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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.

Personal validation comes from paying attention to one another, giving more than you get. Everyone respects you and themselves, despite our amazing range of personal tastes and interests. They'll tell you they don't agree with an idea or behavior without implying you're a bad person or somehow deficient. It's an "I'm OK, You're OK" kind of fellowship, where nobody tries to make himself look better by picking on somebody else.

Nobody here is into mind games. A discussion started with a loaded guilt-throwing question will be deleted.

This group is not intended to compete with other groups on topics they cover but to "fill in the cracks." Whenever a discussion dwells at length on a topic for which there's an existing group, we urge you to provide members a link to that group to continue along their tangent.

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CANSS Citizens Against Newport Silicon Smelter

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo 13 hours ago. 4 Replies 1 Like

Newport Smelter Scoping Event: September 19, 2018 Newport Smelter Scoping Event: September 19, 2018 from…Continue

Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of Our Universe (Eric Whitacre)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Patricia on Saturday. 3 Replies 2 Likes

We've all heard about the Deep Field observations of the Hubble Space Telescope, how, almost on a whim, the device was aimed at what was thought to be an empty, unoccupied section of sky and a long time exposure was taken. What they discovered was…Continue

Tags: NASA, Hubble Space Telescope, Deep Field, Eric Whitacre

New Rule: Win or Go Home (Real Time with Bill Maher)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Loren Miller Nov 4. 5 Replies 5 Likes

In case you hadn't noticed, we have a mid-term election coming up in three days, and it's more than a little important. With it we can take back at least one if not both houses of Congress from the Republicans and send a message to Donald Trump…Continue

Tags: election, vote, millennials, Hitler, Donald Trump

Alexa for Evangelicals! (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Patricia Oct 9. 1 Reply 2 Likes

Never let it be said that Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, is anything less than up to date with the state of the art as it comes to the modern household. However, as a discriminating conservative Christian, Betty would never tolerate…Continue

Tags: digital assistant, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

New Rule: Church and Destroy (Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Loren Miller Sep 30. 6 Replies 4 Likes

Bill Maher is an atheist [whoa, shock and amazement!]. He is also a dedicated opponent of Donald Trump and anyone who would support the man or his goals ... and that includes ol' Yahweh, himself! As it turns out, there is a substantial correlation…Continue

Tags: Stalin, Mao, Hitler, New Rules, Donald Trump

concealing abuse (TheraminTrees)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 23. 3 Replies 3 Likes

We think of institutionalized child abuse and for many of us, the natural reaction is to think of the Catholic Church. Certainly, their guilt is beyond question, even as the headlines of the Boston Globe early in 2002 and the more recent news…Continue

Tags: Children of God, Jehovah's Witnesses, David Berg, child abuse, TheraminTrees

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Comment by Patricia on November 19, 2017 at 1:12pm: Hahaha....I'll be green until I finish these blood thinner pills.....ICK!

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 19, 2017 at 1:03pm: For those who feel they "don't fit in"

Not easy being green

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 19, 2017 at 12:45pm: Thomas, thank you for your invitation to hear Robert Sapolsky who offers powerfully structured lectures that give me goosebumps; his clarity and discipline make following him challenging and exciting. Here is one example of one of his recent talks:

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_sapolsky_the_biology_of_our_best_a....

Sapolsky traces the factors that influence behavior, good and bad.

Now I am ready to take on:

“Robert Sapolsky on depression:”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc

An excellent explanation of different types of depression, offering treatment and prevention.

Now, for “Religion is a mental Illness.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJM5mipwebw

Wow! I've never seen this lecture! I can’t believe I haven’t seen it before! Splendid!

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 19, 2017 at 12:28pm: Randy, we are at odds with the intent of being on Hang with Friends. I seek information, ideas, identifying areas of conflict and problems, and options for thought and action. I also enjoy a debate.

To respect your intent with being here, I will move my place-to-go for satisfying my needs to another site. I will use Politics, Economics, and Religion.

Daniel also needs to have less of the "controversy, serious discussions, and bad news." What I want to honor his needs as well.

Thanks for the clarity of expressing your needs.

Comment by Randall Smith on November 19, 2017 at 8:09am: I often forget this is a site for atheists only. I try to avoid controversy, serious discussions, and bad news. It just raises my BP. So I stick to only a few groups, this being the main one. As a rule, most of you simply converse about fairly nonsensitive topics. And, you all make me smile. Thanks for being my friends.

Comment by Plinius on November 18, 2017 at 11:17pm: Thanks for the green A, Thomas! And I feel the same about company too - probably I'm afraid of this; if they are all the same, I am the one who doesn't fit in. And I hate monocultures.

It's the same video, Spud. I use facebook but mostly for contacts and events close by and for games, very useful when you're tired and stressed.

Good luck, Ian! Luca and I are in the same condition as you are - how to reach pension despite illness and difficult working conditions. I'm glad you're still going on in a good mood!

Comment by Thomas Murray on November 18, 2017 at 9:22pm: Joan,

I was just researching on depression today, which I do weekly and I stumbled on Robert Sapolsky. I have never heard of him til today:

Robert Sapolsky on depression:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc

..and then this:" Religion is a Mental Illness" by Dr Sapolsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJM5mipwebw

Unfortunately for me, I do not know what he is saying but perhaps other people will benefit from his " Religion is a Mental Illness " lecture....

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 18, 2017 at 8:00pm: A friend sent this to me and asked me to pass it on. Depression is described by some as like a dark blanket over life that cannot be shed. I share it gladly!

"This touches on a very personal part of my life. Depression and anxiety are all very personal mental disorders . Everyone says: "If you need anything, don't hesitate, I'll be there for you. " Most of that's BS.... I'm going to make a bet, without being pessimistic, that out of my Facebook friends that less than 5 will take the time to put this on their wall to help raise awareness of and for those who have mental health difficulties. You just have to copy it from my wall and paste it to yours.

"Please write "done" under my comments when you do!
The toughest time of the year for depression is coming to many that do have it suffer

"Depression is part of the loneliness and feeling unloved which is always harder to deal with during holidays about family. there is a lot of exclusion of good people. Invite someone to your home who is without family. You may make a new friend."