Synesthesia.

genessa comments on Sep 8, 2018:

i am envious, although i imagine it's hard to adjust to if you were not born with it. i have, ever since learning of its existence, wished i had been born with synesthesia. it sounds just wonderful. i actually can imagine it, or i imagine i can imagine it. but then, i am an atheist lol. one ...

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@William12354 you don't like it? i'm sorry. again, if you'd been born with it, it'd be normal. having to deal with its sudden onset is different and i guess it's a bit discombobulating. me, i am dying to hear colors and smell sounds. annoying lights could be headache-inducing. is it like auras? those i would not find annoying. otherwise, yeah, that could be annoying. g

More Atheists know the Bible better than most Christians because the majority of Atheists are ex ...

genessa comments on Sep 8, 2018:

i am an atheist and i know "the" bible better than many christians, but i am not talking about the christian bible. with that i am not familiar. familiarity with either bible is not the reason i am not a christian, nor the reason why i am an atheist. i have never been a christian; i was raised as...

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@DEROB lol i love the ira story! people are so stuck in their own little ruts, aren't they? g

Synesthesia.

Donotbelieve comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Coincidences. They are not signs. They are coincidences. End of discussion.

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Donotbelieve i think i was led astray by my own reaction to the synesthesia and sort of forgot there was a question in there lol g

Synesthesia.

KissedbySun comments on Sep 8, 2018:

I'm not sure I understand the issue. Why don't they understand? What form of synethesia do you have? Do they think it's magic?

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

now that my brain has gotten over its fart and i understand what donotbelieve meant, i will try to answer too. hard to explain to people who believe in magic: that magic is not necessary. the world is wonderful enough without it. g

Synesthesia.

Donotbelieve comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Coincidences. They are not signs. They are coincidences. End of discussion.

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Donotbelieve oh duh on me, i didn't realize you were naming a thing that is hard to explain to people do believe in magic! i thought you were commenting on the actual post. i don't know where my mind is today. but yes, now you've made it clear! sorry about that! g

Synesthesia.

Donotbelieve comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Coincidences. They are not signs. They are coincidences. End of discussion.

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Donotbelieve nope. not at all. he didn't mention coincidences or signs. and he was talking about NOT being able to explain things to people who DO believe in magic. so no, not at all, i don't think you read his question correctly. g

Many television shows are based on god or religious themes, and was wondering if any of my fellow ...

genessa comments on Sep 8, 2018:

i hate all of those shows. i mean really, really hate them. they're badly done and preachy and they make disgusting assumptions. i prefer joan of arcadia! and yes, i am an atheist. g

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

p.s. i called touched "molested by an angel." someone mentioned the waltons. yep i liked that one, still would if it were on. it's HUMAN. i don't mind shows about religious people. i mind shows that preach, and that assume i am of the same religion (if any).

Synesthesia.

Donotbelieve comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Coincidences. They are not signs. They are coincidences. End of discussion.

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

i don't even see the beginning of the discussion. i am not sure what your response has to do with the question! william didn't call anything a sign of anything, and didn't mention anything that could be (or not be) coincidental. are you sure you're answering the right post? i am not trying to be snarky. i really cannot relate your answer to the question. i don't know what you're referring to. g

I hear (see) christians talk (type) as if the opposite of christianity is atheism and vice versa.

JimG comments on Sep 8, 2018:

For the same reason that they think we are atheists because we are angry at god or were mistreated by a religious figure. They are so indoctrinated into their religion and naîve to the rest of the world they don't grasp that there is any alternative to christianity. They are terrified to even ...

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

this is all true of course but slightly misses my point, which is not that christians can't imagine that atheists are right, but that they can't imagine that any religious alternative to christianity isn't tantamount to atheism. g

I hear (see) christians talk (type) as if the opposite of christianity is atheism and vice versa.

Cutiebeauty comments on Sep 8, 2018:

All religions believe they are the one true path, so if one does not believe that. They are an atheist, at least in the believers mind. The opposite is not quite true, is it. Heehee

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty tell me about it! haha sometimes my guy gives me a look, and later swears he told me something he never mentioned. i suspect when he gave me the look he thought his lips were moving too! g

I hear (see) christians talk (type) as if the opposite of christianity is atheism and vice versa.

Cutiebeauty comments on Sep 8, 2018:

All religions believe they are the one true path, so if one does not believe that. They are an atheist, at least in the believers mind. The opposite is not quite true, is it. Heehee

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

not really. judaism does not have that attitude, although individual jews may not understand that, just as scads of christians don't understand the basics of their own religion (god aside). judaism doesn't proselytize, doesn't dictate that you have to be a jew to be a good person or to go to heaven (different concept of heaven from the christian one too but that's another story) or anything like that. judaism dictates that judaism is true for jews. that's why the jews have 613 commandments for jews and seven for nonjews. but i will grant that MOST religions consider themselves the one true religion! g

Who Is Your Favorite Fictional Deity?

maturin1919 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

But I've gotta ask, why do you sign all your posts? Your profile is already attached to everything...

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

habit. ''g

Should professional athletes be required to stand for the national anthem?

maturin1919 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Forced patriotism is worthless. That being said, companies have every right to establish codes of conduct for their employees.

genessa replies on Sep 8, 2018:

reasonable codes of conduct. what if a company made a code of conduct that included something really weird, like not being able to say the word "the" on wednesdays? g

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

genessa comments on Sep 7, 2018:

my guy, who is not an atheist, will go to synagogue this sunday evening to celebrate rosh hashana. i might go with him. now why would i do that? after all, i AM an atheist. well, for one thing, i don't get why we have to date our days from when the time of a possibly fictional character who, as ...

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

oh duh i meant also to wish YOU a good weekend, and i got lost in my own little story lol. please have a great weekend! g

Being on the net as often as i am, i need the civility-fixes here at agnostic.

genessa comments on Sep 7, 2018:

ah but preaching to the converted, to use an oddly appropriate phrase, doesn't do as much good as countering the widespread crap. g

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@CoastRiderBill fair enough, that! g

What is something you ate growing up that you never ate again once you became an adult?

OCJoe comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Liver, hominy, and lima beans. The liver and lima beans were not eaten again because they are hatefully horrible. My folk were mid westerners transplanted to California, where I was born, and I never saw hominy anywhere outside of my Mom's kitchen. I assume hominy was (is?) popular in the mid ...

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

hominy is, i think, southern. liver: you may dislike its bitterness, in which case nothing will help, but you may, on the other hand, dislike it because it was prepared incorrectly. lima beans; i hated them as a child. i like 'em now, but mostly the babies, and frozen beats canned (as always). i didn't like them as a child because they were mushy and flavorless. eating frozen baby limas kills those two bird with one stone! i will add that when my mom served asparagus, which i hated, it was white asparagus from a can. i guess 'nuff said there! g

How can we find the truth about "God"?

Paddypereira comments on Sep 7, 2018:

When we die, I think. Not believing in God is one thing, the fact of God's existence is another.

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@Paddypereira i understand. i can't argue with your feelings, opinions or belief, or lack thereof, but i can't agree with your statement that the probability is 50 percent either way. i know you said "for me" but you can also say "for me, one and one is six," and that then goes beyond the realm of opinion.the evidence is clearly on the side of no god. that doesn't prove anything, but it does skew the odds! g

How many hours a day do you spend on Agnostics?

genessa comments on Sep 7, 2018:

it's hard to say because i multitask. i have... lemme count... 44 tabs open on this browser and one on a different one, where i sometimes open a second. i go back and forth, around and round, among, at any given moment, this, email, two games i play, one of which has a dozen tabs open right now ...

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@TheDoubter oh go ahead and ask! i like multitasking! g

How many hours a day do you spend on Agnostics?

genessa comments on Sep 7, 2018:

it's hard to say because i multitask. i have... lemme count... 44 tabs open on this browser and one on a different one, where i sometimes open a second. i go back and forth, around and round, among, at any given moment, this, email, two games i play, one of which has a dozen tabs open right now ...

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

that's just what i am doing on the computer! offline i might also be listening to tv (and thus not youtube) or having a conversation with a person who is physically present, and/or eating a meal, and/or playing trivial pursuit (just the cards) with my guy. i also have pets and they demand my attention too. g

[yahoo.com] Brett Kavanaugh Calls Birth Control Contraception-Inducing Drugs - Dark Ages WTF!

genessa comments on Sep 7, 2018:

ignorance is bliss... but only for the ignorant. the rest of us suffer! g

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX that too. g

How true is this ?

genessa comments on Sep 7, 2018:

generalizations are ALWAYS wrong. g

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@VAL3941 i was generalizing! g

Faith Lost

AMGT comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Voted “other.” I admitted to myself that I might be wrong and became willing to check.

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

that was MY reason too! g

How can we find the truth about "God"?

Paddypereira comments on Sep 7, 2018:

When we die, I think. Not believing in God is one thing, the fact of God's existence is another.

genessa replies on Sep 7, 2018:

i can't help wondering why only dead people get to know whether there is a god. if there is a god and it doesn't reveal itself to living persons, why would it reveal itself to dead persons? yes, i know, someone wrote down that this would happen. i mean apart from that. g

What do you do better than anyone else?

genessa comments on Sep 6, 2018:

i am the best allegorical thinker i know. i see connections between things. on a practical level this is not as useful as you may think, but it isn't as useless as it looks either. g

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Redcupcoffee oh i hope so! but in different circumstances :-)) g

I often hear people referring to god as "she." that's nice, isn't it?

Deanervin comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Well if you are going to have a creator it makes more sense from a human position to consider that creator feminine. I recall thinking long about this concept when I first heard it. Actually, if one were going to consider worshipping anything the Sun makes most sense to me. But I still won't ...

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Deanervin ah yes i can see why! maybe i chose prometheus, or he grabbed me, however it happened, for the same reason (whatever that may turn out to be) that i don't cry at dramas when something bad happens, but when someone is kind i burst into tears. g

I often hear people referring to god as "she." that's nice, isn't it?

Deanervin comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Well if you are going to have a creator it makes more sense from a human position to consider that creator feminine. I recall thinking long about this concept when I first heard it. Actually, if one were going to consider worshipping anything the Sun makes most sense to me. But I still won't ...

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@Deanervin lol you see, we come from such different perspectives! and yet somehow we both realized that there is no god (or goddess). of course gods and goddesses are fascinating creatures. my favorite god isn't even a god; he's a titan. his name is prometheus. he's no more or less real than any other deity, but he's cool. g

I often hear people referring to god as "she." that's nice, isn't it?

Deanervin comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Well if you are going to have a creator it makes more sense from a human position to consider that creator feminine. I recall thinking long about this concept when I first heard it. Actually, if one were going to consider worshipping anything the Sun makes most sense to me. But I still won't ...

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

i can dig it. given the prevailing mythology, despite the noncorporeal and gender-fluid nature of the jewish god, god as most americans perceive that to be is male. it makes more sense the way you put it, but the mythology doesn't make sense on SO many levels. my chosen answer is meant to stop the conversation as it assumes the existence of SOME god of SOME gender. it isn't meant to be taken seriously! g

Is religion or spirituality okay as a coping mechanism?

mattersauce comments on Sep 6, 2018:

IMO, no. It's a crutch, get off it.

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@mattersauce fair enough, but the question was if it was kept strictly to onself. we already know we're not talking about ourselves (or we probably wouldn't be here) so that means we're talking about "is it okay for others" if they keep it to themselves. so that means it IS a question about trying to influence, if not control, others. g

Questions for Democrats: Which Candidate is your top choice to run for President in 2020?

Trajan61 comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I could never vote for an idiotic democrat. I’ll vote for Trump and I’m sure he’ll be re-elected. Hell last time he carried 87% in my hometown and carried all 77 counties in my home state.

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

i wouldn't vote for an idiotic democrat either. fortunately most democrats are fabulously intelligent and heartful and i intend to vote completely blue. the republicans are not just morons, they're corrupt and treasonous. as for trump... seriously? SERIOUSLY? you think he gives a rat's posterior about atheists, or humans for that matter? g

Is religion or spirituality okay as a coping mechanism?

mattersauce comments on Sep 6, 2018:

IMO, no. It's a crutch, get off it.

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

but who are we to control how other people cope? if they really, truly DO keep it to themselves.... well, i might still think someone silly for being religious (especially since religious people tend NOT to keep it to themselves) but then, have you ever seen the film "harvey?" we can't force other people to do our bidding -- isn't our main complaint about religion that religionists try to force their will on us? if they don't, they it's just like watching someone eat a food you don't like, or listen to music that you find obnoxious. g p.s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vODNaFLGlMg

Favorite classic TV show?

genessa comments on Sep 6, 2018:

one show? one? lol okay here is a short list (short for me, anyway): hill st blues, st elsewhere, murphy brown, quantum leap, m*a*s*h, midnight special, the dick cavett show, the smothers brothers comedy hour, l.a. law, civil wars, law and order, cosmos! i spy, the man from u.n.c.l.e., the ...

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

i left one out, thought of it later, forgot it again, and it was a really good one, too! now it's driving me crazy.... yeah i know: short trip! g

Did he or didn't he?

genessa comments on Sep 5, 2018:

he probably said it. i say it 100 times a day, myself. but whether or not he said it, it's true. g

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@itsmedammit yeah, nor have i been shy lol g

Tiny little quibble here, and i am not making judgments about people's spelling in general, but if ...

Drsmash253 comments on Sep 6, 2018:

It's texting never stressed the little stuff that gives you heartburn

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

it is not about texting and i was not complaining about bad spelling in general -- just one word we choose to use to identify ourselves in the context of this site. it bespeaks a lack of attention. that goes well beyond texting, or even spelling. g

How do you respond to the “what church do you go to”? Question? Just out of curiosity.

genessa comments on Sep 6, 2018:

i don't get asked that. i sometimes get asked which synagogue i go to. to this i respond "i am not religious" or "i'm an atheist" depending on the context, how well i know the person, etc. i'm not shy about telling people what i do or do not believe but with being jewish it's not as if they're ...

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@AmiSue that too pops up in the oddest places. g

How do you respond to the “what church do you go to”? Question? Just out of curiosity.

genessa comments on Sep 6, 2018:

i don't get asked that. i sometimes get asked which synagogue i go to. to this i respond "i am not religious" or "i'm an atheist" depending on the context, how well i know the person, etc. i'm not shy about telling people what i do or do not believe but with being jewish it's not as if they're ...

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@AmiSue with strangers you never know which is going to end up being more shocking lol g

Abe Schwartz's Orchestra - Unzer Toirele (Klezmer) - YouTube

Marionville comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Being Jewish is much more than belonging to a religion, I am not Jewish but can understand what you mean.

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

i am glad! so many people just do NOT get it. :-)) g

How do you respond to the “what church do you go to”? Question? Just out of curiosity.

genessa comments on Sep 6, 2018:

i don't get asked that. i sometimes get asked which synagogue i go to. to this i respond "i am not religious" or "i'm an atheist" depending on the context, how well i know the person, etc. i'm not shy about telling people what i do or do not believe but with being jewish it's not as if they're ...

genessa replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@JustKip my surname is feldman. if they know my surname, they know i'm jewish. they can't tell i'm an atheist by my name lol. but they can tell i'm jewish. also, i don't get out much, and when i do go out, i am in a good enough mix of people (i was at a political labor day bbq last weekend) that most wouldn't just assume i was christian, even not knowing my name. one place i do go regularly is to adult day care, because my guy has alzheimer's and he won't go without me, so i bring my computer and hang out too. it is associated with a jewish assisted living place, so while not everyone in the day care is jewish, many are, and between that and the name of the place, which is distinctly jewish, people do not tend to assume there either. sometimes someone will ask me if i am jewish. no one there has ever asked me if i am christian. they could. i wouldn't be offended. i'd just answer honestly. g

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION ON ABORTION ?

AwfulJustin comments on Aug 26, 2018:

I dont like it but its also not my decision but if i impregnated a woman and she was contemplating having an abortion i think id want a say in that discussion

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

that would be true providing she had a say in the sex itself. there are states where it is being proposed that a rapist may decide whether his victim may have an abortion. let's assume the following best-case scenario: a man and a woman have had consensual sex, they're still together, he wants her to have the baby and she doesn't want to have it. that's a tie. who casts the deciding vote? well, the man isn't the one who has to be pregnant for nine months and then give birth, possibly with a c-section. traditionally, he isn't the one who stays home with the resulting baby, either, perhaps sacrificing his career, or his peace of mind. he isn't the one who might suffer post-partum depression. so in this tie, who has the more abiding interest in the pregnancy? g

What percentage of Americans do you think can afford a lawyer?

IamNobody comments on Sep 5, 2018:

The best lawyer is not to need one to begin with

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@IamNobody i hope you never need one. i have only needed one in order to appeal social security's decisions not to grant me benefits (i eventually did get them). i hope i never need one again. however, our expectations can be dashed at any time. g

So,religious people actually,find the word atheist offensive,why?

p-nullifidian comments on Sep 5, 2018:

I was raised to believe that the word 'atheist' was equivalent to Satan or the Devil. All atheists, according to my Christian schoolmasters and church leaders, were agents of evil, damned to destruction by fire. The very word was a trigger for fear and hostility, and especially guilt for anyone who ...

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@pnfullifidian lol you quote the christian bible to tell me what is well known, but i am not familiar with the contents of the christian bible, and i am guessing an awful lot of christians aren't either (or they wouldn't keep making up stuff about abortion, for example). as for what SHOULD be well known, that is not always what IS well known. also i didn't mention satanism as a religion. something that is satanic is simply devilish. it is an adjective that is often used just to denote being satan-like. i was not referring to satanism, the entity. g

What percentage of Americans do you think can afford a lawyer?

IamNobody comments on Sep 5, 2018:

The best lawyer is not to need one to begin with

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@IamNobody respectfully, i submit that sometimes we have to make decisions that seem foolish to others. i'm not talking about "don't rob a bank if you don't want to be arrested." i'm talking about civil disobedience, which is undertaken with the knowledge that the cops might not play fairly, for one good example. i don't know the percentage of arrested, or indicted, or tried people who turn out to be innocent, but those people, whether they did anything, or tried to avoid anything, or not, find they need lawyers anyway. people who are wronged need lawyers too, and that is not always, or even usually as far as i know, the result of their careless actions. i was named in a lawsuit once. i had worked for an editor and publisher who hated each other, on a book that was to have been an annual list of every movie ever made (ambitious much?) only the first edition ever came out. the publisher bought out the editor and proceeded to find a backer, who bought the book and published it. it was published with both of their names (and mine, and two other people's) on it. the editor sued us for plagiarism. plagiarism is when you claim someone else's words as your own. he was suing us for giving him credit for work he did! he hadn't stipulated, when he sold his share, that his name be left off, nor had he even requested that. it was a total shock to us. what did we do wrong? what care could we have taken? if we'd left his name OFF he could've legitimately sued us for plagiarism! as it was, he was suing us because he was a nasty piece of work, and for no other reason. i don't think this is uncommon! so yes, prevent the preventable, but don't expect that to prevent much! g p..s he dropped dead of a heart attack before the suit got very far. i suspect had it proceeded, we would have won, since his claim was ridiculous. but ridiculous claims do proceed, and lawyers are needed for those too!

What percentage of Americans do you think can afford a lawyer?

IamNobody comments on Sep 5, 2018:

The best lawyer is not to need one to begin with

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

that is not always within one's control. nasty people sometimes get litigious; innocent people sometimes get accused and even arrested. we have a legal right to a court-appointed lawyer in the latter case. does it always happen? i am lucky enough not to know. i hope i never need to know. g

Anybody experienced in dealing with type 2 diabetes?

genessa comments on Sep 5, 2018:

p.s. there is no law that says you have to eat red meat, but it really is a lifesaver for me. i love fish and chicken but i am easily bored so once in a while i have some red meat. eating it sparingly shouldn't hurt you, at least not with regard to your blood sugar.

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@JustKip that is probably best. i can't afford it in volume anyway but being poor i do go to a food shelf and if they're giving away steak i don't say no! also corned beef brisket is sometimes on sale. however, i suspect that when my guy and i eat beef at a meal, we eat a lot less of it than most americans. i am big big BIG on veggies! g

Anybody experienced in dealing with type 2 diabetes?

genessa comments on Sep 5, 2018:

i have type 2 diabetes myself. it is dangerous to lose that much weight that fast! one important thing to do is make sure you're not cutting carbs completely. your body needs some. you just need to limit yourself the person who advised checking the glycemic index was right: some carbs are ...

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@JustKip everyone reacts differently. of course if you're hypoglycemic and going into shock, you want that sugar to go up long enough for you to seek help! g

So,religious people actually,find the word atheist offensive,why?

p-nullifidian comments on Sep 5, 2018:

I was raised to believe that the word 'atheist' was equivalent to Satan or the Devil. All atheists, according to my Christian schoolmasters and church leaders, were agents of evil, damned to destruction by fire. The very word was a trigger for fear and hostility, and especially guilt for anyone who ...

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

what is well known, and by whom? you mean it is well known that christians are being mind-controlled, which christians tend NOT to know, or that christians think atheists are satanic, which isn't even universally true? most of the christians i have met in my life did NOT think atheists are satanic. also, i have never been christian, and yet i often see atheism presented as the opposite of christianity. i wasn't a christian even when i wasn't yet an atheist. and the christians i knew as a child tended to disallow me in their homes, throw things at me, call me names and more, and i wasn't an atheist as a child. that's just how they dealt with jews, even jewish children. but religious jews are not atheists and they don't think atheists are satanic, nor throw things at christians, or at atheists. meanwhile, regarding sympathy, yes i have a generalized sympathy for those whose minds are being controlled. i have more sympathy for those NOT telling me i am evil than for those who ARE telling me that. g

Does society owe lazy or stupid a living?

sellinger comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Society owes everyone a living, but in the form of work. You don't work, you don't get paid. Now stupid people may be too stupid to work so ssi is available to them, you know, for the severely retarded. Lazy people, that's a whole different story

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@sellinger i see it but it's way above yours on the page, yet yours appears to be in response to mine lol. i hope they fix that bug soon! i like your answer, though. g

Those of us who favor critical thinking and arguments based on scientific evidence should avoid ...

genessa comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Religious belief is not in and of itself a mental disorder BUT religious fervor CAN be a mental disorder. think of it this way: not liking to step on cracks in the sidewalk is not a mental disorder. getting upset when others do because you truly believe that they are murdering their mothers IS a ...

genessa replies on Sep 5, 2018:

@Matias you may be right. i will reserve judgment, since it is possible for wars (for example) to have one stated objective/cause but a different actual objective/cause. god seems always to be on the side of the righteous attacker! (we want your little piece of earth, which might have oil in it, or be blocking our trade route, or be populated by people who look or pray differently from how we look or pray, or just be there and we want it... but god said it was ours and here we come to take it!) g

From the mouth, and mind, of my favorite nuclear physicist

genessa comments on Sep 4, 2018:

I love him! g

genessa replies on Sep 4, 2018:

Excluding sex or bathing, what activities have you done naked?

genessa comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Unless i am cold or have visitors, i do everything in the house naked. i just don't wear clothing in the house. my fiancé and i went to a clothing-optional resort in jamaica and i just loved it. i loved being naked outdoors. it was so liberating! it's certainly the only way i could ever ...

genessa replies on Sep 4, 2018:

Which are your favourite cities/towns to visit?

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

To visit? not los angeles, but i loved living there! to visit, hmm. magome (in japan). likewise kyoto. portmeirion, wales. dingle, ireland. paris! i loved new orleans both times i visited but i fear it may have changed post-katrina. i have not had a chance to go see. i love looking at the ...

genessa replies on Sep 4, 2018:

Would you raise your children religious just to fit in?

genessa comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I don't do ANYTHING to fit in, least of all abuse chldren. g

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Do you "dress your age"?

genessa comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Funny you should ask that -- funny to me, anyway -- because just the other day i was thinking about my decade in japan, and something one of my students said about my habitual attire. since i was a teacher, i was expected not to wear jeans, which would've been comfy, so i dressed in highly ...

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

For all the Agnostics are your Political Party choices as "Independent" as your religion or does ...

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Oh these are nice thoughts indeed but they bear very little relation to reality. first of all, if you're really independent, you do what you think and feel, and that means voting for the people who say and do what you like. i like what most democrats say and do, and i can't stand what ANY ...

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Why during christ lifetime wasn't there any mention of him by any scholar of the times

genessa comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Gentle reminder (not just to you but to others commenting) that christ is not a name but a title and that christ is not a good translation of messiah (which does not mean saviour). that being said, it is quite possible he never existed. if he DID exist, he was jewish, and a common expression of ...

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

As an agnostic/athiest how do you go about getting married or having a wedding?

Nakiarogue comments on Jul 27, 2018:

Civil Union.

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

For those who have done, or wish to, travel. How did you decide where to go?

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I have a question. i responded to this post and received notification from the site that my comment had been denied. i was not given a specific reason, but rather a list of possible reasons, none of which seemed to me to apply to my comment. there was a link to come here and edit, so i did so... ...

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

How much does it bother you when a person on the internet corrects your spelling, grammar, or misuse...

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I can generally tell when someone has simply made a typo (or maybe dictated the post) and when a person actually doesn't know what a word means or how to spell it. the latter bothers me and since i am an ex-english teacher and still a writer, i might or might not resist the temptation to correct ...

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

“Revenge is a confession of pain.”

genessa comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Oh wait, i just remembered someone's taking revenge on me, and it had to do with religion too! how could i forget that? i worked for a summer, just for one month really, at a toys r us in maryland. i was planning to go back to school in the fall, but needed a job for that month. for the first two...

genessa replies on Sep 3, 2018:

totally! g

A friend from my bi-weekly atheist ladies Sunday brunch passed away this morning.

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I am afraid that without having known her, i cannot speculate about how her atheism helped her to make the decisions she made. it's certainly possible. i myself am about to find out (in a couple weeks) whether or not i have uterine cancer, so i might have to make a decision like, or unlike, that ...

genessa replies on Sep 2, 2018:

Thanks to everyone who responded to my post about mindfulness, awareness, and presence.

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Yep. you know what i see overused (not irrelevantly to this topic)? "spirituality." what the hell is spirituality? does it mean you believe in ghosts? does it mean you can see people's auras? does it mean you believe in god, but god is a tree instead of a person, or that you have religion but ...

genessa replies on Sep 2, 2018:

Wisdom from the dark ages of 1998 for the internet era

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Computers don't value anything. they're machines. what people DO on computers is the point. the problem isn't that the people in question value information over knowledge or wisdom. it's that they have not learned to distinguish between facts and lies, and information that is mis- or ...

genessa replies on Sep 2, 2018:

Did you ever notice about history?

genessa comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Since the losers don't get to write the history books that is unlikely. g

genessa replies on Sep 2, 2018:

Does society owe lazy or stupid a living?

sellinger comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Society owes everyone a living, but in the form of work. You don't work, you don't get paid. Now stupid people may be too stupid to work so ssi is available to them, you know, for the severely retarded. Lazy people, that's a whole different story

genessa replies on Sep 2, 2018:

Do u think Christianity is bad ? What's your opinion on it

Trav13369 comments on Aug 29, 2018:

All religions are simply how civilizations, throughout history, explained how the universe works, until science and technology came into being for them.

genessa replies on Sep 2, 2018: