I love Xmas!

Shelton comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Correct spelling is important

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 13, 2018:

And incorrect spelling is impotent.

How cold is it where you are?

BestWithoutGods comments on Dec 11, 2018:

In the twenties this morning, with beautiful frost on the trees and grass. Now it has thawed, and in the mid forties.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 11, 2018:

@CaroleKay I'll try to remember to take my camera next time. :)

What is your deconversion story?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 11, 2018:

At age 13, I realized the Bible is just a book of stories written by men. I became an atheist.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 11, 2018:

I wish I had deconverted earlier. Alas, I was a late bloomer....

What's the best breed of dog for a pet?

BestWithoutGods comments on Dec 7, 2018:

The sweetest dog I ever had was a yellow lab, golden retriever mix. The next best was a toy manchester terrier. Also, a feist is nice.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 7, 2018:

@Qualia Yes, there were some house training issues with the toy manchester terrier. I couldn't count the number of times I had to clean up a pile of poo.

Do you agree that believing there's nothing but nothingness after death is as dumb as believing ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Take that moronic bullshit elsewhere. You aren't even worth debating, gtfo.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 5, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum I most admire people who are NOT divisive, who can reach across the aisle and correspond politely with those they disagree with. If both parties are willing to seriously consider the other's argument, the one with the best evidence may sway the other toward the truth.

Who is your favorite all time musical artist?

BestWithoutGods comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Luciano Pavarotti.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 5, 2018:

Nessun Dorma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMsqjXv9aJk

Oops! Should have thought this through a little better. :P

creative51 comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Did not someone else post this a day or two ago?

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 5, 2018:

Sorry, I missed it.

Anyone buying a Christmas gift for themselves?

TheAstroChuck comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Every time I order an item from a catalog, the salesperson tells me the model wearing the item is not included - cannot be had at an extra costs. :D

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 5, 2018:

Darn!

Trump and the War on Christmas Anyone who been paying even the slightest bit of attention to ...

BestWithoutGods comments on Nov 30, 2018:

Crooked Donald. Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up! I have no problem with citizens saying "Merry Christmas" or putting manger scenes in their front yards. They have every right to do so, as they please. I do have a problem with the government promoting Christ and displaying manger scenes. ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 2, 2018:

@johnprytz Best case scenario: Mueller presents enough evidence to convict the Fake President for various crimes. He is impeached with the provision that he never was legally our president, and all his appointments are null and void. We hold a special election in which Michelle Obama wins the presidency, and she gets to appoint two GOOD justices to the Supreme Court.

Our whole universe is in a hot dense state, then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started, ...

beerkrump comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Who thinks autotrophs would drool?

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

I take it to mean that the *descendants* of the autotrophs evolved to the point where they started drooling.

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Donotbelieve Slapping my forehead, reapeating "Assume makes an ass out of u and me." All the best to you, then. :)

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Donotbelieve At any rate, I congratulate you and your husband for your growing family. I wish you the best. :)

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Donotbelieve But if we claim to be grillers, we can steal parking spaces reserved for mothers. :P I am just now eating a veggie burger, hot off the grill. Yummy.

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Donotbelieve No, men do not want to go through that. We can barely stand holding our wive's hands while they're in labor! It takes a strong person -- a woman -- to go through pregnancy and childbirth. I'm glad I'm off the hook.

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Donotbelieve It's good to be a guy! I do not envy what you have to go through. You should have special parking places. Oh, wait....

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Donotbelieve The undecided one is vegetarian because his/her mother is. :)

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Donotbelieve Good for you! I was a late bloomer. I was raised to expect meat at every meal. I was in my 40's when I became vegetarian for various reasons: mercy for animals, health, lowering my grocery bill, and reducing greenhouse gasses and water pollution.

Recognize the grillers.

Donotbelieve comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Listen, this is me currently. I will happily let you have that space as long as you grill me a good veggie burger.

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

So you're vegetarian? I'm proud to be vegetarian. I don't approve of murdering and devouring the corpses of my fellow animals.

Trump and the War on Christmas Anyone who been paying even the slightest bit of attention to ...

BestWithoutGods comments on Nov 30, 2018:

Crooked Donald. Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up! I have no problem with citizens saying "Merry Christmas" or putting manger scenes in their front yards. They have every right to do so, as they please. I do have a problem with the government promoting Christ and displaying manger scenes. ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@johnprytz If I had the money, I'd relitigate that. To me, it is unconstitutional and offensive.

Does anyone else here actually sit and think about the philosophical ideas of God, Love, .

BestWithoutGods comments on Nov 25, 2018:

God may be crap, but love is not. Neighborly love is the best foundation for all ethical rules.

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 29, 2018:

@ShadowAmicus I might risk my life to save others. Hell, I am an army veteran, and that's what volunteering for military service is all about. But mostly, neighborly love does come down to mutual respect.

Anyone have any good funny one-liners?

BestWithoutGods comments on Nov 28, 2018:

Why should I go to a music store for a pump organ when I already have one between my legs?

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 29, 2018:

I will delete this on request. :)

What's the best way to celebrate milestone birthdays?

kiramea comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Everyone is different. I prefer to celebrate by going out to dinner with that special someone. Most of the time that special someone is myself, but I don't really care. My 60th birthday is Saturday. By coincidence my daughter will be in town and I'm going to go to Red Lobster with her. Then I'm ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 26, 2018:

Happy birthday! :)

The new t-shirt I've just bought myself as a Birthday gift to myself, now I can hardly wait to see ...

BestWithoutGods comments on Nov 11, 2018:

Happy birthday, fellow Scorpio! Love the shirt.

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Triphid Oops. My bad. LOL. Happy birthday, anyway!

Instead of taxing the middle class, tax the damn churches like the for profit businesses they are.

BestWithoutGods comments on Nov 11, 2018:

I think of churches more as scams than businesses....

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 11, 2018:

@Surfpirate Worse.

"I have just unfriended a number of people on facebook that gave a positive response to a meme that ...

twshield comments on Nov 8, 2018:

i would advise people to block themselves from face book. I have been off for almost a year now. sometimes i miss it but because we are creatures of habit. face book is an addiction filled with negativity, and privacy invasion. If i chose to communicate with friends and family i simply call or ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 8, 2018:

I, too, used to be on FB, but I deactivated my account. My reasons are similar to yours.

45 makes G.W. Bush look like a choirboy! He is a pirate.

BestWithoutGods comments on Nov 7, 2018:

The Fake President is a fool, a conman, and a pathological liar. Bush was an embarrassment, but the Fake President is a just-kill-me-now embarrassment. I can't even say his name. I'd have to wash my mouth out with soap.

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 7, 2018:

@Shelton I can write his name with the help of an asterisk. Asterisks are good for writing dirty words. So: Fuck Tr*mp!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

ProudMary comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Yes, please.

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

Green_eyes comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Hopefully light will win over darkness and you’ll get your wish. Happy Birthday!

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

ValJ comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Happy birthday for tomorrow ??? I really hope you are granted your wish ?

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

ashley44 comments on Nov 5, 2018:

May your birthday wish come true!

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I used to try and vote the best candidate. Most times it was a Democrat or independent; yet, on occasion, a Republican would be better. Been years since that has happened and tomorrow it will be straight Blue ticket. Honestly I think since 79 and Gingrich, I haven't voted for a Republican (and no,...

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

I've gone through several changes. Having been raised in a religious family, I started out voting Republican. Then I went through a Libertarian phase. Then I wised up and became a Democrat. I, too, have been known to cross party lines, depending on the candidate, but like you, I have for several election cycles voted straight blue.

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

242Foxtrot comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Happy Birthday - I contributed to your desired gift by mail a couple of weeks ago!

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you! I voted the first day of early voting, on the 17th of October.

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

EdEarl comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Will vote tomorrow, and give you a blue wave.

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

Varn comments on Nov 5, 2018:

That is beautiful ~

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

A blue wave would be beautiful, indeed!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

gearl comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I hope your wish comes true and then we'll both have a good day. Happy birthday.

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you! Keeping my fingers & toes crossed....

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

Donotbelieve comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Will do. Happy Birthday

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you!

BIRTHDAY WISH: Tomorrow is my birthday.

moonmaid comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Done! Happy birthday

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 5, 2018:

Thank you!

Cheese, I needed this today!

bubaj50 comments on Nov 2, 2018:

Jumpin cheeses?

BestWithoutGods replies on Nov 2, 2018:

Chumpin' Cheeses?

If you could make a rule that everyone had to follow, what would it be?

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Thou shalt not make rules for other people to follow.

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 31, 2018:

@Morganfreeman I respectfully disagree. I prefer civilization.

If you could make a rule that everyone had to follow, what would it be?

Casey07 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Rules, rules, we don't need no stinken rules.

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 31, 2018:

I prefer the rule of law rather than anarchy.

If you could make a rule that everyone had to follow, what would it be?

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Thou shalt not make rules for other people to follow.

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 31, 2018:

With an exception for laws of the land. Without law we would have a very messy anarchy.

Hello Agnostics! I’m glad to have stumbled on this site.

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Not all here are agnostics. Some of us are atheists. Welcome. What are "secular recovery folks"? Are you looking for psychological support? Or something else?

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 29, 2018:

@ZenJen I had an addiction once. It started when I was a Mormon. That church was absolutely no help. Their condemnation and suppression just made it worse. In fact, I think it quite likely that the church CAUSED my addiction. Upon repenting of Mormonism, I got secular counseling from a psychiatrist. That was what helped me overcome it, thirty years ago. To this day I am free of that addiction.

Even if all humans turned into peaceful, rational humanists like Steven Pinker or Hans Rosling, our ...

AgnosticBear comments on Oct 27, 2018:

It’s just time to break our dependence on Mother Earth and Father Sun.

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 27, 2018:

To which planet, in which solar system, do you plan to migrate?

What are you really good at that you wouldn't put on your C. V?

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 16, 2018:

I'm really good at making people groan at my bad puns. That's just how eye roll.

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 20, 2018:

If Mr. Potato Head became a cruel despot, would that make him a Dick Tater?

Is the solution to "hate speech" more speech or less speech?

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Returning hate speech with more hate speech only escalates tensions on both sides. It is worse than useless. Try speaking respectfully, calmly and reasonably with the hate-speaker. You might start with something like, "I respectfully disagree. Would you like to know why?" If the person is open to...

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 13, 2018:

@IamBane If a person calls himself a Nazi, but does not act on the Nazi agenda (Is that what you mean by your question?), I would like to enlighten him to the fact that calling himself a Nazi makes people THINK he has the same agenda as other Nazis, and will act on it. It gives him a bad reputation. Every morning I ride my bike down a certain street on my way to the park to get some exercize. Two houses on that street fly a Confederate flag. I have spoken to people in the past who wear Confederate flags on their hats, or have them on their license plates. They claim that it has nothing to do with the 19th Century Confederacy, but with today's Southern states, and they are only expressing pride in where they live. However, when rational people see that flag, it causes them to think of racism, white supremacy and slavery, which was the whole reason for the existence of the Confederacy in the first place. So, when I pass those flags on my bike, I give them a thumbs down and say, "No racism! No white supremacy! No slavery! No Confederacy!" I am not protesting the people who live in those houses, but the Confederate agenda. They have their freedom of speech, and are legally able to fly that flag. But I also have freedom of speech. If they are going to protest against "liberty and justice for all," I have the freedom to protest in favor of it. Neither of us is doing physical harm to others. (However, their African American neighbors may feel intimidated.) The people who live in those houses have not shot me off my bike (yet), and I have not done them any harm either. I do not even know the people. They may be ignorant rather than malicious. It is possible, though, that they are among the KKK group in our town. I just don't know. But they need to know that there are people who object to the racism that the Confederate flag represents.

Is the solution to "hate speech" more speech or less speech?

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Returning hate speech with more hate speech only escalates tensions on both sides. It is worse than useless. Try speaking respectfully, calmly and reasonably with the hate-speaker. You might start with something like, "I respectfully disagree. Would you like to know why?" If the person is open to...

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 13, 2018:

@jorj I would not say, "I hate Nazis." I would disagree with their agenda, resist it, and even fight against it. But if a Nazi is willing to talk rationally, I would gladly sit down with him and expose him to some ethical reasoning. In other words, it is not the person I hate, it is the agenda that I resist. The person may just be ignorant rather than malicious. He might be under a bad influence. If I can help the person to think ethically, I will do so.

Is the solution to "hate speech" more speech or less speech?

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Returning hate speech with more hate speech only escalates tensions on both sides. It is worse than useless. Try speaking respectfully, calmly and reasonably with the hate-speaker. You might start with something like, "I respectfully disagree. Would you like to know why?" If the person is open to...

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 12, 2018:

@HereticSin The two are not equal. I would definitely take the side of the Jews rather than the side of the Nazis.

This is just the beginning of my article, written in 2000, entitled "Isaiah Was a False Prophet.

p-nullifidian comments on Oct 5, 2018:

With all respect, I once held in high regard the secular scholars and historians who engage in biblical criticism. Critics like Bart Ehrman and Robert M. Price were once favorite authors of mine. But when I finally saw the bible as it really is--not history, but a work of fiction--I began to see ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 5, 2018:

@p-nullifidian Good point. My escape from Moronism (oops, Mormonism) was based on proving Joseph Smith to be a false prophet. Debunking the biblical prophets was just icing on the cake.

This is just the beginning of my article, written in 2000, entitled "Isaiah Was a False Prophet.

p-nullifidian comments on Oct 5, 2018:

With all respect, I once held in high regard the secular scholars and historians who engage in biblical criticism. Critics like Bart Ehrman and Robert M. Price were once favorite authors of mine. But when I finally saw the bible as it really is--not history, but a work of fiction--I began to see ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 5, 2018:

You are correct in that posting such evidence on this website is like preaching to the choir. The people here don't need further evidence. On the other hand, though, I think it wise to be prepared to present evidence to those who are not as advanced as we are. For example, I met a Jehovah's Witness at the local park. He initiated a conversation with me, and I read a pamphlet he gave me. In it, the claim is made that fulfilled prophecy is evidence that the Bible is credible. In subsequent conversations, I have been honest with him, telling him that I am an atheist, and I have evidence that the Bible contains false prophecy. He has agreed to read my articles on the topic. I even got him to agree that we should both follow the evidence where it leads. I warned him that I might make an atheist out of him, rather than he making a JW out of me. I suspect he may back out of the evidence-based research at some point, but at least I will have exposed him to some evidence, reason and logic. And it may work on him over time....

What are your favorite proofs against the Bible?

BestWithoutGods comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Good article. Thanks for the link. In and around 2005 I wrote a series of articles detailing false prophecies in the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. I also wrote on contradictions in the Bible, and about my hypothesis that Matthew was written as a satire, and various other articles...

BestWithoutGods replies on Oct 1, 2018:

@benhmiller Thank you. I have just made my first post on this topic. I took your advice by cutting and pasting a portion of one of my articles. I don't see it, though, in the queue. Do the administrators hold posts until they can preview them?

Anyone interested in doing a reading group.

BestWithoutGods comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Sounds groovy. Oops, I'm showing my age. What's the word now? Rad?

BestWithoutGods replies on Sep 17, 2018:

@orange_girl I still say "dude," too. Has it become antiquated already?

Anyone interested in doing a reading group.

BestWithoutGods comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Sounds groovy. Oops, I'm showing my age. What's the word now? Rad?

BestWithoutGods replies on Sep 16, 2018:

@orange_girl So, I guess the next time a youngster tells me she is sick, I'll just say, "Good for you!" LOL.

Anybody out there like musicals?

BestWithoutGods comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I love to see musical theater. I also love to act in it. I just auditioned for "Hello, Dolly" at my local Arts Center, and will be performing in November.

BestWithoutGods replies on Sep 9, 2018:

@LucyLoohoo Thanks! But whose leg shall I break? Hmmmm..... LOL.

How about some fun with 2 truths and a lie?

BestWithoutGods comments on Aug 30, 2018:

1. Auditioning for "Hello, Dolly," I sang the title song while dancing with a moving dolly. 2. I saw a sign advertising "Junk Removal" and called to ask if they performed sex change surgery, changing men into women. 3. I had a dog named P.D.Q. Bark.

BestWithoutGods replies on Aug 30, 2018:

@Alimacbean Correct! Two points for you! :)

What do you think about sharks?

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Being a lawyer myself, I have no problem with my fellow sharks. :P Seriously, sharks are no more evil than any other carnivorous animal. Humans have exaggerated the danger of sharks, and are too merciless toward them. Let's leave them in peace.

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@Bigwavedave Why don't sharks eat lawyers? Professional courtesy.

What do you think about sharks?

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Being a lawyer myself, I have no problem with my fellow sharks. :P Seriously, sharks are no more evil than any other carnivorous animal. Humans have exaggerated the danger of sharks, and are too merciless toward them. Let's leave them in peace.

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@Bigwavedave LOL

I have really had it as of today.

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I have been taught to replace a vowel with some symbol when writing a nasty word. So: Fuck Tr~mp

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@Wurlitzer Maybe it would help to block out more of the nasty word? Fuck T~~~p

I have really had it as of today.

MsAnneThrope comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Ew. I don't "really" want to fuck trump. :/

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 20, 2018:

ROTFLMAO

I have really had it as of today.

arttrust comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I don't really recognize the country we are living in. It is disturbing.

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 20, 2018:

I'm ashamed to be an American.

Hot Button Question 4

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 18, 2018:

When I pass someone smoking on the sidewalk, I hold my nose, cover my mouth, and walk by them very quickly. I do not mean to offend them, but I'm sure some would take offense. I do it because if I breathe too much polluted air, I get bronchitis.

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@whiskywoman If the smoke pollution on the sidewalk went straight up in an inches-wide column, you would have a point. But it does not. It spreads, so that people dozens of feet away are adversely affected.

Hot Button Question 4

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 18, 2018:

When I pass someone smoking on the sidewalk, I hold my nose, cover my mouth, and walk by them very quickly. I do not mean to offend them, but I'm sure some would take offense. I do it because if I breathe too much polluted air, I get bronchitis.

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@LuckySeven Thank you for caring. And kudos for quitting. Hooray!

Hot Button Question 4

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 18, 2018:

When I pass someone smoking on the sidewalk, I hold my nose, cover my mouth, and walk by them very quickly. I do not mean to offend them, but I'm sure some would take offense. I do it because if I breathe too much polluted air, I get bronchitis.

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@ITGuy75 They don't care. If they cared, they wouldn't smoke where there are innocent bystanders. (Or in this case, bywalkers?) It's their business if they want to commit suicide by smoking. But why do they commit murder while they're at it? It is unethical to smoke in public. But they don't care.

Today my friend had to euthanize her beloved dog.

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I'm happy to be vegetarian. Eating my fellow animals just seems cruel and terribly wrong. Also, livestock farming is bad for the environment. And a vegetarian diet is better for my health. As for euthanizing pets (and even humans) to relieve them of their terminal pain, I believe it is merciful ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Healthydoc70 True, some animals do eat other animals. Some animals, though, are vegetarians. Most animals are unable to reason things out. They just go by instinct. Humans, though, are able to think about what is ethical and what is not. Do we eat like the carnivore animals, or the vegetarian animals? I think it more ethical to eat a vegetarian diet. I acknowledge that some may disagree. I do not insist on controlling what others eat. But I can and do control what I eat.

Today my friend had to euthanize her beloved dog.

VAL3941 comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Yeah, we euthanase animals, but not humans, that is just wrong !

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 12, 2018:

We treat our pets better than our humans. When it's time to put people out of their terminal pain, we should be able to give them a helping hand.

Here's a thought; we, as a nation, want to think we are great, without any reflection on what we are...

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I am totally embarrassed by the USA right now.

BestWithoutGods replies on Jun 9, 2018:

@Omen6Actual So was I, during the Bush administration.

How long should you wait?

BestWithoutGods comments on May 5, 2018:

There is some value to chastity. I went through a free-love phase, but it ended in 2005 when I realized that women got hurt when I made love to them and failed to commit fidelity to them. Since then I have lived a chaste life, and I am happier for it. Whether you live together without formal vows, ...

BestWithoutGods replies on May 6, 2018:

@SallyMc No, I am not jesting. I am only expressing my own experience. I have hurt women, and I'm sorry to have done so. However, I understand that not all people are the same. Many may be fine with sleeping around. I do not judge them. But I have found my happiness in chastity and faithfulness to one person.

Any bilingual agnostic here?

Meta-Jen comments on Apr 22, 2018:

Hola amigo! Hablo castellano I també parlo català.

BestWithoutGods replies on Apr 23, 2018:

Duchessa: En la Argentina aún llaman a su idioma castellano.

Any bilingual agnostic here?

BestWithoutGods comments on Apr 22, 2018:

My native language is English. Yo también hablo español bastante bien. Sto imparando l'italiano. 我不会说一点普通话。

BestWithoutGods replies on Apr 23, 2018:

Duchessa: I suppose it is possible that the Chinese characters do not show up on all devices. They do show up on my computer, after the Italian line. Ciao e buona giornata.

Any bilingual agnostic here?

BestWithoutGods comments on Apr 22, 2018:

My native language is English. Yo también hablo español bastante bien. Sto imparando l'italiano. 我不会说一点普通话。

BestWithoutGods replies on Apr 22, 2018:

By the way, that last line says that I don't speak a lick of Mandarin. :D

I am about 2/3 through reading Post-Truth by Lee McIntyre.

valerie55 comments on Mar 31, 2018:

My sister and her current husband are both lawyers so they are smart. Neither of them have any education in the sciences, so my sister's husband is getting my sister to believe in some conspiracy theories. I try to give her scientific evidence and she will just say, 'its not enough evidence to ...

BestWithoutGods replies on Apr 1, 2018:

Sounds a lot like my brother. He used to email me with propaganda from his political and anti-science ideology. I would respond with facts and evidence. Then he would resort to ad hominem attacks like "Well, you're just stupid." Eventually, he stopped sending the propaganda, though he still seems to believe it. Some people will go to any lengths not to be contradicted. However, I still point out to people what the facts are, and point out some source information. Why? Because I look back on phases in my life when I accepted fallacies as if they were true. When people tried to correct me, I rebuffed them in the moment. However, the truth they offered stirred within me, and I would eventually come to realize that those who tried to correct me were right. Unfortunately, by the time I came to the truth, many of my helpers had moved on, and I could not locate them to send my thanks. Therefore, I can only hope that the seeds of truth I offer people will eventually grow within them. Even if I don't see their fruits come to maturity, I maintain hope that it will happen.

I am about 2/3 through reading Post-Truth by Lee McIntyre.

Rosh comments on Mar 30, 2018:

What is it about ?

BestWithoutGods replies on Mar 31, 2018:

It's about how people, because of their biases (political bias, for example), avoid facts and evidence, and cling to falsehoods, conspiracy theories, etc. One major example in the book is the denial of climate science. The book also advises readers on how to react to denialism. I'm just getting to that part at 3/4 through the book.