Raymond Liehm
@rayliehm.bsky.social
Astrophysicist, meteorologist, fursuiter, charity auctioneer, escape room veteran. LGBT+, he/him. An Aussie maned wolf finding his way through the world.
Considering that "incredible" also means "impossible to believe" (i.e. lacking credibility), I agree!
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Considering that "incredible" also means "impossible to believe" (i.e. lacking credibility), I agree!
Also, why the hell would I go to Brisbane? Have I gotten in your head so badly that you're trying to stalk where I live?
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Also, why the hell would I go to Brisbane? Have I gotten in your head so badly that you're trying to stalk where I live?
Your whole argument is a giant "argument from authority" fallacy.
And you of all people do not get to claim that you stand on the side of scientific testimony. You throw every bit of science you find inconvenient out the window. No young Earth creationist has science on their side.
And you of all people do not get to claim that you stand on the side of scientific testimony. You throw every bit of science you find inconvenient out the window. No young Earth creationist has science on their side.
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Your whole argument is a giant "argument from authority" fallacy.
And you of all people do not get to claim that you stand on the side of scientific testimony. You throw every bit of science you find inconvenient out the window. No young Earth creationist has science on their side.
And you of all people do not get to claim that you stand on the side of scientific testimony. You throw every bit of science you find inconvenient out the window. No young Earth creationist has science on their side.
You're trying to convince me that very smart people believe in god.
I was never in any doubt about that claim. But very smart people are also regularly wrong. Newton believed in alchemy, for goodness' sake.
I don't need to know that scientists were convinced. I need to know what convinced them.
I was never in any doubt about that claim. But very smart people are also regularly wrong. Newton believed in alchemy, for goodness' sake.
I don't need to know that scientists were convinced. I need to know what convinced them.
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
You're trying to convince me that very smart people believe in god.
I was never in any doubt about that claim. But very smart people are also regularly wrong. Newton believed in alchemy, for goodness' sake.
I don't need to know that scientists were convinced. I need to know what convinced them.
I was never in any doubt about that claim. But very smart people are also regularly wrong. Newton believed in alchemy, for goodness' sake.
I don't need to know that scientists were convinced. I need to know what convinced them.
I couldn't have summed you up better.
January 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I couldn't have summed you up better.
You've just committed the same error all over again.
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
You've just committed the same error all over again.
You have now provided evidence that other people believe in a god.
Not necessarily the same god you believe in, mind you. Just "a god".
You have not provided evidence for the existence of god.
Try harder.
Not necessarily the same god you believe in, mind you. Just "a god".
You have not provided evidence for the existence of god.
Try harder.
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
You have now provided evidence that other people believe in a god.
Not necessarily the same god you believe in, mind you. Just "a god".
You have not provided evidence for the existence of god.
Try harder.
Not necessarily the same god you believe in, mind you. Just "a god".
You have not provided evidence for the existence of god.
Try harder.
As far as I can tell, you can't even demonstrate that there is a god.
January 20, 2026 at 12:24 PM
As far as I can tell, you can't even demonstrate that there is a god.
There are so many things that this video gets ass-backwards that it's hard to know where to even begin.
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM
There are so many things that this video gets ass-backwards that it's hard to know where to even begin.
Who said I was ever down?
I just got bored of you.
I just got bored of you.
January 20, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Who said I was ever down?
I just got bored of you.
I just got bored of you.
Have you read a biology textbook lately?
The evidence is freely available to anyone with the ability to read.
The evidence is freely available to anyone with the ability to read.
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Have you read a biology textbook lately?
The evidence is freely available to anyone with the ability to read.
The evidence is freely available to anyone with the ability to read.
The citizens of Greenland have a right to determine their own destiny, and they have unequivocally sided with Denmark.
The US already has the ability to operate in Greenland via NATO, a treaty which both protects against Russian aggression and which Trump's behaviour threatens to destroy.
The US already has the ability to operate in Greenland via NATO, a treaty which both protects against Russian aggression and which Trump's behaviour threatens to destroy.
January 20, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The citizens of Greenland have a right to determine their own destiny, and they have unequivocally sided with Denmark.
The US already has the ability to operate in Greenland via NATO, a treaty which both protects against Russian aggression and which Trump's behaviour threatens to destroy.
The US already has the ability to operate in Greenland via NATO, a treaty which both protects against Russian aggression and which Trump's behaviour threatens to destroy.
Because women are human beings with a right to self-determination?
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Because women are human beings with a right to self-determination?
You don't believe in vaccinations?
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 AM
You don't believe in vaccinations?
Said the guy with the James Bond cat profile picture.
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Said the guy with the James Bond cat profile picture.
It didn't come from atheism. It came from scientific inquiry. There are multiple lines of hard, reproducible evidence pointing to the fact that the Earth (and indeed the universe) is billions of years old.
January 20, 2026 at 5:20 AM
It didn't come from atheism. It came from scientific inquiry. There are multiple lines of hard, reproducible evidence pointing to the fact that the Earth (and indeed the universe) is billions of years old.
The USA is both a Constitutional Republic and a Representative Democracy. Civics 101.
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The USA is both a Constitutional Republic and a Representative Democracy. Civics 101.
I could say exactly the same to you. How then should we work together to determine what is actually true? What standard should we apply?
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 AM
That doesn't answer my question.
January 20, 2026 at 4:34 AM
That doesn't answer my question.
I could say exactly the same to you. How then should we work together to determine what is actually true? What standard should we apply?
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I could say exactly the same to you. How then should we work together to determine what is actually true? What standard should we apply?
I believe truth is derived from reality. If you are trying to accuse me of something, please make yourself clear.
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I believe truth is derived from reality. If you are trying to accuse me of something, please make yourself clear.
If you are trying to make a point, it is escaping me.
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 AM
If you are trying to make a point, it is escaping me.
But it is completely possible to be an atheist (i.e. not believe in god) and to not ascribe to the general values of the movement.
You can be an atheist without being a skeptic. Without being rational. Without any interest in secular humanism.
You can be an atheist without being a skeptic. Without being rational. Without any interest in secular humanism.
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM
But it is completely possible to be an atheist (i.e. not believe in god) and to not ascribe to the general values of the movement.
You can be an atheist without being a skeptic. Without being rational. Without any interest in secular humanism.
You can be an atheist without being a skeptic. Without being rational. Without any interest in secular humanism.
I think a distinction needs to be drawn between "atheism" and "the atheist movement".
"Atheism" is a singular stance on a singular position.
The "atheist movement" does generally align with what that article describes.
"Atheism" is a singular stance on a singular position.
The "atheist movement" does generally align with what that article describes.
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I think a distinction needs to be drawn between "atheism" and "the atheist movement".
"Atheism" is a singular stance on a singular position.
The "atheist movement" does generally align with what that article describes.
"Atheism" is a singular stance on a singular position.
The "atheist movement" does generally align with what that article describes.
There are no "philosophical principles of atheism". Secularism, maybe. But atheism is simply the position that you don't hold a belief in god.
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 AM
There are no "philosophical principles of atheism". Secularism, maybe. But atheism is simply the position that you don't hold a belief in god.