We do have some control over our own realities - please.

genessa comments on Jan 15, 2019:

keyword here is SOME. but look at the cartoon. he hasn't got control over his reality. he's delusional. we can sometimes choose with whom to hang out, where to live, what to eat (and sometimes we can't) but we can't function properly if most of our experience relies on pretense. not letting ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@HomeAloneSunday unless you're psychic, you can't predict some of this stuff. i mean, even if there were clues... you know what they say about hindsight, right? so give yourself a break and look forward. unless your time machine gets out of the shop, you can't go back and fix it, right? g

Florida official says Rashida Tlaib might "blow up the Capitol Building!" Signs petition to remove ...

Novelty comments on Jan 15, 2019:

That's mighty conservative of them. Florida has always suffered from an overabundance of inbred rednecks going back to the "Cracker" farmers. Florida crackers were colonial-era English and American pioneer settlers and their descendants.The first of these arrived in 1763 after Spain traded Florida ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

well of course most of that is not funny but how hysterical that someone should think a kosher symbol on a box of food means money is going to israel! the ignorance is astounding. i bet they also think that the kosher symbol means the product was made with christian babies' blood. g

If you could have the love of your life, someone you have known and loved all your life, that ...

genessa comments on Jan 15, 2019:

that just wouldn't happen. i wouldn't fall in love with someone who was very religious. that person would seem way too alien to me. g

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@DavidLaDeau that could happen i suppose. on the other hand, my guy, while not religious, does believe in some kind of god (he won't say what). we're jewish. i, an atheist, know more about judaism than he does, even though i was raised quite secularly and he was raised reform but not as secularly as i. so if he suddenly became quite religious it would doubtless be judaism to which he turned, and that wouldn't bother me unless he expected me to keep a kosher house or something. religious jews don't talk about religion all day long, and they don't proselytize, and they don't tell everyone else they're wrong or hellbound, so while it would definitely be weird, it wouldn't be as obnoxious as, say, my being in love with someone who suddenly became an evangelical christian. g

What's your favorite song that has a question for the title?

GeorgeRocheleau comments on Jan 15, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9-FOLG-iA

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

holy crap, i just had to delete my post because my answer was the same as yours but i hadn't see yours yet! g

Hey any moderates out there? Can one be so in this environment?

genessa comments on Jan 15, 2019:

moderately what? moderately racist? moderately selfish? i think moderation should only be taken in moderation. people who call themselves moderate consider normal people extreme... as if caring about other people, wanting the rich to pay their fair share, wanting children not to starve to death,...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@itsmedammit well duh, yes i got that, and i think my answer was appropriate to that. i am not being bitchy. i am expressing my true feelings and ideas about what you said; it has nothing to do with you personally. but yes, NOW you have said something to offend me, since you 1. pretend my answer was not political when it obviously was, and, worse, 2. call me bitchy for disagreeing with you. that's a bitchy thing to do and betrays your lack of ability to distinguish between ideas and personality. so guess what? i don't need bitchiness in my life. so goodbye to you. g

Is the President a Big Fat Liar? Or Is he misunderstood?

lerlo comments on Jan 15, 2019:

I hope you're not serious...the only way he could be "misunderstood" was if he was speaking in a different language, of course with him I'm sure he'd lie in any language. This must be a question designed to get points because the fact checkers prove that he lies on a daily basis, with wrong facts, ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@lerlo some of us can! trumpkins... i'm not so sure! g

Is the President a Big Fat Liar? Or Is he misunderstood?

lerlo comments on Jan 15, 2019:

I hope you're not serious...the only way he could be "misunderstood" was if he was speaking in a different language, of course with him I'm sure he'd lie in any language. This must be a question designed to get points because the fact checkers prove that he lies on a daily basis, with wrong facts, ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

he can barely speak english! g

Would you consider yourself more of a fan of David Letterman or Jay Leno?

genessa comments on Jan 14, 2019:

is that the choice? really? and are you talking about the shows, neither of which i watched regularly or even enough to say i watched them, or the people? i think letterman's show was intolerable. leno's was tolerable. but as people, i think they're probably both pretty cool, albeit not of any ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@mykhael yep i'm an old fart! g

This question is more aimed at anti-theists, why do you take that sort of position of anti-theism?

genessa comments on Jan 10, 2019:

i don't know whether i am an anti-theist or not. i know i am an atheist, and i know i am fervently in favor of the separation of church and state. i am also for the separation of church and my face. so when religion gets into my state or my face, then i may seem more militant than otherwise. if ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@TheoryNumber3 yes, religious jews believe that jews should marry jews, partly out of fear of judaism's disappearing through assimilation. that is not intolerance per se; it's a sense, right or wrong, of self-preservation. g

Under your libertarian statement of principles you deny the government to restrict in any way the ...

gueronihilista comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Ultimately full libertarianism would not work. For it to work would mean people would have to live like they did I'm antiquity. People would need their own tribes again. Even then you still have someone in control which would defeat the purpose. What we need is something in between. At the end ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@gueronihilista i didn't say you did. i guess you had some difficulty understanding me. g

Equal Opportunity Hater.

genessa comments on Jan 14, 2019:

yes, you're wrong. sometimes you don't have to see both sides. sometimes one side is wrong. no one is right all the time but there is a difference between sometimes getting things wrong and being a corrupt criminal organization with bad intentions. if the right and left look the same to you, ...

genessa replies on Jan 15, 2019:

@IrmaBast i am glad to hear most of what you've said, which i could not guess from your post, but i still disagree about close-mindedness being equal in the two camps. that is not how i perceive things. it is not what my own observations tell me. g

Under your libertarian statement of principles you deny the government to restrict in any way the ...

gueronihilista comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Ultimately full libertarianism would not work. For it to work would mean people would have to live like they did I'm antiquity. People would need their own tribes again. Even then you still have someone in control which would defeat the purpose. What we need is something in between. At the end ...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

exactly -- because libertarians are mistaken for liberals because "liber" is in the word, but in fact libertarianism is the ultimate selfishness. it has nothing to do with freedom. with freedom comes responsibility. freedom without responsibility is just selfishness. so... not at ALL a wonderful idea. a fake idea posing as being about freedom, being about liberalism. it is neither. g

Is Trump working for the Russians?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Trump only works for Trump. Understand that he isn't a racist or a misogynist or a collusionist... *but an opportunist*... and the rest falls into place. If it was convenient for Russia to do something for Trump to win, then I have no doubts Trump took them up on the offer or looked the other ...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay well, it's been a while since i read (in multiple sources) that this was trump's order. and i am eating dinner and lots of other factors play into why i'm not going to try to look it up right now. but i have observed him for a long while and he smells, walks, talks,poops and praises white nationalists just like a duck, so i think i am justified in calling him a duck. er, a racist. g

Is Trump working for the Russians?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Trump only works for Trump. Understand that he isn't a racist or a misogynist or a collusionist... *but an opportunist*... and the rest falls into place. If it was convenient for Russia to do something for Trump to win, then I have no doubts Trump took them up on the offer or looked the other ...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay um... no, your logic has fallen down gone boom now (as did the rest of your sentence). sorry. g

Equal Opportunity Hater.

genessa comments on Jan 14, 2019:

by the way, how can you be an atheist and religious? your profile says you are both. that's like being a vegetarian and a carnivore. g

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@IrmaBast my mind is plenty open, but you have to be careful that your mind isn't so wide open that thoughts pass right through without stopping. being interested in religion is NOT the same as being religious. eating a vegetarian animal also is not the same as being a vegetarian. so you see, all is possible if you just ignore facts, reality and legitimate simple definitions. g

Is Trump working for the Russians?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Trump only works for Trump. Understand that he isn't a racist or a misogynist or a collusionist... *but an opportunist*... and the rest falls into place. If it was convenient for Russia to do something for Trump to win, then I have no doubts Trump took them up on the offer or looked the other ...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay being willing to fuck people has nothing to do with racism. he is definitely racist. he always has been. he had a special code for black people when he had rental properties so his managers wouldn't rent to blacks. he hates brown-skinned people. you can fuck people you hate. ask half the married couples around. g

Is Trump working for the Russians?

godef comments on Jan 14, 2019:

I don't think he's knowingly working for the Russians with the explicit intent of undermining America. It's just that his financial interests in working with the Russians is in extreme conflict with American interests, to the extent that we are so seriously compromised that, regardless of intent, he...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@godef he is indeed an idiot but that does not impact his intention. i think he does have the explicit goal, under instruction, of undermining america. he may not fully understand it, but he understands it enough to know it's a secret (which he is too stupid to keep). g

A new kind of bingo.... g

GreatNani comments on Jan 14, 2019:

That is actually a very enlightening meme. The picture makes an informative visual.

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

scary, too, eh? g

Do you believe aliens exist?

genessa comments on Jan 14, 2019:

of course there is life "out there." it is probably microbial. the thing is, if you want to define life as something that resembles us, or even other animals, then it becomes less and less likely. life can come into being with the right chemical and environmental conditions. intelligent life... ...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@Fernapple just as the boobies in the galapagos evolved differently on different islands, life could go in bizarre directions if the environment even required any kind of evolution at all that we would recognize. bacteria that are doing just fine exactly as they are have no likelihood of evolution except by truly random mutation (as opposed to random mutation that survives according to adaptation and thus seems to have a direction -- that's confusing cause and effect but we humans do that all the time!) so all the bacteria could turn blue for no discernible reason, instead of, say, clumping together to fight some enemy and inadvertently, generations and eons down the road, becoming more complex organisms, or just becoming very big and eating up the competition and then dying off because it ate up the competition... and so on. of course then we could come along and either kill them all with a single breath or carry them home and kill off our entire planet (except for the cockroaches; i don't think anything will ever defeat them). g

Is Trump working for the Russians?

godef comments on Jan 14, 2019:

I don't think he's knowingly working for the Russians with the explicit intent of undermining America. It's just that his financial interests in working with the Russians is in extreme conflict with American interests, to the extent that we are so seriously compromised that, regardless of intent, he...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

he is definitely knowingly working for the russians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-has-concealed-details-of-his-face-to-face-encounters-with-putin-from-senior-officials-in-administration/2019/01/12/65f6686c-1434-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html he concealed details of his face-to-face encounters with putin even from senior officials in his own administration. g

Is Trump working for the Russians?

TheMiddleWay comments on Jan 14, 2019:

Trump only works for Trump. Understand that he isn't a racist or a misogynist or a collusionist... *but an opportunist*... and the rest falls into place. If it was convenient for Russia to do something for Trump to win, then I have no doubts Trump took them up on the offer or looked the other ...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

he's not a racist? he's always been a racist. he was raised racist by his racist dad. look at how he has always treated women. of course he is a misogynist. it is possible to be an opportunist and stll be a horrible human being in very specific ways as well. saying he's not those things because he is an opportunist is simply incorrect. g

After reading the bible 3 times in my whole life .

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i think satan was nonexistent and i have never been christian anyway. in the hebrew bible, the one with which i am somewhat familiar, there is no satan. there is ha-satan, which means "the prosecutor" and is a title, not a name, in the book of job, and that was not an evil character; he was doing ...

genessa replies on Jan 14, 2019:

@sasukeatheist uncountable! i don't think anyone knows. new texts pop up from time to time, most of them having been suppressed. the hebrew bible is the original version of what christians call the old testament. i have linked it above. g

What books do I need to read?

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

the rabbi j. by johannes lehmann -- there is nothing that annoys christians more than remembering that jesus, if he existed, was jewish the naked ape, by desmond morris -- evolution is equally annoying cosmos, by carl sagan -- even simply logic and historical facts irritate evangelicals i don't...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@warleone101 good luck with the rabbi j -- it's out of print. but used book stores sometimes turn it up, and i found it on ebay once. g

Comey, who has a contentious relationship with the man who fired him, to say the least, appeared to ...

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i think it is understandable for comey not to be terribly fond of the guy who asked for his personal loyalty, asked him to halt an fbi investigation as a personal favor, fired him for not complying, confided in russians that he considered comey a nutcase, and continued to slander comey relentlessly ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@jerry99 i read the letter. it was not in and of itself politically charged, no, i am not calling him stupid and yes, it should have remained private and maybe he not stupidly but mistakenly expected it to stay private. and the fbi WAS investigating him. whether or not they looked at his correspondence is not a matter of public record; i would not assume they refrained. but you seem hell-bent on blaming comey for hillary's getting almost three million more votes than trump and calling it his costing her the election. weird. g

Trump wants $5.

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 13, 2019:

As an outsider I am inclined to think that almost anything is possible there considering that DT was elected to office with scant regard for the bad publicity that preceded his election. I am sure that most Americans could think of better ways to spend $5.8 billion and the same probably holds true ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@ASTRALMAX a funny yatdstick indeed. i'd use that stick to separate myself from anyone with THAT qualification! g

Trump wants $5.

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 13, 2019:

As an outsider I am inclined to think that almost anything is possible there considering that DT was elected to office with scant regard for the bad publicity that preceded his election. I am sure that most Americans could think of better ways to spend $5.8 billion and the same probably holds true ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@jlynn37 i think i said that.... g

Comey, who has a contentious relationship with the man who fired him, to say the least, appeared to ...

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i think it is understandable for comey not to be terribly fond of the guy who asked for his personal loyalty, asked him to halt an fbi investigation as a personal favor, fired him for not complying, confided in russians that he considered comey a nutcase, and continued to slander comey relentlessly ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@jerry99 he didn't cost her the election. he made a comment that was uncalled for, but it wasn't anything like grabbing pussy. he did not publicize the fact that the fbi had found more emails and had to look at them; he sent a PRIVATE letter to the committee that had interrogated him, trying desperately to get him to diss hillary (he refused) and jason chaffetz released it (illegally) to the media. the comment is on comey but the letter is on chaffetz and even THAT did not cost hillary the election; she won the popular vote, remember. so who was affected by the comment? a hell of a lot fewer folks than were affected by the pussy-grabbing. so no, comey did not cost hillary the election. the russians did. g

Trump wants $5.

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 13, 2019:

As an outsider I am inclined to think that almost anything is possible there considering that DT was elected to office with scant regard for the bad publicity that preceded his election. I am sure that most Americans could think of better ways to spend $5.8 billion and the same probably holds true ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

trump was a nasty piece of work with only tenuous ties to reality back when he was a nobody. wait... he's still a nobody. unfortunately he's a nobody who's in charge. by the way, he wasn't elected. he lost the popular vote pretty badly. g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jan 13, 2019:

My suggestion... don't eat gefilte fish... it's gross.

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX well my MOM liked celery those ways.... and i look just like her.... g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jan 13, 2019:

My suggestion... don't eat gefilte fish... it's gross.

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@PalacinkyPDX hey, i could warn you about celery but... our palates are different! g

YES, YES, YES... SHE'S RUNNING!!!!!! [tulsi2020.com]

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i'd vote for her against trump. hell, i'd vote for any democrat against any republican, and that's not blind party-line lockstep; that's recognizing that the republican party is a corrupt organization that works for russia. but in the primaries i am unlikely to vote for her. ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@mordant we'll have to agree to disagree on that one. it's not how i view clinton (or perez, for that matter). g

Crime committed by nonimmigrants

t1nick comments on Jan 13, 2019:

When the number of violents crimes committed by illegal immigrants against US citizens is compared against the number of violent crimes committed against US citizens within the borders of the country you are looking at about 1/100th of one percent (0.01). Statistically that is considered ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

what care they for statistics? statistics are cold. they like to be hot. they like to be riled up. trump is only to eager to comply. sorry, that should be compLIE. g

Crime committed by nonimmigrants

Dhiltong comments on Jan 13, 2019:

It is a little ironic how a citizen can take an AR-15 and kill 60 people, and it's like, oh well, thoughts and prayers! But a few illegals commit violent acts and it's a national emergency.......

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

yeah, and when you say few, you're being accurate, because there are SO few! but "oh no, build sa wall, we're being flooded by angry white christian males" just doesn't stir up the base. g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

TheAstroChuck comments on Jan 13, 2019:

LOL - you can always get those eyeglasses that vary the focal length continuously, but how would you then eat gefilte with chrain ever again?

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

i am dizzy enough without those lol! i think it would be like living on one of those airport transport strips, facing backwards. g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

PalacinkyPDX comments on Jan 13, 2019:

My suggestion... don't eat gefilte fish... it's gross.

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

i adore the stuff. today's wasn't from a jar either. it was gourmet. sooo different! creamy. g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

UpsideDownAgain comments on Jan 13, 2019:

I was super thirsty one day, grabbed my water bottle, filled it up, and took a long drink. Immediately after setting the bottle down, I saw this, still moving. Which is worse? The horseradish or the fly?

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

the horseradish is shocking but ultimately refreshing. the fly is... protein? g

Have you ever had one of these as a kid?

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

noooo! i had a chemistry set. if i played doctor, i guess it was dr. jeckyl, not dr. kildare lol g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend my folks gave me the set and then i was on my own. so i made a weather thingie that turned pink if it was going to rain and blue otherwise. that was the extent of my exploration unless i am suppressing the memory of some explosions or poisonings. g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

Marmion comments on Jan 13, 2019:

One time I mistook chili powder for cinnamon , and got an unpleasant surprise upon sprinkling some on my cereal . I think that I should have paid better attention before grabbing , and using such spices .

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

ha! they do look similar. i am sure your cereal was, um, interesting that day. g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

ATDayHiker comments on Jan 13, 2019:

Maybe you should put the hot stuff in a small bowl on the side so you can prevent that mistake in the future.

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

and make my guy, whose job it is to wash the dishes, mad? lol! maybe i should get some beet juice and dye the white chrain red. i like red chrain too, but the white, ah, it has that bite! g

I got my first pair of bifocals the week my mother died.

GreatNani comments on Jan 13, 2019:

A mouth full of that and my mouth would burn for days!

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

it doesn't even hurt my mouth but it sure goes into my sinal cavity! my nose is running. now something like cayenne or jalapeno, that burns the mouth. i like that too but i prefer the sinal burn. g

I love wolves. Feel free to post pics of your favorite spirit animal.

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i don't have a spirit animal but i happen to be quite fond of foxes. g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 indeed. i had in fact interfered; i rescued a squirrel she was trying to catch, kill and eat. then i felt bad for her and fed her some raw sausage. she forgave me. g

Thousands of federal workers file for unemployment [a.msn.com]

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

who will process their claims with the government shut down? g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@Christiep77 i am diabetic. i would just die, literally, if i had to live on bread and canned food! not that canned, diced tomatoes with green chilies aren't awesome in a recipe, but come on, unless you're in a bomb shelter, in which case you've got bigger problems already, you can't live on canned food. g

This question is more aimed at anti-theists, why do you take that sort of position of anti-theism?

genessa comments on Jan 10, 2019:

i don't know whether i am an anti-theist or not. i know i am an atheist, and i know i am fervently in favor of the separation of church and state. i am also for the separation of church and my face. so when religion gets into my state or my face, then i may seem more militant than otherwise. if ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@TheoryNumber3 actually not all religions are intolerant. i have not heard of any intolerance connected with buddhism, taosim or shintoism -- and judaism, unlike christianity, does not include the concept that nonjews are inferior or not going to heaven or need to become jewish (in fact judaism forbids proselytizing). there isn't a jew in the world who will try to get a christian to stop eating pork, but boy oh boy do christians try to get jews to take jesus into their hearts! g

I love wolves. Feel free to post pics of your favorite spirit animal.

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i don't have a spirit animal but i happen to be quite fond of foxes. g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 i have only personally interacted with one, but she was so lovely, and we communicated really well (no, i didn't try to pet her). g

How do you visualize the perfect mate? What attributes does your virtual mate possess?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

he is exactly like god: he doesn't exist. i'm not knocking an exercise in imagination but if we pull it down to reality and still look for a perfect mate, no one will qualify and we will die alone. so i am glad you added "virtual." g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@nicknotes g

YES, YES, YES... SHE'S RUNNING!!!!!! [tulsi2020.com]

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i'd vote for her against trump. hell, i'd vote for any democrat against any republican, and that's not blind party-line lockstep; that's recognizing that the republican party is a corrupt organization that works for russia. but in the primaries i am unlikely to vote for her. ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@mordant oh, i don't think there is much of a centrist wing and it's definitely not in charge. it's manchin, donnelly, um heitkamp is out now, right? and one other, i forget who. that's not much of a wing at all. mccaskill was almost centrist but really more progressive than she looked and she's out now. i liked her, and i am quite well left of center. one other "ist" i am not, though, is purist! g

Hypothetically speaking...

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

mulletasaurus roamed freely too. g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@BeeHappy did you know that dinosaurs used cell phones to spam each other? this was especially true of the ptero-dick-tyl. g

After reading the bible 3 times in my whole life .

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

i think satan was nonexistent and i have never been christian anyway. in the hebrew bible, the one with which i am somewhat familiar, there is no satan. there is ha-satan, which means "the prosecutor" and is a title, not a name, in the book of job, and that was not an evil character; he was doing ...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@sasukeatheist https://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm a good translation. king james had issues, many political (and of course the christian bible is a whole different book anyway). by the time king james got to it, the bible had gone through a lot of translations and actual edits anyway. g

Have you ever had one of these as a kid?

genessa comments on Jan 13, 2019:

noooo! i had a chemistry set. if i played doctor, i guess it was dr. jeckyl, not dr. kildare lol g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@Sheannutt sounds as if there might be a story there.... g

Mystery Solved; There is another instrument playing Feeling bad blues by Ry Cooder [youtu.

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

and the artist is apparently jim dickinson. g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@Spinliesel all i did was google "who played dolceola on feelin' bad blues" and it came up! g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@Rob1948 correct. i do not see it as more divisive than her doing otherwise. g

Trump and his followers make the critical error that a "wall" will stop immigrants from coming in ...

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

i agree wholeheartedly with everything except the penultimate paragragh. i think most of us are the generational offspring of immigrants (not aliens, which is not the basis for my disagreement but i thought i'd mention it) who were either documented or undocumented but at any rate did NOT come here...

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@EVgeorge ha. well we are not in a position to complain while we have a president who wants to deport vietnamese refugees who have been here for decades and decades! maybe he thinks they're from another galaxy. g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 13, 2019:

@Rob1948 i READ the article. it is very clear about how it perceives she is perceived. and wy SHOULDN'T she back progressives? i guess that's going to piss some people off. if she backed moderate, that would piss progressives off. i don't need help, thanks. g

How do you visualize the perfect mate? What attributes does your virtual mate possess?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

he is exactly like god: he doesn't exist. i'm not knocking an exercise in imagination but if we pull it down to reality and still look for a perfect mate, no one will qualify and we will die alone. so i am glad you added "virtual." g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@nicknotes g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 yes. and i didn't get from it what you apparently got from it. her high crime was telling people to run for office? or maybe vying for a committee position? oh wait, she tweets. how mean. sorry, not really getting bad vibes from any of that! g

Just so I have this straight.

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

no. all budgetary bills begin in the house. the house passed a cr. then the senate passed it. yes, the republican senate! trump wouldn't sign it. then the new house came in. they have passed some bills to reopen the government. mcconnell refuses to bring any of them to the floor. that is ...

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@nvrnuff the senate cannot spontaneously pass a cr. all budgetary bills begin in the house. g

Just so I have this straight.

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

no. all budgetary bills begin in the house. the house passed a cr. then the senate passed it. yes, the republican senate! trump wouldn't sign it. then the new house came in. they have passed some bills to reopen the government. mcconnell refuses to bring any of them to the floor. that is ...

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@nvrnuff maybe we're not talking about the same bill? when it passes the house and the senate it automatically goes to the president's desk. i am talking about the bill that passed both houses last year. g

Thousands of federal workers file for unemployment [a.msn.com]

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

who will process their claims with the government shut down? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Christiep77 thanks! yes, we have a good food shelf in my town, and i have an appointment for next week, too! i've been to other food shelves and they're pretty much mostly bread and canned foods. at my food shelf we get fresh produce. g

Thousands of federal workers file for unemployment [a.msn.com]

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

who will process their claims with the government shut down? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Christiep77 if it goes on for more than a month my guy and i may not get our food stamps, which are county-administered but federally funded. g

Thousands of federal workers file for unemployment [a.msn.com]

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

who will process their claims with the government shut down? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Christiep77 i am glad to hear it. i hope that continues to be true even though i hope the shutdown does NOT continue. g

Thousands of federal workers file for unemployment [a.msn.com]

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

who will process their claims with the government shut down? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Christiep77 paid for by various federal agencies even though administered by states. if the agencies are not funded, the states have nothing with which to pay. g

Trump and his followers make the critical error that a "wall" will stop immigrants from coming in ...

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

i agree wholeheartedly with everything except the penultimate paragragh. i think most of us are the generational offspring of immigrants (not aliens, which is not the basis for my disagreement but i thought i'd mention it) who were either documented or undocumented but at any rate did NOT come here...

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@EVgeorge did they think you were from mars? rofl! g

Weve talked about best and fave episodes. What about worst?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

ha, i don't even remember that one. my least fave is likely the seymour episode from season one. g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@RickyAdams not ringing a bell except for the honeymoon part. and yep i think seymour had a honeymoon thingie in it. g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 sorry but you keep going back and forth with what's wrong with her. first it was divisiveness, which i do not see. then it was untruthfulness, which may be so, in a minor way, not that it's a minor issue. now it's back to divisiveness, which i still don't see. i am not going to get MY panties in a twist over this right now. i do prioritize, and i am doing so. g

How do you visualize the perfect mate? What attributes does your virtual mate possess?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

he is exactly like god: he doesn't exist. i'm not knocking an exercise in imagination but if we pull it down to reality and still look for a perfect mate, no one will qualify and we will die alone. so i am glad you added "virtual." g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@nicknotes who ME? would i do THAT? g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 i think at the moment we have bigger fish to fry. she's there. she'll be there for a while. i'd rather focus on getting everyone united and getting the whining baby out of the white house than making sure everyone on our side is perfect. g

It’s fucking winter. Why are people wearing shorts? WTF

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

i assure you i am not wearing shorts... or anything else. g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend indoors, at home, i am generally barefoot all over. g

[yahoo.

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

it's not because she's bipolar. it's not because she's ex-mormon. it's not because she's female, because she's fat, because she's old, because she's white or even because she's (self-hatingly) jewish. it's because she's a nasty, unhappy, belligerant, not-very-bright, not-nice-at-all person. the ...

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@dan325 merci! g

Which leg do you put in first when putting on pants?

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

pants? not for me! g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend oh especially not if they're stinkin'! g

The Seven Republicans who voted against the bill to retroactively pay govt workers when the shut ...

SCal comments on Jan 12, 2019:

Good idea. Shrink the government. Abolish the irs and the fed.

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@BryanLV oh okay, i see you have a bit of ad hominem going. you don't know me at ALL and yet you wonder aloud if i am trying to convince you or myself. that is not a good way to disguise your ignorance. it's a good way to get blocked, not because we disagree, or even because you're so extremely ignorant, but simply because i don't tolerate that shit. bye. g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 okay so we keep an eye on her. maybe she's not good at math and maybe she needs to learn to be more careful with her facts, which she won't do until she recognizes the importance of them. i am still willing to say, temporarily at least, that she was equally clumsy in excusing her errors. this could become a problem or she could grow into the job. i am not willing to condemn her as a person or as a congressperson quite yet. but yes we keep an eye on her. g

The Seven Republicans who voted against the bill to retroactively pay govt workers when the shut ...

SCal comments on Jan 12, 2019:

Good idea. Shrink the government. Abolish the irs and the fed.

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@BryanLV whoever thinks the government does the same thing under the left and the right has NO powers of observation. g

Why does justice exist?

genessa comments on Jan 12, 2019:

who says it exists? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend yep but he had issues. g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 since when are errors lies? g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 i read all kinds of stuff in articles. i like to observe for myself. i get c-span. g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 it doesn't make her wrong either. unwilling to compromise has levels. from what you've said, she does not have a my way or the highway attitude. g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@Rob1948 unwilling to compromise on what she wants to accomplish but willing re the method... that sounds fine to me! or do we want republican wimps who go any way the trumpian wind blows? geez, give her a chance! g

Weve talked about best and fave episodes. What about worst?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

ha, i don't even remember that one. my least fave is likely the seymour episode from season one. g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@RickyAdams it's quite forgettable lol something about a train.... anyway, the series DID improve, vastly! g

How do you visualize the perfect mate? What attributes does your virtual mate possess?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

he is exactly like god: he doesn't exist. i'm not knocking an exercise in imagination but if we pull it down to reality and still look for a perfect mate, no one will qualify and we will die alone. so i am glad you added "virtual." g

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@nicknotes not MY experts. my experts say sue their sorry asses! i'm a writer! but don't worry; i don't think this counts :-)) g

Do you still believe in marriage?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

i never DID believe in marriage. so why, you ask, am i engaged to be married? well, it's mostly because my guy and i are old and poor and have medical issues and one of us could die at any second. being married would interfere with our skimpy benefits but guarantee the survivor some minimal ...

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@jondspen no. my state actually does not have common law marriage. your list is accurate at least in that regard. g

Just so I have this straight.

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

no. all budgetary bills begin in the house. the house passed a cr. then the senate passed it. yes, the republican senate! trump wouldn't sign it. then the new house came in. they have passed some bills to reopen the government. mcconnell refuses to bring any of them to the floor. that is ...

genessa replies on Jan 12, 2019:

@nvrnuff it did go to trump. he wouldn't sign it. then the new house came in and passed bills, some of which were the same as what both the house and senate passed before when both houses were republican. THIS time mitch won't put it to the vote because he says the president doesn't want it. g

Earlier this week, I pointed out that AOC’s bluster and unwillingness to compromise would cause ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

bluster. unwillingness to compromise. hmm. you sure that of the two people you mentioned, you're applying those words to aoc? g

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@Rob1948 i have seen no indication that she is unwilling to compromise, and i think her support for pelosi is a sign of how reasonable she is. i think rushing to judgment is more divisive than anything i have seen from her. g

How do you visualize the perfect mate? What attributes does your virtual mate possess?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

he is exactly like god: he doesn't exist. i'm not knocking an exercise in imagination but if we pull it down to reality and still look for a perfect mate, no one will qualify and we will die alone. so i am glad you added "virtual." g

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@nicknotes oh, well i don't mind being emphasized lol g

I like the notion that if you look in the religion and spirituality section of this site it says ...

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

we are whovians, are we not? g

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@Humanistheathen lol speak for yourself! but whovian i shall always be. g

How do you visualize the perfect mate? What attributes does your virtual mate possess?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

he is exactly like god: he doesn't exist. i'm not knocking an exercise in imagination but if we pull it down to reality and still look for a perfect mate, no one will qualify and we will die alone. so i am glad you added "virtual." g

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@nicknotes um, isn't that what i just said? g

Religions vs Cult

genessa comments on Oct 30, 2018:

i am not religionist but i DO make a distinction between religion and cult. a cult has some characteristics share by some religions and not others. one of them, an important one, is the charismatic leader that convinces his (usually his) flock that everyone else in the world is sinning, lying, ...

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@Ungod just because two words are listed as synonyms that does not mean they have the precise same definition or application and you probably KNOW that, even though you posted twice as if you did not know it. your masturbation comment was uncalled for and unappreciated. and you asked for sources, in all caps even, and yet had nothing whatsoever to say about the ones i provided. this leads me to wonder two things: 1. why do you have to make three or four posts to say one thing? and 2. why am i even talking to you if you're going to be snarky, and you ARE being snarky. i have nothing further to say to you and won't be reading your gazillion (some repetitive, all wrong) response posts any longer. g p.s. ... except to say that the definition of mine = religion, yours = cult is incorrect, and i don't know anyone, not even evangelicals, who think that way. it's more like mine = religion, yours = mythology. i am clarifying this for others who may be reading this, since you will find some way to twist that around.

What do you believe in?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

in the sense of a religious belief, nothing. in a practical sense, i believe my guy loves me, and i believe a good number of things that require long explanations and are subject to revision with the advent of new information. i believe my right to swing my arm ends where your nose begins, and ...

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@Fernapple lol i slept badly as usual but you were not the least bit responsible for that. oddly enough, what i see and say here does not get carried away from the computer. i am sure there could be exceptions but so far.... no. now if you (or anyone) phoned me at some ungodly hour (such as before noon) i'd be furious! no matter what time it was, it would be just as i was finally drifting off, you know? (and it's usually a recording, or a scammer, or a recorded scammer!) g

What do you believe in?

genessa comments on Jan 11, 2019:

in the sense of a religious belief, nothing. in a practical sense, i believe my guy loves me, and i believe a good number of things that require long explanations and are subject to revision with the advent of new information. i believe my right to swing my arm ends where your nose begins, and ...

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@Fernapple i have been told i am a creative person but i do not write horror so i know i did not make trump up. if i didn't know he was real i would think he was too evil to exist. even hitler actually believed in what he was doing, evil as that was. trump doesn't believe in any of it, except as it pertains to his own personal comfort. g

Religions vs Cult

genessa comments on Oct 30, 2018:

i am not religionist but i DO make a distinction between religion and cult. a cult has some characteristics share by some religions and not others. one of them, an important one, is the charismatic leader that convinces his (usually his) flock that everyone else in the world is sinning, lying, ...

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@Ungod i looked up "masturbation" in a dictionary when i was about 13. the definition was "self-abuse." i did not find it helpful. you asked for sources. there are so many it is hard to select just a few, but i have nonetheless done so, and i've managed to do so in just one post. http://cultresearch.org/what-makes-a-cult/ theguardian and from that: Here are 10 warning signs of a potentially unsafe group or leader. • Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability. • No tolerance for questions or critical inquiry. • No meaningful financial disclosure regarding budget or expenses, such as an independently audited financial statement. • Unreasonable fear about the outside world, such as impending catastrophe, evil conspiracies and persecutions. • There is no legitimate reason to leave, former followers are always wrong in leaving, negative or even evil. • Former members often relate the same stories of abuse and reflect a similar pattern of grievances. • There are records, books, news articles, or broadcast reports that document the abuses of the group/leader. • Followers feel they can never be "good enough". • The group/leader is always right. • The group/leader is the exclusive means of knowing "truth" or receiving validation, no other process of discovery is really acceptable or credible. all forms of judaism save the ultra-orthodox and chassidim do NOT fit this description, and even then, the "do not question" and "never good enough" bits definitely do not apply. i'm pretty sure buddhism doesn't either. i don't know anything about druids. i do know christians who do not fit the description (and alas i know some who do). https://www.earwolf.com/episode/what-makes-a-cult-a-cult-with-dr-natalie-feinblatt/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spycatcher/201208/dangerous-cult-leaders g

Religions vs Cult

genessa comments on Oct 30, 2018:

i am not religionist but i DO make a distinction between religion and cult. a cult has some characteristics share by some religions and not others. one of them, an important one, is the charismatic leader that convinces his (usually his) flock that everyone else in the world is sinning, lying, ...

genessa replies on Jan 11, 2019:

@Ungod that simply is not true. "cult" has its own meaning and you can make up a new one that pleases you better but then we won't be speaking the same language. my description in my original post above is accurate. it's not just connotation, and it's not just acceptability, which is not actually part of the definition. cult and religion do NOT have the exact same denotation. they do not mean the same thing. religions may resemble cults, and cults may make claims to be religions, but they are not the same thing, and it's not about connotation. your being called the antichrist has no bearing on the definitions of the words. g

Is it possible that the key fundamentals of all prominent religions and cosmologies can ...

genessa comments on Jan 5, 2019:

no. it's not. the thing they all have in common is that fundamentally they're NOT true. well, there is some truth in some of current cosmology -- but it hasn't got that in common with anything else on the list. g

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@Morty_Frey since when is karma a moral fundamental? and i stand by every word i said. g

Good Morning.

genessa comments on Jan 10, 2019:

pleasant thoughts come with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL03mLfu2I=OLAK5uy_lTLgsVtg_PpTAsUc28RW2V5YyWlUnXB88 i couldn't find the whole album in one video but this starts off the playlist that encompasses the whole thing. good morning! g

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@actofdog my guy thinks he has a bald spot. he hasn't got a bald spot. he's bald. shhh. don't tell him! g

Good Morning.

genessa comments on Jan 10, 2019:

pleasant thoughts come with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL03mLfu2I=OLAK5uy_lTLgsVtg_PpTAsUc28RW2V5YyWlUnXB88 i couldn't find the whole album in one video but this starts off the playlist that encompasses the whole thing. good morning! g

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@actofdog amazing, isn't it? not a wrinkle on me! (but i have more hair now!) g

Do you think atheism can lead to higher consciousness?

genessa comments on Jan 10, 2019:

1. depends on what counts as higher consciousness, and higher than what. 2. atheism itself? i have evidence all around me that it does not. however, the things that lead to atheism may also lead to higher consciousness, dependent on what that is. g

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@Fernapple lol okay... thanks for saying so! i will quibble minorly with even the "can" but because it's not the atheism that leads to higher consciousness even if the latter occurs; the same thing may have caused both, but it's not a chain, right? now i've been up since 4:20 this morning, having gone to bed at 2:30, and it's just after 11 now, so i think i want to indulge in some UNconsciousness now! g

Good Morning.

genessa comments on Jan 10, 2019:

pleasant thoughts come with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL03mLfu2I=OLAK5uy_lTLgsVtg_PpTAsUc28RW2V5YyWlUnXB88 i couldn't find the whole album in one video but this starts off the playlist that encompasses the whole thing. good morning! g

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@actofdog lol i guess i showed mine too! g

Trump was true to form today when he took his ball and went home (except he hasn't got any balls, ...

Ron_R comments on Jan 10, 2019:

90% of the drugs come through with modified hidden panel cars and work trucks that go back and forth and planes as well. Every patrol guard has said more x-ray and infrared machines, barb wire and drones. The fear mongering is a calculated tactic that gets the ignorant worked up and cleverly ...

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

he can't crack down on people who hire undocumented workers because he does it himself. g

FACT CHECK: Did a 1950s TV Episode Feature a Character Named Trump Who Offered to Build a Protective...

AstralSmoke comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I wasn't born yet! To jail for 'stealin''

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@AstralSmoke after a long nap! g

FACT CHECK: Did a 1950s TV Episode Feature a Character Named Trump Who Offered to Build a Protective...

AstralSmoke comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I wasn't born yet! To jail for 'stealin''

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

@AstralSmoke i may just have to turn the sound back on and check it out! g

FACT CHECK: Did a 1950s TV Episode Feature a Character Named Trump Who Offered to Build a Protective...

AstralSmoke comments on Jan 10, 2019:

I wasn't born yet! To jail for 'stealin''

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

i was six but my folks didn't watch that show so i never saw it. g

FACT CHECK: Did a 1950s TV Episode Feature a Character Named Trump Who Offered to Build a Protective...

DeStijl comments on Jan 10, 2019:

Holy crap that's freaky as shit.

genessa replies on Jan 10, 2019:

isn't it? g