Could someone who lives outside of the U.S. tell us how people there views what is happening here?

anglophone comments on Apr 2, 2020:

A view from the Land of the Convict: The religious crazies are busy spreading this pestilence as far and as wide as they can. The Idiot-in-Chief in the Oval Office is using his prejudice to increase the death rate among his political opponents. God Mobsters are using it as an excuse to try to foist their insanity upon other people. The medical system in the USA is loaded against the less wealthy, and serves to widen both the wealth gap and the health gap even more. "Truth, Justice and the American Way" is an oxymoron accepted by the morons that live there.

Congressional asshat questions social distancing and school closures. [cnn.com]

anglophone comments on Apr 2, 2020:

So Devin Nunes thinks he knows better than the experts? He is typical of the misrule that the dimwits of the United States of America permit to be forced upon them.

Monday, death projections @100,000.

anglophone comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Your sense of humour is very dark.

More than 40 spring breakers who ignored public health advice test positive for coronavirus

anglophone comments on Apr 2, 2020:

To paraphrase Albert Einstein: genius has its limits, but stupidity has no bounds.

I am wondering what's going to happen to the toilet paper industry once everything calms down.

anglophone comments on Apr 2, 2020:

That is one sh!t joke there, mister. (And I *love* it!)

People for years have accused me of being too hard of an atheist.

anglophone comments on Apr 1, 2020:

I am content to leave them to rejoice in their own dangerous insanity. However, I object when they foist their bodily dangers in the form of Covid-19 onto other people.

Hi.

anglophone comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Welcome to this community of sane people.

The Bible Thumpers get a little crazier every day.

anglophone comments on Apr 1, 2020:

I am highly intolerant of God Mobsters, of which he is one.

What a hoot! Museum asks people to recreate works of art using whatever they can find at home.

anglophone comments on Apr 1, 2020:

That's bloody brilliant! Thanks for sharing. :)

Call it a weird thought, or what ever you like BUT, when this pandemic is finally over, done with ...

anglophone comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Um, said God-botherers will not bother their own brains sufficiently to come to that realisation. Alternatively, we could have BC (Before Covid-19) and AC (After Covid-19).

Small rant:: My parents will not stay home.

anglophone comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Sorry, but "There's none so deaf as thems as won't listen.". (English proverb)

A comment I made to a post I read on here a short while ago I'm sorry to say this is not a happy ...

anglophone comments on Mar 31, 2020:

I do not see how the time lag is relevant to the death rate. Death rate is by definition the number of deaths divided by the number of those who have suffered, this last number being the sum of those who have died and those who have recovered. You appear to be engaging in predicting the death rate. I would suggest you wait until the pandemic is largely over - that way you will be able to get a much more accurate figure.

Just sign a statement that Atheists will all burn in Hell and LGBTQ people can't have a real ...

anglophone comments on Mar 31, 2020:

God Mobsters will use any excuse to try to foist their hateful world view on everybody else.

Can I get a T-shirt that says, "I don't believe in god because I don't want people to know how much ...

anglophone comments on Mar 31, 2020:

"I may be foolish, but I am not foolish enough to have a belief in God."

Pastor of Tampa church that held two large Sunday services arrested, jailed [tampabay.com]

anglophone comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Such people obey what they call "God's Law" and happily ignore the laws of the land and the laws of nature.

god didn't create people. People created god

anglophone comments on Mar 30, 2020:

And many people created many gods. Zeus. Osiris. Ra. Thor. Venus. Aphrodite. Jupiter. Odin. Loki. The Flying Spaghetti Monster (PBUH). Neptune. Pluto. The god of the doormat that protects my house.

As usual Shane Dowling makes some interesting observations.

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

My immune system is sufficiently strong as to represent risk to me. I do not wish it to be any stronger!

Why do we think there is a correlation between post-death existence and deities?

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

I do not think any such thing.

Religion/Spirituality

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

Planning and doing.

Feeling superior?

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

"I believe in God!" "Oh dear, you suffer from having beliefs? I am so sorry to hear that."

Question; I have six coffee filters. Are they effective to block covid19??

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

No, but I hear that they block Covid33.

I just read about folks still "blaming" China for the COVID 19 origin.

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

If somebody "blames" China for exporting Covid-19, can I blame the USA for exporting stupidity?

I find it strange that a few right wingers still try to get me to admit the coronavirus is really ...

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

Such right wingers are not known for using they individual grey cells.

Christian pastor who thought COVID-19 is just ‘mass hysteria’ among the first from Virginia to ...

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

That is a wonderful and horrid example of lethal stupidity. He deserves a Darwin Award.

Kansas official: Coronavirus isn't problem here because of few Chinese - Insider

anglophone comments on Mar 29, 2020:

The man is culpably ignorant of essential medical knowledge. He should be re-educated.

Dolly Parton says virus is 'lesson' from God: [msn.com]

anglophone comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Sigh.

Would "the apocalypse of peter" have changed your mind about christianity?

anglophone comments on Mar 28, 2020:

To answer your question: No. Christianity is just as bogus as Judaism and Islam, as well as all the polytheistic religions, and all for exactly the same reason.

Christian Preacher: God is Using COVID-19 to Warn America Against Fornication | Hemant Mehta | ...

anglophone comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Should refusing to use one's own brain become punishable by 10 years imprisonment?

Total KNOWN world Coronavirus cases are about to top half a million! (499,303 cases as at 18.

anglophone comments on Mar 27, 2020:

26.00 GMT? Hello? GMT goes from 00:00 to 23:59:59, or 24:00:00 if there is one leap second in that day. Still, I am not looking forward to it going over 500,000 cases.

Do you fear your mortality?

anglophone comments on Mar 27, 2020:

No, I do not fear my own mortality. I am aware that there are millions of cognitively deficient people who fear their own mortality. They are called "Christians".

Went to safeway today.

anglophone comments on Mar 27, 2020:

I had some fucking idiot keeping on encroaching my safe zone this morning. If I had been a bit more quick-witted, I would have told him to fuck right off and stop threatening me like that.

USA - USA - USA As it should be, we are number 1 again.

anglophone comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Hmm. If I was a true Christian (which I am not, thank God! ;) ) I would see the Tangerine Twit as being a servant of Satan killing all those people with Covid-19.

[nbcnews.com] It was only a matter of time ...

anglophone comments on Mar 26, 2020:

The march towards a Christian caliphate continues apace.

Today I was in a store to buy some items.

anglophone comments on Mar 25, 2020:

You think he was dense? There are many people who are for idiotic than he is. All them suffer from catastrophic brain damage which renders all of them incapable of rational thought. The idea of observing the six foot rule is simply beyond their mental (in)capacity.

Apparently the US is going to have a terrible problem in about two weeks.

anglophone comments on Mar 25, 2020:

The Great Brain is not using his brain for the simple reason that he has not got one. He is in denial about the epidemiology of Covid-19, as he is about everything else that causes him cognitive dissonance.

Coronavirus: Trump admin bars Anthony Fauci from discussing outbreak - Business Insider

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

The Arrogant Arsehole has always been a real and present danger to the United States of America.

Holy shit just joined and on athiest day how amazing?

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Welcome to the asylum. I hope you enjoy your stay. (I have stolen that greeting from @KKGator.)

Just a little quick up-date re- my Evangeloon neighbour and his 'problem' with Morona Virus.

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Sorry, but that level of crazy just makes me laugh out loud. Perhaps he should pray that his god cures him of his stupidity?

Why are there so many prayers out for the cure of Coronavirus?

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Such people are non compos mentis: they are unable to accept that prayer is completely ineffective against such ailments as you imply.

For most of us, it is probably difficult to remember the last time we were comfortably naked for a ...

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

My preferred state is that of nakedness. I wear clothes only for practicality (sunburn and safety), warmth (winter) and social reasons.

Other retailers closing during pandemic – not Hobby Lobby

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Dangerously ignorant money-grubbing fuckwits.

I'd like to make an analogy to dead religions and the Jesus story.

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

There is too much entrenched stupidity in the human species for religion to be eradicated.

Louisiana church hosts more than 1,800 people amid COVID-19 outbreak | FOX2now.com

anglophone comments on Mar 24, 2020:

That is another 1,800 candidates for a Darwin Award, along with all their friends and family.

It seems Covid-19 has a global side effect of causing stupidity even in those not infected.

anglophone comments on Mar 23, 2020:

"dumbass-20" I am *so* going to steal that one!

Hobby Lobby’s CEO has justified his decision to not close stores on the grounds that “my wife is...

anglophone comments on Mar 23, 2020:

This is yet another example of the real and present danger of the God Mob.

This is MASS IGNORANCE AND IDIOCY.

anglophone comments on Mar 22, 2020:

That is 25,000 candidates for a Darwin Award.

To those who have a Christian background: How are New Testament theology and evolution compatible?

anglophone comments on Mar 22, 2020:

The Christians of which you speak do not confront that question. They choose instead to engage in compartmentalised thinking: they refuse to consider the two concepts in juxtaposition.

Polish Priest tries to ward off coronavirus with street blessings

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

"... to pray the virus away" says it all. Darwin Awards all round, perhaps?

:))))))))))))))))

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

"In order to pray well, we need the heart of a child." Hmm. First, find a child, then kill it, and then extract the heart from the body. Job done!

How strong are your passwords?

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

In my case, between 6k years and 193tn years. While I am on this subject, I have issues with web sites that restrict passwords to no more than 12 characters and no special characters.

While everything is taken place in the world right now, how many of you have starting talking to ...

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I have done no such foolish thing.

DEBUNKING MYTHS ON CORONAVIRUS [cnn.com]

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I find the level of ignorance about medical matters in the general population to be extremely sad.

Life in the Bible belt is always curious. And yes this was a serious post on FB

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Is that toilet paper reusable?

This could prove an interesting test case. [cnn.com] [ffrf.org]

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

The sickness in the heads of those religious fools causing them to spread sickness in their parishioners make me sick!

Anyone else find pantheism (sexed up atheism) interesting?

anglophone comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Pantheism is not sexed-up atheism. To define God as "everything" is an abuse of the English language. Einstein was fully entitled to his own world view. I define everything as the observable universe.

"God don't like ugly!" So my coworker told me a story about how she was laid off from her previous ...

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

It would be wrong to accuse her of using her brains.

Does God Have A Grudge Against Online Streaming?

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Nah, God never holds grudges against anybody or anything. ;)

Has any one else noticed, you get MORE religion SHOVED down your throat here, than if you were say a...

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Religion and religious people are certainly actively discussed on this site, but I do not see that as religion being shoved down anybody's throat. From what I can see, religious people have a half-life of less than two days here.

Religious friends and Coronavirus.

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

I have very few religious friends, and those friends are only weakly religious. None of them are stupid enough to believe that prayer can be effective against Covid-19.

Breaking News! National Day Of Prayer Fails, Coronavirus Crisis Continues trump and billy graham ...

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Well, the Chief Buffoon had to do *something* to shore up his support base!

This is not the end of the world, according to Christians who study the end of the world

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

I do not, and cannot, understand the mentality of people who take that sort of stuff seriously.

You cannot "boost" your immune system (and you really wouldn't want to anyhow) - Beware of scams -...

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

You are quite right. Also ... my own immune system is naturally significantly stronger than much of the population, and any such "boosting" is potentially dangerous for me. There is one upside to my immune system being as it is: my recovery times are shorter.

This is actually valid. I have confirmed this is actually the correct address of the WBC.

anglophone comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. Shits to shits.

lol all these idiots praying for god to save them from the virus. wasn't it gods idea?

anglophone comments on Mar 19, 2020:

As @resserts says, fear is a powerful emotion. Moreover, it can swamp the rational thinking processes of even the most hard-headed and rational people. Now imagine what fear can do to people who are not habitually reasoned in their thinking.

The philosophy of Atheism represents a concept of life without any metaphysical Beyond or Divine ...

anglophone comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Yes, the ability and habit of staring both life and death in the face is very liberating.

Many people are pushing fake virus cures and are being called out for it.

anglophone comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Self-education is highly recommended under these circumstances. As you say, try hospitals (if you need one) and science (de rigueur).

I'm feeling emotional pain.

anglophone comments on Mar 18, 2020:

Your own health is both your concern and your responsibility. Efficacious medical practices are based on sound scientific research. The recovery of health based on Biblical claims is merely fortuitous. Medical practices based on the Buy Bull can also be lethal. Conservative Christians are infamous for both their bigotry and their inability to think rationally. Such people are thinking primarily of themselves and treating you with contempt. Their attempts to ram their non-existent god down your throat amounts to a violation of your human rights. Please know that you are an important human being. ((Hugs))

Rules of egg collecting: 1.

anglophone comments on Mar 18, 2020:

Eggsactly!

When I was a teenager and in a bad place, I believed that there was a God.

anglophone comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Nobody has produced any falsifiable evidence to support the existence claims of any gods in the last 5,000 years. As such, all those gods are fictional. (Unicorns and balrogs are also fictional.) Moreover, it is trivial to show that both the God of the Bible and the God of the Torah cannot exist. See also @BestWithoutGods' comment "All the literature provided by religions are based on nothing but blind faith". I much prefer the vision afforded by the Scientific Method rather than the blindness of myth-claimed-as-fact.

Do you think the Corono-virus will hurt or help religion?

anglophone comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Covid-19 will neither help nor hinder religion, this for the simple reason that religious nutters are immune to facts.

Thank You, you Aussie geniuses.

anglophone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

"Poo ticket" "Steal bog roll from your mates" I *love* it. Thanks for posting.

Hi, I'm a new member.

anglophone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Welcome to the asylum. I look forward to hearing what you have to say. :)

So tired of politicians abdicating their responsibilities to god.

anglophone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Not "The Stupid, it burns", but "The Stupid, it is extremely dangerous".

This is a post I posted onto my Facebook.

anglophone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

I cannot get over these shit-for-brains lunatics who keep peddling the lie that their god even exists.

Why do the nonreligious let that go unchallenged?

anglophone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Christian can claim the moral high ground, and other people can and do point out the absurdity of that claim. From the Land of the Convict, it seems that a lot of the news outlets in the (dis)United States of America are in the pockets of those religious fundamentalists.

Look what I shared: Pastor says only “sissies” & “pansies” wash their hands to prevent ...

anglophone comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Said paster is lacking both sanity and compassion.

I joined a Christian Chat Group just to see what was going on with them.

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

I soon tire of the cognitively challenged making fools of themselves.

Blind Faith In Religion Destroys Our Ability To Critically Think For Ourselves

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

The ability to think critically (among other cognitive skills) is one of the foundations of my world view.

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

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Using religion as an excuse to promote the spread of disease is a vile act. I have no time for the dangerous people who object to that bill.

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Coronavirus Crisis Requires Science, Not Magical Thinking.

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Common sense is a *remarkably* uncommon commodity.

As an African American I am at awe with the internet and information and .

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Not just some sects of Christianity. Look at some sects of Islam.

National day of pray?

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

There is a flaw in your post. You assume that such people think.

What are your personal pet peeves about religous people?

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Arrogance. Willful ignorance. Willful stupidity. Bullying. Lies and deceit. Malevolence. Murderous intolerance. But taking a lead from @LiterateHiker's comment, there are religious people who have none of the above attributes.

The face I make when someone babbles on about how wonderful the story of Noah's Ark is...

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Has anybody ever told you the story of Ark's Noah? ;) Once upon a time, there a lonely ship. The ship's name was "Ark". Ark decided to do something about his loneliness, so he created Woman. Woman was confused, so Ark said unto Woman "Give birth, Woman!". So Woman gave birth unto Noah, and Woman said unto Noah "Let us live in the Ark", and they did so, and lived happily ever after. And Ark was well pleased.

Is it irresponsible to travel now for non critical uses? Isn't that spreading the virus?

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

It depends on how that travel is done. Travel of itself covers all journeys ranging from visiting a neighbour next door to visiting friends on the other side of the world. I would be far more concerned about the number of people contacted in any Covid-19 hot spot than anything else. I am at the moment living in what appears to be a Covid-19 clear zone.

I won't attack everyone with a religious or "spiritual" view.

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

I am an atheist. If some mentally defective person tries to ram his particular god down my throat I become a rabid militant atheist towards that person. If a theist is polite towards me, I am equally polite in return.

Tub Time.

anglophone comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Muscovy ducklings! Ours look so funny when they run.

I am not a conspiracy type person, never have been.

anglophone comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Human ignorance and stupidity will manifest themselves at every available opportunity.

Imagine that this was hundreds of years ago with bubonic plague and we didn't know the cause.

anglophone comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Yes, that would have been very scary. But most people now have a very much better understanding than hundreds of years ago. We are now in a position to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.

You're watching a YouTube video about atheism and an ad from a religious organization pops,this is ...

anglophone comments on Mar 14, 2020:

If I am watching a video about atheism and a religious advertisement pops up, I find it to be hilarious. It reminds me, if I ever needed to be reminded, of the cretinism those idiots.

Paula White Featured Speaker At Event Promising ‘Supernatural Protection’ From Coronavirus | ...

anglophone comments on Mar 14, 2020:

The Second Hand Brain shop is currently running a sale. Paula White's brain is a bargain at a mere $5,000,000! Why the high price you might ask. The answer is that it has never been used.

I never knew how annoying Christians could be during serious events like the Coronavirus events.

anglophone comments on Mar 14, 2020:

In my arrogant opinion, such Christians are setting themselves up to be mocked by the Sane People.

Found a good one; Religulous claims through recent history;

anglophone comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Ah yes, the "Stupid Parade", LOL!

Funny Stuff Alert; Today while shopping I noticed two young girls in masks buying shopping carts ...

anglophone comments on Mar 13, 2020:

"Yes, Jesus is my son. I gave birth to him 2,020 years ago. And yes, those three wise men really did appear at my son's manger. Thank you for asking. :) "

Many in the science communities believe the Coronavirus is a mutation (it evolved).

anglophone comments on Mar 13, 2020:

What God awful questions you ask! ;)

New Jersey Catholic church lambasted for denying autistic boy, 8, First Communion 'because his ...

anglophone comments on Mar 12, 2020:

Any excuse to oppress "everybody who is not like us". That is beyond disgusting.

CFI has it right.

anglophone comments on Mar 12, 2020:

"Critical thinking skills? What nonsense is that? You will bow down in fear and terror before almighty God!"

Christian Leader: Not Accepting Jesus is “a Sickness Far Worse Than Coronavirus” | Hemant Mehta ...

anglophone comments on Mar 12, 2020:

Perhaps the poor fellow has overdosed on his stupidity pills.

I'm tired of the assumption that I just want to sin and not be accountable to a god.

anglophone comments on Mar 12, 2020:

"Sin requires the existence of a god. And your falsifiable evidence to support your existence claim of your particular god is what exactly?" soon gets them riled.

Dont worry about the virus anymore! : the catholic church says that they will develop a corona virus...

anglophone comments on Mar 12, 2020:

People of severely limited intellect will believe anything that they are told. I was also like that as a child.