jakelafort

There are religions without Gods (some native Australian, Native American and indigenous African ones). They are still atheists (they lack belief in a God). Some versions of Bhuddism, Taoism, Confucianism etc are also Godless.

I mention frequently that we should be careful not to talk about the average atheists as a Western skeptic humanist. We…[Read more]

We sort of keep forgetting that the overwhelming majority of Atheists are Chinese, who don’t give a single thought to religion on a daily basis, let alone be bitter by it.

Here’s another one I’ve heard multiple times that just a moment’s reflection will reveal as nonsense: “There are more people alive now than in all of the history of the human race.”

Take a look at anyone’s family tree and you’ll soon realize that you have far more deceased ancestors than than there are in their current generation. And their…[Read more]

Like the imaginary Hamas war room in the basement of the hospital…

I hope I haven’t posted this viddy before. This is a make-up concert The Warning did to make up for a London concert they had to cancel due to the pandemic. It’s for the loyal fans who hung on to their tickets. It’s almost as high in quality as the fabulously well-recorded Teatro Metropolitan concert and it even has certain advantages over that…[Read more]

Simon Paynton wrote:
@unapologetic – you need to find out how to turn off and on the block quotes.

Actually, I schooled him on that. Look above. Looks like Jake needs some “larnin'” as well.

Simon Paynton wrote:
It sounds like you’re what they call an introvert.

Oh, for sure.

@ Unapologetic

Okay, so you quote someone and your reply end up IN the quote the way you’re doing it. The way you get out of their quote is (a) hit the return key (which you did) but then (b) you click on the ” button, which takes you out of the their quote. In other words…

This is the text from the other person which you are quoting

The way I…[Read more]

They say a politician’s career is over when they become a joke on SNL. By parity of logic:

Israel now using artificial intelligence to kill civilians on the off chance they’ll kill a Hamas leader.

She’s really good. I like that song a lot, too. Here, one of the masters, Rick Beato, analyzes what he says is the most complex pop song of all time. Even if you don’t know much about music theory, his expressions as he listens are good for some laughs.

It’s a song he and his band agreed to play for a wedding reception. THEN, they went about…[Read more]

What I am unhappy about is that LGTBQ+ parades are necessary. When queer children are no longer relentlessly bullied into suicide, people don’t have to think twice about holding their partners hands in some neighbourhoods or mentioning the gender of their partner, the insults end, the ridicule and locker room nastiness stops and the attempt to…[Read more]

I’m learning from what may be the best reactors now, who have obvious expertise, and experience with critiquing music. So I think they fit into this topic as much as great music videos without a critic. Anna Vaskelainen is one of the smartest I’ve discovered so far, and passionate as well. She picks up so much on just her first watching. Turn on…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Many gay men are not happy with these “queer” parades.

I’m sure. My best male friend is a gay and I think he just wants to be accepted going about the same sort of daily business all of us do. Working, shopping, recreating.

Not the best way to sell that gay is normal….

Many gay men are not happy with these “queer” parades. As Douglas Murray writes in “The Madness of People” there are people who in calling for equality will always include a contingent who mistake exhibitionism for activism.

It is from this week’s Sunday School Book.

_Robert_ wrote:
So, yeah if a subset of the community is gonna constantly push to the extreme, while at the same time be playing the victim card; there will be a negative reaction and push back. Transwomen just annihilating born-females on athletic fields is very easy to dislike. Some of the cruelest people are gonna gain a platform and a…

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@Robert – When a friend of mine was in hospital for a minor procedure I went to visit him. I asked him “Will I slaughter a goat as an offering for you?” He replied “Could you offer up some carrots instead as I am off the fatty foods for a while”. “No problem, I will boil them in holy water”. That was over 15 years ago. He ran a 10K in 39 minutes…[Read more]

Have a great week and avoid fake news by not going to church.