I say it is irrationality that gives way to extremism. I say it is rational thought that squashes extremism, and we should be peacefully intolerant of irrationality.
When did you stop believing in god?
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I say it is irrationality that gives way to extremism. I say it is rational thought that squashes extremism, and we should be peacefully intolerant of irrationality.
Genius Gone Insane
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For the record I think it is childish that people would get offended at a cartoon. I think it’s ridiculous. But like mashreef said, these people are 100 years behind the times. They are not educated enough to understand why they are irrational. Pissing them off is not going to make them any more rational.
Also for the record it appears that most people here do not want that picture taken down. And since that is the majority opinion, though I disagree with it, I do not think it should be taken down.
Also for the record it appears that most people here do not want that picture taken down. And since that is the majority opinion, though I disagree with it, I do not think it should be taken down.
Skinny Viking
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exactly
and in case they feel a little lost at 1st, this should help guide them down a happier path
DanLights
Santa Hat Forever
So you're threatening to kill Jeff over that picture, insist that freedom of speech is bad because it makes people act like animals, and then have the balls to say religion made you a good person? You should not only be banned, you should have the police called on you.
John_C
formerly Skeksis268
Which is exactly what the first part of my post - that you didn't quote - said, did it not?
John_C
formerly Skeksis268
A very important point. Deliberately pissing people off doesn't tend to help change their minds.
drew_drummer
Dancefap
Whilst that may be true, neither is leaving them to their own devices.
I know this isn't exactly related, but from about 7:00 onwards, this video is pretty relevant:
I know this isn't exactly related, but from about 7:00 onwards, this video is pretty relevant:
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JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
Drew do you actually sit around and watch videos like this on YouTube? I want to teabag this guy to death, who watches this shit? 
drew_drummer
Dancefap
Drew do you actually sit around and watch videos like this on YouTube? I want to teabag this guy to death, who watches this shit?
I'm a fucking neo-nerd bro!! I drink beer, eat burgers, watch Youtube vids, and try to get laid as much as I can.
kaomao
Member
lanky noob
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With all due respect, unless i'm misunderstanding, you just said "we don't have freedom of speech which is great because it stops us from acting like animals even if it means we're 100 years behind the UK/USA", implying that people in these developed countries act like animals.
You then proceeded to state the fact that your country is in a civil war.
Bangladesh also has 2.7 intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants as opposed to the United Kingdom's 1.2
I'm not the sharpest knife in the box but even I can tell that makes almost no sense.
Also assuming you are Muslim (I haven't read it anywhere but i'm guessing so based purely on your geographical location), just because Jefftd is a non-believer, despite what Islam may say, it doesn't give you the right to kill.
It's shit like that that really fucks me off with religion. "Because i'm religious it's okay for me to kill people, treat women as inferiors, live by a set of outdated repressive rules and brutally murder homosexuals"
That last paragraph wasn't a direct attack at you, but jesus christ (pun unintentional) does it piss me off
Contra Studio
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One of the most awesome thing we as man have is the right to believe or deny... As a strong believer in God I am in no way phased when other bash, attack, dog, or try to destroy my foundation in my faith. So when Jeff poops a pic of Muhammad or Deiced pic of Christ getting wolfed down but monster mash it's meh. I respect others views even if their not my own. Me attacking others for not sharing my faith is foolish.....
SocialNumb
Damn Christians!
SocialNumb
Damn Christians!
This might be the most stupid thing I've read in a long while. Gotta love that last bit.
Protip: We are animals, therefore act like animals. :Spin:
drew_drummer
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kaomao
Member
this thread needs to be saved, here's some titties
some "gay" deleted my titties pic, but left the butt pic of skinny, thank you gay guy
Melb_shredder
Orpheus: Melodic Death
I have to stand by this as my 'of similar feelings' post. While I'm not necessarily a strong believer in 'God' I agree wholeheartedly in the sense that if YOU are offended that someone attacks your belief or makes fun of it, then it's on YOU to get the fuck over it. You believe something that is exactly that, a belief, not a fact... So someone else who DOESN'T believe as you do has no right to question or joke?? Come on, even I laugh heartily at jokes about my own ideals/ beliefs and nationality!
I just can't see life being too fun if you're getting insulted by everything
I wish I got to see Jeff's post to be honest!
xFkx
gain induction
I have to stand by this as my 'of similar feelings' post. While I'm not necessarily a strong believer in 'God' I agree wholeheartedly in the sense that if YOU are offended that someone attacks your belief or makes fun of it, then it's on YOU to get the fuck over it. You believe something that is exactly that, a belief, not a fact... So someone else who DOESN'T believe as you do has no right to question or joke?? Come on, even I laugh heartily at jokes about my own ideals/ beliefs and nationality!
I just can't see life being too fun if you're getting insulted by everything
well, that's not so easy, sometimes you have to tell the other party to fuck off and you have the right to it... all of this is pretty tough to balance out and is a case to case thing
all in all, I just wish that all discussions or arguments can move our minds towards a world where there is less violence and crimes and more lesbian porn
Melb_shredder
Orpheus: Melodic Death
:') beautiful words man! That lesbian porn really needs to be the uniting factor here!
Ermz
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I can't remember exactly when I stopped believing, but it would have been right around the time I started to notice trends like this emerging: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/402381.article
I came to realize that the more I learned about the world, the more I formed self-fulfilling patterns of reasoning, and the less I 'needed' to believe in something unsubstantiated. As I grew up and became a cynical bastard I started outright warring against religious belief. I no longer do as I'm too tired and feel that the problem will sort itself out over time, as the traffic of global information becomes ever more free. I still believe that organized religion is a prime source of much of the world's abhorrence, wastefulness, and a shelter for those who are intolerant, idiotic, masochistic, pedophilic and otherwise vile. I also believe that it's a shackle which many good-natured people don't need as much as they think they do. It also saddens me to see otherwise intellectual individuals warring with their own reasoning in order to rationalize a belief in religion which is anything other than rational, but rather a byproduct of their upbringing that they cannot divide from themselves. The religious institutions are often nothing more than business entities that draws a leader-caste megalomaniacal enough to want power and wealth at the cost of others, much like politics and commercial enterprise do.
Using the Catholic faith as a baseline, I believe that teaching children from a very young age that a mythical character 'died' for their (arguably nonexistent) 'sins' and indebting them to an institution which reigns control through fear is tantamount to emotional child abuse, and should not be tolerated in any modern, liberal nation. I could also make a case for physical abuse in the realm of the Jewish faith and the mutilation of young boys' genitalia, but that's become widely accepted as a 'cosmetic' modification to make to children and against all reason appears to subvert most critical attention.
Anyhow, the notions of guilt, faith and blind obedience are inherent to the Judeo-Christian belief system and foster what is essentially the antithesis to a modern, progressive populace.
I came to realize that the more I learned about the world, the more I formed self-fulfilling patterns of reasoning, and the less I 'needed' to believe in something unsubstantiated. As I grew up and became a cynical bastard I started outright warring against religious belief. I no longer do as I'm too tired and feel that the problem will sort itself out over time, as the traffic of global information becomes ever more free. I still believe that organized religion is a prime source of much of the world's abhorrence, wastefulness, and a shelter for those who are intolerant, idiotic, masochistic, pedophilic and otherwise vile. I also believe that it's a shackle which many good-natured people don't need as much as they think they do. It also saddens me to see otherwise intellectual individuals warring with their own reasoning in order to rationalize a belief in religion which is anything other than rational, but rather a byproduct of their upbringing that they cannot divide from themselves. The religious institutions are often nothing more than business entities that draws a leader-caste megalomaniacal enough to want power and wealth at the cost of others, much like politics and commercial enterprise do.
Using the Catholic faith as a baseline, I believe that teaching children from a very young age that a mythical character 'died' for their (arguably nonexistent) 'sins' and indebting them to an institution which reigns control through fear is tantamount to emotional child abuse, and should not be tolerated in any modern, liberal nation. I could also make a case for physical abuse in the realm of the Jewish faith and the mutilation of young boys' genitalia, but that's become widely accepted as a 'cosmetic' modification to make to children and against all reason appears to subvert most critical attention.
Anyhow, the notions of guilt, faith and blind obedience are inherent to the Judeo-Christian belief system and foster what is essentially the antithesis to a modern, progressive populace.
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