My Semester With the Snowflakes

Storm1752 comments on Jan 3, 2020:

Well said and very appropriate to this site.

I'm sure many people on here have religious friends and family members that get on your nerves.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 3, 2020:

I'd rather cut off my hand than engage my handyman Christian contractor in a debate over the existence of god! He'd probably end up storming off mid-project! No thanks! (That goes for every Christian I know.)

I was listening to One of Richard Dawkins books and it surprised me when he said that on his scale ...

Storm1752 comments on Jan 3, 2020:

This is a very useful scale, which points out the crucial difference between Atheists and Agnostics. If 1 is pure theist, and 7 is pure atheist, then 3.5 would be 'pure' agnostic, right? Wrong. Agnostics don't belong on a 'scale of belief,' because they neither believe nor disbelieve. So...5.25 would be agnostic atheist, and 2.25 would be agnostic theist? No. There is no such thing as either one. But tell that to someone who labels herself or himself that way. An "agnostic atheist" would be a person who neither believes or disbelieves AND, at the same time, absolutely (or 68%) disbelieves. Same with an "agnostic theist." It's a self-contradictory label. It doesn't work. So if anything this scale is for atheists and theists ONLY...not for Agnostics.

I was listening to One of Richard Dawkins books and it surprised me when he said that on his scale ...

Storm1752 comments on Jan 3, 2020:

7, I guess, if the Abrahamic Purple Dragon. Not ON the scale as an agnostic, so I'm free to speculate if 'god' might be an existential 'force' within the framework of natural law. There definitely ARE physical laws, obviously. If the sum total of them can be said to have 'consciousness,' and we were able to devise a means of detecting it and tapping into it, theoretically the existence of 'god' could be detected and 'proven.' These are huge hypotheticals, of course, but not as far-fetched, I think, as some '6.9 atheists' would have you believe. It's equally possible there is no such 'collective consciousness,' but that won't stop scientists from looking for it, and many other things some people don't "believe." There is certainly plenty of circumstantial evidence pointing to phenomena beyond our comprehension, even if that evidence is routinely ignored by the '6.9ers;' it DOES exist, however.. I await the results of this ongoing inquiry with moderate and skeptical interest.

"It is man's intelligence that makes him so often behave more stupidly than the beasts.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Most of us know better NOW, don't we, than to do rain dances? We slowly learn, then slip back into darkness, then emerge again a little higher... Then a hurricane comes with massive flooding and washes it all away!!! It's all rather pointless if there isn't some kinda explanation, right??! So...we keep searching and wondering because...hey, what ELSE is there to do?!?!?

Today is the first day of the year and my last day of vacation..... .what a conundrum........

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2020:

It's also the first day of the rest of your life!

This is going to be my last post of the year.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Look at you, you mean? Or look at the all-but-naked ladies on your wonderful bikini-and-lingerie (etc) site? It troubles me older, single men risk the 'creep' label! I tried the 'peeping tom' route when in fifth grade, it was great but then I realized youthful thrills might lead to Big Trouble down the road, so I rescued myself from near-certain perdition. Porn is much safer. The difference between that and pictures of exquisite near-nudity resides in the lurker! As a porn afficiando, it's a meaningless distinction. In the WRONG hands, however, creepiness may be the result! I'm not concerned. Call me an idealistic fool, but I subscribe to the scribbling of Keats: "Truth is beauty, beauty truth. That is all one can know in life, and all one need to know."

I deleted my level 7 profile and started again because data had been copied to a test website and ...

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Your profile is safe with me! Why are you so concerned with security? Are you an insurrectionist? Something even more subversive? If so, I applaud you, sir!

lately I'm beginning to think they should change an IQ test from measuring how intelligent someone ...

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Same thing. The smarter you are, the stupider you are not. Most dangerous: people like me: stupid, but equipped with a college-level vocabulary, which creates the illusion of intelligence.

Well, I don't know why the posts about the Telegraph article [telegraph.

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2020:

What is so fascinating? It's obvious: Smaller societies went to war over religion AND economics, power, culture, race, etc., just as they do today. The WINNERS absorbed the losers into their (now larger) society and thus expanded, but it wasn't JUST religion which caused conflict in the first place, but a host of factors. In conflicts between sects of the same religion (and culture, race, etc.), this absorption would relatively 'easy' and complete. Nations were the end result. Between DIFFERENT cultures (and, later, nations) conflict (and, later, war) would be much harder; complete assimilation all but impossible. The bottom line is, one factor (religion) cannot be viewed in isolation and said to be THE reason for conflict and war between societies. At best religion can be a useful way to chart and document the success of a militarily victorious society over a vanguished one, because it gets to write the history, establish the dominant culture and religion, etc. In some EXTREME cases, the victorious society might even be able to create and establish a totally NEW religion, as it is argued by some the Romans did with Christianity.

What are some of the things you can think of that were originally answered by religion that have ...

Storm1752 comments on Jan 1, 2020:

Everything I can think of.

Why does everyone want to argue today?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 31, 2019:

I don't agree with you. In fact, if you were here right now I would argue with you about it. I'm repulsed by argumentative people and shy away from them, because (since I personally have evolved beyond believing arguments serve any purpose or accomplish anything), the only other choice is to argue with them.

Who has noticed in the last day or so there has been a resurgence of Islam bashing.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 31, 2019:

I hate all Abrahamic religions equally. Coming from the Christian 'tradition,' though, I don't FEAR Christians quite as much; Jews I FEAR the least. But hate? I can't single out one branch for especial scorn. They are equally wrong and deserving of contempt.

Are you truely agnostic or an athiest in hiding?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 31, 2019:

I really AM agnostic. Are YOU really atheist? No doubts? If you have any doubts, you're agnostic, like many or most or ALL atheists.

What am I saying?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 29, 2019:

Are you Japanese or something? What do you mean you "lack saying 'that is true?'" Do you mean you CAN'T say something is true, or not, because you simply don't know, because the necessary information is unavailable? Then you are agnostic. Lots of people are. Your ability to communicate in ENGLISH is what is lacking, not your understanding.

How do my fellow Atheists deal with depression?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 29, 2019:

The same as Agnostics, probably, even though they're not quite as evolved.

I’ll meet you there.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 29, 2019:

Huh? Head-scratcher...

Why do Christians get threatened and terrified by Atheists?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 29, 2019:

Not to defend them, but they think atheists (and Agnostics, and Hindus, etc.) lead souls to Satan and Hell. Hey, jus' sayin'...

Hi all; I want to share with the group my experience I had this last Thursday.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 29, 2019:

How wonderful for you.

Living our life fully and deeply requires courage.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 28, 2019:

I doubt spiritual beliefs, or lack thereof, have much to do with one's level of personal happiness. But it might have SOMETHING to do with it; with loss of faith one gains a sense of freedom from burdensome religious guilt, from books, people, tv, deep-seated conditioning, etc. Once free of THAT, it might make dealing with other problems easier, if not solved. However, some things might get harder! Maybe a 'crutch' is lost, or friends disappear, or gone is the comfort 'god' is intimately involved in your life. Like drinking...stop, and lots of things get better; BUT lots of lesser things get lost. It takes time and effort to sort it all out. Overall, I feel closer to the truth, more appreciative of my life in general, which makes it a net gain. That said, it's very hard for me to accept many of the things about the way I am. Nor do I think I SHOULD accept them, if I think they can be ultimately improved. Tricky. One thing makes me feel better is knowing in the end it really doesn't MATTER all that much!

I'm curious if there has been Believers who signed up to this App out of spite or to troll us and ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 28, 2019:

Zero interest in "converting" anyone, partly because it'd require a LOT of work, lots of thrashing about in the weeds. And for what? I DO suspect the universe might be conscious, if you want to call that 'god.' I think there's a perfectly valid scientific Explanation for everything and it'll be figured out eventually. But I don't care if anyone agrees with me, or not, because as an agnostic I know my opinions are just that, and not 'gospel.'

Even though I am an atheist, I recognize that we have had great theologians, whose thoughts are ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 28, 2019:

I DO respect the current pope, never heard of the other gentleman. On the other hand I'm not going to read his writings or listen to his speeches or take his theological beliefs to heart. Therefore my interest is minimal.

Good afternoon! @FlippantLlama and I decided to start over with the 36 questions, so here we go!...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronomer...seems very friendly, speaks in layman-ese, and there are so many things I'd like to ask him. I'd like the whole day, or at least four hours, under an umbrella at the beach and a cabana.

This is my first post in the group.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 27, 2019:

Bi is going a bridge too far for me as well. Maybe bi-able.

Are you a "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays" person?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 26, 2019:

Neither. I ignore the whole thing, as much as humanly possible.

In a couple of my Amazon books I mention the danger of a self-fulfilling prophesy.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 25, 2019:

Of course. That's been a problem with it all along, among many other things; the whole concept of Armaggedon makes it what it's always been: a death cult.

The Inevitable Death of Evangelical Christianity | Keith Giles

Storm1752 comments on Dec 25, 2019:

That type didn't appear out of nowhere with Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, et al, and they won't vanish like dodo birds, either. There have always been the fire-and-brimstone, self-righteous, sinnin' saints among us. What else new? Why? Because the schizophrenic bible is full of the stuff, along with the New Agey, wishy-washy, touchy-feely, platitudinous tripe, of course. Why do these people brag so much about being sinners, anyway? Is that their get-out-of-hell-free card? "I can sin all I want and I'm STILL going to heaven," they may as well crow. Sure, they're stealing, lying s.o.b.'s, but hey, they're baptized so it's okay! Two sides of the same bipolar coin, if you ask me. Goin' nowhere (unless technology makes them obsolete).

was ruminating on Christmases Past.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 25, 2019:

Fascinating

“Scientists say human extinction is likely.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 25, 2019:

I go extinct in 40 years, tops. By that time I don't think I'll mind that much...my certainty is about 100%.

Your in-person community?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 24, 2019:

None. Except I text a friend and my sister-in-law...THIS is as close as I get to 'community.'

Maybe adding appeal to secularism, rather than talking stink on religion, is a more productive ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 24, 2019:

I'm reclusive and don't have many dyed-in-wool, set-in-sand points of view, so I usually end up seeing their point of view most of the time! Except the god part. It's a topic I'd rather avoid. Jeez, I sound really boring...guess I am!

Take that Emily!

Storm1752 comments on Dec 23, 2019:

Meredith is just the kind of woman I'd have married, if I'd been the marrying kind. Thanks for finally putting 'dating' in it's proper perspective, and giving it needed context.

Is 'god' an impersonal force of nature, a 'universal consciousness' similar in quality to other ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 23, 2019:

The article which cites "many scientists" and where I got my notions is:https://mindmatters.ai/2019/08/why-some-scientists-believe-the-universe-is-conscious/

No one teaches a newborn human to breath.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 23, 2019:

Not if 'god' was more subtle than that, perhaps a 'universal consciousness' not much different from other impersonal laws of nature like electromagnetism or the speed of light. Something like that would have to be learned and respected as a 'force' which, like gravity or heat, defines the limits of our freedom, beyond which we encounter resistance.

I haven't been here in a long time, i started here when the site was just starting up and made a few...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 23, 2019:

Compared to when? It seems dominated by atheists of the rude and dogmatic variety...does that sound familiar? Even though it's called Agnostics.com (oh AND freethinkers, atheists, humanists etc.) you wouldn't know it by the way they throw their weight around, belittle, berate, and insult anyone who disagrees with them. Even without provocation, they mock agnostics who, for example, subscribe to purple dragons in the garage, unicorns, fairy castles in the sky, etc. It's really quite obnoxious how they distort the agnostic point of view by saying we 'believe in' god, when we actually have no firm opinion one way or the other, but merely entertain the possibility. I suspect it hasn't changed much.

Afterlife thoughts... Do you believe in an afterlife?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Cases of reincarnation have been persuasively reported. It's possible. I hope so! But not absolutely convinced. You say you've been searching for "the answer." So have lots of other people!! You need to talk to theists and atheists...they're the only ones who have "the answer.!" Agnostics will just rub their chin, scratch their ear, and stare blankly into the distance.

Do you approve capital punishment?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I usually endorse the death penalty for people like Hitler, Ted Bundy, George W. Bush, etc. Guilt must be CERTAIN, the crime(s) must be truly horrifying, and the creep has to be without remorse and beyond rehabilitation without a doubt. (just kidding about W. He only deserves brutal torture.)

It's all about DEATH, every one of the major religions are at their core - death cults.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Maybe, but that doesn't mean there ISN'T an afterlife, a nice one with no insects, nice weather, and lots of ice cream! You never know!

Is the entire universe God?[mindmatters.ai]

Storm1752 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Just a question; I've read the article twice and it still makes no sense but, hey, if all these scientists think it's absurdity is not obvious, who am I to laugh?

Why so many posts about God?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Some Agnostics think there MAY be such a thing as 'god,' IF you define the term broadly enough to include non-entity concepts like universal consciousness. The universe is too big a place to close your mind entirely, people like me think. Agnostics DON'T KNOW if there's a 'god' or not; therefore, they are free (unlike atheists) to discuss both sides of the subject unbiased and not obligated to argue vociferously about it. As an atheist, you ARE biased, which is fine, but an agnostic "discussing" the topic with an atheist is is not likely to end fruitfully, but instead result in a circular, neverending argument going round and round like a circus ride.

Ladies, do you find yourself depressed frequently?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

You mean men MAY be good for something after all? How refreshing.

I’m confused about my beliefs on afterlife.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 20, 2019:

There's nothing wrong with just not knowing. In fact, it's the only rational way to think about it, because it's TRUE. Stop changing your mind based on what you think makes you feel better about the subject... You Don't Know. You never will.

Just trying to get a head count here. Who's an atheist and who isn't, and why?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 20, 2019:

I'm an 'agnostic neo-deist' today, since everybody, it seems, needs a label. I suspect there MAY be a 'god' if you expand the meaning of the word to include a perfectly valid, scientific explanation, something far beyond what our current knowledge can comprehend. But I don't KNOW that. So I'll just keep whistling along...

Just in case you might possibly have forgotten; we are god damn lucky to be here.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

We may have more than one chance, but thanks.

It takes more than an Atheist to over throw over obiedience authority of Religion.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

I think rules and regulations are necessary evils because many people cannot rule themselves. The damage some people, left unfettered, would do to themselves, other people, and the world would be mind-boggling and possibly fatal. It's unfortunate many LEADERS are likewise irresponsible and hostile to collective action designed to benefit everyone. Anarchy, and it's bastard stepbrother Libertarianism, are based on fantasy. Always there will be psycopathically criminal minds to be opposed and stopped. When these crazies gain positions of power (guess who) the drastic remedy may be revolution, but not to simply replace a bad government with NO government! That's certifiably insane.

The plight of the Ignorant and Superstitious.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

So?

I am bemused that people would talk so much about religion, mostly Christianity, on here.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

I'd be happy to bemuse you but I misplaced my bible somewhere.

Happy Friday-Eve! I've been so damned busy lately, I barely have time to breathe! And today was ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

You mean some people still have home phones?

"You shouldn't judge people!" I have often heard this from my Christian friends.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

"I hate the sin, not the sinner." And they get to decide what the 'sin' is.

I don’t want to offend anyone...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

It's "Up Yours" impeachment; I watch horror movies instead.

Robert DeNiro....speaks for me....completely. [youtube.com]

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

Oh right! So you'd rather have PENCE in there? Yeah, you probably would. In my opinion, he's 100 times worse than Trump, if that's possible; he's just smarter about it.

I’ve listened patiently for a few months trying to understand the dichotomy between Agnostics & ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

As an agnostic I don't know if there's a god or not. Atheists take a definite stand: no god! That simple.

So coming up to Christmas please tell me Athiests what you think of the Holiday season since you ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 19, 2019:

A corporate plot!

Can someone be intellectually honest about religion without being agnostic?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

I agree. Agnosticism is the only honest approach.

Afterlife

Storm1752 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

God, if there was one, wouldn't create such a horrible punishment. Think long and hard about that. Anybody can say anything. What makes sense?

I am just beginning to understand how interesting this site could become.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

Just the normal human desire to explain who we are, where we came from, and the meaning of it all. Plain as the nose on your face. Religion happened when someone somewhere wrote one explanation down and declared it THE explanation. Why everybody else AGREED is another story.

Evaluating the Truth of the New Testament.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

I lie all the time, ALWAYS for a good cause: me. Since I am my own master, I am not offended.

Hallmark Reverses Decision To Pull Ads Featuring Lesbian Couple That Triggered Conservatives

Storm1752 comments on Dec 17, 2019:

Nice ads. Good-looking couple.

How many here think of themselves as skeptical thinkers?

Storm1752 comments on Dec 17, 2019:

I think god is everywhere and everything. No amount of "evidence" is enough. Any amount is too much. I come to my state of conciousness from all the experiences I've ever had, yet no specific experience caused me to think the way I do. The brain makes things up as it goes. Experiences combine and create ideas and images, which lead to others, and so on. There is no "religion," no top-down hierarchy of tenets to describe my point of view. The word 'god' itself is merely a concept without concrete form. All we have to go by ARE our experiences in the flesh-and-blood, three-dimensional universe. So I don't "question" god. Rather I constantly wonder what the word could possibly MEAN, after I've read or learned about all the different ways people define it, in books and other media. In other words, in a world awash in words, a "religious" text becomes simply one way to organize letters into words, but far from the ONLY way. My personal situation, likewise, is not a static thing, but always in flux, so my ideas about 'god' are always in flux as well.

exile in happy valley: The Panarchist Solution to a World Divided

Storm1752 comments on Dec 17, 2019:

It's becoming increasingly irrelevant WHAT form of world government will eventually emerge. Panarchy is just another label for a confederate system which may very well be a transitional compromise between the multi-state semi-anarchy we have now, and a completely unitarian one-world government. It may evolve slowly and largely unnoticed, as individual countries or constellations of countries enter into economic agreements which slowly grow and expand. However, all that will only reflect a fait-accompli RESULT of the ever-increasing interconnectedness of individual people, as borders become anachronistic after-thoughts. The communications revolution, defined and indirectly CAUSED by the aptly-named worldwide web, will make person-to-person financial exchanges more and more the norm. A man in Florida buying weaved blankets from a vendor in Zaire, for instance, or a merchant in Copenhagen bartering chocolate for gun parts from a dealer in Phoenix. Multiply that by trillions of trades and/or purchases, and these extra-government contacts will force established institutions to change and adapt to the new reality, via treaties and agreements acknowledging and formalizing dynamics beyond their control. In short, they will be obliged to preside over a transformation which they can either stand back and helplessly observe, OR cooperate with and preside over, but not CAUSE. This transformation will instead be spearheaded by technologies and innovations, not pieces of paper on a beauracrats' desk. Panarchy, if you will, may become therefore, a description rather than an invention. It will simply BE.

Great conversation about real history .

Storm1752 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

I went to the site of Renegade University and it looks amazing. I'll be looking into the philosophy, politics and ideology it illuminates. I WON'T be signing up because, as an agnostic, I'm instinctively resistant to any one particular point of view, belief system, or "solution" to the world's problems. If he and his friends want to think history happens from the "bottom up," fine, but it ALSO happens from the "top down" and in every other way imaginable. In an unregulated intellectual environment, ideas and actions are generated and implemented to and from EVERY direction! True, both the left and the right try to dominate the "marketplace of ideas," but so far the center has held. That may change, may be changing in fact, and THAT may be where we should be directing our energies! Anyway, I think there's a place in the world for BOTH lofty ideals AND degenerate slumming, asceticism and dissipated excess, the health spa and pigging out... AND a place for Republican Me-ism, and Democrat-social engineering. It all ends up in the middle eventually anyway.

Update: some sites for co-parenting - modamily.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

Bizarre?

I was just reminded by a dear friend that today is my 1 year quit anniversary! 1 year without ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

I started again, now vaping (it's perfectly safe!) and taking Chantix (the dreams are VERY strange). I'll be clean again soon!

I pray that my first post on this website is a success and that it helps me level up to eventually ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

Are you implying this site is like a Dragon Ball game? And we're a bunch of barbaric aliens?

there seems to me to be way to much animosity towards religion.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

I disagree. I have just the right amount of hostility toward religion...not too much, not too little...just right. Tastes good. Try some.

A lot of the arguments in support of the bible focus on the historical accuracy of the texts, then ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

I'll let you sort out the "fact" from fiction, the "accuracies" from the inaccuracies... I just know the whole thing is fictitious inaccuracies and leave it at that. For instance, there was no Moses. No historical record of an Egyptian Captivity, okay? No historical record of any David or Soloman, either. Lots of bloody wars, though. A very f*cked up religion with lots of enemies; like all tribes back then, it was survival of the fittest. I'll give 'em this much: despite all odds, Judaism DID survive. Whether that's a good thing or not, I'll leave to you to decide.

Seemed like valuable considerations during these complicated times:

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

Reminds me of a Virginia Woolf book, 'To the Lighthouse.' She thought life was mostly a losing battle to hold back the forces of chaos and decay: you build a cottage and paint it and make it beautiful, and in a few years you have to repaint, replace a few boards on the front porch, and so on... Every year it's even more paint and boards and repair the front latch and pull the weeds and wash the windows and...a neverending cycle, working harder and harder just to keep up. Then...every now and then, everything comes together in a golden, crystalline interlude when everything is in perfect balance, and true happiness flows out of every crease and crevasse, and the world makes sense; everything is harmonious and it was all worthwhile, after all.. Then back to the daily business of just trying to survive! Well, Virginia filled her pockets with rocks and walked into the river one day, so she eventually lost the war, as we all do... But she did have a good life, I understand, while it lasted.

Hey sexy beauties! I hope you're well and feeling sexy these days!

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

Not feeling that sexy, but I'm alive and that's what counts!

My past is my past, and I've tried to learn from it.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

How can you "hope" the past could be different? It happened! I can't forgive those who stole from me, hurt me and/or betrayed me, but I CAN forgive myself for the foolish or "bad" things I did under the influence of alcohol, in particular. Alcohol put me in a vulnerable place. I didn't know it at the time but I was just "asking for it!" I can forgive myself for drinking in the first place; there were legitimate though misplaced reasons for it. I'm just glad I've been sober these past three years, and I'll never go back

I joined this group because I liked reading the posts so far and because I feel that to enjoy your ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

Typical!

I am starving for physical affection.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

What do I do? Masturbate regularly. You know they say you can't always get want, but you get what you need? Not necessarily! I don't NEED sex, but I DO need closeness, companionship, touching, holding, etc. TOO BAD!

I figured that I would share my favorite questions that melt brains and/or just end conversation ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

Because God merely set the whole thing in motion and withdrew?

Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s Scale and speed of loss much ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 12, 2019:

Look on the bright side: we all die anyway! Makes me glad I brought no children into this world! Maybe technology will somehow bail us out.

[youtu.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 6, 2019:

Great interview. Might've been aliens with advanced knowledge somehow infusing the Genesis myth with scientific underpinnings.

So I am attempting to start a new group, ( it was bound to happen one day ).

Storm1752 comments on Dec 4, 2019:

What's the name of it?

Good evening! @FlippantLlama is sick - hope you feel better, Jess! - and asked me to do our daily ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 2, 2019:

Iceland.

Good morning 🌞 it's pose-your-question-day.

Storm1752 comments on Dec 2, 2019:

Is it just me, or have others noticed being agnostic has enhanced appreciation for what a glorious 'miracle' this planet and this life truly is?

Good morning! I feel like we're in a food coma, have been getting together and eating since ...

Storm1752 comments on Dec 2, 2019:

Your choice among cooked spinach, cooked beets, lemon marange (sic) pie, sauerkraut, and fruit cake.

"we are strong.

Storm1752 comments on Nov 30, 2019:

Is that a feminist manifesto, and a salute to a great young generation? Or sarcasm?

Good afternoon! Last day of work for me today for the week, and I am looking forward to a few days...

Storm1752 comments on Nov 28, 2019:

With my handyman, who's helping me build an addition to my house. After that comes a pond, 30'x30'x6'...with a fountain in the middle. Hopefully it will attract insect-devouring bats to my property. Other than that, I'm currently alone, mostly my decision, a time of solitude to recharge and reset my life and my 'agenda.' I do not recognize the holidays as a collection of days somehow more special than any other days. They are all special.

The far right’s war on culture: How to displace the great replacement: It really does boil ...

Storm1752 comments on Nov 26, 2019:

It all amounts to this: 1) The world's problems are all but insurmountable, which is why the super rich are constructing underground bunkers/cities to which they will escape when necessary, 2) Identity politics/ideology is irrelevant. Once the REAL problems emerge, we will all be "us" and we will all be "them " 3) The "real" solutions are already out of reach (overpopulation, diminishing resources, etc.) and will be addressed only at the tipping point of no return, when our current "problems" become full-blown global emrrgencies, 4) Then will follow a period of hardship and deprivation, disease and war, which will shock us into finally casting aside obsolete religions/cultures in favor of pragmatic updates, 5) World government will be established. (That is, if anything is to be done at all.)

How corporate America invented ‘Christian America’ to fight the New Deal

Storm1752 comments on Nov 26, 2019:

I like football as much as the next fan, but the NFL marries corporate America, the military, and Christianity into a new form of anti-pagan nation-worship heretofore unseen. The national anthem doesn't replace the Lord's Prayer as much as stand in for it. Let's all bow down to our "heroes." I find it revolting.

One thing that puzzles me about believers in any religion is the conviction that it’s their God ...

Storm1752 comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Look at your own beliefs...are you not convinced of their specialness? You may say, 'Yes, but they're based on fact.' That may be true, but each person is equally convinced of the legitimacy of their reasons for believing what they do. Just because your reasons are better doesn't change that.

What made you change from believer to non-believer?

Storm1752 comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Reading historical records.

I had a friend whose life was in a state of chaos.

Storm1752 comments on Nov 25, 2019:

GREAT story, great advice.

Are Non Believers More Prone To Using Profanity?

Storm1752 comments on Nov 25, 2019:

No. Less so because there's so much less to swear about. It is what it is, is my attitude.

A best friend I've known for years said he ended his FWB relationship cause she was falling in love,...

Storm1752 comments on Nov 25, 2019:

I'd take the relationship and stop obsessing so much about it.

Good morning! It's pose your question day!

Storm1752 comments on Nov 25, 2019:

How many people hate Thanksgiving (and Christmas) as much as I do?

Hey you sexy people. Anyone have some fun going on?

Storm1752 comments on Nov 24, 2019:

I'm thinking 'cat.' I'm in the deep woods. Cats keep themselves clean, keep critters away. I just have my fantasies and memories, which sometimes meld together to great effect. I'll leave it at that.

The manner in which most people use the term "atheist" is unfortunate, because such usage suggests a...

Storm1752 comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Pure semantics. Disbelief and non-belief are the same exact thing. I'm agnostic, not atheist. Big difference.

With the recent death of my dog I've been thinking about death more than usual and something ...

Storm1752 comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Why don't you just read some the countless case histories and decide for yourself if reincarnation is a "thing" or not? Getting our opinions isn't going to decide it for you. Check it out yourself.

Great question from another site, Jesus was a carpenter what did he build ?

Storm1752 comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Arks?

Good afternoon! Almost Friday, yay! So ... popcorn or M&M's?

Storm1752 comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Popcorn, AND peanut chocolate clusters.

It’s time for us to have an unapologetic atheist in the Oval Office

Storm1752 comments on Nov 19, 2019:

How about an unapologetic agnostic?

Religion or Culture or Both

Storm1752 comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Sometimes it boggles my mind the questions some people ask. You're obviously talking about Islam, so why don't you just say so? My answer is a resounding NO regardless of what religion they're talking about.

Bill Nye would choose to die.

Storm1752 comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Sorry, but a silly, pointless question.

In case you missed it.

Storm1752 comments on Nov 18, 2019:

It's a plot to get Mike Pence elected! He's much more the right-wing fundamentalist Christian true believing fanatic the 'base' goes nuts over. He has none of the Looney Tunes baggage Trump has, won't energize the Democrats, and stands a better chance of sneaking into office, than Trump has of blustering his way there for a second term. Does the Donald DESERVE to be thrown out? Of course. But he won't be, unless it really IS a plot, and liberals should know it'd be potentially even worse if he is.

What do you all think of my answer to why women can't wear latex everyday? [quora.com]

Storm1752 comments on Nov 18, 2019:

I think your ANSWER was sexy without even trying to be. Lately I've been wearing surgical-grade stockings doing work around my (secluded) yard, and I have to admit the sensation is sensual. Not that I'm thinking about sex cutting brush, but I couldn't help but think, 'So this is what it feels like. Women must be horny all the time.' Now, I know they're not, but don't know why.

Worth trying.

Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Worth trying? That's sounds like you think we COULD try it. It's not our call.

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Politics and religion are often tied together. I'm glad I'll probably be dead in 2050, if that's what we have to look forward to, but I'm hesitant to agree the number of non-religious will dwindle. I DO agree Islam is a real and growing danger, another version of Naziism, and will be the cause of the next Big War, if we are stupid enough to fight one. The sooner religion is stamped out, the better. I think fundamentalist ANYTHING is a threat, including, to a comparatively miniscule degree, atheism. Closemindedness is the real enemy.