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Brewing beer may be an older craft than we realized in some places | Science News
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
Beer was a part of the staple diet in Ancient Egypt since at least the time of the earliest Kings. I've actually had a taste of that beer made using the ancient Egyptian recipes, it is a taste that one needs to get used to, but, none-the-less, it is quite refreshing and nutritious as well.
Triphid replies on May 8, 2020:
@AnonySchmoose Yeah and it wasn't a bad drink at all btw.
This make me laugh, have a lot of friends in SA and lots of posts patting themselves on the back for...
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
If the whole of Australian Government actions re- Corona virus weren't so ridiculously mis-matched nation-wide they might be funny. Australia, in my opinion, is ONE country, ONE peoples with ONE need at present and yet they still insist upon being so single-minded States -wise that every State has ...
Triphid replies on May 8, 2020:
@powder A surgical face mask is only effective for the time it is worn, after that it carries every bug that the wearer breathed out until it IS destroyed.
This make me laugh, have a lot of friends in SA and lots of posts patting themselves on the back for...
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
If the whole of Australian Government actions re- Corona virus weren't so ridiculously mis-matched nation-wide they might be funny. Australia, in my opinion, is ONE country, ONE peoples with ONE need at present and yet they still insist upon being so single-minded States -wise that every State has ...
Triphid replies on May 8, 2020:
@powder Then, imho, the operators of those nursing home deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the Law for endangering their clients at least.
Religious Service Attendance and Deaths Related to Drugs, Alcohol, and Suicide Among US Health Care ...
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
Actual Emotional and Psychological support for those on any 'front-line' in a crisis does far more good in the long run than religion/religious support any day. As a practicing Nurse for over 10 years and 12 years on the N.S.W, Railways as a member of the Derailment and Collision, etc, Clean-up ...
Triphid replies on May 8, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay May one ask if YOU have ever been involved in picking up the bits and pieces of dead bodies as I have done so very often sadly? A Preacher during and after times like that, ESPECIALLY when one is removing the shattered remain of a 10 year old child from under a 130 ton Diesel-Electric Locomotive AFTER his Aunt has played 'chicken' with a 2,500 ton train doing 90 kilometres per hour, is not much better than absolutely useless. Far better to sit down, de-brief and talk to someone, anyone who does NOT want to offer up prayers and sympathy BUT one who will listen, understand and guide you through the absolute horrors of having to crawl under the Locomotive and gather up bits like the head, arms, legs, torso and as often as not, even the abdominal contents, etc. So, please tell me IF you have experienced anything like that and how many times you have done it. My sad tally in 12 years was 3 children UNDER the age 13 years, 6 Teenagers who tried JUMPING over a speeding frieght train on Motocross bikes only to end up splattered worse than bugs hitting a windscreen on a car on the sides and in between shipping containers, 2 Insurance Salepersons who were playing 'Beat the train,' 1 fellow worker crushed between the couplings of 2 freight wagons, 1 fellow worker whose legs were almost completely amputated when the wheels went over them whilec he was repairing the wagon and the Shunting Crew moved it and a local man who got drunk, accepted a dare to sleep on the tracks and lost both legs, 1 arm at the wrist and the other between the elbow and the shoulder and lastly a woman approx. 7 months pregnant who decided to commit suicide by stepping in front of a passenger train travelling between 2 Stations.
This make me laugh, have a lot of friends in SA and lots of posts patting themselves on the back for...
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
If the whole of Australian Government actions re- Corona virus weren't so ridiculously mis-matched nation-wide they might be funny. Australia, in my opinion, is ONE country, ONE peoples with ONE need at present and yet they still insist upon being so single-minded States -wise that every State has ...
Triphid replies on May 8, 2020:
@powder Well I, like so many others during this Pandemic, would much rather take the "50%" chance on getting a Flu Shot and not getting Flu on top of Covid as well, PLUS, knowing that I HAVE done my best to try to ensure the safety of both myself and everyone else. After all, IF we don't try to look after each other then who will?
Brewing beer may be an older craft than we realized in some places | Science News
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
Beer was a part of the staple diet in Ancient Egypt since at least the time of the earliest Kings. I've actually had a taste of that beer made using the ancient Egyptian recipes, it is a taste that one needs to get used to, but, none-the-less, it is quite refreshing and nutritious as well.
Triphid replies on May 7, 2020:
@AnonySchmoose Kind of hard to describe but I will try. Firstly, it is nowhere near like our modern beer, it is more of a colour similar to milk, not clear, not dark either, more a watered down milky colour, the taste is somewhat like modern beer but heavier, more a malted/fermented flavour that still holds the slight taste/flavour of the grain used in the making of it. No effervescence or 'head' as we see on modern beers/ales, etc, none of that 'bloated' sensation you get after drinking modern beers either, but you do get the feeling of having a fullish, satisfied stomach after drinking it, though I will admit that we actualy drank approx. 8 litres between the 4 of us when we were 'tasting it.' According to the Archaeology Technicians who made it the recipe calls for the addition of bread as well as grain and fresh water to the mix and must be left to ferment in sealed clay pots, big ones, for at least 2-3 weeks. If I had the gear, grain, etc, I would try making it myself since it needs no yeast added nor any extra heating, etc, to kick start the frementation, just the clay pots and the warmth from the surrounding atmosphere.
A good article explaining about the coronavirus issue. From Ethan Siegel [forbes.com]
JacarC comments on May 7, 2020:
Another great example of why the lock-downs have been the worst response to a natural disease. Distorted data, and do-gooders in a hurry has/and will/ result in hundreds of millions dying from the guys-with-the-guns responses. Tyranny has prevailed. And way too many have swallowed the hook of ...
Triphid replies on May 7, 2020:
Aw Geez Louise, Jacar, build a bridge and get over yourself PLEASE.
Religious Service Attendance and Deaths Related to Drugs, Alcohol, and Suicide Among US Health Care ...
Jolanta comments on May 7, 2020:
For some people attending religious services brings hope and peace.
Triphid replies on May 7, 2020:
IMHO, there ain't much hope going around AFTER you've spent an hour or so picking up bits of a body or two when an idiotic driver has decided to try to beat a few thousand tons of train to a Level Crossing and lost the race. But merely being able to sit and talk with someone who is not going to offer prayer, tea and sympathy but, instead, says to you that "you did everything humanly possible to give a bit of dignity to the person who has died" does make you feel a bit better.
Brewing beer may be an older craft than we realized in some places | Science News
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
Beer was a part of the staple diet in Ancient Egypt since at least the time of the earliest Kings. I've actually had a taste of that beer made using the ancient Egyptian recipes, it is a taste that one needs to get used to, but, none-the-less, it is quite refreshing and nutritious as well.
Triphid replies on May 7, 2020:
BTW, the terminology of 'Pharaoh' in Ancient Egyptian does NOT mean the Ruler as we have been led to think/believe, it actually means, literally, " the Great House where the King dwells."
Brazil is letting the coronavirus run wild with little intervention, and the results are strikingly ...
JacarC comments on May 7, 2020:
GOOD FOR THEM.... Sweden is succeeding without this lockdown tyranny. Lockdowns have only made the contagion worse. There is NO WAY to stop this virus. NONE. The lockdowns have only prolonged the spread. The virus WILL KILL all that it will. It will only take longer. Flattening the curve ...
Triphid replies on May 7, 2020:
In my opinion, Jacar, you ARE just what this world needs right now, another dip-shit arse-wipe.
This make me laugh, have a lot of friends in SA and lots of posts patting themselves on the back for...
Triphid comments on May 7, 2020:
If the whole of Australian Government actions re- Corona virus weren't so ridiculously mis-matched nation-wide they might be funny. Australia, in my opinion, is ONE country, ONE peoples with ONE need at present and yet they still insist upon being so single-minded States -wise that every State has ...
Triphid replies on May 7, 2020:
@powder Hey, out of curiosity, what's the problem with having a 'Flu vaccine shot? I have mine every year without fail, it takes about 3 minutes, protects you from the worst of the Flu symptoms and all get maybe a slightly sore spot on your upper arm for about 24 -48 hours afterwards. Safety FIRST and Foremost my friend, safety first and foremost not only for yourself but EVERYONE else as well, time to stop being one-minded in my opinion since we are all in the same boat these days. Though I still object to the idea of having a mobile phone just so the Government can ' keep track of me and my movements' since my 'movements are as the same as they have been for the last 19+ years anyway.
An Evangelical Christian (my classmate's friend) commented on a FB post I made about me being in ...
JackPedigo comments on May 3, 2020:
As I thought it has come from a male. Not male should be allowed to comment on how a woman treats her body. Imagine the screams if women got to decide whether or not a male must have a vasectomy?
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
@JackPedigo No probs. Even after being a Mid-wife it still amazes me how it is possible to get something the size of footballor bigger out through something the diameter of an average garden hose. One of the more' memorable' deliveries I helped with was a woman ( of course) who sttod at about 5' 4", weighed in at approx. 90 pounds dripping wet and we were setting up ready for the next stage of the birth process, she sneezed, farted and this 13 pound, 11 ounce 'hulk' of a baby boy just shot out and landed on the bed. About 10-12 minutes later Mum was sitting up, holding the baby and asking to be allowed to have a shower, then a cup of coffee and 2 Hamburgers with the lot.
Have you wore out the batteries?
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Batteries for what may I ask?
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
@AnneWimsey Oh okay, I wasn't aware of that since I don't use those kinds of toys.
Q.
FrayedBear comments on May 6, 2020:
This fly kept his bum & body intact. The windscreen didn't fare too well though!
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
@FrayedBear Yeah, I realised that, I'v seen many a fly, etc, with its head stuck in the screen of a door. The best I ever saw was 2 flies mating with their heads stuckin the screen door though, I suppose you could say they both went out with a 'bang,' LOL.
What's good for the goose - [msn.com] False news?
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Btw, FrayedBear, the saying is actually, " What's sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander."
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
@FrayedBear Well according to Wikipaedia and the Book of English Proverbs of 1670 the saying was used ALL over England and still is.
Q.
FrayedBear comments on May 6, 2020:
This fly kept his bum & body intact. The windscreen didn't fare too well though!
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
Yeah right M8, anyone who'd believe that pic to be real has to be a couple of loaves of bread short of a sandwich.
An Evangelical Christian (my classmate's friend) commented on a FB post I made about me being in ...
Normanbites comments on May 3, 2020:
The best recent argument I've heard lately goes like this: Imagine somewhere in the world a person gets a blood disease, a cancer. The only cure is to irradiate and kill all of their bone marrow. As it turns out, there is only one healthy blood match in the world to this person; YOU!! .... This ...
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
Donating blood, bone marrow, etc, etc, is by the sole hoice of the Donor and the Donor alone just as is, in my opinion, it is the SOLE choice of the woman when she is pregnant as whether or not she either carries the embryo to full term or aborts it. The body belongs solely to the person inhabiting it and NO-ONE else, ergo, it IS the same as your car, your house, etc, etc, ONLY you and your partner, IF you have one that is, can decide what is permitted in your house/car, etc, etc, and so should it be for the pregnant woman with the exception that it IS her body, her property and HER choice alone.
An Evangelical Christian (my classmate's friend) commented on a FB post I made about me being in ...
Mofo1953 comments on May 3, 2020:
An unborn embryo is not a human being ergo it is not murder. It's like saying that if you eat an omelette you're eating chicken.
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
@dahermit No, it is not a chicken nor a chiken embryo until the cells have divided in such a manner as it actually represents the Foetus of a Chicken, the same also applis to Human Embryos as well.
An Evangelical Christian (my classmate's friend) commented on a FB post I made about me being in ...
JackPedigo comments on May 3, 2020:
As I thought it has come from a male. Not male should be allowed to comment on how a woman treats her body. Imagine the screams if women got to decide whether or not a male must have a vasectomy?
Triphid replies on May 6, 2020:
Yep, I had mine in 1984, and Trust me, it IS no fun because you walk around, IF you can walk, afterwards like a duck with a baseball bat stuck up your arse, the slightest bump in the road brings agony and mine 'site' go infected, swollen up like a bloody football and, besides getting antibiotics, the only other 'treatment' was to sit in hot, saline bath 4 times per day for 2 weeks. Though having been a Mid-wife and helping bring 163 babies into the world, seeing what women go through during Natural Birth and afterwards, especially if they need an epeasitomyin particular, I'd say my experience was a whole less to bear than theirs.
Have you wore out the batteries?
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Batteries for what may I ask?
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@azzow2 Nope, I always keep an ample supply on hand for my remotes, clocks, etc, but just a few minutes ago a neighbour came to my door and asked if " she could borrow 4 D sized batteries, rechargable if possible." Sadly, I could only give her 4 standard, non-rechargable "D" sized batteries and I decided not to ask her reason/need for borrowing them even though she is single, quite attractive and a very pleasant person.
What's good for the goose - [msn.com] False news?
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Btw, FrayedBear, the saying is actually, " What's sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander."
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@FrayedBear Well my maternal Grandmother was from London stock, actually a Cockney to tell the truth, and that is, according to her, how it was said all over England. And the saying was originally recorded in John Ray's book of English Proverbs of 1670 as being " What's sauce for the Goose is sauce for the Gander.' and ascribed as being a saying used primarily by women of that era.
From my cousin Katy, she's a scream. lol Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Hmmm, the imagination runs wild from viewing that picture....LOL. Though having thought about, I think I'd have used a 'taller sombrero' over the 'family jewels' as well, just to get the passing ladies thinking as well.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@Surfpirate No, Catherine, him wife now of 35 years and still going strong,still makes the joke that " they can have sex with him on one side of the room and her on the other...LOL. According to Catherine it was a "hell of a job to tuck the sausages of their 2 sons into the nappies since they've both inheritted Dad's unique equipment." I've never asked what her reaction was when she first saw Dougie's 'equipment' but I guess her jaw would have dropped to say the least....LOL.
What's the sort of things have you thrown or had thrown at you / done to your partner or had done to...
273kelvin comments on May 5, 2020:
Many years ago when in a drunken argument, I shouted: "Go fuck yourself with a broken bottle". It is an illuminating perspective on the often abrasive nature in that relationship that she paused, looked at me, took stock and replied with some admiration; "That's good"
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
Tut, tut, tut, have you never heard of the Aussie method of doing just that? We, Aussies, are a liitle more subtle, we give them a pair of slippers and a dildo, i.e, IF they don't like the slippers then they WILL know what to do with the dildo, LOL.
From my cousin Katy, she's a scream. lol Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Hmmm, the imagination runs wild from viewing that picture....LOL. Though having thought about, I think I'd have used a 'taller sombrero' over the 'family jewels' as well, just to get the passing ladies thinking as well.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@Surfpirate Geez, then most ladies have never met my old school friend Dougie Haynes, aka Donk. At the age of 13 he COULD NOT wear shorts at all and when, once berated by a P.E. Teacher for not wearing shorts, he simply dropped 'his dacks' ( pants), stood there for ALL to see and said, " This IS why." The Teacher, the Girls lined up about 10 feet away, their female Teacher and us bloody nearly fainted to see what could only be described as something similar to a baby elephant's trunk holding an apple. No kidding, Dougie was about 4' 10" tall, as skinny as a rake handle and his 'sausage' was hanging down almost to his kness, hence his nicknames immediately became 'Donk,' 'Fire-hose,' 'Tripod' and Middle Stump amongst a few others. Last I heard Dougie is still happily married, a father of 3 daughters and 2 sons and still only ever wears long trousers.
Male odors. The difficulty of describing "essence of man.”
anglophone comments on May 4, 2020:
I cannot bring myself to kiss anybody who smokes.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@LiterateHiker Good for you.
What's good for the goose - [msn.com] False news?
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Btw, FrayedBear, the saying is actually, " What's sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander."
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@FrayedBear Don't need to check it, my Grandmother used that saying quite regularly for years.
What's good for the goose - [msn.com] False news?
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Well I, for one, do NOT blame her and as such applaud her. We have been 'told' that " Once the Covid-19 threat has gone ALL data will be destroyed/erased," through the spiel of Scott Morriscum, BUT, what ACTUAL Legislations have been enacted to ENSURE this will be done? Absolutely NONE at all. ...
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@FrayedBear And NO, the data will be retained UNTIL the Covid threat is completely gone and dusted.
What's good for the goose - [msn.com] False news?
Triphid comments on May 5, 2020:
Well I, for one, do NOT blame her and as such applaud her. We have been 'told' that " Once the Covid-19 threat has gone ALL data will be destroyed/erased," through the spiel of Scott Morriscum, BUT, what ACTUAL Legislations have been enacted to ENSURE this will be done? Absolutely NONE at all. ...
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@FrayedBear Geez Louise M8 you must have been 'blessed' then.
What's the sort of things have you thrown or had thrown at you / done to your partner or had done to...
UUNJ comments on May 5, 2020:
I have never thrown anything in anger at someone.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
I have been known to throw a spanner/screw-driver, etc, quite often when something I'm trying to fix/repair/build goes horribly awry but never at anyone, it is always amied at the nearest fence and often followed by words that would make a Sailor blush as well. When this would happen and Lorrae was little, she'd often cover her ears and then hand me a bar of soap saying, " Wash your mouth out Daddy, wash your mouth out Daddy, those were rude words."
Male odors. The difficulty of describing "essence of man.”
JohnnyQB comments on May 4, 2020:
Golly,, those horrific stinky males.. How do you put up with it ! PS.. When women stink that is a turn off for us as well.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
Oh yeah, I remember being in Primary School and we had a girl in the class that everyone called Mouldy Marge, IF you played up in class you were made to sit next to her for a whole week and BOY oh Boy did she pong.
Male odors. The difficulty of describing "essence of man.”
anglophone comments on May 4, 2020:
I cannot bring myself to kiss anybody who smokes.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@LiterateHiker Hey what are you complaining about, smokers pay money for their igarettes, etc, but you non-smokers get it all for free. LOL.
Q.
FrayedBear comments on May 4, 2020:
That's an oldie. Blaster Bates had a story of a competitor in the demolition business whose dynamite exploded in his wagon whilst driving. His head was found with his O ring wedged round his ears! Batesy at the time was carrying his explosives in his motorbike sidecar & side saddles.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@FrayedBear Nope, I was lead truck in the convoy the second truck saw the explosion, stopped as I crawled out from the creek and the first thing he asked was, " Shit mate, where's the truck?" My ears were still ringing, in one hand I had the Thermos, my torch in the other and my smokes jammed down the front of my shirt. We all stopped for a look on the way back and found the engine block, a 1972 Ford 6 Cyclinder Diesel, about 200 yards from where the truck and load blew up, the Steering wheel was in a Gum Tree about 11 feet from the ground and the spare wheel was on the far side of the road wedge tight betwwen two Acacia trees. Never did find my hat though.
CALLING ALL MODERATORS We only got 8 members as we are 2 days old, and now's a good time to get ...
anglophone comments on Apr 22, 2020:
That sounds like a request for moderators. If I am correct, and if you are so inclined, I am willing to be roped in as a moderator.
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
Yeah count me in as well but remember I am an Aussie and we have a somewhat different take on things plus a very different sense of humour, etc, etc.
Cut my own hair at home.
Triphid comments on May 4, 2020:
Hey, thought you might like to know how 'things' went last Sunday evening. Whizz kid's 'device' works great, even at the lowest volume it makes the walls vibrate ( tested in my house first btw). Did the 'voice bit with a fiarly good script, " Hearken unto me my beloved child, I know thee hath ...
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce Kind of hard to talk about my hair since all I do is shave it off every day in accordance with my promise to my daughter.
A somewhat sarcastic/facetious thought crossed my.
AmyTheBruce comments on May 4, 2020:
Gawd did ask Satan for a little help, but it turns out that Satan is pretty busy these days too...what with all these Evangeloon preachers dropping dead. 😁
Triphid replies on May 5, 2020:
I also heard a rumour that he's busy making a very special place just for Humpty Trumpty, his own furnace to stoke all by himself....LOL.
Cut my own hair at home.
Triphid comments on May 4, 2020:
Hey, thought you might like to know how 'things' went last Sunday evening. Whizz kid's 'device' works great, even at the lowest volume it makes the walls vibrate ( tested in my house first btw). Did the 'voice bit with a fiarly good script, " Hearken unto me my beloved child, I know thee hath ...
Triphid replies on May 4, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce Of course I'll tell him to pack provisions and plenty of water but I might tell him that I, God, expect him to walk all the way just as his Jeebus had to.
Cut my own hair at home.
Triphid comments on May 4, 2020:
Hey, thought you might like to know how 'things' went last Sunday evening. Whizz kid's 'device' works great, even at the lowest volume it makes the walls vibrate ( tested in my house first btw). Did the 'voice bit with a fiarly good script, " Hearken unto me my beloved child, I know thee hath ...
Triphid replies on May 4, 2020:
@Lilac-Jade No worries. I know what I did may seem somewhat mean but it was fun anyway to tease the Evangelidiot.
Cut my own hair at home.
Triphid comments on May 4, 2020:
Hey, thought you might like to know how 'things' went last Sunday evening. Whizz kid's 'device' works great, even at the lowest volume it makes the walls vibrate ( tested in my house first btw). Did the 'voice bit with a fiarly good script, " Hearken unto me my beloved child, I know thee hath ...
Triphid replies on May 4, 2020:
@Lilac-Jade Oh sorry I thought I was discussing things about my Evangelidiot neighbour with you the other day, I was wrong it seems, my apologies.
Q.
FrayedBear comments on May 4, 2020:
That's an oldie. Blaster Bates had a story of a competitor in the demolition business whose dynamite exploded in his wagon whilst driving. His head was found with his O ring wedged round his ears! Batesy at the time was carrying his explosives in his motorbike sidecar & side saddles.
Triphid replies on May 4, 2020:
Not quite as much a joke as you might think though. Back in1980 I had a job with a local Firm driving trucks loaded with Nitro-Glycerine from Broken Hill to the Western Mining Lease up near Tibooburra, $300 per trip, with $300 extra as 'Danger Money, 3 trips per week all at night. The trucks had refrigerated crates fitted and we were all told, " If the refrigeration unit stops working you've got about 5 minutes MAXIMUM to get clear before the shit hits the fan." We used to travel in convoys of 3 trucks separated at 8 minute intervals, one trip, about 40kms from Broken Hill, and keeping one ear focused on the hum of the refrigeration unit, I heard it stop, aimed the truck off to the side of the dirt road, grabbed my smokes and my Thermos Flask, jumped out and ran like hels for the closest dry creek bed, ducked for cover just as the shit hit the fan. Needless to say the truck disappeared in a cloud of dust, smoke and flames, I got pelted with bits of truck, rock and dirt as 24 vials of Nitro went up The next day, when me and the two other trucks got back to the Depot, the Boss asked me , " Where the f**k is the truck?" My reply was, " The truck is everywhere, all over the bloody paddock, but the good news is that the spare wheel and the steering wheel are still in one piece, thanks for asking, now pay me my $300 for the trip and my $300 in 'danger money' because I've just quit." The last time I went past the spot, the Grazier had made use of the bloody huge where the truck went up and turned it into Dam to hold water for his sheep and had placed the engine block up on a mound of rocks as well, I suppose a kind of monument to the truck maybe.
Evangelical fundamentalists who openly defied social distancing guidelines are dying of COVID-19 | ...
JackPedigo comments on May 4, 2020:
Unfortunately, I think many of the poorer congregations don't have the ability to do virtual meetings. This is a big change and it has come suddenly with little chance to adapt. Still, people should understand the risks to themselves and other but seem to not.
Triphid replies on May 4, 2020:
@starwatcher-al Yeah why not, didn't their mythological Jeebus do that with the 'Sermon on the Mount' and he did WITHOUTeven having a Bullhorn or amplification as well.
Evangelical fundamentalists who openly defied social distancing guidelines are dying of COVID-19 | ...
Robecology comments on May 4, 2020:
Evolution - it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OtFSDKrq88
Triphid replies on May 4, 2020:
OH so very well stated, " It works Bitches."
Lockdown stupidity?
Varn comments on May 3, 2020:
We’ve this so-called, “free society.” What you’ve described is it’s cost. Shaming some for what the majority do is no answer. Those of us here wade through it. Some thrive, so have no plans of moving elsewhere, yet. Do keep in mind - the USA is made up of more representatives and ...
Triphid replies on May 4, 2020:
@Varn Do the words "Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run , run mean anything to you or would, perhaps, prefer Chicken Little?
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 30, 2020:
It’s a good article, and I agree that religion is here to stay as long as there are humans. It is tempting to hope that religions will evolve toward liberality and intelligence, but that kind of hope doesn’t take into account the variety of humans and their various levels of awareness. My ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@WilliamFleming Ah so you HAVE an intimate insight into the workings of the mind of such a great man as Albert Einstein do you, wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles. Perhaps you also have such an insight into the minds of other great men and women such as Da Vinci, etc, can you enlighten us as to exactly what their thoughts were as well please. FYI, it IS Monday, May the Fourth here in Australia, the time is 1.05 pm the sun is shining, the birds are singing and I arose from bed a little later than usual but my day is looking good as do most every other days thanks to living in reality and without woo-woo.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 30, 2020:
It’s a good article, and I agree that religion is here to stay as long as there are humans. It is tempting to hope that religions will evolve toward liberality and intelligence, but that kind of hope doesn’t take into account the variety of humans and their various levels of awareness. My ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@WilliamFleming Ergo, one can easily say that your morning regimen is quite religiously adhere to then, since, as you have stated, that IS always your regimen and you stick to it as you seem to do with everything else in your day. Now, perhaps and that is ONE Huge, almost Cosmos sized PERHAPS imho, you may chance upon seeing that the terminology of one being 'religious' in nature/manner about a regimen is NOT used in sole reference to a System of Religious belief but to the adherence to a set routine as well.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
racocn8 comments on May 1, 2020:
Bull. Last sentence: "Its advocates would be well advised to stop fabricating an enemy out of religion, or insisting that the only path to a secure future lies in a marriage of science and secularism. " Only a liar would claim that advocates of science are fabricating that religion is its ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay The Christian 'sacking' of the Great Library of Alexandria occurred in the period A.D. NOT in the period B.C.E. There were NO 'books' stored/held in the library at that time since 'books' were totally unknown then , they were ALL scrolls,either papyrus scrolls or vellum scrolls as were the norms of that era. The Serapeum (Library) was estimated to have housed approx. 11,000 scrolls written by some of the Greatest minds of the times both prior to the A.D. era and before the Christians destroyed it. THAT, Mr. Middleway, IS historical FACT and not the propanga as per issued by the Christian Sects.
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
FrayedBear comments on May 1, 2020:
Number 4. intrigued me. I misread "blanket" and as I'm inhospial read it for the blanket on my bed! The cubicle privacy screens now made of some recycled material lasting 2 years (similar to the 99c. shopping bag material) is not disinfected regularly nor is the label filled out with the date of ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@FrayedBear The chemical known as Radon was banned from use in Radox brand Bath Salts due its cytotoxic nature. Yes spray do volitize but nowhere near as you and your 'sources' are claiming. Monsantos' main problem has been with the use of a chemical called Glyphosate, a weed killer which IF it contacts bare skin, eyes, etc, MAY be harnful, that is why Crop Dusters dusting paddocks for weeds DEMAND that ALL workers MUST be a minimum of 600 metres CLEAR of ANY and ALL fields/paddocks being sprayed. Run off into nearby or adjacent water supplies like creeks/ rivers, etc, occurs when excessive usage of chemical based fertilizers happens because the Farmers always tend to 'over-use' their stocks of chemical, man-made fertilizers WHICh they spread by using Spreader attachments towed behind Tractors and usually do it when rain is predicted thus NOT giving enough time for the fertilizer to absorbed into the soil. Hey, you are in hospital, take the time to STOP reading the " Greenie' propanga, which is ALWAYS highly embellished and overstated, and read upon the facts instead, please.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
racocn8 comments on May 1, 2020:
Bull. Last sentence: "Its advocates would be well advised to stop fabricating an enemy out of religion, or insisting that the only path to a secure future lies in a marriage of science and secularism. " Only a liar would claim that advocates of science are fabricating that religion is its ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay Friend, I have no fewer that 3 Degrees in both Modern and Ancient History, a ThD and 2 Phd's and am studying to gain ever more knowledge, what do you hav to offer?
Lockdown stupidity?
Varn comments on May 3, 2020:
We’ve this so-called, “free society.” What you’ve described is it’s cost. Shaming some for what the majority do is no answer. Those of us here wade through it. Some thrive, so have no plans of moving elsewhere, yet. Do keep in mind - the USA is made up of more representatives and ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@Varn YESSS, my knowledge of Geogrphy is quite good and I know that there is a North and South in the American Continent but, perhaps, I should, for your benefit use the terminology of U.S. Americanism. And yes, many of us Aussies can trace our heritage back to the Convicts of the Penal Colonies, the same convicts who were shipped here by the British Nobility(???) because they stole a loaf of bread, etc, to feed their starving families, etc. They were often treated worse than slaves, worked their arses off under the British wielded lash and built this country with their own, sweat, blood and often bones up to what was until the likes of the L.N.P governemts snatched power, with the covert help of the U.S. and Britain, after Gough Whitlam. Oh, and btw, it was NOT the indigenous Nations of the U.S. who drove such species as the Bison, Wolf, Bear, Coyote, Beaver, etc, etc, to very verge of Extinct, it WAS the European Settlers who did that FYI. The Indigenous peoples hunted only for food and used every bit of their prey whereas your vaunted European Ancestors/Settlers went mainly after pelts and only the tenderest pieces of meat leaving the rest to rot in the sun. How many Indigenous Tribes/Clans did your vaunted Settlers kill off completely or drive from their Traditional Lands and stick on Reservations like they did to my Cherokee Ancestors and Peoples? How many MILLION Bison did your vaunted European Settlers kill just for fun of it by shooting from the carriage windows on trains or were shot in the MASS hunts like te ones your HERO, Buffalo Bill was involved in? Yes, Australia and Australians have to answer for the things they did to our Indigenous peoples BUT, imo, the Non-Indigenous peoples of the U.S. have far, far more to answer for including the all-out attempts at Genocide of the Indigenous Natives of the U.S. and that, Sir, is just for starters. As is so often said, " The U.S. comes along speaking loudly of Democracy but leaves behind it only a land that is little more than a desert and call it peace."
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
FrayedBear comments on May 1, 2020:
Number 4. intrigued me. I misread "blanket" and as I'm inhospial read it for the blanket on my bed! The cubicle privacy screens now made of some recycled material lasting 2 years (similar to the 99c. shopping bag material) is not disinfected regularly nor is the label filled out with the date of ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@FrayedBear " Cancer hotspot' you say, my Father was born in either Ballarat or Bendigo in a house on Waterbag Road in the year 1905. He worked his life in the Mines up here where Radon Gas exudes from the rocks everywhere but he didn't die from cancer, he died from a massive stroke and the affects of Parkinsons Disease.
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
FrayedBear comments on May 1, 2020:
Number 4. intrigued me. I misread "blanket" and as I'm inhospial read it for the blanket on my bed! The cubicle privacy screens now made of some recycled material lasting 2 years (similar to the 99c. shopping bag material) is not disinfected regularly nor is the label filled out with the date of ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@FrayedBear Tractor spraying is so low to the ground that gravity takes hold of the droplets even before the wind or breezes can get a grip on them. Have you actually been involved and worked with Tractor Spraying by any chance? I have, with both Tractors and Crop Dusters in my late teens when working on the Tandou Cotton and Grain Property just outside of Menindee, N.S.W. Sprays travel nowhere near the 150 kms you cited, trust me on that one, I've been both a Flagman marking the spray lines for Crop Dusters, driven huge Stieger Panther Tractors rigged with spray booms and even stood in as pilot for a Crop Duster from time to time as well.
Lockdown stupidity?
Varn comments on May 3, 2020:
We’ve this so-called, “free society.” What you’ve described is it’s cost. Shaming some for what the majority do is no answer. Those of us here wade through it. Some thrive, so have no plans of moving elsewhere, yet. Do keep in mind - the USA is made up of more representatives and ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@Moravian And so it seems, there are some Americans who still want to Americanize the entire world. But this little Aussie will stand and fight Americanization until they cart away my dead, stiff body in box, I AM an Aussie, I have, hold and cherish my Aussie Identity and NO-ONE is going to take that away from me.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 30, 2020:
It’s a good article, and I agree that religion is here to stay as long as there are humans. It is tempting to hope that religions will evolve toward liberality and intelligence, but that kind of hope doesn’t take into account the variety of humans and their various levels of awareness. My ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@WilliamFleming I was waiting for you to reply with yet more 'circular reasoning' what took you so long, running out ideas or something were you? Yes, I have probably know for as long or if not longer thanyou that the Earth ORBITS the Sun and not vice versa, we were taught that in Primary School when I was about 6 or 7 years old. As to our 'limited means, etc,' the limits are lessening as time passes by and we learn more and more thanks to the religious diligences of Scientists, etc, so TRY not to always read the word religious/religiousness, etc, as solely meaning a belieffaith in some mystic higher power/God like figure/being or the Mystical All-Powerful Spirit, etc, etc. Tell me, and be 100% honest IF you can that is, what strict personal type regimens to you adhere either daily, weekly or whatever and MUST do without fail? I have already told you and anyone reading my earlier response openly and unashamedly of my regimen every day and the reason why, to me, it is so important and needs to done in a diligent 'religious' kind of manner/routine, so don't be shy.
Is this all there is?
LisaBostlund comments on May 2, 2020:
Well yes I have noticed that hardly anyone talks here.. and no one seems interested in meeting anyone..
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
Aw, that's sad, but have you ever actually asked to meet anyone from thissite, I mean REALLY asked?
The Chinese Government is now threatening to stop imports of Australian Beef and other goods into ...
AnneWimsey comments on May 3, 2020:
Your knowledge of Chinese food needs a bit of work, buddy.
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
Oh, so you, in America I might add, know everything about Australian Exports to China do you?
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
FrayedBear comments on May 1, 2020:
Number 4. intrigued me. I misread "blanket" and as I'm inhospial read it for the blanket on my bed! The cubicle privacy screens now made of some recycled material lasting 2 years (similar to the 99c. shopping bag material) is not disinfected regularly nor is the label filled out with the date of ...
Triphid replies on May 3, 2020:
@FrayedBear Who ever told you that spraying by Farmers can travel up to 150klms is most definitely leading you up the garden path. Even the droplets from Aerial Spraying aircraft are released at very low altitudes from around 60 metres to 120 metres to gain the maximum effect of the spray on the crop below. Good, well trained Crop Duster Pilots are NOT the drunken Cowboy types as picture in the Indepence Day movie, that is Holly wood myth and over dramatisation. Yes, human mouths do act as sprayers BUT they rely solely upon the musculature of the diaphragm, the Intercostal muscles and those of the trachea and the bronchi which do NOT have the ability or strength to propel dropelets more than a maximum of 1.5 to 2.5 metres even when a person sneezes or coughs. I'll wager with you that IF you can find any person who can actually spit from an erect, standing, stationary position WITHOUT the advantage of a tailing breeze/wind any further than 5 feet in a horizontal line BEFORE the sputum drops to the ground then I will send you $20 BUT you must have and show TOTALLY independent, irrefutable motion film evidence to support your erroneous claim. OH, and IT must be done on flat, level ground NOT from an elevated height like a roof, tall building, etc.
The Chinese Government is now threatening to stop imports of Australian Beef and other goods into ...
FrayedBear comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Chinese probably have years stop piles of wool cotton and all the rest of it certainly the iron ore. Sounds like a good invitation for China to invade. When is Australia going to demand independent enquiry into American British and Australian war crimes .
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@FrayedBear Well I think te wholec world has a RIGHT to know how, why and when this virus so suddenly managed to appear, after all it HAS devastated the human race in such a very short time. Is China trying to hide something, I don't know BUT we all have a RIGHT to know whether it be a Yes or No. And as we all learned from years past there seems to be an ideology in numerous Asian countries that 'Life is cheap.'
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
Triphid comments on May 1, 2020:
It seems to me, living out here in the 'forgotten' back-blocks of Australia, that this Covid-19 'testing' is ONLY extended to the regions where the majority of the voting public reside. No G.P's have received Testing Kits containing more than 100 kits for the whole time we have been in ...
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@powder Move out here M8, once you've about 100 yards west past Dubbo you've virtually disappeared from radar UNLESS, of, course you are Cotton or Rice Grower that is, then they will do the line from the Indepence Day movie, "go down on one knee so as it brings the lips in direct contact with the 'booty." Cross the bridge at Wilcannia and you've not only vanished from radar but entered into the " lands that Politicians have seemingly forgetten about UNTIL Election Times or Taxations times come around, then they are all over the place flies on a pile of fresh steaming turds.
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
FrayedBear comments on May 1, 2020:
Number 4. intrigued me. I misread "blanket" and as I'm inhospial read it for the blanket on my bed! The cubicle privacy screens now made of some recycled material lasting 2 years (similar to the 99c. shopping bag material) is not disinfected regularly nor is the label filled out with the date of ...
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@FrayedBear I doubt that any 'droplets' exhaled can travel 5 metres, more likely 2 to 3 metres at a maximum given that anything heavier than air is eventully overcome by the force of Gravity.
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
FrayedBear comments on May 1, 2020:
Number 4. intrigued me. I misread "blanket" and as I'm inhospial read it for the blanket on my bed! The cubicle privacy screens now made of some recycled material lasting 2 years (similar to the 99c. shopping bag material) is not disinfected regularly nor is the label filled out with the date of ...
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@FrayedBear Well don't hold your breath waiting for a response/reply.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 30, 2020:
It’s a good article, and I agree that religion is here to stay as long as there are humans. It is tempting to hope that religions will evolve toward liberality and intelligence, but that kind of hope doesn’t take into account the variety of humans and their various levels of awareness. My ...
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@WilliamFleming AGAIN with the 'circular reasoning.' Do you ever tire of having your mind and thoughts merely traveling around in circles? In your comment/question re-Einstein and his 'being religious about the "subtle, intangible, inexplicable force" you read, imo, the word RELIGION and take its meaning literally, is that not so? I tske it as meaning ' seeking that very force with diligence in a very religious manner, in other words diligently and with a very strict system of controls, recording of results both for and against, testing and retesting, that is what Scientists do and it clasified as a Regimen towhich they adhere in a very religious ( STRICT) manner. Almost everyone has a Regimen to which they adhere in their daily lives, no less 'religiously' than anyone else, I for one, have such a regimen in that I, as a part of my Oath to my teenaged daughter, that I would shave my head EVERY day, without fail before sunset, firstly due to the fact that the Chemotherapy she had to undertake caused her to lose her and hence mine would be shaved off in support AND that I gave my Oath to her on her deathbed that " since her hair had NOT regrown then neither would mine be permitted to do so and remain shaved every day that I am able to honour both her memory and to homour both ALL other children who have died from cancers, etc, and those in the future as well. By adhering 'religiously' to a Regimen it does NOT mean anything akin to praying to it, etc, etc, it simply means that one abides by it in a strict and regular manner, ergo your 'concept'of Einstein being 'religious' in his scientific researches is quite unfounded.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
racocn8 comments on May 1, 2020:
Bull. Last sentence: "Its advocates would be well advised to stop fabricating an enemy out of religion, or insisting that the only path to a secure future lies in a marriage of science and secularism. " Only a liar would claim that advocates of science are fabricating that religion is its ...
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay To your 'assertion' and that of Rational (???) Wikipaedia I say Crap, Crap, Crap. The War between Christianity and other beliefs and science has been going since before the Early Christian Sect destroyed over 60% of the Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt,murdered possibly hundreds of Non-Christians including numerous Scholars and ALL in the name of their God and Jesus. That , SIR, is a well known and documented FACT. For centuries Christians have relished in screaming words like ' persecution,' 'discrimination, ' etc, etc, when in truth they have been perpetrators thenselves all along But HEY, if they can't scream 'persecution,' etc, then how can they expected to 'share' in the presecutions and sufferings of their great, mythological Idol, Jesus? If they did not take part in the wholsale massacresw of Jews and Muslims during the Crusades then how on earth would the Roman Catholic Church and Empire have been able to accumulate so much land from the Estates of the Dead Warriors who fought and died during those very Crusades. The very same Warriors who were given ( sold actually) Papal 'Free Passes to Heaven and total Absolution for their sins and crimes both prior to the Crusades and DURING the Crusades? How would Catholicism have gained the foothold it has in countries like Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, etc, etc, WITHOUT declaring a 'Holy War' on those native inhabitants to whom they referred to as being Pagans/Heathens, etc, etc, and either enslaving them or killing them by the hundreds and thousands? Christianity and Christians particularly have for centuries been extremely vocal in shouting down science and sciences BUT they have never short on accepting and embracing the advances and advantages that these very 'enemies' they oppose so strongly and vehemently have brought foward for them to embrace with open arms, have they? A very PRIME example of Christianity SCREAMING about 'persecution is the ages ld myth of Christians being either put to death or slaughtered by the Romans in the Arenas such as the Flavian Arena ( Colusseum), a total myth btw. The truth being, and histirically recorded btw, is that the victims in places such as the Flavian Arena were mainly either Slaves, Thieves, Murderers, etc, and on very RARE occassions the odd Gladiator or two. Yet another created myth perpetrated by Christians and Hollywood Movie Producers alike just as is the myth of Hebrews being enslaves in Ancient Egypt as per the book of Exodus in the bible, the Plagues of Egypt, the part of the Red Sea, etc, etc. Ergo, IF youare trying to play the part of the 'Devil's Advocate' then, imo, you are falling somewhatv short of the mark, but if you are being deliberately obtuse then, imo, you are succeeding well above your own expectations.
Religion can heal and harm. We've seen both during the pandemic - CNN
HerbertNewsam comments on May 1, 2020:
I often wonder if such acts of those believers do think about storing brownie points with a invisible god. Since they all fall short of said commandments, forgiveness is foremost in their minds. Agreed some good can come from bad things, for many do believe without holding it against those thinking ...
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@Paul4747 Thank you for jogging my memory on that one.
How would you feel if someone gave you unsolicited advice about your appearance?
Holysocks comments on Apr 29, 2020:
A British phrase comes to mind. Tell them to piss off! A guy at work tells me to shave off my ridiculous beard. I agree to as soon as he knocks the ugly off his face.
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@Holysocks To some it seems we Aussies are way too much a people of 'being to the point' for their delicate tastes sometimes.
OK, I'm really getting agitated here.
Triphid comments on May 1, 2020:
It seems to me, living out here in the 'forgotten' back-blocks of Australia, that this Covid-19 'testing' is ONLY extended to the regions where the majority of the voting public reside. No G.P's have received Testing Kits containing more than 100 kits for the whole time we have been in ...
Triphid replies on May 2, 2020:
@powder I agree to a point but testing is far more important than merely tracking the day to day movements of everyone in this vast country. In my opinion, IF they had 'blanket tested' everyone from the start then they'd already have a compiled list of where everyone was, went and with whom. A very similar system has been in place for decades in regards to other communicable diseases such as Sexually Transmitted Infections and given that in very remote regions like I live in where mobile phone signals drop out after one is further than 15 kilometres from town then it is bloody well near useless. Plus, imo, what good does it do for anyone really, to keep track of them, wait until they MAY have come in contact with someone with Covid-19 then wait while Amazon's Computer Systems sort through every strand of tracking information and THEN notify them, perhaps, hours or even days later because the Amazon Computer Systems have gone into overload with new data coming in non-stop? Would it NOT have been more advisable and prudent to have tested EVERY Australian within the first weeks or months and then re-test again on a weekly or fortnightly basis? They can mail out Bowel Cancer Testing kits every year so WHY not mail out Covid Testing kits to every household, etc, etc.?
Religion can heal and harm. We've seen both during the pandemic - CNN
HerbertNewsam comments on May 1, 2020:
I often wonder if such acts of those believers do think about storing brownie points with a invisible god. Since they all fall short of said commandments, forgiveness is foremost in their minds. Agreed some good can come from bad things, for many do believe without holding it against those thinking ...
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@HippieChick58 Did not the Catholic Church run such as scam for centuries, though I can't quite remember wat it was called that they selling to those they duped and are still duping even to this day imo.
JUST GOT BLOCKED ON FACEBOOK AGAIN!!!!!! This time for answering a question.
TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 30, 2020:
No good deed goes unpunished...
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@TomMcGiverin And as bigotted imho.
Groundbreaking Fossil Suggests Spinosaurus Is First Known Swimming Dinosaur Its paddle-like tail, ...
ToolGuy comments on May 1, 2020:
Nature is adaptive not efficient! We should learn something from it.
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@ToolGuy Such as what I ask you.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 30, 2020:
It’s a good article, and I agree that religion is here to stay as long as there are humans. It is tempting to hope that religions will evolve toward liberality and intelligence, but that kind of hope doesn’t take into account the variety of humans and their various levels of awareness. My ...
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@WilliamFleming I TRUST in science to tell the truth whether or NOT it is right or wrong on any subject. I do NOT have any kind of "Faith " as per the meaning you appear to be using. I know that, for example, the ground beneath my feet is solid and has been around for well over millions of years, the Earth orbits the Sun over a period of 365.25 each year approximately and that the Earth, the Sun and the other planets, etc, in this Solar System came into being, not by the magical 'waving' of some mystical God, by the accretion effects of particles in a massive cloud od dust and gases over a very long time. I know that the Sun does NOT rise above the Easter Horizon but that the Earth turns from West to East instead thus GIVING, to the unenlightened mind, the impression that the Sun rotates around the Earth. Science has never gone about trying to disprove religion nor replace it, it just goes about thinking, theorizing, researching, finding facts and evidences then proving or disproving those very thoughts and theories. Religion has for countless generations cried "woo-woo" at the things science has proven, for example, Evolution, but has always resisted vehemently ALL calls to show any definable, tangible, irrefutable, peer tested and PROVEN evidences that IT is 100% correct, WHY is that I ask you?
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
racocn8 comments on May 1, 2020:
Bull. Last sentence: "Its advocates would be well advised to stop fabricating an enemy out of religion, or insisting that the only path to a secure future lies in a marriage of science and secularism. " Only a liar would claim that advocates of science are fabricating that religion is its ...
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay Religions, Christianity in particular, see anything that does not encompass it or its beliefs as either Persecuting it or being at 'War' with it. After all, is not the hymn " Onward Christian Soldiers" one of their 'mainstay' hymns? Religions the world over have at war with each since time immemorial BUT they cannot and will not admit to that,they simply pass the blame on to the nearest available and most innocent scapegoats that they can find. E.G. The Christians declared war on the Muslims which started the First and all other Crusades, Catholics declared war on the Lutherans, Protestants, etc, and even their own, the Cathars, Muslims have declared war on the various sects, etc, of Islam YET it is ALWAYS blamed upon the convenient Scape-goats such as Atheists, etc, that they are the War-mongers and NOT the Churches, etc. Sadly, in my honest opinion, 'tunnel vision' is a very limiting thing but a boon to those who choose to living with it.
How would you feel if someone gave you unsolicited advice about your appearance?
Holysocks comments on Apr 29, 2020:
A British phrase comes to mind. Tell them to piss off! A guy at work tells me to shave off my ridiculous beard. I agree to as soon as he knocks the ugly off his face.
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@Holysocks We also have another that goes like this, " IF my dog had a face like yours, I'd shave it's arse and teach it to walk backwards."
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
Triphid comments on Apr 30, 2020:
But Secularism and Non-belief are still growing steadily, though mostly in the more ENLIGHTENED countries and societies as the most and more recent figures and statistics show clearly. It is NOT due to Science and the Sciences as much as it IS due to the facts that people, for the most part, are ...
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay And IF you note, almost every country listed is or has been led by a Governmemt or Political Party with a more than obvious leaning towards a religious belief of one kind or another in the last 7-10 years. E.g. The U.S. with Trump, Aust. with the Liberal Party and its heavy Catholicism, etc, leanings, Arabian Countries with Islamic Leaders and so on and so forth. Here in Australia we had a Full-on, Up-Front Atheist Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, but the Faithfools in her party and the LNP Coallition consorted quickly and got rid of her, that is one of methods REligion and the Religious employ these days to try to maintain their grip, as shakey as it is getting, on society. And, in my opinion, that is why your 'vaunted' Trump went 'full-on' religious because he knew full well that without the Faithfools and their support he'd be looking down the barrel of becoming a One Term President .
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Shit, and my Evangeloon neighbour has been on his knees in his front yard 3 times a day praying for rain and still we get only sunny days, maybe I should tell him to try a different number to get through to God/Jesus....LOL.
Triphid replies on May 1, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce Actually I was considering spraying his most beloved pot plant that he claims he grew from the seeds given to him by his now ex-friend, Paul Skelley, Pope Paul as I call him in rude jest, who told him that they came from the bushes that grew where the blood of Jeebus touched the ground as he died. In truth it IS just a very stunted, scraggly example of native Australian Emu Bush and by spraying the bush with the chemical it might just look like the 'Burning Bush from the Moses myth' to him.
While in the woods, scouting out a location for tomorrow's ( Walpurgis Nacht ) celebration, a ...
Triphid comments on Apr 29, 2020:
If the light wasn't so big I'd say itv was an Aussie Min-min light. Now they are very very eerie to say the least, they just suddenly appear, hover about 1-2 feet above the ground are whiter than white and IF you approach them they move steadily away from you, stand still and they will come closer ...
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@jasen Well, only the local Aboriginals stay well clear mostly, though I have Aboriginal heritage in me, mine is from a vastly different region thankfully. So I have been in that area quite a number of times and seen the Min-Min first hand. Have even seen them, on rarer occassions during the daylight hours. The attached photo is one that I took as I was walking back to my car back in 2002, my last visit to the region btw.
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
CommunityTom comments on Apr 28, 2020:
And I bet other Evangelists prayed that they would not get Coronavirus. I wonder how they're doing....
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@DavidLaDeau I tend to think that we, the Atheists, etc, exhibit more humanity and human traits than do the majority of the Faithfools, but that is my opinion based on my own personal and wide ranging experiences.
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Shit, and my Evangeloon neighbour has been on his knees in his front yard 3 times a day praying for rain and still we get only sunny days, maybe I should tell him to try a different number to get through to God/Jesus....LOL.
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce I've been trying to 'write' such a 'script' to use on the coming Sunday Evening when I intend to to do the first ' God Speaks' act. Absolutely love your 'script,' though I will replace the 'Evangeloon' with something more akin to a kindly, divine addressing like, " My true and beloved Child......etc, etc." Hopefully that will really grab his attention. Oh, I just found amongst my old Chemistry set a substance that when sprayed on a surface gives it a 'glow' like a fire/flame and is almost completely undetectable by touch or taste, might give it a test run tonight by spraying his Jesus statue just before sunrise as he gets up then to doing his praying bit around then.
Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It
WilliamFleming comments on Apr 30, 2020:
It’s a good article, and I agree that religion is here to stay as long as there are humans. It is tempting to hope that religions will evolve toward liberality and intelligence, but that kind of hope doesn’t take into account the variety of humans and their various levels of awareness. My ...
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
But Sir, any religious belief system/dogma/tenet, et, etc, both requires and demands Faith without Questioning whereas Science, on the other hand, requires Questioning, Research, Evidence, Examination, Re-examination, Discussion, re-discussion and Questioning over and over until it is proven or disproven, is that not so? To 'borrow' your 'cards analogy, even ghe most amateur of Poker players know that youcan ONLY bluff your way through a hand for just so long UNTIL someone eventually calls you out and you either have to show your hand or fold up, i.e.either you PROVE that you do have the Winning hand or you merely shut up and takeyour losses on the chin like a man.
While in the woods, scouting out a location for tomorrow's ( Walpurgis Nacht ) celebration, a ...
Triphid comments on Apr 29, 2020:
If the light wasn't so big I'd say itv was an Aussie Min-min light. Now they are very very eerie to say the least, they just suddenly appear, hover about 1-2 feet above the ground are whiter than white and IF you approach them they move steadily away from you, stand still and they will come closer ...
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@jasen Who knows for certain but Min-min as far as I know are an Australian phenomena and they only occur in certain regions of Australia, one of those being between Broken Hill, N.S.W. and Wilcannia, N.S.W. in an area known as the Spring Hills, a place even the Aboriginals usually avoid like the Plague.
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
CommunityTom comments on Apr 28, 2020:
And I bet other Evangelists prayed that they would not get Coronavirus. I wonder how they're doing....
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@DavidLaDeau Hey, I don't consider those 'Rock-Spiders' (aka Paedophiles) to be human beings in the least, in my opinion they are less than vermin.
Christian Nationalists Call For Secession, Formation Of White Ethnostate | Michael Stone
bookofmorons comments on Apr 28, 2020:
and please remember Canada is an open and welcoming place but there are also assholes.
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@JacobMeyers No prob my friend, no probs.
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Shit, and my Evangeloon neighbour has been on his knees in his front yard 3 times a day praying for rain and still we get only sunny days, maybe I should tell him to try a different number to get through to God/Jesus....LOL.
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce Oh, his God-bothering 'friends' are very few and far between atm, he was recently banned from the 'back-yard' church group he was with because he demanded a rebate of the $500 he had paid for the Hands-on Healing of his diagnosed 'Moron-A virus' infection. And before anyone asks, YES, I had a somewhat big hand in diagnosing that as well, but that is another story, although a quite humour one as well. So I doubt if anyone will believe any of his future stories of becoming the 'New Prophet of God' anyway.
JUST GOT BLOCKED ON FACEBOOK AGAIN!!!!!! This time for answering a question.
TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 30, 2020:
No good deed goes unpunished...
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
I think this little meme says it all.
Update from previous post.
Triphid comments on Apr 29, 2020:
Some 'people' when, imho, placed in a Management position tend to don the 'Dictator hat' and think they are a Caesar re-incarnated. Had one such example when I was training to be a nurse, a Hospital Matron who by her attitudes, etc, exuded the idea that she was a Demi-god of sorts and couldn't ...
Triphid replies on Apr 30, 2020:
@powder Yeah spread it around the Jack-booted 'Official' richly deserves to known to all and sundry imho. Our "Jack-booted Matron" was one Harriet Wade, built like the "Aunty Jack" from the ABC Show I might add, she stomped around the hospital like a herd of elephants on a corrugate iron roof, drank like a fish and died in the late 70's from Cirrhosis of the Liver.
The Virus Crisis in Australia and Welfare.
Triphid comments on Apr 29, 2020:
A truly livable 'Universal Income' would be a very good move for all and sundry lmo. Especially considering that before the Covid-19 Pandemic the Unemployment Payment, aka, Jobseeker where there were jobs so few and far between, was miles below anything that a recipient could manage to survive ...
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@David1955 I once worked in a Government Department that has the full documented records of the Whitlam 'Affair' and they are very interesting reading, trust me. Gough was on the verge of declaring Australia as a Republic, telling the Yanks to either open up about Pine Gap and EVERYTHING they were involved there or Move their arses back to America, make it that ALL Primary Industries and Comanies in Australia were solely Owned, Operated and Run by Australians, NO companies, Corporations, etc, in Australia could ever have ' Cayman Islands style Bank Accounts," they MUST pay their fair share of Taxes, everyone in Australia would have a say in how the country was run and there would no longer be the Prefeered Vote System by which parties could 'barter' votes between each other and each Political Party standing foe election MUST stand alone and NOT for a Collalition with any other. Had he NOT been undermined by the Poms, Yanks and the LNP Scumbags I believe this country would now be a shining light to the rest of the world rather that the joke, imho, it is today.
How would you feel if someone gave you unsolicited advice about your appearance?
Holysocks comments on Apr 29, 2020:
A British phrase comes to mind. Tell them to piss off! A guy at work tells me to shave off my ridiculous beard. I agree to as soon as he knocks the ugly off his face.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@Holysocks Hey, IF you like it feel free to use it.
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Shit, and my Evangeloon neighbour has been on his knees in his front yard 3 times a day praying for rain and still we get only sunny days, maybe I should tell him to try a different number to get through to God/Jesus....LOL.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce Oh you and I MUST have been cast in the same mould, we are very devious people are we not? I now have countless ideas running through my devious mind as to what to do, even your suggestion of making Jeebus 'cry' which is quite easy to do btw. I think a 'nice' touch after a week or so of the 'Booming voice of God' coming from everywhere in his house would be to send him on a quest to spend 40 days and 40 nights in the Simpson Desert, a harsh, hard and very lonely place here in Australia and to demand that he then go " forth, climb the Red Rock called Uluru and await as I bring him my new set of Commandments." That should keep him busy and out of everyones hair for quite a while UNTIL he gets arrested for Trespassing since Uluru has been closed to visitors climbing it since early this year. Oh, btw, just rang and asked 'Whizz Kid' ( 67 years old but we call him Whizz Kid anyway) IF I could borrow his gear and told him why and the response was a definite YES and he will drop it around to me on the weekend. Let the fun begin....LOL.
Need help reconciling my sons suicide and my ex wife's beliefs.
david75090 comments on Apr 29, 2020:
Sorry for your loss. My son took his own life in 2001. Everyone deals with such situations in their own way, including your children. Time moves on. I've moved past but don't know if it's something I've gotten over. Doesn't really matter if a person is religious or not. It doesn't bring anyone back.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
I too lost a child, my only child, my daughter in Jan. 2001 to Lymphoma and it is something I think that we never truly 'get over.' It lingers on with us for ever but the pain does lessen over a very long period of time though it never really vanishes completely. In my teens I also lost a very very good school friend to suicide, actually found his body where he had hung himself, that tore holes in me as well and that memory still is with me to this day. So I could say that I have a fairly good idea of where you Joshua 7183 are coming from and my feelings, etc, go out to you both.
How would you feel if someone gave you unsolicited advice about your appearance?
Holysocks comments on Apr 29, 2020:
A British phrase comes to mind. Tell them to piss off! A guy at work tells me to shave off my ridiculous beard. I agree to as soon as he knocks the ugly off his face.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
Out here in Australia we have a saying for just people like that, it goes, " What are you going to do for a face when the monkey wants its bum back?"
Mummies discovered in burial shaft in Egypt Francesca Street, CNN • Updated 28th April 2020 ...
ToolGuy comments on Apr 29, 2020:
It occurred to me looking at this that the notion that humans are the only species who can conceive of their death might be wrong. Because we have difficulty or are unable to conceive of our own death we go through elaborate rituals to imagine an after life.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@ToolGuy I'd disagree with you on that point, I remember clearly that when my beloved Blue Heeler was becoming unable to getup easily, walk around, etc, his eyes, to me, revealed that he sensed his end was nearing, the evening before he died quietly in his sleep he kept resting his head on my knees and looking into my eyes as if he was saying goodbye to me over and over again. He was never a dog to just dig ramdom holes around the yard either, but for a few months prior to his dying he kept on digging a hole in the one spot where he always had chosen to 'sun himself' even from when I first got him as pup. But this hole kept getting steadily bigger, longer and deeper over time until he suddenly stopped and began moving his'treasures' ( as I called them) from his normal nightly sleeping place into the hole and leaving them there, perhaps I'm reading something in to it that wasn't there but I do think animals can and do sense when their time is coming. Even Elephants in the wild have been known to leave the herd to go off and die pretty much in the same places as others have UNLESS, of course, they have fallen prey to Poachers and the like. So why wouldn't animals realize that they are about to die just as humans do? After all we ARE just animals are we not?
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Shit, and my Evangeloon neighbour has been on his knees in his front yard 3 times a day praying for rain and still we get only sunny days, maybe I should tell him to try a different number to get through to God/Jesus....LOL.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce Ooooh, I do get the sensation that I like how you think something like the way I do. A very good friend of mine has recently made a device that is WI-FI operated, uses a system that focuses the sound waves into a type of beam over a distance of up to 10 metres and causes the sound to seem like it is coming from within a room/building. He also has a device that alters the voice to either sound like Darth Vader, a Dalek, one of the Chipmunks and many more including a very deep, booming, commanding voice ( kind of like an Army Drill Sargeant), I wonder if he's loan his little 'box of tricks' for a few days or a week or so. Boy could I have some great fun with my Jesus Jockey neighbour using that gear, it would sure save me from sneaking into his front yard and moving his garden statue of Jeebus around every few nights.
Christian Nationalists Call For Secession, Formation Of White Ethnostate | Michael Stone
bookofmorons comments on Apr 28, 2020:
and please remember Canada is an open and welcoming place but there are also assholes.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@JacobMeyers I did what? Australia exported Ken ham to Kentucky, not Canada, and I am a 100% born and bred Aussie who has been living in Australia for all his life.
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Shit, and my Evangeloon neighbour has been on his knees in his front yard 3 times a day praying for rain and still we get only sunny days, maybe I should tell him to try a different number to get through to God/Jesus....LOL.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce LOL, oh how I often I wish I was a ventriloquist when he does his praying bit in his front yard, it'd be great fun to be able to 'throw' my voice (disguised of course) and say something like, " I'm sorry but you have reached a disconnected number," or, " Jesus no longer cares or gives a shit so please don't call again."
The Virus Crisis in Australia and Welfare.
Triphid comments on Apr 29, 2020:
A truly livable 'Universal Income' would be a very good move for all and sundry lmo. Especially considering that before the Covid-19 Pandemic the Unemployment Payment, aka, Jobseeker where there were jobs so few and far between, was miles below anything that a recipient could manage to survive ...
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@David1955 Yes, ever since the Liberal Cohorts plotted and got rid of Whitlam under totally false pretences the ALP has become a toothless tiger.
I get so fed up with the bullshit.
anglophone comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Their observations (accusations?) that I refuse to buy into their absurd make believe is just like water off a duck's back to me. I have a habit of trouncing all the fallacious arguments that they present.
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@Cyklone Ah but you are missing out on the fun that can be easily found in confusing the shit out of the Faithfools. May I suggest that you ease up, join in and give the confusing bit a try every now and then, it truly does lift your spirits imho.
Gnostic Atheist, Agnostic Atheist, Agnostic Theist, or Gnostic Theist?
Untheist comments on Apr 25, 2020:
The only info on the meaning of the terms to vote on are found in the first diagram, "Belief Bubbles". The definition for "Agnostic Atheist" is the same as "Agnostic Theist". They both "don't believe in God". This used to be called just "agnostic" until people tried to include it within the ...
Triphid replies on Apr 29, 2020:
@Untheist Well, for starters I perceive by a quick look at your Profile Blurb that you identify as being both Agnostic and Religious, how precisely can that be since, logically speaking, Agnostic means " Nothing can be known about God, etc, etc, i.e. it simply implies/means that as an Agnostic you are unsure, uncertain, have doubts about the existence of God and yet you also claim, by way of stating you are Religious, you believe there is a God. Ergo and imo, your comments make as much, logically, to me as if you were trying to tell me that day is night and night is day. So I simply reject your assertions for the fallacies and faulty interpretations that they appear to be in my opinion.
Christian Nationalists Call For Secession, Formation Of White Ethnostate | Michael Stone
DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Bible characters were not white and there also is no white race. Hitler refreshed a lot of these ideas with a pure aryan race as a "master race." The problem here is that there never was such a thing. These clowns would be better off if they supported something real. I dare any of them to get DNA ...
Triphid replies on Apr 28, 2020:
@bookofmorons Tried suggesting exactly about 5 years ago but the back-lash from the 'Bleeding-Heart Snowflakes' was unbelievable to say the least. In one of the fires we had, we lost a colony of very rare and endangered lizard species out this way, thankfully though there are a number of us around here who are doing a 'back-yard' captive breeding programme with that species Stuff like , " Undue and Unfair punishment," " Mental Cruelty," " Barbaric Treament," " Draconianism," and tons more besides. And yet at least 90% of them are the same ones who get all het up and start sceaming about buying eggs from caged hens, breeding sheep and cattle, etc, for meats BUT never a word passes their lips when thousands of Native Fauna and Flora gets incinerated in fires that are started by these Arsonists.
Christian Nationalists Call For Secession, Formation Of White Ethnostate | Michael Stone
DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Bible characters were not white and there also is no white race. Hitler refreshed a lot of these ideas with a pure aryan race as a "master race." The problem here is that there never was such a thing. These clowns would be better off if they supported something real. I dare any of them to get DNA ...
Triphid replies on Apr 28, 2020:
@bookofmorons I would trust them within a mile of a set of matches let alone on the front line fight a fire. i reckon arsonist like them should be fined ( as they have been), made to do Community Service AND be forced to stand by and watch as their most treasured possessions are heaped up, soaked in diesel and burned.
Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: My Kids Prayed for a Boat, and God Gave Us Two! | Hemant Mehta | ...
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Shit, and my Evangeloon neighbour has been on his knees in his front yard 3 times a day praying for rain and still we get only sunny days, maybe I should tell him to try a different number to get through to God/Jesus....LOL.
Triphid replies on Apr 28, 2020:
@AmyTheBruce LOL, I 've been think for yers now that I should suggest that he consider getting a brain transplant but I'm pretty certain that no matter where they sourced the brain from it, It would end up REJECTING him.
Ignoring COVID Order, Massachusetts Church Takes “A Stand for the Lord” | Terry Firma | Friendly...
Healthydoc70 comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Two comments. George Carlin- What? Are you XXckin stupid?? Shows that that the evolution of the human race has not risen above that of primordial slime!!
Triphid replies on Apr 28, 2020:
Well some of us have but the remainder seems to be ever so content with sucking it from the bottom of the sludge pond.
I've been inching my way to level 8 for eternity.
Observer-Effect comments on Apr 27, 2020:
So . . . what is the advantage of higher levels? I looked for the info, and found a list which looks like it should tell you what the "perks" are for each level. But clicking on the button just starts you in on composing a message. If my ego doesn't need propping up via higher levels, is there any...
Triphid replies on Apr 28, 2020:
@dahermit Yeah me too, been stuck fast on 8.3 almost since Moses played Rugby for Isreal ( LOL), might check and see if it needs a bit of grease to get the wheels turning LOL.
Christian Nationalists Call For Secession, Formation Of White Ethnostate | Michael Stone
DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2020:
Bible characters were not white and there also is no white race. Hitler refreshed a lot of these ideas with a pure aryan race as a "master race." The problem here is that there never was such a thing. These clowns would be better off if they supported something real. I dare any of them to get DNA ...
Triphid replies on Apr 28, 2020:
@bookofmorons Shit, those bush fires this time around were without a doubt the worst there have ever been. Out here we had a few deliberately lit grass fires but nothing compared to the others. The firebugs concerned with starting our grass fires were caught, faced the court and are now doing 200 hours of Community Service each cleaning up the fire sites and replanting vegetation, etc.

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