Who holds the aces in this debate?

racocn8 comments on May 22, 2022:

Except that the current pronunciation comes from a French word meaning purse, and never had anything to do with felines.

racocn8 replies on May 23, 2022:

@Triphid "It is said to be an improvisation of Low German words that meant “pocket” or “purse” or Old Norse pūss and Old English pusa for the female pudenda. This is how Pussy gained prominence in English as a sexual slang." https://www.google.com/search?q=origin+of+the+word+pussy+purse=ALiCzsayq0bjfZejRPjKM_q64I7oNNZKwQ%3A1653273857431=hp&ei=AfWKYvrqFtDXkPIPkZm78AU=AJiK0e8AAAAAYosDET0lf5tyD8yjOL_cYxcQpZ3uH52R=0ahUKEwi67_CHzfT3AhXQK0QIHZHMDl4Q4dUDCAo=5&oq=origin+of+the+word+pussy+purse=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gws-wiz "...each of a set of punctuation marks, single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”), used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage, or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence." https://www.google.com/search?q=quotation+mark=ALiCzsbPCSCuis7gj0t9Dm-lGUtcCaW6MQ%3A1653279988688=hp&ei=9AyLYpDCJtvKkPIPibyH0Ag=AJiK0e8AAAAAYosbBO9hPRXadPaQxJ_J3TuyrTof2aUC=0ahUKEwiQjL_z4_T3AhVbJUQIHQneAYoQ4dUDCAk=5&oq=quotation+mark=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyCAgAEIAEELEDMgUIABCABDIICAAQgAQQsQMyCAgAEIAEELEDMgUIABCABDIICAAQgAQQsQMyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOg0ILhCxAxCDARAKEIsDOhEILhCABBCxAxDHARCjAhCLAzoOCC4QgAQQsQMQ1AIQiwM6FAguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDEIsDOhEILhCABBCxAxDHARDRAxCLAzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQiwM6EQguELEDEIMBEIsDEKgDEJgDOggIABCABBCLAzoLCC4QsQMQgwEQiwM6FwguEIAEEMcBEK8BENQCEIsDEKgDEKYDOg0IABCxAxCDARCxAxAKOgsILhCABBDHARDRAzoFCC4QgAQ6BwgAELEDEAo6CggAEIAEEIcCEBRQAFjZF2DTGmgAcAB4AIABXogB0QiSAQIxNJgBAKABAbgBAg=gws-wiz

Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).

racocn8 comments on May 22, 2022:

Last I heard, the 40% of die-hard Trumpers are evenly split between which side they support. Failing to indict Trump on his treason has only solidified Putin's purchase on the Republican Party. Shame on the Dems and DOJ for letting that slide.

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir I'm glad to hear that. I was referencing the material in Mueller's Report detailing the ~100 contacts between Trump's campaign and the Russians, along with the information detailed to convict Manafort. Mueller had testified that the DOJ could begin proceedings on Jan 21, 2021, so that would be long overdue.

Just a question. How many people on this site use Substack?

LovinLarge comments on May 22, 2022:

I'm guessing not many. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-substack-threat/

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2022:

The link displays the virulent hatred that is now intrinsic to the Conservatives. Would that they could drown in their bile.

Who holds the aces in this debate?

racocn8 comments on May 22, 2022:

Except that the current pronunciation comes from a French word meaning purse, and never had anything to do with felines.

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2022:

@Triphid "It is said to be an improvisation of Low German words that meant “pocket” or “purse” or Old Norse pūss and Old English pusa for the female pudenda. This is how Pussy gained prominence in English as a sexual slang." https://www.google.com/search?q=origin+of+the+word+pussy+purse=ALiCzsayq0bjfZejRPjKM_q64I7oNNZKwQ%3A1653273857431=hp&ei=AfWKYvrqFtDXkPIPkZm78AU=AJiK0e8AAAAAYosDET0lf5tyD8yjOL_cYxcQpZ3uH52R=0ahUKEwi67_CHzfT3AhXQK0QIHZHMDl4Q4dUDCAo=5&oq=origin+of+the+word+pussy+purse=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gws-wiz https://www.huffpost.com/entry/where-does-pussy-come-from_n_57fc0968e4b0b6a43034e7ac OK, coming from German rather than French. My mistake.

Just sayin'.

racocn8 comments on May 22, 2022:

There are numerous reasons for abortion: rape, incest, ectopic pregnancy among them. It's not just that a majority of people favor legal abortion. Those opposed to abortion base their view on their Christian religion. The Bible says nothing about forbidding abortion, and if anything, sanctions it. ...

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2022:

@Gwendolyn2018 We need to make it clear that is abortion goes, so does porn. Put the men on notice that their precious porn will become a felony in the eyes of the Catholic SCOTUS . Then see if they oppose court-packing.

New recipe to try...

JackPedigo comments on May 22, 2022:

What are the toe nails made of?

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2022:

Look like the onions it's sitting on.

I don't know about that

racocn8 comments on May 22, 2022:

Is that Zhira or Cornelius? Or am I speciesist?

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2022:

I though Zaius was the orangutan?

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates : Shots - Health News : NPR

silverotter11 comments on May 22, 2022:

I read this article last night. I thought this would be the end result of the anti-vax position many republicans have taken. Yet, the many republicans I know, personally and in general absolutely do not believe this to be the case.

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2022:

Rhetorically, is this because they are uninformed, or believe they are protected by God, or see their view as loyal to their clique, or think not vaxxing owns the libs, or what?

STOP RAPING US! Brave mostly naked women stormed the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, ...

LiterateHiker comments on May 21, 2022:

Good for her! I feel proud of her. At age 19, my daughter was raped and beaten by a stranger. He attacked her when she was asleep in her bed at college. Over a decade later, Claire still wakes up screaming. She has PTSD.

racocn8 replies on May 21, 2022:

On the unlikely chance you're not aware of this... https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20121677 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01336-3

You can't make this sh!t up? [youtu.be]

DharmaBum50 comments on May 21, 2022:

I suppose in this country's march toward Gilead, it would be too much to ask that the IRS enforce its own rules ....

racocn8 replies on May 21, 2022:

To be addressed in the backlash against the Catholic SCOTUS.

I won't tell!!!

zeuser comments on May 21, 2022:

Yeah, that's her all right. *sigh*

racocn8 replies on May 21, 2022:

I hope you find someone.

Several years ago I read about Kurt Godel and his incompleteness theorems, which are the most ...

racocn8 comments on May 20, 2022:

Shouldn't mathematicians have the same attitude as (most?) scientific disciplines wherein all findings are tentative and subject to improvement in some manner? One shouldn't expect to have everything explained because whatever is known leads to more questions. That mathematical proofs have been ...

racocn8 replies on May 21, 2022:

@anglophone Maybe you'd be interested in this: Powerful ‘Machine Scientists’ Distill the Laws of Physics From Raw Data https://www.quantamagazine.org/machine-scientists-distill-the-laws-of-physics-from-raw-data-20220510?fbclid=IwAR3Cvcp8WFYYrPFL6drgvUjGdmPHoIv7Iqr8OmQXK3Eg-6XI0jerQfs5GQ0

The original poster is right

anglophone comments on May 19, 2022:

"Religious imperialism" - I am **so** going to steal that phrase!

racocn8 replies on May 19, 2022:

How about Christian Fascism. That has a long history. (I get so tired of MSM saying "autocracy" instead of fascism. Or at least call it theocracy. MSM claims to be ringing the alarm, but still won't speak plainly.

That's why I'm proud to be a Wiccan

anglophone comments on May 19, 2022:

The glorification of God :- The enslavement of women The oppression of people of colour The slaughter of unbelievers Genocide To mis-quote Bertrand Russell "[That is] why I am not a Christian".

racocn8 replies on May 19, 2022:

Extol fascism. Establish alliances with ruthless dictators. Act with utter dishonestly and hate at all times.

I’m thinking that if Space Aliens were actively visiting Earth from across the galaxy, we would ...

racocn8 comments on May 17, 2022:

For someone who exhorts others to the wonders of the Universe, deGrasse Tyson is frighteningly incurious about this topic, or pathologically disingenuous. Neither is a good look for a scientist, unless he is bowing to the decades-long policy of intimidation initiated by Project Blue Book. And ...

racocn8 replies on May 19, 2022:

@Robecology NDT: "Think of the janitor at Area 51, right? Who sees the ...alien, they’ll just take a picture of it. The janitor will lose a job overnight, but will be the most famous, richest janitor there ever was." (Utter naivete or intentional BS). "There was Project Bluebook, out of the 1960s and 70s that was finally released. That was an official government study of objects in the sky." (More utter ignorance of what happened. Pure silliness. )

I just made a post about replacement theory.

racocn8 comments on May 18, 2022:

Except that absolutely no replacement is involved. (And, as noted, the notions of race are obsolete)

racocn8 replies on May 19, 2022:

@Charlene Tucker knows. His racism yields profits for Fox, but Fox does it as a favor to Putin, and doesn't mind the money either.

Which is worse?

Sierra4 comments on May 17, 2022:

I have never read the Bible. Maybe I missed something. 😁

racocn8 replies on May 17, 2022:

@Beowulfsfriend I think you're on to something. We should develop a list of Biblical books and chapters that we approve of. We would recommend giving students access to these so as to immunize them against taking religion seriously. Alternately, the list would be added to the list of books that the religionists want banned, but are set up as a special collection available to all.

Any guess how no longer being able to take privacy rights for granted will affect liberal voter ...

racocn8 comments on May 17, 2022:

The usual suspects will stay home in droves and then cry about being victims. Why ruin a good sob story? The republicans will have jury-rigged the election for nothing.

racocn8 replies on May 17, 2022:

In my dreams, women become infuriated by the Republican race to the bottom and turn out en masse with a voting disparity that cannot be shuffled away by Republican cheating. I would like to see a significant up-tick in voting by those who normally don't vote, heralding a decline in Republican power and influence.

I fail to understand what is so difficult in engaging in rational thought about Covid-19 and ...

Marionville comments on May 17, 2022:

I can’t get my head around the argument that they won’t take the vaccine because it’s not been tested enough, produced too quickly and therefore unsafe and may cause adverse reactions or death. Are they really saying they think it’s less safe than being unvaccinated and being at a real ...

racocn8 replies on May 17, 2022:

@anglophone I believe the MAGAs have dozens of rationalizations and false story lines. As I mentioned recently, my scientist 'friend' went on for some time warning the rest of us to expect a surge in auto-immune disease from the vaccine. Almost no one is getting auto-immune disease in spite of 300 million vaccinations. They parrot the bullshit on Fox because that is the price of belonging to MAGA and staying current in the cult. It is a price paid by sociopaths that lie as an expression of loyalty. And for the majority who are Christians, critical thinking makes you suspect as an elitist coastal democrat pedophile.

When homophobes say, "It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve"...

racocn8 comments on May 16, 2022:

WTF?

racocn8 replies on May 16, 2022:

To deadname someone is to call or refer to them by the name they no longer use, AKA their dead name; to call (a transgender person) by their birth name when they have changed their name as part of their gender transition. Then there's this one: Obscurantism: the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.

A client of mine posted this meme on social media this morning.

racocn8 comments on May 16, 2022:

It'd be great if people would be like that. However, our capitalism motivates people to be assholes. They make money from being assholes. They make money from encouraging others to be assholes. Plus, a lot of people have fucked up wiring. They get a thrill from kicking down. They like yelling and...

racocn8 replies on May 16, 2022:

It's not naive. A lot of the bad behavior comes from people who are frustrated like we are, but they feel compelled to act out in toxic or violent ways. Don't give up. We can only do what we can, but we also need to be more creative and develop new alternatives. The big problem is that those that profit off division also bribe our politicians to prevent improvements.

1 million deaths Remembering the lives lost to COVID-19 in America [axios.com]

racocn8 comments on May 16, 2022:

250,000 died needlessly because of politicized vaccine resistance (per Fauci).

racocn8 replies on May 16, 2022:

@TheoryNumber3 Those that died because of politicized vaccine resistance got their Darwin award. I suspect Fauci's number was a guess, and many more died because of other politicized misinformation. Perhaps they didn't exactly deserve to die, but those that care about the truth won't miss them much.

So Why is Progressives and Socialist group 'Not Available'?

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2022:

Maybe check with the moderator?

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2022:

Thanks. Unfortunately, Krish55 posts Putin-friendly posts trying to exaggerate the number of Nazis in Ukraine, and I've done all I can to denounce them for the crap they are. I can't imagine I can appeal to his sense of fairness.

So Why is Progressives and Socialist group 'Not Available'?

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2022:

Maybe check with the moderator?

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2022:

How does one find who the moderator is? (I am blocked from Progressives, Socialists & Black Lives Matter and would request to be unblocked).

“You can choose to look the other way but never again can you say that you never knew.

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2022:

Martyred by her own people to interrupt the news cycle. SOP: Blame the Israelis.

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2022:

@mcgeo52 You too.

“You can choose to look the other way but never again can you say that you never knew.

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2022:

Martyred by her own people to interrupt the news cycle. SOP: Blame the Israelis.

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2022:

@mcgeo52 The Arabs have had numerous opportunities to stop terrorizing Israel. Losing land forever is the price of that intransigence. The Arabs have consistently stated that genocide is their goal, so the Israelis can do whatever they like given that position. Any other country would have forcibly expelled or killed them. The only reason they still exist is because of Israel's mercy.

“You can choose to look the other way but never again can you say that you never knew.

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2022:

Martyred by her own people to interrupt the news cycle. SOP: Blame the Israelis.

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2022:

Yeah, nowadays Hamas gets most of it's funding from Iran. Like that's a real step up. In case you missed it, people pay as much attention to International Law as to the Arabs that choose to live in squalor. The occupied people you speak of are willing pawns, happily sacrificing their own children for others to score talking points. What better reason is there to ignore contrived victimhood? And yeah, GFY.

“You can choose to look the other way but never again can you say that you never knew.

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2022:

Martyred by her own people to interrupt the news cycle. SOP: Blame the Israelis.

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2022:

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096978095/israel-stabbing-attack We can trade links to atrocities all day. Bottom line: No one gives a shit, and as long as Arabs won't negotiate in good faith, no one should. Propaganda to solicit sympathy is trolling of the worst sort, carrying water for the Saudis. Better believe they don't give a shit.

“You can choose to look the other way but never again can you say that you never knew.

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2022:

Martyred by her own people to interrupt the news cycle. SOP: Blame the Israelis.

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2022:

If it weren't the case, they'd have nothing to lose by allowing the Israelis to jointly investigate. Excluding the Israelis proves they needed to cover up the true circumstances: death by friendly fire. No, better to blame the Israelis than admit yet another instance of gross incompetence. I have as much evidence for my 'claim' as the Arabs do for their claim that it was an assassination. Actually, less, because assassination implies a plot, and the only plot in evidence is the obfuscations by the Arabs.

In Palestine, to stand with the truth makes you a target – Mondoweiss

racocn8 comments on May 12, 2022:

Except that Al Jazeera went with calling Akleh's death an assassination without evidence much less proof. That's what passes for journalism at Al Jazeera. The Arabs made sure that there'd be no evidence showing how she was killed by her own people. Anything to distract from the terror campaign ...

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2022:

I admit I find the 70 year campaign to commit genocide against the Jews in Israel to far exceed any crimes the Arabs ascribe to the Israelis. Your objections are not just loathsome, but ridiculous, relying as they do on a rejection of any and all peace offers. How much sympathy can be elicited for terrorists? Terrorists who call Israel apartheid, when they engage is the most sickening bigotry, and hide behind their own children, using them as human shields or disposable tunnel diggers. What Palestinians do to their children is worse than pedophilia. I wonder where the Arabs in Israel would be now if they had accepted peace and worked with the Israelis. How can anyone be sympathetic to those who CHOOSE to live in squalor to promote their hate-based cause.

CALL TO ACTIVISM on Twitter: "Should Senate Majority Leader Schumer REMOVE Joe Manchin from his ...

racocn8 comments on May 12, 2022:

They need to call his bluff and give him the stripped down version of a codified Roe. Or, they can limp along to the election thinking that this issue will finally bring women out to vote.

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2022:

@rainmanjr I hope this brings women out to vote in November. If they don't, and the republic falls, they will have to be partly responsible. It scary, but the survival of the species may depend on them. I worry that Putin has been holding back because of the election. I am so ashamed of my countrymen.

I think the people who come to this site who are closet believers are here for a bit of a thrill.

Matias comments on May 12, 2022:

So far, I haven't met a closet believer on this site. Any suggestions?

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2022:

Skado & TheMiddleWay maybe, but the PapPap troll is fully out of the closet.

When I use the word “purpose” please interpret it as a scientific function, not a philosophical ...

racocn8 comments on May 12, 2022:

Not enough people CAN understand Entropy to make it useful as a societal purpose. Thus, there can be no link between entropy and societal injunctions. Particles that travel backwards in time reduce entropy. Nothing is or can be blasphemous. One interesting area is how many phenomena develop ...

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2022:

I don't know anyone who gets that either. That's the issue. Physics that works and provides accurate predictions describes a reality that is otherwise incomprehensible. It's a koan. I believe Feynman writes about backwards traveling electrons or positrons.

Letters From An American 05/11/2022

Charlene comments on May 12, 2022:

Unleash the the dogs of Civil War and let the blood flow, copiously

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2022:

@rainmanjr Please, no mercy: as many rounds as possible.

Justice Sotomayor suggest SCOTUS won’t survive the stench if Roe vs Wade is overturned.

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2022:

It is nominally fair for her to warn her fellow justices. I really am surprised as how stupid these people are. Did they not realize that tampering with Roe would paint a bullseye on their backs? Do they not remember Prohibition? I can guarantee that their ruling won't stand, even if it might take ...

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2022:

@JackPedigo It appears the GQP Justices have an ugly agenda. It's sad that she faces the prospect of sitting on a court that will be remembered for their religious extremism, if, somehow, there is history to be written.

Pretty sure you're not doing it right if you're licking stubble

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2022:

You forget the smell. Maybe more like a blowfish covered with cottage cheese?

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2022:

@glennlab Wiping off strings of congealed blood can be off-putting...

Yep Susan Collins called 911 for someone politely asking her to do her job and fix the mess she ...

PadraicM comments on May 11, 2022:

Didn't you know that protesting the government for a redress of grievances is illegal and bullying?

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2022:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz @anglophone .... Rupert Murdoch, who is a close personal friend of Putin's.

Israel Shares Video Showing Palestinian Did Not Kill Journalist

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2022:

Except that no one knows who shot her and the Arabs won't allow an autopsy. Not that anyone really cares once the narrative have been contrived. Maybe come back when we're not as busy with real issues.

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2022:

And who is bankrolling the Arabs with their perpetual war? And why?

Israel Shares Video Showing Palestinian Did Not Kill Journalist

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2022:

Except that no one knows who shot her and the Arabs won't allow an autopsy. Not that anyone really cares once the narrative have been contrived. Maybe come back when we're not as busy with real issues.

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2022:

Meaning that without a forensic autopsy by both sides, we'll never know the truth. But then, that's the whole idea.

Russian journalists hack the main new networks in Russia.

Paul4747 comments on May 11, 2022:

There's a difference. We don't have a state-run media. People here believe lies, not because they have no source for the truth, but because they want to believe them.

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2022:

@JackPedigo I believe I understand your point. However, I don't consider it to be fair journalism to broadcast disinformation uncritically. Certain actors are infamous for their dishonesty and misleading statements, but PBS airs it anyway, at length. PBS in particular receives money from Koch which has engaged in seditious acts (Conspiring to develop and distribute state-tailored legislative language to suppress voting) among a host of other radically partisan behavior. PBS content, and censorship, reflects a bias that is far from fair.

Mary was never given the option to remain abstinent and not conceive Jesus.

silverotter11 comments on May 11, 2022:

Why did men come to fear woman? This whole shift to making the women the brunt of every *damn* thing that goes wrong in a man's life happened in a relatively short span of human existence. The idea of religion has been around for a very long time in human existence and women at one time played a ...

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2022:

Maybe because the (perceived) role women play in reproduction is a daily reminder of mortality.

Russian journalists hack the main new networks in Russia.

Paul4747 comments on May 11, 2022:

There's a difference. We don't have a state-run media. People here believe lies, not because they have no source for the truth, but because they want to believe them.

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2022:

@JackPedigo @rainmanjr Yes, I'm exasperated at the way PBS gives GQP propagandists abundant time to tell their lies, and does nothing to fact-check their BS afterwards. I've stopped contributing to them as a consequence. And yes, the religious component of GQP fascism gets wholesale censorship, along with how Putin has been fostering division using the evangelicals and NRA.

Maybe this will explain it .

Matias comments on May 10, 2022:

What is a person? A common definition is "A person is a human being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness..." Is a newborn a person? Is a mentally severely disabled person a person? What about someone in the last stages of ...

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2022:

People in comas are often disconnected and allowed to die.

“Capitalism was the only system in history where wealth was not acquired by looting but by ...

racocn8 comments on May 9, 2022:

Ayn Rand's tirades put into stark relief (as unintended parody) the hysterical hatred of communism, even though communism had fully given way to fascist kleptocracy and Stalin personality cult. Being completely self-deluded, Rand turned a blind eye to the many failures of capitalism, this quote ...

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2022:

@duchessa1 I do not support Communism, but I get that if you like Ayn Rand, that would be your go-to response. Both Communism, and for sure Capitalism in this country are both profoundly repressive with extreme flaws. Failure or unwillingness to grasp that? Oh well...

New research uncovers stereotype differences between agnostics and atheists

David1955 comments on May 9, 2022:

And you can go on saying it for another million times that "Atheism and Chritianity (sic) are both dogmatic but agnosticism is not" and it will always be bullshit, or more specifically your bias as an agnostic. The dogmaticism is yours.

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay The ad hominem was your claim that the analysis was lacking without any evidence. The alternative is to say that it's more bullshit from a troll who is unable and intentionally unwilling to comprehend content.. And I've seen my definition used by other posters with complete consistency. It's you and the Christians that try to redefine it. And still no answer to the dogmatism of atheists. Pure troll.

Very random,very mixed bag but all funny to me.

racocn8 comments on May 9, 2022:

"Skeptical? Well, you should be. Because this is in fact, a load of pure unadulterated BS concocted by a man named John Holladay. ...So, just to clear things up. The Veiled Lady, WILL NOT GIVE SPONTANEOUS ORGASMS TO ANY WOMAN WHO SMELLS IT. In fact, it actually smells quite horrible. Many compare ...

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2022:

@ChestRockfield Apparently, nowhere. I suggest trying to give a woman an orgasm under conventional circumstances (hand, mouth, penis). Good luck.

New research uncovers stereotype differences between agnostics and atheists

David1955 comments on May 9, 2022:

And you can go on saying it for another million times that "Atheism and Chritianity (sic) are both dogmatic but agnosticism is not" and it will always be bullshit, or more specifically your bias as an agnostic. The dogmaticism is yours.

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay I gave the universal definition of atheism, and being obtuse with false statements and non-sequiturs can't change that. Saying that an analysis is lacking without saying how is fallacious ad hominem. And of course you run away from the question on what dogma atheists have. The study is even worse, selecting ONLY CHRISTIANS for the poll of atheist characteristics!! https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/102841/3/Bergstrom_Veronica_201811_MA_thesis.pdf

New research uncovers stereotype differences between agnostics and atheists

David1955 comments on May 9, 2022:

And you can go on saying it for another million times that "Atheism and Chritianity (sic) are both dogmatic but agnosticism is not" and it will always be bullshit, or more specifically your bias as an agnostic. The dogmaticism is yours.

racocn8 replies on May 9, 2022:

"For example, atheists and Christians might both be perceived as highly dogmatic as these categorizations take a stand on the existence of a God whereas agnostics do not (referred to as dogmatic recalcitrance)." Once again, the correct definition of atheism, being without belief, is dishonestly replaced with the Christian definition that claims atheists dogmatically make the claim that their god doesn't exist. "In Study 1, participants reported stereotypes that they believed society held about agnostics, atheists, and Christians. Common stereotypic traits for agnostics were indecisive, questioning, and confused, but for atheists were immoral, intolerant, and evil." Meaning that the researchers surveyed the opinions of a bunch of ignorant morons off Amazon (MTurk), trolled them with an inciteful definition of atheists and found them to be hateful bigots. What a surprise!!! "For example, atheists and Christians might both be perceived as highly dogmatic..." Just what about atheists is dogmatic? Not believing means one doesn't believe a dogma. What part of not believing cannot be understood. Or is it, WILL NOT be understood. Mustn't let truth get in the way of hate.

Why the lack of (authentic) religion breeds mental illness. [agnostic.com] .

creative51 comments on May 8, 2022:

@skado Just because someone presents a point of view, which is supported by "selected" research/facts, does not mean it is a valid interpretation of of that research or that the cited research was actually conducted in an objective manner. Understanding these issues goes far beyond what is shown in ...

racocn8 replies on May 9, 2022:

The video recommends emulating Jesus, ignoring what an asshole Jesus was, speaking in vague and often ridiculous riddles, expressing petulant violence against the innocent, and arrogantly presenting himself as the Son of God. Yes, very humble, Not. The video references "authentic truths of religion", but doesn't (won't) say which hateful nonsense it's alluding to. The video exhorts listeners to adopt the cultural traditions of religious myths, implying that doing so would provide a fuller life experience, without a shred of evidence to support the claim. "For the truths of religion to impact our life... (yada, yada) (insert BS Jungian quote here, claiming we should contemplate the incomprehensible lies of religions in hopes that doing so somehow benefits us.) Jung described atheism as "urban neurosis" which is as much a baseless ad hominem as it is throwaway). An "authentic religious outlook on life" is advocated, without giving a single example of what religious values are to be emulated. "Perhaps we need the mythos of religion to nourish our psyche..." (Or maybe not). "Without it some form of religious outlook, man descends into the chaos of nihilism or totalitarianism...." (PURE BULLSHIT (baseless assertion, contradicted everywhere by religiously based totalitarian regimes throughout history.). Mention is made that not being religious causes self-hatred!!! All the self-hating people I've ever encountered were religious. The video finishes with a lie saying "Can science be so sure that there is no such thing as "religious instinct"? Nowhere does science ever suggest such a thing. If anything, I'm pretty sure many scientists would be perfectly fine with such an hypothesis. It's just more religious demonization of science, wrong and baseless. The video is really just anti-atheist anti-science propaganda, long on inuendo and utterly fact-free.

With all of the disgusting actions of believers in our government and elsewhere, I think it is time ...

MsAl comments on May 8, 2022:

Careful most of those famous old white guy atheists came out of the eugenics movement. I've actually gotten out of most atheist areas because people use this language to be bigoty. Wish it wasn't so. I'm an autistic adult raised very atheist in godnguns rural Michigan. When I see people ...

racocn8 replies on May 8, 2022:

"...most of those famous old white guy atheists came out of the eugenics movement." And you can provide links validating that accusation? As you say "When I see people ridiculing others for their beliefs I wish someone would punch them."

Why the lack of (authentic) religion breeds mental illness. [agnostic.com] .

xenoview comments on May 8, 2022:

Why do you post links with other post here in agnostic?

racocn8 replies on May 8, 2022:

In answer to your question, it's called trolling. Some posters post nothing but trolling bullshit. Note the bait and switch. While his comment reads: "Why the lack of (authentic) religion breeds mental illness." The linked video makes the asinine claim that lack of religion breeds mental illness (which is obviously the opposite of what happens). But disregarding this dishonesty, consider the implicit claim from the comment: that an authentic religion would not breed mental illness. And what would that authentic religion be, pray tell? Religion, by its nature, is dishonest, presenting fake morality as revealed wisdom, which is neither revealed nor wise. I'll give you a definition: There is no such thing as authentic religion. Let the poster demonstrate anything authentic about religion, which is pretty much the same evidence proffered for god.

Jewish communities claim ending Roe will violate their first amendment rights.

Julie808 comments on May 7, 2022:

I like the "cheaters never win" sign! Yep, they cheated to get some of those justices confirmed. That was not fair - and somehow that has to be rectified in a way that blows up in their faces. Vengeance would be sweet if we could get that to happen somehow.

racocn8 replies on May 7, 2022:

We should all get into the habit of describing SCOTUS as The FAKE SCOTUS.

STENTORIAN.

itsmeagain comments on May 7, 2022:

The stentorian coworker was a constant irritation to the otherwise quiet room.

racocn8 replies on May 7, 2022:

I had a distinguished coworker who was down several cubicles, but he had a raucous laugh that was so loud, every time he'd break-up, everybody would stop work waiting for it to end.

Here are two more.

Paul4747 comments on May 7, 2022:

"No" and "yes", respectively. Lest *you* forget, we can thank the Electoral College for Donald Trump. *Hilary won the popular vote* and therefore should by all calculations have won the Presidency. We can also thank Vladimir Putin, Julian Assange, and the FSB for Trump.

racocn8 replies on May 7, 2022:

But the lion's share of blame has to go to women who withheld their votes for Hillary because they are self-hating women that don't believe a women could be qualified, and didn't even look at what Trump was. Progressives have put out propaganda that excuses them and demonizes Hillary. Some of that might be true, but Progressives also stayed home in droves, but in their case, they easily succumbed to Putin's social media bots.

Now a little about me....

Garban comments on May 7, 2022:

Either you or agnostic.com has another disorder. Check you opening remark.😉 Edit: Nice save.😉

racocn8 replies on May 7, 2022:

What would you give him? 60%?

Well here it is folks The USA now has an official Ministry of Truth Joe Biden's wonderful ...

racocn8 comments on May 6, 2022:

Now why, oh why do you suppose such a board would be created?

racocn8 replies on May 7, 2022:

We've seen how a million people died, possibly most of them needlessly, but as a consequence of misinformation. We've seen a coup garner support of violent militias using misinformation. We've seen an election subverted by foreign-sourced misinformation. Misinformation represents the common thread in these and many other major problems demonstrating that this vulnerability is a threat to national (homeland) security. NOT doing anything to study and address these threats would be irresponsible.

What do you expect to happen in the upcoming election in terms of being conducted fairly?

ChestRockfield comments on May 6, 2022:

What's "fair" mean? Are we ignoring all of the people that are currently disenfranchised? If not, our elections aren't ever fair.

racocn8 replies on May 6, 2022:

Who is disenfranchised? Those dropped from voter lists? Felons? Fairness mainly relates to fraudulently changing the tallies, or to disregard the tallies in favor of the legislatures. Sedition may include improperly dropping people from voter lists.

Some Thoughts vis-a-vis Republicans

racocn8 comments on May 6, 2022:

(From post) "If 70% of Democrats had insisted that the 2016 election was rigged in favor of Trump, Republican would have rightly mocked them." Here's What We Know So Far About Russia's 2016 Meddling https://time.com/5565991/russia-influence-2016-election/

racocn8 replies on May 6, 2022:

@Paul4747 I don't disagree, meaning I expect the 2016 election was conducted fairly, notwithstanding gerrymandering and other baked-in advantages. The Russians dispersed messaging on social media, and this activity is understood to have provided an illegal advantage. Trump's campaign had 100 contacts with the Russian government, per the Mueller Report. So, the 2016 election WAS rigged in favor of Trump, and Republican mocking for believing that would be wrong as usual.

Fetus and baby - what is the ethical difference?

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

Objecting to abortion has no basis in scripture. It is and has always been a policy derived from patriarchal suppression of women. A baby eats, breathes, excretes, and has conscious thought. A fetus does none of those things.

racocn8 replies on May 5, 2022:

@Matias No one has forgotten how societies come to deem others as unworthy of living; we see it everywhere, every day. But those who approve of such murder are not the ones contemplating abortion. They are nothing like overlapping or even intersecting sets. Thus, the question is very much self-evident.

Fermi Paradox (I have posted this issue before but a new theory adds more credence to the theory).

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

The Fermi Paradox has more than a few holes in it and has been obsolete from it's origin. Actually, it's really just disinformation encouraged by the military-industrial complex.

racocn8 replies on May 5, 2022:

@JackPedigo We may well not be different. It doesn't look good, but we adapt and so does life. As to the Drake Equation: N= number of civilizations with which humans could communicate. This begs the question of what the is meant by communication. How well do we communicate with dolphins? No, the means of communication is limited to the Radio Astronomy signals which are WRONGLY assumed to be the means by which an advanced species would communicate with us (as if they’d have any desire to). This is arrogant gaslighting and nothing less. ne = mean number of planets that could support life per star with planets. Since the Drake Equation was first formulated, science has discovered how life can thrive on chemical sources, and flourishes hundreds of feet below the surface. Basically, our understanding of where life can survive is poor at best. We have no other perspectives other than our own solar system. fl and fi = percent of planets developing life and percent of planets developing intelligent life. These calculations ignore transportation of life, intelligent or otherwise by intelligent species. That doesn’t even assume FTL travel. Fundamentally, we do not have an understanding of how well life survives stellar life cycles, intra-galactic churning, nor how quickly heavier elements necessary for life built up in the early universe. If segregation processes are efficient, life could have started soon after the Big Bang. We simply cannot know these factors. The Drake Equation seeks to endorse the work of SETI, and to discount the possibility of alien visitation. However, many legitimate historical documents indicate that the presence of aliens is either very good or a certainty. Newer documents only address the blowback of trying to keep this a secret in the face of interactions relating to surveillance of defense capabilities. It is a certainty that many more flaws in the Drake Equation can be identified.

Are we doing it yet?

LucyLoohoo comments on May 4, 2022:

Interesting, isn't it? People can carry guns to kill you in Florida but a woman can't ''kill'' an embryo.

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2022:

An embryo begins making limb buds, but the brain is pudding. Embryos have no consciousness with which to perceive pain. Actually, the brain simulates consciousness from a state comparable to dreaming. The percent of time dreaming drops from 90% to 50% at birth and drops to 20% thereafter.

Incredibly, it's not the one with the 3000-feet-per-second muzzle velocity.

St-Sinner comments on May 4, 2022:

Politicians must have term limits. It will correct many problems.

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2022:

I hear you, but as long as we have Citizens United, people like OKC are at an extreme disadvantage. More political wrongdoing by SCOTUS.

Incredibly, it's not the one with the 3000-feet-per-second muzzle velocity.

St-Sinner comments on May 4, 2022:

Politicians must have term limits. It will correct many problems.

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2022:

Enacting term limits only makes it easier for those with deep pockets to install the candidate/stooge of their choosing.

Makes sense to me...

Matias comments on May 4, 2022:

Sounds good, but it does not tell me what this "what is right" is. Is it what my conscience tells me? But where does my conscience get its "right" from? My guess: in most cases, this "what is right" can be traced back to what your parents and other relevant people *told* you when you were a ...

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2022:

Animals have an innate sense of fairness as demonstrated by research. Animals have empathy and even shame. (Religionists lose theirs).

Letters From An American 05/03/2022

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2022:

Ashley Nicole Black's tweet sums it all up nicely. We are going backwards.

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2022:

We've been going backwards for a while. I put it at 1937 with the Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden.

Are we doing it yet?

LucyLoohoo comments on May 4, 2022:

Interesting, isn't it? People can carry guns to kill you in Florida but a woman can't ''kill'' an embryo.

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2022:

Aborting a mindless glob that has never breathed air is wrong, but a policeman executing a Black man for a traffic stop gets a complete pass.

A little hint

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

It's up to women now. They cannot plead ignorance or whatever. Women know the stakes this time. If the U.S. dies to fascism, it will be on their heads. Yikes, what am I saying? Yeah, we can't rely on women to keep democracy. In 2016, the women in the U.S. had the tools to safeguard their civil ...

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2022:

@ChestRockfield After Viet Nam, after Nixon, Reagan, Iran-Contra, Bush, Clinton's impeachment, Iraq, and all the bullshit in-between, I long ago lost any confidence that the American people could be trusted with anything. That W could be re-elected after Abu Graib ???? Ugh. And now Trump. Yeah, I'm numb. The depravity of Christianity is very much at the center of it all.

Another reason to be outraged: ([theweek.com]

MyTVC15 comments on May 3, 2022:

Anti-critical race theory parents in Tennessee are reportedly objecting to an English language arts curriculum that includes a book by civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, decrying it for not having enough "redemption." The Tennessean reported last month that parents in Williamson County have been...

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2022:

GQP thinking: "Slavery never happened. I never owned slaves. The white master race treated their slaves very well; We should bring it back."

Clarifying again....

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Mansplaining is a misandrist pejorative.

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2022:

@St-Sinner I'd like to believe some feminists are not man-haters, but obviously it is very common.

From the bottom of my heart.

Sierra4 comments on May 3, 2022:

It was people like actor Susan Sarandon and the like who after their chosen man, Bernie Sanders, was not nominated would vote third party or sit out the election. The believed this was a righteous decision. For far too long liberals have concentrated on the presidential elections ignoring local and ...

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2022:

The behavior of the Progressive wing, Citizens United, and the Russian interference give clear demonstrations of why democracy if bullshit. (and all the rest, the Electoral College whose duty was to refuse psychotics from gaining high office, the gerrymandering, the voter suppression and intimidation, the vote stealing, culling voters off voter rolls...) Good luck to us when Civil War 2 breaks out this November.

So Much for the Prestigious Supreme Court - These People are Scum ([politico.com]

JackPedigo comments on May 3, 2022:

Surprise, surprise, surprise (not). When one nominates and votes in extremist one should not be surprised at the outcomes. The biggest and most important question we should have is what's next. So many separation of church and state are on the chopping block. Normally SCOTUS is leery of overturning ...

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2022:

@OldMetalHead It is now plain to see that being a member of the GQP frees that person from loyalty to country or honoring their oaths of office. Being GQP means that empathy, shame, integrity, honor and truthfulness are just words other people play with, and owning the libs is the one and only value that is meaningful, (well, greed is good too).

Fighting against Republican led book banning. [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Can we ban everything written by Milton Friedman, Robert Bork and Arthur Laffer? (for starters)

racocn8 replies on May 2, 2022:

@LovinLarge Fox should be off limits to children. However, we should be teaching children how to think critically using these malodorous sources as worst cases. The U.S. should assess steep penalties and taxes to entities that engage in hate-speech.

Jesus not the savior?

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

More special treatment? Wait, he still needs to file suit to delay judgment.

racocn8 replies on Apr 30, 2022:

@glennlab Yeah, no lawyers in Heaven.

or quotes A topic we all know and love to hate Divorce ”Divorce comes from the old Latin word ...

glennlab comments on Apr 30, 2022:

The number one cause of divorce is marriage.

racocn8 replies on Apr 30, 2022:

Reason number two is Disney.

Today is holocaust memorial day.

racocn8 comments on Jan 27, 2022:

Unfortunately, when powered by religion, and sanctioned by isolationism, genocide recurs. While remembering the Holocaust, spend a moment on how the Catholic Church also helped the genocide in Rwanda.

racocn8 replies on Apr 29, 2022:

@Moravian One has to wonder how various religious institutions that purportedly represent sacred morality have sanctioned mass murder.

Anyone surprised?

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

This reinforces the notion that those who are discriminated against themselves, then go on to discriminate against others. They don't or won't learn the lesson of how hurtful kicking down is. The PTSD of the abuse they suffered translates into brain damage. This damage takes the form of a lack of ...

racocn8 replies on Apr 29, 2022:

@OldMetalHead When I mentioned discrimination, I was referring to the suggestion that she was not invited to parties as a teen. This, perhaps, because of her looks? And calling the police on said parties would make her more unpopular.

Hadron Super Collider Reboots After 3 Years And Immediately Breaks World Record ...

Garban comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Show me the graviton, baby!

racocn8 replies on Apr 28, 2022:

AFAIK, gravitons, if they exist, are not hadrons. (hadron: any member of a class of subatomic particles that are built from quarks and thus react through the agency of the strong force. The hadrons embrace mesons, baryons (e.g., protons, neutrons, and sigma particles), and their many resonances.) ("Gravitons are postulated quantum that is thought to be the carrier of the gravitational field. It is analogous to the well-established photon of the electromagnetic field. Gravitons, like photons, would be massless, electrically uncharged particles traveling at the speed of light.")

I used to be an atheist until I started believing in myself....

glennlab comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Same

racocn8 replies on Apr 28, 2022:

Looks like Jabba the Hutt.

Letters From An American 04/27/2022

Charlene comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Break out the popcorn, it's gonna be a free for all of Rethuglicans backstabbing and immolation..😂😂😂

racocn8 replies on Apr 28, 2022:

Better make sure it's got lots of butter and salt. Enjoy it because we sure won't enjoy the endless silence from DOJ (which is sweeping this mountain of shit under the rug).

US Seize and Divert Russian Oligarch Property for Ukraine -- BBC

Redheadedgammy comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I don’t understand those four Democrats voting this way! WTAF?????

racocn8 replies on Apr 28, 2022:

Pretty sickening, but not unexpected for 'Progressives'. From Politico: "“I do support military aid to Ukraine,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “I think that’s the thing. We never support the defense budget,” https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/08/defense-spending-russia-ukraine-pentagon-00014888 As usual, cutting off their nose to spite their face.

Hoping to make you all laugh! Another meme dump!

p-nullifidian comments on Apr 28, 2022:

To be fair, God fucked Joseph’s fiancé. 😂

racocn8 replies on Apr 28, 2022:

I'd like to see God's junk. Is he circumsized?

It has occurred to me hat Putin's reason for attacking Ukraine is not only territorial expansion, ...

Garban comments on Apr 25, 2022:

The newly discovered natural gas resources in Ukraine and it’s territorial waters in the Black Sea would eliminate Russia’s monopoly.

racocn8 replies on Apr 25, 2022:

And if his war succeeds, more rubles in his pocket.

Donald Trump found in contempt of court, ordered to pay $US10,000 a day [abc.net.au]

Organist1 comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Unfortunately, that's just pocket change to him. It might get his attention after a year or so.

racocn8 replies on Apr 25, 2022:

Given his claimed wealth, the penalty should be at least 10 times higher, or escalate every day.

Do you ever look at a surface, and as you look closer, see the surface become a collection of ...

Diaco comments on Apr 25, 2022:

If I understood correctly: in the case of a completely clean surface; Surface smoothness is a relative term, there's always Roughness even on most smooth surfaces there is micro-roughness, and when you get closer it's more noticeable. in short, like crystals, every part of roughness will reflect ...

racocn8 replies on Apr 25, 2022:

The colored speckles don't seem to have a dimension but look like they represent atoms or their transitioning electrons. The image is stable and doesn't change except with viewing angle. Relaxing the eye and backing away, the actual color of the surface returns. Attempts to recreate the phenomena with a powerful flashlight are unsuccessful.

UFO report details explosive witness accounts - YouTube

BitFlipper comments on Apr 23, 2022:

Does that video say "FOX" in the corner? Don't waste our time!

racocn8 replies on Apr 25, 2022:

Navy: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/foia/readingroom/casefiles/forms/allitems.aspx?rootfolder=/foia/readingroom/casefiles/ufo+info/uap+documents Note the document discussing 'range fouler debrief' which means that UAPs prevented the conduct of a military exercise. The UAP's were what fouled the range. Related examples: "Marines onboard are said to have believed at first the unexplained objects were part of a surprise training exercise for the new anti-drone weapons. However, they discovered the countermeasures did not disrupt the objects — which were doing swooping maneuvers as they followed the ship. Mark told Beaty that the USS Kearsarge radioed command about the objects and were informed the objects were “not ours.” https://brobible.com/culture/article/us-warship-stalked-balls-light-ufos/ “The newly surfaced footage was apparently taken by “on-board ‘VIPER’ TEAM (Visual Intelligence Personnel)” on July 15, 2019, from the deck of the USS Omaha between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. PST,...while the ship was in a “restricted warning area off San Diego.” The 14 unidentified flying objects with flashing red lights traveled from speeds of 46 mph to 158 mph. “The most impressive evidence we witnessed was their endurance,” a crewman of the USS Omaha allegedly said of the UAPs in the video. “The event lasted over an hour with all contacts just disappearing. We were never able to discern where they departed to.” In the end I’m 50/50 that it is man-made tech from somewhere,” a USS Omaha servicemember said. “Either way it’s world changing. Because of the incredible energy capacity of the crafts.” https://brobible.com/culture/article/ufos-uaps-swarm-navy-ship-video/

A new version of omicron is gaining a foothold in the U.

LiterateHiker comments on Apr 25, 2022:

And mask mandates are being revoked. Stupid. I still wear a three-layer mask in public indoor places. Even after two Pfizer vaccines and two boosters, I can** still get infected**. Don't want to get crippling long COVID that strikes 30% to 50% of COVID sufferers. Horrific damage to your ...

racocn8 replies on Apr 25, 2022:

It sure makes me angry to watch Bill Maher parrot GQP propaganda against masks. Last week he said that wearing masks was a badge the liberals used to self-identify, when it was not wearing a mask that the GQP used as a badge to piss off those that care about their health. What assholes.

Extracted from the link: On the surface, many Christian nationalist groups are talking tough ...

rainmanjr comments on Apr 22, 2022:

The new Vatican. Eh? This is the weed which has infected our nation, too. They (con zealots like MTG) are Russian in the sense of ROC alliance. This is what Dems should be hammering at home.

racocn8 replies on Apr 22, 2022:

And we wonder why half the Evangelicals have been supporting Putin (at least at the beginning of the war).

Why do some people feel a need to always be insulting some other individual or group?

nogod4me comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Sometimes it's not an insult as much as it is voicing the truth and observation.

racocn8 replies on Apr 21, 2022:

When one realizes the other party is insincere and trolling for the sake of drama, a truthful insult may be the most fitting adios.

This is a lot more believable than what the mainstream media had posted about the sunken Russian ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 20, 2022:

Last night a picture was put out congratulating the sailors from the Moskva, and only 100 were lined up. Basically, 400 sailors were killed by the missiles. The Moskva was being towed when it sank.

racocn8 replies on Apr 20, 2022:

(Not that I take Russia's word, but that's what was said. (Do you have info to the contrary?) "Moskva cruiser sank while being towed in a storm — Russian Defense Ministry" https://tass.com/russia/1438045?utm_source=google.com=organic=google.com=google.com

Count on WHO

racocn8 comments on Apr 20, 2022:

Bull shit. Another GQP meme? Really?

racocn8 replies on Apr 20, 2022:

Also, can we remember that the vast toll of Covid-caused deaths was significantly inflated by the GQP hostility and disinformation directed at the vaccine roll-out. Survivors can snicker about the Darwin effect, but by spreading Covid around, the GQP bullying dealt a deadly blow to tens or hundreds of thousands. Millions will suffer from long covid to their deaths because of Fox (Putin).

I don’t like to make a scene, but I seriously don’t know that I could’ve taken this nonsense ...

Mooolah comments on Apr 19, 2022:

Freedom FROM religion is not in the Constitution. So if one's religion insists that one proselytize, then what?

racocn8 replies on Apr 20, 2022:

High quality earplugs.

Hey, hey, HEY!! My eyes are UP HERE!

Garban comments on Apr 18, 2022:

She must have quite a litter.

racocn8 replies on Apr 18, 2022:

I once saw an obscure horror movie of a female vampire that nursed her offspring with multiple breasts, all oozing milk.

A new study has shown what most of us already know – we Americans are pigs.

racocn8 comments on Apr 18, 2022:

"I have my own opinion on this which I will not share at this time." Awww, C'mon.... (I'm on my knees, pretty please? You're in good company....)

racocn8 replies on Apr 18, 2022:

@Barnie2years I have serious skepticism towards the economists claiming a problem with depopulation. The worker shortage could be compensated for by increases in efficiency, which is the case in many developed countries. Also, I'm betting that nearly all countries suffer from severely (or ridiculously) imbalanced wealth and income. I am all in favor of robots replacing farm workers tasked with severely arduous labor. While people could be depopulated with pandemics, developing a virus that causes sterility is an option. If people won't accept making hard choices, they will be made for them, one way or another.

A new study has shown what most of us already know – we Americans are pigs.

racocn8 comments on Apr 18, 2022:

"I have my own opinion on this which I will not share at this time." Awww, C'mon.... (I'm on my knees, pretty please? You're in good company....)

racocn8 replies on Apr 18, 2022:

@JackPedigo And the good news is... Humans have become stock for experimental breeding by various ET's interested in such pursuits. What they do with their specimens after creating them is unclear, but slavery probably figures into it. Our body plan is more robust than those of several species. We may destroy the planet for our successors, but humans may survive elsewhere. Does it really matter? In the following video, I believe Maria is a marooned experiment. Imagine what level of technology is capable of creating such a hybrid. https://tubitv.com/movies/588613/alien-mummies-of-peru

A new study has shown what most of us already know – we Americans are pigs.

racocn8 comments on Apr 18, 2022:

"I have my own opinion on this which I will not share at this time." Awww, C'mon.... (I'm on my knees, pretty please? You're in good company....)

racocn8 replies on Apr 18, 2022:

@JackPedigo I don't disagree with Malthus or Erlich. The subject reminds me of how bacteria grow on a petri dish agar until they've produced enough toxins that growth stops. I'm also reminded of how commercial products are produced in increasing quantities, until market forces compel a decline and finally a cessation. We live in a chaotic free-for-all sustained by Earth's bounty, but the pollution and exhaustion of resources reduce the reproduction rate. Can we reduce our numbers and still survive? Can we live (culturally) in a state of environmental tolerance? I wish I could survive long enough to see how it turns out, but that's not realistic.

It takes one smart kid

RichCC comments on Apr 18, 2022:

'Proof' would be nice. But I'd just settle for 'evidence'. 🙂 As opposed to fantasizing. Remember Polonium Halos? https://ncse.ngo/origin-polonium-halos When they first came out I got all excited (I was younger and less jaded). I thought creationists might actually have something real to ...

racocn8 replies on Apr 18, 2022:

I remember Polonium Halos as being a standard within Creationist propaganda. I thought it laughable because it was so obscure and poorly understood. That any Creationist would hang their hat on that argument is more pathetic than anything. One should be able to come up with reams of clear evidence if the Earth was 'young'. The proposition that science should have trouble distinguishing between 6000 years versus 4,300,000,000 demonstrates a dishonesty that defines evil.

Ilhan Omar: US 'Hypocritical' to Back War Crimes Probe, Must Join ICC

barjoe comments on Apr 17, 2022:

Oh! Fuck her too. She married her brother.

racocn8 replies on Apr 18, 2022:

Omar is a degenerate bigot, but the allegation that she married her brother appears to be GQP propaganda. https://www.businessinsider.com/unproven-allegations-ilhan-omar-married-her-brother-explained-2019-7

Putin's legacy: [abc.net.au] Some readers may be distressed by this.

Garban comments on Apr 17, 2022:

It is distressing, and enraging. All of it needs to be remembered as it is; another holocaust. 😢

racocn8 replies on Apr 17, 2022:

AFAIK, 4 million Ukrainians were killed in WWII, 1 million of them Jews. This was after 4-5 million Ukrainians had been killed by Stalin using starvation in the 30's.

Whatever Trump says now, we will never forget how he sucked up to Putin during his time in office.

racocn8 comments on Apr 15, 2022:

Trump is STILL sucking up to Putin.

racocn8 replies on Apr 15, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir "Donald Trump Condemns NATO When Asked About Russia's 'Evil' Actions" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-putin-nato-russia-sean-hannity-ukraine-1697852

It seems our Christfool Adversaries are adding a newer complaint to their ever growing list.

racocn8 comments on Apr 13, 2022:

AFAIK, Austrailia sits west from a region of ocean used for satellite re-entry. Thus, residents periodically report UFO's that are later identified as space trash burning up on it's way in. That may have something to do with this new idiocy. What happened to jewish space lasers?

racocn8 replies on Apr 13, 2022:

https://youtu.be/sPHVvg-dXOs https://youtu.be/pQkgZxjy9ps