Do you have a religion?

[Hakulyte]

Originally Posted by Funnygurl555

I'm literally agnostic. Like... I don't think about religion. I don't care about religion. I'm fascinated by people of faith. I look up to people on this site, and I wanted to know their take on religion, since the people I met at college really surprised me with their beliefs.

I suggest to focus more on that and less on what everyone else may or may not think.

You say you're agnostic and don't care about religion, but are still fascinated by people of faith.

Is there something about beliefs that surprised you ?

[Funnygurl555]

Originally Posted by Hakulyte

I suggest to focus more on that and less on what everyone else may or may not think.

You say you're agnostic and don't care about religion, but are still fascinated by people of faith.

Is there something about beliefs that surprised you ?

Ok, I care about religion. I misspoke.. or.. typed. It's not something that factors into my life specifically, though.

[lofty rhino]

"Mina's one friend, lofty rhino, who insulted me."

I insulted you because you were, and btw, still are, acting like a pretentious jerk.

"I made the inference based on the thing your friend said. Like, material things. There was a reason for me to know he's a dumbass, because he made two dumb posts."

Not only that, but it seems that you're actually quite delusional. If you really go to Princeton, the institution should be ashamed of that lofty-ass title you are toting.

Seriously, fucking educate yourself: http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/em-dash.html

RIGHT HERE IN FUCKING BLACK IN WHITE IS THE EXAMPLE WHICH WAS SHOWN BY MINA'S POST:

The em dash in place of a colon
The em dash can be used in place of a colon when you want to emphasize the conclusion of your sentence. The dash is less formal than the colon.
After months of deliberation, the jurors reached a unanimous verdict—guilty.
The white sand, the warm water, the sparkling sun—this is what brought them to Hawaii

All Mina did was wrongfully place one hyphen instead of two which is commonly used to represent the em dash in type.

If you don't want to take two degrees in the field, and published material as proof enough, at least read some fucking blurbs. Jesus Christ.

[Moria]

The point of religion was to stop fuckasses from hurting each other and making up bullshit. You know; stop being pricks and actually start liking themselves enough to not project their own self-perceived inadequacies onto others.

But that's not possible because no one gives a shit unless there's a consequence to doing whatever they feel like. That's where the fables are born.. Those shitty folktales that dumb ass pragmatists take as "divine word". scripture was fabricated to help others grasp how to live a clean life and actually be happier with themselves. Instead, that very weakness that was premise for religion instilled even more fear and loathing. Fearing some omnipotent authority that will punish any who fails to abide. That fear in itself is an impediment to their own tranquility. Personifying a construct that falls outside of every typically perceivable consciousness was the dumbest idea in history, humans are capable of anything; especially fucking things up.

The earlier religions were simply "do right because it is right to do."
It was solely about a path of truth and peace. How people diluted the intention to get as intellectually segregated as they are in current times, I don't want to know.

[Moria]

Should also point out the comfort of certainty. When somethings unknowable, people rest easier latching onto their beliefs.

[Funnygurl555]

posting to mention that loftys still wrong. carry on

wow nice degrees though not like you got straight a's at an ivy league tho check. mate. i win. bet ur dum n u suk
#funnygurladapretentiousjoke

i need to stop checking this thread lol im at a party and ppl keep asking me whats wrong cause i pulled out my laptop and left the room to make the last post

[Dugatee]

Hey Funnygurl I know it can feel like everyone's against you and that can be hard to deal with—we all have to deal with that feeling—but try to keep an open mind okay? You can always come out of experiences like this as a better person.

[Funnygurl555]

no that's not how i feel. why am i still here...

what do you mean by me keeping an open mind though..

"Hey guys, I'm not religious but I think religion is cool. Tell me about your beliefs!"

you...
sure.

I'm also very close to drunk, as my last post shows. Drunk funnygurl is shit Funnygurl

[MinaciousGrace]

Originally Posted by MixMasterLar

I'm extremely sure this never happened.

are you telling me if you take an objective look at the op you don't find it to be a massive fishing post

Originally Posted by Funnygurl555

I used to think that the more "intellectual" someone was, they are more likely to not be of faith;

establishment of a generally held notion to be shortly rebuked by a revelation

Originally Posted by Funnygurl555

however, some of the smartest people I know are religious and have some pretty cool reasons for why they are.

rebuke of plebian notions of religion and intelligence based on anecdotal evidence not immediately provided but hinted at being above-the-pleb quality with the qualifiers of "smartest" and "cool reasons" (though I bet if this thread went another direction we'd be hearing all about it) posed as some fucking universal revelation for the ages

Originally Posted by Funnygurl555

So yeah, wanted to know if y'all are religious or not, and why?

direct invitation to engage responses on questions of religion and an explicit ask for a rationale, rather than asking whether or not people think there's a correlation between intelligence and religious affilitation, which would be appropriate given that the post was led with a direct statement regarding it

this isn't a "here's what i think about x what do you think" thread it's a "here's what i think about x which is related to y, what do you think about y and explain yourself"

to which the logical following is "here's why my stance on x better informs your position on y"

if op wished to a) foster discussion on whether or not they thought there was a correlation between intelligence and religion there would have been an asserted stance and request for those of others and their reasoning

if op wished to b) foster discussion on general religious affiliation and rationale then there would have been an asserted stance and a request for those of others and their reasoning

instead we have c) which reads roughly like this

"hey GUIZ lyke im sOOOO not religious but my REALLY SMART and super COOL friends arrr for mysticuniversereasons even though i wouldnt have thought being smart and being religous made sense xDDDDDDD what are U GUIz stance on religion and why again?"

i mean it's either ddrphilosopher all over again or a shitty post on a contentious issue that despite poor judgment in its creation set out in its desired goal to create forum activity due to op's refusal to engage in any line of reasoning whatsoever

so i mean take your pick but the ddrphilosopher fishing post is honestly a better look

[Funnygurl555]

... ohh boy im out lets talk tomorrow mina

[SpaceGorilla]

unfortunately it seems i'm all out of popcorn does anyone have any to spare

[Dinglesberry]

anime girls are my religion

[Moria]

Originally Posted by Dinglesberry

anime girls are my religion

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by MinaciousGrace

i mean it's either ddrphilosopher all over again or a shitty post on a contentious issue that despite poor judgment in its creation set out in its desired goal to create forum activity due to op's refusal to engage in any line of reasoning whatsoever

so i mean take your pick but the ddrphilosopher fishing post is honestly a better look

I forget who that is but "fishing post" probably provides enough context for me to say it's not that one

have you considered that "op's refusal to engage in any line of reasoning whatsoever" could be due to you being incendiary and unapprochable?

[MinaciousGrace]

Originally Posted by dAnceguy117

I forget who that is but "fishing post" probably provides enough context for me to say it's not that one

dude get real nobody makes a thread on the internet about religion unless they have a point to make

Originally Posted by dAnceguy117

have you considered that "op's refusal to engage in any line of reasoning whatsoever" could be due to you being incendiary and unapprochable?

i mean yes, does that excuse it?

hold on lets try this out

"i dont like the way this person acts so i'm going to definitively state they are wrong without providing any rationale even though, as dickish as this person was, they followed up their statements with a careful line of reasoning"

in fact we can generalize further

"i dont like this person so nothing they say matters and i can feel confident in dismissing the value of their words"

"i dont like this person so really, they dont matter, their life doesnt matter and i can feel confident in selectively applying logic and morality when engaging with them"

"i dont like these people, they offend me, in fact, they're subhuman"

yeah you see where im going with this

[Mahou]

If anyone wants to take a chill pill and relax,

I have lots of chicken and rice at my place. Plus some apple pie.

[Hakulyte]

Originally Posted by MinaciousGrace

dude get real nobody makes a thread on the internet about religion unless they have a point to make

Originally Posted by Funnygurl555

promoting forum activity oooweeee

I'm assuming bored and wanted something to read regardless of the outcome.

Originally Posted by Dinglesberry

anime girls are my religion

Requesting anime girls commandments.

[DeciBel1231]

Originally Posted by Mahou

If anyone wants to take a chill pill and relax,

I have lots of chicken and rice at my place. Plus some apple pie.

Sounds good to me. Where at?

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by MinaciousGrace

dude get real nobody makes a thread on the internet about religion unless they have a point to make

it's understandable to have this POV by default from being on the internet for years and years, but you dont know a person until you know a person

Originally Posted by MinaciousGrace

i mean yes, does that excuse it?

hold on lets try this out

[...]

yeah you see where im going with this

purely in the context of winning a thread, you may be In The Right but I think you are (or would presumably be) walling off an awful lot of people who would otherwise be interesting to engage with

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by DeciBel1231

Sounds good to me. Where at?

Come to Texas.

My treat.