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The Germ Theory of Spirituality
[agnostic.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
. . . hmmm, I think what you refer to is a "hypothesis".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@skado I would not, in any way, describe or perceive your misuse of the word theory as 'playful' (especially on this website). :P
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
. . . hmmm, I think what you refer to is a "hypothesis".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@skado I would not, in any way, describe or perceive your misuse of the word theory as 'playful' (especially on this website). :P
The Germ Theory of Spirituality
[agnostic.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
. . . hmmm, I think what you refer to is a "hypothesis".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@skado . . . I'm familiar with the GToD, but your post is about an idea with NO actual evidence, much less long-standing corroboration.
IMO, the colloquial use of the scientific term is highly misguided and subject to inconsistencies that religious folks like to use as ammunition -- "Evolution is **just** a theory" -- and those who like and attempt Critical Thinking should avoid it when inappropriate.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
. . . hmmm, I think what you refer to is a "hypothesis".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@skado . . . I'm familiar with the GToD, but your post is about an idea with NO actual evidence, much less long-standing corroboration.
IMO, the colloquial use of the scientific term is highly misguided and subject to inconsistencies that religious folks like to use as ammunition -- "Evolution is **just** a theory" -- and those who like and attempt Critical Thinking should avoid it when inappropriate.
Sorry Guys but it’s bad news
[science.howstuffworks.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
The article is WAY more nuanced, not definitive either way.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@dermot235 . . . hmmm, the word "cognitive" doesn't appear at all in the article. :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
The article is WAY more nuanced, not definitive either way.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@dermot235 . . . hmmm, the word "cognitive" doesn't appear at all in the article. :O
Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe A Word
[youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
(from johnmedd,com)
When Thin Lizzy were recording their 1976 album Johnny the Fox, their head honcho Phil Lynott had been working on a new song: it was a stripped down, bluesy affair that spoke of broken hearts and romantic deceit. The tempo of the song suggested it was probably best heard at ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@dermot235 I have posted many of his tunes. :)
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
(from johnmedd,com)
When Thin Lizzy were recording their 1976 album Johnny the Fox, their head honcho Phil Lynott had been working on a new song: it was a stripped down, bluesy affair that spoke of broken hearts and romantic deceit. The tempo of the song suggested it was probably best heard at ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@dermot235 I have posted many of his tunes. :)
Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe A Word
[youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
(from johnmedd,com)
When Thin Lizzy were recording their 1976 album Johnny the Fox, their head honcho Phil Lynott had been working on a new song: it was a stripped down, bluesy affair that spoke of broken hearts and romantic deceit. The tempo of the song suggested it was probably best heard at ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@dermot235 It would be easier to list music I'm NOT a fan of. :O Thin Lizziy is fine by me. :)
FearlessFly comments on Jul 8, 2020:
(from johnmedd,com)
When Thin Lizzy were recording their 1976 album Johnny the Fox, their head honcho Phil Lynott had been working on a new song: it was a stripped down, bluesy affair that spoke of broken hearts and romantic deceit. The tempo of the song suggested it was probably best heard at ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@dermot235 It would be easier to list music I'm NOT a fan of. :O Thin Lizziy is fine by me. :)
The Ayn Rand Institute, A Vocal Opponent Of Federal Spending, Took A PPP Loan
FearlessFly comments on Jul 7, 2020:
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-intellectualist/
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@AnneWimsey . . . also I do not automatically assume that suspect sources are wrong, but if they are unfamiliar I usually check-em-out. :P
With so many varied media and credible sources to choose from, I think it wise to be wary and vigilant. :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 7, 2020:
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-intellectualist/
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@AnneWimsey . . . also I do not automatically assume that suspect sources are wrong, but if they are unfamiliar I usually check-em-out. :P
With so many varied media and credible sources to choose from, I think it wise to be wary and vigilant. :O
The Ayn Rand Institute, A Vocal Opponent Of Federal Spending, Took A PPP Loan
FearlessFly comments on Jul 7, 2020:
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-intellectualist/
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@AnneWimsey (from the above link) "We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to a couple failed fact check as well as the use of misleading headlines that do entirely match the story."
How do you suggest (by what criteria) anyone judge "fake news" vs. credible sources ?
FearlessFly comments on Jul 7, 2020:
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-intellectualist/
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
@AnneWimsey (from the above link) "We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to a couple failed fact check as well as the use of misleading headlines that do entirely match the story."
How do you suggest (by what criteria) anyone judge "fake news" vs. credible sources ?
Just curious what subject is more favorable.
Fernapple comments on Jul 8, 2020:
Maths, because it is not possible to understand any other subject, especially philosophy and psychology, without a deep knowledge of maths, it is the key to understanding.
PS. I am no good at it.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
Whilst roaming at an art fair I spotted a womans' T-shirt "I'm an English Major -- YOU do the Math ! " :O :P
Fernapple comments on Jul 8, 2020:
Maths, because it is not possible to understand any other subject, especially philosophy and psychology, without a deep knowledge of maths, it is the key to understanding.
PS. I am no good at it.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 8, 2020:
Whilst roaming at an art fair I spotted a womans' T-shirt "I'm an English Major -- YOU do the Math ! " :O :P
Johnny Preston "Running Bear"
[youtube.com]
Spinliesel comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Oh, wow, that is old!
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . I resemble that remark :O :)
Spinliesel comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Oh, wow, that is old!
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . I resemble that remark :O :)
Has the coronavirus pandemic heightened your awareness of time ? Take the tests . . .
Dead comments on Jul 7, 2020:
I am so sick and tired of hearing people complain about the pandemic because they were stuck at home. I am disabled and permanently stuck at home and I really hated hearing people whine about having to stay home for a few months. They’re whining but it saved lives. But I will never leave my house ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . I hear that. I'm retired but for some it is about job, income, but public health should take precedence IMO.
I spend lots of time at home by choice, but I have taken up the piano (brain train) -- wish I had started 40 years ago. :)
Dead comments on Jul 7, 2020:
I am so sick and tired of hearing people complain about the pandemic because they were stuck at home. I am disabled and permanently stuck at home and I really hated hearing people whine about having to stay home for a few months. They’re whining but it saved lives. But I will never leave my house ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . I hear that. I'm retired but for some it is about job, income, but public health should take precedence IMO.
I spend lots of time at home by choice, but I have taken up the piano (brain train) -- wish I had started 40 years ago. :)
U.S. is ‘ at’ banning TikTok and Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says
[cnbc.]
redhog comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Ah more fear mongering and posturing by the idiot in chief's administration
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . perhaps
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/29/india-bans-tiktok-dozens-of-other-chinese-apps/?guccounter=1
redhog comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Ah more fear mongering and posturing by the idiot in chief's administration
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . perhaps
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/29/india-bans-tiktok-dozens-of-other-chinese-apps/?guccounter=1
U.S. is ‘ at’ banning TikTok and Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says
[cnbc.]
creative51 comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Link was gone when I clicked on it.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
thx . . . corrected I think, try again
creative51 comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Link was gone when I clicked on it.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
thx . . . corrected I think, try again
Has the coronavirus pandemic heightened your awareness of time ? Take the tests . . .
jlynn37 comments on Jul 7, 2020:
No ... but being 82 years old certainly has.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . (not directed at you) getting old is not for sissies :O
jlynn37 comments on Jul 7, 2020:
No ... but being 82 years old certainly has.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . (not directed at you) getting old is not for sissies :O
Has the coronavirus pandemic heightened your awareness of time ? Take the tests . . .
Allamanda comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Neat, thanks for posting.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . any time -- see what I did there ? :P
Allamanda comments on Jul 7, 2020:
Neat, thanks for posting.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
. . . any time -- see what I did there ? :P
One out of every 142 passwords is '123456'
The '123456' password was spotted 7 million times ...
Omnedon comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Wow... I have heard that other common ones are "password" and "changeme".
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-password-managers
Omnedon comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Wow... I have heard that other common ones are "password" and "changeme".
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-password-managers
One out of every 142 passwords is '123456'
The '123456' password was spotted 7 million times ...
Omnedon comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Wow... I have heard that other common ones are "password" and "changeme".
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo https://passwordsgenerator.net/
Omnedon comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Wow... I have heard that other common ones are "password" and "changeme".
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
@LucyLoohoo https://passwordsgenerator.net/
One out of every 142 passwords is '123456'
The '123456' password was spotted 7 million times ...
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2020:
123456? How boring ... for a "real" password type the 1st six keys on the row below: QWERTY
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
https://www.bennish.net/password-strength-checker/
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 7, 2020:
123456? How boring ... for a "real" password type the 1st six keys on the row below: QWERTY
FearlessFly replies on Jul 7, 2020:
https://www.bennish.net/password-strength-checker/
Do you make "in-app purchases" ? Why/not ?
Mark013 comments on Jul 6, 2020:
That's pretty outrageous. I suppose if you have to have the status symbol and can afford all the bells and whistles too, they figure they have one on the hook.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
I edited the post to add (hypothetical).
"they figure they have one on the hook" is kinda true for all 'in-app" purchases.
Mark013 comments on Jul 6, 2020:
That's pretty outrageous. I suppose if you have to have the status symbol and can afford all the bells and whistles too, they figure they have one on the hook.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
I edited the post to add (hypothetical).
"they figure they have one on the hook" is kinda true for all 'in-app" purchases.
OUR PUBLIC TAXES WILL NOW GO TO PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
@yvilletom CAREFULLY worded to EVADE the issue that YOU brought-up -- religious discrimination -- which is exactly what tax EXEMPTION is !
SCOTUS (and you) are "righting one wrong" while ignoring the other !
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
@yvilletom CAREFULLY worded to EVADE the issue that YOU brought-up -- religious discrimination -- which is exactly what tax EXEMPTION is !
SCOTUS (and you) are "righting one wrong" while ignoring the other !
fun song with some fun dancing to go along
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:
"California Sun" is a rock song first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Joe Jones. Henry Glover is credited on the original 45 rpm single as the songwriter, although Roulette Records owner Morris Levy's name sometimes fraudulently appears on later renditions.
The most successful ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
@whiskywoman I'm NOT doing research, I'm making comments.
I suspect lots of folks 'deduce' the 'source', few (1-2 ?) 'complain'.
Not the first time I have "confessed" :P
There ARE some folks here who actually 'like' them (and have said so). :O
. . . different strokes -- ymmv :)
FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:
"California Sun" is a rock song first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Joe Jones. Henry Glover is credited on the original 45 rpm single as the songwriter, although Roulette Records owner Morris Levy's name sometimes fraudulently appears on later renditions.
The most successful ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
@whiskywoman I'm NOT doing research, I'm making comments.
I suspect lots of folks 'deduce' the 'source', few (1-2 ?) 'complain'.
Not the first time I have "confessed" :P
There ARE some folks here who actually 'like' them (and have said so). :O
. . . different strokes -- ymmv :)
OUR PUBLIC TAXES WILL NOW GO TO PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
@yvilletom YOU brought-up the issue when you claimed religious discrimination -- you (AND religion AND SCOTUS) can't have it BOTH ways !
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 6, 2020:
@yvilletom YOU brought-up the issue when you claimed religious discrimination -- you (AND religion AND SCOTUS) can't have it BOTH ways !
OUR PUBLIC TAXES WILL NOW GO TO PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@yvilletom Isn't exempting religion from taxes (opposite) religious discrimination (and a double standard) ?
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@yvilletom Isn't exempting religion from taxes (opposite) religious discrimination (and a double standard) ?
OUR PUBLIC TAXES WILL NOW GO TO PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . hmmm, generalize much ?
Roberts sided with the majority BECAUSE of a previous Texas case -- precedent. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@AmmaRE007 I'm not aware of anyone who claims precedent is always followed.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . hmmm, generalize much ?
Roberts sided with the majority BECAUSE of a previous Texas case -- precedent. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@AmmaRE007 I'm not aware of anyone who claims precedent is always followed.
OUR PUBLIC TAXES WILL NOW GO TO PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
"double taxation" -- NO such thing in this case, they are taxed (usually property tax) and CHOOSE (for whatever reason) to pay additional for private schools ! :O
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Hank, people who send their children to private schools pay for two school systems:
1) they pay for the private schools their children do attend, and
2) they pay for the public schools their children don't attend.
I too don't want my taxes to pay for religious instruction in private schools, ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
"double taxation" -- NO such thing in this case, they are taxed (usually property tax) and CHOOSE (for whatever reason) to pay additional for private schools ! :O
OUR PUBLIC TAXES WILL NOW GO TO PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . hmmm, generalize much ?
Roberts sided with the majority BECAUSE of a previous Texas case -- precedent. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . btw, in the previous TX case which was found unconstitutional, Roberts DISSENTED. :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . hmmm, generalize much ?
Roberts sided with the majority BECAUSE of a previous Texas case -- precedent. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . btw, in the previous TX case which was found unconstitutional, Roberts DISSENTED. :O
I Left My Heart In San Francisco · Julie London
[youtube.com]
LetzGetReal comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Here's another one... It's a certain of music which holds an appeal for a seemingly very specific audience; sometimes, IMO the orchestration is lacking but her voice hold up.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRhE8EC43GQ I remember seeing her on TV as a child and thinking I want to grow up and be ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . I like it, along with the seven JL songs I have posted this year. :)
LetzGetReal comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Here's another one... It's a certain of music which holds an appeal for a seemingly very specific audience; sometimes, IMO the orchestration is lacking but her voice hold up.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRhE8EC43GQ I remember seeing her on TV as a child and thinking I want to grow up and be ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . I like it, along with the seven JL songs I have posted this year. :)
Latest from the Lincoln Project - this one is a gem:
I really enjoyed this statement by a former ...
mtnhome comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Not clear to me if they're going to vote for Biden, vote a write-in, a 3rd-party, or just sit this election out. NOT voting for Trump is only half the battle. He can still "win" (he did NOT actually win last time) with far fewer votes than Biden.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@kmaz . . . struck me as 'too slick', highly edited. I think, at one point at least one word was 'put in his mouth' that he didn't actually say. If I can get this impression, what will they think ?
mtnhome comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Not clear to me if they're going to vote for Biden, vote a write-in, a 3rd-party, or just sit this election out. NOT voting for Trump is only half the battle. He can still "win" (he did NOT actually win last time) with far fewer votes than Biden.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@kmaz . . . struck me as 'too slick', highly edited. I think, at one point at least one word was 'put in his mouth' that he didn't actually say. If I can get this impression, what will they think ?
YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . wonder if those 'interviews' are 'cherry-picked' but wow . . .
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter"
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@paul1967 . . . hmmm first you say 'all', now you say 'some' :P
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . wonder if those 'interviews' are 'cherry-picked' but wow . . .
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter"
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@paul1967 . . . hmmm first you say 'all', now you say 'some' :P
Dave Brubeck - Golden Brown
[youtube.com]
273kelvin comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Its sampled, very well done but not real
https://www.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/h7s32w/dave_brubeck_golden_brown_2020_for_those_who/
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . musician(s) sampling ? shocking, just shocking. :P
273kelvin comments on Jul 5, 2020:
Its sampled, very well done but not real
https://www.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/h7s32w/dave_brubeck_golden_brown_2020_for_those_who/
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . musician(s) sampling ? shocking, just shocking. :P
YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . wonder if those 'interviews' are 'cherry-picked' but wow . . .
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter"
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@paul1967 I am NOT a Trump supporter . . .
"I have no doubt they’re cherry picked"
"vast majority of Trump supporters are doing so blindly, and all of Trump supporters have bad reasons for their support"
Those two statements are conflicting.
Have you 'polled' all Trump supporters ?
FearlessFly comments on Jul 5, 2020:
. . . wonder if those 'interviews' are 'cherry-picked' but wow . . .
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter"
FearlessFly replies on Jul 5, 2020:
@paul1967 I am NOT a Trump supporter . . .
"I have no doubt they’re cherry picked"
"vast majority of Trump supporters are doing so blindly, and all of Trump supporters have bad reasons for their support"
Those two statements are conflicting.
Have you 'polled' all Trump supporters ?
fun song with some fun dancing to go along
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:
"California Sun" is a rock song first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Joe Jones. Henry Glover is credited on the original 45 rpm single as the songwriter, although Roulette Records owner Morris Levy's name sometimes fraudulently appears on later renditions.
The most successful ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@bklynite53 . . . thank Wikipedia :O :)
FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:
"California Sun" is a rock song first recorded by American rhythm and blues singer Joe Jones. Henry Glover is credited on the original 45 rpm single as the songwriter, although Roulette Records owner Morris Levy's name sometimes fraudulently appears on later renditions.
The most successful ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@bklynite53 . . . thank Wikipedia :O :)
I'm One · The Who
[youtube.com]
LuvLayne comments on Jul 4, 2020:
Video unavailable :(
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYS0u0s1Wk
LuvLayne comments on Jul 4, 2020:
Video unavailable :(
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYS0u0s1Wk
Walmart is converting its parking lots into pop-up drive-in theaters for the summer
160 Walmart ...
Fred_Snerd comments on Jul 4, 2020:
We will always need distribution and storehouses. I'm a far left communal hippie, but I like Walmart. It beats the dollar stores in price, product, and service. The local grocery store dynasty is run by egos who can't realize their own folly.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd When Benjamin Franklin was asked "Capital, Labor, Management, which is most important ? ", he replied "Which is the most important leg of a three-legged chair ? "
I am an advocate of checks-and-balances. IMO, unions are the ONLY reliable check against corporate power and misdeeds (to put it mildly).
Just a few of which I linked-to above.
I concede that there are instances (Lincoln Welding) where unions are not needed).
Fred_Snerd comments on Jul 4, 2020:
We will always need distribution and storehouses. I'm a far left communal hippie, but I like Walmart. It beats the dollar stores in price, product, and service. The local grocery store dynasty is run by egos who can't realize their own folly.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd When Benjamin Franklin was asked "Capital, Labor, Management, which is most important ? ", he replied "Which is the most important leg of a three-legged chair ? "
I am an advocate of checks-and-balances. IMO, unions are the ONLY reliable check against corporate power and misdeeds (to put it mildly).
Just a few of which I linked-to above.
I concede that there are instances (Lincoln Welding) where unions are not needed).
Walmart is converting its parking lots into pop-up drive-in theaters for the summer
160 Walmart ...
Fred_Snerd comments on Jul 4, 2020:
We will always need distribution and storehouses. I'm a far left communal hippie, but I like Walmart. It beats the dollar stores in price, product, and service. The local grocery store dynasty is run by egos who can't realize their own folly.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal
. . . . . .
Fred_Snerd comments on Jul 4, 2020:
We will always need distribution and storehouses. I'm a far left communal hippie, but I like Walmart. It beats the dollar stores in price, product, and service. The local grocery store dynasty is run by egos who can't realize their own folly.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal
. . . . . .
Walmart is converting its parking lots into pop-up drive-in theaters for the summer
160 Walmart ...
Fred_Snerd comments on Jul 4, 2020:
We will always need distribution and storehouses. I'm a far left communal hippie, but I like Walmart. It beats the dollar stores in price, product, and service. The local grocery store dynasty is run by egos who can't realize their own folly.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
Even though I think they are just another mega-corp, I"m proud to say I have never set-foot in a Walmart (they ARE virulently anti-union). :P
Fred_Snerd comments on Jul 4, 2020:
We will always need distribution and storehouses. I'm a far left communal hippie, but I like Walmart. It beats the dollar stores in price, product, and service. The local grocery store dynasty is run by egos who can't realize their own folly.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
Even though I think they are just another mega-corp, I"m proud to say I have never set-foot in a Walmart (they ARE virulently anti-union). :P
I felt I had to post this one today.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:
(from songfacts.com)
This song has some apocalyptic themes and very dark lyrics ("Jesus tries to crack a smile beneath another shovel load"). Chris Cornell explained the song in an interview with RIP magazine, April 1994: "One time I was on acid, and there were voices ten feet behind my head. The...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@Marionville That happens to others also -- religion comes to mind :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 4, 2020:
(from songfacts.com)
This song has some apocalyptic themes and very dark lyrics ("Jesus tries to crack a smile beneath another shovel load"). Chris Cornell explained the song in an interview with RIP magazine, April 1994: "One time I was on acid, and there were voices ten feet behind my head. The...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@Marionville That happens to others also -- religion comes to mind :O
How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion
Timothy E.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@whiskywoman . . . just WHO is nomad at whom ? :)
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@whiskywoman . . . just WHO is nomad at whom ? :)
How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion
Timothy E.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@whiskywoman @Varn
Swami Beyondananda’s number 6 :O :O
6. If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads. That’s where I no mad at you and you no mad at me. That way, there’ll surely be nomadness on the planet. Peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there, and pretty soon all the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.
https://www.naturalawakenings.com/2010/12/03/273253/10-guidelines-for-enlightenment-swami-beyondananda-s-fundamentalist-advice
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
@whiskywoman @Varn
Swami Beyondananda’s number 6 :O :O
6. If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads. That’s where I no mad at you and you no mad at me. That way, there’ll surely be nomadness on the planet. Peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there, and pretty soon all the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.
https://www.naturalawakenings.com/2010/12/03/273253/10-guidelines-for-enlightenment-swami-beyondananda-s-fundamentalist-advice
Walmart is converting its parking lots into pop-up drive-in theaters for the summer
160 Walmart ...
hankster comments on Jul 4, 2020:
I bet they stock up on lawn chairs.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
. . . and mosquito repellant !
hankster comments on Jul 4, 2020:
I bet they stock up on lawn chairs.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 4, 2020:
. . . and mosquito repellant !
Snake bite and simple advice.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
The gal I married was (deathly) allergic to bee stings, and always carried Benadryl . :O
I have been stung a couple handful of times, with little effects.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@thislife @Hathacat https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mosquito-bites/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20375314
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
The gal I married was (deathly) allergic to bee stings, and always carried Benadryl . :O
I have been stung a couple handful of times, with little effects.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@thislife @Hathacat https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mosquito-bites/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20375314
Have you ever invested so much time on someone only to find out that they're a big disappointment ...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
. . . right -- "Sugar coating leads to truth decay" Swami Beyondananda
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@SanDiegoAirport https://www.wakeuplaughing.com/
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
. . . right -- "Sugar coating leads to truth decay" Swami Beyondananda
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@SanDiegoAirport https://www.wakeuplaughing.com/
How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion
Timothy E.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Varn I was born in '51 (I don't disclose my birthday), and I concede that 20+ years as a software developer/engineer I'm more tech savvy than others -- which is why I try to enlighten. :)
TOR, Opera, Brave, Firefox are all browser-is-a-browser. I don't see how any could be "incompatible" -- especially TOR. I'd be happy to help.
Added benefit -- for me, almost all attempts to 'paywall' or "request" that I 'unblock' ads FAIL. :)
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Varn I was born in '51 (I don't disclose my birthday), and I concede that 20+ years as a software developer/engineer I'm more tech savvy than others -- which is why I try to enlighten. :)
TOR, Opera, Brave, Firefox are all browser-is-a-browser. I don't see how any could be "incompatible" -- especially TOR. I'd be happy to help.
Added benefit -- for me, almost all attempts to 'paywall' or "request" that I 'unblock' ads FAIL. :)
How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion
Timothy E.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Varn . . . avoid tracking is possible . . .
TIMTOWTDI -- There Is More Than One Way To Do It
TOR : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)
Opera (built-in VPN) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)
. . . private windows
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
Why not post a link to the actual article ?
https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-could-lose-election-still-remain-president-opinion-1513975
. . . cut-pasting the entire article is highly likely a copyright violation. Just one disgruntled user/member could report it. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Varn . . . avoid tracking is possible . . .
TIMTOWTDI -- There Is More Than One Way To Do It
TOR : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)
Opera (built-in VPN) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)
. . . private windows
Many of you have likely read, or at least heard of Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
I was (after several other employments) a Software Developer for 20+ years . . .
. . . we are born, the "programming" begins -- boys get blue hats, girls pink.
I contend that most (all ? ) 'culture'/social-norms consist primarily of this programming.
I contend that LOTS of these 'programs' ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Mitch07102 Sounds like you are describing 'nature' -- no disagreement with that.
My comments are more about nurture, and the nonsense that I reject in lots of it -- religion is one of the most egregious example.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
I was (after several other employments) a Software Developer for 20+ years . . .
. . . we are born, the "programming" begins -- boys get blue hats, girls pink.
I contend that most (all ? ) 'culture'/social-norms consist primarily of this programming.
I contend that LOTS of these 'programs' ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Mitch07102 Sounds like you are describing 'nature' -- no disagreement with that.
My comments are more about nurture, and the nonsense that I reject in lots of it -- religion is one of the most egregious example.
Snake bite and simple advice.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
The gal I married was (deathly) allergic to bee stings, and always carried Benadryl . :O
I have been stung a couple handful of times, with little effects.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Hathacat IMO, the best defense against mosquitoes is to travel with appealing friends ! :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
The gal I married was (deathly) allergic to bee stings, and always carried Benadryl . :O
I have been stung a couple handful of times, with little effects.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@Hathacat IMO, the best defense against mosquitoes is to travel with appealing friends ! :O
What are Biden's strengths and weakness in the coming election
[youtube.com]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
The video only mentions his weaknesses . . .
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@dermot235 I don't **need** one to tell me his weaknesses :P
FearlessFly comments on Jul 3, 2020:
The video only mentions his weaknesses . . .
FearlessFly replies on Jul 3, 2020:
@dermot235 I don't **need** one to tell me his weaknesses :P
BIRTHDAYS TODAY.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:
. . . any day that I'm upright and drawing breath is cause for mild celebration, but
I DON"T/WON'T celebrate getting OLDER !
. . . getting old is not for sissies :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@dede18 . . . remind me (someone might HAVE to) when I make 100 ! :)
FearlessFly comments on Jul 2, 2020:
. . . any day that I'm upright and drawing breath is cause for mild celebration, but
I DON"T/WON'T celebrate getting OLDER !
. . . getting old is not for sissies :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@dede18 . . . remind me (someone might HAVE to) when I make 100 ! :)
Change Partners
Steven Stills
I just found this in my old Favorites list, So American!
...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
Stills said "it was about growing up in the south, attending the debutante balls, but Graham likes to refer to it as the Crosby, Stills & Nash theme song, which I suppose it is". Graham Nash has said he feels its about the constantly changing relationships in CSNY. Jerry Garcia performs the pedal ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@whiskywoman yawn :P
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
Stills said "it was about growing up in the south, attending the debutante balls, but Graham likes to refer to it as the Crosby, Stills & Nash theme song, which I suppose it is". Graham Nash has said he feels its about the constantly changing relationships in CSNY. Jerry Garcia performs the pedal ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@whiskywoman yawn :P
The following is part 1 of a 3 part series:
"Understanding Donald Trump, Part I"
I do not know...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@whiskywoman
HAHAHAHA LOL
This is a website of NON-BELIEVERS :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@whiskywoman
HAHAHAHA LOL
This is a website of NON-BELIEVERS :O
The following is part 1 of a 3 part series:
"Understanding Donald Trump, Part I"
I do not know...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@whiskywoman I look for **credible evidence** and ADVOCATE to NOT use the 'prove' word -- apart from math, not even science "proves" anything (is can disprove things). :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 2, 2020:
@whiskywoman I look for **credible evidence** and ADVOCATE to NOT use the 'prove' word -- apart from math, not even science "proves" anything (is can disprove things). :O
Multiple service providers are blocking DuckDuckGo in India
[thenextweb.com]
Omnedon comments on Jul 1, 2020:
Interesting. I use DuckDuckGo myself.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
I use Startpage, but DDG is ok. :)
Omnedon comments on Jul 1, 2020:
Interesting. I use DuckDuckGo myself.
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
I use Startpage, but DDG is ok. :)
The following is part 1 of a 3 part series:
"Understanding Donald Trump, Part I"
I do not know...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@LimitedLight I (apparently wrongly) concluded that you were defending wordywalt (I did mention poster, not comments). Prior to your video, I don't think I had ever heard of Patrick. I have no idea why you would (are) make claims about what I know/don't.
Posting/commenting without sources on a website with Critical Thinkers predominating is bound to result in questions/critique, unless all that is being hoped-for is an 'echo chamber'. :O
My point was (and still is) the OP has unsubstantiated assertions.
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@LimitedLight I (apparently wrongly) concluded that you were defending wordywalt (I did mention poster, not comments). Prior to your video, I don't think I had ever heard of Patrick. I have no idea why you would (are) make claims about what I know/don't.
Posting/commenting without sources on a website with Critical Thinkers predominating is bound to result in questions/critique, unless all that is being hoped-for is an 'echo chamber'. :O
My point was (and still is) the OP has unsubstantiated assertions.
The following is part 1 of a 3 part series:
"Understanding Donald Trump, Part I"
I do not know...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@LimitedLight I'm not the one claiming assertions (facts), the burden of credibility is on the poster. Opinions don't require sources, alleged 'facts' do. Otherwise BS :O
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@LimitedLight I'm not the one claiming assertions (facts), the burden of credibility is on the poster. Opinions don't require sources, alleged 'facts' do. Otherwise BS :O
The following is part 1 of a 3 part series:
"Understanding Donald Trump, Part I"
I do not know...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@Kaiser_Soze @LimitedLight . . . so far NO sources for these 'facts' have been linked-to (I'm not saying they don't exist, I'm saying sources corroborate 'facts' ). :P
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
. . . a lot of unsubstantiated assertions there. :P
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@Kaiser_Soze @LimitedLight . . . so far NO sources for these 'facts' have been linked-to (I'm not saying they don't exist, I'm saying sources corroborate 'facts' ). :P
I am a geek for almost all things medical. I found this fascinating. YMMV.
[washingtonpost.com]
Larry-new comments on Jul 1, 2020:
They force you to subscribe...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@itsmedammit The TIMTOWTDI principle : "There Is More Than One Way To Do It"
I use multiple browsers -- Opera, Brave, Tor, Firefox -- each with multiple extensions and often with Private windows. It is RARE, that one-or-more doesn't work (not blocked) on any website. ymmv
Larry-new comments on Jul 1, 2020:
They force you to subscribe...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@itsmedammit The TIMTOWTDI principle : "There Is More Than One Way To Do It"
I use multiple browsers -- Opera, Brave, Tor, Firefox -- each with multiple extensions and often with Private windows. It is RARE, that one-or-more doesn't work (not blocked) on any website. ymmv
More Rawlings
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
David Todd Rawlings (December 31, 1969) is an American guitarist, singer, and record producer. He is known for his partnership with singer and songwriter Gillian Welch.
Rawlings attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with Lauren Passarelli. He produced albums by Gillian Welch, Willie ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@hankster Can YouTube be "worn-out" ? :O :P
FearlessFly comments on Jul 1, 2020:
David Todd Rawlings (December 31, 1969) is an American guitarist, singer, and record producer. He is known for his partnership with singer and songwriter Gillian Welch.
Rawlings attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with Lauren Passarelli. He produced albums by Gillian Welch, Willie ...
FearlessFly replies on Jul 1, 2020:
@hankster Can YouTube be "worn-out" ? :O :P
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay When the govt allows (Xian) crosses on public property and puts "In God We Trust" on govt issued currency, does THAT violate the Establishment Clause ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay When the govt allows (Xian) crosses on public property and puts "In God We Trust" on govt issued currency, does THAT violate the Establishment Clause ?
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay They are not Constitutionally protected.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay They are not Constitutionally protected.
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If churches aren't paying for government schools, why
should government pay for church schools ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If churches aren't paying for government schools, why
should government pay for church schools ?
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming Abortion NOT divisive ? Not on this blue-sky planet, that is nothing more than a fantasy. :P
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming Abortion NOT divisive ? Not on this blue-sky planet, that is nothing more than a fantasy. :P
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
Your sources don't begin to hail the decision as validating "Protecting individual rights" as the "most hallowed of conservative principles"
If those values are so important (as you say), where are the HEADLINES about this decision ?
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
Your sources don't begin to hail the decision as validating "Protecting individual rights" as the "most hallowed of conservative principles"
If those values are so important (as you say), where are the HEADLINES about this decision ?
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If your point is "it is fair for gvt money go to all schools", how is it fair that religion is exempt from taxes ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay If your point is "it is fair for gvt money go to all schools", how is it fair that religion is exempt from taxes ?
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming
Where are your sources, are they all libertarian ?
Are you obfuscating the issue by referring to them as conservatives ?
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming
Where are your sources, are they all libertarian ?
Are you obfuscating the issue by referring to them as conservatives ?
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay . . . huh ?
The government "education money pie" (at every level) is not unlimited !
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@TheMiddleWay . . . huh ?
The government "education money pie" (at every level) is not unlimited !
Well, this is just the beginning of Trump's Supreme Court.
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
"separation of church and state is not in the constitution" -- no disagreement.
favoring secularism ("not religion" ) is like NOT collecting stamps is a hobby. :P
Public schools ARE government institutions. How is giving government money to the government "favoring secularism" ?
TheMiddleWay comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Right decision. Unlike many people's misconception, separation of church and state is not in the constitution while The Establishment clause is.
If something can be done for secular schools than it should also be done for religious schools. That's not such a hard concept to understand and once ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
"separation of church and state is not in the constitution" -- no disagreement.
favoring secularism ("not religion" ) is like NOT collecting stamps is a hobby. :P
Public schools ARE government institutions. How is giving government money to the government "favoring secularism" ?
The Rabbit Outbreak | The New Yorker
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
" rabbits as pests than I am as livestock or food"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_or_Meat%3A_The_Return_to_Flint
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@HippieChick58
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/rabbit-control-in-the-garden/5465.html
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Liquid-Fence-32-oz-Ready-to-Use-Deer-and-Rabbit-Repellent-HG-71126-2/205844055
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
" rabbits as pests than I am as livestock or food"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_or_Meat%3A_The_Return_to_Flint
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@HippieChick58
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/rabbit-control-in-the-garden/5465.html
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Liquid-Fence-32-oz-Ready-to-Use-Deer-and-Rabbit-Repellent-HG-71126-2/205844055
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming The FOUR conservative dissenters don't agree.
Do you have link(s) to conservatives (libertarians are different) who are agreeing with that POV (and 'hailing' the decision) ?
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@WilliamFleming The FOUR conservative dissenters don't agree.
Do you have link(s) to conservatives (libertarians are different) who are agreeing with that POV (and 'hailing' the decision) ?
Are reality and truth the same thing?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Philosophers have been "discussing" truth at least since the ancients. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@Austin-Cambridge One 'definition' of 'truth' I like is "anything that, if everyone stops believing in it, doesn't change" :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 30, 2020:
Philosophers have been "discussing" truth at least since the ancients. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@Austin-Cambridge One 'definition' of 'truth' I like is "anything that, if everyone stops believing in it, doesn't change" :O
Maybe the rightward surge of the courts by the current administration won't be as bad as we fear -- ...
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
That's NOT why Roberts 'swing' vote made the majority. He actually dissented in the 2016 decision.
:O
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/scotus-abortion-rights-chief-justice-roberts-opinion-1021951/
WilliamFleming comments on Jun 30, 2020:
The conservative principle is that laws are to be made by the people through their elected representatives in Congress. The role of the judiciary is to interpret those laws.
In the case of abortion, a woman’s right to control her body is a basic human right protected by the constitution. ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
That's NOT why Roberts 'swing' vote made the majority. He actually dissented in the 2016 decision.
:O
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/scotus-abortion-rights-chief-justice-roberts-opinion-1021951/
I understand protesting is part of democracy.
Theresa_N comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Yes, when we have a whole race, several races really, is oppressed we need a revolution. It's only property and people are more important. The statues depict oppressors, they never should have existed in the first place.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@gemini1947 https://crazyhorsememorial.org/
Theresa_N comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Yes, when we have a whole race, several races really, is oppressed we need a revolution. It's only property and people are more important. The statues depict oppressors, they never should have existed in the first place.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 30, 2020:
@gemini1947 https://crazyhorsememorial.org/
Namaste Brothers and Sisters I am a new member and i love to get in contact with Freethinkers, ...
t1nick comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I'm sure if you are being sarcastic or serious. If you're being serious I think you might have wandered onto the wrong site by accident
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
NO accident.
Joined TODAY
NO BIO
Another INTEROLOPER ! :O :P
Profile Questions
Do you believe in a god?
Yes
Which god/gods do you believe in?
Allah - the god of islam, Apollo - most revered of the ancient Greek and Roman gods, Buddha - the founder of Buddhism, Gabriel - archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Isis - one of the most important goddesses of ancient Egypt. , Jesus - religious leader revered in Christianity, Krishna - most revered of all Indian divinities, Odin - a principal god in Norse mythology, Satan - in Judaism and Christianity, adversary of God., Shiva - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Thor - deity common to early Germanic peoples, Vishnu - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Yahweh - the god of the Israelites, Zeus - in Greek religion, chief deity of the pantheon, Other
How certain are you that there is a god?
100%
t1nick comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I'm sure if you are being sarcastic or serious. If you're being serious I think you might have wandered onto the wrong site by accident
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
NO accident.
Joined TODAY
NO BIO
Another INTEROLOPER ! :O :P
Profile Questions
Do you believe in a god?
Yes
Which god/gods do you believe in?
Allah - the god of islam, Apollo - most revered of the ancient Greek and Roman gods, Buddha - the founder of Buddhism, Gabriel - archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Isis - one of the most important goddesses of ancient Egypt. , Jesus - religious leader revered in Christianity, Krishna - most revered of all Indian divinities, Odin - a principal god in Norse mythology, Satan - in Judaism and Christianity, adversary of God., Shiva - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Thor - deity common to early Germanic peoples, Vishnu - one of the main deities of Hinduism, Yahweh - the god of the Israelites, Zeus - in Greek religion, chief deity of the pantheon, Other
How certain are you that there is a god?
100%
More LIES from 45.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator I am NOT "taking his word" -- or yours, or the NYT (I'm a regular reader and I think they rarely get-it-all-wrong).
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator I am NOT "taking his word" -- or yours, or the NYT (I'm a regular reader and I think they rarely get-it-all-wrong).
More LIES from 45.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator There are times when the difference between "what I think" and what turns-out to be 'true' isn't small. :P
I think info was likely reported to him -- I have read multiple stories that he doesn't read reports/dismisses reports/who knows. I would say he is infamous and accomplished at what may be described as "weasel-words"..
My understanding (somewhat limited) of President's Daily Brief is that it is not uncommon to contain some level(s) of uncertainty.
It is hard not to notice that my questions have not been addressed.
YOUR claims contain a level of certainty that I think is NOT warranted (yet).
How do I/you/anyone KNOW what info was/was not presented ?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I think Trump is rarely forthcoming with accurate facts, but how can any of us KNOW with certainty what was in his daily briefing(s), and the amount of certainty of what info may have been presented ?
Not even Adam Schiff (on tonights' PBS Newshour) made the claim(s) you are making. The House ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@KKGator There are times when the difference between "what I think" and what turns-out to be 'true' isn't small. :P
I think info was likely reported to him -- I have read multiple stories that he doesn't read reports/dismisses reports/who knows. I would say he is infamous and accomplished at what may be described as "weasel-words"..
My understanding (somewhat limited) of President's Daily Brief is that it is not uncommon to contain some level(s) of uncertainty.
It is hard not to notice that my questions have not been addressed.
YOUR claims contain a level of certainty that I think is NOT warranted (yet).
How do I/you/anyone KNOW what info was/was not presented ?
The magnificent Jackie Wilson
Your love keeps lifting me higher and higher
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FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel Art in the general sense, including music, painting, literature, dance, etc. My point is, IMO, art includes all emotions (even ones I/you/whoever don't like), not just uplifting songs.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel Art in the general sense, including music, painting, literature, dance, etc. My point is, IMO, art includes all emotions (even ones I/you/whoever don't like), not just uplifting songs.
The magnificent Jackie Wilson
Your love keeps lifting me higher and higher
[youtu.be]
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel
(since I chose to not reply to her comment below)
I started that comment with " @Marionville " -- I think I uncovered a bug!
I commented -- ' Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion ' ymmv
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
@Marionville, IMO, Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion. ymmv :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Spinliesel
(since I chose to not reply to her comment below)
I started that comment with " @Marionville " -- I think I uncovered a bug!
I commented -- ' Art is ANYTHING that elicits any emotion ' ymmv
I'm the Dude!!
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Dyl1983 "Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, and mine is the only one that doesn't stink" :O :)
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdd6_ZxX8c
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Dyl1983 "Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, and mine is the only one that doesn't stink" :O :)
How many friends do you have?
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FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
My definition of 'friend' is fairly strict (perhaps no one meets it) -- "Someone who I can say ANYTHING to and hear ANYTHING from without losing my temper or self-confidence". :O
A more sociable way of putting that is "Someone who knows EVERYTHING about me, and still likes me anyway" :)
I ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Barnie2years I have multiple times commented that misunderstanding is typically incredibly hard, and real understanding is typically incredibly hard. :(
FearlessFly comments on Jun 29, 2020:
My definition of 'friend' is fairly strict (perhaps no one meets it) -- "Someone who I can say ANYTHING to and hear ANYTHING from without losing my temper or self-confidence". :O
A more sociable way of putting that is "Someone who knows EVERYTHING about me, and still likes me anyway" :)
I ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Barnie2years I have multiple times commented that misunderstanding is typically incredibly hard, and real understanding is typically incredibly hard. :(
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me "an assertion as fact, truth, and reality"
While I agree with the idiom of "burden of proof", actual proof is not only unnecessary, but non-existent. All that is required (and all that ever exists, IMO) is better current persuasive evidence.
There are many examples of 'accepted' science that are subsequently disproved by new evidence (Newton's gravity is a canonical example).
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me "an assertion as fact, truth, and reality"
While I agree with the idiom of "burden of proof", actual proof is not only unnecessary, but non-existent. All that is required (and all that ever exists, IMO) is better current persuasive evidence.
There are many examples of 'accepted' science that are subsequently disproved by new evidence (Newton's gravity is a canonical example).
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me I advocate (especially on this website of Critical Thinkers) to ABANDON the 'proof' word altogether. It doesn't exist (apart from math). :P
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me I advocate (especially on this website of Critical Thinkers) to ABANDON the 'proof' word altogether. It doesn't exist (apart from math). :P
The 25 greatest Java apps ever written
From space exploration to genomics, from reverse compilers...
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I am a 'believer'. However I am an original owner of a 1998 Toyotat 4Runner which was 'totalled' (for insurance purposes) in 2008. I did all the repairs myself (except for front wheel alignment) and am happily still driving it as my primary vehicle -- I have a spare, never knowing the day the Toyota will be 'defunct'. If/when that happens, I will be considering Tesla. :)
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I am a 'believer'. However I am an original owner of a 1998 Toyotat 4Runner which was 'totalled' (for insurance purposes) in 2008. I did all the repairs myself (except for front wheel alignment) and am happily still driving it as my primary vehicle -- I have a spare, never knowing the day the Toyota will be 'defunct'. If/when that happens, I will be considering Tesla. :)
The 25 greatest Java apps ever written
From space exploration to genomics, from reverse compilers...
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I have ridden in one (an acquaintance), an was blown away. :)
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@Robecology I have ridden in one (an acquaintance), an was blown away. :)
The 25 greatest Java apps ever written
From space exploration to genomics, from reverse compilers...
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I"m not a Tesla owner, but I read through all of VisibleTesla stuff and found it interesting. I think it would be useful to see (as much as possible) to see all the logged data. ymmv
Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2020:
Meh...even as a Tesla owner I had to search hard to find why I should even bother downloading "Visible Tesla...I found it "does a few things that the regular phone app does not"...but it
-wont roll up/down the windows.
won't turn on the seat heaters.
...lots of things it WON'T do...
Meh....
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I"m not a Tesla owner, but I read through all of VisibleTesla stuff and found it interesting. I think it would be useful to see (as much as possible) to see all the logged data. ymmv
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me Ehrman is a textual scholar, self-identifies as an agnostic atheist. I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", but I have read several of his books and would highly recommend any/all of them. I watched this 'debate' yesterday (posted by someone else).
Apart from math, not even science PROVES anything, there is always doubt/error-bars/new ideas. If the evidence doesn't persuade, nothing will.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me Ehrman is a textual scholar, self-identifies as an agnostic atheist. I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", but I have read several of his books and would highly recommend any/all of them. I watched this 'debate' yesterday (posted by someone else).
Apart from math, not even science PROVES anything, there is always doubt/error-bars/new ideas. If the evidence doesn't persuade, nothing will.
So this is strange.
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me . . . mythbusted :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjYmpwbHEA
IrishTxJudy comments on Jun 29, 2020:
I know people who believe in god and Jesus but don’t actually attend a church. They believe but don’t make it a matter of discussion unless someone presses them on it. There are believers out there who don’t push what they believe down everyone’s throats.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@nogod4me . . . mythbusted :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjYmpwbHEA
Should 'White Jesus' Statues Come Down? - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@gigihein I speak Wiki, it works well :O
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
@gigihein I speak Wiki, it works well :O
Have you received/responded to 2020 Census inquiry ?
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Of course! So should you and everyone.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
. . . of course I have. :)
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Of course! So should you and everyone.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
. . . of course I have. :)
A ‘Cure for Heart Disease’?
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Such strongly mixed feelings on this....there MUST be a better way than animal experimentation!
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I don't think anyone has found a workable alternative. :O
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Such strongly mixed feelings on this....there MUST be a better way than animal experimentation!
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
I don't think anyone has found a workable alternative. :O
Mark Zuckerberg has $7 billion wiped off his fortune as Coca-Cola halts all social media advertising...
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
WOW! Who knew there's that much profit in those irritating ads?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
It was investors, causing the stock value to drop.
LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 28, 2020:
WOW! Who knew there's that much profit in those irritating ads?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 29, 2020:
It was investors, causing the stock value to drop.
Should 'White Jesus' Statues Come Down? - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd Afghanastan, Iraq, Vietnam, love it or leave it :O :P
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Fred_Snerd Afghanastan, Iraq, Vietnam, love it or leave it :O :P
Should 'White Jesus' Statues Come Down? - YouTube
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@gigihein I'm not suggesting government intervention. I am suggesting "social pressure", "intolerance of their intolerance".
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
IMO, it is a challenge to the "white hippie" Jesus congregations to recognize the racism behind their depictions of Jesus. Apparently Kyle Kulinski doesn't 'get' that.
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@gigihein I'm not suggesting government intervention. I am suggesting "social pressure", "intolerance of their intolerance".
In 2017, the Oregon state legislature voted to make possession of small quantities of all drugs, ...
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez "I really could care less what the industry bitches are or are not."
Tyler Beuerlein (Forbes article) certainly IS an "industry bitch"
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hypur-promotes-tyler-beuerlein-to-c-suite-300942599.html
. . . btw, I am in favor of decriminalization.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . except when the feds show-up at the door. :O
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@SeaGreenEyez "I really could care less what the industry bitches are or are not."
Tyler Beuerlein (Forbes article) certainly IS an "industry bitch"
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hypur-promotes-tyler-beuerlein-to-c-suite-300942599.html
. . . btw, I am in favor of decriminalization.
Alternative lifestyles should all get equal protection?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word I will leave the 'nature vs. nurture' and/or 'free will' debate(s) to others.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word I will leave the 'nature vs. nurture' and/or 'free will' debate(s) to others.
Did Jesus Exist? | American Atheists
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@NOSDEN I like "Forged" best, but I would recommend any/all of his :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/books-published/
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@NOSDEN I like "Forged" best, but I would recommend any/all of his :
https://www.bartdehrman.com/books-published/
Hygiene o.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
How are you making the (alleged) connection between those behaviors, are you 'monitoring' folks ? :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@JessV LOL. Your premise is false. I choose NOT to have a smartphone ! :O :P
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
How are you making the (alleged) connection between those behaviors, are you 'monitoring' folks ? :O :P
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@JessV LOL. Your premise is false. I choose NOT to have a smartphone ! :O :P
Alternative lifestyles should all get equal protection?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word My question explores the gluttony choice -- a distinct difference from genetics.
There are folks who claim LBGT is a CHOICE. Is your 'poll' question based on a premise that these "alternative lifestyles" are choices ?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word My question explores the gluttony choice -- a distinct difference from genetics.
There are folks who claim LBGT is a CHOICE. Is your 'poll' question based on a premise that these "alternative lifestyles" are choices ?
I got this today in an email from the husband of a girl I want to high school with.
TheoryNumber3 comments on Jun 27, 2020:
I don't get it. If their god is all powerful, kind and all-knowing, and controls everything that happens on this "plane", then that same god must have created the cancer that kills small children and formerly healthy adults. How do they reconcile this "goodness" with the evil it creates. The ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
TheoryNumber3 comments on Jun 27, 2020:
I don't get it. If their god is all powerful, kind and all-knowing, and controls everything that happens on this "plane", then that same god must have created the cancer that kills small children and formerly healthy adults. How do they reconcile this "goodness" with the evil it creates. The ...
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
I got this today in an email from the husband of a girl I want to high school with.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Some times people have to come to the stark realization that either
A) there is no god
or else
B) There is a god and he is a totally evil sadist who enjoys inflicting pain either by action or inaction
Occam's Razor usually sorts that one out pretty quick
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Some times people have to come to the stark realization that either
A) there is no god
or else
B) There is a god and he is a totally evil sadist who enjoys inflicting pain either by action or inaction
Occam's Razor usually sorts that one out pretty quick
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
Philosophers have been 'debating' the Problem Of Evil since at least the ancients, and it still has not been resolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil
Alternative lifestyles should all get equal protection?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word No, I did NOT say that. I asked you if you would include that group of obese folks who became obese strictly by their own gluttony.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 28, 2020:
Would you include those folks in that condition exclusively because of their own gluttony ?
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@Word No, I did NOT say that. I asked you if you would include that group of obese folks who became obese strictly by their own gluttony.
Chess is a symbol of white supremacy because the white pieces move first?
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . you link to Putin's 'mouthpiece' ? :P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess
https://apnews.com/184386cc09be6c69535919402a13fa3f
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-black-becomes-white-and-vice-versa/articleshow/68589962.cms
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@MsDemeanour I think it (white/black in chess) is a bit of a stretch issue but I like that some are making the concessions to BLM.
FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:
. . . you link to Putin's 'mouthpiece' ? :P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess
https://apnews.com/184386cc09be6c69535919402a13fa3f
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-black-becomes-white-and-vice-versa/articleshow/68589962.cms
FearlessFly replies on Jun 28, 2020:
@MsDemeanour I think it (white/black in chess) is a bit of a stretch issue but I like that some are making the concessions to BLM.
Did Jesus Exist? | American Atheists
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@skado Although I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", I have read several of his books, and would recommend them all. All of them I have checked-out of the library. :)
FearlessFly comments on Jun 27, 2020:
How about the evidence from an actual (non-believer) Biblical Scholar ?
https://www.bartdehrman.com/did-jesus-exist/
FearlessFly replies on Jun 27, 2020:
@skado Although I haven't read "Did Jesus Exist", I have read several of his books, and would recommend them all. All of them I have checked-out of the library. :)
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