Blind faith?

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Family is a big part of it too. People have a strong need to belong, especially to family. Then there's those religions that give family members no choice but to shun erring members.

I know many atheists who are more Christian.

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Sometimes I wonder what life would have been like if people really were Christian. But then I usually think it didn't happen because it can't happen. I wonder will humanism have better luck.

Is time a real thing or is it simply another way of man controlling the masses.

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Remember when 9-5 was looked on as a real bummer. Working for the man. It's much worse now.

Inane adjective. Lacking sense or meaning , silly.

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

A lot of the time it's in the eye of the beholder.

Share far and wide..... LOL

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Pepe on a downer.

And on that note... Happy Saturday!

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Bah. Humbug.

Is there a book club here? Anybody interested in starting one?

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

They aren't much use. Nobody is interested in what other people read.

Ahh, yeah, I bet you are

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Oh, to have such focus!

Um, YEAH!!!! [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Another hero??? If this is a symptom of how society feels, we must be in big trouble.

What is the most laughable story in the Bible?

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

I like the one about the donkey talking. It isn't as good as the one that took Muhammad to heaven but it is funny.

We Shall Overcome

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Get off your arse!

Hi there...hopefully u won't kick me out. I am not 50 until Feb but I thought it was close enough

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

You young whippersnapper!

I've noticed lately that I've been blocked by some.

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Some day soon we'll be able to take them to court for hurting our feelings!

Who was first Odin/Zeus

brentan comments on Nov 10, 2018:

My guess is he was a great leader after the world reached the end of an epoch in the distant past. I'm basing it on a theory by Graham Hancock that the world was inundated with floodwaters from melting ice at the North Pole around 12,000 B.C. Zeus is portrayed as taking over from an older god which could be a great leader prior to the flood. In other words, the cycles of the gods might be a superstitious understanding of the change from one epoch to another.

That's what I mean when I say it.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

It's the Christian equivalent of 'Have a nice day'!

The most important migration of them all.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

They are, of course, autistic, so don't be angry with them.

Already getting tired of this fucking Xmas music they play where I work.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Pre- Bah, Humbug.

The Evolution of Jesus in the Bible - YouTube

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Cool.

Protect your daughters.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

From the Great White Folk Scare of the 1960s. It's just a bad dream now.

Do you display any symbols of your humanist philosophy?

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I'm sure I'll want to flaunt my Agnostic.com T-shirt when I get it!

Yeah, I had to preemptly block a few co-workers... LOL 😁, they know why!

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Careful about blocking. That's what lefties do. And right-wingers too.

Beauty and brains -- the winning combination for Hedy Lamar!

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I've been delighted to see how many concepts have a word to describe them. One of the common themes for a very long time has been the idea that men are put off rather than attracted to intelligent women. There was a very funny play written about it called 'She Stoops To Conquer' where an intelligent women had to lower herself intellectually to attract a nervous suitor. If there is a word (no, I mean an appropriate descriptive word) for being put off or afraid of intelligent women, it would make a good addition to our vocabulary.

TV Series about Family and Transgender Issues.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

What about the Dutch man who wants to identify as a man 20 years younger?

[friendlyatheist.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

An Irish journalist, Kevin Myers, is a man whose opinions I highly respect. He, along with some other people, refuse to believe that Jewish people were gassed in the concentration camps. He doesn't, of course, refuse to believe that they were killed. Some people equate the two ideas. On the other hand, we have so many reports of the atrocities, including one that I read and highly regard, Victor Frankl's The Search For Meaning. So perhaps even though there is no room for doubt about the murders, there is an issue about the details, and those details are being used as a reason not to believe in the Holocaust.

Tonight is the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the first large scale attack by the Nazis upon ...

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

We need to talk about the Jews...

RELIGULOUS: is a portmanteau derived from the words "religion" and "ridiculous".

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

But, but, but....we get the same arrogant certitude from atheists!

Beauty and brains -- the winning combination for Hedy Lamar!

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

How did this end up here? Yes, she was as intelligent as she was beautiful. And seemed to suffer for it.

[youtu.be] Saw this from Irish comedian Dave Allen. Thought it was too good not to share.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Wonderful delivery. Very suave.

The Beatles - Helter Skelter [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

OK, so he's racing around the slide to stay ahead and higher up than his girlfriend. Then he tells her she's good at love but bad at dancing. "Look out". Yeah, that's looking for trouble.

It is a very difficult epiphany to suffer, that the government you were raised to believe ...

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I guess when people open their eyes to this truth, they will then expect the Democrats to care about them.

When teenagers are expected (if not encouraged) to date as many people as they can prior to ...

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I think marriages break down at a high rate because people take the dog-eat-god attitude in work and in their life outside the house and then bring it home.

Jesus Christ took a dip in my local YMCA today

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

People should be very used to seeing Jesus in his underpants.

ACUMEN: a-cu-men.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I thought I knew what it meant but I didn't.

MAUDLIN.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

So it's not a type of linen? Seriously, that's a good one, sounds a bit onomatopaeiac.

The most underappreciated profession in America.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I think God only helps upper-middle-class American babies. Their parents are married and have faith.

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Wooly Bullyhttps://youtu.be/KZJiGu6Gz8E

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

It has a great beat but what the heck is it about?!

Unabashed /ˌənəˈbaSHt/ adjective not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Trump anyone?

What is the meaning of life.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Here it is from James Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHWHPPHpAj8

Turning 69 today.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I remember when 69 was just a sexual position.

As if Sessions wasn't bad enough... [friendlyatheist.patheos.com]

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

God forbid! I think Biblical law would be very similar to Sharia law.

I will not be using this word because I do not get in those discussions.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I'm not sure if it it's a good or a bad thing. I think it can be a good thing.

ATROPHY.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

It reminds me of the sixth and seventh stages of life in 'all the world's a stage'..

Horse on horse....

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

That looks great - weird but great!

Education.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I would love to see the stats for what the public read these days. I love fiction from time to time, not having had the confidence to read 'heavier' material until I went to college as a mature student. I feel so much compassion for today's working people that I don't wonder if they spend their spare time with light material.

This week I have been going to the Scottsdale International Film Festival.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I'll make a note of these films. I know Peterloo is easy to get, perhaps not so easy to see the others.

Posted this in World Group and thought it belongs here too.

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Those guys were really good! I get out so little these days, the Irish country accent sounded almost foreign to me. So I loved that, the music and the atmosphere of the pub.

Weigh your words...

brentan comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Perhaps that's what happened in California.

HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR So in reference to the future battle of Armageddon that will occur ...

brentan comments on Nov 8, 2018:

I wouldn't worry about it. The devil is in the details.

One of my favorites from Chris Rock. [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

So funny, so brave!

Q: What are the small bumps around a woman's nipples for? A: It's Braille for 'suck here.'

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

i thought they were nipplettes.

Big·ot /ˈbiɡət/Submit noun a person who is intolerant toward those holding different ...

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Gosh, that's Facebook and getting to be lots of people here too.

This is only a test...

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I'm fucked! Or, I mean, maybe not....

Horngry and order out

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I want a slice of that!

Believing without evidence is always morally wrong | Aeon Ideas

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I love that expression about the spreading of religion as 'polluting the well of collective knowledge'.

Creatard Caught In A Lie - YouTube

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Demanding truth is a very powerful weapon. It's not easy with all the different ways to deflect, misinform etc. This guy hung in there with great conviction.

Not insignificant milestones were reached last night.

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I never thought I would see the day. We have an openly gay prime minister. Someday I think we'll all be able to have openly atheist politicians too.

Oldest known animal painting found. [bbc.com]

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I guess there's a word for feeling the presence of the past but I don't know it.

Damn technology

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Well, the electronic bitch!

[washingtonpost.com] Bring on the diversity!

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Let's hope it makes a difference but I have this feeling all we're going to get from this is the knowledge that there is no difference between male and female politicians.

I hate that shit too man.

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I a sooned that's what he meant even without axeing.

[friendlyatheist.

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

He sounds just like the Muslims who think world peace came only come through submission to their religion.

Book Recommendations

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I'm a little over halfway through Days Without End by Sebastian Barry. I love it. My favourite book might be Joyce's Ulysses but when books are like your babies, it's tough to pick a favourite.

People say I have a drinking problem, but I have no problem drinking at all ????

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Yes indeed! Drink, fall down, get up, drink again!

I made Level 8 this morning!

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Congratulations - it's a long haul from 7 to 8.

Aristotle said "Manly men are attracted to manly things", and the manliest of things are men.

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I think they thought that you had sex with men for enjoyment and sex with women for procreation.

Heaven will really suck.

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV412baN4yk

Drinking alcohol to get drunk is just drinking poison in the right dose to mess you up but not kill ...

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I wouldn't say it's purpose is to mess you up even if it can do that. I go along with the Biblical idea that the purpose of alcohol is' to make the heart of mortal man rejoice'.

Rowan Atkinson interviews Elton John [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I expected Rowan Atkinson to be the consummate professional as always but John Elton played his part really well too!

This kid is great !! [facebook.com]

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

Free electricity? He better wear a bullet-proof vest.

Margaret Cho - Fresh Off the Boat - YouTube

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

Oh dear, not for me.

Are Swedes shifting further to the right?

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

They are waiting for the Swedes to assimilate.

Jesus fucking Christ, isulting Islam is now a punishable offense in the EU court of human right We...

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

I'm thinking how our recent referendum that removed blasphemy as a crime from our laws has been a cynical waste of time on the part of our politicians. I don't believe Muhammad was a pedophile. I want to say that first. Of course, that is not the point. It's a question of principle. Is it a violation of free speech? Second, there never was complete freedom of speech. Slander has always been an actionable offense. Can you slander a man who is dead for 1400 years? I read a case where the English politician Gladstone was accused of immorality committed before his death and his sons took the accuser to court and won their case. But Gladstone of course was not dead long when it happened, not like Muhammad. Maybe we can only conclude that peace on the streets of Europe was the prime concern of the judges.

United we stand.

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

I think the reason for the great difficulty in uniting is biological, as if the genes do not believe humanity can continuously function and thrive without competition. If this picture is correct, then society is based on that fact and shows it in its competitive hierarchies. The thing that isn't definite is whether the genes are correct, or perhaps better to say, still correct. Maybe it's time to at least try. Oddly enough, that is what religion has been attempting to do since its inception.

Why do I keep doing this too myself? Anyone? Note: I'm also the one who lights the flames.

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

Is it a panic attack followed by depression?

So I just joined here. Is it worth it?

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

I think it's worth it. There's a lot of different things being discussed and music and jokes. I hope you like it!

Happy “D” Day America!

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

Very clever and funny.

Shenandoah has always been one of my favourite American folk songs, and I learned it at primary ...

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

OK. She's special. Wonderful voice. And look at whaddyacallim from whaddycallem playing the tin whistle.

Super Patriot

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

He thought his country would only be populated by WASPs. Then, poor man, along came Roman Catholic Irish and Italians and even the totally heathen Chinese. It hasn't been easy to be a super patriot.

PETRICHOR (/ˈpɛtrɪkɔːr/): the pleasant earthy scent that frequently accompanies the first rain ...

brentan comments on Nov 6, 2018:

I would love to be closer to nature to enjoy that.

Have you ever been called a "clever clog?"

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Let's take the conversation out of the gutter and just call the clever clogs smarty pants!

A little great Chappelle Stand up. [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

How do we describe the new white people who feel disenfranchised and still feel they have the same privileges of the past?

Gypsy of a strange and distant time. [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

A truly wonderful band!

Heartbreak walking It's not your looks, your wit your walk or your talk - You're danger! For ...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

She's not very nice. Schlemiel is new to me but I suppose any New Yorker knows it.

I'm a relatively new member here.

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I think the problem might be summed up as 'beggars apparently can be chosers'.

So today at the mechanics I'm sitting in the waiting area with several men, including employees.

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I don't think it was anything much. I think it happened because a garage is a macho environment - Pirelli calendars and all that! That's not to say what happened isn't wrong. I think I'm saying how right do we think life can be?

Shun the non believer! Sshunnn!

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

It only takes one bad apple.....

The inventor of the web says the internet is now at a 'tipping point' — and reveals a plan to fix ...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I guess it's Tim Berners Lee trying to save his wonderful project from destruction.

A safe, dry place

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Is it cotton wool? It's too small to hold a college.

One final reminder:

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

They got another type of entitlement program they want to give money to - the 1%.

We have brakes. Can you stop? If you can we're on break!

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Break it to them gently.

Having an axe to grind

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

By George, that's dreadful!

My old school. [youtube.com]

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I went back. The school was gone. The place turned into apartments.

I've been seeing posts about this sort of thing where atheists and agnostics lack a sense of local ...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I would soon get fed up with the hierarchy and people worship.

i have been listening to Arlo Guthrie and John Prine today, Coming Into Los Angeles The ...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I'm never going to complain again about musicians saying nothing and getting on with the music.

[friendlyatheist.

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Here's a guide to what happens to others if you don't get vaccinated:

What experience and history teach is this, that peoples and governments have never learned anything ...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I think the natural refusal to learn from generational mistakes is a feature of our genes to ensure the survival of the fittest and the elimination of the unfit.

Well you did ...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

She might be thinking of England!

Another birthday.

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

I shared that feeling two weeks ago. I was 64 so the Beatles' song was in my mind a lot. Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you. The celebratory days can be a real bummer. Christmas is the next hurdle - happy families and all that brotherly love! I think there are many of us here in the same boat so feel free to express yourself.

Bahramdipity (noun) the suppression of serendipitous discoveries or research results by powerful...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

The power of algorithms!

Tatterdemalion : a person dressed in ragged clothing : ragamuffin 1 : ragged or disreputable in ...

brentan comments on Nov 5, 2018:

A lot of girls are still dressed that way, cuts and holes all over their jeans even though it's quite cold outside.