What is a good answer when Christians say they have a relationship with god

wordywalt comments on Dec 12, 2017:

I really don't understand what they imagine.

For those who knew their grandparents what were they like?

wordywalt comments on Dec 12, 2017:

My paternal grandfather died 17 years before I was born. My paternal grandmother was as an emotionally distant person who tended toward making strong statemenst which sometime stung. My maternal grandmother was a kind, loving woman, and my maternal grandfather was somewhat standoffish, but kind tome. However, he was not always so kind to all of my cousins.

What does your in-laws think about you being agnostic?

wordywalt comments on Dec 12, 2017:

They know that I am not a believer, and they accept and respect me as a person and member of the family. We do not discuss it. In fact, in many ways I feel closer to them than to my sister and remaining cousins.

Does the thought of living forever almost terrify you when you really think about it?

wordywalt comments on Dec 12, 2017:

Oh, yes.

Accused Christian Terrorists Demand Trump Voters Serve On Their Jury

wordywalt comments on Dec 12, 2017:

Let's hope that their demands are not met.

As an Atheist or Agnostic, are you less depressed or anxious?

wordywalt comments on Dec 12, 2017:

I was definitely more anxious when I believed. Today, at the age of 80, I am neither anxious or depressed.

If you were to write a book, what would it be about?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

I have often thought of writing a book entitled "Suwannee Spirits" about the culture of that area of north Florida in which I grew up, and describing he unique individuals who populated that poor, rural, somewhat wild area. If I ever get around to completing it, it will be somewhat in the mode of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings., I wrote a lot professionally, but not in other genre.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION in intimate relationships.

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

I've often said that losers own problems and do not let go of them;' winners find and own solutions. To me, the only realistic answer is to agree on a concrete plan of action to resolve the conflict or problem, get commitment from both sides to act, then do it!

Should there be a Pro Choice litmus test for people who want to run as a Democratic candidate?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

"One issue" candidates and litmus tests retard and poison the political process, no matter whether from the right or from the left.

What author had the greatest influence on your motivation or your to higher energy.

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Two very different authors: 1. Hermann Hesse: It is from internal strife that creativity and the will to do arise. 2. Jean Piaget: His work on the biological basis of cognition and cognitive development explain how and why we develop cognitive schema and cognitive structures.

Fox Host Defends Putin: ‘At Least He’s A Christian’

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Shows the malignant ignorance of Fox news. Putin was a member of the communist party and of that party's secret police. He is actually one of us atheists, but also a morally bankrupt, vicious, and greedy tyrant.

10 of my favorite Neil deGrasse Tyson quotes: because he's just so quotable 1.

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

The man is brilliant! Those statements display more wisdom than most men generate in their entire lifetimes.

Can you be an agnostic or atheist and still believe in angels, demons, ghosts and life after death?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

No.

Can you be religious and an atheist at the same time?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Every religion is a failed attempt to come up with a total system ideology -- an ideological system which purports to e\include and explain everything. Human beings have been attempting to formulate such ideologies since humans have existed so that their do not have to face their relative ignorance and powerlessness. Even brilliant people like Einstein have suffered from this "illness." He could not accept Heisenberg's uncertainty principle because he did not believe that God would play dice with the universe . He also sought a unified field theory -- a scientific ideology which included and explained everything.

Disagreements in believers and non-believers relationships. What's your experience?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

My experience is not good. An old, respected, and trusted friend (who was always religious) became more and more fervent in his old age (and more and more to the extreme political right). For many years we had supported and aided each other in our professional pursuits. But, in r3cent years, he became more and more e fervent evangelical (and more and more to the extreme ,irrational political right), and he bombarded me with in incessant stream of religious issues and conversion attempts, mixed with extreme po9litical tracts. I was forced to tell him that I will no longer discuss religion, politics, or economics with him. He quit only I failed to respond to him on a number of pointed transmission. We now communicate only rarely. I valued our friendship.

I have so far handled my wife's religiosity well.

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

I would say to her, if she were my wife, " You assume that morality is grounded solely in religion and only Christians can be moral. I reject that, I believe that all people can and should always act in a moral manner. And, by a moral manner, I mean always treating others with full dignity and respect and showing concern for their well-being."

Alabama Demands Voter ID–Then Closes Driver’s License Offices In Black Counties – Talking ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Exactly what one would expect from these racist, evangelical, right wing ideologues. If Jones loses, a chan\\lenge should be filed immediately in the US Supreme Court on these grounds.

I think what goes on here is mostly "preaching to the choir", boys and girls.

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

In our country we an and should do everything we possibly can to create full separation of church and state. It is the only way we can maintain our democracy.

Is it proper etiquette to ask a person if they have religious beliefs or not , or believe in a god ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

I do not initiate any such dialogue. If it brought up, I deal with it honestly and tactfully.

My best friend became born again,,, its like standing on the shore watching my friend drift out to ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

I have an old friend for over 50 years. He was always religious, but generally rational and intelligent. In his old age, he has become so obsessed with religion, bombarding me with preposterous religious ideology and predictions and constantly trying to convert me. At the same time he turned to the extreme political right. We had been communicating several times a week for many years, but it got so bad I had to tell him that I will not discuss religion, politics, or economics with him. He finally got the message when I did not respond to his continued attempts. How, we communicate only 3 -4 times a year, on nothing of substance.

Can there be a God in the new physics?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

I don't pray to anything, ever. What you are describing is yet another false mysticism.

Knowing how your life is, would you have chosen to be born?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Hell, yes!!There have been ups and downs, but it has been a kick!

Would you worship a god if one existed?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

There is no god. There is no evidence of any gods. Why would one choose to worship something that does not exist. That is the issue that religious people fail to grasp.

Living on a sphere thats spinning in space, I don't think so

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Provide a rational reason for your not thing that!

What’s your thoughts on people’s claims of seeing Heaven & Hell?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

You are probably talking about "near death experiences." Those are ,in reality, nothing more thyan the manifestations of the brain beginning to shut down. Those manifestations are fed by the core beliefs that have been programmed into the person's mind.

I used to work in South Auckland which had a large Polynesian population mainly Tongan and Samoa.

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

It is unconscionable that churches would charge anything for such rites. Actually those rites benefit the religion than the people.

Religion is a global business funded by people who can often least afford it.

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

to expose the problem you are talking about, I believe that all small and large religious and ideological organizations should have to ra full fiscal audit by an independent accounting agency -- and make the results public. If people really knew how religious organizations really use their money, I believe that churches would begin to lose credibility.

Sometimes I feel Like My Life is a Causality Loop!

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

I hope that you are not becoming depressed. Those are the kind of thoughts I sometimes had when I was depressed.

I've been an atheist since my grandmother took me to church and the pastor said if the baby isn't ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Those are the moments that make a person begin to have genuine questions about religion.

Are there any agnostic Trump supporters?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Yes. there are. Some are people who grew up steeped in both religion an in right wing politics. The athiests in that group managed to get rid of attachment to theology, but hold on to reactionary political ideology. Some are white supremacists. Some are lsuch true believer ideologues that they will choose to support Trump to avoid any constructive action in our country. Some are simply too embroiled in the culture of greed to be rational and moral.

Some have alluded to it, but let me be the first to say humbug

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

To what?

Do you feel lucky?

wordywalt comments on Dec 11, 2017:

Your post rambles among unrelated topics. As for the "prosperity gospel" it is simply a perversion of Christianity, saying that if you follow Christian dogma, you will be rewarded with success and wealth in this life, as well as in afterlife. Original Christian theology never claimed that. In effect, it is also saying that , no matter HOW a person acquires his or her wealth, the fact that the person has wealth shows that God approves of the person. It is tripe designed intentionally to say, in effect, that greed is good, and to placate the greedy. It is peddled by demagogic charlatans who see it as a means of acquiring wealth and power for themselves.

What brings you here?

wordywalt comments on Dec 10, 2017:

I am here for intellectual stimulation, healthy discourse which makes me think, occasional humor, and for th friendship of more than a few.

White House Rejects Supremacist Label: “No One Has Done More Than Trump to Prove White People Are ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

He such a sociopathic, lying, boorish l0out that if anyone judges by him, we whities are certainly inferior.

The Empty Brain | Aeon Essays

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

If you want to understand how the brain works -- not biochemically, but cognitively. you should read the works of Jean Piaget the greatest cognitive psychologist in world history!

Could something bad, short term, turn into something good, long term?

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

Yes. Sometimes a situation is so bad that people rise up to change the situation and the people who perpetrated it! I hope this happens with Trump, The morally bankrupt Republicans, and the evangelical Christians!

If you met the pope face to face and he had no security what would you do/say?

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

I do not believe in your theology but I think that you are a great, caring man!

Does The Universe Have Intention?

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

For anything to have intention, It must be self=aware.. And, the universe is self=aware? I don't think so.

Does The Universe Have Intention?

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

No. It simply exists.

How do you communicate a refusal to donate to religious groups? (more inside)

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

If I come across one of the religious stands, I nod politely as I pass by. If I get a telephone request , my stock answer is: " I'm sorry, but I do not respond to telephone solicitations from, AMY organization "(which is true -- I consider such calls an invasion of my privacy) and hang up before they can say anything else If they come to the door, I turn them away politely.

If your child was 'on the run' & came to you for help, what would you do?

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

If my child had committed a crime knowingly, I would urge him or her to turn himself or herself in, and try to ensure that they had a good attorney so that the trial would be fair. If I felt he or she had been falsely accused, I would do everything possible to see that the result was an acquittal.

If the concept of God is just a mis-understanding of natural forces, and religion is just an attempt...

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

While science reveals aspects of the environment and the body of science knowledge is simply a description of that natural world, science and technology uses those facts and principles revealed to go farther or in different world than "nature" might have gone on its own -- so I don't think we can call it naturalistic. Science and technology are deliberate. The natural world is one of bounded chaos -- ther\ amalgam of forces and entities at a particular time and place.

I'd like to know what you folks think.

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

Those people are so emotionally insecure that they need to be guided and bound by dogma which tells them what to do and provides them with a false sense of absolute certainty. hey have chosen to be addicted.

Have you called your state's representatives to voice your opinion on an upcoming House or Senate ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

Yes, and e-mail. es well.

Is it strange that I morn the loss of animals more than people?

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

We mourn those creatures -- human and otherwise -- that have really meant something to us.

What does it mean to be a "good person" to you?

wordywalt comments on Dec 9, 2017:

A caring, thoughtful, respectful person/

Turkey or Ham?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

I like both, but this past Thanksgiving, we chose a leg of lamb.

Under what circumstances is it ok for a person's ethics to be compromised?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

It is NEVER okay to compromise one's ethics. However, most of our value choices are not between absolute rights and absolute wrongs. Instead they are between comparative goods, or in some situations, the comparative wrongs. Sometimes the choices we have are all bad, and the question becomes which is worst. In all cases, the standard should be: Which choice presents the least violation of human dignity and well-being.

In todays society, if a man compliments a woman on her clothes, look or style is it sexual ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Depends on exactly what he says, how he says it, and the circumstances in which he says it.

This is getting scary in America.

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

And, the Republican politicians without spines or morality are standing by and letting him do it.Damn them!!

A pastor told me today that he is sorry that I have not felt the love of god.

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Well-stated. Clear, grounded, and unequivocal.

Do Superstitious Rituals Work?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

The only way that they could have any effect is to give the believer the confidence to pursue something he or she might not normally undertake.

How do you personally define the word "spiritual?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

I don't define the word "spiritual". I do not use the word at all.. I use other descriptors.

I'll occasionally post some atheist humor.

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Ohhh, that's baaad. (chuckle)

About three weeks before I got fired on November 22, 2016, the man I now presume to be the head ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

A damnable excuse for a human being.

Is there intelligent life on other planets?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Probably.

CHIP Program

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

It appears that ALL Republicans have lost their honor, integrity. morality. and patriotism. Sweep the whole damnable lot of them out!

The world is growing more and more disgusted with Donald Trump.

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

I think that there is a good chance that we will be able to rid ourselves of every bit of Trump's "legacy," I genuinely believe that the :me, too: movement is morphing into something hugely powerful and productive that will sweep away the entire Trump cabal, diminish much of evangelical Christianity, and decimate the morally bankrupt Republican party. We need to put our full support behind this movement so that we can recover our national honor, pride, integrity and morality -- as well as our democracy.

If given the choice I would much rather worship a pantheon than live in a monotheistic world.

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

No Gods exist, period. They are all figments of the human mind. I reject them all.

Where I live (rural Eastern Shore of MD) I see lots of pick-up trucks and business vehicles with ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

I would take my business elsewhere, as well.

tRump is going to Alabama border today to make a MAGA speech now instead of supporting Roy Moore ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Evangelical Christianity and reactionary, racist politics dominate most of Alabama.. Trump is trying to whip up those tendencies to overwhelm their intelligence and moral judgment. Call Trump the abhorrent moral criminal that he is!

Why do intelligent people rely on faith?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Yes, it is too central to the core of how they define themselves. Their means of avoiding the onflict is to compartmentalize their intelligence and existence.

why are the goverments of the world scared of recognising that we not alone in the universe?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

I don't think that they are scared. I think that they simply realize that the distances in time and space are so vast that the chances of it ever impacting us are miniscule. If it is hugely unlikely, you simply do not worry about it.

Is US Nationaism worst than Religion?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Aggressive nationalism is often driven by, or at the least aided by, total system political or religious ideologies , and/or by ethnocentrism (of which religion plays a major part in the false image of cultural superiority). Examples: the USSR, Israel, Iran, the British Empire, US foreign policy in the late 1800s and early 1900s, etc.

What are some foreign words or phrases that you find funny?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

The German language makes compound words by forming them together in one long word. A German word I find funny because it is a perfect example of a German compound word is "aufeinandergestappelt" -- which means "stacked on top of each other. "

I think I'm in love with everyone here. Is it too soon? :p Can't handle this much oxytocin!

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

This is just like any "family": I really enjoy sharing time with most, but there are a few I would rather not be around.

Theory of mind: the idea that not all knowledge is universal knowledge. Your thoughts?

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

I would agree that knowledge is not universal. Knowledge is both cultural and personal. Cultural knowledge is the body of accumulated beliefs, ideologies, accepted wisdoms, accepted proofs contained within a culture. Each culture has its own "knowledge." Knowledge is also personal -- the patterns of meaning or cognitive structures which we build in our own minds.

Can beauty, truth and goodness exist all within one entity? I assert that this is not possible.

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Why?

Is anyone else sick of absurd conspiracy theories while there are actual conspiracies afoot such as:...

wordywalt comments on Dec 8, 2017:

Who needs conspiracy theories when we have a real conspiracy attempted between Trump and the Russians?

It is estimated that 4 percent of the population are sociopaths,and this personality disorder ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

My first wife was a "borderline personality" -- very close to being a sociopath. The only thing that mattered was what she wanted when she wanted it. She had to be in control at all times, was constantly playing "mind fuck" games to maintain control. She could never admit that she was wrong about anything or that she had ever made a mistake. She was incapable of really caring for anyone but herself and her blood relatives.

Rapture in 5 years?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

If I experience that, I would be tempted to say, "Ain't no rapture nowhere, nohow, now or ever"-- and close the door. I did have a couple of them recently to come to the door and ask if they could come in. I simply answered, "No." and closed the door.

belief?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

That is a life of drifting in a random, meaningless manner.

What's your favorite thing about the winter season?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

the cool, dry weather (as compared to the summer heat and humidity in Florida).

What does your atheist heaven look like?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

There is no heaven and never will be one. The question is inane.

Roy Moore blames crime on teaching kids evolution ,because if you teach them they came from animals ...

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Tells you what an untrustworthy jackal he is.

Do you alway's follow the speed limit when driving?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

I don't drive anymore due to vision problems. When I did drive I always drove 5 - 10 MPH above the speed limit on the highway, and at or slightly above the speed limit in the city .In really hilly country, when I topped a hill and could see all the way to the crest of the next hill, I would add another 5 - 10 mph.

Difference between countries

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

I live in the USA. Here the question is more a question of what state a person lives in, even what town or city one lives in. I live in Florida, but I could NOT live in in most of north Florida, Ocala, or St. Augustine. Those locations are almost entirely steeped in racist and reactionary politics, mixed with evangelical Christian true believer zeal. In that sense, those areas have changed very little in ideology from the Civil War ear (1860-1865) An ancestor of mine was forced to flee St. Augustine during the Civil War because he opposed slavery and the war itself, and wound up in Indiana. Larger cities like Tampa and Miami (and their suburbs) allow a person much greater freedom to believe as he or she chooses. I would not choose to live in South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas. Since the 1960s, both Oklahoma and Kansas have shown real regression toward the reactionary right since the 1980s -- regrettably.

Safe Spaces

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

We should set universal ground rules for discussing and debating issues. Those ground rules should include he following" 1. When asked to do so, you will make explicit your unstated assumptions so that they can be examined. 2. You must support any assertion with proven facts and/or well-grounded, sound rational reasoning. 3. If you cannot back up an assertion with facts and/or well-grounded rational thought, you will either cede the point or simply stop discussing the point. 4. You will not engage in attempting to use labels to stifle or misdirect discourse. 5. You will not use uncivil language or attempt to insult the other person (s) In public political debates, your must directly answer the question asked. If your response does not address the question, you will be warned. If, in 30 seconds, you still do not address the question, the debate will move on to another candidate.

Should football be banned in U.S. High schools?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

I played football in high school and in the US Army. Over the years I suffered a broken nose (twice), torn ligaments in the shoulder, torn cartilage in the knee, a badly pulled groin muscle, a twisted back which later resulted in a herniated disc, and a "stinger". I also coached high school football for 4 years, and my coaching partner and I made sure that our players were in top condition, were always alert and on their toes -- literally and physically. and with the equipment which would minimize injuries. Over 4 years, the most serious injury we had among our players was 1 dislocated shoulder. If I have a son today of high school age, I would not let him play unless his coaches took the same care that we did.

What do you think?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Not exactly. Some things we hear are opinions. Some are accurate representations of facts. Your statements are a bit too cutely packaged to be accurate.

Christians Claimed Gay Marriage Leads To Pedophilia; Now They Support Roy Moore

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

They are such stupefied true believers that they can't even see how ridiculous their position is!

Megachurch Pastor: ‘Woman Has No Right Over Her Own Body - It Belongs To God’

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

I would not trust this snake at all. He is one of those snake oil salesmen who would sell out his mother if it would give him more money, power, and control. He does not give a damned about people or their rights.

Safe Spaces

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

The incivility of extremist --religious, right wing, and left wing - But particularly from religious true believers and right wing, reactionary ideologues and demagogues is willfully tearing our country apart. It is destructive to every aspect of our democratic society. It inhibits dialogue, rational thought and problem-solving, civil discourse and engagement and so much more. It is designed to sabotage those things and create chaos so that a small group can assert illegitimate control. It is to be detested!

2018; What does the year ahead hold for you?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

As an 80 year old man, in the next year i: 1. look forward to my spring garden -- green beans, heirloom tomatoes, yellow squash, red potatoes. 2., Want to plan at least one fishing trip, 3. Want to continue these conversations. 4. Will continue working out with heavy weights until I can't. 5. Will enjoy sharing time with my wife and hope to see my daughters. 6. Hope to see the ouster of Donald Trump and his cabal and the end to corrupt Republican dominance in our politics. 7, although I do not plan on it, am prepared for the possibility that this could be my last year.

How many Languages do you speak?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

In addition to my native language of English, I also speak Germany. I became fluent in German 55 years ago, but have not spoken German on a daily basis for many years. I have lost vocabulary, but once I hear German or want to speak in German, I automatically switch to thinking in German. As an adult, once a person learns to think in a language, he or she never completely loses the ability to speak the language.

This concept most of you will get, try to explain it to a holy roller and the answer you will get is...

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Whaaaaaat?

Should America Have Universal Healthcare?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Without a doubt. We are the ONLY nation in the industrialized world that does not have universal healthcare. It is a clear expression of concern for the well-being of our people. The only reasons that we do not have it are (1) the culture of greed in this country, (2) ignorance, (3) moribund and false Republican ideology.

Anti-Vampire Mob Kills Eight In Malawi, Forces Out U.N.

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Ignorant, superstitious people can be whipped into a frenzy by a wild rumor at the drop of a hat.

In Life I have learned more from Women than from Men, is that the case for other men?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

I have many teachers, male and female, who have taught me many valuable things over my lifetime. I have learned so much from so many; but cannot pick one -- even 5 -- that stand head and shoulders above the rest.

The finer things in life.

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Try slow sips of a Hungarian dessert wine named Tokajii Aszu (4 or 5 putenos - stars_, taking time to savor the full bouquet. Be sure to have a cuip of strong black coffee before and between sips. To me, it is so delicious that it brings to mind the image of Odin's mead -- "the nectar of the gods." It ain't cheap -- costs about $50.00 for a half-liter bottle, but for a rare treat for yourself, it is worth it.

Time's Person of the Year 2017: The Choice

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Love it!! This movement may be the greatest thing ever to clean up our political system and culture, to foster gender equality, make our society both more democratic and more civil. Keep going!!! I have two other emotional reactions: (1 I am saddened to see men I have respected caught up in this -- but it is a price which must be paid, and (2) this may be the straw which breaks the back of both Trump and the Republican party. If it is, we cannot thank the movement enough!!

Can i? Or should I?

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Any instance of racism should be denounced.

Extreme Atheism

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

What you describe is not extreme. It is a calm acceptance of reality.

What do you think about Exodus 21 where the Bible teaches slavery

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

I do not give a damn about what the bible says: Slavery is an evil practice!

Here's the formula in three words, how to save the world: Educate the women.

wordywalt comments on Dec 7, 2017:

Totally agree!

Is the idea about a ”Chosen People” seem smug?

wordywalt comments on Dec 6, 2017:

Consider this as a reason for the origin of the "chosen people." If Moses existed and if the esodus is true what it shows is that Moses was both a great leader and a great con man. The Hebrews on the exodus was an unruly, obstreperous bunch of desert nomads whose social behavior had gotten so bad that it was threatening to tear the entire group apart. So Moses went up on the mountain and carved the 10 commandments dealing with the tribes behavior. Then he came down and told his people that God had made them his "chosen people" if they would agree to live by the commandments and worship him as their only god. If it happened that way, it was a world-class con job and the source of purported status.

What makes you leery about someone?

wordywalt comments on Dec 6, 2017:

The way you use "leery" covers a lot of territory. One reason for being leery is fear that the other will not uphold your confidence. I once worked with a lady who, if you told her anything, would tell others. We joked that the three primary means of communication were telephone, telegraph, and "tell MdGraw." Another thing is insincere language -- flattery, excessive gushing, etc. Another is outright lying or deliberate distortion. All of those would give me cause to examine what they say very carefully and to be careful about what I say.

It seems that the Christian God can't forgive without a blood sacrifice. Who or what made that rule?

wordywalt comments on Dec 6, 2017:

Don't waste your time on it: It's all myth. Yes, it is a senseless contradiction in the supposed image of god.

What do you think about this quote?

wordywalt comments on Dec 6, 2017:

That is the classic existential stance shared by every existential thinker.

This is deliciously exciting. [futurism.com]

wordywalt comments on Dec 6, 2017:

Wow. If they are able to create actual living organisms, that will blow the creation myth away!