Flyingsaucesir's Profile

Florida man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids and dog because he thought 'apocalypse was coming'

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 17, 2022:

The guy obviously has mental problems. I wonder if this might have been avoided if our healthcare system worked better and for more people. What a waste.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@Triphid 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

REGARDING THE RECENT ARCANE DIALOG ABOUT NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPEAN MYTHOLOGY.

holdenc98 comments on Apr 19, 2022:

well each of you who have graced me so far with a comment makes it in part or in its entirely an ad hominum attack. this is par for your course. and none of you. i say, NONE, breaks the agnostic taboo about addressing the 800 pound gorrilla issue that i laid before you................. i quote...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

You are mistaken sir. I made no ad hominem attack. In fact, no one here has...except YOU! I quote: "morons," "cockroaches," "cowards,"...you owe us all an apology sir.

REGARDING THE RECENT ARCANE DIALOG ABOUT NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPEAN MYTHOLOGY.

towkneed comments on Apr 19, 2022:

" Modern science regards race as a social construct, an identity which is assigned based on rules made by society. While partly based on physical similarities within groups, race does not have an inherent physical or biological meaning. " ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

You may find my reply to holdenc98 interesting...see above.

REGARDING THE RECENT ARCANE DIALOG ABOUT NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPEAN MYTHOLOGY.

towkneed comments on Apr 19, 2022:

" Modern science regards race as a social construct, an identity which is assigned based on rules made by society. While partly based on physical similarities within groups, race does not have an inherent physical or biological meaning. " ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@holdenc98 Actually, he is right; there is no biological basis for what we call "different human races." In fact, there are more phenotypic differences among the individuals within a so-called racial group than there are between supposed "different" groups. It's important to get that straight at the outset of any discussion on race. Why? Because it obviates any temptation to ascribe different sociological or cultural differences to genetic differences. There simply are not enough genetic differences between, say, blacks and whites to explain the huge disparity in incomes, personal wealth, general health, representation in positions of power, etc., etc. So how do we explain these differences, if not by referring to genetics? Well, that's complicated, but any honest attempt to understand how we got here must certainly include a frank acknowledgement of trauma and systematic withholding of opportunity. Slavery was traumatic for the enslaved. The campaign of terror waged by the KKK on black people for generations was traumatic. (Imagine that your uncles and/or brothers were lynched, or your entire town was attacked by by a mob because of the color of the skin color of its inhabitants.) People do not get over such abuse overnight; it might take generations. And recovery takes even longer if those generations are systematically discriminated against in jobs, housing, education, access to medical care, etc. And so here we are. As I said earlier, we will not get past this history until we address it head-on, frankly and honestly. When we do, we will finally live up to the ideals that the founding fathers laid out in the Constitution.

Florida man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids and dog because he thought 'apocalypse was coming'

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 17, 2022:

The guy obviously has mental problems. I wonder if this might have been avoided if our healthcare system worked better and for more people. What a waste.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@Triphid 🤣🤣🤣 Dude! You are funny! 😂😂😂

What are you most proud of?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 19, 2022:

Well done! Keep up the good work! 😎👍

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@LiterateHiker There is no Official Language of the United States of America, so why not have multi-lingual ballots?

Science is the journey toward truth, religion is pretending you have already arrived there.

TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 19, 2022:

Only philosophers and theologians seek truth. We scientists seek models. And models are not the truth. ***TL;DR: anytime you see anyone promoting "truth", you know they are lying.*** 😏

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

Hmmm... I understand your caution, but I'm inclined to allow the word "truth" to be used in describing what science uncovers, or the models it develops (at least in certain contexts). Let me explain. Take, for instance, the theory of plate tectonics (a model), which explains why the continents look like they once fit together, why there are volcanic mid-ocean ridges running all over the world like the stitching on a baseball, why the Pacific Ocean is ringed with volcanoes, why fossil mollusks are found near the top of Mt. Everest, and many more interesting facts. The theory explains that all these facts thusly: the Earth's crust is composed of relatively rigid plates that ride around on convection currents in the mantle, sometimes colliding and sometimes pulling apart, sometimes subducting. Now compare that scientific explanation with a religious one (there are many, but we'll use just one for now) that it replaced, which said that volcanoes and earthquakes are the result of the god Vulcan working at his forge in the underworld. The contrast between the two explanations is stark. And one of them is true, while the other is definitely false. The theory of plate tectonics is rock solid and, while it is constantly being updated around the edges, it's basic premises are not going to change. It represents the truth about the origin of earthquakes, volcanoes, mid-ocean ridges, etc., at least when compared to any of the religious tales that preceded it. We can say the same thing about Darwin's theory of evolution, which has withstood all challenges for 150 years and can be described as truth when compared to the false explanation for the origin of species given in the Bible. So yes, I'm going to allow the word "truth" to be used to describe science, at least in some cases.

Florida man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids and dog because he thought 'apocalypse was coming'

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 17, 2022:

The guy obviously has mental problems. I wonder if this might have been avoided if our healthcare system worked better and for more people. What a waste.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@Triphid Oh dear! It appears I touched a nerve. I sincerely wish you all the luck with your condition. Be well man.

Florida man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids and dog because he thought 'apocalypse was coming'

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 17, 2022:

The guy obviously has mental problems. I wonder if this might have been avoided if our healthcare system worked better and for more people. What a waste.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@Triphid Murdering one's wife, 3 kids, and dog because you think the Apocalypse is coming is crazy on its face. However, it is not for you or me, but for a criminal court to decide on a remedy. Even if the defendant's attorney tries to build an insanity defence, there is no guarantee that it will fly. If a jury finds that the guy knew what he was doing was wrong, he will be held criminally responsible. That would not necessarily mean that he wasn't mentally ill. Personally, I think that a crazy act like murdering your family is bound to be rooted in mental illness. That's my opinion based on the slim set of facts presented in the link article. Try not to let it bother you bra. You'll give yourself a stroke. 🤣

Canadians consider certain religions damaging to society: survey - National | Globalnews.ca

rainmanjr comments on Apr 18, 2022:

If I were King immigration would be banned for any religious person. They would have to get a temporary approval card, carefully report any business transactions made within this nation, and be quickly deported for proselytizing or trying to create a Church. Seriously. All nationalities would be ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@rainmanjr We shall see how that turns out...if we live that long 🤣

What they got in Hungary, Belarus, Venezuela, we could have here.

Lorajay comments on Apr 18, 2022:

And I'm beginning to feel more and more helpless to stop it.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

One thing we can do is arm up Ukraine.

Merika.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 18, 2022:

We all know CRT (Critical Race Theory) is not taught in K-12 schools. It's a graduate-level course. But that is not stopping right-wing extremists from using CRT as a proxy for all they see that is bad in education: namely, teaching a version of history that more accurately represents what has taken...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

@LizZyG South Africa, Germany, Japan, Rwanda...

Canadians consider certain religions damaging to society: survey - National | Globalnews.ca

rainmanjr comments on Apr 18, 2022:

If I were King immigration would be banned for any religious person. They would have to get a temporary approval card, carefully report any business transactions made within this nation, and be quickly deported for proselytizing or trying to create a Church. Seriously. All nationalities would be ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 19, 2022:

I totally sympathize with the sentiment, but in practice it just wouldn't fly.

We can celebrate his setbacks in Ukraine, but we must not get complacent.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2022:

I'm afraid most Republicans would not only vote for him, they'd lay down the palm fronds and cheer for his entry into the Capitol building.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 18, 2022:

I get the sense that we are at a very dangerous point...a lot of stuff is about to hit the fan.

Knowledge is a subset of belief, they say.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 17, 2022:

The ball-and-glove metaphor is an over simplification. Just because I receive a piece of information, that does not necessarily mean I have new knowledge. What is the source of that information? Is it a reliable, trusted source? If I am skeptical of the information, can I be said to have assimilated...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 17, 2022:

@puff I hear you: acceptance of a scientific fact does not require a leap of faith, because there is evidence to back it up. But to say "I believe" does not necessarily imply a leap of faith. It can mean that I am very confident that my knowledge is correct. Normally I would not use the word "believe" in the context of science. But I can imagine having a conversation with someone who said the don't believe the science, and I might reply that I do...and then I would start wheeling out the evidence. 😉

Florida man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids and dog because he thought 'apocalypse was coming'

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 17, 2022:

The guy obviously has mental problems. I wonder if this might have been avoided if our healthcare system worked better and for more people. What a waste.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 17, 2022:

@anglophone Warehousing people in prisons is big business 😡

Sometimes it's just easier to go with the flow.

Julie808 comments on Apr 17, 2022:

I find it easier to stick to my lane and not say Happy Easter. I might reply "Enjoy your holiday!" or something like that.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 17, 2022:

Spoken like a true diplomat 😎👍

Sometimes it's just easier to go with the flow.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 16, 2022:

I work in customer service for a credit union. On Friday I think I was told Happy Easter at the end of about 20% of my calls. To which I responded something about having a great weekend. The first time I heard Happy Easter I responded with "oh yeah, that is coming up." There are some that really ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 17, 2022:

More power yo you sister!

Trump refuses to call Putin's actions in Ukraine war crimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 15, 2022:

1. It's MSNBC, so you expect a hit piece on Trump. 2. That was in 2015!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 16, 2022:

@BD66 Nobody asked him to go into a tirade. It was a simple yes-or-no question, and he totally dodged it. But you're right, he has other things to think about. Like how to keep his criminal ass out of jail.

Trump refuses to call Putin's actions in Ukraine war crimes.

anglophone comments on Apr 15, 2022:

There is a reason why the Tangerine Turd is so called.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 16, 2022:

Pukin and the Tangerine Turd...what a pair of slime balls.

Trump refuses to call Putin's actions in Ukraine war crimes.

Lorajay comments on Apr 15, 2022:

Then there was the time when Trump notified Pukin ahead of time about some Syria bombings so the Russians could get their planes out of the way.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 16, 2022:

Good point! 😎👍

Trump refuses to call Putin's actions in Ukraine war crimes.

David1955 comments on Apr 15, 2022:

I just wish the Yanks could get it right, for once. They charge into Vietnam, a quagmire where they weren't wanted and fucked it up. They charge into Afganistan, so divided that a quagmire was certain, fuck it up and leave with their tails between their legs. They charge into Iraq, another divided ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 16, 2022:

@FearlessFly Good response! He definitely draws a false equivalence and ignores facts on the ground. With our "support" the Ukrainians are doing a bang-up job on their own.

Trump refuses to call Putin's actions in Ukraine war crimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 15, 2022:

1. It's MSNBC, so you expect a hit piece on Trump. 2. That was in 2015!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 16, 2022:

The interview with Hannity was just the other day.

Trump refuses to call Putin's actions in Ukraine war crimes.

Archeus_Lore comments on Apr 15, 2022:

I am no fan of Trump, but he is spot on on this issue. The MSM . . . . bla, bla, bla, piles up the bull shit. Who fucked up Iraq, based on false pretenses? Who is supporting Saudia Arabia as it bombs the hell out of Yemen? Who fucked up Libya, under false pretenses and commited the war crime ...