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chava has discovered the kitty in the mirror. the two of them played a little pattycake. g

snytiger6 comments on Aug 21, 2019:

I'd be pulling out my phone to record video.

genessa replies on Aug 22, 2019:

@snytiger6 i had a cat who posed when she saw the camera! i can't take video yet as my phone is FULL. i am working on it. g

A question for those of you who still identify as Jewish - but are now Agnostic/Atheist - why do you...

genessa comments on Aug 21, 2019:

couple reasons: 1. most jews who became atheists didn't rebel against religion per se, but just came to the realization there are no gods. that's how it was for me, and other atheist jews i know. it might not be true for all. but i was not raised religiously, only with a strong sense of ...

genessa replies on Aug 22, 2019:

@RavenCT exactly, re lgbtq! it isn't technically against jewish law to be an atheist. the only thing that gets you kicked out (they don't actually have such a thing as excommunication) is taking on another god (such as jesus). g

A question for those of you who still identify as Jewish - but are now Agnostic/Atheist - why do you...

dan325 comments on Aug 21, 2019:

Good question. It's because unlike Catholics, we're part of an actual ethnic group, identifiable through DNA analysis. We also have distinctive cultural commonalities that developed over the centuries of involuntary ghettoization inflicted on our ancestors. This is why I've always identified as ...

genessa replies on Aug 22, 2019:

@RavenCT they speak ladino and their music is WONDERFUL! g

A question for those of you who still identify as Jewish - but are now Agnostic/Atheist - why do you...

dan325 comments on Aug 21, 2019:

Good question. It's because unlike Catholics, we're part of an actual ethnic group, identifiable through DNA analysis. We also have distinctive cultural commonalities that developed over the centuries of involuntary ghettoization inflicted on our ancestors. This is why I've always identified as ...

genessa replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@RavenCT yes, there are sephardic jews, and there are the jews of northern africa and the middle east, some of whom also are sephardic but some of whom are a third type, whose name i forget. i think there is a hereditary, beyond cultural, factor for those groups too. i am ashkenazic myself. g

I’m probably missing something, but does it really matter if Trump is banned from the ballot in ...

genessa comments on Aug 21, 2019:

yes it matters. it will encourage other states to do likewise and it will make it harder for russia to interfere in such states, since they can't reasonably change a vote from someone on the ballot to someone not on the ballot without someone's noticing and caring. g

genessa replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@Rudy1962 maybe. but you never know! it's a great statement at the very least. g

chava has discovered the kitty in the mirror. the two of them played a little pattycake. g

GEGR comments on Aug 21, 2019:

I had a Bulldog that would flip.out when he saw himself in the mirror . .Also when a dog was on TV and would bark, he would attack the TV barking .

genessa replies on Aug 21, 2019:

that's hysterical! i had a cat who would try to catch any birds she saw on tv, and another cat who loved ALL animals on tv, plus for some reason the bridge scene in to live and die in l.a.-- and especially an old budweiser commercial with a lion in it. he recognized the music at the start of the commercial and ran to the tv to wait for the lion. g

chava has discovered the kitty in the mirror. the two of them played a little pattycake. g

snytiger6 comments on Aug 21, 2019:

I'd be pulling out my phone to record video.

genessa replies on Aug 21, 2019:

i always want to, and she is always done when i get to it! she is so fast! g

someone likes to kiss me. g

NoIdea comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Fantastic ceiling!

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

@RavenCT :-)) g

someone likes to kiss me. g

RavenCT comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Oh my goodness that's adorable! 💜

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

@Hathacat awww :i bet he likes it too! i love my dog but her tongue on my mouth would feel weird. kitty tongues are different. g

Epstines murder was ruled a suicide. Heard that on fox.

Charlene comments on Aug 19, 2019:

It was a suicide..

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

@Charlene not what i heard. it wasn't only the hyoid. too many breaks. g

someone likes to kiss me. g

RavenCT comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Oh my goodness that's adorable! 💜

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

@Hathacat my dog is a little foot-kisser lol g

someone likes to kiss me. g

TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 20, 2019:

At this point, I would gladly settle for a cat kiss, whether it's licking my hand or my face.....

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

awwww cat kisses are the best, actually! g

someone likes to kiss me. g

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Mine only does that when I'm finished eating a chicken leg.

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

haha! g

someone likes to kiss me. g

RavenCT comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Oh my goodness that's adorable! 💜

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

sometimes she sticks her little tongue into my nostril. oy! g

someone likes to kiss me. g

NoIdea comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Fantastic ceiling!

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

thanks! i painted that 17 years ago when i moved into this house. i wanted to see the sky :-)) funnily enough i was going to crop the picture and was a little annoyed at myself for not doing so, and you've made me glad i didn't :-)) g

Epstines murder was ruled a suicide. Heard that on fox.

Charlene comments on Aug 19, 2019:

It was a suicide..

genessa replies on Aug 20, 2019:

his hyoid bone was broken, which is NOT typical of hanging, and other bones were broken too. that is a little like finding a guy with three bullets in his own head and calling it a suicide. g

I read that 80% of American Jews are both anti trump and anti Netanyahu.

genessa comments on Aug 17, 2019:

a good proportion of israeli jews are against bibi (and trump) too. i don't understand how any jew could be for trump but obviously some are -- fortunately not the vast majority. look who that ice truck driver ran over: jews. g

genessa replies on Aug 19, 2019:

@OwlInASack they were just repeating trump's words. alas, so many do that. g

I read that 80% of American Jews are both anti trump and anti Netanyahu.

genessa comments on Aug 17, 2019:

a good proportion of israeli jews are against bibi (and trump) too. i don't understand how any jew could be for trump but obviously some are -- fortunately not the vast majority. look who that ice truck driver ran over: jews. g

genessa replies on Aug 19, 2019:

@OwlInASack yeah, except there is no record of violence from antifa, just violence AGAINST antifa, despite the reputation the repugs are trying to build for them. there is even a meme circulating purporting to be an antifa manual (and it's disgusting of course) but there is no central antifa organization, no hierarchy, just local groups of people gathering to protest against (not beat up, not kill, not harm -- peacefully protest against) nazis. g

I read that 80% of American Jews are both anti trump and anti Netanyahu.

genessa comments on Aug 17, 2019:

a good proportion of israeli jews are against bibi (and trump) too. i don't understand how any jew could be for trump but obviously some are -- fortunately not the vast majority. look who that ice truck driver ran over: jews. g

genessa replies on Aug 18, 2019:

@OwlInASack there was a group of american jews making an organized protest against an ice facility holding children in rhode island of all places. an ice worker wanted to park and the protesters, sitting on the ground, were in his way. as he approached, they stood up and waved their arms and shouted. they did not attack the truck. the driver ploughed into them, injuring several (they were hospitalized). at THAT point people began banging on the truck, not before. the driver resigned. i think he should be prosecuted. g

If a person that doesnt believe in a Higher Power (God) (Christ) do you believe that they should be...

icolan comments on Aug 16, 2019:

I believe everyone should be judged by their words and actions not by what they profess their beliefs to be. Words and actions speak much louder than professed beliefs.

genessa replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@icolan well, you can't change the beliefs of every other person you ever meet. you can make some (not all) decisions about who gets to impact your life. g

I am trying to promote female atheist quotes since most posts on Pinterest seem to be male atheist.

genessa comments on Aug 16, 2019:

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn this is my atheistic group on fb. it has some female atheists as its cover photo, for the same reason you are looking for quotations from female atheists. there are some quotations in that group, not all from women, which may help. g

genessa replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@Heidi68 oh i see you didn't find it but you found me. so i sent you a fb friend request since apparently i can only invite friends (which i think is odd but that seems to be the case). g

I am trying to promote female atheist quotes since most posts on Pinterest seem to be male atheist.

genessa comments on Aug 16, 2019:

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn this is my atheistic group on fb. it has some female atheists as its cover photo, for the same reason you are looking for quotations from female atheists. there are some quotations in that group, not all from women, which may help. g

genessa replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@Heidi68 will run and accept you now :-)) g

Only atheists.

Atheist3 comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Who gives a damn!

genessa replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@Atheist3 hmm, interesting. i almost never have someone say "me too" but my high school best friend did when i told her, at the age of 15 (16 for her). i don't usually get a negative reaction, though, if it comes up. g

If a person that doesnt believe in a Higher Power (God) (Christ) do you believe that they should be...

icolan comments on Aug 16, 2019:

I believe everyone should be judged by their words and actions not by what they profess their beliefs to be. Words and actions speak much louder than professed beliefs.

genessa replies on Aug 16, 2019:

trouble is, if you are a person who likes to dance and you encounter a person who believes dancing is sinful, they ARE judging you by your actions, not your beliefs. now, you don't have to care how they judge you but their actions, in judging you, may range from frowning when they see you to running you over with a car, depending on what else they believe. so talking about judging people by their words and actions only works if everyone agrees which words and actions are good, and which are bad. we can decide for ourselves but we're still to an extent at the mercy of others, for whom we do not get to decide. a christian might agree with your statement -- everyone should be judged by their words and actions -- and not be at ALL on your page, sometimes to the detriment of your very well-being. g

I am trying to promote female atheist quotes since most posts on Pinterest seem to be male atheist.

genessa comments on Aug 16, 2019:

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn this is my atheistic group on fb. it has some female atheists as its cover photo, for the same reason you are looking for quotations from female atheists. there are some quotations in that group, not all from women, which may help. g

genessa replies on Aug 16, 2019:

@Heidi68 oh sorry about that. well, if you have facebook, then you can reach the group easily (and you're welcome to join -- anyone from ag dot com is welcome, really! -- by searching for it by name. it is called atheists respectfully united. it's a closed group but just shoot me a pm and i will accept you. my name is gail m feldman. you'll recognize the profile picture lol g

Only atheists.

Atheist3 comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Who gives a damn!

genessa replies on Aug 16, 2019:

@Atheist3 that would've been okay lol. "who..." sounded, well, a bit pugnacious. now i know where you're coming from :-)) g

Please let me know if you would say something in this situation.

genessa comments on Aug 15, 2019:

follow your friend's advice. it's not your business to tell the guy anything about his life. he may even know and be pretending; he may not know and be an idiot. how would telling him help ANYONE, least of all the kid, when it comes? i know it rankles, but that's how it is. life is unjust, ...

genessa replies on Aug 15, 2019:

@noworry28 he may never do so, alas, or he may do so, also alas, but yes, it is his to discover or not. g

Is it okay to pretend to love someone if you're up front about it?

genessa comments on Aug 14, 2019:

oxymoron. if you're up front you're not pretending and if you're pretending you're not up front. so whether or not it's okay is moot; it's not possible. g

genessa replies on Aug 15, 2019:

@BufftonBeotch i have no clue! g

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

Bangkokbob comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I always say if your faith in something makes you a better person, and you are happy with your beliefs,, by all means do what is best for you. I have no desire to command you to think like me or to order your submission to my ideas you are entitled to think what you wish.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@altschmerz she fits in with uncle putie's scheme to put in people whose states goals are to dismantle their respective departments. sort of like putting hitler in charge of synagogue restoration. see how THAT goes! g

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

Bangkokbob comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I always say if your faith in something makes you a better person, and you are happy with your beliefs,, by all means do what is best for you. I have no desire to command you to think like me or to order your submission to my ideas you are entitled to think what you wish.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@altschmerz not to mention if we paid teachers enough and put enough money into public education instead of stealing it and giving it to christian schools, thank you bitch devos, we would HAVE better public education! it's like shooting someone in the heart and then saying "we can't give benefits to this person; she's DEAD!" g

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

Bangkokbob comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I always say if your faith in something makes you a better person, and you are happy with your beliefs,, by all means do what is best for you. I have no desire to command you to think like me or to order your submission to my ideas you are entitled to think what you wish.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@altschmerz i try to be diplomatic. people don't always respond to it. some people just get SO upset if anyone disagrees with them on any topic. i just had to block someone on fb (not, alas, an unusual occurrence) because... well two people actually. one was adamant that the public school system needed to be dismantled because it is brainwashing kids and they can learn on their own. my argument is that while a lot of education takes place outside the classroom, both the classroom's socialization effects and its presumed egalitarianism help kids and society, particularly the poor -- if you mom and dad are uneducated, how are they going to educate you at home? i said that the system needed to be fixed and i won't go into how here because this will become an even longer post but i think i was reasonable and i said not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. for my efforts i was called all sorts of mocking names, ending with "pathetic." that guy got blocked. then there was the woman who said that raw story was apparently a russian bot site because she read four stories from raw story dealing with racially motivated incidents (for example, white people calling the cops on black people who were minding their own business in public). many people explained to her that raw story was a reputable source of long standing and not in fact a russian bot site. she told one guy to break a bottle and shove it up his ass. i told her politely that her remark was uncalled for and got some vitriol thrown my way in response. she got -- can you guess? -- blocked. diplomacy only works with people who actually aren't hysterical to begin with, eh? g

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

Bangkokbob comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I always say if your faith in something makes you a better person, and you are happy with your beliefs,, by all means do what is best for you. I have no desire to command you to think like me or to order your submission to my ideas you are entitled to think what you wish.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@altschmerz holy cow, i would have said something to that boss early on! one possibility: "i know what christmas is. i do not live under a rock. anyone with a tv, anyone who doesn't live in a cave, is inundated for a couple of months out of the year with christmas movies, christmas stories on tv series, christmas decorations at schools and in stores, christmas parades and christmas news. i do not refrain from celebrating it out of ignorance. i do not celebrate it because it celebrates something in which i do not believe; to celebrate it would be against my religion and my culture. please do not call this my first christmas; it is not my christmas and never will be. feel free to celebrate it as you please; that's your thing. it isn't mine. thank you for thinking of me." g

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

Bangkokbob comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I always say if your faith in something makes you a better person, and you are happy with your beliefs,, by all means do what is best for you. I have no desire to command you to think like me or to order your submission to my ideas you are entitled to think what you wish.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@altschmerz yes and it causes dizziness in intelligent observers/victims! g

ABOUT MUFFINS.

Diogenes comments on Aug 13, 2019:

In a few words: all gods are man made, and in the time it takes me to type this, there are probably a few hundred more that have been made- and 'all' the one true god. I refuse to take the time to argue about such a foolish subject; I refuse to call myself an atheist. "Nature" whatever she is, if...

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@Diogenes you just did! g

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

Bangkokbob comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I always say if your faith in something makes you a better person, and you are happy with your beliefs,, by all means do what is best for you. I have no desire to command you to think like me or to order your submission to my ideas you are entitled to think what you wish.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@altschmerz yep, and i got a lot of shit growing up and even as an adult for being jewish. now it's a double whammy! if i'm not going to hell for one thing, it's another lol. these people don't care about being offensive; they're ON the offensive! i think they think they're in the crusades. g

ABOUT MUFFINS.

Red_Cat comments on Aug 13, 2019:

Not keen on muffins but I would eat a minimum quota to keep wotsit happy with me. Then I would concentrate on pistachio ice cream, which I prefer.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

@Red_Cat i'd skip right to the ice cream. g

Would you as an agnostic or atheist marry a Christian?

Bangkokbob comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I always say if your faith in something makes you a better person, and you are happy with your beliefs,, by all means do what is best for you. I have no desire to command you to think like me or to order your submission to my ideas you are entitled to think what you wish.

genessa replies on Aug 14, 2019:

i agree and that would be the end of that except for the habit of so many christians of NOT agreeing with that, and acting accordingly. i don't try to convert folks to atheism. christians are perpetually telling me i'm going to hell unless i take jesus into my heart or some such thing. people may think what they wish but some wish to think that they may control what i think! g

Someone made a post asking who speaks hebrew.

FSMLion comments on Aug 13, 2019:

I speak Hebrew. Israeli born and raised

genessa replies on Aug 13, 2019:

okay... but i'm not the one who was looking for someone who spoke hebrew and my post wasn't actually about speaking hebrew. it was about someone calling jews "hebrews." g

[haaretz.

genessa comments on Aug 13, 2019:

spielberg has been doing that. g

genessa replies on Aug 13, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 cool! g

ABOUT MUFFINS.

Diogenes comments on Aug 13, 2019:

In a few words: all gods are man made, and in the time it takes me to type this, there are probably a few hundred more that have been made- and 'all' the one true god. I refuse to take the time to argue about such a foolish subject; I refuse to call myself an atheist. "Nature" whatever she is, if...

genessa replies on Aug 13, 2019:

well, you may refuse to call yourself anything you like. however, the word has a definition (and that is all it has, actually). if you are a vegetarian and consciously and purposely do not eat meat, but refuse to call yourself a vegetarian, you're still a vegetarian. if you grow blond hair out of your head and do not dye it or shave it off, and you refuse to call yourself a blond, you're still blond. if you aver that there are no gods and that all gods are man-made (and by implication fictional) but refuse to call yourself an atheist, you're still an atheist. i can call myself twiggy but i'm still fat. g

ABOUT MUFFINS.

Red_Cat comments on Aug 13, 2019:

Not keen on muffins but I would eat a minimum quota to keep wotsit happy with me. Then I would concentrate on pistachio ice cream, which I prefer.

genessa replies on Aug 13, 2019:

how would you know which ones to eat when the god in question doesn't tell you which ones lead to heaven and which to hell? g

Big investigation into how a billionaire dies in custody.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

it's not a pain contest and there are huge implications to epstein's death that have nothing to do with his being a millionaire; that is not the basis for all the attention. the attention paid to his death has nothing to do with the attention some are TRYING to pay to the deaths of children in ice ...

genessa replies on Aug 13, 2019:

@Science-guy this country is so divided that optics can be this way for some and that way for others, and don't resemble one another. i am not worried about that. i'm worried about justice. the current administration is set up to pervert and prevent justice. g

Agnostic vs Atheist Sorry to rake up this seemingly old one up again but there have been so many ...

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

i don't run with scissors either! it's dangerous! i also don't worry much about the ag vs ath thingie, though i do occasionally explain why i am the latter rather than the former, meaning and hopefully showing no disrespect to the former. i do mean and show disrespect to those who think it's a ...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@vertrauen i'm naughty that way. g

Big investigation into how a billionaire dies in custody.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

it's not a pain contest and there are huge implications to epstein's death that have nothing to do with his being a millionaire; that is not the basis for all the attention. the attention paid to his death has nothing to do with the attention some are TRYING to pay to the deaths of children in ice ...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@Charlene as was mine. g

Agnostic vs Atheist Sorry to rake up this seemingly old one up again but there have been so many ...

dare2dream comments on Aug 12, 2019:

Because your mind should be open to any new evidence that may come in.

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@dare2dream yep. and it's sufficiently compelling that i am not worried about it, nor looking over my shoulder all the time for that mysterious new evidence. g

Agnostic vs Atheist Sorry to rake up this seemingly old one up again but there have been so many ...

dare2dream comments on Aug 12, 2019:

Because your mind should be open to any new evidence that may come in.

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

i don't think so. i forget who said it, but, to paraphrase whoever it was, some people's minds are so open that thoughts enter and exit without stopping anywhere in between. a completely open mind is a mind that has not learned anything. discrimination is not a bad thing in and of itself. it is if you're discriminating against a race of people, or people of a religion, violating their rights, for example. it is a good thing if you discriminate between a nice slice of pie and a big pile of poop. don't eat the latter. i wouldn't call upon an open mind regarding that choice, either. g

So, here is my personal argument against free will: I did not choose to become an atheist.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

that is a rather strange description of free will. of course we do not have free will regarding everything. you may wish to rob a bank but chances are someone will stop you. do you choose what to wear in the morning? you're limited by what you have available but you had a hand in that too. i am...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@vertrauen i am not using any definition at all, nor am i defending the existence of free will. i am merely saying that i don't find any logic in this definition of it, regardless of whether or not i have my own, and i do not find the conclusion that there is no free will a logical extension of this explanation, regardless of whether there is or is not free will. the reason i do not have my own definition and have not drawn my own conclusion is that it's not a topic that i find relevant to my life. i don't care why i choose what i choose to wear; i am pretty certain it is often because i am trying to match it to the occasion and cross match it to comfort, plus whatever other factors i am conscious are involved, plus some i am not conscious are involved, but if i worry about it, i will miss my bus and then it won't matter what i am wearing, which, when i am not going out or having people in, is generally nothing. g

Big investigation into how a billionaire dies in custody.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

it's not a pain contest and there are huge implications to epstein's death that have nothing to do with his being a millionaire; that is not the basis for all the attention. the attention paid to his death has nothing to do with the attention some are TRYING to pay to the deaths of children in ice ...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@Charlene uh HUH. and hillary was on the grassy knoll too. g

Big investigation into how a billionaire dies in custody.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

it's not a pain contest and there are huge implications to epstein's death that have nothing to do with his being a millionaire; that is not the basis for all the attention. the attention paid to his death has nothing to do with the attention some are TRYING to pay to the deaths of children in ice ...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@Science-guy why would you think that barr would give a shit about dead children? he is part of why they're dead! quite frankly, he isn't going to be honest about epstein either; his job, as he perceives it, is to protect not the constitution, not children, not americans, but trump, only trump (well, and his own sorry ass). that doesn't mean that epstein is getting attention due the children because he is rich or a celebrity. it means we need to vote republicans out is all. g

So, here is my personal argument against free will: I did not choose to become an atheist.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

that is a rather strange description of free will. of course we do not have free will regarding everything. you may wish to rob a bank but chances are someone will stop you. do you choose what to wear in the morning? you're limited by what you have available but you had a hand in that too. i am...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@Joanne okay, i repeat, that is what i would consider a strange view of free will. sorry, not buying it. you're not saying anything untrue but i disagree with your conclusion. g

So, here is my personal argument against free will: I did not choose to become an atheist.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

that is a rather strange description of free will. of course we do not have free will regarding everything. you may wish to rob a bank but chances are someone will stop you. do you choose what to wear in the morning? you're limited by what you have available but you had a hand in that too. i am...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@vertrauen i like your nongender-specific suggestion, though it may need some refining lol. it wasn't so much gender that bugged me there as the frequent response i get to my own responses that appear to assume that if i disagree with something it means i didn't GET it. (to your credit, you didn't say the dreaded "you missed the point." i have never seen that used in a case when i actually missed the point; it is always that i disagreed with the point!) anyway, nice to meet you! g

So, here is my personal argument against free will: I did not choose to become an atheist.

genessa comments on Aug 12, 2019:

that is a rather strange description of free will. of course we do not have free will regarding everything. you may wish to rob a bank but chances are someone will stop you. do you choose what to wear in the morning? you're limited by what you have available but you had a hand in that too. i am...

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@vertrauen i did not actually need it mansplained lol. i understood it fine. i disagree with it and my intellect tells me it's illogical. as i said in my response, i am not talking about whether or not we have free will; i am talking about whether or not her post was convincing re the lack thereof. it's not, even after the mansplanation. g

chava is making herself at home.

RavenCT comments on Aug 11, 2019:

You went and got a new fur kid? Good for you! 💜👍

genessa replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@RavenCT She smells like home by now I think but for sure she smelled like someone else's home at first. Her mama was a rescued pregnant cat whose teacher delivered the kittens, had them dewormed and given their first shots and then sold them. I bought this one for $50 and hauled her home to be my widdle baby. What a loud purr this baby has! g

chava is making herself at home.

RobertNappi2 comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Need some pix of all the action please!!!!!

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

workin' on it! g

chava is making herself at home.

Cast1es comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Who's confused ? Me .

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

two old cats: tevye and wendy. one new kitten: chava. one young dog: ramona. one old man: richard. me. that's the family. g

chava is making herself at home.

RavenCT comments on Aug 11, 2019:

You went and got a new fur kid? Good for you! 💜👍

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

yep, a tiny gray two-month-old kitten. got her for tevye. he hates her so far but he is a good boy and he will love her. i just know it. g

Who needs a savior when we have science and Hitchens wisdom?

Mcflewster comments on Aug 11, 2019:

We just need a savior for our science education, to make everyone appreciate what it can do for them personally and collectively.

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

no, we don't. we just need the education itself. a savior for it will become an overall savior, because people like to elevate heros. it's the same way people were yelling for oprah to run for president. she is smart. she says smart things. every smart person who says smart things isn't automatically qualified to be president! and she's not the only one; every time ANYONE says anything clever, run for president! likewise if someone quite wonderfully advocated for science education and became a hero to some, that person would be elevated, perhaps to savior status. g

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genessa comments on Aug 10, 2019:

i hope you reported his sorry... um, let's just say ass. g

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@HippieChick58 :-)) g

Isn't hiring undocumented workers against the law? And he did it how many times?

genessa comments on Aug 11, 2019:

um, i know from your other posts you mean no harm but let's not call them illegals, okay? anyway, yes, i believe it is a bigger crime than merely crossing the border without permission, which is a misdemeanor. i don't think knowingly hiring undocumented workers is a mere misdemeanor, and while ...

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@Hathacat the kochs did yes. these are evil vengeful people in charge! g

The Christian ethic is to nurture the sick and the elderly, amongst other teachings.

genessa comments on Aug 10, 2019:

i have never found the christian ethic to be to nurture the sick and elderly. i have found the main tenet of christianity generally to be to spread christianity, which then teaches the new christians to spread christianity, striking down the resistant along the way. i would also like to know how...

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@Petter well, i can't speak for european practices i guess. i am getting elderly too and disabled on top of that -- and i sometimes feel pretty lost. there are services i receive without which i might die or have almost no quality of life, but sometimes just getting help with something basic is so convoluted and seems to impossible i have to wonder if the powers that be are waiting for some of us to die so they won't have to deal with us anymore. g

Please share your reaction to this photo.

genessa comments on Aug 10, 2019:

thumbs up on his having made this baby an orphan. i wish this was surprising but it's SO trump. why is he still in office? why is he still out of prison? g

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@yvilletom why do you answer rhetorical questions? rofl rofl rofl! g

Agnostic and More

OldMetalHead comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I don't understand how anyone can be an absolutely gnostic atheist. Of course no one can know 100%. Obviously the onus of proof lies with the believer. The more important thing to me is assuming the christian bible is true, then god is a misogynistic racist who has committed multiple genocides ...

genessa replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@OldMetalHead lol jews don't have an old testament. that is, as you say, a christian bible, and different in important ways from torah. i appreciate your having checked; not everyone does! i wish you a cool weekend as well. g

Please share your reaction to this photo.

genessa comments on Aug 10, 2019:

thumbs up on his having made this baby an orphan. i wish this was surprising but it's SO trump. why is he still in office? why is he still out of prison? g