As the Earth travels a 1000 miles an hour creating our present we thrive because of what was left ...

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

It was very insightful of our ancestors to look to the skies for meaning and not time.

"If you never heal from what hurt you, you will bleed on people who never cut you.

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Good argument for letting things slide.

To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before!

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

To boldly go where no shopping mall has been built. Oh, the horror!

I just heard the term apatheist.

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Chilled Christians. Moderate Muslims. ............... Jews. ............... Hindus.

I was just informed I am now Level 6.

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

You got a great deal- well done!

Anyone go to mental health support groups?

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I went to a few when I was young. I don't know what to make of them or if they help people in any way.

I may not be the funniest guy or most attractive guy or the smartest guy or the richest guy.

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

But, but, but....

orgulous - means proud

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Yes, I came across that in Spanish - orgulloso.

Which instrument do you wish you had learned when you were young?

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Guitar, so I could have been popular at parties.

How much loneliness causes depression and anxiety.

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I see it as a result of loss of community. The spirit of the age seems to centre on the individual - the age of the smartphone, headphones, selfies. It's a bit shocking to think cave-dwellers might have had better sense of community than we do. The only thing that I think can save a person from the effects of loneliness is a sense of fulfilment in themselves. In other words, how much of worth can they draw from themselves. I would fear for people whose sense of worth was entirely external, based perhaps on a skill that is no longer required or taken over by younger people.

CUNNILINGUS: cun-ni-lin-gus.

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

A word well known to cunning linguists.

Cable, Dish, Antenna, or Streaming? How do you watch TV.

brentan comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Streaming on an android box. It works well except for live TV.

Pro-Lifer's next target......

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

The modern-day Onan, shirking his responsibilities (no, 'shirking your responsibilites' is not a euphemism for jerking yourself off).

I just joined but so far , I think I'm going to like it.

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Hi. Welcome. I think you'll like it here. There's enough like-minded people to give a sense of kinship, and enough debate to stop it becoming an echo chamber.

What is your favorite breakfast cereal?

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Muesli.

Lady Gaga told me I dress weird.

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I would listen to her - she would know.

I wrote this in response to those that ask me "what if science is wrong?

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I think we need science and spirituality. I definitely think we should dump the Judeo-Christian patriarchal god and go for something more like Buddhism. Maybe use Buddhism to wean us away from religion and just think on a cosmic level instead of focusing on salvation. I see my society hurting because it has abandoned the old beliefs and left stumbling around in the dark. I think they are stumbling around in the dark looking for meaning but no new meaning has been articulated yet that has the authority religion used to have.

Dating age range.

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I do. I would like to meet someone ten years-ish younger than me. Mind you, I can't afford to be very choosey.

Two kids were hanging out with me and my dog in the park.

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

That was a case of leading the witness but it could have gone very badly.

ESOTERIC: es-o-ter-ic.

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I would love to belong to an esoteric group, like the ancient mystery schools. I suppose the modern equivalent is something like the Freemasons.

Made this meme because it’s a good reminder to dive deeply.

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Arrest those pervs immediately!

How have you changed the weakneses your mental illness gave you into strengths?

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I think by persevering. Being too stubborn to go under.

Man, this depression is getting to me.

brentan comments on Aug 12, 2018:

I wish you well. I've experienced it, along with a failed suicide attempt, which I've always been grateful was a failure. All I know, from my own case, is that it can go. Medical knowledge is building all the time. I can't recommend exercise highly enough. Walking is so good for the mind as well as the body. But who wants to put in the effort when they're depressed? Please force yourself to help yourself. If you can, take a look at Jordon Peterson's 12 Rules For Life, Rule 2, 'Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping'.

i just discovered that i'm host to a group that i didn't found.

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

'some have greatness thrust upon them'

That About Sums It Up!

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Lol, I guess that's what an insular education gets you.

What Does Immersing Yourself in a Book Do To Your Brain? | Literary Hub

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

It raises my spirits. Seriously, the shit some people know. Right now it's The Language Of Creation by Matthieu Pageau. I don't know what I would do without these people.

I don't care if this 11 yr old told the cop to "go fuck himself," (which he didn't ) what this ...

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Whatever happened to 'boys will be boys'?

Tory Scum !

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

It is an appalling show of incompetence and must thoroughly destroy any confidence the public would hope to have in their leaders. If it's any consolation, the only thing that makes British politicians look more incompetent than some of their counterparts everywhere else is the complexity of their problem and the time limit imposed to resolve it.

Always let the lord guide you

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

I'm disappointed with that woman. She looks so nice.

Good decision

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Even though we're not strictly talking about wine, I think it was a case of 'in vino veritas'. Leaving aside all that, it's good to see people making sound decisions.

Is empathy the root of human morality ?

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

I think it began as a transaction which was not just an agreement to support each other in need, but also as an investment in the future in the sense of insurance against need. If so, that's a hell of a concept for a cave-dweller to ideate. It's astonishing to think how that idea, which I think is akin to barter, reached its apotheosis over time in the Christian notion of a man-god investing in his own death to buy himself a better position in heaven and support and save all mankind in the process.

Jesus is the way...

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

That's a really cute bum. She's nice too.

Just saying hello. Very new to this app & still learning how to use it. Drop a hello or ?. ?

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Hi. Welcome to the forum. It doesn't take long to get the hang of it.

Why do humans form friendships?

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Those are great questions. I had an idealistic understanding of friendship. Maybe like blood-brothers. A bond, while not as strong as an ideal loyalty in marriage, but quite strong. If those days ever existed, I think they are gone. Friendship might simply reduce (or already has) into groups who use each other for recreation without bonds, to avoid solitary entertainment.

Further proof that Buddhism is more about mindfulness and taking personal responsibility and not ...

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

I never heard of that treatment. I had to look it up. It looks useful for everyone, not just the mentally ill.

What is something that is absolutely worth the money? (I say, TP, never buy the cheap stuff)

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Arm and Hammer every time.

I know I get "testy", "annoyed", "insulted" & generally intolerant of some folks here.

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Little specks irritating the heck out of other little specks.

Have you ever been devastated by a lie?

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

I think betrayal lies at the heart of it. Good old Dante put betrayers in the lowest circle of Hell.

Many years ago I was so fortunate to attend a concert by Sharom Kam, gifted clarinettist, in ...

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Super piece of music! Your poem captures the spirit of what's happening very well.

They Are All Assholes.

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

I don't believe it was ever any different. These guys understand that they live in a culture that just doesn't care, as Melania pointed out so poetically.

Let's talk about the other side of the "Shithole Country" debate.

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

What happened to Sweden? It's usually the trio of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Well here I am sitting the bar, drinking a cold one.

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Hello and welcome. I hope you find the topics interesting.

If I should slip.

brentan comments on Aug 11, 2018:

Super poem. I love the basic premise of problematic life and then taken in stages through slip, trip and fall. Very clever. But more than clever, heart-felt, beautifully worded and constructed.

Discussion Ideas for Psych 101?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I think they would be very interested in the dynamics of identity politics.

I am new here and utterly lost. Just testing the waters. Thank you! Everyone is so welcoming.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Hi and welcome! You'll soon get used to it.

Boris Johnson's burka jibe: Why do some Muslim women wear the veil? - BBC News

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

It was a witty comment. I'm also thinking "when in Rome" but maybe it's a bit much when someone's faith is involved. I think a ban should only be considered in time of martial law.

I just really wanted wanted to get it out there that I detest Laura Ingraham and everything she ...

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

She was really cute in Little House On The Prairie.

Albeit - although, even though.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Imagine your situation if you lived in Idiocracy...sorry, not thinking.

XXX rated Some of the best pussy out there.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I feel cheated!

Isn't it about time for a new "chosen prophet" yet?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I'm almost ready. Be patient. It will be awesome!

Is Rap Music? - YouTube

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I suppose it must be but it's not my cup o'tea. Anyway I'm old. I only have one rap album. It's by The Roots, called 'And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. It's experimental, moving from classic music to street to hiphop and back.

Well hi guys new on here

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

You're very welcome!

The Beatles or the Stones?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I would pick The Beatles too.

EMOLUMENT: e-mol-u-ment.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I get a 'Word For The Day' e-mail every day with a new word and its meaning. It also tells a bit about the etymology of the word, which can be very educational in its own right. Here's the one for emolument: Latin ēmolumentum advantage, benefit, equivalent to ēmol(ere) to grind out, produce by grinding

Hey, anyone here obsessed with Audio books like I am?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I feel my eyesight is going to last a lot longer thanks to audio books. Recently, I've read Crime and Punishment and also The Master and Margarita. I didn't buy them, I listened to them on YouTube.

You should think that we are all under a Petri dish.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Many of us see the South as a combination of arrogance and ignorance. What is it about the place that suits you?

A picture is worth a thousand words, LMAO..

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Turdy-birdies.

Science debate

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Would science debates not just be echo chambers for the academically-accepted ideas?

Allows I think about best friend

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

That's a strange post.

My weekend forecast, what's yours? ?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Remember - be wicked responsibly.

Can’t argue with this statement.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I'll bet Benny puts on a hell of a show!

The library on Queen Mary, awesome. Queen Mary 2.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Which Mary?

Rolling Stones; Would this song even be released today?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

They sound like they deserve each other. I wonder was it marriage that made the change?

Hmmmm, "admin" professes to "reject" online media, though not only is he here on agnostic.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Hi. I've just joined the group. Does it really matter what admin thinks about things. Does their opinion impinge on the rights of others to express their opinions?

[youtu.be] OMGosh WTF

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

The poor child. Maggots were living in her gum. This must be down to poverty. I hope they fixed her up real well.

Do you have a good ability to think outside the box?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I only seem to have out-of-box-ideas when I am both very relaxed and a bit drunk.

If you could eat one food without getting sick of it what would it be?

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Vanilla ice-cream.

A little Jim Jeffries to start off my day. God drunk at a party. [youtu.be]

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

In vino veritas.

If one is seemingly , permanently alone even while living in a reasonably large community though ...

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I think one of things that contributes to loneliness is our tendency to reject the people who could save us from our predicament.

These sneaky bastards got caught red-handed! [usatoday.com]

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

That's one very brave judge! The executive arm of government decided it was the judicial arm too.

Discomknockerated Surprised to the point of being flabbergasted or rendered speachless A word ...

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

Is the feeling of awkwardness suffered after a mastectomy?

Octothorpe, known as the pound sign to us older folks and a hashtag to millennials.

brentan comments on Aug 10, 2018:

I thought it meant 'eight villages'.

Big counter protest happening this weekend.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I wouldn't want to encourage the left either.

Why does the left constantly use identity politics and politically correct terms to all their ...

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

So much for respectful debate.

Are you Aryan?

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

It's that awful WASP mentality in America.

Ha!

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Poor pianist. That was very unchristian.

I want my money back!

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I know it's not easy but would you really want to be a teenager again? Full of piss and vinegar and not a clue about anything.

SUBTERFUGE: sub-ter-fuge.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Maybe originally to 'flee by going under'? Fuge as in tempus fugit?

I wrote this when I was 17.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

I just saw it as time for a refill. Now I know it's for lust control. That's a clever little poem!

I just found this article that may be as interesting to some of you as it was to me.

brentan comments on Aug 9, 2018:

That was informative. Apart from the child abuse scandals that happened everywhere, I knew nothing about reasons why Americans are turning from religion.

Why does the left constantly use identity politics and politically correct terms to all their ...

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Identity politics has the wonderful combination of victimhood and lack of responsibility. Now white people can enjoy the childish attitude that black people have enjoyed for so long, avoiding responsibility and blaming the white man.

Where are you on Narcissistic Spectrum?

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I wonder what a reasonable amount of self-regard is, and what score reflects that? If it is a zero score on this test, is that someone who has no regard for themselves at all? What's the score that puts you in the danger area?

What do you call your mother-in-law?

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Don't forget people are dying in Canada to fight the C16 law.

Pixilated, adjective - slightly eccentric or mentally disordered.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Those elderly women were delightful! Wonderful film.

Deciding on what to eat.?

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Maybe that's why traditionally they cooked what they were given to cook. Apples be damned, we want meat!

God but not man's religion?

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I feel there might be something out there too but it's not the patriarch with the beard anymore. It's more the Eastern cosmic consciousness.

If you look beyond Christian and anti-Christian polemic, you do not need to invoke religion to ...

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I guess he means you don’t need to talk about Satan or man’s fall from grace to explain cruelty. It’s just man’s nature to be cruel or kind, and cruel and kind depending on mood, circumstance etc. Then again, I suppose he might well have thought that man is God’s creation without believing in Satan or the fall but that’s a bit a la carte.

For your reading pleasure

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

It's a real challenge being God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEse-WZNd3M

Where does consciousness come from?

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I think it is an inate feature of the cosmos that is accessed by the human brain and is the repository for every thought that came into the mind of man since time began. As our mind processes thoughts taken in from the cosmos, the processed thoughts go back out there for storage.

Have you ever blocked somebody solely upon reading their profile bio, without even interacting with ...

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

No. I haven't blocked anyone yet. The worst anyone has done to me online is hurt my pride. It smarts but I recover pretty quick.

The significance of number 8 in numerology

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I know a few numbers from my Bible days. 7 is spiritual completeness 10 is human completeness 6 is a lack of completeness, evil Is 8 better than spiritual completeness? It probably can't be so maybe this meaning comes from a different source.

Why Are Many Americans Abandoning Religion? A Lot of the Credit Goes to Pastors – Friendly Atheist

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I see their point and yet I can't help but argue that pastors were always behaving this way. So my question is why have we reached a tipping point now where the pastors are being challenged for what they say. I'm tempted to say it was the child abuse scandals but something tells me there is more to it than that.

[youtu.be] whiskey in the jaro

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

My Celtic soul is in shock. Maybe it's cognitive dissonance. Maybe it's old age! Help!!!!!

Arguably one of the best guitar blues man and he's only 12 in this video.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

That is awesome talent! Love the boots.

I am so sad here! Hate Earth sometimes! Everyone I care about thinks I am alive to fulfil some sort ...

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I really think the best way to deal with them is through satire. Dumb as they are, they are the only ones keeping my FB pages going. Muhammad had only 15 white hairs on his head when he died. Yeah right!!! How many on his pubes?

Future of A.I.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Robot Wars. They can kick the shit out of people for the fun of it!

Social convention or auto default?

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

Got to get those devils out of the system!

Obedience and submission, from the Aug 2018 broadcast [twitter.com]

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

That link didn't work for me.

Without religion?

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

I don't believe we're ready for it. I think it would be terrible.

Long ago I discovered that laughter is not always because we find something funny.

brentan comments on Aug 8, 2018:

An example of concentration camp humour from Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. This laughs at the positions of authority the capos got when they decided to work for the Nazis to control their fellow Jews: ‘… and to think he was only a bank manager before the war!