I feel most science fiction cannot actually deny it's religious roots, though it has moved past them...

Chordan comments on Jul 7, 2018:

Both religion and science fiction are narratives. In Fact most ancient epics (before Novels) were about religious topics. Narrative and myth deal with human universal themes such as birth, death, love, friendship, belief, society, community, creation, destruction. In the end narrative is ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

Excellently put

Farewell, Steve Ditko. [io9.gizmodo.com]

Kafirah comments on Jul 7, 2018:

A legend has died. He will be missed the world over.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

Agreed, one of the greats.

Annoyed Camera Guy Smacks Down Christian Preacher - YouTube

Georgy303 comments on Jul 2, 2018:

In my experience, it's men that have problems getting girlfriends (or just getting laid) who are the ones that use religion to "slut shame" women for not paying them any attention in the first place. I could be wrong... but I can't imagine any of these college girls "giving him any." He's such a ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

All most certainly yes, but guys like this are different, they don't use religion to slut shame because they can't get a girl friend, they are far more dangerous, they BLAME women for their **wanting** to have a girl friend, they see women as leading them in to temptation, in to being unclean, by deliberately being female and nice to look at, shame on them for not going out safely dressed only in a large wooden box. (In this particular guys case I think he probably blames women for making him feel so lustful he even has naughty thoughts about men). Religiously based sexual repression can totally screw people up, it provokes the desire by making sex a forbidden fruit, and then tells them their natural needs are sinful, a sign of deviltry and that unless they "behave" they are off to see old Nick. Tell this to a hormonal screwed up 14 year old and you WILL scar them for life male or female, especially when you deny them even the release of private masturbation and call it "self rape". This is why there are so many kiddy fiddling priests and sadistic nuns in the world.

I need to complain about my job a bit.

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

It's not a mistake it is simple economics. I,000,000 employees don't get half their pay for 4 days, that money sits in the bank for 4 days has 4 days interest added to the capital. Do this once every two month can increase profitability by 10% per annum. Another trick is to apply late payment ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@Lookin4love Over a certain size no company is any nationality now, they are all multinational, and you can bet that if a sharp practice is not illegal in one nation they will do it there, if it is illegal, they will do it until they get caught.

@Admin I just encountered an Anti-Semite here.

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Most people who are not as mental as he is will just block him, meaning in effect he is shouting profanity in to the wind. People like this are just attention whores, starve them!

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@Davesnothere When a brat of a child has a tantrum do you pay attention and let them think they are having an effect, do you get angry and let them think they have power, or do you walk away, completely ignore them until they come back contrite, apologies and ask for din dins? These are just silly naughty kids, doing stuff they know will get them attention and make them feel special. They are not. There is no such thing as a "safe space" in the modern PC context, unless it is conceded to people who demand it. They have the freedom to spew shit, we have the right to ignore it, laugh at it or argue with it. I personally favour ignoring it, I'm not in to people parading their ignorance, however when they start breaking the law and doing physical damage, that is another matter.

@Admin I just encountered an Anti-Semite here.

SkotlandSkye comments on Jul 5, 2018:

"Alternative Facts"...right? LOL So, seriously, either block him or use the ANGRY emoji! Perfect use for it! I recommend shunning or blocking. However, the argument could be made that allowing similar opinions on this site...or, hypothetically...a group called "Holocaust Deniers", ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@SkotlandSkye very sorry

@Admin I just encountered an Anti-Semite here.

SkotlandSkye comments on Jul 5, 2018:

"Alternative Facts"...right? LOL So, seriously, either block him or use the ANGRY emoji! Perfect use for it! I recommend shunning or blocking. However, the argument could be made that allowing similar opinions on this site...or, hypothetically...a group called "Holocaust Deniers", ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

^^^^ What he said

I need to complain about my job a bit.

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

It's not a mistake it is simple economics. I,000,000 employees don't get half their pay for 4 days, that money sits in the bank for 4 days has 4 days interest added to the capital. Do this once every two month can increase profitability by 10% per annum. Another trick is to apply late payment ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@Ellatynemouth It is the legacy of the Thatcher/Reagan Monetarist era, when you allow companies to become to big to be allowed to fail, you end up with a society where the banks and corporations call the shots. You broke the law..... So what? You didn't pay your taxes..... and? You defrauded your customers and employees.... I know, good init :) We'll shut you down!... no you won't because that will put a million people out of work and fuck up the economy. Well look can we get you to pay a fine or tax or something just to save face?.... Here a $1 million from our peanuts and snacks budget, now fuck of, shut up and learn your place, Mr government man.

What are your favorite Stephen King Movies?

BackinCincy comments on Jul 5, 2018:

Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me and The Shining (Kubrick's version - sorry Stephen!) haha

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

What is it with people defending the Kubrick version, it is terrible, Things that are wrong with it 1 a bad adaptation script, 2 Shelley Duvall 3 that kid's finger talking 4 Shelley Duvall 5 A waste of Scatman Crothers 6 Shelley Duvall 7 Halloran Dying WTF? 8 Shelley Duvall 9 Changing the room number from 217 to 237 10 Shelley Duvall 11 Bloody stupid ending 12 Shelley Duvall 13 Missing the whole point of the story!!!!! 14 Shelley Duvall 15 No topiary Lions 16 I can't say this often enough, bloody, stupid, Olive Oyle look alike, talentless ass Shelley Du fucking vall other than that it was okay I suppose, no, actually no, no it wasn't from the moment the Helicopter shadow shows up in the over head opening shots to the stupid picture in the closing shot it is a really bad movie.

Okay.

Athena comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I'm not sure anyone can tell you whether you should feel offended or not. But I"d say it's better to take no offence. It feels better. When someone says something I actually do find offensive (when it's not a good idea to address it), I say "Now, THAT was crazy" in my head - then I go back to...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Emotional and moral offence is always taken never given

Praying for something to happen is akin to doing nothing...

SACatWalker comments on Jul 3, 2018:

Mmm I wonder about the grammar, but I understand and agree.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

You leave his Nanna out of this ;)

A scene from one my favorite comedies-the magic staring Peter sellers and Ringo Star.

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

And I am king If he took off the wig everyone would get it straight away, ;)

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

the T h i n curse strikes again should be reading t h i n k i n g

So how did Noah get the critters from Australia across the ocean to his canoe and then get them back...

Paul4747 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

See, here's how it worked... They loaded all the animals into the boat, and everything was fine for a few weeks... but the weight of all the accumulated droppings was weighing them down low in the water. So they took some shovels, tossed the droppings over the side, and named the result ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

In the UK we tend to say So they took some shovels, tossed the droppings over the side, and in 1492 Columbus ran in to it.

What are your favorite James Bond movies?

AmelieMatisse comments on Jul 4, 2018:

I personally am a fan of all the Daniel Craig Bond movies. He is so hot ? ?

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

Craig did a near perfect Felix Lighter, who for some reason kept getting called Bond

Swear words?

Paul4747 comments on Jul 4, 2018:

I often take after Bender from Futurama and use "Oh your god!"

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Sweet Zombie Jesus!

Well at least the bible has some common sense.

CreativelyMe comments on Jul 4, 2018:

What version are you reading from? The KJV (King James Version) says "stranger."

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@CreativelyMe Sorry misposted it in the wrong place

Alright! Sci-fi and lack of God?

Denker comments on Jul 3, 2018:

Well its interesting that God and religion very rarely feature in science fiction. Ive read a lot of sci fi books, and can think of only one where religious overtones were a thing.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@ArgosFriend Gene Roddenberry was a professed humanist, he found the idea of a god that required regular worship as an insecure being in need of constant validation. (He used this idea many times petulant, childish and child like demi god beings litter Star trek cannon, as do capricious and cruel over powerful aliens who fancy themselves gods) Though he did not discount the possibility of deity he found organised religion an abomination and open to the exploitation and corruption of weak minded people. Basically he saw religion as childish and something people would eventually grow out of.

Do Not Make Excuses When White Men Murder

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 3, 2018:

WTF? A little black girl never shot anyone, so white men are all killers? People kill people everyday, other than cases of self defence and a few other extreme cases there is never an excuse. Why single out white men? Sexist racist bigotry!

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Cast1es Facts are not in dispute here. Twisting facts to attack one gender and skin colour specifically is sexist racist bigotry. If you say all white men are not to be trusted and are potential killers (and that is the implication here) because 90% of serial killers in America are men, and that crap is called a legitimate argument, then I can say 100% of clinical abortions in the USA are carried out on and for Women therefore no woman can be looked at as anything but someone likely to have an abortion and since the majority of abortions are performed on WHITE women, ..... blah blah blah, get where I'm going with this? It is utter bollocks, using actual facts to paint a fictitious picture

Do Not Make Excuses When White Men Murder

AlanRathburn comments on Jul 3, 2018:

This makes very little sense. Women are far less likely to be serial killers or mass murderers than men. The majority of killers are men but I don't think anyone every said "well the Las Vegas shooter, and the Columbine killers were men so its okay.". I don't even get what point your trying to make.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@HippieChick58 So what? Bullshit it is no defense for anyone, it is irrelevant if they are guilt and not criminally insane they should be held responsible. I dare say 90% of serial killers in India are indigenous Indians, 90% of Killers in Nigeria are probably black men, 90% of serial Killers in Japan are probably Asian men. The fact that 90% of anything in any given country are likely to be of the majority race is a given, it's not because of their skin colour it's because of where they are in the majority. However the percentage of Serial killers as a proportion of the world population is minute, and of men world wide is slightly higher. Men are not all potential serial killers any more than women are. This is just man bashing AGAIN

Do you have certain words or phrases you mispronounce on purpose?

novoxguy comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Anti-Que for Antique. It's the wrong pronunciation for the correct spelling.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

That's You-ni-que

Do you have certain words or phrases you mispronounce on purpose?

Normanbites comments on Jul 2, 2018:

I usually do this to narrowly avoid vulgaritys though it's obvious what I would have said other wise. Fumb Duck (ery) Sumb Dhit (ery) Pittle Lecker etc ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

No wookin' Furries :)

Do you have certain words or phrases you mispronounce on purpose?

Mitch07102 comments on Jul 3, 2018:

Almost never. Maybe I'm just a curmudgeon, but not doing so is my one little effort to help preserve the integrity of the language. I was raised to view proper use of language as a marker of education and being willing to put in the work to get it right, especially if you came from a ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

@BlueWave Dis and dat and dem and dose, da oirish way o'talkin

Do you have certain words or phrases you mispronounce on purpose?

daylily comments on Jul 3, 2018:

It's something I tend to do with names of musicians. Peter Fragment and Barry Manifold come to mind. Also, I call armadillos "armoured dildos."

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

My Father always called Shirley Bassey Burly Chaises

Alright! Sci-fi and lack of God?

Denker comments on Jul 3, 2018:

Well its interesting that God and religion very rarely feature in science fiction. Ive read a lot of sci fi books, and can think of only one where religious overtones were a thing.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 3, 2018:

Actually it is not uncommon at all, either as the God was a spaceman meme (Temple of the Crystal skull), Jesus was a time traveler (Silver machine), Fake God (star trek at least five times), or in allegorical terms (1984) Even, or should I say especially Star Wars is openly religious, and the entire original series of Battlestar galactica is based on the Mormon Book of Abraham.

Why is Atheism still so misunderstood in 2018?

benhmiller comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Try to tell someone everything they know is wrong

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KThlYHfIVa8

Theism and Mental Illness

skado comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Are you saying you disrespect people who are mentally ill?

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

@Varn typo corrected thank you

Anyone here display satanic symbols?

webspider555 comments on Jul 2, 2018:

666 the devils number, 667 devils fax number

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

665.95 the retail price of the beast?

Do you have certain words or phrases you mispronounce on purpose?

SeanNock comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Much more bester

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

Well that even more betterer

Theism and Mental Illness

skado comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Are you saying you disrespect people who are mentally ill?

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

I think she is saying you need not respect the delusions of the diagnosed mentally ill

Do you believe that Joseph Smith and the early Mormons, who were Masons, stole the temple ceremony ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Don't have to believe it, we know they did. When John C Bennett was excommunicated from the church and drive out of Nauvoo at gun point by Brigham Young, he wrote a number of exposés about the church including the fact that he sold the masonic ritual to Smith in order for him to set up the Rising ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

@NormCastle Yes it was Boyd K. (fudge) Packer

What is your favorite movie that is a love story?

GuyKeith comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I picked African Queen for a couple of reasons. One, Bogie and Hepburn. I mean, what a duo! Secondly, for Bogie to unfreeze the totally religiously impaired Rose was something to behold. I mean, what a woman after he unleashed her passion! I've said too much.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

There is a story that David Niven was speaking to Humphrey Bogart at a party one night shortly after Bogart got his Oscar for the African Queen and was drunkenly making a big deal of it. "You realise of course Humphrey," Niven smirked. "You only got that because Bette Davis pulled out on the project." Bogart looked confused and demanded to know what he meant. "Well you know Bette is blacklisted at the moment for trying to break the studio system," Niven explained. "Well when they offered Charlie to me, I said I would only do it if Bette played Rose. Well that meant the studio had to go cap in hand to Bette and ask her to be in the film and she told them to stick it where the sun don't shine because she was making All about Eve. Huston was so mad he fired me and gave the part to you." Reportedly Bogart looked Niven up and down, smiled and said "Kid, you would have stunk up the screen." and walked away chuckling.

What movie do you wish you could see again, for the first time?

BJANINE comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Ils (Them), because it was really suspenseful. I've watched it a dozen times, but that first time was so intense?

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

Amazing movie, terrible English language remake planned, why does Hollywood keep doing that?

What movie do you wish you could see again, for the first time?

Ray13 comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Probably Hitchcock's Psycho. First time I watched it on TV I had only heard it was about some guy whose mother killed someone. Had no idea how it ended. Very shocking the first time.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

Hitchcock, Bloch, Perkins, triple threat what's not to love.

What movie do you wish you could see again, for the first time?

NormCastle comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Two of them SOMEWHERE IN TIME and DAVE.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

It's a Richard Matheson story/screenplay that's all I need to know to love it.

What movie do you wish you could see again, for the first time?

GuyKeith comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Once Upon A Time In The West

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 2, 2018:

excellent choice

What are your favorite movies with great dialogue?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Casablanca Network Withnail and I Life of Brian Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed The Producers (1968 ) Some like it Hot All about Eve.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@5082gregory In my opinion it is a great movie both from the point of view of the script, the cast, direction and production values. Gary Merrill is perhaps the weakest performance but even he is give such great lines he cannot help but deliver them well. Also Addison DeWitt is probably the greatest villain's name ever with the possible exception of Ellsworth Toohey in the fountainhead

Note to self: if this were a "Christian" nation, we would be caring for the poor, sick and the ...

Heraclitus comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Most Christians are merely cultural Christians. They will tell you on one hand that the bible is the word of God, then, on the other hand, admit that they don't even bother to read it except for a few select parts that make them feel good. My real problems with Christians is that there are so few ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

Afraid I would have to disagree with your idea of a true Christian, the sort of respectable person you describe is actually a heretic by biblical standards. The most honest high profile biblical christian of the last 50 years was actually Fred Phelps, nothing he did or said was at odd with or in contention with the bible, and consequently he was a monstrous, disgusting old bastard, but he was a true and unhypocritical Christian

George Patrick Lee was the first Native American to become a general authority of The Church of ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 1, 2018:

George Patrick Lee, like George R. Lyman before him were the only two General authorities to be excommunicated in the modern era, their stories stand as testament to the Hypocrisy of the SCC both in terms of their behaviour and of the LDS treatment of them.

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@Heraclitus Wow, I knew he had been ex'ed but I had not realised he was a GA, haven't been paying enough attention for the last year or so.

Why do people have such a huge problem w/ Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I have no problem with Sam Harris. Jordon Peterson on the other hand is an opportunist rhetorician, an incincere peddler of right wing ideology in the usual camouflage of a practitioner of intellectual gamesmanship and a hypocrite. The longer he continues in the public eye the more he shows his ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@JynxQi "Why have a problem w/ someone, just b/c their views differ from yours or mine.. or anyone else’s for that matter? You know it’s okay to disagree, right?" That is a totally cart before the horse statement. My disagreement with the ideological position expressed by Peterson's, and the concomitant intellectual dishonesty revealed by that ideological position is the reason I have a problem with the man. I don't disagree because I have a problem with JP I have a problem with JP BECAUSE I disagree with him. It is fine to disagree with some one if your disagreement is founded on a basis that can be evidenced or at least logically defended. Simply deciding you disagree for no reason other than personal distaste has a name, that name is prejudice. My contention is that Peterson is nothing more than a Christian apologist camouflaged in agnostic clothing, lending credence to his arguments by an appeal to authority based upon his academic status as a psychologist, a field he was not particularly distinguished or noteworthy in and which in many cases is irrelevant to his contentions. His recent fame and status as an "authority" is not based on his academia but on his infamy as A) the voice of the disenfranchised young male oppressed in a PC world, B) as the champion of undefined common sense, C) as the advocated of a mythical social status quo and D) as the mouth piece of any other cause that will get his "physog on the googlebox" and donations in his Patreon account. Never was the old maxim, there is no such thing as bad publicity so well applied as by this gentleman, who uses his understanding of human mental tendencies as a tool of merciless self promotion and wields knowledge in the same way as his countrymen famously wield an ice hockey stick. Inaccurately, illegitimately and as a tool of blunt force and showmanship. When opinion ranges between the apparent to the patently obvious as to Peterson's religiosity, to such as myself and other commentators both lay and academic, then Peterson's position on religion is potentially and likely far more orthodox than he admits, a thesis backed up by his vehement at times even zealous, defense of the famous old chestnut "without God one cannot be objectively moral" argument . Therefore it is perfectly admissible to postulate that he is a bible believer and that his views line up with those of scriptures to a greater of lesser extent by social conditioning and voluntary conformity. Therefore to use a bible verse condemning cross dressing allows for us to extrapolate a potential view on transvestism per se and trans gendered people as an extension of this in the mind of Jordan Peterson either at a conscious or sub conscious level is a legitimated consideration.

Why do people have such a huge problem w/ Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I have no problem with Sam Harris. Jordon Peterson on the other hand is an opportunist rhetorician, an incincere peddler of right wing ideology in the usual camouflage of a practitioner of intellectual gamesmanship and a hypocrite. The longer he continues in the public eye the more he shows his ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 30, 2018:

@JynxQi I suggest watching the debate between Jordan Peterson and Matt Dillahunty, faced with an intellectual superior, who does not fall for Jordan's wheedling verbal trickery, Peterson is forced to admit to some of his actual beliefs Such as Atheist have no morals because there is no metaphysical restraint upon them Atheist are all potential murderers and dangerous to society However Atheists are not really Atheists because they don't kill people and do create art, music and poetry, they could not do that if they were "Godless" because to be godly is psychologically inherent. Therefore all professed Atheists are mistaken or liars, there benevolence betrays them as such. Like all Christians and religious people he is willing to throw away his knowledge and learning, in order to indulge in mental gymnastics so that is professional ethics can be hammered in a religious mindset, where it has no right to be, as a precocious child hammers an incorrect piece of puzzle in to a place where it does not belong out of sheer stubborn arrogance, without regard for the damage being done to the subject of their rage and every regard for there own self righteousness. When taken in light of this mindset, Jordan Peterson's motives for his "Heroic" defense of free speech in refusing to use preferred pronouns becomes very suspicious in light of Deuteronomy 22:5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.

What are your favorite movies with great dialogue?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Casablanca Network Withnail and I Life of Brian Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed The Producers (1968 ) Some like it Hot All about Eve.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 30, 2018:

@GuyKeith Frankenstein Must be destroyed is a hidden diamond in the Hammer Frankenstein cycle, though the story is the usual hammer fare, the dialogue is a cut above it is Bert Batt's only screenplay, before a long and prestigious career as a second unit/Assistant Director on on films like "the man who would be king", "Cross of Iron", "a bridge too far" and over 40 Hammer, Amicus and TIGRON titles. His wit and eloquence raised Victor Frankenstein from the snide vainglorious blowhard, to a superior, witty, vicious wordsmith and arrogant genius.

What are your favorite movies with great dialogue?

jujuofthesea comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Deadwood - technically not a movie but poetic dialogue interspersed with cussing :-)

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 30, 2018:

If we are including TV then Blue Remembered Hills Boys from the Blackstuff GBH Yes Minister/Prime Minister Fawlty Towers

What are your favorite movies with great dialogue?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Casablanca Network Withnail and I Life of Brian Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed The Producers (1968 ) Some like it Hot All about Eve.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 30, 2018:

@GuyKeith Bruce Robinson is an extraordinary talent.

Natural or supernatural?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

There is no such thing as the supernatural, or the Miraculous, there are simply natural things about which we do not yet have a full understanding.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 30, 2018:

@Louise1920 **Seemingly** defy logic

Why do people think bad things that happen to people are part of god’s plan?

Matias comments on Jun 28, 2018:

The alternative is to say: It is just bad luck. Blind fate struck. It does not mean a thing. Some people MAY find the thought soothing that viewed from "the other side", all this bloody and painful mess MAY have some meaning that eludes us because we are trapped on this side of the veil of ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 29, 2018:

"but i do not despise or chide those for whom it is an anodyne." The problem is that with that comforting little self delusion comes the belief that my children and Grandchildren DESERVE to burn in eternal torment forever and ever, for not being in whole heart agreement with their platitudinous lie. OH he was a good man and grovelled to the tyrant god everyday like a good little serf, so will be rewarded in heaven BUT she was a bright, altruistic, kind atheist and so will be impaled from groin to mouth and roast slowly for an eternity of pain because god loved her so much and it is all a part of God's mysterious plan! PUT UP with it or you'll burn too!

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin abused by children so he sues them for elder abuse and fraud. [news.com.au]

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Same thing has happened to Stan Lee.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@FrayedBear He is the man who basically turned Marvel comics in to a major industry leader in the comic books world, co-created spider-man, the Hulk, Ironman and a host of other big name heroes. He's in his 90s now and had to take out an injunction on his own daughter to stop her systematically robbing him, and then his lawyer found out his carer has been threatening and using his wealth for himself, for years and had to him him arrested too. where there is money there is always some one wanting it for themselves and too often it is someone who you should be able to trust.

If you give monkeys the vote, why are you surprised when they elect an ape?

Mooolah comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Monkeys are not apes. Humans are apes. If you instill all of these rules no one will vote. Perhaps that is not such a bad idea as long as I am running things.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@Countrywoman

If you give monkeys the vote, why are you surprised when they elect an ape?

Renickulous comments on Jun 28, 2018:

C and D are no bueno The US wasnt intendes to be completely democratic. Were mostly republic

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@Countrywoman Apology accepted Ma'am

Top 5 guilty pleasure supposedly "Bad" films 1 Trancers 1984 (arguably shares the "honour" a with...

Forest comments on Jun 28, 2018:

The Toxic Avenger (1984) - According to lots of people, this movie is "bad" but I just don't see it. I think it's absolutely hilarious and it is unironically my favorite superhero movie of all time. Toxie rules! Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) - Considered the worst movie of all time. Not true, ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

I admire Troma films, I'm not a fan, but we need film makers who dare, that's why I admire Edward D. Wood Jr. too, the sheer enthusiasm and passion of the man is an inspiration and without him we would not have had Tim Burton ( well not the Tim Burton we know and Love). Back in the late seventies I started work on a biopic script of Wood, my writing partner refused to work on it, as he said who would ever want to see a film about "a crap film maker". Whenever I referenced the 1995 Oscars, golden globes etc in the later years of his life, I was always greeted with glowering "Shut the fuck up smartarse!" Troll2 .... NILBOG is goblin spelled backward!!!!! OH MY GAWD>>>>>> Showgirls, yes your totally right all of Paul Verhoeven's films are based around the idea that there will always be people who REFUSE to be dehumanised, even in the most terrible of situations Showgirls is his most realist and down to earth portrayal of this.

I just love this directors movies, who else does? M. Night Shyamalan [imdb.com]

seaspot_run comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Guilty pleasures are Signs and The Village. After that I think he went off the rails.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@seaspot_run If you liked his early work you will love it, a real return to vintage form.

If you give monkeys the vote, why are you surprised when they elect an ape?

Renickulous comments on Jun 28, 2018:

C and D are no bueno The US wasnt intendes to be completely democratic. Were mostly republic

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

I always find it funny when the USA has a different definition for words than that used from the same Latin and Greek roots, in almost every other country in the world and then tells everyone else they are wrong.

If you give monkeys the vote, why are you surprised when they elect an ape?

webbew1 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

It is not the responsibility of the individual to achieve a specific level of proficiancy in order to participate in the political process. It is the responsibility of the politicians to ensure that their messages and policies are understood by people from all walks of life and social status. ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

In a free country with a participatory democracy and free education for all, do you honestly think people have the right to be ignorant, and then impose the consequence of that ignorance on the rest of us? I'm not saying people cannot vote, I am saying they must desire to vote and then earn the privilege. That which is given free to all, has by definition no value and is easily ignored or abused. that which has to be earned is valued and used with care. Failing to vote is a criminal offence in several countries, most notably Australia. People died to get the right to vote, having it and not using it is pissing on their graves.

If you give monkeys the vote, why are you surprised when they elect an ape?

Mooolah comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Monkeys are not apes. Humans are apes. If you instill all of these rules no one will vote. Perhaps that is not such a bad idea as long as I am running things.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

I know Monkeys are not apes, it was a reference to King Louis in the Jungle book.

I just love this directors movies, who else does? M. Night Shyamalan [imdb.com]

seaspot_run comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Guilty pleasures are Signs and The Village. After that I think he went off the rails.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

Have you seen Split?

I just love this directors movies, who else does? M. Night Shyamalan [imdb.com]

GuyKeith comments on Jun 28, 2018:

What has he done that was watchable after 6th Sense?

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

Split is incredible. Devil is one of my favourite horrors (Granted he only wrote that one) Signs perhaps one of the most misunderstood horror films ever Unbreakable Bruce Willis has never been better The Village again widely misunderstood but in the right context utterly horrifying The Visit psychotically hilarious Lady in the water is metaphysically and profilmically amazing Even Avatar taken as separate from the source material has some fantastic moments I actually find the 6th sense a bit over rated, but the scene when Haley Joel Osment is locked in the cupboard at the top of the stairs was truly shit your pants scary.

I've been thinking more about the angry and dehumanizing tone that a tiny minority of our members ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Why the fuss and bluster, if someone is upset or "offended" by another members posts they can block them, or not read them, no one is holding a gun to anyone's head here. If one member continues to interact with another of a differing opinion, they have chosen to do it. It is like the man ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@Admin Have you ever BEEN to a family gathering or dinner party of friends where the wine has flowed a little too liberally?

Top 5 guilty pleasure supposedly "Bad" films 1 Trancers 1984 (arguably shares the "honour" a with...

vita comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Beastmaster, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Trancers, Tremors, and, uh, um ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

I forgot about Remo (release in the UK as Unarmed and dangerous) really good movie, Fred ward made some cracking movies. Ever read any of the Destroyer novels by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir that the film was based on?

Should we genetically modify our species?

onlyduh comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Depends, have we isolated the gene for stupid? I'd vote for an extensive eugenics program for that...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@onlyduh Lol, but to a extremist pragmatist, that argument makes total sense.

Should we genetically modify our species?

IAMGROOT comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Absolutely! Genetically "cleaning up" human dna to eliminate/filter out hereditary disease and any life-extension modifications. I think there must be endless possibilities.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@IAMGROOT I am making no allegations, I am simply extrapolating on how simplistic and well intentioned ideas can and would be twisted to fit the agenda of extremest ideologues. you say "I am talking about improving health, prolonging life." He replies "Great we start by weeding out the weak, the unhealthy and the short lived, we optimize our society by having only those who comply with *our idea of* Healthy, and dispose of the rest." You say "NO!" He says "But you said you were talking about improving health, prolonging life. THIS is HOW we do it."

How would you describe karma and it’s effects on people?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Social version of Newton's third law? Be an arsehole people will treat you like an arsehole, be friendly you will likely make friends, be miserable and people will keep away from you, result you'll be lonely and even more miserable.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@kauva Have you investigated the commonality of Zoroastrian ancestry in most middle eastern religious development?

Should we genetically modify our species?

Spinliesel comments on Jun 27, 2018:

And who would like to put in charge of that project?

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@benhmiller, @Spinliesel Those who see themselves as being more genetically pure and desirable, those who have twisted their evolution in one way rather than another, those who still see skin colours other than their own as a sign of racial inferiority.

Should we genetically modify our species?

Spinliesel comments on Jun 27, 2018:

And who would like to put in charge of that project?

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@benhmiller Again one person's common sense is another persons dangerous lunacy. It is all too subjective.

Should we genetically modify our species?

onlyduh comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Depends, have we isolated the gene for stupid? I'd vote for an extensive eugenics program for that...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

The vast majority of stupid people are not stupid genetically, it is a learned behaviour for the most part and can be largely due to the financial state of the family environment they grew up in. Most geniuses are born to relatively normal people, sometimes to right dumb fucks, and many a silly bastard comes from a well educated environment and home. I tend to the opinion that apart from in the case of actual brain disorders, Intelligence is more about nurture, preference and desire than DNA.

Should we genetically modify our species?

KevinTwining comments on Jun 27, 2018:

The question is not should we, but when will we.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

Having the potential to do something, does not necessitate the compulsory enactment of the same.

Should we genetically modify our species?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Guys, are you aware that Dr. Mengele's studies in genetics are very much used / studied by today scientists?

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

Yes, that in itself should be cause for concern or at least caution.

Should we genetically modify our species?

PraiseXenu comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Every time a couple has a baby they have genetically modified the species.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

Participation is normal evolution is not the same thing as artificial modification

Should we genetically modify our species?

IAMGROOT comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Absolutely! Genetically "cleaning up" human dna to eliminate/filter out hereditary disease and any life-extension modifications. I think there must be endless possibilities.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

Who decides what needs "cleaning up"? You want a world were Peter Dinklage and Warwick Davis were filtered out before they were even born? Are certain races genetically inferior, some will say they are and need to be "Cleaned up". It is a dangerous way of thinking to start deciding what is a desirable genetic trait and what is not, because once things deemed to be "obvious faults" are gone the next thing up the list becomes an "obvious deviation" from the normal. In 100 years or less, you would have a definition of what it is to be human and all deviations will be either aborted or engineered away in a society of those populated by ONLY those judged to be worthy of "Normal" life.

Should we genetically modify our species?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

NO. "Modification" either means to improve or control, in either case it is a totally subjective decision made by and subject to an opinion. Our genetic make up is the result of millions of years of evolution with no aim other than the continued objective aim of survival of the species. To think...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@ChefMcBrian If survival necessitated giving up our essential humanity, I would seriously question if that was *human* survival at all.

Top 5 guilty pleasure supposedly "Bad" films 1 Trancers 1984 (arguably shares the "honour" a with...

CeliaAnne comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Sharknado is just a good time. No logic or actual sense required. Just mind numbing entertainment.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@seaspot_run @GuyKeith Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus is by far the daftest, and can be forgiven a lot for the wonderful shot of said Megashark leaping out of the ocean to attack a jumbo jet in flight. These are the spiritual successor to the Japanese monster movies of the 60's and 70s

Top 5 guilty pleasure supposedly "Bad" films 1 Trancers 1984 (arguably shares the "honour" a with...

Ozman comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Timecop Striking Distance Sharknado Buffy the Vampire Slayer (it was a bad movie before it was a great series) give me time, I can think of another, I'm sure.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

I was one of the few people to like Timecop 2 I think. Jason Scott Lee is an under rated actor, just look at Talos the Mummy he and Sean Pertwee own that film.

Should we genetically modify our species?

Ellatynemouth comments on Jun 27, 2018:

We should aim for extinction.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

I thought as a species we all ready were.

How would you describe karma and it’s effects on people?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Social version of Newton's third law? Be an arsehole people will treat you like an arsehole, be friendly you will likely make friends, be miserable and people will keep away from you, result you'll be lonely and even more miserable.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@kauva Your research sounds fascinating, to what end are to studying?

How would you describe karma and it’s effects on people?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Social version of Newton's third law? Be an arsehole people will treat you like an arsehole, be friendly you will likely make friends, be miserable and people will keep away from you, result you'll be lonely and even more miserable.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@kauva It's fine, my philosopher hero Bertrand Russell in his career constantly advocated for a standardisation of language within the discussion of Philosophy in order to avoid misunderstanding and equivocation, the idea was depopularised later when George Orwell used it as the basis for New Speak in the novel 1984 to show how such an idea applied universally was open to corruption and social control y robbing people of the necessary vocabulary for coherent argument and accurate expression of ideas.

How would you describe karma and it’s effects on people?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Social version of Newton's third law? Be an arsehole people will treat you like an arsehole, be friendly you will likely make friends, be miserable and people will keep away from you, result you'll be lonely and even more miserable.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@kauva I obviously was not being clear enough, your comment is exactly what I mean, I just prefer not to use the word Karma. Every cause has an effect, that effect in turn becomes the cause of something else even if the initial cause has ceased to be, social inertia, the crank continuing to turn without further input, momentum effect, cause and effect, all just terms for the same thing.

How would you describe karma and it’s effects on people?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Social version of Newton's third law? Be an arsehole people will treat you like an arsehole, be friendly you will likely make friends, be miserable and people will keep away from you, result you'll be lonely and even more miserable.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@kauva Everything is a both a cause and an effect , deliberate or involuntary, Karma is just semantic term that has acquired mystic and/or religious connotations. Divine intervention,, wrath of god stuff is the manipulative myth put about to frighten the plebs in to conformity.

Top 5 guilty pleasure supposedly "Bad" films 1 Trancers 1984 (arguably shares the "honour" a with...

seaspot_run comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I don't know that these movies are "Bad" but they are the kind of flicks that don't win awards! 1. Rock And Roll High School: Roger Corman does The Ramones. What's not to like? 2. THEM! Giant ants terrorize the southwest. Possibly the foremost of 1950's the "Let's take something tiny and ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

Roger Corman is one of my Cinema heroes, Them is an all time classic, Mothra was from Toho too and both came from the imagination of kaiju genius Ishirō Honda. Tremors love the whole franchise

Glad to join this group, rest of the place is over run with damn colonials.

Red_Cat comments on May 4, 2018:

I think the "colonials" you mentioned actually own this website. Might be a good idea to refresh your humour.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@Red_Cat I'll mention your advice to my agent :)

What is a horror movie that you watched when you were a kid that totally destroyed you?

synergy comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Idiocracy ;-)

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

Idiocracy writer/director Mike Judge tweeted on 2016 election night "I never realised I was making a documentary"

Top 5 guilty pleasure supposedly "Bad" films 1 Trancers 1984 (arguably shares the "honour" a with...

GuyKeith comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Sharknado (the original) was a jolly good time. The sequels sucked turtle scrotums. Here is my review of the original http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/22849/sharknado/

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

Turtle scrotums ?

Do you love the 80's Action Movies?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

My guilty pleasures from that era are the early straight to video sci-fi action movies produced by Charles Band and mostly scripted by Bilson and Demeo Zone Troopers, Eliminators, Trancers etc.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@GuyKeith https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dollman-Vs-Demonic-Toys-by-Charles-Band-DVD/163083515078?hash=item25f888f4c6:g:hJ4AAOSwxUtbFt6H

Do you love the 80's Action Movies?

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

My guilty pleasures from that era are the early straight to video sci-fi action movies produced by Charles Band and mostly scripted by Bilson and Demeo Zone Troopers, Eliminators, Trancers etc.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@GuyKeith Yes Tim Tomlin is one of the most under rated actors of that era, next to Jack D'Eth, the Doll man films are some of his most fun performances. EDIT Tomerson not Tomlin sorry

Former members say Calvary Temple splits families. What happens to those who leave?

Science-guy comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Sad that they think they are able to judge rather than love.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@BookDeath So pretty much how all Catholic schools staffed by Nuns in the 1960s and 70's used to operate then?

Glad to join this group, rest of the place is over run with damn colonials.

Red_Cat comments on May 4, 2018:

I think the "colonials" you mentioned actually own this website. Might be a good idea to refresh your humour.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

By refresh I assume you mean censor?

Glad to join this group, rest of the place is over run with damn colonials.

brentan comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Oh come on guys, it is funny!

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

Ah I forgot

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses to Give Woman Medicine to Induce Miscarriage – Friendly Atheist

cava comments on Jun 25, 2018:

The Walgreens chain has reached out to the patient. Their policy is to allow Pharmacists to follow their religious beliefs but also require the Pharmacist to refer the patient over to another Pharmacist or manager so the prescription can be filled in a timely manner. "Arizona laws specifically ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@cava

Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?

Coldo comments on Jun 24, 2018:

It would also help if you spelt correctly!

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

@Bendog Erm, if you really want to know, there are things called "Profiles" :)

A great moment in Movie History [youtube.com]

GuyKeith comments on Jun 24, 2018:

This one is not on most of the lists and many do not even know this movie exists. How about a cast of Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Al Pacion, Jonathan Pryce and yes, Alec Baldwin giving one of the most terrifying speeches ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVM1V1ntFks

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

It has a cult following in the UK, one of Jack Lemon's best performances

This sketch was written in 1980 and broadcast on a BBC satirical comedy program "Not the nine ...

whiskywoman comments on Jun 24, 2018:

wow funny how this was for warned and now its here

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

"History repeats ... first as tragedy, then as farce"

A great moment in Movie History [youtube.com]

cmadler comments on Jun 24, 2018:

A great movie! It's almost a shame that scene was so good, because it overshadowed the rest of the movie.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

Oh I don't know, Ned Beaty's "You Have sinned" speech, and the (Oscar winning) Beatrice Straight William Holden exchange.... I just think this film is as damn near perfect as a Movie can get.

If Jesus were alive, he would be on Jerry Springer.

Marine comments on Jun 24, 2018:

he would be jerry Springer

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

Possibly, or Judge Jesus Late night with Jesus O' Christ Jesus Jesse Raphael/Gabriel/ Uriel

If Jesus were alive, he would be on Jerry Springer.

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 24, 2018:

If Jesus were alive, the government would be calling him a liberal lefty loon, Fox would be calling him a dangerous extremist democrat, the churches and other religions would be calling him a fake, he would likely be in jail for insurrection and hate speech, feminists would be saying he was the ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

@DenoPenno Probably unless you want the next generation of Christians walking about with little silver assault riffles hanging about their necks.

Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?

Coldo comments on Jun 24, 2018:

It would also help if you spelt correctly!

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

@Bendog An Englishman and a Scotsman were having a conversation and the American says "quit harassing people because they are Americans" I never did fully understand colonial humour old chap, pip pip, toodloo, wot wot and all that rot.

Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?

Bendog comments on Jun 24, 2018:

I don't use spell checker. I can usually see if I am making an error in spelling or syntax. I'm no highly educated person but I'm shocked to see the very basic spelling errors.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

@Bendog Is that another Americanization? Joke= harassment? Lighten up man

If the USA is truly a Christian country why in the courts are there not verdicts Guilty Not ...

PDXNorm comments on Jun 24, 2018:

We do, but the emphasis is on the guilty: Guilty by poor Guilty by non-white Guilty by non-Christian Guilty by sexual perversion Besides they will find Jesus in jail and have an inspirational testimonial.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8EpfyCG2Y

If the USA is truly a Christian country why in the courts are there not verdicts Guilty Not ...

norremoc comments on Jun 24, 2018:

The first three in your list are actual verdicts, but you missed one other; "guilty, but mentally Ill." Unlike not guilty by reason of insanity, this additional verdict results in detention accompanied by psychiatric treatment which may be followed by return to regular inmate population should ...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

Exactly, I just find this to very telling, that in a country were "In God we Trust" is even on the money, when some one says in a trial "God told me to do it" the first reaction is "No he didn't" when Biblical precedent indicts that he did so, quite often. As Julian so succinctly puts it further down the thread, deep down, they KNOW it is all bollocks.

If the USA is truly a Christian country why in the courts are there not verdicts Guilty Not ...

Simon1 comments on Jun 24, 2018:

Because deep down everyone knows it’s all bollox

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

Yup spot on

Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?

Coldo comments on Jun 24, 2018:

It would also help if you spelt correctly!

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

@Coldo There is no such thing as American English, there is English and there are mistakes ;)

Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 24, 2018:

I think it's just making bad writers more visible. They've been around as long as writing has.

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

True, but bad writing was never in the past seen as a virtue.

Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?

yamaha45701 comments on Jun 24, 2018:

I owned a bookstore for 25 years. I gave up because I could not compete with Amazon. But I also gave up because my loyal customers, the ones that came in week after week died off. Young people just stopped coming in. Oh sure, there were Harry Potter blips of book buying, or Hunger Games. But by and...

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

I did charity work for many years assisting in the managing of a charity shop. Shortly before I stopped working their, a management directive came down instructing that a number of items were no longer to be accepted as donations because they did not sell, cluttered up space and cost more to get rid of than they were worth. Top of the list was VHS video cassettes , which was fair enough However second on the list was ***Books***

Have you noticed a decline in writing skills?

Coldo comments on Jun 24, 2018:

It would also help if you spelt correctly!

LenHazell53 replies on Jun 24, 2018:

Spelt and spelled is comparable to handed and hung it the correct spelling depends upon the context. When a child spells out a word **letter by letter** the past tense is spelled When a discussing the correct for form of spelling in the past tense for a word **as a whole** the correct word is spelt.