Giant clitoris sculpture stolen from French university campus.

EyesThatSmile comments on May 7, 2020:

Stolen, If only to prove they found one!

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Stolen by a man no doubt. A poor poor poor desperate man.

Giant clitoris sculpture stolen from French university campus.

AnneWimsey comments on May 7, 2020:

Pretty crappy looking Picasso-ish clitoris......

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@TO_BY When you see a stealth Bomber, you know you're fucked. Maybe that's the meaning??

Giant clitoris sculpture stolen from French university campus.

RoyMillar comments on May 7, 2020:

not many people can say to the police my clitoris has been stolen lol

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

If you live in parts of Africa, You can.......

Giant clitoris sculpture stolen from French university campus.

chiara23k comments on May 7, 2020:

not as convenient as a pocket pussy

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Give it back. NOW

How many of you have watched intercourse between human an animal?

RoyMillar comments on May 9, 2020:

Interesting question

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

You think???

The vibrator might be passe'?

RonWilliam53 comments on May 8, 2020:

Sigh. I thought retiring would take me out fthe "replaced by technology " rat race, but apparently not....But I'll go down fighting! Or licking, whatever...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@RonWilliam53 If you have tried everything that you have imagined. I can only imagine that you have not imagined enough

Scientists Believe They Know Why Women Evolved to Like Giving Blowjobs They’ve looked to the ...

TheDoubter comments on May 31, 2020:

i cant read without paying

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Philip21 We did not evolve from the Bonobos. We evolved from other primates that the bonobos evolved from too. We are on a different branch of the tree when it comes to Bonobos. The ancestors we evolved from are extinct now

Scientists Believe They Know Why Women Evolved to Like Giving Blowjobs They’ve looked to the ...

Bioldguy comments on May 31, 2020:

So why do guys like giving head ?

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

You don't know why. How sad

Scientists Believe They Know Why Women Evolved to Like Giving Blowjobs They’ve looked to the ...

seattlepanda comments on May 31, 2020:

well there are scientists, then there are "scientists"...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Are they looking for anyone to do a case study. lol

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

Athena comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Yes. However, I believe he seduced a broad range of groups with his rhetoric, because he tapped into so many broken areas of the establishment. People were willing to overlook the things they didn't like about him to benefit from the things they believed he would change. In other words, some ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Athena And I've had a lot of Privilege in my life to. All that's important is that we recognise this and do what we can in life to help those less fortunate that us. And I totally agree with you about racism. It's the one thing that I detest the most in life. Intolerance of somebody because they are different is upsetting to me to say the least.

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Not actual racism, not at first, bigotry yes, nationalism definitely, popularism and catering to the lowest base instincts of morons, like a champion yup. Racism was an added bonus sneaked in later just to sweeten the deal with all the hate mongering filth...ooops sorry "very fine people" he relies...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@LenHazell53 No, I read it. I just disagree with it. That's all

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

Athena comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Yes. However, I believe he seduced a broad range of groups with his rhetoric, because he tapped into so many broken areas of the establishment. People were willing to overlook the things they didn't like about him to benefit from the things they believed he would change. In other words, some ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Athena I am in NO WAY saying you are racist. Sorry if it came across that way. I was not being specific to you. I would never accuse anyone of being racist unless they said something that was obviously racist. Nothing you said would even give me an impression of that. Sorry again. The Term"you" was a general term I used and not specific to YOU. Reading it now I can see how you could have seen it like that. WOOPS. I'll be more careful in future.

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

BitFlipper comments on Jun 10, 2020:

I was raised Methodist and sex didn't exist. Now I'm agnostic. My conscious attitudes haven't changed and my deep conditioning hasn't changed either. As far as I know, there's no de-conditioning available. Somebody let me know if there is, please.

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@BitFlipper How about naked Yoga. lol

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

St-Sinner comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Atheists do what both partners agree on in bed, not what scriptures allow or what they are told in the church or how they are otherwise brainwashed. That is the power of free thinking.

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@St-Sinner I think that religions impose rules and regulations on Sex and what is and is not appropriate or moral or immoral. And that's always been the case. My view is there should be no rules other than age of consent and general rules of consent. It is NOBODIES business what consenting adults should do or should not do in the bedroom. If you are not harming anyone then what ever lights your candle, go do it. And enjoy it and don't feel guilt or have any feeling that what you are doing is a sin or immoral. Once you are not cheating on anyone and not harming anyone then go for it. For me it's a relationship between me and my Wife. But if you want to Swing, Have group sex, Fetish sex, Sex before marriage, be a Porn star, or whatever else, there is nothing immoral about that. In Ireland where I live the Catholic church gives out "Moral" advice on sexual relationships. A bunch of Celibate men tell us what's right and whats wrong. Then we have abuse of Children rampant in that church. We are told that sex is a sin. (Original Sin). Jesus had to be born through an immaculate conception. WTF. I won't be taking any moral code from religion. Religions give us a horrible picture about what sex is. Impose guilt on us. They take sometime that is joyful, intimate and fun and turn it into something sinful and immoral. So my observations about religion is that it does impose an unnecessary "Moral" code on sex. But for me it's simple. Don't cheat, respect consent, and then go do what you want and enjoy it.

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

Athena comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Yes. However, I believe he seduced a broad range of groups with his rhetoric, because he tapped into so many broken areas of the establishment. People were willing to overlook the things they didn't like about him to benefit from the things they believed he would change. In other words, some ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

@Athena If you are not Highly bothered by racism......maybe you are a racist. It's been said so many times. It's not the willingness of some people to stand up and support someone who is racist that is the problem. It's when good men stand by and do nothing. Trumps racism should have disgusted people so much that they should have come out and voted for ANYONE to keep him out of office.

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

St-Sinner comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Yes, Trump's racism rhetoric brought out the silent white majority out to vote. I have said before what media does not talk openly for political correctness... "The white backlash against the black president for 8 years helped Trump win." Hillary's ability to turn off Democratic voters was a bigger ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Hillary did get the popular vote. We should always remember that. But With a candidate like Trump she should have been able to do better. I do believe that women are held to a higher standard than men and I think that helped Trump by making Democratic voters less likely to come out and vote. So misogyny played a role here too in my view. "emails". There is no way a man would have been attacked like that for an email issue

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Not actual racism, not at first, bigotry yes, nationalism definitely, popularism and catering to the lowest base instincts of morons, like a champion yup. Racism was an added bonus sneaked in later just to sweeten the deal with all the hate mongering filth...ooops sorry "very fine people" he relies...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

Not at First??. I cant remember a time when he did not use race to appeal to people. Right from the start it was all about immigration and "The wall"

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

MsAl comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Evertime it seems like hes losing people he rants about brown immigrants and he brings them all back.

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

This is one of the most frustrating things about Trump. The more intolerance and racist he gets the more support he seems to get. He certainly has never lost support when he does this. It tells you a lot about the people who vote for him

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

t1nick comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Definitely. He tapped into Americas ugly underbelly. He has a 30 years history of racist acts surrounding his businesses.

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

You hit the nail n the head

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

Athena comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Yes. However, I believe he seduced a broad range of groups with his rhetoric, because he tapped into so many broken areas of the establishment. People were willing to overlook the things they didn't like about him to benefit from the things they believed he would change. In other words, some ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

He did promise change on things like "Trade agreements" and appealed to people that have not been able to cope or adapt to a world of disruption, both economically and socially. But you then have to overlook all his racist policies to vote for him. And all that racist stuff does not seem to bother these voters. They choose to overlook it. So it does come back to racism in the end at some level

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

Leetx comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Just like Hitler, Trump comes from a "IT'S THEIR FAULT" position. Hitler had the Jewish people, trump has the THEM....it's THEM position

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

No doubt that Trump loves to blame other people for everything he thinks is wrong with America. And he never blames White people or White Christians for anything. It's the Muslims, The Mexicans, it's the Chinese. He always groups people and stereotypes them and then attacks them. I think if you still vote for him after he does this time and time again you are a racist on some level.

It has been said that Trumps presidency and his popularity back from 2016 on was as a result of his ...

hankster comments on Jun 10, 2020:

the man is off his rocker to begin with. I think of his racism as a small part if his overall xenophobia. just like the meme suggests. his ego is a house of cards defended by his narcissism. his power to share his illness with citizens who can identify with that kind of fear surely gained him votes ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

I Agree. Fear and Hate are his standard tools when he want's to attract voters to him When Trump came out and said that Mexicans are rapists and Murderers and MAYBE some are good and then people still Vote for him. That tells me they are racist even if they say they disagree with him saying that. To tolerate a guy saying that and still vote for him says a lot about that person in my book

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

Wangobango3 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

That's like asking, "how long is a piece of string? "

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

So how long is a piece of string then????

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

Sofabeast comments on Jun 10, 2020:

For me without a god, there is no trip to hell. However, my actions are driven by my social upbringing and norms

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

So the guilt that you were taught by religion has a lasting effect. But has your moral code or how you morally view other peoples behaviour changed since you have become non-religious

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

St-Sinner comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Atheists do what both partners agree on in bed, not what scriptures allow or what they are told in the church or how they are otherwise brainwashed. That is the power of free thinking.

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

I agree. But what about a moral code that includes how we view other peoples behaviour. Does religion make people judge other peoples behaviour in a way that is unfair

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

seattlepanda comments on Jun 10, 2020:

I wondered about that too when I joined this site. It seems that if people consciously reject artificial constraints(such as religious regulation), that they would feel free to behave in a more natural fashion. I have not found that to be the case.

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

So does that religious regulation affect how they view or judge other people who don't abide by rules given to them by their religion. And do they view any deviation from those rules as sinful. Does there willing ness to be regulated by religious taboo's about sex cause them to judge others that do not behave within those boundaries.

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

brentan comments on Jun 10, 2020:

I think religious thinking wouldn't be in favour of all those plastic and electric ways to get pleasure. That notion is still deeply embedded in my own thinking. I think sex is often looked at as only acceptable in procreation so the missionary method is way to go (or come). But you couldn't drag it...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

That may be true. But how does that affect there view or moral judgments on people who are less inhibited.

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

273kelvin comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Most religious are prudish but I did meet a Nigerian lady who was Christian but had adventures that would shock many on here.

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

So how does that Prudishness affect how they think of Sex and Morality. Or does that make a difference

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

RoyMillar comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Oh Atheists definiltly have morals. We are just more open and understanding of them and can usually talk freely with your partner about them with out one getting offend. Like everything else boundarys are negotiated to make a long happy relationship

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

So do Atheists have less boundaries. And do religious people feel that breaching those boundaries is sinful. So I have boundaries in my relationship with my Wife. For example, we have an exclusive relationship between us. Just me and her. But if someone else chooses to be in a relationship where they invite another sexual partner to join them, I don't judge them and feel they are doing anything immoral. It's just not for us. But religious people may be more quick to judge this behaviour as immoral.

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

Mermaidfantasy comments on Jun 10, 2020:

First off Morals and religion have nothing to do with one another. Now religion and guilt have a lot to do with one another, that is the difference. Consent and treating your partner like you want to be treated is all that is needed. Anyone can be sexually open minded, even religious people, I know...

dermot235 replies on Jun 11, 2020:

So you don't think there are different moral codes. The question posed "moral code on SEXUALITY and sex". So what about views on being gay or trans or sexual fetish or things that guilt would make immoral for a religious person. Or is the guilt thing something that affects us all because of how we are brought up to think about sex. Or does that really matter?

How do you think an Atheists moral code on sexuality and sex differs form a religious persons moral ...

BitFlipper comments on Jun 10, 2020:

I was raised Methodist and sex didn't exist. Now I'm agnostic. My conscious attitudes haven't changed and my deep conditioning hasn't changed either. As far as I know, there's no de-conditioning available. Somebody let me know if there is, please.

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

There is. Lots and lots of sex.

something a bit perplexing about the christian god.

dermot235 comments on Jun 6, 2020:

If I got a plumber in to do a job, and he did it half as bad as God did when he "created man", I would not pay him.

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

@gracielufreebush The reason I have "created man" in inverted comma's is because God did not create man. We evolved. Adam and Eve is a fairy tale. But YES. Your point is well taken. But God never seems to intervene to correct his mistakes. Unless it's with Plagues, Floods, Famines, earthquakes and the like. That makes God a bit of a psychopath. And psychopaths are not know for their ability to learn from their mistakes.

Received this beauty in the mail. Anyone ever heard of Alien Faith?? LMAO

dermot235 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

One born every minute. 2 abducted every day. Maybe ask a Mormon. They get a planet of their own to look after in the next life. lol

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

@Kat Wouldn't it be great if the Aliens abducted all the Born again Christians and the Evangelicals

Received this beauty in the mail. Anyone ever heard of Alien Faith?? LMAO

svp801 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Whenever I see these types of mailings, my first question is WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS!? If my tithes were distributing this garbage, I'd be so pissed. My favourite have been the handwritten letters being sent out in greater Nashville by the JW's. Since Covid they've been sending letters randomly to ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

It could be the Aliens. There is a Picture of one of them on the leaflet

Received this beauty in the mail. Anyone ever heard of Alien Faith?? LMAO

indirect76 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Can not read sideways. Would not read if rotated properly.

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

Didn't you know that Aliens read things sideways

This is the work of 'missionaries' in all likelihood from the USA.

dermot235 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

An appalling spectacle. Like something from the middle ages in Europe. Children looking on at this barbaric act of "justice". Evangelical Churches from the US have been promoting a particularly poisonous and hateful form of Christianity around the globe. Not just in Latin America but in Africa too. ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

@Allamanda First world countries imposing Bigotry and hatred on poor developing nations that need help, not this form of abuse. Very upsetting to see Evangelicals taking advantage of poor uneducated people like this. I firmly believe that they go to these countries to take advantage of the some of the most vulnerable people on our planet.

This is still happening today folks Hindu priest, 70, beheads man in Indian temple as a human ...

Charlene comments on Jun 9, 2020:

What The Actual Fuck..😳😲😳😲😳

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

@p-nullifidian I see you are using Thomas Paine's picture on your Profile. Paine asserts that reason and observation of the natural world are sufficient to establish the existence of a Supreme Being or creator of the universe. He agrees with Thomas Aquinas on this matter. Then on your profile you claim to be Agnostic/Atheist. Maybe change your Pic and stop being anonymous. Or maybe describe yourself as a Diest. This is what Thomas Paine described himself as. But Thomas Paine did reject revelation as a source of religious knowledge which makes your "move on" statement a little ironic since you do not seem to want me to call out certain aspects of revelation such as Original sin and human sacrifice. Who's THE FAKE NEWS guy now?????

Minnesota state troopers admit deflating tires during protests

LenHazell53 comments on Jun 10, 2020:

OH I see, well that's alright then, just like when they break people's legs with batons it is to stop them running out in to the street and getting hit by cars. So kind, so thoughtful, let's all send them a fruit basket.

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

Send them a law suit.

This is still happening today folks Hindu priest, 70, beheads man in Indian temple as a human ...

dermot235 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Human sacrifice can be found everywhere in most religions. The Jesus Christ fairytale was the human sacrifice of the son of God. Then we have a cannibal sacrament to remember him by. Now over 2 Billion people use this shit to believe in it as a message from God. We should not be surprised when every...

dermot235 replies on Jun 10, 2020:

@p-nullifidian Move along, Move along???? You sound like a police officer. You do not have the right to police my thoughts.

I'm new here.

Rodatheist comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Let him know that you know he is going through his own grieving process, and tell him he is right to do so. This will validate his feelings and will not cast you on an insensitive manner. Then tell him that you are going through your own grieving process and that unfortunately, because of your ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 9, 2020:

That would be my take on this. I think you have put that really well. I have never thought that telling someone their beliefs are untrue when they are getting comfort from them in a time of loss is a good idea. But I wish religious people would afford the same respect to non-believers.

Five Predictions for the Future of Sex After Coronavirus We all know this whole ordeal is going to ...

Wildflower comments on May 7, 2020:

No! yes, yes, yes. and again, No! I've already ordered my own wax and I'll be teaching lover-boy how to use it!

dermot235 replies on Jun 9, 2020:

Ouch

Religion isn't the bane of humanity.

Stuy comments on May 18, 2020:

Atheists living in prisons are few--more white collar crimes I suspect

dermot235 replies on Jun 9, 2020:

Where did you get the evidence that Atheists commit more White collar Crimes. Or did you even get evidence for this.

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

linxminx comments on Jun 7, 2020:

It segments and separates us from each other, like we are salad dressing in the grocery store. Why is it necessary to label people?

dermot235 replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay If only the world we live in was so simple. Nothing is Black and White. 100 shades of grey in between

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

linxminx comments on Jun 7, 2020:

It segments and separates us from each other, like we are salad dressing in the grocery store. Why is it necessary to label people?

dermot235 replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay If it makes you happy. Then do it.

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

linxminx comments on Jun 7, 2020:

It segments and separates us from each other, like we are salad dressing in the grocery store. Why is it necessary to label people?

dermot235 replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay Why don't you just STOP Labelling people and let them tell you who they are and what they are. You can't Label someone by asking them 1 or 2 questions??

Police Brutality did not started with trump.

dermot235 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Watched that Video. It's really upsetting. Democracy is dead. The US is a police state. I have traveled to the US a number of times and I love your country and it's people. But when I see things like this I get angry and upset. If 6 rioters did that to someone, the would get the death penalty in a ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@Alchemy I agree with you on this. Sometimes voting for a president in the US is about voting for the least worst candidate. I am aware that ICE raids increased under Obama. He was trying to impress republicans so he could get immigration reform. That was a big mistake and showed a lack of understanding as to what the republican agenda was on immigration. As for the 700 Billion dollar bail out for the banks. It was repaid with interest by them. But there should have been a bailout for the working man and woman too. When we were hit by the financial crisis in Ireland we banned repossessions and fore closures for 4 years. So Obama should have done a bail out for the ordinary worker as well. And he had a majority in the house and the senate for the first 2 years he was in office. And yes the Democrats have a lot of responsibility in regard to the Violence by the forces of "Law and Order" put upon the community, and that includes the mass incarceration of 3 millions people into the prison system. One which resulted in 1 in 4 black people ending up in prison at some point in their lives. And this was started By Bill Clinton. Yes Fault on both sides of the isle. But Trump will never be the solution and hopefully the Democrat will be. We can only hope this will be the case

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

dermot235 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

No it does not. Why don't you just stop labeling people???

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay I'm just Kidding. It's a joke.

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

dermot235 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

No it does not. Why don't you just stop labeling people???

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay and before you know it................

Here Are Some Common Sex Myths That Everyone Really Needs To Stop Believing | IFLScience

whiskywoman comments on Jun 6, 2020:

tall guys are not necessarily well endowed often just the opposite

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@Triphid That explains it. lol

If I ask "Do god(s)s exist?

dermot235 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

No it does not. Why don't you just stop labeling people???

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@TheMiddleWay We should label people as little as possible I think. Not Think about how we should label Them

Any other Atheist NASCAR fans on here? Ford fan myself.

Triphid comments on May 24, 2020:

FORD in Aussie parlance means either " Fix Or Repair Daily," or " Full of Rusty Dents," LOL. But that's okay since HOLDEN here also means, " Barely Hold'in Together." LOL. And we replaced the B in Buick with an S, meaning Spuick....LOL. Chrysler was replaced with Chrystal, mean very ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

FIAT means Fix it again Tomorrow

Texas GOP Leader: George Floyd’s Murder Was “Staged” to Create “Racial Tensions” | Hemant...

anglophone comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Such people are not overburdened with brains.

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

or empathy or intelligence or knowledge or sympathy or caring or compassion or tolerance etc etc etc

Texas GOP Leader: George Floyd’s Murder Was “Staged” to Create “Racial Tensions” | Hemant...

indirect76 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

I have a liberal hippie friend in Hawaii that believes it’s all been staged so the military can literally kill us. Stupid is

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

To much LSD. They should stick to 420

Texas GOP Leader: George Floyd’s Murder Was “Staged” to Create “Racial Tensions” | Hemant...

Darkmaze comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Is there no end to the BS that they come up with

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

They are just getting started

Texas GOP Leader: George Floyd’s Murder Was “Staged” to Create “Racial Tensions” | Hemant...

TimeOutForMe comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Huh? 🙄🙃😶

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

My thoughts exactly

Here Are Some Common Sex Myths That Everyone Really Needs To Stop Believing | IFLScience

whiskywoman comments on Jun 6, 2020:

tall guys are not necessarily well endowed often just the opposite

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

I'm only 5 foot 7....??lol

Religion in a relationship

ldheinz comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I think it's possible but highly unlikely. It might work if you avoid discussing religion.

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

My experience is that it works if you DO discuss religion. And best do it before you get married

Religion in a relationship

Lauraleigh39 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

It depends on how much your beliefs are a factor in your life. If a christian is a devout sunday church goer then i think no. But if they are a non practicing believer maybe, especially if you have a-lot of other things in common and a real connection

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

Couples should discuss what boundaries they have before they get married. For example, My Wife was a believer and she went to church when we got married. But we talked about what we would tell our children, and agreed that I would not be hiding my Atheism from them. If they asked me did I believe in God, even at a young age, I would tell them I did not. We agreed on this before we got married. Now she is an Atheist. But I never tried to convert her. She came to that view by herself

Religion in a relationship

LazyLarry comments on Jul 6, 2019:

I don't recommend it, because one of you or both will be looking at the other one as someone who needs to be fixed or converted.

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

Don't you know that women always view a man as someone that has to be fixed. lol And a lot of the time they are right.

Religion in a relationship

wjwolfe comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Depends on how devout they are. If they're a super die-hard theist who mentions their religion in every other thing they say, it won't work.

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

I agree

This year really has me questioning the validity of life.

dermot235 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Sounds like you might have clinical depression. 3 things you need to do. 1. Go to a Doctor 2. Go to a Doctor 3. Go to a Doctor There is such a stigma around mental health issues. If you had a kidney infection you would go to a doctor. Your Brain is an organ in your body just like your kidney or ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@Ceaselessmind I'm sorry if I offended you. I can't imagine the pain you must go through. Please don't give up.

I am an atheist.

dermot235 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

I have to call you out on most of what you are saying here. Using the bible for inspiration is foolish in my view "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want" Me Personally. I don't want to be a sheep and be guided by a celestial dictator in the sky being my shepherd. "I know, we all like a ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@noworry28 He's barking up the wrong Tree

Police Brutality did not started with trump.

dermot235 comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Watched that Video. It's really upsetting. Democracy is dead. The US is a police state. I have traveled to the US a number of times and I love your country and it's people. But when I see things like this I get angry and upset. If 6 rioters did that to someone, the would get the death penalty in a ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

@GipsyOfNewSpain If you are part of the 1% you will get rich under trump. Corporate tax cuts and de-regulation. He's f*****d his supporters and his base, but they will still support him once he keeps up the racist soundbites. Last time it was the Mexicans. It's the Chinese that will get it from him this time. He wallows in Hate and Bigotry. He's a monster. He's a fascist. And I don't use the word fascist lightly. But he is. Separating Children from their mothers at the border. Heaping Trauma on children and scarring them for life. Seeing what he can get away with and he did get away with it. Conditioning the population to accept more an more barbarism as time goes by, until he can commit atrocities that people won't even react to. That's how fascism starts. Trump is a Monster.

Police Brutality did not started with trump.

LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 7, 2020:

Right. Certainly he didn't start anything. However...he hasn't made one single effort to stop racism, has he? Instead, he's blamed everyone else in any possible capacity for his own lack of leadership.

dermot235 replies on Jun 7, 2020:

Oh he has started something. "Good people on both sides". Trump has encouraged and supported bad behaviour right across the US.

IS there anything the people really CAN do to reduce or stop the deliberate feeding of hate and ...

racocn8 comments on May 10, 2020:

Decriminalization of cannabis will decrease anxiety and the thirst for drama. The conspiracies will have to compete with the individual's imagination. Support science education and the exclusion of proselytizing within the public square. Call out violations of these norms. Support CFI and NCSE and ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 6, 2020:

You have a point. 10 minutes of Fox News and I just have to get stoned. lol

IS there anything the people really CAN do to reduce or stop the deliberate feeding of hate and ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on May 10, 2020:

There's nothing one can do when 70% of households in America consume FoxNews/Sinclair Broadcasting. Unless one rids their life of corporate media and is willing to consume a variety of US AND global media, the willfully ignorant will continue to consume propaganda.

dermot235 replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@seenoevil9620 I remember thinking about how the media works in the US. I would watch the comedy channel with John Stewart on the Daily show to get my news and watch Fox news to see what the loons were doing and make me laugh. Now that's F****** up.

IS there anything the people really CAN do to reduce or stop the deliberate feeding of hate and ...

Mcflewster comments on May 11, 2020:

Accept that it will be a long job and try to emulate our fellow freethinkers who made them sweat a little so that you get them to sweat a lot! We have strengths the other side have not yet taken seriously.

dermot235 replies on Jun 6, 2020:

Lets not leave this to the passage of time. Let's do something NOW

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

273kelvin comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In the UK the age is 16. On another point, my exes cousin in Israel was 15 and she 14. They both worked on the kibbutz and made the case for living together to the committee. He was such a live wire that they could not refuse. From what I hear they have been happily married for years now with ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@273kelvin Now you have clarified the Israeli case, That makes all the difference.

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

273kelvin comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In the UK the age is 16. On another point, my exes cousin in Israel was 15 and she 14. They both worked on the kibbutz and made the case for living together to the committee. He was such a live wire that they could not refuse. From what I hear they have been happily married for years now with ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@273kelvin Having proper secular sex education in schools if what is needed so that when people have sex under the age of consent or at 16 or 17 it does not result in teenage pregnancy and other social and economic problems. Also preventing Older people from having sex with younger people is important too. A 21 year old should not be having sex with a 15 year old. Not in any universe I want to live in. Getting married is a commitment and it has value if you are starting a family. You are making a contract that you will look after your children and commit to doing that for the long term. Getting Married at 14 has no value whatsoever. And 14 year olds are not in a position to make an intelligent decision about this. I noticed you are pulling back from 14 years old in your argument. It's now 16. And if that's what you are doing, then that's good.

Christian parents sue their school district to force it to out trans kids / LGBTQ Nation

girlwithsmiles comments on Feb 21, 2020:

At what point will trans kids be able to sue their Christian parents? Before the end of my lifetime I hope! Twice in one day I'll say,what happened to thought shalt not judge? That's apparently reserved for God, I'm not religious, but was forced to attend many years of Sunday school. Apparently ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@praytothemilkjug Correct. The Bible is a made up story about the past that was written in the Bronze age. (Old Testament anyway). There was nobody back in the garden of Eden taking notes. It's a big Bronze age fairytale

For those of you in need of comfort -

dermot235 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

If you think the Royal family in Britain has not provoked an outrage then you should read a little irish history.?

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@Allamanda I have done a lot of Business in the UK and spend some time over there. They Love their Queen. No doubt about that

AARP has a free movie tonight, starts at 8 EST, ie.

barjoe comments on Jun 5, 2020:

They don't tell you what the film is. If course it's free everything on Facebook Watch is free.

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@barjoe Hitler took the Romani Gypsies and separated the Children from their mothers. Doesn't that sound familiar. Trump just pushes things out like separating Children from their mothers to see what the reaction is. And his BASE had no problem with it. This is how fascism starts. It gets more and more brutal until the unthinkable is accepted. People don't even talk about what Trump did to those children. He's a sociopath. Trump has scarred those children for life with what he did. He's a monster

AARP has a free movie tonight, starts at 8 EST, ie.

barjoe comments on Jun 5, 2020:

They don't tell you what the film is. If course it's free everything on Facebook Watch is free.

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@barjoe Trump is one of those

For those of you in need of comfort -

dermot235 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

If you think the Royal family in Britain has not provoked an outrage then you should read a little irish history.?

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@Allamanda I'm not a supporter of any Monarchy, but they are very popular I'm afraid. Very popular in the UK

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

273kelvin comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In the UK the age is 16. On another point, my exes cousin in Israel was 15 and she 14. They both worked on the kibbutz and made the case for living together to the committee. He was such a live wire that they could not refuse. From what I hear they have been happily married for years now with ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@273kelvin Because holding children to be as criminally responsible as adults is wrong. And in the US you sometimes charge children as adults for serious crimes. What needs to change is how the US treats Children in criminal trials, not reducing the age of marriage to 14. I'm surprised you are using one injustice to justify Child Marriage.

What's you favorite famous piece of art. Or art form. And what makes it that.

DavidDuhon comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Burghers of Calais--I have seen it a couple of places, there were several castings. Big bronzes do not translate well to virtual guides and books the way great paintings do.

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@DavidDuhon Washington DC on my Bucket list. Hirshcorn sculpture garden will be on my list of places to see for sure.

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

273kelvin comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In the UK the age is 16. On another point, my exes cousin in Israel was 15 and she 14. They both worked on the kibbutz and made the case for living together to the committee. He was such a live wire that they could not refuse. From what I hear they have been happily married for years now with ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@273kelvin Having sex at 14 and getting married at 14 at 2 different things. Nobody can consent to marriage at 14. If there marriage lasted thats fine, but 14 is not an age to make a decision like that. No way.

What's you favorite famous piece of art. Or art form. And what makes it that.

DavidDuhon comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Burghers of Calais--I have seen it a couple of places, there were several castings. Big bronzes do not translate well to virtual guides and books the way great paintings do.

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

Rodin has to be in the top 10 sculptors of all time. His work is inspiring. Great choice. I've seen some of his work in Paris. You have to see a sculpture in real life to really appreciate it (3D). I completely agree.

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

LordOtto comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Then again, that is older than age of consent in many parts of Mexico.

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

Tlaxcala is one region in Mexico out of 32. And it's age of consent is 14. All the other 31 have ages of consent from 16 to 18. So it's not MANY parts of Mexico

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

MizJ comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Does the GOP get drugs that the rest of us do not?

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

What ever they are taking I don't want it. Stick to 420

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

273kelvin comments on Jun 5, 2020:

In the UK the age is 16. On another point, my exes cousin in Israel was 15 and she 14. They both worked on the kibbutz and made the case for living together to the committee. He was such a live wire that they could not refuse. From what I hear they have been happily married for years now with ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

Consent is not possible at 14. That's a forced marriage as far as I am concerned

Christian parents sue their school district to force it to out trans kids / LGBTQ Nation

Athena comments on Feb 22, 2020:

These are all the same people who preach the word and then sneak out in the middle of the night to fuck sheep.

dermot235 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

@praytothemilkjug unless you are a supreme court justice who really like Beer, lots of beer. Then consent is not an issue.

Do you agree with Biden's positions summarized here? Why or why not?

BirdMan1 comments on Jun 3, 2020:

Agree, totally! These moves would help put the Demos (people) back in Democracy, and work towards the much needed Green New Deal!

dermot235 replies on Jun 4, 2020:

"Green New Deal". Green energy would create more new jobs than the oil industry could ever do

Christian parents sue their school district to force it to out trans kids / LGBTQ Nation

PondartIncbendog comments on Feb 20, 2020:

Sure, cause that's the "christian" thing to do. At least they are not going to burn them at the stake. I think that's over. I think,,,,,..........

dermot235 replies on Jun 3, 2020:

Why all the Profile Pics of Dogs and Jesus....Just sayin??

Christian parents sue their school district to force it to out trans kids / LGBTQ Nation

DenoPenno comments on Feb 21, 2020:

Maybe they have succumbed to the nonsense of why people go to the "wrong bathroom." The right is responsible for a lot of this. In the 60's in Germany we had unisex bathrooms in Nurnberg without any problems.

dermot235 replies on Jun 3, 2020:

Here's an Idea. Have One restroom for Male, Female and Transgender and have a separate restroom for Catholic Priests.

Christian parents sue their school district to force it to out trans kids / LGBTQ Nation

girlwithsmiles comments on Feb 21, 2020:

At what point will trans kids be able to sue their Christian parents? Before the end of my lifetime I hope! Twice in one day I'll say,what happened to thought shalt not judge? That's apparently reserved for God, I'm not religious, but was forced to attend many years of Sunday school. Apparently ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 3, 2020:

Maybe they went to a lot of classes. "If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them." Chapter 20 verse 13. Leviticus. This is what you get when people are "morally" inspired by books from the Bronze age

I have a friend who's parents are atheists (I met them at a Unitarian church) but he converted to ...

dermot235 comments on Jun 2, 2020:

It's simple. We have evidence that viruses exist. We have no evidence God exists

dermot235 replies on Jun 2, 2020:

You can't see God through a microscope but you CAN see Covid19 on an electron Microscope

I have a friend who's parents are atheists (I met them at a Unitarian church) but he converted to ...

Moravian comments on May 22, 2020:

You said he is very bright. Sure about that ?

dermot235 replies on Jun 2, 2020:

Let just remember what Faith is. It's the suspension of rational thought. Most people are brainwashed in to believing in God when they are children. But when someone converts to Islam after being in a family of non-believers, then how can anyone be expected to take anything they say seriously.

I have a friend who's parents are atheists (I met them at a Unitarian church) but he converted to ...

SCal comments on May 23, 2020:

I see nothing wrong with asking for proof. Seems like a smart guy.

dermot235 replies on Jun 2, 2020:

This is crazy. They have even mapped the DNA of the corona Virus. IT'S REAL. Come on guys

I have a friend who's parents are atheists (I met them at a Unitarian church) but he converted to ...

Radu comments on May 24, 2020:

"And he's very bright, [...] but he's starting to doubt that viruses exist because viruses are too small to be detected by a microscope." There is a contradiction in there somewhere. Proving something is notoriously difficult, not even science can prove anything if the standard we use is ...

dermot235 replies on Jun 2, 2020:

@Radu Too many religious wars and martyrs over the centuries. I think all the virgins are gone now. None left

Not as safe as houses... what was your concrete made of? [chemistryworld.com]

dermot235 comments on Jun 1, 2020:

Pyrrhotite is the Problem. We had a pyrrhotite problem in Ireland just over a decade ago. over 50,000 homes were affected. It ended up costing 60,000 per home to fix the problem. It was discovered just after the financial crisis so most of the builders and developers had just gone BUST. So most home...

dermot235 replies on Jun 1, 2020:

@Allamanda. Property developers and Big business get held to account a lot more in Europe I think. Just look at the fines Google have paid in Europe over the last 3 years The European Union handed Google in 2017 a record-breaking €2.42bn (2.8 billion dollars) fine for abusing its dominance of the search engine market in building its online shopping service, in a dramatic decision that had far-reaching implications for the company. By artificially and illegally promoting its own price comparison service in searches, Google denied both its consumers real choice and rival firms the ability to compete on a level playing field, European regulators said. The Silicon Valley giant was given 90 days to stop its illegal activities and explain how it will reform its ways or face fines of up to €10.6m a day, which equates to 5% of the average daily worldwide turnover of its parent company Alphabet. In 2019 Google was fined €1.5bn (1.7 billion dollars) by the EU for abusing its monopoly in online advertising, bringing the total cost of punishments imposed on the search giant by Europe to €9.3 billion dollars over two years.

Artists and art lovers welcome to this group.

MissKathleen comments on Jun 1, 2020:

Some of us are here for the eye candy.

dermot235 replies on Jun 1, 2020:

It's an Art group Kathleen. Not for the eye candy

Where I live in Ireland I have never had to wait in line to Vote.

Varn comments on May 29, 2020:

As occasionally mentioned, we’re also a Republic. Not a Parliamentary system, but a winner-take-all, our choice quickly becomes binary.. One of our two parties figured out, if they divide and motivate … while discouraging voter participation, though a ‘minority party,’ they can win. They ...

dermot235 replies on May 31, 2020:

I think that is probably true. And I hope it works out that way. There is no guarantee that it will. But if it does, it will be a shame that it may take decades for that to happen. California’s 39 million people get two senators in Washington, while two Senators also represent states like Wyoming (578,000 people), Vermont (626,000 people), and Alaska (737,000 people). With this type of thing going on it will become more and more difficult to take your country back. Also, the smaller the Vote the republicans can take the more Gerrymandering and voter suppression they will enforce. And the damage done to the US will be enormous during this period. Damage that includes it's reluctance to engage with the majority of voters that don't support them and damage done in how the US interacts with the rest of the world. And from my point of view I would prefer to see the US having a leadership role in the world than abdicate it and let China become the leading global superpower.

Question?

Gatovicolo comments on May 30, 2020:

I think the group with practical skills would survive the longest. Vocational education and skilled labor are generally dominated in rural communities, though industrialized states in the rust belt and on the east coast have a high proportion of skilled labor. If you map both groups on the same ...

dermot235 replies on May 31, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog There are some interesting assumptions being made by people here. That conservatives would survive better because they are from rural areas. I do know that conservatives are dominant in rural areas. So maybe they are better at hunting and camping out. But I don't think that's the question. Maybe I'm wrong. I just assumed that both groups went out in to the forest with equal supplies or no supplies. And I did note in your question that you did want to make this question about power structures. I think some people here are missing the point. The "Lost in the forest" is an interesting base line. We could call this a metaphor for a crisis. Like World war 2 or 911 or the financial crisis or this Pandemic. All the evidence shows that Liberals perform well when in charge during a crisis. Conservative thing strong leadership from the top is the only answer. Liberals mobilise the people and bring them together from the ground up. FDR in World war 2 is a great example. Trump is an example of someone that is incapable of doing that.

Question?

dermot235 comments on May 30, 2020:

The Liberals would act as a group and support each other. When we evolved on the African plain we survived because we are a social animal. So the Liberals would survive. The conservatives would be concerned with the rights of the individual and not the collective putting them at a disadvantage.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

I don't think how power is used is the issue. If you have a group of Liberals and a group of conservatives you don't need much control or power over them in order to rule the way you want to rule. They will agree with you without you having to take away their input into how things are run. It's when you lose support that Power corrupts people to do things against the will of the people. People on the Left and the right have done this time and time again throughout history. At this point in history it's the republicans that are abusing their power for the most part. Gerrymandering and Voter suppression are rampant now. But a group of conservatives who have 100% support to give to their leader negates the leaders desire to obtain more power in order to rule. There are exceptions of course. When you have a leader that is a malignant narcissist then the rule book can change. As we can see with Trump.

John Pavlovitz argues that "Prolific Racism Needs Complicit White People.

indirect76 comments on May 28, 2020:

I see where you are coming from, but I don’t see a lot of value in placing blame on those that are not guilty.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

@indirect76 I guess we can see how he behaves during the election campaign. Let's see will he ramp up the racism and lets see does he still get more than 40 or 45% of the votes. I hope you are right and I am wrong. I have done a lot of business with my company in the US over the years and I always was impressed with how they dealt with me and the friends I made in the US are great people. I really do like the US. It's hard for me to see them support a guy like Trump. So I really do hope you are right and I'm overstating things.

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

@Janus819 What a shame you have given up. I was enjoying the debate. Just because we disagree does not mean I am not listening to what you have to say. Pity you could not find one thing I said that you could agree with. I did find one thing you said that I agreed with. And I did reference Rand Paul, so I do keep up and listen to what some libertarians say. In fact I find myself agreeing with them on a lot of things. Just not on guns and small government

John Pavlovitz argues that "Prolific Racism Needs Complicit White People.

indirect76 comments on May 28, 2020:

I see where you are coming from, but I don’t see a lot of value in placing blame on those that are not guilty.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

@indirect76 It may not help but that does not mean it's not true. I do get what you are saying. But I think there are more racists out there than people want to believe there are. People say I'm not a racist but I voted for Trump. If your stomach is not churning when Trump says that Mexicans are murderers and rapists and you then go and vote for him. Then you are a racist. It's that simple. Can you imagine how people would have reacted if if OBAMA had said. White people from Europe are murderers and rapists. He would have been called out and rightly so. Why is it that Trump voters get a pass on being called racist. I think it's partly because we don't want to accept that there are so many racist in the US

So trump wants to shut down twitter.. Why?

MissKathleen comments on May 27, 2020:

Scum of the earth. I do not personally care about Twitter because I do not use it, but anything that gets trump riled up is okay with me. I keep hoping SOMETHING will send him so far over the edge that the GOP has no choice but to act to rein him in.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

@MissKathleen If trump got the Virus he would probably blame the democrats or say it's an Obama conspiracy. lol

So trump wants to shut down twitter.. Why?

hankster comments on May 27, 2020:

as far as the president is concerned there's no need to fact check him. much better off just assuming that everything he says is a lie. despite the lack of need to check him I still like it because it pisses him off.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

I remember a few years ago when Kelly Anne Conway was confronted with a fact and she said that we have our alternative facts. These guys don't even know what a fact is. They don't care about facts. The ends will always justify the means. More and more people on the right know what they are saying is untrue. They just don't care anymore.