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POLL While on a long drive recently, I was listening to a show on NPR about immortality and time. The one person made a great point about the question: would you really want to live forever? They said, imagine you are now immortal and won't age anymore. ...
Aug 8
I am in a quandry and would like some opinions. My eldest cousin just died, from cancer not covid. I don't do wakes. I am a crier and I don't think that helps anyone. The obituary requests that donations be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society....
Aug 7
I'm probably 20 percent atheist and 80 percent agnostic. I don't think anyone really knows. You'll either find out or not when you get there, until then there's no point thinking about it.
Aug 8
Do all Christian denominations believe only they will go to heaven?
Aug 8
LINK Christian Activist: Country Music Contains Magic ‘Spells’ That Change Human DNA | Michael Stone
Aug 8
"The Methodists preach about heaven, The Baptists preach about hell; The Atheists preach this is all that there is So you damn better live it well." Did I make this up? Or is it part of a song?
Aug 9
LINK Vatican In Shock As 1,500-Year-Old Bible Claims Jesus Wasn’t Crucified
Aug 8
Have a question to ask that is medical in nature, but I am NOT a medical professional. This question/idea is just a conclusion I came to based on different articles I read. Shouldn't the federal government be strongly advocating Vit D supplementation...
Aug 8
Poor Franklin, such a disappointment!!
"No, we're not a Christian country, we've never been a Christian country. We're a secular country, by our constitution, in which Christians live and which many Christians have a voice, but we're not a...
Aug 8
When a keyboard warrior calls me stupid, yet expects me to listen to what they have to say while debating, is humorous. When someone calls me stupid, I automatically don’t take anything they say seriously :) I know I’m not dumb. People can call ...
Aug 5
How is it that the church just received over a million dollars in tax ? And nothing has been said not a word on the news.Are they all AFRAID?
Aug 8
Being Jewish I am appalled and sickened anytime i see an American wearing a swastika. I grew up in Brooklyn and had several concentration camp survivors on my block.I married a girl whose parents survived the death camps but were ...
Aug 6
Acceptance
Aug 5
LINK Scientists Disagree on the Universe’s Age, So Creationists Are Claiming Victory | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
Aug 8
LINK Fox's Jeanine Pirro: “I don't want a vaccine” for coronavirus | Media Matters for America
Aug 4
I'm probably 20 percent atheist and 80 percent agnostic. I don't think anyone really knows. You'll either find out or not when you get there, until then there's no point thinking about it.
Aug 8
Did Jesus, the man, exist? And extra bonus points for answering if not why not, or if so why so. I'd like a bit of froth and blow on this, my first question in your august company. Are you a believer, agnostijesus or ajesus?
Aug 3
Some assistance please. One of my dating sites has questions. Two questions involve do you have a television in your bedroom and do you eat in bed. Can someone please explain the mortal sin of having a television in your bedroom and/or eating in ...
Aug 3
LINK Televangelist Joyce Meyer: You Need To Be Stupid To Believe In God | Michael Stone
Aug 8
Why would a lifelong atheist suddenly decide to become baptized into Mormonism and be going on a missionary trip? To get married maybe?
The reason I ask is that my adult daughter just told me (in shock) that her dad, my ex-husband, just ...
Aug 5
Greetings Admins...
i was wondering if Humanist. is a mirror website for Agnostic.. since it is obvious to you that in some religious countries "agnosticism" and "atheism" are banned, including where i reside. so i was wondering that, if i use ...
Aug 8
I certainly would not have wanted to serve under this guy. He is saying the military forced him into retirement. More like they allowed a dip out. Two of his complaints are really simple to say, not military dumbass: he was a band leader and before...
Aug 6
I hate how some people in our society still blame women for being sexually harassed, ogled at, cat-called, etc., just because of how she’s dressed. Here’s one of my personal stories involving this.
Months and months ago, I ...
Aug 3
LINK Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions From Coronavirus-Related Restrictions | Pew Research Center
Aug 8
I need an atheist/agnostic girl friend. Who is ready for it??
Aug 5
Friday, August 07, 2020
as many detractors - have requested -
a postulate that is - Grammatically -
& - Punctuationally - Correct -
I have modified the postulate below to include -
"NO" punctuation - thus allowing the critics among...
Aug 8
Was finding this educational and wanted to share it as I recently decided to go pescatarian because I noticed that I feel better on that type of diet & then I get to the end and it starts spewing this “god” propaganda. I’m so sick of God being ...
Aug 5
Who & What - U R - Not -
U R - Not - just a - sentient - Individual - mammal -
U R - Not - merely a - physical - mortal - body of matter -
U R - Not - simply an animal - of the - Homo Sapien species -
U R a - Spirit of GOD - expressing & ...
Aug 4
LINK Falwell apologizes for unzipped pants photo: ‘I’m gonna try to be a good boy’ - POLITICO
Aug 6
The fuel stop from hell. Saw these in Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Aug 5
LINK Alabama Pastor & GOP State Senator Prays at KKK Founder's Birthday Church Forces Resignation
Aug 6
It is sad and ironic how so many who claim to be rational free-thinkers also support censorship of "disagreeable" ideas.
Aug 2
On Spirituality by Jeff Foster
ON ABUSE AND "SPIRITUALITY"
"You attracted it because you desired it".
"If you think there's a problem with another's words or actions,
YOU are the one who's confused".
"Everything is just your projection. ...
Aug 6
Friday, August 07, 2020
as many detractors - have requested -
a postulate that is - Grammatically -
& - Punctuationally - Correct -
I have modified the postulate below to include -
"NO" punctuation - thus allowing the critics among...
Aug 8
What do you think are the reasons why some people believe in supernatural beings, some others don't, and some can't decide?
Aug 4
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, by Saramago. Have you read it?
Aug 7
Sun and Hope are for all Terra-Family. Peace and Justice. Solidarity with Beirut and all sufferers.
Aug 8
Wow, summer has gone by fast. Only a few weeks left. Get out and enjoy Mother Nature while you can. It's easy to be safe while enjoying her beauty. 🌻🙂
Aug 1
LINK Thousands of sex-mad monkeys overrun city and eat themselves to death as cops admit they are powerless to control them
Aug 3
LINK The Satanic Temple Announces ‘Religious Abortion Ritual’ To Overcome Anti-Abortion Laws | Michael Stone
Aug 6
. . . just because I am cognizant of my existence and capable of abstract thought, does it indicate a supernatural element? superstition is ignorant and immature, I am not afraid to die alone in a cold universe devoid of meaning, when the cold, dark...
Aug 9
Life of sin.
Aug 1
LINK Student and staff member test positive for COVID on the first day of school in Indiana
Aug 1
Is mandating the wearing of face masks unconstitutional?
In the face of that devastating pandemic, the judicial branch seemed to adopt a non-justiciable, political question-type approach to local health measures in an emergency. Typical is the ...
Aug 5
LINK Two Elected Officials in Lake Wales (FL) Walked Out During an Atheist Invocation | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
Aug 5
Faith... from Bron (not born, Bron) Skeptic...off the "Faith is a Mental Illness" strand of FB...
To summarize; watch out for Datatala...whoever she is/was...and about that cucumber? Yea...I would lube it...
Bron Skeptic to ATHEIST
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Aug 5
Why We Should Not Fear Death
Jul 31
I'd like to know if others in this forum agree with me on this.
Throughout history the Catholic Church has gotten away with murder. Even much worse, it's gotten away with unspeakable atrocities culminating in the Spanish Inquisition. The book ...
Jul 31
LINK Creationist Kent Hovind Says Broccoli is Proof That Evolution is False | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
Aug 2
LINK Rick Wiles: I Need $100 Million to Preach at Viewers Until Jesus Comes Back | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
Aug 2
John Pilger reveals more warmongering US propaganda he believes will lead to nuclear bombing of China
Aug 5
LINK NIH clinical trial to test antibodies and other experimental therapeutics for mild and moderate COVID-19 | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Aug 4
OK, here's an appropriate follow-up to my last solution to the world's problems. I live in Bradenton Fl and we have a major avenue called "Cortez". Much of Florida is named after the conquistadors, almost all religious fanatics including ...
Aug 2
LINK The ‘Judeo-Christian Tradition’ Is Over - The Atlantic
Aug 2
Everybody has someone or some group that they react and/or discrimenate against. Creating hierarchies is part of the human experience, like it or not.
If you are of European descent anywhere in the world, as part of your heritage you have a dose ...
Aug 1
More work on the different religiosities of N. America and Europe, and modern alterations in religiosity -
Aug 2
India, religion, matchmaking, and atheists
Aug 1
Here is a statement I hate. It has done so much harm and slowed down humankind's growth: If god wanted..... Man to fly Go to the moon Be free Respect women Love your neighbor Use contraception Read Write Explore Etc
Aug 1
Why is it that when something like a pandemic hits. One that has been said to claim thousands of lives. That people like this, seem to deny reality. And return to a place. Where they put their very lives in jeopardy. And in doing so, put the lives of...
Aug 1
An answer to those of us questioning the recent picture of tRumpty Dumpty with all his ‘faithful’ followers.
My late partner had a large Thomas Kincade and it hung on our wall for a few years. Then we made a trip to a local ...
Aug 1
LINK U.S. Missionary Settles Suit Over Child Deaths At Her Treatment Center In Uganda : Goats and Soda : NPR
Aug 1
Wow, apparently Jesus was a holy terror growing up! How many time-outs did Mary and Joseph give him?
> The Bible is notoriously scant on details of Jesus's life between his circumcision at eight days old, flight to Egypt, brief tenure ...
Aug 2
Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism August 8, 2020
Aug 6
LINK Authors Demand Removal from Anthology After Right-Wing Atheist’s Insane Foreword | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
Aug 1
LINK The Brand New Testament
Aug 4
Pakistani Man accused of blasphemy shot dead at his trial for Blasphemy
So see if you can follow this
And bare in mind this is an actual national court system one fifth of the way in to the 21st century.
Tahir Nasim a former member of the ...
Aug 3
Just watched a video of Hitch that someone posted here. I’ve seen it before a long long time ago along with many many other brilliant debates and discussions. Great way to start the day. So I am in Melbourne Fl. Where are all the freethinkers ...
Aug 4
I had TV on earlier, and just for the hellovit , I didn't change the channel when a holy-roller program came on, and decided to listen to a little of it - as much as I could stand.
The speaker/reverend/whatever-he-was, was a mature whitey, as...
Aug 2
Florida teen arrested for orchestrating Twitter hack Main suspect identified as a -year- teen from Tampa, Florida. Two other suspects were also charged -- one from Florida and the second from the UK.
Jul 31
Curious to know what ideas/thoughts others have on ... ULTIMATE REALITY.
Aug 1
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love. -Francois La Rochefoucauld
Aug 3
Bikini beauty
Aug 6
Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Buy TikTok, as Trump Weighs Curtailing App The discussions come as TikTok’s ownership by a Chinese company is scrutiny by the White House and lawmakers. . . . Alternative source :
Jul 31
Have you seen "The Mother of All Demos" -- 1968 ?
Aug 1
LINK If You Believe This Lying Bastard You're a Complete and Total Imbecile
Aug 4
POLL Is it weird to watch my mom sleep?
Aug 5
Out and about
Aug 6
Runaway · Jefferson Starship
Aug 7
"We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered us and ruined us" PRES ABRAHAM LINCOLN November 10, 1864
Jul 30
Netflix is letting people watch things faster or slower with new playback speed controls Stream up to 0.5 times slower or 1.5 times faster
Jul 31
Do (should) we have a "right to be forgotten" ? why/not ?
Aug 1
the trump emoluments
Aug 3
Twitter Bans Trump Account Over Coronavirus Misinformation
Facebook and Twitter have taken the extraordinary step of banning President Trump’s campaign account, for spreading lies and misinformation about the coronavirus, because of a ...
Aug 5
I hate when he’s called president.
Aug 6
You guys see the public feed right now? 15 posts in a row by a new account, 11 in love and relationships.. Isn't there supposed to a two post limit per public forum category?
Aug 7
Good news! Joe Arpaio lost the primary for his old job as sheriff.
Aug 8
The Art of Noise with Max Headroom - Paranoimia
Jul 31
a sluggish work day
Aug 3
NASA astronauts say they made prank calls from SpaceX Crew Dragon And the phone bill should go to Elon Musk.
Aug 4
Bankers in Ireland after the Financial Banking Crash
Aug 7
Law and order
Aug 3
Welcome to China
Aug 6
What does wisdom mean to you? As you get older, do you feel wiser? Here is a conversation to spark thought in this area by two brilliant, thoughtful men who have thought a lot about the subject. Let me know what you think.
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Aug 7
Some criticize those who look at the future in a positive light, and it's easy to scoff. It seems so more intelligent to look at current trends and predict the worst. After all, how can anybody be optimistic?
I would remind these people nihilism and...
Aug 8
They go great with expired milk.
Jul 30
Probably none of you noticed, but I unfriended all here who were “friends” on my personal fb page. My online acquaintance, @Lincoln55, pointed out to me a few weeks ago that people on fb whom I thought were actual friends, were not. After ...
Aug 1
Normal is overrated...
Aug 5
LINK Americans amazed by fancy new Australian technique called ‘Journalism’ | The Shovel
Aug 6
LINK The Theological Roots of White Supremacy
Aug 7
Latest creation! I think this is the second time that I have adapted someone else's pattern, but this quilt is highly adaptable and the color choice alone personalizes it.
Aug 9
Enjoy being online again!
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