If there were an afterlife/heaven, where you will spend all of eternity (ugh.

The_Antichrist comments on Apr 13, 2018:

The Playboy Mansion

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@Loud_Love yes indeedy...mouth condoms? My BIL died from it, I remain aware.

Pet ownership.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Did you ever think about how much fun dogs who roam the streets, homeless, have? You sir are a Fool!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@Jlangston70 i have no nerves left, yhankyuvurrymuch.

For those interested in the Death with Dignity programs. I am not letting go of this

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Testing has saved countless lives. I do agree the professional ordering the testing should not have a financial stake in the cost of the test, of course, that just makes total sense. But a blood test or urinalysis, even Cray, for example, is pretty small potatoes and may save your life! Not to ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@JackPedigo I had a stroke at 38, and believe me, if I had been unable to see progress, we had a hunter in the family....house full of guns...which I found VERY comforting!

Pet ownership.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Did you ever think about how much fun dogs who roam the streets, homeless, have? You sir are a Fool!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@Jlangston70 dear, dear jlangston: responding in kind to your accusation of arrogance and slavery is IMO the Only response you deserve. You Are a Fool, and your dog would be the first to tell you so!

If there were an afterlife/heaven, where you will spend all of eternity (ugh.

The_Antichrist comments on Apr 13, 2018:

The Playboy Mansion

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

I assume before AIDS?

Announcing "Guillotines-To-Go".

steve148 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

But wait! act now and get a 2nd one free. just pay a separate fee

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

@steve148 when you're right, you're right!

Announcing "Guillotines-To-Go".

of-the-mountain comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Infomericals with live audience participation and on air Demonstrations! Check your local Listings for time and dates!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

Thank yu, thank yu hurry much! Uh, you Don't want royalties, do yu?

Faith is a measurable property.

VAL3941 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Are you living on this planet.?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

Silly question by you, because obviously Not!

Announcing "Guillotines-To-Go".

steve148 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

But wait! act now and get a 2nd one free. just pay a separate fee

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

I considered that, but seemed a bit of overkill...

Does anybody else here think that your atheism/agnosticism is actually a pretty uninteresting part ...

Kojaksmom comments on Apr 13, 2018:

It's just another label that people give themselves. Recently I've come to believe that living under a label is the worst possible decision anyone could ever make.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 13, 2018:

Freaking A!

An insider explains how rural Christian white America has a dark and terrifying underbelly

buck1977 comments on Feb 9, 2018:

Exploiting people for attention and money pretty much defines liberalism and religion. This person mistakenly assumes conservatives need people to give a rat's ass about them. We don't. We don't give a fuck what people think of us. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 12, 2018:

Watch a lotta Faux, do ya?

What do you do - from a social perspective - when you discover that someone you know is ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 12, 2018:

How is any of it your business? If they have young kids, I might try a call to DCYS. If they are posting on media, they are merely making themselves look extremely foolish.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 12, 2018:

@Fanburger just because I do not like it (I remember life before the polio vaccine came out!) doesn't make it any of my business, or yours.

I know I'm not the only person that has trouble with family members that don't accept me but ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Have you tried pointing out, "I'm right here & I can hear you". If they don't laugh and knock it off, remember this: just because you are related to themdoesn't mean you have to like them.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 12, 2018:

@hemingwaykitten That!

Just finished reading "The Virtue of Selfishness" by Ayn Rand.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 11, 2018:

She was a miserable, nasty person whose philosophy of life is personified by the inhabitants of our White House and Congress right now, namely, MEeeeee first & fuck all of you.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 12, 2018:

@Fanburger actually, no...he is a MEEEEEE kind of guy, in her best selfish hero mold. I am however, sure she would despise him for being a nitwit!

Chronic Pain.

xyz123 comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I have bad feet -- plantar facieituous. I don't know the actual statistics: but 1 out of 10 have flat feet, 1 out of 10 flat feet have pain, 1 out of 10 with pain orthotics don't help, 1 out of 10 have surgery (similar to carpal tunnel), 1 out of 10 still have pain. Guess what; I'm the 1. Before ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 12, 2018:

I had Achilles heel probs for years, 2 doctors told me if stretching/devices didn't work, too bad so sad. Quote: " Larry Bird had it in both feet his entire career, we couldn't help him either." Turned to Accupuncture from desperation..you know, "I have to pee, how much, really, do I like this chair?" After quite a few ups & downs ( I had to pay for it myself) after 8 treatments I was pain-free...for about 2 months. When pain returned, I tried the stretching stuff again....not my best thinking. Went thru that for about another 3 bouts until I figured to return to the acupuncturist Immediately was a good idea (duuuuh!). Now, 100% pain-free for almost 20 years, no accupuncture visits, either. Many insurances now pay for it too!

This is a time of over-rated sexual attention.

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 9, 2018:

I am having more, and better, sex than ever before in my life...didn't even know my true potential until about 3 years ago. Will be 70 in July.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@walklightly I promise, it is like riding a bicycle, only much more fun!

I'm not a praying kinda guy.

patchoullijulie comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Right. My concern is that now the wolves are at his door I fear he will start a conflict somewhere (Syria, North Korea...Australia???) to draw the attention away from his situation.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2018:

@Freedompath I dunno...can cannons be psychopaths? Are we being unfair to cannons? Cannons don't kill people, unless they are orange.........

I'm not a praying kinda guy.

ArdentAtheist comments on Apr 11, 2018:

It’s the no atheists in a foxhole theory... I can’t blame you on this one! The orange monster is pushing the limits of every properly functioning brain on Earth. I wish somebody would dress him like an elk and drop him off on Ted Nugent’s property.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 11, 2018:

But wait! Send him hunting with Dick Cheney!

Should you live for today?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 10, 2018:

Uuummm, what else is there?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@Bucketlist Bob I have that as well...having a job & doing it, be it engineer or ditch digger, does not preclude enjoyment every day by seeing the beauty in a sunset or a beautiful meal served in a happy home. (Which I never had, btw, but got though it with sunsets)

This is a time of over-rated sexual attention.

OpposingOpposum comments on Apr 9, 2018:

You are definitely wrong about women. Our sexual appetites tend to expand as we age.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 10, 2018:

@Gert your wife loves you so she sublimating to please your "desires" or lack of them. That is her choice and I hope you deeply appreciate it. On some level you know this, that is why you posted this whole thing, and why you got so rude to this gal. Fun fact: women in the over-62 age bracket have been the fastest-growing "New HIV-POSITIVE group in the country for the last Decade, surpassing even Latinas of childbearing age, according to the CDC in Atlanta. How do you suppose that happens if we are all "finished"?

Say What?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I suppose it beats putting them directly in Dachau, but not by much.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2018:

@Spinliesel Hitler had it all built, and fully filled with journlists & other outspoken ones, in his first 6 months in office. I am VERY thankful for our Free Press!

What are your views on the Epicurean Paradox?

ErichZannIII comments on Apr 9, 2018:

The Bible claims that he doesn't prevent evil because humans have created it and humans have free will.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2018:

Riiiigggght, that's why everybody but Noah died in the Flood, All the people in Sodom & Gommorah had to die....because hawk's eye "is on the sparrow".

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Accupuncture lectures are given regularly at our local hospitals because it has proven itself for many people and dogs alike...it isn't a placebo or psychosomatic effect if it helps dogs!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2018:

@JeffB evidenceother than flapping gums???....numerous articles in JAMA & The Lancet, to name Only English language peer-reviewed journals, 5,000 +years of millions (billions?) of Chinese observation and experimentation, plus at least a decade of American animal results, real results, and you are busy questioning a "?" in a post I made...i think this speaks for itself. You insult yourself with your petulance...."piffy"??????

What is the first thing you are attracted to in a man or woman?

ebdb comments on Apr 9, 2018:

To make myself clear, I am asking about what you see physically that attracts you to them even before you speak.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2018:

Manly forearms

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Accupuncture lectures are given regularly at our local hospitals because it has proven itself for many people and dogs alike...it isn't a placebo or psychosomatic effect if it helps dogs!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2018:

@JeffB ROFLMAO that you grill me about a question mark, then state you never notice such things, then call me a troll...........you, my dear, obviously need more than luck.....

A Christian friend recently said that he had no problem with homosexuals, but that he "isn't in ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Did you ask him who, exactly, was Asking for his "agreement"?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2018:

@JonnaBononna yessirree!

What is the one creature, snake, spider, rodent, bat, etc, that creeps you out the most?

LadyAlyxandrea comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Spiders smaller than tarantulas. Tarantulas are ok. You can see them coming. Most are just big fuzzy dudes high on life. It's anything smaller than that I must suddenly behave like a little girl and scream then light the house on fire.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 9, 2018:

Did you know that tarantula Pounce on their prey? The bigger the tarantula, the higher they can leap....you're welcome

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Accupuncture lectures are given regularly at our local hospitals because it has proven itself for many people and dogs alike...it isn't a placebo or psychosomatic effect if it helps dogs!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 8, 2018:

@JeffB uuummmmmmm spell-check....ask it!

I'm not going to have a headstone, my ashes will be tossed into the firebox of a steam locomotive, ...

RedskyRiver comments on Apr 6, 2018:

"Almost 99% of the mass of my body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesiumn. And a bonus trace amount of Lysergic acid diethylamide. Ride My ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Lincster45 whatever it is it makes one damned chatty, lol!

What's an interesting fact you know?

Sarahroo29 comments on Apr 7, 2018:

A pig's orgasm can last up to 30 minutes.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Sarahroo29 i have envy...pink!

I honestly don't understand the negative sentiments towards one-word or one-sentence initial ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I don't get it either...I become instantly suspicious of someone who writes paragraphs & paragraphs, even in their profile. Who wants or needs all that info Right Now, or to go out with someone who vomits torrents of words about Them? Hello right back atcha, and if interested after reading your ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@CK4RBE thank ya, thank ya vurry much!

What's an interesting fact you know?

Sarahroo29 comments on Apr 7, 2018:

A pig's orgasm can last up to 30 minutes.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Sarahroo29 I have no idea about the pig, and all the men I have known ("and we are way up in double digits here"...Bette Midler in that movie with Shelley Long, lol) are just normal.. I however invested long ago in a plug in vibrator because nobody makes good enough batteries!

Any other aphantasics out there?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I see nothing in the blackness of closed eyelids, but I can easily recall scenes by, hard to describe, turning my gaze inward to that time & place. I believe my actual gaze goes upward to the left when I do this, but I am not using my eyes, just accessing my memory.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Condor5 ummm "antaphatsic" is one of I assume many categories...?

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Accupuncture lectures are given regularly at our local hospitals because it has proven itself for many people and dogs alike...it isn't a placebo or psychosomatic effect if it helps dogs!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@JeffB That's usually a winning time for a high-level Agility run at the World Games.

Any other aphantasics out there?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I see nothing in the blackness of closed eyelids, but I can easily recall scenes by, hard to describe, turning my gaze inward to that time & place. I believe my actual gaze goes upward to the left when I do this, but I am not using my eyes, just accessing my memory.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Condor5 so what category am i in...i see nothing but blackness behind my eyelids?

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Accupuncture lectures are given regularly at our local hospitals because it has proven itself for many people and dogs alike...it isn't a placebo or psychosomatic effect if it helps dogs!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@JeffB 21 obstacles in 31.1 s3conds?

What's an interesting fact you know?

LeighShelton comments on Apr 7, 2018:

If a pare of blue bottles ie big corps eating flies, were allowed perfect conditions with no predators, all the food they need and there young, the ball of flies in one year would be the size of planet earth.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

I have heard this before and it grossed me out that time too...thanks a bunch!

What's an interesting fact you know?

Sarahroo29 comments on Apr 7, 2018:

A pig's orgasm can last up to 30 minutes.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Sarahroo29 wrong, very wrong,..........

What's an interesting fact you know?

Sarahroo29 comments on Apr 7, 2018:

A pig's orgasm can last up to 30 minutes.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Sarahroo29 you are wrong, girl, wroooooonnng

Any other aphantasics out there?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I see nothing in the blackness of closed eyelids, but I can easily recall scenes by, hard to describe, turning my gaze inward to that time & place. I believe my actual gaze goes upward to the left when I do this, but I am not using my eyes, just accessing my memory.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@Condor5 when I need to recall a specific something, I must see the pic in my head...i canfreeze the moment whatever happened & peruse it as if it was a photograph until i "see" the info i need....my word-only recall stinks!

What's an interesting fact you know?

Sarahroo29 comments on Apr 7, 2018:

A pig's orgasm can last up to 30 minutes.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

Who you calling a pig?!

What's an interesting fact you know?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 7, 2018:

Ice cream has no bones. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. Thankyu, thankyu, I'll be here all week!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@AMGT the top 2 are direct quotes from My ex....wait, he was a major philanderer....????,!??

Are Atheist hateful towards spiritual people?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I disagree with the premise that others should be allowed to trample on me, or anyone, that does not believe the way "you" do, so, yes, I have to occasionally point this out go the tramplers. Usually, not very sweetly...too bad, so sad.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@paul1967 yes it makes sense. And, BTW I do not call people stupid, or simply names. I prefer snarky comments that make it apparent what I think. And mostly direct them at the beliefs, not the people.

I'm not going to have a headstone, my ashes will be tossed into the firebox of a steam locomotive, ...

RedskyRiver comments on Apr 6, 2018:

"Almost 99% of the mass of my body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesiumn. And a bonus trace amount of Lysergic acid diethylamide. Ride My ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

You have to pay by the letter, ya know!

If anyone either missed this one or had so much fun that they want to attend another atheist ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Any coming to New England?

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

I always wonder why they have these things in the middle of the hornets nests, so to speak........

What atheist comfort phrase would you like to hear in a song?

jwd45244 comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I've already heard it. John Lennon's "Imagine"

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 7, 2018:

Oh YES!

Are Atheist hateful towards spiritual people?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I disagree with the premise that others should be allowed to trample on me, or anyone, that does not believe the way "you" do, so, yes, I have to occasionally point this out go the tramplers. Usually, not very sweetly...too bad, so sad.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

@paul1967 if the shoe fits.......

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Accupuncture lectures are given regularly at our local hospitals because it has proven itself for many people and dogs alike...it isn't a placebo or psychosomatic effect if it helps dogs!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

@JeffB I Know these people, and their dogs....have Seen first- hand the results, and as one who has owned multiple dogs at a time over 40 years, I can attest dogs do not do placebo effect. I have had accupuncture help me tremendously with Achilles tendon when 2 doctors told me they could not help me, but i know you would dismiss that. The reason i tried the accupuncture was seeing these dogs return to successfuk competition.

Are Atheist hateful towards spiritual people?

Benthoven comments on Mar 31, 2018:

The short answer is “Yes.” The longer answer is “Yyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssss.” I had a weird conversation on this very site over capitalizing God as a proper noun. I got bitched out by some lady for pointing out that proper grammar was still a thing.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

That's why i use "gawd"

Are Atheist hateful towards spiritual people?

GlyndonD comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Expressing one's opinion is not wrong. Are you saying you shouldn't point out wrongful thoughts and beliefs? Are you saying it's OK to say Jesus did this and that, but not to say that he didn't? Are evangelists being hateful when they try to tell the unbeliever that his thoughts are wrong? ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

@BettyColeman the Purpose is to show others, who may have previously had no idea, that it is okay to think for yourself!

Are Atheist hateful towards spiritual people?

AntaresRose comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I truly have yet to see the merit of the group. I do not choose my friends by their belief system, nor do I constantly expect them to explain it to me.This should be a group that finds ways to help people, no bully, bash, and attack. I have dectded to stay out. You cannot make an innocent comment ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

Geez louise, i do not think there is anywhere in the world for you if this place makes you ill....

Does anyone else think that the very pillars of religion like original sin, universal forgiveness, ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Apr 5, 2018:

So according to the bible, there is original sin through Adam, and nobody is born innocent, right? I always wondered about babies dying who hadn't had the faculty yet to accept God as their savior. Do they go to hell too? Or do all the "rules" not apply to them and they get an automatic pass ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

@El-loco oh, but wait...if you give the church enough money, your dead child can get out of purgatory....so, silly, religion is really just F.I.N.E. fine.........

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Accupuncture lectures are given regularly at our local hospitals because it has proven itself for many people and dogs alike...it isn't a placebo or psychosomatic effect if it helps dogs!!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

@JeffB umm, the dogs were elite athletes at the top of the sport of Dog Agility, their trainers/handlers were earning a damn fine living from teaching/writing/lecturing, and the dogs were high-drive champions retired because of their injuries, who returned to winning competition because of accupuncture. This has been widely known and accepted for over a decade in animal sports medicine...you should get out more

How comfortable are you with the word "Atheist" ?

Gripster31 comments on Mar 25, 2018:

An atheist is in a position of faith that there is no god. Just like a theist they have no proof that reality is not intentional

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

@Gripster31 he also asserted women have more teeth than men...couldn't be bothered to look, I guess.

"Be fruitful and multiply": Why the Abrahamic religions are winning the evolutionary race.

freedom41 comments on Mar 31, 2018:

It's a persons choice to have children. However< I don't want children and wish I had the money to get a vasectmy. Do what makes you happy.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 6, 2018:

Vasectomy is an office procedure, not expensive atall. And many insurances do pay for it...mine paid to get my tubes tied 40 years ago and only one child.

Are we a superior design?

KKGator comments on Apr 3, 2018:

I dunno. Not such a great design when the nose is directly above the mouth. If humans were subject to health department inspections, that alone would get us shut down. I'm not even going to get started on the other stuff.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 5, 2018:

@BucketlistBob amanita mushrooms look lovely, smell fresh, and are reported to taste wonderful...by those who mentioned it before they died...not a good example, IMO!

Are we a superior design?

Galihad_Z comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Humans have their disadvantages just like any other species: 1. Human babies are born completely helpless, and remain that way for a long time. 2. Our sense of smell is downright pathetic compared to some other animals 3. Weak soft bodies. 4. And for some reason it seems that "lower" animals ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 5, 2018:

@Rugglesby or, we could just start using the Huge areas of our brain that are just sitting there, dormant.

Are we a superior design?

LeighShelton comments on Apr 3, 2018:

We could be an alien experiment or an alien prison. most animals walk on their toes apart from bears, rodents and humans. racoons are more dexterous than us with there hands and chimps have feet and hands. we are very weak pound for pound with most creatures. we are not very efficient. most of the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 5, 2018:

And let's not forget how we need sunscreen despite supposedly evolving under it....or is that just because they invented PABA and needed to unload it?

Hi folks. What do you think of what has been called (the god gene) ?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Hick's Boson is not anything religious! Nor is anything else scientific! Get Over yourself & Google stuff!

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 4, 2018:

@jperlow what, really? More "gawd" Crapola? Why do people do that? I find it IRRITATING!

Do You Feel You Are Mentally Ready For A New Relationship?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 2, 2018:

You know how I know? I just dumped a guy who, when he was around, made me feel magically happy, but would withdraw at random times eaving me feeling abandoned, and for the first time in my life I took a long hard look at how he might as well be heroin, and dumped him abruptly, no chance to ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 4, 2018:

@Deb57 thanks all! I am kinda proud of me.....and feeling a bit less weepy, too!

I am trying to understand how people seem to think that owning gun is a right but healthcare isn't>

SkotlandSkye comments on Apr 3, 2018:

So, the short answer is, my owning a gun doesn't require YOU to pay any additional taxes or pay for my ammo, range time, gun maintenance, etc. However, YOUR health care costs others money if you don't pay for it all yourself. You have a right to all the health care that YOU can afford to pay ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 3, 2018:

Really? Guns never cause large amounts of money to be spent for lots & lots of trigger-happy police? Or trauma centers? Or the costs of preventative (yet useless!) attempts to prevent mass slaughters? Or taxpayer support of survivors of shootings who will never be the same? REALLY?

Catholic Archbishop Says Pedophilia Is 'Spiritual Encounter With God'

cava comments on Apr 2, 2018:

FALSE Snopes https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/archbishop-pedophilia-spiritual-encounter/ However, the claim that Archbishop Hart called sexual abuse a “spiritual encounter with God” is blatantly false. Despite that detail, the claim has been the basis of many subsequent republications and ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 3, 2018:

@Bierbasstard that was Not a criticism! I too will point out false reports, and am embarrassed I didn't check it out before my original post...but this last post is just, sadly, true...and explains why people immediately accepted the story as true

Catholic Archbishop Says Pedophilia Is 'Spiritual Encounter With God'

cava comments on Apr 2, 2018:

FALSE Snopes https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/archbishop-pedophilia-spiritual-encounter/ However, the claim that Archbishop Hart called sexual abuse a “spiritual encounter with God” is blatantly false. Despite that detail, the claim has been the basis of many subsequent republications and ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 3, 2018:

@Bierbasstard on the other hand, is there anyone who doubts pedophiles (not just priests) tell themselves something similar?

Proof of no god?

RobAnybody comments on Mar 30, 2018:

You're asking for proof of a negative; a logical fallacy to which the correct answer, in this case, is Flying Spaghetti Monster. The FSM, sauce be apon him, is alleged not to exist. However there is no proof of his non-existence. Hence to logically follow that path you must be agnostic with regard ...

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 3, 2018:

What he said!!!

Do You Feel You Are Mentally Ready For A New Relationship?

Sbrown55 comments on Mar 29, 2018:

My ex was emotionally abusive and a skilled gaslighter. I want to want to date, but honestly I'm petrified.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 2, 2018:

Been there, done that (had it done to me) and eventually you will find yourself feeling stronger & smarter because of it. Most people really are good......

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

btroje comments on Mar 2, 2018:

acupuncture is not quackery

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 2, 2018:

@JeffB what studies? In dogs it is Incredibly effectiv, and no dog suffers from placebo or psychosomatic effects...not in their wheelhouse!

Quackademic medicine and the delusion of being “science-based” – Science-Based Medicine

btroje comments on Mar 2, 2018:

acupuncture is not quackery

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 2, 2018:

@SimonMoran really? Since the "needles", flexible & thin as human hair, are only inserted 1/4" , I doubt it! Sources?

If a transgender or intersex person shows interest in me but I decline in a friendly way, do that ...

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 1, 2018:

And if a straight person shows interest & you decline, does it make you a frigid bitch/uptight asshole? Get a grip! You know it wasn't until writing this I realized there is no derogarory term for men equivalent to "frigid bitch"!!! Discuss.........

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 2, 2018:

@0752532706 Nobody has Ever accused me of "insinuating"! I am asking why is anyone turning down anyone, for any reason, a problem?

This is what I've been trying to say, just not as articulate. [m.youtube.com]

FrayedBear comments on Mar 30, 2018:

But Isaac had no conscience when it came to Goosing passing women's bottoms.

AnneWimsey replies on Apr 1, 2018:

@FrayedBear nobody OUR age was....then

This is what I've been trying to say, just not as articulate. [m.youtube.com]

FrayedBear comments on Mar 30, 2018:

But Isaac had no conscience when it came to Goosing passing women's bottoms.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 31, 2018:

As If the sum total of anyone's existence, or thinking power, is extinguished by sexual faux pas..........

Have you ever looked back on something did and wondered how you survived?

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 31, 2018:

My entire life, especially living with violent abusive hubby #1.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@Rosh thanks...he's been dead for decades, and the nightmares stopped, at least. Not the PTSD, but it is lots better.

Have you ever looked back on something did and wondered how you survived?

Compassion8doubt comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Wisdom comes with age, hmmm? Funny the stuff we did when we had less to lose.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@evidentialist I can tell you are pretty young...the exact opposite is true....older persons treasure the life they have left, absolutely treasure every moment.

Why is it that atheists, at least in the USA, can bash christianity relatively freely, but if we ...

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Where in the USA can atheists bash Christians, exactly? And why are we "bashing" anyone...my definition of "atheist" is someone who minds their own business & wants others to do the same! And I find your post pretty racist, btw.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@JimG Again: Where in the USA (or anywhere, really) do atheists get to bash Christians? Maybe if you are a talk- show host.........

Why is it that atheists, at least in the USA, can bash christianity relatively freely, but if we ...

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Where in the USA can atheists bash Christians, exactly? And why are we "bashing" anyone...my definition of "atheist" is someone who minds their own business & wants others to do the same! And I find your post pretty racist, btw.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 30, 2018:

@JimG sorry, totally nonresponsive to my question...

Let's share knowledge. That's the only reason we're here, anyway.

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 28, 2018:

Ice cream has no bones.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 28, 2018:

@Parasight I love bone marrow...magybe not as a dessert......but the ice cream had actual bone pieces? I had a dog break a tooth on a marrow bone, cost $$$

Do You Feel You Are Mentally Ready For A New Relationship?

EdwinMcCravy comments on Mar 27, 2018:

I grieve and date. My wife died unexpectedly only 4 1/2 months ago. Dating helps my grief. I date mostly widows, and they understand my grief, and we share how we deal with grief..

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 28, 2018:

@EdwinMcCravy I am Always annoyed by the pressure my age adds to a relationship! Any tips?

Do You Feel You Are Mentally Ready For A New Relationship?

Loveseeker comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I am ready but at 73 my body says otherwise. I can love, I can have all those nice feelings and my head is in a good space but my body just will not co-operate. I still get the feelings but as a gay man I can't do anything about it. I've tried medications and injections but a dead bird can't fly ...

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 28, 2018:

Sex is pretty much in your head...even women have wet dreams too. (look ma, no hands!) I would imagine, just like in the staright world, there are many who prefer to be done with actual sex too....not to say whispering fantasies wouldn't be fun........

The vast collective wisdom of experience! 'How can you mend a broken heart?'

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 26, 2018:

Time plus as much change and distraction as you can cram into a day, even though it will take tremendous strength to do so...dye your hair, buy a new bicycle or kayak, (something you have Never tried before!) Give Karaoke a whirl, learn to luge, whatever....?

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 27, 2018:

@atheist or a puppy...less trouble!

How do you deal with Backstabbers in the workplace?

Beach_slim comments on Mar 23, 2018:

(joke, be forewarned, bad joke ahead). If they stab you in the back, you should try to put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding, if they hit an organ, you will likely die and need to call 911 to get to the hospital ASAP. If no organ or artery is hit, and it's just a vein, applying pressure ...

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 24, 2018:

Do not remove any protruding knives or whatever until in the ER!

Do you give to beggars?

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 23, 2018:

I gladly offer food/beverages....mostly earn "fuck you" from it because they want cash for drugs........sigh.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 24, 2018:

@Charlene i offer them up to $20 in food/ beverage, wouldn't feed McD to myself or my worst enemy. They want cash only, that's why they give me such nice comments. WHY do you assume i or anyone else would offer crap? I have been as poor as it is possible to be for a lot of my life......

Does online dating actually result in long term happy relationships?

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 23, 2018:

How is being rejected in real life any different from being rejected online, exactly? Statistics say, you will kiss 80 or more frogs before one turns into a prince, and online just widens the pond. 1. Learn to read profiles like you would read real estate ads ("convenient"= next to a Walmart, ...

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 23, 2018:

@sassygirl3869 "relocating" for an extended visit is Not the same as squatting...do you realize that once you let a person establish residence the entire law is on Their side vs. Eviction?

To quote Darius Rucker, “When was the last time you did something for the first time”.

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 22, 2018:

Right now, replacing the newel post & bannisters & spindles on my stairway which I figured would be fairly simple...until the edges of the treads started crumbling........now I am also learning about epoxy wood filler. Be careful what you wish for!

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 22, 2018:

@FrayedBear i want to be just like her when i grow up!

What would it take for you to be a 'whistle blower'?

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Not a lot......right is right and sneaky, unethical, nasty etc needs to be called out!

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 19, 2018:

@atheist yes, and I read it at 12 and it has profoundly shaped my life!

What would it take for you to be a 'whistle blower'?

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Not a lot......right is right and sneaky, unethical, nasty etc needs to be called out!

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 19, 2018:

@atheist I do know...lots of them stood by as the SS loaded the Jews, gays, etc into cattle cars.......that would not be me

What are the chances

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2018:

GAWD put him there just for you..............better get hussling with those cookies!

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 17, 2018:

@Qualia GAWD works in mysterious ways, or so I am told............

This is a question for those who have had strong feelings for another but could never get those ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 13, 2018:

I've got two things to say on this topic. 1. Anyone who wants to be with you,will make that happen. Wait for the person who makes the effort you deserve. 2. Ending up alone is not the worst fate. Ending up in a relationship where you feel alone is much worse.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 17, 2018:

MUCH WORSE!

The invading Christians labeled the indigenous people as heathens.

Wrytyr comments on Mar 4, 2018:

Almost all of us have a little indian blood on or hands, one way or another.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 17, 2018:

@FrayedBear & @GypsyofNewSpain..This guy seems to live in some kind of bubble, and you pricked it!

A.

JohnnyThorazine comments on Mar 17, 2018:

Something had better be done about this (I say for the umpteenth time). I hate this era in american history. Let's go, millenials, fix this shit. You seem to have a mind to.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 17, 2018:

Please stop discounting seniors...we are still a huge major demographic, we are all scared shitless of what drumpy wants for us (disease & death ASAP) and more importantly, we may not rally or march, but we VOTE!

Relationships with Religious people and people who don't share politcal values the same as you do?

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 16, 2018:

If you both keep your beliefs, or lack of them to yourselves why not?

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 16, 2018:

Type your comment here You are not describing anyone normal.......even a normal religious person. How/when/WHY would you allow anyone such as you describe anywhere near you?!?

With or without music during sex?

Warm_dissent comments on Mar 14, 2018:

I prefer sex with music. It adds to the ambiance of the activity and provides an outside rhythm to keep everyone involved at a similar pace.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 14, 2018:

Who, pray tell, is this "everyone"? You didn't invite Me??!!

Thinking about a different cell phone with a limited budget.

ProudMerry comments on Mar 13, 2018:

I use a Trac Phone. I just ordered a new one because the current one has almost no memory and doesn't have a dual camera. I ordered through amazon and specifically searched for one with triple minutes. I pay $10 a month to add time to it and I've never run out of anything.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 13, 2018:

You can get 3x minutes Trac phones and minute refill cards at Walmart

What best describes Trump as a president?

Heart_Truth comments on Mar 12, 2018:

“Dumbass” Not because he is religious, not because he is conservative, because he is “stupid” and “mean”.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 13, 2018:

WAIT......he's religious!?!!!???????? Wow that was nasty even for this site! LOL!

What best describes Trump as a president?

azzow2 comments on Mar 12, 2018:

Not that I agree with his practices. He did run a multi billion dollar company . Provided he did mature with a silver spoon in his hand. Think a lot of what he does is showmanship much as a comedian would have one liners. If he would just put some constructive thought into the words he utters.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 13, 2018:

@azzow2 ummmmmmm, Obama was a law professor? Truman worked in retail? Reagan wouldn't know a "deal" if it fell on him? Carter ran a peanut farm, retired from the Navy? Etc. You don't know much history, do you?

What best describes Trump as a president?

gater comments on Mar 12, 2018:

Brilliant humanitarian

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 12, 2018:

ROFLMAO!

What best describes Trump as a president?

azzow2 comments on Mar 12, 2018:

Not that I agree with his practices. He did run a multi billion dollar company . Provided he did mature with a silver spoon in his hand. Think a lot of what he does is showmanship much as a comedian would have one liners. If he would just put some constructive thought into the words he utters.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 12, 2018:

He ran innumerable companies into Bankruptcy, publicly laughing because he Never risked his own money, just ruined everyone who trusted him! Just nasty!

What best describes Trump as a president?

JanGarber comments on Mar 12, 2018:

He is totally incompetent. He is in breech o his oath of office. He is profitting from the presidency.

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 12, 2018:

@jorj And so that excuses his blatant crapola? Oh, and Obama DONATED that $500,000 to charity....google it!

For St.

BeeHappy comments on Mar 11, 2018:

LOL....would love to see those legs! Ha!

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 11, 2018:

@Duke Hellllooooooo sailor!

By the GODS, I am an idiot So, for the past few weeks I've been talking to a young woman who was ...

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 10, 2018:

ANY mention of money at Any stage is a huge red flag! You are very smart

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 11, 2018:

@DerekD so sorry about this....

"YOU ARE NOT DEPRESSED, YOU ARE DISTRACTED".

LeighShelton comments on Feb 10, 2018:

he doesn't understand at all

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 10, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain "once you medicate you are terminally medicted"...you have no idea what you are talking about in your entire post and i say Phooey!..i have gotten off Coumadin, ferpetessake.

What do you do when your child does something that makes you resentful?

Crimson67 comments on Mar 10, 2018:

I have no idea how to stop it but you should. He is your chid and he is a child. No way to know what made him do what he did and you can't go back and undo it. Just know you made a choice to fight for him and even if it wasn't fully appreciated you can sleep well knowing you put him first and did ...

AnneWimsey replies on Mar 10, 2018:

@Shawappa44820 Just because you are related to someone doesn't mean you have to like them all the time or even ever. Put boundaries in your own mind about how to handle any future drama, you will feel better