Well nothing on Earth is perfect, so why waste your time here?
but IRL that's a terrible mentalitylike, blatantly terrible
Quote from: Mad Max on March 01, 2016, 04:22:22 PMWell nothing on Earth is perfect, so why waste your time here?Non-existence is perfect.
ok, verbatim.
Quote from: Mad Max on March 01, 2016, 04:26:47 PMok, verbatim.Solid response.
And life isn't. Either accept that and live your life, or refuse to and go back to that perfect nonexistence.
It's going to drive you mad to expect perfection from anything in the world.
Under my current belief system, I don't get to go back to non-existence.
The fuck is this shit?
I'm torn on it and wanted to hear some other thoughts on it.
That happens all the time with Religion, it's basically the reason Religion is still around because of how parents indoctrinate their children, There is a guy in the clouds.....
Yep. How often do you hear about someone who was raised in a non-religious house becoming religious later in life?
Quote from: Mad Max on March 01, 2016, 04:54:44 PMYep. How often do you hear about someone who was raised in a non-religious house becoming religious later in life?Me, though admittedly, I wouldn't really say I buy into it for theistic reasons just yet.
You're a Christian who doesn't believe in God? What.
I think the Bible makes a lot of pragmatic sense
I mean, if you live in the 1950's mentality that women and coloreds are below the white man, then I guess that makes sense.
Quote from: Mad Max on March 01, 2016, 05:07:48 PMI mean, if you live in the 1950's mentality that women and coloreds are below the white man, then I guess that makes sense.No, of course I don't think that. I probably shouldn't be having this conversation with you, anyway.
No opinion.Reproduction/raising a family is a waste of time and money.
Quote from: SecondClass on March 01, 2016, 04:29:30 PMAnd life isn't. Either accept that and live your life, or refuse to and go back to that perfect nonexistence.Under my current belief system, I don't get to go back to non-existence. Only children who are not born do not exist -- I still exist after death.QuoteIt's going to drive you mad to expect perfection from anything in the world.It's not about expecting perfection, it's about forming ideals to strive towards that, even if unachievable, still keep the bar high enough to force us as a species to transcend what's been done before.
It's depressing.
Quote from: SecondClass on March 01, 2016, 05:45:08 PMIt's depressing.I disagree. Having a finite amount of time to live is what makes it worth living.
Quote from: Eliab on March 01, 2016, 05:06:10 PM I think the Bible makes a lot of pragmatic senseI mean, if you live in the 1950's mentality that women and coloreds are below the white man, then I guess that makes sense.
Quote from: Mad Max on March 01, 2016, 05:07:48 PMQuote from: Eliab on March 01, 2016, 05:06:10 PM I think the Bible makes a lot of pragmatic senseI mean, if you live in the 1950's mentality that women and coloreds are below the white man, then I guess that makes sense.In his defense, he didn't say anything about race and gender. He only said that he finds the Bible to be a decent source of moral inspiration. At least that's what I got from his post.
Opinions on the raising of children by same-sex parents?
