Just in case you might possibly have forgotten; we are god damn lucky to be here.

bklynite53 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

As opposed to what? Never being here. Makes no sense to me. If I was never born I would not know how lucky or unlucky I would be. And when I die , I am sure I will not know anything about my life.

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@Bilbobagins Picture one sperm amongst millions and a tiny egg like ovum and that'd be about the size of it.

Oh Wow, just got told by my Evangeloon neighbor that I was " Being sinfully slothful in the eyes of ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 17, 2019:

You could of course tell him that you should not lay concrete at that temperature, since if it cures too quickly in the heat, it will be soft and weak.

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

LOL, just heard him rant and rave that his 'new' concrete steps have already started cracking badly and will have replace them. I'd dearly love to say " I told you so" to his face but modesty forbids me doing it.

Evaluating the Truth of the New Testament.

brentan comments on Dec 18, 2019:

One of the interesting features of the Bible is that it doesn't make its main characters out to be flawless heroes. They are very human and the stories around them show how they can pay for their mistakes. One example is Jacob who cheated his brother out of his inheritance and found out the pain ...

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

Yes, but does NOT one of those vaunted '10 Commandments' clearly state " Thou shalt NOT bear false witness?'"

If Jesus saves, why are all of his human representatives alway asking you to give them money?

Remowill comments on Dec 18, 2019:

He never learned to invest.

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

No, he spent it all on 3 Nine inch Nails Concerts and a couple pieces of wood....LOL.

If Jesus saves, why are all of his human representatives alway asking you to give them money?

RiverRick comments on Dec 18, 2019:

Jesus has a REALLY expensive coke habit!

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

So may I assume you've already heard that blasphemous (LOL) joke about Jesus and the 12 having a party and sending each one to get the drugs people are using then?

Justin Trudeau moves to ban gay conversion therapy all throughout Canada – DeadState

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 18, 2019:

About time, any chance the USA will get smarter & kinder?

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

Probably two chances at the maximum, i.e. Buckley's and Bugger all, in my opinion.

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason to avoid vaccinating kids enrages parents at hearing - nj.com

JackPedigo comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Seems a little hypocritical. Here we have a bunch of 'christians' who, as a group, say they are concerned about protecting the unborn. Yet, at the same time, they have no problem in putting their own ignorance and supposed protection of their own kids ahead of the unborn. On top of everything else ...

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@JackPedigo Leaded fuel is ONLY used in piston driven aircraft manufactured prior to 1985 and these days, instead of adding lead to the fuel they to stop the 'knock' in the motor that occurs when using un-leaded fuel in older engines they add a new and non-leaded based product that is quite safe, contains no lead and increases the octane rating. Australia started fazing out leaded fuels back in the mid 80's btw, and it is illegal to add lead or use leaded in fuels in Australia.

How do you deal with religion with your kids

Triphid comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Funny that this question should come here and today because my 6 year old Nephew just related to me what occurred yesterday in his class. It seems that they had a substitute Teacher for a while and she, being very religious, mentioned to the class that Christmas was coming soon and wanted to know ...

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@ownworstenemy Yeah and this 'Mary' invented the whole 'God did it' story to cover up the truth that the real father was actually a Roman soldier named Biggus Dickus Maximus that had offered 2 shekels for a 'quickie' as she was gathering water at the nearby stream....LOL.

How do you deal with religion with your kids

LiterateHiker comments on Nov 23, 2019:

As atheist parents, we never took our daughter to church. At 29, our daughter is atheist, too. To my dismay, Claire was best friends with a Mormon girl. I tried to warn her about the Mormon religion (women and girls are submissive; at age 15 kids may not have non-Mormon friends, history of ...

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@Lauren There really are a whole of Rules in the Mormon Church that they avoid telling anyone who is not one of them as well as ones even the ordinary members aren't told but must obey anyway.

How do you deal with religion with your kids

Triphid comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Funny that this question should come here and today because my 6 year old Nephew just related to me what occurred yesterday in his class. It seems that they had a substitute Teacher for a while and she, being very religious, mentioned to the class that Christmas was coming soon and wanted to know ...

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@ownworstenemy I'm pretty sure it was some mythical Hebrew bloke back in the time of Roman Emperor Tiberius who had delusions of grandeur and thought himself to the son of some imaginary Hebrew God.

Things we chew and spit out... [smithsonianmag.com]

JackPedigo comments on Dec 17, 2019:

Absolutely fascinating. I have used pitch before and would never have thought this stuff was edible. Funny, but a similar technology (from the other end) is being used here. A scientist on San Juan Island discovered one could find out a lot of information about animals, especially Orca whales ...

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

Well I'd reckon it would a No Added Sugars type gum but have no idea what it would taste like naturally. Though I have tried, many times, the 'chewing gum' Australia Aborigines have used for thousands of years. Usually it comes from Wattle Trees (Acacias) and is a type of sap exuded from them, it has mixed taste of slightly bitter at first followed by a sweeter taste as it is chewed later,, great for quenching the thirst when out walking in Outback.

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason to avoid vaccinating kids enrages parents at hearing - nj.com

JackPedigo comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Seems a little hypocritical. Here we have a bunch of 'christians' who, as a group, say they are concerned about protecting the unborn. Yet, at the same time, they have no problem in putting their own ignorance and supposed protection of their own kids ahead of the unborn. On top of everything else ...

Triphid replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@JackPedigo That maybe so BUT Governments, despite the Conspiracy Theorist Nut jobs, are NOT adding chemicals to make the populace dumb and obedient into Jet Fuels. The white trails we see behind high flying jets and other aircraft are the result of hot exhaust gases meeting with the colder outside atmosphere just as the exhaust from a car does on a very cold day or in winter weather and our breath does the same in cold conditions.

Is it still okay to use a mental health condition as an adjective?

motrubl4u comments on Dec 16, 2019:

I regularly say that I "had an autistic moment" but I am Autistic so.....

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

@LiterateHiker And as one with a 'mental illness' I know I'm normal, it's everyone else that I worry about....LOL.

I know people love their animals, but I wonder what would happen if you were required to sponsor a ...

Jolanta comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I have often thought of it. I have friends who have no children but have dog that they overindulge. The money they spend on those animals is immense. It is a disgrace.

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

@AnneWimsey Not all of them are, trust me, we have quite a few around here that really overindulge their 'fur babies' as they call them.

Had someone lost in my driveway they did not see me right away.

Deb57 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Wow! I have had a few friends complain about that. I helped one of them prank a thief yesterday. He came over and raided my cat litter box so he could fill an empty Amazon container and leave it on his porch. Haven't heard from him as to whether the package has been stolen yet.

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

@HippieChick58 She was a Cat Breeder until the R.S.P.C.A. stepped in along with our local Health Inspectors. I helped for about 2 months until I developed and allergy, so the doctors called, to cats, cat turds, etc. After the Health Inspectors finished with unlicensed Cattery, they shut her down, removed ALL the cats and put a Demolition Order due to it being an EXTREME Health Hazard on the property. The demolition crew that did the job were ordered to wear hazmat suits during the entire job btw.

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason to avoid vaccinating kids enrages parents at hearing - nj.com

JackPedigo comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Seems a little hypocritical. Here we have a bunch of 'christians' who, as a group, say they are concerned about protecting the unborn. Yet, at the same time, they have no problem in putting their own ignorance and supposed protection of their own kids ahead of the unborn. On top of everything else ...

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

@JackPedigo Yeah, just like those who try to tell you that Governments everywhere are putting chemicals into Jet Fuel that are designed to make the population dumb and obedient and that's why passenger jets leave white trails as they fly over.

German bishops declare that homosexuality is completely and utterly 'normal'

ToakReon comments on Dec 15, 2019:

Good. An indication, perhaps, that there are some people in religion who aren't absolute cunts. Too many are, though.

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

@snytiger6 Well since cancer is definitely not a contagious disease nor can passed on by body fluids, etc, then they can't infect another in the true meaning of the word. But the side effects of the insidiousness that is in their heads does affect the minds of others very detrimentally in my opinion.

Oh Wow, just got told by my Evangeloon neighbor that I was " Being sinfully slothful in the eyes of ...

LenHazell53 comments on Dec 17, 2019:

"Darren detests any kind of physical work" Ah he means Darren is the bottom then?

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

I've been wondering for a few years IF they are merely house-mates or house-mating, if you get my drift. Mind you though, it's not my problem which way they are but I'd reckon their God would have a thing or two say if they were that way inclined IF their imaginary Sky Friend was real and could actually talk that is....LOL.

Oh Wow, just got told by my Evangeloon neighbor that I was " Being sinfully slothful in the eyes of ...

mordant comments on Dec 17, 2019:

Let him go preach to Darren then.

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

I'd bet even money they both preach to each other since Darren is a Catholic and a 100% lazy one at that.

Oh Wow, just got told by my Evangeloon neighbor that I was " Being sinfully slothful in the eyes of ...

Fernapple comments on Dec 17, 2019:

You could of course tell him that you should not lay concrete at that temperature, since if it cures too quickly in the heat, it will be soft and weak.

Triphid replies on Dec 17, 2019:

I'm sure his great friend God would have told him that already....LOL.

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason to avoid vaccinating kids enrages parents at hearing - nj.com

GreatNani comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Well that's a surprise but happy they voted that way.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

@yamaha45701 Yep, you get some real 'beauties out there don't you? I went with one them who flatly REFUSED to eat Dinner ( the Evening meal) UNLESS it was served at EXACTLY 9.00pm "BECAUSE," and get this, "THAT WAS the time that Jesus sat down to eat the Last Supper." She got very irate with me when I asked how she knew that it was at EXACTLY 9.00pm Jerusalem time when actual and accurate time keeping devices had not either been invented nor even thought of then.

N.J. bill to remove religion as reason to avoid vaccinating kids enrages parents at hearing - nj.com

JackPedigo comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Seems a little hypocritical. Here we have a bunch of 'christians' who, as a group, say they are concerned about protecting the unborn. Yet, at the same time, they have no problem in putting their own ignorance and supposed protection of their own kids ahead of the unborn. On top of everything else ...

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

But there is NO medical proof nor evidence that vaccinations cause Autism BUT there is mountains of evidence and proof that Autism occurs DURING Gestation.

Is it still okay to use a mental health condition as an adjective?

motrubl4u comments on Dec 16, 2019:

I regularly say that I "had an autistic moment" but I am Autistic so.....

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

As a Qualified Psychologist I'd state that EVERY person on this planet has some inherent level, varied as it may be, within them.

What can be done about the inactive members problem on this site?

OldMetalHead comments on Dec 16, 2019:

The leveling system could be a barrier for new member participation.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

@Sgt_Spanky Why 'level' something that does NOT need 'leveling' in the first place? This site runs absolutely well when compared to others like 'Zuckerbook' for example.

What can be done about the inactive members problem on this site?

SeaGreenEyez comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Have you tried the enormous site on Facebook? When I was a moderator there were over 18,000 members and it was well-beyond active. We weren't heavy-handed moderators. And the diversity in the group was beyond impressive. I was so excited to find this site. But in the past few months, ...

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

@Sgt_Spanky Jeez Louise mate, as the old saying goes " If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen." I'd estimate that at least 75% of the members here see your original posting as something akin to a personal complaint, but that. after all, is MERELY my opinion/estimation.

What can be done about the inactive members problem on this site?

Krish55 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

You mean that some of us aren't going to atheist church regularly?

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

Oh shit, does that mean that those who do NOT attend Atheist Churches regularly WILL be saved and Condemned to go to Heaven, shit, I'd better start attending Atheist Churches then.....LOL.

It's ironic when a Christian say that gays have more rights than them now.

Stephanie99 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

It's amazing when not being able to control others is defined as being controlled. My ex used to pull that on me.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

Know the feeling only too well and still carry the scars to prove it.

It's ironic when a Christian say that gays have more rights than them now.

skeptic70 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

Why ironic? Irony is one expectation and a different outcome. Paradoxical, yes, they do love to play the victim.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

And it could easily and correctly be said that They are the victims of their own makings.

Had someone lost in my driveway they did not see me right away.

Deb57 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Wow! I have had a few friends complain about that. I helped one of them prank a thief yesterday. He came over and raided my cat litter box so he could fill an empty Amazon container and leave it on his porch. Haven't heard from him as to whether the package has been stolen yet.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

@HippieChick58 Phew, I can remember very clearly helping out a 'supposed ' friend years ago to clean Litter Trays for her 100+ pedigreed cats, the stench was absolutely something else, I guess you can imagine what it was like to be carting away a 6' x 4' trailer load of stinking litter 3 times per week to the local rubbish dump.

Had someone lost in my driveway they did not see me right away.

Deb57 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Wow! I have had a few friends complain about that. I helped one of them prank a thief yesterday. He came over and raided my cat litter box so he could fill an empty Amazon container and leave it on his porch. Haven't heard from him as to whether the package has been stolen yet.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

@HippieChick58 I hope you'll make sure it IS a fresh and smelly as possible.

Had someone lost in my driveway they did not see me right away.

Triphid comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Had a phone conversation with our local Police Inspector about this yesterday, the response/reasoning I got was unbelievable to say the least, " Due to our local Crime Statistics Reports we are ONLY allowed to have a maximum of 1 Patrol on duty at any time of the day or night plus 1 Highway Patrol ...

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 Can't, Police Inspectors in Australia aren't elected they are appointed the rank as Police Officers as they rise up through the ranks. Australian State Police are paid for by the Government/s of each State.

German bishops declare that homosexuality is completely and utterly 'normal'

ToakReon comments on Dec 15, 2019:

Good. An indication, perhaps, that there are some people in religion who aren't absolute cunts. Too many are, though.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

@snytiger6 Possibly, but does one not need a brain to get brain cancer in the first place and in my opinion most members of the Clergy have relinquished almost of their ACTIVE brain in favour of the small part that urges/incites greed, deception, dishonesty, etc.

Everybody sing with me!

silverotter11 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Written with this era in mind.

Triphid replies on Dec 16, 2019:

You mean the Orange-crested Drongo has a mind, Jeez Louise, if he does it has to be a really microscopic one in my opinion.....LOL.

German bishops declare that homosexuality is completely and utterly 'normal'

ToakReon comments on Dec 15, 2019:

Good. An indication, perhaps, that there are some people in religion who aren't absolute cunts. Too many are, though.

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

Hey, ease up there Cobber, 'cunts' are very useful, wouldn't it better to call them something like haemorrhoids, Genital Warts or Genital Herpes instead since those are truly annoying, hard to get rid of and no-body wants them anyway...... LOL.

Today's hike: "Here, Moosie, come!"

Triphid comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Och aye, if that's a wee moose, how big are the cats.....LOL.

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@RoyMillar No probs my friend, if you ever travel the outback roads in Australia remember to keep an eye out at ALL times for Bush Chooks, 'roos, sheep, feral goats, camels, etc, and NEVER run over a snake, those little buggers DO often wind themselves around the axles or anything else under the vehicle and just wait until you stop before they come out and let you know that they are there with a nasty, venomous bite to anything they can reach.

Two of my many favourite Native animals of Australia, both are very welcome visitors/residents ...

Castlepaloma comments on Dec 4, 2019:

Seen that lizard in Australia , it was the third largest lizard I've seen next an iquana in Belize and a komodo dragon in the Galapagos islands. It was like, stepping into prehistoric times. All animals love, except the komodo Dragon, he would love to eat me.

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

Some species of goanna can grow up to 6 to 8 feet in length, my 'Anna' was only about 2 and a half long when she first wandered into my yard nearly 8 years ago now. A rough estimate of her total length these days is almost 6 feet long from nose to tail tip, one of her many favourite 'sports' is to stretch out across the path leading to my front door and sun bathe, then when some unsuspecting person/s enter through the gate, she will rise up to her full height and stare at them. Fortunately, most of my regular visitors and friends know her and simply walk around her, but I've seen many a pesky bible-bashing door knocker take one look and head for the hills at great speed, though I sincerely doubt that she'd do them any harm at all, she does make a great deterrent when she's sun baking.

Today's hike: "Here, Moosie, come!"

Triphid comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Och aye, if that's a wee moose, how big are the cats.....LOL.

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@RoyMillar Yeah, 'roos seem to have a nighttime 'game' of what we call out here " Headlights Chicken," i.e. they see two car headlights coming towards them and see if they can fit in between the two lights," or they'll suddenly decide to just hop out into the middle of the road and stand there like some demented Traffic Cop. Sheep are even worse, but what else can one expect from sheep, there can be 10 or more sheep happily grazing on one side of the road and 2 or 3 on the opposite side, they hear a vehicle coming closer and they'll suddenly decide to swap sides usually with a few that will stand in the middle and seem to have a 'debate' about whether or not to left or right. Emus, on the other hand, see the shiny vehicle, or headlights at night, and run, on mass, straight at it, you hit them and the next thing is cloud of feathers, blood, guts, meat and Emu shit exploding everywhere around you, IF you've survived the initial impact that is.

Today's hike: "Here, Moosie, come!"

Triphid comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Och aye, if that's a wee moose, how big are the cats.....LOL.

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@RoyMillar Yeah I'd reckon they'd do a fair bit of damage. Our Aussie 'Bush Chooks' ( slang for Emus btw) can take a pretty hefty toll on cars and trucks as well when you hit them, not quite as much damage as a big muscly Red Kangaroo does but they still disable most vehicles if front on, the radiators usually cop the brunt and burst open before they get pushed back on the cooling fan. A 'roo, on the other hand, doesn't stop with radiator and cooling fans, it can crush the entire front panels of the vehicle and many a family car has actually had the engine torn from its mounts and driven back into the firewall, the body of the 'roo will keep on going, shatter the windscreen, crush the leading edge of the cabin roof before bouncing along the rest of the roof and flying off the rear of the vehicle. Out here most road-wise heavy Truckies will do their darnedest to avoid hitting a Bush Chook or a 'roo at all costs.

Why are we so gullible?

Triphid comments on Dec 13, 2019:

A bit of a very broad and possibly unfounded statement there that we are ALL gullible I think. In my opinion you are trying to 'tar everyone with the same brush,' which non-one can truly do since we can only, logically and realistically speak for ourselves and ourselves alone. To make such broad ...

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@GROG There IS a difference between a Statement and a Generalisation. You, imho, clearly made a Statement, not a Generalisation.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@RoboGraham Sir, I was not 'smearing him,' I found his opening paragraph to somewhat ambiguous that is all.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@Shawappa44820 Nice one, sounds pretty much like when I answered the door to a couple of Mormons with a towel wrapped around after getting out the shower, the air cooler was on high and the door started to close onto so, not thinking I grabbed with the hand that was holding up the towel, Geez Louise, those guys must have broken the world record as they ran full out for my front gate.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Paul4747 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If I ever see troops in rainbow uniforms with AK-47s rounding people up for re-education... then I would concede he has a point. Until then, not so much.

Triphid replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@Grahame Okay then but to me it kid of sound a wee bit on the 'conspiracy' side, that's all.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Shawappa44820 I reckon there should an Open Season on Religious Door Knockers starting from January the First of every year and ending on December the 31st, where we are legally permitted to douse them liberally with anything non-toxic/fatal such as black water- colour paints, inks and especially very rotten eggs.....LOL.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Shawappa44820 Ergo, a simple case of mistaken and misplaced ardour but by no means an out and out attempt of conversion then imho, unlike the Christian Door knocking pests we are often subjected to.

It is impossible to believe a person (a man named 'Jesus,' for instance) did what is described in ...

Grayghost comments on Dec 13, 2019:

And when someone finally wrote the bible ... they used middle east names like Paul, Peter, James, John, Matthew, and Mark etal ... ?! HA! What bullshit.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Storm1752 What we now call 'Christians' were originally known as the Messianic Cult/Movement before the Second Council of Nicaea decided to call them "The Followers of the Christ" and later to become shortened to the term "Christian" as we have today. I tend to think that perhaps you may have mis-read my comment, I know there were No Christians as such back then.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@RoboGraham No I did not leave that bit out, it was included by the usage of the inverted commas. Humans, for the most part, can be very intolerant of change or something that does NOT fit in their little boxes, imho, we need to start being tolerant of the differences before we can evolve further.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@273kelvin Funny, in ALL my years of life NEVER has a Gay person tried to force their ways upon me BUT at the age of 10 I was sexually assaulted by 3, THREE, devout Catholic males, all married men with families, so how does that fit into your equation?

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@RoboGraham Starting from, "The basis of his argument...…… and ending with " I agree with his point.....etc, etc,"

Rather a new and different set of thoughts on cave-art and it's many ramifications - I'm not sure I ...

davknight comments on Dec 14, 2019:

I've always speculated that at least some of it was 'gang graffiti', designed to mark out territory, and warn other Humans away.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Allamanda I agree with you 100%, looking at the Australian Aboriginal paintings, etc, I tend to think that they were done both as Territorial Boundary markings and, in many cases, symbolic markings to tell other clans/tribes that these are Meeting Places (Corroboree sites) where all clans and tribes were welcome to come for the exchanging of information and goods, etc, including, possibly, arranging marriages between two 'different skins' to use an aboriginal term that literally means bringing new blood to the clan from another clan. I tend to think that when Archaeologists stop looking at all the artworks, etc, made by our ancient ancestors and merely labeling them as having 'some kind of spiritual/religious meaning' then we may just get a better understanding of what our ancient ancestors were thinking about when they did these great works of art.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Grahame I DID read your post and the article as well.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@RoboGraham Yes, the P.C. culture has gone way, way over the edge in some circumstances and I agree with you. And yes the 'flamboyant ' way-out there, look at me, look at me type Gays can be very tiresome, I know one such Gay precisely like that, yet his 'partner' is entirely the opposite and quite often refers to him as " BenDoon" to try to get him to be a little less look at me from time to time. I also know a Lesbian couple and you would not realise that they are in fact lesbian unless you were told, they are truly great people and I actually admire them for their combined parenting skills in bringing up their 3 year old son.

there seems to me to be way to much animosity towards religion.

Seeker3CO comments on Dec 14, 2019:

Religion means believing a fantasy tale that will save all. It means believing and following rules that breed guilt and other unhealthy emotions and often severely debilitating conditions due to the unnatural (in terms of human behaviors) types of arbitrary rules put in place in order to control the...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@KKGator Ah but there is one positive about religion and that being that the majority of us here agree, positively, that it IS all 100% Bullshit.

The Man Who Slapped a Female Reporter’s Butt on TV is a Christian Youth Leader | Hemant Mehta | ...

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 12, 2019:

The world through Friendly Atheist's eyes: -When someone does something bad, it's important to focus exclusively on any and all religious connection (as in this case). -When someone does something good, it's important to take focus away from any and all religious connection. Friendly Atheist:...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay Yes, humans can some times be quite hypocritical BUT in my wide experiences no where near as hypocritical as religious organisations.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Paul4747 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If I ever see troops in rainbow uniforms with AK-47s rounding people up for re-education... then I would concede he has a point. Until then, not so much.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Grahame Geez Louise, @Grahame, are you some kind of conspiracy loving theorist?

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

Oh come off it @Grahame, homosexual behavior has been around since well before there was recorded history and I sincerely doubt that even then anyone was literally forced to become Gay or Lesbian, etc. I know quite a few Gay/Lesbian couples even though I'm as straight as an arrow, I've never once seen them force they orientations onto anyone else, unlike the Christians. I've sat and drunk tea or coffee with Gay/Lesbian people and talked about all kinds of subjects BUT never has the subject of their sexual orientation/ideology arisen, BUT sit and talk with a God-Bothering Christian and the subject always turns to God, Jesus and every religious subject they can think of. Has ANYONE here on this site/group ever ONCE had a Gay/Lesbian couple knock on his or her front door wanting to hand them LGBTI literature or talk to them about how they SHOULD become Gay or Lesbian, etc? I WILL bet my last dollar that the answer will be a 100% emphatic NO. The LGBTI people of this world ONLY want the same rights and acceptances as everyone has and is usually given from birth, they do NOT want to rule the world and turn everyone into Gays, etc, so, PLEASE, try to stop believing all the total false, radical, fundamentalist, discriminatory hype and propaganda that organisations like Catholicism, etc, keep spewing out.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

and what would he call the protection of pedophile priests by all the archdioceses.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

Most likely, and very disgusting IMHO, " Business as usual."

It is impossible to believe a person (a man named 'Jesus,' for instance) did what is described in ...

Grayghost comments on Dec 13, 2019:

And when someone finally wrote the bible ... they used middle east names like Paul, Peter, James, John, Matthew, and Mark etal ... ?! HA! What bullshit.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@motrubl4u No, there weren't such things as 'nerfs' back then, most of them were very illiterate goat-herders who would believe just about anything they were told, hence all this Christian rubbish got such a good foot-hold.

there seems to me to be way to much animosity towards religion.

Triphid comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Hey, wake up and smell the roses friend, I think you may find that, at a rough estimate, at least 80% of the people on the Site have either endured the 'excesses' of religions or have known closely someone who has so of course there is going to a touch of animosity from time to time and in the ...

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 Roman legionaries sworn both to the Senate/Emperors of Rome and to the God, Mars if one wants be 100% correct, ergo, Roman religion was also one of the driving forces behind Roman Warfare and Conquests. The Nazis used the ideology of the German Race being descended from the Divine Aryan Race to validate, justify and consolidate the German Peoples. Roman Emperor Constantine knew he faced crushing defeat and accepted the somewhat 'blackmail type' offer from the Messianics ( later to be know as Christians btw) that they would bolster his Legions in EXCHANGE for him vowing to legalise their belief system should he become Emperor of the WHOLE roman Empire, again religion used its influence to try to achieve its desired outcome.

there seems to me to be way to much animosity towards religion.

JustAskMe comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Religion deserves abolition, not animosity.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@PondartIncbendog No, since that causes pollution and they've polluted the world more than enough with their bullshit anyway, haven't they? Perhaps recycling them into becoming decent, free-thinking, moral humans would be a far better idea?

there seems to me to be way to much animosity towards religion.

JustAskMe comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Religion deserves abolition, not animosity.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Sticks48 Yeah, neither do I, in fact I don't like any kind of violence at all. Al I was attempting to do was to point out what their own babble (bible) tells them.

Today's hike: "Here, Moosie, come!"

Triphid comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Och aye, if that's a wee moose, how big are the cats.....LOL.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@RoyMillar Och so yea say, then what size 'moose traps' do you have for catching those wee mooses then. LOL. Or should that be wee meeses then....LOL

Water Usage Restriction almost EVERYWHERE in Australia and then THIS comes up on my News Feed.

MsDemeanour comments on Dec 13, 2019:

I could just cry. I begin to despair.

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@MsDemeanour Thanks, but, no offense intended here btw, I'm definitely not into drink salty water of any kind.

You little Beauty.

MsDemeanour comments on Dec 14, 2019:

yes I read that this morning with glee! :D

Triphid replies on Dec 14, 2019:

Yep, I was shouting with absolute joys as well and I'm not Gay, etc, either.

‘Blasphemous’ Netflix Film Depicting Jesus in Same-Gender Relationship Draws Ire in Brazil - ...

mentalinnuendo comments on Dec 13, 2019:

I hear there’s rules against blasphemy 😂

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

Blasphemy - A law made and imposed by men to stop the Omnipotent God from getting hi/her feelings hurt....LOL.

It is impossible to believe a person (a man named 'Jesus,' for instance) did what is described in ...

t1nick comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Given the time in history, most events were passed on orally. Oral transmission is a common method for many cultures to keep important items alive. Oral transmission is subject to the tellers memories and personal embellishments.

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

Yes and in all reality one has to say that the Goat-Herders Guide to the Galaxy, aka the Bible, would undoubtedly be the most over-embellished piece of written work in the history of Humanity and Human Writings.

It is impossible to believe a person (a man named 'Jesus,' for instance) did what is described in ...

blzjz comments on Dec 13, 2019:

do we really care? anything about religion makes no sense... time we got over the minutia .....

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

Why, is not that which is truly and logically ridiculous not truly and logically well worth the ridiculing it gets and richly deserves?

It is impossible to believe a person (a man named 'Jesus,' for instance) did what is described in ...

Green_Chile_Type comments on Dec 13, 2019:

As I understand it, whether or not the people of Israel knew how to read or use writing instruments properly is almost moot. The key issue is the lack of paper to write on...Paper was rare and very expensive. ( Leather is a mediocre-to-poor surface for writing, clay tablets very impractical, metal ...

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

@BDair Yes, 100% correct, Egyptians had been using papyrus and hieroglyphic writing for well over 3,000 years before all the Jesus mythology came into being BUT was not one of those 'famed Disciples' not a Tax Collector for the Romans, therefore would he not have needed to be literate enough to be able to count and probably write records, if so, then WHY did he not write, first hand records of this Jesus, the miracles, etc, etc, rather than leaving it until over 300 years later, when he is dead, buried, turned into dust and dry bones, for someone else to do the pen-work?

It is impossible to believe a person (a man named 'Jesus,' for instance) did what is described in ...

Grayghost comments on Dec 13, 2019:

And when someone finally wrote the bible ... they used middle east names like Paul, Peter, James, John, Matthew, and Mark etal ... ?! HA! What bullshit.

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

Ah but that was for the benefit of the Gentiles who ONLY spoke English at the time of it being written, funny though that when you think about the actual English Language did NOT come into being UNTIL well after the Goat-Herders Guide to the Galaxy was written down.

there seems to me to be way to much animosity towards religion.

JustAskMe comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Religion deserves abolition, not animosity.

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

But does not the Christian bible clearly state " Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." ??? So, in essence, all we are doing is giving like for like, Quid Pro Quo in fact, since they HAVE been doing exactly what they wanted all along what they wanted done to them?

Woman Whose Son Was Beaten to Death Read the Bible Before Getting Help | David Gee | Friendly ...

St-Sinner comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Even in the atheist world of tomorrow, idiots and horrific things will exist, they will be less but they will be around. Idiots only need an excuse to act badly, Today is religion, tomorrow it will be something else. If there is no God, they will invent something else. Religion only gives a cover ...

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

@Jolanta Yes, I agree and I'd recommend to any interested watching a DVD I just finished last evening that exposes Cults, etc. It is titled, " Cults and Extreme Belief" made in America by A&E and put out by Beyond publications, etc. WARNING, it is NOT for the weak stomached/weak because there are parts in it that are quite shocking to hear about.

there seems to me to be way to much animosity towards religion.

Triphid comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Hey, wake up and smell the roses friend, I think you may find that, at a rough estimate, at least 80% of the people on the Site have either endured the 'excesses' of religions or have known closely someone who has so of course there is going to a touch of animosity from time to time and in the ...

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 But is not so that those who purvey the religious ideologies are the very same ones who tell the followers what to do? No matter which ever way you choose to 'toss the salad' it still comes down to the fact religions/religious leaders rely upon being able to so manipulate their followers that they can actually DICTATE to those followers what is moral and what is not DESPITE the innate and inherent morals and ethics of the followers, ergo, in my opinion, it is NOT just the body of the snake that elects to bite you but the head, the mind and the body upon which the responsibility for the bite rests entirely.

Water Usage Restriction almost EVERYWHERE in Australia and then THIS comes up on my News Feed.

MsDemeanour comments on Dec 13, 2019:

I could just cry. I begin to despair.

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

With water in very short supply out here, crying is something we try very hard not to do since it too is a kind of water wastage LOL.

The Man Who Slapped a Female Reporter’s Butt on TV is a Christian Youth Leader | Hemant Mehta | ...

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 12, 2019:

The world through Friendly Atheist's eyes: -When someone does something bad, it's important to focus exclusively on any and all religious connection (as in this case). -When someone does something good, it's important to take focus away from any and all religious connection. Friendly Atheist:...

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay I think, if you care to look with a more open mind, you may find that Organised Religious Institutions are somewhat high on preaching what others should do but even higher on being hypocrites and hypocritical simply because they see themselves as being above the 'common plebs' to whom they preach.

A dinosaur tale! [bbc.com]

Cast1es comments on Dec 13, 2019:

Dinasorus , apparenly were more like chickens than snakes ?

Triphid replies on Dec 13, 2019:

According to most Experts almost all birds we see today are descended from dinosaur ancestry, the Therapod type dinosaurs in particular. Just maybe this little guy's fellow dinosaurs managed to survive through the K.T. Extinction event and went on to evolve into our modern birds.

What does Christmas mean to you?

KKGator comments on Dec 12, 2019:

For me, it's just something to be "gotten through". I really don't enjoy it. Most people I know get totally stressed out over it, for one reason or another. Usually, it's not having enough money to waste on junk no one really needs. Or having to spend time cooking for family gatherings with people...

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

Yep, from 2001 through to December 2013 Xmas meant absolutely ZILCH to me, then along came young Henry, my not related by blood nephew but a nephew none-the-less, and then the Xmas thing regained the meaning of a familial get together and enjoying each others company, a good meal and watching Henry as he unwraps his presents.

What does Christmas mean to you?

bobwjr comments on Dec 12, 2019:

Family and friends

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

In my case, it really depends upon 2 things, i.e. family by blood, which I totally choose to ignore, or, family by choice, i.e. friends who are more like what my blood family should have been. Ergo, I choose the non-blood related family every time. Xmas for me, is their company, giving gifts to them, especially my young 'nephew' Henry, and since we are all Atheists simply enjoying being the people we have chosen to be.

If a god exists, it is an Atheist! I don't care which way you want to spin it but if a god ...

maturin1919 comments on Dec 12, 2019:

That covers monotheism (sort of). Now what about polytheism? Is Odin an atheist?

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@maturin1919 If memory serves correct the 'Greek Pantheon' came into being from the Titan Ruler Kronos after he swallowed every one of his off-spring until his partner/wife wised up and presented him with a stone instead of his newly born Zeus whom she had secretly hidden away previously. Zeus then grew to adulthood, forced Kronos to 'vomit up' his other siblings, joined forces with other mythical beings (can't quite recall what they were at present), went to war against Kronos and the Titans, defeated Kronos and became the Supreme God of the Greeks ruling from Mount Olympus.

Catholic priests jailed for sexually abusing deaf children in Argentina - FRANCE 24

Armida comments on Dec 10, 2019:

I never have liked priests...to me they're assholes (excuse the word) but I can't stand them.🤮 I was in a Catholic school for almost 2 years, but my Mom took us out of there when I told her the nuns and priests were being mean to us. My Daddy had died already or we would not have gone to that ...

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

My great Uncle, Victor, used to refer to Catholic Priest as " Vultures or Crows" and Nuns as "Penguins." When I asked him about it his response was, " Well Mate, the Vultures and crows ( Priests) hang around waiting for something/someone to drop dead and then come in to 'feast' and gorge themselves, the "Penguins" ( Nuns) just waddle around seeking out the easiest fish to catch.

The Man Who Slapped a Female Reporter’s Butt on TV is a Christian Youth Leader | Hemant Mehta | ...

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 12, 2019:

The world through Friendly Atheist's eyes: -When someone does something bad, it's important to focus exclusively on any and all religious connection (as in this case). -When someone does something good, it's important to take focus away from any and all religious connection. Friendly Atheist:...

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay Yes, and whether or not he is a member of some church or other his actions are reprehensible to say the least. But religions, Christianity in particular here, have been taking great pains for centuries to point out that "They are the sole and only sources of Moralities and Ethical Behaviours" yet they have systematically committed and covered up such blatantly immoral and unethical behaviours and actions whilst doing so. 2 prime example that come very readily to mind here are the Catholic Church and the Jehovah's Witnesses, both have been entrenched in Institutionalized Abuse Crimes against children especially and covering up the same for years and if not, in the case of Catholicism, centuries. As a friend and a Counselor I sat for well over 4 hours last evening listening to and reading the DOCUMENTED records of the absolutely horrific and gut-wrenching episodes of Abuse, Physical, Emotional and Sexual wrought upon a woman, now in her late 20's, by no less than 4 ( FOUR) members of the Council of Elders in the community of the Jehovah's Witnesses Church since she was 7 years of age. this abuse was mentioned by her or her mother to the Elders they immediately brought forward the " 2 Witnesses Ruling" as per Church Canonic Laws. Every single time And yes, as of 3.00 pm today this victim WILL be taking Legal Recourse against the Jehovah's Witnesses via the services of a well respected Law Firm here in town and WILL be going with her to offer her all the support she may require. Just as I have done for every so many others in the same position in the last few years and well before than also. Call these organizations Religions or whatever suits BUT they are NOTHING short of being CULTS in my opinion, since they fit the 'Cult" description and dictionary meanings to a "T." All Religions/churches or what-so-ever else they choose to call themselves fit into the criteria of, 1) Having as their 'head/leader' an Authoritarian, Worshipful personage/s to whom ALL allegiance and Obedience must be given and paid, 2) All must adhere strictly and without question to the doctrines and tenets as prescribed by that 'Authoritarian, Worshipful personages be he/she/they incarnate or not, i.e. living and tangible or Invisible but deemed to be Supreme and Divine but not corporeal in the true sense of the word 'corporeal.' etc, There are far more criteria than I have time or space to add here BUT logic tells anyone with an open and unbiased mind that ALL Religions fit these criteria 100%.

Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s Scale and speed of loss much ...

sterlingdean comments on Dec 11, 2019:

Yet Climate Change is a Chinese Hoax, per Trump. We're going to destroy our descendants' world at the rate we're going.

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

I think the ONLY climate Humpty tRumpty ever worries about is the Financial Climate surrounding his wealth and investments, otherwise, everything else means ZILCH to that Orange-crested Buffoon.

Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s Scale and speed of loss much ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I'm pretty skeptical about real change until massive fucking destruction, crop failure, etc. The rich have made themselves as insular and wealthy as they can. They can move. Time to cut off heads.

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend WE are the ONLY ones who can save ourselves and the planet, and in my opinion and observations for the last 40 years, we ARE close to, if not at, the tipping point. And once the delicate balance of nature and climate, etc, is thrown out there is NO return point.

Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s Scale and speed of loss much ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I'm pretty skeptical about real change until massive fucking destruction, crop failure, etc. The rich have made themselves as insular and wealthy as they can. They can move. Time to cut off heads.

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend not quite SciFi since we ARE polluting the rivers and oceans at really high level and rate, pumping Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Dioxide, etc, into the atmosphere art rates and levels almost as bad as the were during the Siberian Traps episode that occurred millions of years before the dinosaurs evolved. Sulfur Dioxide rises right to very edge of the atmospheric shell and combines there to form a Reflective style blanket that blots out and reflects the heat and light from the sun which then causes flora to die since it can not perform photosynthesis without sunlight, plus the Sulfur dioxide eventually forms into Acid Rain which also kills ALL plant life and sterilses the soil as well as making water toxic and killing marine life into the bargain. If you don't believe then I suggest you do a wee bit more research.

Why We Need to Lose Religion to Save America

Seeker3CO comments on Dec 11, 2019:

But is America worth saving any longer?

Triphid replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@JustAskMe You do realise that ARE other English speaking countries on this planet don't you?

Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s Scale and speed of loss much ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I'm pretty skeptical about real change until massive fucking destruction, crop failure, etc. The rich have made themselves as insular and wealthy as they can. They can move. Time to cut off heads.

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

No matter how much wealth and money the rich have stashed away it won't be worth a teaspoon of shit because no-one can eat money when there are no longer crops to harvest, air to breathe and water to drink.

Christian Youth Minister: We Need to Tell More Kids They’ll Be Tortured in Hell | Hemant Mehta | ...

Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Oh FFS what is he after, extra cash in the Collection Plates so he can replace his million dollar jet with a new, more up to date model?

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@VictoriaNotes Our 'Happy Clappy Jesus Chappy P.M. is about as popular with me, and countless others at present, as a Ham Sandwich at Vegan Convention, no offence intended to the Vegans btw. So far, and in my opinion, he's been living in his own Xrstian 'Bubble' and offering around mere Thoughts and Prayers via his Hillsong Church Meetings, etc, and doing very little else of any tangible worth. He REJECTED out-right calls for Financial Relief to be given to the families of the Volunteer Fire Fighters battling the 70+ Bush fires raging across the country, volunteers who left their employment somewhat temporarily to got and risk life and limb fighting these fires and his only response thus far was to state, " They are there because they want to be there." Talk about Nero Fiddling while Rome burned, this P.M. has, in my opinion, just outshone Nero.

Why We Need to Lose Religion to Save America

TheMiddleWay comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I disagree. The last line of the article is a good example of why: "America cannot be saved by a return to religion because America was not founded on religion. America is the child of reason. If we wish to return to our founding principles—if we wish to regain our moral footing and work ...

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

In my opinion as an outsider looking in, America needs saving from itself period.

Why We Need to Lose Religion to Save America

Seeker3CO comments on Dec 11, 2019:

But is America worth saving any longer?

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

As an 'outsider' looking in with a somewhat critical eye from time to time I'd hazard to say that dumping religion is just a single part of the problem with America. I tend to think and see that Americans sorely need to stop believing the hype and propaganda that they are ' the Cavalry of Humanity and riding in at the last minute to save the world and the Human Race. After all, America IS just one Country, One Nation amongst hundreds of others, despite their home-grown hype and propaganda, they ARE not the Be All, End All of Everything and Anything. Just like everyone else on this planet you ARE just very small fish inhabiting a very small 'territory' in a very HUGE pond so clean up your own backyard and get your act together BEFORE you poke your noses into the yards of others, you WILL be better for it in the long run.

I know people love their animals, but I wonder what would happen if you were required to sponsor a ...

Triphid comments on Dec 11, 2019:

Yeah, I agree and I sponsor 2 children overseas yet I ONLY receive a Government Pension, I did so even when I had a dog, sadly he died some 3 years ago of old age, but these whack-jobs that go way overboard with their cats or dogs, etc, do need an urgent wake up call in my opinion. Yes care for ...

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@girlwithsmiles Now you are really making me blush with embarrassment but hey, my door is ALWAYS open to friends, visitors, etc, just as long as they are willing to take me as they find me.

Christian Youth Minister: We Need to Tell More Kids They’ll Be Tortured in Hell | Hemant Mehta | ...

Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Oh FFS what is he after, extra cash in the Collection Plates so he can replace his million dollar jet with a new, more up to date model?

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@VictoriaNotes Ah but we live on opposite sides of that big salt water pond known as the Pacific Ocean don't we? And, fortunately, thus far we haven't yet been invaded by anything much more than the usual Evangeloons, Mormons, Jehovah's Witlesses and a few of those 'Born Again' Sects/Movements but even those are getting as bad and annoying as flies are around a pile of fresh horse manure these days. Sometimes I often harbor a silent wish that they'd all migrate to Bikini Atoll, decide to dwell there and leave us Secular Aussie in peace.

I know people love their animals, but I wonder what would happen if you were required to sponsor a ...

rogueflyer comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I don't want to be forced to do something that I should want to enjoy. How about doing humanitarian acts because they feel good and make you feel better about yourself and maybe you grow..

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@girlwithsmiles Thank you but please don't "look up to me" after all I am just a mere and often faulty mortal Human Being who tries his best to care for the planet and everything on it.

Dealing with praying?

BestWithoutGods comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I quietly allow them to do their thing. If they ask me to say grace, I put my hands in a meditative pose and chant, "Buddha, Buddha, bless the foodah." :)

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

Oh you shameless devil you....LOL. So glad to know there is another around like me, I was once given the Bum's Rush from a meal at my newly converted to Catholicism sister's house when I responded with " Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet and Watch, I'm about to eat this meal while it's still hot and Jesus, tough luck because you're not."

Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s Scale and speed of loss much ...

Jolanta comments on Dec 11, 2019:

Yes, Australia is on fire. We have not had any rain for I don't remember when and our happy clappy prime minister is doing nothing, because he thinks that it is god's will. A lynching is on the horizon.

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

Yep, while the Hillsong version of Emperor Nero sits, mumbles, dithers, frets over his NEW changes to the Religious Freedoms Bill that they are putting to Parliament Australia burns, Volunteer Firie's families are going short on money because P.M. Happy Clappy refuse their pleas for financial assistance on the grounds that " they wanted to be there," and merely offers up 'prayers and thoughts' which about as much use as chocolate Teapot. Don't lynch him, instead drag the ENTIRE Parliament out by the hair, give them a shovel, rake and a fire hose and MAKE them help fight the fires on EXACTLY the terms and conditions, etc, that the Volunteer Firies have to endure.

How nice and sweet are these VEGANS, sending such letters to our Farmers who are already under ...

Guido comments on Dec 11, 2019:

Odd individuals can be found in many cultures. It is still questionable if it was a vegan. It is absurd because not all farmers breed domestic animals. I lost many fruit trees and there was hardly a yield of the veggies that I grow. The starving wild animals stole the poor yield in their struggle ...

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

So, and excuse my curiosity here, but do you commercial made chemical fertilizers for all of your crops? If you do then you are polluting the lands, the waters, etc, with chemicals that have no place in the environment and the food chain plus many these chemicals leave residual effects in the bodies of the native animals that cause spontaneous abortions, birth defects and even permanent sterility to both fauna and flora.

Christian Youth Minister: We Need to Tell More Kids They’ll Be Tortured in Hell | Hemant Mehta | ...

Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Oh FFS what is he after, extra cash in the Collection Plates so he can replace his million dollar jet with a new, more up to date model?

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@VictoriaNotes Whilst doing research for my ThD I attended numerous different Churches and differing religions but never came across any one that could come remotely close to being 'enlightened,' liberal or progressive they all seem to spout the same tired, well worn out old rhetoric of bible based bullshit and biases.

Eighth theist

Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Believing in the Goat-herders Guide to the Galaxy not only can make one dumber than a post, in my honest opinion, but also robs one of the ability to think rationally and logically as well.

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@Grahame As I said before your opinions of me are 110% barking up the wrong tree and I never pretend to something or someone that I am not neither am I nor have I ever been a 'troll.'

I know people love their animals, but I wonder what would happen if you were required to sponsor a ...

Jolanta comments on Dec 11, 2019:

I have often thought of it. I have friends who have no children but have dog that they overindulge. The money they spend on those animals is immense. It is a disgrace.

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@girlwithsmiles Don't feel guilty about stating what is blatantly evident. Struth there are countless T.V. shows being aired these days about people and how they pamper their pets, or the seeming American ( and one English show as well btw) that promote and endorse Pet Psychologists/Counselors and the like. A Psychologist/Counselor for a dog, you've got to be kidding.

Christian Youth Minister: We Need to Tell More Kids They’ll Be Tortured in Hell | Hemant Mehta | ...

Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Oh FFS what is he after, extra cash in the Collection Plates so he can replace his million dollar jet with a new, more up to date model?

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@VictoriaNotes Are there really such a thing as Liberal and Progressive Churches? Given the meaning of those adjectives I'd hazard to say that mixing them with religion could be a bit of a misnomer, but that is, however, my opinion.

Eighth theist

Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Believing in the Goat-herders Guide to the Galaxy not only can make one dumber than a post, in my honest opinion, but also robs one of the ability to think rationally and logically as well.

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@Grahame You are barking up the wrong there @Grahame, do yourself a favor and, in my opinion, try not to 'paint others as you may see yourself' it does neither you nor them any good at all. I am a qualified Counselor and have been so since 1998, I now practice on a Gratis basis i.e. completely FREE of Charge or Fee, have a list of 'clients' that varies anywhere from 30 to 50 from time to time and ALLOW myself only 2 mornings per fortnight as my 'days' off but am still available 24/7 anyway. As to your " not needing my anger in your life," well, in my opinion, I truly do NOT need nor desire your condescending attitude either nor your, in my opinion, arrogant disparagements as well, so I reckon we are 100% square on that point are we not?

Of great concern to all including @Triphid. [smh.com.au]

Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

I'm beginning to become even more certain that Happy Clappy Jesus Chappy Morriscum IS seeing himself more and more as either God or Jesus incarnate these days and so does the Cartoonist that I 'borrowed' this attached cartoon from just now.

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@FrayedBear Bugger the hoe and the pick Mate, I've got 3 dozen very sharp, very nasty Hunting arrows plus my 52" Mongolian Recurve Hunting bow and enough materials on hand to make at least another 4-5 dozen arrows. Arrows are very silent, very deadly and can be fired from almost anywhere. I can hit and kill a running fox or feral cat at about 40 metres with almost every arrow fired. Though, and as an added after-thought I will mention that I am in no a person who advocates violence/harm to any person or animal EXCEPT those animals listed as Recognised Invasive Feral Pest Animals such as foxes, cats and the like. Hence it WILL take a very great deal of intense provocation before I even consider using my Hunting Bow on anything other than Feral Pests.

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Triphid comments on Dec 10, 2019:

So, what's next now under Happy Clappy Jesus Chappy, is it to be religious Re-Orientation Camps (aka Nazi style Concentration Camps or Communist style Camps of a very similar nature) for all the Non-believers, Atheists, etc, in Australia? Judging by those "changes" it IS beginning to look like a ...

Triphid replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@FrayedBear Hawke, Keating a bit of a maybe on those 2 but Howard, a most definite YES on him I'd say.