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  1. Kilgore Trout

    similarities among religions

    I don't bother engage in discussions with people on subjects they aren't interested in learning about.
  2. Kilgore Trout

    Doing a little painting recently...

    I have mixed feelings about that rule. It makes good sense on the surface, and many people would be well-served to follow it more. However, in my experience, if one spends too long focusing on mastering the "rules," they can often find themselves falling into the habit of technical perfection...
  3. Kilgore Trout

    similarities among religions

    But, those are not simple concepts, as evidenced by the hordes of creationists who don't understand anything about them.
  4. Kilgore Trout

    similarities among religions

    Most fantasies are.
  5. Kilgore Trout

    Phoenix flights cancelled because it's too hot for planes

    As someone who lived in Las Vegas and now lives in Northern Virginia, I can tell you I'd rather have 115 degrees of desert heat than 90 degrees of high humidity heat any day of the week.
  6. Kilgore Trout

    Is it possible to lose significant weight just by walking?

    Long-term, consistent walking, as an activity, is actually one of the best correlated behaviors with long-term weight-loss and management. How much you lose depends, mostly, on how much you take in, and how much you burn. As you lose weight, the same amount of exercise will burn less, and you...
  7. Kilgore Trout

    How is this possible

    1) There is no center. 2) Space-time itself is expanding. 3) You're welcome.
  8. Kilgore Trout

    Garden of Eden

    I thought they were kicked out for disobeying god even though they didn't know that disobeying god was wrong until they ate from the tree. (God wasted no time with the inconsistencies).
  9. Kilgore Trout

    Programming is a Religion

    I find that the most anal programmers are capable of writing highly-efficient, organized, and clever pieces of code that never meet the requirements of the what the user actually needs.
  10. Kilgore Trout

    Arguments For and Against Theism

    The best arguments for atheism are that theism is simply and fully explainable as an invention of the human psyche, and that no human-invented god has ever been shown to have any reasonable evidence for its existence. Religions inform you about people, not about gods.
  11. Kilgore Trout

    The Rapid Decline of Christianity in the USA

    Indeed, free will isn't only invalidated by someone having perfect future knowledge, but also just by the fact that the future is able to be perfectly known - whether someone knows it or not. A "future" that is fixed is no different than the past - and, you have no ability to change either, or...
  12. Kilgore Trout

    The Rapid Decline of Christianity in the USA

    Or, that some people are honest enough to say "I don't know."
  13. Kilgore Trout

    Do Parents Have To Teach Their Children To Be Bad?

    No, they can also teach them to be thoughtful, empathetic, responsible, and kind. I also focus on other things, such as teaching clear communication. But, not everyone has the same priorities.
  14. Kilgore Trout

    Morality Made Simple

    Thanks, but I'm fine without it. I've never needed a list of commandments in an old book to act like a decent human being. Although, I am glad we have it for the people who aren't capable of that.
  15. Kilgore Trout

    Morality Made Simple

    Oh, since we're all immoral, why even bother trying then?
  16. Kilgore Trout

    theists attack atheism because they are insecure

    Anyone's god is merely a projection of themselves onto the unknown. When someone is talking about their "god," they're really just talking about themselves. Hence, when someone feels their god is threatened, they actually feel personally threatened. People never are so defensive as when they...
  17. Kilgore Trout

    Jesus Used Engergy Drinks to Walk on Water

    Nah, it was just meth.
  18. Kilgore Trout

    Burden of Proof VS Presumption of Innocence

    Actually, the bible tells us that we're all born sinful. We're presumed to be guilty the second we're born.
  19. Kilgore Trout

    Why are some people... geniuses?

    Genetics, environment, and practice. Like everything else.
  20. Kilgore Trout

    How and Why did Hell become a Place of Punishment?

    Ancient polytheistic religions weren't so much about controlling people as later monotheists ones were. For control, you need to have the threat of punishment to hold over people.
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