Here at my mom's doctor's appointment in the waiting room and some moron is playing something about ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2023:

On your question, that's the combination of entitlement and insecurity that promotes obnoxious virtue signaling.

Lest we forget who the season is about

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2023:

Among the best evidence the Christian god doesn't exist. (or he'd be cinders long ago)

Your purpose in life is to do what I tell you. -Society

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2023:

Whaaaat?? There is a purpose in life???

We do not have to 'wait'--- till 2024! Global warning is already here.

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2023:

The Sun is climaxing it's cycle, the North Pole is shifting, and the atmosphere shows a massive influx of methane. The end is nigh... Naaaaaahhhhhhh....

How many nested dreams are we in?

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2023:

How are they nested?

Stephen Fry on the Catholic church [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on Dec 27, 2023:

Elsewhere I posted this content: The Catholic Church's demonization of condom use kills more people per year than all the wars being fought by far. STDs and reproductive tract infections cause 750,000 deaths and 75 million illnesses among women each year worldwide (1993) [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Moreover, approximately 399,000 people die each year from hepatitis C infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Globally, close to 80,000 people died due to fighting in armed conflicts in 2019. [ourworldindata.org].

Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world | ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2023:

The Catholic Church's demonization of condom use kills more people per year than all the wars being fought by far. STDs and reproductive tract infections cause 750,000 deaths and 75 million illnesses among women each year worldwide (1993) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12159277 Moreover, approximately 399,000 people die each year from hepatitis C infection. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6742237/ Globally, close to 80,000 people died due to fighting in armed conflicts in 2019. https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace#:~:text=and%20their%20deaths%3F-,Armed%20conflict%20is%20a%20rare%20cause%20of%20death%20in%20most,died%20from%20during%20that%20year.

Trump Accuses Biden of Soviet-Style Persecution of Catholics In a campaign clip released this ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2023:

I'm going to claim that this is more projection. Evangelicals have no fondness for Catholics and that's Trump's base. This particular lie is more likely to be a coded signal to his base inviting them to believe that destruction of the Catholics will be his (Trump's) mission when he gets another term. That is much more in keeping with his dictator ambitions.

For those of you who think it can never happen here it started years ago... [dailykos.com]

racocn8 comments on Dec 26, 2023:

AND, the coup is ongoing as well. The fact that the FBI and DOJ have slow walked efforts to address the treason in the country and within their own ranks points to how dire the situation is. It would seem the power brokers have other plans for the U.S. But the truth is that things have never been as the country was brainwashed into believing. It is every person for themself. I wish it were otherwise. Perhaps it could be worse... Either way, it will be soon.

I will never help anyone again.

racocn8 comments on Dec 24, 2023:

Perhaps a happier story... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bokFurvLNwU

Men, I found the answer for you

racocn8 comments on Dec 24, 2023:

If those are her teats, how'd she get her ass in?

I see a very dark world with Biden supporting the murdering of 20 thousand Palestinians.

racocn8 comments on Dec 24, 2023:

The deaths of the Palestinians come from Hamas and the other terrorist groups (that use them as human shields) as much as from Israel. If you think Palestinians are oppressed, tell that to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Egypt. Isis has its own women and children too, though they are fond of raping and kidnapping women too. Iran planned and owns this war (far more than Biden).

Actually, "inns" as we know them did not exist in Israel in the time of J's supposed birth.

racocn8 comments on Dec 24, 2023:

What about the smell?

Chronic homelessness is at an all-time high. Here’s why it continues to climb | PBS NewsHour

racocn8 comments on Dec 24, 2023:

How about starting with the Federal Reserve (if we could) that screws with the interest rate whenever a republican whispers 'recession'. Next is outlawing corporations from buying homes and making them sell off their stock within 2 years instead of 10. Then we need a nationwide supply of Depo Provera...

I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 23, 2023:

Whoever wrote Revelations knew malignant narcissists...

Merry Xmas 2023.4

racocn8 comments on Dec 23, 2023:

I can't wait for this horseshit to be over.

A woman walks into a pharmacy one day and says to the pharmacist, “I’d like a poison that’ll ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2023:

What happens when you predict snow but don't get any? True story...a female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked "So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard! Johnny, age 6, attended a horse auction with his father. He watched as his father moved from horse to horse, running his hands up and down the horses' legs, rump and chest. After a few minutes, Johnny asked, "Pop, why are you doing that?" "Because I'm thinking of buying these horses," his father replied. Johnny looked worried and said, "Then I think we'd better hurry home right away!" "Why?" his father asked. "Because the UPS man stopped by yesterday, and I think he wants to buy Mom!" The Colonel inspected the soldiers in their barracks. He noticed a female horse. Colonel: "What’s that horse for?" Soldier: "Sir, our men use her if they feel an urge to have sex". Colonel: "Ah, ok". One night, the Colonel feels an urge to have sex, so the soldier brings the female horse to his tent. When the Colonel is done with the female horse, he notices the soldier smiling outside his tent. Colonel: "It’s so difficult! How do you guys do it?" Soldier: "Sir, we ride the horse to the nearby village where the girls live". My wife yelled from the bathroom asking: “Do you ever get a shooting pain across your body like someone has a got a voodoo doll of you and they’re stabbing it? I replied “No.” She then yelled: “How about now?” A woman comes home shouting, “Honey, pack your bags! I won the lottery!” The husband exclaims, “Wow!, That’s great! Should I pack for the oceans, the mountains, or what? And she says “I don’t care, Just get the hell out.”

You wanted diversity? You got it.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2023:

Let's see, Chainsaw Jesus??? Machine gun Jesus??? Darth Jesus??? Jesus Hitler??? Bone-cancer Jesus??? Hamas Jesus???

From generation to generation, fear and concern remain the same.

racocn8 comments on Dec 22, 2023:

The article must have been written by a _____ . (I mean a very thrifty person)

Good explanation of the MAGA mindset. [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2023:

Last night, the GOP candidates all swore that they didn't think a judge or SCOTUS should be able to stop Trump from running. Even Christie. Translation? The rule of law, including the Constitution, is for everyone else, not for me and not for my party. They want the voters to decide, and if they don't like what the voters decide, they want to be ABLE to stage a coup that puts them in anyway. Translation: Heads I win and tails you lose. Power is everything. Fuck Democracy and Fuck the Constitution. The Evangelicals supporting Trump are the fascists and they have rejected the concept of the US. It was always so. We knew that their loyalty to their bullshit religion took priority over the country, but it was a whisper. Now they're shouting it from the rooftops. The enemy is inside the gate and it ain't immigrants.

Let's hate religion together

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2023:

Most religions have gone extinct. Many of those that exist today have become endangered, and could very well die out soon. If Humanity falters, it will be because the replacements (politics & social media) have no more merit than the old conventional religions. Biology creeps ever closer to grasping a few of the underpinnings of religious thought and behavior. With that understanding, the potential to stop religious insanity gleams as a distant hopeful light. Perhaps, we'll stumble across the solution by accident as the research continues, just as we've found how hallucinogens can stop addictive behavior. Knowing the severity of the disease, we should commit ourselves to that goal.

Morning Joe 12/21/23 (6AM) | 🅼🆂🅽🅱🅲 BREAKING NEWS Dec 21, 23 - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2023:

broken links?

Steve Bannon Says Arm School Children to Stop Bullying Right-wing podcast host and Trump ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2023:

Charter schools can enact this any time they like. Hopefully as soon as possible, thank you Darwin.

The biggest question I have; what is the republican/conservative agenda?

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2023:

Fascism: yes. Most importantly, though, is Theocracy. You can see that in Texas and the other states criminalizing abortion, gay rights, book burning, historical revisionism, concentration camps, and Armageddon.

Trump's lawyers tell Supreme Court to stay out of immunity dispute in 2020 election case for now | ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 21, 2023:

Starting to sound a little like running scared. The murderer of a million covid victims can run all he likes in his jail cell.

The 14th Amendment The Sweep and Force of Section Three Section Three of the Fourteenth ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 20, 2023:

About time...

Something a bit different.

racocn8 comments on Dec 20, 2023:

I had always enjoyed the Cyrano version with Jose Ferrer. And yet viewing it again after decades reveals the changing of mores and values. (Men have been serious jerks)

Amarillo, TX city government considering banning people from traveling to get abortions.

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2023:

The military and its contractors should be instructed to remove as many assets and bases from such states as possible as they impede readiness. Said states should similarly be blacklisted from all future expenditures. The negative effects on recruitment and readiness should be calculated as a cost and applied against all bidding proposals. The FBI should be investigating these legislators as RICO conspiracies intended to violate the 1st Amendment against the establishment of religion.

A Muslim veiw of the Barie movie [vm.tiktok.com]

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2023:

Yeah, people's worth is defined by how Muslim they are...

I love Colorado!!! The Supreme Court in Colorado just ruled that trump is not fit to be on the ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2023:

Not acknowledging the attempted coup and insurrection committed in broad daylight would completely destroy the tiny vestiges of credibility Scotus still has. The decision would lay the foundation for expanding the court or removing the corrupt GOP judges.

Jesus loves you very much

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2023:

Per Google: "The latest Global Slavery Index, produced by human rights group Walk Free, reveals the 10 countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery are North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Afghanistan, and Kuwait." "In terms of the largest estimated absolute numbers though, India ranks first (11,050,000 people in modern slavery), followed by China (5,771,000), North Korea (2,696,000), Pakistan (2,349,000), Russia (1,899,000), Indonesia (1,833,000) and Nigeria (1,611,000)." While the sources don't agree, I suspect they are both mostly correct.

Mom, What is a conspiracy theorist? ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2023:

Yeah, there are no conspiracies... Just cute memes. Look down and stay looking down. Pay no attention to what's happening. Forget the past. Just keep working and consuming...

Don't wonder about those who are good without god ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2023:

Except that they aren't good. How good can one be to lie to others and yourself? How good is it to betray your country and seek to establish fascism?

Group that planned Jan. 6 rally lied about Capitol march plans, government report says -- NBC News

racocn8 comments on Dec 19, 2023:

The Christian Nationalists are intent on bringing back slavery. Step one establishes a different treatment of their wrongdoing by the law. The Jan6 traitors have all gotten absurdly light sentences that would be 5-20 times higher if they were Muslim, non-White or women. Their success, and Putin's success, means the coup continues. Destroy the rule of law and you destroy the administrative state, and fling wide the doors for Russian control.

Yay! Two my schools are on break and I only have two classes to deal with until Sunday.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2023:

Plan novel lessons for next year?

Not to be taken lightly

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2023:

As you can see by the stains, the recommended solution is to use more lubricant... (The pictures inside must be of a highly stimulating nature)

A Monday smattering.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2023:

What are we supposed to do when a powerful minority dedicates itself to fascism and Armageddon?

I see the point, I walk the Earth every day.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2023:

From a chapter I wrote last year... Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum (Solanaceae) grows as a stemless herb with a fleshy root that often bifurcates. The top of the plant develops ovate leaves in a basal rosette. The plant is found in the Mediterranean regions of Europe and Africa and in west Asia. The root contains the active drugs, which have been used in Wiccan rituals and herbal applications. Historians believe witches using preparations gave rise to stories of flying. However, subjects can suffer poisoning akin to atropine poisoning. The right dose can cause the subject to slip into unconsciousness and thus, found use when anesthesia was needed for surgery. The Old Testament may refer to mandrake in Genesis 30:14–16 and Song of Songs 7:12–13. People used hallucinogens for spiritual development, for the experience, or for medical applications (aiding childbirth or anesthesia). These midwives often paid the ultimate price when they were then accused of witchcraft.

Advice was available for a long time

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2023:

What a great idea!!! (What's his number?)

I think it's great news Trump is doubling down on his racist and fascist crap.

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2023:

And he can only say even more asinine and extreme nonsense as the shock value of the current crap wears off. As he says ever more outrageous BS, he reveals himself to be a dangerous clown, completely unserious for the task. I also hope you're right.

She must find a preacher for the answer

racocn8 comments on Dec 18, 2023:

The purpose of her life is to help her species survive (long after we've disappeared).

Can I get some help from my gardener friends?

racocn8 comments on Dec 17, 2023:

Your either really late or really early... As for turning red, they don't seem like the right cultivar. Those look like Sativa and I think the purple-red usually come from Indicas.

Tiptoe through the tulips with me... an earworm for you..?

racocn8 comments on Dec 17, 2023:

He was a character so weird that he pushed the envelop of what to expect from others. The singing was cute and offbeat, and the appearance tolerable. I'd forgotten about the hair, but the falsetto or whatever it was, well, maybe beat listening to farts.

One for American arachnaphobes?

racocn8 comments on Dec 17, 2023:

If it is easy to catch it, I'll put it outside. 90% of the time, it's tissue and toilet. They have a fondness for biting me, and I don't appreciate it.

Wonder how that would have worked out?

racocn8 comments on Dec 17, 2023:

Judeo-Christian values have severe anti-woman attitudes. Again, this plainly demonstrates the lack of enlightenment and moral ugliness of Western religion. Other traditions have female goddesses. Wiccans (Gaia)? https://jfpenn.com/ancient-goddesses/

Not sure if its Funny or just way too true - either way worth a post.

racocn8 comments on Dec 17, 2023:

Cannabis itself is uniquely full of molecules that resemble natural hormones and neurotransmitters. Thus, extracts can provide numerous useful remedies. But focusing on THC, one can nearly always recover from the effects of THC the next morning. The Catholic Church's teachings pervert natural ethical instincts in the worst ways. Concerted effort is needed to recover from this pathological confusion.

Don't fall in love a Hindu... Lol

racocn8 comments on Dec 17, 2023:

Much of 'culture' does not make sense.

Quick two question quiz..

racocn8 comments on Dec 16, 2023:

I never realized it, but when Trump suggested Hispanics crossing the border were rapists and drug dealers, that was projection too.

A man is stranded on a desert island.

racocn8 comments on Dec 16, 2023:

There's a man who knows his odds...

Friedrich Nietzsche: “Madness in individuals is something rare.

racocn8 comments on Dec 15, 2023:

There are a few atheists that make the assertion that there is no god. The standard reply to such a statement is that you can't prove a negative, and it ends there. Thus, someone making the denial statement invites close inspection as to whether they are obsessive or otherwise psychologically extreme or defective. While such people doubtless exist, it is my experience that the religionists seek to discredit atheism by claiming, always without evidence, that most or all atheists take that position. People generally grasp that one cannot disprove god. When religionists disparage atheism as espousing an absurdity, the fence-sitters get pushed back; they don't want to be lumped into a group that is easily shown to be illogical. Perhaps your perception that atheists claim there is no god comes from the lies of the religionists.

Painkiller cream can be made from chilli peppers.

racocn8 comments on Dec 15, 2023:

Here are a couple of new ones I'm working on: Cabbage leaf extract and Chuchuhuasi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maytenus_macrocarpa https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8987499/

Is Christmas Turning Gay?

racocn8 comments on Dec 14, 2023:

Lost me when she reminded me about putting nuts in its mouth!!! (And the mustache, and having wood underneath).

Putin announced Russia will help Palestine.

racocn8 comments on Dec 14, 2023:

I'm sure Putin would provide transport of Hamas/Gazans to Crimea. Full employment!!! They can fight the Azov Battalion! (or join it). Like Putin, Hamas/Gazans prefer to target civilians; no indiscriminate bombing at all. And like the Wagner Group, they all enjoy rape, murder, desecration of the dead, and kidnapping children (of all ages). Think of the great stories they can share...

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO CHRISTIANITY?

racocn8 comments on Dec 14, 2023:

There are very many answers, but I'll give you a few. The lull you probably grew up with may have seen "Christianity" somewhat "chastened" by the revelations of WWII, specifically The Holocaust. Many Christians identified as German in part. Put simply, what little shame could be evoked from such people faded and it didn't last. The inability to control the educational narrative including the teaching of evolution and exclusion of Biblical instruction also put US Christians on their back heel. Christians have fought back by getting the standards diluted via Texas schoolbook reviews (as I recall). Trump's presidency emboldened Christians as he tacitly carried the flag of Christian Nationalism, as embodied by his SCOTUS judges, other judges, and ending RoeVWade. So they are feeling cocky and combative. Trump's polarization has elevated the Evangelicals by giving them power (even though they're inherently incompetent, and vote against their own real interests).

Damn, I missed this classic.

racocn8 comments on Dec 14, 2023:

Ovah ze reighnbo

Check this one out! It reminds of a Christian in a chat room long ago who said he "wished" he could...

racocn8 comments on Dec 13, 2023:

That's the back-handed way of disavowing all the millions Christianity has killed in the past. Actually, it's a tacit reminder that they can and probably will kill again...

Santa is cross

racocn8 comments on Dec 13, 2023:

If Trump is orange jesus, when do we get to the crucifixion part?

From 1931 to 1953 the Appalachain Trail took an entirely different route through SW Virginia.

racocn8 comments on Dec 13, 2023:

I hiked a little bit of the Appalachian Trail to see the cicada brood coming out. I pitched a hammock but was pretty scared when a powerful electric storm came through. The trail must have crossed the stream 10 times. I had sandals for that, but a rabbit ate one of the straps. The tiny black flies were wretched.

Oh well, I did not know the Cola-Pepsi competition got personal.

racocn8 comments on Dec 12, 2023:

You need a strong dose of phosphoric acid after swallowing...

The word of shitty god

racocn8 comments on Dec 12, 2023:

'Filthy' being defined as what???? (I'm a male that can't relate to females so I'll call them names.) Meaningless gibberish meant as hate-mongering. That is just so very divine. A religionist is a billion times more filthy than a bleeding woman to read such tripe uncritically.

We all know this, but it's sometimes good to review....

racocn8 comments on Dec 12, 2023:

Except 40% like anal.

Texas woman who challenged abortion ban leaves state for the procedure | AP News

racocn8 comments on Dec 12, 2023:

I'm glad she chose not to be a martyr although the cause is worthy.

ughh...What would you do?

racocn8 comments on Dec 12, 2023:

A massive dose of CBD, NSAID of choice and tylenol...

Wedding at their favorite place - Walmart !

racocn8 comments on Dec 12, 2023:

Tat-two.... Happy and sad at the same time...

Falsies? He'll even pull a Johnnie Cochran and try on gloves to prove his manhood.

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

I met a guy who had thick muscular hands. He was a masseuse.

The Evolutionary Basis and Function of Religion "The universal characteristics of religion ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

"Cognitive fluidity enabled early modern humans to apply strategies developed for social hierarchy as a response to environmental forces by viewing these forces through the lens of anthropomorphism, allowing humans a method for attempting to control them." That's marvelous.

Well what do you know, Tommy get's it right again... 😏

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

As always, conservative intellect is an oxymoron. (Coming from the bigot that earlier inferred two Black men were fake intellectuals. Beginning to see the pattern?)

My mom and stepdad went out to lunch with some of his classmates on Sunday and one of them mentioned...

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

I'm shocked no one here gets this. They do this as part of a strategy. They do this pretend favor. They probably didn't even actually pray for you. After doing this 'favor' for you, they let you know surreptitiously so that they can then have an expectation of you to reciprocate. The idea is that once you're indebted to them, you'll open yourself up to their propaganda. It's a cheesy a trap as it gets. One cannot suspect cynical motives to these assholes that are low enough.

IQlancе: Your Lеading ([iqlance.

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

Sucks to be you.

The heart of any rehabilitation center lies in its staff.

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

Sucks to be you.

(WATER ON THE BRAIN) Former Olympian sentenced for Jan. 6 riot [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

Another traitor for Jesus.

Your religion is superstitious, dehumanizing, garbage

racocn8 comments on Dec 11, 2023:

Anyone who bases their personal morality on one of the 'Holy Books' should, indeed, be regarded as a moral cockroach. But it's worse than that, as modern ethics far outstrips the morality set out in said books, so anyone following religious morality is rightfully suspected to be a dangerous psychopath. (Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott spring to mind...)

Not a bad comeback.

racocn8 comments on Dec 9, 2023:

Marriage has been jiggered to provide women with much of the man's assets after they're divorced, but the men get zero compensation for the loss of sex. I'm betting the T-shirt stat is made up.

ACLU of Texas Condemns Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Bills | American Civil Liberties Union

racocn8 comments on Dec 9, 2023:

The ACLU has been working to force the US to have unlimited immigration. Their success laid the foundation for Trump's successful 2016 candidacy. Trump's bigotry is now a major plank of the GOP, thanks to the ACLU. Way, way back the ACLU did some good things, but they're as corrupted as the GOP in their own way.

People have it rough at my Xmas parties, the food is good, but kind of disgusting.

racocn8 comments on Dec 8, 2023:

Ohhh, Nnoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

Ummm....I wouldn't know how to cook it either. 🤭

racocn8 comments on Dec 7, 2023:

It is my understanding that penises have very little muscle tissue; vaginas do though...

If you're a fan of puns, you'll love these I was going to get a brain transplant, but I changed...

racocn8 comments on Dec 7, 2023:

Not puns, but...: Doctor: a man who suffers from good health. A paradox is two doctors. So far, this is the oldest I’ve been. Sometimes stretch-pants have no other choice. What do you call a fake noodle? An Impasta. What’s red and smells like blue paint? Red paint. Why do elephants have white tusks? The use Crest. When is the best time to go to the dentist? Tooth-hurty. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired. Do you know why a humming bird hums? Because he doesn't know the words. What happened when the skunk fell into the ocean? He stank all the way to the bottom. What do you get if you cross a skunk with an orange bear? Winnie the phew. How do you make a baby buggy? Tickle his toes. A bicycle can’t stand alone; it is two tired. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. If you don’t pay your exorcist, you can get repossessed. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. When you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall. How do you keep a baby quiet? Give him a bottle of Elmer's glue to suck on. May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live. Knock! Knock! Who's there? Control Freak. Con— Okay, now you say, "Control Freak who?" What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don't know—but the flag is a big plus. I invented a new word! Plagiarism!

Pope John Paul II, said ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 7, 2023:

(And the hierarchy of the Catholic Church says that raping small boys must be done discreetly and not punished. Consenting gay sex is a different matter...)

If your holy book tells you how to treat your slaves...

racocn8 comments on Dec 7, 2023:

Maybe not as bad as slavery, but I'd say the same for prescribing amputation... The morality of the revered scriptures generally sucks and is not thought out.

Mike Johnson, currently 2nd in line to the presidency, is bent on instituting Dominionist theocracy ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 6, 2023:

There is irony in how Christians denounce non-believers as being morally deficient because they don't follow Christian morals. The irony is that as Christians refuse to follow secular critical thinking, they remain brainwashed, delusional and incapable of forming accurate judgments about the world. Indeed, they are the ones who behave immorally, lying to assuage their cognitive dissonance. Plus, they readily swear an oath to the country (on their Bible) when their loyalty to their cult continues to have priority. Lying to others and themselves comes with their indoctrination to the point they can't even grasp what truth is.

Whenever possible just let go ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 6, 2023:

I guess that's why I remember my dreams in the shower...

Without libraries, what have we? ...

racocn8 comments on Dec 6, 2023:

The unfortunate reality is that we have no past and no future. We are an eyeblink and maybe not even that.

One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is...

racocn8 comments on Dec 6, 2023:

Yeah, he would know. Hell, he's a fucking authority...

He just had to give her a fine. 🙄

racocn8 comments on Dec 5, 2023:

Not long ago, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip,... but there were problems everywhere. Four of his elves were sick and others were sneezing. Mrs Claus said her mum was coming to visit. Santa was already stressed, then he found that several reindeer had run off.. He began to load the sleigh when a board cracked and the left rail fell off, scattering presents everywhere. Santa went for a shot of whisky to warm him up and found the elves had drank it all up. Going for the coffee, it slipped and broke into dozens of pieces. He went for the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw it was made from. Just then, the doorbell rang and Santa cussed on his way to the door. He opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said “where would you like me to put this tree, Santa?” And that is how the little angel came to be on top of the Christmas tree.

"When it comes to human dignity, we can not make compromises." Angela Merkel

racocn8 comments on Dec 5, 2023:

Is there such a thing a dignified sex? What is dignity? Cultural tradition? Stick up the ass? Can one be excessively dignified (See Groucho Marx films).

Dating and Agnostic

racocn8 comments on Dec 5, 2023:

Yeah. Good luck with finding an agnostic woman, much less an atheist. I wish it were otherwise. Perhaps it will improve as people leave organized religion?

How do you view Jesus?

racocn8 comments on Dec 5, 2023:

It is obvious that Adam never existed. No evidence of Moses doing the Exodus has been found. Most of the stories of Jesus were copied from previous deities. After subtracting those stories, not enough is left to be considered wisdom nor wise teachings. Supposedly a fair number of nutjobs claimed to be the messiah in those days. On the other hand, Frodo lives...

Dick Cheney told Liz to "defend the Republic" days before Jan. 6 -- Axios

racocn8 comments on Dec 4, 2023:

Kudos to Liz Cheney for her work on the Jan 6 Committee. How she managed to have any integrity left after being a Republican voting with Trump >90% of the time. What a fucked up planet.

Republicans Are Trying to Redefine Who’s an American -- Bloomberg

racocn8 comments on Dec 4, 2023:

GD paywalls... But to the title, if accurate: What would Republicans know about being Americans after pledging allegiance to a stooge for Putin and an insurrectionist intent on disregarding the Constitution. (Not that the Constitution is worth the parchment it's written on any more)

Kushner, Jewish business leaders huddle with Qatari PM -- Axios

racocn8 comments on Dec 4, 2023:

So will it be like Reagan who communicated with Iran during Carter's hostage crises to have Iran keep the hostages until after Reagan got elected?

OMG !?! THE MUSIC HAS ALREADY STARTED

racocn8 comments on Dec 4, 2023:

Can we go back to the War on Christmas????

He looks similar, no glasses needed

racocn8 comments on Dec 3, 2023:

The claim that Israel dismissed the Hamas war plans as 'aspirational' cannot be believed. Having them in hand when warnings of an impending attack came in from Egypt, the US, and their own intelligence agents make the excuse an absurdity. Not only was this 'wag the dog,' but shows Netanyahu had something else in mind. But what? A second Suez Canal? Exploitation of the Mediterranean gas deposits? Or good ole' ethnic cleansing? What? Regardless, Netanyahu should be in cuffs yesterday; fuck the war. That BN would allow 10/7 to happen is as ugly as it gets. Sickening. Yeah, another Trump. And both competing with Hitler.

Do you mind?

racocn8 comments on Dec 3, 2023:

They belong on a library back room to be checked out only by those who have been instructed in the consequences and risks of toxic propaganda.

I hope he lands in the worst drag bar in NY

racocn8 comments on Dec 3, 2023:

But he was getting support from a Russian oligarch, so what's different...

The World's Newest Major Religion: No Religion

racocn8 comments on Dec 2, 2023:

I also hope that the advancement of technology may enable an effective eradication of religious behavior. It's an exceptionally worthy goal.

There is only one way to happiness...

racocn8 comments on Dec 2, 2023:

Worry blocks happiness, but what is happiness?

The high minded man...

racocn8 comments on Dec 2, 2023:

Truth is a much more elusive quality than most realize, thus finding and keeping it requires perseverance, discipline and luck.

Hinduism is not behind Islam in promising virgins in heaven.

racocn8 comments on Dec 2, 2023:

Sex might feel transcendental, but the religious use of it is usually either tawdry, juvenile or hung up.

Oh how I fancy the penetrating humor of Mae West, she could dish it out and was more than willing to...

racocn8 comments on Dec 2, 2023:

She was a prolific humorist and many wonderful witticisms are attributed to her.

Another pearl of wisdom, these keep coming. I have no problem finding them.

racocn8 comments on Dec 2, 2023:

What sort of society would we have if such minds weren't tightly shackled and numbed. I'd like to think the person is capable of more than irrationality. The worst disease of all remains without a cure...