I would like to have a genuine conversation with you about your take. What happened to you in the last two years that had you about-face on your (lack of) faith?

I used to be religious growing up (it was a familial expectation). Then I kinda half-heartedly gave up, and I became agnostic. Eventually I decided that there is no God as we know it, but I do not deny the idea that there was some greater hand at play in our existence as a species.

Things do feel a little too coincidental to simply be random. For existence, our existence in general: the earth had to form in just the right place in space, and the temperature and oxygen levels had to level out to a specific point for humanoids to form and grow.

I know that can all be explained by science, and I am not disputing any science. But that’s my anecdotal opinion on why I feel there is something/someone out there bigger than us (but not a God).

Like I said, I’m genuinely curious on your take.

I was not aware that Charlie Daniels addressed this, and I am also not surprised that he doesn’t like it. 😂

Hot take: the devil won down in Georgia. He was looking for a soul, and he got Johnny’s with greed and pride, not fiddle-playing skills.

I wouldn’t put it past any villain to throw a contest if it meant winning in less obvious ways. That’s why they’re villains.

If I had a nickel for every time I mixed up two actors. 😆

Not according to IMDB.

Do you remember which ad? You’ve got me curious now.

Don’t do it. Just don’t. There’s too much spam and ads out there already.

No kink shaming!

Touché.

It has a limes from the left… and limes from the right…

Is that the Tootsie Roll Theorem?

Michael Gambon took over for Richard Harris, who passed in 2002 after Chamber of Secrets. Michael Gambon did pass, but in 2023, which was long after the book movies.

That reminds me of how Will Smith turned down Neo in The Matrix because he thought Wild Wild West was the safer bet.

I think you just made OP’s case about the simplicity of popping a cd in the cd player and being done with it. What you described almost needs a degree to understand. 😂

Ironic, ain’t it?

Probably not much. This, in my opinion, serves two purposes:

1. Shaming the men (Japan is huge on appearances)
2. Money grab; they get to fine the men now and not just the women

Who knows why we start doing things. But lucky for our ancestors, silver is a good antibacterial.

As for “modern”, piercings have been around in modern times just as much as historical. You may have grown up and/or live in a more conservative (i.e. puritanical) area where it’s less common.

Thank you. That ambiguity did not occur to me. I added clarification to my comment.

A note to all judges, Senators, and Congress who back the idea of jailing Rep. McIver:

If you open this Pandora’s box, it cannot be closed. This means you too will be at risk one day of the same fate; possibly for less. Imprisoning a sitting representative is a slippery slope that shouldn’t be traversed. Not even the face-eating leopards will save you.

Edit: I am referring to anybody doing their legal job, and not breaking the law.

Thank you!