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Ape+lust wrote:Anyone up for parenting advice from the Skepchicks? From Elyse Mofo Anders, no less?

http://groundedparents.com/

Also known as "How to blame all your parenting challenges on everyone else!"

haha... my kids were like this:

Oh... I see now. Heddle is an idiot. I haven't seen you here before Heddle. Now that I know you are an idiot I will treat you with sympathy and generosity... and I will say things like... "Gee Wiz... aint nobody know the answer to that!" My apologies. Carry on! Well, actually not: Dr. David Heddle ...

Fucking Steersman - you actually wrote this?:?: As mentioned, that wasnâ€™t exactly my objective, but, now that you mention it, I think that that is a reasonable implication, given that â€œreasonâ€, â€œconsciousnessâ€, and â€œpurposeâ€ seem manifest in the universe I see that you are also an idio...

I always wonder why when laymen (I'm assuming) think fine-tuning is trivially dismissed they never seem to ask why scientists (even the most militant atheist scientists like Krauss) recognize it as a serous problem? It is not an argument from authority--I am not saying we are right because we are s...

Oh... I see now. Heddle is an idiot. I haven't seen you here before Heddle. Now that I know you are an idiot I will treat you with sympathy and generosity... and I will say things like... "Gee Wiz... aint nobody know the answer to that!" My apologies. Carry on!

Fine-tuning (when properly stated) is a serious problem for physics. The proper way to state it is that it appears the universe is fine-tuned to make rocks. <snip> The only alternative is to demonstrate that there is no fine-tuning, that it is an illusion, and the existence of heavy elements is not...

Fine-tuning (when properly stated) is a serious problem for physics. The proper way to state it is that it appears the universe is fine-tuned to make rocks. That is, the manufacturing of heavy elements appears to be very sensitive to the universe's physics. That's fine-tuning. The universe could ha...

Also, what's this shit with these people falling over each other to teach their kids there is no Santa Claus? For fuck's sake stop using your kids to prove your fashionable cred. Let the kids have Santa until the age when everyone else in Western Civilization figures it the fuck out on their own an...

Amusingly enough, I'm friends with a few people who are actually (semi) pro magicians. They've shown me any number of tricks and how they work. Knowing that, and knowing how hard it is to do even the simplest trick doesn't ruin anything for me. In many cases, it makes the skill of doing the trick w...

My daughter just told me about a woman who fed her cat a vegan diet. The cat happened to get preggers and then had kittens. The mother cat ate her own kittens. Yikes! That story works even better if I imagine it's your avatar telling it. These kinda stories work better when PZ Myers hears them from...

My daughter just told me about a woman who fed her cat a vegan diet. The cat happened to get preggers and then had kittens. The mother cat ate her own kittens. Yikes!

I've met both. You can appreciate my disdain for the hypocrites. But I also have little patience for people who base their veganism or vegetarianism on a concept of animal consciousness and well-being unsupported by scientific fact, or even first-hand experience. Nor can I applaud those who claim m...

It is oh so hard to call myself a Humanist when I am associated with these nitwits. I do have a bit of skin in the game. I am a long time AHA member and I am a Humanist Celebrant. Young liberal idiots just piss me off. I will try to take the high ground and see how much rage it creates. Chris Stedma...

Books to consider: Pascal Boyer "Religion Explained" Thomas Metzinger "The Ego Tunnel" These are two of my favorites, and I am surprised they are not more popular. I also loved "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" which was already mentioned, and Pinker's new one "Better Angels of Our Nature" (yes... I read th...

BillHamp: I'm not going to go deep into it. But I'm an ex-vegan. I have family (well in-laws) that were deep into the vegan diet. B12 deficiency is a fucking terrifying thing that nobody talks about, especially from within the vegan community, at least that's my experience. Watching your MIL drop d...

Well, this is definitely not my kid...despite the resemblance. My daughter wouldn't be caught dead in this t-shirt.

Bhurzum, please don't post any more videos or photos of Shirley Manson. They derail the thread (for me at least) for about fifteen minutes while I literally shake from distraction and then get sleepy. And certainly don't post a high-def version of the video for Bleed Like Me. I'm too sleepy (and de...

55%. But I answered 'very' to all the questions about being the best person in charge, not crumbling under pressure, etc. Cuz I am . That's not psychopathy, that's assertive leadership. True sociopaths make terrible leaders. The test is bullshit. Ummmm.... we are gonna keep an eye on you Matt. Not ...

This is kinda fun-- An online quiz to 'test' your psychopathy. Im sure it is derpy, but like I said, fun. Here is Twatson possibly joking about getting a 100%, possibly not (lol Poes law) https://twitter.com/rebeccawatson/status/410449401283616768 I dont buy the 'psychopaths walking among us!' bit,...

Regarding Mary Barra at GM - This kind of thing is annoying to me: CNBC writes: Barra, who currently serves as executive vice president of global product development, will be the auto maker's first female CEO, a considerable feat in the male dominated auto industry. Why is it a considerable feat? Th...

On the news this morning: Mary Barra has been named the next CEO of GM. Clearly she must be a chill girl sister punisher or something. Because Patriarchy. Good news in my opinion. I hope she does well. With the economy recovering the auto companies will be doing well for the next few years. Autos l...

Excellent post on the Ted Rall racism manufactroversy: Fuck Liberal Puritans: The Ted Rall Racism Trial A few selected passages: They discover some rules that appeal to them, like â€œthou shalt not be racist.â€ They conform to the rules not so much to do good, as to be good. And they want to be go...

Deep Vein Trombosis: here we call it Syndrome de la Deuxieme Classe (second class syndrom). A very real thing. I still have their first two albums. Awesome to listen to especially when having gay sex. I have a terrible affliction (hugs anyone?): I can't listen to music while having sex. I have an a...

Now you are just being a recalcitrant asshole. You said "cramped", your own words , and DVT is caused by being cramped. That's not good enough for you, so you once again make it somebody else's problem. And why in fuck's name should I have to be the one now sitting in a cramped seat, uncomfortable ...

Sorry, but I can't find where it says one of the risks is "sitting next to an obese person". Get your own fat ass out of the seat every hour and stretch. Now you are just being a recalcitrant asshole. You said "cramped", your own words , and DVT is caused by being cramped. That's not good enough fo...

Sitting next to a fat person does make you more cramped... but it is hardly a health risk. Except if there's an emergency and you need to get off the plane in a hurry - good luck with that if there is 350 lb person cockblocking the aisle. Yeah... I know what you mean. And I really hate when they se...

Sitting next to a fat person does make you more cramped... but it is hardly a health risk. Deep Vein Thrombosis: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/diseases/dvt.htm because there are limited opportunities to move around on planes, circulation becomes sluggish. Cramped seating may cause pressure poin...

How many people smoke, while knowing it is extremely bad for your health? I know as many smokers as fat people. The advice from most doctors is, given a choice between the two, you should quit smoking rather than loose weight. People do any number of things that risk their heath and they are not so...

I have a friend who's an emergency room nurse, and she tells us, regularly, how hard it is to treat someone who's 200lbs overweight, and here's the thing: this is NOT rare, it is not even uncommon. Simple things become complicated processes. Where one nurse can handle someone who is of reasonably n...

Now that you've all had a good time with Fat Shaming, I'd just like to note that the discussion has missed the point grandly. Fat Acceptance (echoing the Serenity Prayer) should be about accepting the parts of yourself you can't change, owning the decisions you make about the parts you can, and dis...

I will not pretend I am smart enough to tell others how to manage their weight. I am not that much of a pompous asshole. If I knew how to help others really lose weight I would be a rich fucking genius. I will explain the John D diet which somehow works for me (your results may vary). It is the now ...

Report on the Skepticon gun incident: https://atheists.org/community/missouri-incident-report If the offender is an FTB ally, then I'm sick of this terrible "call-out culture." If the offender has no history with FTB/A+/SJL, then he's a monster who must be stopped. At least now people can find out ...

Dave wrote:
Anyway over 200. I have to check my privilege so often, Ive had to hire someone to do it for me. (Actually, my ball-washer does it:

Fuck! Now I feel that my 165 is just not high enough. You tall rich kikes ruin it for everyone!

My favourite privilege scale is this one: http://24.media.tumblr.com/218491731c010c8bf6c8f2ad0225cfe6/tumblr_mia1d9LUT31s5l0ygo1_500.png I think it's particularly instructive that Jews get five times as many privilege points as Christians. Kind of tells you what kind of people we're dealing with he...

Sorry, all, I can't help but double-dip. HOW DO YOU HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP THAT ISN'T A "FLIRTATIOUS GAME"? Jesus Christ, do you send the other person a questionnaire through his or her or its or xheir or zhey're attorney asking whether or not a date would be amenable, with renewable contracts ...

And why are all these people so unsexy? Am I missing something? None of them are very fit. They all carry an extra 20% of body weight. None of them have good hair. None of them dress well. None of them have the raw physicality that makes them move in a sexy way. None of them sound like they would be...

TRIGGER WARNING 44 minutes in. Rebecca tells a sex story/tries her hand at comedy. [youtube]I1czbZSt7Uw[/youtube] Did I mention the TRIGGER WARNING ? I think Becky is hilarious! The way she grunts and sort of titters is great because it tells the audience where the funny part is. :bjarte: Fucking B...

Becci-boo.... one of the most unfunny people I can name is telling everyone how great it is to be funny. The fucking earth just split open from the massive explosion of irony meters. The Beckster even has the audacity to tell us if "The Onion" is funny. What an idiot! There are quite a few people in...

This guy (Robert Sapolsky) is great. This is video three. I already watched video two and three on Bio Evo. Hey Becki... you cunt! watch these videos please. (You dumb ass)

Thanks to the prior post for pointing me here.
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My guy has a rather interesting last name (I say interesting, he says "I hate it and we need to change it soon"), Pugh. In the entire decade I've been with him, I've not heard one person pronounce it correctly. Mainly due to him being 6' tall, muscular, and he's maintained that prison guard stance ...

My guy has a rather interesting last name (I say interesting, he says "I hate it and we need to change it soon"), Pugh. In the entire decade I've been with him, I've not heard one person pronounce it correctly. Mainly due to him being 6' tall, muscular, and he's maintained that prison guard stance ...

Was this the post where he claimed that, although he appears to be a privileged white cis-clown male oxonian, he's really an oppressed Romani traveler who is a lifelong victim of racism? I believe he revealed that he has been subject to hate-crimes like people mispronouncing his last name (before h...

TRIGGER WARNING: ACTUAL BLEEDING FROM THE BUNGHOLE Travelling in Asia you will come across man's greatest invention, the arse washing gun. What a wonderful thing it is. Let's be right, if you had shite smeared across your face you wouldn't just wipe it with a tissue, you'd give it a good wash. Why ...

I don't know how to say this exactly but I've just read the maddest post I've ever seen produced by Ophelia Benson. If you want to see what I mean, first read the following. http://www.richarddawkins.net/foundation_articles/2013/11/20/secular-vip-of-week-the-secular-coalition-for-america# It's an i...

Was the light on your left or my left? Good thing cars are cheap in the US... https://twitter.com/johnchoiniere/status/402897712334397440 Okay bitches... now hear this. If the warning light on your car is red then stop the car immediately. If the warning light is yellow (amber) you can keep driving...

@Parsehole Somehow, though, I can only see Bacopa being part of a gang who's badassery is expressed by playing knock-door-run, and whose hideout is a 'den' located near an abandoned railway line which doubles as a fly-tipping site. We used to call this Knock Down Ginger when I was a kid (and an und...

I am really shocked at how excited the womenz get over the color of toys. As a dad, I bought my girls toys I thought they would enjoy and that had good "play value". Lego, Playmobile, Brio are great choices. They combine building with fantasy play. It is funny that my girls would take their Lego and...

At the risk of Welch calling me a racist I will post this. Haha... almost peed myself. [youtube]Dd7FixvoKBw[/youtube] Oh, yes, I love this skit. A-Aron! A-Aron! the sad part? "jonathan" "jonathan" "jonathan welch" "it's "john"." "That's short for "jonathan"." "No, not with "h" it isn't." "Yes it is...

The FTB and A+ fucks know my email address anyway. But, do as you see fit. I support your goal of keeping thing confidential.

My best friend has severe BP. She tried to end her life many times (last time, she tried to hang herself in her mother's basement, but the rope broke). She sure as hell doesn't advertise her illness, and is far from proud of it. I am so sorry and wish you all the best. I will make an odd observatio...

... from Mayo â€¢ Inflated self-esteem â€¢ Poor judgment â€¢ Racing thoughts â€¢ Aggressive behavior â€¢ Agitation or irritation â€¢ Risky behavior â€¢ Spending sprees or unwise financial choices â€¢ Easily distracted â€¢ Careless or dangerous use of drugs or alcohol â€¢ Frequent absences from work...

At the risk of Welch calling me a racist I will post this. Haha... almost peed myself.
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And Lord PeeZus complaining about something being deleted from the Internet?!? Jesus greasyfishsticks; has he suffered a stroke; an embolysim? Is the man now living in an insane asylum? Is he really so deeply, completely, utterly, and thoroughly (just to make sure I get the point across with redund...

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Funny. I feel the *exact same way* about FfTBers.

Haha! No PZ! I despise YOU! (Really... not joking or anything).

David Byrne's answer to all those fuck-heads who just bitch about the media.... Damn that television, what a bad picture Don't get upset, it's not a major disaster "There's nothing on tonight", he said, "I don't know what's the matter" "Nothing's ever on", she said, "So I don't know why you bother" ...

"Think of Bob and Judy, they're happy as can be. Inventing situations, putting them on TV!"[youtube]6zQ59v3LwRg[/youtube]

codelette wrote:The only cool thing about the third one is that it provides the plot line of Ripley's/Alien DNA mash up used on the 4th installment. Alien is a masterpiece of scifi horror. Aliens is a riot. Vasquez' lines were a hoot.

Keep it frosty!

Except, of course, that he is in Springfield, which is another 3.5 hours down the road. only if you're driving slow. I lived in MO for a few years, well-aware of the Springfield - KC or STL drive times. The point is, if you really give a fuck, getting from MO - MN is not hard. From springfield, it'...

Joseph Porter , KCB, my opinion does not matter very much around here but, for what it's worth, I think you are going to prove to be a truly brilliant addition to the Pit. I am glad, glad I say, to have you on board. Thank you. But I should tell you, I lurked as a guest for some time before registe...

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