Should we genetically modify our species?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 27, 2018:

I think your wishes could only be granted if we "colonize" another planet....See, we will live too long and today resources will be scarcer.

Why is being an "Agnostic atheist" hard for some people to understand?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Because the religious ones are convinced God exists. Simple.

How do you deal with telemarketers?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I registered my number in a "Do not call list".....it works pretty well. For those numbers that reach me.......I don't answer the calls and I block them.

I was wondering why most people now days don’t like to meet in person like we did in the old days,...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Fear of rejection? See, the old fashion way they knew from the go if they were attracted to e/o...and they went from there. Now, they may get "an idea" about the other person (pics are deceiving) and they prefer to keep the illusion alive by not meeting face to face.

Have you found your "calling" in life?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I did. I was a HS / College educator. I hope my students enjoyed getting the knowledge as much as I enjoyed sharing it with them.

Baptist Pastor: Godly Men Must Save America from “Bossy Women and Queers” – Friendly Atheist

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 25, 2018:

One sad side of this is people like him reproduce.

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses to Give Woman Medicine to Induce Miscarriage – Friendly Atheist

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I am sure this pharmacist believes the lady wants to abort for the heck of aborting. Shame on the pharmacist.

I lived in North Carolina and Minnesota.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

People in Alabama are friendly...not so much in Tennessee. LOL...In Nashville a lady heard my accent and said to me "We don't like Mexicans." I answer "Neither do I." The expression on her face was priceless.

I lived in North Carolina and Minnesota.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

In NY people are not inviting

‘It’s A Human Right’: Mexican Presidential Candidate On Mass Exodus To America ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

López Obrador is a populist and I doubt very much he will win. Mass immigration to USA is as ridiculous as to say "God is real". Ridiculous and ignorant. López Obrador says what he knows people want to hear.

What activities do you participate in regularly that are environmentally friendly and do your ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

I recycle my and my two neighbors plastic bottles.

A lot of posts on this site have lamented that they haven't met anyone here yet.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

All the people that have approached me here are -at least- 10 years younger. No good.

Priest slaps baby.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

The kid was crying to express his refusal about an unnecessary ceremony ...since no sin was committed by his parents

Much thanks to everyone who gave me feedback.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Well, I hope this group grows...fast. Yes, I am dreaming...specially if I want NYorkers.

Is anyone in the Hudson valley area?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

I am

You catch a religious nut putting a flyer on your car windshield or house door. What do you do?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Once a member of the local church placed a flyer under my door; I grabbed it and told her "Don't put your garbage under my door." She -as soon as I closed the door- placed it again under the door. I made a ball and I throw it at her feet while saying "I am calling the police; soliciting is not allowed in the building."

Religion has brainwashed me and my kids!! Its very difficult to be married to a Christian extremist ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Excuse me but it's hard for me to understand "how you married a person whose beliefs are so different from yours".

Reminds me of yankees who complain when they fuck everything up here in the south.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 22, 2018:

A small detail...but it would help to understand things better: NO every refugee right now at the border is from Mexico. There are also Guatemalans, Salvadoreans, Hondurans...and more.

An interesting solution, and, it's already available:

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 21, 2018:

My main concern with illegal immigration is the fact many have criminal records and many, also, could be diseases carriers. Remember the Marielitos from Cuba?

Liberal Wackadoodles

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 21, 2018:

At the border between Guatemala and Mexico we also can find the "so called cages"...built by Mexico to house the Guatemalans the wall between the two countries doesn't stop from crossing in.

The other conservative group I had started last month has been converted to a dating group for ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 21, 2018:

LOL....I have been blocked by the Singles group since I defended Trump separating kids from parents...LOL

What books should all atheists read?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 21, 2018:

Any book their heart desires ....

Liberal Wackadoodles

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Most of the people complaining were convinced by others that this "separation" was a Trump's idea. They don't know is an existing law.

An interesting solution, and, it's already available:

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 20, 2018:

1. The people seeking asylum are NOT only Mexican. 2. I doubt many of the asylum seekers knows what / where the USA consulates are.

This is disgusting beyond words. Baby jail from the Trump admin. [time.com]

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 20, 2018:

They should keep the kids with the parents in the same jail the parents are...Oh, gee, Bush signed a law against kids residing in jail. How about giving the kids back to the parents and sending all back to their respective countries? Aren't their respective governments the ones that should provide for them?

What if Mexico and USA simply become one country?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Because culture and traditions make it impossible.

This post is a continuation of my last one in this group.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I know piff about guns...only that the Constitution allows us to bear them. I will never own one.

LAUGHING HARD and GOOD I entered the Singles chatroom and I defended DT separation of the illegal...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I just read a post that baffles me....A member stated he/she is afraid he/she would have to flee USA on account of being an Atheist and a homosexual. I can't believe some people could reach such levels of paranoia.

This is how much Donald Trump loves children.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

He is only enforcing the law signed by Dubia Bush...Somebody should remin Laura about this detail.

Why are women scare of meeting men ?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

But future dating will only be the two of them....and a mental case -man pr woman- not necessarily strikes always the first time.

LAUGHING HARD and GOOD I entered the Singles chatroom and I defended DT separation of the illegal...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I am not against immigration...but I don't care for those who leave their countries for political reasons; they will return to their land as soon as the situation changes w/o remembering the chances given by the host nation.

LAUGHING HARD and GOOD I entered the Singles chatroom and I defended DT separation of the illegal...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Plain and simple....If you don't want to be separated from your kids stay in your country. The "brains" (Single room) said "They can't be blamed for seeking a better life." I say: Kick the bastards out of your own country and work there to achieve that better life.

LAUGHING HARD and GOOD I entered the Singles chatroom and I defended DT separation of the illegal...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Those attacking DT for enforcing existing immigration laws are not aware that many of those seeking political asylum ARE BAD PEOPLE (all kinds). They don't remember the bad Cubans that landed in Miami at the end of the last century...some of the Marielitos were criminals, mentally sick....

This meme says it all

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

E#njoy this one

I do not have software to create a meme but I will do my best to mimic one here.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

A good one here

Good morning! Hope you woke up happy this morning. I did ?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I just finished my first...going for seconds.

I think of a world without borders A free world about everything, beliefs, thoughts, free religion, ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 19, 2018:

And how would you deal with each world culture attempting to impose itself on the others?

Great parenting! So this guy, this girl, and her kid stopped by earlier.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 18, 2018:

I always remove toxic people from my life...regardless of the level of toxicity and the age of the person. lybio.net/mom-banned-from-store-because-she-cant...kid/people/

DEBATE: no doubt Religion can give people a guideline for morality, but also can contribute to ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Well, I disagree. The number of priests, bishops, cardinals....accused / sentenced for child abuse is hardly a "guideline for morality".

So who is watching the football?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Sorry, but yesterday I watched soccer Argentina vs. Island and today Mexico vs Germany.

What on Earth are they feeding theme these days?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 17, 2018:

LOL

Let's talk about steak. What is your favourite cut of steak?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 17, 2018:

The one I get each time I go to Argentina or to an Argentinean rest.

Good morning and Happy Father's Day!

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Hi

At the end of this month .

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Any way your heart tells you...yelling, screaming, sharing, laughing.... CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSSSS

If your partner has no interest in religion but has a family who does and he/she insists on ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I would as long as they don't ask me to be part of the religious bulls..t

Hey guys, I know some of us have been irritated lately due to the trolling from other groups, but ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Like with school bulling...a) you ignore the bully or b) you put the bully on his/her place. Here, at least to me, ignoring means "no to answer the provocation" (he / she will get tired) and putting on his / her place means "press the ignore button". As I said to my students "Is not who wants to hurt you but who is allowed to do so."

I've discovered/concluded that I really can't stand baby talk in a relationship.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 15, 2018:

I can't stand baby talk...period. :) I mean adult's or baby's .

Something wrong. Blocked

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 15, 2018:

How do you check if you are blocked?

Innocent man released after 38 years.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 14, 2018:

I wonder which kind of life an innocent person could have...after 38 years in jail.

I am super pleased.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 14, 2018:

https://www.facebook.com/460244257359493/videos/1091568944227018/

I just saw a profile on match .

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Whenever I hear this kind of talk...or read about....I am convinced the guy had a very SOB mother. Since people are supposed to cherish their moms they look for a "next to best" to unload the bad feelings some mothers induce in them.

Jesus walks into a hotel late one night.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Lol

I try to rarely mock others, but this is really funny AND has salient points.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 13, 2018:

I am a donkey about guns...but doesn't "semi" mean half of full?

When nudity becomes the new normal.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I don't describe as "prude" those that refuse nudity. No, I am convinced they do refuse Nudism because they are not sure of themselves.

Greetings my Fellow Americans! It's a great morning to celebrate a chance for peaceful progress on ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I can't help but to think this "agreement" became a reality too soon after DT called Kim Joing-Un "the rocket boy".

I've been reading the books my daughter brought home for her summer reading list.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Do the kids ever get to read any foreigner writers? The leader of our book club (she is a librarian) asked us to suggest titles / writers. I gave to her Borges, Cortázar, Lope de Vega, Pérez Galdós, Croning and few others. She didn't know who Borges, Cortázar and Rosario Ferré were. Sadly amazing.

So Why don't the media refer to Kim Jong as President and instead,they refer to him as North Korea ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Because it would be the same as referring to Raúl Castro as President....Kim Jong was not elected by the people neither was Castro.

Would you give someone a 2nd chance?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 11, 2018:

NO

People we meet.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Specially when you "re"meet a person, in a place neither of you ever visited before...and after many years. This happened to me in White Plains / NY few years ago; I bumped into a lady whom I had seen for the last time, in Buenos Aires, in 1985 or 86; we recognized e/o immediately and we have kept in touch since then.

I have a diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 10, 2018:

You said "it will be many years before..." Well, live your life now thinking that the medical field advances every day and in "many years from now" RA would be cured.

Do you know of any books of Japanese culture and history?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Your local library?

Do you fear people at your kid's school, neighbors, coworkers will find out that you don't believe ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Do you care, BTW, what these people say about you?

Do you fear people at your kid's school, neighbors, coworkers will find out that you don't believe ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Do you want friends / dates that love the real you? Well, then, say you are an Atheists; you will be surprised how many believers continue to be your friends and how many "in the closet Atheists" will approach you to congratulate you on account of your honesty.

Why do you reject the idea of religion?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Religious ignorance at its best;. A group of Catholic participating in a macabre ritual against abortion...they are "adoring" a fetus. ://www.facebook.com/TodxsporLaPatria/videos/456995268047388/

Saw this on FB and thought I'd share it here.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 9, 2018:

I love this 'toon

Is This a Woman's Logic?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Not only is not a woman's logic....but to think a person can change another human being -man or woman- is stupid. Additionally, men must understand that a woman is not obligated to accept them just because they are nice.

Not always is there guilt or anxiety but all to often, we waste time on the past or future and ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Once I read that depression is too much past....anxiety is too much future....and the present is the reality we must deal with w/o carrying the past on our shoulders nor forecasting fears that may never be.

Good morning and happy Friday!

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Adooooooooorable.......:) :)

Aren't these kids adorable?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 8, 2018:

To think in a not so far away past we were able to enjoy life normally.

This scenario warms my heart

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Seeking perfection is wrong...at any age. Now, seeking for that one who puts a smile on your face is ideal.

Anyone have anxiety?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I don't know if this will help you guys...or even if this is the right thing to do to deal with the fears an event can causes...but a friend of mine, each time she feels fear of driving in unknown areas / of rejection when meeting new people / of things not going as planned.....she closes her eyes, make fits with her hands and tells herself (as many times as needed) that she can drive anywhere / whoever rejects her is an idiot / everything will be ok... she breaths deep and exhale loud and goes in her merry way. ...it works for her. NOTE: She used to became hysteric whenever she had to face these things. Not anymore. No medications.

Does anyone else feel this way?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Is this a new feeling? I am feeling revolted by the NEWS for the last 35 years.

Good afternoon folks. It's bright and sunny here, how's you end of the world?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Gray and wet

In Guatemala el Volcán de Fuego has already take the lives of 100 (known) people; the situation is ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 7, 2018:

https://www.facebook.com/RTviral/videos/188475878475891/

Anyone else wonder this too?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I grew up with Bonanza, the Rifleman, Popeye, all the detective / criminal shows of the 60s....and like many million of kids around the world. No, no school shootings. May be the value system was different....may be the parents knew how to rise their kids? My malicious curiosity wants to know.

Good morning I hope you all have a good day!

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Yes... Mother nature "" made "" few good things......:)

That's how it goes ?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 6, 2018:

My cat, that lived 22 years, was the sweetest ever....he loved to be brushed and to have his belly scratched

The liberals mythological hero is Robin Hood, steal from the rich, give to the poor.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 6, 2018:

And they conveniently forget that the fictional character RH was based on a very rich lord. The same with the character "Diego de la Vega / El Zorro."

<--- RANT---> I've been subjected to comments this evening about how 'competition' among peers is ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 5, 2018:

My mother had a very powerful medicine for those who "couldn't cope".....A fast kick on their a$$es.

Jesus died for your cakes

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 5, 2018:

The one who ate the Jesus Christ cake is the Chancellor of Education. LOL

Lefties, how have you adapted to the right-handed world?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 4, 2018:

I am fully lefty (except for knitting / cutting meat) and I never had problems. In fact, I am very proud of being one... I never investigated -at least no in depth- the concept / idea that lefties are a lot more gifted than "" righties "" though

Ruin a first date in 4 words

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 4, 2018:

I have kids. Well, only three words...but enough to make me run away.

A Little Girl Gives Coins To A Street Musician And Gets The Best Surprise In Return - YouTube

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Go shopping in Buenos Aires downtown and you may get a free concert honoring Pavarotti: https://youtu.be/o9MZYrWKg0o

Being Single Means.....

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 3, 2018:

The only thing I can tell is that within four months after my husband passed all my "friends" stopped contacting me.

Where are you from?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 3, 2018:

If I tell where I am from...would you guys promise no to discriminate me as did a member of Agnostic. com?

Spain’s New Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is an Atheist – Friendly Atheist

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 2, 2018:

He is also a lefty.

Is there anything about yourself that makes you self-conscious when you meet someone?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Yes, when they ask me where I am from. In person or even in Agnostic.com. I have experienced stupid questions / rejection.

Confessions of a mad punster.

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Did the employee got what you said...or it flew right over his head?

Did you know that Joseph Stalin killed more people than Adolf Hitler?

DUCHESSA comments on Jun 1, 2018:

According to some records Stalin eliminated about 60 millions of people.

Also, although I've had drinks, eaten a couple good meals and dealt with a moderate amount of ...

DUCHESSA comments on May 30, 2018:

Put in a jar the money you would spend every day in cigarettes...at the end of the week, you won't think about the white cylinders but about the trip you will enjoy with all the money saved during months....

This is absolutely beautiful; this little girl’s obvious joy brought tears to my eyes.

DUCHESSA comments on May 29, 2018:

I m crying

What is your favorite dinosaur?

DUCHESSA comments on May 29, 2018:

Giganotosaurus....larger than the TRex.

In a cultural event, a government official ate the flesh and drank the blood of Jesus Christ.

DUCHESSA comments on May 29, 2018:

This "incident" was the talk of the town during several weeks.

Happy Memorial Day ❤️

DUCHESSA comments on May 28, 2018:

https://youtu.be/x2L3skZ7FEw

Oklahoma City shooting: Armed bystanders kill restaurant shooter - CNN

DUCHESSA comments on May 27, 2018:

They prevented other murders.

It's just a thought

DUCHESSA comments on May 27, 2018:

Why not?

If you could take any trip anywhere where would you go ? Would you take someone along ?

DUCHESSA comments on May 27, 2018:

The Pto. Moreno Glacier. I will go alone.

Until people get tired of people, including children, being killed or wounded, they will not take ...

DUCHESSA comments on May 26, 2018:

Let me ask you: Which one was the motive that prompted the kid in the Santa Fe HS to shoot and kill? Unless we find what pushes a person to do what he/she did NOTHING CAN BE DONE.

Are you a friendly or unfriendly, atheist or theist?

DUCHESSA comments on May 26, 2018:

I don't waste time with narrow minded people.

I found love on Agnostic.

DUCHESSA comments on May 26, 2018:

Congrats...! I won't keep a long distance relationship. If I contact a person who resides far away it's only to chat about a given issue. No way in heaven I will travel more than 1/2 hour to meet a person...or even talk to one with kids.