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Just so everyone knows Charles Dugal airport Paris is the most ass backwards airport in the world.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

PS Pretty sure it's "Charles De Gaulle" ;)

Just so everyone knows Charles Dugal airport Paris is the most ass backwards airport in the world.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Ever been to Atlanta? How about Gatwick? (I still remember my shocked discovery there that only America is the land of the free coffee refill...) The world hates us because of our freedoms... and our bottomless coffee cups... :D

Why do people think eating babies is so wrong?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

If you call your lover "baby", nothing wrong with a little bite now and then. Otherwise... because. Just "because". In this case, "because" is sufficient.

Nudist couple offering to pay someone up to €580 weekly to tutor their son after last teacher felt...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Do they pay airfare? One question: Would I have to be nude too? That might create an uncomfortable situation for the couple.

Would you do this to your spouse to stop an argument or to have some quiet time for yourself?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Wilhelm Reich, the inventor, was never given a fair hearing by the FDA due to his political and social views. He was hounded to suicide and his books were actually banned and incinerated. Several researchers have duplicated and validated his work. It's open to question how "phony" his invention was, or whether it was the orthodoxy of the FDA that called it so.

Paul McCartney Reveals He 'Saw God' on a Drug Trip: 'I Was Humbled'

Paul4747 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

I saw Goddess at the bar... then I saw her sister... and her friend... and her other friend... man was I drunk that night.

Iran president says US 'leader of world terrorism'

Paul4747 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

Pot vs kettle? It depends on your point of view, I suppose. But Saudi Arabia is definitely in the running, too.

Wrong!?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

You're stating exactly the opposite conspiracy theory from Noam Chomsky, who thought the Trilaterals wanted to inculcate an excessive trust in politicians and the nation-state, then. The Commission's founding declaration states: "Growing interdependence is a fact of life of the contemporary world. It transcends and influences national systems... While it is important to develop greater cooperation among all the countries of the world, Japan, Western Europe, and North America, in view of their great weight in the world economy and their massive relations with one another, bear a special responsibility for developing effective cooperation, both in their own interests and in those of the rest of the world." "To be effective in meeting common problems, Japan, Western Europe, and North America will have to consult and cooperate more closely, on the basis of equality, to develop and carry out coordinated policies on matters affecting their common interests... refrain from unilateral actions incompatible with their interdependence and from actions detrimental to other regions... [and] take advantage of existing international and regional organizations and further enhance their role." "The Commission hopes to play a creative role as a channel of free exchange of opinions with other countries and regions. Further progress of the developing countries and greater improvement of East-West relations will be a major concern." Pretty sinister stuff. And yes, I'm starting to think there's such a thing as "an excess of democracy". The founders envisioned an educated electorate who would vote intelligently and wisely for representatives who would then govern justly and fairly. What we've got is... a reality show broadcast from the lawn of the White House. I'm starting to wonder if some type of IQ test before being issued a voting card mightn't be so bad after all.

White House to Democrats seeking Trump tax returns: 'Never'

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

No, because then we would see how much he benefits from his own tax program. Not to mention the shady deals and write-offs that he's taken over the years. He keeps claiming he has nothing to hide, yet he hides everything.

Pompeo says it's "possible" Trump was sent to save the Jewish people from Iran

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Who's going to save Iran from the Jewish people? We *know* Israel has nukes, Iran doesn't.

Saudi nuclear program accelerates, raising tensions in a volatile region

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

All those who expect the Rapture are no doubt very happy. Sane people, on the other hand, just wish America would do something to calm shit down instead of fanning the flames.

For those who think racism and sexism is not a problem.

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

So what do you want me to do about it? Let me rephrase that: I don't discriminate against anybody, I'm not racist or sexist. So what do you want me to do about *other people*?

What's the difference between a practicing christian and a schizophrenic?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Schizophrenics don't have to go to a special building once a week.

Netanyahu Vows to Start Annexing West Bank

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

With an American president (who doesn't deserve a capital letter) overturning decades of patient foreign policy work like a toddler kicking down a Lego house, this was bound to happen. Trump hasn't a clue what foreign policy is about, he sees anyone who flatters him as a "friend" and will support them even though it's detrimental to our interests and to world peace. Just waiting for the nukes to start flying...

Year after Trump's family separations announced, scars remain and migration hasn't slowed

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

In fact it will increase, once they stop aid to the countries these people come from, making their situation even more desperate and giving them more incentive to head for the comparative safety of the USA, where they might be granted asylum. And then, the increased rate of immigration will be evidence to support the need for a border wall. Hmmm. If I didn't know better, I'd think it was some sort of long-term scheme. Luckily, I know Trump is more like Heath Ledger's Joker. He just... *does* things.

"If God has a plan, then why the fuck is everyone praying all the time?"

Paul4747 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Cognitive dissonance. I actually like the way Stephen King handles his fictional God (he takes part in certain novels). The characters who pray to him to change things are always in the wrong, it's those who accept their fate as part of the plan who turn out to be the heroes. The theme of *Desperation* is, "God is cruel". God sets up the main characters to arrive in the right place to confront something evil, but it's up to them to actually carry through and do it.

Anti-Gay Christian Can’t Handle Pete Buttigieg: “We’ve Got To Expose Him” | Hemant Mehta | ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

The sex life of consenting adults is the last thing we need to care about. When adults start violating consent, that's when it becomes an issue. (Cf. the current resident.)

RICHARD DAWKINS ERROR CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Pursuing the concept that anything is ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Logical errors abound in your post. A 1 in 1,000,000 chance (or, let's say 1 billion, why not?) is almost a sure thing if there are 100 trillion chances. You assume that there was a single roll of the dice, one chance for life to arise by natural processes, and if it didn't succeed the first time, then some other cause must have been the explanation. The dice were rolled trillions of times, and life may have arisen multiple times before it took hold. But when it did, it was by a natural process.

Christian Conspiracy Website WorldNetDaily is on the Verge of Financial Collapse | Hemant Mehta | ...

Paul4747 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Yeah..... Anyone silly enough to do business with him deserves what they get. Authors don't pay to publish their books, they *get paid* by the publisher. Those who don't understand this simple business principle shouldn't be in business.

Only 4000?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Something religions don't consider; supposing their "intelligent designer" didn't design things for the benefit of humans? Maybe there's a god of bacteria? Most ancient religions had competing gods sponsoring different animals, human pursuits, aspects of the weather... makes more sense to me, if there were in fact going to be gods, they would be in charge of different bits of the apparent chaos that is our world.

The United States' 'War on Drugs' Really Did Make Things Worse, New Research Finds

Paul4747 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I can't remember, when did we go to war on caffeine, tranquilizers, and alcohol? Why did most of the money go to fighting marijuana (relatively harmless) when the dangers of crack were the most publicized? It should have been called "The War On Some Drugs".

Has anyone here delt with the Westboro Baptist church people recently?

Paul4747 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

If you ignore them long enough, I think they'll go away.

An evening of cancer with the kids

Paul4747 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

How many megawatts does that windmill produce?

I'm turning 35 this month. Is this "middle aged?"

Paul4747 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

35 is the new 20. Rock on, fella.

Trump Says Wind Turbine Noise Causes Cancer. (It Does Not.)

Paul4747 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

**Paul4747 Says Trump's Mouth Noise Causes Cancer. (It Just Might)**

Trump Says Wind Turbine Noise Causes Cancer. (It Does Not.)

Paul4747 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

what...

The Incredible Shrinking Trump Boom

Paul4747 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Trump's tax cuts. What a colossal, corrupt waste. Of course, the same can be said of Trump himself....

New relationship possibly

Paul4747 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

It sounds like a communications problem. I think you need to sort this out soon.

Someone offered you 5 million dollars to walk down Broadway, Naked, in New York City for 24 hours, ...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 31, 2019:

Can I get the check in advance? I'm going to "maybe" get arrested afterwards? But I would be on the internet for a long long time... People do stranger things on Broadway all the time. What the hell. I could become a famous advocate for body freedom.

For the GOP to accept amorality as the new norm, tells us a whole lot about the GOP.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

To be fair (strictly for the principle of the thing, not out of any love for Republicans), all power tends to corrupt, and scandal is no stranger to the Democrats either. Clinton perjured himself and committed obstruction of justice. Many higher-up Democrats at all levels of government have given in to the temptations of power. The difference is that generally a Democrat's scandals are less harmful to the nation or state or what have you, they're just about concealing a hum job in the Oval Office or something.

I'm not sure what to do with a guy I'm dating.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

When you say you need space, do you mean you're seeing too much of him? Then just be as nice as possible and tell him you need to slow down a little and keep seeing each other, but cut back how many times you get together during the week. Just be honest and tell him you need a breather but still want to be a couple. As a guy, I know I appreciate honesty as long as it's in a nice way, compared to long silences and having to ask (or guess) what's wrong, then watching things fall apart, when it could have been solved early on.

Scammers are online EVERYWHERE! Even on THIS website! READ THIS! 6 red flags for online dating ...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

And here I thought I was just incredibly attractive to women 25 years younger than me, who advertise their cell phone number in their dating profile for convenience (and all share the same phone, for some reason). And it's just computer error when their profiles disappear about 20 minutes after they "like" me on the dating site, if I don't get around to reporting them first.

Just came across this tidbit again: Shrimp is called an abomination 4 times more than homosexuality ...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

Christians should also be protesting against working on the Sabbath (whichever day that is), so, no pro sports on the weekend; eliminating anti-incest laws (how else would daughters continue the family line for their fathers, as the example of Lot and his daughters (Gen 19:30-36) shows?); and they should be introducing laws to force farmers to let their fields lie fallow every 7th year in accordance with the Bible. These are just 3 examples that spring to mind.

Daily Schedule For Atheists

Paul4747 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I don't believe in "gluten free". I think it's just a superstition of the health food cultists. I ask for extra gluten in all my food. I think the glue in the gluten is what holds my bones together.

Agnosticism is not the same as atheism.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I'm always prepared to discuss any evidence. My adult life has been a search for such evidence. It took me decades to officially accept that I'm an agnostic atheist and not just agnostic, simply because I found there was no evidence. But let's not go down the "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" road. We would need to talk about affirmative evidence of a supernatural being, that can't be explained by confirmation bias, natural processes, special pleading, random chance, or mythology. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof.

The only thing dumber than a Christian Republican is an atheist one....

Paul4747 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

And keep shrinking the middle class with tax cuts for the rich, while blaming the Democrats.

For Easter...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Suddenly I hear Blue Oyster Cult playing.

Britain is dying a painful death.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Pretty sure Britain has been dying a painful death since 1947, it's about economics and the loss of their Empire after WW2. Now then, what exactly are you on about? (And please realize, I doubt I'll care about your answer.)

If it were legal, do you think it would be possible to love and be married to 1 0r 2 women or 1 0r 2...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Bigamy is defined as having one wife too many. Monogamy: same thing :D

If it were legal, do you think it would be possible to love and be married to 1 0r 2 women or 1 0r 2...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

One of my friends is in a very long-term poly marriage, even though it's not recognized as such, and she's very very happy, in fact all three of them are (her 2 men and she). Knowing her, if I lived closer, hell, I might volunteer to be number 4 ;) but I don't know if I could handle the competition. It seems like maybe the division of time and chores might be easier with 3 people in a relationship, just so long as you had people who aren't burdened with jealousy.

White House official caught using AOL email to discuss sensitive sale of nuclear technology to the ...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 25, 2019:

Hypocrisy is a wonderful thing.

So, at 5pm yesterday the Mueller report was filed.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Because "The Truth Is Out There" now, and anything he says will be viciously fact-checked to within an inch of its life?

French Priest Claims Child Rape Is Not Violence But ‘Tenderness’ | Michael Stone

Paul4747 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Sometimes I wish religion were actually true for people who believe in it, so this particular clown can go **right the fuck to hell.** If the Catholics don't expel him IMMEDIATELY, they have no business even existing as an organization.

Can you be atheist and agnostic?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Yes. I'm an agnostic atheist. Lacking the evidence to know if any gods exist, I don't believe in any.

LOL... Pompeo is saying that is possible that god raised Trump to protect Israel.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

Oh for fuck sake. Could we get a warning to all the sane people in DC to get out of town, covertly, and then just let North Korea bomb the shit out of it? Then the North Koreans would be happy, and we'd be happy too. Win-win.

For 2nd amendment avid supporters: you need to learn to argue with better and reasonable points.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

"School shooters ain't no dummies"? Well, it's true that one of the dumbest signs I've ever seen in the one I've attached: "For everyone's safety, no handguns permitted". I'd like to be the judge of what's best for my safety, thank you. I can just picture someone intent on killing the doctor with whom they're disgruntled reading that sign: "Wait, no handguns allowed? Oh, never mind then. I'll go back home." I don't imagine I'll ever be involved in any kind of violent incident anywhere, ever, but that's the point; nobody ever does, and when they find themselves in one, it's too late to wish they'd ignored that sign on the door and brought the handgun which they're legally entitled to carry (in my state, anyway). Every time I walk into a hospital, I find myself wondering if today will be that day.

What would you say to Trump?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 23, 2019:

For my first choice: see the attached My second choice: "Bitch, please"

Calling Women "the Office Bunny"

Paul4747 comments on Mar 22, 2019:

It is a pejorative term. It is also, very sadly, still a fact of life. There is, in my workplace (a state prison), an employee who, with zero custody experience, zero experience outside the records office, and a total of three years experience in the Department of Corrections, was put in charge of half a cell block housing 120 prisoners and supervising 6 officers, who had to teach her her job. She had no qualifications whatsoever, except that she needed supervisory experience on her resume and the Warden was willing to oblige her by installing her over a dozen staff who were in line ahead of her. And, how can I put this without offending... she has the looks. Dresses like she's going to the bar even though it's a prison. We were willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, but everything since then backed up the initial perception that she was given the spot as a gift, not because she had any skills or talent. She even helped a corrupt supervisor at a higher level destroy the evidence of his misconduct. (Not that his fellow higher-ups investigated what everyone knew was going on.) Another friend of mine, who is by no means unattractive, has been the "assistant to the warden's assistant" for almost 20 years now, and seen a string of women promoted past her and hired in above her, whom she has had to train to do the job, do the job for them, and get blamed because she didn't do their jobs for them. The current incumbent basically forwards emails from various supervisors to everyone else because she maintains the group email lists, and that's all she does. But she's very good at wearing tight clothes, as was the one before her. And she's great at sitting at a desk while other people do her work. I had never heard that exact phrase you used, but it is still a thing. As long as horny male executives do their thinking with their gonads, and a few unscrupulous women realize they can use this to get what they want, it will probably be a thing. I'm against both behaviors. I'm for people being rewarded for their talents, not their genes.

A survey was recently conducted to study the effects of alcohol on walking.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Further studies are indicated. Make mine a gin & tonic.

I want to see what other people think about the phrase 'callout culture'.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Question: Does this apply to everyone equally? For instance, if members of (there's no politically correct term here so I'll just say) non-white groups are explaining how it's all the fault of white people that there's crime and poverty and violence, and all white men are racists, while at the same time every third thing out of their mouth is "N-word" this and "N-word" that, is that also racism and bigotry? I'm honestly confused.

Money is power? True or false?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Not necessarily, but "no money" is usually "no power".

Will plastic money in the USA eradicate theism, at least monotheism?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

You won't get rid of paper money until the day strippers figure out how to install a card swipe in their cleavage.

Do you think congresspeople are underpaid?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

This post made me blow coffee out of my nostrils all over my computer screen. On the plus side, my sinuses have never felt more cleansed.

A closer look at New Zealand's new weapons ban

Paul4747 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Another word: Culture. 4.79 million New Zealanders compared with 328 million Americans. New Zealand has never had the frontier culture that Americans mythologize. New Zealand is a far more collectivist culture (as is the case with the Commonwealth nations as a whole) and they tend to prioritize "What's best for the nation?" over "How does this affect me?" Another factor: there have never been that many guns in the British Commonwealth nations to begin with. Firearms are seen as a sporting tradition, not as self-defense and not as the means of resisting a potentially hostile or overbearing government (however unrealistic the second case might be in this day and age). Also, there's this thing called "The Second Amendment". Change the Constitution and then the confiscation can begin. Good luck there. You won't believe it from this post, but I'm a lifelong liberal and Democrat. But don't mess with the right of law-abiding gun owners. Instead, enforce the laws and keep guns out of criminal hands. Tighten up background checks and close the loopholes. Don't make gun owners who have obeyed the law all their lives into criminals overnight.

The Emptiness of Atomic Space.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

I was with you right up to the "Supreme Programmer". Wasn't that the villain in the Tron movies?

GUN CONTROL: Other countries are giving us the answer by example: [bbc.com]

Paul4747 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

"Other countries" are different from this country. It would be extremely difficult to implement any kind of ban here, given the number of illegal guns that are on the streets. The likely result would be that law-abiding owners would be criminalized for not wanting to part with their property, and criminals would still be armed, to more effectively victimize everyone else. Regardless of the impression you get from the instant news and the fact that everything that happens anywhere is now known to everyone, not just the local populace who it affects directly, gun violence (and all violent crimes) is *down*. It has gone down steadily since a high in the 1980s, went up somewhat in the Bush II years (but never to the record levels we saw), and went down again under Obama. It's not gun violence that's increased, it's media attention. As much as I hate to use an NRA talking point, there are already laws on the books making it illegal for ex-felons, etc. to own a gun. These have to be enforced. And we have to do something the NRA hates: institute background checks for *all* sales, including gun shows and online sales. There's no way to prevent all gun violence. But the approach "other countries" use is not going to fit America.

Death makes you closer to god . . . .

Paul4747 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Wait... doesn't your title contradict your meme? I'm so confused now... I have to go play a video game and kill things until I'm straightened out again.

Things we cannot buy...

Paul4747 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Smartass that I am, I must offer in rebuttal... You may not be able to buy happiness, but poverty is sad as hell. Suppose my dream is to buy a Cadillac? If Time is Money, why isn't money time? You can't buy love, but in the right bar, you can rent it for 3 minutes... :)

Scientists Discover Dangerous Link Between Book Learnin’, Back Talk [theonion.com]

Paul4747 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

That explains a great deal about my character.

"Spelling" - Perry Bible Fellowship

Paul4747 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I would pay to see a movie where the climax featured Jesus having a knock-down-drag-out with Ganesha. Looks like Jesus is no slouch with the dirty fighting, either. Nice kick to the crotch there.

TRUMP IS A PEACE MAKER! ARAB INSIDER CLAIMS POTUS IS "BELOVED" IN THE MIDDLE EAST! - YouTube

Paul4747 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Nice campaign ad. I'm having trouble picking out the "Arab insider" in the video, among all the Trump administration mouthpieces and Trump promotional videos. Which one is it?

Do you think Donald Trump is actually religious?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 19, 2019:

His understanding of religion is: "God favors me; therefore everything I do is right by definition: everyone else is on the side of evil and what they do is wrong by definition." By that understanding, he is religious.

I haven’t seen anything here about Alabama being the first state to introduce Sharia law.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 19, 2019:

All Middle East- based religions treat women as property. I'm not surprised to find the Xians at it again. Disappointed, but not surprised.

Ilhan Omar is not deserving of her seat in The House.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 19, 2019:

If you're truly freedom-loving, why not move to Israel, where there is no Constitution, no civil marriage, no civil divorce, and orthodox Jewish religious law is the basis for almost everything?

No underwear..

Paul4747 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I don't really expect him to lose sleep if I don't like his movies. On the other hand, I don't know him personally, so I have no idea if I like him or not. He's probably a decent guy...

If Jesus died for my sins, why am I not allowed to sin?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 15, 2019:

There has to be someone to sin against, in order to sin. So.... ??

The 'I could care less' movement..

Paul4747 comments on Mar 15, 2019:

I couldn't care less about this issue.

Alternatives to the UFO Extraterrestrial Hypothesis.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 12, 2019:

I'll just go along with Project Blue Book and conclude that UFO sightings fall into the following categories: human-created objects or phenomena including aircraft, balloons, satellites, searchlights, and flares; astronomical phenomena, including meteors and meteorites, comets, and stars; atmospheric effects, including clouds and assorted light phenomena; and human psychology, including not only psychological frailty or illness but also fabrication (i.e., hoaxes). And this is from someone who has seen unidentified flying objects... by definition, since I couldn't identify them. My best guess is that someone had released some big candle balloons one night and they happened to pass low over the road I was on. Damn, they looked eerie. Consider that we send exploratory ships and robots to other planets in our solar system. We don't just stop by, hover mysteriously for a few minutes, and leave again. We drop rovers on the surface of Mars and leave landers on the surface of the Moon. Why would any species capable of crossing the horrendous distances between solar systems be either so incompetent as to be seen by humans, if they didn't want to be seen, or so obscure as to simply appear in the sky and then vanish without a trace, leaving no physical evidence? Alien abduction lore is the current variety of demonic possession. The experience itself is brought on by "sleep paralysis", a hypnotic state in which the mind perceives itself to be awake even though it is in fact dreaming. Mysterious figures are a staple of this experience. It can be terrifying, even when it's understood that this experience is what's happening. In medieval times, it was believed that demons or succubi and incubi were responsible. In our scientific age, the paradigm in now aliens. Until alien ships are hovering over the White House, I'll remain dubious.

This explains it

Paul4747 comments on Mar 12, 2019:

"I did not survive"

King James everyone.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Ah, but every time they disagreed on a translation they took the problem to God in prayer and then did what God told them to do! Shit... I just proved the point about "insanity".

Let there be God and there was Man

Paul4747 comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Men said, "Let there be Gods". And then they were stupid in their names.

Your thoughts on pubic hair fashions?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Every time I go to shave mine again, I think... what's the point? Nobody's looking but me. So the result is I trim occasionally and that's it. As for a lady, her style is up to her. If she's happy, that's what counts.

The person who had to proof read Hitler's speeches was literally a grammar Nazi.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Groan

"""Anti-zionist is not anti-jewish.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Evangelicals also expect that once the Jews take over the entire Middle East, then the Apocalypse will start and Jesus will come back, full of piss and vinegar, and they'll be raptured up to heaven while everyone else is stuck on the smoking, radioactive Earth for 7 years before going to Hell. Good times.

UK announces a new 50p coin to commemorate Brexit

Paul4747 comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Yep...

So.. What's so bad about being a "slut?" I have yet to meet a slut I didn't like.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 9, 2019:

As far as I can tell, people are supposed to be uptight about their sexuality and not give it up until they have tested the character of their potential partner with shrewd inquiry and ritualistic "come hither/ now go away" games designed to see if that individual will stay for a lifetime. Society looks down on those who feel a mutual attraction, go with that passion, and enjoy their moment. They call them (us?) sluts. They don't see the possibility that people can enjoy the moment and at the same time genuinely care about one another, without having to make a lifetime commitment. The "living and enjoying the moment" is the slut part; the "caring" is the ethical part. A lot of people can't picture how you can be ethical without making a long-term commitment. (Especially religious people.) (Alas, I haven't been lucky enough to have the mutual attraction happen more than a few times, but I have the soul of an ethical slut anyway.)

I would introduce myself but I already know all of you! LOL

Paul4747 comments on Mar 9, 2019:

I don't think we've met... nice to seeya brother.

I've recently started a group with @misterinvisible and it has yet to be approved, or not.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 9, 2019:

I would definitely join that group ?

Who knows what our world would be like if we weren’t such greedy fucking barbarians?

Paul4747 comments on Mar 5, 2019:

An interesting question given your current profile pic, which I must say is rather on the barbaric side for a ronin.

Two Santa Clauses or How The Republican Party Has Conned America for Thirty Years

Paul4747 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I'm puzzled how this is news, other than the term "Two Santa Claus" philosophy. Anyone who's been paying attention at all since the 1980s should know how the Republican party doesn't give a tin shit about deficits they run up to pay for tax cuts to the rich and military spending, but scream blue hell over any money for social programs or infrastructure, especially if it's a Democrat administration. The amazing thing is how few people actually pay attention. The only actual story, in my view, is the gullibility of people who think they're in the wealthiest 1/2% of the population, and so have a vested interest in the estate tax; or believe that the tax cuts Republicans pass are actually going to the middle class rather than just looking at the numbers and seeing the truth. Or their inability to look at history and see which party is actually "the party of deficits", despite the rhetoric.

You know, he could burn the flag and his supporters wouldn't be bothered by it one bit.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

It creates jobs in the flag-manufacturing industry!!

To keep abortion in todays environment we must get human morality to evolve also.

Paul4747 comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Let's start by worrying less about the "unborn" and dealing with the problems facing the already born.

Excited about the "Green New Deal?

Paul4747 comments on Feb 26, 2019:

The source is the Ayn Rand website... pardon my immediate skepticism before I even bother to click a link. And then pardon me for not clicking the link, I need to get ready for work now.

I do not mind the new “Berniecrats.

Paul4747 comments on Feb 26, 2019:

I have a problem with all those who deliberately stayed home or voted as a "protest vote" instead of swallowing their distaste and voting for a candidate that actually would beat the Republicans. People don't understand the electoral college and think it's a popular vote distribution, apparently, when in fact it's winner-take-all for most states. It's not always about voting for the candidate you love, but the one you hate least.

This I agree with 100%.

Paul4747 comments on Feb 23, 2019:

Would that include past supporters of the Irish Republican Army and Ulster Volunteer Force, or are only Muslims terrorists? I would have to know a lot more about the case, but, as an American, I'm incredibly ashamed of *this* president and I'm instinctively inclined to withhold my support until I know a *lot* more about the present decision.

I find this striking:

Paul4747 comments on Feb 17, 2019:

Part 2 might not be a lie, considering his "ability" could be equaled by a houseplant.

Friend request.

Paul4747 comments on Feb 17, 2019:

More interesting than the other guy...

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