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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.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@F-IM-Forty Yeah that's why I get 4 lbs. of Mexican cane sugar for $2.48 plus tax. This is pure cane sugar while ours is bleached white.

Robert Mueller Ends Robert Mueller's Career [youtu.be]

DenoPenno comments on May 31, 2019:

I like the unredacted version of this a lot better. Goodbye Bob.

DenoPenno replies on May 31, 2019:

@Renickulous It is a matter of interpretation.

This morning, Trump has twittered that he is going to put more tariffs on Mexico.

DenoPenno comments on May 31, 2019:

Apparently we do not see the problem we have created here. His supporters want to be in power and there appears to be no way out as long as he is a "sitting president." Someone has to fix this.

DenoPenno replies on May 31, 2019:

@K9Kohle789 Under Pence you get America as a Christian nation which so many have wanted for such a very long time. I think this is why the Evangelicals say Trump is appointed by god. If Trump is removed we get Pence.

How important is someones income to you?

thinktwice comments on May 29, 2019:

As long as the person is independently wealthy, I have no problem... "wealthy" being whatever they define it as and that does not impact me negatively

DenoPenno replies on May 31, 2019:

@thinktwice Hmmmm. You're my kinda girl. :)

In the matter of fiction, the creator of Superman had him flying through the air- but he never had ...

DenoPenno comments on May 30, 2019:

Jesus did both. Imagine how long it must have taken for Jesus to be raised into the air before he was received by a cloud and was out of site. Imagine the release of a helium balloon to help you see this. Now imagine that Jesus will return "in like manner."

DenoPenno replies on May 31, 2019:

@Diogenes I'm trying to use common logic to point out how ridiculous this belief really is.

Televangelist: Jesus Was Vaccinated Against Flu So We Don’t Have To Be

DenoPenno comments on May 30, 2019:

Influenza is the biggest killer in the world. When you assume your god will protect you it makes you ignorant. When you assume vaccinations are the cause of autism you are ignorant.

DenoPenno replies on May 31, 2019:

@think-beyond Believe what you want about autism. In a few days I'll be 73 and in my lifetime everyone got vaccinated. I still do. You would think there would have been an increase in autism. What about those who have it and were never vaccinated? That would be a good question. I'm not a fan of Jenny McCarthy and those who wrote the books she believes.

How important is someones income to you?

thinktwice comments on May 29, 2019:

As long as the person is independently wealthy, I have no problem... "wealthy" being whatever they define it as and that does not impact me negatively

DenoPenno replies on May 30, 2019:

@thinktwice So very well said. I have a friend who thinks I would be happy with a new car and he says he knows I have the money to buy a new car. I agreed with him but said if I did this I would be worried more about my missing money. My car gets me where I want to go.

Every time, I read about, see and think about Trump, I just cannot understand how addicted and prone...

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2019:

He won the election but he still thinks Hillary should not have had 3 million more votes than he did. Those votes became the 3 million illegals and Trump wanted it investigated. Later on as women marched on Washington the votes became the votes of 3 million fat women. Any normal person would think ...

DenoPenno replies on May 30, 2019:

@callmedubious IDK? He could be in the shitter pulling an Elvis.

Mueller Report summarised.

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2019:

They keep on with this "sitting president" thing but it must be new. Nobody told Nixon about it.

DenoPenno replies on May 29, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay Thanks.

How important is someones income to you?

thinktwice comments on May 29, 2019:

As long as the person is independently wealthy, I have no problem... "wealthy" being whatever they define it as and that does not impact me negatively

DenoPenno replies on May 29, 2019:

I live in a mobile home on a half acre of land. I might have $13 in my pocket. My car is a 2004 Monte Carlo and I do NOT live week to week. Small paying job and I see my fellow workers doing all they can to have everything and keep up with the Jones'. I can't live that way. I would go insane.

MY MOM LOST A FRIEND -- I was chatting with my mother the other day and she mentioned she had ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on May 29, 2019:

One? I lost *every one*. If you've been a theist and vacate, the shunning can be crazy. The ones that stuck around, to pity me & try to save my soul for me, I left. So, pretty much, my slate was wiped clean. Wish I'd done it 20 years before I did.

DenoPenno replies on May 29, 2019:

I agree with your every word here.

Meet the black humanist group challenging organised religion | The Voice Online

Castlepaloma comments on May 28, 2019:

If I were black, praising a blonde, blue eye Jesus would feel weird after 100s of years of salvery.

DenoPenno replies on May 29, 2019:

That's exactly why the blacks that wanted to continue believing started using scripture to prove their Jesus was a black man. It's easier just to assume it is all hogwash.

Last Sunday, the subject of the sermon was "The Lonely Atheist".

Merseyman1 comments on May 27, 2019:

"Atheism is bullshit" is like saying "the air is bullshit"...

DenoPenno replies on May 28, 2019:

Call atheism whatever you want. It simply means "without god."

Does anyone else get multitudes of spam phone calls from foreign countries?

ZantiMisfit comments on May 27, 2019:

I get a bunch regularly, but don't get as much as you. Block, block. Block. And I don't answer unless the number shows up on Id. Unfortunately, it seems it's another annoyance of modern life.

DenoPenno replies on May 27, 2019:

@Julie808 Usually the number used for calling you is a non-working number immediately after that one phone call. The scammer uses a randomly generated number base.

I'm curious about what people on this site feel about the simulation hypothesis.

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2019:

Yeah, a simulator could help you learn to fly a plane or drive a car. What is it that believing we are all in a simulation is doing for you? What are you learning? If you believe this idea right now today, what would you have believed way before the days of simulation? I'm at a loss of what this ...

DenoPenno replies on May 27, 2019:

@NicoleCadmium It is OK to think too much. Problems start when we think too highly of ourselves.

Religion is a lot like a penis.

lerlo comments on May 27, 2019:

I thought life was like a penis. When it's hard you get fucked, when it's soft you can't beat it.

DenoPenno replies on May 27, 2019:

@lerlo Well, there are varied pills, bee stings, and injections. :)

In Memory of My Father on Memorial Day 2019 My father joined the Marines when he was barely 16.

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2019:

I honor your father, his life, and the sacrifices he made. I'm ex-military but only served 3 years in the Army. Sikorski wanted me to make a career of it but I only served one hitch.

DenoPenno replies on May 27, 2019:

@thinktwice I was active Army 1964 through 1967. Stationed in Nurnberg, Germany. I was also able to do some traveling.

Religion is a lot like a penis.

lerlo comments on May 27, 2019:

I thought life was like a penis. When it's hard you get fucked, when it's soft you can't beat it.

DenoPenno replies on May 27, 2019:

My life is more like a penis these days. :)

In Memory of My Father on Memorial Day 2019 My father joined the Marines when he was barely 16.

Lutherzme comments on May 27, 2019:

A wonderful tribute!

DenoPenno replies on May 27, 2019:

@thinktwice A very good tribute indeed. :)

He Pope compares abortion to 'hiring a HITMAN' as he says it can never be condoned With the ...

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2019:

Leave it to Catholics to claim their love of life by denying a woman control of her own body because "abortion is murder" and then kill millions in third world countries by also denying condom use. It makes more sense to them to "be fruitful and multiply" rather than to stop the spread of HIV. ...

DenoPenno replies on May 26, 2019:

@NicoleCadmium The Trump group wants to keep this going until they get the wording just right, then challenge Roe v. Wade again in the Supreme Court. If they succeed women will have no rights or healthcare and the GOP will declare victory over abortion. What they forget is that making something illegal does not make it go away. It only makes it worse for women and makes the GOP hypocrites.

Ever seen a bitch with a beard?

Cutiebeauty comments on May 24, 2019:

Wow... Those guys are louts... Except maybe Mr. Sleepy..

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2019:

An imaginary defense is that one man is indeed asleep. One man is also blind, so he cannot see her. The remaining lout is so lost in his own head about personal problems that he did not see her. Oh, sorry. The blind man is looking at a cell phone. :)

So, now the religious zealots are claiming that you don't have to believe in God to know right from ...

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2019:

Would most people have an aversion to abortion? Yes. Is abortion used as birth control? No. People that are close to batshit crazy on this issue listen to all the lies and opt for every baby to be born regardless of individual facts. As usual, they make up the facts. Are there any efforts at all to ...

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2019:

@friendlycatlady Yes, abortions are not cost effective as birth control but you can't tell this to a Republican.

George Carlin: Pro Life, Abortion, And The Sanctity Of Life

m16566 comments on May 19, 2019:

I do believe that abortion is an ugly thing. I would like it to be safe and rare. I would never tell a woman what she has to do with her own body. I do believe that all life is sacred, if the fetus could be plucked from the womb, and raised to term in a petri dish I would be against ...

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2019:

@DeeTee I never said that abortions are "free in any clinic." My remark is due to conservatives and Trump's GOP saying that they are free and also pushing at the public that women are using abortion as birth control. It simply is not true. I know of no one who received a free abortion.

As a freethinker I don't believe in life after death.

WilliamFleming comments on May 23, 2019:

As a freethinker I think the concepts of before and after are illusory mind tools. There is no after. There is the continuum of life and of conscious awareness. Our sense of self as a separate individual in a body is just imagination. Hoping for eternity in heaven for yourself is a foolish and ...

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2019:

I can identify with a lot of your words. I feel so extremely sorry for a man I know who posted on Mothers Day that he simply cannot wait to see his dead mother again. He wants to see her so badly. We are controlled by these "comforting thoughts" but the time machine of life only goes forward. He will only be able to see his mother in his mind. I remember a time when I thought just like him.

As a freethinker I don't believe in life after death.

genessa comments on May 23, 2019:

there is no logical way to justify belief in an afterlife. i too understand why people are desperate to believe in such a thing and may eschew logic for the sake of their peace of mind, but it just doesn't work if you think too hard about it. fortunately for me, in terms of missing loved ones, i ...

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2019:

Dreams are amazing.

Todd Starnes Sold Us a War on Christianity. We Bought It. - Christ and Pop Culture

mcgeo52 comments on May 24, 2019:

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2019:

@WilliamFleming I would not support Trump even if he was our legally elected President. Doing so is like jumping out of a plane without a parachute.

Donald Trump's current burst of behavior -- the absolute refusal to allow testimony or documents to ...

KKGator comments on May 22, 2019:

Remove his ass. 25th Amendment applies right now. He's mentally unfit. Impeachment applies right now. He's been in violation of the Constitution and his Oath of Office, since Day One. Although, the republican Senate will not vote to convict and remove. They're spineless assholes, who are ...

DenoPenno replies on May 23, 2019:

The Trump Train and his GOP are enjoying power way too much to do anything.

Trump’s troubling response to “lock them up!” chants during his Pennsylvania rally [vox.com]

St-Sinner comments on May 22, 2019:

Did Clinton hide the emails?

DenoPenno replies on May 22, 2019:

Not only would Clinton have had to hide the e-mails, she would also have had to of hidden all copies of them and the persons that they were sent to would also have had copies. This nonsense gets more complicated when you consider that Colin Powell had the same type of e-mail server himself. Next we find that Ivanka has a similar server but she claims "it's OK because I never use it for personal e-mails." How long can we beat a dead horse?

Who is actually 'open-minded'?

powder comments on May 22, 2019:

It's good to look at opposites. So closed minded suggest the mind is not open to new information. So open minded is the opposite. Some key words seem to close minds on this site Assad/ wikileaks Socialism Russia Israel And the biggy........Trump We all have flaws and prejudices, I think the ...

DenoPenno replies on May 22, 2019:

When it comes to Trump would it be possible for some object to open his mind a little further?

Who was Jesus ?

Lutherzme comments on May 21, 2019:

I recommend the Reza Aslan book Zealot. He makes a good point that there were many "messiahs" of the age and that "Jesus" was much more a political revolutionary than a religious one...the Gospels were written years later.

DenoPenno replies on May 21, 2019:

Yes, and even in the gospels we see that Jesus was doing many things to show the public that he was that revolutionary messiah. The fact that gospels show his blood line ancestry (even though wrongly) has nothing to do with a supernatural magic man in the sky.

So Game of Thrones Ended.

LiterateHiker comments on May 20, 2019:

It seems I'm the only person on the planet who did not watch Game of Thrones. I don't like science fiction, horror, apocalyptic or violent movies.

DenoPenno replies on May 20, 2019:

I have not seen one episode of GoT yet. Middle ages and flying dragons are no longer my thing.

Why Donald J Trump will win in 2020.

DenoPenno comments on May 19, 2019:

The Dems cannot get organized and have 23 or more running. They also need to come out strongly and appear on Fox News, then also call Trump's China tariffs (that America will pay for) the "Trump Tax." Why not? Trump makes up things and so do most of the GOP. Call this tariff and others the "Trump ...

DenoPenno replies on May 20, 2019:

@m16566 I do not hope that you and I (or anyone else) will argue and I do not support ideas of taking political arguments into a fistfight. I'm capable but it is juvenile and not worth it.

You’re Freudian atheism is showing. [patheos.com]

DenoPenno comments on May 19, 2019:

Number 2 on the list is good. I'm always having others tell me about my atheism in one way or another and their words lead right into a stacked deck of questions. Most of these have a pre-determined answer without any thought on what they are saying. This makes them easy to refute. Not so long ago a...

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2019:

@Aryn I don't ask because I know the answer. Their own book claims that everybody knows there is a god. They think that makes it true. It doesn't.

Glad the police training is paying off in Boulder.

DenoPenno comments on May 19, 2019:

Totally ridiculous but on par for Trumpworld. People are affected all over the globe.

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2019:

@Bobbyzen I blame Trump because his silence on the matter fuels the hate of others and seems to give them license to be bad. Trump will still tell you "we have good people on both sides" and this is all his base needs to hear.

Republican fundraising mailer looks like a U.S. Census Survey

Jolanta comments on May 19, 2019:

And some poor person who already wonders how he/she if going to be able to pay their rent that month will send the money because it looks so official.

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2019:

I will soon be 73 and I'm wondering why people my age and even ten years older are suddenly believing that they have to send all these creeps money. Many that I talk to say they had to take over a bank account to stop mom or pop from doing this. It's so mindboggling.

George Carlin: Pro Life, Abortion, And The Sanctity Of Life

m16566 comments on May 19, 2019:

I do believe that abortion is an ugly thing. I would like it to be safe and rare. I would never tell a woman what she has to do with her own body. I do believe that all life is sacred, if the fetus could be plucked from the womb, and raised to term in a petri dish I would be against ...

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2019:

Nobody is using abortion as birth control. Last I checked abortion is still much more expensive than birth control pills or a morning-after pill. For the record, abortions are not free in any clinic.

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.

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2019:

@F-IM-Forty Food quality? Lots of brand names come from the same company. One thing I buy at Dollar stores is Mexican sugar. Some people actually ask me why itis brown.

Okay, how about this?

zesty comments on May 18, 2019:

So, if a woman swallows at the end of oral sex, is it cannibalism?

DenoPenno replies on May 18, 2019:

New meaning to the idea that atheists eat babies.

[cbsnews.com] Marijuana is on track to be legalized by end of 2019. Good news?

Aryn comments on May 18, 2019:

Pot fans refuse to consider marijuana really does cause harm. There is increasing evidence that people who start smoking/consuming in their teens show long-term psychological issues. Impaired driving kills no matter what the impairment is caused by. addiction is real... and people who habitually ...

DenoPenno replies on May 18, 2019:

Booze is legal but you cannot drive around and drink and dope should be handled this same way. A person who is impaired does not have control of their faculties.

Artificial intelligence is incompatible with religion.

Metahuman comments on May 17, 2019:

To happy killbot, since I can't reply directly to your reply, yes but that's no different than a toaster malfunctioning and electricuting you. It's not monster AI taking over the world. Not the same level at all.

DenoPenno replies on May 18, 2019:

I love Sophia the Robot.

What did your children learn from you?

Katsarecool comments on May 18, 2019:

I taught my children to respect their elders no matter what, with the exception of people they know will/are causing them harm. Not to judge others as everyone has a history. Not to steal, lie, cheat. Treat your children with kindness. Discipline them appropriate to the misbehavior. NEVER ...

DenoPenno replies on May 18, 2019:

Don't ever be a RACIST, MYSOGINIST, HOMOPHOBIC and don't be a bully. Ever. My kids have come along well with these issues. They are passing it on to their kids as well.

White trash reigns in Alabama

Aryn comments on May 16, 2019:

Won’t take long for the white trailer trash welfare queens to start rethinking this.

DenoPenno replies on May 16, 2019:

Yes, but the term "trailer trash" is an "I'm better than you" phrase. I live under the radar and I live in a trailer. I do this by design to stay under the radar and to have more of my own money.

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.

DenoPenno replies on May 16, 2019:

@F-IM-Forty You have to know what to buy at what store. Prices of things are kind of like a pea that travels between 3 shells, so you have to be on top of prices.

These Students Found a Perfect Loophole for South Dakota’s “In God We Trust” Law | Hemant ...

jlynn37 comments on May 15, 2019:

The perfect solution for "In God We Trust" initiatives.

DenoPenno replies on May 16, 2019:

This would be the perfect solution and in the end will be what those who want god in their schools will be facing.

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.

DenoPenno replies on May 15, 2019:

@snytiger6 I agree and also worry about the fact that there was no legal reason for this child to be adopted. None at all. The child was not abandoned. Weird stuff is going on here.

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

KKGator comments on May 14, 2019:

Of course it's a stall tactic. In all honesty, I cannot understand why anyone is defending this asshole. It's not even a question. It just makes no damned sense at all. The republicans are monumental hypocrites. They investigated Benghazi SIX times, and came up with nothing. There is most...

DenoPenno replies on May 15, 2019:

@jorj I agree with you that the Mueller finding was about obstruction and I understand what you are talking about. As far as Russia goes, I remember a time almost 2 years ago that Trump Jr. said they did not need any money and that they could get all they wanted from Russia. I assume he was telling the truth and I also assume the Trump Tower Moscow idea went on past the election. Another problem here is that both political parties are trying to sell us on ideas because you and I are now the product in the world today.

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?

DenoPenno replies on May 15, 2019:

@HomeAloneSunday Yes, and if you half a half acre and a mobile home as I do you are judged a loser. All those winners are running around with $900 phones and working 2 jobs to try and have their American Dream."

Russiagate’s Goal Has Been Accomplished: The Democratic Base Loves War & Imperialism Now

WilliamCharles comments on May 14, 2019:

The support for the saber-rattling against Iran largely bears this out.

DenoPenno replies on May 15, 2019:

The saber- rattling against Iran is a GOP/Trump invention. When we gave money to Iran we were largely giving them back their own frozen money. Now Trump needs new "enemies."

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

GwenBFree comments on May 15, 2019:

I met my second husband via online dating and we had a pretty good run, 12 years. It can be a good way to connect and meet people. I like this site better than traditional online dating because it’s not so much about dating but connections. Plus it gives you an opportunity to virtually meet a lot...

DenoPenno replies on May 15, 2019:

I met my Kenyan ex online and we had 12 years. I don't recall it exactly as a dating site but I'm sure it was. We were just something that happened and soon I was talking to her daily online, on computer with video, and on the phone. Without all of those I would not have taken it seriously. I'm not surprised that young people today are fooled online though.

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

Sticks48 comments on Jul 18, 2018:

The Army

DenoPenno replies on May 15, 2019:

I loved the Army but I didn't realize that until a few years later and being back home.

Can you be atheist and agnostic?

Envixer comments on Mar 21, 2019:

When you look a the structure of the word "atheist", the A prefix denotes an opposite. This is linguistically the same as morel vs amoral. An atheist is the opposite of a theist, meaning that atheists deny theocracies and theologies. An agnostic believes that nothing is known or can be known ...

DenoPenno replies on May 14, 2019:

@StephenMT Exactly. The word atheist literally means "without theism." You can say without gods if you like. This is taken from Latin.

Saw Trump on TV today.

Summer72 comments on May 9, 2019:

A major mental break down would be nice. One Where he starts throwing things, crying, and calling people names with spit and droole fly out of his mouth. Then he trips, falls down, his wig flies off and he knocks out his teeth and breaks his nose!!!🤣...............Do I have bad Karma ...

DenoPenno replies on May 14, 2019:

Isn't Trump already doing these things but they just don't get reported?

Saw Trump on TV today.

gater comments on May 9, 2019:

He looks great for 72 - and he has so much energy!

DenoPenno replies on May 14, 2019:

Bastard really looks like a young man doesn't he.

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.

DenoPenno replies on May 14, 2019:

@snytiger6 Have you read of the mother who was illegal and came back to sue because she was separated from her child and did not get him back. She lost because that child was "adopted" and the records were sealed. At the least this should be a clue as to what is going on.

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

KKGator comments on May 14, 2019:

Of course it's a stall tactic. In all honesty, I cannot understand why anyone is defending this asshole. It's not even a question. It just makes no damned sense at all. The republicans are monumental hypocrites. They investigated Benghazi SIX times, and came up with nothing. There is most...

DenoPenno replies on May 14, 2019:

Not only are they turning a blind eye. They actually support 45 when he says he is exonerated, and this is not the case at all. 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.

Anyone know much about the counsel of Nicaea?

Imatheistically comments on May 14, 2019:

All I know about it is it's when a group of Catholic monks, VOTED the books of the "buy-bull" into their "holy" existence. Pretty much sums up the idiocy of the bible's compilation right then & there in 325 A.D.

DenoPenno replies on May 14, 2019:

I agree with you fully. Many try to point out that my stance is wrong because the bible books were around way before this. OK, there were lots of books and finally a few get recognized as "official." Big deal. Next, believers want to say that even if the gospels were not written by those whose names are on them, the books were written 65 years after Jesus. Eye witnesses would have written much sooner if they believed the way many claim they do today. If I write about Jesus even 30 years after the events involved all I am doing is making him a legend. There is no way to retain truth or pursue it. Facts here, if any, would have came early on.

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

linxminx comments on May 13, 2019:

Throughout my life there have been so many things connected to religion that made me question and doubt. Here's a sample: 1. My mother insisting I attend private, religious schools but did not attend church herself. 2. My best friend and I having a knock-down, drag-out fight over the "once ...

DenoPenno replies on May 13, 2019:

In retrospect you can look at "once saved always saved" and tell pesky believers that you are a Calvinist. Then tell them to go away and leave you alone.

A partial explanation for the caravans to the USA? Gang violence? [nytimes.com]

CrazyQuilter comments on May 12, 2019:

This is the story told to me by a young man from Honduras. He was a talented musician from a hard working poor family. He said by age 12 boys were forced to join a gang. If you didn't, another gang would kill you. They must choose a side in the never ending battles over territory. It is the only...

DenoPenno replies on May 12, 2019:

I know what that young man is talking about but there are areas in the USA where this same thing happens.

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 ...

DenoPenno replies on May 10, 2019:

@WilliamCharles The fact that Trump has ships in the region now to "deal with Iran" if they do anything is scary as hell! Leave Iran alone dammit! As for the Mueller report, I got a copy in epub just last night on the Internet. Some Patriot let it leak because it is believed that we all should read it. You have to search for it, then need an epub reader to read it.

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

MissKathleen comments on May 9, 2019:

Surely it will go to the Supreme Court.

DenoPenno replies on May 10, 2019:

@MissKathleen Let's hope that McConnel gets voted out in 2020. That should make the next 4 years very interesting.

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...

DenoPenno replies on May 9, 2019:

@Pralina1 It does not stop me from dreaming of meeting him alone some day with nobody else around. I have those thoughts in fantasy.

Should we respect other people's beliefs?

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2019:

I have trouble respecting beliefs of others. As for them having a right to believe as they want to, only a fool would try to stop that idea. The world is full of religious fools. I can respect people if they respect me.

DenoPenno replies on May 7, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 It's a lot like that song "What Kind of Fool Am I"? :)

This morning I read on the net that Trump was going to try to extend his term by two years; if he ...

LenHazell53 comments on May 6, 2019:

Michael Moore predicted this two years ago, it is unlikely Trump will leave office quietly if at all.

DenoPenno replies on May 6, 2019:

Trump will never leave quietly. He was set to protest the Hillary win until he found out that he won. Trump would like to never leave office at all.

Sometimes starting over/reinventing yourself is a good thing.

LenHazell53 comments on May 6, 2019:

Just because you are paranoid does not mean that *they* are not *really* out to get you.

DenoPenno replies on May 6, 2019:

They are out to get you. They want your money and to get it they will sell you a brand new doodlido. It's the latest and greatest one and you cannot live without it.

I have a buddy I was in Vietnam with.

Bobsuruncle comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Glad to see there is so much camaraderie in everything is racist. Racist this, racist that, racist, racist, racist. I have been raised in the South. There is an understanding down here. All black people are not the "N" word. All white people are not KKK. Y'all were going there next. Right? Or is ...

DenoPenno replies on May 1, 2019:

@Bobsuruncle No one will convince you of anything different will they, Bob. Your heavily tainted remark has nothing to do with my once friend saying it is OK to mow down immigrants crossing our border with machine guns. That meant more than 1000 Obozos and Soros' to me.

Matt Dilahunty once made the statement that "Atheists are those that don't BELIEVE in a god, and ...

Kojaksmom comments on Apr 30, 2019:

Atheists make a false claim that only believers have to show proof. I consider myself an ignostic. If you are in Christian,Muslim or Jew I am an atheist, but if you're anything else I don't know. There is no Universal unambiguous definition of what God even is, so therefore it makes sense for me to ...

DenoPenno replies on May 1, 2019:

I hope I don't have to show you proof of not believing in gods. You will have to simply believe me and take me at my word, or you could follow me around a lot and hope to secretly catch me praying.

Matt Dilahunty once made the statement that "Atheists are those that don't BELIEVE in a god, and ...

Xuande comments on Apr 30, 2019:

We do this a lot here, huh? No. Some agnostic individuals are theists. They don't really know, but still believe, still go to church, still call themselves Christian/Muslim/Satanist/Pastafarian. In fact, I'd argue the majority of believers are agnostic. I can't prove it, but so many people around...

DenoPenno replies on May 1, 2019:

I know exactly what you mean. Most "believers" around me are like that, including my own 2 daughters.

I have a buddy I was in Vietnam with.

Bobsuruncle comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Glad to see there is so much camaraderie in everything is racist. Racist this, racist that, racist, racist, racist. I have been raised in the South. There is an understanding down here. All black people are not the "N" word. All white people are not KKK. Y'all were going there next. Right? Or is ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 30, 2019:

@Oldcurmudgeon I still believe that things like this are happening because Trump is "allowing" others to be who and what they want to be. This appeals to his support base and we reverse direction. Many have turned away from racist ideas and improved until Trump came along and gave people a reason to "go back." I lost a friend of over 50 years because of this just a year ago. The man actually believes we should mow people down at our borders with machine guns because it would be "OK with Trump."

What is with this Atheist/Agnostic divide stuff lately.

DaveSchumacher comments on Apr 30, 2019:

I'm agnostic because of what I know, or don't know in this case. I can't prove there is no doG. I'm atheist because of what I believe, or don't believe in this case. I don't believe there is a doG. I’m also dyslexic and used to stay awake late at night wondering if there really was a doG. :)

DenoPenno replies on Apr 30, 2019:

I see plenty of dogs all the time and some of them run wild with no owners.

Virgin Mary was no virgin

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2019:

Over the years many have come to believe in a translation that uses words like "young woman." Days of arguing about prized virginity have been gone for years. :)

DenoPenno replies on Apr 29, 2019:

@Moravian She came to me in a dream one time and was very surprised that I did not recognize her. A ball of glowing light surrounding a pound of ashes, she floated about 5 foot off the ground.

Ratings are the game..

THHA comments on Apr 28, 2019:

I have heard two things from the democrats, one on twitter was saying that democrats should not criticize each other, to which I responded WRONG, WRONG WRONG . . . . put someone in position who cannot handle shit and throw it back, and Trump will walk all over them . . . . stupid idea, if you want ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 29, 2019:

Rest assured that I'm gonna vote and I'll vote blue. The powers that be want to impress upon us that there is no reason to vote or that it will not matter if you vote. THAT is what their job is now. Voting for an independent is throwing your vote away.

Despite being atheist, im pretty sure I 100% believe in Tarot cards.

Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Nothing wrong with that. I’ve studied it over the years and have found it very helpful and insightful. The main detractors will be those who have not studied the dynamics, and those afraid of the insight it can bring forth.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 29, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 I have no reason to believe tarot cards.

I have a buddy I was in Vietnam with.

Bobsuruncle comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Glad to see there is so much camaraderie in everything is racist. Racist this, racist that, racist, racist, racist. I have been raised in the South. There is an understanding down here. All black people are not the "N" word. All white people are not KKK. Y'all were going there next. Right? Or is ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2019:

I understand you but I haven't used the N- word in many years

Kansas Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Protects Right To Abortion : NPR

Killtheskyfairy comments on Apr 28, 2019:

How many abortion providers are available? Probably very few! Ever see the generic viagra commercials on TV? A man can get a pill prescribed and sent to him immediately. Why can’t we do this with morning after pills?

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2019:

You cannot do that with morning after pills because some religious pharmacist is in the wrong job profession.

Despite being atheist, im pretty sure I 100% believe in Tarot cards.

Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

Nothing wrong with that. I’ve studied it over the years and have found it very helpful and insightful. The main detractors will be those who have not studied the dynamics, and those afraid of the insight it can bring forth.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2019:

@BeerAndWine I prefer logic, reason, and evidence.

It seems like every day at work I get religious people randomly asking me if im Christian and ...

Vintenar comments on Apr 28, 2019:

I had a guy come to my house pushing the church thing, and I told him before he got ten words into his spiel that "I'm not a church person, and good luck",

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2019:

The last time the Baptists came to my house and I said I'm not a believer they told me to look around me some and look at the trees. :)

Funny that he couldn't remember shit in response to Mueller's written questions and was too ...

EMC2 comments on Apr 25, 2019:

I am 68 years old and recall hating a president and that was Nixon. But as I look back it was nothing compared to my disdain for Trump. This person is absolute evil and an asshole.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 25, 2019:

I once got a letter from Nixon once he was back in private law practice. If I got a letter from Trump I would burn it!

How many of you feel discriminated against for been Atheist?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Current laws are enough if we enforce them. Discrimination is the bad thing.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@FrayedBear There is nothing wrong with being a non-believer and some who try to pass stupid laws actually say in public that they want atheists to suffer. Well, so much for the love of god.

What's your opinion on the burning of the Notre Dame?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 22, 2019:

As to why it burned it must have been the old debil. I am so glad that they managed to save that piece of the original cross along with an original nail. These are so important to believers. When Elvis died in the toilet I'm surprised that they didn't save his crap. :) BTW, what happened to the ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Dicaron My remarks are in jest of the claim that Notre Dame had a piece of wood and a nail from the cross Jesus died on, but it was saved. Who would believe that?

what is an atheist? what do they believe?

JimG comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I believe lots of things, but none of them require faith. I believe our universe whatever it is or where it came from is astonishing not because it was created but because it is.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@AmmaRE007 Theists should be required to substitute the phrase "the Easter Bunny" for the use of their "god" word to see how stupid it all sounds.

I used to think christian music stations were just idle attempts of recruitment but after working as...

Jk1960 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Ask them to switch to country, they have 24 songs

DenoPenno replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Antidronefreeman This only works when the word "blue" is done with a yodel.

Science is the journey toward truth, religion is pretending you have already arrived there.

Yogisan comments on Apr 19, 2019:

At one time, a flat earth was truth to the people living at the time. It was truth because is was based on the knowledge available at the time. Truth and knowledge are interactive. Truth is only truth as long as knowledge at the time says it is. Truth is always the goal. Knowledge is the ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 19, 2019:

Athena is correct and I want to watch this. It's important to know how they bend logic because I see it as nonsense. Apparently not all logic is logical. Theists used to laugh and say atheists were all taking "logic lessons." There is only one logic. Is there life after death? OK, is there power to the light bulb once the switch is turned off?

Notre dame cathedral is burning down piece of history gone religion or not is a shame

Moravian comments on Apr 16, 2019:

It's a miracle. The cross was saved from the fire.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 18, 2019:

My uncle Fred had a fire like that and the only think saved was a basketball. It was amazing!

Nothing fascinates me more than people who use the word "version" after Bible (a.

dahermit comments on Apr 16, 2019:

It reminds me of the elderly church lady who, when confronted by a modern language version of the Bible, stated: "If the King James version of the Bible was good enough for Jesus, it is good enough for me."

DenoPenno replies on Apr 17, 2019:

Yes, I have heard this before. Another lady in my church days said that people talked funny in bible times and she was referring to the King James version.

Re: Notre Dame Cathedral Yes, but is our freedoms burning?

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Strangely enough, the destruction of this little girl's home hurts me more... mostly because so many people couldn't care less.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 16, 2019:

I think I agree.

Notre dame cathedral is burning down piece of history gone religion or not is a shame

Theresa_N comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Hopefully some of those "priceless relics" such as splinters of the "true cross" are gone.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 16, 2019:

Don't worry. They will manufacture more of those in a hurry. If I'm not mistaken I also heard that the crown of thorns that Jesus wore is lost now. Just imagine. The Catholic Church became a big thing some 300 years after the time of Jesus and we got the bible about this same time. Traveling backwards to the crucifixion some thoughtful religious person decided to save the "crown of thorns." What a crock!

The south.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 13, 2019:

I'm not sure what "god's healing hands" has to do with this tragedy. What I am sure of is that when I was the age of these children we were told not to touch or pick up the gun or we would get skinned alive and get our asses beat off. We believed them. Today parents give "time out" or claim they ...