Top 10 sings you are a Fundamentalist Christian
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Oakman wrote:
Could be, I won't claim I am perfect.
What?!? :-)
Oakman wrote:
But my objection to it is the substitution of insults for humor.
Isn't much humour predicated on some sort of twisted insult?
Oakman wrote:
In the long run, I find most true believers hilarious
I demand that you retract that insult...
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digital man wrote:
will want to crucify you for your terrible blasphemy. I say, however, that is their cross to bear.
No, that's funny. btw: there's a midground between calling it blasphemy and finding it hilarious.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
It is not hilarious, I admit that. But it funny because it points out the absurdity of being a fundamentalist or taking your religion too seriously. Most people, especially programmers who are good at logical thinking, know that God (if she exists) granted us the ability to reason but didn't give us the tools to know the answers to the big questions. We'll never know exactly how we got here or why were here. You can search your whole life but you'll never find the answer. That is what being human is all about. If someone really believed 100% that they were going to spend eternity in heaven then all this bullshit would go away and they would just be sitting around smoking dope all day praying to die so that they could be in heaven...
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
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Oakman wrote:
In the long run, I find most true believers hilarious - and that includes (but is not limited to) atheists, christians, mormons, muslims, jeffersonians [Wink] , and hindus.
well said. 5.
THIS is the way and the truth: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster[^] Everything else is patently nonsense.
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Let me be the first to shriek, "Atheist trolling!" :~
Nope. I got the list in an email and I just posted it. I'm not atheist or christian or anything else. I don't know, I won't know, and I leave it at that.
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It is not hilarious but it is funny. Fundamentalists of all religions are fools and they are funny and sometimes scary. It is no different if you are a crazy Muslim killing people so you can be with 40 virgins or if you are a crazy Christian convinced everyone else is going to spend eternity in hell for not being exactly like you. I didn't write the list, I just got it in an email.
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My idea of humor (true): A t-shirt on a biker at the HOG (Harley Owners Group) convention in Sydney (no - the other one, in Canada) read: If you can read this, the bitch fell off.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Nope. I got the list in an email and I just posted it. I'm not atheist or christian or anything else. I don't know, I won't know, and I leave it at that.
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
That was a little joke. :)
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THIS is the way and the truth: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster[^] Everything else is patently nonsense.
Now that is funny. An excellent parody.
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THIS is the way and the truth: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster[^] Everything else is patently nonsense.
digital man wrote:
THIS is the way and the truth:
No, The Church of All Worlds is: "Come in and sit a spell, and get to know each other in this sacred space. We cast the circle here to give us the chance to practice one of the core values in CAW - growing closer; the development of an intimate spiritual family - what we call the Tribe of CAW, or the grok flock. So gather round the fire, take a sip of cool, clear, life giving water when the chalice passes your way, and share your life, your loves, your joys and sorrows, knowing that you are surrounded by Water Kin." (When they talk about sharing your loves, they mean exactly that!)
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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That was a little joke. :)
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My idea of humor (true): A t-shirt on a biker at the HOG (Harley Owners Group) convention in Sydney (no - the other one, in Canada) read: If you can read this, the bitch fell off.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
:laugh::laugh::laugh: That's a good one. I'll have to keep an eye out for that since we get a lot of biker's cruising by here during the summer.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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That was a little joke. :)
Often so true in the soapbox.
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
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Oakman wrote:
If you can read this, the bitch fell off.
Wouldn't that be insulting to the "bitch" and thus insult your delicate humor sensibilities? ;)
Mike Mullikin wrote:
Wouldn't that be insulting to the "bitch" and thus insult your delicate humor sensibilities
Not if it were worn by a woman. ;) I must admit I am much more likely to peruse t-shirts worn by women. :-O
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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It is not hilarious, I admit that. But it funny because it points out the absurdity of being a fundamentalist or taking your religion too seriously. Most people, especially programmers who are good at logical thinking, know that God (if she exists) granted us the ability to reason but didn't give us the tools to know the answers to the big questions. We'll never know exactly how we got here or why were here. You can search your whole life but you'll never find the answer. That is what being human is all about. If someone really believed 100% that they were going to spend eternity in heaven then all this bullshit would go away and they would just be sitting around smoking dope all day praying to die so that they could be in heaven...
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
ToddHileHoffer wrote:
Most people, especially programmers who are good at logical thinking,
Logic always depends on a priori postulates. If you start off by postulating that the moon is made of green cheese you can create a very logical train of thought which involves giant mice living on the dark side of the moon. Rational thought is what is needed, and in my experience, programmers are more likely to be irrational that many other professions. Except for me, of course.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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ToddHileHoffer wrote:
Most people, especially programmers who are good at logical thinking,
Logic always depends on a priori postulates. If you start off by postulating that the moon is made of green cheese you can create a very logical train of thought which involves giant mice living on the dark side of the moon. Rational thought is what is needed, and in my experience, programmers are more likely to be irrational that many other professions. Except for me, of course.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Rational thought of course also depends on a priori postulates, the usefulness of rationality being one of the more common and less controversial. What is needed is thought based on a conciously acknowledged set of genuinely fundamental beliefs that are consistent with reality and time invariant. Thank God he has provided everything necessary for just such a system of beliefs.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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digital man wrote:
Oh come now: if that had been about muslims you'd have laughed.
Could be, I won't claim I am perfect. But my objection to it is the substitution of insults for humor. You can see, by my tongue-lashing thread which isn't hard to find, that it's not a matter of my not finding some Christians and their short-sightedness very funny. In the long run, I find most true believers hilarious - and that includes (but is not limited to) atheists, christians, mormons, muslims, jeffersonians ;) , and hindus.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Rational thought of course also depends on a priori postulates, the usefulness of rationality being one of the more common and less controversial. What is needed is thought based on a conciously acknowledged set of genuinely fundamental beliefs that are consistent with reality and time invariant. Thank God he has provided everything necessary for just such a system of beliefs.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
What is needed is thought based on a conciously acknowledged set of genuinely fundamental beliefs that are consistent with reality and time invariant.
well said
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Thank God he has provided everything necessary for just such a system of beliefs.
For you? Sure. For me? Not so much.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
What is needed is thought based on a conciously acknowledged set of genuinely fundamental beliefs that are consistent with reality and time invariant.
well said
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Thank God he has provided everything necessary for just such a system of beliefs.
For you? Sure. For me? Not so much.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Oakman wrote:
For you?
yep.
Oakman wrote:
For me? Not so much.
now that is sad.
Mike - typical white guy. The USA does have universal healthcare, but you have to pay for it. D'oh. Thomas Mann - "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." The NYT - my leftist brochure. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”. God doesn't believe in atheists, therefore they don't exist.
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Oakman wrote:
For you?
yep.
Oakman wrote:
For me? Not so much.
now that is sad.
Mike - typical white guy. The USA does have universal healthcare, but you have to pay for it. D'oh. Thomas Mann - "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." The NYT - my leftist brochure. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”. God doesn't believe in atheists, therefore they don't exist.
Mike Gaskey wrote:
yep.
Now, that is sad.
Mike Gaskey wrote:
now that is sad.
For me? Not so much. Big world, innit?
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Mike Gaskey wrote:
yep.
Now, that is sad.
Mike Gaskey wrote:
now that is sad.
For me? Not so much. Big world, innit?
Vincent Reynolds wrote:
Big world, innit?
and obviously accommodates all types.
Mike - typical white guy. The USA does have universal healthcare, but you have to pay for it. D'oh. Thomas Mann - "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." The NYT - my leftist brochure. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”. God doesn't believe in atheists, therefore they don't exist.