I feel.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 28, 2018:

then your tastes are a bit skewed compared to others because I found it excellent as did all my friends.

Sorry guys, its your turn

JeffMesser comments on Jul 28, 2018:

A man without a woman is fortuitous.

Random Acts of Kindness

JeffMesser comments on Jul 28, 2018:

every thursday I plea a few people out on their misdemeanor charges for nothing. saves'em a grand or so. the misdemeanor docket is the mistake docket. people in central oklahoma don't have the money to pay thousands of dollars for their mistakes right now.

It is amazing how many folks on agnostic.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 27, 2018:

what amazes ME is how all of you think everyone else is somehow wrong.

Name this badass ...

JeffMesser comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I wish she'd do something with those caterpillars

All the damn time.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Cleveland? Baltee-more?

Looking for somewhere to go as a trip for my 40th birthday. Throw some ideas out there. :)

JeffMesser comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Palma De Mallorca Spain.

It annoys me that marijuanas supposed health benefits are used by stoners to push their agenda of ...

JeffMesser comments on Jul 27, 2018:

and why do you care what other people do? mind your own business and your life won't be quite so complicated.

It's thundering across much of the UK.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 27, 2018:

I thought you brits were all smart and sh!t? That wouldnt be very smart! What if someone saw you all wet like that? How embarrassing! Plus you might catch your death of cold. If those don't bother you then climb up and go for it.

Has anything ever happened in a restaurant that made you walk out?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 27, 2018:

someone tried to serve me a steak that wasnt pink in the middle.

Give me a home Where the buffalo roam And I’ll show you a house full of .......

JeffMesser comments on Jul 26, 2018:

home home on the range where the deer and the antelope play and never is heard a discouraging word for what can an antelope say?

Why are there so many people who are lonely?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 25, 2018:

because people are too busy being something they're not instead of being themselves. when they finally figure that out they're in their 50's or more and desperately trying to claw for a few years of much deserved fun.

THE VERDICT IS IN: Straight women have less orgasms because their partners are clueless.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 25, 2018:

thank goodness for low T

Hello everyone! I'm new to this site

JeffMesser comments on Jul 25, 2018:

enchantez! So ...come up to the lab and see what's on the slab I see you shiver in antici ...

THE VERDICT IS IN: Straight women have less orgasms because their partners are clueless.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 25, 2018:

yes, because theyre SOoooooo forthcoming with the damn information. and it's not like you guys are just a wiz with the old johnson either. it's not tug o'war and that's not a doorknob.

Trump is doing good lately.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 25, 2018:

I don't know what to believe anymore. Trump bloviates everything out of proportion. Everything he does is "the greatest" or "the best" and, thus, you can't gage a thing he says in terms of honesty. Then he and the rest of the right claim that the media is all a lie. "what you read and hear isn't what's happening." Yet when I turn to media considered worldwide and neutral it would appear that Trump is a total idiot. Now I find that the White House has intentionally altered the record of the Trump-Putin news conference from last week and won't change it. I don't get a straight answer on ANYTHING from the right and I am told that the media is biased and not telling the truth. Wages aren't keeping up with inflation so this supposed economic high isn't felt at all by me and the people I work around. The money from the tax cuts was used for stock buybacks and CEO bonuses vice filtered to the people. And now we're paying $12 billion to undo a trade war of our President's own construction. Not sure where the big "win" is there. To ME it sounds like a recession right around the corner. Where are all these positives I am supposed to cheer over?

What do you guys think about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? [huffingtonpost.com]

JeffMesser comments on Jul 25, 2018:

she's very impressive

Finish this sentence: Everyone who knows me, knows I love _______.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 23, 2018:

baby animals or weed

Not religious, but spiritual? Really?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 23, 2018:

It's just a cop-out for people afraid to take the leap.

The following article is a good example of how ridiculous the liberal left wing tree huggers have ...

JeffMesser comments on Jul 23, 2018:

1. There IS global warming. It IS happening. 2. Man-made things ARE contributing to global warming. 3. The only question that possibly still exists is if man-made things are causing it to accelerate faster than it would naturally. I believe we are. But I can understand if others still question that aspect. 4. To use this gray area as subterfuge and claim it all a hoax is pure idiocy. At this point you rely on the experts and they say it's a human problem. 5. This is the safety of our planet. If it was your kids you'd fail to the side of safety. Why don't you do the same for the damn planet??? insanity.

What’s something you’ve learned recently that you want to share?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 22, 2018:

I recently completed 20+ years of counseling, introspection, drugs, education, re-education, family investigation, and even the shedding of my old beliefs and adopting a new set in order to say "my mother and I did not develop the normal mother-child bond". This led to intense trust issues and a dramatic negative impact upon: 1. my ability to make and keep friends; 2. my ability to engage in relationships; 3. my openness - the lack of trusting and defensiveness made me a bit of an argumentative, angry recluse; 4. my feelings of empathy were nearly non-existent. I felt no emotional bonds with my own spouse and kids. Now how to eliminate the problem.

What's a common misconception about you?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 19, 2018:

that I am fat.

How many places have you lived in your lifetime?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 17, 2018:

OKC, OK Newcastle, OK Corpus Christie, Tx Alice, Tx. Odessa, Tx. Jowel, NM Enid, OK Norman, OK Edmond, OK Orlando, Fl Kings Bay, Ga Jacksonville, Fl Saratoga Springs, NY Virginia Beach, Va San Diego, Ca Alameda, Ca Treasure Island, Ca Port Orchard, Wa Seattle, Wa Moore, OK

What are some great movies with philosophical meanings behind them??

JeffMesser comments on Jul 17, 2018:

Cool Hand Luke

Reasons for racism?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 15, 2018:

sure it's taught. and that fear is fed to the limbic region. we know now that fears and phobias create an initial uncontrolled reaction before reason comes into play.

I am curious if anyone ever wonders how can this really smart person believe in God?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 15, 2018:

some people give more credence of faith - even some smart ones. I happen to agree that the more intelligent often want actual proof. But I know a few people I would consider intelligent who still maintain faith.

Any thoughts about the Denisovans? [youtu.be]

JeffMesser comments on Jul 15, 2018:

the last I had heard they had a tooth and a pinkie bone. then they had isolated beneficial denisovan dna among good swimmers in malaysia etc... and people living normally in the himalayas. Is this new stuff just a bunch of UFO abductee claptrap or is there merit??

Proud to be union!

JeffMesser comments on Jul 13, 2018:

Soooo much better than the Confederacy!

What is Trump doing?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 13, 2018:

he knows Congress will do nothing and his 35% will remain solidly his no matter what he does. As long as dim-wit single-issue voters keep giving him another 7-10% for knee-jerk inducing statements (lock her up, build a wall, rapists and murderers) or appeals to the appearance of a good economy he will keep his support at 45% minimally so he is unstoppable as long as he keep democrats divided over some issue. The US has become a victim of its' own idiocy and Faux "news" was right there wielding the axe.

Highly Suspect - Lydia [youtube.com]

JeffMesser comments on Jul 11, 2018:

or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8

Highly Suspect - Lydia [youtube.com]

JeffMesser comments on Jul 11, 2018:

I prefer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHXZA_5XMJ4

A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who's Inside ...

JeffMesser comments on Jul 11, 2018:

a massive black mummy?

Hahaha... loves these cartoons... [youtube.]

JeffMesser comments on Jul 11, 2018:

are you promoting this ignorant tripe?

Some folks here need to see this, if you haven't already. [youtube.com]

JeffMesser comments on Jul 11, 2018:

yawn. dont let the door hit you in the ass.

What's everyone mad at today?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 11, 2018:

oh wait ... I have one. Betsy DeVos. She and her family have a deep financial interest in this christian "adoption" agency (Bethany Christian Services). This place won a government contract to host the children of asylum refugees separated by this new "zero tolerance" policy of Trumps' at a rate of $700 PER DAY. Yes, I said $700 per day. 81 of them so far. That's $1.8 million per month to keep kids in chain-link cages and feed them the government cheese ... and if the parents get deported the agency files an "abandonment" claim and adopts the children out to their christian friends for a price. It's nothing but a scam to make money off the taxpayers and turn foreigners into baptists.

What's everyone mad at today?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 10, 2018:

I don't know ... waddaya got?

Why Do Republicans Like Voting Vs. Their Interests?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 9, 2018:

because republicans justify the means by the ends whereas the left justifies both.

Greetings and salutations! That was my best Christian Slater impression, and although it's terrible,...

JeffMesser comments on Jul 7, 2018:

apparently you need to read Charlotte's Web.

Sound familiar? [youtube.com]

JeffMesser comments on Jul 5, 2018:

it's the nature of humans to fear anything different.

A long time ago, I ran across my own little koan, my own little insoluble puzzle.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 4, 2018:

the portion of the human brain that estimates the passage of time is affected dramatically by our concentration. numerous experiments have shown that people way overestimate time lapsed if they think about the thing they are trying to accomplish (a watched pot never boils). this is the source of your consternation. and it has an organic reason.

Echo and the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar [youtu.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 3, 2018:

here's your next song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QIw1BQIvT4

Undeniable Miracle - YouTube

JeffMesser comments on Jul 3, 2018:

and yet they are so blinded that they can't see it

Due tomorrow

JeffMesser comments on Jul 3, 2018:

I think July 4th was his birthday

Why are Men threatened by Intelligent hard working women?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 3, 2018:

maybe for the same reason that you act as though that is a trait of all men.

For me.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 2, 2018:

yeah ... I hate feeling like I must walk on eggshells to maintain "the peace".

I've read all types of outraged comments here about the "CRIMINAL! NAZI! DESPICABLE! INHUMANE!" way ...

JeffMesser comments on Jul 2, 2018:

1. why is it veterans or immigrants? where are immigrants being favored over vets? I dont see that at all. 2. these people applying for asylum are basically dodging bullets being fired in the streets by ducking into a door. are we really supposed to turn them away? thats a pathetic philosophy if so. 3. the vet issue is due to FUNDING for mental health. in fact, funding for mental health is a huge problem nationwide. we throw vets in jail instead of treating them. 4. as a vet I appreciate your concern but it seems disingenuous.

How do yall stay positive in rough times?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 2, 2018:

when bad things happen I know good things are about to happen.

I've made it clear that I do not support censorship under any circumstances.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 2, 2018:

I dont have a racist bone in my body but I do make misogynistic jokes every once in awhile. If I offend someone I am sorry. I am trying to do better.

It's been three years since my marriage failed.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 2, 2018:

take advantage of this time that you are unattached. work on yourself.

I'm probably the outlier here, but I think fireworks are overrated and over done.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 2, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hj3U18FHgQ

Who has/had the best singing voice of all-time? My vote goes to Whitney Houston.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 2, 2018:

Enrico Palazzo

Living in the bible belt is especially hard on us.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 1, 2018:

in OKC it seems like there is a church every 1000 feet. On SW 55th and Blackwelder there is a HUGE Baptist church with a dozen buses and a huge congregation (SW Baptist church). Across the street from it? Another Baptist church (Trinity Free Will Baptist). 2 blocks away? Hillcrest Baptist Church. 2 blocks south of there? The Korean Baptist church. 2 blocks north of there? S. Penn Jesus Christo Baptist church. 3 blocks NW of there? SW 44th Baptist church. This is just right around my house.

What is the most petty reason you have cut someone off?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Back when I had little free time I'd cut people off all the time for silly shit. But now I dont cut anyone off. In fact - I make sure to befriend those I think are being cut off by others. So I think social factors change a lot of it. I agree with the philosophy that simplifying your life will make you a nicer person. It gives you more time to treat people as they truly should be treated.

Any Latinos in the group?

JeffMesser comments on Jul 1, 2018:

damn baby I can be whatever you need.

The more and more I see and read things on the internet, the more I feel like face palming.

JeffMesser comments on Jul 1, 2018:

if you look at the percentages you're really just scratching the surface of delusions, other mental problems and low intelligence. Not everyone is without mental infirmity or even sane. I've seen estimates as high as 30% of Americans in need of mental counseling. Anywhere between 5-10% being organic problems. Now consider the crossover area with people of low intellect. The bell curve means that there are at least 7% of people with significantly less than average intelligence. You also have a good 20% of the country living in rural areas that could be highly closed off from the events of the real world. This is why I am not surprised that Trump has a steady 35% who love him no matter what. with that 35% all he needs is another few percentage points and by driving a wedge in the middle of the opposition on any topic he becomes unstoppable. It's sad really.

I see too many ridiculous posts about people declaring they don't believe in ridiculous things.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 30, 2018:

Because it's an internal conflict. You don't just go POOF! and it goes away. If you do then you're not there yet. it comes. The anger phase happens because escape velocity must be much faster/stronger than normal cruising speed once you get some objectivity. Then when you're above it things get so distant and you wonder how you got sucked in. Being angry is a natural reaction. After awhile it goes away - especially if during that time you develop a new foundation that more befits your new person. Now I see it as you say, but occasionally they will sucker me into hating them again until I can feel the distance again. How we are raised has a tremendous impact on who we are later in life. It's not an easy conflict to resolve. Professionally we call it "cognitive dissonance".

All I can say about the people on here.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 30, 2018:

dude ... you need better weed man. or more of it.

How do you start a conversation? I tell my best pun

JeffMesser comments on Jun 29, 2018:

ok, I am not lying. Here is my all time best line ... "Is it any more fun over here than it is over there?" 68% of the time it is 100% effective.

Does anyone else think that Supreme Court terms should be limited? How long should a term be?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 28, 2018:

nope. limiting terms makes politics even more a part of judicial rulings.

You know what makes me incredibly sad?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Ole Yeller makes me sad.

"There is no fate unless there is someone or something to be fated.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 27, 2018:

people make the self/not-self thing so much harder to understand than it really is. the self is just an illusion. we are actually just awareness with brains and other faculties that provide additional sensory input. the same awareness that exists in all other things. but in us that awareness is filtered to make our "self". when our shell dies we will just be aware of nothing any longer because we have no sensory input. until we do.

What do you want to see happen to Donald Trump?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 27, 2018:

reminds me of ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXJHClvsCA

Oklahoma wasn't the very last state to legalize medical marijuana.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 27, 2018:

the OKC/Tulsa stoner vote was strong. Those are MY peeps.

Why migrate when u know who’s president?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 27, 2018:

this isn't migrating for many of these people. this is them dodging bullets in the street by ducking into a side-door. in this case the side-door just happens to be our border.

Did you know that in Islamic law, a parent who kills a child suffers no penalty?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Also ... under Shariah law if you tap an arab 5 times on the head with a willow branch they must gift you with a piece of gold.

Did you know that in Islamic law, a parent who kills a child suffers no penalty?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Also ... under Shariah law if you tap an arab 5 times on the head with a willow branch they must gift you with a piece of gold.

What statements do you get bored of hearing from theists and religious people?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

1. but what if you're wrong 2. I just know. I feel it.

How did your family react when they found out your were not religious?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

mine refuse to speak to me now

Life is Too Short - Dr. Zeuss

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

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

Hi guys! So, I'm Emily, I graduated this past spring with my BS in biology.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

let me emphasize one word for you - corvids. I could spend my whole life studying corvids.

What made you become an atheist?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

When my life turned to crap and religion did exactly squat for me and I actually saw it doing more harm than good. thats when.

What is sin?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

no such thing. there is ONE moral rule - the golden rule. that is all.

Anyone want to take a crack at the question??

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

atheism is not a religion. It is the null set.

Death. Do you fear it?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I've faced a death a few times now between heart attacks and sepsis. I dont fear it anymore. As far as I am concerned I will be living forever - it's not like I am gonna be around to observe me not being around.

For those wishing to equate Sarah Huckabee Sanders expulsion from The Red Hen with the gay couple ...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 25, 2018:

While I agree with your overall view ... your reasoning is suspect. We do not know if homosexuality is genetic or social. Same for gender choice. Skin color is immutable I agree. The other 2 are still up for debate.

After watching Undercover Brother, it made me wonder if eating mayonnaise really is a Caucasian ...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I loved undercover brother! nope. mayo is not a white thing.

I have a question for all of you.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 25, 2018:

file a case in special small claims and threaten to serve her at work.

What percentage do you feel male and what percentage you feel female?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I feel about 60/40 male to female.

I'm a weird silent atheist and i have social anxiety problems.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 25, 2018:

yeah, thats many of us

Does anyone have a natural solution to discourage spiders in the house?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 24, 2018:

discouraging spiders huh? well, let's see. I have a few ideas. - my mom useta tell me I was worthless and she wished she had never given birth to me. that was pretty discouraging. so some similar theme there might work. - if it's a girl you might mention that she's putting on weight or her 8 eyes are looking baggy. - criticize the shape of her web. if she's OCD or even a narcissist this will discourage her. - maybe spread some rumors. say she's never had a mate to eat or maybe that none of those last 1,600 babies were really his. I hope these help. Why can't you just get along?

Has anyone run for election as an Atheist?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 24, 2018:

you dont want to do that. Run as "undecided agnostic who is spiritual but not religious". you'll need to start learning these things for politics if you actually want to win.

Do you think that one day humans will travel to another galaxy ?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 23, 2018:

never. it is beyond the ability of our bodies.

Who has/had the best singing voice of all-time? My vote goes to Whitney Houston.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 23, 2018:

freddy mercury

Should I travel and seek a different reality?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 23, 2018:

you should give up all the material securities you talk about and roam the earth seeking out other cultures. it's the most important education you will ever receive.

WOW.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I am still a crochety old bastage so I will respond "what?" and "get off my damn lawn!" meddling kids!!

Food for thought over the weekend: What is the cause of human suffering?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 23, 2018:

the suffering is because of all the myriad of things that accompany the act we took or thing we did to enjoy that moment that we should not have. thus suffering and karma are intertwined.

Is traveling and being exposed to other people and cultures important and why?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 22, 2018:

It's the most important and effective education you can receive.

So, its 3 in the morning and I have some bad insomnia.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 22, 2018:

My mind won't stop. I can never sleep. I only pass out or suffer weed naps.

What if Mexico and USA simply become one country?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 20, 2018:

I have contended for years that we should just annex Mexico. So much beachfront property!!

Has anybody ever noticed things start to happen for you that you once cared about when you stop ...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Our perception of time passing changes based upon our focus. it's a biological fact.

You go Brian!

JeffMesser comments on Jun 19, 2018:

I'm gonna keep an eye on this brian fella.

I think of a world without borders A free world about everything, beliefs, thoughts, free religion, ...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 19, 2018:

We are millenia behind that

I’m not saying I’m smarter than Steve Jobs but, I would have made the iPhone charger cable about...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Get an after-market cord.

Does very sensitive people annoy you sometime?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 18, 2018:

I prefer the company of animals

When a non-believer dies, what can one say instead of "Rest in Peace"?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Rest in peace seems fine to me

How religious were you before you became atheist?

JeffMesser comments on Jun 18, 2018:

A lot! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WboggjN_G-4

Got my teloyear results on my telomeres.

JeffMesser comments on Jun 17, 2018:

The chair is against the wall and John has a long mustache.

“In a world where people easily fall under the sway of anger and hatred, we need love, tolerance ...

JeffMesser comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I constantly fight with my Doctor over part of this. I enjoy the simplicity and even-mindedness of the new low-T me. In case you're not familiar with the vernacular low-T refers to low testosterone. Laying off those chicas makes life much simpler. It makes my thoughts much more clear. It decreases attachment and, thus, suffering. Just a thought.

When is it OK for white people to use the n-word? [patreon.com]

JeffMesser comments on Jun 17, 2018:

I am so sick of white people asking that question. get over it you privileged pr!cks.

First steps

JeffMesser comments on Jun 16, 2018:

The idea that people who never heard the word of "god" would still go to hell as professed by the Southern Baptists of SW Texas.