Well, there are 100,000 members now according to the top level stats.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Yes, a great many members are not active or have joined and later left.

I’m a Buddhist. Do you regard Buddhism as a religion? Or philosophy?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 22, 2019:

It is listed as one, yes.

How do you sort what you really need?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 22, 2019:

A random person of opposite gender. I love the Internet but I cannot and do not carry it around with me 24/7 and live and breath it, eat, it, or sleep with it in hand or so close by that it disturbs the shit out of me constantly.

Great question from another site, Jesus was a carpenter what did he build ?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 22, 2019:

A strange paradox here. We have a man who is said to be a carpenter. Apparently this is the business of the father, Joseph, and it is passed on to the son. My first thoughts are how much wood was in Israel and how many things there were built out of wood 2000 years ago. Did people have wooden houses there at the time? Perhaps this word "carpenter" really means something else. Let us suppose that the translated word means "builder" or "laborer." This seems to fit as little better. The next thing is that he was a fisherman and his followers were mostly fishermen, and we have those gospel-verse times where they are all on fishing boats in the sea complete with scary storms and men afraid enough to where Jesus calmed the waters. (That sea of Galilee was a bitch that way.) Was this is the book just so Jesus could make his followers "fishers of men" and later walk on water? Who knows. As usual, we have contradictory stories. Beware! Storms on the sea of Galilee are coming in tonight so strongly that nighttime fishermen will be scared and also people on land in close proximity. The good news is that it is not a hurricane.

With reference to "god's plan" and why god would do (or not do) certain things, or allow (or not ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 21, 2019:

You are correct. It is a cop-out. If we cannot understand the mind of this wonderous god how would we ever know anything about his offer of salvation? Salvation from what, and why? The cop-out is designed so you will still believe when god allowed your mother to die. It was in his plan. It's also there to explain why god doesn't heal all the cancer stricken children at St. Jude. Only god knows these things and we poor humans have no idea of the mind of god. Does that make any sense? It certainly does not to me.There is no logic in god and no answers in Genesis.

Mike Pompeo reportedly told Republicans he plans to resign to protect his reputation.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2019:

Maybe he can take Trump with him.

The "three natures" of Homo sapiens Our first nature consists of innate feelings, reactions, and...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2019:

Three natures. it's a magic number. I'm still trying to get over the three persons in the makeup of the triune god. I wonder if the writer was influenced by any of that?

Sandy Hook father to receive $450,000 from conspiracy therorist

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2019:

Great. Now all that needs to be done is get Alex Jones and a few others who started and pushed this fallacy all for monetary gain, and possibly we can shut the mouths of few political liars. It is doubtful however because I saw Jones on a program where he claimed he has learned his lesson, then Jones and the other man both went off the deep end talking about germ-like creatures that enter your mind and take you over. I think they were supposed to be from outer space. As for the so-called "crisis actors" the biggest one is in the White House now. I'm sure he and Jones are friends, at least privately.

Sondland has thrown ALL of them right under the bus.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2019:

The problem with all of this is the constant double speak. Let me give and example from my work as those that I work with know I am anti-Trump. They will start talking gun nonsense or something because they seem to want you to believe we have a right to own any type of gun. When they do that I talk a different type of gun nonsense, but it is nonsense just like they are talking. They see this and smile. They know and they smile. This is the same thing that is going on with impeachment hearings. There is too much nonsense and people smile and say all of the illegal is actually legal and there was a perfectly good reason for doing it, if it was done, but I didn't see it done, hear it done, but I found out second hand, etc., etc. and they are only bringing these charges because they hate Trump and none of us should be here in the first place. The bottom line is that if none of this sways Moscow Mitch and the Trump GOP it will never go anywhere in the Senate.We are dealing with people who could actually watch someone get shot on Fifth Avenue and then claim that they didn't see anything.

I'll throw this out here like I did unsuccessfully on CL.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2019:

I wish I lived in your area and both of us could hangout. Otherwise, you would have to come to me and live here. As for reincarnation maybe we could both come back as teenagers.

Does anybody else wonder why "believer" is an option on an agnostic dating site?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2019:

Not really. What I wonder about the most is that so many appear to think that you might change your mind tomorrow. Maybe it's the same thing.

❤️You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2019:

Yes, but I am not coffee and coffee is not inside me. Spill my coffee once and I might call you clumsy. If it continues I might have harsh words for you. I feel this way regardless of what I am drinking. In the end it is what it is.

Secular Tour of the Ark Encounter: Atheist Bailey Harris vs.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 19, 2019:

I hear it has a bilge pump showing how they got rid of waste. Who would have known that Noah was that intelligent at his age? Apparently Ken Ham is not, and he hopes that you are not either.

One of my biggest gripes with the religious is with those who insist on grace before a meal, and ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 19, 2019:

I have a view on this and simply cannot get others to see it. Imagine for a moment that you pray and want god to use this food for the nourishment of your body. Every prayer over food goes something along that line as you "thank god for the food." Now imagine you live in a world without refrigeration. Praying over food takes on a whole new meaning. Let this be nourishing and also do me no harm.

What about the good parts?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 19, 2019:

Religious naturalism? Sorry. I don't like "religious" anything. Oh, wait. There is a god. Just look at that sunset.

Isn't it interesting that there are so many Christian songs about being in the Lord's army?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 19, 2019:

Out of such nonsense came the Salvation Army complete with rank and uniforms. Many others in antiquity were not as peaceable.

Movie night!

DenoPenno comments on Nov 18, 2019:

I might qualify for Netflix and chill but the Disney one is funny.

Does anyone know of any substance abuse groups in in the Little Rock Arkansas area that do not ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Good luck in your search.

Americans ‘convinced’ God exists are fastest-fading faith group | Rick Snedeker

DenoPenno comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Great. Then let them fade on out quickly. The sooner the better. Mike Pence and friends may lose out in the end after all.

Feel alone?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Certainly I feel alone. My religious friend since age 12 acts like he thinks this is a phase I am going through. He often says in discussion "you know what it is." It seems to fly right over his head that knowing is why I no longer believe today. Others claim that at my age I should take up religion because "I don't have much time left." Ignorant people all think we are at a meeting some place "taking logic and reasoning" classes and even the most sincere of them all do not understand why "we just cannot accept the bible." Not a one of them understands that once you have seen behind the curtain you can no longer believe in the Wizard of Oz. Yes, I feel alone. For starters this wonderful book, the bible, came along some 300 years after the time of Jesus. No wonder it has so many mistakes.

Today I was traveling with a friend to a few wineries.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 18, 2019:

If people are not looking just toss them. I'm also not a fan of bibles left in hotel rooms either..

The religiously unaffiliated share of the population, consisting of people who describe their ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 17, 2019:

The big problem with these statistics is that the believer still sees them as people who can be converted. Nobody sees that a great many of us were also once religious as well. Nobody understands that you can no longer believe in the Wizard of Oz once you have seen behind the curtain.

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

DenoPenno comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Religion is a big percentage of the world's problems. Once it gets mixed with politics of the day people are all set for the worst of everything to emerge.

Religion or Culture or Both

DenoPenno comments on Nov 17, 2019:

People will sue over anything. Should the classroom have went as far as they did? Maybe not. Maybe it could have simply have been explained to the students without an actual demonstration.

Marvel or DC comic

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2019:

No longer a comic fan but I watch the movies that come out of them.

The Backfire Effect [theoatmeal.com] (Why we are resistant to new ideas)

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2019:

I resist a lot of new ideas because to embrace them means it is no longer my world. An in home medical evaluation recently had the examiner telling me I am a very angry person, and she thought it was because of my ex-wife. I said, no, I am angry with those who tell me I have to be angry with my ex-wife. They do this because they are secretly racists. Let me put this another way on my perceived anger. MeTV has a lot of older programs that interest many people. I like MeTV and I liked "Happy Days." At my age today I am aware that my happy days have come and gone. They are most likely not coming back again. I don't think a councilor or therapist can make me see this any differently. This is the "anger" that you think you see.

Nothing worse than an active shooter drill with three year olds.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2019:

I think they want us to feel hopeless, Suzanne. We are in the era of Reality WH and America. I wish there was an alternate world somewhere.

a few months ago i read a thought-provoking book called "This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2019:

I do not believe in afterlife nor do I have faith of any kind. I think it is all bullshit. An in home consultation recently advised me to make final legal arrangements and I said that was all worked out with a funeral home about my cremation. I was asked if it was agreed to by my family and the woman wanted to know what I would do if my family decided differently. My reply was that I would not do anything because I would be dead.

I used to be tolerant of all religions.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 15, 2019:

Your free country is fading fast and I'm not wanting to tolerate religions. Not any more.

Finally watching Marvel's Endgame and.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 15, 2019:

I've seen bits and pieces so far. Not set down for the entire movie yet.

HOW CAN WE PUT A MORE POSITIVE SPIN ON OUR BRANDING??

DenoPenno comments on Nov 15, 2019:

In my church days I heard many sermons against "humanists." This is because they want you to "let go and let god." It's all the same old bullshit regardless of names and branding.

Ohio Law Would Allow Students To Give Wrong Answers Because Of Religious Belief | Michael Stone

DenoPenno comments on Nov 15, 2019:

We are fast entering into an era when many of us will have wrong answers because of current nonsense. A recent poll showed that 47 % of people claim we have no proof of what to believe. This is what Trumps and the Kochs hoped for as they continue to dismantle everything. Before long we will be said to be that "Christian Nation" that so many have claimed from the beginning. Then the "Museum of the Bible" will have significance and 2 plus 2 will equal 5. America will be where they want it.

I serve people and during the holidays I always say happy holidays but yet some people get very ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 15, 2019:

I leave the Constitution out of it and please let us leave Fox News out of it too. Every year Bill O'Reilly claims there is "an attack on Christmas" and Trumpers and Christians believe it. Every year it grows. Can I say Happy Holidays? Can I say Happy Hanukkah? How about Merry Mythmas? Let's try "truck you and the Merry Christmas you rode in on." Oh, you don't think I can say it. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas! The problem is - no turkey day yet. Oh, those poor merchants. Happy Merchant Day. If that sounds angry then so be it. Go tell Bill O'Reilly and while you are at it see if you can find any of this in your buybull.

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DenoPenno comments on Nov 14, 2019:

Putting it no my FB page.

I am having a conversation in another FB group, Friends of The Bible & Beer Consortium, concerning ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 14, 2019:

Do whatever you feel like. Lots of people are radical regardless of belief. As for me, I'm an agnostic atheist.

So, regarding the first impeachment hearing.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 14, 2019:

It must be the whistleblower's fault. After all, if there was no whistleblower there would be no problem, right? I am so amazed at the thinking (and lack of it) that I see in people today. Since 2016 I have lost a few more friends. Maybe I should say I have learned who my friends really are. The current situation is not my world and I do not trust many people that I know.

I was reading a post by a member about how hard it is to find love with another atheist because not ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 13, 2019:

Smile and fake it a lot in your business dealings. As for the possible relationship this is not going to work out. Now you get to the real problem. If you tell the girl you do not believe in god will she in turn tell your business prospects? You could be caught between a rock and a hard place, as the old saying goes.

Philosophy vs. Religion

DenoPenno comments on Nov 12, 2019:

Religion was never true liberation.

Has anyone tried out a Unitarian Church?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 12, 2019:

I'm probably not curious enough. A church is still a church. I one had a person ask me what an atheist worships. Why would we have to worship anything?

Last semester, I had to watch "Jesus Camp" in my sociology class.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 12, 2019:

I would not care to watch it. The very idea of putting it on young children that they have "sins" and Jesus can help them is horrible! How could any adult think this was right? It is all made up and not even in their buybull.

This is the village a mile from where I live We had Torrential rain on Friday, through to Saturday ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Stay safe. That really looks awful.

OK so we all get bored to death with the meaning of 'spiritual' question.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

I'll go with a non-conformist view of things. It isn't logic, and some logic can be flawed. God is love Love is blind Stevie Wonder is blind Therefore Stevie Wonder is god

Just out today. Deep State---Establishment Related?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

What deep state? Steve Bannon claims in an interview that he and Trump made up the "deep state." Some have said that if it existed Trump would already be dead. Trump uses it to explain things about Hillary and others who just do not like him enough to say good things.

Can anyone with theology knowledge (or knows someone with) explain this?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

The simple truth here is that the Romans did not make everybody go back to their birthplace to be counted. It never happened. This is something added to the gospels to explain how Jesus fits in with the prophesies. It is all manipulated. Imagine Mary and Joseph in Egypt but they had to come back because of this. Balderdash! Tommyrot!

Democratic Socialists of America “International Committee” denounces “reckless” withdrawal ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

We appear to not have wars that are won. What we have is continued fighting worldwide.

What if God is the wrong thing to call something?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

As a teenager I used to think along these lines and come up with ideas like an earthworm or maybe ants being god. YHVH is god and some hold to a simple form in English of "good" being where the word "god" comes from. Strange sermons in my lifetime had your wife, your car, or your money being your god.

Today's humanism certainly has several roots, and the free thinkers of the Enlightenment are only ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

For the most part we are not nice to each other. When the new wears off and things become mundane even couples split up. The smell changes or is gone.

Medical study proves validity of speaking in tongues - The Christian Post

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Ho si condila seeka! Not too much of the brain is active in speaking these heavenly languages. Pure bull.

Why is it so hard to find a lover that shares the same beliefs?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 11, 2019:

One reason I find that common sense is not common is that both sexes think differently. To simplify that statement let me point out that in early life both play with dolls. The male doll is usually called and Army man while the female doll might be a Barbie. Variations of this continue on with time. Then we all have to realize that it is harder to get out of the house and mingle with others as we get older. This is the real key to finding a possible partner.

A Texas woman was legally declared dead while still alive [msn.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 10, 2019:

I totally agree. For a lot of this to even be possible we have to thank those like and similar to the late Cambridge Analytics. These lies and misinformation are still out there somewhere. Imagine again that someone suddenly appears to be you just now and out of the blue and you have to hire someone else to stop them from using your credit and info and you have lived in one place your entire life. Stuff like this is going on and it really sucks!

Howdy folks! Found this link in my FB newsfeed and thought I'd check it out.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 9, 2019:

Welcome, and I hope you enjoy it here.

Hi folks, I recently turned 47 and been having feelings about that.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 9, 2019:

Dating when you get older is harder because you are more careful of almost anything. As a young man I could easily say there are plenty of fish in the sea but I was careless in doing so and did not even know I was careless. As an older man I have a set amount of bills and property, etc. with just enough money (barely) to make this work for me. I'm not likely to take a drastic measure of any kind just to meet someone. As a younger man I would have done that and not have cared. Today a picnic sounds nice but it is harder to even find someone who wants to go on a picnic. I can't even find people at the local Senior center because they all say the pledge, pray over meals, and are hung up on "fake news." Spare me, please!

The argument of intelligent design is very popular among the religious because on the surface it ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 9, 2019:

Intelligent design. Sometimes you cannot even find that in a house or a car. As for god the creator, we all know that he liked animals and liked them so much that he wanted to see some of them eat others for food. It was just sport to him. Of course, he also liked to smell the savor of their burned bodies once man came onto the scene. If you think the above is funny just imagine how idiotic I would sound if I argued logically for some sort of intelligent design. It would be like begging to be believed, and for what? Why do people do this?

Anyone think we need a church of Atheism/Agnosticism in Saint Louis?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 9, 2019:

If there was a "Church of Atheism" I certainly would not go to it.

What are your moral "feelings" :::::Infidelity?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 9, 2019:

My "moral feelings" in any relationship would have to be along the lines of what I thought each of us as a couple would want. Morality is not a dictated situation from a set source of info. Morality is different in certain parts of the world so it is a construct of society and not some imaginary god.

I have an idea!! Let’s talk about the word “spiritual”!!! No one’s thought of THAT yet! ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Thanks but too much woo.

SPIRITUAL.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Said it before, say it again. The word "spiritual" can mean anything that you want it to mean. That's why I do not use it and do not want to use it.

Some say Theresa Caputo is doing good for others.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2019:

I used to believe in this nonsense and more as well. Guess what? It is all fake.

Is anyone going to travel to get away for a Christmas vacation instead of spending it with family?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2019:

No plans here but I could have dinner at one of my daughter's. Between the 2 of them they will decide on dinner and I might have to travel 30 miles or as little as 3 miles. If one of them has to work Christmas the dinner could be cancelled.

The universe may be conscious, say prominent scientists - Big Think

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2019:

Yes, we are all god and nobody wants to die. People who lay on tables and beds going nowhere continue to make up stories about where they went when body and mind functions start to wane. If they come back again and are normal stupid people who want to believe in myth embrace them and the experience. Lazerus never said a single word about being dead and neither did Jesus. I wonder why that is? As for Jesus being reurrected or saying anything, we have the ramblings of Saul of Tarsus and some books written about 70 AD that appear to try and convince the Jews that they killed their Messiah. They could better be controlled that way, and I think Saul was in on this with them.

Catholic Church investigating nuns who returned pregnant after Africa trip

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2019:

Is it a clean conception? Let's use a little holy water. BTW, how did that water get to be holy?

Is it against the law for Jews to associate with gentiles?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2019:

I'm not sure but Jesus warned against eating with Shriners or Republicans.

McConnell Brags He and Trump Are 'Changing the Federal Courts Forever' With Extreme Right-Wing ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2019:

It looks like a stranglehold to me. How would anyone fight a lifetime appointment? You would think powers that be could have seen this coming along in the future and should have done something to prevent it. We have a rigged system in which we are the puppets.

Does anybody else see the general timbre here of late being of battle lines being drawn up of ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

I don't see many battle lines of atheist vs. religionist but those thoughts do go back and forth and sometimes up and down. This would be the nitty gritty of agnosticism and atheist belief. What I see more of is an extreme dislike and even hatred between liberal and conservative. As a liberal I sometimes think that conservatives believe none of us deserve anything at all while most liberals want everything to be easier and better for us all. In human relationships I see too much drama while in politics I see way too much anger and ignorance.

I could use some feedback.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

I know of no new suggestions but I do hear your words and know your situation. I'm 73 and went to a Senior Center with a friend of mine. People inside all talk about "fake news" and they have to pray before meals and they also say the pledge. Oh, mother of Pearl, spare me this nonsense. I cannot live in this sort of world at all.

Was thinking of a spectrum not of belief but more about how we proceed in the moment.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Your last sentence said it all.

Death with Dignity powerful story and video [journalnow.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

I am sorry for your lose.

Why is it that if you argue or defend a topic/issue passionately, you must be directly effected by ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

You have good points all and I understand where you are coming from. Others either are too cut and dried in their opinions or they do not listen well. One example in passing was the woman in Walmart who knew my daughter and saw her buying a pregnancy test. Immediately the woman asked "are you pregnant?" I told my daughter when she gave me this story that she should have explained to this woman that this is a test to check and see. That's what it is, and what it means. Ignorant people.

Are there songs that have distinct religious messages or even religious overtones that you like ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

The message that "Spirit in the Sky" always had for me is that regardless of religious beliefs we all knew there was a "spirit in the sky." Even though I liked the song the day came that I no longer believed it.

Criticizing the doctrine of Islam does not mean the person doing so is a xenophobe,Islamophobe, or ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

When I was a security guard I often got good tips and sometimes even some food. The group that was doing this was Muslim. The man always paid his camping fee and told me to keep the extra as my tip. He was a nice man. He and his family were very polite.

This is a rant about A frustrating situation that has arisen.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

You will find that others always want to focus on her cheating whether she did or not. They just cannot let that go. Idiots will try to convince you she might have even been sneaking out at night while you both are supposed to be sleeping. "Unequally joked" (sic) is something that religion will put upon you and this and her parents intervention is why she was always upset at your lack of belief. Certainly they do not want the child raised as atheist. This is why you were cut off. Things like this happen all the time, sadly.

Randomly decided to look-up the "latest/newest religion on earth" and was directed to this: ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Why do we or anyone need a religion?

The question of the so-called "fine-tuning" of the universe and its basic constants is one of the ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Try my reasoning. I bought a new Chevy yesterday and brought it home from the dealer. After I finish with a lot of fine tuning it might be a good car. The above is imaginary but it shows that fine tuning arguments for our earth and the universe have to be made by those who embrace evolution in some form. Since we know this is not true, "fine tuning" does not hold up.

Unlike the plantations of antiquity, the modern-day African American church is the new plantation.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2019:

The one thing I hate to keep hearing is that "it is because of slavery that the African black man learned of the one true god." I'll swear that I have heard that again in commentary since Donald Trump was elected. This is white supremacy at its finest.

It Is, Means, or Willpower

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2019:

You have to have the means and the will. Ditch willpower. It is all in The Will.

CNN Photos See all World The week in 29 photos

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2019:

I liked the river otter and I can fully agree on Ramba needing a long rest.

Gun Violence is a Global Problem... Everywhere someone is Gunned Down... [msn.com]

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Gun control will not prevent gun violence. Video games with shooting was encouraged to create volunteers for the military. Not sure how that worked out for the government but the gaming industry grew. Parents with no values or discipline step in to do and allow anything for their millennial. Fads like "the knockout game" come along and shooting copycats just know they can kill more than those at Columbine. We need a little re-education. If any government wants real gun control the thing they would do is make ammo available only for a select few. A cartridge can only be re-loaded a certain number of times.

I sincerely have a hard time comprehending what "spiritual" means.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Being spiritual means anything you want it to be. That's why I am not "spiritual."

Poll: Can we not have questions directed at one group or another without the other non-requested ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2019:

It's no big deal.

THE INVITATION I am an Agnostic.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2019:

Welcome. The difference between us is that I came out of a white Pentecostal church that way. Since most people claim folks like us are "angry at god" I am starting to say I am no longer a believer because years ago Jesus would not bring me a pony.

Back due to popular demand, but please stick to subject of dating photos.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I'm a guy and I might look sad in photos but if you are around me and we talk you will see that is not true.

My sister found an incredible response to a question on Quora.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

Life is all about tribal issues. This got us religion in the first place and has us into Reality TV type issues today. I avoid the stress by NOT having a big expensive phone and texting every 10 minutes.

Here's something interesting.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

Pre-religion is not mythology. What we call mythology was once the religion of its time for selected areas.

It's great to see lots of new members sharing interests and discussion.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I don't like change and never did. I admit that IF it was possible for me to go back in time and live I would want my mind today and not the one I had then.

I have the perception that religious people are coming to be part of nonreligious group to invade ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

Of course they are. That is why we have idiotic books and movies as well as trolls on a site.

I just read that there have been approximately 108 billion people in history.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

God is hedging his desire for the smell of burned meat. Under older Christian beliefs in my lifetime people were resurrected (to flesh and blood I supposes) and then sent to heaven or hell forever. It contradicts because once you are in either place you are no longer flesh and blood, so what is resurrection for?

AHA Speaker Series | Humanist Spirituality - American Humanist Association

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I'm spiritual enough to look at a sunset.

At long last, my articulate daughter speaks clearly on the phone.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

Glad to hear it. Often my daughters or the granddaughter will be answering me in FB texting or texting anywhere and I get "Gowatmbyad" or something similar to it. I have no idea what they mean.

Cable News in Glare of Its Own Russiagate Gaslight James Howard Kunstler wonders if there is any ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2019:

I'm sure there is a major shift coming up and those in power on both sides do not want to deal with it. Obama and Hillary are not brought up because neither of them are in power right now. Bringing them up is distraction and disinformation. Apples and oranges that Trump hopes you will be concerned with rather than actually being concerned with Trump and what he is doing. What is going on now can only be laid squarely at the feet of Donald Trump and the Koch Industries regime. They are in agreement with Russia in the ability to extract world wealth and minerals without any EPA restrictions. This also means that nobody gives a damn about you and your healthcare, your food, water, or wages. They want us all to shut up and learn to live with it. I believe in fighting back.

What is non-religious but spiritual?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Spiritual can mean any damned thing you want it to be. I don't worry coz I have Casper the Friendly Ghost. You cannot see him. :)

Real 'Garden of Eden' where ALL humans originated 200,000 years ago finally found in Botswana

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Actually it is reinforcement for the religious folks. The bottom line is a "real" Garden of Eden. It's like finding Noah's Ark. Never mind that neither of them ever existed. Did they find Adam's tomb? Surely he had one. he was so smart that he named all the animals and creatures. Latin is a basic language for many others but Adam did this long before Latin came along. I suppose he named nats and skeeters too. I'm waiting to know the name of the first disease germ. Maybe we can finally find out where Cain got his wife.You know religion is all trucked up when it teaches the mark of protection on Cain was that god turned him into a black man. Just sayin.'

A Florida School District Invited a Christian Ministry to Proselytize to Kids | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Future Now must be a lot like the After School Club. They use other names also but the idea is to corner your kid into believing he is a sinner and ask Jesus to save him. As if a young school kid didn't have enough stuff to worry about. At first they used school property but after lawsuits they met at other property close by.

I've been watching a lot of atheist created content on YouTube lately like Alex O'Connor and ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

I don't think you are alone because old habits are hard to break. This will take time. I used to talk to my "guardian" who was in invisible protective agent. These days I am 73 and I do not believe in anything supernatural or invisible. I have no fear of "burning in hell" because when I die I will be cremated.

Sex appeal in workplace?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Both sexes do it and we shouldn't. The excuse is that we want to be attractive but "modestly" so.

Because most dogs are smart.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

I think he knows he would likely get bit.

When did the "Post" button become red?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

I noticed it just now at 8:16 PM and I see the plus on it as meaning to post more.

“Religious refusals” are leaving rural patients without health care options - Vox

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

There are many things I do not understand here also, but the main thing I noticed was that the hospital was Catholic. That means this was just about what you could expect. Go to another hospital even if you have to travel a little to get there.

Deadspin Employees Quit

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

I have also never heard of them. Walking off your job may send a powerful message but the one it sends to me is "no paycheck." I don't like living with other people too much.

the empire files_ From inside history's biggest empire: Files logged by Abby Martin recording a ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

If I support my 3rd party it means I vote Libertarian. This means I vote for exactly what Charles Koch and others want at this very time. Years ago the Libertarians were wanting to be known as Radical Republicans. Tactfully thy changed their name. Today they are the Radical Republicans that we have under Trump. Vote blue. Vote green New Deal. This is not the socialism of years ago in the same way that Trump is not an Eisenhower Republican. Wake up to the fact that those in power have no concern for EPA standards of any kind and also do not give a damn about you, your wages, healthcare, food, water, etc. Voting 3rd party is not an option. If you vote 3rd party it distracts from those who oppose Trump and Trump wins. IF Hillary shows back up at last minute to run as 3rd party ( I hear she is thinking about it) all she does is guarantee that Trump wins. It is time to Dump Trump.

When I first became aware the teachings of the church weren't at all true, I was still attending ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2019:

Yes, god is not speaking to anyone but my long time religious friend is my age and claims he talks to god every day. Recently he claimed god healed his dog but also told me the dog was operated on by the vet. Typical religious jargon. I hope that you and your daughter are still getting along nicely regardless of not going to church any longer. This is the important thing.