"God-squad" takeover?
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;P Funny, but show me a post that ends with "Allah is great, here is a website to go see about it" or "Buddha is great, here is a website you should go to" Why does a religion need to be peddled like dishwasher detergent or mutual funds anyway?
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods. - Ambrose BierceJohn Cardinal wrote: Why does a religion need to be peddled like dishwasher detergent What you means something like: Buy one God Get one Free. John Cardinal wrote: ...or mutual funds :confused: I'm guessing this is some sort of investment strategy.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell The Second EuroCPian Event will be in Brussels on the 4th of September Can't manage to P/Invoke that Win32 API in .NET? Why not do interop the wiki way!
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We have a few of those in Bournemouth. They have microphones and amps. They stop people in the street. Fortunately I'm a Catholic, and they hate those more than atheists. Do they honestly think they're going to convert people that way?
I saw some of them in Bristol, and I'm sorry but they really were self righteous b"£$%ards :mad: I'm not a religious person but there are many christians I respect for ther beliefs. These con artists are not amongst them. Why to I say this ? Because they are about dogma not faith and bully people into doing as they are told. The tigress is here :-D
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What's with all these people cheering for god in the tag lines of their posts these days here? Does anyone else find that incredibly annoying or is it just me? Shouldn't that be something personal like having dandruff or do you get brownie points from god the more you shake your personal belief "fist" in everyone else's faces? Most importantly: Can anyone suggest something I can put in my tagline that would really offend the god-squad while still conforming to cp posting rules?
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods. - Ambrose BierceJohn Cardinal wrote: What's with all these people cheering for god in the tag lines of their posts these days here? Does it really matter? It's their sig (and so their "territory", so to speak) and if quoting a bit of scripture or something helps them think they've done their bit for the cause, it means they're less likely to go and really bother people with street preaching and door knocking :-D. My sig sort of expresses my own religious beliefs too (or more accurately, the lack of :-)). So if it really bothers you, find a good quote yourself. You can have this one I considered using myself, if you like:
"I thought physics could be done to the glory of God, till I saw there wasn't any God at all and that physics was more interesting anyway. The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake, that's all."- from The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman. Change "physics" to "computing" and you get a very simplified version of my own religious experiences :rolleyes:
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I haven't seen any of those. Who are they? "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." James Madison, "Father of the U.S. Constitution"
Stan Shannon wrote: I haven't seen any of those. Who are they? Stan Shannon wrote: "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." James Madison, "Father of the U.S. Constitution" Some people might say that was somewhat ironic, Stan :-D
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John Cardinal wrote: Why does a religion need to be peddled like dishwasher detergent What you means something like: Buy one God Get one Free. John Cardinal wrote: ...or mutual funds :confused: I'm guessing this is some sort of investment strategy.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell The Second EuroCPian Event will be in Brussels on the 4th of September Can't manage to P/Invoke that Win32 API in .NET? Why not do interop the wiki way!
Colin Angus Mackay wrote: I'm guessing this is some sort of investment strategy. Yes. It's the Blaise Pascal's Wager fund :-)
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My sister was telling me how there are so many people in Australia that stand on the streets asking if people believe in God, and would they like to hear about God, and wouldn't it be great if they let God into their lives. That would irritate me no end.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell The Second EuroCPian Event will be in Brussels on the 4th of September Can't manage to P/Invoke that Win32 API in .NET? Why not do interop the wiki way!
Plenty of those in London. Saw and heard one yesterday at the F1 event with a loud hailer trying to convert the legions of F1 fans to Christianity. I personally believe in Schumacher. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Plenty of those in London. Saw and heard one yesterday at the F1 event with a loud hailer trying to convert the legions of F1 fans to Christianity. I personally believe in Schumacher. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
Paul Watson wrote: I personally believe in Schumacher I believe in Coultard, but not his engineering team. I've never seen anyone have so many problems with his car. And that air accident he was involved in a few years ago. I'm trying not to go off onto some wild consiracy theory about the whole thing but how unlucky can a person get?
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell The Second EuroCPian Event will be in Brussels on the 4th of September Can't manage to P/Invoke that Win32 API in .NET? Why not do interop the wiki way!
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John Cardinal wrote: What's with all these people cheering for god in the tag lines of their posts these days here? Who ? John Cardinal wrote: Does anyone else find that incredibly annoying or is it just me? It's probably not just you. There seems a general hypocrisy in the world that you're allowed to show support for transient things to the point of mania, but not anything eternal, in any degree at all. John Cardinal wrote: Shouldn't that be something personal like having dandruff or do you get brownie points from god the more you shake your personal belief "fist" in everyone else's faces? If I genuinely love someone, why would I want to keep it a secret ? How is a sig block shoving anything in anyones face ? If I put in my sig that I love my wife, would you be offended ? John Cardinal wrote: Can anyone suggest something I can put in my tagline that would really offend the god-squad while still conforming to cp posting rules? I am a small minded idiot ? I doubt very much that anyone has done anything to offend you - if you choose to be offended, you should stop and consider what personal problem this is a manifestation of. Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
With my tongue firmly in cheek, if I had a sig that said "Jesus is a c**t", would you be offended? ;) I have seen said T-shirt worn at rock festivals - soemthing to do with the band Cradle of Filth I think...
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With my tongue firmly in cheek, if I had a sig that said "Jesus is a c**t", would you be offended? ;) I have seen said T-shirt worn at rock festivals - soemthing to do with the band Cradle of Filth I think...
Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: With my tongue firmly in cheek, if I had a sig that said "Jesus is a c**t", would you be offended? No, not even a little bit. I'd regard it as a childish ploy to offend people, and a sign of immaturity/insecurity. If I felt cheeky, I might wander over and introduce myself, in order to explain why I disagree :P Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
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gregs wrote: Fortunately I'm a Catholic, and they hate those more than atheists :confused: Surely the would see you as "being on the same side", or it some sort of mini-Northern Ireland down there. gregs wrote: Do they honestly think they're going to convert people that way? I think someone just told them to spread the word so that is what they are doing. An Indian friend told me once that he was approched by this type of person. His response to "Do you believe in God?" flumoxed them long enough for him to get away. As he is a Hindu his reply was "Yes, I am believing in many Gods". But perhaps believing is not enough, regardless of the number of Gods: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3166191[^]
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell The Second EuroCPian Event will be in Brussels on the 4th of September Can't manage to P/Invoke that Win32 API in .NET? Why not do interop the wiki way!
Colin Angus Mackay wrote: Surely the would see you as "being on the same side", or it some sort of mini-Northern Ireland down there. Born-again Christians have always looked at Catholics as tools of Satan. That's why they're not Catholics. We just find them amusing.
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: Surely the would see you as "being on the same side", or it some sort of mini-Northern Ireland down there. Born-again Christians have always looked at Catholics as tools of Satan. That's why they're not Catholics. We just find them amusing.
gregs wrote: Catholics as tools of Satan :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That is just laughable.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell The Second EuroCPian Event will be in Brussels on the 4th of September Can't manage to P/Invoke that Win32 API in .NET? Why not do interop the wiki way!
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John Cardinal wrote: Can anyone suggest something I can put in my tagline that would really offend the god-squad while still conforming to cp posting rules? Look for a recent post by Daniel Ferguson. His sig ROCKS!!! "President Bush has promised he's going to establish elections in Iraq, he's going to rebuild the infrastructure and he's going to create jobs. And he said if it works there, he'll try it here." David Letterman
Hey, thanks Mike :-D
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. ~Stephen Roberts
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