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- 24 Nov 2010, 01:01
- Forum: General
- Topic: Interesting read
- Replies: 43
- Views: 65164
Re: Interesting read
I feel i should add this. I like to think that it's impossible to turn ones back irrevocably on faith, though that may be less true of worship. even after having another go at it i don't think i managed to capture what i was after. damn nuanced topic. read worship above as 'specific type of worship...
- 22 Nov 2010, 11:30
- Forum: General
- Topic: Interesting read
- Replies: 43
- Views: 65164
Re: Interesting read
Mew - I was referring to very early Europe, where in many nations the firstborn of an aristocratic family became the ruler in waiting whilst all sequent sons generally went into the priesthood. I got that. It's that society and culture has changed so much that people of faith are falling out of fav...
- 20 Nov 2010, 21:20
- Forum: General
- Topic: Interesting read
- Replies: 43
- Views: 65164
Re: Interesting read
... nor do I particularly get most western religions, they all seem to be a simple, brilliant way of controlling early populations whilst (in Europe at least) providing a sort of 'arch-government' structure that sat above all the city states and kingdoms that existed at the time... Strangely enough...
- 19 Nov 2010, 00:58
- Forum: General
- Topic: Interesting read
- Replies: 43
- Views: 65164
Re: Interesting read
he performed miracles and when thanked, he told people to redirect their thanks to God Todays modern miracles can be as simple as not being a complete dickhole =] Hahaha. Made my day. Jesus, God, Allah, the bible, the quran are all very well and good... it's usually their fan clubs that I can't sta...
- 17 Nov 2010, 22:30
- Forum: Videos/Pics
- Topic: Another new wonderful webcomic
- Replies: 139
- Views: 1202755
- 17 Nov 2010, 20:53
- Forum: General
- Topic: Interesting read
- Replies: 43
- Views: 65164
Re: Interesting read
/Derail Here's an actual post from one the other forums I frequent from a Christian who believes in demons possessing him and witches casting spells on him - YES, the fact he's religious and believes in these things are related. I know it's not a fair sample to base an perspective on, but it IS fun ...
- 17 Nov 2010, 15:53
- Forum: General
- Topic: Interesting read
- Replies: 43
- Views: 65164
Re: Interesting read
I find that pretty interesting because if thats the case, then maybe some of the rules we abide by today in our culture can be removed when our understanding increases again. Rationale people with sound minds might consider this, but I think you're underestimating how fanatical some religious folk ...
- 22 Oct 2010, 17:58
- Forum: Videos/Pics
- Topic: just like IRL...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4400
- 12 Oct 2010, 13:47
- Forum: Videos/Pics
- Topic: Those awesome pictures you saved and never used again...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20015
- 12 Oct 2010, 02:31
- Forum: Videos/Pics
- Topic: Those awesome pictures you saved and never used again...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20015
- 12 Oct 2010, 02:14
- Forum: News and Current Affairs
- Topic: Ex-paratrooper killed in industrial blender
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15589
Re: Ex-paratrooper killed in industrial blender
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8014405/Ex-paratrooper-killed-in-industrial-blender.html I have mixed feelings about this. Somewhere, Mewseph is cringi- waitaminute? Who are you, and why have you logged on with Mews' account? I just hate shitty puns. A well executed pun should be considered ...
- 08 Oct 2010, 17:36
- Forum: News and Current Affairs
- Topic: Ex-paratrooper killed in industrial blender
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15589
- 03 Oct 2010, 19:14
- Forum: Videos/Pics
- Topic: All Blacks advertisement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5646
Re: All Blacks advertisement
It is.
It's a copy of an NFL series of ads and some tennis player who hit a Coke can of a dudes head at a filming set.
Here's the NFL ones; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuQp2Wnnyok
It's a copy of an NFL series of ads and some tennis player who hit a Coke can of a dudes head at a filming set.
Here's the NFL ones; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuQp2Wnnyok
- 29 Sep 2010, 15:45
- Forum: Videos/Pics
- Topic: Pokemon: Apokélypse
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3740
Re: Pokemon: Apokélypse
It's so bad it's good!