jsanders
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Rich said:Why doesn't the rest of America share this feeling then?![]()
What does the "rest" of America think Rich?
Rich said:Why doesn't the rest of America share this feeling then?![]()
Well I don't have time for a definitive list at the minute but basically f*** you we're Americanjsanders said:What does the "rest" of America think Rich?
notjsanders said:What does the "rest" of America think Rich?
What does the "rest" of America think of Rich?
What does the "rest" of America think of Rich?Bodisathva said:Rich, the question was:not
Bodisathva said:Shane, I didn't say I perceived you as pompous...![]()
Since this can be a touchy subject, I'll try again. For me, my decisions in spirituality steer as far from structured religion as possible and I avoid, or at least attempt to, the labels of christianity, etc. because of my own personal experiences. I do not feel that I am wrong, nor do I feel you are wrong...we have just made choices in our lives and about ourselves based upon our own perception of self. I don't consider myself more enlightened than a muslim, jew, or your average southern baptist (well maybe a southern baptist) I just consider the path that I am on to be a personal one. For that reason, I don't understand why you would feel the need to pray for me or feel concerned for me simply because my personal decisions are different from yours. And don't take that as combative as it isn't meant to be.
Bodisathva said:For that reason, I don't understand why you would feel the need to pray for me or feel concerned for me simply because my personal decisions are different from yours.
The quintessential genesis of every major conflict since the beginning of timedan-cat said:...any faith that conflicts with one's own MUST be wrong.
Some of us (read that as "I") perceive it as exactly that. Although my faith tells me that it's a complete waste of time, the act itself has meaning to the actor, therefore it is in that context by which it must be evaluated. The problems arise with those who will not, either as a direct result of a personal decision or a cultural one, ever accept it as anything close to benevolence. It's all about perception.dan-cat said:Having said all this I would say that an attempt to prevent another's future suffering, though this suffering is yet to be proven, is still a benevolent act.![]()
Bodisathva said:The quintessential genesis of every major conflict since the beginning of time![]()
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Feathers on a bird cause wars?jsanders said:Throughout history and certainly much further back then that, I think major conflict, is born of plumage.
You mean like Baghdad?dan-cat said:Hell, then, for some IS a reality.
Rich said:You mean like Baghdad?![]()
So hell does actually exist?dan-cat said:Yes. Baghdad, for some is a reality.
Rich said:So hell does actually exist?
You're tempting medan-cat said:Don't you know?
Go preach your religious nonsense somewhere else!dan-cat said:Yes. Baghdad, for some is a reality.
Kraj said:Go preach your religious nonsense somewhere else!![]()
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Which is why "young earth" creationists will never accept evolution, no matter how logically it is presented to them.dan-cat said:So how is this problem dealt with. The only way it can be, that any faith that conflicts with one's own MUST be wrong. This conclusion leaves the road wide open for any scenario of one's faith to be interpretated as reality. Nothing can conflict with this because any conflicting concept has already been dismissed as incorrect.