If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? [youtube.com]

Storm1752 comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Define "sound."

Looking for others interested in Buddhist and Taoist philosophies in the SE Florida area.

Storm1752 comments on Jul 1, 2020:

North Florida here, but you'll have no problem finding pals down there.

Tucker Carlson: "You will need a protector.

Storm1752 comments on Jul 1, 2020:

We need protection from them! Practice social distancing and wear a mask, 'cause they sure don't!

I'm returning to this after a few years so technically not a newbie, i engaged for a whole week last...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Yes we all used to be sinners until one by one we stopped believing in it, so now we just f--k up occasionally. Jesus went up in a puff of smoke, so instead we watch TV. We get younger every day, though, unlike most people, and one day we'll arrive at ONE SECOND old, then poof! We'll be gone.

Nice red head in a chair

Storm1752 comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Looks like a porcelain doll.

Supreme court strikes down Louisiana abortion law.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Hooray!

I understand protesting is part of democracy.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Blocking highways: no. Tearing down statues of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and other racist traitors: yes.

Woodrow Wilson a PROGRESSIVE president, created the Federal reserve in 1913, to STABILIZE the ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 30, 2020:

The REAL problem is the super-rich and the corporations pay almost NO taxes, a deliberate ploy by Republicans to starve the government of the money it needs to operate. It used 'supply-side economics' as the rationale, claiming the rich would use the money to invest in new industry, thus stimulating the economy. BUT instead, they shipped all the jobs overseas and put their windfall profits into tax shelters or offshore banks. So they lied. NOW they'll use the gigantic federal deficits as an excuse to cut programs to protect the environment, food and drug supply, workers' rights, services to the needy, etc., instead of doing the obvious thing and RAISE TAXES and CUT MILITARY SPENDING. Hopefully people will finally wake up and VOTE this time, give Democrats the majority, and install a democratic socialist system like the one enjoyed in Europe. The Republicans could then resume their intended roles as needed checks on overly-exuberant spending, and as insurers the rich continue to keep enough of their profits to be amply rewarded for their entrepreneurship and innovative genius. One can hope. Meanwhile, loonies such as the Ayn Rand Objectivists can squeal like stuffed pigs about the 'Makers' and 'Takers' from the peanut gallery, where they belong.

LOL, it just CANNOT get any better imo.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Who the heck is Pope Paul Skelly, and why do you bother?

"The story I’m about to share with you about Joe Biden is special — in fact, I’m fairly ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 28, 2020:

Thank you. Now ask yourself, would what's-his-name have even dreamed of doing such a thing. Way to go. Uncle Joe.

Before long women will no longer be needed or appreciated. [theguardian.com]

Storm1752 comments on Jun 24, 2020:

Funny, I see porn as my outlet because women are unavailable. They have unrealistic expectations, demand things I can't give them, then dump me asap when someone "better" comes along, leaving me in emotional ruins. I'm grateful porn has freed me of that gnawing, desperate need for that kind of companionship. I'm currently friends with a vibrant 83-year-old woman who would LIKE sex but doesn't demand it, and likes/loves me for my other positive attributes, which seem invisible to these women you speak of whom I'm supposed to appreciate. They certainly don't seem to appreciate me!

Apparently Biden is now considering two x-cops of color for the VP spot.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 22, 2020:

I think democrats are brilliant, progressive people (like me) and should not be lumped in with Rethuglicans deserving your mockery. That's simplistic BS.

Illusions are everywhere not only in temples and churches/.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

No, I disagree, because EVERYTHING is an illusion. Name me ONE thing that is not. Take them away and the world ceases to exist.

Who will you vote for in the 2020 election?

Storm1752 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

The Green Party voters are probably not even voting. They may as WELL not vote, and that's coming from someone who WOULD vote Green if they had a snowball's chance in hell of making so much as a ripple.

Great Katie Hopkins:::: about how the welfare state fucks us all::: [youtube.com]

Storm1752 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

I dunno, it's a been great for me...I get food assistance and SSI, which (as a handicapped person who'd be homeless living in a cardboard box otherwise) I really appreciate. Why don't you talk to your super-rich elitist masters about slashing the military budget a few hundred billion, and paying more themselves in progressive taxes so we can balance the budget? You think I care two whits what 'Katie Hopkins' thinks?

Biden's ads say, "We're fighting for the soul of this nation" It certainly fits with the darkness ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

You are such a phony troll, a hypocrite all full of fake outrage. What I don't understand is your motivation. Why do you bother? What do you hope to accomplish? I'm voting for good 'ol Joe, he's my man, if Joe can't do it, nobody can! You mean boiling FETUSES, btw? Fetuses are not babies, as any retard knows (except you, apparently).

Have you ever heard anyone use the argument that statues and memorials, no matter what they ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

Sure. Why not? Statues of MLK, for instance. The Confederate battle flag is a LOT like the Nazi swastika; EXTREMELY obnoxious, offensive, and an insult to not only the descendants of black slaves, but also to the victorious north who fought a bloody Civil War to end slavery as a state-sanctioned institution.

Help

Storm1752 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

MY Life Matters. Where are my superior and privileged white genes? Why am I not affluent? Where's my undeserved status, house, life? I must really be a complete loser to not have been able to take advantage of my head start in life! Now I REALLY feel guilty. Native Americans were royally screwed, of course. Genghis Khan screwed over millions, too. So did Alexander the Great and every other celebrated victorious warlord since recorded history began. The U.S. is nothing new; it's just that our sensibilities have become so refined the crimes of the past (even out OWN recent past) have become insufferable. We SHOULD take all this to mean the human race (or at least that portion residing in the First World of white guilt) is perfecting itself before our very eyes. We are indeed fortunate to be here to bear witness for this momentous event.

I am bumfuzzled by trump's Tulsa rally.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

Trump is not unique, of course. ALL Republican candidates benefit from a hard core 40% support before they even get out of bed in the morning. You have to be worse than incompetent and inept to lose an election if you toe the line spewed forth by the "vast right-wing conspiracy," as Hillary so accurately called it. I don't think he's an "effective campaigner and organizer" but simply a hate monger who knows his Rush-Hannity-Graham audience and feeds them red meat every time he opens his mouth. It's not Trump we should be worried about, but the entire apparatus, finely tuned to crank out votes for the super-rich elites who run the entire show.

For those who don't understand or say that systemic racism does not exist in the U.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

I am not responsible for what bigoted white men did in the Deep South over 150 years ago. Would you recommend we pay reparations? One leading black academic put the figure at 13 trillion dollars...sounds about right...should you make the check out or should I?

Mike Pence says 'all lives matter' when asked repeatedly to say 'Black lives matter'

Storm1752 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

All lives DO matter. Just a simple fact. I hate Pence, but I dislike the slogan, Black Lives Matter too. Blacks do not deserve a special status as victims. Yes, slavery was of course bad. Racism is also bad. Duh. All Lives Matter is not racist code talk, despite what some people say, btw. I refuse to feel guilty because I was born white! What am I supposed to do, paint myself black? Go stand in a corner somewhere? Just STOP with all this pious, self-righteous hypocrisy.

Apparently Biden is now considering two x-cops of color for the VP spot.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

Catchy simplistic BS, Earl.

Looking up some other background info, I came across this.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

I just hope he stays "sheltered in place" and doesn't give too many speeches. Hopefully Trump will continue to implode and shoot himself in his two left feet, and Biden won't have to do much, other than NOT. BE. TRUMP! I love Joe myself, lying warts and all.

Everything is not about you.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

Your world IS all about you. MY world is all about me. And so on. I humor people who don't share my values: honesty, loyalty, trust, etc. If you're waiting around for people who "share your values" you have a long wait ahead of you, it seems to me. NOBODY shares MY values! I am a rock; I am an island. And a rock feels no pain, and an island never cries.

i'm pretty sure this would work for either side. [youtube.com]

Storm1752 comments on Jun 19, 2020:

I'm a hippie; you want to burn me for _____?

A Question of Morality -- Looking for Opinions -- Should saving a puppy mill dog just be written...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 18, 2020:

Easy call. Save the pooch!

First amendment right to free speech....versus mob mentality. [issuesinsights.com]

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

You're being paranoid.

Trump asked China’s Xi to help him win reelection, according to Bolton book

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

It's beyond belief he's actually president.

I know many of you don't bother clicking the links posted.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

She's just saying what all Republicans (and some Democrats) believe.

a wonderful graphic of sizes of land masses, nations, etc.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Oh no, the U.S. is WAY bigger than that.

White privileged racism right here folks. [refinery29.com]

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

I think the whole BLM 'movement' is somewhat overblown.

I figure this entire site is a bunch of egos butting heads.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 15, 2020:

I (sort of) backed off my assertion there's no such thing as an 'agnostic atheist'.' Still not 100% convinced but I've (kind of) come around to where I can see that point of view

How can people blame Trump for this countries ills.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 15, 2020:

Typical rant

Music anyone? Thoughts? [youtu.be]

Storm1752 comments on Jun 14, 2020:

How the same country can elect Obama and Clinton on the one hand, and Reagan, Bush and Trump on the other, is beyond me and absolutely mystifying. This vid is funny and sad at the same time!

Back Door Psychology Why do heterosexual men fantasize obsessively about anal sex?

Storm1752 comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Is that a joke?

Honest Question - Do you think we face Systemic Oppression? Or are we just intensely disliked?

Storm1752 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

No I'm agnostic but I don't have it branded on my forehead. Most people nod their heads in silent agreement on the rare occasions it comes up. Atheists ARE actively disliked, however. About the same as activist Christians, I think. Both are perceived as self-righteous, condenscending, and moralistic, it seems to me. Some people think it smugly self-indulgent of them to claim 'special knowledge' without visible justification, indicating an underlying narcissism. This is just my sense of the situation. Most Americans are silently agnostic, in my opinion. They are not churchgoing, pious, ardent believers, or strident non-believers, and look askance at anyone who is. Of course, many 'hard' atheists are NOT militantly outspoken or overtly contemptuous of other points of view, but enough are to create the stereotype.

2020.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

I don't see adherence to a "a certain belief or faith" an "option." Although I'm considering aiming my Agnosticism at Buddhism for a period of study. Unlike Abrahamic religions, it apparently has grown and matured to the point some of it actually makes sense. As for 2020, the portents are disturbing, even alarming, but I predict things will start turning around in November and 2021 will be a year of course correction.

Helpful in understanding the mindset of conservatives. [youtube.com]

Storm1752 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

It's good to know I have the five moral principles in perfect balance.

There's some people on this site, not many, just a few, who should wear this hat.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

You mean, "White Lives Matter?"

2 truths and 31 lies Joe Biden has told about his work in the Civil Rights Movement Since the ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

I'm still voting for him.

Maybe this time real and lasting change will take place.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

OMG!!! Hope they're happy. Are you KIDDING me?!? If they ever "defund" MY town's police department and go with "community-based" law enforcement, I'm moving!

I am an atheist.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

I like the Sermon on the Mount...I don't get any inspiration from it but I can appreciate it as lyrical prose. But I despise it as part of an elaborate hoax which has enslaved billions...so I don't read it or the rest of that abomination called the 'bible.'

One of the funniest thingsI have ever read.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Why not ice in a plastic bag???

Here Are Some Common Sex Myths That Everyone Really Needs To Stop Believing | IFLScience

Storm1752 comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Irrelevant. I've totally forgotten what a 'sex life' is.

😊 Getting some water and a snack...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Here I am scrolling through posts on weighty subjects and suddenly, out of nowhere, comes this... Thanks!

A Utopian Idealism When one's own self evolves, deepens, becomes more whole, then one naturally ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

I think a FORM of Utopia is imminent. First we must get past the current series of crises, unite as human beings worldwide, and apply our collective energy to not only overcome the present critically serious problems, but catapault ourselves to heights we cannot even imagine given present circumstances. I very excited to see what the next 20 years bring. This is the most important 20 years in human history up to this point. Thank you VERY much for this much-needed shot of optimism. Too often we dwell on the negative, and fail to see the new world order about to emerge.

I am different just like anyone else. And do you consider yourself different too?

Storm1752 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

We are all unique.

Now that all four cops have been charged, and, I assume, arrested as well, do you think the protests...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 3, 2020:

Yes they should STOP

The Secrets Behind Which Chain Restaurants Support Liberal or Conservative Views, Revealed

Storm1752 comments on Jun 3, 2020:

It's all junk food to me!

Yale Epidemiologist: Hydroxychloroquine Should Be 'Widely Available And Promoted Immediately' As ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Hooray! Problem solved. Now can we finally have the NBA playoffs?

Rich Goscicki Ever since high school I've always been impressed with Rene Magritte, the father of...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2020:

My satellite TV lets you record programs ahead of time. Then you can skip through them. I haven't watched commercials for over a year. They are the greedy, obnoxious corporation with a megaphone shouting obscenities in your ear, insulting you, laughing at your values, spitting in your face. Why? It works for the sheeple who are their 'target demographic.' Commercials are mini-indictments, on full display every hour of the day or night, of the capitalist sewer we are all wallowing around in. And most of the programs they 'sponser' are just as bad.

I'm tired.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Turn off your TV. Or, alternately, watch reruns of the Andy Griffith Show.

Trump is looking a bit shaky atm and I can see him being removed from the presidency through some ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2020:

Pence Would not make Sense. He'd rip the mask off of who's REALLY running the show: evangelicals and the super rich.

MAGA Cultist: “I Make Shit Up All the Time” to Make Democrats Look Bad | Hemant Mehta | Friendly...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

At least he's honest about it.

Trump Administration to Redirect WHO Funding to Evangelist Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse ...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

What a jackass.

God: What a trap!

Storm1752 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

What a trip!

From Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy ([rep.

Storm1752 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

Of course there is SOME evidence of SOME kind of 'god,' but it is not conclusive or definitive. So as an agnostic I cannot state FOR MYSELF there is definitely a 'god.' I'm atheist of a PERSONAL ENTITY, but agnostic about 'god' as an impersonal force, so the general proposition is still pending concrete proof.

Scientists Believe They Know Why Women Evolved to Like Giving Blowjobs They’ve looked to the ...

Storm1752 comments on May 31, 2020:

How ridiculous. Any word on why so many Bonobos and human females enjoy lesbian sex? Are fruit bats lesbian as well?

There are people protesting police brutality in cities across the nation and the police respond with...

Storm1752 comments on May 31, 2020:

It's not 'brutality;' they're just doing their job under extraordinarily brutal conditions. Yes there are obviously instances they cross the line and we know about a small fraction of those cases. But managing crowd control during street demonstrations and especially full-blown riots is another matter entirely. Stop throwing loaded words around just to get a rise out of people. It's irresponsible and childish.

😲😱 Checking to see if deodorant is needed 😜😜

Storm1752 comments on May 31, 2020:

You're killing me.

Better Together Evolution - concert today - [facebook.

Storm1752 comments on May 31, 2020:

Cool!

How Many Would Put Themselves In The Middle of This Diagram

Storm1752 comments on May 31, 2020:

No-brainer.

Why we're angry - [johnpavlovitz.com]

Storm1752 comments on May 30, 2020:

That's so well put I'm speechless.

"Straight" guys?

Storm1752 comments on May 29, 2020:

I consider myself 'straight,' but have given and received (under the influence of alcohol/drugs---my wild younger days!) and enjoyed it under those specific circumstances. I'd do it again under similar circumstances. I don't drink or smoke anymore--too far along--but I can visualize it happening under the influence of SOMETHING. (Incidentally, guys give GREAT blow jobs!😀)

More United Nations CPC subservience. [youtube.com]

Storm1752 comments on May 28, 2020:

What is Gravitas?

I accepted the job I applied for as an adoptions specialist today!!! All on my own! No glory to God ...

Storm1752 comments on May 28, 2020:

Congratulations, but you DO realize you'll be surrounded by rabid 'right-to-lifers' all day, every day, for the duration, don't you? Just checking...

The Republican leaders exist solely to support the elite and dumb down the citizens.

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

No too many care you dropped out. I just hope there aren't too many of you or we really ARE screwed. Good luck to you. I'm sure you have a great life.

I'm sure this has been posted before.

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

He's singing about a personal god. Maybe there's an impersonal one. Anyway, he sounds very depressed; one feels almost sorry for him.

Opinion Why Is Trump Gutting Regulations That Save Lives?

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

Because the super rich (including himself) don't want them.

We're number one! The United States far leads the world in COVID-19 deaths.

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

Hey I'm a recluse hiding out in my cabin "sheltering in place" as a lifestyle. Those morons can intermingle and sneeze in each others' faces all they want. Won't bother me.

New Poll Proves 40% Of Republicans Are Complete Idiots - The Ring of Fire Network

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

Bill Gates can track me all he wants.

Is homosexuality a choice?

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

Is homosexuality a choice? Well I've participated in homosexual acts from time to time, enjoyed it, feel great about it, don't regret it in the slightest. I consider myself straight with bisexual feelings, but who knows? Who cares? If the situation was right I'd do it and enjoy it again, but if it never does, that's okay too. It's absolutely no big deal.

Another Christian bites the dust! Frontman of Christian rock band reveals he no longer believes ...

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

How many 'Christians' feel that exact same way? Probably the majority.

💦 Good morning all.. It's shower time. Woohoo!

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

What's that tattoo on her (long, shapely) leg?? I even zoomed it in and it's still obscure. Don't get me wrong, it works. I'd just like to know what it is.

Love the thought! Not sure it is really true that there weren't some behind the scenes stuff going...

Storm1752 comments on May 26, 2020:

Maybe post-WWII for about 20 years. That's about it.

Dare I open the subject

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

I can relate.

I tend to cry very easily at things I find beautiful, but almost never at things that are "sad", ...

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

Sounds like a personal quirk.

Ohio lawmaker refuses to wear a mask because it offends God

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

It's a campaign ploy.

I became draft age in ’75 as America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam conflict had ...

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

Should have never BEEN in Iraq, of course. And W. walks around free, giving speeches and moralizing when he should have been dealt with years ago. The worst kind of war criminal, a self-righteous one.

To me.

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

Stick with the snowflakes.

Nebraska Medicine reports COVID-19 inpatients at an all-time high

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

I hate to say this, but I have the distinct feeling we ain't seen nuthin' yet!

Memorial Day thoughts of a former Nationalist.

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

I'm sorry it offended you. Not being of military background I can't understand that. I hope you can honor the Covid workers anyway...I'm sure you do. Plus, don't hate the servicemen ..I'm sure you don't. We've had the misfortune to have as recent history two of the most immoral wars imaginable: Vietnam and Iraq. Absolutely wicked. At least Vietnam had SOME misguided justification/rationale. Iraq was unforgivable. But the rank-and-file military are brave and patriotic people. What's happening is not their fault. I'm sure you know this, but I thought I'd say it anyway. Dylan's Masters of War says it all.

This is how the idiot got elected, and how he will again.

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

Not voting Democratic (liberal/progressive) because they're not perfect is a big mistake. It only drives the party further and further rightward in a desperate attempt to attract those who DO vote. I really question how many people on here vote anyway. They bluster and complain but when it comes to getting off their butts, I really wonder...

Picture 1 is the big xtian church near me last week.

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

I don't know what the pissing contest here is about, but anyway, that's not many cars. If they wear masks and keep at a safe distance, I don't see a problem...

How many of these terms do you know? and how many are actually used?

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

A lot of people know #18, the 'tittle'...#6, 'tines' of a fork, easy, other than that, none known, none used.

As a young catholic school girl, I tried so hard to believe.

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

You sound like someone who lost their only friend. I get choked up every time I hear (or sing myself) We Shall Overcome No god required.

Hello Everyone, If someone was without enough food or support and did not have enough money to ...

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

I think it's perfectly acceptable and in her case a very good idea. An abortion of an unwanted fetus is an excellent option. It hasn't been born! It doesn't even know it exists! Do YOU remember being in the womb? Of. course not. In my opinion, it's no different than aborting a monkey fetus, or a lamb fetus, or any other fetus. When abortion first became legal, many women had them without a second thought. It was only after over 50 years of anti-abortion propaganda women now go through such agonizing! If a child is too expensive, or unwanted for ANY reason, why should it be FORCED on a woman? Abortion should be considered a form of birth control, nothing more, nothing less. I'm agnostic, and my feeling is any god would either understand completely and have no problem with it, or is impersonal so not even aware of it, Religions believe the 'unborn baby' goes straight to heaven anyway, so in that case the woman is actually doing it a favor! Urge this woman STRONGLY to terminate the pregnancy and get on with her life.

Scientist: Trump Destroyed Obama’s Pandemic Response Team Out Of Spite

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

Devastating and damning.

I'm being inundated with posts where people want to impose restrictions on Congress with a ...

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

I totally and thoroughly agree. It is a Republican strategy to fundamentally change our democracy into something resembling a theocratic oligarchy.

I wonder what folks here think of recent and current events in Israel and Palestine.

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

Hopefully the Palestinians will accept the next favorable peace proposal, lay down their arms and renounce terrorism, and change their charter and explicitly recognize Israel's right to exist. For good measure they would stop their virulently hate-filled media from inciting citizens to carry out violent acts against a peaceful and democratic state. (I already know I'm in the minority. I feel for the Palestinians, but they chose Hamas to lead them, and refused peace. The Israelis are doing what they have to do.)

Life is hard, stress can be overwhelming, there's always more bullshit on the way, it's always going...

Storm1752 comments on May 25, 2020:

Stoicism: worrying only about things under my control eliminates 90% of the stress. The other 10%? I've discovered WORRYING (about something potentially happening) is the stress. When the worst DOES happen, a deadly calm comes over me, I'm able to think clearly and dispassionately and zero in on exactly what needs to be done. I still worry about areas of concern, but only to pinpoint dangers, so I can prevent dangerous situations from hemorraghing into their worst forms. So damage control is also much easier. Usually, I find, really bad things are unforeseeable and unpreventable. Free-floating anxiety is therefore futile and extremely counterproductive.

Some of my colored pencil stuff

Storm1752 comments on May 23, 2020:

The thing bottom left is stunning. They all are.

Okay, yes I have learned my lesson with being an over-sharer & being too comfortable with my ...

Storm1752 comments on May 23, 2020:

You spent all your time telling him you didn't want to sleep with him; he spent all his time telling you how irresistable he was and what a worthless slut you are... Great conversation.

There could hardly be anything more beautiful... [mymodernmet.com]

Storm1752 comments on May 21, 2020:

They look a little bored...

[youtu.be] This was originally written about Reagan. I re-edited the opening on the master.

Storm1752 comments on May 20, 2020:

Any Republican president is by definition the world's most dangerous man. How about W.!!!???! Responsible for over 1 million dead at LEAST. Good song.

Per the May 14 article in the New York Times: "Navy fighter pilots reported close encounters with ...

Storm1752 comments on May 20, 2020:

I sure hope so! If people knew the truth it'd be a very different world!

I live on a world, and try to live in a world, with a bunch of fucking idiots.

Storm1752 comments on May 20, 2020:

What's it about, then?

Read this on another board and thought I'd offer it up for discussion here.

Storm1752 comments on May 19, 2020:

Very good. Reincarnation is being thoroughly investigated at the University of Virginia and it has yielded some very compelling results. It's not necessary to believe in an old-school 'god' to speculate it might be a natural, physically-explainable phenomenon which COULD lead (as is the Buddhist belief) the refinement of the concentrated form of energy some refer to as a 'soul.' Or, it could lead a person's concentrated energy in one life back into the collective energy stream, with or without the imprint of individuality. Or something else. I've been thinking it might be useful to erase past religious thoughts from the mind and to use modern concepts and words to talk about reincarnation and other out-of-the-ordinary things, like crop circles and psychism. Using old, moldy, obsolete ones seems to keep a lot of people mired in the past. How that connects with sleep and dreaming... maybe the similarities of coincidence, or a real way a consciousness can travel...anything's possible.

I spent far too much time looking into which group this would be most appropriately posted, so it ...

Storm1752 comments on May 19, 2020:

Origen surely had some inspiring thoughts, but because lately I'm interested in the newly 'hot' idea of a cyclical universe (as opposed to a Big Bang-style one) and reincarnation (which he rejected though he confusingly tolerated 'transmigration of the soul'), and because he held versions of ULTRA-conservative Christian orthodox beliefs, and because I don't believe one word of the Christ myth anyway, the entire artifice of the theology surrounding it seems like an exercise in layering ever-more elaborate myths on top of earlier myths, not a fleshing out of a true story and it's supporting dogma. During this time the 'real story' of 'Christ' and his supposed life, teachings, origin, nature, and that of the universe, were in enormous flux, which tells me it was primarily if not entirely an intellectual exercise, and the prevailing doctrine 'won' for many reasons, but probably NOT because it was the truth. For instance, Origen's idea 'God' created all spirits before the world was created, and Christ's soul first of all, seems merely that, a notion of his, ultimately rejected by the church. Why? I personally don't know or care, but it goes to show it MIGHT have been adopted. Would that have made it the more true? Not in MY opinion! It's irrelevant anyway, to me, because the whole edifice is fiction built upon fiction. Do you think otherwise? What is your point?

Israel has done another land grab, approved under Trump's "Deal of the century".

Storm1752 comments on May 19, 2020:

Not familiar with that particular 'land grab.' Details?