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MindzEye said:
Pretty much sums up how I feel:


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I don't think I'm the reason the universe exists. And if you think that's what christianity is all about, you're misreading things again for your own purposes to make yourself feel better.
 
HabsAddict said:
You may, I do (from 14), but I come from a very religious family and friends and they find great comfort in believing in something other then their own senses. In no way shape or form do I want to argue or dissuade them from their spiritual comfort. In fact, I'll aid them.

My mother died two months ago and I went through the gamut of religious rituals. I had a hard enough time dealing with it while going through a gamut of surreal rituals. Obviously, they gave me no comfort whatsoever, but they keep my father sane, so i'll do whatever it takes, including kissing priests hands if it gives my father comfort.

As a "devout" atheist, I often harshly criticize those who want to criticize other peoples spiritual needs. It's the height of arrogance to assume that one has "progressed" past religion by denigrating others spiritual needs/beliefs. It's another matter if those beliefs by the believers become tools and/or excuses of aggression.
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I have a close friend who is a big time believer... he and his wife live for the church and give 10% of their earnings to the church and everything. The guy is constantly trying to get me to go to church and convince me that it's all real. All I tell him is that I'm not interested and I have different beliefs than him. I have never tried to convince him that he's wrong, whatever brings him comfort and makes him happy is his business.

On here I'll give my opinion, especially when someone claims that I'm arrogant for not believing. In real life I just let believers believe. Most Atheists/Agnostics I know of are pretty content keeping their beliefs to themselves and discussing them with like minded people. It's the "believers" that are so arrogant that they feel they know best and will "save" you.
 
At least the believers that are out to bring you into the fold are consistent with their beliefs. If you truly believe all of your friends who are not a member of your church are going to burn for all eternity, it makes sense to be constantly proselytizing.

I have more respect for that then the guy who sneers down his nose and seems genuinely pleased that his ass is the only one that is going to universe summer camp.
 
more rob ford news!!

Concerns that one of Mayor Rob Ford’s staffers was trying to obtain the crack video led to a meeting between police detectives and Ford’s former chief of staff, sources have told the Star.

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Price contacted Towhey late on May 17 and asked “hypothetically” what if someone had told him where the video was. “What would we do?” Towhey was asked......... Price went further and said, “What if a source has told me where the video might be found?”.......... Price also said that the video may have been the reason that Anthony Smith, a person pictured in a photo with Ford, was killed.

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Towhey called police, and shortly before he went in to give a sworn statement on May 18, Price contacted him and passed on the apartment numbers and floor (17th) of a building in Rexdale where Price said his “sources” had told him the video might be found. Price did not identify his sources.

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The force assigned two homicide detectives to interview Towhey and carry out an investigation into his allegations.

Police have confirmed to the Star that this interview took place and the probe is continuing.

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On the morning of May 21, there was a shooting on the same 17th floor of the apartment building that had been identified by Price. That non-fatal shooting is not under investigation by the homicide detectives who interviewed Towhey.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...rds_aide_sought_video_spark_police_probe.html
 
I just wish chris farley was still alive for the eventual rob ford movie of the week.

This is starting to unravel just like in Owning Mahoney.
 
I was listening to George Carlin and here's what he had to say ( I am paraphrasing)

Religion is like a lift in your shoes... if you need it great, but don't force me to walk in your shoes or put lifts in mine, and I am sure that you shouldn't be nailing lifts onto the bottom of native people's feet man.
 
theREALkoreaboy said:
I don't think I'm the reason the universe exists. And if you think that's what christianity is all about, you're misreading things again for your own purposes to make yourself feel better.
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Seems like you need to re-learn your religion.

because your religion certainly does believe that this universe was created as a testing ground for mankind.
 
zeke said:
I just wish chris farley was still alive for the eventual rob ford movie of the week.

This is starting to unravel just like in Owning Mahoney.
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I was just thinking this could end up as a great movie. Especially because he has it in him to go down in a blaze of glory. Like going on a bicyclist killing spree in a cop car or something. It's going to be tough to find an obese enough actor though.
 
zeke said:
I just wish chris farley was still alive for the eventual rob ford movie of the week.

This is starting to unravel just like in Owning Mahoney.
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best part about the mahowny comparison -- that scandal also took place in toronto.

as for farley, agreed.

though a good buddy of mine could 100% pull it off. big dude, blonde. if he packed on like 30-40 and shaved his head he'd look kinda like ford.

he has done a great farley impersonation for years... and he has actually nailed the rob ford voice. complete dead ringer for the 'you just called me a fat ****' clip, including ford's intonations and idiosyncrasies. it's hilarious.
 
Habspatrol said:
On here I'll give my opinion, especially when someone claims that I'm arrogant for not believing. In real life I just let believers believe. Most Atheists/Agnostics I know of are pretty content keeping their beliefs to themselves and discussing them with like minded people. It's the "believers" that are so arrogant that they feel they know best and will "save" you.
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I take it with a smile and in one ear and out the other. I worked in the US and without going into too much detail, I said I had a headache to a woman, the next thing I know five of them gathered and prayed for me. Mehh....headache didn't go away. It's what they believe and they believe they are doing me good. So be it. It could of been Muslims, it could of been Buddhist. No difference. THEY believe and as long as they do me or no one else harm, it's all good.

Tolerance.
 
theREALkoreaboy said:
a "testing ground"??! uhm, no.
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um, yes.

the christian religion believes that god created the universe for humans, with humans being the only beings with souls in the universe, with the purpose of life being to decide which souls deserve eternal salvation.
 
mbow30 said:
he has actually nailed the rob ford voice. complete dead ringer for the 'you just called me a fat ****' clip, including ford's intonations and idiosyncrasies. it's hilarious.
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I'd pay to see that.

"ya, why'd you call me a fat ****? why? why? you did! you did! why'd you call me a fat ****?"

hilarious.
 
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