Is hope realistic?

St-Sinner comments on Oct 29, 2019:

This is an unnecessary deep thought. Hope is hope. It is not even close to reality in meaning. Hope based on a realistic or pragmatic assessment of a situation can be sound. Anything else is a fool's game.

Triphid replies on Oct 29, 2019:

@Norman347 In some way or another don't we ALL do exactly that from time to time?

[archaeology.

JackPedigo comments on Oct 29, 2019:

The thing about history is that it is not set in stone. As new evidence comes to light things are looked at anew. In most of the countries of Europe there was a boundary between the Roman areas and the barbaric areas. In England the northern border was Hadrian's Wall near Newcastle upon Tyne. When ...

Triphid replies on Oct 29, 2019:

I tend, very often, to think when I look through British/English 'History' that the whole story has been written to illicit a kind of surge of sympathy from the reader based upon something akin to " Oh, those people, invaded and conquered ever so many times, so much were they oppressed and persecuted by those nasty, terrible, war-mongering WE MUST have very deep sympathy and understandings for them." It is kind of like the 'alleged Persecutions' by the Ancient Romans that the Xrstians so tediously and regularly whine about, persecutions that costs thousands and thousands of Xrstian lives, those self-same persecutions that, Historically NEVER really occurred any way since Ancient Rome NEVER sought to crush out the beliefs of those it conquered, they did give a frog's fart IF you worshipped a bucket full of horse-shit or anything else for that matter, ALL that mattered to the Romans was that you gave your allegiance to the Emperor and the Empire and paid your taxes when required. It has been proven ever so many times historically that the Romans would adopt and adapt the beliefs of others INTO their own religious beliefs, the Religion of Mithras is ONE prime example, it was very wide-spread throughout Asia Minor, the Romans conquered the areas and then adopted Mithras into their Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses just as they did with the Pantheon of Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses as well as the many of the Celtic ones as well. So, as they say on a certain television show, " Myth Busted" for the Xrstian Persecutions myths.

Science vs religion Atheist historical nogodexists aincentphilosophy Agonostic

Larry-new comments on Oct 24, 2019:

One of my favorite quotes...in four razor sharp propositions, Epicurus (or whomever) demolishes the idea of a deity, any deity. Using insights such as this, it is so blindingly obvious that various gods were invented as a control device. Ask yourself on any purported quasi-explanation, such as ...

Triphid replies on Oct 29, 2019:

Over my 50+ years as an Atheist I have asked innumerable Priests, Ministers of Religion and Followers of Religion the same question, " Why is it that this god whom you worship has ONLY names given to it by Humans and NEVER reveals its TRUE name?" The answer, most usually and predictable, comes backs as this, " God fears that should his TRUE name be revealed to man and it be spoken then it shall cause God to become enraged so much that either man will turn away from him OR he shall turn away from man, destroy his Creation and vanish for ever." When I've asked, " Then WHY would this God become so enraged to hear his creations, MAN, speak his TRUE name in praise of him and his wonderful works?" And, usually, the answer/s come back as such, " We are not permitted to know the mind of God," and, " Who are we to question God, we MUST simply accept God and obey him."

Science vs religion Atheist historical nogodexists aincentphilosophy Agonostic

Oldman51 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

without evil there would be no need for god to protect you.

Triphid replies on Oct 29, 2019:

@Norman347 But, the supposed 'Free Will' endowed upon us by this god thingy has numerous CLAUSES included in it, does it not? For example, there ARE well more than the mere Ten Commandments that MUST be adhered to and obeyed to the letter, there ARE strict dietary regulations as well as rules of what types of materials MUST NOT be worn with others, etc, etc, So, this god thingy GIVES humans a 'gift' and then adds copious amounts of caveats to it, does anyone else give a gift to a person or persons and then DEMAND that such a GIFT be used ONLY as the GIVER deems it SHALL be used? Free Will truly means, in the opinion of most people, " This is yours, do with it as you will," and NOT " This is yours BUT I demand that you do with it EXACTLY as I tell you and NO different."

Science vs religion Atheist historical nogodexists aincentphilosophy Agonostic

Oldman51 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

without evil there would be no need for god to protect you.

Triphid replies on Oct 29, 2019:

Conversely, without God creating evil, as claimed by the bible that god created everything, both good and evil, then there would be no need for either god nor evil.

I see posts here saying "are Atheists this?

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Yes but you forget that we all like to eat babies.... 😲😱😵😨

Triphid replies on Oct 28, 2019:

@bobwjr Hey, just discovered this morning that our local Atheist Supermarket is now stocking " Fillet de Babe" LOL.

I see posts here saying "are Atheists this?

itsmedammit comments on Oct 26, 2019:

I was blocked by someone because I had the gall to suggest that conservatives could be atheists too.

Triphid replies on Oct 28, 2019:

You naughty, naughty girl, now off to the corner for you, sit there and say Mary had a Little Lamb 666 times and sing Father and Son 666 times...LOL.

I don't know where the meth in my vagina came from... [fox26houston.com]

chalupacabre comments on Oct 27, 2019:

Am I the only one wondering what prompted them to search her vagina in the 1st place? Common procedure?

Triphid replies on Oct 27, 2019:

Probably S.O.P. when arresting and placing a detainee into a jail cell, It IS a S.O.P. at most Cop Shops since they don't want detainees to have anything on/in them that can be used to either harm themselves or others, including the Police.

an interesting piece on how terminology is changing, and how it affects us all, religious and not -...

Triphid comments on Oct 26, 2019:

To the attached article, etc, I'd say " Wake up Amerikka, at least 80% of your troubles are deeply rooted in the mires of intolerances, bigotry, divisivenesses, etc, born and bred by Religions/religious ideologies and the sooner your nation comes to realize this the better it will be." In my ...

Triphid replies on Oct 27, 2019:

@skado I wouldn't say it was all terrible, it was enlightening to say the least and YES, my Dad was a really great Aussie Bloke, heart of gold type, caring, teaching me everything he knew and proud of my achievement of being expelled from Sunday Schools because I DARED to question instead of merely believing.

an interesting piece on how terminology is changing, and how it affects us all, religious and not -...

Triphid comments on Oct 26, 2019:

To the attached article, etc, I'd say " Wake up Amerikka, at least 80% of your troubles are deeply rooted in the mires of intolerances, bigotry, divisivenesses, etc, born and bred by Religions/religious ideologies and the sooner your nation comes to realize this the better it will be." In my ...

Triphid replies on Oct 27, 2019:

@skado Well, she was so intent that I turn out NOT to be an Atheist like my Dad that, every time I got expelled from a Sunday School for asking questions she'd send to another church. Within about 3 months I had been official expelled from EVERY Christian Church Sunday School in town and my Dad had every letter of expulsion that I had gotten framed and hung on the wall in the family room of the house. I started at the Methodist Sunday School, worked my way through them all until the 'last, desperate attempt', the Catholic Sunday School, where I not only got expelled, but got 12 strokes of the cane, doused with 'holy water' and was called a Heathen, Pagan, Devil's Spawn, Heretic and more than a few other things as well.

Yay Santa!

indirect76 comments on Oct 27, 2019:

and of course it didn’t really happen https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mall-santa-beat-up-child-molester/

Triphid replies on Oct 27, 2019:

Aw, spoilsport. I was kinda hoping it was true, low-life scum deserve NOTHING less than that.

I don't know where the meth in my vagina came from... [fox26houston.com]

azzow2 comments on Oct 27, 2019:

Just slipped in all by itself.

Triphid replies on Oct 27, 2019:

Maybe she just took a very deep breath while she walked by some Drug Dealer selling his wares on a corner....LOL.

Struth fellow Aussie Sceptics, IF this trend keeps up I'm going to need a Secretary.

FrayedBear comments on Oct 27, 2019:

@Triphid it seems that @attila down in Melbourne town is the 100th member of "aussie sceptics Group". Party time!?

Triphid replies on Oct 27, 2019:

Yes, BUT like ALL sceptics I'm a bit sceptical about parties and such...... LOL.

an interesting piece on how terminology is changing, and how it affects us all, religious and not -...

Triphid comments on Oct 26, 2019:

To the attached article, etc, I'd say " Wake up Amerikka, at least 80% of your troubles are deeply rooted in the mires of intolerances, bigotry, divisivenesses, etc, born and bred by Religions/religious ideologies and the sooner your nation comes to realize this the better it will be." In my ...

Triphid replies on Oct 26, 2019:

@skado No, my mother TRIED that and it did NOT stick, I worked things out for myself and became an Atheist from around 8 years of age and still am an Atheist. Why do you ask.

A lady came into my work place, wearing a god is perfect hoodie.

MattHardy comments on Oct 26, 2019:

I'm all about religious tolerance - as long as she's promoting her beliefs rather than denigrating others' then I'm fine with it. Headscarves, crosses, hoodies, turbans or colanders . All fine by me.

Triphid replies on Oct 26, 2019:

@MattHardy No probs there " Beaker," no probs at all. But even a 'muppet' is allowed, from time to time, to form an opinion.

A lady came into my work place, wearing a god is perfect hoodie.

MattHardy comments on Oct 26, 2019:

I'm all about religious tolerance - as long as she's promoting her beliefs rather than denigrating others' then I'm fine with it. Headscarves, crosses, hoodies, turbans or colanders . All fine by me.

Triphid replies on Oct 26, 2019:

@MattHardy Yeah, @MattHardy, try asking for this 'tolerance' of yours from the other 54+ million people who also died as a result of the War in Europe against the Nazis as well as the yet, untold thousands, perhaps millions, who suffered and died under the Japanese as well? Ask the survivors of those who were forced to build the Burma Railway for the Japanese about this 'tolerance' of which you preach, OR, ask the Prisoners of the Japs from Ambon Island where my late Uncle Arthur was held captive and survived though dozens of his fellow mates were either starved to death or worked to death by the Japs. Yep, 'tolerance' is a great example of the old " Ostrich burying its head in the sand and hoping it will all go away" isn't it? I'm sure at least ONE of those VICTIMS of tolerance will agree with you, NOT.

A lady came into my work place, wearing a god is perfect hoodie.

vjohnson51 comments on Oct 26, 2019:

If god is perfect, how come the world is so messed up? Lol.

Triphid replies on Oct 26, 2019:

But god IS perfect, a perfect example of humans CREATING something in THEIR own image simply to escape from having to take responsibility for their own short-comings, failures, etc, etc.

This is such an awesome analogy of religious control to enforce a point of view.

TheoryNumber3 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

That was terrifying. And it happens every day everywhere. I was doing volunteer work in my community for Community Emergency Response Team, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security. We train citizens how to respond in the event of a national or local emergency. We had our ...

Triphid replies on Oct 26, 2019:

@TheoryNumber3 Yeah, we reported him to the Department Heads ( with photos as proof as well) and both were hauled over the coals, his wife divorced him, he lost his regular job as a Surface Manager at the local mines, they initiated a BIG inquiry into his management of funds for the local branch of the State Emergency Services and found numerous discrepancies in the usages of allocated funds, etc, his secretary was dismissed from the S.E.S., her husband also divorced her within months of the 'news' breaking around town, both went their separate ways and have never been heard of since.

Land of the free.

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Whatever happened to freedom of speech and the press? :o

Triphid replies on Oct 26, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Whether or not the case was dismissed IT IS still showing that respect, etc, for the Indigenous Peoples of Amerikkka is still very missing and unimportant, sadly, very, very sadly.

Thieves, despicable thieves and murderers.

Seeker3CO comments on Oct 25, 2019:

I think I need a little more context before I'll buy this

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@NoPlanetB So, would I correct in assuming that you need ALL the reports of Israeli atrocities seen on television reports so regularly similarly VERIFIED as well?

This is such an awesome analogy of religious control to enforce a point of view.

TheoryNumber3 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

That was terrifying. And it happens every day everywhere. I was doing volunteer work in my community for Community Emergency Response Team, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security. We train citizens how to respond in the event of a national or local emergency. We had our ...

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

Something quite similar happened when I was a Volunteer with the local Branch of the New South Wales State Emergency Services. At EVERY single 'Call-out' to an Emergency, BEFORE leaving the Depot, WE were required by our very Christian Local Controller and , note this please, a Married Man WITH a Wife and 4 children, to stand, heads bowed and pray for 5-10 minutes INSTEAD of jumping into the Rescue vehicles and heading out, post haste, to the Emergency. After one very major Emergency, when we all returned to the Depot we walked in to discover the Local Controller having very obvious and passionate sex with his Secretary in our Changing Rooms, at least a dozen of us resigned that day and went immediately to the local Fire Brigade to offer them our services.

This is such an awesome analogy of religious control to enforce a point of view.

PBuck0145 comments on Oct 24, 2019:

An over-simplification, but pretty much how Islamic and/or Communist indoctrination functions.

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@PBuck0145 Oh, believe me THERE ARE numerous Christian, Muslim and Hebrew off-shoots that STILL do similar, if not EXACTLY, things even today. E.G. Jehovah's Witnesses ( Witlesses imho) truly believe that a Blood Transfusion that WILL save the life of a child or even an Adult IS a Mortal Sin and contaminates the Recipients body for eternity. Morons ( Morons) believe that coffee, tea or anything containing caffeine, smoking tobacco, etc, also contaminates the body for eternity, NO money may be spent or earned by a Mormon on a Sunday, UNLESS the get a Special Dispensation from the Temple, Women MUST be subservient to men, ( the lists of Mormon 'No-Nos' is very very long btw. Seventh Day Adventists believe that NO Foods should be cooked from sunset Friday thru to sunset Saturday, NO electricity, Gas, etc, should be used during those times either, No-one should be permitted to laugh during those times AND, last but no means least, NO sexual Intercourse or even kissing is permitted during those hours as well. And, we all know about the Amish and their beliefs and ways, don't we?

Thieves, despicable thieves and murderers.

Seeker3CO comments on Oct 25, 2019:

I think I need a little more context before I'll buy this

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

Why, the Israelis have been murdering the Palestinians ever since Palestinian Lands were stolen from the Palestinians after WWII, absolutely NOTHING they so surprises me these days, it just continues to churn my stomach instead.

Anyone ever notice that the crucified Jesus is shown in pictures as being both nailed and also tied ...

Azatheist comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Did you heard the one about Jesus going to the salon to have his nails done?

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

No, but I heard the one about a Jewish bloke, dressed in a blood stain robe walking into the Reception Desk of a Motel, putting 3 huge nails onto the desk and asking " Could you put me up for the night?" LOL.

Anyone ever notice that the crucified Jesus is shown in pictures as being both nailed and also tied ...

LatentumCattus comments on Oct 25, 2019:

...on the other hand, had the legend indicated that Jesus was stoned to death, those who genuflect would have to pummel themselves about the face and chest with closed fists. ~~ Disclaimer - can't take credit/fault for that one; not my original joke ~~

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

AND, IF this Jeebus were a boilermaker and not the step-son (???) of a Carpenter WOULD he have been 'welded up' to a couple of 'Old Boilers' ( Old Wizened Hags) instead? LOL.

I see posts here saying "are Atheists this?

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Yes but you forget that we all like to eat babies.... 😲😱😵😨

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@bobwjr Aw, there's nothing quite as nice as some 'Suckling Long Pork' crackling when basted with a nice sweet honey.....LOL.

I see posts here saying "are Atheists this?

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Yes but you forget that we all like to eat babies.... 😲😱😵😨

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@bobwjr Aaaaah, stir-fried baby, lots of vegies and on a bed of steamed rice, my mouth waters at the thought....LOL. And so much so I have decided to have for dinner tonight, Suckling 'Long Pork' Spaghetti Bolognaise......LOL.

Land of the free.

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Whatever happened to freedom of speech and the press? :o

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@BestWithoutGods Historically speaking, the U,S, has NOT been squeaky clean since after the first European Settlers arrived. After the Natives helped stop the Settlers from dying of starvation? WHAT did the Settlers do a bit later, JUST steal the lands of the Natives, put a bounty on their heads and begin a Genocide Campaign to show their appreciation.

Land of the free.

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Whatever happened to freedom of speech and the press? :o

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

These days I think it is only Freedom of Speech, etc, IF what you ARE saying agrees 110% with Politicians, Governments and the Establishment, unfortunately.

AW Gee and Golly gosh, (sarcasm MOST definitely intended here) those 'poor' people in the Hunter ...

FrayedBear comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Do like Quentin Crisp and don't dust - after four years it doesn't get any deeper just compresses more and more. And of course if you spray it every week with diluted PVA glue it will form a long lasting solid protective barrier on your wood and lino. As for Hunter Valley - I'm told that it is ...

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

Now don't pick on those poor little diddums in the Hunter, they've got problems with dust....LOL. FFS, over 60+% of this State is in severe and prolonged Drought conditions and they ARE complaining because, maybe, a bit of dirt gets mixed in with Hashish from time to time.....LOL.

AW Gee and Golly gosh, (sarcasm MOST definitely intended here) those 'poor' people in the Hunter ...

Jolanta comments on Oct 24, 2019:

If you leave it, it will look like red velvet, you just have to refrain from disturbing it.

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

No way, every time it starts to blow up dust around the region my Asthma plays merry hell with me and in summer my evap. air cooler would create its own dust storm as well. Yes, I know I could move to a less dusty climate/region BUT, A) I was born here and despite its shortcomings I love living here, and, B) I own my home, I have very good friends here AND I hate big cities.

"Just whip it out."

Triphid comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Why not just replace the zipper with velcro instead, much easier and quicker as well? Btw, did you know that Velcro is BANNED in New Zealand because the sound of it scares the sheep into thinking that the farmers a wee bit randy again.....LOL.

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@LiterateHiker Superglue, it works great too.

Perhaps it is down to my somewhat 'odd' Aussie sense of Humor BUT I just noticed the following ...

TheoryNumber3 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

That was weird enough to make me want to google it. They could be right. With a twist. Correlation does not imply causation, and it just may be the other way around.... that homosexuality is causing Christians to become vegans. Here's an excerpt from an article I found: :"The lesbian ...

Triphid replies on Oct 25, 2019:

@TheoryNumber3 Yes, and I also hope your days are wonderful as well, thank you.

"Just whip it out."

Triphid comments on Oct 24, 2019:

Why not just replace the zipper with velcro instead, much easier and quicker as well? Btw, did you know that Velcro is BANNED in New Zealand because the sound of it scares the sheep into thinking that the farmers a wee bit randy again.....LOL.

Triphid replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@LiterateHiker I've got a similar 'winter' jacket, I think, and I replaced the zipper with Velcro ( can't sew up clothing if my life depended on it but can sew up a deep gush on myself just as well as any surgeon can and have done more times than I care to count btw) the Velcro is attached in strips all the way along the opening at spaces of about 1-2 inches from neck to the knees. Instead of putting in a horizontal pattern I put it vertically on both sides then it grips better and doesn't twist or warp and stays closed and tight no matter what I'm doing.

Just another blustery day up here in the high desert.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 24, 2019:

You got snow? Woohoo! Make a snowman 🤣😂

Triphid replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@Sticks48 Or just make a Yeti instead, after all Halloween is just around the corner isn't it....LOL.

Perhaps it is down to my somewhat 'odd' Aussie sense of Humor BUT I just noticed the following ...

TheoryNumber3 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

That was weird enough to make me want to google it. They could be right. With a twist. Correlation does not imply causation, and it just may be the other way around.... that homosexuality is causing Christians to become vegans. Here's an excerpt from an article I found: :"The lesbian ...

Triphid replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@TheoryNumber3 Did you bother to note that I live in AUSTRALIA and NOT BRITAIN where that article originated? Out here, IF a Shearer was doing shit like that either the Boss of the Shearing Crew or the Grazier would grab him/her by the scruff of his/her neck and kick his/her (yes, we also have female Shearers out as well) arse all the way back to their sleeping quarters to collect their belongs and then continue to kick their arse until they were OFF the property completely. And word would quickly be spread around amongst EVER other Shearing Crew in the country and the mongrel would be hard pressed to even land a job trimming lawns after that. To the Sheep Graziers (Sheep Cockies as they are affectionately called out here) their stock IS their livelihood and everyone of them IS important to them. Yes, on rare occasions these days since the old blade shears are no longer used, a sheep gets a small nick BUT that small nick IS attended to immediately by covering it with an antiseptic solution mixed with Coal Tar to seal it and prevent infection from starting. That IS a part of the job that the Shed Rouse-about does besides gathering up the fleeces and spreading them out on the Classing Table for the Wool Classer to check through and examine. So, in future, PLEASE try NOT to compare Aussie Graziers, etc, with the Pommie kind.

Just another blustery day up here in the high desert.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 24, 2019:

You got snow? Woohoo! Make a snowman 🤣😂

Triphid replies on Oct 24, 2019:

@azzow2 Now, now, let's NOT be Gender Specific here....LOL. Make it a Snow It instead.

“Miracle Mineral Solution,” According to Jim Humble and his Genesis II Church of Health and ...

Cecilia2018 comments on Oct 23, 2019:

What an awkward behavior!

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

LOL, so besides being a self-declared Mass Murderer, a Genocidal Maniac, a Misogynist, etc, etc, this 'God' has now taken on Arson as an extra talent and even leaves his calling card to say to the Authorities " I did this, catch me if you can?" Shit, IF that's the intellect of the Creator the Faithfools believe in is it ANY wonder WHY we are Atheists?

HOLY TRIGGERED, BATMAN! I cannot believe how outraged some atheists get when they see someone ...

xenoview comments on Oct 23, 2019:

Religion and spiritual are not joined at the hip. I would rather someone be spiritual, than religious any day.

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

But, is the term 'Spiritual' used to mean, A) I do NOT believe in nor follow the teachings of a God/Jesus, etc, and merely hold that the 'Holy Spirit' IS the reality of everything, or, B) that the person claiming to be 'spiritual' contends that the 'spirits' of the dead dwell or inhabit still the world around us, or, and there are numerous other definitions btw, that the 'spiritual' person is opting for a 50/50 chance scenario and, maybe, merely undecided?

Oh shit, it seems I've done it yet again, though definitely NOT deliberately.

Spinliesel comments on Oct 23, 2019:

That certainty comes with their belief system.

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

@Spinliesel No, not really, I could give a flea's fart for what he does in his yard/house, just as is the opinion of ALL the other neighbors as well. But his ceaseless 'dropping' of religious quotations and pamphlets into our mailboxes and often pinning them to our doors HAS gone well past being an annoyance. The law here states that " Ever house MUST have unhindered access to the MAIN front entrance FOR legitimate Visitors, Tradespeople, etc." But, those trying to 'push' religion to households can be considered as NOT having Legitimate/Legal Reasons in the eyes of the Law BUT, and here's the cruncher, " They can claim, under their Freedoms of Religions, that they ARE doing 'God's Work.' However, should a homeowner/tenant affix a notice/sign to the property/front gate or fence stating " No religion/s," or "Religion Free Zone," or words to that effect, then, legally, those 'pushing' their religion/s, etc, MUST heed to and obey that notice AND refrain from entering or leaving ANY and ALL religious messages. etc, on or near that property or face Police Prosecution. So I am merely taking the advice of the Police officer to heart in the 'hope' that some kind of peace from his relentless peddling of religion will occur at last.

Perhaps it is down to my somewhat 'odd' Aussie sense of Humor BUT I just noticed the following ...

TheoryNumber3 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

That was weird enough to make me want to google it. They could be right. With a twist. Correlation does not imply causation, and it just may be the other way around.... that homosexuality is causing Christians to become vegans. Here's an excerpt from an article I found: :"The lesbian ...

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

@TheoryNumber3 Many omnivorous humans I know are also people who care about the welfare of animals, me included. As for the Wool Production Industry being "heinous" HOW do you come to that conclusion? I have often worked with a number of Sheep Graziers in my area and can state, Categorically, that they treat their sheep quite decently and very humanely to say the very least. Shearing sheep removes the annual build up of wool and IF left unshorn that wool continues to grow and grow until it becomes very matted, flies lay their eggs in it and the larvae, being flesh devouring themselves, worm their down through the matted, dirty, burr filled wool, find the skin of the animal and begin burrowing into then they start eating away at the living animal, Have you ever seen what a sheep infested with fly maggots looks like, I have when we have mustered sheep and found one or that have either missed the annual muster or have strayed from another property belong to a careless, useless Grazier, it is gut wrenching and the poor sheep is so badly chewed up with big holes through its skin, rotting flesh oozing foul smelling pus, etc, and the ONLY humane and decent thing that can be done is it put it out its misery with a .22 caliber bullet through its brain, instant death and relief. Fyi, Shearing sheep IS harder on those shearing them than it is on the sheep by far harder on the Shearers than it is on the sheep themselves. The average Shearer can manage to shear between 150 and 250 sheep per day, he starts work at 7.30am, spends the time bent over from the waist, holding the sheep firmly between his legs and shears off the wool, similar to a human undressing, in ONE complete piece, the sheep is then released down a slide to join the ones he has shorn previously, who, btw, are usually now feeling much, much lighter since they have just been unburdened of a load of wool that can weigh anywhere between 2-5 kilos. It takes a good experienced shear less than 5 minutes, on average to shear each sheep and he does this non-stop from 7.30am until 'Smoko' time at 10.00am for a 15 minute break then goes back to again until 12.30pm when he breaks for 30 minutes for 'Crib' (Lunchtime) then resumes again until 4,30-5.00pm when it is 'Knock Off for the day time.' This WILL continue everyday, Monday thru Friday for as many weeks as there are sheep to shorn. Immediately after shearing, the Grazier will 'dip' the sheep ( run them through a system of sprays) that will rid them of lice and other external pests, THEN 'drench' them ( give them an oral dose of vermicide medicine) to rid them of internal parasites, these treatments will last the sheep for the next 6 months BEFORE they are again mustered and the treatments are repeated. I don't know HOW they do it America BUT over here ...

Oh shit, it seems I've done it yet again, though definitely NOT deliberately.

Spinliesel comments on Oct 23, 2019:

That certainty comes with their belief system.

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

@Spinliesel Yeah, well until he moved in this was a really great, friendly neighborhood, and to some larger extent still is WHEN he is NOT here. Before him ,the people who owned that house were religious but religion was never discussed among neighbors, we'd often have a chat over the fence or just 'drop in' for a coffee and chat with each other BUT he visits very uninvited most times and wheels out his bible and starts preaching at will. I'll more than likely truly piss him off very soon simply because I'm painting a new address plate for my front gate and fully intend to have on it, not only my house number BUT words to the effect that say clearly," Religion Free Zone, NO religious pamphlets, etc, permitted beyond this point." And , as the owner of this property it IS my right to do so.

Oh shit, it seems I've done it yet again, though definitely NOT deliberately.

Spinliesel comments on Oct 23, 2019:

That certainty comes with their belief system.

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

@Spinliesel I would MUCH rather NOT have my Evangelist neighbor as a friend, or, sometimes, even as a neighbor as well. Life IS so quiet and enjoyable WHEN he decides to be absent from his place for months on end, when he's around most of the other neighbors feel like they are 'walking on eggshells when they are out in their yards or gardening, etc, simply because, and this IS no joke, he makes it HIS business to know what you are doing and how you are doing it. He is, no joke here either, like a bloody Gestapo paid spy, so bad that I have erected 2 fences on my property, both well over 7 feet high and separated by about 6 feet between them that blocks out his view from my backyard completely, just so as I can go about my own business in peace, etc.

Oh shit, it seems I've done it yet again, though definitely NOT deliberately.

Spinliesel comments on Oct 23, 2019:

That certainty comes with their belief system.

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

@Spinliesel Yeah, glad to make you happy and hope this will cheer you up even more since I know how the fine would have been because I saw the Police officer write it out, though I THINK he made sure I could see him doing it. The fine amounts to 873 $ A and MUST be paid WITHIN 30days or makes arrangements to pay in installments, IF not he gets summoned to Court and will, most likely, be charged and cop not only that fine to pay BUT a whole lot extra from the Court as well.

Oh shit, it seems I've done it yet again, though definitely NOT deliberately.

Spinliesel comments on Oct 23, 2019:

That certainty comes with their belief system.

Triphid replies on Oct 23, 2019:

Yeah, and that's not all either. About an hour LATER, well after I had finished, turned off the Stereo and showered to get rid of the dirt and sweat, a police officer knocks on my door and states that they'd received a complaint about the noise I was making. I told him that, "Yes, I had been cleaning up my front veranda, Yes, I had music playing and IF he wished I could turn the 'offending' sound system back on, at the EXACT volume that I had it on earlier since I had only turned it off, disconnected the speakers fixed to my front wall and then proceeded to have a shower." With a bit of smirky kind of humorous grin and a slightly muffled giggle, he simply said, " Okay, give me a listen then please." I played the music, outside speakers connected as well, at the exact same volume, he listened, smiled AND as the neighbor entered my front gate stated to me, " Well that's bloody good music Mate, can't see why anyone in their right mind would object to that," then looked sternly at my neighbor and said, quite officially, " You, Sir, are trespassing on this land, you HAVE made a false report to the Police, wasting out time, fuel and efforts, etc, so I intend to give a hefty fine right here and now, perhaps this might teach YOU a lesson." He handed over the Fine Notice, turned me and asked, " Know anywhere where I can get a copy of that Cd Mate, that's music I could really enjoy ;listening to at home anytime."

[youtu.be] The Animals. - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (1965)

Triphid comments on Oct 22, 2019:

Love that song, even though my Dad was born in 1905, he used to like it as well and would often sing it, using his own words substituted for girl, etc, to instill into ME to stay away from working in the local mines as he had done for ALL his working life. Yes, I took his words to heart, stayed ...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@Marionville Yes, they were Heroes and some still working in them on 12 hour shifts, 7 days on and 7 days off are heroes, thanks to Liberal Governments destroying the old * jour shifts, 3 shifts per day, 5 days per week roster systems, as well. To work hundreds of feet, in some case well over a THOUSAND feet as well, under solid ground and rock, in temperatures that are well above ANYTHING experienced on the surface mostly anywhere else, anywhere from 50 -60+ degrees Celsius and almost 100% humidity that, literally sap their energy, slows down their reflexes whilst leaving them and their clothing saturated in sweat and filth.

JOHN PAVLOVITZ, a religious man who is nonetheless, right, on the right side, and righteous, even to...

PBuck0145 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

The biggest impediment to defeating DJT is the Democrats' embracement of the regressive leftist narrative and agenda.

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@PBuck0145 No, in my opinion as an Aussie, the Amerikkkan willingness to hang on their firearms for absolutely NO Logic reason at all and stand by and watch all these senseless massacres occur IS DISAPPOINTING to say the VERY LEAST. Here, we decided THAT ONE death from an IDIOT with a grudge and a gun was ONE death far too many, at least that makes us, in the opinion of many, including myself, a Nation WITH a Humanitarian Heart and Mind, not like some that I will refrain from naming.

[youtu.be] The Animals. - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (1965)

Triphid comments on Oct 22, 2019:

Love that song, even though my Dad was born in 1905, he used to like it as well and would often sing it, using his own words substituted for girl, etc, to instill into ME to stay away from working in the local mines as he had done for ALL his working life. Yes, I took his words to heart, stayed ...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@Marionville My Dad spent his working life in the local Silver , Lead and Zinc mines, many a worker never came home after a shift due to rockfalls and other disasters. Most miners ended up with 'Black Lung Disease' caused mostly from breathing in the fetid air fouled with rock dust, explosive fumes and , often, even Radon Gas ever present in the mines, other become suffers of what was commonly known as either " Rockfall Shock Syndrome" or Claustrophobia from spending hours every day in the tight confined spaces hundreds of feet underground. The old timers used to often, quietly of course, that "the ones who died underground were better off than those who survived because their troubles were over." A part of the job my Dad had, besides being a miner of course, was as a member of the Proto Gangs, rescue and recovery of trapped, and often dead, crushed to death by rockfalls, miners somethings it would often take weeks or more to dig into the disaster site and extract the remains, often already decaying or eat away by rats living in the mines, the Proto Gangs were also called in to fight fires underground and one such fire is STILL raging away in Shaft Number 1 of the mine where my Dad once worked, the North Broken Hill Mine. That fire started around 8,00pm on a Tuesday in September, 1963, 7 men were lost behind the fire, 3 men died trying to put it out to no avail and the mine was shut down and sealed off until 1987 when Pasminco bought the Lease and started up an Open-Cut project, they hit the level where the fire started and found it WAS still burning strongly and had succumb to local pressures to close it down once again because of the memories of the men who died there.

JOHN PAVLOVITZ, a religious man who is nonetheless, right, on the right side, and righteous, even to...

PBuck0145 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

The biggest impediment to defeating DJT is the Democrats' embracement of the regressive leftist narrative and agenda.

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@Wangobango3 Yes, Amerikka where IF you haven't got 'Health Insurance' you ARE virtually STUFFED, yet almost every other Western Country HAS a Universal Health Scheme that works, maybe not PERFECTLY, BUT it does work, and, more often than not, works very well. So WHY does Amerikka still adhere to that archaic system, in my opinion, it IS simply because of its rampant Commercialism attitude that the 'holy' dollar rates more worth than a human life which is, in my opinion, blatantly obvious given the rantings and ravings of the N.R.A. over Gun Control and the horrific losses of lives, both young and old, from recent senseless Massacres in the U.S. Perhaps the 'motto' on Amerikkkan money should be changed to read " In GUNS we trust and LIVES we are willing to waste" instead of the "In God We Trust" bullshit.

THE CONCEPT OF NOTHING.

Triphid comments on Oct 21, 2019:

Well, the scientific theory is that, " In the beginning there was a Singularity so compressed was the matter it contained that it eventually exploded and, VOILA, the universe came into being in a HUGE Bang, i.e. the Big Bang Theory was postulated. However, ask any Faithfool and they will ardently ...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@CapriKious LOL, even a mere 'buuurp' is nothing more than gas causing a vibration in the air as it passes from the stomach through the oesophagus to the mouth and out into the surrounds, ergo, without a corporeal 'body' even that WOULD be a complete impossibility.

THE CONCEPT OF NOTHING.

Triphid comments on Oct 21, 2019:

Well, the scientific theory is that, " In the beginning there was a Singularity so compressed was the matter it contained that it eventually exploded and, VOILA, the universe came into being in a HUGE Bang, i.e. the Big Bang Theory was postulated. However, ask any Faithfool and they will ardently ...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@CapriKious Yes, well technically speaking, a 'word' IS nothing more than waves of vibrations in Air. water or a solid that is caused by a source, i.e. the vocal chords in humans for example, ergo, then, and logically speaking, this non-corporeal entity (god thingy) COULD NOT have uttered a word since, being non-corporeal, it had no physical means to do so PLUS there WAS nothing, as Christians will so vehemently tell us, not even air nor atmosphere for the resultant waves of vibrations to travel through thus creating the impressions of a 'word' to the auditory organ/s, the ears. Therefore, in ALL actual FACT, Nothing simply came FROM Nothing producing ACTUALLY nothing at all.

Perhaps it is down to my somewhat 'odd' Aussie sense of Humor BUT I just noticed the following ...

TheoryNumber3 comments on Oct 22, 2019:

That was weird enough to make me want to google it. They could be right. With a twist. Correlation does not imply causation, and it just may be the other way around.... that homosexuality is causing Christians to become vegans. Here's an excerpt from an article I found: :"The lesbian ...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

Yes, BUT, modern humans, just like our earlier predecessors, EVOLVED as Omnivores, i.e. able to eat both Flesh and Vegetable matter. For example, the human Appendix is really no longer of any use what-so-ever and as such IS prone to becoming infected/inflamed whereas in truly Herbivorous animals it IS a reservoir for the Cellulose bacteria needed to break down the cell walls of vegetable matter for better extraction of nutrients and, in herbivores the Appendix is MUCH, MUCH larger as such. Veganism/Vegetarianism is, in my opinion and that of many, many others WITH even greater Medical Knowledge, etc, than I have, IS for all intents and purposes merely a kind of 'New Age Trend/Fashion' basically. No offense meant or intended to the Vegans/Vegetarians out there btw.

Perhaps it is down to my somewhat 'odd' Aussie sense of Humor BUT I just noticed the following ...

Bierbasstard comments on Oct 22, 2019:

I would think that being gay would entail embracing the meat. Lesbians, on the other hand, prefer silicone substitutes.

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

And NO offense, etc, meant to Lesbians, etc, and apologies for the crudity also, But Lesbians do seem to prefer that special 'fishy' taste rather than the red meat....LOL.

Hey Fellows Aussies i think i once saw Black Jesus in the Outback he said he could feed 5 thousand ...

Triphid comments on Oct 16, 2019:

WTF, just 2 'roos and 1 goanna, he's got to be kidding given that everything out in the bush these days is literally starving to death or dying from thirst you'd be pushing shit up hill to even scrape up enough for a McDonalds Children's meal these days. Hey, did you hear the one about the Catholic...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@FrayedBear No-one truly is, But, he was a Pommie arse-licker early in his military career but nowhere near as bad as was the Pig-Iron Bob Menzies I might add and Pig-Iron Bob remained a Pommie Arse-licker right up until his timely death.

THE CONCEPT OF NOTHING.

Triphid comments on Oct 21, 2019:

Well, the scientific theory is that, " In the beginning there was a Singularity so compressed was the matter it contained that it eventually exploded and, VOILA, the universe came into being in a HUGE Bang, i.e. the Big Bang Theory was postulated. However, ask any Faithfool and they will ardently ...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@CapriKious Exactly. And I have often hypothesized, though I am most definitely NOT a Geological or whatever Scientist, that these 'Black Holes' that have been theorized about in this Universe MAY just be something akin to a 'recycling' system that collects matter from 1 Universe, compresses it and eventually 'injects' it into another, newer, still forming Universe, though that hypothesis has been laughed many times, I tend to think that, since the Universe is basically a system of recycling and reusing then WHY shouldn't it be that this Universe is NOT the resultant of such recycling/reusing efforts? After all, IF these 'Black Holes' ARE sucking in matter, etc, compressing it into a Singularity then, should NOT those self-same Singularities, that have growing for billions of years, also have become so compressed by now that they too would have exploded just as did the one that caused the 'Big Bang' in the first place?

They record everything..

azzow2 comments on Oct 21, 2019:

So what GS rating do butt hole inspectors hold?

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

Maybe they are D.A.G.S.S. rated Agents, i.e. Dirty Arse and Groin Sanitation Service Agents....LOL, just Turd ( Third) Grade Agents looking for loose holes....LOL.

Perhaps it is down to my somewhat 'odd' Aussie sense of Humor BUT I just noticed the following ...

CuriosityExtant comments on Oct 21, 2019:

Sounds like they don't like vegans, especially if they're christian. ...as if they're hoping to shame them with their own assumed prejuduces. I think it's all funny... off the wall.

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

Well I thought it was kind of ambiguous because it CAN read in 2 different ways, i.e. Vegan Christians ARE going Gay without meat, meaning - without eating meat the Vegan Christians are in danger of becoming Gay, or, there is a more rather risqué aspect to it that I won't elucidate on further so as not to cause shock, etc, to the Ladies in this Group.

Hey Fellows Aussies i think i once saw Black Jesus in the Outback he said he could feed 5 thousand ...

Triphid comments on Oct 16, 2019:

WTF, just 2 'roos and 1 goanna, he's got to be kidding given that everything out in the bush these days is literally starving to death or dying from thirst you'd be pushing shit up hill to even scrape up enough for a McDonalds Children's meal these days. Hey, did you hear the one about the Catholic...

Triphid replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@FrayedBear According to records Monash was also against the Gallipoli evacuation until Bean and Murdoch got through to Australian Ambassador in England, then the real PUBLIC Uproar started and the shit hit the fan.

One of the posts I read indicated that being an atheist or an agnostic is a choice we make.

Coffeo comments on Oct 21, 2019:

When children are brainwashed with religion, they no longer have the capacity to question or to choose.

Triphid replies on Oct 21, 2019:

Some do and, in my experiences with those that have, are, more often than not, the persons for their choice of becoming Atheists even though, at times, it results in them being ostracized to some extent.

Sssssooooo, if god was/is/use to be without form and void, to the point that there was nothing ...

RussRAB comments on Oct 19, 2019:

It's because God was always a projecton of self, and males have dominate cultural structures. https://www.pnas.org/content/106/51/21533

Triphid replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@RussRAB Yeah, " Jesus loves the little children...………. etc, etc," so MUCH that he lets HIS Priests molest them and they spend their lives living with the horrible memories and torments of it all. Hey, IF that is the 'LOVE of Jeebus' then I'm bloody PROUD to be an Atheist.

Sssssooooo, if god was/is/use to be without form and void, to the point that there was nothing ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 19, 2019:

In the bibble it was the earth that was without form and void when god created it. The idea that this same god is "without form and void" is some modern apologist nonsense to help believers protect their feeble and vulnerable god. Apparently he is now in another dimension. Nobody have ever seen him ...

Triphid replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@IAJO163 Yeah, and don't forget about ALL of those other planets and stars in the Universe as well. Why even bother making all of those when you 'Eternal' Big Plan is to put ALL your eggs in one tiny basket and then things kind of go a bit astray, flush everything down the toilet EXCEPT 8 humans and a wooden boat load of animals, etc.? Wow, I wouldn't trust this god thingy with drawing up plans anything, even something as simple as changing a light bulb.

So yesterday my sons mom asked me If I became an atheist so I can do bad things (lol!).

rsabbatini comments on Oct 19, 2019:

Good story, it is very typical. Do not discuss with believers, they are immune to logic.

Triphid replies on Oct 21, 2019:

LOL, I remember seeing a cartoon meme once where a man has entered a Church, has his skull opened and the Priest removes his brain whilst saying to the man, "welcome to our Church, you won't be needing this anymore." Pretty well, to my mind, sums up religious indoctrination to a 'T.'

Hey Fellows Aussies i think i once saw Black Jesus in the Outback he said he could feed 5 thousand ...

Triphid comments on Oct 16, 2019:

WTF, just 2 'roos and 1 goanna, he's got to be kidding given that everything out in the bush these days is literally starving to death or dying from thirst you'd be pushing shit up hill to even scrape up enough for a McDonalds Children's meal these days. Hey, did you hear the one about the Catholic...

Triphid replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@FrayedBear Hey don't knock Charles Bean mate, he was a 'blood and guts' war correspondent totally pissed off with the Pommie General in Charge at Gallipoli and ALL total 'fuck ups' he caused, etc. Try getting hold a dvd called " Deadline Gallipoli." it IS an eye-opener and well worth the watching. Keith Murdoch ( Father of Wrinkley Rupert Turdoch btw) was one of, if NOT, the main forces behind evacuating our Anzacs from that bloody slaughter fest debacle, between him and Bean they pushed for it despite the Pommie Hierarchy refusing. point blank, to allow it since, in their opinion, evacuation WOULD cost OVER 80% of lives to be lost in doing so. Of course, the Poms were dead wrong since we all know that the evacuation was 100% successful thanks mainly to Aussie ingenuity with the use of drip-tins to fire unattended rifles and the 100 or so volunteers who stayed until very last minute to create a subterfuge to make the Turks think that everything was unchanged and that's how the evacuation was so successful.

One for @triphid to vent his dry spleen on. [independentaustralia.net]

Triphid comments on Oct 20, 2019:

Aw, come on now FrayedBear, " vent my spleen," that's a wee bit on the nasty side isn't it? Stone the Crows Mate, you live on the coast or fairly close to it, plenty of water, NO water Restrictions ( we been on them since at least 2013), you DO get rain from time to time don't you, the last dribble...

Triphid replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@FrayedBear Well, I 've lived and worked here, about 512 kms, give or take a kilometer, from the nearest seashore for over 80% of my working life. We are about 100+ kms from what was ONCE the biggest flowing river in Australia ( now as close to dead or dying as it can be forced to be) and one of , if NOT, the biggest Water Storage Schemes ever in Australia, now also bloody near dead and dying as well, Mate. I CAN state that in 60+ years, this IS the first time EVER that the Darling River has been little more than pools of fetid, stinking stagnant water separated by huge lengths of dry cracked river bottom, and trust me, my Dad and I would fish there very regularly at almost any opportunity and NEVER was the river below half full. Our average annual rainfall out here WAS a mere 250 mms/10 inches usually, but we used to get random 'flooding rains' from time to time BUT we haven't had anything close to 'decent rains' here since 2003 and it would NOT be an exaggeration to say that IF it doesn't rain soon "the trees may well start chasing the dogs." And, yes, I have been to Ballarat/Bendigo and that was around 2012/13, the countryside there was greener that is was here even then BUT that region, as well as southern Victoria, gets good rains most of the time and it rivers get fed from the Snowy Mountains, etc, where the Darling is fed by tributaries from the Darling Downs and those regions mostly and, as was ONCE, those inflows came down WHEN there were decent rains in that are of Queensland/northern N.S.W. As for the polies and their 'Listening Tours' well, how much of the Drought Funds were spent solely for those 'merry little soirees' that SHOULD have spent on helping the Farmers and Graziers to battle the hardships, etc, they are enduring? Listening IS something even a Galah can do with consummate ease, BUT actually doing something, in my opinion, IS something well beyond the scope and ability of most politicians.

Confidence in Australia’s democratic system is at an all-time low.

David1955 comments on Oct 21, 2019:

When you have no hope for any political party, and no hope that your preferred party is capable of change, then there's nothing left to hope for.

Triphid replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@David1955 Yes, I agree whole heartedly with you there, Labor lost its way with Hawke and then Keating, after that the rot settled in, though I will say that during the Global Economic Crisis Rudd did do the best he could manage to keep our economy afloat with financial package idea but since the Bill Shortonballs era the whole lot has gone down the tubes. And, as for the LIBERAL Party, well, in my opinion the word Liberal in association with them is one of great misnomers of all time since the meaning of the word "Liberal," to put it simply, is to be "Generous to a fault, etc," and that IS something that the Liberal Party can NOT truly be accused of being. Sorry, made a typo earlier to type 'can NOT' but forgot to proof read before posting. Have corrected that typo now.

Hello all, the Beatles wrote "Fool on the hill" decades ago, how prophetic was that!!! ;-)

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Oct 20, 2019:

"Fool" is too tame.

Triphid replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@Justjoni Even 'buffoon' is being way too much of an understatement in my opinion, personally, I don't think there is an apt word of description available in the English Lexicon for him.

Lol.

Secular_Squirrel comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I only know of three folded sheet "folding" methods: 1-The hey it's on the bed, 2-wadded up in closet, 3-wadded up in laundry bin

Triphid replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@SukiSue Yep, it seems that the old iron and ironing boards are becoming a 'thing of the past' thankfully since I've ALWAYS hated ironing clothes, etc. But I still adhere to my Nursing Training and often avoid using fitted sheets in favor of ordinary flat sheets and doing the old' hospital corners when making the bed after changing the linen, I suppose it's just one ingrained habit that is bloody hard to break, BUT those 'hospital corners' do hold the bottom sheet to the mattress far better than fitted sheets do I think.

True just distorted by evangelicals who want a religious state their religion

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Good post, thank you. Very few evangelicals are calling for a religious state. Practically none I would say.

Triphid replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Yes, it was and eventually the Magistrate's ruling WAS overturned in his favor. But, having said that, I, like many other Atheists/Agnostics here in Australia, at present may be having gut feelings that this 'NEW' Proposed Bill for Religious Freedoms soon to presented to the Federal Parliament WILL drastically change things for the worst and WE may be forced back into the shadows yet again to vilified, etc, as we once were for decades, even centuries before. And, whilst on that subject, I would like to THANK Prime minister Morrison for the absence of his reply/response to the numerous phone calls and e-mails sent to him re- the Proposed Bill from both myself and the numerous others who joined the Cause as well, be assured, be well assured Mr. Morrison, I for one, WILL NOT be silenced and I WILL send more and more e-mails, etc, etc, UNTIL you deign to hear our grievances.

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Bobsuruncle comments on Oct 20, 2019:

Give some people a LITTLE power and it goes to their head. I have seen that issue many, and several, times in my life. Basically they are a timid little loser, and provided with power, they become Nazi/Communist Dicktaters.

Triphid replies on Oct 20, 2019:

Yes, but I, for one, can state categorically that I'm NOT wanting nor after power of any sort, shape nor kind, I'm, however, merely hoping for a kind of freedom from being bombarded by Trolls such as, in my opinion, the one mentioned by me IS. And, as a side note here, 'touch wood, it has BEEN a whole 36 hours since neither hide nor hair of that pesky Troll has posted anything, may the peace and quiet reign supreme.

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darthfaja comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He hasn’t broken any rules. I’m fairly certain he has mental issues. Just block him if you wish, but all this isn’t necessary.

Triphid replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@darthfaja All I'm trying to do is to here is attempt to find a way in this Group can make it clear to future 'Trolls' that they ARE unwelcome SHOULD they continue to insist on posting such things as repetitive quotations from the bible to annoy we Atheists, Agnostics, etc, should do the same, would we not expect to admonished, etc, on Xrstian or other religious sites and groups, so WHY must we be subjected to such here in a Group meant, mostly, for Non-believers.

Hey Fellows Aussies i think i once saw Black Jesus in the Outback he said he could feed 5 thousand ...

Triphid comments on Oct 16, 2019:

WTF, just 2 'roos and 1 goanna, he's got to be kidding given that everything out in the bush these days is literally starving to death or dying from thirst you'd be pushing shit up hill to even scrape up enough for a McDonalds Children's meal these days. Hey, did you hear the one about the Catholic...

Triphid replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@FrayedBear Nah, on my mother's side he was a Station Master at the Silverton Tramway Company, don't get confused by the name though, the S.T.C. was a privately owned and quite profitable Railways Company in Broken Hill BUT State Legislations would NOT allow it to be called a Railways, hence the 'Tramways' bit was used. His father also worked for the S.T.C. before him as well. On my Dad's side, well he was a miner in the Bendigo-Ballarat region of Victoria, moved to Broken Hill to work in the Mines here and died in mining accident when my Father was just 12 years old. So you see I was just pulling your legs with the "Droving Starlings bit'......LOL.

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darthfaja comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He hasn’t broken any rules. I’m fairly certain he has mental issues. Just block him if you wish, but all this isn’t necessary.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@darthfaja Well, I'm happy to "waste my energy" for the benefit of the whole since, in my way of thinking, the benefit of the whole is what we should truly strive for, is it not?

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maturin1919 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

You give him a lot more credit than he deserves. One person bringing down the whole site? Nah. Just ignore him.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@maturin1919 I'm not all that serious about the internet as a whole BUT this Group IS one of the very FEW on the whole bloody internet that I find worth preserving for the sake of Atheists/Agnostics and the like. It is both, good fun, a great place to meet and communicate with like minded people, discuss/debate any and all kinds of themes, topics, etc, AND do so quite freely without, for the most part, being subjected to the interferences from the Faithfools as is so often found to occur elsewhere like Zuckerbook for example. Though, it may be the opinion of others, we ARE not just the jetsam and flotsam drifting with stream of religions/the religious in my opinion, we ARE Free-Thinkers, we ARE Free of Religion, etc, etc, and we deserve no less than this Group and to have it preserved, I'm sure you will agree with me on that at least.

NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics [newscientist.com]

Triphid comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Here we go yet again. One scientist starts to think OUTSIDE of the box and some less than brave fool suddenly screams " You'll be void the Laws of Physics." In my opinion ALL the so-called 'Laws' ARE merely man-made devised/man-made to say the very least and are based solely upon the limited ...

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay Thank you, then my memory is still working reasonable well, that IS good news to me.

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MarkiusMahamius comments on Oct 19, 2019:

There are several groups for people that like to sit at the same cafeteria table, and bitch and whine and say witty mean things about the other kids. Im sure youd be welcome in at least one or two.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@MarkiusMahamius No trouble at all, it IS far easier and better to nice to almost anyone than it is to be mean and nasty. Well, that's my motto usually, anyway.

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darthfaja comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He hasn’t broken any rules. I’m fairly certain he has mental issues. Just block him if you wish, but all this isn’t necessary.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@GreenAtheist Then IF being a Xrstian Troll is " against the Rules of this Group" then WHY is he allowed to be in it or back into it when he has be booted out before?

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maturin1919 comments on Oct 19, 2019:

You give him a lot more credit than he deserves. One person bringing down the whole site? Nah. Just ignore him.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

Oh, believe me it can and does happen. For example, In the early 1990's I set up a very successful Citizen's Band Radio Group that's main purpose was to raise awareness and funds for the Royal Flying Doctors Service here in Australia, we had well over 1,000 members world-wide, then ONE particular local C.Ber decided that, since " I had instigated something successful and community conscious that was assisting people throughout this country AND he had NOT thought of it first, then he should organize his friends and destroy it," ( his exact words not mine). That is a prime example of what we, here in Australia, call the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" and a prime example of exactly what ONE dissenter CAN do to anything he/she sets their mind to destroy. Perhaps there maybe the odd 27Mhz C,B, Radio Enthusiast in this Group who might remember the A.M.O.S. ( A Mantle Of Safety) Citizen's Radio Group/Club and can confirm that it DID actually exist.

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darthfaja comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He hasn’t broken any rules. I’m fairly certain he has mental issues. Just block him if you wish, but all this isn’t necessary.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@darthfaja Well, speaking for myself here, I do NOT think my mind is fragile in any way what-so-ever. As for yours, well, I can't make a comment on its condition just as truly no-one else can either.

True just distorted by evangelicals who want a religious state their religion

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Good post, thank you. Very few evangelicals are calling for a religious state. Practically none I would say.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Were I trying to be sarcastic you would have realized it immediately, unless of course you were as dull as a box of butter knives that is. Any religious group/follower/s can legal stand on ANY street corner, or anywhere else for that matter, and preach/distribute religious pamphlets and paraphernalia and NOT come afoul of the Law because the Law states that they have the right. Should an Atheist try doing the same, chances are that at least ONE religious person WILL complain to the police and the Atheist WILL be told to cease, desist and move on OR be Charged with Creating a Public Disturbance or Nuisance. A very recent case, somewhat similar to this, occurred here in Australia when a Radio Show host made a harmless joke about the 'Virgin (????) Mary' on his radio show. ONE Faithfool took exception to his very mild and harmless joke and now he face vilification, etc. Also, in December, 2011, a good Atheist friend of mine stood on a corner directly opposite to a group of Jehovah's Witnesses and started handing out what he called the "Atheist Answers to the bible Truths," after handing out almost 1,100 copies to interested passer-by and receiving countless handshakes and encouraging comments, the police arrived, stated that HE had caused a disturbance to the peace of the Jehovah's Witnesses, was arrested, charged, attended Court and fined 750 Dollars and placed on a 12 month Good Behaviour Bond. His defense statement that he was merely " standing well clear of the passage of pedestrians/passers-by and had his back against a wall, his small table also against the same wall and DID NOT solicit in any way for person to accept his pamphlets," was ruled as being Inadmissible by the Magistrate since according the Magistrate " He was acting in direct and blatant opposition to Rights of the Jehovah's Witnesses and Christianity as a whole." Is THAT TRUE freedom of Speech in action OR merely a bastardized version where ANYONE who IS Religious IS FREE to speak and anyone else MUST remain silent?

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Dancing comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Also... Ummm we have no powers. Lol

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

Well, powers may be overstating it and I apologise for misusing the term. But surely WE can make a reasonable and sane suggestion to the Admin, can't we? Otherwise, why even bother having something 'loosely' called a Community Senate in the first place?

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MarkiusMahamius comments on Oct 19, 2019:

There are several groups for people that like to sit at the same cafeteria table, and bitch and whine and say witty mean things about the other kids. Im sure youd be welcome in at least one or two.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

Aw, that's nice of you, thank you ever so much and I sincerely you'd be welcome at that table as well. And, PLEASE do try and have a nice day.

True just distorted by evangelicals who want a religious state their religion

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Good post, thank you. Very few evangelicals are calling for a religious state. Practically none I would say.

Triphid replies on Oct 19, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Yes BUT, should Atheists, etc, try doing the same we are, more often than not, harassed, persecuted, etc, etc, since WE have NO actual Legal Rights to bring our thoughts, etc, to the forefront.

Sssssooooo, if god was/is/use to be without form and void, to the point that there was nothing ...

LenHazell53 comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Are you insinuating that the wholly babble might not be logical?

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

Nope, not in any way BUT it IS about as logical as trying to scratch your arse with just your elbow....LOL.

Sssssooooo, if god was/is/use to be without form and void, to the point that there was nothing ...

Davesnothere comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Conflates the TWO origin stories in Genesis, Chapter one and Chapter two. In one its "Male and female -- be fruitful and multiply" Chapter 2 is Adam and Eve. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the ...

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@dahermit Yes, and that IS the usual and expected response from ever so many Apologists as well as quite a few Atheists/Agnostics. etc, to whom I have also posed that self-same question. But, and here comes the cruncher, when asked WHY this self-proclaimed " One and ONLY True God and Creator insists upon referring to itself as Us or We, the plural form btw, when, being as Omniscient as it is, it would know full well that ONLY IT exists in the place?" And that is pretty much about the time when ALL of the Umms, Errs, Arrrs, etc, begin to pour out of the mouths of the Faithfools as if they were a stream in flood. And when I speak to the Faithfools of the Ancient Egyptian Creation story where, Khnum ( later knowns as Amun) the Creator, said unto himself, " And I (note the use of the SINGULAR) SHALL cause the land, Kheb in ancient Egyptian btw meaning the land of Egypt, to rise from the Primordial waters and from Kheb I shall take hands full of clay and upon my pottery wheel I shall make all things living, trees, plants, animals and peoples of ALL colors and creeds," so WHY would ONE Creator refer to itself in the singular when your version elects for the plural? And again comes forth the same flood of Umms, Arrrs, etc, AND the rare but sometimes occasional " But our Creator is different to theirs."

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skado comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Sometimes I have the patience to interact with him and sometimes I don’t, but if I’m not in the mood I just ignore him (and others). He’s no threat to me.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@GreenAtheist He seems to change 'screen-names' kind of like a politician changes his/her mind in my opinion.

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skado comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Sometimes I have the patience to interact with him and sometimes I don’t, but if I’m not in the mood I just ignore him (and others). He’s no threat to me.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@GreenAtheist Ah, lucky you, wish he block me as well. How did you manage to get him/it to do that, PLEASE PLEASE tell me.

Lol.

Secular_Squirrel comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I only know of three folded sheet "folding" methods: 1-The hey it's on the bed, 2-wadded up in closet, 3-wadded up in laundry bin

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

Yep, bugger folding up fitted sheets for a joke, I just roll them up after they are dry, and shove them into the sheets closet. Hey my ironing board and iron left to join the vast lines of unemployed years ago....LOL.

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KKGator comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He can be quite tiresome. Oddly, when I checked, I discovered that I do not have him blocked. I don't have a problem with blocking people. Was kind of surprised to see how few I've actually done it with.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty We;\ll ,that's well and good BUT I've just gone through the settings and can't seem to find anything that merely state 'Block member' or anything like it. Though, as I have admitted before, my computer knowledge/ terminology is not all that much anyway.

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darthfaja comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He hasn’t broken any rules. I’m fairly certain he has mental issues. Just block him if you wish, but all this isn’t necessary.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

Hey, I've been battling with such 'mental' illnesses for well over the last 18+ years, Chronic Recurring Depression and Agoraphobia just mention 2 of them. But I DO try my darnedest NOT to behave as he does, so would YOU say that I have similar 'mental issues' as he appears to exhibit? Plus, as far as I can tell one needs to use Zuckerbook to 'block' another user in/on this Group since I searched through here AND it appears we LACK that ability/icon or whatever it may be called that enables us to perform such an action. IF, there is such an application available on/in this Group, then PLEASE explain in simple English where it is and how one can apply it?

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Dancing comments on Oct 18, 2019:

I don't think all that is necessary. You can block or ignore. There are a few people here that say things that I think are extreme. But I ignore that part because sometimes they say things that are reasonable or funny.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

Yes, BUT I'm not as Computer savvy as is most members here and search as I try I cannot find a away to 'block' such trolls, IF there is such a way. But, as I said elsewhere her, IF we do NOT act on ONE Troll then we MAY be opening the door to even more of them and might just end losing the Group completely to them and we really DO NOT want that to happen, do we?

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skado comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Sometimes I have the patience to interact with him and sometimes I don’t, but if I’m not in the mood I just ignore him (and others). He’s no threat to me.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@evidentialist Though he MAY seem to be 'harmless' I have known during my life numerous others like him who were thought be so and were later be found quite the opposite, much to irreparable detriment, harm, damages and destruction they wrought upon Groups, etc, such as this. After all, there is an old saying that goes like this, " An OUNCE of prevention IS WORTH a Ton of Cure."

NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics [newscientist.com]

IamNobody comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Bearly more than 100 years ago, flying was considered a (challenge) of physics as well. Look at us now...... That's how we push our boundaries, by exploring every possibility we may think of. EDITED: Just ONE word, only one. Holy freaking mother of strictly literal context with zero tolerance. Feel ...

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@MattHardy Perhaps, on hindsight, I should have said "Rules Governing Aerodynamics" rather than 'Laws.' Yet, we have seen even those 'Rules' being somewhat bent and even broken in the few decades or so, have we not? I remeber reading, as a Teenager, where Werner Von Braun once stated clearly that " creating a craft that could be launched from the surface of the planet into space and returned to earth in ONE complete piece was a 'pipe-dream' and an impossibility." Oooops, methinks someone FORGOT to inform the designers of the Space Shuttle of the prophesy.

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KKGator comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He can be quite tiresome. Oddly, when I checked, I discovered that I do not have him blocked. I don't have a problem with blocking people. Was kind of surprised to see how few I've actually done it with.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@KKGator No probs my friend, sad that it seems everyone simply expects the world to computer literate though isn't it.

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skado comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Sometimes I have the patience to interact with him and sometimes I don’t, but if I’m not in the mood I just ignore him (and others). He’s no threat to me.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@skado Well, out in the Aussie Outback, we have a saying, "Let just ONE blowfly into the house and before you know it you have a small plague of them on your hands, better and easy to get rid of ONE in the first place rather than run the risk of letting a whole plague take over."

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KKGator comments on Oct 18, 2019:

He can be quite tiresome. Oddly, when I checked, I discovered that I do not have him blocked. I don't have a problem with blocking people. Was kind of surprised to see how few I've actually done it with.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

Since I no longer use Zuckerbook to access this Group ( I go through my 'Favourites list instead and get direct access) and my IT knowledge is somewhat below the 'average' ( I grew up in the eras of pen, paper and slide rules btw) I cannot find anything even closely resembling a 'blocking capability/icon' available here. Perhaps we could lobby for one to be part and parcel here as it is on Zuckerbook OR someone can explain, in plain English please, how I can access it IF we have one?

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skado comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Sometimes I have the patience to interact with him and sometimes I don’t, but if I’m not in the mood I just ignore him (and others). He’s no threat to me.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

Though he MAY not be a threat to any member personally, and here I include myself, I do, most earnestly and sincerely believe that should be permitted to go unadmonished he MAY well attract more of his ilk to the Group thus creating an even bigger problem THAT could, more than likely, result in irreparable harm/damage to the Group as a whole. Yes, tolerance/toleration is fine BUT, in my opinion, it can be like elastic, stretch it too far and it WILL snap, and we do NOT want to lose what we have here in this Group, the Group that grants us, the Atheists, Agnostics, etc, a rare freedom to speak our minds freely, do we?

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bobwjr comments on Oct 18, 2019:

You have a point

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

Thank you.

NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics [newscientist.com]

Triphid comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Here we go yet again. One scientist starts to think OUTSIDE of the box and some less than brave fool suddenly screams " You'll be void the Laws of Physics." In my opinion ALL the so-called 'Laws' ARE merely man-made devised/man-made to say the very least and are based solely upon the limited ...

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay Yes, my recall of such has been a wee bit erroneous with such as time has passed by. But, are not photons particles emitted/issued from a sources, the Sun, for example, in streams/beams? If memory serves correct, photons can be deflected, reflected, absorbed, magnified, re-directed, etc, by the influence/influences of EXTERNAL means/forces, such as mirrors, magnifying lens, etc. A prism, for example, creates the effect of a 'rainbow' by altering the frequency/frequencies of the photons/light particles as they pass through it BUT does not, detectably alter the wavelength of the of the light beam itself, hence 'red colouration' occurs because the original light is WHITE but contains all the colours of the spectrum within and red is the lowest frequency whereas ultraviolet is the highest frequency. also, our eyes 'detect' colour because certain objects, gases, minerals, etc, absorb light and reflect only the part of the light spectrum that they cannot absorb, for example, we see green because a leaf absorbs the light and reflect the section of the spectrum that travels at the frequency we associate as being green. Though, I might add, I may have, due to the rigors of age upon memory, put the absorption-reflect theory arse about forth and, for which, I stand corrected.

So I've recently been looking at the Bible again, and I found a lot of things that contradict, and a...

Word comments on Oct 17, 2019:

https://youtu.be/m3vQvgfwvbc

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

So, according to 'bible scholars,' this god created this planet AND everything on approx. 6,500 years ago, correct? Then how, exactly, does that 'claim' stand up against such things as, A) the fossil records that show CLEARLY that there NEVER have been found even the slightest TRACE of human bones in the same rock sediment layers as the Dinosaurs AND the fossilized remains of the earliest mammals from the Cretaceous Period, AFTER the Dinosaurs became extinct, and, B) last but by no means least, against the accuracy of the Scientifically proven methods of both C14 isotope dating and the more recent ones being used and well proven in accuracy as well?

Our soldiers need to be made accountable for what they do and the armed forces need to stop covering...

David1955 comments on Oct 17, 2019:

All mainstream media is geared to highlighting the crimes of our enemies and ignoring the crimes of our allies and ourselves. I'm long sick of it.

Triphid replies on Oct 18, 2019:

@David1955 And I do so as well. A War Crime is A WAR Crime no matter who or which side commits it in my opinion. I am approx., and at quick guess, somewhere around 2 years older than you are, I also grew up at the time of the Vietnam War so I reckon I have a pretty damned good idea of what went on over there and have some mates who served in it as well, though they are a few years older than me.