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Seriously. I know many women put down the seat, yet still leave the lid up. Just close both, please!

Fernapple comments on Jul 1, 2021:

I always put the seat down especially if I think that a female person will be using it after me. It helps to conceal the edges of the cling film I stretched across.

A common ‘belief’ among atheists is that humans are born atheists, and come to religion only ...

Fernapple comments on Jul 1, 2021:

I thought that that was more or less what most atheists did think. Certainly there is nothing new to this one. Stop strawmanning atheists.

“Of course I talk to myself.

Fernapple comments on Jul 1, 2021:

I like an audience that is simple minded enough to be impressed, so......

Desperation is the Mother of Invention.

Fernapple comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Smart idea.

Psychopaths are always shaking the jar, just to stir up some murder and mayhem for their own ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 30, 2021:

The jar is usually shaken by those who want to distract people from there own failings. Wars for example are not usually the results of conflicts between peoples, but are things promoted by governments. Because when governments are corrupt, incompetent or both, and they find themselves unable to resolve the domestic problems to the peoples satisfaction, the easy target on which to redirect the blame is foreigners. The cold war, was a perfect example, in the Soviet Block, Communism had failed to deliver, while at the same time, capitalism had also failed to deliver for many in the west. The two good things about the cold war, however, from the point of view of the governments involved, were that not only did it not involve much shooting, except by proxy in a few third world countries, but also, it was very sustainable long term. Is it any wonder that Putin, whose corrupt government is failing just about every domestic measure, wants to revive it. While I think that the failing of Christianity to deliver, may have a lot to do with its increasing links to sexism and racism etc. Yep if you want to know who shook the jar, look to see who failed on their promises, is a good start.

Psychopaths are always shaking the jar, just to stir up some murder and mayhem for their own ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 30, 2021:

It was me, I confess.

"The real offense of racism in the end, is to judge individuals by a supposed stereotype of their ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Yes all stereotypes are bad, for exactly that reason. "Assume makes an ass of you and me." ( Spelling joke.) Because we should never prejudge people, but find time to explore each person we meet fully and on their own terms. BUT therein lies the basic problem, because in a connected world with billions of inhabitants, we can not form a personal relationship with every single person we have to interact with, as we could in the days when we evolved our social instincts in groups of hunter gatherers, when we would meet perhaps a hundred people in our entire lives. Therefore we need stereotypes, and since many people do fit their stereotypes they would not seem to be too inaccurate a model of the human world. The best working answer would therefore seem to be, use just one stereotype, that of a stereotypical human and base that model on yourself. In other words the old, "Do as you would be done by." Until such time as the other person tells you that they have other requirements. I always therefore, as said before on here, assume that everyone is honest in private life, until proved otherwise, because I figure that I am strong enough to take one hit from anyone. And assume that everyone is dishonest in public and business life, because public and business life are impersonal anyway.

Purpose

Fernapple comments on Jun 30, 2021:

My first, greater purpose, is to lose the arrogance which makes me think that I should have a greater purpose. My second, lesser purpose, is to make the world a happier place, if I can, and at least enjoy my happiness if I can't.

PETA wants us to stop using animal 'slurs' like pig and chicken.

Fernapple comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Never do, if I want to insult, I use words like, "Christian !" "Moslem !" "Hindhu !"

ok im baked and wanna pose a thought have human beings stopped evolving?

Fernapple comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Evolution acts fast when there is a change in the environment, and human culture and technology have made one of the most rapid changes in the environment ever seen by any creature. Being able to insulate yourself from certain environmental pressures, does not bring a stop to evolution, it only means that the pressures remaining become more important. That includes, especially, internal factors, such as sexual selection. One of the big effects of which, (Just for example, it is far from the only one.) will be the drive towards sexual dimorphism, which is normally blocked by environmental pressures. But when those pressures are removed, then there is nothing to stop males growing much bigger and more aggressive, and females growing smaller and more passive, because they are the types who breed most successfully. The ultimate feminist nightmare perhaps. Generally we may also grow more aggressive and loose emotions of social empathy, because society and breeding rewards aggression, while medical science, removes many of the consequences of aggression. For example a human who suffers a broken bone as a result of fighting will today survive, where in the past they would most likely die. If humans do survive the current global problems, such as global warming, then the effects of evolution will probably, be very evil to all those qualities we today regard as our higher functions, certainly leading to less social cohesion. ( There is some evidence, our brains have been shrinking rapidly since the agricultural revolution, as farmers no longer need the large brains of hunter gathers to survive, and the poorer diet puts a premium on not having large hungry organs like brains. ) Until eventually some crisis, perhaps quite a small one, such as the machines which feed us break down and we can not mend them anymore, comes along, which with small brains and poor social skills, we are unable to deal with, and we go extinct.

A bit about Shakespre.

Fernapple comments on Jun 29, 2021:

But he could not spell his own name. At least not the same way twice.

The cake is a myth; the cake is a lie.

Fernapple comments on Jun 29, 2021:

My favourite is, "Nun's Fart".

I'm done for the day I have to go pray all night and say one thousand Hail Marys and hit myself in ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 29, 2021:

Then you will be sleepy and tired at work. And your boss will think you are doing drugs every night.

Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890–1918) "The Green Fence" 1907

Fernapple comments on Jun 29, 2021:

Superb, so very great an appreciation of the small scene.

This Alberta woman spent 26 years in a religious community. She now considers it a cult [cbc.ca]

Fernapple comments on Jun 28, 2021:

They are all cults, just some religions are more cultish than others.

I found this question on an online dating site: "Would you consider dating someone whose religion...

Fernapple comments on Jun 28, 2021:

Good post.

“Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 28, 2021:

And unfortunately without matching advances in birth control, contributed to the population problem.

are non-believers allowed to golf? I've been golfing some.

Fernapple comments on Jun 28, 2021:

Poking your balls down a hole with a stick, is pointless activity which can cause you to develop a number of unpleasant medical complaints.

This resonated with me.

Fernapple comments on Jun 27, 2021:

You do not find yourself, you find the world, and then the world finds you. (Sometimes it finds you wanting.)

Weeding and thinning some onions and bush beans today.

Fernapple comments on Jun 27, 2021:

Are the woods unfenced, do you have deer/ rodent problems ?

Funny granny. You need Facebook to see it. [facebook.com]

Fernapple comments on Jun 26, 2021:

Whatever bangs your lids.

What benefits might there be in describing the activity of mathematics in the following terms?

Fernapple comments on Jun 26, 2021:

I thought that that was the standard way.

UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings [bbc.com]

Fernapple comments on Jun 26, 2021:

Yes that is what the "U" part of UFO stands for.

I know a lot of you just about hate to add more accounts and apps to your machines, but some of ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 26, 2021:

Someone came up with a very simple but clever idea, lovely.

Stolen "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

Fernapple comments on Jun 26, 2021:

The second half of this sentence is true, but the first half of this sentence is a lie.

This is a follow up to a previous post.

Fernapple comments on Jun 26, 2021:

Every joke, whatever its subject, is a serious comment on the nature of logic.

What would it take for you to believe that god is real and exists?

Fernapple comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Which god ?

What is our relationship with nature ?

Fernapple comments on Jun 25, 2021:

No I can see the same problem. One part of it of course is the inherited cultural dogma, that there are only two sexes, which is not true even of nature, where all manner of hermaphrodites have always and always did exist. And that everyone has to have just one of those two sexes, why not three or four ? Say a birth sex, the one entered on your birth certificate, a genetic sex determined by your genetics (of which there should be about five natural ones ), which could be used for sports, and a self defined sex, the one you choose for yourself which goes no your passport say.

We had a request for more meaningful discussions.

Fernapple comments on Jun 24, 2021:

The problem with that is that, when governments fail to deliver on that promise, (which is not a new one ), though corruption and/or incompetence. They always look for someone to take the blame away from themselves, and the easy target is foreigners. War and conflict have never been about threats from abroad, at least never on both sides, but always about failings at home, and the need to divert attention from those. It always has been and always will be.

I hate hotel bath towels. They’re so thick I can’t close my suitcase.

Fernapple comments on Jun 23, 2021:

I know, the pillows are even worse.

Inquiring minds want to know...

Fernapple comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Maybe. But we certainly import a lot of Cookies from the US. And they are very bad for us.

But, but, but .

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Hmm. Let me think. If you are the kind of low grade man, who wants to target women for casual sex and little without commitment, especially if you like to target women when they are vulnerable, what would be the best profession to pick ? That's a hard one, will have to give that some thought.

Why should the word "atheist" even exist?

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

It is a very badly used word in many cases, since most, so called, atheists, are actually what you could call asupernaturalists or anti-suprernaturalists, since they do not believe in any thing supernatural, nor any, none theist religions, like Buddhism, Spiritualism or Animism either. So that it could well be that we a conceding to theist imperialism, since they are trying to pretend that only theist religion, (god belief ) matters.

Why should the word "atheist" even exist?

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

It is a very badly used word in many cases, since most, so called, atheists, are actually what you could call asupernaturalists or anti-suprernaturalists, since they do not believe in any thing supernatural, nor any, none theist religions, like Buddhism, Spiritualism or Animism either. So that it could well be that we a conceding to theist imperialism, since they are trying to pretend that only theist religion, (god belief ) matters.

The violence and altruism of the human species [youtu.be]

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Very good enjoyed that.

Working definition.

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Even worse is the prayer of thanks. Thanking your imaginary friend for something that your fellow humans, animals or nature, deserve a lot more credit for, than you probably have time to give anyway.

The song "100 bottles of beer on the wall" doesn't last as long when sung in binary.

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

There are 10 sorts of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't. (Old joke, not mine.)

Quick question, if someone told you something was "melon colored", what color of the rainbow do you ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Yellow. I like the Honeydew type best.

2020 Lessons [photos.app.goo.gl]

Fernapple comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Some people always refuse to learn though.

Which Plant Milk Is Best for the Planet?

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

There was also a health warning put out about Oatley, it seems that the processing results in it having a very high sugar content.

Wolves are mostly misunderstood.

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

Great pictures, lovely.

Wolves are mostly misunderstood.

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

So are apes. Sorry you will have to forgive me while I go and kill some little animal, so that I can eat tonight.

Quantum physics.

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

How very silly. Our perceived world is a model constructed by our brains, based on information they receive from our senses, why would there ever have been any reason to suppose that that it was ever anything but a model ? The model may be an accurate representation, of certain things, especially things having qualities, such as a certain size and temperature ranges, which makes them liable to affect the survival of an African ape. But no one would ever have reason to suppose that the model was ever anything but a representation and one of limited scope, or conversely that a representation is not itself a part of reality. Which is actually all rather wonderful.

I am seriously considering leaving Agnostic.

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

Try approaching the site from another direction, for example change your preferences, a lot of the crazies post in politics and things like that. You can change your preferences, under your settings, to show me less of this, or show more of this. And you can also block certain groups of course.

Happy Summer Solstice.

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

Boy ! I bet you are a hoot at parties.

Well that nearly stuffed up my Sunday lunch yesterday.

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

You mean he did not want to become a martyr. Well that was an opportunity missed.

Well I finally lost it with a potential customer.

Fernapple comments on Jun 21, 2021:

The main thing which put me off religion in the first place, was the character of most Christians. Either the religion has a corrosive effect, which destroys honesty and empathy, or the religion only attracts those who lack those qualities in the first place.

Who believes in life after death

Fernapple comments on Jun 20, 2021:

I do not believe in belief.

Why do you identify as being agnostic?

Fernapple comments on Jun 19, 2021:

I identify as an agnostic atheist, and a board church sceptic. Because I see no reason to believe in absolutes, and consider doubt as the main feature of honesty.

“We are dust and to dust return.

Fernapple comments on Jun 19, 2021:

No we are mainly water.

Not having a fixed address is a fundamental problem for the homeless.

Fernapple comments on Jun 19, 2021:

Good on them. I would move my account there, but I am already with them.

Has anyone heard something like, " Progressive Christians are going to hell"?

Fernapple comments on Jun 19, 2021:

Ask yourself, which hell. The hell of endless rebirth foreseen by Hindu and Buddhist believers, the hell of limited immortality of the classical world, the never mentioned hell of Judaism, the none existent hell of may hunter gatherer societies, or the hell Christians send you to, if you join one of a thousand wrong sects. Consider this. The idea of a God, who sends people to eternal suffering for finite crimes, often quite trivial crimes, and crimes of which many of them could have no knowledge, or could not avoid. Is an idea which belittles God. Even a badly behaved three year old, could devise a better morality, and carry it out better than that. And if God does exist, then how can comparing him to an incompetent three year old be a good way to win its favour. Said one - "Folks of a surly Master tell, And daub his Visage with Smoke of Hell: They talk of some sharp Trial of us -Pish ! He's a good Fellow, and "twill all be well And if that seems a little flip, then sorry but it is a very silly subject. You may like to watch this video however, it only a quarter hour, then put behind you the idea of at least a trivial silly evil God for life. Even if you do not abandon belief in god at least don't set up a trivial silly one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttevamkS6gw&t=75s

“One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 19, 2021:

And often you hear the very best words of the very best people.

Updates

Fernapple comments on Jun 18, 2021:

Doing fine thank you. And the site still limps along.

I find it strange that I'm not hearing more about the recent shooting over mask wearing.

Fernapple comments on Jun 18, 2021:

"the issue is just too painful" Awe I am sorry. Well, when it comes to pain. "Being shot hurts a lot." And I never thought, I would be caught quoting a pope.

Marie Kondo is Wrong About Books

Fernapple comments on Jun 18, 2021:

You have to remember, that books are only as good as the people who wrote them. It is therefore much better to read a good book twice, than ten bad books once.

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance. - Albert Einstein

Fernapple comments on Jun 18, 2021:

And the first is usually the parent of the second.

Marie Kondo is Wrong About Books

Fernapple comments on Jun 18, 2021:

If you buy book that you can understand on first reading, then you are wasting your money.

Iron VW Wedding Vehicle by Raphael Esparza Prieto

Fernapple comments on Jun 17, 2021:

Crazy, wonderful. But only for warm climates I think.

It is better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.

Fernapple comments on Jun 17, 2021:

Hello and welcome, enjoy the site.

I've been back to work since the beginning of March.

Fernapple comments on Jun 17, 2021:

I always have worked from home, so shut down only meant in my case, working as normal, but also being under house arrest.. So no I have not found it an improvement.

For those of you who don't trust anyone, how do you handle your trust issues?

Fernapple comments on Jun 17, 2021:

Usually I follow a system of always trusting everyone completely, until they let me down, and then I do not trust them again. Since I figure that I am strong enough to take one hit, and that until then, I can give the benefit of the doubt. And the vast majority of people prove quite good. Obviously though, there are occasions, such as when buying and selling when it is the accepted normal to not trust, and there is then no shame to you, or insult to them, in playing safe by following the formal rules, which I always do. However, I never trust anyone in the public arena, since I automatically assume that without a personal relationship, there is no basis for trust. And I never forget that most people are dishonest with themselves all the time, dishonesty (cognitive dissonance) being the human default, and the main key to the human condition. ( Birds fly, rabbits tunnel, lions are strong, fish swim, hounds run fast, but lying is the special human skill and adaption which sets us apart from all the other animals. ) So that if you can be dishonest even with yourself, then it is unlikely that you will alter your behavior for others.

“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he’d have such an uneasy vanity as to be...

Fernapple comments on Jun 17, 2021:

"I want my god to be a small god, a petty god." I can't remember who said that.

Sitting in the dentist's office, I see yet another woman wearing a t-shirt saying, "Not today, ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 17, 2021:

Ask her if she has sexual relations with Satan on most other days, and if she would like to compare her experiences with yours.

Creation of First Human-Monkey Embryos Sparks Concern Called chimeras, these lab-grown creations ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 16, 2021:

Paywall blockage. Sorry

I'm finally back in Menorca after 20 months absence.

Fernapple comments on Jun 16, 2021:

Wonderful. Do you also know the Balsam Poplar, Populus balsamifera, we can just about grow it here in the UK, but its scent is never as good as it is in the heat of the Med ? It also can be a bit untidy, but also worth the tolerance.

Our local dog wash. [facebook.com]

Fernapple comments on Jun 16, 2021:

That's brilliant. Wonder if he has an owner, and if they know what he gets up to.

So me! 😂😂😂

Fernapple comments on Jun 15, 2021:

Phone number ? We did not have those when I was a child, they were only for the rich few.

Have you tried to buy lumber lately?

Fernapple comments on Jun 15, 2021:

And if they get rich, at least they will be able to sit in the shade of grandma's trees.

TEN WAYS WE'RE EFFED: [united-cats.com]

Fernapple comments on Jun 15, 2021:

Yep. Plus. Population growth, increasing habitat lose (beyond that caused by climate change,) more pandemics bound to happen, wastage of rare resources, plastic pollution, and overfishing. I think that brings his ten up to sixteen, but no doubt you can add more.

Ah, a deepity...

Fernapple comments on Jun 15, 2021:

And like so many, will leave nothing original of its own behind when it goes. Only its misunderstandings and smudges of some other computers creations.

Nearly half of Americans believe dinosaurs still exist - The Jerusalem Post

Fernapple comments on Jun 14, 2021:

I guess that the first two responders did not follow the link. LOL (Or they may just think that the literal view is just more interesting.)

Wasn't my project. Honest.

Fernapple comments on Jun 14, 2021:

If someone told me the Bible was not anti-woman. I would say. "Ah, so you have not read it yet."

More life tips to follow

Fernapple comments on Jun 14, 2021:

No, you can not simply say, "no". You have to say. "No, thank you."

Wisdom begins in wonder. - Socrates

Fernapple comments on Jun 13, 2021:

That is very true, since wonder is almost the same thing as taking and interest, and caring, without which there would be no wonder.

Just a few weeks into restrictions being lifted, and already i cant say "tourists" without putting ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 13, 2021:

In Cornwall, where that guy from America has just been with the British PM. (Wish I could remember the names, Bodon and Biris or something like that. ) They are called, 'elmos' which is the local name for ants, because they swarm all over the place in summer, and then disappear in winter.

I joined a satanic group on Facebook for fun 🤣 its actually vary interesting.

Fernapple comments on Jun 12, 2021:

Oh. that evil satanic laugh that all you undead have.

My crush is Dr. Strange, actually...

Fernapple comments on Jun 12, 2021:

That's a bit of an old one.

Today's hike: Climbing Mt. Beehive and blue Lupine showing off.

Fernapple comments on Jun 11, 2021:

Great photos. I wonder who gave the mountain its name, and what it looks like from afar. In other words, if it is really beehive shaped.

Harlem church provides COVID vaccinations Finally, a church does something right.

Fernapple comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Funny the differences. In the UK so many churches and mosques have been used for vaccinations, nobody things it is anything special.

I don't often agree with Arny, but he hit the nail on the head

Fernapple comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Being this side of the Atlantic, I am perhaps not as familiar with him as you, but I have often heard him say wise things.

Common sense Evey time I see the word Common sense used in discussions about anything, I ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 10, 2021:

I would define common sense as, the flip side to the, ad populum fallacy. In other words, certain axioms of life which are so widely accepted, that they are usually regarded as common to all people, basically true, and only to be questioned under extreme circumstances. For example. The idea that a person with a hidden agenda, and/or a person likely to profit from a judgment going one way rather than another, is less likely to make an accurate and unbiased judgment than a disinterested person. As in. "John says that United and Co. make the best groundhog bum wipes." "Yes but to apply a little common sense. John was employed by United and Co. for many years, and probably has his pension with them."

“There are in nature neither rewards or punishments — there are ...

Fernapple comments on Jun 10, 2021:

And there are times when natures cold indifference, can seem far more attractive, than humans deliberate cruelty.

The truth.

Fernapple comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Yes but if religion was a private thing, not, weaponized to oppress, justify harmful beliefs and rituals, and infiltrate government, who would want it ? It is because people want those things, that they choose religion as the best way to get them.

Greetings from Burlington, Colorado.

Fernapple comments on Jun 10, 2021:

Hello. Colorful Colorado, is a black and white sign ?

That Jerk Tony Spell is killing people with COVID.

Fernapple comments on Jun 10, 2021:

I don't know where you Americans keep finding them.

I trust an atheist far more than a religious person.

Fernapple comments on Jun 9, 2021:

They also learn to set very low standards for their definition of religious truth, and they carry that through into all other aspects of life.

Tilting at windmills. Struggling with text speak.

Fernapple comments on Jun 9, 2021:

You are getting old.

Something doesn't add up.

Fernapple comments on Jun 9, 2021:

Q 14. If you are at the checkout, and there are four people in front of you, one with nine items and three with five. It normally takes 20 seconds to scan and pack an item, plus thirty five seconds to take payment and give change to each customer. But the assistant likes to gossip for an average of ninety seconds extra with each customer. How long before you get fed up and p##s off ? Please show all your workings.

On several deliveries today I noticed sheriff or police cars in front of me.

Fernapple comments on Jun 9, 2021:

No. Apollo was too nice, much nicer than the old testaments god actually. And besides, are you sure everyone knows who he was ? Much better to put Satan.

How much does all the SARS-CoV-2 in the world weigh?

Fernapple comments on Jun 9, 2021:

If you see a group of scientists getting drunk in a bar, don't give them what they want, if they ask for something to write on. LOL

I enjoyed following Boomtarat03 post and photos from Asia. Now she is no longer here.

Fernapple comments on Jun 8, 2021:

All the fun ones seem to go. Soon be just grumpy old men left. Humph!

Talk about "seeing" images of imaginary myths...