tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post8885093092569696435..comments2023-11-03T06:57:29.839-04:00Comments on Freeper Madness: Spotlight Friday: LizUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-35222035382531518992016-01-24T17:29:35.122-05:002016-01-24T17:29:35.122-05:00OK, you just seemed to be including everyone who b...OK, you just seemed to be including everyone who believes in a higher power in with Freeper types.euphgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735904882260895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-75618123113483629052016-01-24T17:24:41.835-05:002016-01-24T17:24:41.835-05:00I said "they know" ("they" bei...I said "they know" ("they" being Freepers) not "you know" (anyone here). If I ever have Freeper allies then there is something fundamentally wrong.<br /><br />Evidence that isn't independently reproducible under controlled circumstances - isn't (Evidence). It is at best a personal observation or testimony, just like a UFO sighting or alien abduction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-15837253299940374342016-01-24T16:14:46.484-05:002016-01-24T16:14:46.484-05:00Er, no. When did I mention denomination or even a...Er, no. When did I mention denomination or even a religion? All I'm suggesting is to lay off attacking those who would otherwise be your allies.<br /><br />Faith, contrary to what you think, doesn't require absence of evidence. The evidence can be personal and not necessarily reproducible for others, though.euphgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735904882260895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-62380652929725221892016-01-24T15:53:13.184-05:002016-01-24T15:53:13.184-05:00Friendly fire? You mean it is OK to challenge Sout...Friendly fire? You mean it is OK to challenge Southern Baptist theocracy but lay off Episcopalians?<br /><br />I said nothing to deny or ridicule a "higher power". Only a conception of it that confers an (assumed) anthropomorphic appearance on the entity and the (baseless) assumption that it can be bothered listening to the likes of us.<br /><br />There is "anecdotal evidence" for the existence of UFOs and that's where we might logically expect to find Darth Vader. Faith requires an absence of evidence ...because otherwise it isn't Faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-88627388424242742142016-01-24T13:17:47.319-05:002016-01-24T13:17:47.319-05:00Ridiculing religion is certainly your free speech ...Ridiculing religion is certainly your free speech right (and one that I have used before), but it only alienates your allies when you use such a blanket statement to tar those who do believe. In other words, I see no issue with ridiculing someone when they're attacking you, but hold off on the friendly fire.<br /><br /><i>As for Darth Vader, I disagree. He is equally fictional, but the canonical texts describing him are less contradictory. We also know what he looks like.</i><br /><br />That doesn't mean there's more evidence for Darth Vader. Anecdotal evidence (which is still evidence) for the existence of a god far outweighs the evidence that Darth Vader was a real being that actually existed.euphgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735904882260895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-86336304604133666322016-01-24T12:58:19.506-05:002016-01-24T12:58:19.506-05:00I have never asked, much less required, anyone to ...I have never asked, much less required, anyone to respect my beliefs. I completely support the right of theists to threaten me with eternal damnation, tell me I have no (possible) morals and broadcast their superstitions.<br /><br />I simply reserve the right to ridicule them mercilessly in return. <br /><br />As for Darth Vader, I disagree. He is equally fictional, but the canonical texts describing him are less contradictory. We also know what he looks like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-27846963605225680312016-01-24T11:09:04.340-05:002016-01-24T11:09:04.340-05:00You know, there are religious liberals, too. Over...You know, there are religious liberals, too. Over 80% of the country believes in a higher power of some sort. Deriding that higher power as a "magic beard man" and calling prayer "shouting into the void" doesn't help anything and only serves to lower the discourse. Same with saying something patently false like there being more evidence for Darth Vader.<br /><br />If you don't believe in a god, that's fine. No one is forcing you to. But if you want people to respect your beliefs, please respect theirs in return.euphgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735904882260895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-81923460105439265852016-01-24T08:18:23.300-05:002016-01-24T08:18:23.300-05:00Because there is more evidence for the existence o...Because there is more evidence for the existence of Darth Vader than there is for the magic beard man.<br /><br />On some level, buried under tectonic amounts of rationalization and cognitive dissonance, they know that "prayer" is just shouting into the void (much like FR itself). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-55516773865375571972016-01-23T21:31:21.209-05:002016-01-23T21:31:21.209-05:00"One time his Morphine did not come in the ma..."One time his Morphine did not come in the mail, so we jumped in the car and took him Hydrocodone pain pills to get pain reliever in him until the Morphine got there."<br />I have nothing but empathy for anyone with a loved one in pain, cancer or otherwise, but that is a very serious crime, and an action that seriously jeopardizes other pain management patients. They are lucky they're not all in the slammer for posting that. I couldn't care less if they're helping someone in need, but posting it online is really foolish. anonymousBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-27795506338044359652016-01-23T19:16:41.857-05:002016-01-23T19:16:41.857-05:00Why don't they just pray and trust in the Lord...Why don't they just pray and trust in the Lord instead of being so pants-shitting afraid of puny humans? I find their lack of faith disturbing.anonymousBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-16510868499346553812016-01-23T08:35:53.011-05:002016-01-23T08:35:53.011-05:00I wonder if any of them will read:
"He was t...I wonder if any of them will read:<br /><br />"He was the ultimate prepper, survivor..."<br /><br />...and contemplate the fact that all his "prepping" couldn't help him in the end ... because the statistically genuine threats to your life won't be stopped by a giant stockpile of MREs, ammunition and bile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-85444949239316678642016-01-23T04:02:37.691-05:002016-01-23T04:02:37.691-05:00Freepers morn one of their own and act like decent...Freepers morn one of their own and act like decent human beings<br /><br />http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387331/postsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-4439742401511675192016-01-22T15:37:39.526-05:002016-01-22T15:37:39.526-05:00It's been reported that when the Obamas enter ...It's been reported that when the Obamas enter the WH, they shut the door behind them. WHAT ARE THEY HIDING. WHY ALL THE SECRECY. Call your Congressman.Durango 95https://www.blogger.com/profile/12179163886242488016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-79168503038486014042016-01-22T15:19:45.800-05:002016-01-22T15:19:45.800-05:00Gray haired men enrolling in schools?
Maybe it...<i>Gray haired men enrolling in schools?</i><br /><br />Maybe it's just <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-adIdKMpEic" rel="nofollow">Colonel Sanders</a> trying to get the kids to buy more KFC.<br /><br /><i>Subpoena Steve Croft about Benghazi!</i><br /><br />The creator of H.R. Pufnstuf and Lidsville? Or maybe I'm thinking of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft" rel="nofollow">someone else</a>.euphgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735904882260895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-73763218267575360642016-01-22T14:50:02.380-05:002016-01-22T14:50:02.380-05:00"For a conspiracy theorist, she's a reall..."<i>For a conspiracy theorist, she's a really bad one!</i>"<br /><br />Really, she makes butterdezillion and savagesusie look like accredited historians.ay-nony-nonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-29010186965296988432016-01-22T11:31:10.274-05:002016-01-22T11:31:10.274-05:00""The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi"---Em...""The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi"---Emily Sellers (Dartmouth ’15) asked if Perry would have anal sex in exchange for campaign contributions of $102 million."<br /><br />That happened....<br /><br />"The word around Dartmouth is---Emily offered to fellate illegal latinos on the Capitol steps in exchange for Democrat votes, last Tuesday."<br /><br />I was inspired by FR's ability to scour the internet and- with a few minutes of my morning break- did the same thing. I looked on the Breitbart comments section(which was difficult, but that's another story)- which is where "evidence" of "the word around Dartmouth" would DEFINITELY exist there, without a doubt.<br /><br />Nothing.<br /><br />Methinks Liz just made this up...can't say I'm surprised.<br /><br />If "evidence" of this were to exist, you'd be able to find it on Breitbart. Isn't there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-75057722156891993022016-01-22T11:20:34.945-05:002016-01-22T11:20:34.945-05:00"THE MUSLIM DOCTRINE OF TAQIYYA...ITS OKAY TO..."THE MUSLIM DOCTRINE OF TAQIYYA...ITS OKAY TO LIE TO AN INFIDEL...For those with a discerning eye, taqiyya is all around us."<br /><br />I thought Obama supported al-Quaeda. They're not Shia...Taqiyya is Shi'ite.<br /><br />That is, unless he's a Shi'ite practicing taqiyya as a Sunni Muslim practicing taqiyya as an American president.<br /><br />My head just exploded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572739179315002435.post-16845545954844349042016-01-22T11:08:18.330-05:002016-01-22T11:08:18.330-05:00Let's pick this one apart.
"The "Cl...Let's pick this one apart.<br /><br />"The "Clinton Global Initiative" (NOT KNOWN for giving out grants)---"<br /><br />They gave out exactly 88.4% of their income to grants.<br /><br />"...gave Harry Reid's granddaughter a grant for a Brooklyn, NY theatre she runs"<br /><br />"'Money laundering' comes to mind."<br /><br />You don't typically launder money by giving it to Brooklyn theaters as you're supposed to invest ill-gotten cash for MORE clean cash...and theaters aren't a particularly good investment when you're laundering money.<br /><br />If anything, this is an example of how they're NOT laundering money!<br /><br />For a conspiracy theorist, she's a really bad one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com