I hate to bring this into things, but... - All Ages (General)

xyellow_birdx

arazol
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:00 PM

I want to know how you guys feel about religion, I'm not judging anyone, I'm just interested.

Hollow

GAINESVILLE/FL
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:01 PM

Religion is ridic.

asummerglacier

BOSTON/MA
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:02 PM

Hollow Said:

Religion is ridic.

cutcopydestroy

CINCINNATI/OH
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:03 PM

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:03 PM

asummerglacier Said:

Hollow Said:

Religion is ridic.

sunshinee

DRY FORK/VA
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:03 PM

I believe in Jesus and Heaven and all that.
But, I don't see the point of church services.
You already believe...so....you go to learn about Jesus and listen to stuff you've heard all your life?
My parents stopped forcing me to go, so I haven't been in about 4 months.

xyellow_birdx

arazol
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:04 PM

I'm not just saying organized religion. What do you guys believe? Whether it be mainstream and organized or independent and scattered.

cutcopydestroy

CINCINNATI/OH
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:06 PM

i believe that people are dumb

iamnotazombie

TRENTON/NJ
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:10 PM

Ain't no God gonna lead my path.
Or...any deity for that matter.

xo_lovelife

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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:11 PM

cutcopydestroy Said:

i believe that people are dumb

hahaha. i agree.

teaandfirelight

GLENDALE/AZ
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:12 PM

Everyone is gonna get what's coming to them.

burning_monk

BROOKLYN/NY
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:12 PM

all religion is mythology

bradarad

BOSTON/MA
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:19 PM

burning_monk Said:

all religion is mythology

srsly. interesting, but all stories.

i also believe that death is exactly what it was like before you were born. nothing.

Spazzcakes

DURHAM/NC
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:20 PM

The fuck do you ask for if you hate to bring it up?

Spazzcakes

DURHAM/NC
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:20 PM

bradarad Said:

burning_monk Said:

all religion is mythology

srsly. interesting, but all stories.

i also believe that death is exactly what it was like before you were born. nothing.

and this.

bradarad

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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:21 PM

also, xyellow_birdx

PRO TIP: recreate a new profile and make your name simply yellow_bird. add more pix, and post your actual age. we will automagically take you seriously.

noahsark

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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:22 PM

burning_monk Said:

all religion is mythology

DING DING DING

xo_lovelife

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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:23 PM

bradarad Said:

also, xyellow_birdx

PRO TIP: recreate a new profile and make your name simply yellow_bird. add more pix, and post your actual age. we will automagically take you seriously.

hahha.
automagically.

Andyinthefront

ORLANDO/FL
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:25 PM

NEMESIS OF REASON

burning_monk

BROOKLYN/NY
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:26 PM

OPIATE OF THE MASSES

bradarad

BOSTON/MA
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:40 PM

IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS DOCUMENTARY IT IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR MIND.

cutcopydestroy

CINCINNATI/OH
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:45 PM

i laughed so much while watching this movie

bradarad

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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:48 PM

i remember yelling at my tv a lot.

burning_monk

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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:53 PM

i've put off seeing that cause i know how much rage it will induce in me and how i wont be able to do anything about it (other than burning churches)

Hollow

GAINESVILLE/FL
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July 3rd, 2009 - 7:53 PM

That's a fun movie.

JSNLevi

PORTLAND/OR
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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:01 PM

in contrast to the blindly atheist leanings of most posters, i am very firmly agnostic. simply put: i am absolutely sure that i don't and can't comprehend the true nature of life and the universe.

Nadbash

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:06 PM

JSNLevi Said:

in contrast to the blindly atheist leanings of most posters, i am very firmly agnostic. simply put: i am absolutely sure that i don't and can't comprehend the true nature of life and the universe.

Exactly. I believe the meaning of life is to pursue the meaning of life. We're supposed to reach for the unattainable, be that the machinations of some invisible deity or natural selection hard at work, I could give a fuck.

schojo

a town called hate, GERMANY
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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:07 PM

believe in yourself, that is all

also:

burning_monk

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:11 PM

to clarify: my statement wasn't coming from an atheist stance.

bradarad

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:21 PM

nor mine.

bradarad

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:22 PM

although i still think death is like

caranicole

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:25 PM

WARLOCKS ARE ENEMIES OF GOD, YOU HYPOCRITE NINE YEAR OLDS.

I believe in a higher power, but not like insane religion-pushing Bible thumpers.

schojo

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:26 PM

burning_monk Said:

to clarify: my statement wasn't coming from an atheist stance.

mine does

bradarad

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:28 PM

the fact that the universe simply goes on forever. and where it came from. or how it started. from nothing. and that it is constantly expanding.

is way more than i can wrap my head around.

JSNLevi

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:45 PM

bradarad Said:

the fact that the universe simply goes on forever. and where it came from. or how it started. from nothing. and that it is constantly expanding.

is way more than i can wrap my head around.

then don't even dabble with the implications of quantum physics. non-causal interactions between the oserver and the physical laws? nonlocality? that stuff straight up goes against the way my brain works.

schojo

a town called hate, GERMANY
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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:49 PM

the big question is, WHY ARE WE HERE
and what, if we weren't?

that question stresses your brain

Nadbash

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:50 PM

schojo Said:

the big question is, WHY ARE WE HERE
and what, if we weren't?

that question stresses your brain

Not mine. It's why I love agnosticism, I only care as much as I want to.

practicedhatred

LA PUENTE/CA
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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:55 PM

religion is a fraud, it's for weak minded people that are susceptible to manipulation.
I consider myself to be an staunch agnostic, a freethinking rationalist. the existence of any deity or afterlife will forever be unknown.

bradarad

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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:56 PM

there is no reason we are here. total coincidence. our planet just happened to be in the just right spot for "life" to take form.

what's more fucked up is that dinosaurs were around a hell of a lot longer than we have. in terms of MILLIONS of years.
in fact they were around longer than they have been extinct for. wtf

Logan_Rivers

INDIANAPOLIS/IN
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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:56 PM

I'm here only to convert MOC to Christianity, so far I'm 4 or 5 people in.

johnnycakes

ANAHEIM/CA
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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:57 PM

i want to go to Christian Camp

burning_monk

BROOKLYN/NY
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July 3rd, 2009 - 8:59 PM

DONTLOSEHOPE

bradarad

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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:02 PM

burning_monk Said:

DONTLOSEHOPE

LOL

Erzeal

SAINT AUGUSTINE/FL
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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:07 PM

Religion should be banned. Period.. Its been nothing but bad for this planet.

audrey_james

BLOOMINGTON/IN
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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:24 PM

caranicole Said:

I believe in a higher power, but not like insane religion-pushing Bible thumpers.

i agree with this

audrey_james

BLOOMINGTON/IN
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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:25 PM

Erzeal Said:

Religion should be banned. Period.. Its been nothing but bad for this planet.

and, you can't fucking ban religion. that's like a 100x worse solution to an already bad problem.

Erzeal

SAINT AUGUSTINE/FL
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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:28 PM

audrey_james Said:

Erzeal Said:

Religion should be banned. Period.. Its been nothing but bad for this planet.

and, you can't fucking ban religion. that's like a 100x worse solution to an already bad problem.

Course you can ban it. But nobody has the guts to do it.

Mineral

COLLEGE STATION/TX
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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:31 PM

Mysticism is where its at

Spazzcakes

DURHAM/NC
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July 3rd, 2009 - 9:32 PM

Nadbash Said:

JSNLevi Said:

in contrast to the blindly atheist leanings of most posters, i am very firmly agnostic. simply put: i am absolutely sure that i don't and can't comprehend the true nature of life and the universe.

Exactly. I believe the meaning of life is to pursue the meaning of life. We're supposed to reach for the unattainable, be that the machinations of some invisible deity or natural selection hard at work, I could give a fuck.

Erzeal

SAINT AUGUSTINE/FL
Joined: 06/21/09
Posts: 171

July 3rd, 2009 - 9:35 PM

Agnostics are fence straddlers.. Make up your mind. Ether you believe in God or you dont..
You cant have it both ways.