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If we don't like something, collectively, if our hatred for it throbs like an abscess beneath every thread, does that mean that they're doing something right?
Originally posted by Kaeko
As hard as it may be, don't take this game or your characters too seriously. I promise you - the guys that really own your account don't.
I don't mind discussions about religion, but people could stand to be a bit more casual about it. Meaning, don't come knocking on my door and start talking about something you just "happened" to read in The Watchtower, because I'm going to slam the door right away. No one just happens to read The Watchtower and then goes door-to-door to tell people about it.
Christian, Athiest, Buddist, Muslim or whatever, you're all fucking annoying at the end of the day if you choose to push your opinions and beliefs in others. If you have a faith or an opinion, that's cool, but people will be more willing to listen to you about it if you treat people well and don't get sensitive about things.
I was raised in a baptist church and I'll say I'm a believer, but I'm not going to be sheltered by things a man behind a pulpit says or believe that the bible hasn't been altered by men over the years.
My problem with Christians, if anything, is Christ said to go an be part of this world, not hide in the church or alienate others with thier beliefs. I think having a good heart can show your faith to others, I think actions speak louder than words or symbols or even scripture.
Funnier thing about my church was that the preachers were semi-ruled by the congregation. If his sermon went past noon, people would shoot them a dirty look because it was lunch time, . I loved the days where the preachers really had a message and couldn't give a fuck about that and kept going, your all-you-can-eat buffet be damned.
The way I see it, religion is a routine and faith is not. I avoid the churches where I feel there's a routine going down. I still don't go often either way, but I'm drawn to the ones that don't confine themselves to a schedule or a clique of people.
As for the Creationism and Evolution stuff, I don't really give a damn about much of any of it. I think the truth lies somewhere in between. I can't take the notion the world was created literally in seven days seriously. Maybe it was seven days to God, what a day is like to a diety is probably much longer by my comprehension, probably by millions and millions of years. Or as the joke goes:
Man: God, What is a million years to you?
God: A second.
Man: God what is a million dollars to you?
God: A penny.
Man: Lord, can I have a penny?
God: In a second.
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