Stepping up to the mission of intelligence! [nytimes.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 27, 2021:

How about sharing a story that doesn’t require a subscription? You aren’t getting referral fees for people who subscribe, due to your post, are you?

Here's really good reason (for men) to get vaccinated: A study has found evidence that the penile ...

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 27, 2021:

Brilliant! When men believe that COVID could permanently “deflate their ambitions” perhaps then they will choose to inoculate themselves?

I find it interesting that many atheists, including ones on this platform, give up their belief in a...

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 26, 2021:

“…being an atheist does not exempt from being susceptible to brainwashing.” No matter how weak one’s supporting arguments may be—which in this case I find them to be—the BLUF (bottom line up front) principle is a good rule of thumb for any article, essay or diatribe. 😉

Here's an example of orthodox (fanatical?

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 26, 2021:

Attempting to reform orthodox religion from within is a bit like giving medicine to the dead. All religious leaders know that to truly reform their faith is to kill it, not that I am against such an outcome, mind you! As I understand it, this woman could be legally divorced and could remarry without any concern of bigamy, other than how her orthodox religion viewed it. In western societies, one is free to join or leave a religion, or even to form a new one. Asking the state to intervene in a religion’s practices or beliefs just because one doesn’t like how they are affected (assuming no impact to one’s health or safety) is a bit like asking to change the rules of a game when you’re unhappy how it’s going. Just quit the damn game and walk away!

Christian heretics (AKA white nationalist evangelicals) have finally just come out and admitted it, ...

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 26, 2021:

“Onward, Christian soldiers! Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Going on before.”

Internet down? Blame the sharks!

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

I’ve heard of cable seeking backhoes, but cable eating sharks is a new one! Repairs are going to be an interesting challenge!

Did that hurt ?

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

That’s what she said. 😉

It always seemed like a mental illness to me.

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist." President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961

The Young Turks - Doctors Stage Walkout Against The Unvaccinated [youtube.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

I can only imagine what it must feel like to be an ICU doctor or nurse in this pandemic. They’ve been caring for the sick and watching people die for almost 2 years now. Having to inform loved ones of the death of hundreds of thousands of victims, these healthcare professionals hoped (and even prayed) for a vaccine that could help prevent the spread of this virus. And so now that we have a vaccine that has been determined safe and effective, the pandemic continues, due to the refusal of millions of people to vaccinate themselves? I would be tempted to go on strike myself!

I’m surprised it didn’t happen in Tennessee first! We seem to be on the cutting edge.

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

This Onion-esque parody has been making the rounds lately… I posted a similar article (allegedly from Sydney, dated 2015) just a few days ago. It is nevertheless hilarious, no matter how many times I read it!

Jordan Klepper Debates Anti-Vax Mandate Protesters in NYC | The Daily Show [youtube.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

I wouldn’t call this a debate, but more of a Jay Leno style street interview … let the cameras roll and the shit show begin!

I’m marching right next to them!

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

Well, with COVID still raging in the community, they should at least be wearing masks and be socially distant if they’re not going to get vaccinated, wouldn’t you agree? Some health organizations and businesses are taking the middle road on this issue by having twice weekly COVID tests on employees who are not vaccinated. But indoors, masks and social distancing should still be the norm, as long as the virus remains in the community. It seems like we’re going to have another interesting winter ahead!

I most of the time figure that mankind does not have the ability to figure out how to survive our ...

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

Well said! So long as there is a critical mass of people on this planet with sentiments such as yours, we do indeed have a chance!

If they can even read that would be something.

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

Indeed! Let’s just say civics means something entirely different to this crowd, particularly the Trump supporters who stormed the capital.

I don't like it that much either, but jeez.

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 25, 2021:

Maybe the king just hates The Village People? 😉

Dr. Fauci, look here

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 24, 2021:

Make America Gape Again 😉

Soen - River [youtu.be]

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 24, 2021:

Awesome song… thanks for sharing this!

Man Jailed For Intimidating A Black Family - YouTube

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 23, 2021:

With our history of race relations, when a white man plants a cross and then sets it alight on his black neighbor’s property, 18 years (let alone 18 months) is not enough!

Please be vigilant

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 23, 2021:

Yes, but are they inflatable?

The level of censorship and corruption is obvious. [thedesertreview.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 23, 2021:

Wikipedia should never be used as an authoritative source. I agree with the author here in that professors and teachers should always insist that Wikipedia not be used when writing term papers. Personally, I’ve never contributed a dime to them.

“I Am Christian”: Alabama Cop Convicted of Murder Begs for Lighter Sentence | Hemant Mehta | ...

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 23, 2021:

This is not news, as character witnesses during sentencing hearings frequently resort to claims of piety and churchgoing behavior on the part of a defendant. Of course if I were the judge I might be inclined to be less lenient on one who claims moral authority, both by his Christian faith and in wearing a badge.

The Hero, The Leader, The God

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 23, 2021:

WTF? An excellent example of art satire!

THE FUCK?

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 23, 2021:

Calling it a controversy is a way to sell copy. Personally I’m a fan of both actors, as both are excellent examples for higher learning and aspirations. Jeopardy’s long drawn out “interview process” just goes to show how difficult it is to replace the incomparable Alex Trebek.

How, in a land made prosperous by rugged individualism and personal sacrifice, not by government, ...

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 22, 2021:

A pandemic is a public health issue, not a political one. To politicize a disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of individuals who, if asked, would rather not have died, is beyond reckless… it is immoral. I have lost people I have known to COVID, including a man who was in his early fifties and in good health, but was unvaccinated. The steps necessary to prevent the spread of this disease are fairly simple: get vaccinated and mask up. This advice comes to us not from politicians but from the medical community and health experts. And yet, a significant number of people, including politicians, appear to believe they know better than health experts and / or appear to lack any empathy for others. The anti-VAX crowd is willfully ignorant and the anti-maskers are willfully selfish. While draping themselves in the American flag and asserting their freedoms, these people never appear to take into account the cost of their actions, not only to themselves, but to others, should they contract the virus.

THE BEST WAY TO STOP THE "Q" CREEPS = CUT OFF THEIR INCOME Patagonia outdoor clothing cut ties ...

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 21, 2021:

But then again there are plenty of companies with CEOs who are willing donors to the craziness we see!

Do you not want your emails being tracked but still want information to be sent?

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 21, 2021:

This is a welcome development! Google just might need to re-examine a significant portion of its business model.

“Words, too, have genuine substance – mass and weight and specific gravity.” — Tim O’Brien

p-nullifidian comments on Aug 6, 2021:

Heavy, dude… 😉

It is a good thing I got the new AC installed.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 30, 2021:

Works for submarines at periscope/ snorkel depth! 😉

Is This the End of Forests As We've Known Them?

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 15, 2021:

“How will the legend of the age of trees Feel, when the last tree falls in England?“ from C.S. Lewis’ The Future of Forestry

He of little FAITH 🤔

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 15, 2021:

When I finally realized that faith was not a virtue, I was free to fulfill my destiny as a nullifidian, and looked back on remarks such as you’ve described as a complement. The Great Agnostic, Robert Green Ingersoll, called faith an “unhappy mixture of ignorance and insanity,” so I reckon the less you have of it, the better off you’ll be!

Rational thoughts well stated. [vernoncoleman.org]

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 14, 2021:

Seriously? You’re buying into this guy’s conspiracy theory bullshit? Much like Alex Jones and Kevin Trudeau here in America, Coleman peddles lies and hoaxes to an ever willing public. The fact that he claimed the AIDS epidemic was a hoax should be all one needs to be convinced that the man is a few beers short of a six pack.

Poor Jane

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 14, 2021:

Is that really Kate Mulgrew?

The author's thesis is that we are all saddled with enough lies to screw up our sense of what is ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 13, 2021:

The Daily Beast is clearly NOT without bias!

"If you put your penis on something, it's yours.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 13, 2021:

If you put your penis on something, for godsakes make sure it isn’t electrified!

The thPeople on the far political right, about 30 percent of our population, are constant throwing ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 12, 2021:

I don’t hear / see the Marxist label thrown about so much as I do labels like ‘liberal’ (as if this were supposed to be a pejorative), left wing, socialist, or even communist libtard. That having been said, the tendency of any group, united by the emotions of fear and loathing, is to stereotype and demonize others who they see as different from themselves. Many who call themselves conservatives may not even realize we live in a liberal democracy, established by proponents of classical liberalism.

Fauci Says ‘It's Horrifying’ to See CPAC Crowd Cheering Low Vaccination Rates ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 12, 2021:

What I find interesting in this whole bizarre scenario is that the vaccines were developed on Donald Trump’s watch, under Operation Warp Speed, and he took credit for this in 2020. Why does this fact appear lost on those who still support him today?

Lauren Boebert (R-CO) Calls for Mass Firings of Teachers Rep.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 11, 2021:

Speaking of spelling, her *fourth* try is what you meant. 😉

14th Amendment: July 9, 2021 Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

Thank you for this excellent essay! Constitutional originalists remind me of biblical literalists whose fossilized philosophy would have only white male landowners able to vote, hold public office and own slaves!

A NEW BILLBOARD: CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE In Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a stone colossus of ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

Haha! In South Bend Jesus is signaling “Touchdown!” But in the Ozarks he’s signaling for a 60 second time out in basketball! ;-)

Yes the only one we need

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

As a staunch church/state separationist, and a nullifidian, I could not agree more! Thank you for this post!

is the meaning of life' simply just to give it your' own meaning?

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

Somehow “OMG” and the “meaning of life” in the same conversation just doesn’t correlate!

At least this one never claimed he was a "stable genius"...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

Yes, “W” was not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I think we can all admit to having forgotten the lens cap was on, if we’re honest with one another that is! 😉

"Ward, don't be so tough on the Beaver." "Mom, I'm Wally! Shit, you've been smoking my stash, too!"

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

The dirtiest remark ever made on 50’s tv: “Gee Ward, don’t you think you were a little hard on the Beaver last night?”

I rarely have to point out that I'm an aleprechaunist.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

Indeed! Culture has determined that theism is the norm, but as we all should realize, the default (into which we are all born) is non-belief. We have to be taught, after all, to believe in a deity!

Charlottesvile To Take Down Confederate Statues Of Traitors Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 10, 2021:

It’s about damn time! Monuments to rebels should never have been allowed in the first place.

Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized [youtube.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 9, 2021:

Thank you for putting this one up! Hypnotized is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. The Bob Welch era was, to me, the best!

@azzow2.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 9, 2021:

How many buttons?

The Democrats loved this con artist .

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 9, 2021:

Loved him? Hardly! When a sleaze bag attorney represents a stripper whose going after a sleaze ball president, it’s like watching mud wrestling. Entertaining to a point, but then we all get dirty, don’t we?

Gadsden flag: historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a timber rattlesnake coiled and...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 9, 2021:

“I am totally convinced there are forces involved that transcend the oft repeated idea of simply evil people.” Not simply evil people, but simply simple people. The demographic data is quite clear here, and the fissures are not closing. As was the case in the 2016 election, according to Pew Research, differences in educational level and race provided the same stark dividing lines in the 2020 election. The higher your educational level and the more pigmentation in your skin, the less likely you were to have voted for Donald Trump. That we are currently experiencing a culture war in this country that pits science against anti-science, education against ignorance, tolerance against inclusion and pluralism against homogeneity would be difficult enough. But it comes at a time when good science, engineering and ideas are more important than ever if we are to address the problems we face. While other nations surpass the US in scientific advancements, we’re in the midst of a class struggle of sorts—our own cultural revolution, the likes of which set China back by 50 years!

god i wish that were me.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 9, 2021:

Funny , but false. https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/fbchecks/no-elderly-couple-didnt-burn-down-house-after-flamethrower-sex-game

So ripe, so firm, so fully fleshed...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 8, 2021:

Please don’t squeeze the fruit! 😉

I'm A Person Of Faith, And Hobby Lobby's Latest Stunt Fills Me With Rage

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2021:

It’s important to recall that there are millions of churchgoers in this country who just want to be left alone by the government and have zero interest in politics. That so-called oppressed Christians feel the desire to influence the political process in every way they can is a travesty, and would have the Framers turning in their graves!

Morgan Vague

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2021:

I vaguely recollect hearing about her. 😉

Christian Liar Kayleigh McEnany: The “Main Founding Fathers” All Opposed Slavery | Hemant Mehta...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2021:

It would appear that of all the “main Founding Fathers” only John Adams, Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine never owned slaves.

Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortuous ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2021:

I couldn’t agree more! And as my avatar also said, “Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.”

Very interesting.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2021:

Philosophy and Meaning?

Change my mind.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2021:

So you want us to take the bait? We are supposed to compare these “isms” to a process that has served us since the so-called Age of Reason?

He forsaw it all.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2021:

Orwell recognized the potential for a kleptocracy or maybe even a kakistocracy!

If this keeps coming up in your Facebook feed?

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

When I first got on the Internet in 1992 as an AOL subscriber I would occasionally receive these sappy, syrupy stories which came to be known as a ‘glurge.’ Never attributable to any real incident, these feel-good stories were clearly the products of wanna be Reader’s Digest contributors or Hallmark movie screenwriters.

If he really likes you he will deal with it....

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

I am not so sure if the reverse is also true, are you? I mean, how many women want to search high and low for that drive shaft? 😉

…she has been known to duck into their private GOP cloakroom …Proving she is a Republican in ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

In a purple state the stakes are always higher.

Joys of working retail

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

But if you work at Wells Fargo, maybe you just went ahead and opened an unauthorized credit card account for your customers in order to meet your quotas. A practice that went on for 14 years and finally resulted in the bank paying a $3 billion settlement to the government!

Soccer has it's ups and many downs! :-D

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

Gotta love soccer players (or footballers, if you prefer)! Writhing in pain one moment, racing to score the winning goal the next! 😉

Chicago’s First Monument to a Black Woman Will Commemorate Anti-Lynching and Suffrage Activist ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

Ida Wells, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and many more like them… these are the people whose likenesses should be memorialized in our towns and cities all across the US, as opposed to white men who fought to uphold slavery!

A French Teenager’s Anti-Islam Rant Unleashed Death Threats. Now 13 Are on Trial

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

Beliefs have consequences. If one believes that it is a crime, punishable by death, to blaspheme, or to become an apostate, this belief will lead to great harm. To quote Ghandi, who was evidently inspired by Lao Tzu: “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.”

Terrified White Supremacists Run Away from Counter-Protesters

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

To quote Python, “Run away! Run away!” 😆

I can't verify that Donald Trump supporters are sharing this picture on social media but I would not...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

Were you aware that Jesus gave neck rubs? 😆

Colo. school district stops bible distribution due to FFRF - Freedom From Religion Foundation

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

I support the work of Annie Laurie Gaylor and her husband, Dan Barker, and appreciate everything the FFRF does to plug breaches in what should be an impenetrable wall of separation between church and state!

Why Nobody Should Be an Atheist [theapeiron.co.uk]

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

Too many fallacies in this brief article to address. Suffice to say, the burden of proof lies with the theist who claims that God exists, and thus far, the evidence presented has been insufficient to prove the existence of a deity, so I find God 'not guilty' of existing.

In my mind there are two separate issues.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 6, 2021:

As a nullifidian (one who is without faith or religious belief), I tend to agree with you ... so I suppose I don't need to fuck myself. ;-) My de-conversion process from religious faith to no faith at all involved a way point or rest stop called Deism, the faith of my avatar, Thomas Paine. At some point I understood that all organized religions are the creations of human beings who acted on their own (i.e., without divine inspiration), and that all religions that have ever existed, including those today, are feckless at best, and immoral at worst. Paine believed that 'the Almighty' created the universe and all the laws that govern it, and then went on to other more important matters. A Deist doesn't accept that there is a 'personal god' who, on occasion, intervenes in human affairs. Deists thus reject reports of miracles, prophets, houses of worship and all self-anointed clergy. Paine said, "My own mind is my own church." I was fine with this position for a time, but soon realized that whether or not I believed in such a deity made no difference, and so the Deist god became just as irrelevant and nonexistent as the others.

Trump’s Sarasota Rally Trolled by Plane Flashing ‘Loser-Palooza’ Sign (Video)

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 5, 2021:

I miss the baby Trump blimp!

Wisdom for the ages ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 5, 2021:

Brilliant!

Meaning of life

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 5, 2021:

'Meaning' (which I assume you to intend as making sense of things) cannot be imposed. It can only be what we, and not anyone else, attribute to our own lives, never to those of others, or to life in general. To ruminate any further on the subject is, IMHO, a waste of our time. As one of your fellow Canadians observed: "Why are we here? Because we're here Roll the bones Roll the bones Why does it happen? Because it happens Roll the bones Roll the bones" --Neil Peart

Pray for rain

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 5, 2021:

More mass graves found?

Can someone identifying this butterfly?

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 4, 2021:

Better be on the lookout for Buffalo Bill!

NYS Attorney General and Manhattan DA Cy Vance as well

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 4, 2021:

Running in 2024, perhaps?

Big fan of progressive music (mostly the older music since new prog rock pickings are slim) and ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 4, 2021:

Prog Metal is its own sub-genre. This band appears to follow in the tradition of bands like Dream Theater, Riverside and Opeth. I have to be in the mood for prog metal, even though bands like Rush and Pink Floyd were among my favorites. The best prog rock was from the 70s, IMO. I was a huge fan of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, early Genesis, Yes, Focus, Camel, Jethro Tull, and many more. In recent decades, I’ve encountered very few bands that invoke some of the best of what prog rock has to offer. IMO, notable exceptions of 21st century prog rock bands/projects/artists include Transatlantic, Frost* (Milliontown), OSI, Steven Wilson, Spock’s Beard and Pure Reason Revolution.

Barry White would've been 77 today had he survived.

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 4, 2021:

There could only ever be one ‘Walrus of Love!’ 😉

Well we can dream about it I guess....

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Sadly there’s an entire industry devoted to the “left behind” trope. It would seem that the concept of the rapture is ingrained in the collective insanity of faith! 😉

Vehicle crashes through front of N.J. driving school - nj.com

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:

His punishment should be to enroll in remedial driver training at the very school he rammed his vehicle into. But who would want to sit next to him during the course?

Sir David Attenborough does voiceover for a tortoise mating with a “croc” shoe on Graham Norton ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Thank you for this post! David Attenborough was always hero of mine, but thanks to this self deprecating bit, he has been elevated (in my estimation) to ‘sub deity’ level!

Have you heard from our war mongering ex-president yet?

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:

IMHO, the post-911 invasion of Afghanistan was more justified than the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Air Force Academy distributed George Takei they called us enemy to cadets

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Air Force vet here as well, and very pleased with this choice of reading material at the Academy. Even Ronald Reagan, in his speech at the signing of the bill for reparations to Japanese Americans and their families interned in camps during World War II, emphasized: “For here we admit a wrong; here we reaffirm our commitment as a nation to equal justice under the law.” That law signed by Reagan in 1988 admitted, via formal apology, that the United States had committed a grave misdeed. Our government was wrong, as were the majority who supported this action, and we must never forget this!

Sounds like something I would do

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:

This is an awesome story… and an inspiring one! I can’t wait for the opportunity to do something similar. Thank you for this post!

Methodist Church allows same-sex marriage in 'momentous' vote [bbc.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:

I used to celebrate such victories when a particular religious denomination came to its senses. But now, as a firm nullifidian who looks upon the world as filled with too many denominations with so little sense, this capitulation by one region of a denomination is just one big “meh!”

Stars and Stripes - There’s a Theory That At-Sea Navy Shock Tests Caused The Condo Collapse

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 1, 2021:

Glad to know you don't think that is what happened ... Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick! Has the entire world (including Stars & Stripes) gone fucking mad? Next thing you know, we'll be hearing about the CIA's perfectly placed charges that triggered the implosion! Q'Anon logic is a cancerous contagion.

Klein Vision AirCar completes 35-minute test flight in Slovakia CNN

p-nullifidian comments on Jul 1, 2021:

Meet George Jetson. Remember him? He's a boomer who bought into the "great big beautiful tomorrow" of the 60's and, like Todd Rundgren, recalls the flying cars that we were all supposed to have in 'the world of tomorrow' as a World's Fair dream that only exists in Disneyland and Epcot Center!

Trump FLOPS at Ohio Rally! Hilarious analysis by Dusty Smith.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Dusty is hilarious… speaking of the attendees at this Trump rally he goes, “Look at this sea of fucking crackers, yo!” 😆

Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity One challenge is how ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 30, 2021:

I tend to agree with Professor Bergstrom’s conclusions. I have felt for some time that we as a species are not ready for the social network. In order to be ready we need more education, critical thinking skills, emotional intelligence, and open, yet skeptical, minds. And that’s just the beginning.

How did Trump manage to create a such a large vicious community of followers?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Precisely. Trump did not create his followers. His followers created him! The majority of his followers fall into a particular demographic. Attending a Trump rally and getting all riled up over the lies being vomited is similar to attending WWF Smackdown match and believing what you’re seeing in the ring is real.

"Texas hailstone confirmed as largest ever in state" [accuweather.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 29, 2021:

Texas always has to have the biggest of everything! 😉

CrossFit. Nailed it!

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 28, 2021:

The bod of Christ dude?

Very sick, insane way of living and wanting to end one's life.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 28, 2021:

Christianity may not have invented eschatological doctrines, but they’ve succeeded in taking such presuppositions to a new level. Such thinking is a danger to humanity.

Can someone tell our purpose of existing on this earth?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 28, 2021:

I spent many years asking this question until I finally realized that to do so was a psychological vestige of my days as a believer, living in a universe that was ‘made just for us.’ Such egocentric hubris! Why must there be a purpose in the first place? The very question admits of a narcissism that we self absorbed Homo sapiens have yet to outgrow. I’m reminded of a song by my favorite band: Why are we here? Because we're here Roll the bones Roll the bones Why does it happen? Because it happens Roll the bones Roll the bones —Rush

Cicadas. Anyone hear them or see them yet?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 26, 2021:

This is the year for Brood X which has been strongest in Indiana, Ohio, Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. Your state appears to be headed for a 13 (not 17) year cicada ‘revival’ in 2024 from Brood XIX! https://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/docs/CicadaBroodStaticMap.pdf

Rachel Maddow reports that he Trump business organization is likely to face criminal charges in New ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Almost as delicious a thought as spellchecker? 😉

Silicon Valley is trying to 'cure' old age. Is that a good idea? [abc.net.au]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Oh sure, I always trust guys who look like a cross between Rasputin and Charlie Manson!

Yes, I'm an expert in being stupid. 😂

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 25, 2021:

By that logic the people featured in the Jack Ass movies should be the best at providing advice. But somehow I’m not too sure about that. 😉

What if "terrorist groups" outside of the US are actually groups working to increase the ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Sounds like a communist plot. Oh, wait this is the 21st-century… Forgot where I was there for a minute! 😉

Shouldn't the candles be black?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Red seems appropriate for summoning demons.