How should Jediism be considered in terms of religion/spirituality?

PeterJohn comments on Feb 25, 2018:

All religions are made up from superstition,but at least star war movies the idea of advanced technologyie their space craft is a strong possibility for the futurebut the idea of a dark force or good force is in the same realm as superstition.

Diogenes replies on Feb 25, 2018:

All religion is fabricated- including the 'new and improved' versions. I can never figure out why there is such joy in wasting time.

How should Jediism be considered in terms of religion/spirituality?

Spinliesel comments on Feb 25, 2018:

You mean Jedism is a thing? It is a movie character! If you want to speak in German syntax, be my guest but a cult? A movement? Sounds like it was invented by and for 13 year old boys.

Diogenes replies on Feb 25, 2018:

But that would denigrate 13 year old boys.

Don’t set the bar too high ;)

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 1, 2018:

We try not to be non-judgemental don't we? It isn't easy. lol.

Diogenes replies on Feb 20, 2018:

Hi. It's winter time here in the great, frozen north. Yesterday, I walked into a pub; there was a guy with a shirt with no sleeves. I could see that he wasn't too bright, BUT, his skin, his shirt, his pneumonia- and none of my business!

Don’t set the bar too high ;)

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jan 2, 2018:

We could just say that people who don't judge are people devoid of perspective and experience. ...rather like the gullible rubes the partisan attorneys try to pick for jury trials. ;)

Diogenes replies on Feb 20, 2018:

Ah, shame on me- ' I judge', and to myself I give the harshest review. That tends to be very depressing. But ironically I haven't been insightful enough. In my old age, I am getting a wee bit smarter; I would need to be. When buying a car, I would rather deal with 'Nasty Fred', "What are you, stupid? This is a pile of junk." as opposed to (Very) 'Friendly George', who is thinking, "My first sucker of the day.".

Who is Your Favorite Philosopher?

BlueWave comments on Feb 9, 2018:

I could not name one philosopher except my boss's son - Reuben. He's a genius and I cannot comprehend 90% of what he writes. If you want to beat me at Jeopardy!, your odds of success are greatly multiplied with any category related to philosophy or opera.

Diogenes replies on Feb 18, 2018:

@orange_girl Yes, lots of thought provoking things by some philosophers. Some cartoonist have done some 'amazing' things- wish I was one to do something insightful. Robert Frost wrote his poem, "The Road Less Travelled" (hope I have that correct) "Two paths diverged in an elder wood/ And I took the one less travelled". I can see that in its current context: the sky-high hotels, the pollution, the noise---- and a huge electric sign pointing to a few square inches of ground, declaring, "The Road Less Travelled".

Age is just a number. In reality, I'm "Where the hell did that bruise come from?" years old.

Diogenes comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Hi, I didn't look at your age- I am about 110. In the spring of 2017, I won a month-long rowing contest. Time flies; its hard to believe that that is almost a year ago. But then there are the bruises- and where did that come from? They started about four years ago. Who cares? The 'meat' is warring ...

Diogenes replies on Feb 16, 2018:

"The meat is 'wearing' out". Why did god-dude make me so stupid?

Hiding `Girlie' Magazines Isn't a Sign You Can't Trust Him

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Interesting perspective. Men being more visual like the pictures, I like what is referred to as Erotica. For me, it comes down to how are you treating me, how is our relationship? To each his or her own.

Diogenes replies on Feb 14, 2018:

@JackPedigo It's early in the morning, an' that's my excuse for not being able to spell "Frieda Kahlo"- at least I got the first two letters right.

Hiding `Girlie' Magazines Isn't a Sign You Can't Trust Him

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Interesting perspective. Men being more visual like the pictures, I like what is referred to as Erotica. For me, it comes down to how are you treating me, how is our relationship? To each his or her own.

Diogenes replies on Feb 14, 2018:

@JackPedigo You were married to Frieda Calough? Oh forgot, she was Mexican. She didn't seem to be concerned by her uni brow; my unsophisticated opinion is that she enhanced it in her paintings. And religion warps everything, including sex, which is a "dirty" act, supposedly.

Hiding `Girlie' Magazines Isn't a Sign You Can't Trust Him

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 11, 2018:

*"Love, to me, includes a lot of respect for the privacy and integrity of another and that allows honesty and trust. It requires that we respect and trust ourselves."* So well said.

Diogenes replies on Feb 14, 2018:

@JackPedigo Was being a bit pretentious; need to read a bit more about him myself. There must be more to him than his weird sleeping accommodations- and from what I have read, unlike Plato or Socrates, he left very little to read. There used to be a cartoon, Broom Hilda, and in that cartoon was "Gabbler" (if I remember correctly) and it was just eyes shown out of a dark hollow log; think it was a parody on Diogenes..

Hiding `Girlie' Magazines Isn't a Sign You Can't Trust Him

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 11, 2018:

*"Love, to me, includes a lot of respect for the privacy and integrity of another and that allows honesty and trust. It requires that we respect and trust ourselves."* So well said.

Diogenes replies on Feb 13, 2018:

@VictoriaNotes Never heard of the Coolidge Effect either- and hate showing my ignorance; it's my big ego. I believe he was known as "Silent Cal". Will have to look this up.

Hiding `Girlie' Magazines Isn't a Sign You Can't Trust Him

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 11, 2018:

*"Love, to me, includes a lot of respect for the privacy and integrity of another and that allows honesty and trust. It requires that we respect and trust ourselves."* So well said.

Diogenes replies on Feb 13, 2018:

@JackPedigo I have never heard of Jennifer James- another item to add to the long list of things that I should know, but don't. She certainly lives a rounded life, even to her Betty Crocker award; some people would find that trite that she would get a 'kitchen award'. Thanks for putting that on. I do question her long radio career though, where she was popular. Items of importance are usually not very popular with the masses.

Hiding `Girlie' Magazines Isn't a Sign You Can't Trust Him

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 11, 2018:

*"Love, to me, includes a lot of respect for the privacy and integrity of another and that allows honesty and trust. It requires that we respect and trust ourselves."* So well said.

Diogenes replies on Feb 12, 2018:

And isn't it great when the 'machine', computer, can decide when a person wants to put a 'smiley face in.

Hiding `Girlie' Magazines Isn't a Sign You Can't Trust Him

VictoriaNotes comments on Feb 11, 2018:

*"Love, to me, includes a lot of respect for the privacy and integrity of another and that allows honesty and trust. It requires that we respect and trust ourselves."* So well said.

Diogenes replies on Feb 12, 2018:

I guess what a person does in private is what defines one- that includes me or anyone else. There are tabloids (some call them "newspapers") and TV channels around here, that feature nothing but 'rivers of gore': war, axe-murders, any disgusting thing that the warped brain can think of- hey, but this is acceptable viewing! If there is adult, heterosexual scenes in a movie, there is a big notice before the movie, saying, "This movie contains sexual/adult content". Porn gets to be very boring; just the same old garbage, but I will take that over the other garbage offered. But sex is rather natural; that's how we all got here.

We die therefore we exist or exit?

ripcurldane comments on Feb 12, 2018:

Well when we sleep, do we die and then resurrect? how do we really know? Maybe we never lived, maybe we wake up, but really we were born at that very moment ready made with loads of memories as if we had a life beofrehand, and then maybe when we sleep, we are really shutting down and exitting.

Diogenes replies on Feb 12, 2018:

Something to consider about sleep: if we sleep to the recommended eight hours a day, and live to 60, we have slept for 20 years.

We die therefore we exist or exit?

birdingnut comments on Feb 12, 2018:

Not sure what you mean..could you rephrase the question? We are made of matter, which is really another form of energy, and since energy can't be created or destroyed, we have always existed and will always exist in some energy form.

Diogenes replies on Feb 12, 2018:

Not sure what his question is either. He needs to speak clearly- instead of indulging in a failed attempt at profundity.

Who is Your Favorite Philosopher?

BlueWave comments on Feb 9, 2018:

I could not name one philosopher except my boss's son - Reuben. He's a genius and I cannot comprehend 90% of what he writes. If you want to beat me at Jeopardy!, your odds of success are greatly multiplied with any category related to philosophy or opera.

Diogenes replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@BlueWave "Aphrodisiacs"- I believe these clowns just 'like' to do evil things- but they would never like the same thing done to them.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

CatByrd comments on Nov 10, 2017:

I feel that this isn't a place that is created to function as a debate center, or a recruitment center. What other reason would a "true believer" have to join an "agnostic" group? In other words, no, no, and hell no.

Diogenes replies on Feb 11, 2018:

@walklightly You "don't have to believe in reality"- and I "feel" for you!

How do you feel about the way the American government disregarded every treaty ever made with Native...

AnneWimsey comments on Feb 10, 2018:

About the same way i feel about drumpy and DACA....sad & mad!

Diogenes replies on Feb 10, 2018:

Anne, and everyone else reading this. 'It', the theft of life and land, didn't just happen in the US; it happened in Canada, Australia, the African Continent, etc. Anyone accepting a Rhodes Scholarship is accepting one that was purchased with the lives of many blacks in the former Rhodesia. Cecil Rhodes was exceptionally evil, from what I have read.

Who is Your Favorite Philosopher?

BlueWave comments on Feb 9, 2018:

I could not name one philosopher except my boss's son - Reuben. He's a genius and I cannot comprehend 90% of what he writes. If you want to beat me at Jeopardy!, your odds of success are greatly multiplied with any category related to philosophy or opera.

Diogenes replies on Feb 10, 2018:

Thought I would get back to you for a second. First, when I say something I mean it; otherwise I keep my trap shut- or 'try' to keep it shut! LOL Anyway you have an interesting profile- and that's what I wanted to say. Very much agree with what you had to say about the "sport" of hunting. To me it is only sport when the animal can shoot back. There was a news article about a trophy hunter trying to kill his second lion, but was killed instead. Too bad it didn't happen sooner.------- How has the party of Lincoln dropped so low, to the level of that vulgar buffoon? Yes, agree with you there too.

Who is Your Favorite Philosopher?

BlueWave comments on Feb 9, 2018:

I could not name one philosopher except my boss's son - Reuben. He's a genius and I cannot comprehend 90% of what he writes. If you want to beat me at Jeopardy!, your odds of success are greatly multiplied with any category related to philosophy or opera.

Diogenes replies on Feb 10, 2018:

@BlueWave Ya, my big ego likes the easy questions too. LOL. I actively avoid so-called "country" and country singers. In the "country" they have cows- and these so-called country singers probably don't even know which end of the cow to 'pump the milk out of'. Excuse my weird sense of humour. Have a super day.

Who is Your Favorite Philosopher?

BlueWave comments on Feb 9, 2018:

I could not name one philosopher except my boss's son - Reuben. He's a genius and I cannot comprehend 90% of what he writes. If you want to beat me at Jeopardy!, your odds of success are greatly multiplied with any category related to philosophy or opera.

Diogenes replies on Feb 9, 2018:

Sometimes I do well at Jeopardy- and the next time, not so great. When they have questions about a hypothetical grunge 'band': Fractured Fred and his 'great' band, The Barbequed Brains- I don't know; I don't ever want to know- and I don't care. I find it odd that someone would not be interested in the testing and comparison of ideas, as in philosophy.

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

LeighShelton comments on Jan 30, 2018:

well, they can be obsessed with the same fairy tale.

Diogenes replies on Feb 9, 2018:

@LeighShelton NOT that kind of "argue"- that kind of arguing usually causes me to blow up. I like to be around someone with a brain- and I pretend that I have one too. LOL

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

EricTrommater comments on Jan 29, 2018:

We're always stressed because believers keep telling we're always stessed.

Diogenes replies on Feb 8, 2018:

I am NEVER stressed by evangelicals, ( I am so far past religion that I can talk with and work with some 'good hearted' people) but religious loons may cause me to laugh

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Mooolah comments on Feb 4, 2018:

But he did not try & force feed his god down my throat as if I was a foie gras goose. He moved a nation that we could all sit & have a sandwich at a lunch counter. A practitioner of Christ's manifeso & not a Xtian hypocrite.

Diogenes replies on Feb 8, 2018:

@Countrywoman YES, I agree with you 100% on the lunch counter, riding on the bus, toilets- or anything to do with all that evil era. But that was not my point. My point was non-theist think more- and are more liable to be aware of many issues, including animal welfare.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Mooolah comments on Feb 4, 2018:

But he did not try & force feed his god down my throat as if I was a foie gras goose. He moved a nation that we could all sit & have a sandwich at a lunch counter. A practitioner of Christ's manifeso & not a Xtian hypocrite.

Diogenes replies on Feb 5, 2018:

I selected NO "smiley" face for my reply. These "helps" make me angry.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Mooolah comments on Feb 4, 2018:

But he did not try & force feed his god down my throat as if I was a foie gras goose. He moved a nation that we could all sit & have a sandwich at a lunch counter. A practitioner of Christ's manifeso & not a Xtian hypocrite.

Diogenes replies on Feb 5, 2018:

I don't get or understand your "Christ's manifesto-bit". How did a fictitious character write anything? A person needs no "manifestos" to lead a 'decent life'. 'Considering' this world and universe and the residents in it might be a great way to start though. From stats that I have read, more secular people are vegetarian than theist. Anything with four legs is just "meat" to theists. Okay, why not barbeque Fido?--------- I agree with the first part of what you said. And it was a nasty (or 'more nasty') world we lived in decades ago.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

CatByrd comments on Nov 10, 2017:

I feel that this isn't a place that is created to function as a debate center, or a recruitment center. What other reason would a "true believer" have to join an "agnostic" group? In other words, no, no, and hell no.

Diogenes replies on Feb 3, 2018:

But I am a "true believer"- I believe in reality- so obviously that negates religion! LOL

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

Freedompath comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I have found on the 'whole,' Christians do not like to think deeply. One of my daughter's has told me for most of her adult life (40yr), that I 'put to much into everything!' And so far as I can see, not one thing I have said or done has changed her Evangelical mind!

Diogenes replies on Feb 1, 2018:

@Freedompath I live north of Toronto. Ya, we get Fox, but we also get one that is more dimwitted than that, CP24, and that one is on in very many pubs.('Seriously', a damned good reason to stay out of booze joints.) I call it the "Happy Channel". It is a nonstop 'serenade' of every vulgar thing that has happened in the world. And for radio, CHFI; this station advertises their, "perfect music mix". Let's see, 'their mix-thing' is 15 advertisements in a row followed by a few seconds of howling- Music? I seem to have missed the "music" part. Yes, these ugly sounds are at fitness, grocery stores, and other places that a person must enter. But there are papers here that actually have 'news' coverage, yes, sometimes slanted, but aren't they all? Haven't seen a copy of NY Times in a long time. And when a person is at home, there is the internet, and music and features from all over the world. It's a choice.

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

Atheistman comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Floyd Mayweather put it like this: give me more stress, because it'll make me a diamond. When you put stress on coal, it makes a diamond (or pressure)

Diogenes replies on Jan 31, 2018:

Hi. Right now I have too much stress- and it is NOT making me into a "diamond"; it is breaking me down and wearing me out. A point to make: the more one thinks, the smaller the group one can converse with.

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

Freedompath comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I have found on the 'whole,' Christians do not like to think deeply. One of my daughter's has told me for most of her adult life (40yr), that I 'put to much into everything!' And so far as I can see, not one thing I have said or done has changed her Evangelical mind!

Diogenes replies on Jan 31, 2018:

@Freedompath I think you have figured out your daughter, with her Fox News and her over talking to drown out any other conversation. Wise people will avoid talking with your daughter. Who would talk about anything on Fox anyway? There was a program on PBS last night about the fire at The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory in 1911. This is not a pleasant film to watch, about girls leaping from the 12th floor and coming down, like torches, with their clothes on fire. The point here is not about the macabre- but about being informed- about how it relates to current events and crimes of today. And PBS has 'many' different subjects; hypothetically, it could be about Roman coins next.

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

Freedompath comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I have found on the 'whole,' Christians do not like to think deeply. One of my daughter's has told me for most of her adult life (40yr), that I 'put to much into everything!' And so far as I can see, not one thing I have said or done has changed her Evangelical mind!

Diogenes replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Does she believe that 'anything', dinosaur or anything else, has ever come back from the dead? What did JC do to make the champaign dinners for the "multitude", wave his magic wand over the stale bagel and can of outdated sardines? Too foolish to be even funny!

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

LeighShelton comments on Jan 30, 2018:

well, they can be obsessed with the same fairy tale.

Diogenes replies on Jan 30, 2018:

@LeighShelton I am NOT a "happy heathen"; wish I could find a female heathen to argue with and laugh with.

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

Duke comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Christians are stress free because they can do anything they want and then just ask for forgiveness. We, on the other hand, have to be accountable for our actions.

Diogenes replies on Jan 30, 2018:

Ya, being "accountable" for one's actions is VERY depressing- and that is why I 'try' to lead a better life. I can remember all the evil things I have done----- I must have, by chance or design, done something good.

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

Dick_Martin comments on Jan 29, 2018:

I came to the conclusion years ago that cows are happier not knowing the whole story. They're better off stupid. So why not be a cow? I pondered that question all through lunch at What-a-Burger.

Diogenes replies on Jan 30, 2018:

"A cow is stupid"- I didn't know that. It loves its calf- and that is more than many humans can say about their parenting. While you are chowing down at "What-a-burger", and being 'flippant' (being flippant gets to be tired and worn out) you have, we have, no idea of what Nature has in store for us; maybe we will come back as a cow, that is just being loaded into one of those murder transports.

I was told by a Christian that atheist stay stressed cause they always doing research on everything.

Camellen comments on Jan 30, 2018:

I don't know what makes you stressed, but I'm stressed that we're all spralling towards the great void of nonexistence, and even our best efforts can only slow the fall. Then I remember that stress is damaging to my health and stess out even more. Then I have a panic attack. So fun.

Diogenes replies on Jan 30, 2018:

"great void of nonexistence"! I have no idea what is near at hand- and Nature, if it is cognitive, has never sent a messenger to tell us.

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

ashley44 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

How old are you?

Diogenes replies on Jan 29, 2018:

@Gert, "80"? You give up easily. LOL. There is a 'little' lady at fitness (she is little). The local paper had a write up about her two or three years ago at age 92. She is at fitness almost every day. Think she is into 'weight lifting' too; the books she brings in are bigger than she is; she puts them on the shelf in front of the treadmill and reads. Her cognitive abilities are not 'in any' way diminished. Oh ya, and I won a month-long rowing contest last year. Don't dis the geezers! LOL

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

ashley44 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Hi Gert - The reason I asked about your age, was done with a rather humorous intent. I am 73 years old. I find that my memory is a bit less than it used to be. I have a friend who is 69 years old and he used to practically have a photographic memory. He says he can't remember things as quickly ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 29, 2018:

Ashley good morning. Many decades ago I went out with someone that turned from Anglican to Roman Catholic, and in so doing she found it necessary to outperform the Catholics at their own game. She told me once that one of the nuns laughed at her. I can only guess that the nun had come to realize how foolish the system was. And celibacy! How many Catholics know anything about it? "Celibacy? Oh it was from the start." The First Lateran Council to the Council of Trent means nothing to them. For a healthy man, or woman to be celebrate is unnatural, while from what I have read, one Pope fathered nine children in the Vatican. But the churches in southern Deutschland and Holland are Catholic and they are very liberal. My former true-love was from Limburg, the southern most province in Holland, and when we were together, the idea of talking about religion never occurred- we had interesting things to talk about. To me, the 'Protestants' (I was one) are every bit as crazy. Have a most spectacular day.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

Alliegirl comments on Oct 1, 2017:

Today is my first day, but the reason I joined was to get away from religious view points and be able to be in a community of people who lean more toward the way I look at things. I get the religious perspective all the time. However, if they are respectful of our beliefs as I am with anyone ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@Alliegirl Sometimes things get confusing on here; I was responding to the person above. If a person is leading a decent life- it is absolutely none of my business whether they believe in fairy tales or not. I agree with you 100%. And there are too many things in my own life that I wish I had the power to take back.

Just a thought.

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 28, 2018:

That was one of the points of the Protestant Reformation, that the common folks should have access to bibles in the common language. The priests of course did not want that, that would mean giving up some of their authority and power. It seems to me that religion has never really been based on ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

In the ten 'Thou shall nots', there is no mention of 'Thou shall be honest'. And just wouldn't that one throw a big wrench into the works!

This night I have been thinking about a subject that I wanted to post about.

Coffeo comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I am 74 (as of two days ago), and this sort of thing happens to me quite a lot. The thing I am trying to remember generally comes back to me, though not necessarily at the most opportune time. I don't think the fact that I long ago lost my religious faith has anything whatever to do with it.

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I did not "lose" my religious faith. The religious tell a person not to listen to the "Devil", not even the first time. Pick one: did anyone ever come back from the dead, walk on water, etc.? Once a person starts to think, it is a mad rush to get out the church door. 74! I'm about 110. Memory wasn't too bad at a 100, but now it is starting to go.

Good morning everyone! So a friend of mine responded to a pastors video about a black man asking if...

Gert comments on Jan 27, 2018:

It is really a dilemma. I come from their world and I want them to think about the absurdity too. On the other hand, religions give a lot of people some piece of mind and they feel support by thinking there is an entity that is there to sooth them. I also do respect the Christians that I know. ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

If religious people are leading a decent life- and they believe in fairy tales, so what? Who cares? Tipping windmills or going on crusades is not my forte either. As far as the crusades, they were some of the bloodiest pages of history- why didn't the murderers just mind their own business?

Good morning everyone! So a friend of mine responded to a pastors video about a black man asking if...

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

It does get old. Religious people feel free to openly express their beliefs. However, if someone says they don't believe in God, they are considered rude and aggressive. Oh yah, or a militant Atheist. People think they are open minded by saying "I accept you're an atheist, but don't go around ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@Rudy1962 Ya, right. If I met a religious person with an injured leg. I would say, "I hope your leg heals." because that has meaning. I would not say, "God will heal you." because I know there is no god/s, and it shows that I have contempt for that person. 'Sincerity'- just because someone believes in fairy tales is no reason to wish harm on them- and I would not wish that.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

Alliegirl comments on Oct 1, 2017:

Today is my first day, but the reason I joined was to get away from religious view points and be able to be in a community of people who lean more toward the way I look at things. I get the religious perspective all the time. However, if they are respectful of our beliefs as I am with anyone ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay it's like the bullet kills people- but the gun has nothing to do with it. People should disrespect Trump's ideas- but Trump has nothing to do with the blather that comes out of his mouth. Is there more of your ideas? Ya, people in stone houses should not throw glasses.

What irritating song do you hear in stores- that makes you want to leave?

Knitfreak comments on Jan 22, 2018:

LOL I hate Christmas music after about a week... so hearing it in October makes me want to scream.

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Ya, it is meant to be torture- and it is.

What irritating song do you hear in stores- that makes you want to leave?

SKH78 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

Christmas music drives me bonkers every December. Wish it would stop.

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

Susan, what do you mean "December"? How about "November to some time in January"? I think I crash through the door on leaving.

What irritating song do you hear in stores- that makes you want to leave?

resserts comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Modern country music grates on my nerves terribly. I know it's unfair to disparage an entire genre of music, and I know that some country music is extremely good, but whenever I hear country music playing in a store or restaurant, I try my best to block it out.

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

When I am in the coffee shop I DO block out any so-called music; I put on actual music on the computer and I have huge earphones. An' thet thar country music gives me the urge ta go out an' shoot a gopher. That would be mean though; it probably hates country music as much as I do.

Good morning everyone! So a friend of mine responded to a pastors video about a black man asking if...

Coffeo comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Now that the meaning of "smh" has been revealed, just whose head was the woman shaking?

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

@Coffeo ya, know what you mean. My former "true love" was from Europe. She spoke enough Deutsch that she worked for Lufthansa, she did the talking to the hotel staff in Paris (because I never learned much French, and forgot it anyway) and spoke 'engels' without error. Why is it that persons who don't know 'one' language, are so proficient in acronym blather?

Good morning everyone! So a friend of mine responded to a pastors video about a black man asking if...

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

It does get old. Religious people feel free to openly express their beliefs. However, if someone says they don't believe in God, they are considered rude and aggressive. Oh yah, or a militant Atheist. People think they are open minded by saying "I accept you're an atheist, but don't go around ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

I have no interest in religion, so it is far from my first topic of choice and something I seldom talk about. They are not "trying to be nice"; if they were trying to be "nice", they would say something meaningful and respectful. I can be flippant too, "Mickey Mouse will bless you too".

Good morning everyone! So a friend of mine responded to a pastors video about a black man asking if...

Coffeo comments on Jan 28, 2018:

Now that the meaning of "smh" has been revealed, just whose head was the woman shaking?

Diogenes replies on Jan 28, 2018:

"smh"- I don't know what it means (ya sorta guessed it); I don't care what it means- and I don't speak in acronyms. My guess is that people with nothing to say, say nothing- but loquaciously.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

bingst comments on Sep 25, 2017:

I'm not thrilled about it either. I wonder wtf they're doing here. It's one of the reasons I suggested to admin that we'll need a blocking/reporting system. Unfortunately, even if blocked, that won't keep their inevitable disruptions out of discussions, unless everyone agrees to ignore these ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@KentTorch "many Christians with doubts", I don't think so; that would take a little thought. The ones that do terminate religion, many are very angry that they have been coned so badly; that everything was there in plain site, and for some reason they didn't pay attention to the obvious.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

Alliegirl comments on Oct 1, 2017:

Today is my first day, but the reason I joined was to get away from religious view points and be able to be in a community of people who lean more toward the way I look at things. I get the religious perspective all the time. However, if they are respectful of our beliefs as I am with anyone ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 27, 2018:

Allie, would you "respect" the belief that the world was flat? And we can go on forever in the 'book of lies'. I have no respect for religious fools- or secular ones either.

Regarding the bible, the ultimate problem is that the pious insist even the errors of the many ...

BrigittaCuadros comments on Jan 3, 2018:

Personally, there is no point in arguing about imaginary beings. But the point is that religion is a fraud, which leaves people with a an unimaginable void that is not there. It is a condition named Stockholm Syndrome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome Maybe we should look at the ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 27, 2018:

@BrigittaCuadros I have NO interest in religion. I am agnostic; I do not know if Nature has a cognitive entity behind it or not- and I am not going to fill that void with a contrived answer. Some of the healed children said they wanted to be a doctor or health worker. I'll take that outlook before I'll listen to some self-serving atheist. But true, it would make me angry, if some bag of rice had stenciled on the side, "This food was brought to you by god"(as far as I know Nature did not create/empower any gods)- when in fact, seed, climate and hard work is what enabled the donation.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

Dwight comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I too have retired from the argumentative life. A good two sided sharing of the facts and a friendly we agree to disagree is fine with me. Anyone is welcome, just be civil, respectful of each other's thinking and don't take themselves to seriously. It does take all kinds to make a world with the ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 27, 2018:

I don't claim to be a member of MENSA- but I won't argue with a moron either.

Fellow agnostics, how do you feel about believers joining?

Ktcyan comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I've recently noticed some posts by people who don't meet the criteria of agnostic or atheists saying god loves you so much and crap like that. If that is going to be accepted on here I 'm just going to find another group. I just read some posts by rickarto. He must think he's on here to convert ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 27, 2018:

Don't leave. There are other rooms on here besides "Religion and Spirituality", such as news, music, politics. I, for one, never want to go to La la Land- and walk on "streets of purest gold"; the glare would be hard on the eyes, and the metal would be hard on the boots too. I prefer Nature and green grass.

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty.

Dravid55 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

Disobedience is the relm of the delinquent. Hopefully the man will feel comfortable in his own skin. ;) You?

Diogenes replies on Jan 27, 2018:

Refusing to go to an unjust war and killing people one has never even met, in support of the 'war and murder industry', is not being "delinquent".

Those of you in the US that celebrate Thanksgiving with religious family, do you all have to do the ...

NerdyOkieDude comments on Nov 20, 2017:

If it’s my house they can pray silently or leave. If it’s their house I wait quietly why they engage in a behavior that might otherwise be a sign of mental illness, taking to someone who isn’t there.

Diogenes replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@NerdyOkieDude "What typos?" LOL. Hey typos and spelling errors are 'my' specialty. I even spell four-letter words like "shit" with two Ts. LOL

Is it just me who thinks 99% of sexually oriented jokes are authored by men (boys)?

Diogenes comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Brigitta- I am going to comment on something other than "jokes" first. When I watch TV at night, there 'seems' to be 99%, murder: strangle them, burn them, chop 'em up with a chain saw- anything a warped mind can think of! Hey, but there ain't none of thet thar "sex"; that might distort someone's ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@BrigittaCuadros I don't know whether I laugh at myself that often. Yes, I have a 'some what' sense of humour- but when I start thinking about myself, I often get depressed by all the moronic mistakes I have made. I could use a vacation- about three months long, to chill out.

What would be the definition of hell to you?

ripcurldane comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Indeed it can. Hell, we have Hells on earth and plenty of them. How about this one. I lose all my money and my passport and somehow end up in the streets of a very poor country with no clean drinking water. I lost all my objects and property and live homeless, scavenging from bin or rubbish piles. ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Yes, and while all the gluttons scarf down as much food as their guts will hold- with zero concerns for anyone other than themselves.

What would be the definition of hell to you?

KKGator comments on Jan 24, 2018:

Having to go back and grow up all over again, in my mother's house.

Diogenes replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Wow, that is right on. Did your mother have a sister? My mother was about as loopy as one can get. She loved going to the doctor; that was her hobby. She never told a joke in her life- she couldn't understand why people would laugh. Oh ya, there were the beatings too- besides trying to twist my brain into a knot.

Is it just me who thinks 99% of sexually oriented jokes are authored by men (boys)?

DerekD comments on Jan 11, 2018:

I guess it also brings up the question of what one considers sexual. Is it just 'pee pee' and 'hoo-ha' jokes? Or double entendre (like was so often in the Britcom 'Are You Being Served?') and general word play? Jokes that may sound 'dirty' but actually aren't if you look at them literally. Sex ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 23, 2018:

You hit the nail on the head. Some jokes are insightful. Some blather that 'inflicts' the 'product', cause me to wonder, "why". And "yes", sex can be funny.

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

gotham comments on Oct 30, 2017:

As Ricky Gervais puts it, an agnostic is basically an atheist. What makes one agnostic is determined by their answer to the the question, "Does god exist?". To which they would say they "do not know" as opposed to an atheist's answer "simply no". If you twitch the question a little bit and ask, "Do ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 22, 2018:

I get the idea that you are playing with semantics. Simple: all gods are man-made and in man's image. Nature is- whether we go back two or three "Big Bangs"- if there have been more than one. Nature has never sent any 'messengers'- if it is cognitive. And if it is cognitive, that would make it a 'creator'. But I do not know the last part- therefore that makes me an agnostic.

Happiness can be so disorienting

Treasurehunter comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Perhaps the link to an article on happiness may help you https://theconversation.com/true-happiness-isnt-about-being-happy-all-the-time-88600

Diogenes replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@Treasurehunter "Rugby"- but Wales and Ireland always kick the hell out of England and France in the Six (now Seven) Nations League. LOL. But internationally NZ, Oz and South Africa have some great teams. You are right; exciting games to watch. But I like "football"- the game where they kick the ball with the foot- that is why it is called "football"- in every place in the world except in this North American ghetto.

I am atheist.

AlasBabylon comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I trust most theists as much as pretty any other group, at least in most matters. However, I wouldn't want any child of mine to be brought up by Christian fundamentalists. They would probably teach beliefs, values or attitudes that I I disagree with and that I think are wrong or bad.

Diogenes replies on Jan 21, 2018:

Yes, in the "Thou shalt nots", I don't see anywhere where it says, "Thou shalt be honest." But I also have religious friends- and they wouldn't steal.

I am atheist.

tsjames comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I think you have to judge people on their qualities. I think a person can be extremely sceptical of the role of religion in society, and yet be close friends and trust implicitly people who are very religious.

Diogenes replies on Jan 21, 2018:

With me, I think that being "very religious" might be a tipping point.

Happiness can be so disorienting

Treasurehunter comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Perhaps the link to an article on happiness may help you https://theconversation.com/true-happiness-isnt-about-being-happy-all-the-time-88600

Diogenes replies on Jan 21, 2018:

@Treasurehunter yes, of course, 'any' law will effect a person in a minor or major way. I am in Canada, but the US border is close at hand and US events effect the whole world. Trump is quite insane; if he gets a chance, to imprison journalist that tell the truth, he will certainly do it- THAT is direct affects of laws.-------and do you watch football?

Happiness can be so disorienting

Treasurehunter comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Perhaps the link to an article on happiness may help you https://theconversation.com/true-happiness-isnt-about-being-happy-all-the-time-88600

Diogenes replies on Jan 20, 2018:

@Treasurehunter Back to my day today- just watched Man City and the Geordies. City is now back on top, with a twelve point lead. It was 3-1 with the City player doing a hat-trick. Don't watch either team that much. Good game; Newcastle played well, but the third goal sorta finished them. At least I enjoyed that couple of hours----- Well laws do not 'directly' effect you. Last time I was in England was many decades ago. I don't even know what Theresa May's approval rating is.

Hello everyone, glad to be here! I just signed up today

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Congrats and welcome to our freethinker community.

Diogenes replies on Jan 20, 2018:

Thanks for your "like". My point is that I am so far past religion, and that a thinking person, new to the site, would soon get tired of it too, so I tried to mention other things/rooms that are on here.

Happiness can be so disorienting

Treasurehunter comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Perhaps the link to an article on happiness may help you https://theconversation.com/true-happiness-isnt-about-being-happy-all-the-time-88600

Diogenes replies on Jan 20, 2018:

There are ways of being 'happy', some unusual ones, some people are in their proper environment, when they are miserable, old bastards. They refuse to come out of that rut. I was laid off- illegally- 20 years ago and I have had one thing after another pilled on to that. In this society, there is a need of money to 'survive'- with a bit more to 'live'. Survival, for the sake of survival, isn't worth the effort- that is unless a person is delusional.---------Having said all those negative things- I am constantly looking for ways to get out of the rat's nest. A few weeks ago I started talking with someone, 'right on this site'. Every morning I awaken to great music on my clock-radio. (a small point) I got an e-mail this morning from a local art firm advising me that they wanted show pieces. (ya, if I work hard I could get a few things, well done, together) And there were a few other good things to 'start the day', including that film that you included. The background music was even uplifting- a person who 'wanted' to be miserable would disregard that. Piles of money means nothing to me- enough to be functional certainly would help my day though.

Oh my; I had a religious 'encounter' yesterday.

astrochuck comments on Jan 18, 2018:

Sad. My experience is: this type of person is too far gone and there is virtually no hope of Enlightening her. Your time is better spent engaging open minded believers.

Diogenes replies on Jan 19, 2018:

@AtheismIsLife but these people want an easy fix to their problems. Get a cheap fix for your car- then expect a fast breakdown. In the long run a person must do what it takes to solve a problem. I feel sorry for people who have problems---- and I do not have all the answers- in fact, I have situations where I can't find any resolution.

Oh my; I had a religious 'encounter' yesterday.

AtheismIsLife comments on Jan 19, 2018:

Mental illness is rampant in the world. I am tired of these former drug addicts who are born-again Christians. I was trying to have a lovely Summer day here in Arizona with my kids at the park. I had to be approached by one with her kids. Those drugs were taking over, and, she needed God for ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 19, 2018:

Yes, it is not a step forward to trade one addiction for another. Trading the drug addiction for the religious one is pointless. I quit smoking many decades ago- because it was a dirty, stinking, moronic, costly habit. When I die, I do not want it to be from lung cancer, where it takes years of trying to suck in a little bit of air. And yes, it was very hard to do. I didn't "discover god"; I discovered more reality.

Oh my; I had a religious 'encounter' yesterday.

astrochuck comments on Jan 18, 2018:

Sad. My experience is: this type of person is too far gone and there is virtually no hope of Enlightening her. Your time is better spent engaging open minded believers.

Diogenes replies on Jan 19, 2018:

Actually I can get along with 'humanists'; I don't care if they are religious or not. When a person is busy with what they are doing, there is no time left for nonsense.

Oh my; I had a religious 'encounter' yesterday.

MsOliver comments on Jan 18, 2018:

That's almost as bad as the idiot on CBS news this morning defending Trump and telling him that all of the policy answers are in the Bible if he'll just look for them. I wanted to send a message to the interviewer and ask how she got designated "idiot whisperer" for the day.

Diogenes replies on Jan 19, 2018:

I can't figure it out- NO interest in science what so ever! And another "NO"; I did not initiate either one of these conversations. Talking about "floods" and other fairy tales: the god-god tales were just copies of earlier ones, and with the same nastiness. Zeus gave Pandora a box (apparently sometimes referred to as a "jar") with a note saying, "Do not open"- the command bit- then provided the key- the temptation bit. When she opened it, letting out the sins, he flooded the whole world in "seven days and nights". Must have been more proficient than the other god-dude- took him 40days and nights.

I pick my battles.

Babyseal comments on Jan 17, 2018:

It was so refreshing a few months ago when I travelled to a party where my son played solo and with a band. At 54 I was the easily the eldest there. Late in the night we where sitting around fire. Subject of religion come up and most of the youngsters are atheist. This is Australia. I hope all ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 18, 2018:

But I have a question, are they actually atheist, or too lazy to form an opinion about religion, or anything? Another point, that I have mentioned before, those huge churches in Holland are empty; but in Europe that is also a matter of education. I believe you are wrong to think Oz is ahead of the rest of the world. They, in Europe, are so far past religion that that is a subject seldom mentioned.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Kayleigh-a comments on Jan 15, 2018:

That is a particularly good quote from King. I hope one day the world will be a more unified and welcoming place.

Diogenes replies on Jan 17, 2018:

@Kayleigh-a I tried to cause you to laugh- I was not successful, OBVIOUSLY! The subject about religion was not directed at you specifically. Yesterday, I was in the Mennonite Store and picked up one of their magazines; they have reviews of their projects around the world. They do not preach. Like King, and many other religious people, they take action.----------There will be no more posts.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Kayleigh-a comments on Jan 15, 2018:

That is a particularly good quote from King. I hope one day the world will be a more unified and welcoming place.

Diogenes replies on Jan 16, 2018:

@Kayleigh-a Now let's get down to the knitty-gritty, are you a United or a City fan? If you are not a football fan, you must go to the back of the class---- and sit in the corner. Please laugh. I wish I could see more games. I like to watch the Scouse, Liverpool. Talking about religion gets VERY tiresome.

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

FrayedBear comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

Diogenes replies on Jan 16, 2018:

@FrayedBear I am in Canada. I've done a bit of travel; never been to Oz. A guy I used to work with married a girl from Oz. I am close to the US border and Buffalo, NY. I believe that you can get WNED, which a PBS station from Buffalo, on the internet. Brooks and Shields really didn't waste words about Trump's insanity last Friday night.

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

misstuffy comments on Jan 13, 2018:

While I have always admired Oprah ( she does do a lot of good) I disagree with her statement in that regards. I am in awe everytime I look up at the star filled night sky and wonder what/who else is out there in the cosmos. I feel it when one of my does gives birth to new life and am humbled when a ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 16, 2018:

@misstuffy Yes, for sure, Elizabeth Warren. Any time I see/hear her speaking she makes sense.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Kayleigh-a comments on Jan 15, 2018:

That is a particularly good quote from King. I hope one day the world will be a more unified and welcoming place.

Diogenes replies on Jan 16, 2018:

@Kayleigh-a I wasn't contradicting you about King's quote; but the world and the people in it are not always "welcoming".

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Kayleigh-a comments on Jan 15, 2018:

That is a particularly good quote from King. I hope one day the world will be a more unified and welcoming place.

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

It's not a matter of being a 'decent person'; it's a matter of who one comes in contact with also being decent.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Jan 15, 2018:

I scoff at the notion that violence isn't warranted sometimes. Try negotiating with a serial killer, or an invading army, or a person who has it ingrained in their brain that you are lower than scum and must be eliminated from the Earth like a Nazi or KKK member.

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

"THAT" is something I agree with. Saying anything else is just covering the truth. Back up far enough- eventually there is no place to back up to.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

VinceRichardson comments on Jan 15, 2018:

This is a great quote.You get back what you dish out in life. Ghandi used the idea to remove British rule in India also,peacefully,using nonviolent civil disobedience . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi The popular citizens groups "Peace People" in Northern Ireland also tapped ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

Vince, my grandfather was an Orangeman- he loved to hate everyone, even if he had never met them. Don't give me 'they': Catholic or Protestant, resolved anything--- they got tired and bored- and went on to other corruption.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

jeffy comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Good post for any day!

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

Yep, honest!

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Good post for today.

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

Sassygirl, you have to stop thinking like me- I am 'crazy'- but even so, not as crazy as about 95% of the rest of the world! Please laugh.

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Treasurehunter comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Religious people can think good thoughts and do good deeds as well. You are a thoughtful and loving lady. I think we should keep our minds and hearts open to our fellows.

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

YES

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Jack-of-scythes comments on Jan 15, 2018:

What defines us is the compassion that we share. We are uplifted by our actions.

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

"Uplifted by our 'good' actions". I have made some 'bad actions' in my life- and I will remember them 'forever'- which I feel is just punishment. Don't do evil things in the first place.

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

LennyP49 comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Deepok Chopra is no better than a street corner psychic. He does impart some decent advice regarding meditation, but the rest of his spiel is BS. OPrah has a tendency to promote the merits of "experts" without a strong knowledge of their reputation among their peers. She promoted Dr. Oz who sells ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

@misstuffy Yep about "between choices"; Oprah may be a part-time miscreant, but Trump is 'dedicated', full-time, to his thievery.

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

misstuffy comments on Jan 13, 2018:

While I have always admired Oprah ( she does do a lot of good) I disagree with her statement in that regards. I am in awe everytime I look up at the star filled night sky and wonder what/who else is out there in the cosmos. I feel it when one of my does gives birth to new life and am humbled when a ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

Misstuffy I agree with you, but being in Canada, I have no "choice", but Sanders would have been mine. Remember, Sanders, being human, would have also have made mistakes--- but that is a far cry from trying to find as much evil, and doing as much evil, as he can.

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

FrayedBear comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

@FrayedBear As far as TV watching- it does grind the brain down. I don't know what percentage is just pure garbage. 95%? But then PBS has some excellent programs too!

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

FrayedBear comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

Isn't she one of the world's important people- the one who cured cancer?

Martin Luther King Jr said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Geophrii comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Just because god doesn't exist, just because there are things in the Bible that are immoral, does not mean that everyone who has religion is incapable of intrinsic good or morality, as is evidenced by MLK.

Diogenes replies on Jan 15, 2018:

YES, right on; but personally, I must admit to a dislike for 'self-indulgent' atheists too. Man-made gods or millions of "one true gods" are satire, obviously- but regardless of this, there are good people of all stripes, religious or secular.

Are you bothered that we count time based on when Jesus was supposedly born?

Druvius comments on Jan 1, 2018:

No, It's pretty arbitrary in any event. Maybe someday there will be some globe shattering event that will make us want to restart. As an aside, boy, some Christians can get as worked up about BCE and CE as they do about Happy Holidays.

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

Ya, really gets their knickers in a knot.

Are you bothered that we count time based on when Jesus was supposedly born?

twill comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Rather than care about this, I would rather that Christians, Religious people, Society.....and EVERYONE! ....seek the origin of religions, especially their own. They might learn something. In fact they might learn LOTS

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

I don't have a religion---so it might be a little hard finding the origin of mine.

Are you bothered that we count time based on when Jesus was supposedly born?

Diogenes comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I find it more acceptable to use the terms not related to a fictional birth: BCE and CE, before the common era, and common era.

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

@witchymom Hi. First of all, I am not a fire-breathing atheist- but I agree with you 100%; kids should not be taught that these fables are truth. A little truth: when Daniel came out of the 'hungry' lions den, he came out as left-over Danielburger- a bit here, some there. Yes, and I have said this about the "Daniel event' before.

I tend to be overly honest; that often makes people uncomfortable.

Akfishlady comments on Jan 12, 2018:

The older I get the less I understand and the less patient I am. I try to be kind but prefer to spend the majority of my time alone. I think I overwhelm people with my honestly, or my straightforward expression. I just find it easier to be alone which means I don't offend. But I have a saying, I ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

I don't know if my avocation is 'thinking'- although I do think- at times, and this makes me more comfortable with thinking people. I have decided to stay out of bars. I gave up having 'too many' decades ago, so this is not a factor. I agree with you about being alone; it is better to be alone than have a million non-conversations.

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

TommyMeador comments on Jan 12, 2018:

I haven't really given it any thought, but she ain't Trump.

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

@MrLizard "p". Oh my, besides everything else, can't spell myself.

Apparently in 2013 Oprah made the comment that Athists cannot feel awe and wonder.

TommyMeador comments on Jan 12, 2018:

I haven't really given it any thought, but she ain't Trump.

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

@MrLizard Definitely a root vegetable- 'and if my selling is correct', pigs also "root".

Is it just me who thinks 99% of sexually oriented jokes are authored by men (boys)?

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 11, 2018:

You'll find that we have sexual jokes here both from men and women. Ignore those posts if they bother you.

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

Yep

Is it just me who thinks 99% of sexually oriented jokes are authored by men (boys)?

Diarmaede comments on Jan 11, 2018:

If you think that modern culture is what is inspiring dirty jokes, you need to read more Shakespeare. The Bard got down in the gutter with the best of them.

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

Ya, words an' the Bard! Did something on Hamlet many years ago; seldom looked at Hamlet since, so this is up to memory: Hamlet puts the sword to Polonius, behind the curtain, and then has to decide what to do with the "guts". I had someone type this for me; she said, "I couldn't understand this word; looks like "guts". Of course Shakespeare would never use a word like "guts". LOL

Is it just me who thinks 99% of sexually oriented jokes are authored by men (boys)?

LeighShelton comments on Jan 11, 2018:

men are very insecure I think. I'm not so much anymore. it's a mans world rightly or wrongly but I know mentally woman are much stronger than men.as a school kid reaching puberty, a cleavage would give me a raging boner. some things don't change I guess. did you hear about the male stripper ran up ...

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

Okay, by me; that is funny- whether some people like it or not. Some sex jokes are funny- whereas moronic,so-called jokes never are. And all the up-tight 'missionaries', secular or religious, that are on a crusade, need to get a life.

I tend to be overly honest; that often makes people uncomfortable.

Tecolote comments on Jan 13, 2018:

Why not just be honest? Why do you call it overly? Sounds like that extra is the part making people uncomfortable.

Diogenes replies on Jan 13, 2018:

Ya, agree with you, don't say anything, on a personal level, that does not need to be said.