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I Believe in Father Christmas
Anonymous:
There seems to be a lot of the 'God said it, I believe it, that settles it' kind of mindset here. How sad.
Fear believes--courage doubts. Fear falls up the earth and prays--- courage stands erect and thinks. Fear is barbarism---courage is civilization. Fear believes in witchcraft, devils and ghosts. Fear is religion, courage is science.
-Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and lecturer
We are the only species that is aware of our own mortality. That's a frightening load to be saddled with. How much easier is it to go through life believing that there is an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful father figure up there looking out for us and who will take care of us after we die. Comforting thought but born out of fear. I liken it to the people who believed that Thor was sitting up on his cloud throwing lightening bolts down at the poor mortals because they angered him in some way. They didn't know what lightening and thunder were, it was scary. With Thor they felt like they had some sort of control over their fate. If they behaved and didn't anger Thor then he wouldn't throw the bolts. If they did, he would. See any similarities???
Anonymous:
All these people you are quoting are you? Don't you have a mind of your own and can't use your own brain? You are brainwashed my sick friend.
Tony Stark:
I really can't believe all the fuss over the simple fact people celebrate xmas and want to steal it's true meaning in this "society". This place called Fornits' where all the dogs play and the swine trample. I'm glad not everybody here is like the moderators, because they must feel they are just running out of time, and have no faith in Jesus Christ.
Creationists make it sound like a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
--Isaac Asimov, Russian-born American author
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Anonymous:
I'm not a moderator but you got the part about no faith in Jesus Christ right.
And for the anon who says I don't have a mind of my own, I posted those in response to the idiot who said that Samuel Clemmons was schizophrenic because he didn't buy into the religion bullshit. I've stated my own opinions in my own language here many, many times. Apparently you haven't bothered to actually READ what was written. Selective memory.....seems to run rampant in religions.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2004-12-03 10:54:00, Anonymous wrote:
"All these people you are quoting are you? Don't you have a mind of your own and can't use your own brain? You are brainwashed my sick friend."
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Did you not see my original thought after the Ingersoll quote???? :roll: :roll: Guess not, so just for you here it is again:
--- Quote ---We are the only species that is aware of our own mortality. That's a frightening load to be saddled with. How much easier is it to go through life believing that there is an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful father figure up there looking out for us and who will take care of us after we die. Comforting thought but born out of fear. I liken it to the people who believed that Thor was sitting up on his cloud throwing lightening bolts down at the poor mortals because they angered him in some way. They didn't know what lightening and thunder were, it was scary. With Thor they felt like they had some sort of control over their fate. If they behaved and didn't anger Thor then he wouldn't throw the bolts. If they did, he would. See any similarities???
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