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I just read the news that Trump will not be visiting the UK next month to open the new US embassy.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Sigh. An American president shares billing with pol pot.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 12, 2018:

@273kelvin t’is true. I thought that brexit was a disaster of a decision.

To my vegan/vegetarian friends, how do you make your hummus ?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 11, 2018:

With a lot of chesse and bacon?

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 12, 2018:

@GreenAtheist because that’s rather gruesome and I’m a bloke with a sensitive palate?

What do you read for pleasure/fun?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Currently? Game Of Thrones

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 11, 2018:

@btroje the following books were mediocre by comparison, but Dune was amazing.

Any one found love here?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 11, 2018:

No, but I’d like to think so. However, there’s no one even remotely close by. Sigh

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 11, 2018:

I’d feel inclined to do the same.

Happy birthday to the man who by the age of 30 had transformed the world.. Isaac Newton :-) ????????

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 25, 2017:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Newton was an overly religious man who was proud of the fact that he was a virgin upon his death. The worst thing is that he labeled Leibniz as a fraud by accusing him w/o proof of stealing his ideas about calculus.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 11, 2018:

Given his overtly theistic perspective, I find that unlikely.

Adjusting the Agenda

MichaelSpinler comments on Jan 11, 2018:

i cant adjust to living in the twilight zone. lol i am too much like sanders in my thinking. i dont watch the news as much any more. i dont want to be pissed off all the time.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 11, 2018:

I watch the news daily now. This is too important to ignore.

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

Sarahroo29 comments on Jan 10, 2018:

I'll target the age group of men. The 60+ year old men. It irritates me when they don't look for women in their own age group. They target young, gullible women. I'm not gullible. So, they have no chance with me. Sorry to disappoint the old men on here. I was taken advantage of by an elder atheist ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 11, 2018:

I have no objection to having a relationship with a younger woman. I’m not biased in some way. But what are we going to talk about? Theres no common ground. @Sarahroo29

There’s plenty of evidence that cell phones are detrimental to academic achievement ,particularly ...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 8, 2018:

That’s what happens when you give unfetter d access to immature teenagers, but that’s what our society does regularly. I teach in Texas schools and cell phone use is a pain.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 11, 2018:

Good parents

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

AMGT comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Overall, I don’t think men and women are all that different. I can’t think of a characteristic that strictly applies to men, and that which bugs and impresses me about them, also bugs and impresses me in women. There is one thing that the majority of men I’ve been with have done that ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 11, 2018:

Magic underwear is definitely strange. @AMGT

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

AMGT comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Overall, I don’t think men and women are all that different. I can’t think of a characteristic that strictly applies to men, and that which bugs and impresses me about them, also bugs and impresses me in women. There is one thing that the majority of men I’ve been with have done that ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

I must come from a different region. Maybe it’s Utah. Some men are truly strange. @AMGT

How to say many words without saying a damn thing.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 10, 2018:

It’s too bad that Trump isn’t a man of high intelligence.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

Good point.

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Leaving the seat up on the toilet. Please put the lid down!

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

But the ladies don’t return the favor. It’s a one way favor expected of men. I’ll leave it up, thank you very much.

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

AMGT comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Overall, I don’t think men and women are all that different. I can’t think of a characteristic that strictly applies to men, and that which bugs and impresses me about them, also bugs and impresses me in women. There is one thing that the majority of men I’ve been with have done that ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

I think that’s bizarre, but I come from a different generation.

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

zeliasgrand comments on Jan 10, 2018:

I don't understand how men can complain that they are looking for a good woman but are unwilling to consider any woman that doesn't look like a movie star.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

Exactly. Not true.

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

Sarahroo29 comments on Jan 10, 2018:

I'll target the age group of men. The 60+ year old men. It irritates me when they don't look for women in their own age group. They target young, gullible women. I'm not gullible. So, they have no chance with me. Sorry to disappoint the old men on here. I was taken advantage of by an elder atheist ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

I think that’s bias. I don’t expect to get with a 21year old and have no desire to do so. I already have one daughter.

Ok ladies...what do you find most baffling about men?

Deedreaming comments on Jan 10, 2018:

When men are sick and act like they have an undiscovered deadly plague. They lay around moaning and whining about how bad they feel and can't do a god damn thing. While women who are sick still go to work, take care of the kids, cook and clean.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

I’ve been working and taking care of my family sick or not while my dear departed wife slept late and refused to clean the house. I’ve gone to work with walking pneumonia, swine flu, swollen back etc,. without complaint. I regularly work late, take work home and turn to all the time. So, I’ve had the opposite experience. Women have been the do nothing complainers, but then I was raised by my mother. She regularly worked herself to the bone to raise my brothers and I.

Damn right, Sylvia.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Damn! So, being obnoxious and rude is the right approach!?

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

Does it? Really?

In making the case for a benevolent God how would you explain such suffering in the world?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Maybe a benevolent god without any power?

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

Ok maybe an omnipotent god that’s not omnibenevolent.

Where would you recommend I travel?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Sardegna del norde

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

Check out the nuraghi.

Damn right, Sylvia.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Damn! So, being obnoxious and rude is the right approach!?

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

Damn! I have to be be kind to women!? Where’s the fun in that?!

Is Agnostic.com a left wing echo chamber?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 8, 2018:

No. Critical thinking fosters antagonism to stupidity.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 10, 2018:

You did ask the question. Any extreme position on the political spectrum is faulted, Ritter left or right. Current conservatism is extremely right and has been going in that direction for years. Even legtist politics have been moving right for years in response. So, ultimately, yes. The only reasonable position is to be a moderate.

What do you read for pleasure/fun?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Currently? Game Of Thrones

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 9, 2018:

I read Dune cover to cover in three days when I was 16. This is child’s play. Try Gormenghast.

The boarder wall???

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I happen to think that a border wall is ridiculous. It not only will cost a ridiculous amount, but it won’t work. Build military bases along the border and have them train along the border. If you want to come to the us, then apply. I have nothing against immigration, but I do have something...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 9, 2018:

Tell Trump that. He apparently doesn’t know.

I'm calling for a voter competency exam prior to the 2020 election.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

That sounds a little like anti-voter legislation. What’s next? Voter legislation based on skin color?

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 9, 2018:

No. It’s not ludicrous. What’s ludicrous is assuming that the working poor will have the necessary education to pass the test. That’s defacto discrimination. @josmi6699

I'm calling for a voter competency exam prior to the 2020 election.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 9, 2018:

That sounds a little like anti-voter legislation. What’s next? Voter legislation based on skin color?

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 9, 2018:

I think educating voters is important. However, keying a test for voters allows the poor to be dusinfranchised.

Okja: If you're a vegan and want to convince your friends to be vegan too, have them watch the ...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 8, 2018:

I love bacon way too much to become a vegan.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 9, 2018:

I’ll check that out.

Interpretation of the bible

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 8, 2018:

It’s because you he Bible is so vague, so haphazardly compiled and so inconsistent that you have to think up clever ways to recincike it with itself. There’s also no absolute truth outside logic. It would be nice to treat it as a historical document and reconcile it or at least explain it ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 9, 2018:

Yes, but it could be invalidated as such and relegated to the back shelf along with the book of the dead and Gilgamesh.

Okja: If you're a vegan and want to convince your friends to be vegan too, have them watch the ...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 8, 2018:

I love bacon way too much to become a vegan.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 8, 2018:

I’m joking, of course. I could become a vegetarian. I could, but I don’t want to. I find cruciferous vegetables offensive.

New here.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 7, 2018:

It’s ok. I’m a lesbian as well.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 8, 2018:

Ya know, I prefer women. ????

Hi, I'm here to chat with like-minded people.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 8, 2018:

Outside Waco. Welcome aboard

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 8, 2018:

New to Texas?

Anyone ever get the feeling you're going to be forever alone?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 4, 2018:

I’ve been there, and I’ve felt that. I thought I’d found someone, and she turned out to be insane. I really had to wonder about my luck, but, what are you going to do? There’s only one life, and however we may want to believe we can make it alone, we all need one another. Keep on looking ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 7, 2018:

Same here. By the time she had my daughter it was too late.

A lot of the religious people look down on atheist people and consider them to be immoral.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 7, 2018:

Because we reject their dogma.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 7, 2018:

The answ r is kind of apparent.

What are your predictions for the next ten to twenty years?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 7, 2018:

I predict that I’ll get older, my back will hurt more, my daughter will grow up, my cat will die, I’ll go back to college, I’ll buy a new car and ...... space aliens will invade Botswana led by Jesus dressed like Odin riding an 8 legged mechanical horse.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 7, 2018:

You’re most kind.

No religion has a monopoly on moral or ethical posturing. Why do they think they do?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 6, 2018:

Because they have the definitive word of god.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 6, 2018:

That’s the whole point.

Do you ever lose an entire day?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 6, 2018:

I had a similar experience Thursday. I walked into the PIEMS office to sign my proof sheets and they told me that I could bring them back the following morning. I responded by saying, “it’s going to be Saturday. You must mean Monday!” They looked at me like I was insane. Sigh.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 6, 2018:

I have an 11 treat old daughter and I do the same thing with her. The only saving grac I hav is that my brother takes her to school and picks her up. Sigh. Old age.

Does all life have inherent value?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I would say I don’t think Ebola has any value.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 6, 2018:

I thought my mother would feel the same after her kidneys failed, she got third spacing, became bedridden and incontinent, but she still tenaciously held onto to ‘til the end. It was sad to see her suffer like that for two years. There was absolutely nothing I could do but let her go when she finally had a massive heart attack. I know how you feel, I’ve been there.

How do you feel about people saying "I'm proud of my heritage", "I'm proud of being British", etc.

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 5, 2018:

It all depends upon the situation, but if you’re an American, you’re heritage is so broad that to be proud of it is questionable. If I was a second generation Iranian, then perhaps being proud of ferdowsi would make sense, but a family that’s been in the US since the mid 18th century, it seems...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 5, 2018:

Yes and no.

In your experience, do you find that people are accepting or unaccepting of your non-belief?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 4, 2018:

I grew up in SLC, and it was an issue. Everyone I met wanted to know my religious affiliation. As soon as I moved to California, that changed. No one cared. I’ve lived in Texas for ten years and I have yet to be asked about my religious affiliation. No one seems to care, unless you’re on a ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 4, 2018:

I live outside Waco, actually. Waco used to be closed bastion of the Baptists. Now it’s more like Dallas. Austin is something else. The Colorado river is a notorious get together for surreptitious sexual encounters.

Well, I was glad Clinton lost, and cautiously optimistic that Trump wouldn't be too much of a ...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 3, 2018:

Sanders would have been such a better choice.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 4, 2018:

Finger pick

Well, I was glad Clinton lost, and cautiously optimistic that Trump wouldn't be too much of a ...

Rideauxb comments on Jan 3, 2018:

We get what we deserve.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Horse hockey

So atheist or agnostic men don't shave, huh?

Qualia comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I seriously LOL'd. You noticed too huh? I can't wait 'til the Duck dynasty/neck beard trend dies. Only good thing is it helps narrow down who's remotely viable. I don't mind a little stubble but have always been with clean shaven. What is REALLY hysterical is when that type has a ton of young ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Ok, but my facial hair is open to the public.

So atheist or agnostic men don't shave, huh?

Qualia comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I seriously LOL'd. You noticed too huh? I can't wait 'til the Duck dynasty/neck beard trend dies. Only good thing is it helps narrow down who's remotely viable. I don't mind a little stubble but have always been with clean shaven. What is REALLY hysterical is when that type has a ton of young ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 3, 2018:

I don’t see a double standard at all. I’d be happy to see you grow your out your body hair. @Qualia

So atheist or agnostic men don't shave, huh?

resserts comments on Jan 3, 2018:

Some men grow beards, and others marry them. (Kidding, just kidding...) ;) I started growing my beard long well before it was a trend. It kind of bothered me that it became so popular, because it made it seem as though I were jumping on the bandwagon. [grumble, grumble]

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 3, 2018:

I had a beard until I joined the military. I grew it back roughly 30 years later.

So atheist or agnostic men don't shave, huh?

Qualia comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I seriously LOL'd. You noticed too huh? I can't wait 'til the Duck dynasty/neck beard trend dies. Only good thing is it helps narrow down who's remotely viable. I don't mind a little stubble but have always been with clean shaven. What is REALLY hysterical is when that type has a ton of young ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Facial hair is a secondary sex characteristic. Viva la difference

Do you volunteer in your community?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I’m a teacher and a single parent. I have zero time.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Thanks

So atheist or agnostic men don't shave, huh?

Qualia comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I seriously LOL'd. You noticed too huh? I can't wait 'til the Duck dynasty/neck beard trend dies. Only good thing is it helps narrow down who's remotely viable. I don't mind a little stubble but have always been with clean shaven. What is REALLY hysterical is when that type has a ton of young ...

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 3, 2018:

I tend to think that women object to beards to reduce the difference. It’s actually a secondary sex characteristic. I really don’t see the big deal.

So, I got scolded by some “Free the Nipple” advocates (who I fully support) because they promote...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I like breasts, I like the sight of breasts, I like the taste of breasts, I like the feel of breasts and I really don’t care if their primary function is the nurturing of babies. I also find no problem with appreciating a woman’s form clothed or not. I think that’s only natural.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 2, 2018:

I’m sure you’re right, but I still like breasts, covered or not.

So, I got scolded by some “Free the Nipple” advocates (who I fully support) because they promote...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I like breasts, I like the sight of breasts, I like the taste of breasts, I like the feel of breasts and I really don’t care if their primary function is the nurturing of babies. I also find no problem with appreciating a woman’s form clothed or not. I think that’s only natural.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 2, 2018:

I’m afraid that’s not the case with me. I would love to have naked women walking around me all the time. You see I appreciate the female form. I wouldn’t even stare.

Breaking Crosses

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 2, 2018:

Religious humor? Getting yours?

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 2, 2018:

Yes

What makes you break out your soapbox?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 1, 2018:

PEMDAS

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 2, 2018:

If there’s any secret to the he universe it lies in math.

What makes you break out your soapbox?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 1, 2018:

PEMDAS

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 2, 2018:

Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction.

Who Said There Are No Atteists In Foxholes?

atheist comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Atheists in the US Army petitioned to have their own secular counsellor instead of a religious one. I think it was granted.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

At least I wouldn’t have to lead the men in prayer. I could make a reasonable religious objection. ????

What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Acquire an ocean going tug, get a bunch of high caliber rifles, ammunition and move to a remote island in the aleutians and wait it out. Adak. It’s a former naval station. Plenty of empty buildings, pier facilities and fuel supply tanks.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Of course, I’d have a girlfriend with me to keep things interesting.

What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Acquire an ocean going tug, get a bunch of high caliber rifles, ammunition and move to a remote island in the aleutians and wait it out. Adak. It’s a former naval station. Plenty of empty buildings, pier facilities and fuel supply tanks.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Fishing.

The Right-Wing Doesn't Want to Talk About Christian Atrocities, So Let's Talk About Christian ...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 1, 2018:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sand-creek-massacre

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

I took courses in cultural anthropology, psychology and sociology. I quit all of that for philosophy.

Who Said There Are No Atteists In Foxholes?

atheist comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Atheists in the US Army petitioned to have their own secular counsellor instead of a religious one. I think it was granted.

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

I thought about becoming an agnostic Chaplin, but it seemed like a contradiction in terms.

The Right-Wing Doesn't Want to Talk About Christian Atrocities, So Let's Talk About Christian ...

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 1, 2018:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sand-creek-massacre

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Yeah. I took k a course in North American Indian history in college. It was an eye opener.

The Right-Wing Doesn't Want to Talk About Christian Atrocities, So Let's Talk About Christian ...

macrobius comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I learned a new thing today... Gonna share this with my Protestant and non-denominational buddies. Thanks! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Jews_and_Their_Lies

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Max Weber was anti Semitic as well.

Who Said There Are No Atteists In Foxholes?

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I suppose when your life is at risk anything can come out of your mouth lol!

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

I was in foxholes. I never prayed for my salvation.

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

Gatovicolo comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Not really. It’s really an arbitrary choice. You might just as be offended by Friday, since that’s the day of Freyr, or Wednesday, since that’s the day of Woden (Odin).

Gatovicolo replies on Jan 1, 2018:

It’s an interesting thing to share with my students. Most of them are truly surprised.

Happy New Year everyone! Stay safe out there! :)

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Happy New Years to you too. Keep warm.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 31, 2017:

It’s 20F in Lorena TX

Single or Partnered, looking or not?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I’m a widower with an 11 year old daughter. My wife passed away in 2014. I was involved for two years only to be cut loose because of our religio-political differences. Life can’t be this barren.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 31, 2017:

It was in 2014. My daughter was really more affected. We were in a he midst of a divorce.

SHOULD WE UPDATE THE 10 COMANDMENTS?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Commandment #1. Make no commandments.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 31, 2017:

How about: Commandment #1: have sex whenever possible. ?

Should we be making plans for "when the shit hits the fan?

sassygirl3869 comments on Dec 31, 2017:

I just posed the question to one of my housemates. If the shit hits the fan I think we can do what we can to survive but ultimately we're all fucked.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 31, 2017:

Just move in with me.

I asked a question about why little Muslim girls are walking around covered up and you would have ...

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I find the Islamic treatment of women, and Hasidic treatment of women offensive. That being said, each culture has a right to conduct its own affairs in its own way. What we need to do is bring about an awakening in such communities about the treatment of women.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 31, 2017:

You can only do so much between countries. Sometimes you have to just look after your own affairs and deal with other countries diplomatically.

Religious adult kids

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

My daughter is a Christian (11). I allow her to believe as she wishes.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 31, 2017:

I do the same, but I’m not going to force my opinions on her.

Christianity as antiquity.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I guess you’ve never seen a typographical error @Gwendolyn2018. Odd thing for a college professor.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

@Gwendolyn2018 I certainly don’t care about your attitude, but I would like to invite you to just ignore my posts.

Christianity as antiquity.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Dec 28, 2017:

"Prehistory" is the time before the invention of writing. If Jesus had been spawned then, the myth would have been passed down orally and would be very different from what it is now. Just sayin'.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

I’m terribly sorry you feel that way.

Are there any entertaining men out there?

sassygirl3869 comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Entertainment?

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

I KNOW what she means by ENTERTAINMENT!

Single or Partnered, looking or not?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I’m a widower with an 11 year old daughter. My wife passed away in 2014. I was involved for two years only to be cut loose because of our religio-political differences. Life can’t be this barren.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Oddly enough I’m from SLC as well. And it was worse than you can know. But life goes on.

Personally, Was 2017 A Good Year For You Or A Bad Year? Explain Why.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Trump: bad year.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

I found all of them offensive.

Should prostitution be illegal?

GoldenDoll comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Personally I have yet to hear of a woman (I can't speak for men) who has "chosen" prostitution as a lifestyle option . Most have to resort to drug use to be able to "do" it with multiple men per day. I don't think "the freedom of others to make their own life decisions" comes into it for most ...

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

if it was legal then women couldn’t be coerced into doing it. If they didn’t want to, then it would fail. Judicious monitoring by the state with serious legal ramifications for coercion should ensure a free selection.

Personally, Was 2017 A Good Year For You Or A Bad Year? Explain Why.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Trump: bad year.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

I remember Bush being re-elected, despite attacking a country that had done nothing to us. I hope your right, but I expect things to get worse before and get get better.

Personally, Was 2017 A Good Year For You Or A Bad Year? Explain Why.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Trump: bad year.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

I agree. It’s like we’re all waiting for the ax to fall.

Single or Partnered, looking or not?

CuriousCreature comments on Dec 30, 2017:

In a committed relationship(married), but looking for friends to converse with, male or female. It is lonely being agnostic/atheist.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

It can be.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I think everyone has a right to end their lives provided they’re of sound mind when they do it.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

.....couch.....

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I think everyone has a right to end their lives provided they’re of sound mind when they do it.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Then you have the same unfortunate choice that I had back in 1999. My mother, who had spent the past three years lying on a coach, incontinent, suffering from an undiagnosed kidney ailment that had caused her to loose one kidney, who was suffering from emphysema, who couldn’t walk or feed herself and who was practically a walking skeleton, had finally suffered a massive heart attack that had left her comatose. She was wholly dependent upon the ventilator. My family is something else really. My father died in 1982. My aunt (her sister) had died in 1986. My eldest brother refused to make a decision because of his famous antipathy towards my mother. And my other brother, who had just gotten out of prison, was so thoroughly shellshocked that he wasn’t emotionally capable of making a decision left the whole thing up to me. So I made the decision to end her suffering. So, do I understand what your going through? Yes. Is your mother on the brink of death? I hope not. But I’ll tell you that I still question my decision to this day. Good luck.

Christianity as antiquity.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Dec 28, 2017:

"Prehistory" is the time before the invention of writing. If Jesus had been spawned then, the myth would have been passed down orally and would be very different from what it is now. Just sayin'.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 29, 2017:

I have in ample terms.

Is God addicting?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

For the weak minded, yes.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 29, 2017:

Very true @david1955.

Christianity as antiquity.

twshield comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Perhaps some people have to believe in religion to give their lives meaning.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 29, 2017:

Perhaps some people need meaning to live.

Can there realy be universal truths?

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

The addition of any two positive integers is equal to a greater integer seems to be universally true.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 29, 2017:

Theorems are true by definition.

Christianity as antiquity.

Gatovicolo comments on Dec 28, 2017:

I guess you’ve never seen a typographical error @Gwendolyn2018. Odd thing for a college professor.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 29, 2017:

Oddly enough, when you make a typographical error on a smart phone the software can autocorrect the mistake. In this case it corrected “student” to “stud not.” The statement should have been “Neitzsche was a student of history and philosophy.” I really see no problems with that statement on its face and I think anyone would reasonably interpret it in that manner. As for primeval and prehistory, you’d have to ask Neitzsche what he meant. I took him to be speaking figuratively. Of course, he could have been speaking about the Zoroastrianism foundations of Judaism, and thus Christianity. I’m not sure and I don’t care.

Christianity as antiquity.

sirbikesalot06 comments on Dec 29, 2017:

What are you seeking out of this silly question? And are you asking why are people silly enough to believe that Jesus is the sun of God? If that the case, if it ain't written down, well it never happened.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 29, 2017:

It’s a quote by Neitzsche. It’s an observation made by a famous philosopher.

Christianity as antiquity.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Dec 28, 2017:

"Prehistory" is the time before the invention of writing. If Jesus had been spawned then, the myth would have been passed down orally and would be very different from what it is now. Just sayin'.

Gatovicolo replies on Dec 29, 2017:

You’d probably have to ask Neitzsche @gwendolyn2018. Good luck.

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Mightyjustice comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Worse than that, it justifies your stupid beliefs with an almighty power. I don't think gays should have the same rights as me, and the creator of the universe agrees with me.