@BeeHappy be like.... of course that's why I chose her for moderator.

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 9, 2018:

I don't think that's what you're supposed to do with nipples...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@EricTrommater She's right, you need to nestle it down in there a bit more & get it settled!

@BeeHappy be like.... of course that's why I chose her for moderator.

BeeHappy comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Right? Hahaha! You pretty much nailed it!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@Blindbird Sexy wasn't quite the word I'd use. Retina scalding comes to mind.

She Blinded Me With Science (more nerd humor)...

BeeHappy comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Couple groaners in there.... ;-)

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

& the comments 80% porno!

She Blinded Me With Science (more nerd humor)...

BeeHappy comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Couple groaners in there.... ;-)

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

This whole group's content is 90% groaners!!!

....and the nose jobs!

KKGator comments on Mar 9, 2018:

LOL

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@KKGator He's too twisted for telegraph!

The easy availability of Little People Porn and Simpsons Hentai has me like.

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Welcome to the 21st century where strangers far from one another bond over niche porn.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

Wait, midget porn, Simpson hentai & now niche porn? I've never seen niche's do it. Maybe aunts or MILF's, but not niches!!!

Bent Trees Are Historical Landmarks. -InspireMore.com

phxbillcee comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Good article, very interesting! Thank you!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

A few different type of "bent"!

Philosophical Failures of Christian Apologetics, Part 1, Why God Matters... [youtube.com]

BeeHappy comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Thanks for the good share.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

I will be posting the whole series in time.

Shakira Law

phxbillcee comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Shakira Law states, "Hips don't lie!"

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@Blindbird Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I'm not a drunk....I'm an alcohol aficionado...

phxbillcee comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Found a theme you can relate to?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@EricTrommater That's because I always get, "Hey! That's not your finger!!!"

Bees Do So Much?

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Have you read that stuff though? It's drivel, I don't think I could take anyone seriously who liked it.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@EricTrommater Trying to add up all the "negatives" in that sentence to find out how many times you read it!

Shakira Law

phxbillcee comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Shakira Law states, "Hips don't lie!"

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@Blindbird I'll get stoned then die by hips!

He has spoken.

Livinlife comments on Mar 9, 2018:

If there actually was a god, I would hope for one that would do this LOL

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

Yeah, sense of humor is essential, & would fit right in with the rest of the absurdities of life!

Yay John

EricTrommater comments on Mar 9, 2018:

....all I got was severe psychological damage.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

That's what you got for coming in sixth!

Lighthouse Look-Alikes... [livescience.com]

sassygirl3869 comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Just saw this on FB yesterday.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

Well, I can't always be first!!!

An insight into mens psych Miss NSW Australia is on a cruise ship that sinks in the Pacific.

MrLink comments on Mar 9, 2018:

What?! Men never kiss and tell!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

That's right! We wait 'til we get to at least third base!

An insight into mens psych Miss NSW Australia is on a cruise ship that sinks in the Pacific.

phxbillcee comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Who he WAS shagging!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@273kelvin No, I meant after his comment he wouldn't be shagging her anymore! Thus, past tense.

She Blinded Me With Science (more nerd humor)...

ballou comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Thomas Dolby https://youtu.be/cJxSwxexZYo

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

That's the one!

Drinking

phxbillcee comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Yeah, I've (hic) noticed!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@Jameson Training is everything!

Video Games/Gun Violence, The Daily Show... [youtube.com]

Dick_Martin comments on Mar 9, 2018:

We've had violence and mayhem since forever. Think putting children in the oven to bake them and then eating them is not violent? Boiling children to make stew?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

Do you have any good recipes, I'm trying to compile an "Atheist's Cookbook"!!

Workplace violence

phxbillcee comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Someone is seriously twisted, probably the work of the Joker!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@balou Good reply!!

Run while you still can.

EricTrommater comments on Mar 9, 2018:

...and God doesn't even give good head.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

& you know how???

Accident

DelilahJones33 comments on Mar 8, 2018:

<3

phxbillcee replies on Mar 9, 2018:

@BeeHappy Thanks!

For National Woman’s Day

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Now here's a Barbie I'd buy.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@Blindbird Now that wouldn't be anatomically correct now, would it?

For National Woman’s Day

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Now here's a Barbie I'd buy.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Only if I got an anatomically correct one!

Accident

DelilahJones33 comments on Mar 8, 2018:

<3

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Been meaning to ask what <3 means. I figure 3< is a fart, but scratchin' my head over yours!

After The Party's Over...

Shelton comments on Mar 8, 2018:

LMAO. Those were all good! I specially like the one of Girls after sex!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

I only steal the best!

Da Cheeto

Livinlife comments on Mar 8, 2018:

So that's why Melania has such a pissed off look all the time

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@Blindbird Obviously Melania never says that!

He said he was sorry....

psycheworks comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Brilliant, where do you find these? Are you a meme maker?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Hey, steal them like the rest of us do!!! LOL

More Sex (if you're not too tired)...

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

I'd like to thank @phxbillcee for helping me maintain my celibacy.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Funny, I hear that all the time!

The first step towards colonization... About time NASA!

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Eric volunteers to be the first man on Mars!!!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@BeeHappy A cowgirl on Mars! Great Sci-Fi movie title!

A Few More For The Ladies...

Livinlife comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Let's hear it for badass women!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Happy International Women's Day! (Will you be fixing dinner tomorrow???)

Nancy Grace Roman, The Mother of the Hubble Telescope... [space.com]

psycheworks comments on Mar 8, 2018:

@phxbillcee thanks for posting this on International Women's Day :-)

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

& I see you caught some of my "tributes" in the Memes" group, too!

Have you seen this guy before? [facebook.com]

MikeFlora comments on Mar 8, 2018:

No, and I could have lived a good life without ever seeing him. Thanks for that. You do know you can't unsee shit, right?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@MikeFlora Isn't "gay Pee Wee Herman" sort of an oxymoron?

How do we spread mental health awareness?

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

this is a nation-wide issue, & to an extent, depending on the country & culture, a worldwide issue. Unfortunately, mental health awareness, rather than being addressed as it should be, in an educational sense, is being co-opted by the gun apologists as what needs to be fixed to stop many shootings. ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@Sarahroo29 Possibly willful ignorance, or prejudice!

Have you seen this guy before? [facebook.com]

MikeFlora comments on Mar 8, 2018:

No, and I could have lived a good life without ever seeing him. Thanks for that. You do know you can't unsee shit, right?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@MikeFlora sorry I misunderstood. It was just seeing yours right after SamKerry's it seemed there was a trend going so I responded from that.

Downloading

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Depends on the format you use. For specifics, ask Admin. Also consider posting on the "Eclectic Jams" group page(s).

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@TommyRyan There are good suggestions here from some of the folks. I also suggest exploring the site a bit. Click on the Agnostic.com logo in upper-left & hit FAQ, Groups, etc. to get an idea of what is here or to contact Admin for questions.

More classy art shit, yo.

BeeHappy comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Let's make a sex tape! LOL

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

OK!

Who are your athiest/agnostic heros?

BeeHappy comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Still working on that, but definitely George Carlin will be on the list.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Sagan was also a good choice, as is Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, John Lennon for some of his lyrics is also a good choice. Einstein, I admire for his outspokenness at that time, but atheism or any real tenet was not really his focus. Carlin's wit was amazing, & he nailed it so often.

The NRA Is A Cult, Full Frontal... [youtube.com]

sassygirl3869 comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Interesting comparing NRA to Scientology-a cult.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Tho meant humorously, really fairly apt!

My turn-ons include long walks on the beach, wine by the fireside, a tyranny of the proletariat, and...

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Oooh hot new interrogation techniques?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@Blindbird It would make us babble & drool!

Just can't leave these guys unsupervised.

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

You should put them to honest work making videos with, I mean for, you!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@EricTrommater Are you trying out for any of the parts?

Now, What Were We Talking About Earlier...

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Had to stick at least one "cat" meme in there!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@BeeHappy Like it would make a difference getting to Level 9!!!

My turn-ons include long walks on the beach, wine by the fireside, a tyranny of the proletariat, and...

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Oooh hot new interrogation techniques?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Face it, none are new to you.

A Few More For The Ladies...

psycheworks comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Brilliant

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Glad you liked them, even the snarky one!

Now, What Were We Talking About Earlier...

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Had to stick at least one "cat" meme in there!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@BeeHappy Yeah, but I try not to do it, not really fair, but sometimes need to add a thought or two.

International Women's Day IV... We all know how I love coffee.

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Nice save!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@BeeHappy Yeah, either way it's dangerous!!

Just can't leave these guys unsupervised.

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

You should put them to honest work making videos with, I mean for, you!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@EricTrommater She's still rounding up a crew for the live-action version, so she has to make do 'til then!

Amelia Earhart's Bones? Still in Question... [livescience.com]

sassygirl3869 comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Always fascinated about Amelia Earhart. Seen every documentary and followed every theory.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

She was a fascinating character even without the "disappearance", now we add a major mystery!

International Women's Day I....don't kill your children, but I'm cool with the rest of these.

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Yeah but, have you MET my kids?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@EricTrommater Bar-B-Que!!!

International Women's Day I....don't kill your children, but I'm cool with the rest of these.

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Yeah but, have you MET my kids?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Take after their Mom, eh?

When you discuss or argue about a topic, it could be anything, how important is it to you to "win" ...

EricTrommater comments on Mar 8, 2018:

I usually defend my point until such a time as I feel I am in danger of learning something or growing as a person and then make a joke and walk away.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@BeeHappy Forget it, he just left!

When you discuss or argue about a topic, it could be anything, how important is it to you to "win" ...

ScottAHurst comments on Mar 8, 2018:

I argue to get at the truth. It a real joy to encounter an opponent that has the skeptical chops to bring a well-evidenced argument. If I am to be more correct tomorrow, I must acknowledge when I lose today. Embarrassing or not, that is how it works.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Everything should be a learning experience!

When you discuss or argue about a topic, it could be anything, how important is it to you to "win" ...

Angelface comments on Mar 8, 2018:

In my idle moments I sometimes daydream of a perfect sandwich, two slices of thick wholegrain bread with thin coats of butter and mayonaise topped with thick slices of lean roast beef. Interpersed with those slices is just enough brown mustard with horseradish and a final lettuce topping. Added is a...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Sign of the times, unfortunately!

Well shucky darns... looks like damnation for me...totally.. fun times ;)

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

& Dang! I only got 5 out of the bunch! Guess I just have to try harder!!!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@Tecolote If you're holding a knife now, whatever you want!!!

Well shucky darns... looks like damnation for me...totally.. fun times ;)

phxbillcee comments on Mar 8, 2018:

& Dang! I only got 5 out of the bunch! Guess I just have to try harder!!!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@Tecolote At my age, I doubt it. Gave up thug, so I can't even claim that one, & the only idol I like is Billy Idol, & even him not so much! I find some Wiccans sexy, but it's not for me, & Allah is just another name for Jehovah, so...no! I only cut myself by accident, while shaving or doing home repair ('cause I can be a klutz at times). I look fetching in yoga pants but get the wrong kind of attention, so that kills 2 more. No, I guess I'm doomed to be an underachiever!

Pay it forward....

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Ask and ye shall receive. Boobies!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@Blindbird Very solid figure you've got there!

Good morning meemers! Come have a cup of coffee and some memes...

BeeHappy comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Hmmmm.....that's asking a lot, isn't it?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Just gonna say the same thing! & you don't even drink coffee!!!

For some reason Captain Crunch always roughed up the inside of my mouth.....

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Oh no, alter boy?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

No, I don't believe Eric has been altered.

Well shucky darns... looks like damnation for me...totally.. fun times ;)

KKGator comments on Mar 8, 2018:

LOL Bring it! I ain't skeered!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

@KKGator I'll bring the red plastic cups & the chips!

Pay it forward....

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Ask and ye shall receive. Boobies!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

I knew you'd do that, but at least it's a pair!

Pay it forward....

BeeHappy comments on Mar 8, 2018:

You haven't seen my boobs! https://goo.gl/images/tpYh7w

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

So glad I haven't had breakfast yet!

Have you seen this guy before? [facebook.com]

MikeFlora comments on Mar 8, 2018:

No, and I could have lived a good life without ever seeing him. Thanks for that. You do know you can't unsee shit, right?

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

tho he approaches it differently than you do, you have an ally & you won't accept a different approach?!? This issue shouldn't be about you, bro, it should be about filling the airwaves & media with the absurdities & tragedy of not dealing with the gun issue & welcoming all that work for the same goal. I'm disappointed in you.

I have one question for all you inbred rednecks that think more guns is the answer to all problems.

Jesusluvsu comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Mike - I have to call you out on how you write your posts! Inbred rednecks?! C’mon, I think you’re better than that! I take it that you’re angry at the state of politics over guns in this country. I get it. I’m sick of gun violence too, but posts like this are playing right into the ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

I have to agree. The anger & frustration is understandable, & can be a great motivator, but let's keep the rhetoric even. Remember, we have the high ground here, let's be sure to keep it.

Car Problems...

Eirteacher comments on Mar 8, 2018:

Must have run over something sharp.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

Dang, got it before I did! I'm jealous!!!

@BeeHappy ... Look it's my old profile picture!

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 7, 2018:

He's just pissed because his Tolkien obsessed friend keeps calling him "Legolas".

phxbillcee replies on Mar 8, 2018:

When his real name, when he's in his natural habitat of the lake is "Bob"!

@BeeHappy ... Look it's my old profile picture!

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Something he ate just didn't agree with him. Of course, it looks like he didn't agree with it, either!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@EricTrommater I thank you, my mother thanks you, the city of Phoenix...well, they really don't give a shit, but I thank you!

After a while.... not everything I post is in poor taste.

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Are you running a fever????

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@EricTrommater Yeah, I always wax poetic & "cosmic" when tripping, too!

It's a calendar conspiracy...

BeeHappy comments on Mar 7, 2018:

He must have never heard the song "Calendar Girl" https://youtu.be/FpdY97Tt_iE

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Unfortunately, I have. I was so glad for R&B at the time!!!

Good travel advice

WizardBill comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Nah! Just stay out of South Chicago/Cicero

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

My Mom grew up in South Chicago in an Irish neighborhood. Somehow I doubt it is anymore!

I love octopodes.

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

She's gone from midget porn to cephalopod porn! Gotta hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand it to her!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Blindbird You'd better believe it!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

EricTrommater comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Dawkins and Hitchens are both very flawed representatives of non-believers. They are islamophobic and almost xenophobic to the point of driving me insane everytime I have read a word they wrote. Not only do I find their commentary to be as small-minded as most contemporary Christians I find them to ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

So you outgrew all their ideas by the time you were 14! Really, so did you move on to nihilism? Dazzle me with your mature take on atheism & the state of the world with warring, power-hungry religions that transcends what they have written. Hell, put it in book form, rather than a meme & you may not just have a best-seller but a Nobel Prize!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

EricTrommater comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Dawkins and Hitchens are both very flawed representatives of non-believers. They are islamophobic and almost xenophobic to the point of driving me insane everytime I have read a word they wrote. Not only do I find their commentary to be as small-minded as most contemporary Christians I find them to ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Only wanted the last one!!!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

EricTrommater comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Dawkins and Hitchens are both very flawed representatives of non-believers. They are islamophobic and almost xenophobic to the point of driving me insane everytime I have read a word they wrote. Not only do I find their commentary to be as small-minded as most contemporary Christians I find them to ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@EricTrommater Gee, they're not perfect! the point about Islamic scholars, if you would have looked further into it, was that Islamic culture was the flower of learning for some time during Europe's "Dark Ages", & even helped them come out of it. In areas of Spain, which the Moors controlled, European scholars came by the droves to learn what they couldn't under the Catholic Church. Now, under this flavor of Islam in control now, no matter the sect, learning beyond the Koran is discouraged, sometimes lethally!

Hey, Moderator, can we lose some of these doubles???

SkotlandSkye comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble....

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Are you quoting Shakespeare or speaking from experience?!? LOL

Wife logic

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Her (ex) husband? The dog? She had a pet cow????

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Blindbird women usually are practical. Less mess, more meat!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

mordant comments on Mar 7, 2018:

I find Dawkins comes across as (and may even be) a bit of an arrogant prick who tends to make pronouncements outside his area of expertise. Hitchens can come off arrogant too but has a much more acute wit. Just my $0.02 plus inflation.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Eazyduzzit I agree. I have seen videos where he has been so patient with absolutely rude idiots & kept his composure throughout! He's a great educator & a great spokesman for rational thought!

Willy wash..

Alliegirl comments on Mar 7, 2018:

And don’t forget the Willy Washer. :)

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

"Turn that shower into an hour!!!" He's not just washin' his Willy!!

Comics With a Twist... [youtube.com]

RavenCT comments on Mar 7, 2018:

And I just hunted that lobster down...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Yeah, saw your variation!

OK, the last of this bunch, for a while, anyway...

RavenCT comments on Mar 7, 2018:

One of these things is not like the other....

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Uh, Raven, they're all different!!! LOL

Dawkins or Hitchens?

Chefedone comments on Mar 7, 2018:

I find Hitchens and easier read. Dr. Richard Dawkins is a professor and when he writes he writes like he's talking to another professor. He uses a lot of big words and sometimes goes off on a tangent period when he's speaking is excellent. His writing needs to be more to the general populations ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Try "Climbing Mount Improbable", very accessible.

Wise words from the Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh who is 91 years old and still alive..

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

I blame you for making me think that I have to think!!!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@BeeHappy Well, I THOUGHT I liked you!!!

Nor-easter Satellitte Images... [space.com]

RavenCT comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Everytime we're getting hit I go to NOAA and look at these - it helps to put it in perspective. Also they have the best forecasts as they don't try to make it up if they don't know the track yet! Almost 5 pm and we have about and inch of really heavy wet stuff - as the Sun goes down I'm ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Best of luck & keep warm!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

EricTrommater comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Dawkins and Hitchens are both very flawed representatives of non-believers. They are islamophobic and almost xenophobic to the point of driving me insane everytime I have read a word they wrote. Not only do I find their commentary to be as small-minded as most contemporary Christians I find them to ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@EricTrommater So, no, I don't think I'll be posting that, I find that argument spurious & a complete red-herring, as I do with most of the complaints on Dawkins. I have seen many of his video clips & he's been much more soft-spoken & patient than I believe much of the rest of us would be. I think most of his bad rap came from his "Most unpleasant character in all fiction." list & quote from chapt. 2 of "The God Delusion".

Dawkins or Hitchens?

EricTrommater comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Dawkins and Hitchens are both very flawed representatives of non-believers. They are islamophobic and almost xenophobic to the point of driving me insane everytime I have read a word they wrote. Not only do I find their commentary to be as small-minded as most contemporary Christians I find them to ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Hicks66 The koran AND the bible ARE a wellspring of bad ideas! & they have both driven otherwise possibly decent people to horrific acts over the centuries. & in a way I have theo-phobia! I think they are all potentially dangerous!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

mordant comments on Mar 7, 2018:

I find Dawkins comes across as (and may even be) a bit of an arrogant prick who tends to make pronouncements outside his area of expertise. Hitchens can come off arrogant too but has a much more acute wit. Just my $0.02 plus inflation.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

I don't agree at all!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

EricTrommater comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Dawkins and Hitchens are both very flawed representatives of non-believers. They are islamophobic and almost xenophobic to the point of driving me insane everytime I have read a word they wrote. Not only do I find their commentary to be as small-minded as most contemporary Christians I find them to ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

I don't agree at all!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

Hicks66 comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Read them both. Doubt it's much of an accomplishment in this company. Of the two, I would start with God is Not Great because I like his prose more. Dawkins' The Selfish Gene is a far better introduction to his works. But by and large, both are worth reading.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Most of Dawkins' books on evolution are worth reading, but I think "Climbing Mount Improbable" is more accessible to the uninitiated than some of his others. "The Selfish Gene" takes more concentration, imho.

Reporting fraud

Condor5 comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Sounds like the dream job has turned into a nightmare. If you have irrefutable, incontrovertible proof of wrongdoing, I don't know what real choice remains but to show it to those who can, and hopefully will, do something about it. What is BOD, by the way? I'm not familiar with that acronym.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Condor5 I just guessed based on context, I may be wrong.

Dawkins or Hitchens?

BillF comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Third book down on my to read stack is "Fighting God" by Silverman. Our local group had him speak at FIT!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Another good one! Plus, Harris' "Letter to a Christian Nation" & his "The End of Faith"; Hitch's "The Portable Atheist" that he edited; Daniel Dennett's "Breaking the Spell"; David Mills' "Atheist Universe";...Looking to pick up some Michael Shermer soon.

Dawkins or Hitchens?

JosephHarrison comments on Mar 7, 2018:

I must admit, I haven't read God Is Not Great. But the God Delusion is extremely comprehensive and easy to read, with a light sense of humour and incisive wit. All the same, it is more geared towards the sceptically minded who still believe, rather than those who've already made the transition.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Well, that's somewhat true, but books like his also help the non-believer organize his thoughts/arguments & work out questions they may still have or haven't considered.

Dawkins or Hitchens?

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

You must have a very good friend! I would start with the Dawkins, then Hitch, IMHO. Dawkins does social & scientific angles, Hitch more social/political. Both are good. Then move on to Harris!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Condor5 I'm so bad at this that over the years I've tried to make a rule of no more than 3 at a time. Doesn't always work, but I'm much better now!!!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

ballou comments on Mar 7, 2018:

I'm very partial to Hitchens.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Hitch was undoubtedly one of a kind. Will take a very special person to fill his shoes, if any can. I don't subscribe to all of his views, for instance, I thought he was absolutely wrong on Iraq, but you have to give him a hearing, nonetheless, because he was so often right. & eloquent about it!

Dawkins or Hitchens?

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

You must have a very good friend! I would start with the Dawkins, then Hitch, IMHO. Dawkins does social & scientific angles, Hitch more social/political. Both are good. Then move on to Harris!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Reading 2 books currently, "Did God Create The Universe From Nothing: Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument" by Jonathan MS Pearce & re-reading "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift.

Reporting fraud

Condor5 comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Sounds like the dream job has turned into a nightmare. If you have irrefutable, incontrovertible proof of wrongdoing, I don't know what real choice remains but to show it to those who can, and hopefully will, do something about it. What is BOD, by the way? I'm not familiar with that acronym.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

I think it's Board of Directors.

Reporting fraud

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Reporting is the right thing to do regardless, especially with whom the money is being stolen from. On top of that, if you can be found culpable for not reporting that just makes it more imperative to get out front! On an even more "selfish" angle than just the legal ramifications is that if done ...

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Dida Right on! Best of luck & please keep us informed.

Judgemental bastards!

OpposingOpposum comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Pics or it didn't happen!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Ah, you just want something to add to your midget porn collection!

I won't, but I know a couple of you that might....

EricTrommater comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Quite popular in Korea!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

& Thailand, Vietnam, Laos & at this point probably Syria & Yemen!

Reporting fraud

SkotlandSkye comments on Mar 7, 2018:

You gather all the evidence, irrefutable, you contact the press and you blow the whistle. Your situation -- unemployment/homelessness -- does not change the answer. Your personal situation does not have a bearing on what is ethical action.

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

Well, it does make sense to cover yourself & plan. Doing the right thing does not mean committing suicide!

I won't, but I know a couple of you that might....

phxbillcee comments on Mar 7, 2018:

Because...BACON!!

phxbillcee replies on Mar 7, 2018:

@Blindbird Mmmmm, puppy!