An important lesson for theists and atheists alike.

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2019:

Excellent post, Lady. :)

Im starting to feel like I have to hide who I am again.

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

I look at things pretty much as you describe from your life. Very few discuss issues with me and people are fast becoming more divided for the most ignorant reasons. I think of myself as an activist and if I had more money I would be giving visible support to certain causes. If I was financially able I would be at rallies to lend support for many of these causes. Invisible beings do not control my life. Neither does Trump but his nonsense and distractions should be addressed. You might say I'm a pariah of society but I would rather be me and live my life than be like the puppets and robots that surround me. They appear not to care and for your life to have meaning you have to care about something.

The Wall . . . .

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Probably not and you have hit this squarely on the head.

Ha ha ha. Humor at its finest.

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

I still use old school words. Not much in my life is dope. Of course, this often causes me to not be understood by those that I do not understand, but so be it.

So Sad... [cbsnews.com]

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Sad but does anybody in America actually give a shit? These things seem to happen because of the division our country is going through.

What’s the origin of your Agnostic.com name?

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

I have the same name on Facebook and it is from African Shig. I got the name in Kenya and it is in reality a shortening down of your real given name.

Trump is always giving "nicknames" to people he doesn't like.

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Whiny Donald Dump. Everything he touches turns to . . . .

When i finally opened my eyes after 30 years and was able to look unbiased at the bible and the ...

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Don't forget the time in between both OT and NT. It was the 400 years when nobody did absolutely anything. As for Jesus saying to the people "give onto god that which is god's and give onto Caesar that which is Caesar's" we have a major problem. No self respecting Jew of that era thought that Caesar had a claim to anything.

Has anyone here had any experience of or with Satanists?

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Satanism is just more confusion.

I have just heard on BBC News that Alabama has passed a bill banning all abortions in all cases, ...

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

This is a natural Trump diversion while they further divide, sack, and gut our country. Trump and his backers and followers firmly believe in divide and conquer.

Flat Earthers, and the Rise of Science Denial in America | Opinion

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Flat earth is an offshoot of religion, plain and simple! We have maps that have four corners but only in various scriptures from around the world do we get ideas of a flat earth. Why? It was because nobody knew jack. Science came along and some still don't know. What controversy? Videos on You Tube and other sites make money and they gather followers. Why? It's because the ones doing the posts are making money. None of this has anything to do with science.

Trump says, "Take that China..."

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Kudlow has already said that in reality **it is the American consumer who will be paying the China tariffs**. I don't know how much more plain you could get. Trump supporters will not believe it. I wonder what they will believe when all the goods from China start having a higher price? This will happen very soon and auto parts will be a big item of increase. That's just for starters.

How many of you have been told you are going to hell?

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

Going to hell? My stepdad told me I was going to "split hell wide open" whatever that meant.

Some people think that science has all the answers that matter, and that things that cannot be ...

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2019:

When people do not get what they think they need they start making it up. Human souls are just one such idea. Many things move on from there.If you have a soul then so does your dog or cat.

Do you know in iran if someone is born to a muslim father is considerd muslim automatically by the ...

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

I know very little of Iran but I would imagine that if you decided you were not going to be Muslim you would be up shit creek. Best to keep that decision a secret.

If you really want to stop the US government in its tracks, stop buying things.

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

I almost do that same thing now. I buy new shoes because I'm diabetic, but my clothes and many other things have come from resale shops for years. I live under the radar. I buy lots of items at dollar stores. My cell phone is cheap and my name is in no way connected to that phone.

Utterly disgusted in Alabama! Will never ever enter any Anti-Abortion state.

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

I agree with your every word, Virginia. I was nicer in my post about it and got into some background on what was making this all happen today but either nobody understood it or they didn't want to hear it. I'm deciding that women on this site are not too keen on women's rights. Only a woman should have control over her body. The Trump/GOP side is not even using real facts but that does not surprise me.

The White House has declared Melania to be “the most important and accomplished First Lady in ...

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Is this photo shopped?

The scary times are here...

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Fascism has moved in all wrapped in the American flag.

I am teachable. I am not always right.

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

I'm teachable but I find I am learning many things way too late.

Thank you, Planned Parenthood!

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

If Trump and his group have their way we will soon see no more Planned Parenthoods.

Are they talking about us?

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

This is true. Since it is also about getting all the money you can get we will soon find that abortion is a criminal offense because you get more money out of more people.

Not loving Trump is not "not loving the nation"

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Evangelicals claim that Trump was "picked by god." What they don't tell you is that this can only become true when Trump is plugged and Pence steps in. So much for religion and politics.

Never let anyone tell you who your enemies are . . .

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

I believe every word of it. Right now Trump and the gang are doing everything they can to convince you who the enemies are. Damn, it must be Obama and Hillary again. How about that person in Walmart who is in front of you and on a welfare card? Don't forget the created crisis at our border. What are those in power doing while they create these distractions?

This is America The Place I Was Born it’s ok to be black here as long as you don’t ...

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Yes, this is America and like everything else it is ever changing. I'm soon to be 73 and today I know more and more it is all about the money. BTW, if you wrote this yourself it is very good.

How do you m ake time go faster?

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Get older and time will go faster. I guarantee it. Another method is to find something that you really like to do. Life should not revolve around your phone.

Since my husband died in February, I can see why believers are hooked on an afterlife where one is ...

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

I am sorry for your loss. Certainly this affects you and your children deeply along with others who knew him. Your approach is logical. It brings to mind a FB post I saw on Mother's Day by a relative of mine. He loved his mother so much and misses her dearly. She is deceased but he cannot wait to see her again. How will he see her again? He believes the religion he was taught but does not practice it. This makes no sense but we are in a world that thinks this way.

END ABORTION There, all caps will get attention, whether the point deserves it or not.

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Good luck with this. I've tried to bring it up in other ways in another post and give some background as to how it got this far but nobody gives a damn apparently. Hints and movies are often not good enough. So far 2 states are going with this and more are going to fall into line with it. Maybe as many as a 12 state total with laws that will actually put people in prison. Is that what we want? I hope not. Your idea could solve it all except for one thing. It could not be done because you are actually preventing children from being born and going against the scripture of "be fruitful and multiply." Silliness like this is why pharmacists cannot in good conscience give birth control and priests cannot allow condoms for the masses. This last one would also help in disease prevention. For those whose conscience is so conflicted my advice is to get another job! The end result once again is to gain control by causing guilt even over masturbation. A nocturnal emission might be OK because "god did that." The world is insane!

There are crazys all over the globe. [theguardian.com]

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

I certainly agree. The more time goes on the more I'm thinking that I'm here in the middle of all of them. I have that feeling almost daily as I awake and turn on the news on TV.

Does god exist?

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Does William Lane Craig exist? Has he ever seen the trees?

I'm wondering... is the online dating thing better for young people than middle aged and older?

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

It probably is. Older people are more inclined to have property and "be anchored." I hear the younger ones talk of being catfished or ghosted, etc. WTF is all that about?

Black Children Will Be the Victims of Armed Teachers | Time

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Armed black teachers will be the victims of armed law enforcement when they push their way into classrooms that are under attack. This fact along with "do the teachers get combat pay" are things that Trump and others wanting this have not confronted.

What’s the worst or most boring job you’ve ever had?

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Yes, but you were more than a greeter. You were there to make people feel good while also making sure they do not steal anything. :) I've felt best about my job as an in home appliance repairman, but I did a lot of driving. My part-time job today delivers parts to people and doing that takes driving. That makes me at least half happy.

How do you guys cope with jobs or careers that you despise or that are below your potential?

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

You can't always get what you want. You can't always have what you want. My coping mechanism was always attached to "you have to make a living." If no one else is helping to support you, this reality sinks in pretty fast.

Why do some people say "Warshington"?

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

Seems Southern to me and I still get a lot of this in Missouri too. When I lived in Texas one of my daughter's teachers always laughed and shook his head if he heard her say "you guys." He would repeat it outloud thinking she was saying "youse guys." Wait up you guys turns into "wait up youse guys."

Politics and women's health seem to have a deeper plan in Trumpworld.

DenoPenno comments on May 15, 2019:

In my original post I mentioned Georgia, a movie, and the state's abortion bill as a target. I attempted to show how deep these feelings go and show you a hint of the people and false ideas behind it. Just this morning ABC 30 news talks of Alabama and the newest restrictive abortion bill passed almost overnight. More states are coming along with this and the ultimate end is to overturn Roe v. Wade. Women, doctors, and others can do real prison time when these bills become law. The ACLU cannot fight for you until after the bills become law. Perhaps I was wrong in thinking that women in particular, along with a few others, might actually give a damn. If you try to remember it might turn up that during the Kavannaugh debates the idea of an all GOP Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade was mentioned. Many lies were told at that time and the continued lies show exactly where this is leading. Trumpworld knows how to get to you and they know exactly what they are doing. Do we fight back? Does anyone care?

Found this online.

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

If ever you need it ladies, it sounds like good advice.

Democrats can Beat Trump without Impeaching Him.

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

Slate seems to print the policy that the Dems are following right now. It made sense to me.

Netanyahu to push through new law protecting his immunity from prosecution, Israeli media reports | ...

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

Nuttiyahu and Stump must be brothers.

So there's to be an investigation into the investigation, is there?

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

If you post it in politics you might not get any answers. I agree with you that it is so damned silly.

[newsweek.

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

I'm not the least bit surprised. Trump recently said that "the baby is born and then carefully wrapped in a blanket while the mother and the doctor discuss how to kill the baby."Fact check sites will say this is not true and this is not enough. People need to immediately be called out on these things or they will continue to get away with it. Such things are a part of bizarro Trumpworld and if we do not address them they will become the norm. I even know people who think that babies are killed to help make vaccines. My insurance lady is a Trump supporters and she says "it is impossible to know what is true today." This is another lie. When did it become impossible? The honest person would say that it started sometime in 2015. The coining of "fake news" helped to seal the deal.We need to call people out on these things immediately, including friends and family members.

Do you believe in Evolutionary Humanism?

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

Everything evolves. Ideas as well as everything living. I hate change, for example, but everything changes. I have seen much of this in my lifetime. If you look closely you can see some of this in just a short time. I do not believe that we have "inherent dignity" as there is no proof of this. "Unalienable rights" become so as we evolve along our path and make them so. We do not have a soul nor were we born with a soul. We become the soul.

God is everywhere.....it seems!

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

I see this happening also. Are people promoting Trumpism and using a god to invite you into this new reality? Maybe some people actually see reality and are trying to invite you out of the insanity. If so, making up lies about an invisible being in the sky is not helping anyone. Enough of that goes on daily with an visible being that many of us want to become invisible, or just otherwise go away. Gods are not involved either way. Our world changed in 2016.

People always ask why my ex and I broke up and I always say that it’s because I stopped believing ...

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

I do ask people why they believe in god if they ask me why I do not.

I read Ayn Rand 40 years ago and only remember that I didn't care for her obsessive hatred of all ...

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

I can agree. My grandfather read Rand but she is not for me. If you put my beliefs in a nutshell life is all about everyone getting their back scratched.

[msn.com] Some people want their 15 minutes of fame but it doesn't always work out for the best

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

Everyone is convinced that someone cheated on them. Why are you so sensitive and how would you know? Things like this fall into "Reality TV" and most of us who are smart enough know there is no reality to it. I try to avoid these types of shows. These shows are scripted and perhaps the deceased person could not live with what the script brought out. The money and the 15 minutes of fame are really not worth it. Pawn shop shows, the Kardashians, Ducks, and even Naked and Afraid are scripted.

It's my birthday!!!

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

A very happy birthday to you, Lady! :)

ameriKKKan Justice for the Rich I presume... [cbsnews.com]

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

Trumpworld is different. Everything changed officially in 2016. To express it in other terms we are now in Bizarroworld or Bizarroland.

What about dating? Is it for you?

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

I am open to a relationship and I miss having a relationship, but the question is do I really want one? Most people in the world today scare me to death. How can your life be all about making someone else happy? Would that make you happy? What do you do if that other person thinks you are only there to make them happy. It is important to know yourself and make yourself happy because other people cannot do that for you.

If you could access a time machine and change any five minute period in history, when would you go?

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

Back to the time of Donald Trump's conception so as to prevent birth. The simple way is to convince Fred to use a condom.

What is the "incel" movement all about?

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

I have no idea what you are talking about. That happens to me often today in this world of constant texting and sudden invention of new words and terms. I'm still trying to get acquainted with the old words and terms with limited success.

I don't talk about it much, but mother's day is kinda hard for me.

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2019:

I'm sorry for your loss. Your post reminded me also that my mother went through some of this because I had a sister that I never met. Her name was Deborah and she never made it out of the hospital. I never saw her, but have only heard the story and remember when this happened. I must have been about 12 and later on we went to her grave maybe twice. Today I cannot even tell you where it is but your post caused me to recall what I am writing.

The New Testament is replete with statements telling the reader that discrimination is wrong.

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

The entire bible is dangerous. It's also a fictitious story.

This is a great idea

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

I get it. My stepfather in in a nursing home and Medicaid takes all of his money and then adds on to it to pay the $6000 a month that it takes to keep him there.

Does Marriage Really Improve Sexual Satisfaction?

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

I agree with the study. Married couples are usually too busy doing everything else for their families and themselves to actually set aside time for sex. This is why you hear of couples who have not had sex in a month or even longer. It seems that marriage is about more than just sex.

Funeral Games

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

Make you a bet people would refuse to catch it.

Does Depression Have an Evolutionary Purpose? - Nautilus - Pocket

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

What is depression? It is a subtle way of telling you that things do not always go your way and that you are not the only duck on the pond.

I just saw on Netflix "Knock Down the House" documentary.

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

Many thanks. I will look into this film tonight. Trump is the worst and no one is taking his threat seriously. Donald Trump is a national emergency. He was NOT exonerated by the Mueller report. IV. CONCLUSION Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct. The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.

I hate my mother more than I hate Muhammad.

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

Try to get over the hate. It is not good for you. I do not hate my mother, now deceased, but she tried to push her ideas over on me to make herself look good. She went to work in St. Louis and left me with my grandparents during my young formative years. She claimed that this was not so. I did not live with them, she said, but she allowed me to go there in the summer when school was out. My cousins and I knew differently as we went to the same school. Mom had convinced herself of this and was almost in tears as she went through it again not so long before she died. Once she passed on I found the school pictures. Many have tried fanciful explanations for mom's belief but it was very simple really. In her time if you left your child for your parents to raise you were a bad mother. Mom did not want to be a bad mother.

My brother who is a Chaplin / Pastor and I were discussing the resurrection and if he actually ...

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

If he answered truthfully he would have to admit that all his training was for nothing. This would make him feel like a fraud and feel useless. He will never tell you the answer you were wanting to hear.

In the past six years I have lost a daughter, my son, my wife and most recently my right leg.

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

I agree with you. If you took all these matters to the silent god how would he answer? How would believers tell you that he answered? Maybe by showing you the sky and a kitten. You have been through quite an ordeal but silent god was not helping you.

For previous believers, what was it that made you unconvinced about god and religion?

DenoPenno comments on May 13, 2019:

Yes, there was a specific book that sealed the deal in helping me to become atheist. That book is the Bible. Some even add the word "holy" to the title. In reality it is a mutt compilation that finally got assembled about 300 years after the time of Jesus. Two thirds of the NT part of it are attributed to a man named Saul of Tarsus, later known as Paul, and he did not know Jesus nor did he ever meet him. I could go on and on. The Bible has about as much validity as "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter."

What's your thoughts on this storiy?

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

I think his arrest for it is scary but I would never have a sticker like that on my vehicle.

Should 11-year-old girls have to bear their rapists' babies? Ohio says yes. - Chicago Tribune

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

This is absolutely sick. Of course it would be different if the little girl belonged to any of those who worked to pass this law.

Weather report: It's raining so much and so hard that there is once again the equivalent of a small ...

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

Still raining here on this day of Mother. It was supposed to be warmer and sunny today.

It's as if millions of rednecks cried out in terror....

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

OMG! The fearful will not be drinking that. In fact, something bad might happen if you touch it, but it will be OK if nobody is looking.

Report: Missing Migrant Children Being Funneled Through Christian Adoption Agency | Michael Stone

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

I have read of this and it seems likely because some of these children cannot be found. This leads to questions of what these children might be used for. My belief is that it has nothing to do with religion at all and it is child trafficing.

The gay agenda?

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

This is funny and also a very good point.

All religions in the world were born/created with a view to leading the people to the right path.

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

Religions were created out of wonderment and then used as a form of control.

I am interested in opinions on this statement.

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

I agree with most of this. I can be defined as "atheist" but it simply means I have no god.

Hi there.

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

Welcome back.

Emotionally-stunted men

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

I'm a male who has described myself as "shattered" since my ex and I split up. Am I emotionally stunted? Perhaps. I am an introvert with few friends and this is by choice. I love all types of conversation and I feel that I can easily identify with Terry. This does not mean that I am constantly running others down. That would tick me off being around such a person. Instead I have to know and understand a situation as much as possible and this includes people and why they do things. I may quickly learn your faults but I can also see the many faults of my own. Others that I know avoid such things by just ignoring them and pretending. This is why I see so many people as phoney.

‘Decades in the making’: Megachurch pastor gives up on Christianity in profanity-laced ...

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

Well, good luck to him but I agree with many of his words.

Wishing happy mother's day to all !!! I am alone, but dont feel sorry for me.

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

Happy Mother's Day.

‘So Help Me God’ No More: Democrats Give House Traditions a Makeover

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

Do away with it forever! If you have a beard, swear on that. Maybe swear on your mother's grave unless your mother is still living. What is it that we could swear on? Why is this swearing important?

Which Religious Group Wants To Base U.S. Law On Its Faith?

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

I'm not surprised at all. This was the norm even before Reagan invited religion into the GOP. I know a lot of people who think others first came to America for religious freedom and that our founders were all religious and wanted to base our laws on their god. Most of these people believe that's the way it is but nothing could be further from the truth. Without science as a backup at the time most of our Founding Fathers were Deists. They believed in god as a first mover who set everything up and then disappeared. You could not know or contact this being.

Religion and tradition repressed people and kept them stupid.

DenoPenno comments on May 12, 2019:

Subjects of science go by the current accepted model, and the model is subject to change. Scientific theory is not simply an idea. It has to be proven. The opposite of all this is religion. From day one religion was static and never changing. Religion never proved anything.

Georgia Makes Abortion A Crime Punishable By Life In Prison Or Death Penalty | Michael Stone

DenoPenno comments on May 10, 2019:

So, who gets life in prison? The woman, the doctor, or both. What business is any of this to government? When do we go into Christian sharia law?

Sarah Sanders set a record! yay!! She hasn’t held a Press Conference in 58 days, a modern ...

DenoPenno comments on May 10, 2019:

I think this was by design. Many people are tired of Sarah Slanders.

I'm friends with one of my bus drivers (I've befriended more than a few over the years actually) and...

DenoPenno comments on May 10, 2019:

I'm a 13 year old boy in a much older body. I'm an old man but I cannot play the old man game.

I fear as i am getting older i am going to lose control of all the delicate balancing acts i have ...

DenoPenno comments on May 10, 2019:

This is normal but try not to make it excessive. My next stage (whenever it comes) is to move into an apartment for older folks. You drop a lot of possessions to do that but all the bills are paid. You have 3 rooms and limited things, free TV, but have to buy your own food. Some people in these places still have cars and some do not. It is after this that you go into assisted living at another place entirely.

Scientific evidence is great and all but I think its also important for everone to back up and ...

DenoPenno comments on May 10, 2019:

We do not know everything. This first applies to religions. Next we get into science with ideas of a multiverse, Schroeder's cat, and various other improbabilities that they want to make probable. I like to stick with the science we know and have working models of. Let's not just make things up. I was once told that the idea of a "brain in a vat" was around in Plato's day. Really? Were they reading books with that idea or watching weird movies? I doubt. Knowledge evolves along with ideas.

Appeals Court Rules That Asylum-Seekers Can Be Made To Wait In Mexico : NPR

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

The big problem with this is what does Mexico say about it? Asshole Trump has no authority in Mexico.

15 Questions Robert Mueller Must Answer | The American Conservative

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

This may never happen. Trump has now invoked executive privilege over the Mueller Report because he wants to keep it all secret as he crows about being vindicated at the same time. He thinks this report should just be filed away and it is all over now. His supporters seem perfectly happy with this as Donald Trump remains our biggest national emergency!

This is a must-see.

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

Oral Roberts once gave a jet to an evangelist in Texas named Ewing for wising him up on "seed faith."

Do you ever have recurring fears that you have a hard time shaking?

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

We have fear because of uncertainty and the unknown. Religion capitalizes on this and so did your parents. So do kids at school and many others that you know today. I'm able to look back at my fears and see them differently today. I can do this even if my fear was a short time ago. I can see how the fears change, and I hate change. Most people I know are not honest enough to admit this. They act as if they have always been exactly as they are now and have always believed the same. It simply is not so.

Wouldn't it be great if there were fewer angry people out there wanting to " go see god," or ...

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

There are a lot of angry people. This much is a fact. I'm not so sure they are all "wanting to go see god." Deep down inside of me I am beginning to feel that the anger is because they want everything to be about them and they find out it is not. Then they see from within that the world is all about money and there might not be a god.

WHAT RELIGION CAN DO TO HUMAN BEINGS Nasrin Sotoudeh - The Iranian woman lawyer who defended ...

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

Do they think this will stop her? Only if she ends up dead over the ordeal. She will spread her message even in prison.

A peaceful religion?

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

Exactly! This is what to expect out of the Abrahamic religions and even beyond.

As a Christian, I can remember mocking Islam and thinking how stupid the religion was.

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

Your religion is always the best one and only one. All the others are fake. I once told this to a believer and she looked at me and says "So?" It's proof positive that they don't get it.

How do you de-stress?

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

I used to do it through drink and music. The drink part doesn't work so well any longer. These days my time is spent between 2 of my computers (I have 3) and keeping them in top shape for music, movies, TV, etc. all around the world. They are my "projects." These days I'm greatly into IPTV and also using my router to block ads and totally change my DNS. If a woman was around we might try sex. That needs a lot of experimentation and practice also. :)

Seeing that we are all atheists agnostics what makes a person choose good over evil?

DenoPenno comments on May 9, 2019:

I have no desire to do bad things to others. "Bad things" are those that do harm in some way. This does not stop me from wanting harm to come to the man that killed my grandson. I have told my family that if one of us do that harm we will be dealt with by law enforcement. I stress this to an extreme and the killer is still alive. I have no doubt that someday he will be killed also, but I do not want to lose any other family members to get that job done. What you do can be traced even if you have others do the deed. We have watched him for close to 3 years now. Invisible men and a heavenly justice system have nothing at all to do with this. They never did and never will.

Presidential Candidate, Andrew Yang is Against Infant Circumcision.

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

I am against it also. The child has no say so. My African bro in law got circumcised when he decided to marry a woman of a different tribe. It was a requirement for them to be able to marry. I would have just stayed single.

Did you consent to being born?

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

In their defense the parents should simply declare that he was an accident.

Florida woman pulls alligator from her yoga pants during traffic stop - The Washington Post

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

A gator in her pants? She might get bit and not in a good way. :)

Finally, no rain! The weather is beautiful this morning.

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

Weather got good enough here for me to cut half my grass in between rains, and I'll get the rest before the weekend. I'm diabetic and take meds but eat and drink what I want to. My feet tingle and I walk in New Balance shoes with special inserts. My daughter just gave me a prescription cream for a rash and it is working. I'm a dinosaur but only see my doctor every 6 months. I get my 4 prescriptions in 90 day supplies most of the time. I'm getting older and find my free time is all computer and how to do music and TV with one, watching damned near anything that I want to. I'm now blocking ads with my router, alternate DNS, and programs installed on my machines. Life is good and mostly planned. What is missing these days is a female of like mind.

Praying for the victims and working for the merchants of death.

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

Why do we keep believing this nonsense? We always hear or read "my prayers are with" or "I am praying," etc. IT IS A LIE! We have no evidence that any of these people are praying. They claim to be god believers and they "pray" to pass responsibility of something onto another area and away from themselves. It means that they have no responsibility and they take no personal responsibility. Wake up and join the real world. These people are not praying to anything but often when the time is right for it they bow their heads and pretend.

Do you think an individual should be allowed to choose the race, gender, religious background, ...

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

Certainly. If I had a therapist, for example, I would not want one who was a god believer. You should pick the therapist of your choice.

Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

I caught this on the news and none of it surprised me. Trump not wanting others to know at any cost simply proves him to be the liar and conman we all knew he was from the beginning. The man is not fit to be POTUS.

Is it possible to be an atheist and a Buddhist ?

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2019:

Yes, it is possible but why would you want to? When I first became a Christian as a teen it was not because I was looking for some guidance or looking for anything to worship. It was because I was taught about god and they knew there is only "one true god." I wanted to carry this idea into the ministry and "save the lost" but in time that idea became redundant. Along with it was the very idea of a spiritual life because that term goes back into concepts of religion. BUT if what you are doing gives you solace without the ill fated promise of being with a creator forever and ever if you are a good boy, then more power to you. Being firmly planted in the here and now with peace of mind is a great gift.