When people tell me the bible is there to teach morality, they are wrong. : atheism

DenoPenno comments on Dec 26, 2020:

Morality comes out of the structures of your society. Bibles have nothing to do with it.

anglophone replies on Dec 26, 2020:

Nor do Korans nor Talmuds.

Do you believe in mythology?

anglophone comments on Dec 26, 2020:

No, this for the very simple reason that I have no beliefs.

anglophone replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@Cyklone P.S. It does not help that the word "belief" has at least four different meanings.

Do you believe in mythology?

anglophone comments on Dec 26, 2020:

No, this for the very simple reason that I have no beliefs.

anglophone replies on Dec 26, 2020:

@Cyklone I make a sharp distinction between belief (a position claimed without any supporting falsifiable evidence) and a worldview based on that same evidence.

So my FB page has a bunch of Xmas messages reminding me that Jesus was born on this day and how he ...

anglophone comments on Dec 25, 2020:

I have no time for any moron who buys into the fairy tale of a virgin birth (see also Ishtar, Queen Mautmes, Alcmene and Devaki) and even less time for anyone who uses that as an excuse to belabour me with their absurd religion.

anglophone replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@LovinLarge I can go with that. It may surprise some here to learn that I once supported an acquaintance on his own journey into theism. He was frightened by his own mortality, and by his own admission he needed the false comfort of the Christian Heaven, even though another part of him knew it to be mythical.

So my FB page has a bunch of Xmas messages reminding me that Jesus was born on this day and how he ...

anglophone comments on Dec 25, 2020:

I have no time for any moron who buys into the fairy tale of a virgin birth (see also Ishtar, Queen Mautmes, Alcmene and Devaki) and even less time for anyone who uses that as an excuse to belabour me with their absurd religion.

anglophone replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@LovinLarge Thanks for sharing that. If anything, I guess that highlights a distinction between social skills and belief/unbelief.

Merry Mythmas to you all. :)

Wisterious comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Good one. I like it. (Stolen!;)

anglophone replies on Dec 24, 2020:

I stole it from somebody else! :)

To all my fellow athiest friends.

LovinLarge comments on Dec 24, 2020:

To single out Islam rather than denouncing all religion is a function of racism.

anglophone replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@LovinLarge Agreed. Look at the racism of the American Deep South.

What have been some of the best ways you’ve put your newly found truth to productive use?

Marionville comments on Dec 24, 2020:

What new truth are you referring to...and why do you presume we have just found it?

anglophone replies on Dec 24, 2020:

I have chosen to ignore @Albronem's time constraint.

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xenoview comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Faithfools disrespecting other peoples beliefs. How would daubenmire like it if someone desecrated his church?

anglophone replies on Dec 22, 2020:

@Triphid Perhaps we should organise a giant gay and lesbian orgy in his church.

The Death Knell for Trumpism is Sounding [dailykos.]

jlynn37 comments on Dec 21, 2020:

I personally will not feel relieved until Jan. 20 when Biden will be sworn in.

anglophone replies on Dec 21, 2020:

And where is this wall that Trumpty Dumpty promised, and for which Mexico was going to pay?

Does anyone in here believe in reincarnation?

anglophone comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Your friend has zero falsifiable evidence to back up his claims. He is being absurd. DNA transfer happens routinely, but it cannot cause the transfer of consciousness. He has no idea what he is talking about.

anglophone replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@CallMeDave Consciousness: an awareness brought about by organised neurological activity. No. No. No.

I only read about this about two years ago.

JackPedigo comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Amazing the things some people will go through to support their warped beliefs. Funny, how this comes from people who claim to have the high road to morality.

anglophone replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@rainmanjr That's an interesting viewpoint. Thanks for sharing it. :)

Would anyone here be interested in a survey to see if there are any correlations between ...

anglophone comments on Dec 19, 2020:

I would be happy to participate. Have you thought of using SurveyMonkey?

anglophone replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Ian_Newton Aha! :)

I only read about this about two years ago.

JackPedigo comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Amazing the things some people will go through to support their warped beliefs. Funny, how this comes from people who claim to have the high road to morality.

anglophone replies on Dec 19, 2020:

Such people are blind to their own immorality.

I only read about this about two years ago.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Not really sure why people can part ways enough with the Christian Bible to recognize that god's hatred of homosexuals is wrong, but not realize the rest of it is also a huge load of bullshit as well.

anglophone replies on Dec 19, 2020:

I attribute that behaviour to such people's inability to think.

Who feels smart phones have been beneficial to human societies?

anglophone comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Smart phones enable people to communicate in ways that were previously not possible, therefore beneficial. How does everyone in Thailand having their noses constantly stuck in their smart phones ruin Thailand?

anglophone replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@powder Thanks.

Who feels smart phones have been beneficial to human societies?

anglophone comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Smart phones enable people to communicate in ways that were previously not possible, therefore beneficial. How does everyone in Thailand having their noses constantly stuck in their smart phones ruin Thailand?

anglophone replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@powder Is that unique to Thailand?

Would anyone here be interested in a survey to see if there are any correlations between ...

anglophone comments on Dec 19, 2020:

I would be happy to participate. Have you thought of using SurveyMonkey?

anglophone replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Ian_Newton Link?

When something good happens: "Praise Jesus!" When something bad happens: "God has a plan for you!" ...

UpsideDownAgain comments on Dec 19, 2020:

I heard one spiritual leader once say that when he did good, god all the credit but when he did bad, it was on him. I had been raised with that mentality, too, but hearing it said out loud like that left me wondering about it. I could never work out how that was okay.

anglophone replies on Dec 19, 2020:

It's never okay. The "spiritual leader" was too damned ignorant to realise that is a perfect description of an abusive parent.

I have seen a lot of people describe themselves as sapiosexuals, but when it comes to liking a ...

Julie808 comments on Dec 15, 2020:

Looks may be the first thing people notice, but personality and intelligence is usually revealed gradually over time to those who have patience.

anglophone replies on Dec 18, 2020:

@Ashwin Intelligence and personality overtakes looks for me in all cases.

I have just seen "the bug" remove two successive posts remove the word c-h-i-l-d .

Fernapple comments on Dec 18, 2020:

The exact opposite happened to me yesterday, something duplicated several words in a comment I made.

anglophone replies on Dec 18, 2020:

That's a new one for me. Thanks for sharing.

I have just seen "the bug" remove two successive posts remove the word c-h-i-l-d .

hankster comments on Dec 17, 2020:

I have become rather fond of the bug.

anglophone replies on Dec 17, 2020:

Oh, bug-ger! ;)

I have just seen "the bug" remove two successive posts remove the word c-h-i-l-d .

altschmerz comments on Dec 17, 2020:

Numbers are usually removed from my posts, and I always have to edit them back in.

anglophone replies on Dec 17, 2020:

Thanks for the heads up on that one.

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Jolanta comments on Dec 16, 2020:

Yeah, but will they pay up?

anglophone replies on Dec 16, 2020:

I think it should be taken out of the administrators' own bank accounts.

At ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally, Jonathan Cahn Warned of Anti-Christian Persecution Under Democratic ...

Jolanta comments on Dec 16, 2020:

I wonder what he would do if he Had His Way?

anglophone replies on Dec 16, 2020:

He would fuck democracy.

I was raised feeling that my existence is a burden to others.

Freedompath comments on Dec 15, 2020:

Your story brought tears to my eyes. I was an authoritarian parent. I thought that ‘my look’ would make them think twice before they made a wrong move. I never learned better until they were adults. I missed my children’s growing up years, because I didn’t know how to parent and I ...

anglophone replies on Dec 15, 2020:

Seconded.

I was raised feeling that my existence is a burden to others.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Dec 15, 2020:

Although my parents never laid such a guilt trip on me, I can understand how you feel. My mother did, however, lay guilt upon me. In part, I think it was guilt that was laid upon her--or she felt that it was laid upon her. My maternal side of the family is riddled with mental illness, and it is ...

anglophone replies on Dec 15, 2020:

@Gwendolyn2018 I am a child of the sixties. I don't think there were many counselors at that time. My dad regarded the psychological sciences with disdain.

I was raised feeling that my existence is a burden to others.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Dec 15, 2020:

Although my parents never laid such a guilt trip on me, I can understand how you feel. My mother did, however, lay guilt upon me. In part, I think it was guilt that was laid upon her--or she felt that it was laid upon her. My maternal side of the family is riddled with mental illness, and it is ...

anglophone replies on Dec 15, 2020:

I am sorry to hear about your upbringing. I second your recommendation to @MuzikDan about counseling. (I have benefited personally from counseling.)

A Netflix Show Featuring a Gay Jesus Has Outraged 1.

JackPedigo comments on Dec 14, 2020:

Another example of hypocrisy. They feel their freedom of speech allows them to proselytize but others don't dare express anything the christians find offensive.

anglophone replies on Dec 14, 2020:

Yep. Trying to convert them to the Church of Satan can result in a punch on the nose.

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Hages comments on Dec 14, 2020:

I read the original National Review article. I hated it.

anglophone replies on Dec 14, 2020:

That fuckwit has an issue with Christianity not being taught in schools. Would he have the same issue with Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Shinto not being taught in schools? Of course not. He is a cretinous creep.

Yes, there is a war between science and religion

anglophone comments on Dec 14, 2020:

Religion is at war with reason and logic. Logic exists because we have the mental capacity to define and to use logic. Many people use logic because they find it beneficial to their lives. What "crew of scientists" is it that is responsible for our existence? My existence is due to my ...

anglophone replies on Dec 14, 2020:

@HumanistJohn What you term as an "effective fuck" I would call a "good fuck".

A Netflix Show Featuring a Gay Jesus Has Outraged 1.

KKGator comments on Dec 14, 2020:

"Ow, ow, ow! I'm being persecuted again!" -- Whiny christians everywhere. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

anglophone replies on Dec 14, 2020:

"Ya gotta have a persecution complex if you gonna be a Christian!"

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Dyl1983 comments on Dec 14, 2020:

that is hilarious.

anglophone replies on Dec 14, 2020:

Agreed.

Well, that unexpected phone call just brightened up my day no end.

KKGator comments on Dec 13, 2020:

That is excellent!

anglophone replies on Dec 14, 2020:

@Triphid Paying to be told absurdities and lies always struck as very peculiar behaviour.

Try as I might, I cannot understand what it is in the American psyche that causes violent clashes ...

girlwithsmiles comments on Dec 13, 2020:

Here’s a good article about it: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/finding-new-home/202010/the-psychology-crowds-protests-and-riots Basically one group to tend be at the end of tether and feeling unheard through other means. The other group are feeling justified in keeping the peace ...

anglophone replies on Dec 13, 2020:

Thanks for sharing that article.

Tucker Carlson says trans children are “grotesque” & a “nationwide epidemic” / LGBTQ Nation

silverotter11 comments on Dec 11, 2020:

This guy is offensive beyond words.

anglophone replies on Dec 13, 2020:

@silverotter11 Living as I do in Australia what you tell me is new to me. Thanks. :)

Tucker Carlson says trans children are “grotesque” & a “nationwide epidemic” / LGBTQ Nation

silverotter11 comments on Dec 11, 2020:

This guy is offensive beyond words.

anglophone replies on Dec 13, 2020:

What frightens me about the man is the number of dangerous idiots that treat his word as gospel.

Survey: U.

CuddyCruiser comments on Dec 11, 2020:

It’s easier to stay ignorant than to self-educate.

anglophone replies on Dec 12, 2020:

Agreed for the willfully ignorant, but it's easier for me to satisfy my thirst for knowledge by self-educating.

These Animal HATERS pass this on.

BestWithoutGods comments on Dec 9, 2020:

My conscience would not allow me to kill, or eat, a fellow animal.

anglophone replies on Dec 12, 2020:

@Diogenes Because I care that they should have a good quality of life while they are alive.

What studies do you know of that show the affect of religion on child development?

skado comments on Dec 12, 2020:

The reason you’re having a hard time finding them is probably because they don’t exist. All the studies I’ve seen show that religious people fare better. During a recent conversation, I asked a friend if he knew of any scientific studies that support the idea that religion does more harm...

anglophone replies on Dec 12, 2020:

@UpsideDownAgain I also look at both sides, and I critically examine the methods used by both sides. I look at the quality of the evidence used by both sides. It's called "being scientific". Examination of the two sides of the god question shows that theists have zero falsifiable evidence, which is why I regard all their claims as absurd. Ping @skado.

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CuddyCruiser comments on Dec 12, 2020:

We need to stop blaming politicians and start looking more at ourselves also. The easy thing is to blame them.

anglophone replies on Dec 12, 2020:

It's so obvious when you put it like that. I had not thought of it that way before. Thank you for sharing.

What studies do you know of that show the affect of religion on child development?

xenoview comments on Dec 11, 2020:

Religion was not good for me as a child. I was always praying for forgiveness, and fearing hell.

anglophone replies on Dec 11, 2020:

Same here, which is why I stick my knife into every passing God Mobster whenever I can.

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Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 11, 2020:

Time to clean house of the tRump loyalists looking to appoint him dictator. Dumb fucks think they can control such shit -

anglophone replies on Dec 11, 2020:

Trump claimed that he was going to drain the swamp. He failed to realise that he *is* the swamp.

On the topic of hyperbole What if god himself came down from heaven and talked with you and told ...

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Dec 11, 2020:

Are you saying that cheese doodles are not awesome??? (I am not sure that cheese doodles exist and will not accept that they do exist just because some people think that they are awesome.)

anglophone replies on Dec 11, 2020:

What an awesome comment you have made there!

HuffPost | Trump says it's "terrific" that so many Americans are getting COVID.

anglophone comments on Dec 10, 2020:

I have said it before, and I will say it again: the man is a raving and extremely dangerous lunatic.

anglophone replies on Dec 11, 2020:

@Dyl1983 Very true, sadly.

Below is a political flyer that came in my mail today and I was having a turbulent day, so I wrote ...

KKGator comments on Dec 10, 2020:

What an amazing, and stunningly accurate, response. My admiration for you continues to grow.

anglophone replies on Dec 10, 2020:

I live by the spirits of rum, whisky and gin.

My mom lives in the midwestern US in a state currently hit very hard with COVID cases and deaths.

anglophone comments on Dec 10, 2020:

Their pastors are ignorant delusional dangerous wretches. The Land of the Convict seems to have slightly fewer religitards in its pulpits with consequently fewer Covid-19 cases.

anglophone replies on Dec 10, 2020:

@Triphid Ah yes, Mr "Coal is Clean", with less intelligence than a lobotomized gnat.

Thank you all for your warm reply.

anglophone comments on Dec 10, 2020:

Just as a sanity check at my end, can you now message other people on this site?

anglophone replies on Dec 10, 2020:

@BufftonBeotch I was concerned to know if @Nenaque now had sufficiently many points. Sorry for the confusion.

Another Christian girlfriend dumped me again.

Jolanta comments on Dec 9, 2020:

I think you are beyond any help there. I tell you what, how about you come and live in Australia, you will be hard presses of finding any Christian girlfriends who want to save you, unless of course you specially advertise for one.

anglophone replies on Dec 10, 2020:

@Triphid Sandgropers are a very peculiar breed.

These Animal HATERS pass this on.

BestWithoutGods comments on Dec 9, 2020:

My conscience would not allow me to kill, or eat, a fellow animal.

anglophone replies on Dec 9, 2020:

I am an omnivore. I have a mixed flock of turkeys, chickens and Muscovy ducks. They have a good life until I dispatch them for the table.

Thank you all for your warm reply.

BufftonBeotch comments on Dec 9, 2020:

I've just always wondered who are these witnesses testifying as to how Atheists react on doomed air flights.

anglophone replies on Dec 9, 2020:

They are liars who delight in telling fiction and spreading lies.

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Happycanuck comments on Dec 9, 2020:

I cannot wrap my head around this level of stupid. It is way out there. This is the best they can come up with in Dec. 2020?

anglophone replies on Dec 9, 2020:

Yes, the religidiots of the United States of Absurdity have been working extremely hard for decades to reduce the whole population down to their own level of imbecility.

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BufftonBeotch comments on Dec 9, 2020:

Some people aren't happy unless they are making others miserable.

anglophone replies on Dec 9, 2020:

That's about the size of it.

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anglophone comments on Dec 9, 2020:

The people of Focus on the Family are irrational and frightened. They need psychiatric help.

anglophone replies on Dec 9, 2020:

@Triphid Thanks for sharing your professional opinion.

Why are you agnostic? If you're not agnostic then why are you only a theist or an atheist?

Leelu comments on Dec 7, 2020:

Evidence, there's none. If that changes I'll reconsider.

anglophone replies on Dec 7, 2020:

It's funny how religious fundamentalists always refuse to provide such evidence. It's almost as if their god doesn't exist!

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linxminx comments on Dec 7, 2020:

My guess is it was one of the crew members that was offended. That's why it went as far as it did. Well, I'm flying American tomorrow to go see my brother. What should I wear??

anglophone replies on Dec 7, 2020:

A burkha! ;)

Faith Leaders Condemn OK Gov.

Triphid comments on Dec 7, 2020:

Now that IS a State Governor you DO NOT want imo,

anglophone replies on Dec 7, 2020:

The man is mentally incompetent.

The Third Mysterious Monolith Has Been Torn Down, Replaced With Wooden Cross

Matias comments on Dec 6, 2020:

Again: these objects are made of metal, therefore they cannot be *monoliths* (which are always and necessarily made of stone - as the name indicates)

anglophone replies on Dec 7, 2020:

Try *monometalli*

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linxminx comments on Dec 6, 2020:

"...pro-choice women should ask themselves, if I had crossed my legs instead of my fingers..." The christians are the ones having sex and seeking abortions!!!

anglophone replies on Dec 6, 2020:

Pointing out relevant facts to such numbskulls is very rude of you! ;)

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BestWithoutGods comments on Dec 6, 2020:

How stupid can people be?! 🙄🙄🙄

anglophone replies on Dec 6, 2020:

Stupid, very stupid, extremely stupid, incredibly stupid, and religiously stupid.

Just because a person is agnostic doesn't mean that they have to believe in evolution and the same ...

PBuck0145 comments on Dec 6, 2020:

There is nothing to "believe in". Evolution is not a religion. Evidence supports evolutionary theory. I will accept the evidence while it remains falsifiable but not falsified.

anglophone replies on Dec 6, 2020:

I have found that the notion of falsifiable evidence is beyond the mental capacity of every believer that I have ever encountered.

Just because a person is agnostic doesn't mean that they have to believe in evolution and the same ...

waitingforgodo comments on Dec 6, 2020:

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2015/07/01/chapter-4-evolution-and-perceptions-of-scientific-consensus/ "Beliefs About Human Evolution Controversy over evolution has been a mainstay of American public life throughout much of the 20th century. The Pew Research survey asked about evolution ...

anglophone replies on Dec 6, 2020:

Thereby showing that 31% of Americans are ignorant idiots, a regrettably high figure.

Just because a person is agnostic doesn't mean that they have to believe in evolution and the same ...

LovinLarge comments on Dec 5, 2020:

This is the same member who says "nothing can ever be proven".

anglophone replies on Dec 5, 2020:

Perhaps he is uninformed about proofs in mathematics?

Just because a person is agnostic doesn't mean that they have to believe in evolution and the same ...

Dougl35534 comments on Dec 5, 2020:

so if an agnostic or atheists don't believe in evolution, what do they believe in? Tooth fairies?

anglophone replies on Dec 5, 2020:

Everybody believes in something. I believe I'll have another beer.

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xenoview comments on Dec 5, 2020:

Wonder what is in the koolaid their drinking?

anglophone replies on Dec 5, 2020:

They mixed it with too many stupidity pills.

Bloody Norah, wish my Printer-Scanner was working.

dalefvictor comments on Dec 4, 2020:

I always thought Jesus would want to drive a Porche. So to help them I will send them good thoughts and a prayer, just in case.

anglophone replies on Dec 5, 2020:

And I will send them thoughts and prayers for a Ferrari.

How the Supreme Court Champions 'Religious Liberty' - The Atlantic

Triphid comments on Dec 5, 2020:

So, and correct me if I'm wrong, in the United States of Absurdity Religious Freedom tops the Health, Safety and Ultimate Survival of every single American? Jeez Louise, I'm so glad I do NO live in the U.S.A.

anglophone replies on Dec 5, 2020:

United States of Absurdity: I like it, and I will steal it by right of theft.

[cnn.com]. Supreme Court rules for religion and against public health. CNN

Moravian comments on Dec 4, 2020:

wtf is happening to the USA ?. At one time they were an example to the rest of the world in many ways. Now they seem to determined to be a laughing stock.

anglophone replies on Dec 4, 2020:

The USA is already a laughing stock to the world.

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Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 2, 2020:

They are the ones who believe Adam and Eve were white. And Jesus had blue eyes. They are a bunch of racist twits. Some of them follow some shit head evangelist who admits evolution was god's experiment that went wrong so 6k to 10k years ago, god created white Adam and Eve. You cant make this shit ...

anglophone replies on Dec 3, 2020:

@Marionville OI! He came from Wales! ;)

Christians: "You're atheist because you're just angry at / bitter toward / afraid of / hate god.

PondartIncbendog comments on Dec 3, 2020:

I'm angry cause I can't find him! Looked all over the house. I know I left him somewhere..........Oh, I thought you said dog...........never mind...........

anglophone replies on Dec 3, 2020:

You could always get down on your knees, put your hands together in the approved fashion and go "Woof! Woof!".

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CuddyCruiser comments on Dec 2, 2020:

I’ll convert when the Moon evaporates.

anglophone replies on Dec 2, 2020:

That will happen in about 5 billion years.

The poor conservatives are complaining that they are being abused on agnostic!.

Theresa_N comments on Nov 30, 2020:

It's good when fascists feel persecuted but beware the admin is one of them.

anglophone replies on Dec 1, 2020:

From what I can see, said admin has blocked me. Shame on her.

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KKGator comments on Nov 30, 2020:

Whack-a-doodle-doo!!!!

anglophone replies on Nov 30, 2020:

Any attempt to kick his brain is bound to miss, for he has no such thing.

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xenoview comments on Nov 30, 2020:

You can lead a theist to reason, but you can't make him/her think.

anglophone replies on Nov 30, 2020:

Yep!

A controversial and graphic social media post by a senior Chinese official is being described as an ...

Triphid comments on Nov 30, 2020:

I'd have no doubts what so ever that Child Abuse runs rampant through Red China.

anglophone replies on Nov 30, 2020:

One of the things that concerns me about China in 2020 is that it is looking increasingly like Japan in 1939. By dehumanising "the enemy" they attempt to legitimise using civilians as gun target practice, engaging in germ warfare, vivisection, other forms of torture, and genocide.

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SeaGreenEyez comments on Nov 29, 2020:

I'll just say it. Jesus Fucking Christ. I'm so bloody sick of the Midwest, the willful ignorance and the men elected to be obsessed with what goes on inside my uterus. 🤬🤬 (Before a fairly major facial surgery three weeks ago, they forgot to schedule my COVID test. Friday afternoon, ...

anglophone replies on Nov 30, 2020:

I get sick and tired of politicians trying to play at being God.

Ohio Republicans File Bill Forcing Doctors to “Reimplant Ectopic Pregnancy” | Hemant Mehta | ...

phoenixone1 comments on Nov 29, 2020:

Fine...but the Insurance Companies can refuse to pay for it and you know the Woman can't afford it...let the State pay for it...FULL PRICE BILLED BY THE DOCTOR AND THE HOSPITAL..oh and don't forget ALL COSTS ASSOSIATED WITH THE HOST...that includes her DOCTOR and MEDICATIONS and DELIVERY ...

anglophone replies on Nov 29, 2020:

Not just assholes, but willfully ignorant arrogant assholes.

Is it ok to affirm someone's untrue beliefs?

BBJong comments on Nov 29, 2020:

Interestingly this subject came up in regard to vaccines - with the proponents stating that is gets better results if you allow the person to reach thier own conclusions. Bringing to the forefront the MISINFORMATION that leads the person to believe the way they do. I understand this gives empathy ...

anglophone replies on Nov 29, 2020:

@BBJong For children, I see such behaviour as being the responsibility of the parents, and I have no right to interfere. For cases of senility, I see very little point in me doing anything. For people in between these two extremes, no exceptions.

Is it ok to affirm someone's untrue beliefs?

BBJong comments on Nov 29, 2020:

Interestingly this subject came up in regard to vaccines - with the proponents stating that is gets better results if you allow the person to reach thier own conclusions. Bringing to the forefront the MISINFORMATION that leads the person to believe the way they do. I understand this gives empathy ...

anglophone replies on Nov 29, 2020:

I am happy that those who are sufficiently non compos mentis to accept as true the absurd claims of the lunatic fringe should be allowed to consign themselves to their own deaths.

Is it ok to affirm someone's untrue beliefs?

Willow_Wisp comments on Nov 29, 2020:

It's always been there. In elementary school they did a school prayer over the pa system while we stood with our eyes closed and our heads bowed, in public school. I was pretty dubious about religion in the Navy and made the mistake of saying something, which prompted a series of uncomfortable ...

anglophone replies on Nov 29, 2020:

"It's ignorance porn." What an absolutely splendid phrase!

Idaho Lt.

KKGator comments on Nov 27, 2020:

I'm so sick of fucking idiots.

anglophone replies on Nov 27, 2020:

Sorry, the ambiguity of your words hit me like a train.

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Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 27, 2020:

4 years ago he said he wanted to change the 1st amendment - no surprise

anglophone replies on Nov 27, 2020:

Donald Trump, Dictator for Life!

Trump declares Twitter national security threat after DiaperDon trends following meltdown at ...

barjoe comments on Nov 27, 2020:

Haha. Trump at the kids table. lol

anglophone replies on Nov 27, 2020:

All that is missing is a dunce's cap.

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DZhukovin comments on Nov 27, 2020:

That’s some hardcore discrimination. Why haven’t we all exiled these right-wing nutters, already?

anglophone replies on Nov 27, 2020:

Syria won't have them.

I just found the first academic job that I am barred from applying for due to my lack of faith in ...

anglophone comments on Nov 26, 2020:

Welcome to the insanity of the God Mob.

anglophone replies on Nov 26, 2020:

@surrealhoax Welcome to doublethink writ large.

I just found the first academic job that I am barred from applying for due to my lack of faith in ...

Redneckliberal comments on Nov 26, 2020:

Change that to Balony University!

anglophone replies on Nov 26, 2020:

To call them a bunch of wankers would be a grievous insult to everybody who masturbates.

I just found the first academic job that I am barred from applying for due to my lack of faith in ...

LucyLoohoo comments on Nov 26, 2020:

Seriously--is that legal? Do they take any funding from the government?

anglophone replies on Nov 26, 2020:

I wonder how long it will take for the Christian evangelicals to make such discrimination compulsory across the whole of the USA.

Why do people stay with a belief system (aka a religion) even though they question it.

Triphid comments on Nov 25, 2020:

"Herd Mentality," is what is called and is one the main reasons why religions survive in a world where knowledge, science, logic, reasoning, etc, are no longer deemed as heretical, etc, etc. Sheep are, imo, a PRIME example of Herd Mentality in that one sheep suddenly decides to either run or go ...

anglophone replies on Nov 26, 2020:

@Triphid Knowing your background, and with me now being on psychologist number 6, I agree with you 100%.

Why do people stay with a belief system (aka a religion) even though they question it.

oldFloyd comments on Nov 25, 2020:

Independent thought requires at least a minor degree of effort, effort requires work, lazy people don't like that. 🙄

anglophone replies on Nov 25, 2020:

"lazy people don't like that" - exactly!

Why do people stay with a belief system (aka a religion) even though they question it.

Triphid comments on Nov 25, 2020:

"Herd Mentality," is what is called and is one the main reasons why religions survive in a world where knowledge, science, logic, reasoning, etc, are no longer deemed as heretical, etc, etc. Sheep are, imo, a PRIME example of Herd Mentality in that one sheep suddenly decides to either run or go ...

anglophone replies on Nov 25, 2020:

Nicely said!

Evangelicals Freak Out - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Nov 25, 2020:

I am always gobsmacked when I hear these shit-heads claiming they know God or had communication with God. Utter megalomania. And then there are those who demonize the democrats as evil. Yikes. Hate is all they know. I realize these people are unlikely to contribute to our society, but it is...

anglophone replies on Nov 25, 2020:

Yes, hate and delusion. They remind me of a number of genocidal dictators in history.

The whole Adam and Eve story is just hilarious.

dalefvictor comments on Nov 23, 2020:

A city filled with what, built by what? Hey it was said that there were four people o Earth. Who did Cain and Abel have children with? Incest? Wow, no wonder we are having problems with mental capacities, now.

anglophone replies on Nov 23, 2020:

Too much inbreeding in Florida?

Virginia Pastor in Charge of Anti-Mask Christian Daycare Says Virus is a “Hoax” | Hemant Mehta |...

Rossy92 comments on Nov 23, 2020:

Sounds more like little lambs to the slaughter. Would not have believed this if it wasn't from as credible a source. Happy that the "persecution" which hinders coronavirus spread also hinders the spread of their mind virus.

anglophone replies on Nov 23, 2020:

"Mind virus" - I like that phrase.

Why Do People Not Trust Taking Covid Vaccines? Deaths Way Up World Wide.

hankster comments on Nov 21, 2020:

A fellow said to me he was not going to get it. He said he didn't know what was in it. I asked him what was in the polio vaccine. Blank stare.

anglophone replies on Nov 23, 2020:

The wilfully ignorant are the authors of their own demise. Good riddance!

Any Pastafarians here? [foxnews.com]

RobinGray comments on Nov 22, 2020:

There was a guy from Michigan on one of the dating sites who’s pic showed him wearing a colander. There are more of them than I thought! ...

anglophone replies on Nov 22, 2020:

Today, driving licenses. Tomorrow, the world!

Any Pastafarians here? [foxnews.com]

LiterateHiker comments on Nov 22, 2020:

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? I'm an atheist. I chose rational thought, not magical beliefs.

anglophone replies on Nov 22, 2020:

You will never know the pleasures of sitting and steaming in the Great Vat of Pasta Sauce! ;)

Evangelist: I “Will Never Believe” Joe Biden is President and God Agrees With Me | Hemant Mehta ...

Cast1es comments on Nov 22, 2020:

If God agrees , then why is Biden President elect ?

anglophone replies on Nov 22, 2020:

Now now my good woman. Asking awkward and highly relevant questions like that can get you into serious trouble with Trumpty Dumpty! ;)

So basically stop associating with all religious people because that scripture is a definite ...

Triphid comments on Nov 22, 2020:

Well that SHOULD empty out ALL the Churches then shouldn't it?

anglophone replies on Nov 22, 2020:

Sir, you have a wicked sense of humour, and I love it!

I came across this quote with different graphics on Facebook.

Thirst2learn comments on Nov 22, 2020:

Why do atheists replace jesus with Marxism? And don't think for themselves?

anglophone replies on Nov 22, 2020:

@RussRAB Psst! He forgot Lenin and Trotsky! ;)

I hope friends and members will forgive me if my postings.

Surfpirate comments on Nov 20, 2020:

Your neighbour is several sandwiches short of a picnic and with your professional background you already realize this, try to be the Xstian that Paine in the Ass never can be. ;) As for Dewey, Skroom and Howe - they will be back to chasing ambulances in no time so I wouldn't bother.

anglophone replies on Nov 20, 2020:

@Surfpirate Trumplandia - I *like* that word.