Is militant ignorance the scourge of this time?

racocn8 comments on Nov 6, 2021:

Hitler's Germany had its Big Lie. Todays MAGA's are extremely close to Germany's Nazi supporters in most of their views. Militant ignorance has been with us through the ages.

It’s funny cuz it’s true..

racocn8 comments on Nov 6, 2021:

Fish him out. He's ready for the cauldron...

I hate to be unsure of my life, and what I'm doing.

racocn8 comments on Nov 6, 2021:

You can only commit to doing as well as you can. Maybe it's not your best, because the best would actually be exhausting. Even being the Best has an opportunity cost. Have enough self-control that you don't beat yourself up; that way lies madness. Just know that you're making an effort. A lot goes on that we're not aware of, so don't get discouraged if you don't get as much done each day as you'd like. Plan to be optimal, but don't rigidly hold yourself. It's a goal, not an existential Must.

Hello, all, new the group, joining here from sunny southern California.

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

But beware of fanatical social justice warriors corrupting Humanist organizations (like Americal Humanists Association).

If the Democrats in the House don’t pass the one bill that is already done in the Senate and ready...

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

Um, no. The Republicans have zero record on anything to stand on. They haven't done anything constructive. The Democrats have had their majorities bribed out from under them by the corporations. It won't be the Democrat's fault if nothing gets done.

Insurrectionist Realtor Gets 60 Days After Boasting 'Blondes Don’t Go to Jail' Dallas-area ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

Disgusting. Nothing less than 10 years for trying to help overturn the government.

You think you know a guy and then . . . .

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

And a mother-raper...

Sounds about right!!!

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

And god stood up from the throne to oblige, but left a pickle on the seat...

I expect the same people, Covid Death Cult, will happily take this medication (not like it's a ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

At $600 per treatment, I don't think the MAGAs will spring for it. Let them stick with their dewormer.

DOJ sues Texas over "unlawful and indefensible" voting restrictions - Axios

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

About effing time... But they really need a RICO for the legislators and lobbyists that set up the voter suppression campaign.

Nikki Haley calls for cognitive test for older politicians | TheHill

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

Let's have her take the MMPI and publish the results. First.

Leaving not much to the imagination.

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

Ouch, those spikes are sharp. My hands are bleeding... Nice design.

Top US Catholic bishop calls social justice movements ‘pseudo-religion’ [religionnews.com]

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

Stupid. Bad arguments. Hypocritical. Silly, but also racist. UnChristian. Undocumented: straight argument by assertion. He's applying the label of religion as an epithet, while wearing pompous robes. Then admits his frustration is that people are leaving his precious church (growing up).

Anti-Vaxxers are Vaccine Zombies.

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

That is how the stupid ones 'own the libs', so they think.

Banned again...

racocn8 comments on Nov 5, 2021:

Let him give you his Living Water....!!!!

Well, I couldn't wait until the middle of Nov because of some of my own health problems, so I went ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

Oh, the horror... (cutting up your girls in a basement...). The fragrance makes it all worthwhile.

The beginning

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

God is an emergent property of the Universe. That is, the Universe of gullible rubes.

Common sense that few have

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

Christians are so fond of using the word "Holocaust", give it back to them. Say, "Merry Holocaust" . Or anything similar. Saying Merry Christmas gives respect to something that is wholly undeserving of respect, a cult of hatred, fascism enforcing stupidity, and white grievance.

Just Comply Already

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

If they won't comply, replace them (with Jews, or anyone else).

My dog sleeps about 20 hours a day.

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

Dogs have more dignity than a member of Parliament, and dogs are just clowns.

Ivermectin has now become a political issue for some Republicans. : Shots - Health News : NPR

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

Um, ya think? Ivermectin use for Covid was always, always, purely political. Being an idiot is the only way idiots can 'own the libs.'

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS 11/4/2021 Sen.

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

What do you expect from a Kansan Republican? He's probably a Creationist too.

“Atheism may be defined as the mental attitude which unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

That seems to be fair definition. I don't know that atheism says anything about a mental attitude per se, nor that reason is always supreme.

Math is hard. Real hard. Math teacher giving lessons on pornhub! [kotaku.com]

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

You need to keep it hard on pornhub... OK now, factor 69.

There needs to be an audit of the Virgina Governors election. The Republicans stole it!

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

I would like the NSA/FBI to investigate and report whether Russia used social media to mobilize the Republicans.

Gentlemen, it's that time of year again, fair notice given.

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

Wives don't need an excuse to be hostile and provocative. The meme above is a rationalization.

IRONY India is celebrating its biggest annual festival called "Diwali" and today is the most ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 4, 2021:

Except they now worship Trump, imagining that he is wealthy...

I'm so so sorry to do this friends but I have to leave you for ever, I've finally found the TRUE ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

Self-referencing statements often give rise to logical paradoxes. As example: "Is your answer to this question "no"?

To further the point of attractive Asian women.

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

Monogamy sucks.

This is "Magdalena.

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

Your pelvis is probably quite different.

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS 11/3/2021 A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

The racists won't have anything to do! Except maybe provide real policing!

So is this a place for people who need each other?

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

So start one...

The unexamined life is not worth living. Attributed to Socrates.

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

Life does not need purpose, nor self-examination. There is no such thing as worth.

Hey remember back, oh I don't know when, last year when the Republican party was dead.

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

Republicans don't even need voter suppression laws. Shame on the democrats who didn't vote.

Bobbie Kirkhart, an “Irreplaceable Atheist Icon,” Has Died at 78 | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 3, 2021:

Sad news for the atheist community...

Hate-Preacher: The Catholic Church “Is Nothing but the Whore of Babylon” | Hemant Mehta | ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 2, 2021:

He's trying to steal sheep from another flock, and will say whatever he thinks will get the job done. How can anyone be surprised?

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: No plea deal talks

racocn8 comments on Nov 2, 2021:

After what happened with Epstein, the precautions seem reasonable. The evidence (proof) of her guilt is so abundant that only the surliest Q-hypocrite would complain. It would be just awful if she should happen to be brutally raped...

Will you stop using Zoom ?

racocn8 comments on Nov 2, 2021:

I still don't want to be in the same room with some people...

So screws were invented by aliens?

racocn8 comments on Nov 2, 2021:

While I am dubious, one has to remember that some people will disbelieve everything. It's a safe policy until it isn't.

Not that I'm complaining, but her ample behind kind of kills the illusion of her skeleton costume ...

racocn8 comments on Nov 2, 2021:

Is the horse what you call a 'wetback'?

Since most of you live in the Northern Hemisphere, this one is just for you....LOL.

racocn8 comments on Nov 2, 2021:

And yet she's frigid!!!

Do you think we are going to be having a Civil War soon?

racocn8 comments on Nov 2, 2021:

To have a civil war, one needs actual armies, generals, etc. Probably a lot of gun nuts want a chance to use their guns, but it's unclear who the target would be. What happened to Greenwood/Tulsa might be an example. However, I am inclined to believe that people who don't like Trump have a higher level of frustration and motivation than actual Trump supporters. Much of their motivation comes from the pulpit, and once churches make themselves targets, and are burned down, their ardor for white grievance will wane.

FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Hope you have seen this.

racocn8 comments on Nov 1, 2021:

G. Harry Stine wrote about what he believed to be the Third Industrial Revolution, except it wasn't computers and IC, but rather about becoming a space-faring civilization. As for bionics being the 4th IR, I register my skepticism. It is more likely to be the emergences and use of AI.

COP26: Archbishop of Canterbury apologises for 'Nazi' climate comments [bbc.com]

racocn8 comments on Nov 1, 2021:

In this case, the PC police were going overboard. But it's never a good idea for clergy to refer to Nazis because of their past and current support.

Couple of last minute Halloween specials...

racocn8 comments on Nov 1, 2021:

This country has an urgent and severe mental illness problem. If these assholes won't behave themselves, maybe we need to revisit that amendment.

Letters From An American 11/31/2021

racocn8 comments on Nov 1, 2021:

A group of the insurrectionists were heavily armed with 'long guns' (semi-automatic rifles). They intended to commit mass murder and overturn the lawful government. That the media have censored these facts does a huge disservice to the nation in conveying what happened. WHY???? Because the MSM is IN WITH THEM. MSNBC is documented as being major contributor to the insurrectionist-supporting congressmen.

Call me paranoid but I see the reincarnation of 1861-1865 .

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

If you're not in a state of panic, you simply do not understand the situation.

Now I know what they’re doing…

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

Every time a religionist prays, they are pissing into the wind.

I like Halloween better!

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

Jesus needs to eat your brains in order to continue his 'resurrection.'

A point I agree with.

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

Police that refuse the vaccine do so, not for fear of their lives, but because they have a higher allegiance to political activism than to their job performance. That being the case, unions that support this political activism or like-minded individuals are unfit for this work and should be discharged. Odds are high that they are also racists and intent on expressing white grievance.

Cannaboid Hypermesis Syndrome has lead to at least two deaths.

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

Cannaboid Hypermesis Syndrome (CHS) seems to occur in people consuming large amounts of THC. As I recall, the only way to address it is to fully stop use of THC. I suggest consuming a small amount of raw hemp which contains CBDA. CBDA is a powerful anti-emetic being 100-1000 times more effective than THC or CBD in quelling nausea.

Let me know how this plan works out.... Not in person of course just post it here.

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

A Cosby meme? Really?

Opinion | Allowing abortion before 15 weeks, and barring it after, would be in line with the ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

The opposition to abortion is pure culture war propaganda. Christians plainly do not give a shit about life before or after birth. They only care about corralling their sheep, and doing their best to control and abuse the rest of society. Anti-abortion is strictly the imposition of an artificial religious value on others as a means of demonstrating their dominance.

“If aliens visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 31, 2021:

And yet, so far so good (except for a few abductees and cow mutilations).

Lower working memory capacity linked to non-compliance with social distancing guidelines during the ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

"It remains to be established whether or not certain strategies to break the cognitive bottleneck, such as working memory training and translational brain stimulation..." so ECT might work? How about a hefty dose of psilocybin, and if that doesn't work, lobotomy.

She's a man eater but not in a good way.

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

Do her jaws unhinge to allow the meal to pass?

How atheists have become racist.

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

I didn't see anything about atheists becoming racist. I DID see that about 1/3 of atheist parents reported that their children experienced discrimination at the hands of religionists, presumably in secular schools. And it is a certainty that having religionists teach science means it will be taught incompetently. The religionists suit claims a secular education is intrinsically discriminatory. As the prevailing belief system, that is surely more culture war propaganda that anything based on reality.

Country run by special interests, not voters

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

Oh, didn't you hear the news (Citizen's United)? Corporate bribery is free speech.

Letters From An American 11/29/2021

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

I disagree that the BBB negotiations are normal. Manchin and Sinema have not been negotiating in good faith, but have pursued values that further their own personal interests over those of the constituents they represent. In short, they are corrupt. But shame goes to the Republicans who fostered the conditions that enable that corruption.

The following codicil has been appearing at the end of articles on Yahoo News! Especially on ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

Given the Republican/Christian standard of incivility and cruelty, especially as it relates to these issues, the policy makes good sense.

Blind obedience is corrupting and dangerous.

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

Being servile is what being in a cult is all about. Worshiping a documented traitor is what being treasonous is all about.

Sadly and very unfortunately……..

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

W Bush was also loved for behaving stupidly. And Reagan; they said he was being 'folksy.'

Now posing for his first encounter from behind

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

Only four years for trying to overthrow the government? Ugh.

Lincoln Project Says It Planted White Supremacist Impersonators At Event For Virginia Republican ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

One thing Republicans excel at is dirty tricks.

Some of us have still got it.

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

I totally endorse Sting-eze.

No wonder they were so mad

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

They may well have had feathers to pull on...

Trae Crowder - Liberal Redneck - January 6th Was Not a False Flag [youtube.

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

If they were infiltrated by FBI operatives, prove it. Prove any of it. Otherwise, it's more hokey BS.

Remember that Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

Um, no. The Republicans call liberals communists, but embrace a Russian stooge. That's treason. They admire the wholesale corruption of 45. Those same Republicans now embrace the voter suppression, gerrymandering, intimidation and a host of other immoral behaviors in the name of their fake morality; A morality which is as fake and hypocritical as can be. Those same Republicans also embrace and approve of insurrection, deflecting their sedition with BS whataboutism. It is the Republicans, and ONLY the Republicans that have fully given themselves over to the Russian cult. OK, correction, the Republicans and a handful of Democrats. The bottom line is that the Republicans embrace the destruction of the country, and pretend it's all to the good. The false equivalence horse-shit doesn't cut it, and only demonstrates the shamelessness of those that parrot it.

QAnon Influencer Who Said Dems Were Pedophiles Is Child Molester

racocn8 comments on Oct 30, 2021:

Absolutely zero surprise. The one and only thing the Putin-Americans are good at is projection.

Nice Camel Toe.

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

And no adam's apple? I guess the only suitable pronoun is "sir".

Trump pulling out of the nuclear agreement with Iran was basically brain-dead stupid.

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

Trump has zeroed out whatever credibility the US had on the world stage, and there's no getting it back.

We're in a mess, and while I believe in using one's powers of thought, this does not mean I think ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

As long as we fail to achieve herd immunity due to the GQP, we'll probably need boosters. Perhaps they'll get the message as Covid kills or disables one or more in their circle. With the rest of the world as a breeding ground, an even worse hybrid remains a possibility. Other pandemic viruses may be brought to the fore due to worsened economics compelling the poor to kill exotic animals (bats, pangolins, monkeys, etc).

Witchcraft isn’t just for Halloween anymore Halloween's commercialized kitsch and other hocus ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

Except that witchcraft doesn't work any better than other superstitions and religions. I was dating a self-professed witch. Once we were stopped at a light and she sought to use her power to change the red light. Even after three tries, it stayed red. That's just an anecdote, of course, but if any religion worked, it'd be obvious.

My guess is it is only proof he can't get laid...

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

Stupid and sick.

Could a technological fix save the planet from climate change? [france24.com]

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

Um... No. Even if one had a way to reduce sunlight or capture CO2, you're still left with all the trash and pollution. And a species that refuses to admit to the problems it is creating for itself.

[youtu.

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

I like Barracuda and Magic Man...

The British call them biscuits

racocn8 comments on Oct 29, 2021:

The British are renown for buggering.

[tweaktown.com] So much for the Fermi Paradox, or total BS? Thoughts?

racocn8 comments on Oct 28, 2021:

https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore

China at COP26: Beijing's coal addiction is key to climate summit Many experts say China is doing ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Is that coal coming from Australia? One issue the media never mentions is that CO2 is only part of the problem. The other problem is that burning coal generates particulates. While the particulate is mostly sulfur, the color is jet black. When the particulates settle on ice, they greatly facilitate the melting of that ice (due to the absorption of light energy).

‘Resign In Disgrace’: GOP Senators Blast Garland Over Investigating Threats Against School ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Yikes! Garland is actually doing something constructive?

She's trying to dress for success.

racocn8 comments on Oct 28, 2021:

He likely recognized her odor...

[tweaktown.com] So much for the Fermi Paradox, or total BS? Thoughts?

racocn8 comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Yes, the Fermi Paradox is total BS.

And greed at it’s worst.

racocn8 comments on Oct 28, 2021:

And the result of a Republican Supreme Court and Republican Presidents that appointed them.

Are some antibiotics stronger then others?

racocn8 comments on Oct 28, 2021:

Um, no, not false. Plainly some antibiotics ARE stronger than others depending on the specific type, species of bacteria, and the type of antibiotics. Also, some antibiotics can be strong, but somewhat toxic. Also, some bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. It's complicated.

I got one

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

Strictly speaking, athiests are non-believers. Only strong atheists actually make the claim that no god exists, because it is an unprovable claim, even if the lack of evidence strongly points in that direction.

Stand up Comedian Mort Sahl Dead at 94 [people.com]

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

I loved Mort Sahl...

[livescience.com]. Who are these Tarim mummies

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

Then there are these: https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore/discussion/564602/most-people-will-say-they-will-believe-in-ufos-when-they-see-an-alien-body-below-are-a-couple-of

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racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

That is one fat cat...

Dr.

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

Um, no. Remember, he delegated the pandemic response to Pence... After "playing down" what he knew was a pandemic.

Letters From An American 10/26/2021

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

It is not an accident that numerous white nationalist militias were among the insurrectionists, nor that they wore Nazi slogans and regalia.

How high do you have to be in order to believe that there's a Christ to deny in the first place?

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

You don't have to be high at all. You DO have to be unconscionably stupid to believe the non-existing crucifixion of a non-existing god served as an animal sacrifice to a non-existing god and absolved people of their non-existing Original Sin inherited from non-existing Adam and Eve's Fall.

China is an evil empire run by Xi Jinping.

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

Hopefully those factories will be destroyed if China invades.

What a let down

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

I recently shared samples for the new CBD derivitives, Delta-8 THC and Delta-10 THC. I told my friend to only take half. Being an arrogant asshole, he ate the whole thing. In short order, he was hallucinating and babbling incoherently. I felt bad, but also pissed that he didn't listen. Maybe I shouldn't have expected him to. So yeah, always go slow on edibles. Always.

12 House Republicans Vote Against Bill Awarding Congressional Medals to Police for Protecting the ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

That's their real pro-police values in action.

Secret Call Shows Liberty U.

racocn8 comments on Oct 27, 2021:

If they have a tax exempt status, it should be stripped, AND they should request taxes for as long as the Think Tank was operating.

Blagovesta Bonbonova

racocn8 comments on Oct 26, 2021:

Sooo much better without tattoos.

A 1965 anthology horror film from Japan: Kwaidan, consists of several separate tales of the ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 25, 2021:

I have always been fond of this one. Spoiler alert on the second link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phYGJZo_oaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0DzqiWwOO8

Job market trend: Hiring managers are enraged at job seekers “ghosting” them.

racocn8 comments on Oct 25, 2021:

More than 20 years ago, I got ghosted by a department manager after interviewing at Parsons. Parsons was supposed to be a reputable engineering firm, so when I heard nothing, I was shocked. I'd never been treated so rudely. Corporations have steadily chipped away at the various aspects of the social contract, so I'm not surprised to read this.

Seems legit to me.

racocn8 comments on Oct 25, 2021:

My 1st house was haunted, and claimed another before I sold it. Lots of stuff moved by itself, most especially the toilet seat often slammed shut at odd times. Lots of door slamming. One night I had a nightmare. In it, I met my close friend named Zach who had passed on more than a decade before. As I recognized him, I became frightened, knowing that he was dead. When I felt his hand, it was cold and clammy. Next he introduced me to two of his grandparents, telling me that they had died in the Holocaust (I later found out this was true). Their forms were small and indistinct. Then, with a start, I woke up. I felt very ill at ease, and then my eyes caught sight of a strange light. The light reflected against a closet mirror, and I realized the source was coming from underneath the bed. Kneeling on the carpet, I bent down to look closer. Under the bed was an old flashlight, and somehow, it had suddenly turned on. How, I don't know...

I heard that the pelicans were returning to winter over in the Dallas area, so I went out and ...

racocn8 comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Well, yeah, I saw that once too...