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  1. Balthazzar

    Question about the natural world for atheists

    I don't know ... I guess it's the hope and aim and perseverance, despite what might happen that has me in forward motion. At the moment, I'm underground, so I will answer as an atheist. The assurance I have is limited to this life and many of us stick to the path for those we love and care...
  2. Balthazzar

    Welcome to my Speakeasy

    Everyone laid a bill on the table for the ante ... We we're playing poker with no cards and best hand derived from the serial numbers claimed the pot. Anyway, I lost my bill and decided to go to the club to wind down a little Dangerous? Meh ...
  3. Balthazzar

    Welcome to my Speakeasy

  4. Balthazzar

    Welcome to my Speakeasy

    This speakeasy isn't about liquor or anything illicit, but no religion is allowed within the confines of this thread. Failure to comply will ensure you a rightful seat as a willful dissenter with intent to disrupt the play. Anyway, two guys walk into a bar. One was a layer the other a...
  5. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    If we're heading towards a theocracy, or some type of dictatorship, then I'm certain the war conquests and those who supports them will get exactly what they are aiming to accomplish, which at the moment, they have been making effort to divide the citizens of this nation, which makes it very...
  6. Balthazzar

    a house divided cannot stand, Melania

    "A house divided cannot stand." Are you speaking specifically about Trumps presidency, his marriage, or America? I almost wrote "United states" but had to exercise restraint and utilize the term "America" ... for obvious reasons. We should seriously consider something important in the...
  7. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    Climate shifts happen almost continually, and the changes seem to be predicted to increase rain fall and severity of storms. This is shorter term than long term. We already understand the sun to be expanding, which will eventually boil the oceans, but we're talking a couple three billion years...
  8. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    If I were concerned about a "nuclear" war, I would likely just roll a joint daily, sit on the front porch, and wait for the fireworks. I'm more concerned with avoiding war period and maintaining peaceful relations.
  9. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    If they are legislating with a purposed intent to indoctrinate the students of that state, then I am opposed. This is not how I read the proposal for the inclusion, but it is a start for more inclusive texts to be determined later.
  10. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    Even the 10 commandments have been subject to criticism and removal, and although I'm sure the bible is allowed in the library, It would have faced severe ridicule if placed in the classrooms. We talk big about religious freedom in America, but when it comes down to the other religions and our...
  11. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    A video I think important was removed, determined to be unallowable as posted, allegedly by the Olympic committee, so I found another one. The global stage we play on as people, and with the world getting smaller, the efforts of nations to address history and current day affairs should not be...
  12. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    Some of us are actually concerned about the potential for a more globalized war, which is specifically why I think the bible among other religious texts could be useful for the specified application and intent, namely negotiation and dialogue to help in the effort of establishing and maintaining...
  13. Balthazzar

    If We All Became Atheists?

    Super hero's. Honestly, I think Thor was a persona applied to thunder and Zues a persona applied to lightening, and stories were written about these personifications. This doesn't negate the possible attribution being applied to people who have lived. Jesus was the personification of a God...
  14. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    I would expect teachers be qualified to teach the academic application as intended. I've stated over and again my disagreement with indoctrination attempts. You are correct, I am in no position to determine qualifications, but I am in position as a citizen to expect them to be qualified. I'd...
  15. Balthazzar

    If We All Became Atheists?

    Superman was made up entirely, but maybe inspired by other elements. Thor may have been a real person whose life was exaggerated, which is nothing new. The same may be true for Mercury, and Gabriel IS on the list, but defined by term differently. The ruler of hades is on the list and I'm...
  16. Balthazzar

    If We All Became Atheists?

    The quest to understand life and our place in it, and the terms we utilize to define certain principal understandings have evolved over the many millennia associated with human evolution and history.
  17. Balthazzar

    Terms that require a dictionary referral to verify we used them correctly

    I looked up the term bilateral the other day to couple it with the term unified to convey an intent and effort. It made sense to me but seems a little contradictory in nature or maybe it doesn't. I was under that impression from other posters who had me questioning its usage. The bilateral...
  18. Balthazzar

    If We All Became Atheists?

    Yup ... and word associations, among other things.
  19. Balthazzar

    If We All Became Atheists?

    I did. You stated that majority are indoctrinated to eat meat by their parents. You associate indoctrination to adding something to a diet apart from its original environment. I associate ecosystem with the environment itself and apply it as a standard to identify individual needs and...
  20. Balthazzar

    Terms that require a dictionary referral to verify we used them correctly

    I should be embarrassed, but I'm not. I had to look up the term "horticulture" a few minutes ago to verify I was using it correctly.
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