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My favorite vid from Bill Maher: [youtu.be]

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 18, 2018:

https://youtu.be/_25w9CE73ak

Just moved back to the crotch of the Bible Belt and can't seem to find like minded folks.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 18, 2018:

Where do you live? I have a list with the A/A org. in each state.

Selfies. How do you feel? I don't like them. They are dark. I'm more photogenic than my selfie.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 18, 2018:

My pics are all selfies....Remember the instant ones (Polaroid)? I am taking my own pics since then. No way in my life I will allow a person to take my pic....specially no with his/her cel and/or camera.

Do you think atheists are actively seeking to destroy religion, as many religious people claim?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 18, 2018:

i wouldn't say "destroy" but to make people aware of the farse all religions are.

How do you make a living?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 18, 2018:

Retired college / HS prof.

Hey, everyone.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 18, 2018:

they are users...cut them off. Period

Pledge of Allegiance--- under god??

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 16, 2018:

I don't say "under god"....Not only god is a fairy tale but the two words were not in the original POA.

What’s on your bucket list?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 16, 2018:

To install a floating night table

And how cold is it where you are?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 16, 2018:

29 F (NY) = -6.6 C Brrrrrrrrrrr

What is your favorite kind of dog ?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 16, 2018:

Most kinds....also cats.

Shole... [youtube.com]

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 16, 2018:

Are you aware that many from Latin America use the same remarks to refer to the people from neighbor countries?

If you could live anywhere in the world except your homeland, where would that be?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 16, 2018:

I would visit all the countries you guys mentioned (some I already did) but to live.....USA.

If you could live anywhere in the world except your homeland, where would that be?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 16, 2018:

Well, I chose USA to live in....My homeland is Argentina.

Is the bible the basis of morality?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 15, 2018:

How could the bible be the basis of anything good if when squeezed the blood in its pages stains your hands?

Is anyone else finding it hard to keep up with discussions on this site?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Well, you are not required to contribute to all discussions. I read, first, those that are one-liners.., then, go to the two liners...and so on.

What irritating song do you hear in stores- that makes you want to leave?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Music never irritates me....but kids running amok do.

How are you celebrating MLK today?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Installing a shelf in my bathroom.

Kids

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 14, 2018:

Whilst I was born in an Atheist family...my parents always discussed with us the impact religion has on society...and we were always told we were free to change owr minds. My second cousin, for instance, did change his mind...became a priest and is at the Vatican.

So does anyone out there have any good friends that they are able to have friendly conversations ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 14, 2018:

I do. My girlfriend Lydia. She is extremely religious...as is her husband. We have discussed religion countless times w/o any problem.

When/how did you realise you were an atheist?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 14, 2018:

Well, I had the good luck of being born into an Atheist family.

How many contacts do you have In the memory of your mInd?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 14, 2018:

I remember the numbers of relatives n friends -all- from BEFORE the cellphone era...some numbers are 50 y/o and I have not used them in decades.....BUT the "post cellphone era numbers" are a mystery to me. LOL I know my number

I tend to be overly honest; that often makes people uncomfortable.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 14, 2018:

I am more than overly honest....and those who don't wish to hear what I have to say are very welcome to leave. I have been told that I am crazy, nuts, ignorant, arrogant...that I have a chip on my shoulder...and more...even a basket case....but all these names were vested on me by those who always said : "I prefer the truth.... as long as is not my truth."

Shitholes.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 14, 2018:

Everything you say. Sure, a lovely country....but remember, the "T" in TPS stands for "temporary".

Real beauty is not seen with the eyes.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 14, 2018:

Indeed....but the ugly girls are never asked out....and the not so good looking guys get rejected.

New to the group.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 13, 2018:

If your friends can't respect your new way in life....may be is time to make new friends.

Staying together for the kids 2.0

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 13, 2018:

My girlfriend's daughter lived three year of "staying together for the kids". After so many nights of seeing her parents sleeping in different rooms /of not seeing them hugging each other / of "special" phone calls......OF MANY MOMENTS OF SILENCE....this sixteen y/o girl told her parents: "I can't take your s...t any longer. Get divorced, be happy and allow me to be happy." .

Hello from Oklahoma! Just joined this site today to meet fellow agnostics and atheists.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Hello from Yonkers, NY....

US vs.Norway Why Norweigans Don't Want to Emigrate to the US?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Fpr the same reason most Europeans don't want to live in USA; they see us as an ignorant / decadent society.

What is your opinion on capital punishment?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 13, 2018:

I wouldn't have problem with CP if all those sentenced to death were the Charles Manson(s) of mankind.

Why are you labeling me?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Because men are the ones who "write" the norms...but don't forget that Viagra is the drug most sold in the history of the world medicine.

In my continuing efforts to "secularize" my Bible belt school's senior class, I have my students ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 13, 2018:

In all my years as a Prof. of Spanish literature I never had a censor...and I selected the most controversial subjects...from the defense of women rights (all the way to Cervantes and Sor Juana to today Marcos Denevi's criticism of technology.

Is this an agnostic site or a dating site? ????

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Tray both.

The Donald said he did not say that certain countries are shtholes.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 12, 2018:

HE SAID IT....but you can be sure there are a lot of people who agree with him....simply, they don't blabber as he does.

Where do you find community?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 12, 2018:

I find people at the Community Center ....where everybody is a believer but I don't care....at local conferences and events.

Which accent do you like the most/ find the most sexy, and which one grinds on your nerves?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 12, 2018:

My Spanish accent is annoying now....when I was young and pretty every guy said it was lovely. LOL

Get your flu shot?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 11, 2018:

Never.

Let's talk about how much we all hate Valentine's day! I know I'm not the only one!

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 11, 2018:

why do you hate VD?

Are ethnicity and culture inextricably linked?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 11, 2018:

And not all the people from a given ethnicity share the same culture.. Geography, outside local influence, personal situations, marriage....give to a given culture those "shades" that make those from the north to be different from the ones from the south of the same country.

If the USA census asks about citizenship, who else is going to mark “non citizen”?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 11, 2018:

I will...since I am a USACitizwn since 1986.

Where would you recommend I travel?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Anywhere your heart desires...Even the most "insignificant" place will teach you more than hundred books.

Does religion interest you?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Yes...but only because its negative impact on mankind and the need to make people aware of the brainwashing.

What kind of pets do we all have?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 10, 2018:

I would love to have a cat and a dog....but pets are not allowed where I live.

This is for the single ladies over 50.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Yes, age has an impact when dating / relationship. I would be very surprised to find any affinity with a gentleman who is 10 years younger....or 20 years older.

Men, what is up with the fascination of a younger woman ?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Once I heard a conversation between two 75 y/o men: One said "I married a 25 y/o lovely lady." How do you see me? The other answered: "I see you like a cow's head....far away from the vagina and near the horns."

Men, what is up with the fascination of a younger woman ?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 10, 2018:

They think their bodies will "rejuvenate". LOL

How many of you in the US have passports?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I do. In fact, when I became a USCitizen I returned my Resident Alien Card and I needed some ID besides de DL...so, the same day I recited the POA I went to the Office of the City Clerk and applied for my passport. I never received so many "Congrats" in my life.

Starting to register voters in my county. Something to make me feel I can make a small difference

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I want to do the same in my county but I don't know how to go about / start.

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

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I believe all abusers should be expossed by the law.

Which Religion Annoys You the Most?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

All (no discrimination) The reason? Are all a lie.

"We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

One of the best ones.

Other than religion, in what way are you a minority where you live?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Well, I speak Spanish and I am a woman....and since I look Irish I drive everybody very confused. LOL

What if you are wrong and there IS a god

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Lets say one day the existence of god is proven. That day I will say: "I was wrong, god exist." Period.

Donald Trump's Spiritual Adviser Paula White Suggests People Send Her Their January Salary or Face ...

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Please, you may not like DT but to start this type of thread is senseless.

How long will abortion continue to be a major influence in politics?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

It will survive because (as I was told by few politicians) if the issue becomes "obsolete" they will lose a big pillar of their campaigns

Religius criminal

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Does it really matter? Is fiction.

There's a Meetup for un-believers on Houston's northside, Humanist Community of the Woodlands.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 9, 2018:

And not only Meetups....also there are many Atheists organizations: Texas ~Amarillo Freethought Oasis ~ Texas Panhandle ~Austin Atheist Community of Austin ~Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Atheists - Meetup ~Dallas Dallas Atheist Book Club Dallas-Plano Atheist Meetup Metroplex Atheists North Texas Church of Freethought ~El Paso West Texas Atheists on thinkatheist ~Houston Houston Atheists Houston Church of Freethought Houston Freethought Alliance Humanists of Houston ~San Antonio Atheist Families of San Antonio Freethinkers Association of Central Texas - F.A.C.T. San Antonio No-Non-Secs! - Secular Students and Young Professionals San Antonio Atheists (social group) San Antonio Skeptics Texas Hill Country Freethinkers

Any latinxs or spanish-speakers here?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 8, 2018:

DSDP: El término "latino" se refiere al origen de algunas de las personas que hablan español.;...ya qur muchos lo hablan (son nativos) pero su origen es japonés, ruso, alemán, irlandés, galés, inglés, griego.....

Any latinxs or spanish-speakers here?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 8, 2018:

LATINOS....and yes, I do speak Spanish.

So it turns out that Mexico isn't going to pay for the wall.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 8, 2018:

Did you ever thought Mexico would? Why is so difficult to read "in between the lines"? The whole idea was to put the fear of god in the minds of those who wanted to cross the border....and he succeeded. The number if illegals crossing into USA from Mexico has dropped about 56%. BTW, the wall was started during Reagan's time....and Mexico built one at its southern border (Guatemala) to reduce the influx of illegals.

Should churches pay taxes? Ask Pat Robertson.

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 8, 2018:

Of course they should pay taxes; the Catholic church owns some of the most expensive pieces of real estate in the country.....and people's donations to their churches shouldn't be tax deductible. Ja, these two resolutions would put the priests and nuns to work.

Humanists Stop Bible Distribution in Elementary School - American Humanist Association

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 8, 2018:

I will taket few of those Bibles.... to get free toilet paper

Does it matter anymore who makes the first move?

DUCHESSA comments on Jan 8, 2018:

A friend of mine...whom according to her own words has been called "ugly" one too many times....told me she will never make the first move a) afraid of being rejected and b) no to give a man the satisfaction of approaching him.

Has anyone seen the commercial for the Wonder Bible. An audio version of the bible for believers?