[quote]xboxwarrior wrote:
Varqanir, isn’t this just capitalism?[/quote]
The institution of Christmas may have been coopted by capitalistic people, but the myth of St Nick persists because it has some real utility in controlling a child’s behavior.
Young children are gullible, typically believing anything an adult tells them.
It is in an adult’s interest to perpetuate a lie about an omniscient being who bestows reward and punishment to “good” or “bad” children, because the benefit (years of obedience) is greater than the risk (momentary disappointment and distrust on the part of the child when he or she realizes it was a lie all along).
Only one of them has arguably anything to do with politics…I say if a thread has to do with religion as it applies to political discourse, then put it here…
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Many, many, many of the religious threads here have nothing to do with political discourse. It’s always been that way.
It’s just assumed that “Politics and World Issues” really means “Politics, Religion and World Issues.”[/quote]
“It’s always been that way…” ???
I can remember a time when we could post pictures of 99.99% nekkid wimminz on this here site, but that changed.
Sex and the Male Animal is no longer with us, and I’ve noticed that even “Powerful Images” has far less cheesecake then it did back in the day.
I do recall that whenever Powerful Images was of a nearly naked Jelena or Jamie, someone would always complain about it, only to be told that “it’s always been this way”. Well, as we have seen, “always been this way” is no more.
Personally, I’d like more Jamie Eason in a bikini on this site, and fewer abortion threads, but failing that, then I’d like to help find the abortion and creation and God and hell threads a new home, so that their goodness and purity may remain unpolluted by the mundane politics discussion.
Can this thread be listed under the Hell topic? Maybe posters will actually make a point rather than whine about my sharing of information. Yet I know this cannot make people honestly look in their lives and be objective.
…Young children are gullible, typically believing anything an adult tells them…
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This is true.
For example, many children today are indoctrinated almost from birth by “science” (the study of observable things) that something that has never been observed in the natural world is in fact yet an indisputable truth.[/quote]
Never been observed…hmmm…at least you don’t cherry pick when it comes to what should and shouldn’t be believed about what has and hasn’t been observed.
No hypocrisy here.
…Young children are gullible, typically believing anything an adult tells them…
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This is true.
For example, many children today are indoctrinated almost from birth by “science” (the study of observable things) that something that has never been observed in the natural world is in fact yet an indisputable truth.[/quote]
Never been observed…hmmm…at least you don’t cherry pick when it comes to what should and shouldn’t be believed about what has and hasn’t been observed.
No hypocrisy here.[/quote]
[quote]kneedragger79 wrote:
Can this thread be listed under the Hell topic? Maybe posters will actually make a point rather than whine about my sharing of information. Yet I know this cannot make people honestly look in their lives and be objective.
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Because you are turning into the conservative catholic version of Zeppelin with his drive-by 2 line video link threads. That’s why you’re not getting any discussion. I remember you used to actually have meaningful discussion contributions from the catholic perspective. I can’t remember the last time I saw you posting meaningful contributions to threads already in progress; now its just spamming multiple thread starts and checking out.
Look, I know you’ve always been conservative and also catholic. That’s fine. Brother Chris is as well and on the occasions he comes in to PWI makes some pretty good contributions to discussion. You used to, but now spend all your time emulating Zeppelin from what I can tell, and it’s rezlly bloody annoying.
THAT is why people are doing what they are in your thread. If you stopped spamming multiple threads that you never followed up with then it might be different. We don’t need more sensationalist things–we’re all adults here, or mostly. Discussion accompanied by reasoning skills.is much more likely to get serious reflection out of people.
…Young children are gullible, typically believing anything an adult tells them…
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This is true.
For example, many children today are indoctrinated almost from birth by “science” (the study of observable things) that something that has never been observed in the natural world is in fact yet an indisputable truth.[/quote]
Never been observed…hmmm…at least you don’t cherry pick when it comes to what should and shouldn’t be believed about what has and hasn’t been observed.
No hypocrisy here.[/quote]
Like I’ve said many times faith is necessary where observation is not available. Doesn’t matter what subject we’re discussing. That’s just the way it is.[/quote]
Despite this being what you’re saying now, you also (try to) shit on evolution, which is supported by observable(something you say is important) evidence, and then go on to talk about the existence of your Christian God, of which there isn’t any observable evidence of, as being the correct stance.
So you’re not only wrong, but you also appear to be in denial of your ignorance when confronted with evidence that runs contradictory to what you want to believe, which is far worse and has lead you to an argument based on circular reasoning and claims of cosmic wizardry to support your stance.
Time really is rather tight with me. I am a person who is lacking at times. Recently I have been rather immature with my time management. If I am super busy yet only follow strict protocols I will return to times when I had better engagement and follow through. As time becomes more valuable then I might become the KD of old, yet with two children at home ; ) Hold your breath because I may even surprise myself JAA JAA JAA!
[quote]Aragorn wrote: Because you are turning into the conservative catholic version of Zeppelin with his drive-by 2 line video link threads. That’s why you’re not getting any discussion. I remember you used to actually have meaningful discussion contributions from the catholic perspective. I can’t remember the last time I saw you posting meaningful contributions to threads already in progress; now its just spamming multiple thread starts and checking out.
Look, I know you’ve always been conservative and also catholic. That’s fine. Brother Chris is as well and on the occasions he comes in to PWI makes some pretty good contributions to discussion. You used to, but now spend all your time emulating Zeppelin from what I can tell, and it’s rezlly bloody annoying.
THAT is why people are doing what they are in your thread. If you stopped spamming multiple threads that you never followed up with then it might be different. We don’t need more sensationalist things–we’re all adults here, or mostly. Discussion accompanied by reasoning skills.is much more likely to get serious reflection out of people.
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Kneedragger I love you too Man, but you cannot do ‘‘drive by’s’’ with just videos and
few words to accompany them…Catholics are supposed to defend the faith and you are
doing a lousy job of it, using scare tactics like eternal hell usually spouted out by heavily
protestant Christian television.
Most people’s lives are tough enough and work their asses off all week, and you coming
on here attempting to scare the living fuck out of them, on top of their challenging lives
and various situations threatening them if they don’t change their ways at once they’re
gonna be cooked like Turkeys at Thanksgiving forever and ever is gonna get them
running in the other direction.
Some nerve you have…Papa Francis is trying to reach out humbly to Athiests
and Gays these days, and your going in the opposite direction.
Is there a Hell? Fuck yeah, Jesus spoke more about it than Heaven, but the less
one knows, the less one is accountable…The MORE you know, that’s knowledge
you can’t take back, and therefore you’re responsible now and the ball
is in your court so to speak.
Relax…And show some humor once in a while.
