God doesn’t exist. Why or why not?

darthfaja comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I’ll keep this simple. It just doesn’t matter. If god does exist he did a really bad job at designing. Yes I said he. A woman wouldn’t have fucked up as much.

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

i have always said this unatheistic-sounding thing, just to be snarky, when people refer to god as "she": if god were a woman, men would menstruate. g

What is a genius?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

that is a ridiculous and untrue definition of genius and it's not even what an iq test is or does. it may be flawed as a measure of genius, mostly but not solely because there are so many kinds of genius, but neither is it as you describe it. memorization has zip to do with what's on an iq test ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@azzow2 okay, i don't have kindle but i believe you. and i am not immune to typos, and i apologize for what might seem a low blow. the rest of my post stands. g

What is a genius?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

that is a ridiculous and untrue definition of genius and it's not even what an iq test is or does. it may be flawed as a measure of genius, mostly but not solely because there are so many kinds of genius, but neither is it as you describe it. memorization has zip to do with what's on an iq test ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@azzow2 well if you spell meant "ment" i can see why you think this is prejudicial, but with all the flaws, the REAL flaws, inherent in iq tests, not being adjusted to people who cannot handle regular school is NOT one of its flaws. g

Biologically, we humans are forced to perceive an existence where we only have our limited senses to...

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

dogs have very limited color vision. cats are burdened with their superior intellect and sometimes it drives them crazy. we fill in the imperceptible with the RESULTS of our imaginations. thus we have a great capacity to perceive whatever the hell reality is well beyond our biological ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@rabidazzle alas, you are certainly right there. hence religion. i do not want to equate our reaching beyond our own biological perceptions with religion, where no tools are used and all tools are eschewed (some call evolution, for one example of many, a "matter of faith," which is by no means true. g

What is a genius?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

that is a ridiculous and untrue definition of genius and it's not even what an iq test is or does. it may be flawed as a measure of genius, mostly but not solely because there are so many kinds of genius, but neither is it as you describe it. memorization has zip to do with what's on an iq test ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@azzow2 i type as i think too, in informal settings. not every setting is informal, and even informally, if you cannot make yourself clear, grammatically, people will not always understand what you're saying. grammar is not its own object. it's a tool. should iq tests be given in grunts and moans instead of words, because it's not fair to expect people to understand words? g

Was asked why I am agnostic and not athiest or religious.

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

i'm an atheist and i don't presume to KNOW whether or not there is a supreme being. i presume, not arrogantly, to be pretty darned sure, since there is so much evidence that people are making it all up. i mean there is more evidence of unicorns than of gods (i've seen pictures!) and we don't feel ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Chucky65 yes, absolutes can seem arrogant. is your implication that atheists are dealing in absolutes? i think i have answered that. g

What is a genius?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

that is a ridiculous and untrue definition of genius and it's not even what an iq test is or does. it may be flawed as a measure of genius, mostly but not solely because there are so many kinds of genius, but neither is it as you describe it. memorization has zip to do with what's on an iq test ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@azzow2 sentence structure is certainly important but it is not what is being measured. do you think it should have NO importance? g

Biologically, we humans are forced to perceive an existence where we only have our limited senses to...

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

dogs have very limited color vision. cats are burdened with their superior intellect and sometimes it drives them crazy. we fill in the imperceptible with the RESULTS of our imaginations. thus we have a great capacity to perceive whatever the hell reality is well beyond our biological ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@rabidazzle lol that wasn't my perspective. i was arguing with that perspective. the original poster said we use our imaginations as filler for what we can't perceive. i said that instead, we use our imaginations to create real things, REAL things, that perceive what we cannot perceive without those aids. that's not the same thing. the former means we imagine what we don't know, and so we might accept or believe things that aren't real. the latter means no, we do NOT do that; we make tools that help us perceive what IS real even if we are not biologically equipped to perceive it alone. g

What is a genius?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

that is a ridiculous and untrue definition of genius and it's not even what an iq test is or does. it may be flawed as a measure of genius, mostly but not solely because there are so many kinds of genius, but neither is it as you describe it. memorization has zip to do with what's on an iq test ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

and who looks at a book to memorize the sentence structure? that's not why i read books. i don't know anyone who reads books for that purpose, unless they're grammar books! g

I want to explore a touchy topic.

djswan comments on Jul 3, 2018:

Blame men. And I have. But women have foul mouths as well.

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@djswan well, if you don't fucking know, i don't fucking know either. g

Is there anything more stressful than leaving one kid to sort out another kid to get ready for ...

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

so can you text the child first? g

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Josephine glad you finally got a response! g

Does socialism violate the incentive principle in economics?

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

nope. plenty of people go to public school, allow roads to be repaired with their tax money even if the roads don't go right by their own homes, use the u.s. postal service (which is written into the constitution) and much more, and STILL manage to be highly motivated in their fields of interest, ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@IamBane you'd be the first! g

I'm sure this will be an unpopular comment here, but I don't care.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

well, maybe. because there are categories here and you are perfectly free to skip the stuff that doesn't interest you. it's not like facebook, where you have to scroll past the pictures of tortured animals or deformed children in order not to see them. here you click on what you like and don't ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@MarvelAnn okay, so tell the admin of the group. that's whom to approach with this. g

It is shocking how many people these days still think the earth is flat?

Drsmash253 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

My opinion is they don't really believe it they just want attention

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Drsmash253 quite possibly! g

It is shocking how many people these days still think the earth is flat?

Drsmash253 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

My opinion is they don't really believe it they just want attention

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Drsmash253 my point was that people compartmentalize and some, like zappa, are smart in some ways and stupid in others. that is the point you missed. you may disagree with it, certainly, but your comment didn't indicate disagreement. it indicated that you just plain missed it. g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 20, 2018:

I have used tracphone for years, find them not only cheap but reliable. Just upgraded to a smartphone from them, $24.99 at Walmart, does every single thing my brothers $800 Samsung does, no contract, $25 for 2 months unlimited text & calling. Plus Spider Solitaire.

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@AnneWimsey yes. time i have. i may not like spending it but i HAVE it. the money i do not. the printing press in the basement is broken. g

It is shocking how many people these days still think the earth is flat?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

what, the earth is round? last time i looked it was three-dimensional, meaning it was approximately (not perfectly) spherical! it's an oblate spheroid. if it was round, we'd all be paper dolls! g

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Skyfacer most of us see it so close up it looks flat lol. perspective! g

It is shocking how many people these days still think the earth is flat?

Drsmash253 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

My opinion is they don't really believe it they just want attention

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Drsmash253 um i think you missed my point, somewhat. g

Does socialism violate the incentive principle in economics?

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

nope. plenty of people go to public school, allow roads to be repaired with their tax money even if the roads don't go right by their own homes, use the u.s. postal service (which is written into the constitution) and much more, and STILL manage to be highly motivated in their fields of interest, ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@IamBane you fell off the path? climb back on. there's poison ivy down there. g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 20, 2018:

I have used tracphone for years, find them not only cheap but reliable. Just upgraded to a smartphone from them, $24.99 at Walmart, does every single thing my brothers $800 Samsung does, no contract, $25 for 2 months unlimited text & calling. Plus Spider Solitaire.

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@AnneWimsey indeed. but if you do not HAVE the money, then that information is less useful than it should be. g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 20, 2018:

I have used tracphone for years, find them not only cheap but reliable. Just upgraded to a smartphone from them, $24.99 at Walmart, does every single thing my brothers $800 Samsung does, no contract, $25 for 2 months unlimited text & calling. Plus Spider Solitaire.

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

i HAVE a phone. i don't need a new phone. i need a new service. i hate tracfone. i'm glad it works for you but i have used it for years too and it has sucked the whole time. g

Does anyone else here read the actual arguments made by atheists/naturalists set forth on sites like...

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

not me! oddly enough (maybe) i don't feel the need to read about atheism. i am pretty confident there are no gods, i don't need to find out how to convince others there are no gods, since that's none of my business, and despite being delighted to have found this site, in general i don't think too ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@brainrain i don't care if i live in a true atheist state. i just care whether atheists are persecuted or not. as for moving, yes, that's easy. everyone can afford to do that. right. g

It is shocking how many people these days still think the earth is flat?

Drsmash253 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

My opinion is they don't really believe it they just want attention

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

no, i have met them and they really do believe this stuff. they aren't necessarily stupid, although this type of belief is stupid (and yes some of the people are ALSO stupid). people compartmentalize. frank zappa was one of the most brilliant human beings of his time, and he was an absolute moron when it came to tobacco. he wasn't one of those "yeah i know it's bad but i just can't quit" guys. he was one of those "this is harmless and the government is lying when it says tobacco kills" guys, right up until the day tobacco killed him. it's an amazing phenomenon. 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 20, 2018:

@johnprytz lots of folks abandon projects about which they were once enthusiastic. about clergy's assertions, until they share god's email and/or phone number, their assertions have no backing. i don't understand why you're asking about something easier to accept. which is easier to accept: we live forever or we die? does the answer mean we won't die? there is no god. therefore he can't hide. it doesn't matter whether that's easy or difficult to accept. g

Go away.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

you mean you answer your door? i don't! g

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Minta79 let lassie handle it. she can open doors by herself, right? g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

Drsmash253 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

I use Verizon it's not cheap but it's dependable and I can make a phone call anywhere in the world

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

not cheap is a dealbreaker. we are on a fixed income. that is why i am looking for cheap. g

I'm sure this will be an unpopular comment here, but I don't care.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

well, maybe. because there are categories here and you are perfectly free to skip the stuff that doesn't interest you. it's not like facebook, where you have to scroll past the pictures of tortured animals or deformed children in order not to see them. here you click on what you like and don't ...

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@MarvelAnn even the groups still just have headlines to click or not click, but if it is the behavior of the group members, you have a couple choices in addition to that: 1. talk to the group leader; 2. leave that particular group. g

I am beside myself anticipating two upcoming tv shows, and interested without being beside myself in...

bleurowz comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Murphy Brown! So looking forward to this. Loved the original and the revival couldn't be more timely.

genessa replies on Sep 20, 2018:

oh yeah! episode one is entitled "fake news'! g

I have this 9-5 that requires no creativity.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

i have had horrid jobs. i am disabled now but before i was unable to work, i left those horrid jobs. it's not always that easy, and it's not always easy to find a new one. the best advice i have to give you is to find a new job BEFORE quitting the old one. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

that doesn't happen overnight and meanwhile rent must be paid and the dog must be fed. g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

gearl comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I have an old flip-phone and pay $110. every two years. Good enough for me.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

i have a smart phone. i don't need a new phone. i need service that works and people who don't lie to me (see my short tale below). g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

Pamscwf1 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I've used them for about 15 years and still do. You end up doing a bit more work when you're transferring to a new phone or if you're in need of service. I have had little problems and you can't beat the price. It did take a little time to get used to the customer service since there are no ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

i've been their customer for many years. they did awful things in the past too. they just suck. g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

Pamscwf1 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I've used them for about 15 years and still do. You end up doing a bit more work when you're transferring to a new phone or if you're in need of service. I have had little problems and you can't beat the price. It did take a little time to get used to the customer service since there are no ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

i spent over a month trying to get them to put me back on a plan they took me off of for no reason, and at the end of that time they said they had succeeded and i was now back on the plan. my minutes ran out today. i called to ask why, since i don't use the phone that much. that's when i found out they had lied and never put me on any plan, so i was just using my saved minutes until they ran out! after all that work! i don't want to get used to being abused. g

Science adjusts its views based on what’s observed.

Marine comments on Sep 19, 2018:

However people are willing to follow blindly for whatever reason and that I find to be unacceptable.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@rcandlish i wish i shared your optimism. g

Science adjusts its views based on what’s observed.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

just a little quibble, and that is that science hasn't got any views. science is a study. scientists change their views, not science. scientists change them based on observation, and testing, and retesting. that's a good thing. faith is as you say. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@rcandlish we do! being an ex-english teacher and magazine editor, and still being a writer, i find things like that jump out at me, which makes me an occasional pain in the butt. i yell at the tv a lot. g

Science adjusts its views based on what’s observed.

Marine comments on Sep 19, 2018:

However people are willing to follow blindly for whatever reason and that I find to be unacceptable.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@rcandlish last time i looked it was going strong, and worse, getting stronger and more obnoxious and invasive. g

So I have been on this site almost a month a I learned something really important.

HeraTera comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Who doesn't like avacodos? I am not an athiest

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

of course not. there is no such thing as an athiest. athiest is a superlative adjective (you're ath, i'm even athier, look at that guy, he's the athiest i ever saw!) however, there are a lot of atheists here. i am one of them. i love avocados. however, that proves nothing about atheists in general (or even avocados in general). g

Go away.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

you mean you answer your door? i don't! g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@SACatWalker if someone i really need to talk to comes to my door, s/he has called first to make sure i am home and available (and dressed). someone spontaneously ringing my doorbell has no business with me unless my house is on fire and they're there to tell me. g

Good afternoon.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

i don't know specifically about nonprofits, but if you are not absolutely stuck on in-home service, an adult daycare center may be the place for you. i know an opening, too! it's a couple states over, though. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@Nichole765 va as in veterans affairs or virginia? anyway, i really do know of an opening in a daycare entity in mn. i can't guarantee that it is what you're looking for, or that you'd be chosen if you applied, or even that the position will be advertised generally. i'm not connected to it except as a client. but regardless, i know there is a nationwide shortage so you should have no trouble finding options. g

Interesting is listening to others ideas for their position on abortion

genessa comments on Sep 15, 2018:

i have no position on abortion. nobody likes abortion, not even abortion doctors, who would probably rather be delivering babies. my position isn't on abortion. it's on choice. if it's not your body, it's not your choice. if it is your body, it is your choice. that's my position. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@onan180 you insist on calling me an abortion supporter. i am a CHOICE supporter you are wrong about the definition of parasite and you are wrong about... well, everything else. i am not parroting anyone; i have not even read the other posts in this thread. but if this is how you respond to my points, this accusatory tone and pathetic reinterpretation of my words, i don't actually understand why i should communicate with you at all. it's tedious. i'm through. g

Is anyone else using tracfone, and still sane?

Stephanie99 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Textnow. The android smart phone was $10 and I pay $20 a month. Of course it's not great at that price, but pretty good.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

i will look into it, but $20 is a lot for us, even though it's cheap for cell service. also i already have a phone. i just need to switch services. i don't want to pay twice what i am paying now. i just want not to be screwed the way tracfone screws its customers (notably, me!) g

Have you ever been in a relationship where the other person did not know the cultural "givens" ?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

well, i spent a decade in japan. i was once asked there "you're jewish? what kind of christian is that?" i had, for a time, a japanese boyfriend, and he introduced me to the sad, sad culture of the male japanese worker, who will not get that promotion unless he drinks and whores with the boss. ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@OCJoe but there are (or were -- mussolini was good pals with hitler, remember) italian jews! then again, there are american jews, and just look :-(( g

Is it just me or has Google Chrome suddenly changed?

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

my chrome has not changed. can you say in what way it has changed? i don't know what edge looks like so i can't compare. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@Sandster lol i love playing with the apps from the apps store! g

Is it just me or has Google Chrome suddenly changed?

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

my chrome has not changed. can you say in what way it has changed? i don't know what edge looks like so i can't compare. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@Sandster try the chrome app store and install a free app that gives you a different look. i did that and i have a lovely fox portrayed on my new tabs, as well as the color scheme i want for chrome. g

Is it just me or has Google Chrome suddenly changed?

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

my chrome has not changed. can you say in what way it has changed? i don't know what edge looks like so i can't compare. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@Sandster i just fixed that. have you checked your settings? mine apparently slipped... and i have to mention i have a cat who walks on the keyboard and opens odd windows. she might have changed the setting for me. g

Is it just me or has Google Chrome suddenly changed?

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

my chrome has not changed. can you say in what way it has changed? i don't know what edge looks like so i can't compare. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@Sandster hmm. i can't say that is happening to me. i do notice one difference, which is that my bookmarks bar is missing unless i am on a new tab. it used to be visible all the time. i haven't yet gone to settings to see if i can change it back. it only just happened a few hours ago. g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@LenHazell53 well, a mad portion of it, anyway. g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@LenHazell53 you mistake my meaning. i mean the idiots mistaking the person's job for the word for a sexual deviant and chasing her out of her home. that has to be unusual or it would not have been reported. g

Is god really a joke

TheGreatShadow comments on Sep 19, 2018:

No. He's the real deal! Give me 10K and I'll show you to him! Pack your troll ass out of here.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow none of that is evidence of trollery. naivete, maybe. the question does imply (as the person's profile states) that the asker is in fact an atheist. i have met plenty of vague atheists, and everyone is new when they start! g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@LenHazell53 i've spent quality time in england, struck up conversations with stranger, including shop clerks, and never had a problem, except for one guy who chatted me up to get some money out of me. i found him amusing but he dropped me when he realized i was on to him. your story reminds me of a poll here that found a certain percentage of participants would kick their kid out of the house if they found out he was a homo sapiens. g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@LenHazell53 if that were typical, it probably would not have been reported, right? g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@LenHazell53 gee, i usually just tell people if i like something they're wearing. if they look as if they're absorbed in some other activity i leave them alone. i don't just yack for the sake of yacking. is there no in-between for you, no possibility that someone could be friendly without being obnoxious? g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@LenHazell53 why? she sat down next to me. i probably said hello or something similarly suspicious. g

"a full investigation by law enforcement officials" should take place before any hearing on ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Been watching MSNBC to follow this. No male senator nor trump wants an FBI hearing. Maybe state of MD will investigate and press charges. Mark Judge is a piece of shit drunk who doesn't want to talk to anyone.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@sassygirl3869 i wish i could forget them! g

"a full investigation by law enforcement officials" should take place before any hearing on ...

sassygirl3869 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Been watching MSNBC to follow this. No male senator nor trump wants an FBI hearing. Maybe state of MD will investigate and press charges. Mark Judge is a piece of shit drunk who doesn't want to talk to anyone.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

may i correct that? no male REPUBLICAN senator wants the investigation. democratic senators of both genders DO want it. mark judge is a nobody. if there is an investigation, his desires will not be honored and he WILL have to talk to someone. g

Is god really a joke

TheGreatShadow comments on Sep 19, 2018:

No. He's the real deal! Give me 10K and I'll show you to him! Pack your troll ass out of here.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

sorry, but a stupid question is one thing. being a troll is another. what, about this person, leads you to cry "troll"? i am asking in sincerity; i do not know either of you. g

Christianity Debunked Using Science and History - Carrier [youtu.be]

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

christianity can be debunked with two words: TALKING SNAKE! g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@balou i've seen pictures of unicorns too :-)) g

I don't believe the worst of male misogynistic behavior will be much changed by anticipating a ...

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

some of the problem is the repression you mention, but a good deal of it is their perpetual inundation with the idea that women are things, prizes to be won, or stolen, not people. even a good pair of parents can't counter that completely. women in power can. g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@marcp52 it begins in childhood but with women in power, the child has a chance to 1. have parents who are affected by women in power and 2. have outside influences that counterbalance bad parenting to SOME extent and reinforce the idea that at least outside that particular home men and woman and boys and girls can and should be equal. it's not either/or. as for the entrenched, good, restrain them. restrained, they set less of an example (and cause less trouble). g

I'm not sure I chose the correct group.

TheGreatShadow comments on Sep 19, 2018:

No. This is a forum for Athiests and Agnostics. I am neither. I'm spiritual, but not religous.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@TheGreatShadow people may believe what they wish, but to me, "some power out there" is just as unlikely and unprovable as a personal god. i am an equal opportunity atheist, myself. i disbelieve in all gods, higher powers and anything that could be considered remotely supernatural. g

Talk Dirty - Vintage Klezmer Jason Derulo Cover (with 2 Chainz Rap in Yiddish) - YouTube

shebaloney comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Eff! I love klezmer!!! Thank you for sharing this.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

noooo problem! g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I do not like to be imposed upon uninvited, nor do I like to impose myself upon others, I find it very bad manners.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@misternatureboy "wow, that was a BIG one!" after an earthquake is not generally viewed as an imposition, right? lol! been there, done that! i rode plenty of buses in california. one of the best conversations i ever had was on a bus with someone who had been a stranger. (strangers don't always remain strangers.) she was a little girl, riding the public bus, alone, to school. she sat down next to me and we talked. one day she started to say something and then she stopped. "what?" i asked. "oh," she said, sheepishly. "i forgot you weren't a kid. i was just going to tell you some kid stuff." that was one of the highest compliments i ever received! funnily enough, her mother and i also used to strike up conversations on the bus, and it took me ages to realize that these two even knew each other, because i never encountered them on the same ride. they lived a couple blocks from me and i never would have met them had i been unwilling to strike up conversations with strangers. on the other hand, i haven't only done that in california. but i could not help noticing that minnesotans are, or at least were when i first got here, more reserved. g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

i am fabulous at striking up conversations with strangers. i do it whenever possible. my guy is shy and is just amazed how i used to talk to people on buses (i don't ride public buses anymore) or how, at a social gathering, i just start talking to just anyone. i don't make more than than the ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@FrayedBear thank you kindly. i am rewriting a portion of it because alas that portion was begun before i owned a computer that actually had a hard drive. it operated on a system that, if it were a car, would be the equivalent of one with square wheels. it's gone. pffft, gone! meanwhile i've lived more than another third of my then-lifetime, so the is more bio to graph. i might never catch up! (i wonder if that would contribute to literal immortality or only literary immortality?) g

What physics or physical law(s), principle(s) or relationship(s) determine the value of the physical...

genessa comments on Sep 16, 2018:

they are what they are. are you really asking why they are what they are, or how we KNOW they are what they are? to the first question, i repeat, they are what they are. to the latter, i reply, sorry, i watch the science channel and i love it but a lot of it falls out of my head when the show's ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@johnprytz i am both shattered to realize that i didn't think of it first and gratified to hear that i have godel to back me up! not bad for someone who is actually mathematically challenged! wait until i tell my guy, who professes to be amazed when i can add two and three and come anywhere near five! g

I would like to share a question some of my friends from the believer’s communities commonly ask.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

i think it is naive of the religionists to ask this. they may as well ask how can we be good people if we don't believe in a god. (oh wait -- they DO also ask that!) your ideas are good. you also don't need holidays or scheduled meet-ups to have a social life. atheists work and meet people at ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@Zster i think all but the most extreme religionists do. the ones who don't.... they're the ones who homeschool their kids and hold extreme, bizarre views because they cut themselves off from mainstream america. g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

i am fabulous at striking up conversations with strangers. i do it whenever possible. my guy is shy and is just amazed how i used to talk to people on buses (i don't ride public buses anymore) or how, at a social gathering, i just start talking to just anyone. i don't make more than than the ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@FrayedBear i never had children because i didn't, and don't, want them. i never married because when i was young there appeared to be one framework for marriage, which seemed to me to be the equivalent of prostitution, and i wanted no part of it. my relationship with my guy is not like that. we may as well be married, but we're old and sick and poor, and marriage would actually result in our losing the meager benefits that keep us alive. we may get around to it if we survive, but it surely won't be for the purpose of having children. g

Taken from FB.

genessa comments on Sep 19, 2018:

this isn't facebook. imagine if everyone copied and pasted the same thing! it's bad enough ON facebook. oh, and i didn't laugh, but that's not the point at all. if you're going to copy something from facebook, can't you take off the "copy and paste" part? g

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@onlyif removing the bottom part helps a lot. thank you! it doesn't matter if i like it. a joke can't appeal to everyone. i wouldn't have mentioned it except for the copy and paste bit. again, thank you for removing that. g

How good are you at striking up conversation with a stranger?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

i am fabulous at striking up conversations with strangers. i do it whenever possible. my guy is shy and is just amazed how i used to talk to people on buses (i don't ride public buses anymore) or how, at a social gathering, i just start talking to just anyone. i don't make more than than the ...

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@FrayedBear i'm not friends with anyone i have met on a bus where i currently live, not solely because i no longer ride public transportation. when i lived in los angeles, i made friends on the bus, since we turned out also to be neighbors. but i do not have your friend's problem at any rate. i live with my guy; we've been together for 18 years. i don't drink. (i hate football too.) i've never belonged to a singles club. i always enjoyed being single. now i enjoy being half of a couple. i don't think your friend's trouble stem from his ability to chat easily with strangers. one doesn't do that with the expectation of their becoming friends. one does that to be friendly (which is different) and to make the ride, or the gathering, or whatever, pleasant, and also because chatting with others can be, in and of itself, pleasant. g

My late, great wafer, as a young cat, having conquered a vicious ball of string. g

SACatWalker comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Yes, the triumphant apex household protector vanquishing the dreaded, vile, dastardly ball of string. Proud moment. Great memory. Sorry about the sadness that he's not here now, but he was huh? Lucky you for that.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

the memory must suffice! g

my late great layla on the left with her papa tevye on the right. tevye is still with us. g

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Purrtee.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

why, thank you :-)) g

Bank of America is asking customers to prove citizenship to access their own money

Druvius comments on Sep 18, 2018:

BOA has been the face of evil for decades, no surprise.

genessa replies on Sep 19, 2018:

one of its many faces. g

note: this picture of golde is for hallowe'en, not christmas! golde is, as are all cats, an ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Cute.

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

thanks! i'll tell her you said so. g

Need some input please!! So, one of the instructors in my Instructional Technology grad program ...

Al-Bundy_59 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

If you treat it as an assignment it is not a big deal. Do the research and write the paper. He isn't asking you to join a church. What if you had to write on say, an usher at a broadway play, or a waiter at a restaurant?

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@ReadyforaChange i understand your discomfort but i am not sure it's a reason to dump the assignment. gazing at a cross without being asked to gaze at it reverently isn't weird. it's an artifact. i could write all kinds of papers about greek mythology and my atheism extends to that as well as to modern religions. i am not sure what instructions for ushers even MEANS, but i would consider it a challenge. g

I realize that this is out of tune with this page but I need a little assistance.

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

it appears to be a desoto. g

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@Lincoln55 i'll tell my friend who was so sure it was a desoto lol g

It could be that you think that all fast food is disgusting, and that's ok, but if you don't or get ...

MrChange comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Chic fil A. They can do no wrong. Except their religious ideals.

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

that's a big exception. i would not give a cent of my money to that organization even if i ate fast food, which i do not. by the way, they don't have religious ideals. they have bigotry. they mask this as religious ideals. g

Bank of America is asking customers to prove citizenship to access their own money

starwatcher-al comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Well, I have a BOA credit card and when it's paid off it gets cut up.

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

i was, a gazillion years ago, a bank of america customer. i watched them steal money even from poorish customers. they did it, at least to poor folk, in dribs and drabs. the statements just never added up. they're crooks. g

Perfect Storms: GOD'S WRATH | Full Documentary OR WHY I am an Atheist [youtu.be]

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

i do not have 45 minutes to spend watching this at the moment so i will ask a question: is this one those premises along the lines of "god's nasty and doesn't care so i'm an atheist"? i am an atheist but i don't think people who have this reason are necessarily atheists. if they're mad at god ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@magicwatch and my point is that saying that god doesn't give a fuck implies that there is a god, to give or not give any fucks. that assumption is counter to atheism, not a reason for atheism. and by the way, yeah i got that even just from the title. i am glad i didn't waste my time with the video. g

Would anyone like to record an audiobook for others to hear?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

i do not mind volunteering here and there but i also like to be paid for my professional work. i have done some acting. but i will think about it nonetheless, after seeing what it entails. since i am disabled (not my voice lol) my energies are limited. g

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@greywolf3 that is where i intend to go, when i have a moment, to check this out. i have clicked the link; the tab is waiting for me. that is why i said i would check into it. g

Perfect Storms: GOD'S WRATH | Full Documentary OR WHY I am an Atheist [youtu.be]

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

i do not have 45 minutes to spend watching this at the moment so i will ask a question: is this one those premises along the lines of "god's nasty and doesn't care so i'm an atheist"? i am an atheist but i don't think people who have this reason are necessarily atheists. if they're mad at god ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@magicwatch that's a good reason not to believe an asshole like pat robertson, but alone is not a reason to disbelieve in gods. i am certainly an atheist but not for this reason. g

Since i am mathematically challenged, and have a bad memoryfor numbers, i'm going to approximate ...

patchoullijulie comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Recipe sounds amazing. I can smell it from here. I'm a bit of an organic/GMO free freak so I will add that corn (corn starch included) is one of the most GMO'd crops out there and I try to avoid corn in general (like sugar it is in absolutely everything). If your interested in knowing, Arrowroot ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@patchoullijulie fair enough. for me, in some cases it's the ONLY way to get the right texture (see bacon example). i cannot speak for or against its safety. i am not worried, but if you are, then you must do what you feel is best. g

I realize that this is out of tune with this page but I need a little assistance.

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

it appears to be a desoto. g

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@Lincoln55 i know squat about cars but i asked my fb friends and got an immediate response, not an "i think" but a definite "desoto." i can't see the badge in this picture. i can tell you definitively NOT 1960s or later! but you knew that lol. it does have a '40s look. g

Since i am mathematically challenged, and have a bad memoryfor numbers, i'm going to approximate ...

patchoullijulie comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Recipe sounds amazing. I can smell it from here. I'm a bit of an organic/GMO free freak so I will add that corn (corn starch included) is one of the most GMO'd crops out there and I try to avoid corn in general (like sugar it is in absolutely everything). If your interested in knowing, Arrowroot ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@patchoullijulie i am alive because of services i receive as a disabled person. one of them is mom's meals. (i may be changing that vendor soon, though, as they seem to be replacing fruit with jello and potatoes with rice; i am diabetic and this is not good newsfor me.) i need a microwave to heat them up; they arrive precooked, looking like tv dinners (they're better than that). a properly used microwave is just another cooking tool; i know people abuse them. i don't. i even use them to make pasta! heat a bowl of salted water for two minutes. add pasta. nuke for six minutes, longer if necessary, shorter if very delicate like alphabet noodles. i get to stand up for less time and not have a huge backache. what do you hate about them? g

Since i am mathematically challenged, and have a bad memoryfor numbers, i'm going to approximate ...

patchoullijulie comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Recipe sounds amazing. I can smell it from here. I'm a bit of an organic/GMO free freak so I will add that corn (corn starch included) is one of the most GMO'd crops out there and I try to avoid corn in general (like sugar it is in absolutely everything). If your interested in knowing, Arrowroot ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@patchoullijulie here's another one: get a bunch of brussels sprouts. rinse them and cut the butts off (or leave them if they're not too dirty). slice them. put them in a bowl. spray with oil (i use butter flavor) and season to taste. nuke for four or five minutes, only three if a small amount sliced very thinly. that's it! that's all you need! g

Since i am mathematically challenged, and have a bad memoryfor numbers, i'm going to approximate ...

patchoullijulie comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Recipe sounds amazing. I can smell it from here. I'm a bit of an organic/GMO free freak so I will add that corn (corn starch included) is one of the most GMO'd crops out there and I try to avoid corn in general (like sugar it is in absolutely everything). If your interested in knowing, Arrowroot ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@patchoullijulie use that microwave! it isn't heresy (so to speak!) get a plastic bowl. spray oil on it and salt the bowl slightly. crack an egg on that. sprinkle with parmesan. nuke 60 seconds. look what happens! it's great! and FAST! i always had trouble making bacon come out right. i use turkey bacon. it can be great or ehhhh. this works: on a tough plastic plate, arrange the bacon around the edge. this works best if you cut each strip into thirds. nuke for three minutes. crisp bacon! amazing, huh? g

Anyone else think of his site as a secret society? :P

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

nope! it's an open site! we may keep our atheism secret offline (i don't, but that's me) but this site is by no means a secret site. g

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@DenoPenno they don't need to know every detail of your life. you have a right to tell as little or as much as you choose. g

Since i am mathematically challenged, and have a bad memoryfor numbers, i'm going to approximate ...

patchoullijulie comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Recipe sounds amazing. I can smell it from here. I'm a bit of an organic/GMO free freak so I will add that corn (corn starch included) is one of the most GMO'd crops out there and I try to avoid corn in general (like sugar it is in absolutely everything). If your interested in knowing, Arrowroot ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@patchoullijulie time can be a problem and i understand that. being disabled and unable to work, i have time. since it hurts to stand, though, i am a FAST cook, even if what i make isn't fast food! g

The Middle Way Society: Agnosticism

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

i agree that extremism should be rejected, but i do not always agree about what constitutes extremism. there are people for whom health care for everyone is extremism. that's not how i view it, and i do not view myself as an extremist. there are also those who think that saying "nazis are bad" is...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay i disagree still. i especially disagree that the current situation has nothing to do with greed. how about air? isn't it extreme that everyone gets to breathe it? how about only half the population? sorry, i think trying to cut everything down to the center can be extreme. g

This is the opening to a piece I wrote shortly after the Bowe Bergdahl affair hit the airways.

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

it has promise. palate, by the way, not palette. two different words. g

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@Lincoln55 good luck! g

I just heard a little mozart in a tv commercial and it was nice to hear mozart but not THAT way.

memorylikeasieve comments on Sep 18, 2018:

What was it an ad for? Also, damn, but I miss being able to sing that aria.

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

oh i wish i ever could! i am a fabulous singer, except when i open my mouth. i don't remember what it was an ad for. the song distracted me! i will try to pay attention and come back and answer. i've only heard it maybe... twice or thrice. g

Since i am mathematically challenged, and have a bad memoryfor numbers, i'm going to approximate ...

patchoullijulie comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Recipe sounds amazing. I can smell it from here. I'm a bit of an organic/GMO free freak so I will add that corn (corn starch included) is one of the most GMO'd crops out there and I try to avoid corn in general (like sugar it is in absolutely everything). If your interested in knowing, Arrowroot ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

i will look for it, but corn starch is cheap and i am on what would be a fixed income if it were not so pitiful it barely qualifies as income. it goes out more than it comes in. anyway, i only use corn starch when i am lazy (and in place of baby powder when i use it for noncooking purposes; not sure if i could afford arrowroot for that! i'll add that i used so little corn starch for this, my container of corn starch that i use for cooking won't be empty for a year or two, and it's not that big!) when i am motivated i make a nice alfredo, involving no corn starch -- just flour or masa if i can get ahold of it, butter (well, fake butter, but the brand i use is really good), parmesan cheese, garlic, powdered milk because i get it for free and can't stand to drink it so i cook with it, water and the seasoned salt i make myself so it contains no msg, only kosher salt, powdered bay, garlic power and paprika, sometimes celery seed but i find it overpowering so sometimes not. the salt is about a third of the whole. or i make a roue, meaning without the parmesan and without fresh garlic, but still containing the garlic powder that's in my seasoned salt. it depends on the dish. for this one it would not have been the alfredo. not with the sesame and soy and all that. g

The Middle Way Society: Agnosticism

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

i agree that extremism should be rejected, but i do not always agree about what constitutes extremism. there are people for whom health care for everyone is extremism. that's not how i view it, and i do not view myself as an extremist. there are also those who think that saying "nazis are bad" is...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay i would go case by case. but i am not in that position and have not made calculations to help me answer this, nor am i going to do so, since after i have done so, not only will i STILL not be in that position, the answer to that particular question will not be pertinent to health care for all. if we made gazillionnaires pay reasonable taxes, this would not be an issue. and by the way, why SHOULD a procedure cost as much as all that? things are jacked up so high here only because of greed. other countries do not charge as much for such things, and as far as i know, their doctors are not starving. it is perfectly possible to care for all without driving the country into the debt it is currently being driven into not by health care but by GREED. g

Would anyone like to record an audiobook for others to hear?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

i do not mind volunteering here and there but i also like to be paid for my professional work. i have done some acting. but i will think about it nonetheless, after seeing what it entails. since i am disabled (not my voice lol) my energies are limited. g

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@greywolf3 reading to the blind is one thing. reading for distribution is another. i will have to check into it and see what becomes of these books. i have not, so far, and you have not said -- are they given for free to libraries, or to the blind, or...? being donated into the public domain is one thing; even things in the public domain can be sold. when i find out i'll be able to make a better informed decision about what to do. and i still have to consider my limited energies. i'm not trying to be selfish. i am trying to stay alive! g

Should a person be able to accuse u of a criminal offense, what would have been criminal save ...

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

it depends on the crime. in most states, rape has a statute of limitations between five and 10 years. for some reason, crossing the border illegally, a misdemeanor, is still prosecutable 30, 40 years after the fact even though it's a victimless crime and the "criminal" may have led an examplary ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@IamBane lol i thought you were referring to their working as hard as 21 people! yep, and the thing about dacas is they actually have not broken any laws, because they were brought and did not knowingly or willingly cross the border without permission, as their parents did. but regarding their parents, how about a statute of limitations on that completely minor offense, especially as balanced against their bringing those wonderful dacas into the world? g

The Middle Way Society: Agnosticism

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

i agree that extremism should be rejected, but i do not always agree about what constitutes extremism. there are people for whom health care for everyone is extremism. that's not how i view it, and i do not view myself as an extremist. there are also those who think that saying "nazis are bad" is...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay i object to people being treated as assets. i am not someone who should be considered, or not considered, cost-effective. i'm a human being. g

I have never met or personally know anyone in my life that is not a believer.

genessa comments on Sep 17, 2018:

i am sorry to hear you've been so alone. i was not surrounded by religious people in my youth so quite frankly i didn't even know who was an atheist and who wasn't, but i have since met some pretty aggressive religionists. g

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@ColdFax except for being chased around and hit and having pennies thrown at me and being called dirty jew and stuff like that it was okay lol. they didn't ask if i was an atheist! g

Have you ever been in a relationship where the other person did not know the cultural "givens" ?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

well, i spent a decade in japan. i was once asked there "you're jewish? what kind of christian is that?" i had, for a time, a japanese boyfriend, and he introduced me to the sad, sad culture of the male japanese worker, who will not get that promotion unless he drinks and whores with the boss. ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@273kelvin, @OCJoe i guess my acquaintance wasn't unique. it's scary, to say the least. most jews (not sure about the ultra-orthodox but they are a tiny minority within a minority) know an awful lot more about christianity than christians know about judaism or even about jews (no, virginia, we don't have horns and a tail, and i have a friend who is both black and jewish who had an experience in an elevator with a couple of little old ladies -- who i am sure didn't know she was jewish but sure noticed she was black -- who kept looking down at her ass to see if they could detect a tail!) i think both jews and atheists tend to know a lot more about christianity than most christians, come to think of it. i can't speak for what muslims do and do not know about other religions, but if they live in areas where they are a minority i can guess they also know more about the majority religion than its practitioners know about islam. g

Have you ever been in a relationship where the other person did not know the cultural "givens" ?

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

well, i spent a decade in japan. i was once asked there "you're jewish? what kind of christian is that?" i had, for a time, a japanese boyfriend, and he introduced me to the sad, sad culture of the male japanese worker, who will not get that promotion unless he drinks and whores with the boss. ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@273kelvin rofl! she wasn't japanese was she? that's funny! g

Manafort forfeits $22 million in New York real estate in plea deal

SkotlandSkye comments on Sep 18, 2018:

The art of the deal.....

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

ha the only thing artful about manafort is his dodging, and i think he has failed to dodge a pretty big bullet here. g

What do you think about expanding the Supplemental Nutrition assistance program to cover every one ...

Renickulous comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Why? Those are socialst programs to help people who have alot of money trouble and need help. Redistributing money for everyone's convenience is a bad idea.

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@Renickulous i am not offended. you do not have the capacity to offend me. i'm disgusted. that's different. i recognize your arrogance. that doesn't mean your arrogance has an effect on me beyond disgust. if you think you're that powerful, maybe you're (notice how that is spelled, by the way?) the one with the ego problem. feh, i don't need to talk to people as deluded as you. g

Since I have Mondays and Tuesdays off, I usually go to my mom's for dinner on Mondays and help them ...

genessa comments on Sep 18, 2018:

what you are missing is fox news, and you are doing the right thing, missing that. it lies. it lies consistently. your dad is brainwashed. it's not necessarily his fault. the message is powerful and repetitive. can you show him some of thomas jefferson's letters in which he states that muslims...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

@Captain747ex he has the wrong facebook friends, then lol oh my, let's see, can you by ANY chance get him to watch msnbc? it's a network, not a person (i know you know that; i'm saying it for a reason) so it's a mixed bag, as it SHOULD be (unlike fox, which instructs its personnel every morning what it can and cannot and must and must not say, on what topics, and i am not making this up and i am not speculating; this HAPPENS). if he likes republicans, you can ask him to watch what i cannot watch because my stomach turns: morning joe. i can't stand joe, but he used to be a republican senator, and in the beginning i think he even supported trump (certainly not now!) i know your dad will probably say no because to his mind, msnbc is fake news, even though as i said, it's a network with a variety of reporters and news analysts. he probably won't believe you when you say that. the first thing a brainwasher does is cut off all other input by convincing you that everyone and everything else is a liar and a lie. so this is a tough nut to crack. i don't think he will watch morning joe. i think you will have to make it more human, more immediate, closer. let me think upon't. there has to be a way. your dad's not stupid, right? he raised you, right? so... something happened. it can be made to UNhappen. the aim is not to hurt him, but to awaken him. g

Susan collins has just said that if brett kavanaugh has lied (she did not specify whether she meant ...

bingst comments on Sep 18, 2018:

I'm not aware of the stolen documents issue. My biggest concern is Kavanaugh's position that the President has discretion in what laws the president enforces. From my reading of the constitution, there is no discretion. It's one thing if the sitting president takes the position that he doesn't ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

it's all worrisome. the documents thing, lemme see if i can find an article. if it's the nyt or wapo i may be out of free reads, which sucks because they're such good sources. but i'll try. if all i can find it huffpo or something, which gets its info from the other sources, you may try the two i initially named, if you're not also out of free reads, or if you subscribe. here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8IA2KJows8 try wapo for the full story. this should give you a sliver of info though. g

From newsweek: ted cruz violated law w/ texas donation request

bingst comments on Sep 18, 2018:

The link works. There was another post about this, also linking to an apparently earlier article in Newsweek. I hope Cruz does wind up in court over this. I also wonder if this violates Senate ethics rules. ...

genessa replies on Sep 18, 2018:

does the senate still have ethics? almost half, yeah.... almost doesn't count, though. g