So this is a poll... do atheists believe in capital in capital punishment?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Why would an "Atheist", or anybody else shoved into a category, have consistent outlooks on Anything? Seems like a pretty silly question! And disrespectful as well!

Anyone ever notice that the crucified Jesus is shown in pictures as being both nailed and also tied ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2019:

That is because actual scientific experiments (with cadavers) has established that nails alone would not support the body weight, they flesh would tear & cause the body to drop off. So they had to be through the wrists and/or ropes had to add support.

Stephen Hawking famously said that "Philosophy is dead." What do you think?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2019:

IMO most philosophy is a complete waste of time. Why not debate how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, a hot topic in the Middle Ages, and actually leading to severe persecution of the "losing" side of the debate! (blasphemy!)

THE CONCEPT OF NOTHING.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2019:

When I died, there was definitely "nothing" in a weird way.

Only Ever Vote For Your Own Race - AOC should have endorsed Julian Castro because he is Latino, ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2019:

Love the comment about "old white guy", the Only one who had every Progressive idea out there Decades ago! Prejudiced much, are ya, stupid talking head?

“Miracle Mineral Solution,” According to Jim Humble and his Genesis II Church of Health and ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2019:

If it was really bleach, the kids would be dead, or nearly so, and everyone involved (sellers/providers/parents) would be under arrest. While I do not, sadly, doubt that this level of stupidity is out there, this post is Highly suspect to me! Plus, a few drops of bleach in a gallon of water is a recognized benefit if the water is contanminated, like camping, or during disasters.......

Update on dating sites.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2019:

1. Who told you you could not mention the names of sites? I do it all the time, as does every ody else. 2. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince/princess! Think about it, how many people do you meet in everyday life who would be suitable or available?

it seems to me like to be "all-knowing" would require a rather thorough and intimate knowledge of ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

"Sin"??!! What the Hell are you babbling about?

Green Party communications manager Michael O’Neils, peaking on behalf of the Green Party, Friday.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

The Green Party exists to amass money & incidentally funnels votes away from liberal voters. Period. Show me one instance where the Green Party and/or Jill Stein has even Tried to make a difference in the last 2 years of gutting the EPA and other environmental onslaiughts?!! But here we are at fund-raising time, and surprise! there they are! Do not be fooled!

Ok.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

How about making fun of anything that is ridiculous? Is that allowed? Oh, and who appointed you the arbiter?

I grew up believing that unborn babies and kids not old enough to understand the gospel would ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

Ohferpetesake, abortion is a woman ridding herself of an unwanted parasite, and none of Anybody's business. Period!

SHOULD AGNOSTICS & ATHEISTS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

If there is fun involved, why not? Or are the "spirit police" going to show up?

Are Atheists racist

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

Several people in your building appear to be very confused.......

Who is this idiot! I have heard less offensive comments from the religious peanut brains! I ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

You mean the gal making major fool of herself in several videos has opened her mouth & made a fool or herself Again? Who'd a thunk it?

It must be the change of seasons or some other phenomena I am unaware of, all of a sudden I've been ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

People, especially men, start looking hard when big holidays get closer....

LGBTQ Activists Shut Down Britain’s Only Chick-fil-A Just 9 Days After Opening ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

Using yourbusiness to promote discord & hate....WTH would I spend any money there, ever?

Bernie Sanders is a BEAST - Bold Leadership [youtube.com] A few clips of his passionate moments.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2019:

This man is WONDERFUL!

Column: Attorney General William Barr to nonbelievers: Go to hell - Chicago Tribune

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 18, 2019:

This is the guy that is supposed to defend/protect our Constitution & Bill of Rights. Ain't we lucky!?!

Sssssooooo, if god was/is/use to be without form and void, to the point that there was nothing ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Ferpetessake, put the babbling book Down & start living your actual life!!!!

I had a coffee with the woman I've chatting with for about three weeks.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 18, 2019:

A snap decision like that, after finding you interesting to talk to for 3 weeks, indicates she would not be a person willing to work through the inevitable glitches that would arise.....think of it as you being lucky!

Using humor, my bubbly personality, and comedy to mask my tremendous amount of deep rooted sadness ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Have you lost the ability to find happiness in the tiny things of life, ,like sunlight through colored leaves or rippling water? Those are the kind of things that have kept me powering through bad times. If everything seems grey, it may be time to seek professional help, which might even be free if you call your State's helpline (or whatever they call it). Best wishes to you!

Posing with my shirt!! Thanks!

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Looks better on you than me!

That look you get trying to translate gibberish..

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 18, 2019:

Poor woman......or, indeed, poor anybody trying to make sense of Shitferbrains.

On the menu today...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 18, 2019:

A lot of those suicides are gender-challenged/confused young people, sadly. Their intolerant environments (a lot driven by religion) make them so unhappy they opt for death. Yet another thing "xians" can take credit for!

Less than half of American adults attend church regularly, while 26% claim no religious affiliation...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Dying a sloooowww death, not fast enough!

So if NASA does find signs of life (biosignatures) on Mars how do you think the religious community ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 17, 2019:

If they remain blind to child abuse, how drumpy really is, racism, gay-bashing, climate change, abuse of migrants, etc etc etc, why would some ectoplasm on Mars (or anywhere else) phase them?

Very many of us talk about the negativity in the media, in the public conversation such as it is, in...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 17, 2019:

I NEED to know what is actually going on so I can call my "representatives" and VOTE!

If there is a god than he has watched every act of child molestation that has ever happened and not ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Gee,I never thought of that......

My life as an asexual.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 17, 2019:

Ummm, if Colleen took your virginity, how in the hell could she be #5 of 9 ??? There is something seriously wrong with this narrative, and you. Bu-bye.

So I've recently been looking at the Bible again, and I found a lot of things that contradict, and a...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 17, 2019:

My question is, WTH are you looking at the babble????!!!!!!!

A discussion on another forum tonight got me wondering how Christians might deal with irrefutable ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 17, 2019:

For starters, Nazareth was NOT a place until 30 years AFTER the supposed guy from there died. You could go with Just that, IMO...but this has been known for a really long time & clearly has made no difference

Televangelist: Christians Who Don’t Vote Trump Are ‘Guilty Of Murder’ | Michael Stone

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Gee, I dunno, those little kids who died in border detention centers spring to mind.....plus now, Kurds. Maybe if you vote For drump you vote for Murder?!

"Donald Trump on Thursday evening claimed that energy efficient light bulbs make him look orange.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

OMG, just OMG.........

Today, the elderly retired pastor that mentors the church some of my family attend, invited me to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

"Nightmares"? Get some counseling!

Pastor Claims Gay People Are Possessed By “Fart Demons” That Can Drive Pigs To Suicide / Queerty

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Alrighty then! This explains a lot....NOT!

Ralph Reed: Christians Have a “Moral Obligation” to Support Donald Trump in 2020 | Sarahbeth ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Aaaanndd, the agenda comes out in the open!

What do you say to people who say, "I'll pray for you", when you tell them you're an atheist?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

. Like this! Gonna use it!

Ideally, should religious people be:

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

As long as they leave me alone, I extend them the same courtesy! Incidentally, Russia under Stalin (and forward), for decades attempted to forcibly stamp out religion. You might want to read up on how well that worked.....

Your veiws on Spiritual?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Ohmygawd, he's baaaaaccccck!

"What marks modernist thought above all is the belief that human existence is contingent - that it ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Ummm, "the perpetual shadow of loss & death" is there 100% of the time, for all species including parameciums, regardless of any beliefs. Crap like this is why I hate "philosophy" of any kind!

[sciencenews.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Attacking a very real set of problems one person at a time...I have hope for these ideas! Meanwhile, I continue to donate to Habitat for Humanity, which has the same philosophy, and it is so much fun deciding on goats, ducks, bees, chickens, or maybe rabbits!

If it were easy, I'd have done it already.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Welcome back! I missed you, we all did!

Given the number of unwarranted shootings by police officers in the past few years, something is ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Once upon a time, you were "Innocent until proven guilty". Now it seems the idea is, to save a lot of time & work, just shoot to kill......

Breaking news - As Trump complains that "The Kurds were not with us at Normandy".

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

WTF would a Kurd be doing at Normandy???? BTW, that was WWII.........

Seems obvious Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom Republicans, repeat after me: 1.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Yes indeed!

Trump: Mexicans Are a Bigger Threat Than the ISIS Prisoners I Let Escape [vanityfair.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

So, Shitferbrains KNEW the ISIS prisoners were going to escape?!?

I have sent several posts and finished my profile.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

It takes awhile, and except for the tshirt and pen at Level 8, you get Only the satisfaction of voicing your thoughts anyway.

Minneapolis overpowers Trump rally with mass protest

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Love you Minnesoteans!

Why do some men automatically think women should be flattered by cat calling, aggressive advances, ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 15, 2019:

Other men tell them so

How often has coincidence made you feel like God could really have a plan after all?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Ohferpetessake, things happen all the time, it Never occurs to me to manufacture some weird celestial intervention. You ever hear the phrase, "Shit happens"?

This is what I hear; DNC: “We demand protections for big pharma and insurance companies.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

One big difference between the Shrill Shill & the Real Deal!

Trump Murders Journalists and Democrats In Violent Video Released By Supporters | Michael Stone

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Charming, again..........

Atheist, what’s the most annoying or offensive thing you’ve heard from a theist?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

One here, the other day, a drump-loving, arrogant poster stated a certain outspoken autistic young lady should "stay home & work on being normal". Disgusting, akin to drumpy making fun of that reporter during his campaign. Only against a child! I called him on it, he told me to "f myself". Just totally charming......

This is just a question, not a moral observation or anything else, just a question that maybe the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

WTF are you saying? "Abortion" only applies to fetus material.

Harvesting body parts?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Ohferpetessake, no organ is harvestable if the person has been deceased longer than 40 minutes or so, ideally less than 20 minutes. Urban rumors like this one are doing immense harm!

Last week, in response to the passage of draconian anti-abortion laws in several U.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

It is time for women to learn stuff, and help each other. Maybe also we should refuse sex to all men until they knock off their unwanted & unwarranted attempts to control us! I'm thinking 10 days ought to do it.....

EDIT: Please keep in mind this is relative to a debate group/consortium I belong to comprised of ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Ohferpetessake, "blood, sweat, tears"??? How about just, one day, "meh" and walking away......not my job, not at all.......

I am listening to a book about the history of salt and it stated that Britains don't use iodized ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Both iodized and regular salt are offered side-by-side at every store that sells it, and always has been. Many bakers prefer not-iodized in delicate cake batters, etc.

When Apps Get Your Medical Data, Your Privacy May Go With It [nytimes.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Everybody has had all your data, not just medical, for at least a decade now.....get over it!

(The link connection may be virused.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Or, we could say, light has power, and leave the thesaurus on the shelf.......

Goodbye chainsaw, hello Sawzall (actually a Bosch).

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

I have been saving & using all my blades to cut stuff off below ground with my Sawzall for years! Now have 2 huge stumps that are right on the property line that have to go so chain-link can go in, and just got a 5-pack of the most vicious-looking blades ever from Amazon.....Stand back!

In this crazy, mixed up world there are women who support Trump, and African Americans and Latinos ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Delusional idiots are, as always, everywhere...

[yahoo.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Do they sit on furniture made of human bones & use lampshades made of human skin while enjoying the slaughter film? .

[youtube.com] Randy Rainbow gets interviewed by CNN. Meet the awesome Randy Rainbow!!!!!

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Love this guy!

Does anyone remember the time when the President of the United States commanded respect and even ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Just about 20 minutes ago, wasn't it?

Game theory and human behaviour.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Wait, "a faux Nobel Prize"??? Explain, please?

Why do they worship?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I agree....they could be productive, build homeless shelters, feed the hungry, etc etc...and in their afterlife they get to sing hosannas 24/7/eternally. UGH, the very thought of it drives me mad with boredom. I do believe that was the first rift in my childish "religious phase"....do What? For How !ong??????????

My 1st ever karaoke that i sang was The Champs song.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Niiiiice choice...........

Occupy democrats dissects the refusal by MSNBC to report on Trump’s rally.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 13, 2019:

I do not want to see any part of his rallies except if he is (again) incriminating himself...that, I would watch twice!

What Do You Like?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 13, 2019:

Dogs

I’m looking for an explanation of a few analogies.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I find I think mainly in analogies. However, the pic of a page(?) you posted tells me nothing....

Ex-U.S. Attorney Reveals Sign Trump Is About To Throw Giuliani Under The Bus

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Maybe Guliani will return the favor......in which case I guess I will need to revisit my atheism.....

Trump Told Supporters He "Sold Tens Of Thousands Of Tickets" To His Rally, But Tickets Were Actually...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

And did even one of them go, "huh?"

Disgusted By Trump, A CIA Officer Quits. How Many More Could Follow? : NPR

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I have been waiting for the "DisgustoMeter" to reach the top....it appears that time is now!

William Barr: Our Less Christian Society Is To Blame For Mental Illness And Drug Abuse

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Ummm, no, that would be corruption and ass-kissing......

Your Political Party Might Mean More to You Than Your Morals Do - The Atlantic

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

If you are a Repug, obviously so!

White House sends talking points on ex-Ukraine ambassador meant for allies to House Democrats

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Or maybe it was an "on purpose".....

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AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Really, really awful wig, so distracting. And what's with the poofy lips? I like Randy Rainbow Much better, sorry!

What emotional satisfaction do you get from being an agnostic or atheist?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Nobody telling me I am a sinner, the joy of thinking for myself, the knowledge that I am a good person because I choose to be, (not bullied into it) and etc.

Fired EPA scientists to release air pollution report they say agency unqualified to issue ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

After drumpy got rid of all the actually qualified people, "garbage in, garbage out" is what we get for our tax $$$$$$. I do see A Lot of people finally realizing they need to Step Up and they deserve our support in every area!!!!!

Science is deeply imaginative; why is this treated as a secret? - Aeon Essays

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Ummmm, what? A "secret"? Guess there haven't been any new ideas or inventions, ever......

Illinois Planned Parenthood mega-clinic 'haven' for abortion access

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

NO federal funding has Ever been used for abortions per se, PP assists in All aspects of female health care, such as Pap Smears, and help with curing/ preventing STD's. It is evangelical/right-wing propaganda that perpetuates this myth!

US experiencing most cases of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis in recorded history, new CDC report...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

In addition, Women Over 60 are the fastest-growing group of newly-diagnosed HIV-positives, have been for over a decade now! (Beating out every other female demographic!)

"Positive psychology is to the corporate state what eugenics was to the Nazis.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Not At All sure you can equate corporate "team-building" & the like to eugenics as practiced by the Nazis, buddy........

Blocked and censored.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Ooooookaaaaaay, you have a fundamentalist minister because...?

Hunter Biden is a reminder: Democrats are morally corrupt, too | Hamilton Nolan | Opinion | The ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Aaaah, the old "if I can find a chink in Your armor, my CRAP will magically disappear!

The "magnificent, majestic, magnanimous,"45 decided in his unparalleled wisdom to pull a small ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Uh huh....

Do you background check online dates prior to meeting in person?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 12, 2019:

If the meet actually happens, and goes well, I might. Too much work before a meeting!

Trump's children take in millions overseas as president slams Biden's son

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Old news, ignored by Repugs because .....? Drump is appointed by gawd? Or they are getting a cut........

Mark Ruffalo sharply criticizes Ellen DeGeneres amid George W. Bush controversy - AOL Entertainment

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Maybe he should Mind His Own Business...?

About right.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Yes, and which of these involves suffering? And not only of the child itself

Three points to go for level eight and this post should do it. :-)

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Hya! You are always readable!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

And this proves.....that you can dis an autistic teenager? Well, good for you, sweetheart.

Japanese food chain releases ad featuring naked Ronald McDonald with fries as pubic hair – ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Japanese food is kinda weird anyway, so I guess this is just more of the same....

What a can of worms is being slowly opened up! [bbc.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Loving it! Fleeing their scheduled testimony, after meeting with Guliani just a few hours earlier, aaaannndd one-way ticketsin hand......I smell goose cooking!

This has been asked a thousand times and will be asked again by an other.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Evil is causing others harm (physical/mental/both) for your Enjoyment. Many people can commit "crimes" against others (by falling madly in love with someone else, for example) that cause hurt, but to manipulate another to watch them hurt is Evil.

I had a first meet with a new guy yesterday.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 11, 2019:

Distance can unfortunately be quite a factor.......give it time!

Fifty years ago today Frank Zappa released the album Hot Rats, a classic.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 10, 2019:

I saw him in Boston on my honeymoon. Genius, indeed! And a wicked sense of humor!

84 days till retirement . I have been planning for this my entire life.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 10, 2019:

Things will expand to fill the space provided, I promise! Mazeltov!

Elected representatives denouncing hate. [facebook.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 10, 2019:

Oooohhh, "representatives" that actually are............