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Storm1752 comments on Jun 7, 2019:
Um, excuse me? Ever hear of a mirror?!? Believe it or not, it's a two-way street. Now I'm sure you're the exception, but many women are not perfect; vanity in particular can be a common fault. Also a perfectionist streak particularly unbecoming. I myself am a perfectionist--it's a terrible trait ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 8, 2019:
@MissKathleen I know that.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 7, 2019:
Um, excuse me? Ever hear of a mirror?!? Believe it or not, it's a two-way street. Now I'm sure you're the exception, but many women are not perfect; vanity in particular can be a common fault. Also a perfectionist streak particularly unbecoming. I myself am a perfectionist--it's a terrible trait ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 8, 2019:
@MissKathleen I know that.
To think that our human species of all the species on earth and of all the "earths" in the universe ...
Storm1752 comments on Jun 7, 2019:
So negative! Who gave you a grouchy pill?
Storm1752 replies on Jun 8, 2019:
@FrostyJim I'm kidding! You make good points; if you dwell only on the bad things, it can look terribly bleak. I find when things are for me personally, I tend to see the bad side to everything, so-so and i see the good and bad, and when things are going exceptionally well, I see the positive things more. Things are going well for me, so I'm seeing good things. I'm not saying the same holds true for you.
But objectovely, it IS true there are as many good things happening as bad. It seems it's a tossup which way the scales will tip in the end. I certainly don't know the answer, and I dare say neither do you.
Looking at the big picture: does it really matter? Our lives are short then we're gone. Unless you think reincarnation is a possibility, that's it! Why not let others worry about all the sham, drudgery, broken dreams, hatred, greed, etc., surrounding us. Live YOUR life as if everything's great. Block out all the noise.
And if you can do something worthwhile along the way, great.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 7, 2019:
So negative! Who gave you a grouchy pill?
Storm1752 replies on Jun 8, 2019:
@FrostyJim I'm kidding! You make good points; if you dwell only on the bad things, it can look terribly bleak. I find when things are for me personally, I tend to see the bad side to everything, so-so and i see the good and bad, and when things are going exceptionally well, I see the positive things more. Things are going well for me, so I'm seeing good things. I'm not saying the same holds true for you.
But objectovely, it IS true there are as many good things happening as bad. It seems it's a tossup which way the scales will tip in the end. I certainly don't know the answer, and I dare say neither do you.
Looking at the big picture: does it really matter? Our lives are short then we're gone. Unless you think reincarnation is a possibility, that's it! Why not let others worry about all the sham, drudgery, broken dreams, hatred, greed, etc., surrounding us. Live YOUR life as if everything's great. Block out all the noise.
And if you can do something worthwhile along the way, great.
My wife is Chinese and studied all religious writings in International Literature Class.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Jun 7, 2019:
So you're a Deist -- you believe in a higher power, supreme being, god -- whatever you prefer to call it but you follow no established religion. Following no established religion is a good idea and if believing in an afterlife gives you comfort, so be it. Just be aware most people here don't share ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
Speak for yourself.
As an agnostic I neither believe nor disbelieve.
Who are you to tell him or anybody else what "most people" here think?
Just because the atheists are more visible and dogmatically outspoken in their BELIEF SYSTEM doesn't mean they outnumber the quieter, more reflective agnostics.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Jun 7, 2019:
So you're a Deist -- you believe in a higher power, supreme being, god -- whatever you prefer to call it but you follow no established religion. Following no established religion is a good idea and if believing in an afterlife gives you comfort, so be it. Just be aware most people here don't share ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
Speak for yourself.
As an agnostic I neither believe nor disbelieve.
Who are you to tell him or anybody else what "most people" here think?
Just because the atheists are more visible and dogmatically outspoken in their BELIEF SYSTEM doesn't mean they outnumber the quieter, more reflective agnostics.
Guten Morgen from hot sticky Florida, where it will be in the upper 90's again today! But I regress...
MissKathleen comments on Jun 6, 2019:
Gosh, I doubt people here know me well enough to be “shocked” to know anything about me, but I’ve had a variety of jobs in my life. Working backward, I’ve been an internet-based company owner who digitized (programmed) machine embroidery designs for sale to home embroidery machine owners, a...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
That's amazing. All of it, but especially your stint as a prostitute. Good tip. Next girlfriend, I'll be so good in bed I'll start charging her.
MissKathleen comments on Jun 6, 2019:
Gosh, I doubt people here know me well enough to be “shocked” to know anything about me, but I’ve had a variety of jobs in my life. Working backward, I’ve been an internet-based company owner who digitized (programmed) machine embroidery designs for sale to home embroidery machine owners, a...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
That's amazing. All of it, but especially your stint as a prostitute. Good tip. Next girlfriend, I'll be so good in bed I'll start charging her.
Guten Morgen from hot sticky Florida, where it will be in the upper 90's again today! But I regress...
KKGator comments on Jun 6, 2019:
I was a runway model, for about five minutes.
I hated it, so I quit and never did it again.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
Now what, you build furniture?
KKGator comments on Jun 6, 2019:
I was a runway model, for about five minutes.
I hated it, so I quit and never did it again.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
Now what, you build furniture?
@misterinvisible would be disappointed in me.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 6, 2019:
Hey! Boring? What about our riotously fun time??? Memorial Day weekend???
How soon they forget!
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
@Wildflower Yeah we didn't have any slutty fun, true. I COULD tell you why that might have been, but that'd sound like a ridiculous rationalization. Then again, I AM essentially ridiculous anyway, so maybe it'd actually make sense. At least more sense than I USUALLY make!
Storm1752 comments on Jun 6, 2019:
Hey! Boring? What about our riotously fun time??? Memorial Day weekend???
How soon they forget!
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
@Wildflower Yeah we didn't have any slutty fun, true. I COULD tell you why that might have been, but that'd sound like a ridiculous rationalization. Then again, I AM essentially ridiculous anyway, so maybe it'd actually make sense. At least more sense than I USUALLY make!
You need to see this:
A guy, a guitar, one of those looping gadgets, and a parody of sexy that ...
Storm1752 comments on Jun 6, 2019:
I'm not even going to listen...why should I? What are you a troll yourself bringing that garbage on here? lol
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
@Deiter Whatever that means...
Storm1752 comments on Jun 6, 2019:
I'm not even going to listen...why should I? What are you a troll yourself bringing that garbage on here? lol
Storm1752 replies on Jun 7, 2019:
@Deiter Whatever that means...
I've posted this before but every time I do I get berated for doing so.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
I'm not going to "berate" you. Speaking strictly for myself, those words DO have meaning. I was brought up Catholic and though I've ceased to believe in the thought-images of god I formed growing up, those images remain. They'll always be there.
As an agnostic "deist," I do THINK (without evidence)...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 6, 2019:
@EdwinMcCravy Huh? YOU don't have mental images? Well, "Yahweh" is that Old Testament god with the long gray-white beard, right? And the flowing white robe?
We all know what "Jesus" looks like: white guy with long brown hair, short beard, dreamy eyes...
"Allah's" a little trickier: I see some big, burly dude with black hair and beard, like your typical terrorist, maybe.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
I'm not going to "berate" you. Speaking strictly for myself, those words DO have meaning. I was brought up Catholic and though I've ceased to believe in the thought-images of god I formed growing up, those images remain. They'll always be there.
As an agnostic "deist," I do THINK (without evidence)...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 6, 2019:
@EdwinMcCravy Huh? YOU don't have mental images? Well, "Yahweh" is that Old Testament god with the long gray-white beard, right? And the flowing white robe?
We all know what "Jesus" looks like: white guy with long brown hair, short beard, dreamy eyes...
"Allah's" a little trickier: I see some big, burly dude with black hair and beard, like your typical terrorist, maybe.
Anyone else have trouble mastrabating to an orgasm?
Bungaloebob comments on Jun 4, 2019:
i love masturbating to porn...i had a few friends over a few months ago...and i NEVER admitted to anybody that i enjoyed watching an occasional porn flic. And one of the guys asked if i wanted to watch a movie...i said...sure...put it on. i had NO idea he brought a porn flic...omg...it was really ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 5, 2019:
Hmmm...sounds like fun.
Bungaloebob comments on Jun 4, 2019:
i love masturbating to porn...i had a few friends over a few months ago...and i NEVER admitted to anybody that i enjoyed watching an occasional porn flic. And one of the guys asked if i wanted to watch a movie...i said...sure...put it on. i had NO idea he brought a porn flic...omg...it was really ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 5, 2019:
Hmmm...sounds like fun.
GOP Lawmakers Plan For 51st “Christian State” To Be Based On Biblical Law | Michael Stone
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
Why don't they just move to Utah? They and the Mormons are equally crazy and would get along great.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@snytiger6 Oh. Right. Gotcha.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
Why don't they just move to Utah? They and the Mormons are equally crazy and would get along great.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@snytiger6 Oh. Right. Gotcha.
Why do you use agnostic.com?
Storm1752 comments on Jun 4, 2019:
Don't worry about stupid numbers. Write what what you want, when you want. It doesn't have to be "meaningful."
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@Bigwavedave Neither am I. Doesn't stop me. Instead of always generating your own points, reacting to others' points is also fun. As an agnostic, I enjoy putting a burr on the saddle of atheists' comments and arguments, for instance. In a spirit of honest discourse, naturally. That's just me. A lot of people put a lot of thought and research into their posts, and love to get feedback. I know I do. Not do research--I'm too lazy for that--but love to get feedback.
Posts? Just use lots of big words.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 4, 2019:
Don't worry about stupid numbers. Write what what you want, when you want. It doesn't have to be "meaningful."
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@Bigwavedave Neither am I. Doesn't stop me. Instead of always generating your own points, reacting to others' points is also fun. As an agnostic, I enjoy putting a burr on the saddle of atheists' comments and arguments, for instance. In a spirit of honest discourse, naturally. That's just me. A lot of people put a lot of thought and research into their posts, and love to get feedback. I know I do. Not do research--I'm too lazy for that--but love to get feedback.
Posts? Just use lots of big words.
This is a 5 year old aritcle, sadly still relevant.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 4, 2019:
Fantastic. The sad part is many if not most of the working poor either can't or won't VOTE, or have fallen prey to right-wing propaganda, which holds abortion proponents, opponents of the gun culture, (to name just a few issues) and secular humanists in general, are the enemy, rather than entrenched...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@silverotter11 True. The real central issue of the day is voting rights. A "democracy," which we supposedly are, SHOULD be based on universal suffrage--there should be polling stations in every neighborhood, or at least easily accessible! Better yet, people should be able to vote online...why not? Every other transaction is accomplished that way. Well, we both know why not.
It would drastically transform society. Power would shift to the people, ALL the people, and away from those now suppressing the vote. We also know precisely who those people are.
It's a basic constitutional issue, and should be treated as such.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 4, 2019:
Fantastic. The sad part is many if not most of the working poor either can't or won't VOTE, or have fallen prey to right-wing propaganda, which holds abortion proponents, opponents of the gun culture, (to name just a few issues) and secular humanists in general, are the enemy, rather than entrenched...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@silverotter11 True. The real central issue of the day is voting rights. A "democracy," which we supposedly are, SHOULD be based on universal suffrage--there should be polling stations in every neighborhood, or at least easily accessible! Better yet, people should be able to vote online...why not? Every other transaction is accomplished that way. Well, we both know why not.
It would drastically transform society. Power would shift to the people, ALL the people, and away from those now suppressing the vote. We also know precisely who those people are.
It's a basic constitutional issue, and should be treated as such.
Has anyone thought about retiring in Costa Rica? I think about it a lot, but can't decide.
Storm1752 comments on May 31, 2019:
I second the Spanish thing...I "retired" to Lake Chapala, Mexico, for six years, but never really learned the language. Though there's a large Canadian/American contingent, it was always awkward and you always feel like an outsider.
Make no mistake, it's a foreign country! It might be FRIENDLY to ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@DUCHESSA Exactly. I'd tell them the same thing. Learn the language. Most do, I think.
Storm1752 comments on May 31, 2019:
I second the Spanish thing...I "retired" to Lake Chapala, Mexico, for six years, but never really learned the language. Though there's a large Canadian/American contingent, it was always awkward and you always feel like an outsider.
Make no mistake, it's a foreign country! It might be FRIENDLY to ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@DUCHESSA Exactly. I'd tell them the same thing. Learn the language. Most do, I think.
I've posted this before but every time I do I get berated for doing so.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
I'm not going to "berate" you. Speaking strictly for myself, those words DO have meaning. I was brought up Catholic and though I've ceased to believe in the thought-images of god I formed growing up, those images remain. They'll always be there.
As an agnostic "deist," I do THINK (without evidence)...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@EdwinMcCravy Because I'm agnostic. You're atheist. I said "might," not "does." It might mean something, it might not, in my view. You, on the other hand, are SURE it means nothing. To each his own.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
I'm not going to "berate" you. Speaking strictly for myself, those words DO have meaning. I was brought up Catholic and though I've ceased to believe in the thought-images of god I formed growing up, those images remain. They'll always be there.
As an agnostic "deist," I do THINK (without evidence)...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@EdwinMcCravy Because I'm agnostic. You're atheist. I said "might," not "does." It might mean something, it might not, in my view. You, on the other hand, are SURE it means nothing. To each his own.
I've posted this before but every time I do I get berated for doing so.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
I'm not going to "berate" you. Speaking strictly for myself, those words DO have meaning. I was brought up Catholic and though I've ceased to believe in the thought-images of god I formed growing up, those images remain. They'll always be there.
As an agnostic "deist," I do THINK (without evidence)...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@EdwinMcCravy I'm saying MAYBE we'll have a better idea of the nature of things later.
As for now, we all have mental images of what those words MEAN. It's a faulty, bogus meaning, but it's there. Lots of atheists like to laugh at images pink polka-dotted dragons, but your mind instantly conjures up an image of it, even though it doesn't exist. But that image has no MEANING. A word like 'Yahweh' though, does have a meaning attached. It's a false meaning, but it's there, and I think it should be acknowledged. It's a curse created by our upbringing, education, conditioning, training, whatever you want to call it. It has to be faced and resisted every day.
Storm1752 comments on Jun 2, 2019:
I'm not going to "berate" you. Speaking strictly for myself, those words DO have meaning. I was brought up Catholic and though I've ceased to believe in the thought-images of god I formed growing up, those images remain. They'll always be there.
As an agnostic "deist," I do THINK (without evidence)...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@EdwinMcCravy I'm saying MAYBE we'll have a better idea of the nature of things later.
As for now, we all have mental images of what those words MEAN. It's a faulty, bogus meaning, but it's there. Lots of atheists like to laugh at images pink polka-dotted dragons, but your mind instantly conjures up an image of it, even though it doesn't exist. But that image has no MEANING. A word like 'Yahweh' though, does have a meaning attached. It's a false meaning, but it's there, and I think it should be acknowledged. It's a curse created by our upbringing, education, conditioning, training, whatever you want to call it. It has to be faced and resisted every day.
This is a 5 year old aritcle, sadly still relevant.
Charlene comments on Jun 3, 2019:
It worse today I think..thanks to tax cuts for the Overlords..
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@Charlene What are you TALKING about?!? You mean Donald and Mitch (et al.) need to go. Nancy and Chuck and the other Dems are just trying to fend off the right-wing onslaught as best they can until people finally wake up, start to VOTE, and we can put a better system in place.
Charlene comments on Jun 3, 2019:
It worse today I think..thanks to tax cuts for the Overlords..
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
@Charlene What are you TALKING about?!? You mean Donald and Mitch (et al.) need to go. Nancy and Chuck and the other Dems are just trying to fend off the right-wing onslaught as best they can until people finally wake up, start to VOTE, and we can put a better system in place.
How to write holy texts
4 simple rules
Julie808 comments on Jun 3, 2019:
Possibly 4 steps for the next religion?
1. Relate a true story.
2. Show it was inspired by nature and confirmed by the science of the day.
3. Show people how to embrace and harmonize with it.
4. Create symbols, rituals and holiday traditions that illustrate, remind and celebrate the ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
I love it.
Julie808 comments on Jun 3, 2019:
Possibly 4 steps for the next religion?
1. Relate a true story.
2. Show it was inspired by nature and confirmed by the science of the day.
3. Show people how to embrace and harmonize with it.
4. Create symbols, rituals and holiday traditions that illustrate, remind and celebrate the ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 4, 2019:
I love it.
Will Agnostics.
TheMiddleWay comments on May 30, 2019:
False equivalence: the demise of net neutrality has no correlation with political motivations.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
No correlation with political motivations...wow, whatever led me to believe THAT?!?
TheMiddleWay comments on May 30, 2019:
False equivalence: the demise of net neutrality has no correlation with political motivations.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
No correlation with political motivations...wow, whatever led me to believe THAT?!?
Will Agnostics.
Wildflower comments on May 30, 2019:
I know what you're trying to do! ;)
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
You do? I'm glad SOMEBODY does.
Wildflower comments on May 30, 2019:
I know what you're trying to do! ;)
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
You do? I'm glad SOMEBODY does.
Will Agnostics.
powder comments on May 31, 2019:
I think so, so enjoy whilst you can.
I post a lot of shit here with few responses but assume they are viewed. I suspect many don't respond for fears of "big brother". I think many won't access certain sites for fear of their activity being logged. Now in 2019 this fear is quite rational as social ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
Hahaha. I don't give a **** either.
powder comments on May 31, 2019:
I think so, so enjoy whilst you can.
I post a lot of shit here with few responses but assume they are viewed. I suspect many don't respond for fears of "big brother". I think many won't access certain sites for fear of their activity being logged. Now in 2019 this fear is quite rational as social ...
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
Hahaha. I don't give a **** either.
Important safety tip for drivers in Florida!
Notpauyet comments on May 30, 2019:
Love that! This is so true. I've been back in Gainesville for a year now, and had forgotten how much hotter it is here than on the coast. Still love it :-) Just have to spend more times at the springs.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
I love the springs! Lots of them up in Jennings where I hope to be living. I'll go with you some time if you want...
Notpauyet comments on May 30, 2019:
Love that! This is so true. I've been back in Gainesville for a year now, and had forgotten how much hotter it is here than on the coast. Still love it :-) Just have to spend more times at the springs.
Storm1752 replies on Jun 2, 2019:
I love the springs! Lots of them up in Jennings where I hope to be living. I'll go with you some time if you want...
Last Sunday, the subject of the sermon was "The
Lonely Atheist".
Geoffrey51 comments on May 27, 2019:
Fantastic! I am so happy for you. Revelation comes in many ways. It’s all very well to know something in your head but when you KNOW something for real so many chains fall away.
All the best for your move fo reward 😇
Storm1752 replies on May 27, 2019:
@greyeyed123 It"s okay. Atheism IS bullshit. That makes you Agnostic. Welcome to the club.
Geoffrey51 comments on May 27, 2019:
Fantastic! I am so happy for you. Revelation comes in many ways. It’s all very well to know something in your head but when you KNOW something for real so many chains fall away.
All the best for your move fo reward 😇
Storm1752 replies on May 27, 2019:
@greyeyed123 It"s okay. Atheism IS bullshit. That makes you Agnostic. Welcome to the club.
What if I’m atheist not Agnostic? Just asking, to stimulate conversation.
ITComic comments on May 24, 2019:
I believe an agnostic is an atheist FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. It is said that you can't be an atheist because you can't prove that God doesn't exist. This might be true in terms of purely philosophical logic, but in my view, this is a straw man argument.
I can't prove that God doesn't exist, ...
Storm1752 replies on May 25, 2019:
No, you're wrong: I KNOW FOR A FACT you don't have a dragon in your garage. But you don't KNOW god--by some definition anyway--doesn't exist. This is the kind of inductive reasoning, using false equivalency, people employ all the time to build premises.designed to bolster preconceptions, upon which they "prove"...nothing.
I'm not an atheist, because I don't believe IN anything, including the nonexistence of god. You insist on using loaded words like "Christian" and "dieties," so as to narrow your definition to your "straw men" and then shoot them down.
But our understanding of the physical world is so limited we barely comprehend anything at all, a miniscule fraction of what's there. If there is something we could refer to as "god," we have not the slightest idea what that might be. So for you to stand there and smugly say you know for a FACT there is no such thing is laughable.
There is a huge difference between agnostics and atheists. I wish you and others would get that through your heads.
ITComic comments on May 24, 2019:
I believe an agnostic is an atheist FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. It is said that you can't be an atheist because you can't prove that God doesn't exist. This might be true in terms of purely philosophical logic, but in my view, this is a straw man argument.
I can't prove that God doesn't exist, ...
Storm1752 replies on May 25, 2019:
No, you're wrong: I KNOW FOR A FACT you don't have a dragon in your garage. But you don't KNOW god--by some definition anyway--doesn't exist. This is the kind of inductive reasoning, using false equivalency, people employ all the time to build premises.designed to bolster preconceptions, upon which they "prove"...nothing.
I'm not an atheist, because I don't believe IN anything, including the nonexistence of god. You insist on using loaded words like "Christian" and "dieties," so as to narrow your definition to your "straw men" and then shoot them down.
But our understanding of the physical world is so limited we barely comprehend anything at all, a miniscule fraction of what's there. If there is something we could refer to as "god," we have not the slightest idea what that might be. So for you to stand there and smugly say you know for a FACT there is no such thing is laughable.
There is a huge difference between agnostics and atheists. I wish you and others would get that through your heads.
Hey guys. What's your preference when it comes to dirty talk?
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
I want you to organize a FREE adult chat line, Wildflower. Staffed with well-known celebrity porn stars, iconoclasts, rebellious teenagers, MILFs, ED doctors, vaginal orgasm experts, and the like... and a special high-security area where people could throw rotten tomatoes at Catholic priests, ...
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower Really? You like the idea? It might need some fine-tuning...
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
I want you to organize a FREE adult chat line, Wildflower. Staffed with well-known celebrity porn stars, iconoclasts, rebellious teenagers, MILFs, ED doctors, vaginal orgasm experts, and the like... and a special high-security area where people could throw rotten tomatoes at Catholic priests, ...
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower Really? You like the idea? It might need some fine-tuning...
Hey lovies! I really miss @misterinvisible.
Mermaidfantasy comments on May 22, 2019:
Welcome all and yes me too, where did he go?
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower Sounds like not much you can do but hope for the best at this point.
Mermaidfantasy comments on May 22, 2019:
Welcome all and yes me too, where did he go?
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower Sounds like not much you can do but hope for the best at this point.
Hey lovies! I really miss @misterinvisible.
Mermaidfantasy comments on May 22, 2019:
Welcome all and yes me too, where did he go?
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower Hmmm...
Mermaidfantasy comments on May 22, 2019:
Welcome all and yes me too, where did he go?
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower Hmmm...
Hey lovies! I really miss @misterinvisible.
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
Have you actually seen Mr. Invisible in person? Or a photo?
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower it DOES seem weird for him to just disappear like that...
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
Have you actually seen Mr. Invisible in person? Or a photo?
Storm1752 replies on May 23, 2019:
@Wildflower it DOES seem weird for him to just disappear like that...
Thought I would share a few more pics of the claim.
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
What is it a claim OF? Gold? Silver? Precious stones? Are you going to get rich?
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Captnron59 Sounds like fun. You never know, you might get lucky! A lump of gold as big as your fist! A perfectly formed geode worth thousands!
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
What is it a claim OF? Gold? Silver? Precious stones? Are you going to get rich?
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Captnron59 Sounds like fun. You never know, you might get lucky! A lump of gold as big as your fist! A perfectly formed geode worth thousands!
Hey guys. What's your preference when it comes to dirty talk?
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
I want you to organize a FREE adult chat line, Wildflower. Staffed with well-known celebrity porn stars, iconoclasts, rebellious teenagers, MILFs, ED doctors, vaginal orgasm experts, and the like... and a special high-security area where people could throw rotten tomatoes at Catholic priests, ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
But maybe that's a stretch...
Storm1752 comments on May 22, 2019:
I want you to organize a FREE adult chat line, Wildflower. Staffed with well-known celebrity porn stars, iconoclasts, rebellious teenagers, MILFs, ED doctors, vaginal orgasm experts, and the like... and a special high-security area where people could throw rotten tomatoes at Catholic priests, ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
But maybe that's a stretch...
Hey gals (and guys), I'm a straight man, but a bit bi-curious, I guess, and I'm 51 years old and ...
Annabelle95991 comments on May 6, 2019:
Then let’s liven it up a bit. Let’s talk saucy with each other. I’ll start. I’ll begin a saucy story then abruptly end. Someone else take over and add more saucy until you feel it’s time for someone else to take over. Just keep it going. Who knows how it will end or if it will ever end.
...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@AliceDaneal Mr. Cincinnati was instantly startled out of his suave, self-confident complacency and swiped instinctively at the cold, frathy swath of lager, sending it in a cascade of droplets off my now bunched-up yet miraculously nearly-dry skirt. I brushed my hand across the sheer fabric, almost immediately covering my panty-less, bald pussy, but not before, I realized, Mr. Cincinnati had caught an eyeful.
Annabelle95991 comments on May 6, 2019:
Then let’s liven it up a bit. Let’s talk saucy with each other. I’ll start. I’ll begin a saucy story then abruptly end. Someone else take over and add more saucy until you feel it’s time for someone else to take over. Just keep it going. Who knows how it will end or if it will ever end.
...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@AliceDaneal Mr. Cincinnati was instantly startled out of his suave, self-confident complacency and swiped instinctively at the cold, frathy swath of lager, sending it in a cascade of droplets off my now bunched-up yet miraculously nearly-dry skirt. I brushed my hand across the sheer fabric, almost immediately covering my panty-less, bald pussy, but not before, I realized, Mr. Cincinnati had caught an eyeful.
Hey guys. What's your preference when it comes to dirty talk?
brainyactress comments on Apr 12, 2019:
So many things! I personally am a running narrative that descends into a river of “fuck, fuck, fuck...” I prefer a somewhat vocal partner. Tell me what to do, call me pet names, etc. plus moaning and groaning.
I absolutely love sexting and I’m damn good at it. I like a man who can text ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
I'd like to take off your clothes and make you sit on my face! (If you wanted me to make you, and I think you would). You'd probably grind so hard I'd need a dentist to fix my teeth, and a chiropractor to put my cervicals back in place!
brainyactress comments on Apr 12, 2019:
So many things! I personally am a running narrative that descends into a river of “fuck, fuck, fuck...” I prefer a somewhat vocal partner. Tell me what to do, call me pet names, etc. plus moaning and groaning.
I absolutely love sexting and I’m damn good at it. I like a man who can text ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
I'd like to take off your clothes and make you sit on my face! (If you wanted me to make you, and I think you would). You'd probably grind so hard I'd need a dentist to fix my teeth, and a chiropractor to put my cervicals back in place!
Anyone else get turned on by the smell of their own pussy?
CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 21, 2019:
I like my smell and taste; kissing a partner after oral is very sensual.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@CarolinaGirl60 Is it true women are better lickers (etc.) than men? I don't know how many times I've heard that...
CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 21, 2019:
I like my smell and taste; kissing a partner after oral is very sensual.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@CarolinaGirl60 Is it true women are better lickers (etc.) than men? I don't know how many times I've heard that...
My Home Base, i hope! Cabin in north Florida.
synergy comments on May 19, 2019:
So excited for you! I desperately want a tiny home by the swamp in South Florida, but I fear we'd be miserable much of the year. I hope you love every minute of it!
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
It's only miserable between July and October. Those months you can head north, and be a RV snowbird.
synergy comments on May 19, 2019:
So excited for you! I desperately want a tiny home by the swamp in South Florida, but I fear we'd be miserable much of the year. I hope you love every minute of it!
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
It's only miserable between July and October. Those months you can head north, and be a RV snowbird.
As some of you may know there is a new organization called Fight The New Drug.
MsAl comments on May 21, 2019:
Helping people who want to get out of sex work is good, especially if they are being victimized in some way. The Catholic church being anti-sex as they are obviously other motivations. I guess I feel about them the same way I feel about missionaries and religious food banks. Not good, but not all ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
Yes, if they WANT to and are being held captive and forced. That's human trafficking. Almost a separate issue. I doubt these Catholics are talking exclusively about that. They're making assumptions, it seems to me, since sex is "bad," people engaging in sex for money are inherently in bondage. Totally different mindset having more to do with taking for granted all things "of the flesh" and carnal appetites in general lure you away from things "of the spirit" and thus are of the devil. Total hogwash.
MsAl comments on May 21, 2019:
Helping people who want to get out of sex work is good, especially if they are being victimized in some way. The Catholic church being anti-sex as they are obviously other motivations. I guess I feel about them the same way I feel about missionaries and religious food banks. Not good, but not all ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
Yes, if they WANT to and are being held captive and forced. That's human trafficking. Almost a separate issue. I doubt these Catholics are talking exclusively about that. They're making assumptions, it seems to me, since sex is "bad," people engaging in sex for money are inherently in bondage. Totally different mindset having more to do with taking for granted all things "of the flesh" and carnal appetites in general lure you away from things "of the spirit" and thus are of the devil. Total hogwash.
As some of you may know there is a new organization called Fight The New Drug.
JacarC comments on May 21, 2019:
There is data to show that at least a billion humans are regular observers and/or engagers in pornographic recordings.
This is not a problem. It is natural. And as such, should be celebrated.
To deny this reality is just plain stupid.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Freedompath Most people I know in a committed relationship who watch porn enjoy it as a sex aid, not as a substitute FOR sex. And it's illusion, dumbskull, not allusion. If you are a porn addict, there are much worse things to be addicted to. Sex is a normal human urge, and it's not "natural" to limit it to procreation and only to married people. Are you against contraception too? Where do you draw the line? Spare me your "porn addict" crap. I was brought up Catholic so believe me I know what I'm talking about.
JacarC comments on May 21, 2019:
There is data to show that at least a billion humans are regular observers and/or engagers in pornographic recordings.
This is not a problem. It is natural. And as such, should be celebrated.
To deny this reality is just plain stupid.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Freedompath Most people I know in a committed relationship who watch porn enjoy it as a sex aid, not as a substitute FOR sex. And it's illusion, dumbskull, not allusion. If you are a porn addict, there are much worse things to be addicted to. Sex is a normal human urge, and it's not "natural" to limit it to procreation and only to married people. Are you against contraception too? Where do you draw the line? Spare me your "porn addict" crap. I was brought up Catholic so believe me I know what I'm talking about.
If God Is Dead, Your Time Is Everything
Martin Hägglund argues that rigorous secularism leads to ...
Storm1752 comments on May 19, 2019:
I put Christianity yo bed a long time ago, so any article that dwells on it is dead.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Deiter It just pi**es me off it's so fake and phony and hurts so many people.. it's not unique in this way of course, but since I was brought up Catholic and still have to deal with my 97-year-old mother who's afraid I'm not going to "heaven" (she's got that right) it's a raw nerve.
Storm1752 comments on May 19, 2019:
I put Christianity yo bed a long time ago, so any article that dwells on it is dead.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Deiter It just pi**es me off it's so fake and phony and hurts so many people.. it's not unique in this way of course, but since I was brought up Catholic and still have to deal with my 97-year-old mother who's afraid I'm not going to "heaven" (she's got that right) it's a raw nerve.
Anyone else get turned on by the smell of their own pussy?
FlippantLlama comments on May 20, 2019:
A partner once said "I'd love to take you out dressed to the nines. To see the other men's faces as they looked at you and knew you were mine." He then imagined "I bet they'd love to fucking smell me ... after I had you ... wouldn't they?"
Fucking hot. Offensive to my inner feminist, but so ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@ejbman What a great statement. So well put and so true.
FlippantLlama comments on May 20, 2019:
A partner once said "I'd love to take you out dressed to the nines. To see the other men's faces as they looked at you and knew you were mine." He then imagined "I bet they'd love to fucking smell me ... after I had you ... wouldn't they?"
Fucking hot. Offensive to my inner feminist, but so ...
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@ejbman What a great statement. So well put and so true.
Anyone else get turned on by the smell of their own pussy?
CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 21, 2019:
I like my smell and taste; kissing a partner after oral is very sensual.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Nathalie_Quebec My sister-in-law has strong bi leanings and fantasies, and is having sex problems with my stupid brother...as in not giving her enough!
I'm always sending her erotic lesbian photos which drives her crazy! I keep telling her cheating with another woman isn't really cheating! I'm diabolical that way.
I'm sure she'd love the taste of pussy. I tell her how good it tastes. I don't know what's wrong with some men...don't they realize it's the mostest favorite female thingy?!? And it's sooo sexy!
On behalf of men everywhere, I apologize, and I urge women everywhere to TRY PUSSY! You'll love it.
CarolinaGirl60 comments on May 21, 2019:
I like my smell and taste; kissing a partner after oral is very sensual.
Storm1752 replies on May 22, 2019:
@Nathalie_Quebec My sister-in-law has strong bi leanings and fantasies, and is having sex problems with my stupid brother...as in not giving her enough!
I'm always sending her erotic lesbian photos which drives her crazy! I keep telling her cheating with another woman isn't really cheating! I'm diabolical that way.
I'm sure she'd love the taste of pussy. I tell her how good it tastes. I don't know what's wrong with some men...don't they realize it's the mostest favorite female thingy?!? And it's sooo sexy!
On behalf of men everywhere, I apologize, and I urge women everywhere to TRY PUSSY! You'll love it.
Can an atheist be a hippy?
1EarthLovingGal comments on May 20, 2019:
To me, a hippie has always just been a free spirit. I’ve been called a hippie plenty of times by old coworkers and my friends. However, I am only 21 so I’m not really sure how hippies behaved. I feel like I’m a hippie, gypsy, type of gal. The type of girl that would be hung in the Salem Witch ...
Storm1752 replies on May 21, 2019:
I think I love you.
1EarthLovingGal comments on May 20, 2019:
To me, a hippie has always just been a free spirit. I’ve been called a hippie plenty of times by old coworkers and my friends. However, I am only 21 so I’m not really sure how hippies behaved. I feel like I’m a hippie, gypsy, type of gal. The type of girl that would be hung in the Salem Witch ...
Storm1752 replies on May 21, 2019:
I think I love you.
I fear as i am getting older i am going to lose control of all the delicate balancing acts i have ...
mongo1977 comments on May 10, 2019:
I'm terrified of losing the intensity of my emotions. I'm terrified of wasting my one guaranteed life. I'm terrified of forgetting what it was like to hold the women I've loved. I'm terrified of being too fucking shy and missing out on any opportunity to experience joy. I'm terrified of becoming too...
Storm1752 replies on May 20, 2019:
I'm terrified of your terror!
mongo1977 comments on May 10, 2019:
I'm terrified of losing the intensity of my emotions. I'm terrified of wasting my one guaranteed life. I'm terrified of forgetting what it was like to hold the women I've loved. I'm terrified of being too fucking shy and missing out on any opportunity to experience joy. I'm terrified of becoming too...
Storm1752 replies on May 20, 2019:
I'm terrified of your terror!
I fear as i am getting older i am going to lose control of all the delicate balancing acts i have ...
Storm1752 comments on May 9, 2019:
Welcome to the club.
God created a beautiful world.
At least we're not hunted down and ripped apart by vicious carnivorous predators, like many animals, or spend our lives running away from them! Just think: you could have been born a gazelle!
Storm1752 replies on May 20, 2019:
@jerry99 Ahem...I was being sarcastic?
Storm1752 comments on May 9, 2019:
Welcome to the club.
God created a beautiful world.
At least we're not hunted down and ripped apart by vicious carnivorous predators, like many animals, or spend our lives running away from them! Just think: you could have been born a gazelle!
Storm1752 replies on May 20, 2019:
@jerry99 Ahem...I was being sarcastic?
With online dating, its so easy to get laid.
Storm1752 comments on May 12, 2019:
Easy for YOU and other most other women. Harder for men.
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
@Doraz In fact, I've given up entirely on the concept. It SEEMS like a great idea, but my experiences have been uniformly negative, EXCEPT I DID meet a very good friend that way, a live-wire 83-year-old woman with whom I still go bowling, play tennis, etc. She wants it to be sexual, I don't, so there's that tension...but I'm very happy to have her in my life.
Other than that, online "dating" sucks.
Storm1752 comments on May 12, 2019:
Easy for YOU and other most other women. Harder for men.
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
@Doraz In fact, I've given up entirely on the concept. It SEEMS like a great idea, but my experiences have been uniformly negative, EXCEPT I DID meet a very good friend that way, a live-wire 83-year-old woman with whom I still go bowling, play tennis, etc. She wants it to be sexual, I don't, so there's that tension...but I'm very happy to have her in my life.
Other than that, online "dating" sucks.
How Can We Create Inclusive Community?
JacarC comments on May 7, 2019:
The lefter the atheist the more looney. "Conservative" atheists are much more accepting.
That is so crazy to me being a life-long classical liberal.
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
And what, forgive me, is a "claasical" liberal? Socrates? Cato? Epicurius?
And just what is, if you will humor me, so 'accepting' in the conservative pantheon? What is it exactly they accept? The virgin birth of the waterwalker? The right of human beings to victmize one another using god as their justification? Destroying the planet because god gave him and her dominion? Fomenting conditions ripe for 'Armeggedon' because the bible says it's not only inevitable but a GOOD thing?
I'm just trying to understand,
JacarC comments on May 7, 2019:
The lefter the atheist the more looney. "Conservative" atheists are much more accepting.
That is so crazy to me being a life-long classical liberal.
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
And what, forgive me, is a "claasical" liberal? Socrates? Cato? Epicurius?
And just what is, if you will humor me, so 'accepting' in the conservative pantheon? What is it exactly they accept? The virgin birth of the waterwalker? The right of human beings to victmize one another using god as their justification? Destroying the planet because god gave him and her dominion? Fomenting conditions ripe for 'Armeggedon' because the bible says it's not only inevitable but a GOOD thing?
I'm just trying to understand,
How Can We Create Inclusive Community?
JacarC comments on May 7, 2019:
The lefter the atheist the more looney. "Conservative" atheists are much more accepting.
That is so crazy to me being a life-long classical liberal.
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
I'm sorry but political viewpoints are irrelevant when talking about agnostics and atheists, in my opinion. To not believe in a 'traditional' god and in religion is an inherently game-changing perspective which renders 'traditional' political affiliations moot, null and void, being that such affiliations are BASED on acceptance of the underlying superstructure of 'good' and 'evil' upon which religions rely.
Throw out the superstructure and you throw it all out, and start over. Cling to it, and you hold fast to those affiliations without the underlying premises on which they are based.
For instance, abortion. Without reference to and belief in a 'soul,' a human fetus is simply a fetus, like any other, enjoying no special status or rights.
Gun control: a matter of public safety, over which no god has jurisdiction. Opposition based on fear of:
Tyranny: assign political decisions to a computer program, free of corruption and self-interest.
Shorn of its theological trappings, politics is fundamentally LIBERAL. Conservatism is based on beliefs grounded in antiquated, obsolete, unenlightened ideas AT THEIR CORE religious.
JacarC comments on May 7, 2019:
The lefter the atheist the more looney. "Conservative" atheists are much more accepting.
That is so crazy to me being a life-long classical liberal.
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
I'm sorry but political viewpoints are irrelevant when talking about agnostics and atheists, in my opinion. To not believe in a 'traditional' god and in religion is an inherently game-changing perspective which renders 'traditional' political affiliations moot, null and void, being that such affiliations are BASED on acceptance of the underlying superstructure of 'good' and 'evil' upon which religions rely.
Throw out the superstructure and you throw it all out, and start over. Cling to it, and you hold fast to those affiliations without the underlying premises on which they are based.
For instance, abortion. Without reference to and belief in a 'soul,' a human fetus is simply a fetus, like any other, enjoying no special status or rights.
Gun control: a matter of public safety, over which no god has jurisdiction. Opposition based on fear of:
Tyranny: assign political decisions to a computer program, free of corruption and self-interest.
Shorn of its theological trappings, politics is fundamentally LIBERAL. Conservatism is based on beliefs grounded in antiquated, obsolete, unenlightened ideas AT THEIR CORE religious.
Wrong! I once wrote an essay called “Wrong”.
Storm1752 comments on May 18, 2019:
The Romans got 'Jesus' to say that, amoung other things, because they wanted the Jews to behave themselves. 'Jesus' also said to give to Caesar what was his, in the form of taxes, of course. They also got the waterwalker to say his 'kingdom' was not of this earth. In other words, the messiah the ...
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
@m16566 But to abandon their whole mythological religion like that, and to substitute in its place a spiffy NEW religion based on the mystery religions-- and amounting to paeans to the Flavian emperors-- (all also sheer nonsense, of course) is the real, amazing story. Someone ought to make a movie about THAT! Talk about a blockbuster!
And some people wonder why we talk about religion all the time...uh, hello! Because the incredible truth is so hard to believe we can scarcely wrap our minds around it. It'll take CENTURIES to deconstruct all this gobblygook and make some sense out of who we REALLY are, based on science, reason, rational thought, and facts--if we ever do.
You know, the question is often asked, 'if you could go back in time and be able to talk to any person or group of people, who would he or she or they, be?' Hands down for me would be those people who birthed the Christian religion--wrote or chose the books, printed and distributed them, put the whole edifice in place. I know it took years over generations, but there must have been a room somewhere (maybe it was Titus or his father's crew) where they were sitting around trying to figure out what to do about the Jews, and a light went on in someone's head, and amidst the drunken laughter about creating a new, custom-made messiah, real excitement grew, and the realization dawned--we could actually DO this!
I'd like to talk to THEM!
Storm1752 comments on May 18, 2019:
The Romans got 'Jesus' to say that, amoung other things, because they wanted the Jews to behave themselves. 'Jesus' also said to give to Caesar what was his, in the form of taxes, of course. They also got the waterwalker to say his 'kingdom' was not of this earth. In other words, the messiah the ...
Storm1752 replies on May 19, 2019:
@m16566 But to abandon their whole mythological religion like that, and to substitute in its place a spiffy NEW religion based on the mystery religions-- and amounting to paeans to the Flavian emperors-- (all also sheer nonsense, of course) is the real, amazing story. Someone ought to make a movie about THAT! Talk about a blockbuster!
And some people wonder why we talk about religion all the time...uh, hello! Because the incredible truth is so hard to believe we can scarcely wrap our minds around it. It'll take CENTURIES to deconstruct all this gobblygook and make some sense out of who we REALLY are, based on science, reason, rational thought, and facts--if we ever do.
You know, the question is often asked, 'if you could go back in time and be able to talk to any person or group of people, who would he or she or they, be?' Hands down for me would be those people who birthed the Christian religion--wrote or chose the books, printed and distributed them, put the whole edifice in place. I know it took years over generations, but there must have been a room somewhere (maybe it was Titus or his father's crew) where they were sitting around trying to figure out what to do about the Jews, and a light went on in someone's head, and amidst the drunken laughter about creating a new, custom-made messiah, real excitement grew, and the realization dawned--we could actually DO this!
I'd like to talk to THEM!
I'm about to buy a cabin on two acres in northernmost Florida.
Justjoni comments on May 12, 2019:
But, Michael, you were gonna be a full time RVer ... why the change? Pics of the cabin please! And as a full time RVer, I am delighted to know you’ll have a place for me to camp when I ever get to Florida. Gotta see the Southeast before the ocean swallows it all.
Storm1752 replies on May 18, 2019:
I wrote you at your personal page. Thanks for the holler. I'm going to be a '75 percenter,,' I figure! Right now trying to nail this place down. It might br getting too hot for a visit right now, but once I know for sure you're welcome any time. I may be a full-timer yet, but my situation is such that I might be better off doing it this way.
The cabin needs work but it's going to be great!
Justjoni comments on May 12, 2019:
But, Michael, you were gonna be a full time RVer ... why the change? Pics of the cabin please! And as a full time RVer, I am delighted to know you’ll have a place for me to camp when I ever get to Florida. Gotta see the Southeast before the ocean swallows it all.
Storm1752 replies on May 18, 2019:
I wrote you at your personal page. Thanks for the holler. I'm going to be a '75 percenter,,' I figure! Right now trying to nail this place down. It might br getting too hot for a visit right now, but once I know for sure you're welcome any time. I may be a full-timer yet, but my situation is such that I might be better off doing it this way.
The cabin needs work but it's going to be great!
Not ridiculing, just curious.
birdingnut comments on May 18, 2019:
My theory is that new atheists and those raised in religion keep reaching out to fellow nonbelievers for reassurance, similar to their former need of Divine approval.
I block people who talk about religion all the time. You can go to their profiles, click on the "block" button, and begin to thin ...
Storm1752 replies on May 18, 2019:
That's actually a good idea...
birdingnut comments on May 18, 2019:
My theory is that new atheists and those raised in religion keep reaching out to fellow nonbelievers for reassurance, similar to their former need of Divine approval.
I block people who talk about religion all the time. You can go to their profiles, click on the "block" button, and begin to thin ...
Storm1752 replies on May 18, 2019:
That's actually a good idea...
South Carolina primary opinion polls are out.
Piece2YourPuzzle comments on May 13, 2019:
A lot of people are talking about not having another old white guy be the nominee or president, but if that old white guy has the ideals that I relate to then what does it matter?
Storm1752 replies on May 13, 2019:
What's wrong with old white guys?
Elizabeth Warren!
Piece2YourPuzzle comments on May 13, 2019:
A lot of people are talking about not having another old white guy be the nominee or president, but if that old white guy has the ideals that I relate to then what does it matter?
Storm1752 replies on May 13, 2019:
What's wrong with old white guys?
Elizabeth Warren!
Is anybody else here a frequent watcher of (gasp!) pornography?
Wildflower comments on Apr 25, 2019:
I have actually just recently started watching porn. I am really a passionate romantic when it comes to sex. I don't like any of the hardcore scenes. But there is a variety of sensuous stuff out there. And I also have a bit of a kink side that can be enjoyed watching porn. Hey Storm, thanks for the ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
You're welcome.
For me it has evolved from a curiousity, to a habit, and now into a noble quest! To find the elusively GREAT porn, which strikes you in just the right way and causes you to go all weak and helpless in the face of its TRUTH!
When thus stricken, I say to myself, "Yes, that's it, that's what I've been searching for!"
The fact it happens so rarely only drives me onward to find it again!
What is this myserious ingredient? Because people are so different, the ingredient shape-shifts, scatching the particular itch true, probably, of only that individual person. But what is the common denominator? Cutting through the pretense and inhibitions like a knife through butter, breaking down the barriers like a battering ram through paper mache...most porn TRIES to do this, but only the very best is convincing and rings true.
Wildflower comments on Apr 25, 2019:
I have actually just recently started watching porn. I am really a passionate romantic when it comes to sex. I don't like any of the hardcore scenes. But there is a variety of sensuous stuff out there. And I also have a bit of a kink side that can be enjoyed watching porn. Hey Storm, thanks for the ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
You're welcome.
For me it has evolved from a curiousity, to a habit, and now into a noble quest! To find the elusively GREAT porn, which strikes you in just the right way and causes you to go all weak and helpless in the face of its TRUTH!
When thus stricken, I say to myself, "Yes, that's it, that's what I've been searching for!"
The fact it happens so rarely only drives me onward to find it again!
What is this myserious ingredient? Because people are so different, the ingredient shape-shifts, scatching the particular itch true, probably, of only that individual person. But what is the common denominator? Cutting through the pretense and inhibitions like a knife through butter, breaking down the barriers like a battering ram through paper mache...most porn TRIES to do this, but only the very best is convincing and rings true.
Given that life in itself is meaningless, what do we have in mind when we talk about the "meaning ...
David1955 comments on Apr 30, 2019:
I recall that the Delai Lama during one of visits here, at a TV broadcasted discussion, was asked a long waffley question about how we could tell the difference between "real meaning" and "false meaning" in life, and how we could find "real meaning" etc, and the big DL listened intently to this ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
Jackson Browne:
Somewhere between the time you arrive
And the time you go,
May lie the reason you were alive,
But you'll never know.
David1955 comments on Apr 30, 2019:
I recall that the Delai Lama during one of visits here, at a TV broadcasted discussion, was asked a long waffley question about how we could tell the difference between "real meaning" and "false meaning" in life, and how we could find "real meaning" etc, and the big DL listened intently to this ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
Jackson Browne:
Somewhere between the time you arrive
And the time you go,
May lie the reason you were alive,
But you'll never know.
Given that life in itself is meaningless, what do we have in mind when we talk about the "meaning ...
ShadowAmicus comments on May 1, 2019:
Meaning - what meaning.
This planet we call earth is just a dust speck in the universe and each and every one of us is just an assemblage of atoms that form a human.
Whether you are rich or poor, find a cure for cancer, or do nothing more than exist as a beer and pizza processing plant is ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
Exactly. Well said.
ShadowAmicus comments on May 1, 2019:
Meaning - what meaning.
This planet we call earth is just a dust speck in the universe and each and every one of us is just an assemblage of atoms that form a human.
Whether you are rich or poor, find a cure for cancer, or do nothing more than exist as a beer and pizza processing plant is ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
Exactly. Well said.
[thetimes.
bobwjr comments on May 1, 2019:
Yeah politics as usual know Muslims myself and they are by far kind good people as in any religion zealots are present if you look at their Koran Mohammed said we should live in peace with others three Abraham based religion use same old testament said are all children of the book.
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
The "Book?" Spare me.
bobwjr comments on May 1, 2019:
Yeah politics as usual know Muslims myself and they are by far kind good people as in any religion zealots are present if you look at their Koran Mohammed said we should live in peace with others three Abraham based religion use same old testament said are all children of the book.
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
The "Book?" Spare me.
[thetimes.
KKGator comments on May 1, 2019:
I have major issues with the concepts of islamophobia, christophobia, and anti-semitism.
I think they're all a complete load of crap, and serve no other purpose than
to control what people say.
ALL religions should be subject to derision and ridicule. I don't care if it offends
the adherents of ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
@Moravian The government of Israel is not fascist. They are right-wing looney tunes, but the people of Israel keep voting them in because they have abandoned, after years of trying, the "peace process" and have decided to confront their fascist enemies head on. Maybe they'll give ",peace" another go some day, but it will be a while. This has less to do with religion for them and more to do with survival.
KKGator comments on May 1, 2019:
I have major issues with the concepts of islamophobia, christophobia, and anti-semitism.
I think they're all a complete load of crap, and serve no other purpose than
to control what people say.
ALL religions should be subject to derision and ridicule. I don't care if it offends
the adherents of ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
@Moravian The government of Israel is not fascist. They are right-wing looney tunes, but the people of Israel keep voting them in because they have abandoned, after years of trying, the "peace process" and have decided to confront their fascist enemies head on. Maybe they'll give ",peace" another go some day, but it will be a while. This has less to do with religion for them and more to do with survival.
[thetimes.
josh_is_exciting comments on May 1, 2019:
If hatred and calls for violence are baked into a religious text and the religion's practice is rooted in that text, then criticism of that religion for that hatred and call for violence should not be prohibited. There are liberal interpretations of every religion, but having been someone who was ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
It's not illegal. I despise all three religions. I just hate Islam more at the moment, but it shifts periodically from one to the other to the other...there, I said it. Is as someone going to arrest me?
josh_is_exciting comments on May 1, 2019:
If hatred and calls for violence are baked into a religious text and the religion's practice is rooted in that text, then criticism of that religion for that hatred and call for violence should not be prohibited. There are liberal interpretations of every religion, but having been someone who was ...
Storm1752 replies on May 1, 2019:
It's not illegal. I despise all three religions. I just hate Islam more at the moment, but it shifts periodically from one to the other to the other...there, I said it. Is as someone going to arrest me?
We're on a road to destruction if we don't make changes.
dahermit comments on Apr 28, 2019:
My view of the right wing is not congruent with me responding to them in a "kindly" manner. They are the enemy of the working class people, plain and simple, just as the Nazis were enemies of the Jews. I see them as an entity that wants to limit/lower the standard of living for me and mine by ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
@Amisja What do you mean by the 'extreme left?'
Just curiious. I'M extreme left, at least I thought so. But maybe I misunderstand you.
dahermit comments on Apr 28, 2019:
My view of the right wing is not congruent with me responding to them in a "kindly" manner. They are the enemy of the working class people, plain and simple, just as the Nazis were enemies of the Jews. I see them as an entity that wants to limit/lower the standard of living for me and mine by ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
@Amisja What do you mean by the 'extreme left?'
Just curiious. I'M extreme left, at least I thought so. But maybe I misunderstand you.
We're on a road to destruction if we don't make changes.
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2019:
Classic idea, give it a go and see how it works out, maybe giving the REAL trouble-makers a 3 warning minimum and then handing out a PERMANENT Expulsion could be useful also.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
@Freedompath i agree. Let everybody say what they want. Ignore them if you wish. Free and open debate. No censorship. BUT nothing wrong with asking them politely to be nice. OR to tell them to kick rocks.
Triphid comments on Apr 28, 2019:
Classic idea, give it a go and see how it works out, maybe giving the REAL trouble-makers a 3 warning minimum and then handing out a PERMANENT Expulsion could be useful also.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
@Freedompath i agree. Let everybody say what they want. Ignore them if you wish. Free and open debate. No censorship. BUT nothing wrong with asking them politely to be nice. OR to tell them to kick rocks.
We're on a road to destruction if we don't make changes.
Pralina1 comments on Apr 29, 2019:
Well . To anyone who got to know me on this site , u are aware that I am not the best educated one , or the best spoken , or the bright star on any category 😂 ( I ll take " who does not give a rat's behind for 1000 Alex ).
So don't jump on my English , u can do that any other day and I will be ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
Hahaha. Well said my friend and you express yourself quite well.
Pralina1 comments on Apr 29, 2019:
Well . To anyone who got to know me on this site , u are aware that I am not the best educated one , or the best spoken , or the bright star on any category 😂 ( I ll take " who does not give a rat's behind for 1000 Alex ).
So don't jump on my English , u can do that any other day and I will be ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
Hahaha. Well said my friend and you express yourself quite well.
We're on a road to destruction if we don't make changes.
Robecology comments on Apr 29, 2019:
It's about learning to argue, or debate, or disagree...
Fairly.
Both in a relationship (the link you posted) and here on our website.
When you've stooped to "name calling" or "insinuations"....you've just shown that
you either
1. Don't know how to debate fairly
2. Don't think it's ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
I really like your inverted triangle. Very good.
Robecology comments on Apr 29, 2019:
It's about learning to argue, or debate, or disagree...
Fairly.
Both in a relationship (the link you posted) and here on our website.
When you've stooped to "name calling" or "insinuations"....you've just shown that
you either
1. Don't know how to debate fairly
2. Don't think it's ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 29, 2019:
I really like your inverted triangle. Very good.
Despite being atheist, im pretty sure I 100% believe in Tarot cards.
carlyhorton comments on Apr 28, 2019:
I'm with David1955 in wondering how they "work." The client comes in, the reader shuffles the deck. As he or she shuffles, what is happening? Is the universe guiding the reader's hand to get them in the right order? Or are the images magically shifting from one card to another? Because at the ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 28, 2019:
The cards are a PART of the universe, right? Like throwing the pennies or sticks for that Confuscian divining game, I Ching, everything is a part of the whole, and these things are all carefully worked out over the centuries to perfectly interpret what's happening RIGHT NOW, see? SEE?
It all makes sense if you prop your head to the side and squint. Same thing with numerology.
carlyhorton comments on Apr 28, 2019:
I'm with David1955 in wondering how they "work." The client comes in, the reader shuffles the deck. As he or she shuffles, what is happening? Is the universe guiding the reader's hand to get them in the right order? Or are the images magically shifting from one card to another? Because at the ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 28, 2019:
The cards are a PART of the universe, right? Like throwing the pennies or sticks for that Confuscian divining game, I Ching, everything is a part of the whole, and these things are all carefully worked out over the centuries to perfectly interpret what's happening RIGHT NOW, see? SEE?
It all makes sense if you prop your head to the side and squint. Same thing with numerology.
Belief is the death of intelligence
do you agree?
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 24, 2019:
When someone says “I think”, are they really saying “I believe”?
Storm1752 replies on Apr 26, 2019:
No
Geoffrey51 comments on Apr 24, 2019:
When someone says “I think”, are they really saying “I believe”?
Storm1752 replies on Apr 26, 2019:
No
Good morning, my friends! A little over a year ago I kept seeing an ad on my Facebook feed for ...
Zster comments on Apr 21, 2019:
I wanted to be amongst folks with whom I could be my authentic nonbelieving self, without being lectured or attacked over my disbelief. The site has largely delivered, though the meanness, while less frequent here than on other social sites IS still a force to contend with.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
I agree about the meanness, and if some people don't like well-reasoned rebuttals/counter-arguments I'll reason with them until I tire; then I just politely drop out and avoid.further discussion.
You can learn a lot by engaging, and sometimes I've been proven wrong. Really!
I always respect even the most obnoxious conversationalists, and keep in mind their point of view is legitimate, even if I strongly disagree. Even if I KNOW they're wrong. Or think I do.
Zster comments on Apr 21, 2019:
I wanted to be amongst folks with whom I could be my authentic nonbelieving self, without being lectured or attacked over my disbelief. The site has largely delivered, though the meanness, while less frequent here than on other social sites IS still a force to contend with.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
I agree about the meanness, and if some people don't like well-reasoned rebuttals/counter-arguments I'll reason with them until I tire; then I just politely drop out and avoid.further discussion.
You can learn a lot by engaging, and sometimes I've been proven wrong. Really!
I always respect even the most obnoxious conversationalists, and keep in mind their point of view is legitimate, even if I strongly disagree. Even if I KNOW they're wrong. Or think I do.
Is anybody else here a frequent watcher of (gasp!) pornography?
Charlene comments on Apr 24, 2019:
I do watch porn on ocassion..though I prefer to read Erotica..?
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@mischl omg, we can actually order your book? I HAVE to read it!
Charlene comments on Apr 24, 2019:
I do watch porn on ocassion..though I prefer to read Erotica..?
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
@mischl omg, we can actually order your book? I HAVE to read it!
Is anybody else here a frequent watcher of (gasp!) pornography?
ToolGuy comments on Apr 24, 2019:
It may be your problem, if the question was not rhetorical, because our watching it helps create a market for the underside.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
Um, it WAS rhetorical, but since you bring it up, there's a seedy, gross product for those who enjoy that sort of thing, and fakery, and exploitation, etc.
But saying you or I are in any way involved in that is quite a stretch, don't you think? That's like saying we enjoy the NFL so we're somehow condoning cock-fighting. I've a couple good sites with fair to good dialogue and believable scenarios (lesbian) and it's cool. But I don't put crap (most ot it) in front of myself. I don't watch most TV, either.
But if someone just hates ALL porn, that's a different matter altogether..
ToolGuy comments on Apr 24, 2019:
It may be your problem, if the question was not rhetorical, because our watching it helps create a market for the underside.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
Um, it WAS rhetorical, but since you bring it up, there's a seedy, gross product for those who enjoy that sort of thing, and fakery, and exploitation, etc.
But saying you or I are in any way involved in that is quite a stretch, don't you think? That's like saying we enjoy the NFL so we're somehow condoning cock-fighting. I've a couple good sites with fair to good dialogue and believable scenarios (lesbian) and it's cool. But I don't put crap (most ot it) in front of myself. I don't watch most TV, either.
But if someone just hates ALL porn, that's a different matter altogether..
Is anybody else here a frequent watcher of (gasp!) pornography?
Davekp comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Ohoh.. you mentioned sex then posted a picture of a horse!! Either run or get ready for the pony parade of disgust. .lol
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
What??? You are sick! It's just a nice picture, sir.
Davekp comments on Apr 24, 2019:
Ohoh.. you mentioned sex then posted a picture of a horse!! Either run or get ready for the pony parade of disgust. .lol
Storm1752 replies on Apr 25, 2019:
What??? You are sick! It's just a nice picture, sir.
Has your weekend started early thanks to the Easter Bunny?
ScienceBill72 comments on Apr 18, 2019:
Happy Easter weekend, and big welcome to the new comers
Storm1752 replies on Apr 24, 2019:
Easter, sorry, is bulls**t. What's up with the Easter Bunny? Do you realize some children actually believe rabbits lay eggs, decorate and hide them? And what does this have to do with the waterwalker rising from the grave? Or did this fictitious character then lay eggs out his a**? No!
Actually, it comes from a pagan German festival celebrating spring, but they don't want you to know that.
Let's abolish Easter and restore the original egg holiday. And drop the bunny!
ScienceBill72 comments on Apr 18, 2019:
Happy Easter weekend, and big welcome to the new comers
Storm1752 replies on Apr 24, 2019:
Easter, sorry, is bulls**t. What's up with the Easter Bunny? Do you realize some children actually believe rabbits lay eggs, decorate and hide them? And what does this have to do with the waterwalker rising from the grave? Or did this fictitious character then lay eggs out his a**? No!
Actually, it comes from a pagan German festival celebrating spring, but they don't want you to know that.
Let's abolish Easter and restore the original egg holiday. And drop the bunny!
Fareed Zakaria recently interviewed Hillary Clinton.
Trajan61 comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Considering he voted for Obama and works for CNN he’s a liberal piece of crap. Crooked Hillary may be smart but she would have been bad for America. Trump on the other hand has undone a lot of the damage done by that idiot Obama.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 14, 2019:
Again, you're welcome to your opinion.
Trajan61 comments on Apr 14, 2019:
Considering he voted for Obama and works for CNN he’s a liberal piece of crap. Crooked Hillary may be smart but she would have been bad for America. Trump on the other hand has undone a lot of the damage done by that idiot Obama.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 14, 2019:
Again, you're welcome to your opinion.
Hi all.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can see the death penalty in some cases. LikeJeffrey Daumer, people like that. There are crimes, or series of crimes, that are so heinous and despicable, the perps deserve to die.
The problem then becomes, though, where do you draw the line?
Probably better to just throw away the key.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 13, 2019:
@Quarm I happen to think a lot of immoral things happen in war. Hiroshima anf Nagasaki were immoral. Carpetbombing Dresden and other German cities was. Lots of things.What does thst have to do with the death penalty? Nothing.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can see the death penalty in some cases. LikeJeffrey Daumer, people like that. There are crimes, or series of crimes, that are so heinous and despicable, the perps deserve to die.
The problem then becomes, though, where do you draw the line?
Probably better to just throw away the key.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 13, 2019:
@Quarm I happen to think a lot of immoral things happen in war. Hiroshima anf Nagasaki were immoral. Carpetbombing Dresden and other German cities was. Lots of things.What does thst have to do with the death penalty? Nothing.
So, I'm cruising on into level 8! Less than 800 to go.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Wildflower And, by laying it on heavy and thick, I ALSO accumulate points, hastening the day i, too, enter those hallowed halls!?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Wildflower And, by laying it on heavy and thick, I ALSO accumulate points, hastening the day i, too, enter those hallowed halls!?
So, I'm cruising on into level 8! Less than 800 to go.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Wildflower YOU ARE THE WOMAN OF THE WEEK!?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Wildflower YOU ARE THE WOMAN OF THE WEEK!?
Hi all.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can see the death penalty in some cases. LikeJeffrey Daumer, people like that. There are crimes, or series of crimes, that are so heinous and despicable, the perps deserve to die.
The problem then becomes, though, where do you draw the line?
Probably better to just throw away the key.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Quarm A good, reasonable answer BUT if it's immoral, it shouldn't be done. Defending ourselves IS moral. I'm for giving the criminal a yummy feast laced with a tasteless, fast-acting poison.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can see the death penalty in some cases. LikeJeffrey Daumer, people like that. There are crimes, or series of crimes, that are so heinous and despicable, the perps deserve to die.
The problem then becomes, though, where do you draw the line?
Probably better to just throw away the key.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Quarm A good, reasonable answer BUT if it's immoral, it shouldn't be done. Defending ourselves IS moral. I'm for giving the criminal a yummy feast laced with a tasteless, fast-acting poison.
So, I'm cruising on into level 8! Less than 800 to go.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Wildflower You are SKYROCKETING!
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Wildflower You are SKYROCKETING!
Hi all.
Paracosm comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I'm torn. I think there are a lot of people who cannot be rehabilitated and probably deserve the death penalty. At the same time there are too many flaws in the system that risk killing people who are either innocent or could be rehabilitated.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
To me, the question of "rehabilitation" is almost beside the point. The crime was committed. Does the crime deserve the death penalty, or not? Maybe not. But that has to be decided first.
Paracosm comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I'm torn. I think there are a lot of people who cannot be rehabilitated and probably deserve the death penalty. At the same time there are too many flaws in the system that risk killing people who are either innocent or could be rehabilitated.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
To me, the question of "rehabilitation" is almost beside the point. The crime was committed. Does the crime deserve the death penalty, or not? Maybe not. But that has to be decided first.
Hi all.
wordywalt comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I believe that the death penalty should be reserved for the most extreme cases in which the person is actually caught in a cruel and vicious attack or deliberately sociopathic action which is terribly dangerous to others; and only such cases that there is a clear and persistent pattern which makes ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
I think a " psychopath is by definition mentally deranged. But maybe we should kill him anyway? An interesting question might be, are there SOME psychopaths aware of their mental state and REFRAIN from criminal acts deliberately, knowing their moral compass is broken?
wordywalt comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I believe that the death penalty should be reserved for the most extreme cases in which the person is actually caught in a cruel and vicious attack or deliberately sociopathic action which is terribly dangerous to others; and only such cases that there is a clear and persistent pattern which makes ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
I think a " psychopath is by definition mentally deranged. But maybe we should kill him anyway? An interesting question might be, are there SOME psychopaths aware of their mental state and REFRAIN from criminal acts deliberately, knowing their moral compass is broken?
Hi all.
sandrarocks83 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
in my opinion, all child predators should be killed, serial killers, serial rapists, people who kill off their entire families, wives and husbands who kill their spouses and or children, hate crime murders. Yes, I absolutely do agree with the death penalty.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
So no nuance, no consideration for mental derangement, because of physical abnormalities or, say, a cruel upbringing?
sandrarocks83 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
in my opinion, all child predators should be killed, serial killers, serial rapists, people who kill off their entire families, wives and husbands who kill their spouses and or children, hate crime murders. Yes, I absolutely do agree with the death penalty.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
So no nuance, no consideration for mental derangement, because of physical abnormalities or, say, a cruel upbringing?
Hi all.
Triphid comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I firmly believe that NO-ONE has the right to take life from any other person and since there have been, in the past, innumerable cases of Wrongful Executions then LIFE imprisonment for a capital crime SHOULD LIFE without ANY hope of early release or parole.
The same, in my opinion, should go for ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
Were Hitler and Stalin deserving, to name just two? If your answer is 'no,' then there's nothing to discuss.
Triphid comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I firmly believe that NO-ONE has the right to take life from any other person and since there have been, in the past, innumerable cases of Wrongful Executions then LIFE imprisonment for a capital crime SHOULD LIFE without ANY hope of early release or parole.
The same, in my opinion, should go for ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
Were Hitler and Stalin deserving, to name just two? If your answer is 'no,' then there's nothing to discuss.
Hi all.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can see the death penalty in some cases. LikeJeffrey Daumer, people like that. There are crimes, or series of crimes, that are so heinous and despicable, the perps deserve to die.
The problem then becomes, though, where do you draw the line?
Probably better to just throw away the key.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Quarm I'm saying the exact opposite:
If we decided to put someone to death, we'd have to know for sure the intracacies of the case. Were there good reasons why the crime was committed? Was there an underlying mental illness? Perhaps it was done in the blind rage of temporary passion? Did the perp's upbringing come into plsy?
OR was it done with premeditated calculation, the criminal knowing it's wrongfulness and doing it anyway, purely for self-serving purposes without regard for the rights of others? Did this wrongdoer see himself (or herself) as more important than everybody else, and thus free to do, well, anything, whatever the consequences for those of less importance?
All kinds of considerations are to be studied.
So to just to put someone to death quickly, to disguise the immorality of putting someone to death at all, defeats the purpose: to do justice.
Of course, if the consensus is, it is inherently immoral, then it shouldn't be done at all.
Your sarcasm is unbecoming.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can see the death penalty in some cases. LikeJeffrey Daumer, people like that. There are crimes, or series of crimes, that are so heinous and despicable, the perps deserve to die.
The problem then becomes, though, where do you draw the line?
Probably better to just throw away the key.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
@Quarm I'm saying the exact opposite:
If we decided to put someone to death, we'd have to know for sure the intracacies of the case. Were there good reasons why the crime was committed? Was there an underlying mental illness? Perhaps it was done in the blind rage of temporary passion? Did the perp's upbringing come into plsy?
OR was it done with premeditated calculation, the criminal knowing it's wrongfulness and doing it anyway, purely for self-serving purposes without regard for the rights of others? Did this wrongdoer see himself (or herself) as more important than everybody else, and thus free to do, well, anything, whatever the consequences for those of less importance?
All kinds of considerations are to be studied.
So to just to put someone to death quickly, to disguise the immorality of putting someone to death at all, defeats the purpose: to do justice.
Of course, if the consensus is, it is inherently immoral, then it shouldn't be done at all.
Your sarcasm is unbecoming.
Tobacco SMOKE has hundreds of chemicals, many very harmful, and especially TAR which is really what...
thislife comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Seems like vaping is a technology that can make a huge difference for smokers. You made me realize I should research vaping weed, since I have been lately.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
Yes, CBD is the part of cannabis used medicinally, but you can vape the THC too. I don't do weed, but I'm quite sure vaping it'd be a far better way to consume it.
thislife comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Seems like vaping is a technology that can make a huge difference for smokers. You made me realize I should research vaping weed, since I have been lately.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
Yes, CBD is the part of cannabis used medicinally, but you can vape the THC too. I don't do weed, but I'm quite sure vaping it'd be a far better way to consume it.
So, I'm cruising on into level 8! Less than 800 to go.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
On the other hand, who am I to spoil someone else's fun? If you get a kick from following your point totals, aspiring ever higher levels of attainment, go for it!?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 12, 2019:
Anybody who gives two hoots about this "rating system" needs to get a life.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 12, 2019:
On the other hand, who am I to spoil someone else's fun? If you get a kick from following your point totals, aspiring ever higher levels of attainment, go for it!?
The closed mind of Richard Dawkins
freeofgod comments on Apr 11, 2019:
When fundie's don't believe catholics are even christian there's some serious translation problems in religion. Batshit crazy is what they all are.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Well, Catholics, at least, don't take the bible 100% literally. Like they don't think there was a literal garden if eden, for instance. At least I don't THINK so. It's been a while. Like 55 years or so. But that's SOMETHING, anyway. They DO buy into the gist if it, though. Most of it.
freeofgod comments on Apr 11, 2019:
When fundie's don't believe catholics are even christian there's some serious translation problems in religion. Batshit crazy is what they all are.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Well, Catholics, at least, don't take the bible 100% literally. Like they don't think there was a literal garden if eden, for instance. At least I don't THINK so. It's been a while. Like 55 years or so. But that's SOMETHING, anyway. They DO buy into the gist if it, though. Most of it.
The closed mind of Richard Dawkins
greyeyed123 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Augustine argued that the world was flat because the bible says so. He even said if there in fact were people walking (upside down!) on the underside of the earth, they were not sons of Adam anyway, and therefore not really people. It's hard to imagine a more literal reading of the bible.
If we ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
It DOES make for fairly entertaining fable, if read as fiction, doesn't it?
greyeyed123 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
Augustine argued that the world was flat because the bible says so. He even said if there in fact were people walking (upside down!) on the underside of the earth, they were not sons of Adam anyway, and therefore not really people. It's hard to imagine a more literal reading of the bible.
If we ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
It DOES make for fairly entertaining fable, if read as fiction, doesn't it?
The closed mind of Richard Dawkins
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
You mean they think Moses didn't exist? Wow. I had no idea.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@TheAstroChuck Interesting...
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
You mean they think Moses didn't exist? Wow. I had no idea.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@TheAstroChuck Interesting...
This is Ashley Graham a "plus-sized" model. I think she is gorgeous and I love her face too.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I didn't SAY she was fat.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@demifeministgal She's not fat! I was trying to be cute. Never works.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I didn't SAY she was fat.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@demifeministgal She's not fat! I was trying to be cute. Never works.
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Wildflower We'll see...you'll be the first to know.
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Wildflower We'll see...you'll be the first to know.
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Wildflower Nothing's HAPPENED! But thanks.
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Wildflower Nothing's HAPPENED! But thanks.
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Wildflower I'm not. There's 143 members; I've been 'friended' by BJ & Anne in Arkansas. I posted had a 'passion' for lesbian erotica. It was taken down, but apparently not before they saw it! Yay! Fellow afficionados! Not a bad-looking couple, either...
Who knows? It'll be interesting to see if there's anything to it.
Frankly, I'm not sure I'M serious about it. I've never done anything like it before. I guess nothing to lose. Hanging out with fellow RVers in general is a fun time. If a little sex is thrown into the mix, might be interesting.
I'm not going to get all excited by the prospect. On the other hand, no harm checking it out. It's been THREE YEARS! The first couple years I was just trying to survive and get through my ordeal. I did. I'm MUCH more in favor of finding a girlfriend, but...
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Wildflower I'm not. There's 143 members; I've been 'friended' by BJ & Anne in Arkansas. I posted had a 'passion' for lesbian erotica. It was taken down, but apparently not before they saw it! Yay! Fellow afficionados! Not a bad-looking couple, either...
Who knows? It'll be interesting to see if there's anything to it.
Frankly, I'm not sure I'M serious about it. I've never done anything like it before. I guess nothing to lose. Hanging out with fellow RVers in general is a fun time. If a little sex is thrown into the mix, might be interesting.
I'm not going to get all excited by the prospect. On the other hand, no harm checking it out. It's been THREE YEARS! The first couple years I was just trying to survive and get through my ordeal. I did. I'm MUCH more in favor of finding a girlfriend, but...
If your deeply held religious beliefs stop you from baking a cake for a gay couple, change your ...
TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 11, 2019:
The colorado baker did not refuse to bake a cake for the gay couple. He refused to decorate it in celebration of their gay wedding. He has in the past decorated cakes for gay birthday parties, gay workplace activities, etc. Just not one in celebration of the act of marrige between man and man, ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Gee, aren't YOU principled? Clap. Clap.
TheMiddleWay comments on Apr 11, 2019:
The colorado baker did not refuse to bake a cake for the gay couple. He refused to decorate it in celebration of their gay wedding. He has in the past decorated cakes for gay birthday parties, gay workplace activities, etc. Just not one in celebration of the act of marrige between man and man, ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Gee, aren't YOU principled? Clap. Clap.
William Barr Accidentally Concedes His Reason for Withholding the Mueller Report Is Baloney
By ...
Tomaf comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I am confounded. :-P Even before Barr got ahold of the Mueller Report, the Dem politicians and pundits etc have been saying that if Barr does not release the entire thing, unredacted, there are plenty of ways that Congress can get ahold of it themselves, unredacted, but now they are going on a two ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@altschmerz No, American voters are LAZY and don't VOTE!!!!!!! They sit on their as**s and let the Republicans get away with MURDER! That's why I don't care... they get what they deserve!
Tomaf comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I am confounded. :-P Even before Barr got ahold of the Mueller Report, the Dem politicians and pundits etc have been saying that if Barr does not release the entire thing, unredacted, there are plenty of ways that Congress can get ahold of it themselves, unredacted, but now they are going on a two ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@altschmerz No, American voters are LAZY and don't VOTE!!!!!!! They sit on their as**s and let the Republicans get away with MURDER! That's why I don't care... they get what they deserve!
This is Ashley Graham a "plus-sized" model. I think she is gorgeous and I love her face too.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I didn't SAY she was fat.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@demifeministgal How do I answer that?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I didn't SAY she was fat.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@demifeministgal How do I answer that?
Connie is running late - so asked me to come up with a question for the day.
ProudMerrie comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can't resist the movie Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox. I could watch it over and over again.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@MrLizard Don't know.
ProudMerrie comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can't resist the movie Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox. I could watch it over and over again.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@MrLizard Don't know.
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Bungaloebob I'm not expecting much.
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Bungaloebob I'm not expecting much.
Connie is running late - so asked me to come up with a question for the day.
ProudMerrie comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can't resist the movie Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox. I could watch it over and over again.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@MrLizard The small town is Micanopy, Florida, outside Gainesville.
ProudMerrie comments on Apr 11, 2019:
I can't resist the movie Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox. I could watch it over and over again.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@MrLizard The small town is Micanopy, Florida, outside Gainesville.
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Bungaloebob And I'm just telling you. I'm not offended in the least. Most swingers' clubs, from what I understand, limit the number of single men for obvious reasons. To break in, a man usually needs a woman partner. They're not stupid.
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
@Bungaloebob And I'm just telling you. I'm not offended in the least. Most swingers' clubs, from what I understand, limit the number of single men for obvious reasons. To break in, a man usually needs a woman partner. They're not stupid.
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Mostly couples, some women and men.
Bungaloebob comments on Apr 11, 2019:
OMG...that is fantastic!!! I BET IT'S ALL GUYS!!! lol.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Mostly couples, some women and men.
Israel loves Trump, so he thinks.
motrubl4u comments on Apr 10, 2019:
He just wants to know who paid for their walls
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Good one.
motrubl4u comments on Apr 10, 2019:
He just wants to know who paid for their walls
Storm1752 replies on Apr 11, 2019:
Good one.
G:830
Ok guys it's a group-come join!
What was "The Best" you've ever experienced?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 10, 2019:
The BEST thing I've ever experienced? Wow. So many things! (I'm being sarcastic.) It's made me think, though.
Probably maybe, discovering cab-driving and a whole new circle of friends, after I abandoned my business, land, friends, and way of life, and moved from Florida to California (way back ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@RavenCT I loved it, too, but it was just not me...though it took me 20+ years to figure that out!
Storm1752 comments on Apr 10, 2019:
The BEST thing I've ever experienced? Wow. So many things! (I'm being sarcastic.) It's made me think, though.
Probably maybe, discovering cab-driving and a whole new circle of friends, after I abandoned my business, land, friends, and way of life, and moved from Florida to California (way back ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@RavenCT I loved it, too, but it was just not me...though it took me 20+ years to figure that out!
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Dancing comments on Apr 10, 2019:
What group is that? I'm almost full time.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@Doraz Look through the directory under "alternative...something...they've got a few surprising choices. I'll bet if YOU join you can find a party in about 10 minutes Hey, take me along as your date, will ya?
Dancing comments on Apr 10, 2019:
What group is that? I'm almost full time.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@Doraz Look through the directory under "alternative...something...they've got a few surprising choices. I'll bet if YOU join you can find a party in about 10 minutes Hey, take me along as your date, will ya?
I just discovered my new RV club has a swinger's group. And I'm a member!?
Dancing comments on Apr 10, 2019:
What group is that? I'm almost full time.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
RV Villagers. Not really a CLUB. More like a free network. 143 members of the group; not sure how serious to take it...
Dancing comments on Apr 10, 2019:
What group is that? I'm almost full time.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
RV Villagers. Not really a CLUB. More like a free network. 143 members of the group; not sure how serious to take it...
We’ve seen this gate before...
Storm1752 comments on Apr 10, 2019:
Really? Not me.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@MissKathleen Gate to the groundskeeper's shed at the White House?
Storm1752 comments on Apr 10, 2019:
Really? Not me.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@MissKathleen Gate to the groundskeeper's shed at the White House?
We’ve seen this gate before...
Storm1752 comments on Apr 10, 2019:
Really? Not me.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
Type your comment here
Storm1752 comments on Apr 10, 2019:
Really? Not me.
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
Type your comment here
I thought this was appropriate to post here.
Storm1752 comments on Apr 9, 2019:
Yes any generalization is fraught with exceptions. You sound like a paragon of reasonableness and I apologize, but I can't account for every special circumstance, qualifier, and "yes, but..."
Having said that, I DO believe the main problem, notwithstanding typical colonial mistreatment, is the 1) ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@TheAstroChuck Yeah, look, you are a nice guy, I'm sure you mean well, and chances are we'll talk again. It's been a great exchange of ideas. It seems we'll just have to agree to respectfully disagree. I truly don't see we have anything else to add to what we've already said. I didn't soften my views much, at least I don't see it. I guess you were trying to "soften" my views, but I don't think my "views" are that hard, fast, inflexible, or doctrinaire to begin with.
I think the facts are quite clear on this particular issue, and I'll just go by that. Why you can feel the way you do given those facts truly mystifies me. But we live in a free country and you are certainly entitled to your own opinion. For that matter you're entitled to your own take on those facts. In fact, you're even entitled to your own facts! Is this a great country or what?
No matter. Neither one of us are in a position to influence public policy, except through the vote. (It's a shame voting wasn't mandatory and much easier for the disadvantaged to do; if it was, public policy would be much different. But that's a whole other discussion.) So we'll just yammer away.
I just hope, and I do with confidence, us agnostics and atheists (you ARE one or the other or both, right?) will always have the right to think and talk and live the way we wish, without interference.
Indeed, it looks like godlessness is getting the upper hand in the civilized world, which is all but inevitable unless the powers-that-be get spooked and put the hammer down. And that COULD happen, unless people wake up to that very real threat..
In the meantime, I'll just do what I do and go about my business.
Have a nice day. Have a nice LIFE!
Storm1752 comments on Apr 9, 2019:
Yes any generalization is fraught with exceptions. You sound like a paragon of reasonableness and I apologize, but I can't account for every special circumstance, qualifier, and "yes, but..."
Having said that, I DO believe the main problem, notwithstanding typical colonial mistreatment, is the 1) ...
Storm1752 replies on Apr 10, 2019:
@TheAstroChuck Yeah, look, you are a nice guy, I'm sure you mean well, and chances are we'll talk again. It's been a great exchange of ideas. It seems we'll just have to agree to respectfully disagree. I truly don't see we have anything else to add to what we've already said. I didn't soften my views much, at least I don't see it. I guess you were trying to "soften" my views, but I don't think my "views" are that hard, fast, inflexible, or doctrinaire to begin with.
I think the facts are quite clear on this particular issue, and I'll just go by that. Why you can feel the way you do given those facts truly mystifies me. But we live in a free country and you are certainly entitled to your own opinion. For that matter you're entitled to your own take on those facts. In fact, you're even entitled to your own facts! Is this a great country or what?
No matter. Neither one of us are in a position to influence public policy, except through the vote. (It's a shame voting wasn't mandatory and much easier for the disadvantaged to do; if it was, public policy would be much different. But that's a whole other discussion.) So we'll just yammer away.
I just hope, and I do with confidence, us agnostics and atheists (you ARE one or the other or both, right?) will always have the right to think and talk and live the way we wish, without interference.
Indeed, it looks like godlessness is getting the upper hand in the civilized world, which is all but inevitable unless the powers-that-be get spooked and put the hammer down. And that COULD happen, unless people wake up to that very real threat..
In the meantime, I'll just do what I do and go about my business.
Have a nice day. Have a nice LIFE!
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