If he doesn't call back, I caught him cheating.

genessa comments on Jul 6, 2019:

are you sure nancy is his wife? some people do include their pets in their messages! g

genessa replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@LiterateHiker it is a personal choice -- but i can't imagine it! g

What is the DMZ, and why is this a good thing?

genessa comments on Jul 6, 2019:

the dmz is the demilitarized zone, which allowed troops from both north and south korea (and china, and the united states) to withdraw in relative safety from the korean police action (which never officially ended; there was an armistice and that's all). it did its job. do we need it now? i have ...

genessa replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow okay that's a new use of the term. since i am not an IT person i had not heard it. g

What is the DMZ, and why is this a good thing?

genessa comments on Jul 6, 2019:

the dmz is the demilitarized zone, which allowed troops from both north and south korea (and china, and the united states) to withdraw in relative safety from the korean police action (which never officially ended; there was an armistice and that's all). it did its job. do we need it now? i have ...

genessa replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow i don't feel like clicking on a link. can you actually answer me instead? g

If he doesn't call back, I caught him cheating.

genessa comments on Jul 6, 2019:

are you sure nancy is his wife? some people do include their pets in their messages! g

genessa replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@LiterateHiker how can you go out with a guy who has no pets? g

we buried penny in the back yard today, up close to the house.

dalefvictor comments on Jul 5, 2019:

Kate had Poulet for over 16 years and when she passed she told me she never wanted another cat. She said, "It just hurts too much when they die." One month later we went to the humane society and looked at cats, Kate had one picked out from looking in the paper. We wanted another so we looked for ...

genessa replies on Jul 6, 2019:

beautiful, and reminiscent of how cats have come to us, too. we are cat people! g

Why would a man write to me for another guy? A scam?

Nardi comments on Jul 5, 2019:

I am not familiar with this scam scenario. What happens if you say ok?

genessa replies on Jul 5, 2019:

what happens is the dialogue goes offsite and the scam begins in earnest. there is no friend; it's just a scammer. g

we buried penny in the back yard today, up close to the house.

joantheloon comments on Jul 4, 2019:

So sorry, but you did a very kind thing for her....hugs and <3

genessa replies on Jul 4, 2019:

i feel as if i let her down, which is ridiculous because even if i were a doctor i couldn't have cured her cancer. but i hope i did my best. g

we buried penny in the back yard today, up close to the house.

RavenCT comments on Jul 4, 2019:

That's a beautiful tradition. I just put Maev's cremains in the backyard this spring. So I had a taste of what you felt again. Be extra kind to yourself. The grief is real. They're family members who never hurt your feelings deliberately and who bring great joy while they're here.

genessa replies on Jul 4, 2019:

cats are superior people indeed! g

we buried penny in the back yard today, up close to the house.

bigpawbullets comments on Jul 4, 2019:

I grieved for over a year when our previous cat died... the best way for me to get past the grief was 2 little black rescue kittens (brothers). They're now 6 years old... they can't replace our old cat. But the "cat" presence in our house is a great comfort.

genessa replies on Jul 4, 2019:

we still have penny's husband tevye and two of their daughters, wendy and kuma, all old, and our little dog, ramona, still young. we can't get a kitten... but when we're down to one cat, well, richard doesn't know it yet and he'll balk, but we're getting a kitten then! g

not bowing to anyone.... g

zeuser comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Poor little girl on the left has no ready choice at hand, the whole tribe is indoctrinating her and she has no immediate escape. Omerosa, on the other hand, wised up eventually.

genessa replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@zeuser not that she deserves it but yeah. g

not bowing to anyone.... g

zeuser comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Poor little girl on the left has no ready choice at hand, the whole tribe is indoctrinating her and she has no immediate escape. Omerosa, on the other hand, wised up eventually.

genessa replies on Jul 3, 2019:

maybe wised up to trump, maybe just wised up to which way the wind was blowing. g

not bowing to anyone.... g

bobwjr comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Bullshit

genessa replies on Jul 3, 2019:

of course! both sides are bullshit, in fact. but they kind of match, don't they? g

not bowing to anyone.... g

Killtheskyfairy comments on Jul 3, 2019:

If it’s temporary, then why have I been atheist for over 30 years?

genessa replies on Jul 3, 2019:

any second now... rofl rofl i saw the lefthand meme and HAD to respond with the righthand meme (which i made). christians are SO weird. g

if there is not God, I would like to know where did everything come from?

woodstar comments on Jul 2, 2019:

This is my opinion, but it’s based on facts, I believe. We see creation all the time, and we ignore it. When volcanoes erupt, the magma/lava creates land masses, etc. Over time, Islands form off of it, etc. I’m not an expert in the subject, so I might not break this down as accurately as I ...

genessa replies on Jul 2, 2019:

he won't see it. he's gone, whether by being reported or by being a hit-and-run evangelist. we may never know which. g

if there is not God, I would like to know where did everything come from?

genessa comments on Jul 2, 2019:

oh, haha, my response will go unread by this questioner. apparently this person is not available, which means he was removed or banned or some such thing. he sounded like a troll. i guess he WAS one. emphasis on past tense. g

genessa replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@kiramea we still can, here. he won't see any of it, but everyone else who comes here will. g

Dating a Christian?

genessa comments on Jul 2, 2019:

i never dated much but i never knowingly dated a christian. i've dated nonjews. i can't even imagine having a serious relationship with a true believer. that would be like... dating a republican or something! g

genessa replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@CarolinaGirl60 fortunately i have been with the same guy for 19 years so i don't have to worry about stuff like that. he just about pukes if trump is even mentioned! g

A current snapshot of Jewish views towards the importance of Israel as well as the handling of the ...

genessa comments on Jul 1, 2019:

i am a zionist. what does that mean? does it mean israel above all else? no. does it mean screw the palestinians? no. does it mean a one-state solution? no. it means israel has a right to exist. that's ALL zionism means. the word is used to mean all that other crap. it doesn't ...

genessa replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@AmiSue i do not want constant war and displacement of others either, but israel DOES exist and has a right to do so. the other stuff is not about its existence. it's a separate issue. if they are the same issue, then israel has to stop being a country and that means displacement of THAT population, and it's no fairer to the israeli population for that to happen than it is for the palestinians not to have a safe home. as for current perception, remember when no one wanted to admit to being a liberal? the real meaning is the real meaning and if the current perception is wrong, it needs to be corrected g.

My Pillow: my mother had bought one of these last year and I recently tried it, and it's awesome.

genessa comments on Jun 14, 2019:

i was going to ask about your mother's awareness of that, but your editing answered, and that is a relief. i wouldn't buy one for the same reasons you state. i don't know about using one; i mean, he gets no support or money from you if you use it. if it reminds you of him and thus repulses you,...

genessa replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@GreenAtheist jill stein always said, and has iterated, she prefers trump to clinton and has no regrets steering votes his way (and she eats rather heartily at the putin table). i love sunflowers but if that's the logo of the green party i'll pass until it no longer is. g

A current snapshot of Jewish views towards the importance of Israel as well as the handling of the ...

genessa comments on Jul 1, 2019:

i am a zionist. what does that mean? does it mean israel above all else? no. does it mean screw the palestinians? no. does it mean a one-state solution? no. it means israel has a right to exist. that's ALL zionism means. the word is used to mean all that other crap. it doesn't ...

genessa replies on Jul 1, 2019:

@Bobbyzen oh i disagreed with you so my mind is closed. yes, you're right. you're done. (to everyone else reading this: why do some people make everything so damned personal and fling insults when someone DARES to disagree with their not-so-obvious expertise? yeah, i'm done with this person too. feh.) g

A current snapshot of Jewish views towards the importance of Israel as well as the handling of the ...

genessa comments on Jul 1, 2019:

i am a zionist. what does that mean? does it mean israel above all else? no. does it mean screw the palestinians? no. does it mean a one-state solution? no. it means israel has a right to exist. that's ALL zionism means. the word is used to mean all that other crap. it doesn't ...

genessa replies on Jul 1, 2019:

@Bobbyzen the palestinian leaders acquiesced in the creation of israel? since WHEN? they attacked israel IMMEDIATELY! they told the arab population of the new land that the jews were going to murder them and urged them to flee, which many did, and since the same british thingamy that made israel a nation also made jordan (once more or less transjordan) the palestinian homeland, they fled to jordan -- which rejected them. they found themselves homeless, which the leaders used well to damn israel for displacing them (they'd been invited to stay). as for NEVER, i remember the camp david accords... and i notice that the palestinian leaders are still, or again (does it matter which?) stating that they want israel gone and jews worldwide dead. if that changed it certainly changed back. g

How do you respond when somebody you have never met in person and only exchanged a sentence or two ...

alon comments on Jul 1, 2019:

I would just ignore the comment.

genessa replies on Jul 1, 2019:

i wouldn't. it's a clue. don't ignore clues. g

Survey: As many Americans claim no religion as there are evangelicals, Catholics - CNN

genessa comments on Jul 1, 2019:

... keeping in mind that claiming no religion is not the same as disbelieving in any deities. g

genessa replies on Jul 1, 2019:

@jlynn37 lol or they could just not care. some would be atheists or agnostics. others would be "spiritual." some believe in a deity (or more than one) but don't identify with a specific religion. some may be embarrassed to say they're scientologists or whatever! g

Atheist in the western world.

kodimerlyn comments on Jun 30, 2019:

Uhhmmm...North America consists of THREE countries (corrected from two...my apologies Mexico! Namaste 💜) Canada is a largely secular country and most people I know keep their religiosity to themselves. I see a rise in those who blabber on about it but there are very few "shove it in your ...

genessa replies on Jul 1, 2019:

three, not two. mexico is part of north america. g

I went off to a 40's & 50's singles group yesterday afternoon.

darthfaja comments on Jun 30, 2019:

That’s why I hang out with 20 and 30 year olds I have 1 friend that’s 53 Other then that everyone is 19-37

genessa replies on Jul 1, 2019:

@darthfaja how many people in your age group do you know? small samples give inaccurate results. you haven't found exciting people in your age group. that is not the same as not finding people in your age group exciting. this has nothing to do with overthinking. underthinking maybe. g

I went off to a 40's & 50's singles group yesterday afternoon.

darthfaja comments on Jun 30, 2019:

That’s why I hang out with 20 and 30 year olds I have 1 friend that’s 53 Other then that everyone is 19-37

genessa replies on Jul 1, 2019:

@darthfaja that's pretty ageist. i find people boring (or not) based on their behavior rather than their age. people don't reach the age of 40 and then suddenly get boring, or start talking more or only small talk. i find that anyone who is bored by another based on age is easily bored, and i always say boring is as boring does. people who are easily bored are incurious in general. i don't generally generalize, but this is my observation over a long period of time (more than 40 years, in fact). g

I went off to a 40's & 50's singles group yesterday afternoon.

indelible comments on Jun 30, 2019:

I went to a Meetup for singles. I was bored, too. I truly didn't fit in with that crowd. I won't be doing that again.

genessa replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin you made a friendship that lasted! i don't call that a waste of time. g

I went off to a 40's & 50's singles group yesterday afternoon.

darthfaja comments on Jun 30, 2019:

That’s why I hang out with 20 and 30 year olds I have 1 friend that’s 53 Other then that everyone is 19-37

genessa replies on Jun 30, 2019:

that is a weird way to look at it. i don't think the people the poster found boring were boring because they were a particular age. maybe they were boring because they had nothing in common EXCEPT that particular age. if you hang out with a diverse group, and include age diversity, it is less boring. only hanging out with young people is bound to be just as boring as only hanging out with any other age group to the exclusion of others. g

Regarding kenyan scammer: i am a greeter.

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 28, 2019:

Just Block.

genessa replies on Jun 28, 2019:

of course i block. but i don't JUST block. i think reporting scammers is also important. g

Christianity is a fraud religion since it is based on two events that never happened; a virgin birth...

F-IM-Forty comments on Jun 27, 2019:

Yet, they were the first attempts to make reason of nature. With them and inspite of them we have science. I wish religion could be accepted as historical context for an out moded way of thinking. We naturally cling to traditions out of fear, so easier said then done.

genessa replies on Jun 28, 2019:

christianity represents the first efforts to explain nature? as if judaism didn't come before that? -- and judaism wasn't the first religion, either. that's silly. i am not commenting here (i will elsewhere) on the premise of the post, but regarding your statement about christianity's efforts to explain nature being the first, that's just inaccurate. g

Watching the first Dem debate.

Kodiamus comments on Jun 26, 2019:

No, your quite right. It really is more of a game show than anything else. Especially at this point with so many candidates. I’m not even going to watch.

genessa replies on Jun 27, 2019:

@Kodiamus you're entitled to keep your opinion and i am entitled to take it less seriously than i would if your opinion was not about something you didn't see or hear. and you're entitled not to care how seriously i take your opinion and so on and so on. g

Watching the first Dem debate.

genessa comments on Jun 26, 2019:

i did not see it as a game show at all, not even remotely. it didn't seem at all fake. why did it seem fake to you? we'll see how biden et al comport themselves tomorrow. but i like warren (and others) very much. g

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist i did not find it short on legislative solutions, give the time frame. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist lol g

Watching the first Dem debate.

Kodiamus comments on Jun 26, 2019:

No, your quite right. It really is more of a game show than anything else. Especially at this point with so many candidates. I’m not even going to watch.

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

then you won't know and shouldn't say. you don't know if it was like a game show or not if you didn't watch. as it happens, that is not at all how it struck me. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist lol cool g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist i do not think he will beat his father to a pulp even if he finds out his father has harmed a child. i think a cooler head will prevail and i HOPE what he would do is then to turn his father in. until then, and there may be no "then," i would not worry about that aspect of the issue. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist you know, when my guy doesn't communicate and he's home late from wherever he was going, sometimes i say "if he's not dead and lying in a gutter, i'm gonna kill him when he gets home!" i don't mean it. most people would know that. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist that's not what the post was about (and it was in a response, not in the original post, albeit the response was by the original poster). he said he would beat his father if he heard of his father harming a child. maybe he really would and maybe that's just how he feels but it's NOT what the POST was ABOUT. g

The Boomers Are to Blame for Aging America - The Atlantic

SleepingOnABoat comments on Jun 25, 2019:

More specifically: conservative christian boomers.

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@BeerAndWine yep and they're not all the same age, and their self-absorption was not caused by the years of their births. g

The Boomers Are to Blame for Aging America - The Atlantic

LiterateHiker comments on Jun 25, 2019:

Don't lump all Baby Boomers together and blame us for America's problems. My entire adult life, as a Democrat I have **fought Republicans** for: 1. Ending war; 2. Civil rights; 3. Women's rights; 4. Gay rights; 5. Women's right to have control of their own body; 6. Protecting the ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@tnorman1236 everyone makes a booboo once in a while! i neber makes boobooz muself. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist i tagged you because i was specifically responding to your mentioning gay bashing. and the issue is NOT family violence. it is pedophilia and what to do if you suspect someone, even if it's your dad, is or was an active pedophile. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@GreenAtheist being a pedophile and possibly acting on same is NOT the same as being gay. having sex with children is neither legal nor ethical, for a child cannot consent. g

The Boomers Are to Blame for Aging America - The Atlantic

LiterateHiker comments on Jun 25, 2019:

Don't lump all Baby Boomers together and blame us for America's problems. My entire adult life, as a Democrat I have **fought Republicans** for: 1. Ending war; 2. Civil rights; 3. Women's rights; 4. Gay rights; 5. Women's right to have control of their own body; 6. Protecting the ...

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@tnorman1236 when we post an article without comment to the contrary, the assumption is that one approves of or agrees with the article and its message. g

The Boomers Are to Blame for Aging America - The Atlantic

Wangobango3 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

Boomers are to blame for Trump.

genessa replies on Jun 26, 2019:

my ass we are. repugs have been cheating to get into power at least since nixon, but you want to blame boomers. feh. g

The Boomers Are to Blame for Aging America - The Atlantic

SleepingOnABoat comments on Jun 25, 2019:

More specifically: conservative christian boomers.

genessa replies on Jun 25, 2019:

@OpposingOpposum i don't know a single boomer -- and i am one, and i know lots of folks my age -- who even HAS a stock portfolio. and i've also never voted for anyone who created the politics or ideas that got us here. g

Standing up for atheists, I reported a Christian zealot x-ray tech.

genessa comments on Jun 23, 2019:

good luck! i hope you get the same creep and the manager witnesses that. that would be even better luck than getting a reasonable person, right? g

genessa replies on Jun 23, 2019:

@LiterateHiker that's good. so even without comment, you had a witness. g

Standing up for atheists, I reported a Christian zealot x-ray tech.

genessa comments on Jun 23, 2019:

good luck! i hope you get the same creep and the manager witnesses that. that would be even better luck than getting a reasonable person, right? g

genessa replies on Jun 23, 2019:

@LiterateHiker did the same thing happen that happened before so at least whether or not she commented she did witness something that proved you right? g

Standing up for atheists, I reported a Christian zealot x-ray tech.

genessa comments on Jun 23, 2019:

good luck! i hope you get the same creep and the manager witnesses that. that would be even better luck than getting a reasonable person, right? g

genessa replies on Jun 23, 2019:

@LiterateHiker what did the witness say? did she acknowledge what she saw and heard? g

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

the one thing he is doing right is eating all that horrible junk food. if we're lucky he won't live much longer. g

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

i had to block mofo1953. i will never know what i said that offended him apart from standing by my statement, which did not fit his apparent image of me as a trumpkin. i don't see how saying trump should keep eating junk food so he can drop dead soon is a sign of being pro-trump. indeed, he seemed to have posted in the wrong thread, since his answer seemed to be aimed at the longish part of the original post; i only responded to the question. i had no interest in the rest so i could not comment on it, but stood by what in had said about trump and food... which apparently triggered something in mofo. too bad for him. i am only saying this here, now, so y'all know that i did block him so if you respond to his comments, i won't see your comments either. if that's okay with you, that's okay with me too lol, but if for some reason you wish me to see them, you can (for example) respond to THIS post. if he answers you here i still won't see that but i'll see what you say. g

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

the one thing he is doing right is eating all that horrible junk food. if we're lucky he won't live much longer. g

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

@Mofo1953 what others? what opinions? what did i say? you can't say because you don't even know. yep the shoe fits you fine. you're just in the mood to fight about nothing. go fight with someone else. i have no interest in your nonsense. g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

@BBJong i am very much in favor of tetanus boosters and i'm not going to have one for the reasons described above. it has nothing to do with money. i'm insured. g

New report finds many non-believers still believe in the supernatural - Big Think

genessa comments on Jun 16, 2019:

lol yep! we all indulge in magical thinking. i enjoy it, myself. i have found that when the old toilet in my house doesn't flush, singing to it makes it flush. my singing can't POSSIBLY effect old plumbing (or anything but the mood of any inadvertent listeners) but there you go. so i sing to ...

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

@Katsarecool so cool, thank you for telling me! :-)) g

What’s a movie or song that you can never get tired of?

Ms_McSteven comments on Jun 22, 2019:

Movie: Dog Day Afternoon Song: Whipping Post, Allman Brothers Melissa, see above Love Story, Stephen Stills Jane Says, Jane's Addiction Sober, Tool Randy Scouse Git, Monkees Sky Full of Song, Florence and the Machine Yellow Ledbetter, Pearl Jam

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

dog day afternoon YES! as for whipping post, yes but for some reason i really like zappa's version a lot. g

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

the one thing he is doing right is eating all that horrible junk food. if we're lucky he won't live much longer. g

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

@Mofo1953 no, i can read just fine. you compared me to someone who likes trump, after my comment clearly showed otherwise. you have given no reason for your offensive comparison. anyone who can read can see i'm no trumpkin. therefore you cannot read. logic. g

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

the one thing he is doing right is eating all that horrible junk food. if we're lucky he won't live much longer. g

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

@Mofo1953 since WHEN? sorry, but do you have a reading comprehension problem? g

Please tell me he never said this.

genessa comments on Jun 22, 2019:

sorry, can't tell you he didn't say it. he did. he's THAT dumb. g

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow sorry, not in my nature. gets me in trouble all the time. g

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

the one thing he is doing right is eating all that horrible junk food. if we're lucky he won't live much longer. g

genessa replies on Jun 22, 2019:

@Mofo1953 i do not care; i like my answer and stand by it! g

New report finds many non-believers still believe in the supernatural - Big Think

genessa comments on Jun 16, 2019:

lol yep! we all indulge in magical thinking. i enjoy it, myself. i have found that when the old toilet in my house doesn't flush, singing to it makes it flush. my singing can't POSSIBLY effect old plumbing (or anything but the mood of any inadvertent listeners) but there you go. so i sing to ...

genessa replies on Jun 21, 2019:

@Katsarecool aww that's adorable! i wish i could hear her learning that and singing it back to you! g

As a liberal, what is one thing you think Donald Trump is doing right as President?

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

the one thing he is doing right is eating all that horrible junk food. if we're lucky he won't live much longer. g

genessa replies on Jun 21, 2019:

@silverotter11 i think it is the same kind of phenomenon we see with drunks falling from tall buildings and walking away unscathed. g

The baby to not throw out with the bathwater.

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

so why can't the people who are in the church do all of this good stuff unless they're in a church? is church the only way to organize charity? i'm not knocking what they're doing. i just saying one doesn't need religion to do it. (and of course they support missionaries! missionaries are ...

genessa replies on Jun 21, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay yep. so we need to get the poodly deadheads together! g

The baby to not throw out with the bathwater.

genessa comments on Jun 21, 2019:

so why can't the people who are in the church do all of this good stuff unless they're in a church? is church the only way to organize charity? i'm not knocking what they're doing. i just saying one doesn't need religion to do it. (and of course they support missionaries! missionaries are ...

genessa replies on Jun 21, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay why do i have to consider atheists? again, it would be a religion or lack of religion causing us to gather. can't we gather for bingo, or the grateful dead's music, or the love of poodles, or any other thing? why does the church have the monopoly on gathering for good causes? it is not impossible to gather for the purpose of the charity itself and bypass religion, or lack thereof, or even the grateful dead (though i would never bypass the grateful dead) altogether. the church is already organized, okay, that's convenient, but not by any means necessary. people can organize outside of church if they want to. g

The baby to not throw out with the bathwater.

ylma comments on Jun 21, 2019:

It is easy to criticize who is doing, it is difficult to act. Regardless of the intent of the action, I see only the charity of those who need it. Religion has its bad side, but there are some good things. And charity is still something I admire.   After all we are all human beings.

genessa replies on Jun 21, 2019:

so since when does one need religion to be charitable? g

Trump supporters ...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

oh PLEASE. i went to a buffet lunch with my guy, as an early birthday celebration for him, with a couple with whom we're friendly. the discussion turned to politics. we already knew that the husband of the couple had voted for trump but he had expressed regret and he started this conversation by ...

genessa replies on Jun 21, 2019:

@silverotter11 indeed. the guy acted like a spoiled brat. but we don't have a car, or a license, and these people are friends and this was totally unexpected. g

Trump supporters ...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

oh PLEASE. i went to a buffet lunch with my guy, as an early birthday celebration for him, with a couple with whom we're friendly. the discussion turned to politics. we already knew that the husband of the couple had voted for trump but he had expressed regret and he started this conversation by ...

genessa replies on Jun 20, 2019:

@silverotter11 i couldn't walk away; i was trying to enjoy my lunch, and the celebration of my guy's birthday. he managed to walk away, even though his ex-wife didn't want to go, my guy and i were not done eating, and they had picked us up and brought us there, so we were stranded until she came back for us. i did the next best thing to walking away; i turned away from him and started talking to his ex. he couldn't let it go. g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 20, 2019:

@Carin i did, actually. i was denied. the reason for the denial is that they don't know until the day of the surgery which anesthesiologist will be on duty. g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Carin it is, and the cataract surgery will be even worse, should i happen to get the hysteroscopy and survive, since my fear would well give me a heart attack on the table. ach, i am not trying to be a drama queen here. maybe i am not succeeding though lol. g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Carin i don't look and i don't let it happen, so there is nothing to look at. it hurts like hell and it makes me feel an uncontrollable terror, nothing to do with looking. g

Trump supporters ...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

oh PLEASE. i went to a buffet lunch with my guy, as an early birthday celebration for him, with a couple with whom we're friendly. the discussion turned to politics. we already knew that the husband of the couple had voted for trump but he had expressed regret and he started this conversation by ...

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Redheadedgammy his ex is still friendly to me but blames me the tiniest bit, not because she agrees with him -- she agrees with me, actually -- but because i was arguing with him at all. you have to admit that since she lives with him she has a stake in his being in good mood, but i don't think i did anything wrong, and it was for her sake that i tried to end the discussion. it didn't work; he kept going. but i wasn't going to let him drive me from my meal. it was a shame for MY guy, who was supposedly the star of the show lol g

Trump supporters ...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

oh PLEASE. i went to a buffet lunch with my guy, as an early birthday celebration for him, with a couple with whom we're friendly. the discussion turned to politics. we already knew that the husband of the couple had voted for trump but he had expressed regret and he started this conversation by ...

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Doraz it was a bit of a shock. he is usually fairly jovial except to his ex-, to whom he does gripe a lot. i don't know how she puts up with him. g

Trump supporters ...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

oh PLEASE. i went to a buffet lunch with my guy, as an early birthday celebration for him, with a couple with whom we're friendly. the discussion turned to politics. we already knew that the husband of the couple had voted for trump but he had expressed regret and he started this conversation by ...

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez i wasn't done eating. the food is fab at that buffet. i wanted some of their delicate salmon sushi and it hadn't been brought out yet. it shortly was and i ate it in peace lol. g

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Cutiebeauty comments on Jun 19, 2019:

OMG! This member just joined my group ..

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow a definite scam sign. report report! g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Carin i can't tolerate an iv. that's a needle! g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Carin lol too young at 67 -- well, maybe! i have been advised to take a tranquilizer before an endomitrial biopsy. i declined, but i was ready to endure it. it's the doctor who declined to perform it, not me pooping out on it! g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch, @MST3K i don't remember the pain (consciously) but i have a vivid memory of the needle coming at my eye. it was my left eye but my memory until recently has been of of the needle coming at my RIGHT eye, which is normal because that's the one from which i would've been seeing and that's how it would've looked. lately that memory is correcting itself a little. i am pretty sure the docs never had a clue i was awake. i was premature and still tiny at three; they probably were afraid to give me much anesthesia. when patients awaken from anesthesia, doctors traditionally read this not as consciousness but as an unconscious physical reaction of the body, and increase the paralytic instead of the actual anesthesia. thus one is conscious but paralyzed and cannot say "hey i'm here!" i don't remember trying to do that. i think my consciousness was brief -- but i sure do remember it, and the terror, which i can still feel, 64 years later. g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch oof i am cringing! g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Carin that is called an endomitrial biopsy. i had one a long time ago and it came up fine. i attempted to have another and the doctor stopped because she didn't care for my screaming (i don't remember screaming but i know for a fact i didn't ask her to stop; had she continued i might not be going through what i am going through now). i went to a gynecological surgeon in october asking specifically for another attempt at an endomitrial biopsy. although that is what the appointment was for, when i got there he said he wasn't going to do it; i should instead have the hysteroscopy. he is a surgeon. 'nuff said. so i made the appointment for surgery in november and then got sick and couldn't have it, and when i got better i pooped out and now it's june. and here i am thinking about it and being terrified that no one will even TRY to give me another endomitrial biopsy because they get paid more for a hysteroscopy! g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Carin ah if only someone would develop such a vaccine! of course there would be antivaxxers who refused to take or let their kids take that one too lol. g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Carin i am sorry to hear that. it is survivable... but not without, as i say, treatment AND luck. many, many do not survive. lemme look up the survival rate. "Current statistics indicate that mortality in mild and moderate tetanus is approximately 6%; for severe tetanus, it may be as high as 60%. Mortality in the United States resulting from generalized tetanus is 30% overall, 52% in patients older than 60 years, and 13% in patients younger than 60 years." i am 67. i'd best be VERY careful! g

‘My mum didn’t vaccinate me – this is what happened next’ "It started when I accidentally...

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

tetanus can be deadly and it's much easier to prevent than to cure; there is no actual cure. you can survive it if you are treated and are lucky. it takes both. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch i looked up tetanus less than 24 hours ago because, although i have had no wounds lately, my jaw has been aching, and my throat is sore. i took some ibuprofen, and took more six hours later, and it's time to take even more but already the pain is receding somewhat. it should be bad again now, and i should be grimacing, and i should be having spasms, if i had tetanus, but none of that is happening, so i'm okay. wish i didn't have whatever i have but it's not tetanus. this is good because i have really bad ptsd. i am definitely not an anti-vaxxer but i am not one of those people who are afraid of needles; i am one of those people who are TERRIFIED of needles because i woke up during eye surgery when i was three. i need surgery (a couple surgeries in fact, one on each eye for cataracts but those can wait, and more urgently a hysteroscopy because i am exhibiting signs of uterine cancer) and i can't make myself do it, the ptsd is THAT bad, even though i don't want to die and know i HAVE to have at least that one surgery. so i have not had a tetanus shot. if i had kids they'd be getting lollipops and cookies -- and hugs and kisses -- after every vaccination and totally inured to it, and not terrified like me, and totally protected. fortunately my mom vaccinated me with whatever was required when i was a kid (most of it BEFORE my eye surgery so i was okay with needles then, and the doctor's sisters baked cookies for kids who got shots, so i was REALLY okay with it!) tetanus is quite dangerous and i am super careful because i know i put myself at risk. i would never put anyone ELSE at risk, and as i say, if i had kids they'd be fully protected. g

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Cutiebeauty comments on Jun 19, 2019:

OMG! This member just joined my group ..

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@GuyKeith if he is a scammer he will likely want to communicate outside of this site. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Shawno1972 if he is still doing it, he needs to be caught. counseling is curiously ineffective. there is no cure other than chemical castration and some people get around that by taking testosterone. i am not trying to be mean. i am not even saying he is definitely offending, though as i say the signs ARE there. but if he IS, then he needs to be apprehended. g

So I have an uncomfortable suspicion regarding my father.

genessa comments on Jun 19, 2019:

well i'd hate to judge without being an expert (i've watched a lot of svu and that's about it) and without knowing him, but the signs are all there. the scary thing is, (i think) more people use religion to justify acting on their pedophilia than to suppress it, and if he really was (still) acting ...

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@DaveBA5150 that would not stop him. it would only make him be more discreet, which does not help any children. if he's doing it still, we want him to be LESS discreet and get caught! it also could put you in physical danger. so i do NOT recommend that. g

How and when did you lose your religion?

genessa comments on Jun 17, 2019:

i never lost my religion. i just realized when i was 15 that there were no gods. it didn't have much to do with religion itself; my family was never religious. g

genessa replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@helionoftroy well, i won't say we had no religion. it's just that we were not especially religious and never talked about the god part of it. so in discovering there were no gods, i was not railing against some kind of brainwashing, or even ritual, or the kind of hypocrisy one so often sees. we didn't pretend to believe anything we didn't, and we didn't especially talk about whatever it was we did believe, other than in our cultural identity (though we didn't put it that way). that, i suppose, is why i still feel comfortable going to shul on the high holidays, or celebrating passover. i can make of these things what i will. i don't harbor the resentment that people often do when they discover their religious leaders have been lying to them. it doesn't hurt that there's no fire and brimstone in judaism lol, or that the sermon at any given time might be about, say, the value of recycling. g

Do you suspect there is an evangelical arm of atheism that wants to convert religious practitioners ...

Kafirah comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I know I am intolerant of people choosing wishful thinking over positive action to solve their problems. The only time I feel it is acceptable to choose the inverse is when those wishes are hateful, and thus their actions would also be.

genessa replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@Kafirah kind of both and chronic insomnia as well. thanks for your good wishes. well, i am glad that is the form your intolerance takes. some people actually WILL go up to a religious person and start an argument, it seems, and to me that would be like doing more than an eye-roll on the person who wished not that he had a belt but that he had such a nice butt he just HAD to share it with everyone! but if someone is throwing religion in my face, then my intolerance is not of their belief, which i find silly, but of their aggression, which i find obnoxious. i suspect from your reasonable response that you feel similarly. g

Do you suspect there is an evangelical arm of atheism that wants to convert religious practitioners ...

Kafirah comments on Jun 18, 2019:

I know I am intolerant of people choosing wishful thinking over positive action to solve their problems. The only time I feel it is acceptable to choose the inverse is when those wishes are hateful, and thus their actions would also be.

genessa replies on Jun 18, 2019:

intolerant in what way? i mean, what if someone was walking down the street with his pants hanging down low in a manner many people find ridiculous. do you run up to him and try to pull up his pants or get him to see the error of his ways? do you just frown and express your disapproval without trying to change that person? or do you just grumble to yourself without revealing your disapproval to the other person? there are varying degrees of intolerance. so if the guy wasn't actively trying to pull YOUR pants down, how intolerant would you be? if i've chosen a bad example because, say, you like to wear your pants around your knees, pretend i gave a better example. i'm tired. g

A couple of hints for us older folk, men do not consider tucking your testicles in your socks, hang ...

Lorajay comments on Jun 18, 2019:

British humor is often over my head.

genessa replies on Jun 18, 2019:

i'm not sure "over" is the correct preposition here! g

User: michaelinlivonia Sealioning Troll.

genessa comments on Jun 17, 2019:

you will notice my numerous posts in that thread; you are correct in your assessment of him. it is good that he is blocked but i felt obligated to counter his claims for the benefit of anyone less well informed who might find the topic interesting and in ignorance and innocent tend to believe him....

genessa replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@GuyKeith i have only blocked one person from one of my groups, total, but i am afraid i have a massive personal block list. i have a low tolerance for gaslighters. g

"The Democratic Party Is Trying To Downplay Climate Change.

genessa comments on Jun 17, 2019:

this is an opinion piece, right? well i don't agree with that opinion. the democratic party is NOT trying to downplay climate change; at least one of the candidates is making his campaign ALL about climate change and the others are all in favor of reversing the damage trump is doing and proceeding...

genessa replies on Jun 17, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose well, unless one of us has a crystal ball, yeah lol g

"The Democratic Party Is Trying To Downplay Climate Change.

genessa comments on Jun 17, 2019:

this is an opinion piece, right? well i don't agree with that opinion. the democratic party is NOT trying to downplay climate change; at least one of the candidates is making his campaign ALL about climate change and the others are all in favor of reversing the damage trump is doing and proceeding...

genessa replies on Jun 17, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose i understand the use of the word masters. what i don't understand is where this idea comes from that the dnc has forbidden candidates to talk about climate change. it simply isn't true. it's just that the dnc was asked to host a specific debate (not the ones already planned) about climate change and declined. i don't know whether they don't want to do it for reasons they're not saying, or whether they've said why and i just haven't heard, or whether they're actually just not doing it right now and are planning it for later, but that's what the whole thing is about, nothing to do with controlling the candidates. g

"The Democratic Party Is Trying To Downplay Climate Change.

genessa comments on Jun 17, 2019:

this is an opinion piece, right? well i don't agree with that opinion. the democratic party is NOT trying to downplay climate change; at least one of the candidates is making his campaign ALL about climate change and the others are all in favor of reversing the damage trump is doing and proceeding...

genessa replies on Jun 17, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose no, it actually isn't about that at all. the only thing the dnc has said is that it is not planning to host a debate, a separate debate, specifically about climate change. it has NOT indicated that it will punish candidates in any way for discussing climate change! and the headline doesn't say masters lol. but if this is what is being said, that the candidates can't discuss it and will be punished if they do, then that is incorrect. that's not happening. not a bit. g

Does anyone else think the depth and breadth of discourse about religious detriment on this site has...

genessa comments on Jun 17, 2019:

some has. some hasn't. i would not want to characterize every dialogue the same. it is possible to be quite articulate and thoughtful here and it is possible to be a snert and everthing in between is possible too. the site isn't what's making the posts. we are. is it superficial? so post ...

genessa replies on Jun 17, 2019:

@LiterateHiker omg i heard the term so long ago i forget what the initials stand for! but it's basically a snot-nosed snide wiseguy (or -gal) with trolly tendencies, someone who enjoys disruption for its own sake, someone who thinks being mean and being funny are the same thing... you know, people like that are snerts. g

Does anyone else struggle with hating religion?

genessa comments on Jun 16, 2019:

not i. first of i don't hate religion. i hate that some people want to push it on me, either personally or through legislation or adjudication, but i don't hate religion. i think it's mostly silly, and i believe there are no gods, but why would i waste my energy hating religion? so no struggle ...

genessa replies on Jun 17, 2019:

@Kc2222 who said anything about being submissive? are hatred or submission the ONLY two choices? and how did those hatred-fueled revolutions work out, if they were ONLY hating? cake, anyone? every parent and every parented child needs to know that anger and hatred are not the same. g

Does anyone else struggle with hating religion?

genessa comments on Jun 16, 2019:

not i. first of i don't hate religion. i hate that some people want to push it on me, either personally or through legislation or adjudication, but i don't hate religion. i think it's mostly silly, and i believe there are no gods, but why would i waste my energy hating religion? so no struggle ...

genessa replies on Jun 17, 2019:

@Kc2222 it is the kind of fuel that explodes in your face. justice is served by passion but it has to be tempered with a cooler head too. hatred can poison everything. g

New report finds many non-believers still believe in the supernatural - Big Think

genessa comments on Jun 16, 2019:

lol yep! we all indulge in magical thinking. i enjoy it, myself. i have found that when the old toilet in my house doesn't flush, singing to it makes it flush. my singing can't POSSIBLY effect old plumbing (or anything but the mood of any inadvertent listeners) but there you go. so i sing to ...

genessa replies on Jun 16, 2019:

@astrnelis then i shall teach you the song. appropriately, the song has religious connotations. to the tune of "go down moses": "go down... poopoo... way down in toilet land.... tell old plumbing... let my poopoo go! when poopoo came to toilet land (let my poopoo go!) i qvetched so hard i could not stand (let my poopoo go!) (refrain). note: most people know the slang meaning of qvetch, which is to complain. the literal meaning is to squeeze the bowels. g

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BufftonBeotch comments on Jun 16, 2019:

They are pro-life they say.

genessa replies on Jun 16, 2019:

yep but only unborn life! once you're born, to hell with ya, right? plus is your mom is brown, they don't care that much about you when you're unborn either.... except if she wants an abortion. then they're outraged. g

i may have made this point before but i'm going to make it again: look, if you love everything ...

Katsarecool comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I won't be voting for Joe in the primaries. I think he is an air head, puts up with the mean-spirited rights actioms, words and behaviors, doesn't speak out about controversaries till others do it. He just isn't a strong person to me. I favor Elizabeth Warren with Booker as VP. But who ever ...

genessa replies on Jun 15, 2019:

yep, exactly! and i like your lineup too, not that we get to tell warren whom to choose, but that's who i'd pick if it were my choice. g

Supreme Court denies Flint officials' request to block lawsuit over water crisis

genessa comments on Jun 15, 2019:

i whitelisted nbc and it still blocks me, so please tell me the date on this article. i hope it's brand new! that would be very good news indeed! g

genessa replies on Jun 15, 2019:

@LiterateHiker yay! g

haha i was just wondering whether to block someone named desertastronomer when he went and blocked ...

Kafirah comments on Jun 15, 2019:

I had a bit of a row with him earlier last month where he was trying to spread the absolute bullshit notion that it was people who had been vaccinated against Measles that were infecting the unvaccinated because the vaccination contains the Measles virus. Clearly his lack of education on certain ...

genessa replies on Jun 15, 2019:

oh that's eye-opening! now consider this: he could indeed be as ignorant as he appears, but both my conflict with him and yours are over two different areas in which the russians are KNOWN to interfere and sow division. a good deal of the antivax movement is russian-instigated, and of course we already know about how they tried to divide liberals in the 2016. (we know how well they succeeded, too! people are STILL pushing that particular conspiracy theory, ignoring the actual conspiracy!) your enlightening comment, plus his trollish gaslighting, leads me more and more to think of him as a troll. g

Poor Melania, she made her bed and now she has to lie in it, with a midget that likes golden ...

genessa comments on Jun 14, 2019:

i feel approximately zero sympathy for melania. you get what you're bought for. g

genessa replies on Jun 15, 2019:

@LucyLoohoo she chose "full view of the world" before she met him, and he was also a pretty public figure when she met him, too. sorry, but in all fairness to michelle obama, who was blasted once for daring to wear a perfectly tasteful sleeveless dress, and who was constantly compared to all manner of primates simply because she's black, and who was accused of being trans, or a man in drag, or any number of things, i feel the same amount of sympathy for melania that i did when i posted my response: zero. g

WHO NEEDS GOD?

callmedubious comments on Jun 14, 2019:

i would really question how many "rich, powerful ppl" really believe in a god. i doubt if a proclaimed atheist could ever make it very far in politics today. so i don't, for one minute, believe all these RPP are really believers. i further doubt that there are many rich, powerful IGNORANT ppl.

genessa replies on Jun 14, 2019:

@callmedubious but he is and he has become... maybe not a billionaire, but at least a millionaire. anyone can do it. all it requires is a millionaire daddy. g

WHO NEEDS GOD?

genessa comments on Jun 14, 2019:

religion is too widespread for us to generalize about broken people. i know a lot of broken atheists too. in addition, not all religions are the same and thus while the appeal of having a deity on which to rely to a greater or lesser degree is the same, the details are not, and the details are ...

genessa replies on Jun 14, 2019:

@callmedubious i don't know what he prays about. i know what real-life action he takes. i stand by what i said. g