“Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot ...

Fernapple comments on Oct 2, 2022:

No, I would say rather that it is the lack of courage to accept, I can not understand.

Why So Many Spiritual People Refuse To Call Themselves 'Religious' | John Cappello | YourTango

Fernapple comments on Oct 2, 2022:

Or perhaps just the recognition that, religion is just someone standing outside an open door offering to sell keys. ( PS, there is nothing behind the door anyway. )

A farmer is out working his crops in the field when a stranger driving by stops.

Fernapple comments on Sep 30, 2022:

I think that the story is timeless, and I seem to remember that I read a version attributed to a classical author. Perhaps one of the stoics maybe Diogenes, but don't quote me on that, will try some google research and get back to you if I can.

I still remember the morning I got out of bed, looked in the mirror, and said, “Good morning ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 29, 2022:

I always looked like my dad, even when I was a kid, we used to go out together and people would say. "I thought you were bothers !" Then they would tell my dad how young he looked.

I been a yard sale fanatic just about all my life.

Fernapple comments on Sep 29, 2022:

The four "R's" Recycle, reuse, restore, reown, mean no waste.

The Christian Destruction of the Classical World with Catherine Nixey [youtu.be]

Fernapple comments on Sep 28, 2022:

Good listen. I am stuck inside with a bad back today, and I needed an hours distraction.

Christians really are backwards.

Fernapple comments on Sep 28, 2022:

And treating them well meant only that if you beat them, you had been too harsh, if they died within three days.

What's the difference between statists freaks and religious freaks?

Fernapple comments on Sep 26, 2022:

Can't argue with that.

Can you say “nut job”!?! 🤗 [yahoo.com]

Fernapple comments on Sep 26, 2022:

He is making very guarded, can be taken either way statements though, like, "hoping the war will soon end," without saying how. Obviously positioning himself, so that he can put distance between him and Putin very quickly if needed.

Can you say “nut job”!?! 🤗 [yahoo.com]

Fernapple comments on Sep 26, 2022:

Yes quite easily. I find, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch quite hard to say, but "nut job" is a piece of cake. ( Probably hazel nut and almond cream cake.)

App isn't registering I've completed my profile.. So, I'm stuck in level 1 and it's rather limited

Fernapple comments on Sep 26, 2022:

Hello and welcome. The app is certainly registering your profile, since I can see you quite plainly. At the beginning you are only allowed a few limited things on the site, such as making posts, the more you do, and build up trust however, the more you are allowed. It is how the site attempts to keep out scammers and trolls, but you will quickly go up the levels don't worry.

Have you seen the movie "Operation Mincemeat" on Netflix? An extrordinary true story.

Fernapple comments on Sep 25, 2022:

You may also love this documentary, which tell the true story, but with a great sense of fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh2e6sE6YXA

I think it’s deliberate…

Fernapple comments on Sep 25, 2022:

Of course, the era was not called the Scottish Enlightenment for nothing.

Have you seen the movie "Operation Mincemeat" on Netflix? An extrordinary true story.

Fernapple comments on Sep 25, 2022:

No, but I did see the nineteen fifties film, The Man Who Never Was, based on the same story, that was great fun too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Bspo5ctgA

finding your voice… [tiktok.com]

Fernapple comments on Sep 24, 2022:

Funny. But if this is part of a training game, the the buttons seem to be badly designed, since dogs are red collour blind, so they would not be able to tell all the buttons apart.

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Fernapple comments on Sep 23, 2022:

I do hope he does not cut his hands.

He's a very confused individual.

Fernapple comments on Sep 23, 2022:

Well he can play golf telepathically, his brain tells his foot to kick the ball, and it goes towards the hole. So it may be true.......?

'Once you've introduced a socialist program, like a national health service, you are on the path to ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 23, 2022:

The link is blocked by a paywall, which does not work anyway, even though I tried.

'Once you've introduced a socialist program, like a national health service, you are on the path to ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 23, 2022:

Australia, New Zealand ?

Sounds about right.

Fernapple comments on Sep 23, 2022:

Which is the secret of its popularity, and perhaps what made Christianity so widespread. Since the more vague and open to interpretation a religious book is, the more people it will appeal to, you can find whatever you want there, yet still claim the authority of god, tradition, or the imagined wisdom of respected prophets to back you up.

Welcome to my world folks!!! 🤠

Fernapple comments on Sep 22, 2022:

You are welcome to it.

I don't see why Lauren Bobert's such a big problem in America.

Fernapple comments on Sep 20, 2022:

The fixed, I can't think of anything more to say, now I have done the script, grin, which comes after, says it all.

One of the many reasons..

Fernapple comments on Sep 20, 2022:

For people who are not mobile it may be the only way. The only issue is that it is better to do it on private land or in a park, it is of course very dangerous on a public road.

Is this normal? [earthquake.usgs.gov]

Fernapple comments on Sep 20, 2022:

According to IRIS. "On average, Magnitude 2 and smaller earthquakes occur several hundred times a day world wide. Major earthquakes, greater than magnitude 7, happen more than once per month. "Great earthquakes", magnitude 8 and higher, occur about once a year."

So, we finally heard from my daughter's gynocologist.

Fernapple comments on Sep 20, 2022:

If it comes to it, try to impress on her that. A hysterectomy is today not the major operation it once was, it is quite a low impact operation, and it has few side effects with some small advantages for long term health. Millions of women today are walking around having had one, and nobody would even know.

A proponent of a Middle-Eastern religion once asked me, as an agnostic, what book I read to guide me...

Fernapple comments on Sep 19, 2022:

Or tell him. To come and see me, and I will share with him my short list of about thirty or forty books which are quite good guides if taken as a whole. (His book did not make the top hundred. ) Also tell him. that I give no credit to anybody who has only read one book, especially if he is waving it in my face.

A proponent of a Middle-Eastern religion once asked me, as an agnostic, what book I read to guide me...

Fernapple comments on Sep 19, 2022:

Tell him. If you need god to tell you right from wrong, then you are not a good person, only a bad person on a leash.

Unpacking The Racist Reponses to The Little Mermaid - Between The Scenes | The Daily Show - YouTube

Fernapple comments on Sep 19, 2022:

Sorry but it says. Video not available.

Dear God I just want to say you really like to hide from your children on earth and watch all of us ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 19, 2022:

Hello and welcome. You will find you fit in well enough here.

If the evidence for an Abrahamic god is confined to a book of fairy tales then what is the logical ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 19, 2022:

1. Agnosticism comes in several forms, it is not therefore possible to answer that question without you first define the form of agnosticism you which to address. 2. Agnosticism generally, does not just apply to the Abrahamic god, but to all gods, including the deist. Especially so in the form also known as soft atheism, which is generally held to be a none belief in gods, but with an admission that the person holding that belief, does not have a evidence supported disproof of the existence of gods.

Finland likes the swastika emblem too. [reuters.com]

Fernapple comments on Sep 19, 2022:

The swastika is still widely used in India and Asia generally as a traditional symbol with a number of meanings, none of which have anything to do with Nazi ideology. It has a history going back thousands of years before fascism, so it is no surprise really to learn that Finland was using it before the Nazis. Indeed the fascists only took it up because its long history, gave them they thought, a base in older traditions and the extra authority which comes from that in the minds of many unthinking conservatives.

Two prayers here

Fernapple comments on Sep 18, 2022:

Laugh ?

Do you ever wish you believed prayer worked?

Fernapple comments on Sep 18, 2022:

Maybe not, but modern medicine does work, often, have faith in that.

Go meat free….

Fernapple comments on Sep 18, 2022:

Or just eat a highly varied diet, don't eat the same things every day.

Anton Petrov - Did Advanced Civilizations Exist Before Humans?

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

There is nothing wrong with speculation, as long as you don't lose sight of the fact that it is speculation.

Basically anyone who says switching to green energy will tank the economy is mindlessly ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

And create jobs.

Vor mehr als 70 Jahren wurde erstmals nachgewiesen, dass langes Sitzen unserer Gesundheit schadet.

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

Hey folk, in case you don't do German, this appears to be a sales pitch for office equipment. lol

Vor mehr als 70 Jahren wurde erstmals nachgewiesen, dass langes Sitzen unserer Gesundheit schadet.

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

I am quite content with the desk I have, thank you.

Oh, I forgot to mention, when I took my house back I changed the wifi network name and password.

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

You may hear a voice out of the ether saying. "I am an atheist too. "

I wouldn't lose your head over it

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

What causes the confusion, is that, most Karens walk and talk without using their heads.

Where the hell do I belong?

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

Well done, you belong to the human race, most of us are like that.

Things happens for reason in life

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

Yes, that is called "determinism" which is a sub-set of "materialism", and that you can never know or understand the reason, is called "Chaos theory", while that you can get closer to the reason without ever getting all the way to it, is called "quantum theory". Nice to meet you, with all the religious people about, it is rare to meet someone who understands the theoretical basis of atheist scientific thought.

Have a blessed day, y'all!

Fernapple comments on Sep 17, 2022:

Yes but, is it spreading ?

just a storage issue my ass

Fernapple comments on Sep 16, 2022:

Some very good ones this time.

Hypothesis: Religious behavior a consequence of autism.

Fernapple comments on Sep 16, 2022:

Slight problem with the last one, there is no evidence that men are more likely to follow religion. Its a better fit with immaturity.

Selling shit for 2,000 years

Fernapple comments on Sep 16, 2022:

Then one corrupt and incompetent soldier, bungles a life signs test on an executed prisoner. (He was eager to get his hands on the bribe offered for the body, and it was the dark of night. )

Perspectives…

Fernapple comments on Sep 16, 2022:

Old Iranian saying. " I cried because I had no shoes, and then I met a man who had no feet."

"I will look upon death or of comedy with the same expression of countenance." Seneca

Fernapple comments on Sep 15, 2022:

Bet he was fun at parties.

Q: Why is masturbation like an anemic male monarch? A: Because they are both wan-king.

Fernapple comments on Sep 13, 2022:

groan.

New York’s Hasidic Jewish schools take public funds but fail to educate kids

Fernapple comments on Sep 12, 2022:

Can the American on here tell me please. How can there be a separation of state and religion, if the state funds religious schools ?

I just want to give you nightmares.

Fernapple comments on Sep 12, 2022:

I wish they would bring the puke emoji back.

Bizarre Religions become mythologies

Fernapple comments on Sep 12, 2022:

I think that should be a, teacher of medicine.

I debated with myself before deciding to make this post.

Fernapple comments on Sep 12, 2022:

Get well soon, your contribution is appreciated

Move on - nothing to see here...

Fernapple comments on Sep 12, 2022:

Sadly of course it could be an attempt at irony by a fundamentalist Christian, who like a lot of them can't get on with the neighbours.

Okay, it's been 3 days.

Fernapple comments on Sep 12, 2022:

I never understood why people do public mourning for celebrities , or why it is seen as normal and natural. Whether they be royalty, pop stars or the latest victim of child killing. Mourning is something you do for the people you know and were in a relationship with, do it for anyone else and it is either attention seekingly fake, or sentimental and it belittles the people who you do have a relationship with.

Women: i don't need no man! Car breaks down: thats a mans job! Tree needs to be cut down: ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 11, 2022:

Not the women I know.

THE OTHER SIDE.

Fernapple comments on Sep 11, 2022:

Like the ultimate mail order scam. "Wonderful product, will change your whole life, you pay now but sorry, only delivered after you die. No samples sorry, and no viewing the product first, sorry but it will spoil if we open the box."

CUDDLING Photographer Christian Ziegler’s “Highly Commended Image” at the Wildlife ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 10, 2022:

Maybe just curiosity.

“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life ….

Fernapple comments on Sep 10, 2022:

But the two don't always mix well.

I don't know; what's your opinion.

Fernapple comments on Sep 10, 2022:

I like the way Camila intercepts his attempt to reach for her groin, with a hand shake. Smart move that. You can't come from three generations of royal sex workers, and not learn a few good moves.

Charles III is the head of the Church of England.

Fernapple comments on Sep 10, 2022:

When the Founders established the constitution, they may well have intended that, not having a state religion would eventually lead to a secular nation. But thanks to the law of unintended consequences, what they did was to privatize religion, and make it a for profit business, thereby adding an extra layer of motivation to its promoters and giving it the freedom to operate any way it wanted. One day, since uncontrolled capitalism leads in the end to monopoly, a single franchise may become able to establish an industry standard. The Microsoft of American religion could be, Evangelical Christianity, and all other belief systems will have to work within its framework or fade away.

UK News Liz Truss, don't like her already.

Fernapple comments on Sep 10, 2022:

If you are a really cynical politician, with no conscience, then you look for a busy day to hide bad news. Mind you, I did not think that LT was that smart, maybe she just got lucky ?

Frightening;

Fernapple comments on Sep 10, 2022:

The perfect couple, I would be a bit worried if they had babies though.

The ahistorical claims of Christian Nationalists get me going.

Fernapple comments on Sep 10, 2022:

If they believe that Jesus still works within the material world, then it follows that, he has plans for everywhere all of the time. In which case, he does not seem to be any good at getting his plans to work.

You might enjoy seeing how this turns out.

Fernapple comments on Sep 9, 2022:

So animals especially bears, have no taste for artificial foods, stuffed with chemicals, artificial colours and flavourings, but prefer the natural product. Are we really that amazed.

I enjoy complaining. It keeps my heart rate up.

Fernapple comments on Sep 9, 2022:

Sex, has the same effect and generally makes two people happy.

Our new King…King Charles III gives his first address to the U.K. as sovereign. [youtu.be]

Fernapple comments on Sep 9, 2022:

If you like your new king, don't forget who you just got for PM, and you did not vote for her either.

Ideas from Brights Central Expressing Your Kind of “Worldview” Here at Brights Central, ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 9, 2022:

While it is good to define your terms, well done. I do think that on a site like this, some sort of narrative or logical journey beyond that, is expected.

God forgot about this

Fernapple comments on Sep 8, 2022:

and then swim back again.

Avoiding anti-abortion States is part of the recruiters tool bag now. [facebook.com]

Fernapple comments on Sep 8, 2022:

Link blocked to non members.

Greetings All! Glad to be here.

Fernapple comments on Sep 7, 2022:

Hello and welcome, enjoy the site.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm [msn.com]

Fernapple comments on Sep 7, 2022:

The state based media seem to have forgotten all about it.

I'm sure you all agree with this post.

Fernapple comments on Sep 7, 2022:

I have seen a lot of surveys based on that principle. When I was about twelve we got a survey/test to measure your artistic skills and aptitudes. I was very pleased to find that my score came out as extremely high. At least until the following day when we all compared scores, and discovered that we had all scored very high. Of course the so called, test, was created a by a company which sold art courses and materials. Don't forget that god loves you, because you are a special person to god.

Earth will not quit fighting till the last human footprint is removed and human bones decayed

Fernapple comments on Sep 6, 2022:

No. I agreed with some of your other statements, but the earth does not have a will, an intelligence or an intention, therefore it can not fight. We may make it so damaged that it no longer supports us, and almost certainly something non human will outlive us to perhaps bring the earth back to life, but the earth will not will it so, it is not a god.

I ran onto this article while trying to find out whether or not wizards were ever burned at the ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 6, 2022:

To believe in religion, you have to train yourself to despise sceptical ideas, and accept high levels of cognitive dissonance, and when once you have done that, all other crack pot ideas become a lot easier. While the whole tone of thinking in the world you live in, is lowered.

Humans Mere existence Equals Evil Destruction

Fernapple comments on Sep 6, 2022:

Yet we could have a good life with a tenth the consumption, if we only tried.

Is that too much to ask?

Fernapple comments on Sep 6, 2022:

It is all we ever get, anything more is empty vanity and delusion.

Is everyone technically an agnostic?

Fernapple comments on Sep 6, 2022:

What works for me is that. If there is a higher intelligence than those obviously found on earth, a god, or a spiritual world, if you like. Then it clearly choses to remain hidden. Which means that either it does not exist, or it intends us to act as if it does not exist. And if a god exists, then, in the absence of a direct message from it, the best that I can suppose, that it may want me to do, is to. "Appreciate, and perhaps care for, the material creation, which it may have given." While if it does not exist, then the best that I can do for happiness and personal peace, is to. "Appreciate, and perhaps care for, the material creation I am given." You see, no difference. So I will care for my friends, look to do the best I can for the living planet, and most of all, try to learn every day how to appreciate and enjoy even more, the green of the grass, the blue of the sky, the taste of my bowl of soup, and the touch of the hands that made it for me. It is enough, anything more is vanity.

Can Religion Without Belief “Make Perfect Sense”? | Mind Matters

Fernapple comments on Sep 6, 2022:

One common claim made by religious apologists is that, all of the harm coming from religion stems from a literal interpretation of it, and that it can be easily be redeemed by treating it as a metaphor. But sadly, whether religion is metaphorical or literal, is completely beside the point as to whether it is a good thing or not. When your holy book tells you that you should smash the brains of your enemies children out against the rocks. It does not matter if you read it literally, or read the word "children" metaphorically as arts, science, and culture. It is still a nasty idea. Religion without a literal god, does not stop the worship of fake authority, it just moves that fake authority to things like tradition, the sayings of gurus or writings in holy books, making those things into pseudo-gods. Science is not a replacement for religion, as anti rationalists like to say. Nor should it ever pretend to be, but it is a replacement for some of religion's functions, and it is not alone, we now have, nation states, the rule of law, secular morality, philosophy, democracy, socialism, environmentalism, trade networks, humanism, the idea of social justice, public welfare, international law, and secular education at least. Religion was only ever a primitive substitute for all of those, and if only because those many ideas, offer more nuance, and more honest mission statements, religion is now obsolete, lets get over it. Even if god/theism is a metaphor, that does not make it a good metaphor. There are good and bad metaphors as well as many pointless and trivial ones. Humans are not only metaphor forming animals, they are also eating animals. Made by natural evolution to have hungers, but that does not mean that all diets are good for you. Yet you can choose a healthy diet, and are more likely to do so if you receive good education and are protected against those who wish to gain, ruthlessly and without conscience, by pushing unhealthy foods. You can also choose your metaphors. The fake assumption made here is that, if it is natural for humans to create, metaphor and culture, then all metaphors and cultures are either good and of equal value, or even more, that one, the theist metaphor, is proven superior. It is a giant leap (Well several actually.) from, it is natural for humans to make metaphors, to, all metaphors are good, and my favoured one is the best of all. To a degree I do have some sympathy with the fundamentalist. They look at moderate religion, especially cults, like the metaphorical view, and they see rightly, that it is, shallow, narcissistic, dishonest cherry picking, manipulative, self serving, and corrupt, and their moral instincts give them a visceral disgust at the very thought of it. Their only mistake is in thinking ...

Old blue eyes…

Fernapple comments on Sep 5, 2022:

And if you have red hair you are part Neanderthal.

What's you favorite non domesticated animal? I'd have to go with the

Fernapple comments on Sep 5, 2022:

Orangutans, I have never seen a live one, but it is on the bucket list. Perhaps in part because they are the underdogs of the great apes, often overlooked in favour of the African apes, who are most closely related to us. Yet the may well be, the most emotionally intelligent and sensitive of us all.

Family photo!

Fernapple comments on Sep 3, 2022:

They all have the same ears, no doubt about the common parentage.

Huh.

Fernapple comments on Sep 3, 2022:

He blocked me some time ago, twice in fact, seems to block nearly everyone.

Let the fun begin.

Fernapple comments on Sep 3, 2022:

Good, there is not much meat left in my freezer, I thought that I would have to start going to the supermarket.

That’s just awesome

Fernapple comments on Sep 3, 2022:

With training most of the possible bad side effects can be mitigated, but she will have a life of very limited freedom, and some injuries resulting in infections and scaring, are almost inevitable. There is also a high risk of hip, knee, other joint and soft tissue damage needing surgery later in life. In the past people with conditions causing those symptoms rarely lived to maturity.

The tangerine nightmare is worse than butt plugs…

Fernapple comments on Sep 2, 2022:

Butt plugs are a vital survival tool, for both Brown Bears and Black Bears during hibernation. The other two well.......

“The Conservatives have never been a Party burdened by needless sentimentality; some Tory MPs ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 2, 2022:

Nah, the sentimental attachment to the, quite false, myth, that there once existed a time, when you did not have to bother making the effort to think, or reform yourself, is what it is all about.

Atheist take marriage seriously.

Fernapple comments on Sep 1, 2022:

How about. Atheists take responsibility seriously. Believers try to pass it on either to the sky fairy or to relatives and partners, and that applies to marriage just like everything else.

I thought this was an interesting nugget of information. The highest point on earth?

Fernapple comments on Sep 1, 2022:

Furthest bit of the earth from its center, that we know of, could be the Voyager space craft.

Never have I ever..

Fernapple comments on Sep 1, 2022:

Never been to a zoo. Never traveled beyond Europe. Never been swimming for fun.

I haven't seen whether the site is continuing, but just in case it doesn't, thanks for 'social' ...

Fernapple comments on Sep 1, 2022:

Only if god communicates a wish or objective to us, a god who remains silent and invisible, a deist god, is no different from no god at all. Especially if as we have to suppose, it chose to remain silent and hidden. Religions are, and were never, about the worship of gods, they are about the worship of holy books. And since we have no evidence that any of the holy books was directly or indirectly authored by any deity, and a lot of evidence to the contrary, we can only presume that any deity who may exist, chose to remain silent. In which case, you could make a good argument, that religion and presuming to speak for a deity, is actually the most anti-god and unholy of all human games.

Just discovered Eliminative Materialism and I keep wanting to know more and understand arguments for...

Fernapple comments on Sep 1, 2022:

I think it is always good to be sceptical, which is the basic foundation of Eliminative Materialism, but you can go too far with sceptical thinking, and being sceptical is yet another thing you need to be a little sceptical about. ( Love the word game. )

I mean, George was good, but....

Fernapple comments on Sep 1, 2022:

Now that Cesare Borgia is out of the frame, literally, could be.

Overcoming religious guilt:

Fernapple comments on Aug 31, 2022:

If Jesus is all caring, he will distract grandma.

Truth social is headed for bankruptcy [salon.com]

Fernapple comments on Aug 31, 2022:

Would it not be less time consuming to make it news, when Trump does something that does not head for bankruptcy. Just thinking out loud.

Stefan Milo, not many credentials but very engaging and knowledgeable.

Fernapple comments on Aug 31, 2022:

My favourite theory. All of those. When you have something as strong as music, it is quite likely supported by multiple mutually reinforcing causes.

I find it amusing and a bit exasperating that ANY disgreement about the Bible is automatically ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 30, 2022:

Tell them that their Bible is the most ungodly book of all, and that it was actually written by Satan worshipers. That should get them going. ( And using their own logic it would not be hard to make a case.)

Many years ago a group of us went to this.

Fernapple comments on Aug 30, 2022:

Polydactyly or Six Fingered Dwarfism, use to be considered the classic Amish genetic failing.

My ex wife and her spouse had been allowing her childhood friend to reside with them for the past ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 30, 2022:

It certainly sounds like attempted murder at least, even if it may be difficult to prove actual murder, she should certainly face the full brunt of the law.

Harsh but true!

Fernapple comments on Aug 30, 2022:

The first applies especially to religion, and is why some politicians love it so much. If you train children from the earliest age to ignore all cognitive dissonance, and all feelings of doubt, in favour of what they are told. Then they will extend that habit to every other sphere of life, including economics, purchasing goods, and politics.