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Post by Apollo on Aug 26, 2009 11:55:52 GMT -6
I posted that in the morning Apollo I only meant i was awake again when you posted that
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Post by Dax123 on Aug 26, 2009 12:04:50 GMT -6
oh, sorry!
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Post by macawol on Aug 26, 2009 12:45:14 GMT -6
Apollo. I understand what you mean as I often do the same thing in keeping things to myself. When I do discuss matters of philosophy, religion, spirituality, and other related topics, I only talk to certain people and not to just anyone! It depends on the specific issue, topic, and who is around to maybe talk to! Some people are not worth talking to!! Well, yeah, some people are just not worth the waste of time, but I have found that many people actually react rather positively if you are being painfully honest with them. If they know what your standpoints are you get a much more honest discussion with them. For instant I will never hide the fact that I am disgusted by Christianity, and other the other organised religions.
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Post by andrewlee on Aug 26, 2009 13:06:57 GMT -6
Apollo. I understand what you mean as I often do the same thing in keeping things to myself. When I do discuss matters of philosophy, religion, spirituality, and other related topics, I only talk to certain people and not to just anyone! It depends on the specific issue, topic, and who is around to maybe talk to! Some people are not worth talking to!! Well, yeah, some people are just not worth the waste of time, but I have found that many people actually react rather positively if you are being painfully honest with them. If they know what your standpoints are you get a much more honest discussion with them. For instant I will never hide the fact that I am disgusted by Christianity, and other the other organised religions. Mac. It sounds like you have had some bad expirences with organized religions! I have to! I'm an opinionated person about a lot of things. I do let the people I talk with know where I stand on any given issue. On some issuse, I think that I need more information to make a desision past a given point.
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Post by Spock on Aug 26, 2009 13:23:48 GMT -6
religion can be a touchy subject for most. My experience was not so good. Our pastor from our church we used to go to tried to force my parents to get me and my 4 brothers to go every week or else they were not welcome there. Really that disgusted me so bad that I refuse to step in one again, unless if I ever get married and she wanted to get married in church, thats pretty much it. There was a time when I used to believe, not that I really understood it, it was really confusing and everyong was trying to force me to do stuff that didnt make any sense to me. So I dont want to be apart of something that forces people to do stuff like that. I dont have anything against other people believing, all power to them
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Post by Dax123 on Aug 26, 2009 13:29:04 GMT -6
I was cristened a catholic but Im not really a true one. I did my reconciliation and comunnioin and im doing my confirmation for my opa but i dont og to church every week. My opa is a true catholic and believes in everything the bible says. I respect that but I do not believe in the adam and eve story. I believe in the big bang theory but i respect and admire the storys Jesus told. Mayeb there was a Jesus out there. I respect all religions although I may not believe them.
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Post by macawol on Aug 26, 2009 14:23:33 GMT -6
Well, I beg that you please don't get me started on religion. I have very strong and extreme suggestions on how to deal with that problem.
*sigh* (we really need a smily for that)
But I think we can all agree that religion is also in part philosophy, and therefore principles the believer shud live after, which makes me wonder about Christians (it is the religion that is practised in the area were I live) and their hypocrisy.
Sorry, I really can't shut up.
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Post by andrewlee on Aug 26, 2009 14:45:12 GMT -6
Mac I understand how you feel about people professing being Christian and behaving badly...being hypocrites who mistreat people! I agree with you and never liked people trying to force me to do things I didn't want to do!!
Not everyone is like this. I have met some that were genuinely sincere in their beliefs and faith, but they are rare compared to the numbers of self righteous, pushy, mean, hypocrites!!
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Post by macawol on Aug 26, 2009 14:58:26 GMT -6
Not everyone is like this. I have met some that were genuinely sincere in their beliefs and faith, but they are rare compared to the numbers of self righteous, pushy, mean, hypocrites!! That is part of the problem, they shouldn't be rare.
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Post by andrewlee on Aug 26, 2009 15:42:12 GMT -6
Not everyone is like this. I have met some that were genuinely sincere in their beliefs and faith, but they are rare compared to the numbers of self righteous, pushy, mean, hypocrites!! That is part of the problem, they shouldn't be rare. Very well put Mac!! I understand this all too well!! The world would be a lot better place if these sincere people were more common and the rotten sociopathic hypocrites were more rare!! I could go off on many tangents on this for days!!!
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Post by macawol on Aug 26, 2009 16:40:46 GMT -6
*sighs* yeah, no doubt.
But as someone once said; "they are only human."
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Post by Apollo on Aug 27, 2009 9:16:03 GMT -6
Is that the end because i dont think we want to go too far into this subject
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Post by andrewlee on Aug 27, 2009 9:29:33 GMT -6
You could very well be right Apollo. This is a very controversial set of inter related topics. I wouldn't want it to cause any problems!!
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Post by Apollo on Aug 27, 2009 9:31:48 GMT -6
Back to peoples emotional Boo boo's
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Post by Dax123 on Aug 27, 2009 9:34:55 GMT -6
no emotional boo boos at the oment but i did just hit my head on my bed
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