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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 17, 2026 - 8:26am |
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Lazy8 wrote:
Mass happens Sunday*, and Sunday is a day of rest, so mass is at rest.
*Except feast days. Those are a lot of work.
Ok, that puts my mind at rest.
I'm now going to eat a lot.
Thanks f ather/wait, brother/sister/son/atheist.
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2026 - 8:22am |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:I was thinking more along the lines that free will comes from having mass (and, by extension, ignorance).
Mass happens Sunday*, and Sunday is a day of rest, so mass is at rest.
*Except feast days. Those are a lot of work.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 17, 2026 - 8:18am |
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Lazy8 wrote:
I reject determinism.
If you have a problem with that, just comfort yourself with the thought that that rejection was inevitable.
I was thinking more along the lines that free will comes from having mass (and, by extension, ignorance).
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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas
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Apr 17, 2026 - 8:18am |
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Lazy8 wrote:
I reject determinism.
If you have a problem with that, just comfort yourself with the thought that that rejection was inevitable.
How were you able to determine that?
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2026 - 8:13am |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:ok, I'm struggling with the nature of quantum reality... if time and distance don't exist for particles moving at the speed of light, that means they can't actually change (from their mass-less perspective) because change is by definition the comparison of two states over time.. so is determinism right after all? And the uncertainty principle is actually just a fancy name for our own confusion?
I came to this conclusion while playing sudoku and thinking the collapse of the wave function was basically the same thing because after you get (measure) one cell, the rest just falls into place.
I reject determinism.
If you have a problem with that, just comfort yourself with the thought that that rejection was inevitable.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 17, 2026 - 1:56am |
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Lazy8 wrote:
Tragically we missed National Ask An Atheist Day this year, but I'm offering rain checks.
They're sort of like indulgences but they won't cost you anything.
ok, I'm struggling with the nature of quantum reality... if time and distance don't exist for particles moving at the speed of light, that means they can't actually change (from their mass-less perspective) because change is by definition the comparison of two states over time.. so is determinism right after all? And the uncertainty principle is actually just a fancy name for our own confusion?
I came to this conclusion while playing sudoku and thinking the collapse of the wave function was basically the same thing because after you get (measure) one cell, the rest just falls into place.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 17, 2026 - 1:45am |
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Lazy8 wrote:
That pilot didn't pull you out of that flat spin and you are, in fact, damned. Now you have to face Judgment by a Canadian singer-songwriter who's, well, pretty good but you could have gone with Bruce Cockburn or maybe Leonard Cohen if you wanted to be edgy. Hell, you could have gone retro-funk with Bachman-Turner or super classy with the McGarickle sisters but nooo, you assumed your little travel debacle would merit being memorialized in a classic song on every jukebox in every linoleum-floored diner in an imaginary nostalgic small town, didn't you?
Serves you right. And no refunds on those tickets either.
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Lazy8
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Apr 16, 2026 - 11:20pm |
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Tragically we missed National Ask An Atheist Day this year, but I'm offering rain checks.
They're sort of like indulgences but they won't cost you anything.
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2025 - 9:12pm |
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winter wrote:
I was on an airplane last week, and we hit some rough turbulence as we were detouring through a flock of geese and hang-gliders. It looked like we were going to wind up splattered over the side of a mountain, so I started praying to Gordon Lightfoot because he was the first name I thought of.
and damned if that pilot didn't pull us out of a flat spin next thing. so now I feel like a fool. can I petition this "no-god" god to refund my prayers to Gordon Lightfoot?
That pilot didn't pull you out of that flat spin and you are, in fact, damned. Now you have to face Judgment by a Canadian singer-songwriter who's, well, pretty good but you could have gone with Bruce Cockburn or maybe Leonard Cohen if you wanted to be edgy. Hell, you could have gone retro-funk with Bachman-Turner or super classy with the McGarickle sisters but nooo, you assumed your little travel debacle would merit being memorialized in a classic song on every jukebox in every linoleum-floored diner in an imaginary nostalgic small town, didn't you?
Serves you right. And no refunds on those tickets either.
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2025 - 9:02pm |
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winter wrote:
If there's no god, is there still a reason to remember Andy Capp?
No, there really isn't.
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2025 - 9:01pm |
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winter wrote:
Let's suppose my friend Burt lives on the dulled and rusted edge of morality. He wants to steal his cousin's girlfriend, then steal that girlfriend's bank account. If there's no god, who's going to send him to the fires of hell?
The very notion of "stealing" someone's girlfriend denies said girlfriend's agency and characterizes her as mere property. Work on your own issues there, Mr. Raccoon, and maybe you won't drive a girlfriend into someone else's arms.
And we've seen that bank account. Nothing but overdraft fees and bounced checks—honestly she's better off without credit, but I suppose we could organize a bonfire or something. Bring marshmallows and we'll make s'mores.
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oldviolin
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Apr 17, 2025 - 5:31pm |
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winter wrote:
If there's no god, is there still a reason to remember Andy Capp?
Depends. Are you pub forward?
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winter
Location: in exile, as always
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Apr 17, 2025 - 4:28pm |
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I was on an airplane last week, and we hit some rough turbulence as we were detouring through a flock of geese and hang-gliders. It looked like we were going to wind up splattered over the side of a mountain, so I started praying to Gordon Lightfoot because he was the first name I thought of.
and damned if that pilot didn't pull us out of a flat spin next thing. so now I feel like a fool. can I petition this "no-god" god to refund my prayers to Gordon Lightfoot?
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winter
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Apr 17, 2025 - 4:24pm |
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If there's no god, is there still a reason to remember Andy Capp?
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winter
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Apr 17, 2025 - 4:24pm |
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Let's suppose my friend Burt lives on the dulled and rusted edge of morality. He wants to steal his cousin's girlfriend, then steal that girlfriend's bank account. If there's no god, who's going to send him to the fires of hell?
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2025 - 12:02pm |
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winter wrote:
could Amaterasu lift Thor's hammer? what about his crescent wrenches?
All tools are hammers if you swing them hard enough, so...why not? Who's going to stop him? I mean, he's got a hammer and a pretty good reach.
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2025 - 12:00pm |
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winter wrote:
protons, electrons, positrons, omicrons - where does it all end? why can't we just agree that stuff is made of other stuff, as Garfield willed it?
The Garfield Hypothesis was ruled ineligible by the NCAA due to a failed drug test. And Omicrons are composed of Pythons and Gamelons per the Treaty of Kanye.
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2025 - 11:57am |
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winter wrote:
what gods do gods pray to, and why can't we pray to and be ignored by them instead?
They sit in a big hottub on Mt. Olympus and worship each other. It's kinda cringy.
Feel free to ignore them, they're usually drunk by 2 pm anyway.
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Lazy8
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Apr 17, 2025 - 11:54am |
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winter wrote:
will Ayn Rand come to my garden party? if so, how can I get her to leave without ripping all the guests to shreds?
Tell her it's a no smoking event and she'll leave in a huff.
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oldviolin
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Apr 17, 2025 - 11:53am |
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Lazy8 wrote:
The case was ruled a suicide and closed, so Nietzsche is off the hook.
Unfortunately he accepted a plea bargain before the inquest was in.
At least it was a self-conflicted wound. Womb. Tomb. Something...
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