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pelayo - thank you and welcome to Blogit
I'd be a little concerned if everyone agreed with me.
posted by
gomedome
on January 14, 2008 at 5:53 PM
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I liked your writing...
Even though I don't agree with your views, your writing is very good. I like the way you develop an idea and run with it. It kept me engaged and stirred up some emotions in me. By the way, I love God and I don't think I've ever thumped a Bible. Good stuff.
posted by
pelayo
on January 14, 2008 at 3:47 PM
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thoughtfulness - sorry but that suggestion cracked me up
The second it turns hostile, it is no longer sharing the luv
posted by
gomedome
on January 12, 2008 at 3:18 PM
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Maybe some people actually care about you enough to share the luv
posted by
thoughtfulness
on January 12, 2008 at 6:31 AM
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FineYoungSinger - thank you and thanx for stopping in
posted by
gomedome
on January 11, 2008 at 1:17 PM
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b2008 - I feel the website denotes the pre-occupation that some folks have
with meaningless symbolism.
As if President Bush, a born again Christian, would intentionally go around using a satanic salute? In all communication gestures, it is the intended sentiment that counts more than anything. It would be quite different if this satanic salute had some significant history or was well known but the fact is that it is an obscure gesture of questionable origins. Some people realy need to get a life, mind you, as a web traffic generating ploy it seems to be working.
posted by
gomedome
on January 11, 2008 at 1:16 PM
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you're always worth the click gomedome
posted by
FineYoungSinger
on January 11, 2008 at 6:19 AM
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Gomedome...
...since you don't believe in religion, can I assume you don't believe in satan also? Please tell me what you think of this:
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/signs_of_satan.htm
Thank you.
posted by
b2008
on January 10, 2008 at 11:57 PM
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ZenMom - probably even more amazing is the consideration of who the
educators are.
In most college faculties outside of religious institutions, there is an over representation of atheists and agnostics. Much the same as it is amongst MENSA membership, those who do not believe in God make up a much larger percentage than they do amongst the general populace. I think that the inability of education to remove irrational concepts from prevailing thought processes, goes to show the pervasiveness and effectiveness of religious social conditioning within the nurturing environment. It is such an overwhelming influence that it supercedes a number of other influences later in life, at least for most people.
posted by
gomedome
on January 10, 2008 at 11:52 PM
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I have a very important question, please...
...please see my email. I would appreciate your response as soon as if you don't mind. Thank you.
posted by
b2008
on January 10, 2008 at 9:13 PM
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College education
You're assuming that just because they went to college they were educated. I pretty much drank/drifted my way through college. It wasn't until I began educating myself by reading texts that I probably would never have come across in college that my eyes were opened to the nonsense of all religion. All my siblings went to college, yet I am the only non-believer among them. I really don't know how to explain it.
Zen
posted by
ZenMom
on January 10, 2008 at 8:05 PM
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Re: b2008 - I can be bought
hehehehehe............ too funny!
posted by
b2008
on January 10, 2008 at 6:23 PM
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b2008 - the thing that still amazes me is how someone can begin dialogue
with insults and then if they receive an insult in return, claim that they are the wounded party????
It's as if they think that anyone who voices a religious opinion different from their own is somehow obligated to suffer their abuse. And these aren't just isolated incidents, it happens so often as to defy logic. It always seems that those who proclaim to be the holiest or the most devout amongst us are the worst offenders. I'm going to do a post on this subject; here is an example of what I'm speaking of. One blogger awhile back started dialogue with me with the words "Burn in Hell Baby" . . . I responded sarcastically, he then lost it and accused me of insulting him . . . it is worth the read as it is rather funny: HERE
posted by
gomedome
on January 10, 2008 at 6:22 PM
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b2008 - I can be bought
posted by
gomedome
on January 10, 2008 at 6:04 PM
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...good guy, I meant!
posted by
b2008
on January 10, 2008 at 5:55 PM
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hallelujah hahahahaa...
...now I wish I could have seen that
. But I know what you mean cause I've read a few that you have received and I knew you would be ticked for sure. I still say you're a good buy!
posted by
b2008
on January 10, 2008 at 5:55 PM
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ZenMom - "Brainwashed" for lack of a better word
"Bible lobotomies" is probably a better term for some of these people. I just don't understand how people with college educations can believe the devil is real for example and ascribe so much validity to an ancient religious manuscript.
posted by
gomedome
on January 10, 2008 at 5:51 PM
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b2008 - that is certainly true in some cases but that doesn't explain why
some people go on the offensive.
There have been instances that have taken place right here on Blogit that could not by any stretch of the imagination be considered benevolent in nature. From obsessive stalking, to defamation campaigns, to promoted ostracism. Though by the twisted logic of those guilty of such things, they can somehow convince themselves they are doing some form of good. The very worst offender maintained a relentless defamation campaign against myself and a couple of others, all the while insisting that these actions were the promotion of goodness. The next worst offender attempted to get other bloggers to boycott my blogs. Both of them and a number of others, were cordial at first as they tried to sell me their beliefs but when I did not respond by saying "hallelujah, I see the light", they turned hostile. I wouldn't call any of these things spreadng joy.
posted by
gomedome
on January 10, 2008 at 5:46 PM
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Gomedome...
...couldn't it quite possibly be that people might want you to know how
they feel without trying to make
you feel the same way? Some people just like to spread their joy, or am I wrong?
posted by
b2008
on January 10, 2008 at 5:31 PM
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Brainwashed types
I don't think these people are "brainwashed", since brainwashing implies that one give up basic beliefs (religious, political, etc) only to take on and accept contrasting regimented ideas. These people suffer from a nasty case of the disease known as “religion”, passed on to them at birth by their parents/family. This is when the conditioning or indoctrination begins. Their goal in life now is to attempt to “brainwash” us so that we might be seduced into believing their silly little stories.
A’int gonna happen. 
Peace.
Zen
posted by
ZenMom
on January 10, 2008 at 2:01 PM
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sam444 - right on, the world would be a much better place if more people
had that attitude.
Actions can only be the sole indicator of whether or not someone practices what they preach. Pressuring someone to join a fan club based on the threat of unfavorable outcomes if they do not, are simply meaningless words.
posted by
gomedome
on January 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM
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I agree with your thoughts on people pushing God as the way of their faith dictates. I believe spirituality to be a personal journey and should only be discusses if clarification, questions, etc are initiated by the person himself. I would sooner fall off a ladder rather than talk to the folks who come into my neighborhood under the guise of something cloaked in deception which becomes demonstrative in nature. I raised my children in one religion and when they were young adults I switched to another faith that was more comfortable for me. It would be unconscionable for me to presume I could say anything about how they chose to worship. Faith is best served by works not words of conversion and the host of variables that accompany it. sam
posted by
sam444
on January 10, 2008 at 11:18 AM
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