War Man wrote:
Maybe they are valid and your arguments are invalidAdams_BJ wrote:
he wont get mocked if he has valid argumentsWar Man wrote:
Why should he when he will only get mocked?
This is why we can't have nice things.
Because it's against sharia law?Adams_BJ wrote:
This is why we can't have nice things.
Or because the pope frowns upon our shenanigans?
Or because 'tis not kosher?
Or because it makes the baby Jesus cry?
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I'm curious, how many of those who claim to be religious pray on a regular basis?
I have coworkers who go to church every weekend, go to prayer breakfasts at least once a week, and regularly take vacation days to attend church retreats.Superior Mind wrote:
I'm curious, how many of those who claim to be religious pray on a regular basis?
The ones that use religion to remind themselves to be good and decent people, are fine.
My difficulty is with the ones that use religion to rationalize their personal failings, malicious whims, fears, prejudices, and general dictatorial wet dreams.
On another note..
Religion, government, bureaucracy, laws, or company policy - none of these absolve you from the responsibility to think for yourself, act responsibly, and behave ethically.
Too bad that too many people seem to forget this.
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- Superior Mind
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Since prayer and/or meditation is an activity shared by all religions, it would seem vital to any practitioner. I wonder if this act achieves the same type of results across the board. Does communicating with god mean the same thing as realizing your inner nature?
no, because warman says what he says.rdx-fx wrote:
Because it's against sharia law?Adams_BJ wrote:
This is why we can't have nice things.
Or because the pope frowns upon our shenanigans?
Or because 'tis not kosher?
Or because it makes the baby Jesus cry?
I say jesus christ or jesus fucking christ a lot... Does that count?Superior Mind wrote:
I'm curious, how many of those who claim to be religious pray on a regular basis?
- Superior Mind
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No, I don't think that counts.
rdx-fx wrote:
Because it's against sharia law?Adams_BJ wrote:
This is why we can't have nice things.
Or because the pope frowns upon our shenanigans?
Or because 'tis not kosher?
Or because it makes the baby Jesus cry?
so, all of the above...Adams_BJ wrote:
no, because warman says what he says.
Perhaps my sarcasm would've been clearer had I put a smirk smiley in original comment?
That really, I've known enough 'christians' who have done the most awful things - but they go to church every Sunday so they're 'good people'.rdx-fx wrote:
My difficulty is with the ones that use religion to rationalize their personal failings, malicious whims, fears, prejudices, and general dictatorial wet dreams.
And I'm not talking about catholics.
I think its time for the three major religions to stand aside and make way for the Church of the Unicorn.
Fuck Israel
lol no, I got the sarcasm in the first post, just thought I'd drive the point home to warmanrdx-fx wrote:
rdx-fx wrote:
Because it's against sharia law?Adams_BJ wrote:
This is why we can't have nice things.
Or because the pope frowns upon our shenanigans?
Or because 'tis not kosher?
Or because it makes the baby Jesus cry?so, all of the above...Adams_BJ wrote:
no, because warman says what he says.
Perhaps my sarcasm would've been clearer had I put a smirk smiley in original comment?
Did anyone else cringe at the atheist rally in Washington? 'Let's all stand around and talk about how much we don't believe in something'. blah
spaghetti monster, the noodliest savior of humanity, is ftwDilbert_X wrote:
I think its time for the three major religions to stand aside and make way for the Church of the Unicorn.
if you open your mind too much your brain will fall out.
havent even heard of it. Is that really what happened?Macbeth wrote:
Did anyone else cringe at the atheist rally in Washington? 'Let's all stand around and talk about how much we don't believe in something'. blah
http://reasonrally.org/Adams_BJ wrote:
havent even heard of it. Is that really what happened?Macbeth wrote:
Did anyone else cringe at the atheist rally in Washington? 'Let's all stand around and talk about how much we don't believe in something'. blah
Reason.tv/.com blows.
lol @ guy in background at 2:03
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I guess freethinking is this months buzz word
Its as daft as standing around talking about believing in something which doesn't exist.Macbeth wrote:
Did anyone else cringe at the atheist rally in Washington? 'Let's all stand around and talk about how much we don't believe in something'. blah
Fuck Israel
I was just talking to some Catholic girl. Turns out they're against using any type of contraceptive as they believe that sex was only to procreate and not for a person's pleasure. I can understand not using the pill because it's considered a form of abortion so I mentioned condoms which she also shot down.
So she reads from the Vulgate and me from the KJV. We obviously won't agree on everything but do any of you have any idea if the KJV prohibits the use of condoms? For some reason I've never looked into this and I'd hate to find out that condoms are considered a sin and sex is only for procreating and not pleasure. I'd be pretty pissed.
There was somewhere in the Bible that spoke about satisfying one's spouse sexually was a duty of marriage so in my opinion that would mean that sex isn't just for procreation but also for fun. We debated a lot about the whole Onan killing.
So she reads from the Vulgate and me from the KJV. We obviously won't agree on everything but do any of you have any idea if the KJV prohibits the use of condoms? For some reason I've never looked into this and I'd hate to find out that condoms are considered a sin and sex is only for procreating and not pleasure. I'd be pretty pissed.
There was somewhere in the Bible that spoke about satisfying one's spouse sexually was a duty of marriage so in my opinion that would mean that sex isn't just for procreation but also for fun. We debated a lot about the whole Onan killing.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
what a nutter
noice 
i'm not entirely sure that whoever transcribed the bible or wrote the original manuscripts weren't think of a 19th/20th century invention when they were writing it tbh
i agree though; a nutter. most catholics are perfectly fine with birth control.
i agree though; a nutter. most catholics are perfectly fine with birth control.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
Isn't that like one of the major differences between catholics and protestants? Catholics say no to any for of contraception and protestants can do whatever they want? Learnt all this from monty python btw.
Which Protestant denomination are ya?-Sh1fty- wrote:
I was just talking to some Catholic girl. Turns out they're against using any type of contraceptive as they believe that sex was only to procreate and not for a person's pleasure. I can understand not using the pill because it's considered a form of abortion so I mentioned condoms which she also shot down.
So she reads from the Vulgate and me from the KJV. We obviously won't agree on everything but do any of you have any idea if the KJV prohibits the use of condoms? For some reason I've never looked into this and I'd hate to find out that condoms are considered a sin and sex is only for procreating and not pleasure. I'd be pretty pissed.
There was somewhere in the Bible that spoke about satisfying one's spouse sexually was a duty of marriage so in my opinion that would mean that sex isn't just for procreation but also for fun. We debated a lot about the whole Onan killing.
The irony of guns, is that they can save lives.