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Please Explain ...; Need help understanding RANDOM ...
Topic Started: Apr 11 2008, 05:34 PM (427 Views)
Eral
Kopi Luwak
I always feel sad when I see cartoons like the one about The Stork from vhment.
I like plumbing. I like supermarkets. I like heating and airconditioning and my dryer. I like deer too. The idea that that they are mutually exclusive is very sad. Yes, yes, I know "where every prospect pleases and only man is vile" but give me a break. I'm quite nice, really.

I'm afraid I don't pay any mind to population control theories. China has population control. It's working brilliantly. :dictator:

Developed countries have their population under control. Educated women= less babies. It's a fact. It's the poor countries that have populations they can't support. And guess what? Disease, war, starvation, earthquake, flood and cyclone kill them. Nature isn't as vulnerable as she looks, as Regullus has pointed out.

Also, I note the irony of using the sophisticated communication system that is the InterNet to preach the blessing of not having it. :sarcasticeyeroll:

Umm Krazy: Catholics don't have "the end of the world is nigh" syndrome. At first I thought it was because we are focussed on how disgusting we are right now. Doomsday? I'll worry about that later, thanks.
But then I realised, no: we have absolution for our sins. Yep, pop into the confessional, admit how disgusting you are, you and God are good. (Until next week.) Doomsday? Bring it on!
Protestants threw the baby out with the bath water.
I am rather proud I figured this out all by myself. :smart:
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lara
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Kopi Luwak
I just don't believe in hell, unless this is it, or perhaps living for eternity with a full understanding of the evil you did when you were alive is enough of a hell.
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But then I realised, no: we have absolution for our sins. Yep, pop into the confessional, admit how disgusting you are, you and God are good. (Until next week.) Doomsday? Bring it on!


How convenient. Utter crap, but I suppose you need something to stop you going mad from guilt. How about just not sinning in the first place? Oh wait, that's right, practically everything is a sin in the eyes of the Catholic Church.

Odd that you talk about population control whilst saying how wonderful Catholicism is, a religion that prohibits birth control. Hmm... (I notice you didn't note the irony in that....)

My idea would be to scrap all religion and stop all this crap arising in the first place, but yet it seems the education that you praise so highly is still failing to stop this sort of nonsense. What a pity.

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I am rather proud I figured this out all by myself


A bit more rational thought and you wouldn't be a Catholic (or even religious) at all. My advice, read Dawkins until the message sinks in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsI5pSS_tuY

3 mins 15 onwards.

Still proud of your religion?
"Well, ‘course dis one’s betta! It’s lotz ‘eavier, and gots dem spikey bitz on de ends. "
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Regullus
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Is everything a sin in Catholicism?

Changed the title so I can ask this question.

The other day I brought a Paul Newman organic soda in a glass bottle (I know, how pretentious but in my defense it was blackberry). I took one sip of my delicious sparkling beverage and almost spit it out because it was soooo sweet.

I looked at the nutrtion label and discovered it contained 28 grams of sugar. :huh1:

That's a little less sugar than candy, it's 2x the amount of sugar in a sweetened cereal. It's a lot sweeter than ginger ale, coke and pepsi contain 10 and 11 gs..

WTH is this soda producer thinking?
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I'd like to add that at this point I have taken my Spider Jerusalem action figure and tied his wrist to my Cassidy (from Preacher) action figure just so I can work out which positions are feasible with them and which aren't.

Read that and weep, internet. Weep!

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Krazy
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Well, if you are going to confession every week, then probably yes...

As for the drink, it's pure wholesome sugar so it must be doing you good. Although if it was sparkling that means it was carbonated, and carbonated drinks are bad for you, m'kay?
"Well, ‘course dis one’s betta! It’s lotz ‘eavier, and gots dem spikey bitz on de ends. "
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Eral
Kopi Luwak
Krazy, please stop accusing me of believing in things I don't. If other people want to believe in religion and they don't hurt anyone else or try to impose their views on others, then I don't have a problem with them. I don't hold religious beliefs myself. I am still trying to recover from being brought up with them.

Regullus: when I was a kid it certainly seemed that way. :bw: Every time I turned around there was someone pointing to the confessional.
It's different now, thank God. George Pell has introduced a distressing "These are The Rules" and "Don't argue with the man in the pointy hat" segue in doctrinal guidelines, but the message now is about choosing, love, happiness, belonging, family. Much more attractive to the customers. I have no idea why George thinks the good old days were good, but I know he's not a popular guy.

As for the drink: we tend think "organic" means "healthy". Like those "fat free" labels. <_< The amount of sugar they put in to replace the fat is criminal.
We have to remember: they are out to get our money. They don't care about us. Suspect everything. :ph43r:

Why are carbonated drinks bad for you?
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Eral
Kopi Luwak
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/feb/02/water.food

Joe Jackson was right. Everything gives you cancer. :(
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Yes. It does. Life is a terminal illness. Now please excuse me, I'm going to go have a glass of bourbon and a plate of bacon.
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