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126. Thank you, genwah!

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 10:05 AM

Jan 2015

Best post here in a very looooog time! Loved every word of your OP and the comments that followed. I agree with others, you need to post more.

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Updated2! Why I mock religion; chicken-fried steak, pie and the Flat Earth Society [View all] genwah Jan 2015 OP

I just did my part to get your heathen ass to the Greatest Page PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #1

Thank you! genwah Jan 2015 #3

Well now it only needs three more recs to make it to the Greatest Autumn Jan 2015 #2

Thank you! genwah Jan 2015 #4

Your videos are pure comedy gold, satire withe humor works way, way better. Thanks. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #5

Yep. He really did. Amazing, isn't it? genwah Jan 2015 #7

Yep. Hit the news cycle right before the 2000 election if I recall correctly. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #11

That was a fun read. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #6

Fun, well written, some editing issues aside, and the point of using humor to take down the Idiotocracy Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #9

Thank you! genwah Jan 2015 #39

I like you tkmorris Jan 2015 #8

I vote LET IT STAND. Do an edit? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10

Thanks, I didn't know. It seems to me as odd though that genwah Jan 2015 #41

It IS odd frankly, but there it is tkmorris Jan 2015 #56

Good to know, thanks. I don't speak here a lot genwah Jan 2015 #58

Don't bother, I replied downthread, would not alert on this because I wouldn't. And once it uppityperson Jan 2015 #61

No, no a thousand times no. I have no idea who you are genwah Jan 2015 #71

"How does your "spirituality" feed a hungry child?" By donating to the food bank, volunteering at uppityperson Jan 2015 #78

Really? That's what you got out of this whole mess? genwah Jan 2015 #82

You asked me a question and I answered. That you find...bad? uppityperson Jan 2015 #85

! sibelian Jan 2015 #87

Yo, genwah, I just wanted to interrupt this little pissing contest to say: tavalon Jan 2015 #107

+1. DU used to be a lot more interesting. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #111

Thank you! Can we please look at the name Democratic Underground and genwah Jan 2015 #116

I'm guessing you weren't here in the beginning, when it seems like so few of us understood tavalon Jan 2015 #143

serious question Skittles Jan 2015 #88

Serious answer, you don't need religion to do any of those things. uppityperson Jan 2015 #89

I am not religious but I do believe in "do unto others" Skittles Jan 2015 #90

I was a proud member of the flat earth society! zappaman Jan 2015 #12

Sorry. Please don't shoot me. The pie was also good. genwah Jan 2015 #44

To respond to your call out, here. I stand by what I wrote, what you quote. uppityperson Jan 2015 #13

^^^^^ This! +1. n/t ColesCountyDem Jan 2015 #16

I think it is not the spirituality part of religion the OP objects to, it is the anti-science part, Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #17

Then be exactly that specific. kentauros Jan 2015 #20

How can you be a good mocker without being a jerk to the mockee? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #22

You can't, which is why I used the word "attack." kentauros Jan 2015 #25

John Stewart and all his fans would disagree with that. Is he a jerk? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #27

He doesn't attack with the intent to hurt. kentauros Jan 2015 #31

If you haven't squirmed in your seat with sympathy as some of his guests get skewered cleanhippie Jan 2015 #36

+100 ND-Dem Jan 2015 #114

JS is funny. Most DU mockers aren't (though some think they are). They remind me of junior ND-Dem Jan 2015 #115

-100. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #124

+100 ND-Dem Jan 2015 #113

on Rev. Wright IOKIYAR. But how is spirituality not religion? genwah Jan 2015 #60

We will have to agree on the definition of spirituality, but if it means inner calm and outter peace, Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #62

The Ten Commandments are not common sense oberliner Jan 2015 #69

Well, those are more of an introduction, the no craven image part I ccould live with. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #70

I think you're confusing spirituality and religion. Avalux Jan 2015 #28

I agree that they are different, and am not sure why my comment lead to this OP's rant on religion uppityperson Jan 2015 #33

I think you may be correct. Avalux Jan 2015 #43

Okay, I don' know how conversations work on this site genwah Jan 2015 #74

You don't know, don't care, yet do care enough to cuss and insult me saying"I'm not being mean here" uppityperson Jan 2015 #80

So religion isn't spirituality becaause the genwah Jan 2015 #84

Bwahahaha! Now it's time for their, "It's a mystery," answer. nt valerief Jan 2015 #128

Okay, why? Spirituality I'm guessing has something to do with spirits. genwah Jan 2015 #63

That's the best you can do? Avalux Jan 2015 #68

Well, yeah. What do you want? genwah Jan 2015 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author Beringia Jan 2015 #100

Okay,then. Have a nice life. Really. genwah Jan 2015 #104

Speaking of insulting spirituality... betsuni Jan 2015 #101

You were given credit, not called-out. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #37

The bigger question is have you. nt uppityperson Jan 2015 #38

Have I what? cleanhippie Jan 2015 #40

Yes, what ARE you talking about? Googling "spirituality define" genwah Jan 2015 #55

That's novice level google-fu. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #97

Ummm... whut? So I should sit still wand whut? genwah Jan 2015 #102

Sometimes I think the purpose of it is to piss people off zeemike Jan 2015 #46

Umm...whut? I deliberately don't post stuff here genwah Jan 2015 #57

When you mock their woo woo stuff, just that stuff, it still hurts them deeply, all over. This pain of Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #59

Okay, look; The whole Democratic Party got into this somehow genwah Jan 2015 #67

Well the democrats depend on votes not science. zeemike Jan 2015 #73

You never see Republicans insulting and ridiculing atheists??? beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #77

Well that is not their base. zeemike Jan 2015 #86

I vote for Dems no matter how much my fee-fees get hurt on DU. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #92

So you council us to be hostile zeemike Jan 2015 #96

Offs, you're not the indians, you're the fucking cowboys. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #99

And now you turn your anger on me. zeemike Jan 2015 #105

Yeah, you're the victim here. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #123

The victim here is honesty and the winner division. zeemike Jan 2015 #134

If you say so. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #135

"Positive Reason for Spirituality" ? 2banon Jan 2015 #64

Yes. Was MLK Jr bad because of his spirituality? Ghandi? Is it not possible for anyone to be uppityperson Jan 2015 #65

Okay, so now we have Jon Stewart, the Democratic party genwah Jan 2015 #117

your prejudices continue to show. uppityperson Jan 2015 #118

Okay, again, what? genwah Jan 2015 #79

You're half right. Spirituality is stuff you can't measure/prove. However, it can be converted valerief Jan 2015 #127

.... 2banon Jan 2015 #141

+100 ND-Dem Jan 2015 #112

A thousand bravos!! hifiguy Jan 2015 #14

Thank you! genwah Jan 2015 #53

I like chicken fried steak shenmue Jan 2015 #15

And I like pie. kentauros Jan 2015 #21

Thank you. shenmue Jan 2015 #23

With you if there is also mashed potatoes and gravy! Dustlawyer Jan 2015 #26

Yes! Why do DUers/DU-ites/DU-ocrats (I really don't genwah Jan 2015 #49

Me too. Worried senior Jan 2015 #29

Kick and Rec Bryce Butler Jan 2015 #18

Thank you genwah Jan 2015 #72

Awesome videos madfloridian Jan 2015 #19

Thank you. As a recovering Catholic and ethical Jew, God sounds like a dope genwah Jan 2015 #52

Excellent points genwah Cassidy Jan 2015 #24

What is consciousness? Avalux Jan 2015 #30

Electrochemical activity in the human brain.... paleotn Jan 2015 #75

"That's as good an explanation as any since no one has so far been able to find.... Avalux Jan 2015 #130

"There is no evidence to explain consciousness through brain chemistry, or anything else." paleotn Jan 2015 #136

Just keep an open mind to anything being possible. That's all I can ask. Avalux Jan 2015 #137

I have done quite a bit of reading on such topics, thank you. Cassidy Jan 2015 #103

Why are humans the only species to have an awareness of death? Avalux Jan 2015 #131

What a pleasure to give this awesome op its 37th rec! beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #32

this. I thoroughly enjoyed his writing and hope to see more PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #45

Agree, we want more! betsuni Jan 2015 #51

http://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/July-19-2011-17-19-40-pope.jpg blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #34

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/walker66/popemobile-papa2532011pu.jpg blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #35

Well, what kind of pie was it? AngryAmish Jan 2015 #42

I spent the last 24 hours learning about Charles Lindbergh ffr Jan 2015 #47

I loved this! betsuni Jan 2015 #48

Lol missingthebigdog Jan 2015 #93

I'll rec you; I loved this post distantearlywarning Jan 2015 #50

great place to park this again: kpete Jan 2015 #54

Bahaha I love it. nt F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #108

Thumbs up! Heidi Jan 2015 #109

K & R Mbrow Jan 2015 #66

one hell of an OP. Almost like a lot of the old ones from years gone by. Need More. LiberalArkie Jan 2015 #81

Nothing sounds nuttier than the tenets of somebody else's religion Warpy Jan 2015 #83

This OP is the handiwork of the Devil! valerief Jan 2015 #91

I really like your writing. alfredo Jan 2015 #94

One hell of a good post Ramses Jan 2015 #95

By the way, you did it, genwah. you're officially "cool" PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #98

Sheeit, tavalon Jan 2015 #106

Thank you, genwah! Heidi Jan 2015 #110

Great post. Thank, genwah. Two points .... Scuba Jan 2015 #119

Thank you! genwah Jan 2015 #133

The world we live in is not enough? freedom fighter jh Jan 2015 #120

Right on Genwah. But there is wheat amongst the chaff. (Not a GMO thread) voteearlyvoteoften Jan 2015 #121

Can we convince you to post more often? daleanime Jan 2015 #122

I must say this OP was an rntertaining read ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #125

Thank you, genwah! N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2015 #126

BRAVO! NastyRiffraff Jan 2015 #129

Yeah, well, marym625 Jan 2015 #132

Flat earth was solved during the Ancient Greece period JonLP24 Jan 2015 #138

Nice article Beowulf42 Jan 2015 #139

Kick. sarcasmo Jan 2015 #140

Seeking fame and attention Roy Rolling Jan 2015 #142

Hate is Hate,,,, not matter whose doing the mocking,,,, nt Cryptoad Jan 2015 #144