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"God" • debated in Philosophy.
Word comments on May 14, 2021:
Which god are you speaking of? Philosophically, we are gods. Debate over. Physics/chemistry is study of forces: ruach is a force like breath, wind or a storm. Mathematics is used to understand physics and chemistry. Biologist and illogical atheist Richard Dawkins gives best ...
Moravian replies on May 14, 2021:
Richard Dawkins must be older than he looks as I believe he first used the word "meme"
Lock it in your memory a n...
girlwithsmiles comments on May 14, 2021:
Mmm and these kind of sentiments are part of problems that decent women have to deal with daily. Might be funny if people didn’t really think it and use it as an excuse to abuse us and worse. Sorry, but I don’t find this stuff funny. Perhaps you’d be interested in this site: you can be ...
Moravian replies on May 14, 2021:
@girlwithsmiles Point taken. I didn't read through the article. Just the bit about complaining women.
So a question.
Moravian comments on May 14, 2021:
Definitely natural phenomena. Visiting national parks like Yosemite, Sequoia and the Grand Canyon tops any man made structure.
Moravian replies on May 14, 2021:
@Fernapple We have some fairly big sequoia in Scotland but the first time I saw a massive one in California it was mind blowing.
Lock it in your memory a n...
girlwithsmiles comments on May 14, 2021:
Mmm and these kind of sentiments are part of problems that decent women have to deal with daily. Might be funny if people didn’t really think it and use it as an excuse to abuse us and worse. Sorry, but I don’t find this stuff funny. Perhaps you’d be interested in this site: you can be ...
Moravian replies on May 14, 2021:
I have had several girlfriends in my long life and I have never had one as described in your link. Was I Lucky or is it just a load of bollocks.
The Darkest Hour is always just before the Dawn.
Moravian comments on May 12, 2021:
Aren't vaccines wonderful
Moravian replies on May 12, 2021:
@BDair https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/coronavirus-current-rate-vaccination-india-years-herd-immunity-covid-1801320-2021-05-11 True. Modi has a lot to answer for.
“Agnostics” who don’t understand Atheism.
Storm1752 comments on May 11, 2021:
More like, when will atheists understand Agnostics? Atheism is a belief system, just like theism. Agnosticism is the rejection of belief systems. Divine entities are easy to reject, 'god' as a general term is not. 'God' could mean anything, including concepts for which there are no names or, ...
Moravian replies on May 11, 2021:
I think you are a bit confused. "god" lower case "G" can mean anything you want . "God" with a capital is the sole or supreme being and the object of worship in monotheistic religions
In 1972, the Rolling Stones released Exile on Main Street.
Moravian comments on May 9, 2021:
I have heard this described as their best album but I don't think it is a patch on earlier ones such as Beggar's Banquet and Let it Bleed. Tumbling dice is a decent song though.
Moravian replies on May 10, 2021:
@Spinliesel I know what you mean, I shared my first flat in London at the age of 17 and there was an open air swimming pool nearby which we used frequently in the long summer of 1963. A song in the charts was "Those lazy ,crazy hazy days of summer" by Nat King Cole. If I hear it those memories come flooding back.
Happy birthday, Donovan Leitch. He is 75 years old today Sunshine Superman [youtu.be]
Beowulfsfriend comments on May 10, 2021:
He, like a number of music stars, had a bad motorcycle accident. Now, I need to go see how many. I remember a few for sure.
Moravian replies on May 10, 2021:
@Spinliesel Bat out of hell ? ;-)
Happy birthday, Donovan Leitch. He is 75 years old today Sunshine Superman [youtu.be]
Beowulfsfriend comments on May 10, 2021:
He, like a number of music stars, had a bad motorcycle accident. Now, I need to go see how many. I remember a few for sure.
Moravian replies on May 10, 2021:
Ry Orbison was one and of course there was poor old Meat Loaf
This is not a word post, and I hope the moderators will forgive me and allow.
Cast1es comments on May 7, 2021:
I do think it's really sad , that folks born and raised in this country , can't use two and three letter words correctly . Two , too , and to , being a great example . Used to be they taught grammar and punctuation in schools . These days , I've seen entire paragraphs with none . Comments make no ...
Moravian replies on May 9, 2021:
The one that really irritates me is the use of "loose" instead of "lose". Very common over here.
I wouldn't expect to see any anti vaxxers here but to those who have any doubts about the vaccine
Ravenwolfcasey comments on May 8, 2021:
I am an ex vaxxer or anti vaxxer which means I don't believe in them anymore.. And everything in that stupid meme or post is a lie.. Thr trials are happening right now!! They don't end till 2023!!!! Wake up sheeple wake up
Moravian replies on May 8, 2021:
You definitely deserve a Darwin award and do you really mean that you don't think they work because they certainly exist.
CDC Lies
Moravian comments on May 8, 2021:
Stupid comment. Open your eyes and your mind.
Moravian replies on May 8, 2021:
@Ravenwolfcasey Because viruses do not discriminate and anyone who doesn't give a shit is likely to be less careful and therefore more likely to be infected.
After all, it's just a harmless story, no?
barjoe comments on May 6, 2021:
He never even existed. The Bible is a bullshit book.
Moravian replies on May 7, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Not really. Independent biblical scholars reckon that the Jesus story was more than likely based on a real person but as the first gospel of Mark had no nativity scene it was probably added later to embellish the story and further prove the divinity of Jesus.
Let's Discuss Islam's Contribution to the World...
Moravian comments on May 6, 2021:
Arabic numerals. Or do you still use the Roman ones.
Moravian replies on May 7, 2021:
@barjoe Although it is thought that they originated in India and Persia the system we now use was perfected by Arab mathematicians in North Africa in the 10th century where Islam was the predominant religion before spreading to Christian Europe.
After all, it's just a harmless story, no?
barjoe comments on May 6, 2021:
He never even existed. The Bible is a bullshit book.
Moravian replies on May 6, 2021:
The consensus is that he did exist but the story of his life was embroidered somewhat and he certainly didn't rise from the dead.
A what-in-the-what?!!!
Surfpirate comments on May 5, 2021:
Or the sequel Glock in a Sock in a Croc.
Moravian replies on May 6, 2021:
@Tejas, @Surfpirate Now children, play nicely
Anti fact ers
bbyrd009 comments on May 5, 2021:
Funny fact—not sure how to check it—but I guess vaccinators initially promised herd immunity at about like 10% saturation, but it has slowly risen to over 90%, today
Moravian replies on May 6, 2021:
@bbyrd009
Anti fact ers
bbyrd009 comments on May 5, 2021:
Funny fact—not sure how to check it—but I guess vaccinators initially promised herd immunity at about like 10% saturation, but it has slowly risen to over 90%, today
Moravian replies on May 5, 2021:
@bbyrd009 I was one of the first in the UK to have the polio vaccine back in the late '50's.There had been reports of some people becoming ill from the vaccine or the oral Salk one so a couple of parents wouldn't let their kids be immunised. This didn't really matter as over 90% were immunised and polio is much less infectious than Covid 19. Polio still occurs in some third world countries although it could quite easily be eradicated if some ignorant and superstitious people didn't refuse to let their children be vaccinated. I'm not sure what point you are trying to make but your rambling discourse does not make a lot of sense.
Anti fact ers
bbyrd009 comments on May 5, 2021:
Funny fact—not sure how to check it—but I guess vaccinators initially promised herd immunity at about like 10% saturation, but it has slowly risen to over 90%, today
Moravian replies on May 5, 2021:
Some less enlightened countries such as UK and USA thought initially that if they let the disease run wild eventually herd immunity would result. They didn't factor in the fact that the hospitals would be overwhelmed with ill people and the death rate in the elderly would be enormous. The figure for herd immunity has always been in excess of 70% which is close to being achieved in the UK with over 50% of the population inoculated and a sizable number with natural immunity.
Anti fact ers
Castlepaloma comments on May 5, 2021:
Not anti anything, Yet, it's pretty well the other way round being forced upon us.
Moravian replies on May 5, 2021:
Oh dear, and I thought Canadians were more sensible than their southern neighbours
"Your arm may hurt a bit", they said.
BDair comments on May 4, 2021:
A point of view. https://in-this-together.com/anti-vaxxer-letter/
Moravian replies on May 4, 2021:
What a load of garbage. there are so many inaccuracies in that rambling "letter" that I lost count.
Spicy I hear...
bookofmorons comments on May 3, 2021:
Must also be a pollen-eater
Moravian replies on May 3, 2021:
Floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
When the religious are called out on their bullshit
Word comments on May 3, 2021:
Religion... pure and faultless is this: to help widows and orphans in need and avoiding worldly corruption. James 1:27 If someone is "called out" for helping widows and orphans while avoiding worldly corruption, why do you think they would shut it down?
Moravian replies on May 3, 2021:
Picking the cherries again.
I don't blame them at all
Cast1es comments on May 1, 2021:
Lots of resturant chains are going bankrupt . So there'll be no need for unskilled workers to do work they hate . Educate yourselves , and earn better paying jobs .
Moravian replies on May 2, 2021:
@Booklover Say what you like about waiters but they bring a lot to the table.
“Without pain, how could we know joy?
AnneWimsey comments on Apr 22, 2021:
So when you were a young child, your world was Grey?
Moravian replies on Apr 30, 2021:
Very true. I remember looking at old black and white photos with a youngster and he thought that the whole world back then was just shades of grey exactly as displayed in the photos.
Is there anything worse than religion's impact on humanity ever?
skado comments on Apr 29, 2021:
Yes. Agriculture.
Moravian replies on Apr 30, 2021:
@Captain_Feelgood When agriculture was adopted by previously hunter gatherer people the surpluses created allowed a hierarchical class system to develop which we still have today
The wheels on the bus go round and round....
LenHazell53 comments on Apr 28, 2021:
Wow the Robert Wood Johnson foundation is named after Robert Wood Johnson II who left all of his shares in his company Johnson and Johnson in his will to set up said foundation to fund it independently in perpetuity. The Annenberg Foundation is part funded by the Robert Wood Johnson foundation The...
Moravian replies on Apr 29, 2021:
@BDair Fancy a trip to India ?. Just hope you don't need oxygen for any reason.
Haven't a clue what it means but it is very poetic.
phxbillcee comments on Apr 27, 2021:
Honestly, I've always been more impressed by machines that run smoothly, effectively & as quiet as possible. When I was a kid I remember a story about how Rolls used to quality test their cars as they came off their mostly hand-made lines - they would put a 5 pence coin (or whatever their ...
Moravian replies on Apr 27, 2021:
And the loudest thing in the car as the ticking of the clock
[theguardian.
Marionville comments on Apr 26, 2021:
Scandalous that she pressed ahead with the prosecutions, and the ruination of so many honest, hard working people, instead of stopping them, when it must have become clear that the computer accounting system needed to be thoroughly investigated as to why it was throwing up so many discrepancies and ...
Moravian replies on Apr 26, 2021:
No ? She has spoken about Faith in Business and how Jesus is her guide in what she does, as a review of one of her speeches records
The US war in Afghanistan: A historic crime The Bush administration threatened military action ...
callmedubious comments on Apr 18, 2021:
all these attacks on defenseless countries are for the benefit of the MIC which Eisenhower warned about. millions of innocent ppl killed/impoverished & at the same time the US middle-class is being wiped out. has to be some karma involved here.
Moravian replies on Apr 24, 2021:
MIC ??
Two Choices or consequences for vaccines A&B plan for max happiness.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2021:
The norm is probably somewhere between the two. The third option is to be sensible, follow the health guidelines, and have the vaccine and gradually see things revert to a pre pandemic situation but hopefully with less selfish people.
Moravian replies on Apr 23, 2021:
@Castlepaloma Sorry don't get your point.
Two Choices or consequences for vaccines A&B plan for max happiness.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2021:
The norm is probably somewhere between the two. The third option is to be sensible, follow the health guidelines, and have the vaccine and gradually see things revert to a pre pandemic situation but hopefully with less selfish people.
Moravian replies on Apr 23, 2021:
@Castlepaloma Don't think you are the only one aware of the situation but just occaisionally the little guy comes out on top. It may not have made the news over there but the plan of the top football clubs in England , Spain and Italy to form a super league was front page news here.. The ordinary football fans created such an uproar that the greedy owners dropped the plan and had to make pathetic apologies to the fans.
Two Choices or consequences for vaccines A&B plan for max happiness.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2021:
The norm is probably somewhere between the two. The third option is to be sensible, follow the health guidelines, and have the vaccine and gradually see things revert to a pre pandemic situation but hopefully with less selfish people.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2021:
@Gwendolyn2018 lol. Now you have hurt his feelings. I don't think he could ever be accused of being logical.
There was a video that was removed soon before a lot had seen it.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2021:
A very brave woman to stand up to the might of Islam.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2021:
@Captain_Feelgood Without seeing the video it is difficult to decide but Islam does not like apostates. Ayaan Hirsi Ali has had a fatwa sentencing her to death for apostasy which i believe is still in force.
Two Choices or consequences for vaccines A&B plan for max happiness.
Moravian comments on Apr 22, 2021:
The norm is probably somewhere between the two. The third option is to be sensible, follow the health guidelines, and have the vaccine and gradually see things revert to a pre pandemic situation but hopefully with less selfish people.
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2021:
@Castlepaloma Living off grid has a great appeal for some people but there will only be the opportunity foe a relatively small number to actually do it.
Propel’s Top Commuter Electric Bikes Picks for 2021: [youtube.
Surfpirate comments on Apr 22, 2021:
Benno, Tern, Gazelle and of course Riese and Mueller - this guy's fine and he knows his higher end ebikes but there is so much more out there in the Ebike Universe. He ticks off the top 10% of Ebike Brands and they are all pretty uniform, upright riders based on mid drive motors and Dutch styling....
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2021:
It was called New Amsterdam because it was originally a Dutch settlement and somehow I cannot see New Yorkers emulating Amsterdam even with electric bikes.
You can keep your experimental genomic therapy.
BDair comments on Apr 21, 2021:
Safe and effective. https://www.medalerts.org/vaersdb/findfield.php?TABLE=ON=CAT=ON=COVID19=IwAR0ZOUG6St-mGsl13YQ5blB58lySmcNXsKeEJWUREI-ejrw4wgPoGVfgDRU
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2021:
@bbyrd009 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/?gclid=CjwKCAjwmv-DBhAMEiwA7xYrd7xmMDadrK_e1rrDRlPN443rx Read the facts not some conspiracy bullshit and get vaccinated.
Ockham’s razor, Russell’s teapot, and the lottery paradox.
Moravian comments on Apr 20, 2021:
Wow. You certainly have a way with words. In the West it is really only the existence of the Abrahamic god that is seriously debated. We leave the Hindu gods to Hindus and the earlier polytheistic gods as dismissed as mere fantasies. You can waffle on as much as you like but how anyone who has ...
Moravian replies on Apr 22, 2021:
@johannesweg Yes I agree with you there and if there is or has been any supernatural force in existence it must be so far removed from the popular definition of what a "god" is that it can be ignored in this context and maybe could exist in the realm of quantum physics ?
So, I joined Humanist.
Moravian comments on Apr 19, 2021:
Are you not possibly confusing attacks on religion with attacks on followers of religion ?. There is a big difference.
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2021:
@Ryo1 So it's all in your mind then ?.
So, I joined Humanist.
Moravian comments on Apr 19, 2021:
Are you not possibly confusing attacks on religion with attacks on followers of religion ?. There is a big difference.
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2021:
@Ryo1 I haven't seen this so please copy some of those comments so that we can all see them
C19 Sinovac vaccination.
Moravian comments on Apr 20, 2021:
The only reason that pregnant women for instance are not advised to be vaccinated is because no tests have been carried out that section of the population not because it is thought to be harmful.
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2021:
@FrayedBear I don't know about the sputnik vaccine but the Pfiser and Astra Zeneca went through a prolonged trial before approval
Buddhist monk chops off his own head with a guillotine to please Buddha and reincarnate as a 'higher...
AnneWimsey comments on Apr 19, 2021:
That is So Not anything Buddhism teaches, nor is Buddha a god that needs to be pleased. Methinks you like to post racist Lies.
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2021:
@radishes2 I wouldn't believe anything printed in the Daily Mail
So, I joined Humanist.
Moravian comments on Apr 19, 2021:
Are you not possibly confusing attacks on religion with attacks on followers of religion ?. There is a big difference.
Moravian replies on Apr 20, 2021:
@Ryo1 I don't see what you describe but if it is attacks on the church leaders who deny the dangers of Covid 19 and the prosperity gospel purveyors who fleece their followers they deserve everything they get and more.
We must be bats
Castlepaloma comments on Apr 15, 2021:
Someone called me a batman. Wealthy men don't help the poor, fictional. Super man is more real.
Moravian replies on Apr 18, 2021:
https://youtu.be/39dJptQV_Jc?t=91 Batman had a different meaning in the past.
[theguardian.com] If my religion is so weak and susceptible....
Willow_Wisp comments on Apr 17, 2021:
My favorite Yoga has fruit on the bottom. Yes, I was raised in Alabama. No, I don't think Yoga is bad, I just have doubts that it's the panacea advocates think it is. The only real danger here is the Christian Conservatives that made it illegal in Alabama in the first place. It's like sushi, ...
Moravian replies on Apr 17, 2021:
I have practised Yoga on and off for years also Chi Gung and Tai Chi. I don't think any of them have been called a panacea but I found them useful, As for being a gateway to any religion. Laughable.
Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, has died - CNN
Moravian comments on Apr 14, 2021:
He played on people's greed. Anyone with half a brain should have seen how it would end.
Moravian replies on Apr 15, 2021:
@barjoe Sentencing is certainly much more draconian in the USA where the running of prisons is a lucrative business. I was thinking about the situation in the UK where a life sentence can be as little as 20 years.I do not agree with the death sentence partly for the reason I gave and because it is more about revenge than justice.
Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, has died - CNN
Moravian comments on Apr 14, 2021:
He played on people's greed. Anyone with half a brain should have seen how it would end.
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2021:
@barjoe And since 1973 . 150 people have been released from death row because they were innocent of the crime. I wonder how many innocent people were executed.
Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, has died - CNN
Moravian comments on Apr 14, 2021:
He played on people's greed. Anyone with half a brain should have seen how it would end.
Moravian replies on Apr 14, 2021:
@barjoe I have a friend who invested over £500.000 he inherited from his late father in London and Capital bonds. They were guaranteeing an 8% return when the bank rate was around 0.2 %. Of course it went belly up and he will probably lose all or most of it. It has affected him badly and he has spent the last 18 months investigating the company and trying to get the perpetrators in court with out success. He was very naive as were the people who fell for the Madoff Ponzi scheme. If it looks too good to be true then it probably is. One thing interests me. He was sentenced to 180 years in prison when the sentence for murder i s normally less than 25 years. Looks like money ,means more than someones life.
At least the US is waking up for the absurd mandatory use of MASK & mandatory vaccines, criminal ...
Cast1es comments on Apr 13, 2021:
So you are advocating truck and motorcycle rallies , emenise church services , and overcrowded spring break activities , maskless and vaccineless , in order to spread this killing disease around more ? My only problem with that is , not only do you take yourself out of the entire system , you also ...
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2021:
@luckytobealive Don't ask me. I live in a civilised country.
At least the US is waking up for the absurd mandatory use of MASK & mandatory vaccines, criminal ...
Cast1es comments on Apr 13, 2021:
So you are advocating truck and motorcycle rallies , emenise church services , and overcrowded spring break activities , maskless and vaccineless , in order to spread this killing disease around more ? My only problem with that is , not only do you take yourself out of the entire system , you also ...
Moravian replies on Apr 13, 2021:
@luckytobealive We must have our freedum. Even if it kills us
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
bobwjr comments on Apr 9, 2021:
Military humor
Moravian replies on Apr 12, 2021:
@Triphid The Desert Rats (1953) directed by Robert Wise • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd They crawled their way across the blazing sands of Africa… to turn disaster into victory! Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them ‎The Desert Rats (1953) directed by Robert Wi…
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
bobwjr comments on Apr 9, 2021:
Military humor
Moravian replies on Apr 12, 2021:
@Triphid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
Religion is responsible for the deaths of billions of people.
Moravian comments on Apr 11, 2021:
Are you serious ? The UK is more religious than the USA. Come on. The USA is a peaceful country ?, Ask the citizens of Iraq, Vietnam, Cambodia,Afghanistan, and on and on.
Moravian replies on Apr 12, 2021:
@Krish55 A very poor attempt to equate violence with religion.
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
bobwjr comments on Apr 9, 2021:
Military humor
Moravian replies on Apr 12, 2021:
@Triphid WW2 was a totally different situation to WWI and many countries played their part in defeating fascism, including the Anzac troops and the desert rats were the 7th armoured division of the British army
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
bobwjr comments on Apr 9, 2021:
Military humor
Moravian replies on Apr 12, 2021:
@Triphid Indo China = Vietnam, Cambodia Laos. Long after WW2
I see on the news that QE 2 is back on the market, well I think that was the gist of it, a bit rusty...
Willow_Wisp comments on Apr 11, 2021:
I attended my bosses birthday party in the ballroom of the QEII. It was nice, amazing woodwork. We had prime rib as the main course. The band was billed as female impersonators that performed Pointer Sisters music. The lead was Uretha Franklin. Everyone had a blast, there was a raffle.
Moravian replies on Apr 11, 2021:
I bet the raffle prizes were substantial.
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
bobwjr comments on Apr 9, 2021:
Military humor
Moravian replies on Apr 11, 2021:
@Triphid Very true but blame the politicians who sent them. The only politician with an ounce of integrity and common sense was Labour PM Harold Wilson who refused to join the USA in their adventure in Indo China despite severe pressure being exerted from across the pond.
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
bobwjr comments on Apr 9, 2021:
Military humor
Moravian replies on Apr 11, 2021:
@Triphid I have every sympathy for the poor bastards who endured the conflict but why were they there in the first place ?. The Great War was nothing but a spat between the crown heads of Europe and Britain and the Commonwealth should never have been involved in the first place.
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
Moravian comments on Apr 10, 2021:
Does the writer of this "joke" not know what the word insurgent means ?. Obviously not.
Moravian replies on Apr 11, 2021:
@Triphid insurgent [ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt] NOUN a person fighting against a government or INVADING FORCE; a rebel or revolutionary. "an attack by armed insurgents" The Americans and their allies were the insurgents not the Afghans.
The scene is Afghanistan, Wal,and Bluey are members of the Australian S.
bobwjr comments on Apr 9, 2021:
Military humor
Moravian replies on Apr 10, 2021:
@Triphid What ?. Battled the Turks in a stalemate for a few months and then ran away.?
[thetimes.
glennlab comments on Apr 6, 2021:
It seems as if the Rev. Jackson has struck a sore spot. If you believe that 400 years of colonization of the colored countries wasn't a racist past, then I would suggest reevaluating your understanding of racism
Moravian replies on Apr 6, 2021:
Don't be ridiculous. Of course Britain had a racist past. The number of slaves transported from Africa was only equaled by Portugal,.but is the UK more institutionally racist than the USA ?. Jackson seems to think so but the Sewel report says otherwise. Of course Britain exploited the countries it colonised . That's what colonial powers do, but when it gave up it's colonies the indigenous people took over the running of the country apart from one major exception. I wonder where that is ??
[thetimes.
Theresa_N comments on Apr 6, 2021:
I think the report is ridiculous and shows how institutional racism is endemic in GB. The US is worse, does that mean the UK can't do better?
Moravian replies on Apr 6, 2021:
Have you lived in the UK ?. have you read the report ?. Jackson makes comments like "The UK owns racism" and is "The mother of racism" Ridiculous comments. He also makes himself look a bit silly by saying "When Princess Diana was killed in a car crash she went to a blood bank for three types of blood" What ??.
[thetimes.
Marionville comments on Apr 6, 2021:
I think there is some truth in what he says...our past was not a glorious one, but I do think it’s unfair to say that ‘racism’ was down to us and lay the blame at our door, all the European colonising countries had a hand in the slave trade and of course were in partnership with Arab and ...
Moravian replies on Apr 6, 2021:
I am currently reading a book by adventurer Levison Wood who recently treked around the Arabian peninsula. He talks about the Arabs in the gulf states involvement in slavery. They were enslaving people from sub Saharan Africa thousands of years before the UK got involved I wonder if they have the collective guilt we are supposed to have ? Judging by the situation in Qatar where tens of thousands of immigrant workers are building the stadia for the next football world cup I doubt it. The workers have their passports impounded,work in appalling conditions and over 6000 have already died. Many from heatstroke. This is little more than modern slavery. I'm sure we have a way to go in the UK but from news items I read it is not nearly as bad as in the US
[arcane-alchemy.
whiskywoman comments on Apr 5, 2021:
why make such a big fucking deal say happy easter and be done no need to grumble and tell them about how you feel or that you don't believe as they do now self absorbed and selfish are you a polite thanks you too is all that is required and then let it go don't dwell on how stupid they ...
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2021:
Thanks for that. It cheered me up on a miserable wintry day
Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright). - Rod Stewart , 1976. [youtu.be]
Moravian comments on Apr 5, 2021:
I remember singing along with this song to my girlfriend many years ago. No wonder she ditched me.
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2021:
@Marionville If I could sing like Rod maybe I would have had a girlfriend like her.
Famous Catholic Exorcist (Loosely) Weaves a Dangerous Tale in New Book | Val Wilde | Friendly ...
Triphid comments on Apr 4, 2021:
2 things SPRING to mind here, The first being " Catholic Intellectual Tradition," which imo, MUST be a complete and Utter oxymoron IF ever there was one, The second being, imo, WTF has this Amorth been drinking, smoking, injecting?
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2021:
"Catholic intellectual" ? the ultimate oxymoron.
[arcane-alchemy.
Jolanta comments on Apr 4, 2021:
Nothing wrong with wishing someone a Happy Easter. After all we would not be happy if they had a go at us for being agnostics. As long as they don't try to tell us that we are wrong and they are right.
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2021:
It's the "Christ is risen indeed" attached to the happy Easter that rankles.
Detox and detox
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Apr 1, 2021:
I just drink lemonade sweetened with stevia the lemon is proven to help clear fatty buildup out of your liver and a 99 cent store bottle makes about 4 gallons...
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2021:
I flush mine out with a few pints of beer each week. Quality craft ale only none of the mass produced rubbish'
Couldn't agree with this more.
phxbillcee comments on Apr 1, 2021:
It's not 'very complex', except that the obstructionists make it so. Tho I personally do not hunt (can't see myself doing so unless WWWIII comes to town), I am not for banning hunting rifles/shotguns. Tho I think the risks far outweigh the potential "safety", I'm not even proposing banning someone ...
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2021:
Anyone ,with the proper police checks, can own a shotgun or sporting rifle in the UK. They must be kept in a secure gun cabinet which is inspected periodically, People who like shooting at targets with handguns can do so but the guns must be kept securely at the gun club/range. Assault rifles in the hands of Joe public ?. Don't be silly.
Uphill both ways...
jeshuey comments on Mar 31, 2021:
That's just silly. We didn't have skis, besides it was uphill both ways.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2021:
I remember it well. A 2 mile walk from the age of 4. Sometimes the snow was so deep it was over my head, Now mom gets the massive SUV out for the school run if they are more than 100 yards from the school
Charles Schulz knew what he was talking about.
Willow_Wisp comments on Mar 31, 2021:
Education is never given it's taken. Sure public schools present educational opportunities but teachers can't learn for you, it's up to you to open your mind enough to let the information in. I went to school in rural Alabama, yes they tried to blow smoke up my ass, not because they were dishonest...
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2021:
Maybe in most western countries not so in some third world and Islamic countries
Surely the silliest thing that humans can do is to think they can know the future, see the future, ...
Moravian comments on Mar 30, 2021:
Of course details of the future cannot be predicted but general trends can be forecast quite accurately, For example several people, including Bill gates forecast the current epidemic and the onset of climate change has been forecast for over 100 years. The problem is that we are more comfortable ...
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2021:
@Mcflewster Let's hope so but is climate change really being taken seriously. Sectarian wars are common,toxic nationalism is becoming more common and rampant consumerism abounds. A ship gets stuck in the Suez canal and the world almost grinds to a halt. Crazy.
A recent international report has come to the startling and baffling conclusion that Christians and ...
bookofmorons comments on Mar 29, 2021:
The whole premise of Christianity is based on fantasies and a belief that satan is everywhere and the end of time is nigh
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2021:
Nothing more than a doomsday cult that got lucky when it was chosen as the state religion of Rome.
Anyone who can pull the sword from the stone has the pick of the village virgins.
Paul4747 comments on Mar 29, 2021:
Why the virgins? Wanting to have a virgin is basically a sign that you want someone who can't tell that you don't know what you're doing. From my perspective, it's like asking to have my car serviced by someone who's never greased an axle in their life. I prefer someone who's had their hands on ...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2021:
No penicillin back in the day
Anyone who can pull the sword from the stone has the pick of the village virgins.
phxbillcee comments on Mar 29, 2021:
& here's your choices...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2021:
Yup. Sometimes there is a reason why they are virgins
Anyone who can pull the sword from the stone has the pick of the village virgins.
Robecology comments on Mar 29, 2021:
Biological roles are changing and evolving. This was applicable in the middle ages...not now. Don't fear the equality trend...embrace it. You and I can still work on building your/our muscles and playing sports without fear of women or LGBT folk "moving in" on you/us. Oh...and back ...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2021:
I can understand a female athlete being upset if a trans male beats her in a sporting event but in the case of South African Caster Semenya it is not quite so clear cut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_Semenya
Pastor: I’m Holding Services Because I Have Machines That Shoot Down Viruses | Hemant Mehta | ...
think-beyond comments on Mar 27, 2021:
Seriously, though, a long time ago there was Royal Rife, who invented a microscope that could see viruses and bacteria. He sat for 3 days watching a bacteria morph into a virus that causes cancer. Then he was able to determine the frequency of its vibrations. (Everything, including you and me, and ...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2021:
@think-beyond https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-resistance-can-viruses-save-us-from-drug-defying-superbugs-mcfmw06cq?fbclid=IwAR3ZiRCdn6bUTS0rNY7cRoZ6YRORL This is an article in the Sunday Times if you can access it' I agree that big pharma can be a problem for example the opioid overdose epidemic in the USA and to a lesser extent here but they have come good with the speed that they have produce the Covid vaccines. There is certainly a place foe alternative medicines and therapies but as an arch sceptic I am very wary of everything I read. I have practiced Pilates and found it beneficial but homeopathy ?. Don't get me started.
Pastor: I’m Holding Services Because I Have Machines That Shoot Down Viruses | Hemant Mehta | ...
think-beyond comments on Mar 27, 2021:
Seriously, though, a long time ago there was Royal Rife, who invented a microscope that could see viruses and bacteria. He sat for 3 days watching a bacteria morph into a virus that causes cancer. Then he was able to determine the frequency of its vibrations. (Everything, including you and me, and ...
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2021:
@think-beyond If you are interested in this there is a book you may like. It is "The perfect Predator" by Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson. Steffanie is my cousin and is professor of epidemiology at San Diego university. It is the story of how her research helped to save her husband who was dying from a superbug contracted in Egypt. Many bacteria are now resistant to antibiotics and she heard about "phage treatment" where bacteriophages , tiny viruses, are used to attack and kill bacteria. The story is about how she manged to get health professionals including those in the US navy to develop and use this treatment to cure her husband. I had never heard of Royal Rife but apparently all his claims of curing diseases using his machines have now been totally discredited.
A damn good comment this, goes straight to the roots of racism!
FrayedBear comments on Mar 26, 2021:
Only the first slaves in the British colonistion were Irish or British criminals. Prior to that the main slave owners were the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans but most of that was on land.
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2021:
@Austin-Cambridge https://www.itv.com/news/border/2021-03-26/historic-community-buyout-of-5200-acres-of-southern-scotland-completed The landed gentry are still coining it. We have things called community buy outs in the UK where large amounts of money are given to the landed gentry for land which was acquired by their ancestors in very dubious circumstances. Most likely because they were on the right side in some skirmish. The Duke of Buccleuch is now £3,5 million better of.
It's a long way round
Petter comments on Mar 27, 2021:
Joking aside. this is a seriously worrying revelation. Doesn't the rest of the world manufacture anything? How can one sanction China, when there are few alternative sources of goods. How have big corporations, chasing greed targets, been allowed to destroy their countries of origin?
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2021:
As you say it is greed. I can remember when virtually all the goods which came from china came out of christmas crackers . International trade is crazy. The rest of the world ship raw materials to China and China sends manufactured goods back.
Pastor: I’m Holding Services Because I Have Machines That Shoot Down Viruses | Hemant Mehta | ...
think-beyond comments on Mar 27, 2021:
Seriously, though, a long time ago there was Royal Rife, who invented a microscope that could see viruses and bacteria. He sat for 3 days watching a bacteria morph into a virus that causes cancer. Then he was able to determine the frequency of its vibrations. (Everything, including you and me, and ...
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2021:
@think-beyond Bactria and viruses are totally different life forms and cannot change into one another,
Pastor: I’m Holding Services Because I Have Machines That Shoot Down Viruses | Hemant Mehta | ...
think-beyond comments on Mar 27, 2021:
Seriously, though, a long time ago there was Royal Rife, who invented a microscope that could see viruses and bacteria. He sat for 3 days watching a bacteria morph into a virus that causes cancer. Then he was able to determine the frequency of its vibrations. (Everything, including you and me, and ...
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2021:
Is this a joke ? " A bacteria that morphs into a virus"
[euroweeklynews.
Mvtt comments on Mar 26, 2021:
The fact that reasonable people are afraid of religious people, speaks volumes.
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2021:
@barjoe https://www.theweek.co.uk/952304/denmark-to-limit-non-westerners-living-troubled-areas Denmark as usual are ahead of the game. Probably why it is one of the best countries to live in.. France has a serious problem with concentrations of immigrants in poor areas and to a lesser extent the UK. Integration is the answer but I think it will take several generations to sort out.
[euroweeklynews.
barjoe comments on Mar 26, 2021:
This is dedicated to all the Mudslums.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2021:
You are a brave man. Hope none of the Jihadists have your address.
[euroweeklynews.
BirdMan1 comments on Mar 26, 2021:
The lead says "an image," does not refer to cartoons, and one would think the teacher would know what to expect, unjustified as it is, from showing cartoons.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2021:
Apparently he showed the Charlie Hebdo cartoons. It was a lecture about blasphemy. I agree that he was a bit naive but the protesters in my mind are way over the top. A reprimand and apology to the Muslim community should have been sufficient.
Hmmm. Whatever could the difference be?
Tejas comments on Mar 25, 2021:
You also have a population less than the state of California. Not to mention a very non diverse country. The US is by far the most diverse country on the planet.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2021:
What has diversity got to do with it ?.London is one of the most diverse cities in the world . Dozens of languages are spoken in homes. London does not have a mass shooting problem because the UK has strict gun control laws
Does religion work without magical beings at its center?
Word comments on Mar 26, 2021:
Religion ... pure and faultless is this: to help widows and orphans in need and avoiding worldly corruption. James 1:27. I don't see anything specifically supernatural about helping widows and orphans while avoiding worldly corruption.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2021:
Are you a fruit farmer by any chance ?, Picking cherries seems to be your favourite pastime.
New Sci-Fi Looking Pistol Packs 50 Rounds Of High-Velocity Personal Defense Weapon Ammo
silverotter11 comments on Jan 13, 2021:
The average person feeling they need a gun to protect themselves really has no idea what it feels like to be under attack. My sister has 2 guns, no idea what kind but one is a pistol. She regularly goes to a range and shoots. She voted for trump, gets her news from fox, oann and I'm sure newsmax....
Moravian replies on Mar 25, 2021:
@SeaGreenEyez Paranoia !!!. I have many friends and family in the USA and none of them have any interest in guns but I was invited to a "pizza party" in Idaho. A lovely, charming hospitable generous family but paranoid. The man of the house told me he kept several loaded guns in the house when the family were growing up. A few years ago two women were raped and murdered in the neighbouring town so he was taking no chances.
3 Images... FYI: I Googled Weaponized Penguins for this group.
Willow_Wisp comments on Mar 23, 2021:
Can you handle 3.18181818 penguins? If each person in Ireland can handle 3.18181818 penguins then the island is safe. 3.181818 X 6.6 million Irish = 21 million penguins.
Moravian replies on Mar 24, 2021:
The population of Ireland is under 5 million so it is not only her arithmetic that is dodgy
I see I have been welcomed back into the fold again.
ArthurK comments on Mar 23, 2021:
Yes - once the retaliation cycle starts no one benefits. And the government usually feels they have to "win" no matter how harsh they have to be.
Moravian replies on Mar 24, 2021:
Another 14 "protesters" arrested last night. Apparently a peaceful protest got ugly when police tried to disperse the gathering. It is currently unlawful for people to gather in numbers due to lockdown restrictions. Several policemen have tested positive for Covid and others are in quarantine after a mass gathering of football supporters in Glasgow a week or so ago, I have some sympathy for the police as they are in a "no win" situation here.
Is uk safe for ex muslim ?
Moravian comments on Mar 18, 2021:
Safe from what ?
Moravian replies on Mar 24, 2021:
@AimlessBoy Probably one of the safest countries in the world but I cannot speak for some members of the Muslim "community". Assad Shah, a Glasgow shopkeeper was killed by an extremist from England because he wished his customers a happyEaster. Good luck.
Our right to life outweighs your unnatural psychological attachment to firearms. [unilad.co.uk]
PadraicM comments on Mar 23, 2021:
I still want to be able to keep and bear nuclear arms. What part of "shall not be infringed" do people not seem to understand? (Applies to the US only)
Moravian replies on Mar 23, 2021:
Very few guns in the UK but Boris is planning to increase our stockpile of nuclear warheads by 30%. Hail Boris. We are saved.
Won't you please give (a )...
Charlene comments on Mar 22, 2021:
Not at all funny..
Moravian replies on Mar 23, 2021:
@Charlene It's in very poor taste but it may make you think about which western country supplied the land mine which blew his legs of in the first place and what we can do about that.
Anonymous No More, the Man Who Documents Pastors’ Expensive Sneakers Speaks Out | Hemant Mehta | ...
Moravian comments on Mar 22, 2021:
A Harley Davidson cruiser worth more than one of his parents tithes ?. How much more ? A top of the range Harley costs over $20,000.
Moravian replies on Mar 23, 2021:
@Barnie2years That makes it even worse. I wonder how much they give to the church.
Mormon church indoctrinatIon [youtu.be]
Moravian comments on Mar 22, 2021:
It's their "holier than thou" attitude that annoys me. I saw Brandon Flowers of the Killers being interviewed and it was as if he had a monopoly on morality. ffs any self respecting rock star should be throwing TV sets from a hotel window surrounded by groupies while smoking the finest Morrocan ...
Moravian replies on Mar 22, 2021:
@Krish55 I bow to your superior knowledge. I gave it up when skunkweed came on the scene.
Church and state
Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 22, 2021:
Gays are less than 4% of population. I’m more concerned about how they keep women down as 51%. That’s pure evil!
Moravian replies on Mar 22, 2021:
@Leelu Brainwashed ?
Church and state
Killtheskyfairy comments on Mar 22, 2021:
Gays are less than 4% of population. I’m more concerned about how they keep women down as 51%. That’s pure evil!
Moravian replies on Mar 22, 2021:
Do they ?. Certainly it would appear that the Roman Catholic church is a sexist organisation but last year 51% of deacons ordained in the Church of England were women and 25% of ministers in the Church of Scotland are women so if the churches do keep women down many women are complicit.
Well played Ireland Just before the Scotland Italy game Jeremy Guscott said Scotland's place is ...
Marionville comments on Mar 20, 2021:
Scotland still have to play France. France are 7 -0 up against Wales at present.
Moravian replies on Mar 20, 2021:
Scotland played 4 11 points England played 5 10 points. Quite a game in Paris, France have to beat Scotland and I think they need a bonus point for the championship
I experienced proof of prayer today.
Moravian comments on Mar 20, 2021:
Was the prayer by any chance on a cellphone to Spectrum to report the fault ?. That type of prayer tends to work best.
Moravian replies on Mar 20, 2021:
@Sgt_Spanky He's bound to have wifi. He probably emailed them
Looks like I have been blocked fro the leftist BlM group.
altschmerz comments on Mar 20, 2021:
What is BIM?
Moravian replies on Mar 20, 2021:
@altschmerz Thanks. That's the one. Never mind, plenty more groups to post on.

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