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wait... wait.... this is being shot from a helicopter? wtf? Who in their right mind thinks this story is interesting or relevant enough to justify having aerial shots?
Here's everything that should have been said or done with this story (maybe with a single picture to go along with the story):
"A cat was stuck on top of a cactus for 3 days, and finally came down on his own".
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in case anyone's wondering, they're brazilian.
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I feel somewhat divided about this...
Now not only does her daughter have to go through life as an orphan (i'm sure her uncle and aunt are nice people, but i doubt that it's the exact same thing), she will also go through life knowing her mother died to try and avoid hurting her.
I dunno.. it's just sad.
Much bad is done in the name of religion.
Drives me crazy.
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Yeah. I think we can both agree that's just insane. But I'll bet you all it takes is 1 single born-again christian up the organization ladder to see the word "atheist" and freak the fuck out.
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Here's something we can agree on...
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/10/17/dont-believe-in-g
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This sucks. Like, big time.
This is where religion and the fear of backlash from religious people is strangling good sense and actually creates harm.
Frosts my ass.
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/10/17/dont-believe-in-god
This sucks. Like, big time.
This is where religion and the fear of backlash from religious people is strangling good sense and actually creates harm.
Frosts my ass.
It doesn't matter if they do the good things because they wrap themselves religion or wrap themselves in any moral code. In their minds, they are doing good because of their religion. They have a banner to gather around, creating community. And from that sense of not feeling alone, they do bigger and better things.
THEY need the religion to gather. They don't get it from other means. It is their choice.
It doesn't matter that you don't need that artificial structure to feel connected. They need that artificial structure. And from that artificial structure, good things flow.
Deny it all you want. People do good things in the name of religion all the time.
That is my sole and only point. And yes, I am 100% correct.
Here's an example.
My Baptist cousin had a bad relationship with her mother. Bad. It took decades for her to deal with it. But she suffered from that relationship the vast majority of her life. Finally, she got some psychological relief through Bible study. Nothing else worked for her. She is now a happier and more content person.
So some good came from religion. My cousin feels better.
I am 100% correct.
That is an easy thing to "win" though. No good, ever, at all, ever in the history of the world? You can't possibly be correct.
This all doesn't matter. You believe what you believe. Just as dogmatically as any religion. My other main point.
And calling people's name is not normally productive, I would agree on that. But i think a time should come where stupidity should be called out. just that!
And as I said, nothing good comes from religion, because of the point I said before. Would your brother stop being a good person if he wasn't a mormon? If he would, then you're right, and you win.
"I am 100% correct" .... WOW. seriously? And I'm the fundamentalist who is absolutely right?
Man, spare me. I have better things to do.
>> ^bareboards2:
Oh, I read every thing you wrote.
And I think you do want to reach into other people's minds and edit what they think. You repeat it over and over. (And calling people names is not productive nor particularly intellectually rigorous.)
You also speculated and made up a lot of stories about a lot of things that I never said, and certainly do not believe. You might consider sticking to what I actually say. It makes any debate stay on track.
You say nothing good comes from religion. I say some good comes from religion. That is where I started in this conversation, and I have never wavered from my main point.
I am pretty good at seeing two sides, or three sides to any situation. However, in this case, I am 100% correct. I see evidence of some good coming from religion all the time.
If you don't, then I repeat my conclusion that you are indistinguishable from die-hard fundamentalists who see the world only through the prism of their own belief.
I love atheism, I love the rigorous intelligent analysis it represents.
I do not like atheism when it becomes indistinguishable from fundamentalist religion.
Don't know what else there is to say about this. I can keep repeating myself, if you want.