Richard Robertson
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Trade War in the forum Politics 6 years, 10 months ago
Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Here is an interesting perspective from the Chinese side.I predicted the Chinese rise decades ago, and attribute some of our economic crises and worker class angst in the recent past to our inability to cope with it. But I never knew how to really deal with it, other than focus on our own systems of education,…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic God we can understand in the forum Theism 6 years, 10 months ago
The nature of God derives directly from the nature of man. Period!
Or maybe
The natechu of Gahd dewives fwom the natechu of man. Peewiod!
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Strega replied to the topic Sunday School September 1st 2019 in the forum
Sunday School 6 years, 10 months agoThanks, Reg!
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic God we can understand in the forum Theism 6 years, 10 months ago
I see belief scales, with middle grounds avoided, except maybe right before closing time at the bar.
|———-|———|———|———-|
Doubt________________Faith
noGod________________God
Science_______________Woo
Exciting______________Boring
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic God we can understand in the forum Theism 6 years, 10 months ago
Ivy wrote:
It is amazing to me how people of all different backgrounds and origins can hold so many radically different beliefs…And all think that they are right.Indeed! Meanwhile the most common thread in most of those beliefs connects to the culture they grew up in. Therefore it’s logical that people that share culture also share similar e…[Read more]
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Strega replied to the topic God we can understand in the forum Theism 6 years, 10 months ago
Some people have a mental disability that causes them to hear voices. Some of those people are aware that there is a difference between the internal and external voices, and some are not. Are the voices real? Impossible to say for certain, either way. There is a wonderful TED talk by a woman who has ‘trained’ her ‘voices’ to help with rem…[Read more]
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Strega replied to the topic Sunday School August 25th 2019 in the forum
Sunday School 6 years, 10 months agoIvy wrote:
Honestly, I don’t give a flying fuck what you all believe or don’t believe. I just like seeing you all get riled up and defensive. It really shows your true colors. It shows how much you really don’t want to believe in God. Don’t go saying you didn’t choose it! That would be a lie. Do atheists lie? Yeah that’s what I thought. Se… -
Strega replied to the topic Sunday School August 25th 2019 in the forum
Sunday School 6 years, 10 months agoThe rain it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella;
But chiefly on the just, because
The unjust hath the just’s umbrella.Charles Bowen
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Strega replied to the topic Sunday School August 25th 2019 in the forum
Sunday School 6 years, 10 months agoThanks, Reg!
(Did you see the cricket? We snatched victory from the jaws of defeat which we had fed with near victory, after the previous defeat. Amazing!)
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PopeBeanie posted an update in the group
Tips 6 years, 10 months agoRenamed and updated topic “Adding Photos, Videos, and Other File Links to a Post” to included short hint for how to add links to personal cloud files, e.g. PDFs. (See https://atheistzone.com/groups/tips/forum/topic/adding-photos-and-videos-to-a-post/#post-2345 )
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Help me here because our future depends on it in the forum Science 6 years, 10 months ago
Issues of carbon release (CO2) can get complicated or at least require some attention paid to trade-offs, e.g. rarely do I see a breakdown of electric vs liquid fueled vehicle trade-offs. The electricity, after all, has to be produced, too.
So the question becomes which aspects of each technology rely on renewable/sustainable resources. True, he…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Fighting Fake News in the forum
NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 6 years, 10 months agoAfter reading this Scientific American article, I see I shouldn’t be promoting the phrase “fake news” as if it describes the whole problem.
Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder
IN BRIEF
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Many types of information disorder exist online, from fabricated videos to impersonated accounts to memes designed to manipulate genuine content.
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Heavily Biased News Orgs in the forum
NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 6 years, 10 months agoAs for Epoch Times, I forgot I was in a trial period until today when they bumped up the cost to about $20/month for one paper a week. They seem flush with money and their regular subscribers seem happy to pay.
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Heavily Biased News Orgs in the forum
NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 6 years, 10 months ago_Robert_ wrote:
Then there is Fakebook…where so many still get their daily “news”.I quit facebook (albeit because of “friends” spreading bad news and karma), mainstream news, and talk radio long ago. I’m about to post an article about how social media’s business model in general (but especially fb) helps make bad news go viral and then feste…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Heavily Biased News Orgs in the forum
NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 6 years, 10 months agoIvy wrote:
All news orgs these days are heavily slanted.Not really. I intend to suggest some that don’t twist and spin nearly as badly as Epoch Times, and I expect we will be able to suggest a few relatively trustworthy news orgs.
Girl power. Woot!
It took someone like Trump to hire someone like her. But back to the topic, in the case (for…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!…..um, No. in the forum Politics 6 years, 10 months ago
Ivy wrote:
BTW Can you share instructions on how to put on that filter? LOL I think I need that filter because I’m sick of looking at his dumbassFor me, it’s the same kind of self-imposed filter that keeps me from clicking on attractive ads. I say “attractive” because my eyes are inevitably drawn to them; which btw makes me feel stupid for a few seconds.
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Atheist seeking spirituality? in the forum
Atheism and Spirituality 6 years, 10 months agoSimon Paynton wrote:
I’ve learned (thanks to @JodyLee‘s discussion) that what spirituality means to people is very personal; or rather, the way it is expressed is very personal. This reflects the fact that everyone lives their lives in their own way.I agree, and endeavor to keep learning the depth of this very uniquely-human evol…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie started the topic News Org Biases in the forum
NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 6 years, 10 months agoThe Epoch Times
(I bought a subscription a couple months ago just to see how the enemy operates. Yes, this news org IS an enemy of the people!)
I’ve seen Epoch Times ads on YouTube. Here’s a short article about them:
The biggest spender on pro-Trump Facebook ads (besides his campaign) “straddles the line between an ultraconservative news o…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Atheist seeking spirituality? in the forum
Atheism and Spirituality 6 years, 10 months agoIvy wrote:
I do think that we ALL know deep down that we are connected to “God”/”The Great Sprit” whatever you want to call “it/him/her.” (insert gender pronoun here lol)….but….I think people who call themselves atheists do not like to admit this because they cannot see/touch/feel/put under a microscope…it.Pardon me if you haven’t retracted…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Atheist seeking spirituality? in the forum
Atheism and Spirituality 6 years, 10 months agoJody Lee wrote:
I’m not the majority and over time maybe you guys will get used to the way I use it. 😁😁I’m perfectly fine with that, and also tend not to be in the majority. Sometimes I’m thinking ok, fine, so what if this tennis ball hits a hornet’s nest!
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