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Grayghost comments on May 27, 2019:

I always like mine boneless also.

Triphid replies on May 27, 2019:

Yeah me too, I hate getting those little bones from bananas stuck between my teeth....LOL

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powder comments on May 23, 2019:

So the Vatican will get $600/ week of taxpayer's money. Brilliant!

Triphid replies on May 27, 2019:

@FrayedBear It seems that even with the 'exhorbitant' salaries/stipends that they receive, often the odd back-handers are quite readily accepted, especially with SOME Politicians, I won't name names but you can GUESS to whom I'm hinting about.

If this means conservative Christians would move away from the rest of us, I'm all for it.

WilliamFleming comments on May 25, 2019:

If they propose to be a US state wouldn’t they be subject to the constitution the same as all the other states? The Supreme Court might have something to say about their proposals.

Triphid replies on May 27, 2019:

@WilliamFleming It IS totalitarian by its very nature despite the protestations of UpsideDownAgain. Perhaps, imo, she is still somewhat 'blinded' by here LDS up-bringing still, if that be so then she has my sincere sympathies and condolences.

Do you think the draconian abortion laws passed by mostly white christian republican men; will ...

Triphid comments on May 25, 2019:

No, sadly not a chance, elections are all about who makes the best promises (although they always find excuses why the could NOT fulfill them) and who runs the best smear campaigns or spends the most money on those campaigns. Voters, for most part, are often as fickle as the weather unfortunately.

Triphid replies on May 27, 2019:

@Varn In case it may have slipped from your attention, I live in Australia where I was born, raised and have spent my working life. I've met and worked around innumerable politicians in my time and 99% of them I wouldn't trust with a bucket filled with broken eggshells. Btw, here in Australia it IS compulsory to vote in Elections once you have attained the age of 18 years or gained Citizenship as an Immigrant.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE -- Let me see if I have this straight.

1of5 comments on May 25, 2019:

To be any follower of Jesus you also have to believe judiesm is true, but not follow it yet follow the commandments that you feel like from the old testament.

Triphid replies on May 27, 2019:

@Stilltrying1964 Show me ANY God-bothering Jesus Jockey who actually follows what they are preaching about. I'd lay good money that even if you found one it'd be as rare as hen's teeth.

I need to go get a fan or something for he illusion of cool.

azzow2 comments on May 26, 2019:

Try a swamp cooler in in addition to you A/C . We get some high temps here. I don't have A/C I do have a rooftop swamp cooler it cools my house right down,.

Triphid replies on May 27, 2019:

@azzow2 Sounds similar to the Evaporative Air Coolers we use out here in Outback Australia, ours usually have 3 filter pads, sometimes 4, filled out with a type of wood-wool material, the Cooler has a separate water pump that forces water through the filter pads and a motor that drives a drum-shaped Blower Fan in a housing shaped like a snail shell. My Cooler is rated at an output of 5,000cfm on High speed, 3,000cfm on Low speed and instead of being fitted to the roof, it is fitted at height where I can work on it , if needed, without climbing up a ladder, it is also in a shaded area and in summer temps of between 35 and 45 degrees Celsius it cools the whole house down to a very comfortable 22 - 25 degrees Celsius whereas my neighbor has hers on the roof and has found that in the summer heats hers is definitely struggling because of the reflected heat plus the air temps if has to contend with.

Do you think the draconian abortion laws passed by mostly white christian republican men; will ...

Triphid comments on May 25, 2019:

No, sadly not a chance, elections are all about who makes the best promises (although they always find excuses why the could NOT fulfill them) and who runs the best smear campaigns or spends the most money on those campaigns. Voters, for most part, are often as fickle as the weather unfortunately.

Triphid replies on May 26, 2019:

@Varn As was once said, " The main attribute needed to be a successful Politician is having the ability to lie with a very straight face and look as though you are being 100% truthful whilst doing so."

If this means conservative Christians would move away from the rest of us, I'm all for it.

WilliamFleming comments on May 25, 2019:

If they propose to be a US state wouldn’t they be subject to the constitution the same as all the other states? The Supreme Court might have something to say about their proposals.

Triphid replies on May 26, 2019:

@WilliamFleming I actually pretended to be a tentative member solely for the purpose of researching the LDS and other Churches for my ThD ( Doctorate in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions) I never actually became a full (fool, if you get my drift here) member but the lure of having someone with a Masters in Theology in the congregation got their hearts all a flutter and they thought that I would be an idea candidate for membership at a later time as it convenience me and my studies.

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powder comments on May 23, 2019:

So the Vatican will get $600/ week of taxpayer's money. Brilliant!

Triphid replies on May 26, 2019:

@FrayedBear I've found that a good percentage of Indigenous Kiwis over here are bloody good and willing workers, which something that cannot be said certain other parts/members of the Australian Populace, my personal opinion on that subject though I might add.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE -- Let me see if I have this straight.

1of5 comments on May 25, 2019:

To be any follower of Jesus you also have to believe judiesm is true, but not follow it yet follow the commandments that you feel like from the old testament.

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

Yes, but as innumerable Xstians will tell blatantly you, especially the Evangelists, etc, the O.T. is no longer valid since they now have a newer Covenant via Jesus, the New Testament. Ergo, in their deluded minds the '10 Commandments' are now little more than ink scratches on a piece of paper.

If this means conservative Christians would move away from the rest of us, I'm all for it.

WilliamFleming comments on May 25, 2019:

If they propose to be a US state wouldn’t they be subject to the constitution the same as all the other states? The Supreme Court might have something to say about their proposals.

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Yes, despite the USUAL protestations of the LDS 'Officials' the LDS Church literally runs the state of Utah with a fist of, not Iron, but solid titanium just as it does with its members. For example, A) ANY member found to spending money in ANY business other than one owned by a Church Member on a Sunday can expect to called to account in front of the entire Congregation and will most likely be ostracized for a period of NOT less than 1 calendar month ( all family members included here btw), B) NO family with children may hold a picnic or attend a sporting event, etc, on ANY Sunday for ANY reason what-so-ever, punishment same as for A), C) ALL Church Members MUST Fast from Sunrise to Sunset each and every Sunday, the only exceptions/ exemptions are for the pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 5 years of age and those whom have direct Medical Prescriptions from recognized Doctors/Specialists, D) ALL tithe envelopes handed out the previous Sunday MUST be returned and filled the following Sunday, failure to do so WILL result in an Enquiry conducted by the Church Council of Elders at THEIR convenience, NOT yours, E) ANY Church Member rostered by an Employer to work on a Sunday MUST ask permission of the Elders and SHOW a copy of the said roster BEFORE working on that Sunday PLUS contribute 10% of the wage/salary earned on that Sunday to the Church as well as the .normal tithes expected each week, failure to do so = ostracism for a period not less than 1 month for the ENTIRE family, F) considering that here in Australia our electoral system, etc, is different to the U.S.A., LDS church Members ARE PRESCRIBED by the Council of Elders PRECISELY Who or What Political Party they CAN vote for and no-one may deviate from that prescription, G) Couples, either of the same sex or one of each sex, sharing a house/flat, etc, are NOT permitted to sit near each other in Church Services, H) Everyone attending services MUST be seated according their 'ranking' in the Church, NO deviations permitted, I) EVERY Member, without exception, MUST invite the Missionary Elders to their home/flat at least once per month for a meal, bible discussion and prayers, NO exceptions allowed, J) discussion/debate relating to political matters/Government matters CAN ONLY be held among the Council of Elders and the Missionary Elders, NOT amongst the General Membership. There are literally HUNDREDS more of these LDS 'articles' that I could add here, but I think you'll get the gist from what I've already posted in this reply/comment.

If this means conservative Christians would move away from the rest of us, I'm all for it.

WilliamFleming comments on May 25, 2019:

If they propose to be a US state wouldn’t they be subject to the constitution the same as all the other states? The Supreme Court might have something to say about their proposals.

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

Perhaps, but Utah seems to have a different take on its statehood, etc, according to the LDS Church as far a I know from my experiences with them.

[youtu.be] LMAO

Triphid comments on May 25, 2019:

Yes, voltages are dangerous BUT amperages are true killers, any amperage above approx, 1.6 amps is extremely harmful and may be fatal.

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@Metahuman Yes you are correct on that point.

Why are agnostics and atheists so hostile to my non-theistic belief of theological noncognitivism?

Triphid comments on May 16, 2019:

Not wishing to sound either dismissive or derogatory here BUT aren't you simply just trying to preach/gain sympathy, etc, since most Atheists/Agnostics, imho, do NOT simply debased/denigrate the believer BUT instead attempt to show how Irrational and Illogical the Belief System truly is? Now, IF I ...

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy Why then is it so important to you that everyone MUST have a mental image of this God/Deity figure you are raving on about so ceaselessly? Are you yet another those secret religious Trolls ('roaches as I like to call them btw) hellbent on dragging us Freethinkers, my own personal opinion here btw, down to your level?

Can an atheist be a hippy?

Triphid comments on May 21, 2019:

I like to think that as an Atheist we can choose to be what ever we wish since the only restrictions we have to deal with are Ethics, Morals and the Laws of the Land in which we live and the Society of which we are a part of.

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@AJimboShep82 Yes but to most 'spiritually' is just another term for being religious but not following the doctrines of Organized Religions whereas Atheists, for the most part, are completely free and happy for NOT having any religious beliefs what-so-ever.

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powder comments on May 23, 2019:

So the Vatican will get $600/ week of taxpayer's money. Brilliant!

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@powder Kiwiland is kind of like Taswegia in that both of them kind of came adrift millions of years ago and haven't quite worked out how to re-connect with mainland, Australia....LOL.

I've been in here for 15 minutes and nobody's talking to me already!

Triphid comments on May 25, 2019:

Hasn't anyone ever told you that to get a conversation going someone first needs to actually start it. Therefore, IF you want to start a conversation with anyone the opening move is up to you, is it not?

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@Austin-Cambridge It was RE- your original posting/comment.

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powder comments on May 23, 2019:

So the Vatican will get $600/ week of taxpayer's money. Brilliant!

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@powder Yeah, why not unite Australia and New Zealand we are neighbours after all, aren't we.

Just a thought about human's brain .

Triphid comments on May 24, 2019:

A nice idea BUT wouldn't that simply make humans a version of the Star Trek Borg species, i.e, it would probably take away our individuality to some extent, possibly a great extent. And our Individuality IS one of major, if not, the most important attributes that we have because without it we are ...

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@Wurlitzer Medically and Scientifically speaking here, we ONLY use 10% of our actual brain capacity and storage capabilities on the conscious level. The human brain operates on numerous levels, one of them being the Autonomic Level or Autonomic Nervous System, such breathing, your heart operating, etc, etc, then there are the Conscious brain activities such as being awake and aware, reading, decision making, loading up information, etc, etc, then comes the Subconscious Level that activates mainly when we are sleeping, it sorts through, categorizes, correlates, etc, the information/data from the Conscious brain level and usually stores it for later reference, etc. Then are such levels/areas as the Limbic System, etc, etc, the Sensory Regions/Levels and numerous others as well. most of these 'systems' operate automatically and often quite independently of each other without us ever knowing that they are doing so.

As a freethinker I don't believe in life after death.

Triphid comments on May 23, 2019:

The only 'life after death' that occurs, as far as I know from my experiences in the fields of medicine, is the bacteria, worms, etc, that live, thrive and breed from and in your body as it decays away. Eventually, if you are buried and not cremated all that is left of your corporeal being is bones...

Triphid replies on May 25, 2019:

@Nathalie_Quebec Yeah well, having your ashes spread in a garden or something similar will add vital nutrients to the soil thus promoting plant growth, etc.

It Turns Out Christians Have More Abortions Than Any Other Religious Group In America - MTV

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 24, 2019:

Surprised am I not. According to Porn Hub, their biggest internet sales are in the bibly belt.

Triphid replies on May 24, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend About a year ago I helped a good friend with clearing out a house his family had rented out to a well known LDS family here in town. They had done the 'midnight flit' and left about 90% of their 'belongings' behind, belongings which included a Desktop Computer loaded to the hilt with very explicit, XXX+ rated porn sites numbering in the dozens in their 'favorites' column, over 200 XXX rated pornographic DVD's, countless, and often strange, sex-toys, 4 blow-up sex dolls ( both genders btw), some VERY kinky articles of 'attire' and last but not least, a folder containing reports from 4 separate Abortion Clinics in Victoria where abortions HAD been performed on the wife of the family. Talk about their 'holier than thou' attitude, the halos, in my opinion, hadn't just 'slipped' they'd been willfully discarded.

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powder comments on May 23, 2019:

So the Vatican will get $600/ week of taxpayer's money. Brilliant!

Triphid replies on May 24, 2019:

@powder I'm kind of thinking far more radically than merely ' fixing' an completely f***ed up system ( my personal opinion here btw). I'm thinking that we desperately NEED to tear down the whole system and build a whole new, entire and more equitable one for ourselves thus scrapping the tired and well antiquated ' Westminster System' we've been saddled with since the birth of our country and home. Neither, imho, do we need nor want to 'adopt' the American Version either, WE need something truly and 100% Australian based solely for Australia and Australians. Sorry for the typo of 'the Winchester System,' slight brain glitch but I have rectified and added Westminster System now.

Some folks wonder where all this hate and discontent comes from.

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

A 'bog-standard' shit dribbling, self-righteous, self -ordained prime example of Christianity at its very worst in my opinion BAR none.

Triphid replies on May 24, 2019:

@GuyKeith I've realized, almost from day 1, that Antifred ( aka as I now lie to call him, FriarFred) is one of those religious Trolls ('roaches) with, in my opinion here, a very one tracked mind and on some occasions, Yes, I have responded to him, most sadly and regrettably, but they have been lapses of mind and very little more.

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powder comments on May 23, 2019:

So the Vatican will get $600/ week of taxpayer's money. Brilliant!

Triphid replies on May 24, 2019:

@powder In 1000% agreement with that idea. Plus, I have a few others that I feel should be brought into Law for Politicians as well; 1) ALL serving/newly elected Members of Parliament, Prime Minister, etc, included, MUST start on a basic Salary equal to that of a Licensed Tradesman and such salary can ONLY be increased by no more than 0.02% of the average wage of a NON-qualified Labourer but ONLY if the salary recipient (Politician) can show, after an independent scrutiny, that they have increased the productivity, permanent employment, etc of their Constituency by a minimum of 1.25% in that year, i.e, a Productivity Contract, 2) ALL Sitting Politicians MUST submit REGULAR Accounts, etc, of any and ALL incomes derived from outside interests, Bank Accounts, Inheritances,,etc, received by themselves and family members for Independent Auditing and Scrutiny both Before and during their tenures, 3) ALL Politicians MUST cover their OWN costs of travel, etc, and present such receipts as necessary to be Independently Audited BEFORE being recompensed by the Public Purse and such Travel Costs, etc, MUST not be claimed if NOT accrued by the lowest costing available Public Transport Services available, i.e. No more Helicopter hirings, etc, as per the Bishop debacle, and such travel costs, etc, shall ONLY apply to Genuine and Gazetted Political and Constituency Businesses ONLY, 4) NO retiring or unseated Politician can claim their Parliamentary Pension UNTIL they have reached the age where everyone may claim a Pension, i.e. what ever age is Legally Allowed by Parliament, No exceptions shall apply what-so-ever, 5) ALL Politician Incomes/Salaries MUST and SHALL BE taxed at the same rate as for any Income Earner, NO Exemptions applicable here either, 6) Breaches of the above clauses SHALL result in the Politician concerned being Ejected from his/her position IMMEDIATELY and their seat being declared vacant plus they WILL be unable to stand for ANY and ALL Elections from that time forward. Anyone have any ideas/comments, etc, on these proposals?

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powder comments on May 23, 2019:

So the Vatican will get $600/ week of taxpayer's money. Brilliant!

Triphid replies on May 23, 2019:

@FrayedBear Tony, the Rabid Rabbit, Abbott will receive $6,000 per week as his 'parliamentary pension' PLUS he can work, get a huge salary, etc, and it WILL NOT affect his parliamentary pension one iota. IF, an ordinary pensioner receives an income above a set level though, it IMMEDIATELY affects their pension, entitlements, etc, etc, and they have absolutely NO recourse what-so-ever. I strongly advocate that retired/booted out Politicians SHOULD ONLY receive EXACTLY the same pensions, etc, as does any ordinary person AND the amount of pension payable should be in accordance with the rules applied to everyone else. Does anyone agree with that proposal?

What if I’m atheist not Agnostic? Just asking, to stimulate conversation.

Triphid comments on May 22, 2019:

Hey, I've been an Atheist since childhood and I'm a member here ( well at least until some quasi-religious snowflake gets his/her panties in a knot and forces the Admin to kick me out that is) so Welcome Aboard matey, enjoy the company, the friendships and the discussions with the rest of us.

Triphid replies on May 23, 2019:

@Duckman No, not really, more like a wee bit of 'passionate' in my comments when it comes to comments, etc, made by the Faithfools who repeatedly demonstrate their ignorance, etc, when preaching to or at me.

What if I’m atheist not Agnostic? Just asking, to stimulate conversation.

RobertGalloway comments on May 22, 2019:

Are you looking for pascals wager

Triphid replies on May 22, 2019:

@Duckman Aw shit matey, you're out of luck with that one, I gave it my nephew 3 years ago, last Xmas and you've got no chance of getting it away from him now.....LOL.

Why are agnostics and atheists so hostile to my non-theistic belief of theological noncognitivism?

AnneWimsey comments on May 17, 2019:

Oh, BTW, we are not hostile to your premise, just the know-it-all pushy way you present it.....

Triphid replies on May 22, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy They, in my educated opinion as a Psychologist, BELIEVE in what they are told they MUST believe in from childhood, whereas, those like myself for example started questioning at an early age, found the 'answers' either somewhat vague or completely unacceptable and discarded the entire belief system in favour of Rationality, Reasoning and Logic Thought.

Why are agnostics and atheists so hostile to my non-theistic belief of theological noncognitivism?

Triphid comments on May 16, 2019:

Not wishing to sound either dismissive or derogatory here BUT aren't you simply just trying to preach/gain sympathy, etc, since most Atheists/Agnostics, imho, do NOT simply debased/denigrate the believer BUT instead attempt to show how Irrational and Illogical the Belief System truly is? Now, IF I ...

Triphid replies on May 22, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy Still doing your darnedest to 'flog' the same dead horse I see. Answer this for me, WHY should any Atheist/s, being for the most part a person/persons who DENY the existence of ANY and ALL Supreme Deity/Deities want/have or need a concept of that which they deny in the first places? I AM an Atheist, I have been an Atheist since childhood, I have studied Theology and Comparative Modern Religions as a DECLARED Atheist whilst studying and gained a Doctorate in the same and yet I neither have/want/need a 'concept' of something that I, for one, am 110% certain has never existed and never will exist.

sigh It never ends.

escapetypist comments on May 22, 2019:

Do they have a pill for the symptoms of being offended? If not, they should

Triphid replies on May 22, 2019:

There may be no 'pill' but there is a remedy (see attached meme) LOL.

Why are agnostics and atheists so hostile to my non-theistic belief of theological noncognitivism?

Triphid comments on May 17, 2019:

EdwinMcCravy, I honestly believe that you are 'barking up the wrong tree' here, to use an Aussie saying. As an Atheist since childhood and a holder of a ThD ( Doctorate in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions btw) as well as semi-retired Psychologist I can personally state that one cannot ...

Triphid replies on May 22, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy Do you realise that your post/comment to me makes about as much sense as pouring gasoline on house-fire to put the fire does?

What is your personality type?

bobwjr comments on May 21, 2019:

Is there one for horney old fart lol

Triphid replies on May 22, 2019:

Probably not but my daughter used to jokingly call me a G.O.F. - Geriatric old Fart, if that's of any use to you....LOL.

Do you agree with the statement that humans are just another twig in the tree of life?

JacarC comments on May 20, 2019:

"Twig" as in "on the ground?"

Triphid replies on May 21, 2019:

No, twig as in being not much more that a very small branch or shoot.

What do you save for sentimental reasons?

1EarthLovingGal comments on May 20, 2019:

Many many things! I have a coin collection, lots of art scraps, all of my concert tickets, recipes and exercises from magazines that I’ll probably never use, books, cook books, dvd’s that my dad gave me that I’ve never watched, and I like to pick flowers and save them, but I plan on making a ...

Triphid replies on May 21, 2019:

@demifeministgal You mean to tell that there may been at least TWO of her in this world? At least we can congratulate each other for being Survivors, can't we then.

Hmm.

AnneWimsey comments on May 20, 2019:

Why, exactly, are you wasting your precious life musing about fairies & Santa Claus? And who proved Jesus existed? Oh, but do not spend your time researching it......

Triphid replies on May 21, 2019:

@AnneWimsey I always enjoy British Crime Shows and some of good Aussie ones, the Yank ones are similar to Boarding House Meals, .i.e. the same thing over and over again, just re-hashed a little around the edges.

What do you save for sentimental reasons?

1EarthLovingGal comments on May 20, 2019:

Many many things! I have a coin collection, lots of art scraps, all of my concert tickets, recipes and exercises from magazines that I’ll probably never use, books, cook books, dvd’s that my dad gave me that I’ve never watched, and I like to pick flowers and save them, but I plan on making a ...

Triphid replies on May 21, 2019:

@demifeministgal For your sake I sincerely hope not.

My daughter's science teacher believes in God, magic etc.

JacarC comments on May 20, 2019:

Get a bunch of stickers printed with his face in lots of sizes. "Our favorite science teacher." His face will be everywhere, including on yarn dolls. He will know he is being haunted by christian demons. But, maybe he will get way crazy and get violent or something.

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

I'd hazard a guess that he IS already "way, way crazy" to start with BUT you'd be right that he might go even further over the edge and become violent so I'd just suggest that he be sedated, put in a Straight-Jacket and left alone in a padded room until the Rapture comes and takes him away.

My daughter's science teacher believes in God, magic etc.

Summer72 comments on May 20, 2019:

Here is a pic of the doll in question. My daughter is 12 in middle school. I think it's cute. It's looks like Ariel from Lil Mermaid. Coincidence though.

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

Stone the bloody Crows, that looks NOTHING like a supposed Voodoo doll. I've actually seen a few Voodoo dolls in my time and they are usually shaped very human like from materials such as clay, wax or wood, etc, and bear a very close semblance to an actual person. I reckon that 'teacher' desperately needs his head examined by a team consisting of a Psychiatrist, a Psychologist, a Neural Surgeon, a Brain Surgeon and a bloke with a Jack-Hammer and that's just for the beginning of the examination.

Who is actually 'open-minded'?

Metahuman comments on May 20, 2019:

I remember a time, not long ago, when quantum entanglement was considered woo. Any response to that?

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

Much the same as it was for Manned Space Flight, Man actually flying through the air, travelling faster than a horse could gallop, etc, etc, and even man going into the depths of the seas/oceans, ALL of which were once considered as being absolute Woo woo.

What do you save for sentimental reasons?

1EarthLovingGal comments on May 20, 2019:

Many many things! I have a coin collection, lots of art scraps, all of my concert tickets, recipes and exercises from magazines that I’ll probably never use, books, cook books, dvd’s that my dad gave me that I’ve never watched, and I like to pick flowers and save them, but I plan on making a ...

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

@1EarthLovingGal Exactly, my 'mother,' and I use that term very loosely btw, was a Cruel, Vindictive, Abusive (on ALL fronts), Brutal person, a TRUE and Absolute Bitch of the First and Utmost Order bar none.

Hmm.

mojo5501 comments on May 20, 2019:

The Holy Spirit will really blow your mind...ha ha. Wrap your mind around the concept of Holy Trinity. Father, Son and Holy (WHAT)...Ghost??? Why?

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

@Antifred The 'Holy Trinity' a literary invention of Flavius Josephus in a effort to get the Flavian Emperors deified in the Roman Empire, nothing more, nothing less I'm afraid, Friar Fred.

Hmm.

AnneWimsey comments on May 20, 2019:

Why, exactly, are you wasting your precious life musing about fairies & Santa Claus? And who proved Jesus existed? Oh, but do not spend your time researching it......

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

Hey, but it can be great fun digging into the patent inconsistencies of the Goat-Herders Guide to the Galaxy, heaps better than watching those mind numbing television shows in my opinion.

What do you save for sentimental reasons?

1EarthLovingGal comments on May 20, 2019:

Many many things! I have a coin collection, lots of art scraps, all of my concert tickets, recipes and exercises from magazines that I’ll probably never use, books, cook books, dvd’s that my dad gave me that I’ve never watched, and I like to pick flowers and save them, but I plan on making a ...

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

My mother ( may her foul spirit always wander in darkness) threw away, literally, hundreds of crystal and mineral specimens that my Father had collected from his years of working as an Underground Miner in the Broken Hill Silver, Lead and Zinc Mines, crystals of Amethyst, Zircon, Agates, etc, etc. they'd be worth possibly thousands of dollars to collectors these days, NOT that I'd sell them though.

Some folks wonder where all this hate and discontent comes from.

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

A 'bog-standard' shit dribbling, self-righteous, self -ordained prime example of Christianity at its very worst in my opinion BAR none.

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

@Antifred As a Doctor of Theology who is also an Atheist and has degrees in both Ancient and Modern Histories plus a Degree in Ancient Languages, including Latin, Ancient Greek, Cuneiform and Aramaic, etc, I STATE clearly and succinctly that so-called Biblical History is very little more than a compendium of STOLEN Tales/Legends/Myths, twisted, contorted and bastardised by the Scribes under King Hezekiah ( A NON-Hebrew King who conquered the 13 Hebrew Tribes approx. 240 years prior to the Reign of the Mythical David) in an effort to combine and utilize the belligerencies and hostile natures of those 13 tribes to AUGMENT his own Armies. As for the biblical 'blood-lines' well, considering that a) all blood-lines are Paternal Only, b) there were NO recorded/records kept of actual births during those eras and up until not so very long ago in historical times that is, therefore ANYONE with a mere ounce of Nous could easily FABRICATE a Paternal Blood-line and have it say whatever they wished, ergo Biblical 'blood-lines' are completely meaningless to everyone EXCEPT those who refuse to see that fact, such as you in my opinion. And also, I see, in my honest opinion, that YOU are nowhere remotely either an Atheist or an Agnostic BUT a ' roach' (Troll) of the Christian ilk bent upon spreading your beliefs throughout this site.

Hey, with Happy Clappy Jesus Chappy Morriscum still being P.

powder comments on May 20, 2019:

3 yrs is enough for skid mark.

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

@powder Just saw a News snippet that Morriscums Tax Cuts Promises are now about to be DELAYED by 12 months at least, not even sworn in yet and it looks one 'horse-feathers' policy plan might just be another case Liberal wind and piss.

An Australian Opinion - Just borrowed from Fbuk moments ago:

David1955 comments on May 19, 2019:

Well, I don't know about the poll, but I've been jaundiced about Australia for decades. We are a small minded people. We follow others, look for the big kid countries to pat us on the head and be their best buddy. Occasionally we show hints of being bigger. I saw it a bit in the Whitlam period, but ...

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

@FrayedBear To my mind it's become far more than saddening, Our forefathers, some of them anyway, fought and died at the Eureka Stockade, some battled for better pay and conditions with the Shearers Strike and many fought here in Broken Hill in the Great Miners' in the first decade of the 20th. Century just so that they could leave better conditions, etc, for future generations and by our own Apathy, etc, etc, we've allowed their legacies to squandered away. If those forefathers were here today they'd be collectively kicking our arses until they were up around our ear-holes I'd reckon. Shame upon your heads People of Australia, Shame, Shame, Shame.

Why are agnostics and atheists so hostile to my non-theistic belief of theological noncognitivism?

Triphid comments on May 17, 2019:

EdwinMcCravy, I honestly believe that you are 'barking up the wrong tree' here, to use an Aussie saying. As an Atheist since childhood and a holder of a ThD ( Doctorate in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions btw) as well as semi-retired Psychologist I can personally state that one cannot ...

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy Oh ever so extremely funny, NOT. A) 'Truth Serum' comes in injectable form ONLY, i.e. Sodium Pentothal, not in any form that can be made completely useless by the digestive juices of the stomach, ergo, someone, yourself perhaps imo, has been wanking you çhain' yet again, and, b) any çoncept of God or Deity is one purely of a mental type, a DREAM of something Bigger, Stronger, more Powerful than a mere fallible human being therefore a THING onto which such a feeble, weak-minded, fallible human can pass the blame and responsibility, etc, for its own failings, misgivings, etc, etc.

Some folks wonder where all this hate and discontent comes from.

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

A 'bog-standard' shit dribbling, self-righteous, self -ordained prime example of Christianity at its very worst in my opinion BAR none.

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

@Antifred "Biblical Archaeology" you have to joking, mixing those two words together is the same as Biblical History, i.e. neither of them truly exist except ONLY in the minds of those seeking to find imaginary evidence to support their belief in their totally Imaginary God. There were NEVER any 'Neo-Hittites' in Ancient history, only those who built the Hittite Fortress city of Hattusha in the remote mountain region of Anatolia ( now known as Turkey) so your biblical 'history(????)' is once more, a always, proven 100% INCORRECT.

Hey, with Happy Clappy Jesus Chappy Morriscum still being P.

powder comments on May 20, 2019:

3 yrs is enough for skid mark.

Triphid replies on May 20, 2019:

3 years or 3 minutes is way too much to be stuck with Happy, Clappy, Jesus Chappy imho. IF only the Labor Hierarchy had listened to reason and stayed the way their were back when they ACTUALLY meant something to the average Aussie People. Oh for the good old days, I miss them.

if your mother was on her deathbed and she begged you to pray with her.

Triphid comments on May 19, 2019:

In two simple and succinct words, No chance.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@m16566 Nope, I shrugged off those traumas ages ago, I AM a Survivor and shall always remain one and will support to my utmost those who seek to be survivors also. That IS the reason why I relate the story because it may inspire someone else somewhere to stand up, fight back and become a Survivor rather than spend their life as a victim.

Why are agnostics and atheists so hostile to my non-theistic belief of theological noncognitivism?

Triphid comments on May 17, 2019:

EdwinMcCravy, I honestly believe that you are 'barking up the wrong tree' here, to use an Aussie saying. As an Atheist since childhood and a holder of a ThD ( Doctorate in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions btw) as well as semi-retired Psychologist I can personally state that one cannot ...

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy Errr, what precisely is that you've drinking from the bottle you are carrying in your profile picture?

if your mother was on her deathbed and she begged you to pray with her.

Triphid comments on May 19, 2019:

In two simple and succinct words, No chance.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@m16566 My 'mother(???)' was 33 y.o. when I was born so youth was no excuse or alibi. Her mother was also a very bitter and often domineering person as well so perhaps it was 'like mother, like daughter' in a way BUT she adored and idolized my 4 sibling sisters yet detested me because I was NOT one of them. It WAS only my Father and myself who copped her brutality, etc, NEVER my sisters and I always copped the blame and the lash from an electric cord for when they did something wrong but NEVER them.

if your mother was on her deathbed and she begged you to pray with her.

Triphid comments on May 19, 2019:

In two simple and succinct words, No chance.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@m16566 For me it would be NOT submitting to her DEMANDS as I was forced to as a child who suffered much under her Domineering, Cruel, Brutal and Abusive ( in ALL the ways you can imagine btw) Reign and Rule, for her, it would be the visible and undeniable statement that she no longer OWNED, Rule over and Controlled me, a massive shock to her system to say the very least. The price/cost, very little to me but to her, well I leave that to your imagination, but to me the benefit of becoming a TRUE survivor, free at last from her. Btw, she died alone in April 2000 whilst I was by my teenaged Daughter's side 24/7 in Adelaide, South Australia while my Daughter was undergoing Chemotherapy for Mature B Cell Lymphoma. We had Medical Permission to return to Broken Hill, some 300+ miles away for exactly 1 week to organize the burial ( cremation actually) of my 'mother(???)' before returning for the next session of chemotherapy and not one iota of a tear was shed by myself nor my daughter since my daughter had suffered from her Abusiveness as well.

Some folks wonder where all this hate and discontent comes from.

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

A 'bog-standard' shit dribbling, self-righteous, self -ordained prime example of Christianity at its very worst in my opinion BAR none.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@Antifred The ACTUAL Hittites, a peoples who SETTLED in the mountainous regions of Anatolia ( Turkey) after MIGRATING from somewhere in Eastern Europe, built the impregnable walled, fortress city whose ruins were found some 50 years ago in those very same mountains. A very war-like and hostile peoples living and warring at the time of the reign of King Ramses I, aka Ramses the Great, Pharaoh of Egypt, the Hittites attacked Babylon first and virtually destroyed the city and its people in a frenzy of slaughter, rape and pillaging, then turned their war-machine towards Egypt, fought against Ramses at Kadesh and won, even though Ramses claimed, falsely, it was an Egyptian victory, which resulted in Ramses and the Hittite King signing the first EVER recorded ( and actual evidence of it still exists to this day btw) Non-Aggression Peace Treaty in History and proclaiming the Hittite King as being a Great King, a title reserved ONLY for Ramses and 2 other reigning Kings of that time. AFTER a dispute between the Hittite King and his nephew saw the Hittite King EXILED ( an unforgivable BREACH of the Hittite code of Brotherhood, Unity and Selfless Loyalty to the King unto Death) a civil war broke out, the civilization fell into ruin and the peoples disappeared, back to whence they had come from, taking everything, valuables, etc, EXCEPT clay tablet records, with them. Ergo, the myth of the Hittites mentioned in the Goat-Herders Guide to the Galaxy (a.k.a the bible) WERE NEVER the True Hittites of ancient History or times since the REAL Hittite Empire was situated a very long way away from Palestine and the Hebrews ( Jews) of the time. For further factual evidence see, DVD Documentary, "Lost Cities of the Ancients, The Dark Lords of Hattusha," released by the B.B.C. under the Authority of the National Geographic Society..

Some folks wonder where all this hate and discontent comes from.

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

A 'bog-standard' shit dribbling, self-righteous, self -ordained prime example of Christianity at its very worst in my opinion BAR none.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@Antifred Oh shit a brick there, I see you've managed to purchase a whole new set of batteries once again. So it looks very much like you'll be typing away ceaselessly until this supply runs out once more.

I make my own soap, and I don’t shower daily. Had to join 😎

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

The last time I tried making soap was in a High School Lab experiment and for a bit of extra experimentation we added Nitric Acid to the glycerine that remained after the saponification was finished, Whoops, primitive Nitro-Glycerine and a smallish bang plus a hole in the Lab sink resulted. We got ...

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@billhoo I was always a kid for experimenting, especial when I was given a Chemistry Set for my 12th. Birthday, sadly one wee experiment managed to demolish my father's garden shed completely, just can't quite remember what chemicals I mixed that formed such a big bang though.

I'm joining this group though I'm in NZ -- US born but my mother was an Aucklander.

Triphid comments on May 19, 2019:

G'day there from your friends across the ditch, we are always ready to welcome new friends and compatriots, happy to discuss Reality, Reasoning and Logic thought, etc, with a new-chum.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@Garbonza So you'd definitely be educated enough that you don't say "Iggs" when you are asking for "Eggs" or "Fesh" instead of " Fish"...….LOL. A bit of good old Aussie humour here, New Zealand, the Land where the women are frustrated and the sheep are nervous....LOL.

if your mother was on her deathbed and she begged you to pray with her.

CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 19, 2019:

My mother remained her abusive, histrionic, narcissistic self on her deathbed. Her actual last words were abuse, hurled at me. But I would not have prayed etc. Had she asked, I’d have found someone to pray with her while I went out of the room.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

Precisely why reply was "No chance," because I suffered for years under an abusive, nasty, cruel vicious thing that called itself my 'mother.'

I make my own soap, and I don’t shower daily. Had to join 😎

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

The last time I tried making soap was in a High School Lab experiment and for a bit of extra experimentation we added Nitric Acid to the glycerine that remained after the saponification was finished, Whoops, primitive Nitro-Glycerine and a smallish bang plus a hole in the Lab sink resulted. We got ...

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@billhoo Nope, but we did get together later and make really great Napalm, man that stuff worked a real treat.

The Australian election. Is everybody shocked but not surprised by the result, like me?

FrayedBear comments on May 19, 2019:

Well we can always have a Royale Commission into how Australian voters were influenced by American news, views, evangelicals, Trumpian right wing morality and of course that wannabe American when it suits him, Murdoch. @Coffeo, @Triphid, @irascible.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

Not a snowball's chance in a Bushfire of that ever happening in our life-times I'm afraid simply because the Libs-Nats are just puppets of the likes of Murdoch (Turdoch) and the Seppo ( Yank) fiddling with everyone's government systems. And under Shorten there was very little hope that the Election would swing in Labor's favour BUT at least there was a modicum of good came out if, A) Tony, the Rabid Rabbitt, Abbott got the Royal Order of the D.C.M. (Don't Come Monday) at last, and b) Shorten has quit and it looks very much like we will get either Albo or Plibisek ( can't quite remember how her name is spelt btw) as the New Leader, I think BOTH have them have the things Shorten seemed somewhat bereft of, i.e. Balls, imho.

Some folks wonder where all this hate and discontent comes from.

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

A 'bog-standard' shit dribbling, self-righteous, self -ordained prime example of Christianity at its very worst in my opinion BAR none.

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@Antifred A ThD, i.e. Doctorate in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions is precisely what I studied for an achieved after 7 long years, AND, I studied as a DECLARED Atheist as well, Antifred. You see, despite the illusions, etc, Christianity IS regarded among the numerous Academic Circles, the more enlightened ones that is, as a MODERN Religion since it only arose in the years C.E. and NOT in the B.C.E. periods such as did Hinduism, etc, etc. My studies and Doctorate Degree were earned, NOT from a Religious Seminary BUT via a well respected University, one where, fortunately, BOTH sides of EVERY story are told, examined, questioned and then done over again and again.

True for me

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

I love it when bees are attracted to the plants in my gardens, I may be seen as a bit of a 'softie' and a wee bit odd as well but I often will pick up a bee that seems to be lost or struggling and help it to survive rather than let it die and I often say Hello to the bees as they go about collecting...

Triphid replies on May 19, 2019:

@Livinlife I get the usual Honey bees that Apiarists keep plus the native Australian Bees as well, native Australian Bees have no sting, are smaller than Honey bees but the honey they make in smallish amounts is a true NECTAR of the Gods of Olympus ( though I've never believed there ever Gods of any type or kind though).

Abortion is not the issue.