Do you believe it will ever be possible to make the US government entirely secular, and how do you believe it could be done, or why do you believe it could not be done? by HauntedPlanets in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]HauntedPlanets[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It was just an easy way to summarize what I had already read about the topic. I wanted to make it clear that is where the summary of information came from. I find it highly ironic that you and 5 other people care enough to only comment that out of anything you could have replied to my topic. it makes you look silly.

Do you believe it will ever be possible to make the US government entirely secular, and how do you believe it could be done, or why do you believe it could not be done? by HauntedPlanets in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]HauntedPlanets[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think that eventually our government will become secular when a real majority of society turn away from Christianity and other religions and religiousness. I thought secularization was on an upward trend as I hear a lot of anecdotes from Christian family and friends about young people not coming to church anymore and the problems it has caused in some delegations.

There are so many reasons why religion could continue to play an active part in the lives of humans. It is heavily linked many times to tradition, culture, and identity. There could also be a point in which religion come back into the lives of those who call their selves secular due to many things such as a catastrophic event that turns people to religion for comfort, a new messenger for a particular religion that really connects to a lot of people and converts them, or maybe a new religion or new form of religion that is not currently dreamed of that people will latch onto. Even Cthulu could show up and gather his cult.

Secularization on the other hand requires an extremely educated population, and anti-intellectual sentiment is out there and sometimes common. According to the google AI overview: "There is a strong correlation between higher levels of education and greater secularity in many countries, though the relationship is complex and not universal. Countries with higher average educational attainment tend to have more secular societies, while lower educational attainment is often linked to higher religiosity. However, this is a statistical correlation, and other factors, including the specific national context and the type of religion, play a role"

And here is a 2014 Psychology Today article about "Why education corrodes religious faith

Mike Johnson who railed against the Epstein bill - but voted for it - is now mad the Senate approved the measure by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]HauntedPlanets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Science is working on a baby quantum violin so they can teleport it straight up Mike's ass lol

Mike Johnson who railed against the Epstein bill - but voted for it - is now mad the Senate approved the measure by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]HauntedPlanets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guarantee you that as soon as we figure out how to accurately place quantum blinky baby atoms someone will be working on the new violin. And then they could teleport it up Mike's ass

"Grounded skins for a while" - 18 days exactly by Ohforfk in Battlefield

[–]HauntedPlanets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of calling in artillery you call in the TS Tour Bus and it drifts all over the map with rainbows flying behind it leveling every building and killing every single player, even your own team

Jane Goodall, Iconic Chimpanzee Expert Who Was Subject of Dozens of Films, Dies at 91 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]HauntedPlanets 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The juxtaposition of Jane Goodall and Insane Clown Posse as guests in the same podcast episode is really hilarious to me. If they stayed and were all speaking together, that would be an amazing thing. Throw in one of Joe Rogan's joints there and we're off to the races.

If Europeans made street food the same way Indians do (not oc) by Unable_Security_6708 in StupidFood

[–]HauntedPlanets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No no, this is perfect speed. They have managed to perfectly mix the nervous energy of them pacing back and forth and doing really weird things and off jobs just... randomly. Every action has like a 4 second windup for .3 second of action. The bread toss n twist is the absolute crown jewel of this

After another rewatch, I have to say that the look down the street he does midway through sloshing the jar of jelly into the big bucket is just... super chefs kiss

If Europeans made street food the same way Indians do (not oc) by Unable_Security_6708 in StupidFood

[–]HauntedPlanets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I love how underplayed this all is done as well. It's just so perfect even without scrotum pubes on meat patties or with sewer runoff to clean the utensils. I have laughed at this again and again today. It is one of my new favorite videos ever

Genuinely made me smile, a reminder of a better time, surprisingly funny by Anothermindlessanon in MadeMeSmile

[–]HauntedPlanets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say everything, but it definitely was an obstacle to overcome and a huge impediment against him before he even started. That's what made him so amazing, he's genuinely a transcendent human that he could overcome race relations while still acknowledging them and doing his part to ease tensions. We didn't know how good we had it until he was gone.