We all have that one fantasy celebrity cheat. Who is yours? Mine is Rachel Maddow.

JeffMesser comments on May 3, 2018:

I still have a jones for Lori Loughlin. or Selma Hayek.

Who thinks...

JeffMesser comments on May 3, 2018:

we've been talking about this a lot at the courthouse. either 5 or 6 different regions ... thats how it breaks down.

What do you like to drink?

JeffMesser comments on May 2, 2018:

Diet Dr. Pepper with a lime wedge.

Why is there no 'thumbs down' option here? Would that be appreciated?

JeffMesser comments on May 2, 2018:

BOO! unnecessary!! If there was only some other way I could show my displeasure with this topic.

How long...?

JeffMesser comments on May 2, 2018:

10 years

Preferred age range

JeffMesser comments on Apr 30, 2018:

I prefer nubile young redheads aged 18-23.

All religions were invented by opportunist leaders who wanted to exploit human fear and ignorance! I...

JeffMesser comments on Apr 30, 2018:

religion was just a variable of the rules early communities gave to their members as we changed from hunter/gatherers to farmers.

The National Correspondent's Dinner was very disappointing for me.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 29, 2018:

spare me

How does Pence answer to the equal rights question regarding LGBYN

JeffMesser comments on Apr 29, 2018:

well, first off he doesn't answer at all unless momma's in the room with him. that would violate his 15th century morals.

Anyone besides me have questions about the shroud of Turin, or the question of the Stigmata?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 29, 2018:

why do people assume a mystical answer when they are confronting an unknown? thats why we are in this whole mess of deities within a religion in the first place. It all started out as the "rules" (or whatever we want to call them) that existed in the little communities that were bound together by farming. We had shifted from nomadic hunter/gatherers grouped mostly as a small, immediate family to little farms with many family members and other families even ... spreading to the point of making the first villages. To live together they had a few rules that would inevitably arise as we were always accustomed to just familial closeness in the past. This is where the doctrines that would eventually form religious beliefs first began - from the social interaction necessary at the shift from hunter/gatherers to farmers. If we'd left the stupid "assumed mysticism" out of it we'd have the history of a nice set of social documents that could refine future governance. Instead we taint it with "spiritual beliefs".

I kept wondering why, no matter What I said or how many times I said it, it always came down to the ...

JeffMesser comments on Apr 28, 2018:

I've been shooting guns since I was 5 years old. They are a TOOL. If used properly they are good. But there is a massive chance for abuse. I'd prefer gun ownership be limited to single-shot or pump action unless someone maintained an annual license. That license would require a yearly court and mental check along with insurance.

What book(s) helped you figure yourself (or "life") the most?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 27, 2018:

the Vedas and the Upanishads.

I hate it when I'm just introducing myself to someone and I mention how I am an atheist.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 26, 2018:

meh, whatever. they are the ones who hafta run their own path, not me. let them make it hard. I prefer the easier route.

Nothing is more suspicious than a stranger in a foreign country offering to buy you a ticket to that...

JeffMesser comments on Apr 26, 2018:

but you'll be having lots and lots of sex!

A Handmaids Tale

JeffMesser comments on Apr 25, 2018:

second season started. watch out for the Handmaidens Camp of Pointless Torture and Sorrow.

Which would you prefer. A singing parakeet or an off key member of the family who loves to sing?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 25, 2018:

huh uh ... they're YOUR family. you dont get to pick and choose. i have cross-dressing sex offenders who enjoy broadway tunes at my thanksgiving table too.

Bob Dorough, whose catchy 'Schoolhouse Rock' tunes taught generations of kids grammar and math, has ...

JeffMesser comments on Apr 24, 2018:

It started off as a bump then it turned into a lump it was a jagged lump it was a ragged lump they made him take a big shot in his rump cause his tumor was cancerous (to the tune of unpack your adjectives) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuuZEey_bs

Aww look...Melenia has on her 'Father Sarducci' hat today.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 24, 2018:

She wants you to find the pope in the pizza.

I had an interesting thought about the purpose of religion today.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 24, 2018:

it's an organized way to get like members of a social unit on the same page mentally. it is an expression of our ability to speak and communicate with one another ... the advantage we had over the denasovans and neandertals.

What'cha gonna eat?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 24, 2018:

chinese

Who is your favourite atheist comedian?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 23, 2018:

I also dont want to forget Mitch Hedberg. My 2nd favorite all time. And Greg Giraldo.

Who is your favourite atheist comedian?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 23, 2018:

most comedians are secular. Carlin is obviously my favorite in the category you query and he's just my favorite comedian overall. After that I also dig Bill Blair and Jeffries and Patton Oswalt and Anthony Jeselnik.

I was born fourth generation Mormon.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 23, 2018:

did you learn the secret handshake? do you still get your own planet?

Okay.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 22, 2018:

Remember how mad you were about not existing before you were born? exactly.

CBSNews CBSN Live Video

JeffMesser comments on Apr 22, 2018:

When will we say "enough!"? uhhhhhh, August?

Buddhism and atheism

JeffMesser comments on Apr 22, 2018:

generally buddhism has no deity. but in Thailand and a couple of other places the buddhists believe in some lesser gods and of course the vedic hindus have a whole assortment of deities.

What do people do that grosses you out? X(

JeffMesser comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Whar do people do that grosses ME out? 1. they eat sweet potatoes. thats just plain nasty. 2. they waste their sundays doing church things 3. the drink alcohol. blech.

WHO'S NAME DO I CALL ON NOW?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 21, 2018:

praise Jebus! In the name of the father, the son, and the holy goat.

WHO'S NAME DO I CALL ON NOW?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 21, 2018:

If you can't even type out "Lord" then you're going to have serious trouble as an agnostic.

Happy 420!

JeffMesser comments on Apr 20, 2018:

too late. already high.

And the last of my favorites for ending the zealot's discussion; “I contend that we are both ...

JeffMesser comments on Apr 19, 2018:

yes, this was my favorite back in the day. I'd claim there were approxinately 2,500 major deities in the existence of human worship and while I may be an atheist believing in 0/2,500 ... they were 99.99975% atheist believing in 1/2,500.

What is a good reason to be happy?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 19, 2018:

When you name me you limit me. When you define me, you corral me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjHORRHXtyI

Why is it okay to wish death on some, but not others?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 18, 2018:

Because some people suck

Name THREE things about yourself and one not true. Let me guess which one's not true.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 18, 2018:

1. I saw Michael Jackson in Nice, France on the "Bad" tour. 2. I saw Jethro Tull in Rome 3. I saw Ray Charles in Toulonnes and had dinner with him and his manager. 4. I saw the Violent Femmes in Sydney, Va Beach, Orlando, and OKC (3x) at the Bowery.

Some of the posts here are serious in tone and beg a serious response.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 18, 2018:

Always go for the laugh

What is your favorite paradox?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Dr. Phil and Dr. Strange

Why are you a loner?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Because my mother was a stressed-out, messed up teenager when she had me and she had neither help nor any clue what she was doing. As a result we didnt develop the bond of security that a mother/infant should establish and I have trust issues as a result. extreme trust issues. That is why.

Has there been a song stuck in your head this week that you can't seem to shake?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 17, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTI

What is your favorite cocktail? If it's obscure, please share the recipe!

JeffMesser comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Mine is 12". Oh, nvm, thats a cock tale.

Atheism isn’t a culture as any atheist can tell you.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 15, 2018:

SE asia has had secular cultures for several thousand years.

What song gets you in a good mood?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 14, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE

Sitting between two families at kid's soccer game.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Teaching your kids to worship as you do is indoctrination and it's WRONG.

Your dream career if money wasn't an issue.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Field biologist studying crows and other corvids

Earth - better off when humans go extinct?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Let me explain the race as it stands ... it is man's ability to homogenize vs. man's tendency to do destructive things to those who are different.

What's your favorite charity?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 13, 2018:

When I have something to give I give it to Unwed Mothers ... to help them get their start,

It's never too late for ________ (fill in the blank).

JeffMesser comments on Apr 13, 2018:

The Spanish Inquisition.

Whats your dream date
?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 12, 2018:

There's a taco truck on sw 44th and May in OKC that makes the greatest burrito you'll ever eat in your life. My dream date would know about that place and we'd go there. Then she'd know some place that makes excellent chocolate cake since all these places I know suck. And then we'd go to Jellyfish Lake in Palau and swim. While high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA6Y9uSE5zc

Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia

JeffMesser comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Follow the genetics of the denasovans

Just finished reading "The Virtue of Selfishness" by Ayn Rand.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I prefer that everything that evil little hag wrote be burned and her memory be banished from existence. so let it be done.

Do you collect anything?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Dust

What are your thoughts on online dating?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:

The thought of online dating scares me. I don't know where I am supposed to place my penis.

Whats everyone's favourite animal and what pets do you keep or would like to keep?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I love skunks. They are amazing little animals.

What is your earliest memory of a film (or scene) that really, really scared you.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I remember the legend of boggy creek. that movie scared the piss out of me. I think I was 8 or 9 when I saw it. MY memory is of the bathroom scene.

To vape or not to vape? What is your personal opinion in vaping?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 9, 2018:

It's excellent. I prefer dabbing but it doesn't get me as high as vaping some decent weed. This Davinci IQ is an amazing little machine.

What does karma really mean?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Wrong. all wrong. Karma is the momentum built by all the other actions taken that go in a specific way and tend to make following actions go in a similar direction. It is NOT some sort of retributive justice as some seem to imagine.

Who's been the best President of the United States in your lifetime?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 9, 2018:

I would say Clinton except he is a dirty draft dodger.

What is the one creature, snake, spider, rodent, bat, etc, that creeps you out the most?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Republicans

Is Buddhism a religion?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 8, 2018:

No. it's not a religion. It's a discipline.

Tell me something about your town/village/area.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 8, 2018:

I live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This city itself has like 700,000 peeps and if you include suburbs the OKC metro area has like 1.1 million people. Think of a place that has nothing going on. Neither flora nor fauna. No entertainment. Nothing to do. Now add 1 million people. Thats OKC.

What is your favorite place to eat that is not fast food?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Any one of numerous little diners/dives around Oklahoma that has perfected their own technique for making the best chicken fried steak with pan cream gravy, smashed taters, and a roll or three. It annoys me how so many places neglect the roll.

My $10 Logitech wireless mouse SUCKS! I just bought a better wireless mouse on Amazon for $24.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I have been using this mouse since the early 90's. Apparently I wasn't the only one who became addicted to them as Logitech still makes them.

So.

JeffMesser comments on Apr 5, 2018:

does she put out?

Do you love to hike?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I like to hike up my leg.

What is better than sex?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 4, 2018:

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!

What's a phrase you vehemently despise?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 3, 2018:

"have a blessed day".

How do you guys rest/relax your brain when tired?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 3, 2018:

tibetan humming bowl tone while watching computer fractals.

What's the best bit of advice you've ever been given?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 2, 2018:

"If your beliefs exclude anyone ... you need better beliefs."

How do you feel about the person you're dating talking about their ex?

JeffMesser comments on Apr 1, 2018:

well as long as I am the one getting the sex it's ok. I'd rather we talk about him and she bangs me than talk about me and she bangs him.

Does anyone else on this site seriously think about, or actually does, live full-time in a RV, ...

JeffMesser comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I would do it in a heartbeat. Ive thought about converting one of those mini-buses.

What weird food combinations do you enjoy?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 30, 2018:

well let's see ... at this very moment I am eating KFC cole slaw with 4 arby's horsey sauce packets and a crumbled up KFC biscuit inside. It's one of my favorites.

Do you celebrate "Easter"?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 30, 2018:

btw - churchies HATE it when you call them pagans for celebrating easter. It is a pagan fertility celebration that was hijacked when Constantine defeated the Romans. Thats why there is a rabbit and eggs ...then they said "and dedicate it somehow to christianity".

Do you celebrate "Easter"?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 30, 2018:

I eat rabbit stew and chocolate pie.

Parents out there.What do your children identify as with religion or anti-religion?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 29, 2018:

I am a horrible father. All 4 of mine are southern baptists who attend church regularly. I am the only Buddhist.

Purpose

JeffMesser comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I believe our actual purpose is to keep mankind pointed in the right direction as we steer through this twisty path of diversity towards the inevitable homogenization. Once there we can start to develop collective consciousness and evolve. In the grand scheme their silly beliefs mean little. But in the minute details they cause a rather bumpy ride. Sometimes that ride outweighs the good it allows for in terms of social conduct. Sometimes it doesn't. It's up to them. But don't push the fish.

I find myself using the expression, “Thank God!” in a pretty regular manner.

JeffMesser comments on Mar 28, 2018:

it's a phase. It passes.

What's the biggest benefit to dating you?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 28, 2018:

social status

If you were a trip advisor for where you live, what would you highlight as the best attractions in ...

JeffMesser comments on Mar 28, 2018:

What OKC needs is a place where people can hang out, get high, and play dominos. This place should also have a nacho bar. Make it so number 1.

Change of pace request! What is your most favorite childhood memory?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I remember living in some apartments in Odessa Tx back in like 72 or 73. I had one of those Evel Knievel stunt bikes that you rev up and let go. We'd climb on top of the roof and launch the bike off the roof via a ramp ... and had made parachutes for Knievel's action figure to glide down safely. It was a great time to be a kid.

What it something that is oddly satisfying to you?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 27, 2018:

you get one of those artery destroying fish planks at LJS and pick up some steamed white rice from whatever chinese food place is open. take it home and fashion one bed of rice for one fish plank. Pour a dose of malt vinegar on it and enjoy. it's most delicious this way.

Do you talk to yourself?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 26, 2018:

yes. all secular types do.

Are you attracted to people who are just comfortable being themselves from the start?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 26, 2018:

dont think. just be.

Aphantasia. Anyone else here have aphantasia?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I was gonna ask if there's an opposite to it because my head makes everything into movies or graphs.

What do you say?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 25, 2018:

some ignorant humans thought a sneeze was the soul leaving the body and it supposedly couldnt return unless the body was first cleansed with a blessing. i usually say bless you and offer that story

Have you ever had a frenemy?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 25, 2018:

I had one in junior high in Enid. this girl named stacy was my bitter enemy drawing my ire all the time on the bus and at school. then one day she gave me a card and tried to kiss me! I had all the emotional maturity of an infant so I screwedd that good deal all up. She was a stunning beauty too.

What is the most painful thing you’ve endured?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 24, 2018:

bowel obstruction with necrotic intestinal tissue that had to be resectioned. it hurt so bad I was guiding the gastric nasal tube down my throat myself to get relief.

God hates porn?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 24, 2018:

Really? because adult male otters will steal baby harbour seal pups and rape them until they die.

How to explain what an atheist is to children?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 23, 2018:

Bring it up now and you'll be the monster. Bring it up in their teens amd you'll be the cool aunt.

I was 12 the day I stopped believing.

JeffMesser comments on Mar 23, 2018:

you will read the vedas.

Kick start...

JeffMesser comments on Mar 21, 2018:

I watch a puppy video on youtube.

Good morning!

JeffMesser comments on Mar 21, 2018:

this is where I find happiness.

Hi Everyone.

JeffMesser comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I am baroque most of the month and the music that being poor makes me listen to is the blues. when I get some money I listen to pink floyd and queen and talking heads.

Diversity training let the controversy begin

JeffMesser comments on Mar 20, 2018:

the only thing that will ever actually cure our diversity ills will be homogenization. being suspect of things that are different is the very nature of our mind. we will never completely educate our way over that hump. the trick is to not destroy ourselves before that happens. Truth is I suspect at some point our population will dwindle to a much smaller size and many of these diversity issues and such will disappear for more pressing concerns.

Make Believe

JeffMesser comments on Mar 20, 2018:

7

This is the single most important question

JeffMesser comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Sigma nu

Do we ever really, "settle down"?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 20, 2018:

I have.

I don't think I've ever made a post before.

JeffMesser comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Post something really personal and it will help you loosen up. Here, I will go first ... I suffer from a narrow urethra and my son Bobby is a bit of an embarrassment.

I had the most mind blowing lucid dream last night.

JeffMesser comments on Mar 19, 2018:

Most of my dreams that I remember are flying dreams. I have those quite a bit I guess. The coolest thing about my flying dreams is I just know how. I mean when I wake up I still do and it takes me a bit to remember that I can't. It's like reading Seagull.

Why did your marriage fail?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 17, 2018:

Because I didnt know what was required.

What kind of post do you like to see most on this site?

JeffMesser comments on Mar 17, 2018:

I like the ones where people try to define the universe.

Early Humans Slept Around with More than Just Neanderthals

JeffMesser comments on Mar 17, 2018:

I find this research to be absolutely fascinating. I believe the differences that gave us the edge over both denisovan and neandertal (the ability to articulate) also led to our hyperjump in mental evolution and an encephalization rate of over 7.5%. Being able to relate our knowledge and carry it forward to later generations made us into modern human beings. It allowed us to change from hunter-gatherers to farmers, settle into societies, and adjust to our enviorment instead of moving with the seasons.