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Just curious: If we in this organization were told the Constitution is being re-written and we at ...

carlyhorton comments on Apr 28, 2018:

I'd get rid of the electoral college, do something about gerrymandering, strengthen voting rights, re-word the second amendment, write something about education being an American value and a human right, outlaw media monopolies...

dahermit replies on Apr 28, 2018:

You do know of course that Nixon won the popular vote against Kennedy...can you imagine Nixion ( a hawk) in charge during the Cuban Missile Crisis? Also, "...re-word the second amendment..." is ambiguous, what do you want it to say?

Just curious: If we in this organization were told the Constitution is being re-written and we at ...

Lukian comments on Apr 28, 2018:

full discloser: I am a Canadian. some wording could be modernized: *We hold these ~~truths~~ facts to be self-evident, that all ~~men~~ humans are created equal, that they are endowed ~~by their Creator~~ with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...

dahermit replies on Apr 28, 2018:

In as much as you are a Canadian, I will have to forgive your misconception. What you posted was from the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. Unfortunately, most Americans will not recognize it as such either.

Income inequality

Sticks48 comments on Mar 12, 2018:

You got it. I really believe if America falls, greed will be the culprit.

dahermit replies on Apr 28, 2018:

@norealgod If welfare will cause our economy to collapse, why are not the economies of the Northern European countries collapsing?

Income inequality

dahermit comments on Mar 12, 2018:

It is not possible to "wipe out global povery". Consider if every last person in the U.S.A. were granted one million dollars each. Who would/could you get to mow your lawn? In order for a money-based economy to function (and the rich be truely rich), is that there is a large differential between ...

dahermit replies on Apr 28, 2018:

@norealgod And yet those Scandinavian economies are showing no indication of collapsing.

Do you feel any kind of self-restriction in this site?

dahermit comments on Apr 27, 2018:

When I first found this site, I came with the assumption that the participants would be significantly more intelligent than the usual sites. However to my disappointment, I have not found that to be true. Some here are very intelligent, some are not.

dahermit replies on Apr 28, 2018:

@KKGator Why do you think I do?

Do you feel any kind of self-restriction in this site?

dahermit comments on Apr 27, 2018:

When I first found this site, I came with the assumption that the participants would be significantly more intelligent than the usual sites. However to my disappointment, I have not found that to be true. Some here are very intelligent, some are not.

dahermit replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@memorylikeasieve No, there are scores on tests that will indicate how intelligent someone is relative to other people. Aside from that, a person's ability to construct logical arguments and sentence structure gives them away. For the scope of my interest in this forum, I have no interest in the theoretical elements of musical-rhythmic, body-kinesthetic, etc. In short, I want to pick the brains of persons from whom I may learn something and have found too many fools here. That for me is problematic...if you pick the brain of a fool, you only get fool berries.

All potatoes are mashed once you've eaten them.

dahermit comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I remember my seventh grade geography teacher telling us that "...people had become so lazy..." and related how she and husband had another couple over for dinner the night before. She went on to say that she served them boiled potatoes and they chided her that she had not mashed them. She ...

dahermit replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@Anemynous The incident happened in about 1954. Mrs. Johnson was about 5' and weighed about 80 lbs. Evidently, she was not interested in food or eating.

Do you feel any kind of self-restriction in this site?

dahermit comments on Apr 27, 2018:

When I first found this site, I came with the assumption that the participants would be significantly more intelligent than the usual sites. However to my disappointment, I have not found that to be true. Some here are very intelligent, some are not.

dahermit replies on Apr 27, 2018:

@KKGator And just plain old disappointment.

Did you know that unicorns are mentioned nine times in the bible?

dahermit comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Prove it. Where?

dahermit replies on Apr 26, 2018:

@Karenl Googled it. Yup...you are correct, unicorns mentioned in the Bible.

Royals: They are born; they urinate; they defecate; they copulate; they flatulate.

dahermit comments on Apr 20, 2018:

A lot of the Brits feel the same way. However, royal stuff is why the majority of non-Brit tourists visit Briton...they are THE major tourist attaction (read $$$$$).

dahermit replies on Apr 25, 2018:

@David1955 Nevertheless, I have seen claims on t.v. specials that state that tourists state their reason for visiting Briton has mainly to do with the Royal family...fewer mention the historic buildings. I suspect that the palaces etc. would lose their charm if the public knew that they were empty.

Breasts

WizardBill comments on Mar 4, 2018:

I’ve always wondered why the USA is ashamed of breasts and also glamorize them at the same time. Breasts are a child’s first meal plan. Stupid thing to have to cover. That cartoon is excellent.

dahermit replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@icolan Nevertheless, a woman who sits at a public pool with her breasts exposed, will be arrested.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

dahermit comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Unlike a woman who has to face a possible pregnacy, it is too much of an abstration for almost all males (especialy of low intelligence) to raltionalize some responsablibly for a daily pill. I do not see it ever becoming widely used as is the female birth control pill. If you were for the purpose...

dahermit replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@Ungod proof positive of an immature child.

The referral to a GERD specialist was sent out today!

dahermit comments on Apr 23, 2018:

I had a Dr. treat mine with Nexium but then the insurance insisted on switching to a non-brand name med that was cheaper. Nexium's brand name status should have run out by now. As I remember, Nexium worked for me.

dahermit replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@cyndiann The choice to stop/switch was not mine. I was being treated with Nexium for GERD. The insurance company stated that there "...were generic antacids available to treat heartburn...". I don't know if they even realized it was GERD being treated, not just heartburn.

Are there any other high functioning Aspberger's Syndrome people on here.

Altruisticwar comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Present!

dahermit replies on Apr 24, 2018:

Do you care to share some of your experiences?

Are there any other high functioning Aspberger's Syndrome people on here.

sassygirl3869 comments on Apr 24, 2018:

There is an Autism Group here.

dahermit replies on Apr 24, 2018:

Asperger's Syndrome people are more specialized in our traits and behaviors.

Breasts

WizardBill comments on Mar 4, 2018:

I’ve always wondered why the USA is ashamed of breasts and also glamorize them at the same time. Breasts are a child’s first meal plan. Stupid thing to have to cover. That cartoon is excellent.

dahermit replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@icolan So, are exposed female breasts sexual intent or not? Ask'en for a friend.

What to do about population?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Soon we will have space colonies. The idiots will not follow. So, we wait. ;)

dahermit replies on Apr 24, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay Oh brother. What is needed for man to live in space (Mars, etc.): Air, Water, Food, protection from cosmic rays, protection from temperature extremes (70- to minus 200 degrees). What resources Mars has: None of those are apparent. My position: There are insufficient resources and such harsh conditions on Mars to establish and maintain a permanent colony of humans on Mars. When asked to show me otherwise, I get a Dunning-Kruger platitude that it "...is never implied to be easy...". Somebody has been watching sci-fi and not smart enough to be able to tell the difference between entertaining fiction and reality.

Breasts

WizardBill comments on Mar 4, 2018:

I’ve always wondered why the USA is ashamed of breasts and also glamorize them at the same time. Breasts are a child’s first meal plan. Stupid thing to have to cover. That cartoon is excellent.

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@icolan Then why should a non-nursing exposure of female breasts in public be unlawful? I do not understand the double-standard.

What to do about population?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Soon we will have space colonies. The idiots will not follow. So, we wait. ;)

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay Note that the ISS uses resources supplied by Earth to enable very problematic (note what happens to the people during a year-long stay muscle mass loss, brain cell loss, bone loss, etc.) human habitation. They use the resources very sparingly, but it is NOT a self-contained biome.

What to do about population?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Soon we will have space colonies. The idiots will not follow. So, we wait. ;)

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay A romantic notion, but the reality is that without faster than light travel (which may be impossible), the available places in our solar system are incredibly hostile to life. Mars has only 1/4 the sunlight of earth, which means it will not be a matter of setting up greenhouses to grow food even if the unshielded cosmic rays did not kill the humans and plants. Therefore, it is likely that humans would have to burrow underground and find some unlimited source of energy to harness (which likely does not exist) and avoid cosmic rays, temperature extremes (mostly cold), etc. in order to live. Terraforming is more of a sci-fi notion than it is a reality. Nevertheless, if I have missed something obvious, please enlighten me. It would seem more practical to put a sealed bio-sphere on Antarctica and create a habitation than it would be to do the same on Mars.

What to do about population?

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 23, 2018:

Soon we will have space colonies. The idiots will not follow. So, we wait. ;)

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

The chances for establishing functioning, independent space colonies are between zero and none what so ever. But from you wink, you likely already know that.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

dahermit comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Unlike a woman who has to face a possible pregnacy, it is too much of an abstration for almost all males (especialy of low intelligence) to raltionalize some responsablibly for a daily pill. I do not see it ever becoming widely used as is the female birth control pill. If you were for the purpose...

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@Ungod Childishness rant. You must be shorter than 5''7".

The referral to a GERD specialist was sent out today!

dahermit comments on Apr 23, 2018:

I had a Dr. treat mine with Nexium but then the insurance insisted on switching to a non-brand name med that was cheaper. Nexium's brand name status should have run out by now. As I remember, Nexium worked for me.

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@cyndiann I had no trouble stopping (Nexium)...my insurance just canceled it and substituted another antacid.

Jobs and age

ErichZannIII comments on Apr 23, 2018:

If someone really hates their job that much, then they really should quit, no matter their age.

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

During my lifetime, jobs were not all that abundant that one could just quit and expect to find another. The wolf was ALWAYS at the door.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

dahermit comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Unlike a woman who has to face a possible pregnacy, it is too much of an abstration for almost all males (especialy of low intelligence) to raltionalize some responsablibly for a daily pill. I do not see it ever becoming widely used as is the female birth control pill. If you were for the purpose...

dahermit replies on Apr 23, 2018:

@Ungod Childish statement...I was stating a fact. The size of my member had nothing to do with how attractive or not I was perceived...that is a male archetypical myth. Just continue being an asshole, it is what you do.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

dahermit comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Unlike a woman who has to face a possible pregnacy, it is too much of an abstration for almost all males (especialy of low intelligence) to raltionalize some responsablibly for a daily pill. I do not see it ever becoming widely used as is the female birth control pill. If you were for the purpose...

dahermit replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Ungod My ignorance of "enhancement" products may be the result of the fact that I have never needed them.

I have lost many of my liberal friends since I joined the consevative group.

NotConvinced comments on Apr 22, 2018:

They weren't truly friends then. I find it interesting that liberals believe their stance is more tolerant and open-minded, while practicing neither...I am not affiliated with either side...

dahermit replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@focusonyou An oversimplification. You have a pedestrian view of the stark differences between the parties. The Republican Party has morphed into the party supported by the wealthy and corporations for the purpose of establishing an oligarchy of the rich at the expense of the working and poor.

I have lost many of my liberal friends since I joined the consevative group.

NotConvinced comments on Apr 22, 2018:

They weren't truly friends then. I find it interesting that liberals believe their stance is more tolerant and open-minded, while practicing neither...I am not affiliated with either side...

dahermit replies on Apr 22, 2018:

If you can tolerate Republicans you are oblivious to what they truly represent...there were people like you who were equally oblivious to Nazi concepts in the 1930's. Republicans want me and my children to live in poverty and in minimally paid servitude. And suffer and die if we get sick, retire to poverty when old.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

Lethallips comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Society will still place the blame on women for unwanted pregnancy.

dahermit replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Lethallips Child support working both ways in many jurisdictions is not equal. As the former (now retired) Janitor from the middle school in Hillsdale, MI. He had custody of his two boys and received a total of $5.00 from his ex-wife. The courts would never enforce her order to pay but after several years of him not cashing the $5.00 F.O.T.C check, they took him to court to make him cash it to clear their books. If you think things have changed over the years, you are just unaware how little things have changed.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

sassygirl3869 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Abortion rate may decline. Makes men more responsible. Birth rate may decline too.

dahermit replies on Apr 22, 2018:

Making men more responsible when it comes to sex is an oxymoron.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

dahermit comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Unlike a woman who has to face a possible pregnacy, it is too much of an abstration for almost all males (especialy of low intelligence) to raltionalize some responsablibly for a daily pill. I do not see it ever becoming widely used as is the female birth control pill. If you were for the purpose...

dahermit replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Ungod Usually with such over-the-counter products, they have the disclaimer: "These claims and statements have not evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration." In other words, they may not have and likely do not have any "enhancement" effect at all and their main purpose is but to separate one from one's money. Overdosing is not likely a problem inasmuch as the ingredients are likely inert, to begin with. In the case of a male chemical contraceptive, that may not be the case and cannot be compared to those over-the-counter products.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

Lethallips comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Society will still place the blame on women for unwanted pregnancy.

dahermit replies on Apr 22, 2018:

@Fornax Why should women take the responsibility...because they are the ones who get pregnant. It is just as simple as that. It may not be "what should be", but it is.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

FrayedBear comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Boys use your brains!

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@jorj I named one and hoped that you would provide a link to the data that shows men "mostly" have higher I.Q.s than women. I have never seen anyone brave enough to suggest that is true.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

FrayedBear comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Boys use your brains!

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@jorj Yeah...Marilyn Vos Savant didn't get that message.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

Lethallips comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Society will still place the blame on women for unwanted pregnancy.

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@kensmile4u Do not agree. He is already held responsible for 18 years of child support...what more could logically be required of him?

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

Gareth comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Never underestimate the weaseliness and hypocrisy of men. We will wriggle out of taking any responsibility and continue to find ways of putting the burden back onto women. Let's not kid ourselves.

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@Gareth You expect way too much from men...as a former girlfriend of mine used to say, "A stiff dick has no conscience."

"The romantic contrast between modern industry that “destroys nature” and our ancestors who ...

Hicks66 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Considering that we weren't around for the previous five mass extintion events, I find it dubious to consider our species so "effective". Not that we should try harder or anything like that.

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

@Hicks66 Agree...at this point mankind may as well kiss his collective ass goodbye. As Stephen Hawkings noted before he died, very soon global warming will become self-sustaining (methane released from permafrost and ocean bottom) and the temperature will run away.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

Gareth comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Never underestimate the weaseliness and hypocrisy of men. We will wriggle out of taking any responsibility and continue to find ways of putting the burden back onto women. Let's not kid ourselves.

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

You are projecting your own value system onto other men. Women are the ones who get pregnant, not men...it is not men who put that burden on women, mother nature did.

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

FrayedBear comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Boys use your brains!

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

The average I.Q. is only 100...you expect boys to use something they do not have?

Birth Control for men is on the way. How will this change society?

Lethallips comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Society will still place the blame on women for unwanted pregnancy.

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

They are the ones who get pregnant. Whose responsibility should it be?

"The romantic contrast between modern industry that “destroys nature” and our ancestors who ...

Hicks66 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Considering that we weren't around for the previous five mass extintion events, I find it dubious to consider our species so "effective". Not that we should try harder or anything like that.

dahermit replies on Apr 21, 2018:

The ONLY mass extinction that is an issue relative to us is the current one. The other five mass extinctions are no longer relative.

"The romantic contrast between modern industry that “destroys nature” and our ancestors who ...

Hicks66 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Considering that we weren't around for the previous five mass extintion events, I find it dubious to consider our species so "effective". Not that we should try harder or anything like that.

dahermit replies on Apr 20, 2018:

@Hicks66 The point was that homo sapiens are no different than any other species in that we exploit resources until they are gone...not that the major extinctions were greater than what we have caused.

I have a dilemma.

pepperjones comments on Apr 20, 2018:

She's making a choice you don't agree with. I wouldn't because I kinda feel she's not hurting anyone? Idk, sorry you feel conflicted. Walk away and let her deal with her consequences.

dahermit replies on Apr 20, 2018:

She IS hurting someone. She is hurting the persons who are truly handicapped and have to walk further to get into the store because of her. That should be pointed out to her in the event she is too self-entitled or stupid to realize it.

"The romantic contrast between modern industry that “destroys nature” and our ancestors who ...

Hicks66 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Considering that we weren't around for the previous five mass extintion events, I find it dubious to consider our species so "effective". Not that we should try harder or anything like that.

dahermit replies on Apr 20, 2018:

Au contrair...the extinction of the North American megafauna (Stright horned-Bison, Tule Elk, Mastodons, etc.) has been attributed to early Native American over-hunting by many scientists.

Prayer vs Science: Calling Their Bluff

farmboy2017 comments on Apr 20, 2018:

Why do hospitals have Chaplains?

dahermit replies on Apr 20, 2018:

Because people will grasp at straws when threated, no matter how illogical.

Do you have wonderful ex or current in-laws?

dahermit comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I apprecidated the fact that when I got a divorce, my former inlaws sided with me against their psychopathic (actual, not a random insult), daughter. After 32 years they still will not have anything to do with her.

dahermit replies on Apr 17, 2018:

@MyLiege There is no "cure" for a psychopathic personality (they cannot empathize with anyone else's situation, have no conscience.). She continues to take advantage, use, and victimize other people. Both my adult children are estranged from her...they will not give her their phone numbers or addresses. The best anyone can do is keep space between oneself and her.

Do you think that Burt Langcaster was an exceptional actor who deserved more recognition by the ...

dahermit comments on Apr 1, 2018:

He was intertaining to watch in films but did not have much of a range. Pretty much play the same type of charactor in every film.

dahermit replies on Apr 17, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain You missed the point...I DID like the guy but I am honest about his range of acting ability.

Do you think that Burt Langcaster was an exceptional actor who deserved more recognition by the ...

dahermit comments on Apr 1, 2018:

He was intertaining to watch in films but did not have much of a range. Pretty much play the same type of charactor in every film.

dahermit replies on Apr 17, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain It so happened I saw "The Swimmer". He played a delusional man who did not know that his wife and children had left him years earlier and he had lost everything he had. I still stand by my statement that Burt Lancaster did not have much range as an actor.

Fighting in the middle East will continue as long as the religions hate each other because of the ...

dahermit comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Disagree in that it is not a matter of different religions, it is a matter of the various sub-sects (e.g., Sunni, Shia, etc.) hate each other.

dahermit replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@rakuman True, including the fairly recent Yugoslavian break-up in that they were all Southern Slavs but with the only difference being some were Muslim, some Catholic, some protestant.

Why does it seem to be that there are more male atheists and agnostics when women are often ...

dahermit comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Women seem to be more influenced and needy of social interaction, approval from their peers. Given that belief in religions is greatly influenced by social peer groups, it does not surprise me that there are more male athiest due to their seemingly less need for peer group approval...or it may just...

dahermit replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@ThatpersonIam You know of course that man is NOT going to move to another planet. There are none with the resources available for independent support of human life.

Why does it seem to be that there are more male atheists and agnostics when women are often ...

dahermit comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Women seem to be more influenced and needy of social interaction, approval from their peers. Given that belief in religions is greatly influenced by social peer groups, it does not surprise me that there are more male athiest due to their seemingly less need for peer group approval...or it may just...

dahermit replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@Gwendolyn2018 Which are you most likely to see gathered together with serious looks on their faces, gossiping in the Walmart isles? Emotionally, women are "human centipedes" when it comes to social interaction. If a kid gets in trouble in school, is it the mothers or fathers who get on the phone with the parent (mother) of another student to trash-talk their teacher?

Why does it seem to be that there are more male atheists and agnostics when women are often ...

dahermit comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Women seem to be more influenced and needy of social interaction, approval from their peers. Given that belief in religions is greatly influenced by social peer groups, it does not surprise me that there are more male athiest due to their seemingly less need for peer group approval...or it may just...

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@ThatpersonIam I doubt that with what little time mankind has left that evolution is going to have time to affect much more change.

Students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning style

Nevermind345 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Teaching Children or anyone for that matter to study on Test Taking is a total waste of education, money, and is a totally false indicator of a persons ability to succeed. Been proven for years that these exams are biased, have trick misleading question that are only privy to select individuals and...

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

It could be said that test taking is a way of measuring how well a student has learned the material. If you have an issue with the validity of a test, the test should be changed.

Students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning style

azzow2 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Would be a better statement if put, Students do not learn from memorizing. When something is memorized within a short period of time after using the memorized material it is forgotten.

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

Yes...that is why I have forgotten that six times six is thirty-six. And, "Under the spreading chestnut tree, a village smithy stands." Yup, memorization is of no use at all...we would be better just writing it on our sleeves.

The US is bombing Syria now along with EU allies as retaliatory punishment for alleged chemical ...

Deb57 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Somebody wants us to stop thinking about the investigation.

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain No, you are being rude because you are too stupid to realize that I am not a Trump supporter or believe any of the propaganda that Fox News produces. If you have read my former posts, you will see that I am likely more anti-Trump (and Republican/Conservative) than you are.

The US is bombing Syria now along with EU allies as retaliatory punishment for alleged chemical ...

Deb57 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Somebody wants us to stop thinking about the investigation.

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain You have made an assumption based on your emotional political investment.

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

LucifersPen comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Do I see a fan of the old sci fi show *Space: 1999*? The only problem with mining the moon is its low gravity and how long people could stay there safely without bone loss. At the moment, the only nefarious thing genetic identity could be used for but can't because it is prohibited, is for the...

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@LucifersPen Mars colonization is much of myth. No protection from cosmic rays, only 1/4 the sunlight, no liquid water, no oxygen, etc. Terraforming is the realm of science-fiction. There is no good reason to try and colonize Mars. The extent of practicality would be a few temporary scientific expeditions.

The US is bombing Syria now along with EU allies as retaliatory punishment for alleged chemical ...

Deb57 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Somebody wants us to stop thinking about the investigation.

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain No...I do not believe anything they say...but even a blind pig finds an occasional acorn. Syria gassed...Trump had to respond or appear weak. That does not change the fact that he is an ass....ipe.

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

wordywalt comments on Apr 13, 2018:

All conspiracy thories I have ever heard of are sheer bunk!

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

I agree...John Wilkes Booth acted alone!

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

Druvius comments on Apr 13, 2018:

That's a curious theory. It has been suggested that we should be careful about altering Mars, never heard it applied to the Moon. The only thing Moon mining looks good for now is He3, for possible use in clean fusion reactors on Earth. And for water, to use for missions to the rest of the Solar ...

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

Yes, I would hate to see the pristine environment on the moon despoiled with landfills and sewage treatment plants. :)

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

Ryan86 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I believe that the mass shootings are what’s called the Blue house Effect” or basically trends. And 2nd amendment changes is going to have no effect whatsoever. That changing the way the media “ glorifies the killers” giving them a name and notoriety. A way to be remembered is the only real ...

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

I agree. Keeping shootings in the news begets more shootings.

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I don't believe conspiracy theories.

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

You do know of course that the presidential assassination was a conspiracy, don't you? Although Mrs. Mary Suratt was likely innocent. Oh, you thought we were talking about the Kennedy Assassination?

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

Rugglesby comments on Apr 13, 2018:

My own conspiracy theory is a little different. It may not be an intentional conspiracy, or even a conscious one. The result is the same. Human society has not changed in one important aspect. We still have slaves/serfs. We tell people they are free yet they are restrained. Socio economic shackles....

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

I like to think of it in terms of a troop of baboons. One leader/bully with his high-rankers controlling the pitiful lower classes...having to share the fruits of their labor with the dominant monkeys.

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

LucifersPen comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Do I see a fan of the old sci fi show *Space: 1999*? The only problem with mining the moon is its low gravity and how long people could stay there safely without bone loss. At the moment, the only nefarious thing genetic identity could be used for but can't because it is prohibited, is for the...

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

The "only problem with mining the moon is...bone loss." Actually, there are so many problems that extracting those very rare elements from Earth would cost less.

The US is bombing Syria now along with EU allies as retaliatory punishment for alleged chemical ...

Deb57 comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Somebody wants us to stop thinking about the investigation.

dahermit replies on Apr 14, 2018:

More likely it had to do with Syria's recent chemical attack. Note that I am NOT a Trump supporter.

I'm currently parenting a teen in the age of social media and instant gratification.

dahermit comments on Apr 13, 2018:

The "good paying job" for unskilled labor is pretty much a myth...unless she becomes a porn star, stripper, etc.

dahermit replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@Morganfreeman Most famous actors spent years becoming skilled at their trade. Acting is NOT unskilled labor.

Why do people hide their feeling/emotion? How do you let emotion out?

dahermit comments on Mar 13, 2018:

A person who is emotional is not rational. If a person is not rational, nothing they say or do has any validity. A person who must exprees their emotions is a weak person...anoying to be around.

dahermit replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@SACatWalker "My victim"?! I don't "victimize" them, I ostracize them from my life.

Why do people hide their feeling/emotion? How do you let emotion out?

dahermit comments on Mar 13, 2018:

A person who is emotional is not rational. If a person is not rational, nothing they say or do has any validity. A person who must exprees their emotions is a weak person...anoying to be around.

dahermit replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@girlwithsmiles I don't stand-up for myself...I just kill and eat them evidently :)

Are we meant to be with one person forever?

Wildgreens comments on Apr 9, 2018:

I think that you can love more than just one person.

dahermit replies on Apr 9, 2018:

@Nickbeee My definition of "love" is the temporary condition of "consorting pairs" as seen in all the other primates. However, our society has enforced the false notion of "ever after" to such a degree, many/most (especially women), cannot bear to see it as a temporary accommodation for producing a child...nothing more, nothing less. If you believe that not to be true (and think "true love" exists), then you must explain why more than 50% of marriages fail with many of those who stay together have affairs and/or are not happy. If monogamy was a natural state, it would be more successful than it is. At some point, you just have to give up on the fantasy.

Are we meant to be with one person forever?

Wildgreens comments on Apr 9, 2018:

I think that you can love more than just one person.

dahermit replies on Apr 9, 2018:

"love" my ass...it is all about being sexually attracted. Besides that, I know of no primates that are monogamous. Stop believing in the Handsom Prince on a White horse myth.

Are we a superior design?

Nickbeee comments on Apr 3, 2018:

We are the only species that naturally fouls our living space. Through pollution. So in one sense no, i don't feel superior is the best description. We are living a paradox or contradiction in my view. Look up evolution of the opposable thumb. Good place to start .. then go back.

dahermit replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Nickbeee What do you expect from an inane foolish comment ("We are the only species that naturally fouls our living space.") ALL species do that, it is just that some are more mobile than others. Consider ancient hunter-gatherers...it did not matter if they took a dump behind the nearest bush or rock. It only became a problem with permanent settlements. What are you going to say next...that humans are the only species that kill their own kind?

Are we a superior design?

Nickbeee comments on Apr 3, 2018:

We are the only species that naturally fouls our living space. Through pollution. So in one sense no, i don't feel superior is the best description. We are living a paradox or contradiction in my view. Look up evolution of the opposable thumb. Good place to start .. then go back.

dahermit replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Nickbeee You are welcome.

Do you get a lot of spam calls?

silverotter11 comments on Apr 5, 2018:

google the 'do not call registry', it's an 800 number and you register your number and you get way less calls. Been doing it for years, it's blissfull. here is the official site link: https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

dahermit replies on Apr 5, 2018:

The do not call registry has not seemed to lessen the number of SPAM calls for us. Many are from foreign countries who do not have to follow our laws.

If the Second Amendment Was Meant for Genocide, Is It Sacred? - TheHumanist.com

dahermit comments on Apr 2, 2018:

It is more likely it had to do with the suppresstion of the predicessors of nearly all early Americans by the system in Europe. European countries had standing armies by which to suppress the common people. The framers of the Constitution wanted a means of keeping our country from becoming like ...

dahermit replies on Apr 4, 2018:

@zblaze It is not a matter of semantics, it is a matter of you being clueless as to what arms were used/available in the Revolutionary war. If you don't know (and you don't) do a google search. "...a short musket with a hand gun.." Oh, brother.

:-( No joy.

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Stop drinking milk and eating cheese. I think you will feel better. Dairy products contain a lot of cow pus because mechanical milkers irritate the teats and cause pus. Pus is an irritant that has adverse effects on humans when ingested.