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thislife comments on Apr 16, 2018:
We can argue and possibly offend them, but in the end, we should respect their RIGHT to hold false beliefs. No reason to respect bad ideas.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 16, 2018:
yeah, essentially. I have a bit of skewed view here because I already possess the objectivity of seeing the beliefs as just a black box labeled "means" instead of being blinded within them. Gaining that distance and subsequent objectivity is crucial because it allows one to draw the distinction.
thislife comments on Apr 16, 2018:
We can argue and possibly offend them, but in the end, we should respect their RIGHT to hold false beliefs. No reason to respect bad ideas.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 16, 2018:
yeah, essentially. I have a bit of skewed view here because I already possess the objectivity of seeing the beliefs as just a black box labeled "means" instead of being blinded within them. Gaining that distance and subsequent objectivity is crucial because it allows one to draw the distinction.
I wonder if animals have an actual sense of right and wrong.
Ella comments on Apr 15, 2018:
I’ve read that crows will “punish” other crows who have broken rules, like taking food from smaller crows.
I find animals fascinating. Dolphins have distinct names for each other. Elephants help each other. There’s more going on with animal intelligence and emotion than we currently ...
JeffMesser replies on Apr 15, 2018:
I've been studying corvids (crows, ravens, magpies etc...) for well over 10 years now. My name is actually crow in pali. All of the animals you mentioned have similar frontal cortex communication structures. Parallel evolution. Each of those species (along with orca) also lives within complex social structures that they rely upon for everyday life. It's not a coincidence that they all also exhibit extreme stress and emotion over the loss of one of their group. They all exhibit empathy. They understand the golden rule.
Ella comments on Apr 15, 2018:
I’ve read that crows will “punish” other crows who have broken rules, like taking food from smaller crows.
I find animals fascinating. Dolphins have distinct names for each other. Elephants help each other. There’s more going on with animal intelligence and emotion than we currently ...
JeffMesser replies on Apr 15, 2018:
I've been studying corvids (crows, ravens, magpies etc...) for well over 10 years now. My name is actually crow in pali. All of the animals you mentioned have similar frontal cortex communication structures. Parallel evolution. Each of those species (along with orca) also lives within complex social structures that they rely upon for everyday life. It's not a coincidence that they all also exhibit extreme stress and emotion over the loss of one of their group. They all exhibit empathy. They understand the golden rule.
Sitting between two families at kid's soccer game.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Teaching your kids to worship as you do is indoctrination and it's WRONG.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 14, 2018:
if you love your kid you wont. what if you're wrong? how would you get past pascal's wager?
JeffMesser comments on Apr 14, 2018:
Teaching your kids to worship as you do is indoctrination and it's WRONG.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 14, 2018:
if you love your kid you wont. what if you're wrong? how would you get past pascal's wager?
Just finished reading "The Virtue of Selfishness" by Ayn Rand.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:
I prefer that everything that evil little hag wrote be burned and her memory be banished from existence. so let it be done.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 12, 2018:
Theodor Geisel was much more important than this shrew.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:
I prefer that everything that evil little hag wrote be burned and her memory be banished from existence. so let it be done.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 12, 2018:
Theodor Geisel was much more important than this shrew.
What are your thoughts on online dating?
JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:
The thought of online dating scares me. I don't know where I am supposed to place my penis.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 11, 2018:
@moonmaid FYI - never use the word "hard" in any answer referring to the word penis. you just lost every juvenile mind in the lot as their minds furiously engaged in finding witty sexual responses.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 11, 2018:
The thought of online dating scares me. I don't know where I am supposed to place my penis.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 11, 2018:
@moonmaid FYI - never use the word "hard" in any answer referring to the word penis. you just lost every juvenile mind in the lot as their minds furiously engaged in finding witty sexual responses.
To vape or not to vape? What is your personal opinion in vaping?
Nickbeee comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Only dry herbs (weed) for me in a destop pothead model. None of those funny pen things, even the eliquid pot ones.. weird .. sorry funny pen heads.. i know i just dissed like the whole world lol :p
JeffMesser replies on Apr 9, 2018:
I have had 4 crafty's and loved them all. I wear them out pretty quick though. Now I have this DaVinci IQ and I like it better. Easier to clean and seems more durable. Plus it has a 10yr warranty,
Nickbeee comments on Apr 9, 2018:
Only dry herbs (weed) for me in a destop pothead model. None of those funny pen things, even the eliquid pot ones.. weird .. sorry funny pen heads.. i know i just dissed like the whole world lol :p
JeffMesser replies on Apr 9, 2018:
I have had 4 crafty's and loved them all. I wear them out pretty quick though. Now I have this DaVinci IQ and I like it better. Easier to clean and seems more durable. Plus it has a 10yr warranty,
My $10 Logitech wireless mouse SUCKS! I just bought a better wireless mouse on Amazon for $24.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 6, 2018:
I have been using this mouse since the early 90's. Apparently I wasn't the only one who became addicted to them as Logitech still makes them.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 6, 2018:
yep. old school and I wouldnt trade it for any other.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 6, 2018:
I have been using this mouse since the early 90's. Apparently I wasn't the only one who became addicted to them as Logitech still makes them.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 6, 2018:
yep. old school and I wouldnt trade it for any other.
So.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 5, 2018:
does she put out?
JeffMesser replies on Apr 5, 2018:
what I typed was the very first thought of every man who read the story.
JeffMesser comments on Apr 5, 2018:
does she put out?
JeffMesser replies on Apr 5, 2018:
what I typed was the very first thought of every man who read the story.
What's a phrase you vehemently despise?
AmiSue comments on Apr 3, 2018:
"Everything happens for a reason." Gives me straight up agita.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 3, 2018:
most ignorant "philosophy" ever
AmiSue comments on Apr 3, 2018:
"Everything happens for a reason." Gives me straight up agita.
JeffMesser replies on Apr 3, 2018:
most ignorant "philosophy" ever
Purpose
JeffMesser comments on Mar 28, 2018:
I believe our actual purpose is to keep mankind pointed in the right direction as we steer through this twisty path of diversity towards the inevitable homogenization. Once there we can start to develop collective consciousness and evolve.
In the grand scheme their silly beliefs mean little. But...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 28, 2018:
I see mankind eventually becoming a mental murmuration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGCSBh3kmM&t=5s
JeffMesser comments on Mar 28, 2018:
I believe our actual purpose is to keep mankind pointed in the right direction as we steer through this twisty path of diversity towards the inevitable homogenization. Once there we can start to develop collective consciousness and evolve.
In the grand scheme their silly beliefs mean little. But...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 28, 2018:
I see mankind eventually becoming a mental murmuration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGCSBh3kmM&t=5s
In 2012 my life changed forever.
birdingnut comments on Mar 27, 2018:
I took high strength THC cannabis oil for cancer.
Amazing results when Cannabis Oil is used to treat Leukemia https://www.constancetherapeutics.com/learn-more/the-case-for-cannabis-oils-and-leukemia
JeffMesser replies on Mar 27, 2018:
I use high-strength THC for a variety of ills.
birdingnut comments on Mar 27, 2018:
I took high strength THC cannabis oil for cancer.
Amazing results when Cannabis Oil is used to treat Leukemia https://www.constancetherapeutics.com/learn-more/the-case-for-cannabis-oils-and-leukemia
JeffMesser replies on Mar 27, 2018:
I use high-strength THC for a variety of ills.
Aphantasia.
Anyone else here have aphantasia?
JeffMesser comments on Mar 25, 2018:
I was gonna ask if there's an opposite to it because my head makes everything into movies or graphs.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 25, 2018:
yes. very much so.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 25, 2018:
I was gonna ask if there's an opposite to it because my head makes everything into movies or graphs.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 25, 2018:
yes. very much so.
I was 12 the day I stopped believing.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 23, 2018:
you will read the vedas.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 23, 2018:
no. you will actually read them. just the upanishads.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 23, 2018:
you will read the vedas.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 23, 2018:
no. you will actually read them. just the upanishads.
Diversity training let the controversy begin
silverotter11 comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Why not start with the justice system. One can try and teach all you want but when you allow bias in court for sentencing and bail what kind of out come can you expect? It's like the parent, do what I say not what I do. In America we ended the civil war but we never ended the racial divide that was ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 21, 2018:
been doing this job for decades and thats not the problem.
silverotter11 comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Why not start with the justice system. One can try and teach all you want but when you allow bias in court for sentencing and bail what kind of out come can you expect? It's like the parent, do what I say not what I do. In America we ended the civil war but we never ended the racial divide that was ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 21, 2018:
been doing this job for decades and thats not the problem.
Today's atheists are bullies -- and they are doing their best to intimidate the rest of us into ...
marga comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Has anyone else ever noticed that whatever Trump, Fox News, and others of that ilk accuse others of is what they themselves do?
Especially with Trump, listen to what he says/accuses others of; it's a very good indication of what he thinks and does.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 20, 2018:
I always wonder3ed if it was just me noticing that.
marga comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Has anyone else ever noticed that whatever Trump, Fox News, and others of that ilk accuse others of is what they themselves do?
Especially with Trump, listen to what he says/accuses others of; it's a very good indication of what he thinks and does.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 20, 2018:
I always wonder3ed if it was just me noticing that.
Diversity training let the controversy begin
silverotter11 comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Why not start with the justice system. One can try and teach all you want but when you allow bias in court for sentencing and bail what kind of out come can you expect? It's like the parent, do what I say not what I do. In America we ended the civil war but we never ended the racial divide that was ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 20, 2018:
you need to focus that diligence away from the courthouse. we're not the problem. the reason for disproportional impacts is the numbers, not the treatment. we have truth-in-sentencing requirements to meet as well as 3 strikes rules so the sentencing isn't in our hands ... it's all a product of the recidivism.
silverotter11 comments on Mar 20, 2018:
Why not start with the justice system. One can try and teach all you want but when you allow bias in court for sentencing and bail what kind of out come can you expect? It's like the parent, do what I say not what I do. In America we ended the civil war but we never ended the racial divide that was ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 20, 2018:
you need to focus that diligence away from the courthouse. we're not the problem. the reason for disproportional impacts is the numbers, not the treatment. we have truth-in-sentencing requirements to meet as well as 3 strikes rules so the sentencing isn't in our hands ... it's all a product of the recidivism.
So I'm trying to cut expenses and went looking in a retirement community for a cheaper home since ...
arronpaul46 comments on Mar 19, 2018:
I took my mom years a ago to a dance thing for people over 50. Anyway I learned to dance there and I love it. Most of the old people are very nice. Not all old at 70 and older even have stopped living. My last girl friend was 21 years older than,was 43 when I met her. She did not look it. She could...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 19, 2018:
I'd figure it would be hard to go bicycling after a good session of boweling.
arronpaul46 comments on Mar 19, 2018:
I took my mom years a ago to a dance thing for people over 50. Anyway I learned to dance there and I love it. Most of the old people are very nice. Not all old at 70 and older even have stopped living. My last girl friend was 21 years older than,was 43 when I met her. She did not look it. She could...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 19, 2018:
I'd figure it would be hard to go bicycling after a good session of boweling.
Gotta love it !!
Robotbuilder comments on Mar 14, 2018:
Amazing isn't it how casually christians say the people should be sentenced to eternal torture. God's love is indeed mysterious.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
if you break one of his rules then he's gonna banish you to an eternity of torture and cruelty and pain ... but he loves you. He loves you and he needs money.
Robotbuilder comments on Mar 14, 2018:
Amazing isn't it how casually christians say the people should be sentenced to eternal torture. God's love is indeed mysterious.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
if you break one of his rules then he's gonna banish you to an eternity of torture and cruelty and pain ... but he loves you. He loves you and he needs money.
Re: The National Student Walkout
I am truly heartened to see so many thousands of kids exercising...
JeffMesser comments on Mar 14, 2018:
The ones who walked out for a friendly 17 minutes that was agreed upon by their schools get NO support from me. Thats pathetic. You don't ask for permission to demonstrate - thats the whole point. It's supposed to cause problems and not be agreed upon by the man. pansies.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
I consider it bad parenting when you dont even convey to your kids the proper methods for dissent. you've got to involve your kids. take them to the planned parenthood funding rallies. the teachers' salary hike sit-ins. teach them to storm their legislator's office. this is poor form.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 14, 2018:
The ones who walked out for a friendly 17 minutes that was agreed upon by their schools get NO support from me. Thats pathetic. You don't ask for permission to demonstrate - thats the whole point. It's supposed to cause problems and not be agreed upon by the man. pansies.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
I consider it bad parenting when you dont even convey to your kids the proper methods for dissent. you've got to involve your kids. take them to the planned parenthood funding rallies. the teachers' salary hike sit-ins. teach them to storm their legislator's office. this is poor form.
Why do we label everything?
wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2018:
Labeeling is a lazy device so that we do not have to deal with the specific instance.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
hardly. calling it a lazy device is merely a lazy answer by someone not willing to do the research and find the truth.
wordywalt comments on Mar 14, 2018:
Labeeling is a lazy device so that we do not have to deal with the specific instance.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
hardly. calling it a lazy device is merely a lazy answer by someone not willing to do the research and find the truth.
Does Evil exist?
KKGator comments on Mar 14, 2018:
Of course evil exists. Just as good does.
One need not believe in any gods to know that both exist.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
evil implies sinister intent. good does not imply intent at all. this is where your argument fails.
KKGator comments on Mar 14, 2018:
Of course evil exists. Just as good does.
One need not believe in any gods to know that both exist.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
evil implies sinister intent. good does not imply intent at all. this is where your argument fails.
With or without music during sex?
JeffMesser comments on Mar 13, 2018:
My ex always wanted some Prince or some such. Then she told me to put on some sex music once so I put this on ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
yes. yakety sax.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 13, 2018:
My ex always wanted some Prince or some such. Then she told me to put on some sex music once so I put this on ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
JeffMesser replies on Mar 14, 2018:
yes. yakety sax.
Risk everything to be happy my friends. The price is worth the reward.
Archer comments on Mar 13, 2018:
I've been thinking about selling my home and downsizing dramatically so I can travel the way I've always wanted.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 13, 2018:
Couldnt agree with Mark Twain more. I see so much bigotry and hate in Oklahoma and the U.S. that would be cleared up if people would travel further than their own backyard.
Archer comments on Mar 13, 2018:
I've been thinking about selling my home and downsizing dramatically so I can travel the way I've always wanted.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 13, 2018:
Couldnt agree with Mark Twain more. I see so much bigotry and hate in Oklahoma and the U.S. that would be cleared up if people would travel further than their own backyard.
What makes a person "intelligent?"
Nebroxah comments on Mar 13, 2018:
Easy, just take a quick glance at the INT score on their character sheet :D
JeffMesser replies on Mar 13, 2018:
I put all my INT points into charisma
Nebroxah comments on Mar 13, 2018:
Easy, just take a quick glance at the INT score on their character sheet :D
JeffMesser replies on Mar 13, 2018:
I put all my INT points into charisma
Dating after 50
Redcupcoffee comments on Jan 6, 2018:
I've given it up, I'm 45 and I simply don't care or don't want any part of dating anymore. I'm content being single and free. I sleep well at night, I travel where I want, I eat where and what I want, I have zero drama and need to please anyone. I don't fight with anyone, I have great friendships ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 10, 2018:
agreed. I cherish my time to myself anymore.
Redcupcoffee comments on Jan 6, 2018:
I've given it up, I'm 45 and I simply don't care or don't want any part of dating anymore. I'm content being single and free. I sleep well at night, I travel where I want, I eat where and what I want, I have zero drama and need to please anyone. I don't fight with anyone, I have great friendships ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 10, 2018:
agreed. I cherish my time to myself anymore.
What would you ask for, if you knew the answer was yes?
JeffMesser comments on Mar 10, 2018:
Perfect thought
JeffMesser replies on Mar 10, 2018:
nah. I just wanna get past this rebirth cycle and stop being a slave to linear time.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 10, 2018:
Perfect thought
JeffMesser replies on Mar 10, 2018:
nah. I just wanna get past this rebirth cycle and stop being a slave to linear time.
Has anyone ever had an encounter with a celebrity?
heffenwoozle comments on Mar 7, 2018:
I lived in Saratoga springs NY, we have SPAC, so a lot of celebrities would visit the restaurants I cooked in. sadly, I was always too busy to go out and hobnob..but one night around 2am I drunkenly stumbled around a corner and ran smack into Andy(or Barry, not sure) Gibb, replete with beard, gold ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 7, 2018:
I also useta live in Saratoga Springs while at D1G prototype for the US Navy. Never saw celebrities but a lot of old mob bosses.
heffenwoozle comments on Mar 7, 2018:
I lived in Saratoga springs NY, we have SPAC, so a lot of celebrities would visit the restaurants I cooked in. sadly, I was always too busy to go out and hobnob..but one night around 2am I drunkenly stumbled around a corner and ran smack into Andy(or Barry, not sure) Gibb, replete with beard, gold ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 7, 2018:
I also useta live in Saratoga Springs while at D1G prototype for the US Navy. Never saw celebrities but a lot of old mob bosses.
What would you want a map to?
Akfishlady comments on Mar 7, 2018:
You know, that great paying job that brings me some satisfaction and a lovely place to live.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 7, 2018:
might I suggest less emphasis on the "great paying" and more on the location and type of job. we can all (stand to and) learn to live with less.
Akfishlady comments on Mar 7, 2018:
You know, that great paying job that brings me some satisfaction and a lovely place to live.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 7, 2018:
might I suggest less emphasis on the "great paying" and more on the location and type of job. we can all (stand to and) learn to live with less.
Preferences in dating
Ella comments on Mar 6, 2018:
I’m not one to tell anyone else what to do.
But when someone tells me they won’t date outside their race, or have a strong preference for a particular race, it tells me they gave some racial biases, at the least. If you can only find beauty and/or attraction within a certain race there’s ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I still dig asian chicks. they're just hot. I like others too, but asian gals are special to me. is that racist?
Ella comments on Mar 6, 2018:
I’m not one to tell anyone else what to do.
But when someone tells me they won’t date outside their race, or have a strong preference for a particular race, it tells me they gave some racial biases, at the least. If you can only find beauty and/or attraction within a certain race there’s ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I still dig asian chicks. they're just hot. I like others too, but asian gals are special to me. is that racist?
Do you believe in karma? reincarnation??
mordant comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Karma is just more random speculation about what's behind the curtain of reality, another desparate attempt to make reality "fair" or at least following some sort of ruleset. Reality owes no one anything.
Any attempt to suggest that there's a system for delivering consequences for action beyond ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
motivation and appreciation.
mordant comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Karma is just more random speculation about what's behind the curtain of reality, another desparate attempt to make reality "fair" or at least following some sort of ruleset. Reality owes no one anything.
Any attempt to suggest that there's a system for delivering consequences for action beyond ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
motivation and appreciation.
I have to do this again, just because it is weighing on my mind after a conversation I had a bit ...
JeffMesser comments on Mar 6, 2018:
You're 100% correct IMO. The step-dad I grew up with was ex-army and very much a gun nut. I've been shooting since I was 6 and I have 3 shotguns within 20 feet of me as I type this and no other type of gun. With my shotguns I can hunt, defend, and have fun. I've never understood the gun nut ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
sure. theyre gonna have such a problem about the terrain of our backyard. dont try to tell me vietnam.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 6, 2018:
You're 100% correct IMO. The step-dad I grew up with was ex-army and very much a gun nut. I've been shooting since I was 6 and I have 3 shotguns within 20 feet of me as I type this and no other type of gun. With my shotguns I can hunt, defend, and have fun. I've never understood the gun nut ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
sure. theyre gonna have such a problem about the terrain of our backyard. dont try to tell me vietnam.
Would you accept a job or position within a company that was built around religious beliefs?
silvereyes comments on Mar 6, 2018:
No.
I don't like a company culture that doesn't mesh with my values. I prefer companies who keep religion out of the picture. I worked for a company that allowed religious influence and it was nothing short of an atheist Hell.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I hate that I love them too and I hate that I don't live by my convictions but I go ahead and eat them. My view is to step back and measure the cosmic insignificance of my act and weigh it against my current desire. So I eat them, I love them, then I cancel out that positive karma with a little self-hate. That balances it out.
silvereyes comments on Mar 6, 2018:
No.
I don't like a company culture that doesn't mesh with my values. I prefer companies who keep religion out of the picture. I worked for a company that allowed religious influence and it was nothing short of an atheist Hell.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I hate that I love them too and I hate that I don't live by my convictions but I go ahead and eat them. My view is to step back and measure the cosmic insignificance of my act and weigh it against my current desire. So I eat them, I love them, then I cancel out that positive karma with a little self-hate. That balances it out.
Do you believe in karma? reincarnation??
mordant comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Karma is just more random speculation about what's behind the curtain of reality, another desparate attempt to make reality "fair" or at least following some sort of ruleset. Reality owes no one anything.
Any attempt to suggest that there's a system for delivering consequences for action beyond ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
you miss the point. on both karma and the Buddha's reasoning regarding suffering and why.
mordant comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Karma is just more random speculation about what's behind the curtain of reality, another desparate attempt to make reality "fair" or at least following some sort of ruleset. Reality owes no one anything.
Any attempt to suggest that there's a system for delivering consequences for action beyond ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
you miss the point. on both karma and the Buddha's reasoning regarding suffering and why.
Would you accept a job or position within a company that was built around religious beliefs?
silvereyes comments on Mar 6, 2018:
No.
I don't like a company culture that doesn't mesh with my values. I prefer companies who keep religion out of the picture. I worked for a company that allowed religious influence and it was nothing short of an atheist Hell.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I can understand some advantages to it. I have the privilege of only having to worry about myself now. My kids are grown and gone. But when my kids were at home I wouldnt despise it as much. I am sure your nephew is a nice little sheeple. that was a joke.
silvereyes comments on Mar 6, 2018:
No.
I don't like a company culture that doesn't mesh with my values. I prefer companies who keep religion out of the picture. I worked for a company that allowed religious influence and it was nothing short of an atheist Hell.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I can understand some advantages to it. I have the privilege of only having to worry about myself now. My kids are grown and gone. But when my kids were at home I wouldnt despise it as much. I am sure your nephew is a nice little sheeple. that was a joke.
I have to do this again, just because it is weighing on my mind after a conversation I had a bit ...
JeffMesser comments on Mar 6, 2018:
You're 100% correct IMO. The step-dad I grew up with was ex-army and very much a gun nut. I've been shooting since I was 6 and I have 3 shotguns within 20 feet of me as I type this and no other type of gun. With my shotguns I can hunt, defend, and have fun. I've never understood the gun nut ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I understand your consternation. But unless we're prepared to give our citizens weapons of mass destruction the argument is too outdated to be of any use. namaste
JeffMesser comments on Mar 6, 2018:
You're 100% correct IMO. The step-dad I grew up with was ex-army and very much a gun nut. I've been shooting since I was 6 and I have 3 shotguns within 20 feet of me as I type this and no other type of gun. With my shotguns I can hunt, defend, and have fun. I've never understood the gun nut ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
I understand your consternation. But unless we're prepared to give our citizens weapons of mass destruction the argument is too outdated to be of any use. namaste
Would you accept a job or position within a company that was built around religious beliefs?
Oddsbodikins comments on Mar 6, 2018:
Heck NO! I won't even shop at Hobby Lobby or patronize Chick-fil-A because of their ridiculous stance on birth control. I could never work for any one person, company, or government that would impose it's morals on me and make it a condition of employment. As far as I am concerned they are violating...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
but where else will you go to buy your illegal Iraqi artifacts?
Oddsbodikins comments on Mar 6, 2018:
Heck NO! I won't even shop at Hobby Lobby or patronize Chick-fil-A because of their ridiculous stance on birth control. I could never work for any one person, company, or government that would impose it's morals on me and make it a condition of employment. As far as I am concerned they are violating...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
but where else will you go to buy your illegal Iraqi artifacts?
Would you accept a job or position within a company that was built around religious beliefs?
silvereyes comments on Mar 6, 2018:
No.
I don't like a company culture that doesn't mesh with my values. I prefer companies who keep religion out of the picture. I worked for a company that allowed religious influence and it was nothing short of an atheist Hell.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
you mean you wont be working at the Hobby Lobby warehouse any time soon? LOL
What about Chick Fil'a?? You wouldnt die to wear those ankle-length ugly black skirts??
silvereyes comments on Mar 6, 2018:
No.
I don't like a company culture that doesn't mesh with my values. I prefer companies who keep religion out of the picture. I worked for a company that allowed religious influence and it was nothing short of an atheist Hell.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 6, 2018:
you mean you wont be working at the Hobby Lobby warehouse any time soon? LOL
What about Chick Fil'a?? You wouldnt die to wear those ankle-length ugly black skirts??
Ken Ham is set to do a speaking engagement at the University of Central Oklahoma this spring.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 5, 2018:
They reinvented him after the cancelation fiasco. The UCO President saud the reasoning was to teach the students "freedom of speech" and be able to listen to thoughts they don't share with tolerance. I agree with you. He's an idiot. UCO invited him because this is the heart of churchie land.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
uhm, no. He spoke there today. His lecture there is posted on his FB page.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 5, 2018:
They reinvented him after the cancelation fiasco. The UCO President saud the reasoning was to teach the students "freedom of speech" and be able to listen to thoughts they don't share with tolerance. I agree with you. He's an idiot. UCO invited him because this is the heart of churchie land.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
uhm, no. He spoke there today. His lecture there is posted on his FB page.
Ken Ham is set to do a speaking engagement at the University of Central Oklahoma this spring.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 5, 2018:
They reinvented him after the cancelation fiasco. The UCO President saud the reasoning was to teach the students "freedom of speech" and be able to listen to thoughts they don't share with tolerance. I agree with you. He's an idiot. UCO invited him because this is the heart of churchie land.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
they uninvited him again? I just saw on TV last nite that he was reinvited. geez, this gets confusing.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 5, 2018:
They reinvented him after the cancelation fiasco. The UCO President saud the reasoning was to teach the students "freedom of speech" and be able to listen to thoughts they don't share with tolerance. I agree with you. He's an idiot. UCO invited him because this is the heart of churchie land.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
they uninvited him again? I just saw on TV last nite that he was reinvited. geez, this gets confusing.
Have you tried studying biblical history?
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Mar 5, 2018:
"Bible" means "book," compilation or not. I have a passion for mythology and to know the myth, it is necessary to know the religion and the culture. The Protestants left out books in the Catholic version of the Christian Scriptures, including Judith and the Maccabees. Martin Luther was not a fan of...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I have been looking at some rather interesting thoughts regarding the flooding of the earth after the last ice age and how it corresponded to changes in the geography of SE asia - specifically the capital of Lord Krishna's era. The time is also posited to be that which was spoken of by Plato as the period of Atlantis. My reading is to learn of the origins of vedic literature that was the basis for the upanishads. The aryans carried in their rituals and beliefs across the hindu kush and into the indus valley where they encountered a vast, intelligent culture already thriving. Those rituals and stories came from as far west as the isles of britania and as far north as the nordic lands. This is how we see so many of these fables intermixed and the sanskrit itself shows portions of nordic runes and celtic ritual. I just find the history fascinating and useful for discussion.
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Mar 5, 2018:
"Bible" means "book," compilation or not. I have a passion for mythology and to know the myth, it is necessary to know the religion and the culture. The Protestants left out books in the Catholic version of the Christian Scriptures, including Judith and the Maccabees. Martin Luther was not a fan of...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I have been looking at some rather interesting thoughts regarding the flooding of the earth after the last ice age and how it corresponded to changes in the geography of SE asia - specifically the capital of Lord Krishna's era. The time is also posited to be that which was spoken of by Plato as the period of Atlantis. My reading is to learn of the origins of vedic literature that was the basis for the upanishads. The aryans carried in their rituals and beliefs across the hindu kush and into the indus valley where they encountered a vast, intelligent culture already thriving. Those rituals and stories came from as far west as the isles of britania and as far north as the nordic lands. This is how we see so many of these fables intermixed and the sanskrit itself shows portions of nordic runes and celtic ritual. I just find the history fascinating and useful for discussion.
What are some social etiquette rules everyone should know and follow?
JeffMesser comments on Mar 5, 2018:
1. the Lord loves a workin' man
2. don't trust whitey
3. see a Dr. and get rid of it
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
just dont let anyone show you their special purpose
JeffMesser comments on Mar 5, 2018:
1. the Lord loves a workin' man
2. don't trust whitey
3. see a Dr. and get rid of it
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
just dont let anyone show you their special purpose
Have you tried studying biblical history?
GoldenDoll comments on Mar 5, 2018:
Whoah! Too long. And I think most of us know that everything in the abrahamic religions was taken from previous belief systems, so there's really no need to know more than that.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
previous belief systems? or were the fables therein actual world events that were spoken of in other beliefs i.e. - the flood?
GoldenDoll comments on Mar 5, 2018:
Whoah! Too long. And I think most of us know that everything in the abrahamic religions was taken from previous belief systems, so there's really no need to know more than that.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
previous belief systems? or were the fables therein actual world events that were spoken of in other beliefs i.e. - the flood?
Have you tried studying biblical history?
Benthoven comments on Mar 5, 2018:
I've spent a lot of time studying biblical history, and I find it fascinating. I view the bible as I vew The Iliad or Odyssey, or any other classic. It's a classic. That it had the misfortune of becoming what it's become today kind of sucks, but it is a literary classic.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I find it fascinating also. Not from a literary perspective but a cultural and historical one.
Benthoven comments on Mar 5, 2018:
I've spent a lot of time studying biblical history, and I find it fascinating. I view the bible as I vew The Iliad or Odyssey, or any other classic. It's a classic. That it had the misfortune of becoming what it's become today kind of sucks, but it is a literary classic.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I find it fascinating also. Not from a literary perspective but a cultural and historical one.
Buddhism
Don't know if this should be in a different category, but I don't think it matters.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 2, 2018:
1. nope, not a religion. it's a discipline with no "higher being" except yourself.
2. seek refuge in the triple gem (darma, sanga, and Buddha)
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
The triple gem is a bit of a misnomer. It means that you seek refuge in the Buddha, the sangha, and the dharma. The Buddha, generally, refers to Shakyamuni Buddha. The sangha means others who have gone through the search you are encountering and taken refuge in Buddhist thought or really just any vedic thought - a community. And the dharma meaning the texts and writing and other teachings of this community. This is seeking refuge in the triple gem.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 2, 2018:
1. nope, not a religion. it's a discipline with no "higher being" except yourself.
2. seek refuge in the triple gem (darma, sanga, and Buddha)
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
The triple gem is a bit of a misnomer. It means that you seek refuge in the Buddha, the sangha, and the dharma. The Buddha, generally, refers to Shakyamuni Buddha. The sangha means others who have gone through the search you are encountering and taken refuge in Buddhist thought or really just any vedic thought - a community. And the dharma meaning the texts and writing and other teachings of this community. This is seeking refuge in the triple gem.
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
David1955 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Despite the eastern religion vibes attached to it, karma is unproven and in practice dangerous, as it too easily succumbs to subjective thinking about just desserts, and retribution, and reward and punishment. In polly waffle thinking it sounds good, but there's not a scrap of evidence for it, save ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I work in criminal law and I see evidence of karma daily. People hang out with the "wrong crowd" and bad things happen - because they are more likely to put themselves in bad situations. I also do volunteer work and I see it there daily. A person starts off down and they force a smile upon their face and by the end of the day they are happy and making others happy. You not only change or continue your own fate but you affect that of others. Science is a wonderful tool but we have yet to crack its' applications on a holistic level with clear understanding. A smile forces chemical changes in the body due to a physical reaction to the muscles used which leads to endorphins being released which aids in alleviating stress which propagates more good feelings and also changes the tenor of our speech and interactions which achieves a similar effect in others which makes you a person others tend to flock around which changes your social structure which supports a more healthy personal social order etc... It ALL interacts. And to the extent that it all interacts each little wheel drives the ones behind and in front of it. Affecting any one has a tendency to affect them all. I used to show my friends this picture to describe it ...
David1955 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Despite the eastern religion vibes attached to it, karma is unproven and in practice dangerous, as it too easily succumbs to subjective thinking about just desserts, and retribution, and reward and punishment. In polly waffle thinking it sounds good, but there's not a scrap of evidence for it, save ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I work in criminal law and I see evidence of karma daily. People hang out with the "wrong crowd" and bad things happen - because they are more likely to put themselves in bad situations. I also do volunteer work and I see it there daily. A person starts off down and they force a smile upon their face and by the end of the day they are happy and making others happy. You not only change or continue your own fate but you affect that of others. Science is a wonderful tool but we have yet to crack its' applications on a holistic level with clear understanding. A smile forces chemical changes in the body due to a physical reaction to the muscles used which leads to endorphins being released which aids in alleviating stress which propagates more good feelings and also changes the tenor of our speech and interactions which achieves a similar effect in others which makes you a person others tend to flock around which changes your social structure which supports a more healthy personal social order etc... It ALL interacts. And to the extent that it all interacts each little wheel drives the ones behind and in front of it. Affecting any one has a tendency to affect them all. I used to show my friends this picture to describe it ...
Are You Watching the Oscars?
crazycat329 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Aaaaannnddd Get Out just won an Oscar.....that was a great, disturbing movie.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I understand the difference between opinion and fact. I w as expressing opinion.
crazycat329 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Aaaaannnddd Get Out just won an Oscar.....that was a great, disturbing movie.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 5, 2018:
I understand the difference between opinion and fact. I w as expressing opinion.
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
icolan comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Even with that wonderful explanation I still don't believe. I do agree that in general people who surround themselves with shady characters and get involved in illegal activities tend to gather more police scrutiny, but that does not always follow.
>Now there is a retribution aspect of sorts in...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
things still happen. it doesnt guarantee any outcome and it isn't completely foolproof. we still have free will and sometimes people just do crappy things.
icolan comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Even with that wonderful explanation I still don't believe. I do agree that in general people who surround themselves with shady characters and get involved in illegal activities tend to gather more police scrutiny, but that does not always follow.
>Now there is a retribution aspect of sorts in...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
things still happen. it doesnt guarantee any outcome and it isn't completely foolproof. we still have free will and sometimes people just do crappy things.
Are You Watching the Oscars?
crazycat329 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Aaaaannnddd Get Out just won an Oscar.....that was a great, disturbing movie.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
glad it won something. I considered it the best movie last year.
crazycat329 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Aaaaannnddd Get Out just won an Oscar.....that was a great, disturbing movie.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
glad it won something. I considered it the best movie last year.
The invading Christians labeled the indigenous people as heathens.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Which is why I am so amazed that xtians rail on muslims.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
when athanasius has books that didnt follow his view of which the direction the bible should go (and made the others sign a creed at risk of death) I consider christianity to be just as flawed as the nation of islam if not moreso.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Which is why I am so amazed that xtians rail on muslims.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
when athanasius has books that didnt follow his view of which the direction the bible should go (and made the others sign a creed at risk of death) I consider christianity to be just as flawed as the nation of islam if not moreso.
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 4, 2018:
What you are describing at the game (and I am a HUGE football fan) is called " momentum", and can indeed be changed by one good play, t happens more than once in many, if not all games. I must disagree with calling it "karma", sorry
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
and why can't karma be momentum?
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 4, 2018:
What you are describing at the game (and I am a HUGE football fan) is called " momentum", and can indeed be changed by one good play, t happens more than once in many, if not all games. I must disagree with calling it "karma", sorry
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
and why can't karma be momentum?
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
JLFowler comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Two things
One
I didn't read your other post but what you say about momentum and like follows like is true, but
Two
You've got the definition of karoma all fucked up. You should google that shit.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
I trust the original sanskrit of the vedas and upanishads over google. sorry.
JLFowler comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Two things
One
I didn't read your other post but what you say about momentum and like follows like is true, but
Two
You've got the definition of karoma all fucked up. You should google that shit.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
I trust the original sanskrit of the vedas and upanishads over google. sorry.
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
JimG comments on Mar 4, 2018:
That still doesn't consider that karma in the Vedic sense works through reincarnation. It's still mysticism.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
it's all a matter of perspective my friend. there's a reason that Shakyamuni Buddha never directly addressed the self-no self issue. the idea that consciousness filtered thru our body yields the self also implies that the consciousness is elsewhere after that body perishes. if that consciousness finds itself in a lower-echelon form then the hindu concept of reincarnation is met while also following the logic implored in the gita and the upanishads (brihadaranyaka).
JimG comments on Mar 4, 2018:
That still doesn't consider that karma in the Vedic sense works through reincarnation. It's still mysticism.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
it's all a matter of perspective my friend. there's a reason that Shakyamuni Buddha never directly addressed the self-no self issue. the idea that consciousness filtered thru our body yields the self also implies that the consciousness is elsewhere after that body perishes. if that consciousness finds itself in a lower-echelon form then the hindu concept of reincarnation is met while also following the logic implored in the gita and the upanishads (brihadaranyaka).
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
jeffy comments on Mar 4, 2018:
?Karma - (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences (but I would reserve Buddha taught more of a philiosphy than a religion - that came later....
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
what are you trying to say with this cut & paste?
jeffy comments on Mar 4, 2018:
?Karma - (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences (but I would reserve Buddha taught more of a philiosphy than a religion - that came later....
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
what are you trying to say with this cut & paste?
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
icolan comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Even with that wonderful explanation I still don't believe. I do agree that in general people who surround themselves with shady characters and get involved in illegal activities tend to gather more police scrutiny, but that does not always follow.
>Now there is a retribution aspect of sorts in...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
we are also subject to the karma of those around us.
icolan comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Even with that wonderful explanation I still don't believe. I do agree that in general people who surround themselves with shady characters and get involved in illegal activities tend to gather more police scrutiny, but that does not always follow.
>Now there is a retribution aspect of sorts in...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
we are also subject to the karma of those around us.
Please indulge me in one more question about Karma
Stacey48 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Yes, I didn't comment on your last questions because I did have a different undersanding of Karma than what was being commented on there. I think we do effect our own lives in this way. It may be about what we learn in life, or how we begin thinking about certain things (bias), but our past does ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
and modern mahayana and zen buddhists often describe karma as cause and effect although the definition is a bit myopic in my view.
Stacey48 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Yes, I didn't comment on your last questions because I did have a different undersanding of Karma than what was being commented on there. I think we do effect our own lives in this way. It may be about what we learn in life, or how we begin thinking about certain things (bias), but our past does ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
and modern mahayana and zen buddhists often describe karma as cause and effect although the definition is a bit myopic in my view.
Do you believe in karma? reincarnation??
Crimson67 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
None of the above. I went through a phase where I tried to believe in Karma and Paganism. I knew I didn't believe in the normal religious bull but thought I had to believe in something. I have since realized that all of it is the same, it is just a human's desire for answers when there aren't ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
you used a specific term and I was referring to the definition of that term. Paganism refers to a religious belief that is not one of the major religions.
Crimson67 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
None of the above. I went through a phase where I tried to believe in Karma and Paganism. I knew I didn't believe in the normal religious bull but thought I had to believe in something. I have since realized that all of it is the same, it is just a human's desire for answers when there aren't ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
you used a specific term and I was referring to the definition of that term. Paganism refers to a religious belief that is not one of the major religions.
Anyone spent their lives believing they are cis hetero, and that everyone else is just like them,
...
JeffMesser comments on Mar 4, 2018:
I wish I understood all these terms.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
you'd think so wouldnt you? but after reading the responses to my karma question I am not sure your comment is accurate enough to be catty if that was the intent.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 4, 2018:
I wish I understood all these terms.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
you'd think so wouldnt you? but after reading the responses to my karma question I am not sure your comment is accurate enough to be catty if that was the intent.
Do you believe in karma? reincarnation??
Crimson67 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
None of the above. I went through a phase where I tried to believe in Karma and Paganism. I knew I didn't believe in the normal religious bull but thought I had to believe in something. I have since realized that all of it is the same, it is just a human's desire for answers when there aren't ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
paganism? I am not sure that occupying 16% of the world's total population makes it a pagan belief.
Crimson67 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
None of the above. I went through a phase where I tried to believe in Karma and Paganism. I knew I didn't believe in the normal religious bull but thought I had to believe in something. I have since realized that all of it is the same, it is just a human's desire for answers when there aren't ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
paganism? I am not sure that occupying 16% of the world's total population makes it a pagan belief.
Favorite cartoon clip?
Sparrow66 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Bugs bunny putting curlers in the orange monsters hair
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLdKU4JCYqg
Sparrow66 comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Bugs bunny putting curlers in the orange monsters hair
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLdKU4JCYqg
Are most agnostics intelligent and left-leaning?
LadyAlyxandrea comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Most? Dunno, I've met a lot of really horrible atheists that are the exact same as the hateful and hypocritical Christian zealots, and use no logic.
However that said, I also live in the heart of one of the worst red state hell to exist, and have not met many others of us. So I cannot say yes ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
yeah Kansas is pretty close-minded. you have my sympathies there.
LadyAlyxandrea comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Most? Dunno, I've met a lot of really horrible atheists that are the exact same as the hateful and hypocritical Christian zealots, and use no logic.
However that said, I also live in the heart of one of the worst red state hell to exist, and have not met many others of us. So I cannot say yes ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
yeah Kansas is pretty close-minded. you have my sympathies there.
So this should be fun.
Indubitably comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Be yourself. Don't be a dick. Haha
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
but what if ...
Indubitably comments on Mar 4, 2018:
Be yourself. Don't be a dick. Haha
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
but what if ...
Are most agnostics intelligent and left-leaning?
JeffB comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Most atheist and agnostics I know are liberal. I know a few libertarian types too, but yeah, most are. I'm in New Orleans, which is a blue city in a red state so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
@A2Jennifer I believe in that second reasoning you give also. I have found over the years that the persons who have encountered more cultures and meshed with them in daily life have a tendency to be way more tolerant of the views of others. way more. This is why I believe we increase tolerance and accrue the strength offered by diversity by mingling cultures instead of letting these min-chinatowns and other isolated areas of foreign culture and push more integration. Like Brown vs. Topeka.
JeffB comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Most atheist and agnostics I know are liberal. I know a few libertarian types too, but yeah, most are. I'm in New Orleans, which is a blue city in a red state so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 4, 2018:
@A2Jennifer I believe in that second reasoning you give also. I have found over the years that the persons who have encountered more cultures and meshed with them in daily life have a tendency to be way more tolerant of the views of others. way more. This is why I believe we increase tolerance and accrue the strength offered by diversity by mingling cultures instead of letting these min-chinatowns and other isolated areas of foreign culture and push more integration. Like Brown vs. Topeka.
Are most agnostics intelligent and left-leaning?
PeterJohn comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Kauva,I think you are correct.I am very left leaning but not very academici intelligent that I am not sure,I leave that to others to judge me,but over all I think Agnostics and Athiests are left leaning and more intelligent than religious types.otherwise why would they believe in a tooth fairy ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
I am working on some sociology theories regarding "me" versus "we" thinking and I think the main variable is intelligence. Then there is a mid point where both exist and various factors influence whether they change or not.
PeterJohn comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Kauva,I think you are correct.I am very left leaning but not very academici intelligent that I am not sure,I leave that to others to judge me,but over all I think Agnostics and Athiests are left leaning and more intelligent than religious types.otherwise why would they believe in a tooth fairy ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
I am working on some sociology theories regarding "me" versus "we" thinking and I think the main variable is intelligence. Then there is a mid point where both exist and various factors influence whether they change or not.
Are most agnostics intelligent and left-leaning?
Leutrelle comments on Mar 3, 2018:
I am agnotic, and I am both liberal and conservative, depending upon the issue. I don't meet many people who can walk that line.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
well I am a Buddhist so I dont support the death penalty or abortion.
Leutrelle comments on Mar 3, 2018:
I am agnotic, and I am both liberal and conservative, depending upon the issue. I don't meet many people who can walk that line.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
well I am a Buddhist so I dont support the death penalty or abortion.
How do you express hope or emphathy to someone who is dealing with a terminal desase?
AthleticRiot comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Hookers and blow?
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
hookers and blow pretty much solve any situation
AthleticRiot comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Hookers and blow?
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
hookers and blow pretty much solve any situation
What’s one of your guilty pleasures?
JeffMesser comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Thai hookers
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
oh yeah. package checks required.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 3, 2018:
Thai hookers
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
oh yeah. package checks required.
Have any of you found a soulmate who wants to transcend the mundane, tame the monkey brain and ...
LadyAlyxandrea comments on Mar 3, 2018:
You know, I'm a very vanilla person, and I'm not sure ectasy or mushrooms would be a good idea with my condition
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
I've been contemplating shrooms for a year or so. talked to my shrink concerned about serotonin syndrome and she said I wasn't even close to any limit so I'd be fine. she even told me it was safer than alcohol and weed. thinking i will do it this summer.
LadyAlyxandrea comments on Mar 3, 2018:
You know, I'm a very vanilla person, and I'm not sure ectasy or mushrooms would be a good idea with my condition
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
I've been contemplating shrooms for a year or so. talked to my shrink concerned about serotonin syndrome and she said I wasn't even close to any limit so I'd be fine. she even told me it was safer than alcohol and weed. thinking i will do it this summer.
Are you a gamer?
JeffMesser comments on Mar 3, 2018:
I gave up a few years of my life as a WoW addict. Various fire and arcane mages named Malthuise and mutilate rogues names Clarize. I also had an awesome lvl 19 twink before they nuked the bg's. I was a heavy raider doing 12 hour BWL runs and we were the third guild in all of WoW to reach original ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
lvl 19 rogues and hunters with boars. I remember they had a lvl 10 twink rogue who had twin amulets and his dodge was so high no one could ever hit him. when we first did twinks and we'd run around warsong gulch just slaughtering horde it was the funnest thing of all time. we'd just absolutely destroy everything in our path then hang out at the cemetary and keep ganking them. and then the level 60 BG's when they'd go on for hours and hours. and you'd get hundreds of kills. so much fun.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 3, 2018:
I gave up a few years of my life as a WoW addict. Various fire and arcane mages named Malthuise and mutilate rogues names Clarize. I also had an awesome lvl 19 twink before they nuked the bg's. I was a heavy raider doing 12 hour BWL runs and we were the third guild in all of WoW to reach original ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
lvl 19 rogues and hunters with boars. I remember they had a lvl 10 twink rogue who had twin amulets and his dodge was so high no one could ever hit him. when we first did twinks and we'd run around warsong gulch just slaughtering horde it was the funnest thing of all time. we'd just absolutely destroy everything in our path then hang out at the cemetary and keep ganking them. and then the level 60 BG's when they'd go on for hours and hours. and you'd get hundreds of kills. so much fun.
Is everyone a pillhead or addicted to meth?
Ruby_Slipper comments on Feb 24, 2018:
I'm a drug-free atheistic secular humanist. However, I don't date potheads. It's not that I'm opposed to marijuana use; I've just met very few people who can use it in any sort of moderation. And moderation to me means maybe every once in a while, at most once or twice a month, for relaxation and...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
I was wondering what weed had ever done to you? you seem to dislike it so. poor weed! it just wants to be your friend.
Ruby_Slipper comments on Feb 24, 2018:
I'm a drug-free atheistic secular humanist. However, I don't date potheads. It's not that I'm opposed to marijuana use; I've just met very few people who can use it in any sort of moderation. And moderation to me means maybe every once in a while, at most once or twice a month, for relaxation and...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
I was wondering what weed had ever done to you? you seem to dislike it so. poor weed! it just wants to be your friend.
Who is getting Academy Awards on Sunday? Who deserves them?
Donotbelieve comments on Mar 2, 2018:
I don't care.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
listen to that robust laugh! you should crack up more often!!
Donotbelieve comments on Mar 2, 2018:
I don't care.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 3, 2018:
listen to that robust laugh! you should crack up more often!!
My 12-yo daughter revealed to me yesterday that she’s gay. Should I...
Redcupcoffee comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Don't be a dick. Life for her will be full of challenges and judgement. Be the safe space she runs to, not the person she runs away from.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
your answer is one of the good answers. please pet me on the head now.
Redcupcoffee comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Don't be a dick. Life for her will be full of challenges and judgement. Be the safe space she runs to, not the person she runs away from.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
your answer is one of the good answers. please pet me on the head now.
Ladies: The egg never swims out to the sperm. Never chase a man.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Let's not propagate silly rules. the truth is love is precious and the chance of it is fleeting. as much as hindisght kills us late in life we should never be cautious. fling yourself headfast into the chance for love. chase it with gusto. it's one of the few great prizes in this humble existence.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
don't be a bummer gwen
JeffMesser comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Let's not propagate silly rules. the truth is love is precious and the chance of it is fleeting. as much as hindisght kills us late in life we should never be cautious. fling yourself headfast into the chance for love. chase it with gusto. it's one of the few great prizes in this humble existence.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
don't be a bummer gwen
My 12-yo daughter revealed to me yesterday that she’s gay. Should I...
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Mar 2, 2018:
There is no details to know about here... Like always this is on my experience... I recalled plenty of ladies telling me they practiced kissing and learning how to kiss from another girl... around that age. And many of them thought at that moment they were gay based on that assestment of kissing ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
you should try some new weed. it's pretty strong stuff though. Much better than when you were 12. You'' need some starter weed. Maybe a joint with training wheels. I liked the rest of your story.
GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Mar 2, 2018:
There is no details to know about here... Like always this is on my experience... I recalled plenty of ladies telling me they practiced kissing and learning how to kiss from another girl... around that age. And many of them thought at that moment they were gay based on that assestment of kissing ...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
you should try some new weed. it's pretty strong stuff though. Much better than when you were 12. You'' need some starter weed. Maybe a joint with training wheels. I liked the rest of your story.
Who is getting Academy Awards on Sunday? Who deserves them?
Donotbelieve comments on Mar 2, 2018:
I don't care.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
sounds a bit like you really need to have some fun. I am sure tax season is soon.
Donotbelieve comments on Mar 2, 2018:
I don't care.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
sounds a bit like you really need to have some fun. I am sure tax season is soon.
What is the best way to explore human nature: psychology, philosophy, or biology?
RobH86 comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Pyschology yes, Biology yes, philosphy not so much. Add in Physics, Chemistry and sociology for good measure to. They are what is springing to mind at the moment, but I am sure there are others
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
why not philosophy? you dont see any worth in Bertrand Russell or Abraham Maslow or Jean Jacques Rousseau? please. those are most necessary.
RobH86 comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Pyschology yes, Biology yes, philosphy not so much. Add in Physics, Chemistry and sociology for good measure to. They are what is springing to mind at the moment, but I am sure there are others
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
why not philosophy? you dont see any worth in Bertrand Russell or Abraham Maslow or Jean Jacques Rousseau? please. those are most necessary.
What's something that has never (or will never) changed about you?
JeffMesser comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Humor. I always use humor. It's a gift and a curse.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
except here I guess. talk about irony.
JeffMesser comments on Mar 2, 2018:
Humor. I always use humor. It's a gift and a curse.
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
except here I guess. talk about irony.
Is everyone a pillhead or addicted to meth?
NothinnXpreVails comments on Feb 25, 2018:
I smoke weed like the Thomas Fire is coming for my crops. That’s all I do, except the occasional drink. My awesome atheist girlfriend is completely sober if caffeine and nicotine are excluded. It’s pretty fucking great.
I’ll check in a minute, but it sounds like you’re from southeast Texas...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
yeah it's the davinci IQ. supposed to be excellent.
NothinnXpreVails comments on Feb 25, 2018:
I smoke weed like the Thomas Fire is coming for my crops. That’s all I do, except the occasional drink. My awesome atheist girlfriend is completely sober if caffeine and nicotine are excluded. It’s pretty fucking great.
I’ll check in a minute, but it sounds like you’re from southeast Texas...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
yeah it's the davinci IQ. supposed to be excellent.
Is everyone a pillhead or addicted to meth?
NothinnXpreVails comments on Feb 25, 2018:
I smoke weed like the Thomas Fire is coming for my crops. That’s all I do, except the occasional drink. My awesome atheist girlfriend is completely sober if caffeine and nicotine are excluded. It’s pretty fucking great.
I’ll check in a minute, but it sounds like you’re from southeast Texas...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
hello weedbuddy! check out the gift I got yesterday!
NothinnXpreVails comments on Feb 25, 2018:
I smoke weed like the Thomas Fire is coming for my crops. That’s all I do, except the occasional drink. My awesome atheist girlfriend is completely sober if caffeine and nicotine are excluded. It’s pretty fucking great.
I’ll check in a minute, but it sounds like you’re from southeast Texas...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
hello weedbuddy! check out the gift I got yesterday!
Is everyone a pillhead or addicted to meth?
Ruby_Slipper comments on Feb 24, 2018:
I'm a drug-free atheistic secular humanist. However, I don't date potheads. It's not that I'm opposed to marijuana use; I've just met very few people who can use it in any sort of moderation. And moderation to me means maybe every once in a while, at most once or twice a month, for relaxation and...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
why?
Ruby_Slipper comments on Feb 24, 2018:
I'm a drug-free atheistic secular humanist. However, I don't date potheads. It's not that I'm opposed to marijuana use; I've just met very few people who can use it in any sort of moderation. And moderation to me means maybe every once in a while, at most once or twice a month, for relaxation and...
JeffMesser replies on Mar 2, 2018:
why?
Have you seen this ignorance?
Coperniki comments on Mar 1, 2018:
What is that?
JeffMesser replies on Mar 1, 2018:
a church group blessing their AR-15's.
Coperniki comments on Mar 1, 2018:
What is that?
JeffMesser replies on Mar 1, 2018:
a church group blessing their AR-15's.
Anyone have any Netflix recommendations?
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Longmire
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I dont know. I watched them thru another site but saw that they were on Netflix.
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Longmire
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I dont know. I watched them thru another site but saw that they were on Netflix.
How often do you swear?
Crimson67 comments on Feb 26, 2018:
A lot
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
damn right!
Crimson67 comments on Feb 26, 2018:
A lot
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
damn right!
What pay rate would you be satisfied with?
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I live a simple life on next to nothing. I have cut my overhead to cable, electricity and water and my mortgage is tiny. I can live on under $1,000/month and hope to cut into that even more. If I was brave I would cut loose and live on alms. The feeling of having no material ties and few bills is ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
yes it does feel great. It was the first good feeling I got from studying Buddhist canon. Getting rid of attachments is such a positive - when at the time it happened I thought it a big negative.
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I live a simple life on next to nothing. I have cut my overhead to cable, electricity and water and my mortgage is tiny. I can live on under $1,000/month and hope to cut into that even more. If I was brave I would cut loose and live on alms. The feeling of having no material ties and few bills is ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
yes it does feel great. It was the first good feeling I got from studying Buddhist canon. Getting rid of attachments is such a positive - when at the time it happened I thought it a big negative.
What are 5 useless facts about you?
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
1. I enjoy getting high although I often choose a good indica due to chronic pain from an intestinal ailment.
2. my family is all southern baptists and they have chosen to avoid contact with me due to my smoking weed and living as a Hindu sage. This includes my children.
3. I work a couple of ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I share many clients with them and help them do pleas on the revo dockets when they are swamped. Mostly I take care of the District Court misdemeanor docket in OK county. I plea out and assist the poor who dont qualify for the PD but also cannot afford expensive attorneys who want to charge $5k for a first time DUI. I do most of my cases for free or like $100 - $300 (whatever I can get the ADA to shave off of their fines and fees and victim's comp assessment fund). It's the closest I can get to no profit without starving and living in a bush.
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
1. I enjoy getting high although I often choose a good indica due to chronic pain from an intestinal ailment.
2. my family is all southern baptists and they have chosen to avoid contact with me due to my smoking weed and living as a Hindu sage. This includes my children.
3. I work a couple of ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I share many clients with them and help them do pleas on the revo dockets when they are swamped. Mostly I take care of the District Court misdemeanor docket in OK county. I plea out and assist the poor who dont qualify for the PD but also cannot afford expensive attorneys who want to charge $5k for a first time DUI. I do most of my cases for free or like $100 - $300 (whatever I can get the ADA to shave off of their fines and fees and victim's comp assessment fund). It's the closest I can get to no profit without starving and living in a bush.
On the topic of door-knockers, it should be said that, of the two most aggressive sects (viz.
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
why do that? I spend the time debating religion with them enjoyably. They usually don't return after that. They are just trying to save people's "souls". No reason to spite them.
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I like making them try to talk their way out of the first Nicean council after Constantine defeated the romans ... or getting them to explain the existence of Solomon's powers referenced in Corinthians without the Testament of Solomon included in their Bible. They all hate it when you bring up the apocrypha and the nicean codes.
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
why do that? I spend the time debating religion with them enjoyably. They usually don't return after that. They are just trying to save people's "souls". No reason to spite them.
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I like making them try to talk their way out of the first Nicean council after Constantine defeated the romans ... or getting them to explain the existence of Solomon's powers referenced in Corinthians without the Testament of Solomon included in their Bible. They all hate it when you bring up the apocrypha and the nicean codes.
Have any of you agnostics faced death and how did you deal with it?
Indubitably comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I was hit by a drunk driver nearly 24 years ago. I was flown on the Flight for Life and my family was called to "see me one last time." I guess I fooled them. I woke up a month later in traction and on a ventilator. When I woke up, it never even occurred to me to pray. I mostly thought about my ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
SO annoying when the Dr's do a fabulous job and the churchies wanna throw all the credit to their god.
Indubitably comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I was hit by a drunk driver nearly 24 years ago. I was flown on the Flight for Life and my family was called to "see me one last time." I guess I fooled them. I woke up a month later in traction and on a ventilator. When I woke up, it never even occurred to me to pray. I mostly thought about my ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
SO annoying when the Dr's do a fabulous job and the churchies wanna throw all the credit to their god.
The Atheist Comedy Experience Tickets, Fri, May 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
No one respects me. No one. Take my god .... please.
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I miss many comedians. Henny Youngman, Groucho, Sid Caesar, Rodney Dangerfield, George Carlin, Mitch Hedberg, and Greg Giraldo.
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
No one respects me. No one. Take my god .... please.
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I miss many comedians. Henny Youngman, Groucho, Sid Caesar, Rodney Dangerfield, George Carlin, Mitch Hedberg, and Greg Giraldo.
What are 5 useless facts about you?
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
1. I enjoy getting high although I often choose a good indica due to chronic pain from an intestinal ailment.
2. my family is all southern baptists and they have chosen to avoid contact with me due to my smoking weed and living as a Hindu sage. This includes my children.
3. I work a couple of ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
incredible? never really seen it as incredible. more fortuitous than anything else. I lead a simple life. Thanks though and yes he is very stubborn.
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
1. I enjoy getting high although I often choose a good indica due to chronic pain from an intestinal ailment.
2. my family is all southern baptists and they have chosen to avoid contact with me due to my smoking weed and living as a Hindu sage. This includes my children.
3. I work a couple of ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
incredible? never really seen it as incredible. more fortuitous than anything else. I lead a simple life. Thanks though and yes he is very stubborn.
Who else is short and they are constantly reminded daily about their height?
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Ego is a killer. when we get past it our lives are so much easier. instead of lamenting my own issues as a short person I congratulate those who are blessed with excessive "tallness". view your own shortcomings (no pun intended) as an opportunity for personal growth vice an impediment. our ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I am routinely forced to ask for help from store employees to get things from the top shelf. I have felt your pain. Short peeps unite!!
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Ego is a killer. when we get past it our lives are so much easier. instead of lamenting my own issues as a short person I congratulate those who are blessed with excessive "tallness". view your own shortcomings (no pun intended) as an opportunity for personal growth vice an impediment. our ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
I am routinely forced to ask for help from store employees to get things from the top shelf. I have felt your pain. Short peeps unite!!
Have any of you agnostics faced death and how did you deal with it?
wordywalt comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I am not sure what you mean by having "faced death." I was in a serious out accident on a bridge with a 60 foot drop below. IAs the accident was happening, I was fighting with every emotion I had in my head, but then realized that there was not a damned thing I could do. As I let go of the ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
excellent! that was exactly what I wondered. thank you for your response.
wordywalt comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I am not sure what you mean by having "faced death." I was in a serious out accident on a bridge with a 60 foot drop below. IAs the accident was happening, I was fighting with every emotion I had in my head, but then realized that there was not a damned thing I could do. As I let go of the ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
excellent! that was exactly what I wondered. thank you for your response.
How to facilitate a close and meaningful relationship with Christian siblings
MLKnight comments on Feb 26, 2018:
I have one brother who is a devout Christian and another who not a believer (I don't know that he really identifies as anything except a contrarian). My goal is to simply not have the discussion and, instead, focus on a relationship filled with love, respect, and support. Occasionally, my SIL will ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
your SIL lives in ignorance and you should be applauded for your efforts.
MLKnight comments on Feb 26, 2018:
I have one brother who is a devout Christian and another who not a believer (I don't know that he really identifies as anything except a contrarian). My goal is to simply not have the discussion and, instead, focus on a relationship filled with love, respect, and support. Occasionally, my SIL will ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
your SIL lives in ignorance and you should be applauded for your efforts.
Have any of you agnostics faced death and how did you deal with it?
Donotbelieve comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I almost died last year, if that's what you mean?
I just thought of my children, but I was not fearful.
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
thank you! that is exactly what I wondered.
Donotbelieve comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I almost died last year, if that's what you mean?
I just thought of my children, but I was not fearful.
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
thank you! that is exactly what I wondered.
Have any of you agnostics faced death and how did you deal with it?
LadyAlyxandrea comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I see death as spark to my curiosity. Only the dead know what happens afterwards.
I also see it as blissful. Pain will no longer hurt and I'll be done. That's not to say I don't fear death, however. When I almost died I wasn't ready. I had many experiences I still wanted to have.
After my ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
When people ask me now I say to them "remember how mad you were before you were born?" Thats how much you will care about this physical shell when you shed it.
LadyAlyxandrea comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I see death as spark to my curiosity. Only the dead know what happens afterwards.
I also see it as blissful. Pain will no longer hurt and I'll be done. That's not to say I don't fear death, however. When I almost died I wasn't ready. I had many experiences I still wanted to have.
After my ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
When people ask me now I say to them "remember how mad you were before you were born?" Thats how much you will care about this physical shell when you shed it.
Have any of you agnostics faced death and how did you deal with it?
JimG comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I've had a few close calls. At the time, my focus was getting through it. A couple examples right off the top of my head were nearly drowning and a sudden gall bladder infection that was so severe that it nearly ruptured before I went to the ER.
In both cases, I just concentrated on what I had to...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
thank you! thats exactly what I wondered. People tell me all the time that if I was facing death my beliefs would change. By people I mean my family who have essentially disowned me. But my experience was different than they say. I wondered if those who were agnostic but had no other practice (i.e. - buddhist) did the same. namaste.
JimG comments on Feb 28, 2018:
I've had a few close calls. At the time, my focus was getting through it. A couple examples right off the top of my head were nearly drowning and a sudden gall bladder infection that was so severe that it nearly ruptured before I went to the ER.
In both cases, I just concentrated on what I had to...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
thank you! thats exactly what I wondered. People tell me all the time that if I was facing death my beliefs would change. By people I mean my family who have essentially disowned me. But my experience was different than they say. I wondered if those who were agnostic but had no other practice (i.e. - buddhist) did the same. namaste.
Who else is short and they are constantly reminded daily about their height?
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Ego is a killer. when we get past it our lives are so much easier. instead of lamenting my own issues as a short person I congratulate those who are blessed with excessive "tallness". view your own shortcomings (no pun intended) as an opportunity for personal growth vice an impediment. our ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
it is annoying isnt it? but now you know so many different ways to reach things up high! imagine how stumped the tall person will be when he confronts that dilemma!!
JeffMesser comments on Feb 28, 2018:
Ego is a killer. when we get past it our lives are so much easier. instead of lamenting my own issues as a short person I congratulate those who are blessed with excessive "tallness". view your own shortcomings (no pun intended) as an opportunity for personal growth vice an impediment. our ...
JeffMesser replies on Feb 28, 2018:
it is annoying isnt it? but now you know so many different ways to reach things up high! imagine how stumped the tall person will be when he confronts that dilemma!!
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