MITHRA.

yamaha45701 comments on Jan 6, 2019:

I attended a adjunct professor training course for my college. We talked about handling sensitive topics and how to deal with students who get riled up. The subject of religion was the one that apparently gets folks from 0-60 in three seconds. One of the participants told of a class they taught ...

Triphid replies on Jan 6, 2019:

I do occasional Public debates with Priests, Bishops, Ministers of Religion and the like. I am, of course, the one who stands firmly on the side of Reason, Logic and Atheism, I've had the 'faithfools' racking their religion sodden brains for response to my points so many times I've lost count and have had the 'faithfools' in the audiences often hurl threats of damnation at me, as well as the odd article of footwear, eggs, etc, EVEN a bible as well. I can honestly say that never once have I actually either lost a debate or had one end in a tied situation, I've actually had, on numerous occasions, members of the ' clergy' either come up to me and congratulate me for knowledge of religion/s, bible 'history' and the ancient and historical sources upon which the bible has been so loosely 'based.' Some of my most favorite memories are the 5 members of the clergy, all at sperate times I might add, who later met up with me to tell that my debates so impacted upon their beliefs that they began to question them and decided to reject them totally as being little more than " fireside mythologies taken completely out of their realms and used as tools to control the masses."

If you want to eat meat then do so, if you want to be vegan then that's fine too.

Marionville comments on Jan 5, 2019:

I am sure he’s joking! However, I don’t understand why vegans and vegetarians have to continually try to control and even hi-jack the diets of the rest of us!

Triphid replies on Jan 5, 2019:

I agree with you there, Marionville, they're getting to be, in y opinion, almost as bad as the religiotards and 'faithfools' with always striving to 'convert' everyone to their be3liefs and ways. What's next? Do we see a movement where the Vegans start threatening omnivores with being burned at the steak (stake), threatened with an Eternity condemned to being tortured by the Great and Fiery Tofu Demon and all his Red Hot Chili Demons?

It's par-tay time! The wine is poured.

Xanadutoo comments on Jan 4, 2019:

Thats exactly what her voice sounded to me .There must have been another reason men liked her.

Triphid replies on Jan 5, 2019:

@ProudMary I guess it may have been because she had the biggest tits ( sorry typo hits)….LOL.

Hey guys, it's time to start those home repair projects this weekend.

creative51 comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Where can I get a left handed monkey wrench at a decent price?

Triphid replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@blumandolin I've been searching Ebay for ages to find 1 long weight and 2 short ones for my neighbor, he's tried every hardware store around, waited for days for them to get back to him and he hasn't got access to Ebay, etc. He is also looking to buy a case of 500mm x 600mm post holes, any ideas where he can get them?

Does this I have to build a pyramid before I die?

Triphid comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Why bother with anything, just live and die when it's your time. Don't waste valuable ground space by being buried, be cremated and have your ash spread around a garden or somewhere you enjoyed being during your life.

Triphid replies on Jan 4, 2019:

@Michael64 Yeah I remember what laughter is and I do it quite often ad regularly.

What is your biggest pet peeve when going to the grocery store?

Triphid comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Shoppers blocking the aisles so as they can have a bloody chat and give you foul looks if you ask them nicely to let you through.

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

My most enjoyable thing when in the supermarket is to see people trying to decide or select a shampoo. I go up to them, point my shaven head and tell them, " Don't use that one, look what it did to my hair."

What is the Evidence for Evolution? - YouTube

WilliamFleming comments on Jan 2, 2019:

It’s a great video so far as it goes but I expect it’s preaching to the choir around here. Not mentioned at all is the traditional idea that evolution is driven strictly by mutations and natural selection, random and mechanistic events without conscious input. Studies in epigenetics show ...

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Breeders do what is called Selective Breeding which, technically is not EVOLUTION in the truest sense, it is more like human eugenics on the animal world than it is evolution. Speaking very basically, Evolution is where the best adapted thrive, survive and get to reproduce whilst the least adapted simply die out. Except nowadays with the intervention of human influence, beneficial or harmful, some areas of evolution are running rampant on occasions.

Just received the following from an Australian friend (real not virtual internet friend) - ”To ...

Triphid comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Bloody Nora, the kids of today are living in luxury compared to when I went to school from the late 50s through to the early 70s. We either walked to school, often miles there and miles back or rode our single speed ( not fancy gears/mountain bike types in those days) 'pushies' everywhere ( rain or...

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

Hey, Frayed Bear, what wrote about schooling in my days was 100% TRUE.

Just received the following from an Australian friend (real not virtual internet friend) - ”To ...

powder comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Wanker springs to mind. If us adults pulled our finger out and used renewables, available now, then all the energy use whinge is a non issue. With robotics coming, food production can be done on a household/ community scale. Sort out shelter and life can be very good. Free power, information age, ...

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

Yeah I agree with you there, the biggest piles of turds are the Naysayers and the Politicians like Scabbott, etc.

Just received the following from an Australian friend (real not virtual internet friend) - ”To ...

Triphid comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Bloody Nora, the kids of today are living in luxury compared to when I went to school from the late 50s through to the early 70s. We either walked to school, often miles there and miles back or rode our single speed ( not fancy gears/mountain bike types in those days) 'pushies' everywhere ( rain or...

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

@FrayedBear Yeah, that's about the extent of their achievements thus far, however there are many of us from the 'older' generations who have been voicing our feelings as well you know.

There are times when I feel hopeful and optimistic that future generations will have the wherewithal...

NoMagicCookie comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Face - Palm

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

@NoMagicCookie Yep, you're right there. Maybe hitting that numb-nuts ' zakwanker' with a few hefty tomes of reality might help him, if not it sure go a long way to helping us deal with twats like him.

There are times when I feel hopeful and optimistic that future generations will have the wherewithal...

NoMagicCookie comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Face - Palm

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

'Face-palm' mate? I was almost tempted to head-palm my computer reading that utter twaddle.

Naming names: A reckoning is underway in US Catholic Church

EdEarl comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Finally. Now, the Catholic church must not be the only one with bad people preaching; though, I've not heard of it.

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

Oh, don't you worry its been happening in almost sect of Xtianity for generations upon generations.

Naming names: A reckoning is underway in US Catholic Church

altschmerz comments on Jan 3, 2019:

Pope Francis is all talk.

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

As my Dad would say; " Wanky Frankie is like a Barbers' cat, all wind and piss."

The next door children have just lit a fire to your shrubs and in the past have broken windows ...

wordywalt comments on Jan 3, 2019:

I would warn the parents that if the boys do any more malicious damage that you are aware of, you will report them to the police. Maybe the parents will then get serious about controlling the boys.

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

Nice idea BUT, in my experiences some parents just don't a shit what their kids do.

What is the Evidence for Evolution? - YouTube

WilliamFleming comments on Jan 2, 2019:

It’s a great video so far as it goes but I expect it’s preaching to the choir around here. Not mentioned at all is the traditional idea that evolution is driven strictly by mutations and natural selection, random and mechanistic events without conscious input. Studies in epigenetics show ...

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

No, no consciousness, Universal or whatever, required just the inate natural drive to thrive and survive.

What is the Evidence for Evolution? - YouTube

Triphid comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Evidence supporting evolution is measured in tons, evidence supporting the biblical Creation Myth is measured in ONE single, solitary book, i.e. The Goat-herders Guide to the Galaxy, aka the Bible.

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

@Hastur Feel most free.

Winners don't do drugs.

Triphid comments on Jan 2, 2019:

" IF you cannot manage to put in your best by using exactly whatever talent.etc, that you have and NOT resorting to enhancing drugs, etc, then you simply are NOT trying."

Triphid replies on Jan 3, 2019:

@SoullessHeathen Them, in my opinion, all you/they have done is to create something false, like that Lance Armstrong and his 'wins' in the Tour de France for example.

Help me! I'm in danger of laughing myself to death!

Hathacat comments on Jan 2, 2019:

I have also seen zombies that look a lot like her.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@Hathacat Rumour has it that she once tried for a Facelift but every thief for hundreds of miles simply refused the job....LOL.

Help me! I'm in danger of laughing myself to death!

Hathacat comments on Jan 2, 2019:

I have also seen zombies that look a lot like her.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@Hathacat Evil you say, I say bloody horrendous, I bet she breaks more mirrors than a clumsy Glazier.

Help me! I'm in danger of laughing myself to death!

Hathacat comments on Jan 2, 2019:

I have also seen zombies that look a lot like her.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

Shit a brick Mate, she looks like she could BITE the heads off STEEL rivets and came back for the rest.

Anyone else study comparative religious history?

Triphid comments on Jan 2, 2019:

I have a Doctorate in Theology and Comparative Modern Religions, the bible ( Goat-herders Guide to the Galaxy) consists of the first 5 books (pentateuch) lifted directly from the Hebrew Torah, the rest being little more than an amalgamation of myths and legends plagiarised from different cultures ...

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@kauva Have you tried reading up on the Denisovans, they were in and around that region.

Vatican scrambles after pope appears to deny existence of hell | World news | The Guardian

Mikejones2049 comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Same happened here in UK in 1980s. New Archbishop of Durham was inaugurated - didn't believe in some aspects of the Bible- and the roof of York Minster caught fire!

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

Aw, JUST the roof, that's terrible, should've been the whole bloody place imho.

Non-Hodgkin's Large Cell B Lymphoma.

Triphid comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Congratulations, BUT, not wishing to 'rain on your parade' you do realise that 'recovery' and cure are 2 very different things. Recovery = remission from the signs/symptoms, etc, of the original cancer/s, Cure = you've been FREE of those signs/symptoms, etc, for at least 5 or more years.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@dahermit That's a good frame of mind to have, after all Death is one of the certainties in life, No-one can escape death.

Regarding Religion: A Few More Thoughts.

brentan comments on Jan 2, 2019:

I wonder is there a connection between the suppression of the one god religion in Egypt and the alleged exodus of many to begin their monotheistic religion in Canaan.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

It has been suggested quite often that the monotheistic ideology of Akhenaten ( Amenhotep IV) was the origin of the Hebrew/Abrahamic religions in the first place, considering the FACT that the nomadic Hebrew tribes seemed to 'take turns' in entering Egypt to beg for food and shelter on a very regular basis. The Levites, of course, were the known mercenaries of the region and sold their services to Egypt thus becoming the Sentry Guards at the Goshen entrance point to Egypt, later to be expelled, all 600+ of them for acts of Arson, Slave trading, Extortion and robberies of Trade Caravans head towards Egypt and since the Egyptian Law of Ma'at ( the Law of Universal Peace and Harmony) prohibited punishing Non-Egyptians by executions, etc, it was decided that they should be Expelled and Exiled eternally from Egypt immediately and without recourse. Most certainly the Levites would have taken this monotheistic ideology with them as the left, seeing it as means to an end amongst their own kind.

Would you just look at the time!

Remowill comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Jesus didnt have a watch.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

No, but we all know just how much he LIKES to watch.

Would you confine a drug addict upon a first offense to a drug program and possibly save their life?

Triphid comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Offer free de-toxing programmes to the addict and in the meantime chase down and put the Dealers and growers out of the picture permanently that's what should be done to parasites like Dealers, etc.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@Wurlitzer No, I did NOT intend nor mean they be 'executed' merely put of business permanently. Growing mere 'weed' for own use to my mind is NOT a problem, however the offering up of 'hard' drugs to school children, etc, is, in my opinion, a criminal act.

What is the Evidence for Evolution? - YouTube

Triphid comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Evidence supporting evolution is measured in tons, evidence supporting the biblical Creation Myth is measured in ONE single, solitary book, i.e. The Goat-herders Guide to the Galaxy, aka the Bible.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@Lop-Eared-Mule By no means phunny, it IS a Fact.

Here's a little poem I wrote.

Triphid comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Perhaps we might like to consider setting up a Poets Group or Poets Corner here on Agnostics.com

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@Quantum Just go to the Browse icon on top of the site page, left mouse press, the list will come up, left mouse on groups and the list starts to unroll, at the top there's a space for you to type in Poet's Corner, do that then key on the search icon and voila.....

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Irish, or Aussie?

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@Lop-Eared-Mule As my Dad used to say, " Heinz 57," that's me. The whole idea of the poem is from tales told to me really old Bushies way back when I was a kid. With a wee dab of the A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson magic thrown in of course.

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Irish, or Aussie?

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

Irish or Aussie what?

Cheesus Crust the 'faithfools' are getting a bit desperate around here.

powder comments on Jan 1, 2019:

Nothing cracks me, or the Thai's up more than seeing tossers in their black and whites, riding bicycles around in the middle of bum fuck, in tropical heat, looking for heathens to convert.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@powder Thought it was rain Monday night but it turned out be just some incontinent galahs flying over....LOL.

Note the comments...

SeeCanU comments on Jan 1, 2019:

666 and 69 - my fave numbers (not in any order)

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

You should really try a 999, she gets on top....LOL.

Cheesus Crust the 'faithfools' are getting a bit desperate around here.

powder comments on Jan 1, 2019:

Nothing cracks me, or the Thai's up more than seeing tossers in their black and whites, riding bicycles around in the middle of bum fuck, in tropical heat, looking for heathens to convert.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

@powder Nah mate, way out west where the rain don't fall very often, that little dot west of Dubbo on the map attached.

Cheesus Crust the 'faithfools' are getting a bit desperate around here.

Aushra comments on Jan 2, 2019:

Why would Jesus be waiting for a bus? Isn't he supposed to be everywhere? If you are spread out everywhere then why would you need to take a bus there? You would already be there. ? Just my stupid sense of humor.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

Maybe it's because J.C. is unemployed, has a Centrelink card and can buy the special ticket for $2.50 per day that allows you to travel around on any bus all day, WITHOUT getting NAILED for the full fares all the time.

Petter comments on Jan 1, 2019:

That was worthy of Banjo P. himself.

Triphid replies on Jan 2, 2019:

Jeez, thanks for that one Cobber you've made me blush. I've always thought of myself as being just one of those very ordinary, lower grade poets, now with your kind words I feel driven to write more often.

Cheesus Crust the 'faithfools' are getting a bit desperate around here.

chucklesIII comments on Jan 1, 2019:

There are cemeteries filled with people who were waiting for Jesus.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

Yep, and they'll be waiting there for a bloody eternity too.

Tomfoolery33 comments on Jan 1, 2019:

I like it, but I don't know all the slang terms.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

Good old Aussie bush slang mate, e.g. a Kelly is an axe, a Banjo is a Shovel and a Bar is a Crow-bar about 6 feet long, chisel shaped at one end, a new-chum is someone who has just started working in the bush, a 'Bushie' is an old hand, been working in the bush most of his life. Oh, and Mulga is variety of the Acacia tree, hard, blood red wood and tough enough to blunten a chainsaw, let alone a Kelly.

Cheesus Crust the 'faithfools' are getting a bit desperate around here.

DoctorJohn comments on Jan 1, 2019:

They were waiting for God, oh!

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

Nope, just J.C. so they said. IF I hadn't been in hurry to get the things I needed done and back into the cool of home I'd have told them ; "Why wait, wouldn't be easier to meet him halfway?"

Cheesus Crust the 'faithfools' are getting a bit desperate around here.

powder comments on Jan 1, 2019:

Nothing cracks me, or the Thai's up more than seeing tossers in their black and whites, riding bicycles around in the middle of bum fuck, in tropical heat, looking for heathens to convert.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

By no means is it Tropical Heat here mate, it's pure semi-arid DESERT heat out here 50kms from the N.S.W.- S.A. border, drier than a dead Nun's nasty, so bloody dry that the trees are starting to chase around AFTER the dogs and you actually feel the heat in the ground rising up through the soles of your shoes. Those 2 dip-shits must be thicker than a concrete block I reckon.

Red Dust, Saltbush and Flies.

pixiedust comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really like this. The internal rhymes are pleasing and the rhythm is like a horse's gallop. The descriptions keep it real. It is a little hard to read as a paragraph - I assume that reflects some limitations in your text editor.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@FrayedBear Just finished writing and posting another offering using your suggestion. It think it worked quite well, the posting bit at least.

Red Dust, Saltbush and Flies.

pixiedust comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really like this. The internal rhymes are pleasing and the rhythm is like a horse's gallop. The descriptions keep it real. It is a little hard to read as a paragraph - I assume that reflects some limitations in your text editor.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@FrayedBear Okay, I'll give it go.

Red Dust, Saltbush and Flies.

pixiedust comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really like this. The internal rhymes are pleasing and the rhythm is like a horse's gallop. The descriptions keep it real. It is a little hard to read as a paragraph - I assume that reflects some limitations in your text editor.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@FrayedBear Err, sorry to sound like a computer Dummy, which I am btw, but do I find this 'Play store' thingy thru using my search engine or is it on this group?

What was "The Moment" for you? The conversation or event that set your Atheism in motion.

Triphid comments on Jan 1, 2019:

Well I can most honestly and safe state that mine was when, aged about 8 or 9, I asked questions at Sunday School, where I was literally forced to go by my 'mother', and was subsequently expelled. The same/similar happened at EVERY other Sunday School of EVERY other Religious Denomination she ...

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Mhianwik Yep, usually they either fob off the question, say that God did it or in my case they just ranted, raved and expelled me.

Red Dust, Saltbush and Flies.

pixiedust comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really like this. The internal rhymes are pleasing and the rhythm is like a horse's gallop. The descriptions keep it real. It is a little hard to read as a paragraph - I assume that reflects some limitations in your text editor.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@FrayedBear Okay and thanks, all I need do now is decode it into the language I understand, English (Lol) and not computerese.

Texas Woman Gives Birth to 15-Pound Baby -- Hospital Record

sfvpool comments on Jan 1, 2019:

My first wife gave birth to about 17 pounds of baby -- twins.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

As a Mid-wife, the biggest I ever helped deliver was a 12 pound, 11 ounce baby girl to a mother that was a skinny as rake handle and Dad who'd need to run around in the shower just so he'd get wet.

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Jacar Yes, it IS bloody weird to say the least.

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Jacar To which socket are you referring?

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Jacar Well, since reality is the only REAL thing in life, WHY not?

Red Dust, Saltbush and Flies.

pixiedust comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really like this. The internal rhymes are pleasing and the rhythm is like a horse's gallop. The descriptions keep it real. It is a little hard to read as a paragraph - I assume that reflects some limitations in your text editor.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@FrayedBear So I just add the [ ] bits at the beginning of the poem do I, and it all comes out in verse form? I grew using pen, paper, typewriters and slide rules so I'm a real novice on these tin boxes.

Here's a little poem I wrote.

Triphid comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Perhaps we might like to consider setting up a Poets Group or Poets Corner here on Agnostics.com

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Wildflower Thank you, I've found the 'Poet's Corner' and posted a piece yesterday, now I need to figure out how to make this idiotic computer allow me to post things in actual verse style instead of as a long passage of words. Not really up to scratch on my computer knowledge and the computer usage/languages stuff, grew up in the age of typewriters, pen and paper, slide-rules, etc.

So this morning we filled up the bird feeder with seeds - the birds started flocking to it - so, of ...

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 31, 2018:

Cats that live in the wild and indoor pets allowed to roam outdoors kill from 1.4 billion to as many as 3.7 billion birds in the continental U.S. each year, says a new study. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Lavergne No need to apologize, etc, at least the feral cats over your way have predators after them. In Australia they have NONE and the carnage they do is immense, both urbanely and in the bush.

Red Dust, Saltbush and Flies.

pixiedust comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really like this. The internal rhymes are pleasing and the rhythm is like a horse's gallop. The descriptions keep it real. It is a little hard to read as a paragraph - I assume that reflects some limitations in your text editor.

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@FrayedBear My apologies that it did NOT come out in verse form I wrote it in, sadly I grew up in an age where computers were NOT the usual thing that everyone could have and own, so I'm still learning about the intricacies of them.

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@Jacar What are you jealous of all clean, fresh air, lack of pollution, wonderful sunshine and the open spaces within 5-10 minutes that I live in?

So this morning we filled up the bird feeder with seeds - the birds started flocking to it - so, of ...

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 31, 2018:

Cats that live in the wild and indoor pets allowed to roam outdoors kill from 1.4 billion to as many as 3.7 billion birds in the continental U.S. each year, says a new study. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/

Triphid replies on Jan 1, 2019:

@ReadyforaChange Well that's your opinion isn't it?

Red Dust, Saltbush and Flies.

pixiedust comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I really like this. The internal rhymes are pleasing and the rhythm is like a horse's gallop. The descriptions keep it real. It is a little hard to read as a paragraph - I assume that reflects some limitations in your text editor.

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

Nope, just one of my ways of writing poetry, that's all.

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@Anonbene What's so weird about it, it's a 3 pin socket and a light switch used for 240volts, 50hz electricity, single phased as used in almost every Australian home.

So this morning we filled up the bird feeder with seeds - the birds started flocking to it - so, of ...

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 31, 2018:

Cats that live in the wild and indoor pets allowed to roam outdoors kill from 1.4 billion to as many as 3.7 billion birds in the continental U.S. each year, says a new study. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@Lavergne Have you ever seen the damage done by feral cats and foxes to the native fauna here in Australia, not to mention the new-born lambs with their guts torn open while still alive, the ewes who've just given birth and had their rear ends literally eaten away? I have and it is HORRIFIC to say the very least. The faeces of domestic cats in particular are the primary source of Toxoplasmosis, a disease most often fatal to pregnant women and young babies/children. IF people want to keep cats as pets then they SHOULD be subject to the same legal requirements as are dog owners, i.e. the cat MUST be registered and micro-chipped, either kept indoors at ALL times or, IF and when allowed outside, it MUST be housed in an escape proof run to stop it from straying, etc.

Happy New Year's Eve everyone! Be safe and have fun! 🎊🎉🎈👯‍♀️

GuyKeith comments on Dec 31, 2018:

NO. I'm running with scissors...and with a drink in the other hand. Take that.

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

Terrible, didn't anyone ever tell that running with a drink in your hand is a very bad idea, you might spill the drink....LOL.

So this morning we filled up the bird feeder with seeds - the birds started flocking to it - so, of ...

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 31, 2018:

Cats that live in the wild and indoor pets allowed to roam outdoors kill from 1.4 billion to as many as 3.7 billion birds in the continental U.S. each year, says a new study. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@Lavergne Not a problem, I've killed literally hundreds of Feral cats in my time as well as foxes since NONE of them are native to Australia.

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@Heidi68, @Jacar I don't think so, I'm an Aussie born, bred and raised here.

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@Heidi68 Your wish is my command. The standard home electrical outlet in Australian homes, etc. 3 pin socket, light switch in the centre.

So this morning we filled up the bird feeder with seeds - the birds started flocking to it - so, of ...

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 31, 2018:

Cats that live in the wild and indoor pets allowed to roam outdoors kill from 1.4 billion to as many as 3.7 billion birds in the continental U.S. each year, says a new study. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@Lavergne Whether well fed or not a cat will still hunt simply for the sake of the chase and the end kill. They are PREDATORS in a class of their own.

Omgosh there so many around here who are just like this ???????

JacarC comments on Dec 31, 2018:

I think that one is for australia. Did you buy it direct from china?

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

The one pictured is definitely NOT meant for Australia, we have them with the switches at the top and the sockets at the bottom with the active terminal on the left, the neutral on the right and the earth on the bottom of the power socket.

Here's a little poem I wrote.

Triphid comments on Dec 30, 2018:

Perhaps we might like to consider setting up a Poets Group or Poets Corner here on Agnostics.com

Triphid replies on Dec 31, 2018:

@Wildflower Are there? I've looked at the Categories list and can't find one on it.

Someone asked me, "How can I get people to recognize that Christianity is false?

Pralina1 comments on Dec 30, 2018:

U r more than right . Last night I was talking w a cool cat that I haven't seen for a few . He is doing neurosurgery exclusively and I am mostly at general surgery and trauma ED . Let's say , they are the smart cats , and I am occationaly allowed to tight their shoes ?But last night we crossed ...

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

@Dave75 It IS only through advancements in Medicine that we can reproduce so successfully, in older/ancient times the death rate for both new-borns and mothers was exponentially higher with pre-eclampsia being unknown and untreatable, post-partum infections and haemorrhages, etc, etc, being so rife amongst whole populations.

Appropriate? I think so.

t1nick comments on Dec 30, 2018:

His inability to know the difference between a lie and truth, he opens his mouth and he's toast. Lol. 7500 public lies in 780 days in office. Has to be a new record.

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

tRump couldn't even lie straight in his own coffin I reckon.

Someone asked me, "How can I get people to recognize that Christianity is false?

Pralina1 comments on Dec 30, 2018:

U r more than right . Last night I was talking w a cool cat that I haven't seen for a few . He is doing neurosurgery exclusively and I am mostly at general surgery and trauma ED . Let's say , they are the smart cats , and I am occationaly allowed to tight their shoes ?But last night we crossed ...

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

@Dave75 Yes, I agree with you there, BUT, why would such a Divine Creator have made humans less productive than mere animals when said humans were its Greatest Achievement in the first place?

Do you think that one "chooses" to become an atheist or is it more like they always were but only ...

Triphid comments on Dec 28, 2018:

The truth of the matter is that EVERY child is born an Atheist, it is ONLY after they are either indoctrinated or allowed to develop their minds free from said indoctrination that they become either ' faithfools' or Atheists.

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

@Marmion As a Registered and once practicing, now retired, Male Mid-wife with the delivery of 164 babies under my belt over numerous years I can say most adamantly that NO new-born baby is aware of anything except its immediate need for comfort, warmth, food and security. I have NEVER once seen a new-born arrive into this world and immediately begin to pray for its safe arrival, etc, etc, have you ever seen such?

Someone asked me, "How can I get people to recognize that Christianity is false?

Pralina1 comments on Dec 30, 2018:

U r more than right . Last night I was talking w a cool cat that I haven't seen for a few . He is doing neurosurgery exclusively and I am mostly at general surgery and trauma ED . Let's say , they are the smart cats , and I am occationaly allowed to tight their shoes ?But last night we crossed ...

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

I always get a good laugh when a Theist TRIES to tell me what a perfect example of Gods' Design humans are. After I've suppressed the urge to laugh loudly I come back with some of the following which really puts the Theist on the back foot; Yes, such a Great Design that; a) God put the birth canal mere millimetres away from the waste/sewage outlet, oh so very hygienic an idea that one, b) created eyes that cannot see well in darkness and deteriorate almost from birth, c) human babies are born with heads that are much bigger than the birth canal thus requiring, quite often, that the birth canal needs suturing after it either tears or needs to actually be cut to allow the passage of the head, d) created reptiles that can ACTUALLY re-grow lost limbs BUT his greatest achievements can't, wonderful planning that, e) creates animals that can give birth to multiple young at a time and more than once per year where the Greatest Achievement can only manage, most times, a SINGLE birth every TWELVE months or so and the offspring is TOTALLY helpless and dependent upon the mother for at least the first 5 or more years of its life, great forward thinking and planning went into that one, and last but by no means least, f) a little thing known as the appendix, attached at the end of the small intestine, that is virtually useless, gets infected quite easily, can burst if unattended to thus causing a very agonizing death. Yes, IF this God you worship and idolize was a Design Engineer in this day and age, it would be very lucky IF it could manage to get a job as a Ditch Digger.

Cute, adorable penguins. I wonder who his dentist is

pixiedust comments on Dec 30, 2018:

New Warner Brothers movie - "Happy Teeth", the surprising prequel to "Happy Feet" ;-)

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

Also, a sequel to "March of the Penguins," " Munch of the Penguins" LOL.

Here is a question, where does your online name come from and is it always the same?

Triphid comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Not wishing to be boastful in any way, and liking the old movie " Day of the Triphids" I combined my having 3 PhDs and the movie title for my screen name ' Triphid.'

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

@DakotaNorth The movie title was The Day of the Triphids, so I did spell it correctly. Plus, I DO have my own copy of the movie on DVD in my collection.

Why the Catholic Church Is So Conflicted about Sex - TheHumanist.com

JackPedigo comments on Dec 28, 2018:

First off, no one knows what Jesus said or did. Most people in that time were illiterate. One noted historian mentioned the early gospels were based on oral history not written, People have had a tendency to attribute all kinds of words and action to Jesus and his followers. There has been ...

Triphid replies on Dec 30, 2018:

@JackPedigo To my mind the point is to ensure that the Truth is told despite the protestations of the 'faithfools.'

Why the Catholic Church Is So Conflicted about Sex - TheHumanist.com

JackPedigo comments on Dec 28, 2018:

First off, no one knows what Jesus said or did. Most people in that time were illiterate. One noted historian mentioned the early gospels were based on oral history not written, People have had a tendency to attribute all kinds of words and action to Jesus and his followers. There has been ...

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@JackPedigo Well, I have a ThD in Theology and comparative Modern Religions, a Bachelors Degree in both Ancient and Modern History, plus a few more Degrees, and one of my main areas of great interest are the roman Empire in the Middle East post Gaius Julius Caesar and Ancient Egypt. And, as we all know, the Romans were, undoubtedly, FANATICAL record keepers about literally everything they did, where, when, how, why and to whom it happened YET there is absolutely NO mention of Hebrew( Jewish) Messiah known as Yeshua(Jesus) of Nazareth nor his 'exploits'/execution by crucifixion by a Roman Governor called Pontius Pilate ( who, btw, was recalled to Rome from Pontus, not Judaea/Galilee in 21 C.E., then it is correct in saying that the biblical Yeshua bin/ibn/bar Yusef ( Jesus son of Joseph) did NOT exist, BUT a Yeyoshua bin Yusef was captured, tried and executed along with 2 of his ' lieutenants' for the crimes of Arson, Sedition, Theft, Murder, Rape and Pillage, Slave Trading, etc, etc, and the remainder of the band of 13 were sent to spend their days as Galley Slaves. Please read the history of the Flavians written by Flavius Josephus ( previously a Jew taken as a slave to the Flavian family AFTER he turned TRAITOR to his OWN people and was later given his freedom by the Flavians). You MAY plainly see that the entire myth was a creation by Flavius Josephus to ' curry' favour with his adoptive family and a necessary 'step-up' the ladder to deification as per the Roman way.

Why the Catholic Church Is So Conflicted about Sex - TheHumanist.com

JackPedigo comments on Dec 28, 2018:

First off, no one knows what Jesus said or did. Most people in that time were illiterate. One noted historian mentioned the early gospels were based on oral history not written, People have had a tendency to attribute all kinds of words and action to Jesus and his followers. There has been ...

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

How can anyone know precisely what a completely mythological 'being' ever said or did, which is precisely what this Jesus was anyway.

How to spot a problem

Triphid comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Jeez Louise, that'd be classed as Domestic Violence in any CIVILIZED Western Society.

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@dalefvictor I like to think that those of us who have shed the yoke of religions have evolved, both morally, ethically and psychologically, than those who have remained shackled to the superstitions that comprise religions.

Something about Neanderthals - How Neanderthal are you? [bbc.com]

Deb57 comments on Dec 29, 2018:

Apparently not at all, according to Ancestry.com.

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

Ancestry.com I' sorry to say is a bit of a joke in my opinion. A few years ago, after tracing my paternal line back as far as I possibly could go, I tried Ancestry.com and they came up with something entirely different and 100% incorrect. Their result was that my paternal line arose from a Wilhelm from a very small village in southern Austria when I still have a document sealed with the seal of William the Conqueror acknowledging the birth, although out of marriage, of his son by a Myffanwyy, a serving girl at his Court post 1066, from the region of Wales now called Glamorgan, ( the Pontypridd region) Wales which is exactly where my paternal Grandparents and their parents, Grand-Parents and predecessors all come from originally.

It's been almost a year since I decided to be an Atheist.

Zster comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Whether or not to come out usually depends on what could be lost as a result, and whether that can be afforded. I understand the desire to. (:

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@Zster It truly is and I have seen it happen numerous times before as Youth Crisis Counsellor, the damage done emotionally to these young people is often truly horrendous.

I was watching a TV show last night called the “Kominsky Method “.

Trajan61 comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I’m a Baptist atheist myself. ???

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@Trajan61 Yep, minimum for tonight is a 'mild' 30 Celsius followed by a lovely 'cool(?)' change tomorrow of 39 Celsius then back to 41 Celsius on Monday.

So there are good people in the world, after all ... [bbc.co.uk]

MarkiusMahamius comments on Dec 28, 2018:

6, by my last count.

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@MarkiusMahamius The pleasure is mine my friend. Use it well please.

Do you think that one "chooses" to become an atheist or is it more like they always were but only ...

Triphid comments on Dec 28, 2018:

The truth of the matter is that EVERY child is born an Atheist, it is ONLY after they are either indoctrinated or allowed to develop their minds free from said indoctrination that they become either ' faithfools' or Atheists.

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@AnnaMD Exactly and every one of them would 100% incorrect since NO newborn child is even remotely aware of either God or religion until it has been told/indoctrinated.

It's been almost a year since I decided to be an Atheist.

Zster comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Whether or not to come out usually depends on what could be lost as a result, and whether that can be afforded. I understand the desire to. (:

Triphid replies on Dec 29, 2018:

@Zster Yes, I can see your point there.

America needs this wall...

CallMeDave comments on Dec 28, 2018:

That's totally going to interfere with ant migration.

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

No, ants will always find a way around it.

I was watching a TV show last night called the “Kominsky Method “.

Trajan61 comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I’m a Baptist atheist myself. ???

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@Trajan61 Lucky you, we've got a heat-wave here expected to last another 5 to 7 days or more. Last nights' minimum temperature was 31 degrees Celsius btw.

What classic rock band or artist do you despise/hate/dislike/won't listen to because they were ...

Marionville comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I know this is probably sacrilege to most of you but I’m not a big Beatles fan. I acknowledge that they wrote some great songs some which have been covered by other artists, but as a group they were never high on my list to listen to. I only ever bought one Album, Abbey Road. I hear most of ...

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@Marionville Just can't stand that arrogant up-start McCartney though.

What classic rock band or artist do you despise/hate/dislike/won't listen to because they were ...

Marionville comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I know this is probably sacrilege to most of you but I’m not a big Beatles fan. I acknowledge that they wrote some great songs some which have been covered by other artists, but as a group they were never high on my list to listen to. I only ever bought one Album, Abbey Road. I hear most of ...

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

Always been a Beatles Fan myself.

The New Year Rituals When I was a child, my catholic mother would fret over completing all these ...

Surfpirate comments on Dec 28, 2018:

The banging of pots and pans together was always a popular tradition at midnight as well as any other sort of noise makers, probably rooted in the idea of driving away evil spirits. A whole lot of kissing people that you otherwise wouldn't want to kiss and likewise kissing people that normally ...

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

Oooh, the lobsters I could handle but not the Snot in a Half Shell, aka Oysters.

I was watching a TV show last night called the “Kominsky Method “.

Trajan61 comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I’m a Baptist atheist myself. ???

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@Trajan61 Oh it is IF you can learn to handle the dust, heat and the bloody flies. 43 degrees Celsius here today, a hot northerly wind blowing in, no dust rising at present and no flies in my house as I use environmentally friendly fly-catchers known as Gecko lizards whom I encourage to live and breed in and around my house. They have become quite friendly and almost tame these days.

Hello ,fellow athiests !

Triphid comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Greetings to you my fellow Heathen and Greetings to all other fellow Heathens as well.

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@HankSherman The wish is most sincere, though it may not always work sadly.

I was watching a TV show last night called the “Kominsky Method “.

Trajan61 comments on Dec 28, 2018:

I’m a Baptist atheist myself. ???

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

Out here in Outback Australia we have " Bush Baptist Atheists" of which I am one. A 'Bush Baptist Atheist' is one who has been ' baptized by the Dust, Heat, Flies and amazement that the wide open spaces of the Aussie Outback bestows upon them. We loved and enjoy the freedom it gives, the room to expand oneself at will and that there are, when truly out in the bush, there are virtually NO churches for miles and miles around.

It's been almost a year since I decided to be an Atheist.

Zster comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Whether or not to come out usually depends on what could be lost as a result, and whether that can be afforded. I understand the desire to. (:

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

"That which is 'lost' by coming out of the 'closet Atheist life-style' is absolutely NOTHING at all when compared to that which is to be gained by 'coming out' and being truly free." - William Anthony, 2018

Hello ,fellow athiests !

Triphid comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Greetings to you my fellow Heathen and Greetings to all other fellow Heathens as well.

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@HankSherman Thank you my fellow Heathen, and may the 'faithfools' always shun knocking upon your door.

Do you think that one "chooses" to become an atheist or is it more like they always were but only ...

sfvpool comments on Dec 28, 2018:

Christianity is real, just like all philosophies are real, whether or not they are based on reality. So, in answer to your question, as @Triphid stated, I was born an atheist, then became religious by accepting indoctrination, and finally chose to be atheist later in life.

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

Ergo, you ALLOWED your mind to develop despite the indoctrination/s you had been subjected to. Kudos to you then my friend.

So there are good people in the world, after all ... [bbc.co.uk]

MarkiusMahamius comments on Dec 28, 2018:

6, by my last count.

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@MarkiusMahamius Then, please, think and do so with my permission and joy.

So there are good people in the world, after all ... [bbc.co.uk]

MarkiusMahamius comments on Dec 28, 2018:

6, by my last count.

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

I'd rather think that there are many more than those few, however, they usually do things behind the scenes and anonymously as do so many of us. After all is said and done," He/she who gives of him/herself and expects no plaudits in return enriches both the recipient and themselves." - William Anthony, 2018

Just like when he was talking about the stealth planes. "They are invisible, did you know that?

Leafhead comments on Dec 27, 2018:

So "The Little Prince" gets his wall...

Triphid replies on Dec 28, 2018:

@Leafhead I was actually suggesting the 'Little Ponce' in reference to the dumbfuck President not his arse-licker BUT hey, what ever suits is okay with me.

Car update 364 The assholes that quoted me 250 for my ignition switch failed to mention that was ...

Mike1947 comments on Dec 27, 2018:

If possible,get a Toyota or Honda vehicle next time,I'm suspicious of American made vehicles,your Ford may have been made on a Friday or Monday.Quality slips(I hear),then.

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2018:

FORD= Fix or Repair Daily, Found on Rubbish Dumps, Full of Rust/Dents.

Why not? It worked for Mary! [amredeemed.com]

nicknotes comments on Dec 27, 2018:

Could this be the second coming of Jesus?

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2018:

You mean Jeebus has cum once before....LOL.

My boy,Beau, got his year end bath.

Triphid comments on Dec 27, 2018:

To me his eyes are saying "Why did you give me a bath, I smelled really great, just like a dog should smell."

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2018:

@Wangobango3 My dog, Charlie, used to give exactly the same look each time after I bathed him. Charlie actually lived in a life of luxury, always fed inside, a bowl of warm tea or coffee with a piece of toast each morning, a bowl of Iced Coffee milk after each walk, other than his dry dog food, he ate what I ate, then only thing he would never do was to sleep inside at night, he'd actually patrol the yard every night and caught 3 intruders in his 15 years, his favorite çapture method was to get a very firm grip between their legs and not let go until I, or a police officer had secured them first. He even had his very own stylish lounge chair in his own room attached at the rear of the house where I found him one morning, he had passed away in his sleep.

FB Jail again fffffffffffs

DenoPenno comments on Dec 27, 2018:

Maybe it has to do with compliance to the UK speech algorythms as now accepted by the laws there. IDK. I attack Trump often on FB and have no trouble. A friend of mine from Jersey has been in FB jail and her plight is most likely because of religious views as she mixes it with Islam and other ...

Triphid replies on Dec 27, 2018:

@PhillipLee77 Zuckerberg's Neo-Nazi Standards Department have absolutely NO sense of humour what-so-ever.