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Have you ever had anything that could be termed miraculous happen to you?

Triphid comments on Jun 22, 2019:

First define 'miraculous' without resorting to biblical kind of meaning, then look back at those things you claim to be miraculous and dissect them using reasoning, logic, etc.

Triphid replies on Jun 23, 2019:

@callmedubious They actually do in my world WHICH , if I'm not in error, is the same world as everyone else on this planet lives, i.e. Planet Earth.

Have you ever had anything that could be termed miraculous happen to you?

Triphid comments on Jun 22, 2019:

First define 'miraculous' without resorting to biblical kind of meaning, then look back at those things you claim to be miraculous and dissect them using reasoning, logic, etc.

Triphid replies on Jun 23, 2019:

@callmedubious I suppose to some it would be BUT to those who are adept at using Logic and Reasoning it would be a simple as almost anything else, would it not?

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

Triphid comments on Jun 19, 2019:

Tetanus, something that could have been prevented by a simple injection, you are so fortunate to have survived it, as a nurse I saw a number of cases of Tetanus in children that parents could have prevented them from getting by immunisations, some, very sadly, did NOT survive it.

Triphid replies on Jun 23, 2019:

@FrayedBear Tettox injections/vaccinations were available here in Australia well before I started my Nurses Training back in 1972, they were an essential part of Immunisations for Trainee Nurses and had to repeated every 5 years.

I just hit Level 7. Do I get anything for that?

ToolGuy comments on Jun 21, 2019:

I doubt if you get anything at Level 8. I was there over 30,000 points ago. Emailed several times. Nada.

Triphid replies on Jun 22, 2019:

Yeah, me too, I'm starting to wonder which will actually arrive first, the tee and pen or the second coming.

Alvin Stardust. - My Coo Ca Choo. [youtu.be]

Triphid comments on Jun 20, 2019:

When I was in a band back at High School, in the ' Caveman days as my daughter used to say jokingly, one of our band members used to do almost perfect imitations of Alvin Stardust and I often follow up with doing my Neil Diamond Impersonations, the voice and all.

Triphid replies on Jun 21, 2019:

@Marionville Sadly, nowadays my voice sounds more like a couple of skeletons wrestling on a corrugated iron roof.

Does anyone else think the depth and breadth of discourse about religious detriment on this site has...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Most already know religion is a detriment because they've experienced it for themselves. It's used by the rich and powerful as a lever of control. It permeates every facet of our lives and there is no escaping it. We can understand it, however, if we "take it to the next level "and ask ...

Triphid replies on Jun 21, 2019:

@Storm1752 Actually and historically speaking, the Ancient Romans NEVER sought to eradicate the Messianic Cult, later to become Christianity after the Council of Nicaea, 325 C.E. For the most part, the so-called 'persecutions' of the early Xstians was a propaganda device devised and utilized by the early Xstian Leaders to garner public sympathy. The Romans actually accepted the different beliefs of the peoples they conquered and often ever incorporated them into their beliefs as well. In Rome itself there were over a dozen known and well attended Synagogues that operated for centuries during the Roman Empire.

Does anyone else think the depth and breadth of discourse about religious detriment on this site has...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Most already know religion is a detriment because they've experienced it for themselves. It's used by the rich and powerful as a lever of control. It permeates every facet of our lives and there is no escaping it. We can understand it, however, if we "take it to the next level "and ask ...

Triphid replies on Jun 20, 2019:

@Storm1752 I tend to think that Humanity, as a whole, is slowly waking up to the adverse effects that religions have had upon it for centuries and the death knells of religions are beginning to toll, somewhat softly at present but are getting louder bit by bit. Religions built their Empires BUT all Empires fall over time and Religious Empires are no different.

Church More Dangerous For Kids Than Transgender Bathrooms | Michael Stone

AliceDaneal comments on May 25, 2019:

Wtf is a transgender bathroom? I have yet to see a bathroom specifically for trans people.

Triphid replies on Jun 20, 2019:

Out here in Australia they are called Uni-Sex Bathrooms/Toilets.

A question I have pondering upon for some time.

maturin1919 comments on Jun 20, 2019:

If someone's death is a sacrifice, should we let it be in vain?

Triphid replies on Jun 20, 2019:

A brave act IS an act of bravery, the action and the person should be remembered and celebrated but the death should be mourned by those who were closest to the deceased and the funeral service should be a celebration of the LIFE of the Deceased and his/her action, that is the point I'm trying to put across.

A question I have pondering upon for some time.

FrayedBear comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Hi Tony, I thank you for this post. It has made me think and I'm not sure if my reply is merely reaction to some of the crap I have been copping here the last few days or if a long term situation. So let me try and explain my stance. I live in a religious area where great issue is made of ...

Triphid replies on Jun 20, 2019:

Ah yes, there's a great lesson in that simple song and if you ignore it and refuse to learn from it, IT will come back to bite you on your arse sometime, somewhere, some day.

How and when did you lose your religion?

Triphid comments on Jun 18, 2019:

My ( religious when it suited her) mother tried to force me to become religious by forcing me to attend Sunday Schools from which I was expelled and banned completely by the age of about 8 years old because I simply asked questions. I was forced to attend so many different Sunday Schools,i.e. ...

Triphid replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@helionoftroy I like to think that I inherited both from my Dad, he certainly had the balls ( no pun intended) and the guts to stand up for what was right, ask questions and then question the answers as well. He taught me well I think.

Fuck. We are in trouble. Chaplins in public schools. Fuck. [thebigsmoke.com.au]

DragonDust comments on Jun 18, 2019:

They were just cut what last year? Shouldn't even be councillors. Hell the media prepared for a labor win so now there are a whole pile of people telling the truth that they'd previously blame on labor. But they are addressing the truth 6 years too late.

Triphid replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@DragonDust Yes, and such a 'decision' should be put up to a Referendum via the WHOLE populace, NOT just a decision by the Government.

A question I have pondering upon for some time.

Shawno1972 comments on Jun 19, 2019:

I get where you're going, but I think the meaning of "meaning" is lost on your point. Pain is pretty damned meaningful. Why do we ascribe meaning to anything at all? Because we have this distinct desire to keep an emotional response going, and sometimes to share it with others. And spending ...

Triphid replies on Jun 19, 2019:

Yes, I know quite well about most, but not ALL, kinds of pain and suffering, including the pain, grief and suffering of the loss of loved ones. But pain from grief is an emotional response is it not, and a quite correct and to be expected one at such times, whereas physical pain is something entirely different just as death is entirely different from life. Emotional 'pain' usually lessens over time but, like the pain from fractured bones/badly injured joints, etc, it never truly disappears. The pain from bone/joint injuries is 'removed' by analgesia for a time but it returns later in life as arthritic pain, the pain a mother endures whilst giving birth to her child disappears and is replaced, normally, with a deep maternal love and joy for her child, they are meaningful in their own way,

After over a decade of mostly ignoring, shutting down, or being more than a little combative in the ...

Triphid comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Nice try, good effort as well, BUT, in my experiences with my 'mother,' who was a somewhat religious person ( when it suited her) I learned quite early that " you can lead a believer to reason BUT you can't actually make them think." My Dad, on the other hand, was a 100% full on Atheist and ...

Triphid replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@DaveBA5150 Best of luck with reaching a " mutual understanding with your father." Such things, in my experiences, are extremely rare and hard to attain, though having said that I have actually attained a rare few between my self and members of the clergy from time to time, the first ever being with the Hospital Chaplain when, out his curiosity I suppose, he wanted to discuss with my daughter and I why we were Atheists, etc, To cut a long story short, after numerous coffees and over an hour of discussing he finally saw that Reasoning, Logic and proven Empirical Facts far out-weigh religious beliefs based solely upon things that can only surmised and never proven. Perhaps he was not as deeply embedded in his beliefs as he always thought so, just maybe, a similar type of tactic/discussion MAY yet yield results with your father.

A question I have pondering upon for some time.

Aristopus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

I've always accepted the Neils Bohr line, "the meaning of life is that's it's meaningless." Go up on the roof some night and contemplate the vastness of the universe. What meaning could it possibly have? It just is.

Triphid replies on Jun 19, 2019:

Oh, I often look up at the night sky and contemplate both it and the meaning that may or may not be held within it. Hence my philosophy of life is that " Life is for living as best you can, dying IS inevitable so try to do something, no matter how small, to give meaning for your life."

A question I have pondering upon for some time.

Aristopus comments on Jun 19, 2019:

I've always accepted the Neils Bohr line, "the meaning of life is that's it's meaningless." Go up on the roof some night and contemplate the vastness of the universe. What meaning could it possibly have? It just is.

Triphid replies on Jun 19, 2019:

Lorrae has been gone for over 18 years now but that was by no means the reason for my posing my question and thoughts. My main reason was to get the thoughts and opinions of others on the seeming ideology that " a person's death has to be meaningful in some way, shape or form." To my way of seeing it, death, no matter whether heroic, accidental, suicidal, etc, etc, is something akin to the ending of life, nothing more, nothing less and it IS the Life that matters, NOT the death. I'm 100% certain that FriarFred (aka Antifred) will drop his 2 cents worth in and try to correct me with some biblical quotation or other here but, NEVER in Human History has a corpse been known to rise from the grave and perform something heroic or beneficial, corpses are just dead and decaying flesh, completely inanimate except for the worms and microorganism that feed and breed upon and within them, are they not? Only living, animate beings actually do things and those things, no matter whether they be great or small are what is important and have some meaning whereas death is, imho, a meaningless thing.

Does anyone else think the depth and breadth of discourse about religious detriment on this site has...

Storm1752 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Most already know religion is a detriment because they've experienced it for themselves. It's used by the rich and powerful as a lever of control. It permeates every facet of our lives and there is no escaping it. We can understand it, however, if we "take it to the next level "and ask ...

Triphid replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@seekingtruth Schooling SHOULD be the means to teach children to be absolutely FREE to think for themselves no matter what. Any form of religious inclusion in the education of children is 100% detrimental to their gaining the ability to think FREELY for themselves. Religions literally DEMAND that people ACCEPT completely and without question WHAT they tell them, that is the way religions have thrived and survived for centuries.

How and when did you lose your religion?

callmedubious comments on Jun 18, 2019:

never had one to lose.

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@helionoftroy I don't think it is actually a 'struggle' it is more like having to give up wearing a pair of shoes, etc, that you have become so accustomed to, i.e. you can't seem to imagine what you can do to live without them. My idea is to merely shrug them off, turn your back on them, throw them away and begin life anew without them, you WILL feel MUCH better in the long run.

Should we all become teetotalers because there are alcoholics?

greyeyed123 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I became a teetotaler because many in my family as a child were alcoholics. I suspected my life would turn out better, but I didn't realize how much better. And I didn't realize it would save a few other people by following my example also. If we could only do the same with religion.

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@Matias Matias, and I am being quite INTENTIONAL crude here btw, PERHAPS, imho, you may wish to consider using some type of hair cream/oil in future so as it may assist the insertion of you cranium into your anal orifice with a little more ease and a lot less effort on your part.

Should we all become teetotalers because there are alcoholics?

wordywalt comments on Jun 18, 2019:

That is about like asking if we should abstain from politics because there are Trump fanatics.

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2019:

Lol, just abstain from ever voting for anyone even closely resembling another Trump.

Don McLean. Vincent. [youtu.be]

Triphid comments on Jun 17, 2019:

The agonies and torments of an Artist as he/she tries to transfer what he/she sees onto a surface via paint and brush or mere words are things that only the artist truly experiences and knows.

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@Livinlife I'd reckon you could bank on that. I know from experience and the 'mountains' of rejected works of paintings, etc, that I've discarded over the years.

Fuck. We are in trouble. Chaplins in public schools. Fuck. [thebigsmoke.com.au]

Triphid comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Morriscum IS a member of the Hillsong Church, so of course he'd pushing to have OUR kids indoctrinated into the world of ridiculous Religious Fantasy rather than use the 247 Million Dollars to actually educate them on the Truths, Realities, etc, of life and this REAL world. A couple of million for ...

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@DragonDust Imho, the Pentecostals and the Evangelists ARE the craziest of the crazies.

Fuck. We are in trouble. Chaplins in public schools. Fuck. [thebigsmoke.com.au]

David1955 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Australia has been in trouble for years, because it believes its own bullshit. Delusional countries, like people, find reality crashes in eventually.

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2019:

I think that the 'bullshit' to which you are referring is NOT from the people themselves BUT that which exudes copiously and seemingly endlessly from the Political Puppeteers ( the Media Barons like Murdoch, etc, ) via the mouths of their puppets. Yes, the 'younger' generations have swallowed that bait, hook, line and sinker, but we, the older Aussies ( in the 60 + years old brackets), still hold firm to our inherited cynicisms regarding Politicians and their like. We still hold firm to the truly Aussie ideology of ' A Fair Go for All' just as did those who came before us. After all, is that NOT what once drove this country once and made it the best place on earth to live?

Fuck. We are in trouble. Chaplins in public schools. Fuck. [thebigsmoke.com.au]

DragonDust comments on Jun 18, 2019:

They were just cut what last year? Shouldn't even be councillors. Hell the media prepared for a labor win so now there are a whole pile of people telling the truth that they'd previously blame on labor. But they are addressing the truth 6 years too late.

Triphid replies on Jun 18, 2019:

I was told by a very trusted and reliable person who is 'in the know' in Canberra last year that Morriscum's main intention is to " get ALL Australians, young and old, back onto the path of Christianity, the Hillsong Church way in particular." It looks very much like that is PRECISELY what he is aiming to do whether we want it or not.

A Sham Election In Australia I believe there are literally millions who are concerned at the depths...

DragonDust comments on Jun 4, 2019:

It was a slim win not an overwhelming win. Liberal, Liberal National Party (Queensland) and National grouped together with preferences from others like Clive Palmer. I think when there is so many choices our preferences become the choice paradox. The reason it has so much focus is because of ...

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2019:

@FrayedBear Or even organise a free root at a nymphomaniacs convention....LOL.

A Sham Election In Australia I believe there are literally millions who are concerned at the depths...

DragonDust comments on Jun 4, 2019:

It was a slim win not an overwhelming win. Liberal, Liberal National Party (Queensland) and National grouped together with preferences from others like Clive Palmer. I think when there is so many choices our preferences become the choice paradox. The reason it has so much focus is because of ...

Triphid replies on Jun 16, 2019:

@FrayedBear Or as my Dad would so often say ( excuse the crudity please) " Couldn't run a Whorehouse next door to a Navy Dockyard."

Truth. Sometimes.

Triphid comments on Jun 13, 2019:

I too can also be quite 'busy' merely sitting quietly and organising my thoughts, etc, it does NOT mean that I am being lazy as some may think, I am simply prioritizing.

Triphid replies on Jun 14, 2019:

@azzow2 That might just leave me out on that one, I never draw up a plan/blueprint for a project/job, I just seem to visualize it in my mind, take any necessary measurements required and then set about doing it. Like, for example, my wood burning heater yesterday, it's 3 years younger than I am BUT I noticed the steel plating at the back of the fire-box was beginning to burn through, so I measured it up, got some thicker steel plate from my 'stockpile,' cut it to shape, fitted it in place, welded it securely and then decided to test it out. Result- a 3 degree increase in temperature output and lower consumption of wood, NO plans/blueprints needed as usual.

The Most Popular Slang the Year You Were Born

Triphid comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Drongo was very popular around the time I was born here in Australia, to call anyone a 'Drongo' simply meant that they were either a complete and utter idiot or, a loud-mouthed S.F.B. ( Shit for Brains) in modern parlance. As I grew up terminologies to describe to others, tourists in particular, ...

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2019:

@mischl And, are you perhaps, trying to say that this 'phenomenon ' is/was ONLY an Australia happening?

I remember reading about a quote of some bishop around the turn of 19th century, "The Inquisition ...

rogueflyer comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Every time I see the Pope addressing his Cardinals and they're all dressed up in gold and fine threads in an elaborate building instead of helping the poor whom they fleece, I wonder at the fools who follow this superstition.

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2019:

@Stilltrying1964 Yes and NON Government Schools like Catholic ones, etc, SHOULD NOT receive funding from the Government/s under ANY circumstances. Government monies are derived from the PUBLIC therefore they ARE and SHOULD be used ONLY for Public purposes such as Public Schools NOT for Institutions that foster and promote Religious Education whilst charging exorbitant fees to the parents, etc, of their students.

How any woman can continue to embrace Christianity is beyond me.

GuyKeith comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Thanks for all the responses. This mindset is just another example of "one size fits all" Christian philosophy that can be irresponsible and damaging, not to mention denigrating to women. Not all people are created equal. I can think of one close family member who was a terrible manager of money. I ...

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2019:

No-one is 'equal' to the person next to them, equality is merely a concept BUT in the sense of social order, etc, BOTH genders deserve and SHOULD be treated EXACTLY the same even though there are innumerable differences between them.

California Wants To Shut Down A Christian School Accused Of Punishing Students For Being Gay ...

Stilltrying1964 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

The owner and staff should be subjected to the same horrific treatment they dished out, and/or as the abused children and parents see fit. For like 10 years. No appropriate medicine. Pb&j sandwiches on week old bread. No chips. No coke. Water. The same sexual abuse they inflicted - if you raped, ...

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2019:

@icolan Well it would seem quite obviously that this vaunted Constitution is not much more than a complete and Utter failure given this, and other cases like it, keep happening. Religion is OVER protected and almost given carte blanc whereas the true rights of the individual/s are treated as meaningless.

The Most Popular Slang the Year You Were Born

Triphid comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Drongo was very popular around the time I was born here in Australia, to call anyone a 'Drongo' simply meant that they were either a complete and utter idiot or, a loud-mouthed S.F.B. ( Shit for Brains) in modern parlance. As I grew up terminologies to describe to others, tourists in particular, ...

Triphid replies on Jun 13, 2019:

@mischl I think that terminology was endemic to MOST western countries, not just Australia as you seem to be implying.

And bring some HOT sauce this time.

Haemish1 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

It is taco Tuesday!

Triphid replies on Jun 12, 2019:

Oooh, Taco Tuesdays = runny farts Wednesdays.....LOL.

Catholic priest who works with kids says Pride flag was made by Satan

freedom41 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

It's a little amazing what these religious fools can make up today to scare people.

Triphid replies on Jun 9, 2019:

@freedom41 Thank you and a point that the Faithfools always seem to conveniently forget, I do believe.

Catholic priest who works with kids says Pride flag was made by Satan

freedom41 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

It's a little amazing what these religious fools can make up today to scare people.

Triphid replies on Jun 9, 2019:

" Making their Followers fear is the bread and butter of ALL religions." - William Anthony, 2016

Speaking to family about religion

Triphid comments on Jun 6, 2019:

The Faithfools of this world are, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most judgmental, divisive, discriminatory, etc, of almost all the peoples on this planet. Stand tall, be proud, never waver and tell them outright and succinctly that you have " marched boldly and willingly across the Threshold ...

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@Shadow0405 That's quite okay, But, aren't most, if not all religions biased at best?

They gather around water and moist land.

Triphid comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Human Beings would, in my opinion, be the correct answer here.

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@PondartInc Bacteria, most of them at least, are harmless to the environment and in fact are quite beneficial whereas Humans, well that IS another story.

America - Horse With No Name (1971).

Triphid comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Great and meaningful song, the verse/lines, " A story was told of a river that flowed, makes me sad to think it is DEAD" fits, sadly and regrettably, with what has almost, and is still happening to the Great and once Mighty Darling River here in Far Western New South Wales since the Cotton and Rice ...

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@Marionville Exactly.

I must not fear.

Triphid comments on Jun 5, 2019:

As was once said by a very wise person, " There is NOTHING to Fear except Fear itself."

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@MsDemeanour I thoroughly detest rodents such as mice, etc, and enjoy devising new ways to eradicate them from around my home, etc. One of my all-time favourites, but primarily for outside the house usage is mixing equal parts of icing sugar, plaster of Paris and tiling grout in a small open ended jar and leaving in places where only the mice and other rodent pests can reach it. I'll leave it to your imagination what effects that mixture has on the digestive tract of the mice.

Hey, I'm kind of curious as to WHY, exactly, the Convicted Child Abusing George Pell was PERMITTED ...

MsDemeanour comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I notice he is to face new charges for protecting a known pedo priest by moving him around to different parishes.

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@MsDemeanour Knowing and NOT DOING are two vastly different things amongst the Priesthood and a lot of the Faithfools imo. At least we, Heathen Atheists/Agnostics for the most part that is, have Morals and Ethics that are instinctive and Non-reward oriented unlike the supposed ones of the Faithfools that are solely and primarily based upon gain Kudo Credits with an Invisible, Imaginary Sky Daddy.

I must not fear.

Triphid comments on Jun 5, 2019:

As was once said by a very wise person, " There is NOTHING to Fear except Fear itself."

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@MsDemeanour Sharks, snakes, red-backs and gun-toting Yanks worry me too, BUT, mice I can handle, all it takes is a trap baited with a Chicken pellet and glued in place with PVA glue, instant dead rodent with a one way ticket down the sewer to meet up with any who have gone before it.

Hey, I'm kind of curious as to WHY, exactly, the Convicted Child Abusing George Pell was PERMITTED ...

powder comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Yet to be defrocked. Catholics, make sure you still kiss his ring.

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

I'm not a violent person BUT, in cases like his, etc, I'd gladly 'kiss' his ring ( the one her sits on) with the Bull-bar of a Semi-trailer traveling at at least 110kimph.

Hey, I'm kind of curious as to WHY, exactly, the Convicted Child Abusing George Pell was PERMITTED ...

Jolanta comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Me too. I bet you he will be let go.

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

If that occurs I reckon it will rank highly amongst the BIGGEST Travesties of Justice in Human History.

Hey, I'm kind of curious as to WHY, exactly, the Convicted Child Abusing George Pell was PERMITTED ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Of course his defense wanted that.

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

I wonder how many of the Tribunal Members are religious and/or devout Catholics then. My opinion is that in such cases as this and those like Paedo-Pell was found guilty at the Judge/Judges SHOULD either Agnostics or Atheists simply because there'd be far less chance of religious influences affecting their decision/s.

Hey, I'm kind of curious as to WHY, exactly, the Convicted Child Abusing George Pell was PERMITTED ...

MsDemeanour comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I notice he is to face new charges for protecting a known pedo priest by moving him around to different parishes.

Triphid replies on Jun 7, 2019:

He wouldn't be the first in the history of the Catholic Church in Australia to have played the 'Paedo-Priest Shuffle Game" I'd bet. It's been going on for Centuries everywhere that the filthy Church has set down its parasitic roots.

They gather around water and moist land.

Triphid comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Human Beings would, in my opinion, be the correct answer here.

Triphid replies on Jun 6, 2019:

@Marcel3405 Yes BUT, humans are somewhat akin to a virus in that we spread out, infest, breed and eventually destroy the host ( environment) then simply move on to the next host and repeat the cycle. Animals in the wild do migrate from one environment to the next but only long enough to gain nutrition while the environment they have just left recovers and re-grows, etc. That, imo, is the vast difference between humans and the animals.

I must not fear.

Triphid comments on Jun 5, 2019:

As was once said by a very wise person, " There is NOTHING to Fear except Fear itself."

Triphid replies on Jun 6, 2019:

@callmedubious Yeah I got the joke.

I must not fear.

Triphid comments on Jun 5, 2019:

As was once said by a very wise person, " There is NOTHING to Fear except Fear itself."

Triphid replies on Jun 6, 2019:

@callmedubious Just like ALL Gods, Goddesses and Deities, etc, the Bogeyman is also a truly no-existent thing, they all are mere products of the Imagination.

America - Horse With No Name (1971).

Triphid comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Great and meaningful song, the verse/lines, " A story was told of a river that flowed, makes me sad to think it is DEAD" fits, sadly and regrettably, with what has almost, and is still happening to the Great and once Mighty Darling River here in Far Western New South Wales since the Cotton and Rice ...

Triphid replies on Jun 6, 2019:

@Marionville For decades in the 19th. Century and early 20th. there were steam-driven Paddle-wheelers plying their way up and down the Darling carrying passengers, supplies, etc, to all the towns, the people, etc, living along the river and even to the graziers inland and Broken Hill as well. They'd pick up the yearly wool-clips, etc, from the graziers, passengers, etc, from the towns and do the return trip to Adelaide. A town about 200+ miles N.E. of here, Wilcannia, was once known as the Queen City of the West and had a huge docking facility built just for the Paddle-wheelers. The Darling NEVER truly ran so low that the Paddle-wheelers couldn't make the full trip in those days and the same was when I was a child/teenager. I can never recall a time when it was running less than half full and clearly remember times when it flooded so much that you couldn't get to within 20 miles of the actual river. I last saw the Darling River in November, 2018,it was just a very mere trickle in places with the water greener than Pea Soup and stinking of rotting weeds, blue green algae, etc, and in other areas it was nothing but stagnant, slimy green puddles surrounded by dried out massive areas of river bed with fish skeletons and animal remains everywhere. All this total devastation due entirely to the Cotton and Rice Growers and their greed plus the years of absolute MIS-management by the various State, Federal Governments and their Murray-Darling Basin Management Board.

I must not fear.

IAJO163 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

"Fear is the greatest motivator" https://www.origin-of-religion.com/fear-the-great-motivator.html There are other quotes related to conquering fear. Fear is necessary but not frightening if perceived with a balanced approach.

Triphid replies on Jun 5, 2019:

Fear is what keeps Governments in Power and Religions alive and well funded. - William Anthony, 2019.

I look forward to the day when non-believers are less preoccupied with their lack of faith than ...

Mofo1953 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Who says non believers are preocupied about religion or faith or lack thereof at all? I don't even dedicate a nano second of my time to think about faith or religions or gods or other fairy tales,it is just a non issue for me.

Triphid replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@OpposingOpposum Hey we don't 'struggle with our lack of faith" WE embrace it and celebrate it, it IS the Faithfools who struggle with their beliefs and our complete freedoms of mind, thought and love of Reality and everything it has to offer and gives us.

I've posted this before but every time I do I get berated for doing so.

Triphid comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Firstly, WHY keep on posting the same thing when the answer/s are within your own mind, all you need do is to merely sit and think for yourself and they will come to you? Secondly, WHY must those who completely disbelieve/reject ANY and ALL concepts, ideologies, etc, of a Supreme Entity/Deity need ...

Triphid replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy Sir, I REFER only to the Imaginary, Invisible Deity/Deities when commenting about the utter ridiculous nature, etc, of religions as do most Atheists here and elsewhere in the world. Such 'Supreme' Entities DO NOT exist anywhere EXCEPT in the minds and imaginings of those who, imho, are incapable of grasping/ surviving in Reality without some form of Crutch, i.e. Religious Belief. Now, PLEASE, do yourself and everyone else a HUGE favour and stop beating this dead horse.

A Sham Election In Australia I believe there are literally millions who are concerned at the depths...

DragonDust comments on Jun 4, 2019:

It was a slim win not an overwhelming win. Liberal, Liberal National Party (Queensland) and National grouped together with preferences from others like Clive Palmer. I think when there is so many choices our preferences become the choice paradox. The reason it has so much focus is because of ...

Triphid replies on Jun 5, 2019:

And that, besides Abbott getting the Order of the D.C.M. ( Don't Come Monday), IS about the only good thing to come out of the whole Election sham/debacle.

Anyone any comments or thoughts? [mobile.abc.net.au]

MsDemeanour comments on Jun 3, 2019:

maybe they've come to collect their huawei phones

Triphid replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@FrayedBear Oh , I definitely ' cottoned on to " that one Mate.

Father Forced 14-Year-Old Daughter To Marry Her Rapist | Michael Stone

StevenWilbur comments on Jun 2, 2019:

"More than 200,000 children — some as young as 12 — were married in the US between 2000 and 2015. A huge 85 per cent of them were girls." ...

Triphid replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@itsmedammit BUT , is it actually a "One Off" situation or has such situations gone "under the Media Radar" previously? ere in Australia there is a Law that the proven Father, whether on Welfare or Employed, MUST contribute to the Financial needs of the Child. If on Welfare, Unemployment Benefits as the are known here, the Government Agency can, and does, take a minimum of $10 per fortnight from the benefits paid to the Father, IF employed the Employer is bound by Law to ensure, where ever possible, that a certain percentage of the Fathers pay is deducted and sent directly to the Agency and then on to the Child via the Mothers Bank Account. Plus, IF that had happened out here where I live those 2 bastards wouldn't be serving a mere 120 days behind bars, they'd be looking at a few YEARS or more. In 1948, well before I was born, a young man, aged in his late 20's, raped 3 young girls on separate occasions on the same night, when caught he 'claimed' that " God told him to do it because wanted him to have children from pure virgins," the girls, btw, were aged 10, 11 and 13 at the time. A 'misguided' Judge gave him a 3 year Suspended sentence, he then went on to rape yet another young girl who identified him to police, BUT before the police could capture him he mysteriously 'vanished' leaving only his genitals hanging from a wire noose over the Winding Frame over a disused Mining Shaft. It was determined that the Mine Shaft was far too dangerous and unstable for any attempt at rescue or recovery and the case was summarily closed. I never condone violence in any shape nor form but I do feel that justice MUST been seen to fit the crime.

Wow.

Triphid comments on Jun 3, 2019:

" Far better to be the Lone Wolf than a sheep in a flock any day." - William Anthony, 2013.

Triphid replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@aahouck49 Thank you, I try my best.

It really does bug me..

Triphid comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Yes, and often have to stifle a laugh when a Doctor asks ME how I am. Shit, I got to the Doctor because I'm hoping the Doctor can tell ME if I'm okay health-wise, not for ME to tell them how healthy I am or am not.

Triphid replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@Lovemylife1 What, even when they have ALL your health records on the computer in front of them in full view and they still ask the same question?

Hey guys, before I came on this site I am a hundred % believer, as the time goes by and read most of...

Triphid comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Congratulations, you have just crossed into the world of TRUE Reality, Logic, Reasoning, Free-Thinking and everything that a True Human being should be and strive to be. A few more shorter and easier steps and you'll become an Atheist and the whole Universe of Reality, etc, will be wide open to ...

Triphid replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@Boomtarat03 No need to thank me, just telling things as they are.

Don't think Assange will be getting any help from the Australian Government anytime soon.

DragonDust comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Someone is going to court for possibly 161 years of jail for whistleblowing on an ATO (illegal stuff to do with taxes) case in Australia under Morrison. We don't have rights to free speech, we never have. It's not in our constitution and our laws don't seem to focus on it. Why would the Australia ...

Triphid replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@powder "News Channels," more like Dispensaries of and for the Pseudo-Fascist propaganda machines of the Murdoch, Fairfax and Liberal-National Party these days. Once, a long, long time ago, the ABC stood tall and the news was both trustable and believable BECAUSE it WAS owned by the Australian People and WAS for the Australian People but , very sadly, not any more.

Anyone any comments or thoughts? [mobile.abc.net.au]

MsDemeanour comments on Jun 3, 2019:

maybe they've come to collect their huawei phones

Triphid replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@FrayedBear Yeah far, far Huawei.

We have all experienced hurt from hurtful people and it can be difficult to meet frowns with smiles ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Start the day with a smile and get it over with.

Triphid replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 LOL, IF there was a 'god' out to get ME then he's been as slow at getting around to it as has his 'son' has been with his 'promised return.'

I've posted this before but every time I do I get berated for doing so.

Triphid comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Firstly, WHY keep on posting the same thing when the answer/s are within your own mind, all you need do is to merely sit and think for yourself and they will come to you? Secondly, WHY must those who completely disbelieve/reject ANY and ALL concepts, ideologies, etc, of a Supreme Entity/Deity need ...

Triphid replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@EdwinMcCravy I think you WILL find that the vast majority of people on this site and associated groups do NOT need their brains ' jarred' simply because we use them far more frequently and continuously that certain others, who shall remain unnamed, could ever hope to do, that, Sir, is the Prime reason why we are Atheists in the first place, i.e. because we have learned to THINK, to read and digest such things as the bible, etc, then to dissect it down to its minutest pieces, weigh up its Pros and Cons then decide for ourselves rather than blindly following along with the 'flock' to await being shorn ( fleeced) by some coercive 'shepherd.'

Father Forced 14-Year-Old Daughter To Marry Her Rapist | Michael Stone

motrubl4u comments on May 31, 2019:

Hang him and the rapist. Publicly

Triphid replies on Jun 2, 2019:

@motrubl4u No, razor wire is too sharp and would cut far too quickly, barbed wire, rusty at that also, will tear and rip through the 'tender' flesh of the genitals a whole lot slower and be far, far more painful plus the chances of Tetanus from the rusty metal would be a lot higher as well.

Here’s an article for people who may have an interest in how and why Mormons are leaving their ...

Honorabledougn comments on Jun 2, 2019:

there are 2 good podcasts for ex mormons on here, mormon happy hour, and naked mormonism. the first one is more news and more current things, and the ladder is a historical one that has had a lot of surprising details that i was never taught.

Triphid replies on Jun 2, 2019:

Oh, the stuff that they strive so hardtop keep from the rank and file members IS truly unbelievable in its amount, etc, and if leaked out in its entirety the 'marbled' walls of the LDS would crumble to dust. For example, Mormon Missionaries MUST save and PAY for their own costs, etc, to go on Missions for the LDS. The last I heard was that THEY receive an ALLOWANCE of $100 per week from their OWN funds, not the Churches funds, for foods, etc, MUST lodge in a Church OWNED Flat/Apartment, etc, ONLY, can ONLY have 1 day per week FREE to themselves, i.e. Thursday, MUST not travel by Public Transport at ANY time and for ANY reason and MUST remain 100% celibate and not be tempted to form ANY kind of romantic relationships what-so-ever during their 'missions' which shall be for a MINIMUM of NOT least than 2 years. Somewhat DRACONIA to say the very least I do believe given that I once hinted to the Local LDS where I live that I have a ThD ( Doctorate in Theology, a FACT btw) and as such they welcomed me with both opened arms and very broad and hopeful smiles, I might add, whilst I was doing my research into the various and innumerable sects of Xstianity. They were so enthralled and rapt in the thought of having their own genuine Theologian as possible Church Member that I was actually granted UNFETTERED access to ALL Church records, etc, at my own pleasure and times of my own choosing, including the incoherent writings of both Brigham Young and Joseph Smith. I wore out many a pen and numerous note-pads, in secret, during those most revealing periods of research.

Father Forced 14-Year-Old Daughter To Marry Her Rapist | Michael Stone

motrubl4u comments on May 31, 2019:

Hang him and the rapist. Publicly

Triphid replies on Jun 2, 2019:

@motrubl4u And don't use rope, use barbed wire instead.

Father Forced 14-Year-Old Daughter To Marry Her Rapist | Michael Stone

StevenWilbur comments on Jun 2, 2019:

"More than 200,000 children — some as young as 12 — were married in the US between 2000 and 2015. A huge 85 per cent of them were girls." ...

Triphid replies on Jun 2, 2019:

What a backward system America must have, over here in Australia ANY man who sires a child, be it by rape or consented sexual intercourse, etc, and IS determined to be the parent MUST pay child support by Law until the child reaches 18 years. There is NO get out here such as the 'religious reason' of the Rapist MUST marry the victim bullshit, do the rape and be proven a rapist and you do the prison time and it IS NOT a mere 120 days either. Plus there IS a strict adherence to the Age of Consent Law here as well, breach that Law and your 'arse is grass' and the Judge sets the height at which the mower blades will spin, so to speak. FFS yanks get into the 21st. Century with the rest of the truly enlightened world, STOP this idiocy from happening and DESTROYING the lives of young, vulnerable women and girls.

As a freethinker I don't believe in life after death.

Triphid comments on May 23, 2019:

The only 'life after death' that occurs, as far as I know from my experiences in the fields of medicine, is the bacteria, worms, etc, that live, thrive and breed from and in your body as it decays away. Eventually, if you are buried and not cremated all that is left of your corporeal being is bones...

Triphid replies on Jun 2, 2019:

@Angee Either way you can still request that your ashes be spread in a garden, etc, and the nutrients will still benefit plant growth as well.

Father Forced 14-Year-Old Daughter To Marry Her Rapist | Michael Stone

motrubl4u comments on May 31, 2019:

Hang him and the rapist. Publicly

Triphid replies on Jun 1, 2019:

Yes, but hang them both up by the their balls and not by the neck simply because death from hanging by the neck would be far too quick, less painful and way too permanent imho.

Trajan's column in Rome.

MojoDave comments on Jun 1, 2019:

My understanding is that Trajan was a very good commander. I don't know about the genocide.

Triphid replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@Surfpirate Yeah, you've only got to take a look at what the Spanish did to that Central and South American Peoples when they discovered that those native peoples had lots and lots of gold, i.e. Genocide in the name of God, Jesus and the Holy Catholic Church all under the pretense of ' bringing the Love of God and Jesus to the Heathens.'

Tell most people that aliens could land in their spaceship and reek havoc on the human race or solve...

Robecology comments on Jun 1, 2019:

The #religulous are raised with the programming...so to most of them they're not lying. They're being serious....which is the sad part. You might need to see this movie; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uqiv3tCghA

Triphid replies on Jun 1, 2019:

Those bloody Dip-shits never fail to make me laugh at their rank stupidity and Ken Ham would be, without a doubt, the Biggest Dip-shit of the whole lot imho.

Just presented to me on f'buck, I don't know how or why:

David1955 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

It's funny, when I hear the phrase, The Christian Right. I always say, "Is there any other kind?" As if there's the Christian Left or the Christian Centre. I believe at one time there was a left wing Catholic group called Liberation Theology. (My friend wrote a Thesis on them. No doubt they've all ...

Triphid replies on Jun 1, 2019:

Yes, and they ALL seem to very conveniently FORGET that their 'Holy" book states clearly that their beloved, adored and idolized Jesus told everyone " Think not that I come bearing the Olive Branch of Peace, for I come bearing the Sword and shall set Father against son, brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor...…" So where did they get this idea that Jesus was a Peace-loving, Kindly, Caring, etc, Saviour from in the first place?

Especially the swordplay......

Bierbasstard comments on May 31, 2019:

I have always loved the Addam's Family.

Triphid replies on May 31, 2019:

@Bierbasstard I've always had a bit of reputation for bringing some joy into the lives of kids and a few adults as well, they get to feel good and so do I. When I was doing my stint as a Paediatric Nurse, Xmas came around and I decided to do a bit of " donation collecting" for the kids in the Ward. So I got a heap of toys, etc, donated for the Kids, borrowed a Santa suit and a big red sack, dressed as Santa and rode my Honda 750 4 cylinder Motorbike the 4 kilometres to the hospital where the kids that were able to, were waiting in the Hospital Garden for Santa to arrive. The looks on their faces when Santa arrived, not in sleigh but astride a big Motorbike was and is something that I'll remember for all of my days. Mind you, the Hospital Matron was visibly unamused and later told me so quite harshly, but the Doctors, Nurses, Parents, Kids and the Hospital Board Members were absolutely thrilled that someone had taken the time, energy, etc, to do something different and special for the kids.

Got accosted by an Anti-vaxxer yesterday while waiting to catch the bus.

powder comments on May 31, 2019:

I would have egged her on.

Triphid replies on May 31, 2019:

I was sorely tempted to do so but I quickly realized that it'd be like talking to brick wall no matter what I said.

Especially the swordplay......

Bierbasstard comments on May 31, 2019:

I have always loved the Addam's Family.

Triphid replies on May 31, 2019:

Me too, especially when, after shaving my head in support of my daughter going through Chemo both she and all the other kids at Ronald MacDonald House, Adelaide, Australia started calling me 'Uncle Fester' in a kind and laughingly way. I even went as far as getting an 'Uncle Fester' style coat and learning walk 'Uncle Fester' style just becau7se it gave the kids something that took their minds off the treatments, etc, they were enduring.

Elton John. - Crocodile Rock (live at Madison Square Garden) [youtu.be]

Triphid comments on May 30, 2019:

Now cut that out, you're reviving memories of my late teens when I'd crank the stereo up to full blast,get the windows rattling and my Old Cheese ('mother') would moan and complain for hours because the music was blasphemous. Oh, how I loved and enjoyed those days and getting under her skin doing ...

Triphid replies on May 30, 2019:

@Marionville Heh heh, maybe I should get the cd, go out to where she's buried and play it as loud as possible just for 'old times' sake.....LOL.

Out here in the Aussie Outback, IF you see something like this in front of you, run like the wind or...

itsmedammit comments on May 29, 2019:

Looks like a silly bodybuilder.

Triphid replies on May 30, 2019:

@itsmedammit Human Body Builders ALWAYS look ridiculous to me.

What wonderful news, Ivan Milat, the Backpacker Killer has been diagnosed with TERMINAL Cancer.

1of5 comments on May 28, 2019:

Gosh, add sending him to hell for all eternity and you'd sound just like an xtian. He should have been put down long ago.

Triphid replies on May 30, 2019:

@1of5 In response to your comment C) His suffering won't matter in the least to me, BUT, it may in some smallish way, serve to ease and lessen the suffering, grief, etc, of the parents, families, friends, etc, of his innocent victims. THAT is why I am so pleased, not for myself BUT solely for those who are left behind to grieve.

Televangelist: Jesus Was Vaccinated Against Flu So We Don’t Have To Be

greyeyed123 comments on May 29, 2019:

Reminds me of this claim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMw2loaPjQ&t=76s

Triphid replies on May 30, 2019:

And here's me thinking the Faithfools couldn't get any dumber and this one comes up and proves 100% wrong.

Out here in the Aussie Outback, IF you see something like this in front of you, run like the wind or...

itsmedammit comments on May 29, 2019:

Looks like a silly bodybuilder.

Triphid replies on May 30, 2019:

@itsmedammit You bet and they can rock back on their tails, raise up both hind feet and rip you open from chest to groin with their very long nails on their hind feet. I've actually seen it happen to a dog that was cornered by a big red 'roo, it grabbed it around the neck by its front paws, lifted it up, rocked back and swung the hind feet, the poor dog was still alive when the 'roo dropped it and we had to shoot the dog on the spot, sadly.

Out here in the Aussie Outback, IF you see something like this in front of you, run like the wind or...

itsmedammit comments on May 29, 2019:

Looks like a silly bodybuilder.

Triphid replies on May 29, 2019:

Nope, that's the natural build of the Male Red Kangaroo, they are and can be very mean, vicious bastards to say the very least, many of them grow to reach heights of 6 feet tall and more, weighing at weights equal to an average human being as well.

What wonderful news, Ivan Milat, the Backpacker Killer has been diagnosed with TERMINAL Cancer.

Jolanta comments on May 29, 2019:

Won’t happen. They will give him drugs to ease the pain. I am sure.

Triphid replies on May 29, 2019:

Yeah I know, but it'd be kind of Poetic Justice if those drugs turned out to ineffective imho.

This cross-country trip has been good for me and Bella.

Triphid comments on May 28, 2019:

So sad to lose a great and loved friend, she'll never be replaced but perhaps, some time in the future you'll find a newer friend who won't fill the gap but will bring their own version/s of enjoyment,etc, into your life.

Triphid replies on May 29, 2019:

@Cast1es Oh sorry my error, glad she only passed out from exertion.

When you consider how stupid the average person is it makes you shudder that half of the people in ...

Austin-Cambridge comments on May 29, 2019:

If there is an Atheist Bible you may find it in the reference section of any good bookshop or your local library :P

Triphid replies on May 29, 2019:

Nope, a regular Library user this way, never ever seen one the shelves there and their Reference Section is second only to a University Library. Can't even find on Amazon or any other on-line Book sites either.

When you consider how stupid the average person is it makes you shudder that half of the people in ...

Anonbene comments on May 29, 2019:

What level do we have to reach to get our own atheist bibles?

Triphid replies on May 29, 2019:

@GeorgeRocheleau Does it have recipes for cooking Xstian Babies by any chance....LOL.

What wonderful news, Ivan Milat, the Backpacker Killer has been diagnosed with TERMINAL Cancer.

1of5 comments on May 28, 2019:

Gosh, add sending him to hell for all eternity and you'd sound just like an xtian. He should have been put down long ago.

Triphid replies on May 29, 2019:

@1of5 No, he crossed the thresholds of decency, morality and true humanity imho. And no, It is a 'one off' for me because A) I sat at my 16year old Daughters bedside, both 24/7 for her 9 months of Chemotherapy PLUS the last weeks of her life when the cancer returned, and B) when I was anally raped by 3 men at the age of 10 years and later I saw one of them trapped in a burn car, I burned my the skin on my hands trying to free him even knowing then that he was one of my rapists until I literally dragged back when the Fire Brigade arrived. However, I humbly suggest that before you make up your mind, etc, you actually research what Ivan Milat did to his victims in the Belangolow State Forest of New South Wales, Australia.

What wonderful news, Ivan Milat, the Backpacker Killer has been diagnosed with TERMINAL Cancer.

1of5 comments on May 28, 2019:

Gosh, add sending him to hell for all eternity and you'd sound just like an xtian. He should have been put down long ago.