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Why Nobody Should Be an Atheist
[theapeiron.co.uk]
MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jul 6, 2021:
Semantic nonsense. This theist's argument boils down to two dubious points:
1) Humans are predisposed (supposedly) to god belief, so there must be a good reason.
2) "The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence."
The first claim is just wrong. Prevalence suggests reason(s) but ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
The author closes with an affirmative statement: "You shouldn’t believe, by blind faith, that a God or the afterlife doesn’t exist." The atheist takes the opposite view, that in the absence of evidence, one should not believe. That author wholly fails to justify his affirmative conclusion.
The absence of evidence IS evidence of absence, but normally that absence would be poor evidence. In the case of an all powerful deity, that absence of evidence becomes much stronger evidence. For a god to leave no trace means said god is a trickster that insists on faith-based belief, without providing a reason. That defies logic.
The other evidence is the variety of beliefs. If a god intentionally inspired belief, the beliefs should have much greater consistency than they do. Similarly, the behavior of believers vs that of unbelievers stands in stark contrast, and again, provides a strong reason NOT to believe.
MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jul 6, 2021:
Semantic nonsense. This theist's argument boils down to two dubious points:
1) Humans are predisposed (supposedly) to god belief, so there must be a good reason.
2) "The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence."
The first claim is just wrong. Prevalence suggests reason(s) but ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
The author closes with an affirmative statement: "You shouldn’t believe, by blind faith, that a God or the afterlife doesn’t exist." The atheist takes the opposite view, that in the absence of evidence, one should not believe. That author wholly fails to justify his affirmative conclusion.
The absence of evidence IS evidence of absence, but normally that absence would be poor evidence. In the case of an all powerful deity, that absence of evidence becomes much stronger evidence. For a god to leave no trace means said god is a trickster that insists on faith-based belief, without providing a reason. That defies logic.
The other evidence is the variety of beliefs. If a god intentionally inspired belief, the beliefs should have much greater consistency than they do. Similarly, the behavior of believers vs that of unbelievers stands in stark contrast, and again, provides a strong reason NOT to believe.
For What Specific Reason(s) Did the U.S. Block China's Access to Advanced Chip-Making Technology?
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2021:
Why would the US not block China’s access?
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
@AnonySchmoose Increased competitiveness.
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2021:
Why would the US not block China’s access?
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
@AnonySchmoose Increased competitiveness.
How did the LAPD fireworks explosion happen that injured 17? - Los Angeles Times
RichCC comments on Jul 4, 2021:
There's probably an explanation for this that I'm missing. But if they have fireworks that they think are unstable, why don't they dowse them in water?
Is it because they're afraid of waterproof containers -- as say pipe bombs? Is it because they're afraid of chemical reactions like water and ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 4, 2021:
Water is not very compressible so it conveys the shock wave to the wall with efficiency.
RichCC comments on Jul 4, 2021:
There's probably an explanation for this that I'm missing. But if they have fireworks that they think are unstable, why don't they dowse them in water?
Is it because they're afraid of waterproof containers -- as say pipe bombs? Is it because they're afraid of chemical reactions like water and ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 4, 2021:
Water is not very compressible so it conveys the shock wave to the wall with efficiency.
Nothing to add.
racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2021:
It's easy to be difficult. it is much harder to be useful and constructive.
racocn8 replies on Jul 3, 2021:
Describing what you think could be constructive from a certain point of view. Now how do you make that useful? The problem with being difficult is that it opens the door to gaslighting. Maybe you could learn more about negotiating and diplomacy?
racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2021:
It's easy to be difficult. it is much harder to be useful and constructive.
racocn8 replies on Jul 3, 2021:
Describing what you think could be constructive from a certain point of view. Now how do you make that useful? The problem with being difficult is that it opens the door to gaslighting. Maybe you could learn more about negotiating and diplomacy?
I know it's basically a meme, but I am truly curious, did Biden really say this in regard to the ...
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
If the wealthy paid their fair share, most of the rest could pay next to nothing.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@RobertMartin @LovinLarge That might be a starting point. We supposedly have that in the form of the Alternative Minimum Tax, but as always, that has been corrupted too. The other MAJOR problem is that allowed extreme wealth corrupts the political system. We need a wealth tax as well; 15% per year on wealth over 100 million would be eminently appropriate.
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
If the wealthy paid their fair share, most of the rest could pay next to nothing.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@RobertMartin @LovinLarge That might be a starting point. We supposedly have that in the form of the Alternative Minimum Tax, but as always, that has been corrupted too. The other MAJOR problem is that allowed extreme wealth corrupts the political system. We need a wealth tax as well; 15% per year on wealth over 100 million would be eminently appropriate.
Just another example of radical left wingnuts showing how pathetic they are.
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Pretty disgraceful. But certainly no comparison with Jan 6 republican legislators inside, as well as the white nationalists outside.
The notion that Democrats should be so obnoxious on this issue is bizarre. Young girls should not be forced to compete against transsexual biological males in ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@phxbillcee I am all for tran's rights, except where they infringe on women's rights. Allowing biological males to compete against women in athletic competition where money/scholarships are at stake is a non-starter. That is most certainly not the place for Democrats to take a stand, and will lose Democrats any semblance of sensibility and credibility. Sometimes strategic withdrawals are appropriate.
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Pretty disgraceful. But certainly no comparison with Jan 6 republican legislators inside, as well as the white nationalists outside.
The notion that Democrats should be so obnoxious on this issue is bizarre. Young girls should not be forced to compete against transsexual biological males in ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@phxbillcee I am all for tran's rights, except where they infringe on women's rights. Allowing biological males to compete against women in athletic competition where money/scholarships are at stake is a non-starter. That is most certainly not the place for Democrats to take a stand, and will lose Democrats any semblance of sensibility and credibility. Sometimes strategic withdrawals are appropriate.
Is this what is meant by "funny, not funny"???
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Problem we have is that the Moderates in the DNC help them keep control more often than not...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
They are well paid to do that.
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Problem we have is that the Moderates in the DNC help them keep control more often than not...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
They are well paid to do that.
Is religious belief natural or man made?
wordywalt comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Children are born without ingrained beliefs of any kind. I would not call that atheistic.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How do you figure that?
wordywalt comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Children are born without ingrained beliefs of any kind. I would not call that atheistic.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How do you figure that?
Have you heard from our war mongering ex-president yet?
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:
IMHO, the post-911 invasion of Afghanistan was more justified than the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How is it that after 20 years with the whole military and surveillance apparatus available to be brought to bear, not to mention all the contractors money can buy, the Taliban remain fully potent? Is the Pentagon utterly incompetent? What a country...
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:
IMHO, the post-911 invasion of Afghanistan was more justified than the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How is it that after 20 years with the whole military and surveillance apparatus available to be brought to bear, not to mention all the contractors money can buy, the Taliban remain fully potent? Is the Pentagon utterly incompetent? What a country...
Did you know?…
racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2021:
“I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. —Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper”
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@Wildgreens If you post BS, expect to be called on it. Most of what you post is BS, so again, shame, shame, shame on you for repeating lies and disinformation. Or, like so many others who lie incessantly, you have no shame. Don't be pretending to be moral or charitable if you embrace dishonest behavior. Maybe you can claim an excuse and maybe it doesn't cover what you do. When you lie, you murder a part of the world. Get a life - a real life.
racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2021:
“I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. —Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper”
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@Wildgreens If you post BS, expect to be called on it. Most of what you post is BS, so again, shame, shame, shame on you for repeating lies and disinformation. Or, like so many others who lie incessantly, you have no shame. Don't be pretending to be moral or charitable if you embrace dishonest behavior. Maybe you can claim an excuse and maybe it doesn't cover what you do. When you lie, you murder a part of the world. Get a life - a real life.
That could present a problem
Cast1es comments on Jul 1, 2021:
I believe he had four wives , and eventually died of AIDS , because in the end , he came out as gay . He made it big as a romantic screen star and the movie industry made a point of having him date a lot of young beautiful starlets , in order to create a fake personna for him , but in the end , his ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 1, 2021:
Gay leading men pretending to be straight was an industry in Hollywood. The agents that did it are the real story.
Cast1es comments on Jul 1, 2021:
I believe he had four wives , and eventually died of AIDS , because in the end , he came out as gay . He made it big as a romantic screen star and the movie industry made a point of having him date a lot of young beautiful starlets , in order to create a fake personna for him , but in the end , his ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 1, 2021:
Gay leading men pretending to be straight was an industry in Hollywood. The agents that did it are the real story.
"The real offense of racism in the end, is to judge individuals by a supposed stereotype of their ...
racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2021:
In the US, where non-whites are institutionally disadvantaged, all whites are therefore privileged. Essentially everyone is intrinsically racist, but some resist and actively seek to negate that racism. The rest, not so much or not at all.
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
@Matias Q1: Perhaps the environment has become more toxic. i.e. If the privileged buy bottled water contaminated with BPA. Q2: Their cultures respect and encourage scholasticism, business proficiency and networking.
racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2021:
In the US, where non-whites are institutionally disadvantaged, all whites are therefore privileged. Essentially everyone is intrinsically racist, but some resist and actively seek to negate that racism. The rest, not so much or not at all.
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
@Matias Q1: Perhaps the environment has become more toxic. i.e. If the privileged buy bottled water contaminated with BPA. Q2: Their cultures respect and encourage scholasticism, business proficiency and networking.
I never understood why any woman who could read and understand the meaning of bibles, torahs and ...
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
Per Wiki: In 2000, Carter severed his membership with the Southern Baptist Convention, saying the group's doctrines did not align with his Christian beliefs, while still a member of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (See Personal Life)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
Per Wiki: In 2000, Carter severed his membership with the Southern Baptist Convention, saying the group's doctrines did not align with his Christian beliefs, while still a member of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (See Personal Life)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter
I never understood why any woman who could read and understand the meaning of bibles, torahs and ...
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
He left the Southern Baptists, but is still super-Christian. In 2006, Carter put out "Peace or Apartheid" even though he claimed to be a big-time negotiator. Obviously the meme above would not apply to Jews in Carter's world.
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
He left the Southern Baptists, but is still super-Christian. In 2006, Carter put out "Peace or Apartheid" even though he claimed to be a big-time negotiator. Obviously the meme above would not apply to Jews in Carter's world.
So like a dog
glennlab comments on Jun 28, 2021:
I'm not going to clean that board.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
I once asked a squirter for 69. I felt like I was being waterboarded.
glennlab comments on Jun 28, 2021:
I'm not going to clean that board.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
I once asked a squirter for 69. I felt like I was being waterboarded.
The teacher has no sense of humor
MerlinZap comments on Jun 28, 2021:
Written.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
Thanks for that!!!
MerlinZap comments on Jun 28, 2021:
Written.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
Thanks for that!!!
Agreed 100%.
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
One could have legitimate reasons for not getting vaccinated, but I'm sure those people are scarce compared to those who simply refuse out of arrogance, loyalty to Trump, or brainwashed against vaccines. I'm not sure how a business could established whether a potential client was an anti-vaxxer or ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
We've seen how quickly this virus spreads, and how frequently it mutates. A new mutant strain that is overcomes vaccination could pop up and be spread everywhere in a matter of days, and before it is recognized. Thus, it is prudent to stay masked inside until the pandemic subsides everywhere.
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
One could have legitimate reasons for not getting vaccinated, but I'm sure those people are scarce compared to those who simply refuse out of arrogance, loyalty to Trump, or brainwashed against vaccines. I'm not sure how a business could established whether a potential client was an anti-vaxxer or ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
We've seen how quickly this virus spreads, and how frequently it mutates. A new mutant strain that is overcomes vaccination could pop up and be spread everywhere in a matter of days, and before it is recognized. Thus, it is prudent to stay masked inside until the pandemic subsides everywhere.
When will the Democrats stop engaging in gratuitous socialist over-reach?
yvilletom comments on Jun 27, 2021:
I regularly use dictionaries but I need you to define “gratuitous socialist over-reach” or to provide examples of it.
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
Otherwise it is just empty gratuitous over-reaching rhetoric.
yvilletom comments on Jun 27, 2021:
I regularly use dictionaries but I need you to define “gratuitous socialist over-reach” or to provide examples of it.
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
Otherwise it is just empty gratuitous over-reaching rhetoric.
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Agreed, Unidentified. We do not have any idea who is in control of those objects. Do you have a particular instance/claim to apply Occam's Razor?
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Agreed, Unidentified. We do not have any idea who is in control of those objects. Do you have a particular instance/claim to apply Occam's Razor?
US report on Pentagon-documented UFOs leaves sightings unexplained
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
If the old enemies were exhausted, we wouldn't have run out on the Kurds, nor be leaving the Afghanis in the lurch.
Massive spending has been going on in this area for decades, and they've never needed our approval, nor do they now.
The military have never been the ones blocking spending on ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@David1955 What is it about an ET that makes it scary?
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
If the old enemies were exhausted, we wouldn't have run out on the Kurds, nor be leaving the Afghanis in the lurch.
Massive spending has been going on in this area for decades, and they've never needed our approval, nor do they now.
The military have never been the ones blocking spending on ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@David1955 What is it about an ET that makes it scary?
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@AnneWimsey From the report: "Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or move at considerable speed, WITHOUT DISCERNABLE MEANS OF PROPULSION. " Representatives have disclosed that these objects are not in any other country's inventory, nor in ours, nor in any corporation's. Per the report, eliminating the other categories leaves "Other" (ET). But that has been well established by numerous multiple eyewitness accounts of close encounters.
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@AnneWimsey From the report: "Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or move at considerable speed, WITHOUT DISCERNABLE MEANS OF PROPULSION. " Representatives have disclosed that these objects are not in any other country's inventory, nor in ours, nor in any corporation's. Per the report, eliminating the other categories leaves "Other" (ET). But that has been well established by numerous multiple eyewitness accounts of close encounters.
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
Even the Pentagon admits they exist and are NOT nothing. They have released a tiny bit of their evidence, but evidence doesn't matter to those whose minds are made up.
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
Even the Pentagon admits they exist and are NOT nothing. They have released a tiny bit of their evidence, but evidence doesn't matter to those whose minds are made up.
This is a follow up to a previous post.
racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2021:
Again, note that the true definition of atheist is one who is without belief in a god. No god is specified, and this represents a particular philosophical and even scientific perspective. No evidence for Odin or Yahweh means no reason to accept the claim from believers.
Christians have turned ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Flyingsaucesir The definition in the third paragraph is from the atheist.org link. Your definition of agnostic also differs from the conventional definition which is: One who does not know or is without knowledge (having nothing to do with belief).
Here's the dictionary versions
1. a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
2. a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study.
3. a person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic:
racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2021:
Again, note that the true definition of atheist is one who is without belief in a god. No god is specified, and this represents a particular philosophical and even scientific perspective. No evidence for Odin or Yahweh means no reason to accept the claim from believers.
Christians have turned ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Flyingsaucesir The definition in the third paragraph is from the atheist.org link. Your definition of agnostic also differs from the conventional definition which is: One who does not know or is without knowledge (having nothing to do with belief).
Here's the dictionary versions
1. a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
2. a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study.
3. a person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic:
What is our relationship with nature ?
racocn8 comments on Jun 25, 2021:
ELE
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Matias Extinction Level Event
racocn8 comments on Jun 25, 2021:
ELE
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Matias Extinction Level Event
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
It proves what dishonest and cowardly pussies the US government are (particularly the Pentagon et al).
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
It proves what dishonest and cowardly pussies the US government are (particularly the Pentagon et al).
The paramount of evil! There may be jokes about evil religion on here, but is there any serious ...
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Here's a link: First Nations finds 751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school site
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/24/first-nations-saskatchewan-unmarked-graves-496082
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
Remember that religions create psychopaths out of normal people by forcibly and cruelly indoctrinating them. The church then uses psychopaths to spread the gospel, and fosters bullies, perverts, and murderers as needed. Psychopaths then reproduce and pass mental illness to their offspring by way of emotional abuse and trauma.
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Here's a link: First Nations finds 751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school site
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/24/first-nations-saskatchewan-unmarked-graves-496082
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
Remember that religions create psychopaths out of normal people by forcibly and cruelly indoctrinating them. The church then uses psychopaths to spread the gospel, and fosters bullies, perverts, and murderers as needed. Psychopaths then reproduce and pass mental illness to their offspring by way of emotional abuse and trauma.
I think I found what is a small actual truth, but I'm not saying what it is.
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Yeah, if you share it, you might find out the REAL truth.
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
...or greater insight, perhaps wisdom...
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Yeah, if you share it, you might find out the REAL truth.
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
...or greater insight, perhaps wisdom...
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Ad hominem fallacy and absolutist thinking noted.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Ad hominem fallacy and absolutist thinking noted.
This pretty well sums it up .....
Druvius comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Since no one is blaming her for slavery, this meme makes zero sense.
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Yup, false premise leading to a strawman.
Druvius comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Since no one is blaming her for slavery, this meme makes zero sense.
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Yup, false premise leading to a strawman.
I'm tired of hearing about 'white privilege.
Lorajay comments on Feb 7, 2021:
All of my great grandparents were slaveholders. I grew up in a home that had a black maid and a black gardener part of my life. I loved the black lady named Tennessee as if she were part of my own family and she made me acutely aware that she could not show me affection in public.
None of those ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
It is certainly interesting to observe the comments from conservatives that strongly reinforce the proposition that they are innately incapable of shame, hence their cognitive dissonance.
Lorajay comments on Feb 7, 2021:
All of my great grandparents were slaveholders. I grew up in a home that had a black maid and a black gardener part of my life. I loved the black lady named Tennessee as if she were part of my own family and she made me acutely aware that she could not show me affection in public.
None of those ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
It is certainly interesting to observe the comments from conservatives that strongly reinforce the proposition that they are innately incapable of shame, hence their cognitive dissonance.
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear US and NATO have superficial support for democratic goals while the countries you named are controlled by power-mad autocrats who have no thought for anyone, and are indifferent to the suffering of their countrymen. The differences are not as great as often portrayed, but I don't believe the lip-service given to governing ideals are completely empty. However, the US elected Trump and Trump was completely OK with malfeasance even when it meant killing 600,000 and harming millions more. If the US allows the GOP/Putin to up-end the " democracy " that has been in place, then yes, the US will be one more fully corrupt dictatorship.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear US and NATO have superficial support for democratic goals while the countries you named are controlled by power-mad autocrats who have no thought for anyone, and are indifferent to the suffering of their countrymen. The differences are not as great as often portrayed, but I don't believe the lip-service given to governing ideals are completely empty. However, the US elected Trump and Trump was completely OK with malfeasance even when it meant killing 600,000 and harming millions more. If the US allows the GOP/Putin to up-end the " democracy " that has been in place, then yes, the US will be one more fully corrupt dictatorship.
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Do you approve of Q-Anon posts telling believers to get ready for the storm?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Do you approve of Q-Anon posts telling believers to get ready for the storm?
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Seriously, you're comparing the US to China on this? Do you think China is comparable to the US in the open availability of information?
If ANYONE has anything meaningful they need to get across, they can always hold a press conference.
Although now that Republicans approve of openly cheating on elections, we will shortly join China and Iran in being a totalitarian regime.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Seriously, you're comparing the US to China on this? Do you think China is comparable to the US in the open availability of information?
If ANYONE has anything meaningful they need to get across, they can always hold a press conference.
Although now that Republicans approve of openly cheating on elections, we will shortly join China and Iran in being a totalitarian regime.
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Not the same thing. Iran and Russia are dedicated enemies of the United States and use these outlets in furtherance of degrading the US. Plenty of other news sources are available. Using that Holocaust meme to defend these evil countries is the height of bad taste and worse.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Not the same thing. Iran and Russia are dedicated enemies of the United States and use these outlets in furtherance of degrading the US. Plenty of other news sources are available. Using that Holocaust meme to defend these evil countries is the height of bad taste and worse.
[thethings.
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Maher's war on cancel culture ignores the cancel culture from the Evangelicals and Conservatives that has gone on for centuries against minorities, women, Jews, progressives and against science. Cancel culture may go too far occasionally, but we've become so used to the cancel culture coming from ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@David1955 You're right that Maher hasn't forgotten. However, he's beating a dead horse. His objections will be ignored, especially as he veers toward parroting Libertarian talking points, his credibility among Progressives plummets. Some percent of cancel culture will always be excessive, and it will always be an easy target for cheap laughs that have no meaning. He takes it way too seriously, as if those jokes will have an effect on the also all-too-serious SJWs.
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Maher's war on cancel culture ignores the cancel culture from the Evangelicals and Conservatives that has gone on for centuries against minorities, women, Jews, progressives and against science. Cancel culture may go too far occasionally, but we've become so used to the cancel culture coming from ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@David1955 You're right that Maher hasn't forgotten. However, he's beating a dead horse. His objections will be ignored, especially as he veers toward parroting Libertarian talking points, his credibility among Progressives plummets. Some percent of cancel culture will always be excessive, and it will always be an easy target for cheap laughs that have no meaning. He takes it way too seriously, as if those jokes will have an effect on the also all-too-serious SJWs.
FBI chasing 2,000 domestic terror cases; antifa aren't among Capitol suspects, Wray says
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker And, in the recent testimony before Congress as to why the FBI failed to alert the Capitol Police on the intelligence leading up to the attempted Jan 6 coup, Wray's testimony was singularly evasive and unforthcoming. It is entirely feasible that Wray interfered with said alerts, which would likely have prevented the entire fiasco.
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker And, in the recent testimony before Congress as to why the FBI failed to alert the Capitol Police on the intelligence leading up to the attempted Jan 6 coup, Wray's testimony was singularly evasive and unforthcoming. It is entirely feasible that Wray interfered with said alerts, which would likely have prevented the entire fiasco.
FBI chasing 2,000 domestic terror cases; antifa aren't among Capitol suspects, Wray says
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker Wray has excellent CONSERVATIVE (Racist) credentials.
-Wray signed off on the Trump's demands for an in-house investigation of Mueller's Russia probe attorneys.
-Wray signed off on the retention of the memos that supposedly justified not prosecuting Trump.
-Wray did nothing after the Lafayette Park police riot wherein Barr illegally marshalled militias from the DEA, ICE, Border Patrol and the Park Service to enact a police riot trampling people and freedoms of speech and assembly.
-Wray did nothing while overseeing the illicit spying and subpoenas of records of Congressmen and reporters for Trump's political campaign of intimidation. This was under both Sessions and Barr.
from Wikipedia:
On June 7, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Wray to be the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, replacing James Comey, who was dismissed by Trump on May 9, 2017
On June 4, 2020, Wray stated that "anarchists" like Antifa are "exploiting" George Floyd protests "to pursue violent, extremist agendas". Wray later clarified that Antifa is an ideology rather than any specific organization, clashing with Trump.
Wray is a Republican and a member of the Federalist Society. It is the Federalist Society that provided lists of ultra-conservative candidates for judgeships to Trump and McConnell.
Here is Wray speaking at the Heritage Foundation, which has worked for the last 4 months to provide Republican legislatures with proposed voter suppression laws, tailored to the individual states.
https://www.facebook.com/heritagefoundation/videos/10155770422284481
Wray was installed by Trump and kept on throughout Trump's tenure. You think he isn't dirty as shit?
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker Wray has excellent CONSERVATIVE (Racist) credentials.
-Wray signed off on the Trump's demands for an in-house investigation of Mueller's Russia probe attorneys.
-Wray signed off on the retention of the memos that supposedly justified not prosecuting Trump.
-Wray did nothing after the Lafayette Park police riot wherein Barr illegally marshalled militias from the DEA, ICE, Border Patrol and the Park Service to enact a police riot trampling people and freedoms of speech and assembly.
-Wray did nothing while overseeing the illicit spying and subpoenas of records of Congressmen and reporters for Trump's political campaign of intimidation. This was under both Sessions and Barr.
from Wikipedia:
On June 7, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Wray to be the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, replacing James Comey, who was dismissed by Trump on May 9, 2017
On June 4, 2020, Wray stated that "anarchists" like Antifa are "exploiting" George Floyd protests "to pursue violent, extremist agendas". Wray later clarified that Antifa is an ideology rather than any specific organization, clashing with Trump.
Wray is a Republican and a member of the Federalist Society. It is the Federalist Society that provided lists of ultra-conservative candidates for judgeships to Trump and McConnell.
Here is Wray speaking at the Heritage Foundation, which has worked for the last 4 months to provide Republican legislatures with proposed voter suppression laws, tailored to the individual states.
https://www.facebook.com/heritagefoundation/videos/10155770422284481
Wray was installed by Trump and kept on throughout Trump's tenure. You think he isn't dirty as shit?
Give your pet a happy fourth this year....
FrayedBear comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Are you promoting bestiality for your dog?
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
Is it humanality from the dog's point of view? How about animal husbandry?
FrayedBear comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Are you promoting bestiality for your dog?
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
Is it humanality from the dog's point of view? How about animal husbandry?
SARS, MERS, COVID-19 and Disease X?
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
it could be a SARS, it could be Ebola. The point is that the density, mobility, and economics guarantee another, and another, until humans either figure out a reliable means to generate cures, or mitigate the circumstances that cause them. Electing a president who destroys all the intellectual ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@powder It is fairly certain that Covid came from the local wet market, as did the previous SARS. We could stop these outbreaks by controlling what animals are brought to wet markets and by providing for the poorest regions that poach these animals from the wild. But how about Zika and the H1N1, H1N5. Science will be our best bet after the fact. Education is modestly effective in suppressing anti-vax attitudes and anti-mask attitudes. Frankly, those people need drugs/therapy.
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
it could be a SARS, it could be Ebola. The point is that the density, mobility, and economics guarantee another, and another, until humans either figure out a reliable means to generate cures, or mitigate the circumstances that cause them. Electing a president who destroys all the intellectual ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@powder It is fairly certain that Covid came from the local wet market, as did the previous SARS. We could stop these outbreaks by controlling what animals are brought to wet markets and by providing for the poorest regions that poach these animals from the wild. But how about Zika and the H1N1, H1N5. Science will be our best bet after the fact. Education is modestly effective in suppressing anti-vax attitudes and anti-mask attitudes. Frankly, those people need drugs/therapy.
With thanks to DBair for this post.
glennlab comments on Jun 3, 2021:
all the references in the footnotes refer back to the original source, no better than the god bothers stating the bible is the source of all their facts. This is neither peer reviewed . brought to us by the same people that promoted coconut oil without proof.
from the about "The Health ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@FrayedBear , @glennlab Perhaps the lower platelet count (thrombocytopenia) comes from the platelets being consumed in numerous blood clots (thrombosis) ?
glennlab comments on Jun 3, 2021:
all the references in the footnotes refer back to the original source, no better than the god bothers stating the bible is the source of all their facts. This is neither peer reviewed . brought to us by the same people that promoted coconut oil without proof.
from the about "The Health ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@FrayedBear , @glennlab Perhaps the lower platelet count (thrombocytopenia) comes from the platelets being consumed in numerous blood clots (thrombosis) ?
Knock knock knockin'
godlessinal comments on Jun 19, 2021:
That's cool. I remember back in the day we used to get the color coded plastic key holders that went over the top of them.
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
Those are still around...
godlessinal comments on Jun 19, 2021:
That's cool. I remember back in the day we used to get the color coded plastic key holders that went over the top of them.
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
Those are still around...
GEORGE PACKER IS PERHAPS THE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED WRITER AND THINKER ON AMERICA SINCE WALKER ...
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
Floyd BLM extortion??? Myth-making lies??? Have you got any facts to back up that bullshit? Or is it your own insidious form of racism not yet defined? (More like the same old racism...)
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
@holdenc98 Yes, 16 trillion is absurd for entrepreneur development. I couldn't find any references to such a proposal.
As for BLM extortion, I found a case from August 20, and an instance where fake extortion letters were sent to discredit BLM. While other incidents came up, the search reported no concerted policy of extortion. It's clear where your head is at, so no need to respond.
https://www.nbc15.com/2020/06/26/feds-accuse-arrested-activist-of-extorting-two-madison-businesses/
https://billypenn.com/2020/08/19/fake-extortion-letters-black-lives-matter-philly-newtown-police-investigation-arson-threats-donations/
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
Floyd BLM extortion??? Myth-making lies??? Have you got any facts to back up that bullshit? Or is it your own insidious form of racism not yet defined? (More like the same old racism...)
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
@holdenc98 Yes, 16 trillion is absurd for entrepreneur development. I couldn't find any references to such a proposal.
As for BLM extortion, I found a case from August 20, and an instance where fake extortion letters were sent to discredit BLM. While other incidents came up, the search reported no concerted policy of extortion. It's clear where your head is at, so no need to respond.
https://www.nbc15.com/2020/06/26/feds-accuse-arrested-activist-of-extorting-two-madison-businesses/
https://billypenn.com/2020/08/19/fake-extortion-letters-black-lives-matter-philly-newtown-police-investigation-arson-threats-donations/
15 People Who Found Their Long-Lost Twin At The Art Museum – InspireMore
racocn8 comments on Jun 17, 2021:
In my junior year of high school, I traveled from LA to Chicago and, thereafter, visited the Museum of Science and Industry. On the second floor, we had just passed the HO train diorama, and while walking I noticed a familiar looking teen with red hair. We both stared at each other in amazement, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 18, 2021:
@deepeddy Partly as a consequence of that experience, I have maintained a strong interest in the concept of coincidence. In my case, I can propose mitigating circumstances to reduce the level of strangeness: spring break, novelty museums to visit in a major city, the dynamics of a random walk, or maybe not so random...
racocn8 comments on Jun 17, 2021:
In my junior year of high school, I traveled from LA to Chicago and, thereafter, visited the Museum of Science and Industry. On the second floor, we had just passed the HO train diorama, and while walking I noticed a familiar looking teen with red hair. We both stared at each other in amazement, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 18, 2021:
@deepeddy Partly as a consequence of that experience, I have maintained a strong interest in the concept of coincidence. In my case, I can propose mitigating circumstances to reduce the level of strangeness: spring break, novelty museums to visit in a major city, the dynamics of a random walk, or maybe not so random...
World's most powerful magnet begins journey to heart of giant fusion experiment
It will produce a ...
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
That page took too long to load!!
Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
...
racocn8 replies on Jun 17, 2021:
@whiskywoman Agreed. Nuclear waste is so dangerous it can't be transported over objections of communities to be traversed.
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
That page took too long to load!!
Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
...
racocn8 replies on Jun 17, 2021:
@whiskywoman Agreed. Nuclear waste is so dangerous it can't be transported over objections of communities to be traversed.
Dems Rage at Biden DOJ: Your Moves ‘Make No Sense’
[thedailybeast.com]
racocn8 comments on Jun 16, 2021:
Garland has to go. He's had plenty to work with and so far, NOTHING (except providing cover for Trump). Garland must be another Putin mole or the equivalent, a corrupt hack owned by the GOP. And he was the asshole Obama wanted to put on the Supreme Court? Shame on Obama and shame on Biden.
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I want it done at all. Why are you so over-confidant that he'll do anything???
racocn8 comments on Jun 16, 2021:
Garland has to go. He's had plenty to work with and so far, NOTHING (except providing cover for Trump). Garland must be another Putin mole or the equivalent, a corrupt hack owned by the GOP. And he was the asshole Obama wanted to put on the Supreme Court? Shame on Obama and shame on Biden.
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I want it done at all. Why are you so over-confidant that he'll do anything???
World's most powerful magnet begins journey to heart of giant fusion experiment
It will produce a ...
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
That page took too long to load!!
Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
...
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
I like that windmills are much cleaner as a source of energy, but they are a visual blight. Solar is great, until they go bad and need to be demolished. Given the cost and difficulty of this form of fusion, even if they were wholly successful, when would that translate to commercial energy?
I suspect the Pentagon is withholding technology which would solve our energy problems (at the urging of the fossil fuel industry).
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
That page took too long to load!!
Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
...
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
I like that windmills are much cleaner as a source of energy, but they are a visual blight. Solar is great, until they go bad and need to be demolished. Given the cost and difficulty of this form of fusion, even if they were wholly successful, when would that translate to commercial energy?
I suspect the Pentagon is withholding technology which would solve our energy problems (at the urging of the fossil fuel industry).
Tony Perkins: Liberals Want to Toss Anti-LGBTQ Christians Into a “Fiery Furnace” | Hemant Mehta ...
Notlost comments on Jun 16, 2021:
It's a start...
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
Yeah, but the smell... Just bury them alive.
Notlost comments on Jun 16, 2021:
It's a start...
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
Yeah, but the smell... Just bury them alive.
Genesis of Homeless by Mr. Hefferman (?
rainmanjr comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Yes we have but I cried out against RR before falling asleep.
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Would you believe, Bank of America burned down its own bank at UCI as a false flag to help Reagan get elected governor of California (1970). This was a few years after the bank in Isle Vista was supposedly burned by student rioters (actually a police riot).
rainmanjr comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Yes we have but I cried out against RR before falling asleep.
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Would you believe, Bank of America burned down its own bank at UCI as a false flag to help Reagan get elected governor of California (1970). This was a few years after the bank in Isle Vista was supposedly burned by student rioters (actually a police riot).
Test your American History knowledge.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
I have a hard time imagining any Republicans falling into those buckets. They seem more like impersonators or somehow fake people; Invasion of the Body Snatchers Pod People, or zombies without the gore. Mostly, they are seriously dim-witted with a big dose of lazy that prevents them from learning anything unless it's an entertaining conspiracy.
It's like they've become schizophrenic to accommodate their religion, and they separate their beliefs from the real world and all the cognitive dissonance that comes with it. In so doing, they've split off critical cognitive capabilities, and become delusional or indifferent when challenged.
Which personality types do you believe Republicans express ?
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
I have a hard time imagining any Republicans falling into those buckets. They seem more like impersonators or somehow fake people; Invasion of the Body Snatchers Pod People, or zombies without the gore. Mostly, they are seriously dim-witted with a big dose of lazy that prevents them from learning anything unless it's an entertaining conspiracy.
It's like they've become schizophrenic to accommodate their religion, and they separate their beliefs from the real world and all the cognitive dissonance that comes with it. In so doing, they've split off critical cognitive capabilities, and become delusional or indifferent when challenged.
Which personality types do you believe Republicans express ?
Test your American History knowledge.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Is it some kind of trauma developing from religious behavior, or taught, or what?
I'd give real money to help fund a study using MRI's like Harris cites for the absence of free will.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Is it some kind of trauma developing from religious behavior, or taught, or what?
I'd give real money to help fund a study using MRI's like Harris cites for the absence of free will.
I've seen Ms. Lenart do this a couple of times at the Magic Castle.
[youtube.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Link?
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Thanks!!!
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Link?
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Thanks!!!
Woman killed after car plunges into Minneapolis protest over fatal police shooting of Black man
...
Charlene comments on Jun 14, 2021:
The drivers lucky to be alive..
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
When the BLM see the racist gets slapped on the wrist, the next murderer will get justice.
Charlene comments on Jun 14, 2021:
The drivers lucky to be alive..
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
When the BLM see the racist gets slapped on the wrist, the next murderer will get justice.
Some Indian Villages Are Refusing COVID Vaccines Due to Religious Superstitions | Hemant Mehta | ...
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2021:
No, no, some FORMER villages....
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Yeah, like, who knew religions could be so destructive...
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2021:
No, no, some FORMER villages....
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Yeah, like, who knew religions could be so destructive...
Please happen soon!
BirdMan1 comments on Jun 13, 2021:
Tired, very tired, but, we must have still more patience.
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
I hope you're right. The Trump Administration needs to be gone through with a chainsaw, and the Democrats need the spine to do it.
BirdMan1 comments on Jun 13, 2021:
Tired, very tired, but, we must have still more patience.
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
I hope you're right. The Trump Administration needs to be gone through with a chainsaw, and the Democrats need the spine to do it.
Pandora's Box is open and we may never get it closed.
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
You are wrong to positively assert the virus is man-made. No proof either way is in public hands. And, scientific opinion has not been swayed by Republican disinformation. This remains the prevailing scientific view on the subject:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
@AnneWimsey As gay men were the primary demographic to die from AIDS, and the Reagan administration completely disregarded it, the remaining gay community suggested that the virus had been created specifically to wipe them out. The rest of society also acted with indifference, and at one point, demonstrations were held demanding research be undertaken to stop the epidemic. It's true that a significant portion of gay men are Conservative, so some Conservative gay men may also have suggested that AIDS was artificial.
The fact that AIDS decimated Black gays and heterosexuals in Africa was noted to counter the claim that the disease specifically targeted gays.
Who do you believe was promoting AIDS as artificial?
Per Wikipedia below, quite a few theories were floated by a variety of actors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discredited_HIV/AIDS_origins_theories
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
You are wrong to positively assert the virus is man-made. No proof either way is in public hands. And, scientific opinion has not been swayed by Republican disinformation. This remains the prevailing scientific view on the subject:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
@AnneWimsey As gay men were the primary demographic to die from AIDS, and the Reagan administration completely disregarded it, the remaining gay community suggested that the virus had been created specifically to wipe them out. The rest of society also acted with indifference, and at one point, demonstrations were held demanding research be undertaken to stop the epidemic. It's true that a significant portion of gay men are Conservative, so some Conservative gay men may also have suggested that AIDS was artificial.
The fact that AIDS decimated Black gays and heterosexuals in Africa was noted to counter the claim that the disease specifically targeted gays.
Who do you believe was promoting AIDS as artificial?
Per Wikipedia below, quite a few theories were floated by a variety of actors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discredited_HIV/AIDS_origins_theories
Please happen soon!
BirdMan1 comments on Jun 13, 2021:
Tired, very tired, but, we must have still more patience.
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
You still think something will happen?
BirdMan1 comments on Jun 13, 2021:
Tired, very tired, but, we must have still more patience.
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
You still think something will happen?
I've decided not to engage conservatives on this site.
racocn8 comments on Jun 13, 2021:
(Please correct typo, last line "They are NOT worthy..."
Yeah, that's it, they spout lies they know to be lies (or should) and proof of that is they aren't interested in the truth when you send it back. Just block them all. I have a long list of imbeciles : richiegtt, castlepaloma, sticks48, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
@Holysocks If you can see my post, you're not on my list, yet.
racocn8 comments on Jun 13, 2021:
(Please correct typo, last line "They are NOT worthy..."
Yeah, that's it, they spout lies they know to be lies (or should) and proof of that is they aren't interested in the truth when you send it back. Just block them all. I have a long list of imbeciles : richiegtt, castlepaloma, sticks48, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
@Holysocks If you can see my post, you're not on my list, yet.
Jan 6 was 'just the beginning': Extremist-fighting sheriff makes a frightening prediction about the ...
bobwjr comments on Jun 13, 2021:
He's from a area of right wing nutballs , they can do damage to local police but against the military poof gone
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
Meme 2 is amazing. Hauling 60 lbs or more dog? Wow!!! Will they be able to do that with robot dogs? Robot soldiers by that time, I guess.
bobwjr comments on Jun 13, 2021:
He's from a area of right wing nutballs , they can do damage to local police but against the military poof gone
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
Meme 2 is amazing. Hauling 60 lbs or more dog? Wow!!! Will they be able to do that with robot dogs? Robot soldiers by that time, I guess.
Pandora's Box is open and we may never get it closed.
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
You are wrong to positively assert the virus is man-made. No proof either way is in public hands. And, scientific opinion has not been swayed by Republican disinformation. This remains the prevailing scientific view on the subject:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I had forgotten about that. That example demonstrates that the Wokeist left is just as screwed up as the Fox wingnuts as far as promoting baseless and asinine conspiracies.
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
You are wrong to positively assert the virus is man-made. No proof either way is in public hands. And, scientific opinion has not been swayed by Republican disinformation. This remains the prevailing scientific view on the subject:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I had forgotten about that. That example demonstrates that the Wokeist left is just as screwed up as the Fox wingnuts as far as promoting baseless and asinine conspiracies.
I couldn't resist posting this celebration of life.
racocn8 comments on Jun 12, 2021:
Really great. I haven't seen that wheel of bells instrument before...
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
@FrayedBear They aren't used as much in this, but it is interesting to see them played.
https://youtu.be/enuOArEfqGo
racocn8 comments on Jun 12, 2021:
Really great. I haven't seen that wheel of bells instrument before...
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
@FrayedBear They aren't used as much in this, but it is interesting to see them played.
https://youtu.be/enuOArEfqGo
Just your redneck contagion
racocn8 comments on Jun 12, 2021:
Out in the west where men are men and sheep are a little nervous...
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
It's spelled ewe.
racocn8 comments on Jun 12, 2021:
Out in the west where men are men and sheep are a little nervous...
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
It's spelled ewe.
You will be blessed! -ksst-
racocn8 comments on Jun 12, 2021:
UFO or tic-tac?
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
@Kynlei Riffing off The Flying Nun and the white UFO's spotted by Navy pilots that were described as resembling 40 ft Tic-tacs. Hey, there's even a dome on top!!!
racocn8 comments on Jun 12, 2021:
UFO or tic-tac?
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
@Kynlei Riffing off The Flying Nun and the white UFO's spotted by Navy pilots that were described as resembling 40 ft Tic-tacs. Hey, there's even a dome on top!!!
Your name is "Oh, ! Oh, yes! More! More!"???
racocn8 comments on Jun 11, 2021:
Actually, she screams my name, and hope the neighbors can't hear that.
But, Jesus is a fictional confabulation. And a woman probably screams " Fuck " so it becomes " Fuck Jesus, fuck Jesus " or I can hope so.
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
@bbyrd009 What do I have against Zeus or Thor? Not a thing.
racocn8 comments on Jun 11, 2021:
Actually, she screams my name, and hope the neighbors can't hear that.
But, Jesus is a fictional confabulation. And a woman probably screams " Fuck " so it becomes " Fuck Jesus, fuck Jesus " or I can hope so.
racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2021:
@bbyrd009 What do I have against Zeus or Thor? Not a thing.
Pandora's Box is open and we may never get it closed.
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
You are wrong to positively assert the virus is man-made. No proof either way is in public hands. And, scientific opinion has not been swayed by Republican disinformation. This remains the prevailing scientific view on the subject:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
racocn8 replies on Jun 11, 2021:
@valentine4real China's behavior is reprehensible regardless of where it came from. China had previously closed down its wet market because of the risk of serious SARS outbreak, but still reopened it. For China to be so uncooperative in checking out the lab increases the suspicion, even if the science says no. Even if we find out the lab workers got infected, we can't know if it was from the lab or the nearby wet market. Or, they might have fallen ill from the flu. It may well be too late to prove it was a lab accident, what then?
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
You are wrong to positively assert the virus is man-made. No proof either way is in public hands. And, scientific opinion has not been swayed by Republican disinformation. This remains the prevailing scientific view on the subject:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
racocn8 replies on Jun 11, 2021:
@valentine4real China's behavior is reprehensible regardless of where it came from. China had previously closed down its wet market because of the risk of serious SARS outbreak, but still reopened it. For China to be so uncooperative in checking out the lab increases the suspicion, even if the science says no. Even if we find out the lab workers got infected, we can't know if it was from the lab or the nearby wet market. Or, they might have fallen ill from the flu. It may well be too late to prove it was a lab accident, what then?
I don't often agree with Arny, but he hit the nail on the head
Killtheskyfairy comments on Jun 10, 2021:
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
racocn8 replies on Jun 10, 2021:
Hey, that's my line!!!
Killtheskyfairy comments on Jun 10, 2021:
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
racocn8 replies on Jun 10, 2021:
Hey, that's my line!!!
How can we fix COVID miscommunications and falsehoods?
[news.yahoo.com]
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
Stop trying to vaccinate those who resist. The next pandemic will remove them.
racocn8 replies on Jun 10, 2021:
@bobwjr You are right and I understand. My comment is, necessarily, mostly facetious given that people with more empathy than I have will go the extra mile to encourage the resistors to get the vaccine. However, the ugly truth is that about 25% will NOT get the vaccine no matter what, and these people will have blood on their hands. Ideally, they would incur the same penalty they'd wish on abortion doctors.
racocn8 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
Stop trying to vaccinate those who resist. The next pandemic will remove them.
racocn8 replies on Jun 10, 2021:
@bobwjr You are right and I understand. My comment is, necessarily, mostly facetious given that people with more empathy than I have will go the extra mile to encourage the resistors to get the vaccine. However, the ugly truth is that about 25% will NOT get the vaccine no matter what, and these people will have blood on their hands. Ideally, they would incur the same penalty they'd wish on abortion doctors.
I thought so.
BD66 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
Says the party trying to stack the Supreme Court.
racocn8 replies on Jun 10, 2021:
You mean unstack it.
BD66 comments on Jun 10, 2021:
Says the party trying to stack the Supreme Court.
racocn8 replies on Jun 10, 2021:
You mean unstack it.
Hypocrites as usual
racocn8 comments on Jun 9, 2021:
What would the hypocrisy be?
Blacks call themselves the n-word in a variety of contexts, both as denigration as well as affection. Civil society dictates that Whites may not use the word in reference to Blacks, except in the rare instance of affection and privacy, though that is still ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 9, 2021:
Mindless Insults from conservative trolls? Gotta love it.
racocn8 comments on Jun 9, 2021:
What would the hypocrisy be?
Blacks call themselves the n-word in a variety of contexts, both as denigration as well as affection. Civil society dictates that Whites may not use the word in reference to Blacks, except in the rare instance of affection and privacy, though that is still ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 9, 2021:
Mindless Insults from conservative trolls? Gotta love it.
Hypocrites as usual
racocn8 comments on Jun 9, 2021:
What would the hypocrisy be?
Blacks call themselves the n-word in a variety of contexts, both as denigration as well as affection. Civil society dictates that Whites may not use the word in reference to Blacks, except in the rare instance of affection and privacy, though that is still ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 9, 2021:
@tiredofthis1 Self-hating much?
racocn8 comments on Jun 9, 2021:
What would the hypocrisy be?
Blacks call themselves the n-word in a variety of contexts, both as denigration as well as affection. Civil society dictates that Whites may not use the word in reference to Blacks, except in the rare instance of affection and privacy, though that is still ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 9, 2021:
@tiredofthis1 Self-hating much?
Richard Dawkins with some brilliant, often too polite - answers to questions from religious folk.
PBuck0145 comments on Jun 9, 2021:
Dawkins is a brilliant evolutionary biologist. His views on religion are objective and mostly irrefutable. He is, however, an elitist and abhors any form of populism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4feBH0ABk
racocn8 replies on Jun 9, 2021:
What Dawkins misses is that Russia deployed a massive social media campaign to influence the Brexit vote and by all accounts obtained success from its efforts. The steadfast refusal to revisit Brexit knowing so many people were misled shows how deeply Putin has recruited senior members of British government.
That Putin uses populism against the democracies against themselves speaks poorly of populist elections. After Brexit, Putin did the same thing to our country, installing his puppet, Trump.
PBuck0145 comments on Jun 9, 2021:
Dawkins is a brilliant evolutionary biologist. His views on religion are objective and mostly irrefutable. He is, however, an elitist and abhors any form of populism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4feBH0ABk
racocn8 replies on Jun 9, 2021:
What Dawkins misses is that Russia deployed a massive social media campaign to influence the Brexit vote and by all accounts obtained success from its efforts. The steadfast refusal to revisit Brexit knowing so many people were misled shows how deeply Putin has recruited senior members of British government.
That Putin uses populism against the democracies against themselves speaks poorly of populist elections. After Brexit, Putin did the same thing to our country, installing his puppet, Trump.
I had the most trashy day yesterday.
LiterateHiker comments on Jun 8, 2021:
What is "zanny"?
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
Presumably Xanax. (A short-acting tranquilizer (benzodiazepines) Commonly used in short-term management of anxiety; Similar to valium.
LiterateHiker comments on Jun 8, 2021:
What is "zanny"?
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
Presumably Xanax. (A short-acting tranquilizer (benzodiazepines) Commonly used in short-term management of anxiety; Similar to valium.
What will Elon think of next...
Cast1es comments on Jun 8, 2021:
Or it could mean , you're turned on the air conditioning to condition the entire car ?
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
Actually, I believe that is the fan/air recirculation button, not necessarily the air conditioning (which would probably have a green or blue LED)
Cast1es comments on Jun 8, 2021:
Or it could mean , you're turned on the air conditioning to condition the entire car ?
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
Actually, I believe that is the fan/air recirculation button, not necessarily the air conditioning (which would probably have a green or blue LED)
US Military Report On UFOs: Alien Spacecraft Or Enemy Hypersonic Jets?
[eurasiantimes.com]
racocn8 comments on Jun 8, 2021:
Obviously not hypersonic jets... (We don't fly without wings or exhaust).
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
@xenoview I might have technology that was reverse engineered from non-human technology. Obviously, I do not have alien technology. However, given my experience, I may well have suspicions over alien tech if I did see some. Are you inferring that I would not be able to recognize it? What's your point, if you have one?
racocn8 comments on Jun 8, 2021:
Obviously not hypersonic jets... (We don't fly without wings or exhaust).
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
@xenoview I might have technology that was reverse engineered from non-human technology. Obviously, I do not have alien technology. However, given my experience, I may well have suspicions over alien tech if I did see some. Are you inferring that I would not be able to recognize it? What's your point, if you have one?
US Military Report On UFOs: Alien Spacecraft Or Enemy Hypersonic Jets?
[eurasiantimes.com]
racocn8 comments on Jun 8, 2021:
Obviously not hypersonic jets... (We don't fly without wings or exhaust).
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
@xenoview Are we incapable of seeing alien tech? Why would you say we don't know what alien tech would be like? Or are you simply being contrary?
racocn8 comments on Jun 8, 2021:
Obviously not hypersonic jets... (We don't fly without wings or exhaust).
racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:
@xenoview Are we incapable of seeing alien tech? Why would you say we don't know what alien tech would be like? Or are you simply being contrary?
Biden DOJ Will Keep Defending Trump on Rape Defamation Case
[thedailybeast.com]
racocn8 comments on Jun 7, 2021:
If this is another example of Merrick Garland's judgment, Biden needs to be pressured to replace him.
racocn8 replies on Jun 7, 2021:
@AnneWimsey It started under Trump, but is the activity legitimate? Trump did many things that while not ostensibly illegal, were certainly unethical or forms of malfeasance for which no code is enforceable. Misusing the Justice Dept to evade legal charges should only conceivably apply while he was president. Now that he isn't, it is widely acknowledged that he is fair game. For the DOJ to continue to protect Trump in various ways is wholly inappropriate. No one will regard arguments to the contrary to have real legal merit unless you can point to code that says so. I don't believe it's out there. I suspect it is more Trumpian corruption.
racocn8 comments on Jun 7, 2021:
If this is another example of Merrick Garland's judgment, Biden needs to be pressured to replace him.
racocn8 replies on Jun 7, 2021:
@AnneWimsey It started under Trump, but is the activity legitimate? Trump did many things that while not ostensibly illegal, were certainly unethical or forms of malfeasance for which no code is enforceable. Misusing the Justice Dept to evade legal charges should only conceivably apply while he was president. Now that he isn't, it is widely acknowledged that he is fair game. For the DOJ to continue to protect Trump in various ways is wholly inappropriate. No one will regard arguments to the contrary to have real legal merit unless you can point to code that says so. I don't believe it's out there. I suspect it is more Trumpian corruption.
New Rule: Catch-23 | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube
linxminx comments on Jun 5, 2021:
Last night's Real Time was a tad scary. Did you catch it? Bill Maher, as always keeping it real, stated he is really concerned about members and voters for the GOP. Why? "Because they think we are baby-eating pedophiles," stated Maher. If we're not one of them, or a QAnon follower, then we are ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 5, 2021:
How are QAnon believers any wackier than Christians?
linxminx comments on Jun 5, 2021:
Last night's Real Time was a tad scary. Did you catch it? Bill Maher, as always keeping it real, stated he is really concerned about members and voters for the GOP. Why? "Because they think we are baby-eating pedophiles," stated Maher. If we're not one of them, or a QAnon follower, then we are ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 5, 2021:
How are QAnon believers any wackier than Christians?
We should hire the Russia-based cyber-criminal group REvil to stage ransom-ware attacks against the ...
CourtJester comments on Jun 4, 2021:
Funny how they didn’t attack America when Trump was president.
Sharks now smell weakness
racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:
Actually, the SolarWinds hack was during Trump's administration. I'm offended that the Russians would do this in the midst of the pandemic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_federal_government_data_breach
CourtJester comments on Jun 4, 2021:
Funny how they didn’t attack America when Trump was president.
Sharks now smell weakness
racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:
Actually, the SolarWinds hack was during Trump's administration. I'm offended that the Russians would do this in the midst of the pandemic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_federal_government_data_breach
How Is The GOP Adjusting To A Less Religious America? : NPR
racocn8 comments on Jun 4, 2021:
It seems like the religious segment did not get that involved in politics. Then, with Reagan and the Moral Majority, they became much more involved, being promised the end of Roe V. Wade.
racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:
Religious-minded people have so many misconceptions about reality that it is problematic to expect them to participate without harming other sectors of the electorate.
racocn8 comments on Jun 4, 2021:
It seems like the religious segment did not get that involved in politics. Then, with Reagan and the Moral Majority, they became much more involved, being promised the end of Roe V. Wade.
racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:
Religious-minded people have so many misconceptions about reality that it is problematic to expect them to participate without harming other sectors of the electorate.
This post is to welcome new chums to the g:1151 group.
FrayedBear comments on Jun 4, 2021:
Welcome to @Racocn8. 04.06.2021. Please come in, pull your chair up to the fire, fan or aircon, depending on the season & your proclivities, remembering to keep your healthy metre & a half away from each other, wear your virtual mask on the internet, real one in life, join in the craic, contribute, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:
Thanks for that. I've gotten the Pfizer and things are near normal where I live except for wearing masks in stores.
FrayedBear comments on Jun 4, 2021:
Welcome to @Racocn8. 04.06.2021. Please come in, pull your chair up to the fire, fan or aircon, depending on the season & your proclivities, remembering to keep your healthy metre & a half away from each other, wear your virtual mask on the internet, real one in life, join in the craic, contribute, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:
Thanks for that. I've gotten the Pfizer and things are near normal where I live except for wearing masks in stores.
With thanks to DBair for this post.
glennlab comments on Jun 3, 2021:
all the references in the footnotes refer back to the original source, no better than the god bothers stating the bible is the source of all their facts. This is neither peer reviewed . brought to us by the same people that promoted coconut oil without proof.
from the about "The Health ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2021:
@FrayedBear
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/mounting-evidence-suggests-covid-vaccines-do-reduce-transmission-how-does-work
glennlab comments on Jun 3, 2021:
all the references in the footnotes refer back to the original source, no better than the god bothers stating the bible is the source of all their facts. This is neither peer reviewed . brought to us by the same people that promoted coconut oil without proof.
from the about "The Health ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2021:
@FrayedBear
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/mounting-evidence-suggests-covid-vaccines-do-reduce-transmission-how-does-work
What that's all about defeats me, captions if you will? :-D
racocn8 comments on Jun 3, 2021:
It could be much worse...
racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2021:
@Austin-Cambridge I worked with a wonderful lady who happened to have hips that extended at least 8 inches wider than the gal above. Who can say how it happens. She had a very sweet disposition in spite of her extreme proportions. Good for her.
racocn8 comments on Jun 3, 2021:
It could be much worse...
racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2021:
@Austin-Cambridge I worked with a wonderful lady who happened to have hips that extended at least 8 inches wider than the gal above. Who can say how it happens. She had a very sweet disposition in spite of her extreme proportions. Good for her.
STUNNING Drone Video of ICELAND VOLCANO Eruption
[youtube.com]
racocn8 comments on Jun 2, 2021:
An amazing volcano, but the video has way, way way too many cuts. Get another editor.
racocn8 replies on Jun 2, 2021:
@GeorgeRocheleau I saw that one and I did like that one. It seems incredibly stupid to simply lose one like that though.
racocn8 comments on Jun 2, 2021:
An amazing volcano, but the video has way, way way too many cuts. Get another editor.
racocn8 replies on Jun 2, 2021:
@GeorgeRocheleau I saw that one and I did like that one. It seems incredibly stupid to simply lose one like that though.
OK you sort-of religious...answer me this;
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
Between unused sperm and expelled eggs, God is the biggest abortionist (if it existed).
racocn8 replies on Jun 1, 2021:
@K9Kohle789 Something like a half of fertilized eggs naturally aborted.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
Between unused sperm and expelled eggs, God is the biggest abortionist (if it existed).
racocn8 replies on Jun 1, 2021:
@K9Kohle789 Something like a half of fertilized eggs naturally aborted.
Whatever turns them on, I guess...
p-nullifidian comments on Jun 1, 2021:
Yup ... and Christianity is the only religious faith that proudly displays an implement of execution as its primary symbol. If Jesus were born in revolutionary France, Christian churches would all be adorned with guillotines, and if he were born in Alabama, Christians would be wearing little ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 1, 2021:
It could be a barrel. Romans used to put execution victims in a barrel with nails pounded into the sides and roll it down a hill.
p-nullifidian comments on Jun 1, 2021:
Yup ... and Christianity is the only religious faith that proudly displays an implement of execution as its primary symbol. If Jesus were born in revolutionary France, Christian churches would all be adorned with guillotines, and if he were born in Alabama, Christians would be wearing little ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 1, 2021:
It could be a barrel. Romans used to put execution victims in a barrel with nails pounded into the sides and roll it down a hill.
Who knew retirement could be so challenging?
AnneWimsey comments on May 31, 2021:
Achilles tendons hurt like nothing else.....:(
racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:
Yeah, I got one of those too...
AnneWimsey comments on May 31, 2021:
Achilles tendons hurt like nothing else.....:(
racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:
Yeah, I got one of those too...
Nobel laureate who found HIV now backs homoeopathy, anti-vaxxers & calls Covid a lab accident
...
racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:
The Republican disinformation machine is running at full speed to keep Trump's lies alive. The claim that the virus escaped from the Wuhan Virology Lab is getting special treatment. As this serves both Trump and Putin, you can expect many more articles on this that are fact-free.
...
racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:
@AnneWimsey @St-Sinner
In the reference below, carefully examine Fig. 1.
The polybasic cleavage site (RRAR) at the junction of S1 and S2, the two subunits of the spike, shows a newly added RNA coded sequence. Researchers have not fount this sequence in other animals.
Those promoting the lab-release scenario imply that Dr. Shi Zheng-li managed to get this sequence inserted by passing the virus through successive cultures (rather than by genetic manipulation). To obtain this result seems extremely improbable. Maybe 4^12 to start, four for the possible nucleotides and 12 for the length of the sequence, and that's not counting getting that sequence in the right place in a sequence hundreds of nucleotides long. Obtaining a gain of function by serial passage without mangling all the rest of the sequence (compared to the other animal sequences) is, again, extremely improbable.
The article makes other arguments as well.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:
The Republican disinformation machine is running at full speed to keep Trump's lies alive. The claim that the virus escaped from the Wuhan Virology Lab is getting special treatment. As this serves both Trump and Putin, you can expect many more articles on this that are fact-free.
...
racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:
@AnneWimsey @St-Sinner
In the reference below, carefully examine Fig. 1.
The polybasic cleavage site (RRAR) at the junction of S1 and S2, the two subunits of the spike, shows a newly added RNA coded sequence. Researchers have not fount this sequence in other animals.
Those promoting the lab-release scenario imply that Dr. Shi Zheng-li managed to get this sequence inserted by passing the virus through successive cultures (rather than by genetic manipulation). To obtain this result seems extremely improbable. Maybe 4^12 to start, four for the possible nucleotides and 12 for the length of the sequence, and that's not counting getting that sequence in the right place in a sequence hundreds of nucleotides long. Obtaining a gain of function by serial passage without mangling all the rest of the sequence (compared to the other animal sequences) is, again, extremely improbable.
The article makes other arguments as well.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
Is there a skill, technique, move, or position that a partner used that particularly impressed you ...
yvilletom comments on May 30, 2021:
Yes; when she expressed an interest in swinging.
racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:
Was it enjoyable or did anything untoward happen?
yvilletom comments on May 30, 2021:
Yes; when she expressed an interest in swinging.
racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:
Was it enjoyable or did anything untoward happen?
There’s science fiction, and we’ve heard a lot of political fiction recently.
racocn8 comments on May 30, 2021:
The Supreme Court, packed with Conservatives, argues for state's rights and decides in favor of unconstitutional undemocratic practices.
racocn8 replies on May 30, 2021:
@yvilletom I'd like to think it wouldn't be another Citizens United. We don't need the Republicans to become another minority controlling Ba'ath Party. (or more than they already are)
racocn8 comments on May 30, 2021:
The Supreme Court, packed with Conservatives, argues for state's rights and decides in favor of unconstitutional undemocratic practices.
racocn8 replies on May 30, 2021:
@yvilletom I'd like to think it wouldn't be another Citizens United. We don't need the Republicans to become another minority controlling Ba'ath Party. (or more than they already are)
If I start a religion, I think this will be my creed
"Memento, quae non lactaverunt"
(Closest...
racocn8 comments on May 29, 2021:
You wouldn't want to share an English translation?
racocn8 replies on May 30, 2021:
@thinkwithme My interpretation is that it means literally remember that which did not lactate but figuratively, remember that which did not provide nourishment. Kinda like this site.
racocn8 comments on May 29, 2021:
You wouldn't want to share an English translation?
racocn8 replies on May 30, 2021:
@thinkwithme My interpretation is that it means literally remember that which did not lactate but figuratively, remember that which did not provide nourishment. Kinda like this site.
A lawyer and an engineer were fishing in the sunny Caribbean.
racocn8 comments on May 29, 2021:
A local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?" The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your ...
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@Triphid Lawyers are like enemas. You hate them until you need one, then you still hate them.
Scientists already know how to predict if an unborn baby will grow up to be a lawyer: The hard part is getting its mother to admit she had sex with satan.
A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW. "Officer, look what they've done to my Beeeeemer!!!", he whined. "You lawyers are so materialistic, you make me sick," retorted the officer. "You're so worried about your stupid BMW, that you didn't even notice that your left arm was ripped off!" "Oh my gosh...", replied the lawyer, finally noticing the bloody left shoulder where his arm once was. "Where's my Rolex???!!!!"
A famous lawyer and the Pope enter heaven together. The lawyer is led to a sumptuous luxuriously furnished suite while the Pope is given a small room which is cold and bare. The pope asks, "how come the lawyers place is so much finer than mine?" St. Peter explained "We already have 100 popes, but he's the first lawyer!!."
Please notice that none of the people attacked by the flesh eating bacteria were lawyers.
racocn8 comments on May 29, 2021:
A local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?" The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your ...
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@Triphid Lawyers are like enemas. You hate them until you need one, then you still hate them.
Scientists already know how to predict if an unborn baby will grow up to be a lawyer: The hard part is getting its mother to admit she had sex with satan.
A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW. "Officer, look what they've done to my Beeeeemer!!!", he whined. "You lawyers are so materialistic, you make me sick," retorted the officer. "You're so worried about your stupid BMW, that you didn't even notice that your left arm was ripped off!" "Oh my gosh...", replied the lawyer, finally noticing the bloody left shoulder where his arm once was. "Where's my Rolex???!!!!"
A famous lawyer and the Pope enter heaven together. The lawyer is led to a sumptuous luxuriously furnished suite while the Pope is given a small room which is cold and bare. The pope asks, "how come the lawyers place is so much finer than mine?" St. Peter explained "We already have 100 popes, but he's the first lawyer!!."
Please notice that none of the people attacked by the flesh eating bacteria were lawyers.
OK you sort-of religious...answer me this;
Organist1 comments on May 28, 2021:
He likes to place bets.
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@Robecology Yeah, God is Trans...
Organist1 comments on May 28, 2021:
He likes to place bets.
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@Robecology Yeah, God is Trans...
[tabletmag.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Mixing and matching, how about this: "The brutal treatment of Black men for no other reason except the fact they are Black Men is disgraceful at best! Or this: "The brutal treatment of women for no other reason except the fact they are women is disgraceful at best! ( Islamic countries?)
While Israel's treatment of Palestinians is brutal, so are bomb attacks and rocket attacks on civilians. The Palestinians have a major level or responsibility for their plight, and disregarding that is certainly problematic. Attacking civilians is also a war crime, even if unsuccessful.
I understand that the US population has been inundated with propaganda from both sides. However, peace proposals have been consistently rejected along with pledges of perpetual Jihad. Hamas is labeled a terrorist organization for good reason (targeting civilians). Supporting Hamas with continual reinstatement does not speak well for the Gazans. War is war, but the behavior of the Israelis and Palestinians yields a much less sympathetic comparison.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Mixing and matching, how about this: "The brutal treatment of Black men for no other reason except the fact they are Black Men is disgraceful at best! Or this: "The brutal treatment of women for no other reason except the fact they are women is disgraceful at best! ( Islamic countries?)
While Israel's treatment of Palestinians is brutal, so are bomb attacks and rocket attacks on civilians. The Palestinians have a major level or responsibility for their plight, and disregarding that is certainly problematic. Attacking civilians is also a war crime, even if unsuccessful.
I understand that the US population has been inundated with propaganda from both sides. However, peace proposals have been consistently rejected along with pledges of perpetual Jihad. Hamas is labeled a terrorist organization for good reason (targeting civilians). Supporting Hamas with continual reinstatement does not speak well for the Gazans. War is war, but the behavior of the Israelis and Palestinians yields a much less sympathetic comparison.
[tabletmag.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Would you say that the United States is apartheid?
I believe that Carter's use of the word Apartheid in the book title no-less signifies a level of intemperance and anger that can only be understood in the context of anti-Semitism. It may not automatically be anti-Jewish to point out glaring flaws, but in this case, I cannot come to a different conclusion, especially given Carter's behavioral history and claims to diplomacy.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Would you say that the United States is apartheid?
I believe that Carter's use of the word Apartheid in the book title no-less signifies a level of intemperance and anger that can only be understood in the context of anti-Semitism. It may not automatically be anti-Jewish to point out glaring flaws, but in this case, I cannot come to a different conclusion, especially given Carter's behavioral history and claims to diplomacy.
Liberalism has been hijacked by regressive leftism.
TheDoubter comments on May 28, 2021:
i'm not sure of the terms
racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:
Regressive left (also formulated as "regressive liberals" and "regressive leftists") is a pejorative term for a branch of left-wing politics that is accused of being accepting of or sympathetic to views that conflict with liberal principles, especially tolerating Islamism.
TheDoubter comments on May 28, 2021:
i'm not sure of the terms
racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:
Regressive left (also formulated as "regressive liberals" and "regressive leftists") is a pejorative term for a branch of left-wing politics that is accused of being accepting of or sympathetic to views that conflict with liberal principles, especially tolerating Islamism.
OK you sort-of religious...answer me this;
Organist1 comments on May 28, 2021:
He likes to place bets.
racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:
But I thought Einstein said God didn't play dice. Maybe he prefers the horses...
Organist1 comments on May 28, 2021:
He likes to place bets.
racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:
But I thought Einstein said God didn't play dice. Maybe he prefers the horses...
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racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Carter did mediate a peace deal between the Israelis and the Egyptians, and thereafter made a career out of acting as a diplomat, even discussing various subtleties of diplomatic practice. Among those practices is refraining from ad hominem denunciation. And yet, out of the blue with no explanation (that could be published), he endorsed the notion of calling Israel out as practicing apartheid (Peace, Not Apartheid, 2006). (The text called for Israel to return to the Pre-1967 boundaries, which, by that point in time, was simply ridiculous. By that time, Israel had decades of taking land as a punishment for pursuing Jihad and committing atrocities against civilians).
Such grossly hypocritical behavior could only come from someone who held profoundly anti-Semitic views. Carter's father was a staunch segregationist and Carter himself was a devout Southern Baptist. He often claimed to style himself as a preacher. Southern Baptists beliefs include anti-Semitism as an integral part of their culture. Carter's upbringing and later behavior in terms of loyalty to Christianity, and his willingness to denounce Israel with an absurd slur denotes anti-Semitic bigotry.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Carter did mediate a peace deal between the Israelis and the Egyptians, and thereafter made a career out of acting as a diplomat, even discussing various subtleties of diplomatic practice. Among those practices is refraining from ad hominem denunciation. And yet, out of the blue with no explanation (that could be published), he endorsed the notion of calling Israel out as practicing apartheid (Peace, Not Apartheid, 2006). (The text called for Israel to return to the Pre-1967 boundaries, which, by that point in time, was simply ridiculous. By that time, Israel had decades of taking land as a punishment for pursuing Jihad and committing atrocities against civilians).
Such grossly hypocritical behavior could only come from someone who held profoundly anti-Semitic views. Carter's father was a staunch segregationist and Carter himself was a devout Southern Baptist. He often claimed to style himself as a preacher. Southern Baptists beliefs include anti-Semitism as an integral part of their culture. Carter's upbringing and later behavior in terms of loyalty to Christianity, and his willingness to denounce Israel with an absurd slur denotes anti-Semitic bigotry.
Matthew, are the restrictions on nude photos here the same as on our Sexy Nude Photo group?
racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:
It is wholly bizarre that men's genitals are OK but not women's. Is it more inhibition and self-induced shame?
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I got that idea based on the imagery I've seen on this site. I've seen a few images of penises, but no images of women's genitalia. Mainly in the Memes group.
racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:
It is wholly bizarre that men's genitals are OK but not women's. Is it more inhibition and self-induced shame?
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I got that idea based on the imagery I've seen on this site. I've seen a few images of penises, but no images of women's genitalia. Mainly in the Memes group.
I find it interesting how both religious and right-wing or conservative dogmatic "true believers" ...
Alienbeing comments on May 26, 2021:
When you define "racism theory" I'll know what you mean.
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
Probably close or the same as CRT. Per Wiki: ...two common themes: first, that white supremacy (societal racism) exists and maintains power through the law and second, that transforming the relationship between law and racial power, and also achieving racial emancipation and anti-subordination more broadly, is possible.
Alienbeing comments on May 26, 2021:
When you define "racism theory" I'll know what you mean.
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
Probably close or the same as CRT. Per Wiki: ...two common themes: first, that white supremacy (societal racism) exists and maintains power through the law and second, that transforming the relationship between law and racial power, and also achieving racial emancipation and anti-subordination more broadly, is possible.
Nobel laureate who found HIV now backs homoeopathy, anti-vaxxers & calls Covid a lab accident
...
racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:
The Republican disinformation machine is running at full speed to keep Trump's lies alive. The claim that the virus escaped from the Wuhan Virology Lab is getting special treatment. As this serves both Trump and Putin, you can expect many more articles on this that are fact-free.
...
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
@St-Sinner As the video shows, Fauci says it is possible the virus escaped from the lab, and that he endorses further study to find evidence or proof, either way. I agree with that. However, the issue has been politicized as part of Trumpism's vendetta against China. Thus, Trump supporters are repeating the conspiracy aspect, muddying the information landscape. It's just another meme to excite the base, and has no bearing except to distract from the incompetence of Trump that caused a half-million American deaths.
racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:
The Republican disinformation machine is running at full speed to keep Trump's lies alive. The claim that the virus escaped from the Wuhan Virology Lab is getting special treatment. As this serves both Trump and Putin, you can expect many more articles on this that are fact-free.
...
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
@St-Sinner As the video shows, Fauci says it is possible the virus escaped from the lab, and that he endorses further study to find evidence or proof, either way. I agree with that. However, the issue has been politicized as part of Trumpism's vendetta against China. Thus, Trump supporters are repeating the conspiracy aspect, muddying the information landscape. It's just another meme to excite the base, and has no bearing except to distract from the incompetence of Trump that caused a half-million American deaths.
MINNEAPOLIS — Three children 10 and under have been killed by gunfire in Minneapolis since ...
racocn8 comments on May 25, 2021:
So if non-white people see a situation developing, they are supposed to call the police?
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
@dumasarok Your disparaging comment against BLM speaks volumes. BLM obviously cares about all people being needlessly murdered. A big part of their complaint is that they do not receive competent police services to address the violence in their community. The behavior of the police is no better than the shooters who you rightly describe: "They can rot in solitary for the rest of their miserable lives. They are a waste of oxygen." Thus, non-whites that see a situation developing call the police at their own peril, and they know that. They have seen that those that called the police ended up being murdered by the police they called.
racocn8 comments on May 25, 2021:
So if non-white people see a situation developing, they are supposed to call the police?
racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:
@dumasarok Your disparaging comment against BLM speaks volumes. BLM obviously cares about all people being needlessly murdered. A big part of their complaint is that they do not receive competent police services to address the violence in their community. The behavior of the police is no better than the shooters who you rightly describe: "They can rot in solitary for the rest of their miserable lives. They are a waste of oxygen." Thus, non-whites that see a situation developing call the police at their own peril, and they know that. They have seen that those that called the police ended up being murdered by the police they called.
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