BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 06 Apr 09 - 09:19 PM

Hey, Bill, it was so silly, it wouldn't be worth it...and it probably did cross a line(risque). I was only offering an explanation to frogprince, as to why my other posts made no sense. Thank you, though.
Regards!
GfS

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: MaineDog
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 09:53 AM

The problem is not so much with Christianity as with some of the people who are drawn to it:

The poor can feel justified in their poverty and crap on the rich;

The sexually challenged can feel justified in their fears or impotence and crap on those who are successful.

The emotionally fragile can find people who will stroke them all the time.

Mediocre musicians can often get to play in front of an audience who will appreciate them.

The uneducated can dump on the educated and find Bible verses to justify their ignorance.

The lazy can say "I don't need to work because that would deny the Lord's provision."

The sick who are afraid of doctors can say "Jesus will heal me" and so get to Heaven sooner.

When people start forcing others into these errors, we get real problems. I've seen many of them first hand.

In a thorough reading of the Bible, the "contradictions" point to a middle path of sensibility on most issues, and the reasonable can find their way thru.

Many sincere Christians believe that God will never contradict his written Word (the Bible) with a prophecy or leading. If you think god has called you to do something stupid, like abuse a child, you should back off, spend some time reading the Bible to determine if that instruction came from God or from the devil!

MD

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Wesley S
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 10:59 AM

The problem is not so much with Christianity as with some of the people who are drawn to it:

The problem is not so much with ___________ as with some of the people who are drawn to it

Fill in with :

Atheism
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Black and White movies
Foreign Countries
Vegans
Witchcraft
Antique Cars
Taylor Guitars

Or fill in your own boogie man....

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Amos
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 11:00 AM

YEah!! ESPECIALLY Taylor guitars....



A

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Wesley S
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 11:12 AM

It's well known that Taylor guitars give some of their profits to Scientology.....

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Amos
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 12:02 PM

And vice-versa. Think of all those stary-eyed buskers...

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: MaineDog
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 12:06 PM

I suppose we could put hospitals on the list of undesirable institutions because they too attract sick people.
Hospitals attempt to cure sick people with their own techniques (drugs, surgery, radiations, etc.)
However some patients don't get cured because they insist on clinging to their dangerous lifestyles : overeating, smoking, excess drinking, crack, whatever. So, should some nay-sayers blame hospitals for the problems of their patients? Maybe for a lack of counseling, or education, or insufficient followup, but not for the fact the the hospital can cure certain types of cooperative patients.
MD

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 12:37 PM

My, we have strayed far from the topic. What was that deleted post? Is there something wrong with me that the rest actually made sense?

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Amos
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 12:57 PM

Picnics are notorious for attracting ants. They are responsible, therefore, for the deforestation of the Amazon. It stands to reason.


A

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 06:03 PM

Maine Dog, I completely understood your post, and where you're coming from. I agree, an am encouraged.

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 09:32 PM

Hmmm - does drinking mother's milk cause crime, since almost all criminals drank mother's milk?

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 10:02 PM

I think that's Fallacy_of_the_undistributed_middle

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 12:53 AM

Bill, I keep tellin' them, that 95% of all forest fires are caused by trees!!

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Penny S.
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:51 AM

The Egyptians, and they had a lot of influence on the OT, believed in a 360 day year. They were, however, aware, that there were 365 days (I think they were not aware of the quarter), and told a tale of one of the gods envigling 5 extra days out of it by gambling with the light of the Moon (may not be quite accurate here) in order that new gods should be born, after Amun had cursed the mother with not being able to bear children on any day of the year. The resulting children were Isis, Osiris, Set, Nut and A.N.Other, and the extracalerary days festivals. This would create problems for a monotheist society.
Try doing maths with 365.24....... and the wish of the two cultures to use 360 becomes obvious. And using a pi of 3.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 11:50 AM

Right. And the Jews can't eat carnivorous birds, like the bat.

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Wesley S
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 01:28 PM

Ah - Bat's aren't birds.....

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 01:49 PM

But clearly, sir, some of these birds are bats.


A

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 01:54 PM

Pelosi is a bat..who'd want to eat her??????????

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 02:32 PM

That's a bird of an off-color, clearly, and possibly bats.


A

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Wesley S
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 03:45 PM

Tasty Bat 1

Tasty Bat 2

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 03:52 PM

My, Wes, you have too much time on your hands!!!


A

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 07:12 PM

Right, Wesley, but the Torah says that...

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 07:16 PM

From: Amos
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 03:52 PM

My, Wes, you have too much time on your hands!!!


What??..On his hands?????

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Riginslinger
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 07:19 PM

Well, at least they look tasty!

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 07:41 PM

Well, certainly a lot better than those babes, Hillary(ious), and Pigfacey.,,Sorry, I meant Ms. Clinton (Ms.-short for miserable), and our Windbag of the House, Pelosi,...you know, the one with the armed guards, who wants to take away your evil guns..(her's aren't evil), and who flies around constantly in private biz jets, and now requisitions the military, to fly her around, while promoting the peasants and serfs, to pay carbon footprint taxes...what a crock of shit!!! Some of you still don't get a clue, and think this mental case is on your side, speaking for you??..Its down right laughable, if it wasn't so pathetic!

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 08:07 PM

wow, GfS,,,sometimes you just, as my Mom used to say, "talk to hear your head rattle"

Subject: RE: BS: It's not delusional if it's religious?
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 08 Apr 09 - 08:15 PM

wow, GfS,,,sometimes you just, as my Mom used to say, "talk to hear your head rattle"

You should have paid attention to your mom!!!!! Now look at you!!