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There are scientists doing research on religion (anthropologists, cognitive and social ...
PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 11, 2018:
Are you sure of this or is this just your assumption?
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:
@Matias In your statement you mention "those who are opposed to it, even hate it". It is this part where I would like to see any scientific evidence. You do not seriously believe that serious scientists would make such statements officially, do you?
There are scientists doing research on religion (anthropologists, cognitive and social ...
PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 11, 2018:
I wonder whether a Japanese anthropologist in Borneo comes to the same conclusions as his Kenyan counterpart or his colleague from Iceland.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:
@Matias No I don't. But I don't know any anthropologist who would state the contrary either. Actually if any anthropologist made such a blanket statement, I would suggest s/he should get a job in marketing or politics. I would expect anthropologists to identify religious elements. Religions come in a variety of packages. I would not classify anthropology amongst the*pureest* of sciences.
World peace?
BucketlistBob comments on Jun 11, 2018:
I wish i could brother... as long as we have those nut jobs that beleive their going to get 10 virgins for all the killings they do....
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:
How is that really different from the *good old marines*?
The Atheist movement has changed since the days of Christopher Hitchens (hallowed be his name).
mordant comments on Jun 9, 2018:
Atheism is definitional, not organizational or ideological. It's not a "movement". It's a bunch of individuals whose only thing in common is not believing in even one deity. Full stop. End of story. But quite apart from atheism, we can and should create a world where people are entitled to their ...
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:
I think we are entitled to our own beliefs. What is urgently needed are the platform where people can express them.
A consider myself a staunch atheist .
oldFloyd comments on Jun 11, 2018:
It's something to consider when choosing what to watch or keep watching.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 11, 2018:
Actually I was not in charge of the remote control, but it was a program I used to watch.
A consider myself a staunch atheist .
Cattieluver comments on Jun 11, 2018:
Are you sure she wasn't a Creationist?
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 11, 2018:
Honestly, I don't know because I found it too painful to watch.
Who is your favorite existentialist philosopher and why?
EliRodriguez11 comments on Jun 8, 2018:
I have to say Jean-Paul Sartre. Aside from the fact that he lived out his philosophy, Sartre was a great revolutionary and his existentialism is an excellent blend of phenomenology and objectivity. I love the Sartrean perspective. To see things as they are..." to the things themselves"
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 11, 2018:
@EliRodriguez11 I think his "Atheist Manifesto" is available in English
Do you fear people at your kid's school, neighbors, coworkers will find out that you don't believe ...
PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 10, 2018:
What would the penalties be if they found out? If people drop you, they would not be true friends anyway.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 10, 2018:
@Zster holy shit ... I was not aware that this was possible in a so called modern country.
Unlike Marin Luther, who was all too happy to side with the privileged, Thomas Müntzer realised ...
mordant comments on Jun 10, 2018:
Müntzer was not an atheist (although nothing got done in his era outside the church, so I don't hold that against him). So he's not an examplar of "true atheism" (whatever that even is). Also, simply dismantling hierarchies without a plan as to what organizational concepts will replace it, is ...
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 10, 2018:
Perhaps he wasn't an atheist but his ideas were clearly against the church. He closed down the monasteries and fed the needy. He was a militant humanist. I think it is rather difficult to judge where people like him and Giordano Bruno and Georges Lemaitre were placed on the theistic scale. BUt their acts and achievement certainly set them apart.
Koro and kuru, two very strange diseases.
Charlene comments on Jun 8, 2018:
Human brains only..
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 10, 2018:
@Buttercup exactly
What Religion Gives Us (That Science Can’t)
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 8, 2018:
It’s something worth thinking about. Even if you disagree, I think that if possible we should support and respect everyone regardless of their religious sentiments. On the other hand, a certain amount of anger is to be expected from those who are fighting their way free.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 10, 2018:
We should ... But sometimes the nonsense is just too much especially when it comes to religious doctrines dictating interference with the physical integrity.
What Religion Gives Us (That Science Can’t)
Akfishlady comments on Jun 9, 2018:
I think it's pretty spot on. Many people would be lost without religion. They need that emotional connection with something that gives them peace. I only have issues with the hypocrisy of it. I find that it lacks in that connection with me. I really don't understand why people hold so tight to ...
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 10, 2018:
I don't believe that most people would be lost without religion. I think the religious organisations' marketing people spread that message. Just like governments make people believe that they are nothing without a nationality. Most of us just accept this nonsense because most don't have the means to fight all these straight jackets.
Koro and kuru, two very strange diseases.
Charlene comments on Jun 8, 2018:
Human brains only..
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 9, 2018:
Are you sure? BSE, mad cow disease, was triggered by fodder containing sheep offals, probably including their brains. So I wouldn't exclude the possibility that the consumption of brains from other animals might potentially lead a condition similar to Kuru. So I would suggest to abstain at least from the consumption of the brains of other primates.
Am I wrong for comparing the religious to Nazism?
mattersauce comments on Jun 7, 2018:
Yes, that argument is somewhere between a reduction to absurdity and Godwin's law. Everyone always wants to compare groups they don't like to Nazis and people to Hitler. It degrades your argument and causes more eye rolling than anything else.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 9, 2018:
Well the Nazis wanted to create a brand like no other... They successful. So in that respect the German fascistes outperformed their Italian and Spanish counterparts despite the fact that generalissimo Franco outlasted Hilter by decades. Not even modern Islamo-fascists have reached the same level of brand recognition. To this date only Judaism, Catholicim and a few junk food providers and *Nike* have reached higher levels.
Koro and kuru, two very strange diseases.
RaaChenn comments on Jun 8, 2018:
Very strange. I know that cannabilism has symptoms and if you're looking for them you could diagnose. These two creep even me out.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 8, 2018:
What do you mean by "cannibalism has symptoms"?
Who is your favorite existentialist philosopher and why?
EliRodriguez11 comments on Jun 8, 2018:
I have to say Jean-Paul Sartre. Aside from the fact that he lived out his philosophy, Sartre was a great revolutionary and his existentialism is an excellent blend of phenomenology and objectivity. I love the Sartrean perspective. To see things as they are..." to the things themselves"
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 8, 2018:
On "living out his philosophy" you should read *Michel Onfray*. He ask how Satre could survive so well during the *Petain period*.
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
IamNobody comments on May 15, 2018:
Same as before... Treat everyone as you want to be treated and most importantly, do NOT break the law !!!! As you can see, none of those have anything to do with being religious or not
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 8, 2018:
@IamNobody So laws compelling citizens to denounce others because of their ethnicity or religion or political conviction should be followed?
[the-tls.
CeliaVL comments on Jun 7, 2018:
It is an interesting question - whether Wittgenstein was at heart an analytic philosopher in the English tradition, or whether he was really in the Germanic Kantian tradition. His obscurity was a failing, I believe.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 8, 2018:
@TheMiddleWay but life is still an analog event.
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
Ringo6 comments on May 21, 2018:
I learned more valuable and respectable morals in the Army than the church is capable of teaching.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
@Ringo6 A code of ethics established on an immoral permis doesn't change its foundation. The members of bikie gangs have their codes of ethics too and so have all the Mafia families. Even executioners have to apply professional standards. That doesn't make the death penalty more moral. Your comment that *soldiers are trained to higher standards of conduct than civilians* is interesting. Soliders are moving pieces in a killing machine. Check out the infamous ***Colateral murder*** footage published by wikileaks.
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
IamNobody comments on May 15, 2018:
Same as before... Treat everyone as you want to be treated and most importantly, do NOT break the law !!!! As you can see, none of those have anything to do with being religious or not
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
@IamNobody Some ethnic communities would never have been able to achieve the alignments of the rights with the prevailing order if the had just respected the laws. Respecting laws can be immoral. Being law abiding only means a person is obidient and a good follower. Totalitarian regimes also apply the rule of law for self protection.
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
IamNobody comments on May 15, 2018:
Same as before... Treat everyone as you want to be treated and most importantly, do NOT break the law !!!! As you can see, none of those have anything to do with being religious or not
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
@IamNobody many laws lead to immoral outcomes. Laws are stitched up and cobbled together within polities that lack moral foundations. The connection between legal frameworks and morality is rather arbitrary.
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CeliaVL comments on Jun 7, 2018:
It is an interesting question - whether Wittgenstein was at heart an analytic philosopher in the English tradition, or whether he was really in the Germanic Kantian tradition. His obscurity was a failing, I believe.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
@TheMiddleWay Yes, you are right if one cannot make a point clearly ... But the question is what are the clear points in philosophy?
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
HappyTrails2020 comments on May 14, 2018:
I was indoctrinated into the Catholic religion but my moral code partly came from my father who was quite strict about lying and stealing. Most of us, save psychopaths, have a conscience that we may or may not listen to. Morality is fluid and situational. For example, we may think it is wrong to ...
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
@Bobby9 I think that your definition of vigilantism is incorrect.
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
HappyTrails2020 comments on May 14, 2018:
I was indoctrinated into the Catholic religion but my moral code partly came from my father who was quite strict about lying and stealing. Most of us, save psychopaths, have a conscience that we may or may not listen to. Morality is fluid and situational. For example, we may think it is wrong to ...
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
@Bobby9 well ultimately there are people being in goverments or in the various law enforcement agencies ... Laws are pondered by people who have their personal interests at heart. ... You view is very idealistic
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
HappyTrails2020 comments on May 14, 2018:
I was indoctrinated into the Catholic religion but my moral code partly came from my father who was quite strict about lying and stealing. Most of us, save psychopaths, have a conscience that we may or may not listen to. Morality is fluid and situational. For example, we may think it is wrong to ...
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
@Bobby9 well ultimately there are people being in goverments or in the various law enforcement agencies ... Laws are pondered by people who have their personal interests at heart. ... You view is very idealistic
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
IamNobody comments on May 15, 2018:
Same as before... Treat everyone as you want to be treated and most importantly, do NOT break the law !!!! As you can see, none of those have anything to do with being religious or not
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
Which law?
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
Ringo6 comments on May 21, 2018:
I learned more valuable and respectable morals in the Army than the church is capable of teaching.
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 7, 2018:
Interesting comment ... But armies are killing machines
Oath ... Does anyone in this forum swear on the/a bible?
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jun 1, 2018:
Do courts still "require" this?
PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 2, 2018:
IN Australia even the justices of the peace ask people to swear on a bible ... Though they have to offer a civil alternative ...
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
wmou comments on May 5, 2018:
Without God, we are our own arbitor of right and wrong. There is no other authority that can tell me I am wrong. If I decide torturing cats is moral, who has the moral authority to tell me I am wrong. Illegal maybe, but not immoral.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 31, 2018:
@River-david these are subjective judgements. I think plastic surgery and IVF is immoral.
What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 6, 2018:
I stop at red lights.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 31, 2018:
@moNOtheist I tend to disagree after experiencing traffic in China where driving behaviour appears threatening. In general the respecting of rules boils down to moral choices.
Should religion be taught in schools?
Tinyhouset comments on May 15, 2018:
I think all religions should be taught in schools. Religion influences so many cultures and if we are going to know each other and understand each other we need to understand how religion works in their culture
PontifexMarximus replies on May 30, 2018:
@Tinyhouset I know ... Unfortunately many sports show similarities with religions.
Should religion be taught in schools?
Tinyhouset comments on May 15, 2018:
I think all religions should be taught in schools. Religion influences so many cultures and if we are going to know each other and understand each other we need to understand how religion works in their culture
PontifexMarximus replies on May 30, 2018:
What about sport? Sport is very important in many cultures ...
Is marriage for all a good idea?
AnneWimsey comments on May 29, 2018:
This headline Has to say, "Is marriage for ANYONE a good idea", right?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 29, 2018:
Perhaps even just "is marriage a good idea?"
Should public nudity be legal?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 5, 2018:
Both scenes from the Côte d'Azur ... Though public nudity is not allowed the cops didn't stop this guy despite the fact that he was obviously not carrying his ID card. But the lady was forced by the whole riot squat to remove her Burkini. Weird planet.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 27, 2018:
@Petter too many stupid fucking cops... The burkini is not a religious garment ... It's a stupid overreaction ... But France is just slipping down the fascist lane ... No monk or nun would get arrested for wearing a religious habit on a beach ... The public nudity in this PM photo is illegal yet no cops seem to force the streaker/exhibitionist to cover up.
Do you cycle?
VAL3941 comments on May 21, 2018:
Yes I do. I do not have a car either. here is a pic of me and my bicycle
PontifexMarximus replies on May 23, 2018:
@VAL3941 proabably because of a superiority complex. In Australia, where the change to metric occurred in 1974 after the currency had been decimalised 8 years prior, in the 1990s there were still some American science textbooks in use in schools.
Looking for some help on this one.
LenHazell53 comments on May 22, 2018:
Personally I believe the problem comes from generation after generation of people brought up to believe they are more and more "entitled" with each successive iteration. Entitled to have (and to be given) Entitled to wants (as opposed over needs) Entitled to greed (and not to be criticized for ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 23, 2018:
@Masterdegenerate I wonder how the mad shooters pick their targets. Do they stay within a certain range of their home or pick schools or area that they are familiar with?
Do u think Christianity is bad ? What's your opinion on it
nicknotes comments on May 4, 2018:
Trillions of dollars are sucked out of our economy and wasted on building and maintaining churches.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 22, 2018:
@TuyTran888 I appear to be rather arrogant nd self righteous.. You do not understand that unspecific arguments lack impact. Furthermore you don't seem the seem the connection between religous institutions and war.
Do u think Christianity is bad ? What's your opinion on it
nicknotes comments on May 4, 2018:
Trillions of dollars are sucked out of our economy and wasted on building and maintaining churches.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 22, 2018:
@TuyTran888 don't be insulting because you don't understand my point.
Do you cycle?
VAL3941 comments on May 21, 2018:
Yes I do. I do not have a car either. here is a pic of me and my bicycle
PontifexMarximus replies on May 22, 2018:
@VAL3941 THe UK, the US and Hong Kong haven't. In the UK some people even paint over metric indications on signs that had both.
Looking for some help on this one.
LenHazell53 comments on May 22, 2018:
Personally I believe the problem comes from generation after generation of people brought up to believe they are more and more "entitled" with each successive iteration. Entitled to have (and to be given) Entitled to wants (as opposed over needs) Entitled to greed (and not to be criticized for ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 22, 2018:
@UUNJ interesting observation. Is there any victim profile?
Do you cycle?
VAL3941 comments on May 21, 2018:
Yes I do. I do not have a car either. here is a pic of me and my bicycle
PontifexMarximus replies on May 22, 2018:
@VAL3941 I thought most people here were still imperial
Oath ... Does anyone in this forum swear on the/a bible?
njoy_life_2 comments on May 4, 2018:
Sorry JP's?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 21, 2018:
Justice of the Peace .. Sorry I didn't realise that you might not have them. Here they pop up in the shopping centres to authenticate people's signatures or certify copies.
Oath ... Does anyone in this forum swear on the/a bible?
CeliaVL comments on May 16, 2018:
I refuse to swear. I always try to tell the truth so why should any legal occasion be different? Never caused me any problems in the UK.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 21, 2018:
Very good point. I often thought that the entire *oath stuff* devalues our credibility.
I just learned this word thanks to CeliaVL, another member, using it in a post in a different group.
PontifexMarximus comments on May 19, 2018:
A Dictionary of Geography distinguishes between **uninuclear conurbations** and **polynuclear conurbations**
PontifexMarximus replies on May 21, 2018:
@SonderOpia you are most welcome
Do you cycle?
VAL3941 comments on May 21, 2018:
Yes I do. I do not have a car either. here is a pic of me and my bicycle
PontifexMarximus replies on May 21, 2018:
@VAL3941 cool to see.a *metrician*
Do you cycle?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 21, 2018:
The humble bike and workhorse ...This water deliverer is carting 70 gallons almost 600 pounds of water on his bike while the cars weighing often in excess of 4000 pounds just carry their drivers and a handbag or a briefcase.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 21, 2018:
@Ellatynemouth yes ... He also has to carry the demijohns into the buildings
Do u think Christianity is bad ? What's your opinion on it
nicknotes comments on May 4, 2018:
Trillions of dollars are sucked out of our economy and wasted on building and maintaining churches.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 21, 2018:
@nicknotes couldn't agree more with you ... However, this is an argument that can apply to all sorts of human pursuits: wars, sports, stupid tv-shows and the list goes on. The entire economy is a waste ... Trillions of dollars are wasted to make a few people rich.
I just learned this word thanks to CeliaVL, another member, using it in a post in a different group.
PontifexMarximus comments on May 19, 2018:
A Dictionary of Geography distinguishes between **uninuclear conurbations** and **polynuclear conurbations**
PontifexMarximus replies on May 20, 2018:
@SonderOpia Welcome ... I became a little obsessed with the issues of urban nomenclature when I was reading about China. The **P**earl **R**iver **D**elta is turning into the world's largest polynuclear conurbations or megalopolises with an population of between 70 and 120 million inhabitants.This is the area that is flanked by Hong Kong on the eastern side of the **PRD** and Macau on the western side, cities that are now connected by a combination of bridges and tunnels. Technically this is all part of China (PR) but with international borders. Furthermore China is home to four independent **municipalities** that are directly under the authority of the central government rather than the provinces surrounding them: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing. When I think of a ***municipality*** I think of a town or a city within a state with a country. The ***municipality*** of ChongQing is as large as Austria with more than three times this country's population. Sorry ... This was meant to be much shorter.
Do u think Christianity is bad ? What's your opinion on it
nicknotes comments on May 4, 2018:
Trillions of dollars are sucked out of our economy and wasted on building and maintaining churches.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 20, 2018:
@TuyTran888 the economic argument is, in my opinion, not the best against Christianity because it is non specific.
Well before mastication comes despumation .
CraeftSmith comments on May 19, 2018:
Quick googling failed to produce a definition of desumption. Could you post one? Where did you learn this word?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 19, 2018:
***despumation***
What do you say about polygamy ?
LucyLoohoo comments on May 16, 2018:
I see it as just another way men can control women and have multiple children. We have enough people in the world now and do NOT need litters of Mormons, etc.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 19, 2018:
@LucyLoohoo, @NormCastle polygamy emcompasses both polyandry (several males to one female) and polygyny (several females to one male) ... There doesn't appear any jurisdiction officially allowing polyandry ... Though there are a few cultures that seem to be accepting it whereas polygyny is far more widely spread. It is my understanding that the Mormons only embrace polygyny but not polyandry. I would say that Polyamori is a more neutral term which could apply to any parntership configuration regardless of the sex of the partners envolved.
As an atheist/agnostic, what would you do if the Dark Ages were to come back?
lmarkal comments on May 2, 2018:
Keep a low profile whilst planning for the next reformation!
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
The keeping of a low profile and the dimming of the lights allows the darkness to creep in and s the lights of hope.
As an atheist/agnostic, what would you do if the Dark Ages were to come back?
lmarkal comments on May 2, 2018:
Keep a low profile whilst planning for the next reformation!
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
**REFORMATION** When **Martin Luther**, the jewhater, induced the *German reformation* he sascrificed the true revolutionary **Thomas Muentzer** who rightly claimed that the nobility derived their status from the religous authorities. Luther only created a more aerodynamic version of the prevailing cult by stripping it of its folklore.
How many of you actually care about the royal wedding? I won’t tease you.
LadyAlyxandrea comments on May 18, 2018:
I always had a crush on William growing up, never cared much what Harry did or who
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
Did William care about you?
What do you say about polygamy ?
DavidEwers60 comments on May 13, 2018:
I have no problem with multiple people living together, but there is always a chance of jealousy creepy in. And as long as no one is a power position to dominate the group.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
Jealousy even exist between siblings. It is not unique to relationships between spouses.
What do you say about polygamy ?
bigpawbullets comments on May 13, 2018:
Um. Why would anyone want more than one wife??
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
@Marcie1974 Women should have the right to polyandry or polygamy ...
What do you say about polygamy ?
ejbman comments on May 13, 2018:
Why polygamy as such and not polyandry or polyamory generally? I definitely think polyamory should be legal, and people should be able to marry as many partners as they like. Why should monogamous people be the only ones to gain the legal benefits of marriage?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
Polygamy includes both polygyny and polyandry
What do you say about polygamy ?
Shelton comments on May 14, 2018:
Who came up with these stupid laws of marriage? People should be able to enjoy themselves in what ever type of relationships they choose as long as they are consenting adults.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
Religious organisations came up with the silly idea and swiftly the politicians saw the benefits: control over populations!!!
What do you say about polygamy ?
Xasspurrateing comments on May 14, 2018:
It certainly shouldn't be made legal as our is understood. Women have a lot more use with multiple husbands than men do with multiple wives. We can last a lot longer. :)
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
Yes ... You are absolutely right ... Let's promote ***polyandry*** Not many people here see it from this angle ...
What do you say about polygamy ?
LucyLoohoo comments on May 16, 2018:
I see it as just another way men can control women and have multiple children. We have enough people in the world now and do NOT need litters of Mormons, etc.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
why do you just think of men hve several wives instead of also thinking of women having several husbands?
Why is the 2nd the brightest star in here?
Bierbasstard comments on May 17, 2018:
Didn't you know that, by signing up, you joined the slow descent into hell. It's on page 39 paragraph 7 of the service agreement Actually, It reminds me of the resistor color code but it's out of sequence.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
@Ozman go for it!
Why is the 2nd the brightest star in here?
IamNobody comments on May 18, 2018:
Kuddos to you, you found a problem where there isn't one....
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
@IamNobody Interesting comment ... Your comment convinces me that you would a perfect staff member for a complaints department.
Why is the 2nd the brightest star in here?
IamNobody comments on May 18, 2018:
Kuddos to you, you found a problem where there isn't one....
PontifexMarximus replies on May 18, 2018:
Oh ... I didn't present it as a problem. I was merely intrigued by the sequence ot the colours in regard to the hierarchy of the stars.
I am going to try this group in reverse.
PontifexMarximus comments on May 17, 2018:
Perhaps you should set up a reverse group ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
@CraeftSmith why not. ... You could invite people to be creative ... Throw a definition into the area and let people come up with a term ...
Why is the 2nd the brightest star in here?
Freedompath comments on May 17, 2018:
Well...very good question, that has never crossed my mind! Maybe it indicates that there is so much information gleaned about us as we moved up the ladder...so now ‘they’ are deep in our mind (the powers that run this show)!
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
Check the other comment by TheMiddleWay suggesting a martial arts inspiration
Why is the 2nd the brightest star in here?
TheMiddleWay comments on May 17, 2018:
Looks martial arts inspired: the second belt is yellow, the middle belts are green and blue, the belt prior to a black belt is brown, and clearly a black belt is black.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
Thank you ... I didn't think of this ...
Why do men think that they should be with younger women?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 15, 2018:
Why are there so many more Asian women in relationships with Caucasian men than Asian men in relationships with Caucasian women?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
@seaspot_run, @Faithless1 I just wanted to throw in another element ...
Why do men think that they should be with younger women?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 15, 2018:
Why are there so many more Asian women in relationships with Caucasian men than Asian men in relationships with Caucasian women?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
@seaspot_run I am just an old shit stirrer ...
Religionsmündigkeit not yet officially integrated into the English language unlike SchadenFreude, ...
Meep70 comments on May 17, 2018:
Now you have me wanting to move to Germany.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
@SonderOpia Titisee is cool... Even cold
Natural rock formation?
ProudMerry comments on May 17, 2018:
I'd rather go here. https://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/there-is-a-park-full-of-giant-penises-in-south-korea?utm_term=.tepdO0aOzR#.ltE9LJPLW6
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
While you are in the area check out the penis festival in Japan!
Religionsmündigkeit not yet officially integrated into the English language unlike SchadenFreude, ...
pixiedust comments on May 17, 2018:
Brilliant
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
Thank you
Religionsmündigkeit not yet officially integrated into the English language unlike SchadenFreude, ...
ashortbeauty comments on May 17, 2018:
Not perfect but a good system
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
It just reflects ARTICLE 14 of the **UN Convention on the Rights of the Child** on religious freedom
Natural rock formation?
Ellatynemouth comments on May 17, 2018:
Not the prettiest of photos.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
The one of the mountain?
Religionsmündigkeit not yet officially integrated into the English language unlike SchadenFreude, ...
Meep70 comments on May 17, 2018:
Now you have me wanting to move to Germany.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
Not worth it; you can't even play scrabble over there. Look at the length of the words.
Natural rock formation?
VAL3941 comments on May 17, 2018:
What is the knife for , circumcisions ?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 17, 2018:
Or castration ... Depending on the type of offence
Natatorium .
moNOtheist comments on May 16, 2018:
I saw a sign above the coach potato snacks on the shelves of a Beijing supermarket that advertised "lay fallow food".
PontifexMarximus replies on May 16, 2018:
Did you see the ***low sodium*** salt?
Natatorium .
tucsonkosmicgirl comments on May 16, 2018:
The old pool at Northern Arizona University was referred to as the Natatorium. It had high hygiene standards and a very low fee.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 16, 2018:
I had never seen the term on a public sign. The only time was on an sign in China which surprised me. I guess in Australia in excess of 80% of native speakers would not know the meaning of the term.
How off putting is it to learn someone has kids?
joeymf86 comments on May 16, 2018:
Very off putting. I don't want kids, and I don't want to help someone raise their kids. You can call me selfish, picky, inconsiderate, asshole, or whatever; but it's my life. I'll choose to live it the way I want. Don't get me wrong though. Kids can be cool and funny, but they can also be little ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 16, 2018:
Cool ... You are an honest *asshole* ... We are all selfish, but many pretend to be cool ... Especially in the initial phase of a relationship. Thank you for being honest.
Why do men think that they should be with younger women?
Clauddvon comments on May 14, 2018:
Stereotype
PontifexMarximus replies on May 16, 2018:
We are raised in stereotypes ... Stereotypes are the fertile grounds where politicians and other demagogues plant their primitive ideas. Nationalities are stereotypes.
mythomania pathological lying, aka pseudologia fantastica.
SonderOpia comments on May 16, 2018:
I know someone like this. Can't stand when people lie to me but if it's a mental disorder it's hard to hate them for it. But I won't be around them anyway.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 16, 2018:
trump is like this
Excluding sex or bathing, what activities have you done naked?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 10, 2018:
I would never have thought that sleeping in the nude would be worth mentioning. If anything I wear a t-shirt. Swimming in secluded ares or beaches where it's tolerated. In Germany nudity was not really a big deal. People sunbath naked, swim in lakes naked ... Sauna: They used to be segregated but ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 16, 2018:
@Agr8m8 and Australia in a twisted way
Why do men think that they should be with younger women?
273kelvin comments on May 14, 2018:
Men age better than women. sorry but it is the elephant in the room. Myself its about the person but just look at movies. An actor in his 60`s can still play the romantic lead, the same cannot be said for actresses. https://youtu.be/3I7z3yGvkT8
PontifexMarximus replies on May 15, 2018:
@Cricket9 well ... I even remember the date I witnessed this anecdote. *Ben* his name was. I had never met this old Dutchmen until this 29th of February of the *bicentennial" of the big brown land *downunder* . He greeted us politely and added that his wife was sending her apologies. "She's in hospital," he added as an explanation. "Oh, is she sick?" "No, just having a baby. Ben was 71. Two years later we received a card informing us that the Ben's youngest son had another little brother. There was no IVF involved. Needless to add that I have never come across a woman in her 70s having a child ... Naturally. Nature is an amalgam of injustices. Women live longer, but their childbearing age is usually shorter than men's ability to father children. Many women seem to lose their libido earlier and it doesn't seem to bother them as much as men. For many men the prospect of becoming impotent is almost like a death sentence.
Why do men think that they should be with younger women?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 14, 2018:
*"Doesn't the older man set himself up for failture ..."* Well at least he can tell himself: "At least I have tried." Marrying an older woman is no guarantee either. What is interesting, is that older women tend to forget that they were once younger.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 15, 2018:
@seaspot_run perhaps he'll propose to *le Donald*
Why do men think that they should be with younger women?
PontifexMarximus comments on May 14, 2018:
*"Doesn't the older man set himself up for failture ..."* Well at least he can tell himself: "At least I have tried." Marrying an older woman is no guarantee either. What is interesting, is that older women tend to forget that they were once younger.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 15, 2018:
@Iamkratom As I said this depends on the phase in one's life. As mentioned before I was into older women until my own aging process had etched away the difference. When I was 15 I often fantasise about women 3 times my age. If I had maintained that mind set I would be fantasizing about Napoleon's daughter and other ladies soon celebrating their bicentennary. Time is a good healer but a lousy beautician. I can also understand that younger ladies might not be at all interested in old men. One of my female friends married a 25 y-o guy when she was 50. Her dilemma was that she wanted to minimize the impact of aging on the various parts of her body. Sadly enough one of her breast implants ruptured. I don't know whether this was a contributing factor in the breakdown. Just keep an eye on Emanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.
Any one here know about stoicism.
PontifexMarximus comments on May 14, 2018:
Check out **Massimo Pigliucci** https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Pigliucci
PontifexMarximus replies on May 15, 2018:
@TheMiddleWay I came across Massimo by pure happenstance... I was checking prominent Liberians ... Just because I was plying with words: *Libertarian Libarian librarian* and Pigliucci's name popped up. I watched him debating Michael Shermer ... Many years ago I lost some *atheist* friend because I said: If science gets elevated beyond reason it because a doctrine that is just a dangerous as religious fundamentalisms. Moral values cannot be derived from science.
PANEM ET CIRCENSES or the inevitable decline of occidental civilization " Homo sapiens " Does ...
atheist comments on May 13, 2018:
I would be careful not to use trump & erect in the same sentence! ;)
PontifexMarximus replies on May 13, 2018:
I am pretty sure it flatters him.
PANEM ET CIRCENSES or the inevitable decline of occidental civilization " Homo sapiens " Does ...
Silver1wun comments on May 13, 2018:
There are no words, let alone thoughts, for which this myopic vulgarization masquerading as anthropology is worthy.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 13, 2018:
I will not pretend that I fully understand the deeper meaning of your message, but thanks all the same.
God bless America?
Marine comments on May 12, 2018:
Something praising our country.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 12, 2018:
Whose country?
My daughter has taken up Christianity, despite all the work I put into her and her sister early on, ...
PontifexMarximus comments on May 10, 2018:
I have one of those. She was a very normal child, even cheekier and more witty than average. As a baby she had the most amazing laughter. One day, when she was 17 she asked me whether I would give her permission to become a Christian. The bigoted mother of one of her classmates had lured her into ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 12, 2018:
@GoldenDoll thank you ... Such is life.
Location - Location - Location Limbo where the bar is not so high.
ashley44 comments on May 12, 2018:
I was sent to Roman Catholic elementary and high school. Even as a kid, I thought the idea of infants who died before they were baptized having to go to a place called limbo was rather cruel. But then I probably didn't really understand the concept that we were all born with the stain of original ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 12, 2018:
I often thought of the trauma of parents who had just lost a child being told that that poor little thing would hang around for the rest of eternity in slums between heaven and hell. The people who came up with that were real perverts.
Just wanted to say hi to everyone I've just joined I am on the Gold Coast
Rugglesby comments on Apr 4, 2018:
HI, welcome from Mexico, I mean Tweed.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
Who's paying for the wall?
Oath ... Does anyone in this forum swear on the/a bible?
Slappy_Longarms comments on May 4, 2018:
Sworn oath a few times, never saw a bible. I have burned a few though. . And no, I doubt missing page or whatever is grounds for dismissal.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
Ok ... And if there was only one page left?
Oath ... Does anyone in this forum swear on the/a bible?
AtlGeekWoman comments on May 6, 2018:
I'll swear on the American Constitution, but not on the Bible.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
@AtlGeekWoman Just my sentiment ...to me the actual item doesn't really make a difference: bible, Koran, constitution, a flag, a pasta colander or a roll of toilet paper ... They are just objects
Would this book have a chance to be published in the realm of the pussy grabber?
MsDemeanour comments on May 11, 2018:
I think it was Yoko Ono who said "how can you take someone seriously when they have something dangling between their legs?" :p
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
Both authors are female
Follow up on me and my bike ?
DevraisA1 comments on May 11, 2018:
I don't think I am alone in saying that I have been bothered/intimidated while riding. I am now afraid to ride unless I am in a very public place. This sounds funny, but I wish you could know what it is like being a woman alone. We have to be constantly on guard against unwanted ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
That is creepy indeed.
Would this book have a chance to be published in the realm of the pussy grabber?
VAL3941 comments on May 11, 2018:
Why would it ? " She comes first " did not make it !!
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
Do you mean *She comes first* wasn't published?
Would this book have a chance to be published in the realm of the pussy grabber?
Emme comments on May 11, 2018:
Start with the one for little boys that has the hole in it so they can get over their fixation first.?
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
This is a book for adults ... A rather serious book Caroline de Costa is actually a gynecologist
Would this book have a chance to be published in the realm of the pussy grabber?
indirect76 comments on May 11, 2018:
This book needs no more than one or two pages, including the forward.
PontifexMarximus replies on May 11, 2018:
I will let the authors know ... They put in an awful lot of research and effort.
Incest: Immoral or Moral?
TheAtheist comments on May 2, 2018:
It was found long ago that inter breeding was dangerous. So incest was banned by the rulers and agreed to by the clergy (I think there is something in the bible about it). The problem is that they did not understand the genetics of the situation. So we now have the situation of where two adopted ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 10, 2018:
On the other hand, due to IVF, you might find that siblings engage in intercourse/interbreed without even knowing that they are siblings.
Incest: Immoral or Moral?
TheAtheist comments on May 2, 2018:
It was found long ago that inter breeding was dangerous. So incest was banned by the rulers and agreed to by the clergy (I think there is something in the bible about it). The problem is that they did not understand the genetics of the situation. So we now have the situation of where two adopted ...
PontifexMarximus replies on May 10, 2018:
Many responses here intend to show a degree of irrationality that could possibly be traced back to religious roots. I think that many people what to be seen as righteous even within the group.

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