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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th May 2022, 05:29 AM
Replies: 574
Views: 19,967
Posted By abaddon
And what are those two theories? Can you even...

And what are those two theories? Can you even identify them?

1. Evolution
2. ???

Care to fill in the blank?
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 9th May 2022, 04:54 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 4,880
Posted By abaddon
What happens to you if you have nothing anyone...

What happens to you if you have nothing anyone else wants?
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 8th May 2022, 07:44 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 4,880
Posted By abaddon
Nope. In your system where everything is free, I...

Nope. In your system where everything is free, I can simply take all the grain for free, stockpile it, and force you to beg me for it. I can then demand you do what I command. No money involved.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th April 2022, 02:11 PM
Replies: 449
Views: 21,160
Posted By abaddon
Reading through this thread, I realised that I...

Reading through this thread, I realised that I had no idea what a 6 foot 270 lbs looked like. So I google image searched it just to see what a 6 foot 270 lbs guy might look like.

OMG, walking...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th April 2022, 02:57 PM
Replies: 401
Views: 36,194
Posted By abaddon
What the hell is an "ow"?

What the hell is an "ow"?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 18th April 2022, 02:29 PM
Replies: 2,548
Views: 366,068
Posted By abaddon
Oh and before anyone asks, lets have a look at...

Oh and before anyone asks, lets have a look at who broadcasts on those.
Maus in Rosario, Santa Fe
Auténtica in La Plata, Buenos Aires
Boedo in Buenos Aires
Ciudad in Jujuy
Ciudad in Reconquista,...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 18th April 2022, 02:21 PM
Replies: 2,548
Views: 366,068
Posted By abaddon
As a graduate radio and telecoms engineer...

As a graduate radio and telecoms engineer surrounded by high tech gear, have a guess whose voice has never appeared?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th April 2022, 01:49 PM
Replies: 2,829
Views: 347,863
Posted By abaddon
It has been reproduced multiple times. Why...

It has been reproduced multiple times.

Why were you unable to look that up?

The tablecloth of turin was a mere fake created in the 13th century to fool the gullible illiterate peasants. That...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd April 2022, 01:16 PM
Replies: 1,375
Views: 109,355
Posted By abaddon
LOL, she is a nut. But one of my compadres is a...

LOL, she is a nut. But one of my compadres is a tenured professor so I will will check in with him to see if he has any scuttlebutt.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd April 2022, 12:19 PM
Replies: 596
Views: 94,402
Posted By abaddon
You serious? The hypersonic missiles and...

You serious?

The hypersonic missiles and nuclear weapons are all Russia's. Ukraine has none of those.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd April 2022, 12:11 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 11,346
Posted By abaddon
Pure anthropomorphic personification. Facts...

Pure anthropomorphic personification.

Facts are not open to "interpretation".

As do christians, muslims, hindus, sikhs, bahai, and so forth. How did you determine that their god concepts are...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd March 2022, 09:00 AM
Replies: 1,167
Views: 52,283
Posted By abaddon
Look under my avatar. I was born to Irish parents...

Look under my avatar. I was born to Irish parents and that goes back generations some of whom died in the rebellion.

I was born in 1969 to Irish parents, who were born to Irish grandparents, who...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd March 2022, 08:41 AM
Replies: 1,167
Views: 52,283
Posted By abaddon
Wrong.

Wrong.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd March 2022, 05:40 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
Oh, you think they just stopped development in...

Oh, you think they just stopped development in the 1960s. LOL.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd March 2022, 05:19 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
Yup. They have been since the 1960s. Google...

Yup. They have been since the 1960s. Google Starfish Prime for the US version. I don't recall the Russian version's name. Even the Chinese have them
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th March 2022, 10:21 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 9,317
Posted By abaddon
How have you any idea what god did or did not...

How have you any idea what god did or did not ever say? It ain't like you could possibly ever tell. It could have been allah.

Seriously?

Of course. It's a load of bollocks after all.

God...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th March 2022, 05:37 AM
Replies: 1,167
Views: 52,283
Posted By abaddon
But I can have as many weapons as I wish for...

But I can have as many weapons as I wish for free, right?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th March 2022, 06:47 AM
Replies: 573
Views: 41,107
Posted By abaddon
3 days. Tick tick, your clock is running out.

3 days. Tick tick, your clock is running out.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th March 2022, 09:31 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,273
Posted By abaddon
The solar year has no defined start or end. ...

The solar year has no defined start or end.

Are you referring to the lunar year?

And Ramadan is over 2 weeks away, starting, appropriately, on April 1st this year.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th March 2022, 03:36 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
Wait, what? Of course they can. That's how the...

Wait, what? Of course they can. That's how the cell network operates. Did you somehow think iphones only report their location to Apple? Have you any clue how the cell technology actually works? Are...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th March 2022, 02:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,098
Posted By abaddon
Both, why not?

Both, why not?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th March 2022, 03:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,098
Posted By abaddon
Have fun chasing this thing ...

Have fun chasing this thing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_to_Hell_hoax

The more you click the nuttier it gets.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th March 2022, 03:19 PM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
Hahahaha, not sure we want that money pit either....

Hahahaha, not sure we want that money pit either. Too much of a self destructive inclination. Independent Scotland? I could go with that and get them back in the EU if that is what they want. But...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th March 2022, 02:52 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,098
Posted By abaddon
Ah. That article rightly mentions the Kola...

Ah. That article rightly mentions the Kola Borehole. That has been surpassed by an oil well in arabia someplace, but both are around 12 km deep.

But the article had a picture that reminded me of a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th March 2022, 02:07 PM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
Nope. We promptly had a civil war. Given...

Nope. We promptly had a civil war.

Given Brexit we may yet get that corner back, but I am not sure we even want that money pit back at this point.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th March 2022, 01:53 PM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
Is it though? My own country carried out an...

Is it though? My own country carried out an insurgency for CENTURIES and we won our independence in the end.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th March 2022, 01:05 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,916
Posted By abaddon
We will know it's over when the bodies stop...

We will know it's over when the bodies stop piling up. And I say that as an at risk person.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th March 2022, 12:28 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,273
Posted By abaddon
Nope. The necronomicon is a holy book just like...

Nope. The necronomicon is a holy book just like your holy book.

just the same as the Necronominicon.

Any evidence for this wild claim? No?

Cool. where does the koran describe the Higg's...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th March 2022, 04:28 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,273
Posted By abaddon
The holy spirit, moses, noah, abraham, jesus, god...

The holy spirit, moses, noah, abraham, jesus, god and gabriel are all imaginary. Prophecy is a con job.

I have no idea why you think this kind of superstitious nonsense claim impresses anyone.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 10th March 2022, 11:58 PM
Replies: 77
Moderated: GNIS Search
Views: 15,220
Posted By abaddon
I was using it in a general sense, responding at...

I was using it in a general sense, responding at speed it was merely the first that sprang to mind. Didn't feel the need to list all available navaids.

We could go for anything from GPS to dead...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th March 2022, 12:27 PM
Replies: 1,375
Views: 109,355
Posted By abaddon
I don't know. I find my self wondering how anyone...

I don't know. I find my self wondering how anyone could be wrong about so many things. It must at a point be classed as intentional.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th March 2022, 11:45 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
It's a religious thing. Apparently god prefers...

It's a religious thing. Apparently god prefers whole people to get to heaven. That's why god never regrows limbs for amputees. They aren't whole people.

How absurd do we have to make this? Cuz I...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th March 2022, 10:24 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
Well...What the "strawman" thing meant is...

Well...What the "strawman" thing meant is anyone's guess. Asked a question? Call it a strawman and consider it an answer. WTF is that about?

Although it will be a lot of fun playing that card...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th March 2022, 10:05 AM
Replies: 77
Moderated: GNIS Search
Views: 15,220
Posted By abaddon
Nope. Whoever that was lied to you. Aviation...

Nope. Whoever that was lied to you. Aviation generally uses NDBs, And you have no clue what those are or why they exist.

Nope, that does not exist in reality either.

You need to examine whoever...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th March 2022, 09:46 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
I stated that "none are acceptable IMV". ...

I stated that "none are acceptable IMV".

Which part of that are you struggling to comprehend?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th March 2022, 09:33 AM
Replies: 1,375
Views: 109,355
Posted By abaddon
Mercola and Mike Adams. Just how dumb would...

Mercola and Mike Adams.

Just how dumb would a person need to be to swallow this garbage?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th March 2022, 05:49 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,273
Posted By abaddon
Unevidenced claim. Yeah an unevidenced claim ...

Unevidenced claim.
Yeah an unevidenced claim

There is no evidence that any god said anything to anyone ever. None.

Who cares? It's a fairy tale.

It does not matter. The Koran is garbage. Oh...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th March 2022, 05:18 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,273
Posted By abaddon
The hell? What is inside the quotes and what is...

The hell? What is inside the quotes and what is outside the quotes? Who knows? Who cares?
This is not a typo. {shift}2 does not happen accidentally. Perhaps he left one out? Maybe. But we are in no...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 8th March 2022, 04:54 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,273
Posted By abaddon
Too funny. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and even more ironic,...

Too funny. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and even more ironic, those are Arabic numerals.

Perhaps I will post a substantive rebuttal of the content when I stop laughing. I have not yet stopped.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th March 2022, 01:03 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
None are acceptable, IMV. You asked for my...

None are acceptable, IMV.

You asked for my answer. Now you have it.

What is your answer?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th March 2022, 07:07 PM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
How many bodies would satisfy you? Specify a...

How many bodies would satisfy you? Specify a number.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 7th March 2022, 02:21 AM
Replies: 430
Views: 33,854
Posted By abaddon
And why did they declare war on Germany? Have you...

And why did they declare war on Germany? Have you the foggiest clue?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th March 2022, 08:13 AM
Replies: 3,758
Views: 159,110
Posted By abaddon
It reminds me of Simo Hayha, the Finnish sniper...

It reminds me of Simo Hayha, the Finnish sniper who the Russians dubbed as "the White Death" during the Winter war.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 5th March 2022, 01:05 AM
Replies: 1,375
Views: 109,355
Posted By abaddon
Authored by Isabel van Brugen via The Epoch Times...

Authored by Isabel van Brugen via The Epoch Times

Back to your only source.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th March 2022, 01:24 PM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,363
Posted By abaddon
By a mad coincidence, I just watched a doco about...

By a mad coincidence, I just watched a doco about how the wildlife hijacked Pripyat. It was fascinating.. Wolves, bears, deer and so on. They seem to have no bleeps to give. The wild hogs were...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th March 2022, 10:55 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 6,617
Posted By abaddon
I could be wrong, but IIRC, NATO membership...

I could be wrong, but IIRC, NATO membership cannot be granted to any state engaged in an active conflict. Could that be a contributor to Russian calculations?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 4th March 2022, 10:40 AM
Replies: 573
Views: 41,107
Posted By abaddon
Both have been claimed at various times by...

Both have been claimed at various times by various prophets of doom, so take your pick.

Your guess is as good as anyone's. Nancy Lieder claimed it would pass close enough to cause pole shift on...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd March 2022, 07:49 PM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,363
Posted By abaddon
You mean Scott Ritter the convicted pedophile?

You mean Scott Ritter the convicted pedophile?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd March 2022, 04:30 PM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,363
Posted By abaddon
I'm in Ireland. RT is still available, so that is...

I'm in Ireland. RT is still available, so that is a flat out lie by RT.com. Their twitter account is suspended. Does not stop anyone from reading their website.
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2022, 08:54 AM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,013
Posted By abaddon
Well, that's a point. Having had TB, collapsed...

Well, that's a point. Having had TB, collapsed lungs, pneumonia and all that jazz, I consider antivaxers attempted murderers.
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