Men Or Women? Which Of The Two Is Most Intelligent?

twshield comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I think Men are more intelligent because God is a man and he made us first LOL!

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 4, 2018:

God is a woman and she's black. Oya, The Dark Mother Goddess of Storms and Destruction of the Yoruba people. How do I post a picture of her on here? It won't paste.

Men Or Women? Which Of The Two Is Most Intelligent?

atheist comments on Jan 3, 2018:

The fact is that each is better at some different tasks but overall the intelligence is equal!

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 4, 2018:

Could you expand on the tasks men can do better than women? (No need to tell me about what women do better than men - I know).

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

jonheuman comments on Jan 3, 2018:

As Einstein said, 'If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. ' Michael Shermer, In The Science of Good and Evil, calls it a debate stopper. If you agree that, in the absence of God, you would 'commit robbery, rape, and murder', you ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 4, 2018:

I once taught a group of highly educated muslim men, and this question came up. There was someone's mobile phone on the desk, and I asked one of them, a teacher, if he didn't believe in allah would he steal it, and he looked at the phone and thought for a moment, and then said "Yes, I would steal it". This is the danger of religion - not only does it stop people thinking in general, it stops the thinkers from thinking independently.

(my first topic) Are there any religions that you somewhat admire, if not for their belief in ‘a ...

Unicorn1824 comments on Dec 24, 2017:

I'm Jewish. We revere learning and don't evangelize. That puts us over some of the more regressive faiths.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 4, 2018:

You also make your women wear wigs, and I recently saw a photo of jewish young men wearing eye masks so they wouldn't be corrupted by the sight of non-jewish women. I don't see any reverence in that unfortunately.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

BrianL58 comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I never felt that capitalizing a word lent it any reverence or respect. Just as I continue to capitalize peoples names, many of them not worthy of my respect. At the same time, I do not feel a need to intentionally disrespect other's beliefs. To each their own.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 4, 2018:

@BrianL58 - You not really going to tell me that you don't know the kkk and isis are religious organisations? That's what the questions was about. It's customary to try and understand the question.

Best Friend Defends Islam, Bashes Christianity.

Sacha comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I guess what she might be trying to say is that a person that bombs a nightclub/ flies planes into buildings etc.. is not a real muslim or a good muslim... more of a brain washed idiot? Islam in meant to be peaceful. Just a thought :)

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 4, 2018:

@RoboGraham Jesus wasn't that chilled - Matthew 10:34, Numbers 31:17, and lots more references of an uncool jeebus if you like.

Best Friend Defends Islam, Bashes Christianity.

Sacha comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I guess what she might be trying to say is that a person that bombs a nightclub/ flies planes into buildings etc.. is not a real muslim or a good muslim... more of a brain washed idiot? Islam in meant to be peaceful. Just a thought :)

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 4, 2018:

@Sacha - most people are brainwashed TO DO WHAT THEY'RE TOLD. That's the danger.

Best Friend Defends Islam, Bashes Christianity.

Sacha comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I guess what she might be trying to say is that a person that bombs a nightclub/ flies planes into buildings etc.. is not a real muslim or a good muslim... more of a brain washed idiot? Islam in meant to be peaceful. Just a thought :)

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

A brainwashed idiot? That'd be all religious people then. And a true muslim is told in the koran to kill non-believers, so that's ok then.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

BrianL58 comments on Jan 3, 2018:

I never felt that capitalizing a word lent it any reverence or respect. Just as I continue to capitalize peoples names, many of them not worthy of my respect. At the same time, I do not feel a need to intentionally disrespect other's beliefs. To each their own.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Yeah, especially the kkk and isis. Make sure you don't disrespect them.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

steve148 comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I think it's a very trivial and unimportant issue. Who cares if you use upper or lower casel letters or not? Ridiculous!

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@Benthoven - missing the point again, and pretty funny that an American is tutoring me on the English language.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

Varn comments on Jan 3, 2018:

Excellent reminder ...and doin my best.. Good thing my spell checker views ‘trump’ as a legitimate word, if not a legitimate person ;-)

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Yep we love our trumps here in England, although ladies only pass wind apparently.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

GoldenDoll comments on Jan 3, 2018:

Thanks for all your replies - what shocks me first is that in America (see I used a capital!) your autocorrect capitalises words which shouldn't be - we don't have that in England - shocking that even your computer can decide how you think! And what shocks me secondly (or second if you're American ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@Varn -oooh! I thought the upward inflection was Australian - horribly absorbed into the English language by kids watching too much Neighbours. It's an Australian TV programme? (See I did the upward inflection question mark at the end of a statement - works!)

Jesus was a Liberal

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Dec 28, 2017:

and a terrorist, and a subversive, and in the 10 most wanted list and then again... he maybe never existed in reality and is a well scripted hogwash. But if we ever find his emails to maria magdalene... then we are unto something.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@Benthoven Bye benthoven, You just got really boring.

Should we create a lexicon for words that can replace common expressions like OMG, with a ...

Benthoven comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Um... No! Why would we? That sounds an awful lot to me like the same mentality that leads to banning books. Censorship is always ugly, no matter who does it.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@Benthoven - sorry benthoven but it's not ALWAYS about you!

Should we create a lexicon for words that can replace common expressions like OMG, with a ...

evidentialist comments on Dec 30, 2017:

What conceivable purpose would that serve?

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@evidentialist - The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition. Popularly known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism,.

Should we create a lexicon for words that can replace common expressions like OMG, with a ...

Benthoven comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Um... No! Why would we? That sounds an awful lot to me like the same mentality that leads to banning books. Censorship is always ugly, no matter who does it.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

It's not censorship, just provdiing alternatives. Nobody's saying you can't say OMG - especially in moments of exceptional pleasure......

Should we create a lexicon for words that can replace common expressions like OMG, with a ...

SamL comments on Dec 30, 2017:

While I'm sure you can find some very entertaining and creative replacements for such thing I'd suggest spending your time on more worthwhile pursuits. It's just my opinion. This could be for you a very worthwhile pursuit.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

I think it's totally worthwhile to have lots of alternatives up your sleeve when confronted with a religiot.

Of course I was aware of the reputation Texas has as a Christian state, but I wasn't prepared for ...

Wafflestomp comments on Jan 2, 2018:

Got born there my own self. I have a Christian daughter down near McAllen that married an atheist Mexican man. Don’t give up!

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Wow. That's quite a combination!

Which one is atheist?

Srijith comments on Dec 29, 2017:

What about I know God does not exist.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@Srijith - I think it's time to drop the capital g for god.

Jesus was a Liberal

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Dec 28, 2017:

and a terrorist, and a subversive, and in the 10 most wanted list and then again... he maybe never existed in reality and is a well scripted hogwash. But if we ever find his emails to maria magdalene... then we are unto something.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@Benthoven - my point (which you seem to have missed) is that the verse in matthew negates the idea that the fictional character jesus is a good person - if he was the son of a god, surely he knew how to convince his public that he was not a complicated person like me, because I'm only human. But he certainly seems to have convinced you that he actually existed, and your statement that an evangelical atheist is worse that an evangelical (christian I presume) is a shocker on this site. I wish you luck in your struggle to escape the brainwashing.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

IntellectualRN comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I use God when referring to the Abrahamic deity because I think it's common practice. I consider it akin to capitalizing Thor, Zeus, and Anubis.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@Mandrake981 Love it - well said!

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

steve148 comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I think it's a very trivial and unimportant issue. Who cares if you use upper or lower casel letters or not? Ridiculous!

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

It's about respect/disrespect. Fine if you don't see that.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

Benthoven comments on Jan 2, 2018:

When I'm referring to any god as a proper noun, then I capitalize it. If I'm talking about a specific deity, such as GOD... yes. If Church is used as a proper noun, i.e. The First Church of the Church that didn't feel like a Church, then Yes. If I'm talking about a generic church, then no. If I'm ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

I think we all know the grammar - that's not the point. Language belongs to the people who use it, not the people who police it.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

Jnei comments on Jan 2, 2018:

Even when I was a small child during religious instruction at school my brain was always saying "hang on - this sounds like a load of woo-woo make-believe dreck to me" even as the teacher read out the lesson - so really, I've never believed G-d exists. However, I still write the word like that (or ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

I wish you luck with your continuing struggle to escape the brainwashing.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

MyLiege comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I make a concerted effort to not capitalize any of it. I practice this daily as I am a transcriptionist. ;) However, like @Bam85 sometimes it must be capitalized to be correct.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Correct doesn't come in to it. Language is the tool of its users, not of the grammar police.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

Bam85 comments on Jan 2, 2018:

It all depends on how the word is being used. Sometimes it must be capitalized to be correct. The rules for proper writing do not change with beliefs. (English major)

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

@GoldenDoll - gosh I need to check my posts before posting! Language & writing ARE living things. Shakespeare spelt his names 5 different WAYS. You NOW hear people saying ... etc. My excuse is that it's early in the morning here in England.

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

Bam85 comments on Jan 2, 2018:

It all depends on how the word is being used. Sometimes it must be capitalized to be correct. The rules for proper writing do not change with beliefs. (English major)

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 3, 2018:

Actually this is totally untrue. Language (& writing) and living things, and as long as 90% of the population decides it's true, it is. Right the way back to Shakespeare spelling his name 5 different way, to MacDonalds changing our use of the verb "like" by using it in the present continuous (a huge no-no until recently) - you know hear people saying "I'm loving your dress". (English teacher!)

Do you still have a problem writing god, church, bible, etc, with small letters?

markdevenish comments on Jan 2, 2018:

i see a few people using dog and I love it

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

That'd be the dyslexic people - I mean the ones using god.

Why are some atheists angry?

jwm03h comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Are you a closet "Christian"? Allegations of anger in my experience come from those who identify as Christian

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

Ture - I just had to block someone who I had a lengthy discussion with, because his hopeless final comment was "why are you so angry?". Then you know you've won the argument.

Why are some atheists angry?

Wafflestomp comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Look at how religion has impeded science. If that doesn’t piss you off you have no touch with reality.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

@SKDeitch - ooh I had to look up Tsuris! But now I know it's yiddish, and became a popular word again in 2010. This is a really educational site.

Am I living a total lie`

Neraven comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I say better not to lie, but that's mainly the Asperger's speaking I think. Like other people said, do what you can live with. But be careful of getting accidentally exposed, too. If you get any good idea of your mom being ok with it, you should probably tell her. There's likely no way around a lack...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

DOWN WITH CAPITALS! Serously, why on earth use a capital for god, church, bible, etc?

Am I living a total lie`

Kreig comments on Dec 26, 2017:

Since when is believing in god a requirement of the Scouts?

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

My daughter chose to leave the girl guides for this very reason - she couldn't bring herself to do the god pledge and couldn't see what it had to do with anything she did there. Shame.

Jesus was a Liberal

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Dec 28, 2017:

and a terrorist, and a subversive, and in the 10 most wanted list and then again... he maybe never existed in reality and is a well scripted hogwash. But if we ever find his emails to maria magdalene... then we are unto something.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

@Benthoven of course I've read Matthew - the bible provides me with constant material to confirm my atheism - how is "I dont' come to bring peace but with the sword" possibly be COMPLETELY out of context. It's a straightforward sentence, with an straightforward meaning. But could you be cherry-picking? Who else does that? Who could it be? Could it beeeeeeeee.. Evangelicals? We're thinkers here. The goal is to overcome bullshit.

personally, not religious, obviously.

josh23452 comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I think it's funny when non-belivers get grumpy when they are told "God Bless you" It's the same when people get huffy and puffy over being told Merry christmas or happy holidays.. Seriously Calm down people someone is wishing you well and that's what matters.. The words aren't important the message...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

@SusieQ420 - so you don't mind Allahu Akbar either?

personally, not religious, obviously.

josh23452 comments on Jan 2, 2018:

I think it's funny when non-belivers get grumpy when they are told "God Bless you" It's the same when people get huffy and puffy over being told Merry christmas or happy holidays.. Seriously Calm down people someone is wishing you well and that's what matters.. The words aren't important the message...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

I disagree - nobody minds being wished happy anything - there's no god in that. It's when believers include an imaginary blessing/curse from a made-up power that it stinks.

I love the way these young people are so calm about religion not being impotrant to them (because ...

atheist comments on Jan 2, 2018:

Is it calm or indifference or apathy?

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

I like all three! No anger.

Why does it seem that some people are harder to brainwash than others?

splittingzero comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I think we have a great deal in common, EJ. I always hated church, but, it was not an option 3 days a week. My parents were fanatic fundamentalists, and from the moment I could understand a few spoken words they started brainwashing me with their religion. At an age when mommy and daddy know ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

Hats off to you. Well done.

For New Years:Patronizing things that religious people say to us. My Top 10. What are yours?

carlyhorton comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I hate the "everything happens for a reason" bullshit. I've had some really crappy stuff happen in my life, and just because I'm OK now doesn't mean that all the crap HAD to happen. In fact, I'm pretty sure that if I could go back in time and change a couple of key turning-point decisions, my life...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

@Traveling4ever - well of course it is, and noone is suggesting you should. What a horrific thing to think! This post is about patronising things religiots say, and Stephen Fry's response stops them in their tracks, and hopefully makes them think.

Jesus was a Liberal

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Dec 28, 2017:

and a terrorist, and a subversive, and in the 10 most wanted list and then again... he maybe never existed in reality and is a well scripted hogwash. But if we ever find his emails to maria magdalene... then we are unto something.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

@Benthoven Matthew 10:34

Jesus was a Liberal

Cameron comments on Dec 28, 2017:

Bloody pinko. If it wasn't for the church that got created in his name I'ld like his form.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

Matthew 10:34

Jesus was a Liberal

Diarmaede comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Jesus taught love, peace and poverty, the opposite of what most of his so-called followers believe in.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

Really ??? "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." Matthew 10:34. Why do people always think jesus was a nice bloke?

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

dkp93 comments on Dec 31, 2017:

So many examples come to mind, but here's a recent one. My appendix ruptured in October, and the doctor literally said it was "a real mess" to clean up. He told my mother right after surgery that I would likely have some resulting complications. Happily, after four nights in the hospital with IV ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

Horrific. Poor medical professionals must be so fed up with people attributing their success to prayer. I always wondered by religious people don't just dispense with doctors and just pray. It would free up a lot of space in hospitals....

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

Betty comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Some people hold on to a belief because it fulfills something within them and when that belief is challenged they get defensive and protective. Just shake your head and walk away from people like that, they will never choose to believe you. My silliest one is when I mentioned that no one ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

@HippieChick58 - one of my muslim students (an educated teacher of english) told me proudly that jesus couldn't have been born in the winter because it says in the bible that the date fruit was on the trees - but of course he didn't see the irony of picking the bible apart but not the koran......

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

SKH78 comments on Dec 31, 2017:

The comments I have heard from Fundies - "Birth control should not be available to single women. If women want to be sluts, they deserve to be punished with childbirth." And how about this one - "Abortion should never be allowed. It is better to have battered children than to allow killing them ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

That's horrific!

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

Benmonk comments on Dec 31, 2017:

A few years back, an east Texas state representative said during the state senate debate on bilingual forms, "if the English language was good enough for Jesus Christ, our Lord, then its good enough for everybody"

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

I with there was a "laughing my head off" button on here!

Aren't we all agnostic?

Uncorrugated comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Although the word agnostic has several definitions of usage, its etymology derives from the Greek a-gnostic as in a = without and gnostic = knowledge. So its literal meaning is without knowledge. In some areas we are all agnostic, but common usage generally relates to knowledge of god. As some ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 2, 2018:

@Nutpoacher It was a joke - to show how the root and meaning of the word "gay" has changed over the years from happy to homosexual - I know its meaning rather than root but ......OK even I'm bored with explaining this now - just put it down to cultural difference in humour - sorry!!!!

I was at a bar tonight for a New Year's Eve celebration, though I rarely drink, and I started ...

IndySent comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I haven’t had milk shoot out my nose like that since I was a kid. Lol.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

It cleared my sinuses too!

For New Years:Patronizing things that religious people say to us. My Top 10. What are yours?

carlyhorton comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I hate the "everything happens for a reason" bullshit. I've had some really crappy stuff happen in my life, and just because I'm OK now doesn't mean that all the crap HAD to happen. In fact, I'm pretty sure that if I could go back in time and change a couple of key turning-point decisions, my life...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

@David1955 - as our great Stephen Fry says "when a religious person asks me how I can't believe in god when I look at a rainbow, I ask them how they can believe in god when they visit a children's cancer ward".

For New Years:Patronizing things that religious people say to us. My Top 10. What are yours?

carlyhorton comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Years ago, I overheard a coworker talking about a soldier who was almost killed in battle from a bullet to the chest. "If the bullet had just been a half inch to the left, it would have killed him! God was looking out for him!" So I asked "soooooo, god steered the bullet just a bit? And what ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

And also why did god get him shot in the first place? Sadism? Masochism? Oooh!

For New Years:Patronizing things that religious people say to us. My Top 10. What are yours?

carlyhorton comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Here's another one for "everything happens for a reason": A friend's elderly mother (call her Kate) is determined to live in her own house as long as possible. My friend lives in another state, so her aunt (Kate's sister) checks in with Kate every few days. One day, Kate falls and can't get up....

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

How awful religious people are. That's all.

Aren't we all agnostic?

Uncorrugated comments on Jan 1, 2018:

Although the word agnostic has several definitions of usage, its etymology derives from the Greek a-gnostic as in a = without and gnostic = knowledge. So its literal meaning is without knowledge. In some areas we are all agnostic, but common usage generally relates to knowledge of god. As some ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

@bingst - yep, entymology is gay.

Aren't we all agnostic?

6DecadesYoung comments on Jan 1, 2018:

To the question of religion, a friend of mine often replies, "I don't know, and you don't either."

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Fab. I shall be using this!

If you lived in the distant past, would you have been an agnostic/atheist?

BrianWilsonsDog comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I would have been a Jew, so well educated and literate but most likely murdered for my beliefs. Knowing myself if I were persecuted for believing or following Torah I would have probably clung to it even tighter. So no, probably less of an atheist and more religious ironically enough! It is a ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Why would you have been a jew?

If you lived in the distant past, would you have been an agnostic/atheist?

ToakReon comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Live FAR enough in the past and there was no religion at all. Religion is only a temporary illness - I suspect we'll recover in time, if we don't wipe ourselves out first of course.

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Really? I have always imagined that in any primitive society a belief system (probably including the supernatural for control/ignorance issues) had always existed. Where do you get your information on this from?

Would you ever engage in a polyamorous relationship?

AgnosticBear comments on Jan 1, 2018:

I think this is actually the default type of relationship for humans. Well at least polygyny. One man to father many children with multiple women. Provided he can feed and support the entire pack to adulthood. I think monogamy is more of a religious social construct. Not that a man needs more ...

GoldenDoll replies on Jan 1, 2018:

Funny how men always think polygamy only applies to "one man multiple women".

Something that really pisses me off is when people say "I'm blessed".

SamL comments on Dec 31, 2017:

What if instead of saying they're blessed they said instead they're grateful for what they have and the good fortune they've received?

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

Well that's a bit better, but why the need to say anything at all?

As an atheist, I think Homosexuality should not come into mainstream. What's your take ?

GoldenDoll comments on Dec 27, 2017:

As my 10 year old daughter said, "we shouldn't worry about people who love each other mummy, but those that hate each other". If the love is between 2 people of the same sex, it's still love.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

@phxbillcee Funny how polygamy only swings one way - the male way.

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

GoldenMean comments on Dec 30, 2017:

That sounds stupid. As Ali says, Islam is as horrible as any religion. Men rule and fear women. That's why they must crush them down. All patriarchies fear women, but Islam is at the top of the un-godly (ha) treatment. She wants to un-brainwash women as to this cruel inequity.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

Good luck to her.

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

SamL comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Westerners know very little of Islam to the point they're afraid of it because they see it as a very brutal religion not realizing that so is Christianity. The world has a long way to go before they realize the sham that religion is. It's an extremely powerful tool to control the masses. If you take...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

I don't have experience of christian extremism as I live in England, but I do have first hand experience of shocking declarations by scared muslim women here in the uk, and yes, I'm afraid of it.

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

josmi6699 comments on Dec 30, 2017:

There is a difference between criticizing a religion, criticizing the impact religion has on the lives of people and criticizing people or even trying to force people to do or not do something. I deeply detest islam, i deeply detest the way women and gender relationships are treated and regulated in...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

I think outlawing the hijab might give oppressed women the opportunity to say "I can't, it's against the law" if they want to, as they certainly won't be able to choose not to wear it themselves.

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

atheist comments on Dec 30, 2017:

In the olden days c1950 Ukranian women would wear a scarf (babooshka) on their head when they went outside. Didn't look much different than a hijab but it was voluntary. Nobody thought anything about it. I'm an equal opportunity atheist - if the opportunity presents itself I will show my 'A' Pride! ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

Catholic women still cover their head in church. Same ol' same o.

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.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

I don't agree that each culture has a right to conduct its own affairs in its own way. FGM is against the law in this country, and yet it still goes on. Just because it's "cultural" doesn't mean it's ok.

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

Hellbent comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I'm completely with you on this. Christianity is disgusting enough but in the present historical situation Islam is far worse. This was not always the case: and if fanatical Christians somehow achieved the power that fanatical Moslems currently hold in some countries they would no doubt abuse that ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

What worries me is that, yes at this moment in time christianity is not as dangerous as islam, but it used to be, and could easily revert - all it needs is people taking the buybull literally again.

“The banana is the atheists nightmare "

Monkey comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Have you ever noticed how silly humans are at eating bananas backwards? Here's the way I do it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZrO6x-sLpY

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

@godef Yep that's how my African ex eats bananas too. And me now. So much more satisfying.

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

GoldenDoll comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Driving through London yesterday, I was dismayed to see more and more young girls wearing hijab - all to stop the lust of men. If this isn't sexualising children (cover up your hair or you might tempt a man to sin!), I don't know what is. It's a disgusting religion/culture which should have been ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

@GoldenMean - or homosexuals thrown from rooftops. How anyone can defend islam is a constant horror to me.

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

GoldenDoll comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Driving through London yesterday, I was dismayed to see more and more young girls wearing hijab - all to stop the lust of men. If this isn't sexualising children (cover up your hair or you might tempt a man to sin!), I don't know what is. It's a disgusting religion/culture which should have been ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 31, 2017:

@Treasurehunter - a smoke screeen to justify the nonsense. I have yet to see a man covered from head to foot in a burka, and the blue ones in afghanistan have narrow footspace so the livestock (sorry women) can't run away.

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

sassygirl3869 comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I personally see patriarchy stronger in Muslim countries. I am a feminist liberal. I question all big 3 religions. Even the extreme sects of the Jews-chasidim have restrictions on women's place in their society-dress, dietary laws and activity ceased on their Sabbath.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

But in islam women are openly acknowledged to have only half the worth of a man. I used to teach English to asylum seekers, and the saddest thing was the Somali women who told me they were "so happy" to receive only half what a human with testicles does.

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

PeppermintDreads comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I question all religions. But, I’m not going to bash someone for something they’re wearing. If anything, with the islamophobia running rampant like it is in the US, I’m going to defend that woman’s choice to wear a hijab. Do I agree with the dehumanizing of Muslim women? No, but all I can do...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

The little girls I see around me wearing hijab don't have any choice in the matter. And a garment designed to deflect men's lust deserves our disgust.

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 ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

@Gatovicolo - Why would it change if it was legal? Pimps will still use vulnerable women/girls//boys to do the work. It's a dirty business, and legalising it won't make it any cleaner. I'd increase the penalties for using prostitutes, not being one.

If your deeply held religious beliefs stop you from baking a cake for a gay couple, or selling them ...

ReadyforaChange comments on Dec 25, 2017:

Yes....thank you for saying so! Love, not Jesus, is the reason for the season. Happy holidays!

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

It's actually the earth's axial tilt.

If your deeply held religious beliefs stop you from baking a cake for a gay couple, or selling them ...

turf comments on Dec 26, 2017:

as a business owner, i think you should have the right to do business or not with whomever you choose, for whatever reason. i choose not to work for people that have a problem paying, or the type that is never satisfied with whatever you do for them. i am in business to stay in business, i could ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

When I lived in Brussels 40 years ago, with my Nigerian husband, there were still signs in the windows of apartments to rent that said "pas de noirs" (no blacks). Is it possible that someone could write a similar notice on their bakery window "No Gays"????

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

atheist comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Seems to work well in the states & countries where doctor assisted death is allowed. It's legal in Canada for certain people.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

@atheist - I think the Trump comment did it for me - so difficult to control if idiots are in charge of deciding who dies. But hopefully in most developed countries it will soon be possible. We are campaigning for it here.

Does the lack of beleif in an afterlife bring you fear or comfort?

twshield comments on Dec 30, 2017:

I am mixed on this question because i i guess i am in my infancy of being a agnostic. I have comfort in believing heaven and hell does not exits however due to the christian briainwashing i get sad because now it is most likely i will never see love ones and friends again when i die.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Well don't be sad, because it was never going to happen anyway.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Varn comments on Dec 29, 2017:

...a lot of paperwork.. I supported Oregon’s ‘death with dignity act’ prior to ‘everyone coming to Ore to die!’ It passed, and few if any came… One, if not the first of it’s kind in the US, extended studies have shown it’s worked well, truly allowing families to experience a death ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

@Varn - Oh gosh. How awful. But probably, given the option and being in the nieghbour's circumstances, I might have done the same. Maybe wait till noone was around though. There's always the thought of who's going to find you. How horrible for them. There must be a more civilised way to do it. In Switzerland, they have a party, everybody gets to say their goodbyes, then you just go into the bedroom, down your death medecine, and go to sleep. Seems better.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

richiegtt comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I believe that everyone should specify in their will how they feel about this . I personally would want this for my self if necessary . Other countries are way ahead in their views on this subject .Why is it that almost everyone is not against euthanasia for their pets but against it for people

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

That's a great idea - would it be legal at present?

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

wordywalt comments on Dec 29, 2017:

When a person facing a long, painful, wasting away, it is an appropriate choice for himself or herself. It has to be a personal choice.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

But what if they're wasting away, in immense pain, and not mentall capable of making the decision - could you stand by and watch?

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

atheist comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Seems to work well in the states & countries where doctor assisted death is allowed. It's legal in Canada for certain people.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

And Switzerland, Beligum, etc.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

WurstenReturns comments on Dec 29, 2017:

If somebody is in immense pain, suffering, maybe locked in syndrome, then I think it should be perfectly legal. We control our own bodies, we should be able to decide what happens to them. As long as it’s your own decision or will etc.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Problem is when it's a loved one who is in awful pain with no hope of a cure, but not mentally capable of making the decision.

Is the Old Testament still applicable?

MsOliver comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Both Testaments are stone age mythological rubbish. However, if you are going to believe the "New" Testament, you have to obey the Old, because the New tells you to. Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

I love Leviticus and Deuteronomy - they always make me laugh when I'm feeling down. X

Is the Old Testament still applicable?

Diarmaede comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Can you obey both? Doesn't Jesus contradict the Old Testament repeatedly?

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

@Diarmaede - what the Pope stands for and what he covers up is pure evil. And one of the richest organisations in the world can't manage to help the poor. Rubbish.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

CeciRosane60 comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I am all for it... my life my decision...my kids know that if I cannot make my decision please put a pillow on my face...made a living will DNR ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Problem is if your children then get prosecuted for killing you.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Varn comments on Dec 29, 2017:

...a lot of paperwork.. I supported Oregon’s ‘death with dignity act’ prior to ‘everyone coming to Ore to die!’ It passed, and few if any came… One, if not the first of it’s kind in the US, extended studies have shown it’s worked well, truly allowing families to experience a death ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

That's pretty horrific to me here in England. The fact that "when my father returned with it" means you can just borrow a gun that it lying round the house is awful. But I totally understand the logic of why the neighbour used it.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

engineer_in_nj comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I dont really think about it, medical ethics should be left to medical professionals not to people like me.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

And if your ancient mother is in awful pain and distress, with no hope of a cure, do you still not think about it?

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Rugglesby comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I believe that euthanasia should be treated the same as young people in any country. But seriously, I won't let a pet suffer, I will be taking action to make sure I don't. I also don't want to be brain dead shuffling around. I would be quite happy for any of my aging relatives to make the same ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

What do you think about when they can't make the choice, (mentally unable), but are in awful pain?

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Zster comments on Dec 29, 2017:

As a vet, I have witnessed agonizing ends with zero hope of survival suffered through to the bitter end. I will be forever haunted as I could have done something, but had my hands tied, legally. Regarding human euthanasia, I would be for for it IF we could somehow assure no abuse of it, which I ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

One of the most awful things we have to do - I emphathise with your pain. X

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

gingervista comments on Dec 29, 2017:

A friend & I have a running kinda-joke about if we get bad enough, we'll order the 'death kits.' Really, I don't want to be kept alive while having no 'quality of life.' Those were the points when I made decisions to put down my animals and I'd appreciate if someone could do the same for me, should...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

That's a great way to go. X

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

IndySent comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I read this question out loud to a coworker. His answer: “It’s our future! I’m all for it! They are quite disciplined and brilliant. It’s a bit sad about how the girls have been treated though.” After a few confused looks exchanged, I realized he thought I said “youth in Asia”....

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Oh my goodness! So funny!

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

sassygirl3869 comments on Dec 29, 2017:

We've had a post on this. I believe in euthanasia should be a patient's choice. Nursing homes will use artificial means to keep elderly patients alive regardless of their wishes. My nana was pampered with baby food and drugs till she was 109.. My grandmother was a vegetable for 7 years with a ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Sorry Sassygirl, it's difficult to trawl through all the posts to check if it's already been asked, but by the response it looks like people still had some stuff to say! X

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Crimson67 comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Three years ago I started working in a Long term care/rehab facility and three years ago I become a firm believer in euthanasia. For me, the quality of my life is more important than the quantity of it. My kids know that if I get dementia so bad that I don't know where I am and spend my time ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

When my extremely active 92 year old grandmother was crossing a street and a lorry ran her over, it crushed her legs and would have meant she'd be incapacitated and in a wheelchair for the few remaining years of her life. My mother told me the doctor at the hospital asked her if she wanted her "resuscitated". My mother had the courage to say no. So I suppose it was a sort of assisted suicide, just done quietly with no fuss.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

azzow2 comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Something to think about if an animal is in extreme agony if it is old or if it is mad with disease take it to the vet inject it with a lethal dose of phenobarbital put it to sleep, this is considered a humane thing to do. If a human is suffering keep them alive as long as possible to prolong the ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

I feel the same. Awful having to take responsibility for an animal, so even worse for a human, but noone ever said it was going to be easy.

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.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

The difficulty is when your ancient mother is not of sound mind but is obviously suffering mentally and physically and there's no cure. What then?

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

ScienceBiker comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I have no family. None. Zero. In case that requires clarification that means no grandparents, mother, father, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, kids or even a 4th cousin twice removed. I am 100% unequivocally alone. When I reach the point in my life where I need to be ...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

Well you're not alone anymore. There's a lot of us here. It's great to be able to talk to like-minded people.

What are your thoughts about euthanasia?

Diarmaede comments on Dec 29, 2017:

Who decides who gets killed? If it's Trump and his supporters, then euthanasia quickly become political and/or religious purging. Physician-assisted suicide, OTOH, is something I support without reservation.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 30, 2017:

That's a good point Diarmaede - I hadn't considered the horrors of a Trump "cleansing". Thankyou.

Precognition

GoldenDoll comments on Dec 29, 2017:

We can all say that we have "seen" the future in our dreams. However, it's totally useless because we never act on it and it happens anyway. The only way we know its "precognition" is because it then actually happens. If we did say "don't get in your car today because you'll have an accident" and...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 29, 2017:

@ZebZaman - I reckon that's called common sense, not intuition. Sorry mate.

What are your theories about why the 3 major religions all started in the same place in the middle ...

TommyMeador comments on Dec 21, 2017:

Maybe we are looking at it backwards. Confusing cause with effect? Maybe instead of; Why did major religions start here? We ask; Why religions that started here became major religions?

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 29, 2017:

I don't think so - I'm interested to know why all 3 which took over originated in the same area, not why they became major. Anyway, on a tangent, do you have any theories as to why they became major, as you asked the question?

Because I am an atheist does it mean that I should disrespect or not knowledgeable other peoples ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Dec 25, 2017:

I respect other people's beliefs and expect them to do the same.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 29, 2017:

I don't respect the many disgusting aspects of religious belief. I don't tolerate it either, if I can do so. I just acknowledge that people have a right to believe what they want, but they are subject to the law of the land and so don't have the right to act on it if it's unlawful.

Because I am an atheist does it mean that I should disrespect or not knowledgeable other peoples ...

Sarahroo29 comments on Dec 25, 2017:

You sound a tad bit upset. Are you okay?

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 29, 2017:

@Dale - It's not a problem for me - I'm happy to receive your good wishes! I'm also happy to accept good wishes from everybody - please go ahead and a happy new year to you all.

Precognition

Coffeo comments on Dec 29, 2017:

I think we have a lot of dreams that we do not remember. If we have a precognitive one, it is the occurring of the dreamt-of event that triggers recall of the dream. (Just my opinion.)

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 29, 2017:

Interesting.

Precognition

GoldenDoll comments on Dec 29, 2017:

We can all say that we have "seen" the future in our dreams. However, it's totally useless because we never act on it and it happens anyway. The only way we know its "precognition" is because it then actually happens. If we did say "don't get in your car today because you'll have an accident" and...

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 29, 2017:

@kensmile4u - That's exactly what I mean - precognition is totally useless as it doesn't change anything.

Guilty pleasure

carlyhorton comments on Dec 27, 2017:

I like pop music from the 70s, disco, and love ABBA! But the guilty pleasure I'm not proud of is that I occasionally buy celebrity gossip magazines. Not much anymore, but I used to like to read them in the bath.

GoldenDoll replies on Dec 29, 2017:

I watch "Real Housewives" - it's such total rubbish I don't know why - maybe because I don't think such women would be taken seriously here in UK.