Curious how the patriotic words of The Star-Spangled Banner are set to a British tune! Pre ...

Moravian comments on Jun 14, 2019:

You are complaining.?. The UK national anthem has this verse Oh! grant that Marshal Wade May by thy gracious aid Victory bring; May he sedition hush, And like a torrent rush Rebellious Scots to crush, And the French King! Although it is never sung these days. If you watch the England team playing today in the world cup they will sing "God save the Queen" which is the UK anthem, whilst the Scottish team will sing "Flower of Scotland" written by a folk singer a few years ago. There has been a move to have a separate English national anthem and a popular favourite is " Jerusalem" Honestly. Imagine an England team playing in some far flung country who had never heard this hymn. They would wonder if it was England or Israel they were playing.

A Leonard Di Caprio film about technology solutions to the Climate crisis. [facebook.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Too short to be of any use and it appears a bit simplistic. More interesting was some of the pseudo scientific guff in the comments below.

Accused Christchurch mosque shooter pleads NOT GUILTY to killing 51 people and trying to murder ...

Moravian comments on Jun 14, 2019:

IT is not pointless. It is the due legal process in a civilised country. Whether he pled guilty of innocent there would still be a trial before a jury. The evidence is such that he is bound to be found guilty.

Christian TV host: Vegetarian hamburgers are a ‘Luciferian’ plot to change human DNA – ...

Moravian comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Of course it is a load of nonsense but it puzzles me why there should be a market for imitation meat. Vegetarians are against eating meat, fair enough, so why eat something that copies what they won't eat. The ony meat substitute I have tried are vegetarian sausages and they were bland and tasteless.

French philosopher Jean-Pierre Faye was the first to describe the horseshoe theory, the concept that...

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Very true.

Eating more red meat linked with higher mortality risk

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Being shot by an animal we used to eat ?. Could happen https://youtu.be/FQMbXvn2RNI

In a marriage/relationship, are traditional gender roles wrong, if you both are happy and prefer it ...

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Traditional gender roles ?. Where the man works and the woman stays at home as an obedient wife. Where he makes all the decisions and the wife has little say. I hope you get a good kicking from the feminists on here, which you deserve.

A Victim of the MeeToo Fear Keanu Reeves is posing with multiple women, including Dolly Parton, ...

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

"He is just too careful" ?. I admire Keanu Reeves. Despite his wealth and celebrity status he seems to be a very down to earth considerate guy. The the other end of the spectrum from "pussy grabbing" Trump. Why are the women dressed showing so much bare flesh ?.It would be difficult to hold them without touching bare flesh which the may object to.

Men make it difficult to stay straight I tell ya. 🙄😒

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

I keep hearing comments like this and I wonder, is the problem maybe partly with the woman making them ?.

What's your dream car? Mine is 1969 Super Sport Camaro

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

One that costs very little to run,never breaks down, and does not pollute the planet. In a few decades all those gas guzzlers will be consigned to a museum anyway so dream on.

Only 20 years?

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

I agree, anyone convicted of a crime like this should have their assets seized.

Ever wonder why no evidence of great flooding at the pyramids or Mayan or Anasazi ruins that were ...

Moravian comments on Jun 13, 2019:

No

While this is about the UK, many of the issues are relevant to almost all countries now: Land Use ...

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

a great guy.We have made a tiny bit of progress here in Scotland with the freedom to roam on any open land and the right to wild camp.but he bulk of the land is still owned by a few families

Chicklets or Double Bubble?

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

The chewing gum is more likely to be resin from a spruce tree.Scandinavians still chew this. i was introduced to this practice by a forester from Norway years ago.

Assume there were a technological breakthrough that would allow people to travel easily and cheaply ...

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Does putting a cute picture of a cat allow you to ask a daft question

ye olde alternative medicine strikes again... [forbes.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

I new someone who tried it for a long standing knee injury. I think it was suppose to increase blood flow to the area. i think all it did was cause bruising

I remember reading about a quote of some bishop around the turn of 19th century, "The Inquisition ...

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

And yet there are some members here who continuously try to tell us how beneficial the church has been

Why do so many men think sarcastic humor is positive?

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

I would only use sarcasm if being personally attacked or in reply to some particularly stupid comment. I think mild sarcasm or irony is ok though if used judiciously.

A Christian nation my ass.

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Wow. did you read all 7591 of them ?

Some ancestral males disproportionately won the struggle to reproduce while others lost out entirely

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

This is very obvious as leaders usually had huge harems whist ordinary mortals only had one or two wives Certainly Genghis. Khan did. I think most of us in Europe and Asia have inherited some of his genes

How do you deal with Door-knockers?

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Put a sign on the door "Cold callers will be composted

From the London Gazette If you like this, join us over in Trump Pinata.

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Certainly Obama had all of those qualities but he still managed to oversee the dropping of more bombs around the world than even Dubya did.

BORIS IS DEAD & WILL BE SORELY MISSED.

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

For a horrible moment I thought you meant Boris Johnson, our likely new PM. He does resemble your late Boris though.

I think I have finally discovered what my aversion to math is.

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

And like religion it has lots of different churches. I worshiped at the church of trigonometry . they definitely had the best angles.

What Ol' Orange lacks in intelligence, he makes up for laziness.

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Dunno. No president in history has played as much golf as he has.

I just read this and I wanted to make others aware of what is happening to the bald eagle and other ...

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

As far as I am aware the use of lead shot was banned in the UK some time ago, but raptors are stilled killed on grouse moors to help maximise the numbers for shooting. Hen harriers are particularly persecuted and a few golden eagles have been killed in recent years.

How to murder children - Bible Style

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Just stories but so is the passover story but most Jewish people still celebrate the killing of non Jewish children

A British comic on religion. Hilarious. [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Jun 12, 2019:

hard hitting stuff. Very funny guy, but he's not a fucking idiot :-)

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Israel ?. Saudi Arabia ?

I am an atheist, therefore I am.

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Like it

Kim's Slain Half Brother Was a CIA Informant

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

"a person knowledgeable about the matter said". Well at least that's different from "A source close the person said". Was this from the Daily Mail or the Onion?

1500 acid attacks in London since 2011. Isn't diversity great?

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5d38c003-c54a-4513-a369-f9eae0d52f91 Diversity has very little to do with it. It is mostly gang related

Schools replace detention with yoga and meditation

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Great idea and instead of morning prayers they should have a meditation session

The Treacherous Falsification of Palestine-Israel History

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

History is written by the winners,

Organ donation - Another harm of religion Several weeks ago I was chatting with a few people when...

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I have had a donor card for years although my organs are a bit "used" by now. We are moving towards a "default" system here where donation is automatic unless a person opts out.

Traumatized woman begs barking cops not to shoot kneeling black man who ‘seemed to match the ...

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

"he seemed to match the description". You mean he was black ?

Have any of our scientific fraternity any comment on this?

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Probably just an alien moon base. All those UFOs have to come from somewhere.:-)

...and what’s wrong with a man in a dinosaur suit? [google.com.au]

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Dinosaur puppets ?. makes a change from Punch and Judy

Trump: My Faith In Jesus Helped Get Me Through The Mueller Investigation - The Intellectualist

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

He probably thinks Jesus is the Mexican burger flipper who serves him at his local Mcdonalds

A little Taj in the morning! [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

"candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker". a very talented musician. I had forgotten about him. Thanks for posting.

It is early I realize this , however , I am really liking Elizabeth Warren.

Moravian comments on Jun 11, 2019:

From across the pond I have long admired Elizabeth Warren. I think Joe Biden is yesterdays man.

America's Real Economy: It Isn't Booming

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

It is reckoned that by 2020 40% of Americans will be working in the gig economy. Low wages and no job security. Hardly a booming economy

Are atheists generally more opposed to war than believers?

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

It does puzzle many why Christopher Hitchens supported the Iraq invasion but it may be because he was a long time champion of the Kurdish people. Saddam was committing genocide against the Kurds and had used chemical weapons against then several times so Hitchins would be pleased to see Him deposed. I have no idea how many secular and religious people supported the invasion but the two main instigators, Bush and Blair were certainly practicing Christians.

To those who point to MARYS virgin birth ln scripture.

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I have heard this before but surely it is just over elaborating the story. It was common in mythology for god/men to be born of a virgin so this was probably added to the Jesus story to make him more godlike. The first gospel written attributed to "Mark" had no virgin birth and it was probably added by later writers for effect.

I am playing around with a subject for an upcoming video.

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

Why ?. It seems that more than a few people on this site although calling themselves atheists are obsessed by religion

I would welcome the opportunity to try psychedelics, to counteract my suicidal despair, which has ...

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

My partners sister who lives in Connecticut had electric shock treatment to her brain as treatment for her severe depression and although it is a controversial treatment it certainly worked for her.

[patheos.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I am crying into my coffee as I read this

Have you ever done a bungee jump?

Moravian comments on Jun 10, 2019:

No. It seems a totally pointless exercise to me.

"And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Very moving. Similar to the Cree prophecy :- When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted , when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money. ~ Cree prophecy

When I move to London, I'm going to possibly get another dog.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I have seen some little designer dogs, the ones women carry in their handbags with little waterproof boots on their feet. I don't think Socrates wore those.

[cnn.com] Pompeo suggests people should move if they don't like climate change. - Is he a moron?

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Yes. Like most of Trumps inner circle

Star Trek.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

As a long time trekie I love it.

Lyme disease..

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

That's tough. I have had dozens of tick bites over the years but only once had the tell tale rash, Lyme disease is not so common here but with the milder winters ticks are much more common. I asked my GP for a course of antibiotics and his exact words were "We don't usually give them at this stage" in other words we wait until the disease is established and then have much more difficulty eradicating it. I insisted and he relented and I had no symptoms at all. I have known several people with the full blown disease including a friend who is now in her eighties with a myriad of health problems which may or may not connected to it. I would think the sooner you get treatment the better Good luck.

In you mind, what are you first?

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

We have a saying here "We are all Jock Tamsons bairns". In other words we are all the same regardless of nationality,race, ethnicity, religion and class. I'm happy with that.

They're selling post cards of the hanging... [youtube.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

He owns a house in the village in the highlands where I live. I don't know if he has ever been here but I understand his brother has been here a few times. I was at a music session in the local pub last week and the DJ held up a Bob Dylan album and said I found this discarded in the refuse bin at a house up the road ha ha.

Questions.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Good point. I tried to talk to a Christian once about all the creation myths in the world besides the Jewish one, which was probably taken from the Babylonians anyway, and they just looked at me totally bemused.

Un-F'in-believable, Trump attempts to silence climate science because he does not agree with it ...

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

He had a long meeting with Prince Charles mainly discussing climate change. It was only meant to be half an hour but it is something Charles is passionate about. After the meeting Trump said "I know the weather changes but that is quite normal". If he does not know the difference between climate and weather there is no hope.

"Think of it as evolution in action..." [facebook.com]

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Darwin awards all round

As an atheist and raising my sons as such I found the philosophy Stoicism a fantastic alternative to...

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

https://youtu.be/0hlljIqeNss?t=87 Sounds like a very good philosophy to live by. They made some passable rock music as well.

Today I am thankful for the churches.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Not always. I recall that prosperity gospeler Joel Osteen had to be shamed into opening his megachurch in Houston after serious flooding. He was probably too busy having his teeth polished.

You think this head is looking bigger , Oh yeh I used to be able to wrap my hand around the ole ...

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

The old toad's tool. What are you saying.?

Do you get tired of large packages of food?

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I think the answer is to take a reasonable sized portion and eat it SLOWLY. I tend to gobble my food and go back for more because I am still hungry. My brother seems to take the regulation 20 chews per mouthfull. He is skinny and I have to watch my weight although I never have been really fat. The rest can then be frozen for use later.

Got three dolphin today 800-900 out of Hillsboro.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Nice fish but what does your heading mean ?

Isn’t that the truth

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Yes but but we have our freedom

Question for the guys.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

My magic watch says that you aren't wearing any panties. Oh you are ?. It must be an hour fast.

I've been on Agnostic.

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Being agnostic is sitting on the fence. being atheist is jumping over the fence to the freedom beyond :-)

"The Human Foot Is a Design Disaster" [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Think that's bad. What about poor horses walking on their toenails.

If you believe in nothing, chances are you are alone in the world because everyone believes in at ...

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I believe that statement is a bit ridiculous. Do you mean "if you do not believe in anything" ?

15 Rare Photos of Black Rosie the Riveters | Stuff Mom Never Told You

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Great story and pics. Racism was certainly rife back then. Apparently many black GIs were billeted in southern England along with their white counterparts prior to D Day. Apparently there was little or no interaction between the black and white soldiers ( how did that work in the battlefield) but the locals welcomed them equally. There were quite a few GI brides taken back to the US but only with white soldiers. The black soldiers were not allowed to marry local girls so there were quite a few mixed race babies left behind,

Separating Facts About Clergy Abuse From Fiction

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Obviously written by an RC apologist. Just take statement No1. Almost every week a new accusation of abuse in church run institutions arises. A few may be from other religions but by far the majority are RC.

The Scorpions. - Still Loving You [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

A touch of the rolled up socks down the trousers but great music.Really enjoyed that

People Who Read A Lot of Books Are Way Nicer, Kinder and Empathetic

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I have to agree with that, I usually have three books on the go at the same time. I wonder where people who don't read get their ideas and information from. The internet ?

There is a limit to the application of democratic methods.

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

That's why we elect MPs to act on our behalf. That's why the Brexit referendum was such a disaster. Ordinary people are not qualified to make such a decision.Only a few right wing Tory MPs or Eorosceptics as they called themselves wanted to leave. If it had been a free vote in parliament it would have been a majority to stay.

So, I want to meet a woman, that wants to live a hybrid off the grid/ realistic modern life.

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

There is a TV series shown in the UK fronted by Ben Fogle where he spends a week with people living "off the grid" Some families some couple and some single persons, both male and female. Fascinating to get an insight into the lives of those people but I think they are the exception and most would struggle without the modern amenities we take for granted.

What do you think of the 25% tarifs place on Chinese goods?

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Globalisation and international trade is one of the factors in climate change. He may unintentionally be doing some good if he curtails it and people have to buy locally made products.

Oh my Straight Pride...the OPPRESSION!

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Homophobia is homophobia even under a different name.

To think that our human species of all the species on earth and of all the "earths" in the universe ...

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

It's quite simple. As a species we have been too successful. When lemmings are too successful and overpopulate their environment they have the decency to run over a cliff. Maybe climate change is our cliff.

Utah school board members compare themselves to Galileo while trying to block teaching Earth is ...

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Wasn't Galileo placed under house arrest for his heretical beliefs ?. Should do the same with this bunch.

Being agnostic and being a close-minded dick are 2 different things

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

You are mixing scientific facts with religious beliefs . Two totally different things.

Right Wingers are gathering courage across the world Lesbian couple viciously beaten in ...

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Right wingers -homophobic ?. Don't see the connection, Probably a couple of inadequate men who tried to chat up the girls and were rebuffed.

The Irish Pub Trump’s sons drank in stiffed the bar.

Moravian comments on Jun 8, 2019:

"stiffed the bar" ? never heard that expression before. Dad taught them well

I love music It makes me smile. What song or genre of music brings a smile to your face?

Moravian comments on Jun 7, 2019:

It's got to be the blues man. From Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson to John Mayall and John Bonamassa

R.

Moravian comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Sorry to hear that. I remember seeing him perform at a festival in England in the early '70's.

My wife is Chinese and studied all religious writings in International Literature Class.

Moravian comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I am sure you are sincere in what you say but I fear that you are sadly deluded. There is no such place as heaven and death is the end for all animals. You came back after 3 days, Who are you a later day Jesus ?

My wife is Chinese and studied all religious writings in International Literature Class.

Moravian comments on Jun 7, 2019:

https://youtu.be/g7_LbBT8f-s?t=28 I prefer this experience

Trump administration bans educational and recreational travel to Cuba | PBS NewsHour

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Now if he smoked nice Cuban cigars like JFK. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098064/John-F-Kennedy-bought-1-200-Cuban-cigars-hours-ordered-US-trade-embargo.html

I look forward to the day when non-believers are less preoccupied with their lack of faith than ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I think the ones preoccupied are those who are struggling to escape from the clutches of religion, and there seems to be many on this site. Those who are happy in their non belief are certainly not preoccupied

A favourite Stones number....Wild Horses. - The Rolling Stones. [youtu.be]

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Classic laid back Stones.

Genetics won. Curses, foiled again!

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

sorry to hear that. As someone once said "If you want to live a long and healthy life be careful in choosing your parents" https://www.drnorthrup.com/video/safe-drugs-i-wont-take/ Someone posted this recently. It may be of interest.

"Religion is a social institution that evolved as an integral mechanism of human culture to create ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

You seem determined to push the greatness of religion. maybe you should read the old testament.

'Science may produce an answer' to homosexuality, Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe claims - ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Obnoxious woman. And a crap dancer

Had my youngest’s graduation party yesterday at my ex’s house.

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Well done but it looks like she had to rush as she is still wearing her pyjamas :-)

Last winter a tree fell into my back yard.

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Some people take a delight in being miserable bastards. I had neighbours like that once

NO YOU CANNOT HAVE OUR NHS!!!! I will fight til my dying breath to maintain the free at source ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Right on. After eating their chlorinated chicken and beef full of antibiotics we will be even more in need of it.

New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050 - ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Interesting that this comes from an Australian. The country which is to exploit a coal field the size of the UK and send most of the coal to China. Total over reaction of course but there is no doubt that life will be changed for many.

Did you know that if you enter, "Beatle," on any website, (or my browser,) that word will be ...

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I tried it with Rolling Stone but of course it doesn't work. There is not a magazine called "The Beatle"

I must not fear.

Moravian comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I like it. Did you write that ?

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

Moravian comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Never heard of Caitlin Johnstone before but I like her style

Many atheists take it as self-evident that we are born as atheists, that not to believe anything ...

Moravian comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Disagree. All animals have evolved to take instructions from their parents. It is an essential part of survival like not walking in front of a bus or wearing adequate clothing in winter. It is only when they are mature enough to weigh up the available information that some may decide to leave religion. Of course they are indoctrinated hence the Jesuits saying "Give me the child to the age of seven and I will give you the man "

Meanwhile in Florida, the alligators have developed sign making skills.

Moravian comments on Jun 4, 2019:

there will be more than a fellow competitor snapping at your heels.