[theguardian.com] When is the next due?

idoubtit comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Excellent article. The problems are starting here in the US again. Congress has weakened controls on banks and I've noticed a sharp rise in the number of credit offers I'm getting. Here we go again.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 10, 2018:

The next one could be much worse ... China is an absolute mess.

Is there a word that says one is anti "religion" not antithiest?

Marionville comments on Aug 10, 2018:

You first question is easy to answer. If you believe in god or gods then you are a theist and if you don’t you are an atheist. The second one is a more nebulous question. My short answer is no, there is no word for anything that doesn’t exist in reality. We don’t believe God controls ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 10, 2018:

With all due respect ... There are many words for things that don't exist.

Hydration is so important..... anal

PontifexMarximus comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Please help me to understand this!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@nutrition_nerd thank you

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Pen-n-Ink comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Can't speak for the site, but I'm very tolerant.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

the site is not ... nor are all the members ... it is strange because people could just make the choice no to look

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Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Until I enlarged this, I thought it was a waffle.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

With a slightly burnt bit .... I thought of that too... It made me wonder whether this is done by design as to fly under the radar ,,, it hasn't been deleted yet,

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thinktwice comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I had no idea, really...but I found one similar to mine, so I guess they covered them all! Just goes to prove that we are indeed a species with lots of variety...thank goodness!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

Thank you for a good comment

The Hottentot Venus .

EvaV comments on Aug 9, 2018:

So i researched and when one looks up penis on Wikepedia There were inky animal penis? But they felt free to show immature labia? Ok Im pissed..good night

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

It varies between languages ... Check pubic hair

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bubaj50 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

All lovely ! Mature females turn me on more!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@EvaV in other languages there is just one 'set' that is properly labeled ... Perhaps the person/s who put the grid realised that such a picture is less likely to be censored.

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Carin comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I don't understand why having it hairless is considered more attractive these days.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

Do you understand brand new ripped jeans?

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Lukian comments on Aug 8, 2018:

what is the purpose of testing the tolerance of the site?

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@EvaV some of my previous posts were censored ...far less explicit

The Hottentot Venus .

TheDoubter comments on Aug 8, 2018:

it's been around for a long time

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@EvaV of course it's racist ...

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bubaj50 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

All lovely ! Mature females turn me on more!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@EvaV there are far fewer pictures in other languages under the same heading

The Hottentot Venus .

EvaV comments on Aug 9, 2018:

No kidding.... Absolutely appalling and white boys liked it.... And were given permission to denigrate As did the rest of society in its patriarchal matrix of dominiation .... Ongoing still...to include labia info from Wikipedia in the guise of science

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

what is science really?

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bubaj50 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

All lovely ! Mature females turn me on more!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

@EvaV not in this configuration

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Wrytyr comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Jamie McCartney, The Great Wall of Vagina, 2008

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

cool ... i was looking for that, but couldn't remember the artist's name. Thank you!

The Hottentot Venus .

Science-guy comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Very interesting. Thank you http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2834564/The-19th-Century-Kim-Hottentot-Venus-s-big-bottom-sparked-global-scandal-200-years-certain-Miss-Kardashian.html

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 9, 2018:

Sarah Bartman was not free. Her protruding labia were labelled: *Hottentot apron* ... Sarah Bartman was just treated like a circus animal. For a longtime the editors of the venerable **National Geographic Magazine** had no hesitation to display non Caucasion flesh of body parts that were taboo.

The Hottentot Venus .

TheDoubter comments on Aug 8, 2018:

it's been around for a long time

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

Do you mean racism?

“A hairy cunt is fucked much better than one which is smooth; it holds in the steam and wants ...

DoDapper comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I would be interested in doing my own translation from the Latin. Romans were public and outspoken about sex.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

most normal people were open ... The American culture made sex "dirty" in order to commercialise it. The glossy magazine culture monopolised access to naked skin. The porno industrial complex thrives on the fake prudishness.

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Snickers77 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Is that major or minor, I get confused. For this to be pornography, Trump would have to be in the picture.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@zorialoki but they distiguish the owner from an owner of a different organ

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Lukian comments on Aug 8, 2018:

what is the purpose of testing the tolerance of the site?

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@Lukian here

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Lukian comments on Aug 8, 2018:

what is the purpose of testing the tolerance of the site?

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

i was disappointed by the censorship ...

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PontifexMarximus comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Wikipedia is far more tolerant than this site

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

@EvaV i had benign pix and comments censored

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EvaV comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Interesting collage...a few mature pics would be lovely. As it doesn't become obsolete?

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

i agree

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bubaj50 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

All lovely ! Mature females turn me on more!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

it's not meant to be a turn-on

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Snickers77 comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Is that major or minor, I get confused. For this to be pornography, Trump would have to be in the picture.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

check on wikipedia ...labia comprise both: minora majora

Stories like this make me so proud to be a South Australian.

Introverted comments on Jun 17, 2018:

If this statement doesn't cause more aussies to distance themselves from that evil organisation then I don't know what will.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 8, 2018:

if the church bans beer

Stories like this make me so proud to be a South Australian.

PontifexMarximus comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I think that these laws are a just exercises in window dressing. Even if the public prosecutor's office should somehow obtain some evidence - Where would it come from? - they would probably decide against engaging a trial. The only witnesses would be the two blokes present in the booth. The church ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@David1955 yes ... i would say that the church is the bigger crminal organnisation and that the Mafia is just the apprentice organisation.

Road signs I would love to see !

Cast1es comments on Aug 6, 2018:

I may be wrong , but I don't think brothels or even pick up prostitutes are legal in most states , at least not yet .

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@VAL3941 is this really true?bi mean the bit with the tennis shoes ...

I always thought this explained it well

Annitonn comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Not only self damning...pretty scary that the only thing stopping them from rape and murder is an imaginary friend. I’ve never understood that argument

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 6, 2018:

@Annitonn i want to believe that too ... but there is goidness scale: from (pardon the term!) angelic to just ok ... i think many people who cheat on their taxes or insurance claims still believe that they are goid oeople ... i should turn that around ... there are people who consider themselves.to be goid Despite cheating on their taxes and insurance claims

I always thought this explained it well

tryingcake comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Yes, we actually behave because we want to, not because we have to!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 6, 2018:

i think our behaviour is largely dictated by our upbringing ... I was drafted into an armed force. It was bound to be a failure because i lacked the basic concepts of just being an obedient dick. I told them that i had no killing experience nor the inclination to acquire it. i blame my ineptitude to be a soldier on my father who had been one for five years. He always told me: "In case of an armed conflict, stay away from guns!" his strategy paid and so i exist.

I always thought this explained it well

sellinger comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Some behave, not because of god, but because of prison.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 6, 2018:

exacfly ...

I always thought this explained it well

Annitonn comments on Aug 6, 2018:

Not only self damning...pretty scary that the only thing stopping them from rape and murder is an imaginary friend. I’ve never understood that argument

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 6, 2018:

true ... but if the threat of punishment is needed ... what does that tell us?

Awe........

Seeker55 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Ummm....bi-sexual ? So they have evidence that he "did it" with what I am assuming is the other male in this triangle? Interesting.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 5, 2018:

well ... he was blind ... perhaps he didn't even realise ... or was the male swan observed humping Thomas?

My being a member of this group has led me to rethink my own position As an "atheist". Am I really?

Drsmash253 comments on Aug 5, 2018:

Atheist someone who does not believe in the existence of a higher being anti-theist someone who is against religion

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 5, 2018:

I certainly don't believe in deities or the opposition. Iamnotbotherbyotherpeople's beliefs however weird. But i am opposed to people annoying others with such beliefs.

I really want to know what women think about fellatio.

JeremyTaylor comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I second this inquiry. I know a few woman that swear they love to give head and get off on it as much, if not more, then the guys they pleasure. But there's always some part of me that is almost incredulous when a new lady makes that assertion. I think because it's such a male fantasy for us to ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 2, 2018:

thank you for this honnest answer ...

I really want to know what women think about fellatio.

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Aug 1, 2018:

I don't know what to tell you.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@AdorkableMe i currently have gf who is a very good guide and gives verbal feedbak ... sometimes it sounds like a debriefing ... for some reason i don't want to ask additional questions

I really want to know what women think about fellatio.

thinktwice comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I can't comment without my mouth watering, so all I am going to say is..."my favorite"...

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 2, 2018:

@thinktwice well ... i am really just curious ... i guess i was married for too long to a woman who didn't even like touching my penis with her hans let alone her mouth

I really want to know what women think about fellatio.

thinktwice comments on Aug 2, 2018:

I can't comment without my mouth watering, so all I am going to say is..."my favorite"...

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 2, 2018:

even if you get ejaculated into your mouyh?

Another question abiut anal stimulation: do women appreciate digital anal stimulation?

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Aug 1, 2018:

And if not digital will analog be sufficient and more proper? Sorry as a former cable guy couldn't let it pass.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 1, 2018:

anal og?

I really want to know what women think about fellatio.

tryingcake comments on Aug 1, 2018:

It depends. If no one is pushing my head up and down, holding my head down, any of that, I get into it. If you leave me be, you will be quite pleased. It also depends on your size. I don't like big ever, for any type of play.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 1, 2018:

but is it really pleasurable for you?

Amazing!! Sexual Deviants is now the 4th largest group on Agnostic!! Give yourselves a hand(job)!...

FlippantLlama comments on Aug 1, 2018:

It's all the livestock, isn't it?

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@FlippantLlama Alpacas look greal.

Amazing!! Sexual Deviants is now the 4th largest group on Agnostic!! Give yourselves a hand(job)!...

Justjoni comments on Aug 1, 2018:

Me thinks a number of our members are lurking and not contributing. Whatever rocks your boat, but it’s way more fun IN the water!

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 1, 2018:

i am one of those voyeurs

So, I weenied out.

PontifexMarximus comments on May 6, 2018:

This is off topic ... But I am learning from you an others about the deep rooted religiosity of the US of A. Now I understand much better Trump's accusation that he is the victim of a witch hunt.

PontifexMarximus replies on Aug 1, 2018:

@BlueWave witch-hunts are part of the toolkit of the inquisition. The very concept of witches and other "evil" creatures is religious; these are the forces and that are opposed to the "good" forces condoned by the divine authorities. Yet when a burnt witch is posthumously pardoned s/he becomes a martyr and a saint.

Just for fun question: Have you ever made love on a beach?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Yes ... And in the water...The was one incident that I truly regret ... It was a very hot day and instead of lying on a tropical beach my partner and I decided to follow a water course. At the bottom of a lovely waterfall there was a nice pool with crystal clear water. We wanted to find out where it...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Anonbene nooooo .. It wasn't in Fiji ... But in still in Melanesia ... We were speculating about an unwanted pregnancy and the result looking very different from the locals.

Alliterations and 'all' about them: [disappearingidioms.com]

PontifexMarximus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Lots of words to say what exactly? I gave up after reading "Dead as a doornail" the third time. Especially the last mention was too much for me.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@evidentialist were you the author of that door nail eulogy?

Alliterations and 'all' about them: [disappearingidioms.com]

PontifexMarximus comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Lots of words to say what exactly? I gave up after reading "Dead as a doornail" the third time. Especially the last mention was too much for me.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@evidentialist i only.focus when it's worthwhile ...not for dribble

Justice ... What is your personal definition of it?

nosferatu_cat comments on Jul 23, 2018:

I'm going with equity. It's a semantic infinite rabbit hole like most abstract concepts. Justice is also one of those things that's relative to culture. E. g. in Anglo Saxon and Norse society there was no distinction between criminal and civil law although being outlawed was a possibility. What ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 23, 2018:

good question ... i probably wouldn't get much for either of my Brothers ... perhaps a rusty bicycle ...

Justice ... What is your personal definition of it?

Snickers77 comments on Jul 23, 2018:

I did an internship with the country judge when I was getting my MPA. With current trends, and as our civil rights erode, justice is an anachranistic concept. And money buys a different outcome.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 23, 2018:

@Snickers77 laws ate made ny the upper echelon in a society

Justice ... What is your personal definition of it?

Snickers77 comments on Jul 23, 2018:

I did an internship with the country judge when I was getting my MPA. With current trends, and as our civil rights erode, justice is an anachranistic concept. And money buys a different outcome.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 23, 2018:

it has always been like that because only the privileged decide what justice is.

Spain’s New Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is an Atheist – Friendly Atheist

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 16, 2018:

No to god but yes to the monarch who is the monarch by divine grace. A bit of a contradiction!

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 17, 2018:

@EricJones overpaid and useless

Just too good to resist: selfie with angel ... in communist/atheist China ...

nicknotes comments on Jul 14, 2018:

That's a Marxist Leninist angel.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 14, 2018:

I don't know ... I asked her/him a few questions. There was not reaction the dude just remained stone faced. But I know that all priests and other preachers must get certified by the communist party. If uncle Karl knew ...

What sex toys do people own?

PaulaMayBoyher comments on Jul 4, 2018:

I have a good size toy box. Two huge dildo's, 4 med. dildo's, bunch of different size plugs. strap on. clamps and chastity devices. And a machine that can fuck the living shit out of me. It makes me cum so hard. I love my machine.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 6, 2018:

@PaulaMayBoyher thank you ... I have always been wondering. I have never encountered a user.

What sex toys do people own?

PaulaMayBoyher comments on Jul 4, 2018:

I have a good size toy box. Two huge dildo's, 4 med. dildo's, bunch of different size plugs. strap on. clamps and chastity devices. And a machine that can fuck the living shit out of me. It makes me cum so hard. I love my machine.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 6, 2018:

I am really curious ... What do the palugs do?

OK folks, this one's for real: Fuck, verb: To rap with a stick.

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 30, 2018:

It is interesting that sexual activities, which extremely pleasurable, have generated to many negative expressions.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 2, 2018:

@McVinegar but did they make love or just had a crude fuck to have them?

After careful examination of all the knowable facts, and deep debate upon the nature of knowledge, I...

magicwatch comments on Jun 30, 2018:

got bored after reading the second sentence

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 1, 2018:

It's a little convoluted

OK folks, this one's for real: Fuck, verb: To rap with a stick.

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 30, 2018:

It is interesting that sexual activities, which extremely pleasurable, have generated to many negative expressions.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@McVinegar It's about having sex. Do you think dogs make love?

Adult Virgins

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 29, 2018:

When i was about 57 a 38 year-old woman insisted on meeting me with intention of convincing me to engage in heavy duty dating with her. Not only did want to get married but she also wanted a child. After some careful questioning she told me that she was still a virgin. She didn't appear to have ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@bleurowz thank you for your honest answer.

Adult Virgins

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 29, 2018:

When i was about 57 a 38 year-old woman insisted on meeting me with intention of convincing me to engage in heavy duty dating with her. Not only did want to get married but she also wanted a child. After some careful questioning she told me that she was still a virgin. She didn't appear to have ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 30, 2018:

@bleurowz But how would you know when you are ready?

Should prostitution be illegal?

Ellatynemouth comments on May 14, 2018:

Prostitution is not sex. It's the hiring of a body for sexual gratification by another. It's glorified masturbation. This in turn debases the prostitute to an object which is degrading. Prostitution also commodifies sex which is extremely toxic for society. On a fundamental, philosophical ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@RoboGraham correct: actors, models etc are commodifying their bodies and so are bricklayers, garbage collectors etc.

Should prostitution be illegal?

Ellatynemouth comments on May 14, 2018:

Prostitution is not sex. It's the hiring of a body for sexual gratification by another. It's glorified masturbation. This in turn debases the prostitute to an object which is degrading. Prostitution also commodifies sex which is extremely toxic for society. On a fundamental, philosophical ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@RoboGraham any unpleasant task is debasing. Collecting rubbish is as is working in coal mine.

Breasts

djalicex comments on Apr 18, 2018:

I wonder why God gave men nipples?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 26, 2018:

A man walks into a Bentley showroom and looks at a car on display. Walks around the beast and checks every aspect scrupulously. Suddenly he sees a hole just under the bumper bar. "What is this hole for?" he asks the salesman. "This allows you to put a crank to start the engine manually should the starter not work." - "WTF ... Are you seriously telling me that a car with this sort of price tag could fail?" - "Sir," the salesman relies patiently " Do you have nipples?" - "I don't see the connection? What a silly question!" "Sir, Do you have nipples?" "Of course I have nipples!" Replies the potential rather aghast customer almost angrily. "You see, you have these nipples in case you give birth to a child. The probability that this car fails is equally remote."

Should prostitution be illegal?

Ellatynemouth comments on May 14, 2018:

Prostitution is not sex. It's the hiring of a body for sexual gratification by another. It's glorified masturbation. This in turn debases the prostitute to an object which is degrading. Prostitution also commodifies sex which is extremely toxic for society. On a fundamental, philosophical ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 25, 2018:

Well, paid work *debases* human dignity. Whether the income is generated by hiring out one's hands, one's brain or any other organs is really irrelevant.

Should prostitution be illegal?

Crimson67 comments on Jun 10, 2018:

Prostitution is legal. It is called marriage.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@RoboGraham it's true for all who get into it.

Fresh lychee Simply wash, peel and eat.

JenBeberstein comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Sounds interesting!

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 25, 2018:

And tastes even better

Excluding sex or bathing, what activities have you done naked?

PontifexMarximus comments on May 10, 2018:

I would never have thought that sleeping in the nude would be worth mentioning. If anything I wear a t-shirt. Swimming in secluded ares or beaches where it's tolerated. In Germany nudity was not really a big deal. People sunbath naked, swim in lakes naked ... Sauna: They used to be segregated but ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 23, 2018:

@AncientNight i remember once my neighbours complained about us running around naked in our house. They would have had to climb on chairs to see that.

There is also another person trying to join who has an alphanumeric abc123 style site name.

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 21, 2018:

What is the potential harm or damage?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 21, 2018:

@Petter thank you ... Is trolling contagious?

Would you dare to have sex in a church?

Faithless1 comments on May 18, 2018:

Did it under the Queen's photo in an RSL Club once. In Australia that's pretty similar to doing it in a church. Proud memory.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@Faithless1 next time you should do it on ANZAC Day and just claim that you are just playing 2up! Sometimes only one comes up.

Would you dare to have sex in a church?

Faithless1 comments on May 18, 2018:

Did it under the Queen's photo in an RSL Club once. In Australia that's pretty similar to doing it in a church. Proud memory.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

With Australia's obsession with wars and anything military it is probably more sacred to the fascist cliques that run the realm downunder. The current GG is a former army bloke.

Would you dare to have sex in a church?

Faithless1 comments on May 18, 2018:

Did it under the Queen's photo in an RSL Club once. In Australia that's pretty similar to doing it in a church. Proud memory.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@Faithless1 If it hadn't been closed, they might have paid you for the performance.

Would you dare to have sex in a church?

hipchick57 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

I did when I was 17! In the Sunday school room. I never thought twice about it.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

Did you climax on ***OMG***?

Religion has contaminated sex.

Aaron70 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I knew early on the church was full of fruitcakes, when they started preaching that sex was wicked and evil. The writing was on the wall, I wanted no part of a believe system that was anti sex, hellooo....

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@Buck a deadly sin

Are many alien fantasies just atheistic/agnostic substitutes for religious deities?

DavidLaDeau comments on Jun 20, 2018:

As humans we tend to make Gods and Aliens act and look like us. It is in our nature.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@DavidLaDeau We think to highly of ourselves

Are many alien fantasies just atheistic/agnostic substitutes for religious deities?

DavidLaDeau comments on Jun 20, 2018:

As humans we tend to make Gods and Aliens act and look like us. It is in our nature.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

I guess that our imagination is limited by what we can identify. So we can only dream up combinations of the known. Somehow it is rather dissatisfying to imagine that some alien rocks up and then turns out to be rather pedestrian.

Are many alien fantasies just atheistic/agnostic substitutes for religious deities?

David1955 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Well, Carl Sagan said that UFOism is where science and religion truly meet. You have the universe, science, with aliens with wonders from "above" coming down like heavenly creatures. Of course he didn't mean to be a good thing. I agree, but I sure would like to know the explanation of all those ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

There is a saying: *Paper is patient*. I would add *and so is film* or other recording devices. UFOs certainly exist, but most of them were launch from our planet. When I see a plane, as a non expert, I can only states that it is a plane, an unidentified plane, well not further identitified by me. We all like some mystery in our lives.

Are many alien fantasies just atheistic/agnostic substitutes for religious deities?

VAL3941 comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Yes.No. Maybe ?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

Is that a definite *maybe*?

Religion has contaminated sex.

Aaron70 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I knew early on the church was full of fruitcakes, when they started preaching that sex was wicked and evil. The writing was on the wall, I wanted no part of a believe system that was anti sex, hellooo....

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@BeardedWonder There is a degree of wicked consistency in this: *procreational sex* is ok *recreational sex* is not. Many religions oppose pleasure. Morons ... Sorry Mormons don't even allow coffee.

Frans de Waal on alpha males Niccolo Machiavelli was right not just on humans.

magicwatch comments on Jun 19, 2018:

What is your point ?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 19, 2018:

Frans de Waal explains the * male* phenomenon and the male's necessity to form coalitions. In his TED talk he compares the role of the chimpanzee alpha male to his human counterpart. Posthumously he confirms everything Niccolo Machiavelli had to say about leadership in humans.

Dating after 50

Kojaksmom comments on Jun 6, 2018:

Dating is a nightmare! It really makes me wonder how the hell are were living on such an overpopulated planet?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 19, 2018:

How do you measure overpopulation?

Religion is like a penis.

d_day comments on May 21, 2018:

I dunno about this. A penis is actually useful.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 19, 2018:

And dual-purpose

To do after one’s inner voice and conscience, rather than as being told?!

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Well ... Allow me share a little story. Beforehand I must say that I got knowledge of this story less than 10 years ago. This might appear to be a trivial detail, but I thinks it's an important one. Let's say I learned about the story about 70 years after it happened. The story is that of a a ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@WikkiE correct ...

To do after one’s inner voice and conscience, rather than as being told?!

LadyAlyxandrea comments on Jun 18, 2018:

I always said "I will do what is right, not what is popular"

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 18, 2018:

How do you know what is right?

Is Atheism a belief system?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I think most agnostics are still living under the regime of religious oppression and most structure their arguments with just one divine dude in mind. All people who believe in gods are *agnostics* since they cannot produce any proof of the existence of their particular gods or goddesses. I usually...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 17, 2018:

@Ciravolostone oh ... Just one god out of millions?

Is Atheism a belief system?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I think most agnostics are still living under the regime of religious oppression and most structure their arguments with just one divine dude in mind. All people who believe in gods are *agnostics* since they cannot produce any proof of the existence of their particular gods or goddesses. I usually...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 17, 2018:

@Ciravolostone just use the divine payment options

Proof of no god?

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2018:

Is bald a hair style?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 17, 2018:

Exactly!!!

My dads entire life he was an Atheist.

Yosemite62 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Are you wrong to be upset? No. If it bothers you that's your business, but I think being upset about it serves no purpose. It's a harmless ritual. If she had refused medical treatment because "God will save him" or some such nonsense, then you'd have good cause to be upset. As it is, from here it ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 15, 2018:

I don't think it is harmless.

My dads entire life he was an Atheist.

Yosemite62 comments on Apr 21, 2018:

Are you wrong to be upset? No. If it bothers you that's your business, but I think being upset about it serves no purpose. It's a harmless ritual. If she had refused medical treatment because "God will save him" or some such nonsense, then you'd have good cause to be upset. As it is, from here it ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 15, 2018:

I don't think it is harmless.

Did anyone else ever fantasize about creating a community of non-believers?

Bendog comments on Jun 11, 2018:

Read Sebastian Jungers book, Tribe. It describes how gathering of humans result in lack of cohesion after a given population is reached. He gives an estimate of about fifty.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 13, 2018:

Population of Pitcairn: 48

There are scientists doing research on religion (anthropologists, cognitive and social ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 11, 2018:

understand it, and hate it (what it does, especially). Is this a troll post...i do not understand it at all....

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 13, 2018:

I agree this post is rather obscure.

There are scientists doing research on religion (anthropologists, cognitive and social ...

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 11, 2018:

I wonder whether a Japanese anthropologist in Borneo comes to the same conclusions as his Kenyan counterpart or his colleague from Iceland.

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@Matias You make a very ample claim regarding "such a simplistic view of religion". What about atheist anthropologists versus those who come from a religion infused background? Some anthropologists are merely glorified travel writers.

Did anyone else ever fantasize about creating a community of non-believers?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I stopped reading at **Elon Musk** ... Why would you want to invite him?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 13, 2018:

@RobLawrence I didn't know much about him until I learned about the **TESLA** brand. About half a year ago I saw a *TESLA monster* on display in an shopping centre and I was utterly disappointed just by the sheer weight and the dimensions of the wheels. Old fashioned designs just hyped up. More than 4500 pounds to move mainly a driver. Then I read about Mister Musk catapulting his car into space and all I could think of was ***Oh, what a wanker***

World peace?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Recently a German federal court upheld a conviction of a driver who had adorned his bumper bar with a sticker ***Soldiers are killers***. It didn't even say ***Fuck the armies***

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Condor5 for insulting the military ... Fascism is still alive and well in the Nazi realm

World peace?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Recently a German federal court upheld a conviction of a driver who had adorned his bumper bar with a sticker ***Soldiers are killers***. It didn't even say ***Fuck the armies***

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Condor5 for insulting the military ... Fascism is still alive and well in the Nazi realm

Noah's ark

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Not just the animals but also their fodder, toilet paper, and tons of deodorant. What about the water?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@Aivery of course not invented but created!

A street in my hometown, Nuernberg, Germany

PontifexMarximus comments on May 7, 2018:

Lebkuchen but the city is probably better known for the Nazi past and the Nuremberg trials ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@ailurophile when I was a child many cities had their specialties and they were only available at certain times of the year. Nowadays it's Xmas and Easter all year round. Aachen was famous for a different approach to *lebkuchen* (Have to check the etymology) in terms of shape and hardness.

A street in my hometown, Nuernberg, Germany

PontifexMarximus comments on May 7, 2018:

Lebkuchen but the city is probably better known for the Nazi past and the Nuremberg trials ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@ailurophile when I was a child many cities had their specialties and they were only available at certain times of the year. Nowadays it's Xmas and Easter all year round. Aachen was famous for a different approach to *lebkuchen* (Have to check the etymology) in terms of shape and hardness.

Did anyone else ever fantasize about creating a community of non-believers?

PontifexMarximus comments on Jun 12, 2018:

I stopped reading at **Elon Musk** ... Why would you want to invite him?

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@RobLawrence Initially I was struck by Elon Musk ... Then I read more and was somewhat befuddled ... From memory Betrand Russel was not all that in favour of the traditional education. I appreciate your further comment.

A street in my hometown, Nuernberg, Germany

PontifexMarximus comments on May 7, 2018:

Lebkuchen but the city is probably better known for the Nazi past and the Nuremberg trials ...

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@ailurophile during my childhood and adolescence shortly before Xmas my grandmother received a a small metal trunk with several pounds of ***NUERNBERGER LEBKUCHEN*** ... I had no idea about the ginger connection until I heard the expression gingerbread house for the first time. The German equivalent ***Knusperhaeuschen*** (knusper = nibble)does not allude to ginger.

Suicide: a cowardly move? True or false?

RandyWells comments on Jun 12, 2018:

My brother did 3 tours in Iraq and 1 in Afghanistan... years later committed suicide... you tell me IF thats cowardly???????

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

What do you learn from this?

World peace?

BucketlistBob comments on Jun 11, 2018:

I wish i could brother... as long as we have those nut jobs that beleive their going to get 10 virgins for all the killings they do....

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@BucketlistBob Why do other soldiers go out an kill?

World peace?

BucketlistBob comments on Jun 11, 2018:

I wish i could brother... as long as we have those nut jobs that beleive their going to get 10 virgins for all the killings they do....

PontifexMarximus replies on Jun 12, 2018:

@BucketlistBob Why do other soldiers go out an kill?