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Reply to Heaven, Hell and God in Religion JoeUser Forums

In Terry Pratchett's Diskworld (hilarious satire of fantasy novels) books, when people die, they go wherever they believed they would. Which is hardly fair if you were an awful person but truly believed you deserved to spend the rest of your time with the aforementioned virgins, or if you're a good person but are awful hard on yourself and think you don't deserve too much. A more interesting view is the thought that people create their own aft

Reply to "Real rich people figure out how to dodge taxes," – Bush in Politics JoeUser Forums

I mean really, what is India giving back Indian food, I myself enjoy certain dishes, and I know a lot of people who are just crazy about the stuff.

Reply to I'm a Loser and I'm Proud of It!! in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I can't believe this sort of crap still goes on in High Schools, I thought all that incredible polarization ended in like the 70's. I mean the High School I went to (now starting my Sophomore year of College in two weeks) sure there were some distinctions between people, but relatively little disdain between "groups." I mean, I can't honestly say what "group" I fit into, I wasn't a "loser" because I had friends who were both immensely popular

Reply to Gay WHAT??? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Ok, love, like what God has for us is sacrificial. That's what I'm talking about. If I saw that someone was needing something, I'd help them even if I can't help myself. If someone is about to die and I can do something about it, even if I'm going to die, I will. It's that simple. Love isn't a "feeling" to me. It's like this... I may not like someone but i

Reply to Gay WHAT??? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"So how does he love everyone and everything if he doesn't like gay people?" Your hurting my brain... look at what you said... like and love are totally different. I may not like someone like Hitler, but God would tell me to love him anyways, and I would/do. Do you seriously see the comments about not liking gays as meanin

Reply to BUSH IS COOLER THAN KERRY in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yeah, great, encourage the voters of this country to choose a President on his percieved "coolness." Great idea, who cares about issues, political parties, or politics at all, as long as the leader's cool. He has been on the job for the last 3 plus years, working under the most strenuous of circumstances, and being attac

Reply to Yet another reason I detest my neighbors.. in Misc JoeUser Forums

That reminds me of the time I was staying in this hotel and the guy above me set his alarm clock for two hours earlier than he had to leave then proceeded to press snooze every 10 minutes -- beginning at 4 A.M. That was a fun week. I just don't get people like that. I have a bad habit of doing th

Reply to God, Indifference and Denial in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Agnostics who are not decisively convinced that ultimate truth is unknowable, might very well engage in pursuing the manner by which one arrives at absolute truth or total denial. That's an interesting thought, the ambivalent agnostic seeking to understand how someone can have complete assurance in thei

Reply to Gay WHAT??? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Are you seriously trying to tell me that everyone's born good? That people CHOOSE to be evil? I have to disagree. I think that some people are inherently evil. I've seen some horrific stuff, and you know what? Some of that horrific stuff has been done in the name of your god and of your religion. Remind me to tell you somet

Reply to Peek-a-Boo! I See Boob! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Why are you still feed your six years old child with breast milk?!?! I think the meaning was that they were breast fed as infants >8). I agree in full with this article and the opinions following it.

Reply to When Intelligence is a Liability in Misc JoeUser Forums

He looked at me and said "Yeah, for you". and then continued "Brain surgery is relatively simple for me". Yeah, that's the sort of thing I was talking about in my post >8).

Reply to Piracy Watch Continues in Gadgets & Electronics JoeUser Forums

This will never stop now that it has started, and just as well. The RIAA have proven to be not only incredibly greedy, but also astoundingly stupid thinking they can improve business by suing individual pirates, including a 12 year old girl, and thinking they can end all piracy through lawsuits and bitching. I do not condone piracy for the most part, I have not pirated software or games in years. I've bought Windows XP Pro., Office 2003, and l

Reply to Review of Garden State in Movie Reviews JoeUser Forums

We both agreed that this is a movie for the Road Trip/American Pie generation. When you're 15 and 16, you watch these movies and you look at your friends and go "Dude, that's fuckin' you!" Garden State is a movie for those teens in their 19-21 year phase. It just speaks to you. I know how you feel, the

Reply to Gay WHAT??? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Are you completely dense to the idea of a rhetorical question? You wrote "Why would God create people whom he finds offensive?" I assumed, as did others who share my view, that it was a rhetorical question. Why would he? He wouldn't, hence he must not find homosexuals offensive. This was our interpretation, even though it was not what you meant . Now we know that you meant: "He didn't create them offensive, they chose to become

Reply to Romanticism and Chivalry in Misc JoeUser Forums

Yet deep inside the hearts of women they long for a knight in shining armour, who will declare his love at the top of his booming voice, who will open doors without a second thought, who would kindly pick fresh flowers before the morning sun rises and leave them at your door. Unfortunately for hopeless

Reply to Gay WHAT??? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Actually, you know, you guys are not "argueing" your case very well anymore. Now you've agreed with me while saying you don't agree. No, you misunderstand, you made this point: <TD class="mb-Body-Quot

Reply to God, Indifference and Denial in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

What can I say after Pearl's post? Too much to go into detail, I would have to address both the original post and Pearl's reply. I agree with a lot of what steven had to say, semantic criticism aside. I see why Pearl attacks it, but as David said, I don't think anyone really appreciates a two page attack meant to make someone feel stupid. Certainly the target of the attack won't appreciate it, but neither do the commentators when it's two pages of self

Reply to Gay WHAT??? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Hey remember Zoo, no oneliner jokes. People might get mad. Zoo made a positive comment about a "title" of sorts that he had acquired, it's not a one-liner, what you wrote, above, is what I would consider a one-liner. A "joke" intended primarily to get a reaction out of someone, probably me in this case,

Reply to One simple question.... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Men have a natural urge to procreate with as many women as humanly possible, but the Church is not wrong for not approving of such behavior, even if it isn't based on a choice, but a natural tendency. Fair enough, so then the Church should disagree with gay couples having sex outside of marriage... of w

Reply to When Intelligence is a Liability in Misc JoeUser Forums

Shitzu: "He's Nick Burns, your company's computer guy!" Hey now, I said I was polite in person >8P.

Reply to Are you going to heaven? in Religion JoeUser Forums

I have a question what does this word mean. then i might be able to help you our OckhamsRazor. right·eous adj. 1. Morally upright; without guilt or sin: a righteous parishioner. 2. In accordance with virtue or morality: a righteous judgment. 3. Morally justifiable: righteous ang

Reply to I can't stand it anymore! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Humm...this reminds me of what was going on earlier.lol. If by earlier you mean last week, then yes, I was angry and excessively rude, I've been more than civil since however. If you think in recent discussion I was trying to make you feel bad, you're just feeling sorry for yourself, th

Reply to Oy, Too Many Religion Fights... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

There's just a lot of people that don't agree with me and Capt. and they'd like to argue with us. True, but replace argue with "debate and discuss." And then the whole te

Reply to I can't stand it anymore! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I occasionally read atheist sites and books to see what their latest positions are. Sometimes it bothers me, not because it affects my beliefs any but because I would also be highly disturbed to see someone pouring water into their gas tank during a disaster evacuation. Man, that's some harsh stuff righ

Reply to God is Not My Co-Pilot! in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Tell me, Shitzu, how a being capable of producing the known universe can have an 'inflated ego'? I think humility is a virtue, I'm sure a god has no NEED to be humble, and that's all the more reason why he should be, that's just how I think *Shrug*. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center