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What are your thoughts on anthropomorphic sex (keep in mind that this is completely different from ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:
Too weird for me, sorry
Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:
Too weird for me, sorry
Sexy and classy!
Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:
That's your best yet.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:
That's your best yet.
I like to talk dirty, especially to women.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:
Do you find women like it when you talk 'dirty' to them in casial conversation, do you use it to draw them in closer, or do you reserve it for women you already know intimately?
Besides cocksucker, what other words do you like to use?
When I get the chance I like to tell a woman I love to lick 'pussy.' I tell my sister-in-law that (just for fun) and send her lesbian pictures. She loves it, being bi. It's just to tease her; I'd never cross the line, even if she wanted to (and she doesn't).
Storm1752 comments on Nov 17, 2019:
Do you find women like it when you talk 'dirty' to them in casial conversation, do you use it to draw them in closer, or do you reserve it for women you already know intimately?
Besides cocksucker, what other words do you like to use?
When I get the chance I like to tell a woman I love to lick 'pussy.' I tell my sister-in-law that (just for fun) and send her lesbian pictures. She loves it, being bi. It's just to tease her; I'd never cross the line, even if she wanted to (and she doesn't).
Wanted to share my latest crochet blanket.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 15, 2019:
Do you take orders?
How much?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 15, 2019:
Do you take orders?
How much?
Having these thoughts, who else better to share them with?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 15, 2019:
The oral climax is a nice touch. Very original for this group. It encourages me to submit a short story of my own. Since my 'fetish' is lesbian, I'll see if I can come up with something worth sharing; that is, if there are no objections.
Fiction has been tried on here before, but I get the feeling most visitors are nervous such a post would discourage women from being interested in them, if their motivation is to meet someone special.
Since that's not my (primary) reason for being here, I don't care.
Furthermore, any woman who'd read any of my posts and get turned off by anything there, I wouldn't be interested in being with anyway.
Thanks for the contribution.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 15, 2019:
The oral climax is a nice touch. Very original for this group. It encourages me to submit a short story of my own. Since my 'fetish' is lesbian, I'll see if I can come up with something worth sharing; that is, if there are no objections.
Fiction has been tried on here before, but I get the feeling most visitors are nervous such a post would discourage women from being interested in them, if their motivation is to meet someone special.
Since that's not my (primary) reason for being here, I don't care.
Furthermore, any woman who'd read any of my posts and get turned off by anything there, I wouldn't be interested in being with anyway.
Thanks for the contribution.
We've had some new members join us and we're so close to 200! Welcome! Anything you want to talk ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 15, 2019:
Just for clarification: the implication is, there's a distinction to be made between an 'ethical' slut and a non-ethical slut.
The understood, meant-to-be-derogatory definition is of a woman (or man, for that matter) who has many casual sexual partners.
I'd put the emphasis on CASUAL, as in, she or he doesn't care about personality, character, compatibility, etc., etc....
No! This wanton human being just wants sex for sex's sake! What a slut!
BUT, is this really a question of 'ethics?' Is it inherently IMMORAL to behave this way?
Sure, it might be foolish (STDs), or betray a lack of class, or reveal an unusually insatiable degree of promiscuity/nymphomania/satyrism or whatever, but is it WRONG?
Personal ethics is, after all, one's code of conduct based on one's sense of right and wrong.
So IS it, or not?
I wonder.
In fact, I'd argue one's sexual behavior has nothing to do with morality, but instead has to do with one's individual wants and desires.
Some people here have group sex. Some polyamorous sex. Gay sex. Some 'cheat,' some have open relationships...you name it, all are probably represented here.
So, what IS the difference between one type of slut and another? There's such a smorgasbord of sexual options it's hard to tell!
Let me again submit for approval the label, La Femme Boheme. Yes I know, not going to happen.
How about, 'The Particular Slut?'
The Discriminating Slut?
The Choosy Slut?
The Classy, Refined, Tasteful, Elegant Slut?
In other words, I'd suggest the inference a person who 'sleeps around' is unethical is, at the very least inaccurate.
At worse, it could be regarded as unappreciative or even INSULTING to sexual deviants, degenerates, and overachievers everywhere, and to their admirers.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 15, 2019:
Just for clarification: the implication is, there's a distinction to be made between an 'ethical' slut and a non-ethical slut.
The understood, meant-to-be-derogatory definition is of a woman (or man, for that matter) who has many casual sexual partners.
I'd put the emphasis on CASUAL, as in, she or he doesn't care about personality, character, compatibility, etc., etc....
No! This wanton human being just wants sex for sex's sake! What a slut!
BUT, is this really a question of 'ethics?' Is it inherently IMMORAL to behave this way?
Sure, it might be foolish (STDs), or betray a lack of class, or reveal an unusually insatiable degree of promiscuity/nymphomania/satyrism or whatever, but is it WRONG?
Personal ethics is, after all, one's code of conduct based on one's sense of right and wrong.
So IS it, or not?
I wonder.
In fact, I'd argue one's sexual behavior has nothing to do with morality, but instead has to do with one's individual wants and desires.
Some people here have group sex. Some polyamorous sex. Gay sex. Some 'cheat,' some have open relationships...you name it, all are probably represented here.
So, what IS the difference between one type of slut and another? There's such a smorgasbord of sexual options it's hard to tell!
Let me again submit for approval the label, La Femme Boheme. Yes I know, not going to happen.
How about, 'The Particular Slut?'
The Discriminating Slut?
The Choosy Slut?
The Classy, Refined, Tasteful, Elegant Slut?
In other words, I'd suggest the inference a person who 'sleeps around' is unethical is, at the very least inaccurate.
At worse, it could be regarded as unappreciative or even INSULTING to sexual deviants, degenerates, and overachievers everywhere, and to their admirers.
Do women enjoy giving oral sex to men?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 13, 2019:
Is it possible both men and women enjoy it IF:
1) They like/ love the person, or
2) Find him/her sexually desirable, or
3) Both.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 13, 2019:
Is it possible both men and women enjoy it IF:
1) They like/ love the person, or
2) Find him/her sexually desirable, or
3) Both.
Good morning! What's your go-to snack when you're on the road and don't have access to "real" food?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 12, 2019:
Chocolate and peanuts.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 12, 2019:
Chocolate and peanuts.
I started a post in Love and Relationships about the concept of infidelity, cheating,.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 10, 2019:
I think people are polyamorous anyway, and it's a shame they're locked into monogamous relationships. It's like being in prison.
Everyone should have full jurisdiction over their own bodies, to do with them what they will.
Unfortunately that's not the case, unless one demands it of oneself and one's partner.
At the very least, one should have the FREEDOM to have sex with multiple partners if one so chooses.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 10, 2019:
I think people are polyamorous anyway, and it's a shame they're locked into monogamous relationships. It's like being in prison.
Everyone should have full jurisdiction over their own bodies, to do with them what they will.
Unfortunately that's not the case, unless one demands it of oneself and one's partner.
At the very least, one should have the FREEDOM to have sex with multiple partners if one so chooses.
The argument of intelligent design is very popular among the religious because on the surface it ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 9, 2019:
I think there may be such a thing as intelligent design, if meant in the deist sense things were set in motion and then left alone.
In that case, did the "designer" then know it'd unfold precisely as it did?
I think not.
"God" can NOT know the future, I propose. At least not every little detail, (especially about what each of billions of people are going to do at any given time!)
Just because some book says so doesn't mean it's true. (Think of all the other things it's wrong about.)
After all, how can we have free will (we do) if everything past, present and to come is already known? Clearly that is not possible.
So I think it plausible "intelligent design" MAY have happened in some "macro" sense. That is, if there was such a thing to begin with.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 9, 2019:
I think there may be such a thing as intelligent design, if meant in the deist sense things were set in motion and then left alone.
In that case, did the "designer" then know it'd unfold precisely as it did?
I think not.
"God" can NOT know the future, I propose. At least not every little detail, (especially about what each of billions of people are going to do at any given time!)
Just because some book says so doesn't mean it's true. (Think of all the other things it's wrong about.)
After all, how can we have free will (we do) if everything past, present and to come is already known? Clearly that is not possible.
So I think it plausible "intelligent design" MAY have happened in some "macro" sense. That is, if there was such a thing to begin with.
𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯
According to the ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 9, 2019:
Education.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 9, 2019:
Education.
SPIRITUAL.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 9, 2019:
I like that definition.
One idea is it's
the sense there's something "outside" or "more important" than the four-dimensional world, deserving respect.
If that causes "awe" or "reverence" in some, so be it...but it's not required.
It's enough to simply acknowledge life, OUR lives included, have meaning, that it's important we recognize the "universe:"
1) is unfolding in an uncertain way,
2) it MATTERS what happens, and
3) all of us play a part.
The details are unknown and may differ for each person. Each has his or her own interpretation as to what they are and what it means.
Is there a "plan?" Personally I doubt it.
A destination? It'll all end up somewhere, but exactly where is anybody's guess.
Because unlike the complete but unsatisfying answers of religion, spirituality is a transcendent state of mind.
Rather than a bunch of rituals, dogmas, tenets, commands, rules, instructions and beliefs, it is but a feeling of purpose and direction.
What purpose, which direction, is up to you.
Some may think that's too vague.
Too bad. I'm not a priest. You're asking the wrong person.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 9, 2019:
I like that definition.
One idea is it's
the sense there's something "outside" or "more important" than the four-dimensional world, deserving respect.
If that causes "awe" or "reverence" in some, so be it...but it's not required.
It's enough to simply acknowledge life, OUR lives included, have meaning, that it's important we recognize the "universe:"
1) is unfolding in an uncertain way,
2) it MATTERS what happens, and
3) all of us play a part.
The details are unknown and may differ for each person. Each has his or her own interpretation as to what they are and what it means.
Is there a "plan?" Personally I doubt it.
A destination? It'll all end up somewhere, but exactly where is anybody's guess.
Because unlike the complete but unsatisfying answers of religion, spirituality is a transcendent state of mind.
Rather than a bunch of rituals, dogmas, tenets, commands, rules, instructions and beliefs, it is but a feeling of purpose and direction.
What purpose, which direction, is up to you.
Some may think that's too vague.
Too bad. I'm not a priest. You're asking the wrong person.
What are your moral "feelings" :::::Infidelity?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
I don't think about "morals" at all. I just follow the golden rule, period.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
I don't think about "morals" at all. I just follow the golden rule, period.
[newsmax.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Better than Trump!
Not sure if Warren can handle Trump. I'm surprised to hear myself say that but it might be true.
If he can best the Donald, count me in!
Storm1752 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Better than Trump!
Not sure if Warren can handle Trump. I'm surprised to hear myself say that but it might be true.
If he can best the Donald, count me in!
The burden of evidence upon the positive
The Skeptics of antiquity espoused open mindedness to ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Skepticism in ancient times was based on the presumption nothing could be known for sure. It insisted the only logical position was complete open-mindedness.
Today, we would regard that as utter nonsense. Did Sasquatch assasinate Kennedy? Maybe!
Today, skepticism via the "scientific method" exposes and refutes conclusions based on faulty or incomplete evidence, false reasoning and faulty logic:
1) Affirming the Consequent, or inductive reasoning, seems ludicrous when distilled to its essence.
If taxes are lowered, I'll have more money to spend.
I've more money to spend.
Therefore, taxes must've been lowered.
Another mistake is "arguing from ignorance:" if something cannot be proven false, it must be true. And vice versa.
Take the pyramids: can it be proven they we're NOT built by aliens? No.
In fact, since it seems impossible primitive men built them, 'they' must have!
Seems logical. The error occurs when some people change 'seems' to 'was.'
But can we rule out the possibility aliens at least helped men build them, or built them with only minimal human assistance.? Of course not.
The error happens when we assert, based on the faulty (or at least premature) premise men DEFINITELY could not have built them, aliens had to have built them, since aliens cannot be proven not to exist.
Anyone can see the problem here: maybe aliens do NOT exist! Scientists can't say.
BUT they DO have the physical reality of the structure, archeological records, and the ability to conduct experiments to see if there WAS a way for men to have built them on their own.
Jury's still out.
Applied to Creationism versus Evolution, we see a similar dynamic...
But is the jury still deliberating, after having applied to the matter deductive reasoning and the scientific method?
Most (nearly ALL) scientists say no.
Sure, one may postulate and Deists suggest a god COULD have set the wheels in motion and allowed evolutionary processes to take their inevitable (?) course to intelligent life, but then again maybe not. This is unknowable, at present.
But according to all positive evidence, evolution did occur. Can one challenge this evidence? Not as a deductively-arrived-at hypotheses.
Only if one "affirms the consequent" and says,
The bible is the infallible word of God.
The bible says the universe was created in seven earth days, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Therefore, this positive evidence is nevertheless untrue, and probably planted by Satan to decieve men.
Since at present we can prove neither the existence of extraterrestrial aliens nor the existence of god, all we DO have is the physical evidence. If we want to delve outside of the realm of science, all bets are off and anything's possible.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 8, 2019:
Skepticism in ancient times was based on the presumption nothing could be known for sure. It insisted the only logical position was complete open-mindedness.
Today, we would regard that as utter nonsense. Did Sasquatch assasinate Kennedy? Maybe!
Today, skepticism via the "scientific method" exposes and refutes conclusions based on faulty or incomplete evidence, false reasoning and faulty logic:
1) Affirming the Consequent, or inductive reasoning, seems ludicrous when distilled to its essence.
If taxes are lowered, I'll have more money to spend.
I've more money to spend.
Therefore, taxes must've been lowered.
Another mistake is "arguing from ignorance:" if something cannot be proven false, it must be true. And vice versa.
Take the pyramids: can it be proven they we're NOT built by aliens? No.
In fact, since it seems impossible primitive men built them, 'they' must have!
Seems logical. The error occurs when some people change 'seems' to 'was.'
But can we rule out the possibility aliens at least helped men build them, or built them with only minimal human assistance.? Of course not.
The error happens when we assert, based on the faulty (or at least premature) premise men DEFINITELY could not have built them, aliens had to have built them, since aliens cannot be proven not to exist.
Anyone can see the problem here: maybe aliens do NOT exist! Scientists can't say.
BUT they DO have the physical reality of the structure, archeological records, and the ability to conduct experiments to see if there WAS a way for men to have built them on their own.
Jury's still out.
Applied to Creationism versus Evolution, we see a similar dynamic...
But is the jury still deliberating, after having applied to the matter deductive reasoning and the scientific method?
Most (nearly ALL) scientists say no.
Sure, one may postulate and Deists suggest a god COULD have set the wheels in motion and allowed evolutionary processes to take their inevitable (?) course to intelligent life, but then again maybe not. This is unknowable, at present.
But according to all positive evidence, evolution did occur. Can one challenge this evidence? Not as a deductively-arrived-at hypotheses.
Only if one "affirms the consequent" and says,
The bible is the infallible word of God.
The bible says the universe was created in seven earth days, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Therefore, this positive evidence is nevertheless untrue, and probably planted by Satan to decieve men.
Since at present we can prove neither the existence of extraterrestrial aliens nor the existence of god, all we DO have is the physical evidence. If we want to delve outside of the realm of science, all bets are off and anything's possible.
Good morning! Did you get your flu shot yet? I did! If you didn't, why not?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 7, 2019:
Yep.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 7, 2019:
Yep.
Has anyone played truth or dare recently?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 7, 2019:
I'm in!
Truth or Dare?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 7, 2019:
I'm in!
Truth or Dare?
Unlike the plantations of antiquity, the modern-day African American church is the new plantation.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 6, 2019:
First, 'antiquity' means the long, long ago past, not about 150 years ago.
Also, comparing the experience of real, flesh-and-blood, actual SLAVES with that of relatively much better-off free people, while maybe tempting--there ARE similarities--is in my humble opinion an insult to African Americans and their 300-400-year ordeal.
The trials and tribulations of modern-day blacks, while still a troublesome disgrace, PALES by comparison.
They are much more able, AS ARE WE, to throw off the shackles of religious ignorance.
This is a forward-oriented society. If you ask me, we'd all be better off building on the progress we've made, rather than dwell on the past. That may be both a common AND an unpopular opinion, but it is unapologetically mine.
We've come a long way, still a long way to go.
Just a superficial impression, but one I'm sure is shared by many others.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 6, 2019:
First, 'antiquity' means the long, long ago past, not about 150 years ago.
Also, comparing the experience of real, flesh-and-blood, actual SLAVES with that of relatively much better-off free people, while maybe tempting--there ARE similarities--is in my humble opinion an insult to African Americans and their 300-400-year ordeal.
The trials and tribulations of modern-day blacks, while still a troublesome disgrace, PALES by comparison.
They are much more able, AS ARE WE, to throw off the shackles of religious ignorance.
This is a forward-oriented society. If you ask me, we'd all be better off building on the progress we've made, rather than dwell on the past. That may be both a common AND an unpopular opinion, but it is unapologetically mine.
We've come a long way, still a long way to go.
Just a superficial impression, but one I'm sure is shared by many others.
Does anybody else see the general timbre here of late being of battle lines being drawn up of ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 6, 2019:
I consider it less a "fight" than either a tsunami engulfing old-style thoughts, attitudes and beliefs, or a gradual "evolutionary tide" of same.
Whether in a more dramatic watershed moment, or in a lesser, slower erosion, the beach cliffs and shores of antiquated, obsolete ideas and assumptions will inevitably be washed away, exposing new ground.
If you want to think of it as a fight, it is a one-sided one.
Viewed through the lens of history, old ideas always give way to updated information.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 6, 2019:
I consider it less a "fight" than either a tsunami engulfing old-style thoughts, attitudes and beliefs, or a gradual "evolutionary tide" of same.
Whether in a more dramatic watershed moment, or in a lesser, slower erosion, the beach cliffs and shores of antiquated, obsolete ideas and assumptions will inevitably be washed away, exposing new ground.
If you want to think of it as a fight, it is a one-sided one.
Viewed through the lens of history, old ideas always give way to updated information.
Hello everyone, I got in Kentucky yesterday so I could vote today, Looks like it paid off.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 6, 2019:
Excellent. One less Republican in office.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 6, 2019:
Excellent. One less Republican in office.
Why is it that if you argue or defend a topic/issue passionately, you must be directly effected by ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 5, 2019:
Well, HAVE you, or somebody you know, been a victim of "revenge porn?"
Never heard that exact term before, but of course it'd be terrible
Storm1752 comments on Nov 5, 2019:
Well, HAVE you, or somebody you know, been a victim of "revenge porn?"
Never heard that exact term before, but of course it'd be terrible
All About That Bass - Postmodern Jukebox European Tour Version - YouTube
Storm1752 comments on Nov 5, 2019:
Not into that kind of music, but women are hot.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 5, 2019:
Not into that kind of music, but women are hot.
Poll: Can we not have questions directed at one group or another without the other non-requested ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 4, 2019:
The way you posed your question (about the pictures men post) led me to believe you preferred replies from women, but men's were okay too. I misunderstood. Sorry.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 4, 2019:
The way you posed your question (about the pictures men post) led me to believe you preferred replies from women, but men's were okay too. I misunderstood. Sorry.
Are there songs that have distinct religious messages or even religious overtones that you like ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
"We shall overcome."
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
"We shall overcome."
We, quite rightly have been giving a lot of attention to leaders lately.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Oh please...get them to be nice to US???
I wouldn't say we're particularly nice to THEM, would you??? And for good reason!
With exceptions, like Unitarian Universalists and a few other progressive churches, it'd be better for all concerned if they'd all just disappear.
I could care less what they think.
But I'm being rhetorically harsh. Theoretically, if they'd cease regarding us as tools of "Satan," and admit we at least have a legitimate point of view, if nothing else, I for one would be happy to have tea, or coffee, with them.
But that ain't happening any time soon.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Oh please...get them to be nice to US???
I wouldn't say we're particularly nice to THEM, would you??? And for good reason!
With exceptions, like Unitarian Universalists and a few other progressive churches, it'd be better for all concerned if they'd all just disappear.
I could care less what they think.
But I'm being rhetorically harsh. Theoretically, if they'd cease regarding us as tools of "Satan," and admit we at least have a legitimate point of view, if nothing else, I for one would be happy to have tea, or coffee, with them.
But that ain't happening any time soon.
Article II, Section 4 of the U.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
That should be a hoot.
Not.
Good thing I don't follow the news; I'd burn out in days, if not hours .
I already know he should be fired, but we get Pence in his place?
Even worse!
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
That should be a hoot.
Not.
Good thing I don't follow the news; I'd burn out in days, if not hours .
I already know he should be fired, but we get Pence in his place?
Even worse!
Sex appeal in workplace?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
I understand what you're saying, but in the work place I say use what you have to get ahead.
Nothing wrong with being attractive, AS WELL as smart, educated, well-trained, socially-skilled, you name it.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
I understand what you're saying, but in the work place I say use what you have to get ahead.
Nothing wrong with being attractive, AS WELL as smart, educated, well-trained, socially-skilled, you name it.
Is the concept of god irrelevant??
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
As a personal deity, yes.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
As a personal deity, yes.
The god police are the most dangerous on the planet: christian, islamist, buddhist, hinduist, ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Conservatives are the "god police..."
Is this the newest, trendiest thing, to somehow make progressives the bad guys?
Hey, Sean, Rush---and the multitude of minions all over talk radio (and soon coming to the internet)---beat you to it!
Now, let's all get out there are finish up the jobs of mass extinction, destruction of the ecosystem, and get those pesky gays, minorities and women back in their place!
And that's just for starters!
Yep, those progressives are getting more dangerous every day!
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Conservatives are the "god police..."
Is this the newest, trendiest thing, to somehow make progressives the bad guys?
Hey, Sean, Rush---and the multitude of minions all over talk radio (and soon coming to the internet)---beat you to it!
Now, let's all get out there are finish up the jobs of mass extinction, destruction of the ecosystem, and get those pesky gays, minorities and women back in their place!
And that's just for starters!
Yep, those progressives are getting more dangerous every day!
It's great to see lots of new members sharing interests and discussion.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Don't tell them that! They'll scatter and go hide under rocks!
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Don't tell them that! They'll scatter and go hide under rocks!
The burden of evidence upon the positive
The Skeptics of antiquity espoused open mindedness to ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Huh?
This isn't a lawyer's symposium.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 3, 2019:
Huh?
This isn't a lawyer's symposium.
Most people on here are atheists and that's cool and all but who on here is truly agnostic.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 2, 2019:
I'm also an agnostic neo-deist, and with you all the way!
It's a pleasure meeting a fellow traveller sometimes.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 2, 2019:
I'm also an agnostic neo-deist, and with you all the way!
It's a pleasure meeting a fellow traveller sometimes.
Back due to popular demand, but please stick to subject of dating photos.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 2, 2019:
I've tried POF and it was nothing short of a nightmare.
The "ladies" were for the most part the biggest collection of losers I ever saw: ugly, overweight, ignorant, you name it. OR so conceited you better be a fortuitous combination of Robert Redford and Bill Gates or you don't stand a chance.
The decent ones are so deluged with garbage mail it's impossible to get a response.
If you ever DO make it to the fateful "meeting" they are so jaded and cynical you feel you've stumbled into your own personal Inquisition, or the world's worst job interview.
No thanks. I'll just hope lady luck shines on me again someday, and leave the trendy "dating sites" for my fellows with iron egos and unbreakable hearts.
Incidentally, I've learned to steer clear of this place as a "dating site" as well. It's too valuable to me as a community resource to spoil it. If I do approach a woman, it's for friendship only...much better that way.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 2, 2019:
I've tried POF and it was nothing short of a nightmare.
The "ladies" were for the most part the biggest collection of losers I ever saw: ugly, overweight, ignorant, you name it. OR so conceited you better be a fortuitous combination of Robert Redford and Bill Gates or you don't stand a chance.
The decent ones are so deluged with garbage mail it's impossible to get a response.
If you ever DO make it to the fateful "meeting" they are so jaded and cynical you feel you've stumbled into your own personal Inquisition, or the world's worst job interview.
No thanks. I'll just hope lady luck shines on me again someday, and leave the trendy "dating sites" for my fellows with iron egos and unbreakable hearts.
Incidentally, I've learned to steer clear of this place as a "dating site" as well. It's too valuable to me as a community resource to spoil it. If I do approach a woman, it's for friendship only...much better that way.
As an atheist how do you respond to “i’ll pray for you.”?, I normally just smile and nod.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Me too I say, "Thank you. Appreciate it. I'll put in a good word for you too."
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Me too I say, "Thank you. Appreciate it. I'll put in a good word for you too."
Christian TV host: Vegetarian hamburgers are a ‘Luciferian’ plot to change human DNA – ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Why even disseminate what these delusional morons have to say?
Not long ago they'd have been laughed onto the Crazy Train with a one-way ticket to Looneyville.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Why even disseminate what these delusional morons have to say?
Not long ago they'd have been laughed onto the Crazy Train with a one-way ticket to Looneyville.
“When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
"They become capable of believing in life's infinite possibilities."
Isn't that much better?
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
"They become capable of believing in life's infinite possibilities."
Isn't that much better?
I'm agnostic & somewhat spiritual but that doesn't necessarily mean I want to talk about it.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Oh, okay...
So, where DO your interests lie? Care to talk about THAT?
Me? I just bought a cabin and am actively working to get off the grid. I do this mostly save money and live an independent life.
I really don't believe the mysteries of life are knowable.
But I come here anyway: for community, enlightenment, debate, and entertainment.
I'm rarely disappointed.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Oh, okay...
So, where DO your interests lie? Care to talk about THAT?
Me? I just bought a cabin and am actively working to get off the grid. I do this mostly save money and live an independent life.
I really don't believe the mysteries of life are knowable.
But I come here anyway: for community, enlightenment, debate, and entertainment.
I'm rarely disappointed.
I figured I would try to get comfortable sharing here the things that I find interesting for myself ...
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Do yourself a favor and don't fall into the atheist trap!
Keep an open mind. I don't know what's going on either, except I'm pretty sure religion is a hopeless take on reality.
It leads nowhere, except to a dead end full of distortions, half-truths, and outright lies. As such, it is worse than a waste of time, because by the time you realize you're going down the wrong path, you may be lost and never find your way back.
But there IS hope. Never give up looking for the "truth." The explanations for the "mysteries" of life are there; our instruments and our inadequately-developed brains are not yet up to the task, but someday, I think, the answers will be found.
I believe we ARE here for a reason, despite what some would say.
I personally live my life as if it matters and has meaning.
I hope you do the same.
Storm1752 comments on Nov 1, 2019:
Do yourself a favor and don't fall into the atheist trap!
Keep an open mind. I don't know what's going on either, except I'm pretty sure religion is a hopeless take on reality.
It leads nowhere, except to a dead end full of distortions, half-truths, and outright lies. As such, it is worse than a waste of time, because by the time you realize you're going down the wrong path, you may be lost and never find your way back.
But there IS hope. Never give up looking for the "truth." The explanations for the "mysteries" of life are there; our instruments and our inadequately-developed brains are not yet up to the task, but someday, I think, the answers will be found.
I believe we ARE here for a reason, despite what some would say.
I personally live my life as if it matters and has meaning.
I hope you do the same.
House of representatives are voting on a formal impeachment process resolution of Trump.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 31, 2019:
Had to do it.
The Republican Senate will shoot it down, of course, but the point had to be made.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 31, 2019:
Had to do it.
The Republican Senate will shoot it down, of course, but the point had to be made.
As an Agnostic I am always interested when the sciemce takes a serious look at a spiritual topic.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 31, 2019:
Thanks. Great article.
Vast circumstantial evidence reincarnation is a real possibility.
Not QUITE definite proof, but based on my readings, it is exceedingly hard to just shoo it away like an annoying gnat.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 31, 2019:
Thanks. Great article.
Vast circumstantial evidence reincarnation is a real possibility.
Not QUITE definite proof, but based on my readings, it is exceedingly hard to just shoo it away like an annoying gnat.
Good morning?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 30, 2019:
No. I do my best to ignore the whole thing. I hate Christmas songs, lights, and everything else about it
In my opinion, it'd be great if they'd abolish the whole thing. Easter, too!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 30, 2019:
No. I do my best to ignore the whole thing. I hate Christmas songs, lights, and everything else about it
In my opinion, it'd be great if they'd abolish the whole thing. Easter, too!
What is agnosticism?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
Another atheist who is dead wrong
Atheist and theism are two sides of the same coin.
Without firm evidence either way--for the existence or non-existence of "god"--the "default position" is uncertainty, open-mindedness, and an inquisitive mind.
Both atheists AND theists have closed minds. They both claim to "know" the truth, when in fact they KNOW precisely nothing.
NOW do you get it?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
Another atheist who is dead wrong
Atheist and theism are two sides of the same coin.
Without firm evidence either way--for the existence or non-existence of "god"--the "default position" is uncertainty, open-mindedness, and an inquisitive mind.
Both atheists AND theists have closed minds. They both claim to "know" the truth, when in fact they KNOW precisely nothing.
NOW do you get it?
Opinion: Why millennials are skipping church and not going back
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
The last is my favorite.
We'll find better ways to fill the "void" than religion and tv.
Something more modern, like realistically solving our problems rather than praying to "god" for solutions and thinking we actually accomplished anything.
Once we solve those problems, we can invent a different, "better" god based on science and reality.
Churches will cease to exist.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
The last is my favorite.
We'll find better ways to fill the "void" than religion and tv.
Something more modern, like realistically solving our problems rather than praying to "god" for solutions and thinking we actually accomplished anything.
Once we solve those problems, we can invent a different, "better" god based on science and reality.
Churches will cease to exist.
Is hope realistic?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
The very question is hopeful.
But irrelevant.
Hope is NECESSARY. Without it we can forget about the "pursuit of happiness!"
Hope is the future.
Without the future we are morose and despondent.
Is hope realistic?
Beside the point.
Hope is real.
So ignore all the grouches who say it isn't. They're wrong.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
The very question is hopeful.
But irrelevant.
Hope is NECESSARY. Without it we can forget about the "pursuit of happiness!"
Hope is the future.
Without the future we are morose and despondent.
Is hope realistic?
Beside the point.
Hope is real.
So ignore all the grouches who say it isn't. They're wrong.
The agnostic crowd is much more intelligent than the rest!! Sorry, but it is the truth.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
Flattering, but not true.
Even if it was, I personally doubt a correlation between number of brain cells and either accuracy of perception, or the ability to deliberate rationally.
(Intelligence is irrelevant, I think.)
Rather, unrestricted (agnostic, not atheistic) thought COULD open and free the mind to consider the vast spectrum of possibilities, when trying to explain (or interpret) either a specific set of circumstances, or something as mind-bending as the essence of the Universe.
Simplistic shortcuts (like my mother's solution I "pray" about any question, problem, desired result, etc.) no longer satisfy the need for resolution ..one must THINK.
Thinking, in turn, perhaps opens shut mental doors and exercises the critical faculties.
Thus an ILLUSION of superior intelligence could be created, when far more intelligent people may seem dull-witted by comparison.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 29, 2019:
Flattering, but not true.
Even if it was, I personally doubt a correlation between number of brain cells and either accuracy of perception, or the ability to deliberate rationally.
(Intelligence is irrelevant, I think.)
Rather, unrestricted (agnostic, not atheistic) thought COULD open and free the mind to consider the vast spectrum of possibilities, when trying to explain (or interpret) either a specific set of circumstances, or something as mind-bending as the essence of the Universe.
Simplistic shortcuts (like my mother's solution I "pray" about any question, problem, desired result, etc.) no longer satisfy the need for resolution ..one must THINK.
Thinking, in turn, perhaps opens shut mental doors and exercises the critical faculties.
Thus an ILLUSION of superior intelligence could be created, when far more intelligent people may seem dull-witted by comparison.
This morning I received a mesage from Admin that several groups have been cancelled.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
I didn't even KNOW there was a Dylan group, or I would've joined.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
I didn't even KNOW there was a Dylan group, or I would've joined.
Religious Conservatives Lash Out at Kellogg’s Over “Anti-Christian” Cereal | Hemant Mehta | ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
To heck with eating healthful food; I'm in!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
To heck with eating healthful food; I'm in!
Good morning! I want silly questions today!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
If a car is going 45 mph, it's supposed to get better gas mileage than one going, say, 95 mph, right?
BUT, since the faster car gets to it's destination in that much less time, thus burning gas for a shorter period of time, why doesn't THAT matter?
At the very least, it should factor in, right?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
If a car is going 45 mph, it's supposed to get better gas mileage than one going, say, 95 mph, right?
BUT, since the faster car gets to it's destination in that much less time, thus burning gas for a shorter period of time, why doesn't THAT matter?
At the very least, it should factor in, right?
A simple syllogism- if evil exists there cannot be a god both benevolent and all powerful
Some ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
Deists think "god" created everything, set it in motion, then withdrew to let things unfold as they will.
Not benevolent or malicious, not a personal deity who answers prayers or intervenes in any other way.
So free will is very much in play, not predeterminism...maybe this "god" doesn't know what's going to happen any more than we do.
After all, how WOULD "god" know the future? Why do people assume that? Because it knows "everything?" Why do we assume THAT?
People ascribe all kinds of powers to "god" it might not possess. And maybe deny it ones it MAY (like interdimensional, multi-universal, transformational, etc.).
"God" the word carries with it so much baggage it makes a refugee from the dating wars seem like a newborn babe.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 27, 2019:
Deists think "god" created everything, set it in motion, then withdrew to let things unfold as they will.
Not benevolent or malicious, not a personal deity who answers prayers or intervenes in any other way.
So free will is very much in play, not predeterminism...maybe this "god" doesn't know what's going to happen any more than we do.
After all, how WOULD "god" know the future? Why do people assume that? Because it knows "everything?" Why do we assume THAT?
People ascribe all kinds of powers to "god" it might not possess. And maybe deny it ones it MAY (like interdimensional, multi-universal, transformational, etc.).
"God" the word carries with it so much baggage it makes a refugee from the dating wars seem like a newborn babe.
So this is a poll... do atheists believe in capital in capital punishment?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 25, 2019:
In some cases, yes.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 25, 2019:
In some cases, yes.
HOLY TRIGGERED, BATMAN!
I cannot believe how outraged some atheists get when they see someone ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
It surprises me too, how bitter and resentful and downright territorial they sound, as if this is their turf and no talk of 'spirit' here!
I consider myself to be striving for understanding of life, the world, the universe, and as an "agnostic neo-deist" (though I think labels are ridiculous) I have every right to think and say whatever I like, and so do you.
I think talk of "spirit" is entirely appropriate, especially if your context helps some of us think constructively about the concept
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
It surprises me too, how bitter and resentful and downright territorial they sound, as if this is their turf and no talk of 'spirit' here!
I consider myself to be striving for understanding of life, the world, the universe, and as an "agnostic neo-deist" (though I think labels are ridiculous) I have every right to think and say whatever I like, and so do you.
I think talk of "spirit" is entirely appropriate, especially if your context helps some of us think constructively about the concept
I have grown uncomfortable with a norm/culture of pornography that seems focus on pedophilic ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I've not noticed. My taste in porn is MUCH different from THAT!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I've not noticed. My taste in porn is MUCH different from THAT!
What is the goal of this group? To join and start messaging other members naughty discussions?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
Yeah. Say something naughty!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
Yeah. Say something naughty!
One of the posts I read indicated that being an atheist or an agnostic is a choice we make.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I agnostic because my opinions formed that way, based on lots of information I took in.
If I'd taken in different information, I guess they could've formed another way, but they didn't.
Today, I CHOOSE the information. At some point in the past, it was probably pure chance. I didn't choose it.
Then, I began to choose.
Now, somebody can CHOOSE one's own label.
I don't call myself an atheist because I believe that to be an unreasonable and fallacious position, only slightly more valid than theism.
But that's, I think, more a semantical argument, at least I cling to that hope
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I agnostic because my opinions formed that way, based on lots of information I took in.
If I'd taken in different information, I guess they could've formed another way, but they didn't.
Today, I CHOOSE the information. At some point in the past, it was probably pure chance. I didn't choose it.
Then, I began to choose.
Now, somebody can CHOOSE one's own label.
I don't call myself an atheist because I believe that to be an unreasonable and fallacious position, only slightly more valid than theism.
But that's, I think, more a semantical argument, at least I cling to that hope
Agree or not.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I read somewhere scientists ran experiments on hypnotizable subjects and observed their reactions when they made them think of only, in turns, the past, the present, and finally the future. Don't ask me how they could do that, but anyway;
when only in the past, they were sad and morose;
when only in their present they were all business, pragmatic, focused;
when only in the future they were giddy and thoroughly, unreasonably elated.
If true, sounds like living in the past is not a good place to be.
I think everybody judges everybody else all the time. It's automatic. How could you stop yourself from doing so, even if you could?
If you mean, judging others with unfair harshness while thinking yourself perfect? Would that make that person unhappy? I don't know. Maybe, maybe not!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I read somewhere scientists ran experiments on hypnotizable subjects and observed their reactions when they made them think of only, in turns, the past, the present, and finally the future. Don't ask me how they could do that, but anyway;
when only in the past, they were sad and morose;
when only in their present they were all business, pragmatic, focused;
when only in the future they were giddy and thoroughly, unreasonably elated.
If true, sounds like living in the past is not a good place to be.
I think everybody judges everybody else all the time. It's automatic. How could you stop yourself from doing so, even if you could?
If you mean, judging others with unfair harshness while thinking yourself perfect? Would that make that person unhappy? I don't know. Maybe, maybe not!
Does this quote resonate with you?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
No, I don't think "you are here" for any specific reason at all. Some people have wonderful lives, some terrible lives, some somewhere in the spectrum between the two. It's just the luck of the draw.
I DO think believing that can make life more bearable for those who suffer. I suffer sometimes. Right now things are pretty good, and I hope it stays that way!
But when I have been in the midst of torturous pain, it helped to know I wasn't alone.
I guess that's why I liked Dylan so much: he didn't sugar-coat life and pretend everything was great and the only possible problem was whether or not some girl loved him or not. In fact, he was sick of life and made sure everybody knew it!
Anyway, I try to remember the bad times, know they may come again, and try to help out if possible.
And I know EVERYBODY has the final "bad time" when the time comes, so I try to enjoy it when and if I can, and hope for the best.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
No, I don't think "you are here" for any specific reason at all. Some people have wonderful lives, some terrible lives, some somewhere in the spectrum between the two. It's just the luck of the draw.
I DO think believing that can make life more bearable for those who suffer. I suffer sometimes. Right now things are pretty good, and I hope it stays that way!
But when I have been in the midst of torturous pain, it helped to know I wasn't alone.
I guess that's why I liked Dylan so much: he didn't sugar-coat life and pretend everything was great and the only possible problem was whether or not some girl loved him or not. In fact, he was sick of life and made sure everybody knew it!
Anyway, I try to remember the bad times, know they may come again, and try to help out if possible.
And I know EVERYBODY has the final "bad time" when the time comes, so I try to enjoy it when and if I can, and hope for the best.
The term logos, the root word of ``logic,'' refers to the sum total of our
rational understanding ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
You're assuming the old myths still apply, but our knowledge of the world is expanding at an exponential rate, especially with the computer and man's mushrooming interconnectedness. The old myths are certain to dissolve into one new, common myth and one culture as the world shrinks.
This will seem like it's happening overnight, but it's been proceeding apace and will seem like it's always been that way. Sort of like the cell phone...remember when they didn't exist? Seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? Remember when the internet didn't exist? How did we ever do without it? And smart phones! Indispensable!
It'll be like that, and thoughts of Armaggedon will seem like something straight out of the Stone Age.
In my opinion.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
You're assuming the old myths still apply, but our knowledge of the world is expanding at an exponential rate, especially with the computer and man's mushrooming interconnectedness. The old myths are certain to dissolve into one new, common myth and one culture as the world shrinks.
This will seem like it's happening overnight, but it's been proceeding apace and will seem like it's always been that way. Sort of like the cell phone...remember when they didn't exist? Seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? Remember when the internet didn't exist? How did we ever do without it? And smart phones! Indispensable!
It'll be like that, and thoughts of Armaggedon will seem like something straight out of the Stone Age.
In my opinion.
Only Ever Vote For Your Own Race - AOC should have endorsed Julian Castro because he is Latino, ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
The future of the party is to become increasingly secular, agnostic, progressive and futuristic, one would hope.
I say this because as the U.S. becomes increasingly non-religious, SOMEONE from the major liberal party will time it just right and come out and point to the obvious, SAY the emperor has no clothes, and declare her intellectual freedom from any religious straijacket.
I predict it will be a winning strategy, shock the world, and change history
(Hopefully she won't be assasinated.)
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
The future of the party is to become increasingly secular, agnostic, progressive and futuristic, one would hope.
I say this because as the U.S. becomes increasingly non-religious, SOMEONE from the major liberal party will time it just right and come out and point to the obvious, SAY the emperor has no clothes, and declare her intellectual freedom from any religious straijacket.
I predict it will be a winning strategy, shock the world, and change history
(Hopefully she won't be assasinated.)
Only Ever Vote For Your Own Race - AOC should have endorsed Julian Castro because he is Latino, ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I confess: I'm white, and if it was a choice between two women, one white, one from some other grouping (I won't say 'race' because there's only one of those, contrary to what some people think), say, Latino, and everything else being roughly equal, I'd vote for the white candidate.
But appearance, tone of voice and expression, persuasiveness, charisma, and some other things are never precisely equal, so it's impossible to say for sure.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 23, 2019:
I confess: I'm white, and if it was a choice between two women, one white, one from some other grouping (I won't say 'race' because there's only one of those, contrary to what some people think), say, Latino, and everything else being roughly equal, I'd vote for the white candidate.
But appearance, tone of voice and expression, persuasiveness, charisma, and some other things are never precisely equal, so it's impossible to say for sure.
I thought this was a friendship/dating site!
I love the ‘difference’ of the site & that’s ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 20, 2019:
If you WANT it to be a dating site, it is. To me it's not, but it could be.
Knock yourself out.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 20, 2019:
If you WANT it to be a dating site, it is. To me it's not, but it could be.
Knock yourself out.
Ok.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 20, 2019:
I don't believe in that either.
I DO believe it's so okay to sharply disagree with beliefs contrary to my own, often returning tit-for-tat abusive, derisive, or derogatory language.
Having been on the receiving end of such abuse several times, I find it has had a corrective effect on my own language, even in some cases my attitude.
For that I'm grateful.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 20, 2019:
I don't believe in that either.
I DO believe it's so okay to sharply disagree with beliefs contrary to my own, often returning tit-for-tat abusive, derisive, or derogatory language.
Having been on the receiving end of such abuse several times, I find it has had a corrective effect on my own language, even in some cases my attitude.
For that I'm grateful.
Wolfgang Streeck wrote in his book "How will Capitalism end?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 20, 2019:
I posit it will become obsolete. Irrelevant. No longer applicable to the "facts on the ground." Technology, I predict, will provide for all physical needs without need for MANual labor.
I believe we are so still in thrall of old thinking generated by the "old religions," which of course are unfortunately still with us, it's hard to think beyond it.
Armaggedon (self-fulfilling prophecy?), the simplistic duality of good and evil and man's essentially 'evil' nature, original 'sin,' the inevitability of scarcity, pain, and suffering, etc.
It need not be that way but we have been conditioned since birth to believe it.
This is the pernicious essence of the religious mindset in which we are steeped and marinated. And who can blame our ancestors for thinking this way? That was their reality. Indeed it is ours as well, for now.
As is capitalism.
Republicans think (or pretend to think) they invented capitalism and are in the process of perfecting it via "supply-side" voodoo economics and Ayn Rand-style Objectivism, but as we should know by now it's a carefully-crafted illusion, invented or co-opted by the rich to justify their avarice and greed. And/or they really believe this nonsense.
Whatever.
I think Democratic socialism is now, to one degree or another, the trend, and will eventually evolve into communism once the technology supports it.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 20, 2019:
I posit it will become obsolete. Irrelevant. No longer applicable to the "facts on the ground." Technology, I predict, will provide for all physical needs without need for MANual labor.
I believe we are so still in thrall of old thinking generated by the "old religions," which of course are unfortunately still with us, it's hard to think beyond it.
Armaggedon (self-fulfilling prophecy?), the simplistic duality of good and evil and man's essentially 'evil' nature, original 'sin,' the inevitability of scarcity, pain, and suffering, etc.
It need not be that way but we have been conditioned since birth to believe it.
This is the pernicious essence of the religious mindset in which we are steeped and marinated. And who can blame our ancestors for thinking this way? That was their reality. Indeed it is ours as well, for now.
As is capitalism.
Republicans think (or pretend to think) they invented capitalism and are in the process of perfecting it via "supply-side" voodoo economics and Ayn Rand-style Objectivism, but as we should know by now it's a carefully-crafted illusion, invented or co-opted by the rich to justify their avarice and greed. And/or they really believe this nonsense.
Whatever.
I think Democratic socialism is now, to one degree or another, the trend, and will eventually evolve into communism once the technology supports it.
My life as an asexual.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 17, 2019:
Thanks for sharing, but why did you?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 17, 2019:
Thanks for sharing, but why did you?
A discussion on another forum tonight got me wondering how Christians might deal with irrefutable ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 17, 2019:
You "suspect" 'Jesus' existed? On what grounds?
When I hear the term "historical figure" I think of the waterwalker, not some hapless preacher. They were a dime a dozen. THAT Jesus, to me, doesn't count. Besides, Jesus Christ is NOT a real name. It's an amalgamation of two words both meaning "saviour" or "Messiah." What was his real name? I forget. Doesn't matter.
My point is, Jesus the "historical figure" did not exist, as HAS been circumstantially proven to at least MY satisfaction: zero historical record, countless factual errors in the "gospels" which clearly point to them being fictitious forgeries, the empirical evidence "miracles" are impossible and if--by some fantastical stretch of the imagination--they DID occur, surely would have been recorded "historically" by many and myriad historians of the time there on the ground, busy chronicalling the events in that very region in meticulous detail. On and on.
There seems to me NO QUESTION the Adventures of Jesus was a hoax which, once it gained traction, was seized upon by the Flavian dynasty of Roman emperors to distance themselves from the previous, disgraced dynasty of Caligula, Tiberius, et. al., and the mythological "gods" with whom they were so closely identified.
It's all there in the "historical" record for anyone to see.
It's not that there is no "proof," it's that no proof will ever be convincing enough for those who refuse to accept it.
(THOSE people are still looking for Noah's Ark.)
Storm1752 comments on Oct 17, 2019:
You "suspect" 'Jesus' existed? On what grounds?
When I hear the term "historical figure" I think of the waterwalker, not some hapless preacher. They were a dime a dozen. THAT Jesus, to me, doesn't count. Besides, Jesus Christ is NOT a real name. It's an amalgamation of two words both meaning "saviour" or "Messiah." What was his real name? I forget. Doesn't matter.
My point is, Jesus the "historical figure" did not exist, as HAS been circumstantially proven to at least MY satisfaction: zero historical record, countless factual errors in the "gospels" which clearly point to them being fictitious forgeries, the empirical evidence "miracles" are impossible and if--by some fantastical stretch of the imagination--they DID occur, surely would have been recorded "historically" by many and myriad historians of the time there on the ground, busy chronicalling the events in that very region in meticulous detail. On and on.
There seems to me NO QUESTION the Adventures of Jesus was a hoax which, once it gained traction, was seized upon by the Flavian dynasty of Roman emperors to distance themselves from the previous, disgraced dynasty of Caligula, Tiberius, et. al., and the mythological "gods" with whom they were so closely identified.
It's all there in the "historical" record for anyone to see.
It's not that there is no "proof," it's that no proof will ever be convincing enough for those who refuse to accept it.
(THOSE people are still looking for Noah's Ark.)
Here's another one.. You know who it is... 😘😘
Storm1752 comments on Oct 16, 2019:
You?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 16, 2019:
You?
Ideally, should religious people be:
Storm1752 comments on Oct 16, 2019:
A lot of us are not taking the question seriously, like me. Of COURSE they should have equal rights. The options provided are a joke, so they should be (and are by some) treated as such.
(I personally think they should be committed and administered anti-psychotic drugs.)
Storm1752 comments on Oct 16, 2019:
A lot of us are not taking the question seriously, like me. Of COURSE they should have equal rights. The options provided are a joke, so they should be (and are by some) treated as such.
(I personally think they should be committed and administered anti-psychotic drugs.)
What do you say to people who say, "I'll pray for you", when you tell them you're an atheist?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
I say 'thank you' and leave it at that.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
I say 'thank you' and leave it at that.
I know I'm talking to an international group here.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Wow, and this from you, a conservative atheist about a make-believe-conservative atheist?!?
Or is your complaint he's just not conservative enough, or too blatant and obvious about his criminality?
Our erstwhile and maybe future friends DO understand there are some sane Americans.
Our enemies love Trump, hope for more of same, and will almost certainly get him or her at least every other time.
The truly perceptive ones know he's just the tip of the iceberg which may very well sink the ship, whether that be the U.S. or the whole Titanic world.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Wow, and this from you, a conservative atheist about a make-believe-conservative atheist?!?
Or is your complaint he's just not conservative enough, or too blatant and obvious about his criminality?
Our erstwhile and maybe future friends DO understand there are some sane Americans.
Our enemies love Trump, hope for more of same, and will almost certainly get him or her at least every other time.
The truly perceptive ones know he's just the tip of the iceberg which may very well sink the ship, whether that be the U.S. or the whole Titanic world.
Should the Supreme Court Be Reformed?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
If they'd never agree, why read it?
The pendulum will swing back the other way, oh, next century or so...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
If they'd never agree, why read it?
The pendulum will swing back the other way, oh, next century or so...
Come join &sexypics if you wish!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
OMG! She's practically naked!!!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
OMG! She's practically naked!!!
Ideally, should religious people be:
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
They should be in the kitchen, naked and/or pregnant.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
They should be in the kitchen, naked and/or pregnant.
I think dirty talk is very erotic.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
You could always just start by talking dirty, instead of talking about talking dirty.
For instance, a close, bi, platonic (married) female friend and I text constantly. She is disenchanted with her sex life with hubby and wants to meet another woman for emotional and sexual intimacy.
I of course am strongly urging her to do just that, and occasionally send her (tasteful, mature) lesbian porn, and am suggesting dating sites, etc.
I find this highly erotic, since I'm a huge consumer of the sub-genre and this fits perfectly into a potential fantasy of mine. In other words, I'm living out through her a fantasy come to life! I masturbate thinking about it.
Plus I think she wants and on some level needs my input. Not only that, I think it's a huge turn-on for her.
So...is that talking dirty? There's lots of ways to talk dirty.
Go ahead. Try it.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
You could always just start by talking dirty, instead of talking about talking dirty.
For instance, a close, bi, platonic (married) female friend and I text constantly. She is disenchanted with her sex life with hubby and wants to meet another woman for emotional and sexual intimacy.
I of course am strongly urging her to do just that, and occasionally send her (tasteful, mature) lesbian porn, and am suggesting dating sites, etc.
I find this highly erotic, since I'm a huge consumer of the sub-genre and this fits perfectly into a potential fantasy of mine. In other words, I'm living out through her a fantasy come to life! I masturbate thinking about it.
Plus I think she wants and on some level needs my input. Not only that, I think it's a huge turn-on for her.
So...is that talking dirty? There's lots of ways to talk dirty.
Go ahead. Try it.
Your veiws on Spiritual?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Putting your atrocious grammar and syntax aside, I agree with what I THINK you are trying to say.
Yes we are bio-organisms above all else, and our "spirituality," if we choose to have one, need not have anything to do with "religion" past or present, but can rather be a personal thing of one's very own.
I myself am a self-styled "agnostic Neo-Deist." Why? Because I feel like it today. It is all about the Unknowable Wonderland of Truth, as you put it. We wonder about the mysteries but no more, because there IS nothing more to know. It's Unknowable!
Darwin and other scientists cross boundaries because science is or should be immune to religious or cultural meddling.
It may be the closest thing we have to true religion.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Putting your atrocious grammar and syntax aside, I agree with what I THINK you are trying to say.
Yes we are bio-organisms above all else, and our "spirituality," if we choose to have one, need not have anything to do with "religion" past or present, but can rather be a personal thing of one's very own.
I myself am a self-styled "agnostic Neo-Deist." Why? Because I feel like it today. It is all about the Unknowable Wonderland of Truth, as you put it. We wonder about the mysteries but no more, because there IS nothing more to know. It's Unknowable!
Darwin and other scientists cross boundaries because science is or should be immune to religious or cultural meddling.
It may be the closest thing we have to true religion.
"What marks modernist thought above all is the belief that human existence is contingent - that it ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
I totally disagree with the bleakly hopeless tone of Eagleton's exposition. Seems like he's just another talented wordsmith with very little of substance to say.
Agnostics are much less defeatist and depressing. Rather than say our finest moments are worthless (despite the fact they "may" on the other hand be "precious,") I always remain neutral but hopeful my life is meaningful because it seems so, feels like it, and I act accordingly.
I often feel sorry for atheists, who seem so determined to talk themselves into a dark and unforgiving place. It reminds me of Abrahamists who strive for the unattainably perfect...they strive for the unattainable meaninglessness of the absolute certitude of nothingness.
The only answer I can think of for the question, "why?" is: I don't know.
But unlike Mr. Eagleton there's SO MUCH I don't know I could write a book about it.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
I totally disagree with the bleakly hopeless tone of Eagleton's exposition. Seems like he's just another talented wordsmith with very little of substance to say.
Agnostics are much less defeatist and depressing. Rather than say our finest moments are worthless (despite the fact they "may" on the other hand be "precious,") I always remain neutral but hopeful my life is meaningful because it seems so, feels like it, and I act accordingly.
I often feel sorry for atheists, who seem so determined to talk themselves into a dark and unforgiving place. It reminds me of Abrahamists who strive for the unattainably perfect...they strive for the unattainable meaninglessness of the absolute certitude of nothingness.
The only answer I can think of for the question, "why?" is: I don't know.
But unlike Mr. Eagleton there's SO MUCH I don't know I could write a book about it.
I have a friend who shows up every now and then at my house to chat and pray over me.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Say something to her or not, it doesn't matter.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Say something to her or not, it doesn't matter.
EDIT: Please keep in mind this is relative to a debate group/consortium I belong to comprised of ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Pontificating, bloviating, expounding, getting into the weeds--waste of time.
A simple, "I'm an agnostic, open-minded but my personal opinions are fact-based," might not be much better, but it's better for a climate already too full of hot air.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 15, 2019:
Pontificating, bloviating, expounding, getting into the weeds--waste of time.
A simple, "I'm an agnostic, open-minded but my personal opinions are fact-based," might not be much better, but it's better for a climate already too full of hot air.
Good Sunday morning! It's pose-your-question-day!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 13, 2019:
Aside from the facts I'm less beautiful, more jaded and cynical, and increasingly fearful of human interaction, why is it so much harder now to meet a mate?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 13, 2019:
Aside from the facts I'm less beautiful, more jaded and cynical, and increasingly fearful of human interaction, why is it so much harder now to meet a mate?
Hi all, just want to check in; didn't realise such a group existed and look forward to good times ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 12, 2019:
What "good times" are you expecting?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 12, 2019:
What "good times" are you expecting?
Do people just know know about this site?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 12, 2019:
Compared to...?
A lot of people come and read and think but don't say anything. They observe, like scientists a rare, exotic species.
But considering the meteotic growth in agnostic thought, the numbers could be small. So what?
Many agnostics are not activist (or even ACTIVE) by nature and simply don't care about preaching their viewpoint. Or discussing it. Or arguing about it. They:re not motivated to find support for their opinions. Why bother?
Being new, many here still have conflicts and issues within THEMSELVES and their OWN world view and are trying to sort it all out. They're not sure WHAT to think. Once they are they might fade away.
Some come harboring a deep distrust, even hatred, for religious folk and want to break them, and are here to grow a "movement," as they see it.
Some are social and interactive and like the sense of community.
Me? I like, I hate, I scoff, I applaud, I remain silent, I speak up, I stay away, I'm fueled by a self-righteous fire, gentle bemusement, or detached indifference. Depends on which hour of which day.
As an agnostic I'm usually open to new ideas expressed by open-minded people. But like most of us I'm pretty sure I have it basically right.
It's an accident I'm here, but now that I am I'll probably never leave. I'm no hero and lie to others when advisable, or convenient, or imperative.
It's a realistic, pragmatic approach--often cowardly but I don't care--it works for me.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 12, 2019:
Compared to...?
A lot of people come and read and think but don't say anything. They observe, like scientists a rare, exotic species.
But considering the meteotic growth in agnostic thought, the numbers could be small. So what?
Many agnostics are not activist (or even ACTIVE) by nature and simply don't care about preaching their viewpoint. Or discussing it. Or arguing about it. They:re not motivated to find support for their opinions. Why bother?
Being new, many here still have conflicts and issues within THEMSELVES and their OWN world view and are trying to sort it all out. They're not sure WHAT to think. Once they are they might fade away.
Some come harboring a deep distrust, even hatred, for religious folk and want to break them, and are here to grow a "movement," as they see it.
Some are social and interactive and like the sense of community.
Me? I like, I hate, I scoff, I applaud, I remain silent, I speak up, I stay away, I'm fueled by a self-righteous fire, gentle bemusement, or detached indifference. Depends on which hour of which day.
As an agnostic I'm usually open to new ideas expressed by open-minded people. But like most of us I'm pretty sure I have it basically right.
It's an accident I'm here, but now that I am I'll probably never leave. I'm no hero and lie to others when advisable, or convenient, or imperative.
It's a realistic, pragmatic approach--often cowardly but I don't care--it works for me.
Hmm; I'm guessing the artist was agnostic?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 12, 2019:
That's actually pretty erotic.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 12, 2019:
That's actually pretty erotic.
I just blocked two people which is a rarity for me.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
I LOVE beautiful lesbians!
Give me a break.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
I LOVE beautiful lesbians!
Give me a break.
I’d say this is pretty on target when it comes to God and his character:
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Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
I don't see the problem myself. I do what I want, the "right thing." What's the "wrong thing?" Whatever I don't want to do.
Period.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
I don't see the problem myself. I do what I want, the "right thing." What's the "wrong thing?" Whatever I don't want to do.
Period.
To be continued,.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
I agree. Sounds like "Beautiful."
Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
I agree. Sounds like "Beautiful."
Colbert was HOT last night...really nails the whole issue...
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Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
Joe Biden has a parakeet?
Wow
Storm1752 comments on Oct 10, 2019:
Joe Biden has a parakeet?
Wow
Good morning! Last night I woke up, wondering if this intense fear, cold and full body tingling was ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 9, 2019:
Very often.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 9, 2019:
Very often.
ARE YOU ANNOYED AT TV EVANAGLISTS AND DOOR KNOCKING BIBLE THUMPERS?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
Maybe alien-human hybrid sculpture.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
Maybe alien-human hybrid sculpture.
Confederate Flag ::: A comment about those who revere the Confederacy, and the Confederate Flag ...
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
So I'm supposed to apologize to Southerners for the Civil War? Are you crazy? My ancestors moved to New York from Germany and Ireland in the 1800's. They and I had absolutely nothing to do with any of it.
But I was always correctly taught slavery was a great evil from which we had to extricate ourselves at all costs. And the cost was indeed terrible, but we finally did it. It will be many, many generations before the stain is at last totally, completely expunged.
No apology will be forthcoming
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
So I'm supposed to apologize to Southerners for the Civil War? Are you crazy? My ancestors moved to New York from Germany and Ireland in the 1800's. They and I had absolutely nothing to do with any of it.
But I was always correctly taught slavery was a great evil from which we had to extricate ourselves at all costs. And the cost was indeed terrible, but we finally did it. It will be many, many generations before the stain is at last totally, completely expunged.
No apology will be forthcoming
Online dating, now the most common way for couples to meet, is desegregating America
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
Online dating is the worst thing I ever did to myself. I wish I had never written my first "profile," and I'll never write another.
I'm glad it's having such a wonderful effect on "society," however, whatever that means. I only wish it had a similar effect on me personally. It was nothing but a nightmare.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
Online dating is the worst thing I ever did to myself. I wish I had never written my first "profile," and I'll never write another.
I'm glad it's having such a wonderful effect on "society," however, whatever that means. I only wish it had a similar effect on me personally. It was nothing but a nightmare.
So they put "RT is funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
As one who has adopted a stoic philosophy in my later years, and who refuses to watch the "news," I only concern myself with things over which I have personal control. The news is not one of those things. What the right-wing fascists currently in power are doing is also beyond my control, so I won't be working myself into a later about it.
However, I agree wholeheartedly with the general thrust and tone of your remarks, and as usual I'll be voting and hoping for the best.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 8, 2019:
As one who has adopted a stoic philosophy in my later years, and who refuses to watch the "news," I only concern myself with things over which I have personal control. The news is not one of those things. What the right-wing fascists currently in power are doing is also beyond my control, so I won't be working myself into a later about it.
However, I agree wholeheartedly with the general thrust and tone of your remarks, and as usual I'll be voting and hoping for the best.
I just finished 84 days at St.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 6, 2019:
Don't worry about what SOME people say about god! I'm ten years sober without AA. God has nothing to do with it.
BUT AA DOES identify and codify several true things about quitting, like hitting "rock bottom" and deciding for yourself to quit. No one can do that for you.
For some people, especially at the beginning, AA can be a support group helping to reinforce resolve. Things like that.
But the god trappings are just window dressing, and have nothing to do with being a non-drinking person.
I quit because I finally realized once and for all, after a lifetime of starting and stopping and starting, alcohol had ruined my life and would continue to do so unless I stopped. Seems simple, but until you finally believe that down deep at your very CORE it does no good. AA thinks that "core" is religious conviction, but it isn't, so, if anything, AA's Christian cult nature ruins or at the very least dilutes it's power to help.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 6, 2019:
Don't worry about what SOME people say about god! I'm ten years sober without AA. God has nothing to do with it.
BUT AA DOES identify and codify several true things about quitting, like hitting "rock bottom" and deciding for yourself to quit. No one can do that for you.
For some people, especially at the beginning, AA can be a support group helping to reinforce resolve. Things like that.
But the god trappings are just window dressing, and have nothing to do with being a non-drinking person.
I quit because I finally realized once and for all, after a lifetime of starting and stopping and starting, alcohol had ruined my life and would continue to do so unless I stopped. Seems simple, but until you finally believe that down deep at your very CORE it does no good. AA thinks that "core" is religious conviction, but it isn't, so, if anything, AA's Christian cult nature ruins or at the very least dilutes it's power to help.
Hey members.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 6, 2019:
No, but I don't see any "dirty talk," either!
Is everybody afraid to talk dirty, afraid it'll be in their post log for someone to see? Someone they may want to impress as an "exemplary human being" beyond reproach?!?
It occurs to me a lot of people act and talk like someone's keeping score and will keep them back a grade if they're too honest about themselves.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 6, 2019:
No, but I don't see any "dirty talk," either!
Is everybody afraid to talk dirty, afraid it'll be in their post log for someone to see? Someone they may want to impress as an "exemplary human being" beyond reproach?!?
It occurs to me a lot of people act and talk like someone's keeping score and will keep them back a grade if they're too honest about themselves.
Genetically speaking, could Adam and Eve have existed?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 6, 2019:
No
Storm1752 comments on Oct 6, 2019:
No
Is right and wrong relative or fixed (absolute)?
Storm1752 comments on Oct 4, 2019:
Rational thinking doesn't promote any such thing. The answer to almost ANY question dealing with morality is almost never A or B. There is always context to consider.
Yes, and torturing someone (aside from the fact it often doesn't work) would be a very GOOD thing if it stopped a war.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 4, 2019:
Rational thinking doesn't promote any such thing. The answer to almost ANY question dealing with morality is almost never A or B. There is always context to consider.
Yes, and torturing someone (aside from the fact it often doesn't work) would be a very GOOD thing if it stopped a war.
I just got into a debate with someone about Jesus' crucifixion being God's Will, hypothetically.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 3, 2019:
What you're really asking is, "Who cannot see the utter self-contradiction of the whole fable?" And, "Why would god set up this whole charade to play out in the first place?"
But, to humor the question for just for a second, only a relatively few people knew he was god, right?
If the rest HAD known, they never would have crucified him no matter what? THEY would've opposed it? Not necessarily!
So why didn't he snap his fingers and make it obvious? Because he didn't WANT them to know?
If they HAD known, and knew all of mankind, living, dead, or yet to be born, would be "saved," and that "Jesus" WANTED it, they probably would've thought god was a lunatic, but they probably would've shrugged their shoulders and said, "whatever."
One could go on and on about the ridiculousness of the whole thing!
Storm1752 comments on Oct 3, 2019:
What you're really asking is, "Who cannot see the utter self-contradiction of the whole fable?" And, "Why would god set up this whole charade to play out in the first place?"
But, to humor the question for just for a second, only a relatively few people knew he was god, right?
If the rest HAD known, they never would have crucified him no matter what? THEY would've opposed it? Not necessarily!
So why didn't he snap his fingers and make it obvious? Because he didn't WANT them to know?
If they HAD known, and knew all of mankind, living, dead, or yet to be born, would be "saved," and that "Jesus" WANTED it, they probably would've thought god was a lunatic, but they probably would've shrugged their shoulders and said, "whatever."
One could go on and on about the ridiculousness of the whole thing!
Good morning! I think I've had "gremlins" in the house for several years.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 3, 2019:
MY Gremlin just moves things (wallet, keys, phone, etc.) around so it takes me what-seems-like-f.o.r.e.v.e.r to find them, and he cleverly waits until I'm heading out the door on urgent can't-wait business.
But I'm used to it.
Storm1752 comments on Oct 3, 2019:
MY Gremlin just moves things (wallet, keys, phone, etc.) around so it takes me what-seems-like-f.o.r.e.v.e.r to find them, and he cleverly waits until I'm heading out the door on urgent can't-wait business.
But I'm used to it.
Bill had a particularly good show last night.
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
Yes he's funny, particularly because he has no sacred cows, unlike some "conservative Objectivists" I know.
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
Yes he's funny, particularly because he has no sacred cows, unlike some "conservative Objectivists" I know.
Do You Hate God? | The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
If something is by some definition "God," it most certainly isn't any God of which I am aware!
THAT God would not be hate-worthy.
The Abrahamic gods are, however, loathsome cariactures, not in any way connected to reality.
Since I'm an "agnostic Neo-Deist," however, unlike my atheist loudmouth co-respondents, I have no idea what "reality" might be.
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
If something is by some definition "God," it most certainly isn't any God of which I am aware!
THAT God would not be hate-worthy.
The Abrahamic gods are, however, loathsome cariactures, not in any way connected to reality.
Since I'm an "agnostic Neo-Deist," however, unlike my atheist loudmouth co-respondents, I have no idea what "reality" might be.
In the past I have often hypothesized that religion, with its emphasis on unquestioned belief and ...
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
I think it's more a reactionary, knee-jerk adversion to change, wanting things to stay exactly the way they KNOW them to be.
Whether a Republican or a fundamentalist Evangelical, or not coincidentally BOTH, or a Muslim, or a Stalinist, or whatever, some people have settled on the "truth" and refuse to budge!
Are they more gullible? Of course, because ANYTHING which allows them to preserve the "truth," despite the evidence, is believeable!
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
I think it's more a reactionary, knee-jerk adversion to change, wanting things to stay exactly the way they KNOW them to be.
Whether a Republican or a fundamentalist Evangelical, or not coincidentally BOTH, or a Muslim, or a Stalinist, or whatever, some people have settled on the "truth" and refuse to budge!
Are they more gullible? Of course, because ANYTHING which allows them to preserve the "truth," despite the evidence, is believeable!
Amazing how there are still people out there that think banning books is a good thing.
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
How about the Romans burning down the library at Alexandria?
History is full of such examples of men wanting to shape, erase, or change reality.
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
How about the Romans burning down the library at Alexandria?
History is full of such examples of men wanting to shape, erase, or change reality.
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Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
As usual, if someone can make a nice profit on it, it'll get done.
A resort spa on the moon more likely in the next 50 years.
Storm1752 comments on Sep 30, 2019:
As usual, if someone can make a nice profit on it, it'll get done.
A resort spa on the moon more likely in the next 50 years.
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