El Paso, one of America's safest cities was that was long before a wall was built per their sheriff...

FrayedBear comments on Feb 7, 2019:

It has just dawned on me. The Romans built a wall across the north of England to keep Donald's ancestors out - and he's still pissed off about it.

Moravian replies on Feb 7, 2019:

Nice one

California Chillin’ ?

Moravian comments on Feb 7, 2019:

Beautiful, but ruined by that monstrosity in the foreground

Moravian replies on Feb 7, 2019:

@Gooniesnvrdie boardwalk ?. I was referring to the fairground ride thingy that spoils the beautiful view of the mountains.

El Paso, one of America's safest cities was that was long before a wall was built per their sheriff...

Moravian comments on Feb 7, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zBzZJd-nfw Sounds a pretty risky place to me.

Moravian replies on Feb 7, 2019:

@glennlab It's a joke man. A bit of light relief against this never ending saga of Trump and his ridiculous wall. Stop taking yourself so seriously. I know you Americans don't get irony but I thought you had a sense of humour.

El Paso, one of America's safest cities was that was long before a wall was built per their sheriff...

Moravian comments on Feb 7, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zBzZJd-nfw Sounds a pretty risky place to me.

Moravian replies on Feb 7, 2019:

@glennlab Just keep away from this place https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g60768-d405047-Reviews-Rosa_s_Cantina-El_Paso_Texas.html

[msn.com] Stupid woman. Why doesn't stick to acting in crappy movies ?

genessa comments on Feb 6, 2019:

you think that because she is an idiot, at least in this regard, and sells a potentially harmful product, that means her movies are crappy? what does one thing have to do with another? stick to the issue. g

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

@genessa I sometimes feel that after reading the book the film can be a disappointment. I saw a film some time ago entitled "under the skin" starring Scarlett Johansen, who I adore. The film was set in Scotland which was of interest but it was low key and just OK. I recently read the book which was like a different story and really good.. I read "into the wild " by Cheryl Strayed and it was a great story. The film was ok but a bit disappointing.

[msn.com] Stupid woman. Why doesn't stick to acting in crappy movies ?

genessa comments on Feb 6, 2019:

you think that because she is an idiot, at least in this regard, and sells a potentially harmful product, that means her movies are crappy? what does one thing have to do with another? stick to the issue. g

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

@genessa Just checked. I have seen one of her movies " The talented Mr Ripley" Good film but I can't remember her in it.

[msn.com] Stupid woman. Why doesn't stick to acting in crappy movies ?

genessa comments on Feb 6, 2019:

you think that because she is an idiot, at least in this regard, and sells a potentially harmful product, that means her movies are crappy? what does one thing have to do with another? stick to the issue. g

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

@genessa Good point, I should remove the "crappy" ;-)

[msn.com] Stupid woman. Why doesn't stick to acting in crappy movies ?

webbew1 comments on Feb 6, 2019:

Well... a lot of folks have been calling Tom Brady and his personal health guru nuts for at least three years now, and that dude just lead his team to a Super Bowl victory at the age of 41. Meanwhile, Gwyneth Paltrow is 46 years old and looks like she’s in her early 30’s. Madonna, who ...

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

I don't know anything about the others health regimes but they all have lots of money for pampering and expensive makeup, not to say plastic surgery and lots of spare time to spend with their personal trainers. She looks good for her age and so do many other women, that's not the point. She is selling expensive junk to gullible women who probably think they will look as good without putting in the effort. For instance what are "biofrequency stickers"?

[msn.com] Stupid woman. Why doesn't stick to acting in crappy movies ?

genessa comments on Feb 6, 2019:

you think that because she is an idiot, at least in this regard, and sells a potentially harmful product, that means her movies are crappy? what does one thing have to do with another? stick to the issue. g

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

Ok maybe her movies aren't crappy. I'm not sure if I have seen any of them but the only reason she can flog this pseudo science is because she is famous for being an actor. She is taking advantage of gullible people and conning them for monetary gain.

[bing.com] I am sure he deserved it but I was surprised he won. I voted for Nelson mandela

Marionville comments on Feb 6, 2019:

I’m just pleased it wasn’t Thatcher or Churchill who won.

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

They may have been in the earlier rounds the finalists included martin Luther King,Nelson Mandela, David Bowie, Mohamad Ali. Ernest Shakleton and Pablo Picasso

Did you consent to being born?

creative51 comments on Feb 5, 2019:

There was a post on this topic today by @SkotlandSkye and she got her panties in a bunch over my comments and blocked me. Watch out what you say on this topic.

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

you too

I am making progress I have just been blocked for the first time.

Zoohome comments on Feb 6, 2019:

I have blocked one member. I can't believe I did, but she was going crazy on me and before I start a confrontation, I just blocked her so we wont ever have to deal with each other. Don't know what was your story, but mine was just her and I (and group host) on the thread about rat bait. .... ...

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

I'm sure there was an adage that if you weren't "flamed" after seven replies on a chatroom you weren't trying hard enough. I try very hard not to abuse anyone but I have unfriended a few people on facebook because of the constant stream of drivel that the post.

I have been blocked for the first time.

RavenCT comments on Feb 6, 2019:

Well I hope someone got the opportunity to report that before you got blocked because "yikes?" that's a bit of nastiness. And yes that's not uncommon for someone to descend into name calling and then block when their arguments fail. It's also possible someone reported the thread - and that it ...

Moravian replies on Feb 6, 2019:

They were two different instances. The one where I was blocked was a discussion about a guy in India who is going to sue his parents for being born as the world is overpopulated. This person agreed with him but I suggested that he was an idiotic pratt and he should respect his parents and that life is a magical thing that we should be grateful for. I was then accused of being personally responsible for the 7.6 billion people in the world. Must have been confusing me with Gengis Khan. I replied that she had no right to be so self righteous and that was it.

Mumbai man plans to sue own parents because they gave him birth without his consent

creative51 comments on Feb 5, 2019:

Not sure I agree. People say things why they want kids, but I think the most significant factor is pheromones and other wired in biological impulses. Yes it is obviously possible to over ride those impulses and not have children, but without making a conscious choice not to, the biological impulses ...

Moravian replies on Feb 5, 2019:

@creative51 Very true. The other day I disagreed with one posters racist comments and he called me a "cupid stunt" At least I think that's what he said.

Mumbai man plans to sue own parents because they gave him birth without his consent

Moravian comments on Feb 5, 2019:

What a stupid man. If he is not happy with life why doesn't he just jump of a bridge. Life is such a an amazing magical thing and anyone lucky enough to be born should be so grateful.

Moravian replies on Feb 5, 2019:

Wow, you are either a very strange lady or you totally misunderstand what I am saying . We are talking about this one individual and his strange attitude. What do you think his parents feel like. They are possibly poor as many Indians are and maybe scrimped and saved to give him an education. I detest the Roman catholic church and their Pythonesque "every sperm is sacred".mantra i beleive all animals are equal and that includes the great apes including homo sapiens I have one son and one grandson. I am not a vegetarian but I make sure that any meat I eat is humanely produced which is easy in Scotland. "I am personally responsible for all the suffering in the world". Wow that is quite a resposibility. Remember that you live in a country which has 5% of the worlds population and consumes over 25% of the worlds resources and produces 50% of the worlds solid waste before you get even more self righteous By the way I am intrigued by you user name , Do you have connections to the Western isles like your dear president?

Mumbai man plans to sue own parents because they gave him birth without his consent

Moravian comments on Feb 5, 2019:

What a stupid man. If he is not happy with life why doesn't he just jump of a bridge. Life is such a an amazing magical thing and anyone lucky enough to be born should be so grateful.

Moravian replies on Feb 5, 2019:

@SkotlandSkye No I have not missed the point. His attitude is totally illogical. Life is a very precious thing and he should be thanking his parents for that instead of pulling a gimmicky stunt like this. Homo sapiens are the only animal species who can regulate their fecundity and if he wants to do something useful he can open a family planning clinic.

According to the Chinese calendar, it's the year of the pig.. Are you a pig?

tinebean comments on Feb 5, 2019:

No, I'm a cock! ??

Moravian replies on Feb 5, 2019:

I am a cockerel too. Not sure that it should be abbreviated to "cock"

Alex Harvey Band - The Faith Healer [youtu.be] a good night in a south London Pub 1975

Della comments on Feb 5, 2019:

I love SAHB! So many of their songs are my favorites.

Moravian replies on Feb 5, 2019:

Scotland's favourite son.

Caesar’s Messiah: “the Roman conspiracy to invent Jesus” (YouTube) The gist is, the Romans...

TheGreatShadow comments on Feb 4, 2019:

There are no record of Jeebus in roman records. It was the other way around. They wanted to overthrow the Roman army. So they made up a god. Around the time, there is no mention of such a person outside of the bible. No one that wrote the bible ever met him. Except Josephous which has proven to be a...

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow Doh!. sorry I didn't see that. Jesus/Joshua was 100% Jewish and the gospels initially make him a Jewish saviour. He had to be of the line of David and he had to be born in Bethlehem to fulfill prophecy. The fictional census ensured that he was born there. I read recently that Mary was also of the line of David which is a new one to me. Of course if Joseph wasn't his realfather some other line of succession had to be found; The gospels stories are so full of holes that Poirot could have solved the case in five minutes but he was supposedly executed for sedition but by whom. Pilate supposedly washed his hands of the case so was he killed by the Jews. Why if he was seen as a saviour.?

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birdingnut comments on Feb 4, 2019:

If they probed you, better hope they erased your memory well before returning you.

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

I am getting so forgetfull these days It wouldn't make any difference.

Caesar’s Messiah: “the Roman conspiracy to invent Jesus” (YouTube) The gist is, the Romans...

TheGreatShadow comments on Feb 4, 2019:

There are no record of Jeebus in roman records. It was the other way around. They wanted to overthrow the Roman army. So they made up a god. Around the time, there is no mention of such a person outside of the bible. No one that wrote the bible ever met him. Except Josephous which has proven to be a...

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow I believe Christ or \Christos means the anointed one.

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Stevil comments on Feb 4, 2019:

So you didn't get the free prostate check from the aliens!

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

I don't know if you have read the science fiction book "under the skin" It is set near where I live and was made into a feature film starring Scarlet Johanson. Get one of those alien fingers up our bum and it would make your eyes water..

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SkotlandSkye comments on Feb 4, 2019:

We got some interesting data this morning. Thanks.

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

The truth is out there.

Caesar’s Messiah: “the Roman conspiracy to invent Jesus” (YouTube) The gist is, the Romans...

TheGreatShadow comments on Feb 4, 2019:

There are no record of Jeebus in roman records. It was the other way around. They wanted to overthrow the Roman army. So they made up a god. Around the time, there is no mention of such a person outside of the bible. No one that wrote the bible ever met him. Except Josephous which has proven to be a...

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

@Marcel3405 I think that is more likely than the Romans inventing him. The Jews were desperate for a new Messiah to take the place of the earlier saviours Moses and Joshua[ Both actually thought to be fictional characters . The Roman army was all powerful and didn't need to invent messiahs to quell the population of Palestine.

New EPA official: "Burning fossil fuels is good for the earth." Will the insanity never end?

Novelty comments on Feb 3, 2019:

He's an obvious idiot. You can tell by this quote. **“Carbon dioxide makes things grow. Plants love this stuff. It creates more food. There is absolutely no question that carbon energy provides... longer and better lives.”** That's like saying that humans love oxygen it's food for them it...

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

@Mortal I agree. he is totally unsuited for the role ."A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

New EPA official: "Burning fossil fuels is good for the earth." Will the insanity never end?

Novelty comments on Feb 3, 2019:

He's an obvious idiot. You can tell by this quote. **“Carbon dioxide makes things grow. Plants love this stuff. It creates more food. There is absolutely no question that carbon energy provides... longer and better lives.”** That's like saying that humans love oxygen it's food for them it...

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

Actually very little of the nitrogen that plants uptake is produced by lightning. It is mostly produced by nitrogen fixing bacteria. There is a lot of truth in what he says. Plants do grow more vigorously if there is increased CO2 levels and if it wasn't for the inconvenient fact that there are 7 billion of us stopping the natural growth of vegetation the Co2 levels would gradually level out.

Hi world and make believe characters.

rebuffy69 comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I'm a Vegan Nurse who is into martial arts and music. I speak some Spanish and Portugese. I used to speak Italian but I forgot most of it.

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

Does that mean you nurse vegans who are ill because of inadequate nutrition ?

I was Googling some statistics, and I came across the same percentages over and over.

Jay1313132018 comments on Feb 4, 2019:

Yeah..... But, they are all the same people!

Moravian replies on Feb 4, 2019:

IF they are not all the same people it is even more worrying.

We've an "anti-vax mommy" in the 'burb.

UpsideDownAgain comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I don't vaccinate my kids. I don't shove it in anyone's face. I also don't call people who do vaccinate their kids stupid or think that I should shun them or use coercion to force them to accept my way of doing things.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

I just thought I would share this with you. I am watching a BBC travel documentary fronted by a young disabled guy in a wheelchair. He was born in Nigeria where he contracted polio and he was meeting a group of disabled youngsters who had also contracted polio. Polio is a horrible disease and it has been eradicated n the UK due to the vaccination policy. I hope none of your kids get it. Of course you can always blame the illegal immigrants. If only that wall had been built.

Border security blanket

glennlab comments on Feb 3, 2019:

We should just photo shop a wall for him and tell him it's done, and all our immigrants are from Northern Europe and really hot.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

He should know that. Hasn't he married two of them ?

We've an "anti-vax mommy" in the 'burb.

UpsideDownAgain comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I don't vaccinate my kids. I don't shove it in anyone's face. I also don't call people who do vaccinate their kids stupid or think that I should shun them or use coercion to force them to accept my way of doing things.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Meili If you think that is being intolerant and abusive you have led a very sheltered life. I have a grandson and a great niece both under 1 year old and if they were to catch measles from some older child who was not vaccinated because their parents were "antivax" I would not be a happy bunny. Fortunately they live in a more enlightened country so it is unlikely.

We've an "anti-vax mommy" in the 'burb.

UpsideDownAgain comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I don't vaccinate my kids. I don't shove it in anyone's face. I also don't call people who do vaccinate their kids stupid or think that I should shun them or use coercion to force them to accept my way of doing things.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Meili Well , your research is deeply flawed. Experience ? have you seen children suffering from complications of measles . Are you aware that babies under 1 year old cannot be vaccinated ?. Do you know anything at all

American Football explained..

Andy4608 comments on Feb 3, 2019:

It has been said that football combines America's two greatest passions: 1. Violence 2. Meetings

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@goldenvalleyguy Does your mummy know that you are using her computer ?

American Football explained..

Andy4608 comments on Feb 3, 2019:

It has been said that football combines America's two greatest passions: 1. Violence 2. Meetings

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@goldenvalleyguy When you resort to pathetic insults you have already lost the argument. Have you forgotten about Iraq, Syria, Libya, Israel/Palestine,Yemen. All conflicts the result of US foreign policy.

American Football explained..

Andy4608 comments on Feb 3, 2019:

It has been said that football combines America's two greatest passions: 1. Violence 2. Meetings

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@goldenvalleyguy Wherever there is violence in the middle east you will find the US military heavily involved.

We've an "anti-vax mommy" in the 'burb.

UpsideDownAgain comments on Feb 3, 2019:

I don't vaccinate my kids. I don't shove it in anyone's face. I also don't call people who do vaccinate their kids stupid or think that I should shun them or use coercion to force them to accept my way of doing things.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

Just one question WHY???

Harley-Davidson Profit Is Wiped Out by President Trump’s Tariffs Buell already went south a few...

Moravian comments on Feb 3, 2019:

good news for Triumph :-).Every summer we have a Harley gathering here they call "thunder in the glens" Last year to get away from the noisy slow road cloggers I went for a hike in the hills and I could still hear them. How do they pass the MOT noise regulations or do owners remove the exhaust ...

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow I believe you, thousands wouldn't :-). I have never ridden a Buell but I have seen a few and they are large capacity, powerful machines and you are trying to tell me that losing a few ounces of weight and maybe adding a few bhp makes any discernible difference to real world performance . maybe on track days but not on normal roads, Come on admit it. You like the sound.

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CallMeDave comments on Feb 3, 2019:

anything new here? He is, after all, dead.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

Yes I believe some of the children he molested are now looking for some sort of reparation.

Harley-Davidson Profit Is Wiped Out by President Trump’s Tariffs Buell already went south a few...

Moravian comments on Feb 3, 2019:

good news for Triumph :-).Every summer we have a Harley gathering here they call "thunder in the glens" Last year to get away from the noisy slow road cloggers I went for a hike in the hills and I could still hear them. How do they pass the MOT noise regulations or do owners remove the exhaust ...

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow Vehicle testing is lax in the USA compared to the UK but I believe most states have emission controls.Once when travelling in California I pulled in to a filling station and two young guys were begging for money to put gas in a wreck of a car which wouldn't even make a self respecting scrap yard here.When I started riding bikes at 16 I thought it was cool to make a lot of noise but it is something you grow out of (hopefully)

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Amisja comments on Feb 2, 2019:

It doesn't you know.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Amisja It is certainly a religion in Scotland and the sectarian divide is still evident but at the moment with the 6 nations in full swing I am more into that game played by men, and now women, with funny shaped balls.

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Amisja comments on Feb 2, 2019:

It doesn't you know.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Amisja cricket ? :-)

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Amisja comments on Feb 2, 2019:

It doesn't you know.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Amisja https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2019-super-bowl-live-stream-how-to-watch-on-tv-stream-on-cbs-all-access-xbox-roku-amazon-apple-tv-and-more/ This is one great American tradition I will certainly not be joining.

I'm just going to post the link instead of copying and pasting here, because the caps show and the ...

Moravian comments on Feb 2, 2019:

It's a bit overdone. Not exactly subtle.

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@Closeted Much prefer Betty Bowers. very funny and at first glance looks genune.

It takes all of mankind to affect global warming, but only a single rodent to determine how our ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 2, 2019:

What did the rodent say about our weather today?

Moravian replies on Feb 3, 2019:

@DenoPenno Do have an Edison to steal your ideas then ;-)

It takes all of mankind to affect global warming, but only a single rodent to determine how our ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 2, 2019:

What did the rodent say about our weather today?

Moravian replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@DenoPenno you're crazy

Pastor Jonathan Shelley of Pure Words Baptist Church in Houston delivered a sermon saying that ...

Heraclitus comments on Feb 2, 2019:

So much evil is advocated in the name of God. If God existed he'd be spinning in his grave.

Moravian replies on Feb 2, 2019:

God is dead ?

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Amisja comments on Feb 2, 2019:

It doesn't you know.

Moravian replies on Feb 2, 2019:

I am sure you are right but one of the mainstream churches in Aberdeen has opened one of those happy clappy churches to try to attract youngsters and it has been so successful that they intend to open a further 21(twenty one) throughout Scotland. Journalist Jon Soper has recently published a book called "If only they didn't speak English" which discusses the different cultures in the two countries. A lot of British people think we atre almost the same but as you say nothing is further from the truth,

As the great, great granddaughter of a proud Cherokee woman, this makes me so sorrowful and I wonder...

Moravian comments on Feb 2, 2019:

Of course the genocide of indigenous people in north central and south America was an appalling episode in history but this research is totally flawed. There was a slight dip in CO2 levels but the "little ice age" started in the 14th century and the genocide of indigenous people probably peaked in ...

Moravian replies on Feb 2, 2019:

@Haemish1 and sometimes it was deliberate like giving native Americans blankets infected with smallpox

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Amisja comments on Feb 2, 2019:

It doesn't you know.

Moravian replies on Feb 2, 2019:

Rock and roll, Blues, hippies, outlaw biker gangs, Mcdonalds, KFC,Starbucks, MSN, Apple, happy clappy churches and on and on

Trump has been a lot better president for business than Obama ever was as Obama was a regulation nut...

kensmile4u comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Please be warned if you think you are going to start posting memes that don't contain full context and turn this site into a shouting match like facebook then you are sorely mistaken. Agnostic.com core principle 1 states "Be open-minded and be willing to alter your beliefs with new evidence." So...

Moravian replies on Feb 1, 2019:

@Trajan61 Don't quite understand your point but did you read the article ? For the benefit of the environment and our health we need to be producing and eating less beef. I agree that organic grass fed beef is much better than beef raised on feedlots where the cows never see a blade of grass and are pumped full of antbiotics.

BREXIT. What the hell was that all about. Lots of hot air and voting and nothing has changed

brentan comments on Jan 29, 2019:

It's how British politicians work to sabotage the referendum decision. They can't allow ordinary people to make important decisions like that.

Moravian replies on Jan 31, 2019:

@PBuck0145 Scaremongering nonsense. I am not a great fan of Peter Hitchens.I preferred his brother Christopher. The second guy is your typical little Englander and the third was rabbiting on about undermining our constitution when I lost interest. Britain does not have a written constitution. With the absolute mayhem occurring at the moment how anyone can say that leaving is a good thing is unbelievable. It is now quite possible that we will leave with no deal which will set the country back 10 years or more. "Less influence than an American City in the USA" What a load of rubbish. Like Trump in America with his Make America Great Again nonsense ,Johnson.Davis,Rees-Mogg,Gove and their ilk are in the same deluded mould. Defence secretary Williamson is on record as saying that after Brexit The UK will be a power in the world again and can assert herself. Sure if the USA lets us. People like that worry me.

Here's a sort of reverss proof of the human effect in global warming. [bbc.com]

powder comments on Jan 31, 2019:

I studies conservation, BA App Sc, and they are right but wrong. Grass land grows much faster in biomass than a rainforest per year so makes a much better carbon sink, able to capture carbon. Bison eat grass so I suspect there was a bit of burning going on to increase numbers. If you want ...

Moravian replies on Jan 31, 2019:

On any one year this may be true depending on the type of forest, but at the end of the year the grass dies and is recycled whereas in the woodland, although the leaves are recycled the tree lays down carbon in the timber. This is from measurements taken in Australia ;- "Based on data from typical perennial grasslands and mature forests in Australia, forests are typically more than 10 times as effective as grasslands at storing carbon on a hectare per hectare basis" Going back to the conclusions of the university. I think they are just trying to justify their large grants.There was a slight dip in the CO2 levels in the late 16th century but not enough to lower the temp by 1C. the little ice age started in the 14th century and the decimation of the indiginous peoples probably peaked in the 17th century. The reduction in CO2 may have had a slight bearing on temp but there were two periods of low sunspot activity and lower solar output so this together with volcanic activity may have had more effect

Here's a sort of reverss proof of the human effect in global warming. [bbc.com]

powder comments on Jan 31, 2019:

I studies conservation, BA App Sc, and they are right but wrong. Grass land grows much faster in biomass than a rainforest per year so makes a much better carbon sink, able to capture carbon. Bison eat grass so I suspect there was a bit of burning going on to increase numbers. If you want ...

Moravian replies on Jan 31, 2019:

I find that very debatable.An area of grass contains only a fraction of the carbon in a forest. also the findings of the learned gentlemen is very suspect. The little ice age was not a global phenomenon but localised to areas in the northern hemisphere.

Trump has been a lot better president for business than Obama ever was as Obama was a regulation nut...

kensmile4u comments on Jan 30, 2019:

Please be warned if you think you are going to start posting memes that don't contain full context and turn this site into a shouting match like facebook then you are sorely mistaken. Agnostic.com core principle 1 states "Be open-minded and be willing to alter your beliefs with new evidence." So...

Moravian replies on Jan 31, 2019:

@kensmile4u https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meat-and-environment/ Looks like your days of raising cattle are numbered.

Trump has been a lot better president for business than Obama ever was as Obama was a regulation nut...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 30, 2019:

TOTAL BULL SHIT. Obama ranked 6th in job growth among Presidents with nearly 9 million. Clinton number 1, FDR 2, Reagan 3. Lies of a bigoted troll mean nothing. When was the last time the US had negative job growth. Only an idiot would believe that without a depression.

Moravian replies on Jan 31, 2019:

@Trajan61 I'm afraid that just because you keep repeating the same thing over and over does not make it true.

BREXIT. What the hell was that all about. Lots of hot air and voting and nothing has changed

brentan comments on Jan 29, 2019:

It's how British politicians work to sabotage the referendum decision. They can't allow ordinary people to make important decisions like that.

Moravian replies on Jan 31, 2019:

@PBuck0145, @Sofabeast Well, I am one of the elderly and I voted remain. I realise that the EU is far from perfect but it is better than the alternative. I really do not know what motivates the likes of Farage but he feeds in to the fears and prejudices of not particularly well informed people. Being one of the wealthier countries in Europe of course there is a net cost to the UK but there are lots of benefits as well. I travelled round Ireland in 1968 and the difference from the UK was very marked. It was almost a third world country. Now it is one of the wealthier countries in Europe and that is because of EU membership. Surely it is worth the loss of some minor decision making

BREXIT. What the hell was that all about. Lots of hot air and voting and nothing has changed

brentan comments on Jan 29, 2019:

It's how British politicians work to sabotage the referendum decision. They can't allow ordinary people to make important decisions like that.

Moravian replies on Jan 31, 2019:

@PBuck0145 Could you expand on that comment ?

Polar Vortex Is Here Again. Yes, Connected To Global Warming. [huffingtonpost.com] via @HuffPost

Denker comments on Jan 30, 2019:

This really reminds me of The Day After Tomorrow... crazy temperatures in Minnesota (-30 C) and Chicago (-26 C) according to my weather app and the BBC newscast a few minutes ago. https://youtu.be/Ku_IseK3xTc

Moravian replies on Jan 30, 2019:

Crap movie.

BREXIT. What the hell was that all about. Lots of hot air and voting and nothing has changed

Amisja comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Ok lets be honest and factual about this (because the vote wasn't) 1. We were fed lies. Some of us saw through those lies, for some it confirmed their bias (uh hum racists) 2. The vote was very close so virtually 50% of us recognised what a disaster this will be. 3. It was not the will of the ...

Moravian replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@Amisja just looking for an excuse I think

I put on a lot of weight when I was in Montana.

DeStijl comments on Jan 29, 2019:

You're complaining about going from size 0 to size 1? Seriously?

Moravian replies on Jan 30, 2019:

@maturin1919 "Humblebrag" Great word

BREXIT. What the hell was that all about. Lots of hot air and voting and nothing has changed

Amisja comments on Jan 29, 2019:

Ok lets be honest and factual about this (because the vote wasn't) 1. We were fed lies. Some of us saw through those lies, for some it confirmed their bias (uh hum racists) 2. The vote was very close so virtually 50% of us recognised what a disaster this will be. 3. It was not the will of the ...

Moravian replies on Jan 30, 2019:

I think I get it now. The only change is that May is to go back to Europe to try to negotiate the "Irish backstop" We now need three referenda. Another on membership of the EU. Another on Scottish independence and one on Irish reunification, but none of them are likely to happen.

BREXIT. What the hell was that all about. Lots of hot air and voting and nothing has changed

brentan comments on Jan 29, 2019:

It's how British politicians work to sabotage the referendum decision. They can't allow ordinary people to make important decisions like that.

Moravian replies on Jan 30, 2019:

Cameron called the referendum to try to quieten the eurosceptics in his party' He never expected it to be a "leave" vote. The prejudices of people were fuelled by misinformation and outright lies. Sadly the rise of nationalism or populism as it is now being called is apparent throughout the world. The "people" are not fit to make such important decisions on their future and judging by the farce that is Westminster neither are their elected representatives.

How the Dutch got their cycle paths - YouTube

Stevil comments on Jan 27, 2019:

The Dutch dont have many mountains they have to pedal over back and forth to work. I commute over 30 miles to work. I will in warmer weather ride to a wal mart and park. Ride my bike the 12 miles to work and ride back the next morning. You just have to be aware of the weather the following ...

Moravian replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@Stevil I was thinking more of dedicated cycle tracks as they have in the Netherlands rather than just cycling on the edge of the road. I haven't cycled in Europe for some time but I felt safer there than in the UK. I was a motorcyclist as well as a cyclist for many years and I gave that up as it appeared that every car driver was out to get me. You have my sympathy trying to cycle in the USA. I did a 6000 mile motorbike road trip but kept mainly to minor roads so it was ok. The standard of driving on main roads is appalling with much worse lane discipline and tail gating than here. I take your point about e bikes but I have a friend who is a very keen road cyclist, I keep to offroad these days, and his wife accompanies him on her ebike.. At least she gets some exercise and fresh air,

Ok, I already know I am going to catch all kinds of flack for this but I've stepped in shit before ...

Moravian comments on Jan 28, 2019:

So that's how it works,silly me. I thought it was a month of unpaid work.

Moravian replies on Jan 28, 2019:

Don't ask me. I'm having enough trouble getting my head round Brexit.

What strikes you as odd in the old testament?

BestWithoutGods comments on Jan 28, 2019:

Almost everything in the Bible strikes me as weird. My theory is that it was written as fiction, and at first people understood it that way. Then at some point people started teaching it as if it were true. That's when humanity really got messed up.

Moravian replies on Jan 28, 2019:

There is a lot of truth in that. Genesis is pure creation mythology. Exodus is a fairy tale which did not happen. The rest is fiction mixed with a little bit of Jewish history.The Jews were originally polytheists and it certainly appears to me that Yaweh was invented to justify their acquisitive warlike behaviour.

How the Dutch got their cycle paths - YouTube

Stevil comments on Jan 27, 2019:

The Dutch dont have many mountains they have to pedal over back and forth to work. I commute over 30 miles to work. I will in warmer weather ride to a wal mart and park. Ride my bike the 12 miles to work and ride back the next morning. You just have to be aware of the weather the following ...

Moravian replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@Stevil The roads in US cities are mostly wider then in European cities so there is plenty of room for cycleways.There are probably no votes in it so politicians couldn't care less. We have an obesity epidemic and the resultant pressure on health services but with the short terms of politicians there is no incentive to look to the future. As your president said when questioned about the massive national debt. "I will be gone by then so it doesn't bother me2 or words to that effect.

How the Dutch got their cycle paths - YouTube

Stevil comments on Jan 27, 2019:

The Dutch dont have many mountains they have to pedal over back and forth to work. I commute over 30 miles to work. I will in warmer weather ride to a wal mart and park. Ride my bike the 12 miles to work and ride back the next morning. You just have to be aware of the weather the following ...

Moravian replies on Jan 28, 2019:

Electric bikes are the answer for hilly terrain.

So true!!!??

SimonCyrene comments on Jan 27, 2019:

Irish weather is somewhat similar lol ?

Moravian replies on Jan 28, 2019:

but instead of brown and green it is forty shades of green :-)

Today is international Holocaust Remembrance Day, and yet many do not believe it really happened.

JackPedigo comments on Jan 27, 2019:

This was a horrible stain on humanity. Unfortunately, many of us are wondering when Israel will show it has learned something from this besides how not to treat other tribes.

Moravian replies on Jan 28, 2019:

@K9Kohle789 Tell that to the Palestinian people who have been kicked of their farms to make way for European Jewish settlers.

At the risk of upsetting gun owners, Have everyone noticed that we are having multiple murders ...

Eazyduzzit comments on Jan 27, 2019:

It's an epidemic, and you have to stick your head in the sand to avoid noticing it. I'm personally a gun owner, but I'm strongly in favor of studies on how to make guns and gun ownership less deadly in this country. There are millions of dollars going into stopping it from happening. We can't even ...

Moravian replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@dahermit Whatever !

At the risk of upsetting gun owners, Have everyone noticed that we are having multiple murders ...

Eazyduzzit comments on Jan 27, 2019:

It's an epidemic, and you have to stick your head in the sand to avoid noticing it. I'm personally a gun owner, but I'm strongly in favor of studies on how to make guns and gun ownership less deadly in this country. There are millions of dollars going into stopping it from happening. We can't even ...

Moravian replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@dahermit My partner is from Connecticut and I spend a few weeks over there each year. None of her family or friends are gun owners apart from some in Idaho who own sporting rifles.I'm not sure what a "pedestrian" question is but is it ignorant or stupid to ask someone who is puzzled by gun crime why he owns a gun ?. Lots of US culture is a puzzle to outsiders and this strange love of guns is one which probably promoted Jon Sopel to write his book "If only they didn't speak English". Most people in the UK thinks because you speak English we are just the same which is far from the truth.

At the risk of upsetting gun owners, Have everyone noticed that we are having multiple murders ...

Eazyduzzit comments on Jan 27, 2019:

It's an epidemic, and you have to stick your head in the sand to avoid noticing it. I'm personally a gun owner, but I'm strongly in favor of studies on how to make guns and gun ownership less deadly in this country. There are millions of dollars going into stopping it from happening. We can't even ...

Moravian replies on Jan 27, 2019:

so why do you own a gun then ?

For those who are not aware, this is the day (or night) that we celebrate the birthday of the "Bard ...

Moravian comments on Jan 26, 2019:

I attended this show last night. Brilliant and totally different from the usual Burns supper. https://www.evensi.uk/degree-burns-boat-garten-community-hall/285749599

Moravian replies on Jan 27, 2019:

@Kattywampus69 It was a great evening.A traditional Burns supper meal in the midst of a murder mystery play and we had to work out who the murderer was with a prize for the table that was successful. the Showboaters , the local Am Dram group who presented it are very good. A few weeks ago they put on a production of "The Steamie" which you may have heard of. Not much skiing here yet. We have had virtually no snow yet this winter ( bloody climate change :-))

For those who are not aware, this is the day (or night) that we celebrate the birthday of the "Bard ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

OMG, I had haggis once, at a Scottish festival........I guess the tip-off should have been the 5-gallon pump bottle of BBQ sauce on the condiment station.........

Moravian replies on Jan 26, 2019:

@AnneWimsey Must have been a dud recipe. Traditional haggis is just minced sheep offal with oatmeal, onions and seasoning. Very tasty. there is also a vegetarian version.

For those who are not aware, this is the day (or night) that we celebrate the birthday of the "Bard ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 26, 2019:

OMG, I had haggis once, at a Scottish festival........I guess the tip-off should have been the 5-gallon pump bottle of BBQ sauce on the condiment station.........

Moravian replies on Jan 26, 2019:

Import into the USA was banned for years . Not sure if that is still the case.

You could not make this shit up Televangelist: Don’t Bother Getting a Flu Shot Since Jesus Got ...

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Those crazies drive me to distraction. I’m from the Charlotte area, so Jim Bakker was a local presence in my youth; he and Tammy Faye took credit for starting ‘xtian broadcasting’ and people like Copeland. It’s hard to believe he’s right back to grifting on TV after serving federal time...

Moravian replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@CarolinaGirl60 well they are certainly full of shit so that figures.

Watching a British cop show.

Moravian comments on Jan 25, 2019:

And the current queen Elizabeth is Elizabeth 2 of England and Elizabeth 1 of Scotland.

Moravian replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@powder I don't know if news of his recent car crash has reached you, but good old Phil was back behind the wheel again next day and driving without a seat belt. I would have thought what happened to his late daughter in law may have made him think.

[globalresearch.ca] Are most Americans aware of this and do they care ?

Dhiltong comments on Jan 24, 2019:

The U.S. is the biggest purveyors of violence the world has ever known. But I don't think most Americans think about it that way, they just accept the constant line we are told that it is necessary to protect our freedom.

Moravian replies on Jan 25, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX What you say is very true but maybe because the abhorrent activities of the UK were carried out in an earlier age when people were more "Christian" they are just accepted, whereas the activities of the USA were carried out in more enlightened times

[globalresearch.ca] Are most Americans aware of this and do they care ?

Rob1948 comments on Jan 24, 2019:

I am aware of most of the activities mentioned in the article and would take this more seriously were it an even-handed, unbiased analysis of what actually happened. I’m not going to defend or criticize US activities based on this article. Why? Because the article is biased and incomplete. ...

Moravian replies on Jan 24, 2019:

Some good points. 1. The days of European colonies were coming to an end but I think it was the USA's paranoia over the spread of communism that encouraged then to take over.in Vietnam 2. good point 3.Would Iraq have invaded Iran without the support of the USA.? Western interference in Iran goes way back to when the Anglo Iranian oil company was nationalised has had knock on effects right up until today To say that the USA made the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan is a bit naïve. 4. bad blood between sectarian groups in the former Yugoslavia go way back to previous Soviet times and the break up gave them a chance to settle old scores. It was handled badly by the UN though. 5. Surely the Korean war shows the futility of war. Thousands dead , a country devastated and after it all nothing gained.

Untimely Death of a Jesus Freak I couldn't get out of going to a church funeral today.

Moravian comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Sounds like a bit of an ordeal.I see in the news that you are having a heatwave down there. Any hotter and some money could be saved by dispensing with the crematorium.

Moravian replies on Jan 24, 2019:

@FrayedBear Not too hot then ?.

[globalresearch.ca] Are most Americans aware of this and do they care ?

Moravian comments on Jan 24, 2019:

Interesting and encouraging comments. After WW2 the UK ceased to be a world power and on one of the few occasions it tried to assert itself,in Suez, it got a bloody nose. Tony Blair will always be yesterdays man in politics here for supporting Bush in the Iraq invasion, and also for his champagne ...

Moravian replies on Jan 24, 2019:

@Fernapple so you don't like him then :-)

For those of you outside of the United Kingdom.

patchoullijulie comments on Jan 21, 2019:

As an outsider looking on while trying to navigate through donalds criminalistic world, I can only empathize with what Brits are dealing with. I get the impression that the U.K. has done quite well while in the E.U. I can understand that along with the positives there will be negatives, but were ...

Moravian replies on Jan 24, 2019:

@Sofabeast in a nutshell. Let's make Britain great again. When we had an empire. Child labour was the norm,only men could vote and life expectancy was around 50 years.

Dualism and the Infinite You! If you can't create an absolute physical something from a state of ...

Moravian comments on Jan 23, 2019:

Simplistic reasoning, and you appear to be confusing physics and philosophy. Of course we have come around multiple times or at least some of the atoms of which our bodies are constructed have. You or I may have carbon or hydrogen atoms that previously were in Shakespeare's body. Doesn't turn us in ...

Moravian replies on Jan 24, 2019:

@johnprytz https://www.bing.com/search?q=physics=WNSGPH&qs=LC=8506372834cd4edbb7393124a9c6f304&pq=physics&cc=GB=en-GB&PC=HCTS=FB43D945108A8928564315DC2C2E78F1&ts=1548329733384=Moderate I think Physics used to be called natural philosophy but the two are totally different.

America was great but is a return to the conditions that made it great even possible now?

BD66 comments on Jan 23, 2019:

After WWII, we had the majority of the world's capital and the majority of the world's industrial infrastructure. Blue collar workers in the USA had a much higher standard of living than white collar workers in every other country of the world. Then we taxed American individuals and corporations at...

Moravian replies on Jan 24, 2019:

@BD66 . Along with the Iraq invasion two of the USA's more ill advised military adventures, which did nothing but kill millions of people and destroy several countries. Kept America's military industrial machine ticking over though." Fought on the wrong side" ?. not sure what you mean by that.In manufacturing blue collar workers are gradually being replaced with robots and this will continue. Birth rates in developed countries are falling and in decades to come immigrants will be welcomed instead of being turned away as at present. Even China is concerned at their their aging population. The one baby policy has long been discontinued and they are now trying to encourage people to have more babies. If you want to get a really good overview of how the future will pan out and the USA's place in that you should read George Friedmans book "The next 100 years" very enlightening.

Can people get together to talk about science?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 23, 2019:

They should. I love science but you tend to lose me talking of Shroeder's cat and a multiverse. Let us discuss science that we have some evidence for and not just make things up. When you make things up or talk of "what if" you tend to sound like a theist in my opinion.

Moravian replies on Jan 24, 2019:

@DenoPenno How do you know ?. You may have a twin reading this in another universe :-). I have a friend who is a believer in the more exotic science fiction possibilities . like space/time travel by utilising wormholes. That may just be possible but I think your body would be slightly remodelled when you came out the other end.

America was great but is a return to the conditions that made it great even possible now?

BD66 comments on Jan 23, 2019:

After WWII, we had the majority of the world's capital and the majority of the world's industrial infrastructure. Blue collar workers in the USA had a much higher standard of living than white collar workers in every other country of the world. Then we taxed American individuals and corporations at...

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

I presume you are referring to the Marshall plan ?.I don't think we can ever accuse the USA of altruism. It was in the interests of the USA to regenerate the economies of Europe as a buffer against communism and to break down trade barriers. As The AstroChuck says , they had a plentiful supply of cheap natural resources ,a ready supply of immigrant labour and suffered no wartime damage as European countries had. The money paid to European countries would hardly have been missed

You could not make this shit up Televangelist: Don’t Bother Getting a Flu Shot Since Jesus Got ...

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Those crazies drive me to distraction. I’m from the Charlotte area, so Jim Bakker was a local presence in my youth; he and Tammy Faye took credit for starting ‘xtian broadcasting’ and people like Copeland. It’s hard to believe he’s right back to grifting on TV after serving federal time...

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

I think my favourite is a U Tube video I saw of a female televangelist pacing about in one of those new megachurches in front of thousands of semi hysterical followers saying " God created the universe and he loves me". Pass the sick bag please ?.

Can people get together to talk about science?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 23, 2019:

They should. I love science but you tend to lose me talking of Shroeder's cat and a multiverse. Let us discuss science that we have some evidence for and not just make things up. When you make things up or talk of "what if" you tend to sound like a theist in my opinion.

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@DenoPenno Take your point but sometimes science fiction becomes science fact

Can people get together to talk about science?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 23, 2019:

They should. I love science but you tend to lose me talking of Shroeder's cat and a multiverse. Let us discuss science that we have some evidence for and not just make things up. When you make things up or talk of "what if" you tend to sound like a theist in my opinion.

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

No not theism, theoretical physics.. Way beyond my feeble brain but an example is the Higgs boson. It's existence was forecast long before it was actually discovered.

UFO Conspiracy Theorists Are Freaking Out Over This 'Teleporting' Police Officer

mhyyc comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Why didn't his clothes go with him?

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

Can't probe him with his pants on.

The greatest truth is the knowledge .

Moravian comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Faith is belief without evidence. It starts and ends without knowledge.

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@belfodil I appreciate that English is not your first language and as a monoglot I respect anyone who can speak more than one language but are you sure you are on the right site?. The big bang has nothing to do with evolution. With our current knowledge the big bang is the best explanation for the beginning of the universe. This may change in the future who knows. The solar system was formed billions of years later from the detritus of exploding stars and life on earth started as single celled organisms billions of years later. Evolution is the scientific theory of how we got from there to the present day. If you are on here trying to turn people on to some religion or other, you are wasting your time.

The greatest truth is the knowledge .

Moravian comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Faith is belief without evidence. It starts and ends without knowledge.

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@belfodil Grandson :-). Everything you see around you is the result of and evidence of evolution

The greatest truth is the knowledge .

Moravian comments on Jan 21, 2019:

Faith is belief without evidence. It starts and ends without knowledge.

Moravian replies on Jan 23, 2019:

@belfodil Any type of evidence you can think of.

Tis a sad day when the warmest part of the crib is the porch.

Moravian comments on Jan 22, 2019:

We have a damp cold climate in Scotland with heating requirements for around 7 months of the year, but on the plus side we do not need air conditioning in summer.

Moravian replies on Jan 22, 2019:

@Kattywampus69 Had a holiday on the outer banks, North Carolina two years ago. really enjoyed it. Great beaches and WARM seas, Also very historical, Roanoke Island was really interesting.

Tis a sad day when the warmest part of the crib is the porch.

Amisja comments on Jan 22, 2019:

What is 35f...I forget the calculation?

Moravian replies on Jan 22, 2019:

+1.7 celcius.

Saudis execute Indonesian maid after she killed boss while being raped [dailym.ai] via @MailOnline

ghettophilosopher comments on Jan 22, 2019:

Were I the President of Indonesia, I would, as the article suggests, immediately rescind the migrant worker agreement in question, recall said workers to greatest extent possible, and sever all diplomatic ties, and very vocally expell all Saudi embassadors.

Moravian replies on Jan 22, 2019:

@powder and the fact that they are sitting on a sea of oil and spend $billions of the revenue from it on armaments from the West.

2 YEAR AGO.

BeeHappy comments on Jan 17, 2019:

I remember. I watched all this closely. The level of injustice just tore up my heart. I wanted so badly to join them from early on in the protest. To offer some small support, I posted and shared so much on Facebook and closed my Chase account because of their ties to the oil companies. I sent ...

Moravian replies on Jan 21, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin He certainly was a warmonger. Under his administration more bombs were dropped around the world than under Bush. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt as he at least tried to do some good at home.

Medicare for all - are you for or against it?

Moravian comments on Jan 19, 2019:

Sounds similar to the UK, but the NHS (national health service) is struggling due to the fact that people are living longer and in old age have more health issues.

Moravian replies on Jan 20, 2019:

@Hebert54 Sure it is underfunded but it is constantly requiring a larger percentage of the taxation fund because of an aging population and peoples expectations.

Regarding the "snowpocalypse:" so far, here in middle rural Illinois, we are still just getting lots...

linxminx comments on Jan 19, 2019:

We got a dusting of snow instead of the 7 inches predicted. News media...sheesh!! They are all a lot of drama queens.

Moravian replies on Jan 19, 2019:

Aw. so you didn't get the 7 inches promised then, just like the news girl. https://www.truthorfiction.com/tvanchor/ I'm sure I remember seeing the actual newscast when the newsgirl said to the weatherman "what happened to that 6 inches you promised me last night,"

Climate change.

stanleybell comments on Jan 17, 2019:

Small correction, should br anthropogenic, not anthropomorphic (yes, I'm pedantic.

Moravian replies on Jan 18, 2019:

Thanks. Those big words can be confusing.