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15. Do they even know what has become of their creation?

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 11:58 AM

Mar 2022

Kinda believe a paramecium or euglena may have been creators of life here. Damn they must be embarrassed to what their Petri dish of soup evolved to.

I've heard that the Omniscience of Unicellular Lifeforms may be somewhat overrated. Maybe it was an old Star Trek episode.

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Our local CBS Affiliate posted something about Muslim calls to prayer [View all] MineralMan Mar 2022 OP

It serms a little wierd that this is even an issue in the 21st century. old as dirt Mar 2022 #1

Religious bigotry has also been part of our country for a long, long time. MineralMan Mar 2022 #2

I'm an atheist as well. old as dirt Mar 2022 #3

Exactly. MineralMan Mar 2022 #4

The separation of church and state... old as dirt Mar 2022 #7

Fascinating! MineralMan Mar 2022 #8

In Colombia, ... old as dirt Mar 2022 #9

Yes. Military units have bands, and chaplains, too. MineralMan Mar 2022 #10

"cultures of resistance" old as dirt Mar 2022 #14

freedom from noise pollution? kiri Mar 2022 #25

Move to the country side. It's very quiet where I live, except for the coyotes. panader0 Mar 2022 #48

Oh how I despise the cops marking their territories with their sirens. hunter Mar 2022 #59

Agnostic here Traildogbob Mar 2022 #12

Do they even know what has become of their creation? old as dirt Mar 2022 #15

Actually Traildogbob Mar 2022 #23

They're made out of meat old as dirt Mar 2022 #30

Fantastic Traildogbob Mar 2022 #33

Given their disdain for meat, ... old as dirt Mar 2022 #44

😁😁 Traildogbob Mar 2022 #50

I like my meat. hunter Mar 2022 #60

Your name gave you away old as dirt Mar 2022 #62

I believe it is because the religious Right wants everyone to have the freedom granted by the Dustlawyer Mar 2022 #16

Yeah, they seem a little weird, too. old as dirt Mar 2022 #21

They like to say this is a Christian Nation and that it is multigraincracker Mar 2022 #41

I worked for awhile in the Middle East and the call to prayers in the wee morning was always hlthe2b Mar 2022 #5

Yes. It didn't take long for me to get used to calls to prayer. MineralMan Mar 2022 #6

Good on you! KPN Mar 2022 #11

Skip the call to prayer fights... It's hella annoying if you live next to a mosque JCMach1 Mar 2022 #13

Did you miss reading my post? I lived 100 yards from a mosque in MineralMan Mar 2022 #57

Depends on the person I guess... The loud speaker versions are just JCMach1 Mar 2022 #63

I share this opinion 100% Moostache Mar 2022 #17

for the most part .. stopdiggin Mar 2022 #32

Might you have been in Sinop? erronis Mar 2022 #18

No. I was stationed at TUSLOG Det. 3-2 in Samsun, Turkey. MineralMan Mar 2022 #22

I am not certain that I agree that verbalized calls harumph Mar 2022 #19

Yeah? Well, OK, then. MineralMan Mar 2022 #24

Anything else you don't like folks talking about? old as dirt Mar 2022 #52

I'm happy that it says there will be some limitations -- progree Mar 2022 #20

Well, the church across the street doesn't ring its bells for MineralMan Mar 2022 #28

Ambulances and police sirens are different. They serve a public safety function progree Mar 2022 #37

It strikes me as excessive. David__77 Mar 2022 #26

Well, see, I think all religion is unnecessary and sometimes excessive. MineralMan Mar 2022 #34

I understand. David__77 Mar 2022 #36

Well, the mosques in Minneapolis won't be doing the call to prayer MineralMan Mar 2022 #51

It's all morphing to "listen to me" sound spam and should be regulated or simply illegal gulliver Mar 2022 #27

Well, I am surrounded by sounds. MineralMan Mar 2022 #35

I think we agree on emergency sounds and traffic noise...good and bad respectively gulliver Mar 2022 #39

Hmm...well, the mosques in the Twin Cities are pretty much MineralMan Mar 2022 #42

I do see your point gulliver Mar 2022 #53

Well, there are still "little valley towns," but most of us MineralMan Mar 2022 #55

Religion and Music. The devil is in the details. old as dirt Mar 2022 #38

When I was in Middle Eastern countries, they did the calls to prayer of course. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #29

No, they're not going to be doing the morning call to prayer. MineralMan Mar 2022 #31

Never experienced church bells, but do know of them obviously. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #45

New York City Is a Traffic Disaster All the Time! MineralMan Mar 2022 #47

Kickin' this Hekate Mar 2022 #40

Thanks. I appreciate the kick! MineralMan Mar 2022 #43

A teacher I know Marthe48 Mar 2022 #46

Yes, that's coming right up, isn't it? MineralMan Mar 2022 #49

I would object brooklynite Mar 2022 #54

The mosques won't be doing it at 5 AM. MineralMan Mar 2022 #56

Most churches do not use chimes for regligious calls. brooklynite Mar 2022 #58

I'm explaining what the church across the street does. MineralMan Mar 2022 #61

I don't live near any religious places but Tickle Mar 2022 #64