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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Scrapheap on March 07, 2007, 12:35:45 AM
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I've seen this poll on site "X" but I don't recall seeing it here. I think we have a slightly different crowd here. I'd be interested to see the results. >:D
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i believe that there is a god.
it gives me hope.
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Life's a bitch and then you die. :(
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i think god is a space alien.
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Skeptical agnostic with somewhat spiritual tendencies.
By skeptical, I mean the position I take to all those beliefs that have been made up during the history of humanity. I concider the existence of things now seen as supernatural (with no more specific a definition) relatively probable, though there is little more to say until some true understanding of such is reached, providing it both actually exists and we are capable of gaining that understanding. God(s), as the concept is typically defined within religions, are another matter, their existence about as probable as that of the The Holy Broken Chair of Fluffiness (http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Broken_Chair_of_Fluffiness).
i think god is a space alien.
As silly as I find it, I think it atleast beats the probability of a christian god.
In any case, faith is a prime example of logical fallacy, and of the weaknesses of the human mind. Though many manage to rid themselves of religious beliefs (and some never get any to begin with), belief often remains, in one thing or another. Some kind of inherent goodness or importance of humanity, for example. Or that, despite the fact that it will eventually become wholly irrevelant (speaking of within the bounds of this existence - beyond that, if there is anything, you can't be certain) - first to you, then eventually to all others, as they, and eventually all following generations, too, cease to live - life has some inherent value and meaning.
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God seems to be the biggest bully in the universe. Megalomanic, vengeanceful, grudge-holding, self-righteous, jealous...
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i believe that there is a god.
it gives me hope.
I've been jerked out of a comfortable place and swatted on the ass or gathered up from mortal danger and cuddled, mysteriously, to safety, way too many times to deny God's existence, completely. I just wish we could work out a co-op system, where I get to handle a few more things, my way.
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I'm a skeptic.
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My religious preference tends to surprise people. I guess I seem either too cynical or too logical/smart to be anything but an atheist (the latter I suggest tongue-in-cheek). I don't bring it up here or IRL very often because people, on hearing I affiliate with an organized religion, without hearing ANYTHING else about me, tend to be like, "OMGWTF??? HOW CAN YOU BELONG TO AN ORGANIZED RELIGION? WHY DO YOU HATE HOMOSEXUALS AND STEMS CELLS AND LIKE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND WANT ABORTION TO BE ILLEGAL AND SUPPORT BUSH AND THE WAR AND WHY DO YOU OPPESSS OTHER RELIGIONS? WHY ARE YOU SO PREJUDICED???" ::) (BTW, none of those things are true of me, save my obvious prejudicial fear of coming out of the closet as a member of an organized religion. If you're of another religion or none at all, fine. I'm only bothered when I feel like I've been attacked without provocation.)
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I would just be curious why. Although you seemed to be offended(very lightly) when I asked why you were a vegetarian. I would also ask what exactly you believe(because there are plenty of people who say they are a christian but their specific beliefs would have them be much more jewish, or vice versa). But I'd not really care what religion you belong to as long as it is making you happy.
See, i'm an apiscipalian(no idea on spelling), that's catholic light. Same religion, half the guilt, it's frightening. - Robin williams.
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I would just be curious why. Although you seemed to be offended(very lightly) when I asked why you were a vegetarian. I would also ask what exactly you believe(because there are plenty of people who say they are a christian but their specific beliefs would have them be much more jewish, or vice versa). But I'd not really care what religion you belong to as long as it is making you happy.
See, i'm an apiscipalian(no idea on spelling), that's catholic light. Same religion, half the guilt, it's frightening. - Robin williams.
I can't really talk about religion because it's so tied up in other things; that's the other reason I don't mention it. I wasn't offended that you asked why I don't eat meat; it's more like it's "the quetsion they always ask," akin to "Like Rain Man, right?" when people find out you're on the spectrum. Only more confrontational.
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I figured most of us are godless heathens. ;)
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I thinkt there are lot of people who would disagree that LDS is Traditional Christianity.
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My religious preference tends to surprise people. I guess I seem either too cynical or too logical/smart to be anything but an atheist (the latter I suggest tongue-in-cheek). I don't bring it up here or IRL very often because people, on hearing I affiliate with an organized religion, without hearing ANYTHING else about me, tend to be like, "OMGWTF??? HOW CAN YOU BELONG TO AN ORGANIZED RELIGION? WHY DO YOU HATE HOMOSEXUALS AND STEMS CELLS AND LIKE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND WANT ABORTION TO BE ILLEGAL AND SUPPORT BUSH AND THE WAR AND WHY DO YOU OPPESSS OTHER RELIGIONS? WHY ARE YOU SO PREJUDICED???" ::) (BTW, none of those things are true of me, save my obvious prejudicial fear of coming out of the closet as a member of an organized religion. If you're of another religion or none at all, fine. I'm only bothered when I feel like I've been attacked without provocation.)
Many Europeans stereotype Americans like that. According to them, most Americans are religious nuts, pro-Bush, anti-abortion, etc, etc...
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I figured most of us are godless heathens. ;)
Yep. We'll end up in Hell. ;)
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More interesting than heaven. :)
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More interesting than heaven. :)
I don't know, I can imagine a pretty hopping Heaven, with a Hell right next door, both enjoying a fairly healthy Inmate Exchange Program, working out for all the inmates, who are looking for a little action.
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Hey, I could go for that. It's the monotony that would get to me in heaven.
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There would be a number of adventurous souls who would choose to receive our heavenly rewards in the form of peaceful slumber, after driving ourselves to exhaustion from a full day of "surfing Hell". I might even apply for some part time work on the support staff in Hell.
:dom:
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:eyebrow:
Got a touch of sadism in you, do you?
You ought to confer with Callaway. I believe she's applied to represent the angels.
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:eyebrow:
Got a touch of sadism in you, do you?
You ought to confer with Callaway. I believe she's applied to represent the angels.
???
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I thinkt there are lot of people who would disagree that LDS is Traditional Christianity.
True, but it's a large Christian-based orginization. I lumped the 3 together simply to represent larger orginized monotheism.
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???
It was supposed to be an obscure joke about the presence of an eagle scout on a site like Intensity.
Just nod, smile, and call the loony bin on me - that's the usual reaction when I try to be funny.
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I am other.
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I am other.
Which other, Kevv?
???
It was supposed to be an obscure joke about the presence of an eagle scout on a site like Intensity.
Just nod, smile, and call the loony bin on me - that's the usual reaction when I try to be funny.
/me smiles, nods, picks up telephone. :laugh:
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How can agnosticism and atheism be of the same category? Agnosticism should only be applied to atheism IF they house some uncertainty towards their view. This goes for theism, too. In short, agnosticism can describe both theists and atheists who feel that they haven't got the means to prove their claims that the metaphysical can or can not exist. (Just did some quick research.)
I'm an agnostic theist, btw.
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agnosticisim considers the question of god unanswerable.
Agnostic theist is a bit of a contradiction. It sounds more like you're a Dieist
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agnosticisim considers the question of god unanswerable.
Agnostic theist is a bit of a contradiction. It sounds more like you're a Dieist
Deists are certain that God does not exert influence on natural phenomenon or give no supernatural revelation. Deism is based on the principles of logic and reason. I, however, have no basis to support my faith in the metaphysical, which is where I differ from a deist.
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I am other.
Which other, Kevv?
/me smiles, nods, picks up telephone. :laugh:
[/quote]Mine was not listed so I had to pick other. ;D
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I, however, have no basis to support my faith in the metaphysical, which is where I differ from a deist.
So your concept of god is one that exists in the natural world ??
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I am not a big fan of any religion. I don't think I can find answers from philsophy and yet all the religions just seem like simple guesses. So far, I don't care mostly. The only way I care is during a vote. Otherwise I don't have faith in any religion.
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i wish to create my own philosophisicle.
good for you and comes in all different flavors.
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What will you call it? McJaggerism? ;)
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anti philosophicism?
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Maybe. That sounds confusing enough to make people interested. ;)
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I just realized that I forgot to include Pastafarianisim. :fsm: Stupid me. :emb:
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:arrr:
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Either Atheist or Evangelical Protestant depending on the mood.
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Either Atheist or Evangelical Protestant depending on the mood.
I think that averages out to agnostic.
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Hey, I could go for that. It's the monotony that would get to me in heaven.
What monotony? Ever read Tolkien's "Leaf By Niggle"? That's what Heaven is believed to be like. A happy place, but a place where there is actually work to do.
So far, I've never heard anyone make a convincing argument as to what there is in Hell worth experiencing or "reigning over".
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Agnostic theist is a bit of a contradiction.
To that I give you Madeline L'Engle:
"At a church conference recently someone asked, "You have referred to your agnostic period. What happened to get you out of it?" and I replied joyfully, that I am still an agnostic, but then I was an unhappy one, seeking finite answers, and now I am a happy one, rejoicing in paradox. Agnostic means only that we do not know, and we finite creatures cannot know, in any intellectual or ultimate way, the infinite Lord, the undivided Trinity, Now I am able to accept my not knowing--and yet, in a completely different way, in the old biblical way, I also know what I do not understand, and that is what my agnosticism means to me. It does not mean that I do not believe; it is an acceptance that I am created, that I am asked to bear the light, knowing that this is the most wonderful of all vocations."
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Agnostic theist is a bit of a contradiction.
To that I give you Madeline L'Engle:
"At a church conference recently someone asked, "You have referred to your agnostic period. What happened to get you out of it?" and I replied joyfully, that I am still an agnostic, but then I was an unhappy one, seeking finite answers, and now I am a happy one, rejoicing in paradox. Agnostic means only that we do not know, and we finite creatures cannot know, in any intellectual or ultimate way, the infinite Lord, the undivided Trinity, Now I am able to accept my not knowing--and yet, in a completely different way, in the old biblical way, I also know what I do not understand, and that is what my agnosticism means to me. It does not mean that I do not believe; it is an acceptance that I am created, that I am asked to bear the light, knowing that this is the most wonderful of all vocations."
This makes no sense. It still contradicts itself.
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it's got a wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_theism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_theism)
ergo it must be a valid belief
i agree that agnosticism has become too vague a word to have a meaning by itself - lots of types now:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism#Qualifying_agnosticism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism#Qualifying_agnosticism)
I'm a lapsed catholic turned agnostic atheist - aka strong agnostic/weak atheist if we need to categorise things.
I don't think it'll ever be possible to decide if there's a god, and my feeling is there probably isn't.
like russell's teapot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot)
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Meh, Orwellian double speak.
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Hey, I could go for that. It's the monotony that would get to me in heaven.
What monotony? Ever read Tolkien's "Leaf By Niggle"? That's what Heaven is believed to be like. A happy place, but a place where there is actually work to do.
So far, I've never heard anyone make a convincing argument as to what there is in Hell worth experiencing or "reigning over".
Suffering is a kind of pleasure.
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Hey, I could go for that. It's the monotony that would get to me in heaven.
What monotony? Ever read Tolkien's "Leaf By Niggle"? That's what Heaven is believed to be like. A happy place, but a place where there is actually work to do.
So far, I've never heard anyone make a convincing argument as to what there is in Hell worth experiencing or "reigning over".
The bore that is Tolkien alone would make me consider hell.
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"Leaf by Niggle" is far better than LOTR. I like "Farmer Giles of Ham better though"
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Hey, I could go for that. It's the monotony that would get to me in heaven.
What monotony? Ever read Tolkien's "Leaf By Niggle"? That's what Heaven is believed to be like. A happy place, but a place where there is actually work to do.
So far, I've never heard anyone make a convincing argument as to what there is in Hell worth experiencing or "reigning over".
The bore that is Tolkien alone would make me consider hell.
:plus: And I thought I was the only one on these sites that didn't appreciate Tolkien. :laugh:
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:plus: And I thought I was the only one on these sites that didn't appreciate Tolkien. :laugh:
Shhhh!!! They'll deport you for saying that. ;) ::)
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:plus: And I thought I was the only one on these sites that didn't appreciate Tolkien. :laugh:
Shhhh!!! They'll deport you for saying that. ;) ::)
:laugh: Didn't I whisper quietly enough?
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Well, it's true. Nobody ever told him that he doesn't have to describe every fucking plant on the way to Mordor.
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Well, it's true. Nobody ever told him that he doesn't have to describe every fucking plant on the way to Mordor.
Have you seen the scene in Clerks 2 where he summarises the plot of the trilogy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB1KfbubSow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB1KfbubSow)
"Those fucking Hobbit movies were boring as hell." :laugh:
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I found "Bored of the Rings" much more enjoyable.
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Twats. :finger:
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Twats. :finger:
I made fun of lord of the rings so hard it made some super geek puke all over the counter. :laugh:
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Twats. :finger:
I made fun of lord of the rings so hard it made some super geek puke all over the counter. :laugh:
Are you sure it wasn't the cheap cider ??
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I was actually quoting the movie clip, but I should lay off the 'Ring' don't wanna upset my super nerd.
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I'd rather read LOTR again than watch the movies again. Maybe I'd like them better if I wasn't so shit at recognizing faces or giving a fuck about movies.
Suffering is a kind of pleasure.
Ever see the twilight zone* episode where a criminal dies and we follow him through the afterlife? He discovers that he can have his ever wish, just by asking for it. He likes it at first, but soon grows tired of it. Finally, he says to his "guide" in this place: "I'd like to go to the other place." Answer: "This IS the other place." hell is what you don't want it to be.
*it might have been the outer limits. They're interchangeable in my mind. One or the other, though.
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No. But it reminds me of Bestler short story.
Involved being able to travel through time
and change things. The more he changed,
the more he disappeared into his own reality.
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Suffering is a kind of pleasure.
Ever see the twilight zone* episode where a criminal dies and we follow him through the afterlife? He discovers that he can have his ever wish, just by asking for it. He likes it at first, but soon grows tired of it. Finally, he says to his "guide" in this place: "I'd like to go to the other place." Answer: "This IS the other place." hell is what you don't want it to be.
Suffering for a cause trumps suffering for its own merits. Achieving a cause without suffering... that's the one I don't know how to rank.
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I used to always believe that that which
one has to fight for wasn't worth having.
Not sure where I stand now - but I suspect
that it still holds. I busted my ass to get
my last BS, and am doing so for the MS,
but I'm not sure I'll be able to hold a
job with it.
On the other hand, all of the really good
things kind of just came to me.
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No. But it reminds me of Bestler short story.
Involved being able to travel through time
and change things. The more he changed,
the more he disappeared into his own reality.
Did you read the one about the boy who could grant all his own wishes? (Damnit, can't remember title or author right now, it involved a little omnipotent boy, his whole village living in terror of him, the outside world incidentally destroyed by him, and a scene with him innocently sitting there making a rat devour itself for amusement.)
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I don't think so. But it reminds me of
a story (totally serendipitous) where
the protagonist collects bodies &
parts for the alien overlords. There
ends up being some sort of rebellion,
and they leave him alive with just
a central nervous system. Don't
remember the title/author either
(probably the only link).
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Suffering is a kind of pleasure.
Ever see the twilight zone* episode where a criminal dies and we follow him through the afterlife? He discovers that he can have his ever wish, just by asking for it. He likes it at first, but soon grows tired of it. Finally, he says to his "guide" in this place: "I'd like to go to the other place." Answer: "This IS the other place." hell is what you don't want it to be.
Suffering for a cause trumps suffering for its own merits. Achieving a cause without suffering... that's the one I don't know how to rank.
How is hell suffering for a cause?
No. But it reminds me of Bestler short story.
Involved being able to travel through time
and change things. The more he changed,
the more he disappeared into his own reality.
Did you read the one about the boy who could grant all his own wishes? (Damnit, can't remember title or author right now, it involved a little omnipotent boy, his whole village living in terror of him, the outside world incidentally destroyed by him, and a scene with him innocently sitting there making a rat devour itself for amusement.)
"It's a good life."
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Suffering for a cause trumps suffering for its own merits. Achieving a cause without suffering... that's the one I don't know how to rank.
How is hell suffering for a cause?
I didn't mean that it was (though technically, if you can get to purgatory, it is, isn't it?) - I was extrapolating the ideas to apply to real life.
"It's a good life."
Thank you (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Good_Life), you've saved me from driving myself nuts all day. :)
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Suffering for a cause trumps suffering for its own merits. Achieving a cause without suffering... that's the one I don't know how to rank.
How is hell suffering for a cause?
I didn't mean that it was (though technically, if you can get to purgatory, it is, isn't it?) - I was extrapolating the ideas to apply to real life.
"It's a good life."
Thank you (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Good_Life), you've saved me from driving myself nuts all day. :)
You're welcome, and yes, purgatory is, though hell isn't- glad to know you agree with the latter, lol.
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Oh well, it's good to know that the Catholic Church has finally decided to get rid of the concept of Limbo! :P
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Oh well, it's good to know that the Catholic Church has finally decided to get rid of the concept of Limbo! :P
It's even better that they allow abortions in Mexico City now.
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Oh well, it's good to know that the Catholic Church has finally decided to get rid of the concept of Limbo! :P
It's even better that they allow abortions in Mexico City now.
Don't count your chickens yet! The report I just read is that the issue is creating quite a lot of social upheaval. Remember, the catholic church has a lot of power in Mexico. Next to them, we're practically a country of atheists.
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Oh well, it's good to know that the Catholic Church has finally decided to get rid of the concept of Limbo! :P
It's even better that they allow abortions in Mexico City now.
Don't count your chickens yet! The report I just read is that the issue is creating quite a lot of social upheaval. Remember, the catholic church has a lot of power in Mexico. Next to them, we're practically a country of atheists.
there is a country full of more riglous fanatics than the US
thats a scary thought
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Catholics tend to be less fanatic.
BUT, they don't like to tolerate
abortion.
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interesting.
look at the northern hemisphere in relation to the southern hemisphere.
(http://www.informaction.org/images/reproductv_rights_map.jpg)
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Does white mean mandatory?
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Oh well, it's good to know that the Catholic Church has finally decided to get rid of the concept of Limbo! :P
It's even better that they allow abortions in Mexico City now.
Don't count your chickens yet! The report I just read is that the issue is creating quite a lot of social upheaval. Remember, the catholic church has a lot of power in Mexico. Next to them, we're practically a country of atheists.
there is a country full of more riglous fanatics than the US
thats a scary thought
The catholic church and the mexican government have been like siamese twins joined at the hip since the conquistadors arrived. But, as Calandale said, catholics are not as fanatical about their faith, but, there's always a few that make up for the majority. ::)
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The Catholics were always a bunch of cunts. Viva la Allah!
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The Catholics were always a bunch of cunts. Viva la Allah!
Your screen name is a contradiction in terms. Viva La Spaghetti!!! :fsm:
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Viva La Spaghetti!!! :fsm:
ayethangyou
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Where are these 90% of people who believe in God?
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I think they crawled back under the rock when the sunlight hit them! :evillaugh:
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Where are these 90% of people who believe in God?
Denying the internet.
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Where are these 90% of people who believe in God?
Denying the internet.
:laugh: QFT.
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Where are these 90% of people who believe in God?
Denying the internet.
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what the hell. plus one.
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Spew enough crap out, and eventually you say something funny.
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Spew enough crap out, and eventually you say something funny.
that's my theory at any rate.
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I think my rate is faster though.
A friend of mine had a similar theory
about getting dates. Pretty much
tried asking every female he saw.
Was pretty damned pathetic.
I think that I'd rather just
feel entitled, but have
nothing.
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I think my rate is faster though.
A friend of mine had a similar theory
about getting dates. Pretty much
tried asking every female he saw.
Was pretty damned pathetic.
I think that I'd rather just
feel entitled, but have
nothing.
tell your friend that he cannot go up to a group of eight girls and ask, "so, who wants to go to a dinner and a movie?"
he needs to ask them individually.
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Don't see him anymore. And he didn't do that
(though I did have one who would walk down the
length of a bar, trying to hit on EVERY girl - but
at least he only did this when drunk). No, this
guy would just start with anyone he met though.
Really sickened me.
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Spew enough crap out, and eventually you say something funny.
that's my theory at any rate.
No, it's mine, bitch. Mine!
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
He's partly financed by the State of Denmark. That's got to mean something.
Welcome to Intensity, by the way.
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
Do I have to keep making personal appearances to convince you lot? :(
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/PeterMackenzie/Edit3.jpg)
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
Do I have to keep making personal appearances to convince you lot? :(
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/PeterMackenzie/Edit3.jpg)
Bet you want to make her "feel" your presence too.
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
Do I have to keep making personal appearances to convince you lot? :(
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/PeterMackenzie/Edit3.jpg)
Bet you want to make her "feel" your presence too.
:LMAO: +
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
Do I have to keep making personal appearances to convince you lot? :(
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/PeterMackenzie/Edit3.jpg)
Bet you want to make her "feel" your presence too.
Yes. I'll give her a warm, full feeling, as of my spirit filling her up inside. I believe the sensation is usually called 'warm fuzzies'.
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If your semen is fuzzy,
you should get some
shots.
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If your semen is fuzzy,
you should get some
shots.
that is why his offspring looks like this:
(http://wallpapers.boolsite.net/srv13/Images/Wallpapers/Cinema/Gremlins-Gizmo.jpg)
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Gizmo!!! I was wondering what happened to my pet Mugwai.
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Gizmo!!! I was wondering what happened to my pet Mugwai.
You've enslaved Peter's child?
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
Do I have to keep making personal appearances to convince you lot? :(
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/PeterMackenzie/Edit3.jpg)
:wanker:Jesus....oh, yes!
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and oh, the beat goes on....
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bump .... I want to use this poll on youtube.
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bump .... I want to use this poll on youtube.
Knock yourself out! :P
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A total non-theist. If you want me to believe in a god, you'd better have some proof other than "I feel his presence" or some lame 1st cause argument... >:D
Rhonda sure didn't stay around long.
I always wanted to ask her who she had cut out of the avatar photo, but she disappeared..
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Agnostic/Atheist
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atheist
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Worshiper of the Crimson Bat.
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hindu.
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"Religious persuasion"
???
WTF - HTF can anyone persuade you to their own way?
Nah, it's more of a pursuit.
I have tried to discover my natural spirit. Laugh if you need to, due a few of mty posts, but I am a wolf.
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i'm partial to hinduism. alas, i have no religion. :'( :P
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I have tried to discover my natural spirit. Laugh if you need to, due a few of mty posts, but I am a wolf.
To some extent, I think that the belief is more
important than the thing believed in. Not to
say that there may not be some underlying
truth, but that it's simply not comprehensible,
if it exists, and we have to symbolize it in ways
which make sense.
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I guess that's what they mean by, "persuasion.'
i was actually, open to many possibilities, during my spirit quests. I was also under the impression that I was more cat-like. I had less respect for canines during those times. I had only known a few good domestic ones then. Never known a wild one. I had no idea that they were just as (whatever it was that I liked about cats)-like.
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i'm more of a cat. dogs are too obedient. i like wolves though, a lot.
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To some extent, I think that the belief is more
important than the thing believed in. Not to
say that there may not be some underlying
truth, but that it's simply not comprehensible,
if it exists, and we have to symbolize it in ways
which make sense.
well said. :plus:
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cats are awesome
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I was very religious as a kid, I went to church, sunday school and a church choir even though none in my family is religious. Then when I was 8 I stopped believing in God, thinking it's crap that he "tests" me for my faith. A kid shouldn't have to go through all that crap, and God was crap for letting me go through it. If he existed he would've listened to my prayers, to me crying.
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cats are awesome
we must worship them, the lowly cretins we are.
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indeed we must. flo is asleep next to me. she is nice and soft and fluffy.
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they are superior. i love cats cuz they command worship. they just know they are cute and they deserve to be treated accordingly. :laugh:
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cats are clever :)
people who hurt cats should be executed
we should build pyramids for cats when they die
i want a cat called starbuline
she liked cats
i had a cat called henry once when i was obsessed with tudors. he was named after henry VIII :laugh:
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hehe Henry the eight was cool.
cats and pyramids go together.
cats were worshipped in egypt.
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yeah, i have some egyptian cat model things on my table next to the tv 8)
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cats are awesome
Those rough tongues...oh yes!
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yeah, i have some egyptian cat model things on my table next to the tv 8)
Bast of the Aspie Elite
figures. :laugh:
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I've decided the direction of my quests, but the option was not represented. I clicked, "other."
:moon: (http://:moon:)
finger this.
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Totally nonreligious. Whilst I don't believe in souls or spirits, animist, inasmuch as I greatly respect nature might fit, but atheist certainly. There is simply no evidence for a creator god. And if YWVH existed, guy is a sadistic psychopathic, child-murdering genocidal rat bastard I don't particularly WANT to meet.
And judging from the difference between OT and NT, guy turned into a pussywhipped total faggot in NT.
A being with the power available sufficient to create (or destroy) a universe that is schizophrenic, is not a good thing in my book.
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Unpersuaded.
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Truthfully, I don't know how organized religion survives in the modern world.
When I was growing up, they depended on the fact that in order to fact check what they were saying, you had to spend weeks or months in the library to research information to contradict the bullcrap they spewed out. Now, you can debunk their BS in a 2 minute google search.
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One has to be predisposed to disbelieve.
It's all indoctrination; as is the tendency to reject religion in Europe.
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One has to be predisposed to disbelieve.
That's just it, I never was. I just didn't have the alternate sources of information to contradict what I was taught in church. Back then they didn't teach evolution in high school biology or geologic dating of the earth. As soon as I knew the facts, I dumped christianity faster than a whore from Guadalupe.
It's all indoctrination; as is the tendency to reject religion in Europe.
I think You're-a-peeins have adopted Political Correctness as their new religion.
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One has to be predisposed to disbelieve.
That's just it, I never was. I just didn't have the alternate sources of information to contradict what I was taught in church. Back then they didn't teach evolution in high school biology or geologic dating of the earth. As soon as I knew the facts, I dumped christianity faster than a whore from Guadalupe.
Yeah, but you're a 'tard. :asthing:
Normal people don't question as much.
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Asking questions is bad, I know. :P
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Truthfully, I don't know how organized religion survives in the modern world.
When I was growing up, they depended on the fact that in order to fact check what they were saying, you had to spend weeks or months in the library to research information to contradict the bullcrap they spewed out. Now, you can debunk their BS in a 2 minute google search.
They survive because people don't want their beliefs debunked.
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Asking questions is bad, I know. :P
We have a thread for that. :P
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In fact we have a whole subforum for it.