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The mob psychology of human sacrifice.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Matt Giwer 8 hours ago. 23 Replies

Ever since recently watching the season ending episode of  'Vikings' on the History channel I have been pondering the mob psychology of human sacrifice. It is believed that the practice of ritual…Continue

Would you publish a work similar in scope to Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses?"

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gregg R Thomas Feb 11. 29 Replies

If your vocation was a writer/novelist and you believed there was a need to expose the tyranny that is the religion of Islam, would you consider the potential threat to your well being worth the risk…Continue

Tags: Hirsi, Rushdie, Islam, fatwa

Would you lie to ensure a financial inheritance comes your way?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Sarah Oct 20, 2012. 36 Replies

Hypothetically speaking, if you were given a choice to make what would ensure your financial independence but went against your personal convictions would you still do it? If your mother/father told…Continue

Tags: will, family, inheritance

Should a priest/preacher be bound to confidentiality?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ed Sep 5, 2012. 17 Replies

While the days of sitting in a booth with a physical separation between priest and parishioner are mostly over, there are still frequent instances of  a church member confiding in their…Continue

Tags: confidentiality, confession

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Holo Gram replied to Ed's discussion 'Garlic Heads -Garlic Planting' in the group Green Gardening
"I planted a row of garlic late March. Then we got a pounding 6-inch rain, followed by near 90 degree temps. Only about a quarter of it came up, and it is not doing well. I blame it on climate change. It is unusual to have 80-90 degree temps in April…"
8 hours ago
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"As for the German people smelling it, go back to my first reply. These supposed extermination camps were all in POLAND."
8 hours ago
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"I dont get my information from movies and I didnt see any of the ones you mentioned. They haunt me. Not my problem nor do I what "haunted" means in any context like this. Note my Avatar. That is Hiroshima. Tens of thousands of dead in the…"
yesterday
Angela Evangelia replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"  What does a scene in a Hollywood fiction movie have to do with reality? There was no boy in pajamas ... I dont get my information from movies. I had read that the second lot of ovens, the bigger ones made later,   and that…"
yesterday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"What does a scene in a Hollywood movie have to do with reality? Similarly what does an exceptional report, something worth reporting for the readers, have to do with what happened? It talks extremely fat. Were prisoners fattened up or starved?…"
yesterday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"It takes only a phone call or two or a bit of googling to learn it takes some 3-4 hours per body per oven. A bit more and you learn the bigger the body the longer it takes. It does take a bit more research to find coal fired cremation takes even…"
yesterday
Holo Gram replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"The movie The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a story about a young boy named Bruno, whose father is a German soldier. They move to a big house and in the back yard they could see a concentration camp. Bruno loves to go exploring and sees…"
Thursday
Angela Evangelia replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"  Hi Matt I read that the ovens weren't able to keep up with demand of dead bodies. Some of the ovens could only burn up to 100 corpses a day, but they were killing thousands a day so how were they…"
Thursday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"BTW: The point was and is that cremation ovens do not smell or belch smoke. They are called chimneys. They were all fired by coal. In the US they are fired by oil or natural gas. They neither smoke nor smell. That is the way it is. People who…"
Thursday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"That is buying into the Christian sales pitch. It is simply not true. Keep in mind the morality we are familiar with appears to be the best or most natural. Back in those days Jews and therefore the first Christians were polygamists. Christians…"
Thursday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"Sicilians? But looking at the term mob as you are using it brings to mind Hollywood staging. Think riots for what is almost all this kind of violence. The US has had a lot of them."
Thursday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"What I wrote is exactly true. I have spent nearly two decades researching the facts. I assume you mean the article references to so many camps. There are only a handful which are still considered extermination camps and they were all in the pre-WWI…"
Thursday
Misty: Baytheist Living! replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"That's not exactly true, Matt.  Here is a great article on the evidence of extensive -and yes- obvious death camps that extended outside…"
Thursday
Misty: Baytheist Living! replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"I'm guessing it started from simple math.  Too many mouths to feed? Remove a few of them. Suddenly, you have more resources for everyone! These times of plenty are a sign of supernatural favor. Rinse, repeat and add a few details and a…"
Thursday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"One should not let lurid tales intrude into the discussion. Cremation ovens neither smoke nor stink. We have them all over the world. Google it. Even so, the camps supposedly doing this were in Poland. What were the Poles to do? Tell the Germans to…"
Thursday
Matt Giwer replied to Ed's discussion 'The mob psychology of human sacrifice.'
"The Romans did it before there were Christians."
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Oh, he's a christian.

Posted on April 20, 2013 at 9:00am 20 Comments

So I am shopping on the phone to find a local certified mechanic to install a new engine in my wife's truck.  It was recommended to call a specific mechanic shop about fifty miles away. After talking to the shop owner's wife for about ten minutes because he was tied up with customers she finally said something to the effect that "we don't like to take new customers as we stay busy with our existing clientele."  I commented I thought this was an odd business philosophy. She then proceeded to…

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National Pi Day

Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:54pm 0 Comments

Today was national pi day (3.14). Did you have your piece?

All Creatures Great and Small ???

Posted on March 12, 2013 at 3:07pm 10 Comments

It is interesting that the theists claim that their god created "all creatures great and small." This is an image of a deep sea creature called the humpback angler fish. It is one of the most gruesome, hideous looking, and downright terrifying creatures I have ever seen. It was in the most recent issue of Smithsonian magazine about the bioluminescence of ocean inhabitants. This strange fish has a "fishing pole" attached above it's eyes that moves up and down in front of it's formidable…

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Christians raping Christians: ChristianMingle.com

Posted on February 20, 2013 at 11:50am 0 Comments

http://abcnews.go.com/US/christianmingle-date-rape-victims-sought-california-cops/story?id=18531150

I suppose it was only a matter of time before God dropped the dating ball and allowed one of it's devotees to fall victim to another one of it's devotees. ChristianMingle's  omnipotent, omniscient gawd seems to be suffering from a lapse of attention to matters here…

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At 10:04pm on January 12, 2013, Samuel Cheshire said…

Thanks for the message.  I will definitely check out that book.  I am always looking for a new read.  You seem like you might have a good opinion on this; Do you think that as a race we are de-evolving by catering to the ignorant masses by creating welfare states for people who are too stupid or lazy to do for themselves and then give them tax credits which equates to thousands of dollars just for having children?  This is going to sound really bad, but wouldn't it be better for our species if we neutered anyone with an IQ under say 100?  There are too many people on earth anyway.  Why is it someones human right to reproduce?  I think it should be a privilege that is earned.  Only the best and the brightest should be allowed to carry on their genetic lineage.  Also there should be a strict guidelines and quality requirements for parenting.  I realize this will never happen.  People are to corrupt by nature to use a system like that for good.  Sometimes I think we are all doomed.

At 6:25pm on January 12, 2013, Samuel Cheshire said…

Thanks :) I'm enjoying it already.  It's nice to be able to communicate with people even if every thought is not seen eye to eye.  The internet is full of people trolling and sniping at one another, its good to finally find a place for civil correspondence.

At 6:08pm on January 12, 2013, Samuel Cheshire said…

"Indifference to the needless suffering and plight of the very beings it (god) is supposedly responsible for creating is testament to the convoluted thinking of it's followers. "

I'm sure that it is, but not only followers of a specific ideology but the human race as a whole.  For that matter every species and the whole of nature.   It's a dog eat dog world.  When a lion commits infanticide its not evil its just the natural order of things.  Human beings are fickle emotionally unstable creatures.  For some reason we have the ability to think abstractly and outside of the basic survival instincts if only for a moment or two.  The formation of religions over the coarse of human history was only natural for a creature with this capability in order to reconcile its advanced cognitive status to a deaf playing field.

At 10:41pm on December 7, 2012, Heather Spoonheim said…

I'm surprised we weren't already friends on here.  Anyway, if you don't use a copper bowl then you need to add a little cream of tartar - essentially to drop the PH a little.  You also need to ensure you don't have a single drop or smear of yolk in those whites.  After that it should be easy.

At 11:17am on December 28, 2011, bob spencer said…

got it cheers

 
 
 

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