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  1. Onyx

    I'm Not a Tolerant Person

    I'm tolerant of people's sexual orientation and personal aesthetic, but not so tolerant of children being indoctrinated from an early age. At least the individual in the photo brings panache to the pulpit, church can be so boring.
  2. Onyx

    Strange Inventions

    You blow over the holes at the top. I found that leaving the tapered ends on made it easier to play. The frequency is based on the air volume of each pipe.
  3. Onyx

    Strange Inventions

    About 25 years ago I made this pan flute out of a box of ball-point pens. I wrote a computer program to calculate the lengths. It worked remarkably well though I was no Zamfir.
  4. Onyx

    Strange Inventions

    What's the strangest invention you've ever seen? One of my favorites: This transistor-based DIY "computer" performs addition and subtraction, making clever use of a rotary phone dial for input. The circuit itself only increments or decrements the binary value; the dial makes it convenient to...
  5. Onyx

    The new Athiest Humanities downfall?

    Probably, whatever sells books.
  6. Onyx

    Is Your Satanism a Form of Anti-Chritianism?

    I'm anti-a-lot-of-things, but when it comes to people I'm an equal-opportunity hater.
  7. Onyx

    Embedded Intelligence

    I don't know, perhaps "inspired to achieve more" would have made more sense? I wouldn't call it a theory, it seems like more of an alternative way of thinking; a perspective. Who knows, he kind of goes all over the place. o_O
  8. Onyx

    What you believe be it religious, spiritual or not.

    I favor doubt over faith, and I don't feel an obligation to contribute to a "greater good". I don't believe in external deities and treat them symbolically as particularizations of the conscious mind. I pursue my own higher potential though the expansion of the consciousness (self-evolution)...
  9. Onyx

    Embedded Intelligence

    The Theory of EI I'm not exactly sure what to make of this theory proposed by the well-known microprocessor engineer Bill Mensch. An excerpt: Some of his thoughts on conventional religion: What do you think?
  10. Onyx

    why is north america.So into the paranormal?

    It looks like she had a mild seizure to me. Disturbing indeed, but I doubt hocus-pocus was to blame.
  11. Onyx

    The Failed Messiah Crusades

    Apparently he wasn't good enough for some. A long list of would-be saviors: List of messiah claimants - Wikipedia
  12. Onyx

    Is the idea of hell forever a rational idea?

    This raises an important question to believers: Why would a just, fair, and loving god provide an unfair testing ground for the soul?
  13. Onyx

    Is the idea of hell forever a rational idea?

    Neither heaven or hell are rational concepts. There is no evidence of such places, which exist only as descriptions in mildewed books and minds.
  14. Onyx

    What happened to the 600 Club and Order of the Serpent?

    It did seem a bit toxic, which is something I sought to avoid without being overboard on rules and regulations. Bad decisions on my part didn't help matters. Even so, I wonder if it survived on borrowed time in today's world of social media. I also tend to think that people often give up when...
  15. Onyx

    What happened to the 600 Club and Order of the Serpent?

    I owned and operated the Order of the Serpent site for several years. At the end there were many technical issues I couldn't resolve without significant investment, and I needed to focus on personal problems. But by that time most of the official members had become uninterested or departed, and...
  16. Onyx

    Arriving at a Theistic Belief

    I can relate to this, good observation.
  17. Onyx

    Arriving at a Theistic Belief

    This reminds me of the idea that the gods would lose their divinity if they were directly involved with human affairs, yet are powerful enough that we can sense their presence and purpose. I can't remember where I saw that though.
  18. Onyx

    Arriving at a Theistic Belief

    I think humans evolved to become self-aware, intelligent beings. Because of that we're able to ask tough questions, but we're also capable of inventing answers, or personifying things of a "good" or "evil" nature. But my goal isn't to devalue anyone's beliefs, I'm simply interested in how...
  19. Onyx

    Arriving at a Theistic Belief

    Meaning real, not metaphorical, but it wasn't really necessary.
  20. Onyx

    The Most Agreeable Religion

    The one with the most guns to back it up.
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