Opinionated atheist, writer, author, commentator, and father who decided after retirement to get on social media. Let's get into some fun (and perhaps difficult) chats! https://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mwltm443ec2dMons Veneris — difficult to climb, rather slippery, isn’t it?28 Sep 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwltm443ec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mwlfgkscec2uGod is fully omni-attributed: omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent. And yet, after all that omnipotence, he still couldn't create a stable environment. That's some impressive divine quality control.28 Sep 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlfgkscec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mwjg2cf56c2dThe Lord sayeth: Every breath you take / Every move you make - I’ll be watching you.27 Sep 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjg2cf56c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mwewzhvjxk2cToronto says good night25 Sep 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwewzhvjxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mwawmow3ls27Back when Church wielded ultimate power the ppl lived in taliban-like conditions. But now is now.24 Sep 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwawmow3ls27https://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mw5rfnfccs2eWhat is the similarity between the Starship Enterprise and toilet paper? Both travel around Ur-anus in search of Klingons.23 Sep 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5rfnfccs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mw4keftkk22dGod is here, God is there, God is everywhere - but only the one you believe in, right?22 Sep 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4keftkk22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvzqf3dyxs26När ett gift par delar på sig blir det väl avgift?21 Sep 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzqf3dyxs26https://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvuv63e5m22aPederasts – don’t obey your signals.19 Sep 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuv63e5m22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvqeanlyt22vBy definition, the natural is natural and doesn't include the supernatural. When somebody asserts that the supernatural is responsible for the natural world, are we supposed to just accept that claim without evidence?17 Sep 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqeanlyt22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvnskilv222jSince we humans get cancer and there’s even cancer in children, doesn’t that mean that God‘s design could’ve been better?16 Sep 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnskilv222jhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvj7jc7pfs2iHow can original sin be just when it punishes every human for something two people did thousands of years ago?14 Sep 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj7jc7pfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvj6t2hjjc2yWithout humanist and secular forces putting an end to CHURCH supremacy, we would still be living under Taliban-like conditions. @Matt_Dillahunty gets this right. He started on the other side, so he knows it well. He went from belief to rationality. A good journey.14 Sep 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj6t2hjjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvj567xwwc2dLet he who has ears to hear, hear.14 Sep 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj567xwwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvgdjxpwns2jWhy does an all-loving God require the torture and death of his own son to forgive sins he himself allowed?13 Sep 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgdjxpwns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mve3e3sais2kWhy, why, why, Delilah? Samson had strength, but Delilah knew his weakness.12 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve3e3sais2khttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mve2xx7ggs25 “Lower their gaze and guard their private parts” the Quran’s original privacy settings.12 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve2xx7ggs25https://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvdmfmri7s2jIf you are able to convince people to believe in the very very improbable, they will be ready to believe in the impossible, right?12 Sep 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdmfmri7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvahngsau227How would you understand? you have a sign from God.11 Sep 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvahngsau227https://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mvafmyda422qGood morning Toronto11 Sep 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvafmyda422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mv66eb6osc2cWhy does the Quran describe Jews and Christians as “the worst of creatures” in some verses and “people of the book” in others?10 Sep 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv66eb6osc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mv66bsv6zc2cIf Jesus is God, who was Jesus praying to when he prayed to God?10 Sep 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv66bsv6zc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mv246crnes27Aliens have the technology to travel light-years to come to Earth. Once here,, they have only one interest - anally probing toothless men in a forest. Remarkable alien interest. Beyond our understanding - such as it is with Bible God.08 Sep 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv246crnes27https://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3mv22k2iu7225Did God create at his best? https://www.tiktok.com/@askwhyisit/video/7214194471792069894?lang=en08 Sep 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv22k2iu7225https://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3muzjwvoxrk2jSense does not help to explain biblical texts. Not even apologetics since the apologists cannot agree08 Sep 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzjwvoxrk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3muzjqeskfs2dIt takes a man nine months to get out of there and then he spends the rest of his life trying to get back in again.08 Sep 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzjqeskfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3muzj5ofczc2gTalk about the self serving St. Paul who might've made it all up just to gain power and influence over a new church movement. His letters to various churches indicate how highly he thought about himself.08 Sep 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzj5ofczc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3muzixzryk22hI don't think there is a clear teaching of Jesus. He had so many opposing views from the greatest love to the worst of threats. In modern terms he would have been seen as suffering from multiple personality disorder.08 Sep 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzixzryk22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3muzbl7fpvc2eIsn't it odd, that when the big flood in the Bible happened, there wasn't one person in a boat other than the Ark? Can you explain?08 Sep 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzbl7fpvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/askwhyisit.bsky.social/post/3muzb5jeqwc2bThe Hebrews were not wandering arond in the Sinai desert for 40 years - the desert is too small for 2 million people to wander around that long. They were wondering about the Sinai desert for 40 years. Finally we have an explanation for why there is no archaeological evidence for the Exodus.08 Sep 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:iistfza4ulppdudnodjo2thp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzb5jeqwc2b