Revolving door.

273kelvin comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Remember this post man because at 35 you are grade A baby making material. All of the single women who are your contemporaries will be hearing that clock ticking. This is female beer goggles. They will be looking at you and thinking "How sexy would that guy be pushing a baby buggy?" Your friend gets...

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow It seems that you have your fair share of crazies. Whilst I can appreciate your position on kids. Women have a lot of good ways to alter a mans position. Yes most women have had kids by their 30s but lots of them put this on hold for the sake of their careers. If you are genuinely looking for someone, then this is the stage when homemaking is becoming a biological imperative for women. https://youtu.be/H-gfxjAaZg0

Basic universal income. A socialist bridge too far or the wave of the future?

bingst comments on Nov 24, 2018:

There's something else about the march of automation to consider. We could probably increase jobs and get everyone working by doing away with some of that automation. Which raises the question in my mind, would that even be ethical? Shouldn't we be striving to reduce the need to "work for a ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

You cannot uninvent something and would we want to?. I read on here how a machine now can diagnose eye disease better than any doctor. We are used to automation in manufacturing. Accountancy is done by computers, now nearly all commodity trading is also done by machines. Why? because they do it better. Automation is always going to encroach on the workplace. Even the Amish now use power tools to make their goods for sale then finish them off by hand. If one area or country limits machines then the work will be done elsewhere. This market forces. We now gear our education towards work and industry requirements. In the future we may lean more towards the arts and social care.

Basic universal income. A socialist bridge too far or the wave of the future?

Marine comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Our thinking must change as the job market changes or everyone will enjoy unemployment. For example the work week needs to be adjusted downward from 40 hrs to maybe 30hrs allowing for more employment. As benefits are removed from the job they need to be provided by the government (disability,health ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

This is already the case in many european counties such as mine. The govt supplements low incomes and a vast array of benefits with accompanying bureaucracy (the benefits are vast the money is not). BUI is also an attempt to simplify this system.

Basic universal income. A socialist bridge too far or the wave of the future?

Humanistheathen comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Based on Finland's two year experiment, UBI might not be a workable solution. Of course their attempt was small and selective, so there was a lot to be desired in terms of scope. As much as we gripe about working, when jobs dry up, one of our greatest shortages is in the "purpose" department. I ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

We gear our education towards work and industry requirements. In the future we may lean more towards the arts and social care.

Nick Harper - Black Friday [youtu.be]

Marionville comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Nothing here!

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

Oh will rectify now

Saudi Arabia only murdered an American resident.

azzow2 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

At least here they would try and cover it up if the tables were turned.

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

http://www.zpub.com/un/un-bc-body.html

Saudi Arabia only murdered an American resident.

Triphid comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Where exactly is the problem, Americans are shooting each other with tedious regularity on THEIR own soil PLUS just about everywhere else in the developing world?

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@Piratefish Guess what that was true in Northern Ireland even at the height of the troubles. Would you have wanted to visit or live there?

Do you still believe in Capitalism?

273kelvin comments on Nov 24, 2018:

There is no pure capitalism or communism. You might as well say black music or white music. The two are so intermingled that any examination is tainted. About the only true capitalist structure is illegal drugs. Price and quality control are determined by market forces alone. If you count police ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@Bendog Capitalism is what is says on the tin. It is market forces. Socialism is an attempt to engineer those forces for the greater good. This can be anything from anti-trust and monopoly laws to prevent market fixing to free school meals and health care for the needy.

I would stay here in a heartbeat, with the right person. How awesome is this?!?

psycheworks comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Ok who wants to go with me?

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

You have to ask?

Good Morning all.

273kelvin comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Bobby Keys sax on "Cant you hear me knocking" is brilliant but so too is Ry Cooders slide on "Sister Morphine". My favorite though if I have to pick one is "Gimme Shelter". This track sets the Stones apart as the all time greatest rock n roll band in the world

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@btroje Who else would it be? Check out this album. Its the best jam session going. Kieth walked out and they just played. https://youtu.be/tziyYhJKwPI

You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Deb57 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Does this culture do that? I hadn't noticed. Sounds like a pretty "Incel" thing to do.

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@Deb57 And society that buys it

You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Deb57 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Does this culture do that? I hadn't noticed. Sounds like a pretty "Incel" thing to do.

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@Deb57 I am and at no point have I, excused anyones inappropriate behaviour. What I am saying is that society puts a lot of sex out there and uses it to sell everything from booze to bath salts. Then says its wrong.

You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Deb57 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Does this culture do that? I hadn't noticed. Sounds like a pretty "Incel" thing to do.

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

I would say so. From the 1st it demonises and quite rightly criminalises sex with minors. Then puts young girls in cheerleaders outfits and beauty pageants. If a woman is sexualy active she can be labeled as a slut (see any rape defence lawyer). If she is not then she is frigid. Sex is everywhere on advertising and films. Yet making a pass someone in the workplace can get you fired. The guy has a point.

[youtube.com] I am almost convinced

AnneWimsey comments on Nov 23, 2018:

If you cannot sum it up in less than an hour, it is an "Obfuscation By Words. "E= mc/squared" is a prime example!

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

Plus the man speaks in braille

John Allen Chau, Preacher killed by Natives, Appalling Atheist Reactions - YouTube

273kelvin comments on Nov 23, 2018:

So a guy thinks that he does not have to steer his car because god will save him. He then crashes into a tree. So what! one less idiot. We would be thankful that no one else was hurt. That guy was the same only worse. The overwhelming vanity of it all is what pisses me off. Its bad enough when they ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@DavidLaDeau You may know this joke already but anyway here goes. A very pious man get a warning one morning on TV that the local dam is going to burst and all that live in its path should evacuate. He thinks to himself "I am a pious man and god will save me" The warning is repeated on radio yet again he thinks "I am a pious man and god will save me". The police come to his house and tell him to get out and they will give him a lift if he needs it. He replies "I am a pious man and god will save me". The dam breaks and water is up to his bedroom window. A rescue boat cames to take him but again he says "I am a pious man and god will save me". The water reaches to the roof where he is trapped but a helicopter arrives to winch him to safety. Yet still he declines their offer saying "I am a pious man and god will save me"....He drowns. When he gets to heaven he asks god "Why did you not save me?" God says "You fucking idiot. I sent you warnings on the TV and radio. I sent a police car, a boat and a fucking helicopter! Why did you not listen?" Even the religious believe in free will. Your grandfather made choices as did that young man. If they are wrong, motivated by self interest or preservation. Then they should live with the consequences. They do not deserve our sympathy or compassion. better to save that for the more deserving.

John Allen Chau, Preacher killed by Natives, Appalling Atheist Reactions - YouTube

273kelvin comments on Nov 23, 2018:

So a guy thinks that he does not have to steer his car because god will save him. He then crashes into a tree. So what! one less idiot. We would be thankful that no one else was hurt. That guy was the same only worse. The overwhelming vanity of it all is what pisses me off. Its bad enough when they ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@DavidLaDeau How far would you extend this? Okay lets take to extremes. Would you have compassion for an SS guard executed when the allies liberated his camp? He too was indoctrinated. He too was doing what he thought was right.

John Allen Chau, Preacher killed by Natives, Appalling Atheist Reactions - YouTube

273kelvin comments on Nov 23, 2018:

So a guy thinks that he does not have to steer his car because god will save him. He then crashes into a tree. So what! one less idiot. We would be thankful that no one else was hurt. That guy was the same only worse. The overwhelming vanity of it all is what pisses me off. Its bad enough when they ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@DavidLaDeau John Donne "If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee" Whist I appreciate Donnes sentiments here. Some mens deaths diminishes me less than others. As I type this thousands of children are starving to death in Yemen. Yet this idiot claims the news and our thoughts. Those children did not seek starvation or court disaster. They are simply there. Where was his love of god if he could spend all that time and money to go to that island and not give to them? Yet this would have been a truly selfless act. No headlines, no glory, he would not have been "the man". Just a good simple soul doing right. Obviously not good enough for this arrogant, vain and stupid young man.

Why are we so important?

Amisja comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Kelvin, aren't you a Brit?

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@Amisja Yes and proud of it (although my speaking voice has little or no trace of scouse). We non-americans can think of ourselves as anti-mormons. Doing valued missionary work via the internet

Why are we so important?

GuitarDoctor comments on Nov 22, 2018:

What is "Angontic"?

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

Point taken, amended and corrected. In mitigation I am dyslexic and the last bit was written in haste but guilty as charged

Why are we so important?

Amisja comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Kelvin, aren't you a Brit?

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

Yes I am but as most of the members here are US, that is the platform we use. This would be a rather dull and sparse site if it were only us europeans. Also quite unnecessary as secularism is almost a done deal here. Whereas as I pointed out the americans need this site as voice of reason in a society where superstition trumps logic.

You know there is no god when you suffer bullying all your life, school and work, your dad is in ...

MsAl comments on Nov 22, 2018:

I know there is no God because of carbon dating.

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

I dont look for carbon in my dates. Just the silicon

I have no idea what a person has to do to get above Level 1.

273kelvin comments on Nov 22, 2018:

You should be at level 2 by now just because of these comments

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

Just checked and yes you are.

U.N. wants to be our world government

Elganned comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Same old "The sky is falling!!" crap I heard as a child, only it was the John Birch Society then. Wake me up when/if it happens...

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

I have to admit to a bit of ironic humor when the president of the John Birch society got shot down by the russians on that korean airline. Just coz your paranoid.... "And Im leavin on a jet plane...." John Denver

U.N. wants to be our world government

273kelvin comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Woods for trees .....Everone (outside of the US of fuckin A) knows who wants to rule the world. A McDonalds on ever main street on the planet, superheros (american of course) the mainstay of artistic cinematic endeavor, Trump the 1st item on any news day, a fire in California kills 300 runs for a ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@OwlInASack, @PBuck0145 I DO NOT hate America. Its just that you sit there with introspective view of the world. Occasionally going off to kick ass somewhere. 80% of you don't own a passport and have never gone outside your country. Fair enough but don't cry that someones trying to take over when its YOU that have interfered, bombed and invaded any country that disagrees with you. Oh check it out. The US does have the right to extradite me with no hearing. How would YOU feel about that if the UK had that right?

U.N. wants to be our world government

273kelvin comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Woods for trees .....Everone (outside of the US of fuckin A) knows who wants to rule the world. A McDonalds on ever main street on the planet, superheros (american of course) the mainstay of artistic cinematic endeavor, Trump the 1st item on any news day, a fire in California kills 300 runs for a ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@PBuck0145 The UN taking over but just look at the US record in invasion and interference (in my lifetime). Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Chilli, Nicaragua, El-Salvador, Panama, Grenada, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan have missed any out? If an individual had that kind of a rap sheet for home invasion, would you let them own a firearm? PS. Somalia and Bosnia

U.N. wants to be our world government

273kelvin comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Woods for trees .....Everone (outside of the US of fuckin A) knows who wants to rule the world. A McDonalds on ever main street on the planet, superheros (american of course) the mainstay of artistic cinematic endeavor, Trump the 1st item on any news day, a fire in California kills 300 runs for a ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@PBuck0145 No I dont. Its just you really think that your the only ones here.

What are a few of your favorite things?

273kelvin comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Stuff like this

273kelvin replies on Nov 21, 2018:

@pepperjones

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sfvpool comments on Nov 20, 2018:

Here is the definitive answer: https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/adam-and-eve/did-adam-have-a-belly-button/

273kelvin replies on Nov 20, 2018:

He would struggle with "Why do men have nipples?"

I have been seeking female companionship for awhile now,here and on assorted other sites.

SkotlandSkye comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Maybe it’s your lack of photos, sparse BIO, and generally pissy outlook on life?

273kelvin replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@pashaonenine Whilst the mathematical ratio of sites such as POF and Okcupid may be relatively equal. (It becomes more slanted on sites geared to casual or sexual relationships). The perception is that women have an easier time. There are several reasons for this. Men tend to initiate contact 1st. So if there are 100 guys and 100 gals (lets say they are all within each others dating parameters of age, locality attractiveness etc.). then 98 guys will send out 98 msgs to 98 gals (the 2% are guys who wait like Wayne and gals who msg 1st). Each woman will 98 msgs, of which she will sift through and pick out her best prospects. This could range from 1-10 depending on how flirty she is. If she dates these guys the each of the top 10% will be choosing from up to 98 other dates. Then you get complaints from gals saying they get ghosted etc. As you go down the attractive scale. Then the women will still get asked but the men will get less replies. Therefore a woman can do as Wayne has done and just say "Hi I am here...ask" and some guys will ask. Whereas Wayne will grow old and bitter waiting. https://qz.com/1051462/these-statistics-show-why-its-so-hard-to-be-an-average-man-on-dating-apps/

Is it safe to drink and post here?

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

There are programs you can install that try and stop you using social media when drunk. It works like a password but will ask you to solve an arithmetic problem or something easily done when sober but harder when inebriated. As for religion? it is a form of social control. For example sexual ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@Pbpierson2 Rout origin of the word cuckold is cookoo, so its just your english language brain working

Do Relationships Have These 3 Rules?

273kelvin comments on Nov 17, 2018:

Dont expect them to fancy you if no one else does

273kelvin replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@Cabsmom If you have been in a relationship then you know that its not just about physicality.It is about attitude and caring But just like alcohol at a party or sneakers at a 10K, it helps.

Do Relationships Have These 3 Rules?

273kelvin comments on Nov 17, 2018:

Dont expect them to fancy you if no one else does

273kelvin replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@Cabsmom Whatever.... both/either. Would someone else fancy you?

I have been seeking female companionship for awhile now,here and on assorted other sites.

SkotlandSkye comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Maybe it’s your lack of photos, sparse BIO, and generally pissy outlook on life?

273kelvin replies on Nov 17, 2018:

@WayneDalton Okay firstly what Paracosm & genessa said is good advice. Profile pics that are good are smiles, action shots and pics with friends. These will show that you are not some sad sack sitting alone in his room. Profiles that work say active, adventurous, caring, passionate and GSOH (you can put a little humor in if you want). This is assuming that you have any of these qualities. If not say what you are but spin it to attract. For example Agoraphobic = like cozy nights in, overweight = cuddy. You get the idea. Also if there are things your into like bands say so. A gal who may have left swiped you might not if you like the same music and or hobbies. Messages; These are your chat up line, This is a scatter gun mail shot game. You will send out 10 msgs for every response and 10 responses to 1 date. So dont lose heart, remember that each msg gets you closer to a date. DO NOT TREAT EACH PROSPECT TO THE SAME MSG ! Yes you can put a more detailed version of your profile and copy paste this but you HAVE to read the gals profile and make it specific to them too. This is your only chance to get them interested. So "Hi lets chat" just crosses one more prospect off the list and does not make you the guy they want to talk to. Example (forgive me Minta79 I will use your profile in this). Hello Minta, you look stunning may I say. I too love lists, music, english comedians, night time, good movies , bad movies, cats and dogs (have I missed any out lol ) https://youtu.be/sqA577_IoBk (then you can copy/paste a bit more about yourself like....) I am mostly fine with my own company but would love someone to share good times with. I adore good food and wine but feel that good company would be a perfect accompaniment. If you think that you could be that persson? Then I would love to talk with you (insert name here) xxx

I have been seeking female companionship for awhile now,here and on assorted other sites.

SkotlandSkye comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Maybe it’s your lack of photos, sparse BIO, and generally pissy outlook on life?

273kelvin replies on Nov 17, 2018:

@pashaonenine The reasons behind womens selectiveness are to a degree somewhat irrelevant if youre waiting for them to contact you first and have no pic or bio. Of course if you make the effort and try and put your best foot forward. Then yes not coming over as a possible creep is a big plus. I simply stated the mathematical facts about radios of M - F on dating sites. If I go into a shop to buy a bottle of wine. I will per force reject a lot more wine in a large supermarket with hundreds of different choices than if I go into a convenience store with a choice of 5. It is a fact because I know women who have done it. That Waynes profile would get msgs and hits if he was female but he is not so he has to make an effort.

When its nipply out 😈

hippydog comments on Nov 16, 2018:

???

273kelvin replies on Nov 17, 2018:

"Now did I leave the baby on the bus or on the subway?"

I have been seeking female companionship for awhile now,here and on assorted other sites.

SkotlandSkye comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Maybe it’s your lack of photos, sparse BIO, and generally pissy outlook on life?

273kelvin replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@WayneDalton You will have gathered by now that internet dating is a buyers market for women. (Gonna get in trouble for this of the ladies but). Also women look for reasons to reject whist guys to accept. Bare this in mind. Hi I read your Bio and I think I have something to sell you. I cannot tell you what it is or show you a picture but you will love it when you get it. Just send me $20 and I will send it to you, interested? Of course not why would you be. Getting a date online is like looking for a job. You HAVE to have a good CV, target prospects that not only you want but those that might want you. You are NOT a better mouse trap. The world will not beat a path to your door and even if your Brad Pitt and George Clooney rolled up in Jim Morrison. They will not come unless you tell them about yourself. I get dates online. I am 61 and not rich or good looking. If you would really like my help then PM me and we can talk.

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Morality says that there are hard written codes of good and evil. Ethics would be a better word after you get free from dogmas. Ethics would look for rules that brings society to a desired place. Se I didn't say good or better place, but a desired place. It is all about what kind of world you ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@Pedrohbds Obviously I am not arguing in favor of slavery, thats a given but its a given in our time. If you look at the 1830s there was no economic or shared experiences that drove this. It was a purley moral standpoint. Similar to animal rights protesters today.

Soooo, how many of you, despite no allegiance to God, or religion, will be sad or depressed going ...

SeeCanU comments on Nov 16, 2018:

once the xmas music stops, i'm ok. i'm sure i'll get some good sleep on xmas day. i'm 'supposed' to go to the renfest in todd mission on thanksgiving but it's camping out and it supposed to rain. so not sure on that one. a friend invited me to their place for thanksgiving too so i dono. ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 16, 2018:

Spare a thought for Noddy Holder lead singer with Slade. They made some dammed good tracks in their day but every year its their Christmas song that starts up the festivities. Laughing all the way to the bank you would think? Okay you have a point and celebs have to put up with "Arent you....?" Poor old Noddy cant go anywhere without someone shouting at the top of their lungs. "ITS CHRISTMAS" https://youtu.be/BpfHSqLXePI

Give Peace A Chance (1969) John & Yoko's Honeymoon Anti-War Protest. [youtube.com]

273kelvin comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Tried to convince my daughter (we had just seen Bohemian rhapsody) that "We will rock you" was a rip off of this https://youtu.be/FtyZSWJkFXU

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Marmion Yeah but Queen had the hand clapping too

Senate.

273kelvin comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Interesting, In the UK our second chamber is the house of lords. It used to made up of hereditary and life peers. Hereditary are what they seem ie. lords ranging from the duke of Westminster to Hayden Guest (this goes up to 11). This was changed and only 26 hereditary peers can now sit. The ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Amisja Atm they are limited to 26. These are elected by all the hereditary peers (at least someone there was elected) and are the ones who show up and do good work. Not ideal but as Bismark said "Politics is the art of the possible"

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

TheMiddleWay comments on Nov 15, 2018:

As I see it, to better understand why the religious make that statement one has to understand that morals are not in our genes nor are they obvious or universal. They have to come from someone... notice I said some*one* not some*where*. And further, that someone may not be alive anymore but may have...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay The anglican church has in recent years softened its position on divorce, women priests and gays. This has not come from any bishops (well not very loud ones). This has come from the collective norms of outside and to a degree secular society.

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Morality says that there are hard written codes of good and evil. Ethics would be a better word after you get free from dogmas. Ethics would look for rules that brings society to a desired place. Se I didn't say good or better place, but a desired place. It is all about what kind of world you ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Pedrohbds, @TheMiddleWay I suppose this is more morals the ethics. A boy asks his father "Dad what are business ethics?" "I am glad you asked that son. Let me put it this way. A lady comes into my shop and buys something for $20, hands me the note then walks quickly out. When I get to the till I find that its 2 20s stuck together. I then you have a question of business ethics" "What should you run after her and give her the $20 back?" "No do I tell my partner?"

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Morality says that there are hard written codes of good and evil. Ethics would be a better word after you get free from dogmas. Ethics would look for rules that brings society to a desired place. Se I didn't say good or better place, but a desired place. It is all about what kind of world you ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Pedrohbds Seeing them as people (they were not at 1st viewed as equal) was a moral judgment, not an ethical one. Society had more to lose than gain by this.

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

TheMiddleWay comments on Nov 15, 2018:

As I see it, to better understand why the religious make that statement one has to understand that morals are not in our genes nor are they obvious or universal. They have to come from someone... notice I said some*one* not some*where*. And further, that someone may not be alive anymore but may have...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

I get your point about morals from someone else. Although some are just learnt behaviour. Caveman "I will not hit Ug and steal his woman because Ug will hit me back and steal mine and he is bigger than me". "I will not hit Uh and steal his woman because then he will not hunt with me and he runs fast and tracks well." Then we have a collective morality or ethics. Universal suffrage was not one persons or even one groups idea. It was a consensus of like minded people with different views but with a common aim, who got together to ilicite change. Just like Ug and Uh people saw the merits in deciding their own govt. (although the jurys still out on their current choice). Morals and ethics change with time. Thats why you have institutions like the supreme court. It may view that abortion is unconstitutional one year. Then reverse its decision later as in Roe vs Wade. Then back again as may happen soon. (it is a little known fact that Wade herself has changed her mind and regrets her earlier decision). Then we have the cases where there are no rules. eg. Your know friends partner is cheating. Do you tell them? You can say "I would want to know (or not)" but you are not them so the golden rule does not apply here. Our morals may seem on the face of it "top down" but upon examination more a crystallization of "bottom up" thinking. The bible recommends stoning someone who wears cloths of a different weave. It is us not the bible who says that this is wrong.

I came across this recently "The biggest problem with American politics is viewing people that we ...

Xena comments on Nov 12, 2018:

All I know is...ANYONE who supports the current administration...the unhinged demon in power IS MY ENEMY! That is it and that is all

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

Just how "open minded" are you? http://www.zpub.com/un/un-bc-body.html

Have you spent more time giving or recieving

273kelvin comments on Nov 15, 2018:

It took a while but I learnt to give good oral (I say good but mean great). For me inducing orgasms in a woman is like playing carnegie hall. It has taken a lot of practice and I still am learning but the results are outstanding. To feel her shudder and juices flow, then hold her as she aftershocks....

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Donotbelieve ;-)

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Morality says that there are hard written codes of good and evil. Ethics would be a better word after you get free from dogmas. Ethics would look for rules that brings society to a desired place. Se I didn't say good or better place, but a desired place. It is all about what kind of world you ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Pedrohbds But at the time and for quite some time before. They were not counted as people but property. Even the US constitution counts them as 3/5 of a person in its census and native americans not at all as they were not human till much later.

Have you spent more time giving or recieving

273kelvin comments on Nov 15, 2018:

It took a while but I learnt to give good oral (I say good but mean great). For me inducing orgasms in a woman is like playing carnegie hall. It has taken a lot of practice and I still am learning but the results are outstanding. To feel her shudder and juices flow, then hold her as she aftershocks....

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Donotbelieve I gotta visit America x

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

John_Tyrrell comments on Nov 15, 2018:

My attitude is that it is believers who have no morals --- particularly those who willingly follow the supposed dictates of a murderous deity who condemns people to an eternity of torture for simply not believing in such an abomination.

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

The point I tried to make was that they have the same moral compass as us. Even though they claim that its all biblically founded, it is selective. When was the last time you heard of anyone chastised let alone being executed for wearing cloths of a different weave?

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

darien75 comments on Nov 15, 2018:

I am without religion yet I have morals. I don't out and out decry and lambast those of whom I know for them having beliefs as its not nice to decry them for there faith. To me to be moral and leave others to there belief structure is the ultimate form of morality. In the end we are all on this ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

I do not decry them either unless there belief causes harm to others. It is they who accuse us of no moral compass

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

genessa comments on Nov 15, 2018:

it is actually cheaper to keep someone in prison than to kill that person, since killing the person involves (as it should, considering the irreversibility of the punishment) numerous appeals as WELL as keepiong that person in prison. as for morals, i have been told i can't be a truly good person...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

Thats because you are a very litigious country (73% of the worlds lawyers)

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Morality says that there are hard written codes of good and evil. Ethics would be a better word after you get free from dogmas. Ethics would look for rules that brings society to a desired place. Se I didn't say good or better place, but a desired place. It is all about what kind of world you ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Pedrohbds The first part of your comment is almost de facto the case. Over 1% of the US population is under lock and key and felons are disenfranchised upon release. Would it not be ethically more efficient to implement a final solution? Human rights are unalienable therefore a moral rather than (in your definition) an ethical concept..As is a written constitution. If as you claim we act in our own long term interests by only adopting laws and rules that limit freedoms that will benefit us all as a whole? How do explain the abolition of slavery in the UK and empire in the 1830s? As the 1st major power to do this (a generation before the land of the free). This was not in our best interests economically, far from it. Yet moral arguments thankfully won the day. Lincoln of course had a war to win and therefore other justifications.

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Morality says that there are hard written codes of good and evil. Ethics would be a better word after you get free from dogmas. Ethics would look for rules that brings society to a desired place. Se I didn't say good or better place, but a desired place. It is all about what kind of world you ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Pedrohbds By your definition euthanasia, eugenics, and capital punishment are all ethically sound and efficient ways to go. If someone is unemployed for a period of time, a residual offender or a drain on society by being old or infirm. Then off to the soylent green farm they go. Morally we take the view that life whilst not being sacred is precious and cannot be taken for convenience sake.

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

dahermit comments on Nov 15, 2018:

"... Now I have no desire to get into the gun control debate here..." But then ***you do*** get into the gun control debate. "but I will ask even the most vernment NRA supporters. "If you could go back in time would you have put that in? You have a choice of a society with guns or one without."...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

As for jews being armed in 30s Germany. The same gun laws existed then in the US as now. It did not stop lynchings in the south. Also by the same logic it would have been handy for the sioux to have had nuclear weapons.

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Morality says that there are hard written codes of good and evil. Ethics would be a better word after you get free from dogmas. Ethics would look for rules that brings society to a desired place. Se I didn't say good or better place, but a desired place. It is all about what kind of world you ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

Perhaps ethics may be a better word but morals is the one chosen by theists, so that is what I used. We as non-believers have our own moral code, undefined by dogma. You may call it ethics if you wish but the results are the same. The members of this site who voted in my poll did so on what they described as moral grounds.

An answer to theists who say "Without religion where are your morals?

dahermit comments on Nov 15, 2018:

"... Now I have no desire to get into the gun control debate here..." But then ***you do*** get into the gun control debate. "but I will ask even the most vernment NRA supporters. "If you could go back in time would you have put that in? You have a choice of a society with guns or one without."...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

Again "No desire" I merely used that part of the constitution as something that may with hindsight be wrong. There is an old joke about someone asking for directions in Ireland. "Well if I were you? I would not have started from here." If I lived in the US I probably would own a gun. I would not want to or like to but I would deem it a necessary evil. Then again I do not start from there.

Is a shame she don't read half of anything I write.

273kelvin comments on Nov 14, 2018:

If I am a god of sorts then may I offer some words, if not of wisdom then at least direction. Write better! "Is a shame she don't read half of anything I write." !! Why does that not surprise me? Read it back to yourself. Does it sound correct? Scan? Can I improve on that sentence? I had a ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Stephanie99 Pre-school or nursery. It is comic shorthand for the fact that my education was limited and a resounding failure. Being slightly dyslexic and unable to spell. Each sentence I now write is perpetrated with red underlines. This a vast improvement to the crossings out and scribble that was my academic work, such as it was. I could however read and read well. I knew what I wanted to say, how to say it and if sounded correct. Now with the advent of digital technology I can edit as well. A skill I recommend to toeachhisown

Name a Movie Quote That Gives The Film Away Without Saying the Title! Gooooo!

273kelvin comments on Nov 14, 2018:

No Mr Bond I expect you to die youre only supposed to blow the bloody doors off were gonna need bigger buns Fill yer hands you sons of bitches Do you like Denis Roussos? I like Demis Roussos do you? So which one is it Houseboy or stud? There's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@MissMac Well done but can you get "Houseboy or stud" ?

Hi guys ! What do you fantaisies about and would like to try, with actual partner(s) or other(s)

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

FMF 3some

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Charity It was on a hook up site. You get a lot of women who like the fantasy of setting up a date. With lots of "What will you do to me?" stuff in texts, then let you down

Doesn’t the site require one to be older than 18.

Green_eyes comments on Nov 14, 2018:

She deleted her comment immediately when I called her on it. Fair warning guys, she’s a minor!

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

Its still there https://agnostic.com/post/221374/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-a-good-man-these-days-how-come-serious-relationships-and-family-does

Name a Movie Quote That Gives The Film Away Without Saying the Title! Gooooo!

273kelvin comments on Nov 14, 2018:

No Mr Bond I expect you to die youre only supposed to blow the bloody doors off were gonna need bigger buns Fill yer hands you sons of bitches Do you like Denis Roussos? I like Demis Roussos do you? So which one is it Houseboy or stud? There's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Seeker3CO Theres 3 Brit films and 2 USA left

Name a Movie Quote That Gives The Film Away Without Saying the Title! Gooooo!

273kelvin comments on Nov 14, 2018:

No Mr Bond I expect you to die youre only supposed to blow the bloody doors off were gonna need bigger buns Fill yer hands you sons of bitches Do you like Denis Roussos? I like Demis Roussos do you? So which one is it Houseboy or stud? There's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Seeker3CO I thought that would get you yanks but can you name the others?

Hi guys ! What do you fantaisies about and would like to try, with actual partner(s) or other(s)

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

FMF 3some

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Charity I must admit I tend to FF blow jobs in porn. I find that a little boring. I have been offered to go to a 3rd with MF Mr & Mrs which I declined but said yes to a woman who wanted me to throw a MFM party. I think the difference was it would be at my place, the other guy was a friend and I would feel more secure. Btw she unfortunately did not show

Has anyone tried CBD lube? If so, how did you like it?

Lillyfield41 comments on Nov 14, 2018:

I used a cannabis oil based lube once. Burned like crazy. Kept me numb. Maybe i didnt wait long enough between application and playtime?? Or too long?? I did not like it.

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Lillyfield41 Sorry missed that bit

Has anyone tried CBD lube? If so, how did you like it?

Lillyfield41 comments on Nov 14, 2018:

I used a cannabis oil based lube once. Burned like crazy. Kept me numb. Maybe i didnt wait long enough between application and playtime?? Or too long?? I did not like it.

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

Try a different lube. The ones I use are instant and dont sting (Durex water based)

Hi guys ! What do you fantaisies about and would like to try, with actual partner(s) or other(s)

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

FMF 3some

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Charity Seems odd that just seeing a penis would be such an issue. I assume the guy watches porn?

Name a Movie Quote That Gives The Film Away Without Saying the Title! Gooooo!

beerkrump comments on Nov 14, 2018:

It's pronounced "Fronkensteen".

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

What hump?

What are the happiest Countries Sexually

273kelvin comments on Nov 14, 2018:

I hear theres a lot of action in Togo. Might go there someday ;-)

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Morganfreeman https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/togo/tgmaps.htm

Is a shame she don't read half of anything I write.

273kelvin comments on Nov 14, 2018:

If I am a god of sorts then may I offer some words, if not of wisdom then at least direction. Write better! "Is a shame she don't read half of anything I write." !! Why does that not surprise me? Read it back to yourself. Does it sound correct? Scan? Can I improve on that sentence? I had a ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Stephanie99 I failed sandpit

Who is up to the challenge?

LeighShelton comments on Nov 14, 2018:

stuck my nob in a bacon slicer

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

Come on folks, 3 of you cannot have done that. Especially when 1 is female.

Who is up to the challenge?

NYTrink comments on Nov 13, 2018:

Cum from oral ?

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

Date an harmonica player. Its a transferable skill

Who is up to the challenge?

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

Anal sex

273kelvin replies on Nov 14, 2018:

Well with all these likes at least we know some of the ladies that do. Btw it is because of my size that that this has not happened.

Hi guys ! What do you fantaisies about and would like to try, with actual partner(s) or other(s)

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

FMF 3some

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@Charity He might have a point in my case as emm lets put it this way. The bed is king sized too ;-)

Hi guys ! What do you fantaisies about and would like to try, with actual partner(s) or other(s)

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

FMF 3some

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@Charity Okay you pick the guy and we will watch (at first) xx

This can be anyone . Political, musical etc. Mine?

Bobbyzen comments on Nov 13, 2018:

I was devastated when Phil Ochs committed suicide.

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

https://youtu.be/_bmUQMDrep0

Hi guys ! What do you fantaisies about and would like to try, with actual partner(s) or other(s)

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

FMF 3some

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@Charity Maybe we can have a foursome with a "sin bin" ;-)

Capital punishment?

WilliamFleming comments on Nov 13, 2018:

The questions are loaded. What if a person opposes capital punishment for practical reasons? There’s nothing to check.

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

What practical reasons might they be? I know that in hindsight I should have put an option saying "I oppose the death penalty as the chances of a miscarriage of justice are too great" Is that the option you are looking for?

Capital punishment?

WilliamFleming comments on Nov 13, 2018:

I am undecided, however, for me it is not a moral issue—it is a question of what works best. From one perspective, we are not our bodies—we were not born and we do not die. We have responsible control of bodies though. It is unsociable to harm a person’s body or other property, such as ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@WilliamFleming Much as I respect your view on bodies etc. It is not and cannot be the states view, in respect of separation of church and state. It makes no odds if you think a murderer will be reincarnated as an ant. The taking of a human life is the taking of a human life. To continue the tree analogy. If the lumberjack repeatedly fells trees on top of people however innocently. The state would have a duty to revoke his logging license. Just as if you were to continue to have car accidents due to errors in judgement. It would make no difference how many miles that you drove without incident. The state would curtail your right to drive. If the state kills 200 guilty people but also 3 innocent ones. Then it too must have its 00 status removed, As it no longer can be trusted with a licence to kill

Capital punishment?

Jk1960 comments on Nov 13, 2018:

How about Timothy mcveigh? Extreme case right out come.

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

Funny that you should mention that case. I listened to a radio documentary about the capital punishment debate and one of the guys on it had lost a daughter in that bombing. Now before it happened he was pro-death penalty but his daughter was not. When she killed he decided to go anti in her memory. Thinking that she would not want another life taken on her account. The victims families were split into pro and anti. With often quite vernment arguments between the two camps. The pro`s thinking that it might give them some closure. It did not. Also from what I know of the case. There are some reservations on the idea that he acted alone. If he in fact did not act alone? Then one possible line of inquiry is most certainly closed forever.

Capital punishment?

WilliamFleming comments on Nov 13, 2018:

I am undecided, however, for me it is not a moral issue—it is a question of what works best. From one perspective, we are not our bodies—we were not born and we do not die. We have responsible control of bodies though. It is unsociable to harm a person’s body or other property, such as ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

If you walk in the woods and a tree falls on you? That is for want of a better term an act of god. If that tree was cut by a lumberjack at the time? That is an act of negligence. If it was willful and easily prevented then its criminal negligence or manslaughter. If it was deliberate then its murder. If the state kills an innocent person but then says sorry but we thought that they deserved it at the time? How can it justify punishing other murderers? "Hey I only killed one guy and he was a gang banger. Youve killed 5 innocent guys in the last 2 years" The difference between prison and a death sentence is you can release an innocent person from jail and although they will never get that time back. They can be monetarily compensated and they get to live the rest of their lives in freedom. You cannot un-inject a corpse.

I want to fall in love and be loved. I wonder why that is so hard

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

There are thousands of guys playing video games right now that would dream of meeting you. Let alone fall in love with you and you them. Your a sci-fi fan. Thats a buyer market for gals. Just be open to the possibilities

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@LadyAlyxandrea I did not mean video games specifically but comic-con crowd is predominantly male. One would think that you would have your choice of suitors?

Capital punishment?

lerlo comments on Nov 13, 2018:

As it stands now, without the death penalty, an inmate can do anything they want to in prison. Kill other inmates, kill guards etc. with no additional punishment if they're already doing, say, life in prison or any substantial prison time. Capital punishment would stand as a deterrent in those ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

I think you can look at the statistics and say that counties or states that do not have the death penalty have lower or comparable murder rates

Capital punishment?

Pedrohbds comments on Nov 13, 2018:

Goes against human rights. The most modern view about the penal system is that the state don't avenge the population. The state promote human rights. And the human rights are so important that the state should restrain any human right the minimum possible to keep the society working and ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

A well written and thought out argument. I do not disagree but can I put this to you? What if a murderer kills again in prison as so often happens? He has not been neutralised, he will spend the rest of his days there, albeit with severer restrictions. What deterrent is there to stop him killing again?

Capital punishment?

ValJ comments on Nov 13, 2018:

None of the above. I'm against the death penalty because too many innocent people are wrongly convicted.

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@ValJ So in principle yes but in practice no? That seems to be the de facto case in the US atm. Not until all appeals and avenues of redress are exhausted will the sentence be finally carried out.

Does anyone know any dirty limericks?

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

There was a young man from Devizes Who had bollocks of different sizes The first was quite small Scarcely no ball at all But the other was large and won prizes There was a young man from Aberystwyth Who took a girl home to play whist with The game was a fable Because under the table ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@FlippantLlama Any points?

Capital punishment?

ValJ comments on Nov 13, 2018:

None of the above. I'm against the death penalty because too many innocent people are wrongly convicted.

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@ValJ Of course there a miscarriages of justice and no matter what safeguards we put in the way some will slip though. My understanding of US federal capital cases require 2 verdicts. A guilty one then later the same jury must decide on the death penalty. Hypothetically if that 2nd verdict could only be if it was 100% sure, no margin for error ? What then?

Capital punishment?

ValJ comments on Nov 13, 2018:

None of the above. I'm against the death penalty because too many innocent people are wrongly convicted.

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

What if in a particular case it was 100% beyond all doubt not just reasonable. Witnesses, DNA, cctv footage and a confession. In other words a smoking gun? Say for example Chapman when he killed John Lennon?

Good People Don't Defend A Bad Man

Novelty comments on Nov 13, 2018:

I believe that if the people that defend him actually paid attention they'd be just as much against him as I am, but they spend all their time telling all the rest of us to listen to them. They refuse to listen to him much less us. They've been preprogrammed to believe that anyone not in their party...

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

https://agnostic.com/post/221369/i-came-across-this-recently-the-biggest-problem-with-american-politics-is-viewing-people-that-we-d

Is it safe to drink and post here?

273kelvin comments on Nov 13, 2018:

There are programs you can install that try and stop you using social media when drunk. It works like a password but will ask you to solve an arithmetic problem or something easily done when sober but harder when inebriated. As for religion? it is a form of social control. For example sexual ...

273kelvin replies on Nov 13, 2018:

@irascible Both sexes are genetically programed for infidelity. This helps ensure a wider gene pool. Religion, being a male construct tries to restrict this. So that a man will not waste his life's resources on cuckoos

Have you ever stopped to consider…?

BD66 comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Sounds like a Monty Python Song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq4uCWtQE24

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

https://youtu.be/ZTpBWhmamWo

I came across this recently "The biggest problem with American politics is viewing people that we ...

Xena comments on Nov 12, 2018:

All I know is...ANYONE who supports the current administration...the unhinged demon in power IS MY ENEMY! That is it and that is all

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

This is the crux of the argument. From your stance Trump has not or could not ever do right. Neither could anyone ever support any of his actions without being "the enemy". Similarly from the other side anyone who opposes Trump is also "the enemy". Both positions have a tendency towards chauvinism. Which may I say is cultivated by the 45th himself. The polarization of america is exactly what he wants. He is a sound bite terrorist who throws bombs into the crowd and then waits for the reactionists to man the barricades. With each relative entrenchment of positions his becomes more secure.

What do you think?

273kelvin comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Golf is still a cult religion. Consider this: It separates families. It is practiced mostly on the sabbath and a disportionate number of its practitioners are struck by lightning

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Wurlitzer It is the stealthy colonization of the world by Scotland. Small areas turned into gorse and heather throughout the globe. From what I gather "snooker" was once an element of golf. You could play your ball in front of your opponent and force him to play around or over it.

The future belongs to women! You cannot argue with that. Only bicker

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Why posted in cheesy jokes?

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty PM in the UK

What do you think about the ideas linking patterns of thinking to being a follower of religion ...

Wellspring comments on Nov 10, 2018:

You mean like liberals and their fear of poverty?

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Wellspring Native americans will be affected the least I suspect

The future belongs to women! You cannot argue with that. Only bicker

Cutiebeauty comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Why posted in cheesy jokes?

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

Because its funny

A question for my American cousins.

Wellspring comments on Nov 11, 2018:

I'm similar to you in regards to confusion in that matter. I will say that the Bible, as i recall, never specifically condemned sex. There's incest, polygamy, etc. It does say don't covet/desire your neighbors wife, and warns about having sex with another man's wife, but that is specifically all...

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Wellspring The bible is mysonagist and we don`t take any truck with it anyway. So your point is?

What do you think about the ideas linking patterns of thinking to being a follower of religion ...

Wellspring comments on Nov 10, 2018:

You mean like liberals and their fear of poverty?

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Wellspring Well you should be because if/when the shit hits the fan it wont discriminate between individuals

If you dont like what they did to little house on the prairie? [facebook.com]

TheDoubter comments on Nov 11, 2018:

a reality check. we lose perspective of history/society when we have to conform to standards dictated by protests

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@TheDoubter Many of those statues (so I have heard) were put up late in the 20th century and are seen as a symbol of continuing oppression. If everything in the garden was rosey? Black voters were not being disenfranchised etc. Then it might not be such an issue. There is a big difference between someone like Nelson or Gladstone (both of which have statues in the UK that some are campaigning to be taken down) that were racist but thats not what they were famous for and someone who was only famous for fighting to keep people as slaves. You can have a statue of Wagner because of his music, whilst detesting his politics. It is another thing to have a statue of Hitler.

What do you think about the ideas linking patterns of thinking to being a follower of religion ...

Wellspring comments on Nov 10, 2018:

You mean like liberals and their fear of poverty?

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Wellspring It is a very scary thing to see the collapse of a currency. I recall Alistair Cooke who was in Germany during the weimar republic. "If you went to a restaurant and ordered a meat dish they would not sit you by the window because someone would look in and press their nose against the glass. Then others would do so and eventually there would be a crowd which would lead to a riot" Zimbabwe missed a trick in stabilizing its currency. At one point the magnesium strip in the notes was worth more than its face value. People were tearing out the strips and taking them to scrap yards. So the govt. stopped putting the strips in. Had they left it alone then it might have halted the hyper-inflation? There are all kinds of safeguards surrounding paper currency, govt bonds etc.but these are dependent on a continuing ability to keep paying the interest on loans. As the US debt keeps rising, the money to service this debt will increasingly cut into the budget. Not too bad atm when interest rates are globally low but you cannot guarantee that that will continue. Then again political events may upset the apple cart. For example if Saudi had an islamic take over or if relations with China became hostile. It only takes one major creditor to call in your markers and the whole deck of cards will come crashing down. Then you will be looking at a $1,000 hamburger. Some say the real reason for the Iraq war was that Sadam insisted on Euros not petro-dollars for his oil.

A question for my American cousins.

Wellspring comments on Nov 11, 2018:

I'm similar to you in regards to confusion in that matter. I will say that the Bible, as i recall, never specifically condemned sex. There's incest, polygamy, etc. It does say don't covet/desire your neighbors wife, and warns about having sex with another man's wife, but that is specifically all...

273kelvin replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Wellspring How about just one husband?