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Politics

Mar 29, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Donto101

What guns were like when the second amendment was written.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 14, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Qualia

??? RICK! RICK! RICK!

5 comments

Silly, Random & Fun

Sep 25, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by graceylou

Do you need a hug today? Don't worry. It's not from me.

7 comments

Religion & Spirituality

Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CalvinJoe

The Paradox of the Stone is the Paradox of Religion: “Can God create a stone that cannot be lifted? If God can create such a stone, then He is not all powerful, since He Himself cannot lift it. On the other hand, if He cannot create a stone that ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Aug 31, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by meister268

There is so much wrong with Christianity, mainly the part where devotees are required to "WORSHIP" their God but also the hypocrisy, by that I refer to the requirement for Christians to be charitable and this is itself is oxymoronic insofar as, with ...

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Love & Relationships

Nov 21, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by M121

Do looks really matter? In a age of Instagram perfect faces and snap lighting filter faces. Do looks really matter if there isn't any "real substance" in terms of personality and intelligence etc. Am I right?

5 comments

Religion & Spirituality

Oct 16, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by coralisthree

Very True

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Love & Relationships

Jan 27, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Orbit

What do you think of tattoos on women? (This came up in another thread, prompting my curiosity). Would you date a woman with a neck tattoo? A chest tattoo? Do you think tattoos are irresistibly hot?

33 comments

Religion & Spirituality

May 4, 2019May 2019

Posted by Matias

Religious fundamentalists and many of today’s atheists share the same approach to texts. They read them directly and literally, ignoring the single most important fact about a sacred text, namely that its meaning is not self-evident. It has a ...

28 comments

Politics

Nov 10, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

Any one note the U.S. Navy allowed refugees to drown in a sinking boat? That bastard XO should burn. Not MY Navy. Flagrant disregard for Naval law (look it up, I've studied it). I earned a medal, from Congress, in 80, for my ship picking up ...

9 comments

Religion & Spirituality

Oct 30, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by DarthWoody89

The TLDR of my life on the religon spectrum. Raised in Pentecostal Christian Church on Mothers Side, Anglican on Fathers Side, parents divorced at age 7, Mother gets custody, i become far more ingrained in the local AOG church, Youth Pastor and ...

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News & Links

Mar 23, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Scoobs

Will FOSTA affect other dating sites, internet companies? Craigslist just shut down personals out of fear that new law puts their business at risk. It seems that the laws that have traditionally protected online publishers from questionable content ...

7 comments

Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 20, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Niledogra

Was riding an elevator at the hospital with my Egyptian tattoos visible... Security Guard told me I was going to hell :D

17 comments

Posts

Dec 10, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by OldMetalHead

An Irish dad calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, “I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing.” “Dad, what are you talking about?” the son screams. “We can’t stand the ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Apr 13, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by gearl

Anybody else been challenged to read the book “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist?” I went to a picnic a couple of weeks ago and a guy attending challenged me to read the book. I told him I wasn’t really interested and he gave me this...

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General & Hellos

Aug 8, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by ElusiveMoby

One of the wonderful things about being in my fifties is the fact that I finally know who I am. Apart from my relationship with a man. Apart from my being a mother. Apart from my work. I am more than the roles I play in my life and I am learning ...

10 comments

Politics

Apr 25, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by domos

POLLGiven the mounting evidence of police involvement in the terrorist attack of January 6th: Do you believe American policing has been compromised by the white power domestic terror movement?

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Philosophy & Meaning

May 15, 2023May 2023

Posted by Polemicist

Agnosticism appears to be rarely discussed, even on a website devoted to it. Is agnosticism something that everyone could reasonably affirm? Are there examples from other fields that are deserving of agnosticism? Is uncertainty a default position ...

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Politics

Jul 22, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by sassygirl3869

The Heck With Going High When They Go Low

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Silly, Random & Fun

Oct 19, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by hippydog

Anyone else ever tempted to join a hippy commune? Just get the fuck away from this society.. And when I say "hippy commune " it would be a modern my version one lol.. we would have wifi & internet.. we would believe in science.. no trump supporters ...

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General & Hellos

Sep 21, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by ArtemisDivine

This makes perfect sense!

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Site & Customer Service

Jan 29, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Bierbasstard

I have noticed today that when using the Dark Night theme, the lettering on posts that I visit completely black out and can no longer be read. Previously they were just turning a lighter grey to indicate read posts. Can this be switched back? ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Sep 28, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by ProudMerrie

Just so you'll know...

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Health & Happiness

May 13, 2018May 2018

Posted by Wildgreens

Nothing Can Bring You Peace but Yourself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson-

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Godless Musicians

May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by kensmile4u

Beyond the 12 tone boundary: Here is an early student of mine. He and his father are master luthiers. They made my 6 string 12 tone acoustic guitar. They specialize in making microtonal instruments. Check out the interview then google his books if ...

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General & Hellos

Jun 29, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Namaste

It’s harder and harder trying to find a partner that shares my interests, especially here in Florence County. Living blue in a red state can often be difficult but I refuse to sacrifice my ethics for a relationship.

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Religion & Spirituality

Dec 13, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Allamanda

Is Artificial Intelligence Magic?

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News & Links

Mar 10, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by AtheistNews

Scottish couples who chose a humanist wedding are less likely to divorce than those who had other types of marriage ceremony, figures for the BBC suggest. Humanist weddings have been legal in Scotland since 2005 and are now more popular than Church ...

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General & Hellos

Apr 2, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by bradholland10

POLLWhat is everyone's thoughts on addiction and 12 step programs. I've been clean for 4 years I was court ordered to go to these meetings but now I'm not although I think these meetings have helped I still have a problem with the whole idea of having a ...

24 votes Can u work a 12 step program without a HP
3 votes Must have a higher power for a 12 step program to work

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General & Hellos

Sep 16, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by brownH50

I got my puppy! Everyone say hello to Roxy!

12 comments

Health & Happiness

Dec 23, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Qualia

Department of Obvious not so obvious to some: LEAVE the service dog alone

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News & Links

Dec 31, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Freespirit64

This is the local xtains response to an issue about them trying to keep a cross on public property. Check out the logic.

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Politics

Aug 13, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by mcgeo52

For a fascinating look at current affairs and recent history, I highly recommend Daniel Sheehan 2019: The Trajectory of Justice, a class taught at UC Santa Cruz. All 19 classes (28 hours) are available on YouTube at:

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Family & Parenting

Aug 23, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Jama765

Happy Friday! My last three days of vacation and I'm talking my daughter camping. Have a great weekend everyone!

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General & Hellos

Nov 12, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by kimberlee0314

Im a vegan, live alone and have not dated or had a relationship in many years due to trust issues. I spend most of my time alone. I volunteer at NAMI. Im an emotional being, very empathetic.

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General & Hellos

Jan 21, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Mitch07102

A thoughtful article about the very real brain-function impact of being poor, and why the usual "just work hard and make good decisions" myth is nonsense. The author of this article is white, and he writes about white poverty; the issues compound for...

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Politics

Jul 27, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by cava

139 House Democrats Join Republicans to Approve $717 Billion in Military Spending "Of the total $717 billion, the bill would authorize $616.9 billion for the base Pentagon budget, $21.9 billion for nuclear weapons programs under the Energy ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 14, 2018May 2018

Posted by lkahleski

What is truth? What does truth mean to you? Since Trump became President and declared war on reality with fake news and a constant blitz of lies and deception, it has become harder to discern what is truth. A large cross section of America has ...

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Love & Relationships

Aug 8, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by PiperATX

Polyamory: the Network model No two relationships are exactly alike, this is as true for Poly people as it is for our monogamous counterparts. So I would like to sit down and write about the different poly models I've encountered through first hand...

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General & Hellos

Dec 25, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by St-Sinner

Religion and enjoy the kids' spirit in this Masaka Kids do Africana Dancing

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Politics

Jun 11, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Apunzelle

Why Do Liberals Think All Trump Supporters Are Stupid? An anguished question from a Trump supporter: “Why do liberals think Trump supporters are stupid?” THE SERIOUS ANSWER: Here’s what the majority of anti-Trump voters honestly feel ...

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Posts

Dec 11, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Tejas

From one of the greats

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General & Hellos

Apr 8, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Petter

Good morning to all those USA members of agnostics.com, who are drifting in after paying their Sunday morning obeissance to the Unholy Church of Hangover. Have you remembered to pay due homage to the Sacred Trinity of Aspirin, Paracetamol and the all...

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Posts

Jul 11, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by zeuser

So our douche-cannon POTUS decided it's a good idea, after 135,000 or so deaths and record breaking numbers of new cases daily, to wear a mask. Too bad those 135,000 will never see him in his fucking mask, but I bet he complains that nobody is ...

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News & Links

Jan 19, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by xenoview

Should bad science be censored on social media?

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Politics

Apr 14, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by sassygirl3869

This is what really happenned last night

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jan 29, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Gwendolyn2018

Four of the afghans that I knitted this winter! Who else worked on hobbies in the cold weather?

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General & Hellos

Apr 7, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Moravian

Satish Kumar Just heard this guy talking on the the BBC sunday religious programme. He is a Jain priest and ecological activist' His belief is that god is nature. I could relate to that but as a confirmed atheist I would not ...

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Health & Happiness

Sep 19, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by FvckY0u

"Neurodivergent" is a term used to describe individuals whose neurological development and functioning differ from what is considered typical or "neurotypical." It encompasses a wide range of conditions and traits. Some examples of neurodivergent ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 31, 2018May 2018

Posted by Squirrel

If you needed to restart society with only the people you can bring with you, what key subject matter experts would you include?

6 comments

Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 20, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by daylily

POLLAnticipating the obligatory Thanksgiving meal. It can be a stressful event. Between all the hard work of preparing and cooking a huge meal and/or the crazy relatives and other guests, it can be overwhelming. How do you anticipate that Thanksgiving ...

5 votes I anticipate some awkwardness, but don't foresee any big disasters.
18 votes I anticipate a happy event, perhaps even harmonious and delightful.
0 votes I fear it's going to be a huge mess!
2 votes It's a roll of the dice this year. Really don't know what to expect.

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Health & Happiness

Jun 3, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by KateZilla

I am about to scream. A friend of mine has a child with lukemia which is terrible. However each time they go for treatment all I hear from her and her other friends is praise Jesus. Never ever has she had a good word for the nurses or doctors and has...

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General & Hellos

Nov 27, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Condor5

This has not happened to me, yet; but I would bet someone here has lost, or somehow destroyed, their cellphone at one time or another. My question is; what did you do to retrieve all the data/information that was on your phone, assuming you were ...

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Politics

Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Healthydoc70

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘I Am As Powerful As A Man’ And It Drives Critics ‘Crazy’ “The idea that a woman can be as powerful as a man is something that our society can’t deal with,” the New York Democratic representative said.

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General & Hellos

Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by St-Sinner

POLLAPOLOGY AND REPARATIONS AUSTRALIA 1. Apology - On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 24, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Apunzelle

100% truth.

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Religion & Spirituality

Mar 11, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Matias

Suppose religions were something like mites (the comparison is not at all absurd, because mites are products of biological evolution; religions, on the other hand, are products of cultural evolution). Many atheists just feel put off by religions ...

4 comments

Site & Customer Service

Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by genessa

Lately i've been seeing quite a few scam profiles here and it would be helpful to be able to search google for the images they use as their profiles. however, it seems to be impossible to right mouse click on the profile pictures and choose copy ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 10, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by DaCrusher

I appears to me that religion and God talk as seeped back into Political speech and I am so done with it. This idea of separation of church and state has been given credence from time to time, but the question now is can we codify it (make it law) ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 26, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by AmiSue

Tell me something that you miss about the 1970’s. I’ll start - the color orange.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 21, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by loudshirt

Historian John Bagot Glubb authored a series of books about the history of the Arabs and their respective empire offshoots and areas of influence. He also wrote many essays within his work about how the any empire in question seems to enjoy a period ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 21, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Krish55

Agnosticism/Atheism & Spirituality: how do we synthesize them?

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Love & Relationships

Jan 9, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by beenthere

It all makes sense now.

5 comments

General & Hellos

Nov 26, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by wordywalt

To my fellow communicators at Agnostic.com with whom I have had exchanges -- my sincerest, heartfelt thanks!! In the last month or so I have carried on more sincere intellectual exchanges than I have engaged in for years. Your questions and ...

4 comments

Philosophy & Meaning

Sep 8, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Matias

"Science is limitless in its scope. Through the discovery of this rather straightforward technique (the scientific method) mankind appears to have stumbled upon a rather obvious way of reaching a true understanding of anything of interest, ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jan 18, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by mzbehavin

Sense of Belonging... do you have it, have you ever felt it, how important is it to you? Is your sense of belonging tied to people/person or place? I have two types of this sense, attachment to people and the attachment to places. Neither of which I...

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Love & Relationships

Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by confidentrealm

I'm seriously wanting to plan my trip to Hawaii but I really don't want to go alone. Is anyone interested in traveling to Hawaii this year? How about Alaska? I want to go there too.

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Politics

Apr 29, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Justjoni

In ancient Athens, ostracism was practiced by voting out the citizen most harmful to the city-state. This practice could put a fabulous spin on Citizen’s United! Which ‘corporate citizen’ would you be voting for?

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News & Links

Mar 14, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

Stuck at home? These are virtual tours of 12 famous museums. Thanks to my friend Marilyn.

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Family & Parenting

Oct 26, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by OpposingOpposum

I saw a post on Facebook asking why vaccinated children would be in danger from unvaccinated children. I had to answer and felt I should put this here as well. Unvaccinated children are a danger to infants and young children who haven't had their ...

7 comments

Politics

Aug 3, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by AncientNight

I've been hearing about a group in the past few days of supporters of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named calling themselves Q-anon. I don't know much about them, but they seem to have drunk the Kool-Aid put out by the current administration and right wing ...

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General & Hellos

Sep 5, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by St-Sinner

A good quote. I am sure many of you have seen it before.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Sheannutt

This is a good one about passwords. LOL

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Politics

Feb 22, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by zesty

Take a good look around you. 360 degrees. It was all created by capitalism. Your entire life, comfort and enjoyment. Socialism created nothing but misery and generated a few hundred million dead people. One must be an idiot or a criminal to propose ...

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News & Links

Jun 22, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by confidentrealm

Interesting ideas on saving the human race. Do you think we can do this?

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Politics

Jun 25, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by repubatheists

"The Mexican government has dispatched approximately 15,000 troops and National Guard officers to the U.S. border in a bid to check the flow of migration from Central America."

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General & Hellos

Dec 1, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by KKGator

GHW Bush is dead, at 94. Meh.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 27, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Mollywhop

A very common feeling here in America is that terrorism is bad and not the answer, or at least that is the impression i get from the media and politicans, and the public sentiment seems to be against using terrorism to acomplish goals. And who is a ...

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Politics

Jul 17, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Namaste

Posted this on my Facebook page and my Christian friends are up in arms..hit too close to home, maybe?

19 comments

General & Hellos

Jul 19, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by tinkercreek

Good Morning from Oceanside, Oregon!! I’m enjoying a lovely couple of days staying with a friend on the coast, much needed respite.

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Politics

Jan 15, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Larry68Feminist

Half of all commercials during the Iowa fake news shows have both corrupt blue CANDIDATES featured and "reports" where these criminals are hosting fawning attendees....it is 10:25 pm CST and every 4 minutes there are 3 minutes of ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Sep 27, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by johnprytz

Reality In Review: Part One Reality: Basic Premise... There exists a reality. There is something rather than nothing although why what should be the case is another question other than to say if there was nothing rather than something we wouldn't ...

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Philosophy & Meaning

Apr 22, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by JustKip

"God is a fact about ourselves" There's nothing supernatural about this video, I think Help me out with something here? They say humanity's intelegence has developed because we have more developed language skills. But, as this video points out,...

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Politics

Sep 7, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Charliesey

Trump just promoted a white supremacist who has called for a Holocaust of Muslims -

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by GuyKeith

There are two types of people in the world. Those who divide people into two groups, and those who don't.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 18, 2018May 2018

Posted by DianaGinger

I just joined the group all things astronomy and there is so much interesting and amazing information about our universe, planets, Sun and so much more. Keep learning folks and check it out!

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General & Hellos

Jul 2, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by wordywalt

The time and place which changed by life: In August. 1959, I was a 22-year-old kid raised in the cultural desert of the subsistence level rural southern bible belt. I had dropped out of college in my senior year because I had real problems coping ...

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News & Links

May 24, 2018May 2018

Posted by Ellatynemouth

UK clothing retailer Primark comes under attack for their LGBT 'Pride' range, which is made in countries where it's illegal to be gay.

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News & Links

Nov 2, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Dyl1983

But their imaginary friend will take care of it... "You idiots... The planets on fucking fire" Bill nye's message to leaders stalling on climate change

8 comments

General & Hellos

Oct 27, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by rkpadula

Looking for friends to do things with, now that my children are all grown and don't need me as much I find myself a little alone. I like alone time, but not all the time. I work 3rd shift so most of my family and friends are in bed and I am up, so ...

4 comments

Politics

May 31, 2018May 2018

Posted by BrightLeigh

Yes "Roseanne" should have been cancelled. So should "The View". But damn it, I'm tired of the justification for inappropriate behavior- "but they do it too".

16 comments

Site & Customer Service

Mar 1, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CaroleKay

Group blocks seem to be broken? I need to block and hide a members inappropriate post in a group and the block function will not add him, if he left the site or disabled his acct that could be the reason, but now I have a post that needs deletion. I ...

6 comments

News & Links

Jul 5, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by EyesThatSmile

Here is my rant: Nearly all my friends here in Florida are immigrants. All middle class or lower. This article disgusts me because the fault is mostly on the churches and do-gooders that give immigrants help...but do not advise them about the ...

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Love & Relationships

Dec 7, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by CuriousCreature

Today, it finally hit me.....hard. In a little over a week from now, the ex will be all moved out. Our kids will start going between our houses after that. Some weeks I might not see them for a few days in a row. The house will be quiet and empty. I ...

3 comments

Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 16, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by AmmaRE007

Scientists have just discovered what they have called “The Discovery of The Millennium”, and a huge revelation in human consciousness. This article is two years old, but it is very interesting, and short and sweet. Scientists from Germany ...

6 comments

General & Hellos

Jul 18, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by CommonHuman

Mental health as part of education. Florida is adding 5 hours of mental health a year to their curriculum. Anyone else think that both mental and physical education should be standard in schools? Keep PE, but make it about learning different ways...

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