Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech to the United Nations

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

alleged mind. fox and sinclair are not showing the laughter. g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@Paracosm both? maybe the latter, though. g

Melania Trump announces October trip to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt, won't she loose her ...

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

why would her whiteness become loose? isn't it tightly white? g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@ailurophile i said i didn't know his intentions so i refrained from saying it was racist. it still could be perceived that way. i don't think it was meant that way, now that i have had some dialogue with the poster. prior to that i had no way of knowing. g

I can't imagine why women don't come forward. g

BBJong comments on Sep 26, 2018:

...on college campuses the security didn't have to file civil charges; Obama administration closed that loophole and tied it to funding --now- our Kings education secretary is reversing this monitoring. The crime once again goes underground⚠️

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

the uneducated education secretary who hates the education department and wants to end public education as we know it. ugh! g

Melania Trump announces October trip to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt, won't she loose her ...

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

why would her whiteness become loose? isn't it tightly white? g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@m0752532706 alas, there are barriers galore. g

Melania Trump announces October trip to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt, won't she loose her ...

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

why would her whiteness become loose? isn't it tightly white? g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@m0752532706 it would be a triple whammy i suppose to be african, black AND female. on the other hand, i understand that black women are fighting hard to achieve great things in some african countries. that's not the same as all, but it's better than none! i admire their courage and their strength. g

Melania Trump announces October trip to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt, won't she loose her ...

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

why would her whiteness become loose? isn't it tightly white? g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@m0752532706 lol good! by the way, melania is a woman and as such not a whole human being as far as trump is concerned. she has nothing to lose (except whatever is in the pre-nup and whatever michael cohen or other parties have threatened her with). g

More and more I am noticing intolerant and closed minded people joining this site.

sassygirl3869 comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Trump is the new Hitler-no doubt whatsoever.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

he is more of a mussolini but i don't say that to excuse anything he says or does. he just isn't the orator hitler was. he's as ugly in spirit as hitler, and shares many common characteristics, all evil. overall, though, he is just (as robert deniro said as bob mueller on snl) "putin's little bitch." g

Melania Trump announces October trip to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt, won't she loose her ...

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

why would her whiteness become loose? isn't it tightly white? g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@m0752532706 sorry, but i see this mistake from americans too. and i wouldn't have mentioned it if your question made sense apart from the error. it even seemed a bit racist, but i refrained from mentioning it, not knowing your intentions, just making my little joke, about which yes i am STILL laughing, instead. not meanly, though. just chuckling. don't take it personally. g

Melania Trump announces October trip to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt, won't she loose her ...

citronella comments on Sep 26, 2018:

She is already stained by her association with Trump. So there's not a whole lot of whiteness left to cover up. Although, I am probably being unfair to her. I don't think she ever thought he would win the presidency, or that she would be first lady. She's been forced into a public position that ...

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

whiteness is something good that can be stained, or could be if she had it? are we using a new definition of whiteness now? this question seemed kind of racist to start with. it's seeming moreso.... g

Where Did the Universe Come From?

cava comments on Sep 26, 2018:

I think that the universe always was, there may have been a big bang, but this bang was based on the preexistant conditions of the universe.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@Christologist yeah you know i had a philosophy teacher who said "god exists because the word god implies existence and therefore god exists." i thought he was an idiot. i still do. grammar is not science. g

Where Did the Universe Come From?

JBradford comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Someone put an egg on aluminum foil and put it in the microwave somewhere in Hoboken New Jersey. The explosion created an infinite, yet ever changing, time-space loop that we have been riding for an eternity. Or not. The answer is moot. It is the exercise to contemplate, and to search for the...

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@Christologist good luck with that. and you said you would consider any answers objectively but all i see is you being slightly rude telling people they're wrong or that they should not have answered. this is a good way to get people to give up responding to your posts, isn't it? g

It's twue, it's twue! g

DenoPenno comments on Sep 26, 2018:

They laughed at the moron in the UN and Sinclair media in my area is not even carrying that story.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@DenoPenno the brainwashing is intense. we need legitimate deprogrammers to help these people. it's that bad. g

Has anyone read Can We Be Good Without God?

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

nope. i feel no desire to read about why we can or cannot be good without god. i am sick of being told that i can't be. i know that's not true. so what do i have to read about it for? g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@Ingi clever is good. approachable is good. i am not saying it shouldn't exist. enjoy! g

Which state is most represented on this site.

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i have no idea! i know what state i'm in: confusion. also minnesota. g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@oldFloyd the people of intercourse must be constantly explaining themselves. either that or they're constantly living up to their town's name. g

I am watching torchwood, and the episode that just ended was about a few people who arrive by plane ...

OpposingOpposum comments on Sep 26, 2018:

That's a good episode! Hrmm. I imagine the culture shock would be pretty severe.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

imagine is the key word! but i can't help it. i don't play mind games with others, as some cruel people do. i guess i play them with myself lol. g

So complicated! g

Stig comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Rape is Gods or nature's way to secure that there is procreation......Not that I like or approve of it - but it happens in nature as well......

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

first of all, there is no god. second of all, rape is not about procreation, or even sex. it's about power. it's about asserting dominance. that is why men rape men, which hasn't got anything to do with homosexuality; it's about power. sex is the tool, not the object. g

So complicated! g

Gareth comments on Sep 26, 2018:

I'm sorry to see a serious issue trivialised by a circular argument. A person only becomes a rapist after they have committed the crime of rape so the fact they are subsequently a rapist cannot also be the cause (unless you believe in predestination). Good causes should not be tarred with bad logic.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@indirect76 i wish it was that simple! some people actually do not believe rape is bad, and do not believe that all babies should eat. even worse, a LOT of people do not believe the victims are not to blame. that last part is the point of the meme. you've never met them. good! i hope you never meet them. i don't know how you have escaped that, though, because they're EVERYWHERE. g

Someone has posted this video for fun, but I'm wondering if it has scientific value.

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

i had a cat, rossini, who would play pattycake with the kitty in the mirror. another one, robin, screamed and ran when i held her up to the mirror. i still have the scars. every other cat i've ever known has looked in the mirror, seen me in the mirror, and looked up and back to see whether i was...

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@Eclipsechaser they're all individuals! i will add that nothing i wrote about was the result of any experimentation. they just all liked to sit on my lap on the toilet lol and the mirrored shower door is right next to that. well, rossini discovered the mirrored wall in the dining room by himself, but the others were just sitting on my lap and looking on their own. little smarties! g

It's twue, it's twue! g

jniece comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Exactly what made Obama far more dangerous than Trump though. I hate Trump too but at least you can see eactly who he is. Obama deserves an Oscar! I mean he's got a peace prize AND a kill list in which he uses to assassinate people (including children)! Pres that let the VRA disappear! Habeas ...

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

oh please. obama inherited a couple of wars. kill list? what HAVE you been drinking? he is an honest man. what's dangerous about obama is that he's not still president. even more dangerous: there are people who believe what you believe about him. g

It's twue, it's twue! g

DenoPenno comments on Sep 26, 2018:

They laughed at the moron in the UN and Sinclair media in my area is not even carrying that story.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

sinclair -- big surprise right? fox either, i am told. they edited out the laughter. we're not in a totalitarian state, right? 'sigh g

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.

powder comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Haha sounds like he doesn't like him.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@powder i don't have to reckon. i observe. no, they don't. they haven't and they don't. funny, that. if you pay attention, you notice things. g

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.

powder comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Haha sounds like he doesn't like him.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

and he knows him well enough to know whether or not he likes him! it's not a fleeting impression. g

I can't imagine why women don't come forward. g

powder comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Statute of limitations as well

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

it is odd that most states have a statute of limitations on rape, usually five or 10 years, but there apparently is no statute of limitations on the misdemeanor of crossing the u.s. border without permission, even if one's life has been exemplary for decades thereafter. obviously being born on the wrong side of an imaginary line and wanting a better life for one's family is a much more serious crime than assaulting a woman. g

So complicated! g

Gareth comments on Sep 26, 2018:

I'm sorry to see a serious issue trivialised by a circular argument. A person only becomes a rapist after they have committed the crime of rape so the fact they are subsequently a rapist cannot also be the cause (unless you believe in predestination). Good causes should not be tarred with bad logic.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@Gareth no, i'm not doing that. you obviously think i am. it isn't true. i've already explained how it isn't true, and i don't know a better way to explain it. i'm sorry you don't see it. but that is NOT what i am doing, and it's not the point of the chart, which i did not create, by the way. i wish i had. i like it. g

So complicated! g

Gareth comments on Sep 26, 2018:

I'm sorry to see a serious issue trivialised by a circular argument. A person only becomes a rapist after they have committed the crime of rape so the fact they are subsequently a rapist cannot also be the cause (unless you believe in predestination). Good causes should not be tarred with bad logic.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@Gareth yes, who is to blame IS an issue. it might not be THE issue. there is more than one issue. but as long as the victims are blamed, there will be no better protection from rape or of existing rape victims. it won't happen because they won't be thought to deserve it. women will continue to be told to prevent rape by not wearing short skirts. women will continue to be attacked if they come forward. women will continue to be disbelieved whether or not they come forward. blame is a BIG BIG BIG issue. this chart is not an exercise in tautology. it makes a valid and important point, and i stand by it. g

So complicated! g

Gareth comments on Sep 26, 2018:

I'm sorry to see a serious issue trivialised by a circular argument. A person only becomes a rapist after they have committed the crime of rape so the fact they are subsequently a rapist cannot also be the cause (unless you believe in predestination). Good causes should not be tarred with bad logic.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

that's silly. rape is caused by the people who rape, not by the victims. the people who rape 1. become rapists as soon as they rape, so that means the rape was caused by a rapist, whether or not he was a rapist beforehand. 2. if this is not the first time he has raped anyone, he's already a rapist. will you argue that one of the other named causes apply? the point was that it's not the victims' fault. it's the rapists' fault, whether or not they were rapists prior to the act in question. the chart doesn't trivialize rape but your argument against the chart does! g

I saw the simple word TAG and I flashed back how we used to play it.

genessa comments on Sep 26, 2018:

you're it! and yes, i hear kids playing outside. g

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@HardBlues69 i don't know. i was a loner and stayed inside with a book. when i went outside, i sometimes saw kids and sometimes didn't. i don't know that the good old days were all that good! g

So complicated! g

indirect76 comments on Sep 26, 2018:

My analysis.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

my analysis: there is no excuse for rape. i don't like generalizations, in general, but there are exceptions. this is one. g

Causes of rape: [scontent.ffcm1-2.fna.fbcdn.net]

Cast1es comments on Sep 26, 2018:

If proven rapists , had their weapons removed , there'd be a lot fewer rapists .

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

not all rapists have weapons, apart from their dicks. that is not to say making weapons harder to get wouldn't be in and of itself a good thing, of course. g

Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell emerges as GOP choice to question Kavanaugh and accuser at ...

rabidazzle comments on Sep 26, 2018:

According to McConnell the turtle, shes just a female assistant.

genessa replies on Sep 26, 2018:

yeah but when was the last time he told the truth on any topic? g

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.

rabidazzle comments on Sep 25, 2018:

Well, what else can be expected? Of course trump only wants the slimiest of the slimeballs on the highest court. The man is so transparently partisan, he should be freaking out actual rational conservatives across this nation.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@rabidazzle and triple that for regressives, who have replaced the conservatives. g

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.

bingst comments on Sep 25, 2018:

It's rather surprising this info isn't being presented by any mainstream media I'm typically exposed to. All of this seems pretty damning.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@bingst we shall see if and when it turns up. there is an awful lot to cover these days at any given moment. you'd think this would be pretty big, though! g

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.

rabidazzle comments on Sep 25, 2018:

Well, what else can be expected? Of course trump only wants the slimiest of the slimeballs on the highest court. The man is so transparently partisan, he should be freaking out actual rational conservatives across this nation.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@rabidazzle i know. to them, liberal is a dirty word. g

Here is an interesting memo from brett kavanaugh to kenn starr in 1998: To Judge Starr Date ...

bingst comments on Sep 25, 2018:

A link to the memo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/read-the-memo-from-brett-kavanaugh-to-judge-starr/2322/?noredirect=on I hope you don't mind my citing a reliable source.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

i appreciate your doing that! g

Where is fake news coming from? the rightwing!

chalupacabre comments on Sep 25, 2018:

My brother and his wife believe Snopes is liberal propaganda. How do you argue with people like that?

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

with tongue in cheek. they're totally brainwashed. pity them. g

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.

bingst comments on Sep 25, 2018:

It's rather surprising this info isn't being presented by any mainstream media I'm typically exposed to. All of this seems pretty damning.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

thanks for the link. i like to source things but i got this from someone else who was quoting a source he didn't name. this i do not usually do but this was so credible! um... nbc isn't a mainstream medium? g

David Brock on NBC: “I used to know Brett Kavanaugh pretty well.

rabidazzle comments on Sep 25, 2018:

Well, what else can be expected? Of course trump only wants the slimiest of the slimeballs on the highest court. The man is so transparently partisan, he should be freaking out actual rational conservatives across this nation.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

are there any left? g

Has anyone read Can We Be Good Without God?

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

nope. i feel no desire to read about why we can or cannot be good without god. i am sick of being told that i can't be. i know that's not true. so what do i have to read about it for? g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Ingi i am not assuming anything. i just don't need to read about it. if the book says we can be good without god, great, but why do i have to read it? i know that already. if the book says otherwise, ick. i assume the former is true or you wouldn't be posting it. but i am saying the topic is not one i need to read about. i have had numerous conversations about this, usually unpleasant, with various people saying no, you can't. if the book contains one more argument i never thought of, good, great, let people who are unsure read it. i don't feel i need to do that. g

I am very angry at the AARP Foundation as I write this.

sellinger comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Don't fully understand but doesn't sound too good, get some recordings next time you speak to them like omarosa did ?

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

in most states (i think it's state by state anyway) it is illegal to record people without their permission or without at least informing them. g

When is the last time a teenager held open a door or said excuse me or aided you in some other ...

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

very recently. i have had doors opened for me at restaurants and in medical facilities, by adults, teens and children. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@yamaha45701 i can't find their buttons and i am afraid to look for them. i just smile and say thank you. it's safer. g

When is the last time a teenager held open a door or said excuse me or aided you in some other ...

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

very recently. i have had doors opened for me at restaurants and in medical facilities, by adults, teens and children. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@yamaha45701 ah but what if they're not atheists? then they cannot see auras because, you know, jesus. g

When is the last time a teenager held open a door or said excuse me or aided you in some other ...

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

very recently. i have had doors opened for me at restaurants and in medical facilities, by adults, teens and children. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@yamaha45701 ha! all of this happened before i joined this site. (i don't get out much and i've only been here about three weeks.) but of course now that i am here i should wear a level seven badge so people will also pull my chair out for me when i sit. g

Kavanaugh's freshman roommate drops a bomb: 'Debbie has a right to be heard and I believe her'

Beowulfsfriend comments on Sep 25, 2018:

Turtle dick McConnell doesn't want to hear it. Anyone note Huckabee Sanders latest gaff? All nominees deserve a vote.........

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

she left out a word: republican! she is such a... sorry, i can't think of a word, rude or otherwise, that's bad enough to call her just now. g

I have not been McDonald's in a long time, I bet the prices are a lot different now.

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i wouldn't know. i limit my ingestion of nutrients to actual food. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Bobby9 oh because i don't think mcdonald's tastes good i am a snob? that sort of belies your first statement, that taste is personal. was i supposed to express someone else's tastes besides my own? of course real food tastes better to me. without the "to me" you thought i was speaking for someone else? what's snobby about not liking the taste of mcdonald's? it's poisonous crap, as it happens, which may or may not be separate from how it tastes to me. recognizing that, and recognizing that my taste buds balk at that stuff, isn't snobbery. but what do you call assuming that someone's not liking what you like is snobbery? i call THAT snobbery. my taste buds' reaction are just as valid for me as yours are for you. i don't need to be accused of snobbery for that. that's rude (and wrong). g

Holy shit guys! Christians who actually act like Christians!

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 25, 2018:

No, this is an example of Christian behaving like decent human beings. The exception rather than the rule. If you want an example of Christians behaving as the Bible says Christians should behave I give you this fuckwit

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@LenHazell53 more direct translation, admittedly similar "And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." keep in mind that leviticus also says "And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong. The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt:" if they take this all so seriously they should be obedient to that as well. in fact it takes precedence because it is in the previous chapter and thus more important. it's all written by humans of course but if they're going to take it as the word of god, then cherrypicking is a bit cheeky! g

Christmas Celebrations

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i never liked christmas. it's ubiquitous and it's overwhelming. i've never been christian. why do i have to be inundated with this stuff? half the people who celebrate it say "aww, it's not a religious holiday, it's fun, enjoy it!" it is TOO, and it is NOT, and i don't WANT to. the other half ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@LenHazell53 did elijah take passengers? he always stands me up at passover so he probably doesn't lke me. enoch was carried; that's not flying. metatron may or may not be enoch but his name isn't anywhere in the hebrew bible so he obviously has an exclusive service and would not carry me. i think i am out of luck. g

What is something that you were told by a religious figure that made you mad?

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i can't think of a single personal experience in which a religious figure said anything in my presence that made me mad, but that's because i was raised a secular jew, and those few times i have gone to shul the sermons have been really interesting and not weird or offensive. i mean, i remember one...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@FlyingEagle1952 he is something that almost rhymes with it. he has to BE one because he hasn't GOT one. g

Holy shit guys! Christians who actually act like Christians!

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 25, 2018:

No, this is an example of Christian behaving like decent human beings. The exception rather than the rule. If you want an example of Christians behaving as the Bible says Christians should behave I give you this fuckwit

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

not sure quite where in anyone's bible it says god hates "fags" (do they mean cigarettes?) lots of people point to sodom and gomorrah. that story actually is about people being unwelcoming, nothing to do with homosexuality. funny, the people who refer to that don't treat immigrants too well either! g

Christmas Celebrations

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i never liked christmas. it's ubiquitous and it's overwhelming. i've never been christian. why do i have to be inundated with this stuff? half the people who celebrate it say "aww, it's not a religious holiday, it's fun, enjoy it!" it is TOO, and it is NOT, and i don't WANT to. the other half ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@LenHazell53 lol no rudolph in the mythology of my people! hmm, who flies? can't think of anyone! g

Holy shit guys! Christians who actually act like Christians!

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

in what way is any of that behavior christian? why don't we say they're behaving like jews? jesus, as portrayed (whether or not he existed) was a jew, and most of what he is purported to have said and done is just plain ol' judaism. the only original stuff is what got said about him afterwards. ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@rabidazzle oh and i didn't mean only to share info about charity, which is material. there is more, even more important: http://www.jewfaq.org/brother.htm g

Christmas Celebrations

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i never liked christmas. it's ubiquitous and it's overwhelming. i've never been christian. why do i have to be inundated with this stuff? half the people who celebrate it say "aww, it's not a religious holiday, it's fun, enjoy it!" it is TOO, and it is NOT, and i don't WANT to. the other half ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@LenHazell53 ah airfare would be prohibitive, as i am in the usa. g

Christmas Celebrations

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i never liked christmas. it's ubiquitous and it's overwhelming. i've never been christian. why do i have to be inundated with this stuff? half the people who celebrate it say "aww, it's not a religious holiday, it's fun, enjoy it!" it is TOO, and it is NOT, and i don't WANT to. the other half ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@LenHazell53 i wish i could get away! out of curiosity, what and where is this hotel? g

Trump was laughed at today at the UN. What an embarrassing joke he is.

Spudnut comments on Sep 25, 2018:

I live alone so I can do what I want without affecting others ~ and one of the things I do is leave the television on while I sleep. This morning, I awakened to Trump's voice reciting words so familiar, I could literally hear them coming before he said them. His ignorant bragging festivals never ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

i don't live alone but my guy sleeps in another room with his c-pap and he also flails, which means i used to get hit in the eye a lot lol. so i can and do sleep with the tv on too. and sometimes i am awakened by the horrible droning voice of that horrible, ignorant man. ugh. g

Holy shit guys! Christians who actually act like Christians!

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

in what way is any of that behavior christian? why don't we say they're behaving like jews? jesus, as portrayed (whether or not he existed) was a jew, and most of what he is purported to have said and done is just plain ol' judaism. the only original stuff is what got said about him afterwards. ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@rabidazzle nooo problem! i am not the MOST educated person in judaism -- my cousin in new york knows a lot more than i do! i was raised quite secularly, as were many jews; sometimes i find myself explaining judaism to jews who aren't atheists! be that as that may, if you have any questions (and that link's whole site is pretty good i think) feel free to ask me. i might know! :-)) g

Holy shit guys! Christians who actually act like Christians!

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

in what way is any of that behavior christian? why don't we say they're behaving like jews? jesus, as portrayed (whether or not he existed) was a jew, and most of what he is purported to have said and done is just plain ol' judaism. the only original stuff is what got said about him afterwards. ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@rabidazzle oh no, not at all! you're right -- that is probably a popular misconception. in fact, i think chosen people is a mistranslation or misnomer or something. i like to think of it as choosing people. (uh, you can't tell i'm jewish, right? but i am an atheist too. oddly, in judaism, that's not a dealbreaker! but i am jewish by culture, and while i like some of the customers and a good deal of the religion itself, nope, no gods, sorry, not my thing!) the deal was, god and the jewish people made a covenant and it cuts both ways. the jews could've said no, and then what? god goes out and finds someone else, right? so... choosing. but it is not written into judaism that only jews go to heaven, only jews are good, that jews are better than anyone else, or that everyone should be jewish. look at the commandments: jews have 613 to follow but only demand that nonjews follow seven! that does rather make it stand out among god-centered religions, most of which have some version of converting or killing infidels! that part DOES make it easier yet to continue to self-identify as jewish. it's a whole different ball game from christianity. still, while i am attracted to all that, it's certainly not the reason for me to try to be the best, kindest person i can be (the verdict is still out on my rate of success or failure there). g

Holy shit guys! Christians who actually act like Christians!

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

in what way is any of that behavior christian? why don't we say they're behaving like jews? jesus, as portrayed (whether or not he existed) was a jew, and most of what he is purported to have said and done is just plain ol' judaism. the only original stuff is what got said about him afterwards. ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@rabidazzle the torah doesn't have a whole lot of dogma. it's stories. some are more interesting than others. if you want intepretation you go to talmud. here is what jewish law says about charity, for example: http://www.jewfaq.org/tzedakah.htm g

Garland wasn't even as liberal as he could've been.

HereticSin comments on Sep 25, 2018:

yep, Garland was actually touted by many republicans as an acceptable judge, they simply refused to appoint anyone Obama selected. By Poll, he would have been approved pretty easily.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@HereticSin no, it was so he could do what he is doing now! g

A check for honesty.

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

what kind of question is that? you appear to assume both that everyone, or at least everyone here, has a discernible and inflexible worldview, and that everyone, or at least everyone here, provided that worldview is discernible, is dedicated to keeping it inflexible. how is learning and growing ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Raham no you didn't. you just said it's a question. that was no kind of answer at all. but don't worry about it. if you could have given a thoughtful answer you would have by now. g

What is something that you were told by a religious figure that made you mad?

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i can't think of a single personal experience in which a religious figure said anything in my presence that made me mad, but that's because i was raised a secular jew, and those few times i have gone to shul the sermons have been really interesting and not weird or offensive. i mean, i remember one...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Gooniesnvrdie sci-fience! g

I have not been McDonald's in a long time, I bet the prices are a lot different now.

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i wouldn't know. i limit my ingestion of nutrients to actual food. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Bobby9 yep real food tastes better! g

A show that seems typical of the late 60's. [en.wikipedia.org]

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

i loved that show. still do. i am not a number! g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@MST3K that was rover. there is a statue of rover on location, in portmeirion, wales, where the show was filmed. i stayed there for a couple days, in one of the funny little houses. it's a beautiful place! rover would be sent out to suffocate escapees. rover would wrap himself around the unfortunate person's face until they lost consciousness. g

By the way.

genessa comments on Sep 25, 2018:

who would voluntarily sleep with a creep like that? oh wait... he doesn't care about consent. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@BufftonBeotch and then his own hair falls off. g

Power of prayer?

DavidLaDeau comments on Sep 25, 2018:

If prayer worked we would not need hospitals.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@DavidLaDeau lol that too, but what i meant was that there is the jewish bible and the christian bible. even atheists here tend to say "the bible" and just assume folks know they mean the christian bible. but i've never been christian. i've seen bits of the old testament. it's not the jewish bible! there is an uncanny resemblance but some bits got translated WAY differently. g

Forget wedding cakes.

Simon1 comments on Sep 22, 2018:

The cake business and whatever else mentioned is a load of bollocks they have no right to discriminate against anyone . The reason the shelter refused the lady entry were valid being drunk ..duhh ...and it being closed .?? Seriously ???....Anyways there is a bigger issue that needs to be identified ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Simon1 no, sorry, i can't tell from your generalization whether such courses are teaching what you claim. that is why i asked for a link to a particular course. you see, i don't think so. not one bit. g

Regarding the Hidden God Problem.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

of course this presumes not only the existence of a god, but the existence of a god who gives a shit. i cannot speak for the latter without first accepting the former, which i do not do. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@johnprytz for what it's worth, hannity is begging trump not to fire rosenstein (yet anyway). wouldn't it be a bitch if this was the moment donnie decided to prove he isn't being managed by fox? g

Godly Inconsistencies Say there are three churches in your community.

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

why would i want to worship anywhere when there is no one to worship? if there was a church of santa, you know it would proclaim that santa was the one true god and you'd be unable to worship anywhere else. and that would be sad because the tooth fairy still owes me money. g

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@johnprytz if i thought the donald could hear me i would have a few choice words for him. he might have to look some of them up, though. g

A check for honesty.

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

what kind of question is that? you appear to assume both that everyone, or at least everyone here, has a discernible and inflexible worldview, and that everyone, or at least everyone here, provided that worldview is discernible, is dedicated to keeping it inflexible. how is learning and growing ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Raham i was asking for an explanation of the aspects of it that baffled me. "it's just a question" is rather evasive. i thought my questions about your question were valid. g

Power of prayer?

DavidLaDeau comments on Sep 25, 2018:

If prayer worked we would not need hospitals.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@DavidLaDeau nor do people tend to say which bible they even mean! g

Power of prayer?

DavidLaDeau comments on Sep 25, 2018:

If prayer worked we would not need hospitals.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

we'd have prayer wars though. one side would pray against the other and whoever had the strongest prayers would win. g

Forget wedding cakes.

Simon1 comments on Sep 22, 2018:

The cake business and whatever else mentioned is a load of bollocks they have no right to discriminate against anyone . The reason the shelter refused the lady entry were valid being drunk ..duhh ...and it being closed .?? Seriously ???....Anyways there is a bigger issue that needs to be identified ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Simon1 interesting. can you link me to one such course at one such university? sometimes i think about going back to school and i have never seen such a course. g

Forget wedding cakes.

Simon1 comments on Sep 22, 2018:

The cake business and whatever else mentioned is a load of bollocks they have no right to discriminate against anyone . The reason the shelter refused the lady entry were valid being drunk ..duhh ...and it being closed .?? Seriously ???....Anyways there is a bigger issue that needs to be identified ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Simon1 oh them. um... do they really exist? i haven't actually met any of those. that sounds like a made-up thing. g

Garland wasn't even as liberal as he could've been.

HereticSin comments on Sep 25, 2018:

yep, Garland was actually touted by many republicans as an acceptable judge, they simply refused to appoint anyone Obama selected. By Poll, he would have been approved pretty easily.

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

history will not be kind to mcconnell. g

Forget wedding cakes.

Simon1 comments on Sep 22, 2018:

The cake business and whatever else mentioned is a load of bollocks they have no right to discriminate against anyone . The reason the shelter refused the lady entry were valid being drunk ..duhh ...and it being closed .?? Seriously ???....Anyways there is a bigger issue that needs to be identified ...

genessa replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@hippydog, @Simon1 sorry, are we NOT supposed to side with the oppressed? is there some reason we should oppress them some more instead? g

Is this a question?

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

trying for points, eh? g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@zarathustra13 sorry, my feet hurt. g

What have you eaten while not realizing what it was until afterwards?

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

nothing. ever. i savor my food. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

wait, wait, i just thought of ONE time! it wasn't given to me. i bought it. i was in japan, where i lived at the time. i got something in the fish section that looked odd and i asked someone what it was, and they said fish, so i got it. as soon as i ate it, i knew it wasn't fish. it tasted like meat. i was afraid i knew then what it was, so i saved the label off the wrapper and asked a friend. sure enough i'd eaten whale. i hadn't meant to, and i wouldn't, again. it was tasty but i just didn't want to eat whale, and whales certainly are not fish. i'd forgotten about that. g

What have you eaten while not realizing what it was until afterwards?

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

nothing. ever. i savor my food. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@JenBeberstein nope! hmm, i wonder why? g

Name three of your all-time favorite bands...... Muddy Waters,Temptations,,Eagles,

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

i cannot name three with any confidence that they're the TOP three from all the bands i love, but some spring to mind: fleetwood mac before it became a girl band; buffalo springfield; the beatles. there is so much more, though. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@benhmiller you must be slightly younger than i! girl bands for me: kitka, the pennywhistlers, the supremes, martha and the vandellas. i am mathematically challenged, too. g

Regarding the Hidden God Problem.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

of course this presumes not only the existence of a god, but the existence of a god who gives a shit. i cannot speak for the latter without first accepting the former, which i do not do. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@johnprytz that was megyn kelly. i have to admit i am not terribly concerned about her feelings. i am not terribly concerned with any fox host's feelings. they certainly are not very concerned with facts! g

Bad logic about christianity and shootings, cause and effect. g

Keita comments on Sep 24, 2018:

In Ted Cruz's debate with Beto O'Rourke he said that he spoke with the students of Parkland and they "don't want their guns taken away". The students of Parkland have guns and don't want them taken away? If that's true, Parkland High School has bigger problems than having to talk to Ted Cruz.

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

it's not true at all. what a surprise: cruz lied about something! g

An awful lot of the comments lately are by people arguing against libertarianism thinking it's a ...

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

i don't think libertarianism is a religion. i think it's republican light. i don't think it's anarchy. i think it's selfishness incarnate. i do not speak from a position of ignorance. i speak from a position of having paid attention to libertarians. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@Jnutter819 that isn't how i see it. the libertarians in federal government side with republicans and call themselves that. i am thinking of rand paul. libertarians don't appear to want to be part of a community. that's not democrat light. that's republican light. when you have people trying to take away your rights, it's not enough not to be one of them. it's better to be one of those fighting AGAINST them. g

more cecilia bartoli, this time as cinderella (look at her wicked stepmother's face as she sings!) ...

Marionville comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Yes...she is truly great in this role.....I love this concert performance too, have you seen it?https://youtu.be/lrhgwHwS1gk

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

oh that is truly lovely! g

What would the world be like if people just refused to become soldiers or be put in a position where...

genessa comments on Sep 23, 2018:

you mean what if they gave a war and nobody came? (saying from the '60s.) apparently it is not all that simple, since we haven't yet ended war. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@Denker some people (i do not mean all) feel they have no choice. sometimes it's the only way to escape poverty, lack of education and, in some cases, the law. others are brainwashed into mistaking nationalism for patriotism. then there are people who understand that despite how awful it is for us to go charging into other countries, we do need to have a defense against those who would come barging into ours, since they're not enllightened either. g

Just curious.

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

i write, use tools, with my right hand. i deal cards, open bottles and jars, do dominant stuff while cooking without tools (take grapes off stems, for example) with my left hand. no clue why. just how it is. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@HardBlues69 i never knew it had a name! thank you for that! g

Just curious.

genessa comments on Sep 24, 2018:

i write, use tools, with my right hand. i deal cards, open bottles and jars, do dominant stuff while cooking without tools (take grapes off stems, for example) with my left hand. no clue why. just how it is. g

genessa replies on Sep 24, 2018:

i'll add that i knew a girl on my block and in my school when i was 7-11 years old, whose mother didn't want her to be lefthanded and forced her to use her right hand for everything. she developed quite a stutter as a result. i took that to heart: let people be who they are. g

It would be possible to fall into the mindset that only atheists should become public servants.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 21, 2018:

Here's a thought...our "representatives" could actually do that instead of becoming millionaires in a job that pays less than $200,000/year. Just imagine that!

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@AnneWimsey i wish eleve worked for me. advil does for some things, but never fast. always sooooo sloooow. g

It would be possible to fall into the mindset that only atheists should become public servants.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 21, 2018:

Here's a thought...our "representatives" could actually do that instead of becoming millionaires in a job that pays less than $200,000/year. Just imagine that!

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@AnneWimsey naps are good! yeah i have some of the stuff you mention. i admire your strength. i hope to reacquire some of it. g

[yahoo.com] Does Guiliani Know Something?

genessa comments on Sep 23, 2018:

giuliani knows zip. if he said it was sunny out i'd run in the house and get an umbrella, and i don't even like umbrellas. g

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@dalefvictor giuliani and trump are a good match for ignorance. i have a funny umbrella story to tell. in japan, where i lived for a decade, people were always offering me their umbrellas when it rained, and in june it rained a lot -- hot sticky june NEEDS rain. you'd think they would welcome the rain, but no, there they were with their umbrellas, always around my eye level, so when they offered to hold them over me they were really about to hit me in the eye, and when they offered to give them to me, likewise. i would say no thanks and they would think me crazy, no doubt. well, i developed a stock answer to make them laugh and feel better when i rejected their offers. i would smile and say "sato ja nai, yo." i'm not sato, you know. i'd pronounce it SA to. that's a common japanese surname, not quite smith, but maybe brown or miller -- that common. they'd frown, puzzled. of course i wasn't sato. i obviously wasn't japanese. but then i'd say "tokemasen, yo!" i won't melt, you know! then they'd laugh, because had i pronounced it sa TO, that would've been the word for sugar. i'm not sugar, you know. i won't melt, you know!" only a foreigner could get away with that joke. a japanese person wouldn't mispronounce sugar. so that would ease the tension and i could walk off in the rain without an umbrella. g

GOP woman on Kavanaugh allegations: 'What boy hasn’t done this in high school?' | TheHill

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 23, 2018:

Jeebus Freking Keerist in a handbasket! I just love me women-hating women!

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

ain't brainwashing wunnnnerful? it's like that meme of the sheep looking at the poster of the wolf running for office. the poster says "i will eat you" and the sheep approvingly say "he tells it like it is!" these women, ugh, they're SO brainwashed. g

It would be possible to fall into the mindset that only atheists should become public servants.

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 21, 2018:

Here's a thought...our "representatives" could actually do that instead of becoming millionaires in a job that pays less than $200,000/year. Just imagine that!

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@AnneWimsey i wish i could! i am so sick i can't see straight, and it's not a germ... i am disabled in a variety of ways. i do go to gatherings sometimes, but mostly i purvey the best information i can. if i were young and strong, i'd be out knocking doors! g

Ed wheelen, a good friend of brett kavanaugh's, speculates all over the public place that ...

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 21, 2018:

Why don't we all hold our breath until Kavanaugh is exonerated? Or, assume he will be confirmed anyway.......

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@AnneWimsey sorry -- i guess your sarcasm font is broken, just like everyone else's ;-)) g

We’re asking the wrong question about Medicare-for-all - The Washington Post

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

i am out of free reads. can you summarize please? g

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@jeshuey if you think it hasn't, you've been paying attention to the wrong outlets. it shaved medicare costs, for the government. did every citizen get a better deal on the exchange, which is by no means all there is to the aca? no. it worked out for most, not all. medicaid expansion is part of the aca. it works great... in states where the governors actually implemented it. the exchanges work for a lot of people but they're not required to use them if they can get a better deal through employers or privately. those are part of aca too. aca forbids THOSE insurers to discriminate against women and against people with preexisting conditions too. aca is not an insurance company. it's a law and it has many parts. the parts about how medicare gets paid and for what saved a ton of money for the government to spend on benefits instead. g

The one thing we all have in common is that we don't buy into organized religion, however, is there ...

genessa comments on Sep 23, 2018:

actually not buying into organized religion isn't what makes an atheist. not believing there are any gods is what makes an atheist. not being sure, or something like that, makes an agnostic. organized religion may go out the window along with these beliefs but that's not the point, is it? g

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@Surfpirate oh no, there is a BIG difference, but it pales beside the difference between any person who is against organized religion and an actual atheist OR antitheist. even an antitheist's focus is on not believing in any gods. you can be against organized religion and still believe in a deity, even a personal deity. if you don't believe in a deity, it goes without saying you don't buy into organized religion, but it simply is NOT a given, the other way around. g

I am in roughly the same age group as Kavanaugh and Ford.

genessa comments on Sep 23, 2018:

the parents may have been more naive than lenient, not knowing where their kids were and what they were doing. they may have had assurances that the boys were doing something useful (like studying!) g

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@BufftonBeotch not me. he's done too much other crap. there is nothing he could say or do that would make me respect him the tiniest bit. g

GOP woman on Kavanaugh allegations: 'What boy hasn’t done this in high school?' | TheHill

snytiger6 comments on Sep 23, 2018:

I feel sorry for this woman if she thinks this kind of thing (attempted rape) is "normal" behavior.

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

i feel sorrier for the world that she is in it and like that. g

Did Adam, of Adam & Eve, have a belly button?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

why not ask about eve too? she was not born in the usual sense either. silly question, since they're both fictional, of course. g

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@IamBane we can't convert people. i don't even think we should. it's people's business what fantasies they wish to indulge. if we are militant we are just like them. just keep them out of our government! g

Who paid for this and who paid for that? g

bingst comments on Sep 23, 2018:

Has the FBI really investigated this guy?

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@snytiger6 nobody is going to investigate him as long as trump has his way. g

Bad logic about christianity and shootings, cause and effect. g

DenoPenno comments on Sep 23, 2018:

JRehling telling it like it is. My kids want to claim it is because we "removed god from the classroom." I'm the first one to point out that god was never in our classrooms. I believe that we have more shootings today because we can no longer whip Johnny's ass. Parents are not in control any longer,...

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@JustKip they'd be late because they'd be stopping at my house first! g

Bad logic about christianity and shootings, cause and effect. g

DenoPenno comments on Sep 23, 2018:

JRehling telling it like it is. My kids want to claim it is because we "removed god from the classroom." I'm the first one to point out that god was never in our classrooms. I believe that we have more shootings today because we can no longer whip Johnny's ass. Parents are not in control any longer,...

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

@JustKip yes but trump isn't going after them. a lot of them come from europe or asia. he is going after latinos and latinas specifically, and he doesn't even care if they crossed the border at all. he is going after people who came to the border and presented themselves properly, requesting asylum. he is treating them as criminals. g

What happened to the Tea Party? Deficits are being run up and they don’t seem to care...?

Dwight comments on Sep 23, 2018:

The Tea Party was a racist response to the Obama Presidency. Its sole purpose was to render the President ineffective by protest deficit spending necessary to pull out of recession, wind down the two illegal wars and improve safety net supports for low income minority groups. Their rallying cry was ...

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

that's who responded to the tea party the kochs created. that was by design. that's who it was created to appeal to. it worked, alas. g

I love the random banter they have from time to time on the show. So quippy!

altschmerz comments on Sep 23, 2018:

I do think the Doctor was unfair to Mickey though.

genessa replies on Sep 23, 2018:

the doctor is not perfect. that is why we can identify with him. mickey came into his own, though, at last. g