Things are certainly different now.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 18, 2018:

Only no parent would drag a kid outside these days, they're too petrified of every other person in the world zeroing in on their kids to snatch them the moment they step outside or other parents calling the cops on them.

How does Religion affect Views of Palestine/Israel?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 17, 2018:

The whole affair has become so hopelessly convoluted that I think everyone should just be moved out and then, when the area is completely devoid of humans it should be razed to the ground and given back to nature. Enough is enough.

Do you expect an award when you’ve done a good deed?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 17, 2018:

Other than from my own brain? Nope.

Why are people so desperate to be diagnosed with a mental health issue ?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 17, 2018:

Because they don't want to be held responsible for their assholery. They see how folks with actual mental illnesses are being given proper consideration and mistake it for a 'get out of consequences free' card. But the thing is, folks with real mental illnesses know there's no such animal.

What’s a movie you can never get tired of?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 17, 2018:

The Dark Crystal.

Best musical score/soundtrack on a TV show? Tie: Dexter/Hannibal

memorylikeasieve comments on May 17, 2018:

Doctor Who. The new series, that is.

When it comes to being in a committed relationship, how important is open honesty & trust to you?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 17, 2018:

I don't want that info and I don't want anyone else to want mine.

So, what kind of phone do you use? iPhone 6s here

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

Motorola MotoZ.

Who would you love see become the next President?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

A functional adult with a working knowledge of science and facts and governance.

What is your opinion on GMO foods and Monsanto?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

GMOs are perfectly fine. There is no difference between regular food and organic but the price. As to Monsanto? I grew up in a farming community. They were doing the same thing for ages before Monsanto bought a bunch of smaller seed companies. It's just the same practices with a different name.

How off putting is it to learn someone has kids?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

'Unless they haven't lived?'. I've had a pretty good life being child-free, and I aim to find someone with a similar life. I am not the sort of person who does well around children for any length of time. I'm the stiff, awkward, avoidant type who can't speak their language.

There’s no cost to white people who call 911 about black people.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

Isn't there something about wasting police resources? They could start with that.

Well, I do see people mention this: No islamophobia, what about christianophobia, atheistophobia, ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

Neoliberalism is an economic term referring to the resurgence of lassez-faire capitalism.

At what age do you start to feel "old"?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

Meh, I'm 43 and I'm in better shape than I was in my 20s.

It is very difficult to conduct an adult conversation on politics or social controversies, even on ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 16, 2018:

There are some things that have no merits. I will not debate with individuals who want people like me dead, or with those who support such individuals.

I've recently seen several posts and a few "angry" comments about us oldster guys and how we view, ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 15, 2018:

Bah. I thought it was funny. Repetition is a tried and true element of comedy.

I find a lot of non-believers still believe in magical thinking in other areas, outside of organized...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 15, 2018:

I... can't quite dispel a belief that aliens and ghosts *might* exist.

I really, REALLY need to go visit my home town.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 14, 2018:

Minnesota is beautiful, but I lived in Duluth for fifteen years and couldn't handle the subzero winters any more.

Misogyny and Agnostic.com

memorylikeasieve comments on May 14, 2018:

Haven't really seen much. I've seen more classism than anything else.

I watched contact again last night, a movie from a book written by carl Sagan.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 14, 2018:

One ofy most favorite movies. ?

In our age of technology where we are constantly on camera which has many safety benefits, do you ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 14, 2018:

Meh, there are so many people in the world that there's always going to be someone jacking off to pics/film of someone else. As long as they don't try to hunt me down, I can't say I care much.

Which Star Trek series is your favorite?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 14, 2018:

DS9, even if it was a rip-off of Babylon 5.

I trust science, not religion.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 14, 2018:

D'you honestly think Harry Potter fans think magic is real? O.o

Do you celebrate commercial Holidays? If so, which ones and why.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 13, 2018:

I celebrate Halloween. Every year. Fight me.

A broken idea of sex is flourishing. Blame capitalism. | Rebecca Solnit | Opinion | The Guardian

memorylikeasieve comments on May 13, 2018:

I saw a post once by one of these incel creatures that proposed a forced distribution of women to himself and his ilk, all sorted by 'number,' of course, like some kind of Stalin-era bread line, with added rules regarding what 'number' class of woman could have sex with what 'number' class of man. Completely ignoring the existence of the LGBT, predictably. Seemed less capitalist than communist to me. 'And here is your government-issued Woman Above Level Seven.' Makes me really glad I'd be considered unattractive by these creatures.

Where’s your monsters?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 13, 2018:

Conservative Congressbeings are the scariest human monsters for me. The scariest fictional monsters for me would have to be anything that can take over your mind. Daemons and such. You can't run from them or fight them.

Anyone else get brain fog?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 13, 2018:

I have narcolepsy. Brain fog is part of my day to day existence and has been for years. The only thing that I find dispels it is expensive or dangerous medication that I would not recommend. ?

Favorite Author? Just one!

memorylikeasieve comments on May 13, 2018:

Lovecraft.

Are you happy with the name that was given to you?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 13, 2018:

Nope. Always hated it. Probably always will.

SHTF. Are you ready?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 12, 2018:

Nope, I'll probably end up dead. Anything I can do that's even remotely useful can be done better by someone else.

Political issues

memorylikeasieve comments on May 12, 2018:

Civil rights.

Is it a deal-breaker if someone lists weed in their profile?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 12, 2018:

Weed is not a deal breaker for me, but tobacco is.

Lucky number 7!

memorylikeasieve comments on May 12, 2018:

Oh, Seven. So underrated.

Americans - How corrupt is your government? If at all!

memorylikeasieve comments on May 12, 2018:

There's not much that CAN be done, and what can be done is being done.

Have you ever just been so fed up with society that you have considered moving off the grid and ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 11, 2018:

Hahahaaaa, nope. I'd be dead inside of a month, probably.

Basic survival skills

memorylikeasieve comments on May 11, 2018:

I know my way around small maintenance/repair/etc tasks, but I don't think I'd trust my clumsy hands and/or shitty eyesight to anything bigger or more delicate.

I was watching a documentary about tattoos and society's reaction to people who took it to the ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 11, 2018:

I'll have ink done just about anywhere other than face or neck. Those spots are too sensitive on me, so it'd be way too painful. Also I like to decorate those areas with makeup and jewellery, instead. Personally, I see the body as a beautiful canvas and if one wants to decorate it with tattoos or piercings or whatever, more power to 'em. I've got two so far and am planning more.

Community living

memorylikeasieve comments on May 11, 2018:

I would not say no to this idea. Just as long as invisible disabilities don't cause resentment among those who don't have them.

What was the most harrowing experience that you have ever had?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 11, 2018:

Driving a giant U-Haul through a tiny mountain pass with only the most cursory of railings between me and a looooonnnnngggggg drop.

Why Was An Honors Philosophy Doctoral Candidate So Stupid?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 11, 2018:

Unfortunately, University degrees don't stop someone from being a terrible person.

Positive Thinking: A New Secular Religion?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 11, 2018:

It does tumble easily and repeatedly into magical thinking.

Who remembers "Hickeys" in school? I had to cover mine with make-up or be beat by my parents!

memorylikeasieve comments on May 10, 2018:

Never got any.

Do you consider yourself a Scientist??

memorylikeasieve comments on May 10, 2018:

Nope, no degrees.

Interested in legitament response that are not knee jerk replies to the following question.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 10, 2018:

Gerrymandering. Republicans just keep redrawing district lines to put the numbers where they want them.

How do you feel about hunting for sport?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 10, 2018:

The more dead cervids, the better. They starve out other wildlife, they eat crops, and they jump out in front of vehicles on the road. Hunting them is really just pest control.

Chronic pain

memorylikeasieve comments on May 10, 2018:

I find it depends on the pain for me. My headaches respond well to ice packs and Excedrin. This lower back pain I've been having for over a month now responds decently enough to CBD and a TENS unit, and cyclobenzaprine at night, but only temporarily. Distraction doesn't really work for me, I have to throw /some/ kind of treatment at it.

More moronic insanity from the militarized police of this country, who are suppose to protect and ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 9, 2018:

Yeah, they're just going for an emotional hit with that to fuel the agenda of the non-legalising crowd.

Does anyone else feel like they are destined to fail at relationships?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 9, 2018:

I do. All my girlfriends have left me to marry dudes.

Was anyone else required to kneel and say a prayer before bedtime?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 9, 2018:

Yup. Both of them. And praying at dinners with extended family. I hated every second if it.

What do you to make yourself feel sexy?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 9, 2018:

Pfff. And here I thought we didn't believe in impossible things.

I'm strictly anti-supernatural.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 9, 2018:

Blimey, where do you work that has that many Wiccans in one place?

Do we need some nasty space aliens threatening to destroy us?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 8, 2018:

I've been saying essentially the same thing for years.

Should the Boy Scouts be both for boy and girls?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 8, 2018:

All you people pearl-clutching about co-ed shenanigans, have you seriously forgotten that at that age the opposite sex all have cooties?

Every year the local Rabi must order the Hanukkah menorah to be dragged out of storage and be ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 7, 2018:

Oh, for fuck's sake. There's probably some ridiculous city ordinance that says it has to be exactly X distance from this or that, thus forcing its stupid location.

Young People Are Lonelier Than Their Elders : NPR

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

It's because people seem to glorify introversion these days. I see so many posts and memes and comics about wanting to stay at home because *shock! horror!*. there are people out there! 'Yay, so-and-so cancelled so I can stay in and not wear pants and stare at Netflix all night!' 'Stupid extoverts can party all night, I'll stay at home with my cats because /I'm/ better than that.' If they want to not be lonely, they have to, yanno, put on real clothing and step outside.

Do you have fear or peace about yourself dying someday?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

I am terrified of dying. They call it thanatophobia. I'm very afraid of not existing.

To Bother Or Not To Bother: Finding Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type – HealthyWay

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

Meh. I dunno, I did it once and can't remember. I'm an E... sommat. Which sounds like a 2000s-era tech product with a lazy marketing team. Buy the E-Sommat! It does stuff!

How do you get through to someone who denies the Moon landings

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

I don't even try. You can't cure stupidity.

I like to believe in civility even in the face of talking heads.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

Dunno. I'm willing to debate with most folks, but I draw the line at those who want me dead. It wasn't very long ago that this country started seeing the LGBT community as human beings, and there are far too many who want to reverse that. So, sorry, not going to try any 'civil discourse' with Nazis, alt-right, etc. They don't deserve it. They made entirely the wrong choices.

When religious people demand that I respect their beliefs because it is their god given right to be ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again:. Demanding respect is the quickest way to not get it. They can fuck off and take their stupid with them.

Sometimes I think it would be best to just take my atheism home and not listen to all the repetitive...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

I try to ignore them unless they're making laws based on their delusions.

This is going to be a odd question/ How does every one feel about the Boy Scouts changing the name ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 6, 2018:

I say it's about time. I never joined Girl Scouts/Guides/whatever because it seemed pointless. Why did the boys get to learn survival skills and such and the girls didn't? Now girls can learn useful things, too.

These dismissive and repetitive quotes often used by the religious annoy me for several reasons.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Urgh, they annoy me, too, and people automatically lose credibility in my eyes if they use them non-ironically.

Who else out thar, is so tired of all the Trump Bashing ?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Sorry, I can't honestly say I'm with you on this. If we stop objecting and criticising, this shit will become normalised.

Does anyone find it interesting that a lot of college students identify as Ravenclaw or Slytherin?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Couldn't tell ya, I'm Slytherin and I've never been to anything beyond a two-year school.

They say there's safety in numbers, but WHICH numbers?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Best not use imaginary numbers. I don't think I'd want to use Pi, either....

Positive discrimination.... Discuss!

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

I don't think there's any such thing, if you're referring to people.

Atheist lifer here! Thanks for letting me join a group of likeminded people! I have two rescue ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Hello to you and to the buns. ?

Physicists find signs of a time crystal

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

I almost understand this! ?

I love reading, but I haven't been able to concentrate enough to get into a book since my soon to be...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Not necessarily Marvel or DC, but I recommend V For Vendetta.

If you have ever been the black sheep of your lot in life and family.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

If my shit is sticky I break out the wet wipes. Serious answer: aye, I'm the sheep of probably a dozen colours in my family. They don't even talk to me since I moved away, and that's fine by me.

Just as we cannot scientifically prove the existence of a creator, we cannot prove the non-existence...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

I thought one couldn't prove a negative, anyway? ?

Just saw the most frustrating meme on Pinterest: to paraphrase, if you’re praying for your partner...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

This makes me so angry. ?

Was jesus a white gay jew living in the middle east ?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Why d'you ask?

I need some advice.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Sounds like a wrong number. Still happens, even in this age of smart phones.

What other languages do you speak? I'm learning French and getting better at my Spanish.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

As Korben Dallas said, 'Lady, I speak two languages--English and bad English.'

You and friend are making a little music out the trunk of your car a case is lying on the ground ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

Play it anyway. It's a beautiful song.

'They don't belong': police called on Native American teens on college tour | US news | The Guardian

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

If a person is going to be racist they need to be named and shamed, period.

Are you a good tipper?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

I like to think I am? Being dyscalculic I have to use a tip calculating app and I just leave it at 20 percent every time. ?

I am curious about superstitions amongst people who are not mentally affiliated with a religion.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

I try very hard not to be superstitious, and I usually succeed unless I'm working in live theatre. Oh, one catches metaphorical hell if one ignores the superstitions there!

What is it that irritates you the most?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 5, 2018:

As to signage, nothing infuriates me quite like the greengrocer's apostrophe.

Some girls behind the register asked me the usual questions about what kind of bike I had, what ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Ow... ?

I never wanted to believe that my roommate was stealing from his road construction job, but when I ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

This site needs a rimshot emoji.

What puts a glide in yo stride and a dip in yo hip?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

What, haven't you got any Rubbachucks?

The hare Krishnas are at it again.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Man, I haven't heard that name since they got kicked out of the airports in the 80s. ?

FACT CHECK: Is Trump Nominating Dr. Oz to the Presidential Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Oh, for fuck's sake.

Last winter I went to a book tour talk of Brene Brown.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

I doubt you'll get a straight answer, if at all, from whoever said it.

What is your success rate?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Your poll is missing 'zero.'. Yeah, I know it's less than 50 percent, but it's that much less that it needs it's own entry. ?

Would you be willing to move out of the city and into a healthier farming lifestyle?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Hahahaaaa, nope! I'd get run over by some outrageously large and complex machine, it'd take an ambulance half an hour to get there, then that'd be the end of me. No thanks.

How Times Have Changed

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Also, I've never had to get any kind of licence for a bicycle or to sell things online.

I've been struggling quite a bit with my depression the past few months.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Their suggestions are, indeed, ignorant. It's like telling a paraplegic to 'just get up and take a walk.' I'd suggest seeing a doctor, as the exhaustion might also stem from sleep problems.

How Times Have Changed

memorylikeasieve comments on May 4, 2018:

Yeah, I wouldn't trust David Avocado Wolfe to tell me fire was hot. ?

Where are the liberal blind spots?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 3, 2018:

I'm sure there are some that liberal folks miss, but I can't remember what they are.

Teachers Take to the Streets & Kanye West Says Slavery Was a Choice | The Daily Show [youtube.com]

memorylikeasieve comments on May 3, 2018:

Ugh. West is a blithering idiot. I really wish we could stop paying attention to him.

Okay at the risk of alienating everyone, I was and am a huge fan of Mel Bush (Bonnie Langford) ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 2, 2018:

Classic Series--Ace. New Series--Donna.

I adore weird and cheesy, original and even BAD flicks.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 2, 2018:

David Lynch's Dune. A gorgeous, horrifyingly expensive flop and I love it so.

What is the most effective way to deal with Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons or other religious door ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 2, 2018:

I have a sign on my door that's a picture of emptily smiling people, one holding up a bible, in a circle with a line through it. Haven't heard from them since I put it up about a year ago.

If we're gonna be friends, you need to remember this ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 2, 2018:

Man, number 4 is me most of the time. ?

Should Atheist be tolerant of religion or should it be treated as unacceptable social behavior?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 2, 2018:

Excessive religiosity is unacceptable behavior in my opinion.

Religious upbringing

memorylikeasieve comments on May 2, 2018:

I was. I don't think I ever really believed. I remember asking all kinds of questions in Sunday School when I was a kid. My family... probably don't know, as I've had very little contact with them since I left the hometown.