Live for the moment because tomorrow isnt promised.

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2018:

I learnd many years ago that it is not an either-or situation. One can live in the moment while still trying to build for the future. Ignore either one at your peril.

When you think something that benefits you. Do you even think how does such thing benefit everyone?

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2018:

Acting only when something benefits you is the behavior of a sociopath.

Insanity of these fascist republicans the big bad bogey man is out to get you, your family, your ...

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2018:

A true statement of Republican strategy!

How do you want to be buried?

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2018:

Cremation, no funeral, no burial.

Theodore Roosevelt, was he a good president? Do you think he can win today if he was alive?

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2018:

Roosevelt , overall, was one of the great presidents. He was one of the few Republican progressives -- a man who showed concern for the people, nature, and democracy. He di nave a huge ego, and more of an imperialist than I would have liked. Still, he was one of the greats.

How do people within this group define "liberal"?

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2018:

To me, being "liberal" means (1)supporting democracy and civil rights, (2) treating ALL people with full dignity and respect, (3) not controlled by dogma or ideology, but by reason and evidence. (4) wanting to get needed things done politically that benefit our people.

What's An 'Incel'? The Online Community Behind The Toronto Van Attack : NPR

wordywalt comments on May 3, 2018:

Such men are repulsive misfits whose behavior is so odd and repulsive that women find them realistically repulsive. Yet, they cannot admit who they have become and blame the women. They are damned sick.

Does marketing influence our sense of security?

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

All advertising is made to make us feel that we urgently need or want someone. In some cases, it uses fear as the motivation for need or desire. Of course, it is designed to make inroads into our senses of security.

Just learned that some GOP folks nominated Trump for the Nobel Prize, just like everything else ...

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

If Trump deserves the Nobel Prize, then so did Mussolini. Mussolinis own people shot him and hung his corpse in public for demonstrating the same kind of "leadership" that Trump shows.

Where are the liberal blind spots?

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

What facts are you purporting that we are blind to? Be very specific, or it is immediately obvious that you are just belching into the wind. When you attempt to get specific, we will be able to show that your "facts" to be simply more horse manure and misrepresentations. Either way, you have set yourself up to get creamed.

Those of you who are 100% certain there is no god...

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

Because that is NO real evidence supporting the myth.

Intolerant Liberals?

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

Liberals do tend to be intolerant of ignorance, irrationality, distortion, half-truths, and outright lies and propaganda -- as all educated people should be! Those are the enemies of democracy, tolerance, and widsom.

This question is irrational but I'm curious

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

No.

23and Me DNA test results just came in and I was surprised to find that there is no Native blood in ...

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

Yes, I think my results are accureate. My DNA shows slight traces of Actez or Pima ancestry and I also have traces of African (Bantu) ancestry. The rest is European.

Women in Afghanistan, Africa, Pakistan, and other countries have been victims of female genital ...

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

Not until that culture totally de=links those blrutal practice from their religion, and is willing tho show how vicious such abuse is.

How do I stop a colleague from imposing her religious views without offending her?

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

I would simply tell her that she has a right to her views, but that religion is not a topic in which you are interested.

Knitting Linked To Reducing Depression, Anxiety And Chronic Pain, Report Reveals

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

I am not surprised. It involves the person in systematic activity, requires focus, and produces something.

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wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

Yeah/ It ain't good no more.

Unfortunately, this will not change the mind of trumposoids: "Illegal Immigration Does Not Increase...

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

It won't phase them: Trump and his supporters do not live in the world of facts and truth anyway. We just have to make sure that they do not spread their poison any further.!

Does anyone have advice for a person that's been an atheist less than 3 months?

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

Live your beliefs, but don't wear hem on your sleeve.

I find secularism can be very misunderstood sometimes.

wordywalt comments on May 2, 2018:

It is so misunderstood because religious "true believers" are afraid of anything which does not uphold their attachment to their dogma.

Don't know much about fresh water fish.

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

Walleye is one of the best. Pike or pickerel is also good if one knows how to get rid of the y-bones.

How did you celebrate your 21st birthday?

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

By drinking beer at a Tallahassee pub. Back in those days 21 was the legal drinking age.

I took my Little Girl (cat) In for her shots today and discovered she had been chipped.

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

I have dearly loved my cat friends It would be hard giving up such loved little friends. They all have added quality to my life.

Young People Are Lonelier Than Their Elders : NPR

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

I believe it. Too many of them have forsaken true human contact and interaction for their electronic devices.

The shocking confessions of a naturopathic doctor

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

I am skeptical of all alternative medicine practitioners. including chiropractors. After 14 years of back pain, I once went to a chiropractor. He did his bogus bsack manipulations. The very next day, I had to go in for back surgery.

When making a political decision do you elect someone who supports your biases or for the good they ...

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

I have alays voted for the person and the party most likely to strengthen our democracy and act on the true behalfof us, the people. I have voted for individual Republicans, but seldom.

What’s your source for morality?

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

The concept of minimum violation of human dignity and well=being. Most of our value decisions are not between absolute right and wrong, but between values -- comparative goods and evils. The choice3 should always be one which violates human dignity and well-being the least..

How would you respond to this?

wordywalt comments on May 1, 2018:

Absurd reasoning.

Let's play the "What if.

wordywalt comments on Apr 30, 2018:

You will never persuade such nuts. They are operating in a world of irrational thought and will continue to do so. There is nothing that you can do or say to dissuade such irrational fools.

Politness and Courtesy

wordywalt comments on Apr 30, 2018:

My real exception is when someone is unkind or rude to me or someone else. I don't hesitate to say something like, "Civliity is not your strong suit, is it?"

Paige Patterson, Southern Baptist leader, pushes back about saying abused women should pray, not ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 30, 2018:

What a vicious, cruel demagogue. He should be tarred and feathered!!

Easy to say, hard to do sometimes. Is this easier for women more so than men? Is so, why is that...

wordywalt comments on Apr 30, 2018:

No, I would not say so. I know more than a few women who are hard and filled with bitterness and anger -- to the point that it defines their personalities.

God and the State

wordywalt comments on Apr 30, 2018:

No. I do not accept the premise of your question.

What It's Really About.

wordywalt comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Corrupt, and open about it!

Do you believe the self is an illusion and how have you experienced the dissolution of the self?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Our "self" is simply the whole of our cognitive structures which help us define who who and what we are and what we believe. I have no idea what you mean by "desolvement." I have never heard the term.

Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich "What to tell a Sick Friend who asks " Is there a ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

If I felt the friend would be able to take it, I would say, "No. What there is simply peaceful oblivion. We are simply no longer in existence." If tI didn't thin the friend could take it, I would say, "I don't think so, but no one knows for sure.

How many of you also dislike the term “intellectual dishonesty?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

When a person is deliberately misstating facts, principles or ideas, intellectual dishonesty is a more than appropriate term.

I worked for him for many years - built Trump Tower - exec.

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Is Trump really as morally bankrupt and sociopathic as he seems?

If you were to choose, would you be happier married or single?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Married, or at least in a permanent relationship with a loving and compatible significant other.

Anybody else here into regular walking/jogging/running workouts?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

For nearly 30 years I walked 3 to 5 miles a day at a brisk pace.At the age of 77 I had to give it up due to non-cardiac chest pain. To stay fit, I switched entirely to working out regularly with heavy weights, which i started at the age of 69.

How About a Library?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Good idea.

Everyone is so quick to pick at their own faults so, What trait do you like the most about yourself?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

My knowledge of and acceptance of myself, bolstered by my ability to think and by my concern for human dignity.

Just wondering

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

HELL NO on both counts!

Ever wonder why some people are overly critical and bitter?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

It is usually a means which such a person seeks to establish dominance and control. Control is the driving motive in such a person's life.Such behavior is one of the symptoms of a borderline personality disorder. If it is a case of borderline personality disorder, GET AWAY from that person and stay away from them, or they will damage -- if not ruin -- your life.

Music speaks to us in different ways at different times of our lives depending on what we are ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

A lot of songs, but a few singers -- Simon and Garfunkel, Edith Piaf, Bette Midler, Nina Simone, and a few others.

For realz yo

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Love it!

Money root of all evil? True or false?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

No. Only one of several.

Environmental Action

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Two things would make the greatest difference: (1: drastic reduction in rthe use of fossil fuels, and (2) a great reduction in the use of plastics.

The Great Crime Decline | The New Yorker

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Somehow Trump and the Republicans don't get this message.

Hi, I am a 51 year old single woman from middle Tennessee.

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Welcome.

On being a nerd

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Depends on what you call a nerd. I an not a techie, but intellectual and scientific matters always interest me. I do not keep up with pop culture at all.

I'm just wondering what other people (around my vintage)think about the lack of civil disobedience ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

The 60s and 70s were a special time. I genuinely thought that the spirit of that time would produce more change. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Let's hope that the young people's anti-gun movement will merge with the "me too", and the thrusts of people like Elizabeth Warren, and with the revulsion against the Trump kleptocracy and against war on truth and morality. If that happens, it could be an interesting time again.

I did not know where to post this, they don't have a category for something like this.

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Early death is always a loss, a tragedy. To say that one "is in a better place" is, in effect, saying that life is not worth living.

What's your opinion of assisted suicide?

wordywalt comments on Apr 29, 2018:

I approve of it.

"n a sermon delivered at the Islamic Center of South Florida (ICOSF) in Pompano Beach on March 23, ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Most religious leaders, regardless of the faith, are intolerant of non-believers. This is not surprise.

[floridamuseum.

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Of courese evolution keeps going -- every day. The problem is that it may take decades, even centuries before the changes are evident and widespread.

Sometimes I find an American post that I cannot understand because we have different words; or ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Each country, even regions within a country, has its own idiomatic expressions. In Berlin, Germany, Berliners use expressions unique to that city and not readily understood by other Germans.

Has anyone ever belonged...

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

No.

IF you found out a CEO was very open about being religious, but explicitly said that they wouldn't ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

It would not matter to me unless the person brought his or her relifion into the operation of the business and public pronouncements about it.

Does anyone here deal with fatigue?

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Are you engaging in any systematic physical exercise. If not, you should start working out at least 3 days a week -- and stay with it.

Back to school after 50?

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Go for it!

Which news site you trust most?

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

NPR and PBS.

What have you always wanted? Did you ever get it?

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Fishing trips to Alaska and the Great Barrier Reef. Not yet.

Good morning everyone, rise and shine, another beautiful day to enjoy x

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Good morning, dear lady. Hope you have a great day!

A research project: What caused your shift away from religion?

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I was raised in a family of devout Methodists. We went to Sunday School and two services on Sunday, and "prayer meetings on Wednesday. By the time I was 15, I had read the Bible from cover to cover 3 times. At the age of 17 I was elected as president of our Methodist Youth Fellowship subdistrict covering 2 counties. My movement away from religion began in my early to mid teens. I did not like the way that normal human thoughts and urges made me feel sinful -- a bad person. Each time I read the Bible, I noted more and more implausible stories and inconsistencies. By the time I had read Revelations the 3rd time, I was convinced that it was written by a raving lunatic. When I went away for college, I stopped going to church and ceased all religious activities. I was an agnostic for a long time, taking the position that I did not know and simply did not care -- that religion was simply irrelevant. That remained my stance until my forties, when I shifted to a totally atheistic stance and have become stronger and stonger in that stance over the past 35 + years.

Which Religious Apologist do you dislike the most (William Lane Craig, Ray Comfort, Eric or Kent ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

The religious figures on my really dislike list are those who are mixing politics and religion and trying to cram it down our throats. All of the others, to me, are simply irrelevant.

Despite So Much Winning, The Right Feels Like It's Losing : NPR

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

They are beginning to sense they they are about to swept out of power at all levels.

Why do most Dr. offices have Fox news on?

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Not one of the doctors I go to has FoX News on, but all of my doctors but one is a member of the University of South Florida Medical Group..

A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism - What do you know about this?

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

It is the kind of duplicity I would expect from extreme religious "true believers and from the political right. They seem to think that their dogma is so important that it entitles them to exercise dishonesty.

What book(s) helped you figure yourself (or "life") the most?

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

STEPPENWOLF by Hermann Hesse, and a through book on Jean Piaget's work in cognitive psychology.

Your thoughts on loud music in a restaurant?

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I would have walked out, too.

A small piece from a book I'm working on: All ideas and thoughts are merely mental constructs laid...

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I understand what you are saying, but strongly disagree with how you are saying it. When, as biological organisms, interact with your environment and we form cognitive structures to help us make sense of and respond effectively to the environment. Are our cognitive structures perfect replicas of the actual world. Of course not. Yes those structures both help us to respond effectively, and limit us to our current understanding -- which may be very wrong. But, that is how we operate, and that is reality. In your writing, I perceive that you are trying to sensationalize the facts and issues -- and in so doing, you do an injustice to the matter. You seem to be saying that our imperfect perception is nothing more than a lie' ergo our whole existence is a lie.I perceive that you need to redo the whole piece. .

Hoping this is a safe place to vent about DT.

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Oh, yes. I do it all the time.

Anti-intellectual movements make me rage!

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

They are all abominable and should ber fought at every turn.

Does anyone really see the two Korea's becoming one nation?

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Not for a long,m long time.

The death of democracy: Why the radical Left may end up killing what it loves, The BigThink ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Her presentation is odd. What she is describing is the culture promoted by the irrational right and Fox "News."They absolutely refused to cooperate and try to cram their perspective down other people's throats. They thrive on constant emotional conflict.

Deep thought for the day

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Silly is the right category.

This site, the members - all of us - outwardly deny the existence of deity.

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

I agree. Don't obsess on it. Get over it.

Brain science has always been fascinating to me.

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

At the age of 81, I focus on staying engaged and intellectually active.

Strength training. I love it. Which do you prefer? I prefer squats.

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

At the age of 81, I work out on 13 different weight machines, from 120 to 360 pounds, depending on the muscle group.

I think I ran a minister off.

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Occasionally, there seems to be a stray believer on this site, but they don't seem to stay long.

I don't expect pro gun people to believe me, but the NRA is lying to you.

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

The NRA is a morally bankrupt, greedy organization that seeks to enrich itself and the gun industry by lies, deception, and by stirring up the basest instincts in men.

A friend told me yesterday that he thought Trump was inspiring and worthy of respect.

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

No, he is not just worthy of satire. He is worthy of utter contempt!

What’s your favorite euphemism for ?

wordywalt comments on Apr 26, 2018:

The anus. His mouth has the same ugly, angry pucker, and produces huge volumes of pure crap.

What is one big thing you want to accomplish this year?

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Defeat the damned squirrels that destroyed my fall garden last year -- they ate my cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower to the ground. I have already planned a strategy for defeating them without exterminating them. It will give me great glee to thwart the abominable tree rats.

Are you aware of the baby Alfie case currently in the UK?

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

The court should rule against the parents and chastise them for spreading misinformation to falsely support their cause.

Is science & religion compatible?

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Science is compatible with religion only to the degree that the religious person is willing to admit that much of the dogma and scripture are nothing more than cultural myth.

What's the one thing you misplace the most?

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

My keys.

Question of individual vs. group rights?

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

I perceive that the way you pose the issue is wrong. Consumption of alcohol and of harmful drugs is not a basic right. Those are substances which, if overused, are highly harmful, if not deadly. For some people, but not others, alcohol is highly addictive. All hard drugs are physically and mentally addictive and destructive -- ergo, the sale of those drugs should be highly limited, if not banned to protect unwise people from themselves What we need to to is to focus on discovery and manufacture of non-addictive, non-opioid painkillers, then ban ALL productive and sale of ALL opioids..

How were you punished as a child by your parents?

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Sometimes I was spanked. Other times I was just chastised, others denied a privilege. Depended on the severity of my offense.

I am on a dating site and I contacted a gentleman and we spoke on the phone last night.

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Contact him and beg off. Don't just not show up.

This giggle is needed as I am grading social psych study proposals that say "amount of participants ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

It is troubling to see how many people write poorly in terms of grammar, syntax, and clarity and precision in expression.

Do you eat healthy and waste food?

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

I eat healthy and waste little.

Describe Your Temperament During Extreme Stress Situations.

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

For close to a decade, I functioned with high stress coming from all sectors of my life -- work and marriage. Much of the stress, I created by creating large projects at work, designing and planning them, implementing them, and evaluating them. I reacted to stress by being more focused in responding. Once psychological counselor did a stress assessment and said that the levels of stress I dealt with would make most people ill. For a long time I thrived on the stress and actually enjoyed that in the work side. but I eventually experienced burnout.

Christian Whose Rapture Prediction Failed Now Says It’ll Happen Later This Year – Friendly ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 25, 2018:

This Christian nut's delusional reaction was entirely predictable. They can never admit that they were stupidly wrong. Loen Festinger got it totally right in his book, WHEN PROPHESY FAILS.

My dream, look closely

wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2018:

That would be a day of joy and celebration.

White golf course owners in Pennsylvania said five African American women were playing too slowly.

wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Unbelievable!

How would you describe your level of morality as compared to the general morals of the past 100 ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2018:

I think that I am above average in mu morality, as I know that I am responsible for all of my decisons and actions, and because the basis of my moral code is the concept of minimum violation of human dignity and respect.

Who should we believe experts or the talking heads of the media?

wordywalt comments on Apr 24, 2018:

Some of them can be believed, some not. We simply have to analyze the accuracy of their words and the the true character (or lack thereof).