What do you see as being the best approaches to normalizing agnostism, atheism etc?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 18, 2020:

One big start on this would be to get religion the hell out of politics. This is the big American problem.

What do you do when expected to participate in public religious ceremonies such as prayer?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 18, 2020:

I simply don't. I might bow my head slightly and be silent, but then I am looking around to see who else is doing the same thing. These are the people I could be friendly with.

Trump rolls out policies that would push federal funds to religious groups and advance prayer in ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 18, 2020:

I agree with your every word here. We know that Trump was not "the chosen one" and that there are no gods choosing anyone. The problem is that the powers that be want you to believe all this nonsense so they can use us to gain more wealth and even make war if they have to. All of us should wake up and I also mean the religious ones. Resist this in any ways possible.

Mississippi Bill Would Force Teachers to Say the Ten Commandments Every Day | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 18, 2020:

How idiotic can these bastards get?

Christian School Expels Girl Over Rainbow Sweater and Birthday Cake Whitefield Academy, a ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 18, 2020:

Wait! Doesn't that shirt mean that god is not going to destroy the earth by water any longer? If so, let's be happy and eat cake.

Is the USA heading for a civil war?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 18, 2020:

Is the USA heading for a civil war? Lots of Trumpers claim they would take to the streets with their guns for Trump in a heartbeat. The real question is would this just be ignored by law enforcement or the military? If it was taken as serious insurrection it might not be as simple as the kool aid drinkers think.

Remember Peter Lori?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 18, 2020:

Laslo Lowenstein.

Who’s your favorite scientist and why?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Most likely Carl Sagan. I first got a copy of his Demon Haunted World back when I still believed in spirits and found out the book was scientific and really different. I could hardly put it down and I'm convinced that Sagan had some hidden influence with me when I finally came out as atheist. I saw him as a scientist who made sense.

"The ghost of a child who consoles his grieving mother at his funeral is captured on video" .

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

I don't get it and I don't see it. By comparison I have a murdered grandchild and his mom and many others think he is in heaven now and he is a guardian angel. Since biblical angels have wings, every time the family sees bird feathers around they think he is visiting and watching over them. This is a true story.

There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding quantum mechanics.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Anything quantum seems like a bunch of woo to me. I avoid it until more is known and demonstrated.

Like most of us here, I really hate the chump they're calling president.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Don't you respect Donald Chump? He's saving us money by not appointing new heads of departments when those people have been fired or have resigned. He doesn't need them and can handle everything himself. The GOP knows this and that is why they stand behind him on it all. What I don't get is that he has a plan that will eliminate ISIS in 30 days. Why has that plan never been put into practice? Then he told everyone at the UN that he had done more for America in 2 short years than any other president in history. They laughed at him but Donnie did not think it was a joke. News media took the laughter out later when they reported the story, but all is fine and you should refinance your house. Maybe do a second mortgage. Donnie also has some great statewide health programs for you. Things you used to get free are now fairly cheap. If China is paying the tariffs why are the goods costing us more now? Take that China! Just an angry non-Trumper on a rampage here.

Major evangelical nonprofits are trying a new strategy with the IRS - The Washington Post

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Exactly. Taxes help with needed updates to roads, services, etc.

'If your life is not working out, the entire world looks bad.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Yes it really does matter. The Koch brothers, mercers, DeVos, at el crowd simply want to rip the minerals out of the earth without giving a damn about you, your water, food, land or healthcare. You bet your ass it matters.

What about believing even if you know it is not true?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

What is spiritual? Ask many people and get many different results.

While communicating with a couple online prospects (not from this site), I've been really thinking ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

I'm happy with that idea. You hit it right on the head. :)

My Trip to China Exposed the Shameful Lies Peddled by the American Empire China is a land of ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

I am amazed by the Trump supporters who claim China is paying for the new Trump tariffs. Even the media seems to lose site of the fact that these goods will have to cost more now. It means that the American public is paying China more money just because of Donald Trump. Take that, China!

LMFAO!!!!!!!

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Classic.

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DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

I would say that The new Light of God is still the same old shit. The only thing that keeps this from happening in most of our communities is the fact that believers know fully well that they will go to jail. Take that away and you have this all over again and again.

Interesting food for thought on limits of human logic and why we are vulnerable to religious ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

We are so vulnerable to religious appeals because everyone feels better when they have all the answers. You are in safe hands when your group has the answers and there is more protection in a group to start with. They have your back.

Thoughts on the Bernie/Warren kerfuffle?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

I feel that it is a media provoked misunderstanding designed to discredit both Warren and Bernie. Keep in mind that the DNC wants nothing radical or too far left and even had Obama tell us so. In this sort of distraction remember that Trump asked the Ukraine for dirt on Biden and not Warren or Bernie. This tells me that both Trump and the DNC know in advance who Trump's 2020 rival will be. Look deeply inside this and you can see the anger that people had when Trump was elected and know also that it is still there on both sides. We have been betrayed. Isn't it time to refinance your home? Use every app that comes along and try a second mortgage. Is it all about money?

How do people feel about pulling good guy (or good person) deeds as an atheist?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Good guy or good person deeds. The key here is that if you do these things do not talk about them. It has nothing to do with gods or rewards and everything to do with you as a person. Secretly doing good deeds makes you a better person. Helping someone is good. Giving away all that you have makes you an idiot, so be smart and beware.

I just can't stand this anymore.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Just today I heard some talking Trump and said he doesn't put up with bullshit. That's what they like about him, they say. I saw a Trump 2020 flag that says the same thing - no more bullshit. What people miss is that Donald Trump is full of bullshit and lots of it.

The structure of marriage is heavily based upon religion; in the sight of god, till death, what god ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 16, 2020:

I did my own divorce over 2 years ago. I was lucky because in 12 years of marriage we had no children. The core of marriage belief comes form religion. While people claim you should support your wife and children the basic marriage concept is out of the bible with a woman as property. I understand fully when women do not want to change their names. What about Mrs. Smith? Is that your name now and your identity? It is a poor name that only honors the male in the relationship. Again, this comes out of ownership. Marry me and remain whoever you are.

Who in here has actually had what they would consider a successful long distance relationship?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 16, 2020:

I don't think that would work for me. The closest thing that would work for me is to be in a relationship where they live with me on the weekend and then go to a city to work 5 days before it happens again. I had that once and it worked fairly well until I discovered that she was slowly moving clothes into my income tax drawer. Imagine if she lived with me full time.

Depressed Agnostics?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Certainly it is correct. I have less friends because of my non-belief. This means I am likely to not be as involved in activities that many others share. There is also the fact that if you are an active church goer more people appear to readily agree with you. I'm talking about your group only. Am I depressed? Hell yeah! It comes with the territory and does not get better. You simply learn to live with it. If anyone is thinking therapy I strongly advise you seek out a non-believing therapist. Otherwise it is just a big waste of time. BTW, I am my own therapist.

Dog Isn't Budging

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

I guess she enjoyed herself. Who knows what her reasons were, or maybe she was wanting to ride and waiting for you.

We have an expression in the UK which says ” Not singing from the same hymn-sheet ” when family,...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

"Bringing In The Sheep." No, stupid. That's "Bringing In The Sheaves." You sing it your way and I will sing it mine.

Kentucky Christian School Expels Student For Eating Rainbow Birthday Cake | Michael Stone

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Be aware here that the very first time I saw this today she was expelled for wearing a rainbow shirt. Later on it changed to the birthday cake. What it means is that someone in social media is pulling our chains and they want to keep us busy and occupied. It can be about politics or people getting paid by clicks (views) on something they post. It might even be both.

Strange particles found in Antarctica cannot be explained by physics | New Scientist

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Like so many other things they must have an origin from someplace other than our earth. Comets are doing drive by shootings.

Pope Francis assures atheists: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven | The Independent

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Is that kinda like you don't have to pay to see the movie?

The Proof: That God Exists There is a hierarchy in Animalia, not only as quantified by the DNA ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Certainly the government would agree with this. Now back to the bible where Jesus reportedly said "give unto god that which is god's, and give onto Caesar that which is Caesar's." There is a big problem here. Nobody in that rejoin and at that time thought Caesar had a rightful claim to anything. Maybe it was a trick question. Cut to today when preachers and everybody us that scripture reference to mean "be a good boy and pay your taxes." So much for modern cherry picking.

Why does life exist?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

This may be true but it sounds like another version of the primordial soup. Why does life exist? Only humankind seems to be asking that question. The religious want to claim it as if they had found a black cat in a dark room. Of course, they will know more by and by.

RefundWarren Trends After Elizabeth Warren Accuses Bernie Sanders of Saying a Woman Couldn't Beat ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Consider that this may not have been said at all. I think we are being played. Politics is the art of manipulation. After all, we live in a world where cartoon characters sell us insurance.

The enemy is within... they have breached the gates and they are among us.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

He hit that almost like a prophet. We are in that time today for sure. I recall reading this Sagan book when it came out and I was amazed and thrilled. It was marvelous.

Has anyone ever attended a Meet Up Atheist/Freethinker group?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 15, 2020:

No, but I would like to. The basic idea of this for me is that I do not think I have the time. The real thing is that I am not organized in that way.

Is there any truth in this TED talk?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

Yes, this is all true.

I don't watch too much reality TV shows but have seen a number of them dealing with the after life ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

How about haunted mobile homes? Maybe they haven't been around long enough for ghosts to like them. Sorry, I should have said spirits. Yes, where do they cross over to? Those who know claim it is the other side. OK, the other side of what? Why would furniture move when the spirits have no bodies? Oh, it is energy. Let's capture some of them and put them to work. We would have free labor. Ever notice that these spirits can bite or scratch you? They claim this is true but they have no body, no teeth, and no fingers or nails. What is going on here? The truth is that it is Reality TV and some people simply love it. Some swear that it really is true and it goes back for centuries. The problem is that nonsense like this has been debunked for many, many years now and the scammers keep coming back with it. None of this has to do with life after death.

And this man may become Prime Minister of Australia - [sydneycriminallawyers.com.au]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

It appears that we have crazies in power all over the world now.

A person asked the question, "Why are people so hostile towards President Donald Trump?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

This sums the Orange One up nicely. Anyone who can read and is honest sees that he is not a nice man.

That makes sense!

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

I get it, but they should ask Ivanka that question. I here that she does bleach it.

As we've known all along, the "J" stands for "Genius." [vanityfair.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

No, mofo. It stands for jerk.

Accurate depiction!!!!

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

This seems correct. I remember those days.

Agnostic wicca

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

Energy changes forms but I can pass on the souls part. You are the soul. It does not mean that you have one or have been given one.

Good Boy...Lassie!!!!

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

Absolutely classic.

Why are atheist so obsessed by religion?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 14, 2020:

Right on. As an atheist my obsession with religion is that I came out of religion. My parents took me in that direction by age 12 and I also had earlier experiences that made me aware of gods and religion. I studied to be a preacher and then realized years later that it is all false. There is nothing supernatural. Only things that humans do not understand. This means I am not convinced on many levels - no spacemen, nessie, or bigfoot, etc. If you think otherwise then prove them. You can't do it. I do not trust those who think there are no gods but believe in aliens, etc. This would be like someone who thought pixies lived in their shoes. I do not believe people like Bush who said he and Laura were praying for us. How so? They do not even know us. Praying over a bunch of prayer requests written on paper is just more nonsense. If god knew the needs in advance why did he not just take care of them? Why would anyone have to pray over them? My obsession with religion is kind of like this. To be a good mechanic you need to know a lot about cars. If you know nothing you are just making a claim and you are not a mechanic.

Do any of you think that a meaningful relationship can be acheived with a christian?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

Maybe. Keep in mind that the sexes do not think alike in the first place.

What is the craziest/weirdest religion or cult that you have come across?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

I like the 'isms." When you really look at it there is an "ism" for everybody.

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DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

I saw this just the other day. By it's timeframe I don't think any of us have anything to worry about.

This Is Exactly Why I'm an Atheist - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

A little lengthy but he makes a lot of good points. I like that he says he is an agnostic atheist. I make that claim also because if you flat out claim there is no god you have to back up that claim. I'm about 99.7 percent sure. This means the believers have to give evidence to back up their claims. It just cannot be done.

Why atheist get it wrong when addressing apologetics.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

Maybe we could ask ourselves what are those Christians apologizing for? That's my take on apologetics. :)

"The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy - the one that's absolute, the one that wants control over ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

I certainly agree with Hitch on this one. :)

God is not necessary for religion.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

I think you are really onto something here and for those who do not understand it you have just explained Deism very well. Deists did not have science as we do today and like others they needed and wanted answers. Their god created everything and set it in motion, then disappeared. This is because they knew from the beginning that there was no god there to interact with. It makes them much smarter than others today in my opinion. Cut to "2001: A Space Odyssey." Suppose that HAL the computer had no name. The film would not have made as much sense and would not have been as interesting. If I put this back into religion I can see why people would want a personal god. You cannot prove him in any way but the story becomes more interesting and maybe your religion has features that another one does not. This is why there are so many religious claims in the world. It is your invisible man who provides all the answers. To be in control you have to have all the answers.

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DenoPenno comments on Jan 13, 2020:

Half of four year olds have an imaginary friend because quite frankly, not many at that age really have friends to speak of. They are trying to fit in and maybe have noticed that you have more friends than they do. Also, the imaginary friend gets them some needed attention.

Percentage of Christians Drops in All U.S. Age Groups [aarp.org]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

Great news! We better get the GOP out ASAP in order for this trend to continue.

The death of Roger Scruton is sad.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

I cannot comment much here because I am not aware of this person.

Why do most humans love a religion?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

The biggest reason I can think of is that we all like to have answers. As non-believers we know that nobody has all the answers, but you do secretly feel superior to others if you think you are smarter. Religious people seem to be deluded into thinking they have most of the answers and god will provide other answers later in heaven.

Christian “Prophetess”: Heaven Has a “Portal” So Your Dead Relatives Can See You | Hemant ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

I learned this in my Finis Jennings Dake bible studies. He didn't say it the way I'm gonna explain it, and I will refrain from listing scriptures. Either heaven isn't that far up or you get great eyesight once you die. Anyone who ever watched Flash Gordon should understand it. Not only can you look down and guide your living relatives, you can also look down and see those in hell. I'm not sure if that is to laugh at them or god doesn't want you to get any ideas. How would you be happy in heaven seeing your relatives in hell? As for your dead relatives guiding you here on earth, that is a real stretch. I'm alive and you are dead so why are you guiding me? You should have guided yourself a bit better. Also, these guiding relatives are angels now and they have wings. Apparently this is bird-like wings with feathers. Every time some of my relatives find a feather they know the dead relative has been around them. (I'm not kidding here.) It ticks them off when I say they should have looked for a bird.

Why There Are So Many Incompetent Male Leaders

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

Very interesting.

Religion was not created to control anyone or groups of people.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

Excellent presentation, David. Very well said.

my father was portuguese and my mother was not.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

Welcome.

Although I cannot/do not feel it would be feasible due to my job to come "out" as atheist, I would ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

My letting go of god came about in my mind as I watched Jerry DeWitt videos on You Tube. He was the first graduate of the clergy project and listening to him caused me to decide I was an atheist. You do not need to "come out" as one, however. It may cause you problems, especially in the job market.

Made me chuckle; one way to get closer to God: [scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

So very true.

Less fear of hell?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

I have no fear of hell at all. This comes from my approach to scriptures and where they came from along with when we actually got the bible as we know it today. If you study this you can see it was ever changing from the 4th century until now. The wonderful apologists keep trying to explain everything for the modern world and their views change also. I just do not buy it. My Buybull daze is over.

It's sometimes strange to look back on one's self in the past, particularly the distant past.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 12, 2020:

The song "Imagine" is a very good example here. Most people do not see it but they love the song. Maybe they just imagine "no war" and don't see the rest. Within myself I see too much change in too short a time. Some things just within the last 4 years or so. It is so uncanny. I see things differently now than when I was with my ex. Not anything that would have saved that union but things that might have slowed the inevitable down some. I see changes in outright belief of mine over time, and also some in just a short few years. I learn more and it is enlightening. Sometimes you realize that something you took as fact for a long time is not fact at all. Suddenly you wake up to this and wonder how you ever had it wrong to start with. Living alone allows me this and I see that life is quite an adventure and a development.

Could philosophical discussions be better and more productive? [aeon.co]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

Certainly, but I don't care for them much. I'm not into Plato or Epicurus. I don't read or argue Socrates. They offer nothing to me in the modern world and I blatantly refuse to discuss religious philosophy. I will bring out religious ideas by bible claims but usually it is to show you how silly it all is.

International Olympic Committee prohibits kneeling, hand gestures

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

Does this make it harder for an Olympian to declare that his god drove him on to win while others there had the same god? Maybe it means god is also a sportsman. IDK.

I enjoy the interchanges of thoughts and feelings with many others on this site.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

I like them also.

This doesn't have anything to do with being agnostic.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

Where you live is your choice but I live as I do in Missouri because I have a $200 mortgage. If I move and increase that along with utilities, etc. and do not increase my income I am in trouble. This is how I look at it. Sometimes others do not understand that and they move to a high dollar area. At my work we are paid twice a month and Friday the assistant manager was showing off his bank account with $4.29 left in it. To live like that I might start thinking suicide. :)

Wolf Moon at first light this morning.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

You scared me. I thought you found a Wolf Man. :)

Sometimes, I feel like I'm never going to really fit into society anymore.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

We share a lot of similar things and I can identify with a lot of what you are saying. I was also Pentecostal. Today I am a militant atheist. My weapon of choice is a keyboard. I might add that I do feel extremely isolated but I have brought this upon myself. There is no going back. This journey is like the Wizard of Oz once you have seen behind the curtain.

The best thing about being agnostic is knowing (as much as it is humanly possible) there is no hell.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

Of course there is no hell. That concept came out of the confusion and misdirected developments presented in religious writings and scripture. If I do not believe these writings to be valid from any source why would I believe in a hell? Many people go around saying "yeah, but there still could be a god." Why would they want one? Are there people going around saying "yeah, there still could be a hell?" Once again, why would you want one? Is there life after death? IDK. Is your food still there on your plate once you have eaten it? How will it be reborn? You may take this as comedy but I am answering some very serious questions.

It was true then and it is also true today. Time to Dump Trump.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

BTW, that is a pic of CNN on my laptop computer. It did not come from Pluto or any other such app. :)

Twenty years ago there was only one country in the Middle East that had no religious extremist ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

Of course they do. This is because it is all about money and wealth, especially mineral wealth. Americans are played back and forth by both parties and so is the rest of the world. Just when you have had enough of it from one party the other one steps in to let you believe you are actually getting your treasured way of life back. Both parties work for the controllers and one is more extreme than the other. Currently we have a wave of "god's last stand" in which Evangelicals agg this all on in hopes of bringing about the second coming. If Jesus returns through our border with Mexico he will never be recognized. Religious hypocrites are falling right in there with our controllers. None of this is about you or your welfare in any way.

A belated post to express my pleasure in being a part of this group.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 11, 2020:

Welcome aboard friend.

Do atheists overreach?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 10, 2020:

**Are atheists rationally justified when they claim to to be able to be good without god.** That's where I would have put the book down. The writer has already stated his opinion and you will not change it in debate or otherwise. After all, he wrote a book on it. He obviously believes in the invisible man in the sky.

Warning! Though it's possible to date someone who believes in God, it is not possible to date a ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 10, 2020:

Sorry for your bad experience as I was once a fundamentalist. My stepson's wife thinks we are going to war with Iran. This morning she posted in Facebook that "god should protect our troops if it is his will" and this crap went on and on in a meme. I had to answer. I asked her what if it was not god's will. In that case we are all screwed! She didn't like it, but I'm tired of all these prayers "if it is god's will." Your fundamentalist BF seems delusional.

Does anyone else have a homophobic family member?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 10, 2020:

Lots of people seem to think that "the gay might rub off." This nonsense goes on into the religious community. It seems strengthened by the HIV threat because many do not know that sex is not the only way to become HIV. Are any of these people the same as rapists, pedophiles, and others? Not that I'm aware of. Your neighbor might be a murderer but then maybe they are not.

What if there was never religion in the world?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 10, 2020:

It would have never happened that way. Just look at our world today. Everything is about power and control. Religion is used in this game of power and control. It is nice to know that your god is on your side. You are the only one who has the right god.

We come into this world naked and alone.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 10, 2020:

None of us want that path. A person working in a funeral parlor once told me they wanted death with dignity. I replied that death has no dignity. We are born toothless and bald headed. If we live long enough we might exit this same way.

Friend of mines dad posted this. He is a Marine. This is damn true.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2020:

Right on, but that's the way that many gun owners think.

I really really like this quote- "If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2020:

Once you are enlightened why would you believe in any god?

A very painful on-line, structured discussion. Can you follow the logic ? [kialo.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2020:

What is circumcision for? In areas of the world where there is not water enough to wash the male member as it should be, this practice has benefits. For most of us in this modern world today it has little or none. When it is done to women and young girls it is nothing but mutilation. A crime that should have severe punishments. There was a time in America when male circumcision was pushed as a means of preventing boys from masturbation. Not only was god concerned with this but so were parents and a man named Kellogg. I do not believe, however, that he put foreskins in his cereal. Just a nasty rumor.

Fake News Might Have Just Stopped a War

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2020:

I agree fully but they are still using propaganda to get this war going.

Martin Luther's formula for ignorance .

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2020:

What can we expect from the man who used to drink his beer and fart at the Devil. He would say "here Devil, I blow you a little kiss." :)

Arizona Republican Accused of Selling Babies in Illegal Adoption Scheme Arizona’s Maricopa ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2020:

If they look at things like this more closely maybe they could find some of those missing children from our southern border. Kids that were separated from their parents and then secretly "adopted" and records were sealed.

Too sad to be funny.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 9, 2020:

There are memes of him holding weapons and telling you to enlist. Some of the GOP even wants this asshole to run for president. If the Trump's keep messing with Iran what they had better run for is their lives.

Speaking for myself, I can recognize any sensation/feeling/mood/emotion, no matter how complex, as ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 8, 2020:

I do not follow people, beliefs, or philosophers. They hold nothing for me.

My atheist family was appalled when I converted to Catholicism – but it’s given me great peace |...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 8, 2020:

I do not need religion. I got into it because my parents found it and they were so lost. They put it on me and wanted me to be a preacher. It was all misguided and caused me a lot of pain. Finally I woke up.

Iran approves bill labeling US military as terrorist organization - JURIST - News - Legal News & ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 8, 2020:

It's a shame but we have to have that war to unite America for Trump in 2020. The damage he is doing can be passed off that he is "thinking of America first" but his supporters are too dumb to see what he uniting. He has now destroyed over 8 years of foreign policy.

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DenoPenno comments on Jan 8, 2020:

It is that way in my workplace as well and here is how I handle the pretense. To start with I do not talk religion. When it does come up and gets to that level I tell everyone that I used to be religious and I studied to be a Pentecostal preacher, however, I am no longer religious. That usually ends it all. When it fails and some idiot asks me why I no longer believe I will correct them by saying "you are putting words in my mouth, as I said I am no longer religious." Since none of these people are twice or more a week church people who cannot wait for the church house doors to open, this usually does the trick. The bottom line is that they are people just like you, and this applies to most people. I also live and work in small town areas. I currently have no social life but you should not allow others to limit yours.

The Nightmare Stage of Trump’s Rule Is Here Unstable and impeached, the president pushes the ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 7, 2020:

Trump has killed an Iranian general on Iraqi soil and says it was a needed action for our safety. Next we see Iran replacing this slain general with another that Soleimani himself had trained. Is there any difference? Different man, same objectives. On the American side of this we see the Trump base pushing the fact that Trump is protecting us and he really believes "America first." What I see is a distraction from impeachment and beating the drum of false patriotism for the 2020 re-election. Trump is ready to trade American lives for votes. Watch the news objectively and you will learn that 8 years and more of foreign policy has been removed. Things are getting worse now because of this. Trump and his handlers think they have done a good job but the man should never have been POTUS. We are in the grip of a terrorist regime and nobody sees a way out. I expect stupid replies to my words talking about everybody else and everything else to try and defend Trump. That is not how it is done. You cannot defend your friend by talking about other people. You cannot defend your wife by talking about other women. If you see what has happened here you cannot defend Trump by talking anything in the past. Some go so far as to say that my words show my hypocrisy. In what way? In the past someone told me that "I am hiding behind my military service." WTF. How in the hell do you do that?

It's Tuesday! For what in your life do you feel most grateful?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I am grateful for being alive. I am also grateful that at age 18 I wanted to get away from my parents and I joined the U. S. Army. It is that experience and many things learned there that molded me and changed my opinions in many ways. Without the military I would probably have remained a prejudiced prick.

Tracie and Jen from the Atheist Experience in Austin. [youtu.be]

DenoPenno comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I watch this show but these days neither Tracie or Jen are a part of it. Some big blowup with LGBTQ or something like that. I think it's a shame. I liked these two women a lot and they added balance to the show.

Let’s not use words like “whacky” and “bizarre” in describing the religious beliefs of ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 7, 2020:

Yes, but it was all a setup because god is the one that put that tree there. Then that light bearer guy. He just knew that a woman could not resist a talking snake.

Mailed to my daughter journals I wrote about her. An excerpt.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2020:

Have you tried being published? You write well and you also like hiking. Maybe a combo of the two of these could get you some articles.

God is that "thing" that, to the best of your knowledge, is at the top of your hierarchy of values.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2020:

I have no hierarchy of values. I watch our laws and society and then decide on my own what is correct. I can say that the world is scary and so are a great amount of the people that live here.

When someone says "There is no god" they're idiots! At that point it's up to then to prove that ...

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2020:

You are exactly correct. It is the one making the claim who must provide the proof.

How unwise to be a Christian.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2020:

All the denominations think they are the right one and believers have no problems with that. I find it amusing. As for hell, that is the place god created for you if you do not believe in him. Wonderful isn't he?

A close friend of mine goes back and forth between extreme antithiesm and Pascal's Wager.

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2020:

And you are correct. This perfect god of the bible wanted to get humans started on the earth through a process called incest. If you believe Adam and Eve it could be no other way. Then he decided to destroy us because of sin. WTF is that? Later, through Noah and sons god once again would try to populate earth through incest once again. The apologists try to hide this and explain it away differently. Then you have this all knowing perfect god trying to send you to a hell that he created just for you if you do not believe in him. These are two of the reasons I do not want to be singing his praises forever and ever.

Should creationism be taught in schools?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 6, 2020:

I agree with this post but it does not mean I think creation should be taught in the classroom. I'm speaking here in a similar way as to what would happen if you teach religion in the classroom. Evangelicals want religion taught their way in claiming we are a Christian Nation. The reality of teaching religion in the classroom would be a brief mention of all religions. Being educated is not a religious matter.