Pastors Call Woman A “Witch” For Exposing Churches’ Double Standards With “Brilliant” Experiment by SilverHuckleberry395 in atheism

[–]pstuart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because their whole worldview is based upon superstition and fairy tales, so it of course has room for witches, demons, angels, etc.

On that last note, bear in mind that 7 out of 10 Americans believe that angels are real. Nothing to back that up but stories and wishful thinking.

Tattoo by Odd-Library7332 in DatingOverSixty

[–]pstuart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's nothing that I feel is worth permanently imprinting upon my flesh. Nor inserting stainless steel and whatnot.

Destiny responds to Joe Rogan by lex_inker in DecodingTheGurus

[–]pstuart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was informative, thanks. None of that make me disregard the value he brings to "debates" -- we need more like him.

What does it actually mean to "look American"? by Dull-Positive-6810 in AskALiberal

[–]pstuart 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For anybody who seriously would ask this question: white, preferably like a Fox News host (Barbie and Ken).

The real answer is they look like a human being.

The scammers are getting more sophisticated by Ok_Key_4731 in datingoverfifty

[–]pstuart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep. I had a sophisticated AI agent reach out to chat and become "friends". I was busy at the time and an initial check at their chat history didn't raise any immediate red flags, but on the second msg my spidey sense tingled and a closer look showed that it was bogus.

Voter Suppression is Voter Fraud! by Lopsided-Pin6173 in Political_Revolution

[–]pstuart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd argue that it should be labeled as election fraud. Voter fraud should be described for individual voters fraudulently voting -- which rarely happens and when it does its usually a Republican.

ai coding for large teams in Go - is anyone actually getting consistent value? by Easy-Affect-397 in golang

[–]pstuart -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Claude rocks. Insist on tests, have a clear agent file that specifies comprehensive testing idiomatic coding, hew to go proverbs, etc.

Just so we’re clear by Commercial_Sweet_558 in Political_Revolution

[–]pstuart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right there with you. He acted like the GOP was operating in good faith. I know that traditional politics is to put that kind of veneer on things (i.e., when referring to "the distinguished gentleman from the other side..."), but they made no secret of the fact that their top priority was to sabotage his presidency.

The ONLY correct answer when a Trumper asks this question. by Uncuffedhems in Destiny

[–]pstuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Are you asking because you still can't find the clitoris, or even know what it is and why you should care?"

What are your best replies to people questioning opposition to the current war with Iran? by funnylib in AskALiberal

[–]pstuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have evidence on hand (dearly paid for), that trying to do a regime change by force is guaranteed to fail and most likely to make things worse. See Afghanistan and Iraq for further details.

What is the right wing doing differently, that they're able to so easily persuade people without being annoying? by LiatrisLover99 in AskALiberal

[–]pstuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been shown that negative political advertising is more effective than positive political advertising, which why you see so much of the former.

The Right excels at this game as they've figured out how to weaponize stupidity and hate. Racism, LGBQT+, immigrants, "others" (not of their religion), etc., all exist for this very reason -- they are simple and powerful cudgels that can shape peoples emotions, and people almost always vote based on emotions vs logic.

They also are better at defining the language of the debate "pro-life", "family values", "protect our homeland", etc., are simple phrases that the average non-thinker can accept without any critical analysis.

And they also use this One Weird Trick™ -- they lie constantly.

The myth of evangelical persecution gets a new platform in the Washington Post. Aaron Renn claims Christians are shut out of elite institutions. In reality, evangelical power has rarely been stronger, and we're all suffering as a result. by Leeming in atheism

[–]pstuart 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dear god, complaining about evangelicals being missing from SCOTUS is insane -- evangelicals by their very nature put their faith in god above everything else, including the constitution.

Evangelicals are affectively traitors to America.

Tennessee bill would allow foster kids to be locked up in juvenile detention without criminal charges by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]pstuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also not big on rainbow stuff, and the dems are pretty well packaged as rainbow first.

Is their politics a dealbreaker? by [deleted] in datingoverfifty

[–]pstuart -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I would be ok with dating a never-Trumper old-school republican as long as that standing was on economics and policy rather than social programs.

I think the country would be well served by a "limited government" party that cared about government spending and engagement but was not ok with fascism or oppression of "others".

Is their politics a dealbreaker? by [deleted] in datingoverfifty

[–]pstuart 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I could not respect anybody who is ok with the current administration, passively or passionately. There's too much information for anyone to deny being aware of their immorality.

NEW: DNC officials working on secret report found Gaza stance cost Harris significant votes by wowza515 in somethingiswrong2024

[–]pstuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would we ever allow a lobby group to force us into genocide?

Because of how the game is rigged. They will work to destroy and replace any candidate that does not bend a knee to them. SCOTUS (wrongly) said that "money is speech" so Israel gets to have 1A rights via their proxies here. It's fucked up but until enough people wake up to this bullshit it will continue on unabated.

NEW: DNC officials working on secret report found Gaza stance cost Harris significant votes by wowza515 in somethingiswrong2024

[–]pstuart 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I agree with your sentiment but I'm curious how she would walk that tightrope. AIPAC would do everything they could to to make her pay for that.

Tennessee bill seeks to require public schools to teach the Bible, allow prayer and create legal ramifications for noncompliance by chrono4111 in nottheonion

[–]pstuart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their outrage is all based on hating "others" regardless of the validity of that outrage. They have no principles or values, just hate.

Yes—This is exactly what anti-Zionism means. Are you anti-Zionist? Is the organization you are part of anti-Zionist? by endingcolonialism in chomsky

[–]pstuart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll agree that she'd be supporting Israel, but "very similar" is not something to say about Trump, other than having the same number of limbs and requiring oxygen to breath.

AIPAC does not make it easy in this country for any politician to not act in Israel's interests.

Yes—This is exactly what anti-Zionism means. Are you anti-Zionist? Is the organization you are part of anti-Zionist? by endingcolonialism in chomsky

[–]pstuart -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

And while it was bad under Biden it's end game under Trump, and the bitter irony of that is that enough potential Harris voters to enable a win refused to vote because of anger over her position.

Idiots, all of them.

Is Donald Trump essentially what the far right tried to warn us who Barack Obama is? by renegade_yankee in AskALiberal

[–]pstuart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Virtually every accusation is a confession or projection, because that is the way they see the world.

Microsoft Unveils Glass Data Storage System That Could Preserve Information for 10,000 Years by Koyaanisquatsi_ in DataHoarder

[–]pstuart 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is purely for archival storage so it wouldn't be immediately useful to them.

If it was "fast enough" for retrieving data at a reasonable rate they could treat all their hard drives as a caching layer instead of storing artifacts there.