Originally Posted By utahjosh X, sometimes I wish I had more time and less scruples, because sometimes I want to go around bashing your belief system. But I don't, and I really don't want to do that, but it's nice to fantasize about for like 10 seconds.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I believe there is much more "reason" and validity to an actual belief in God.*** You can believe whatever you want, but that doesn't make it true. Like I said, the Tooth Fairy "might" exist too, but I don't believe it personally. There is nothing, NOTHING reasonable or valid in believing in some magical everlasting superbeing.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***X, sometimes I wish I had more time and less scruples, because sometimes I want to go around bashing your belief system.*** Go ahead, if you think you even know what it is. Anyway, you've proven your personal level of "scruples" through your prejudiced statements and efforts. If you went on the attack towards me, it wouldn't surprise me one bit. I'd probably find it amusing. So, go for it.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka ***X, sometimes I wish I had more time and less scruples, because sometimes I want to go around bashing your belief system.*** But Josh obviously has lots of time and absence of scruples when it comes to bashing homosexuals. Maybe you should get a boyfriend, X. Then he'd find a bit more time for you.
Originally Posted By Mr X Agreed. Josh jumps right over bashing and straight to outright attacking their civil liberties. Far worse than simple bashing.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins If only those like utahjosh could just keep their silly beliefs to themselves and not use them to hurt others. Still, the waste of their own lives would be sad, but all our country wouldn't have to suffer.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I would say that telling people their relationships are inferior to his and the other ridiculous lies and ideas he's said about gays is bashing. Of course you wouldn't think so, Doug because you, too, spout the same things he does. He has demanded more respect for his magic underwear than he is willing to give other human beings. He acts upset when people discuss things about his religion yet actively campaigns against homosexuals having the same rights he enjoys. That's bashing. His idea that he somehow has more scruples and is more moral than everyone else (who isn't glassy-eyed Mormon) doesn't have the whole truth. More bashing.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Great. More hate from the godless. >>> You're getting closer and closer to showing your hand, Douglas. Also, I can't think of anyone on here that has shown more hate in general over time than the very Godful person from your own state who used to post here. But that never seemed to upset you much. It's almost as if you think being "Godless" is far worse than being hateful.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***It's almost as if you think being "Godless" is far worse than being hateful.*** Liddy Dole certainly thought as much.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Speaking of another Liddy, specifically of the G. Gordon variety, I was surprised to see him hawking gold coins on advertising on the Fox News channel. I know that he has a very conservative talk radio show, but to be a spokesman selling goods, it's interesting that the company thinks the target market of Fox News viewers would find that someone with a felony record is a qualified investment spokesman. The thinking must be that it doesn't matter what the background of the person is, he's a "good guy" if he spouts the correct propaganda.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Liddy Dole certainly thought as much. >>> I used to have a great deal of respect for her.
Originally Posted By Mr X Actually, I did too. Not any more though. What a pathetic, graceless way to exit the public arena!
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The thinking must be that it doesn't matter what the background of the person is, he's a "good guy" if he spouts the correct propaganda.*** Looking at the parade of "experts" trotted out this year, their sole qualification seeming to be that they had something negative to say about Obama, certainly seems to support that (and not only Fox News either!).
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <I can't think of anyone on here that has shown more hate in general over time than the very Godful person from your own state who used to post here.> I can think of several. It must be sad and empty to not be able to conceive of something greater than yourself. That's probably what makes the godless so petty and spiteful.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***It must be sad and empty to not be able to conceive of something greater than yourself.*** No. It's very enlightening, actually. ***That's probably what makes the godless so petty and spiteful.*** Yes, because the "godful" (is that the proper term?) are so devoid of any sort of pettiness and spitefulness... Right?
Originally Posted By Mr X At least you are finally being honest about your faith, Doug. What religion are you, anyway? I'm guessing some sort of evangelical Protestant, but that's just a guess of course (heck, you very well could be Mormon for all I know...do you believe in the planet Kolob as the home planet of Jesus and Satan as being his brother? Would such beliefs on my part relieve me of my pettiness and spitefulness?
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh I'm not any religion. However, I'm not so afraid of the religious that I'd insult them or deny them their civil liberties, like some here.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf <I can't think of anyone on here that has shown more hate in general over time than the very Godful person from your own state who used to post here.> "I can think of several. It must be sad and empty to not be able to conceive of something greater than yourself. That's probably what makes the godless so petty and spiteful." What I have always found interesting that those who preach about a loving God also (seemingly unknowingly) make that God out to be a hateful person. That God that some of you religious people preach IMHO is a clear reflection of His creators - you. If there is a God (and I genuinely hope there is) I suspect He/She/It is nothing like us. Otherwise there would be nothing godlike about it.
