CANNABIS CULTURE 1/2/2023 Elon Musk tweeted, "Banning alcohol caused the biggest rise in ...

racocn8 comments on Jan 2, 2023:

The broken clock speaks...

The pope's entire career has the stench of evil about it.

racocn8 comments on Jan 2, 2023:

Let that image ALWAYS represent the Catholic Church and it's pope.

We need to check the Data on that one.

racocn8 comments on Jan 1, 2023:

Data is fully functional. (Unlike Superman who blew Lois's brains out)

It seems to me that fascists—whether they call themselves Blackshirts, Freikorps, Brownshirts, ...

racocn8 comments on Jan 1, 2023:

Allowing the Id to take charge...

2028 candidate for president...

racocn8 comments on Jan 1, 2023:

Half true...

It'z my burfday! I iz ayt!

racocn8 comments on Jan 1, 2023:

My brother just got a Maine Coon cat...

The year 2022 will stand as a definitive moment of change.

racocn8 comments on Dec 31, 2022:

RT is never a trustworthy source. The US is mired in corruption with no real will to decrease it. Most countries are on the same page, or worse. The US is still the biggest dog. It's only hope could be the demographic shifts that might provide that will in the future. Climate change won't wait. Beau has an interesting, if overly optimistic take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdcf8g9gBvM

Greta Thunberg claps back at Andrew Tate on Twitter Tate had requested the 19-year-old climate ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 31, 2022:

Hilarious. Exactly appropriate.

I am looking for a new year's gift, something special.

racocn8 comments on Dec 31, 2022:

Poor thing. She'll be a hunchback unless she gets surgery.

Apartheid in Israel has no place in the modern world.

racocn8 comments on Dec 31, 2022:

With all the shit that goes on across the planet, selecting Israel for repudiation cannot be seen as anything but anti-Semitism. The complaint will have credibility when it is accompanied by at least a few other deserving targets. Until then, you're just carrying water for Iran (speaking of supporting Apartheid...).

Benedict is dead.

racocn8 comments on Dec 31, 2022:

What sort of life is it that is given over to controlling others so they can be fleeced or abused without complaint. What man dresses in finery pilfered from the poor. What sort of man gives license to genocide? Is that a life well spent?

Everyone should watch this important 2 minute and 36 second PSA. [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Dec 31, 2022:

Her friends are going to WAX her beaver? Does it get the glands massaged too?

Oh, Man, do these still work?

racocn8 comments on Dec 31, 2022:

"It's an older design but it still checks out...."

Value of beauty

racocn8 comments on Dec 30, 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOHhhwnK6k I do like rhymes.

Putin's not-so-secret weapon. Bribing shameless American traitors.

racocn8 comments on Dec 30, 2022:

Except that the FBI and DOJ are similarly compromised. This wholesale treason can not be easily addressed BECAUSE most of the treason is in one party. Russians have been turning and recruiting stooges throughout the society, both singly and en mass via social media. Look at their corruption of the NRA. Half of the Evangelicals support Putin's war in Ukraine even though only a few decades ago, they denounced everything Russian as godless communism. That's one hell of a 180. More importantly, the various intelligence agencies were very aware of Putin's election interference in Ukraine, France, Brexit, and many others. And yet when they engaged with the Trump campaign, collecting polling data from Manafort and Bannon, crickets. The intelligence agencies either looked the other way or they approved of this treason, completely violating their charters. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/07/alleged-russian-political-meddling-documented-27-countries-since-2004/619056001/ This coup is NOT over. As long as a large part of the electorate puts the country last after their own avarice or Christian racism or both, the country is doomed.

revisiting Einstein's views on God and Judaism (the article that I quote below is more than 4 years ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 30, 2022:

Judaism's refusal to endorse, much less embrace scientific findings, demonstrates its obsolescence, pig-headedness, and equivalence to other religions: preferring tradition over truth (even when that truth is patent and genuinely transcendental).

This is for all you "horndogs" who plan to get all sloshed, hoping to impress the ladies on New ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Women often received severe abuse at the hands of intoxicated men. However, Prohibition provided criminal organizations with a new, major source of income, and did little to reduce the presence of liquor. And yet after the debacle of Prohibition, the US enacted laws against cannabis which have enabled whites to put 2 million non-whites in prisons, oftentimes for profit. That has gone on for almost 90 years with almost no action to undo the harm. While alcohol has minimal utility, cannabis has shown efficacy for many dozens of diseases, including cancer. (but incarcerating non-whites is more important than the health of the citizenry).

This is for all you "horndogs" who plan to get all sloshed, hoping to impress the ladies on New ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Sew all those lips closed...

Alejandra Guilmant

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Water wings? (Or floatation devices...)

Anne Francis

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Too, too hot in Forbidden Planet.

16 Y.

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Sickening child abuse.

Spent my morning in the ER. Yeah, that kidney stone pain is a real son of a bitch.

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Apple cider vinegar and less meat? Per Google: **Below are the seven most common kidney stone diet tips to stay stone free. Staying hydrated helps prevent kidney stones. ... Get enough calcium from a balanced diet. ... Limit oxalate-rich foods. ... Reduce sodium intake. ... Eat less animal protein. ... Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. ... Don't take vitamin C supplements. (I hadn't heard about the Vit. C supplements, and surprised about the calcium)

I must admit, when I saw this news today, my main thought was "WTF?

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

“I’ve gotten away from the feeling that politics are going to solve our problems. It’s economic dependency,” he said. “When I am invested in your success because your success is my success, at the end of the day means we can move forward.” King Abdullah II (Says the dictator that is occupying Palestine).

I have goals for 2023.

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

I guess so. The goals set themselves. Packaging for new products.

Cultivate an attitude of gratitude and let live.

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Cultivation can be a process. Dedication is the first step. (I'm not too fond of the notion of gratitude as it infers a god to which one is grateful/superstitious. Humility might be better? Or specifying those who have helped our survival).

Damn weather...

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Warm and wet are preferable to cold and wet. Hot crossed buns are good...

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH 12/29/2022 A study concluded that "topical CBD may be a valuable ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 29, 2022:

Stay skeptical about any claims that cannabinoids can penetrate the skin. I dissolved RSO in DMSO and put it all over my friends back. He never felt a thing. Also, the placebo effect is a major problem in cannabis research.

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH 12/28/2022 A study found that "medicinal cannabis was observed to ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 28, 2022:

Unfortunately, I still come across purportedly scientific articles disparaging the pain relief of cannabis. The cultural forces opposing cannabis remain highly mobilized and intent on propagandizing against decriminalization.

Going back to a previous posting about depopulation I found a link to a combined nation European ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 28, 2022:

It can't (and likely won't) happen quickly enough.

Let's say you meet a more advanced being.

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2022:

1. May I have a material sample of your technology to prove your existence. 2. May I have a sample of your culture's creative arts.

Hey everyone, I'm planning to release a survey on Drug Use and Spiritual Experience.

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2022:

Please fix spelling of caffeine tobaco, maybe substitute 'hallucinogens' for 'psychedelic.'

As the Arabs See the Jews - King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein (1882-1951)

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2022:

Abdullah became emir of Transjordan in April 1921. He upheld his alliance with the British during World War II, and became king after Transjordan gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1946.[6] In 1949, Jordan annexed the West Bank,[6] which angered Arab countries including Syria, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which all defended the creation of a Palestinian state. (Wikipedia on Abdullah I)

Fill in the blank... PLEASE!

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2022:

Let us hope that he finally gets the attention he craves and deserves...

Letters From An American 12/25/2022

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2022:

I am disgusted and ashamed at my fake countrymen who would mindlessly surrender the country to a foreign-backed grifter, in exchange for a *Christian* Nation.

Tehachapi's Golden Hills Elementary School in California received severe criticism when it was ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2022:

I would prefer that non-believers promote a science club or even an anti-theism club. Bringing up Christian theology by referencing satan may be effective at *owning* the religionists, but sends the wrong signal by implying the Christian dogma is believed at some level.

I don't get the concept of prayer.

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Faith is all about a large crowd of very stupid people hiding from truth by swarming.

"Now more than ever, God bless Hell Town. ...No, I didn't shoot my wife. ...Okay, I shot her."

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Persecution fetish 5. I went to Trump U

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2022:

Does being a moron excuse one from being a traitor (not really unknowingly).

An atheist dies and goes to hell The devil welcomes him and says:"Let me show you around a little...

racocn8 comments on Dec 24, 2022:

If only...

A high school coach joked about preaching Satanism. Then he got fired.

racocn8 comments on Dec 24, 2022:

Maybe he'll sue the shit out of the school district & see how they like it.

How any woman can make herself instantly unattractive to any thinking man: wear a necklace with a ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 23, 2022:

Dana Scully?

A fool and his money are soon parted. I'm open to hear otherwise.

racocn8 comments on Dec 23, 2022:

And a motherfucking judge tells the country that he can buy his freedom with $250 million of stolen money. That judge should be waterboarded and used as a crash test dummy.

All you need for your own emergency department including a make your own patient tool.

racocn8 comments on Dec 23, 2022:

And birds and bowling pins for targets...

If you ever want a measure of how far we've come as a civilization, visit a public restroom

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

From a restaurant near Sappho, Wa...

With age, the things that are really important seem to become much more clear.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

I want my daughter back, but she's become such an asshole that I don't. I can't seem to persuade myself one way or the other.

Pope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among them Pope Francis has warned Vatican ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Would that be men that walk around in gaudy church robes and hats?

There are all kinds of professionals.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Don't even try to use a condom on a beach...

The good old days, I tell you she was magic

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

When I was dealing pot at college, I'd give the sift to by gal friend. She'd bring the brownies on our Geology course road trips. We'd sit in the last seat of a stretch station-wagon facing backwards. It was great fun!!! (Wish I'd fucked her)

The good old days, I tell you she was magic

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Better than Duck and Cover. (Careful with that Ax, Eugene)

Star Trek and Star Wars and lots of other stuff light display for Xmas in East Peoria, Illinois.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Not a fan of Christmas lights but those are pretty fun... (Just imagine the creativity without being compelled into a religious theme.)

I don't understand what Aronra was up to in this video.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Can one who is devoted to truth match one who is devoted to lying? Hint: no.

Chris Hedges: Israel & the Rise of a New Fascism

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

"...it is the only democracy in the Middle East, that it seeks a peaceful settlement with the Palestinians in a two-state solution, ..." (There is another democracy in the middle east? Lebanon? Have the Palestinians ever sought a two-state solution?)

Just a tip of the Iceberg

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Reminds me of anime... The creature born from a navel reminds me of Betty Hill's abduction story...

Maybe some good news.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

I'd sure like to know if my sperm donation ever produced a result.

Federal judge rules against HHS program allowing teens confidential birth control | The Hill

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

The kids are fucked for the next two years. Hopefully, they will learn how the Republicans are uncaring fascists whose only interest is control and the extorting of wealth.

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS 12/22/2022 An official with the U.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

I remain frustrated that so many cannabis users continue to believe that Republicans are somehow their friends. They will bend into pretzels denouncing democrats for the sabotage coming from Republicans. Old brainwashing dies way too slowly.

INTERNATIONAL CANNABIS NEWS 12/22/2022 Thailand's House of Representatives voted to remove a ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

On #1, old brainwashing fades slowly, if at all...

CANNABIS CULTURE 12/22/2022 Shaquille O'Neal is asking a federal judge to order cannabis ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Paywall. Grrrr. I am the only one to have made money off investing in cannabis that I've ever heard of, which is too bad. I was very, very, very lucky.

JESUS: Dad, how do you plan on sending me down to earth?

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

As plausible as the rest of it.

[humancondition.com] The human condition. Explained and resolved .I think

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

Blah, blah, blah. Nothing new nor significantly revelatory.

We all love kittens, so what's wrong?

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

It might be cute now, but wait till it grows up...

Two meetings. A World of Difference for Democracy. - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2022:

The look on Zelenskyy's face in the meeting with Trump speaks volumes. I am ashamed of my fellow citizens who gave Trump any consideration. They have badly degraded the global stature of the country.

Donald Trump Slammed for 'Lying' About Tax Audits Halting Records' Release

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

What is critical here is a sample of the strategy Trump used for his subversion. Specifically, putting utterly corrupt loyalists in key position. In this case, it was the head of the IRS. Not only did Trump stop his own audit, but corruptly ordered and got audits of those he believed were his poiitical enemies. Trump did this throughout the government in a sweeping infiltration and destruction of lawful operation. Just by memory, this would include the FBI, NSC, DHS, DOJ, CDC. The real problem is that Trump's stooges found willing support in the agencies to subvert US policies. The US antiquated Constitutional system does not adequately (by a long shot) commit itself to stopping corruption. Without that value, it will be a constant struggle to keep up, and will fail much of the time.

When/how will this end? [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

It is interesting that Trump has so much mental investment in Hunter Biden's laptop. He claims the release of HB's info would somehow have changed the election. But it's not at all clear that any of the contents of the laptop was of consequence. The GQP have released nothing but a few lurid pictures of HB; certainly not a word about corruption of the sort Trump and the GQP have been commiting. It is clear from Jan 6 Cmte testimony that Trump knew he lost. The FBI discussion is thumb-in-the-eye signaling that Wray was successful in suppressing a meaningful response against the Jan 6 seditionists. It's critical to understand how this signaling is encoded. Projection is put out to spite the Democrats. Accuse the other side of what you, yourself are guilty of.

Holiday cooking tips

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

The baking sterilizes it anyway. Aesthetically questionable, but better than letting the dog lick the plate.

The fossil record is a logical counter to the Xstian notion that the planet Earth is only around ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

Evolution is far more profound and transcendental that anything in the Bible. It replaces religious lies with what we are, how we got here, what will happen to us and our relationship to all living things (on this planet).

I think I've heard this story before! Emphasis on story.

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

Many orders of magnitude more benign the the benighted nonsense of Christmas.

Wishing everyone in the site a Happy Winter Solstice.

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

I am totally ready for the days to start getting longer and the temperatures warmer. This cold (okay, cold for L.A) makes me lethargic. I just want to spend all my time on a heating pad or under a blanket...

New Technology Converts Radio Frequency Signals into DC Electricity Dec 20, 2022 by News Staff...

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

It seems like the energy loss (uncaptured rf radiation) would prevent this from being practical. Plus, emitting all that rf energy could have it's own unwelcome effects (harming birds or people).

Trump paid no federal income tax in 2020. Anyone surprised?

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

What happend to the goddamn Alternative Minimum Tax?? What happened to the IRS? The Evangelicals have make the country a joke that nobody's laughing at.

IRS failed to audit Trump's taxes during his presidency, despite mandatory program, committee says

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

The creep that subverted the IRS's work should be prosecuted as much as possible. I know... In my dreams...

INTERNATIONAL CANNABIS NEWS 12/21/2022 The UK's home secretary said police should target people...

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

Braverman is one screwed-up know-nothing hack. Cannabis use is a blight on local communities? What an idiot.

I have previously submitted statements from this organization under the environmental group.

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2022:

Trying to get the Catholic Church to back off of it's insanity is a fool's errand. Which is why we are so fucked.

Another cement head blocked. Cya, BDLiar.

racocn8 comments on Dec 20, 2022:

Blocked long ago. Nutcase.

The war on ‘Happy Holidays’ isn’t about Christmas By Kate Cohen When I wish ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 20, 2022:

It is a war, but not on Christmas. It IS a war by Christians on everyone else, and they'lluse any tactic, the stupider the better. Their war is a war on the usual targets, women, non-Whites, Jews, LBGTQ, scientists, atheists,... really everyone who isn't a Christian and a lot of Christians too. Lately, the hate cult has embraced fascism and climate change denial. That means the Christians are waging war on the US and the species.

JESUS: Okay, now what did you want me to do again?

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

I was reading Greek mythology today and they have a lot of stories of this and that demi-god going down or coming up (to heaven/Mt. Olympus), and familial relationships between the gods. The above is all too similar, and bears no resemblance to the basic concept of (a monotheistic) god. Contriving all this personality, performance art and acting out is far closer to the Greek bard's songs than to anything like divine profundity. And that's the point. All the dramatics is distraction from the complete lack of real wisdom or the providing of useful information about what we are and why we are here. Which is also why the recognition of evolution DOES represent a singular profound transcendental understanding of ourselves and all the life around us - - a revelation far outstripping anything in any religious scriptures.

Jan. 6 Committee Unveils Four Criminal Referrals For Trump

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

Yeah, like they were on it all last year and this one too... They won't indict a case they aren't sure they can win. That means nothing can happen.

I'm looking forward to a similar announcement by the DOJ.

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

If we had a country, the DOJ would eliminate that majority by rapidly indicting and convicting the Congresspersons who planned or attended the Jan 6 coup. But we don't.

The dog has a Christmas wish

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

I'd settle for being able to blow myself...

"He said something along the lines of, 'Nobody will care about my legacy if I lose, so that won't ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

For all the horse shit about a city on a hill, the US has a history of ugliness and cruelty to match any other country. I must admit that, growing up in the 50's I believed the horse shit and thought we were the good guys. Then JFK was assassinated and Viet Nam and Nixon and, and, and,... I wish it were otherwise, but we can now see all too clearly that the dystopia we live in is a linear continuation of the vicious, wretched degenerate values of the past; values embraced by Christians far more tightly than any flag. In a way, it is entirely appropriate for the Trump and the Christians to embrace the flag. Some of the ideals it represents are OK, but the universal amnesia of the countless misdeeds is sickening. Howard Zinn has it exactly right.

Just to be clear...

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

Read with Italian accent: One day ima gonna Malta to bigga hotel. Ina morning, I go to eat breakfast. I tella waitress I wanna two pissis toast. She bring me only one piss. I tella her I want to piss. She says go to the toilet. I say you no understand. I wanna to piss onna my plate. She say you better no piss onna plate, you sonna ma bitch. Later, I go to eat at the bigga restaurant. the waitress brings me a spoon and a knife but no fock. I tella her I wanna fock. She tella me everyone wanna fock. I tella her you no understand. I wanna fock on the table. She say better not fock on the tale, you sonna ma bitch. I don’t even know the lady and she calla me sonna ma bitch. So I go to my room inna hotel and there is no sheit ona my bed. I calla the manager and tella him I wanna sheit. He tella me to go to the toilet. I say you no understand. I wanna sheit on my bed. He say you better not sheit onna bed, yousonna ma bitch. I don’t even know the man and he calla me a sonna ma bitch. I go to the checkout and the man at the desk say: “Peace on you.” I say piss on you too, you sonna ma bitch. I gonna back Italy.

After eviction, Christian hate-preacher Jonathan Shelley can't find a new home

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

Trump has enabled Christians to say the quiet part out loud. But make no mistake, the rest have been saying the quiet part quietly because they know they should be ashamed to say it at all. (Actually, they have no shame, but they know they'll be identified and regarded as the bigots that they are).

I'd love to see a Sci-Fi movie based on this premise, in which a high-tech society becomes ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

I'd like to see an updated version of Colossus: the Forbin Project... Asimov compiled a book of different paths to Human extinction.

Did you know that when you shoot different guns the smoke smells different?

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

I believe gunpowder can have a range of 'burn' rates, with slower burning grade used for flintlocks and other old-style. Also, the size of the grains is bigger for the slow-burning. The faster burning is for high-power shells.

That's why I like America, plenty of food.

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

Can you imagine if they were brains? What IQ would that be?

If I were Trump right now, I'd be looking for a place to hide.

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

Which is exactly why the Evangelicals love him so... (Just saying... Kind of like demons and Satan?)

How BlackRock’s Larry Fink Created the Global Energy Crisis William Engdahl 21st Century Wire...

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2022:

The article is badly mislabeled; the article does not explain how Fink caused the energy crisis. Indeed, the article shows some actual taking of responsibility for climate change on the part of the financial sector. It should be entirely clear what caused the crisis, that being Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine is conspicuously absent, making the whole article BS propaganda. But then, the author, William Engdahl, hails from Germany.

It wasn't on a whim.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

Not all forms of sedition involve guns and face paint. The Federalist Society is a terrorist organization intent on subverting the Constitution in favor of Christian Nationalism (fascist Nazism). A major share of the Congress and other public official have been put in place and no one in government nor in the intelligence agencies has seen fit to address this threat because they are 'Christians.'

The Stupidity of the Ignorant

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

Ignorant? Are they now? No, they've chosen to lobotomize themselves knowing that many alternative are available. The insecurity of not being special in their own minds blocks rationality, and the lies they know are lies are embraced anyway.

Jan.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

When the democrats realize that nothing will be done by DOJ,.... The democrats will realize they've been fucked at the same time the Republicans do.

I'm tired of being single I needed a companion

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

For some people, it's a cat. or an android. or some more personalities. or mushrooms. Or all of the above.

Religious beliefs

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

The current embrace of climate change denialism by Christianity endangers Humanity with extinction. What religious belief (actually tied to the religion's dogma) has a positive impact (and not contradicted elsewhere in dogma)? (Quaint universal epigrams don't count). All religions require self-delusion and superstition that points in the direction of mental dysfunction and then sociopathy. So what is an example of benefit?

Pentagon says no aliens on Earth

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

Flat-out lies in furtherance of the necessity of not admitting that aliens can enter 'our controlled airspace' whenever they want.

As a symbol of peace, please accept this hamberder

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

If only. Pleeeeessse... (just one more step... (doesn't it look delish?))

In the Atheist/Agnostic community, I'm thinking there are two main schools of thought on Jesus.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

Yes there were a number of pretenders claiming to be the messiah in those times. Did events in their lives get recorded as that of Jesus? Maybe. We'll never know. We DO know that a great deal of the mythology of Jesus was plagiarized from other pre-existing myths. Subtracting the pre-existing content and what is left? Is any of the content meaningful? Historically, maybe? As a matter of meaningful fact, maybe not.

Rare Snow Shark surfaces unexpectedly...

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

That really is a great white...

U.S. Catholic Priests Are Increasingly Conservative as Faithful Grow More Liberal - WSJ

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

Be sure to strongly question the veracity of anything coming out of a Murdoch publication, especially if it is reporting (or encouraging) the division that Putin seeks.

Fox News Host Grills Satanic Temple Co-Founder in Bonkers Interview

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

Hail Sanity...

What a great gaming machine...

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2022:

I wrote an elaborate game for the Vic 20 and then 64 call Star Empire. I learned a lot about programming... I even was a member in a club and found it to be seriously political...

Calm down. There's no NIF fusion power "breakthrough" - Big Think

racocn8 comments on Dec 17, 2022:

From the article: "Either way, the machine takes hours to recover from each experiment. The fact that NIF is able to do this once per day is a technical achievement that took years to perfect. Making it happen 10,000 times faster is absurdly difficult. " "...the world’s entire supply of tritium is something like 50 pounds. In 2020, the market cost of tritium was nearly $1 million per ounce. Livermore scientists estimate that a commercial operation modeled on NIF would require two pounds per day." Why these hacks feel the need to issue bullshit press releases should be investigated. Numerous other fusion devices are much closer to functional fusion than this obsolete slide rule. Assholes. And the media are science idiots. We'll see cold fusion before NIF achieves real break-even! Tritium has an 11 year half-life making it an extremely hazardous isotope and equipment contaminant. What IS interesting is why fusion works, which is that the rest mass of the products is less than the rest mass of the starting materials by a tiny, tiny bit. But when you multiply that tiny difference times the speed of light squared, it's a lot of energy.