I was so pissed, months ago in Eustis florida at the big-lots.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

if she hit that kid, i hope someone DID call the cops. g

Fuck insomnia. That is all.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

sometimes i have insomnia because... because... anyway, other times i have insomnia because my bladder is extremely inconsiderate. g

Well here we go Hi people, I'm pretty content with my beliefs, that said I am all ears

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

i suggest you check out some posts around here. there's quite a variety. we're as much a microcosm as any other group. you might find some good music (i do my best toward that end!) or some news, some arguments, some deep, some downright silly, about (what a concept) religion and lack thereof. dig in. g

A love for the ages.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

she was a lucky women, and he was a lucky man: they had each other. and brains! they both had brains! g

Jordan Maxwell was one of the main reasons I accepted reality and became an Atheist.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

me. i did it for me. i was 15 and i just realized there were no gods. it wasn't traumatic or anything. g

I was think this site will help me but I was wrong.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

you have been here two weeks and you are somehow expecting an atheist website, half forum and half dating site, to help you emigrate, which is not its function? g

Regarding God's Christianity I found the following definition of Christianity given by Dr.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

what the heck is god's christianity? i see carrier's definition of christianity, but what is god's christianity? is it not odd that sometimes a very caucasian-looking jesus is portrayed wearing a cross? if he existed, he wasn't a christian; why would he be wearing the symbol of the romans' normal execution device? is this what is meant by god's christianity? g

Who do we believe, Rosenstein or Trump?

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

i think it's a no-brainer! g

Everyone has a price... what is yours? this price is how much you will sell your beliefs for.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

your premise is incorrect. i have no price and my beliefs are not for sale. i wouldn't even know how to sell them if i were so inclined. g

Why would a most perfect God, create the most imperfect, bloody, stinky world ?

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

well, the reason there is no answer to that question is that there are no gods. quite simple, really. g

If you could transcend this life when your body dies and live on in a reality of your own making, ...

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

can't get past the if. not even going to try. dead is dead. g

Minnesota Lawmaker Drops Re-Election Bid After Daughter Claims He Molested Her | HuffPost

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

i am in minnesota and had not heard this. i am glad he dropped out, at least. what the hell happened to the republicans? they used to be wrongheaded and less than honest. now they're disgusting. g

PayPal is the latest company to ban InfoWars

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

well, i am not familiar with that source. if it's true, all i can say is it's about time. g

How many atheists here are musicians/artists

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

i don't paint often; i have not made jewelry for about a year either, but a year ago i was really into it. i am a writer. g

Do we really really REALLY need TV ads about guys with curved dicks??? I mean, REALLY??

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

apparently someone thinks so. g

List your strangest encounter with an unknown person.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

often a woman's strangest encounter is with a man who wants something from her, and sometimes gets insistent. i have had a few of those. my second day in los angeles i was followed home by a strange young man who obscenely details all the things he wanted to do to me. i told him in no uncertain terms i had no interest and that he should go away, but he just kept following me and listing, um, activities. we were approaching a dark area i felt was particularly dangerous, after which, if he did not attack me there, he would then find out where i lived, so as he was telling me (for a change of pace) that he would do anything, anything i wanted, i turned and called him a liar. he was taken aback. i told him he was a liar because he said he'd do anything i wanted and he wouldn't. yes, he would, he insisted. i want you to LEAVE i said. he turned on his heel. i never saw him again. another time i was in nagoya, japan, coming out of the immigration building, walking along its narrow path, when i met a man from africa coming toward me on that path, apparently heading toward the building. he stopped me and asked, as if we had been conversing, if i would like to go back to his place and have sex. well, that was abrupt! i laughed and said no. "why not?" "do i need a note from my mother?" he began to wheedle. i said no, but i couldn't get around him. this became tedious and annoying. but then i remembered what i had in my pocket. you see, every march 15, the japanese celebrate the honen matsuri -- the fertility festival. it's a festival for penises. i kid you not. men get drunk on sake and carry around a huge replica phallus (it takes about six or eight guys to lift it) and women try to touch it in order to ensure fertility; i kept my distance! the grounds of the shrine at which this takes place has little mushroom-like penises planted all over the place, and a gift shop selling phallic items ranging from candies and cakes to keychains. i had purchased a little golden keychain and now, on the path on the immigration building grounds, i whipped it out and showed it to my interloper. "i don't need you. i have my own!" he laughed so hard he let me escape. g

Where do you prefer to be beach or mountain?

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

both. g

I have for quite some time thought that those incarcerated in penitentiaries should be given free ...

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

i think they do have access. g

Sometimes I wonder if I have what it takes, then I remember, I've made it this far with out help.

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

by no means do i minimize your achievement by saying that no one gets anywhere alone. some have more help than others, but no one survives in a vacuum. g

Is intoxication ever an acceptable excuse for acting stupid/cheat.?

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

nope. who chose to drink (or whatever) after all? g

[youtu.be] Best movie scene ever!

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

uh... no. maybe cute (not my idea of cute but maybe someone's) but best? ever? just no. g

The Judgement of Victims I went to get my hair cut today and as so often happens, the...

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

no. we don't all do it. but too many do. people in power do it, too. it's being done right now to dr. blasey-ford, who, by the way, if she was just plain broken, would not have achieved what she has achieved. g

There is true key to happiness! Two words… Managing expectations If you can manage your ...

genessa comments on Sep 22, 2018:

you cannot manage others around you. not should you. g

If you were ever religious, do you ever recall making sacrifices for god to prove your love to him?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

i'm glad you came to the realization that it was bunk. but no, that would never in a million years ever have occurred to me. g

Ok, to be honest, I never really liked parties. Especially big parties.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

i used to go to fabulous parties. i miss them. there were people i knew and more people i didn't know, in an intimate setting (an apartment). there would be music playing, but no room to dance unless you went into another room. there would be food, drink and grass. we'd discuss music, politics, literature, language, everything under the sun. we'd do group drawings on a huge piece of paper, with colored pens and pencils. those were great parties. g

Sessions told White House that Rosenstein’s firing could prompt his departure, too - The ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

update; it appears that the new york times had no source who was actually in the room during rosenstein's remark, and the washington post DOES have such a source, who reports that the comment (question, actually) was CLEARLY a joke, along the lines of "what do you want me to do? wear a wire?" i can't help noticing that when the times reports something that conflicts with fox nudes, trump calls it "fake news," but when the times gives him fuel, however, weak, for his attacks on his perceived enemies, suddenly the times is a great source. hmm. g

The mystery of dreams.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

this is the second post of this sort and it struck me as ridiculous and wrong the first time, too. g

Countdown time!! List your top 5 favorite Doctor Who episodes.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

i will say that i can name one that is not a doctor 10 episode that has a special place in my heart, and i am too lazy to look up the title, but it's the one with the singing towers. much of it is just plain silly but the ending is WOW. g

Countdown time!! List your top 5 favorite Doctor Who episodes.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

in no particular order: midnight, blink, love and monsters, the christmas invasion, silence in the library, forest of the dead g

ON a positive note

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

nice idea. presentation is important, and i am not being sarcastic. self-image is vital. i can't help wondering where it goes from here. do they learn that women are human beings or are they being taught the old-fashioned definition of a gentleman, which includes the concept that women are, at best, the weaker sex? not assuming. just wondering. g

shoes laces or slip-ons?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

barefoot for indoors, sandals for outdoors (even in the snow). i have a bad toe and cannot tolerate enclosed shoes. g

Of these, what posses a great threat to the US; terrorism, immigrants and drugs?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

the brainwashing of the american public to the extent that they are unable to tell what is factual and what is fictional. that is a kind of terrorism. g

This is one of my top 5 episodes.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

there are so many good ones. all my faves so far involve doc 10. midnight generally tops the list, difficult as it is to choose just one. g

Acceptable use of blackface?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

we live in a world of way too much tolerance of intolerance, and of racism. no, this doesn't seem appropriate. why is the most imitable part of the black horn player his blackness? g

What is this site??

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

if you mean this site, i think you know what it's about. a brief glance tells you that, and a deeper exploration confirms it. if you mean another site, perhaps you'd like to name it or even link to it. g

Every time we glorify the cradle of our civilization.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

i don't see why we have to glorify anything at all. studying and understanding are enough. and if we really study, and really understand, we see the real role of women, despite the fact that they were so little valued (oh my how things have changed -- um, not so much).but let's expand slightly past greece and rome, and learn about hypatia and, alas, her fate. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hypatia-ancient-alexandrias-great-female-scholar-10942888/ note that egypt had at least three female pharoahs that we know of (well, that i know of -- you may know of more!): cleopatra, nefertiti and hatshepsut. the last is little spoken of but the other two are much portrayed... the way men imagine them. g

“The meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day, from hour to hour.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

we see an awful lot of generalities around here. some are generally true (not even punning!) and some are dead wrong in ADDITION to being too general. g

A word from Socrates worth thinking about.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

true enough albeit not ancient or even particularly old, and for sure not greek. g

I was at a guy's funeral today.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

it's all to comfort the living. the religious living like their comfort to have a god in it. g

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

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

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

Dear religious, As I know mostly all religions believe that god is like a teacher who treats his ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

good point buried in there, but it IS buried, because first of all, you're addressing atheists and agnostics here, not the religious, so the religious won't see this; and your initial premise -- that most religions believe that god is like a teacher -- is incorrect. i've never seen a religion like that. in addition, in religions in which flattery is involved, it's the god that wants the flattery, not the student. g

What is the best way to get a lot of comments on a post? Asking for an imaginary friend.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

is that the goal? getting comments? how about expressing yourself sincerely on any topic that interests you? maybe someone else will find your post interesting and maybe even comment. g

Painfully true!

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

sorry, not identifying with this one. not true at all for me. g

Maybe this has been posted before but as the holidays approach, it may be well worth it to ask ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

why would i want christ anywhere? anyway, the holidays just ended :-)) happy new year! g

Do we have a name/label for the equivelent of “dry drunks” in/for atheism?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

we can describe it, and we can limit it to a couple words, but there's no established term. yet you'll see posts by folks here about being an atheist but what about ghosts, what about heaven, what about the soul, what about astrology, etc. it's weird but there it is. g

I used to love the history channel, even though sometimes it referred to a.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

the science channel still has good stuff on it, despite this, but all day yesterday was "loud, noisy, big machinery with heavy metal music in the background to make you think it's exciting and it's got the word 'engineer' in it so it's science" type shows. 'sigh g

What is the ONE thing that makes you the happiest?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

why does it always have to be one thing? life isn't always that simple. g

Do different colors affect your mood?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

i love bright blue and bright yellow, as i find them cheerful. there have been studies that find more subtle effects colors have on us, apart from our actual taste. http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/psychological-properties-of-colours g

A question about human energy

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

because we emit electricity. no, we couldn't power a lamp with it, but it's there. there is other energy there too. you're feeling that. g

Finally a place to breathe

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

welcome! breathe! g

Does this make sense?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

perception is reality. on the other hand, theoretically we have an agreed-upon basic reality and when we leave that, all bets are off. g p.s. not ALL drugs are bad!

Text protocol.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

without knowing the contents of the conversations (and i'm not asking) it'd be impossible to know what went wrong, or even if anything went wrong. g

Is it healthy/better in a relationship to share our respective shadows and triggers from our past ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

how is your partner going to help you if you don't open up? g

I have always heard that government is bloated and private corporations will always run things ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

when i worked for the social security administration, i knew going in that my job was temporary because jimmy carter had ordered a governmental hiring freeze. yes, a democrat, reducing government, imagine that! but he didn't reduce what government was capable of doing, and it wasn't done for profit. efficiency is one thing, and bottom line is quite another. the current government -- you know, the one whose members complain that its bloated but do not fail to pick up their own paychecks? -- is bloated because of who's in it, not because there shouldn't be so much government. by comparison, private industry, unrestrained, abuses its workers and its customers alike. with fairly elected, honest public servants, government size won't matter as much as government function, and that is how it should be. vote blue in november, all the way up and down the ticket -- yes, the dogcatcher too! g

The biggest battle in life is between you and the old you!

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

not true for me at all. the biggest battle in my life right now is between me and the forces that work against my survival, some of which forces don't even know or care that i individually exist. g

A few weeks back there was a thread about why one member wouldn’t tell another member what s/he ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

some do that. others are just curious about what you do for a living. g

TRUMP IDENTIFIED THE REMAINS News this morning says that 2 Korean war veterans remains have been ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

which news was this? it sounds stupid. g

If you could live forever, could you guess now when you would choose to stop existing? (Comment)

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

if i were well enough and my planet existed, never. g

I wish there was a religion with a bio-Christ that would deliver us unto the phylogenetic tree, and ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

why? we don't need another god to free us from the religions that honor the current mythological god. frying pan? fire? g

Is it rude to wear headphones around a large department store?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

maybe rude, maybe not, but not wise. whether or not you're there to socialize, in a setting like that you want to be aware of your surroundings, and that includes using your senses, one of which you will be deliberately blocking off. you don't know what will happen out in public. mass shooting, small child asking where the bathroom is, whatever. i wouldn't want to go around in public deliberately impaired. g

Christian by culture?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

christian culture doesn't exist. all kinds of people worldwide are christian and their cultures are those of their locales; even their christianity differs by locale. not counting roman times, christians have not been isolated, resulting in their forming an identification not connected with country and thus a culture unique to the religion (example: jewishness, as opposed to judaism). christian VALUES, ah, there's a laugh. only christians seem to identify values they may or may not actually hold and practice of being good to other people, being honest, being charitable, etc., as christian values. they're human values, and quite frankly, as far as christianity is concerned, they're theoretical, because that's not MY observation of christians at ALL. abandoning your faith may turn out to be the best thing your values ever experienced. you'll find nonchristians with the core values you've been thinking are christian, and they'll actually live by them! g

[yahoo.com] Myths About Christine Blasey Ford Debunked

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

they're not myths. they're outright lies. the republicans are practiced at that! g

I might be crazy, but if I was accused of something and I didn't do it, I'd WANT an investigation.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

you'd THINK, huh? but the republicans are in it too deep. logic like that won't work with them. g

What does everyone think about the Groper-In-Chief nominating a fellow groper to the Supreme Court?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

a coincidence, total coincidence. he chose kavanaugh from the list because of the latter's assertions that a president not only shouldn't be indicted, he shouldn't even be questioned, because it might interfere with his busy, busy day (golfing, mispronouncing the names of countries, deciding what to say when the next woman comes forward). the fact that he's a fellow liar and groper is just icing on the cake. g

Hey parents, do you teach your kids about Santa?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

i'm not qualified to answer on SO many levels and yet here i am answering. my kids are all furbabies so they don't know about santa. i have never been christian so it would never occur to me to tell a human kid about santa. i'm an atheist so even if i'd been raised christian i wouldn't bother my kids with santa... but they'd be exposed to him elsewhere (tv, school, etc.) so i would have to tell them who he purportedly was, that he is fictional, and that they could have fun with him if they liked, but not to believe. all moot of course, under the circumstances. g

Ugh, everyone who wants to hang out is religious. Why do I live in such a back woods area?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

any chance you can leave that burg? i doubt you are gong to change people there. g

Haha. Funny because its true!

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

cats are superior creatures! the doctor had a tiff with them but got over it, because s/he is wise. g

We all have wants.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

why should we? what's wrong with wants? not all wants are material, you know. g

Which God is best?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

prometheus. however, technically he wasn't a god. he was a titan. he was cool, though -- just as fictional as any of them, but if i can like little oliver twist, i can like prometheus, right? g

Many atheists groups on f/b advocate that they should be closed groups mainly because it's useless ...

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

there is a difference between a theist and a religionist. a theist believes in a god. s/he may do so quietly; s/he may or may not consider the believed-in god to be an integral part if his/her life. s/he may discuss the matter with friends or not. s/he doesn't necessarily proselytize, or try to legislate/enforce/adjudicate religion. a religionist is intent upon telling atheists they're going to hell, legislating against whatever his/her religion is against and for whatever it is for, wants executives and judges to be on the same religious page, and has been known to troll atheist (and other-religion-from-own) forums. you can publicly declare what you believe and theists might scroll by, or read interestedly, or respond politely. religionists will troll you no matter how reasonable you think you're being. you see the difficulty? maybe groups should be closed and individuals should speak openly, at their own comfort level. best of both worlds? g

Somebody tell me why we love the ones who make us suffer and leave the ones who love us most?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

do we? i don't. g

Does Trump have the lowest IQ of all American Presidents to date?

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

but he has no iq. none. it's zero if not negative. g

I am not sure what I expected when I joined this site.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

atheists are just people, and people are... just people. g

So when you are divorced you consider your ex’s family generally as ex’s.

genessa comments on Sep 21, 2018:

there is no rule for any of it. follow your heart. g

There sims to be a relationship between religious beliefs, or in general the supernatural and any ...

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

it's well known that religion, while not necessarily developed for the purpose of controlling the masses (it existed before there were masses!) is very useful and much used for that purpose. the more superstitious (and gullible) you are, the more likely you are to buy into this. g

GOP Senator Opposes Medicaid Expansion Because It Prevents People From Finding God | Michael Stone

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

well, surely he believes that people will meet god when they die, so of course he wants to deny them medicaid so they can die and meet god. that is easy to understand (you may have to twist your brain around a bit and it would surely hurt, but then it would be easy to understand....) what's more difficult to understand is why, if this is such a good thing, green doesn't kill himself so he can meet god too. i am guessing, too, that he has health insurance.... g

Ivanka thinks her dad deserves credit for not attacking assault victim

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

yes of course he does. along the same lines of thinking, i should receive $130k for not sleeping with trump. i am still waiting, and by the way, i want that in cash, money order or certified check. no personal checks. g

Why are people convinced the sense of self will exist beyond death?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

because they want it. they want a god to tell them how to behave because it is easier than thinking for themselves. they want an afterlife because it is easier to think about that than to think about death. g

How many of you live near national monuments or landmarks yet haven't visited them?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

nothing major. i used to live in the d.c. area and i visited my little heart out, multiple times. when i was a small child in philadelphia, where i was born, every time we had an out-of-town visitor, even if s/he was just from new jersey, for example, we all went to visit the liberty bell. g

I'm new here... Hi. Former Christian radio host and worship leader, what's up?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

interesting. you are welcome here if you're not here to troll. pardon me for mentioning it, but usually when christians come here it IS to troll. if you want honest, open dialogue with atheists and are not here to demand that we prove god doesn't exist, or to try to convert us, you are welcome here. pardon me for even thinking that could be the case. i've just seen too much. nothing personal. g

What is a genius?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

that is a ridiculous and untrue definition of genius and it's not even what an iq test is or does. it may be flawed as a measure of genius, mostly but not solely because there are so many kinds of genius, but neither is it as you describe it. memorization has zip to do with what's on an iq test and will not help anyone on one. i can't help thinking this comes from a defensive, anti-intellectual perspective. g

My favorite part of the Kavanaugh controversy is how people who are absolutely convinced they know ...

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

my favorite part will be if he is withdrawn from consideration and prosecuted for lying in his previous hearings, but yeah, that too. g

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

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

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

No doubt!

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

ha. this one is actually funny. most such memes... meh. not so much. g

In a few days, I'll be 39.

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

do what feels right. however, some of what you feel might be socially forced and not come from within, since your attraction feels right too, right? g

Just got this article in my email. I wonder how many would agree? [theintercept.com]

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

most of us (as opposed to the delusional) know that racial animus underlies much of trump's "appeal." however, that very racial animus is played to by putting it (delusionally) into the context of economic threat. "immigrants are stealing your jobs!" "welfare queens are cheating the system and that's your tax money they're stealing!": the root is racism but economic fear is one of the tools used to stoke it. g

Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections.

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

"well, we do it too" is not exactly an excuse for being blasé about the russian attack (it's not meddling; it's an attack). and who, apart from some guy at the university of georgia, is mr. johnson, and why is his observation so important? g

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

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

dogs have very limited color vision. cats are burdened with their superior intellect and sometimes it drives them crazy. we fill in the imperceptible with the RESULTS of our imaginations. thus we have a great capacity to perceive whatever the hell reality is well beyond our biological limitations. since reality can only ever be subjective, your version of it is at least as subjective as anyone else's, and comes from your imagination, which has not stretched to fill in what you consider the imperceptible. g

It is fly season.

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

i do not hold any seasons dear. they all have their charms and their anticharms. g

I stubbed my toe on the leg of my bed at three am.

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

honey, you can't get disability even if you're dying. people have been known to die waiting for it. g

How do you deal with gullible people?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

i try not to lead them up any garden paths. i show them facts. g

Really....

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

this sounds snotty and anti-intellectual. what does being well read have to do with sitting behind a desk? does reading books prevent people from having raw intelligence? and what's so great about raw intelligence that has nowhere to go and is unfulfilled? i don't want to introduce this deluded memewriter to my mind. s/he wouldn't appreciate it. some of what's in it -- not all but some -- came from books. g

Living alone when you're sick. How do you feed yourself?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

being disabled, i get some services from the county, and one of them is mom's meals (like meals on wheels). i keep them in the freezer. i eat them for breakfast but if i am sick enough and have to ask my guy, who can't cook, and has alzheimer's, to feed me, i just ask him for a mom's meal. he can heat it in the microwave. it's not gourmet dining but it is better than starving and it's better than fast food. g

Why do young guys think sarcasm is positive?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

first of all, the sarcasm i have seen here and elsewhere is by no means limited to, or even mostly from, young men, or men, or the young. second of all, a lot of what passes for sarcasm is only snarkiness. so we have not actually correctly defined sarcasm (two of the three definitions are not even sourced). and third of all, while sarcasm isn't called for as often as it is delivered, sometimes it is called for. for the record, i think lazarus is wrong, especially since he appears to assume that all sarcasm is delivered to its object. sarcasm is often (i have not done a poll so i shall not pretend to know HOW often) delivered to someone who agrees with it, and its object is a third party, generally not present. for example, i might say to my guy, "oh yes, trump is doing SUCH a great job." it will be my tone, not the words, that render this sarcastic. trump can't hear me (as if i would spare his tender feelings if he could -- yes, this parenthetical phrase is sarcastic). so to ask why young men think sarcastic humor is positive you must assume that young men think sarcastic humor is positive. you back up your assumption, but the quotations from your backup do not do the trick, because lazarus makes assumptions of his own, and the quotation from holmes doesn't specify sarcasm as the reason she thinks young men are not very charming. since i dispute those claims, and do not agree with the premise, i can't answer "why" except as above. g

Can Judaism be evolved toward being a genuine and inspiring and useful atheist humanistic thing?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

to a large extent it already has. it isn't complete yet, but it's getting there. g

Favorite work of Science Fiction?

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

i can't pick ONE! stranger in a strange land by heinlein was a mindblower but i was already a fan and there is a soft spot in my heart for the door into summer. hmm... maybe, possibly mindswap by sheckley, or fahrenheit 451 by bradbury. i adore ellison but my favorite works of his are nonfiction. the female man by joanna russ. so many! those will do for now. g

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

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

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

Superstition

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

in the theatre, we would not say "good luck" before a performance, preferring to say "break a leg." wishing someone good luck was purportedly bad luck! there is also the theatrical superstition against uttering the name of the play "macbeth" backstage. one says "that scottish play." g

Bad Drivers??

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

speaking theoretically it would be a dealbreaker but in reality i fell in love with the worst driver outside of japan (i lived there for 10 years and know whereof i speak). we've been together 18 years now (but he no longer drives; i don't mean now i drive; i mean we are not as mobile as we once were because i don't drive and he no longer can.) g

What do you really believe.

genessa comments on Sep 20, 2018:

in what context are you saying god comes up so often? here? we talk about this stuff here for a number of reasons but one of them is that elsewhere we keep butting up against it. we don't just encounter people who believe in gods. we encounter people who want to legislate religion, usually christianity, and force nonbelievers to go along with it. we encounter people trying to convert us or frighten us into behaving as they do, or shunning us in situations where we have needs not being met (wild example: if instead of refusing to bake cakes for gays, that cake shop owner refused to bake cakes for atheists, or jews, or muslims, or druids). we live in the world we live in and we can't ignore the fact that there are religionists out there and they interfere with our lives in ways they shouldn't. g