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The Northern lights from North Uist
michaelj comments on Apr 5, 2019:
Saw the northern lights in edinburough on a hill in a sleeping bag in 1978. The best!
Moravian replies on Apr 6, 2019:
1978 ? sleeping out in the open ? Are you sure that what you saw wasn't due to some chemicals you ingested ?;-)
michaelj comments on Apr 5, 2019:
Saw the northern lights in edinburough on a hill in a sleeping bag in 1978. The best!
Moravian replies on Apr 6, 2019:
1978 ? sleeping out in the open ? Are you sure that what you saw wasn't due to some chemicals you ingested ?;-)
I want to get your reaction to this meme about Atheism and Agnosticism.
Moravian comments on Apr 4, 2019:
I don't get it. Why would an atheist want to introduce stuff like that to others, none of which has anything to do with religion apart from possibly spiritualism, ?
"all atheists are agnostics " ?. Please elaborate.
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2019:
@zblaze https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gnosticism
here's another meaning for you. I still say that it is invalid in todays world because it is not really knowledge but a belief in the supernatural
Homeopathy although proven to be of no actual benefit is still practised by some deluded people but anyone who still thinks that they can turn base metals in to gold is even more deluded.
Moravian comments on Apr 4, 2019:
I don't get it. Why would an atheist want to introduce stuff like that to others, none of which has anything to do with religion apart from possibly spiritualism, ?
"all atheists are agnostics " ?. Please elaborate.
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2019:
@zblaze https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gnosticism
here's another meaning for you. I still say that it is invalid in todays world because it is not really knowledge but a belief in the supernatural
Homeopathy although proven to be of no actual benefit is still practised by some deluded people but anyone who still thinks that they can turn base metals in to gold is even more deluded.
The Northern lights from North Uist
Marionville comments on Apr 5, 2019:
Beautiful....I’m sorry I didn’t get to see them in February....my Norway trip was cancelled.
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2019:
I remember seeing them frequently as a kid. Our house was on a hill with a clear view looking north to the Moray firth. We never thought anything about it. Just another part of nature, Now with light pollution and obstructions to a clear view it is something special to see.
Marionville comments on Apr 5, 2019:
Beautiful....I’m sorry I didn’t get to see them in February....my Norway trip was cancelled.
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2019:
I remember seeing them frequently as a kid. Our house was on a hill with a clear view looking north to the Moray firth. We never thought anything about it. Just another part of nature, Now with light pollution and obstructions to a clear view it is something special to see.
I want to get your reaction to this meme about Atheism and Agnosticism.
Moravian comments on Apr 4, 2019:
I don't get it. Why would an atheist want to introduce stuff like that to others, none of which has anything to do with religion apart from possibly spiritualism, ?
"all atheists are agnostics " ?. Please elaborate.
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2019:
@zblaze I take your point but we live in an evidence based world and there is not one iota of evidence that gods exist. We once believed that certain old ladies who lived alone with their cats made cows stop milking and crops fail. We now know that this was ignorant superstition. On your basis we are now agnostic towards the existence of witches because there is no absolute proof that they do not exist'
The Greek gods were said to live on top of Mount Olympus. We now know that there no gods there or are you agnostic about that as well or just about the monotheistic god.
The words Gnostic ( having knowlede) and agnostic (not knowing) were coined in a different age and are anachronisms and not really valid in todays world . they should be confined to the dustbin of history along with homeopathy and alchemy
Moravian comments on Apr 4, 2019:
I don't get it. Why would an atheist want to introduce stuff like that to others, none of which has anything to do with religion apart from possibly spiritualism, ?
"all atheists are agnostics " ?. Please elaborate.
Moravian replies on Apr 5, 2019:
@zblaze I take your point but we live in an evidence based world and there is not one iota of evidence that gods exist. We once believed that certain old ladies who lived alone with their cats made cows stop milking and crops fail. We now know that this was ignorant superstition. On your basis we are now agnostic towards the existence of witches because there is no absolute proof that they do not exist'
The Greek gods were said to live on top of Mount Olympus. We now know that there no gods there or are you agnostic about that as well or just about the monotheistic god.
The words Gnostic ( having knowlede) and agnostic (not knowing) were coined in a different age and are anachronisms and not really valid in todays world . they should be confined to the dustbin of history along with homeopathy and alchemy
Windmills!!
Moravian comments on Apr 4, 2019:
I visited a working windmill near Amsterdam last year. I'm getting worried now. Think i will go for a check up.
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Charlene So that's why Trump hasn't visited his golf course near Aberdeen recently. The new offshore windfarm may just be close enough.
Moravian comments on Apr 4, 2019:
I visited a working windmill near Amsterdam last year. I'm getting worried now. Think i will go for a check up.
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Charlene So that's why Trump hasn't visited his golf course near Aberdeen recently. The new offshore windfarm may just be close enough.
A federal judge who invalidated the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Affordable Care Act is seeing...
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Bobby9 Of course I am aware of the status of tribal lands and the casinos on some of their lands.
I don't know how many NATIVE AMERICANS you have spoken to but I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours in the company of a group at Minneapolis airport last year. They were from different nations and were on their way to a conference in Stanford. Lovely people and very interesting to talk to. They made it quite clear that they did not like to be called Indians
Read this you may learn something.
he Native American name controversy is an ongoing discussion about the changing terminology used by indigenous peoples of the Americas to describe themselves, as well as how they prefer to be referred to by others. Preferred terms vary primarily by region and age. As indigenous people and communities are diverse, there is no consensus on naming, aside from the fact that most people prefer to be referred to by their specific nation.
When discussing broad groups of peoples, naming may be based on shared language, region, or historical relationship, such as "Algonquin-speaking peoples", "Pueblo-dwelling peoples", "Plains Indians" or "LDN peoples" (Lakota, Dakota and Nakota peoples).
Many English exonyms have been used to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas, who were resident within their own countries when European colonists arrived in the 15th and 16th centuries. Some of these names were based on French, Spanish, or other European language terminology used by earlier explorers and colonists; some resulted from the colonists' attempt to translate endonyms from the native language into their own; and some were pejorative terms arising out of prejudice and fear, during periods of conflict between the cultures involved.
In the 20th and 21st centuries, indigenous peoples in the Americas have been more vocal about the ways they wish to be referred to, pressing for the elimination of terms widely considered to be obsolete, inaccurate, or racist. During the latter half of the 20th century and the rise of the Indian rights movement, the United States government responded by proposing the use of the term "Native American", to recognize the primacy of indigenous peoples' tenure in the nation. The term has met with only partial acceptance. Other naming conventions have been proposed and used, but none are accepted by all indigenous groups. Typically, each name has a particular audience and political or cultural connotation, and regional usage varies.
In Canada, while Status Indian remains a legal designation due to the Indian Act, the term "Indian" is generally considered offensive when used by non-Natives with the term First Nations being preferred for peoples covered by the Indian Act and Indigenous peoples preferred for Native peoples ...
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Bobby9 Of course I am aware of the status of tribal lands and the casinos on some of their lands.
I don't know how many NATIVE AMERICANS you have spoken to but I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours in the company of a group at Minneapolis airport last year. They were from different nations and were on their way to a conference in Stanford. Lovely people and very interesting to talk to. They made it quite clear that they did not like to be called Indians
Read this you may learn something.
he Native American name controversy is an ongoing discussion about the changing terminology used by indigenous peoples of the Americas to describe themselves, as well as how they prefer to be referred to by others. Preferred terms vary primarily by region and age. As indigenous people and communities are diverse, there is no consensus on naming, aside from the fact that most people prefer to be referred to by their specific nation.
When discussing broad groups of peoples, naming may be based on shared language, region, or historical relationship, such as "Algonquin-speaking peoples", "Pueblo-dwelling peoples", "Plains Indians" or "LDN peoples" (Lakota, Dakota and Nakota peoples).
Many English exonyms have been used to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas, who were resident within their own countries when European colonists arrived in the 15th and 16th centuries. Some of these names were based on French, Spanish, or other European language terminology used by earlier explorers and colonists; some resulted from the colonists' attempt to translate endonyms from the native language into their own; and some were pejorative terms arising out of prejudice and fear, during periods of conflict between the cultures involved.
In the 20th and 21st centuries, indigenous peoples in the Americas have been more vocal about the ways they wish to be referred to, pressing for the elimination of terms widely considered to be obsolete, inaccurate, or racist. During the latter half of the 20th century and the rise of the Indian rights movement, the United States government responded by proposing the use of the term "Native American", to recognize the primacy of indigenous peoples' tenure in the nation. The term has met with only partial acceptance. Other naming conventions have been proposed and used, but none are accepted by all indigenous groups. Typically, each name has a particular audience and political or cultural connotation, and regional usage varies.
In Canada, while Status Indian remains a legal designation due to the Indian Act, the term "Indian" is generally considered offensive when used by non-Natives with the term First Nations being preferred for peoples covered by the Indian Act and Indigenous peoples preferred for Native peoples ...
I guess it's tough being a religion and not being a religion at the same time.
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Brerrost comments on Apr 4, 2019:
A big question. As a Zen Buddhist, I don't consider my self religious at all.. no gods, my practice is just my way of life. .. period.. but some in our group do consider it a religion.. what is the criteria?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Petter Like it ;-)
Brerrost comments on Apr 4, 2019:
A big question. As a Zen Buddhist, I don't consider my self religious at all.. no gods, my practice is just my way of life. .. period.. but some in our group do consider it a religion.. what is the criteria?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Petter Like it ;-)
A federal judge who invalidated the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Affordable Care Act is seeing...
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Bobby9 You are tying yourself in knots with semantics
https://www.bing.com/search?q=definition+of+native+american=WNSGPH&qs=SC=4fa063335a7149709f266145546598d4&pq=defination+of+native&cc=GB=en-GB&PC=HCTS=7815A8810375AAB13232A6E586DC3638&ts=1554376421270=Moderate
I am bothered because it is now considered a derogatory term for the peoples who were persecuted and had genocide committed against them by the European settlers and should no longer be used.
To be really accurate they should be called by the individual "nations" which existed in North America prior to the European settlers arriving.
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Bobby9 You are tying yourself in knots with semantics
https://www.bing.com/search?q=definition+of+native+american=WNSGPH&qs=SC=4fa063335a7149709f266145546598d4&pq=defination+of+native&cc=GB=en-GB&PC=HCTS=7815A8810375AAB13232A6E586DC3638&ts=1554376421270=Moderate
I am bothered because it is now considered a derogatory term for the peoples who were persecuted and had genocide committed against them by the European settlers and should no longer be used.
To be really accurate they should be called by the individual "nations" which existed in North America prior to the European settlers arriving.
I guess it's tough being a religion and not being a religion at the same time.
[lionsroar.com]
Brerrost comments on Apr 4, 2019:
A big question. As a Zen Buddhist, I don't consider my self religious at all.. no gods, my practice is just my way of life. .. period.. but some in our group do consider it a religion.. what is the criteria?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Petter That's debatable. Do you mean the commandments which are mostly about worshiping a diety or the golden rule which long predates Christianity ?.
Brerrost comments on Apr 4, 2019:
A big question. As a Zen Buddhist, I don't consider my self religious at all.. no gods, my practice is just my way of life. .. period.. but some in our group do consider it a religion.. what is the criteria?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Petter That's debatable. Do you mean the commandments which are mostly about worshiping a diety or the golden rule which long predates Christianity ?.
I want to get your reaction to this meme about Atheism and Agnosticism.
CallMeDave comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Everyone should hug trees. It has nothing to do with any god or myth.
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
I once had a job doing forest inventory which meant I hugged hundreds of trees every day whilst measuring their circumference. All it did was earn me some money and cover my shirt in resin.
CallMeDave comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Everyone should hug trees. It has nothing to do with any god or myth.
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
I once had a job doing forest inventory which meant I hugged hundreds of trees every day whilst measuring their circumference. All it did was earn me some money and cover my shirt in resin.
I guess it's tough being a religion and not being a religion at the same time.
[lionsroar.com]
Brerrost comments on Apr 4, 2019:
A big question. As a Zen Buddhist, I don't consider my self religious at all.. no gods, my practice is just my way of life. .. period.. but some in our group do consider it a religion.. what is the criteria?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
I have always thought of buddhism as being non religious and I believe the western version mostly is but I understand that in some eastern disciplines they do worship a diety of sorts so could be considered a religion.
Brerrost comments on Apr 4, 2019:
A big question. As a Zen Buddhist, I don't consider my self religious at all.. no gods, my practice is just my way of life. .. period.. but some in our group do consider it a religion.. what is the criteria?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
I have always thought of buddhism as being non religious and I believe the western version mostly is but I understand that in some eastern disciplines they do worship a diety of sorts so could be considered a religion.
Marked safe from windmill cancer- how did you fare?
Our_existence comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Oh, and the carnage of all those birds? ????????!!!!! tRump hates wind power because he lost in court in Scotland over an off shore wind farm that he claims hurts the view from his golf course. ???????
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
Is his eyesight that good
Our_existence comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Oh, and the carnage of all those birds? ????????!!!!! tRump hates wind power because he lost in court in Scotland over an off shore wind farm that he claims hurts the view from his golf course. ???????
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
Is his eyesight that good
The "perks" of growing old.
Moravian comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Pilates, Tai Chi ?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@IamNobody I have tried both and like yoga which I used to practice most classes are dominated by women. I found Pilates good for back pain but I couldn't get the hang of Tai Chi.The movements were too subtle for me.
I refuse to go gently in to the good night and will rage against the dying of the light until the very end,
I walk.cycle and attend my local gym regularly. I would not recommend running unless you have been doing it all your life. It puts a strain on the joints.
I have started attending a structured exercise class as I find it difficult to motivate myself in the gym.
Again it is dominated by middle aged and elderly women. One old lady is aged 94 !!
What is it with guys. They are either being macho men in the gym or are total couch potatoes'
Good luck and there is always ibuprofen for the pain ;-)
Moravian comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Pilates, Tai Chi ?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@IamNobody I have tried both and like yoga which I used to practice most classes are dominated by women. I found Pilates good for back pain but I couldn't get the hang of Tai Chi.The movements were too subtle for me.
I refuse to go gently in to the good night and will rage against the dying of the light until the very end,
I walk.cycle and attend my local gym regularly. I would not recommend running unless you have been doing it all your life. It puts a strain on the joints.
I have started attending a structured exercise class as I find it difficult to motivate myself in the gym.
Again it is dominated by middle aged and elderly women. One old lady is aged 94 !!
What is it with guys. They are either being macho men in the gym or are total couch potatoes'
Good luck and there is always ibuprofen for the pain ;-)
The "perks" of growing old.
mordant comments on Apr 3, 2019:
At 62 this inert couch potato decided to take up with a personal trainer once a week with a program of 150 minutes of cardio in the intervening days. He's this guy who could bench press twice my weight, and he's big on stretching. He always spends the last 10 minutes of our session twisting me in ...
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
good advice.
mordant comments on Apr 3, 2019:
At 62 this inert couch potato decided to take up with a personal trainer once a week with a program of 150 minutes of cardio in the intervening days. He's this guy who could bench press twice my weight, and he's big on stretching. He always spends the last 10 minutes of our session twisting me in ...
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
good advice.
Pic of the day.
Moravian comments on Apr 3, 2019:
A compilation of three photos ?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Holysocks Dunno, It looks a bit scary to me.
Moravian comments on Apr 3, 2019:
A compilation of three photos ?
Moravian replies on Apr 4, 2019:
@Holysocks Dunno, It looks a bit scary to me.
Was jesus entirely made up
Aaaaaatheist comments on Mar 24, 2019:
I don't know? But there was surely no king David!
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
There possibly was a David but he would only have been a tribal leader not a great king as depicted in the bible.
Aaaaaatheist comments on Mar 24, 2019:
I don't know? But there was surely no king David!
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
There possibly was a David but he would only have been a tribal leader not a great king as depicted in the bible.
A federal judge who invalidated the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Affordable Care Act is seeing...
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
@Bobby9 I think the word "native" is normally used to mean the original inhabitants of a region. How far back do you want to go ?. They originally came from Africa as we all did.
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
So native Americans were still being called "Indians" in 1978 ? unbelievable
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
@Bobby9 I think the word "native" is normally used to mean the original inhabitants of a region. How far back do you want to go ?. They originally came from Africa as we all did.
Giraffesic Park
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Lillyfield41 comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Yowzers!!! My favorite comment is: Giraffes are more dangerous than T-Rex because they are still alive.
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
Dunno., If one of those dinosaur fossils fell on you ?
Lillyfield41 comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Yowzers!!! My favorite comment is: Giraffes are more dangerous than T-Rex because they are still alive.
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
Dunno., If one of those dinosaur fossils fell on you ?
Pic of the day.
Moravian comments on Apr 3, 2019:
A compilation of three photos ?
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
@sassygirl3869 Very dramatic but it looks contrived.
Moravian comments on Apr 3, 2019:
A compilation of three photos ?
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
@sassygirl3869 Very dramatic but it looks contrived.
In court, all alone. Not being wimpy but this is scary.
Amisja comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Thats what happens if you try to represent yourself. I have to pay everything and have been left with a huge debt. I also have to give him half my pension.
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
that doesn't sound right. Can you appeal ?
Amisja comments on Apr 3, 2019:
Thats what happens if you try to represent yourself. I have to pay everything and have been left with a huge debt. I also have to give him half my pension.
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
that doesn't sound right. Can you appeal ?
Yesterday I watched a YouTube video of a Iman answering questions about Islam.
Moravian comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Interesting story but what is "the no true Scotsman fallacy" ?
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
@Oldcurmudgeon Thanks. I googled it and got the story about Angus putting sugar on his porridge but no true Scotsman would do that so Angus couldn't be a Scotsman.
Never heard of it before,
Moravian comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Interesting story but what is "the no true Scotsman fallacy" ?
Moravian replies on Apr 3, 2019:
@Oldcurmudgeon Thanks. I googled it and got the story about Angus putting sugar on his porridge but no true Scotsman would do that so Angus couldn't be a Scotsman.
Never heard of it before,
Holy shit! Mick Jagger is having heart valve replacement surgery this week.
Lavergne comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I wanna know how Mick Jagger's heart is even still functioning after all the drugs he's done over the years.... ????? Hope he does well! ;)
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
I think Micks drug taking days are long gone. He pursues a fitness regime that would kill a man half his age
Lavergne comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I wanna know how Mick Jagger's heart is even still functioning after all the drugs he's done over the years.... ????? Hope he does well! ;)
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
I think Micks drug taking days are long gone. He pursues a fitness regime that would kill a man half his age
Rock stars thought nothing of naked girls just sitting around. Early Stoner Days.
ml58n2 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I heard on another post that Mick Jagger is having heart valve replacement this week, I don't know if thats true or not, I just heard that, hope all goes well.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
Get well Sir Mick. He follows a very rigorous health regime so should be fit enough for the operation.
I have friend who owned a restaurant in Edinburgh and after a Stones concert a few years ago Mick and a group came to the restaurant for a meal and what did Mick have to eat ?. A plate of prunes nothing else., Ah, that rock and roll lifestyle
ml58n2 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I heard on another post that Mick Jagger is having heart valve replacement this week, I don't know if thats true or not, I just heard that, hope all goes well.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
Get well Sir Mick. He follows a very rigorous health regime so should be fit enough for the operation.
I have friend who owned a restaurant in Edinburgh and after a Stones concert a few years ago Mick and a group came to the restaurant for a meal and what did Mick have to eat ?. A plate of prunes nothing else., Ah, that rock and roll lifestyle
Extract from newspaper about how Australian’s look at tipping in the US.
Moravian comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I have some sympathy for the Australians. having travelled quite widely in the USA I still find the practice of employers paying staff a pittance and expecting customers to make up the balance by tipping bizarre.
Surely tips should be in addition to a wage not instead of it.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@LetzGetReal Maybe 20% is standard but on a $10 meal it is not very much. I got the impression that on both occasions the waitress was expecting $5
Moravian comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I have some sympathy for the Australians. having travelled quite widely in the USA I still find the practice of employers paying staff a pittance and expecting customers to make up the balance by tipping bizarre.
Surely tips should be in addition to a wage not instead of it.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@LetzGetReal Maybe 20% is standard but on a $10 meal it is not very much. I got the impression that on both occasions the waitress was expecting $5
Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.
BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity.
Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off.
Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast.
Good luck powering all of that with windmills....
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@AnneWimsey I am not sure who that was directed at but much research is being done in to power storage and it will be essential in the future when fossil fuels are either used up or have been phased out because of climate change
BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity.
Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off.
Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast.
Good luck powering all of that with windmills....
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@AnneWimsey I am not sure who that was directed at but much research is being done in to power storage and it will be essential in the future when fossil fuels are either used up or have been phased out because of climate change
Extract from newspaper about how Australian’s look at tipping in the US.
Moravian comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I have some sympathy for the Australians. having travelled quite widely in the USA I still find the practice of employers paying staff a pittance and expecting customers to make up the balance by tipping bizarre.
Surely tips should be in addition to a wage not instead of it.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@Mofferatu It is also demeaning to the staff. I have American friends who say "but you tip them for good service ". So you have to bribe the waiting staff for not pouring the soup in your lap ? In the UK I usually tip around 10% but a couple of times I had breakfast costing around $10 in a diner in the US and gave a tip of $2, around 20% and if looks could kill !!
Moravian comments on Apr 2, 2019:
I have some sympathy for the Australians. having travelled quite widely in the USA I still find the practice of employers paying staff a pittance and expecting customers to make up the balance by tipping bizarre.
Surely tips should be in addition to a wage not instead of it.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@Mofferatu It is also demeaning to the staff. I have American friends who say "but you tip them for good service ". So you have to bribe the waiting staff for not pouring the soup in your lap ? In the UK I usually tip around 10% but a couple of times I had breakfast costing around $10 in a diner in the US and gave a tip of $2, around 20% and if looks could kill !!
Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.
BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity.
Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off.
Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast.
Good luck powering all of that with windmills....
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@BD66 Very true but that is no excuse for relying mainly on fossil fuels for power generation
BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity.
Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off.
Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast.
Good luck powering all of that with windmills....
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@BD66 Very true but that is no excuse for relying mainly on fossil fuels for power generation
The Dirty Secret Washington hides . . . Slavery in Libya
BD66 comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs have been using African slaves for thousands of years. It's not the fault of the USA or of capitalism. It's the fault of the Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@BD66 What on earth are you on about ?. My comment was about slavery. Why would I hate the USA. My partner is from new England and I have spent many happy months in the USA over the past 12 years.
I intensely dislike your governments foreign policy as any right thinking person would but internal affairs are really no concern of mind. The fact that the USA has the second largest prison population in the world and most inmates are black must be of concern though.
BD66 comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs have been using African slaves for thousands of years. It's not the fault of the USA or of capitalism. It's the fault of the Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
@BD66 What on earth are you on about ?. My comment was about slavery. Why would I hate the USA. My partner is from new England and I have spent many happy months in the USA over the past 12 years.
I intensely dislike your governments foreign policy as any right thinking person would but internal affairs are really no concern of mind. The fact that the USA has the second largest prison population in the world and most inmates are black must be of concern though.
Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.
BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity.
Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off.
Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast.
Good luck powering all of that with windmills....
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
Electricity is generated by wind turbines not windmills. Of course Trump would make an inane comment like this as he promised to help the ailing coal industry.
The UK has invested heavily in wind power generation and has at times produced up to 40% of it's power requirements. In Scotland where the majority of the turbines are located in excess of 100% of requirement has been produced . By contrast the USA produces around 6% by wind generation.
Generation by fossil fuels is being phased out in most countries although nuclear generation will continue a bit longer.
Wind and solar are essential to keep the lights burning in the future and as electricity storage capabilities improve they will probably be the dominant power source.
BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:
Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity.
Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off.
Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast.
Good luck powering all of that with windmills....
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
Electricity is generated by wind turbines not windmills. Of course Trump would make an inane comment like this as he promised to help the ailing coal industry.
The UK has invested heavily in wind power generation and has at times produced up to 40% of it's power requirements. In Scotland where the majority of the turbines are located in excess of 100% of requirement has been produced . By contrast the USA produces around 6% by wind generation.
Generation by fossil fuels is being phased out in most countries although nuclear generation will continue a bit longer.
Wind and solar are essential to keep the lights burning in the future and as electricity storage capabilities improve they will probably be the dominant power source.
The Dirty Secret Washington hides . . . Slavery in Libya
BD66 comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs have been using African slaves for thousands of years. It's not the fault of the USA or of capitalism. It's the fault of the Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
But hey were ignorant savages who new no better. Well in the minds of the Christian Europeans they were, but the caring benevolent Christians embraced slavery enthusiastically.
BD66 comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs have been using African slaves for thousands of years. It's not the fault of the USA or of capitalism. It's the fault of the Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs.
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
But hey were ignorant savages who new no better. Well in the minds of the Christian Europeans they were, but the caring benevolent Christians embraced slavery enthusiastically.
You can be a good person and not believe in god or a horrible person a believe in god
Rustee comments on Apr 1, 2019:
When I told her I was an atheist, I had one woman question me "you don't believe in nothin'??" I replied that of course I believed in many things. I was a moral and ethical and good person, I just did not have a religion telling me *how* to be a good person...
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
So she thought you had a belief then ?. or is that just a sad reflection of her grasp of the English language.
Rustee comments on Apr 1, 2019:
When I told her I was an atheist, I had one woman question me "you don't believe in nothin'??" I replied that of course I believed in many things. I was a moral and ethical and good person, I just did not have a religion telling me *how* to be a good person...
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
So she thought you had a belief then ?. or is that just a sad reflection of her grasp of the English language.
Please sit on my face... 😂😂
JK666 comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Reminds me of Monty Python:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d_QUtDzsRM
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
Great stuff. can't remember this sketch. maybe it was too risqué for the BBC
JK666 comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Reminds me of Monty Python:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d_QUtDzsRM
Moravian replies on Apr 2, 2019:
Great stuff. can't remember this sketch. maybe it was too risqué for the BBC
Islam is not a religion, rather a death cult for apostates.
zesty comments on Apr 1, 2019:
I'm just wondering if the UK is a safe place for an ex muslim due to the strict gun control laws. This way only the criminals and fanatics are armed. In the US, at least, you could arm and protect yourself.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@Charlene Out of her deranged imagination possibly ?. Or maybe Fox News.
zesty comments on Apr 1, 2019:
I'm just wondering if the UK is a safe place for an ex muslim due to the strict gun control laws. This way only the criminals and fanatics are armed. In the US, at least, you could arm and protect yourself.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@Charlene Out of her deranged imagination possibly ?. Or maybe Fox News.
Good Morning or Good day where ever you may be; 8 more days until I begin my new journey in this ...
Moravian comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Good luck. Hope you enjoyed your time in Inverness
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@DavidGreen1 only one ;-)
Moravian comments on Apr 1, 2019:
Good luck. Hope you enjoyed your time in Inverness
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@DavidGreen1 only one ;-)
Islam is not a religion, rather a death cult for apostates.
zesty comments on Apr 1, 2019:
I'm just wondering if the UK is a safe place for an ex muslim due to the strict gun control laws. This way only the criminals and fanatics are armed. In the US, at least, you could arm and protect yourself.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@zesty Sorry but you are living in a fantasy world.
According to Wikipedia it is about 38 homicides per year in the UK due to firearms.
This compares with the USA which has about 10,900 homicides per year due to firearms.
The number of firearm homicides per 100,000 population in the UK is 0.06 and in the USA is 3.43 - so about 57 times greater per 100,000 population in the USA.
The UK's rate per 100,000 population is similar to that of Germany. The USA's is similar to Nicaragua.
The total deaths by firearms (homicide, suicide, accident, undetermined) is about 147 per year in the UK and 33,600 in the USA.
These numbers are the statistics for 2011 and 2014 for the UK and USA respectively.
zesty comments on Apr 1, 2019:
I'm just wondering if the UK is a safe place for an ex muslim due to the strict gun control laws. This way only the criminals and fanatics are armed. In the US, at least, you could arm and protect yourself.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@zesty Sorry but you are living in a fantasy world.
According to Wikipedia it is about 38 homicides per year in the UK due to firearms.
This compares with the USA which has about 10,900 homicides per year due to firearms.
The number of firearm homicides per 100,000 population in the UK is 0.06 and in the USA is 3.43 - so about 57 times greater per 100,000 population in the USA.
The UK's rate per 100,000 population is similar to that of Germany. The USA's is similar to Nicaragua.
The total deaths by firearms (homicide, suicide, accident, undetermined) is about 147 per year in the UK and 33,600 in the USA.
These numbers are the statistics for 2011 and 2014 for the UK and USA respectively.
April 1st and 9.5” of snow. (Revised)
AmiSue comments on Apr 1, 2019:
That is simply unreasonable.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
And unseasonable.
AmiSue comments on Apr 1, 2019:
That is simply unreasonable.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
And unseasonable.
Islam is not a religion, rather a death cult for apostates.
zesty comments on Apr 1, 2019:
I'm just wondering if the UK is a safe place for an ex muslim due to the strict gun control laws. This way only the criminals and fanatics are armed. In the US, at least, you could arm and protect yourself.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
Is that meant to be ironic ?. if not check the relative number of deaths by shooting in the USA and the UK.
zesty comments on Apr 1, 2019:
I'm just wondering if the UK is a safe place for an ex muslim due to the strict gun control laws. This way only the criminals and fanatics are armed. In the US, at least, you could arm and protect yourself.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
Is that meant to be ironic ?. if not check the relative number of deaths by shooting in the USA and the UK.
I have just been watching a BBC pseudo religious programme.
Geoffrey51 comments on Mar 31, 2019:
I don’t see that she is dismissing evolution. I understand exactly what she means. I feel the same but not in reverence to any anthropomorphic deity. I refer to something that I don’t understand but recognise as an underlying force. Some people just prefer to name it to give it a frame.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
Well you don't feel the same then. It is quite different having reverence for nature than having reverence for God.
Apparently many Muslims do now accept evolution and it is taught in some Muslim schools but many still cling to creationism and a form of intelligent design like some Christians do so who knows.
Geoffrey51 comments on Mar 31, 2019:
I don’t see that she is dismissing evolution. I understand exactly what she means. I feel the same but not in reverence to any anthropomorphic deity. I refer to something that I don’t understand but recognise as an underlying force. Some people just prefer to name it to give it a frame.
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
Well you don't feel the same then. It is quite different having reverence for nature than having reverence for God.
Apparently many Muslims do now accept evolution and it is taught in some Muslim schools but many still cling to creationism and a form of intelligent design like some Christians do so who knows.
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
btroje comments on Mar 31, 2019:
you take one individual's response as representatie of an entire nattion?
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@btroje For a start I did not say "all Americans" and you do seem unduly sensitive. You do know what a rhetorical question is ?.
btroje comments on Mar 31, 2019:
you take one individual's response as representatie of an entire nattion?
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
@btroje For a start I did not say "all Americans" and you do seem unduly sensitive. You do know what a rhetorical question is ?.
There are at least a million hate messages against me on Face Book including pages with thousands of...
missgi comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Bravo! I applaud you for not allowing them to takey our freedoms away. You're not the only one facing this kind of lack of protection from Facebook. There are tons of violent and hateful content against innocent people like you on Facebook and Facebook doesn't do anything to delete it. Mostly ...
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
Well said. I am really surprised at some of the comments above. It takes courage to speak out against Islam. A couple of years ago Assad Shah a shopkeeper in Glasgow was murdered for simply wishing his customers a happy Easter. There are many more deranged people out there who wish apostates harm
missgi comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Bravo! I applaud you for not allowing them to takey our freedoms away. You're not the only one facing this kind of lack of protection from Facebook. There are tons of violent and hateful content against innocent people like you on Facebook and Facebook doesn't do anything to delete it. Mostly ...
Moravian replies on Apr 1, 2019:
Well said. I am really surprised at some of the comments above. It takes courage to speak out against Islam. A couple of years ago Assad Shah a shopkeeper in Glasgow was murdered for simply wishing his customers a happy Easter. There are many more deranged people out there who wish apostates harm
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
btroje comments on Mar 31, 2019:
you take one individual's response as representatie of an entire nattion?
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@btroje No generalisation just a rhetorical question !!
btroje comments on Mar 31, 2019:
you take one individual's response as representatie of an entire nattion?
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@btroje No generalisation just a rhetorical question !!
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@btroje Good. I like to spread some mirth around.
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@btroje Good. I like to spread some mirth around.
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
btroje comments on Mar 31, 2019:
you take one individual's response as representatie of an entire nattion?
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
No
btroje comments on Mar 31, 2019:
you take one individual's response as representatie of an entire nattion?
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
No
I have just been watching a BBC pseudo religious programme.
maturin1919 comments on Mar 31, 2019:
There are millions of educated religious people. What's the surprise? And where was the dismissal of evolution?
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
Well maybe I misunderstood her but the comment that the fact that every leaf on a tree being different brought her closer to god sounds like creationism to me.
maturin1919 comments on Mar 31, 2019:
There are millions of educated religious people. What's the surprise? And where was the dismissal of evolution?
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
Well maybe I misunderstood her but the comment that the fact that every leaf on a tree being different brought her closer to god sounds like creationism to me.
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@Cutiebeauty No worries. I don't know which state west bubble fuck is in but if it is one of the sunnier ones make sure you put plenty of sun block on when you go out.:-)
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@Cutiebeauty No worries. I don't know which state west bubble fuck is in but if it is one of the sunnier ones make sure you put plenty of sun block on when you go out.:-)
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@Cutiebeauty ??. I think you misunderstood what I am saying. Because the majority of the members here are American it is not surprising that those who blocked me are American. Nothing to do with whether they are thin skinned or have the hide of an elephant.
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@Cutiebeauty ??. I think you misunderstood what I am saying. Because the majority of the members here are American it is not surprising that those who blocked me are American. Nothing to do with whether they are thin skinned or have the hide of an elephant.
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
Well, I have been blocked by three people in the short time I have been on this site, all from the USA but since the vast majority of members are American that is statistically valid. "All Americans are thinned skinned" ?. I didn't say that, and to dismiss anyone's comments without hearing them is to quote that other American, "Spock" highly illogical captain.
Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Really? All Americans are thinned skinned based on your interaction with one person on the internet? Lol I wouldn't put much stock in your counter arguments about anything ??
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
Well, I have been blocked by three people in the short time I have been on this site, all from the USA but since the vast majority of members are American that is statistically valid. "All Americans are thinned skinned" ?. I didn't say that, and to dismiss anyone's comments without hearing them is to quote that other American, "Spock" highly illogical captain.
What's the fucture of humanist atheist and secular classes???
Triphid comments on Mar 30, 2019:
What the blazes is 'fucture?'
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
Come on. The guy is writing in a foreign language. Give him a break. I thought we were all on the same side here.
Triphid comments on Mar 30, 2019:
What the blazes is 'fucture?'
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
Come on. The guy is writing in a foreign language. Give him a break. I thought we were all on the same side here.
I have heard it said "never discuss religion and politics".
RavenCT comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Well we keep hoping that some magic sky dude is just going to smite 45 - but that's religion - so.... dammit!
;-)
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
But aren't they on the same side ? ;-). but seriously politics and religion are a poisonous mixture. Just look at the Muslim theocracies in the world. On the few occasions that Christians have had the temerity to push their religious beliefs are the way to live I ask them if they would like to live in a theocracy. I usually just get a blank uncomprehending look.
RavenCT comments on Mar 31, 2019:
Well we keep hoping that some magic sky dude is just going to smite 45 - but that's religion - so.... dammit!
;-)
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
But aren't they on the same side ? ;-). but seriously politics and religion are a poisonous mixture. Just look at the Muslim theocracies in the world. On the few occasions that Christians have had the temerity to push their religious beliefs are the way to live I ask them if they would like to live in a theocracy. I usually just get a blank uncomprehending look.
I met Aron Ra in Edinburgh a few years ago.
Novelty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
In the US we were under a never ending barrage of fundamentalist dogma that worked its way into our political system, particularly in Southern states like Alabama and Texas. It doesn't take a long look at the Republican party and their opinions to see how disproportionately religious influence had ...
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
I visit the USA quite frequently and fortunately none of my friends there are churchgoers so the topic of religion never arises. I have watched BBC documentaries about Christian fundamentalism in the South and it is both bizarre and a bit scary. I watched Miriam Margolles , who is a secular Jew, try to discuss evolution with a Christian woman and the conflict of trying to equate reason with her beliefs caused her to burst in to tears. Wierd.
I hope you are right that it will die out. Pence worries much more then Trump and if Trump is assassinated or impeached which is a possibility he will take over. A scary thought.
Novelty comments on Mar 31, 2019:
In the US we were under a never ending barrage of fundamentalist dogma that worked its way into our political system, particularly in Southern states like Alabama and Texas. It doesn't take a long look at the Republican party and their opinions to see how disproportionately religious influence had ...
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
I visit the USA quite frequently and fortunately none of my friends there are churchgoers so the topic of religion never arises. I have watched BBC documentaries about Christian fundamentalism in the South and it is both bizarre and a bit scary. I watched Miriam Margolles , who is a secular Jew, try to discuss evolution with a Christian woman and the conflict of trying to equate reason with her beliefs caused her to burst in to tears. Wierd.
I hope you are right that it will die out. Pence worries much more then Trump and if Trump is assassinated or impeached which is a possibility he will take over. A scary thought.
You couldn’t make this up.
Moravian comments on Mar 30, 2019:
It;s not all bad. She also hinted at calling a general election.
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@Marionville Difficult to say. I have no faith in Corbyn as a leader of the labour party but they must have some one who can sort out the party. We may be seeing a major shift in UK politics with he fracturing of the two main parties and it will probably be a hung parliament. The Lib Dems are totally ineffective and the SNP seem to be losing ground here. As you say that ancient Chinese curse has been activated again "may you live in interesting times"
Political discussions certainly raise the temps. I see this morning that I have been blocked by Aryn for saying that her conspiracy theories made me smile. Sensitive souls these brash Americans.
Moravian comments on Mar 30, 2019:
It;s not all bad. She also hinted at calling a general election.
Moravian replies on Mar 31, 2019:
@Marionville Difficult to say. I have no faith in Corbyn as a leader of the labour party but they must have some one who can sort out the party. We may be seeing a major shift in UK politics with he fracturing of the two main parties and it will probably be a hung parliament. The Lib Dems are totally ineffective and the SNP seem to be losing ground here. As you say that ancient Chinese curse has been activated again "may you live in interesting times"
Political discussions certainly raise the temps. I see this morning that I have been blocked by Aryn for saying that her conspiracy theories made me smile. Sensitive souls these brash Americans.
You couldn’t make this up.
Sticks48 comments on Mar 30, 2019:
It is strange that the U.S. and our biggest ally are going through such turmoil at the same time under conservative leadership. Of course, conservatives suck at governing. Conservatives don't handle change very well, and change is constant and happens at an accelerated rate, mainly because of ...
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@Aryn Thanks for that Aryn., made me smile. Conspiracy theories as well.
Sticks48 comments on Mar 30, 2019:
It is strange that the U.S. and our biggest ally are going through such turmoil at the same time under conservative leadership. Of course, conservatives suck at governing. Conservatives don't handle change very well, and change is constant and happens at an accelerated rate, mainly because of ...
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@Aryn Thanks for that Aryn., made me smile. Conspiracy theories as well.
You couldn’t make this up.
Sticks48 comments on Mar 30, 2019:
It is strange that the U.S. and our biggest ally are going through such turmoil at the same time under conservative leadership. Of course, conservatives suck at governing. Conservatives don't handle change very well, and change is constant and happens at an accelerated rate, mainly because of ...
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@Aryn Touch of paranoia there I think. Putin is just acting in the best interests of Russia. Of course the internet is now being used as a tool of espionage and I am sure the CIA in the USA and GCHQ in the UK are quite well aware of what is going on.
Sticks48 comments on Mar 30, 2019:
It is strange that the U.S. and our biggest ally are going through such turmoil at the same time under conservative leadership. Of course, conservatives suck at governing. Conservatives don't handle change very well, and change is constant and happens at an accelerated rate, mainly because of ...
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@Aryn Touch of paranoia there I think. Putin is just acting in the best interests of Russia. Of course the internet is now being used as a tool of espionage and I am sure the CIA in the USA and GCHQ in the UK are quite well aware of what is going on.
Christian or Nothing: Buddhist Prisoner to be Executed Without Buddhist Chaplain - Rewire.
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Shouldn't the question be-- Why are those barbaric rednecks still continuing with this practice which has been discontinued in all civilised countries in the world ?
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
You are getting there Twenty states have already banned capital punishment. Sadly Alabama isn't one of them.
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Shouldn't the question be-- Why are those barbaric rednecks still continuing with this practice which has been discontinued in all civilised countries in the world ?
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
You are getting there Twenty states have already banned capital punishment. Sadly Alabama isn't one of them.
I was wholeheartedly a pro-BREXIT campaigner but now I want the UK to remain in the EU ! Though as ...
PBuck0145 comments on Mar 29, 2019:
BREXIT was about sovereignty, NOT the economy. Having said that, the remain lobby scare tactics about the economy are globalist propaganda. The economy will thrive on WTO terms.
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
Nonsense. One of the main reasons for voting "leave" in England was immigration. Many English cities have problems with ethnic "ghettoisation". The fact that most of the immigrants are from Asia and Africa was too difficult for leavers to grasp.
Some peoples concept of "sovereignty" was a factor. I keep hearing the nonsensical comment "tired of being ruled by a bunch of unelected European bureaucrats" from leavers.
I am pleased that Scotland voted 62/48 to remain. We welcome Europeans here and we need them. With an aging population they supply a young energetic workforce. Last year with the fall in value of the pound many East Europeans decided not to come and help pick the berry crop and much of it rotted in the fields.
It now looks as if a "no deal" is likely and the only upside is that it may mean another independence referendum is on the cards.
PBuck0145 comments on Mar 29, 2019:
BREXIT was about sovereignty, NOT the economy. Having said that, the remain lobby scare tactics about the economy are globalist propaganda. The economy will thrive on WTO terms.
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
Nonsense. One of the main reasons for voting "leave" in England was immigration. Many English cities have problems with ethnic "ghettoisation". The fact that most of the immigrants are from Asia and Africa was too difficult for leavers to grasp.
Some peoples concept of "sovereignty" was a factor. I keep hearing the nonsensical comment "tired of being ruled by a bunch of unelected European bureaucrats" from leavers.
I am pleased that Scotland voted 62/48 to remain. We welcome Europeans here and we need them. With an aging population they supply a young energetic workforce. Last year with the fall in value of the pound many East Europeans decided not to come and help pick the berry crop and much of it rotted in the fields.
It now looks as if a "no deal" is likely and the only upside is that it may mean another independence referendum is on the cards.
I was wholeheartedly a pro-BREXIT campaigner but now I want the UK to remain in the EU ! Though as ...
Aryn comments on Mar 29, 2019:
When Muslims are employed and housed, they’re far less likely to want to kill anyone.
It’s largely the destruction of their countries that they’re upset about.
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@PBuck0145 It is a widely known fact, but of course ignored by racists, that immigrants to the UK contribute much more to the economy than they receive in benefits.
Aryn comments on Mar 29, 2019:
When Muslims are employed and housed, they’re far less likely to want to kill anyone.
It’s largely the destruction of their countries that they’re upset about.
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@PBuck0145 It is a widely known fact, but of course ignored by racists, that immigrants to the UK contribute much more to the economy than they receive in benefits.
I was wholeheartedly a pro-BREXIT campaigner but now I want the UK to remain in the EU ! Though as ...
genessa comments on Mar 29, 2019:
i am glad you changed your mind but i would like to point out that withdrawing from from the eu would not make you any safer from islamists (and i am glad you used that term instead of muslims, since they are not the same thing; not many people know the difference and i applaud you). withdrawing ...
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@genessa, @Aryn The only way that people in the UK get money from oligarchs is to sell their London property to one at an inflated price.We are learning though. Chelsea FC owner Abramovich was denied a UK visa last year but The Israelis were quite happy to give him one.
genessa comments on Mar 29, 2019:
i am glad you changed your mind but i would like to point out that withdrawing from from the eu would not make you any safer from islamists (and i am glad you used that term instead of muslims, since they are not the same thing; not many people know the difference and i applaud you). withdrawing ...
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@genessa, @Aryn The only way that people in the UK get money from oligarchs is to sell their London property to one at an inflated price.We are learning though. Chelsea FC owner Abramovich was denied a UK visa last year but The Israelis were quite happy to give him one.
Christian or Nothing: Buddhist Prisoner to be Executed Without Buddhist Chaplain - Rewire.
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Shouldn't the question be-- Why are those barbaric rednecks still continuing with this practice which has been discontinued in all civilised countries in the world ?
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@WilliamFleming Not if they still kill people, and you missed out those beacons of civilisation Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Shouldn't the question be-- Why are those barbaric rednecks still continuing with this practice which has been discontinued in all civilised countries in the world ?
Moravian replies on Mar 30, 2019:
@WilliamFleming Not if they still kill people, and you missed out those beacons of civilisation Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
I'm thinking of a new start up business.
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Our house already has one. It's called a skylight ;-)
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Stevil Well I have two sky, sorry rapture lights. I hope there is a discount !!
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Our house already has one. It's called a skylight ;-)
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Stevil Well I have two sky, sorry rapture lights. I hope there is a discount !!
I'm thinking of a new start up business.
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Our house already has one. It's called a skylight ;-)
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Stevil Could be both possibly ;--)
Moravian comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Our house already has one. It's called a skylight ;-)
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Stevil Could be both possibly ;--)
Her's [twitter.
Marionville comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Can’t you post this from YouTube? Not all of us want to join Twitter or Facebook to access anything.
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
https://youtu.be/mF0sk6YTWz8 Hope this copies Ok. I'm not a tweeter either, I copied the above from the Facebook news item
Marionville comments on Mar 29, 2019:
Can’t you post this from YouTube? Not all of us want to join Twitter or Facebook to access anything.
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
https://youtu.be/mF0sk6YTWz8 Hope this copies Ok. I'm not a tweeter either, I copied the above from the Facebook news item
The TRUE meaning of Easter.
Marionville comments on Mar 29, 2019:
It certainly beats sticking a guy on a cross and hammering nails into his hands and feet for kiddy appeal!
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
Predates it by a few centuries as well.
Marionville comments on Mar 29, 2019:
It certainly beats sticking a guy on a cross and hammering nails into his hands and feet for kiddy appeal!
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
Predates it by a few centuries as well.
This is just one on a long list of grammatical grievances.
CommonHuman comments on Mar 28, 2019:
I've read voraciously since I was 4. I will use the phrase 'I seen' unabashedly, and deliberately, because that is the local common vernacular and people are comfortable with the phrasing and will know what you're talking about. If you are to pompous to speak in a manner they're accustomed too, ...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Anonbene As the boss said to his young Scottish secretary " I love how you roll your R's Morag." Aye it's these high heels I wear sir"
Of course that may not work so well in the US where you call an "arse" an "ass"
CommonHuman comments on Mar 28, 2019:
I've read voraciously since I was 4. I will use the phrase 'I seen' unabashedly, and deliberately, because that is the local common vernacular and people are comfortable with the phrasing and will know what you're talking about. If you are to pompous to speak in a manner they're accustomed too, ...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Anonbene As the boss said to his young Scottish secretary " I love how you roll your R's Morag." Aye it's these high heels I wear sir"
Of course that may not work so well in the US where you call an "arse" an "ass"
This is just one on a long list of grammatical grievances.
CommonHuman comments on Mar 28, 2019:
I've read voraciously since I was 4. I will use the phrase 'I seen' unabashedly, and deliberately, because that is the local common vernacular and people are comfortable with the phrasing and will know what you're talking about. If you are to pompous to speak in a manner they're accustomed too, ...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Anonbene ;-) Certainly R's can be a problem. The English make fun of us Scots for over emphasising R in words and the then they add an R to the end of words like idea making it idear..
CommonHuman comments on Mar 28, 2019:
I've read voraciously since I was 4. I will use the phrase 'I seen' unabashedly, and deliberately, because that is the local common vernacular and people are comfortable with the phrasing and will know what you're talking about. If you are to pompous to speak in a manner they're accustomed too, ...
Moravian replies on Mar 29, 2019:
@Anonbene ;-) Certainly R's can be a problem. The English make fun of us Scots for over emphasising R in words and the then they add an R to the end of words like idea making it idear..
This is just one on a long list of grammatical grievances.
CommonHuman comments on Mar 28, 2019:
I've read voraciously since I was 4. I will use the phrase 'I seen' unabashedly, and deliberately, because that is the local common vernacular and people are comfortable with the phrasing and will know what you're talking about. If you are to pompous to speak in a manner they're accustomed too, ...
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
Are people in Texas really so poorly educated , and what does "warsh" mean ?.
CommonHuman comments on Mar 28, 2019:
I've read voraciously since I was 4. I will use the phrase 'I seen' unabashedly, and deliberately, because that is the local common vernacular and people are comfortable with the phrasing and will know what you're talking about. If you are to pompous to speak in a manner they're accustomed too, ...
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
Are people in Texas really so poorly educated , and what does "warsh" mean ?.
What's everybody's favorite strain? I've been enjoying some Original Glue lately. Real good stuff!
bigpawbullets comments on Mar 28, 2019:
Hmmm...
This must be about... Cannabis. <gasp!>
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
@Haemish1 Doesn't surprise me. Craft brewers use just about everything else to flavour their beer
bigpawbullets comments on Mar 28, 2019:
Hmmm...
This must be about... Cannabis. <gasp!>
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
@Haemish1 Doesn't surprise me. Craft brewers use just about everything else to flavour their beer
What's everybody's favorite strain? I've been enjoying some Original Glue lately. Real good stuff!
bigpawbullets comments on Mar 28, 2019:
Hmmm...
This must be about... Cannabis. <gasp!>
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
I am so innocent that I initially thought it was about craft ale
bigpawbullets comments on Mar 28, 2019:
Hmmm...
This must be about... Cannabis. <gasp!>
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
I am so innocent that I initially thought it was about craft ale
What's for dinner?
Moravian comments on Mar 28, 2019:
But not in France or you may end up legless
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
@JackPedigo frogs legs are a delicacy in some French restuarants. I tried the dish once on a visit to Paris. Tasted like a cross between chicken and fish.
Moravian comments on Mar 28, 2019:
But not in France or you may end up legless
Moravian replies on Mar 28, 2019:
@JackPedigo frogs legs are a delicacy in some French restuarants. I tried the dish once on a visit to Paris. Tasted like a cross between chicken and fish.
What will cause the apocalypse?
MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Mar 27, 2019:
If you mean wiping out all of humanity?
Nothing. We are amazing critters. In the geological blink of an eye, we have expanded and diversified into every possible ecosystem. We are immensely adaptable evolutionary badarses.
We make cockroaches look like wimps.
There are tribes in the Star ...
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
Very well put. Climate change is likely to have a serious impact unless we can keep global warming down to under 2C. Instead of the 1 million economic migrants we have currently there are likely to be 100 million in 50 years time.
I can see civil unrest becoming widespread as an already diminishing middle class disappears altogether and the wealthy elite try to hang on to their wealth and privelage.
We may be heading for an Orwellian dystopian world but definitely not an apocalypse. Leave that in the bible where it belongs.
MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Mar 27, 2019:
If you mean wiping out all of humanity?
Nothing. We are amazing critters. In the geological blink of an eye, we have expanded and diversified into every possible ecosystem. We are immensely adaptable evolutionary badarses.
We make cockroaches look like wimps.
There are tribes in the Star ...
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
Very well put. Climate change is likely to have a serious impact unless we can keep global warming down to under 2C. Instead of the 1 million economic migrants we have currently there are likely to be 100 million in 50 years time.
I can see civil unrest becoming widespread as an already diminishing middle class disappears altogether and the wealthy elite try to hang on to their wealth and privelage.
We may be heading for an Orwellian dystopian world but definitely not an apocalypse. Leave that in the bible where it belongs.
A blond is on ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’,
the first question is: What is the name of the ...
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
ha ha, poor blondes get a lot of unfair jokes made about them but I watched a quiz show called pointless on BBC last night. One of the questions was name a country without the letter W.O.R.L and D in them. Two sisters answered with Ganges and Alaska. Both sisters were Blondes.
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
@dave1459 ?? That's the point. Not only is it not a country, there is an "L"" in it's name.
Moravian comments on Mar 27, 2019:
ha ha, poor blondes get a lot of unfair jokes made about them but I watched a quiz show called pointless on BBC last night. One of the questions was name a country without the letter W.O.R.L and D in them. Two sisters answered with Ganges and Alaska. Both sisters were Blondes.
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
@dave1459 ?? That's the point. Not only is it not a country, there is an "L"" in it's name.
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All is saved guys. Yuri is on the case to stop Brexit.
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
@Mcflewster Very true. Yuri in his spoon bending pomp a few years ago tried to convince people that he had special powers which of course he did not so he was a con man. As far as I am aware Derren Brown always said that he was an illusionist.
I remember a few years ago there was a guy who lived near me who claimed to have the second sight and all that nonsense. Seventh son of a seventh son and spiritual powers. He attracted people looking for answers to their problems. mainly women for some reason who paid him for the privelage of a "reading"
I remember speaking to a female friend who had gone to him and she said "he knew a lot of stuff about me that amazed me, how could he have known that". I tried to explain "cold reading" to her but no she was convinced. All I could think of was "you paid someone to tell you stuff you already knew ?" makes sense !
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
@Mcflewster Very true. Yuri in his spoon bending pomp a few years ago tried to convince people that he had special powers which of course he did not so he was a con man. As far as I am aware Derren Brown always said that he was an illusionist.
I remember a few years ago there was a guy who lived near me who claimed to have the second sight and all that nonsense. Seventh son of a seventh son and spiritual powers. He attracted people looking for answers to their problems. mainly women for some reason who paid him for the privelage of a "reading"
I remember speaking to a female friend who had gone to him and she said "he knew a lot of stuff about me that amazed me, how could he have known that". I tried to explain "cold reading" to her but no she was convinced. All I could think of was "you paid someone to tell you stuff you already knew ?" makes sense !
So, the neighborhood kids were playing in the backyard with mine.
genessa comments on Mar 27, 2019:
singapore is a muslim country. i had to get special dispensation from singapore airlines to chew gum on takeoff and landing when i flew with a bad chest infection that had congested my ears; they agreed because they understood i didn't want my eardrums to burst. chewing gum is illegal in ...
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
I had heard that dropping gum or any litter on the streets in Singapore is illegal in and attracts substantial fines but I did not realise actually chewing gum is illegal. A bit difficult to police and surely it is not because of Islam but purely a anti litter law.
genessa comments on Mar 27, 2019:
singapore is a muslim country. i had to get special dispensation from singapore airlines to chew gum on takeoff and landing when i flew with a bad chest infection that had congested my ears; they agreed because they understood i didn't want my eardrums to burst. chewing gum is illegal in ...
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
I had heard that dropping gum or any litter on the streets in Singapore is illegal in and attracts substantial fines but I did not realise actually chewing gum is illegal. A bit difficult to police and surely it is not because of Islam but purely a anti litter law.
What’s the world’s worst religion?
1of5 comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Judaism invented monotheism (one true god), spawned Islam, Christianity, and all their offshoots, so that gets my vote.
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
No they didn't. Zoroastrianism possibly predates Judaism and it is possible that they adopted monotheism from there. From the first books of the old testament is apparent that the Jews were originally polytheist and gradually adopted monotheism.
1of5 comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Judaism invented monotheism (one true god), spawned Islam, Christianity, and all their offshoots, so that gets my vote.
Moravian replies on Mar 27, 2019:
No they didn't. Zoroastrianism possibly predates Judaism and it is possible that they adopted monotheism from there. From the first books of the old testament is apparent that the Jews were originally polytheist and gradually adopted monotheism.
Age & Belief
I am curious to know if belief in a god changes as we age and get closer to death.
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
The old saying "there are no atheists in a foxhole" was probably started by the religious nutters who started the war which made the foxhole in the first place
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Allamanda Nice to know if I was ever to make it over to what sounds like an idyllic part of the world.
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
The old saying "there are no atheists in a foxhole" was probably started by the religious nutters who started the war which made the foxhole in the first place
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Allamanda Nice to know if I was ever to make it over to what sounds like an idyllic part of the world.
My girlfriend and I are both transwomen, she knows that I still have viagra left over from before I ...
Amisja comments on Mar 26, 2019:
am I in this group?
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
Don't know about you but I am certainly not. fascinating question though.
Amisja comments on Mar 26, 2019:
am I in this group?
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
Don't know about you but I am certainly not. fascinating question though.
Age & Belief
I am curious to know if belief in a god changes as we age and get closer to death.
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
The old saying "there are no atheists in a foxhole" was probably started by the religious nutters who started the war which made the foxhole in the first place
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Allamanda That's really interesting, thanks for posting this. I had a look online and apparently the Moravians are one of the oldest protestant sects and originally were from Moravia in what is now the Czech republic.
I chose the name as I was raised in the county of Moray in N. E. Scotland and I vaguely remember that our school magazine was called "The Moravian" Absolutely no connection to your Moravians
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
The old saying "there are no atheists in a foxhole" was probably started by the religious nutters who started the war which made the foxhole in the first place
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Allamanda That's really interesting, thanks for posting this. I had a look online and apparently the Moravians are one of the oldest protestant sects and originally were from Moravia in what is now the Czech republic.
I chose the name as I was raised in the county of Moray in N. E. Scotland and I vaguely remember that our school magazine was called "The Moravian" Absolutely no connection to your Moravians
Age & Belief
I am curious to know if belief in a god changes as we age and get closer to death.
VictoriaNotes comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Apparently so, depending on culture.
*"In 2015, researchers David Hayward and Neal Krause at the University of Michigan investigated two markers of religiosity within the surveys—the subjective importance of God and how often people go to church. They plucked all the information from the ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes Thanks, very interesting, so it seems that in cultures where the elderly are respected and looked after they see no need to cling more to their gods or indulge more in their "faith" but in cultures where the elderly are neglected and shoved in "granny farms" like here in the west the need of religion is greater. Makes sense.
VictoriaNotes comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Apparently so, depending on culture.
*"In 2015, researchers David Hayward and Neal Krause at the University of Michigan investigated two markers of religiosity within the surveys—the subjective importance of God and how often people go to church. They plucked all the information from the ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@VictoriaNotes Thanks, very interesting, so it seems that in cultures where the elderly are respected and looked after they see no need to cling more to their gods or indulge more in their "faith" but in cultures where the elderly are neglected and shoved in "granny farms" like here in the west the need of religion is greater. Makes sense.
Age & Belief
I am curious to know if belief in a god changes as we age and get closer to death.
VictoriaNotes comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Apparently so, depending on culture.
*"In 2015, researchers David Hayward and Neal Krause at the University of Michigan investigated two markers of religiosity within the surveys—the subjective importance of God and how often people go to church. They plucked all the information from the ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I wonder what questions were asked. If the question was " have you become more religious as you have aged" the survey may have some validity but if they merely asked people of different ages how religious they are then it has no validity at all because older people will mostly be more religious having been raised in an era when religion was the norm.
VictoriaNotes comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Apparently so, depending on culture.
*"In 2015, researchers David Hayward and Neal Krause at the University of Michigan investigated two markers of religiosity within the surveys—the subjective importance of God and how often people go to church. They plucked all the information from the ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I wonder what questions were asked. If the question was " have you become more religious as you have aged" the survey may have some validity but if they merely asked people of different ages how religious they are then it has no validity at all because older people will mostly be more religious having been raised in an era when religion was the norm.
Scottish Word of the day
Bawbag - Scrotum, human male.
Marionville comments on Mar 25, 2019:
A completely new one for me.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Sofabeast I remember it well.The rain was so heavy that it soaked my Bawbag boxers. At least I think it was the hurricane.
Marionville comments on Mar 25, 2019:
A completely new one for me.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Sofabeast I remember it well.The rain was so heavy that it soaked my Bawbag boxers. At least I think it was the hurricane.
Spontaneous combustion. Is it real ?
TheAstroChuck comments on Mar 26, 2019:
As other commenters have alluded to, spontaneous combustion in humans does not happen. In fact it is physically impossible to occur. Say some localized chemical reaction were to occur inside a human that raised the temperature sufficiently, the heat from that small volume of tissue would quickly ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
Very well put. So those stories of totally burnt bodies with no other fire damage as just that . Stories.
TheAstroChuck comments on Mar 26, 2019:
As other commenters have alluded to, spontaneous combustion in humans does not happen. In fact it is physically impossible to occur. Say some localized chemical reaction were to occur inside a human that raised the temperature sufficiently, the heat from that small volume of tissue would quickly ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
Very well put. So those stories of totally burnt bodies with no other fire damage as just that . Stories.
Scottish word of the day
Piece - a small treat, pancake, biscuits, cakes, small sandwiches and ...
Decieven comments on Mar 26, 2019:
I'm loving these Scottish words of the day!
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Sofabeast I grew up speaking the Doric as a second language, Away from school and home, and I have just acquired a Chambers Scots dictionary so I am ready for you ;-)
Decieven comments on Mar 26, 2019:
I'm loving these Scottish words of the day!
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Sofabeast I grew up speaking the Doric as a second language, Away from school and home, and I have just acquired a Chambers Scots dictionary so I am ready for you ;-)
Brian Cox Lecture in 5 parts.
Amisja comments on Mar 24, 2019:
He isn't a lecturer, he's a professor! He grew up about 8 miles from me in Oldham.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Amisja a good actor
Amisja comments on Mar 24, 2019:
He isn't a lecturer, he's a professor! He grew up about 8 miles from me in Oldham.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Amisja a good actor
Spontaneous combustion. Is it real ?
Jnei comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Do you mean spontaneous combustion, which is a a real and explained phenomenon affecting a range of materials under certain conditions, or spontaneous *human* combustion? The latter seems likely to be a myth, caused partly by poor methods of investigation and partly by many proponents' deliberate ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I realise certain materials can self combust such as hay or straw stored when damp. I was referring to human spontaneous combustion.
There were a couple of cases of a completely burned out body found in a poorly ventilated room with fat deposits on windows. One theory was that the clothing of the person caught alight from a source such as a gas fire or cigarette. The fire then melted the subcutaneous fat of the body which soaked into the clothing and this then burned more of the body and so on in the low oxygen environment.
Of course it should not be called spontaneous combustion as there was an original heat source.
I agree that it is very unlikely but I would not discount it entirely
Jnei comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Do you mean spontaneous combustion, which is a a real and explained phenomenon affecting a range of materials under certain conditions, or spontaneous *human* combustion? The latter seems likely to be a myth, caused partly by poor methods of investigation and partly by many proponents' deliberate ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I realise certain materials can self combust such as hay or straw stored when damp. I was referring to human spontaneous combustion.
There were a couple of cases of a completely burned out body found in a poorly ventilated room with fat deposits on windows. One theory was that the clothing of the person caught alight from a source such as a gas fire or cigarette. The fire then melted the subcutaneous fat of the body which soaked into the clothing and this then burned more of the body and so on in the low oxygen environment.
Of course it should not be called spontaneous combustion as there was an original heat source.
I agree that it is very unlikely but I would not discount it entirely
Cop out: "Spiritual But Not Religious"
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Agree or disagree?
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Total bullshit, the comments of the author, not being spiritual. I don't know what being "spiritual" means to different individuals but it is a refreshing change from blindly believing age old religious dogma.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Athena Yes it can be a bit wishy washy and meaningless. a bit too "new age" for me.
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Total bullshit, the comments of the author, not being spiritual. I don't know what being "spiritual" means to different individuals but it is a refreshing change from blindly believing age old religious dogma.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Athena Yes it can be a bit wishy washy and meaningless. a bit too "new age" for me.
Recently I was writing a song, it was right after I saw some lonely and sad people's quote on a ...
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Sounds a bit like "don't fear the reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult" One of my favourite songs which has been accused of promoting suicide.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@DavisTravis https://www.bing.com/search?q=blue+oyster+cult+don%27t+fear+the+reaper=WNSGPH&qs=AS=2cd7c4f850824ce29da97eaeb00f96c0&pq=blue+oyster+cult&cc=GB=en-GB&PC=HCTS=7815A8810375AAB13232A6E586DC3638&ts=1553603524757=Moderate
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Sounds a bit like "don't fear the reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult" One of my favourite songs which has been accused of promoting suicide.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@DavisTravis https://www.bing.com/search?q=blue+oyster+cult+don%27t+fear+the+reaper=WNSGPH&qs=AS=2cd7c4f850824ce29da97eaeb00f96c0&pq=blue+oyster+cult&cc=GB=en-GB&PC=HCTS=7815A8810375AAB13232A6E586DC3638&ts=1553603524757=Moderate
So, we nonbelievers are now tied for top spot in reported religious affiliation.
genessa comments on Mar 26, 2019:
sorry but "nones" are not all, or even mostly, nonbelievers. they just claim no religious affiliation.
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Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@genessa ;-)
genessa comments on Mar 26, 2019:
sorry but "nones" are not all, or even mostly, nonbelievers. they just claim no religious affiliation.
g
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@genessa ;-)
Christian: If there's no god, then what's your purpose in life?
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
And what do you want to teach Christians about Jesus ?. That he probably never existed ?. Good luck with that
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
Santa Claus exists in the minds of millions of children but it doesn't make him real, As far as I am aware all other "evidence" of an earthly Jesus has been discredited but you may know otherwise .
Just because you post something on "silly,random and fun" doesn't mean you can make "serious" unsubstantiated comments and get away with it.
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
And what do you want to teach Christians about Jesus ?. That he probably never existed ?. Good luck with that
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
Santa Claus exists in the minds of millions of children but it doesn't make him real, As far as I am aware all other "evidence" of an earthly Jesus has been discredited but you may know otherwise .
Just because you post something on "silly,random and fun" doesn't mean you can make "serious" unsubstantiated comments and get away with it.
So, we nonbelievers are now tied for top spot in reported religious affiliation.
genessa comments on Mar 26, 2019:
sorry but "nones" are not all, or even mostly, nonbelievers. they just claim no religious affiliation.
g
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@genessa short streets ;-)
genessa comments on Mar 26, 2019:
sorry but "nones" are not all, or even mostly, nonbelievers. they just claim no religious affiliation.
g
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@genessa short streets ;-)
Yours Truly: 25 March 2019, I look like such a dork! Messy hair, but it's me. (Pic)?
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Lovely photo but did you spill your drink down the front of the T shirt ?
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@SleeplessInTexas Gotta watch those shadows
Moravian comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Lovely photo but did you spill your drink down the front of the T shirt ?
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@SleeplessInTexas Gotta watch those shadows
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All is saved guys. Yuri is on the case to stop Brexit.
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I know what a prophet is I was only saying that neither Brown nor Geller claim to be prophets. These days prophets are usually nutters who foretell the end of the world and may attract a few followers but are fairly harmless. The biblical prophets are much more harmful and if you have any capacity for logical thinking surely the fact that Jesus was born in Bethlehem "to fulfil prophecy" would make you smell a rat.
More harmful today are the so called spiritual mediums such as Dennis Acorah who prey on gullible and grieving people and con them out of money.
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I know what a prophet is I was only saying that neither Brown nor Geller claim to be prophets. These days prophets are usually nutters who foretell the end of the world and may attract a few followers but are fairly harmless. The biblical prophets are much more harmful and if you have any capacity for logical thinking surely the fact that Jesus was born in Bethlehem "to fulfil prophecy" would make you smell a rat.
More harmful today are the so called spiritual mediums such as Dennis Acorah who prey on gullible and grieving people and con them out of money.
It seems atheists DOMINATE this site, despite the fact it's an agnostic one.
kensmile4u comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Thanks for posting this coherent observation. See the link to the scientific method. Focus on the first statement in the section that is called "Some key underpinnings to the scientific method". I have included that first statement below. It states:
"The hypothesis must be testable and ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Storm1752" Intelligent design cannot be proven or disproven" ?: Doesn't evidence come into it somewhere. You should read "The blind watchmaker" by Richard Dawkins. We may not be able to prove or disprove the existence of some "god" or "higher power" but there is absolutely no evidence for intelligent design. In fact evolution shows the opposite.
kensmile4u comments on Mar 26, 2019:
Thanks for posting this coherent observation. See the link to the scientific method. Focus on the first statement in the section that is called "Some key underpinnings to the scientific method". I have included that first statement below. It states:
"The hypothesis must be testable and ...
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Storm1752" Intelligent design cannot be proven or disproven" ?: Doesn't evidence come into it somewhere. You should read "The blind watchmaker" by Richard Dawkins. We may not be able to prove or disprove the existence of some "god" or "higher power" but there is absolutely no evidence for intelligent design. In fact evolution shows the opposite.
So, we nonbelievers are now tied for top spot in reported religious affiliation.
genessa comments on Mar 26, 2019:
sorry but "nones" are not all, or even mostly, nonbelievers. they just claim no religious affiliation.
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Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
That sounds more believable. having driven through some of the Southern states there seems to be a church on every street
genessa comments on Mar 26, 2019:
sorry but "nones" are not all, or even mostly, nonbelievers. they just claim no religious affiliation.
g
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
That sounds more believable. having driven through some of the Southern states there seems to be a church on every street
Once again.
Biosteelman comments on Mar 26, 2019:
No. This is a case of political ideals preventing proper healthcare and treatment.
It would be like if you performed an abortion on your friend but she died because doctors won't do it and the ones that do charge an arm and a leg.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Biosteelman That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard. Haven't you heard of soap and water and proper hygiene. What I find ironic is that it is often done for religious reasons so the implication is that their god made a faulty being in the first place. ffs get into the real world.
Biosteelman comments on Mar 26, 2019:
No. This is a case of political ideals preventing proper healthcare and treatment.
It would be like if you performed an abortion on your friend but she died because doctors won't do it and the ones that do charge an arm and a leg.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Biosteelman That is the most ridiculous thing I have heard. Haven't you heard of soap and water and proper hygiene. What I find ironic is that it is often done for religious reasons so the implication is that their god made a faulty being in the first place. ffs get into the real world.
Brian Cox Lecture in 5 parts.
Amisja comments on Mar 24, 2019:
He isn't a lecturer, he's a professor! He grew up about 8 miles from me in Oldham.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Spinliesel Don't confuse him with Brian Cox, the film actor from Dundee who is nae so bonny
Amisja comments on Mar 24, 2019:
He isn't a lecturer, he's a professor! He grew up about 8 miles from me in Oldham.
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Spinliesel Don't confuse him with Brian Cox, the film actor from Dundee who is nae so bonny
Bad news for meat eaters.
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
I can picture militant vegans spreading them around the countryside
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@JackPedigo "the royal we"" ? As the cleaner of the queens toilet remarked ;-)
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
I can picture militant vegans spreading them around the countryside
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@JackPedigo "the royal we"" ? As the cleaner of the queens toilet remarked ;-)
[msn.
Rustee comments on Mar 25, 2019:
Someone in the tower is going to have some 'spaining to do!!
*Wow... I hope my flight tomorrow to Atlanta actually lands in Atlanta!!
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I wouldn't be so sure and makes sure it is not on one of the new Boeing 737s
Rustee comments on Mar 25, 2019:
Someone in the tower is going to have some 'spaining to do!!
*Wow... I hope my flight tomorrow to Atlanta actually lands in Atlanta!!
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
I wouldn't be so sure and makes sure it is not on one of the new Boeing 737s
Christian: If there's no god, then what's your purpose in life?
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
And what do you want to teach Christians about Jesus ?. That he probably never existed ?. Good luck with that
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Benthoven Possibly they know very little about the man "real or otherwise" because the only evidence we have of his life is from four contradictory gospels written many years after his "lifetime"
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
And what do you want to teach Christians about Jesus ?. That he probably never existed ?. Good luck with that
Moravian replies on Mar 26, 2019:
@Benthoven Possibly they know very little about the man "real or otherwise" because the only evidence we have of his life is from four contradictory gospels written many years after his "lifetime"
Christian: If there's no god, then what's your purpose in life?
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
And what do you want to teach Christians about Jesus ?. That he probably never existed ?. Good luck with that
Moravian replies on Mar 25, 2019:
@Benthoven I said "probably". So what are you going to teach Christians about Jesus ?. Please enlighten us.
Moravian comments on Mar 25, 2019:
And what do you want to teach Christians about Jesus ?. That he probably never existed ?. Good luck with that
Moravian replies on Mar 25, 2019:
@Benthoven I said "probably". So what are you going to teach Christians about Jesus ?. Please enlighten us.
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All is saved guys. Yuri is on the case to stop Brexit.
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 25, 2019:
@Mcflewster that's probably an accurate description of how a "prophet" operates but as far as I am aware neither Yuri Geller or Derren Brown claim to be prophets.
So called prophets are usually attached to some type of church and are preaching to the converted so it is difficult to have any sympathy for them.
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 25, 2019:
@Mcflewster that's probably an accurate description of how a "prophet" operates but as far as I am aware neither Yuri Geller or Derren Brown claim to be prophets.
So called prophets are usually attached to some type of church and are preaching to the converted so it is difficult to have any sympathy for them.
[dailymail.co.uk]
All is saved guys. Yuri is on the case to stop Brexit.
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 25, 2019:
Certainly both entertainers and illusionists but prophets ?
Mcflewster comments on Mar 25, 2019:
You will be pleased to know that apart from the stopping of Brexit , Yuri has bestowed another great gift upon the nation. If you watched GMB this am you would have learned two things>
1) The stop is going to be achieved by everyone in the Remain camp thinking hard and saying from now onwards at ...
Moravian replies on Mar 25, 2019:
Certainly both entertainers and illusionists but prophets ?
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