Fuck all this texting going to voice Channel

A person can survive and find joy in the eating of vegetables. There is no need to eat meat. Humans eat it because it tastes good.

Yes.

It's very tasty.

@MerlinCrow morbid for me any talk of death

@MerlinCrow So I don't feel we as humans need to be part of that circle of life.

@Deleted User breaking news your feelings have no bearing on reality

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You sound very altruistic. If I could identify someone close to you that we're going to be harmed against their will would you be guilty if you didn't try to stop it?

@tom I believe in self defense and defending my family and others. But I wouldn't purposely kill anyone. Nor do I believe in retribution

@tom and for the record my feelings are a part of my reality. As are those of others

7.8 earthquake in my back yard just now.

@everyone The first War of Ideas challenge is here: https://shoutout.wix.com/so/ecNDs0nul

I fell asleep listening to Christopher Hitchens and dreamed that I was taking a road trip with him. It was really cool.

> I fell asleep listening to Christopher Hitchens and dreamed that I was taking a road trip with him. It was really cool.
@m.miller isn't the human experience it's own damn reward 🙂 that's so awesome.

> @m.miller isn't the human experience it's own damn reward 🙂 that's so awesome.
@ThePangburn I agree with that profoundly. I think we tend to run away from our own humanity.

Working on an article for that right now!

I have an article prepared but I can't afford the publication fee.

Isn’t the battlefield free?

Yeah. I wanted to publish an article though. Maybe after the next stimulus check. :)

I posted a chapter of my current manuscript about my main character struggling with deconversion in the battlefield.

@Delta I'm really looking forward to engaging with your ideas. :)

I hope your interested.

> I hope your interested.
@Delta heck yes, brother!!

Fun

@everyone Question: If legislation that ultimately bans the bible is placed on the ballot, how would you vote?

I would not vote.

Id vote no.

Banning the bible would bolster their claims that they are gods chosen ppl, reaffirms their claims that they will be persecuted in the end days, it could Strengthen their beliefs...

Ban teaching it in any classroom except theology id be ok with that

I vote Yes for Banning Banning...

Free speech. Educate people. God is not even a theory.

@MerlinCrow what do you say about my reasoning?

Your assumptions have some weight.

But I am not a believer so I can not tell you how I would respond...

I do not like to be controlled in any way so I am sure I would feel fucked for sure...

Banning the bible os crazy talk...

Is

@Zentz it has been done before

@Wardawg_79 True that it would bolster. Many Christians today are expecting it to happen. Any many believe it is near.

Coming from the bible guy, if you seek to ban the Bible you are naive. Keep in mind, in America you have the right to be stupid...that being said it is a free market of ideas. Even I would not take the position to ban Atheism or Islam, or whatever belief structure you want to call. It is important for people to be exposed to different ideas. Banning the bible is nothing more than censorship of a competing idea.

@James B. So then your vote would be no. I saw a headline this morning stating California is outlawing in home bible studies. So I was curious what the people here would say.