If thou gazest long into the Pit, the Pit will also gaze into thee

It is striking again that PZ Myers as well as the comment section find Ms Marcotte's remarks somewhat unintuitive at first, yet are eager to find an interpretation that make them work. She belongs to the ingroup after all and is some sort of prophet and cannot be wrong. Her writing turns out right ...

I was going to say Casey Anthony, it's a better example of prosecutors going for a conviction where their case is weak because their egos won't let them go for a lesser one. Exactly. I really admire the Casey Anthony jury. The possibility that her daughter may have died accidentally and then she tr...

However, everyone else understands that this is simply trolling, even if done by Tom Cruise herself. Hah, I guess everyone has somebody they consider odious enough to be fair game for appearance mocking. Come to the dark side, Aneris! ;) Which brings something to mind: I wonder if we're consistent ...

Just know that arguments here often go balls to the wall. But you'll frequently find two pitters agreeing & joking on one topic, while simultaneously raking each other's intestines out on another. Then we kiss & make up. In that vein, let me offer my apologies to AndrewV69 for my over-the-top respo...

jugheadnaut, some unasked-for advice: let it go. If you're in any kind of a hole, it's because you're digging. ;) My general advice (as I've said a few times before over the past year or so) is that the Slyme Pit experience is often enhanced by mentally appending a sarcasm tag or winkie to about 1/...

jugheadnaut, some unasked-for advice: let it go. If you're in any kind of a hole, it's because you're digging. ;) My general advice (as I've said a few times before over the past year or so) is that the Slyme Pit experience is often enhanced by mentally appending a sarcasm tag or winkie to about 1/...

The Pussy Pass is being used here to get a poor, helpless, attractive, white woman off the hook for trying to kill a cop. Imagine if a black man had done the same thing. The Pussy Pass, combined with a Los Angeles jury, is the only explanation I can think of for the case of Kelly Soo Park, who was ...

I don't know too much about Christie Wilcox, but she seems neat. She's writing and blogging and speaking to make science fun; she's poking holes in woo; she seems down-to-earth with a sense of humor. She's multi-talented -- she wrote & performed a song about trilobites, FFS! Plus, Stephanie Zvan ha...

I saw that pic of Christina Hendricks and totally forgot what I was doing. How are all of you doing? Still shocked by that public exhibition of hip privilege. My bread hasn't risen and my curry has gone to hell. Damn those Hips Of Privilege ! While the hips are stunning, I'm suffering from cleavage...

Yanbu wrote:
jugheadnaut wrote:I'm sure y'all can figure it out, but I meant 'blind spot' not 'blind sport' in my post above.
You should use your edit button to fix that

If this 'cohort' thing threw me, imagine what the edit button stuff will do. You don't want to go there. ;)

Just know that arguments here often go balls to the wall. But you'll frequently find two pitters agreeing & joking on one topic, while simultaneously raking each other's intestines out on another. Then we kiss & make up. In that vein, let me offer my apologies to AndrewV69 for my over-the-top respo...

I'm sure y'all can figure it out, but I meant 'blind spot' not 'blind sport' in my post above.

I don't know, we use cohort in education to refer to a class that enters in one year and is supposed to graduate on time. I'm also familiar with that usage. So, @Jughead: yes, I was being facetious. Before we go further, let me say: I've enjoyed your contributions here so far, and I hope you'll sti...

So, I made it absolutely clear that her inability to retain her figure has nothing to do with her work, and I'm not disparaging her appearance because I still think she's quite attractive. My post wasn't really just about her. It was a jokey throwaway observation that getting significantly overweig...

Windy explained it above. Matt knows what 'cohort' means and was just making a difficult to decipher joke. Or maybe I need a humor module upgrade. :) Also, the last time I posted something making fun of the appearance of someone in this cohort ;) , I got some pushback on it so I was probably sensit...

Nope. I'd never heard of the word "cohort" before, and I indeed thought it was a slur. I totally agree that Christie Wilcox' inability to retain the figure of a 19-year old undermines any credibility she may have had as a scientist. OK, maybe I am humor-challenged because I'm not sure if the first ...

There's nothing denigrating about the word 'cohort'. And, in an abundance of caution given your lack of familiarity with a pretty standard word, I'll preemptively state that there's nothing racist about the word 'denigrating'. If you were being ironic, then never mind. But I can't see any cues to t...

Guilty as charged. IMHO Certain cars do have male or female characters. [footube]dfyVXZs87DI[/youtube] That's a rip-off of a strip Viz did on Jeremy Clarkson. What are this Viz and Jeremy Clarkson of whom you speak? Are you flaunting your UK privilege? ;) But SNL ripping something off? Gasp! It can...

Windy explained it above. Matt knows what 'cohort' means and was just making a difficult to decipher joke. Or maybe I need a humor module upgrade. :) Also, the last time I posted something making fun of the appearance of someone in this cohort ;) , I got some pushback on it so I was probably sensit...

"This cohort?" You mean adult humans? How old are you? There's nothing denigrating about the word 'cohort'. coÂ·hort [koh-hawrt] noun 1. a group or company: She has a cohort of admirers. 2. a companion or associate. 3. one of the ten divisions in an ancient Roman legion, numbering from 300 to 600 s...

Hate to interrupt a good rant, but I assume Matt meant that it's quite common for adult humans to 'expand' over time- it's nothing specific to Wilcox's cohort. OK, I see what he was trying to do. It's a really poorly constructed joke, and doesn't actually make much sense given my original wording, ...

If a woman says "I feel like my career has been held back by jealous men at every turn", that's supposed to be taken as proof, or at least strong evidence, of patriarchy. It's even worse than that. If a woman says "I don't feel like my career has been held back by men", she's automatically disbelie...

lived experience isn't just anecdote, its irrefutable truth That's what I find most irritating part of SJW-ism. "Lived experience" is just what most religious people cite as evidence of their god of choice. How can you believe that "lived experience" is irrefutable truth even without any other evid...

Why do so many of this cohort start out cute: http://www.collegescholarships.org/images/christie-wilcox.jpg and then begin to expand: http://0.academia-photos.com/49169/15151/1397448/s200_christie.wilcox.jpg "This cohort?" You mean adult humans? How old are you? There's nothing denigrating about th...

TiBo wrote: Guilty as charged. IMHO Certain cars do have male or female characters.

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I wouldn't say we shouldn't care because "OMG, Rebecca got rape and death threats over a simple well-meaning admonition" is still the origin story of this group. I think it's a big reason Steve Novella is sympathetic to her and cuts her a lot of slack. It's important to point out it was what she an...

Why do so many of this cohort start out cute: http://www.collegescholarships.org/images/christie-wilcox.jpg and then begin to expand: http://0.academia-photos.com/49169/15151/1397448/s200_christie.wilcox.jpg "This cohort?" You mean adult humans? How old are you? There's nothing denigrating about th...

I wouldn't say we shouldn't care because "OMG, Rebecca got rape and death threats over a simple well-meaning admonition" is still the origin story of this group. I think it's a big reason Steve Novella is sympathetic to her and cuts her a lot of slack. It's important to point out it was what she an...

For the fellow animal lovers out there:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/bab ... d=24070678

Fuck it, China, your economy has joined the modern era, it's time for your medicine to follow.

Someone on one of my video comment areas said that they called the elevatorgate hotel and asked what their bar hours were. They were told it closes at 2am. If that's true, and if they didn't have longer hours back in 2011, then it's hilarious! Becky's 4am story fails again. According to someone els...

Here's a story that may be getting ready to blow (OMG, rape culture!): 911 Dispatcher Tells Rape Victim to 'Quit Crying' The distraught woman told the dispatcher the man broke into the house full of sorority girls and left after assaulting her, stealing cash and an iPhone, according to WSYX. But she...

Yep, she voices Meg on Family Guy, a character that must be triggering to homely overweight teenage girls everywhere since most of the comedic material about her revolves around how invisible or unliked she is. Whoa, just after posting this I checked out my YouTube home page and one of the recommen...

Well, for those not watching the video, this was a scripted joke. And a pretty good one at that. From what I've seen of Mila Kunis before, she's a Cool Chick. Maybe even a Chill Girl. She's good friends with MacFarlane so it's a given that she's definitely not of the SJW variety. Yep, she voices Me...

Yep, very cute, in one form or the other. Now, what's her brain like? Well, if you check out my comments on her blog post, you'll see there's a bit of an issue there. "Why anyone would defend or minimize rape is beyond me." Possibly because nobody is, and it is beyond him because he is apparently a...

jugheadnaut wrote:
Well, for those not watching the video, this was a scripted joke. And not a pretty good one at that. From what I've seen of Mila Kunis before, she's a Cool Chick. Maybe even a Chill Girl.

Whoops! Should be 'And a pretty good one at that'.

Mila Kunis Wants Men To Stop Saying "We're Pregnant" http://www.refinery29.com/2014/06/69422/mila-kunis-jimmy-kimmel-pregnancy-skit?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=post Mila Kunis has a bone to pick. Specifically, she has a bone to pick with men who use the phrase "we're pregnant" or "we're havi...

Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:Yep, very cute, in one form or the other. Now, what's her brain like?

Well, if you check out my comments on her blog post, you'll see there's a bit of an issue there.

For those interested, I submitted my debunking of Christie Wilcox's George Will blog post as a comment . I got the expected pushback with only the requisite amount of snark, but after the exchange I think it's fairly clear I proved that Wilcox misused a statistic in her first step and cherry picked...

Git wrote: ISIS will get fucked big-time if they decide to go anywhere near the Peshmerga.

Danger Zone!

(for Archer fans only...and if this kicks off an Archer discussion, let me begin by saying, yes, the last season really sucked)

For those interested, I submitted my debunking of Christie Wilcox's George Will blog post as a comment . I got the expected pushback with only the requisite amount of snark, but after the exchange I think it's fairly clear I proved that Wilcox misused a statistic in her first step and cherry picked ...

I haven't read Liberal Fascism so I can't defend it. But I know for a fact it's not a collection of blog posts or previous writings. From what left-wing fever swamp did you read a review that said that? But that statement is so ignorant I think it's more likely you're mis-remembering some other cri...

At Pharyngula, blog post titled: "Girl criticizes math ability of old man" http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/06/11/girl-criticizes-math-ability-of-old-man/ Opens with: Butâ€¦butâ€¦everyone knows that girls suck at math. So how can Christie Wilcox batter George Willâ€™s out-of-his-ass math...

And it's utter shit. The fact that his go to source is the NRO's completely worthless Jonah Goldberg should've been a give away. Seriously Andrew, what was your point in posting that? I'd like to know. Have you read much Jonah Goldberg? Because you're completely wrong about him, at least on the sub...

As I mentioned yesterday, Chomsky's association with holocaust denial is much more tenuous. Here's the text of a petition he originated supporting the publication of a book by Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson: Dr. Robert Faurisson has served as a respected professor of twentieth-century French lit...

Chomsky has form in Cambodian Genocide Denial, and has endorsed Holocaust Deniers too. Evidence? Pretty sure he hasn't denied the Cambodian genocide (although that's a common attack against him) and he never endorsed any holocaust denial, but merely defended their right to free speech. The Wikipedi...

It's a completely different issue whether support for gay marriage should now be regarded as orthodoxy, and all heretics expressing doubts should be named and shamed, forced to apologize to maintain their livelihood, and not be allowed to take leadership positions like CEO of a company. Goldberg ha...

It's a completely different issue whether support for gay marriage should now be regarded as orthodoxy, and all heretics expressing doubts should be named and shamed, forced to apologize to maintain their livelihood, and not be allowed to take leadership positions like CEO of a company. Goldberg ha...

Have you read much Jonah Goldberg? Because you're completely wrong about him, at least on the subject of gay marriage. He was one of the very early supporters of 'civil unions for everyone, marriage should be a private religious affair' (including for gays, for religions that approve). This was my ...

And it's utter shit. The fact that his go to source is the NRO's completely worthless Jonah Goldberg should've been a give away. Seriously Andrew, what was your point in posting that? I'd like to know. Have you read much Jonah Goldberg? Because you're completely wrong about him, at least on the sub...

Viet Nam: By the fourth year of the Viet Nam war more than 50% of Americans said it was a mistake. The 'mistake' had been at 24% at the beginning of the (larger scale involvement) war in 1965. Iraq War (Bush II): When the war in Iraq started in March 2003, only 23% said it was a mistake to send tro...

That's what bothers me about conservatism, by the way. Not the conservatives ideas per se, but the fetishism for "traditions". An idea is good or bad according to your moral mainframe, but the fact that it's "new" or "old" doesn't mean anything by itself. And the speed of a social change isn't a go...

I hate to ask a SJW-ish kind of question, but what are the sources for this claim? Asking for sources isn't SJW-ish. I think the perception here that it is comes largely from one jackass FTB commenter who algorithmically uses this as a response to anything he disagrees with, even statements of pure...

Opyt wrote:
jugheadnaut wrote:
FascistTit wrote: Or ridicule.

Lapsang Souchong wrote: Yes, that is true. The difference is between night and day.
OK, you're getting more reasonable now. But not better with the quote tags.
FTFY

Thanks. I was unwilling to enact the labor.

And, of course, for the first time I don't use the preview function and Lapsang's extra quote tags screw up my post. Quit whinging. Not whinging. Just hitting myself over the head with the irony of not using the preview function for the first time on a post where I'm telling someone else to use the...

[missingquotetag]That's the great thing about this place. If it were FTB the moment you expressed dissent, you'd have been banned. Unless I'm horribly mistaken :lol: Doesn't mean it's not going to be subject to skepticism, or criticism.[/badlapsangquotetag] Or ridicule.[/badlapsangquotetag] Yes, th...

Informative documentary on National Geographic channel last week: http://www.natgeotv-int.com/pages/programmes/search/term/Sonderkommando/inflightonly/0/page/1 The sonderkommando profiled in the film talks about how he had to drag bodies from the gas chambers, rip out their gold teeth, and then bri...

And, of course, for the first time I don't use the preview function and Lapsang's extra quote tags screw up my post.

I don't think I said anything about what Zuendel believed. I just find it outrageous that someone can be put in prison for the contents of their heads and I don't give a flying fuck how stupid or wrong those contents mights be. Call me old fashioned. Outrageous? what, you raised in a box? Happens a...

No, I'm not inclined to believe that National Socialism was treated unfairly but we need to get beyond the emotionalism of the subject and ask, "what is and what isn't the case"? I mean, we're all interested in the truth here, aren't we? Yes, I am interested in saving on my long-distance rates. Ple...

Just do a search on Ernst Zuendel or Gemar Rudolf to get an idea of what it is like to deny the 6 Million figure or any of the aspects of the official history. There are laws against it. It might be inconvenient for you to believe but it's a fact. Implying Ernst Zundel denied just a few aspects of ...

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