Reg,

I’ve read somewhere that forty days and forty nights of rain sufficient to flood the Earth and overtake Mount Everest would have to come down at the rate and pressure of Niagara Falls every second on every square inch of Earth. An Ark made of gopher wood would be smashed to toothpicks. If somehow it could avoid that fate, the air at the…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
I can’t help but to argue with Creationists. I keep telling myself not to debate Science with this “kind” of people, but it is fun and sometimes I get a breakthrough. “God seems to have spent most of his creative effort on beetles, not humans. I mean, there are 400,000 described species of them and only 1 species…

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Unseen wrote:
An Ode to The Trump Slump Old Trump he shuffles, his head hangs low, Another factory its workers dumped. He used to whistle, watch the good times roll, This time the economy has him stumped. Within his chest, a heavy, aching dread. The vibrant pulse of commerce as it fades. He reads the news, the fearful words are read About the…

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I can’t help but to argue with Creationists. I keep telling myself not to debate Science with this “kind” of people, but it is fun and sometimes I get a breakthrough.

“God seems to have spent most of his creative effort on beetles, not humans. I mean, there are 400,000 described species of them and only 1 species of human. Funny how God saved a…[Read more]

An Ode to The Trump Slump

Old Trump he shuffles, his head hangs low,
Another factory its workers dumped.
He used to whistle, watch the good times roll,
This time the economy has him stumped.
Within his chest, a heavy, aching dread.
The vibrant pulse of commerce as it fades.
He reads the news, the fearful words are read
About the faltering country…[Read more]

Our ape-borne, tribal, magical brains will be de-selected at some point. Until then we do have lots of suffering to administer to the “others”.

It is frustrating to those who have moments of clarity. Moment when our heritage of “killing to eat” under the leadership of an alpha ape becomes obvious. Moments when we understand why the spirits that…[Read more]

Simon,

Yeah it is human nature. It is evolution. But to consider whether Islam can be differentiated from Christianity in the way that it imparts or imbues its adherents with callousness, cruelty and utter disregard for human decency it is important to place each in historical context.

Christianity is merely a shadow of its former status and…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Obviously Islam causes humans to be much worse than their natural inclinations.

It is human nature.  There are many similar situations throughout history.  But there are unique things about Islam.

There’s a special combination of moral purity, God, and sacredness.  The religion itself has been made sacred and therefore su…[Read more]

Ya know you are right Enco. Hard core Muslim culture may indeed cause psychopathy to surface. Or any religious/secular ideology for that matter.

Sam Harris made an observation after he watched a video of Palestinians/Hamas dropping gays off buildings. Some of the executioners had a tiny bit of remorse or misgivings and carried out little…[Read more]

Jake,

As far as generalizations go, you are correct, but hasty ones are like pudding of the brain best avoided and are as valid as calling feathers in hats macaroni. 🇺🇸🥁

I was also referring to serial killers which truth be told are probably inconsequential in any population

Obviously not inconsqeuential to the victims, of course.

and a…

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