Has anyone here watched the TV show on CBS "God Friended Me"?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Ohferpetessake...for real, dude?

Donald Trump accuses Jewish reporter of lying and tells him to 'sit down' in response to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 29, 2018:

Ooohhh, struck a nerve, did he? Thank Goodness for the Free Press!

I stumbled off and got caught reading through some threads.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 29, 2018:

IMO if you attempt to legitimize claptrap by putting, for example, ""astronomy" with "astrology" you are attempting to pull the religious wool over my eyes, and I fail to appreciate that! Call me a "chest-pounding atheist" because I stand firmly behind reason & science is pretty nasty, doncha think?

Since the Jonny Lee Miller Sherlock Holmes is on Hulu now I've been revisiting media influences on ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 29, 2018:

As portrayed brilliantly by the late lamented Jeremy Brett (who was .bipolar in real life), Johnny Lee Miller, and to an extent by Bernard Cumberbatch, and as actually written by Conan Doyle, Sherlock was someone who had real problems with everyday life as most of us know it, and absent the mental stupimulation of a 'case turned to drugs....perhaps a very high functioning Asberger's? How has it effected you personally?

The NRCC is running attack ads in Michigan claiming that “liberal extremists” are “dividing ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 28, 2018:

I proudly am attempting to "divide the country" by planning to throw all Xian Repugs off the edge of this flat earth! I will tell them if they jump they will join the Rapture, not fall......

Christian Group Prays to Protect Donald Trump From the Curses of Witches - What century is this ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Back to the Dark Ages!

Do you think crying is a sign of weakness or strength?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Neither/either...i cry when I am sad, I cry when I am Extremely Angry, i have cried with happiness a few times too. What does it have to do with "strength or weakness"?????

The next time someone hits you with the concept of intelligent design, show them a picture of a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 28, 2018:

They are Cute! But.....Even easier....knee "design"

Some More Thoughts About The Reality Of Space PROOF THAT SPACE IS NOT A THING If space were a ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Hmmmm, Higg's boson, anyone?

There was a post in health and happiness that inspired me to post this Atheism Has a Suicide ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 28, 2018:

"There are of course...."???!!!! Article begins, after initial paragraph, with this totally Unsupported claim, than entire article ASSumes this is true & then goes on from there. I call BS!

This site has an annoying deficiency.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 27, 2018:

If you wait a second or two after clicking the Alert gets you to the actual comments, your comment, in a darker background, will show up centered in your screen, in th order it was posted. The more comments there are on a post, the longer this will take.....maybe even 4 seconds! If you try to scroll, this will Not happen! So click the Alert, then keep paws off the screen!

A transgender prisoner who sexually assaulted two inmates at a women's jail and had previously raped...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 27, 2018:

And this is Big News because no other inmates of either/any sex have ever raped anyone?! Your nasty prejudice is showing, sweetie........

Do you think that if God does not exist, life is ultimately absurd?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Buwahahahahaaaa! Good one!

Alright, I said I would reveal who she is so, here's a pic.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Lookin' happy!

Please read. I am interested how other media will report this admission. [rt.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Russia, just like us, is/was Always preparing for war...this is news??!

SCREAMING AT THE SCREEN... 10 more reasons Atheism is stupid yes 10 more [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Because "explosions" result in motorcycles..........

[instagram.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Med check? Punctuation? Help!

Science can only provide facts (and there no other way to get reliable facts about our world).

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

I do not, nor ever have, craved "meaning" because I have No Idea what that is, and neither do you!

Intolerance

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

You can twist things all you want. I insist that people be treated as People, as i would wish to be treated. Period.

Regarding God's 'Morality': A Few Random Thoughts Now do you True Believers mean to tell me that ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Does Anyone on here consider their time well spent reading his? Jews: hundreds, hundreds of thousands, none at all... WGAF? Time-sucking troll alert!

Do you fear civil war in the USA?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Invocking Martial Law would make Cheeto in charge for life!

In God's Image - Religion's spirit-body split has produced many dualistic divisions like Hell and ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

WTH are you posting this time-sucking nonsense on here? It is all BS!

Trump claims he can give us 100 pictures of mueller and comey hugging and kissing

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

And,,,,,if true, SO WHAT?!?! Just more nastiness from cheeto

The true leader

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

He never did Harm!

I know it is bad to hope in love but.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

I hope you are working on becoming happy regardless of who is in your life...that is the Only way to actually be happy...saying someone "makes" you happy puts a terrible burden on them....

This is not a flash from the past.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Charming, just charming, i want to date the guys who wrote & published this and pull a Judith on them! ( look it up in the Babble)

Do you consider yourself a good lover to your partner or spouse and why?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

I was, when i had one. In my younger years, I made it my "business" to find out what guys Really like!

Does anyone on this site come here to talk about Atheism and religion or is it just complain about ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Retired liberal.

Atheist Award to Stephen Fry [forbes.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Arm wrestle ya for it?!

The absolute worst kid ever..

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Asking questions of the morally bankrupt...again......and expecting a ifferent/better answer. Isn't that the actual description of insanity? Or was, once upon a time.....

Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part One: A Look Back [ghionjournal.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

They have 24/7/365 to fill...when the news came on twice a day, a lot less filler & errors crept in...however, that ship has sailed. Ask yourself...without the free press, would you know about (for one example) migrant children & infants being ripped from their parents, some forever? How about Flynn, Cohen, Manafort machinations? How about Anything?! Except what your government wanted you to know? (And we all know how your government would Never lie to you!)

My 15 year old is at a Christian Halloween event.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

A Christian Halloween event? Must be a very xian-lite place!

Trump Pastor Claims Women Sexually Assault Men By Dressing Provocatively | Michael Stone

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Yup, 70, 80, 90-year olds in jammies, 2 year olds in diapers, altar boys in altar boy smocks, freaking tempting as hell, ain't they?

Would you consider yourself difficult to get along with, deal with, or live with?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Sounds like these "others" have personal problems best attended to far from my spot on this earth.

WHAT'S YOUR BULLSHIT?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I cope by not giving a flying fig about what others think! Works Very well!

What reaaally happened to the dinosaurs..

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

OMG! Loving it!

Vote! and follow these tips, to make sure your vote is counted. g

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

And please remember 2 things: "Not voting" is Not a protest, it IS a vote for the status quo. No candidate will meet all your criteria...choose the 2-3 major items of concern to you & find the best fit. Oh, wait, to find a candidate who agrees with Everything you want, you Could run for office in 2 years...just a thought.....

God’s Intelligent Design?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

You forgot knees! Not only our knees, but dog knees too...designed to fail under stress!

Texas 'Prophet' Joshua Holmes Is 'Jesus in the Flesh,' Followers Say

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Geez, I might have to rethink my atheism, because Gawd has not struck him dead for this.....so maybe it's true? Buwahahahaaaa!

Racist? Niecy Nash has a number you can call. [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Damned funny, in a sad, sad way. And perhaps even useful!

Southwest Airlines passenger invokes Trump after being accused of groping woman on flight - The ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Because lots of nasty wrongs make a right........

FACT CHECK: Is This a Photograph of the Trump/Cruz Political Rally in Texas?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Shocked, I am shocked by this! Well, okay, not so much.....

I really hope we make the right choice here in the states...this election is so important! VOTE!

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

"Not voting" is Not a protest, it is a vote for what is going on now! Check online Today for your registration status, takes 1 minute, so you are prepared to let your opinions be known! And remember, the chance that a candidate will support everything you want is in negative numbers, but you can easily support Change!

It does beg an answer.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

EXCELLENT QUESTION!

“A preoccupation with the next world clearly shows an inability to cope credibly with this one.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

I just adore all the "what if..." (there's no earth, we are computer simulations, this was really Pluto), ad nauseum crapola. I point out that they are wasting what they have, why care? And get *crickets* , or nastiness. Too bad, so sad......

Would like someone to share with about life

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Philosophically? Or?

Most artwork between 1AD until say 1900 is heavily influenced with religious themes.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Artists were subsidized by the Church, and/or wealthy patrons who sought favor with the Church. As always, follow the money!

How can someone be 100% certain that a god doesn't exist?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

I am 100% certain about a lot of things! The sun rises in tbe east; death is certain; taxes are inevitable; water is wet, or frozen, or vapor; breaking a bone is not good for you; i like some foods, dislike others; cheat me, I do not forget; and ETC........ Everybody is certain of more than one thing, they just haven't thought about it & jump on that "ooohhh, I am uncertain" silliness!

Does this site work for anyone? Ive had better luck at Schnucks grocery store.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

WTF are you babbling about, and Why?

Does a post or comment make you feel a little ill? We now have a nausea icon under "Like".

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Alrighty then! Thanks!

Going backwards

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Loneliness

This is Truth..

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Freaking A!

Does anyone ever get to watching back cracking videos and wish that was you on the table?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Umm, I went 8 times over 2+weeks, the neck-cracking damaged an artery in my neck and & caused a massive stroke, I was 38. No neurologist will recommend "cracking/snapping" a neck...lower back, fine. Neck no! I am the second person in this area (different chiropractors!) who had this happen, the other gal ( a registered nurse) ended up using a mouthstick until she died in a nursing home

Hey ladies.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Good times......

“Is man merely a mistake of Gods? Or is God merely a mistake of man? — Friedrich Nietzsche

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2018:

You must posit a gawd to debate this........

Incandescent with rage: [nytimes.com] Could we go backwards any further?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2018:

If you do not vote, it IS a vote for what we have now, plus more!

Christian author: Trump is under attack from ‘multidimensional Luciferian advanced beings’ – ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Ooooohhhh, Big Words, used Bigly........

Is it good to read the news?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 23, 2018:

I prefer to actually READ my news, as you can pause at any time & think over what you have just read. Listening or watching media, you lose a lot of your critical thinking skills as you can only try to keep up with whatever they are slinging.

A pound of coal and a pound of gold are sent to Jupiter which one will become crystalized first?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Is Cristalized gold the same as Crystalline gold?

Solve this riddle, then post one yourself

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Amazon drone concussion

A pound of coal and a pound of gold are sent to Jupiter which one will become crystalized first?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Crystallized gold? What would that look like?

My sister's catholic wedding that I'm a groomsman in is next weekend.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Seems kind of disrespectful to her...she is supposed to be the focus of the day.....

Why are we afraid to die?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Why are You afraid to die? I have done so twice, and it was quiet & peaceful and pain/worry free.

American Christians Are Persecuted By the LGBTQ Community! Christians are persecuted by the LGBTQ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Because the LGBTQ community, enjoying total job security and respect, has So Much free time!

The Ongoing Enigma of the Crop Circles: Part Three And now for the non-explanations (continued)!...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 22, 2018:

A board with a rope at one end, and a person (or 2 or 3)...you can watch them making crop circles, in a surprisingly short time, on YouTube. Occam's Razor! And yes, Sherlock Holmes...you have failed to eliminate the board/rope/ guy!

Good day everyone.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Christianity wants fortune-tellers, witches, necromancers put to death! Disconnect, big-time!

How do you handle negativity regarding your agnostic ideas?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

I am morethan willing to engage in an actual exchange of ideas...but start throwing cant, and I am taking the gloves off! On the other hand, I live in the Northeast, a very "mind your own business" area. Thank goodness!

I guess I’m trying to find a common thread with people on here that’s not necessarily faith ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

If you spend 5 minutes perusing, you will notice that Anything goes. Why would you wish to define us, or yourself, with narrow parameters?

As far as I'm aware this is the first ever airing of an Agnositc.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Lookin' good!

The Exodus: Nice Story; Pity About The Reality: Part Three TEN COMMANDMENTS – ROUND ONE On ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Hilarious!

"Human power depends on mass cooperation, mass cooperation depends on manufacturing mass identities ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

No, that was Lenin's idea. It is shown thruout history that One person, who can lead the masses, is what creates change! Martin Luther King? Lincoln? Even Hitler? Etc etc etc Leadership, not "the masses" en masse

Ted Cruz's Wife Complains Her Husband's $174K Salary Not Enough For a Vacation Home

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Well, yeah, except for the fact that Cruz, like most members of Congress, is now a multi-millionaire on that $174,000...and how the Hell does that happen?!??

'Times' Journalists Puncture Myth Of Trump As Self-Made Billionaire : NPR

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Never, ever, have I believed this! Plus, 5 bankruptcies? 5?!!?

Donald Trump Is Putting Every Journalist in Every Country at Risk | The Nation

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Cheeto would be happy to incarcerate most reporters...Dachau, anyone?

Has anyone else crack open thier holloween candy that was ment for the kids?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

I buy kinds I absolutely dislike!

Whoever decided that white was a good color for underwear was an idiot.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Holdover from the days when colors bled, and caused rashes......

Who Should Pay On The First Date?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

If you grew up dating in the 60's, it was an absolute necessity! If you let a new date pay, he expected a return, and they could get pretty pushy about it, too. I still pay my way.......i say, "doesn't it make you feel good to know I want to be with you enough to foot the bill?" Because some guys my age get all pissed-off if they aren't paying!!

How do you take people that claim to have witnessed or encountered weird shit I.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

With a grain of salt...as long as they do not babble on endlessly about it (any more than I want to hear your surgery, or whatever, details ad nauseum)

My mom used to say, "If I had to choose between God in one hand or money in the other, I'd take the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Freakin' A!

Found out I was autistic as an adult.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 21, 2018:

What happened that you got diagnosed at last? I have long suspected there is Something going on with my family, even as an 11-year old i knew Mom & her sister were weird...lovely, but weird. And me too...seems a bit silly to worry about labels at 70, i guess, but I have questions....

Any diabetics here?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Interval traing will drop your numbers like a stone...even 10 minutes twice a day. Or, eat strict Atkins, same effect.

With a dead fetus inside her body, a pharmacist refuses to fill a prescription to deal with the ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

A dead fetus is a medical emergency, 100% life-threatening as it decays and gives off toxins. I do not believe this story because no competent doctor would expect a pill to clean out the decaying mass!

All religions have a set of beliefs.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

I am not lumbered with "original sin", nor the guilt and atonement it demands, I do not need to spend precious parts of my life "praying" or listening to somebody tell me how I should conduct myself/vote/tithe. I do not believe in Santa Claus, Zeus, or the Easter Bunny, either. . Troll Alert!!

Ancient Aliens.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Just count how many "qualifiers" are in every paragraph...words like might be, would be, could be, is it ... (possible) .maybe, perhaps, etc etc etc...just babbling and babbling with useless conjecture. You have so much free time?

When the republicans own survey shows that a single payer health system is the lowest cost they are ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

You need to Vote them out!!! They "understand" perfectly, that those under the table big $$$$ from Big Pharma would dry up with a reasonable system!

Do you think, private business should be allowed to sponsor the Police with private funds?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

What????!! So that corrupt police could harass rival businesses, favor the rich when they get pulled over, etc etc. etc. And yes, I know this happens now, but through our taxes & voting WE can have some say/control.

An interesting double standard many in our society seem to have.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Both men and women unfortunately use these lines to browbeat /abuse partners into doing their bidding. Been there, heard it all, FU! And, yes, religion with concept of "sin" is WORSE!

Name eight movies that could also be interpreted as nine movies where the main character is named ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Ummm, why, exactly?

When AI and Android tech gets sophisticated enough to mimic your dream partner what will happen to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Unless I get dementia of some kind, I will stick to actual real people...i firmly believe I would feel Much lonelier with a fake.

What was something you once believed and later discovered you were wrong

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

My ex was a good man of character.....buwahahahaaaa

What are the traditional ideas of God ?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Ohferpetessake......just go AWAY. I will say, though, it is nice to see you acknowledge the nasty, vengeful, punitive side of all gawd's for a refreshing change.

Pat Robertson: Saudi Arms Deal More Important Than Murdered Journalist [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 19, 2018:

People do not matter to oligarchs & those who prop them up!

So I voted for Bill Clinton in the 90's.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 19, 2018:

I still say I Do NOT Care which woman any man is "doing"...Kennedy, FDR, etc etc. As long as it is consensual & between adults. What has that ever had to do with job competence?!

Men and Christians experience higher amounts of discrimination than other groups, Trump voters claim...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Snorting coffee thru my nose, here...Big sad laugh of the day....

What If the Earth Does Not Exist? - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Ohferpetessake? What possible iota of difference would/could it make?

Do only humans have a soul? What is a soul? Would you ever trade yours for anything?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Soul is a religious myth so they can claim control of you for all eternity. It is IMO pretty rude to come on here and post a seemingly interesting question that then requires me to believe in a soul in order to discuss the topic....

I'm sorry I made you gay, but.....

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 19, 2018:

What I always say to these homophobes, racists, etc...YOUR PERFECT GAWD decided to make them however they are, to see how you would treat them. Epic Fail, asshole!

HBO’s Bill Maher DESTROYS Trump’s ‘Lynch Mob’ Rally Crowds At the Start His HBO show Real ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2018:

Ummm, I have a pitchfork and i am Mad As Hell......

Well, this is what happened with Shawn.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2018:

You are going to find out things you do not, nor want, to know about human nature. Talk is cheap!

Telling it like it is has gotten me on the sh list again

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 16, 2018:

You are being paid to do exactly what you did. IMO socializing outside the workplace is always a bad idea just because of crap like this!