I’m about 4 years into deconversion from Christianity.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 24, 2021:

Why indeed! Congratulations on your de-conversion process, something that took me much longer to begin.

Ground News - IRS Denies Christian Non-Profit Tax-Exempt Status: ‘Bible’s Teachings Affiliated ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 24, 2021:

Interesting how nearly all of these “news” sources couch the IRS denial as an infringement or affront to Christian meddling in politics, the very thing that infringes on the establishment clause of the First Amendment. The value expressed by the Framers when separating church and state through the formation of a secular government and drafting a godless Constitution is not shared by today’s Republican Party. A conservative Republican senator from a previous generation had this to say: “I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C,' and 'D.' Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of 'conservatism.'" - Barry Goldwater

Deep thoughts...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 24, 2021:

Said the submariner to the airman, “Gravity sucks!” 😉

Many unenlightened Americans seem to think it's ok for children to be killed by guns daily.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 24, 2021:

When they penned the Second Amendment, the Framers could not have anticipated the firepower that exists today. In an age when volunteers with personally owned firearms were needed to defend against the threat of an invading colonial power, all they had was a musket that fired 3 rounds a minute. https://youtu.be/SJMbxZ1k9NQ

WTF is this?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 23, 2021:

One thing it isn’t: art!

A chemist's version of what's going on in the world...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Unfortunately the process described here does not end with hate, which is merely a catalyst for the next step: action. Deeds motivated by hatred are what should be shown as the end product.

I had a joke about wheels suffering from depression, but I don’t think any of you would get the ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Cheese wheels? Well, “Blessed are the cheese makers.” 😉

SCOTUS Restricts Some Police Power: [npr.org]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Amazing! Some common sense coming out of this court. Credit Chief Justice Roberts for figuring out a way to heard these cats!

One of my favorite, Quotes I'd guess you'd call it from Philhelenes back in the day.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Thank you for reminding me of Phil Hellenes! His YouTube videos were immensely helpful during my departure from faith, some 10 years ago. I especially enjoyed ‘Science Saved My Soul’ and ‘Through These Godless Eyes.’

Youth Pastor Arrested for Voyeurism After Teen Boy Spots Camera Hidden in Church Restroom

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Youth pastors, priests, Boy Scout troop leaders… Wolves in the fold?

Well Monday and Tuesday are all but over, now we enter the WTF part of the week.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Hump day is upon us … all down hill from there!

The James Webb Space Telescope will show us more than the Hubble. [youtu.be]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 22, 2021:

In their bid to outdo Boeing’s failure with the NRO’s Future Imagery Architecture (FIA), Northrop Grumman has succeeded. After a delay of over a decade, and cost overruns that catapulted a $500 million program to over $10 billion, the JWST may finally be ready to launch… ugh!!

QAnon Already Has 19 Candidates Running for Congress in 2022. [vice.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 22, 2021:

QAnon in mainstream politics is like flat earthers in NASA.

Working definition.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 22, 2021:

To pray is to degrade oneself as a human being. If we’re ever to evolve as a species we must stand erect, wipe the dust from our knees and never kneel or bow our heads before anything or anyone again.

What does your zoom background look like?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 22, 2021:

A squirrelorgy?

Doctors Break the News to Stephen Miller: He'll Always Look Like a Penis

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 21, 2021:

The consummate dickhead?

ABC Tried to Bury This James Baldwin Interview.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 21, 2021:

This brilliant man of the Civil Rights movement had three strikes against him: He was African-American, unchurched and gay. Damn I wish I could have known him!

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 20, 2021:

Thank you for this share! I love this quote, and what Steinbeck stood for: Free thought and individuality. The subsequent sentences of the quote you've selected speak to the very core of my being: "And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about."

And my vacation begins. It 5 o'clock somewhere, right?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 20, 2021:

It's always 'beer o'clock' somewhere! ;-)

Sentimental Lady [youtube.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 20, 2021:

I’m right there with you! Love the Bob Welch era. My favorite song by Fleetwood Mac is Hypnotized.

What If Catholic Bishops Chose To Prevent Child Molesters From Giving Communion Instead Of ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 19, 2021:

An excellent (rhetorical) question!

Why do you identify as being agnostic?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 19, 2021:

My primary identity is nullifidian: one who has no faith or religious belief. If someone wants to call me an atheist or an agnostic, such labels don’t concern me as I am comfortable wearing both.

Religion 'ISN'T the secret to happiness': Global study claims atheists are just as happy as those ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 19, 2021:

When I finally abandoned faith and walked out those church doors, never to return, I experienced an immense relief and overwhelming joy that has only intensified over time. As a nullifidian, the existence / non-existence of a supreme being is practically irrelevant to me. But the existence of organized religion, on the other hand, is a perpetual indignity visited on humanity.

Kate and William are leaders; they lead by example and are world-class people.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 19, 2021:

Nobody “deserves” to be a king or a queen. That we still have monarchies is an affront to the human race. To believe, or at least accept, that any family or gene pool is somehow destined to be in a position of authority is nearly as insulting and atrocious as organized religion!

Are you really just mad at “God?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 12, 2021:

I was mad at God for a while, when I was still a believer. First I was angry with his hiddenness, and then most angry over his apparent indifference to the suffering of innocents … the age old Epicurean problem of evil. Once I finally realized he wasn’t real I got over being angry real fast! Now I’m just angry with organized religion. 😉

Sanity re-emerging in the U.S. [washingtontimes.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 11, 2021:

When I lived in DC decades ago, while serving in the Air Force, I found the Washington Times to be weak in its reporting and not too different from the New York Post in its bias for sensationalism. I trust you're aware of the potential bias here?

So shocking!

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 11, 2021:

While I presume this to be true, I await the judgment of his spouse, Rita Wilson, and prominent costars/colleagues such as Daryl Hannah, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta Jones, Meg Ryan and Halle Berry. If such a lineup is unanimous in support of the "nice" assertion, Tom Hanks should, in my humble opinion, be celebrated, not just for his on-screen performances, but for his off-screen demeanor.

Points to Ponder "The Vaccines Lack Efficacy 1.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 11, 2021:

WTF? What are your credentials? In order to take this post seriously, your CV would seem to be required, for a start.

Learn from other's mistakes. You won't live long enough to make them yourself. - Groucho Marx

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Sadly, Donald Trump has managed to live to the age of 75 without any indication that he’s learned from the mistakes of others, not to mention those of his own!

Sharing

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Oh well, it could be worse … at least the child isn’t crying over spilled milk! 😉

This bird seemed rather tame but I could not catch it.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Could it be that some parakeets have gotten wise to Mrs Conclusion in that Monty Python skit? “Mrs Conclusion: We're going to have our budgie put down. Mrs Premise: Really? Is it very old? Mrs Conclusion: No. We just don't like it. We're going to take it to the vet tomorrow.”

How accurate and true!!

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Exactly! As the saying goes, there’s a sucker born every minute!

Trump still loves Putin — and says he trusts him more than US intel [rawstory.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Trump has to trust Putin! If he doesn’t say he trusts him, Putin will release the peepee tapes! 😉

DiFi blasted by experts for saying democracy not 'in jeopardy': 'Still trying to govern like it's ...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 10, 2021:

As one of our senators, I have watched her slip further and further out of touch. Does this octogenarian who will be 90 in two years suffer from dementia? Who knows? But it’s time for a fresh face with fresh ideas!

Anti-Vaxers are making bank preaching crap. [huffpost.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 9, 2021:

The Bollingers will share the same fate as Kevin Trudeau … just a matter of time.

And monkeys...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 9, 2021:

I remember as a kid being grossed out by the implications in Genesis of having no other women around except Eve!

It’s true.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 9, 2021:

Having been raised by a single mom, I have long believed in the truth of this statement.

WHO GAVE THE NATION'S KEYS TO THESE IDIOTS?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 9, 2021:

I'm not sure which is more troubling, that the Congress is saddled with scientifically illiterate representatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Louis Gohmert, or that a majority of their voting constituents support them!

Once More, Into the World of "You Can't Make this Up!": [rawstory.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 9, 2021:

Upon hearing his question, that slapping sound you heard was everyone from Gohmert's high school science teacher to Neil deGrasse Tyson facepalming! Loony Louis has the perfect last name for a new noun describing stupid ignoramus questions or remarks. As in, he pulled a 'Gohmert!' ;-)

[centerforinquiry.org] My sympathy is with the people of Ohio

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 8, 2021:

The problem here is that the bill doesn’t appear to differentiate between COVID-19 vaccinations and any vaccination of any kind. For decades immunization records were monitored by public school systems across the country in order to ensure the health and safety of children. What we appear to be seeing now is the consequences of left-leaning (Robert Kennedy, Jr.) and right leaning (QAnon type) anti-VAX’ers joining forces, which doesn’t bode well for public health in the future.

Homophobic preacher has meltdown over tolerant preaching

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 8, 2021:

When Trump loving WWE SmackDown fans get a preacher they want, it’s this alpha male Neanderthal nut job … so much for gentle Jesus meek and mild!

Male vanity again

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 8, 2021:

Aah, but isn’t female vanity also a thing?

This is the reason why sane and rational people want nothing to do with religitards.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 8, 2021:

I’m sure there’s nothing quite like good old Kentucky fried chicken with your Satanic exorcism! 😉

TruNews: Satan Sent COVID To Our Studio as Payback for Hosting “Ex-Gay” Milo Y.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 8, 2021:

Whacko logic, even for their own theology! As Mehta points out, Satan can’t do anything without God allowing it to happen; so just as in the story of Job, God is responsible for their suffering!

[bariweiss.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 7, 2021:

"I had fantasies of unloading a revolver into the head of any white person that got in my way, burying their body, and wiping my bloody hands as I walked away relatively guiltless with a bounce in my step. Like I did the world a fucking favor." An who's the psychopath?

Voter fraud is a hoax

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 7, 2021:

‘Might’ be an idiot? No doubt about it! There’s little difference between the minds of these anti-VAX’er QAnon types and that of the flat earther who uses GPS to navigate his Chevy suburban with OnStar around his two-dimensional world.

Truer words

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 7, 2021:

Once again, you've shared a profound quote, and from the man whose 'wager' is a timeless meme. And all along I had believed Steven Weinberg's observation to be completely original: "With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion."

How about both? 😂

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 7, 2021:

Dating your hallucinations = the ultimate blind date? ;-)

A good philosophy for life

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 7, 2021:

I have never read this one before ... thanks for sharing it! I have two simple observations: 1) I would add sexual orientation to the list, and 2) Fools are to be found in every political, educational and philosophical demographic.

Jerry Falwell Jr.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 7, 2021:

The decision decades ago by the GOP, led by Ronald Reagan, to ally themselves with the so-called 'moral majority' was the beginning of the end for this political party. In lying down with these hypocritical dogs, the Republican party is now infested with fleas.

Wonder how the teacher will grade this...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 6, 2021:

Helluva mathematician, that Jesus! ;-)

Divine Hiddenness | Kenny-OK | Atheist Experience 25.22 [youtube.com]

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 4, 2021:

Poor Kenny just doesn’t get it, does he? His long winded explanation involving the Bible, Elijah and his assertion that God told him what book to read demonstrate his lack of understanding regarding the divine hiddenness problem, one of the first issues I had with God before I realized he wasn’t really there.

This one is a Red Racer and snake number 5 of the season. This one was in my garage.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 4, 2021:

Mmh … reminds me of my favorite IPA and that it’s Friday, thank goodness!

People have opinions.

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 4, 2021:

There’s an old saying that people have a right to their own opinions, however they do not have a right to their own facts! It would seem reasonable to have a COVID passport that cites the existence of antibodies due to exposure or illness, as an option for that small fraction (<10%) of the population who qualify.

TiananmenSquareMassacre 1989

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 4, 2021:

I remember this event quite well. I had a print of Tank Man on my wall at work for years. I knew that as soon as the press left Beijing that the people who’d gathered in Tiananmen Square, along with their Goddess of Democracy paper mache statue, would be wiped out. Sadly, most Chinese students today have been taught from a very early age that the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was in fact a necessary action taken against troublemakers and rioters, and not a massacre at all. There is a similar party line when it comes to Hong Kong!

That seems appropriate

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 1, 2021:

Sadly, in the carefree days of my youth I’ve knelt before it too many times! 😉

Does teaching "white guilt" also cultivate a "white pride" backlash?

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 1, 2021:

Pride, as we all know, is one of those seven deadly sins (not that I believe in sin as a construct), and it does often seem to, as the proverb says, precede a fall. That said, it seems to me that taking pride in something like skin color, or any other genetic trait in which we had no say in the matter, is simply misguided. The positive accomplishments of any individual or group of individuals should, IMHO, be celebrated by all. Human achievement uplifts humanity, not simply a subset thereof.

I... I just can't...🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 1, 2021:

The "Breath of Life" ;-)

Whatever turns them on, I guess...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 1, 2021:

Yup ... and Christianity is the only religious faith that proudly displays an implement of execution as its primary symbol. If Jesus were born in revolutionary France, Christian churches would all be adorned with guillotines, and if he were born in Alabama, Christians would be wearing little electric chairs dangling from their necks! ;-)

I think it is past time to call employers out on this, as well as all the contractors that pass ...

p-nullifidian comments on May 28, 2021:

As a landlord who didn’t plan to be one (I’m helping my 83-year-old father rent his home while he’s in assisted living), I have seen both sides of this issue play out. My father’s tenant hasn’t paid rent in months, taking advantage of the moratorium on evictions here in California. Meanwhile the tenant has used their stimulus checks and unemployment to buy things like new furniture and a big screen TV! And do you think the bank who has the mortgage on this property gives a damn about our situation? We have dipped into savings just to cover the mortgage for the past 8 months and our savings is almost gone.

Is it better to stay silent?

p-nullifidian comments on May 28, 2021:

I have no problem staying silent when it comes to discussing philosophy or religion ... it's pretty much what I do at every family gathering. But when it comes to attempts by the faithful to impose their belief systems in the political sphere and society as a whole, I cannot ever remain silent.

This is atrocious

p-nullifidian comments on May 27, 2021:

She makes me want to 🤮!

Unbelieveably stupid

p-nullifidian comments on May 27, 2021:

But his theory worked fine for his kiddie pool! 😂

According to Biblical Scholars, Jesus the Christ is a historically accurate person but the only ...

p-nullifidian comments on May 25, 2021:

Not all Biblical scholars. Some who approach the topic from a purely secular and historical point of view admit that the historicity of the person described in the Canon, all miracles aside, is dubious at best. Even if the guy existed, so what? One thing should be obvious, no deity ever interbred with a human girl to create a half-man, half-god with superpowers. In short, there is no such thing as a miracle.

"Political language.

p-nullifidian comments on May 24, 2021:

Ah, but in order to trigger that willingness, we must only be told that those people who we know nothing about are not like us and pose a threat. Throughout recorded history, whether across river, mountain range, continent or the sea, we have fought and killed 'the others' simply for being of a different tribe, clan, ethnicity, religion or nation. Our teachers are our genetic propensities to destroy that which we find disquieting. Those neanderthals couldn't coexist with us homo sapiens, so they had to be hunted down and destroyed. Those Catholics had to be reformed, or suffer the consequences. To the extent that we are less prone to violence in the 21st century than we have been in the past speaks to a broad willingness to embrace the 'better angels of our nature.'

By nature men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. --Confucius

p-nullifidian comments on May 24, 2021:

I disagree with this. By nature we are not alike, but our practices (or cultures) attempt to unite us. To quote the Great Agnositic: "Do we not know that there are no two persons alike in the whole world? No two trees, no two leaves, no two anything that are alike? Infinite diversity is the law. Religion tries to force all minds into one mold. Knowing that all cannot believe, the church endeavors to make all say they believe. She longs for the unity of hypocrisy, and detests the splendid diversity of individuality and freedom." Robert Green Ingersoll, Individuality, 1873

I'm about to finish my sample and thinking about purchasing.

p-nullifidian comments on May 24, 2021:

The teachings and philosophy of the Buddha are, in my opinion, truer and more enlightened than those attributed in the Bible to Christ, but the very title of this book caused me, as a nullifidian, to cringe. Is secular Buddhism an oxymoron? It seems to me that Buddhism, with its monks, stories of miracles that the Buddha supposedly performed, and in some quarters a belief in a form of reincarnation or transmigration, is simply another religion. One that requires a religious devotion or faith that not even the Buddha would have endorsed--at least according to the following quote: "Do not accept any of my words on faith, Believing them just because I said them. Be like an analyst buying gold, who cuts, burns, And critically examines his product for authenticity. Only accept what passes the test By proving useful and beneficial in your life." Are there 'truths' to be found in the statements of the Buddha? I would answer, by all means, yes. But is Buddhism 'true?' As one who is without faith or religious belief, I must answer, no.

A Wonderful Feeling of (almost) Normality

p-nullifidian comments on May 21, 2021:

Refreshing indeed! My son lives in K'zoo, and we love Michigan! Isn't it weird to go into the grocery store and see a perfectly clean floor with no 'social distancing' stickers for the first time in over a year?

Something Moscow Mitch would,do

p-nullifidian comments on May 21, 2021:

The people of Kentucky must feel very proud! :-(

This article is what does my head in with Covid and vaccines.

p-nullifidian comments on May 20, 2021:

Wait, are you saying that the emergency response is not good enough? I mean, we're in a pandemic with a highly communicable disease that kills between 1 to 4 percent of the people it infects, and you appear to demand perfection of the defenses (vaccines) that were barely on the drawing board in early 2020?

Southern Baptists Love This Atheist Who Trashes Feminism and Racial Justice | Hemant Mehta | ...

p-nullifidian comments on May 20, 2021:

Good article, thank you for the share! The author makes what should be an obvious observation: “[B]eing an atheist doesn’t mean you’re a good critical thinker.” That said, the willingness of these so-called believers to embrace someone whose core belief is antithetical to theirs serves to demonstrate just how hypocritical and politically motivated these people are.

Oh oh trouble coming

p-nullifidian comments on May 20, 2021:

Just being a good neighbor when the boyfriend's not around, eh? So much for social distancing! ;-)

Leftist comedian Tom Walker's classic rant on cancel culture and identity politics.

p-nullifidian comments on May 20, 2021:

"Crows? What? I've never seen Dumbo." A cringeworthy admission.

Yeah sure, you are a library employee, and you’re on your break, right?

p-nullifidian comments on May 19, 2021:

A one-eyed speed reader? 😉

Holy fuck, if I weren’t already atheist, I’d be asking where to sign up! 10 Rules of Sex for...

p-nullifidian comments on May 19, 2021:

When insecure men make the rules you get the town of Stepford.

"Gone with the Moist Wind" 🤣

p-nullifidian comments on May 18, 2021:

Pretty Moist Woman When Harry Met Moist Sally Moist Working Girl

“There are only two emotions: love and fear.

p-nullifidian comments on May 18, 2021:

Not exactly a new concept. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18 KJV

Couldn't resist!

p-nullifidian comments on May 18, 2021:

A bunny angel?

Just had my first two debates with Christians.

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

Facts are very often an annoying nuisance for believers as they tend not to harmonize with their faith!

Just a question

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

I sometimes wish the world were flat… I would charter a cruise to the edge just for the view!

Bible was written in Hebrew.

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

If an historical Jesus really did exist, it is likely that he spoke Aramaic, as well as Hebrew and even Greek. The books and letters comprising the New Testament were written not in Hebrew but in Greek. That said, your point is well taken and goes to demonstrate the simple reality that what one believes is, more than anything else, a factor of where one is born.

Given the complete lack of evidence for any gods (including the ridiculous tripe in the bible) is it...

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

I suspect most of us here have concluded that there are no miracles, which is to say, no suspension of the laws of nature by a personal supernatural being. Absent any evidence for a personal God, that would remove the need for prayer, priests, houses of worship and the existence of practically all religions ever conceived. The only remaining belief system for the agnostic would seem to be Deism, the belief that a Supreme being, or first cause, created the universe and then left everyone alone to go off and do something else. I am not averse to this belief, as it requires nothing of us: no clergy, no doctrine and most of all, no payments! To quote Thomas Jefferson, “It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”

The irony of religious people is that they hate people of other religions but also believe that ...

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

“Each nation has created a god, and the god has always resembled his creators. He hated and loved what they hated and loved, and he was invariably found on the side of those in power. Each god was intensely patriotic, and detested all nations but his own. All these gods demanded praise, flattery, worship.” “The Gods” 1874 And so begins one of Robert Green Ingersoll‘s best speeches!

Traditional Values Restored the Natural Way!

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

But no matter how hard she tries, that genie won’t go back into the bottle. 😉

How do you think the first one invented the first God?

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

In ancient times the god factories were legion, as there were likely as many gods as there were clans, bands or tribes, perhaps more. The issue in my mind is when and how the first organized religion was invented, because from that point on, humanity has been plagued by oppressive forces that seek to impose behavior, and even thought, by extorting tithes and offerings, using the reward or punishment in an afterlife as an incentive!

Imagine throwing a Book of Mother Goose nursery rhymes on the table in front of a kid .

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

“Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.“ Thomas Paine

Never give up hope. 😂

p-nullifidian comments on May 17, 2021:

Got to hand it to Hope for literally thinking outside the box! 😉

Christian Lawmaker Threatens to Dox Reporter for Describing Him Accurately | Hemant Mehta | Friendly...

p-nullifidian comments on May 16, 2021:

It is for undemocratic, non-pluralist people like Mastriano, and the positions they seek to advance, that Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation were founded. If you are a Pennsylvanian you should should feel nervous. I urge supporting one or both of these organizations which follow closely the activities of anti-Jeffersonian elected officials. https://www.au.org/ https://ffrf.org/

I would so love to see this thing, the comedy gift that keeps on giving!

p-nullifidian comments on May 14, 2021:

I wonder if nullifidian (one who is without faith or religious belief) is included.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

p-nullifidian comments on May 14, 2021:

As is nullifidianism.

This is an appropriate video for Agnostic.

p-nullifidian comments on May 14, 2021:

The more I watched "Closer to Truth" the less I felt like we were getting closer to anything. After years of episodes and countless hours of discussions, it started to feel like the principle of infinite divisibility ... an endless halving of philosophical navel gazing.

[youtube.] This is why Yuja Wang is Wonder Woman

p-nullifidian comments on May 14, 2021:

One of my favorite pianists out there ... makes Lang Lang look like pretentious putz. Michael Tilson Thomas, our (San Francisco Symphony) Music Director from 1995-2020, was an early advocate of Ms. Wang's abilities. I had the privilege of seeing her debut with our symphony in 2006. Thank you for this share!

Not sure how this analysis makes any sense MAGA pastor: Facebook banning Donald Trump is exactly...

p-nullifidian comments on May 13, 2021:

Wait, what? Satan crucified Jesus? And here all along I thought it was those nasty Roman pagans! Personally, I think it best to "always look on the bright side of life." :-)

I put this up as a response in another topic, but I thought it deserved a post of its own.

p-nullifidian comments on May 13, 2021:

Before deciding on whether or not it's appropriate within families, perhaps we should begin with institutionalized corporal punishment? There remain a significant number of states where corporal punishment is permitted in the schools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment_in_the_United_States Take a look at the map. It should come as no surprise that many of the same states that were the last to integrate the schools, fought against interracial marriage until overridden by the Supreme Court and opposed gay marriage, continue to permit corporal punishment. When will these people ever learn?

I'm an Atheist, more over a antitheist.

p-nullifidian comments on May 13, 2021:

And I am a nullifidian: one who, by definition, has no faith or religious belief. As a nullifidian I care little for the distinctions between agnosticism (lacking knowledge of a deity) and atheism (lacking belief in a deity). We sometimes lose the point when arguing over these subtleties, when all the time the elephant in the room is organized religion and the mental illness that is religious faith.

If you are wondering why so many people believe in The Big Lie concerning the 2020 election, let me ...

p-nullifidian comments on May 13, 2021:

And millions believe that the Civil War was not about slavery and removing monuments to Confederate leaders is 'erasing history!'

This is a worry.

p-nullifidian comments on May 13, 2021:

Is it my imagination or is someone looking for an angle to plant an anti-science flag?

This revolutionary diet product never really took off after this 1983 advertising campaign, wanna ...

p-nullifidian comments on May 10, 2021:

Should’ve rebranded themselves using a play on the word “aye” (pronounced ides), then all they’d have had to deal with was Roman history! Beats disambiguating oneself from a dreaded disease!

If the election wasn't "stolen", why are Democrats so vehemently opposed to the audits?

p-nullifidian comments on May 10, 2021:

American Thinker? Seriously? The pinnacle of unbiased journalism! <<snicker, snicker>>

Theoretical physics is the field that develops theories about how nature operates.

p-nullifidian comments on May 10, 2021:

And the Theory of Relativity was not scientific then?