[eyeful_hound]

Sadly, look at the little boy in green back in the crowd. He appears filled with anticipation like Ralphie looking in the store window at the Red Ryder BB gun. The values kids are learning these days.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by philovan ↗

Yes, actually, they do. There is no basis, on an atheistic materialistic world view, for criticizing the actions seen here, or anywhere else on DR. You might personally find them repulsive, disgusting, etc. but these are merely your subjective reactions and lack any purchase on objective reality. In fact there is no such thing as an objective moral reality, just changeable societal and individual preferences. It is analogous to one person liking spinach while another finds it disgusting and prefers broccoli.

That's a big "10-4" and "no shit" over here, good buddy. I was just referencing all of the religious folks who I've heard claim that there can be no morality without religion or fear of God. But besides the fact that fear is a shitty reason to do or not do anything, just look at all of the atrocities committed out of religious belief. You don't see the faithless and the moderately faithful doing this shit. Nooooo, it's always the assholes that take it as literally as it was intended to be taken.

[spudigitti]

Fukkin savages

[philovan]

Originally Posted by Metal Mike ↗

That's a big "10-4" and "no shit" over here, good buddy. I was just referencing all of the religious folks who I've heard claim that there can be no morality without religion or fear of God. But besides the fact that fear is a shitty reason to do or not do anything, just look at all of the atrocities committed out of religious belief. You don't see the faithless and the moderately faithful doing this shit. Nooooo, it's always the assholes that take it as literally as it was intended to be taken.

A big 10-4 back at you with but one caveat. You need to expand "atrocities committed out of religious belief" to "atrocities committed out of any extreme ideological commitment." Folks like Stalin, Pol Pot, Amin, Hitler, etc. didn't need a religious justification. In many cases secular ideologies are held with all the fervor and intensity of the most fundamentalist of religious beliefs, and so serve just as well as pseudo justifications for every imaginable atrocity. They are perceived as necessary to "bring in the Kingdom" whether this be a the "dictatorship of the proletariat, the kingdom of their god, the rule of their blessed, "superior" tribe, or whatever. As Lenin cynically said: "you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs".

Fear may indeed be a shitty reason for doing or not doing something, but unfortunately for some people in some cases it is the sole effective reason.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by philovan ↗

A big 10-4 back at you with but one caveat. You need to expand "atrocities committed out of religious belief" to "atrocities committed out of any extreme ideological commitment." Folks like Stalin, Pol Pot, Amin, Hitler, etc. didn't need a religious justification. In many cases secular ideologies are held with all the fervor and intensity of the most fundamentalist of religious beliefs, and so serve just as well as pseudo justifications for every imaginable atrocity. They are perceived as necessary to "bring in the Kingdom" whether this be a the "dictatorship of the proletariat, the kingdom of their god, the rule of their blessed, "superior" tribe, or whatever. As Lenin cynically said: "you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs".

Fear may indeed be a shitty reason for doing or not doing something, but unfortunately for some people in some cases it is the sole effective reason.

Cult of Personality. It benefited Moses and Jesus and Mohammad, just as it benefited Stalin and Hitler and Mao. Good caveat.

[mystikaldawn]

Originally Posted by wildaxboxer ↗

As far as beheading go, that looked pretty quick, and shall I say pain free.. Not sure what that was on the table... A bong

I have heard that when someone is decapitated there is enough blood in the head to keep that person conscious and aware for 30 seconds.

[Jockolantern]

Originally Posted by mystikaldawn ↗

I have heard that when someone is decapitated there is enough blood in the head to keep that person conscious and aware for 30 seconds.

You heard wrong. The sudden drop in blood pressure render the person unconscious. The brain may continue to function at a very low level for a short while, but the victim will hit lights out the moment their head is cut off.

[albie54]

After the old boy was beheaded, he broke another Islamic law. He was nine inches shorter than the height stated on his driver's license.

[bando21]

That poor and filthy pickup

[felixhelix420]

When the fuck did ISIS get gingers???