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Message 1924999 - Posted: 17 Mar 2018, 1:50:56 UTC - in response to Message 1924972.  

As I say to the Jehovah Witnesses when they come to the front door, "I'm Jewish". Stops any further discussion and they move on.

I do the same thing - only I insert Catholic. It's true, I was raised Catholic, but there's no wall between that and science(at least for me). My friend, however, gets rather sanctimonious, and the worst part about it, is she said to me, "You want to see your mother again, don't you?" She was referring to my lackadaisical agnosticism, and I found her question very offensive. It implies I'm somehow a less valuable person, or I don't love and miss my mother, just because I don't have a dogmatic religious belief system.

I get that a lot when I reveal to others my extreme agnosticism. This is something I rarely do. If someone chooses to believe in a supreme being that is their choice and I have no problem with it, as long as they don't try to reform my beliefs in their image.

I also wonder if they really have a concept of what "forever" is. I know I wouldn't want to spend "forever" hanging out with members of my family or even my best friends.
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Message 1925072 - Posted: 17 Mar 2018, 16:46:13 UTC - in response to Message 1925065.  

There's a new sheriff Bible in town that is outstripping all religions :-)

Social Media.

It's more addictive than any substance :-)

It is addictive that is true, but it is not a religion with a deity as such. Unless you call Apple's Steve Jobs a god, and believe he will return to save mankind.

Then they may realise that this is a board they promised to stay out of :-)

This isn't politic politics, and I never promised anything, I chose to opt out.

It is addictive and to persons who suffer from addiction problems, they are unable to walk away from it, even for short periods. They can rationalize a quick dip of the toe as being nothing. They may need a 12 step program to be able to function again in real life.

Not sure what Apple's Steve Jobs has to do with being a deity or social media. He didn't invent Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, or even AIM before that, or any others.
Apple does make a device you can use to reach them, but so does Samsung and a host of other companies and Apple isn't even the biggest market share of smartphones.

One wonders if the mention of Apple was a political kvetch?

Sigh.
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Message 1925207 - Posted: 18 Mar 2018, 18:26:51 UTC

.....and don't try to convert me, or influence my life......


Yep Politicians-URGED ON by Scientist/Atheists-are NOT-Through Their MEDIA LIckSpittles-BRAIN BOMBING(aka CONVERTING & INFLUENCING) All Peoples of dA World with Their 'SCIENTIFIC' 'FACTs' FINDINGs', Other 'SCIENTIFIC' 'TRUTHs' and 'PHILOSOPHIEs'; To Make BELIEVERs of ALL Peoples to 'Their' AGENDAs; BIASEs; and 'Other' 'BEST fO HuWoManKind' Life MOVEMENTs fO Our 'BETTERMENT'.

Yeah. NO CONVERSION and INFLUENCE at All by 'SCIENTISTs' and 'ATHEISTs'.

ALL in dA NAME of YOUR BEST LIFE POSSIBLE. aka RELIGION.

BRAINWASH; INFLUENCE; and CONVERT My Yap

May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!!
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Message 1925229 - Posted: 18 Mar 2018, 20:37:53 UTC

Yawn.
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Message 1925234 - Posted: 18 Mar 2018, 21:11:34 UTC - in response to Message 1925207.  

Oh
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Message 1925263 - Posted: 18 Mar 2018, 23:05:54 UTC

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Message 1925325 - Posted: 19 Mar 2018, 12:53:33 UTC
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I never was.
am always to be.
No one ever saw me,
nor ever will
and yet I am the confidence of all
to live and breathe
on this terrestrial ball.
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Message 1925328 - Posted: 19 Mar 2018, 13:40:22 UTC - in response to Message 1925327.  

That maybe boyo, but "real" deep thinkers will realise that it is an apt 1st page for all religious books.
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Message 1925483 - Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 11:16:42 UTC - in response to Message 1925482.  

The following is more apt for religious books. First suggested by British Mark S.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

You forgot to say Chris that page is kept locked up never to be released in the Vatican archives along with the 3rd thingy of Fatima , lists of ALL the NAZI's the Catholic church helped escape " punishment " and probably a f- ing big list of all the " nonce / kiddy fiddling paedo " priests that they know about !!!
Life is what you make of it :-)

When i'm good i'm very good , but when i'm bad i'm shi#eloads better ;-) In't I " buttercups " p.m.s.l at authoritie !!;-)
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