Did Jesus, the man, exist?

OldMetalHead comments on Aug 3, 2020:

Why does it matter whether a Jesus existed in the flesh. Without the magical thinking he was just another in a long line of con-men bilking the poor or poorly edjucated. If he existed, he was of so little consequence that he's virtually unmentioned in any records of the day. You would think some of his purported deeds would have been mentioned outside of the new testament, perhaps driving the money changers from the temples.

What's a favorite repair you did?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 31, 2020:

I've repaired many things over the years, including replacing cracked screens on the kids' hand held video game systems and replacing a broken keyboard on a friend's kid's school computer. Figuring out and fixing my dad's Mercede's SLK convertable top (wouldn't go up) was really fun. I think my favorite two fixes were on our (at the time) 20 yr old furnace though. They were both pretty simple parts replacements, but I like them the best because the furnace was completly inoperative both times and because the pressure was on, with it being in the dead of Winter. The last thing I fixed was our over the stove microwave. The door wouldn't stay latched. I thought I was going to have to replace the microwave, but the fix required no additional parts and took roughly 5-10 minutes. YouTube is awesome!

Today's hike: climbing an extremely steep ridge on elk trails.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 29, 2020:

You should collect all of your hiking stories together and publish it. I always laugh at least once reading one of your stories.

I have read several articles recently which have bemoaned that as a result of COVID-19, the world ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 29, 2020:

I'm all for a falling birth rate. My concern is that the religious and the stupid will still continue to conceive at a rate much higher than the skeptical and intelligent, therefore we continue our slide into idiocracy.

Glory!!! Now THIS is what I call RELIGION! [facebook.com]

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 29, 2020:

One of them looked like she nearly knocked herself out.

I received this in our local telegram chat and I'm taken aback by what this article says about ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 29, 2020:

Seems like a very small and pretty homogeneous sample. Maybe there's enough information for discussion, but I can't see how you could draw any conclusions.

I had two previous Feminist Polygyny relationships before when I used to live in USA.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 26, 2020:

Awesome. Glad it worked for you. I think what you described would have been right up my alley. They actually explored a throuple situation on the tv show SWAT. In that fictional relationship, there were issues due to jealousy. Have you found the same?

“Closet” Agnostic/Atheist.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 23, 2020:

As long as they're not forcing you to say grace/lead prayers I would just leave it alone. Please feel free to express yourself freely. I find this site is really good for intellectual stimulation.

Did Mary have an affair?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 23, 2020:

I like to say it was an affair which was covered up because I think it pisses christians off more than simply saying she never existed. I think they find it more plausible and can't admit it to themselves.

Tucker Carlson Had No Clue How to Respond to This Satanist | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 21, 2020:

freedom of speech (we agree with)

I was raised Catholic.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 21, 2020:

A catholic friend of mine once said that there was a hierarchy of denominations and that the higher your church fell, assuming you are not catholic, the more likely you would end up in heaven. I remember little about it, but lutheran was pretty high.

White House Moves Bush and Clinton Portraits to a Back Room The White House has reportedly ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 20, 2020:

He felt their disapproval every time he walked by.

This very sweet, little fellow belonged to my neighbor a couple of years ago.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 19, 2020:

I love the coloring on his face. Very unique.

This hadith is a complete package for women:- 1.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 18, 2020:

It's almost as if the authors (men) wrote these "holy books" to their own benefit. Crazy!

Writer/Director/Playwright David Mamet says there were 4 perfect movies made in Hollywood: -The ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 17, 2020:

So many good movies left off of that list. Also, as much as I loved "Galaxy Quest", it seems out of place with the other movies mentioned.

Write and write some more.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Like this one?

Robert Jeffress: We Allowed Atheists and Infidels to “Pervert Our Constitution” | Beth ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Thomas Jefferson in an April 11, 1823, letter to John Adams: The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus by the Supreme Being in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter. ... But we may hope that the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in these United States will do away with all this artificial scaffolding.... Looks like it is the christians that are trying to pervert the constitution.

To the people who either didn't understand, or were confused about my previous post.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 15, 2020:

My daughter, who is your age, had her first serious relationship with a very nasty and controlling religious man. Of course she listened to none of her family and took offense when we mentioned him as such. Fortunately, like you, she eventually got herself out of that relationship. Her current BF is a very nice man who adores her like she deserves. I'm sure there is someone our there like that for you. Something else you and my daughter share, you're definitely not average looking.

I love being able to have reasonable conversations with like minded people (godless skeptics), but ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 10, 2020:

I have 300 some odd friends and family on FB, and except for the ones who've friended me through my association with the Atheist Republic or Atheist Experience groups, all of them are theists of one kind or another. I can imagine people in a similar situation enjoy being in a place where they don't have to watch what they say. Having theists on here wouldn't affect me much because they wouldn't be any of "my people". ;-) However, I know from personal experience that although we might have something in common as to belief in the existence of deities, there is still loads of room to disagree on everything else and even the flavor of atheism / agnosticism we are.

Any body feeling more tolerant or less tolerant of religion after the last 6 months?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I've heard it said a lot about moslems that the worst 1% is all anyone hears about, and I'm sure it has a grain of truth in this matter as well. However, with mega-churches getting mega money from federal programs meant to help small businesses, with evangelicals becoming a significant source of new Covid cases because they can't follow the most modest of safety measures, and with churches in general being empowered by Trump to ignore the Johnson amendment, my tolerance is gone.

There is a phrase 'circle jerk' which takes on new meaning when thinking about this ...[agnostic.]

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 8, 2020:

You're so right!

For a newish member who has messaging off, I hope you see this: You list that you’re agnostic, ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 7, 2020:

It's a classic!

Sometimes it is completely incredible some of the things christians .

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 7, 2020:

Maybe he's so good at cornhole they call him cornhole jesus.

Do you make "in-app purchases" ? Why/not ?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 6, 2020:

Not except for Amazon, but my wife used to do it for games.

Gym owner rants about "debatable protection of masks" and losing business.

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 3, 2020:

I really feel bad for all of the small business owners out there. Many of them likely won't survive. If the government had of split those billions of relief dollars they gave to corporations who didn't need them between legitimate (read not churches) small businesses, we'd be a lot better off. However, when the experts were saying that masks had limited value for those who don't have the virus, we didn't yet know that asymptomatic people could have and transmit the virus. So, if you've been in public at all, you can't possibly know whether you've been exposed. The safest thing to do for everyone is wear a mask.

So my parent's church which I visited for Father's Day is now experiencing members coming down ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 2, 2020:

Must be the wrong type of church, or maybe they're not praying hard enough. Maybe they should look for a different one (or preferably none at all).

Does anyone have any evidence or good reason to think that the pandemic is causing people to doubt ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 2, 2020:

It seems to be killing christians at a higher rate, but I haven't heard if anyone turning away from their religion as much as logic dictates that they should

(notice the S,R,F comic link) Does your house have IoT device(s) ? Why/not ?

OldMetalHead comments on Jul 2, 2020:

I have two blink cameras, but they're outside. They turn on via a motion sensor and use a cloud server to store videos. I don't have Google Home or any Alexa enabled device due to privacy concerns.

How many times a day do you receive a comment from someone that starts with "I know you don't ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 30, 2020:

My mother says she's praying for me. She knows I don't believe. I'm 99% sure she's sincere, so I let her have her small comforts. It doesn't affect me a bit.

I'm returning to this after a few years so technically not a newbie, i engaged for a whole week last...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 30, 2020:

Thanks for the laughs.

I had hoped Roberts would be on the right side of this decision. So far, so good. [al.com]

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 29, 2020:

This is great! Just goes to show you that once appointed, you never know how they're going to vote.

Happy Friday all

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 26, 2020:

Any day is a good day when you're sharing pictures of Mila!

Perfect hourglass figure - Alt-Sexy

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 25, 2020:

Another photo

Preacher Praises Jesus (Again) for Fixing His Backed-Up Toilet | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 25, 2020:

First of all, from his description of how he tried to fix it, he knows nothing about toilets ( ever heard of YouTube?). Second, his toilet likely has an intermittent problem that is getting worse. Once it needs replaced or replacement parts, he will forget all about the fact his prayers are no longer being answered. I despise these morons.

[getpocket.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 23, 2020:

I'm assuming wire wasn't even invented during the time of the torah. Did you know that beaver and capybara were declared fish by the catholic church also?

28,000 Images of Abuse: Bible Scholar Likes the Old Testament… and Young Kids | Terry Firma | ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 23, 2020:

Sick fucker!

I put tape over the gas gauge on my wife's car. Now we'll never have to fill up!

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 23, 2020:

Yeah. The church he's speaking at has a "magic" Corona killing air purification system, so they're hoping for a big turnout. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/trump-rally-phoenix-megachurch-touts-coronavirus-killing-air-system-11476983 I'm glad I'm still working from home and it's way up North.

Trump Comeback Rally Features Thousands of Empty Seats Ignoring health warnings, a defiant ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 22, 2020:

I love it.

Teens flooded the Trump campaign with fake ticket reservations.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 21, 2020:

World class troll!

“In 1866, one year after the 13 Amendment was ratified (the amendment that ended slavery), ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 21, 2020:

Thanks for sharing this. It's incredibly fucked up, but I guess I'm not surprised.

Have you ever been offended by being an agnostic or atheist?

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 19, 2020:

I'm damn hard to offend. In the military your friends are making fun of you constantly. If you get offended, it just emboldens them. The best way is to ignore it or give it right back. As far as religious people trying to be mean to me because I'm an atheist, No, but I've only been calling myself one for at most 3 years.

Which is growing faster atheism or Islam

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 19, 2020:

Wish in one had and shit in the other and see which one fills up first. Unfortunately we are moving towards the movie Idiocracy except without the cryogenic storage. The most uneducated and religious among us are breeding at a rate many times that of the educated and atheist. I don't want to say there's no hope because atheists are being made every day, but it's an uphill battle.

I thought I would introduce you to Terry Pratchett.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 18, 2020:

If you guys haven't watched the "Good Omens" mini-series they did on Amazon Prime, it's hysterical. It's based on the book Terry did with Neil Gaiman.

Franklin Graham on Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Ruling: “My Rights Should Be Protected” | Beth ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 18, 2020:

My religious freedom is under attack by the fact my taxes support racist sexist homophobes like Franklin Graham.

Rayshard Brooks killing | Officer faces possible life sentence or death penalty - YouTube

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 18, 2020:

If the officers who beat Rodney King are any indication, then a conviction is far from certain. But, really it's not about just them. It's about the culture that allowed this kind of behavior to be tolerated for so long. It's the powerful police unions that get even officers that leadership wants to fire reinstated. It's the fact that in most cases theres no independent entity to investigate police misconduct. And, finally, it's a president who takes the officer's sides over the victim when even the police chief resigned over it. It's simply disgusting.

You're wondering how God's love is the greatest?

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 18, 2020:

You should post this on a religious forum. I bet half of them wouldn't get the satire.

Hey y'all.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Welcome to the community. It's much smaller than a lot of the atheist FB groups, but I think you'll find a higher percentage of well reasoned intellectual discourse here. If you're not into that, we also have memes 🤣

Even the UK Statue of the Man Who Founded the Boy Scouts Is Coming Down | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Former scout here. I enjoyed the organization and my father was even an assistant scout master. I never saw anything untoward or had any bad experiences at all. However one of the big justifications for starting the scouts was that Lord Baden-Powell was very against masturbation (self-abuse) by boys. His solution was to get them outdoors doing activities. He was likely a severely sexually repressed closeted gay man. He didn't get married until he was 56 and thereafter refused to sleep with his wife. I don't know that any of that is justification for taking down his statue. He was expressing the morals of his time.

I did something crazy today.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 16, 2020:

Lol. That is the most awesome thing ever! I agree with @genessa. I understand why you didn't, but maybe you should have reported the woman who said you worship the devil. That sounds like an EO complaint if there ever was one.

Hello everyone.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 16, 2020:

She is stunning!

A Pastor Wants to Replace “White Privilege” With the “White Blessing” of Slavery | Beth ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 16, 2020:

So, let me get this straight. Some preacher wants to change “white privilege” to "white blessing" to avoid offending white people? White people need to be uncomfortable with the fact we are living under systemic racism, or what reason to improve. However, the implications of his words are very problematic for another reason. Blessings come from god, so god condoned slavery (we know this already) to provide this blessing to white people. So, why is slavery no longer practiced? Did your perfect god make a mistake? Why is any POC a christian?

😘😘😘 Triple treat...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Hell yeah! ❤️

Steep hike today with an 80 year-old. It was nice not being the slowest.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 11, 2020:

I always enjoy your hiking stories and nature photos. It would be cool if you took some with you and the girls in them.

An unassumed atheist

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 9, 2020:

What do you hope to achieve by telling them? You live in a very religious country, so it could be dangerous for you. Better to let them draw their own conclusions.

Stolen from my friend on Facebook Blaming all cops for the thuggish and murderous behavior of a ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 8, 2020:

Is that what you believe?

I, TheMiddleWay, am a devout Christian and always have been.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 8, 2020:

Paragraphs Man, paragraphs.

Defund police vs. Keep policing Two incompatible ideologies?

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 8, 2020:

If you have the time and inclination, please watch the video I posted. It answers your questions quite well I think. https://agnostic.com/discussion/504041/police-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-hbo

Scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland: Vote the Way God Wants You To and You’ll Be Rich | Hemant Mehta | ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 7, 2020:

When Bernie Madov was caught scamming people, he was put in jail. Scumbags like Copeland and Olsteen are 100 times worse because their scams target the most vulnerable. Why do our laws protect them?

Maybe this time real and lasting change will take place.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 7, 2020:

If they fired leadership, disbanded the police union, got rid of qualified immunity and civil forfeiture, etc., that would go a long way.

Researchers report that more than two-thirds of self-identified atheists shed that label after their...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 5, 2020:

I'll never understand why people give credence to something they experienced while tripping balls. The first time I dropped acid I sat in the bathroom for like 20 minutes watching the flowers on the floor tiles fight each other.

This is how much damage a single rubber bullet can do.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 5, 2020:

This homeless guy wasn't even participating in the protest. https://www.dailynews.com/2020/06/03/dozens-arrested-in-downtown-los-angeles-tuesday-night-after-day-of-peaceful-protests/

Good News, Agnostics! About half of Democratic voters are Christian, down from nearly ...

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 5, 2020:

I know the Dems get the majority of the young people, the demographic least likely to be religious, so this isn't that surprising. It may even be good news. My only worry is that atheists, liberals, smart people in general, have way less children than the religious or less intelligent (sometimes theres a difference).

From Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy ([rep.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 1, 2020:

When I call myself an atheist I am calling out the mythology written in any of a number of "holy" books as being demonstrably false. When I call myself an agnostic I mean that I do not know whether there is/was a higher (more evolved) being(s) than humanity and don't know the mechanics of the universe being created beyond the theories I've read about. If you are saying simply that the mysteries of life and the universe are too vast to be fully understood by humanity, I'm with you all the way. But, if you are saying you can't decide whether or not the bible (koran, vedas, upanishads, etc., etc.) as written by humans is true, I've lost a lot of respect for you off the bat.

Clem wears the Neither Shoes.

OldMetalHead comments on May 31, 2020:

Nice verse. Reads very Shel Silverstein.

Prompted by calls to 'give grace' to cop who killed George Floyd, black activists question the rush ...

OldMetalHead comments on May 30, 2020:

The time for forgiveness is after justice is served and contrition is shown.

Space Force pin-up girl!!!!

OldMetalHead comments on May 29, 2020:

We're going to use 50 cals in space?

John Pavlovitz argues that "Prolific Racism Needs Complicit White People.

OldMetalHead comments on May 28, 2020:

I agree with your supposition, but that's not the best picture to prove it. In fact, according to that spoiled brat, her life has been ruined by the release of that video. That shows there are still good people. This might be a better one to prove your point. Good citizens need to take back control. We can't continue to let powerful police unions keep these pieces of shit on the force. This fucker needs to be in jail.

😘😘 Do you dress up for logging into agnostic. Com.. She doesn't!

OldMetalHead comments on May 28, 2020:

She dresses down!

He didn't say it! A few weeks ago, someone created this meme.

OldMetalHead comments on May 28, 2020:

I agree with you completely about the meme maker's dishonesty and about the meme looking credible. I can't imagine that this would convince a non-follower to start following Trump, but might fire up some Trumptards. Sharing this meme among the non-maga crowd might also backfire, as it should be easily proven that Trump didn't say this. It also opens up the poster to questions about why we don't have a safety net during times of crisis like this.

I accepted the job I applied for as an adoptions specialist today!!! All on my own! No glory to God ...

OldMetalHead comments on May 27, 2020:

Congrats! Hard work pays off.

With or without religion

OldMetalHead comments on May 27, 2020:

Something like this?

The Death of Expertise

OldMetalHead comments on May 25, 2020:

Fuck Jenny McCarthy. She has blood on her hands.

Too many atheists are hostile to the religious.

OldMetalHead comments on May 24, 2020:

You need to be more specific. Religions do so much harm. If anything, atheists aren't hostile enough towards religions and their followers. Far too often the religious get a pass. I wish we were more hostile towards parents immune from prosecution when they've allowed their child to suffer and die because they used faith healing instead of seeking medical care. I wish we were more hostile towards churches that have systematically protected predators who continue to abuse children (not just the catholics). How about female genital mutilation, gay conversion camps, the whole caste system? I could go on. I only wish this kind of magical thinking was met with the same derision as anti-vaxers and flat-earthers are.

Texas Mayor Claims His Religious Beliefs Bar Women From Leading Public Prayer

OldMetalHead comments on May 22, 2020:

Something something establishment clause...

Warning: quarantined Rambling Geek Talk I am musing on self replicating Artificial Intelligence,...

OldMetalHead comments on May 21, 2020:

The chances of humanity destroying itself due to our hubris is fairly good I'd think. If not AI, than something else. At least if Skynet comes on-line we should get a couple of good movies out of it. '-)

Katheryn Winnick in B&W

OldMetalHead comments on May 20, 2020:

If you guys are interested. I posted a couple non-nude pictures of her yesterday also. here: "Katheryn Winnick" and here "Katheryn Winnick redux" @Merseyman1 @motrubl4u @bobwjr

Love her eyes....

OldMetalHead comments on May 19, 2020:

Yeah, her...eyes.

say hello to Kitty!

OldMetalHead comments on May 19, 2020:

Velma from Scooby Doo never looked so good!

Is your yard private?

OldMetalHead comments on May 18, 2020:

I legit would have thought about calling the cops on a noise complaint, but sadly, that's not me.

I wonder how many churches will close for good due to covid-19.

OldMetalHead comments on May 18, 2020:

Over 9000 catholic churches in the US received PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loans meant for small businesses. I'm sure a lot of smaller congregations will struggle and some may not survive. Mega churches should be fine. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. I would hope that seeing churches sue for the ability to hold services against safety and common sense drives more people away, but I won't hold my breath. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/catholic-churches-paycheck-protection-program-12000-applied-9000-got/

My Grandma is Racist. She Hates Exactly Half of Me- the Latina Half.

OldMetalHead comments on May 16, 2020:

As a father to two biracial children, I really appreciate your daughter's story. She's beautiful like her mother!

Is that so important to choose your partner who has similar thoughts on religion? Why or why not?

OldMetalHead comments on May 15, 2020:

Some religious people think they can change their partners. I would ask pointed questions and make it clear that you won't be coerced or manipulated into changing who you are. You will still have to compromise and support their needs of course. My wife is not religious fortunately, but she does believe in woo.

When did you join and why do you stay?

OldMetalHead comments on May 15, 2020:

May 21st, 2019 Glad you gave it another shot. I stay because this is a totally different crowd than I'm used to interacting with on FB and IG. I find the members here (of which there are much fewer) tend to be more intelligent and open minded, and most are willing to engage in intellectual discourse. Plus, here I am free to express my true feelings without worrying about offending thin skinned religious friends and family.

[news.

OldMetalHead comments on May 15, 2020:

Trump thinks he needs the economy to rebound to have any chance of reelection. If an even bigger second wave occurs, he is truly fucked (silver lining?), but at what cost. I saw in an ad on TV last night that our local casino is opening today. I can't fathom of a way that could be done safely. Phoenix hasn't been hit like NYC, but this is just asking for trouble.

I am agnostic because I want to have an open mind! Really?

OldMetalHead comments on May 15, 2020:

I frankly don't understand the animosity between those describing themselves as atheist and those describing themselves as agnostic. The vast majority of us on this site probably fit both descriptions to varying degrees. None of us can know for certain the origins of the universe for instance. When I claim to be atheist I'm referring to not believing the stories in "holy" books written by uneducated goat herders. Why not believe in them? Every single holy book I know of has things written in them that can be proven irrefutably false, therefore atheist. There are also truths written into all of them, so what about that? Good fiction always has some truths or it wouldn't resonate with the audience. Could there be a higher power (greater intelligence) than humanity? 1. With the state of humanity today, I sure fucking hope so. 2. There is no evidence for or against this proposition, so no reason to believe or disbelieve, therefore agnostic.

If Biden is elected, the lawsuits won't stop for Trump; pardons won't be granted [msn.com]

OldMetalHead comments on May 15, 2020:

Too late

What would you have done differently had you been god?

OldMetalHead comments on May 14, 2020:

I would have prevented the primates from evolving into Trump supporters.

Israel eyes closing down evangelical channel

OldMetalHead comments on May 14, 2020:

Wait, so they knew the definition of evangelize, didn't they?

Does anything about being in an atheist or agnostic social network provide comfort?

OldMetalHead comments on May 14, 2020:

How about, the discussions to be had here are a lot more intelligent than Facebook, etc. I'm sure some use it to connect irl, but I haven't done that yet. I would perhaps like to go to an atheist convention. I heard about one on here, but it was cancelled due to Covid. If you would like a site with a lot of categorized content and no expectation of interaction, might I suggest Reddit. Be warned though, it's very addictive.

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither ...

OldMetalHead comments on May 12, 2020:

It's an awesome sounding quote, but no one using it, myself included, acknowledges the original context. Ben was supporting the right of the legislature to tax a property owner for frontier defense. It wasn't about government overstepping. https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famous-liberty-safety-quote-lost-its-context-in-21st-century

Anyone starting to come around to my opinion about Elon Musk being a bad guy yet?

OldMetalHead comments on May 12, 2020:

Elon has proven the electric car is a viable product. We wouldn't be nearly as far along or have as many manufacturers involved without Tesla. He's a genius, but he is also rash and sometimes seems to be a bit out of touch with reality.

I've long found this to be true.

OldMetalHead comments on May 11, 2020:

Ever sit and marvel at how we've been able to survive as a species? Not only that, but the least intelligent amongst us seem to be having the most kids.

IS there anything the people really CAN do to reduce or stop the deliberate feeding of hate and ...

OldMetalHead comments on May 10, 2020:

Vote out the hate merchants. Maybe you can't stop it completely, but taking away their national platform, or more accurately countering those divisive voices, is important. And, cancel your cable. Don't allow your money to finance hate.

Which religion has the most influence on the spread of covid19?

OldMetalHead comments on May 8, 2020:

In the US it's the christians. In Iran, it's probably muslims. I will say that in the US the evangelicals have been emboldened into breaking the law by a total lack of leadership by the current administration.

Val Kilmer

OldMetalHead comments on May 7, 2020:

I always loved Val Kilmer's acting, especially the supporting roles. I almost wish I hadn't have read the article because I respect him a lot less now. He is quoted in the article as saying, "When a person dies, they aren’t gone. They are just not showing up in our senses anymore. So if a Christian Scientist prays and still dies (according to standard definitions of death), it doesn’t mean the prayer didn’t work. " There's no way to have a rational conversation with someone who isn't convinced by evidence or even their own senses.

Hmm... Tough decision.

OldMetalHead comments on May 7, 2020:

Either 2 or 3 would be fine with me.

Brush fires burning up Hay Canyon, WA. Wildfire season starts early.

OldMetalHead comments on May 6, 2020:

Beautiful! Have you seen any murder hornets yet? Stay safe! https://www.cbsnews.com/news/murder-hornets-united-states-honeybee-population-vespa-mandarinia/

not sure if I imagined this, maybe dreamed about it or if it was real, but here are 2 pics, so you ...

OldMetalHead comments on May 6, 2020:

What a cutie she is.

Because it's behind a paywall ,,, Could Trump Go the Way of Herbert Hoover?

OldMetalHead comments on May 6, 2020:

Very interesting article. Can anyone come up with a single positive accomplishment of this administration from memory? I don't think anyone will be naming a dam after Trump.

Think about this: Governor Cuomo= Intelligent but willing to learn.

OldMetalHead comments on May 5, 2020:

I never liked Cuomo before. I always felt like he was the typical fast talking slimy NY politician. How he has handled this crisis has been phenomenal. I've gained immeasurable respect for the man. It's a travesty we don't have someone at the national level to lead like that.