged it, and he was the one who thought better of it. I'll admit if a total stranger wanted to take me away to the middle of nowhere for a weekend I would feign illness too. Any two people...

Moravian replies on Jun 7, 2019:

A female poster on here recently asked the question of men and women "what steps do you take to ensure your safety on a night out" Answer from most men err nothing. From most women many, from not leaving a drink unattended to not walking alone on an unlit street . No the risk is not the same.

"Religion is a social institution that evolved as an integral mechanism of human culture to create ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

You seem determined to push the greatness of religion. maybe you should read the old testament.

Moravian replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay Oh Dear she is a mere Journalist. She has a degree in classics from Cambridge and taught classics for a time before becoming a journalists. Possibly one reason why her book is the best referenced of the type I have read. I haven't read either of the authors you mention but if you haven't read Catherine Nixey's work how can you compare them ? One small point I was unaware off before reading her book. I always thought that the fact that the beautiful marble statues from ancient Greece had bits missing. Noses, arms feet etc, was just wear and tear from years of handling. No it was deliberate damage by the early Christians who considered them Idolatrous. Also I don't think Hypatia, the philosopher, astromoner and mathemetician would agree with you, well she couldn't as she was stripped naked,hauled through the streets and killed by a Christian mob. Fast forward to just over 300 years ago to Edinburgh when Archie Aikenhead was hanged for blasphemy. Yes charmers those early Christians Of course there was some limited advancement through the Christian era, I remember learning about Mendels peas in science class at school but as the RC church deliberatly kept the masses ignorant to better supress them the priests had a monopoly on education. I did try to read a book by one author Matias mentions, Pascale Boyer, but virtually lost the will to live after a few chapters. A load of impenatrable gobbldegook, No references, just opinions. .

Early morning,sun is going up, on the way to the office.

Varn comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Has Winter begun..?

Moravian replies on Jun 6, 2019:

@Jolanta I think we had our summer in April this year. It reached the glorious heights of 9C yesterday

[thetimes.

hippydog comments on May 3, 2019:

Examples? Cause personally on this site i treat all nutjobs kinda equal.

Moravian replies on Jun 6, 2019:

@bbyrd009 Well they call themselves Muslims and they follow a very strict version of Sharia law. Of course peace loving Muslims will rightly denounce them I heard a Muslim Scholar saying there are many interpretations of the Quran that are equally valid so who do you believe

"Religion is a social institution that evolved as an integral mechanism of human culture to create ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

You seem determined to push the greatness of religion. maybe you should read the old testament.

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay You said it " the education establishments were to better understand gods work" not scientific advancement' Of course the churches, Roman Catholic and Eastern orthodox played a large part in history. They were all powerful and had no opposition until Henry started the church of England which was just a watered down RC church anyway. It was only after the reformation and the enlightenment that scientific advancement really began. "The enlightenment" ?. get it. the end of the dark ages. After the reformation the Church of Scotland opened "Grammar schools" throughout Scotland to further the populations understanding of the scriptures. OF course this had the effect of educating ordinary folk and Scotland was at the forefront of advancement for generations. At one time Sctland had four universities when England only had two, Christians have been holding back advancement from the very early days of Christianity. I recommend you read " The darkening age-- the Christian destruction of the classical world" by academic Catherine Nixey. A fascinating read and definitely not mythology.

[youtu.be] It's official. Heaven is redundant

Heraclitus comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Yep, the Jewish Old Testament concept of the Kingdom of God was not that of heaven, but of the establishment of God's Kingdom on earth. Read the bible and weep.

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

And there are still many orthodox Jews waiting for the Messiah to deliver this kingdom on nearth

"Religion is a social institution that evolved as an integral mechanism of human culture to create ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

You seem determined to push the greatness of religion. maybe you should read the old testament.

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

I am well aware that there are other religions than Christianity. Did I say otherwise ?and if you read the first five books of the old testament, or Torah or Pentateuch you will be aware that they are Jewish , not Christian. The god they adopted was certainly munificent but only if you were Jewish' Of course religion has been beneficial to mankind but that is probably far outweighed by the harm done. Christianity had it's inquisitions and crusades and it held Europe back for hundreds of years in the dark ages. Islam conquered much of North Africa and Europe (was that a good thing?) and now produces some nasty terrorists. I had some hope for Buddhism, if it is really a religion, but the treatment of the Rohingya people in Myanmar has been particularly brutal. Matias seems to have an agenda promoting religion. I wonder if he is on the right site ? .

[alternet.org] "I'm going in". trump has a few supporters over here

Amisja comments on Jun 5, 2019:

What the hell is that thing? With her fakey fake American accent. She is just after noteriety...why else would she film it? Yuck

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

After her 15 mins of fame and a few likes on facebook

If an extra terrestrial civilisation came to visit which world leader would we want to meet with ...

GuitarDoctor comments on Jun 5, 2019:

They have been visiting for centuries...they don't care about us as a species, but they like to do experiments on us. They consider us to be animals, just as we consider mice or rats to be animals.

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

Yup, all that probing

Early morning,sun is going up, on the way to the office.

Varn comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Has Winter begun..?

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@Jolanta Colder than that here in Scotland. And it's supposed to be summer :-(

A wealthy televangelist explains his fleet of private jets: ‘It’s a biblical thing’

altschmerz comments on Jun 4, 2019:

He looks better this way.

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

He is a scary looking dude even without the clown make up

[thetimes.

hippydog comments on May 3, 2019:

Examples? Cause personally on this site i treat all nutjobs kinda equal.

Moravian replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@bbyrd009 maybe not openly but they do get a few converts from the disaffected in the inner cities and in prisons. A few of the high profile members of ISIS were coverts to Islam.

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

Moravian comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Never heard of Caitlin Johnstone before but I like her style

Moravian replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@WilliamCharles I will definitely be searching out some more of her stuff

Please someone come and get your stupid president and take him back?

Moravian comments on Jun 3, 2019:

We could entice him up to his golf course near Aberdeen and he may get cancer from the noise of those wind turbines off the coast

Moravian replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@Amisja Banned from where ?. I think he is coming up to Turnberry

I commented on a news article about the Virginia Beach shooting and said it was time we began ...

Moravian comments on Jun 4, 2019:

The UK,and Australia drastically tightened gun ownership and use laws after a mass shooting and New Zealand are to do the same. It is probably because is not politically expedient to do so in the USA that it is unlikely to happen there.

Moravian replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@Rob1948 Hope so

“You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.” Sam Harris

WonderWartHog99 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

I think I'm going to rain.

Moravian replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 That's the one :-)

“You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.” Sam Harris

WonderWartHog99 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

I think I'm going to rain.

Moravian replies on Jun 3, 2019:

And I have a touch of wind.

Is there such a thing as "religion"?

Moravian comments on Jun 2, 2019:

"Each of these modules can also be found in non-religious contexts," Do they ?. Certainly not in my life apart from music and dance.

Moravian replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@Wurlitzer I'm not sure waht point the poster was trying to make. That certain behaviours are transferable between a secular and religious lifestyle ? I agree with you up to a point but 1. Dharma and Karma come from buddhism which in some quarters not even qualify as a religion because in most disciplines there is no diety to worship 2.Those are stories not myths although some may merge at times. 3.We may be creatures of habit. ie I have two mugs of coffee each morning but it is not a ritual. there is a big difference 4.There s no such thing as magic. As you say it is illusion. 5. Taboos are a cultural phenomena 6.They probably occur in religion. the cross, star of David etc and in secular life, a fan's football strip etc. 7.There is some great religious music. Handel's Messiah is the usual one listed but I often sing carols at Christmas but I don't take any notice of the lyrics just as I don't take a lot of notice of the lyrics of some of my favourite rock songs. 8.Certainly this occurs and in some animist or pagan religions psychedelic plants are used as a sacrament 9,Purely a religious concept I think 10.Yes like most people I have moral rules much more so than someone who follows the instructions of the old testament 11.The sacrifices in religion, from Incas sacrificing babies (if they did) to RC's not eating meat on a Friday are quite different from a mother giving up food so that her children are fed. surely it is the meaning behind the sacrifice that is important and they are totally different 12.A cultural thing but they do cross over for example saying "Jesus Christ" when something goes wrong could be a good example of both. There are certainly similarities in secular and religious life but without the core worshiping or at least the belief in a diety it is a bit meaningless. .

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Marionville comments on Jun 2, 2019:

It was written for Britt Ekland, apparently. I’m sure Britt wasn’t as innocent as your young female friend.

Moravian replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 There was a recent remake starring Nicholas cage. Not a patch on the original.

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Marionville comments on Jun 2, 2019:

It was written for Britt Ekland, apparently. I’m sure Britt wasn’t as innocent as your young female friend.

Moravian replies on Jun 2, 2019:

Didn't know that. I remember her in "The Wicker Man" Certainly wasn't innocent in that.

Giving homes to the homeless is cheaper than leaving them on the streets - Vox

Moravian comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Sure but then we wouldn't have that feeling of superiority when we see a homeless beggar on the street.

Moravian replies on Jun 2, 2019:

@altschmerz I saw a video of Trump's daughter Ivanka being interviewed. She said when was much younger she was walking to Trump tower in New York with her father and there was a homeless beggar sitting on the pavement. Trump said to his daughter " That man is better of than me. He has $8 million dollars more than me". relating to the fact that he had debts of $8 million dollars. She thought this was very funny.

Giving homes to the homeless is cheaper than leaving them on the streets - Vox

altschmerz comments on Jun 1, 2019:

Here's what I don't get. How can we say the economy is improving if there's an increase in the number of homeless people?

Moravian replies on Jun 2, 2019:

@Esojotrebla Would you ?.

Just got to say that I know we all agree and disagree on many points but discussion, in the most ...

Moravian comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Never heard of Quora but if it is so bad why get involved with it ?.

Moravian replies on Jun 2, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 Sure. It can be a problem unsubscribing from some of those sites.

A Trump 2020 supporter at or Community Recreation Center has added stickers to his car that equate ...

BD66 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

Subsidized gym memberships are a long way from any of these three definitions of socialism: Definition of socialism 1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods 2a :...

Moravian replies on Jun 1, 2019:

Sounds more like communism to me.but then I think many Americans are confused as to which is which.

Why are there hardly any young people on this app?

Moravian comments on Jun 1, 2019:

As an old technophobe I find it interesting that some people call this site an "app". To me it is a forum for discussing everything from religion to sexual perversions, and I believe a dating site as well. Some new member posted a while back "this app is a snooze" ??. I really must get up to ...

Moravian replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@LiterateHiker Love it. I don't own a smartphone only an aging Blackberry because I like the little keyboard for texting. I'm ashamed to say I wouldn't recognise an app if I tripped over one.

Has anyone else found that atheist communities in their areas are hard to organize?

Moravian comments on Jun 1, 2019:

I know of no atheist communities "in my area" and if I did why on earth would I want to organise them ?

Moravian replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@JohnWasTaken I think that shows the difference between the USA and the UK

Why are there hardly any young people on this app?

Count_Viceroy comments on Jun 1, 2019:

Remember the Honda Element? And PTCruiser? And blue tooth wireless headsets? They were supposed to be designed for young hip urbanites. Instead, us old fucks bought them so kids avoid them like the plague. Old fucks ruin everything. Like presidential elections.

Moravian replies on Jun 1, 2019:

And voting the UK out of Europe. If there is another referendum maybe a lot of them will have died off in the three years since the last one :-)

Why are there hardly any young people on this app?

AnneWimsey comments on May 31, 2019:

I feel there are a Bunch of young people on here.....but maybe it depends on your "vantage point"...I am almost 71

Moravian replies on Jun 1, 2019:

Right on

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Piratefish comments on May 31, 2019:

People like Copeland make me physically ill. They are leeches and a scourge to society. Charlatans. Morally no different than criminals and some career politicians. The world, and many people, would be better off without them in it.

Moravian replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@BitFlipper The expression "robbing you blind" comes to mind as a person would have to be blind to be robbed by this charlatan.

I really need to talk to fellow liberal Muslims or Ex-Muslims about some of their coping mechanisms.

Jagnostic comments on May 31, 2019:

https://youtu.be/kdfQEJ53aXA

Moravian replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@LiterateHiker I was going to suggest the same thing. A truly inspirational person

Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her in-laws and while there, went to a ...

rogueflyer comments on May 31, 2019:

Hate it when that happens!

Moravian replies on May 31, 2019:

If they don't get you with the harmful additives in their processed food they will try another way

[youtu.be] Love Hurts by Nazareth. A great Scottish band of the '70's

Andy4608 comments on May 30, 2019:

Video wouldn't play for me. They were Scottish and around in the '70's :-) They were pretty good live. I remember them playing in the early 70's. It's a great song. Favourite version by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris.

Moravian replies on May 30, 2019:

Can't understand why it won't play for you. Never saw them live but liked their music back then.

[youtu.be] Love Hurts by Nazareth. A great Scottish band of the '70's

Marionville comments on May 30, 2019:

I’d forgotten about them....thanks for the reminder!

Moravian replies on May 30, 2019:

i had as well, but there was a news item about child abuse at Nazareth house run by Roman Catholic nuns (Who else) and it brought them back to mind.

Noticed something, or a lack of something.

IAJO163 comments on May 30, 2019:

I wonder how many have prayed, only to be besieged the next day? That's a story I'd like to see. "God sued for bringing disaster!" LOL!!!

Moravian replies on May 30, 2019:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268437/ Already been done

This is why we left..

Moravian comments on May 29, 2019:

don't they teach you history in the USA ?. It was much more to do with trade than the monarchy

Moravian replies on May 30, 2019:

@Charlene Certainly, but I cannot guarantee to introduce you to Prince Charles

This article popped up in my inbox today.

CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 29, 2019:

Since homeopathics don’t really do anything anyway, this is a frivolous lawsuit. IMHO.

Moravian replies on May 30, 2019:

No it's not . They are sold along with real medicines under the false premise that they also are real medicines which they are not

This is why we left..

Moravian comments on May 29, 2019:

don't they teach you history in the USA ?. It was much more to do with trade than the monarchy

Moravian replies on May 30, 2019:

@Charlene To the tower with you to be force fed with organic food from the Duchy of Cornwall and made to listen to interminable speeches by the Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Knight of the Garter, Knight of the Thistle. In the Scottish Peerage, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. ( that's all the same guy by the way )

I have just been watching the devastation in Ohio after the tornadoes on my TV.

Moravian comments on May 29, 2019:

After a tornado the grain silo is often the only structure left intact. I sometimes wonder why houses are built of matchwood in tornado prone areas

Moravian replies on May 29, 2019:

@Marionville If it I anything like here, builders will construct houses to the lowest possible standards.I watched a film showing a devastated town and one more robust looking house although damaged was still standing. As usual it is all about money.

It doesn't mean the same thing here! As some of us (Brits) become more interested in US politics ...

JeffMesser comments on May 29, 2019:

Our lovely country may not be around much longer. Got a room I can rent cheap?

Moravian replies on May 29, 2019:

Try Airbnb , one of the many imports from your lovely country.

This is why we left..

Moravian comments on May 29, 2019:

don't they teach you history in the USA ?. It was much more to do with trade than the monarchy

Moravian replies on May 29, 2019:

@Charlene I am no monarchist but I wonder what point you are trying to make

What is the best sex you ever had, and what made it that way?

LiterateHiker comments on May 25, 2019:

My boyfriend loves giving me pleasure. As a medical doctor, Bill has knowledge of anatomy. Best. Lover. Ever. "Givers and sensualists make a great pair," Bill said. "I'm a giver." I'm a sensualist. My perineum area painfully splits open and bleeds from hard pounding during sex. Takes over a...

Moravian replies on May 29, 2019:

@LiterateHiker an interesting article and I think I recognise most of the examples but I think you are a bit wide of the mark in calling me sexist.I made no reference to your gender and would have made the same comment to a man. You made wild accusations about my character when you know absolutely nothing about me so I obviously touched a nerve. As a keen hiker myself I enjoyed reading about your hiking exploits and seeing the photos of the beautiful country around you and I have great sympathy with your current injury problem as I have just been diagnosed with arthritis in my ankle which is curtailing my hiking adventures. BUT I am not interested in the fact that one of your lovers is so fat that he can only shag you on his side and another is so brilliant that you have to shout the fact from the rooftops. OK you may say don't read it but it's a bit like car crash TV. A sort of morbid fascination takes over and I keep reading. Anyway that's all I have to say on the matter and I will be more selective in which posts I read in future.

EU elections it looks there is a clear splt between leavers and remainers in the voting.

MattHardy comments on May 28, 2019:

Interesting that if you take Farage's personality and Bank's support away from UKIP and put them both behind an alternative brand with literally no policies or manifesto other than "Brexit" then all the electorate goes with them.

Moravian replies on May 29, 2019:

Ukip were lurching to the right even before Farage left and took most of the Brexiteers with him. They now have unsavoury characters like Carl Benjamin and Tommy Robinson in their ranks so it's good to see them sidelined. As usual the news media is giving a false picture giving the impression that this has been a great victory for the leavers. The Brexit party only gained three more seats than the old UKIP and the combined Lib Dem,Greens, and SNP totalled more votes than the leavers so it looks promising for a new referendum.

Chaos theory and biblical prophets.

MattHardy comments on May 28, 2019:

Sorry but I have to disagree. Chaos theory observes that with some systems the outcome are extraordinarily sensitive to initial conditions. In a chaotic system knowing the initial conditions even to a high degree of accuracy will not help you to predict the outcome. However chaos theory does not ...

Moravian replies on May 29, 2019:

That;s what I was trying to imply. Take weather for instance. Even with some of the most powerful computers available, meteorologists cannot forecast the weather accurately more than a few days ahead. The weather is a perfect example of chaos theory. Making statistical predictions is something different altogether. Bookmakers do it all the time. There is no such thing as magic , only illusion. Ask those well known atheists Penn and Teller.

What is the best sex you ever had, and what made it that way?

LiterateHiker comments on May 25, 2019:

My boyfriend loves giving me pleasure. As a medical doctor, Bill has knowledge of anatomy. Best. Lover. Ever. "Givers and sensualists make a great pair," Bill said. "I'm a giver." I'm a sensualist. My perineum area painfully splits open and bleeds from hard pounding during sex. Takes over a...

Moravian replies on May 28, 2019:

@LiterateHiker I'm sorry if I upset you. that was not my intention. If some retard gets his rocks of by reading about the intimate details of a persons sex life that is his problem but I am not interested in it. He put it on the "general and hello" section. surely there is a group for that ?. I am not "selfish and prudish" as you suggest and you would have to try much harder to "hurt my tender sensibilities" I joined the forum to have interesting debates on religion.politics, philosophy etc, not to collect followers but if that is important to you so be it. Incidentally I am still puzzled as to how I shamed you.

I'm curious about what people on this site feel about the simulation hypothesis.

Moravian comments on May 27, 2019:

Never heard of it. could you explain what it's all about ?

Moravian replies on May 27, 2019:

@Austin-Cambridge No

This senario is scary but that is my intention.

THHA comments on May 26, 2019:

It is amazing just how many people in America are just completely clueless on this, have no idea just how dangerous it is, and tangling with the Chinese would be some very fucking serious shit. I am convinced that the whole human race is going to wipe itself off the planet, the only question in my ...

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

@powder Certainly different. "The Yanks are getting tired of war"?. i'm not so sure. Certainly they tired of war in Vietnam because of the casualties and the realisation in some quarters that it was totally unjust. Afghanistan and Iraq ?. casualties were much lower and modern warfare is more of a long range thing with most of the casualties being civilians . Collateral damage of little importance. The military industrial machine is very important to the US economy and the mindset that they are the world's policemen still holds good. I can't see a war against Iran happening and in the unlikely event that it did it is unlikely the US would put "boots on the ground" My original comment was about how a foreign war means a rise in patriotism at home and if it is successful it means an increase in the popularity of the govt in charge.

I will just leave this lying here for all you city dwellers to enjoy and think about - a little ...

1of5 comments on May 26, 2019:

I'm so tired of country rats thinking they've all got it figured out, then using big city inventions like the internet and computers to tell us about it.

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

@1of5 Which city do you live in ?. I grew up in a remote part of Scotland and left home to work in London at 16. I loved it for a few years but moved back to the country again. I have also lived in Bristol and Edinburgh and like city life but on balance I prefer the country. I now live in a small village in the middle of a country park and at least half of the houses are either holiday homes or holiday lets so plenty of city folk like it for a spell.

I will just leave this lying here for all you city dwellers to enjoy and think about - a little ...

1of5 comments on May 26, 2019:

I'm so tired of country rats thinking they've all got it figured out, then using big city inventions like the internet and computers to tell us about it.

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

@1of5 you are moving in the wrong circles my friend

I will just leave this lying here for all you city dwellers to enjoy and think about - a little ...

1of5 comments on May 26, 2019:

I'm so tired of country rats thinking they've all got it figured out, then using big city inventions like the internet and computers to tell us about it.

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

And what do the city types do when the collect enough money ?. buy a house in the country

Kentucky Noah's Ark attraction sues over flood damage

Zealandia comments on May 25, 2019:

Thanks, looks interesting. The website link isn't accessible to me in the UK unfortunately . Have the somewhat contradictory message: "Our European visitors are important to us. This site is currently unavailable to visitors from the European Economic Area while we work to ensure your data is ...

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

A bit like the call centres who say."your call is important to us"

Ubi socialismus apparet, ibi inhumanitas imminet (where socialism appears, there threatens ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 26, 2019:

Your Nom de plume is interesting as you lime to spew a lot of hate scattergun style at the concept of socialism. As those below have shared, maybe you need to better educate yourself on the topic.

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

Sputnik. An outdated satellite from the Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics. A good choice of name for an arch capitalist

This senario is scary but that is my intention.

THHA comments on May 26, 2019:

It is amazing just how many people in America are just completely clueless on this, have no idea just how dangerous it is, and tangling with the Chinese would be some very fucking serious shit. I am convinced that the whole human race is going to wipe itself off the planet, the only question in my ...

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

When the Uk sent a force to the Falklands to fight the pesky Argentinians Thatcher's popularity at home rose dramatically so you are spot on

Immigrants always send money home.

thinktwice comments on May 26, 2019:

More crap to support your islamaphobia...all immigrants including those from Vietnam, Germany, Italy, etc, have always legally sent money to families left behind in countries...more likely for food and necessities...you are finding stuff for fear tactics... ...

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

@thinktwice I have friends who live in the small island of Bute of the west coast of Scotland. They had about 100 Syrian refugees settle in the major town of Rothesay a few years ago. Rothesay was a major holiday resort for Glasgow years ago but since holidaymakers now fly to Spain holiday it is pretty run down. Some of the Syrian families moved on but the ones who stayed have opened speciality bakers shops, Turkish barbers and a few other businesses.and have added a bit of colour to the town and are a great asset to the community.

[theguardian.com] Is this true ?

thinktwice comments on May 25, 2019:

Johnson & Johnson made vaginal deoderant powders that contained asbestos and it lead to women having cervical cancer...they were sued in a class action and lost...millions of dollars are being paid out to women who have died or are dying... yes...to your question...

Moravian replies on May 26, 2019:

I remember that case. I didn't realise that the cancer was caused by asbestos. Hopefully they have changed the formula now,

What is the best sex you ever had, and what made it that way?

LiterateHiker comments on May 25, 2019:

My boyfriend loves giving me pleasure. As a medical doctor, Bill has knowledge of anatomy. Best. Lover. Ever. "Givers and sensualists make a great pair," Bill said. "I'm a giver." I'm a sensualist. My perineum area painfully splits open and bleeds from hard pounding during sex. Takes over a...

Moravian replies on May 25, 2019:

@LiterateHiker I haven't a clue what you are on about but you have a habit of relating very personal details of your life on this a public forum. I gave you a gentle hint that maybe you were giving too much information and that seems to have upset you. I think the best thing is if I just ignore your posts from now on

Trump want $16 billion to bail out farmers he hurt with his trade war.

Petter comments on May 24, 2019:

Sounds like the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, where farmers are paid not to grow a specific crop, so they collect for not growing something they probably did not intend to grow anyway. As usual, the taxpayer foots the bill.

Moravian replies on May 25, 2019:

@Petter thanks for that. I realise that the EU is far from perfect and maybe I have been concentrating on the benefits and ignoring the downside. the problem is that it is difficult to get reasoned comment as it is mostly all for or all against. Re the farm subsidies I grew up in a farming community long before the EU and then farming was even more heavily subsidised than it is now. Farmers on tiny farms which have long since been amalgamated were amongst the wealthiest in the community. Farmers are still heavily subsidised but unfairly as so called "slipper farmers" are coining it in so that certainly needs looking at.

What is the best sex you ever had, and what made it that way?

LiterateHiker comments on May 25, 2019:

My boyfriend loves giving me pleasure. As a medical doctor, Bill has knowledge of anatomy. Best. Lover. Ever. "Givers and sensualists make a great pair," Bill said. "I'm a giver." I'm a sensualist. My perineum area painfully splits open and bleeds from hard pounding during sex. Takes over a...

Moravian replies on May 25, 2019:

@LiterateHiker That's very considerate of you but I don't need educating thanks

What is the best sex you ever had, and what made it that way?

LiterateHiker comments on May 25, 2019:

My boyfriend loves giving me pleasure. As a medical doctor, Bill has knowledge of anatomy. Best. Lover. Ever. "Givers and sensualists make a great pair," Bill said. "I'm a giver." I'm a sensualist. My perineum area painfully splits open and bleeds from hard pounding during sex. Takes over a...

Moravian replies on May 25, 2019:

We have a saying here someone gives intimate details of their life "Too much information !!". I think the above comes in to that category

Just two more weeks of Theresa May, Hip, hip, hip - hip, hip HOORAY! Now all we need to make our ...

Geoffrey51 comments on May 24, 2019:

So who will replace her? Boris? All seems a bit downhill from here. New leader for a pretty ineffectual government sounds disastrous especially with DUP having so much clout. At least a general election would clear out the dead wood as far as the electorate are concerned on both sides of the...

Moravian replies on May 25, 2019:

Boris is certainly the bookies favourite. I'm in two minds. I would hate see him leading the UK into "no deal Brexit" but then it may improve the chances of a successful Scottish independence referendum.

Trump want $16 billion to bail out farmers he hurt with his trade war.

Petter comments on May 24, 2019:

Sounds like the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, where farmers are paid not to grow a specific crop, so they collect for not growing something they probably did not intend to grow anyway. As usual, the taxpayer foots the bill.

Moravian replies on May 25, 2019:

@Petter So you don't like the EU then :-) ?. It is bureaucratic but then aren't all govts.?. There have been some silly regulations. I remember something about straight bananas but overall I think the laws on health and safety.animal rights.workers rights etc have been mostly good. Our fishermen are getting excited thinking they are going to have a free for all again. The common fisheries policy has protected the fish stocks well. I remember the days of the Klondykers when they fished out the herring and then the mackerel. Don't want to go back there again. As for the sugar, maybe cane sugar has a few trace elements missing from sugar beet but to me processed sugar is "pure white and deadly" so I avoid it as much as I can

What's in a name ?

SallyInStitches comments on May 23, 2019:

In Iceland, names have to be either on an approved list or, if the name has not been used in Iceland previously, have to be approved.

Moravian replies on May 25, 2019:

@SallyInStitches I like the Icelanders. very sensible down to earth people. We had a TV personality here Magnus Magnusson here, now deceased but his daughter Sally is a newsreader on BBC TV. She calls herself Sally Magnusson. I think her father thought it would be too confusing for us if his daughter had a different name from her father,

Trump want $16 billion to bail out farmers he hurt with his trade war.

Petter comments on May 24, 2019:

Sounds like the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, where farmers are paid not to grow a specific crop, so they collect for not growing something they probably did not intend to grow anyway. As usual, the taxpayer foots the bill.

Moravian replies on May 24, 2019:

No i haven't. Don't you remember the butter mountains. Overproduction was costing the tax payer even more. Refined sugar is the same no matter where it comes from so why import sugar cane when sugar beet can be grown at home. Sure people consume sugar but the govt. are making valiant attempts to cut consumption by axing sugary drinks etc.

Trump want $16 billion to bail out farmers he hurt with his trade war.

Petter comments on May 24, 2019:

Sounds like the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, where farmers are paid not to grow a specific crop, so they collect for not growing something they probably did not intend to grow anyway. As usual, the taxpayer foots the bill.

Moravian replies on May 24, 2019:

I agree that the common agricultural policy was biased towards French farmers but surely keeping food prices low benefits poorer people more, especially when it is funded by richer taxpayers. We shouldn't be eating sugar packed processed foods anyway so no great loss.

Trump want $16 billion to bail out farmers he hurt with his trade war.

Petter comments on May 24, 2019:

Sounds like the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, where farmers are paid not to grow a specific crop, so they collect for not growing something they probably did not intend to grow anyway. As usual, the taxpayer foots the bill.

Moravian replies on May 24, 2019:

Setaside was aimed at stopping overproduction and to stop prices slumping. Leaving land fallow on a rotational basis also cuts down the use of artificial fertilisers

Opinion: No Religious Exemptions From Vaccines

desertastronomer comments on May 17, 2019:

Vaccine's Safety: A Crime Against Humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAJb01ZiJNk

Moravian replies on May 24, 2019:

@desertastronomer "vaccine is a crime against humanity" That bullshit enough for you?. It has eradicated smallpox, virtually eradicated polio and was well on the way to eradicating measles,mumps amd rubella , if it wasn't for morons like this spreading false rumours.

Protesters Outside UK School Insist “God Created Women for Men’s Pleasure” | Hemant Mehta | ...

Geoffrey51 comments on May 23, 2019:

Uhhhh! What is happened to my Homeland? I go away for twelve years and this nonsense kicks off. What with this religious shit and extreme right politics joining in an unholy alliance, along with the Brexit debacle, I think dear ole Blighty is fucked. Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland, get your ...

Moravian replies on May 24, 2019:

We're trying

What's in a name ?

Amisja comments on May 23, 2019:

There have been studies that suggest that being given a name based on fashion or popular culture is a massive handicap in adult life. It's like the story in the right wing newspapers suggest middle class potential parents would not adopt children with names they considered 'low class'. ...

Moravian replies on May 24, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 Yup. The original Macedonian maestro

What's in a name ?

1of5 comments on May 23, 2019:

How names further divide us :) https://youtu.be/3a0L1Xx2kMM

Moravian replies on May 23, 2019:

Very funny. Now I see why the royal family give their children so many names

What's in a name ?

Amisja comments on May 23, 2019:

There have been studies that suggest that being given a name based on fashion or popular culture is a massive handicap in adult life. It's like the story in the right wing newspapers suggest middle class potential parents would not adopt children with names they considered 'low class'. ...

Moravian replies on May 23, 2019:

I agree that ridiculous names must be a handicap in later life but they can always change them to something more sensible.You do know what Cameron means ?. crooked or bent nose :-). I think children should also be given names that cannot easily be abbreviated as well. I was given the name Alexander and have been called Alex, Alec,Sandy, Eck , but fortunately not Zander which I detest.