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That explains your apparent lack of horror.

It's a handy phrase and has the added benefit of imbuing the user with an air of cultured sophistication.

Eat your heart out Yo-Yo Ma.

Impressive. What kind of games do you play? With rare exceptions, I only play blitz, and that habit, besides general low intelligence and not seriousl...

O’s production of Kansas On Fire was a flop and the critical reviews were merciless. O read them with trembling hands and tear moistened cheeks. “This...

You believe that recoiling in horror is the effect of you telling them that their words do not have the effect they believe they have?

The small curtain rose to reveal a stage containing a podium on one side and a long table on the other. A marionette dances onto the stage and stands ...

If there were no structure to the “materialist universe,” whatever that’s supposed to mean, nothing would be possible and there could only be chaos (t...

Stranger than the shape is how the wombat pooed it perfectly balanced on top of a rock, as though placing it proudly on display. What evolutionary adv...

The blueberries at Whole foods are twice that size, actually.

Once upon a time, there was a man named Owen. Everyone just called him O for short. O grew up in an ordinary family, in an ordinary suburb, in the ver...

That much coffee kills the appetite, I imagine. First thing in the morning I drink about half a liter of strong green tea, which forces me to have bre...

I normally start the day rich in fiber myself, today with organic banana and blueberries, coconut yogurt, and crunchy granola – for the fiber, vitamin...

I made breakfast burritos on the grill this morning. Placed flour tortillas on a hot grill with some grated cheddar on top while at the same time fryi...

People can be bound together in shared values, goals, and norms with fictions (institutional facts) and societies are built on them. They're an indisp...

I relate most to the alien itself, being a loner and somewhat ill-tempered and antisocial at times.

I give up. Why?

Reminds me of a NYT opinion piece I saw the other day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNDgcjVGHIw

Responsibility is always the price of freedom.

Getting banned and going out in a blaze of glory is more of a heroic departure.

Being freed from the Great Terrible Chain of Being modern folks are lost in a chaotic sea of nihilism and moral depravity. :scream:

Emptiness is the only spiritual concept that I think, or feel, gives me clearer understanding of the universe. True that it’s a religious concept, eve...

Agreed. :100:

If you like piña coladas And gettin' caught naked in the rain with a butt plug If you're not into missionary If you have less than half a brain and bi...

A deep and meaningful relationship based in love and mutual respect, no doubt.

In Le Petit Prince, a super piece of lit that I like, there’s a line that goes something like, “you’re forever responsible for what you tame.” Think a...

Tom Petty said it best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnOfpIJL0M

Oh, you think my little joke was a dig at your current situation? I’m a horrible person but I’m not that horrible.

Just taking a break, oh sure, how many times have we heard that old line. Let’s not kid ourselves, he’s dumping us, probably found some new hot philos...

Over the last decade there’s been a steep rise of adolescence seeking treatment of this kind, mostly biological girls for some reason, and I assume th...

Isn’t it hard to believe that Putin and gang are such fumbling fools?

Floridians are terrified of gender identity theory because they believe it's part of a clandestine plot by the radical left to turn their kids into co...

This one will brighten up the room. Dead Baby Shoes, 8” x 8 https://designpraxis.biz/img/dragonbbshoes.jpg

Walking the dog this morning I came across a wall that was tagged with: UNLEASH THE FURY OF WOMEN AS A MIGHTY FORGE FOR PROLETARIAN REVOLUTION!!! Had ...

I’ll be the first to admit that Mr. Mello is far better at writing fiction than I.

I forgot to mention that as I was exiting the church yesterday a nun suddenly appeared from behind one of the marble pillars to confront me as I walke...

Steamed? I prefer them sauteed and at some point adding a dash of water and covering the pan for a few minutes to lightly steam.

That my little story is empirically verifiable, of course. Spare me the literary criticism, please. :pray: :lol:

So yeah, I took your advice this morning and drove around the neighborhood until I found a church that was open for business. The Church of The Lady F...

Isn't religious nihilism an oxymoron? The problem with group identity is that it requires an other for the group identity to have meaning. In order to...

No one taught me that. Do you know of any religion that relies on empirical validity and therefore doesn't require faith in any authority figures? I d...

You’re missing the point. The point is that the essential building blocks of religion are a unique metaphysics that require special access from someon...

If you’re suggesting that the smart thing would be to ignore you that’s fair. It’s true that personal reasons may be whimsical, though you mentioned w...

Irrelevant. If identifying yourself as a non-group-thinker means that you're not afraid to say things that are not in sync with a group then I say goo...

Less remorse makes a person darker?

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March 15th is typically tuna fish and wank day for me.

Just the portion of it that maintains the status quo, and good riddance.

I was being euphemistic, sure, but don't take my word for it, or trust your ability to assess it objectively, I guess, just do a search for 'moved to ...

The lounge is where stupid topics go to die. That’s no reflection on you, Joe. You’ve been brilliant. The topic has been trashed because of the lacklu...