Should we be making plans for "when the shit hits the fan?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

I actually have those skills, though I’m not a farmer. I could loose the internet and be absolutely fine.

Are atheist/agnostic people more susceptible to depression?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

I’ve been told that I have dystyemia. Probably a result of my crappy childhood, and I had one bout of major depression because of my late wife, but it had nothing to do with religion. I would think that religion has built in supports to help out with those people who have personal/psychological issues. Agnostics lack that by definition.

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

“Well, of course, your Christian. We live in a Christian country!”

24 points to get to level 5! Once I post this I'm down to 4 points.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Commentto, commenterino, commentmeister, commentman, commentor, com-com-commentingo

I Would Like To Give A Shout -Out To Our VIP Member!

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Congrats silvereyes.

One of my first questions that couldn’t be answered.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

If they married ladies from far away, wouldn’t that imply that there were other men and women contemporaneous with Adam and Eve?

Mormonism = Christian Fanfiction

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Mormonism=crystal gazing that got way out of control.

I am new to here and just thought i would start by wishing everyone a happy new year.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Welcome aboard and a happy new year.

Rate your level of Kinkiness from 0 to 5

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

I’m pretty basic.

If atheists had a holiday, what would that holiday look like?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

An empty room

I've been here a few days, actually level 4..., whatever that means...?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

You’ll never know.

made level 5! yes I'm going to be the greatest unbeliever of all time I believe lol

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Yay

Religious adult kids

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

My daughter is a Christian (11). I allow her to believe as she wishes.

What should we do with people and governments that persecute (even murder) Agnostic.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Hold them accountable through diplomatic channels.

I asked a question about why little Muslim girls are walking around covered up and you would have ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I find the Islamic treatment of women, and Hasidic treatment of women offensive. That being said, each culture has a right to conduct its own affairs in its own way. What we need to do is bring about an awakening in such communities about the treatment of women.

Which do you think has achieved more for society - Philosophy or Science.?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Philosophy is is he foundation of science. But both in its own way. Science can’t answer questions about ethics, metaphysics or logic.

If freethinkers / atheists / agnostics had a moniker / symbol / flag, then what would it be?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

http://anotheragnostic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/logo-for-AA1.png

ATHEIST REFUGEES It's truly amazing and heart-warming how many questioners and non-believers have ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I’m from the US. It’s home. I’m here for the duration.

Are there any entertaining men out there?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I’d be happy to entertain you, but I’m agnostic.

Christianity truly used to give me peace.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I’m willing to live and let live. If they choose to live in self imposed delusion, ok. Just don’t push it on me.

In my profile, I say this about my self and religion.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

That it’s ridiculous crap without merit.

Single or Partnered, looking or not?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I’m a widower with an 11 year old daughter. My wife passed away in 2014. I was involved for two years only to be cut loose because of our religio-political differences. Life can’t be this barren.

Personally, Was 2017 A Good Year For You Or A Bad Year? Explain Why.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Trump: bad year.

People tell me there is no such as atheism.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I felt the same as a teenager.

Spot on!

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I don’t think so, but there are parts of the Bible that seem to do exactly that I.e., Jericho. But history is written from the perspective of the victors. This isn’t really history though. It’s way too jumbled and inconsistent.

Are you 100% certain that there is no god?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I don’t care. It’s irrelevant.

Does the lack of beleif in an afterlife bring you fear or comfort?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

No

Does all life have inherent value?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I would say I don’t think Ebola has any value.

does desire to convert someone to atheistic belief sometimes undercut our abiding love for science?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I don’t think you can convert someone to atheism. It’s more of a perspective shift or a logical awakening. It’s not a separate faith, though it’s, in my opinion, a belief.

Do zodiac signs (star signs) have a significant role in your life?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

My mother was interested in the zodiac. As far as I could see, it was a dodge for bilking people of their money. I’m a Capricorn apparently and stubborn. If that’s interesting to anyone.

I have been a Christian and I wonder how we reconcile the truly loving and life-changing good ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Self delusion doesn’t preclude altruism.

What was the first religion and when was it first followed or worshipped?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Considering there are folk religions, then I doubt you could answer that question.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I think everyone has a right to end their lives provided they’re of sound mind when they do it.

What do you think?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

No. Atheism doesn’t require familiarity with dogma, but it’s best to know something about the thing you disagree with.

I realized that I was an atheist when I first started learning about mythology, did anyone else have...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

No, but I was pleased that mythology supported my views.

Oldest human fossils discovered in Morocco - Axios

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Interesting

Why does it seem that some people are harder to brainwash than others?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I really never took anything spiritual seriously. God seemed more fantastic than real. Reality has for me always been tangible. God was at best a deduction. So far beyond any connection to my experience that it just wasn’t relavent.

When we fail to see the truth we fail to see reality.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

What’s youre definition of truth? It seems to me to be a relativistic concept that refers principally to the correspondence of statements to reality. So, for me that’s an issue here. I would recommend, however, that you consider truth function. The truth of a statement is true with regard to its relationship to other statements.

Can there realy be universal truths?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

The addition of any two positive integers is equal to a greater integer seems to be universally true.

The concept of a Supreme Being looks completely illogical to me.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

It seems to me that you’re referencing Spinoza’s definition of god as omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. In any practical, rational sense no such thing could exist n our reality and make sense. Hence, if god does exist, then god would have to exist outside of our reality. Given the options, god is unapproachable, unprovable and irrelevant.

Is God addicting?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

For the weak minded, yes.

Is it inevitable that in order to accept scientific discovery all humans must think the same way and...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I don’t think so. In fact, the more alternative explanations that people can generate, the closer to the truth we’ll come.

I believe that ultimately there is no overall point to life.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Ok. What purpose did Cayley Anthony have?

So the President thinks global warming is good. I wish this whole 1st year was really a sitcom.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

It’s not? I’ve been laughing daily since the inauguration.

If you were given the chance, would you want to be famous?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

No. I prefer to live in the background.

Christianity as antiquity.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I guess you’ve never seen a typographical error @Gwendolyn2018. Odd thing for a college professor.

What can be done about police brutality?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Become a policeman

Are you the same person you used to be? Is personality static or changing?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Yes and no.

How Did you Discover Agnostic.Com?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

My brother sent me a link.

Which Parent Are, or Were You Closest To?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

My parents divorced when I was three and I spent three years in foster care. By the time we all got back together, my father was an alcoholic and a dead beat dad. My mother was the only parent I really knew.

Virtual Sex

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I’m more worried about what’s happening on the opposite side of the lense. What’s hapoening to the people being photographed?

Zapped...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Another favorite from my childhood.

He is vain, insecure, requires constant praise and is moody & vengeful.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Humanity is masochic by nature?

How Many Years or months have you been a Non Believer.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I grew up in SLC but outside of Mormonism. I didn’t really have any religious indoctrination just peer pressure from the surrounding Mormons.

What is your favorite color/colors?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Midnight Blue

What is your technique to connect to the Universe?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Breath

What is your personality type?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I’ve taken the same test and have gotten 3 different results.

Do you have a favorite season? Why?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Fall. Temperature

Would you buy 'Made in America' even when it would be more expensive than a comparable product?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Depends

Do you find it difficult to date as a non believer ? Would you date a believer?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I would and I have.

Just found this,site & am curious

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Curious is good

What is your plan "B"?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I live in a hub, on the main artery between Dallas and Austin. Chances are, I’d be fine unless someone drops a bomb on Ft. Hood

Dogma

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

No. The better the education, the more options you have. If you have a limited understanding of political philosophy then your likely to only choose the paths you know.

Ok, say you meet someone here and the two of you really click.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Willing, yes. I can teach anywhere. Able, probably not. I have an 11 year old.

Jesus was a Liberal

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

For a ethnic Jew, yes he was.

What would it be like to be married to you?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

1) I snore 2) I’m overly distracted and cranky when interrupted 3) I believe an ordered desk is a sign of a sick mind. 4). Work comes first, pleasure after. 5). I’m very pertinacious.

What do you say to your kids when a pet or family member dies?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

They’re gone except in your heart.

How do I get over the grief of having a Joel Osteen block me on Twitter?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

You could date me instead?

Do you believe that we have souls? If so, can you answer why?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

No. I think we have personalities.

Any musicians out there? I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;)

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Guitar

Are you more cynical about life today than yesterday?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

No

Anyone else of the opinion that our country was founded on the premise of freedom of religion, but ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Yes. It wasn’t all that different in Europe.

In the school I work in, there’s a lot of openly religious people, I usually just blend in the ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

You could ask him a speculative questions about current attitudes towards religious nuts living in the Mojave Desert. You know, the ones that walk around with signs saying the worlds coming to an end. And then compare those to Moses. Perhaps you could ask what type of psychological disorder someone would have after meeting a sentient burning Bush.

Imagine how ahead in our time we would be if religion(s) would not have burned books and people at ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

But it was actually Christians that burned the library at Alexandria.

Atheist pick up lines?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Hey, is your name Mary? Let’s go back to my place and I’ll summon Yahweh?

Anyone believe that UFO sighting that's all over the news?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

I believe that it’s all over the news.

Is dating, long-terming, or marrying out of the question for you with a religious person or persons?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

For me it’s not. I’m happy to let people think what they will and meet in the middle somewhere. The religious, on the other hand, are nowhere near as accommodating.

Why did you choose your username/avatar?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

It was in reaction to something my wife did years ago. We had gotten into a fight, split up and I needed a new screen name and I really wanted to piss her off. So, gatovicolo, alley cat. It should be more like gatocaso.

Opinions wanted: my now ex has suddenly converted to Christianity??

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

I agree. I went through something similar. After two years she decided to end it because I didn’t believe in God. I’m sorry. Let the jerk go.

Still waiting for the footage of a suicide bomber who yells "HAIL THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD !!!!!!!!" ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Remember Hume!

Out of curiosity, how many people here are old fashioned?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

There’s nothing wrong with being a housewife, but there’s more to life than raising children. I think you’ll regret not doing or becoming something else when you’re children leave home.

Do we have a purpose in life?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

No. You can find purpose, but fate is silly.

Hello all! My husband and I live in a very dense Christian/republican area in Oregon so we've joined...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Welcome aboard

Was the biblical flood just the end of the last ice age?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

More likely a cultural memory of the flooding of the Black Sea.

Are atheists and agnostics intolerant?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Some atheists are. Agnostics are the nicest people in the world.

Hi! Who knows best movies about atheists that ever made?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

A Man From Earth

Do you think some people are luckier?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Luck is a concept out of the Middle Ages, Northern Europe. It’s akin to fate.

Where is the Bible in the Library?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Speculative fiction?

Well I blocked my first "Jesus freak" on here, I tolerate that stuff on social media because there ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

I’m sorry you had to do that.

If you are not a Christian, is it alright to go to church?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

If you’re not Christian, and you need community, go back to school.

There is a connection between Bernie Sanders and Jesus. From my Facebook today.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Yes I do.

I’ve been on this site almost a week now, and haven’t received a single unsolicited dick pic so ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Unsolicited dick pic? I feel rather slighted.

Do men need 'sexual harassment' training? Agree? Disagree?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Sexual harassment is repugnant for all. You don’t need training to see that. Just hold men/women accountable for their actions and refuse to hide them.

Proof there is a Jesus and a Santa!

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

You mean when he rode sleipner down to Bethlehem with his hoard of valkyries to collect the honorably slain off the Roman battle fields?

How do I reach Level 2?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Respond

What's your weather like right now?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Rainy, 41F, no wind, cloudy

What right does a religious person have to threaten a person that don’t believe how they do?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

What a very Christian thing for her to say! I have zero respect for the opinions of others that have zero respect for mine. She’s too arrogant about her beliefs to give you the chance to think what you want. That’s typical of Christians.

if anyone in my country know my idea about religions .

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Good luck. I’d consider immigrating.

How much would a 100 dollars be 15 years from now?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

30 yen?

So, I haven't been on here very long, but have seen some interesting posts.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 26, 2017:

I think That if I lived somewhere else than the southern states, it would be easier. I’ve gotten on other dating sites and if you’re not a Christian, most of the women seem to refuse to have anything to do with you. So, it’s probably difficult to date for an agnostic/atheist in a society of thats principally theistic.