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hahhahahahhaha +rep man.

 

He meowed for your sins . . .

 

Serves you right for hanging out with conservative Christians... God was punishing you, ya know.... now go sacrifice some goats and chickens like a good pagan.

 

Innit

I mean, the more I think about it, hell is starting to sound more and more like Magaluf everyday. It's warm, plays terrible music and is filled with idiots.

Sounds like my sort of holiday

 

i think being a decent person trumps being a good guesser in the long run. its like being a dick, vs being a dick in the name of christ. whatever

+ rep. you show them they better watch out for the implications of what they say. hypocritical fucks.

 

Yes... but human nature says they are only going to hear what they want to hear and the message would almost certainly be totally lost on them... if they aren't willing to hear the message then you haven't shown them a single thing.

 

Not a very christian-like thing to say. While they were busy being judgmental assholes (I thought only god could judge?) you should have slapped him in the face and waited to see if he turned the other cheek. If not, well... you should have slapped him again, anyway. Because that's the rightful christian thing to do.

 

this thread is thirsty

 

hahaha Yeah, I listen the devil's music too.

It's just..........better

 

You have a dry sense of humor.

 

True.. I didn't open their eyes.

There was no "what I learned today" speech.

They got the irony, but it just pissed them off.

It was more of a personal victory than anything.

 

its up to the intelligent to enlighten the rest. they have the choice to learn from it, or reflect upon their own life, or not. but part of the problem is these people are rarely called out on their behavior. even if only one person has an epiphany moment, isnt that worth it? maybe that person goes on to mention it to someone else, and that other person shows them the error of their ways.

who gives a fuck? i mean, who wants to waste 30 second bringing logic and sound thought to the world. we can all make a mild effort and change the thinking of a few. or continue to allow society to grow without the intelligence necessary to sustain us.

 

Bahhh I am very frustrated by people like that.

I know of people so religious they believe that it's good when people of other religions die, even in horrid things.. like Haiti. Uhm, sorry kids, Haiti is mainly Christians, specifically Catholics.. not that it should matter anyway.

I know it's out there a lot but this behavior will always shock me. I grew up Christian and although now I have different beliefs I just can't fathom how someone can think like this.

ANYWAY. Good for you for replying the way you did, sometimes they need a little slap in the face.. Even though it doesn't do any good in the long run.. Blah. Haha, this got me all annoyed thinking about these close minded people!

 

Yes... but seeing as the meaning is lost on everyone but you, the value of that victory is debatable. Their prejudiced hatred is a cancer that exists at the core of their spirit- the best thing you can do is shield yourself from it.

Frankly it speaks more of the shaky foundation that their faith is based on that they'd be moved to anger at words that COULD be used to learn from. Basically I have to take my own angry reactions to things as a signal that I can learn something. Wisdom is seldom acquired comfortably.

 

An excellent point,
Any form of anxiety arises from the misapprehension of what is so.

As to wisdom being acquired comfortably, knowledge flows freely into an open mind. It is disillusionment that goes down hard. Our illusions have been cultivated with many adjustments on our part, so there is a vested interest in preserving them.

 

I very much like this insight.

However, the only things that really tend to make me angry, are blatently hatful people. But, the kids I talked about don't consider themselves to be hatful at all, and thought my remark was full of anger and hate while theirs was just fact.

Even if that was applied, they would take nothing from it, just as I didn't learn from the anger I felt at his remark.

 

The only time we experience anger is when we ourselves are not at peace. Our minds are a kingdom we alone can rule, there are no exterior causes for our own sanity.

 

VERY true!

Nothing can possibly affect you without your permission.

 

I don't think you can mentaly prevent ever being angry, though you can most definatly control how you express your anger

 

It ain't easy but it is possible.... involves cultivating some specific mental discipline to be practiced before dealing with what would piss you off... and a lifetime to perfect it.