Everybody on here has been great! But I'm wondering where the younger people are?

Dwight comments on Jan 29, 2018:

Age is but a number, unless of course, you are trying to work a dvr or set up the message function on your smart phone.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

"Age is but a number"! I am 80 years old and believe me, that is as ridiculous a statement as can be made. It is so easy for the young to make this statement and will never understand how fallacious it is until you are there. Your abilities and capabilities to do what you could when young are gone or highly limited for the most part. However, life is still good after some adjustments.

Today I heard a new Rule. We all know The Golden Rule, right?

KKGator comments on Jan 29, 2018:

That's great until you run into someone who thinks they're entitled to more than they reasonably are. I'll stick with the Golden Rule. Platinum is too expensive.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 29, 2018:

I think the "silver rule" is more powerful still, "do NOT do to others that you would NOT want done to you"

If a tree falls with no one to hear it, does it make a sound?

Hicks66 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

So if a stove element is on and no one is around to feel it, it's not hot?

jlynn37 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

Apples and oranges.

"The things you own end up owning you" - From Fight Club A rail against capitalism and for always...

jlynn37 comments on Jan 27, 2018:

I doubt that you would ever hear someone on their deathbed say: "I should have spent more time at the office", "I should have spent more time cleaning my house", etc.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 27, 2018:

It is just a comment my friend.

This kind of story makes me angry-cry.

jlynn37 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

"makes me want to punch something tll my knuckles bleed.". Why is violence against another person, except for self defense, so dominant in all societies of this world. Thoughts of violence against another NEVER inter my mind.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

I see what you are saying, but still, violence just does not enter my thought process and they do permeate all societies on this planet.

Where do you spend your vacation?

jlynn37 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I am retired and live on a continuous vacation. I enjoy traveling by car and Amtrak and take many trips each year. I am also an outdoors person and enjoy camping and I take many camping trips to various places in my state and around the country whenever I choose. Life is good.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

No I do not make anything.

What do you have out there for some good rockin tunes.

jlynn37 comments on Jan 26, 2018:

That is so subjective that is almost impossible to state. I for one prefer only instrumental music and my favorite is Jazz Guitar, but I enjoy big band, dixieland, bluegrass, blues and again mostly insturmental.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Deliver me from rock "music".

On a scale of 1 to 10, how annoyed are you when the religious try to mix science with belief!

evidentialist comments on Jan 26, 2018:

I'd say pretty close to 25 -- maybe a bit more.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

@EmeraldJewel Good luck with that.

Where do you spend your vacation?

atheist comments on Jan 26, 2018:

That's funny b/c I'm retired & I live at the lake so everyday is a vacation! Hooray! :)

jlynn37 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

Same here my friend and have been for over 23 years. Lake Whitney, TX.

I turned a guy down for a date - busy at work and decided not to date.

Qualia comments on Jan 26, 2018:

Coffee.....riiiiight ..... just coffee....and chatting.... uh huh. LOL Going out for just coffee hasn't meant just that in 20+ years, if ever.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 26, 2018:

What a ludicrous statement. I ALWAYS suggest to meet a new acquaintance for coffee at a local cafe and have done so for 50 years and will continue to do so.

Is humanity doomed?

Yakoi comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I'm indifferent, honestly. I plan on removing myself entirely from society within the next few years. I've already started a breeding program for chickens to get eggs and meat. I have been studying up on raising goats, sheep, and pigs for various reasons including meat, and my husband and I will ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 25, 2018:

I wish you well and success in finding what you are searching for here and in your life.

When you say "I love you", what does that mean? I am not referring to romantic love.

Varn comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I am admitting a trusted devotion to ‘you.’ ‘You’ have become an intrical part of my life. ‘You’re’ needs and desires are now my own… I am forfeiting a portion of myself to include ‘you’.. I want ‘you’ in my life forever ~

jlynn37 replies on Jan 25, 2018:

That sounds to me more romantic love.

When you say "I love you", what does that mean? I am not referring to romantic love.

evergreen comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I guess I don't use "I love you" casually. I prefer saying directly, that someone is special to me, and my respect and high regard for them will be evident by my actions .

jlynn37 replies on Jan 25, 2018:

Would you never say "I love you" to a total stranger?

Is humanity doomed?

BucketlistBob comments on Jan 25, 2018:

We're going to be just fine... we are going to excel like crazy... they ask the same question all the time. No one is crazy enough to push that button.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 25, 2018:

Only time will tell.

Is humanity doomed?

Yakoi comments on Jan 25, 2018:

I'm indifferent, honestly. I plan on removing myself entirely from society within the next few years. I've already started a breeding program for chickens to get eggs and meat. I have been studying up on raising goats, sheep, and pigs for various reasons including meat, and my husband and I will ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 25, 2018:

No man is an island.

How many of you are bothered by second hand smoke?

jlynn37 comments on Jan 24, 2018:

I have never smoked (I have a thinking brain) and smoking of any kind is next to intolerable.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 24, 2018:

How about smoking hot gorgeous? I should have qualified my comment by saying "cigarette smoke" but thought it was understood.

The prosperity paradox is dividing the country in two - CNNPolitics

engineer_in_nj comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Paradox of Prosperity is a non-peer reviewed theory.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 24, 2018:

It is not a theory but a hypothesis.

Who do you think can defeat Trump in 2020? (Select all that apply)

jlynn37 comments on Jan 23, 2018:

I will make that decision in 2020.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 24, 2018:

Precisely my point.

How can the impossible be true?

Charlene comments on Jan 23, 2018:

It is possible, our universe may be the by product of a Black Hole in another universe..awesome, huh?

jlynn37 replies on Jan 23, 2018:

First I've heard of that.

How can the impossible be true?

Charlene comments on Jan 23, 2018:

It is possible, our universe may be the by product of a Black Hole in another universe..awesome, huh?

jlynn37 replies on Jan 23, 2018:

How about we are a computer simulation of a higher intelligence.

God seemed to have become a brand, a packaging, and people purchase this trusted brand with such ...

shockwaverider comments on Jan 23, 2018:

Where is the consumer protection agency in all of this?

jlynn37 replies on Jan 23, 2018:

Why, Trump's new Religious Freedom Protection Agency.

Question from a newbie to this forum, but not a newbie Atheist.

jayneonacobb comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Buddhists are often atheists. Modern Sun worshippers are also atheists, but they feel a spiritual connection to the sun. Pastafarianism is technically a religion that doesn't believe in their God. Jedi don't need to believe in God, yeah, that's a legit thing. I'd say as long as you reject the claim ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 22, 2018:

Agreed as that is the definition of Atheist.

How many people have still not worked out why Hillary lost?

jlynn37 comments on Jan 22, 2018:

Nothing to work out. It was the electoral college decision to make. Right or wrong, good or bad. (IMHO)

jlynn37 replies on Jan 22, 2018:

It is what it is my friend.

Rights or privileges?

jlynn37 comments on Jan 21, 2018:

I think the Declaration of Independence states it a well as any: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 21, 2018:

Your opinion is noted.

So I went to lunch with my mom and sis today and told them about this website and how happy I was ...

jlynn37 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

If evolution is a fact, and I accept the facts that is, where along the evolutionary process, did the soul appear in humans and by what process could it have happened?

jlynn37 replies on Jan 21, 2018:

The concept of a soul is simply nonsense. (IMHO) I'm just throwing thoughts out there

Partners parents ?

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 20, 2018:

I used to go loggerheads with my 1st husband's father. My inlaws were religious but my father-in-law and I were both Virgos and argued constantly. We were living in their house so my husband could finish his degree. Asked to make a steak I did to a wave of criticism. I was so angry I threw the fork ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 20, 2018:

You obviously put some credibility in astrology seeing how you mentioned you were both Virgos, which is as much nonsense as religion is.

I suspect a scammer in my messages, what should I do?

jlynn37 comments on Jan 18, 2018:

I have been on the internet and dating sites for over 20 years. I typed a text file and saved it. When encountering scammers I simply copy and paste it into the conversation. Abide by this rule and you will NEVER be a victim. "I have one strict rule when I am on the internet. I will NEVER, under ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 18, 2018:

I might add that it is equally important to tell this to YOURSELF frequently.

What is happiness?

Hominid comments on Jan 18, 2018:

Not being married to my ex.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 18, 2018:

Not being married at all.

Pro-life protests coming?

sassygirl3869 comments on Jan 18, 2018:

March this Saturday for Impeachment is going to piss off trump-YAY

jlynn37 replies on Jan 18, 2018:

As TheMiddleWay stated above, that will be the only outcome and nothing will change.

If there is a god do you think he favors other people over other people? I do.

AMGT comments on Jan 18, 2018:

I don’t have a belief in any gods. I think you’re projecting your own human habits onto this god you’re imagining, too.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 18, 2018:

That is what ALL religious people do.

Okay, tax exemption status for churches.

Heathen2 comments on Jan 18, 2018:

Taxation is theft. The idea comes from bribing raiding hordes to they not loot and pillage your village. Just a variation on a gang's "protection" money.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 18, 2018:

Taxation allows for all the infrastructure, police and fire protection, social programs the help the citizens and many other useful reasons to be taxed.

This guy has to be the worst president in history I can believe the blind Faith backing him...

Trajan61 comments on Jan 17, 2018:

I think Obama was the worst we’ve ever had. So far I think Trump’s doing great even though I don’t like the influence of the religious right.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 17, 2018:

That just goes to show that, out of 7+ billion people on this planet, there are 7+ billion opinions.

Religious impact nationwide

PeppermintDreads comments on Jan 6, 2018:

The United States is single-handedly making *The Handmaid’s Tale* become closer to reality every day.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 15, 2018:

That is why, regardless of how trivial the incident might seem, it is vital that we resist all attempts by Theist, of any stripe, to impose their nonsense on the population as a whole.

I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere.

jlynn37 comments on Jan 15, 2018:

One arrogant individual.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 15, 2018:

Don't take my answer so seriously. It is just an answer that I give and it means as much as the riddle. Nothing more.

I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere.

jlynn37 comments on Jan 15, 2018:

One arrogant individual.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 15, 2018:

My answer stands.

What religion has caused the most murders

azzow2 comments on Jan 15, 2018:

Catholicism (crusades)

jlynn37 replies on Jan 15, 2018:

and inquisition.

Group calls on city to remove Ten Commandments monument | Local News | santafenewmexican.com

jlynn37 comments on Jan 12, 2018:

I am a paying, card carrying member of FFRF and will remain so.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 13, 2018:

go to their website and sign up .. https://ffrf.org/

Does anyone have secular rituals, crafted anew or adapted from non-secular ones for the purpose of ...

stinkeye_a comments on Jan 12, 2018:

I am the most anti-ritual person. I'm not against rituals themselves, or anyone else performing them; they just don't work for me. There are a few ritual actions performed at the Dharma (Buddhist) center I frequent and they don't really bother me. I don't do all the namaskars to the image of ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

What is the difference in namaskars and namaste?

I wonder if I'm urinating in the breeze here in north-east Louisiana.

azzow2 comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Great part of our country. tTy and do it down wind.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

yes, something is wrong with the edit feature.

My adoptive parents are gay and have been together for 38 years now.

zanyfish comments on Jan 12, 2018:

The world would be a more peaceful place if everyone thought that way :)

jlynn37 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

I don't know about more peaceful because there is much violence that has nothing to do with sexuality, but it would definitely be more accepting and inclusive and that would go along way in reducing the overall violence.

Is Fox News credible or mostly propaganda?

jlynn37 comments on Jan 12, 2018:

99% propaganda (IMHO)

jlynn37 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

It is what it is.

Is Fox News credible or mostly propaganda?

Triphid comments on Jan 12, 2018:

Given that Fox anything is mostly owned and controlled by Rupert Murdoch I'd have to say that Fox News is much like almost every other news broadcast by Commercial Media Sources, i.e. It is overly sensationalised, twisted and warped until truth and fact are almost indistinguishable from fiction and ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

Profit!!!

If god made Adam first, why do men have nipples? And did Adam have them too?

Seminarian comments on Jan 10, 2018:

God didn't create Adam first. The Adam in the Eden Myth was a spirit offspring created in the likeness of its creator and were pre-material humans. Pre-split Adam was also created in the image of God which of course has no specific physical image. While Eve is described as being created from ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 10, 2018:

So you have no way of knowing this, you are just parroting what you read in the big book of multiple choice and you seem to parrot it with such authority.

If god made Adam first, why do men have nipples? And did Adam have them too?

HippieChick58 comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Supposedly we are made in god's image, so why the hell does god have nipples, unless after all god is female....

jlynn37 replies on Jan 10, 2018:

If we are made in god's image, why aren't we invisible?

If god made Adam first, why do men have nipples? And did Adam have them too?

Seminarian comments on Jan 10, 2018:

God didn't create Adam first. The Adam in the Eden Myth was a spirit offspring created in the likeness of its creator and were pre-material humans. Pre-split Adam was also created in the image of God which of course has no specific physical image. While Eve is described as being created from ...

jlynn37 replies on Jan 10, 2018:

and just how do you know this?

"Being an atheist means you have to realise that when you die, that really is it.

jlynn37 comments on Jan 9, 2018:

That is not necessarily so as being an Atheist has nothing to do with death. Atheism is just, "disbelief OR lack of belief [non-belief] in the existence of God or gods". That is all.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 9, 2018:

One can be an Atheist and believe anything about an afterlife. Returning as a different life form, reborn on another galaxy far, far away, or just existing in an eternal, dreamless state. It has nothing to do with Atheism. Again, Atheism is just "disbelief OR lack of belief [non-belief] in the existence of God or gods". That is all.

This .... (L)

JWDiaz comments on Jan 9, 2018:

Is the man in the drawing supposed to be a monk?

jlynn37 replies on Jan 9, 2018:

Based on what it looks like he is wearing, (a hooded coat in my opinion), I would say he does NOT have heat.

Other than religion, in what way are you a minority where you live?

SocraticAddict comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I'm a heterosexual male who has absolutely no interest in sports. Seems to be a very difficult concept for people in my area.

jlynn37 replies on Jan 9, 2018:

It is beyond my comprehension how people react to sports the way they do and the same with celebrates.

What I learned in 2017:

sassygirl3869 comments on Dec 31, 2017:

Live one day at a time Do the best you can Don't make promises you can't keep. The world does not revolve around me. Sharing is caring. Life is fleeting - enjoy it. Do things happen for a reason? Still pondering? Prioritize-don't sweat the small stuff.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 31, 2017:

If things happen for a reason, that reason is Physics.

Single or Partnered, looking or not?

ConnieR comments on Dec 30, 2017:

Single and not really looking, but if I meet someone great if not no big deal.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 30, 2017:

My thoughts exactly.

I think there is a lot of confusion with terms in this area.

jlynn37 comments on Dec 28, 2017:

As far as I am concerned, if their is no evidence for somethings existence, it does not exist.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 29, 2017:

When recently discovered god is shown to exist, I will change my comment.

Something to ponder.

sirbikesalot06 comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Why would I waste my time pondering on something so silly. I would rather ponder on if the universe is a simulation, how can I write programs to do work for free like make women give me a blow job, or to grow a bigger dick. Maybe even learn how to float big stones and build a pyramid.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 27, 2017:

Whatever floats your boat my friend. One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Opinions wanted: my now ex has suddenly converted to Christianity??

BrigittaCuadros comments on Dec 27, 2017:

There can only be one reason that that is a new partner demands it, that he is lying or he is hearing voices because of a neurological problem. He is trying to be fair with you, because there is nothing worse than being with someone you don't want to be with. Either way, focus on friendship and ...

jlynn37 replies on Dec 27, 2017:

I am in complete agreement with all that you said here. I have been a single man and live alone for 49 years and have enjoyed all that you have said in my many relationships with women who I have experienced in my life.

Something to ponder.

cuteberry890 comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Hi I think is best you ask a religious person the real answer you seek will not be from rather you get more confused..????

jlynn37 replies on Dec 27, 2017:

This is not a question and I am not seeking an answer. It is just something I thought not many people gave any thought too.

What right does a religious person have to threaten a person that don’t believe how they do?

CuriousCreature comments on Dec 26, 2017:

She has no problem condemning you to eternity in Hell. To hell with her feelings. Who would wish hell on anyone?

jlynn37 replies on Dec 26, 2017:

They also think that, since you do not believe as they do, you deserve it.

It makes me sad and angry that people haven't figured this out yet.

jlynn37 comments on Dec 24, 2017:

I think most people, especially conservatives, are authoritarians, do not want to think for themselves and just accept what their authority figures tell them.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 26, 2017:

I do not think that I am an authoritarian and I am expressing my opinion (flimsy though it may be).

Any older experienced atheists around here have any life advice for a young man entering into the ...

buck1977 comments on Dec 25, 2017:

Avoid the doom and gloom coming from religious folks and democrats, and you'll be just fine.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 26, 2017:

You should add buck1977 to his list as he is about as negative as it gets and adds nothing constructive to any discourse.

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.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 25, 2017:

I do not respect other people's belief. I respect their RIGHT to believe whatever nonsense the choose to believe.

In this new year, I wish everyone success, good fortune, good health, much love and happiness in ...

MonicaBuddhagGal comments on Dec 25, 2017:

Nam Myoho Range Kyo Buddhist prayers

jlynn37 replies on Dec 25, 2017:

Namaste.

Any older experienced atheists around here have any life advice for a young man entering into the ...

buck1977 comments on Dec 25, 2017:

Avoid the doom and gloom coming from religious folks and democrats, and you'll be just fine.

jlynn37 replies on Dec 25, 2017:

What does "democrats" have to do with the OP's question.

"Politics" is a genteel filthy word with teeth.

wordywalt comments on Dec 25, 2017:

Blame the total lack of civility on reactionary right-wing and inflexible ideologues in the Republican party. They have decided that they will use big money and any dirty trick they can create to cram their agenda down our throats. They do not really want to rule. They want to obstruct and to ...

jlynn37 replies on Dec 25, 2017:

and they do whatever they can to disenfranchise anyone who disagrees with their agenda in order to maintain control of power. In actuality, it is no different than Saddam Hussein's Iran.