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@ethang5
That's right. Because he is like a slimy mole who comes out to make veiled snickering remarks behind people's backs.But the one who has spoken gently, respectfully, and pleasantly about homosexuals, you call a bigoted homophobic who doesn't have the spine to admit his true colours.
And for the record, there is absolutely nothing respectful and pleasant about his covert type of implied rhetoric in his obvious hatred and bigotry towards minority groups.
It may well be that he didn't acquire his disgusting views from the Church but there is one thing for certain.
Churches attract slimy moles in droves because of their willingness to harbor and shelter such spineless creatures.
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@Mopac
Just because it is no one's business what another does in the privacy of their own home does not mean that these behaviors are harmless and don't have an effect on the people involved.I don't like to single out homosexuality because all sexual immorality is bad. Simply being heterosexual in one's behavior does not make it moral.Promiscuity among those who primarily or exclusively engage in heterosexual behavior is very harmful, especially to the psychology of a society. There was a time before prophylactics and modern medicine when it was more obvious how these behaviors effect the medical health of a society as well.
I asked: "You are talking about promiscuity. Kindly explain what on earth that has to do with the subject."
I could now also ask "what does immorality have to do with the subject?"
As well as ask: what does, "does not mean that these behaviors are harmless"
But, let's just stop the music right now and cut to the chase, shall we?
I have already given you numerous opportunities to address the topic (and not only this one) and you know and I both know that you are deliberately skirting around the issue.
Let's just agree to agree.
You are a bigoted homophobic who doesn't have the spine to admit his true colours.
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@ronjs
That's right, but once again, I am not talking generically or generally.And likely many other Christians have managed to solve the problem too, so by your standards Christianity was a factor in them surviving in a panic situation.
I am talking about this one specific case.
The reason why I am highlighting this one case is that the unique circumstances raise the issue of the fact that religious followers have a tendency to judge situations at face value rather than through logic and reason.
For example, Saylor (and his fellow passengers) thought, "The accelerator is stuck and the car won't stop. What do we do? Let's phone 911."
A (typically) logical and critical-thinking atheist would say, "The accelerator is stuck. Let's work out what we need to do to stop the car and save our lives." Logic would tell him that by shifting the transmission selector into N the engine would immediately disengage and he would have effective braking.
He certainly would not give up at any point and declare defeat.
However, Saylor did just that and furthermore declared the last option be to pray.
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@ronjs
I'm sure you realize that I merely posted a blatantly exaggerated piece of dark humor to highlight the ongoing widespread problem of pedophilia in Churches. In fairness to Christianity, pedophilia is not only rampant but condoned by other religions and cultures.
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The standard of morals and ethics among theists has always been called into question.
Is it any wonder, since religious followers adhere to many values that were in vogue in barbaric, crude and less civilized times?
Christian Churches, for example, issue decrees:
* Telling followers how and when to utilize their genitals.
* To vilify and incite hatred toward those of minority groups.
* That those who are diagnosed before birth as being virtual vegetables must live a life of being a miserable burden on families and society.
* That those with a terminal illness must suffer a long, painful and gruesome death as well as causing suffering and distress to family members.
We can accept however that not all Christians will follow every such repulsive rule to the tee or to the same degree as others. The same applies to normal secular people to some extent. We all have varying degrees of morals and ethics.
Here's an interesting moral dilemma scenario that reveals the degree of morality and ethics that you may have.
A very successful and shrewd Company Director was in the process of employing a new secretary. He devised a cunning way of testing how honest, ethical and moral each candidate was in order to decide who to employ by placing a $50 note on the floor of the reception before each interview.
* The first candidate picked up the note and discretely put it in her pocket.
* The second candidate walked up to a donation box on the counter where she inserted the bill.
* The third candidate had no hesitation as she walked up to the receptionist to hand in the money.
Which candidate did the boss end up hiring, and why?
The answer, which will astound you, will be posted soon.
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@ronjs
People sometimes panic in these situations and may not think of the obvious solutions, but this has nothing to do with Christianity.
Nothing to do with Christianity eh?
You are talking generically here.
The specific case I quoted does have something to do with Christianity.
* The driver and all occupants of the car were devout Christians.
* Many other drivers with the exact same panic situation managed to resolve the problem.
* The driver's last words were "Hold on and pray".
And a fat lot of good that course of action did.
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@ronjs
I (and many others) would not question their Christianity at all.A small percentage of Christians have been identified as paedophiles and it would certainly call into question their Christianity if they were active.
It is Christianity that shields pedophiles.
It is Christianity that makes priests practice celibacy.
It is Christianity that is obsessed with sex and perversion.
"Roll up roll up pedophiles!
Become a Christian today. We have plenty of cute choirboys ready to be groomed then used and abused by you. And don't worry, the innocent little buggers are sworn to secrecy and all confessionals, of course, stay within the walls of thy hallowed haunt.
For this is the Christian way."
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@ethang5
You can mess around with semantics as much as you want (as is usually your want)Because that would be untrue. What the bible does say is, "for it is abominable for any MAN to go testicles deep into the fundamental orifice of any other MAN".
......however, I think that anyone with half a brain will accept that any man who rides the chocolate freeway is committing a homosexual act. Oh yes, sure, a naked heterosexual high on Viagra could just happen to be walking along whilst for some reason another naked man could just happen to be kneeling on the ground spreading open his butt cheeks. Then the former heterosexual just happens to accidentally trip over and penetrate the other man balls deep.
We can't rule out the possibility, could we? Just as we can't rule out the possibility that there is a God.
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@zedvictor4
Who has the right to decide the difference between a difference of opinion and intolerance?
Confusticating opinion and intolerance is incorrect.
Whichever way one's opinion goes does not alter the fact that intolerance is intolerance.
Society, whether or not we agree with it decides what intolerances are acceptable or not and therefore deemed bigotry or not.
In modern civilised society, intolerance towards minority groups is deemed bigotry to the point where there are laws in place that deal with the vilification of those groups.
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@oromagi
Here's a DDO debate from 7 years ago that I won on a variation of this topic:
I think where your opponent went wrong was in his opening argument:
"What is the point of sex? I mean what is the point biologically of sex? It's to reproduce."
He (she) made a statement based on a false, if not unqualified or unproven pretext that there is a point to sex.
Yes, sex can result in reproduction but there is no evidence nor reason to suggest that sex has a point any more than saying that life has a purpose.
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@Mopac
You are talking about promiscuity.
Kindly explain what on earth that has to do with the subject.
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@Alec
Exactly my point.So what if it's unnatural?
Yet, "it is unnatural" seems to be a common excuse of theists to justify their vilification and hatred towards homosexuals.
There are many excuses for the disgusting bigotry of theists however there are only three reasons:
Ignorance and arrogance and fear.
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@ethang5
Perhaps you may wish to consider refraining from casting completely contrived aspersions upon others.
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I have taken on board the considerable amount of flack I get for being negative about religion; Christianity in particular..... (However, I do maintain that exposing lies, deceit and bigotry is hardly being a lying, deceitful bigot oneself. One should not shoot the messenger.)
....so I thought I might just pass comment on something good in the Bible. For example, there are many,..... oh well, a few,....ok, at least one great piece of good advice contained in the Great Holy Book (and man, it is so holy you could strain spaghetti with it).
"Thou shalt not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." (Leviticus chapter 18 verse 22 [1])
Now, let's just unpack these inimitable words of advice, shall we? The operative word being: "lie".
For example. When (as a male) you are out with your (male) mates, and especially after more than a few frothy, cleansing ales you are likely to boast (ok, let's be frank....lie) about the one that got away.
You go home and, wearing your beer goggles lie with your wife, "Geeziz, your tush looks great in those jeans".
So, you just ain't going to lie with your (male) mates in the same way you that would lie with your (woman) wife.
That's a great bit of advice about how we should lie don't you think? And just to drive home the point, let's look at the absurdity of the converse.
You wouldn't lie with one of your mates, "Hey Gary, your tush looks great in those jeans". You could bet a wombat on predicting that you will be wearing your Four X all over your head, not in it.
And, upon returning home you wouldn't lie with your wife by gratuitously carrying on about the marlin that slipped off the boat after a marathon 10 hour battle of reeling it in. Less than halfway through your lie she will have dozed away into the land of nod and you will be certain that you will not get to, er well....lie with her that night.
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To those that participate in sinking themselves to the nuts into (a) man's dirty shit-pipe, it is, I assume, the most "natural" thing in the world.
So, what if you substitute "man's" to "woman's"?
I don't have the statistics and quite frankly it's none of my business but isn't that what 80% of heterosexual men do?
I don't have the statistics and quite frankly it's none of my business but isn't that what 80% of heterosexual men do?
Then why single out homosexuals in particular?
Why doesn't the Bible simply say "for it is abominable for anyone to go testicles deep into the fundamental orifice of anybody"?
Oh, no it doesn't, does it?
It singles out homosexuals for no other reason than out of ignorance and arrogance.
What anybody does in the privacy of their own bedroom (or bathroom or kitchen or lounge or balcony or swimming pool) is their own business and to single out one group, in particular, is nothing short of discrimination and bigotry.
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@Stephen
So, what if you substitute "man's" to "woman's"?To those that participate in sinking themselves to the nuts into (a) man's dirty shit-pipe, it is, I assume, the most "natural" thing in the world.
I don't have the statistics and quite frankly it's none of my business but isn't that what 80% of heterosexual men do?
Then why single out homosexuals in particular?
Why doesn't the Bible simply say "for it is abominable for anyone to go testicles deep into the fundamental orifice of anybody"?
Oh, no it doesn't, does it?
It singles out homosexuals for no other reason than out of ignorance and arrogance.
What anybody does in the privacy of their own bedroom (or bathroom or kitchen or lounge or balcony or swimming pool) is their own business and to single out one group, in particular, is nothing short of discrimination and bigotry.
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@Alec
I think you have pretty well proven that point a number of times so far.........in reality, I'm not sure.
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@ethang5
Perhaps then you may wish to address the subject directly instead of skirting around it in a jelly-kneed way by being generic.
God made nothing bad. It is us who take the good God created and change them into bad things.
What have homosexuals ever done that qualifies as changing good things into bad things?
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@Athias
The reason for using analogies is to illustrate a point not to imply an equivalence.
So, how about you keep your hair on and actually address the topic (for once) instead of nitpicking the semantics in order to avoid addressing the topic.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
What do I win if I do this?
The right to be heard.
Moped has got to realise that if he continues through life using those words to address every situation he ain't going to get very far.
As it is he is probably still perplexed as to why when he walks past the water cooler at work, his colleagues standing there suddenly go quiet and look at the ceiling.
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@Dynasty
Because the "meta studies" that you read are biased and/or you read only edited pieces of studies.how come meta-studies show that religiosity tends to positive social outcomes?
* Teaching followers that myths and fabrications are true, tempered through guilt and fear,
* Instilling doom and gloom.
* Harboring phobias and bigotry and in fact inciting hatred towards minority groups.
* Encouraging followers to mix only with people of their own faith.
* Promoting elitism.
* Dividing families.
* Psychologically and physically abusing children.
* Fostering delusion and other psychological conditions.
Positive social outcomes, are they?
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@Mopac
Except that your concept of reality is far from the truth. In fact it is a complete load of unsubstantiated nonsense.When I say "The Truth", I mean reality as it truly is.
So, your God also taught you to be vulgar and offensive by teaching you to preach utter lies to others through fear and to be hateful and bigoted towards others, did he?
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@Dynasty
I have undertaken such studies and cited a prime example.
Have you studied the subject?
At all?
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@ronjs
Do you engage in homosexual sex?
Not the last time I looked in the mirror.
What point are you trying to make?
If indeed you are trying to make a point.
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@Mopac
Experience is often times proof.
Okay, you have me pondering away on that one.
Give me an example whereby experience is oftentimes proof.
The only conditions I will humbly stipulate is that your answer not contain the following words:
ultimate
reality
God
truth
understand
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. . . and therefore wrong?
Then, how about a man born of virgin birth....
who healed lepers and blind people with his hands, walked on water and turned water into wine....
and how all the wrong in the world happened because a rib ate an apple because a talking snake told her to?
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Nobody can say with absolute certainty how the universe came into being and I know of no atheist hellbent on going around trying to tell everyone else that such is the case. Yet we surely have enough preachers hellbent on promoting the idea of the "God theory" as if it were a given.
However we do have compelling evidence that there was a big bang and scientists are still researching the subject. We also have overwhelming, irrefutable evidence that life is the result of evolution by natural selection.
I think that the old excuse, "did not witness" argument was poo pooed ages ago by sheer commonsense and logic.
Forensic detectives do not witness the murders they investigate yet are able to collect enough compelling evidence to convict a murderer..
Even without fossil and carbon dating evidence (of which there are mountains) we are still able to conclude evolution through natural selection by an overwhelming abundance of existing, live evidence.
So, anybody is entitled to reasonably assert that there is no such thing as God. Creation (the lynchpin of the existence of God) has been completely overturned and there is no evidence whatsoever of a God, Gods or any other supernatural phenomena.
Nobody is entitled to reasonably assert that there is a God and anybody who does say that there is a God is being totally unreasonable.
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@PGA2.0
For instance, how can an atheist ever say with certainty that the universe came into being via the Big Bang or that the universe is in a steady state of being? They can't so how can they say there is no God or the biblical God does not exist? What makes their limited knowledge the way things really are in such matters?Practically, the atheist can say that conscious beings came about by chance happenstance but that is not what they witness or see in practice.
Nobody can say with absolute certainty how the universe came into being and I know of no atheist hellbent on going around trying to tell everyone else that such is the case. Yet we surely have enough preachers hellbent on promoting the idea of the "God theory" as if it were a given.
However we do have compelling evidence that there was a big bang and scientists are still researching the subject. We also have overwhelming, irrefutable evidence that life is the result of evolution by natural selection.
I think that your "did not witness" argument was poo pooed ages ago by sheer commonsense and logic.
Forensic detectives do not witness the murders they investigate yet are able to collect enough compelling evidence to convict a murderer..
Even without fossil and carbon dating evidence (of which there are mountains) we are still able to conclude evolution through natural selection by an overwhelming abundance of existing, live evidence.
So, anybody is entitled to reasonably assert that there is no such thing as God. Creation (the lynchpin of the existence of God) has been completely overturned and there is no evidence whatsoever of a God, Gods or any other supernatural phenomena.
Nobody is entitled to reasonably assert that there is a God and anybody who does say that there is a God is being totally unreasonable.
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In August 2009 Mark Saylor, 45, his wife Cleofe, 45, their daughter Mahala, 13 and brother-in-law Chris Lastrella, 38 all perished in a horrific car crash on a San Diego freeway.
The circumstances surrounding the accident are bizarre to say the least however what happened a moment immediately preceding the deaths of this family is disturbing to say the least.
Mark, the driver, phoned 911 whilst driving along the freeway asking what he could do since the accelerator pedal had jammed fully down under the floor mat, the car just kept accelerating, applying the brakes had little effect and he was quickly running out of road and time to rectify the situation.
The entire family were devout Christians and actively involved in their local church's activities.
Realising that nothing would work to get out of his predicament and that "his time was near" Saylor uttered his final words to his family (they were actually recorded by the emergency services whilst his phone was connected): "Hold on and pray".
The family fell victim to what turned out to be a faulty floor mat that caused the accelerator pedal to jam. The car's manufacturer, Toyota ended up paying massively for the fault.
Interestingly, there were incidences of the same problem happening to quite a number of other drivers. In each of those cases however, the drivers had the presence of mind to solve the problem....simply pull the mat up or at worst, place the transmission selector in neutral.
Yet, what was the solution Saylor came up with?....."Hold on and pray".
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Here is an prime example of delusion in action. The video depicts the interaction between an obviously intelligent, normal person and someone who is clearly off his rocker.
What are your thoughts on this?
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Seated at a bar is an Irishman, A Canadian and a blond.
The bartender says: "Huh, is this some kind of a joke?"
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Seated at a bar is a Catholic Priest, a liar, and a pedophile.
The bartender says: "Huh, so far you're the only one here."
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Where is God?
I look under my bed
Nope, not here
I looked in the mirror and my face wasn't red
So, he wasn't up there.
I finally found Him, now that's odd
He's in my head.
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@Mopac
The only thing you are doing right now is revealing that you have no understanding.
It is funny really.
Funny in that as well as flogging the words God, ultimate, reality and truth the word "understand" does tend to crop up with regular monotony.
I'm sure that, with my musical bent, I could write a song with just those words. It would be in the acid-rock genre; I would give it a slow rhythmic beat a la Pink Floyd and add heaps of reverb. You get out the bong, switch on the revolving mirror ball and crank up the dry ice machine. It would go something like:
God....god...god...god god..........(twanggggggggg)
Ultimate...ultimate...ultimate...ultimate....ultimate............. (twangggggggg)
Reality...reality...reality...reality...reality............. (twangggggggg)
Truth...truth...truth...truth...truth............(twangggggggg)
Understand...understand...understand...........(twanggggggg)
There is no chorus or bridge but you go up a key and then:
God....god...god...god god..........(twanggggggggg)
Ultimate...ultimate...ultimate...ultimate....ultimate............. (twangggggggg)
Reality...reality...reality...reality...reality............. (twangggggggg)
Truth...truth...truth...truth...truth............(twangggggggg)
Understand...understand...understand...........(twanggggggg)
You go back to the original key and then:
God....god...god...god god..........(twanggggggggg)
Ultimate...ultimate...ultimate...ultimate....ultimate............. (twangggggggg)
Reality...reality...reality...reality...reality............. (twangggggggg)
Truth...truth...truth...truth...truth............(twangggggggg)
Understand...understand...understand...........(twanggggggg)
And keep repeating until the alarm on the mixing desk goes off after 20 minutes.
Really insane, don't you reckon?
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@Mopac
I think that you have made it quite obvious that the extent of your understanding of morality could be written in headline type across a flea's nuts.I know it is immoral, because I understand morality.
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@ethang5
Neither of us are racists.
Oh, okay. fair enough. I accept that extremely heartfelt explanation from someone who shows nothing but love and peace, especially for those who inhabit the sub-continent.
Oh wow, you should have seen what I just saw.
A pink elephant just flew past my window.
Huh!
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@Mopac
I stand by everything I said and insist that I am not a bigot.
I think that anyone reading this would be scratching their heads.
You just admitted that you stand the most repulsive list of bigoted vitriol anyone could ever possibly stomach.
And you think that you are not a bigot?
For example; I'm sure that we would want to know what you mean by:
"Homosexuality falls in the category of sexual immorality."
Uh uh. Now before you make your most reasoned and fully informed reply let's see if you can leave out the words "God", "ultimate", "reality" and "truth".
Now, go for it.
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@Mopac
Yeah, you are just spreading misinformation and ignorance. I am not a bigot
So, you are not bigoted? Try the following on for size:
"Perhaps you don't like being told that your sexual habits are perverse. You seem to have a preoccupation with homosexuality. Is that why you hate Christianity?"
and: "You got it backwards. People get brainwashed into thinking they are homosexual."
and: "There is no such thing as an innate homosexual."
and: "Of course I wouldn't support such a thing, but they certainly have a right to exist."
and: "Kids don't need to be lied to and told that sexual deviancy is ok and harmless."
and: "lest men of the future think that being modified surgically to be able to become pregnant makes it ok for them to live in defiance of reality."
and: "We certainly don't recognize a union between two members of the same sex as a marriage"
and: "it isn't right for the government to demand churches to conduct marriage ceremonies between same sex couples."
and: "Deviation from Christian discipline is what leads to things like hatred."
and: "We understand that they have been deceived into believing things about themselves that are not true."
and:"There is no such thing as a homosexual,"
and: "I would say that someone who thinks they are a homosexual is deceived."
and: "sexual immorality is a symptom of idolatry."
and: "Homosexuality falls in the category of sexual immorality."
and: "Homosexuality along with all forms of sexual immorality are symptoms of idolatry."
and: "People who make their sexual behavior a matter of personal identity don't understand that they are demeaning themselves."
and: "you are neither capable of understanding or even coming to an understanding of my faith"
Now, you would probably say that is not bigotry and that I am bigot.
And I could then say that most bigots wouldn't know it and would never admit it..and that exposing and criticising bigotry is not hatred.
But for Kerrist sake. That is some of the worst bigotry and ignorance I have ever come across. You are even making Ethan look like an innocent fairy.
I know, I know, you are only showing off and exaggerating because you can get away with it on an anonymous forum without somebody thumping the begeeziz out of you.
But i bet you must still wonder why every time you walk past the water cooler at work your colleagues standing there suddenly go quiet and look at the ceiling.
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@Mopac
Perhaps you could make an attempt at raising the standard of your intellect by making a reply to a topic with intelligent discussion instead of saying "the Ultimate Reality" and/or "truth".
Apart from being outright offensive and preaching, that sort of talk is hardly going to cut the mustard if you ever intend rubbing shoulders with the Chardonnay set, is it?
Lord Bratwurst: Eeew, I say Moped. That is your naaame isn't it, teee, heee heeee. What is your opinion on the proposed float and initial public offering and institutional investments of the Chateau Noir Corporation given the impending trend of the current Bull market?
Moped: Derr, like, err, the ultimate reality is the real truth. Umm like, yeah.
Lord Bratwurst: Eeew well, moving onnnn.......
You see. Most people are just being polite when they are subjected to that sort of crap and you will still be wondering why you missed an invite for the next pheasant shoot gala.
So, aren't you grateful that you have someone here who says it like it is and gives you the opportunity to go down the straight and narrow road of every day, smack in your face reality?
Then you can expand your vocabulary:
Moped: Well, the reality is that the wooded variety has the ultimate aftertaste redolent of smoked walnut and to tell you the truth, I would highly recommend the 98 vintage.
That's how to do it. It's a bit like the old subliminal advertising really. You can push your crappy agenda by disguising it in a load of convincing tripe that just slides easily off the palate.
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Correlation does not equal causation.As you admitted this, the sole purpose of this topic is pretty much for you to have a platform to talk trash.
I admitted no such thing.
I am deadly serious about the topic. A topic that has been debated and and properly researched thoroughly over the years.
I find it shameful that theists take the stance of not giving even lip service to such a concerning matter and refuse to talk about it.
And to right it off as talking trash is an indication of how flippant and arrogant some people really are.
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@Mopac
See, there you go using that "T" word again. Not good.
I feel a new skit coming on mocking "the truth".
Besides which, that wasn't mockery, it was just good old dark humor which actually put God in a good light.
He certainly socked it to that bastard son of His, didn't He?
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Meanwhile, you haven't provided evidence for that claim.
And your point being?
What's the good reason? (Christians being persecuted)
Christians hold idiosyncratic views detached from mainstream society and that are offensive to others,
Are you going to keep questioning, or are you going to actually going to contribute to the conversation?
For example: "I don't agree with you Salixes because, despite the overwhelming reports from around the world outlining a number of factors that confirm lower IQs in theists I think............"
Or: "I don't believe for one minute that your claim about Christian morals being draconian, barbaric, primitive, corrupt and well behind the times by hundreds of years is true at all. After all, the Bible was written only last year (in the last shower) and all our morals are based on up-to-date society views. Oh, all except homophobia, but those people are a bunch of perverted poofs. And what about abortion. Let those deformed vegetables live. Oh, and let all those terminally-ill bastards slowly suffer to death. Because, you see, I'm a Christian. I don't have to think because God tells me to think all that nasty stuff, be ignorant, arrogant and bigoted. And if God tells us it's ok to live like they did in primitive, barbaric times, it's okay.
But what irks me is why everyone persecutes us. I mean, like, what the?"
Shall we run with that argument on your behalf?
Or would you like to actually stick your neck out and offer your own argument?
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@PGA2.0
I do not want to disturb your faith if you are a believer but recommend you find out what God says and rely on His grace in seeing you through.If we do not find the Author's meaning we miss what it is that He says. Our faith depends on rightly interpreting His Word otherwise we teach others falsehood.
And what is that God has told you, similarly, how have you rightly interpreted his words relating to the subject?
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@Mopac
Oh, you "heard" did you?
From the voice inside your head perhaps?
And, does that voice inside your head also tell you what I think?
It was probably what you "heard" that got you into the deluded mess that you are in now.
Perhaps if you (dare) read a book on critical thinking you may start to evaluate and assess the information you receive instead of making erroneous judgments.
Especially about others.
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@zedvictor4
True to say, because they are the basics of life and if we had the cranial capacity of any other animal they would be our only preoccupations.
However, humans have the ability to conceptualize and create. Thus we preoccupy ourselves with deliberately chosen pass times.
It's unfortunate that there are some people who are so besotted and fearful of their invisible master, their number one preoccupation is kissing His derriere.
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God: Geeziz bloody Kerrist!!
Jesus: Yes Dad. What's up?
God: Aww son, it's this bleeding "Piano Drop" app that keeps freezing up on me.
Jesus: Oh, okay. I'll go and reboot the server.
God: I can't see how kicking the butler in the backside again is going to work, but hurry up. I'm well behind on my piano dropping program. That Steinway I plonked on George Clooney last week backfired on me. They made a coffee ad out of it.
But you know what? I dropped that Yamaha down a mine shaft yesterday.
Jesus: Yikes Dad. What happened?
God: Aww son, I got a-flat-minor.
Jesus: Gee, sharp Dad.
God: I tell you what son. Let me do the jokes, okay?
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@Mopac
And such is your mentality that you are given to making negative false aspersions about others.
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Some studies have shown that in many cases the biggest preoccupation with many people is their occupation, Their day to day work.
But apart from your career, what sort of thing are you most preoccupied with?
For some, it may be raising a family, for others, It may be a sport or a hobby. my "overindulgence" is my "man cave" full of guitars and sound equipment. I get lost in there for hours on end some days.
But let's spare a thought for many around the world whose one preoccupation in life is being tied down as a slave to serving a brutal master. Remarkably these "slaves" have never seen or heard their master, relying on word-of-mouth utterances by henchmen. They are made to enter into a sadomasochistic relationship whereby they love their master and fear him at the same time.
These slaves are made to pay a portion of their hard-earned money to the henchmen who in turn intimidate the slaves with threats of eternal punishment and separation from their families for not doing as they are told.
What's more many of the henchman of this invisible master are continually pressuring these slaves into the morbid idea that the end of the world is near and all that matters is serving the master since anything else they do for society is fruitless anyway.
It's hard to believe, isn't it?
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