Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd of course it is completely possible that nothing exists! I already posted several scenarios, and yet you keep insisting "stuff" must be real because you think it is real. With No evidence other than flapping gums...it makes no difference to me, or the truth, if the flapping comes from Socrates or you. There is No proof that anything is just happening in your "head" whatever or wherever that might be not .

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd I have clicked on your link, but all it says, albeit quoting famous people, is, "something is there because I say/feel/think it is there". That is called Hubris. And whether your name is Socrates or gawd, I ain't buying yer snake oil.

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd "stop trolling my post" you do know that every time You reply, I get notified automatically? And that I enjoy reading others' opinions of your posts? Do you think i or anybody just is sitting there awaiting your latest floundering? No wonder you named yourself "gawd".......

"We all have gods, Martin Luther said, it is just a question of which ones.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Contradictory! Either we all have "special gifts", are unique/special in our own way, which I believe to be quite true, (first 2 paragraphs, above, except take out the "celebrity" claptrap) or, read the last paragraph above. And think, huh? Cannot have both these thoughts reconciled!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Jacar sorry, just edited Spellcheck & my fat fingers...phone call before I proofread. Should not have hit "post", obvioysly. Better? Actually, my keyboard has developed a stutter, types "th [space] then "he" every time I try to type a word beginning with "th"......suggestions?

California Pastor Loses Job After Posting Sign Stating 'Homosexuality Is Still a Sin' | CBN News

ShadowAmicus comments on Jul 24, 2019:

If he is openly homophobic, lesbophobic, paedophobic, fat person phobic or whatever. I would say he has a right to his belief and a right to write it .... and others have a right to disagree and write their own comments. It is how civilised society conducts itself - the problems start when someone...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus ooooooh, bin laden...excellent example!

California Pastor Loses Job After Posting Sign Stating 'Homosexuality Is Still a Sin' | CBN News

ShadowAmicus comments on Jul 24, 2019:

If he is openly homophobic, lesbophobic, paedophobic, fat person phobic or whatever. I would say he has a right to his belief and a right to write it .... and others have a right to disagree and write their own comments. It is how civilised society conducts itself - the problems start when someone...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus could you possibly answer my Very relevant question? And why one doesn't do crap like that? Because we both know there are laws against destructive speech and that yelling "Fire" is the primo example of why!

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd and BTW, "empirical fact[s]"..... says who? You? My take on this is at least as valid as yours, and far more defensible as you keep insisting there are "facts"...which you present No evidence for except your flapping gums. Period.

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

brentan comments on Oct 5, 2019:

The video has nothing to do with the topic.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd oh, look, somebody else calling you on yer crap!

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd ya know, yourchosen screen name tells me all I need to know, actually. None so foolish as someone who gets called on his total crap and then must use CAPS and double posts and name-calling to defend the crap. Too bad, so sad....and, again, the clear signs of someone terrified. I could feel sorry for you if you weren't defending the indefensible and now have turned to the old "you just don't understand" whine......

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd Maybe we are not all having the same experience (s)....would explain a lot. Or, we are all in separate padded rooms being drugged & observed. Or unborn, but in telepathic communication. Or in Hell. All equally valid "explanations", and who cares? Only you, apparently, because you do seem Very terrified, the ALL CAPS, the nasty personal remarks, belie your stated "philisophical" sham. Oh, and your "replies" to others commenting in ways that you do not approve. Guess what, it is not your call!

Organ harvesting in the US.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 7, 2019:

This is crap.......there is No use for a "throat" in organ donor land.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Jolanta no, lungs are not connected to the throat other than the airway, and plainly if the airway was that severely damaged plastic would be substituted, not a transplant. Do you know how hard the body attempts to reject any type of implant? It is Nott he easiest route for anyone, in fact the least desirable. A simple airway/throat would be Ridiculous as an implant! I am saying this meme is a scare tactic for people who chose not to think about things! Ignorance scares me ALOT!

Advice on how to vote..

Captain_Feelgood comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Haaaaaahhaha... Chelsea who?? 😂🤣😜👌

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@hankster, @Captain_Feelgood oookkkaaayy, so you have DDG...ever try using it? You care enough to post.......

Organ harvesting in the US.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 7, 2019:

This is crap.......there is No use for a "throat" in organ donor land.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Jolanta this does not say "lungs" it says "throat" Bunch of Crap!

Here is a straight forward summary of how American finances REALLY work not the mythology that most ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 6, 2019:

There are a lot of ideas being bandied about how the government can simply print more money anytime it is "needed". Tell that to the Weimar Republic, where a wheelbarrow literally full of money was needed to purchase a single loaf of bread, and it (incredible devaluation of currency)became a ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@ToolGuy "where is the inflation" ??? In 1974 I bought a brand-new car on a salary of $3.28/hour, as a single mother. And had steak once a week. You see anybody/anything even remotely like that now?

And they continue to eat their own.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 8, 2019:

I am starting to enjoy the news again! The volume of rats scrabbling to get off the ship is both amusing & satisfying!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood Rick Perry? Pence? I predict Barr is next in line.....

After a solo retreat in a cabin in the woods off the grid, I have decided to not date right now.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Just sayin', you don't need another person to "take care of yourneeds" now & then. Nobody knows you like You!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@ArtzyNerd meh......

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd I think therefore I am, (your paraphrase, above)is completely meaingless & always has been. And this all could be a giant illusion of yours/mine/anybody's. You seem to be terrified of the idea. What difference, exactly, would it make?

Trump continues his downward spiral. What comes after insane?

mongo1977 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

The best way to fight crazy is with insane. Dems could dial back the lunacy and Trump would dial back his performance.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

You actually think drump could (yes, Could) "dial back", AS IF he has any self-control whatsoever????! R9FLMAO, except for the quiet sobbing........

Advice on how to vote..

Captain_Feelgood comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Haaaaaahhaha... Chelsea who?? 😂🤣😜👌

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

So, you don't have "Google"...????

Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible ...

yamaha45701 comments on Oct 8, 2019:

How does someone who can not see know where to position the cursor on the screen. Does a voice prompt come up when the cursor hovers over a specific part? I am a bit worried that small web sites will have to redo their sites.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

Check the "accessability" settings on any device!

Stephen Colbert is one of my favourites.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Oct 8, 2019:

Sanders is out of it.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

Nope.

California Pastor Loses Job After Posting Sign Stating 'Homosexuality Is Still a Sin' | CBN News

ShadowAmicus comments on Jul 24, 2019:

If he is openly homophobic, lesbophobic, paedophobic, fat person phobic or whatever. I would say he has a right to his belief and a right to write it .... and others have a right to disagree and write their own comments. It is how civilised society conducts itself - the problems start when someone...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus so, you yell "Fire" in theaters, do ya?

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@Gawd you stated, "if you have an experience...something...logically exists" I entirely refuted that statement by pointing out a mushroom (or LSD et al) trip is ENTIRELY in your head, only exists for you. And you understand that and are just trying to shovel shit into our faces now. Shame on you!

Here is a straight forward summary of how American finances REALLY work not the mythology that most ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 6, 2019:

There are a lot of ideas being bandied about how the government can simply print more money anytime it is "needed". Tell that to the Weimar Republic, where a wheelbarrow literally full of money was needed to purchase a single loaf of bread, and it (incredible devaluation of currency)became a ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 8, 2019:

@ToolGuy ummm, so you are saying those adpix of people with bags & wheelbarrows full of useless paper money came Earlier? The Weimar Republic just happened to print enough paper to carpet & wallpaper the entire country & inflation was a coincidence? Or, there was inflation and they printed lots of paper to make it go away? ???????????

A bit of reality.

JeffMesser comments on Oct 7, 2019:

no, THIS is reality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d4ugppcRUE

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 7, 2019:

@ToolGuy they ain't doing it for You!

Leviticus 20:13 “‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of ...

Kojaksmom comments on Oct 7, 2019:

Cherry picking by the so-called Christians at its finest. particular Bible garbage Leviticus also mentions many other crimes that most Christians fully engage in. Christians are notorious for throwing women and gays directly under the bus.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 7, 2019:

Eating shrimp, anyone?

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 7, 2019:

@Gawd nope, just take some magic mushrooms.......for one example.

[yahoo.

moosepucky comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Be worried. Be very worried. When a news agency can choose which paid political ads its viewers will be allowed to see, it is just a small step to controlling other aspects of our lives through broadcasts (tv, radio, internet) I will always be again all forms of mind control EVEN if it helps ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 7, 2019:

@AlPastor there have to be some guidelines over what is put out there.....drawing the line at blatant lies would seem necessary in a true society!

Here is a straight forward summary of how American finances REALLY work not the mythology that most ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 6, 2019:

There are a lot of ideas being bandied about how the government can simply print more money anytime it is "needed". Tell that to the Weimar Republic, where a wheelbarrow literally full of money was needed to purchase a single loaf of bread, and it (incredible devaluation of currency)became a ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@ToolGuy because the theory was, just print more money to cover the inflation. And the crushing reoarations.. Duuuh

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Gawd I try not to think about it...circular "reasoning" gives me a headache

I just blocked two people which is a rarity for me.

jlynn37 comments on Oct 6, 2019:

I allow everyone to have their own opinions. If I do not like or am not interested in someone's opinion, I ignore it. I would only block someone if they threatened me, or presented a threat to me in any way. Your mileage may vary.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@genessa I like to call them on their crap....educational for any readers of the thread, and someday might make one of them think!

Only an idiot would want to shut down the US oil and gas industry.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Or, we could create millions of jobs by moving quickly to solar, and the environment would be far less stressed.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Trajan61 except for those Yuge networks, where all the plants already share power across vast distances..........you still talk as though it is 1942.

So how do we feel about the latest on Schiff? Should he be prosecuted as well?

Paul4747 comments on Oct 4, 2019:

For what exactly?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood and wait! Another Wh8steblower is in the wings! And I'll bet hard cash there will soon be 3 or 4......

So how do we feel about the latest on Schiff? Should he be prosecuted as well?

creative51 comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Naw. He is clumsy with his talk, but done nothing illegal.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood I am going to be kind to you here, and assume you wrote it before Shitferbrains double-down on his Ukraine" help me or else" request on the WH lawn, live feed, and then asked China to follow suit. China quickly declined, proving they have more understanding of SFB and the english language than you do.

So how do we feel about the latest on Schiff? Should he be prosecuted as well?

MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Ahhh, classic whataboutery. Tell me, what shit thing had Schiff done that makes what Trump has done magically less shit?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood "jack shit".....missed the live feed from the WH lawn, did ya? Where shitferbrains. Not only recapped calling on Ukraine to investigate Biden, but also asked China to do so. China has declined already. Because they clearly understand the English language & intent of SFBrains better than you......

Report Advertisement ‘Pure rage’: AP reporter paints terrifying picture of anger and paranoia ...

Druvius comments on Oct 5, 2019:

I'm kinda suspecting a lot of the people around him have decided to just stand back and watch him burn.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

Rats, sinking ship........

Answering the biggest question of all: why is there something rather than nothing?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

And you know there is "something" because...?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 6, 2019:

@Gawd which is in actuality completely different than anyone else's....so explain that?

Billions of galaxies and billions of suns while going around this small yellow-dwarf star on one ...

pasha-one-nine comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Once when I was having a conversation with a fellow former believer, she told me that she feels more despair since she lost her faith. She felt life had a little less meaning. For me, it's exactly the opposite. Knowing how very unlikely my existence is makes me appreciate it all the more. I would ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

If she depended on illusions to feel Happy, she needs help!

Only an idiot would want to shut down the US oil and gas industry.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Or, we could create millions of jobs by moving quickly to solar, and the environment would be far less stressed.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@Trajan61 ummmm, storage batteries., like on nuclear submarines (not much sun underwater, ya know) or flywheels, like on Prius, (etc.)cars? For starters......you act as if sunpower is in its' infancy...try reading up, maybe?

At a sports bar with some friends tonight and a man approaches my friend with a bottle of whiskey he...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Who brings whiskey from outside into a bar? Here it is illegal!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@GreatNani that bartender was obviously not an owner....not only could they lose their license/get fined, but suppose the guy got drunk, drove, and injured others...the bar would be sued even if the liquor came from outside....so awful of this "friend" and the bar needs better employees!

104 year scientist plans to end his life, opts for assisted suicide - YouTube

MissaDixon comments on May 5, 2018:

And under personhood he should have that right. Not popular, I will fully agree, but his life/mind/body/ are his to do with as he pleases.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@MissaDixon When I had a stroke at age 38, it was INCREDIBLY comforting to know the house was full of long guns (ex an avid hunter) & I could end it all whenever I chose. Every day, for about 4 years, "is this the day?" No, not today, I can stand this for today......

Religious art can certainly be dreary and, ironically, uninspired (so much of "Christian rock, for ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Because songs about cheating & drinking are so religious? In those documentary bits, the narrator pays lip service to "gospel" but the featured songs, and the lives of their performers, are anything but.....

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@WilliamFleming I do not at all dispute there is some Excellent "church" music, I used to sing in the choir! This, however, ain't it.........

So how do we feel about the latest on Schiff? Should he be prosecuted as well?

mongo1977 comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Blatant unapologetic corruption from Democrats has been ignored for decades, in hopes they would grow the fuck up all on their own. This time around, they're going to get fuuucked.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

Aaaahhh, the old "look over there" pathetic defense

So how do we feel about the latest on Schiff? Should he be prosecuted as well?

MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Ahhh, classic whataboutery. Tell me, what shit thing had Schiff done that makes what Trump has done magically less shit?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@MrBeelzeebubbles what MrB said!

So how do we feel about the latest on Schiff? Should he be prosecuted as well?

Paul4747 comments on Oct 4, 2019:

For what exactly?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

@Paul4747, @dokala, @Captain_Feelgood grasping at the slippery planks of the sinking ship....so sad.......

Question for those of you who claimed Adam Schiff "paraphrased" dear donnie on his Ukraine ...

jerry99 comments on Oct 4, 2019:

This is why nothing matters!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 5, 2019:

That is why You & I need to Vote!

It seems odd to me that so many of the presumably agnostic people who write posts on Agnostic.

JackPedigo comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I totally agree. There is ample evidence of his existence. The thing that is missing is his influence and many of the myths about him.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@JackPedigo " honest dialogue"??? You have addressed exactly None of TV he questions put to you, ignored things you have been called out on several times, quoted an "expert" who lived 450 years too early, even posting a viIdeo on him (D8ogenes), etc etc etc, and claim you have "woodcuts" of jeebus....the t woodcut/printing techunique was UNKNOWN during Roman times (wrong ink!) "Honest my ass!" Closed mind blinded by faith vs. Facts!

How about this election map? Dirt can't vote.

Bierbasstard comments on Oct 4, 2019:

This is exactly why we have the Electoral College. Populations in a few big circles should not be able to override the votes of the majority of the country. Aside from this is the fact that, had Clinton won an additional measly 800,000 votes in a couple of swing states, she would have taken the ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 4, 2019:

"The majority in the country"...???...you counting Buffalo, are ya?

Democrats’ Plans to Tax Wealth Would Reshape U.S. Economy

Charlene comments on Oct 4, 2019:

Yes and it would work, also it hasn't been a century since the wealthy paid higher taxes. They paid a 90% tax rate under Eisenhower. That wasn't a 100 years ago.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 4, 2019:

And still managed to "be rich".........

It seems odd to me that so many of the presumably agnostic people who write posts on Agnostic.

JackPedigo comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I totally agree. There is ample evidence of his existence. The thing that is missing is his influence and many of the myths about him.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@JackPedigo ummm, Facts? I still see no facts, just a bunch of wishful thinking on your part that flies in the face of what actual Facts there are, ,like Nazareth not exiting until after the supposed crucifixion. Kind of hard to be from a place that doesn't exist, no? And your "authorities, like the Greek who lived 450 years before ground zero, and some medieval woodcuts from 1,000 years later. I'll just wait right here while you post some FACTS, shall i?

Just because the Constitution does not address certain rights does not mean they do not exist.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Never forget they were written in a time when Minding Your Own Business was a given!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@SageDave yes, but they kept their mouths shut abouti it! It was called MANNERS.

I can't remember where I got this pic from but if anyone knows where I can get a hot dog like this ...

twill comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Want my number?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 4, 2019:

Aaaannnddd, there's one in every bunch........folks, I know you've been holding yer breath.......l

Sorry, I just can't HEPP it.

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 2, 2019:

It’s hard not to look down on people who use bad grammar and punctuation. They must not have had good English teachers in high school. Either that or they were too sexed up to pay attention.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

I look down on them because it is Very easy to find help with such things & they cannot be bothered!

[yahoo.

Redheadedgammy comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I'm not sure this is the best way to fight back. We do still have free speech in this County, including those that tell lies like this ad does. I believe it would be better to run an add right after to counter the lies with the truth of what trump is doing to our Country.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

"Free Speech" should NEVER be confused with the dissemination of lies & slander!

It seems odd to me that so many of the presumably agnostic people who write posts on Agnostic.

JackPedigo comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I totally agree. There is ample evidence of his existence. The thing that is missing is his influence and many of the myths about him.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@JackPedigo 1,000 years after anything, heck 100 years away from anything, is bound to be obscured by hearsay & just plain Crap. If you are indeed a history scholar you should know this is the First thing they teach you! "Roman engravings of Jeebus"? Really? And not in the Vatican, or being waved around by televangelists????? Umm, and Dogenes the Cynic predated "jeebus" by almost 500 years...apparently he was clairvoyant?

DO WE NEED A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Esperanto? Been around for 50ish years........

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@Remiforce "mzy b.v be resented".....but wasn't the OP about universality?

Michael Moore.

OldMetalHead comments on Oct 2, 2019:

If the Democratic party wants their members (and anti-Trump leaning independents) to vote in 2020, they need to assure they have a fair and impartial primary season or at least the appearance of one. Having party officials pick who they think can beat Trump/Pence over the base's objections is ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@St-Sinner no, actually, somebody who can easily See how quite a few other countries have taken steps to "be there" for their employers/taxpayers and yet continue to insist it cannot happen is just silly.

Another online dating story!! Nice pic, stuff very well written, asked pertinent questions, then, ...

Williamcristiano comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Did you ever seen postal code: nevada desert 51 area? 🤣🤣🤣

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

No, I googled the odd 6 digits in his supposed email addy

I don't know...it sounded like "fuck you' to me... [youtu.be]

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Stop upsetting the poor thing to make your dumb video!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@Robecology jeebus, a snarky funny gets your knickers all twisted? Too bad so sad, asshat.

Michael Moore.

OldMetalHead comments on Oct 2, 2019:

If the Democratic party wants their members (and anti-Trump leaning independents) to vote in 2020, they need to assure they have a fair and impartial primary season or at least the appearance of one. Having party officials pick who they think can beat Trump/Pence over the base's objections is ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@St-Sinner it is possible if only we could get past the negative naysayers. Why not give people a living wage? We did in the decades before this! In fact "upwardly mobile" was The Plan...where did that go?Why not alleviatechange the bankruptcy that often follows illness? Why not allow people to "do their thing" free from my/your judgement(s) as l9ng they hurt no one? How is someone who has espoused his ideas for over 30 years (see him on Youtube) an "opportunist"?

It seems odd to me that so many of the presumably agnostic people who write posts on Agnostic.

JackPedigo comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I totally agree. There is ample evidence of his existence. The thing that is missing is his influence and many of the myths about him.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@JackPedigo ummm, "from the period"? You consider 1,000 years later from the Dark & Middle Ages "from the period"???????

Is right and wrong relative or fixed (absolute)?

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Depends on what you are talking about. Child abuse? Wrong! Telling Aunt Fanny you love her gift? (Ugliest thing you ever saw!) Fine. And etc.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@273kelvin I am talking about beatings, rape, etc. What age somebody's grandmother got married (perhaps to avoid starvation, or prostitution) is not within that meaning.

It seems odd to me that so many of the presumably agnostic people who write posts on Agnostic.

JackPedigo comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I totally agree. There is ample evidence of his existence. The thing that is missing is his influence and many of the myths about him.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

"Ample evidence" ??? Really? Name ONE thing....nothing in the Census done in the year of his supposed birth, nothing in the (meticulous record-keepers! Roman accounts of crucifictions, nothing in the (supposedly rabid Jebus haters) Jewish authorities chronicles, zip, nada, nothing.....yes there is a mention of J"oseph of Arimethea", but nothing else. , you'd think if he sponsored a man arisen from the dead there would be a bit more.....like, say, the press Lazurus got?

[alternet.

KKGator comments on Oct 3, 2019:

The die-hards are going to make themselves a real problem. They're already showing their hand.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

Chip, chip, chipping away, chipping at the Mansion of Sludge......

Michael Moore.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Biden is Boring as Hell!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@1of5 "exciting" in the same way Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy were....I think you meant "nauseating".

Michael Moore.

OldMetalHead comments on Oct 2, 2019:

If the Democratic party wants their members (and anti-Trump leaning independents) to vote in 2020, they need to assure they have a fair and impartial primary season or at least the appearance of one. Having party officials pick who they think can beat Trump/Pence over the base's objections is ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@St-Sinner I fail to see how Scandanavians are way smarter or better than we are....what I seems c ok rporate/governmental structures that are Not being run, with OUR money, for the convenience of people who already have more money than any normal person could ever use, while old people, sick people, literally die of worry. And your big "revelation" that "Bernie is not a Democrat"???? Show me one time he, or I or anyone, ever said he was?!??,. And where it says he, or anyone, has to be?

Poor Bernie 2020 White House hopeful Bernie Sanders hospitalized after suffering chest pains ...

Heraclitus comments on Oct 2, 2019:

I can hear his votes going over to Elizabeth Warren...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

Riiiiiiight, because she stood up so well for him in 2016.......

Poor Bernie 2020 White House hopeful Bernie Sanders hospitalized after suffering chest pains ...

Rob48 comments on Oct 2, 2019:

The timing couldn't have been worse. :(

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@LenHazell53 simple astonishment, expressed sneakily, is my raison d'etre. Really, I lly am astonished that anyone would think somebody would make something like thisup! I went through it with both my dad & my ex...one lived & is still doing fine (well, anyway, the alimony checks are still coming), the other died. So I have seen what sudden serious illness does to those around it.

[yahoo.

RiverRick comments on Oct 3, 2019:

By the time the Democrats actually do anything it will be 2021 and too late. They rarely strike while the iron is hot. I'm still hoping for a painful and deadly myocardial infarction for Trump.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

That would solve Some problems....hard to imagine fit, vital Ber ie had to get stents, and this "fatty tumor wearing shoes" is still upright.

Another online dating story!! Nice pic, stuff very well written, asked pertinent questions, then, ...

moosepucky comments on Oct 3, 2019:

I have only given an email address to two people from a dating site. One because I was talking my profile off line and I felt that it would be rude after messaging for a while. The other because they intrigued me. I would never give a phone number under any circumstances. I would rather meet in...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

We think alike! I always say, we can exchange Some contact info (other than on the site) while we are having coffee together. Period.

Is right and wrong relative or fixed (absolute)?

JacarC comments on Oct 3, 2019:

There are absolutes. And there are guidelines. And particular situations require judgment. Thou shalt not beat children. Completely. Thou shalt not murder. That's close to absolute. Thou shalt not kill. Clearly depends on circumstances. Even when after, it is claimed to be ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

Thank you Jacar! If I had known you could have been on the jury, I wouldhave done a little DIY in my first marriage!

Bring Your Bible to School Day promoted by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin

altschmerz comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Mean Girls Day, LOL Also, I wish we still had the nausea reaction available.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

That nausea thing was Handy! I miss it as well!

My faith in humanity has been partially restored.

yamaha45701 comments on Oct 2, 2019:

My ex-fiance bought one of the first modern use less water washing machines with all the bells and whistles you could imagine. Worked great for about a year then stopped working. (by the way, it was very expensive). Small town and two different service guys came out, were stumped as to how to fix ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

I have never had a new washer dryer. The washer in my basement right now was used by my inlaws for 20 years, I got it after Dad moved to senior housing. It is approx 50 years old, a Maytag. The dryer came from Habitat for Humanity. I find I use One cycle on each 99% of the time, all the other "features" are not needed.

Poor Bernie 2020 White House hopeful Bernie Sanders hospitalized after suffering chest pains ...

Rob48 comments on Oct 2, 2019:

The timing couldn't have been worse. :(

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@LenHazell53 ohferpetesake....do You enjoy going to the hospital? Having tests? Being incredibly worried and yet trying to reassure your incredibly worried famiy & friends?

Michael Moore.

OldMetalHead comments on Oct 2, 2019:

If the Democratic party wants their members (and anti-Trump leaning independents) to vote in 2020, they need to assure they have a fair and impartial primary season or at least the appearance of one. Having party officials pick who they think can beat Trump/Pence over the base's objections is ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 3, 2019:

@St-Sinner you are allowing your clear hatred Bernie,as seen all over this site,to interfere with your brains. Why would you do that to yourself?

Michael Moore.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Biden is Boring as Hell!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

@Sofabeast every idea Progressives have, and more, has been espoused by Bernie for 30 years. And he is clearly mentally & physically better than that OrangeHorror! How about a younger running mate? I can think of several who could benefit from a "mentor" situation, and then go on to be President next.

I am finally moving out of Shawn's house ! Awhile back, he was drunk, of course and he gave me 30 ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Have you ever lived alone, not going from dependency to dependency? You would learn a lot.....

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

@joantheloon well, best wishes to you both!

Considered one of the top 10 movie ending lines.

LenHazell53 comments on Oct 2, 2019:

"la plus belle des ruses du Diable est de vous persuader qu’il n’existe pas!" Charles Baudelaire 1864

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

Stupid comments then, stupid comment now.

Who remembers having to discuss "Current Events" in school?

MsAl comments on Oct 1, 2019:

On one hand I think it's a good idea. On the other hand my kids are opinionated atheists without the filter of being grown, and their dads side of the family are Guatemalans who speak limited english, and they are heavily influenced by my dad who hates all those "flag waving bible pounders". And...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

The (local and/or State) School Board decides which textbooks to purchase & the general outline of the curriculum. In many, many places, these are ELECTED positions! So Vote! Or run for the Board yourself! You have a ton of control at this local level, evangelists count on your not knowing/not caring!

I am finally moving out of Shawn's house ! Awhile back, he was drunk, of course and he gave me 30 ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Have you ever lived alone, not going from dependency to dependency? You would learn a lot.....

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

@joantheloon and you know this Bob will be an improvement how?

My faith in humanity has been partially restored.

Spinliesel comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Encouraging! I wash my dishes by hand.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

@RiverRick you Dry dishes??! Let them air-dry, far more sanitary that using a cloth! And No dishwasher "sanitizes" anything, yes the higher heat & stronger chemicals do, but the humid air they sit in afterwards negates all that, very quickly.

As an active volunteer for the American Cross and a number of other groups in the city I live in I ...

Outsideit67 comments on Oct 2, 2019:

Stop looking, put it out there and enjoy your life , opportunities will present themselves when least expected. Most women will not respond to you if you seem needy . Cultivate friendships and don’t get caught up on finding someone ( special ) , that is why we break up with each other because we ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

This is EXCELLENT advice!

As an active volunteer for the American Cross and a number of other groups in the city I live in I ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 2, 2019:

I have no suggestions and I mostly stay away from senior centers or community centers. I'm not into people who talk Trump and "fake news." Not into a bar scene or nonsense in general. I found an interesting woman recently at a food pantry that also sells used items and I went back later coz I ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

Try carrying (they are cheap!) Business cards, you can use any excuse to give someone one of them...I call it "casting bread upon the water", lol

My faith in humanity has been partially restored.

WilliamFleming comments on Oct 2, 2019:

I have no dishwasher. Washing dishes by hand is a relaxing chore and requires almost no energy. Electric dishwashers make a lot of noise and use a lot of energy, and you actually have to hand wash first anyway and stack the dishes. Many people leave the dishes in the dishwasher afterwards. That ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

Haven't had one for almost 40 years. Even a sink full, like after cooking a big meal, takes less than 5 minutes, maybe 10 if a pot needs scrubbing! Air-drying, for sure, put them away in the morning as the coffee brews.

Am I the only one who wants to punch people in the face when they say, “I live in a spiritual ...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 1, 2019:

I voted no because we don't know it all. There is no telling if she or he is better than you in many other respects. We believe stupid things just like they do. We just don't know it. Nobody has the sole right to the truth, morality and the sense of right and wrong. A lot of wrongs of yesterday have...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

@St-Sinner ohferpetessake, thinking and doing are Not the same. Your mind just puts up thoughts 24/7, you can dismiss the thoughts, act on them, or not. Example: See a sexy gal swinging down the street, the cave-man inside wants to leap. But you, like all decent men, get an immediate grip upon yourself's inner urges. There is a Huge difference! And in fact verbalizing a desire, such as "punching" somebody, usually serves to diffuse that urge.

Rebecca no longer suffers from MS - YouTube

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 1, 2019:

One form of MS is known for "remission periods", which of course can be attributed to whatever you tried last week. Low carb, no aspartame, is probably good advice for anyone, but beware of "cure" claims....see how this poor woman is doing a year from now!

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

@EdEarl because 50 years ago, "low-carb" was a thing? Sounds fishier by the minute!

Am I the only one who wants to punch people in the face when they say, “I live in a spiritual ...

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 1, 2019:

Ummm, I take issue with your use of the word "coons"... I see you are a person of color from your pic (if it is your pic) but in these truly nasty times, maybe you could have picked a less nasty word?

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 2, 2019:

@FinallyFreed thank you for your explanation!

Am I the only one who wants to punch people in the face when they say, “I live in a spiritual ...

St-Sinner comments on Oct 1, 2019:

I voted no because we don't know it all. There is no telling if she or he is better than you in many other respects. We believe stupid things just like they do. We just don't know it. Nobody has the sole right to the truth, morality and the sense of right and wrong. A lot of wrongs of yesterday have...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

She said she Wanted to punch them, not that she actually did...Yuge difference!

What is not okay is staying somewhere that you are not valued.

MarkiusMahamius comments on Oct 1, 2019:

I dont think its cool to negatively judge people who choose to make sacrifices, even really hard ones. Not everyone has the priviledge to walk away.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

Because "sacrifices" and martyrdom make everyone around the martyr happy? I did that, actually, for over 25 years, and it was a Huge waste of EVERYBODY'S time!!!!!!!!!!

Tmw Greta is actually Baby Jesus

St-Sinner comments on Oct 1, 2019:

And... Donald J Trump is Cyrus the Great of today. Please believe it. Don't pick and choose.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

Plagiarist!, we shipped another boatload of cash & goodies to them?

SSSoooooo I have a question of perspective.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 29, 2019:

"Therefore, my politics were extremely conservative" Huh...what would Jesus do? Ignore the hungry & homeless? Try to control groups that do not look like him? (You do know he looked very Semitic, right?) Imprison asylum seekers & rip their infants from their arms? I wish someone would ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@charliemmann so, explainto me the HUGE disparity in arrests & sentencing based solely on color.......

SSSoooooo I have a question of perspective.

Marionville comments on Sep 29, 2019:

You are yet another person who does not actually know the correct meaning of the word liberal, and consequently are suffering from a confusion of ideas. Far left and liberal are poles apart, but you are conflating the two. Once again I will spell out the definition of liberal and Liberalism. ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@charliemmann being able to earn a living wage with the only thing you have to sell, your time? Healthcare that doesn't make you bankrupt because you got sick? The right to live your life as You wish? I got more, but I'll start with thaese.....

This is a serious question.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 29, 2019:

"Twist the transcript"??? He was reading it VERBATIM! You can do it too! But, None so blind........

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood but wait....I would have to care..........

This is a serious question.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 29, 2019:

"Twist the transcript"??? He was reading it VERBATIM! You can do it too! But, None so blind........

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood I seldom watch any "anchor" shows, I think the last time I caught about 5 minutes of Rachel was several months ago. Are you ever going to quit ASSuming?! I just tried what you described & nothing happened, no line appeared, or dropdown box, or anything. When I had a big 'puter with a mouse I did that stuff all the time......on the other hand, this thing cost less than $200, totally portable (for my RV), and blessed Android, not gawdawful Windows.

Well, that happened...

Cutiebeauty comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Maybe she cares about you and wants to see you do better, not saying she's right or wrong, or that you even need help...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@Paul4747 sounds reasonable to me........actually the (Late in the day!)complaint about being dumped is a Yuge red flag..........

I was diagnosed awhile back with severe fibromyalgia that Celebrex plus 4 Aleve a day did nothing to...

Green_eyes comments on Feb 13, 2019:

I can’t tolerate aspartame at all, I get terrible migraines. By the way, Celebrex won’t do much for fibromyalgia, you should try something like neurontin or Lyrica. If you are are Celebrex and Aleve together( both NSAID’s) I hope you are taking something to protect your stomach.

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

Thanks! Off all of that, just CBD oil & no aspartame.

I just read an article from Saturday 's WaPo about a woman who's been suffering headaches and memory...

St-Sinner comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Is it really possible that the people we choose to be around, we associate with, we invite to our homes can turn out to be so bad, violent? We get robbed, mugged in places that we do jot think was possible. Those are the factors we cannot control. But who to go out with and where to be at... is ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

Ted Bundy was a tall, good-looking, well-spoken practicing lawyer. Your Mom would be thrilled to think you were dating him!

I just read an article from Saturday 's WaPo about a woman who's been suffering headaches and memory...

St-Sinner comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Is it really possible that the people we choose to be around, we associate with, we invite to our homes can turn out to be so bad, violent? We get robbed, mugged in places that we do jot think was possible. Those are the factors we cannot control. But who to go out with and where to be at... is ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@Annabelle95991, @St-Sinner around here, you follow "your" karaoke DJ to wherever they are booked.

I just read an article from Saturday 's WaPo about a woman who's been suffering headaches and memory...

St-Sinner comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Is it really possible that the people we choose to be around, we associate with, we invite to our homes can turn out to be so bad, violent? We get robbed, mugged in places that we do jot think was possible. Those are the factors we cannot control. But who to go out with and where to be at... is ...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@Annabelle95991 this is a smallish place.....the few karaoke DJ's here work different nights at different places, never more than once a week at any one place. You have to follow them. I have never ever heard of "exclusive karaoke venues", it sounds Great. But I would think they would be in big cities?

Well, that happened...

Cutiebeauty comments on Sep 30, 2019:

Maybe she cares about you and wants to see you do better, not saying she's right or wrong, or that you even need help...

AnneWimsey replies on Oct 1, 2019:

@Paul4747 you, sir, had a lucky escape! I would have gone to KFC and got us a picnic!