Religion in the Modern World

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Home About Me Some Scary Stuff Blog Description Attempting to provide a different perspective on the things that we have come to accept and believe but this time around with a much mellower tone. Make no mistake however, patience with the bible lobotomized, (or those rendered dysfunctional by any holy book for that matter), is still in short supply. All I would ask anyone to consider is this; we all have a penchant to default to the notion of respecting the beliefs of others, my first response when someone tries to play that card against me is always the same . . . "you first"	Wednesday, May 4, 2005 THE SUBTLE MANIPULATION OF THE HUMAN MIND BY RELIGION AND OTHER FACTORS When speaking of this subject it is important to start with collective delusions and mass hysteria. Both terms are quite different in meaning and have been quite often used erroneously. Mass Hysteria is a phenomena of the simultaneous development of like symptoms within a group of people. The... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:43 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink) Tuesday, May 3, 2005 We are born of dirt -- it's stubborn stains I like to hurt A long, long time ago, say 78,000 years or so, 4 cavemen where out hunting. Their names where Ook, Gook, Gork and Freddy. …Yeah, well you try giving cavemen names, anyways they decided that as game was sparse in their neck of the woods they had to cross this big river where they could see teaming... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:10 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (0) (permalink) HOW TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS ABOUT RELIGION--HA HA HA I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BRING A SMILE TO SOME FACES. Me giving advice about the subject of how to speak about religion with others.. but it shouldn't. I've managed to do it successfully many times and with people of decidely differing viewpoints on the matter. You may remember a fervant believer who... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 12:34 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink) Monday, May 2, 2005 FAITH HEALING --- THE SHAM, THE SCAM AND THE SHAME ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY SHOCKED ME WHILE ON BLOGIT IS HOW MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE SO STRONGLY IN FAITH HEALING. Historically the biggest scam perpetrated on believers, yet a great number of them still insist it is very real. There are sites all over the world that are supposed healing... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:54 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (permalink) Saturday, April 30, 2005 Beyond your reputation what do you have to back your credibility? One of the things that is vital to success in the business world and in life in general is a good solid reputation. It must be nurtured over the years and protected from those who would slander it. Many people guard their reputations simply as a means of promoting business, not really understanding... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 11:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (8) (permalink) Thursday, April 28, 2005 There are always other possibilities to what we have come to believe To illustrate what I am speaking of I have dug up one of my old postings about an experience I had a number of years ago that exposed me to ghosts. Seriously, I had an entity sit on my chest while I was in bed and cover my face with a cold clammy hand. It is a true story....every word of it... I... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (permalink) Tuesday, April 26, 2005 TURNING WATER INTO WINE --- A HYPNOTIST'S TRICK BACK ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO I WENT TO SEE THE INIMATABLE GEORGE CARLIN AT A LOCAL CONCERT HALL. Before the well known comedian stepped on stage, a warm up act, one Brent Carvers walked out to entertain the audience for a half hour or so. Brent was a hypnotist and illusionist but more than using slight... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:23 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink) Monday, April 25, 2005 I'm going straight to heaven when I die -- sorry about your bad luck I'VE ALWAYS GOT A CHUCKLE OUT OF THIS TYPE OF NONSENSE. Is there a more shallow precept than excluding others from heaven because they believe differently? Never mind that it involves a certain amount of arrogance and obtuseness to act as gatekeeper for the pearly gates on God's behalf. I am sure... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:30 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink) Sunday, April 24, 2005 Do some of you ever sit down and think about what you believe? It is hard to fathom how people can believe some things to be true. I've used believing in Satan as an example in the past. Very surprisingly, at least to me, is the number of people that still to this day insist that the devil is a real corporeal entity. I have to ask: Have you ever seen a real... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:39 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink) Thursday, April 21, 2005 A response to a query from Entrepreneur_Maker -- Do you believe? In a general query yesterday in his blog Entrepreneur_Maker asks: "If you Don't Believe that in order to go to Heaven by accepting Jesus as your Savior could you share with me why?" For me, non belief in the traditional definition of a biblical God started very early in life. As young as the ages of... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:23 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (13) (permalink)

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Attempting to provide a different perspective on the things that we have come to accept and believe but this time around with a much mellower tone. Make no mistake however, patience with the bible lobotomized, (or those rendered dysfunctional by any holy book for that matter), is still in short supply. All I would ask anyone to consider is this; we all have a penchant to default to the notion of respecting the beliefs of others, my first response when someone tries to play that card against me is always the same . . . "you first"

Wednesday, May 4, 2005

THE SUBTLE MANIPULATION OF THE HUMAN MIND BY RELIGION AND OTHER FACTORS

When speaking of this subject it is important to start with collective delusions and mass hysteria. Both terms are quite different in meaning and have been quite often used erroneously. Mass Hysteria is a phenomena of the simultaneous development of like symptoms within a group of people. The... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:43 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink)

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

We are born of dirt -- it's stubborn stains I like to hurt

A long, long time ago, say 78,000 years or so, 4 cavemen where out hunting. Their names where Ook, Gook, Gork and Freddy. …Yeah, well you try giving cavemen names, anyways they decided that as game was sparse in their neck of the woods they had to cross this big river where they could see teaming... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:10 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (0) (permalink)

HOW TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS ABOUT RELIGION--HA HA HA

I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BRING A SMILE TO SOME FACES. Me giving advice about the subject of how to speak about religion with others.. but it shouldn't. I've managed to do it successfully many times and with people of decidely differing viewpoints on the matter. You may remember a fervant believer who... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 12:34 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (5) (permalink)

Monday, May 2, 2005

FAITH HEALING --- THE SHAM, THE SCAM AND THE SHAME

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY SHOCKED ME WHILE ON BLOGIT IS HOW MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE SO STRONGLY IN FAITH HEALING. Historically the biggest scam perpetrated on believers, yet a great number of them still insist it is very real. There are sites all over the world that are supposed healing... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:54 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (permalink)

Saturday, April 30, 2005

Beyond your reputation what do you have to back your credibility?

One of the things that is vital to success in the business world and in life in general is a good solid reputation. It must be nurtured over the years and protected from those who would slander it. Many people guard their reputations simply as a means of promoting business, not really understanding... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 11:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (8) (permalink)

Thursday, April 28, 2005

There are always other possibilities to what we have come to believe

To illustrate what I am speaking of I have dug up one of my old postings about an experience I had a number of years ago that exposed me to ghosts. Seriously, I had an entity sit on my chest while I was in bed and cover my face with a cold clammy hand. It is a true story....every word of it... I... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:52 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (permalink)

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

TURNING WATER INTO WINE --- A HYPNOTIST'S TRICK

BACK ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO I WENT TO SEE THE INIMATABLE GEORGE CARLIN AT A LOCAL CONCERT HALL. Before the well known comedian stepped on stage, a warm up act, one Brent Carvers walked out to entertain the audience for a half hour or so. Brent was a hypnotist and illusionist but more than using slight... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:23 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink)

Monday, April 25, 2005

I'm going straight to heaven when I die -- sorry about your bad luck

I'VE ALWAYS GOT A CHUCKLE OUT OF THIS TYPE OF NONSENSE. Is there a more shallow precept than excluding others from heaven because they believe differently? Never mind that it involves a certain amount of arrogance and obtuseness to act as gatekeeper for the pearly gates on God's behalf. I am sure... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:30 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink)

Sunday, April 24, 2005

Do some of you ever sit down and think about what you believe?

It is hard to fathom how people can believe some things to be true. I've used believing in Satan as an example in the past. Very surprisingly, at least to me, is the number of people that still to this day insist that the devil is a real corporeal entity. I have to ask: Have you ever seen a real... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:39 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (2) (permalink)

Thursday, April 21, 2005

A response to a query from Entrepreneur_Maker -- Do you believe?

In a general query yesterday in his blog Entrepreneur_Maker asks: "If you Don't Believe that in order to go to Heaven by accepting Jesus as your Savior could you share with me why?" For me, non belief in the traditional definition of a biblical God started very early in life. As young as the ages of... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:23 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (13) (permalink)

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