• Pray for Turkey and Syria

    From Paul Popinjay@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 7 06:12:39 2023
    In freezing temperatures.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to Paul Popinjay on Tue Feb 7 06:20:16 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be the
    more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to VegasJerry on Tue Feb 7 08:31:17 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)

    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to VegasJerry on Tue Feb 7 08:33:49 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)

    I wouldn't say I am an atheist. I am more of a "we don't know, we will never know, and I am fine with that" type of guy. I do however know a ridiculous, nonsensical man-made fairy tale when I see one. I see no need for constructing elaborate adult fairy
    tales in a futile attempt to explain the unexplainable, and then spending my life trying to convince myself they are true when I know they are not.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to BillB on Tue Feb 7 08:24:06 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be the
    more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to BillB on Tue Feb 7 12:06:58 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:33:53 AM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    I wouldn't say I am an atheist. I am more of a "we don't know, we will never know, and I am fine with that" type of guy. I do however know a ridiculous, nonsensical man-made fairy tale when I see one. I see no need for constructing elaborate adult
    fairy tales in a futile attempt to explain the unexplainable, and then spending my life trying to convince myself they are true when I know they are not.

    Do you see enough evidence that a god or gods exist?

    If not, then you are an atheist.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to Tim Norfolk on Tue Feb 7 13:50:16 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to BillB on Tue Feb 7 13:53:57 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:33:53 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    .

    I wouldn't say I am an atheist. I am more of a "we don't know, we will never know, and I
    am fine with that" type of guy. I do however know a ridiculous, nonsensical man-made fairy
    tale when I see one. I see no need for constructing elaborate adult fairy tales in a futile
    attempt to explain the unexplainable, and then spending my life trying to convince myself
    they are true when I know they are not.

    Yea, Atheist..

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to VegasJerry on Tue Feb 7 13:59:12 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 4:50:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to
    be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."

    Try https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-moon-cause-earthquakes-study-says-no-1-180967896/

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to Tim Norfolk on Tue Feb 7 14:31:33 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:59:17 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 4:50:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem
    to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as
    during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the
    edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."

    Which science shows true. (Like actual science).


    Try https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-moon-cause-earthquakes-study-says-no-1-180967896/

    I did. Did you?

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to VegasJerry on Tue Feb 7 18:17:36 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 5:31:37 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:59:17 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 4:50:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem
    to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as
    during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the
    edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Which science shows true. (Like actual science).


    Try https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-moon-cause-earthquakes-study-says-no-1-180967896/

    I did. Did you?

    Yes, I read it. It said that there is no correlation between full moons and magnitude 8.0 or greater earthquakes.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to Tim Norfolk on Wed Feb 8 07:32:26 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:17:40 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 5:31:37 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:59:17 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 4:50:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would
    seem to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science) (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as
    during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the
    edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Which science shows true. (Like actual science).


    Try https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-moon-cause-earthquakes-study-says-no-1-180967896/

    I did. Did you?
    Yes, I read it. It said that there is no correlation between full moons and magnitude 8.0 or greater
    earthquakes.

    It's not about the moon being full, or that the earthquakes had to be >8. But that the extra pull, going into and out of ("close") Full, is meaningful.

    "In 2004, USGS analysis suggested there was a very small increase in the number of earthquakes in
    deep ocean basins during low tide. And in 2016, a study by researchers at the University of Tokyo
    found that some of the largest recent earthquakes—including the 2004 Sumatra quake, the 2010
    quake in Chile and the 2011 Tohoku-Oki off the coast of Japan—all occurred during close to times of
    peak tidal stress. But the study's authors were careful to not infer that one necessarily caused the other."

    And;

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times
    of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and
    in (underwater) subduction zones."

    Google it..

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BillB on Wed Feb 8 13:29:38 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.


    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be the
    more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.


    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to risky biz on Wed Feb 8 15:55:03 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.


    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.

    By praying to Sky Daddy? lol

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BillB on Wed Feb 8 16:24:04 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 3:55:07 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.



    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.


    ~ By praying to Sky Daddy? lol


    Oh, certainly not. Why expect you to evidence the least bit of empathy for other human beings in a catastrophic disaster lacking basic necessities in freezing temperatures when you can convert it into an expression of your juvenile religious attitudes?
    In other words, all about you, as usual.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to risky biz on Wed Feb 8 16:45:23 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 3:55:07 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to
    be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.



    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.
    ~ By praying to Sky Daddy? lol


    Oh, certainly not. Why expect you to evidence the least bit of empathy for other human beings in a catastrophic disaster lacking basic necessities in freezing temperatures when you can convert it into an expression of your juvenile religious attitudes?
    In other words, all about you, as usual.

    Where is your evidence of empathy? Whoops. I guess it was more important for you to obsess over me some more. And what is "juvenile" about not believing in silly fairy tales? As usual you have it ass backwards.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BillB on Wed Feb 8 16:57:41 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:45:26 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 3:55:07 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem
    to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.



    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.
    ~ By praying to Sky Daddy? lol


    Oh, certainly not. Why expect you to evidence the least bit of empathy for other human beings in a catastrophic disaster lacking basic necessities in freezing temperatures when you can convert it into an expression of your juvenile religious
    attitudes? In other words, all about you, as usual.


    ~ Where is your evidence of empathy? Whoops. I guess it was more important for you to obsess over me some more. And what is "juvenile" about not believing in silly fairy tales? As usual you have it ass backwards.


    Highlighting what a shitass you are about it is excellent evidence of empathy with the victims but I never expected you to grasp that.

    You are a quivering mess of fetid blab.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to risky biz on Wed Feb 8 17:06:20 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:57:45 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:45:26 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 3:55:07 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem
    to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.



    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.
    ~ By praying to Sky Daddy? lol


    Oh, certainly not. Why expect you to evidence the least bit of empathy for other human beings in a catastrophic disaster lacking basic necessities in freezing temperatures when you can convert it into an expression of your juvenile religious
    attitudes? In other words, all about you, as usual.
    ~ Where is your evidence of empathy? Whoops. I guess it was more important for you to obsess over me some more. And what is "juvenile" about not believing in silly fairy tales? As usual you have it ass backwards.


    Highlighting what a shitass you are about it is excellent evidence of empathy with the victims but I never expected you to grasp that.

    No it isn't. You got exposed for being a hypocritical moron again (not to mention having a bizarre and unhealthy obsession with me). Whoops!

    You are a quivering mess of fetid blab.

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BillB on Wed Feb 8 17:12:00 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:06:23 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:57:45 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:45:26 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 3:55:07 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would
    seem to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.



    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.
    ~ By praying to Sky Daddy? lol


    Oh, certainly not. Why expect you to evidence the least bit of empathy for other human beings in a catastrophic disaster lacking basic necessities in freezing temperatures when you can convert it into an expression of your juvenile religious
    attitudes? In other words, all about you, as usual.
    ~ Where is your evidence of empathy? Whoops. I guess it was more important for you to obsess over me some more. And what is "juvenile" about not believing in silly fairy tales? As usual you have it ass backwards.


    Highlighting what a shitass you are about it is excellent evidence of empathy with the victims but I never expected you to grasp that.


    ~ No it isn't. You got exposed for being a hypocritical moron again (not to mention having a bizarre and unhealthy obsession with me). Whoops!


    You don't even believe that yourself. And you're hoping someone else is going to buy it? LOL.


    You are a quivering mess of fetid blab.

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to VegasJerry on Wed Feb 8 20:02:09 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 10:32:30 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:17:40 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 5:31:37 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:59:17 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 4:50:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would
    seem to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science) (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as
    during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the
    edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Which science shows true. (Like actual science).


    Try https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-moon-cause-earthquakes-study-says-no-1-180967896/

    I did. Did you?
    Yes, I read it. It said that there is no correlation between full moons and magnitude 8.0 or greater
    earthquakes.
    It's not about the moon being full, or that the earthquakes had to be >8. But that the extra pull, going into and out of ("close") Full, is meaningful.

    "In 2004, USGS analysis suggested there was a very small increase in the number of earthquakes in
    deep ocean basins during low tide. And in 2016, a study by researchers at the University of Tokyo
    found that some of the largest recent earthquakes—including the 2004 Sumatra quake, the 2010
    quake in Chile and the 2011 Tohoku-Oki off the coast of Japan—all occurred during close to times of
    peak tidal stress. But the study's authors were careful to not infer that one necessarily caused the other."

    And;
    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times
    of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and
    in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Google it..

    I did. I also read the sources. They retrofit data. It is not a likely hypothesis.

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to Tim Norfolk on Wed Feb 8 21:31:47 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 8:02:13 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 10:32:30 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:17:40 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 5:31:37 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:59:17 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 4:50:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That
    would seem to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted. I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as
    during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the
    edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Which science shows true. (Like actual science).


    Try https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-moon-cause-earthquakes-study-says-no-1-180967896/

    I did. Did you?
    Yes, I read it. It said that there is no correlation between full moons and magnitude 8.0 or greater
    earthquakes.
    It's not about the moon being full, or that the earthquakes had to be >8. But that the extra pull, going into and out of ("close") Full, is meaningful.

    "In 2004, USGS analysis suggested there was a very small increase in the number of earthquakes in
    deep ocean basins during low tide. And in 2016, a study by researchers at the University of Tokyo
    found that some of the largest recent earthquakes—including the 2004 Sumatra quake, the 2010
    quake in Chile and the 2011 Tohoku-Oki off the coast of Japan—all occurred during close to times of
    peak tidal stress. But the study's authors were careful to not infer that one necessarily caused the other."

    And;
    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times
    of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and
    in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Google it..


    ~ I did. I also read the sources. They retrofit data. It is not a likely hypothesis.


    Can Jerry dispense with your sources just by saying, 'They retrofit data'? I'm just wondering if that method is applicable either way or only one way.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to risky biz on Thu Feb 9 04:01:45 2023
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:12:03 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:06:23 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:57:45 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:45:26 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 3:55:07 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would
    seem to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.



    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.
    ~ By praying to Sky Daddy? lol


    Oh, certainly not. Why expect you to evidence the least bit of empathy for other human beings in a catastrophic disaster lacking basic necessities in freezing temperatures when you can convert it into an expression of your juvenile religious
    attitudes? In other words, all about you, as usual.
    ~ Where is your evidence of empathy? Whoops. I guess it was more important for you to obsess over me some more. And what is "juvenile" about not believing in silly fairy tales? As usual you have it ass backwards.


    Highlighting what a shitass you are about it is excellent evidence of empathy with the victims but I never expected you to grasp that.

    ~ No it isn't. You got exposed for being a hypocritical moron again (not to mention having a bizarre and unhealthy obsession with me). Whoops!


    You don't even believe that yourself. And you're hoping someone else is going to buy it? LOL.
    You are a quivering mess of fetid blab.

    I don't need to convince anyone of anything. Your posts are are a billboard of stupidity and unhealthy obsession. You should really talk to a professional about it at this point.

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  • From da pickle@21:1/5 to BillB on Thu Feb 9 06:48:40 2023
    On 2/9/2023 6:01 AM, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:12:03 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5:06:23 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:57:45 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:45:26 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote: >>>>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 3:55:07 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 1:29:43 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote: >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    ~ I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem
    to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.



    No problem. No one was expecting you to behave like a man when other human beings are suffering.
    ~ By praying to Sky Daddy? lol


    Oh, certainly not. Why expect you to evidence the least bit of empathy for other human beings in a catastrophic disaster lacking basic necessities in freezing temperatures when you can convert it into an expression of your juvenile religious
    attitudes? In other words, all about you, as usual.
    ~ Where is your evidence of empathy? Whoops. I guess it was more important for you to obsess over me some more. And what is "juvenile" about not believing in silly fairy tales? As usual you have it ass backwards.


    Highlighting what a shitass you are about it is excellent evidence of empathy with the victims but I never expected you to grasp that.

    ~ No it isn't. You got exposed for being a hypocritical moron again (not to mention having a bizarre and unhealthy obsession with me). Whoops!


    You don't even believe that yourself. And you're hoping someone else is going to buy it? LOL.
    You are a quivering mess of fetid blab.

    I don't need to convince anyone of anything. Your posts are are a billboard of stupidity and unhealthy obsession. You should really talk to a professional about it at this point.

    Still quivering blab ...

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  • From Irish Mike@21:1/5 to BillB on Thu Feb 9 08:29:15 2023
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:33:53 AM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to be
    the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    I wouldn't say I am an atheist. I am more of a "we don't know, we will never know, and I am fine with that" type of guy. I do however know a ridiculous, nonsensical man-made fairy tale when I see one. I see no need for constructing elaborate adult
    fairy tales in a futile attempt to explain the unexplainable, and then spending my life trying to convince myself they are true when I know they are not.

    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to Irish Mike on Thu Feb 9 09:32:20 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:33:53 AM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem to
    be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    I wouldn't say I am an atheist. I am more of a "we don't know, we will never know, and I am fine with that" type of guy. I do however know a ridiculous, nonsensical man-made fairy tale when I see one. I see no need for constructing elaborate adult
    fairy tales in a futile attempt to explain the unexplainable, and then spending my life trying to convince myself they are true when I know they are not.
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike

    ag·nos·tic:
    a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

    That's very close to my thinking, but I think if we assume that something exists that would meet man's general definition of "God," we can say based on observation, experience and logic that some things *are* known. Like, praying to it isn't going to do
    jack shit. If there is a God, it surely isn't an interventionist one. God doesn't care who wins the Super Bowl (so there is no point thanking it if you do), and God doesn't seem to care who suffers and who doesn't or who lives and who dies. Everything
    here on Earth seems to operate solely on the laws of physics. There is no religion I am aware of that makes any sense at all.

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BillB on Thu Feb 9 10:27:05 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:33:53 AM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem
    to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    I wouldn't say I am an atheist. I am more of a "we don't know, we will never know, and I am fine with that" type of guy. I do however know a ridiculous, nonsensical man-made fairy tale when I see one. I see no need for constructing elaborate adult
    fairy tales in a futile attempt to explain the unexplainable, and then spending my life trying to convince myself they are true when I know they are not.
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    ag·nos·tic:
    a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

    That's very close to my thinking, but I think if we assume that something exists that would meet man's general definition of "God," we can say based on observation, experience and logic that some things *are* known. Like, praying to it isn't going to
    do jack shit. If there is a God, it surely isn't an interventionist one. God doesn't care who wins the Super Bowl (so there is no point thanking it if you do), and


    ~ God doesn't seem to care who suffers and who doesn't or who lives and who dies.


    You, at least, are proof of that.


    Everything here on Earth seems to operate solely on the laws of physics. There is no religion I am aware of that makes any sense at all.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to BillB on Thu Feb 9 10:46:51 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:33:53 AM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:24:10 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That would seem
    to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    I wouldn't say I am an atheist. I am more of a "we don't know, we will never know, and I am fine with that" type of guy. I do however know a ridiculous, nonsensical man-made fairy tale when I see one. I see no need for constructing elaborate adult
    fairy tales in a futile attempt to explain the unexplainable, and then spending my life trying to convince myself they are true when I know they are not.
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    ag·nos·tic:
    a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

    That's very close to my thinking, but I think if we assume that something exists that would meet man's general definition of "God," we can say based on observation, experience and logic that some things *are* known. Like, praying to it isn't going to
    do jack shit. If there is a God, it surely isn't an interventionist one. God doesn't care who wins the Super Bowl (so there is no point thanking it if you do), and God doesn't seem to care who suffers and who doesn't or who lives and who dies. Everything
    here on Earth seems to operate solely on the laws of physics. There is no religion I am aware of that makes any sense at all.
    .

    Yea. On top of which; Nothing supernatural has ever happened..

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to risky biz on Thu Feb 9 16:02:40 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 12:31:50 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 8:02:13 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 10:32:30 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:17:40 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 5:31:37 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:59:17 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 4:50:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 8:31:21 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:24:10 AM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:20:20 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 6:12:43 AM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:

    In freezing temperatures.

    I know this must be a stupid question with an obvious logical answer, but it eludes me at the moment. If God is nice enough to be willing to answer your prayers, why wouldn't He just not have the earthquake in the first place? That
    would seem to be the more efficient approach, and we know God is efficient because he created the universe in only six days.
    .

    Heh. OH! OH! Welcome to Atheist International. You're ousted.
    I often see Ronald Reagan's kid on TV, selling the Atheists theme.

    It's a full moon. Most earthquakes happen then. (As in Science)
    (And the wingnut howl at the moon)
    Why in the World would a full Moon induce more earthquakes?
    .

    Gravitational aliments. .. Google:

    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as
    during times of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the
    edges of continents and in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Which science shows true. (Like actual science).


    Try https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-moon-cause-earthquakes-study-says-no-1-180967896/

    I did. Did you?
    Yes, I read it. It said that there is no correlation between full moons and magnitude 8.0 or greater
    earthquakes.
    It's not about the moon being full, or that the earthquakes had to be >8. But that the extra pull, going into and out of ("close") Full, is meaningful.

    "In 2004, USGS analysis suggested there was a very small increase in the number of earthquakes in
    deep ocean basins during low tide. And in 2016, a study by researchers at the University of Tokyo
    found that some of the largest recent earthquakes—including the 2004 Sumatra quake, the 2010
    quake in Chile and the 2011 Tohoku-Oki off the coast of Japan—all occurred during close to times of
    peak tidal stress. But the study's authors were careful to not infer that one necessarily caused the other."

    And;
    "One study, for example, concludes that during times of higher earth and ocean tides, such as during times
    of full or new moon, earthquakes are more likely on shallow thrust faults near the edges of continents and
    in (underwater) subduction zones."
    Google it..
    ~ I did. I also read the sources. They retrofit data. It is not a likely hypothesis.


    Can Jerry dispense with your sources just by saying, 'They retrofit data'? I'm just wondering if that method is applicable either way or only one way.

    He could try. The study in question dealt with magnitude 8 or bigger, and all available data. Whether it applies to lower magnitudes is not clear, but unlikely.

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  • From Paul Popinjay@21:1/5 to Irish Mike on Thu Feb 9 18:37:21 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:

    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike


    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to Paul Popinjay on Thu Feb 9 18:46:32 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:44:08 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    Everything here on Earth seems to operate solely on the laws of physics.
    God is physics, you miserable fuck.

    That makes no sense.

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  • From Paul Popinjay@21:1/5 to BillB on Thu Feb 9 18:40:07 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:

    Everything here on Earth seems to operate solely on the laws of physics.


    God is physics, you miserable fuck.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to VegasJerry on Fri Feb 10 08:28:50 2023
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 8:23:46 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.
    Many years ago a friend of mine got shot. On the way to the hospital (Bakersfield) the ambulance guy admitted it didn’t look good. My friend told the ambulance guy, “Tell my brother I didn’t pray.”

    Turns out his brother told him, “If you’re every close to death you’ll start praying.”

    You made a great point. Why would anyone who believes they are going to spend an eternity in Heaven (which is purportedly an even better place to live than Vancouver) be afraid of dying? It makes no sense. They should be looking forward to dying with
    every fiber of their being.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to Paul Popinjay on Fri Feb 10 08:20:09 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:44:08 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    Everything here on Earth seems to operate solely on the laws of physics.
    .
    God is physics, you miserable fuck.

    A miserable fuck is also physics..

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to Paul Popinjay on Fri Feb 10 08:19:14 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    .
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole.

    Yea, actually there are. If they're religious, what are they worrying about? If their god isn't going to
    'call them home,' why are they worried about being shot? If they DON'T believe, they'll keep their
    head down.


    Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to BillB on Fri Feb 10 08:23:43 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.

    Many years ago a friend of mine got shot. On the way to the hospital (Bakersfield) the ambulance guy admitted it didn’t look good. My friend told the ambulance guy, “Tell my brother I didn’t pray.”

    Turns out his brother told him, “If you’re every close to death you’ll start praying.”

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to Paul Popinjay on Fri Feb 10 08:57:50 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:44:08 PM UTC-5, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9:32:24 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    Everything here on Earth seems to operate solely on the laws of physics.
    God is physics, you miserable fuck.

    So, Spinoza's God?

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  • From Irish Mike@21:1/5 to BillB on Fri Feb 10 14:12:05 2023
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:28:54 AM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 8:23:46 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.
    Many years ago a friend of mine got shot. On the way to the hospital (Bakersfield) the ambulance guy admitted it didn’t look good. My friend told the ambulance guy, “Tell my brother I didn’t pray.”

    Turns out his brother told him, “If you’re every close to death you’ll start praying.”
    You made a great point. Why would anyone who believes they are going to spend an eternity in Heaven (which is purportedly an even better place to live than Vancouver) be afraid of dying? It makes no sense. They should be looking forward to dying with
    every fiber of their being.

    Kamikaze pilots and Muslim suicide bombers.

    Irish Mike

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BillB on Fri Feb 10 14:19:32 2023
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.


    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to risky biz on Fri Feb 10 14:44:20 2023
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.
    .

    It's what you usually do. (And are doing right now)

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to risky biz on Fri Feb 10 15:18:52 2023
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.

    Oh, look everyone....it's my poodle again!

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  • From Tim Norfolk@21:1/5 to BillB on Sat Feb 11 09:11:31 2023
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 6:18:56 PM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.
    Oh, look everyone....it's my poodle again!

    What do you have against poodles? Our standard poodle is one of the smartest dogs we have ever owned. She can get our German Shepherd to completely bend to her will.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to Tim Norfolk on Sat Feb 11 10:06:18 2023
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 9:11:34 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 6:18:56 PM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.
    Oh, look everyone....it's my poodle again!
    What do you have against poodles? Our standard poodle is one of the smartest dogs we have ever owned. She can get our German Shepherd to completely bend to her will.

    Nothing against poodles. I just figured if riskytard were a dog he'd probably be able to match wits with a poodle. Maybe I am being too generous?

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BillB on Sat Feb 11 11:04:27 2023
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 10:06:21 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 9:11:34 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 6:18:56 PM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.
    Oh, look everyone....it's my poodle again!
    What do you have against poodles? Our standard poodle is one of the smartest dogs we have ever owned. She can get our German Shepherd to completely bend to her will.


    ~ Nothing against poodles. I just figured if riskytard were a dog he'd probably be able to match wits with a poodle. Maybe I am being too generous?


    If you wanted to be generous you could admit that you're just overcompensating for your sub-110 I.Q.

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  • From BillB@21:1/5 to risky biz on Sat Feb 11 11:18:02 2023
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 11:04:31 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 10:06:21 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 9:11:34 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 6:18:56 PM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
    Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.
    Oh, look everyone....it's my poodle again!
    What do you have against poodles? Our standard poodle is one of the smartest dogs we have ever owned. She can get our German Shepherd to completely bend to her will.
    ~ Nothing against poodles. I just figured if riskytard were a dog he'd probably be able to match wits with a poodle. Maybe I am being too generous?


    If you wanted to be generous you could admit that you're just overcompensating for your sub-110 I.Q.

    Just more evidence of your cluelessness. lol

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  • From da pickle@21:1/5 to BillB on Tue Feb 14 12:00:31 2023
    On 2/11/2023 1:18 PM, BillB wrote:
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 11:04:31 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 10:06:21 AM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 9:11:34 AM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 6:18:56 PM UTC-5, BillB wrote:
    On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:19:36 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:46:13 PM UTC-8, BillB wrote:
    On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:37:25 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote: >>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8:29:19 AM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote: >>>>>>>>> Get a dictionary and look up "agnostic".

    Irish Mike
    As the saying goes, there are no atheists in a foxhole. Of course, BillB would have already gone AWOL.

    Just read, 21,000 dead from the earthquake.
    ~ I was three inches from death before I got a kidney transplant. Never once even thought about praying or convincing myself to believe in fairly tales.


    Oh, gosh, Blabbermouth. Let's talk about you. You're so much more interesting than 20,000+ people who died in an earhquake.
    Oh, look everyone....it's my poodle again!
    What do you have against poodles? Our standard poodle is one of the smartest dogs we have ever owned. She can get our German Shepherd to completely bend to her will.
    ~ Nothing against poodles. I just figured if riskytard were a dog he'd probably be able to match wits with a poodle. Maybe I am being too generous?


    If you wanted to be generous you could admit that you're just overcompensating for your sub-110 I.Q.

    Just more evidence of your cluelessness. lol

    Just more blab

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