no meat this friday

RoxyRollah · 04-09-2015, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadChannel

So, might makes right, then?

facepalm.... That was me kidding, and looks like Chula got it.

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

I've been waiting on that for 45 years. Guess he's a pussy too.

DeadChannel · 04-09-2015, 09:30 PM

Oh, okay, coolio. That's an argument that I've seen used seriously, so sorry if I was confused.

RoxyRollah · 04-09-2015, 09:33 PM

All good brother.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 04-09-2015, 10:17 PM

@ roxy

regarding evangelists/church: part of the problem is my mind is more or less made up. i will believe in the bible when god parts the seas for me the way he did for moses. not a second before. so when evangelists assume there is a soul in me that they can save, they are simply mistaken. their religion will never be anything more than a mild curiosity to me, and there is nothing else that can really be done about that besides lie to them about it or lead them on.

actually, of all the evangelists i've come into contact with, jehovas witnesses and me seem to vibe the best cause they seem fine with me not believing the same **** as them, while still asking questions about what they believe out of mere curiosity, without any intention of converting. most religious people seem too insecure in their beliefs to entertain this sort of thing to me.

as for prodding you about your cult status, i understand if it's too personal to share. i'm sorry if i offended you by asking. actually i'm pretty sure i only ever asked you about it once. it seems like since then you've mistakenly interpreted any question i ask you about anything at all as trying to analyze you like some science project, making it more or less impossible for me to take any sort of interest in you as a person at all. so basically i stopped asking you any questions quite a while ago. but you still seem stuck on the idea that i'm trying to analyze you, for whatever reason

RoxyRollah · 04-09-2015, 10:33 PM

I responed to yer post man......Just pointing that out...

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 04-09-2015, 10:42 PM

my post about thinking it would be quite entertaining to watch people speak in tongues in church?

RoxyRollah · 04-09-2015, 10:45 PM

The one I quoted in response.

Chula Vista · 04-10-2015, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth

i will believe in the bible when god parts the seas for me the way he did for moses. not a second before. so when evangelists assume there is a soul in me that they can save, they are simply mistaken.

“Religion is not about accepting twenty impossible propositions before breakfast, but about doing things that change you. It is a moral aesthetic, an ethical alchemy. If you behave in a certain way, you will be transformed. The myths and laws of religion are not true because they they conform to some metaphysical, scientific or historical reality but because they are life enhancing. They tell you how human nature functions, but you will not discover their truth unless you apply these myths and doctrines to your own life and put them into practice.” - Karen Armstrong

The Batlord · 04-10-2015, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

“Religion is not about accepting twenty impossible propositions before breakfast, but about doing things that change you. It is a moral aesthetic, an ethical alchemy. If you behave in a certain way, you will be transformed. The myths and laws of religion are not true because they they conform to some metaphysical, scientific or historical reality but because they are life enhancing. They tell you how human nature functions, but you will not discover their truth unless you apply these myths and doctrines to your own life and put them into practice.” - Karen Armstrong

So if I apply the lessons taught in the Bible to my life then God really did turn that bitch to salt?

Chula Vista · 04-10-2015, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

So if I apply the lessons taught in the Bible to my life then God really did turn that bitch to salt?

Yes. And no.

“We need myths that will help us to identify with all our fellow-beings, not simply with those who belong to our ethnic, national or ideological tribe. We need myths that help us to realize the importance of compassion, which is not always regarded as sufficiently productive or efficient in our pragmatic, rational world. We need myths that help us to create a spiritual attitude, to see beyond our immediate requirements, and enable us to experience a transcendent value that challenges our solipsistic selfishness. We need myths that help us to venerate the earth as sacred once again, instead of merely using it as a 'resource.' This is crucial, because unless there is some kind of spiritual revolution that is able to keep abreast of our technological genius, we will not save our planet.” - KA

04-09-2015, 09:30 PM	#212 (permalink)
DeadChannel Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 1,259	Oh, okay, coolio. That's an argument that I've seen used seriously, so sorry if I was confused.

04-09-2015, 10:17 PM	#214 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	@ roxy regarding evangelists/church: part of the problem is my mind is more or less made up. i will believe in the bible when god parts the seas for me the way he did for moses. not a second before. so when evangelists assume there is a soul in me that they can save, they are simply mistaken. their religion will never be anything more than a mild curiosity to me, and there is nothing else that can really be done about that besides lie to them about it or lead them on. actually, of all the evangelists i've come into contact with, jehovas witnesses and me seem to vibe the best cause they seem fine with me not believing the same **** as them, while still asking questions about what they believe out of mere curiosity, without any intention of converting. most religious people seem too insecure in their beliefs to entertain this sort of thing to me. as for prodding you about your cult status, i understand if it's too personal to share. i'm sorry if i offended you by asking. actually i'm pretty sure i only ever asked you about it once. it seems like since then you've mistakenly interpreted any question i ask you about anything at all as trying to analyze you like some science project, making it more or less impossible for me to take any sort of interest in you as a person at all. so basically i stopped asking you any questions quite a while ago. but you still seem stuck on the idea that i'm trying to analyze you, for whatever reason

04-09-2015, 10:42 PM	#216 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	my post about thinking it would be quite entertaining to watch people speak in tongues in church?