TheEncogitationer

@theencogitationer – for the record, I am not a number, I am a freeman…..who just happens to look cool on a Pennyfarthing 🙂

Critical Thinking should be taught in schools instead of undergoing religious indoctrination classes. It is a skill that improves with use.

The Metallica video is loading for me but I will link here again.

@TheEncogitationer

I understand the sentiment about requiring antidotes to theistic nonsense. Lee “the former atheist” Strobel offers a Degree in Applied Apologetics which has an elective in Critical Thinking and Logic. “Well fuck me pink” was the wording that echoed in my mind when I first discovered that.

Every religious person is a former…[Read more]

@theencogitationer – Yes, thanks for the update. I think you published it in last weeks school post by mistake. I had also updated the post to mention the number of victims.

What I am waiting for is not an apology from Catholics. It would, given what we have heard over the last 20-30 years, a meaningless effort. I do not believe them when they…[Read more]

@TheEncogitationer

You survived and they are forever stuck in their own private feedback loop. Like it!

That is the thing with most Christian forums. They all say that “Everyone is welcome” but once they can’t counter a point I make they “cancel culture” me. This usually happens when they quote someone like Aquinas or St. Augustine at me or…[Read more]

@TheEncogitationer:

On Facebook I’m in a constant tug of war with a rightwinger who’s a bottomless pit of reasons not to get vaccinated. It always comes down to “You can’t trust the CDC’s statistics” and the reason is that when people die of other things, he says, and they test Covid-19 positive. they will count it as a Covid death.

I explained…[Read more]

@TheEncogitationer – Not too often I get to see someone mention Mr. Burke 🙂 I am pondering some of his works to come up with a tattoo to match one I have by William Blake.

Here is some info on Frederick Douglass’ trip to Ireland when he met with Daniel O’Connell.

@TheEncogitationer – I would basically agree with what you say. One word I listen out for is “Traditional”.  I have heard people claim not to be right leaning or even to be liberals while at the same time telling me that we must hold on to “traditional family values”.

** the links I have inserted below show scenes of blood, cruelty to animals…[Read more]

@TheEncogitationer – Thanks for those selections. I have only seen Defiance (twice).

Have you seen Life is Beautiful? I think it is a great movie.

@TheEncogitationer – To start with I would never accept a job with a company that did not hire me the first time. I would never re-apply to the same company. If I was not good enough for them the first time then they will never be good enough for me after that. Even if they did offer me another post it would most likely be months later, when I may…[Read more]

@theEncogitationer – I have used similar arguments in the past. I was threatened with arrest in my polling booth from asking why Bibles were displayed on the desks where voters collected their ballot paper from. This was just a local election but I know it would be repeated on the day of the Marriage Referendum. I was asked by security if I was a…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:

What is not needed is harping on a “rape culture” without firmly defining terms.

I think @TheEncogitationer has a point – “rape culture” is a massive downer.  Why not frame it in more neutral or positive and less gruesome terms, such as misogyny, sexism, or consent culture?  Who wants to be thinking about rape the whole…[Read more]