Hahaha, that reminded me of something. I was going to the labs for studying and heard footsteps behind me. When I reached the door I automatically just held it open, not even knowing it was a girl. Anyways, this 18 year old (give or take) 'neohippy let's-fight-the-government-on-facebook' type just blows through her knows, saying " I can open the door myself, you sexist". Those were the literal words. I was so flabbergasted I just couldn't say anything. Apparently good manners are rare.Happyninja42 said:
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A man in a bakery asking if a Steak Bake would be okay for a vegan.
Someone asking if you can 'catch the gay disease'.
Someone saying they loved the Beatles, then saying Stairway to Heaven was their favourite song by them.
A person on Twitter saying that 'Bonjour' means 'What's up?' in Arabic.
And someone thinking it'd be a good idea to ask a German if he was a nazi.
A man in a bakery asking if a Steak Bake would be okay for a vegan.
Someone asking if you can 'catch the gay disease'.
Someone saying they loved the Beatles, then saying Stairway to Heaven was their favourite song by them.
A person on Twitter saying that 'Bonjour' means 'What's up?' in Arabic.
And someone thinking it'd be a good idea to ask a German if he was a nazi.
A few weeks ago my step father finds out that his sister, who has been dead for three years, has just had a law suit filed against her for some debt she owed some bank 10 years ago, which they suddenly decide to act upon NOW, after she has long been dead. Since she was in a...how should I put this..."inconvenient disposition", the law suit was then directed towards my step dad, who had absolutely nothing to do with this and only found out about her illegal activities after it was brought to his attention three weeks ago.
Needless to say, he immediately contacted a lawyer, who, according to my step dad, was a fairly stoic and serious individual, and yet he himself was completely baffled and bewildered by the fucking stupidity of the situation and claimed that in his entire career he has never seen anything as outlandish and moronic as this. Fortunately, they managed to clear the situation up and have come to the conclusion that the judge simply glanced over the case without reading too much into it when approving the law suit.
Only in Bulgaria folks!
Needless to say, he immediately contacted a lawyer, who, according to my step dad, was a fairly stoic and serious individual, and yet he himself was completely baffled and bewildered by the fucking stupidity of the situation and claimed that in his entire career he has never seen anything as outlandish and moronic as this. Fortunately, they managed to clear the situation up and have come to the conclusion that the judge simply glanced over the case without reading too much into it when approving the law suit.
Only in Bulgaria folks!
People who brag about taking drugs.
People can do what they want with their bodies but when they start to brag, they look like twats. It's nothing to be proud of and it doesn't make them look big or clever, no sane person is impressed with you getting high.
Same goes for those who go drinking. NOBODY. CARES.
People can do what they want with their bodies but when they start to brag, they look like twats. It's nothing to be proud of and it doesn't make them look big or clever, no sane person is impressed with you getting high.
Same goes for those who go drinking. NOBODY. CARES.
Agnostic atheist or agnostic theist? What you believe and what you know are independent quantities. You don't need to know anything about the god to believe or not believe it exists.Trivea said:
It baffles me why people don't seem to understand this when it's so simple.
Another thing which baffles me is how anyone can be as dishonest as creationists or climate change denialists and not be ashamed of themselves.
Well... you can be unsure of anything. Your shoesize, your favorite color, Link's voice actor, the chemical composition of rice crispies, the age of the universe, Gabe Newell's middle name, what you had for breakfast this morning...Roxor said:
I would think most agnostics would self identify as "unsure if there is a god".
Therefor neither of the monikers "athiest" nor "thiest" would make much sense.
Not exactly accurate. Typically agnostics are "convinced" that it's impossible to prove the existence of god, and that engaging in debates of that nature are therefore pointless. However, with that belief, it is still possible to believe in god (due to personal experiences or faith) without believing it's possible to prove. Agnostic atheists are similar, just on the other spectrum; they don't think it can be proven either way, and their personal belief is that god doesn't exist. Neither one is the type to get involved in a huge debate on the existence of god, because they believe it can't be proven, but they can still have an opinion on the topic (and often do).Innegativeion said:
I typically find agnostic atheists to be far more common than straight up atheists. Pure atheism is a denial of any kind of god figure with the same level of blind faith of any religious zealot - usually a logical assessment of the situation precludes that kind of broad, sweeping "there is no god because I can't see him" argument, leaving someone who doesn't think they can prove it one way or another, but still feels that either god exists (...or many gods exist, or whatever) or it doesn't.
Okay no, no, no, no-no-nonononono.AuronFtw said:
A person who doesn't believe in a higher divine power is an atheist. Straight up.
Many scientists are atheists.
As any scientist will tell you, the very fact that something cannot be proven throws its existence into doubt. At least, that is the typical line of thinking. In traditional logic, negatives needn't be proven, positives need to be proven. The very idea that god's existence cannot be proven is the basis of atheism.
I mean... some atheists may think they can prove god doesn't exist, but most atheists aren't that stupid; they realize a negative statement justifies itself in the absence of positive evidence. Thus they disbelieve simply BECAUSE it cannot be proven, and thus are atheistic.
The concept of family, mostly because I'm past the age where you love them as some unconditional thing, and the age where you hate them for no reason. Now I've hit that age where you just see them as other human beings, and mine are a depressingly shallow bunch obsessed with what other people will think and snobbishly sneering at anyone who isn't to their exact standards. Basically I've reached my mid 20's and realized I'm related to the Durseleys.
Also people who believe in Anarchy. As an ideal I suppose its lovely, but when your convinced that a system based on people NOT being complete d**ks to each other is feasible, I have to wonder if any of them have ever had a five minuet conversation with 90% of humanity.....
Also people who believe in Anarchy. As an ideal I suppose its lovely, but when your convinced that a system based on people NOT being complete d**ks to each other is feasible, I have to wonder if any of them have ever had a five minuet conversation with 90% of humanity.....
Agnostic polytheist from no single pantheon, if you want to be technical. I don't rule anything out, mostly because I find the argument "it has never been scientifically proven and therefore must be untrue" arrogant at best. To be honest, I don't give religion much thought because I have more important things to worry about than what happens to me when I die, namely, what happens to me while I'm still alive.Roxor said:
Had a conversation with a dude not long ago where he expressed a dead certainty that you could not possibly be in a science or related field such as engineering and be religious. When speaking to a fellow, I think he was a chrisitan, considering going into the sciences he explained that no one else would ever be able to respect him so long as he retained his beliefs.
And I was just.. I mean... Well number one I know the guy doing the talking had never even been near a university or a research corporation. During my time in grad studies I shared offices with people who were, in order of descending occurrence, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, a couple "I don't cares" and one lonely Catholic. And then there was the fact that this dude was like 25 or so, and apparently lacking the emotional maturity necessary to work with people who believe differently than he does.
While in the same city a Musilm, a Buddhist and a Christian walk into a bar and order orange juice, tea, and a half pint of draught. And don't murder eachother.
And I was just.. I mean... Well number one I know the guy doing the talking had never even been near a university or a research corporation. During my time in grad studies I shared offices with people who were, in order of descending occurrence, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, a couple "I don't cares" and one lonely Catholic. And then there was the fact that this dude was like 25 or so, and apparently lacking the emotional maturity necessary to work with people who believe differently than he does.
While in the same city a Musilm, a Buddhist and a Christian walk into a bar and order orange juice, tea, and a half pint of draught. And don't murder eachother.
You clearly haven't owned a cat for long. You are his slave, the world does revolve around him and you should feel honoured to deal with his every whim.ProfMcStevie said:
On a serious note, as an owner of 2 "chatty" cats (and one fairly quiet one), I know how annoying it can be when they wander around meowing for no reason, its like "do you want food?" Nope. Do you want a cuddle? Nope. Do you want to play? Nope. Are you making noise for the sake of it? Oh ok.
I still love them though.
I'm baffled as to why you would be baffled by the Smells Like Teen Spirit cover.
Such an influential song in musical history is bound to be covered by a wide range of artists. Including pop acts like Miley Cyrus.
Covers by artists from different genres can be very good.
Such an influential song in musical history is bound to be covered by a wide range of artists. Including pop acts like Miley Cyrus.
Covers by artists from different genres can be very good.
Apparently, I've had a housemate for at least two days. I do not know who they are and haven't seen or heard them. Far as I know, my floor of the dorm is completely empty. Yet apparently, according to a trusted source, there is someone in one of the rooms next door, they know who I am and can see me every day.
Does that qualify as baffling enough?
Does that qualify as baffling enough?
"Another thing which baffles me is how anyone can be as dishonest as creationists or climate change denialists and not be ashamed of themselves."
Climate change Denial is too much of a broad term, I don't doubt climate change is a thing, I just think we're better off preparing to deal with the consequences than hoping we can stop it. Yet by any fanatical climate change advocate(yes they do exist) I'd be labeled a 'denier'.
Same with creationism, yes there are stupid people who seem to think that evolution somehow involves jumping off buildings enough times to grow wings, but there are broader ones who accept both evolution and creationism. Personally I don't and creationism doesn't belong in science at all, but it's not as if their all Kirk Camerons....
Climate change Denial is too much of a broad term, I don't doubt climate change is a thing, I just think we're better off preparing to deal with the consequences than hoping we can stop it. Yet by any fanatical climate change advocate(yes they do exist) I'd be labeled a 'denier'.
Same with creationism, yes there are stupid people who seem to think that evolution somehow involves jumping off buildings enough times to grow wings, but there are broader ones who accept both evolution and creationism. Personally I don't and creationism doesn't belong in science at all, but it's not as if their all Kirk Camerons....
Yes, yes and another YES!!! I'm not some pop music affectionado, but I watch enough "Todd In The Shadows" to stay up-to-date about the currents of that clogged sewer that people call pop music. I just can't understand how people can enjoy "Blurred Lines" while "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk is on the radio. Both are 70-ish and funky, but "Blurred Lines" is just so damn lazy! That stupid music video, the lyrics, the not so subtle date rape message.... Ok, I think that I'll stop ranting about now...MonkeyShone said:
I think its because SLTS is the ultimate pop song, everyone knows that shit. That wasn't even a bad cover, OP is just complaining because it was ol' Miley C. I don't really get all the fuss over Nirvana, just a shit Smashing Pumpkins *shield against Kurt Cobain cultists activate*Zachary Amaranth said:
OT: When fans cry that a band change their style is pretty baffaling, words like "sell outs" get thrown around.