Any United fans in the house? Rashford made his country proud!

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Not many on here from South East Asia ;-)

I'm just having a rant because I can! I've just agreed to do a difficult 12 and a half hour shift...

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

As the late great Bill Shankly said " football isn't a matter of life and death, It is more important than that".

For all Scottish football fans who will totally get this! [independent.co.uk]

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I lived in Gorgie for a spell and on the days of Heart's home games my local, the famous Diggers pub was always mobbed. If It was a Hearts Hibs game ?. i stayed away.

There is a parliamentary petition to revoke Article 50 if anyone is interested in signing.

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Over 3 million now but the politicians will take no notice because the people have chosen. Is there a bit of irony in there somewhere ?.

How many people know about this initiative?

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Some good news for once and I believe China has increased it's area of forest cover in the past ten years and millions of trees are being planted in India.This will help to make up for the deforestation in South America.

Chick-fil-A banned from opening at San Antonio airport, council members cite LGBTQ issues

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I would have thought that endangering the health of it's customers would have been a good enough reason for banning them.

[religionnews.

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I look forward to the day when "none" is the default position and theists are labeled as such, although it certainly won't be in my lifetime. As for "spiritual". I haven't a clue what that means.

The Secret Jehovah’s Witness Database of Child Molesters - The Atlantic

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

I always thought they were a weird but harmless cult. This shows something different and it will be very tempting to mention this when I next have them on my doorstep.

History of religion

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Nice one. That's the way to annoy a Christian. Show him that his religion has evolved.

The US is not exceptional, unless you talk about how it exceptionally supports dictatorships, ...

Moravian comments on Mar 23, 2019:

In a nutshell

symmetree

Moravian comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Is it a "pair"tree

Anyone ever been involved in multi-level marketing (MLM)?

Moravian comments on Mar 22, 2019:

I was a distributor with Telecom Plus or as they are now The Utilities Warehouse.in the UK.It is a genuine company and not a scam but he only way to progress and make real money is to build up a large "downline". To do that you had to recruit lots of other distributors and convince them that they can do the same. Some may but there is only room for a few at the top. Those who joined the Co. early on and were successful are now wealthy. I was given some free shares which are now worth ten times their original value so I am happy.

US Marines are practicing seizing small islands as a possible China fight looms in the Pacific

Moravian comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Got to feed the military industrial monster !!

‘In Awesome Peril’

Moravian comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Just a case of "friendly fire" or as I believe it is called in the US, "blue on blue"

Sugar Sugar - The Archies [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Classic Rock ?. That's stretching it a bit ;-).but I remember it well

Some of the most truly nasty people I ever met, and fortunately there were not many, espoused ...

Moravian comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Yes, hypocrisy is common amongst god botherers but they have a get out of jail free card in that they can always blame the devil for leading them astray.

The regressive left is just as bad as the religious right.

Moravian comments on Mar 21, 2019:

"Criticism does not lead to murder" Tell that to the journalists and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo.

Basic Human Needs by Wavy Gravy And wouldn't it be neat if the people that you meet had shoes ...

Moravian comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Very relevant with the situation in East Africa at the moment

Atheism vs. Scientific Method

Moravian comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Interesting question. Using the scientific method 1.Q. is there a god ? 2.Collect data, there is none to prove the existence of a god. 3.Test the hypothesis, How ?

What do you think? Will you join? [facebook.com]

Moravian comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Very interesting. One thing I find totally bizarre about US politics is why do you have to register as a member of a political party when at elections votes are cast in a secret ballot

Can you be atheist and agnostic?

Moravian comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I base my atheism purely on the non existence of the Judeo/christian/muslim god .Having read the first few books of the old testament in some detail it is obvious (to me) that Jewish monotheism was adopted ,possibly taken from Zoroastrianism, as a control measure and justification for their warlike aquisitive behaviour. Some other gods which are little more than belief in some sort of life force may have more validity but since we in the west are normally referring to "yaweh" when we say "god" I think those who call ourselves atheists are quite entitled to do so.

Meghan McCain. Conservative. Republican. Hates Trump. Watch; [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Mar 21, 2019:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-blasts-mccain-bemoans-not-getting-thank-you-for-funeral/ar-BBV27a9?ocid=spartandhp He is now bemoaning the fact that Mcain didn't thank him for the funeral. Now he really is losing the plot

An interesting question..

Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2019:

For the same reason as Edinburgh Castle was built so near Waverley railway station. This was a question asked by an American tourist.

October 6, 1967 - The funeral notice posted in Haight Ashbury for the death of the hippie.

Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I think like Mark Twain reports of the death are an exaggeration . I visited Haight Ashbury on a visit to San Francisco a few years ago and it felt like like a pilgrimage

For those who have trouble sleeping researchers say that 1 week of camping, without electronics, ...

Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Depends where you are and what time of year. Mid summer in North Scotland only has 3 or 4 hours of darkness making sleeping in a tent difficult.

151 - Will We Destroy the Future?

Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2019:

We can't "destroy the future" !. Even if we killed every living thing on earth with nuclear weapons there would still be a future, albeit it maybe not a very pleasant one.

Oh boy ...

Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2019:

For impaling pedestrians and cyclists ?

A question for strong supporters of the state of Israel.

Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSy6ENVAJlY A hard hitting critique of Zionism and why there is unlikely ever to be peace in Israel

Jesus take the wheel...

Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Happened to me once. After working on my car I took it for a test run but forgot to tighten the wheel nuts. The front nearside wheel came of and rolled down the road in front of the car. A woman sitting in her car in a layby got quite a surprise as the wheel rolled past her. Jesus had no input.

What have you been ordering online now?

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I bet they fall for that hook, line,and sinker

A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today - Los Angeles Times

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

have there been any prosecutions of American soldiers for their actions in Vietnam ?. I ask because an ex British paratrooper has just been charged with manslaughter for his part in the "bloody sunday" killing of 13 unarmed civilians in Derry in NI in 1972.

Is the "afterlife" possible without a god or gods?

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Afterlife is death. Nothing more.

Waterfall Garden? What do you think?

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Looks like the head gasket has blown on the old pickup

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker - YouTube

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I have been a fan of Steven Pinker since I read his book "How the mind works" years ago. I think he is right to be optimistic rather then pessimistic and I wholeheartedly agree that the The European enlightenment was the greatest intellectual achievement ever. Overall the population is better off than they were but there have been some losers eg the Aboriginals in Australia and the San people in the Kalahari who have seen their way of life totally destroyed. As for the future ?, Well that is entirely up to us isn't it.

My mom is threatening not to come to my wedding because it's not a religious ceremony. sigh

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

That's very sad, but not uncommon. I attended my partner's nephew's wedding in Connecticut last year and the brides parents didn't attend the wedding because it was a humanist wedding.

The 12 Signs That Show We're in The Middle of a 6th Mass Extinction

Moravian comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Probably true but it is a pity he started with inaccurate information on the last great extinction when the dinosaurs went extinct. It is now widely accepted that the asteroid strike was only a contributory factor and the main cause was massive volcanic activity in India which pumped massive amounts of CO2 in to the atmosphere resulting in a rise in temperature

Ok, time to talk about hipocrisy, but this time in our own site.

Moravian comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Don't get your point. As you say this site is for discussion not ogling at naked bodies. Plenty of other sites on the internet for that if it's your thing.

Wedding vows. Are atheists vows stronger than religious vows?

Moravian comments on Mar 18, 2019:

https://humanism.org.uk/2019/03/10/humanist-marriages-least-likely-to-end-in-divorce-official-statistics-reveal/?fbclid=IwAR1qsVG97B6TWEejLoYS6E9qVCj73s5XFDVYZ9_-uSpfjaFN85qOqFMY9xA Well it looks like humanist vows are

[secure.

Moravian comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Good luck with the petition.There have been talks about reintroducing some species such as the Iberian Lynx to the UK but I doubt if the wolf will ever be reintroduced.. The last one was killed in Scotland in the late 17th century. There has been at least two reintroductions of the European beaver both official and unofficial with mixed success.

[secure.

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

If you love wolves read "The philosopher and the wolf" by Mark Rowlands. A fantastic book

Do You Know God? - YouTube

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

The accents always remind me of Kirk Douglas in a biblical epic saying the immortal words "Truly he is the son of Gaad"

St.

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Frisians are cows

May the Leprechauns be near you??☘

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

May the road rise to meet you and bring happiness your way. May love always surround you keeping you warm with each day. May troubles always avoid you as you travel on your way.

I'm sick without drinking! need another one!

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

St Paddy will be turning in his grave

Smart Water?...

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I bought a new Honda motorbike a few years ago and it was protected by something called "smartwater".Minute traceable particles were sprayed on the bike and could not be removed. Could it be that this new smartwater is a devious government plot to keep tabs on us.

You ever watch movies from the eighties and count how many of the actors are dead?

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I read the obituaries in "The Times" and if the deceased are younger than me I see it as a result

Fuck the Pentagon - If it were not for all their interference in the affairs of other countries, we ...

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Sounds like soshulism to me, can't have that but it shows how the Republican party has changed since his days.

Wow! What is there to say? [patheos.com]

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Who are those conservative christians and could we have a video of them proclaiming this please.

I recently found a group on "Meet Up" for Secular Humanists.

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

When I lived in Edinburgh I attended a Meet up secular group on a weekly basis. Great company and lots of interesting discussions. I remember their slogan was "attack the idea not the person"

@DoDapper ?

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

And be careful down at the zoo because the panda eats,shoots, and leaves.

I was in class today on the UofM’s campus when a classmate got a “really scary” message.

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

But you can't take our guns away. It's in the constitoooshun

I noticed several posts are live which do not allow any interaction.

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I have noticed this as well. I thought at first i had been blocked by the person but that is unlikely. Looks like a glitch.

I had some one put it to me very interesting about what a ghost and such could be.

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

One question, where do ghosts get their energy from ?. Animals, including humans get their energy from the food they eat and the air they breathe, so do ghosts eat and drink or do they just plug themselves into an electric socket for a recharge.

Isn't it hilarious how the religious transfer their own deviance onto us? :D

Moravian comments on Mar 17, 2019:

That was definitely me when I was younger. They missed out "got drunk frequently,looked at porn mags,and really enjoyed life"

Mock a bigot today!

Moravian comments on Mar 16, 2019:

We had a similar event in the UK a few years back. John Prescott. Tony Blair's deputy was egged and threw a few punches at the perpetrator. Pity it wasn't Tony himself.

Pride.

Moravian comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I think it is missplaced pride that is the problem. I find the proud (insert your nationality) difficult as it is purely an accident of birth.

Have you noticed the people who do not want to help refugees because we have our own poor don't want...

Moravian comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I don't know. I see people posting on Facebook that we should help our own disadvantaged people instead of helping refugees, but whether they do or nor. who knows.

A win for the Sioux tribe! The US Army has announced the Dakota Access Pipeline will NOT pass ...

Moravian comments on Mar 16, 2019:

I know nothing about the Dakota access pipeline but what strikes me is the tiny size of the reservation

Hope this isn't a repeat - because it's really important article explaining why climate change ...

Moravian comments on Mar 16, 2019:

Reading the comments at the bottom of the article is more enlightening than the article itself.The ignorance is breathtaking.

Mother and Pence meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Ireland Prime Minister, and his partner.

Moravian comments on Mar 15, 2019:

What's the big red V she is holding in front of her.Is to show gay Mr Varadker what he is missing ?

WE HAVE BEEN FOOLED FOR CENTURIES Lousy, crappy texts sold as holy texts and word of God for ...

Moravian comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I must be a bit thick today but I don't get your point. What are you asking us ?. Do we agree with ones marked "in".As far as I am concerned it's all a load of bollocks.

The Rolling Stones - Get Off of My Cloud [youtu.be] Those lyrics always make me laugh :)

Moravian comments on Mar 14, 2019:

At the time they were accused of singing about drug taking, which is probably true.

Just a thought! Follow back a ‘family tree’ of the great guitarists and their influences and ...

Moravian comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Before Robert Johnson we had --The Devil !! https://www.bing.com/search?q=croaaroads+blues+song=WNSGPH&qs=SW=b8a8397fa3bb42f4939875f6b579e299&pq=croaaroads+blues+song&cc=GB=en-GB&PC=HCTS=7815A8810375AAB13232A6E586DC3638&ts=1552547894357=Moderate

Hello!!! I am Jamie from Oklahoma.

Moravian comments on Mar 13, 2019:

A woman of impeccable taste.I don't know if you have seen the film World War Z with Brad Pitt. The street scenes supposed to be of Philadelphia were filmed in Glasgow. We were obviously cheaper. I was down in Glasgow when they were filming and it was strange to see American street signs,mailboxes, police cars etc close to George Square.

Hippy’s had it right.

Moravian comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Sums it up I think

What species is a human mother's fetus?

Moravian comments on Mar 13, 2019:

What a ridiculous question.

The news is ramping up the idea that kids are suffering in Venezuela.

Moravian comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Kids are also suffering in Yemen but the US and UK are still arming Saudi Arabia to aid them in their proxy war against Iran. Don't hear much about that in the news.

Black Sabbath. - War Pigs [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Love it. An anti war song by Black Sabbath. great stuff

Secrets of the dead [pbs.

Moravian comments on Mar 12, 2019:

The early Christians were persecuted not for worshiping their god but for refusing to worship the official Roman gods. When Christianity became the official religion they returned the favour, tenfold. For a brilliant summary of those times read "The darkening age (the christian destruction of the classical world)" by Catherine Nixey. Shows "the religion of love and tolerance" in a new light.

U.

Moravian comments on Mar 12, 2019:

This has been going on long before 9/11 and is one reason why the USA is hated in many countries. Bush's war on terrrr as he called it is just a continuation of US foreign policy.

Does anyone know anything about Time Banks?

Moravian comments on Mar 12, 2019:

I was a member of something like this years ago. You offer work in your area of expertise and are credited with the hours or days worked then if you wanted a job done you could use the hours you collected. No money changed hands, I did things like gardening and tree surgery and mostly received baby sitting in return. It worked well.

Jesus fucking Christ, isulting Islam is now a punishable offense in the EU court of human right We...

Moravian comments on Mar 11, 2019:

This is a guy who married a six year old girl but to give him credit he did not have sex with her until she was nine. In this day and age he would be serving a long stretch at HMP. I have a habit of watching the BBC's "Big Question" on sunday mornings although it does nothing for my elevated blood pressure. Yesterday the question was "Is islam united or divided". All the usual (Muslim) suspects were hauled out including that obnoxious English convert Yvonne Riddley. They genuinely scared me apart from the English Sufi who was pacifist and seems to spend most of his life meditating. A Welsh scholar of Islam proclaimed that every word of the Koran is open to multiple interpretation and another stated that it was the pure and perfect word of god. Now they can't both be right or was god just playing tricks ?

Ivanka ... (who wore it better?)

Moravian comments on Mar 11, 2019:

Why is she standing beside a tailors dummy ?

I want it baaaack..

Moravian comments on Mar 11, 2019:

It's OK. It;s only borrowed. You well get it back in autumn

For me... assassination of JFK.

Moravian comments on Mar 11, 2019:

I'm sure it wasn't my first but I still remember it well. I was living in a flat in London. A Friday evening I think and the BBC cancelled TV programmes and played mournful music all evening. A bit OTT for a foreign head of state but it was the height of the cold war and JFK was our great white hope to keep the pesky Soviets in their place,

Cellphones, driving, and cycling; see the result: Bicycling: Watch: Driver Tells Cyclist He Can ...

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Love it. I hope he was charged with using his phone whilst driving. It's a pretty hefty fine now and 6 points on the licence I think

Poll for you all Do you think cigarettes should be banned?

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

No, prohibition does not work., but where smoking is allowed should be severely restricted

Should we atheists expose the lies of theists whenever possible, or should we sacrifice truth for ...

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

If you want to coexist happily with theists you have to live and let live.It's quite different opposing their beliefs on a site like this than openly trying to speak against the irrationality of their "faith"

Do you think North Korea will ever pay?

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Sorry. Isn't it Mexico that is supposed to pay ?

Creationism flaws, which one is worse?

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Approached from a Judeo/Christian perspective. There are dozens of creation myths. some much more interesting than the biblical one.

I'm trying to meet someone for a period relationship. A man around my age.

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

What is a period relationship ?. A one night stand. or a long weekend or ?

Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria – POLITICO

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

This should be taught in all schools in the west.

How Wolves Change Rivers [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

My favourite animals Very sad that they are being hunted again

Don’t you hate people who use big words just to make themselves look perspicacious?

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Indubitably

Beeeeeeeep!!!!!

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Doesn't work in the UK :-)

Me, none of them lying, crooked mudda fukkas

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Since he appears to be in Ireland researching his Irish roots I would choose Leo Varadkar the Irish prime minister.

Exactly what is imitating crab in imitation crab?

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

probably similar to mock turtle

Anti-Vaxxer Mom Asks Advice For An Outdoor Bedroom For Her 2-Year-Old—The Internet Brutally ...

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Some great replies. I had an outdoor bedroom when I was a kid. It was called a tent.

The oldest verified person ever -- Jeanne Louise Calment of France -- died in 1997 at the age of ...

Moravian comments on Mar 10, 2019:

The oldest person currently living is Kane Tanaka from Japan who is 116. She takes over from anotherJapanese lady who died recently aged 117. Must be an advantage not being from a Christian country where the life span is only an expected three score years and ten.

"Western people don't care about life or death.

Moravian comments on Mar 8, 2019:

It was Stalin who is credited with a similar quote " One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic."

Two years ago I had a near death experience of having to have quadruple heart bypass surgery at 46.

Moravian comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Wow you have had a tough time. Yes the quote attributed to Josephus is a well known forgery. Hope all goes well for you in the future.

[rawstory.

Moravian comments on Mar 8, 2019:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/23/seventy-years-time-close-us-bases Not sure how many are in Scotland since the Polaris support base in the Holy Loch was closed. Possibly a few at obscure missile tracking stations but I want to see them all gone. I will take my chance with the pesky Russians.

I had a trully upsetting and shocking experience today.

Moravian comments on Mar 7, 2019:

That is very sad but in my experience of working in England there is a hard core of "little Englanders " who have been supressed for some time but with Brexit and the rise of "populism" they are becoming more confident and outspoken. We have some in Scotland too and they include the English in their list of people to hate.

fear and loathing in las vegas end speach - YouTube

Moravian comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I still have his book "The politics of ecstasy" somewhere. He was a bit like a later day Christ. Drop everything and follow me and I will lead you to nirvana

I wasn’t sure where to post this but it this seems a good place to start

Moravian comments on Mar 6, 2019:

There is an amusing piece in The Times today about autosexuality. or the love of ones self. An obvious candidate for this affliction is Donald Trump. The columnist relates a tale about Trump instructing his ex buddy Cohen to sell a painting of Trump at an auction house and to make sure that it fetched the highest price. Cohen paid two people to bid on the painting and it sold for $60000. This sum was paid anonymously by Trump and he then gloated about how much his painting was worth.

WD40 or sex lube?

Moravian comments on Mar 6, 2019:

A genuine advert ??. I doubt it.

Half of the today worlds problems started when a French and a British sat across a table and started...

Moravian comments on Mar 6, 2019:

One of the most stable countries in Africa is Botswana. Why ? Because the population is predominantly from one tribe, The Tswana. Most other countries have competing tribes, which causes conflict. The ultimate conflict being the genocide in Rwanda. If the dividing up of the continent by European colonists had not happened and countries had evolved on tribal boundaries it may be a more peaceful place.

Your favorite line from Monty Python?

Moravian comments on Mar 6, 2019:

What did the Romans ever do for us ?

This year for Lent, I'm not giving up anything. I gave up religion as a child and it stuck.

Moravian comments on Mar 5, 2019:

I gave up smoking when I was 25. Best thing I ever did

Art of the day.

Moravian comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Beautiful. Imagine waking up to that every day