Peterson thinks we got our ethics from our Judeo-Christian heritage.

jlynn37 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

A lot of humans seem to need some authority figure to go to for determining a way to live when we all have the ability to do it for ourselves using our own intellect and reasoning process.

The efforts of the Central Florida Freethought Community and the Brevard Atheists and Space Coast ...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

One scenario I can envision is an appeal to the supreme court and considering the makeup of the court it could be overturned.

Heaven and Hell are a state of minds.

jlynn37 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Heaven and Hell are a state of imagination.

So I just got a message from the Biden campaign about a Poll about not wanting foreign interference ...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

Not to mention Israel having their own lobby (AIPAC) and probably their own congress members.

Is Sport a Religion? | Psychology Today Australia

jlynn37 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

I agree and I would tend to include owning pets in the category of a religion.

Religious indoctrination in public schools.

jlynn37 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

I think religious "indoctrination" should not be allowed ANYWHERE at ANYTIME in a child's development. Indoctrination implies brainwashing, which is forcing only one idea into one's belief system and denying any other.

For many of us who are seniors now, this shows the tools of society and how we were brainwashed into...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

About the same age as you.

Can we hope to achieve a more equal society?

jlynn37 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

Anything is possible and it would be beneficial to humanity, society and the planet but, in my opinion, it will never happen. See dahermit's response below.

[lifesitenews.com] Could this mean they will eventually see their error in ever believing at all?

jlynn37 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Of course they see men as superior and the bible and quran both support that claim.

I was not raised in a religious environment.

jlynn37 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Please elaborate on "the worst possible time?"

For the life of me i don't understand how in this day and age there are still, Flat Earthers, moon ...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

There are over 7 billion homo-sapien brains on this planet and no two are wired exactly the same so it is to be expected that there will be a wide range of thoughts, beliefs, ideas, realities, cultures, customs, etc. Liberals don't understand conservative thinking, conservatives don't understand liberal thinking, a-theists don't understand theist thinking and theists don't understand a-theist thinking as two examples.

Disclaimer: the following is based on several years of personal experience with online dating and ...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

I have been online and on various dating sites for over 25 years. I am NOT looking for a life partner and am here for friends only and to see what can happen within that friendship and nothing more. I have met many women online and have made friends with several through the years and we have enjoyed what we could share together within that friendship. I ask for nothing more and I expect nothing more. My experience on dating sites has been good for me and I believe it has been good for those who have chosen to be friends and enjoy what we can share together within our friendship. Some have been sexual and some have been platonic but all have been a good and enjoyable experience. Life is brief and unpredictable, embrace it now while you have the privilege and opportunity to do so. I wish everyone here and on dating sites well and success in finding what they are searching for online and in their lives.

The christians of Fort Worth, Texas went crazy over these banners promoting a seminar on the U.

jlynn37 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

I personally have little issue with the word "God" as it can be used as a generic term for anything someone "worships", be it money, sex, pets, power, fame, etc. If the words Yahweh, Alla, Vishnu, etc were used it would have a very different meaning. I still think the original phrase "E Pluribus Unum" is the appropriate expression to use. ETA: E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) is in direct conflict with white supremacy, white nationalist, christian ideals.

To fellow scientists: How do you deal with people in social settings that speak with authority ...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Live and let live and strive to do or cause no harm.

I am a 100% skeptic about all things supernatural! Do any of you hold on to any supernatural ...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

I strive to live an evidence based life.

Dating a Christian?

jlynn37 comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

if there is not God, I would like to know where did everything come from?

jlynn37 comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Everything that exists had a creator. God did not have a creator. God does not exist. The universe and nature is just as capable of it's own creation as god is of itself. It has always been perplexing to me why we can, and do, observe nature and the universe with all our senses, can quantify and qualify it, yet it seems that humans need to conjure up an invisible, imaginary, supernatural realm where super beings; gods, devils, angels, demons and who knows what else dwells, in order to have and enjoy the universe that exists before our very eyes. “Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

How do you respond when somebody you have never met in person and only exchanged a sentence or two ...

jlynn37 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

"Aren't we all".

How has learning science affected your life?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 30, 2019:

I know something.

just saw a security video where a person was beaten without mercy.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

God could not intervene as it would have interfered with freewill. So freewill advocates say.

A "perfect world" is theoretically possible, is it not?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

I used to think how great and wonderful the world would be if everyone was like me, knowing how great and wonderful I am, then it occurred to me that we would all starve to death in about 1 month.

Another relationship bites the dust. Your thoughts?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Meh .. Easy come, easy go.

Faith is given, not inborn you agree?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 28, 2019:

Faith is not given, it is forced.

Maybe I'm looking for the impossible.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 28, 2019:

I don't think you are looking for the impossible, you are simply not willing to accept the science. Hey, if you can't accept the science, just go with god did it. I don't see any other choice.

Dumb Laws, Stupid Laws: We have weird laws, strange laws, and just plain crazy laws!

jlynn37 comments on Jun 27, 2019:

What would you expect from dumb, stupid people?

God created nature or are we an evolution of bio organisms first?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 27, 2019:

Live and let live. You do you, I do me and let's strive to love our fellow beings on this planet and cause or do no harm.

As an Atheist who just turned 40 and is single I am now for the first time really grappling with my ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 26, 2019:

I am 81 and have no thoughts or desires to be immortal. I have no death wish, but I am ready to go on the day of my demise, be it today or any day henceforth.

We in the US seem to be having a bitter fight over the issue of the separation of church and state, ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

'merca is NOT hypersensitive. There should not be a state religion in any government, period. Until some verifiable evidence, facts and/or data is produced to support the existence of any supernatural realm and god(s), all governments should be secular. IMHO

Two things you could not live without

jlynn37 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

For starters, yo sweet ass would have to be one of them.

Hello.......

jlynn37 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

Hello, welcome, join in the festivities, inform and learn.

Should churches be maid to pay taxes

jlynn37 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

I think their maids probably already pay taxes.

Find the constant (.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 23, 2019:

God help you!

The reason I am agnostic is because there is no proof that a God told man to compose religious texts...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 23, 2019:

There is not only no "proof" of any deities or the supernatural, there is no verifiable evidence, facts or data to support the claims of theists that any god(s) exist.

What do you think about Deism?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 22, 2019:

No different than theism. There is simply no verifiable evidence, facts or data to support the existence of any supernatural dimensions or any beings that inhabit that non-existent, fantasy realm.

Christian Hate-Preacher: Gay People Are Selfish Pedophiles Who Must Be Killed | Hemant Mehta | ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 22, 2019:

"they limit themselves to just a few cards." As do most religious believers do.

From your personal experience, are some people simply not wired (say, neurologically or ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 22, 2019:

There of over 7 billion human brains on this planet and no two are wired exactly the same, so it is entirely conceivable for any particular wiring to exist.

Have you ever had anything that could be termed miraculous happen to you?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 22, 2019:

In my opinion, a "miracle" is something that can not happen in the natural world, (e.g. returning from the dead, an amputated limb reappearing). If it happens in the natural world, (e.g. 1 lone survivor of a catastrophic event), it may be a very rare event but is not a miracle.

And you thought regular ISIS was bad

jlynn37 comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Very amusing.

Alcoholics Anonymous... Is a religious cult?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 22, 2019:

I know nothing about AA but a primary aspect of a cult is having a charismatic leader and disassociating oneself from everyone except members of the cult. I do not think AA would come under those conditions.

Ok,,, if I start an atheist "church",,, how many of you will join?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 21, 2019:

I would consider attending as a social gathering, perhaps with a meal included, in order to meet some like-minded people in my area, but I would immediately leave at a sermon of any type.

I’ve been claiming to be Agnostic for over a year and a half now, but I’m leaning more towards ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 21, 2019:

There simply is no verifiable evidence, facts or data to even suggest that any deities exist much less proof.

Howdy.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 20, 2019:

Thank you for this.

The bottom line for me becoming an atheist is the feeling of freedom.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 19, 2019:

In my opinion, the bottom line for anyone being an A-theist is, or should be, there is no credible evidence, facts or data to support the existence of any god(s). I would add to your creed; do or cause no harm.

Kyle Kashuv Deserves Forgiveness, Say Conservatives - The Atlantic

jlynn37 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

One of my most oft sayings, "you have a choice of your actions, you do not have a choice of the consequences of your actions."

Conservative Christian Activist Warns Masturbation Is Gay Sex | Michael Stone

jlynn37 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I can't say anything about it being "gay" sex, but it sure is pleasurable and satisfying (although perhaps marginally)

Out of the closet after 30

jlynn37 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

For me, A-theism is the natural state and I have never experienced any regrets.

Should we all become teetotalers because there are alcoholics?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I have been a teetotaler my entire life for that very reason. If you never take a drink, you can never become an alcoholic. Besides, to me, a glass of tea or even Kool-aid tastes so much better.

A hugely blaring difference between Capitalism and Socialism that Americans seem to miss (and very ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Check this YouTube video for some education on socialism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7x7oVwhHok

School Board Jesus Prayer

jlynn37 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Religion of any kind is not appropriate in any public school system.

Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms as president - The ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 16, 2019:

What his supporters "demand" is irrelevant and the Constitution is all that matters.

New report finds many non-believers still believe in the supernatural - Big Think

jlynn37 comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Lot of them believe in astrology, fortune telling, mediums contacting the dead, lots of woo.

What would you have said?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 16, 2019:

God has nothing to do with it, or anything for that matter. You did OK.

I am playing around with a subject for an upcoming video.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I don't think it is possible to have any kind of relationship with something that is invisible and imaginary, personal or otherwise.

Separating Facts About Clergy Abuse From Fiction

jlynn37 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

The only information I have is what I read in the news.

Religion in a relationship

jlynn37 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Of course they can.

My wife is Chinese and studied all religious writings in International Literature Class.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

It may be as your NDE portrayed or it may not. NDE may be no different than a dream. Whatever happens after death, if anything, will happen regardless of what you believe or not believe. Live, love, laugh, cause/do no harm and enjoy your life every day.

What did you want to grow up and be as an adult when you were a pre -teen?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

I enjoyed my childhood and had so much fun that I wanted to remain a child forever and never grow up so I never gave any thought as to what I wanted to do/be as an adult. After I graduated from HS I just went where life took me and it has been a wonderful adventure and has ended well for me so far. Life is good. "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." Douglas Adams

I am amazed every time I read the history around the Bible.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

In my opinion, the old testament is a covenant between god and the Hebrew people, it's chosen people for whatever reason, and does not apply to anyone else on the planet, then or now. It is nothing more than a Hebrew creation myth for how the Hebrew people came into existence just as all tribes have their own creation myths for their existence.

Am I being unreasonable?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Meh .. I just do not let these, what I consider trivial things, bother me. Don't sweat the small stuff. It becomes non-trivial when it infringes on my rights and freedoms by gov't action or mob rule. ETA: There are just too many places to shop and if that bothers you, stop patronizing their business. I personally try not to patronize any business that displays their religion and/or a confederate flag. You do you, I do me and let's strive to do or cause no harm.

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

jlynn37 comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Nah, it's the 'mercan way.

I had an experience this weekend that made me consider that there may be a God and he must hate me.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

I am glad that you are now past this terrible incident but I have to say that it was just a coincidental chance happening and had nothing to do with a god.

Trump suffers series of snubs, insults on UK state/family trip. Haha!

jlynn37 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Trump's got his troubles, I got mine.

The Clintons were in $6 million debt due to lawsuits when they left the White House in 2000.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

FDR was a wealthy individual in a wealthy family and his primary political endeavor was to help the ordinary, working citizens of this country through social legislation. I have little concern with why so few make so much, my concern is why so many make so little.

A couple of times, in the movie, "Religulous," Atheist, Bill Maher, is asked, "What if you're ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Then I'm wrong.

I look forward to the day when non-believers are less preoccupied with their lack of faith than ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

If non-believers do not express themselves and are activists, the believers most definitely do express themselves and are activists and will do everything they can to impose their beliefs on everyone, so sitting quietly by and allowing it to happen is just not tenable, in my opinion. Of course just doing it on an Agnostic/A-theist internet sites is just preaching to the choir. Make your voice known at the voting booth on election day.

Fishing for a compliment. Squish. Has this ever happened to you?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Why not just take a compliment as a compliment and say thank you?

Twitter Jibes Mock Trump's Claim of "Tremendous Crowd of Well Wishers"

jlynn37 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Trump's got his troubles, I got mine.

There are points in your life where you make decisions.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

In life, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Why do you use agnostic.com?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

"you all" as they say in the south." The Southern (Dixiebonics) word is "y'all". Y'all can be singular or plural. All y'all is plural. Y'all come back now, ya hea.

Boris Johnson The Trump like personality in Britain who is being talked about as the most likely ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Britain's got their trouble, 'merca's got theirs.

Dutch KLM is going to use a new airplane that carries passengers in its wings.

jlynn37 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Interesting concept. Let's see if it gets off the ground and if so, when.

"Beliefs define how we see the world and act within it; without them, there would be no plots to ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

In my opinion, all beliefs, i.e. opinions, are a manifestation of the human brain, dependent on how the human brain is wired and no two human brains are wired exactly the same. The brain (aka god) acts in mysterious ways.

Just a reminder: in a 2016 article, Franklin Graham calls for school boards to be dominated be ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

So, what do you purpose we do about it?

The "God" Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God is a very ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

You might find this interesting along the same lines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0_-7FmrDq8

A Trump 2020 supporter at or Community Recreation Center has added stickers to his car that equate ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

At least he didn't equate Democrats to Communists.

What is your response to evil and suffering?

jlynn37 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

In my opinion, evil is solely human activity, suffering is just part of nature and life on planet earth.

The Great Agnostic "Col. Robert G. Ingersoll" (1833-1899)

jlynn37 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

I am an admirer of both Robert Ingersoll and Bertrand Russell and read and listen to their thoughts and ideas frequently.

How do you decorate your table?

jlynn37 comments on May 31, 2019:

I keep a spray can of Raid on the table all the time along with lots of other junk.

These evil fundamentalist people like Franklin Graham are liars and cheats.

jlynn37 comments on May 31, 2019:

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” Joseph Goebbels quote

There have so far been 971 cases of measles in America, mostly in New York.

jlynn37 comments on May 31, 2019:

Wheeee

According to Professor Allan Lichtman, who correctly predicted the last nine presidential election ...

jlynn37 comments on May 30, 2019:

Ask me again on Nov 6, 2020.

Another incredible lesson for adults from Greta Thurnberg. What do you think about her warning?

jlynn37 comments on May 30, 2019:

Another incredible lesson from an incredible young woman.

We have forgotten the good old, patient friendly methods.

jlynn37 comments on May 30, 2019:

Perversion could have been a motivating factor in becoming a doctor.

Noticed something, or a lack of something.

jlynn37 comments on May 30, 2019:

Theist's say that natural disasters are god's wrath against 'merca's sinful way or turning against god but never consider that it might just be god's wrath against theist's themselves turning against god. ETA: Assuming of course god's actual existence.

Televangelist: Jesus Was Vaccinated Against Flu So We Don’t Have To Be

jlynn37 comments on May 29, 2019:

I think her assertion is that we don't need vaccinations because jebus is our vaccination and he will protect us.

Televangelist: Jesus Was Vaccinated Against Flu So We Don’t Have To Be

jlynn37 comments on May 29, 2019:

There is little one can do about other's ignorance and stupidity.

What if Jesus DOESN'T love you? What if he's sick and tired of your bullshit?

jlynn37 comments on May 29, 2019:

The biblical Jebus is a mythical character.

Mueller Report summarised.

jlynn37 comments on May 29, 2019:

The GOP are not cowards, they are just standing behind their perverted interpretation of the constitution and their ideology of politics and power. That is what politics is all about in 'merca, applies to both parties and has very little to do with anything but greed and power. To hell with democracy, the constitution, the bill of rights, the rule of law and the citizenry.

Black Dems in vastly white Iowa poised to play 2020 role

jlynn37 comments on May 27, 2019:

Only time will tell.

Gotta love it when your religious parents give you this as a 20 year old.

jlynn37 comments on May 27, 2019:

Be honest, sincere and enjoy the experience.

I have no problem with the word “god” It is fun and nonsensical to get into an argument with ...

jlynn37 comments on May 27, 2019:

"God is just a word." .. until it becomes law.

Religion is a lot like a penis.

jlynn37 comments on May 27, 2019:

You left out, "and cram it down everyone's throat"

Are We Living in an Ancestor Simulation? ft. Neil deGrasse Tyson | Space Time - YouTube

jlynn37 comments on May 26, 2019:

I have no idea and really do not care. I am living in the world I live in and I am OK with that.

A friend and I were watching a documentary called Darwin: No Services Ahead.

jlynn37 comments on May 26, 2019:

I think it is a black splotch on a graphic.

Did Billy Graham do anything that injured our society?

jlynn37 comments on May 26, 2019:

Religion and Theism injures society. If you are religious, you are an accomplice if nothing else. I've heard it said, "I don't believe in (fill in the blank), I just believe in a religion and a book that does."

Do you remember Cosmos with Carl Sagan?

jlynn37 comments on May 25, 2019:

unforgettable. I have the series on DVD.

Do you think the draconian abortion laws passed by mostly white christian republican men; will ...

jlynn37 comments on May 25, 2019:

I try not to speculate about future events. What will be, will be.

Just a thought about human's brain .

jlynn37 comments on May 24, 2019:

I doubt we will ever be able to network all human brains to work as one.

Traffic Jam Near the Summit of Mt. Everest

jlynn37 comments on May 24, 2019:

I have always enjoyed hiking to the top of the highest mtns. where I am camping, as long as I can do it on a trail with switchbacks. I have never had a desire to scale mtns. as climber do.

Do you think that studying the history of the world helping to make everyone become agnostic or ...

jlynn37 comments on May 24, 2019:

I think that the only way to make anyone agnostic or a-theist is accepting reality using logic, reason, common sense supported by evidence, facts and data.