Why is the Higgs boson considered the god particle is that not counter intuitive for science?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 12, 2018:

No way does any reptablescientist call it the "God particle"! Check your sources!

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 12, 2018:

How come I cannot edit or delete anything? Damned annoying!

God doesn't exist, blah blah, Religion is for stupid people, blah, blah, "you are just cherry ...

stinkeye_a comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Challenging religion for the sake of challenging religion? Why? To win a metaphysical argument? What's the point? Challenging hatred, bigotry, prejudice, narrow-mindedness, corruption, neglect, hypocrisy, vainglory, etc. et al wherever they are found? Sign me up. I don't care what people...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 12, 2018:

@ForTheWin what? "Morally indefensible"????? Says who, you? Sorry, but not listening.......

Trail mix is nothing more than simply M&M candy with obstacles. Am I right?

PhitDoctor50 comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Apparently you don’t appreciate the salty-sweet combination. Plus the protein from nuts slows the sugar absorption.

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 12, 2018:

Big fallcy, as anyone with a blood sugar meter can easily show you ( any diabetic)

James "Mad Dog" Mattis for president in 2020!!! Thoughts?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 8, 2018:

Just what we need, another Yahoo who acts before he thinks...this is a joke post, right?

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 9, 2018:

@Bam85 very few people who make "generalz" get "downgraded" from it....reasons, maybe?

If you were God, what would be the moral thing to do?

SaintChris comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Drink a beer, sigh dramatically, hit the reset button, and hope I get it right this time. Maybe skip all the slavery, Dark Ages, and bigotry, and hatred. Maybe skip the whole 5 Finger Death Punch phaze. Those guys are Nickleback for guys who are too "metal" and have too many barbed wire and...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 9, 2018:

Hey! I like Disco...it is Excellent to clean house by!

If you were God, what would be the moral thing to do?

ToakReon comments on Jan 9, 2018:

If I was god, what would I do? I would give a big, open 'Goodbye speech' in which I undeniably stated that I, as god, was retiring from all 'divine duties', that no further prayers were going to be listened to, that heaven and hell were shutting down and when you die you will be dead, that the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 9, 2018:

I'm thinking, as I look around, that this must have already happened...maybe in The Apocrypha? Would explain A Lot!

So it turns out that Mexico isn't going to pay for the wall.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 8, 2018:

AS IF

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 8, 2018:

@Benmonk oops, too late.....

Say that your status changed and you are no longer mortal and you possessed the abilities of a ...

zeliasgrand comments on Jan 8, 2018:

This already exists for anyone who owns a dog. They adore their masters and constantly want to please them. Most dog owners enjoy the love/companionship/worship that they get in the arrangement. If you are sure you would hate being worshipped, get a cat or two. You'll get pockets of love ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 8, 2018:

I currently have 2 rescue dogs,,,having had different masters, some just Awful, they have a different perspective! More like "hold that thought, I'll be with you in a moment", or even "somebody else will be along in a moment with a different command...." I dislike cats, btw.

Don't watch Christmas light displays! [liberaldarkness.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 7, 2018:

It's okay, i am a straight woman....but my thoughts & prayers are certainly following you

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 8, 2018:

@Stevil et al...that was sarcasm! Really ineffective crummy sarcasm , apparently.......

I wish the people on this site would stop being so political.

Atheopagan comments on Jan 7, 2018:

At a time when religious zealots are aggressively pushing religion into the public sphere, we are fools if we are NOT political. Also, if we are tolerant and unbigoted, and if we care about the planet we live on, it is incumbent on us to be political in support of those values. I completely disagree...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 7, 2018:

Totally agree! Define it, speak out, or lose it!

Why are so many people still OK with the abhorrent practice of male genital mutilation ...

AgnosticBear comments on Jan 5, 2018:

Dude I won’t even watch a porn when the dude is uncut. From all the women I have talked to on this subject over the years they think it’s gross too. (Sorry if I hurt anyone’s feelings or gave them a complex).

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 7, 2018:

@josmi6699the friend I mentioned, who had to have an incredibly painful circumcision in his 40', told me he noticed no difference after healing, in fact he thought it might be better. And definitely a help to cleanliness!

What if the thoughts never stops?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2018:

Babe, take a breath! You sound so troubled but the truth is, you are a speck of dust in a huge universe that does not give a rat's ass about any of us, and certainly not our thoughts. So relax and learn to enjoy the little things...IT IS NOT up to you!

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 7, 2018:

@silverotter11 The only thing you sort of control is your responses to things, and whether you want a bran or corn muffin...and they may be out of the corn ones!

DON'T YOU JUST SORT OF FEEL SORRY FOR TRUMPS FAMILY?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I feel Very sorry for the child. Melania married for money so what does she expect....and you cannot tell me he was ever her only suitor, so too bad so sad.

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 5, 2018:

@Benmonk i know I might even start praying for that to happen soon......

Do you serve a purpose or purposely serve?

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 4, 2018:

The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.......:)

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 4, 2018:

BS, the "purpose of life", at base level, is to procreate and them make fertilizer for the next generation. So, have a drink, put your feet up, enjoy the moment. Period. If it makes you happy to serve at the soup kitchen, or whatever, good for you! If you do it because you think you should or, worse, have to, you are frittering away the only life you will ever have. ( aplogies to any reincarnationists out there)

What are your thoughts on THE SECRET?

Benthoven comments on Jan 4, 2018:

I think it is one of the most foul and fetid works ever written. It's the ultimate "blame the victim" book. Did you get cancer? Well, it's your fault, you attracted it. Were you raped? You attracted that. In fact, you and your abuser "made an agreement" before coming here. Is there suffering in the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 4, 2018:

Well said!

I am going to share something.

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 4, 2018:

Love/sex begins in the brain...otherwise why not just hire hookers?

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 4, 2018:

@Benthoven Try "Living Social"

THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF FUNDAMENTALISM?

MsOliver comments on Jan 3, 2018:

You can spot fundamentalists not only in how they expect others to live their lives, but in how they live their own. Many fundamentalists in not only Christianity, but also in the other 'big 3' religions is that they insist upon dressing "modestly" even though by doing so they make themselves ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 4, 2018:

@MsOliver touche!

DON'T YOU JUST SORT OF FEEL SORRY FOR TRUMPS FAMILY?

AnneWimsey comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I feel Very sorry for the child. Melania married for money so what does she expect....and you cannot tell me he was ever her only suitor, so too bad so sad.

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 4, 2018:

@Benmonk Buwahahahaaaaa!

Erectile Dysfunction: A Question for Women and Gay Men

CarlosEastman comments on Dec 25, 2017:

I'm straight guy and yes I'm having some ED issues but I get my pills at the convenience store ($10.00) for a pack of 2 and I only take a 1/3 of the pill and the effect will last me for almost 4 days (not the erection..lol..it requires some arousal for the pill to do the magic) and I can take care ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 4, 2018:

You realize if just one of these lucky ladies strays, you are All in danger of HIV/AIDS, right? Not much of a caring attitude, so too me, a Huge turn-off, sorry...

Erectile Dysfunction: A Question for Women and Gay Men

GeekLeen comments on Dec 25, 2017:

My ex has ED because of the amount of alcohol he consumes daily. His belly is big and hard and his pipi is flaccid. Serves him right. He's a shitty person. Alcohol destroyed all hopes I had of a happy (married) life. I want to see him spend the rest of his life alone and sad. Can you feel the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 4, 2018:

Girl........move on already, you are only hurting yourself at this point!

Well, I was glad Clinton lost, and cautiously optimistic that Trump wouldn't be too much of a ...

Druvius comments on Jan 3, 2018:

HRC was and is 100% in bed with the bankers, pentagon, and big corporations. I don't hate her, just knew she would continue the upwards transfer of wealth that has been the hallmark of every president since Reagan.

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Yeah, and drumpy is an altruistic genius with a warm heart.... Ever heard of the lesser of 2 weasels?

THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF FUNDAMENTALISM?

MsOliver comments on Jan 3, 2018:

You can spot fundamentalists not only in how they expect others to live their lives, but in how they live their own. Many fundamentalists in not only Christianity, but also in the other 'big 3' religions is that they insist upon dressing "modestly" even though by doing so they make themselves ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Can't help but say "Tammy Faye Baker" to you..........

Did you experience Religious Trauma Syndrome in leaving religion?

splittingzero comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I thought that I was evil. And members of the church labeled me as a member of the "evil slave class", a reference to a parable of three slaves given money to invest by their master. But, with no hope, I lived every moment like it was my last, and used every drug I could get my hands on to ...

AnneWimsey replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Then why, exactly, did you do it?

What the hell?

CeciRosane60 comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Knock knock

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 31, 2017:

Who's there?

“The banana is the atheists nightmare "

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Bananas, especially ripe ones, elicit my gag reflex....why are you making me think of them??

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 31, 2017:

@godef ummm, to be perfectly clear......it is the gummy texture of bananas that gags me. Feel better now?

I've been here a few days, actually level 4..., whatever that means...?

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I am a flaming liberal but believe in a swiftly-administered death penalty.........would that make me partially conservative?

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 31, 2017:

@markdevenish No, to the jury!

What would it be like to be married to you?

webbew1 comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Kind of like being married to a white guy version of Urkle.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 30, 2017:

OMgawd, I never thought of it before, but that is me! No marriage, no cohabiting on account of it, I would probably fall on you & hurt you, whoever you ain't gonna be

Was Jesus made Christian when John the Baptist baptised him?

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 29, 2017:

If jesus ever existed, even as a schizo with followers, the word, "xianity" didn't exist until quite some time later, so no. The bible does not claim any such thing, so why are you?

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 30, 2017:

@BCCPT2001 Actually, by posing your question as a statement of a factual happening, and then soliciting comment on it as if it were a real happening, on an atheist website, i think my question about your question is quite valid.

What was the first religion and when was it first followed or worshipped?

SKDeitch comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Animism, the belief that everything has a spirit, is widely assumed to be the basic religion of humanity, but it isn't really a religion, like being atheist, being animist is only a feature of a world view. Not all animists see the *same* spirits in things or assign the same powers or importance to ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 29, 2017:

I could easily be an animist, I already honor & respect all life forms (okay, except human fatheads) as long as I don't actually have to worship anything.

Hello, Atheists and Agnostics.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Ohferpetessake! Ask a concrete question and you will get a whole gamut of answers! Generalizations about the people on this site, through the filter of your preconceptions, however, bore & annoy me, for at least one.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 29, 2017:

@blend Wait....you consider "ohferpetessake" Religious??????????????

What do you think?

realdancermn comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I am going to issue a challenge to all those who think it is not necessary to understand what the evangelicals believe how can you defend your position as an agnostic or athiest. Christopher Hitchens was an avowed athiest. He was intelligent enough to do battle with Christian evangelical on their ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 29, 2017:

I can quote the bible with the best evangelical....i just choose to quote the parts that make believers look foolish, lol!

In my life I have demonstrated with my physical presence against activities I strongly oppose.

Teresa comments on Dec 21, 2017:

As I have said before - from the much less religious Canada - Atheists if they want representation in the US - will have to refuse to sit in the back of the bus, someone has to be KNOWN as a good person, maybe a volunteer, member of the community, well likes=d and then run for mayor - saying they...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 29, 2017:

@Casey07 I hope this is sarcasm......

Hello, Atheists and Agnostics.

DJVJ311 comments on Dec 28, 2017:

The American system is absolute garbage and is a horrible representation of what capitalism is supposed to be, but torn down to ideals it's not a bad thing at all. Neither is socialism. In practice, it all turns to garbage.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 29, 2017:

One of the best answers i have seen! Nowadays one longs only for a bleach solution to wash the government clean!

Hello, Atheists and Agnostics.

AnneWimsey comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Ohferpetessake! Ask a concrete question and you will get a whole gamut of answers! Generalizations about the people on this site, through the filter of your preconceptions, however, bore & annoy me, for at least one.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 29, 2017:

@blend 1)I have spent my life, and especially nowadays, on the alert to repel generalizations about groups of people...the first, but a major, descent into racism, bullying, and the gas ovens. 2) Since I worked in a shipyard for 13 years, and other male-heavy environments, be glad I settled on ohferpetessake. Because I could blister your hide off if I wasn't on my best behavior. 3) I treasure this site as a wonderful place for intelligent discussion, it is a rare gem! I will not allow it to be sullied by those who love to label others, no matter how "cutely sarcastic" they think themselves

What makes you leery about someone?

richiegtt comments on Dec 6, 2017:

I get a bad vibes from people who do not like animals .Excessive use of profanity . People with hypocritical tendencies,People exhibiting Paranoid behavior

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 24, 2017:

Define freakin' "excessive"?,.,

Tattoos??

resserts comments on Dec 24, 2017:

I have no tattoos, nor am I fond of then in general, but I'd totally get one if I had a disfiguring scar. I'd try to do something creative to mask an especially ugly scar. One of the coolest tattoos I've ever seen was someone who had a broken arm and along the scar he had a pictoral representation ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 24, 2017:

I have several, most cover scars......i make ugly raised scars, not keloids but wow. Nobody can see them except if I wear sleeveless clothes. After the shoulder replacement, I Could Not Believe how many random strangers (in line at Wal-Mart, at a table in McD's with grandkids, etc etc) felt free to approach and ask, " Where'd you get that ugly/awful/huge scar?". Correct answer: Putting your nosey ass in the hospital, but I was polite instead. Now nobody says anything but "pretty tattoo" (hummingbird/morning glories). I think Medicare should pay for it, peace is priceless!

Do you support Trump?

Flowerchild comments on Oct 26, 2017:

Sam Harris said it best..... ''He strikes me as a distillation of everything that is wrong with the American character, if you take our materialism, our ignorance about the rest of the world and our satisfaction in our ignorance, our overconfidence, our pretention to greatness even when we are ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 22, 2017:

The Ugly American, in fact, but with no brains at all.

What quells the feeling of insignificance that keeps us up nights?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 20, 2017:

Perhaps I’m being mundane, but the bric-a-brac of daily existence provides ample material to keep my mind busy and unworried about my existential significance. I studied philosophy in college and I came to the conclusion long ago that life has no real meaning outside the details of ones life, ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 22, 2017:

I found college Philosophy to be the biggest scam Ever. Switched to "comparative religion" & learned a Ton about the "cradle of civilization", the invasions, the politics & religious beginnings & intertwinings ....great fun! And useful as heck on this site!

Considering that religion has gone to war with us should we go to war against religion?

SoloSentient comments on Nov 27, 2017:

We must eradicate the idea that we can "Go To War" with a concept. It lends credence to the belief that we can win a War on Terror, or a War on Drugs or a War on Poverty. It's a dangerous perversion of language that has gone far beyond rhetoric and manipulates people into supporting violence, ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 21, 2017:

Damn straight & well said!

My pet project: Do you know that women over-55 are the fastest-growing HIV-positive demographic in ...

HoneyBeeBlues comments on Dec 20, 2017:

Do you know of any groups in your area working to educate people?

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 21, 2017:

Nope, not one....just me so far.....

My pet project: Do you know that women over-55 are the fastest-growing HIV-positive demographic in ...

Plainjane comments on Dec 20, 2017:

I wasn't aware of that. Would that be newly diagnosed women or women who have had HIV for years but reached 55 years of age? It's interesting because I myself have not worked with many middle-aged/older women with HIV.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 21, 2017:

That's newly-infected/diagnosed! Too many women, not enough men, in this age group, especially will all the men on meds that keep them from performing, and/or cannot take Viagra because of their hearts. So, like bees on flowers, lots & lots of virus-spread. Plus, if we can't get pregnant, why wear a condom? Be aware, be proactive!

Does happiness really come from within?

DragonFZ comments on Dec 20, 2017:

Happiness or the better term Joy comes from within. No matter the circumstances you are thankful. Like when I noticed, I have a flat tire while my car was parked in the driveway. I'm thankful that I was safe and didn't have to change the tire in the middle of the night out in the middle of nowhere....

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 20, 2017:

Totally agree!

Does happiness really come from within?

freethinker09 comments on Dec 20, 2017:

Happiness is a social construct the true definition is temporary absence of pain.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 20, 2017:

Bah! I have moments of pure happiness all the time because I allow myself to look for & enjoy them. I was molested & abused as a child, first hubby was a heavy drinker & beat the shit out of me regukarly. 2nd hubby seemed much nicer, but turned out to be a narcissistic secret serial philanderer who just about killed me emotionally because "he's such a nice guy, it must be you". Also numerous serious illnesses, several joint replacements, including the one that went badly wrong, estrangement from only daughter due to her abuse of substances and me, etc etc e5c. Which does not make me special, but could be used as an excuse for being miserable.....I guarantee you will not find anyone who gets more enjoyment out of every speck of life! My mother once told me, "You make your own Heaven or Hellright here every day." And wow was she right! Thanks Mom! Wherever you are......

What are your theories about why the 3 major religions all started in the same place in the middle ...

TommyMeador comments on Dec 20, 2017:

The three major major religions are all spin-offs of the Abrahamic religion of the early Hebrews.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 20, 2017:

Cult of Isis. Zoroasterism, the One God theory from Egypt circa Tuthankamon/en......all predate the Hebrews buy many centuries!

Energy Cannot Naturally Be Created or Destroyed! isn't this scientific principle proof of Eternity?!

evidentialist comments on Nov 27, 2017:

Um ... what? Did you say something? I managed to extract about as much sense out of this as I would out of something Chopra has said. Could you reword this a bit so that I can understand what it is you're trying to say?

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 19, 2017:

Damn, I hate Deepak too...everything he says leads nowhere & gives me a headache...sort of like the questers in all the Lord of the Rings books.

The struggle to find a partner...

dustindareawf comments on Nov 12, 2017:

I live in a little town where nobody ever seems to do anything meaningful outside of their houses. And I am horribly unattractive. So I'm destined to be alone, if atheists can believe in destiny.

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 19, 2017:

Ohferpetessake..."horribly unattractive" sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Having been married to 2 good-looking men...one beat the crap out of me regularly, one was a narcissistic control freak....a troll that could make me laugh and treated me like I deserve to be treated would be my ideal man!

I find its best to argue religion if you study religion. What is your take?

CharlieGrimmett comments on Dec 18, 2017:

Whatever your thoughts on modern organized religion, the origin makes sense: to understand the world and give people comfort, community, and understanding. Now, I think religion fails in these on several levels, but when you look at it from that perspective, you can more easily find common ground ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 19, 2017:

I have no problem with people who "need" religion...none of my business whatsoever until they start pushing it on me......

If religion wasn't here, what would atheists bitch about?

MsOliver comments on Dec 14, 2017:

Selfish people, politicians, selfish politicians, ignorant racist homophobic misogynists, women who won't stand up for themselves, other women, and children, furries, lazy people, conspiracy theorists, that dude with the crazy hair on "Ancient Aliens," hypocrites, people with poor personal hygiene, ...

AnneWimsey replies on Dec 18, 2017:

Lol! You got 99% of it!