It has recently come to my attention that the flavor of atheism--for both the individual and for ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 27, 2019:

It depends no only on the culture the person comes from, but also the personality and personal experiences of the individual.

The Impeachment Gender Gap

wordywalt comments on Nov 27, 2019:

As a man, I do not know what to say. I am sure as hell not one of those against.

Dad's Sweet Comics Promote Empathy, Tolerance And Love

wordywalt comments on Nov 27, 2019:

A truly good, caring man.

Spreadin' the Love o' Jesus! .

wordywalt comments on Nov 27, 2019:

Stone is a damnable moral cretin!

Assuming an intelligent force (not God necessarily) created the Universe, is it still there?

wordywalt comments on Nov 26, 2019:

I assume no such thing. It is as likely as not that the universe has always existed in some form.

Only in the mind of man...

wordywalt comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Are you aware of chaos theory and the concept of bounded chaos in physics?

Mark my words . . given a it more time. . . .

wordywalt comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Nah. His ego would not let him do it.

Brokaw: If Obama Behaved Like Trump There "Would Be An Enormous Uprising," "Conflagration" | Video |...

wordywalt comments on Nov 26, 2019:

Absolutely true.

This is a BIG deal! Former White House counsel Don McGahn must obey subpoena to testify before ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 25, 2019:

That breaks the log jam. The others will follow!! Hooray!!

Right-wing NYT columnist does 180 on impeachment and burns Trump to the ground in scathing op-ed –...

wordywalt comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Morality and patriotism are taking hold in a few on the right! We have a chance!

‘Trump’s base is a cult’: Rick Perry slammed after saying Donald Trump is ‘the Chosen ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Perry deserves the worst of slams after that absurd statement.

Anonymous author of "Warning" says Trump won't exit peacefully if impeached, warns he's grooming ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Getting rid of the cretin is worth the risk!

Ain't it the truth?

wordywalt comments on Nov 25, 2019:

That is true when the political party is tied as true believers to a rigid ideological dogma -- or to a corrupt agenda of greed.

Trio of stories point to Trump possibly profiting from presidency | MSNBC

wordywalt comments on Nov 25, 2019:

Add it to the impeachment charges!

After 8 years of Obama it seemed so likely that the fearful white would elect Trump.

wordywalt comments on Nov 25, 2019:

We must oust the entire Republican party!

My garden is full of weeds, but it is far too hot to go and do anything about it, so I may as well ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 24, 2019:

At least you probably do not have the humidity in summer that we do in Florida. The combination of high heat and high humidity is often too much to deal with. Fortunately it is late autumn here now and is much cooler and drier.

Donald Trump Is God’s ‘Chosen One’ To Be President, Says Rick Perry

wordywalt comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Perry is just another lying Republican corrupt politician.

Donald Trump Has Never Explained a Mysterious $50 Million Loan. Is It Evidence of Tax Fraud?

wordywalt comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Just another indicator of how corrupt the idiot Trump is.

What made you change from believer to non-believer?

wordywalt comments on Nov 24, 2019:

Several things. First was actual knowledge of what is in the Bible. By the age of 15t I had read the Bible from cover to cover three times. Each time I read it, the more I realized that much of what was in the Bible could not be factual, and that much of it simply did not make sense. Second, as a teenager, I did not like the feeling of being sinful for having normal human thoughts and urges. To me, that was not right. Third, growth of knowledge and reasoning kills led me to be analytical about religion, its precepts, and its effects. Finally, there was personal growth in mental and emotional maturity.

Are Believers Better Citizens?

wordywalt comments on Nov 24, 2019:

I believe that atheists and agnostics are better citizens. They are free from the bonds of religious ideology, and many of us are also free of doctrinaire political ideologies. That makes more critical and rational thinkers. Also, knowing that we will be scrutinized much more heavily by religious believers, more of us take care that our decisions and actions are more truly moral and democratic.

The Four Lessons of Impeachment

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2019:

The only answer is for us Democrats, Independents, and the minority of today's Republicans voters who remain moral and patriotic to rise up in righteous anger form a patriotic coalition, and throw the Trump cabal and the Republicans out of office. We MUST form a real moral majority (unlike the false label the Jerry Falwell gave his ideology).

Trump opens up Camp David as an ‘adult playground’ to woo GOP lawmakers during impeachment

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2019:

Typical despicable Trump conduct.

Chiropractors are bullshit | The Outline

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2019:

I visited a chiropractor once, out of desperation. After his "work" I was admitted to the hospital the next day for the same problem.

Anyone had any experience with the challenges and problems of teaching evolution in schools?

wordywalt comments on Nov 22, 2019:

As I said in an earlier response to another post, I was teaching biology in a central Florida high school. My principal asked me not to teach evolution. My response was I di not have the right to withhold valid scientific information and sound ideas based on scientific evidence. He was not happy, but shrugged his shoulders and said, "it's you ass." I went ahead and taught a unit on evolution, and had no complaints from the students or their parents. I think is was because I had the respect and trust of the students.

I think we all knew he was a traitor, this just proves it more [amp.businessinsider.com]

wordywalt comments on Nov 22, 2019:

We MUST drive this despicable cretin out of office and into jail, where he belongs.

State Rep’s Outline For Killing Non-Believers In Holy War Is Referred To FBI | Talking Points Memo

wordywalt comments on Nov 22, 2019:

I am glad that someone takes this maggot seriously.

"I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.

wordywalt comments on Nov 22, 2019:

The closer our approximations to reality are to the realities we face, the better we can respond to our environment and the forces within it. That requires a constant search to improve our approximations. To not want to learn is to seek to be under the control of our environment with no choices available to us.

Is it just me or does anybody else see the resemblance of Dr.

wordywalt comments on Nov 22, 2019:

Damned right!!!

Melania Trump's Hotel Charges Were $174,000 For Toronto Day Trip: Records

wordywalt comments on Nov 21, 2019:

Absurd1 Every penny should come out of Trump's corrupt pockets.

Is Trump a Russian asset?

wordywalt comments on Nov 21, 2019:

It is very likely!

Mike Pompeo reportedly told Republicans he plans to resign to protect his reputation.

wordywalt comments on Nov 20, 2019:

With his behavior in the Trump cabal, he has little reputation to protect.

The question is no longer whether Trump did it — it’s whether he’ll get away with it | ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 20, 2019:

Yes! That is the question. And, we must make sure that he is punished for his crimes.

Bill Nye would choose to die.

wordywalt comments on Nov 19, 2019:

At the age of 82, I am quite aware that life becomes more difficult and restricted as we age. No one in his or her right mind would want to continue this. And, I do not want.y an "afterlife." If I could go back and give it another ride from the start, , , Well, that would be a different story.

Democrat Shanda Yates Ousts 32-Year Republican in Mississippi House

wordywalt comments on Nov 19, 2019:

Every win in the south is worth noting.

Devin Nunes is a stooge.

wordywalt comments on Nov 19, 2019:

You are being kind.

If you can present something that a Trump supporter might consider watching, out of Louisiana, send ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Spread this one far and wide!!!

Christine Blasey Ford receives ACLU courage award | TheHill

wordywalt comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Her actions did take real courage.

From CNN: House investigating whether Trump lied in his written answers to Mueller. [cnn.com]

wordywalt comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Keep digging! There is much dirty laundry to be uncovered.

You gotta like Chris Wallace! He tries to keep them honest! Chris Wallace Accuses GOP Rep.

wordywalt comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Scalise is just another slimy Republican Trump toady.

Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News

wordywalt comments on Nov 18, 2019:

Damnable, but par for the course with the idiot Trump.

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wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Is that all? Should be 100 times higher.

'Every Child Born Today Will Be Profoundly Affected by Climate Change' - EcoWatch

wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Of course. Only a damnable and destructive fool would deny it.

He believes Putin, and Putin's playing him.

wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

I hope many people read the book.

Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All plan won't raise taxes on the middle class (opinion) - CNN

wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Overall, it will cost less to the middle class and working class, reduce the overall costs of medical care , and eliminatge bankruptcies caused by medical costs Saving hundreds of thousands of families from financial ruin.

Several Colorado sheriffs say they won't enforce red flag gun law

wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

They should be removed from office.

America dumbs down: a rising tide of anti-intellectual thinking

wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Three major groups are responsible: (1) evangelical Christians, (2) the ethnocentric white community, and (2) conservative politicians and demagogues.

My daughter came to America to study. Your gun culture killed her - Los Angeles Times

wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

What the hell is wrong with the Republican party? They don't seem to give a damn about things that matter to most of our people?

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

wordywalt comments on Nov 17, 2019:

At this stage, the polls do not mean much.

The Trump Administration Is Making Immigrant Parents Pay $800 for DNA Tests to Get Their Kids Back

wordywalt comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Atrocious!

Most of the world now thinks religion is the cause of the world's problems! [usnews.com]

wordywalt comments on Nov 16, 2019:

It is a major cause, but not "the" single cause.

White Supremacy Is Terrorism, Not a Difference of Opinion | The Nation

wordywalt comments on Nov 16, 2019:

White supremacy condones all actions, including the most immoral, violent, and atrocious, to accomplish its desired ends. It is to be totally condemned.

Completely out of the blue last night, a person known to me only via online/text and having never ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Most Trump supporters are driven by fear and, ethnocentrism, and hatred. They seem to put violent reaction above reason and civility.

"What about black-on-black violence?"

wordywalt comments on Nov 16, 2019:

Two reasons stand out. First, we must remember that white slave owners and the southern white population created a Black culture in which education was devalued (even dangerous) and in which it was not wise to aspire to anything -- and enforced those norms with violence. Second, Whites blocked economic opportunity for Blacks and reinforced the norm that it was dangerous of aspire.

[newsthump.com] So unfair all the things happening to your President 🤔

wordywalt comments on Nov 16, 2019:

I certainly hope that you being facetious. If not, your judgment is atrocious.

Education

wordywalt comments on Nov 15, 2019:

And, that is exactly what the Republican party has been engaged in at both state nd national levels. They are in the business of destroying our nation as we know it.

Largest U.S. Christian Charity Reportedly Donated $56.1 Million to Hate Groups

wordywalt comments on Nov 15, 2019:

Almost unbelievable! Their tax-exempt status should be revoked at once!

As a Businessman, Trump Was the Biggest Loser of All | The New Yorker

wordywalt comments on Nov 14, 2019:

without his illegal corruption and scams, the idiot would be flat broke.

Has anyone tried out a Unitarian Church?

wordywalt comments on Nov 14, 2019:

I ruled it out as I do not need it. Too many Sundays were ruined for me in my youth by having to go to any church.

Ohio Law Would Allow Students To Give Wrong Answers Because Of Religious Belief | Michael Stone

wordywalt comments on Nov 14, 2019:

In other words, chosen stupidity for religious reasons is to be encouraged? If anyone takes that seriously, it is no wonder that America is dumbing down.

ProPublica obtains Trump tax records that could signal financial fraud - Business Insider

wordywalt comments on Nov 13, 2019:

Stick it to the corrupt cretin!!

What gives you rapture?

wordywalt comments on Nov 13, 2019:

Some pieces of classical music, such as Mx Bruch's, "Violin concerto Number One in G Minor" (particularly the rendition by violinist Schlomo Minsk with the cConductor Claudio Abaddocome music By Aaron Copland, etc. Also masterful writing which turns phrases beautifully and creates vivid and/or beautiful images. Add deeply poignant moments shared withpeople who matter to us..

Incited by Trump?

wordywalt comments on Nov 13, 2019:

All too true.

How dare they?

wordywalt comments on Nov 13, 2019:

A truly artful joke.

Focusing on Barr... Finally! Senate Dems to DOJ Watchdog: Is AG Barr Going After Trump Enemies?

wordywalt comments on Nov 13, 2019:

Barr is not to be trusted. Democrats must keep that in mind and anticipate his possible moves.

US Navy canceled a patrol after Trump said it was hostile to Russia - Business Insider

wordywalt comments on Nov 12, 2019:

Trump is a Rusinan asset and an imminent danger to us and our country.

HOW CAN WE PUT A MORE POSITIVE SPIN ON OUR BRANDING??

wordywalt comments on Nov 12, 2019:

How about the avoidance of labels in branding. Try: "A place for the sharing of questions, stimulating ideas, civil debate, for poignant perceptions, sharing of problems and concerns, civil debate of issues, and friendship. For a few, possible romantic connections."

Live on Today, NBC, November 12th, Nicki Haley tells Samantha Guthrie she told Trump that Tillotson...

wordywalt comments on Nov 12, 2019:

Hayley is scarcely better than the other Republicans. Her ambition leads her to avoid making needed moral judgments.

Today's humanism certainly has several roots, and the free thinkers of the Enlightenment are only ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 12, 2019:

No metaphysical reason exists which justifies going farther than a more elaborate version of "be nice to each other ." The existential position states that we are all responsible for our choices and behavior and their consequences. That being the case, treating each other and our environment with full dignity and respect is justified.

Well finally...Some TRUTH!!!

wordywalt comments on Nov 12, 2019:

Trump did not screw him. He screwed himself with his excessive ambition and his willingness to do Trump's unethical and criminal biedding. He could have resigned or said, "No."

Trump supporters use this with everything! [vox.com]

wordywalt comments on Nov 12, 2019:

True. He learned it from his mentor, Roy Cohn.

Medical study proves validity of speaking in tongues - The Christian Post

wordywalt comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Speaking in tongues is simply giving in to hysterical irrationality.

Mitch McConnell Caught Trying To Disguise His Paid Supporters As Sound Crew 😄😂🤣 ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Mitch is just as corrupt as 'Trump.

Veterans Day: Don't deport immigrants who served, make them citizens

wordywalt comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Back when I was in the Army, military service was a pathway to citizenship for anyone who did not have a criminal record. It should still be.

With today being Veterans Day in the US, I wanted to bring up something that has been bothering me ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 11, 2019:

Most veterans detest the unpatriotic and corrupt idiot.

What if God is the wrong thing to call something?

wordywalt comments on Nov 11, 2019:

No such creature exists or will ever exist.

AP News: After push from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine [apnews.com]

wordywalt comments on Nov 11, 2019:

And, Trump says that Biden is the crook????

FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub: Don’t ban political adds on social media.

wordywalt comments on Nov 10, 2019:

I would favor removing ALL political ads from social media.

'Daddy's Little Slut' children's T-shirt removed from Amazon

wordywalt comments on Nov 10, 2019:

It should never been placed on Amazon! Amazon should be fined for accepting it.

Medical study proves validity of speaking in tongues - The Christian Post

wordywalt comments on Nov 10, 2019:

Pure absurdity.

Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Trump Jr. of his family’s sacrifices.

wordywalt comments on Nov 10, 2019:

A family of victimizers who like to portray themselves as victims.

And then, they continued.....

wordywalt comments on Nov 9, 2019:

The corruption of the Trumps and the Republican party never ends.

Sorry Don, he's incapable

wordywalt comments on Nov 8, 2019:

Another sick cretin attempting to cash in on his notoriety.

Still don't want to join the rest of the country.

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Oh, yes. Come on, cool weather. I have been awaiting your arrival for months of heat and humidity. You will be welcomed!

Is there an afterlife? of any sort

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

No.

As Examples Mount, Sanders Campaign Accuses Corporate Media of 'Deliberate Attempt to Erase Bernie'...

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Des Bernie want to join Trump in the victims' club?

$2 million fine for Trump on false charity fron NYT By Alan Feuer Nov.

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Let's hope that this only the first of many such suit outcomes.

Rethuglicans plan B?

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Barr should also be impeached.

The Story Of Mike Pence's Unconstitutional Favoring Of Christian Groups | VozWire

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Not surprising.

The universe may be conscious, say prominent scientists - Big Think

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

Preposterous.

SPIRITUAL.

wordywalt comments on Nov 7, 2019:

I do not use the term "spiritual."

How Mike Pence’s Office Meddled in Foreign Aid to Reroute Money to Favored Christian Groups — ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 6, 2019:

The entire Trump administration is cabal of thieves , corrupt bastards, and would be tyrants.

When your ex writes you an apology letter so you grade it to send it back

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

My ex has never said that she is sorry about anything to anyone.

These words came to me.

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

There are rare times when we feel heightened awareness or consciousness, times of rare beauty and joy when we seem to be in full harmony with life and the earth. Those moments will stay in our memories as long as we live.

Fans of Ayn Rand

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

I read almost everything Rand wrote back in the 1960s. Found her interesting, but after thorough analysis of her thinking, rejected her terribly flawed ideology - mixture of greed, hatred of all forms of government or contrary ideology, and a perception that she could do anything she wanted and no one had any right to say anything about it. .

I am interested in the afterlife.Any anecdotes,memories,or theories would interest me.

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

I do not believe that there is any "afterlife."

Over the span of 6 million or so years of man-not-kind do you think you have had an original ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Who cares if an idea is totally original? The important thing is that it adds to he quality of one 's existence, to one's ability to live a productive and meaningful I\life.

Socialism or Capitalism?

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Only a matter of time

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

If the idiot Trump stays in office, it is possible.

This study makes me think I've been a bit too hard on people afflicted with religion.

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Still, I think you should draw the line with people to mistreat or dee3fame others, and with those who try to impose their beliefs and practices on others. They deserve to be called out for their misconduct.

To any educators in the group.

wordywalt comments on Nov 5, 2019:

Back in 1966 I was teaching biology in a central Florida high school. My principal asked me not to teach evolution in my class. I responded to him that as a science teacher, I had the obligation to deal with all of the information in the field, and could not, in good conscience, withhold any information which had a real scientific basis. His response, "It's your ass." I did teach a full unit on evolution and had no complaints from my students or their parents. There are stands which we must take, even if it could cost us.