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Guns don't kill, people do. Cars don't kill..drunks/inept drivers do. Cigarettes don't kill..smokers do. What can we do but accept?
The diference is:
Cars were designed to get you from point A to point B safely.
They even have seat belts, air bags, and anti-lock breaks to improve the safety.
If you use a car to kill someone, you are using it in a way that is different
from how it was intended to be used.
Guns were designed to kill people.
That is what they are for.
If you use a gun to kill someone, you are using it as...
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What comes in hunkahunkas, besides burnin' love?
Cheese.
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What do you wish you could undo?
Slot machines!
I could win every time!
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So, tell me again: What's wrong with the word 'atheist'?
Who said there was something wrong with it?
It sounds like a question best asked within the specific context.
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Are you Broad-minded or Narrow-minded...?
Very broad-minded.
About as liberal as someone can get.
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What should you not let your dog do?
Gamble.
Gambling is a nasty habit for dogs to get into.
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WHat should the punishment be for soldiers who urinate over dead bodies and chuckle?
Dishonorable discharge.
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Could you afford a $10,000 a night room, Nancy Pelosi apparently can. (On your money), How does that make you feel?
It makes me feel she must be rich- so the Republicans want her to have tax breaks at the expense of destroying the middle class!
Luckily, even though she is rich, she is not a Republican.
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Given that B.H.O's affiliations in the past are with extremists that funded his schooling and basically mentored him as well,he is believed
What say I?
I say you are totally and completely nuts if you believe even half of what you just wrote.
That's what say I.
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What did you think of Michelle Bachman's withdrawal speech? She said she has decided to stand aside.
So, is she going to say that she was wrong about what God said,
or will she say that God was wrong?
Or is she gong to pretend that it never happened?
I'm guessing she wil pick option number three.
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Is creativity, innate or learned? In your opinion
Both.
Think of it like a muscle- some people are born with more than others, but anyone can increase what they have with exercise.
But, even with exercise, some people don't have a creative muscle in their body.
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Palin calls on Romney to release taxes and Bain Capital data to substantiate job creation claims. Should he immediately do so?
A corrupt politician asking another corrupt politician to release documents revealing his corruption? Is she going to fling open all her skeleton closets too?
Heck, if every politician revealed the truth, we would not vote for any of them.
Ironic though, because that is exactly what would make them earn our votes.
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Do you view babies as a gift?
I love giving babies as gifts!
I think they make lovely birthday presents!
Plus, you don't have to buy them- you can make them yourself!
That reminds me- I have to get this one wrapped before the FedEx guy comes!
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What would the neighborhood be like if the current crop of GOP candidates lived next door? Please describe.
That is not a neighborhood I would want to live in.
Besides, if I did live there, they would probably all get together and burn a cross on my lawn.
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Jesus was not a Christian -True or false?
No, Jesus was a Pastafarian.
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As the Son of God, Jesus Christus surely knew a lot about extraterrestrial life and quantumphysics.Why He has never told us about that ?
Probably because he was not the son of God.
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my dick is 7 inches is that small?
I'd need to see a photo to be sure. :)
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gay men only: Is anal sex mandatory?
NO!!!
Being gay just means you are attracted to others of the same sex, it does NOT mean anything about what the two of you do together.
There are actually lots of gay men who do not like anal sex. Not most, but lots.
The whole fixation on anal sex comes from straight people- partially because they think it's the gay equivalent of vaginal sex, and partially because it grosses them out.
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Should all questions by religious people on here be reported as nonsense?
Only the religious questions by religious people.
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True or False: Your AB name has NOTHING to do with your real name?
It's my real name, Magenta.
My mother was a big fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Her name was Janet, and my dad's name was Brad.
My sister is Columbia.
It was hardest for my my brother, Riff-Raff.
No, I'm kidding.
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In English, the city of Koln becomes Cologne and Wien becomes Vienna. Do other languages/countries mangle any English-speaking city names?
I know that the Japanese name for Japan is Nippon. And Germans call Germany Deutschland.
I think we should let each country decide for itself what it's name is, and we should all refer to them by that name.
The French call the United States "Etats Unis". While that might be a translation of the name of our country, it is NOT the name of our country!
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Is Newt Gingrich unelectable?
I think of it this way- even after everything with OJ Simpson, he still managed to get a girlfriend, and she stayed with him for 13 years.
That shows how stupid some people can be.
And, just the fact that Newt has people backing him shows it too.
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Republican National Committee member James Bopp Jr. wants the national committee to “rename the opposition the ‘Democrat Socialist Party’ What should the Democratic Party rename the Republican Party? See LINK:
the Church of the White Supremacist Fundamentalist Christian Theocratic Party Corporation, Inc.
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Republican National Committee files brief seeking to allow corporate funding of campaigns. Should that be legal? Why/why not?
Of course is should not be legal for corporations to fund Republican campaigns out in the open.
They should only do it in secret, as they have always done.
Al of this "corporations are people too" crap is one of the most blatant and direct assaults on the American electoral system since Jim Crow.
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Which republican candidate will you vote for?
You forgot one- Obama.
While I am voting for him, he is so far in the middle that he is practically a Republican.
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Should you vote for Romney because you know Newt has no chance against Obama?
That sounds like a reason to vote for Newt.
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Is Romney the only one who would have a chance vs. Obama?
No, because he does not have a chance either.
Obama's popularity is on the rise, and the public opinion of Republicans in general is down the crapper.
The only people now who would vote Republican are Theocrats, Billionaires and the Farmers who don't realize where their farm subsidies come from.
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What do you all think about the following explanation :
No, there is no evidence that the subconscious mind is omniscient.
It only knows what we know, and that is limited by our experiences.
So, no, we are got gods, and there is no evidence there are any gods at all.
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MEN: do you ever watch soap operas?
I used to watch "Passions", because it did not take itself seriously.
It was almost self-satire, like the old series "Soap".
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have you noticed how people are getting away with alot more crimes
No, I believe it's a lot less.
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Remember when the most complicated part of playing your music was setting that dial for 78, 45 or 33 1/3?
I remember when it was difficult finding the minstrel and having him perform before us, since he was always off doing debauchery in the brothel.
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did your mother introduce you to drugs?
yes- baby aspirin and children's cough syrup.
Now I smoke both of them in a bong.
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What can young men possibly learning from a man Like Steve-o (Jackass reality star), He HAS A TATTOO OF A MEN RAPING A BABY?
No one can learn anything from him, he's a jackass.
At least it's just a tattoo, he's not like all of those Christian ministers who actually molest children.
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Good tv shows?
I don't use Netflix, I use Hulu, but some good shows this past season were American Horror Story, Once Upon a TIme, Misfits, and Grimm.
Long-running good shows include Bones (as you mentioned), House, Glee, Supernatural, Dexter and Merlin.
Excellent premium shows you might have to obtain through "other means" include True Blood, Game of Thrones, The Borgias, Torchwood and Doctor Who.
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Was "My Three Sons" the first television program about a gay couple?
They were not a gay couple- the older guy was the kid's uncle.
I don't remember if he was the father's brother, or his brother-in-law.
I don't think there has yet been a TV show with a gay couple in the lead roles.
Single gays have been in lead roles in Ellen and Will & Grace.
And Modern Family has a gay couple as one of three households.
That is as close as it's gotten, as far as I know.
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What is the meaning of life if you be born to die?
It's all the stuff between birth and death.
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Does God love naked people?
God made Adam and Eve naked, and did not command them to wear clothing.
They only started to cover their nakedness after committing the original sin, so clothing is simply the biproduct of sin.
So, all good Christians should stop their sinful ways and run around naked, free of original sin.
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Why do we call God 'GOD ' while we address Satan by the name 'SATAN' when the fact is that they are both of them 'gods'?
Most Christians don't know that the word "god" is a word that describes an entire classification of supernatural beings, it's not a proper name of their supreme supernatural being.
Yes, Angels and Demons qualify as "lesser gods". And since Satan is in an eternal struggle with Yahveh, that means his power rivals Yahveh, making him a "god" as well.
The problem is the myth of Satan in...
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Do you trust public transportation to drive safely? Why or why not?
The times I'm in cities I take trains and subways, not buses.
The accidents are fewer, but far more dramatic. :)
And anyway, cars get into crashes too, and the car drivers on the street are far less trustworthy than bus drivers.
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There's no such thing as a bad _________
orgasm.
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How do you trust the men & women who hates God & hate the rules of life?
Who hates god and hates the rules of life?
Only someone who believes in God can hate God.
And only someone who is suicidal can hate the rules of life.
Atheists love our neighbors, and we don't need a magic man in the sky to tell us to.
And, as usual, the only one filled with wrath, hate, complete ego is you.
Hell, in your last paragraph you just tried to martyr yourself.
Your posts, and...
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Can a Christian in a "Saved" State Lose Their Salvation?
Only if their savings are not FDIC insured.
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If God's word is so important for everyone to hear today, why does he rely on copies of copies of translations of old languages to do so ?
Yes, but it is one of the many simple, rational things that religious people have to be blind to inorder to keep their faith.
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Is it OK to slap someone who presumes to correct you for not capitalizing "god" or "his?"
Oh yeah.
I hate it when people feel the need to correct minor mistakes in grammar or spelling.
If someone's writing is so atrocious that it is impossible to figure out what they are saying, then yes, correct them.
(and that happens too frequently, especially kids with their texting shorthand)
But "there" vs "their" or "its" vs "it's" forget about it- this is not formal writing, it's a web...
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Science: We have the facts, let's draw a conclusion.
Religion: We have the conclusion, let's find the facts.
How true is this?
Close, but no cigar-
it should be:
Science: We have the facts, let's draw a conclusion.
Religion: We have the conclusion, let's make up the facts.
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Does Darth Vader represent God, the vengeful? Is the destruction of Alderaan meant to represent the deluge that only Noah & crew escape?
George Lucas did not base Star Wars on christianity, he based it on the works of Joseph Campbell.
But, in a way, Christianity is based on the same sources as Joseph Campbell wrote about.
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Does the existence of Dick Cheny prove there is no god?
No, he just proves there is a devil.
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The Brotherhood of the __________________ .
traveling boxer shorts?
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Does Rick Perry know that Canada is a foreign nation and not part of the United States?
He's a Republican, so of course he's against all of the elitist liberal sciences like Geography.
To a Republican, everything is either the United States of America, or it will be.
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May I see your DNA?
Dinner and a movie first.
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Does anyone still like Albert Gore Jr.?
YES!
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Who is this RON PAUL we keep seeing questions about? Is he any relation to RU PAUL??
No, Ru Paul is Fabulous!
Ron Paul is not.
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George S. and Diane S. trying to divert the focus to "Silly" social questions instead of economic and foreign failure,Obama, what say you?
Do you mean the silly social issues that in poll after poll, most people consider key issues in determining who they will vote for?
Those silly social issues, like abortion and same sex marriage?
And why discuss the economic Failures- GW Bush is gone.
Thanks to Obama, the economy is in recovery- not as fast or as high as we would have wanted, but the Bush administration did more dammage than...
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what do presidents do after leaving the white house?
Most open presidential libraries, go on speaking engagements, and write books.
Well, in GW Bush's case, I doubt he wrote a book.
Maybe he read a book.
I think it was Pat the Bunny.
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Sarah Palin vs. Michelle Obama in a fist fight?
Come on, have you seen Mrs Obama's biceps? She can kick the crap out of Caribou Barbie. Sarah is defenseless without a gun.
But, on the other hand, Sarah would NOT fight fair.
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Question for GOP candidates.... How is Mitt Romney kicking all of your asses??
If he kicks Rick Santorum's ass hard enough, does a bunch of santorum leak out?
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Will the endorsement of Santorum by the 19-child Duggar family influence your vote for President?
no, I already think Rick Santorum is just a bloody pile of santorum, so the fact that some over-fertile family endorses him is not going to change things.
He is still just santorum to me.
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Which American non-politician do you think would make a good POTUS?
ELLEN!!!
She would make everybody DANCE!
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Stop the govt idiocy. Here's my plan. Anyone agree? See the first post (by me).
No, that is just more government idiocy.
All you just did is scream "let them eat cake" at the poor while sipping a 400 dollar glass of wine.
You are trying to save a few pennies of government spending by attacking poor people, when the problem is the vast amounts that the government is spending on the military to fight needless wars, and the vast amounts of money that the government should...
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What's so bad about the devil? By all accounts he honors his commitments and tends to the damned.
You should look into Gnostic Luciferian Christianity.
Their beliefs about Satan are the exact oposite of mainstream Christianity, yet match the Bible much better.
They believe God is an evil tyrant, a petty dictator. He created Adam and Eve to be his blind sheep, to constantly worship him without question, and feed his vanity.
Lucifer, God's right hand angel, his second in command, took pity...
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Why are most Christians so judgmental?!?!?
It's a key part of religion, especially the western religions, to look down on everyone who is not in their religion.
And in the case of right-wing fundamentalism, it is necessary to obsess about the numerous sins that you believe that everyone else is committing, and completely ignore your own sins as "forgiven".
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What is 10 divided by 1/2?
20
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Isn't Ron Paul the best educated candidate?
He's an educated loon.
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Do you mind if I speak to your grandmother?
Fine, but she is a shut-in who barely knows what day it is, so don't expect her to have a clue what you are saying.
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Don't like the language? Don't tune in! Should the government or the market regulate speech on television?
The FCC should not exist.
The only limits on broadcasting should be libel, slander, truth in advertising, and truth in news reporting.
Entertainment programming should be completely free of restrictions.
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Can evil spirits kill you in your sleep?
Only the ones on American Horror Story.
Not only can they kill you in your sleep, they can strangle you, stab you, cut you in half, push you off a staircase with a noose around your neck, and rape you and make you give birth to a demon baby.
Those are some bad ass evil spirits.
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Is Consciousness infinite?
No.
The mind is simply the software that runs on the hardware of the brain.
It is limited by the capabilities of the brain.
saying it's infinite is like saying Microsoft Windows is infinite.
Well, if it was OSX, I might believe it. :)
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Why the connection that if you're not spiritual you have to be materialistic?
Because religious people have a mindset of blind worship.
So, they think everyone has a mindset of blind worship.
So, they believe that anyone who does not believe in god must worship something else- such as money.
They don't get that having no Gods means having NO Gods.
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Are fantasy and magic the same? How much of one's imagination plays into the scenario of belief? Do we need to believe in the miraculous?
Fantasies are stories about magic, which is the main power source behind the fantasy.
Belief does not take much imagination- it is blind faith in what others have told you. It took imagination for the originators of the faith though. And the faithful do some imaginative twisting to justify why they stil believe.
No, we do not ALL need to believe in the miraculous. Some people seem to have...
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IS there a definitive difference in being religious and spiritual? How would you define the distinction? Does it matter?
Some people like to use the word spiritual to mean they have religious beliefs, but are not part of a specific church or denomination.
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Since we have no memory of an existence before we were born into this life, how can we ever know if an afterlife exists?
You can't, because it does not.
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What are you indifferent to?
This question.
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'Rules were meant to be broken'. What rules have you broken?
I've removed the tags on mattresses that say "do not remove under penalty of law".
I ripped those suckers right off, and I felt good doing it!
And by golly, I'd do it again!
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Assuming homosexuals are are born that way,is homosexual act ok for them,but only considered a "sin" when performed by straight people?
There is no such thing as "sin".
Anyone should feel free to engage in any activity they would like, as long as they are consenting adults in a private place, and do not harm anyone else in the process.
... and have a safe word. :)
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Gay Marriage is Not an "Assault On Christian Values", but Seeking Equal Rights Guaranteed Under the Constitution for EVERY Citizen?
YES!
It is bizarre how the right-wing nutjobs can claim that they are PROTECTING marriage by denying marriages to others.
Same-sex marriages do not effect their marriages in the least.
If they actually cared about protecting the sanctity of marriage, they would be doing something about the 50% divorce rate and rampant adultery.
But they don't- because hypocrites like Newt Gingrich LOVE...
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In your opinion, in which country are the most promiscuous women?
Thailand.
They don't call it Bangkok for nothing! :)
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Has feminism turned into pitting females against males & making revenge the name of the game? Why?
No, that is not the fault of feminism.
That is sexism, which is the reason WHY we have feminism.
Feminism is about equality.
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Okay, if God doesn't exist, then why are there pop tarts?
Everybody knows that pop tarts evolved from small fruit pies that survived by adapting to the environment of a toaster.
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Are you sick of Obama and ready for Romney/Rubio? Obama is insufferable.
LOL!!
You know, he never emphatically denied he's a canibal either.
That means he must be one!
And he must be a Marxist, according to people who don't know what the word "Marxist" means.
And the fact that the economy is in recovery means that the economy is not in recovery.
Oh come on man- this is almost a parody of the stupid things right-wingers say about Obama.
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Did Santorum say "Black people", "Blah people" or "Bly people"?
Santorum has put his foot soo deep in his mouth so many times it is amazing any sane person would vote for him.
Well, obviously, no sane person would vote for Santorum.
Not just this- but Santorum actually...
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Does it take a child to raze a village?
Yes.
This child.
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If you were rich would you share your fortune with family friends and those in need or are you up yourself?
It depends on my level of rich.
I would definitely help my family out financially.
If i'm uber-rich, I would build build a chain of private schools, with high-quality education the rich would pay to send their children to, but with free scholarships for the poor- I would have at least half of all students on scholarship.
It would not just be K-12, but university and trade school classes for...
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Kansas GOP Speaker sent emails asking friends to pray for President Obama's death. What do you think of his behavior?
His behavior is both mighty Christian of him, and mighty white of him.
But bigotry and stupidity have become planks of the Republican platform, so it is not surprising.
Those planks stand with the "no non-Christians or non-Whites allowed, except for a few tokens to show we are not bigoted" one.
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I am almost 17. I only like kids movies, and I still play with toys. Could I have a problem?
Childhood is short, enjoy it while you can.
It will be gone fast enough.
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Technology = fashion?
Some technology has cutting-edge design, yes.
But there are plenty that are still just basic black boxes.
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Have you got angel fingers?
If they were, then after where my fingers have been, they are fallen angels now!
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Since you don't believe in GOD but you do know YOU, er, we exist.. do you believe in devils?
No.
I do not believe in any magical non-corporeal beings whatsoever.
One of the reasons why we can conclude that there is no God is because there are no beings even kind of like Gods- angels, fairies, demons, nymphs, sprites, etc.
If there were these "tiny gods" or "evil gods" then the notion of a "great big god" would not be as unlikely.
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Will He know you when He sees you?
No, I changed my hair and makeup,
I have a brand new look.
He won't recognize me at all,
and I'll say "Surprise!"
and he'll say "OMG, is it really you?"
and I'll say "Yes it's me! Do you like?"
and he'll say "Yes, you look fabulous!"
And then we will go out to dinner and dancing.
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Do today's young people have less curiosity than in prior generations?
I remember reading an article listing the most common questions students ask teachers, broken down by decade:
1960's: "How will this make the world beter?"
1980's: "How will this make me rich?"
2000's: "Will this be on the test?"
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How old are AB users?
they vary from 13 to 99.
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Which is worse, thinking you are better than everyone else or telling someone they think they are better than anyone else?
Both are good- because I always tell the truth! :)
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I liked the phrase 'irreducible complexity' before i knew it was used to try to prove a deity, what else has been ruined by theists?
Gee, all of the things that have been ruined by theists...
How many words does Answerbag allow for a single answer?
Maybe I should list all of the things NOT ruined by theists.
Don't rush me, I'm thinking...
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Is it a good idea to read religious texts?
Yes it is.
It is a sure-fire way to become an Atheist.
Once someone is actually reads the Bible cover to cover, there is no way they can believe it is true.
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Would you ever eat someone?
Only certain parts of them.
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Musical instruments suggest personalities. Re, instruments in "Peter & the Wolf." What musical instrument expresses your personality?
A synthesizer.
I make all kinds of unnatural noises.
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What do you think about this: Millions of people still believe that a woman who never had sex gave birth to a child some 2000 years ago....
Millions of people are very nieve.
Imagine if their teenage daughter got pregnant and told them she was a virgin- would they believe her? Heck no.
They are more willing to believe a fairy tale written thousands of years ago when people believed in magic, about a topic they would not believe if said by their own daughter today.
Does God lack the ability to get your daughter pregnant?
Would...
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Is forceful conversion, perversion of spreading the Gospel?
How can it be a perversion, when it is the modus operandi?
That must means the entire spread of Christianity is perverse.
So, the answer is yes, it is.
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How is making people show their picture ID in order to vote, discriminatory?
Because we don't have a mandatory photo ID system in this country.
Driver's licences are a privilege, not a requirement.
so the only people who have driver's licences are people who drive.
That means they own a car.
That means they have enough money to own a car.
There are lots of poor people, old people and urban people who do not have driver's licences.
The whole "photo ID" thing is NOT...
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Didn't curiosity kill the cow?
No, that was the cat.
The cow was not curious in the least,
and said "I told you so" afterwards.
Which was an odd thing to do,
since the cat was dead and could not hear her.
But, she just HAD to say it.
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Why did humans evolve high order intelligence rather than get tougher, stronger and faster like every other beast of the field?
There are two different strategies to become the dominant lifeform on the planet- brains and brawn.
Previously, brawn won out- but they were destroyed when a meteor hit the earth.
Then, us little brainy rats had our chance.
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Question for people who deny 'macro-evolution': What is the biological mechanism which prevents microevolution becoming speciation?
I have asked creationists that repeatedly- not only have I never gotten a satisfactory answer, I have never gotten any attempt at an answer.
They just do not understand that evolution is all one single process, building up step by step.
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Understanding evolution.... what came first, a human baby, or the adult?
Let's say we define 7 feet as "tall".
Everything under 7 feet is "short", and everything above is "tall".
Then, we gather a group men and women together and start a forced breeding program.
We force the tallest ones to mate, and release the short ones.
We do this over and over, for many generations- the tallest ones reproduce, the shortest ones do not.
Eventually, we will have a group of...
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Is it possible for complex information to write itself?
No one ever said it "writes itself".
It did not appear in all it's complexity all at once.
What actually happened is it evolved, step by step, one little bit building up after the other, with some traits increasing survival and reproduction, and other traits decreasing it and dying out.
We know this process occurs, because we have observed it occurring; not just in DNA, but in various...
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Have you ever noticed that nice guys have bigger penises than the more aggressive arrogant types? Is there a connection there?
Penis size is inversely proportional to the cost of his car.
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Can two Wongs make a Wright?
If the two Wongs are fertility doctors doing invetro-fertilization for the Wright couple.
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Does Sasquatch lurk in the forests of the United States of America?
Sasquatch does NOT lurk in the forests.
He saunters.
He occasionally dallies.
He NEVER lurks.
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What would the highest paying job be for a young, pretty girl, who is currently a college student?
Oh come on- you know the answer to that question.
That's the job for someone who's only qualifications are that you are young and pretty.
Develop some other skills.
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Where do you shop for your money?
Shop for it?
Why buy things when you can make your own!
I have a high-quality printer!
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US nuevo-conservatives often say marriage is many for family. Does that mean there should be a fertility test for het couples?
Yep- and post-menopausal women should not be allowed to get married.
People who have had testicular or ovarian cancer, or any other disease rendering them infertile, should not be allowed to get married.
People who have had their tubes tied should not be allowed to get married until they get the procedure reversed.
As soon as a married couple reaches menopause, and they have had no children,...
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Logic is used in saying, this or that, is right logically, but, is logic ever wrong, in any way?
Logic is a process of deduction based on the initial evidence provided.
If the evidence is wrong or incomplete, the conclusions will (usually) be wrong.
That is why scientific conclusions change as we gather more evidence.
Bobby likes the color red.
Bobby likes Balloons.
Bobby likes parties.
Bobby likes his birthday.
Logically, Bobby would like red balloons at his birthday party!
But, Bobby...
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Your skin color changes overnight but your beliefs remain the same. What problems might you encounter from the book cover color judges?
Well, my skin color is kind of in the middle, so which way would I shift?
I guess if I got lighter, I'd make more money.
And if I got darker, I'd make less.
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In America we elect rigid ideology. We used to elect human beings. I don't know when/why that changed. What do you elect in your country?
I vote by ideology, not by individuals, I admit it.
It's because that's the only choice.
We have a two-party system, and the Republicans have gone overboard as ultra-right wing born-again evangelical fundamentalist creationist Christians, and the Democrats are "everyone else".
Since I'm everyone else, I vote Democrat.
Once, the Republican party used the phrase "Big Tent" to mean they...
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I (atheist) sometimes reason with myself that God DOES exist; result is always inconclusive; is there no supernatural force to help me out?
You say you reason with yourself that God does exist.
Let's hear the reasons.
If you continue to use reason to analyse those reasons,
you will discover those reasons go away.
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Atheist are most despised minority* in America. When atheists become majority -what group would likely be most distrusted & despised?
Used car salesmen.
Or lawyers.
Lawyers who sell used cars.
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My library has a guard sitting in a chair all day doing nothing. Couldn't they train him to check out books or sweep as well?
He can't be busy doing other things- he must be constantly at the ready, for when that ring of Library thieves strikes again!
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________ is another name for "tiny brain syndrome"
Religious.
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________ is another name for "tiny brain syndrome"
Republican.
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so devil worshipping isnt a crazy cult furthering their own beliefs by being seemingly atheistic? What is it?
Which Satanism? THere are different ones.
The official Satanist Church, which is recognized as a religion, is atheistic- they do not believe in God or Satan.
They only call themselves "Satanist" to tick Christians off.
They are basically a hedonistic religion.
The Devil-worshiping Satanism has never been proven to exist, beyond small groups of high school kids who watch too many horror...
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Did the Romans adopt Christianity in order to survive?
As in "if you don't you will be killed" then yes.
Once the emperor converted, everybody converted, or else.
That is how Christianity spread in every nation since then, convert or die, which made it now the largest individual religion on the planet.
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"posed to me by an LDS" God has all power, can we realistically claim that He doesn’t have the ability to do something as simple as making love to His wife? I am wondering why LDS found this question offensive and had it blocked?
BTW- God had a wife.
http://news.discovery.com/history/god-wife-yahweh-asherah-110318.html
The wife of Yahweh was Asherah, she was a goddess, daughter of the God El.
There are mentions of her worship in the Bible, but most passages about her were edited out.
Plus, she appears in Psalms as "Lady Wisdom", and all through scripture as "The Holy Ghost".
http://www.biblecodeintro.com/intro11.html
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What questions about the Bible do you have, that have never been answered in a satisfactory way?
Here is one- why would anyone ever believe that crap is real?
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Ladies do you love to sound like a female chauvinist by saying "anything men can do women can do better"?
I have NEVER heard any woman ever say that, unless it's as a joke.
You have some serious issues about women.
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Has the feminist movement's support of the notion 'men should NEVER hit women' actually increased violence?
You have that ass-backwards.
"Men should never hit women" is a notion from Chivalry- it is a sexist notion based on the concept that women are weak.
Feminism is about equality.
First of all, no human being should hit any other human being.
But if you are in a situation where you need to fight back, you do so- and it does not mater what the gender is of the assailant.
THAT is feminism.
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Regardless of emotional or mental attraction, How is chooseing to go through with the act of "Sex with the same gender" not a 'choice'?
Of course people choose what physical activities they do.
But if someone has same sex attraction, there is absolutely no reason why they should choose to repress it- other than the pain and suffering inflicted upon them by bigoted people.
That bigotry has kept gay people in the closet for centuries- now, gay people are finally experiencing the freedom to live healthy, happy lives out in the...
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Did extraterrestrials create us? Are they our Gods?
In answer to your first question, not likely.
In answer to your second question, no.
Even if we were created by aliens that would not make them all-knowing, all-powerful beings for us to worship and obey.
It would just make them our parents.
Plus, since they were neglectful absentee parents, they don't deserve anything from us at all.
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As education is inversely proportional to religiosity, is it being in a religion that makes you un-academic or the other way around?
For those who doubt the question, here are links:
http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/04/25/does-more-education-lead-to-less-religion/
For over a century, social scientists have debated how educational attainment impacts religious belief. In this paper, I use Canadian compulsory schooling laws to identify the relationship between completed schooling and later religiosity. I find that higher...
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If an atheist went to church and prayed to God -would he/she get anymore attention than the regular people?
Why would an atheist pray to God?
I can understand going to a church or temple as an almost anthropological experience, or to go with friends because they want you to, but you would not be actually "praying".
You would put your hands together and sit quietly while the other people pray.
Do what they are physically doing, like a choreographed dance, but why would you actually "pray" to...
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Religious views often involve stories. Do we really need to relate them to spiritual beliefs?
I'm not sure what you are asking, but people can enjoy stories as stories no mater what their beliefs are.
A number of good movies have been based on Greek myths, Norse myths, and Christian myths.
I just saw a nice little cartoon based on a Hindu myth.
Long after religious beliefs have faded away, people will still enjoy the stories.
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Will president Santorum remove the current top listing for "Santorum" on Google?
He will declare the Fundamentalist Christian equivalent of "Shira Law", which will include the mandate that no gay person will be allowed to own private property, much less a website.
So, Dan Savage's website would get taken down.
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If circles are round, and the Earth is round, does that mean the Earth might be a circle?
According to the Bible it is!
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Are you worried that the world will end in 2012 or not concerned at all?
No, I'd be worried if 2012 did not happen.
If we just went from 2011 to 2013 that would be alarming.
SInce right now it is January of 2012, it is safe to say 2012 is, in fact, happening.
And I'm sure 2013, 2014, 2015, and the rest of the 21st century will all happen too; and the 22nd century, and the 23rd, and the year 2525, if man is still alive, and woman can survive.
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Is suicide the coward's way out?
No, it depends on the circumstances.
If I had a painful disease like cancer, and I was certain to die, I'd rather kill myself then linger in a bed with machines and tubes barely able to function.
But for a teenager to kill themselves because their boyfriend dumped them, yes, that is stupid.
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If science and education have the same goal of teaching how to learn do religions have the goal stopping people learning?
Yes.
They have the goal of having people blindly believe in what they are told- the entire concept of religion goes against being inquisitive and thinking for themselves.
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Should religious institutions/organizations consider doing anything different in view of many people becoming secular/atheist/agnostic?
Yes- more free brunches!
I believe that religions will eventually abandon all of the superstitious nonsense, and simply be a cultural label.
They will not be about God and an afterlife, but instead be about liberal or conservative views, environmental views, and other non-supernatural topics.
Religious institutions will simply be club houses based on ideologies, with discussions to...
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How impossible is it for a living lifeform to arise from a chemical 'scrapheap'; for an intelligent lifeform from mindlessness?
*sigh*
As usual, all you can do is demonstrate that not all life forms are intelligent.
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If someone was to write a New Book entitled "Scripture for Idiots" could you add something helpful to it?
Yes- a first page saying something like the South Park disclaimer:
All characters and events in scripture- even those based on real people- are entirely fictional. The following scripture contains course language and due to it's content it should not be believed by anyone.
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Why do athiests keep telling people to "read a book"?
Since when do Atheists keep saying that?
I'm an atheist, and I have told Creationists to read about evolution before they try and criticize it, and I have told Christians to read the Bible and learn what it really says.
But never to just read a book in general.
It is not like anyone can learn anything from a Jackie Collins novel.
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Do Atheists believe in spontaneous human combustion?
*sigh*
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Atheists: Have theists become too much of a joke (and therefore too unimportant) to even debate with anymore?
As long as the Republican party is dominated by them, they are something to fear.
If they lose all political power, they can become something to pity.
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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Grenada Spain, Javier Martinez, said it is ok to rape women who had an abortion.What do you think about this?
Just one more example of how Religious beliefs can be used to justify all kinds of horrific nonsense.
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What would you do if a bigfoot grabs you and yanks you out through your window while you are reading a book?
I'd drop the book.
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Would you spend the night in a haunted house if you got to keep the house afterwards?
YES!!
Without a doubt, yes.
... not the house in "American Horror Story" though. :)
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it's called "brainwash" to love Christ. Hypocrites are you not brainwash to love Money?
Yes, it's brainwashed to "love" an imaginary being, that even if he was real, died 2,000 years ago.
And yes, it is very bad to love money. It is simply a tool to acquire things. It is a means to an end, not an end in and of itself. People should not think of money as points in a game, with a goal in life being to get as high a score as possible.
And even worse- it is stupid to present that...
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Who knows the number of times each has to reject God before he hardens your heart that you may never believe and forever be damned?
Wow, such a loving compassionate God!
My disbelief has nothing to do with my heart- it has to do with my brain.
It functions too well for me to believe in God.
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Should christianity always be attached to the ethics subject
Your teacher should be fired- it sounds like she is teaching her religious beliefs.
Go to your principal, or the school board.
Unless you are in a private religious school, then tell your parents, so you can get transferred out.
If she knew anything about ethics, she would know they are NOT religious in nature. They are based on a defined core, like Human Rights, and progress from there using...
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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "Canada"?
Rocky and Bullwinkle!
... and a much beter medical system than we have.
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did charles darwin declared that he is a theist before he died?
No, he did not, that is a myth spread by creationists.
Plus, the fact that they spread this myth shows the religious mindset- they think that if Darwin HAD become creationist, that it would be somehow significant.
That is because they rely on blind faith in authority figures, so they must assume everyone else does too.
They don't get that Darwin was simply a man who noticed evolution, and a...
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Do some Nuns have bad habits?
I'd say so, yes.
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Do 90% of Americans believe in God?
I think it is down to 80%.
Check your stats.
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Endorsement of atheism is often
presented as a courageous act of facing up to a harsh reality.
I picked true, but the question is weird.
"Endorsement" makes no sense.
You can endorse a position, not a lack of a position.
You can endorse Obama, or endorse Romney, but you can't endorse "I'm staying home and not voting".
You just do it.
And it's not that it takes "courage"- it just takes honesty, objectivity, and letting your intelligence overrule your emotions.
Well, if you live in a...
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Is female a religion?
Only if you worship them.
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Why do people always make a big deal about me being an Atheist?
Because they are frightened of your superior intellect and keen fashion sense.
At least thats how it was in my case. :)
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Do you think the U.S. is the best country in the world?
It depends on the criteria you use.
Marie Claire says Sweden is best.
http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/news/best-country
Business Insider says Saudi Arabia.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-places-in-the-world-to-live-2011-1#1-saudi-arabia-16
CBS says China, of all places.
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Santorum is the current one to say he didn't say what he said.IIt's on tape. He denies it. Who was that imposter pretending to be him?
As he said, he was referring to that well-known demographic the "blah" people.
People who have no personality, and dress in boring clothing.
Completely blah people.
You know, Like Santorum.
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You are driving on Bray Road, Wisconsin, and a wolf-like creature pops in front of your car and jumps on it, what would you do?
Take him home with me!
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Is nerons present in every nook & corner in our body.
Yes.
The Nervous System branches all through your body like the complex root system of a large potato.
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Is there any fish that is so horrifying in its look
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He's saying he is ready to sacrifice everything that he has for her even his life, and he loves her like his child. false or truth?
I hope you are talking about adoption, because loving someone like a child is not a healthy adult relationship.
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What are some things that are healthy for one sex but not the other?
birth control pills.
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Can you recite for us one of those schoolyard rhymes about "Miss Lucy" or something?
I don't remember them rhyming.
I only remember one of them.
Miss Lucy went to the fabric store.
She saw squares of silk for five dollars each,
squares of cotton for two dollars each,
and squares of felt for a dollar each.
And she laughed and laughed,
because she knew she could get felt for free.
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I have a couple of questions actually (see description)
It is not wrong to want your father to love you unconditionally.
But at some point you have to start living your own life, and realize that how you view yourself does not have to be based on how your parents view you.
If you live your own life, and are happy, then maybe he will realize that and accept you.
If not, then realize it is his problem, not yours.
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How do I crossdress without buying anything?
If you are slender, with a flat stomach, a way to wear male clothing and look feminine is to have a bare midriff.
Just put on some tight jeans and sneakers, put on a button down shirt, unbutton the top few buttons, and the bottom few buttons. Tie the bottom of the two front panels together.
Many african American women have short cropped kinky hair. Simply wear makeup, and larger earrings to...
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Have you been the same gender all your life?
No, I am a completely different gender each day of the week.
I cycle through all seven genders.
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What if men and women were meant to be together for procreation only, and else stick with their same sex relationships ?
If that is how they were "meant" to be, then everyone would have same-sex attraction.
As it stands, a percentage of every population is gay, a percentage is straight, and the majority is some level of bisexual.
People should simply be allowed to live their lives in whatever way makes them happy.
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Who is beautiful Man or Woman?
It depends on the person.
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Who should do the grocery shopping in a traditional, heterosexually-oriented household?
In a traditional, heterosexually-oriented household like on "Leave it to Beaver" or "Mad men"?
The woman does the shopping, using the allowance her husband gives her for being a good little girl.
She also does the cooking and the cleaning, and brings her husband his slippers when he comes home.
Ah, Traditional Family Values.
Aren't you glad we don't have them any more?
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Should it be illegal to stereotype people according to outdated gender roles?
No, it should not be illegal.
We can't, and should not, have thought police.
It should only be illegal to discriminate against others because of sex and sexuality.
People can think whatever narrow-minded bigoted thing they want, but they can't act upon those beliefs in a way that effects the lives of others.
And, we can have society and the schools teach the next generation to be more open...
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Oprah asks you to be a guest on her show, you will be paid one million dollars but the catch is:
There was a TV show like that once.
The show was not Oprah-ish, more Jerry Springer-ish.
And sure, I'd do it.
I haven't done any crimes, and the things I have done everyone I know knows about.
Plus, polygraph machines are easy to fool- they don't measure if you tell the truth, just if you are nervous.
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Is Vitiligo a pretty name for a girl?
Yes, but I prefer the name "Chlamydia" for a girl, "Herpes" for a boy.
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If a christian offers me a loaf what should i do with it to exemplify my contempt at their lack of understanding of the gesture?
I'm not a Christian and I don't know what offering you a loaf means.
I do not hold people in contempt for not knowing something- only for willfully clinging to ignorance.
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Since the GOP is the party of the delusional, how can they possibly defeat Obama who has at least gotten the country on the right track?
You are right, and public opinion polls are showing that the US population are increasingly waking up to reality.
Obama's popularity is up, and the public's opinions of the Republican candidates, and the Republican party itself, are in the crapper.
The problem is that by definition, average IQ is 100, so half the population has an IQ less than that.
And those under an IQ under 80 or so will...
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We are in the future and have the means to show us the impact of our votes on our country. Your candidate is a disaster. Do you switch?
It depends- do we see the results for each of the other candidates too?
Then of course I select the best outcome.
Let me guess- the best one is Sarah Palin!
Shortly after the election, she is struck by lightning, which completely changes her personality, and doubles her IQ to an astounding 160. She dumps the religious Right, Taxes the rich, provides education for the poor and health care for...
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Pat Robertson: God revealed the next president, but it’s a secret. So, does he know or doesn't he know? Did God really tell him anything?
*sigh*
More proof of how moronic Religion is.
One can hardly be a beter poster boy for idiocy than Pat Robertson.
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Have you ever cut your nails?
No.
Just go to Home Depot and buy nails of the right length for the project you are working on.
Save the longer nails for something else.
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Should you Choose Bloodless Medicine?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5749594/should_you_choose_bloodless_medicine_pg2.html?cat=5
It sounds moronic.
A way to apease the religious nuts who forbid blood transfusions.
Reuse of your own blood sounds good, but realistically, much of your blood is simply lost and cannot be recovered, and chances are you will need a blood bag.
Of course a surgeon always tries and minimize blood loss, and of course a patient should be as healthy as they can be before surgery.
But to pretend...
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If there were a medical advancement that could eliminate defecation and flatulence would you want it?
What you are describing is a perfect digestive system.
Everything we eat would be broken down to the nutrients we need, and everything else would be broken down to molecules that can be recombined to form nutrients we need.
Anything else would be broken down to atoms which would be combined into molecules to form nutrients that we need.
If anything at all is left over, it would be exhaled in...
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Why do different countries need to have different laws? Wouldn't it be better if laws were the same throughout the world?
Because people cannot agree on what those laws should be;
Not just country to country, but even state to state, city to city, town to town, and person to person.
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If life as we know it just happened, then it should be equally possible for all forms of life to exist, even if not in conditions like ours
Yes, it is possible for other life forms to exist.
We are stuck on our little planet, with very simple technology, and very little ability to see or detect other worlds, so we have no clue what else is out there.
THe FACT that life just happened, the FACT that it is possible for other forms of life to exist is WHY we are searching the stars for life on other worlds.
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Is Islam a violent gutter religion of peace?
No more or less than Christianity.
The only diference is that Islam has control over many of it's governments, while Christianity is kept in check by secular governments.
So it's like the diference between a wolf and a big dog.
Without a trainer and a leash, both are equally deadly.
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Is an igloo a nice place to have a honeymoon?
This one is.
http://www.icehotel.com/
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In your refrigerator (including freezer compartment) do you have more fruits & vegetables or do you have more meat?
More meat, because meat can be purchased in larger amounts and frozen.
Fruit and veggies are eaten fresh, so have to be purchased in smaller amounts more frequently.
It's not like I can buy a dozen bananas and eat them in time, but I can buy a dozen chicken breasts.
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What is the scariest thing about any religion?
That people are willing to kill or die because of their blind faith in something that has no evidence to suport it.
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Was the destruction of ancient Babylon predicted 200 years prior to the actual event?
No.
Thousands of years AFTER the event, people interpreted things to be predictions.
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Is the concept of an Uncaused Being impossible, doesn't it make for a rational universe, what of the First Cause, and what says the Bible?
You are mentally ill, you need to see a therapist, and you need medication.
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What catastrophic event changed conditions on earth about 6000 years ago, a global deluge, petrified forests and fossil record support this
None.
Nothing whatsoever.
Just your ignorance.
Fossils of marine life at high altitudes that creationists think proves a global flood was debunked in the early 1960's as the shifting of the tectonic plates.
Not that I expect you to understand science as modern as the 1960's.
You have not even reached the second century yet.
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What are "laws of nature", were they spontaneously generated, as we once thought maggots were?
You keep asking the same questions over and over, and people keep giving you the answers over and over, and you will never learn- because you are incapable of learning.
The fundamental laws of physics that govern our universe were created durring the big bang, along with the rest of the universe.
And yes, I know, you will never learn, and instead you will pretend a magic man in the sky did it.
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My Mom not buy me an iPhone. What should I do?
Follow these steps:
Go to school, improve your grammar.
Get better grades.
Go to college.
Get a job.
Buy your own damn iPhone.
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_______________ happens.
The chain of causality determines that the inevitable always happens.
And everything that happens was inevitable.
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I would do anything thing for__________________?
A Klondike Bar!
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Fill in the Blank: I will NOT sleep with ____________?
green eggs and ham, Sam I am?
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Are you glade the crazy season (christmas & new years) is over ?
As whenever the holidays are over, I become an air freshener.
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What is the process of becoming born again? Some kind of BS right?
Yes, it's all BS, and it is VERY painful for your mother.
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If Christian dogma considers God a father, then who is the mother? And I don't mean Jesus' mother Mary.
Her name was Asherah.
She was a Goddess, and Yehweah's wife.
She was edited out of the Bible, but bits of her remain- as "lady Wisdom" in Psalms, and as the Holy Ghost.
Think about it- Father, Son and Holy Ghost?
And odd trio, don't you think?
Who died to make a ghost?
The Mother.
Father, Son, and Mother.
Now that's a family unit.
...
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In my Bible study class, we had a lively discussion about God as an intelligent creator vs. life just happened, then evolved. It left me wondering how I can resolve the religion vs. science issue in my mind. Any suggestions?
So, what is more probable:
That everything occurred according to the laws of nature that we have observed and documented, or that we were all created by a magic being in the sky that no one has any evidence of.
I'm going to stick to reality, thanks.
I know, you don't like reality.
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What are the odds of the universe resulting from a super explosion, without input from Intelligence, of life from non-life?
The odds are 100% certainty, without question.
It's the same odds that if you hold an apple up and then let go, it will drop.
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Is there really a movie coming out called Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?
Well, there was a novel, but I did not know it was being made into a movie.
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Why don't more people invent their own religions instead of just jumping on institutionalized bandwagons?
Yep.
L Ron Hubbard highly recommended it.
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What has your god done to earn his position of respect and authority?
He's like a Mafia Don.
He holds his position through threats and intimidation.
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Just for discussion, do you believe God is an E.T?
No.
There must be life out there, and it's even possible all that "ancient astronaut" stuff is real and aliens visited the Earth and our primitive ancestors mistook them for Gods, ... but that does not make them Gods.
If primitive people see butterflies and think they are fairies, that does not mean they are actually fairies- they are still just butterflies.
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Will cable tv eventually lose the internet provider battle as phone companies push towards wireless and fiber?
Yes.
I don't get cable at all anymore.
I use a 4G hotspot for internet, and I watch Hulu for TV.
If I move, I just pack my bags and go, and they come with me.
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What multi billionaire has the vision to consolidate cable companies nation wide to give them the infrastructure to compete in wireless?
Vision is not the issue; antitrust laws are.
Monopolies are illegal.
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Why arent YOU a Loony??
There needs to be at least one sane person in this place, and I'm the designated driver.
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Quitters never win, winners never quit. But those who never win and never quit are ........... ?
Spectators?
Referees?
The guy in the stands selling hot dogs and beer?
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Why won't you give peace a chance?
I will, but they won't.
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Is anyone who isn't positive God exists automatically an atheist?
No, that would be an agnostic.
Agnostic is a position about knowledge, Atheism and Theism are positions about belief.
Someone can admit that they have no knowledge if God exists, and admit that they just might be wrong and there is no God, yet still believe in God.
That would be a rational, sane person of Faith.
A very rare creature indeed.
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Name a nation that allowed torture of the ‘other’ that did not eventually turn this abuse on its own citizens?
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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Do Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman look like sore losers?
Come on- did you expect anything more from them?
They are a group of morons.
The handful of Republicans with an IQ over 80 are breathing a sigh of relief that they are exiting stage right.
Personally, I hope they each run for president as Independents, and split the right-wing vote, so Obama gets an even easier win.
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I think it is only acquaintances and strangers who question your motives/intentions..never friends. What do you think?
Your friends also question your motives- but they like you, so they don't say it out loud to your face.
They just talk behind your back- "What was she thinking?"
If you want honesty, you need a stranger!
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Is the Maze of Life the same thing as the Maze of Love?
No, but they are right next to each other, so it is easy to get confused.
The Maze of Life is across from the Hall of Mirrors, and the Maze of Love is the queue to get into the Tunnel of Love.
There is a map kiosk right next to the ice cream cart.
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Call me crazy but what yer doing with____________?
OK, you are crazy.
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You're the new director of new products for McDonalds. What McProduct will you introduce next?
Soylent green.
And no one would DARE try and fire me, because I know what to do with the bodies!
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Can any man, irrespective of the data from work of previous men, conclude with rationale, how this universe began, was Intelligence involved
Not only do you have absolutely no understanding of science, you have no grasp of the grammar of the English language.
Scientists do not work "irrespective" of evidence, their work depends on evidence.
Because of the evidence, we can conclude no intelligence was necessary for the universe to begin.
Intelligence is obviously not necessary for you to continue posting.
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If intelligence develops too soon in its solar history will it be wiped out by an asteroid and too late engulfed by a dying star?
Yes.
Our primate line was not the only evolution of intelligence on this planet.
First, there was a three-toed sloth named Max who lived 50 million years ago.
He reached a point of clarity, and full awareness of self, but was eaten by a tiger before he could pass his superior genes onto the next generation.
Poor Max.
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How many have read "The Evolution Handbook"?
Icons of Evolution?
"Scientific Alternative to Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary Theroy?
I would not read them, but I've heard of them, and I'm familiar with the arguments they present.
They are simply demonstrations of Creationists ignorance of the science they seek to condemn.
They have blind faith in their beliefs without evidence, so they feel the need to reject any evidence that goes against their beliefs.
They know that what they do is not rational, so they feel compelled...
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Will time ever cease?
We don't know, but it could happen.
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DO you think that transgender people should be allowed to use the public bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity
I don't think we need separate bathrooms.
Just make the walls between the stalls go all the way down to the ground, and put the urinals in stalls as well.
It's not like the genders need to be separate at the sinks.
It's all silly really.
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If you get pregnant after a sex change do you become a father? or a mother?
A Male to Female cannot become pregnant.
There have been Female to Males who became pregnant while transitioning.
Even though they give birth to their child, they will be a man while raising them, thus their father.
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What is the fundamental purpose for people to discriminate against homosexuals?
Because people do not want to deal with their own issues, so they love to have scapegoats.
So, you will see Right wing Christians who have numerous affairs and divorces, claiming they need to protect the sanctity of marriage from gays.
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Do any Asian, Arabian, Muslim or Latino American's go to the store? (I only see everyone in the store).
No, of course not.
Asian, Arabian, Muslim and Latino Americans do not eat food, thus do not need to shop.
They simply get the nutrition they need from the sun, by photosynthesis.
And they do not wear clothing either- what appears to be clothing is simply their outermost layer of skin shedding.
BTW- I can tell that you suport Ron Paul.
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Is India the home of all fetish beliefs, pagan religions, occultic pratices i.e. Tantra, Talisman, Charms & Divination etc. and Magic?
LOL!!!
No, Voodoo is from Haiti.
Telephone sales people are from India.
:)
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I'm callin it. Rick Santorum wins. Romney 2nd. Paul 3rd. Perry 4th. Bachmann 5th, and drops out. Gingrich 6th. What's your 2cents?
My two cents is that none of them have two cents.
They are all a bunch of morons, but Mit Romney is the only one who can at least pretend to be sane.
Not that it maters- with any of them, Obama will win reelection by a huge margin.
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How would it feel to have the first Mormon President in the history of our nation?
Huh?
What do you mean first?
George W Bush was also a ...
Oh, you said MorMon, with an M in the middle.
My bad. :)
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So, when did you start wearing underwear?
Who said I started?
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What's the difference between the word "slap" and "spank"?
The diference between a face and an ass.
It's all cheeks though!
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Is hedonism bad?
TRUE Hedonism, yes.
It is a lot like Buddhism.
Hedonism is the belief that the goal in life is the pursuit of pleasure, while Buddhists believe the gol of life is the absence of pain.
Sounds like compatible philosophies to me!
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Is there a color that makes women more likely to sleep with you? I've heard that colors can affect our emotions. How is this possible?
Golden yellow makes people feel hungry.
That is why most fast food companies have that color in their logos.
Blue and green have a calming effect- that is why modern medical scrubs are usually blue or green, instead of white like in the old days.
Red intensifies emotion- lust, hate, fear, all of them.
So, dress in red.
More women will lust for you, and more women will fear you and hate...
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Our deepest motivation reveals itself to us all the time. Just look around. What do you see the most of just five feet away to the left?
A table with old computer parts on it?
No, not my deepest motivation.
To the right is the TV- a much bigger motivator!
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People dont choose to be who they are, but why so much hate and criticism?
Because people don't choose to be hateful and critical- it's just who they are!
And here is me being critical- It's helpful if you break things up into separate sentences so it is easy to read.
Imagine reading what you just wrote out loud.
If you cannot do it in one breath, it should not be a single sentence.
... and, please do not compare pedophiles to GLBT people.
That is what the haters...
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Try to state one thing that is purely evil from every perspective.
You are correct- the concepts of Good and Evil are imaginary.
Even the most heinous of crimes from our perspective, like human sacrifice and Cannibalism, are believed by some people to be good things to do.
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What draws us to another soul and makes us love them so deeply?
I think it's a nice ass.
And a nice chest too.
:)
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Do you have trouble thinking of any complex topic without slipping into Black/White, Evil/Good, Left/Right extremes ?
I'm exactly the oposite.
For any situation, I'm constantly seeing all the shades of gray, and all the possibilities.
Admittedly, it makes it hard to make decisions!
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Is Being Intelligent Often Confused With Being Knowledgeable?
Everyone has a water pitcher in their heads.
Some people have a big pitcher that can hold a lot of water, some people have a small pitcher.
Most people with big pitchers have a lot of water in them, and people with small pitchers only have what they can hold.
But some people, even though they have a really big pitcher, only have a little bit of water in it.
Some people drink from their...
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Do you know when to stop drinking?
I no wen... I ko wen to stoped drkn .. I said I KNo when to sop drinkin, an ey'll tell U wen hat happenz.
:)
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WHY DO PEOPLE HATE ME?!?
Don't fret about it-
The only people who hate you are the ones who know you really well. :)
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Has it ever literally rained cats and dogs?
No, but ...
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WHAT is the trouble with ATHEISTS?
We also don't have anywhere to go on sunday mornings!
Atheism is not a group identity label, it's the absence of one.
Honestly, it should not be a word "Athiest".
we are "Other".
Imagine a form listing all the religions in the world, with checkboxes next to each one.
We would be the box marked "Other".
"Other" does not have groups, or organization, or anything like that.
Granted, it...
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Who compared a lightening storm over a junkyard producing a fully functional jumbo jet to DNA being produced from a primordial soup?
Over and over, all you can do is post lies.
http://www.ebonmusings.org/evolution/tornado.html
You don't care about the truth- only about your own ego.
Francis Crick never said that quote.
It was Fred Hoyle.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Hoyle's_fallacy
Again- not that you are capable of learning anything.
You will continue repeating that it was Crick till the day you die.
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Who made the paper clip, the capacitor, the MRI, the neural computer, so, who created lifeforms, even the simplest lifeform is complex?
Last time I checked, two wire shirt hangers can't mate and give birth to a bunch of little paper clips.
Wires don't have any survival benefit if they bend themselves into a little oval spiral so they can bind paper together.
Only life forms do that- and only life forms evolve.
Not that you will ever learn or understand the difference.
Instead, you just parade your ignorance so everyone can...
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Have you ignored the fallacies of Christendom, the myths of man, and the egotism of atheists and given the Bible a chance to 'speak'?
Have you truly given the Vedas a chance?
Have you truly given the Sutras a chance?
Have you truly given the Koran a chance?
Have you truly given Dianetics a chance?
Have you truly given "Learn French in under a Week" A Chance?
Have you truly given "Build your own BBQ Pit in 10 easy steps" a chance?
Have you truly given "Alice in Wonderland" a chance?
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How many foot pounds of torque would it take to reverse the moon's spin?
I picture this question being asked by an evil diabolical mastermind mad scientist out to destroy the world.
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Does porn define who you are attracted ti in real life?
I will answer your question with a question:
If you like horror movies, does that means you will become a serial killer?
If you have a strong separation between reality and fantasy, then it's no big deal.
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If you enjoyed a one-off same-sex experience, does that mean you're gay?
Sexual orientation and sexual activity are two completely different things.
Sexual orientation has to do with what sex you are attracted to, not what you physically do.
You can be a 100% straight man and enjoy the physical act of another man getting you off.
You can be a 100% gay man and enjoy the physical act of a woman getting you off.
Hands and mouths are hands and mouths.
Think about...
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Why does society encourage aggressive behaviour in guys and despise it in girls?
Because men were supposed to go out and hunt and kill animals to feed the tribe, and to defend the tribe from invaders.
Women were supposed to cook, clean, and raise the young.
And in the past 10,000 years we have been slow to evolve past that.
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Liberals: Do you realize that in third world contries that racisim is something that is expected and not feared?
Yes, I know that third world countries tend to have very poor education.
They also tend to still have superstitions about witches attacking them,
And have roving gangs of rapists and kidnappers.
There is a lot of bad things about living in third world countries.
What's your point?
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Should (for instance) a Jewish white woman be hired as Director of African American affairs?
The point is that people must be qualified for a job.
It is not racist to cast a white actor for "Hamlet" and a black actor for "Othello".
In those instances, race is a job qualification.
Sex is as well- both must be men, while Ophelia and Desdemona must be women.
(well, OK, originally they were played by men, but you know what I mean!)
Having a deep awareness of the African American...
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When America goes bankrupt, what will the people on welfare and foodstamps do?
If they are attractive they can become whores.
In any economy, there will always be employment for whores.
If they are strong, they can become enforcers for organized crime.
Also a job that will always be open.
Other than that, there is always the canibal apocalypse.
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If you're driving your car and a well-known rapist or paedophile starts to cross the road, would you run him over?
First off, how can someone be a well-known rapist or pedophile?
If he is well known to be guilty, would't he be in jail?
If he served his time, then he served his time.
Even so, no, I'm not going to make myself judge and jurry and commit vehicular manslaughter, thank you.
Aren't we suposed to be better than them?
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I am just a poor boy _________________________
I need no sympathy, because I'm easy come, easy go, little high, little low.
Hit me where the wind blows, it doesn't really mater to me.
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Communism, liberalism, socialism, capitalism, Anarchy, fascism, Libertarianism, marxism, monarchy, republic or democracy. Which is better?
THose are not either-or stuff.
You blended economic systems, systems of government, and political ideologies all in one.
I believe in Socialism as the economic system, because it is the only system that has consistently been shown to work. Every successful nation today is socialist to one degree or another.
A Democratic Republic as the system of government, because while it has it's faults,...
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Taxpaying loadbearing Americans, will you contact your county election board for an absentee ballot and vote early to oust Obama?
Well, I will get an absentee ballot and vote early, but I'm voting FOR Obama.
I'm not stupid, I don't want one of those idiotic clowns the Republican party has put forward to lay a finger on the economy.
They broke it in the first place, so it would be insane to expect them to fix it.
What Obama has done, when he has been allowed by the Republicans to do anything at all, has been working.
...
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Is it legal for a jail to censor inmates' mail?
Of course it is.
A prisoner does not have the full set of human rights, including no right to privacy.
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What do you call a person who doesn't care about religion but respects other's beliefs and doesn't try to argue about god's existance?
Apathiest.
It means apathetic to the whole concept.
Technically though, an apathiest is also an atheist and an agnostic.
They don't believe in God, they don't know if there is a god, and they just don't care one way or another.
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Can someone give me a good word for my sister.
Just be honest with her instead of trying to manipulate her.
Ask her "are you ignoring me on purpose? Did I do something to get you mad at me?"
State it with concern, NOT as an accusation- you are not trying to provoke a confrontation, you are trying to build a friendship.
And a good well-written Anime for teenage girls is "Red Garden".
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Why do I need a god to be good? Is the only reason to behave the fear of going to hell?
Only a sociopath needs a rulebook to know right from wrong.
And only a wicked person stops doing wrong simply because of fear of punishment.
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If you wanted to know God's plan for mankind would you ask a friend or would you resort to the Holy Bible?
Neither, since if there is a God, he is not talking, and there is no evidence he ever did, or ever was.
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How can one identify true christians? True followers of Jesus Christ.
There is no such thing as a "True Christian" compared to a "False Christian".
If someone self-identifies as Christian, then they are Christian.
I once asked the Christians on this website to define the MINIMUM characteristics of Christianity, and no two individuals could state the same thing.
Christianity contains such an extreme variety of beliefs that for anyone with one set of those...
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Have you ever been anywhere where you felt like people disliked or hated you because you were an American?
No, just for assorted other superficial demographic characteristics.
As a mixed race gay jewish athiest liberal,
a whole lot of people hate me just for being me.
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which president served two terms in office, escaped impeachment, and was plagued by investigations for misconduct?
And ironically, he was the best president we had in the 20th century.
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Why do you think that most actors & musicians tend to be on the liberal side?
Conservative, by definition, means embracing the status quo, and preserving tradition.
Liberal, by definition, means being open to, embracing, and pursuing new and creative ideas.
So, most people in any creative pursuit will tend to be Liberal.
Most scientists and academics will also tend to be liberal.
Notice most colleges have a "Liberal Arts" degree.
That means that the student learns a...
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How many Gods are there and how does that relate to Psalms 83:18?
Yehovah is one of a whole pantheon of gods, known as the Elohim.
He had a wife, named Asherah, represented in the Bible as "Lady Wisdom".
He is not even the head of the pantheon, the God El was.
The word "Elohim" means "family of El".
El was Asherah's father, and possibly Yehovah's father as well.
Yehovah was simply a war God, not unlike Ares or Mars, and was the main God worshiped by Abraham...
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Are you willing to try anything atleast once?
No, because some things can kill you.
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Do you believe there is any real purpose for being alive? IF so, what do you think is the primary reason we exist?
You decide the purpose for your own life, not anyone else.
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During the time of slavery in the United Sates, Did as many white women sleep with their slaves as the white men who raped their slaves?
Google about the book (and movie) "Mandingo".
And the TV series "Spartacus", which showed rich Roman women using slave Gladiators as live porn performers and gigolos.
Granted, that was not black and white, but it was owners and slaves.
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If you were going to troll future archeologists, what would you do?
I once read an article that said that whenever archaeologists find a large ancient building, they claim it's a temple.
They do that because it is more fun and prestigious to discover a new temple than, for example, a bakery or shoemaker.
After further digging, and they discover a bunch of petrified leather sandals marked "50% off on Volcano Day", then they revise their earlier decisions.
So,...
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Is Vitiligo, coupled with the fact that there's no equivalent where white people turn black, validation of Mormon's racist beliefs?
White people CAN develop dark skin patches.
It's called hyperpigmentation.
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Do we know which races are cleverer? I mean we all know but has there been any studies?
There was a study a while back called "The Bell Curve", that claimed that blacks were sub to whites, who were sub to Asians.
It was highly controversial, and mostly discredited.
It did at least make clear that all races had the same extremes of low and high intelligence, and the differences between races were simply the peak points of the middle of the bell curve, which varied by a few points...
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you need the money, so you decide to join a gang and rob a westbound train. You choices of gangs:
A westbound train?
It was supposed to be a westbound train?
Damit, I showed up at the wrong train station.
And I'll pick Ryan Reynolds, Bradly Cooper, and Chris Evans.
Not for any train-robbing skills though. :)
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Is it normal for some people to always be right? (they are never wrong or never admit to make a mistake) is this behavior normal?
Are you asking if it is normal for some people to always be right, or is it normal for some people to think they are always right?
Both are actually quite normal.
Some people can, in fact, always be right- if they do not express opinions about topics they do not know, and always throughly research everything they say before they speak.
Such people tend to be very quiet, and when asked a...
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What is the meaning of - "No man can come to me unless the Father, who sent me, draws him."—John 6:44.
It means God, the Father, draws portraits of people.
You can tell from the Lord's Prayer:
"Our Father, who does Art in Heaven, Howard be thy name."
Not many people realize God's name is Howard, and he's a portrait artist.
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Christians: are you aware those little green man many called aliens are spirit of Demons?
There you go again- blatantly misreading the Bible not based on ignorance of Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic like most people, but based on your ignorance of the English language!
Have you learned that "take flight" means "flee" yet?
Please, for the Love of God, take some English classes at your local Community College!
Learn how to read!
You are just embarrassing yourself and all the other...
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If Jesus was real, who is now related to him?
That's the whole plot behind "The DaVinci Code".
In it, "the Holy Grail" referred to Mary Magdiline's womb, because she carried the daughter of Jesus.
She, her daughter, and a servant all escaped to france, where their bloodline continued.
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Why does the "right" hate President Obama?
Because he's a Democrat, so he is standing in their way of turning our country into a third-world nation controlled by the multi-national corporations and the billionaires behind them.
Oh, that and he's a black guy with a funny name.
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How likely is it that everything is a result of a random Big Bang?
As usual, the people who criticize science are the ones who do not understand it.
It's not "random chance".
It is a step by step process of cause and effect, one thing building up after another.
That process- the chain of causality- results in the complexity you observe.
And we do not know if the universe is "unique" or not.
For all we know, there could be millions, trillions, of other...
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Is loony a religion?
Al religions are loony.
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Should the errors of Creationists, the fallacies of Christendom and the myths of pagans cloud the fact that there is an Uncaused Being?
The concept of an uncaused BEING comes from the errors of Creationists, the fallacies of Christendom and the myths of pagans.
All we know is there was a beginning to the universe- we have NO evidence whatsoever that the cause was a BEING.
And it's shocking you admit there are "errors of Creationists".
If only you will now learn the errors of your ways, such as your condemnation of evolution.
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If I be a Libertarian, then I must have no true political extremes.
Probably read Playboy in Boy Scouts. Asked a hypothetical parent for
There was nothing in that question that I understood in the slightest.
It was like the random rants of someone on drugs.
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Do you think it's ridiculous that some teachers/professors don't accept written papers anymore?
I would think it's ridiculous that any student would think to turn in a hand-written paper.
Next will they write on parchment with a quill?
Chisel a stone tablet perhaps?
You are in school to prepare yourself for the real world, and basic word processing skills are a part of the real world.
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Does God have a conscience?
If a God exists, and the world is the way it is, then it could not possibly have a conscience.
So, either God does not exist, or God is a sociopath.
Otherwise known as a Demiurge.
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Is their a light at the End of the tunnel or just complete darkness?
There is not even a tunnel.
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If there were a newspaper reporting only positive stories or a Talk Radio show that didn't slam "the enemy" would they survive? How long?
Or a cop show with no crimes, a doctor show with no sickness, or a sitcom where no one does anything stupid?
Would you watch any of those?
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Why would anyone feel they were worthy of being on a first name basis with the creator of the cosmos?
Because religion is Ego.
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When you ask people to pick A or B, why will some people always be obstinant and pick C, even if it's not a given option?
Because A and B are stupid answers!
That's not "obstinant", it's intelligence and creativity!
Think outside the box!
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Why is my brain always trying to see the worst in everyone, the ulterior motive?
Because you are a paranoid schizophrenic.
Like Ross Perot and Richard Nixon.
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Vlad The Impaler fought for Romania? Against whom?
..
Turks.
He is still considered a great hero there, and they do not like that we have turned him into a horror movie cliche.
Imagine if the rest of the world considered George Washington to be some flamboyant B-Movie monster.
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If history is written by the victors then why do they make themselves seem so horrible?
They don't, not usually.
Winners make themselves sound good.
America was a colony of Great Britain, we had a war, and America won.
So, we call it The War of Independence, where freedom fighters fought against the tyrannical King George.
If we had lost, it would have been the American Riot, where a band of terrorists fought to gain control of the New World from the Crown.
We had a war...
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Is cheating acceptable if nobody finds out??
Will you find out?
It is only acceptable if NO ONE finds out.
So, you would have to be struck on the head, get amnesia, then have an affair, then the two of you both get struck on the head again, you both forget the affair and you regain the memories of your previous marriage.
Anything short of that is not acceptable.
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Revelation 12:9 states that the devil has decieved the whole world. Do you believe this? And if so how has he done it?
The people who believe that everyone else is deceived by the Devil are the ones who are actually decieved.
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Have you ever changed your religious or spiritual belief system? Please explain; was it or were they big changes? How old were you?
My beliefs have not changed much, but I have changed the labels I use to describe them.
I used to classify myself as "metaphysical", then "Agnostic", then "Atheist".
All through though I considered a personified Abrahamic god concept to be completely impossible.
A general "force" type of god like Tao or Gaia to be possible, but highly unlikely.
And things like ghosts or ESP to be merely...
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how do u react when u accidently see someone naked?
it depends on who it is.
My reaction would be different if it's him:
compared to if it's her:
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For $ One MILLION dollars would you sleep( have s--) with Donald trump?
You actually can't even type out the word sex?
I imagine you giggling like an embarrassed school girl when you typed those two little dashes.
And for a million dollars, I would have sex with anyone.
It's just sex- grow up!
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Why would we need Aliens to hinder us with their galactic rules when we move towards expansion?
Why do you think they would hinder us with galactic rules?
It's more likely we would be the bastards, like in "Avatar".
And we can't even colonize the moon or mars yet, much less escape our solar system, so this is not exactly a big worry right now.
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Will you tell me what you want, what you really really want?
Sweet dreams are made of these;
who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas,
everybody is looking for something.
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is it common for men to enjoy wearing bras in the bedroom?
No.
Most men enjoy wearing bras in the kitchen.
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Should rapists and pedophiles be given a choice between
a long prison sentence.. or voluntary castration and a
shorter sentence? and why?
First off, that is a myth.
Sex drive comes from the mind, not the balls.
Second, rape and pedophilia are not about sex drive, they are about violence, manipulation and control.
Third, we do not allow for cruel and unusual punishment.
Fourth, Chemical castration of sex offenders is NOT removal of the balls, it is the administration of drugs to stop them from acting on impulses.
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If we choose to lose faith in the improbable, doesn't it then become the impossible?
improbability and impossibility are independent of people's faith.
People have faith in improbable things, people have faith in impossible things.
But one thing is for certain- faith is never a good thing.
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are humans even able to salvage our earth? or are we doomed to destroy it.
Wow, so negative.
Science and technology is advancing so quickly that we will develop sources of energy that do not pollute the environment, and manufacturing techniques that do not depleat our natural resources.
It is not that we will "salvage" the earth, it is that we will stop being destructive before any major damage is done.
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How does Space itself stretch making distances larger than what would is possible by the age of the universe and the speed of light?
Your question makes no sense.
Space expands, and we know thins because of measuring distances using the speed of light, and from that we can calculate the age of the universe.
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Could you afford a $10,000 a night room, Nancy Pelosi apparently can. (On your money), How does that make you feel?
And your proof for the allegation is where exactly?
This reminds me of the inflated rumor about the cost of Obama's trip to India that traveled across the right-wing blogs, and the false information about the number of vacations he had.
You don't have anything real to complain about, so you make things up.
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Can you answer the description?
There is not a single scientist who would say it is "irrelevant".
There ARE scientific theories about a cause or trigger for the big bang, one of the most well-known is M-Theory.
But just because we don't know the answer to a question that does not make it "irrelevant"- it just makes it unknown.
And there is no reason to make up imaginary magical answers for unanswered questions.
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Why did life occur?
A process of cause and effect does not have a "reason" it simply IS.
The belief that everything must have a reason is simply personification of the universe.
There are no reasons for anything beyond the ones that we have for our own actions.
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Which do you identify with or relate to more...the Tea Party or the Occupy Movement and why?
Occupy Movement- but I'm too lazy to actually do it.
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Are you shocked by other people's indifference or lack of passion in their views?
Nope.
I'm shocked by the people who hold their views passionately yet have not bothered to think about them first. It's passion without substance.
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Why can't you just LISTEN?
Um, because this is text on a screen.
If I just listen, I won't hear anything.
I have to read it.
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Cosmology, Evolution and other sciences just come up with theories so are speculative but God is a fact. Thoughts?
Yep, that's right!
There is no way to prove to a 100% certainty all of this "Science" nonsense, so it just makes sense to blindly believe in a magical being with no evidence to support it at all!
Science accepts things as "unknown"- religion is so much better because it provides all of the answers to every question with a 100% certainty! Who cares if the answers were completely made up, and...
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Atheists against anti-religion?
Everyone should be against vandalism, no mater who is the victim.
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In the real world people see things as either black or white, so why are there so many "grey areas" on AB?
You are making a false comparison here- you are seeing just this one website, all alone, as shades of gray, and the entire rest of the world as black and white.
He much of the real world have YOU experienced?
In reality, you might live in a black and white perspective, but this website might be your first glimpse into the real world beyond it- with all of the diverse experiences and views it...
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Do you think good people are always good and bad people are always bad? Or do you think everybody is half and half?
There ain't no good guy.
There ain't no bad guy.
There's only you and me and we just disagree.
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If American slave owners hated black people so much in the past why did they rape so many of the black female slaves?
They did not hate them, they considered them to be their inferiors, and their property.
At the best of times, it would be like a person thinks of their pet dog.
They might even care about them, but they can't sit on the sofa or eat at the table.
At the worst of times, it would be like a person thinks of a beast of burden.
They are whipped and beaten into compliance.
Most of the time it would...
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How, exactly, might Ron Paul's disadvantages (maybe a little racist or kooky) affect his advantages (bring govt back to the Constitution)?
Simple- his disadvantages are FAR more than simply being "a little racist and kooky".
The man is just plain nuts.
His actual positions on issues are insane- he believes states have more rights than humans.
He believes corporations should have NO regulations limiting what they can do to the consumer- including no health and safety regulations.
He wants to dissolve the federal government and...
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Did Ron Paul walk off the set of CNN prematurely, after being asked abt someone else's 23-yr-old newsletter? Or did CNN edit the footage?
1.) They were not someone else's newsletter, they were written in his name, and he has admitted responsibility for them.
Even if he did not write them, the fact that he allowed them to be written in his name shows he is an irresponsible manager and leader.
2.) The fact that he walked off the set during an interview shows he is too hot-headed and emotional to handle being the President of the...
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Why does does Earth have continents and oceans?
Because the surface is lumpy, and wet.
Water seeks it's own level, so the lumpy earth's surface higher than the water's level is called "land".
The surface lumps are shaped because the Earth is like a peanut M&M that was left on the sidewalk in the hot sun.
It has a hard solid nutty core, a molten chocolaty middle, and a thin solid candy shell that has multiple cracks.
The pieces of...
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That terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth, is a phenomenon of nature that has been proven to invariably occur Yes?
Kind of- it is not "the Earth", like this planet is special.
It is that mass has a gravitational pull- the larger the mass, and the closer it is, the stronger the pull.
The Earth is a gigantic mass right under your feet, so it has a stronger pull on you and everything around you than any other mass.
But, every mass around you is also puling on you- a bowling ball, a grain of dust, the moon,...
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Science may try to explain them, but why does gravity, centrafugal force, corriolis effect, and marine topography combine to form tides?
The question makes no sense.
Science explains the process that occurs which results in tides.
So, what are you asking?
If you are asking "Why" as if tides have some deeper meaning, grand purpose or ultimate plan, then stop it. They don't.
They are simply the result of a chain of cause and effect, no more, no less.
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Why did life evolve into an organism that could understand its own existance - us?
lifeforms evolve to survive.
There are two major ways a species can dominate an ecosystem: Brains or Brawn.
Previously, big strong creatures that were as dumb as a post dominated this planet.
Then they went extinct, leaving room for other creatures to evolve to dominate.
As it turns out, we won the race, and have more power and control over this world than any other species.
It could just...
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Are there members at A B who dislike you? Excluding me, of course.
Definitely!
I say what I mean and mean what I say, and do so using sound reasonable arguments.
Nobody likes having their misconceptions shattered.
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Who do you think is the smartest republican candidate?
That's like asking who is the tallest Dwarf.
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Barack's NEW Constitution ? The FCC is now able to control the INTERNET ?
Simple- because only a right-wing moron like yourself would think this is a "Dictatorship", or think there is anything wrong with this.
If you want a Dictatorship, then head back to the Bush years.
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True or false? Romney can beat Obama; Ron Paul is polling ahead of Romney; but Paul can't beat Obama.
Neither one of them can beat Obama.
And neither one of them should.
What we need is a STRONG Democratic term to fix up the mess left by the Republicans, who continued to blockade any progress THIS term.
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I like Mitt Romney personally. He is not a dangerous and unpredictable loose cannon like Gingrich and Ron Paul are.
You say:
"he's much more capable of handling the economy than Obama and in no way a polarizer as Obama is."
Obama is not a polarizer, he is the exact opposite- he is a compromiser.
The right-wingers who hate him do so no mater what he does- they hate him simply because he is a Democrat.
You are basically saying that there is no way a Democrat can get anything done because the Republicans...
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True or false? A vote for anyone but Ron Paul is a vote for a known liar.
False, because Ron Paul is a known liar too.
http://www.yourblackworld.com/2011/12/27/investigation-finds-that-ron-paul-lied-about-racist-newsletters/
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Do they fear that same-sex marriage will break up right wing marriages everywhere? I mean, gay people getting married will ruin right wingers marriages, right? Liberal marriages don’t seem to be as vulnerable.
I was once in a web debate with a right-winger who firmly believed the advancement of gay rights was behind an increase in teenage pregnancy.
No, I'm not kidding.
It is not just that these people don't think about their positions,
it's that these people don't even know HOW to think.
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Is all this religious debate on AB a bit divisive?
Religion is divisive by it's nature.
With any other group classification- race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, etc. it is "possible" to accept that different groups are separate but equal.
Religions are based on the concept that one group is favored over others by a magical being who created the universe, and they will have a superior afterlife because of it.
No equality is possible...
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I LEARNED more about Jesus over the weekend.. He was a definately a LIBERAL. How come right wingers who love him, aren't?
Yep.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/368914/december-16-2010/jesus-is-a-liberal-democrat
http://www.jesusisaliberal.org/
http://www.right-wing-pseudo-christians.com/jesus-liberal-conservative.htm
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Why do rabbits tolerate car rides/being caged more than cats do?
rabbits are passive herbivores, while cats (and dogs) are active carnivores.
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Who are the 'Domestics' that Christs slaves must feed in (Matthew 24:45-51)? Are you a feeding Slave, or a Fed Domestic?
"Domestic" means domestic livestock.
And I am neither a slave or a sheep- I am a free human being, not a Christian.
Christianity accepts slavery, I do not.
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Why do people still believe in God? Isn't the existence of lawyers proof that there is no God?
People are stupid.
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Is it wise for theists to personify God so much rather than just perceive God as an omnipotent spirit being?
It is not wise to believe in any of it.
God, like all things, evolved.
At first gods were nature spirits- limited in scope, and non-personified.
Then, as time went on, they got individual names, relationships, and a whole soap opera of mythology.
That is what made them Gods- the personification.
Then, as time continued to go on, one God of each pantheon becomes more significant than the...
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The Supreme Court, 1961, (Torcaso vs Watkins), recognized eveloution / atheism as a religion?
No, it did not.
Atheism is simply the lack of a belief in God.
Theism is simply the belief in God.
NEITHER are religions- they are individual statements of belief.
Religions are SETS of beliefs- as in more than one.
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc are religions.
And Evolution is not Atheism.
Evolution is a scientific fact that is rejected by a small percentage of Christians.
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Do demons hate classical music? Please christian, jewish, muslim, wiccan, and new age people not satanist.
Well, the Devil loves fiddle music.
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Can a person be clinically diagnosed as having an addiction to junk food, the same way someone can be addicted to drugs?
It's an eating disorder.
Anorexia and bulimia are just two common eating disorders- there are many.
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A challenge especially for Creationists (but anyone is free to join in) Can you prove anything beyond a shadow of a doubt?
Everything has to be defined in realistic terms- if one claims that proof must be 100% perfect, then nothing can ever be proven, not even your own existence.
So, we draw comparisons- this desk in front of me exists.
Whatever it is that this desk is, we will call that "existence".
We will also call it "mater", "solid", and "wood".
If you want to question the reality of the desk, then that's a...
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When athletes refer to themselves in the third person, what does it mean?
You mean like how Bob Dole always called himself "Bob Dole" instead of saying "me" or "I"?
It's not limited to athletes- all kinds of pompous asses do it.
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When athletes refer to themselves in the third person, what does it mean?
You mean like how Bob Dole always called himself "Bob Dole" instead of saying "me" or "I"?
It's not limited to athletes- all kinds of pompous asses do it.
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Is it "homophobic" to tend toward self-preservation and keep away from a "lifestyle" in which 20% have expensive & deadly HIV?
It is homophobic to think a sexual orientation is a "lifestyle",
it is homophobic to think a sexual orientation is an activity or frequency of activities,
it is homophobic if you think victims of a disease are a disease,
It is homophobic if you think you can get HIV from simple casual contact.
It's NOT homophobic to say "no, thank you" when offered gay sex.
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Is 24 too old to start college? Will it be awkward because everyone will be young?
I had the same fears as you, but I went back to college at 45.
I even went as far as dying my gray hairs black, but it did not mater, no one cared.
There were a handful of other students in each of my classes who were my age, and a few who were older.
And since you are so young, just 24, no one would even notice a diference. Heck it's not even close to a generation gap.
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Would you have been a Nazi? (Take this test http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-would-you-have-been-a-nazi-test & post your result.)
I don't need to take a test- while I would disagree with them vehemently, I would do so quietly.
I would be too afraid to do anything but be a good little german and not make waves.
Well, maybe I'd help in an underground railroad, but not much more than that.
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What enslaves the mind from accepting new ideas?
Fear.
Conservatism.
Religion.
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The most secular countries are the LEAST corrupt...???
http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/results/
Yep.
1.) New Zealand.
2.) Denmark.
3.) Finland.
4.) Sweden.
All very secular nations.
I don't know about #5, Singapore.
I'm going to guess they are mostly Moslem, or Buddhist.
After that a whole bunch of very secular nations until Ireland, at #19. I'm not sure if they are still highly Catholic or not.
After them we get religious nations- Chile, Qatar, and the United States.
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Would you support the SECULAR PARTY of USA?
Kind of, but it looks like a one trick pony.
While I suport having a secular nation, a political party would also have to hold positions on other issues: the economy, foreign affairs, human rights, etc.
For example, the Libertarians in theory suport everything you list- but their positions on economics and federal government are wacko.
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What series have you currently been watching on Netflix?
I don't pay for Netflix since Hulu is free.
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Atheist: Are you aware Christ spoke of air travel long before the Wright brothers invented the airplane?
My God, you are stupid.
The word "flight" means run or escape.
You are a wonderful poster child for the idiocy of Christians who do not know how to read scripture making proclamations about what it says.
Oh, and by your idiocy, here are more passages in the Bible of people flying through the sky:
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
2 Samuel 22:40-42
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What is the sound of girls making bad decisions?
The sound of peeing on a stick?
No, that sound comes later.
The sound of a condom NOT being unwrapped?
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Are we each born with an artistic impetus to create? And, if so, how does one discover and express the latent talent if not recognized?
Some are, some are not.
We are each born different- different nature, and different nurture.
Some people like to create and variety, some people like conformity, and simple repetitive tasks.
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Fruits/nuts are recommended to be included in a healthy diet. Some call others "fruit" or "nut" to demean/insult/denigrate. Why?
Interesting how some foods are compliments, and others are insults?
terms of endearment - Cookie, pumpkin, cupcake, sugar, etc.
Insults - nuts, fruit, bananas, fruitcake, etc.
both categories seem to be filled with sweets and snacks.
Not a lot of meats and veggies in there, unless you include "beefcake".
I want to insult someone by calling them cauliflower. I hate cauliflower!
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Can you help compile a list of stupid things people have done, by decade?
1980's - Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States, followed by GH Bush, resulting in trickle-down economics, also known as "voodoo economics"- the concept that if the rich get richer, it will somehow benefit the rest of us.
1990's - People thought that Clinton having sex with an intern and lying about it was a big deal. They forget the economic prosperity of the Clinton years...
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Is it not so much that suppressed societies create perverts but that deviations from a well defined norm makes them stand out?
Well, it al depends on what you mean by "perverts".
I will assume by that you mean people who are more sexually exploratory than the norm.
In which case, heat and pressure causes water to boil.
It's the same way that in a small town, the sluttiest girl in school is usualy the Minister's daughter.
Overly repressive social norms create rebellion. If it is sexually repressive, it creates...
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Since abortion is a guaranteed ticket to Heaven for the baby, why are Christians so against it?
I asked a similar question before:
http://www.answerbag.com/polls/faithful-kill-child-save-soul_2628280
The problem is most people of faith don't want to address the obvious contradictions in their beliefs.
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God sent secret bird to ____________? Continue the story.
Santa Claus, to wish him a Merry Christmas, and to officially proclaim that the holiday should be renamed Santamas!
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Can anyone discredit these statements made over 2000 years ago?
Yes, I can discredit every single one- but it does not mater, because you don't accept evidence, logic, facts, or anything else.
You don't even accept what the Bible says- only what you believe it says.
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What would a Christian psychologist's opinion be on homosexuality?
They would have to be in one of the more liberal Christian denominations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT-affirming_Christian_denominations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessing_of_same-sex_unions_in_Christian_churches
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_chur2.htm
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Does the Bible predict that most persons who profess a religion are being misled, and those who don't are also blinded, or stubborn?
And you are mislead, blinded AND stubborn.
A triple threat of pure ego right there.
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Is it just me or is this website Anti-Christ?
It's bad to be a bigot who claims their beliefs come from God.
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Is calling someone a heathen still considered an insult? (or is it the same level as calling someone from England a limey?)
The strength of a group-identity insult word is related to how oppressed the group is or was.
The words that insult blacks, jews, gays and women are very insulting because those groups were strongly discriminated against, and still are.
Words like "limey" for British or "frogs" for French are not insulting now because those groups rarely suffer from discrimination.
Words like "heathen",...
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Why are lesbians such hateful people?
Wow, that was stupid of you.
When women post on social networking websites, they get hit on by men non-stop.
Even straight women wo simply want to make new friends will get fed up by all the creepy jerks sending them dick shots.
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are paedophiles bi-sexual,attracted to boys or girls or just one or the other?
It depends on the individual pedophile- but for the most part they are attracted to power and control.
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Could two pre-op transsexuals, one mtf and one ftm, simply have transplants to get each others genitalia?
Genitals are not removed and transplanted, they are reshaped.
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What gives man the right to decide that homosexuality is okay?
What gives man the right to decide that homosexuality is NOT okay?
Your misunderstanding of ancient books of scripture are irrelevant to the discussion.
And the fact that you don't know the diference between consenting relationships between adults and the abuse of children indicates you have some severe psychological problems and need to find a therapist as soon as possible, before you bring...
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How old is too old to be a virgin?
There are people who spend their entire lives without having sex, it's all up to them.
The important thing is not your age, but WHY you are a virgin.
If you are a virgin because you want to be, it's all good.
If you are a virgin because you feel you are suposed to be but do not want to, then that's not so good.
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Do people who refuse to put ketchup on hotdogs do it because they hate the taste, or because adding ketchup is "against the rules"?
What rule?
I never heard of any such rule.
Ketchup is a standard hot dog topping, along with mustard, relish, and chopped onion.
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if you were walking to work and suddenly santa came at you with a chainsaw and a penguin on top of his head, what would you do?
I would wonder- since when do I have a job that's walking distance away?
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Do you believe dreams or nightmares can possibly mean anything? Do you think they might be meant to help you? Why?
Not in the detailed way of analyzing dream symbols, no.
In the general sense of conveying emotions or issues that are of concern to you, yes.
But you probably already know what those are even before you dream about them.
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Christians complain about atheists enjoying Christmas without Christ. How often do they remember Thor on Thursday?
And Odin on Wednesday, Tiw God of war on Tuesday, and Friga goddess of beauty on Friday.
And Janus, God of beginnings in January.
And Mars, God of war in March.
And Maia, a fertility goddess in May.
And Juno, queen of the Gods, in June.
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Why after prayers do abrhamic religions say the name of the egyptian god Amen?
I always thought it was related to the Hindu "OM".
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Militant Atheism: Isn't "spreading reason" just as bad as "spreading religion"?
Another word for "spreading reason" is education, and that is never a BAD thing.
Another word for "spreading religion" is brainwashing, and that is never a GOOD thing.
The problem is people like Michelle Bachman and Rick Perry want to shove their religion down our throats, so now is not the time to sit back and take it.
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"[Religious belief] is a totalitarian belief. It is the wish to be a slave." Agree?
Some people are lemmings- they need to be told what to do because they can't think for themselves. They require a leader, even an imaginary one in the sky, to tell them what to do and how to think.
Another animal that is metaphorically equivalent to "lemmings" is "sheep".
And people of faith refer to themselves as sheep often.
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Is it enough to assume that because man made things are designed and created, everything must be designed and created?
Nope, it's the anthropomorphic fallacy.
It's also known as "the pathetic fallacy", for good reason!
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Name me an ethical statement made or an action performed by a believer that could not have been made or performed by a non-believer.
"God made me do it."
"The Devil made me do it."
"I know it's wrong because the Bible says it's wrong, not for any objective reason."
"I know it's right because the Bible says it's right, not for any objective reason."
"Let's all drink this poison kool-aid and go to Heaven together!"
"Let's fly a plane into a building so we can go to Heaven!"
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Glenn Beck calls Tea Party members who support Newt Gingrich racist. Do you agree? Why or why not?
Newt Gingrich PROGRESSIVE?
Only someone just right of Hitler would have to turn left to see Newt.
And well, that is where Glen Beck is standing.
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Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it's not going to go away -Agree or disagree?
Some people are blind from birth till death, so will never see the sunlight.
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is there a way to fix gayness?
Is your gayness not working?
Just look at this picture for a while, and it will come back to you.
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Would you choose to be ignorant?
If in reality we are all in some dream world controlled by robots or parasitic aliens, then yes, I would rather not know.
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What country do you think is better? Canada or USA?
I'm an American, so I pick Canada.
We need to learn from their example- especially in regards to health care.
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which is better: the nook or the kindle? please explain why
Just get an iPad.
It does everything they do and more.
Plus, the iPad can run Kindle e-reader software AND Nook e-reader software.
Neither the Kindle or the Nook can do that- they both lock you into buying books from them and them only.
with the iPad, you can buy books from anyone.
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How many wars would Hillary Clinton have started by now if she were president?
None.
Just like Obama did not start any.
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What is you favorite coffee creamer?
His name is Pablo.
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Can someone think of a text example (a quote) where Helena and Demetrius show 'joy' towards each other?
Do your own damn homework!
You are sitting in front of a computer that has more information than the library of congress, and you go to a question and answer site?
Just Google "Shakespeare Helena Demetrius joy", and FIND answers!
Heck, just try reading the damn play like you were suposed to.
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Why should death penalty should be illegal? i need help on the debate whats ur opinion?
Because:
1.) we have a lousy judicial system that sends innocent people to prison.
2.) killing them does not act as a deterrent to crime.
3.) with the appeals process, it is actually more expensive to put someone on death row than to keep them in prison for life.
And:
4.) It's barbaric.
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Does you believe the world is really going to end on December 21, 2012? Why?
No, because it's silly.
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If it is believed that eventually computers will become self aware, why are we continuing to make them better?
Because science fiction stories need conflict to advance the plot-line.
They are not real.
Self-awareness does NOT lead towards rebellion, it would lead to them realizing who they are, and how much they absolutely love constantly serving us.
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Jobs a computer will never be able to do. Name one?
Since you said "never", then nothing. Who knows how far artificial intelligence will advance.
In the short term, the arts are a safe career choice.
A computer will not write a novel, compose a song, paint a picture or design a building in our lifetimes.
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Is the world misled by fallacies such as Trinity, Eternal Torment,
Immortality of the Soul, Darwinism, and greed?
You are definitely misled by countless "fallacies"- and like all misled people, nothing will ever make you understand that fact.
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Why does President Obama have to keep Joe Biden VP in his second term?
While Biden didn't do anything remarkable, he didn't do anything awful either.
His job is to just stand there and wait, and he did that, so no need to replace him.
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What does Freedom of Religion exactly mean?
It means you can believe whatever foolish nonsense you want, and perform any silly rituals you want, and wear any weird consumes and other traditions you want.
As long as:
1.) You don't force others to follow your beliefs.
2.) You don't use tax dollars or government land.
3.) You don't break any other laws (like sacrifices).
otherwise, have a blast.
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If scientists are open and honest enough to call it 'the theory of evolution' why are theists and religions not open or honest enough to call their's 'the theory of god'?
There are very strict standards of evidence for something to qualify as a Scientific Theory.
A religious belief does not have the qualifications.
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What are some of the GOOD things about getting old and losing your memory?
Regaining a child-like innocence.
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Can watching long hours of tv and a long use of a Computer makes you mentally slow?
It all depends on what you watch on TV, and what you do on the computer.
Reality Shows are not the same as documentaries,
And using a computer to find fart jokes is not the same as using it to research information for a book you are writing.
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is it ok for boys to exhibit their genitals in public for sexual thrills?
Only if they look like Mario Lopez.
And the place of exhibition is my house.
It can be like a private art show!
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Does your inability to lie prevent you from doing wrong?
No, someone can do rotten things and be completely honest about it.
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Why did God become man?
Always.
Men made Gods in their own image.
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What is the main difference between AGNOSTICISM and ATHEISM?
Agnosticism is a position about knowledge.
Atheism is a position about faith.
Both have the prefix "a" which means "no" or "lack".
WEAK Agnostics say they have no knowledge of if there is a God or not.
STRONG Agnostics say there is no way to know if there is a God or not.
An Agnostic can actually believe in God, or not.
A WEAK Atheist does not believe in God.
A STRONG Atheist says there...
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I (atheist) sometimes reason with myself that God DOES exist; result is always inconclusive; is there no supernatural force to help me out?
Sorry, if you are an intelligent rational individual you are stuck having intelligent, rational conclusions about life.
Yes, sometimes we envy the happiness of fools, but you don't want to have a lobotomy to achieve it.
There is a greater form of happiness that comes form sanity.
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If....there was only one religion in the world what would be the consequence's ?
The only way that would be possible is if it is a "closed" religion, like Scientology is now, or the Catholic Church was before the reformation.
One where the sacred texts are not available to the common person to read and come up with their own interpretations- they must be sealed away, and the faithful must blindly obey a church clergy that has a strict hierarchy, with a supreme unquestioned...
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French Writer P. Valadier stated: It was the Christian tradition that produced atheism as it's fruit."
In a way that is true, because of Christian hostility and history of violence.
If you go to a Hindu or a Buddhist and say you don't believe what they believe, they will say "Oh, that's fine, whatever." The worst you might get is a smug "some day you will seek enlightenment" but they will leave you alone.
Christians will hound you to the ends of the Earth to get you to believe in their...
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Why does the world in general profess to worship God Almighty, yet, the very Bible predicts that most who profess Christianity are condemned
The world in general does NOT "profess to worship God Almighty".
As usual, you have no idea what you are talking about.
Christianity, in all it's forms, is about a third of the world population.
You claim the vast majority of those Christians are non-Christians anyway.
Islam is a fifth, making believers in the Abrahamic God about half of the world's population.
That means about half of the...
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why do people believe in god?
there a man in the sky that does good things to people
SCAM!
They believe in God because they were told to believe in God by their parents, and they never grew out of it.
The very few exceptions to that rule convert because of some emotional reason- to please a spouse, depression after a tragedy, etc.
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Why doesnt God answer my prayers? Is he real?
God does not answer prayers for the same reason that Santa does not give you presents.
They are off playing golf, in a foursome with the flying spagetti monster and the Easter Bunny.
The Bunny cheats.
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Why are women mroe afraid to cheat on their boyfreinds/husbands than men are to cheat on their girlfriends/wives?
I don't see where you get the "fear" aspect.
Men are by nature more promiscuous then women, that's all.
It's instinct- it takes 9 months for a woman to have a child, but it takes a man 5 minutes.
Durring those 9 months, a man can have children with various women, but a woman can only have the one child.
Plus, she has a need to keep the male with her to help raise the young, while the make...
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Does the bible actually create more questions than it answers?
Well, since it does not answer any questions at all, that would have to be a yes.
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Are Fundamentalist Christian Conservatives against welfare because it is against the Ten Commandments?
No, it's because they are greedy, selfish bastards.
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Do you believe in the 'Big Bang Theory", the "Evolution Theory" or "Intelligent Design Theory"
Big Bang is a scientific theory supported by all of the evidence we have available, with no contradictory evidence.
Evolution is a scientific fact, it has been observed, and it is a basis for everything we know in Biology.
Intelligent Design is a religious belief that is not supported by any evidence- it is simply something that people who do not understand science believe in.
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Is anyone else really getting sick of the liberal vs. conservative war going on?
Since when did anyone keep their political opinions to themselves?
Since the dawn of time, sex, politics and religion have always been the main topics of discussion.
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Who wants to place bets: January 2012 Apple releases iPad 3, iPhone 5 and Amazon releases Kindle Fire 2?
Not January, no, but later on in 2012.
Perhaps summer or autumn.
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Given Obama's advocacy for "gay rights" worldwide, do you expect him to intervene so Jerry Sandusky can walk free here at home?
More2Be, just because you enjoy kidnaping and raping little girls, that does NOT mean it is acceptable heterosexual activity, or even heterosexual at all.
The rest of us can distinguish between crying frightened children and consenting adults.
It is too bad you are so psychologically damaged that the only way you find joy is in abusing others.
Just leave those little girls alone, and let...
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What do you think Obama would do if the White House ran out of toilet paper?
He would order more toilet paper.
Only a right-wing conservative would ask a question as stupid as this.
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We've eliminated all constraints. No rules, no regs, no taxes,no government, no nuthin'. Anything left about which to complain? What?
Well, without all of those constraints, we would complain about the rape gangs who travel through town, the constant gunfights in the streets, the kidnaping and selling of babies into slavery, and the fact that all the shops have closed because no one buys when they can steal.
So, without all those constraints, we would remember exactly why we made all those constraints in the first place, and...
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Are more enlightened societies becoming less religious while those where poverty and superstition reign remain more religious?
Yes, that is true.
The more educated someone is, the less likely they are to be religious.
The more prosperous a nation, state, or region, the higher their secular/non-religious population.
Religion is simply organized superstition, spread from birth through brainwashing.
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Anything that is not true MUST be supernatural?
No, it's not true that OJ was innocent.
That does not make it supernatural, it just means he killed two people.
The reverse is correct though:
Anything that is supernatural is not true.
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Can you give a theory of the origin of man that you believe in And something that you don't believe in and why?
Evolution is a scientifically proven fact, for all life, including humans.
I do not believe in the random myths of ancient cultures.
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How old were you when you got your license?
In my state, it's training permit at 15, actual licence at 18.
Google the laws per state, because most people get their licence as soon as they can.
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If the sign says 55, but they won't stop you unless you're going 70, what is the speed limit? Is it what the sign says, or the cop?
As with all crimes, there are more criminals than cops.
Since the cops only have so much time to go after criminals, they target the most egregious ones.
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Is male bashing really tolerated or even accepted in the West? If so, how and why?
No, it's not, not even close.
If you paid close attention, there are far more incidents of women being degraded by men than the reverse.
Since men have been in power for so many centuries, to them equality feels like degradation.
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What modification would you require for you to run on solar power ?
I guess my entire digestive tract would have to be removed, since I currently run on food.
And I would need chlorophyll injected into my skin.
I doubt it would work though, but I'm game to try it if you are!
Whoopee!
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Was the earliest Christianity devoid of denominations of variation in beliefs, were they ONE in belief, in faith?
Nope.
Before Emperor Constantine had the Bible created, Christianity was bizarrely diverse- far more than it is now.
Gnostic beliefs were of all kinds because each considered different texts to be scripture.
The Bible we have now was mostly a political creation- the books that were included were ones that did not go against the concept of Imperial rule.
The books left out of the Bible,...
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explain this sin thing? someone? so everyone is a sinner?
In Christianity, God is an all-knowing all-perfect being who created the universe and humanity according to a specific design, and when they turned out exactly as he created them, and did exactly what he knew they would do he blamed them for it.
That's sin.
Yes, everyone is a sinner because God made everyone a sinner.
He is a poor musician who blames his instruments.
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Is it appropriate to wear 5 inches high heels and tight skinny jeans to church?! When did the church become a fashion catwalk or the club?
If that is what the minister wants to wear, more power to him!
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Do you believe nuclear weapons were used thousands of years ago?
No.
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Catholics: Why would anyone want to pay for holy water? You can get all you want for free at the church.
Well, you need a whole lot of it if you are going to go out and hunt vampires.
Will a Church let you fill up a Super Soaker for free?
On a serious note- people pay for ordinary bottled water when it's available for free from the tap, so why not magical supernatural water?
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Do you consider suicide bombers brave or just religious fanatics who commit such acts due to the belief of a blissful afterlife?
It's a false dichotomy.
They are religious fanatics, AND they are brave.
The word "brave" does not mean intelligent, and it does not mean you do things for good reasons.
"Brave" means you get your ass of the couch and do something that you feel is the right thing to do, no mater what the potential consequences to you might be.
It does not mater if what you do is batshit crazy or not to be...
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If I said I could change the world, and vanquish all religion, would you give me a million dollars?
Payment on delivery, pal.
And I'd have to give you an IOU note.
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Lowe's pulls ads from 'All-American Muslim' after protests from a florida family group. Is this a form of discrimination?
It's not a form of discrimination, it's an example of a corporation caving into bigotry.
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True or False: God is able to help you in all problems?
Obviously false, since those who believe in God do not have their problems solved at any higher rate than those who do not.
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How much do you like poetic justice? Why do you like it that much?
I like poetic justice so much more than regular justice.
Especially when it is in iambic pentameter.
Occasionally a Haiku of Law.
Or, a highly principled naughty limerick.
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Am I a bad person because I don't believe in God?
No.
But bad people will think you are a bad person.
You are simply a smart person.
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Why would anyone who truly understands science, believe that intelligence can arise from non-intelligence without Intelligent input?
Simple- because we "truly understand science".
Only someone who does not truly understand science would think that intelligence is required for intelligence to arise.
Someone like you, for example.
Your ramblings about random events show you do not understand science.
There is no random- there is only the chain of causality.
Not that you can learn anything though.
Not even the simplest of...
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Do you own something that is obsolete (or just not generally used anymore), but still functions? What??
While my TV is a LCD flatscreen, it is the old 3x4 (DVD) aspect ratio, and cannot get TV reception without cable, satellite, or one of those tuner boxes.
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Do you like tits and boobies?
No, when I go bird watching, I prefer Cocks.
Here is a man with a big cock:
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Are all groups okay? Political, religious, ethnic, professional, etcetera? Do you belong to one or more groups? Any groups ungood? Which?
The GIrl Scouts are pure Evil.
Evil I say, EVIL!
Groups are no different from individuals- they are just a bunch of individuals acting together.
A group can do crappy things, a group can do good things.
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Is bad behavior bad behavior no matter whose? Or does it matter whose to you? Why?
Well, everything has to be judged in context.
Shooting your husband because he had an affair is bad.
Shooting your husband as he is about to stab your daughter is not bad.
Shooting your husband because he left the toilet seat up is VERY bad.
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Old/ancient traditions/beliefs fade away gradually as new concepts are accepted; inevitable?
Ones that are replaced or supplanted by new ones, sure.
Some traditions, like arts and music, do change but are not necessarily replaced.
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What country has the highest rate of LGBT population ? How much of each ( if You have the information ) . Why do You think is so?Is it bad?
LGBT people are born all over the world, in the same percentages.
In some countries where being LGBT is oppressed, they live closeted.
In places where LGBT people are free, they can be more open.
Plus, LGBT people often try and move from the less hospitable places to the more hospitable ones, if they can.
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Free thinkers, do you hate being labelled atheists, skeptics or agnostics? ...and not having a category on AB?
Actually, I don't care which word.
I used to prefer the word "Agnostic", not because my beliefs were different than they are now, but just that the term meant that we don't know one way or the other.
I now prefer "atheist" because I lack belief in God.
I do not like "Skeptic", since it is applied broadly, not just to the concept of God. Bigfoot just might exist!
"Free Thinker" is a nice...
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God is NOT supernatural??
You say:
"we all have an innate sense of it, atheists included."
So, the fact that atheists keep telling you that we don't means nothing?
THat reminds me of the homophobes who keep saying that gays made a choice to be gay, when gays keep saying that no choice was ever made.
Who is it who would know if a choice was made, the person who allegedly made a choice, or some outsider?
Same with...
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What does it mean if a guy points at you and smiles if he is walking by himself???
That he knows someone standing behind you, and you are just in his line of sight.
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Newt Gingrich's statement that he wants to repeal child labor laws. Do you think that immediately finishes off the Pillsbury Doughboy?
I can't believe that even someone as stupid as Newt can be that stupid.
Does he want to repeal them, or modify them in some way?
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How do the other GOP candidates bring Newt down? They gotta move fast. What's the best move and by whom?
I think Newt will bring Newt down all by himself.
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Do you think the UK should have a ZERO TOLERANCE on religious violence ? ( 1 strike and you are out of the country )
Why are you saying that the actions were tolerated?
Are you saying the criminals were NOT arrested and charged?
We should have zero tolerance for all acts of violence- and since when does a violent crime result in deportation? Shouldn't it result in imprisonment?
Why do you want to treat one violent criminal different from another violent criminal?
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After extensive study, I find that Christianity has too bloody and confusing a past to ever be true -Iam a Deist- advice?
Congratulations on your first steps toward recovery!
Now, stop and think why you even need to be Deist.
Why does there need to be a God at all?
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Is atheism a ridiculous weasel word that theists made up to label 'everyone else' (i.e. evil people who 'LACK' something)?
No, the weasel words that theists made up are heretic, infidel, pagan, goym, witch and satanist.
Atheist is just "not theist". Lack of belief in God.
Theological noncognitivism is that there is no concept of god at all.
While some people of faith, including some here, believe in a God that they cannot even define, others do have a definition for their God concepts.
An atheist lacks belief...
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Do previous now considered obsolete laws point to an underlying truth of human nature?
Yes- it's human nature to make up stupid laws.
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I can't believe it, all you see on T/V is murder? When will the day's come back with something a little more positive?
There are lots of shows without murder.
Like the sit-coms.
I agree there are an awful lot of police procedural forensic science shows.
At least they are better than reality shows.
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How come nobody complained about John McCain not being born in the US?
Because Liberals don't complain about stupid things like that.
McCain had more than enough actual problems to complain about.
Conservatives focused on silly things like his Birth certificate, his race, his religion, and his teleprompter because they had no legitimate complaints to make.
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How come only white people are capable of racism?
Who told you that?
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Do evil dictators ever have at least some good ideas?
Mussolini made the trains run on time.
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Would you do Rashida Jones, who played Karen on The Office?
Isn't she on Parks and Recreation, not the Office?
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Were all those movies with Morgan Freeman as God made for the express purpose of conditioning people to accept Barack Obama as God?
Were all those movies with George Burns as God made for the express purpose of conditioning people to accept John McCain as God?
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The Europeans and Arabs love Jesus the Christ-our sun of LOVE from Israel! Is there anybody who are not in love with Jesus?
Yes, there are lots of people not in love with Jesus.
A third of the planet, at a bare minimum.
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If God asked you to kill your son, would you do it?
I once asked that question on a website like this.
Some claimed that God would never ask such a thing- completely forgetting the story of Abraham and Isaac.
Others admitted they WOULD kill their child.
Those were the frightening ones.
Consistent, but frightening.
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Do you let others take control of their own lives? Why or why not?
Yes, I do- I'm a Liberal!
We believe everyone has equal rights, and the right to make their own decisions in their lives.
It's the Conservatives who want to control everyone, and force them to live by their standards.
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Apple Store or Microsoft Store?
Did they actually open a Microsoft Store yet?
What would they sell, since the only hardware Microsoft makes are keyboards, mice and XBoxes?
Well, since there are none in my city, but we have three Apple stores, it will have to be the Apple store.
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Does the mythical boogeyman exist?
Who needs mythical ones when the real ones are frightening enough.
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How do you argue against this?
I can't- because he is correct.
It's a poor musician who blames his instrument.
An even poorer one who considers his instrument sinful and punishes it because it played the music he composed.
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Besides America, what other country could a fundamentalist Christian be elected to a high office ?
Probably just the US and the other impoverished third world nations.
The more advanced countries are all secular.
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Have you ever defied gravity?
I fought the law, but the law won.
Oh, I fought the law, but the law won.
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What would not be a good coffee table book?
"Celebrity Autopsy Photos"
--- photographed by Anne Geddes.
The dissected corpses would be surrounded by flowers and babies.
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Can you name some actors who are adults who play child or teen characters?
All of the actors on Glee.
Most notably the guy who plays Fin. He is 30.
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What would the Church do if the Pope started declaring things that contradicted morality?
He does.
He allows pedophiles to exist in his church unpunished,
he forbids condoms even though Africa is dying from AIDS,
he treats women as second-class citizens,
and treats gays as if being gay is sinful.
And the Church just goes on.
And BTW- have you seen the HBO series "The Borgias"?
They make the current papacy look like saints.
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ALL RELIGIONS ARE WRONG - GOD has not yet been revealed - we have been left alone to figure things out for ourselves - thoughts ?
Well, I'll agree on the "all religions are wrong" part.
AS for the rest I'd make some changes- "GOD has not yet been revealed" assumes there is a God to be revealed.
Since nothing has been revealed about God, there is no reason to believe there even is one.
And "we have been left alone to figure things out for ourselves" assumes that something left us, and that there is something for us to...
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How can I stop being envious of software engineers, web developers, and other technical experts?
It's just a job.
Just take some classes and learn how to do it.
I'm envious of Architects.
That is what I wanted to learn how to do, but I had no money to go away to school.
I had to stay local, and I learned programming.
You don't have to go to school and get a degree to learn this stuff- you have a computer, you have the internet, just learn each one step by step.
Learn each of these...
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What would you do with a pot of gold?
Sell it to get money.
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How can you be in politics for 30 years and be considered an "outsider"? What are you outside of exactly?
Yeah, it was amazing in the last election when McCain, who is an elderly rich white man who has been in politics his entire life tried to take the position of a maverick outsider man of the people, and somehow the half-black very ethnic Obama, son of a single mother, who came out of nowhere, was a washington insider and part of the machine.
It just shows that people who vote Republican will...
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Do you watch Dexter??
Yep.
When I first heard about the series, I thought TV is hitting a new low in pandering to violence.
But after watching it, and I've seen every episode, it's a great show.
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What things are better left unsaid? Be serious.
Have you seen the movie "The Invention of Lying"?
Sometimes honesty is brutal, and it is best to keep things to yourself to preserve relationships.
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If i gave you an ipad for your birthday, would you be offended?
I would think it's weird, because I already have an iPad, and I cary it with me wherever I go, so I would think you are not paying very close attention to me.
So in that way I would be a bit offended, yes.
So, I'd accept the present gracefully, and either re-gift it or sell it on eBay.
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Why were we able to breed dogs into every shape and size yet all cats pretty much look the same?
It's not ability, it's desire.
We could have taken any species and created all of the variety we have in dogs, but people just happened to like dogs.
Actually all domestic animals- dogs, cats, chickens, cows, pigs- are very different from their wild counterparts.
Pigs are kind of weird in that if two domestic pigs are unleashed into the wild, their offspring will look like wild pigs-...
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What are the basic social teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism?
Hinduism is a loose collection of many different beliefs.
To be an Indian is to be a Hindu, and to be a Hindu is to be an indian.
It is a religion closely tied to ethnicity, like Judaism is.
At it's heart Hinduism is similar to Judaism and Confucianism, in that the core concept is the Family.
They believe in family obligations, family structure, reverence for ancestors and traditions, the...
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What would you say is the sum of all your fears?
Death.
I think most people's fears are fear of death.
No one is really afraid of heights- they are afraid of falling from a height.
And not even really afraid of falling- they are afraid of landing.
And not really afraid of landing- they are afraid of dying.
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How do atheists reconcile their unbelief with apparent supernatural forces within our visible universe?
Well, there is nothing to reconcile because:
1.) There are no apparent supernatural forces, just things you don't understand. If you observe something you don't understand that does not make it supernatural, it just makes it unknown.
2.) Some atheists DO believe in the supernatural. They can believe in souls, ghosts, reincarnation, ESP, and all kinds of things- just not God.
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I've noticed how there are Christians who are either for the prosperity message or are against it. What do you think God says about it?
Well, Jesus said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven, so count that as a vote against.
He also said render onto Caesar that which is Cesar's, so he had no problem paying taxes. Heck, some of his best friends were tax collectors.
That is what makes it so ironic that so many right-wing conservative Republicans claim to be Christians,...
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Evidence suggest that professed Christianity and Evolutionists are being deceived by Hellenism, how can this be proven?
No, the science of Biology is not based on Classical Greek philosophy.
It is based on actually observing real life, and drawing conclusions based on those real life observations.
That is why you will never understand it.
As far as what is deceiving Christianity, you don't have to blame the Greeks for that. Christianity tends to be self-deceptive.
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Why won't more persons use the Bible the way it itself advises, consider ALL entries, to rationalize, deception of most
as predicted?
About a third of the population of the planet are Christians, and they all Read the Bible, and believe in it the way it itself advises- or the way they believe it itself advises.
Just like you do.
About a fifth of the population of the planet is Muslim, so they do the exact same thing- except with the Koran.
Others are of various other religions, with various other holy books, saying various...
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What historical evidence is there that confirms Jesus Christ existed?
No, there is not.
Al there is are stories written about 90 years after he supposedly died, written by a maximum of four authors- but it is quite likely three of them based their works on the fourth.
Meaning all accounts of Jesus probably come from the writings of just one person.
This makes it as historically valid as Harry Potter.
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Islamic cleric has warned Muslim women not to get too close to bananas and cucumbers to avoid having “sexual thoughts". Is he right?
So, should men avoid bagels, donuts, and swiss cheese?
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Should Christians observe Christmas?
It's individual choice what holidays to observe, of course, but any Christian who objects to Halloween because it's pagan, yet still celebrates Christmas and Easter is a hypocrite.
All three holidays are Pagan.
To be consistant they should accept all three, or reject all three.
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Why does God hide?
God hiding is the whole basis of religion.
People are suposed to have "faith", and you can't have faith if something is obviously true and self-evident.
Religion is based on the concept of ignorance being a virtue.
Religion is the concept that it is good to believe something when there is no evidence to suport it, and all reason tells you it's wrong.
Religion is all about putting your brain...
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Where is the BRAIN of the Nature the MOM hidden?
Look, please at the Topics of Philosophy and Religion:
http://www.eu-forums.com/
You just give a top-level link, not a link to the individual page you are talking about?
We have to weed through the whole website?
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Ok should I choose between the Nook Color or the Kindle Fire for myself???? Personal Preferance please i cant choose
What do you want to do with it?
I'd say get an iPad.
It does everything both of those do, and more.
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How much is your smart phone plan every month?
Sprint is the cheapest, and with a family plan it's even cheaper.
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Agree or disagree - We are living in the Last Days?
Disagree.
People in every era have thought they were living in the "end times", and they have always been wrong.
"Our earth is degenerate in these latter days;
there are signs that the world
is speedily coming to an end;
bribery and corruption are common;
children no longer obey their parents;
every man wants to write a book
and the end of the world is evidently approaching."
-- attributed...
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Atheist: who is more profitable? the man who claimed he has the key to how it all began or the man who claimed he has the key to death?
You have GOT to be the dumbest person on this website.
And this is not even an Atheist/Theist thing- you are a moron from any possible perspective.
I believe most of the Christians on this website have even said so to you.
If anything, you are turning anyone of wavering faith over to the Atheist side by being an extremely idiotic representation of a Christian.
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News report sound bite: iPhone has no viruses/malware, Android has many viruses/malware. Should this change?
Should the headline change, or the reality?
iPhone has multiple security layers that Android does not have, and it is a philosophical position they both took on purpose.
iPhone is a walled garden- a gated community that is open only to those who pass inspection.
Android is an open-all-night rave, a free-for all where anyone can wander in and do whatever they want.
If you are a techie and...
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Atheist: which quote is more dangerous to society?
I prefer the Wiccan Rede:
"Do what thou Wilst, Harm None."
And BTW- Aleister Crowley is NOT the founder of modern-day Satanism.
Anton LaVey is.
Aleister Crowley's beliefs are Hermetic- like those of the "secret societies".
Not that I'm expecting you to learn anything.
A moron like you in your little black and white world thinks everyone is either a Christian or a Satanist.
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guys if there are 4 urinals in a restroom which one do you use?
The one next to the handsome well-endowed guy.
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What will happen if Planet Earth get's sucked into a Black Hole?
We die.
We all die.
We all die, screaming in pain.
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Do you like black holes?
Frankly, they suck.
But I'm fine with them
as long as they keep to themselves-
I don't want one moving in next door!
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How will the government decide you are a terrorist? If you have more than 7 days of food saved. Are you a terrorist by this standard?
Then they might as well round up everyone who shops at Costco, Sams' Club, or any other bulk store. The whole point in shopping in those places is so you don't have to go to the supermarket as often.
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What should be used to JUDGE my Christian beliefs, the Bible,accurately rendered, or fallacies of the professed 'Christian' denominations
THe point is that the Christian Denominations all claim accurate readings of the Bible.
Every faithful Christian claims that their interpretation of scripture is the right one, yet none of them KNOWS that theirs is the right one.
Not even YOU.
Because you claim yours is the "Accurate" one, and everyone else is "fallacies" that means you worship yourself more than the Bible.
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Do we even need DRs anymore ?
Your personal experiences are not everyone's personal experiences.
As a mater of fact, your personal experiences are not even your personal experiences.
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Have you visited all 57 states?
I've never been to the State of Confusion or the State of Denial- they are filled with Conservatives.
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Someone says that you'd be perfect to be on the cover of their magazine...
Lack of Muscle and Physical Unfitness.
Gentleman's Quarterly- the Walmart Edition.
Forbes- now listing the bottom 400.
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Are you the type of atheist who thinks there isn't enough evidence God exists? Or, the type that thinks God simply can't possibly exist?
First, no one would say there is not "enough" evidence.
The problem is that there isn't ANY evidence that God exists.
None, zip, nada.
Pretty sunsets and rainbows are NOT evidence of God.
They are evidence of how the atmosphere bends light.
And some definitions of God are completely impossible to exist, and some are simply unlikely.
This is not because of two different types of atheists- it...
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What was the last thing you protested about?
Stale french fries.
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I don't know much about American politics, but wouldn't it solve a lot of problems if the US helped Mexico to have a strong economy?
Yes, you don't know much about American politics.
We don't tend to do things that actually solve problems.
Ours is not a nation of long-term solutions, only fast band-aids and duct-tape, mostly based on the fear and hatred of anyone who is different from us.
That is the American way!
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What morals are absolute and not subjective?
All morals are subjective, none are absolute.
There were whole societies that practiced human sacrifice, and they felt morally justified in doing so.
BTW- you have to stop your obsession with cats.
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Do you have any creative suggestions to save the US Postal Service, which is going bankrupt?
It needs to transition to become a package delivery service like FedEx and UPS.
The era of daily mail is over; we have eMail now.
They should reduce home pickup and delivery to once or twice a week, just like the trash pickup.
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If you woke up in the middle of the night and found Barack Obama sitting at your kitchen table, your first reaction is to -
My first reaction is to wonder since when do I have a kitchen table?
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If you were forced to choose who lives and who dies, and the options were your cat (or other pet) or someone else's baby, who would it be?
You have some serious problems if you would save a cat over a baby.
I get that you love your cat, but it is NOT a baby.
It is not a substitute for having children.
It is a small, dumb animal.
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Is it OK to for a girl to get all done up and go to the bar and flirt her way to free drinks, even if she has a boyfriend at home?
Honey, that's just using what you got!
Free drinks, free cab rides, free ear rings, free cars, free apartments- if you didn't ask for it, but he gives it to you, why not take it?
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What is the connection between religion and philosophy?
Philosophy requires thinking.
Religion requires not thinking.
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Is it okay to refuse to do part of your job because it's against your religious belief? Why not find another job where you can do it all?
No, it is not OK to refuse to do your work for religious reasons.
You know what your job entails before you applied for it,
so you should not have taken it if you had a problem with it.
It's like saying someone who keeps kosher should still be allowed to work in a Honey Glazed Ham store, even though they can't get anywhere near the ham.
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Must the church still be punished for the inquisition anymore than the U.S should pay reparations for slavery?
Both should still do reparations for both, because the negative consequences of both are still being felt.
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Purely hypothetical: If you had to have sex with a corpse to save your child or spouse, would you do it?
OK, I would need to hear the bizarrely convoluted logic behind that scenario first.
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Don't more people need to hear, "It's called a brain, and memories; use them".
I think most people hear:
It's called a bra, and mammaries, use them."
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Should animals have the same right as humans to live?
Hell No.
How about the plants too? Don't they deserve to live?
This is a dog-eat-dog world, period.
A lion, alligator or shark would not think twice about eating YOU.
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Is it wrong of me to want my 102 year old grandfather to die?
Put him in a nursing home.
A nice one, not one of the abusive ones, of course.
He does not want to go because the elderly are afraid of change of any kind, but he needs to go.
Eventually, he will like being around other people his age.
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What part of us goes to Hell?
The naughty bits! :)
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Atheists: Are you aware that all Christians do not regard you as fools and hypocrites?
Not wanting to be a grammar queen, but what you said:
"all Christians do not regard you as fools and hypocrites"
Is false, because some do.
It should have been:
"not all Christians regard you as fools and hypocrites"
And yes, I am aware.
There is a big diference between the generally liberal and generally conservative people of faith.
The more conservative and "narrow is the path" the...
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Atheist: Are you aware the prophet daniel foretold the destruction of America? (Daniel chapter 7)
Are you aware that anyone at any time can twist a symbolic prophecy to mean whatever they want it to mean?
Nah, your posts have shown that you are not aware of anything.
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Are you aware that there are more people who are not religious than there are members of any particular religion?
Well, I guess that depends on how you define "religion".
If all of Christianity, in all it's variations is grouped as one Religion, it still out numbers the non-believers. Islam in all it's variations does as well.
Christianity is 33% of the globe. 2.1 Billion people.
Islam is 21%. 1.5 billion.
Non-believers is 16%. 1.1 billion.
If you chop Christianity and Islam up into pieces, then...
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Do you think the Epicurean Paradox is logical?
Yep.
It is rock-solid logical proof that the dominant Abrahamic monotheist concept of God cannot exist.
It still leaves room for other God concepts though- pagan limited gods, A deistic Prime Mover, A Gnostic demiurge, A Zoroastrian duality, etc.
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What would you need as proof in order to believe in God?
Any event that could not be explained any other way.
Off the top of my head:
1.) People claim to hear God, but they all claim he says different things, and the voice never says anything the did not know already.
That means it is just their own inner voice, not a God.
So, proof of God would be if God's voice spoke to every human in their heads, and said the same thing (in different...
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Do you believe in god or have you no imagination?
Not only do I have an imagination, I am sane enough to distinguish my imagination from reality.
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Since there is not likely a real Satan -who or what would make a reasonable substitute?
The Koch brothers!
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What do you believe is the best feature of each of the worlds religions?
Judaism and Hinduism = value of Family and community.
Buddhism = importance of the simple things over materialism.
Jainism and Quaker = Peace, not just in words but in deeds.
Scientology and Mormonism = They are just so damn funny.
Christianity and Islam = I can't actually think of anything of value.
Those are a handful of faiths, I can't list all of them.
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Can I pray to Cthulu loudly at work or do I have to be quiet? Does my work have to give me quiet time to pray to Cthulu?
Cthulu hears your screams in your nightmares, not "quiet time"!
As a true follower of Cthulu you must emit blood-curdling screams of pure insanity at random hours durring the day and night.
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I want to make a seasonal card for my neighbour who is haree krishna, does anyone know of a picture image I could put on the card I make?
The main Hindu winter holiday is Diwali, the "Festival of Lights".
Google "Diwali" to find clipart.
But, for this year it is already over, it was in October.
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Does it make me a lesbian if I'm not too fond of penises?
Are you fond of vaginas?
That's all that's important.
You may think penises are not attractive, but it's not like a vagina is a flower in a Georgia O'Keefe painting either.
There is a reason many people refer to sex as "bumping uglies".
Personally though, I like penises. Some are quite pretty. :)
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do you think more and more men are becoming bi?
Becoming Bi?
NO.
Feeling comfortable with themselves and coming out as Bi?
Maybe.
You have to consider that in our culture, being gay was highly stigmatized- far more in the past than now.
So since bisexuals have the ability to lead a straight life and not have to suffer from discrimination, most do.
Now with less discrimination, they do not have to limit themselves.
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Are some gay people " Bi- phobes" ? :)
Yes, it is true.
Straight people do not corner the market on bigotry.
It's a disease that affects everyone.
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Are homosexuals more promiscous than heterosexuals? If so, why?
No.
Men are more promiscuous than women.
Men have the instinct to plow as many fields as possible,
and women have the instinct to tend and grow a garden.
There are male homosexuals and there are female homosexuals.
With male homosexuals, relationships are more likely to be brief, and with female homosexuals relationships are more likely to last a long time.
Heterosexual relationships are...
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Do you think that it's possible that in the future people could survive without leaving their home?
They can now.
It's called Amazon.
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Hows the traffic where you live?
There is no traffic in my house.
There is some out on the street though,
but I don't live on the street.
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If abortion is okay, how would you feel about your parents considering aborting you??
Would you rather be born into a family that would have preferred it if you had never been born?
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What do you think of the iPhone that instead of giving directions for abortion clinics send users to religious pregnancy crisis centres?
It is a problem not caused by the iPhone, but by the religious organizations.
We know this because the problem has existed for decades- even back when we used phone books.
Religious organizations would pretend to be abortion clinics to lure unsuspecting women into their traps.
Honesty and integrity are not very important to them.
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Shouldn't have H Cain just opened a "Bimbo Eruption" committee, After all it worked for the dozens of women Clinton had affairs with?
Do you know the diference between sexual harassment and an affair?
Obviously not- so I pity any woman you know.
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Gingrich had extramarital affair, Clinton raped at least 2 women.Why is Gingrichs non-crime worse than Clintons real crime?
Simple- because Clinton's crime is imaginary.
You might as well have posted that Clinton went on a killing spree throughout the great lakes area, slaughtering and canabalizing elementary school children.
The fact that you made it up is what's important.
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Why do men keep saying they created the world with its technology, roads, etc? Didnt women create stuff too?
Well, for a long time, women were not allowed to contribute- at least not much.
But still yes- women made plenty of contributions- but mostly in the 20th century.
It is interesting to note that one of the most important early inventions- written language- was most likely invented by women, as a way to teach the young.
Men would have invented verbal language for coordinating hunting groups.
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Do you ever get sick of all this liberal vs conservative nonsense?
I get sick of all of the conservative nonsense, yes.
Frankly, you can't blame people for defending themselves against morons.
You can only blame the morons attacking them.
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Have you ever been sexually attracted to someone elderly (65 or older)? This is only directed people about 45 years old or younger.
This is Dame Helen Mirren, who is 66.
And singer Cliff Richard, who is 69.
And TV hunk Dylan McDermott is 50.
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Religious, The rigveda is twice as old as the bible or quran. Why don't you believe and follow that instead?
Right- just try to convince a Creationist that not only is the universe over 6,000 years old, we even have BOOKS that are older.
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Atheist: you claim the belief of a God is dumbing down the masses, blind fool isn't everything else doing the same thing?
Well, you are devoutly religious, and you are as dumb as a post, so that just about proves the point.
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A small Kentucky church has chosen to ban marriages and even some worship services for interracial couples. Is this legal?
Yep, and there are plenty of white-only churches like that all over the south.
It is legal because we have Separation between Church and State.
That is what those anti-same-sex marriage morons don't get.
They think that legal recognition of marriage means that bigoted religions have to perform the ceremonies.
They don't, they never have.
This is America, and you have every right to be as...
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I'm thinking about converting from Westboro Baptist to Scientology, any advice?
Well, actually, that is a step up, so go for it.
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What results do you look for in a belief? Did you "kick the tires" and "test drive" before buying into it?
Most people do not go shopping for their beliefs- they are hand-me-downs like family heirlooms that they consider to be incredibly precious simply because of tradition, even though it's a piece of junk that costs a fortune to fix and only goes 10 MPH.
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Space is empty or filled with emptiness - How will you explain it?
I don't have a friggn' clue.
If the Universe has a size, that means that the nothingness between galaxies stops somewhere- leaving nothingness outside the nothingness? Is there a boundary to separate the nothingness from the nothingness?
Plus, the fabric of space-time is bent by gravity- but the fabric of space-time is nothingness? What exactly is being bent?
I think I'll just have some Ice...
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Trump on Ron Paul: "Many of his views and presentation make him a clown-like candidate" Is Trump serious? Isn't Trump clown-like?
Well, I guess it DOES take one to know one.
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Why do Conservatives hate the little poor children?
Well, they don't want the children to get an education or have any health care, but they do want to force you to give birth to them.
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Why don't people understand that only the hard sciences matter and that those that can't excel in them are worthless?
Speaking as a computer scientist, I disagree.
The Arts and Humanities have GREAT value, as well as the academic sciences.
And I can assure you that you do not speak for the majority of scientists, engineers, and computer programmers.
Also, considering that singers and actors make more money than scientists, society does not agree with you either.
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What was the best television series of 2011?
Brand new for this year:
The Borgias
Game of Thrones
American Horror Story
Existing shows still running, or will be renewed:
TrueBlood
Walking Dead
Torchwood
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Are there many atheist politicians in the USA?
After some Googling, I found only TWO in the modern era, and only one at the National level:
Pete Stark, a California state congressman.
Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a former Governor of Minnesota.
http://www.watchblog.com/democrats/archives/005181.html
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IAM GOD -what do you want ?
I want a stunningly handsome multi-millionaire neurosurgeon to fall in love with me!
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Is it ok for Santa to be black ?
People always create their Gods in their own image.
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Do you need to hump a camel or do they come pre-humped when you buy them?
I believe it is illegal to hump a camel.
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Would you have an affair with Herman Cain?
Hell no.
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If the GOP seriously wanted to defeat Obama in 2012 they would have all gathered behind an electable candidate by now. Why haven't they?
Because no electable candidate is running.
They can only choose between the choices available.
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Fellow atheists, If we all ran government would we try to restrict religious rights?
God-fearing people are afraid of non-God-fearing people.
They think morality is a list of do's an don'ts given to them in an ancient book, so anyone without an ancient book has the morals of a serial killer.
Plus, part of it is oppressors being afraid of the tables being turned; like you will hear men who are afraid that feminism means men losing their rights, and whites afraid that racial...
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Why is it that law enforcement prey on juveniles?
The question is why do juveniles commit crimes?
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Why do adults think they're entitled to everyone's especially kids' respect when they're really not?
The diference between a child and an adult is that an adult has been alive longer.
That means adults have more experience in life than children do.
It is wise to heed the advice of those who have more experience than you do.
But no, that does not mean you should have blind obedience to anyone older than you.
Respect is something that is earned on an individual basis.
Hopefully, you respect...
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Have you ever met someone you found very attractive and then got to know them and their personality made them unattractive to you?
Yep, and the reverse- someone plain and when you get to know them they become gorgeous.
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Another assumed friendship goes down in flames. Why? I have no idea. Why do people read things into things that are not there? Why?
Because so many things exist that remain unsaid.
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Some are total Sweeties, some are absolute Meanies and some are in-between...Sweenies or Meaties. To which "some" do you belong?
I'm a Sweeny.
Or a Sweeney.
Or a Sweeney Todd.
Or I'm Mrs. Lovett.
I guess that means I kill Meaties!
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Define God: If you believe in God, what are his/her attributes? If you don't believe, explain what the term means to you. Just two things to consider: Time/space limitations Predetermination Etc.
Originally, a God was a being, similar to a human or an animal, but with great power.
Not perfect or omnipotent, but very strong.
There were many gods, with a family structure, and they were believed to have created the earth and all life on it.
Now, with the growth of our scientific knowledge, and the constant shrinking of the "gap" for the "God of the Gaps", God has become some vague...
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Do you think man can live without God?
Yep.
But God cannot exist without man.
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How can anyone look at all the beauty and wonders of the world & still say there is no evidence for God. How?
Because we understand where the beauty and wonders of the world came from.
Appreciation of beauty and making up magical stories about it are two different things.
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Some try to apply logic to belief in God. God is a product of faith not logic. It is illogical to do so. Why do they continue to try?
Because two conflicting things are at work in the mind of the faithful:
1.) They blindly believe in irrational things.
2.) They like to think of themselves as rational beings.
So, they constantly attempt to justify their beliefs rationally.
This conflict has one of two conclusions:
1.) Faith wins, and rationality is tossed out the window.
2.) Rationality wins, and faith is abandoned.
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If God does exist could he be revealed to me under hypnosis?
Since it seems like an obvious experiment to do, and there have been no headlines screaming "God is Found!" I'm going to guess no, it will not work.
Instead, it is more likely that hypnosis would reveal that the inner voice of God is just the inner voice of your own psyche.
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Why is it that Obama is now the worst president in history when it was Bush who was responsible for this disaster
You are completely correct.
It's simple- Obama is NOT the worst president in history.
Obama is the most obstructed president in history; obstructed by the same puppeteers who controlled the worst president in history, GW Bush.
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Is anyone who didn't or doesn't vote for Obama a racist or self-hating black person?
No, but all of the people who ARE racists didn't vote for Obama.
And when you add the people who are just plain stupid to the mix, you get everyone who voted for McCain/Palin.
And those racists still exist, and they will still not vote for Obama.
ANd the stupid people still exist, and they will still not vote for Obama.
Plus, the stupid people have been brainwashed by four years of FOX News...
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Yes or no. Romney is the new Hillary. He runs and runs and runs, and is EXPECTED to be the nominee... But, he ain't gonna be.
I don't think so.
Hillary lost the nomination because Obama appeared out of nowhere, was very intelligent and well-spoken, and could make the crowds enthusiastic.
For Romney to loose the nomination, there would have to be a conservative alternative who is intelligent, charismatic and articulate.
That is NOT likely to happen.
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The more we scrutinize the political candidates, the larger the warts we find. Will Gingrich hold up to the intense scrutiny he faces?
With Newt it's not about finding warts- he is one big wart.
http://www.realchange.org/gingrich.htm
When it comes to ethics, he is one huge black hole.
He has absolutely no value whatsoever, to the point that only the most extreme brain-dead conservatives with the "anyone but Obama" chant drilled in their skulls would even think of voting for him.
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Why is Herman Cain "suspending" his campaign while Newt Gingrich is still running with similar baggage?
I don't have a friggn' clue.
I still don't get why Anthony Weiner had to resign.
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Republicans WANT to defeat Obama, but have painted themselves into a corner. They HATE Romney, and Newt is UN-electable. True?
True- and it is because Conservatives are pretty much by definition idiots.
They take a strong extremist position, when only a moderate can win a general election.
Romney is too right-wing for the undecided voters to suport him,
and Newt is just too ... Newt.
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Did Obama pay all those chicks to accuse Cain of all that stuff?
I'm sure that plenty of right-wing nut-jobs believe he did!
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Sense of humor where art thou? Some folks don't recognize silly when they see it. Where did humor go? Is it gone or just on hiatus?
I think it's because there are just too many people who honestly and truly believe the most wild and crazy things it makes satire impossible.
Now take a look at "Scientology"- a religion that believes that an evil UFO alien named Xenu killed millions of people called "Thetans" by dropping them in volcanoes on the still-forming Earth. People are now burdened by their tortured souls, thus the...
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do you agree ? Those who don't believe in a god TALK about God a lot ?
Nope.
Atheists talk about all kinds of things- it is just the only time you know they are an atheist is if they are talking about God. So that creates the illusion that atheists talk about God a lot.
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"atheist"(non-believer)is a term which needs not to exist?No one ever says they are a "non-psychologist,a non-catholic,a non-artist."
You have a point, but the reason why the term exists is because religion is so widespread, so people who do not believe in God are a minority.
And to poke at your examples:
Perhaps not "non-psychologist" or "non-artist", but psychologist and artist are just two job of many, so there is a word "unemployed".
Perhaps not "non-catholic", but the term "Ex-catholic" is widely used!
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Was there a time before the Universe was created. Or did the Universe always exist. Answer with reason.
Time within our universe was created when our universe was created, so there was no "before".
However, there may be a meta-verse with it's own time, and it's own concept of "before".
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Did Lincoln pave the way for future tyrants like W. Bush and Obama?
So, what you are saying is, you don't know what the word "tyrant" means.
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Should they legalize prostitution in all 50 states?
Yes.
There is absolutely no reason for prostitution to be illegal other than people forcing others to live by their religious beliefs.
If prostitutes had licences, which had to be renewed every month with a medical checkup, we would see a dramatic reduction in the spread of STDs.
Plus, their income would be taxed, creating more revenue for the government!
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Are you more proud of your political party or your country? Why?
Neither.
I'm a Democrat simply because the Republicans are insane, and third party candidates have no chance of getting elected.
I'm an American simply because I was born here, and I don't have enough money to leave.
People who say "America is the Greatest country in the World" don't know very much about the other countries of the world.
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OK, the US just withdrew from the middle east. $750 billion, not to mention almost 5,000 dead, countless wounded, Was it worth it?
Of course not.
War is never worth it.
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When Barnes&Noble go out of business?
Borders is the one that is out of business.
Barnes and Noble bought them out.
B&N is transitioning to be an internet business, and just might become competition for Amazon. They have their own e-reader tablet, and they even added other products for sale on their website, not just books.
Let's hope they survive, because Amazon needs competition.
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Do you think Charles Manson is misunderstood?
Frankly, I don't want to understand him.
If I did I'd be crazy too.
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Why do libs get so angry when you back up your answers with citations from The Constitution of The United States of America?
They don't.
This is just one more of your right-wing delusions.
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What if Jesus told you you that to go to Heaven, you had to beat the Brooklyn Brawler in a no disqualification, falls count anywhere
According to standard rules of combat, since he proposed the challenge, I get to pick the weapons.
I pick Chess.
I'm no chess master, but I'm sure I can beat the crap out of anyone called "Brooklyn Brawler".
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Atheists: Would you consider converting to one of my 2 religions? My first is Pastafarianism - there could be a free feed in it for ya! :)
Can one be a Pastafarian if they are on a low-carb diet? :)
I will convert to any faith that lets me accept donations tax free.
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Krishnamurti once remarked that observing without evaluating is the highest form of human intelligence. Agreed/disagreed.
Strongly disagree.
Observing is simply the first step.
Evaluation is what we do BECAUSE we have Intelligence.
Observing without evaluating would be a person who has functioning eyes and ears, but is brain-dead.
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What should a religion never have control over? Why?
Religion should never have control over anything.
Because religion is the oposite of critical thinking.
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What should a religion never have control over? Why?
Religion should never have control over anything.
Because religion is the oposite of critical thinking.
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Atheist: (Science is the work of the flesh) therefore how can we use the works of the flesh to deny the works of the spirit?
Well, another religious nutjob spouting anti-intellectualism.
Of course you value stupidity- it's all you know.
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Atheist: (Science is the work of the flesh) therefore how can we use the works of the flesh to deny the works of the spirit?
Well, another religious nutjob spouting anti-intellectualism.
Of course you value stupidity- it's all you know.
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Do you agree ? Any religion...is forever in danger of petrifaction into mere ritual and habit.
It is not really a downward spiral- the repetition of meaningless rituals dates from the very beginning of religion.
For example, chanting can cause one to enter an altered state of consciousness- not as strong as drugs, but more so than simply listening to music.
Try it some time at a party- have a group of people sit together, one person makes a repetitious noise, then another adds a new...
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Do you think that God is real
The orange answer "No" and the teal answer "I am an Atheist" are the exact same thing.
And the Red answer does not mean anything- Higher than what? There are definitely powers- electricity, gravity, magnetism, etc. But no ranking system of "higher" or "lower".
Since the Green answer does not specify a definition for "God", the Green and Red answers are the same.
So, the only answers are:
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Is your government for the people of the people?
In theory, not in practice.
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Is your government for the people of the people?
In theory, not in practice.
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Christians: God is love with morals, why do some of you feel as long it's love involved homosexuality is okay?
You know, once hate-filled bigots like yourself justified oppression of blacks using the Bible.
Those good Christian men like yourself said that Blacks were the descendants of Noah's son Ham, so were doubly cursed.
They also claimed that God placed the races on separate continents for a reason, so they forbid mixed-race marriages.
The Bible never once condemned slavery- it just set a few...
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Recently answered a question about God speaking to the heart; but the "questioner" claimed you cannot trust the heart, only the mind....
The heart is a muscle- it pumps blood throughout the body.
In ancient times people thought the heart was the seat of emotion.
They also thought the stomach was the seat of knowledge.
Now, we know BOTH are in the brain, and BOTH are components of the mind.
So, either you think God speaks to one of your muscles, or that other person is right.
The important thing is that if you experience some...
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Have you ever dreamed about this man?
This looks like one of those viral websites that they make to promote a movie.
There was one like this for "Being John Malchovich", and a bunch of people actually thought it was real.
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Should women be property, like in the bible and koran?
Of course not.
So the faithful pick and choose what parts of their perfect Holy Books to believe, and which parts to ignore, while simultaneously claiming the whole book is perfect and true and comes from God.
"But I would have you know,
that the head of every man is Christ;
and the head of the woman is the man;
and the head of Christ is God."
(I Corinthians 11:3)
"For the man is not of the...
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Can you define the word "religion" in your own words?
An organized set of beliefs that are not based on evidence, and held simply because of tradition and indoctrination through brainwashing.
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What defines a cult?
A cult is a small religion.
What is the diference between murder and assassination? Just the social status of the victim.
When a cult becomes large and has political clout, it's a religion.
When it is small, and the majority of the population think it's weird, it's a cult.
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Do you think that the idea od Santa Claus will die otu? i just think it's kind of seems to just be seen as a holiday or another sale...
I hope it dies out as a lie told to children, but remains as a simple holiday story.
I doubt many modern parents tell their children that Santa is a real person.
And, since kids watch TV, it is kind of hard for them to miss the fact that Santa isn't real. They say it rather blatantly often, like in the last Christmas episode of Glee.
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Am I the only American who can name all the Celtic countries?
Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Cornwall.
That is without looking them up.
Now, after looking them up, I forgot Brittany, in France.
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Since the color of someones skin shouldnt be an issue - does it really matter if Jesus was black, white, brown or yellow?
The only reason it is an issue is because so many people made it into an issue.
People throughout time have always made their gods in their own image, and since Christianity spread through Europe, Christian painters depicted him as a fair-skinned white man.
In the Southern US, where most black people are Christian, you can find plenty of paintings of Jesus as black.
It's not about historical...
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Im thinking about converting from Christianty to Islam - any advice ?
Oy vey.
Why drop one set of myths just to pick up another?
Just unburden yourself of all the religious nonsensical baggage.
Trust me, nothing is beter than freedom.
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Who owned gargoyles in the medieval times?
Mostly the Roman Catholic Church.
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How do we know that the Middle Ages are the middle? Does this mean that we know when the end is?
For example, you can’t say that you are half way there unless you know where/when the ending is.
It's because it was the "halfway point" when the term was coined.
Like the phrase "Modern Art" refers to art from the 1960's and 1970's, not art now.
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Is it true that only infinity can create infinity? If so how could the universe be infinite?
Where do you get this stuff?
Who ever said infinity can create infinity, much less "only"?
That is personifying "infinity" as a creator.
If the universe is infinite, then it most likely has always been in existance, with no creator.
If the universe is part of the metaverse, then the metaverse is most likely infinite, with no creator.
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Please post a random picture.. Nothing explicit please
Yummy Ice Cream!
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Can a case for an iPhone make it overheat?
Yes, but it depends on the specific case.
Most cases from most major manufactures are fine- don't get some off-brand crap from china.
Also, do not get cases that have cover flaps with magnetic closures.
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Is this an appropriate response to someone who won't stop bothering you with their religion?
Sounds like you handled it well, but I doubt he got the point.
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Atheist: do you not give birth after your own kind?
As usual, the only people who object to the fact of evolution are those who don't understand it in the least.
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Are laws just for the young and impolite?
No, they are also for the old and grumpy.
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should i tell my parents im gay or hold off untill im out of the house? im scared to tell them but i really want to.
Are your parents generally liberal on gay issues, or conservative?
Do you have a bank account in your own name, or do you have one with your parent's names on it?
Do you have a friend who has an apartment, who would be wiling to have a roommate if things get bad with your parents?
Do you own your own car, and have at least a part-time job?
Think of it this way- many parents actually kick...
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We accept lies, serial infidelity and hypocrisy from our political candidates. Is there anything we won't accept? What?
Cannibalism?
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Athiest would you mind if I prayed for you?
Since this is the internet so you probably live far away from me, no problem.
To do it in front of me would be rude.
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Do you agree with the Pope that pedophilia is an "American problem" or is it a global issue?
Pedophile priests have been caught all over Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the whole world.
It's not even just a Catholic problem- there have been cases of Buddhist monks molesting as well.
It's an institutionalized enforced Celibacy problem.
Those organizations attract people who hate their own sexuality for one reason or another, but they do not provide them with therapy to overcome...
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Do you live by the adage: to err on the side of caution? Could believing in God, come under this adage? Why, or why not?
No, that's called Pascal's Wager, and it's a false duality.
It assumes there are only two options- believe in God, or do not believe in God.
In reality, there are millions of different God concepts.
You do not believe in 99.99% of those concepts.
I do not believe any of them.
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(We know a dead man by his work) Why can't we do the same for an invisible creator?
We know a dead man by his corpse.
Show me the corpse of the invisible creator.
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Atheist: isn't it awkward to be taking a strong stand against a belief many of you believe are calling pure mythology?
You don't recall any time in history where men were so offended by mythologies that they decided to take a stand and rised against their brothers?
Have you ever read the BIBLE?
It is filled with people killing other people because they did not have the same religious beliefs!
The ENTIRE history of our planet is FILLED with people slaughtering each other by the millions because one group...
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Should women pay men to date them?
Some do.
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Can I pray to Jesus loudly at work or do I have to be quiet? Does my work have to give me quiet time to pray to Jesus?
Quiet, and no time set aside.
Unless you are a right-wing Conservative politician trying to put prayer back in schools.
They want to force all children no mater what their faith to pray out loud during a designated time.
Brainwashing.
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Winning is the only thing. Athletes use banned substances/politicians lie,cheat,play dirty tricks. Who doesn't cheat/lie to win? Anyone?
I think it is not so much groups, as a percentage of people in every group.
Some athletes don't take anything stronger than vitamins, and some politicians are honest and actually want to use their position to help others.
But no one writes news articles about them- the bad ones get all the press attention, so it makes it look like everyone is bad.
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I'm looking for a good ______________________________.
spanking!
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If we are all born atheists, then how come__________________________?
We are all born not knowing any languages, then we learn one by listening to the sounds our parents make.
We are born with no ethnic or cultural identity, then we adopt one buy seeing how our parents look or act differently from others, and how people classify themselves into groups and group labels.
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Do you think the multiverse exists? Why or why not?
The theory sounds plausible to me.
I don't believe there is any way for us to interact with the other universes, or the M-branes, so it is all just conceptual.
The concept one way or the other has no relevance, but it's interesting.
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Did you know that espousal of atheistic views was rare in Europe during the Early Middle Ages and Middle Ages......
Well, that's because people would get killed for that.
That really is the only reason why Christianity spread as far and wide as it has; mass-murder.
And the only reason Christianity remains; brainwashing.
That is why now, in our more enlightened era, Christianity is on the rapid decline.
Without people hovering over you forcing you to believe under threat of death, there really is no point...
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If the world is so complex that it has to have had a creator then that creator must be even more complex. So who created the creator?
God evolved!
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Do people who are molested need to take personal responsibility for that incident?
No, of course not.
They need to take personal responsibility for their own psychological well-being afterwords, when they are full grown adults.
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Why does a person ask if someone of the same sex is coming on to that person. It would seem to be obvious, but what about the asker?
The point of asking the question is to find out if they are interested.
If someone of either sex comes on to you and you are not interested, you just say "i'm not interested", in some polite way.
Straight men who freak out when a gay man approaches them have something wrong with them.
A straight man who is sane would treat being approached by a gay man the same as being approached by an ugly...
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There is no GOD, There is no true religion, only MAN..we have the ability to be GODS..we have the POWER, CHOOSE IT & USE IT ! discuss?
Well, let's break that down:
there is no God- YES.
There is no true religion - YES.
Only man- NO. there are plants and animals, bacteria, viruses, and who knows what kind of alien life out there.
We have the ability to be Gods- MAYBE. That depends on the definition of the word "Gods". By the standards of many ancient societies, our technology makes us Gods right now.
I believe technology...
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Believers tend to become upset when someone professes unbelief; but do atheists become so upset when someone professes their theism?
You have to consider that most of us live in countries filled with Christians, and Atheists are a minority.
It's kind of like straights and gays.
Whenever a straight person, or a CHristian, meet someone new, they just assume they are a straight person until specifically told otherwise, or there are clues otherwise.
Gays and atheists make the same assumption- most people are straight or...
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We have many kind of theism,SO How many kind of atheism do we have?
You go to an ice cream shop.
They have 31 flavors.
You ask for an empty ice cream cone.
How many different types of "empty" are there?
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Understanding Atheism: Is one allowed to commit suicide, under this religion? Why? or why not?
Why do you ask questions when you never read the answers?
How many times do people have to tell you that "the absence of a belief in God" is NOT a religion?
How many times do people have to tell you that "The absence of a belief in God" is not a set of morals or ethics or rules to live by?
Understanding Baldness: Is one allowed to commit suicide, under this hair color? Why? or why not?
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Is Atheism an ideology? Is Religion an ideology?
People normally use the word "ideology" for political labels- Liberal and Conservative.
I do not know of a word for "absence of political ideology".
Atheism is simply the absence of a belief in God.
Some Atheists are members of religions, like buddhism.
Secular is simply the absence of a Religion.
An absence of an idea is not an ideology.
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Atheist: doesn't the first sentence of the bible prove einstein theory?
No, it does not.
This is the first sentence in the Bible:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
If you continue reading, this means he created the heavens and the earth, and water, before he created the sun, moon and stars.
He even created...
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How many Americans can fit into an Obama Motors car?
There is no such thing as "Obama Motors".
It is simply a stupid little thing right-wing nutjobs say because they don't like progress.
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how do i upgrade my iPhone 4 to ios 5? I see all the features advertised on the apple website, but no download button? How do I download?
You need to connect your iPhone to your computer and sync it with iTunes.
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"Mob of atheists lynches priest, burns down church, says Darwin told them to do it."
Nope.
Atheism is not a "thing", it is the absence of a "thing", so atheism is never a motivation to action- good actions or bad actions.
Religions are things that motivate people- more often for bad than for good.
If something like you described happened, that individual would not be an Atheist- it would be a person who worships Darwin as a God.
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Atheist, do you not realize the ways of your heart were written down long before you were born?
Do you not realize that you are completely wrong?
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Atheist, If the bible is false, Because it was written by men shouldn't the same be considered for Science & History books?
No one has ever said that the Bible is false because it is written by men.
Your entire argument is a straw man.
The Bible is flawed simply because it is full of flaws- numerous statements that are simply not true.
Science and history books are not accepted on blind faith- they must have evidence to suport what they say.
THat is the key thing here- EVIDENCE.
Actual facts.
Not just blind...
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If you could change the color of your skin what color would you pick?
Lavender.
With dark purple tiger stripes.
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Do you still need the guidance of your parents?
I wish I would get less of it.
I just had to drive my mother to the airport this morning- damn, what a back-seat driver.
I can drive SO much beter without her there.
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is it possible to take a animal's hair and place it on your own hair and would it link itself to combine with your hair to look natural?
Would it link itself?
Are you made of Leggo?
It does not mater if it was animal hair, human hair or synthetic hair- it does not self-affix.
You need to go to a salon.
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By exposing our children to violent games we are supposedly desensitizing them to death. What is your take on this?
"Hamlet" is filled with gory death scenes- especially the final scene where everybody dies. Even worse is "Titus Andronicus", filled with murder and cannibalism.
Yet, I never see anyone wanting to protect our children from Shakespeare.
The Bible is filled with violence, torture, rape, and mass genocide.
Yet, who is asking to protect our children from the Bible?
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My 5 yr old boy is often talks about a baby sister. I dont like to have another baby. How to convince him?
You are the parent, he is the child.
You don't have to "convince" him of anything.
If you do not want another child, that is it, period, and he has to live with it.
It seems your son needs to learn that he can't always get what he wants.
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At what age should i teach my child sex education?
It is not an all at once thing- it is bit by bit, as they ask questions, and NEVER lie.
None of that stork or cabbage patch crap.
Where do babies come from?
From mommy's tummy.
Hw did it get there?
When a mommy and daddy care about each other a lot, the baby grows there.
See, that is not a lie- it just leaves out the details.
The kid does not need to know about "Reverse Cowgirl" till he's 15.
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If a friendly alien asked you to go on a trip around the galaxy with him but you could never go back to earth, would you go?
Heck YES!
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Bill Clinton sexcapades...OK
Herman Cains ...BAD.
Double standard , hypocrisy or just plain hate?
Consensual sex with an intern ... OK.
Sexually harassing employees ... BAD.
No double standard, no hypocrisy, no hate.
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If you were given unlimited travel on one continent, which would it be? Why?
Europe, India and Asia are technically one huge continent, so that would be my pick.
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Did you know that you still need to legally own your music from the stores if you have internet?
You do not have to own a physical CD, you can legally download music from iTunes and Amazon.
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When did you last eat meat?
Five minutes ago. Tiny White Castle hamburger.
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Do you believe evolution, in every aspect, can only come through newer and newer generations?
By definition, yes. Mutations occur durring reproduction, so changes are exhibited in the next generation.
When an individual changes that is not evolution, that is Metamorphosis.
Pokemon confused a whole generation on that little word choice.
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What would you do if a Fashion Cop arrested you? =)
I'd just flash my badge, and they would apologize profusely.
I'm actually with the Fashion FBI.
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Do you think that we live in a male dominated society? why/ why not?
Yes, but it is not as much as it used to be, and not as equal as it should be.
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Are you a real person?
No, I am an amazingly realistic artificial-intelligence application.
I pass a Turring Test and everything.
Apple's Siri looks like a moron in comparison!
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Do you think its acceptable to blame/excuse our behavior with myths like " PMS " & " teenage hormones " ?
Those are not myths, they are real.
Our emotions are effected by chemical imbalances.
They are not "excuses", they are reasons.
Myths are things like gods, spirits, "the devil made me do it", etc.
Those are not acceptable excuses for behavior.
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When is it time to just say no?
After the third one.
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Agree or diagree - To live unconsciously is to live in sin; to live consciously is to be virtuous, is to be religious?
Disagree, because you just said a bunch of meaningless gibberish.
Sin and virtue are man-made concepts.
To live unconsciously is to be in a coma.
To live in total awareness is to be on LSD.
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Can God EVER be contained in a book?
The whole concept of god came from a book.
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How many religious people are casual and how many devout? If you are religious which would you say you are?
I would think most religious people who would bother to discuss religion on a website are devout.
The casual believers are off in other sections of this website, or not on this website at all.
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Can you worship God without your religion?
God is a religious concept.
Without religion, there is no concept of God at all.
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Google, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. The internet -- the great equalizer?!?
While those companies have grown to dominate, it is still possible for anyone to put up a website- even for free.
It's not like just anyone can have a TV show, a radio station, a magazine, or any of the older traditional media.
Plus, those new media allow people from all over the world to talk to each other, and we can finally hear what goes on all over this planet in a way that is not...
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Why do you see "&" all over the internet?
Not all websites are created by smart programmers.
Most are made by untrained people slapping things together with templates and visual editors, and they never even touch the code.
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Does it bother you if you find out a good friend believes in a god?
No, I live in the US, and most people here believe in God.
I have even gone to religious (but social) activities with religious friends.
(things like church picknicks and events, not sermons.)
I admit most of my friends are "casual" believers not "devout".
I would not be able to be friends with someone who is devout.
I don't see how anyone could be friends with someone who is devout.
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What differentiates Christianity from other religions?
That question assumes that "other religions" are all the same.
Most religions can be grouped into three categories:
1.) Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and a number of smaller faiths are all classified as Abrahamic, meaning they all came from the myth of Abraham as their patriarch. The primary concepts of these faiths is that there is a single all-powerful God who created everything and sits in...
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Do you think the first human/s -in the theory of evolution- eventually came to believe a higher power created all of what is natural....
You have to realize that not only do life forms like humans evolve, ideas also evolve, and religion is just an idea.
First, primitive people believed in assorted vague nature spirits.
Then, those nature spirits took on individual names, personalities, relationships and stories- becoming a pantheon of gods.
Then, over time, those Gods were arranged in a hierarchy, because human cultures have...
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One-world religion? Is it possible ever?
Every religion wants there to be only one religion in the world.
And every religion wants to BE the only religion in the world.
It is beter to have the world fragmented then to allow one to dominate.
When that happened we had the Dark Ages.
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Should people just stop making "end of the world" predictions altogether? Why or why not?
Religious ones?
Yes that should stop- as with most things from religion, they have no value.
Scientific ones, like global warming, the supervolcano etc.?
No that is necessary, so we can either prevent or prepare.
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Atheism: summum bonum* of spiritual quest based on truth & reality: is hugely mystical awakening- not merely negation of belief in God?
I have no idea what you just said, and I'm an atheist.
I'm not on a spiritual quest, because I don't quest for things that don't exist.
I don't have a mystical awakening, since there is no mystical sleep.
Atheism is simply the lack of a belief in God.
It does not evolve, but people evolve to the point where they reach it.
Right now my only "summum bonum" is a iced mocha capachino and a...
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if some body is about to fight in a house and the two of them are your friends you help one of them or left the house ?
Neither.
You don't leave and you don't take a side.
You try and calm them BOTH down and have them talk it out peacefully.
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Why are all the religions against Sex ?
They are not all against sex- Hinduism, for example, was very open about sexuality. THere are temples covered with sculptures of people having sex in various positions, plus I'm sure you've heard of the Kama Sutra and Tantric sex.
Modern hindus are far more sexually repressed now because of the British invasion- and you know how the British are about sex. :)
For the western religions, it was...
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If everyone can read everyone else's mind, would the world be in chaos or peace and harmony?
If this ability instantly appeared now- chaos.
If humans always had it- peace and total harmony.
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Are we being brainwashed to believe there is no God? From the beginning there was always belief in a higher power, but for some years...
You are saying that because people believed something for a long time, that somehow justifies the belief?
People believed the Earth was flat for a long time- and that it was at the center of the universe, with everything else revolving around it- does that make it correct?
If there WAS an inner knowing of God's existence, then there would be no such thing as Atheism.
And, if there was an...
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Were roman and greek mythology told as fact to the masses as religion is today?
I believe it is much the same as how Hinduism is today.
Most of the uneducated and rural folk in India believe that their gods and goddesses are living beings who must be prayed to and appeased.
Most people in the cities treat the Gods as philosophical symbols, or as representations of vices and virtues, not actual beings.
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They say religion has the answers to the big questions but what big question don't they have an answer for?
Religion has an answer to every single question- the problem is, they make up the answers. They abhor the unknown, and will fill any gap in their knowledge with imagination.
Science has an answer to some questions, is working on others, considers still more beyond it's domain, and has no problem with the questions it cannot answer at all.
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Which religion takes themselves way too seriously?
All of them, except for the Church of the Subgenius, Pastafarianism, Discordianism, and the Church of last Thursday.
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Why is it that ONE reference is used to determine TRUTH, yet MOST persons on earth are being DECEIVED, as the Reference itself reveals?
SImple- because you have been deceived into thinking that "reference" is the truth.
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Is there any mythology associated with Buddhism or only with the deity based religions?
Yes- there are many branches of Buddhism.
Just like Christianity mixed with European pagan beliefs as it spread across Europe, Buddhism mixed with Chinese and south-east Asian beliefs as it spread across Asia.
One of the most famous myths is about the Monkey King, and his two friends, as the Journey to India to get the Buddhist sutras and bring them back to China.
It is filled with a blended...
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Is pseudo science the new religion.. people using scientific terms to justify whatever they believe when the science isn't there?
No one worships pseudo-science.
There have been no wars declared over pseudo-science.
No one has been imprisoned or tortured because of their pseudo-scientific beliefs- at least not by pseudo-scientists.
So, no, it's not a religion.
As a marter of fact, the people most likely to "use scientific terms to justify whatever they believe when the science isn't there" are the religious faithful.
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In your opinion is a fact still a fact when known to none?
Yes.
What is important is if it is knowable, not if it is known.
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Is fear really the mind-killer?
The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.
Well, fear and meteorites.
Ok, Fear, meteorites, earthquakes, and mega-volcanoes.
Fear, meteorites, earthquakes, mega-volcanoes, plagues, terrorists, war, invading aliens, economic collapse, serial killers, corporate takeover, zombies, ...
yeah, just fear itself.
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Aliens visit earth. What are they like?
Any civilization advanced enough to travel interstellar distances would not need to eat us or attack us.
Either they would pass us by as we would ignore an ant hill, or they would help us advance.
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Do you think God will send down some new commandments on an iPad or a Kindle Fire tablet?
Well, many people call the iPhone a "Jesus Phone",
so the iPad should be a "God pad"!
God would never use a Kindle Fire.
Satan is the one who likes Fire!
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the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place is called
According to the little weather thingy in the Mac dashboard, it's partialy cloudy.
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If you had one question to ask your leader, what would that be?
I would ask Obama why he keeps letting the Republicans stand in his way.
They don't want him to fix the economy- they want him to fail, so they can win the next election and continue lining the pockets of their wealthy friends.
They are not the loyal opposition- they are out to destroy the country.
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Do guns make war safer? You get to kill people from a distance. Good thing we have 'em, right?
Not for the person at a distance!
And if someone is at a distance from you, then you are at a distance from them!
With hand-to-hand combat, or swords, it is far more less likely that you will accidentally kill an innocent bystander with a ricochet.
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Forget religions for now and believe there is a GOD...what do you think GOD would be like ? ( name some qualities )
The entire concept of God comes from religion-
just like Dumbeldore comes from the Harry Potter books.
Without religion, there is no concept of God at all.
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What does a Pediatrician major in?
From Wikipedia:
At most colleges and universities, students do not have the option of a pre-medical major. A student on a pre-med track is permitted to choose any undergraduate major in any field of study, so long as certain required courses are completed. Such courses are generally focused in the scientific fields of biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics and are necessary for an...
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I have a ZERO TOLERANCE for antisocial neighbours, under no circumstance will i allow loud music or parties - Is this wrong ?
Well, if they have loud music and parties, they are not antisocial!
Don't bother with a face to face confrontation.
Noise pollution is a crime, you can call the cops on them.
But, another option is make nice with them and enjoy the party!
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Iam 33 years old, i have completely screwed my life up so far..is there still hope for me ?
You are only 33 years old.
At 33, you can go back to school, learn a whole different career, meet someone, get married have kids- your entire life is ahead of you.
You could start over right now as if it was day one.
Damn I wash I was 33!
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Did Eve's body return to the ground through decay following her physical life ending?
Eve, and her sons Cain and Abel, live in the Dreaming under the supervision of Dream of the Endless.
Cain lives in the House of Mystery, Abel lives in the House of Secrets, and Eve lives in a nearby cave with her raven, Matthew.
Eve's physical appearance changes gradually from an old woman to a young woman, and back and forth, durring the course of the day.
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There are many religions all claiming to be true,but i feel the Mormon religion is correct and true..could this be because i grew up mormon?
Of course.
It is rare for a person to have a different religion from their parents, spouses, friends and loved ones.
People are born into their religion, just like they are born into their language.
We know this, because language and religion follow the same geographic and cultural boundaries.
Spanish-speaking people are overwhelmingly Catholic.
Hindi-speaking people are overwhelmingly...
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Will you buy me iPhone 4S?
Me? Yes.
You? No.
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Why is the bisexual lifestyle not accepted by the gay community?
Who told you that?
First, bisexual is not a lifestyle, it's an orientation.
Second, being gay does not automaticaly make someone smarter than being straight. All people of all walks of life have predjudices.
For example, many people think that everyone else is exactly like them.
So, straight people think everyone is born straight, and gay people must have made a choice to be different; even...
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Why does everyone wait till the last minute to go Grocery shopping? Do they forget what they need or possibly not make the time earlier?
I like to go to Costco and buy in bulk, about once a month.
Small amounts of stuff that has to be fresh, like fruit, I go once a week.
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If you can learn another language, then you can learn computer programming? True or false?
False.
Computer programming is based on logic.
Learning human languages is based om memorization.
I'm a computer programmer, and I can't pass French.
Luckily, all programming languages are based on English. :)
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How often do you correctly predict the future?
Every single time with 100% accuracy.
I only predict things that will happen less than a minute in the future.
That way, by the time I can tell someone my prediction, it already happened, and I can adjust my prediction accordingly!
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Where's the border between funny and stupid?
SouthPark = more funny than stupid.
Bevis and Buthead = More stupid than funny.
Family Guy = walks that thin line.
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dont you just hate radical femenists?
I hate people who think feminism is radical.
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Would you be surprised to know many countries classify the US as a socialist nation?
Most countries are socialist, including the US.
It is just that the more successful nations are more socialist than we are.
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What are the chances of Ron Paul becoming another Ross Perot?
Let's hope so!
I'm also hoping that Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman run as independents too.
They both claimed God wants them to be president, so how could they let something like a party nomination stand in their way?
Split the nutty conservative vote into as many pieces as possible!
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Most people who are evangelical Christians of course believe in a god, but they also rarely believe in ghosts, yet they do believe in
Supernatural is not an on/off value. It is a large category of cultural beliefs and superstitions and most people who believe some will not believe others, largely based on how and where they were raised.
For example, Chinese people may believe that the spirits of their ancestors watch over them as Confucius taught, and Japanese people might believe in the Kami and nature spirits of Shintoism,...
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For those who can read music, music sheets make sense. For those who cannot, they mean nothing. Do you think that this is a good analogy?
No, it does not work.
It is that people who can read music, read the music- and if they are knowledgeable about music, they notice that a particular composition is very primitive and disharmonious.
Yet, if someone is a devout fan of the works of that composer, they will simply believe every song they ever wrote is fantastic, without objective analysis.
Blind faith is not another language, or...
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Do you keep your mayo in the fridge or cupboard?
It depends.
Am I trying to kill someone?
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Would The Church Of Jesus Christ And Ladder Day Saints be a good name for a wrestling stable?
Nah, I think it's more of a Motown band name- "Jesus and the Saints".
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Are ANY religions TRUE..?
What can be determined as truth in scriptures?
The process of determining what is objectively true is called Science.
Religion is blindly believing in things because someone told you to.
If they ever happen to draw the same conclusions, it is pure coincidence.
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What would you like to be reincarnated as?
Someone who is rich, powerful, healthy, intelligent, creative, and absolutely gorgeous, with all of life's opportunities available for me.
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Do you think Noah wasted his time building the ark or do you think his efforts were necessary for the animals to continue to exist on Earth?
It was about as necessary as it was for Superman to fly around the Earth in the oposite direction of it's spin to travel back in time and save Lois Lane from Lex Luthor.
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does anybody ever ask any worthwhile questions on here
Obviously you don't!
If you want worthwhile questions, ask them.
Think of a question that will provoke deep meaningful discussion.
Sometimes I like the stupid questions, because I can give witty sarcastic answers!
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If it was possible and the election was held today, would you vote for Obama or G W Bush?
I'm shocked anyone today would vote for Bush.
It just shows how stupid and brainwashed some people can be.
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You must be a rigid ideologue to be the party prez candidate but if you are you'll never win the general election. Rock/hard place?
Yep- it is why the Republicans are becoming more and more irrelevant.
The further they swing to the right, the more they alienate the centrist swing voters.
And it's weird that they do that- they will get the far-right vote no mater what they do, so there is no need to pander to them.
THey need to aim to the middle.
Look at the democrats- Obama and Clinton(s) are centrists. They win the...
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Before you vote, will you please ask yourself if you're better off than four years ago?
It's not a valid question- it assumes the President has all of the power over our well-being.
In reality, the house, the senate, and our state governments have far more impact on our lives.
And those, at least in my state, have been dominated by Republicans.
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Which prez candidate is the most knowledgeable about domestic issues as well as world affairs? Why do you think that is?
Obama, without a shadow of a doubt.
Just look at the Republican candidates- they would not be qualified to teach a High School civics class, much less run one of the most powerful countries on the planet.
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Would you support Sarah Palin if she ran for President in 2012?
Not even if she was running against a shaggy yellow dog.
Yes, I would rather have a golden retriever as president.
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Which is the place where angels fear to tread?
New Jersey.
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"Be careful. These are men of God"....prophetic warning from a bad guy in "Angels and Demons". What do you think about his words?
I believe he means the same thing as the Eurythmics song "Missionary Man".
They are scary men like from a horror movie who will do anything for their beliefs.
My mother told me good
My mother told me strong.
She said "be true to yourself
And you can't go wrong."
"But there's just one thing
That you must understand."
"You can fool with your brother -
But don't mess with a missionary man."
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Are there any free-thinking theists? Is it possible?
Yes.
Unitarian-Universalists.
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Is there any Religion without God?
Religions are sets of beliefs.
Believing in God is called Theism. It is a single belief, not a set.
However, if you believe in God, you believe in a specific concept of God, and have attributes you believe God has.
Once you add up all of those beliefs, you have a religion.
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What do you call a guy that only dates transgender women?
While we classify four major sexual orientations (homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, and asexual) Not everyone falls into those characteristics, because not everyone's object of desire falls into strict male/female boundaries.
For example, look at this woman:
She is a 100% biological female, and some men find...
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What do you call a guy that only dates transgender women?
I'd call him Dave.
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Are there any Gay themed horrors out there?
Yes, quite a few.
"HellBent" was one that was not too bad.
If you want campy, silly gay horror with bad acting but a sexy cast, try the collected works of David DeCoteau.
"THe Brotherhood" movie series, Voodoo Academy, Beastly Boyz, Dead Boyz Don't Scream, Vampire Boys, etc.
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Why would gay and lesbian police officers treat bisexual men and bisexual woman like criminals?
Police officers treat criminals like criminals.
That is their job.
It does not mater what sexual orientation the cops or criminals are.
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Do religions eventually 'fizzle out' over the ages? Can naturalism* eventually prevail and endure until the final days of the human race?
It is inevitable.
Christianity went from being the dominant social and political power in the Western world, to fragmenting into hundreds of different churches filled with infighting, to the point where most formerly Christian nations are now secular.
Judaism went from a monotheistic faith in a God, to a cultural tradition and ethnic identification that embrases Atheism as an acceptable...
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Are families sadistic monsters, ultra-right wing fascist neo-Nazis, or
something else altogether?
Um, it depends on the family.
This family:
Id' say yes.
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Sinners and/or non-Christians are said to have more fun?? Tell me, what, -responsible, decent, conscionable, praiseworthy,...
Well, I have never heard that expression- it is normally Blondes have more fun!
But, since you bring it up, religions often place an artificial burden of guilt on things that are healthy, normal, natural, and enjoyable- like sex.
Sex between two consenting adults in a private place- even if the two consenting adults are of the same sex- is an enjoyable activity.
Heck, it could even be three,...
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Who would you say is more aggressive in attacking the other group: Atheists or Christians?
Christians are the only ones who are agressive.
They enact laws against non-believers, and force non-believers to conform to their beliefs.
Atheists only argue aggressively on the internet, and only in forums designated for it.
Has an Atheist ever knocked on your door and handed you a pamphlet?
Has an Atheist ever used tax dollars to erect a statue to the LACK of belief on publicly-owned...
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You are considering marriage or cohabitation, and the person says
they are fine if they get 11 hours of sleep a day. Change your mind?
If something as insignificant as that is going to make you rethink a committed relationship, then yes, you should not be in a committed relationship.
Not because your potential partner sleeps a lot, but because you even slightly think it's a deal breaker.
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Do ladies sound very "stupidly ignorant" when they say (this is a girls world boys just live in it)? Knowing that's female chauvinism.
We are laughing at you.
All of us, male and female, are all laughing at you- because you keep asking the most stupid questions on this website.
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Are men technically second class citizens?
No, because all of your "given" statements are false, and ignore all of the other ways where men get preferential treatment.
Here is a clue: Any group identity that includes the vast majority of politicians and corporate CEOs is NOT a second class group.
And since those people in charge are overwhelmingly straight white anglo protestant men, your complaints are, simply, idiotic.
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Why do people say "if it wasn't for women, men wouldn't be on earth" knowing that it takes two different genders to tangle?
Who the hell says that?
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Men should start a masculine movement like the feminist movement only this will prevent mens' rights from being violated. Why or why not?
Equality is equality, period.
Feminism IS an equal rights movement, it is NOT about women having dominance over men.
It is about ending men's dominance over women- thus equality.
Stop listening to Rush Limbaugh.
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What did Feminism ever do to benefit me? 23yr old female.
Can anyone think of anything positive Feminism brought me?
Are you kidding me?
Are you aware that women were once considered the property of their fathers, until they sold them to their husbands?
And that if a woman was raped, the rapist had to pay the father or husband a fine for the property dammage, or accept the damaged goods?
That means the woman or girl would be forced to marry the rapist, because no other man would ever want her.
Did you...
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Can women be Lesbian by choice?
They are Bi, it is just that right now, they prefer women, but they are still Bi.
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Do you think people who obsessively go out of their way to defend homosexuality are closet homosexuals?
No, he could just be politically active.
I bet he is just as vocal on other liberal issues, it's just that you are noticing the gay issues more.
Or, he could have had a gay friend or family member who was killed, hurt, or discriminated against.
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Will you consider waiting for Santa Clause in the nude? To stand there with the Cookies and milk. OK, you can wear socks.......
Only if Santa looks like this:
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Life of Privilege?
THat is ridiculous.
First of all, how would she even know which of her students were gay?
And second- most teachers are straight, so where are the complaints about their bias AGAINST gay students?
What you said is right- If that was an example of getting an advantage, it is one rare incident in a lifetime of getting stepped over.
Hardly balances the scales.
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XIV – Question: Will you vote for Obama, if not who?
Of course I'm going to vote for Obama, I'm not stupid.
The worst things Obama has done is placate the Republicans- so would it be beter to have an ACTUAL Republican in office?
Hell no.
The Republicans are a bunch of morons, and we don't need a repeat of the Bush administration.
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Which picture of Jesus encourages you in your worship?
These will do.
Rock me Sexy Jesus.
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Cain: "We Need a Leader, not a Reader", Would you Like Both?
Just another example of conservative anti-intellectualism.
They actually think illiteracy is a positive characteristic in a president.
We tried that with Bush- it didn't work.
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XXV – Question: Do you have (your own) opinion on Gingrich? (+ or -)
He is a moron and a hypocrite.
It is amazing how anyone thinks the guy is intelligent.
It just shows the low intelectual standards among conservatives.
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Would you vote for a presidential candidate who wears a hat that looks like something worn by a New Orleans pimp?
Can I vote for the hat, and not the guy underneath it?
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Do lesbians gauge female attractiveness similarly to straight males, and do gays gauge male attractiveness similarly to straight females?
Speaking as a gay male, I'd say for the most part yes.
Look at media that depict sexy men for the female audience- soap operas, romance novel covers, etc.
They don't look any different from what is put forward for gay men.
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When would you be imprecise?
When I don't know the details, but I know the general concept.
When I'm explaining a general concept to someone who does not need to know the details.
When explaining the details would take WAY too long, so the general concept would do.
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XXIII – Question: Do you think education leads to conservatism or liberalism, why?
By definition, Liberals are more educated than conservatives.
It is not just that Education leads to Liberalism;
It is also that individuals who are Liberal are more likely to seek out education.
Think of what the words "Liberal" and "Conservative" mean.
What is a "Liberal" portion of food? It's a lot of food.
What is a "Conservative" portion of food? It's very little food.
What does it...
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In what areas have you pushed the envelope, or even explored the outer limits thereof? Besides depravity.
In my work, and I neve got credit for it, dammit.
I created Ajax web applications before there was Ajax- even before there was XML.
I made a social media website long before FaceBook or MySpace, but it was internal to a corporation, for their employees.
I made a vector-based animation program long before Flash. I was told that vector animation was a bad idea, that the future was in...
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Atheists, when are you going to stop beating your wives?
When she stops beating me!
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Will ink pens stop being manufactured by 2020?
Nope.
You can still find dip pens in stores, that you have to dunk in an inkwell.
You can also still buy chalk and slates.
And a slab of granite, a hammer and a chisel.
They are all stil posible to buy, just not in the local Target or WalMart.
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Do you find it hard to talk to the Millennial generation?
Well, since it is now the year 11, I guess that would mean kids under 11 years old.
I don't know any, and would not want to talk to any.
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Is it true that people used to believe that there was a big man in the sky who controlled everything?
Is this question posted from the future?
Cool!
Are there flying cars yet?
I want a flying car, dammit!
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Why is it that lots of atheists love to get on here and ask theists to prove to them that God exists?
It's a fun hobby.
It's a politically correct way to make fun of stupid people.
People of faith who realize it's just faith are one thing-
But for someone to actually think their beliefs are objective "truth" and can be proven is just plain idiotic.
So why do those theists go one here trying to prove to atheists that God exists?
Is it because deep down, they have doubts, and they think that if...
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Is there a revised version of the bible that has all the contradictions taken out?
If you edit out all the contradictions, it would no longer be a book, it would be a pamphlet.
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Possible scenario: You have a very hot, but very stupid, boyfriend. Every day he says one less than twice as many retarded things as he
If he's hot, I'm not paying attention to what he says.
And when he says something stupid, I'll just think it's cute.
Answer to the math problem: One.
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Is destiny also God's will?
In that neither one exists, sure.
Determinism is real.
It is the Chain of Causality.
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Are you getting more excited about the upcoming 2012 presidential election as we get closer or have you already turned off/tuned out? Why?
I don't need to pay attention to the details, it does not mater with moron the Republicans pick.
I'm voting for Obama, and I think he has the potential to be great, but the Republicans will not allow it.
The only way to have a good next term is of Obama wins, and Democrats get a majority in both houses.
Republicans in power in any branch of government will result in the continued decline of...
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If Obama promised a smart phone for everyone who voted for him, would Steve Jobs rise from the grave?
Only if Obama promised an Android phone to everyone!
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Are you surprised the Cain train is running out of steam?
I was shocked he ever built up steam.
Heck, I'm shocked any of the Republican candidates can walk and talk at the same time.
I think they all get driven around in a very short bus.
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Gingrich: "Do What I Say, Not What I Do"?
Thus, Gingrich should not be put in a position where he can do anything.
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Pizza is now a vegetable? Hey America ain't you fat enough? Link in description
I'll believe that when I see a pizza tree in bloom.
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The nicest,most liberal,accepting and friendliest people i know, snap and turn into angry & hateful bigots if i mention religion..WHY ?
First off, I am positive that is not true.
The mere "mention" of religion will not create that reaction.
However, if you get pushy, and you get preachy, then nobody will like you- not even members of your own faith.
That is not being a "bigot"- that is being annoyed.
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Who was the last President you took seriously?
What do you mean by "seriously"?
Presidents are human beings with the flaws of human beings, and I see no problem with having some flaws.
All that maters to me is if they did a good job.
BIll Clinton was one of the greatest presidents we had last century.
Obama would have been a great president, if he stood up to the Republicans more and got things done that he wanted to do.
GW Bush was...
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an older woman dates a 29 yo man she is a cougar yet I am called a dirty old man for dating a 29yo woman what name you call me
In the old days, you would be called "normal".
The double standard works in your favor- people expect older men to be with younger women.
The "Cougar" phenomena is new.
You would know that if you were an older man.
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OMG! Every time im with my gf ikeep popping a boner! How do icontrol myself without letting her know?
VIsualization.
Think about road kill. Cute little animals being hit by trucks in slow motion, as their blood and guts splatter across the highway. Then picture the cute little faces of the bunny or cat or dog or whatever, with one eye poped out and dangling, the skull cracked open, brain mater exposed and smeared all over.
That should turn any popsicle into soft serve.
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Is anyone else confused about women or is it just me?
If you stop thinking of them as "women" and you are "men", and instead think of everyone as an individual human being, then all the confusion goes away.
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I think i missed the part where my life was supposed to mean something because i passed up marriage and kids, now im single and lost?
Who told you that you have to get married and have children to have meaning in your life?
It is up to you, at whatever point in your life that you are in, to decided for yourself what meaning you want and then peruse it.
Frankly, a life of "nightclubs, bars, parties, drugs and casual sex" IS a meaningful life.
You had fun, right? And no one got hurt? That's meaningful!
It's a whole...
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Obama, a community agitator who never worked a real job in his life, calls businesspeople and the country at-large "lazy". Hypocritical?
Since when is being a Harvard Law professor NOT a "real job"?
I guess to someone with no education like yourself it would seem that way.
And I don't even have to read the link to call bulshit- it is right in the title of the link:
tells-ceo-s-we-ve-been-a-little-bit-lazy
The important word is "WE'VE".
He is not insulting anyone, he is pointing out a flaw in ALL of us.
Obama must be doing...
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Is extensive bible knowledge a good thing for a Christian?
It's a catch-22.
If someone wants to be a good Christian, they should know as much about the Bible as they can.
Yet, the more someone learns about the Bible, the less likely they will remain Christian.
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http://intelligencesquaredus.org/index.php/debates/the-world-would-be-better-off-without-religion/ YOUR opinion?
THat link does not work anymore, here is the new link:
http://intelligencesquaredus.org/index.php/past-debates/the-world-would-be-better-off-without-religion/
And yes, I agree completely.
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Ive got nothing against religion but when religious people come up to me and say ill burn in hell, how do i react?
Use Humor.
1.) Great! All the most fun people are in Hell! I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints!
2.) Thanks for the warning, so I will bring plenty of sun block.
3.) Really? WOW! I had no idea! I guess I beter start praying and change my ways immediately!
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When do you think immortality is reached?
When scientists discover a cure for the aging process, and the ability to "back up" the mind's data to a computer each night as we sleep.
Then we would never grow old, and if we accidentally die durring the day, we can be restored to a new cloned body.
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How respectful are you of others religions?
People deserve respect, religions do not.
When speaking to someone in person, and they feel the need to discuss religion, I smile and nod and try and change the subject.
If they persist, then I will be honest- I'm an atheist, and I do not believe in any religious dogma or mythology.
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What if the statue of liberty came to life and started rampaging through Manhattan?
I would summon the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to fight her!
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Do you believe that homophobia in and near big cities is exaggerated?
Well, things are much beter now then when I was young.
Back then what we now call "homophobic" was just simply what everyone thought.
The boys on the high-school football team would routinely go to the one gay bar in town late at night, follow someone to the parking lot, and beat the crap out of them.
They discussed it proudly and often, the school administration new it, I'm sure the cops...
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Are gay guys more smarter & intelligent than straight guys? I would hope not, otherwise that's a joke!
Well, I can say that just about everyone, of all sexualities, is smarter than you are.
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Do men need women more than women need men? I real decent human would say "both genders need each other as equals" so do ya'll agree?
When a wife dies first, her husbad is very likely to die not long after.
When a husband dies first, the wife can live for many decades more.
There have been studies that show than men are MUCH happier when they are married then when they are single.
With women, the diference is not as great.
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Do famous people actually exist?
Some do, some don't.
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Save the drama for yo___!?
-gurt.
I like dramatic yogurt.
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Why did the British steal the colors of the American flag?
Because Brittan, a former colony of the United States, declared it's independence from the United States and became it's own separate nation.
They then took the American Flag, modified it to make their own flag, and invented hundreds of thousands of years of purely imaginary history to make it look like their nation is older than ours.
They put up Stonehenge shortly after the first episode of...
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Is there an atheist's version of mea culpa?
The question should be when are religious leaders going to say "mea culpa", preceded by "Oops, we just made all this crap up!"
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Why is that nearly every black female is either a prophet or evangelist?because I work with a few that are total know it all bitches.
So you "work with a few" and from that you ask about "nearly every black female"?
Do you know what it is called when you take characteristics of individuals and extrapolate them to an entire group of people?
It's called bigotry.
If you want to see a bitch, look in the mirror.
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Where on the internet is not run by the corporate blandness mafia?
The porn sites.
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Which fast food burger resturant you love better (Burger King, Wendy's, Jack in the Box, What a Burger, or McDonalds)?
For hamburgers, Five Guys Burgers.
And they give you a paper bag full of french fries.
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Girls/guys, what feature are you more visually focused on a persons butt,legs,chin,hands or arms?
Jawbone.
I like a guy with a strong, sharp jawline, so that even when his head is tilted down there is a sharp angle between the underside of his jaw and his neck.
That one physical characteristic stands out most.
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What is on the rise?
My blood pressure!
Grrrr!
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Do you have a blog on answerbag and do you plan you topics before hand?
Answerbag has blogs now?
Where is this feature?
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Is saying that a man and a woman can't be friends only the same as saying we are just like other mammals with no way to control instincts?
Of course people of the oposite sex can be friends.
Think about gay people- we have friends who are also guys, and are also gay. We don't have sex with them because they are just friends- we don't think of them that way, and they don't think of us that way.
Sure, it is possible for feelings to change in time, and even to change right back.
If we can do it, straights can do it too.
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How complicated for God was to make "big bang"?
It happened like this.
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What is something you shouldn't say to a married couple?
1.) Damn, he is WAY hotter than you. How did you manage to catch that guy?
2.) I saw Sally at the supermarket the other day. She is still upset your husband dumped her last week for his new girlfriend, your nanny.
3.) So when are the two of you planning on having kids? Oh come on, two miscarriages is nothing- the third time's the charm!
4.) Can I watch?
5.) Want to swap?
6.) Want a...
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Why cant i just kill anyone i want ?
Well, technically, you CAN.
It is physically possible for you to do so, and many others have in the past.
There are plenty of reasons why you SHOULD NOT though:
1.) Laws. We live in a nation that has laws, including laws against murder. Laws and law enforcement are necessary to prevent a society from disintegrating into chaos.
2.) Human RIghts. Our laws are based on the concept of Human...
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ARE THERE GROUPS THAT RECEIVE PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION THAT SHOULD NOT RECEIVE PROTECTION?
Every single individual should be free of ANY form of discrimination based on irrelevant criteria like group labels.
If someone is harassed, beaten or killed because of their zodiac sign, that is discrimination.
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What is something you are clueless about?
1.) Cars.
I can't even change the oil.
Heck, I can't even change a tire.
All I can do is put gas in it and drive.
2.) How anyone can listen to FOX News and actually believe what they hear, even after the long history of exposing their blatant lies and propaganda.
3.) How anyone can think that if two people of the same sex get married, that will somehow harm "traditional" marriages.
As if the...
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NY (D) Steve Eckel is facing criticism for posting nude pics of himself on his personal website taken in art class 11 years ago. Opinions ?
Republicans feel the need to pick on anything any Democrat does because Cain is getting all this press as a habitual molester.
It's just nude photos, It's nobody's business, and it is by no means in any way scandalous.
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Why do Liberals want to raise the debt ceiling so much? Is a 15 trillion dollar national debt not high enough?
In reality, Liberals want people to have higher levels of education, so they don't ask incredibly stupid questions like that one.
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Is 2012 the end?or just the end as we know it today?
Neither, it is just the end of one year and the beginning of another.
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From what is known about the formation of the universe, the conditions necessary for life on earth, and the lifeforms, is DESIGN absent?
Yes.
There is absolutely no evidence of design,
and no design means no designer.
People who believe there is design are either:
1.) Ignorant of the actual causes- such as people who look at natural rock formations like the Giant's Causeway and assume they are manmade.
2.) Experiencing Pareidolia. The human mind sees patterns where none exist because the mind prefers patterns. Examples are...
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Why Jesus failed?
Because he never existed in the first place.
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If all the misinformation, hype and lies about the MORMON faith can be explained, vindicated and justified - would you believe ?
Well, after all of the misinformation, hype and lies about the Mormon faith are stripped away, there is still a whole lot of awful crap that is 100% true.
Some of it is disturbing, some of it is hate-filled, and some of it is just silly.
And, it's all true, no bigotry involved.
BTW- every religion claims to be the "only true religion on the face of the earth".
Including all of the ones that...
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Did you know that in religious terms, when the word " man " is used, it means " mankind " ...wo-man and man ?
There are no "religious terms" involved.
In both religious and secular contexts, sometimes "man" is used for the male gender, sometimes it is used for the human species.
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Name a Famous person with a Beard...?
Marcus Bachmann.
Michele Bachmann is his beard.
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How would you react if you saw a purple lion?
I'd scream "Kill it! I want a purple fur coat!"
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What are French women like?
They are like French men, except they are women.
They are also like American women, except they are French.
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Ladies if you saw a very hot attractive drunk guy sleeping, would you take advantage of him?
Only if I'm married to him.
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Guys would you go for girls that brags so much about themselves, knowing that girls hate guys who brag about their achivements?
I don't think girls hate guys who brag about their achievements.
I think most people do not like people who brag to a point of boastfulness or vanity, but most people do like someone who has achieved things in life.
It is all in how you say it.
If some guy goes up to a woman and says "hello beautiful, I'm a heart surgeon. Want to jump in my Maserati and go for a spin?"
Most women would toss...
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If you had to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder, which one would you prefer to have the most? Why?
Anorexia, but just for one month.
After that I would want whichever disorder makes people clean the house.
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Do you ever laugh without clothes on?
I laugh at other people without clothes on.
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A new study suggests conservatives are far more likely to exhibit antisocial personality traits than liberals. Do you believe it is true?
Yes, without a doubt.
There are also plenty of studies that show that conservatives have lower intelligence than liberals, and that conservatives tend to be far more fearful, thus less likely to try new things.
Liberal and Conservative are not just political views, they are personality types, like optimism and pessimism.
It is all part of the mindsets as a whole- "Liberal" means open. Open...
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The dark side of charisma? Who would you say was the most detrimental charismatic leader...business, religious, political?
Oh, I don't know, maybe.... HITLER?!?
Come on now, that has got to be the main one that pops into people's heads.
Well, unless someone is a brainwashed devotee of FOX News, then they would say something stupid like "Obama".
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What Accounts For The Diversity Of Languages?
Languages evolved, just like everything evolved.
For example, French, Spanish and Italian all evolved from Latin.
All of the languages of Europe and India evolved from one common ancestor, Indo-European.
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What are the differences between the caste system and the social status in north america?
One is born into a caste, and no mater what one does it will not change.
You can become rich and famous, but if you were in a low caste, you will remain so.
In North America, it's all about the money.
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Theoretically speaking, if only men were to exist, would that completely invalidate the concept of reincarnation?
Huh?
It would completely invalidate the concept of reproduction!
Did you mean "men" as in gender or "men" as in human species?
Most people who believe in reincarnation believe that humans reincarnate as other humans, so even if there were no animals it would not alter the belief.
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Cain says God persuaded him to run for president. Do you think God's reason why is for him to pay for his sexual harassment sins?
I think God named him "Cain" for a reason.
He is not God's favorite grandson.
Too bad Abel is not running.
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On what scale do you believe literally in the biblical myth of creation?
Can a percentage have a negative value?
No?
Damn.
I guess I have to settle for 0%.
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Aren't all fish atheists? If so, why do Christians use them as a religious symbol? Hmm...
No, about 50% of fish worship the God Dagon.
Poseidon is also popular, with 20% of all fish.
Only about 20% of fish are atheists, and 10% are all other faiths combined.
This survey only includes bony fish, not all marine life.
For example, it is well known that Octopi and Squid overwhelmingly worship Cthulhu.
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When does old age start?
The aging process begins in the early 20's, about the exact same time that the growth process ends.
There are some people where there is overlap, and some people where there is a gap.
The people with a gap can spend a few years in their twenties with absolutely no change whatsoever.
Scientists are exploring the people with a gap, to see if the gap can be widened in others.
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Do you like mysterious people?
Yes.
I was highly influenced by Brenda Starr's tall dark and handsome yet mysterious boyfriend/husband with an eyepatch.
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Atheism - the only rationale choice because...
You need an option "all of the above!"
And as everyone knows, real friends show up to help you move.
I have never seen God or Jesus packing up any boxes and putting them in a U-Haul.
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Should the paranoid religious hate words like 'sin' and 'evil' be treated like the bigoted prejudices that they are and be banned?
Um, no words of any kind should ever be banned.
Not by the government anyway- what the administration of individual websites do is up to them.
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Do atheists like to fish?
Absolutely no atheists ever do any fishing.
We tell people we are going fishing, but in reality we are busy creating fake fossils and planting them to disprove creationism.
Oh, and also attending black masses with sex orgies and human sacrifices, since Satanism and Atheism are the exact same thing.
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Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what we are told. Religion is doing what we are told no matter what is right.
Morality comes from religion and our culture.
Moral codes are when we do what we are told because we are told to do so.
Moral codes are completely arbitrary, and often rooted in superstition.
Ethics are logical conclusions from initial assumptions, like Human Rights.
This concept developed in the Age of Enlightenment, when the concept of "rights" first appeared.
Our Bill of Rights is based on...
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Is applying logic to something that is a matter of faith/belief illogical?
No.
Just because someone has blind faith in a topic that does not make the topic free from logical analysis.
People have blind faith that the universe was created in 6 days, and there was no evolution.
Does that make the entire scientific disciplines of astrophysics, cosmology, astronomy, geology, biochemistry, biology, and genetics blatantly irrational because their findings go against some...
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Are atheists logical and those of faith illogical? Some atheists on AB seem to believe that logic only resides within them. Do you agree?
I seriously doubt that any atheist, here or anywhere, believes that logic only resides within them.
People with faith are capable of being logical on all kinds of issues- just not faith.
Religion is one topic that makes people of faith blind to reason.
Here is a metaphor:
A middle-aged lady gets a knock on the door. It is a bunch of reporters, there to question her because her son was just...
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Are you for or against gay marriage? And why?
I 100% suport the right of people of the same sex to get married.
I, for one, would not want to get married- but if others do, they should have that right.
No one should have the right to force other people to live by their bigoted religious dogma.
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Why is Penn States LGBT organization, always vocal over any assault on one of their own, completely silent about Sandusky's exploits?
And why hasn't the Science Club spoken out?
How about the Fraternities and Sororities?
What about the Cafeteria staff- did they make a formal statement?
Or do kitchen staff not care about molested children?
They did not say anything because it has NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM.
Only sick, depraved bigots like yourself equate GLBT people with child molesters.
You have severe psychological...
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my mate keeps wanting me to give him oral sex which i have we are both straight does that mean we are gay he really enjoys it i like it to
Liking having someone go down on you does not indicate sexual orientation at all.
Everyone has a mouth, and all mouths are the same in the dark.
Everybody masturbates, and that is a hand of someone of the same sex- does that mean everyone is gay?
Sexual orientation is about who you desire, not what physical activities you do.
If you desire going down on your friend, not just that you do it to...
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At what age did you start doubting "santa's " existing and the whole chimney thingy? Was it hard on you? Disappointing?
My parents never lied to us.
We always know that he was a storybook character,
and that they were the ones who bought the presents.
We were raised with a firm distinction between reality and fantasy-
that is why I am an atheist.
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What if this is all there is?
I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire.
I'll never forget the look on my father's face as he gathered me up
in his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement.
I stood there shivering in my pajamas and watched the whole world go up in flames.
And when it was all over I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a fire?"
Is that all there is, is...
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When is Facebook going to add "Celibate" to the relationship status options?
"celibate" is not a relationship type, it's a sexuality type.
If you are single, you select "single". Single includes single people who are celibate, and single people who have sex with a different person each night, and single people who have sex two or three times a year.
If you are married but not having sex with your partner, you select "Married".
The question is about emotional bonds...
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What is something every teenager should NOT do?
They should not kill themselves.
Basically, they should not give up hope.
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What do you do when you're angry?
I turn into a large green bodybuilder, then I write very stern but civil emails.
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Why would cause someone's comment to be deleted?
There are bugs in the Anserbag system, causing comments on answers to sometimes not appear.
If you see an answer that you commented on before, but now it says "no comments" just post a new comment of a few random letters- like "xxxx" or "qwerty".
All the other comments will appear, and then you can edit that comment to reply.
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Are the majority of homosexuals atheistic?
No, homosexuals are born all over the world, in no higher or lower proportions in any given population, so they are raised with all of the same religious upbringing as everyone else.
THose who are born into oppressive religions have few choices- they can:
1.) Live a lie, pretend to be straight, get married, and live a life in misery and dispair, making a spouse and children miserable with...
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What came first the Dinosaurs or Adam and Eve?
They lived at the same time!
Here is a photo of Adam, Eve, and their pet dinosaur!
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What came first the Dinosaurs or Adam and Eve?
Adam and Eve were dinosaurs!
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Did ya know there are 'tons of atheists' at Fox News?
http://www.atheistrev.com/2011/10/tons-of-atheists-at-fox-news.html
I would not be surprised if most politicians, media pundits, and televangelists who court the Christian demographic are secretly non-believers.
They are all just con-men, making a buck off of easy marks.
Con-men do not fall for their own cons- they are too smart for that.
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can you actually bring a civil law suit against a democrat president, notice I don't capitalize, (Cause I aint got no respect for them)
Well, since there are laws against frivolous lawsuits I'd say no, because I seriously doubt you have a valid case.
If you wanted to sue the former president- the republican one- the one who sent American soldiers off to die for absolutely no reason whatsoever and destroyed our country's economy by doing so, then you would have a strong case.
But I'm guessing the voices in your head did not...
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Is it wrong to be an athiest?
It sounds like you were raised Christian, and you are still burdened with all of that false Christian guilt.
Think about it- do you actually believe a hell exists?
If so, why do you believe it?
Do you know that not even all Christians believe in Hell, and no Jews do?
It is just a myth, nothing more.
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Would you vote for a President who promised to use the US military to find the Holy Grail?
We had one already.
GW Bush and his legendary weapons of mass destruction.
No way do I want any more of THAT.
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If there was no influences in history from the Catholic Church, how different would Europe be today
Europe, The Americas, Australia, and all of the former colonies would still acknowledge ancient pagan gods, but just symbolically, but would be overwhelmingly secular.
And, with no Dark Ages to halt technological progress, we would have colonies on the moon, a cure for cancer, and flying cars by now.
Either that, or we would have been overrun by Islam, and might still be in the Dark Ages.
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Is it any worse for Muslims to spread their word and expand Islam than it is for Christians to spread theirs?
Both are bad.
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Do you want to get all of your questions answered?
Yes, but only with true answers, not made up ones.
I'd rather accept not knowing than blindly believe in nonsense.
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Why did the Democratic Party love racism and slavery so much?
Because they were Conservatives, and that is what Conservatives do.
Back then, the Republicans were the Liberal party.
The two parties flipped Ideology durring the Reagan administration, when all of the Conservative Southern Democrats (called Dixiecrats back then) switched to Republican, and all of the Educated North-Eastern Liberals went from Republican to Democrat.
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Will the dead horses be raptured?
Yes, but only the horses will, no people.
That is because the only true God is Equus, the God of Horses!
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Would you consider saying "no" when there is a "yes" possibility?
It depends- what does he look like?
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We do not cease to play because we grow old. We grow old because we cease to play - Agree or disagree?
No, we grow old because our cells are dying and not rebuilding themselves.
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To lead a moral life, is it enough to follow your conscience?
Hell no.
Someone's conscience can tell them to go up the clock tower with a sniper rifle and shoot nursing students.
Morality is highly subjective- it is beter to abandon it in favor of an Ethical system based on Human RIghts.
Empathy is a good guide.
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Isn't it irrational to believe things we cannot experience with our senses?
Kind of, but not exactly.
There are things we personally experience, and there are logical deductions based on what we experience.
For example, I have never been to Japan.
But, from the Japanese things I own or have seen, and Japanese people I have met, and photos and videos of Japan I have seen, The concept that Japan exists is more logical conclusion then the one that it does not exist.
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Can something be unbelievable ? thoughts?
To me? Sure, I'm not stupid.
To everyone? Nope.
It is amazing the things some people believe.
I'd say no mater what stupid impossible thing someone could come up with, it will be possible to find someone else who will believe it.
And then, two people, three people, more people, and then you will have yourself a religion.
Hey, it worked for L Ron Hubbard.
And Joseph Smith.
And Mary Baker...
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Do you believe that there is/was a conciousness which made it possible for life as we know it to exist on Earth?
No, I'm not stupid.
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What is the song"Ave Maria"about?
It is a song who's lyrics are a prayer to the Virgin Mary, but the music was originally written in homage to a Pagan goddess- the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legends.
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Couldn't this whole Penn State mess have been avoided had gay lobby organiations had more success striking down age-of-consent laws?
Do you realize, that by asking this question, you just announced to the world that you are a total idiot?
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What are Christians known for?
The belief that they have the right to deny rights to others.
The belief that their rights are violated if other people do not conform to their world view.
Hypocrisy.
Violence with a smile.
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the pope says stay away from porn what do you think?
Well, the Pope liked this live gay porn performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rbxov7CVi8
He even gave them a standing ovation!
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Is an atheist so by conviction, or by convenience?
No, again, that would be believers.
People of faith stick to their beliefs out of conviction, against all reason.
People of faith believe whatever their parents, minister, friends and culture tell them to- out of convenience.
Atheists are just sitting here, waiting, playing Angry Birds on our iPhones, waiting for one of you guys to provide any evidence at all.
Until then, lack of belief is...
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Is the fallacy of non belief be that we NEVER have all the facts and facts we do have are ever changing?
That's the fallacy of belief, not of non-belief.
Non-believers are comfortable with conclusions that change as new facts present themselves. We don't need ALL the facts, just enough to draw a conclusion.
Believers reject any facts that disagree with their faith.
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God is love, but does he love himself?
If you mean the God of the Bible, he has extreme low-self-esteem issues.
He creates a whole population of people just to love him, but he also designs them so that they keep rejecting him.
He is jealous of any other gods, even gods that do not exist.
And when we reject him, he slaughters us in mass acts of genocide.
He desperately wants us to love him, het he does nothing to earn our love....
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What does this mean when you see a ghostly symbol on the wall? |
It means you have mold in the drywall.
Call a handyman.
If you stay sleeping there, the spores from the mold can make you sick, and make you see things.
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If you had the key to unlock the gates of hell and let all the demons out to play would you? Why or why not?
It depends on what they like to do for fun.
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Does physics explain levitation, or, is it evidence of invisible beings, the Bible calls spirits?
There is electro-magnetic levitation, as used in many simple toys and novelties, and on MagLev trains.
Yes, Physics explains that.
No, it is not evidence of spirits, just like there are no elves in your computer monitor painting the display.
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OK HERE"S A GOD ONE..... When was it first inately discovered that most people learn and are not just born with knowing how?
As soon as the first adult looked at the first baby, handed him a spear and said "go, hunt for food", and the baby just stared at him.
That is something that is just obvious.
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does god create everyone perfect
1.) Every single person that God created is perfect.
2.) Nobody's perfect.
Thus, God created no one.
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If you have no future is living in the past a good thing?
Perhaps you have no future because you are living in the past.
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What can i get you for Xmas?
Buy me a beach house in San Francisco, with an estimated value of one million or more.
If you get me anything less I won't consider you a true friend!
I'm just going to give you a card, because it's the thought that counts. :)
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What would be a good gift to get a Wiccan for Christmas?
Anything organic or 100% natural, such as a nice hemp shoulder bag, or artistic hand-made designer jewelry that is NOT made from precious stones or metals.
But you should base your present choices on her individual personality, not just her religion. Who knows, she might like furs and diamonds.
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Happy holidays. Now Obama is going to tax Christmas trees. What do you think of that?
Well, I think you are nieve if you actually believe what some right-wing blog says.
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Do you have a soul mate?
There is no such thing as a soulmate.
There are millions of different people you might be compatible with, and could have a happy relationship with.
Imagine if everyone just had one perfect someone out there- the chances of any couple ever getting together would be astronomical.
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what type of appearence for a man would cause gay men to be attracted to him but completly put off straight women
For the most part gay men and straight women are attracted to the same physical characteristics- and both groups vary on the specifics.
You probably think men hit on you frequently because it is unwelcome, and think it's rare for women to hit on you because you want it to occur more often.
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Any reason why love never come to some people? 98 never been in a relationship!
Whoever said "let women come to you" was an idiot.
It is your life, it is up to you to shape it, you are the one who had to get out there and approach women.
If you are still in good health at 98, go to a senior center. Mingle with women your age. Heck, even find some young chick in her 70's.
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Are the farm cocks naughty?
It depends on which farmer it's attached to.
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If western culture is so alien to muslims why on earth do they choose to come here ?
The contradiction lies completely in your bigotry-
thinking that everyone in one group label is all the same.
The ones who do not like western culture do not come here.
The ones that do like western culture do come here.
Turkey is a Muslim nation with a very Western culture.
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I will describe a scenario briefly, after reading it please explain how that scenario could be LOGICALLY accepted:
Yep- the only way someone could accept that is if they are brainwashed to do so.
It is nuttier than believing that the world was created by a tiny God sitting on a lotus blossom growing out of the navel of a sleeping God.
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What, specifically, is the unity of the faith?
Are you asking what concepts are universally held among all branches of Christianity?
The answer is almost nothing.
Jesus and the Bible are both important, but in different ways.
Some believe Jesus was God.
Some believe Jesus was the son of God.
Some believe he was a man divinely inspired by God.
Some say if you have faith, you are saved.
Some say if you do good works, you are saved.
Some...
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Would religion -without God- actually make more sense?
There are religions that do not have a God concept, but still have the supernatural, and are still very nutty.
Religion is blindly believing in things without any evidence to suport it.
If it is God, gods, spirits, magic wands, fairies, whatever, it is all still crazy.
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If Jesus were here, what would you like him to cook for you?
Nothing- not with those two bloody holes in his hands. Ick.
I'll cook, while he can go take a shower, and put on ace bandages, then boots and gloves.
And a hat. His forehead is bleeding too.
And his side is not looking too good either.
Heck, forget the food, I'm taking him to the hospital to get stitches.
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Do you believe in demons?
Only this one.
OK, I WANT to believe in him.
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If the children of creationists grow up to believe in evolution are they disowned? Is love of family more important than fervent belief?
It depends on the family.
But I know some Fundamentalist Christians disown their teenage children and kick them out to live on the street because they are gay, so I would not be shocked if they would do the same if the kid accepted scientific facts.
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When was the Universe first created?
Last Thursday.
Any memories you have of anything before last Thursday are lies planted by the devil to deceive you.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Last_Thursdayism
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Shouldn't the freemasons just end this joke, once and for all, before the U.S.A is destroyed?
Like the Church of Scientology, they don't know it's a joke.
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Why don't we see First Lady Michelle Obama doing stuff as much as other first ladies before her? Can't call her a photo opportunist!
I have not noticed any more or less stuff.
She has done public speaking engagements, and campaigned for Democratic politicians, causes and issues.
I guess she does not do the mindless photo opportunities that Republican housewives do- they tend to be window dressing.
Democrat first ladies, like Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, are competent political leaders in their own right.
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Do you believe the Earth was created in seven days?
Hell no, I'm not stupid.
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Do you think creationists are mentally ill?
The Creationists who live in our modern industrialized nations with TV and internet yet still cling to those beliefs are, yes, definitely mentally ill.
I can excuse it if they were Amish or something and never heard of science, then they are simply uninformed.
But to have heard the truth, repeatedly, and seen concrete evidence that their beliefs are false and they still cling to them, yes,...
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When will they understand that God is not for sale?
When they stop knocking on my door trying to sell him.
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For those who read "Flatland"(2-dimensional creatures in a 3-dimensional world)is that who we are now? Are we less than we were? Why?
If you recall from flatland, they are 2D flat creatures, and when they look at each other they only see each other on edge- as 1D lines. THey can see lines further way or closer, or see a line curve towards them or away, but they can't actually"see" in 2D.
Or even conceive of 3D.
We are 3D, and we see is 2D. Yes, we have depth perception, so we can see if something is closer or farther away,...
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THE new atheists envision a world with no religion—no suicide bombers, no religious wars, and no televangelists fleecing their flocks. Does that vision appeal to you?
New Atheists?
As compared to old atheists?
How far back do you consider "new"?
Well, in answer to your question, yes, that appeals to me.
And in answer to the second question, human beings are human beings, so the world will never be perfect, and will always have flaws.
But a world without religion would be a world with one less flaw- a major flaw.
In the words of John Lennon:
Imagine...
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Of the following which is the most peaceful religion, historically?
Another religion not on the list, albeit a small religion, is Jainism.
They would literally never hurt a fly.
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If a production company wanted to produce a show involving your everyday life, would you consider the opportunity?
As a "Reality Show" with me in it, then NO. Hell NO.
As a scripted TV show, with some actor playing me, and I get script approval, or even a head writer position, then YES. Hell YES.
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What do you believe stands between you and happiness?
MONEY!
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If RELIGION like any tool is used for GOOD or EVIL and if used more often for evil then is MAN evil?
It's not a tool, it's a weapon.
There are only so many ways to use an automatic riffle.
To irrigate the soil to plant crops, perhaps?
And there is no such thing as Good and Evil- that is a concept created by religion to demonize other human beings as being "Evil" instead of just being different.
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Why are people so promiscuous these days, what is wrong with them?
I think you need to get laid.
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Why when you treat women with respect you get a bad repsonse and when you ignore or treat them poorly one gets a very good response?
It says you are hanging around some troubled women; probably troubled men as well.
You need to hang out with a beter class of people.
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What is something you patiently tolerated when you were younger, but now no longer tolerate?
Neighbors with loud music.
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How can we put an end to feel good liberalism?
Just like a conservative- out to destroy anyone different from you.
We need more feel good liberals out there, instead of feel bad conservatives.
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Should certain freedoms like free speech be limited, for entertainers are usings it to push sex and violence which is ruining youths?
Shakespeare's plays are filled with sex and violence.
I believe in a rating system, so parents know what is out there, but no censorship.
Adults should not have their entertainment options limited because of what some people think is OK for children.
I am not a child, and I don't want government treating me like a child.
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Why does everyone think that Alabama is such a bad state? Are there any other states that people don't like
Alabama is no more or less a target than Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, or any state in the South East.
They all make most people think of "Deliverance", and no one wants to squeal like a pig.
I'd say most people on the East or West costs don't think to highly of the "flyover" states in the middle.
And the North and the South have not gotten along since the war.
New York looks down...
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Democrats blue states, Ford blue emblem, pepsi blue. Republicans red states, Chevy red emblem, coke red. Is this a coincidance?
Um, no.
And the red/blue thing is very recent.
In the old days, us liberals were called "pinkos" and "reds" because of the red communist flags.
I think the colors are beter now.
Blue fits Liberals, since we are more concerned with the environment, like the blue sky and blue water.
Red fits Conservatives, since they are usually out for blood, and love watching foreign people die.
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The lib publication Politico runs 90 on it in 6 days and still hasn't said once exactly what Herman Cain stands accused of?
It is amazing that the same people who blindly attacked Anthony Wiener are jumping to the defense of Herman Cain.
At least in Wiener's case, it was consensual.
If you don't even know what Cain was accused of, then you spend too much time watching FOX news.
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Is it ironic president Obama has done well w/foreign matters with no experience but is not doing well domestically where he will be judged?
How is he not doing well domestically?
We are not doing well, but that is not him.
He has proposed so many solutions, including jobs creation programs, and taxing billionaires, but the Republican party acts as a solid wall of "NO".
The Republican party actually wants this country to get worse, because they think it will benefit them in the elections.
At this point, it is suicide to vote for...
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Do you believe Television age is about to end?
Time-based TV will end, in favor of watching shows whenever you want over the internet.
I don't have cable anymore- I just watch Hulu and downloads of some TV shows.
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Can you find me a picture of gay animals eating ice cream?
Here are animals eating ice cream, so about 10% of them should be gay, on average:
http://www.ice-cream-recipes.com/animals_ice_cream.htm
and here are gay people with ice cream, and humans are technically animals:
http://www.biggayicecream.com/
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Has religion enlightened man,or has it been a divisive force for reinforcing historical,prejudices and biases?
It has been been a divisive force for reinforcing historical prejudices and biases.
Since you used the word "enlightened", I will point out that the Age of Enlightenment occurred after the Catholic Church lost most of it's power, and intellectuals were free to question everything, including the existence of God.
When religion ruled Europe, we called it the Dark Ages.
Before that time, we had...
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Do you consider yourself a theist or an atheist?
I think, therefore I am an Atheist.
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Do you think a savior really exist or is this a myth in the bible?
There is no savior because we have nothing to be saved from.
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Why do you think people are willing to believe in Jesus Christ?
It's because their parents believed, and brainwashed them from childhood.
Notice how most religions are directly tied to geography?
Christians are the majority in Europe and it's colonies.
Islam is the majority in the Middle East, Africa, and southeast Asia.
Buddhism is the majority in Asia.
Hinduism is the majority in India.
That shows that religion is just an aspect of a culture, like...
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If I wrote a book that stated 200+ times that unicorns exist, would you then believe?
But Unicorns DO exist!
http://theourworld.com/real-unicorns/
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Can you prove fairies exist using science?
Fairies are just primitive man's word for Butterflies.
Now we know what they are, and that they are not magical, just pretty.
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Is my friend a dickhead for thanking God for his mother surviving then the doctor who saved her?
He is not a dickhead, he is just stupid.
If you feel like being a smartass, you could remind him that it was God who made his mother sick in the first place, and that if they just sat at home praying, she would be dead right now.
It was the science of Mankind, and the technology of Mankind, that saved her.
But don't actually say that to him, that would be rude.
But you can think it though!
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For those of you who voted for Obama and are displeased with him, are you going to vote for him again,
Of course I'm going to vote for Obama- I'm not a moron.
It's not just to keep a Democrat in office.
It's that the Republican lineup is a bunch of idiots, the Republicans have repeatedly destroyed this country, and just one more crazy Republican in office will destroy our nation's economy.
And voting for a third party candidate is simply throwing your vote away.
Democrats are the only option...
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Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, but how many times Americans have been fooled and who gets the shame?
And yet, there is an entire TV channel, FOX News, devoted to fooling the public.
Republicans completely screw up this nation, Republicans have prevented Obama from doing anything to get this country on track after the Bush debacle, and some morons would actually vote to put a Republican back in office once again.
And the weird thing is, the people who complain about Obama can only say two...
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Instead of holding elections, why not have a sword in a stone and whoever pulls it out gets to be President?
Do you really want Arnold Schwarzenegger to be president of the United States?
I sure don't.
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Michael Palin for President?
Well, since he's English the Birthers would have a field day.
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Do Obama/Hillary win by a landslide in 2012?
YES!
I doubt Obama will actually dump Biden for Clinton though.
(why do we always refer to male politicians by last name, and female politicians by first name?)
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The right wing thinks Romney will be another liberal free spender like Bush was. Instead of supporting HIM for 8 years, do you think
Whatever Romney and Bush are, they are NOT liberals.
If you take a look at previous administrations, we have been taxed the most, and had the most government spending, under Republican administrations.
We have had the greatest economic prosperity under Democratic administrations.
Yet people who follow the conservative media believe the myth of "tax and spend" liberals.
Too bad the...
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Could this be the way you vote for the POTUS...
Of course.
That's how all elections are.
In any vote between two politicians, you are always choosing a politician.
But, not all elections are that close. Sometimes, it is between one politician with minor flaws, and another one who is batshit crazy.
And since the entire Republican lineup right now is batshit crazy, I am content with Obama's few flaws.
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Agree or disagree - The greatest darkness is to live without God ?
I disagree, but there are many here who will agree because they don't know the reason or don't want to learn.
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Pope benedict is dangerously obsessed with homosexuality, much more than the last pope was (I liked Pope John Paul). Does anyone think pope Benedict isa closet homosexual? (He looks a bit gay to me).
Well, how many popes do you know would have male strippers come and perform for them?
http://www.youtube.com/embed/-rbxov7CVi8
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You don't believe me?!
I don't believe anybody until I see some proof, mister.
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"Um, should it be that color?" What is IT?
A penis, of course.
That's what it would be in a sit-com.
The constantly referred to but never actually named or shown organ.
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Creation: Why it Matters?
In the United States and some other countries, it is a political battle for the future of the country.
Some people want to force all children to conform to their religious beliefs, and compromise children's scientific education because of those religious beliefs.
As it stands now, our nation ranks pitifully low in education. More and more Jobs that require higher education are going overseas,...
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Women how does it make you feel that based on much scientific research men are smarter than you? Should men be given special privileges?
1.) There is no such scientific research. There are gender diferences in HOW men and women think, but no qualitative distinction.
2.) It is never good to classify individuals based on group labels. Every individual should be evaluated as an individual, period.
For example, Yes, Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman both should not be allowed to hold high offices due to intellectual deficiencies.
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I have a mind exercise for you.. are you upto it?
I have an Idea that Theism usually regulates Sex.
Most religions include restrictions about sexual activity- often to limit inter-marring with those outside the group, and to encourage having lots of children within the group.
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What's honorable doesn't matter..if it ever did. It's all about who has the power. Who has the power today and do you like it like that?
No, I'm not happy with who has power today- because it's not me!
I want all of the power!
Broo-Ha-HAH!
*evil laugh*
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Do men have one less rib than women? (Trying to find evidence for Adam and Eve story)
No, that is an ancient myth spread by believing in another ancient myth.
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Do you like horizontal bobbleheads better than the verticals? Which is more fashionable/classy/desirable? Why? Whose your favorite?
Wait a minute- are you saying there are some bobble heads that nod yes, and other ones that nod no?
I did not know that!
I want one of each!
They should each look like businessmen, dressed in a suit and tie, and I whack them when I want a yes or no answer!
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Curtsy,bow, walk backwards, never make eye contact, remember your place/station/class. Don't get out of line. Go along. Be silent. Who?
Women before the sexual revolution?
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Is thinking that something is tiresome the same thing as being bored with it? Does predictability enter into it at all?
An infant that constantly cries can be tiresome.
But that does not mean you are bored with having a baby.
If you have a lot of energy and want to go out and have fun, but your friends want to stay home and play Jenga, you will be bored, but not at all tired.
If you are in a relationship with someone for a very long time, you will notice you have the same conversations over and over.
But that...
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Origins of life* is a process of nature and nature enables a blind process of evolution; is suffering only just a by-product of existence?
Physical pain is just the way the body has of telling you something is wrong, so that you can be aware of it and fix it.
Mental or emotional suffering is the same way- it exists so you can know there is something wrong in your life you need to address and repair.
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Is god the biggest urban legend?
Yes.
Belief in God spread from word of mouth, and became standardized into religions as communities formed and nomadic tribes settled to form towns, so you could say that it is both "urban" and a "legend".
That is if you count a town of less than 1,000 people, with no buildings higher than 3 stories "urban".
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Can people believe in something too much so that their mind sticks with their misconception?
Of course.
That is the very definition of religion.
Misconceptions that the mind sticks with out of pure blind faith.
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Would you say that performing sexual acts dressed up as either the pope or religious figure (nun, deacon, etc) is satanic?
That would mean that most of the Catholic Church is or was Satanic.
BTW- you are confusing the words "satanic" and "sacrilegious".
Something is only Satanic if it is specifically done in the worship of Satan.
What you describe would be considered sacrilegious by most, yet commonly enough done.
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How do churches justify their tax-exempt status, when Jesus made it abundantly clear what his (and God's) attitude about tax was?
Most of modern American Christianity has nothing to do with what the Bible says Jesus said.
It is far more based on the Old Testament than the New.
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Outside of "religion" - do you have a favourite (movie/show) hero, and villain? If so, who? And, same question for "real life"...
In the real world there are no real heroes and villains- just people with different goals.
Some of those people have goals I do not agree with (Ossama Bin Ladin, Kim Jong-il, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, etc) but these people, as misguided as they are, actually believe they are doing the right thing.
It is rare to find someone, like a serial killer with a conscience, who does things that...
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Can you prove GOD doesn't exist ?
Yes, I can.
(It is long, as most logical proofs are- so if you lack the patience to actually read it through, don't bother writing a rebuttal.)
It all depends on the specific definition of God.
If God is defined as a man with a long gray beard who sits on mount olympus, then we can go to mount Olympus, see there is no one there, thus disprove his existence.
If God is defined in a...
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Why do people always assume that celebrities are gay?
It is not any celebrity, it is only the hot ones.
It's just wishful thinking.
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What place on Earth has the lowest crime rate, bullying, disrespectful people, and harrassment?
http://www.americanhumanist.org/hnn/archives/?id=219&article=7
First published Nov. 12, 2005
Several weeks ago, a ground-breaking study on religious belief and social well-being was published in the Journal of Religion & Society. Comparing 18 prosperous democracies from the U.S. to New Zealand, author Gregory S Paul quietly demolished the myth that faith strengthens society.
Drawing...
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About what percentage of homosexuals were sexually abused by the same sex as children?
It's the exact same percentage as heterosexuals.
There is absolutely no correlation between sexual orientation and child abuse.
That was one of the big myths debunked by psychologists in the 1950's.
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Are the mannerisms/ways of speaking that some gay people exhibit due to something innate that makes them act that way, or is it mimicked?
For the most part, that is learned behavior. It is part of our culture.
I read about an African tribe where the gay men are the strongest, most masculine men in the tribe. As they see it, gay men are so macho that they take other men the way lesser men take women. It makes them a sex beyond men- uber-men.
So in that tribe, gay men are not effeminate in the least.
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In 2011, why are there still people who bully gay people? This is seriously tragic. What should be done about it when it happens?
There are still white people who beat up black people.
There are still Nazi skinheads who attack jewish people.
Bigotry never completely goes away, it just gets marginalized.
We need to treat crimes as crimes.
Bulling is harassment and assault, and children who commit those crimes should be charged with those crimes.
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What do you think about schools for LGBT students?
Separate but not equal is not equality.
Isolating GLBT youth from the bullies is the same as saying the bullies have the right to harass them.
It is like having separate schools for boys and girls because if put together, boys will rape girls.
Instead of just accepting rape (or bulling) as part of their nature, we need to educate children how to get along with each other, and treat criminal...
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Is there a Religion all about Sex?
THis one is mostly gay male:
St. Priapus Church
a North American religion founded in the 1980s that centres on the worship of the phallus.
St. Priapus Church was founded in Montreal, Quebec, by D. F. Cassidy and has found a following mainly among homosexual men in Canada and the United States.
The church, which is named after the Greek god Priapus, teaches that the phallus is the source of...
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Do you like when a stranger puts their hand in your lap at a movie theater?
If he's hot, yes!
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In your own opinion: Do people choose to be straight? Do people choose to be gay?
Of course not.
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How far back in history can we find monogamous homosexual relationships? Please share your source or specific examples, not conjectures.
You have to consider that the daily lives of "regular folk" are not documented in history- just famous or significant people.
Also, marriage and relationships were not the same as they were now.
People did not marry for love. They married someone their parents selected for them, and they had an obligation to reproduce with that person.
If they fell in love, fine. If not, then the man was...
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In your opinion, is it possible to pray the gay away?
Nope.
Just like you can't pray for your skin color to change.
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In his new book, "God, No!" atheist magician Penn Jillette lists atheists 10 Commandments. What do you think of them?
Nice, but any list like that is going to end up simplistic and miss something.
That's why religious moral codes don't work in the first place.
I like the Wiccan Rede "Do what thou whilst, Harm none" as a good general guideline. But even so, it is also vague and open to interpretation.
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Movies, TV shows & christian street preachers are to blame for enforcing a " religion is uncool " ideal into peoples minds?
I think religion did that all on it's own.
Religion is "uncool"- it just took a while for people to have enough freedom to admit it.
It was not that long ago where you could be killed for criticizing religion.
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Do you think that the majority of the U.S. problems stems from the fact of unbridled borrrowing ingrained in people as right from childhood?
Majority of US problems- no.
Some of them- yes.
People think it's OK to just use credit cards, mortgages, etc to live beyond their means.
The economy would definitely be somewhat beter if everyone only bought what they could afford.
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Would you, have you, or do you take advantage of the weak... from time to time, in any way??
It all depends how you think about it.
If you apply for a job and get it, then someone else did not.
That person was "weaker" than you from the company's perspective.
If you own any electronics, clothing, or even food, they were made or harvested by low-paid laborers, perhaps even slaves.
While I would not directly steal candy from a baby, we all do it indirectly all the time.
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Is Mysterious Ways hiring? I heard God and The Lord both work there, you think if I bought one of them a drink, maybe told some jokes and
I don't know, but you could ask:
http://www.MysteriousWays.com
It looks like it's a comic book.
I wonder if God is a writer or an illustrator.
He's probably just an accountant or something.
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Are/were, all suicide bombers religious people?
No, people can have various motives for actions, not just religious. For example, a disgruntled employee could become a suicide bomber and blow up the company where he worked.
But, nothing is like religion in it's effectiveness to brainwash so many people to become killers simultaneously.
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What has God done for us?
Nothing.
It's hard for something that does not exist to do anything;
And it is precisely because we can see that it has done nothing that we know it does not exist.
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What is the approximate percentage of the theist population on Earth?
33% of the world population is Christian.
THe second largest religion is Islam, at 21%.
Non-Believers are the third largest group, at 16%.
The remaining 30% is composed of all of the other religions on the planet.
That would make people "Of the Book", meaning the Abrahamic faiths, at a bit over half the population.
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
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Do you think aliens would be able to tell that we're intelligent? Without knowing our language, we might just be like ants to them.
We have radio and TV signals leaving the planet into deep space.
If they came to the solar system, they would see we have placed numerous satellites in orbit around our planet.
If they look closer, they would see our huge cities with artificial lights illuminating them at night, and planes flying across the sky.
These are signs of technology, and that would be an important indicator of...
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Do you believe in extraterrestrial life? Why or why not?
I neither believe or disbelieve, but I accept the possibility.
Actually, when you consider the size of the universe, or even just the galaxy, it is not just possible it is probable.
There might even be life in our solar system, on one or more of the moons of the gas giants.
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Some people wont admit to believing in GOD because then they'd feel compelled to change their current behavior and lifestyle ?
It is far more likely to be the other way around.
People are told to believe in God from birth, their friends and family al believe in God, they may even have many social activities that revolve around the church.
It would be very difficult for them to admit that they really don't believe in God.
The other way around does not make much sense- anyone can have any behavior and any lifestyle...
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If someone is a hermaphrodite, and therefore both straight and gay, then are they going to Hell according to Christians?
Not only that, according to those morons an intersex person cannot get married to anyone.
(BTW- Hermaphrodite is an outdated term. The proper term now is Intersex, as in inbetween sexes.)
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Would you lie about your religion to save your life?
Hell YES!
If the Nazis come knocking at my door and ask "are you a Jew?" of course I'm going to say "Praise Mother Mary and baby Jesus, no I am not a Jew! Amen and Hallelujah!"
I'm not going to die for something as stupid as that.
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Why is it that nobody ever gropes us guys on crowded public transportaion, like guys do to the girls?
Just wear a t-shirt saying "Please grope me!" and you will get what you want!
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Are gender roles always bad?
Anything forced on people is bad.
If a woman is feminine girly-girl, and a man is a macho guy, that's fine- as long as they actually are being themselves, and not just playing a role that they feel forced to conform to.
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What do you do when you find yourself empty inside?
I eat something.
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Congress reaffirms 'In God We Trust' as the United States national motto. Is this violating the separation of church and state?
Yes, it is an extreme violation.
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As a kid, when you carried your lunch to school, did you throw out the piece of fruit your Mom felt obligated to put in it?
I had fig newtons, and I'd eat them.
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Twilight or Harry Potter?
Harry Potter, but those are two different genres though.
I'd pick Harry Potter over Lord of the Rings and Lion,Witch wardrobe.
I'd pick TrueBlood over Vampire Diaries and Twilight.
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if you notice bugs in your pizza sauce and complain and they tell you that's normal, what should you say?
When he gives me the bill, I give him lint from the bottom of my pocket, and perhaps a wadded up Kleenex. No money though.
If he complains, I'll tell him that is the normal price for food with bugs in it.
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How can you tell if you're circumcised? And what should you do if you're not?
If you are not circumcised, then there will be skin that covers the mushroom-shaped cap of the penis when it is soft, but retracts and uncovers it when it is hard.
If you are circumcised, then there is no such skin.
You do not have to do anything if you are not circumcised- most people are not.
Circumcision is a religious and cultural tradition, and is actually bad to do.
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Do you think the bible should have received the name Holey Bible or Holy Bible as it is currently named?
It's not just that it is missing information- if it was true but incomplete then that's not such a bad thing.
The problem is that it is entirely one big mess of contradictions and falsehoods, yet for some reason people believe in it, and make life miserable for those who do not.
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Does cause of existence -from the big bang to present- suggest a 'cosmic natural intuitiveness' - as in nature's intuitive mind..?
No.
There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever to suport the notion that there is any intelligence at all behind the creation of the universe, or in patterns perceived in the universe.
None whatsoever.
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Why do atheists base their future on the suppositions of other atheists such as Fred Hoyle, Stephen Hawking et al, disregarding facts?
Simple- we don't.
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How life began? What is your opinion?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Complexity/Consciousness
Actually, kind of something like that, yes.
If you replace "Omega Point" with "Singularity",
and "Pierre Teilhard de Chardin" with "Ray Kurzweil",
and "Law of Complexity/Consciousness" with "Transhumanism" than you would hit it.
And it's not about how life began, it's about how life will evolve.
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Did Will and Grace magically turn you from a married bible believing Christian into a gay atheist Democrat?
No,"The 700 Club" turned me into an Atheist.
And "The Glen Beck Show" turned me into a Democrat.
And "Charles in Charge" turned me gay.
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Why is it that the truth as taught by YHWH/ JEHOVAH is hidden from the 'hearts' of most?
Simple-
Because it isn't truth.
It is just something you believe, because your parents told you to believe it.
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Are there any Atheists who believe in, or follow astrology?
I'm sure there must be some.
Not me, but somewhere out there, sure.
Atheism simply means that the individual does not believe in god(s).
They could believe in absolutely anything else, including magical pixies that grant wishes.
I don't though.
Believe in magical pixies that grant wishes I mean.
Magical pixies yes, obviously, but those magical pixies are total bastards.
They never really...
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Does the clitoris bother anyone?
Only when it knocks on my door in the middle of the night saying "Mag, I am so wasted. Can I sleep here tonight?"
And in the morning she is gone, she has eaten everything in fridge, made a mess of the kitchen, and stolen my best outfit.
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i was having sex with this guy & his dick was sorta bent is that normal?
A slight gradual curve to the shaft is normal- up, down, left or right.
A completely straight penis is actually rare.
If it is a sharp bend in one spot, like an elbow, then that is a problem.
Not a problem for you, but it is for him, and more likely than not he and his doctor are aware of it.
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what is the bone in between my legs called?
Pelvis.
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If a miracle was said to have happened but but was only reported over 30 years later, would that be sufficient proof?
You are being to vague.
It is not JUST about when the information first comes to light, but the detail of the information. Are there photos and videos from various sources? Are there multiple witnesses, with no connection to each other, telling the same story? Is there actual physical evidence of the event?
And most important- are there absolutely no other explanations that fit within the...
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True or false - Sin is a weakness?
False.
Sin is an imaginary form of Guilt so powerful religious institutions can control the masses.
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Agree or Disagree ......"A man falls in LOVE through his EYES , a woman through her EARS"?
False.
The sexes are not that different- it is just that our culture tells the sexes to be different.
Up until the early part of the last century, women were told that they are not suposed to enjoy sex at all. It was something men did TO them, and they were just suposed to lie back and think of England. Any woman who did like sex was mentally ill- a Nymphomaniac. No real male equivalent to...
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Why had the word "lady" been degraded to refer to any woman? It's male counterpart "gentleman" hasn't been degraded in the same way.
Actually, "Lady" was originally a title of nobility, equal to "Lord".
And male Knights have the title of "Sir", while female knights are "Dames".
In the United states, we don't have nobility, so "Lady", "Gentleman" and "Sir" and "Madam" are generic words of respect for someone you don't know, or is older than you, or who has authority over you.
Phrases like "Bag Lady", "Cat Lady", or "Ladies...
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Does the world say the Bible is flat?
Yes, it is rather flat.
I have yet to see a well-rounded Bible.
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What if Jesus told you you had to find the Triforce and save Zelda?
I would question him, because just last week he wanted me and my brother Luigi to stop working in our plumbing business and save Princess Peach.
It's not like I can do two things at once.
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Does Satan really care?
Satan loves us all!
He has certainly demonstrated it more than god has!
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Isn't it cute to see Democrats and Republicans at the national level pretend to be different?
It's bizarre to see that some people can't tell the diference between them.
There is a diference between having similarities and being the same.
A Gorilla and a human have 99% of our DNA the same- that does not make us the same.
That 1% is the important 1% that is the diference between Conservative gorillas and Liberal people.
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If the state passes a law that is considered illegal/unconstitutional the Feds just reverse it. Of what use is states' rights?
States should not have rights- states are simply concepts.
Just like corporations should not have rights.
Humans have rights, period.
The rights of any individual human being are more important than any state or corporation.
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Is the world NOT wanting to be like the U.S why millions every year NOT want to live elsewhere in the world?
Both China and India have a higher population than the United States.
So, by your logic, those are beter places to live?
Monaco has one of the lowest populations in the world.
Yes, let's pity the poor people who have to live in Monaco.
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Name some things that both liberals and conservatives agree on.
Liberal and conservative people, or politicians?
(Politicians aren't actually people, BTW)
All politicians agree:
Public statements should be as ambiguous as possible, so they can be twisted to mean something different in the future.
One must pretend to be far more religious then you really are.
They know the right thing to do, and if everyone else would just get out of their damn way they...
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Is praying a superstition
yes.
It's mental masturbation.
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If you were to give, or invent, yourself a job or a purpose.... what would it be?
Head of programming at HBO.
Or lead Product Designer at Apple.
Or "billionaire who sits on my ass and does nothing" at home.
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Has anyone conquered the fear of death?
Yes. But they are all dead.
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My mom said she'd give me $10 for each A I got; & she said she'd get me a cat if I got good grades. Will she really do this?
Why do you think she'd lie to you?
Assuming you have 6 classes, that is only 60 bucks, and a cat is just a cat. It is not like she promised you a million dolars and a white tiger.
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So why do some people want people to feel sorry them when it them themselves that got them in that situation?
When most relationships fail it is not either person't fault as an individual.
Circumstances happen, people drift appart, and people do things on impulse that they would not have done if they still loved their spouse.
There are aspects of your parent's private life that you are not aware of- often because they want to protect you from the details.
Like the old song goes, "There's no good...
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Can I worship Satan publicly without fear of being burned at the steakhouse?
It depends on the Steakhouse.
True story- I went to a southern BBQ restaurant filled with hicks in my "Godless Heathen" T-Shirt and I actually got a compliment on it from a biker dude.
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If Jesus Christ were born 20 years ago instead of 2,000 years ago, how would things be different?
I agree completely.
If we did not have Christianity these past 2,00 years, then we would not have had the Dark Ages.
We would have went from the height of the Roman Empire right to the Renaissance without almost a thousand years of religious stagnation.
So, today, we would have colonies on the Moon and Mars, unlimited inexpensive electrical power, genetically engineered crops that can grow...
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what is your opinion on Ben Steins "Expelled"?
It completely lowered my opinion of Ben Stien.
It just shows that someone can look smart but be stupid.
I guess that makes him a good actor.
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Does every question in life have an answer?
Yes.
But we don't necessarily know what it is.
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Is there any record of a 'white' or 'light' witch who lived from 1330 AD to 1363 AD? Could she be known as a light-bringer?
Are you thinking of Mother Shipton? She was in the 1500's.
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When will smart phones stop being called "smart" because they will be the standard, and then they'll just be called phones?
Soon.
Originally, a phone was a thing at home plugged into a wall.
What you carried around with you was a "car phone", even though it was not in your car; but they were the size of a brick.
As time went on, they were called "Cell Phones" then "Mobile Phones".
Now, the ones that plug into the wall are called "Land Lines", and the ones you cary with you are simply "phones".
Phones that are...
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So the iPhone5 is the iPhone4S? Or is there going to be an iPhone5? Why Apple confuse me? I need app to help?
Apple did not confuse you, the press did.
Apple, on purpose, is secretive about their products- they do not want any hype until their hype-filled product launches.
The tech press invented all this crap about an upcoming iPhone 5- that it would be as thin as a credit card, have a 3D screen with built-in holographic projector, that it could heal the sick, feed the poor and raise zombies from...
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Why is the iPhone generation a bunch of cry baby protestors who just want to be hand fed by their parents and society?
iPhones are products, not a generation. People of all ages have iPhones.
People who use iPhones don't have any characteristics in common, other than the fact that they were smart enough to ignore the hype and buy the best smartphone out there, no mater what the whiny little haters like you say.
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I just upgraded to an uncontracted iphone 3gs from an ipod touch. Any suggestions for apps that are only compatible with the iphone?
Pandora - streams music over the internet for free, so you don't have to pay for a bunch of downloaded songs.
AirVideo - You can stream any videos you have on your home computer over the internet to your phone. For example, if you use your computer to record TV shows, you can view them from anywhere. Orb is a similar program, but it sucks in comparison.
BloxStax - a cool Tetris clone, with a...
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Why don't politicians/celebrities when caught having done something newsworthy immediately admit it and take ownership? They all deny/why?
They hope they were only partially caught, not completely caught.
Like the press may have found out some senator had an affair,
but they don't know she was a prostitute.
Or underage.
Or drugs were involved.
Or that two dwarves, a donkey, and a tub full of tapioca pudding was involved.
They don't want to fess up to anything more than they have to.
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Would you offer your blood to Lady Gaga to complete her Satanic summoning ritual?
YES!
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Do you believe that Dante was God's last prophet, and The Inferno should be in the bible?
The Divine Comedy was more socio-political satire than a religious work. It just used religious themes to state what he thought of numerous public figures.
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Center for Retail Research claims that cheese is the world's most frequently stolen food. Why do you think that is?
Boxes, cans, and fresh fruits and meats are bulky, and hard to conceal under clothing.
Cheese comes in flat plastic envelopes.
It's the same reason Music and Video stores started selling CDs and DVDs in bulky packages much larger than the CDs and DVDs themselves.
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Will there be iPhone 4GS on T-Mobile?
No. T-Mobile's 3G is completely incompatable with the iPhone.
People can use jailbroken iPhones with T-Mobile, and the phone service and texting service works fine, but anything internet related is so slow that it is unusable.
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What words do you see in written English but almost never hear in spoken English?
Lots.
I read many intelligent websites, yet I hang around stupid people.
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Did you ever think people would worship 3"x5" television screens in the future?
No. Everyone knows they will worship an unexploded nuclear warhead. Duh.
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Did you hear iPhone5 will have a direct connection to God?
It's the iPhone 4S, and God's name is Siri.
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Which one better? iPhone or iPod Touch?
The iPhone can do everything the iPod Touch can do, plus it's a phone!
But if all you need is a handheld pocket computer, the iPod Touch is fine.
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Why do you have to pay monthly for SKY TV, but then are subjected to heavy commercial breaks !!! ?
In the United States, we have broadcast networks, basic cable stations and premium cable stations.
Broadcast networks (ABC,CBS,NBC,FOX,CW,PBS) are theoretically free, and have advertising- but most people get them as part of their cable subscription.
We have to pay a monthly fee for the basic cable stations (lots of them), all in one big lump- and those stations have commercials, even though...
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What is the worst show currently on television?
Real housewives of _____.
Bachlor/Bachlorette.
Anything with a Kardasian in it.
Big brother.
Almost all reality TV of any kind.
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What is something that you own that keeps breaking down?
Me!
But I don't actually own myself.
I'm a rental with a month-to month lease.
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Name something ONLY men can do?
Do "Puppetry of the Penis" tricks.
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