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    Thread: Did Jesus drink wine or grape juice?
Post: RE: Did Jesus drink wine or grape juice?

My dad went to Bible College in his youth, and they had guest speakers come in and give sermons sometimes. On one such occasion, the speaker was the head of the college. She gave a sermon about Jesus ...
Gnomey Religion 68 5256 July 30, 2020 at 11:53 pm
    Thread: Mars Rover Launch
Post: RE: Mars Rover Launch

Can't wait to see the thing land in February!! Space stuff is so freaking cool.
Gnomey News & Current Affairs 23 1268 July 30, 2020 at 9:41 am
    Thread: Do you have a favorite shark?
Post: RE: Do you have a favorite shark?

I swear, you guys. Reading bits from this thread made me dream last night that I was tied to a chair near the bottom of a reef in the ocean waiting to hang out with a whale shark. Ended up being super...
Gnomey Off Topic 67 2260 July 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm
    Thread: Do you have a favourite rodent?
Post: RE: Do you have a favourite rodent?

It's a tough call between jerboa, lemmings, and I was gonna say sugar gliders but turns out they're marsupials, not rodents. 😬
Gnomey Off Topic 24 1764 July 26, 2020 at 7:54 pm
    Thread: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal life?
Post: RE: Did Yahweh do us a favor by denying us eternal...

I deffo don't think eternity sounds awesome, but I wouldn't mind an additional one or two thousand years. In a youthful body, obvs. If they really get that genetics thing happening, it's something tha...
Gnomey Christianity 30 2603 July 23, 2020 at 6:30 pm
    Thread: Wife upset i am an atheist
Post: RE: Wife upset i am an atheist

Hey OP - I feel you. I was a believer most of my life and recently told my family (parents, brother) I'm an atheist, and they didn't take it well as they're all strong believers. Our situations aren't...
Gnomey Lifestyle & Personal Matters 37 4056 July 22, 2020 at 1:21 pm
    Thread: Book Recommendations
Post: RE: Book Recommendations

I think I'm not looking for religious thinkers at all because I used to be a religious person, and have read a lot of religious books. I'm well aware of a lot of religious arguments and the way religi...
Gnomey Atheism 40 2443 July 22, 2020 at 10:53 am
    Thread: What are you all playing right now?
Post: RE: What are you all playing right now?

I got and finished Last of Us 2 about 2 weeks ago - loved it. Got Paper Mario for Switch when it came out a couple days ago too; enjoying it so far.
Gnomey Gaming 1401 117735 July 19, 2020 at 5:26 pm
    Thread: Book Recommendations
Post: RE: Book Recommendations

These all sound awesome, guys! Looks like I'm about to drop some serious dough at the bookstore... 😁
Gnomey Atheism 40 2443 July 19, 2020 at 5:22 pm
    Thread: Book Recommendations
Post: RE: Book Recommendations

BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It’s a bit of heavy going, but might try Hume’s A Treatise On Human Nature (assuming you haven’t done so already).  It isn’t so much pro-atheism as it is a secular exploratio...
Gnomey Atheism 40 2443 July 18, 2020 at 3:52 pm
    Thread: Book Recommendations
Post: RE: Book Recommendations

(July 18, 2020 at 11:57 am)Porcupine Wrote: What would qualify as an atheist book, for you? A book specifically arguing for atheism or just any book by an atheist? Or something else? (...) I think t...
Gnomey Atheism 40 2443 July 18, 2020 at 1:07 pm
    Thread: Book Recommendations
Post: Book Recommendations

Hey folks - hit me with all your favourite atheist books! Here's some I've read or are on my list already: Mom, Dad, I'm am Atheist by David G McAfee Godless by Dan Barker God is not Great by Christo...
Gnomey Atheism 40 2443 July 18, 2020 at 11:55 am
    Thread: Meaning in Life
Post: Meaning in Life

A lot of theists claim that atheists live sad, meaningless lives without the greater purpose of living for the glory of an Imaginary Friend. Obviously that's bullshit, so I wanna throw the conversatio...
Gnomey Philosophy 14 861 July 17, 2020 at 2:10 pm
    Thread: What is your favorite website for reducing loneliness during the lockdown?
Post: RE: What is your favorite website for reducing lon...

This one! 😁 Actually tho, the conversations and support on here are super cool. In general tho, I'm really lucky - I have my SO and two roomies besides. And we're not in complete lockdown here anymor...
Gnomey Lifestyle & Personal Matters 37 1704 July 16, 2020 at 5:00 pm
    Thread: Relationships: Finding your perfect match and then losing them.
Post: RE: Relationships: Finding your perfect match and ...

(July 16, 2020 at 12:07 pm)ModusPonens1 Wrote: (July 16, 2020 at 12:05 pm)Gnomey Wrote: Someone who's "perfect" for you now may not be perfect for future you. In the future, you may meet someone p...
Gnomey Lifestyle & Personal Matters 53 2557 July 16, 2020 at 2:07 pm
    Thread: Relationships: Finding your perfect match and then losing them.
Post: RE: Relationships: Finding your perfect match and ...

(July 16, 2020 at 10:40 am)ModusPonens1 Wrote: But I can't imagine that girlfriend having enough of the other wonderful qualities that she has. There's just no way I'll ever meet anybody better than...
Gnomey Lifestyle & Personal Matters 53 2557 July 16, 2020 at 12:05 pm
    Thread: Relationships: Finding your perfect match and then losing them.
Post: RE: Relationships: Finding your perfect match and ...

(July 16, 2020 at 5:32 am)ModusPonens1 Wrote: (July 15, 2020 at 7:44 pm)Gnomey Wrote: I'm someone who believes that there good be thousands of "perfect" matches out there for me. I'm very lucky to...
Gnomey Lifestyle & Personal Matters 53 2557 July 16, 2020 at 10:27 am
    Thread: Anyone else just drop religion with a snap of the finger?
Post: RE: Anyone else just drop religion with a snap of ...

As someone who was fully submerged in Christian indoctrination as a kid and bought the whole thing for years: that shit runs deeeeeeppp. I'm still trying to shake it off (a friend of mine calls himsel...
Gnomey Religion 21 2500 July 16, 2020 at 10:12 am
    Thread: What is goodness?
Post: RE: What is goodness?

I understand - it's easy to get discouraged what with humanity destroying our only planet and all. I do have some hope tho - it we can get out shit together we can fix it. Or, at least bugger off to s...
Gnomey Philosophy 24 1348 July 15, 2020 at 11:03 pm
    Thread: What is goodness?
Post: RE: What is goodness?

(July 15, 2020 at 9:15 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Ethics and morals are man made constructs, a byproduct of intelligent consciousness. Not place in nature for that. I disagree! Look at apes, among other in...
Gnomey Philosophy 24 1348 July 15, 2020 at 10:02 pm