Anyone in Australia ?

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Australia does not exist https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2018/apr/15/australia-doesnt-exist-and-other-bizarre-geographic-conspiracies-that-wont-go-away

273kelvin replies on Nov 6, 2019:

@Triphid What did you think of the song? It comes off one of my favorite albums

Anyone in Australia ?

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Australia does not exist https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2018/apr/15/australia-doesnt-exist-and-other-bizarre-geographic-conspiracies-that-wont-go-away

273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2019:

@Triphid Or find another Flintoff. I dont know if you know this one but... https://youtu.be/wa_iG_W0gvk

I am curious as to whether other women find the following passages (taken verbatim from a message to...

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Okay, this guy is an arseshole and if a woman posted that I would swipe left too. However, there are some small grains of truth there. I have pretty much stopped online dating atm because you see the same faces month in and month out. Some of them have been there for years. Now I would say this to ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin Only 52-48% a coin flip in poker terms. https://blog.apptopia.com/dating-apps-male-dominated

Anyone in Australia ?

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Australia does not exist https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2018/apr/15/australia-doesnt-exist-and-other-bizarre-geographic-conspiracies-that-wont-go-away

273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2019:

@Triphid That`s just what they wanted us to think.

Criticizing the doctrine of Islam does not mean the person doing so is a xenophobe,Islamophobe, or ...

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

If it really is on doctrine and practice then no. However, I have seen a lot of FB campaigns to ban halal meat. They`re ostensibly arguing against the methods of slaughter but you notice no other animal welfare issues that they are concerned with and they never say halal/kosher. Even though the ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 5, 2019:

@Gareth As humane a slaughter can be. Unless you are a vegan, we will accept that animals will be killed for us. A humane society will look for the least painful way to do this. Having your throat slit quickly and with one cut is how I might choose to go (should I have to choose). The loss of blood to the brain will make you pass out. As I myself can testify, as I have had a similar thing happen in judo. We really have no idea what kind of pain being stunned with an electric prod to the head causes but if it is anything like a taser? Give me the knife any day.

I am curious as to whether other women find the following passages (taken verbatim from a message to...

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Okay, this guy is an arseshole and if a woman posted that I would swipe left too. However, there are some small grains of truth there. I have pretty much stopped online dating atm because you see the same faces month in and month out. Some of them have been there for years. Now I would say this to ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2019:

@Ellen-SoCal No, but you are perfectly at liberty to do so yourself

I am curious as to whether other women find the following passages (taken verbatim from a message to...

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Okay, this guy is an arseshole and if a woman posted that I would swipe left too. However, there are some small grains of truth there. I have pretty much stopped online dating atm because you see the same faces month in and month out. Some of them have been there for years. Now I would say this to ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 The demographics are such that Younger men outnumber women but as the ages increase then they even out.

I am curious as to whether other women find the following passages (taken verbatim from a message to...

273kelvin comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Okay, this guy is an arseshole and if a woman posted that I would swipe left too. However, there are some small grains of truth there. I have pretty much stopped online dating atm because you see the same faces month in and month out. Some of them have been there for years. Now I would say this to ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 I do not think that you not wanting a relationship and just the odd dinner would be that much of a problem. Especially when dating guys, who lets face it have a reputation for being commitaphobes.

Posting this here coz it's just too funny. [youtu.be]

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 4, 2019:

What's funny about singing a song about a dead girl..

273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2019:

Alright, here is a joke; When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my uncle Bert and not screaming in terror like his passengers. That joke comes from a brit comic called Bob Monkhouse. An often troubled mind that gets referenced a lot the "The Joker" (they even used one of his gags). He explained the joke thus. "I was watching the news and a whole bus had careened down a hillside in S. A. The thoughts of all those poor people trapped as they went to their deaths haunted me. And so I made up that joke to exorcise their ghosts." Gallows humour is an essential part of our culture. No sooner than some great tragedy may befall us then you can bet your bottom dollar that there will be a string if sic jokes about it. It is part of how we get on with life.

Posting this here coz it's just too funny. [youtu.be]

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 4, 2019:

What's funny about singing a song about a dead girl..

273kelvin replies on Nov 4, 2019:

Humour is often very subjective and rather like a clockwork mouse. If you take it apart and show how it works, then it will lose a lot of its magic. However, I will try. This clip comes from a show called "Insatiable", set in the world of beauty pageants. A satirical farce exposing the veneer of smiles and "I dream of world peace" with the underlying tooth and claw ambition of winning ai all costs. The dead girl in question had just won the pageant, before dying in suspicious circumstances. (not the 1st murder in the show). If you don't find the line "I still remember your very last words "See you next Thursday"" funny? Well okay, you don't get it sorry.

Bread and Roses - Ken Loach For those not familiar with Ken Loach films where have you been?

Jnei comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I can't recommend Loach highly enough, and it's a pity in a way that most of his best work is so very British that it's not widely seen outside the UK. He is a truly remarkable film-maker, and a truly remarkable critic of issues in society. Other recommended works: *Poor Cow* (about domestic ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2019:

Do you get what I said about "Bread and roses"? It is like you are seeing an entirely different city

Bread and Roses - Ken Loach For those not familiar with Ken Loach films where have you been?

Seeker3CO comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I'm not a filmmaker. So can I truly appreciate a "filmmakers filmmaker"? These are the thoughts that torture me... But actually: I have not seen any Ken Loach and will seek him out. My all time filmmakers are Coppola (early days), Scorcese, Coens, Wes Anderson, a select few others.

273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2019:

@Seeker3CO The last great one I saw from him was "The judge"

Bread and Roses - Ken Loach For those not familiar with Ken Loach films where have you been?

Seeker3CO comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I'm not a filmmaker. So can I truly appreciate a "filmmakers filmmaker"? These are the thoughts that torture me... But actually: I have not seen any Ken Loach and will seek him out. My all time filmmakers are Coppola (early days), Scorcese, Coens, Wes Anderson, a select few others.

273kelvin replies on Nov 3, 2019:

I recall Robert Duval when he went into directing citing "Kes" as a landmark film for him. Loach is not Hollywood. Not just in that most of his films a UK centric but he often dispells the need overly dramatic.

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KKGator comments on Nov 1, 2019:

I liked Harry, but he was a notoriously bad driver. His driver's license had been revoked at the time of his death. Although, it is believed that the car he was driving was having a serious mechanical malfunction when it was hit from behind by a truck.

273kelvin replies on Nov 2, 2019:

I heard that he had a heart attack behind the wheel. Not surprising when you consider his workload. The thing about doing one gig for you and yours and the next one for the little guy is. It makes for a whole lot of gigs and traveling.

Lol. Did anyone watch game 5 of the world series?

zesty comments on Oct 28, 2019:

Haven't seen it. Maybe. What do you think if in a stadium in Moscow people would chant the same about Putin? Would they get shot immediately or in a few days?

273kelvin replies on Oct 28, 2019:

It would not happen there. Putin controls all the TV outlets and the population believes it. (Find an anti-Putin item on RT). If any protest did happen? Then the ringleaders would be found guilty of some kind of fraud. They are a lot more subtle than the old USSR

God is worried about falling church attendances.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 27, 2019:

Um.... OK...

273kelvin replies on Oct 27, 2019:

It's a name thing. Jehovah, Yahweh, etc. are all a bit too Jewish

Seth Andrews used to have segment he called “head slapping” things theists have said to them.

Geoffrey51 comments on Oct 26, 2019:

Jesus’ surname should have been Zimmerman! More likely though Tekton I’d defined have changed my name to Zimmerman!

273kelvin replies on Oct 26, 2019:

God is worried about falling church attendances. So he visits a big New York PR firm to see if can boost his image. After a month of brainstorming and floating ideas, they talk to him and say this. "Well, you have a good concept and a great product. I mean eternal life, who wouldn't want that? Just a couple of things we think you should do. Firstly, maybe you could maintain a more high profile social media presence and em well we all agree on this, so I will just put it out there. We think that you should change your name to Irving"

I’ve been thinking about going to a brewery tonight that’s having a Halloween party.

bobwjr comments on Oct 26, 2019:

Just go have fun enjoy life

273kelvin replies on Oct 26, 2019:

@Marcie1974 Trust me if I saw you standing by yourself in a bar then you would not be for long. Hubba hubba

This is what I was afraid of.

skado comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Scandinavia didn’t get there by saying it couldn’t be done.

273kelvin replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@St-Sinner A few things here to take issue with. 1, "No country other than an extreme socialist and communist country" Every country in Europe has universal healthcare and by universal, I mean just that. Unlike one of the points in one of your other comments, it is across the board. In the UK it is funded by a national insurance scheme to which everyone (over £5,000 pa) pays according to their means. From the Walmart cashier to Richard Branson and as such are all entitled to use it. The vast majority do so. You can go private and buy your own ins but that is in addition to your nat ins. So it is not free. Unlike US agriculture, banks and big corporation govt handouts which are financed by debt. 2, As to taxing the rich? At least someone is paying. Germany and all the Eurozone operate on a zero deficit budget. Yes ZERO, no adding another 0 to the national debt and pretending that no one will ever call the bailiffs in. 3. The only bills passed by your govt are those which someone has paid for. This side of the pond says that the only thing easier to buy in the states than a gun is a politician. (I might have trouble buying a gun there). We watch with disgusted incredulity the amounts of campaign funds. Things look fucked up under Trump but that presupposes that there we ok before, they were not. He has raised $175,000,000 this year (maybe more). That's a fucking hospital! So don't tell me the rich cannot afford to pay more. Limit your election funding and take the money off them in tax. 4, You are right in that the US is very different from other counties but bad systems fail. We all saw that with the USSR. If you carry on with your present way of doing things? You WILL be overtaken by other more efficient nations. Already Chrysler has been taken over by Mercedes, Columbia by Sony and more will follow. The less meritorious any society is, the less it will progress. As it will hampering itself by only using a smaller percentage of its human resources. Social democracy is not an ideal. It is an efficient govt engine. Take for eg. the "Breaking bad" character. (yes I know it's fiction but I am sure it applies to many) If he were in the UK then he would have found another challenging job, more suited to his skills. Perhaps developing a new product that would add to the economy. Instead of teaching high school and ..well you know what. Without the need to pay for his and his family's healthcare. Add to that the institutional racism that stifles large sections of your population from social mobility and you are running on 3 cylinders or less. 5, Yes ideas need to take hold before they gain ground but seeds need to be planted 1st and someone has to plant them. Bernie will not win, I grant you but that does not mean he should not set out his stall. Who ...

Sorry for a bit of shameless self-promotion but recently I went in for an open mic competition.

Haemish1 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Any chance that your performance was recorded and available for viewing?

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

They want £50 from me for the video

Sorry for a bit of shameless self-promotion but recently I went in for an open mic competition.

sassygirl3869 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Kelvin I tried-they're having trouble with the site-sorry

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

It's working now

This is what I was afraid of.

skado comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Scandinavia didn’t get there by saying it couldn’t be done.

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@St-Sinner You act as if these are new ideas. Like nobody had emaciated slaves before Lincoln. The truth is that the US is as usual very far behind the rest of the civilized world. For example, do you know how many other counties that do not give maternity leave to their workers? Just one - Papua New Guinea

This is what I was afraid of.

skado comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Scandinavia didn’t get there by saying it couldn’t be done.

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@skado sorry the reply was meant for St-Sinner

This is what I was afraid of.

skado comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Scandinavia didn’t get there by saying it couldn’t be done.

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@skado You act as if these are new ideas. Like nobody had emaciated slaves before Lincoln. The truth is that the US is as usual very far behind the rest of the civilized world. For example, do you know how many other counties that do not give maternity leave to their workers? Just one - Papua New Guinea

This is what I was afraid of.

skado comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Scandinavia didn’t get there by saying it couldn’t be done.

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@St-Sinner The UK implemented the national health service in 1945 along with welfare. Were we ready for it? Churchill said "no" but kept it in place after regaining office. Was he a socialist? But we did it and also reduced our deficit by 250% in a year. The truth is that whenever reform is proposed. Be that, freeing slaves, universal suffrage, civil rights or legalizing pot. Someone will say that it is not time. I day say if you look back in history you will find some on both sides of the pond that said in 1776 "America can become a nation but it is not ready for it yet"

Sorry for a bit of shameless self-promotion but recently I went in for an open mic competition.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Oh, sorry, I don't do Facebook

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@Haemish1 Yes only one vote per

Sorry for a bit of shameless self-promotion but recently I went in for an open mic competition.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Oh, sorry, I don't do Facebook

273kelvin replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@Haemish1 Thank you

Out of curiosity. What are your top 3-5 favorite songs of all time?

Spinliesel comments on Oct 22, 2019:

At this hour, my top hits are: The European List 1 Cyprus Avenue Van Morrison 2 You got the Siver Keith Richards ( and the exquisite guitar playing by Ronnie Wood) 3 Deathletter blues Son House 4 Hey,hey, what can I do Led Zeppelin 5 Instant Karma John Lennon bonus track The Jean Genie...

273kelvin replies on Oct 22, 2019:

NB. Yes I know Woody is on the live youtube version. But first released in 1969 on the Let it bleed LP and as a b-side. "You got the silver" pre-dates Woody joining the band by a decade or so. The original has Kieth on slide and Brian on the autoharp.

Out of curiosity. What are your top 3-5 favorite songs of all time?

273kelvin comments on Oct 21, 2019:

I have not seen the biofilm but people tell me this is not in it. However, I did hear it in a radio doc. Long John Baldry had Reg Dwight as his pianist. Reg was all set to give up music and get married but John got him pissed one night. He told him what a huge mistake he was making and that life ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@Marionville He was a blues singer at heart. The ballads were for the charts. Here is him in 71 Co-produced by Rod Stewart and Elton John (also on piano) Ron Wood guitar https://youtu.be/Ekw62Hp-3Hw

Ok.

273kelvin comments on Oct 20, 2019:

God? Holy Trinity? Virgin birth? Holy visions of the saints? The earth and universe is only 6,500 years old? Alien abductions? Faked moon landings? Flat earth? or how about the latest one I heard that Australia does not exist? At what point do you call foul and say "bullshit"?

273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/some-people-think-australia-doesnt-exist-heres-why/

Ok.

273kelvin comments on Oct 20, 2019:

God? Holy Trinity? Virgin birth? Holy visions of the saints? The earth and universe is only 6,500 years old? Alien abductions? Faked moon landings? Flat earth? or how about the latest one I heard that Australia does not exist? At what point do you call foul and say "bullshit"?

273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 Yes apparently it is a film set in S, America

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Magister comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Fundamentalists, who literally believe every word in the Bible is true, must be of below average intelligence. Many ministers of religion will willingly say that it is largely allegorical. It's interesting how these fundamentalists seem to focus on the Old Testament, when Christianity is based ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@Magister One can see the WHO`s motives and to a certain extent their justification. Many others reasons for lying have been less honorable. Either way, it dilutes your credibility. I know many that will not even watch a BBC drama show let alone their news due to the Jimmy Saville scandal

Ok.

Moravian comments on Oct 20, 2019:

I used to be a member of sceptics group who's slogan was "attack the idea not the person" which sounds right to me. The problem occurs when the person is so tied to those ideas or beliefs that they are inseparable and they feel that if you attack the idea you are attacking them.

273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2019:

They say that you should not judge a book by its cover. But what if the cover has Jeffrey Archer on it? Some people are so welded to their belief systems that they are almost indivisible from them.

Nick Harper - Seed Off to Preston tonight to see this guy.

FrayedBear comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Folky? Accomplished accoustic singer and guitarist yes.

273kelvin replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@FrayedBear I will do. They were filming the show when I was there but I don't know when/if it will go out. My mate who took me is very good at finding that kind of stuff. As it happens, plan "A" was we were to get the last train home at 10.30 but he was so damn good I said, "I'm staying". I ended up in a pub lock-in with the bar staff and Nick till the next morning.

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Magister comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Fundamentalists, who literally believe every word in the Bible is true, must be of below average intelligence. Many ministers of religion will willingly say that it is largely allegorical. It's interesting how these fundamentalists seem to focus on the Old Testament, when Christianity is based ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@Magister Also there is how far out or important the item is. For example, if I told you that Jonny Cash was the 1st American to hear of Stalin's death or Gil Scot Heron`s dad was the 1st black player in the Scottish league (Both of which are true). Then it is not earth-shattering news just trivia. But if you go full on David Icke and say that the royal family are alien lizards? Then I will want something other than you word for it.

Nick Harper - Seed Off to Preston tonight to see this guy.

FrayedBear comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Folky? Accomplished accoustic singer and guitarist yes.

273kelvin replies on Oct 18, 2019:

https://youtu.be/hhBUnVMgF0U

Nick Harper - Seed Off to Preston tonight to see this guy.

brentan comments on Oct 17, 2019:

I'm surprised I hadn't heard of him. I really enjoyed this album! I was well aware of his Dad with his wild lyrics and lyrical, reverberative voice. You can hear those influences on this album. I still have Stormcock. I must give it another listen today.

273kelvin replies on Oct 18, 2019:

https://youtu.be/hhBUnVMgF0U

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Magister comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Fundamentalists, who literally believe every word in the Bible is true, must be of below average intelligence. Many ministers of religion will willingly say that it is largely allegorical. It's interesting how these fundamentalists seem to focus on the Old Testament, when Christianity is based ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@Magister Some people need to be told what to do/think. They have to know that they have all the answers, even if they are wrong answers.

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Magister comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Fundamentalists, who literally believe every word in the Bible is true, must be of below average intelligence. Many ministers of religion will willingly say that it is largely allegorical. It's interesting how these fundamentalists seem to focus on the Old Testament, when Christianity is based ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 18, 2019:

The man is such a hypocrite. His blog was full of hearsay and vague "proofs" ie "a museum in Montana" not siting which one but it only took a few clicks to find it. He went on about the truth and idiots who disregard it. Then when I msgd him pointing out a falsehood he said that he would post a correction but did not. The blocked me and deleted my findings regarding all the bs he is spouting, backed up with real facts. We know that those guys would not last 5 mins in the UK without someone calling them out. It is a shame that such a great nation that the USA is, will give them credence

Nick Harper - Seed Off to Preston tonight to see this guy.

FrayedBear comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Folky? Accomplished accoustic singer and guitarist yes.

273kelvin replies on Oct 18, 2019:

I just got back this morning. The 1st half was such an educational treat. If you get a chance to download/stream it then do so. https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/m-shows/nick-harper-58-fordwych-road/ I ended up in a pub lock-in chatting/partying with him all night and swopping dad jokes.

Nick Harper - Seed Off to Preston tonight to see this guy.

brentan comments on Oct 17, 2019:

I'm surprised I hadn't heard of him. I really enjoyed this album! I was well aware of his Dad with his wild lyrics and lyrical, reverberative voice. You can hear those influences on this album. I still have Stormcock. I must give it another listen today.

273kelvin replies on Oct 18, 2019:

I just got back this morning. The 1st half was such an educational treat. If you get a chance to download/stream it then do so. https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/m-shows/nick-harper-58-fordwych-road/ I ended up in a pub lock-in chatting/partying with him all night and swopping dad jokes.

Breaking news - As Trump complains that "The Kurds were not with us at Normandy".

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

WTF would a Kurd be doing at Normandy???? BTW, that was WWII.........

273kelvin replies on Oct 16, 2019:

They were with us in Italy and elsewhere unlike the Turks.

Does todays religions just crave Power.

CuriosityExtant comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Power and control are the reasons religion was invented. All things in religion and spirituality are imaginary - they are the powerful devices to control everything else to ultimately get the money, which is to power and control as a battery is to electricity and generators.

273kelvin replies on Oct 15, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 Good point, I think that what we refer to as organized religion. Only comes about after agriculture. Before then you could not afford to have members of the society doing nothing, ie. priests and politicians. Toolmakers, healers, and specialized workers could opt out of the hunter-gatherer collective in return for trade but there was no room for parasites

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@creative51 So let me get this straight. No have no problem with terms like bible belt or Arkansas backwater when referring to outlandish and/or homophobic superstitions but you think that the term "African backwater" is racist because.....? It is not accurate because hardly any of rural Africa has such superstitious beliefs and it is a-typical? It is true but I have the wrong skin colour to say it?

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@creative51 I would never use a phrase like "Almost all ,,,, are dumb" "A large proportion" or "mostly" perhaps. As for blanket terms, I have never come across anyone on here object to "The bible belt" in usage. Although this is not particularly regional and I have heard that can mean anywhere outside of a major city. If is okay to say that? Then why not "African backwater"? If the only real differences are that of race?

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@creative51 In my original comment " They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe." but that seemed to pass by you.

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@creative51 If I am to be criticized for generalization? Let us look at the general picture 1st. Here are the African countries where being gay can sentence you to death. Mauritania, Sudan, Northern Nigeria, Southern Somalia. (Uganda has just made it legal to murder a gay man) Jail ... Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Legal; Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa. But I would not be too out and proud in a lot these places if you valued your health. https://www.amnesty.org.uk/lgbti-lgbt-gay-human-rights-law-africa-uganda-kenya-nigeria-cameroon

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@creative51 Firstly I did not refer to Africa as a whole. My term was "African backwater" Just as one might use the terms Arkansas backwater or South American shantytown. To do so is not to say or imply that all of Arkansas is dumb. Nor that all of S. America is poor. There many intelligent and highly educated people in/from Africa, I should know as I have dated two of them. (Malawi and Nigeria). There is also some very stupid superstitious people there too and they are not confined to specific states or regions. Just like the USA but at least Africans can blame poverty and a poor educational system. I noticed that you had no problem with me referring to Europe as a whole. Is this because Europe is predominately Caucasian or that I was not disparaging? After all a generalization is a generalization irrespective of positive/negative or race. To my mind, if one makes any decision based on race? Then that is racist, be it pro/con or neutral.

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@creative51 I have to say that I did think very carefully before posting that comment. This is how my thought processes went. I know that there are many backward ideas still prevalent in the African continent and that it was the perfect simile for what I wanted to express. Not to do so would have been patronizing and in of itself racist. If we refrain from criticism simply so as not to appear racist? We do no favors to anybody. Would you not have a go at Israel, China or Pakistan over their human rights issues because of their ethnic population? To do so would give their govts a free ride. The first and major criticism of my comment was directed at the US and its population. Was that racist too? Yes I know that Americans are not a race but thats not how the far-right view themselves

Do you background check online dates prior to meeting in person?

273kelvin comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I always invite any potential date to check out my FB page to show that I am legit

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@RavenCT Good luck with my passport, its 10 years out of date

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@itsmedammit Okay maybe a little bit strong but really! The people on this site (for the most part) are good hearted and educated people. But when the VP of a superpower says that global warming can be solved by prayer. You have to worry about the idiots that voted for him.

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

273kelvin comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I have to say this but "only in America". Not just this outrageous nitwit but all the christian-right. They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe. The ridicule of the general public would eat them alive. Not only that but the religious establishment would treat them like a fart in a lift. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 14, 2019:

@creative51 Not racist, (no buts) my ex is African. There are many cock-a-mammy ideas still widespread there like shagging a virgin can cure you of HIV or that AIDS does not exist at all, its just malaria. Practicing homosexuals facing the death penalty in Ghana. Not surprising that it is becoming the demographic center of Christianity.

Do you background check online dates prior to meeting in person?

273kelvin comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I always invite any potential date to check out my FB page to show that I am legit

273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2019:

@RavenCT, @AnneWimsey, @demifeministgal I have a perfect way not to get scammed online. I have no money to give them

Why do they worship?

Geoffrey51 comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Who doesn’t like a good singsong!

273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2019:

My neighbors at 2 am

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Moravian comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Does it really matter ?

273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2019:

@Moravian Oh I did not expect any conversions. But if we do not attack this kind of cancer it will spread. So I publicly called him out. If it causes one of his present or potential followers to think for themselves? It will have been worth it. Even if that is not the case? I sleep like god through the Holocaust knowing that at least one man knows what a hypocrite he is and he knows it too.

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Moravian comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Does it really matter ?

273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2019:

I suppose not, other than making this idiot confront his "La la Im not listening" mentality. Especially as he made a big deal about truth in his blog

In the city where you live, how an atheist person is looked upon or considered in general?

LenHazell53 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

More or less in my town no one gives a toss

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

Same here

Do you background check online dates prior to meeting in person?

273kelvin comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I always invite any potential date to check out my FB page to show that I am legit

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@Cast1es I dont know about other FB pages but mine has several years of activity. Including when I was in and out of a relationship. Most of my local friends and all my family. If any potential date thought that I might be falsifying it to deceive them? Then they are flattering themselves too much. I cant think of any woman I would go to that much lengths get. Any scammer FB page would be sparse and quite recently opened.

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273kelvin comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I always invite any potential date to check out my FB page to show that I am legit

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@AnneWimsey They recently built a new bridge over the river Mersey at Runcorn near me. You can only pay the toll online

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sassygirl3869 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

@273kelvin surprised you care about this kind of bullshit. Didn't know it was in your wheelhouse.

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

The best was when he claimed "even that some highly respected science sources have taken steps to cover up this information so as not to do damage to their narrative." (ie. the Smithsonian) So I clicked on his link and also found these stories there FLORIDA FISHERMAN LOST AT SEA FOR 14 DAYS CLAIMS HE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY MERMAIDS and INDIAN AUTHORITIES ON HIGH ALERT AFTER MAN-EATING COW CLAIMS 26TH VICTIM You cant make this shit up. Well you can...

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sassygirl3869 comments on Oct 12, 2019:

@273kelvin surprised you care about this kind of bullshit. Didn't know it was in your wheelhouse.

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

A mutual FB friend came up with the idea and it passed the time

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AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Ooooookaaaaaay, you have a fundamentalist minister because...?

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

A FB friend from on here suggested that we might have go at them for a change. After all they knock on our doors etc. His blog was so full of bs that I could not help but debunk it and post my findings. And I was quite bored at the time. It seemed like a better way of passing the time than video games

Do you background check online dates prior to meeting in person?

273kelvin comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I always invite any potential date to check out my FB page to show that I am legit

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@MsAl Everyone has some online presence now. I would be very suspicious of someone that does not

This is a good one 😛

273kelvin comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Napoleon was wandering through his entourage when casually asked one of them "Do you speak Spanish?" "No I am sorry I dont emperor" "Pity" said Napoleon and walked on. The courtier thinking that his emperor must have some very important business for him in Spain. Hired a tutor and spent 3 months...

273kelvin replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@drowsydragon34 I got that story from Somerset Maugham. He reckoned it was worth the effort

Q:202821 So why was it deleted? EDIT: I found an old post where I used it – here it is:

creative51 comments on Oct 10, 2019:

Everyone got sick of it!

273kelvin replies on Oct 10, 2019:

@creative51 I am unamerican

Onward atheist soldiers.

Orbit comments on Oct 9, 2019:

TLD f'in R

273kelvin replies on Oct 10, 2019:

@indirect76 The devil is in the details

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oldFloyd comments on Oct 9, 2019:

It actually sounds like you were enjoying yourself, Wasn't it in 1st Corinthians where it was said if you can't dazzle them with brilliance baffle them with bulshyt. 🤪

273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2019:

Par deux https://agnostic.com/post/412145/onward-atheist-soldiers-further-battles-with-a-fundamentalist-christian-pastor-some-of-you-may-ha

Onward atheist soldiers.

Orbit comments on Oct 9, 2019:

TLD f'in R

273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2019:

??

Onward atheist soldiers.

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 9, 2019:

What a post! Damn, you must have more time on your hands than I do, and I’m retired. Maybe the femur is from a bear. You mentioned a bear faced lie.

273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2019:

It beats the hell out of playing video games or watching TV and if it causes one person to think? Then it is a lot more productive

is the New Cold War in the Making?

273kelvin comments on Oct 9, 2019:

If it does then the USA had better watch out, as China hold a huge amount of its debt

273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2019:

@St-Sinner Yes I agree with the China part. They say that the Chinese plan for next year and 200 years from now. Hence their lease of the new territories to the UK. However the 45 part is whether the rest of the world will come to the US`s aid?

is the New Cold War in the Making?

273kelvin comments on Oct 9, 2019:

If it does then the USA had better watch out, as China hold a huge amount of its debt

273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2019:

@St-Sinner That might depend on how much 45 pushes "America 1st"

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Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Maybe alien-human hybrid sculpture.

273kelvin replies on Oct 9, 2019:

@Storm1752 Yes this is the lie I caught him out on. "“It is true that I sculpted a femur 47-1/2 (120 cm) based on a report in a newsletter where it was reported on by the construction engineer who found it and other skeletons the same height. I was commissioned to sculpt the femur so a college professor could show his students how large it was. I molded it and sent him a cast. I then cast one for my museum and mounted it over a drawing of a skeleton the same size. A femur of a an ancient human was used as the guide for the sculpture. In every instance, I have told others that it is JUST A SCULPTURE." http://mtblanco.com/2015/10/giant-human-femur-bone-answering-questions/?fbclid=IwAR3FSBvQd2DtEez87VpUvJl8esgQTflL4sloxvhk85flogKmQdgqnnrgDrs I am posting further ongoing messages with this charlatan in another related post

"The Cure for Toxic Positivity -- ‘Hang in there!’ can do more harm than good" ...

273kelvin comments on Oct 8, 2019:

A man falls down a deep hole and is unable to get out when he sees his priest walk by up above. The man calls to him and his priest prays for him then walks on. Next the mans doctor walks by and again he calls out but the doctor just writes him a note and walks on. Then the mans friend walk by ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@bleurowz I am lucky enough to have at least one or two good friends that have helped me out in this way. Whilst I am here; Thank you Dylan, Iris and Janni

So they put "RT is funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.

Gareth comments on Oct 8, 2019:

You clearly have not a clue about how the BBC is funded and operated.

273kelvin replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gareth Supporters of Corbyn may differ. Also many have lost faith in aunty beeb following the Jimmy Savile scandal. Who was so much part of the establishment that the bbc raked in ratings and kept shtum

So they put "RT is funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.

Gareth comments on Oct 8, 2019:

You clearly have not a clue about how the BBC is funded and operated.

273kelvin replies on Oct 8, 2019:

If it got all its funds from the licence fee and sales but it does rely heavily on treasury money too and that is subject to the discretion of govt

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Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Maybe alien-human hybrid sculpture.

273kelvin replies on Oct 8, 2019:

But the smart money is on what it literally is...... A fabrication!

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Gawd comments on Oct 6, 2019:

They just can't listen to reason. :/

273kelvin replies on Oct 7, 2019:

@Gawd I have shifted them a little. There is a very nice lady who did the straight line Christian anti-gay thing with me. I kinda knew that she was just toeing the party line bc she was a heart a caring person. So I asked he if her god loved all his children or just the straight ones? I think that she was glad of the excuse not to hate.

Why be an atheist?

Cinco comments on Oct 7, 2019:

I really have no choice. I’ve simply never received any reason to be otherwise. It is a passive state really.

273kelvin replies on Oct 7, 2019:

It is posted in silly, random, fun. Not Philosophy

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Gawd comments on Oct 6, 2019:

They just can't listen to reason. :/

273kelvin replies on Oct 7, 2019:

That should not silence us. We have a duty to give them light

Confederate Flag ::: A comment about those who revere the Confederacy, and the Confederate Flag ...

273kelvin comments on Oct 6, 2019:

As a brit here is how I view this. The South seceded, it attacked 1st. Should the USA apologize to Japan? Should the USA and the UK say sorry to Germany? No, at the time the former was enslaving vast areas of Asia and the latter throwing people into cattle trucks. With we all know what end. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Jacar My criticism was directed at "their" need. If you take that as directed at you well... but then again you posted it.

Confederate Flag ::: A comment about those who revere the Confederacy, and the Confederate Flag ...

273kelvin comments on Oct 6, 2019:

As a brit here is how I view this. The South seceded, it attacked 1st. Should the USA apologize to Japan? Should the USA and the UK say sorry to Germany? No, at the time the former was enslaving vast areas of Asia and the latter throwing people into cattle trucks. With we all know what end. ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Jacar "We do poorly to discount their need for apology. We reveal our lack of previous reflection in our exclamations of their lessness."

Just wanted to acknowledge the passing of the legend, Ginger Baker.

273kelvin comments on Oct 6, 2019:

Great musician - shit person

273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Red_Cat What the documentary and you will find out. Even John Lydon could not stand him

Imagine my shock when I learned there is a Hell, Michigan.

273kelvin comments on Oct 6, 2019:

Early in this site, we had a member from there. I thought that she was joking till I googled it

273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 I read that Athens Georgia built a replica Parthenon

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Triphid comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Considering that through archaeological studies, etc, the average height of humans from around the time when Homo Sapiens first evolved until around the late Middle Ages was between 5' 3" and 5' 10" and persons taller than that WERE consider to be 'giants' the possibility of anything REMOTELY human ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Triphid The Photographs were in reference to someone he allegedly had an image of Noah's arc. As if that were the case, Christian organizations would not be falling over themselves to mount archeological expeditions to reveal "the truth". The problem with these scoundrels is the poor gullible souls that take them at face value. There are good Christian people of faith and ministers that serve the community with charity and honor. This man is not one of them. Not only that but this kind of deception is polluting and perverting your education system. So it is far from a victimless crime. The point of my humorous post was a call to arms to members of this site. We can and should (if we have the time) confront these falsehoods publicly, whenever we can.

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Triphid comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Considering that through archaeological studies, etc, the average height of humans from around the time when Homo Sapiens first evolved until around the late Middle Ages was between 5' 3" and 5' 10" and persons taller than that WERE consider to be 'giants' the possibility of anything REMOTELY human ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Triphid Yes of course but his were modern-day ones like "I met a guy that showed me a photograph" or "He assured me that".

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273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Cont.....Me---It gets better. Following your previous msgs I looked up Jack Horner and he is a very respected paleontologist. I also looked up Otis Kline and his Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum. Here is what Jack Horner is quoted in Wikipedia saying about it "It's not a science museum at ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2019:

Me again ---Oh what a dangled web we weave. When we practice to deceive

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PondartIncbendog comments on Oct 5, 2019:

I think the rumor of giantaism has been stretched to the limit. The glandular malfunctions were not able to be treated back then. They didn't know what a thyroid was.

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2019:

"the rumor of giantaism has been stretched to the limit." lol

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DenoPenno comments on Oct 5, 2019:

"And there were giants in th earth in those days." The implication at the time of that OT writing might have you believe that giants were once common but not common at the time of the writing. There are always those of faith who want to stretch things so as to appear strengthening their faith. In ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2019:

The giants that he is referring to, is the mythical pre-Noah ones. There were many other "proofs" that he offered to other biblical myths but they were all hearsay. This was the only checkable fact in the blog and as you see it was a quite literal fabrication.

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PondartIncbendog comments on Oct 5, 2019:

I think the rumor of giantaism has been stretched to the limit. The glandular malfunctions were not able to be treated back then. They didn't know what a thyroid was.

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2019:

The giants that he is referring to, is the mythical pre-Noah ones. There were many other "proofs" that he offered to other biblical myths but they were all hearsay. This was the only checkable fact in the blog and as you see it was a quite literal fabrication.

ARE YOU ANNOYED AT TV EVANAGLISTS AND DOOR KNOCKING BIBLE THUMPERS?

Triphid comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Considering that through archaeological studies, etc, the average height of humans from around the time when Homo Sapiens first evolved until around the late Middle Ages was between 5' 3" and 5' 10" and persons taller than that WERE consider to be 'giants' the possibility of anything REMOTELY human ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2019:

The giants that he is referring to, is the mythical pre-Noah ones. There were many other "proofs" that he offered to other biblical myths but they were all hearsay. This was the only checkable fact in the blog and as you see it was a quite literal fabrication.

My son took me to see Joker today as a birthday treat.

273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Not my type of thing but I noticed in the trailer a joke stolen from the late great UK comic Bob Monkhouse. "They all laughed when I said that I was going to be a comedian Well they`re not laughing now"

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@LenHazell53 I remember him telling of the time he got a gig writing for Bob Hope. They were working in Hopes NY hotel room and Monkhouse asks to use the bathroom. As he is in there, Hope shouts "Keep writing! there's plenty of paper"

My son took me to see Joker today as a birthday treat.

273kelvin comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Not my type of thing but I noticed in the trailer a joke stolen from the late great UK comic Bob Monkhouse. "They all laughed when I said that I was going to be a comedian Well they`re not laughing now"

273kelvin replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@LenHazell53 Wow really? I think that he would have been chuffed.

Do you think that Trump will take part in a TV campaign debate or will he duck out like the ...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Unfortunately, I do not know of any candidate on the Democratic side - not one who can even stand a chance against ruthless Trump. He blew 16 strong Republican established candidates in 2016. That is the dream candidate we are looking for but frail and old Biden or Bernie are not it. Warren can ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@St-Sinner How do we know that Ben Franklin was a misogynist? He made interfering with someone else's mail a federal offense. I hear that Trump is looking to pull out of the international postal agreement. That's taking isolationism a bit too far. America and the UK were not that different in the 30s. The split came after the war when we spent our money on social welfare and you spent yours on weapons.

Do you think that Trump will take part in a TV campaign debate or will he duck out like the ...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Unfortunately, I do not know of any candidate on the Democratic side - not one who can even stand a chance against ruthless Trump. He blew 16 strong Republican established candidates in 2016. That is the dream candidate we are looking for but frail and old Biden or Bernie are not it. Warren can ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@St-Sinner It always amazes me what you yanks class as radical left. We got our healthcare set up in 1945 and even Winston Churchill (who no one could describe a left-wing) did not oppose it principle, just in timing. (we had just maxed our cards out saving the world from tyranny). Furthermore, he did not repeal it when he got back into power 5 years later

Do you think that Trump will take part in a TV campaign debate or will he duck out like the ...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Unfortunately, I do not know of any candidate on the Democratic side - not one who can even stand a chance against ruthless Trump. He blew 16 strong Republican established candidates in 2016. That is the dream candidate we are looking for but frail and old Biden or Bernie are not it. Warren can ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@St-Sinner Just did a little check and best odds out there is Warren 11/4 and Trump 11/8. Not that great for POTUS when you consider that is against any candidate, the incumbent has a home-court advantage of historically 3/1 and that when I checked 3 weeks ago he was 10/11

Do you think that Trump will take part in a TV campaign debate or will he duck out like the ...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Unfortunately, I do not know of any candidate on the Democratic side - not one who can even stand a chance against ruthless Trump. He blew 16 strong Republican established candidates in 2016. That is the dream candidate we are looking for but frail and old Biden or Bernie are not it. Warren can ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@St-Sinner If I made a mistake I apologize. I did not watch them all as I really cannot stand his voice. Just that I seem to remember him doing a booster rally instead of one of the debates.

Do you think that Trump will take part in a TV campaign debate or will he duck out like the ...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Unfortunately, I do not know of any candidate on the Democratic side - not one who can even stand a chance against ruthless Trump. He blew 16 strong Republican established candidates in 2016. That is the dream candidate we are looking for but frail and old Biden or Bernie are not it. Warren can ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 4, 2019:

But he did not debate against the16. He only took on Hillary, which was let's face it, low hanging fruit Btw Warren is the bookies favorite

God works in mysterious ways...

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Very odd. How is it that a couple of coils of DNA all curled up, lying in cells can control the development of an organism? It seems analogous to a set of building plans all rolled up in a construction shack. The building doesn’t build itself. Someone has to interpret the plans and perform ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 Kind of, when they put a mouses eye DNA into a fruit fly. It grows another eye but not a mouse eye. It grows a fly eye. That means that we (coz we are mammals too) have in us the capacity to have fly eyes.

Tips on dealing with religious family before, during, and after funerals...

KKGator comments on Oct 3, 2019:

"Going along", in any situation, usually proves to be the worst possible course of action. That's how atrocities are allowed to happen. That's how crimes are allowed to go unpunished. It makes NO sense to me that any non-believer should have to be the one to "go along" with a bunch of ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@KKGator The operative word there is "nearly". I fail to see how respecting other beliefs at a family funeral can be put in the same context as condoning atrocities. My father was an atheist too. I can still remember the odd family occasions where our presence was required in the church. He would go down on one knee, bow his head and remain silent as prays were said. He never joined in the hymns or communal prays but did not make a big deal about it. It was HIS respectful silence that makes me so angry at bible thumpers berating me as I walk down the high st and why I berate them back.

Tips on dealing with religious family before, during, and after funerals...

KKGator comments on Oct 3, 2019:

"Going along", in any situation, usually proves to be the worst possible course of action. That's how atrocities are allowed to happen. That's how crimes are allowed to go unpunished. It makes NO sense to me that any non-believer should have to be the one to "go along" with a bunch of ...

273kelvin replies on Oct 3, 2019:

A family funeral is not the same as condoning atrocities. If the funeral was secular then religious people would have to respect that. If you follow your reasoning to its logical conclusion? Then no atheist would ever sit in Congress or the Senate, as they would refuse to pledge "One nation under god". That would leave the voters unrepresented. If you think that that is far fetched then take a look at Sinn Fein MPs in Northern Ireland. They will not sit in Westminster bc they won't pledge allegiance to the queen and NI assembly has not sat for 3 years due to a dispute. "Here lies the grave of Albert May Who died defending his right of way He was right all along, all along But he is just as dead as if he was wrong"