Books by Jack Kerouak, George Orwell, Salinger, Tom Wolfe, Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, etc.
Since the base meaning of the word "Atheism" is "Without God - No God", we are born Atheist lack both the knowledge of the concept regarding God/Gods and along with any other knowledge other then our base instincts (the need to eat to stay alive).
Since this is not a conscious decision to choose NOT … Read more
The definition of "theist" is one who believes in the existence of god or gods. The definition of "a-thiest" is one who does NOT (the "a" prefix) believe in god or gods. It is that simple.
There are flavors of atheists beyond that, but lack of belief is at the core of them all. Therefore, since … Read more
Yes, it's just a myth. At best placebo. Faith healing has never been shown to have any measurable medical effect on a person.
Often, the people who claim they were "healed by Jesus" saw a sham artist at some "revival"- they trusted this "faith healer" that they even had a disease in the first place (were … Read more
@Normal: Yes that definition is correct. And science does NOT fill gaps in its knowledge by saying, "We don't have a natural explanation at this time, so the explanation must be supernatural". Science only deals with the natural. If it doesn't have an answer to explain some natural phenomena, it will simply say "There is … Read more
My wife and I just saw Trainwreck and it was excellent -- if you enjoy raunchy humor. If you want raunchy humor to rent, I recommend Bridesmaids.
Dark humor to rent: Pulp Fiction.
Irreverent humor to rent: Life of Brian
Slapstick humor to rent: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Airplane, and Young Frankenstein are all classics.
Romantic humor … Read more
We seem to agree on one point. If there is an all-wise, all-merciful God, then an atheist who lives a life of purpose caring for his or her fellow man should not be punished. Unfortunately, there are many who condemn someone, no matter how ethical and moral they are, simply because they have not received … Read more
I regret not having the nerve to stand up to my mom and her stupid, abusive husband. I regret not sticking my middle finger in both of their faces and telling them to f*** off. I regret not telling someone about the abuse I endured my entire childhood. I regret protecting the very people who … Read more
My one regret is not being the Father I could have been to my only son. His mother and I divorced when he was 7 and I left the state get get my life back on track. I visited him very, very often but not being there with him all of the time took from … Read more
I screamed at my kids waaay too much when they were little. I wish I could have just lightened up a little back then instead of always trying to make everything "picture perfect".
Nothing major just yet , I am only 19 :)
The thing that I most regret is also the most unregretable thing. I had premarital and unprotected sex. She got pregnant (of course) and I married her. I am now divorced and realize she just wanted a father for the child. She wanted and got the divorce.
The reason it is so unregretable is that … Read more
The thing that I most regret is also the most unregretable thing. I had premarital and unprotected sex. She got pregnant (of course) and I married her. I am now divorced and realize she just wanted a father for the child. She wanted and got the divorce.
The reason it is so unregretable is that … Read more
@Fred: Except for the part about your child's mother just wanting a father, your experience and take on that experience is the same as mine to a tee. In my case, my girlfriend and I both wanted to have a sit down because we both had something to tell the other. After a short exchange … Read more
Faith healing has never been shown to be efficacious through repeatable tests under controlled conditions. Due to this lack of evidence, I will continue to assume faith healing is a result of confirmation biases and trickery until proven otherwise. If it truly worked, there would be no reason for infirmed true believers. One proof I … Read more
Never heard of this before. An internet search turned it up under "white spots in the brain."
If you tend to "catastrophize" (Catastrophizing is an irrational thought a lot of us have in believing that something is far worse than it actually is---internet), I would avoid trying to diagnose this via the internet.
Apparently, this can be … Read more
Never heard of this before. An internet search turned it up under "white spots in the brain."
If you tend to "catastrophize" (Catastrophizing is an irrational thought a lot of us have in believing that something is far worse than it actually is---internet), I would avoid trying to diagnose this via the internet.
Apparently, this can be … Read more
One reason is because they need flat feet to distribute their weight properly to walk. But the other reasons are: Elephants : To stamp out flaming ducks. Ducks : To stamp out fires ! Your choice ! LOL
One reason is because they need flat feet to distribute their weight properly to walk. But the other reasons are: Elephants : To stamp out flaming ducks. Ducks : To stamp out fires ! Your choice ! LOL
Well, for most of history it wasn't safe to say you didn't. You could get imprisoned or burned at the stake for heresy.
In modern times it's for the same reasons anyone does- mostly because they were taught or raised that way. Being rational and reasonable in one area of your life (like in science) does … Read more
