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DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

In America the GOP has a way of making you vote for something that will cause your own suffering. They convince you that you do not deserve better or that you/we cannot afford better.

Maybe finally the pendulum has swung against dumbing down and anti-intellectualism?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I think stupidity has been killing us for some time already.

Trump says supporters could 'demand' he not leave after two terms

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Deluded Donnie is beating the drums ahead of time in hopes he can be our new dick tator. He is a dick and I think his head is like a tator.

If religion didn't exist, would opposition to abortion or LGBT rights even be a primary poitical ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

In this issue the religious view becomes part of the capitalist slave laborers view. It is that simple.

Does anyone else struggle with hating religion?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I do my best not to hate anything and I direct my mind away from "hate" if I find that I can dwell there. Do not give these things opportunity to thrive. Your thoughts are you. They become you.

I am without a doubt an Atheist,but a few days ago I saw a Ghost !!! If anybody is interested I ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Do not let my current position fool you. I have had ghostly experiences and supernatural experiences in my lifetime. Most of us have. It's just that today I know where most of them came from and how the mind is manipulated toward these events. It is all similar to our minds wanting to see patterns and how you saw that cloud that looked just like Jesus. The difference is that it goes a bit deeper than this, but it is all in your mind. Did it happen? Yes, but your interpretation of the event is flawed. This is the very reason that drugs and fasting are used for some religious experiences. You see what you are conditioned to see even if you do not understand all conditions of the event.

How did you come to be atheist, agnostic, etc.?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Time went by and then one day I woke up. I was tired of beating myself up for always "missing the mark" as Paul claimed we do. I came to realize that god was punishing mankind for something they did not do, and that incest was not a good plan for mankind to get here. God then found a way out for us when he used Jesus who also did not do anything. Scriptures and the perfect plan then became nonsense. I had no ideas of "putting my sins off onto a goat" and driving it into the wilderness. I was not going to paint my doorstep with lamb's blood. I simply quit and I was so glad to do so.

New report finds many non-believers still believe in the supernatural - Big Think

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Of course non-believers still believe in the supernatural. People think "well, it could be." The problem here is that it was all supernatural when you were into religion. Your god was supernatural and he did supernatural things. Today as a non-believer think back into some happenings around you that you thought were supernatural at the time when you were a believer. I remember them well but the difference today is that I can explain most of them. When you are a believer you want to believe. This is why you do believe. As an atheist i reject all things supernatural. I need evidence.

What would you have said?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I would have most likely have replied that god had nothing to do with it. This would have upset her into a path of explaining how god controls everything including our weather. That conversation opens up a big door of ridiculous nonsense.

Definition of "The Law of Attraction": The law of attraction suggests that you can attract ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 17, 2019:

I used to believe this totally in my days of pre-atheism. It was a law of some psychic mumbo jumbo. Now let me explain it to you. Messy people are likely to have a messy house. An unclean person could actually smell. People obsessed with crime and murder may be more likely to commit crime and murder, or they are involved with others who try to stop it. In other words, you are what you want to be. You attract what you want to be associated with simply by your association.

Ocasio-Cortez: Religious Right Only Invokes Religion ‘To Punish Women And Queer People’ ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Ocasio is correct. I get a kick out of Conservative radio making fun of her when they are not saying things correctly. Also, they are now broadcasting a piece with Pelosi telling how to inflate a non-fact into the media world but they do not tell you she is talking about the GOP. It's all misinformation and disinformation.

How many know Spanish?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

I know very little of the language despite 20 years in Texas. What bothers me is that idiots say you need to go back to your country when they hear others speak Spanish and where I work the products we sell have English/Spanish instructions on them. Most of them have had this for years. You can thank Donald Trump for the nonsense. He is our Divider in Chief.

Trump's order to slash number of science advisory boards blasted by critics as 'nonsensical' ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Most things Trump does or says are "nonsensical."

My religious sister once told me she was not afraid to read books other than the bible, so I was ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

My ex was religious but not born in this country. Her college courses included a course in ethics. She was top of her class but a GF of hers who is American and semi-religious said she could not do that course. It was against her god beliefs, she said.

Words of wisdom for the day courtesy of myself: I say I'm an atheist like I say I'm a vegetarian.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

I eat the burger but not the Jesus chips. Sometimes I eat soy burgers.

New York Ends Religious Exemptions to Vaccines : NPR

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

Indeed it is about time!

Personal anecdote from younger days in NYC.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

I do not know if John was divine or if he was a saint. What I do know is that so many religious world event freaks read world headlines through the ideas of the Book of Revelation. A store clerk that I knew once asked me how I thought things would play out and she was a Mormon. Nothing is factual in Revelation and if you put a devil in their or world wars and even Donald Trump, you are just showing your ignorance.

Deconversion

DenoPenno comments on Jun 16, 2019:

My biggest help in the way out of Christianity was to discover that the bible as we know it today came into being some 300 or more years after the time of Jesus. It was decided then to put the 66 books together into one big book. Many other books were done away with or discredited.The appearance is to show a beginning and and ending of everything but this is not real. Putting all the books together is also why you find discrepancies in the bible. It's simply like getting a lot of people to write a story. You also have to understand that Saul of Tarsus (as St. Paul) is credited with writing two thirds of the NT and he did not know Jesus and never met him. Paul also could not tell if he was in or out of his body when he received all of his revelations. Right there is enough for any sane person to simply forget god ideas as far as I'm concerned. This is when I got away from others that babble and wave their arms around even if they do tend to make you tingle. Would you believe that 9 people were raised from the dead in the OT and that one such man came alive again after touching Elisha's bones? We need to find those bones and let hospitals use them today to cure others. Angels have wings and in the Koran the prophet flew to heaven on a winged horse. So many people see their way out of this sort of nonsense but still pick and chose what they believe. This is why we have so many religions. There is no proof that any scriptures worldwide are written by gods and no proof of any gods trying to be in touch with you. Die-hard believers still tell you that our Founding Fathers believed but they fail to see that most of them were Deists. Without science as we know it today an unknown god as a first cause set everything in motion and then disappeared. Deists also believe there is no way to know this god or have a personal relationship with it.

Perhaps the banning of Huawei and its 5G telephonics would be acceptable if it was to occur to stop ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 15, 2019:

In the beginning people will cheer the 5G technology. The problem is that it can also be used for people control if needed.

The Hand of the Almighty John R. Butler [youtu.be]

DenoPenno comments on Jun 15, 2019:

This is one of my favorites. I have the album.

What is happening in America to stop Female Genital Mutilation these days?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 15, 2019:

If female genital mutilation was practiced on young boys it would be like cutting their nuts off and sewing up the sack, or totally removing it also. Maybe then the elders would tell them not to cry and it was not that bad. It's just that they cannot get women pregnant any longer. Switch this back to women and you get a horrible procedure that simply says they cannot enjoy intercourse. The procedure cuts out the clitoris totally and often the labia lips. It allows women to be sewn up tighter than before if needed, and all for the pleasure of the men. Women would be like cattle and have no reason to even look for sex. They are simply for child bearing and a man's pleasure. I personally believe that this practice is a crime that should carry at least a 20 year prison sentence. Anyone connected with it should receive swift justice!

WHO NEEDS GOD?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I believe that we are all broken. I say this because we are not perfect and what we do could have had a slightly different outcome most of the time. If your life had more misses than hits you might turn to gods for guidance. An alternative to this would be that you were raised in a religious system. Brainwashed early on because your family was religious. Even so, my all-time bothersome statement from religious people is "then who do you worship?" Why do we think we have to worship anything?

Overtime with Bill Maher.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 15, 2019:

Andrew Yang will not be elected but the man makes perfect sense. What he says is a little ahead of most of us because we do not understand the mass majority of job loss that is coming.

Watched Avenger Endgame twice.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I'm out of context here with my reply but I mean to see this film soon. Glanced at it this morning some in Fluxus playlist, Hollywood Movies 10. I want to see it from the beginning. You can watch this with VLC. I also have a Russian player that is based on VLC but has other refineries in it. When I first got into IPTV the streams would hang, stutter, and stop. Watching was impossible. The cure was to go into my router and select a DNS that is different than my ISP DNS. What does this mean? It means that the ISP will block you because what you are doing is a treat to what they want to show you for profit. Now it all works fine.

The Anger of the White Male Lie – Ijeoma Oluo – Medium

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2019:

I do not agree with the angry white male but I think we have a lot of them. Trump got elected and his behavior is allowing many of them to come out of the woodwork. Misguided white people who say outright to anyone who is mixed that they would rather kill you as look at you. People who think their privilege is being taken away and also want to continue the myth of a pure Aryan race. Wake up, fool! We are all mixed.

Anyone want to visit the pharoah with me?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2019:

We could all have a toot in common.

Do you think having a best friend is important?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2019:

I agree with you. I do sort of have a best friend but we argue also and he is a believer that I've known for over 50 years. There is no way that I would "tell him everything." I simply do not trust people. Nobody needs to know innermost things about you and if you tell some things you are simply setting yourself up. When it comes to women I don't need to know that you were once owned by Chez and made porn movies. Well, maybe if there is a chance I might watch one and see you. :) I don't need to know of any BF before me coz it does not matter. I once had a GF in Texas who declared that now I had to tell her everyone I had had sex with. I'm sorry. You're wrong! This "best friend" thing gets out of hand. Some people even want to discuss bowel movements. It's not for me.

I'VE ALWAYS LIKED DISCO! THERE, I SAID IT - For whatever reason, I've been hearing a fair ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2019:

I'm all for bringing back disco and I never could or did dance it. I just love the songs! Well, all but the Bee Gees. I have a 3 CD disco set that I play often and it has most of the good ones we all remember.

Christian TV host: Vegetarian hamburgers are a ‘Luciferian’ plot to change human DNA – ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2019:

If you come out of Evangelical religious stock your world view is marred by a book of Revelation plot and future play-out senario. It's because the devil wants your soul that you can fit almost anything in there with that view and followers will believe it. There are many current fringe views. Antartica is shaped like a human brain. Apparently this has something to do with the flat earth. Medicines and vaccines are made with aborted fetal parts. When did this start and why was it changed? Chemtrails are a toxin that is released to kill us all. Apparently the rich have enough money and no longer need yours. Current belief patterns are designed to make us all dumb as a rock. Who knows? That may be the plan. The way I see things today we are not far off from a "Road Warrior" world existence. The next 50 years will really be a hoot at the way we are going.

Atheist media?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Thankfully You Tube has a good variety of atheist media.

Though Atheism is not a religion, which one of them are more generous? :)

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Believers seem to be the ones giving money and helping, but they do this knowing that they might be helping themselves when they get to the invisible kingdom in the sky. I know that the Buybull says nothing is gained by simply doing good works but believers do this anyway with hope of a gain. Of course, they do not help you if your religion is a rival religion. I once took a friend to a food pantry that helps the less fortunate and you even had to pray before they give you the food. Mankind needs to get their belief system out of the way when it comes to helping others. One thing that stands out to me is that when I was a security guard I was always tipped by a man who was Muslim. He gave me the camping fee and a little extra, he said because it was my tip. When his group cooked he would also make sure that I got some of the food. On the funny side of all this I saw a homeless man with a sign saying so as I exited the highway going to my work. It was raining like hell that day and this man is around constantly with his sign. No wonder he is homeless, I thought. He doesn't have enough sense to get out of the rain. The next day I saw him at another town exit 12 miles away.

Unfortunately!

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Donald Trump should be onboard that first mission to Mars ASAP. I would even pay money to help this happen and if it could be guaranteed I would take out a loan.

Waksom, Texas outlaws abortion in all-male city council vote - The Washington Post

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

After all, if momma would have done that I would not be here. This is why your god is so much against abortion and you have to have control of a woman's body. In the Buybull a child only became a child at birth. There are no "pre-born" rights. In our times now this all gets complicated by lots of misinformation. Many sites claim aborted fetuses are used in medicine making as well as vaccines. A source is given and people tend to believe this. Let me back up. They think people are killing babies to make vaccines and medications. When did this start and why? I was vaccinated in the 50's with no hint of fetus material. Why now? The usual clamor around it is that "they just want to get rid of us." This mentality is heavily fused into a pro-lifer to where they all believe it. This is disgusting because anti-abortionists want it to be disgusting. It is also not true. Am I pro-life? Yes, because the opposite is pro-death. If the latter is true then none of us would be here. Also, your now dead uncle Charlie could have had a son named Bobby if only he had of lived. WTF is this all about? It's time to stop nocturnal emissions and hire the jackoff police.

With Trump, there are no coincidences; its all planned well in advance.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

The Iranians did some rescuing in this situation and they are the first to say it all appears strange and mysterious to them. Also the "oil and gas" onboard was methanol and naptha. Beyond this my immediate notice was the news on TV saying already that the price at the pump is going up.

Amen. Did I just say that??

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

True words.

A couple of sunrise photos from the Bakken this morning:)

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Nice pics. Maybe you could sell these and make a few bucks. I would if I knew the outlets for them. Good luck.

I find it sad that no matter where we go in life there is ridicule and intolerance.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

This is a very good question. Often the words that others say are in the "gotcha" category. The saying is old but this happened to me just yesterday. A man I work with told me I'm going to hell if I do not change my ways. He thought it was funny. i asked him to please explain to me exactly where that was. After some thought he was not really sure.

Who's your daddy???

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

I honestly never really knew. I did see names, pics, and a marriage license. Beyond that I never really knew.

How any woman can continue to embrace Christianity is beyond me.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 13, 2019:

I was once in a fundy church in Texas in which this man's wife had to walk a few steps behind him. I kid you not.

America's Real Economy: It Isn't Booming

DenoPenno comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Is the economy booming? Is POTUS responsible? All I know is that we are not currently in recession and we are all being harvested.

How to murder children - Bible Style

DenoPenno comments on Jun 12, 2019:

These scriptures are all there for us to see but just remember that god loves you. Then there was that old song that Jesus loved all the little children. What a crock! The writings once again prove that no big bible book was ever intended and we do not have a story from beginning to end. Sorry, Christians.

I am an atheist, therefore I am.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 12, 2019:

When did we need a god to give us all these feelings? Believers will lie about anything in order to be right.

Pray like Mom

DenoPenno comments on Jun 12, 2019:

One more reason to keep your mouth shut during sex.

What about woman's heartbeat?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I'm for that one. Women are not incubators. The bible never touched upon this subject.

Paint a Rainbow over your House, so that......

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I do not want Mike Pence anywhere near my house. Both Pence and Bozo should stay away.

Things Hitler Did - Had parades for himself.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Those around me say Trump tells it like it is and he is shaking things up. They should be ashamed. Trump is a liar and a conman. He does NOT tell it like it is. He tells you what he wants you to believe. Way too many believe it. Call them on any of it and immediately the talk comes again to Hillary and Obama. What is wrong here is that these people do not know how to defend their strongman. Do not be distracted or misled.

Donald Trump said today.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

People are hired to be in the very front rows at his rallies. Trump the Con uses tactics that are similar to televangelists. Both camps tell lies and continue to beat a dead horse. The crowd loves it.

‪This sweet little baby has been resting in my grandparent’s yard the past couple of days.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Insects will bother it's eye. This presents a great problem because animal control could help the deer but then maybe mama will not want it any longer because of the human interference. Someone needs to make some phone calls to see just how true this is and what could be done.

From the London Gazette If you like this, join us over in Trump Pinata.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Fully agreed.

When are Trump supporters going to realize that he does not have a clue -- not a single real idea-- ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

IF the Trump Wall was really important it would have been started seriously in the first 2 years. The GOP was in power and nobody to oppose them. Even today they lie about it being built when what is going on is a much earlier planned cosmetic in certain areas where there is a wall. In fact, both parties were for a wall stretching just over 700 miles in our border area with Mexico. This dates back into the Clintons, Bush, and Obama.The Trump Wall is next to an impossible feat that will cover the entire distance of our border. Not everyone talks of this or makes it clear, and this includes both political parties. What gives? I'm sick of the drama and the lies.

Were there any problems in this world BEFORE Trump was president or did ALL of the world issues ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

We all know there were problems before Trump. My big beef is the constant lies and daily tweets that scream out to everyone "me, me me!" I get it that he is in love with himself. I do not share his feelings and I want America to be sane again. I need "normal" news rather than Reality TV brought daily into dominating the media and the White House.

Iowa voter: Trump’s lies don’t change my vote for him Now what else we democrats need to ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I'm for any sane candidate in 2020. I'm a bit tired of Reality America with Reality TV in the WH and dominating the media.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

This is a very big question. Before you move anywhere else I would make sure that you are able to do so with total freedom of choice and money enough to make it all work. In many areas an "ex-pat" as you would be called has to come back to the USA periodically in order to continue collecting their USA benefits and money. I, for one, cannot afford to do this.

Anyone ever heard of SHERRY SHRINER?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I see your point and I've not heard of her. What many forget these days is that** clickbait **fuels the world of payment on almost anything. News and fake news all go with it. Pics and articles go with it. Facebook and others use this and the end game on it is to know what you like so we can sell you. This is because YOU are now the product. What they sell you is a game played by modern algorithm. This has went the route of print stories on into Reality TV that so many claim to love, and now with Trump in the WH it has went into Reality America. The problem is that not many people know it or can see it, then again, not many people really care? Many see this as no problem at all and the truth is that without it media would be so much weaker or even appear to die. Everything is created with consumers in mind because you are the new product and powers that be will do anything to get your money.

HOW GOD ALMOST KILLED ME: A true story. - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

That's a powerful story, David. I can identify with a lot of it as an ex-Pentecostal. Here I was studying for the ministry and god had never really spoken to me. I think it was my parents who made that decision for me. I never spoke in tongues and became aware that many who did were faking it bigtime. In later life I can remember a sermon where the minister's theme was "you are nobody until god has called your name." People were all crying and blubbering like babies over that one. It took a big part of my lifetime for me to realize that there is no god, no imaginary friend. I recall years of running from god, being drunk and in tears because I was not doing what god wanted me to do. I could have been the greatest preacher in the world but I ran away from it like Jonah and my hell on earth was my own private whale. Many times today I hear others say I never really believed, or the problem was that I did not have enough "faith" for the call. Maybe god never really called my name. How foolish. I mention to others that their perfect god had a plan in which we all got here through incest. Is that why we need him? Why did our god want to kill us for not doing something and then he offered a way out through killing Jesus who didn't do that same something either? Christianity makes such perfect sense. God can do anything but he just does not want to, or it is not in his plan. Do I believe that Elisha's bones brought a dead man back to life? No, and most Christians do not either. They just fake it until they make it.

So, God is in control.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I agree with your words fully and I can identify with what you said. Believers do not seem to understand that their loving god started out wanting to kill us for something we did not do. Then he offered a way out by killing someone else who did not do it either. Christianity makes such perfect sense.

Stolen from Reddit.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 10, 2019:

Computers do not read and the reason this works is that the line you sign on has to have a signature. Years ago in warranty repair work if nobody was there we signed the ticket with "door open" and it always worked. In many cases today the amount of money involved determines if a person has to sign or not. In my current job I have to have a signature when I deliver the parts. Some who have credit cards on file with us have protested this signing to the main boss and he says it is OK to simply leave the parts and ticket with them. They are "on file" and choose NOT to sign all the time.

I have tried a couple of other date sites and so many profiles start out with must love Jesus, or ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I do not look at this site as a dating site, but it could be. I avoid anyone who claims you must love the lord to be in a relationship with them.

Just curious. Who would not have joined this forum if it was called atheist.com?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I do not quibble on this. I call myself an agnostic atheist and I also belong to Atheist Nexus. I dislike discussions trying to separate the so called differences between the 2 terms. Either way you look at it I demand "logic and evidence" to prove things. IF I claim for a 100% fact that there are no gods then I must produce the evidence. A lack of evidence is zero evidence. Do I believe in gods? No.

Religion in a relationship

DenoPenno comments on Jun 10, 2019:

It is possible. I work with a man who claims I am disrespectful of religions and he says he can never do that. He also told me recently that catholic was his wife's religion. This is all I know of their relationship except that they are long married over 23 years. I think a believer and non-believer can have a meaningful relationship if they understand each other and are respectful. Problems come into play when the religious one is crying for you because she wants to save your imaginary soul from going to an imaginary hell and believes all of this because her book and preacher told her about this and the will of an imaginary god. In other words, you have to avoid Evangelicals for a mixed belief relationship to work.

Asking if there is no god, what is the purpose of life is like...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 10, 2019:

I agree with Dan Barker's words totally. Dumb people often ask me who do I worship if I do not believe in god. This remark is programmed into them from their book which states "everyone must serve somebody." Dylan even put those words in a song. It simply is not true. Be free.

What does freedom from religion mean to you?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 9, 2019:

All I know is that one day I discovered that "the scales had fallen off my mind" and I could think clearly just as Paul said in the NT that he could see clearly when the scales fell off his eyes. I was no longer trapped by the writings of a man who wrote most of the NT, could not tell whether he was in or out of his body, and had never even met Jesus. I finally had freedom from religion.

Out of town with my little girl.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 9, 2019:

The pics look great and I hope you both had a good time.

Sooooooo..... did Franklin Graham (Son of Billy) have an affair? links and such please....

DenoPenno comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Maybe so and maybe no? I don't follow such things. In my church days we had stupid confessions going on where one man confessed to the entire church that he and Susy had an affair, but at least it was a natural sin, he said. It wasn't like tobacco or things like that, he said. This is how church people deal with such issues.

Spirituality in Film & Literature

DenoPenno comments on Jun 9, 2019:

I used to thrive on them as a younger man. Once I became an agnostic/atheist any ideas of things supernatural seemed to vanish. It's almost laughable now. Invisible things without a body do not scratch, cut, or bite you. They do not change temperatures, etc. and are not trying to talk with you or have you make contact. The reason for this should be plain to a great many of us. These things are simply not real. Sci- Fi and horror used to be the movies for me. Today my non-belief in gods and anything supernatural limits what I can watch and enjoy tremendously. The Warrens hit it off with investigations that ended in a popular movie series about a possessed doll. The movies are to scare you. The real doll involved was a Raggety Ann. Sorry. I do not believe.

How do you debunk it when someone claims religion, no matter it's true or false' serves as an ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 9, 2019:

This would be true for many people and that's why you cannot debunk it. This will remain true for them their entire lives or they might slowly change in time.

Reddit - atheism - My boyfriend is a Christian and I'm agnostic.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Two things are at play here. The bible says that everyone believes in god. Next it comes to things like my stepfather always said. "God said it, I believe it, and that settles it."

Angry girlfriend pleads guilty to setting ex-boyfriend's apartment building on fire, displacing 130 ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 8, 2019:

She looks angry in that pic. I don't want to be close to any woman with that kind of anger.

The News In Cartoons

DenoPenno comments on Jun 8, 2019:

LOL He might put a tariff on them. Anybody else notice they have more phone scam calls in the last 890 days? I've had them at least that long and they took off kinda quickly.

What did you want to grow up and be as an adult when you were a pre -teen?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 8, 2019:

As a young boy my ideas were much like yours and "cowboy" was on the top of the list. My formative years were mostly spent in the country but I grew up when television was just becoming big in America. Cowboys were all over the TV.

"We must resist the impoverishment of public discourse on matters of religion which has come about ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 8, 2019:

I have no use for religion at all. As a one time believer religion simply makes me sick today. There is no evidence at all for any of it being true, and I will only go to a church for a special occasion. That did not stop me from driving 12 miles today to go to the Catholic Church rummage sale. :)

Marty Robbins - El Paso - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2019:

I thought that song was what you would have after eating Texas chili.

So now we have a full-blown trade war, global recession on the horizon! Worst economic news since ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2019:

The Trump tariffs are now being said correctly to be **the biggest tax increase in over 30 years**. Think on it and you know this is correct. American businesses that do these imports are paying the tariff increases to get the goods here in the first place. The next move is to increase the price of the goods to pay for that increased tariff. This makes the American consumer the one that suffers. Will the Trump tariffs make money for the government? YES, all paid for by the American consumer.

There's an Egyptian graduate student visiting to work on his Master's & we've chatted a good bit.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Why would you need to do this? His advice shows that he believes already. Maybe you should ask him why he believes that god would write anything in books for mankind to read. It all comes back to a personal choice of which system you think you have to follow and again shows that you believe already. It's like saying there are lots of cars in the world but I prefer a Chevy. Cars are visible and really here. You cannot say as much for god.

Are you married to a believer?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2019:

I used to be. Married for 12 years and together for 10. She would agree with me but yet could not get god out of her system.

It's funny looking back at the young, silly me questioning the existence of god by cursing to the ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Then your action progresses to things like "if there is a god let him do this or that." After a time the supernatural kicks in and you start imagining things.

Today I am thankful for the churches.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2019:

The churches have to step up. If they do not they have a fear that god may take away their part in the kingdom.

You Can't Prove That God Doesn't Exist - Debunked - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Maybe we should try to prove why this god does nothing. If you believe your scriptures let us explain why Elisha's bones brought a dead man back to life. Hospitals today could work miracles if we but had Elisha's bones. Let's look for them like we try to find Noah's Ark. Yes, I know. God did things so much differently in those days. Many people raised from the dead in the OT so why was Jesus in the NT the "first fruits of the dead?" Do we think somebody might be lying here? How about angels and their wings? Sometimes you could see their wings and sometimes not. Let's also get out of the bible and into the Koran. Do you really believe that Mohammed flew to heaven on a winged horse? Oh, yes. Any of this is possible if you have enough faith. The above is just a small amount of ridiculousness.

I gone by on the Philippine consulate to fix my papers going back home to take my vacation, then ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Some countries do national holidays and there is nothing at all you can do about that.

We have a guy our company does business with today pray with me.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Let him believe. I used to believe myself but have come to see today that there is no magic man in the sky. I will not argue the fact. It's just that no one can show me any evidence.

The more time passes the more i find myself at ease with love being a chemical reaction that merely ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

We all have a "soulmate" until the time that one or both of us has someone else. Stories of geese and mating for life sound nice but we are not geese.

Twitter Jibes Mock Trump's Claim of "Tremendous Crowd of Well Wishers"

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

The town of Liverpool has a sign that bans Trump.

Donald Trump arrived in London yesterday and we gave him the reception he deserved.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

This is the exact reception I would have given him. The so called "state visit" must have something to do with wanting UK support for an upcoming event on the world stage. Lots of trumpery going on here and I do not like it.

After being on this site for several months now, I’m still confused about “hovering.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

I look at my profile daily and find that someone hovered. It must be a new fad. If not, you are being reported for looking at words or something.

Its going to be fun in London today!!

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

The Queen should ask that question.

Team Biden? Yikes! [youtu.be]

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

What are the 23 Dem candidates really doing? Maybe a survey to see what we would like rather than Trump. Remember, it's all about telling you lies and getting your money. It's just that with Trump the idea is also to stress the fuck out of you while doing this.

The Queen and Chump

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

This is most likely a real picture. Trump provided the snacks after the pomp and show was over. That's how he does in in America.

What is the personality of the Holy Ghost?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

The Holy Ghost was a spirit that never said very much. He was always "brooding on the waters" but you could never get away with blaspheming against him coz it would not be forgiven of you. If you were doing a cookout the Holy Ghost would be like the sauce that you put on the meat. It was only fitting that he would be the one who got Mary pregnant. The least you know the better.

How to write holy texts 4 simple rules

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

If your sacred tablets are not gold explain that your god is just starting out and he is not rich yet. Give him a chance anyway.

In 1633, Galileo was ordered by the church to stand trial on suspicion of heresy, because he said ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Shame on the church. A big problem I see here is that many of the Evangelicals do not consider the Catholic Church as anything to be relied upon. They forget where they come from, anything at all about Martin Luther, a biblical numbering system for the bible, and anything from Bishop Usher who pinpointed the exact day of creation. What a mess!

There are points in your life where you make decisions.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

I see your regret and I do understand it. What I am also seeing is the situation as you thought it was. The question is "was this the true situation?" Your regret should center on the fact that you will never know.

Many atheists take it as self-evident that we are born as atheists, that not to believe anything ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2019:

I still call it "indoctrination" but I see exactly where you are coming from. I.E. reading, writing, and doing math would not appear to a child as having the "benefits" and answers that religion offers.

I have a question regarding shoes and shoe soles.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Get some new shoes. I wear New Balance with a diabetic insert. Depending on your location you can get them for $150 or less and the shoe store will help you with professional fitting. Some shoes cost more than this but most doctors say these are good enough. I have the kind with 2 velcro straps on each shoe and I will not wear them with laces.

What happens after you die?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

This meme explains it all very nicely.

I don’t believe in god, but I do think that there is something either spiritual or universal going...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

What spiritual or universal things do you think are going on?

Trump's 'personal pastor' expels demons out of White House on National Day of Prayer, but forgets to...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

I do believe that The Demon should be expelled from the White House. I'm not particular in which way they choose to do it.

What is your most creative or amusing use of a bungee cord?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Good job. You are doing the workouts that I should be doing. Lately I've been getting a little lazy.

My father died today.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

Sorry for your loss. Regardless of conflicts I'm sure you loved him dearly.

I have gravity issues: I’m always dropping things, knocking things over, ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

My ongoing battle with gravity is similar to yours and I blame it on my neuropathy. I'm no longer sure on my feet and wear New Balance shoes with a diabetic insert. A complication is that my feet tingle. I have to be very careful or what you are reporting happens to me. About 6 years ago I climbed trees like an ape, walked on the roof of my house, and even climbed my TV antenna tower. Hard to do this without proper feeling in your feet. If cops ever wanted me to walk a straight line I would have to pass. For me it is no longer possible.

I have watched three episodes of "Good Omens" so far and am loving it.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2019:

I will have to look it up. My latest Netflix series is finally watching "The 100" and before that "The Rain."