New Study: Owning Firearms Will Turn You Gay

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 25, 2018:

Still safe, being a non-gun owning straight woman ( but know how to use them!) But, again, thoughts & prayers be with ye!

LegalFling consensual sex app is senseless—for everyone but assailants

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2018:

If you are so scared of being arrested, maybe it is time to stop one-night stands?

Take Two...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2018:

The proof of this well-reasoned post is the zeal with which Believers attempt to convert...they want you to be as full of joy as they are at "belonging". No amount of dry reasoning can replace that. We need tochange our outlook and aim if we hope to ever prevail! Can you communicate the freedom and happiness that comes when you live without feeling like every move is being watched & judged? THAT is what will set people free!

Loneliness and disconnection in the virtual age.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Get dressed, put on shoes, get out of the house. Talk to people in line or next to you in the coffee shop, the bookstore, the library, the bus stop. Just say something nice about the weather or their clothing....other people feel the exact same way as you do & it just takes a bit of courage. Plus, if a particular person is an asshole, you never have to see them again anyway.....

What cheers you up when you’re feeling down?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Singing/Karaoke...either at a venue or home alone!

You heathens eat pineapple on pizza?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Ham & pineapple on a pizza....YES!

Making new 'friends' after age 50

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Around here there are several singles social clubs for over-55's. I am currently 4th term President of one. We have about 100 Members, 75% female. Most own their own homes, love to travel, dance, dine out. Most are not at all interested in getting married or even living with someone ( once you get control of the remote, ain't no looking back!) But would love a "steady" that likes to have a good time & dances. Look in your area for dances"over-55's" Another excellent place is the humongous online site "Meetup", where you browse your area for groups that like to kayak, or wharever. Our group maintains a site on there for recruiting purposes.

If you could go back and offer your younger self a piece of advice, what would it be ?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Do not get married! Ever!

Are you able to allow others to be who they are with out judgement?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2018:

think of the steps required to comment on the sky: Color-- grey? Dark grey? Grayish blue? Exactly What shade of blue? Raining, (how hard?) snowing, foggy? Etc.....you nor anyone else cannot function without judging everything, every minute, never mind communicate. It is a human thing. Civilization happens when you learn to judge gently.

If you could teach everyone in the world one concept, what concept would have the biggest positive ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Tell the Truth is neck-and-neck with Mind Your Own Business for me, right now.

In case you didn’t know...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

I would agree with that...she always reminded me of those dark age "saints" who flagellated themselves, or whatever, to public acclaim & glory

Survival is 90% psychology!!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Actually, it is not getting caught in the bathroom or the kitchen, or driving the car, when your batterer goes for you. Further info available on request.

I never realized how much strife there is between the religious and the non-believers until I joined...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

One of my very first posts expressed something like this....I did not realize how lucky I am to live in Connecticut & not the bible belt

Pretty much the truth..

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Being open to possible rejection is scary...but as a former battered wife, frankly, this seems like BS, sorry

Have you noticed that some of the people whom commented on a lot of your posts when you first ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Not at all........

President Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panels | Time

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

In the immortal words of Jim, "Surprise, surprise, surprise"........ I am only surprised it took Big Oil this long.....

So I started a new job on the 2nd of Jan and am thrilled because its close to home and other good ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

The words, " I am a private person" should suffice, If anyone has the unmitigated gall to ask. For the pushy asshole, how about, "Why do you ask?"

Do you like to play brainy games or enjoy puzzles of any sort?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Rummikub! Pitch! Jigsaw puzzles on line....so fabulous, no missing pieces or big table in the way! And free!

After a break up or death of a spouse... Why do women seek out old flames

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Too many conmen out there waiting to fleece the recent widow!

This site requires usage .

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 22, 2018:

You are NOT paying attention...no "points" or anything else are required to get into the "dating" area...but if what you are looking for is mostly a dating site, may I suggest Plenty of Fish? This is primarily a discussion site for agnostics, atheists, and, increasingly, trolls. And the "points" you so hastily denigrate, are simply a measure of your comments, posts, other contributions, to encourage you to participate. Ooohhh, how evil!

Do you skirt around the issue of out right saying you’re an atheist when people start talking ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I usually say some version of "i am over all that". If questioned further, i say i find it impossible to believe "gawd's eye is on the sparrow" with all the suffering i see every day. I have seen even very religious people nod their heads to this answer.

Where did Noah keep all the freshwater fish?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2018:

It might be better to wonder what happened to alll the saltwater fish when all that rain severely diluted the oceans....? Just sayin'...........

Women's March!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Recovering from surgery, feeling less myself than I had hoped for today...so I donated to the ACLU instead of marching!

I borrowed this from the library.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I am going to see if this is on Nook! Thanks for the info!

HHS Announces New Conscience and Religious Freedom Division | HHS.gov

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Donate to the ACLU today!

Hidden naughty image in children's religious book...!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Beaver Cleaver, aka "The Beev". Censorship leads to cool stuff!

How does a nice Facebook post get slandered by two people?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 20, 2018:

Why oh why are you allowing these people access to your life, never mind FB?! Just because you are related to people does not make them good additions to your life!

This is a spin-off of a man's post... Ladies, do you buy condoms and do you enforce their use?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Ladies 55+ have, for the past 10 years, been the fastest-growing HIV-Positive demographic in this country, surpassing all other demographic groups! Get thee some condoms, gals! No protection, no sex. None!

There is a utilitarian Church right by my house thinking of attending services.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Could you ask a few friends over or go out to brunch? Why do you feel a need to go to a church?

Are ppl become more annoying or am I become more angry!chapterofmylife

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Both!

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev the inventor of the periodic element table in 1869.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Theory: the Periodic Table 1869 Proven Fact: (due to invention of measuring "tools) Periodic Table 2018 This is how Science works!

If necessary to testify in court would you put your hand on the bible?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Very very few places require any "book" to swear on, you can simply affirm you intend to tell the truth. A non-issue for years

Trump Administration Creates New Religious Freedom Gestapo

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Donate, even a small amount, TODAY to the ACLU or similar!

So I've spent the last 18 years praying all the time: If I want something - pray about it; if ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

How do you explain that spiders have 8 eyes? Is it random, or would they be better off with 4 eyes, or 16, or .......? You can Choose to see "intelligent design", or you can see Plenty of examples that random selection has not always worked very well, for example, the millions of extinct species (woops!) Or the design of human knees........

How do you cope with the fact that any day you will die and that will be the end?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

How do you cope with fact that the sun rotates around the earth? It just "is"....no coping necessary!

Making Life Meaningful Without Religion

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

This question buys into the premise that only a Gawd can give purpose & "goodness" to life. Bah, humbug!

Witches

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

As a child I felt strongly that certain places were "special", a stronger feeling than I ever got in a church, and that there was "-something" in these places I could communicate with. I also had an ability to "feel" that certain plants could soothe a rash, for example....born a witch? Or just childish vestiges such as primitive tribes felt? I still get feelings about places......

I have significant Xian background, and I have been agnostic for over 20years.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Just remain curious! That way, if there is "something" there (reincarnation?) You will be excited & interested. And if there is nothing.........

I wonder what would happen....

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 18, 2018:

About a year ago I twittered directly back to him about what a scumbag liar he was...so far, nothing has happened, except weird clicking on the phone and that van I seem to see everywhere.........

Atheistic Orgasms What's the biggest problem for an atheist?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 18, 2018:

A really good orgasm eliminates thoughts...so, no problem!

Can friends remain friends after a serious breach of trust?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 18, 2018:

I think some marriages survive after infidelity? I cannot imagine this myself, but I have seen it. Maybe i am moe unforgiving than others...but trusting lost is not coming back.....

What's your favorite fictional premise? Do you like the supernatural in fiction?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

Cannot remember the author or name of a sci-fi short story where astronauts (nasty humans!) go to a planet to take over and all anybody there will say is "MYOB", even if threatened or killed. The would- be conquerors give up & go away. Turns out the MYOB stands for Mind Your Own Business and it made a Huge impression on me....no entity can conquer even a seemingly powerless group that simply stands its' ground!

Why is it the Catholic funerals have to be so damn depressing, I don't want to see my loved one dead...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

They want to give you your money's worth...years ago, literally.

Well, the level system of agnostic.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

You can leap up in levels simply by posting ( the fastest way is new topics). It is just a way to encourage participation! I wish I could use the equivalent on my seniors social club membership!

Did you have a favorite toy when you were young?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

Probably age 2 or so,,,a floppy stuffed dog. My mom washed it, it fell apart, they tried to give me a different one. The first time I learned you can trust No One! (Do I sound bitter? I WANT MY DOG! Dammit!

Tell me something random about you...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

I will do anything to get a laugh!

Pondering, wondering, speculating etc. on the nature of an idea as an object. thoughts?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

Do you mean like a curse or a blessing? Both ideas, both supposed to have power in may faiths....

What is your favorite kind of dog ?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

The ones on my lap right now...both rescue mixes

How many people will be attending the Woman's March this Saturday?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 16, 2018:

"No Labels" on my sign...kind of covers everything?

Legally Dealing With Christians That Troll

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Good fencing? Big dogs? It sounds like you are stuck in a true hellhole! And if they re actually on your property, take pix & we will all tape your winning appearance on Judge Judy!

I also want to say I’m new on here and I haven’t been asked for money from some who’s says ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Welcome to asite with actual people with brains AND class!

A penguin was driving his car into a service station.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Ta dum.

Is there anyone who does not believe in the existence of extra-terrestrial life?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

I kind of think this is the same question as "is there a gawd?" "Oooh, look, somebody must have made all this"...... Who cares? How is relevant to me?

Why am I getting a notification that my Bible app needs to be updated?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Buwahahahahaaaa!

Why am I getting a notification that my Bible app needs to be updated?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Buwahahahahaaaa!

Why am I getting a notification that my Bible app needs to be updated?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Buwahahahahaaaa!

I was listening to my 70's and 80's music and it kind of hit me in the face, like when you walk into...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

I grew up in the 50's, it was the same. Those songs made women think they MUST have a man, no matter how crappy the man treats.them.....just be grateful you got one, girlie! And guys, they cannot have helped you be better person's. My all time detested one: Lou Christie, "2 faces have i", followed closely by the Johnny/Judy craparama from Leslie Gore. Vomiting in my mouth right now........

Do you block the trolls around here?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Nah...i be very disagreeable!

Are You Aware Of The Things You Touch?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

I am 3xtremely tactile...shopkeepers hate me! But I keep my hands away from my face! And wash.

Middle Age

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Don't waste time looking! Sooner or later you will show up, I promise!

You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Can it be a place instead? The WH tomorrow? Asking for a friend.....

Vikings win on a crazy play at the end and the player who scored the winning touchdown said “god ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

But....but....but....gawd Clearly loves The Patriots better, as do i!

I have been reading a lot about the Toltec way of looking at human life.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Slogging thru the Castenada claptrap in the 60's was right up there with "enjoying" reading "ULYSSES". P.T. Barnum was 100% correct! Is there other actual Toltec "thinkings" out there from the actual Toltecs?

Etiquette for Follow feature

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

I have followed a few people but i never get notified of their posts or anything else?! Does this feature even work?

Why ppl think the earth is flat

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Avoid these people at all costs! What a time/brain suck!!

When I think of death and what it means to exist without hope for an afterlife I find this is ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Frankly, while your writing on this subject is lovely, it expends way more energy than I want to on any subject, especially one which I cannot change. Life is for the living, period, why waste any more of it than you must? Meaning, I take a multivitamin and have made a will plus DNR. That's it!

How do you cope with the fact that any day you will die and that will be the end?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Sitting in a teary puddle of quaking fear, obviously, paralyzed by the utter horror of it all. Wait! I am not sure I understand the question.........

Making Life Meaningful Without Religion

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Wait! You mean, i can keep my money for me? Cook dinner when i want to, or not? Do good or not as i see fit? Have a social conscience, vote, make political contributions/voting decisions based on what I see & feel? Have extra free time on Sundays & Wednesdays? Huh.

SNOW! Anybody else like having all 4 seasons?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

I love the beginning of gardening, by August I am, "enough with the weeds & grass, already!" I love going snowboarding or whatever, watching my fire with a hot drink, too. Not much of a fan of humidity, but the beauty is, it all passes & something else comes along. I do not think I could stand to live somewhere with only one "season" ugh!

If you woke tomorrow and realized all believers had disappeared, due to the rapture, how would you ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Move into a wing of one of those televangelist's mansions! Oh, wait, no....they would still be there....

To all believers, if your one true god disappeared..... how would you know?????

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 15, 2018:

OMGawd! It is April First already?!

How comfortable are you with the idea of same gender sex?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 13, 2018:

I find myself highly ticked off over questions like this! Who cares? Okay, the poster...but why? And why are you answering them?

Serious Dilemma

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Do not be alone with him, ever! R!recruit friends to help! Then keep changing the subject. He may have incipient Alzheimers or something else, so just deflect & stay close to others until you can leave after the funeral, to avoid any confrontations

Is it more important to be liked or respected?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Treat me properly, i reciprocate. Dis me, wish you were somewhere else immediately. But, never forget, people spend most of their time worrying about how you perceive them!

What if you are wrong and there IS a god

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Personally i do not care...if there is no gwd, i will rest peacefully in oblivion, if there is some Gawd, I will spend a long time telling him/her/It exactly what I think of their "management style".

Carry on Citizen, nothing to see here

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 13, 2018:

"The notorious liberal rag"......do you get out at all, ever!?

Why is the Higgs boson considered the god particle is that not counter intuitive for science?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

No way does Any reputable scientist call it any such thing! Get some better sources! Simply put, it shows that "space" is not a big empty space like once thought, it is slam full of these particles. Hardly religious, not matter how televangelist you want to get.

Why is the Higgs boson considered the god particle is that not counter intuitive for science?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

No way does Any reputable scientist call it any such thing! Get some better sources! Simply put, it shows that "space" is not a big empty space like once thought, it is slam full of these particles. Hardly religious, not matter how televangelist you want to get.

Why is the Higgs boson considered the god particle is that not counter intuitive for science?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

No way does any reptablescientist call it the "God particle"! Check your sources!

T.G.I.F. It needs a new definition!

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

YGAG! YOUSE GUYS ARE GIDDY!

Atheist, unfortunately, is a word with extreme negative connotations for many people, try saying you...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

"Extreme negative connotations"....like "gay" or "transgender" used to be? Just keep saying it until the morons minds dull up.

Is Fox News credible or mostly propaganda?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Is this a trick question? One word: pizzagate. You know, where Hillary et al was abusing children in the basement of a pizza parlor....that had No basement & so easily checked, but, noooooooo.

I get days when I doubt my Atheism and relate to the main character in Job: by Robert A. Heinlein

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

I read himas a teenger...got fed up when I realized every single book just led up to everybody running around naked...booorrring!

God doesn't exist, blah blah, Religion is for stupid people, blah, blah, "you are just cherry ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Like shoveling the tide with a teaspoon...none of my energy is every going into that...maybe a little gentle fun when I get told "Gawd replaced our missing car battery so we could get to church"

Trail mix is nothing more than simply M&M candy with obstacles. Am I right?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Good trail mix shouldcontaine whole grains, nuts, seeds, some dried fruit. It is supposed to be for sustainable energy. If you want to eat M&M's by all means get some, but do not delude yourself by calling it trail mix.

Artificial versus Natural: is there a difference?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

i used to have a friend who tried everything Dr Oz, Sally Jessy Raphael, etc had on.....her favorite comment was, "oh, it's natural" ........okay, so is asbestos, lead, arsenic, heroine, cocaine, uranium, etc etc etc. Just because it's naturel doesn' mean it is good for you!

How do I tell my family I'm an atheist?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

It is a private matter, as all belief systems should be....why would you need to make some big announcement about it?

Defining Lonely vs Alone To me they are near synonymous. Does being alone not indicate lonely?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

You will Never feel as lonely as when you are in a " committed relationship" and the other person has acrually checked out without mentioning it!

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AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Atheism at its best requires us to Mind Out Own Business. Not up to me how youwear your hair, pray, give birth Or not. Telling others what theyshould do with something as fundamental as their own body is the antithesis of free thought! Please rethink before you come on here making attacks on personal decisions!

If there was a kind loving god we wouldn't have evil brussels sprouts

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I like Brussels sprouts! Aldi sells baby ones in microwavable bags, just yummy!

Do you think abused people should expose their abusers on social media?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2018:

How about if you just move out? If you do all that you describe, you will come across as manipulative in a court. Alcoholism is considered a disease & all he would have to do to get sympathy is say, "I need help".

I love when I hear christians sing or talk about the song "Hallelujah" as a religious song.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I always think it is about how lust can lead you into terrible trouble....David & Bathsheba? Samson & Delilah? Troubled at best!

Dating Scams

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I go on POF all the time to recruit new members for the Singles Social Club i curreently head. Have had a few robots, several "wham/bam/bye" types, etc. But most actual scammers will tell you that an honest person is the hardest if not impossible one to scam...example: the "we find money in the street" dodge. An honest person insists on turning it properly in & cannot be gulled. The rules of dating strangers, wherever you meet them, have never changed: stay in public at first, watch out if they are only available at odd times,(never on a weekend evening, for example), run like hell if they mention money in any capacity, ever!

According to the bible; Will Suffering Ever End? Would you say yes or no and why?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Why would i be concerned with what the bible says? Seems like a strange question for this site......

How do you cope with the fact that any day you will die and that will be the end?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2018:

"Cope"? How do you cope with the fact that he sky is blue today? I do not understand this question, sorry.

Is it possible to be an atheist and not even try to be?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 9, 2018:

To me, atheism is Freedom! Believers must follow a lot of arbitrary rules to "Be right with gawd"....and, apparently, send their money off to somebody on TV. I spend very little, if any time, thinking about what I Must do (other than pay my bills on time, feed the dogs, etc). In fact, before I found this excellent group, I wasted None of my time thinking "what if"? Now i am taking an enjoyable side trip i guess. Dump those chains, loose those shackles! Change the subject immediately when she, or anyone, starts in...."Hey, how about those Patriots!"

Add your favorite Atheist quote: John Kelly Ireland: "" Who are the bigger fool's, those who are...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 8, 2018:

You can be very smart & still be very foolish (lack common sense). I do not think "foolish" and "stupid" necessarily go together all the time, as I understand the words. A common example would be doctors, who are notoriously easy to gull with phony real restate deals.

James "Mad Dog" Mattis for president in 2020!!! Thoughts?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 8, 2018:

Just what we need, another Yahoo who acts before he thinks...this is a joke post, right?

It's a well known and almost universal social taboo, and likewise almost universally reviled, to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 8, 2018:

I question 'You will hear a far different story", IMO it is simply, again,willful blindness to the facts as presented...who Did Abel marry, exactly?........but so much of biblical belief requires blindness/deafness /oblivion, what else is new. I doubt you will find many believers who will actually argue in favor of incest!

In a discussion with a believer, I was asked, "where was my moral authority?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 8, 2018:

Hmmmm, it is religion that claims mankind has a "sinful nature" so that they can "save" you. Please ditch that entire premise immediately!