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Always hated this

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 29, 2021:

Should everyone make the same amount regardless of how much experience they have?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 29, 2021:

@bobwjr I'm confused. You hated that comment, or you hated that jobs were posted without salaries?

Lauren Boebert Offers a ‘Non-Apology’ for Islamophobic Comments Congresswoman Lauren ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Nov 28, 2021:

Let’s hope that the people in her district have had enough of her lies and bullshit and toss her skank ass in 2022.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 28, 2021:

@Lauren Won't happen. We live in a post-truth world. Just last night I spoke to a woman [who has a school-aged child] about that new CNN report about guns in America. She flat out said to my face that she doesn't care what the facts are or what the numbers show, she doesn't care if she's completely wrong, she will still continue to be "wrong" because she still thinks she's right. It was a much longer conversation that contained even more ridiculous statements than that, and it made me want to pound my head into a brick wall. There is NOTHING that can fix that. If you can't agree on, or flat out don't care about, facts, what could I possibly say to you to change your mind? The only thing that you'll hear is stuff that reaffirms your beliefs. We. Are. Done. Shit is only going to get worse from here, believe that.

Lauren Boebert Offers a ‘Non-Apology’ for Islamophobic Comments Congresswoman Lauren ...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 28, 2021:

What a total cuntbag.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 28, 2021:

@Canndue Truth

Lauren Boebert Offers a ‘Non-Apology’ for Islamophobic Comments Congresswoman Lauren ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Nov 28, 2021:

Let’s hope that the people in her district have had enough of her lies and bullshit and toss her skank ass in 2022.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 28, 2021:

@Lauren is right. Places that elect scum like her LOVE the fact that she's a total pile of shit JUST LIKE THEM. You don't almost become a child-molesting US Senator because the people of Alabama are rational, intelligent, upstanding US citizens who * definitely don't * "understand where he's coming from because of the way these young girls dress today..."

Ok, foodies: I’ve made turkey rice soup, added a bunch of Better Than Bouillon to the stock, ...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 27, 2021:

Did you cook the carcass down with too much water? I found several years ago that the best stock I've made came after barely submerging all the bones and stuff in cold purified water with aromatics/ celery/onion/carrots and refrigerating overnight. Then I pressure cook for several hours. Strain. ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 28, 2021:

@NoSheep I'm confused, what did you make stock out of if you didn't have any bones?

Matt Gaetz claims he plans to hire Kyle Rittenhouse as a congressional intern | The Independent

rainmanjr comments on Nov 18, 2021:

Kyle would make a good choice, actually. Especially if found innocent (which is likely). As a strategy to induce voters to care about Dem's I would drop this hatred for an 18 year old man in N. Illinois who acted entirely within his actual brain droppings (education) but within the law if a Jury ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 27, 2021:

I'm curious to know what you needed to delete here @SeaGreenEyes. What I've read from him has always been level headed.

Matt Gaetz claims he plans to hire Kyle Rittenhouse as a congressional intern | The Independent

TimeOutForMe comments on Nov 20, 2021:

He sure practiced that drill. What a class act!

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 26, 2021:

@SeaGreenEyez I can't read anything he wrote, so either I blocked him or he blocked me (or both). Either way, that means there's a 100% chance he was a dumb cunt.

Okla. Cops Killed Man by Using Taser More Than 50 Times | PEOPLE.com

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 26, 2021:

Convicted? Was the dude they killed white?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 26, 2021:

@SeaGreenEyez Figures.

Not an excuse...

Matias comments on Nov 21, 2021:

Things would be that easy if those BLM protests had been peaceful.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

@Matias I wouldn't expect you to be able to understand, so I won't.

Not an excuse...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 21, 2021:

That's so weird, same kinda thing happened to me, I was robbing a bank and the security guard pointed a gun at me so I had to shoot him in self-defense.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

@FearlessFly But he wasn't following his rights, because it was likely illegal for him to possess that weapon while not hunting, and he only got away with it on a technicality. And he wasn't unarmed (obviously) as your suggesting I would be. And he shouldn't have been there armed because it probably wasn't legal for him to possess that weapon for any purpose other than hunting, which would be a hard sell in the middle of a city during social unrest. And how someone * feels * about something shouldn't really have any bearing on what the law should be. Given what I've read by you before, I figured you were too logical and rational to make such a silly argument.

Not an excuse...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 21, 2021:

That's so weird, same kinda thing happened to me, I was robbing a bank and the security guard pointed a gun at me so I had to shoot him in self-defense.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

@FearlessFly It shouldn't matter the severity of the crime (and I'll grant you those are of a vastly different severity) you shouldn't be able to put yourself in a dangerous situation by committing * any * crime and then claim self-defense.

Not an excuse...

Matias comments on Nov 21, 2021:

Things would be that easy if those BLM protests had been peaceful.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

@Matias Oh, so blame the black people protesting that weren't even the people that "made" that murdering child shoot people. Makes even more sense.

Not an excuse...

Tejas comments on Nov 20, 2021:

So you are saying going or being at a protest turned riot, one should expect violence? Same logic could be applied the other way. "I was rioting looting and attacking people, then someone shot me".

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

The reason your argument is not analogous is the word * someone, * as in, * not * a police officer. In Wisconsin, self-defense or self-defense of a 3rd party from real or apparent unlawful interference of the person being threatened cannot be claimed for a desire to protect a * business * from interference, because a business confers no such privilege under the law. > 939.48(4) (4) A person is privileged to defend a 3rd person from real or apparent unlawful interference by another under the same conditions and by the same means as those under and by which the person is privileged to defend himself or herself from real or apparent unlawful interference, provided that the person reasonably believes that the facts are such that the 3rd person would be privileged to act in self-defense and that the person's intervention is necessary for the protection of the 3rd person.

Not an excuse...

Matias comments on Nov 21, 2021:

Things would be that easy if those BLM protests had been peaceful.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

Black people do something wrong, blame the black people. White people do something wrong, blame black people that did something wrong before it. Got it!

‘We don’t go to church.

abyers1970 comments on Apr 30, 2021:

I feel like I’ve become more empathetic since I left religion. When a group of people are killed and murdered I now feel sorry for them no matter who they are whereas when I was a Christian there was always that judgemental thought if there weren’t Christians then they deserved it for sinning

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

We can still take pleasure in Republican anti-vaxxers dying of covid, right? 😝

According to experts kind people are the smartest of all . Who's up for the challenge?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 20, 2021:

1. Did I miss the part where this has anything to do with atheism? 2. Why would anyone think you, the guy who wants to force underage rape victims to carry their rapists' fetuses to term, know the first thing about kindness or compassion?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

@FrayedBear This is all I need to show everyone that what you said was a stupid argument from a stupid, misogynistic man.

Not an excuse...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 21, 2021:

That's so weird, same kinda thing happened to me, I was robbing a bank and the security guard pointed a gun at me so I had to shoot him in self-defense.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 21, 2021:

@FearlessFly Just because the weapons charge was dismissed doesn't mean he wasn't breaking the law... https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/28/facebook-posts/did-kyle-rittenhouse-break-law-carrying-assault-st/

Chaos and panic at the Atlanta airport when a limp dick gun nut brought a loaded gun in his carryon ...

CourtJester comments on Nov 20, 2021:

It was still the gun owner’s poor choice and not the gun. It’s like wanting to ban cars because people drink and drive.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 20, 2021:

@CourtJester No one I've ever heard had advocated for a complete ban on all guns. That's a red herring scare tactic partisan hacks use as a boogy man to garner votes and support.

Chaos and panic at the Atlanta airport when a limp dick gun nut brought a loaded gun in his carryon ...

CourtJester comments on Nov 20, 2021:

It was still the gun owner’s poor choice and not the gun. It’s like wanting to ban cars because people drink and drive.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 20, 2021:

Not really. This would make people want restrictions that would prevent people that are so fucking stupid they think they can bring a loaded gun in their carry-on for a flight from being able to purchase guns. As someone who touts the importance of * responsible * gun ownership, you wouldn't support preventing someone that fucking stupid from buying a gun??

Why not evolution?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 15, 2021:

What exactly do you mean by product * or byproduct * of evolution? Evolution is a result of random genetic mutations that, sometimes, provide benefits to the organism that increase the likelihood those genes will be passed on to offspring. I personally do not believe there is a * gene * that causes ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 18, 2021:

@skado In no way would I describe breathing as a desire, or relatable to the desire to sail, as the cessation of one of them cannot be accomplished by inaction. That aside, I think I get your point, but I don't think it allows us to escape the reality of free will being illusory. In your last two examples, smoking vs cheating, one who believes in agency may see those as different, possibly because of the type of behavior it is, I'm not sure, but from the perspective of someone who recognizes there is no will, these campaigns have different outcomes simply because one happened to be a more convincing argument to the subconscious minds of more people. Is it because people who cheat already don't think it's wrong, so it's very difficult to convince them it is, whereas people may start to smoke before they grasp how dangerous it is and then can sometimes be convinced to stop? We can't know for sure, but that's an educated guess. The point of all that, however, is that it likely doesn't matter how tightly bound to any adaptation a given trait is because we're not actually * choosing * anything. At this point, we have gone on so many tangents and muddied the water that I'm not exactly sure the point you're making here. Is it simply that religion may be more adaptive and possibly beneficial than we [atheists] think/admit, and that we shouldn't be so quick to want to dispense of it? If that's the case, I have a hard time seeing that, even if your claims about it being more adaptive than other human creations, it follows logically that we preserve/revere (or whatever you're suggesting we do) it. For instance, being a light colored moth had to be near the top of the charts of traits that were tightly bound to adaptation, but when trees started getting covered with soot during the Industrial Revolution, would it have been prudent for moths to wish to preserve their light coloring? Certainly not. I mean you even said it yourself, something may have been adaptive at one time and no longer is. So if you're trying to first convince people religion is adaptive, then connect the dots between that and 'we shouldn't wish to dispense of it' (again, not sure if that's your point), you would need to also show it's still beneficial (which would be an incredibly tall order). I think I've probably gone too far before first verifying what your actual argument is, so I'll pause here.

November 18, 1978 More than 900 followers, including 304 minors, of Rev.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 18, 2021:

Why aren't there any jokes about the Jonestown massacre?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 18, 2021:

@altschmerz The punch lines are too long.

US law signed by President Joe Biden will require new cars to detect drunk drivers [abc.net.au]

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 18, 2021:

I mean, I guess that could be good, but why don't they take the way more logical step of legalizing self-driving cars?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 18, 2021:

@yvilletom Drunk people say lots of dumb stuff.

US law signed by President Joe Biden will require new cars to detect drunk drivers [abc.net.au]

BD66 comments on Nov 18, 2021:

What about impaired Presidents?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 18, 2021:

We vote them out and arrest all their criminal friends, haven't you been watching the news?

With what is going on in Texas, it makes me wonder if society of this country sees women as property...

FrayedBear comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Why? Gentle gender? They've been driving the barbaric practice of circumcision of men for long time. They are responsible for 50% or more of so called domestic violence. They are in most cases responsible for their pregnancies.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 18, 2021:

@FrayedBear If by people you mean parasitic fetuses then yes, I fully support it. And I'd much rather be outed as a supporter of women's reproductive rights than a cunty, misogynistic asshole like you.

With what is going on in Texas, it makes me wonder if society of this country sees women as property...

FrayedBear comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Why? Gentle gender? They've been driving the barbaric practice of circumcision of men for long time. They are responsible for 50% or more of so called domestic violence. They are in most cases responsible for their pregnancies.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 18, 2021:

@FrayedBear I * have * responded. The number is IRRELEVANT. I don't care if abortions from rape are one in a billion, if your policy prevents even a single woman from removing a rapist's fetus from their body, I'm against it. Period. You * already * agreed that the soccer player has no greater claim to your body than you do, so now you're just arguing with yourself... and outing yourself as a misogynistic asshole in the process.

Why not evolution?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 15, 2021:

What exactly do you mean by product * or byproduct * of evolution? Evolution is a result of random genetic mutations that, sometimes, provide benefits to the organism that increase the likelihood those genes will be passed on to offspring. I personally do not believe there is a * gene * that causes ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 17, 2021:

@skado Oh, I see one of our disconnects: you believe in agency where there is no science to back it up. If you wish people to research and adhere to scientific principles, that may be step one. If there is a benefit to recognizing religion is different (and better) than other things I've described as being a result of evolutionary biology (i.e. all things) then we should first dispense with the notion that we have free will so we can evaluate those differences logically.

What did the QAnon Shaman's mom say to him after his sentencing today?

TheMiddleWay comments on Nov 17, 2021:

STEALING!

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 17, 2021:

Please do.

Why not evolution?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 15, 2021:

What exactly do you mean by product * or byproduct * of evolution? Evolution is a result of random genetic mutations that, sometimes, provide benefits to the organism that increase the likelihood those genes will be passed on to offspring. I personally do not believe there is a * gene * that causes ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 17, 2021:

@skado I appreciate all that, but none of that was in dispute [with me]. My question does remain unanswered, though. Can you think of anything that humans do that * can't * be tied to evolutionary biology?

Why not evolution?

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 15, 2021:

What exactly do you mean by product * or byproduct * of evolution? Evolution is a result of random genetic mutations that, sometimes, provide benefits to the organism that increase the likelihood those genes will be passed on to offspring. I personally do not believe there is a * gene * that causes ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 16, 2021:

@skado But even as you explain it here, it seems * anything * could easily be classified as a spandrel (at minimum), so I still don't know that you're saying much with that claim. Can you come up with something humans built or do that * couldn't * be described this way?

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ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Usually he nails these, but his wealth and fame seem to have put him out of touch in his ability to understand this problem.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 14, 2021:

@ASTRALMAX Concession noted.

New Rule: Avatar Time with Bill Maher | Real Time (HBO) - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Usually he nails these, but his wealth and fame seem to have put him out of touch in his ability to understand this problem.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 14, 2021:

@ASTRALMAX Incorrect. There is an even greater disparity between the availability of partners for for rich famous people vs regular people than there was before, thus, his claim that it is easy to just shine yourself up and go out and get laid is even more out of touch than it would have been previously.

New Rule: Avatar Time with Bill Maher | Real Time (HBO) - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Usually he nails these, but his wealth and fame seem to have put him out of touch in his ability to understand this problem.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 14, 2021:

@ASTRALMAX It's not what I said, it's what * he * said. * Maher * is talking about it like it is so easy to just meet women to sleep with. His experience, as a super rich, famous, white male, is not at all representative of what is actually like out there, especially now that there's an intentional, drastic reduction in social and business interactions.

New Rule: Avatar Time with Bill Maher | Real Time (HBO) - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Usually he nails these, but his wealth and fame seem to have put him out of touch in his ability to understand this problem.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 14, 2021:

@DenoPenno You think it's easy for men to just put on a nice shirt, shave, and go meet women to have sex with?

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ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Usually he nails these, but his wealth and fame seem to have put him out of touch in his ability to understand this problem.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 14, 2021:

@ASTRALMAX, @DenoPenno, @David1955 Not sure what any of this has to do with my point about Maher being out of touch on this.

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ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Usually he nails these, but his wealth and fame seem to have put him out of touch in his ability to understand this problem.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 14, 2021:

@GEGR What is?

From the Elephant Journal: dating tips for men in their 40s and 50s [elephantjournal.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 28, 2020:

I truly appreciate when they mention marriage & "love of gawd" right away so I can decline with thanks. The worst lately was a guy about 55 miles from me (turnpike driving) that chatted me up for a couple weeks, then when we were talking about meeting halfway, (in Providence, a lovely city) states ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 13, 2021:

@AnneWimsey Just sayin', you don't want anything to do with a guy that wouldn't even drive 27 miles to see you.

From the Elephant Journal: dating tips for men in their 40s and 50s [elephantjournal.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 28, 2020:

I truly appreciate when they mention marriage & "love of gawd" right away so I can decline with thanks. The worst lately was a guy about 55 miles from me (turnpike driving) that chatted me up for a couple weeks, then when we were talking about meeting halfway, (in Providence, a lovely city) states ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 13, 2021:

55 (27.5)?! I fuckin' work 35 miles from my home...

I've been reading some of these posts, so I joined this group just to make a comment.

HippieChick58 comments on Nov 13, 2021:

If dating sites are skewed towards women then I must be a man. OR not attractive enough. I have been ghosted more times than I want to count, what a waste of makeup. Then again, I live in a highly Republican area with all the delight that brings. I gave up on dating sites just as Covid was starting....

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 13, 2021:

The fact that you actually * matched * "more times than you can count" is, depressingly, a gigantic improvement over most men's experience on dating sites. Literally the only people I've ever matched with have been bots: fake profiles that are run by an algorithm that's intended to get you to go to paid pornographic websites. Something seems so different now, and I don't think that it's only that I'm older and fatter than I used to be. Anyway, that's part of the reason why I gave up looking. It was actually more depressing than simply being alone.

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ChestRockfield comments on Nov 13, 2021:

Usually he nails these, but his wealth and fame seem to have put him out of touch in his ability to understand this problem.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 13, 2021:

@David1955 Not what I was talking about. His view that guys can just put in a collared shirt and go out and meet women to have sex with like it's easy, or even possible for certain men or in certain areas.

Fun fact: Alec Baldwin has shot more people than 99.

JackPedigo comments on Nov 11, 2021:

Everyone’s a ‘responsible gun owner until they’re not often at the expense of someone’s life. To be sure one is responsible one shouldn’t have a weapon that kills from a distance.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 12, 2021:

@FrayedBear You're taking to the wrong person on this one. What did you think the point I was making was?

Here's some super shocking news to everyone except me... [cnbc.com]?

RichCC comments on Nov 12, 2021:

Why would that shock anyone? tRump still has his victims/prey/supporters. Here is the link I think you were shooting for: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/11/appeals-court-grants-trump-delay-in-releasing-records-to-jan-6-probe.html

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 12, 2021:

Thanks for fixing the link. It worked for me when I posted, so I don't know what happened.

Here's some super shocking news to everyone except me... [cnbc.com]?

RichCC comments on Nov 12, 2021:

Why would that shock anyone? tRump still has his victims/prey/supporters. Here is the link I think you were shooting for: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/11/appeals-court-grants-trump-delay-in-releasing-records-to-jan-6-probe.html

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 12, 2021:

Because there are a ton of people here that think Trump is going to go to prison.

Fun fact: Alec Baldwin has shot more people than 99.

JackPedigo comments on Nov 11, 2021:

Everyone’s a ‘responsible gun owner until they’re not often at the expense of someone’s life. To be sure one is responsible one shouldn’t have a weapon that kills from a distance.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 11, 2021:

Exactly. The premise is ridiculous. It's like saying 99.9% of people who aren't dirty fuckin' criminals don't wind up in jail. The facts are these: In 2018, 4,775 young people ages 10-24 were victims of homicide - an average of 13 each day. According to a 2019 study, gun injuries are the second-leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens and the leading cause of death of among high school students. There are more than 393 million guns in circulation in the United States — approximately 120.5 guns for every 100 people. 1.7 million children live with unlocked, loaded guns - 1 out of 3 homes with kids have guns. Between 2014 and 2018, more than 15,000 children (ages 19 and under) died due to firearms, and at least 13,000 sustained unintentional firearm-related injury or death An emergency department visit for non-fatal assault injury places a youth at 40% higher risk for subsequent firearm injury. People that die from accidental shooting were more than three times as likely to live in a home with a firearm Among younger children (ages 0-12 years) who are killed by a firearm, 85% are killed in their own home People who report “firearm access” are at twice the risk of homicide and more than three times the risk of suicide compared to those who do not own or have access to firearms. Suicide rates are much higher in states with higher rates of gun ownership, even after controlling for differences among states for poverty, urbanization, unemployment, mental illness, and alcohol or drug abuse.

Ugh!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

BD66 comments on Nov 11, 2021:

I wonder if "Old Milwaukee" beer works too?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 11, 2021:

@MichelleGar1 Schaefer's is the fuckin' business!

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor.

TheMiddleWay comments on Nov 11, 2021:

You, or rather your nurse, need to define what is meant by "improve" for the challenge to make any sense.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 11, 2021:

@TheMiddleWay We discussed that as well, and since I didn't think it was pertinent to the exercise, I didn't bother talking about it. But since we were assuming the the god of the Bible * actually * dictated the Ten Commandments, it was also a given that said god has his reasons for instructing mankind to worship no other gods or idols. Since the point of the challenge is to find a commandment that the current list * didn't * cover but should have, as opposed to a useless or superfluous commandment that he did, the determination of how religious and non-religious would view the removal of a commandment was irrelevant. Also, it could be agreed by religious and non-religious alike that a commandment against something both groups find detestable where there wasn't one already would be an improvement.

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor.

TheMiddleWay comments on Nov 11, 2021:

You, or rather your nurse, need to define what is meant by "improve" for the challenge to make any sense.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 11, 2021:

@Fernapple Maybe I didn't capture our conversation well. Basically it centered around how if we grant that the Ten Commandments were dictated by god himself, how can we really consider him to be omniscient if he couldn't even think to provide commandment X, a commandment that, if followed, would make the world better [for humans].

Absolutely call him , idiot

St-Sinner comments on Nov 9, 2021:

Howard Stern is very popular among blue collar. Before he went to Sirius radio, his radio show started at 4 am. When George Pataki defeated Mario Cuomo for NY Governor in 1994, Pataki's wife came on the show to thank him for his and followers' support. Stern's first question was... "Have you had sex...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

@bobwjr Is a dig on Aaron Rodgers really "punching down"??

In a world where there seems to be a crazy theory about practically everything, how many of the more...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 10, 2021:

None of those, but I may have fallen victim to the "a giant fucking plane didn't actually crash into the Pentagon" theory. They showed us tons of footage of planes hitting the WTC, why no footage of a plane hitting the Pentagon, it's not like it wouldn't exist...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

@SnowyOwl That's what I'm saying. There were reports of men in suits confiscating video footage from businesses in the area. Even if those weren't true, the * government * should have access to footage from the Pentagon and traffic cams in the area that should clearly show the plane on course to the building but we got none of it. Just 5 blurry frames from one angle that you couldn't even determine the location of or what was being filmed.

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor.

KKGator comments on Nov 10, 2021:

Honor thy mother and father is not possible when they are terrible, toxic people. Too many of us have suffered at the hands of bad parents.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

Very good point, but it's not about coming up with how the 10 fail, it's about coming up with one that isn't covered.

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor.

creative51 comments on Nov 10, 2021:

Thou shalt not kill...oh...its in there!?! Wow, could not tell from observing the behavior of christians.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

Fair, but that's not the challenge here.

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 10, 2021:

George Carlin summed up the 10 commandments best. First throw out all the praise and honor god shit, then combine the rest.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

The challenge isn't to show how redundant the 10 are, it's to come up with one that isn't covered.

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor.

Tejas comments on Nov 10, 2021:

Five or 6 of the commandments have nothing to do with morality. It seems pretty redundant for an omniscient being to toss in his pet peeves with a list of things people should do to be a good person. Now that I think about it, it fits right in with all the bs that is religion. Number 11. Treat ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

It'll be hard to sneak The Golden Rule past him as a secular commandment... Anyway, The Golden Rule has too many logical problems to posit as an improvement to the original ten...

So a nurse from my work is quitting to become a full time youth pastor.

St-Sinner comments on Nov 10, 2021:

You could not win him over. Looks like you are not going to heaven. But faith aside, pastors make a much better living than nurses do.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

A few do. I doubt he will. This is a fairly small church. Not a mega-church or an online church.

Don't PANIC, Don't Panic.

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 10, 2021:

Living another 39 years sounds like straight torture. If I'm still alive, I can hope our plan fails and knocks the asteroid * on * course for a collision directly on my part of the planet.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

@Triphid If you know what pills I can take that will mask this shit show and make me want to be alive, I'm all fucking ears.

Don't PANIC, Don't Panic.

KKGator comments on Nov 7, 2021:

I'm always extremely disappointed by all those "near misses".

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 10, 2021:

This!

Vegans won' t like this

Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Nov 9, 2021:

The steaks were high so he had to kill it...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 9, 2021:

I think that's only when they eat cow nip.

4 Years Later, NYT Says Steele Dossier ‘Turned Out to Be Democratic-Funded Opposition Research’...

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 7, 2021:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/russiagate-wasnt-a-hoax/615373/

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 7, 2021:

@William_Mary No point. We both think the other is crazy and blind.

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

skado comments on Oct 29, 2021:

The article linked below claims that the issue is based on which action more severely undermines the effort to correct intergenerational injustices. If, for example, reparations for Blacks were being considered, should one qualify for reparations simply by “feeling” Black, when neither they nor...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 6, 2021:

@TheMiddleWay Agreed, I'm team thoughts ALL THE WAY. But my desire to not have to explain myself or have people dislike me for bad reasons [when there are probably plenty of of good reasons to dislike me 😝 ] makes me want to sort out my feelings/thoughts as much as possible.

Is militant ignorance the scourge of this time?

Druvius comments on Nov 6, 2021:

Depends on what you mean by "militant ignorance." If you mean weaponized motivated reasoning and false arguments, yes.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 6, 2021:

I think he's referring to the post-fact world we now live in.

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

skado comments on Oct 29, 2021:

The article linked below claims that the issue is based on which action more severely undermines the effort to correct intergenerational injustices. If, for example, reparations for Blacks were being considered, should one qualify for reparations simply by “feeling” Black, when neither they nor...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 5, 2021:

@TheMiddleWay I feel like I need to stress that I am actually looking for a reason to allow my thoughts to match my feelings. A lot of people assume that I love Diallo or want to defend her. Some may think that I hate transgendered people or that I'm just a racist who cares not for the historical struggles and plight of African-Americans. None could be further from the truth. I just have an uncontrollable need to eliminate all tensions from my beliefs. I'm looking for a reason that will allow my brain to justify seeing Diallo and Jenner differently, but so far haven't found it.

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ChestRockfield comments on Nov 5, 2021:

I mean, I guess it depends on what skin you want to tighten and if it would make you happy?

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 5, 2021:

@UrsiMajor All I heard was labial. I support this purchase.

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ChestRockfield replies on Nov 5, 2021:

I was just about to post that link myself.

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

skado comments on Oct 29, 2021:

The article linked below claims that the issue is based on which action more severely undermines the effort to correct intergenerational injustices. If, for example, reparations for Blacks were being considered, should one qualify for reparations simply by “feeling” Black, when neither they nor...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 5, 2021:

@TheMiddleWay We'll have to agree to disagree because we have no evidence either way (yet) but like I said, I'd happily bet money that a white person couldn't publicly state they were going to start living as a black person because that's how they identify. I never said transgendered individuals don't experience prejudice, but Diallo was vehemently hated by almost everyone. There are piles of shit that will always treat different people poorly, but if you look at "normal" rational people, you won't see * hatred * of transgendered individuals. They may not understand, may not be supportive, but not hatred. For Diallo, there was fierce, searing hatred from everywhere. Suppose we have to agree to disagree on this, too?

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

skado comments on Oct 29, 2021:

The article linked below claims that the issue is based on which action more severely undermines the effort to correct intergenerational injustices. If, for example, reparations for Blacks were being considered, should one qualify for reparations simply by “feeling” Black, when neither they nor...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 5, 2021:

@TheMiddleWay The terms being isomorphic as you described still doesn't account for the probing accusatory questions/investigations that lead to the lies in the first place. This suggests that in all likelihood, there isn't a way to "correctly" live trans-racially. And I don't think the majority of transgendered individuals are treated as poorly as Diallo if for no other reason than companies are getting on board with including them as protected individuals even before the [I believe inevitable] inclusion as a legally protected class.

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HippieChick58 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

Is there a link? It seems like there should be a link.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 4, 2021:

You know it's a fantasy because it describes a rich person being held accountable.

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

Fernapple comments on Oct 29, 2021:

They are quite different. Since as race is a purely cultural idea, there can be no biological reason for wanting to change the race you were said, by culture, to be born into, since biology only exists in the real material world and can never be a part of a purely human cultural construct. (You ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 4, 2021:

@Fernapple So I don't disagree with anything you've said here. Were you expounding on the idea I presented, or was there a point of contention I'm not seeing?

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

JacarC comments on Oct 29, 2021:

When "trans" is added to a noun, ya know it ain't that thing. "" Trans race ""Just more shit that relies on woke idiots believing in MAGIC.... A man clicks his little heels, and says the magic words, "I am a woman." And all kinds of shit heads genuflect. That's religion for ya. Nothing ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 4, 2021:

@AnneWimsey You bring up a good point. Should any of it be anyone's business, ever? Probably not. Maybe if people wouldn't have tried to "gotcha" Diallo, she wouldn't have felt the need to lie to protect herself? I suspect one of two things will happen, either humans will mostly/completely die off from one of more various disasters, or they will eventually get so "racially mixed" that these sorts of questions and designations will be nonsensical.

How dare you?..... Lol BS of country leaders at world summit

ChestRockfield comments on Nov 3, 2021:

None of that shit means anything as long as people are so fucking obsessed with themselves that they feel the need to reproduce. I drive a supercharged Cobra that probably gets 8mpg, have no where that collects recycling in any city around me (that is even if the ones that do actually recycle) ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 3, 2021:

@FrayedBear I don't know that I'd call it a right * per se, * as no one really needs permission to drive that over any other car, but it sure does give you grounds to tell any parent that would complain about your fuel consumption or carbon footprint to go fuck themselves.

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

Fernapple comments on Oct 29, 2021:

They are quite different. Since as race is a purely cultural idea, there can be no biological reason for wanting to change the race you were said, by culture, to be born into, since biology only exists in the real material world and can never be a part of a purely human cultural construct. (You ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 3, 2021:

@Fernapple So this does a really good job of explaining what * is * in regards to this debate, and per our last exchange, I was saying it was unfortunate we were not able to discuss what * ought to be. * I suppose it's beneficial to have this potential reasoning in our back pockets to help understand why people may react the way they do. But does it solve our ought to? Why is it that society should have no say whatsoever when it comes to gender, but almost exclusive rights are held by everyone * but * the individual to conclude on race? I mean, I agree with you that it * feels * like that's the right thing, but is it really? I mean I know I can be wrong about something feeling correct. It * feels * like I have free will. Even knowing I don't doesn't change how much it feels like I do. Most people * feel * like Michael Vick deserved everything he got, and probably much, much more, but did he? Or at the very least, are all other punishments too lenient? Should someone who drinks and drives and kills a human being really get a lighter punishment? Should people that contribute to the horrible treatment and inhumane slaughter of animals literally every single day of their lives be unencumbered by even reminder they're doing so, but Vick's transgressions against a few dogs should lose him his career and land him in federal prison for almost 2 years? (Don't bother mentioning it was technically for gambling, because we both know that's not why he was punished so harshly.) So in pursuit of what ought to be, we should do our best to exclude our feelings from the deliberations. As for the legal definition portion, I know we * do * need them (currently) but * should * we need them? For instance, should someone's gender be of interest to others? Should we eventually get to a point where those designations are irrelevant?

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

skado comments on Oct 29, 2021:

The article linked below claims that the issue is based on which action more severely undermines the effort to correct intergenerational injustices. If, for example, reparations for Blacks were being considered, should one qualify for reparations simply by “feeling” Black, when neither they nor...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 3, 2021:

@TheMiddleWay So you've made a similar claim before, that the * lie * is what makes the difference. I asked you to imagine someone being up front and honest at the start of living the truth of their trans-racial life and trying to imagine how that would go. I think I know that the person would still face horrible backlash, but would be willing to bet every last dollar I own that they wouldn't be applauded, draped across magazine covers, and named black person of the year. But I suppose that imagining these things isn't really even a necessary exercise. I think the shear fact that society even probes these people and performs accusatory "investigative journalism" type actions into their lives prompting the lies in the first place does all the leg work to prove my point for me. And I think your definition muddies the water a bit. It says race refers to physical characteristics of which she had, so convincingly, that practically no one thought she * wasn't * black until she was outed, while your quoted definition of ethnicity includes ancestry which everyone has assumes she has none. So even the distinction you're trying to draw as a reason to point to, to claim the ire is deserved doesn't really hold up under scrutiny. Furthermore, simply looking at backlash for cultural appropriation (not even being trans-racial) strongly points to the fact that there would be no "correct" way to live trans-racially. If the lie, or the race/ethnicity difference really was the only difference between Diallo/Jenner, there would be a way to live trans-racially and be applauded for it. I can't put the burden of proof on you for that, but I think we all know deep down that that is so self-evident that we don't * need * any proof.

Transgender and transrace - what´s the difference?

Fernapple comments on Oct 29, 2021:

They are quite different. Since as race is a purely cultural idea, there can be no biological reason for wanting to change the race you were said, by culture, to be born into, since biology only exists in the real material world and can never be a part of a purely human cultural construct. (You ...

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 1, 2021:

@Fernapple That's unfortunate. I asked this question a year ago and was hoping maybe this go around someone would have an answer for me.

How atheists have become racist.

Triphid comments on Oct 30, 2021:

I suppose there may well be some/a few racist Atheists out there but, imo, NOWHERE near as many as number amongst those who are Christians and of other religious persuasions though.

ChestRockfield replies on Nov 1, 2021:

@Triphid "Do you hear what I hear, the tiny, almost inaudible sound of the world's smallest violin and it is playing JUST for you at this very moment."

How atheists have become racist.

Triphid comments on Oct 30, 2021:

I suppose there may well be some/a few racist Atheists out there but, imo, NOWHERE near as many as number amongst those who are Christians and of other religious persuasions though.