Lucifer the TV Show
December 30th, 2018 at 4:35:38 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
WOW! That's a totally different impression than the one I got. Flynt was the intellectual powerhouse in that duo, and never let up on Falwell and his ridiculous ideas. They became friends after Falwell lost a $50mil lawsuit against Flynt in the SCOTUS. They went on the road doing lectures. There was never any hint that Flynt was in need of Falwell's crackpot guidance. In fact, it looks like the opposite was true. From an article Flynt wrote after Falwell died: I always kicked his ass about his crazy ideas and the things he said. Every time I'd call him, I'd get put right through, and he'd let me berate him about his views. When he was getting blasted for his ridiculous homophobic comments after he wrote his "Tinky Winky" article cautioning parents that the purple Teletubby character was in fact gay, I called him in Florida and yelled at him to "leave the Tinky Winkies alone." When he referred to Ellen Degeneres in print as Ellen "Degenerate," I called him and said, "What are you doing? You don't need to poison the whole lake with your venom." I could hear him mumbling out of the side of his mouth, "These lesbians just drive me crazy." I'm sure I never changed his mind about anything, just as he never changed mine. And he certainly didn't call him every day. More crap Falwell made up, the guy was such an asshat.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
December 30th, 2018 at 4:50:04 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Flynt an "intellectual powerhouse?" HAR HAR HAR! Created "Chester the Child Molester" didn't he? He is just another atheist obsessed with a preacher. I do not get why atheists get this obsession. The President is a fink. |
December 30th, 2018 at 5:49:51 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
I didn't agree with his humor or politics, but he was a hugely smart guy. Before the accident, before he looked like a drooling idiot.
I don't know that it's an obsession. As an atheist it fascinates us that people take myths and pretend they're real in the 21st century. That they have gods and angels looking out for them. It flies in the face of all reason. Mostly it's because they were raised that way, and they never worked it out on their own. I keep waiting for clergy to make sense, and am still waiting. When I read things like 85% of priests were raised Catholic, and 95% of non Catholic ministers were raised as Xtions, I give up hope. People indoctrinated in early childhood rarely see things clearly. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
December 30th, 2018 at 6:49:13 PM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | I know, right? I was watching a little Chris Hedges on RT. He has a Master's in divinity, among other degrees. He was talking about how he went to a Christian museum [?] in maybe Kentucky. He said he would go into different rooms and talk with people in there, and no one wanted to talk about the bible with him when they found out he had a masters in divinity. He said because, most of them really hadn't either read the bible or thought about it much. He said he spoke with religious teachers there, and how they would make up story's. One he said was that they taught kids that the reason Noah was able to get so many animals onto the ark was because he only collected baby animals. He remarked that these people believed what they were saying so fervently that they are dangerous. I think so to. They don't even know their bible, but they are teaching Christianity none the less. So they are making it up as they go along. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
December 30th, 2018 at 6:57:01 PM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | That is scary and sickening. I think a lot of people lack the courage to really look at the facts and face the truth no matter what. I really do try to do that, even with my inherit bias and human weakness. I might not do it perfectly, but I am willing to learn, change, and confront challenges. I don't make up things and I don't block people I disagree with. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
December 30th, 2018 at 6:58:21 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
It makes sense, though. It's all made up BS to start with, why not make up more as you go along. The Vatican for the longest time kept priests from learning how to read so they wouldn't get ahold of a Bible and discover that half the crap the Church taught them isn't even in there, they made it up. Making stuff up IS the religion. I've seen videos of that museum, it's a laugh riot. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
December 30th, 2018 at 7:16:23 PM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | Maybe we are lucky that they aren't all saying the same thing? The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
December 30th, 2018 at 7:20:12 PM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | It is scary. I believe that you have studied what you preach. Any craftsman should learn all they can about their trade. I've never blocked anyone, but I do ignore at times. Same as you. A man's got to have priority's. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
December 30th, 2018 at 8:29:29 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
FrG has blocked me several times. You can tell because you can't PM them if they have you blocked. Which is such a relief.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
December 31st, 2018 at 7:26:38 AM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | I have blocked Bob once when his distortions and false history were too much to bear. He also gets very aggressive and insistent in his PMs. However I found ignoring a much better strategy. I'm too curious anyway about the things he says. If you want to be really scared just think for a moment that he is not alone in believing such wacky demonstrably false things he spouts. This makes me very sad and even more so that he is utterly unwilling to learn or even modify his positions. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |