How do you use the word 'belief'?

indirect76 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

For me belief is more like accepting the idea. Assertion is more like declaring it’s true. I can’t answer your question exactly as both option do not reflect how I feel, but I think I would go with the ‘guess’ one over the other.

Ladies, he's single...

indirect76 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Yes IE is not the best browser. It’s definitely at ass level.

I'm taking applications you bastards.

indirect76 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

As long as what you are swearing to is true, I have no problem.

I recently said something hurtful to a good friend.

indirect76 comments on Apr 3, 2019:

I would talk or apologize to this person instead of posting about it here.

Key Differences Between Atheism and Agnosticism

indirect76 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

This is how I use these words, but people are going to continue using their different, but equally valid uses.

I completely sympathize with this woman.

indirect76 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

After a minute of research I found this part is already optional. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_Allegiance_(United_States) https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/337.1 Anyone have some more info on this?

33% of the lights go out, but sign is still the same..! ?

indirect76 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

Not only can V be interpreted as five, but also as an arrow pointing below. This was probably all thought out by thankless brand specialists and graphic designers in an office somewhere..

The Risky Business of Time Travel Stephen Hawking the celebrated theoretical physicist, et.

indirect76 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

This reminds me of the time I went back in time and met my mother. She fell in love with me and I started to disappear from a photo I had on me. It really was scary!

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indirect76 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

A study is fine if it’s not too expensive. Though I think ultimately it will find that reparations would be too hard to implement. It’s probably best to just ensure everyone, regardless of race, has the support necessary to be successful.

Someone said that even if you don't believe in God, it is advisable to live your life as if there is...

indirect76 comments on Apr 5, 2019:

How does one live as if there is a God? Without specifying a god, it has no meaning to live as if there is one. If you specify one, you really start running into trouble.

RICHARD DAWKINS ERROR CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Pursuing the concept that anything is ...

indirect76 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

First, we do not know what the probability of life arising is. This will be unknown until we start discovering other types of life forms. Second, I don’t think Dawkins is saying that the probability of life arising on Earh changed because of what is happening in other areas in the cosmos.

What makes you feel you had a good day?

indirect76 comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Mostly if my teeth do not melt, it’s a good day.

Religion and guns

indirect76 comments on Apr 7, 2019:

I believe blessing them makes the guns more effective against vampires.

Perfect!?

indirect76 comments on Apr 8, 2019:

It’s complex.

The beauty of being Atheist or Agnostic is that we do every act in our lives with straight ...

indirect76 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

Yeah... not necessarily, but yeah.

I thought this was interesting to see how "the Mitten" state doesn't look too much like a mitten.

indirect76 comments on Apr 9, 2019:

I’m not scared of you Lake Erie. Bring it.

Has anyone had this problem yet?

indirect76 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

No, but I see a lot of posts by others in that category that do not belong.

‘Atheism is the last taboo,’ says West Chester woman, an advocate for non-believers.

indirect76 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Atheism is by no means the last taboo. It’s not taboo, and there are many, many other things that are rightfully taboo. I could not disagree more.

Debunking David Lane's 88 Precepts

indirect76 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

“from the attacks of their oppressors” Yeah, white folks are super oppressed.

Teratoma - WARNING -more shock jock stuff.

indirect76 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Hm...

What helps you manage impulses?

indirect76 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

The fact that you can realize and articulate your thought processes and rationalizations means you are farther down the road than most travellers. Keep going!

Can I claim, for myself, to be a true atheist?

indirect76 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

Use whatever’s label you want and be true to the definition you have for it in your mind.

The reason we do see god is because he lives in a black hole.

indirect76 comments on Apr 11, 2019:

That’s some terrible science fiction. Grammar: A- Vocabulary: B+ Science: F-

What’s your opinion on open carry?

indirect76 comments on Apr 13, 2019:

I have some guns, but they stay at home unless I’m going out to shoot. I think open carry is obnoxious. I think concealed carry is the way to go if someone really feels the need to be armed out in public. Kentucky just passed a bill allowing anyone to conceal carry and I think that is bonkers. A $50 fee & six hour class is not asking a lot for a conceal carry license.

I got into a discussion with my aunt about pro life vs pro choice.

indirect76 comments on Apr 14, 2019:

There is a difference in opinion on when life begins and when it is considered murder to kill something. Even if two people agree on that point there is still the different opinion on the murder/non-murder weighed against a persons right to their bodies. No amount of debate will change most people’s mind either way. I also don’t think the way a person votes means forcing their beliefs on someone. If you do think so then that principle applies to all voters.

Can you ladies explain how this works.

indirect76 comments on Apr 14, 2019:

This may sound gross, but I never wear deodorant or perfumes. I’ve never had a complaint from a girlfriend or workmate, even after asking candidly for their honest answer.

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indirect76 comments on Apr 14, 2019:

I’m not for violence against women in most circumstances, so there’s no way I’m getting behind the Violence Against Women Act. That sounds terrible.

The Idea of God

indirect76 comments on Apr 14, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdJ5e70Q8mw

My family came to visit today.

indirect76 comments on Apr 14, 2019:

You don’t have littering laws?

Notre Dame in Paris is burning!!! We do not believe in god but we love art.

indirect76 comments on Apr 16, 2019:

Sucks, but the replica in Covington KY still stands. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_Basilica_of_the_Assumption_(Covington,_Kentucky)

Hail Satan?

indirect76 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

The seven tenets make sense.

Tried watching a good Friday BBC programme called The Easter Story but found it intensely irritating...

indirect76 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

We would be pretty much where we are now with pagan religions. Religion had little to do with the industrial revolution and the reproductive nature of humans.

I was going to do a painting called: "No Blacks, No Whites.

indirect76 comments on Apr 20, 2019:

Your title didn’t make me think of that movie at all.

[thehardtimes.net] Putin is the kind of dm that likes to f with his players! 😂

indirect76 comments on Apr 20, 2019:

DM = Dungeon Master for those that may not know. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master

What's your super power?

indirect76 comments on Apr 21, 2019:

I can recall the digits if pi to 6 decimal places.

Point system?!

indirect76 comments on Apr 22, 2019:

I think there should be a three point line that awards those that can post or comment at a distance.

How many of you feel discriminated against for been Atheist?

indirect76 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I haven’t been discriminated against for my lack of beliefs. If I were, that would be just fine. I don’t need any law to protect me.

God is everywhere.....it seems!

indirect76 comments on Apr 24, 2019:

I would not know. I haven’t watched broadcast TV in years.

Oh my gosh yes (sorry for the language)

indirect76 comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Why is there an assumption that a man’s attraction to a woman is purely and only sexual in nature? Having a romantic interest in someone limited to friendship can be hurtful, but certainly tolerable. Having that interest framed solely as a desire of lust is beyond aggravating.

Largest non-government employer in each state.

indirect76 comments on Apr 25, 2019:

Largest by what measure?

Avengers ready!!!!!!

indirect76 comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Saw it today. They knocked the ball out of the park with this one!

There have been a few questions about how to handle door-to-door god solicitors.

indirect76 comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Treating people with kindness & respect; can’t go wrong there.

Are you impressed?

indirect76 comments on Apr 26, 2019:

I’m mostly impressed by people’s fingers and their choice of salt.

Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube

indirect76 comments on Apr 27, 2019:

I really don’t get the logic of blaming the opioid problem on the drug companies. I’ve been prescribed pain killers for nearly 20 years and I managed to not get addicted. Now I have to suffer when I can’t get access to pain medication because of this bullshit.

400-year-old Bible stolen from US found in Netherlands

indirect76 comments on Apr 27, 2019:

I see no problem using tax dollars to find stolen property.

"Atheism deserves better than the new atheists whose methodology consists of criticizing religion ...

indirect76 comments on Apr 28, 2019:

I think good and no religion are both fine.

Unequally yoked

indirect76 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

I’ve been an athiest my whole life and have never been bothered by the beliefs of others. Let them to their beliefs the same way you would hope they let you to your non-belief.

Is it possible for a conservative christian and a athiest to make a marriage work, raise kids and be...

indirect76 comments on May 1, 2019:

Possible? Sure. Easy? Probably not.

What specifically happened that made you turn into an atheist/ nonbeliever?

indirect76 comments on May 1, 2019:

Nothing

"It is still a metaphysical faith upon which our faith in science rests – that even we seekers ...

indirect76 comments on May 3, 2019:

Sure I guess, but the whole point of science is to not need faith. It is being demonstrated as I type this.

Chewbacca has died. The actor who played Chewbacca passed away at 74

indirect76 comments on May 3, 2019:

RIP Leia, Chewbacca & R2, all three in this photo shoot.

What is worse?

indirect76 comments on May 3, 2019:

Two sides of the same card really.

Religious beliefs are nothing but lies agreed to; and lies make you weak, causing you to use 'Force'...

indirect76 comments on May 5, 2019:

I’ve been lied to plenty of times, but that never made me use force to solve my problems.

It is an extremely useful thing, this mathematics, no?

indirect76 comments on May 5, 2019:

You go Jeff Bezos! The years of hard work paid off.

Put this together yesterday. What do you think? [soundcloud.com]

indirect76 comments on May 7, 2019:

I love electronic music! This track is very well put together. I dig the melody at 1:10 and the reprise towards the end. It’s not exactly my cup of tea to be honest, but as you probably know there’s a wide variety of electronics. I’m more into chill stuff like Air and Com Truise.

Went to see "Endgame" today.

indirect76 comments on May 9, 2019:

I saw it opening night and with that crowd it was easily the best cinematic experience of my life. It’s not the best movie, but the best cinematic experience for me.

Look what I got today! Sexy, huh?

indirect76 comments on May 9, 2019:

Go go gadget foot.

What is the "incel" movement all about?

indirect76 comments on May 10, 2019:

“Involuntary celibate” - A movement by people that are unable to have sex to somehow force others to have sex with them. Something like that. I don’t know as I’m not an incel. Hopefully an incel can chime with a better definition.

This writer explains why millennials ‘refuse to grow up’ in viral thread. | GOOD

indirect76 comments on May 10, 2019:

What does it mean to be grown up?

Tiger Woods faces wrongful death lawsuit brought by parents of restaurant employee

indirect76 comments on May 14, 2019:

My alcoholic son finally killed himself and now I’m going to sue Tiger Woods. I doubt a jury will award any damages if it goes that far, which it probably won’t. More than likely it will be settled out of court for a quick cash grab. Business as usual...

Here is question.

indirect76 comments on May 15, 2019:

Absolutely not. Why limit my options?

People, do you see delusional or you can agree that you could solve any problem in the world by ...

indirect76 comments on May 15, 2019:

My tail light was broke, and while I vigorously thrusted for hours into the tailpipe, the light never started working. Should I try longer?

The uterus slave owners in Alabama. Notice something they all have in common? [iflscience.com]

indirect76 comments on May 15, 2019:

They are human.

That was super fast getting my Agnostic shirt! Thanks for the wonderful shirt and pen, and more ...

indirect76 comments on May 24, 2019:

You should ask for your money back. I think the print is “sdrawkcab”.

I wonder how many members here know that one can purchase an Agnostic.

indirect76 comments on May 24, 2019:

Not my style, but thanks.

Facebook leaves doctored video of Nancy Pelosi up showing her drunk and slurring her words.

indirect76 comments on May 25, 2019:

who cares

Ok, guys, do you find this video sexy? [youtu.be]

indirect76 comments on May 29, 2019:

Um, for me it’s a bit too overt. I like subtlety.

Mueller Report summarised.

indirect76 comments on May 29, 2019:

I’m fine with waiting until 2021 for him to be charged instead of an impeachment now.

Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts.

indirect76 comments on May 30, 2019:

It means nothing to me.

Men shouldn't be making laws about women's bodies

indirect76 comments on Jun 2, 2019:

I’m pro choice, but I’ve never understood this line of reasoning. The merit of the law is what counts, not the sex of the lawmaker.

Has this ever happened to you?

indirect76 comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Both sides.

“You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.” Sam Harris

indirect76 comments on Jun 2, 2019:

I’m a Geo Storm. Is that more of your art?

Did you know that if you enter, "Beatle," on any website, (or my browser,) that word will be ...

indirect76 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Well, websites don’t check spelling typically. Web browsers and operating systems do. That’s why you see unified behavior across all websites.

My Internet went down over a week ago.

indirect76 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

A week without internet? That would kill me.

The great “dick” debate I keep having this ONE person telling me I’m sexist because I use...

indirect76 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

I think technically it’s sexist, but if someone is offended then they are a pussy.

Speaking to family about religion

indirect76 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

It never came up, so I never had to tell them. I also think my parents were atheists too, but I never asked.

Did you buy something and discover you have it at home?

indirect76 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I do this with vinyl records. Anyone want Janet Jackson’s Control?

More Americans have died, this year, because of guns than there were Americans killed on D-Day.

indirect76 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

How many of those gun deaths are suicides?

There's a new Giorgio Armani men's cologne commercial in heavy rotation on the cable channels.

indirect76 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I think sexualization per se is not bad. Context is everything for this type of thing. Sexuality is a part of being human and it has it’s time & place. I think for men it’s difficult to imagine being the other sex. When I see men sexualized I think nothing of it because of too many reasons to list. Perhaps when things are evened out, then that will be a time when most women can also view a sexualized representation of a women and think nothing of it. I do appreciate your intellectual consistency on this though.

Do you like wearing tight clothes?

indirect76 comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Yes, figuratively.

Agnostics??

indirect76 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Me. Atheist & agnostic.

Glad it happened here for sure.

indirect76 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Font size: C- Font color: B Kerning: B+ Leading: C Text alignment: F

When your brew has balls- literally. [rare.us]

indirect76 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

When your brew has testicles- literally Literal brew with balls would have 🏈 🏀 ⚽️

Pickle ice cream? Hot or not? [wideopeneats.com]

indirect76 comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Baaaaarf

How any woman can continue to embrace Christianity is beyond me.

indirect76 comments on Jun 13, 2019:

People can certainly be Christian and not view a husband as a mater of his wife. Let’s be fair. Most Christians do not have that view.

What is your experience with meeting others via online dating sites and apps?

indirect76 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Lots of clicking, no meeting.

I've had two firsts today.

indirect76 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Fireflies are great. I guess I take them as granted here in Kentucky where they have come out every summer as far back as I can remember. We call them lightening bugs. I saw glow worms for the first time (in KY too) a few years back though.

HORRORS OF HINDUISM The ancient Hindu tradition called ‘Sati’, wherein a widow would burn ...

indirect76 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

I don’t think I agree 100% with this practice.

So many choices, so little time! :D

indirect76 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Two choices is not a lot.

WHO NEEDS GOD?

indirect76 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

You are probably going to get better information if you ask believers instead of nonbelievers.

My Pillow: my mother had bought one of these last year and I recently tried it, and it's awesome.

indirect76 comments on Jun 14, 2019:

My life is complex enough so I don’t really filter products I buy according to the political views of the company owners. You do you though.

We all have core principles that we have developed through trial and error.

indirect76 comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I listen and consider what they have to say.

What would you have said?

indirect76 comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Yep is the perfect response.

Happy Father's Day to dads involved in their kids' lives

indirect76 comments on Jun 16, 2019:

I once saved up my allowance for two months to buy my father a new belt for Father’s Day. Later that year he used that belt to whip me.

Church Tax - yes, that is a thing in countries around the world.

indirect76 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I’m against it, but what do I know?

Definition of "The Law of Attraction": The law of attraction suggests that you can attract ...

indirect76 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

The Law of Attraction is utter bullshit that is not supported by evidence.

Got an e-mail today that said "I HAVE SITE I GO TO THAT TELLS ME, THIS IS FREE AND REALLY EXCELLENT,...

indirect76 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I’ve used Credit Karma. It’s free and decent. That email is a turn off though.

Octopuses and Ecstasy [getpocket.

indirect76 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Torture? MDMA is the opposite of that.

Some nostalgia [youtu.be]

indirect76 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I’ve been on the lookout for this album on vinyl for a few years.

Do you suspect there is an evangelical arm of atheism that wants to convert religious practitioners ...

indirect76 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Suspect? It’s well beyond suspicion.