Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Compared to What -1969 Live at Montreux Jazz Fest - old tune which still...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Now that's jazz! :)

Christians for tRump: A few days ago while discussing the Christian base of support for tRump, a ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Repentance used to mean turning away from a sinful life and turning towards a good or godly life. That merited forgiveness and a second chance. Nowadays it seems to simply mean an excuse to live as evil a life as you want and still "go to heaven." Not sure when Christianity got turned on its head. I must have blinked.

Have you heard of the Half-Earth Project?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Hmm...nice thought, but whose half?

Apatheism?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Actually, I think the world is full of apatheists, they just don't use the term, and live as if they don't believe in God. I used to call my wife an "agnostic agnostic" because she didn't know if she was really agnostic or not. When I introduced her to the word "apatheist" she said, "That's me!" As for myself, I am an ignostic.

Lady comes to my door.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Frankly, telling her that "the universe is a chaotic mix of energy" probably played right into her paranoia about you.

How do religions really develop? They are not something that is spontaneous they must be created.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Nothing unites a people against a common enemy better than religion.

Hello, new to here, looking for friends and more. As well as intellectual discussions.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Welcome

Truly atheists

Heraclitus comments on Aug 27, 2018:

An atheist and a wiccan no, an agnostic and a wiccan maybe. There are different ways of being agnostic.

If you were forced to make a decision of going to Heaven and living on Earth forever, which would ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 27, 2018:

What's heaven, anyway?

Hi folks! I'm about to meet a psychic for the first time. What do you think about medium work?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 26, 2018:

I had a reading once. (It was a free first reading.) But I could tell she was telling me what she thought I wanted to hear.

Big bang debunked!...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 25, 2018:

The Big Bang is not debunked, just not proven...unless you are talking about the TV show. ;)

Brobdingnagian: Gigantic, from Brobdingnag, a country in Jonathan Swift'sGulliver's Travels

Heraclitus comments on Aug 24, 2018:

Jonathan Swift is underrated.

"It's not what I say, it's what the Bible says."

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

When they say something like that, they are in effect, admitting their conscience disagrees with the Bible. They are doing something their conscience tells them is unethical but they are allowing the Bible to override their conscience. So, then the question is if they were not indoctrinated in the Bible as a child and were reading any so-called "scripture" for the first time, would they do something evil or "sinful" just because some old book says so?

Is religion the cause of all (or most) wars?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

It may not be that religion is the direct cause of the beginning of most wars, though it certainly is of some, but it sure is useful in uniting and motivating people against a common enemy, as in "if God is for us, who can be against us?" and "if God is on our side, the devil must be on theirs."

Prayers at meetings

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Probably none. But, you can just decline to pray yourself and amuse yourself by watching everyone else while they pray. :)

So you mean that God knows all my problems too well even before I have them, yet requires that I ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

That's because He is holding out on you until you flatter his ego. :)

God is not dead: He’s just recovering from a really bad hangover.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Oh, that explains it. He was drunk when he created the world. ;)

I believe in ufos ghosts the paranormal

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Why?

Papal Infallibility, a frankly bizarre tenet of Catholicism states that the Pope is never wrong, at ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

As an ex-Catholic, I can tell you that Catholics don't actually believe that any man, including the Pope, is infallible. (At least, if they understand their own religion.) That is a Protestant myth. Catholics believe that God the Holy Spirit is infallible. Infallibility only applies when the Pope is speaking Ex Cathedra under the direct influence of the Holy Spirit. Of course, if you don't believe in the Ex Cathedra dogma, it all falls apart.

I get more strange looks when someone finds out I’m Pro-Life than I do when they find out I’m an...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

There are different ways of being pro-life. Are you pro-life or anti-choice? Are you against the death penalty? Are you against birth control? Do you think a fertilized egg is fully human and has full legal rights as a person? If you are an atheist and don't believe in a soul, why would you think that and on what grounds would you deny women control and choice? Are you logically consistent in your belief or is it just a vague reference for life in all forms? Etc.

Donald Trump's Space Force Plans Analyzed by a Sci-Fi Expert [space.com]

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

The current function of the "Space Force" is in the domain of the US Air Force. Even the military questions the wisdom of creating another big government bureaucracy that currently has so little focus, let alone the proper funding to be of any real value.

Welcome Abigail

Heraclitus comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Welcome to the club.

welcome Cman

Heraclitus comments on Aug 22, 2018:

welcome

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. Bob Marley

Heraclitus comments on Aug 22, 2018:

If the rain comes They run and hide their heads They might as well be dead If the rain comes If the rain comes Rain, I don't mind Shine, the weather's fine --Rain by the Beatles

I took a course in theology in collage and to sum it up you had to beleive i guess to pass.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 22, 2018:

Which college?

welcome anteyepast (

Heraclitus comments on Aug 22, 2018:

welcome

An article in today's Guardian discusses the Socialistic uprising that is pushing the Democratic ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 20, 2018:

I think it is a loss of faith in unbridled corrupt casino capitalism. Capitalism simply doesn't work without the proper institutional restraints. Look at what happened when Russia experimented with capitalism. It was a disaster that drove them back into an authoritarian state. It may, however, be too late for this country to go socialist, even if we wanted it to. There is already serious talk of cutting Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and government pensions. Where would a government with over 21T in debt get the money to pay for additional socialist programs without jacking taxes through the roof? We would probably end up like Venezuela or Greece.

Do you think we have a soul?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 20, 2018:

How the heck do you define a soul? What's the point of asking if something exists if you can't define it clearly?

Better things to do.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 20, 2018:

How in the holy heck would a scientist search for an immaterial god??

See how much it likes and what it does to little kids.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 19, 2018:

That will teach you to disrespect your elders! The bogey bears will get ya! ;)

God hates divorce.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 19, 2018:

A very catholic verse.

I just watched this documentary.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 19, 2018:

A myth. Physically impossible. An excuse used by some incompetent and/or compromised investigators. Name one person who died from heat stroke who also spontaneously burst into flames. However, it does make for good TV ratings.

20% of Tennesseans believe Creationism should not be taught in public schools. Only. 20. Percent.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 19, 2018:

They are probably the same percentage that has any rational understanding of evolution.

I was just looking at a picture of 15000 galaxies in a view from Hubble and there are at least 100 ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Hard to believe that a God wasted 99.99999% of the universe, isn't it?

Remember when words had a different connotation, and now are not considered proper to use, or their ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Remember when "hoe" used to refer to a garden tool?

Remember when words had a different connotation, and now are not considered proper to use, or their ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Remember when "literally" used to mean literally?

corpocracy-a society in which corporations have much economic and political power.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Also, plutocracy: rule by the wealthy.

I saw dinosaurs in my yard!

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

It was a lot easier for these little ones to survive droughts, floods, famine, and fire.

Okay so, imagine a Platonic Aristocracy as envisioned by Plato, now let's say that we modify such by...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

So why not monitor for cluster A personality orders, as well?

Ingersoll....

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Besides which you are no doubt a better parent than him.

So according to new 92 year old prophet Nelson.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Gee, I wonder if the play "The Book of Mormon" had anything to do with this "revelation of embarrassment"? ;)

I invite you to please read my article The ABC's of Evangelical Christians It is intended to be ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Geez, another loving Christian preaching God is hate. :(

Something the lds don't want you to know.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

The book was written by Juanita Brooks who lived in southern Utah. I heard her speak once. She was once targeted by J.Reuben Clark as someone who needed to be "silenced." She feared for her life.

Isn't Dogmatism worst than religion?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Monotheists tend to be the most dogmatic. Polytheists have to practice tolerance of other gods without condemning everyone else to everlasting hellfire for believing in a different god. Religions truly became dogmatic and intolerant and brutal when monotheism began to dominate society.

Comments on the video please . Does it convince you that science IS for everyone? [youtube.com]

Heraclitus comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Children often think outside the box because they have not yet learned to restrict their thinking to fit societal expectations. They also are not thinking in terms of what ideas will get them funding.

Oh, this is funny & painful at the same time.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Ouch! Mostly painful!

Welcome him 76

Heraclitus comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Welcome!

Are we a genetically engineered BEAST of earth, created to work for the gods/E.T.?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Voltaire's Candide: tend your garden.

Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad, or an ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Or both.

Not afraid to be alone.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 14, 2018:

It's overly dependent people who can be dangerous.

How would you feel about having one theology philosophy based in science fact that brought peace to ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Sounds like an oxymoron.

The Bible is so full of ridiculous inconsistencies! The poor couple of sloths would take 52 years to...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Gee, I wonder how long it took all the virus and bacteria to walk to the arc? :)

Among other things, are scientific "constants" really constant AND where does the mind live?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 13, 2018:

His very first statement is a false premise. Science does not take this position that it only has to fill in the details about reality.

Yahweh laments creation (NIV): Genesis 6:5-7 - The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 11, 2018:

How could an omnipotent, omniscient Being have made such a big mistake? ;)

In G-d we Trust I am a plaintiff in a case against the government printing “In God We Trust” on...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 8, 2018:

What about people who have not yet established enough credit to qualify for a credit card? I once had a check refused because I didn't have a credit card to back up it. What if your credit card gets damaged and you have to resort to cash? What if your credit card account gets frozen because someone hacked it and you have to resort to cash? How many people do you know that carry their checkbook around with them. If something goes wrong with your credit card on the spot you almost always have to resort to cash.

Does religion equal goodness

Heraclitus comments on Aug 7, 2018:

No agnostic or atheist has ever told me that I was going to burn in hell.

Anybody previously religious? Which book or idea broke the camels back for you?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Reading the bible cover to cover.

Evolution, religion, and why it’s not just about lack of scientific reasoning ability - On Biology

Heraclitus comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Humans are basically social herd animals who go along to get along. Some of the most intelligent people I have known have had mythical beliefs. It's not easy to leave your childhood indoctrination behind, especially if it also means you have to leave your friends and family behind, as well.

Biblical god giving a description of itself (from the King James version): Exodus 15:3 - The Lord ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 7, 2018:

Kinda makes you wish the Lord God would learn to chill. Hey, He's all-powerful. What's he so sensitive and defensive about? :)

What is the purpose of trying to define "the good"?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 7, 2018:

The "good" is what we perceive as enhancing our well-being and the well-being of others that we feel a connection with.

Last night during a conversation while hanging on the bar in our local tavern, somebody said that ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Yeah except that the genocide of Noah's flood didn't actually happen. It is just a story in the Hebrew Book of Fairy Tales. ;)

Does anyone think that the government is necessary in anyway?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Sure, it is a necessary evil. Without it there would be chaos.

I am an atheist.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 5, 2018:

I am also a devout ignostic.

is it ever an actual fact that anything is immoral or wrong?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I don't believe in Absolute Morality, that is, one grounded in an Absolute Being. But I do believe in an objective morality that is grounded in the well-being of the human race.

Watched lo and behold ruminations on the computer age I think the internet is one of the best ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 4, 2018:

I love it, but that doesn't mean it isn't without some negative consequences.

The inconsistencies of Christianity.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Well...that's right. Being a Christian means...whatever. And if Jesus were alive today he would probably denounce all of them.

The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Sir Edmund Burke

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

You mean like...not vote?

I've read up a little bit recently on the QAnon conspiracy that is now coming to the surface.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Our Lord and Savior Trump is a false Messiah.

You listen to these guys and you are convinced about the basic principles of faith, baptism, family,...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

That's because Gentiles aren't ready to receive the full brightness of the gospel light, don't ya know? ;)

"It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he never was reasoned into.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Gee, now I understand theists! ;)

This is an interesting ensemble:

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

I always suspected the Earth was a bit off kilter. :)

Biblical god created evil: Isaiah 45:7 - I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

Who needs Satan when you've got the Lord creating evil? :)

Howdy from a guy who got his first college degree from a Lutheran college.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 3, 2018:

You should have much to contribute here. :)

So what are all the devout Catholics who support the death penalty going to do now?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 2, 2018:

There are six Roman Catholics currently serving on the court: Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, and Clarence Thomas. Nominee Brett Kavanaugh is also a Catholic.

The uranium prospecting boom was a bit before my time.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Ever hear of the Radium Girls? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/radium-girls-radioactive-paint/index.html

Who is the true Mormon?

Heraclitus comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Do what the Council of the Twelve does. Flip a coin.

"Just as I wouldn't expect a gynecologist to have a debate with somebody who believes in the ...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 2, 2018:

Well, knowing Richard Dawkins, he probably wouldn't be able to hold his temper anyway. :)

New Atheism, Worse Than You Think

Heraclitus comments on Aug 1, 2018:

This is a long critique of two new anti-New Atheism books that focuses mostly on socio-economic issues and "social justice" rather than on atheism itself. At least the rambling critique is honest enough to include some criticisms of the books. You could cherry pick what you want out of this lengthy critique, which has a rather unfocused conclusion, but beware of the Ad Hominem attacks of these books that distract from the actual atheist issues.

I believe that humans have a vastly limited understanding of reality.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Very true that we don't know what caused the Big Bang and we probably will never know. The answer of "infinity" was just silly. But if you are interested look at Brane Cosmology and the Multiverse hypothesis. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140318-multiverse-inflation-big-bang-science-space/ https://elwynsbigbangpage.weebly.com/branes-and-multiple-universes.html

I am concerned about the future of artificial intelligence elon musk is concerned too so was stephen...

Heraclitus comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Yep, estimates are that the coming Singularity could occur as soon as 2030. After that, who knows what will happen? Your SciFi guess is as good as mine.

The ultimate hustle.

Heraclitus comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Theists will often tell you that God needs the devil to tempt us in order to test us. I have always found this to be a very strange rationalization. It is a way of admitting that God is not omnipotent and is dependent upon Satan to fulfill his will.

Historically dishonest

Heraclitus comments on Aug 1, 2018:

When the truth becomes the enemy, what more is there to say. :(

Hello all.

Heraclitus comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Welcome!

My cat is a sadist. -Me

Heraclitus comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Does that make you a masochist?

We have too much here, not enough there.

Heraclitus comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Before we start terraforming Mars, why don't we start with terraforming Earth into something more life-friendly?

red Moon with Red Mars.... Credit for the pic here:

Heraclitus comments on Jul 31, 2018:

cool.

I'll take this line please.

Heraclitus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

To be more accurate, the line should be much longer. :)

Just fun. [youtube.com]

Heraclitus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Weird. He never even made his cosmological argument...but declared victory in the name of "logic". :)

String Theory May Create Far Fewer Universes Than Thought [livescience.com]

Heraclitus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Sooo, the multi-universe may be somewhat less semi-infinite than it was before because someone got the math wrong? :)

Thoughts on having private invite-only groups?

Heraclitus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

I'm not sure I really understand the point. Does that mean that anyone can create a group and only invite people that they like? And is the point that they would only invite people that they think might agree with them and keep out those who don't? Is the point to stifle differences of opinion? Or is the point to only invite people they think are intelligent enough to discuss certain issues? Is that what agnostic.com wants to become?

Africa's Largest Mammal Is Terrified of This Tiny Insect [livescience.com]

Heraclitus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

They're not the only ones.

Children of A Stupid God by Pat Condell [youtube.com]

Heraclitus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Reminds me of Einstein's statement: "There are two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity...and I'm not so sure about the universe."

Morality! Where does it come from ?

Heraclitus comments on Jul 29, 2018:

People who claim their morality is based on the bible don't read the bible.

"Even if you believe a creator god invented the laws of physics, would you so insult him as to ...

Heraclitus comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Or maybe God didn't do such a good job on the laws of physics, so he has to violate them once in a while just to make things work out the way he wants them to. Come to think of it, that might explain a lot about how the earth has turned out. ;)

The great Matt Dillahunty calling the god of the Bible stupid

Heraclitus comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Hmm...and according to the bible humans are made in this stupid God's image. Somehow, that makes perfect sense. :)

Scientific Statements Found in the Bible?

Heraclitus comments on Jul 29, 2018:

The bible makes sense except when it doesn't and when it doesn't we will call that a miracle? :)

Another Universe May Have Bumped Into Ours and We Might Have Proof - Seeker [youtube.com]

Heraclitus comments on Jul 29, 2018:

Would like to know how two universes bumping into each other would make a spot cold. If anything one might expect it would heat things up a bit.

Will William Lane Craig Ever Answer the Question?

Heraclitus comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Hmm, so is God's nature existentially determined from inside God or outside God, or is it that funky little boundary line between inside and outside God? :)

I've seen several of these words here before.

Heraclitus comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I love the word "trumpery". ;)

With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good ...

Heraclitus comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Christoper Hitchens often said that as well.