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What type of tomatoes does everyone like to plant?

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

Over the years, I have grown many varieties, including the Cherokee Purple.. After receiving a gift of black heirloom tomato seeds from my daughter, I was so impressed with the taste (sweet and tangy), texture and juiciness, That they are the only tomatoes I grow any more. They are head and shoulders above any other variety I have ever tried. I save seeds from each year's harvest and use them to grow my own plants. Incidentally, I have seeds to share if you would like some. Just send me your name and mailing address and I will send you a few seeds.

What has agnostic.com provided for you?

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

Agnostic.com has provided what I wanted -- some good dialogue, some challenges to my thinking, comradeship with good, intelligent people, some sharing of the human condition. That is quite a lot.

A little deep and profound but something to think about because so many people do base their lives ...

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

The quote is asking for an impossibility.

Do you believe in life after death of any kind?

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

No.

Does anybody else detest the way cell phones have taken over our youngsters lives ?

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

Yes. Those young people have retreated from the world of real human contact. Asa consequence, they are impeded in their social development and overall personality development.

Boy I miss having a Garden so much.?

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

I am not sure that I would go that far, but we could certainly reduce our food costs. I give a LOT of vegetables with neighbors, but have no one to trade with. I think that I am one of only two serious vegetable gardener in the entire neighborhood..

>How will you vote?

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

I will vote for the candidates who are (1) most likely to act responsibly to make our governments serve us well, (2) most likely to act on behalf of ALL of our people, (3) most likely to act with honor, integrity, honesty, and morality, (4) most likely to act to preserve and strengthen the integrity of our democracy. At this point, I see very few, if any Republicans who deserve my vote.

At what age did you move out?

wordywalt comments on May 27, 2018:

At age 18 I went off to college, returning only for summermonthgs. At age 22, I left permanently.

Waldmeister - for all my German friends here.

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

Sehr schoen.

I have a theory.

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

Injustice is a motivating force IF (1) person is NOT a sociopath, (2) racism or ethnocentrism is NOT a basic part of the person's personality and surrounding culture.

Meet The Fuckups

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

You make them look omical. They are not comical! They are knowing moral idiots.

Ok Donto I have a pineapple top. What do I have to do to get this thing to grow?

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

Just plant it and keep it watered. But, do not expect quick results. It will take 4 to 5 years before it will prouce a pineapple. Also, the plant is vulnerable to freezing weather.

I have a question for the guys and gals opinions welcome as well.

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

Good question. If I were on the dating scene, I would be looking much more for communications that show intelligence, warmth, humor, and common values.

History does not always repeat but echoes. [patheos.com]

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

An apt analogy!

Any Survivalists/ Preppers on here? There doesn't seem to be a group for it...

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

I would hope that we are more intelligent than that.

Just seen a interesting question on another site and thought I would ask the same question here.

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

The human species is in trouble if the family is not relevant.

How long have you been/were you agnostic?

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

I have been an agnostic/atheist for over 60 years,

Is it really possible to live your life and not have any regrets.

wordywalt comments on May 26, 2018:

No, it is not possible.

It's interesting when I bring up Ayn Rand people write the opposite of what she is saying.

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

Let me add that Rand was saying the the individual is all that is important, that we -- alone -- are responsible for our creations and that we, alone deserve the entire fruits of our efforts. That is nothing but an egocentric pile of crap manufactured by a self-absorbed moral idiot. When we create an idea,an invention, a piece of writing, we stand on the shoulders of those who came before and laid the intellectual scaffolding on which we built. Without them, we would be nothing. Similarly, there are always people and agencies -- including governments --- who have helped us to become who and what we are. To ever say that we did it all by ourselves is pure self-absorbed bullshit!

Something Beautiful - YouTube

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

An astonishing well phrased and beautiful piece. It is the best short condemnation of ethnocentrism I have ever heard. Bravo!

Do you chase after change, run away from it, or have found a healthy balance/happy medium?

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

I have sought change in much of my life and career, but I still like my islands of stability and security.

What's the difference between anecdotal evidence and scientific evidence?

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

Anecdotal evidence is simply an analysis of events that occur in a natural context or setting. Most scientific studies start with a null hypothesis to be disproved, and a design of study to test the validity or invalidity of the hypothesis. Both methods can yield valid results, and both (depending on the knowledge and skill of the observers and the design of the study)can fail to produce good data and conclusions..

It's interesting when I bring up Ayn Rand people write the opposite of what she is saying.

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

You are still wrong about what Rand was trying to say. If you want to be objective, look into what the ritics are really aying and the grounds for their remarks, instead of ignoring them and simply trying to object to the remarks. Grow up intellectually and morally, young man.

As a non-believer, what is your moral foundation?

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

read the many posts on this topic already posted on this site.

The majority of Christians go to church because they are looking for friendship.

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

I think you are wrong. Most people go th church because they believe in the religion and because they are concerned about their "salvation." As a child and teenager with religious parents, that is what I observed.

The Baptist church I drive past often has one of those signs where churches put their pithy sayings.

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

The sign is absolute jubberish. It took a lot of stupidity to come up with that one.

Are you a fan of the theory of negative clothing?

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

Nonsense.

What do you think about the politically correct situation?

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

It is not a question of political correctness. It is a question of what expresses disregard for the human dignity of persons or groups. If you can't see that, you have a problem and may be part of the problem.

It was suggested to me by someone on this site to read Nietzsche.

wordywalt comments on May 25, 2018:

There no intelligent and moral Ayn Rand fans I have read all of her major works. Her twisted ideology is laid bare in her books: (1)greed is good, (2) all governments are evil, (3) I should have the freedom to what I want, regardless of the consequences.

Why do some humans have the desire to feel superior to other humans?

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

Some are sociopaths. Some are simply egocentric and narcissistic. Some try to hide an inferiority complex by trying to demean and control others.

Received a call from a guy that I've not seen in over 10 years.

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

Do NOT get involved! Tell the guy that you feel for him an hope that he recovers, but that you are now too far apart in beliefs to resume the contact. If you resume the relationship, you will regret it.

Aside from your beliefs, what other areas of your life do you feel you have to hide to avoid ...

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

I have never felt that I have to hide anything about myself. I simply do not wear my beliefs on my sleeve. When I feel the need to express myself on an issue, I do so -- in a civil and non-aggressive manner. However, when someone has done or said something which expresses bigotry, falsehood, or which is disrespectful and/or hurtful, I do respond with passion.

Reality..

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

I never felt that way. I simply felt free to define myself.

Need to Impeach: To whom it may concern: No one is above the law.

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

Hear! Hear!

Draft of Arizona school science standards removes evolution wording

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

Because evangelical "true believers" are so blindly and deeply wedded to the biblical creation myth that they feel that evolution undermines the "truth" of the Bible, ergo of their religion. We must fight against these efforts without fail. When I was a high school teacher in central Florida in 1966, I put my job and career on the line to resist such efforts against evolution. I was teaching biology, and my principal came to me and directed me to NOT teach about evolution. I responded that as a science teacher, I had the obligation to deal with all of the principles and facts of science, and did not have the right to withhold any. My principle responded, "It's your ass." I did teach a full unit on evolution and had no complaints from the community. Stand up to ignorance, superstition and mindless "true belief."

A new friend of mine who is wanting to start up a business in past life regression therapy wants me ...

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

Regression therapy is pure, unadulterated horse manure. Anyone who risks it is simply being stupid.

If Burma became free of all threats of Islamic terrorism.

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

Hell, no, I would not move there. There are no pros.

We can't be having that.

wordywalt comments on May 24, 2018:

An expression of truly evil praise of ignorance.

Why do we hate?

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2018:

There is no one answer. Sometimes, it is ecause the persons DNA hard-wired the person to be a vicious sociopath. In other caswes it is due to a twisted personality development. Some cultures harbor much hatred. Sometimes is is a mixture.

I'm a rock star!

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2018:

Congratulations! Any time you enable another person to accomplish something, you have done something of great value!

Is Reality Just a Figment of Our Imagination?

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2018:

No, our reality is not a figment of our imagination in the way you insinuate. Our reality is constructed through our interactions with our environment. We develop cognitive schema which we used to interpret and analyze data from our interactions. We then build cognitive structures or patterns of meaning which inform and guide us.

Republicans Call For Christianity As ‘Official Religion’ of US

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2018:

Any such action is clearly and unequivocally unconstitutional. Shows what hypocrites Republicans are: They pronounce veneration for our constitution, then proceed to violate it.

NFL Bans Kneeling During The National Anthem | HuffPost

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2018:

This is a phony issue, created by Trump. Kneeling is a sign of deference and respect. As a veteran and native southerner, I say that those who want to make an issue of this are bigots andirrational right wing reactionaries.

A Federal Court Just Ruled Trump Can't Block People On Twitter

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2018:

Trump is going to hate this ruling. Good!!

Can you "green-thumbers" tell me my tomatoes won't fruit? In N. Florida

wordywalt comments on May 23, 2018:

You a.lso may need more phosphate. You might want to try Miracle-Gro.

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wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

Trump and his entire cabal constitute the locus of evil and the seeds of dictatorship. These are men to be hated and fought against at every turn.

A Pastor and his 2 wives believe the Bible supports their relationship With 19 and 60 Year Old.

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

All that proves is what a moral degenerate and charlatan that so-called pastor is.

Hello.

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

You are right.

Republican Who Claims Holocaust Was Orchestrated by Gay Nazis Wins Enough Support for Massachusetts ...

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

shows what moral lunacy too damned many Republicans have stooped to!

Is the self an illusion?

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

All of our cognitive structures, including our definition of self, are constructed in our own minds from our interactions with our environment. . We define who we are, what we believe in, what we value, what our standards are, and much more. This mental construct is our sense of self.We could not function as a human organism without such structures.

In America, will justice ever be blind?

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

Justice has rarely been blind in any culture. Nevertheless, it is goal worth aspiring toward.

Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises I think I'm getting the hang of Hemingway with this 3rd book of his ...

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

The more you read of Hemingway's works, the more you will see that all of his works follow the same model. He takes his protagonists though difficult times, takes them to prosperity and happiness, then virtually destroys them. The settings and characters change, but the plot never does.

Why is there so much anger here?

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

There are 2 main sources of anger: (1) outrage at the incivility and lack of morality in the behavior of irrational haters and fear-mongers, and (2) dissatisfaction with oneself which the person has difficulty dealing with. I often feel anger toward those in the first case, but I am not angry about who I am and/or my circumstance.

Why is it so difficult for the public to take good care of public spaces?

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

Yes, we do. But, too damned many people are thoughtless boors.

Do you want to "evangelize" chistian family and friends?

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

They have to find their own way to truth. Many of them never will. The best way to promote change is to immerse a person in a different culture which gets them to challenge their beliefs, but treats them with dignity.

Do people become more bigoted as they age?

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

Most people do NOT become more bigoted with age. Usually, the bigoted person has become so by late teens to early adulthood. They then tend to identify with and associate with others of the same angry, irrational, hate-filled, and fear-filled ilk -- forming a self-reinforcing culture. In effect they give over theair thought processes to the irrationality of the bigotry of the group. For some reason, he same thing is now happening to your mother. She has given control over who she is and what she thinks to the culture of bigotry.

Argh.

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

I'll bet you are crowing after that one.

What happens when we die?

wordywalt comments on May 22, 2018:

There is absolutely no reason to believe that when we die our consciousness continues to exist. You are falling into the same trap that religious people do when they believe that we have a soul and that soul continues to live after our bodies die. It is simply a selfish expression of a desire to live forever, to believe that we are something more than we are. Our consciousness is nothing more than the cognitive structures and schema which our brains construct to make sense of our environment. That cognitive structures and those schema do not exist outside of a living, functioning brain -- period! Face reality -- with dignity!

OK babyboomers, how many of you are like me and thinks todays chart topping music really sucks ...

wordywalt comments on May 21, 2018:

I g=have not heard any contemporary music worth listening to. The greatest jazz was that of the 1950s and 1960s. The greatest pop music was that of the late 1960s through the early 1980s.

Will Democracy correct itself in the United States?

wordywalt comments on May 21, 2018:

I have to believe that it can be fixed. If not, this would not be a place I would want to call home.

What's the last thing you said to the person you were leaving on the way out of your last ...

wordywalt comments on May 21, 2018:

The last thing I wrote to my first wife was "Free, at last!! Free, at last!!

Choose the Right Words in an Argument

wordywalt comments on May 21, 2018:

Concern for the iumpact of our words is always appropriate. We always need to pick the right words which express as prcisely what we intend as possible, and to make sure they convey and create the right emotional tone.

What is your opinion on boycotts?

wordywalt comments on May 21, 2018:

Publix and Putnam have common roots. It is as simple as that. I don't agree with hum, but Putnam is neither the rapid reactionary nor the corrupt moral idiot that many Republicans are. As Republicans go, he is not the worst of the lot and a much more honest man than Rick Scott.

Spouse and religion