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So unusual question and massive controversial question here but what do you all think about ...
powder comments on Apr 27, 2019:
You are talking about generational, long term monitoring. I do think about alterations at a genetic level that we all consume and the passed on effects to future generations; vaccines, GMO food, GMO feed consumed by stock, fluids. It is why monitoring is so important where you are not so much ...
Moravian replies on Apr 27, 2019:
GOSs are a totally different issue. they are all about maximising profits for agribusiness and are totally unnecessary.
powder comments on Apr 27, 2019:
You are talking about generational, long term monitoring. I do think about alterations at a genetic level that we all consume and the passed on effects to future generations; vaccines, GMO food, GMO feed consumed by stock, fluids. It is why monitoring is so important where you are not so much ...
Moravian replies on Apr 27, 2019:
GOSs are a totally different issue. they are all about maximising profits for agribusiness and are totally unnecessary.
4th June Donald Trump is coming to UK.
snytiger6 comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You are assuming he doesnt' chicken out. I seem to remember his cancelling other trips due to planned protests. If I lived there I'd be going.
Moravian replies on Apr 27, 2019:
@Amisja Also bad form to stand in front of her which he did on his last visit
snytiger6 comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You are assuming he doesnt' chicken out. I seem to remember his cancelling other trips due to planned protests. If I lived there I'd be going.
Moravian replies on Apr 27, 2019:
@Amisja Also bad form to stand in front of her which he did on his last visit
What does everyone think of the Satanic Temple being granted tax exemption as a church recently?
SCal comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Taxes are stupid, and taxes are theft.
Also religions are stupid no matter which superstition you choose.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@BryanLV I said land of the free you know "home of the brave and land of the free". Is this London bridge you are trying to sell. The one sold by some London spivs to gullible Americans who thought they were buying Tower bridge ?
SCal comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Taxes are stupid, and taxes are theft.
Also religions are stupid no matter which superstition you choose.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@BryanLV I said land of the free you know "home of the brave and land of the free". Is this London bridge you are trying to sell. The one sold by some London spivs to gullible Americans who thought they were buying Tower bridge ?
Why Is It Difficult to Get Christians to Care About the Earth? | Sojourners
of-the-mountain comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Yes!
The rapture is too carry them away to the promised heaven and land!
Like everyone else on the planet, they do not understand that no one gets out of here alive!
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
Exactly, why bother looking after earth as Jeebus is coming shortly to whisk all the faithful of to paradise., and of course it could be that they are a bunch of greedy self serving assholes.
of-the-mountain comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Yes!
The rapture is too carry them away to the promised heaven and land!
Like everyone else on the planet, they do not understand that no one gets out of here alive!
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
Exactly, why bother looking after earth as Jeebus is coming shortly to whisk all the faithful of to paradise., and of course it could be that they are a bunch of greedy self serving assholes.
Ghosts: The Things That Go Bump In The Virtual Night!
I think there might be a real scientific ...
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You lost me half way through but really there are no such things as ghosts.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@johnprytz I think you should ask someone who believes in ghosts
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You lost me half way through but really there are no such things as ghosts.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@johnprytz I think you should ask someone who believes in ghosts
Ghosts: The Things That Go Bump In The Virtual Night!
I think there might be a real scientific ...
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You lost me half way through but really there are no such things as ghosts.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@johnprytz I would say that they come in to the same category as bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. something was seen and an explanation made. billions of people believe in a divine creator and I remember getting a fit of the giggles when at sunday school and the minister talked about the father, the son, and the holy ghost.
People like being scared by the idea of hauntings and ghost stories but it doesn't mean they exist.
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You lost me half way through but really there are no such things as ghosts.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@johnprytz I would say that they come in to the same category as bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. something was seen and an explanation made. billions of people believe in a divine creator and I remember getting a fit of the giggles when at sunday school and the minister talked about the father, the son, and the holy ghost.
People like being scared by the idea of hauntings and ghost stories but it doesn't mean they exist.
What does everyone think of the Satanic Temple being granted tax exemption as a church recently?
SCal comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Taxes are stupid, and taxes are theft.
Also religions are stupid no matter which superstition you choose.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@BryanLV Spoken like a true son of the land of the free.
SCal comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Taxes are stupid, and taxes are theft.
Also religions are stupid no matter which superstition you choose.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@BryanLV Spoken like a true son of the land of the free.
Great conversation: Carl Benjamin is able to explain his ideas.
Amisja comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Jacar, this guy in a YouTube nobody with very dodgy ideas about female sexuality and the age of consent. He is a racist and is banned from many UK establishments. This guy recently caused controversy by joking about raping a British MP. He is dreadful. He is also a rabid brexiteer.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
Sounds like Jacar's kind of guy.
Amisja comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Jacar, this guy in a YouTube nobody with very dodgy ideas about female sexuality and the age of consent. He is a racist and is banned from many UK establishments. This guy recently caused controversy by joking about raping a British MP. He is dreadful. He is also a rabid brexiteer.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
Sounds like Jacar's kind of guy.
What does everyone think of the Satanic Temple being granted tax exemption as a church recently?
SCal comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Taxes are stupid, and taxes are theft.
Also religions are stupid no matter which superstition you choose.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
No, I think you missquoted Marx there.It's "property is theft"
SCal comments on Apr 26, 2019:
Taxes are stupid, and taxes are theft.
Also religions are stupid no matter which superstition you choose.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
No, I think you missquoted Marx there.It's "property is theft"
4th June Donald Trump is coming to UK.
mooredolezal comments on Apr 23, 2019:
What is the matter with your queen? LOL that's the first time I've ever asked that question.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@mooredolezal I think she does as she is told by the Govt. If the royals get too uppity it's to the tower and off with their heads
mooredolezal comments on Apr 23, 2019:
What is the matter with your queen? LOL that's the first time I've ever asked that question.
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2019:
@mooredolezal I think she does as she is told by the Govt. If the royals get too uppity it's to the tower and off with their heads
04.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Now go back a bit and list the millions killed by the US military
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@Jacar Very simplistic reasoning. Virtually all the terrorist attacks have been politically motivated.
Politics and religion are a poisonous mixture and the political situation in the middle east and north Africa is the result of meddling by the west. After the break up of the Ottoman empire lines were drawn on a map to create countries with no thought given to ethnic. religious or tribal divisions.
The only way to keep a lid on the unrest is to have a hard man despotic dictator as were in Libya, Iraq and Syria. The US in their wisdom decide to remove the dictators and try to replace them with their form of democracy and we are seeing the result.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Now go back a bit and list the millions killed by the US military
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@Jacar Very simplistic reasoning. Virtually all the terrorist attacks have been politically motivated.
Politics and religion are a poisonous mixture and the political situation in the middle east and north Africa is the result of meddling by the west. After the break up of the Ottoman empire lines were drawn on a map to create countries with no thought given to ethnic. religious or tribal divisions.
The only way to keep a lid on the unrest is to have a hard man despotic dictator as were in Libya, Iraq and Syria. The US in their wisdom decide to remove the dictators and try to replace them with their form of democracy and we are seeing the result.
Do scientific and religious explanations necessarily contradict each other?
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
in a word "YES" Didn't need to read past you r headline.
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@Matias Read it and still feel the same way. I think you should read the bible again. Particularly the first books of the old testament. Nowhere does it say that the universe was created 6000 years ago. This was from an Irish clergyman who worked it out from extrapolating the genealogies listed in the old testament.
God giving you flu equally valid to being infected with a virus. Utter nonsense.
I won't bother you again as I will not be reading your posts any more.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
in a word "YES" Didn't need to read past you r headline.
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@Matias Read it and still feel the same way. I think you should read the bible again. Particularly the first books of the old testament. Nowhere does it say that the universe was created 6000 years ago. This was from an Irish clergyman who worked it out from extrapolating the genealogies listed in the old testament.
God giving you flu equally valid to being infected with a virus. Utter nonsense.
I won't bother you again as I will not be reading your posts any more.
There have been a few questions about how to handle door-to-door god solicitors.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Put a sign outside your door "cold callers will be composted"
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@AzVixen52 Of course if you don't have a garden it could be a bit creepy
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Put a sign outside your door "cold callers will be composted"
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@AzVixen52 Of course if you don't have a garden it could be a bit creepy
Those of you who—like me—frequently travel in Europe will completely understand this...
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Unlike the USA where the shops are all in malls outside the city and there is no public transport to get there.Apart from the city centre there are no pavements (sidewalks) and if you can find a pub they only sell tasteless beer so cold that it gives you sinusitis.
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@MB2000 English "bitter" was originally served at cellar temperature which is 50F. Many modern bars do not have cellars so they have to be chilled. Also many modern crat ales are better a bit cooler.
Yes it is really nice to be able to walk to shops . cafes etc. I like a lot of things about living in the USA but hate the fact that you have to drive everywhere.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Unlike the USA where the shops are all in malls outside the city and there is no public transport to get there.Apart from the city centre there are no pavements (sidewalks) and if you can find a pub they only sell tasteless beer so cold that it gives you sinusitis.
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@MB2000 English "bitter" was originally served at cellar temperature which is 50F. Many modern bars do not have cellars so they have to be chilled. Also many modern crat ales are better a bit cooler.
Yes it is really nice to be able to walk to shops . cafes etc. I like a lot of things about living in the USA but hate the fact that you have to drive everywhere.
04.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Now go back a bit and list the millions killed by the US military
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@ShadowAmicus No. The US military probably only directly killed a few tens of thousands but the invasion set up the conditions which caused the death of hundreds of thousands.
I agree Saddam was a nasty bastard but those clever people in the Pentagon must have known what would result.
It was nothing to do with imaginary WMD's but all about "divide and rule" keep those pesky Arabs fighting amongst themselves and they won't bother us so much'
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Now go back a bit and list the millions killed by the US military
Moravian replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@ShadowAmicus No. The US military probably only directly killed a few tens of thousands but the invasion set up the conditions which caused the death of hundreds of thousands.
I agree Saddam was a nasty bastard but those clever people in the Pentagon must have known what would result.
It was nothing to do with imaginary WMD's but all about "divide and rule" keep those pesky Arabs fighting amongst themselves and they won't bother us so much'
Do scientific and religious explanations necessarily contradict each other?
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
in a word "YES" Didn't need to read past you r headline.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Matias Neither,but obviously more perspective than you are.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
in a word "YES" Didn't need to read past you r headline.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Matias Neither,but obviously more perspective than you are.
Those of you who—like me—frequently travel in Europe will completely understand this...
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Unlike the USA where the shops are all in malls outside the city and there is no public transport to get there.Apart from the city centre there are no pavements (sidewalks) and if you can find a pub they only sell tasteless beer so cold that it gives you sinusitis.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@maturin1919 Take pity on your tastebuds :-)
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Unlike the USA where the shops are all in malls outside the city and there is no public transport to get there.Apart from the city centre there are no pavements (sidewalks) and if you can find a pub they only sell tasteless beer so cold that it gives you sinusitis.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@maturin1919 Take pity on your tastebuds :-)
04.
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Now go back a bit and list the millions killed by the US military
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@ShadowAmicus Over 1 million civilians killed in the Iraq invasion alone. They are not fussy whether the targets are military or civilian
Moravian comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Now go back a bit and list the millions killed by the US military
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@ShadowAmicus Over 1 million civilians killed in the Iraq invasion alone. They are not fussy whether the targets are military or civilian
The new Ten Commandments
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Deiter Could be .I hadn't thought of it that way. I suppose it would annoy the god botherers.
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Deiter Could be .I hadn't thought of it that way. I suppose it would annoy the god botherers.
The new Ten Commandments
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Deiter Sensible ideas but what have they got to do with the mythical fallen angel from Judaism
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Deiter Sensible ideas but what have they got to do with the mythical fallen angel from Judaism
The new Ten Commandments
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Deiter Sorry ?
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Deiter Sorry ?
The new Ten Commandments
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
Never could get the point of the church of satan as he/she/it is also a mythical creation from the bible.
Deiter comments on Apr 24, 2019:
These *7 Tenets of the Church of Satan* are good too. Anton Levay's *11 Satanic Rules of Earth* are fine until he gets to the *destroy your enemies with cruelty* bits.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
Never could get the point of the church of satan as he/she/it is also a mythical creation from the bible.
'The Good Fight' promotes violence. This is unacceptable.
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dellik comments on Apr 23, 2019:
I find it perfectly acceptable. Violence is a time honored method of suppressing unacceptable behaviors.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
I initially thought that your first comment was ironic but it seems not. That's a bit disturbing.
dellik comments on Apr 23, 2019:
I find it perfectly acceptable. Violence is a time honored method of suppressing unacceptable behaviors.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
I initially thought that your first comment was ironic but it seems not. That's a bit disturbing.
As the dressing up season is upon us, some tips for the would be Scots out there
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Novelty comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Where I'm originally from, Alabama, a man could get kilt by wearing a kilt.
"Cletis, why did you shoot that man?"
"He was wearing a dress!"
"That's a kilt!"
"Yup, I kilt him!"
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
I wore my kilt to a couple of weddings in Connecticut and it was well received but despite the grooms family on both occasions being of Scots descent I was the only one in highland dress. but thanks for the warning I will avoid Alabama
Novelty comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Where I'm originally from, Alabama, a man could get kilt by wearing a kilt.
"Cletis, why did you shoot that man?"
"He was wearing a dress!"
"That's a kilt!"
"Yup, I kilt him!"
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
I wore my kilt to a couple of weddings in Connecticut and it was well received but despite the grooms family on both occasions being of Scots descent I was the only one in highland dress. but thanks for the warning I will avoid Alabama
Wolf Reintroduction to Yellowstone Changes Ecosystem
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2019:
A lovely story but wolves are now being trapped and shot in Yellowstone due to pressure from nearby farmers,
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Haemish1 Same here. Hundreds of badgers are killed every year because they are accused of spreading TB. Now that a few beavers have been released and are thriving they will be targeted next.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2019:
A lovely story but wolves are now being trapped and shot in Yellowstone due to pressure from nearby farmers,
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Haemish1 Same here. Hundreds of badgers are killed every year because they are accused of spreading TB. Now that a few beavers have been released and are thriving they will be targeted next.
Activists release nine thousand pheasants from a hatchery and lead them to a forest.
Remi comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Are they native to the area? Sometimes well intentioned uninformed people make mistakes that compound. They could become an invasive species.
Also, as I was skimming along, I read the preview of this as they released peasants ???
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
They probably came over with the Romans along with the Rabbit and they make a colourfull addition to the wildlife.
I grew up on a sporting estate and a brace of pheasants for Christmas dinner was much tastier than turkey.
Remi comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Are they native to the area? Sometimes well intentioned uninformed people make mistakes that compound. They could become an invasive species.
Also, as I was skimming along, I read the preview of this as they released peasants ???
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
They probably came over with the Romans along with the Rabbit and they make a colourfull addition to the wildlife.
I grew up on a sporting estate and a brace of pheasants for Christmas dinner was much tastier than turkey.
Wolf Reintroduction to Yellowstone Changes Ecosystem
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2019:
A lovely story but wolves are now being trapped and shot in Yellowstone due to pressure from nearby farmers,
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Haemish1 apparently two alpha females from Yellowstone wolf packs have been shot "legally" out side the park. Wolves do not recognise park boundaries.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2019:
A lovely story but wolves are now being trapped and shot in Yellowstone due to pressure from nearby farmers,
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Haemish1 apparently two alpha females from Yellowstone wolf packs have been shot "legally" out side the park. Wolves do not recognise park boundaries.
Activists release nine thousand pheasants from a hatchery and lead them to a forest.
Remi comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Are they native to the area? Sometimes well intentioned uninformed people make mistakes that compound. They could become an invasive species.
Also, as I was skimming along, I read the preview of this as they released peasants ???
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Petter They are not native to the UK. They were introduced from Asia I think but some which have escaped being shot now breed in the wild.
Remi comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Are they native to the area? Sometimes well intentioned uninformed people make mistakes that compound. They could become an invasive species.
Also, as I was skimming along, I read the preview of this as they released peasants ???
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@Petter They are not native to the UK. They were introduced from Asia I think but some which have escaped being shot now breed in the wild.
Ghosts: The Things That Go Bump In The Virtual Night!
I think there might be a real scientific ...
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You lost me half way through but really there are no such things as ghosts.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@johnprytz I would say it is similar to the creation of gods and witches. An attempt to explain something they didn't understand.
The original meaning that a ghost is the spirit of a dead person can obviously be dismissed but the word can have different meanings in different cultures and in a modern context.
I remember the passage from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." Phaedrus said to his son "there are no such things as ghosts" and his son replied that his schoolmate said that there were."What's his name ?" the reply was Johnny White Bear, Ah that's different said Phaedrus.
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
You lost me half way through but really there are no such things as ghosts.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@johnprytz I would say it is similar to the creation of gods and witches. An attempt to explain something they didn't understand.
The original meaning that a ghost is the spirit of a dead person can obviously be dismissed but the word can have different meanings in different cultures and in a modern context.
I remember the passage from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." Phaedrus said to his son "there are no such things as ghosts" and his son replied that his schoolmate said that there were."What's his name ?" the reply was Johnny White Bear, Ah that's different said Phaedrus.
4th June Donald Trump is coming to UK.
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
Don't see what the protests are for. He is the leader of the country supposed to be one pf our closest allies and as such should be made welcome.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@patchoullijulie I'm not defending the guy. I think he is a narcissist, self serving, ignorant twat totally unsuited to the role of president but we are welcoming the office of the leader of the USA, not the man.
We welcomed Dubya and Reagan and they did more harm around the world than Trump has done, YET.
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
Don't see what the protests are for. He is the leader of the country supposed to be one pf our closest allies and as such should be made welcome.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@patchoullijulie I'm not defending the guy. I think he is a narcissist, self serving, ignorant twat totally unsuited to the role of president but we are welcoming the office of the leader of the USA, not the man.
We welcomed Dubya and Reagan and they did more harm around the world than Trump has done, YET.
How many of you feel discriminated against for been Atheist?
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
As the UK is a secular country discrimination is unlikely but I have noticed other more subtle manifestations.
For example I belong to a walking group and many of the members are churchgoers. To begin with everyone was equally friendly and welcoming but gradually there was an obvious withdrawal ...
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@FrayedBear Interesting idea. Haven't heard that before. I live in a tourist area with lots of second homes and am as likely to hear an English accent as a local one so there may a dilution of the local dialect over time.
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
As the UK is a secular country discrimination is unlikely but I have noticed other more subtle manifestations.
For example I belong to a walking group and many of the members are churchgoers. To begin with everyone was equally friendly and welcoming but gradually there was an obvious withdrawal ...
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@FrayedBear Interesting idea. Haven't heard that before. I live in a tourist area with lots of second homes and am as likely to hear an English accent as a local one so there may a dilution of the local dialect over time.
How many of you feel discriminated against for been Atheist?
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
As the UK is a secular country discrimination is unlikely but I have noticed other more subtle manifestations.
For example I belong to a walking group and many of the members are churchgoers. To begin with everyone was equally friendly and welcoming but gradually there was an obvious withdrawal ...
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@missgi I have thought about it, I have a T shirt with the slogan "Atheism, A non prophet organisation" but I don't think I have the nerve to wear it.
Moravian comments on Apr 23, 2019:
As the UK is a secular country discrimination is unlikely but I have noticed other more subtle manifestations.
For example I belong to a walking group and many of the members are churchgoers. To begin with everyone was equally friendly and welcoming but gradually there was an obvious withdrawal ...
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
@missgi I have thought about it, I have a T shirt with the slogan "Atheism, A non prophet organisation" but I don't think I have the nerve to wear it.
4th June Donald Trump is coming to UK.
mooredolezal comments on Apr 23, 2019:
What is the matter with your queen? LOL that's the first time I've ever asked that question.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
Maybe she is dreading being fondled by your president.
mooredolezal comments on Apr 23, 2019:
What is the matter with your queen? LOL that's the first time I've ever asked that question.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2019:
Maybe she is dreading being fondled by your president.
Choose wisely...
Petter comments on Apr 21, 2019:
White blood is called "plasma" and contains no haemoglobin. Not much good for oxygenating! But then even the origin of white plasma is suspect.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@Petter I am aware of that but Charlene seemed to be confused.
Petter comments on Apr 21, 2019:
White blood is called "plasma" and contains no haemoglobin. Not much good for oxygenating! But then even the origin of white plasma is suspect.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@Petter I am aware of that but Charlene seemed to be confused.
I was lucky enough to make close friends with these delightful people and made good use of my ...
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2019:
mail order brides ?
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@madmac Well done. probably the neighbours were jealous.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2019:
mail order brides ?
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@madmac Well done. probably the neighbours were jealous.
Choose wisely...
Petter comments on Apr 21, 2019:
White blood is called "plasma" and contains no haemoglobin. Not much good for oxygenating! But then even the origin of white plasma is suspect.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@Charlene Don't you get it ?. Blood is red.
Petter comments on Apr 21, 2019:
White blood is called "plasma" and contains no haemoglobin. Not much good for oxygenating! But then even the origin of white plasma is suspect.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@Charlene Don't you get it ?. Blood is red.
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Varn comments on Apr 21, 2019:
Without doing the link.. I’d agree. trump had it given to him, thus never had to struggle. putin didn’t, so he competed. trump’s definitely a narcissist.. As for putin, I’m not sure; he makes me sick, though. I’d say it’s as much the development of yet another ‘Russian Tzar’ ...
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@Varn The KGB is defunct. The CIA worries much more.
Varn comments on Apr 21, 2019:
Without doing the link.. I’d agree. trump had it given to him, thus never had to struggle. putin didn’t, so he competed. trump’s definitely a narcissist.. As for putin, I’m not sure; he makes me sick, though. I’d say it’s as much the development of yet another ‘Russian Tzar’ ...
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
@Varn The KGB is defunct. The CIA worries much more.
C-SPAN currently has war criminal Condoleeza Rice in a panel pontificating on US foreign policy.
WilliamCharles comments on Apr 21, 2019:
She belongs in the dock at the Hague.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
Along with Bush and Blair.
WilliamCharles comments on Apr 21, 2019:
She belongs in the dock at the Hague.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
Along with Bush and Blair.
Franklin Graham Cites Death-to-Gays Bible Verse in Post About Pete Buttigieg | Hemant Mehta | ...
Katsarecool comments on Apr 21, 2019:
Franklin Graham his father would be so disaapointed. I think he should be deported to Siberia along with the Mob Boss illegally squatting in the WH.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
Why?. Surely his father would be proud of him. carrying on the family tradition.
Katsarecool comments on Apr 21, 2019:
Franklin Graham his father would be so disaapointed. I think he should be deported to Siberia along with the Mob Boss illegally squatting in the WH.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2019:
Why?. Surely his father would be proud of him. carrying on the family tradition.
[msn.com]–-a-gut-level-patriot/ar-BBW3Cre?
Varn comments on Apr 21, 2019:
Without doing the link.. I’d agree. trump had it given to him, thus never had to struggle. putin didn’t, so he competed. trump’s definitely a narcissist.. As for putin, I’m not sure; he makes me sick, though. I’d say it’s as much the development of yet another ‘Russian Tzar’ ...
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
Putin makes you sick, Why ?
Varn comments on Apr 21, 2019:
Without doing the link.. I’d agree. trump had it given to him, thus never had to struggle. putin didn’t, so he competed. trump’s definitely a narcissist.. As for putin, I’m not sure; he makes me sick, though. I’d say it’s as much the development of yet another ‘Russian Tzar’ ...
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
Putin makes you sick, Why ?
What despicable people these are.
Moravian comments on Apr 21, 2019:
It may be more political than religious. The Tamils have been marginalised for years and were some of the first to use suicide bombing as a terrorist weapon
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
@Petter The govt. supposedly eliminated the Tamil Tigers years ago but they could be making a comeback. It could be Buddhist terrorists which would be very sad as I have always considered them to be peaceful but as can be seen in Myanmar with the treatment of the Rohinga people they are becoming more militant.
Whoever it was it was still terrorism
Moravian comments on Apr 21, 2019:
It may be more political than religious. The Tamils have been marginalised for years and were some of the first to use suicide bombing as a terrorist weapon
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
@Petter The govt. supposedly eliminated the Tamil Tigers years ago but they could be making a comeback. It could be Buddhist terrorists which would be very sad as I have always considered them to be peaceful but as can be seen in Myanmar with the treatment of the Rohinga people they are becoming more militant.
Whoever it was it was still terrorism
Veganism for Pets
Novelty comments on Apr 20, 2019:
It works for hamsters..
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
and budgies
Novelty comments on Apr 20, 2019:
It works for hamsters..
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
and budgies
Minister says virgin birth is bizarre claim, prayer doesn't really work, maybe nothing happens after...
greyeyed123 comments on Apr 20, 2019:
He also says the resurrection probably didn't happen. What is it that makes someone a Christian if they don't believe anything most Christians believe, lol? I'm confused.
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
@KKGator Definitely not the party line
greyeyed123 comments on Apr 20, 2019:
He also says the resurrection probably didn't happen. What is it that makes someone a Christian if they don't believe anything most Christians believe, lol? I'm confused.
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
@KKGator Definitely not the party line
Minister says virgin birth is bizarre claim, prayer doesn't really work, maybe nothing happens after...
Novelty comments on Apr 20, 2019:
There are virgin births, called parthenogenesis, where an egg cell forms with a complete copy of genes from the mother. If that happened to Jesus then Jesus was a transgender man and his miracle was giving himself hormone replacement therapy a couple of millennium before science made that possible....
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
@LucyLoohoo So like the UK royal family Jesus was probably a shape changing lizard
Novelty comments on Apr 20, 2019:
There are virgin births, called parthenogenesis, where an egg cell forms with a complete copy of genes from the mother. If that happened to Jesus then Jesus was a transgender man and his miracle was giving himself hormone replacement therapy a couple of millennium before science made that possible....
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
@LucyLoohoo So like the UK royal family Jesus was probably a shape changing lizard
A case against globalism :: BBC SJW interviewer "explores" Hungary's restricted immigration policy.
Marionville comments on Apr 20, 2019:
What “communist expansion promoting Islam” is going on .....and who are the communists who are doing it? Perhaps if Hungary had had an Empire which contained large numbers of Muslims within it, some of whom then were allowed to emigrate and settle in Hungary and form a sizeable Muslim ...
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
Well said. I note that Jacar has noting more to say. Typical. Make an ignorant controversial comment then run away and hide.
Marionville comments on Apr 20, 2019:
What “communist expansion promoting Islam” is going on .....and who are the communists who are doing it? Perhaps if Hungary had had an Empire which contained large numbers of Muslims within it, some of whom then were allowed to emigrate and settle in Hungary and form a sizeable Muslim ...
Moravian replies on Apr 21, 2019:
Well said. I note that Jacar has noting more to say. Typical. Make an ignorant controversial comment then run away and hide.
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
zeuser comments on Apr 19, 2019:
I guess it would depend on how technology developed without a religiously inspired profit motive which ignores externalities and runs roughshod over anything in its way. Would that happen any differently in a largely pagan world? Good question. At the very least, though, that whole dark ages vibe ...
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Triphid They did to an extent but the industrial revolution occurred in Europe
zeuser comments on Apr 19, 2019:
I guess it would depend on how technology developed without a religiously inspired profit motive which ignores externalities and runs roughshod over anything in its way. Would that happen any differently in a largely pagan world? Good question. At the very least, though, that whole dark ages vibe ...
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Triphid They did to an extent but the industrial revolution occurred in Europe
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 19, 2019:
An interesting thought thread to follow there. Thanks🤓.
If we follow the religion ‘family tree’ back where do we end up? What is the basic precept for religious practice? If we go back to the discovery of Neolithic grave goods and associated document such as relief carvings and so ...
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
Although I am sure fundies would refute it , but as you say religion has evolved. The Jews were originally polytheists and adopted monotheism possibly taken from Zoroaster.
The early Neolithic settlements in the Orkney Islands north of Scotland have standing stone circles the main one being the ring of Brodgar which predate Stonehenge and archaeologists have deduced from burial practices etc that they had some sort of religion.
Certainly the Christian religion has evolved to an extent but sadly Islam has a long way to go and needs "an enlightenment" Islamic apostate Ayan Hirsi Ali has written an interesting book on this.
I would rather dance naked round a fire at Beltane with some nubile young women than sit in a dreary church listening to hell and damnation, but that is just me.
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 19, 2019:
An interesting thought thread to follow there. Thanks🤓.
If we follow the religion ‘family tree’ back where do we end up? What is the basic precept for religious practice? If we go back to the discovery of Neolithic grave goods and associated document such as relief carvings and so ...
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
Although I am sure fundies would refute it , but as you say religion has evolved. The Jews were originally polytheists and adopted monotheism possibly taken from Zoroaster.
The early Neolithic settlements in the Orkney Islands north of Scotland have standing stone circles the main one being the ring of Brodgar which predate Stonehenge and archaeologists have deduced from burial practices etc that they had some sort of religion.
Certainly the Christian religion has evolved to an extent but sadly Islam has a long way to go and needs "an enlightenment" Islamic apostate Ayan Hirsi Ali has written an interesting book on this.
I would rather dance naked round a fire at Beltane with some nubile young women than sit in a dreary church listening to hell and damnation, but that is just me.
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
zeuser comments on Apr 19, 2019:
I guess it would depend on how technology developed without a religiously inspired profit motive which ignores externalities and runs roughshod over anything in its way. Would that happen any differently in a largely pagan world? Good question. At the very least, though, that whole dark ages vibe ...
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Triphid The "dark ages" lasted for between 400 500 years when there was virtually no scientific advancement but if there had been we may have encountered climate change hundreds of years ago. Who knows ?.
zeuser comments on Apr 19, 2019:
I guess it would depend on how technology developed without a religiously inspired profit motive which ignores externalities and runs roughshod over anything in its way. Would that happen any differently in a largely pagan world? Good question. At the very least, though, that whole dark ages vibe ...
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Triphid The "dark ages" lasted for between 400 500 years when there was virtually no scientific advancement but if there had been we may have encountered climate change hundreds of years ago. Who knows ?.
There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding quantum mechanics.
Moravian comments on Apr 20, 2019:
Someone,who shall be nameless ;-), wrote on this site yesterday that Schrodinger's cat has had kittens.
So there. As we say in Scotland "That's put your gas at a peep"
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Happy_Killbot That's a relief then. I am not alone :-)
Moravian comments on Apr 20, 2019:
Someone,who shall be nameless ;-), wrote on this site yesterday that Schrodinger's cat has had kittens.
So there. As we say in Scotland "That's put your gas at a peep"
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Happy_Killbot That's a relief then. I am not alone :-)
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
darthfaja comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Religion is religion regardless of who you choose to worship
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@darthfaja An Oaken ?. Is that some sort of nature worshipper ?. I'm not going down that road myself but if one must have a religions it would be preferable to the mainstream ones.
darthfaja comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Religion is religion regardless of who you choose to worship
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@darthfaja An Oaken ?. Is that some sort of nature worshipper ?. I'm not going down that road myself but if one must have a religions it would be preferable to the mainstream ones.
There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding quantum mechanics.
Moravian comments on Apr 20, 2019:
Someone,who shall be nameless ;-), wrote on this site yesterday that Schrodinger's cat has had kittens.
So there. As we say in Scotland "That's put your gas at a peep"
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Happy_Killbot Possibly the same person. She posted a ludicrous tale about having the ability to make dice land on a certain number using mind control and she also can read minds. All those abilities from an early age and this could all be explained by quantum physics. Hence the Shrodinger's kittens. All I did was suggest she gets in touch with James Rani who is offering $1 million for anyone who can prove that they have paranormal abilities and she blocked me. This money has been on offer for years and no one has claimed it.
Moravian comments on Apr 20, 2019:
Someone,who shall be nameless ;-), wrote on this site yesterday that Schrodinger's cat has had kittens.
So there. As we say in Scotland "That's put your gas at a peep"
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
@Happy_Killbot Possibly the same person. She posted a ludicrous tale about having the ability to make dice land on a certain number using mind control and she also can read minds. All those abilities from an early age and this could all be explained by quantum physics. Hence the Shrodinger's kittens. All I did was suggest she gets in touch with James Rani who is offering $1 million for anyone who can prove that they have paranormal abilities and she blocked me. This money has been on offer for years and no one has claimed it.
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
darthfaja comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Religion is religion regardless of who you choose to worship
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
But surely if it is better to worship the nature that sustains us rather than a remote diety that has no connection with the earth. Taken to it's extreme this life on earth is just a stepping stone to eternal life in the hereafter so it doesn't matter if we take care of it or not.
darthfaja comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Religion is religion regardless of who you choose to worship
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2019:
But surely if it is better to worship the nature that sustains us rather than a remote diety that has no connection with the earth. Taken to it's extreme this life on earth is just a stepping stone to eternal life in the hereafter so it doesn't matter if we take care of it or not.
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
jlynn37 comments on Apr 19, 2019:
We did not go forth and multiply, gain dominion over the animals and nature and have ended up where we are today because of what is written Genesis but because we are humans and doing what humans do naturally and normally and it would have ended up the same regardless of the past history.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
Maybe ,, but would we have been so rapacious if we had the mind set of say the native Americans who believed that they were part of nature rather than in control of it.
jlynn37 comments on Apr 19, 2019:
We did not go forth and multiply, gain dominion over the animals and nature and have ended up where we are today because of what is written Genesis but because we are humans and doing what humans do naturally and normally and it would have ended up the same regardless of the past history.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
Maybe ,, but would we have been so rapacious if we had the mind set of say the native Americans who believed that they were part of nature rather than in control of it.
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
GregM comments on Apr 19, 2019:
idk, as much as I love nature, there is only so much of it I can take. If you have ever attempted to go on a hard core camping trip where you take basically nothing with you you'll know what I mean.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
You were never in the Scouts then "be prepared"
GregM comments on Apr 19, 2019:
idk, as much as I love nature, there is only so much of it I can take. If you have ever attempted to go on a hard core camping trip where you take basically nothing with you you'll know what I mean.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
You were never in the Scouts then "be prepared"
Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...
freedom41 comments on Apr 19, 2019:
You make some very good points. It makes wonder how world be if there was no religion in it.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
John Lennon asked the same question but sadly he didn't live to help find out.
freedom41 comments on Apr 19, 2019:
You make some very good points. It makes wonder how world be if there was no religion in it.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
John Lennon asked the same question but sadly he didn't live to help find out.
When I was small, growing up on a Haiti mission in the 1950s and 60s, we children sometimes played ...
Moravian comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Sorry, but I find all that very hard to believe, or are you just having a joke ?
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
@birdingnut "nothing happens that isn't imagined first" Well you certainly have a vivid imagination if nothing else.
Randi is desperate to give you $1 million why don't you give him a call
http://www.skepdic.com/randi.html
Moravian comments on Apr 19, 2019:
Sorry, but I find all that very hard to believe, or are you just having a joke ?
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
@birdingnut "nothing happens that isn't imagined first" Well you certainly have a vivid imagination if nothing else.
Randi is desperate to give you $1 million why don't you give him a call
http://www.skepdic.com/randi.html
For once, a church sign that I think we all can agree on...
Piratefish comments on Apr 18, 2019:
I appreciate the sentiment. But Jesus was one of the few genuinely decent characters in that particular collection of bronze age, superstitious writings.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
@Piratefish He also said " do not think I come to bring peace on earth, I come not to bring peace but with a sword. and also said "I come to set son against father and daughter against mother ".
He advocated dropping everything and following him. Fuck the future because the world was going to end shortly anyway.
Sure there are a few good sayings attributed to him but some including "the golden rule" are also attributed to Confucius long before.
Piratefish comments on Apr 18, 2019:
I appreciate the sentiment. But Jesus was one of the few genuinely decent characters in that particular collection of bronze age, superstitious writings.
Moravian replies on Apr 19, 2019:
@Piratefish He also said " do not think I come to bring peace on earth, I come not to bring peace but with a sword. and also said "I come to set son against father and daughter against mother ".
He advocated dropping everything and following him. Fuck the future because the world was going to end shortly anyway.
Sure there are a few good sayings attributed to him but some including "the golden rule" are also attributed to Confucius long before.
I'm going to see my brother tomorrow.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Apr 18, 2019:
Separate their religion and politics from the situation and just try and relate to them as family and agree to disagree on the hot button topics and don't discuss those.
Moravian replies on Apr 18, 2019:
@confidentrealm Maybe a change to make up then
Sgt_Spanky comments on Apr 18, 2019:
Separate their religion and politics from the situation and just try and relate to them as family and agree to disagree on the hot button topics and don't discuss those.
Moravian replies on Apr 18, 2019:
@confidentrealm Maybe a change to make up then
YEAH, I THINK FRANCE SHOULD HELP FINANCE THE REBUILDING OF NOTRE DAME SO ALL THE PEDOPHILIC CATHOLIC...
brentan comments on Apr 17, 2019:
I don't think the outpouring of grief has much to do with religion. It's about an icon of our culture.
Moravian replies on Apr 18, 2019:
You say so but I recall a shot of hundreds of people on their knees praying beside the cathedral the following night.
brentan comments on Apr 17, 2019:
I don't think the outpouring of grief has much to do with religion. It's about an icon of our culture.
Moravian replies on Apr 18, 2019:
You say so but I recall a shot of hundreds of people on their knees praying beside the cathedral the following night.
I'm going to see my brother tomorrow.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Apr 18, 2019:
Separate their religion and politics from the situation and just try and relate to them as family and agree to disagree on the hot button topics and don't discuss those.
Moravian replies on Apr 18, 2019:
Agree. Avoid politics and religion although at a funeral the religious bit will be there.
My sister and nephew are tory voting brexiteers and if the subject comes up I just say something non comital and try to change the subject. It is very sad when politics and or religion split up families.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Apr 18, 2019:
Separate their religion and politics from the situation and just try and relate to them as family and agree to disagree on the hot button topics and don't discuss those.
Moravian replies on Apr 18, 2019:
Agree. Avoid politics and religion although at a funeral the religious bit will be there.
My sister and nephew are tory voting brexiteers and if the subject comes up I just say something non comital and try to change the subject. It is very sad when politics and or religion split up families.
Today's hike and recovering from flu
Moravian comments on Apr 17, 2019:
You live in a beautiful part of the world. Re the flu, do you have an annual inoculation programme ?. In the UK everyone over 65 and those with an underlying health problem have free inoculation every autumn.It doesn't guarantee no flu but definitely worth having.
Moravian replies on Apr 17, 2019:
@LiterateHiker Too bad. Hope it doesn't make it accross the Atlantic
Moravian comments on Apr 17, 2019:
You live in a beautiful part of the world. Re the flu, do you have an annual inoculation programme ?. In the UK everyone over 65 and those with an underlying health problem have free inoculation every autumn.It doesn't guarantee no flu but definitely worth having.
Moravian replies on Apr 17, 2019:
@LiterateHiker Too bad. Hope it doesn't make it accross the Atlantic
In the second creation myth in Genesis, god created Adam and Eve and put them in a garden that had ...
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 16, 2019:
We need to bear in mind that this is a myth and so should be considered allegorically. It is most likely to have arisen during the Babylonian exile when much of the Hebraic literature was written. The writings which compose the Torah are informed greatly by Babylonian and pre-Babylonian religious ...
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Antifred Yes but the allegory is that the agrarian killed the hunter gatherer
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 16, 2019:
We need to bear in mind that this is a myth and so should be considered allegorically. It is most likely to have arisen during the Babylonian exile when much of the Hebraic literature was written. The writings which compose the Torah are informed greatly by Babylonian and pre-Babylonian religious ...
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Antifred Yes but the allegory is that the agrarian killed the hunter gatherer
I really don't get it.
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
And the politicians are promoting it to their advantage. Nationalism or "populism" as it is being called now is very damaging.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@TomMcGiverin No I am not naïve, but if you think targeted assassinations would do any good you are. Probably the targeted assassination which caused more deaths and mayhem than any other was that of Archduke Franz ferdinand
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
And the politicians are promoting it to their advantage. Nationalism or "populism" as it is being called now is very damaging.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@TomMcGiverin No I am not naïve, but if you think targeted assassinations would do any good you are. Probably the targeted assassination which caused more deaths and mayhem than any other was that of Archduke Franz ferdinand
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Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Carin Sorry maybe I am mistaken but I thought you said that the photos shown on the original posting are factual when they are obviously photoshopped
Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Carin Sorry maybe I am mistaken but I thought you said that the photos shown on the original posting are factual when they are obviously photoshopped
In the second creation myth in Genesis, god created Adam and Eve and put them in a garden that had ...
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 16, 2019:
We need to bear in mind that this is a myth and so should be considered allegorically. It is most likely to have arisen during the Babylonian exile when much of the Hebraic literature was written. The writings which compose the Torah are informed greatly by Babylonian and pre-Babylonian religious ...
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
It could relate to the enforced change from a hunter gatherer lifestyle to an agrarian one although American author Daniel Quin thinks the story of Cain and Abel relates to this. Cain is the agriculturalist and Abel is the hunter gatherer.
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 16, 2019:
We need to bear in mind that this is a myth and so should be considered allegorically. It is most likely to have arisen during the Babylonian exile when much of the Hebraic literature was written. The writings which compose the Torah are informed greatly by Babylonian and pre-Babylonian religious ...
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
It could relate to the enforced change from a hunter gatherer lifestyle to an agrarian one although American author Daniel Quin thinks the story of Cain and Abel relates to this. Cain is the agriculturalist and Abel is the hunter gatherer.
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Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Carin OK, what is limited to India ?
Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Carin OK, what is limited to India ?
I really don't get it.
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
And the politicians are promoting it to their advantage. Nationalism or "populism" as it is being called now is very damaging.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@TomMcGiverin Agree with most of that, maybe peaceful revolution but definitely no assassinations.
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
And the politicians are promoting it to their advantage. Nationalism or "populism" as it is being called now is very damaging.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@TomMcGiverin Agree with most of that, maybe peaceful revolution but definitely no assassinations.
Notre dame cathedral is burning down piece of history gone religion or not is a shame
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
It's a miracle. The cross was saved from the fire.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@RichE you're rite.
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
It's a miracle. The cross was saved from the fire.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@RichE you're rite.
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Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Carin Don't know what you mean by that comment but if you think the above photographs are factual you are sadly deluded.
Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@Carin Don't know what you mean by that comment but if you think the above photographs are factual you are sadly deluded.
I really don't get it.
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
And the politicians are promoting it to their advantage. Nationalism or "populism" as it is being called now is very damaging.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@TomMcGiverin And it's not just in the USA. We have Brexit here and both Hungary and Brazil have elected right wing presidents.
Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:
And the politicians are promoting it to their advantage. Nationalism or "populism" as it is being called now is very damaging.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@TomMcGiverin And it's not just in the USA. We have Brexit here and both Hungary and Brazil have elected right wing presidents.
How Come Civilization?
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Why do lemmings run over cliffs ? not intentionally but because they are too successful at breeding and eat themselves out of house and home and are looking for pastures new.. Why did Homo Sapiens leave Africa ? Probably for the same reason. They probably hunted the game to extinction and moved to ...
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@johnprytz Certainly during WW2 a lot more food was grown by people in their gardens and redundant land was used for crop growing. Apparently with rationing the population was healthier than ever.
Fast forward to a few years ago we had something called "setaside" in The EU where farmers were paid to leave land uncultivated because we were producing too much food.
We are now so used to buying cheap supermarket chicken and pigmeat from factory farms with dubious welfare standards and processed food which tends to be unhealthy and nearly always has palm oil as an ingredient. Palm oil grown on what was rainforest in Brazil
People are not going to give that up readily but climate change may force them to do it.
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Why do lemmings run over cliffs ? not intentionally but because they are too successful at breeding and eat themselves out of house and home and are looking for pastures new.. Why did Homo Sapiens leave Africa ? Probably for the same reason. They probably hunted the game to extinction and moved to ...
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@johnprytz Certainly during WW2 a lot more food was grown by people in their gardens and redundant land was used for crop growing. Apparently with rationing the population was healthier than ever.
Fast forward to a few years ago we had something called "setaside" in The EU where farmers were paid to leave land uncultivated because we were producing too much food.
We are now so used to buying cheap supermarket chicken and pigmeat from factory farms with dubious welfare standards and processed food which tends to be unhealthy and nearly always has palm oil as an ingredient. Palm oil grown on what was rainforest in Brazil
People are not going to give that up readily but climate change may force them to do it.
I was just about to turn 30 and number 19 was my favorite. Which of the top 20 was yours?
GeorgeRocheleau comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Disco era, I didn't care for any of them.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
I agree. The Village people were amusing, Debbie Harry was gorgeous and Dr Hook and the Doobie Brothers were OK but the rest ? nah.
GeorgeRocheleau comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Disco era, I didn't care for any of them.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
I agree. The Village people were amusing, Debbie Harry was gorgeous and Dr Hook and the Doobie Brothers were OK but the rest ? nah.
A unique Alaskan Spruce IPA - made with fresh Spruce tips.
Moravian comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Sounds delicious. Most of the craft brewers in Scotland produce a good IPA but I have yet to find one flavoured with spruce. I may suggest it to our local brewer as we have no shortage of spruce trees here.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@FrostyJim I believe they used bog myrtle (Erica gale) here for flavouring prior to hops being used.
A few years ago I lived in the south of England where hops grew wild so I collected some to put in my home brew. I obviously used far too much as the beer was so bitter it was undrinkable.
Moravian comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Sounds delicious. Most of the craft brewers in Scotland produce a good IPA but I have yet to find one flavoured with spruce. I may suggest it to our local brewer as we have no shortage of spruce trees here.
Moravian replies on Apr 16, 2019:
@FrostyJim I believe they used bog myrtle (Erica gale) here for flavouring prior to hops being used.
A few years ago I lived in the south of England where hops grew wild so I collected some to put in my home brew. I obviously used far too much as the beer was so bitter it was undrinkable.
Spring is here! No matter what happens with the weather, there are robins taking a bath in the big ...
Paul4747 comments on Apr 15, 2019:
The other day, I sucked the first robin of spring through the air intake on my Pontiac...
Natural selection. Now the rest of the robins will fly faster, and avoid Pontiacs.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
Reminds me of the guy who took his huge gas guzzler to the garage as it was overheating. The mechanic sorted it by removing the minis from the radiator grill.
Paul4747 comments on Apr 15, 2019:
The other day, I sucked the first robin of spring through the air intake on my Pontiac...
Natural selection. Now the rest of the robins will fly faster, and avoid Pontiacs.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
Reminds me of the guy who took his huge gas guzzler to the garage as it was overheating. The mechanic sorted it by removing the minis from the radiator grill.
Craft Beers have exploded in the past 20 years from a few micro breweries and brewpubs scattered ...
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
As an equity punk with shares in Brewdog I have to be a craft ale aficionado but I still prefer a pint of cask conditioned real ale at cellar temperature.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@FrostyJim Brewdog was started by two guys in a garden shed near Aberdeen, They expanded by crowd funding and now are international brewers and pub owners. I bought some shares a few years ago and am hoping they will float the company sometime so that I can get my money back and make a profit.
Their signature ale is Punk IPA hence the equity punk label for investors.
They have just built a brewery in Ohio so their beer should be more available in the USA now
One plan was to build a pub on the US/Mexico border with access from both countries. Not sure what your president would make of that.
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
As an equity punk with shares in Brewdog I have to be a craft ale aficionado but I still prefer a pint of cask conditioned real ale at cellar temperature.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@FrostyJim Brewdog was started by two guys in a garden shed near Aberdeen, They expanded by crowd funding and now are international brewers and pub owners. I bought some shares a few years ago and am hoping they will float the company sometime so that I can get my money back and make a profit.
Their signature ale is Punk IPA hence the equity punk label for investors.
They have just built a brewery in Ohio so their beer should be more available in the USA now
One plan was to build a pub on the US/Mexico border with access from both countries. Not sure what your president would make of that.
I've recently given up my faith because of a few comments people gave made to me here.
Moravian comments on Apr 15, 2019:
My troll detector is twitching but it could be mistaken as religion does strange things to people
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Shouldbefishing ------------ his wonders to perform
Moravian comments on Apr 15, 2019:
My troll detector is twitching but it could be mistaken as religion does strange things to people
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Shouldbefishing ------------ his wonders to perform
Daily Blasphemy: As a kid, I used to visit my evangelical aunt Judy.
Moravian comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Wow. Imagine if it was a Black Sabbath album. She would probably have exploded.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
He was still with it in the eighties but with all the drugs he has ingested over the years poor Ossie can hardly string two coherent words together now.
Moravian comments on Apr 15, 2019:
Wow. Imagine if it was a Black Sabbath album. She would probably have exploded.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
He was still with it in the eighties but with all the drugs he has ingested over the years poor Ossie can hardly string two coherent words together now.
Daily Blasphemy: As a kid, I used to visit my evangelical aunt Judy.
Shouldbefishing comments on Apr 14, 2019:
The Rumors album was the gateway to hell......
Oh, for fucks sake! 😲 Some people need a life.
What a great album though....
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Bierbasstard Very true.
Shouldbefishing comments on Apr 14, 2019:
The Rumors album was the gateway to hell......
Oh, for fucks sake! 😲 Some people need a life.
What a great album though....
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Bierbasstard Very true.
Daily Blasphemy: As a kid, I used to visit my evangelical aunt Judy.
Shouldbefishing comments on Apr 14, 2019:
The Rumors album was the gateway to hell......
Oh, for fucks sake! 😲 Some people need a life.
What a great album though....
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Bierbasstard Don't know much about Journey but I was a fan of the old Fleetwood Mac. Never liked the new band much. Pity about Peter Green. A brilliant blues guitarist but mental illness took it's toll
Shouldbefishing comments on Apr 14, 2019:
The Rumors album was the gateway to hell......
Oh, for fucks sake! 😲 Some people need a life.
What a great album though....
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Bierbasstard Don't know much about Journey but I was a fan of the old Fleetwood Mac. Never liked the new band much. Pity about Peter Green. A brilliant blues guitarist but mental illness took it's toll
How Come Civilization?
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Why do lemmings run over cliffs ? not intentionally but because they are too successful at breeding and eat themselves out of house and home and are looking for pastures new.. Why did Homo Sapiens leave Africa ? Probably for the same reason. They probably hunted the game to extinction and moved to ...
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@johnprytz I want Washington to work for family farmers again, not just for the agribusiness executives pocketing multi-million dollar bonuses or the Wall Street traders sitting at their desks speculating on the price of commodities."
Above is a comment by Elizabeth Warren.
We are used to cheap food and to hell with the consequences.
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Why do lemmings run over cliffs ? not intentionally but because they are too successful at breeding and eat themselves out of house and home and are looking for pastures new.. Why did Homo Sapiens leave Africa ? Probably for the same reason. They probably hunted the game to extinction and moved to ...
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@johnprytz I want Washington to work for family farmers again, not just for the agribusiness executives pocketing multi-million dollar bonuses or the Wall Street traders sitting at their desks speculating on the price of commodities."
Above is a comment by Elizabeth Warren.
We are used to cheap food and to hell with the consequences.
I find it interesting that so much time is spent talking about religion on a website dedicated to ...
J75243 comments on Apr 14, 2019:
I personally believe that many of the older men here are just looking for something, religious or not, as they try to cast a very wide net.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
What a strange comment. So what do you think the older men are trying to catch with their very wide nets ?. Apart from a relationship with a younger woman possibly.
J75243 comments on Apr 14, 2019:
I personally believe that many of the older men here are just looking for something, religious or not, as they try to cast a very wide net.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
What a strange comment. So what do you think the older men are trying to catch with their very wide nets ?. Apart from a relationship with a younger woman possibly.
Scroll by or offer a counter-argument?
Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Carin What a strange idea that universal health care is a bad idea. Nothing wrong with private health care though. If wealthy people like Mick Jagger uses a private facility it frees up the NHS for others.
Carin comments on Apr 6, 2019:
I don't see anything bullying about showing photographs. Perhaps you got through to someone, though some people simply have a strong dislike for factual information. I think you should keep trying.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
@Carin What a strange idea that universal health care is a bad idea. Nothing wrong with private health care though. If wealthy people like Mick Jagger uses a private facility it frees up the NHS for others.
Clarence Thomas: Atheists Can’t Be Trusted Since Oaths Mean Nothing to Them | Hemant Mehta | ...
Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Yea, like anyone smart enough to think the pyramids were grain silos is someone worth listening to.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
What !!. I always thought they were runways for alien spacecraft
Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Yea, like anyone smart enough to think the pyramids were grain silos is someone worth listening to.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
What !!. I always thought they were runways for alien spacecraft
Daily Blasphemy: As a kid, I used to visit my evangelical aunt Judy.
Shouldbefishing comments on Apr 14, 2019:
The Rumors album was the gateway to hell......
Oh, for fucks sake! 😲 Some people need a life.
What a great album though....
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
In my opinion although millions disagree with me Fleetwood Mac changed from being a great blues band to an average rock/pop band when Peter Green left.
Shouldbefishing comments on Apr 14, 2019:
The Rumors album was the gateway to hell......
Oh, for fucks sake! 😲 Some people need a life.
What a great album though....
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2019:
In my opinion although millions disagree with me Fleetwood Mac changed from being a great blues band to an average rock/pop band when Peter Green left.
Does Empathy Have A Dark Side?
Moravian comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. There are many definitions for empathy that encompass a broad range of emotional states. Types of empathy include ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes Very interesting. I would not for a minute try to argue with those learned psychologists and maybe I have misunderstood the meaning of empathy but I understood that it meant purely to be able to understand how a person felt whether in an unhappy situation or a happy situation. I'm sure we have all said "I feel for you" or "I am happy for you" but I cannot see how it could be compared to a drug.
I suppose if you are close to a person and they are feeling bad then having empathy means you can share that pain and even make the person feel slightly better. but that is all. Surely to take it further is compassion not empathy
Again it the person is happy and you share in that happiness it may give you a slight lift but that is all.
I see what they are saying but personally I think they are exaggerating or does that mean that I don't have empathy after all.?
I suppose anything that bonds people in a group could have evolutionary benefits so empathy probably comes in to that category
Moravian comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. There are many definitions for empathy that encompass a broad range of emotional states. Types of empathy include ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes Very interesting. I would not for a minute try to argue with those learned psychologists and maybe I have misunderstood the meaning of empathy but I understood that it meant purely to be able to understand how a person felt whether in an unhappy situation or a happy situation. I'm sure we have all said "I feel for you" or "I am happy for you" but I cannot see how it could be compared to a drug.
I suppose if you are close to a person and they are feeling bad then having empathy means you can share that pain and even make the person feel slightly better. but that is all. Surely to take it further is compassion not empathy
Again it the person is happy and you share in that happiness it may give you a slight lift but that is all.
I see what they are saying but personally I think they are exaggerating or does that mean that I don't have empathy after all.?
I suppose anything that bonds people in a group could have evolutionary benefits so empathy probably comes in to that category
Remember when students put flowers on the end of rifles?
Wangobango3 comments on Apr 14, 2019:
When I worked at Montreal's Expo67 I tried to convince young American guys to stay in Canada and tear up their draft notices. That era was the beginning of Fake News. We got a bit more Truth in Canadian Newscasts. Our P.M. Trudeau kept us mostly out of that catastrophe.Nowadays we follow the U.S. ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
Harold Wilson who was the Labour PM in the '6os resisted pressure from the US to join in the Vietnam war unlike Blair who obeyed Bush's commands like an obedient puppy in the Iraq invasion.
Wangobango3 comments on Apr 14, 2019:
When I worked at Montreal's Expo67 I tried to convince young American guys to stay in Canada and tear up their draft notices. That era was the beginning of Fake News. We got a bit more Truth in Canadian Newscasts. Our P.M. Trudeau kept us mostly out of that catastrophe.Nowadays we follow the U.S. ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
Harold Wilson who was the Labour PM in the '6os resisted pressure from the US to join in the Vietnam war unlike Blair who obeyed Bush's commands like an obedient puppy in the Iraq invasion.
Does Empathy Have A Dark Side?
Moravian comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. There are many definitions for empathy that encompass a broad range of emotional states. Types of empathy include ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes what I meant was having empathy or being able to understand how another feels is not in itself harmful but if that ability is used to harm the person then it becomes immoral or unethical or something like that. I would like to think that I am an empethatic person but I have known as I am sure we all have people who appear to be totally lacking empathy.
I'm not sure if altruism could be used in the same way as it is the selfless concern for another.person which is probably an evolutionary trait. As social animals it must be beneficial to aid others in the group
Moravian comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. There are many definitions for empathy that encompass a broad range of emotional states. Types of empathy include ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes what I meant was having empathy or being able to understand how another feels is not in itself harmful but if that ability is used to harm the person then it becomes immoral or unethical or something like that. I would like to think that I am an empethatic person but I have known as I am sure we all have people who appear to be totally lacking empathy.
I'm not sure if altruism could be used in the same way as it is the selfless concern for another.person which is probably an evolutionary trait. As social animals it must be beneficial to aid others in the group
I think it would be a good exercise for us atheists and agnostics to define the so-called God we ...
Moravian comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Sounds a bit daft. How can you define something that doesn't exit.?
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@skado I would think the first one.
Moravian comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Sounds a bit daft. How can you define something that doesn't exit.?
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@skado I would think the first one.
I think it would be a good exercise for us atheists and agnostics to define the so-called God we ...
Moravian comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Sounds a bit daft. How can you define something that doesn't exit.?
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@skado Depends exactly what you mean by "define"
1
State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
‘the contract will seek to define the client's obligations’
More example sentencesSynonyms
1.1 Give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary.
‘the dictionary defines it as ‘a type of pasture’’
More example sentences
1.2 Make up or establish the character or essence of.
‘for some, the football club defines their identity’
More example sentences
2
Mark out the boundary or limits of.
‘the river defines the park's boundary’
More example sentencesSynonyms
2.1 Make clear the outline of; delineate.
‘she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow to her eyelids’
Moravian comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Sounds a bit daft. How can you define something that doesn't exit.?
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@skado Depends exactly what you mean by "define"
1
State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
‘the contract will seek to define the client's obligations’
More example sentencesSynonyms
1.1 Give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary.
‘the dictionary defines it as ‘a type of pasture’’
More example sentences
1.2 Make up or establish the character or essence of.
‘for some, the football club defines their identity’
More example sentences
2
Mark out the boundary or limits of.
‘the river defines the park's boundary’
More example sentencesSynonyms
2.1 Make clear the outline of; delineate.
‘she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow to her eyelids’
I've noticed that Pro-lifers love to invoke the Commandment "thu shalt not kill", taken from the ...
VictoriaNotes comments on Apr 14, 2019:
They explain it away with "divine command theory."
*"Divine Command Theory includes the claim that morality is ultimately based on the commands or character of God, and that the morally right action is the one that God commands or requires."* https://www.iep.utm.edu/divine-c/
Here's an example...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes I have read the first books of the old testament in detail and it is my firm belief that the Jewish people invented yaweh to justify their warlike behaviour. I noticed that the children who were killed were Canaanite so of less value than Jewish children. Canaan was given to the people by their god anyway so all of the people were expendable and had to be removed.
VictoriaNotes comments on Apr 14, 2019:
They explain it away with "divine command theory."
*"Divine Command Theory includes the claim that morality is ultimately based on the commands or character of God, and that the morally right action is the one that God commands or requires."* https://www.iep.utm.edu/divine-c/
Here's an example...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes I have read the first books of the old testament in detail and it is my firm belief that the Jewish people invented yaweh to justify their warlike behaviour. I noticed that the children who were killed were Canaanite so of less value than Jewish children. Canaan was given to the people by their god anyway so all of the people were expendable and had to be removed.
I've noticed that Pro-lifers love to invoke the Commandment "thu shalt not kill", taken from the ...
VictoriaNotes comments on Apr 14, 2019:
They explain it away with "divine command theory."
*"Divine Command Theory includes the claim that morality is ultimately based on the commands or character of God, and that the morally right action is the one that God commands or requires."* https://www.iep.utm.edu/divine-c/
Here's an example...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
My gob is totally smacked. I have never heard anything like this before. A pity god wouldn't end this arsehole's life.
VictoriaNotes comments on Apr 14, 2019:
They explain it away with "divine command theory."
*"Divine Command Theory includes the claim that morality is ultimately based on the commands or character of God, and that the morally right action is the one that God commands or requires."* https://www.iep.utm.edu/divine-c/
Here's an example...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
My gob is totally smacked. I have never heard anything like this before. A pity god wouldn't end this arsehole's life.
How Come Civilization?
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Why do lemmings run over cliffs ? not intentionally but because they are too successful at breeding and eat themselves out of house and home and are looking for pastures new.. Why did Homo Sapiens leave Africa ? Probably for the same reason. They probably hunted the game to extinction and moved to ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@johnprytz What? no divine GPS like Moses had. The adoption of agriculture ?, I think we have been regretting it ever since and the last remaining few hunter gatherer tribes are desperately trying to hang on to their way of life.
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Why do lemmings run over cliffs ? not intentionally but because they are too successful at breeding and eat themselves out of house and home and are looking for pastures new.. Why did Homo Sapiens leave Africa ? Probably for the same reason. They probably hunted the game to extinction and moved to ...
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
@johnprytz What? no divine GPS like Moses had. The adoption of agriculture ?, I think we have been regretting it ever since and the last remaining few hunter gatherer tribes are desperately trying to hang on to their way of life.
A new Fatwa has been released..
Jolanta comments on Apr 13, 2019:
What a horrible person he is. What has Mudaro ever done to him?
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
He is a socialist which means he is a godless heathen.
Jolanta comments on Apr 13, 2019:
What a horrible person he is. What has Mudaro ever done to him?
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
He is a socialist which means he is a godless heathen.
Happy Birthday to Christopher Hitchens! A brilliant orator who I wish I had met in life.
Healthydoc70 comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Mostly my gay athiest German professor friend for life, but Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennett, Einstein, Shelley, Schopenauer, Sartre, Kafka, Hesse, Nietzsche, Paine.
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
I would add David Hume to that list.
Healthydoc70 comments on Apr 13, 2019:
Mostly my gay athiest German professor friend for life, but Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennett, Einstein, Shelley, Schopenauer, Sartre, Kafka, Hesse, Nietzsche, Paine.
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2019:
I would add David Hume to that list.
Craft Beers have exploded in the past 20 years from a few micro breweries and brewpubs scattered ...
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
As an equity punk with shares in Brewdog I have to be a craft ale aficionado but I still prefer a pint of cask conditioned real ale at cellar temperature.
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
@FrostyJim Sounds like every beer drinkers dream job ;-). I believe there is a battle going on in CAMRA at the moment between the old guard who favour the cask conditioned hand pulled ale whilst the younger members are in to the newer craft ales which tend to be filtered and served chilled. I really like some of the new ales from the small brewers but I think I am with the old guard . I can remember when CAMRA started. The big brewers were frantically buying up the small guys and phasing out local beers. CAMRA did a great job so I hope they can keep going despite their problems.
Moravian comments on Apr 13, 2019:
As an equity punk with shares in Brewdog I have to be a craft ale aficionado but I still prefer a pint of cask conditioned real ale at cellar temperature.
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
@FrostyJim Sounds like every beer drinkers dream job ;-). I believe there is a battle going on in CAMRA at the moment between the old guard who favour the cask conditioned hand pulled ale whilst the younger members are in to the newer craft ales which tend to be filtered and served chilled. I really like some of the new ales from the small brewers but I think I am with the old guard . I can remember when CAMRA started. The big brewers were frantically buying up the small guys and phasing out local beers. CAMRA did a great job so I hope they can keep going despite their problems.
How Come Civilization?
1of5 comments on Apr 13, 2019:
*For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always ...
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
And I think the dolphins are right., but humans have opposable thumbs.
1of5 comments on Apr 13, 2019:
*For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always ...
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
And I think the dolphins are right., but humans have opposable thumbs.
A federal judge who invalidated the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Affordable Care Act is seeing...
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
@MsDemeanour Good point but their ancestors were there long before America was America so maybe they should be called by their first nation name . Black Americans tend to be called African Americans these days but we are all Africans if we go back far enough. We have never had the expression black British or black English, it seems to be a particularly American thing.
Yes I find it amusing that a person who's great grandfather emmigrated from Donegal all those years ago still call themselves Irish.
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
@MsDemeanour Good point but their ancestors were there long before America was America so maybe they should be called by their first nation name . Black Americans tend to be called African Americans these days but we are all Africans if we go back far enough. We have never had the expression black British or black English, it seems to be a particularly American thing.
Yes I find it amusing that a person who's great grandfather emmigrated from Donegal all those years ago still call themselves Irish.
My profile now states that i am interested in smoking. How fucking stupid is that?
MsDemeanour comments on Apr 13, 2019:
This meme is just for you Patrick. You might as well be further frustrated hahaha
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
A more worthy cause
MsDemeanour comments on Apr 13, 2019:
This meme is just for you Patrick. You might as well be further frustrated hahaha
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
A more worthy cause
Alright, I have to earn a place in the queue.
Patrick comments on Apr 13, 2019:
I may as well have posted this on Facebook.
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
You been reading Dale Carnegies book then ?. How to win friends and influence people.
Patrick comments on Apr 13, 2019:
I may as well have posted this on Facebook.
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2019:
You been reading Dale Carnegies book then ?. How to win friends and influence people.
Pat "Christian Sharia Law" Robertson
zesty comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Sometimes even this guy has a good idea!
Moravian replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@zesty I'm sorry, I couldn't possibly reply to that without insulting you so as I don't believe in blocking people I will be ignoring all your posts from now on
zesty comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Sometimes even this guy has a good idea!
Moravian replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@zesty I'm sorry, I couldn't possibly reply to that without insulting you so as I don't believe in blocking people I will be ignoring all your posts from now on
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Libertarians Worldwide
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Beer and craft brewing
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Language abuse and bad spelling
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ACHES AND PAINS
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Origins of Heaven and Hell
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I don't give a fuck
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Elon Musk
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UAPs, UFOs, USOs and 1st Contact
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Atheist Points Of View On The Middle East
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Taboos - Do This, Don't Do That
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Cults
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Anti communism and antisocialism
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