Does it seem like getting a one night stand would be really easy?

genessa comments on Oct 26, 2018:

um, no. no, it doesn't seem that way at all. neither is easy. g

genessa replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@Yogisan l might add that we were young at approximately the same time. if you went where the women were, you didn't go where i was. i didn't go to places where men might pick me up because i didn't wish to be picked up. i was not then, nor am i now, concerned with the rules of the time. by the way, my approach to physical beauty was always handsome is as handsome does. g

Does it seem like getting a one night stand would be really easy?

genessa comments on Oct 26, 2018:

um, no. no, it doesn't seem that way at all. neither is easy. g

genessa replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@Yogisan i never wanted one-night stands. they didn't appeal to me. i didn't want to have sex with strangers. that would have been emotionally difficult for me. i have a fiance and we're in love. it has its difficulties but it's easier for me to have a relationship with someone you know and trust than to screw around for no reason. it wouldn't have been pleasurable for me. it would have been a waste of my time, my effort and my person. i wasn't "saving" myself; i wasn't a virgin. but one-night stands? they sound the OPPOSITE of appealing. as for whether or not it's hard to find a relationship, sure, it's hard to find the right one. it took me almost half a century. but i wasn't looking. it happened. then i had to MAKE it continue to happen. g

I have been so stressed lately, I have been on short term disability and I have to have surgery, but...

genessa comments on Oct 24, 2018:

mazel tov! it took me 13 years to get on social security disability. i hope your surgery goes well. mine is set for a couple weeks from now and i'm terrified. g

genessa replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@Tamresa mine is, alas, permanent, unless someone invents a magic wand. g

Trump claims he can give us 100 pictures of mueller and comey hugging and kissing

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Hmmmm maybe he's lying.....

genessa replies on Oct 26, 2018:

maybe huh? rofl! g

This is not a flash from the past.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Ever read the comments on YouTube? It's pretty much a Nazi-Hate propaganda machine. Doesn't matter where this was found... these characters are everywhere and, because of our 'precious' interpretation of the Second Amendment, they're also armed.

genessa replies on Oct 26, 2018:

alas. g

This is not a flash from the past.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Charming, just charming, i want to date the guys who wrote & published this and pull a Judith on them! ( look it up in the Babble)

genessa replies on Oct 26, 2018:

me a jew. me know about holofernes. g

This is not a flash from the past.

Paracosm comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I have a family member who is always trying to spew this crap. He wonders why I don't want him around.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

maybe he'll figure it out some day lol. geez, i don't know how people can still think this way. g

My guy and i are both boomers.

hipchick57 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

That was so kind and I am sure they loved it!

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

one guy requested some country western so i made a cw playlist too, but he isn't there that often and no one else seems too thrilled with it, so we mostly go with this one lol. g

I have to wonder.

genessa comments on Oct 25, 2018:

you REALLY can't tell? even from outside, can't you see the difference between them? they're nothing alike. one of them is a kind, intelligent, educated, thoughtful, competent, skillful, humorous, handsome, loving, caring family man, and the other is donald trump. g

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@Rob1948 yep. and he's so stupid, he doesn't even KNOW what would benefit him, in the long run, which doesn't concern me, because i don't care about his benefit. i want to see him wear orange and i don't want him to benefit from that. g

Atheists - Less Vices

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

fewer. and i don't know if that is true. i have seen no data on it. where do you get your data? you mention demographics but i've seen nothing except that there are fewer atheists in prison than christians. that doesn't speak toward anything but actual crime and prosecution. in addition, ...

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@WarmFluffy vice is not a matter of opinion? of course it is. there is no such objective thing as vice. it's ALL a matter of opinion, by community agreement sometimes, meaning the law in most cases, other times by religious agreement, sometimes just personal. or are some opinions more superficial than others? are opinions more superficial if they do or don't match yours? g

My guy and i are both boomers.

sassygirl3869 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Good idea - making a playlist.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

i've got a jazz one and a classical one too but they mostly seem to like this one :-)) g

CN VIDEO—Jill Stein Talks to Consortium News: ‘We Are Being Robbed Blind by the War ...

genessa comments on Oct 25, 2018:

you won't find a positive comment from me in support of that faker, that russian tool, that nobody, jill stein. g

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@William_Mary oh so since i disagree with YOU i must not be thinking for myself. that's pretty boxy thinking you've got there, yourself. thanks for the insult. you're dead wrong but i don't care if you do anyone any favors because i am stepping you right out of my vision. block; relief! g

My guy and i are both boomers.

Wangobango3 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I'm betting on this approach. https://www.alzheimers.net/6-15-15-effects-of-medical-marijuana-on-alzheimers/

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

i wish! but we don't have it for alzheimer's here. g

My guy and i are both boomers.

drumreaper comments on Oct 25, 2018:

That's great! Sorry to hear of your predicament. If I may ask, how old are you guys? I'm 65 next month...just contemplating the next ding on my health...so far, so good...

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

66 and a half here and he's 70. he's had alzheimer's for a while now. good luck! g

My guy and i are both boomers.

LetzGetReal comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Evidence has shown that reliving the past, even watching the same movie more than once is helpful with re to all levels of dementia. Good for you to be this giving!

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

well it's selfish too as it's my music too for the most part (with some requests thrown in). but yeah i did think this would benefit them more. everyone, it's not just the one song! let it play out! it's a LONG list! g

A Faceless Dialogue - Progressive.org

DenoPenno comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Amazing. The entire FB dialog is coming from a faceless bot set up by algorithm. They are starting to use this method in phone calls now too.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

scary! g

Myths and facts. can you tell them apart? it's easy if you have a brain and pay attention. g

KissedbySun comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Fact, migrants face grave risk coming to the USA, particularly with children given the present regime.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@EMC2 never. they're morally blind. g

But... but... her emails? g

AgnosticBear comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Anything’s possible. We have safe guards in place. Our people do their best to protect us. Did you have suggestions on how to further improve our safety level?

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@DonCoryon ungratefu to whom? you're the complainer here. substance? ha! you will shortly have none for me; i know a troll when i see one. g

But... but... her emails? g

AgnosticBear comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I would like to add to this silly meme. That no one thinks this couldn’t happen. Which is why people just don’t enter unchecked. We have processes in place. Are those processes perfect? Nope. Can they be improved? Yes. Is there any point to this meme? Again, nope.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

yes there IS a point and no one thinks it couldn't happen, only that it is SO unlikely. there are so many easier ways. this way would be ridiculous. g

Perhaps in my lifetime, I will be able to experience to some degree a world where labels don’t ...

genessa comments on Oct 24, 2018:

that's fair. i call myself an atheist because it means i either don't believe in any gods or (more accurate in my case) i believe there are no gods. it means nothing else, whatsoever. it doesn't mean i do or don't listen to others, do or don't respect others, do or don't accept others. it has ...

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@Outsideit67 indeed! i only mention it when it seems to be of interest :-)) g

Atheists - Less Vices

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

fewer. and i don't know if that is true. i have seen no data on it. where do you get your data? you mention demographics but i've seen nothing except that there are fewer atheists in prison than christians. that doesn't speak toward anything but actual crime and prosecution. in addition, ...

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@Sticks48 i don't see sex as a vice in and of itself. g

Myths and facts. can you tell them apart? it's easy if you have a brain and pay attention. g

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I have an old high school "stoner" friend turned evangelical minister on FB who posts many hypocritical items about such things. I think I hit a nerve on his last one about open borders (even got some thumbs up and most of his flock are just as racist whether they would believe so. Anyway I asked ...

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

good show! you may wake someone up yet! g

my mom's secret, hardly a secret anymore: cut up a sweet potato and put it in.

MrLizard comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Wait... what? You put sweet potato in chicken soup? I may have to try that.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

yep! it sweetens the broth beautifully. it sort of melts into it -- you don't put in big chunks like you do with the regular potatoes, but little diced bits that melt away. oh now i'm hungry! g

Myths and facts. can you tell them apart? it's easy if you have a brain and pay attention. g

KissedbySun comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Fact, migrants face grave risk coming to the USA, particularly with children given the present regime.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

totally factual, indeed. the situation at home must be grave indeed for them to risk it. they deserve our admiration for their courage, not our scorn for being born on the wrong side of an imaginary line on the globe (which doesn't mean dems are for open borders -- it just means women and children fleeing for their lives and facing incredible danger and hardship to reach a country where they won't be treated humanely should not be shunned as potential terrorists because of the agenda of a corrupt organization posing as a political party). g

CN VIDEO—Jill Stein Talks to Consortium News: ‘We Are Being Robbed Blind by the War ...

genessa comments on Oct 25, 2018:

you won't find a positive comment from me in support of that faker, that russian tool, that nobody, jill stein. g

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

the picture doesn't prove anything but it is evidence, and her hastening to delete her anti-vaxx statements when she found out they didn't play well among intelligent people is a clue too. she is not an honest person. she can make true statements (yeah we hate the war machine) but that doesn't make her anything but what she is, and i have said what she is. g

NYT: Chinese Listening In to Trump's Insecure Phone

FreethoughtKaty comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Yup. Fucking buffoon. There isnt a more apt description of him than that.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

i can think of equally appropriate words but not better ones :-)) g

But... but... her emails? g

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Read the N.Y. Times new article about Trump's phone use: worse than any possible breach of emails; it is undoubtedly being breached and he is endangering the national security do why no chants of lock him up.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

https://agnostic.com/discussion/208108/nyt-chinese-listening-in-to-trumps-insecure-phone?aid=1154127 g

Trump: I’m a nationalist and I’m proud of it - The Washington Post

LiterateHiker comments on Oct 24, 2018:

"White nationalism" defined by dictionary.com: noun white supremacy.

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

oh but he didn't SAY white. he meant it. he is it. but he didn't say it.... g

NYT: Chinese Listening In to Trump's Insecure Phone

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I saw. Worse for national security than email breeches. So, where are the people concerned about our security so much shouting to lock him up?

genessa replies on Oct 25, 2018:

they all have sore throats from shouting to lock "her" up. g

Will Trump win re-election in 2020?

Druvius comments on Oct 24, 2018:

At this point, sure looks like the Dems will run a candidate whose platform is "I'm not Trump!" Can't imagine that will work any better for them in 2020 than it did in 2016. Still, a lot can happen the next two years.

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@Druvius but she did win... by almost three million votes. the electoral college, which is terribly skewed, installed trump. the people elected hillary. g

Judge Orders Georgia Officials to Stop Rejecting Absentee Ballots Without Letting Voters Fix Them ...

Rob1948 comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Hopefully, Kemp won’t drag his feet, much like Kobach did in Kansas.

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

i wouldn't put any dishonest act past either of them. g

But... but... her emails? g

AgnosticBear comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Anything’s possible. We have safe guards in place. Our people do their best to protect us. Did you have suggestions on how to further improve our safety level?

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

also if our people actually did their best to protect us, we wouldn't have russia attacking our elections and saudis murdering a resident wapo journalist. g

But... but... her emails? g

AgnosticBear comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Anything’s possible. We have safe guards in place. Our people do their best to protect us. Did you have suggestions on how to further improve our safety level?

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

well, i am not a security expert but i know that lying works AGAINST security. turning people against women and children in distress is a good way to keep our attention OFF of actual terrorism. g

Judge Orders Georgia Officials to Stop Rejecting Absentee Ballots Without Letting Voters Fix Them ...

bingst comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Being in Georgia, I'm hearing a lot about this. It's all the worse because Kemp is running for governor, and he is still secretary of state, the official overseeing elections and voter registrations in this state. I'm thinking we need an amendment to the GA constitution to prohibit this.

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

it won't happen until the state goes blue, and the republicans are cheating hard to keep it red. g

Atheists don’t exist?

LunaBerry comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Wow. That was crazy. Who are these “scientists”? I’m proof that Atheists exist, and don’t hold onto things like the “immortal soul”.

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@WeaZ notice that the word "atheists" is consistently misspelled. g

Atheists - Less Vices

stinkeye_a comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Citation needed! That's a mighty tall claim... Just for funsies, I'll spitball a little: assuming the premise is true, the first thing that comes to my mind is Christians have forgiveness and salvation. On a case-by-case basis, just ask for forgiveness; on the whole, just accept Jesus as your ...

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@WarmFluffy i have never heard of, much less seen, such studies. it sounds ridiculous to me. g

This weekend I participated in one of my favorite fall traditions, making apple butter.

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

those are nice traditions. my fall traditions are becoming seriously ill, refusing to close the windows and wearing short shorts. g

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@Christiep77 lol mine are just personal. g

Today is the one-year anniversary of joining agnostics.

genessa comments on Oct 24, 2018:

i have people of different political persuasions calling me names and telling me to fuck off ALL the time and they never get suspended. but religious trolls SHOULD be told to fuck off, and furthermore, they should be suspended, themselves. g

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@Kojaksmom sure does. by the way, i don't know why we still call these people conservative. i know why they call themselves that, but why do we? they're not conservative. they're regressive. g

Long hair/short hair

genessa comments on Oct 24, 2018:

i'm an old hippy. i don't approve of short hair on men! g

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@Artistlover 'blush g

Atheists - Less Vices

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

fewer. and i don't know if that is true. i have seen no data on it. where do you get your data? you mention demographics but i've seen nothing except that there are fewer atheists in prison than christians. that doesn't speak toward anything but actual crime and prosecution. in addition, ...

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@WarmFluffy sorry, are you implying that there is something wrong with sex, or that only men enjoy it? or that their sexual behavior is even geared toward marriage? you don't have to collect articles, but it is helpful to have SOME kind of data to back up what is otherwise either fantasy or casual observation based on small samples. i don't find less carnality here than elsewhere. i really don't. g

Seems awfully appropriate with the current administration.

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

the words ring true. i have no clue what they have to do with the picture. g

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@Heidi68 lol yeah that's my problem with it. and her expression actually doesn't jibe with the words, for me. her expression is "i'm young and like to fuck." (pardon me, that's even ruder, but that IS what her expression says, if taken along with her body, and don't think for an instant the men reading this are trying to read her FACIAL expression. so i don't think it gets men to read it; i think it gets men to ignore the actual words.) g

Did Dems/Soros Fund Caravan?

Druvius comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Of course not, but people that have been drinking the Rush Limbaugh/Alex Jones Kool Aid for decades will believe pretty much anything.

genessa replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@Maiasaura better sooner than later, better the marriage than you. g

Did Dems/Soros Fund Caravan?

Druvius comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Of course not, but people that have been drinking the Rush Limbaugh/Alex Jones Kool Aid for decades will believe pretty much anything.

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Maiasaura i am glad to hear that in the past tense! g

Did Dems/Soros Fund Caravan?

Maiasaura comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Sooo ridiculous! George Soros is quite elderly. I wonder who the alt right repugs will blame next?

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

chelsea clinton or her kids lol but they're not jewish... it's easier for them if their target is jewish (though they did a good job on clinton, alas). g

Which comic book series did you grow up on?

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

i never read comic books as a kid. weird, huh? i was reading greek mythology and my dad's college psych texts. but there is ONE exception: when i went into the hospital, age nine or so, to have my tonsils out, i asked for a comic book from the gift shop and got a green lantern. it's the only one...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@HardBlues69 lol i used to. i think it's been sinking! g

Atheists - Less Vices

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

fewer. and i don't know if that is true. i have seen no data on it. where do you get your data? you mention demographics but i've seen nothing except that there are fewer atheists in prison than christians. that doesn't speak toward anything but actual crime and prosecution. in addition, ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Squirrel g

Atheists - Less Vices

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

fewer. and i don't know if that is true. i have seen no data on it. where do you get your data? you mention demographics but i've seen nothing except that there are fewer atheists in prison than christians. that doesn't speak toward anything but actual crime and prosecution. in addition, ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Squirrel lol have you seen that trump/pence meme? lemme try to find it for you. g

Any Reggae Recommendations?

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

from an unlikely-seeming source, check out el rayo x and mr dave by david lindley. it's not all reggae. quite a bit of it is. some samples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYRVyBgjE2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDa1h5oI754=4 g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@JurassicT4 if you can ever get to see him live, do so. he can play anything with strings and i think a few things without, too! you may know him as the violinist who played most often with jackson browne. g

Robocall Calling Gillum a "Negro" and "Monkey"

DenoPenno comments on Oct 23, 2018:

They did this before and slowed down with it when caught. Now the election is close and they are scared. I'm not surprised one bit that this has started up once again. Koolaid drinkers are likely to tell you some nonsense about George Soros which makes them look more ignorant than they really are. ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@DenoPenno free speech has always had limits. they are reasonable limits. one doesn't shout "fire!" in a crowded theatre that doesn't happen to be burning. one doesn't tell lies about other people in ways that lose them their jobs or their social standing or in some cases even their lives. one does not incite riot or other violence. in trump's world, ONLY slander and libel are acceptable, the truth has to be smothered and people like alex jones are -- dare i say it -- normal! g

Trump's tax cuts were a dud, so he's made up new ones that don't exist | MSNBC

kmdskit3 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Continually making shit up.

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

and shit it most certainly is! g

GOP Candidates Lying About Health Care

DenoPenno comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Your post is correct. In my state a man who was elected state attorney general (Josh Hawley)and filed a lawsuit against allowing pre-existing healtcare conditions has now come out saying he is all for pre-existing conditions. He's also running for state senator and has no record to run on. The GOP ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@DenoPenno you know who i had a crush on when i was 9 or 10? orson bean! i thought he was the bees' knees! and he was! he was liberal, cute and funny! he told one of the funniest jokes i ever heard on carson one night, and no, i won't tell it here, but if you remind me elsewhere where it's appropriate, i may just tell it there. i saw him on game shows; he was clever. i saw him later as an actor; he was okay. he was getting old by then. then his daughter married andrew breitbart. i wasn't at the wedding but i can tell you with some certainty what they served to drink there: kool-aid. orson bean became a rabid tea partier. i couldn't believe it. not orson! not the guy who rode through greenwich village, with his wife, on his motorcycle, looking for their lost cat, calling our her name: "pussy galore! pussy galore!" not him! if it can happen to orson, for sure it can happen to some unhappy republican (maybe former dixiecratic) family in a trailer somewhere in the deep south. what chance have they got in light of all this? g

The Resistance Is Voting

SukiSue comments on Oct 23, 2018:

I think this is a good sign for Democrats!

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

yes but pay no attention to signs. this isn't one of those "oh the dems are winning, they don't need me" moments (it never is). this is one of those "we ARE the sign. we do this. vote! vote blue!" moments. g

Robocall Calling Gillum a "Negro" and "Monkey"

DenoPenno comments on Oct 23, 2018:

They did this before and slowed down with it when caught. Now the election is close and they are scared. I'm not surprised one bit that this has started up once again. Koolaid drinkers are likely to tell you some nonsense about George Soros which makes them look more ignorant than they really are. ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@DenoPenno it's like the idiots who think hillary had a child sex ring operating in the basement of a d.c. pizza parlor (which didn't happen to have a basement). feh! g

More about republican dirty tricks

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Can we, at this point, really be surprised by anything. They are in a future death spiral with changing demographics and these are ways to hang onto power another 20 years to rape the economy and take the rest of us down with them.

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Beowulfsfriend add my oversized ass to that mix! these folks will say ANYTHING! g

Did Dems/Soros Fund Caravan?

Green_eyes comments on Oct 23, 2018:

This insanity on the right bringing Soros and the Clintons into every one of thier failings. The fact that they are making this a mid term issue when these people are a thousand miles away is laughable, right along with the sudden tax cut for the middle class that will never see the light of day.

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

the tax cut is a fantasy in the alleged mind of our alleged president. g

Robocall Calling Gillum a "Negro" and "Monkey"

DenoPenno comments on Oct 23, 2018:

They did this before and slowed down with it when caught. Now the election is close and they are scared. I'm not surprised one bit that this has started up once again. Koolaid drinkers are likely to tell you some nonsense about George Soros which makes them look more ignorant than they really are. ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

i am listening to chris hayes and the headlines said something about a bomb in soros' house... we haven't got to that story yet! this blaming everything on soros has to stop! i'm going to paste this as a comment to another story i shared too since it concerns soros. this robocall is despicable! g

FACT CHECK: Is This a Photograph of the Trump/Cruz Political Rally in Texas?

DenoPenno comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Trump even used false pics for his inauguration. Anyone aware of that fact should have known he was a skunk from day one and that he was likely to say anything.

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

he hired actors to cheer for him when he announced his candidacy, which is why he claims that dems are paying actors to protest his horrible policies. he thinks everyone is like him. but alas, most people, even good people who can't stand him, don't realize that he used false pictures for his inauguration, or hired those actors when he announced. g

GOP Candidates Lying About Health Care

DenoPenno comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Your post is correct. In my state a man who was elected state attorney general (Josh Hawley)and filed a lawsuit against allowing pre-existing healtcare conditions has now come out saying he is all for pre-existing conditions. He's also running for state senator and has no record to run on. The GOP ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

but the trump base doesn't believe google unless it brings up breitbart, drudge,jones, fox or worse, and although it is hard to believe there is worse, alas, there is! g

A concept of a god.

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

that's not god. that's nature. what is the point of renaming it "god" when "god" has such an evocative meaning for so many people? that's certainly not my concept of a god. a god is a deity. deities are imaginary. nature is not imaginary. therefore there is no point in calling nature a deity....

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@factorbelief but the theist's god is NOT just being nature. the theist's god is a big sky daddy. also you did not make it clear that you were speaking to any particular group. you appeared to be presenting this as if it were a new idea for what god is. you appeared actually to BE reducing it to a deity, despite saying otherwise at one point. g

Did Dems/Soros Fund Caravan?

nicknotes comments on Oct 23, 2018:

It wouldn't surprise me if it was discovered that the Republicans are funding the caravan. Remember it was the Nazis who burned down the Reichstag and blamed others for political advantage. Trump seems to be following Hitler's "Big Lie" technique to blame the Democrats for the problems he has ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

he is a big follower of hitler's, though he apparently adores goebbels too. g

First, let me say that the Kavanaugh appointment was a disgrace.

LenHazell53 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

21st century USA folks

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@LenHazell53 she has been proven a liar? oh, you mean by the 30+ years of slander? no, she hasn't been proven a liar, and i won't even talk about bill in this context. the foundation is one of the most highly ranked in the world and has been linked to NO corruption, except by the aforementioned slanderers. there was no law against her using a private server, it is irrelevant what room of her house it was in, and she wasn't even the first secretary of state to do it, but i don't see people slandering colin powell. g

Atheist = Depressed?

genessa comments on Oct 22, 2018:

i very much believe it NOT to be true. i don't think we're any more depressed than anyone else, and observing that one group has a certain percentage of depressed people does not indicate its relationship to the percentage applicable to the general population. on what basis do you think we're more...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Lucignolo no rock here. and i know nastiness when i see it. 'bye. g

Good News....Tax Cuts For The Middle Class!

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-tax-cuts-were-dud-so-hes-made-new-ones-dont-exist?cid=sm_fb_maddow=IwAR23eHhYKXezJ3lI2KIWYo5UVk3Y24PzR-kO1zRK5l4ZV8z9C51KDn99JxQ note that congress is not in session.... g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@KissedbySun he didn't win that one at all! g

Good News....Tax Cuts For The Middle Class!

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-tax-cuts-were-dud-so-hes-made-new-ones-dont-exist?cid=sm_fb_maddow=IwAR23eHhYKXezJ3lI2KIWYo5UVk3Y24PzR-kO1zRK5l4ZV8z9C51KDn99JxQ note that congress is not in session.... g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@twshield you know what republicans love? power, money, money, money, and, oh yeah, power. and money. g

Good News....Tax Cuts For The Middle Class!

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-tax-cuts-were-dud-so-hes-made-new-ones-dont-exist?cid=sm_fb_maddow=IwAR23eHhYKXezJ3lI2KIWYo5UVk3Y24PzR-kO1zRK5l4ZV8z9C51KDn99JxQ note that congress is not in session.... g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@twshield what he hasn't yet figured out is that his base isn't a majority of the population. the republican party has figured that out, though: hence voter suppression. MASSIVE voter suppression. and carl bernstein says he has heard from a source at the white house that if the dems take back either house, trump intends to call it a fraudulent election and tie it up in the court. and we KNOW who's sitting in the highest court now! g

Good News....Tax Cuts For The Middle Class!

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-tax-cuts-were-dud-so-hes-made-new-ones-dont-exist?cid=sm_fb_maddow=IwAR23eHhYKXezJ3lI2KIWYo5UVk3Y24PzR-kO1zRK5l4ZV8z9C51KDn99JxQ note that congress is not in session.... g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@twshield and what does he say that big tax cut thing we already had was? because he claimed at the time it was for the middle class. well OOPS! lol g

What is your favorite song to get you motivated?

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

i don't have a motivational song but i have one that calms me down: it's actually about four songs lol. it's the first three sides of the (red) live dead album. g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Byrdsfan i've only been to one dead concert. i think i was the only person there not tripping (i was stoned, though). g

First, let me say that the Kavanaugh appointment was a disgrace.

LenHazell53 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

21st century USA folks

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@LenHazell53 no, i am saying we may be ridiculous but we are not ridiculous enough to have elected trump to the presidency. we didn't. g

More about republican dirty tricks

EMC2 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

It has become worse than an intelligent mind imagined. Never did I believe our nation would go down this road. Supporting lies, hatred, cheating and mocking is indeed deplorable however the right thinks not. I am so freaking scared of this midterm. And so damned pissed at democrats who do not ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@EMC2 i can only vote once lol and i did, but i am encouraging all and sundry to vote and vote blue. g

More about republican dirty tricks

242Foxtrot comments on Oct 23, 2018:

I'm seeing something interesting trending in the Colorado TV ad market. Most of the GOP sponsoring PACs continue to push their ridiculous smear ads, but I see Progressive candidates pushing back overwhelmingly in their ads, and using local TV station footage debunking those ads. GOP gubernatorial ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

that's great! i am glad to hear they're doing that! g

More about republican dirty tricks

EMC2 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

It has become worse than an intelligent mind imagined. Never did I believe our nation would go down this road. Supporting lies, hatred, cheating and mocking is indeed deplorable however the right thinks not. I am so freaking scared of this midterm. And so damned pissed at democrats who do not ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

democrats who do not vote hurt us, but keep in mind too that democrats are the targets of voter suppression, not limited to the dirty tricks mentioned here either. we don't KNOW how many dems just stayed home out of apathy and how many really wanted to vote, maybe even TRIED to vote, and got cheated out of their vote. g

First, let me say that the Kavanaugh appointment was a disgrace.

LenHazell53 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

21st century USA folks

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

most of us voted for hillary! g

More about republican dirty tricks

Beowulfsfriend comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Can we, at this point, really be surprised by anything. They are in a future death spiral with changing demographics and these are ways to hang onto power another 20 years to rape the economy and take the rest of us down with them.

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

no, but we need to know so we can counter all this. the idea of sharing the info is not to shock but to move us to action. i already voted... but i keep seeing dirty lying ads about a democrat from another district and how do i tell the people in that district they're being fed lies? i don't have a helicopter or a bullhorn! g

Atheist = Depressed?

genessa comments on Oct 22, 2018:

i very much believe it NOT to be true. i don't think we're any more depressed than anyone else, and observing that one group has a certain percentage of depressed people does not indicate its relationship to the percentage applicable to the general population. on what basis do you think we're more...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Lucignolo i feel strongly about you? i have no feelings about you at all. i don't know you. my strong feelings may be obvious to you, but they don't actually exist, so your perceptions are once more skewed. i don't know, either, where you get the impression that atheists have pushed aside the tool of the mystical experience. can you back THAT up, or are you immune from having to explain anything because you didn't swear to it on... oh wait, i was going to say a bible lol. as for dealing with depression, i have no evidence, nor have you presented any, that coping with depression is any more different for the believer and the nonbeliever than it is for any two people, apart from the believer's possible reliance on prayer or faith; everyone is different. i think as subjects go it's being presented here in a careless manner and i dismiss your premise, yes. that doesn't mean i have strong feelings about you. i gave neither you nor the topic a nanosecond of thought after responding until i saw i had a notification. g

Hello everyone.

genessa comments on Sep 27, 2018:

welcome! there is a lot to see here, much more just dating. snoop around to your heart's content :-)) g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Minotaur80 :-)) g

[foxnews.

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

humor me please -- i won't give fox the click. can you summarize or copy and paste for me (and any others who don't want to click through to faux news)? thanks! g

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Marionville ha, no, my blood pressure won't go up from that, but no, i don't go to their site. silly people. sad that folks believe those lies, though. g

Is love real? Is it really nothing?

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

no one knows, because love is an emotion, and everyone experiences emotions differently, albeit often similarly. there is a chemical component (not just endorphins but yeah them too), a sexual component, other components. everyone is unique. a lot of people can tell you what love is NOT, but no ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

margaret anderson. that's who said the above. g

Why I don't care for the "nation" of israel. This is Why!!!!

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

so... it would have been okay for them to stay in germany or poland and be murdered, huh? besides which, unlike our taking of america from the native americans by slaughtering them, the jews 1. did not take the land from anyone; the british did, and assigned a tiny bit of it to the fleeing jews and...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain okay. i get it. now i know where you stand. i have no use for antisemites. atlantis is too good for you. g

Why I don't care for the "nation" of israel. This is Why!!!!

genessa comments on Oct 23, 2018:

so... it would have been okay for them to stay in germany or poland and be murdered, huh? besides which, unlike our taking of america from the native americans by slaughtering them, the jews 1. did not take the land from anyone; the british did, and assigned a tiny bit of it to the fleeing jews and...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain "you guys"? and... i don't get it. we don't talk enough about the chinese and therefore israel should not exist? have you any suggestions what to do with the 8.7 million people living in israel? (about a million and a half of them are arabic.) i am eager to hear your suggestion. g

Rent or own (a home)?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

In real estate the 3 most important items are location, location, and location. If your credit is good and you can get a loan, home ownership is usually cheaper than renting. However, you are responsible for all the repairs/replacements. And when you own you can't simply break the lease and ...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@bingst we did a refi and it was not required. i don't even know if it was offered. g

Atheist = Depressed?

genessa comments on Oct 22, 2018:

i very much believe it NOT to be true. i don't think we're any more depressed than anyone else, and observing that one group has a certain percentage of depressed people does not indicate its relationship to the percentage applicable to the general population. on what basis do you think we're more...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Lucignolo you said "It seems to me that a relevant number of people i this community are depressed and/or suicidal. It seems the percentage over the total exceeds the average overall population." this isn't a claim? it's fine to ask but that is NOT all you did. i'm not insulted that you asked. i'm not even insulted that you made a claim with which i disagree. i do disagree with it, though. g

Do you agree that all forms of religion should be banished from the Earth as a bad case of mental ...

genessa comments on Oct 22, 2018:

no. if we do not allow people to have their delusions, we will one day not be allowed to have our evidence-based lives. power shifts. we must protect those with whom we least agree or we are not protected either. freedom of religion and freedom from religion go hand in hand. only education will...

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Infomaniac thanks. yes, the money should be taxed, and the fraudulent ways of its being amassed can be curtailed without banning religion. it won't help, of course; it will just go into the ACUAL wealhiest sector of the economy: the war machine. g

Republicans are cheating again.

Dancing comments on Oct 23, 2018:

It is sickening how dirty they are. I'm not surprised. I hope people can see through the bullshit.

genessa replies on Oct 23, 2018:

there are those who will defend them no matter what, and even more who will defend them because they refuse to believe such things and instead say these facts are being manufactured because democrats (or hillary specifically) are bitter about losing the 2016 election. then there are those who understand that these things are true but say "both sides do it" (not true) and refuse to grant it any importance. i hope people will fight for their right to vote, and for everyone's right to vote, instead of dismissing this! g

Rent or own (a home)?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

In real estate the 3 most important items are location, location, and location. If your credit is good and you can get a loan, home ownership is usually cheaper than renting. However, you are responsible for all the repairs/replacements. And when you own you can't simply break the lease and ...

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

if you buy, get homeowner's insurance (it is actually required for some mortgages). g

Atheist = Depressed?

evidentialist comments on Oct 22, 2018:

@Lucignolo -- Let's take this apart. I'm beginning to tire of bringing up the same issues over and over, but here goes. This group is a microcosm of society in general and that is extended to the fact that it is also a part of society that participates in social media, and broken down even ...

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

i will add to this thoughtful explanation that some atheists never went through any trauma associated with becoming atheists; that not all atheists used to be christians; that there are an awful lot of factors that lead to depression but have nothing whatsoever to do with religion or lack thereof; that not every atheist comes here and that not everyone who comes here is an atheist, though we are the majority on this site. g

i can't remember whether i have already posted this picture of golde but it's the right month to ...

Hathacat comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Doesn't look too pissed! Cute photo!

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Hathacat we have a problem with that and it's killing us. we always took really good care of our babies. richard could drive; if anyone got sick, he drove them out to the vet. we weren't rich but we had money. right now we are in distress and facing homelessness. we also have no way to get to the vet. i need to ask around for help but i have already begun that and so far... no help. g

Quote of the day: "Blind believe in authority is the greatest enemy of truth." Albert Einstein

genessa comments on Oct 19, 2018:

i'm sure that would be "belief," not "believe." yes, of course. but the key word is "blind," not "belief." it is okay to believe what you're told when you've checked it out, especially if you trust the particular purveyor (but still verify, because even good people can make mistakes). the ...

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Ggall002 no problem. it might be because of time passing. the higher your level, the longer they give you to edit. g

i can't remember whether i have already posted this picture of golde but it's the right month to ...

OldGoat43 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Santa Golde

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

complete with claus! g

i can't remember whether i have already posted this picture of golde but it's the right month to ...

Hathacat comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Doesn't look too pissed! Cute photo!

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Hathacat my eyes are bad. i wouldn't be able to see a cavity if it had a big sign on it saying "mccavity's cavity"! but i do press around her jaws and cheeks and get no flinching. she is eating a lot better with the wet food. i'll hand her a kernel later and see what she does with it. g

The following is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry ...

genessa comments on Oct 20, 2018:

silly and funny (and familiar -- i think i heard only the very last part before). note: jews do not believe that nonjews go to hell for not being jews. this makes judaism unique, in that aspect anyway, among the god-centered religions. just thought i'd mention it. the postulate DID say "most"...

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@ErichZannIII no, in judaism there is just "sheol," the afterlife, where everyone goes. no devil, no heaven or hell, and no obligation to be jewish. big focus on humanism. i go to shul less than once a year, with my guy. the last sermon i remember hearing had something to do with recycling and taking care of the planet! he still thinks there is a god (although he doesn't harp on it). i don't rib him about it much but when i do i use only two words: "talking snake." g

I just received the most hysterically funny scam-spam email.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 22, 2018:

When you get this kind of junk they always give themselves away in so many ways. This letter has several but the term** "a highly placed official"** is one of them. Years ago my ex wife got one from her credit card company and it was from** "your most esteemed CEO."** Had she have fallen for it ...

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

i was reading this aloud to my guy and i stopped when i got to that part and said "nobody says 'highly placed official' of himself! either he names his post or he shuts up about it! g

I just received the most hysterically funny scam-spam email.

pasha-one-nine comments on Oct 22, 2018:

It's the grammatical and syntax errors in these things that crack me up. At the same time, the scammers are succeeding with some people because if they weren't this would stop. It makes you wonder who falls for this nonsense? Are the elderly the ones being targeted?

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

i am elderly myself and you know what that means, right? i pee when i laugh! this was a very moist email. g

I'm sure this question must have been asked here before.

genessa comments on Oct 21, 2018:

age 15, figured it out all by myself! it had nothing to do with books or religion; it was just that i had thought there was a god and realized that there wasn't. g

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Sofabeast yes, yes, i am not 15 anymore, you know! i have since that age become better acquainted with the gentleman. g

I'm sure this question must have been asked here before.

genessa comments on Oct 21, 2018:

age 15, figured it out all by myself! it had nothing to do with books or religion; it was just that i had thought there was a god and realized that there wasn't. g

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Sofabeast i hadn't figured out socrates yet so maybe i was just precocious lol g

Do you believe that alien beings exist somewhere in this vast universe?

genessa comments on Oct 20, 2018:

they might be microbes. they're probably microbes. if they're not terrestrial, they're alien. g

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Infomaniac iridium is not a microbe lol. it's also not alive. it's also not an alien substance, even if (not sure) it can be found outside of earth; it certainly originates within the earth, as our core has a boatload of it. g

i can't remember whether i have already posted this picture of golde but it's the right month to ...

Hathacat comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Doesn't look too pissed! Cute photo!

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Hathacat i was just wondering that tonight, actually, when i saw her licking at the flat lump of food right from the can. when i fluffed it up with my fingers she ate it. that was the first time i thought maybe it was a tooth thing. i'll have to check them. she is old, after all. g

I just received the most hysterically funny scam-spam email.

Minta79 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Please respond. This dude needs fucked with so hard.

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Beowulfsfriend they don't even say "thanks for the report now don't expect an answer." oh well! g

I just received the most hysterically funny scam-spam email.

IamNobody comments on Oct 22, 2018:

This is too easy....a follow up scammer now would say "Since you have disclosed all your password information, the payment has been collected in your behalf. Send TBD payment to account aa.bbbb.cc.dddd for processing and legal fees and instructions to deposit your IMF monies in your account of ...

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

but i don't even HAVE a prostate! i'm a woman! rofl rofl rofl g

i can't remember whether i have already posted this picture of golde but it's the right month to ...

RobertNappi2 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Don't look too happy about it...

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

she was fine :-)) g

How much older or younger than you would you date someone?

genessa comments on Oct 22, 2018:

none of the above. i am taken but if i were dating i would not worry about age at all. g

genessa replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Carin :-)) g