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So, whose the next one to get the nice hat?
jaybug:
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I assume you are asking me, because I doubt you ask Burk anything. lol But yes I have. Pray more often now, it's like the short form to me. Do you?
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Dude, he's got the phDs not me.
Nikkoru:
Yes I have. It isn't equivalent to prayer. In fact, conceptually speaking meditation's diametrically opposed to prayer despite having religious significance in some contexts.
megido-rev.M:
Indeed.
Tiffanys:
I'd like to imagine that dragons existed but whatever gas made them light and allowed them to breath fire also ended up turning their remains to ash after they died. Of course, that's not to say I do...
In regards to prayer, I think it's a mental disorder akin to schizophrenia. In fact, I think most devoutly religious people suffer from this ailment. You know, those people who can see something with a seemingly obvious scientific explanation and say "it must have been the work of god!" and then when something bad happens they turn around and say "well, god must have a plan." Listening to these people I just can't help but feel bad for how pathetic they've become. It's just as bad as the damn primitives sacrificing people because they think the drought they're going through is punishment from their gods. People nowadays have equally ridiculous beliefs but we call it "faith," and somehow it's okay.
It's not okay... these people are sick, and they need help. They've mentally devolved back thousands of years...
Ixarku:
--- Quote from: Nikkoru on February 21, 2013, 05:51:19 AM ---Yes I have. It isn't equivalent to prayer. In fact, conceptually speaking meditation's diametrically opposed to prayer despite having religious significance in some contexts.
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I remember seeing one of those Discovery channel-type science programs where some scientist was doing MRIs or the like on people during prayer and during meditation, and found that a different area of the brain was active for people during prayer. Of course, he didn't draw any conclusions as to why this difference occurred, he just noted that it did occur.
--- Quote from: Burkingam on February 21, 2013, 05:01:53 AM ---Since when do government don't have a monopoly on incompetency, delusions and stupidity?
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You know, I'm sick of Americans using the "government is bad" excuse for not solving problems. It pisses me off because the people that fill those government positions are us. We put them there. If only the cream of the crap get elected, then the responsibility falls squarely on the American people for tolerating such incompetence. Conversely, if elected & appointed officials are a representative sample of Americans, then how sad are we as a people for putting so many incompetent boobs in power. The problem isn't this nebulous concept of big government -- the problem is American tolerance for mediocrity. So yeah Burk you are completely right -- the same pool of people wrecking things in the government are the same people who are wrecking things in the private sector.
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