History, it's a harsh mistress.

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2020:

If they go violent, a lot of them are going to jail. They can be handled because we have enough de3cent, patriotic people in this country.

Is homosexuality a choice?

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2020:

I am inclined to believe that homosexuality is genetic in origin. I do not see why a person would simply choose the option knowing the difficulties it could well produce in dealing with others.

Really? You mean he lies? I'm shocked I tell you, shocked. [huffpost.com]

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2020:

I repeat: All he does is lie, but he does not even do that well.

The Mafioso family running America: Meet the Trumps

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

There is no doubt that the Trump "empire" is a criminal enterprise.

Hope many more wake up

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

Damn, I hope so!!!

James Dobson Warns Democrats Will ‘Enslave’ Conservative Christians | Michael Stone

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

Dobson is a truly evil man.

Does Trump have PSP Frontotemproal Dementia? I am sure that he does.

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

Sounds pretty accurate.

Another former 45 supporter turns on him, AGAIN. [dailymail.co.uk]

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

That is the first intelligent thing I ever saw that Coulter said.

You know your garden has gotten too big when ..

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

Oh,yeah!

“Perhaps Howard Stern, of all people, said it best: “The oddity in all of this is the people ...

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

True!!!

Did You Know Trump and His Cohorts Are Liars?

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

Lying is almost all that they do -- and they are not even good at that.

Trump spreads sexist insults about Hillary Clinton, female Democrats - Business Insider

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

What a dirty, malevolent cretin Trump is!!!

Please vote (unless you're going to vote for the crybaby)!

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2020:

Hear! Hear!!

I read in my local newspaper some Atheists are being blamed for burning down a church in ...

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2020:

I greatly doubt the veracity that story.

Life is hard, stress can be overwhelming, there's always more bullshit on the way, it's always going...

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2020:

Meditation does help. So does engaging yourself in productive activity.

This was a post on my best friends mom's Time Line!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 It said that Trump was one...

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2020:

An obscene depiction.

YES! GOD BLESS ALL AMERICANS, ONLY BELIEVERS THAT IS!

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2020:

Is he admitting that he does not have a clue?

Anthony Fauci: 'Now Is The Time .

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2020:

And the idiot Trump is certainly not demonstrating that.

The continued hypocrisy of Trump's Twitter post history to his current actions has president

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2020:

What else would you expect from this lazy fraud?

I find it very interesting that the ultra-religious also engage in conspiracy mongering.

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2020:

An accurate perception. Maybe irrationality leaves one open to further irrationality?

Coronavirus, Masks, And Many White People Behaving Badly | Crooks and Liars

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2020:

What a totally self-centered egotist this woman is!!@

Michigan court upholds Whitmer's power to extend stay-at-home order

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2020:

It is good that Michigan does not have a Republican-stacked cort system.

Sunday slump - The virus is accelerating dechurching in America | United States | The Economist

wordywalt comments on May 21, 2020:

It could be a lasting effect. Once habits are broken, it becomes harder to maintain them. Believe it or not, psychological studies indicate that we act our way into believing more often than believing our way into acting.

Will Trump be Proud of His Martyrs, or Wind Up Calling them "Loosers": [rawstory.com]

wordywalt comments on May 21, 2020:

He already considers them losers, but is playing them like a fiddle.

Read this on another board and thought I'd offer it up for discussion here.

wordywalt comments on May 20, 2020:

There is no second or after=life of any sort. When a human being dies, it ceases to be a living organism and immediately begins to decay. If not embalmed, that corpse ceases to exist at all within weeks. The human mind, and human awareness, cannot and does not exist outside of the living human brain. Both are simply gone upon death of the body and mind. The only "recycling" is of individual atoms and molecules, which have no awareness.

Shame on me for believing some conspiracies.

wordywalt comments on May 20, 2020:

No way in hell.

Trump threatens to 'hold up funding' to Michigan for expanding vote-by-mail access

wordywalt comments on May 20, 2020:

What a petty, corrupt morfal slug.

Pity on America, From A Distance: [dailykos.com]

wordywalt comments on May 20, 2020:

We must stand up and throw out these corrupt bums to re-earn international respect.

This ought to prove interesting [cnn.com]

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

Full speed ahead!!!

What are your thoughts on intelligence, confidence, and other aspects (ie memory)?

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

Confidence is more of a personality issue, and is influenced by prior experiences. An intellige3nt person with confidence finds it easier to reach our and attempt and test new learning. That, in turn, increases intellect.

neck [agnostic.com]

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

He is such an obvious liar, cheat and fraud that he is easily and appropriately ridiculed.

Are people protecting the idea of religion or the power, privilege and social status that religion ...

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

Both. As Erich Fromm points out people turn to religion of get away from a sense of ignorance and powerlessness, perceptions that are very painful and threatening. Once in, they enjoy and exult in the sense of power hat is derived from being a member of a much larger body of "true believers."

Ga.

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

The dense have to learn the hard way.

Sooo petty. [thedailybeast.com]

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

Shows what a truly little excuse for a man that the idiot Trump is.

Another Lincoln Project release and a short piece about orange blob's reaction to them: ...

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

Bravo! Bravo! The kind of ad that is needed.

Former Coronavirus Skeptic Warns Others To Take Pandemic Seriously After Infection | HuffPost

wordywalt comments on May 19, 2020:

To use an old southern expression, some people have to be hit over the head with a two by four to get their attention.

I don't mean to offend with this but seriously please tell me you don't really think trump is dumb ...

wordywalt comments on May 18, 2020:

Trump is all that -- and stupid.

What would you do/say if a Christian friend told you they're questioning their faith?

wordywalt comments on May 18, 2020:

I would have said, "I can understand that. It happened to me many years ago."

Is this all there is?

wordywalt comments on May 17, 2020:

When I first came on the site over a year and one-'half ago, there was a much freer exchange of thoughts and opinions on all sorts of topics, much of it very productive and meaningful to me. Today, with all of the groups, the dialogue on the general forum is much more limited and, much of it with substantially less substance. I still enjoy the comraderie with more than a few people, and find what substance that remains productive.

What are the odds of having the election in November? Will there be a U.S.A. in January?

wordywalt comments on May 17, 2020:

There will be an election. Biden must and will win.

Eric Trump: Coronavirus will disappear after election day - Business Insider

wordywalt comments on May 17, 2020:

It looks as though idiocy in the Trump family is genetic.

And to add to the conspiracy theories.... [lancastercourier.com]

wordywalt comments on May 17, 2020:

So ridiculous that it it not worth responding to.

Opinion: Trump is systematically ripping America to shreds

wordywalt comments on May 16, 2020:

Every word true. That is why the obscenity MUST go!!!!!

State Department inspector general becomes the latest watchdog fired by Trump - CNNPolitics

wordywalt comments on May 16, 2020:

Trump MUST be stopped before he destroys our constitution and democracy.

He's not just a clown, he's the whole circus

wordywalt comments on May 16, 2020:

Such deranged idiocy!!!

Real patriots wear masks and have empathy for their fellow Americans. Trump does neither

wordywalt comments on May 15, 2020:

Trump is totally incapable of real patriotism. That would require real commitment to something other than himself.

Bought myself a trump steak. Any ideas best way to cook it.

wordywalt comments on May 14, 2020:

Tar and feather it. Then burn it.

This is my potting bench ...in my living room.

wordywalt comments on May 14, 2020:

Mine is in my garage, on a work table I built.

Trump Foreshadows How He Might Undermine Next Election Donald Trump and Fox News hosts have ...

wordywalt comments on May 13, 2020:

We must be ready for anything that obscenity might try!

What would you have done differently had you been god?

wordywalt comments on May 13, 2020:

As gods do not exist, I do not have the slightest idea of how a god would behave.

[friendlyatheist.

wordywalt comments on May 12, 2020:

Niether this Falwell or his father have ever wanted anyone to think for himself or herself.

The coolest thing about having adult children is when they apologize for the little shits they were ...

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

I have 2 daughters who are reaching middle age and I appreciate fully what you say.

'The Next Crisis': Up to 43 Million Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Due to Pandemic, Study ...

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

If this does not p;rove the need for universal healthcare, nothing does. How stupid can we Americans be???

AP FACT CHECK: Trump is not credible on virus death tolls

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

It will be a surprise when Trump tells the truth.

Nebraska Governor Defends Decision To Hide COVID-19 Stats At Specific Meatpacking Plants

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

This sucker does not know what the public interest 1

Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protests : NPR

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

Nuts of several sorts consort.

And it continues.... [foreignpolicy.com]

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

There are no limits to Trumps viciousness toward anyone who disagrees with him.

Kentucky Christians Win Fight to Spread COVID-19 via In-Person Church Services | Hemant Mehta | ...

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

When you knowingly act stupidly, you reap he results.

Not really, but well actually ...

wordywalt comments on May 10, 2020:

Amen, brother.

Trump claims virus will 'go away without a vaccine' - AOL News

wordywalt comments on May 9, 2020:

The crap this idiot comes up with is absurd.

Mike Pence caught on hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE for a PR stunt - YouTube

wordywalt comments on May 8, 2020:

The whole damned cabal are corrupt frauds.

Magic Mike busted! [rawstory.com]

wordywalt comments on May 8, 2020:

He, like Trump, is morally bankrupt.

Ok .

wordywalt comments on May 7, 2020:

Trump would not have been possible if it were not for Mitch.

One tired bumblebee.

wordywalt comments on May 7, 2020:

I gave not seen a singe bumblebee this spring. In years past, they were all around my garden.

Kellyanne Conway's Husband Writes Brilliant Op-Ed Explaining Why Trump Went "Ballistic" On Him: "The...

wordywalt comments on May 6, 2020:

The "Lincoln" group is going to eat Trump's lunch and leave him holding the bag for being the idiot he is.

"In a certain sense, postmodernism seems to be the last step of secularization.

wordywalt comments on May 5, 2020:

We cannot kill that which does not exist. I agree o the issue of metaphysics. Still, I use the word "deep" to convey that the construct conveys more different and significant cognitive connections at different levels of complexity. Good to see you posing again. Das freut mich!

"All religions bear the traces of the fact that they arose during the intellectual immaturity of the...

wordywalt comments on May 4, 2020:

Religions arose because human beings could not tolerate the condition of understanding so little and being so powerless. They created religions which purportedly explained things, and which gave them sense of being in control and protected by worshiping non-existent gods who would then favor them. It also created a sense of group power and identify which also added to the false power in the community of believers. Neitzsches explanation, in and of itself, was shallow.

Atheistic Chaplain-is their denial an example of religious discrimination? [navytimes.com]

wordywalt comments on May 4, 2020:

As an atheist, I look at atheism as the absolute absence of belief in any religious ideology. To me, it makes the whole concept of an atheist chaplain an oxymoron.

Because it's behind a paywall ,,, Could Trump Go the Way of Herbert Hoover?

wordywalt comments on May 4, 2020:

I really believe that the idiot Trump is so much worse than Hoover was and his daily behavior making it more and more evident, that he will lose by a huge margin. The difference between the two is the Hoover actually did much good in other roles. Ytump has not done a thing of true human value in his entire life.

Nearly half of Americans believe the Bible should influence US laws - The Christian Post

wordywalt comments on May 4, 2020:

I do not believe that headline. It is propaganda issued by religious extremists to further their cause.

Washington has proved vote-by-mail improves Democracy. Postage is included.

wordywalt comments on May 4, 2020:

In Florida, I have voted by mail for 20 years.

The World is Talking About The Donald. What's your Spin on the Conversation? [alternet.org]

wordywalt comments on May 4, 2020:

Our real allies are shaking their heads in disbelief, and biding their time until the idiot Trump bows out of the world stage. Our enemies are laughing with glee and seeking to exploit Trump's stupidity and corruption. The middle east is ignoring the fool, except for the Saudis. The Saudis are seeking to exploit Trump's mindless corruption.

For those of you who believed in life after death before: do you struggle more now when people die?

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2020:

No. I simply accept as the end of a life cycle. If I cared for the person, I hold on to the memories.

The Trump campaign seriously just issued a cease and desist for this ad so I'm doing my part.

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2020:

They know that the truth hurts the idiot Trump.

New Far-Right Groups Protesting COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Directives (Updated 05/01) ⋆ IREHR

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2020:

These nuts are so stupid that they are laughably destructive.

White House Blocks Anthony Fauci From Testifying Next Week

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2020:

Keep going, idiot Trumol! You are even convincing some of your prior supporters that you are a nut who cannot be truste3d under any conditions.!

The Republican Position.

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2020:

Well stated -- by a Republican.

Lesbian Deputy Gets Revenge On Boss Who Allegedly Fired Her For Her Sexuality By Knocking Him Out Of...

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2020:

Justice has been served.

More than that!!!!!

wordywalt comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Just three? That just begins the ount.

"Phantom Plague," Brilliance! [rawstory.com]

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Maybe some of those who survive will learn something about the absurdity of their behavior.

Microsoft Word will now mark two spaces after a period as an error.

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Doublespacer.

I got a Facebook Friend-Request this morning.

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2020:

The same as you did. I even "unfriended" my grand-nephew because he is such a right-wing young ass who thinks he knows it all.

Peter Kruger's answer to What don't most liberals realize? - Quora

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2020:

In many ways he is correct. Liberals have forgotten how to speak with (ot to or at) rural and working people. Thelast one that I remember who saw that and really appealed to both urban and rural, educated and working class was Bobby Kennedy. He would have won in 1968 had he not bee shot.

Towards radical skepticism: Philosophically, I am a radical skeptic.

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2020:

What we call knowledge is belief backed with such data and/or consistency of observation that we are willing to act on it. Much of what we call knowledge today will be disproven in the future.

Hi, I am new here and writing this post to say hello to the community.

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2020:

You are correct. All religions and many political ideologies are "total system ideologies." That is they all purport to include and explain everything. They are all built on myths and many false assumptions. They may all include some correct assertions and observations, but too many are deeply flawed. It is not worth one's time going through the entire ideology to sort the wheat from the huge volumes of chaff.

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read [pasdemerde.com]

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Every word alarmingly true.

I'm A Doctor In A COVID-19 Unit. Here's One Vital Step I Wish Everyone Would Take. | HuffPost

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Muy wife and I have already taken care of that' and all details related to death.

I've been inching my way to level 8 for eternity.

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2020:

If you think that getting through level 7 is slow, wait until you actually reach level 8. By the way, we have same birthdate, but many years apart.

Trump may actually be cutting down on the " press briefing " ( aka campaign speeches) after ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2020:

I was happy to see him put his foot in his ugly mouth every day.

Donald Trump is the embodiment of a white trash president who cant spell

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2020:

White trash has more character than this malignant sociopath.

Another Lincoln Project ad. [youtu.be]

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Best ad I have seen!

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un rumored to be dead

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Hard to tell.

Malignant Narcissism on Steroids: [rawstory.

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2020:

The human cancer has no bottom.

Texas wanted to secede

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Texas has always wanted to go in its own independent, racist direction. It seceded from Mexico, then from the USA and Texans are thinking about it again. No surprise.

Mat Staver: Church Lockdowns Are “Targeting” Christians Like Nazis Targeted Jews | Beth ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2020:

What a damnable, demagogic liar!!

Trump Tells West Point He's Speaking To Graduates; Now Cadets Must Return To Campus

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2020:

What a damnable egomaniac!!!

Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee: Lockdown protesters resemble “child soldiers” and “urban gangs”...

wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2020:

Good analogies.

What is more damaging in Western societies religion or conspiratorial thinking?

wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2020:

The most damaging are total system ideologies (those which purport to include and explain everything), be they religious or political' and/or the culture of greed.

Trump Floats Treating COVID-19 Patients with Disinfectant Injections and Light Fresh off of ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2020:

I had not imagined thatg any person could be such a damned fool!!!

Trump Wonders If Injecting Disinfectant Into Someone's Body Could Kill Virus

wordywalt comments on Apr 23, 2020:

Absolute ignorance and stupidity!