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  1. Today marks 23 years since Unexplained Mysteries first ventured onto the World Wide Web. It doesn't seem that long since I posted up a thread for the 22nd anniversary - time certainly does fly these days. As always, I'd like to express my sincerest appreciation to all our members, moderators, Patreon subscribers and to everyone else who has visited or contributed to the site over the years. Thank you. 😊
    19 points
  2. No. Presidents, prime ministers and, indeed, all senior politicians should be held more accountable to the law. They are the people who are trusted with running the country and setting the laws. If they don't abide by them, why should anyone else? Lead by example or don't lead at all.
    16 points
  3. Why only Christianity? There is an equal chance that Islam is real, or Judaism, or Hinduism, or Sikhism, or Paganism or any of the thousands of religions which have existed since mankind first had an imagination. There is no one religion which the majority of humanity accepts. We are all in a minority where belief is concerned, so the majority of humanity are going to look pretty silly if there is some kind of a god. If a Christian was to ask me the question I would reply to them, "do you know that you reject the teachings of Muhammad at your own peril?" What ever answer they give I would say, "yes and that's exactly how I feel about Jesus".
    15 points
  4. I am more than happy to refer to anyone by the name/gender/etc they wish to be referred to with, there is a line - that is the physical and emotional safety of the majority. The needs of the many, outweigh the wants of the few. I’m sorry your emotional wellbeing is discombobulated by this rule, but the majority wins in this case, the majority should not bow to the whims of the few or the one. So assigned-at-birth-males or whatever the current “approved” terminology is? Keep out of women’s sports and toilets. Use the unisex toilet (ie the one designed for everyone). Play in your own leagues.
    15 points
  5. Rowling is right. We.need to stop bowing down to mentally ill individuals and start protecting female safe spaces
    15 points
  6. The flying spaghetti monster died upon the fork for your culinary sins.
    14 points
  7. A township fire department and rescue squad is socialism. So they can shut the **** up. The drug industry is off the hook here. Gouging, advertising and many other practices not allowed in Europe. Childcare is a private industry but "welfare profits" in the case of poorer areas and the daycare in poor areas are under regulated **** holes. Local school systems are entrenched bureaucracies with a spoils system who don't want to pay for better teachers.
    14 points
  8. I saw this question on Quora recently, and thought this answer was interesting. Obviously if Christianity is somehow real, then atheists like me are going to look pretty silly when we die, but I guess it is a chance we are willing to take. Or forced to take, as it takes considerable effort to believe something irrational. 'Please. Explain how that works. I've been asking since I've been 11 years old. I am now 59 and have still not gotten a rational answer. How does this make any sense? First, let me correct you. What exactly did Jesus sacrifice besides a weekend? I mean supposedly he died on Friday and came back to life on Sunday. He lost a Saturday? What happened to him wasn't of his own volition. So what did HE actually “sacrifice". Rather it was taken from him. Second, we are told that Jesus died for our sins. Exactly how does that work? Why did God need a blood sacrifice in order to forgive us? Did he need a particular blood type? And why did it have to be his son? And if God is omniscient and omnipotent, why couldn't he just forgive us without killing anybody at all? I can forgive without killing anyone and I am only human. He certainly has the power, right? I mean it's HIS forgiveness he is giving. So please tell me how the claim “Jesus died for our sins" makes ANY sense outside religious cliche.'
    13 points
  9. Yep, I know if I was curious about the authenticity of a mummy the job title of the expert I'd look to would definitely be 'filmmaker'...
    13 points
  10. You're welcome. I love this site to bits, Saru! You've created a very special place on the world wide web. Let's go for another 23 years! I hope I'll be still alive to see that happen.
    13 points
  11. That's really sweet, I can see that you obviously adore her. I don't deserve my wife, she has gone through hell with my past life, in fact both her and the kids have gone through hell, not knowing what I was doing and if they would see me again. My wife is slight of frame and also speaks softly, I used to compare her to one of the tellytubbies with her voice lol. She turned 63 last Novemeber... yes I am punching way above my weight.
    13 points
  12. So some god got a girl pregnant with himself so he could kill himself to save all of us..... makes sense
    12 points
  13. Why don't they use that $50 mil and find someone better to vote for? This is a waste of $50 million dollars,buy food up for the homeless... Hell all they are doing is running a $50 million dollar Biden ad with Republican money... idiots,idiots everywhere 🤣
    12 points
  14. In a 9-0 decision the SCOTUS rules Trump can stay on the ballot in Colorado. This shouldn't have surprised anyone except the die-hard left. May this signal an end to the egregious use of lawfare.
    12 points
  15. Thank you Saru very much and congratulations on 23 years 🎂
    12 points
  16. Can that be decided before any violence or terrorism is performed? Are there preset standards? Is it up to interpretation? Or this? or this? Do you think for one second this bill would not have been used to silence Jordan Peterson years ago? I'm sure it would have been. I'm sure he was a primary consideration when it was authored. The left love to say language is violence. It is not.
    12 points
  17. I got to wear a skirt today for church that I hadn't been able to get around my middle for a couple of years. It's actually a bit big on me at the moment!
    12 points
  18. Using supernovas to get our attention? Sure.... sounds legit. Lets reply back and blow up the sun....
    12 points
  19. Giant redwoods - the world's largest trees - are flourishing in the UK and now even outnumber those found in their native range in California. The giants were first brought to the UK about 160 years ago, and a new study suggests they are growing at a similar rate to their US counterparts. An estimated 500,000 trees are in the UK compared to 80,000 in California. However they aren't yet as tall. In California they can reach 90m-high, but in the UK the tallest is 54.87m. But that's because the introduced trees are still very young. Giant redwoods can live for more than 2,000 years, so there's still plenty of time for the UK's trees to catch up https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68518623
    11 points
  20. Like the Obama and Biden appointed Supreme Court Justices? Dude, a state can't unilaterally decide someone is guilty of insurrection who has not even been charged with such.
    11 points
  21. This isn't the place for a sermon or for talking in riddles - please be clear about what you are trying to say.
    11 points
  22. Thank you, Saru. Had yo go back and double check when I joined. Been here 17 years. That just shows what a great community you have started and grown.
    11 points
  23. Thank you, Saru, and Happy Birthday UM!
    11 points
  24. They use accusations of hate speech to avoid actually having to debate or address the issue. A common tactic of the left. Label everything hate speech to justify suppressing it.
    11 points
  25. And they’ll apply it to only people they don’t like. Expect anyone posting pro-Israel content to get an allegation. Expect anyone posting “only two genders” to get an allegation. And once the other party is in power, expect the reverse, jt’ll be applied to anyone posting pro-Palestine content etc etc. they’ve given a new cudgel to Big Brother.
    11 points
  26. I know that Canada does not allow direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, but checked to see what countries do permit is, and it turns out it's just the United States and New Zealand. Such advertising is banned pretty much everywhere else in the world. I'm convinced pharma is run by sociopaths. No one with any kind of conscience would be so indifferent to human suffering. Insulin, a medication that has come to embody pharma's cruelty, is a good example of skyrocketing prices that are literally killing people who cannot afford such astronomical sums. I read somewhere that insulin can cost up to as much as $18,000 per year for some individuals. It's insane. Does no one have the courage to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and say enough is enough?
    11 points
  27. A friend of mine in the US (who's a single mother) has a disabled son whose monthly medical costs run approximately $5,000. That's $60,000 per year, in spite of her supposedly great insurance plan. During the day she has a high-powered government job, in the evenings she cleans offices for the much needed extra cash. In Canada, her son's medical costs and prescriptions would cost her $0. Stories like these are heartbreaking. So are stories about efforts to ban things like free universal school meals. Why would anyone even think about doing something like that? For some kids, the meals at school are the only meals they get.
    11 points
  28. I want those "astronomers" in my office first thing tomorrow morning!!
    11 points
  29. There's a lot of pictures of me here. @acute keeps this one on his nightstand.
    11 points
  30. I know, mate. Trump is just toxic to the core with his reckless rhetoric and behaviour. Even Trump's own former Vice President Mike Pence, who Trump supporters called to hang for not overturning the election, came out against Trump and said… “This is who Donald Trump is: a loser who gets beat by over 7 million votes and then instead of appealing to a wider mainstream audience doubles down on his threats of political violence.”
    10 points
  31. It's official. Sweden officially joins NATO, ending longstanding military neutrality (msn.com) Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming alliance’s 32nd member | CNN Sweden officially joins NATO during ceremony in Washington | CBC News
    10 points
  32. There are a lot of factors. However, most of it can be easily overcome with discipline. I'm black. I have a multi-million networth. My wife and I didn't do anything particularly special other than consistently maxing out 401k contributions since we got out of college and live a fairly modest lifestyle for our income. I see people's finances for a living and any lack of savings is almost always due to lack of discipline. People want to keep up with the Jones. I have seen people making $1 million a year living paycheck to paycheck and they don't have enough liquidity to cover say a $50k unexpected expense like an income tax bill. Yet they have three $100k cars, multiple homes, $200k in credit card debt, etc. I also know people who will have $5 million LIQUID, but yet live in a small house and drive a 20 year old Toyota Camry. For perspective, saving $1000 a month or about $12k/yr for 30 years would get you about $1.1 million assuming a 10% return which is about the market average over the long haul. The average car payment in the US right now is about $750/mo. Let that sink in. Average person can spend $750/mo on a car but everyone acts like they can't save money for their retirement. In regard to disparities in networth based on race, I can admit that there are some systematic issues like lack of generational wealth. I see a lot of white clients whose parents have been able to pass on inheritances and provide gifts for home buying. This is a lot less common among blacks as many of us are the "first generation" to have any real wealth. A lot of our parents didn't have any wealth due to redlining of homes, ignorance of financial tools like life insurance, etc. With that said, a lot of it is culture and ignorance as well. I recall seeing a study that the average black Mercedes buyer makes less than half of the typical white Mercedes buyer. In other words, we like to look rich as a culture. There is rampant materialism but a lack of true financial education in the community. We drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes when we make money, but often still don't invest for wealth. I guess the reality is that pulling up in a $100k car but only $1000 in the bank attracts more females than having a $2 million stock portfolio and a Hydundai. I've long felt that public schools should be teaching personal financial literacy starting in middle school. Too many people are growing up not understanding banking, credit, debt, budgeting, investing, insurance, etc. These are important life skills. I often wonder if the ignorance is by design...
    10 points
  33. Nikki Haley Wins D.C.’s Republican Primary, Notching First 2024 Race Victory Haley carried nearly 63 percent of the vote, with the D.C. Republican Party reporting a total of 2,035 voters participating, according to party officials. Donald Trump placed second with just over 33 percent of the vote. https://au.news.yahoo.com/nikki-haley-wins-d-c-015651768.html
    10 points
  34. Hey everyone. Hope all are well. So my neighbor filmed this strange flashing light above my house. The clip is short cause it was the only way she could send it to my phone. She said there were 5 of them. Has a longer video showing more that I will eventually post. Obviously the video is rough, and doesn’t really reflect what was seen, nor am I making any claims about it. Just thought some here might find it interesting.
    10 points
  35. Thank you Saru and all the mods who have made this such a great online community to be a part of! You guys are awesome! Happy Birthday UM!
    10 points
  36. Thank you, Saru, for having the interest and vision to start this site. Awesome job and Happy Birthday! 🎂
    10 points
  37. Note to add that this thread has been set up (using some of his earlier posts that seemed relevant as a general introduction) to provide a dedicated space for anything and everything to do with Skyeagle's own research, views and arguments. Skyeagle has also agreed to post such content only in this thread, to avoid the same types of posts and arguments being repeated over and over across multiple threads. Those who do not want to engage him in debate can simply avoid this thread and those that do will know where to go to do so. Please keep the comments here civil and respectful - this applies to everyone. Thank you.
    10 points
  38. Cameras. 100% guaranteed to end any and all paranormal activity 100% of the time.
    10 points
  39. Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake
    10 points
  40. Speaking of the drug industry. They advertise the hell out of drugs on tv. Half of the ad is naming all the side effects, while playing upbeat music.
    10 points
  41. My wife's co-pays and health insurance payments in general were brutal. On top of the fact getting approvals for tests were a nightmare. But American healthcare and welfare is "for profit" and shouldn't be. "We must take the profit out of poverty"- Martin Luther King Jr. I love it when a welfare profiteer like Cory Booker or Albert Kelley quotes him. Hypocrites, all of them....
    10 points
  42. Trump needs to go to jail. He should certainly not be allowed to stand for any office, and if SCOTUS weren't entirely corrupt, he wouldn't be, as if anyone has broken the 14th Amendment, Trump has. Seriously, we have shot better presidents than Trump for far less; how is he still walking around?
    9 points
  43. If Jesus actually died for the sins of the world like the Bible says and Christians believe, then everyone including atheists should be saved, otherwise Christ died in vain. Kindof a chink in the armor of modern day Christianity as I see it.
    9 points
  44. Why would atheists look silly? Since many atheists (along with other non-Christians) are well-informed about the threats made by some Christians, then the answer to the title question is ... wait for it ... Hell, yes!
    9 points
  45. three of those political hacks could've dissented completely and still not affected the decision. that really should tell you something, doug. it does tell you something. you're just not listening.
    9 points
  46. I hope they can explicitly spell out what "hate", and "violence", are. We had a LGBTQ person at work who was pushing that "looking" at them, even with no expression, was hate and violence. It didn't fly with HR. But in many other settings, it very well might become the rule. Too loose of wording is one of the main reasons I don't support such kinds of legislation. Like 'Hats said, could be used as a political cudgel.
    9 points
  47. Texas girl Audrii Cunningham found dead in river as officials eye capital murder charge for suspect Authorities said that the 11-year-old body's was found in a river on Tuesday afternoon:( https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-audrii-cunningham-texas-officials-believe-career-criminal-last-person-see-11-year-old
    9 points