Why do we need to keep talking about religion? - Page 2

ZenGum · 11-26-2008, 04:53 PM

It seems I am becoming a spruiker for Roy Zimmerman, but the REAL danger isn't Muslims or even militant Hindus.

The truth is revealed here.

Aliantha · 11-26-2008, 04:56 PM

...and speaking of India, it's not looking so peaceful today.

Riddil · 11-27-2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

Yes, way to not overreact to my post.

My overreaction was intentional. I didn't want to waste time talking about India anymore. Even if the example was imperfect, I didn't think the example was core to the argument. I felt like if you were the chap sitting next to Forrest Gump on the bench and he told you, "life is like a box a chocolates...", that you would answer him, "You know, many brands of chocolate provide a product where a box will contain all of the same kind of chocolates. Others provide a clear 'map' to tell you exactly what you will get."

Yes. Very nice. But that's not the point.

But, what your last post sounds like is that you're arguing that it's enlightenment is impossible. There is no nirvana... everywhere in the world you will find either a homogeneous culture, or strife. So is your stance that we should just give up? We should either choose the path of ethnic cleansing, or just accept the fact that if we do choose a mixed society then holy wars and suicide bombers should be accepted as the norm?

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...and speaking of India, it's not looking so peaceful today.

No lie. :-/

ZenGum · 11-27-2008, 07:12 PM

Nonsense. Today is very quiet.

Yesterday, now that was fucked up.

Yznhymr · 11-27-2008, 11:15 PM

God has placed a desire for himself in every person.

"You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you" (St. Augustine).

Ruminator · 12-02-2008, 10:20 PM

A hole in our soul the shape of which only He/She can fill?

Pie · 12-03-2008, 01:45 PM

I used fix-a-flat on my soul, now it works just fine.

Juniper · 12-03-2008, 02:46 PM

I don't need to.

Because I don't care what you believe in (not that much, outside of friendly curiosity) and you don't care what I believe.

Shawnee123 · 12-03-2008, 03:03 PM

Is it too early to pass on that my sis-in-law told me that my brother called her to tell her about what was happening in India (one of her employees is from India and it was just breaking news) and she said, totally without thinking "Holy COW!"

She didn't mean it. Eh, er...too early?

Pie · 12-03-2008, 03:06 PM

...Like if someone told me about something horrendous that happened in a Christian country, and I said "Jesus Christ!"?

Juniper · 12-03-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Is it too early to pass on that my sis-in-law told me that my brother called her to tell her about what was happening in India (one of her employees is from India and it was just breaking news) and she said, totally without thinking "Holy COW!"

She didn't mean it. Eh, er...too early?

That is funny! That's something I say sometimes; I have no idea where I got the saying from, but I have always been aware of the reference.

I guess when someone talks about illegal Mexicans, I ought not to say "Holy Guacamole!"

My son has morphed this into "holy whack-a-moley!"

DanaC · 12-03-2008, 07:09 PM

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If you think tradition, ceremony, and exhortation to general good acts are the sum total of religion, then there is no reason why everyone can't get along.

.....that'd be the Church of England then? A church founded primarily on tea and scones.

Aliantha · 12-03-2008, 07:14 PM

A church founded by a despot who wanted to divorce his wife you mean? lol

DanaC · 12-03-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

A church founded by a despot who wanted to divorce his wife you mean? lol

That's the one. Seriously though, it's mainly about the tea and scones.

Aliantha · 12-03-2008, 07:18 PM

Oh those C of E ladies do a lot of nice things in the community. Most of the ones I've had the good fortune to know have been much nicer than the Catholic ones. If you want anything from them, you have to sit through the lecture first. lol

11-26-2008, 04:53 PM	#16
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It seems I am becoming a spruiker for Roy Zimmerman, but the REAL danger isn't Muslims or even militant Hindus. The truth is revealed here. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-26-2008, 04:56 PM	#17
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	...and speaking of India, it's not looking so peaceful today. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-27-2008, 07:12 PM	#19
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Nonsense. Today is very quiet. Yesterday, now that was fucked up. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-27-2008, 11:15 PM	#20
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	God has placed a desire for himself in every person. "You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you" (St. Augustine). __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

12-03-2008, 01:45 PM	#22
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I used fix-a-flat on my soul, now it works just fine. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-02-2008, 10:20 PM	#21
Ruminator Ohio fisherman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 117	A hole in our soul the shape of which only He/She can fill?

12-03-2008, 02:46 PM	#23
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I don't need to. Because I don't care what you believe in (not that much, outside of friendly curiosity) and you don't care what I believe.

12-03-2008, 03:03 PM	#24
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Is it too early to pass on that my sis-in-law told me that my brother called her to tell her about what was happening in India (one of her employees is from India and it was just breaking news) and she said, totally without thinking "Holy COW!" She didn't mean it. Eh, er...too early? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-03-2008, 03:06 PM	#25
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	...Like if someone told me about something horrendous that happened in a Christian country, and I said "Jesus Christ!"? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-03-2008, 07:14 PM	#28
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	A church founded by a despot who wanted to divorce his wife you mean? lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-03-2008, 07:18 PM	#30
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Oh those C of E ladies do a lot of nice things in the community. Most of the ones I've had the good fortune to know have been much nicer than the Catholic ones. If you want anything from them, you have to sit through the lecture first. lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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