Jim

jakelafort wrote:
Woops can’t get too idealistic when i don’t think there is much chance of anything good transpiring.

You did mention teaching critical thinking to school kids. I’ve been thinking in the past couple of years how to do this, e.g. via Youtube, by showing critical thinking (and errors) while running fun experiments. And somehow wea…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Consequently, scientific theories must be continuously revised, expanded, or even replaced. This characteristic is not a flaw but rather the cornerstone of the scientific method’s success.

Those are my favorite sentences. I like what you and AI wrote. It would make a nice preface to a book. I want to add more, e.g. a…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
The Pope of atheism has declared you a sinner, unseen, and you shall be punished for all eternity.

Bless thee, Robert.

Thanks Reg!

Have a great week everyone!!

God is by definition the holder of all possible knowledge, it would be impossible for him to have faith in anything. Faith, then, is built upon ignorance and hope.

Unseen wrote:

_Robert_ wrote:

Unseen wrote:
Let’s imagine that 10% (or any %) of atheists turn to terrorism. Would that form a valid basis for attempts to stifle or stamp out atheism?

Yes, if the other 90 per cent did little to nothing to stop the ten percent and/or if there was something inherently wrong within atheism that promulgated t…

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Strega, that makes sense. I did recently hear on NPR or a news station undecideds being interviewed. Presumably that is a tiny minority.

I think it would be both politically savvy and just plain cool to see a woman who is in the image of the iron lady, Golda Meier. There are so many sexists who perceive women as weak and easily manipulated. And…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:

Unseen wrote:
Let’s imagine that 10% (or any %) of atheists turn to terrorism. Would that form a valid basis for attempts to stifle or stamp out atheism?

Yes, if the other 90 per cent did little to nothing to stop the ten percent and/or if there was something inherently wrong within atheism that promulgated terrorism.

Of c…

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Jake, I don’t even think that anyone’s still pondering who to support. The ‘Undecided’ is now those who haven’t decided whether to vote or not.  If some Republicans can’t bring themselves to vote for the Democratic nominee on principle, they may simply not bother to vote at all. This is really the only dial that’s left. This has to be who she’s l…[Read more]

unapologetic, i agree with you.

Most have decided. It is the undecided that both candidates are trying to reach. Now if she humiliated him there might be a tiny percentage of his base that would have an aha moment that the king is stark fucking naked. It is the responsible republicans and independents who she might be able to reach by undressing…[Read more]

Simon Paynton wrote:

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
MAGA policies

“Wrong is right, and lies are truth”.

“Ignorance is Strength”

Jake said: “I think Harris is making a mistake in following tired advice to stay above the fray. Instead she should roll up her sleeves, get her hands dirty and expose the utter mess that is Trump.”

That doesn’t work, FauxNews and republicans already has  their followers convinced that Democrats are the ENEMY. And any ‘fighting back’ is just…[Read more]

If pigs had wings they’d fly.

But if atheism was a cult that promoted virulent antisemitism, subjugation of women, brainwashed its babies in cultculture so that very few would ever esacape its mindfuck virus, regulated every stinking aspect of existence, punished its victims who violated ridiculous and unreasonable norms in draconian ways and…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Let’s imagine that 10% (or any %) of atheists turn to terrorism. Would that form a valid basis for attempts to stifle or stamp out atheism?

Yes, if the other 90 per cent did little to nothing to stop the ten percent and/or if there was something inherently wrong within atheism that promulgated terrorism.

Of course, that is all i…[Read more]

No, I wrote it myself and posted it on the old TA site about 12 years ago when theists used to join. But I have spliced other posts into it and got AI to rework it was as one post. Christians are generally to afraid to have open debates on sites likes this and prefer to ‘post and run’ on FB instead. Facebook allow them to reach their intellectual maturity.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Science is the systematic endeavor to observe empirical facts about reality and use them to formulate coherent theories that explain natural phenomena. As new measurements and observations are made, an increasing number of facts become available.

Did you write all that with AI?  It’s really good if you didn’t.

My…[Read more]

Yeah well that is only your theory Reg.

Real hard core truth is immutable. It is the church speaking ex cathedra. Truth aint beauty. Truth aint couth. Truth is ruthless. And we can only attain truth listening to the prophets and prelates who bestow their pellets. Having a direct line we must be resigned to an austere existence filled with fear…[Read more]

Science is the systematic endeavor to observe empirical facts about reality and use them to formulate coherent theories that explain natural phenomena. As new measurements and observations are made, an increasing number of facts become available. Consequently, scientific theories must be continuously revised, expanded, or even replaced. This…[Read more]

“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.”

― Booker T. Washington

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
MAGA policies

“Wrong is right, and lies are truth”.