Poodles's Comments

Atheist Revolution : People Really Enjoy Shopping?

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:01:28 +0000

I agree with that, my company is doing it too, last year they laid off a department and now my department does that job, they are going to do it again this coming year, 3 jobs, one wage. I know I'm looking elsewhere, and so is half of the rest of those who do the job I do. My recent post Not the life I want.

Atheist Revolution : People Really Enjoy Shopping?

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:52:07 +0000

I love shopping. I prefer to do it early in the morning if possible, before the idiots head out. I used to love the crowds more than I do now. I get frustrated too easily. I have the hardest time in Costco if it's busy. I don't understand the mentality of a set of parents going there, with their 5 kids in tow. How about one of you go out and one stay home and watch the kids. I often find myself yelling "does this one have an owner or a leash?" As for customer service I've noticed a decline of it lately, which to me is shocking, because usually when the economy sucks, service goes up, trying to win your dollars. I demand good customer service though, it's probably because I have worked in client service fields for a long time.

Atheist Revolution : Idiot of the Week: Megyn Kelly

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:33:29 +0000

WTF? Step away from the bong... My recent post Not the life I want.

Atheist Revolution : Happy Scare a Christian Day!

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:36:01 +0000

One positive to Utah is that the Mormons really enjoy halloween. JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T CROSS DRESS. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/52804317-78/gen... My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Christian Hell vs. Muslim Hell

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:51:44 +0000

Sounds like perhaps another religious text that's full of contradictions. I'm shocked!

Atheist Revolution : Politics Matter

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:22:22 +0000

I would vote for Jon Huntsman. But he will never get the republican nomination, he's way too moderate.

Atheist Revolution : Is This Christianity?

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:41:25 +0000

I usually don't buy candy for Halloween, I usually buy little bags of chips. Now that I know that witches pray over the candy, I'm totally buying it again this year. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Idiot of the Week: Who is the Idiot Here?

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:33:57 +0000

Pat's comments were morally wrong according to his own religion. He's a dick. That being said, his comments make sense for some couples financially. My elderly grandmother still lives with us, and she regularly goes to her local senior center. We talked one time about how she is seeing more and more senior couples choose to live together, or maintain separate residences instead of getting married so that if one spouse needs long term care they will qualify for more financial assistance, and the couple won't be forced to lose everything, because only one person's income will be counted toward government assistance. She also knows a couple who chose to divorce so that the husband could get help with her care. They couldn't afford the help she needed but they didn't qualify if both incomes were counted, but hers alone did. The tragedy here is that the party of "sanctity of marriage" has created fiscal policies that don't favor marriage and help with expensive medical care. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : The Joy of Submitting to Authority

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:44:15 +0000

"The Lemming Condition" (Good book btw). I am not a scientist, not even a little, but I would suspect that it is part of our evolution and instinct to want to pick leaders and follow them. If society was full of leaders and no followers or vice versa I would suspect we wouldn't get much accomplished. It's just too bad religious leaders have exploited that need for millennia instead of humanity picking leaders who are interested in progressing society instead of profit. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Religious Stupidity vs. Other Forms of Stupidity

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:41:21 +0000

Whenever I hear a local Catholic make fun of Mormon underwear, I like to point out that they believe in cannibalism. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Understanding Michele Bachmann's Submission Theology

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:35:06 +0000

The porn industry needs to do a "mockumentary" of a submissive Michele Bachmann and her gay husband. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Christians Mailing Bible Verses to Grieving Strangers

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:12:30 +0000

I hope anyone who has ever had something like this done to them puts their story out there. People need to know that this crap goes on and respond to it. It's pretty ballsy. Imagine if atheists started sending "there is no after life, but enjoy the good memories" cards to random Christians from obituaries. Could you imagine the media stink and backlash? My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Christians Mailing Bible Verses to Grieving Strangers

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:28:33 +0000

I did a whole post about a Jehovah's Witness sending me a religious sympathy card complete with some of their pamphlets after my grandfather died. She sent it to the funeral home, and they, thinking the card was a real sympathy card from a decent person who knew the family, forwarded it on to me. I have since hidden the post, but yeah, I was extremely angry to say the least. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : The 11 Commandments of Twitter

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:50:51 +0000

12. Do a Bio! If I don't know anything about you, I won't follow you.

Atheist Revolution : What Should Happen With Someone Like Markuze?

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:55:43 +0000

I personally don't think we should just assume that he's mentally ill because then that dismisses the possiblilty that he truly is a Christian terrorist. We let other Christians dismisses their own terrorist individuals and groups enough that way. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : An Atheist Manifesto

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 11:31:34 +0000

I remember reading this years ago in college. I had forgotten about it. I also agree that atheism has always been there and even, there have been those of us discussing about the dangers of religion. The internet just gives a more perfect forum to come together and makes it more visible. I just got a nook copy, worth reading again after all these years. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : I'm on Google But Probably Not For Much Longer

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:47:51 +0000

I suspect my account will be deleted soon also. Meh. My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Atheists Do Not Choose to Be Atheists

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:32:54 +0000

Thanks for the link. And of course, I agree! :-D My recent post Choices

Atheist Revolution : Marcus Bachmann and the Science of Reparative Therapy

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:41:43 +0000

For him and those he says he "helps" and all those like him who try so hard to become something they just aren't I can't help but feel a bit sad for them and their life wasted not enjoying what and who they REALLY are because of a lie. My recent post Jesus Jammies

Atheist Revolution : The Price of Hero Worship in the Atheist Movement

Sat, 9 Jul 2011 13:02:32 +0000

I think when you and I were younger and "new" in our atheism there weren't as many conferences or even as many vocal and prominent atheists. I think the internet has made a huge difference in the ability to gather people together in the name of atheism. There weren't "meet - ups", or TAM, etc. I think the access to other atheists and atheist discussion has opened up considerably and it seems inevitable that there would emerge celebrity within that "world". I remember going to a Star Trek convention (yeah, that kind of nerd) in college and not hero worshiping the stars in attendance but being excited to see celebrities whose work I had appreciated and hear them talk about something I enjoyed. I have never really hero worshiped celebrity, but there were members in attendance who were completely enamored by the celebrity. I suppose I would prefer people hero worship scientists and prominent atheists instead of the pope, if they have to worship at all. Even if I find it hard to comprehend myself. My recent post Jesus Jammies