How challenging is it to be an atheist parent?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

A very applicable and necessary question for our community and our time. (IMHO)

"When absolute God-given righteousness beckons, blood flows and women are in chains.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

Yet, women seem to be the biggest supporters of religion and it's misogyny.

Do men ever find women with short hair attractive?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I certainly do and even find bald women attractive. ETA: Hey, I love women.

Just a pet theory I have regarding black holes and the Big Bang.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I am not a physicist or cosmologist so I will not make a comment other than this one.

Millions willing to Work for Mueller for Free If That Would Speed Things Up- Borowitz Report

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I personally am getting tired of this Investigation. I may be oversimplifying things but, if there is evidence, then prosecute, If not, let it go.

I just want to be free from all injustices including misandrism.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

People, especially religious, like to judge and condemn. All religious people want to serve god, they just want to do it in an advisory capacity.

Not meaning to whine here (okay, I'll indulge.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I think 3 weeks is much to long for the flu to last but I do not know about pneumonia. I wish you well and a speedy recovery back to normal health.

What's the 1 piece of advice you would give someone about life?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

Don't worry or concern yourself about things you have absolutely no control over.

Conservatives: What is your most liberal view? Liberals: What is your most conservative view?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I consider myself an independent liberal. There are some conservative values that I can agree with but the conservative republicans have morphed to a very fundamentalist theocratic, authoritarian nightmare that I will not support it regardless of any agreements I have with conservatism.

Anyone else ready for this winter to be over?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I was a snow skier for 25 years and looked forward to winter as much as the other seasons. I quit skiing when I turned 75 for safety reasons and now I do not like winter in any way. I am an outdoors person, enjoy traveling and camping, I live by a lake and enjoy boating and have become a warm weather activity person. Winter has become something to endure for the few months it happens every year.

Schrodinger's choices.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

You have a choice of your actions. You do not have a choice of the consequences of your actions.

Conservatives: What is your most liberal view? Liberals: What is your most conservative view?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 6, 2018:

I am that I am. Good enough for Yahweh, good enough for me.

I don't drink alcohol.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I would rather drink Paregoric or Kaopectate than alcohol as I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Might have saved me a lot of misery over my lifetime and certainly saved me a lot of money.

My Memoir

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I wish you well and success in the sell of your book.

Thanks to FB and Agnostic.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

It is a start for certain.

Does this resonate with your own belief?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I consider myself a secular humanist.

Stupid religious Archaeologists.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

All of them do this, It is the only way they can handle their cognitive dissonance.

If you were once religious, what made you choose Atheism?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Observing reality, using common sense and skepticism.

Are you a Feminist? If so, what does it mean to you?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Treating everyone as my equal, with all the rights and privileges that I have and enjoy.

What do you do to help curtail negativity bias?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I love. I love you as my sister/brother in my human family, I love you as the unique person that you are, I love you as a friend. It is difficult to have negativity in your life when you love. It works well for me.

If a god wanted me to believe it exists, why would it create me without god-sensing senses?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

An all-powerful, omnipotent god would know exactly what it would take for me to believe in it's existence and if it loved me and wanted me to spend eternity with it, it would do what ever it takes to make that happen.

I'm not certain this is the right category, but here's the random thought that occurred to me this ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Passing in my sleep. I am skeptical about the article. Death itself is instantaneous, one moment you are alive, the next moment you are dead. Now dying is another story as you are still alive until that instant of death. (IMHO)

Animals can apparently communicate details to other animals.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

That is just typical dog behavior and I doubt is any indication of "communication". (IMHO)

Idea stolen from @rockarol: I prefer kind Christians to hateful atheists. Thoughts?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I prefer kindness to hatefulness under any and all circumstances.

What would you do in this situation?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

I understand the position they have put you in. It is THEIR decision, not yours. I would continue to be their son and make the effort to continue your relationship with them, but unless you are willing to forego your individual person-hood or they are willing to accept you as you are, there is little you can do about it. I wish you well.

What’s your longest dry spell?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

about 6 mos.

Are religious people, those who believe in God generally happier?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 5, 2018:

No.

Any Birders..? If so, what last caught your eye.?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

It is my opinion that Mockingbirds were misnamed and should have been named Squawkingbirds.

Any Birders..? If so, what last caught your eye.?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I always have a pair of Roadrunners in my neighborhood (very rural) and they are interesting to watch hunter gathering individually and as a pair. Lots of Turkey and Black Buzzards. I live by a lake and every spring there are numerous White Pelicans doing interesting group flight maneuvers over head. There are a few varieties of Hummingbirds during the summer months. While camping it is glorious to hear a Bard Owl (among other Species) during the night. Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are fun to watch. Many Red-tailed Hawks.

I don't understand this: How is it I have been single for 1 year and 9 months, and have not been ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Unfortunately, you happen to live too far from me and we are, as they say, geographically undesirable and inconvenient.

The state of being lonely.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Nothing ventured, nothing gained my friend. I wish you the best in your life journey of discovery and fulfillment.

I've landed here, on this site. Why?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Welcome. Share, inform and learn.

African Panafricanism fanatics and their allies in Africa,are trying very harder to make me believe ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

There is probably some truth to what you say, but Western Countries have, is and always will be the problem for not only Africa but for every country on this planet that can be exploited for any reason that will benefit Western Countries.

I have a confession to make.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

To quote Mark Twain yet again, "It ain't the parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand."

Man sentenced for smearing wife's undies with red pepper

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

What is wrong with a man wanting some "hot" pussy to enjoy?

I live in West Tennessee and just about every road here has several churches why do we need these ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

A man's gotta make a living doing something and if you do religion right, you can make a killing.

Heard this a couple times If the relationship takes work, It's the wrong relationship.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I somewhat agree with this. However dealing with humans requires some effort to make anything work and a good deal of the time it just does not seem to work regardless of the effort humans put into it.

How well do you think you can get to know someone through online communication only?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I think your ability to know someone online is very limited. ETA: You can only know what someone wants you to know, true or false, real or imagined.

Dating multiple people at once.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Oh, I thought you meant 4 or 5 women on the same date.

What places have made you the happiest? What made you feel that way?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

That wonderful area between the inner thighs of the woman I am with. Do I need to explain the reason?

If you won the lottery,,,

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Pay off as many debts as I could then refinance the balance to lower my monthly payment. Oh, and buy a better old used car.

I have a friend that has cancer that has come back.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

My response would be, "I wish you well and hope for the best outcome to your present health issues".

I joined a Facebook group last week called “The intellectual lesbian”.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Sending thoughts and prayers. (snark)

Are you politically involved?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I vote.

Who is your role model? I have two. George Carlin and Tom Payne.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

MLK, Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, to name just a few. Any peace maker and love maker.

What is the world's no.1 anti-dandruff shampoo?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Do bald individuals have dandruff?

How do you spend your Sundays (or, if from a Friday-Saturday sabbath-groveling background, that same...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I am retired and for retired people there are only 5 days on a calendar: day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow and day after tomorrow. What is this Sunday you refer too?

Geez, Agnostic's advertisements pop up everywhere now.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I have never seen an ad or I just did not pay attention it but I also have an ad blocker in my browser.

Ghana Girls (and, I am sure, men): I am looking for a collection of phish.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I have been on the internet and on dating sites for 23 years and I know from experience what can happen here. I realized immediately the scammer situations on the internet and I typed a text file that I saved and would copy and paste it into chats when the time was right and if you follow that simple rule you will NEVER be scammed. "I have one strict rule when I am on the internet. I will NEVER, under ANY circumstances, send money or gifts to ANYONE for ANY REASON." It is my opinion that it is just an organisation that works just like a telemarketing organisation with rows of individuals contacting internet users who would be susceptible to scamming (lonely older men and women the best targets). When you are on the internet, you have absolutely no way of knowing who you are chatting with (it could be a man, woman, child, a bot, law enforcement). You are perfectly safe if you remember and use the strict rule text file above. Good luck and have some fun.

It has just come to my attention that only 1% of the population of Brazil does not believe that ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

The Catholics have pretty much got Central and South America locked in. (IMHO)

I like you! Well, not you, but everybody else here seems pretty cool... ;)

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I love you. I have no idea if I would like you until I met you and learned something about you. It is really hard for me NOT to like someone and I can always find something to like about anyone.

What are you looking for?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

I am here to meet friends, spend time together in chat and enjoy what we can share together. If it turns out that we live close perhaps we can meet and enjoy each other in person. I do not ask anything from anyone other than that they enjoy the time we spend together and would want to share in that enjoyment.

Is this true for you?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

Not for me. You do you and I do me. That is all I will say about it.

So I decided to join a Grief Share group even though it is held at a church and is based on the ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 4, 2018:

You could have mentioned that animals grieve with no god to be had.

What is your favorite meetup group or organization?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

The Nymphomaniac weekly get together. I have never missed a get together and boy am I exhausted.

At what point?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I may be the senior member here and I would say when it affects your ability to do the things you could do and enjoyed doing when younger and just took for granted and that includes almost everything. Physical activities, sexual activities, memory activities, Virtually all the 5 senses. Life is still good.

Best ever lover, did you have one?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Yes I have and they were ALL women. Kidding aside, absolutely and it was a tie between a Mexican and an Asian, never to forget. However, as the saying goes, the worst I ever had was wonderful.

Do you believe in love at first sight?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I can only say that it has never happened to me.

How mobile are you?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I am a little bit of both, a homebody and a traveler. I enjoy traveling by car and train and take several trips a year just for the enjoyment of traveling. I am also an outdoors in nature person, have a small camping trailer and enjoy camping adventures when the weather is good to do so. I am also retired, have no restrictions on time and am financially secure to do just about anything I enjoy doing.

What Are Your Thoughts On "Smart Buddhist Prayer Beads ?"

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

"A fool and his money are soon parted".

Seeing so many vets homeless and in need what have you done to help these individuals out.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Voted for candidates that I thought would provide the best assistance to them.

What was the worse job you had to endure?Why?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Being the gigolo for so many movie actresses for so long a time. They were so selfish and could never be satisfied. Just kept saying "I'm paying you for pleasure, now lets do this again".

ARE YOU GRATEFUL I know I am.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I am with you friend.

U.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

This is, unfortunately, just normal everyday activity in the USA. Not even newsworthy now. (IMHO)

Is there a thing as black "privilege"?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

We are all one family of human beings and there should be no privilege for anyone. Every human should have and enjoy the same rights and privileges as another.(IMHO)

Why do so many people choose not to upload a profile pic?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

When someone contacts me to chat, my response is always: no photo, no chat. I want to see who I am chatting with and I want them to see me. ETA: Of course I am very handsome and desirable and a pleasure to look at.

Post a photo of your job. Here's a bathroom remodel I've been on longer than it looks like, so far.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I love my job.

Your thoughts on what happened yesterday when that father of three Nassar's victims asked for five ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I can sympathize and empathize with their feeling, anger, and grief, but violence, vengeance and revenge is never an answer or a solution. (IMHO)

Southern region question- Is it true that Dunkin Donuts builds near a Publix?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

There are Dunkin Donuts in my area but no Publix.

What have you learned about yourself in the last year?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I turned 80 and I am old as dirt but life is good.

My Favorite Oxymoron

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I thank god that I am an atheist.

Thanks to the Creators of Agnostic.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

Why would even want to log out???

Music

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

A comb and tissue paper. I strummed on a guitar growing up, played a few chords to sing country songs, but never learned to play. One of my regrets is not learning to play the piano as a child. I would love to sit at a piano anywhere and play for my enjoyment and the enjoyment of others. I enjoy the rhythm of a washing machine and sit by it and tap to it's rhythm.

What wildlife do you commonly see where you live?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 3, 2018:

I live in a rural area of central Texas close to a lake. I see lots of wildlife in my area. Deer, coyotes, turkey, fox, armadillo, squirrels, skunks, opossum, rabbits, roadrunners, numerous snake species, numerous bird species (including my favorite hummingbirds). There are cougars reported in my area but I have never seen on. I am a camper, naturalist, conservationist, environmentalist and I enjoy being in nature and wilderness.

Aggressive, angry and violent Christian?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

There is no hate like christian love.

I read somewhere that the native peoples living above the arctic circle didn't have words for rape ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Well, when you have to wear the amount and type of clothing required to survive in those conditions, I am surprised they were even able to have consensual sex.

Krispy Kreme donuts are coming! The thing about that is, they will have one store to start with, ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I have never noticed or paid any attention but I can imagine that being true.

How to answer religious people's prejudiced remarks?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

How about, "My dear, your privileged, ignorant, bigotry is showing".

People say that Christmas is a depressing time of year; I think it's valentines. What do you think?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I do not find days of the week to be depressing.

Homeless Among the Privledged

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

American conservative capitalism on display. (IMHO)

Do you let your emotions get in the way of rational thinking?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I would imagine that everyone does at times. That is just a human characteristic.

Does everyone know their nationality, or are some of you unsure?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Basically English and German.

At about the same time as I discovered this site I closed my Facebook account.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I only use FB for contact with my family.

I post some of the most sideways views at times and y'all still like them.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

"Sideways" views can be some of the most thought provoking and intellectually stimulating.

My brother recently died, and I can't help but notice the stupid comments, "ill pray for you"?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

That is all they know to say. I am sorry for your loss of your dear brother.

If you are into physics and had the chance to learn about the double slit experiment.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

What I "believe" has nothing to do with scientific understanding.

So an issue which is current, secular, controversial and strangely has religious support (I suppose ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I have no issues with my sexuality that I feel needs to be addressed. Other than I would enjoy a bit more sex.

You have travelled more than one, which way do you prefer?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Hostel. ETA. I travel alone and do not have anyone else to consider with lodging.

What is your definition of God?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

A brain fart.

If you are into physics and had the chance to learn about the double slit experiment.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I have absolutely no idea.

They know what God likes most. So do I.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Everybody's got a damn opinion.

Finish This Statement: I Believe I Am Smarter Than Most People I Encounter Because.....

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I am also better looking.

Billy Graham Warned Against Mixing Politics And Religion

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Until it is in your interest to do so. (IMHO)

When do you stop helping someone that refuses to help themselves?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Until we can walk a mile in another man's shoes, we don't really have any clue to say anything about him. For what it's worth.

There are actually people in this country that think climate scientists worldwide are full of shit ...

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

You my friend, have presented the answer to the global warming/climate change arguments.

End of the world

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

What you say is a likely scenario for the end of human life, but NOT the end of the world.

How do you prefer to be comforted?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

I agree that being by myself is the best solution for me and I know that "this too will pass".

Saw this site n had give a try.

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

Life can be a bitch sometimes but I am certain that you will make the best of it. Agnostic is a good place for you to start. (IMHO)

Dad who homeschools kids teaches them about guns and Bitcoin | Metro News

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

If home schooler's can teach the absolutely nonsense of religion, why not?

Should drug addicts be forced into rehab?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 2, 2018:

If they are doing or causing no harm and have no desire to do so, then I would say no.