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The only things I like about religion are the art and architecture.

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Mankind has wasted a lot of time, energy, and resources, building magnificant churches while the people live in hovels.

When faced with a life or death decision which option do you think would be the most beneficial & ...

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Deuteronomy 30:19 MOSES I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, Good advice...always choose life.

Why this need to pass on our genes?

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

It's an ego thing...we like to make little copies of ourselves.

I just like to hear what other agnostics have to say, about their interests .

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I like to play bridge.

I don't believe my life has purpose, per se.

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I looked at your photos and your atoms appear to be arranged perfectly.

A few suggestions for this site....thoughts?

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I looked at your profile and I am impressed by the interesting places you have visited.

Busted: Not Smarter Than a 5th Grader

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Beware of unintended consequences.

America's Income Inequality Has Now Surpassed Russia's, A Shocking Development - The Intellectualist

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

A while back someone wrote a book about income inequality. The premise of the book was that looking at the past history of nations of the world, when the inequality between rich and poor reaches a certain tipping point there is always a revolution. The poor strike back at the rich. Sorry I don't remember the title or the author.

Have you encountered a Flat Earther?

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Yes...characters inthe Bible

Does it make you angry when someone gives all the credit to god for healing the ailing instead of ...

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

The Bible tells Christians that God is the healer.... From James chapter 5 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, Of course this Christian health plan needs to be repealed and replaced because it sucks.

"As the nation reflects on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination today, we ...

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

An interesting fact...Brown v Board of education TOPEKA KANSAS. Many assume this case involved a southern state but it involved a state we would assume was more enlightened as to racial prejudice. So even after Brown v Board of ED 1954, there was much work to do and still people of color have not yet entered the promised land of equality.

Anti-vaxxer ‘warrior mom’: If vaccines are so great, ‘why aren’t they mentioned in the ...

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

Jesus was ignorant about health issues... Look at what was said about hand washing... The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; 4and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots. 5The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?" Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.' " Was this good advice that Jesus gave the crowd. For health reasons isn’t it prudent to wash your hands, cups and pitchers and copper pots? What do health professionals always tell you concerning how to avoid getting sick? Wash your hands. Wash your hands before eating. My mother always insisted that I wash my hands when I came into the house, and before eating. Is there “Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him,”” as Jesus said? What about bacteria, viruses, and poisons, that may be on your hands, and may find their way into your mouth and make you sick, if you don’t wash them off your hands? If Jesus is who Christians think he is, didn’t Jesus sin by giving people false information?

I've been exploring the idea that we do not have free will and it's kind off fucking with my mind.

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

As a member of the human race there are countless obligations that are imposed on you by society. I'm reminded I have to put the trash can out at the curb tonight. No you don't have free will to do whatever you want to do.

As and atheist, I regret all the time I spent living by weird, arbitrary rules.

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

Know the Truth and the Truth has set you free.

You want to see my what?

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

Maybe the clerk was just checking out your home address.

You need to love yourself first to be able to create a good relationship. Do you agree?

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

I'd say that is fabulous advice.

What does it take to quiet your mind?

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

I write down all the things I have to do on a list and make notations when I will work on them. Then I can go to sleep knowing everything is under control.

I am curious what others think: If life were discovered on another world (planet, moon, comet, ...

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

God Trumps All Arguments Against Him. It is impossible to win an argument against a hard core Christian. No matter how absurd, impossible, ridiculous, inane, the Christian Position and no matter how scientific, reasonable, or even Biblical, the Skeptic’s position, the Christian can always play the “God can do anything” Card and trump the Skeptics argument. With God all things are possible. You lose My Skeptical friend.

What's the real issue that causes homelessness in America?

nicknotes comments on Apr 5, 2018:

Lack of rent money?

BBC - Earth - Why is there something rather than nothing?

nicknotes comments on Apr 4, 2018:

What is is....

How would you react?

nicknotes comments on Apr 4, 2018:

Sue them...they had no right to cut his hair.

While talking with people.

nicknotes comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I like the wisdom of Ecclesiates.

What Is The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe? - Neil deGrasse Tyson... [youtube.com]

nicknotes comments on Apr 4, 2018:

IMO The great size.

Makes me sick. This is going to continue until more people react to it.

nicknotes comments on Apr 4, 2018:

It is a waste. I suppose it is all about "ego." You can tell your friends you shot a giraffe and supposedly impress them I am disgusted by this useless killing.

Prostitution, how do you feel about it?

nicknotes comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I believe in free enterprise. Prostitutes are just selling a service.

Changing times

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

We are on our way...we grow everyday.

I am trying to understand how people seem to think that owning gun is a right but healthcare isn't>

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Eric Fromm, the psychologist said "a gun is a penis substitute" A lot of guys who can't get it up buy a gun to feel more "manly."

What's a phrase you vehemently despise?

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

"you know"

Is there intelligent life out there in the universe?

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

There are so many stars with planets that I think statistically there may be life out there in space.

Married men make more than Single Men

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Women want the security of a man with a big paycheck.

:-( No joy.

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Stop drinking milk and eating cheese. I think you will feel better. Dairy products contain a lot of cow pus because mechanical milkers irritate the teats and cause pus. Pus is an irritant that has adverse effects on humans when ingested.

Yeah so basically 12step programs and sobriety advocates need to step off me! 2 reasons: 1) even...

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

The Christians are very adept at finding ways to brainwash the unsuspecting.

Here's another upstanding humble servant of Christ.

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

I wonder how thorough the little boys wipe after defecating?

Occasionally I find that some who claim to be atheist or agnostic are actually neither: they're just...

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Why would anyone be mad at an imaginary creature? That's like being mad at Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and the Jolly Green Giant.

Here is a link to an excellent documentary released by CNN a few years back- [m.

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Theists find Atheists very threatening. Secretly they have doubts about their faith. They wonder if Atheists are really right and they are wrong. They try to solve this problem by rejecting Atheists. If they could they would kill us.

Circumcision

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Circumcision is a religious practice. Jews and Moslems practice circumcision.

I so agree ... What say you about this ?

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

I agree...just be "cool"

Bright sunshine and blue skies today, so it got me thinking ahead to summer.

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

I enjoy seltzer with a sprits of lemon juice.

Well, I had an interesting Sunday.

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

It is a wonder that Muslims can get anything done if they are interrupted five times a day to pray.

Am I being a paranoid conspiracy theorist about a national grocery store chain and condoms?

nicknotes comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Do they make an announcement over the PA system....."" Condom Administrator report to check out for a condom sale""

Personally, I'm against abortion but I know there are instances where it is a medical necessity.

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

I think the issue is if the government should regulate reproduction or should the individual have the right to regulate their reproduction without interference from government.

Does someone have to be college educated to be intelligent?

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

No...but education helps...

“Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been ...

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

If the Christians once again solidify political power you may find yourself with a stake up your butt being roasted like a pig.

Holy Horrors: A Grim Pattern

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

""Foxe's Book of Martyrs"" Millions died at the hand of the Christians.

Do good deeds without belief in heavenly reward or hellish punishment.

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

We all need each other...so help out your fellow humans. Someone else grows your food, provides drinking water, electric ;power, makes your car, provides gasoline....even hauls away your trash. We are all in this together.

What does an Atheist believe we come from? Where are we going?

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

SEX......

What is your reaction to assertions you don't think are true?

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

"Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth" I agree but the "Big Lie" technique of bombarding people with the same lie incessantly will convince those who don't search for the truth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_li

Ah my favorite part of Easter: 80% off Cadbury

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Sugar is a killer.....beware of this bargain.

Kind of weird how there levels on here but whatever

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

We are all fighting for our place in the sun.

And yet he still lives.....

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

If I believed in the Bible I might be convinced that Trump is the Anti-Christ. He is evil and the Christians are taken in with his delusions.

Go Scotland...Skye.... :-)

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Big....the interesting thing is that the Bible's creation story does not account for dinosaurs.

What's the best bit of advice you've ever been given?

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

One of my teachers in High School used to say to say to me..."You're never going to make it unless you marry a rich girl."

How do you guys rest/relax your brain when tired?

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

I take a nap

What are some of the arguments that you have heard from theists

nicknotes comments on Apr 2, 2018:

Theists believe on an emotional level. There cannot be an argument because facts are meaningless to them. In their opinion God can do anything so they use this argument to trump any facts you may have.

Do you like country living? For those that do, did, ? Or want to

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I like living close to a Supermarket....you gotta eat.

How would you feel in a relationship if your significant other refused to fight?

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Maybe you need to find a new significant other

I thought this was pretty astute.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

You have exposed the flaw of Christianity....it makes no sense.

I'm new.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

You peaked my interest when you mentioned 'erotica." I have been busy writing about flaws in the Bible. But your topic seems more stimulating.

I'm back for a few days.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

What questions do you need answered specifically? As Jesus said..."ask and you shall receive." And as my teacher said...the stupid question is the one you failed to ask.

My Mom is wonderful.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

You can always count on MOM....that is fabulous.

Today I found Jesus/ It was an amazing, downright profound moment for me in my life.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I don't see a belt buckle.....does Jesus fasten his belt with velcro?

Stumbled on this article today.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I live by Reason, Common Sense, Logic, and SCIENCE. These are the "medicine" that cure the disease of religion.

Brought up as a Catholic, I learned the significance and power of symbolism.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

I'm salivating.....

This doesn't mean Mainstream Media cannot be trusted. It means anyone can be fooled

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

The man of the year is a man who has had the greatest influence on world events for the past year. It has nothing to do with the man being a "good man" or a "bad man." Surely Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin had their 15 minutes on the world stage where they were making the news and influencing world events. The fact that they were "bad men" does not detract from the fact that they were news makers.

Feeling smug in my t-shirt and festive snapchat filter today.

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Very stylish.

Happy Pagon sex day

nicknotes comments on Apr 1, 2018:

This sounds like a great holiday.

People describe me as a sinner. What is sin?

nicknotes comments on Mar 31, 2018:

Sin is a violation of religious law. If you are not under the law you can't be a sinner. Where there is no law there is no sin.

Today is World Bipolar day.

nicknotes comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I read about a guy who has a split personality and both his personalities are bipolar. Would that make him a quadrapolar?

If I had it all to do again, I doubt very much I would meet my husband.

nicknotes comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I like to imagine that if I ever married again I would make a better choice because now I have all these years of experience. Of course the choice may be to not marry again.

On April 14,2018 Columbus, IN will have its first Pride festival.

nicknotes comments on Mar 31, 2018:

IMO Pense is a religious bigot....worse yet he is a hypocrite. He has been caught lying for Trump.

Should women still act like women and men like men?

nicknotes comments on Mar 31, 2018:

The stongest economies in the world are countries that have the greatest freedom and respect for women. Countries that keep women barefoot and pregnant are 3rd world countries.

Art & Culture in a truly agnostic or atheist society?

nicknotes comments on Mar 31, 2018:

I always had this dream of buying a small farm, and growing all my fruits and vegetables organically. But it is a fantasy....I'm too lazy...I hire a guy to cut my grass rather than doing it myself.

Fun ways to raise money for causes