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I discovered a better one
blah!!!!
did that to Ariala
it can mean whatever you want it to mean
but was I mean?
the meaning is in the eye of the beholder
and the mind of the culprit who expresses such
so I'm a culprit
I admit it.
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 25, 2005 at 3:02 PM
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sheesh Mark
I forgot all about transmogrification.
gotta use that word more often.
of course it's the same old story
when all else fails
settle it with two little words
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 24, 2005 at 12:49 PM
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Once bitten...
twice shy. I have learned not to bother entering into debate with anyone over religion. I am just going to live my position from now on.
Take care gomedome.
posted by
man-boy
on January 23, 2005 at 10:21 AM
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That's for sure Kelli
one has to develop a tough hide just as a survival skill.
posted by
gomedome
on January 22, 2005 at 7:58 PM
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One can get bitten in more ways than teeth could ever imagine...
posted by
Kelli
on January 22, 2005 at 7:56 PM
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But how can one bite one who is not physically present?
posted by
TARZANA
on January 21, 2005 at 4:16 PM
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But all in all, you have to admit "bite me" was the last response
from me that you would've expected. And it served many purposes as well, like personal satisfaction for me and fodder for a post or two.
posted by
PastorB
on January 21, 2005 at 1:51 PM
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Exactly.
posted by
PastorB
on January 21, 2005 at 1:15 PM
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PastorB - I can't disagree with that
Showing respect should be an all encompassing human condition but as in all things that are a part of the human make up it must be ingrained or instilled. Some belief systems focus on it more than others.
posted by
gomedome
on January 21, 2005 at 1:03 PM
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Point taken. But there are many fundamental
issues that many of us agree on, well people with a conscious anyway. Like killing someone just for the sake of killing them, hurting a child, etc. We can for the most part agree on certain issues of what is and isn't morally acceptable. However, that doesn't really address the question of what I asked.
As for the Bible not stating anything about how we are to treat the earth, I have to disagree with you on that.
Plus I truely believe that if you have respect for yourself, respect for others, then respect for our earth just naturally follows.
posted by
PastorB
on January 21, 2005 at 12:54 PM
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PastorB -- I did not quite say that
Morality can be subjective. No two people have the same difinitive list of infractions that would be considered immoral. We are however all subjected to the same set of laws within a society so that anything that is both immoral and illegal is clearly wrong. The problem occurs when an individual defines immorality from their own beliefs and regardless of whether or not the issue contended is illegal they try to act upon their convictions towards someone that is not breaking the law but merely contravening that person's beliefs. It is at this point that as a cohesive and free society we must tolerate the actions of others.
As for my knowledge of the bible I would call it average. Though I was forced to memorize it from cover to cover many years ago I place it a distant third behind two other sources of lifestyle guidelines. The teachings of Buddha, an amalgan of native spirituality and then the bible. I would place it higher if it made any reference at all to preserving our habitat. Aside from the mention of gluttony which could be interpeted as overconsumption there is no mention at all about not destroying this earth.
posted by
gomedome
on January 21, 2005 at 12:40 PM
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my point exactly! When it is a detrement to society as a whole.
Now, if immoral behavior isn't a deterement to society as a whole, I don't know what is! When you get right down to it, it really has little to do with any kind of "religious" beliefs or doctrines, but more to do with the way that we treat fellow human beings as a whole.
Let me ask you, and I do this blindly because I truely don't know what the extent of your Biblical knowledge or experience is--but do you argue that the Bible itself does not give a clear example of how we are to treat our fellow human beings? Doesn't it serve as a good example of what the "code of conduct" should be among all people, irregardless of what their own personal "religious" beliefs may be?
posted by
PastorB
on January 21, 2005 at 12:19 PM
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PastorB --- your example goes outside of the boundaries of tolerance
when you say "legally and morally wrong" ...where the morality of a situation can be subjective the legality would be presumably less so. I cover that if ever so briefly when I say "....there are laws, societal rules and obligations." Obligations is the key word here. Certainly we all have an obligation to not let a situation that is to the detriment of a child and therefore society as a whole continue. It is when we travel into the world of the beliefs of others that we are in an area of entirely subjective interpretation with no such clear cut distinctions as in the example you provide.
posted by
gomedome
on January 21, 2005 at 12:00 PM
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one would think by your lengthy discourse here that
you are actually saying something contrary to what I expressed in my post which is the topic of this one. However, I don't think that it serves to disqualify my statements made therein, but rather reinforces what I said.
Perhaps it would serve you well to look at it from a perspective other than Scripture based?
Allow me to give an example; if you have a neighbor that is abusing his child and you are full aware of the ramifications involved legally and morally, do you sit by and just "tolerate" that behavior? Do you take action against it? You also know that your actions in how ever you handle the situation or even your inaction, will have consequences.
Are we supposed to just tolerate situations and behaviors that we know are immoral and just plain wrong for the sake of not wanting to get involved or not rock the boat? Should we just close our eyes and pretend it's not there and let it be somebody elses can of worms?
posted by
PastorB
on January 21, 2005 at 11:25 AM
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Well, shoot, there you go - I missed one.
Just Bite Me
posted by
mark2556
on January 21, 2005 at 9:00 AM
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It's an excellent title, and can transmogrify into a veritible plethora of spin-offs...
Bite Me Hard, Bite This, Eat Me, Eat This, Bugger Off...dang, I'm getting a headache.
posted by
mark2556
on January 21, 2005 at 8:58 AM
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just bite me
if you have a problem with what I think.
I have no problem with what you think.
it's best that you let me think what I think though because that also allows you to think what you think
do you want to know what I think?
I think you should be free to express yourself -- but we also should be free.
I think that your religious views should not become the law of the land either
and if you don't like that -- bite me for sure.
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 21, 2005 at 8:57 AM
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