We have the intellect to imagine the finality of our own demise but do not have the sophistication to overcome our survival instinct and accept it.
Solution? Magical thinking and childish promises of everlasting life.
Ergo, religion.
rac·ist
rāsəst/noun
a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Ask yourself honestly if this describes what you believe to be true.
If the answer is yes, you are a racist.
We have the intellect to imagine the finality of our own demise but do not have the sophistication to overcome our survival instinct and accept it.
Solution? Magical thinking and childish promises of everlasting life.
Ergo, religion.
rac·ist
rāsəst/noun
a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Ask yourself honestly if this describes what you believe to be true.
If the answer is yes, you are a racist.
ThatOwlWoman (07-21-2018)
It is your attitude, not your certitude that is in question."I'm sure" Lc #179
I lay no claim to the title you associate with my quotation."Cap'n Crunch is a hero in his own mind" Lc
But if you prefer the inappropriate formality, you may address me as Captain sear.
A 5 year old could. Just keep the duck dry. Problem solved."and thinks he could save an unsafe vessel in hurricane force winds." Lc
Over a dozen dead. And you find that a laughing matter? You're mentally ill. Have you mentioned this to your parole officer?"LOL" Lc #179
Thank you for agreeing with me."The sinking could have been prevented, Cap'n Crunch, if the corporate greed of the Ducks had been mitigated by a concern for the safety of their passengers." Lc
Let's hope so."They deserve what they will get." Lc
I'm not aware there's been any charge.
If / when there is, what charge do you predict will be conferred?
"It should be obvious to anyone why conservatives and libertarians should be against Trump. He has no grounding in belief. No core philosophy. No morals. No loyalty. No curiosity. No empathy and no understanding. He demands personal loyalty and not loyalty to the nation. His only core belief is in his own superiority to everyone else. His only want is exercise more and more personal power." smb / purveyor of fact 18/03/18
Yeah, and you don't mess around with Superior. She took two ppl right off the rocks last October during a gale. The man was found a few weeks later; the woman has never been found. We were down there right before it happened and were appalled that ppl were getting that close, climbing on those slippery rocks with 20-foot waves crashing across them. The wind was so rough you literally could not walk vertically.
Stretch (07-21-2018)
Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
pain in abortion.
Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
which has begun. To abort life is to end it.
ThatOwlWoman (07-21-2018)
Perhaps."Had the captain refused to sail that day he likely would have faced dismissal from the corporate bean counters at Ripley Entertainment,." Lc #181 ,.
"Likely" is your probability assessment. I don't know enough about the supervisory structure & personality to know.
But I know a thing or two about character. And based on that alone I will attest that losing ones own job is better than costing the lives of over a dozen innocent humans. Perhaps some day you will come to that realization as well.
I'm sure he'll appreciate your notification."They weren't at sea, Cap'n Crunch." Lc
But as you've quoted me, the U.S.' Great Lakes have been referred to as "inland seas" long before I was born. Those that think otherwise have my permission to discuss it with the crew of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
I "googled" "lake superior inland sea" and got pages of hits.
Do you find your comment relevant? Or are you merely a priggish fault-finder grasping at straws to criticize? You think you can lift yourself up by you attempting to put others down?
"It should be obvious to anyone why conservatives and libertarians should be against Trump. He has no grounding in belief. No core philosophy. No morals. No loyalty. No curiosity. No empathy and no understanding. He demands personal loyalty and not loyalty to the nation. His only core belief is in his own superiority to everyone else. His only want is exercise more and more personal power." smb / purveyor of fact 18/03/18
Stretch (07-21-2018)
ThatOwlWoman (07-21-2018)
Thanks! It's very, very loud. There is an island off the coast here with an old decommissioned lighthouse on it; it's privately owned. When the leaves are down we can see it from here. It still has a strobe beam but no one lives there. I can't imagine how you could sleep when a gale is blowing. We are half a mile from the Lake up on a ridge 255 feet above the Lake and can still hear the surf through the closed windows! The island gets covered with ice during the winter; the ice doesn't melt off till June.
leaningright (07-21-2018)
STOP!!!! You're making me want to move up there! LOL
Not too keen on the ice, but the wind and the waves are a lullaby. When I was a kid I was the the only one in the house that slept through the hurricanes that affected the Miami area. And, I loved being out on the water with my dad when the seas kicked up.
Here's something just for entertainment. #3 is outrageous...Unbelievable that those in the wheelhouse were laughing like crazy (saying "that's f***ing awesome) when that last big one came over the bow.
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Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
pain in abortion.
Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
which has begun. To abort life is to end it.
leaningright (07-21-2018), ThatOwlWoman (07-21-2018)
leaningright (07-21-2018), Stretch (07-21-2018)
cancel2 2022 (07-21-2018)
I’ll be honest. As much as I fish and as long as I have operated bassboats going across lakes I’m scared of water. Stretch’s video scares the barjeebers out of me...whatever they are. I watch deadliest catch and while they’re out there running their traps I’m cringing in my recliner. You’re right, it is a miracle they don’t get killed out there.
Stretch (07-21-2018)
Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
pain in abortion.
Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
which has begun. To abort life is to end it.
ThatOwlWoman (07-21-2018)
It is!!!! Glad to find another fan. We've been watching it for years. My boss and I cried -- for real -- when Phil died. I was so hoping his boys would do good. Josh seems to have gotten his act together; Jake's had a lot of trouble with drugs and the law. Remember that whiny little punk Elliott? I always wanted to paste him one. lol
Stretch (07-21-2018)
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