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posted by
Xeno-x
on April 30, 2007 at 6:08 AM
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Re: Transcendental_Child - them not "getting it" is an understatement
Yes... Gomes, an understatement indeed. Anything more harshly stated and "they" start thinking it is written in hatred. I feel the prayer vigils start up every time I post. Or is that flames being lit beneath me very arse???
posted by
Transcendental_Child
on April 30, 2007 at 2:21 AM
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Larone - thank you and thanx for stopping by.
posted by
gomedome
on April 29, 2007 at 7:23 PM
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Sunnybeach7 - absolutely, we all are subjected to varying levels of
religious indoctrination over our lifetimes.
Those who are capable of questioning and not accepting everything that is forced fed to them as some form of religious truth are a smaller number than those who just accept it without question. But then we have the question of reality overturning so called religious truths. How long can a person continue in their lives maintaining that say; the moon is made of cream cheese simply because their religious dogma insists that it is? Real evidence points to the contrary every single day, yet against all reasonable odds the "truth" is maintained. Preconditioning of the human mind by religious programming plays a big role in the maintainance of these lies.
posted by
gomedome
on April 29, 2007 at 7:21 PM
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Good Point
It is good to see a question asked that requires introspection and an examination of one's own faith to answer. If a person can't state what they believe clearly and simply, do they really believe it? I like brain food to think about. Keep writing.
posted by
Larone
on April 29, 2007 at 7:19 PM
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Transcendental_Child - them not "getting it" is an understatement
Especially sad are those who are lesser people due to the level of conviction with which they hold their beliefs. Self reliance, integrity devoid of cheap justification or peer approval and an inherent sense of propriety, seem to be qualities lacking in the very people who claim to be proponents of these things. Their God and their religion doesn't seem to help them much in figuring these things out.
posted by
gomedome
on April 29, 2007 at 7:12 PM
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Gome
I think a lot of that nonsense comes from what is programed in.
If someone is going to believe that every word in a book is the word of God...just because it says so...it's not too far fetched that the same would believe whatever lies are programmed into them. There is not really much thinking involved when it comes to the certain type of people that just "accept" what they hear as truth.
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on April 29, 2007 at 6:18 PM
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Gomes
I am a believer in myself. As I stated to Od - Christians are afraid to profess belief in the only being they know or should know intimately, themselves, for fear of burning in ever lasting hell. To deny oneself is the greatest of all sins. They... do not get it.
posted by
Transcendental_Child
on April 29, 2007 at 5:57 PM
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