So Alex Jones is going to be made to pay at least $US 4.

Zealandia comments on Aug 5, 2022:

The jury in the city of Austin decided compensatory damages on Thursday, and must still determine any punitive damages. Will be interesting to see what the punitive damages costs are.

anglophone replies on Aug 5, 2022:

@David1955 I get it: the US legal system, like Alex Jones himself, is fucked in the head. :(

So Alex Jones is going to be made to pay at least $US 4.

Zealandia comments on Aug 5, 2022:

The jury in the city of Austin decided compensatory damages on Thursday, and must still determine any punitive damages. Will be interesting to see what the punitive damages costs are.

anglophone replies on Aug 5, 2022:

Agreed. I very much look forward to seeing what punitive damages are awarded.

Kansas Votes Pro-Choice, Alex Jones Caught in Lie & Beyoncé Tweaks Album Again | The Daily Show...

Sierra4 comments on Aug 4, 2022:

He was caught in a lie the very first time he said Sandy Hook was a hoax.

anglophone replies on Aug 4, 2022:

@phxbillcee He never had any common sense, humanity, reason or humility to lose in the first place. I hope he gets stripped of every damned cent to his name.

Federal Officials Charge Four Officers in Breonna Taylor Raid

wordywalt comments on Aug 4, 2022:

All law enforcement officers MUST be made to understand that they and their tactics are not above the law.

anglophone replies on Aug 4, 2022:

"Fuck the Law. We are here to ensure that all niggers, wogs, coons, foreigners and other misfits are kept in their proper place: six feet under. Oh, and the abolition of slavery was a huge mistake, as was the emancipation of women." (Sorry, but there are times when I feel that the above is the only way to confront such wretches and bastards with their own evil.)

So Alex Jones is going to be made to pay at least $US 4.

Garban comments on Aug 4, 2022:

Apparently there’s the potential for punitive damages also.

anglophone replies on Aug 4, 2022:

Yep!

Shocking Testimonies From the Covid Jab Injured [americafirstreport.com]

barjoe comments on Aug 3, 2022:

You've got a one track mind.

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

@barjoe Uh-huh.

Shocking Testimonies From the Covid Jab Injured [americafirstreport.com]

Dhiltong comments on Aug 3, 2022:

I see way more fear mongering and outright lies from your end than anywhere else. I did a little research on COVID vaccine safety from legit medical journals. Like almost every drug out there these vaccines have extensive possible side effects and risks, which is well documented and readily ...

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

I have no time for this site's version of Alex Jones.

Shocking Testimonies From the Covid Jab Injured [americafirstreport.com]

barjoe comments on Aug 3, 2022:

You've got a one track mind.

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

He has a mind?

Iranian father Mohammad Kazem Lashkari, 43 Shot dead his 15 year old daughter with a shotgun in her ...

Seriousreason comments on Aug 3, 2022:

Still retaining the traditions & mindset of stone age hill country goat herders. It's no wonder honour killing is still tolerated within Islam. Iranian standup comedians, in their own country. Must be on the endangered species list . Jokes & cartoon depictions about Mohammed . Reduce one's ...

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

Cartoon of Mohammad Kazem Lashkari.

Iranian father Mohammad Kazem Lashkari, 43 Shot dead his 15 year old daughter with a shotgun in her ...

Jolanta comments on Aug 3, 2022:

Did this happened in Iran? It does not say.

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

Try https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10972323/Iranian-father-shoots-dead-15-year-old-daughter-suspected-honour-killing.html

PERJURY: Alex Jones's lawyers accidentally send revealing texts to opposing counsel [youtube.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2022:

Look at that poor baby. He's about to cry now. LOL

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

@chalupacabre The judge was clearly pissed off with Alex Jones' tiresome obfuscation.

Why the Kansas abortion vote is a win for democracy

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 3, 2022:

The religious fanatics tried hard to get people to vote "yes" to change the Kansas Constitution to ban abortion, but they failed miserably. In the middle of the Bible Belt, the Christian zealots got their face slapped hard. 😂😂😂

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

@DenoPenno The sooner the crutch of religion is kicked out from underneath all those mental and emotional defectives the better it will be for the nation.

I am truly sick of rudeness, misogyny, and crappy behavior.

Fernapple comments on Aug 3, 2022:

Well he was a good advert for his companies competence and professionalism, at least you now know where not to go when you want work done.

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

@MizJ I fail to understand why anybody would associate gender with the ability to use tools. My wife is quite handy with a chainsaw!

Woman sues San Diego County over father's death in jail | cbs8.com

mcgeo52 comments on Aug 3, 2022:

If we lived in a just society there would be a full criminal investigation into this man's death, along with the 215 others.

anglophone replies on Aug 3, 2022:

Welcome to life (and death) in the United $tates of Assholes.

I see the murderers of Tiananman Square have got very upset at Nancy Pelosi going to Taiwan.

Zealandia comments on Aug 2, 2022:

Interesting how China is overreacting so much to a relatively minor event. Seems like the Chinese Government is.currently feeling vulnerable. I don’t think a visit by Nancy Pelosi warrants that level of response.

anglophone replies on Aug 2, 2022:

I see China as being highly ambitious. I also see China as over-reacting to anything that it sees as even the slightest threat to its ambitions. Listening to the rhetoric coming out of Beijing, it seems to me that it is quite prepared to reduce the whole of Taiwan to rubble and dust, this to make the people of Taiwan submit to the will of Beijing. I see China as making the same mistake in Taiwan as I see the USA making in Afghanistan. You can kill people, but you cannot kill a culture.

Kia Souless - surprised this one hasn't been vandalized yet seeing as it's in floriduh.

BitFlipper comments on Aug 2, 2022:

The Floridians haven't noticed yet that it says anything.

anglophone replies on Aug 2, 2022:

As befits the dumbs of Floridumb.

I am truly sick of rudeness, misogyny, and crappy behavior.

FvckY0u comments on Aug 2, 2022:

I could maybe see if he called you a bitch but calling you a fucking bitch? That just seems like overkill. If I was you I'd correct him. Tell him you're a bitch, not a fucking bitch. Put him in his place.

anglophone replies on Aug 2, 2022:

@MizJ Some parts of the English speaking world would use "missus" as an equally polite equivalent to "ma'am". Better yet he could have said "Sorry about that" to you.

Apparently I made a post, that was in opposition of a few (maybe many) fellow members here.

Secretguy comments on Aug 2, 2022:

“Well regulated” seems to have been written with invisible ink for some people.

anglophone replies on Aug 2, 2022:

It's the mental defectives that imagine that they are part of a well-regulated militia that worry me.

I see the murderers of Tiananman Square have got very upset at Nancy Pelosi going to Taiwan.

barjoe comments on Aug 2, 2022:

It's not the point. She didn't need to stir the pot. This has been going on for 72 years since it was called Formosa. Her trip wasn't helpful to anyone.

anglophone replies on Aug 2, 2022:

@barjoe Why not also do that at the same time?

I am truly sick of rudeness, misogyny, and crappy behavior.

Redneckliberal comments on Aug 2, 2022:

HAVE IT TOWED

anglophone replies on Aug 2, 2022:

I understand that ripping out the air valves on the tyres can be quite effective.

I see the murderers of Tiananman Square have got very upset at Nancy Pelosi going to Taiwan.

barjoe comments on Aug 2, 2022:

It's not the point. She didn't need to stir the pot. This has been going on for 72 years since it was called Formosa. Her trip wasn't helpful to anyone.

anglophone replies on Aug 2, 2022:

She felt the need to stir the pot over what she sees as abuse of human right in and by China.

Trumpty Dumpty's pigeons are coming home to roost, and they are beginning to shit themselves: ...

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 1, 2022:

It's still strange to me when I try to understand how any human being could let themselves believe in the Q-anon conspiracy theories that are circulated. My brother was in an Air Force career, then moved to defense contractor employment at Raytheon. Big bucks started rolling in and he had to be part...

anglophone replies on Aug 1, 2022:

@MizJ "The best weapon is critical thinking."? Yes!

Trumpty Dumpty's pigeons are coming home to roost, and they are beginning to shit themselves: ...

mcgeo52 comments on Aug 1, 2022:

If you know anyone who still refuses to admit that it was an armed insurrection, ask them to explain the fact that this “peaceful protester” was convicted of bringing a gun onto Capitol grounds.

anglophone replies on Aug 1, 2022:

I never expect anything by way of a cogent answer from anybody who refuses to use their brain.

Trumpty Dumpty's pigeons are coming home to roost, and they are beginning to shit themselves: ...

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 1, 2022:

It's still strange to me when I try to understand how any human being could let themselves believe in the Q-anon conspiracy theories that are circulated. My brother was in an Air Force career, then moved to defense contractor employment at Raytheon. Big bucks started rolling in and he had to be part...

anglophone replies on Aug 1, 2022:

Your "he promised them the riches they desired" tells me something about your brother's mentality. I am delighted that you continue to think for yourself.

Scientists establish link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage - Alternet.org

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

Not surprising, but it seems like the most common reason people are fundies is that they were raised that way by their parents, who were also fundies.

anglophone replies on Jul 31, 2022:

Abusive parents can cause brain damage. One of my close friends serves as an example of this.

Are you a narcissist?

racocn8 comments on Jul 30, 2022:

I am surprised I didn't score as a narcissist.

anglophone replies on Jul 30, 2022:

You don't come across to me as a narcissist in what you post on this site.

Are you a narcissist?

TMA2NC comments on Jul 30, 2022:

I indulged just for kicks. I scored under 11, so no narcissism detected. However, I scored high in self-sufficiency which I've been told turns men off, so there's that.

anglophone replies on Jul 30, 2022:

I hit the 0-11 range. I have an acquaintance who comes across as highly self-sufficient - she has had two highly unsatisfactory marriages. She very occasionally shows a tiny bit of vulnerability, and then "clams up" again - I feel that she does not want any emotional closeness. I regard that as her choice, and I perforce respect that choice.

I'm a phone booth and shift on the column old

MsKathleen comments on Jul 30, 2022:

I’m a punch card programmer old.

anglophone replies on Jul 30, 2022:

Did you ever play 1,000 card pickup?

Islam allows a man to have four wives. Why does Islam not allow a woman to have four husbands?

Serenityseeker comments on Jul 29, 2022:

Because it's a man's world no matter the religion.😒

anglophone replies on Jul 29, 2022:

And I have major issues about it being a man's world. I do all I can to further the cause of equality.

I'm a phone booth and shift on the column old

dalefvictor comments on Jul 29, 2022:

I was a freshman in college when the first Led Zepplin album came out.

anglophone replies on Jul 29, 2022:

"Please, please me"

Dear Abby marriage advice Sharia style. Whip your wife "gently" to keep her in line ....

Fernapple comments on Jul 29, 2022:

What publication is this ?

anglophone replies on Jul 29, 2022:

Try https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/official-stresses-need-for-marital-reconciliation-1.521633

Bond set for Sebring man charged with murder in death of fetus | WYTV

anglophone comments on Jul 29, 2022:

"Never mind the medical facts, kill him regardless."

anglophone replies on Jul 29, 2022:

@Betty I can see the attraction of vengeance. You might wish to go so far as total sensory deprivation for the rest of his life. I also wonder what society can do to reduce behaviour such as his. Might it have been possible to turn his mind around and then have him dissuade those who are of his then erstwhile inclination?

Bond set for Sebring man charged with murder in death of fetus | WYTV

anglophone comments on Jul 29, 2022:

"Never mind the medical facts, kill him regardless."

anglophone replies on Jul 29, 2022:

@Betty I think the killing of Timothy McVeigh was a mistake.

Bond set for Sebring man charged with murder in death of fetus | WYTV

Charlene comments on Jul 28, 2022:

So Evangelistan?

anglophone replies on Jul 29, 2022:

I am so going to steal that word!

Scientists establish link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage [alternet.org]

FvckY0u comments on Jul 27, 2022:

I know of several very religious people and they have other serious psychological problems as well. This really isn't news to most of us here and those that need to hear it won't ever believe it cause they don't accept science.

anglophone replies on Jul 27, 2022:

Agreed. In the minds of such people prejudices always trump facts.

Islam allows a man to have four wives. Why does Islam not allow a woman to have four husbands?

zeuser comments on Jul 27, 2022:

My guess is that it is an overtly sexist dogma intended to, among other things, keep women in an inferior subservient role. But I'm willing to listen to someone explain it to me in non-dogmatic terms.

anglophone replies on Jul 27, 2022:

My own prejudices align with your thinking about keeping women subservient.

I give her an exclamation point for imagination.

anglophone comments on Jul 26, 2022:

I wonder how many men would like to ride Kat Kerr simultaneously in Heaven.

anglophone replies on Jul 26, 2022:

@LenHazell53 To which I see only one possible response: Fuck Roman Catholicism.

8-Year-Old Boy Handcuffed By Police AGAIN - YouTube

Betty comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Is there not any actual police work for these officers that they now have to target children? Would they want their own children to be treated this way? Should they not have taken the opportunity to create a teaching moment? Police are just bullies with guns. And they wonder why people hate ...

anglophone replies on Jul 26, 2022:

Scare the crap out of every person of colour. Ensure that they are terrified of and hate authority as they grow up. Push them to revolt against the government, as that gives us an excuse to kill the whole goddamn lot of them.

I guess it didn't work!

SnowyOwl comments on Jul 25, 2022:

For a brief moment I felt a strange swelling in The Force as if a million morons were trying to drag me down to their horrible level of inanity but suddenly I pulled my finger and let out a rather large fart and then all was well again. ;)

anglophone replies on Jul 25, 2022:

And the stench from Heaven fell all the way down to Hell and it was pleasing to the nostrils of Satan.

Yet more dirty tricks by the Pope's Army to protect the pedophiles in their ranks: [abc.

twill comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Religions want to be left alone, not to spread "god's word" (they've got the MSM to do that for them anyway) but to handle their "problems" internally

anglophone replies on Jul 25, 2022:

My local Jehovah's Witnesses would disagree with you. They regard themselves as being perfect, and they proselytise as a matter of routine.

Yet more dirty tricks by the Pope's Army to protect the pedophiles in their ranks: [abc.

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 24, 2022:

I didn’t want to read it, I knew I’d be up all night. Can someone write a synopsis and did the guy get caught?

anglophone replies on Jul 24, 2022:

Yes, he got caught after about 20 years. He tried to "dig the dirt" on the police who were investigating his crimes. He also appealed to "the faithful" telling them that the police were trying to destroy their faith.

Is anyone else stumbling on the technology highway?

Julie808 comments on Jul 23, 2022:

I usually see the term "mobile" is an adjective such as in "mobile device" meaning either a mobile phone or computer tablet, like an iPad. Where I come from we might say mobile phone, not shortened to just "mobile" like in other countries. When it's used as a noun like that, written not spoken,...

anglophone replies on Jul 23, 2022:

See also Mobile in Alabama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama ;)

FL School Board Candidate: Doctors Who Treat Trans Kids Should 'Hang'

Betty comments on Jul 23, 2022:

Is that really what the people in Florida want in their government?

anglophone replies on Jul 23, 2022:

@Garban I was poking a snook at Florida's reputation. I guess my own prejudice is that Florida seems to produce more than its fair share of outrageous statements.

FL School Board Candidate: Doctors Who Treat Trans Kids Should 'Hang'

anglophone comments on Jul 23, 2022:

Should all transphobes be lynched?

anglophone replies on Jul 23, 2022:

@Betty My question was of course rhetorical.

FL School Board Candidate: Doctors Who Treat Trans Kids Should 'Hang'

Betty comments on Jul 23, 2022:

Is that really what the people in Florida want in their government?

anglophone replies on Jul 23, 2022:

The only people that are permitted to live and be free in Floridumb are white heterosexual Christian supremacists.

Walgreens Boycott Trend After Birth Control, Condom Sales Refused.

Betty comments on Jul 20, 2022:

Being politically correct seems to be more important.

anglophone replies on Jul 22, 2022:

@barjoe I still wonder why the Madman from Mars continues to flaunt his massive defects of personality.

Maybe this is a dumb question however it needs to be asked.

jeffyuu comments on Jul 20, 2022:

The universe is flat.

anglophone replies on Jul 20, 2022:

@Garban Hence my question of @jeffyuu.

Maybe this is a dumb question however it needs to be asked.

jeffyuu comments on Jul 20, 2022:

The universe is flat.

anglophone replies on Jul 20, 2022:

How do you know that the universe is flat?

Walgreens Boycott Trend After Birth Control, Condom Sales Refused.

RussRAB comments on Jul 20, 2022:

I wonder if Walgreens allows their cashiers to refuse to ring up a customer and take their money if the cashier is morally opposed to someone who is obese buying candy or sodas.

anglophone replies on Jul 20, 2022:

You are anorexic, blond, flat chested, left-handed, wall eyed, tall, bald and with a stutter. I can refuse to accept your money on any one of those grounds. :(

Walgreens Boycott Trend After Birth Control, Condom Sales Refused.

Betty comments on Jul 20, 2022:

Being politically correct seems to be more important.

anglophone replies on Jul 20, 2022:

@Betty I like your take on that.

Walgreens Boycott Trend After Birth Control, Condom Sales Refused.

Betty comments on Jul 20, 2022:

Being politically correct seems to be more important.

anglophone replies on Jul 20, 2022:

Being politically correct by whose lights? I simply cannot understand the divisive tribalism that is currently running rampant in the U$A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Q9ynm2Rfg

Mother....

Julie808 comments on Jul 20, 2022:

May I buy an F?

anglophone replies on Jul 20, 2022:

Can I then sell you a "U"?

Trump Tells Team He Needs to Be President Again to Save Himself from Criminal Probes ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jul 19, 2022:

Last night I watched Steve Bannon and Co., go off on Trump for not offering Bannon "future pardons." Uhm, yeah. That's not a thing. 🙄🙄🙄 #idiots #dangerousidiots

anglophone replies on Jul 19, 2022:

The sooner Team Trump start drowning in the swamp of Trump's devising the happier I will be.

‘We don’t trust in governments’ or UN, Scott Morrison tells Margaret Court’s Perth church | ...

anglophone comments on Jul 18, 2022:

That explains why Australia is in its current mess: we had a self-confessed mental defective in charge for four years.

anglophone replies on Jul 18, 2022:

@Marionville Having lived and worked in both countries, I would suggest that the UK got the worse deal.

Edmonton church fined $80,000 for obstructing COVID health inspections

freedom41 comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The fine should have been more. So, they would close down.

anglophone replies on Jul 18, 2022:

The rats that would have been forced to desert that particular sinking ship of god would have gone to infest another ship of god.

How does belief in the existence of a genocidal maniac in the sky make you a good and moral person?

Betty comments on Jul 18, 2022:

It doesn't. It just makes you part of the herd.

anglophone replies on Jul 18, 2022:

You put it most excellent well.

Flat-Earther Finally Launched Himself To "Space" On His Homemade Rocket.

freedom41 comments on Jul 17, 2022:

I bet it didn;t knock any sense into him at all.

anglophone replies on Jul 18, 2022:

Mad Mike's brain is far too small to accommodate even one ounce of common sense.

Religious Zealot Worker REJECTS Sale Of Condoms To Female Customer - YouTube

rainmanjr comments on Jul 17, 2022:

I've been noticing how these TV news personalities love to go on and on with possible reasons ("Maybe they were on vacation and forgot to pack some condoms or maybe....") and unimportant info ("A married woman" is no different from a single woman concerning freedom to buy condoms). We need to get ...

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

That idiot in Walgreens would have had a fit if I had gone in with my girlfriend to buy condoms for her husband, as I have done in another country.

Edmonton church fined $80,000 for obstructing COVID health inspections

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

"God saves those who believe in God."

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

@TomMcGiverin Quite. Putting it another way, why should all those pesky little facts be allowed to interfere with my delusions?

How does belief in the existence of a genocidal maniac in the sky make you a good and moral person?

MsKathleen comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Why do people keep saying “up in the sky”? Where is it written that ”god” or “heaven” is either “up” or “in the sky”? I’m afraid my religious education is sorely lacking.

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

No such thing as "religious education", despite what your local shit-for-brains might say. Try "religious nonsense telling" instead.

How does belief in the existence of a genocidal maniac in the sky make you a good and moral person?

Marionville comments on Jul 17, 2022:

I think this is the duplicate of a post made in this same group yesterday…if I’m not mistaken!

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

I posted the poster's first sentence one day before this post was made. Is plagiarism a form of flattery?

Religion offers simple solutions for simpletons, faith is required but free thinking (really ...

NostraDumbass comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The other side reads: “Jesus is Risen”

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

To which there is only one possible response: "What a prick!". ;)

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

Fernapple comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Hello and welcome. You may like to ask if there is a difference between science, and engineering or technology ?

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

@Imran2022 Please justify your statement "people assume that scientific progress is always beneficial and never harmful". /@Fernapple

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

Fernapple comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Hello and welcome. You may like to ask if there is a difference between science, and engineering or technology ?

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

@Imran2022 The collecting of empirical data is part of doing science, it is NOT doing engineering. Your assumptions are flawed. /@Fernapple

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

@Imran2022 "society at large?" Society is a collection of individuals, each with their own viewpoint. I see a failure of cognition in your question. /@racocn8

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

Fernapple comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Hello and welcome. You may like to ask if there is a difference between science, and engineering or technology ?

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

@Imran2022 How can the counting of the number and frequency of species in a quadrat be described as engineering?

[wapo.

Sierra4 comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Really sorry you had to move here from California. How this man keeps getting elected is one of the great mysteries.

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

He keeps on getting elected because Texa$$ is heavily infested with mental defectives.

I got into an argument in a convenience store with a Christian trying to persuade me to hear his ...

granny comments on Jul 16, 2022:

I avoid interacting with religious fools .Ignoring them is a far better solution.Closed minds do not warrant your attention.

anglophone replies on Jul 17, 2022:

I avoid them when I can, but when I can't I leave them gasping for answers with "Where is your falsifiable evidence to support your existence claim of your particular god?".

The radicalization of American politics towards the extreme right wing, and the subsequent ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Also, Leonard Leo: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1108351562/roe-abortion-supreme-court-scotus-law

anglophone replies on Jul 15, 2022:

Thanks for the link.

I have issues with people who adhere doggedly to their ignorance. Am I alone in this?

repcon comments on Jul 13, 2022:

It depends due to the fact that many intelligent people have been indoctrinated and brainwashed since birth to believe in certain things idiotic religions being the main issue in regards to this matter. Also an individual does not choose their IQ they are born with it . Genetic environmental and ...

anglophone replies on Jul 13, 2022:

I have not noticed any correlation between intelligence and ignorance. Disclaimer: I have not looked for such a correlation, so it is entirely possible that it exists.

Never try to argue with an idiot.

Mcflewster comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Please, additionally, can you put this in the QUOTATIONS GROUP .It has wisdom too.

anglophone replies on Jul 12, 2022:

Will do. I will also correct my misattribution to Mark Twain.

I am an astrophysicist. I am also a Christian. - Big Think

RussRAB comments on Jul 11, 2022:

Extreme compartmentalization. Logic and facts on one side, tradition and no need for rationality on the other. One can try to mix the two together, but compromises which inevitably deminish both must be made, or never the two shall be mixed. Real science cannot be conducted when religious dogma ...

anglophone replies on Jul 12, 2022:

I find Deborah Haarsma to be as mentally deficient as Francis S. Collins.

It never rains but it pours imo.

anglophone comments on Jul 11, 2022:

Those numbskulls seem incapable of learning that other people have views and priorities that differ from their own.

anglophone replies on Jul 12, 2022:

@Betty "In the end it is a form of bullying." Yes!

So the LNP wonders why it has a problem with women voters in this country, does it?

David1955 comments on Jul 11, 2022:

Think it runs deeper than that. The conservative mind runs anti modernism, regressive, anti diversity, and is frankly out of step with the times. Having said that, all it takes is a good fear, ignorance and blame campaign and people will vote for them. Look at Tony Abbott a decade ago.

anglophone replies on Jul 11, 2022:

Agreed, there is also all that you list to lay at the feet of the retrogressives. I had no time for the Abbott of Oz.

Pete Buttigieg utterly destroys Fox News host for whining about Kavanaugh protests

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Hope runs for President again!

anglophone replies on Jul 10, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy Fyi, @GreenAtheist has blocked me without any apparent reason.

7.

Jolanta comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Maybe he told them that you would be ever so happy to help.

anglophone replies on Jul 10, 2022:

You have a wicked sense of humour, and I love it!

7.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Bloody arrogant yahoos!!!! As a lifelong night person, & a difficult sleeper when I do get to sleep, NOBODY had better be waking me up before I'm ready, unless the house is on fire!!!!

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Lilac-JadeCanada Sorry, I was referring to Mr Evangeloon's friend, not you. My wife has trouble sleeping, so I understand where you are coming from.

7.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Bloody arrogant yahoos!!!! As a lifelong night person, & a difficult sleeper when I do get to sleep, NOBODY had better be waking me up before I'm ready, unless the house is on fire!!!!

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Lilac-JadeCanada "My fat aunt!" is an expression of derision. It may be isolated to some parts of England.

7.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Bloody arrogant yahoos!!!! As a lifelong night person, & a difficult sleeper when I do get to sleep, NOBODY had better be waking me up before I'm ready, unless the house is on fire!!!!

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

"Sorry to disturb you" my fat aunt! (I don't know how common the phrase "my fat aunt!" is in some parts of the world, but I am sure you can guess at its meaning if you don't already know.)

7.

Betty comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Are these the same people that when asked they refused to be his carer? Are they there because on his return they anticipate his donations? Your reply... No! Shut the door in his face. (That's my polite version as I can imagine some nasty words between the no and the door being shut.) 😉

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Triphid I was thinking much along the same lines.

There is no policy or plan to get these numbers down.

anglophone comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Welcome to the United $hit-holes of America.

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Pralina1 I find your wicked sense of humour to be ADORABLE!

[onlysky.

puff comments on Jul 7, 2022:

Don't have a bible belt in Oz, but still our fair share of religious nutters. The church they attended should be shut down. A premeditated action, disgusting humans.

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Triphid Ten out of ten. Go to the top of the class. :)

[onlysky.

puff comments on Jul 7, 2022:

Don't have a bible belt in Oz, but still our fair share of religious nutters. The church they attended should be shut down. A premeditated action, disgusting humans.

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Triphid I have never tried Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ... nor any ice ... nor can't abyss.

There is no policy or plan to get these numbers down.

anglophone comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Welcome to the United $hit-holes of America.

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Pralina1 I see the Madman of Mars continues to flaunt his debilitating defects of cognition and defects of personality.

What's everyone's opinion in regards to treatment vs cure in regards to both physical and mental ...

anglophone comments on Jul 8, 2022:

I have been treated by both doctors of the body and doctors of the mind. In both cases I require to know why they are doing what they are doing. If I don't get satisfactory answers, I move on. For one of my ailments I had to read medical research papers to establish a diagnosis, this because the ...

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@FvckY0u To answer your question, look at the United Kingdom's National Health Service. It's not going to happen in the United $tates of Greed for perhaps at least 100 years.

[onlysky.

puff comments on Jul 7, 2022:

Don't have a bible belt in Oz, but still our fair share of religious nutters. The church they attended should be shut down. A premeditated action, disgusting humans.

anglophone replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Triphid I have no time for the puffed up puff.

What's everyone's opinion in regards to treatment vs cure in regards to both physical and mental ...

Pralina1 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Absolutely not . Will treat u , maybe , in acute care setting for 48 hr max . Rest of that depends insurance approval . And if u don’t have insurance , forget about it . Exception : suicide ideation / harm to others ideation . An order from the judge can be obtained and we can keep these ...

anglophone replies on Jul 8, 2022:

Different rules apply in the United Kingdom and Australia. The practice of medicine for profit in the manner of the U$A would be unthinkable in both countries.

There is no policy or plan to get these numbers down.

anglophone comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Welcome to the United $hit-holes of America.

anglophone replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@Pralina1 I have no time for the Mental Defective from Mars.

There is no policy or plan to get these numbers down.

anglophone comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Welcome to the United $hit-holes of America.

anglophone replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@Betty "It's the Greatest Country in the World" is the never ending chant of every chauvinist on this planet. See also France and Scotland.

Sri Lanka: an object lesson in what happens when the rich and powerful widen both the wealth gap and...

Betty comments on Jul 8, 2022:

The lower levels of the pyramid are crumbling, no longer able to fully support the elites at the upper levels, they will eventually abandon and scatter to other parts of the world leaving behind the citizens to suffer as they themselves justify their greed. This is a sample of our future. Be ...

anglophone replies on Jul 8, 2022:

I see it already happening in the U$A.

This is a post by a Christian extremist.

LovinLarge comments on Jul 7, 2022:

This is plagiarism. Preface your quotations with the date and source, preferably a link. I was just about to rip you a new one. I'll reserve that sentiment in case you earn it another time.

anglophone replies on Jul 7, 2022:

@LovinLarge Agreed. Other forms of indication are also available to @ErichZannIII.

This is a post by a Christian extremist.

LovinLarge comments on Jul 7, 2022:

This is plagiarism. Preface your quotations with the date and source, preferably a link. I was just about to rip you a new one. I'll reserve that sentiment in case you earn it another time.

anglophone replies on Jul 7, 2022:

I saw the "-0-" near the beginning as a marker showing that the text that followed was a quotation. /@ErichZannIII

This is a post by a Christian extremist.

cyaegha comments on Jul 7, 2022:

That is indeed a scary statement. Where is it from?

anglophone replies on Jul 7, 2022:

Here is a link to the mental defective's post: https://www.facebook.com/ComradeDale/posts/d41d8cd9/179355877853246/

The mental defectives are at it again: "Australia floods: Unfounded cloud seeding claims spread ...

Betty comments on Jul 7, 2022:

There seems to be a trend of belief without evidence. 🙄

anglophone replies on Jul 7, 2022:

I wonder if there been a rise, or if social media has just made it more obvious. Going back perhaps 300 years or so, every village has its idiot.

Had a very interesting and enjoyable surprise trip yesterday.

anglophone comments on Jul 6, 2022:

Funny that. A thorough kicking in the goolies tends to do that to most blokes. And he got what he so richly deserved. You paint a wonderful picture of a place of luxury. :)

anglophone replies on Jul 6, 2022:

@Betty Try Norway and Anders Breivik.

Twelve religious group members arrested over Australian girl's death [bbc.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 5, 2022:

Sounds like many other cases of Christian Science medical neglect. I wonder if they are beginning to put 2 and 2 together and question if there is a God, or at least why the supposedly omnipotent deity chose to ignore their prayers. Well that may be giving them too much credit.

anglophone replies on Jul 5, 2022:

Such people are not known for using their brains.

Twelve religious group members arrested over Australian girl's death [bbc.com]

LucyLoohoo comments on Jul 5, 2022:

That poor little girl! Does Australia have a death penalty?

anglophone replies on Jul 5, 2022:

I doubt that the religitards that forced their insane beliefs on those 12 will be charged with being accessories to murder. :(

Another day, another shooting in the United $tates of Absurdity: [bbc.

rainmanjr comments on Jul 5, 2022:

> Gun violence in Chicago tends to rise over holiday weekends as the hot weather sends people outdoors. In 2021, more than 100 people were shot and 17 killed over the Fourth of July weekend in the city of Chicago. I think it has become too dangerous for public events, like a parade, and they ...

anglophone replies on Jul 5, 2022:

Has stagnation now become regression under SCOTUS?

LAPD OFFICERS BEAT TO DEATH A FELLOW OFFICER (When will it ever be enough?

redbai comments on Jun 29, 2022:

You have to wonder what kind of secret training are they doing where one of their own ends up beaten to death. What scenario are they training for where cops beat someone until they need to be hospitalized and why is it secret?

anglophone replies on Jul 5, 2022:

It's a warm up exercise for the murder of gays, lesbians, people of colour, trans men, trans women, speakers of other languages, and anybody else that upsets the extremist lunatics in power.

Another day, another shooting in the United $tates of Absurdity: [bbc.

David1955 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

It's tough watching the US unravelling before our eyes in real time. I wouldn't have thought this would happen in my lifetime, but everything now happens at an accelerated pace, including empire disintegration. These regular mass shootings are symptomatic in my view of a society that is sick to the...

anglophone replies on Jul 4, 2022:

Agreed.