Dimensions?!

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

I don't have the answers for this and I have heard all the theories. All I know is that it seems direction is only valid while on a sphere like our earth. The universe (which may have always existed) is traveling and expanding. We are ourselves time traveling but it seems like we can only go forward. We appear to only be able to guess at how big the universe really is.

This post tells you the truth and in no uncertain terms, this is 45.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

This is exactly how I see the man. Add in the selling of his name for profit after this along with some ventures in money laundering for Russia and you have the man that sets in the WH right now. It's no problem. He's a businessman and he is really giving America the business.

This graph gives some easier insight about how the 2 parties are alike.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

From where I sit that is a fairly accurate graph.

Kellyanne and evIl

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Kellyanne Conjob. That's her.

Keebler elf jeff sessIons?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Is he a Keebler elf or just a little troll?

Come november?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

It is said that Dems do not want to be blamed for everything so the November sweep will be more mild than we first thought. Would it matter? Dems are blamed already and the move is to confuse you about party platforms as well. We need a balance in the House and Senate. This is the only way short of rebellion to straighten up the mess America is in right now. Also be aware that Trump's move to our border with the National Guard looks demented when there is nothing there actually going on. What this move is about is a visual aide. Come November the GOP will have proof that they cared about illegal immigration while the Dems did not. Such is politics.

Trump tower on fire. [cbsnews.com]

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

My first thought on this news was that someone was trying to get rid of documents. The only way of knowing this for sure is if investigations get far enough along to where Donald Stump declares that the needed documents burned up in that one room fire. It has happened early enough to be seen as normal and the fact that documents might have been stored there can also be given as a source of fuel for the fire.

A poem about our demented insane fearless sewer hog 45.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

The unfortunate thing is that impeachment may not get rid of him.

Religion among Scientists in International Context: A New Study of Scientists in Eight Regions

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

A simple way for me to view this question is to ask if scientists believe in Genesis. Most will not but a few will claim that they do. If a scientist does not believe in the book of Genesis then god and Jesus as the religious world knows them have been swept right out the door.

What do you look forward to getting out of bed for every morning?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Coffee and computer til 10 AM, then off to work, back in the early afternoon and then computer, TV, meals, maybe a movie or watching a series. Go to bed and then get up and repeat. Inbetween this is doing anything that needs done or repairing things, etc. It's a simple life.

Fits the orange one, and his followers, to a T!

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Yes, it fits them perfectly. It sounds like "Trumpthink" as well. Recently I told a co-worker that if Jesus had of died in a more modern time the cross that followers wear around their necks would be an electric chair. His face got very solumn and he said "I don't make fun of nobodies religion." Why am I making fun? It's just a simple fact. If Jesus was alive today he would never want to see another cross.

How do you groom your downstairs? How do you prefer your partner?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Trimmed and at least my partner should have a small landing strip. I do not like or understand this new trend of being totally hairless. We have hair in these areas for a reason. Being bald does not serve us in any way.

"Properly read, the bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived".

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Asimov was exactly correct. It worked for me. Remember that without the ridiculous book of Genesis there would be no need whatsoever for Jesus. If you are an Evangelical you will forever believe in talking snakes.

What is your favorite place to eat that is not fast food?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

Sirloin Stockade but I here it burned down again. Oh, well.

Do animals have "souls"

DenoPenno comments on Apr 8, 2018:

I think I've answered this before but here we go. Not only do animals NOT have souls - neither do you. That's right. That amazing science book "The Holley Bibble" declared that man became a living soul. Logic would say you could also be a dead soul. A "soul" was not anything extra that you were given. Why would man want a soul? So that he could have "dominion" and be better than the animals.

Anyone looking for friends in Southern New Hampshire?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

Nice picture. I lived in Texas once but I'm not from New Hampster.

So I was sitting in traffic during the afternoon commute today when I saw part of a billboard up ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

Yes, Jesus can free you but if it wasn't for the talking snake story there would be no need for Jesus (or anyone else) to do anything. Think on that. Then we have this group on TV that wants you to just close your eyes and ask Jesus to come into your heart. Apparently you are not supposed to see him when he does this. I wonder if this would help your heart trouble?

One of the funniest things in my Facebook feed today.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I posted a similar thing on my main FB page on Presidents Day. The only time I will celibrate anything about Trump is when he is gone, and he can go be any means neccesary.

Golden Showers

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

What do you get out of being pissed upon? I've never figured it out.

"Today, we are in a new era, testing whether the democratic banner can remain aloft amid terrorism, ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

You are exactly correct and I agree with you 100%. I also want to take this time to apologise to you because of what I said in a previous post. I looked up our transatlantic cables and read in Newsweek that many of us do not know that 99% of all data still travels this way even in our widely digital age. This includes Internet as well as phones overseas. It means I was wrong and we should take submarines gathering around our transatlantic cables very seriously. We do not know what they are doing or when and if they may choose to knock our communications system out. Indeed the storm clouds are gathering.

Does anyone else ever miss going to church sometimes?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I don't miss any of it. Not at all. Missing religion is like missing a snake bite.

Russian submarines are lurking near the communications cables that link the US to the rest of the ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

It seems to me like a 1950's problem. It's about as real as Trump calling out the National Guard to protect our border with Mexico so that illegal immigrants do not over run us. The Orange one thinks this is a current crisis. I think I should take another nap. BTW communications cables are not used any more. Everything is digital.

What is your, "don't get me started on . . ." topic?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

Trumpery. Look that word up. His name gives him away. I'm not a fan of Dolt45 and would not walk across the street to see him. The Trumpenfurher has got to go. Liar in Chief, pussy grabber, Bozo the Klown, Agent Orange, Donnie Dousebag, the fascist and racist white supremist. I can hardly sleep because of this bastard and I admit George W. Bush did not bother me at all.

The Psychology Of Fake News : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

When Trump came along claiming "fake news" the people I work with (mostly Trump supporters) did not get it when I mentioned that he had no handle on fake news. They simply said that Trump was only pointing it out and that there had always been "fake news." Nobody wanted to address ideas of where Trump got his news and how he would know the difference. Can a Trump supporter honestly assume that the Mercers and the Kock brothers (with others) are creating an oligarchy in America so we can all know the truth? How can we suddenly assume that Steve Bannon, Alex Jones, and others like them are concerned about us when they support armed rebellion and taking over the government by force? These people sell survival foods and other items wanting you to buy some and support them fully. They are also the authors of scripted "fake news." Although we have always had "fake news" what Trump and friends have created here is a situation where they want us to believe Trump without question. This is important to them and dangerous to us. With the help of Sinclair Media Group our dear leader's message is coming across daily in some areas. Let's just take the immediate need of 4000 National Gaurd troops at our border with Mexico. Has anything happened there? No. It's all still the same as it ever was. What is the message here? It is to let us all know that Trump and the GOP cares about illegal immigration. They are putting on a show about this and the Dems do not care at all. This is an example of the psychology of fake news. They want us to know this in November of 2018 so it's time to demonstrate it now.

I was messing around on Pinterest earlier and picked this up.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

When Trumpty Dumpty disappears it will be a beautiful day. As for the religious assholes I find that they are always trying to come up with something they think I have not thought of before. It's always the old "what if" senario. In the movie "God's Not Dead" we find that the atheist is not really an atheist. He's simply "angry with god." Believers know that everyone believes in god, and they know this because their book tells them so. Therefore, there are no atheists. "What if" you are simply angry with god. This is what it has to be and why they pester the hell out of you all the time. Yes, god does not want even one to perish but if you do not let him into your heart he will torture you forever. No, this is not god doing this to you. You are doing it to your own self. It's as if the religious person is hitting you with your own fist. Submit and be one of us. I could never live in that world again.

I’ve been shot in combat.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

As a veteran I definately agree and I have never been in Combat. When you allow teachers to be armed you are inviting teachers to be killed. Where is their "combat pay?" Imagine cops called to a schooting scene at a school and they burst into a room to find an armed black man. I don't need to tell you what is going to happen here. It might even happen regardless of his color. More guns and arming teachers is not the answer. Strict gun regulation might be a good start.

This could go for either gender. :) Just a great one liner, had to share

DenoPenno comments on Apr 7, 2018:

I have an atheist song by John R. Butler where "knowing someone in the biblical sense" means sexual. The album is named "Surprise" and the song is called "God Will Fuck You Up."

Circumcision

DenoPenno comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I am against it for both men and women. Reasons to circumcise a man would have existed if there was very little water around, but that isn't as likely today in our modern world. We have water so just wash the damned thing. I'm glad I never had the procedure done on me. It's mutilation. With women circumcision is more of a crime. The clitoris is cut out and the vagina sewed up. That's a tiny penis there that they cut out and threw away and is the biggest part of the feeling women have in sex. Well, that's the point. A woman has this procedure done as a young girl because elders don't want her to enjoy sex. They think she is more likely to not be promiscuous and they sew up her vagina for the constricted pleasure of some asshole man. I'm serious here. I think that female circumcision should draw prison time!

Were you one of those people who had a lot of friends growing up?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 6, 2018:

No. I had limited friends, was a tree climber and an outdoor kid, later lifted weights in PE, and I was also a book reader. Introvert from the word go.

Boyfriend is agnostic, I'm an atheist. How to cope with disagreements?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Your boyfriend isn't really an agnostic. It sounds like he is religious but wants it his way. People like him are why we have so damned many denominations of Christianity. In my earlier life I wanted to know all things. Christians claim that they know. At least they "know the plan" and know how things are likely to turn out. As an atheist I cannot know. There is no possible way I can know and it is OK not to know. Without evidence I cannot know much of anything.

One day the zoo-keeper noticed that the orangutan was reading two books - the Bible and Darwin's ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 6, 2018:

That's a good one.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Only if this is a debate center and I do not like to debate. Believers would rant us to death on here and you could never get through to them. They want to go through BS that has already been brought out so many times you know it by heart. None of it proves their god or their beliefs. A thousand times NO.

Have you been asked to rescue someone?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 6, 2018:

There are a few bad ones out there that are totally nuts. A friend of mine from Jersey said online the other day that you do not want to end up with a "hobosexual." That's somebody who will gladly move in with you just to have a place to live. Maybe Gary is doing a number on you with this plagarism thing just to check you out. If you agree with what he says he might think he could manipulate and just do anything with you.

Dating after 50

DenoPenno comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I do identify here. I'm 71 and think I am 50. Maybe younger even in my head. My last ex of 12 years is 38. My life consists of doing little things that I want to do and it is much like it always was except that I'm now getting older. I'm not into keeping up with neighbors, car or house, and if you don't like me that's fine. Move on. I'm a kid inside this body just like I always was but today I'm more responsible. I do not want to impress anyone. Maybe myself. If you are similar or maybe can go with this idea we might be a match.

Sinclair Media group has agreed to go aslong with ideas of our Dear Leader.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 5, 2018:

I could not geet the jpg image in here to save my life. Copy and paste did not work and neither did drag and drop. Anyone got any ideas?

Don’t set the bar too high ;)

DenoPenno comments on Apr 5, 2018:

Everyone is judgemental. We try not to be but we are. I can't see reasons that those around me do such stupid things and think nothing of it. Half of my old friends are morons.

Try this again...It's not a TBT, but I found it & had to post it...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 5, 2018:

Let's hope so. The Internet will also play a big part in the death of gods.

A short conversation with a friend earlier had me thinking about forgiving and forgetting.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 5, 2018:

I can't do the forgiveness thing if what I am supposed to forgive is murder. Sorry. I just can't do that. I see it on TV all the time that someone stands up in a courtroom and "forgives" the killer. I don't think of the murder of my loved one every day or all the time but when I do, I cannot forgive the killer. I can forgive almost anything else of almost anyone else but I cannot forgive the killer of my relative.

March for Our Lives! They have the numbers but not the $ so how effective can it be?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 5, 2018:

It is the squeaking wheel that gets the grease.

What would you do if the end was near?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 4, 2018:

Extremely hypothetical and I expect that my answer would be as well. By who's authority would we have it that the end was near?

How would you describe your sexual appetite as you have grown older.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I've never understood kinky sex. It just isn't for me. I have fantasies but they never were for kinky things. I do not want quick sex of any kind and don't want the ignorant panting and pounding dragged into a closet that you see added in film and TV. I want something deliberate and intense and I want it to last long enough to where you might want to do it with me again. As for frequency I'm at about the 3 times a week level, and never was an every day man. I'm not learning new things. Been there, done that, and I just like the same old things that I learned a long time ago.

The Dandy Warhols - Godless - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Apr 4, 2018:

Did somebody say Andy Warthog?

Taibbi on Facebook: Can We Be Saved From the Social Media Giant? - Rolling Stone

DenoPenno comments on Apr 4, 2018:

People seem upset that FB would be sharing or selling their information. Let me be as plain as I can here. Nobody starts a social media site without getting any money. Clicks and likes are important. Zuckerberg and friends match you up with products and services. They hope you buy them and you get contacted. I'm not so sure I see the problem. I was not naive so I'm not really angry with Facebook.

Have you ever: drank too much & made a fool of yourself?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Any drinker has made a fool of himself at least once. I drifted into a pattern to where my every drink was a double shot and I measured the drinks all the same. A lot of people never could tell if I was drunk or not. A fatty liver and a few years later and my drinking changed drastically. I had 3 beers the other night. I have many times I do not drink, and times I want to drink like I used to just never works out. I have whiskey, vodka, and beer in the house right now and none of it thrills me today.

What is your best Impersonation and why do you favor it.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 3, 2018:

I used to do vocal impersonations and it always got a good laugh. I don't do them today because I found out a few years ago that nobody knows them. They used to praise me for my Jimmy Stewart impression. Most people under 50 have no idea who you are talking about. Nobody even watches B&W movies today.

“We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 3, 2018:

This is by design. The Gospels are set up for cherry picking.

Who's your favorite atheist comedian?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 3, 2018:

George Carlin by far but I listen to anyone who is funny and still makes sense.

And yet he still lives.....

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Trump is bad enough. I'm wishing him the worst any day now. Think back a bit and you might remember that Robertson ran for president also. I thank the Easter Bunny that he didn't win.

Sad but mostly true... EDIT: It's sad that most of the world is this divided.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Hell is probably the one thing in the bible that scared me the least. Even so, I hear of people waking up in a sweat after years of being a non-believer and it is all over hell. Imagine this. In the Old Pesterment god was said to like the smell of burned meat. This happened when some animal was sacrificed to him. Then we move on into Revelation in the NT and find that some people are going to burn forever in hell. What does this mean? I think it means that god cannot get away from his old habits. He still likes the smell of burned meat.

The subtext of texting....

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

I agree with you 100%. A text is words on a screen. It might be a bot or anything. You cannot be intimate with a text. I need to hear your voice to know you are real. Then, if you do not text me to death, we can have a text off and on during the day. Some people are so addicted to texting that they would do a job interview that way if possible.

Persistent Ex.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

It is all long past now, but my ex that I have children with used to bug me to death. It was all the normal stuff and more. She married again and still bugged me. That marriage lasted 23 years until her man died. These days I try to follow a "bury the hatchet" policy because I know it is best. I even advise her if something bad comes up and I hear of it. Getting along is always better. You have to ask yourself what your children might think if you repeatedly are against their mother. We all must see that we are not perfect.

Paranormal Experiences?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Of course I have had experiences. Lots of them. I used to study phenomena. When you believe it and follow traditional teachings of it things seem to happen. If you challenge it and question it with logic fewer things happen. In the end it is a mindset that comes alive when it happens. You may find that the paranormal is something that we do not understand and therefore we help cause it ourselves. Paranormal experiences are much like Evangelical religion. It is all very real while you are a part of it, but it lessens as you slip away from it. For those who continue to be bothered by it, I would say out loud "I do not want to play the game." You find with time that this works mostly because you are talking to yourself. You are making a decision to abandon phenomena.

Do we have a soul?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Near death is not death. Nobody in a NDE really went anywhere. "Soul believers" mostly get this idea from scriptures. A lot of this is because of the idiocy of Saul of Tarsus. My bible talks of man becoming a living soul and it also says the soul that sins shall die. This takes the mystery of that "you have a soul" idea completely away. Many say the soul separates us from the animals, and that animals do not have souls, yet the bible talks of spirit animals as well as people. The soul is an invention of those religious folk who fear death. The idea also furthers a concept of OBE that we humans have. (That's another subject.) Sorry. I cannot buy into ideas of a soul.

The Antidote

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Nope. I don't have a nanny goat. Oops! I read that wrong. Sorry.

Easter movie?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Is there any way that you have a copy of Blazing Saddles? That seems like a good Easter movie to me.

How do u handle holidays?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I go along with things to a degree but my family knows I no longer believe. I go to their dinners and gatherings a few times a year. They also know not to talk to me on belief either or I'll get you into a place where you have no answers at all. You can tell me that if you found a bat wing it would be proof of a designer. I'll tell you it is proof of Batman. (Just kidding.) This Easter was spent home alone and it rained and was gloomy all day.

Condom Snorting Challenge: Why You Should Not Inhale Condoms

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

When will they start eating ants? I was going to start one about drinking motor oil but then I was afraid they would do it. I know a man who claims his kindergardner is convinced the Tide pods are dope. The biggest fad in my day was smoking banana peels.

With out any diplomatic answers,.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Age is not a big thing with me but having common ground is. A person can be college educated or self educated. The unfortunate thing for me is that my own age might soon be a problem. OK, it just depends on what someone is looking for I guess.

Do you think that Burt Langcaster was an exceptional actor who deserved more recognition by the ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Burt Lancaster was an exceptional actor. Originally he was a circus performer with Nick Cravat and both of them were even in movies together re-creating some of their circus acts in pirate films. Nick was the little guy who never talked. Burt's acting was good but I'm sure his circus days put him in a category of also being his own stunt man for a while. I loved all his movies.

What character traits indicate someone is a "good" person?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

If you treat others the way that you would like to be treated this usually makes a good person. I try to follow that as a rule and your skin color, language, etc. is not a factor for me. If you follow this it is easy to see racists and white supremacists for what they really are. That lets me know who to avoid. The strange thing is that most of them also think that they are a good person. It's mindboggling.

Do you like country living? For those that do, did, ? Or want to

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I love the country. Spent my formative years in the country and today I'm in a community of about 1200 people and work in a small town. I've also spent 20 years in the Houston, Texas area which is a much bigger town. But I could be happy in Germany, Spain, or Kenya. I would travel more but lack of money prevents it.

For my birthday, I had a coworker give me a bible and a couple of books on Jesus.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

If you go to HR with it he will know that he is doing "the good work" becaue he is being persecuted as a Christian. I find that a lot of people just don't get it today that you can't be out in the world and have never heard of Jesus at all. They are giving you the gift of "the good news."

Photo of a cardinal I met in Kentucky

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

We have them in my area in the spring and summer. Some of them even play baseball.

Do you celebrate Easter?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I live alone so Easter is just another day for me. Perhasps if I had a wife and children at home I would do it like you do, but nothing religious.

This doesn't mean Mainstream Media cannot be trusted. It means anyone can be fooled

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

And poor Donnie Drumpf is doing all that he can to get his picture on there too because he is just like these other 2 men, bigly, bigly. Oh, my god. Why can't Time just wake up and see this? Donnie is screwing up everything but he wants to give us a wall that he says "will save hundreds of lives." I'm afraid if we do not hurry up on the wall that these illegals will discover airplanes.

Critical evaluation

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Yes, and just remember that today is also Easter. "He is risen." NOT.

Joel Osteen

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

In my area Larry Rice sold his TV station to get money that would end up helping him continue to try and feed the poor. I'm happy with the deal because his station turned into 5 channels and I like 3 of them. Meanwhile, Larry fights the city and tries to get food and housing for the homeless. The city of St. Louis just wishes that he would go away.

Does anyone else here find it quite amusing that the Celebration of the Supposed Resurrection has ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

What? I thought Easter was always on April Fools Day. Now people will not take the Easter Bunny seriously. I hope he doesn't see his shadow.

I think teenage girls look 5-7 years older than their age now than they did when I was a teenager.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Teens all look older today. I attribute this to different things. First off there are hormones in our food used simply to make animals grow for food production that were not used years ago. In effect everyone is on steroids. They will appear matured sooner than before. Then we have cosmetics. Everyone is using apperance altering cosmetics and there are so many more of them around today. The bottom line is that a 12 year old doesn't look 12 anymore.

What about sexual fantasy in your love life?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I focus on satisfying my partner. If you do not do this you might be dating Rosy Palmer very quickly. Am I telling my partner that she is really Raquel Welch during the sex we are having? Oh, hell no. This is not anything she would want to hear. Trust me.

Jesus rethinks

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I can easily believe that Jesus would be reconsidering his return. He can't come to America or he will be deported. In the bible it said he was recieved up into the clouds untill he was out of sight. Imagine that for a moment as if he was a helium balloon. If this is how he went away then he hasn't even gotten there yet.

The Irreversible Damage of Mark Zuckerberg’s Silence

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I find Facebook to be no worse than any of the rest. Google, for example, says that if you click on their stuff and use it that you are agreeing with everything that they do. This is like saying that you have no say so in the matter at all. Vast changes are coming about now based on algorithm. This is very hard to understand but can be seen in the last few months if you watch your site pages well. The bottom line is that neither Zuckerberg nor anyone else built a social media site for you to be a part of for free. That means that their business is marketing by way of informational use.

Trust No One

DenoPenno comments on Apr 1, 2018:

That's my motto.

Does anyone else on this site seriously think about, or actually does, live full-time in a RV, ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I'm in a 2 bedroom mobile home that will no longer be mobile. It is 16 foot wide and my master bedroom is pretty large. I'm set up in a small town on a half acre lot. In the end I have the cheapest mortgage of anyone I have ever known. That will most likely keep me here the rest of my life unless some rich woman takes me away.

Why do theists believe in their book without reading every book?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

You do not have to read all the books. It's just a matter of brainwashing and training as a child. Each area of the world has its own religions. If any of the religious books were true, evidence for that particular god would stand out like the Grand Canyon.

What is it do you think that makes you resistant to organized religions! Is it the structure?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Having once been a believer I approach ideas of gods according to the things written about them. How do we know these things are true? We have no way of knowing. There are no proofs of any gods. The biblical god is especially hard to fathom because of the many discrepancies in the books of the bible. This is mostly because there are many books within one big book and they were all written at diferent times on different subjects. The story is more like Victor Frankenstein making his creature. Nail it all down and there is no evidence. No way of proving and backing up the claims. I can no more believe that Jesus brought someone back from the dead than I can believe a man flew up to heaven on a winged horse. Without proof of the many written claims I am done. Still, there are many who say there might yet be a god. Why are you looking for one? Apparently the imaginary being is not caring or looking for you.

The best evidence ever collected for Yahweh, the god of the Bible. Happy Easter!! [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Really amazing. God must have helped make the video.

"Ever had an argument that never ends?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

That is all true and verfy good advice but hard for most of us to follow. That's because most of us want to "have it our way." Life and ideas have to be more than one sided.

Nailed it!

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Great idea! Cookies patterned after Jesus' hands. Remember that he was resurrected with a perfect heavenly body but he chose to keep the holes in his hands and wounds in his body just so you would remember who he was and why he died for you. This is countered by the idea that he was beaten so badly that he appeared to 2 people who did not even recognize him. So, what was the point? Yes, Passover. (Easter) That time of year that changes on every world calendar so that nobody even knows when he died. That must be fair coz we don't know when he was born either. Fact checking Jesus every day.

Why Ohio??

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Come to Missouri. I like your pic and profile and I think I have room for you. Yeah, I'm an older man but I'm appreciative. You would have to get a local job but in a years time both of us would have plenty of money. We would be best friends.

Are you patient?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I think I'm patient but I get pissed off at things that just don't seem normal to me. Today I was getting an oil change and they lost my keys. How ignorant. That's something right out of a movie. Then I'm getting chicken tenders and wedge fries and the woman gives me a tiny bit of fries. Very small ones. I called her on it and told her I wanted the big ones. She says they won't fit the plate. That was when I told her they were there to be sold so she must have to remove the lid for the big fries to fit, huh? How stupid. I got my fries. The funny thing is that I just talk in a normal voice but these strange things happen to me all the time. Often people act confused and seem like they are just going to cry. I don't get it.

Estranged family?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

My family always brought me down. They were too controling. Today I am a basic homeboy even though I work with the public Monday thru Friday. Dad is in a nursing home and my mom is dead. My daughters try to understand how I am and why. Sometimes I visit them or eat with them but mostly I am a recluse. The funny thing is that they both seem to act a whole lot like I do with the difference being they still have children at home.

Do you like eggs?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I eat 3 eggs a day. Usually friend in a cast iron skillet but scrambled is great too.

Today is World Bipolar day.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

My ex had a bipolar friend that actually caused us some problems. I think a lot of it was that my ex did not understand the illness but always took the woman's side when I tried to explain it. The woman in question may have been more than bipolar. She said a lot of things that just would not check out. It was her husband that explained her condition to me.

Should women still act like women and men like men?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I've always been a bit different. Men can persue women in the traditional way if they like. It depends on the woman and is really up to her anyway if she likes that. Personally I can be persued and you can even make more money than I do. I'm big and strong but not macho. Either way is OK with me if I like you.

Do you celebrate "Easter"?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

How would I celebrate Easter? I'm not religious. OK, my kids say they are but their Easter is all about candy and baskets for their kids and maybe a meal. I will have Easter alone and just like any other Sunday here. If I go to my daughter's for dinner I might actually hear someone pray, and I do not want to hear anyone pray. My kids don't pray but for Easter or Christmas they might. These days I'm not much for closing my eyes and talking to myself.

Proof of no god?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

If I do not believe in gods and that is the pure tenent in question where is the religion?

"Most Christian president ever." I want to cry at this woman's ignorance.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

I'm sure that Trump preys on (not for) just about everyone. I'm sorry. I just couldn't read this crap. I think I'm gonna get sick. Trump is a monster. If someone told me at this very moment that he had died I would say it could not have happened to a nicer man.

On YouTube there is an excellent (and timely) conversation by a number of professors and experts ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

I find some of these things interesting. Bible believers claim prophesy is a big "proof of the bible" events. Wrong. The Gospel writers were not eye witnesses and the writings came later than we first thought. Some even after 70 AD. This meant the destruction of the temple was written about as a fact anf not prophesied the way people had thought before. Also, the NT writers wanted to tie Jesus in with all of this so they chose verses in the OT that often had nothing to do with the claim. The attempt was to make Jesus the Messiah whether he was or not. Some say this was an effort to help control the Jews in that maybe they would not rebel if they thought they could have killed their own Messiah. Then 300 years later the take on it all was closer to what we have yet today. The problem is, what we have today doesn't make sense. It made more sense the Julio Claudian way. It makes more sense again that preventing uprisings like in 70 AD was the goal. "Two in the bed, one taken and one left" is not a rapture. It's a situation where you get soldiers for a battle.

So tired of being alone on the weekends.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

I'm in mid Missouri and I have Netflix, Kodi with 3rd party aps, and an OTA antenna that gets 32 St. Louis stations. I watch pretty much what I want to and anyone that wants to join me for a weekend is welcome.

What It's Like Living in the South (U.S) Easter Week

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

You can aloways tell the cross of Jesus because he had a purple robe and he was so damned much bigger than anyone else. He was always there right in the middle. Someone should push a shopping cart into that just to see what happens.

Help me reply to this because I have wayyy too much to say.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

The problem is that they do not know "what all actually happened." What they think they know depends on which Christian group they got their info from. This is why there are so many religious denominations and also why some of us laugh at them. Some religious beliefs are downright funny.

People describe me as a sinner. What is sin?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Without getting all preachery and religous on everyone let me explain "sin" in a simple way like Paul did using archery terms. This is in the NT and Paul illustrates it as an archer shooting an arrow at his target but he "misses the mark." That means he is trying to hit a bullseye and doesn't quite do it. This is why you hear that old preacher saying "we have all sinned and come short of the glory of god." In other words, you mean to do your absolute best at something and you set out to do it but so often we come just a little short of our best efforts. That's it. Sin is not calling someone a bastard, a rat fink, or stealing money, etc. Sin is doing less than the absolute best that we know we should strive for. Most of us try to live a meaningful life.

I watched another 3 hour doc last night on YouTube.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

It would appear that the vulture was doing the trusting. It's also obvious to see there is not a god in that picture because gods do not exist.

Death from an Agnostic/Atheist perspective

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

I cannot tell yo how to mourn but my belief is that death causes a person to cease to exist. The departed exist then only in the minds of those who remember them.

Do you believe in free will?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

There are consequences of actions, we think we can do as we please, but free will is really an illusion. Often we want to do one thing and do another.

Do you want a funeral, or a celebration of your life?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Let's try a wake or a celebration. Since I'm going to be cremated that should be easy to do. My ashes cam be spread or kept but it won't matter much coz I will be dead.

You died, I lived, god is good!

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

I see your headline as something that we all say to god. That is, if you believe in a god. "You died so I could live, god is good." This is the "great love" that god has for you even if he doesn't heal those sick children of cancer. To believe it makes you special.

What liars and hypocrites fear most is the truth.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Yes. This is why they change the subject almost every time they hear truth.

Are most modern spiritual movements a net positive?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 30, 2018:

Being spiritual is just another copout. It can mean anything that you want it to mean. It can be applied any way that you want to apply it. Today you are "spiritual" because of trees, mountains, and birds. Tomorrow you have discovered that the great Wotan has created them and wants you to burn virgins and cut off part of your penis. Failure to do so will banish you to the outhouse forever.