Morality, our achilles heel.

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Morality comes from your societal view of everything. That's right. Your society creates and shapes your morality. That is why morality is different in other parts of the world. That is also why morality was different in a past time frame, and also why morality is ever changing. The basic idea over time is that we learn by doing that nobody wants to be poked in the eye by a sharp stick. Gods had nothing to do with it.

Do you remember LBJ?

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

I remember Elby Jay very well. It's strange today that I have to admit I'm starting to like him.

I'm sure many of you have seen this, but what the hell, we need a good belly laugh! Enjoy?

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

This is so classic and very funny. Donnie deserved every word of it too.

Trump's Former Doctor

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

In my world he is 3 foot 6 and a troll. Not the doctor. Trump. If seen in the wrong place in public he might be pounded on over 239 times.

Were the 3 Stooges Athiests?

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Moses Horwitz was Jewish. So were his brothers. Louis Feinberg (Larry) was also Jewish. There was never talk of a god in interviews or even a book that Moe wrote on the Stooges.

The True Cause of Cancer Finally Revealed, Professor Stick [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Well, let's try food grade DMSO.

When is Justice Oppression?

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

My daughter and I were coming back from an event in Texas in my old pickup truck. We were both dressed well and had proper ID. It just so happened that a man had broken out of prison and kidnapped a young girl and stole a pickup that looked like mine. DPS stopped us and there were 2 officers. One was a young kid. He just did not understand why we were NOT the couple they wanted even when the ID's checked out. The older officer apologized to us after he sent the younger one back to the patrol car. There are those that claim our ID could be fake and we could have been the convict and his kidnapped girl anyway. In what time frame? In what reality? In what TV show or movie? Then you wonder why so many troopers and cops are being shot today.

Is marriage for all a good idea?

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

I clicked yes to massage for all. I need a good massage. As for marriage it is a personal thing. It has no need really except that governments today allow it as a religious right and only in this respect does it have financial benefits. The church had no rites of marriage until the 1500's. People used to have a celebration in which they announce who is marrying so the community knew which couples were pairing up. Mostly they were male and female, but there were gay couples even back in Roman times. If you like somebody and want to live with them that is your business.

I'll put this here.

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Only in an alternate reality. You have too much time on your hands.

African American christian.

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

I don't see how any black person could ever be a Christian. The thing is, most of them fail to see this in any valid way. It's the same argument as to why we have over 4000 Christian denominations today. If you are born into it then this is where you will stay. I see the above as fact. Then I throw in how individual and unrelated books were bound together as one and called a "holy bible" and I don't see how anyone could ever believe it. Gods did not visit us and tell us to write everything down. Man created religion.

The Most Racist Pastor In America - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

What a bastard, but he was funny. "Any of you white women want to marry a black man, don't come up to me and ask me to do it, coz I will not. I will not do it." We all know what he really meant but I left the video at this point and it sounded like he said he would not marry a black man. I doubt if any black man would marry him either. LOL

Bill Burr rants on Michelle Wolf and The Correspondents' Dinner [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Spot on. Bill Burr is exactly correct.

Needs no words, one of these should be viewable. [facebook.com] [youtu.be]

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Classic! I would like to see it go worldwide and see it done often. Then the cowardly lawsuits would come in claiming a bias and unfairness because Cheeto is vilified. Sorry. He did that to himself.

What are your thoughts on Aliens? This should be interesting...

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

It would be silly to believe we are the only life in the universe. Other life is possibly out there but I don't think that Martians are dropping in. When I became atheist I chose not to believe something without evidence. Aliens and anything supernatural fall into that category because god belief in a biblical sense is supernatural. I have no more evidence of ghosts than I do of devils or gods. Nessie and Bigfoot may be possible, but I have no evidence of them either.

Do different colors affect your mood?

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Yes, colors affect everybody. This is why dark days are "gloomy." Blue of any color, but usually lighter shades is my favorite color. Most of my home is painted an eggshell color with white ceilings. This is why my home is never depressing to me.

Remember Marla Maples? The Church Lady (Dana Carvey) said that Marla was the "Trump Pump".

DenoPenno comments on May 6, 2018:

Wasn't she one of Bozo's wives?

Tracie Harris: An Atheist Experience - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

I've never met her but I like her very much. She is super intelligent and has just the right way of putting everything in conversations. I watch Atheist Experience on You Tube and Tracie is one of my favorite hosts. It's easy for me to say she is my secret atheist crush.

If asked, do you feel comfortable telling people, that you don’t know that well, that you are an ...

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

I have been known to do that. What gets me the most are those with an open mouth who ask "then who do you worship?" Evangelical church was never worship. It was singing, talking, flowery praying, and ass kissing, along with a few whoops and running around the building a couple of times. Then somebody says "god really blessed Sister Sarah today."

Good advice that remains relevant

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Your mom was right. If they invite you the day of the party it must mean that others have decided not to go and the party planners thought of you only at last minute.

Trump's move last week to establish a new faith-based initiative within the White House is ...

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

You are exactly correct and it pisses me off. On Facebook I saw a posting that claimed DeVos wants to do away with private schools..Wrong! What she is doing is misleading. She wants to do away with the term "public school" in a way that all schools become the same. Then their religious based nonsense can be brought into all schools and be taught. The idiots think they are then closer to a "Christian nation" and will try to produce the evidence for it. We cannot let them win this.

So, I weenied out.

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

You are a fundamentally decent person. Is that by religious standards? If not it is an insanely ignorant concept to have on a job application. How do we define a fundamentally decent person? It appears by your post that religion still claims the high ground.

Is it ethical to teach Atheism to religious children?

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

My answer is a switch of your title. Is it ethical to teach religion to atheist children? The religious do it because they don't want you to burn in hell. They are terrible.

Sometimes I have a hard time telling if it's getting serious.

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

The person of my focus today was a clerk at Dollar Tree who said outright that she needed a good massage. I offered to give it, but since she is like a third of my age that didn't go over so well. I guess she didn't have a grandpa fetish. Other than her being silent at my suggestion we got along just fine. If she had said yes I could be serious over 3 times a week. :)

A Good Time is Guaranteed for None.

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Right now I'm trying Sangria Wine. It's not bad but I'm not a wine drinker either. If I get out the John R. Butler CD's I can laugh at religion and get mellow. If that don't work I'll just quit and eat supper.

Hypocrisy Trump's Immigration Policy

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Immigration has been this way for years. My ex wanted to use this to get some of her family here. Now Drumpf, the scion of immigrants is the asshole that wants to end it. This isn't just an outrage. It's also un-American.

Has anyone here tried skeptical investigation of claims, or ghost hunting?

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Back in my days of knowing all about the supernatural, friends and I went ghost hunting. For some reason the hunt was at a cemetery way out in the boonies. The 5 of us got out of the car and started looking around the tombstones. Suddenly someone shouted "OMG, look at that" and they all ran for the car so frightened that the driver flooded the car trying to start it. This was the only thing that saved me as I ran right behind them. Later someone said that I saw it too because I was running. No. Whatever "it" was nobody could identify and I saw nothing. I ran simply because I didn't want to be left out in the boonies in the middle of the night. What did they see? Well, I don't know but it would likely be more of a critter than a ghost.

The Unholy Trinity: Martin Luther, the Nazis and God To this day the Lutheran Church is ...

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Martin Luther hated the Jews because they killed his Jesus who was also a Jew. Figure that one out. Also, Martin Luther was known to fart at the devil. He would say "here, devil, I blow you a little kiss." (I'm not making this up.) Now let's go into anger at anyone killing Jesus. The simple fact is that you have no Christian religion if Jesus remains alive. None. Being "saved" also involves the shedding of blood which is why Jesus had to die. Don't worry. It was just for a weekend.

Jesus loves you? What does it mean to you?

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Well, you could just bow your head and close your eyes, then start talking to yourself. You get away with it if you are religious. If not, then you are nuts. BTW, how do peeps know that Jesus loves you?

My day lilies, celebrating their short but wonderful blooms !!

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

I have dandilions doing this same thing all over my yard just a day after the grass was cut. My solution is to stay inside for a week, then cut grass again. LOL BTW, nice lilies.

What and Why is it important for a Christian to Understand what an atheist believes?

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Here is what Christians and others of any faith need to understand about atheists. They grew up and no longer believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, Nessie, or anything else that you can make up or fabricate.

Do you dream about someone that you love to do things with?

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

Of course. My mind lives in more than one reality but I seem to remember that I am stuck in this one.

Still Waiting.

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

That one lie led to many, many other lies and it just keeps going. Not the Energizer Bunny, this thing is like a snowball.

Astonishingly healthy, amazingly fit, tremendously strong!

DenoPenno comments on May 5, 2018:

The problem here is that we put up with this bullshit and nobody bats an eye. The GOP sees nothing wrong. If it gets into other lies told and facts jacked around nobody even cares. Irate Trump supporters continue to talk Hillary and Obama if you bring up this crap and you have no idea what they are talking about. Apparently they don't either. I, for one, am not happy with "American Apprentice" or whatever they want to name this Reality TV show. We have daily embarrassment worldwide and nothing but stress for our citizens. This situation is not funny, not safe, and damned sure not recommended.

Is it 'wrong' to love more than one person at the same time?

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

My ex always told me that many in Africa believe in many wives or many husbands. A polyamorous approach. My religious friend has been married twice and he is glad that his god finally picked the right one for him. I always told my ex that we were much the same on marriage belief in America. The big difference is that we can only have one partner at a time and not have them all at once.

How many of you achieved your degree under a dim light and many late night homework sessions.

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

I missed a 2 year college degree credit by 12 points. I could have retaken the test but to do so I would also have had to re-up because of the time limit.

Hello everyone. I am new here...

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

Hello and welcome.

Last week Trump paying off Stormy Daniels was just fake news.

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

You wonder what else is fake? Trump came on the scene and everything became fake - including Trump who was the one coining the term "fake news." Now idiots run around spouting that crap just like Rush Numbnutz and his "dittoheads." You don't find truth with Alex Jones or some bright guy named Bart. What you see is the beginnings of an effort to screw up all knowledge on the Internet.

Well I am getting tired of the believers that insist that to be a non-believer is a "religion".

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

I'm surprised you didn't know about the secret handshake. My childhood religious friend thinks that by me being an atheist on an agnostic site that I'm "covering myself on both ends." I guess that means his view is somewhat like Pascal's Wager but for non-believers.

Do u think Christianity is bad ? What's your opinion on it

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

All religion is bad.

What is our real purpose here?

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

What do you want your real purpose here to be? Figure that out and get started.

A friend sent me this.

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

They know their dog and they do not know a stranger. Sorry. That's where I stopped the video. BTW, Dennis Prager is a right wing Communist. Oh, sorry. I didn't say that right. Columnist.

I am currently debating a “know it all” Christian who does not understand there is very little ...

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

I think you hit it right on the head as that is also how I see it. What believers and others need to understand is that if I make a positive claim for something I must have the evidence. If I tell you positively that no gods exist I have placed the burden of proof upon myself.

GOP on Twitter: "RT to thank @realDonaldTrump for his commitment to religious freedom.

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

So, who does this asshole pray to - himself?

Paul Ryan and the Priest

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

Yep. Sold to the NRA, The Kock brothers, the Mercers, Robert and Bekka, DeVos family, and others too many to mention who do not give a damn about you, your water and food supply, your healthcare, or if you have a place to live when you no longer have an income.

Soul Mates...Twin Flames. A real deal?

DenoPenno comments on May 4, 2018:

I can agree exactly. We also know that we only have one "soul mate" but I feel much like you do here. Why are we not still blissfully in love? It is because everything changes. Hard to accept the realities of life.

Here we go.. will this office serve non religious Americans?

DenoPenno comments on May 3, 2018:

Looks to me like the Orange One is setting the stage here. The very idea of what they have in mind scares the crap out of me. Some things come across as good. Hobby Lobby had some religious items from Iraq mislabeled and sent to them. When ICE found out about it the items are being returned. Chances are these items were supposed to go to the misnamed Museum of the Bible in DC.

Anyone else ever pretend to be religious to gain access to a place or places you weren't supposed to...

DenoPenno comments on May 3, 2018:

That was a nice plan.

Hiring Nosferatu (Guiliani) to act as his personal attorney, is going to prove to be one of 45's ...

DenoPenno comments on May 3, 2018:

I'm not holding my breath but the family mess that is in the WH now should have never been allowed. It seems to me that nobody told Trump this. Actually, there are many things that they simply allow Trump to get away with without telling him any different. Why? Are the powers that be afraid of Mango Mussolini?

Of course, 45 has lied again.

DenoPenno comments on May 3, 2018:

Only if it was true. The Rethuglicans appear ready to lie about and fight anything.

So why are women disgusted by men with...uuuhh, platinum (silver?

DenoPenno comments on May 2, 2018:

My ex wife wanted me to dye my hair maybe because it was dyed when I met her. As we grew apart she told me I could let it be gray if I wanted to.

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

DenoPenno comments on May 2, 2018:

Logic and evidence is all important. I became atheist late in life and knowing just how the bible came into being was a part of all of that. There are no holy books and holy scriptures. Gods did not appear or instruct the writing of any such documents. This shows the whole crap is all made up. Holy books are no more sacred than Harry Potter. They prove nothing.

Savior of what?

DenoPenno comments on May 2, 2018:

Evangelicals warned us forever about the anti-Christ. Then Trump came along and they voted for him.

Best example the Sinclair Networks: The sharing of Biased, False, and Fake news has become all ...

DenoPenno comments on May 1, 2018:

The Kock brothers, Mercers, and others had planned on this for a long time. It's sad that Trump came along and it all fell right into place. This is the same thing that happened in Germany as Hitler came up their ranks. I don't think the rich minded then either. We need to understand that these people are profiteer polluters. They do not care about you, your water, or your food. Everything is about the dollar and they want to get us so confused that we have no idea what is going on.

Should we live and let live?

DenoPenno comments on May 1, 2018:

I am opinionated but live and let live has been my motto for most of my life.

Biblical Believers Hypocrisy and Ignorance

DenoPenno comments on May 1, 2018:

I've read the bible cover to cover and I remember this scripture but cannot find it at the moment. Jesus said not to eat with Shriners or Republicans. It's in there some where.

It is amazing how even on this site some believe their opinions are the only ones that count ?

DenoPenno comments on May 1, 2018:

Do those people write the longer response or do they have the shorter response?

Just wondering

DenoPenno comments on May 1, 2018:

If I am dying would I chicken out and believe again? WTF kind of question is that? Let me ask you if you can believe in Santa or the Easter Bunny again. Do you think you can believe in them again? So, you are dying and try very hard to believe in them again because it just might have something to do with your final destination. WTF? Was this posed as a serious question? As for me allowing my family to go through a religious funeral, I have no control of that. Keep me out of it please, as I'm going to be cremated in short order with not enough funds for anything at all like a funeral. It's already arranged.

Thoughts on Satanism?

DenoPenno comments on May 1, 2018:

Blennon has an in depth explanation here with all the political in and outs that covers Satanism very well. My take on it is much more simple. Religious trolls might ask if I believe in Satan. My standard reply is "of course not" because I found god and the devil coming out of the same book.

Take that, Cheetoh Man!

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Wonderful and funny meme here.

Does anyone have scars that they're self-conscious about?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

There is no reason for you to feel shallow. I sounds to me as though you have been through a lot and a person's appearance is very important. This would be true of male of female. I had basil cell cancer removed from behind my left ear one time, but it is nothing compared to what you have been through. I think you are brave even to be sharing this with us.

Smells like arrogance and ignorance....

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Ahh, look. It's the old Queen himself. (No offense to anyone intended unless you are Orange and your name is Trump.)

Street Epistemology: Friendly Questioning of Beliefs | Canadian Atheist

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

SE is exactly that - the message of no Jesus. If it's a discussion or debate coming up I use another tactic. Discussing things with fancy terms and names can go on for hours and all it shows is a dogged bullheadedness. Use logic and show me evidence. If you don't have any then move on. I have no reason to believe the contradictory things said in the bible or any other holy writings. Believers will want to go for hours to prove to you they are not biblical contradictions. I simply point out that 66 independent books were not meant to be bound together as a single book in the first place. That one sentence explains all the bible contradictions. Imagine that.

First Milkweed of 2018 in my area of the Midwest.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

What do we do with milkweed?

The web gets more interconnected all the time. How will they see agnostic.com?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

That mean old devil tricking us with dinosaur fossils again. You would think he should know by now that we have him all figured out. He was good at one time at flying waitresses around in UFO's and got found out when you saw them later at the cafe. Who could ever forget those backwards messages on the popular records that said "worship the devil." Play it backwards and there you go.

When an adult talks to her imaginary friend she’s crazy, but if many people talk to an ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Years ago as an in home appliance repairman I had one repeat customer who appeared to have an imaginary dog. I say this coz she was afraid I would step on the dog but I never saw the dog ever!

Preferred age range

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Age means nothing to me and my comments here on this site pretty well prove that. Do I want a site where you cannot contact someone who is 23 coz you are 80? Fuck no? This site doesn't introduce us anyway, but I would not stay on any site with that kind of restriction.

The biggest Witch Hunt really was.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

My take on the birther thing is that Trump may have had help from the Kock brothers and friends as they all thought they had trouble with Obama and regulations. Trump lied about not really wanting to run for president. He had his MAGA hat slogan registered before Obama's first term ended. Trump was not their first choice but he finally got his wish. They pulled the strings and he won.

So it appears the true snowflakes are all up in arms over the roast portion of the coorespondants ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

All those offended at this event are just like Trump. They can dish it out but they cannot take it. Hypocrites of the first order. John Wayne was at a roast once when they brought out that he wore a wig and it wasn't his real hair. He dealt with it remarkably well and also with humor. There is no truth or humor in friends of the Kock brothers.

Why is it that people who were not religious before so often "get religion" and start going to ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Fear and the "just in case" type thing. I once read that Walter Brennan wanted to check into religion a little further because "he wasn't getting any younger." That explains a lot for me. Pregnant women might often think they have to get serious now because they are bringing another child into the world and they have to raise it right. OK. What does that have to do with gods or religion?

The National Correspondent's Dinner was very disappointing for me.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Michelle Wolfe made you feel uncomfortable. Oh, I am sooo sorry for you. You poor baby. Why don't we have a person stand up there at the dinner and roast Donald Trump using his own verifiable words complete with lies and contradictions and we can see how that one goes over. If he was a man, and a popular one, I'll bet it would be OK.

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM: Are we biological creatures?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2018:

I think we are much alike as very young children and learned differences come about at a very young age. For example, both girls and boys play with dolls. Parents teach them that girls have a Barbie while boys have a G.I. Joe. Outside of our biology everything goes along something like that.

"n one of the largest depression-related differences between the sexes, women have about twice the ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2018:

I can see this. As a male with depression (and no meds for it) I have long got used to logic as a way of looking at everything. It makes a person less tuned in to their emotions. I can describe myself easily as "a watcher" of things and events. I tend to observe things rather than to interact with them. I'm sure this was a factor that helped lead to my last divorce.

What's your opinion of assisted suicide?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2018:

I'm not sure I could do it myself, so I would need some assistance. But wait! If I had help it might be called murder. How about a small self operated gas chamber?

Do You know there are actual eyewitness, historically accepted and verified testimonies for the ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2018:

He was made up years later and fitted into the actual history of the time. This is partly why there are scriptures that are said to apply to him and have nothing to do with him at all. This is also why there are 2 completely different genealogies given for Jesus and some preachers try to explain it away by saying one is also tracing him through Mary. Sorry. The Jews would never ever do that. It's all made up. They try desperately to get Jesus to fit in as Messiah and they miss the mark. Since the Messiah was an earthly king and leader the next hurdle would be to explain just why he was killed and came back as zombie Jesus. Was the entire thing to convince the Jews not to fight Rome because they had already killed their Messiah? The best I can tell you is that certain Gospels were written after 70 AD and the big battle that happened then.

God is nothing but a brand and religion is a business...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2018:

A tax exempt one at that.

Do we need religion to prevent suicide?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2018:

**Religion created to also prevent people from killing themselves for fear of going to hell?** If no religion was created you would have no knowledge of hell.

Appropriating from scripture.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 29, 2018:

I have no favorite scriptures any longer. That's because I am no longer a believer. But, let's just take from a scripture a moment. Jesus says: "There shall be wars and rumors of wars." DUH! Is this supposed to be profound or something?

Do you feel a division happening in this country?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

We have a big division coming that is driven by hatred and a false sense of everything. The basic idea seems to be keep us divided while they steal us blind. If you happen to support the thieves they will make sure you believe it was done by others and not them. When you take away what we have all gained in the last 75 years and this is all about big business making more money, you are not my friend.

How do people describe you?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

I'm not sure. I'm never around when they talk about me.

What's the first thing people typically notice about you? It's my goatee for me

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

The first thing people notice about me is that I'm an old man built like a gorilla and I look like Mr, Magoo. The second thing is that I like to talk a lot.

What's the first thing people typically notice about you? It's my goatee for me

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

The first thing people notice about me is that I'm an old man built like a gorilla and I look like Mr, Magoo. The second thing is that I like to talk a lot.

What's the first thing people typically notice about you? It's my goatee for me

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

The first thing people notice about me is that I'm an old man built like a gorilla and I look like Mr, Magoo. The second thing is that I like to talk a lot.

Who cares? It's just stuff!

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

We all have stuff. I like to have 2 of everything. Most of my stuff is not new. I can't afford new in almost any of it. I don't like to trade my stuff but I could do that. Most of it is from yard sales and resale shops. Out of 3 computers only one of them is new. When I want to get rid of stuff I take it to some of these same shops I buy stuff from. They sell it to somebody else and the money made on all this goes to help poor people. My latest example of stuff is that I needed a digital alarm clock for the spare bedroom. You can get a new one at Dollar General for $8 but I got a used one at resale for $3 and saved myself $5 bucks.

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

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Another paranoid Muslim. What Islamic nation are we destroying? Is that nation here right now in the United States?

Has anyone asked you to challenge their beliefs?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

No one has asked me to challenge their beliefs but I believe that in time my words might be remembered and could challenge them. I don't debate. Trying to explain a sunset or why someone survived a car crash has nothing to do with a god. On the other hand, if you believe that your prophet flew to heaven on a winged horse I feel sorry for you. Equally so if you think a god dictated to Moses (or somebody) exactly how everything began and it was put in a book.

10 Outrageous Conspiracy Theories Believed by the Far Right Wing [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

I find things like this absolutely amazing. The birther claim alone was a tactic that would be picked up by racists easily and used to avoid liberal ideas of Obama. Big business pays more money when tighter regulations are in force. We see that battle going on yet today. The idea of "crisis actors" is far fetched because there just would not be enough money to pay all of them for the crowd size they have had. (Anything to protect those guns.) Right in there with it I have seen video of those who claim to believe the parents of Sandy Hook really had no children that were murdered. In one such case a man and woman follow this man around as if they want to beat a confession out of him. They ended up arrested. Look at these things and you see the extreme the right will go to in order to continue making a huge profit with no regard for others or our environment. They create a script and persuade the gullible to go along with it. If I am wrong then it must be OK to pollute our water and kill our children. Remember that armaments and drugs are the 2 biggest money makers in the world.

Nice to meet you all! Im Carla, an atheist and have been for over 20 years, im excited to get to ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Hello. It is nice to meet you Carla Jones.

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

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

Sometimes it makes you sorry. As a kid I wanted all the candy I could eat and my own pony. Today all my teeth have rotted out and the pony is long dead. Beware what you ask for.

Which news site you trust most?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2018:

I am able to watch news from all over the world because of streaming. This allows me to see which agencies of media seem to be telling the same or a similar story. It means I can compare BBC with CNN and PressTV or Reuters to get the story. Notice that I do not mention Alex Jones or Breitbart. I avoid anything with a slanted view towards Trump or his minions. Just how a man like Trump comes on the scene and declares everything as "fake news" shows me that he is trying to control media as well as people. He can't take the heat. It's never fully explained just where the asshole gets his news. I fact check mine worldwide.

Have you ever been catfished on a dating site?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I had to look this one up to know what you are talking about. Now that I understand it, the answer is yes, I have been "catfished." It happened quite often on Craigslist but I always caught it and knew what was going on. At no time did I ever give, offer, or lose money. I'm aware that that's what most of this is about to start with. MIngle 2 is a dating site that this can happen on very often. Just last Sunday afternoon I wasted time on a woman who ended up wanting money at the last minute. Of course those ideas don't work with me so the afternoon was just a waste of my time. I was born at night, but not last night.

Mistaken Identity

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Not really, but in the 70's I was confused with a man named Bobby who was said to look like my twin. Often people called me by that name in a club or bar. I never could find the mysterious "Bobby."

Tougher than nails

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I don't threaten to stab people. I just look at those who threaten to stab me with disdain. I hate no one (except Dolt45) and I have no known enemies.

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

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

I'm not an evolutionary biologist and therefore have a different take on this as a whole. To start with the left is not killing what it loves. This is not a blue and red issue but there are those who want you to think that way. Citizens United is a group who got it past our government that money is free speech. We all know a hundred speaks louder than a twenty so money can now pour into elected officials like never before and some of them are being paid off by big business and offered money to vote certain ways that are in favor of big business. What is happening here is buying into government in order to stop business and industry restrictions. If I can freely pollute and make a profit without a care or worry about others and the environment I have exactly what I want. The Kock brothers and friends are doing this. The hell with the EPA, etc. Nobody cares if you drink bad water or have oil spills. To pull this off there is a need to convince the public that "white is right" and that liberals are "taking away what is yours." Awaken the KKK and Nazis again and they will work for you on this. After all, you do not want to pay for the other's benefits. In the end we are all being stolen blind while the rich just get richer and their greed proves that they only cared for themselves.

What is your favorite TV-Series ?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Too many to list. I watch all the network stuff that is so popular today and can see almost any program here or in the UK because I do a lot of streaming. This puts me a day behind and able to watch TV series without commercials.

Just can't get enough of this.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

It's all about him every time. What an asshole. Trump Tower catches on fire and one man dies. Trump makes it all about him and how well he builds things, but never has the proper sprinkling system installed. That day was all about him and most likely spawned at least 2 more lawsuits. Now the nutjob comes up with this crap on his wife's birthday. "Morons Are Governing America" and that includes the Kock brothers and others who decided to make this idiot POTUS.

I've believed there is a higher power but whether it is a God or an alien that remains to be seen.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

The true Eden? The true Eden is the womb of a woman of child bearing age. Both male and female can be the naked occupants of that womb and all their needs are provided for. Once they are ready to feed differently they are forced out of that womb and can never return again. More than one god? There are thousands of gods. As for the Samaritan tablets I hold them in no greater regard than any other writing that claims to be scripture or holy in some way. Also, Chariots of the Gods didn't explain anything. It only deepened the mystery. We are all star stuff but other than that we have no clue where we came from.

Do Muslims Jews and other religions hate and despise Christians as much as Christians hate them?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 27, 2018:

Lots of Jews and Muslims hate each other. It depends on the sect they are from. We have that too. Evangelicals think they are the only ones who are right while lots of people claim the Catholics are not even Christian. Isn't this a bit like "no true Scotsman?"

I hate it when I'm just introducing myself to someone and I mention how I am an atheist.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 26, 2018:

My advice is don't mention that you are atheist unless the subject comes up. It happens to me too though. My boyhood religious friend says that "someday you will wake up in a place you don't want to be." This seems so stupid it is laughable. The truth is most believers think atheism is the belief of all the world's rulers and dictators, and of course, communists. Their own bible tells them that everyone believes in god, so if you are atheist then "something must have happened." Tell them something did happen. You grew up.

Warning: this post contains graphic language and literary symbolism.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 26, 2018:

**This is hard to answer.** I'm an alcoholic and my drinking was stopped by liver disease. Not what you think. Just a fatty liver to extreme. I quit drinking for almost a year. The doctors gave me shots for Hep C and said if I got hepatitis I would surely die. OK, I started drinking again but this isn't what you think either. None of it tastes good. I wanna drink but can't. I've been drunk a couple of times but mostly I drink 1 to 3 drinks and quit. I pour it out. It just doesn't taste good any longer. Was it the shots? I have no antabuse or anything. No pills. Often after work I think on the way home that I'll come in and have several beers then eat supper. I get here and just eat supper and watch TV. I always have drinks around it's just that I don't drink them so much. I even give some of it away. Now let me compare this to my friend who is alcoholic. I was at his house yesterday and he can hardly walk or talk. He already has fallen down and hurt his leg. I'm afraid he's going to fall down and break his neck. He has court May 10th and his attorney says if he doesn't show up he will go to jail. I've been there myself in my past and I honestly cannot tell you what the difference in actions and reactions for the both of us could be. The best I can say is try to seek help in support groups and even a medical doctor. To make it work you have to want it to work.

With regard to Mr.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 26, 2018:

Now let's add one: Isn't it true that at last minute during the 2016 presidential campaign Mr. Comey as FBI Director once again brought up something about Hillary Clinton's e-mails that needed to be investigated and this would most likely lead people away from voting for her?