I've seen more anti-religion posts on here than I have ANYONE pushing religion on anyone.
Luckily you have a few/. friends to stand by your side and hold your hand when you keep arguing against points that I'm not even talking about.
Look through the posts again and see where I said "WE" in any of them.
"I'm just glad our cavemen ancestors didn't all feel the same way as you or I'd be hunting with a club and sleeping on a rock." Your parents must be proud.
I have no idea why I'm even arguing with you. You obviously have no children, nor do you ever plan on having any... let alone have the capability to understand raising one.
The "Silly" idea was a completely off-topic rant when a guy was asking about robotics and physics.
What's even more comical is that YOU are ranting about how people push religion (and I didn't see much of it, other than ranting BACK).... but, it's OKAY to bash worldwide traditions and 99% of the people in the world that have a history of them.
I never once said that I don't believe in evolution or that I believe in creationism.
I get the idea that you believe in evolution and scientific fact. I do too. But, you don't see me saying you're wrong for not believing in a religion, do you? Instead, you try to find some other part of my conversation to scrutinize and work your way around what I'm asking.
I get it. You don't like religion or anyone that talks about it.
I don't give a shit if anyone has religion or not, most of everyone I know is athiest anyway. I just get FUCKING tired of every other post on/. being bashes against those people, especially when it comes to kids. Don't they have the right to believe in something if it's true or not? And you still didn't answer, why is it WRONG for any random person to believe in something like that? Does it hurt you?
Obviously it's being forced on you by the man and a preacher fucked your mom.
Fallacies in religion and bible pushers who tell people about mythological stories are no better than the hipocrites that preach and whine to them about their own scientific thoughts.
Again, I know science and all about scientific history, but me pushing that on someone makes me no greater than a door to door bible pusher.
I dont' want you to have a religion, nor do I force anyone else to... but PLEASE, don't tell me that having a religion is wrong if it's not harmful to you.
I never ONCE said that it's okay to FORCE religion on ANYONE. In fact, I didn't say I was FORCING it on my children, rather than letting them enjoy shit that I did for Christ sakes. If you actually READ my fucking posts in the past, you'd find that I said I don't even GO to church or practice it regularly as I did when I was a kid.
MY POINT of all this fucking arguing and inane bullshit that you're prolonging, was that SOME FUCKFACE decided to FORCE HIS OWN thoughts of ANTI religion bullshit on some dude that was basically asking what he could teach his CHILDREN'S CLASSMATES!
I've NEVER pushed religion on people, or even thought of it... I don't give a FLYING FUCK if anyone's got a religion, IN FACT my WIFE DOESN"T EVEN HAVE ONE!...
FUCK!
I didn't even start the ass-clown bullshit of running my mouth about how religion blows. I NEVER even mentioned stupid ass laws that govern them, either!
NEVER did I even say that NOT having a religion is stupid in any way, or that anyone should even have one!
I don't fucking carrrreeee!
I just care that SOME idiots push ANTI religion on the rest of us, complaining about SOME people that push it on others.
I'm not trying to throw it down anyone's throat, as much as make them realize that it's not just about the religion, but for the sanctity of the children we're tryin to raise.
Most people that are flaming about religion will probably NEVER even have children.
I know you're not ragin about the religions yourself, as much as bible pushers... BUT PLEASE read my posts from the beginning and try to realize why I did it. The guy was just asking what to teach his kids.
Would you pick a book up or a dollar if it were sitting on the ground?
I don't know how your post has anything to do with any analogy, but I'll try to use your logic and.. I'd pick the book up and read it for a second if they were selling books.
Right? Is it illegal to read them a bit, considering it's outside rather than inside?
Not only that... but we're talking about books that are FREE!
Did you, or do you celebrate Christmas, Easter or anything of the such when you grew up as a child?
Santa Claus?
Easter Bunny?
Jewish Holidays?
Muslim Holidays?
When you finally decide to have children, when any of these holidays come about and your child (given you copulate and reproduce) asks you why other children celebrate other holidays, what would you say?
"Well son, we don't practice a religion because it's only tradition and is proven to be scientifically incorrect. Pull up a chair and practice some physics instead. It's the right thing to do."
Traditions, superstitions and religions have existed before the existance of recorded time. To practice religion without violence and pure tradition is no different than a kid growing up to believe that at one time there were fire breathing dragons that walked the earth. WHO CARES if it's real or not? Eventually he'll realize the big picture, like everyone else... and all the scientific reasoning behind it.
The TOOLBAGS aren't the believers or disbelievers (in the regarding post), but those who think that modern day religion is "the root of all evil". NOT those who disbelieve, just those who are stupid enough to think and rant that people who are religious and the religions themselves are EVIL.
Granted, back in the day, religion was much more strict and pressed on younger children than it is now. It had much different reasons and there was MUCH more violence than their is now. There IS still violence, but Modern day Christianity has mellowed out and families use the tradition for other reasons, rather than making it a MUST to do.
Because it was pushed on YOU... or your Parents when they were younger, doesn't mean that it's pushed on children as much now. There are SOME people that still stress it and are fairly extreme, but you have that everywhere, for everything, even when it doesn't involve religion.
Just because Santa Claus doesn't exist and parents lead children to believe he does, doesn't mean that they or the children are evil for making it up. They simply enjoy being parents and making them smile. I know this can be done in SO many ways, but it's genuine and harmless.
Some day you'll understand where I'm coming from if you actually have a family. 5 Years ago I had the same outlook as you.
It was a good idea in some ways, and I'm sure it can be improved more than one thinks. But, more money going to "law enforcement" and other uses is probably not going to happen... even they did, it's not like the streets will be safer. They'll figure out some way to blow it.
"Trillions"? C'mon. They're using networks and getting breaks on prices at the same time. It's not like it's acutally going to be 45Mb connections for each person connecting in the city, as much as a free shitty connection for whoever is desperate.
I understand they're spending loads of cash on this, but it's also a bit of a selling point for bringing new people to the area, and it looks good on paper. They don't care if it's a lot of money, as long as they're known as a tech-savvy town.
I know the dangers of Xrays.. and it makes me understand them more when they throw the shield over my "crotchal" region to keep from messin up my little people. Of course, the shield doesn't cover my whole genital area, and they have to use two... but you get my point;).
I'm not undermining it by any means.. and I believe there are a lot of precautions we have to take, but these devices run frequencies that are a fraction of those that are found to be close to harmful. I'm not saying that everyone could carry a wifi router on their forehead, which would be about the same as cell phone usage..... whereas too much of anything is usually not good for you. It's just that some of this shit is just going overboard.
I just had an idea. We should get together and make a liquid "Wifi screen" that is *cough* PROVEN, to reduce wifi radio signal from entering your brain. Sell it as a gel or hairspray. Hell, even sell glasses that are Wifi resistant.
Yeah, it would be a scam... and it would probably cause cancer.... BUT, people would probably buy it just as much as dick enlargement cream.
I went to West Virginia University, and the other large University in the state was Marshall.
When anyone would get busted in Marshall for any reason, they were given 2 choices.
A. Go to Jail and pay the consequences. B. Go to WVU to school and continue your education on US, while working undercover.
You would be surprised at how many times this happens. It also happened with people I knew (or thought I knew) when they were busted at WVU and sent to MU for "REHAB".
Nonetheless, it's funny they're doing this, simply because if someone's a supposed "rat" and they're found out... you're more than likely not messing with the scene anymore. If you're honestly doing anything that has risk, your best bet is to just not meet new people and don't deal with people that wouldn't go down for you.
In other words, you're going to get caught if you're stupid or deal with stupid people. When messing with drugs, you're usually messing with fucked up people. If you stay in long enough, those fucked-up people are going to get you caught.
My suggestion is, if you MUST, just do drugs, don't sell them.
All day we're around Microwaves, XRays, High voltage lines, lights, televisions and Radio signals. There are TONS, of course... but how much more is actually from outside the atmosphere?
The only thing that's frying our kid's brains are their ideas. I'm not overlooking child safety, but there are WAY more harmful waves out there than WiFi.
In the meantime, their children are outside getting burnt without sunscreen.
It's not some "sacred cow" per se... The reason it fired me up to begin with was because a guy was sincerely asking what he could teach kids about science. The first thing up was some inane bash at at religion.
My apologies for the outbursts and name-calling, but you have to see where I'm coming from. All religion aside, raising a kid has always been a beast and people need all they can get when doing so. When I grew up, I went to church and such because it was basically the only thing to do where I lived. I was basically on a farm. I liked going to church because I didn't really have to take tests, I got to see other kids, they told stories, we colored, made crafts and such. People didn't do it to try and brainwash anyone, it was just how they grew up and it's how it was for generations.
I liked my childhood. The stories and lessons they taught in the classes (mythology or not) had some valuable insight on all types of things while growing up. Of course, when I got older the reasoning for the writings all came into focus, the religion became a bit more clear and I had my own ideas. It didn't make me say, "screw religions.. they should all be diminished." by any means... but, if I know it wasn't brainwashing and I actually liked it as a kid along with it working well for my family... I'd like to think that it would benefit my child as well.
OF COURSE, when he gets older, he'll realize it's hard to believe..... just like the easter bunny and santa claus.. but, is it REALLY that bad for someone to want something good for their children when they grow up?
I mean, (aside from other religions or no religion) who didn't like Santa or the Easter bunny? They were made up from those religions for whatever reason, but without the basis, false or not, they wouldn't exist.
Those little holidays are some of my greatest memories, ya know?
I see where you're coming from, and I know your reasoning... I'd just rather my kids grow up with some of the same traditions I did, and in order to do that... they have to know why.
Religion isn't going to go away, but it's not going to hurt to teach my kids about it.
This all reminds me of the South Park episode that involved Cartman getting a Wii, and all the religions ceasing to exist. In the end, the different scientology groups faught over a name.
It probably will fly, because those approving the laws only see the dollar $ign$ when it comes to more taxable monies rolling in, in the billions.
The real question is, how far will they take it? Once they're able to charge every media broadcasting source that's within their reach, they'll have the ability to raise the cost to whatever numbers they want.
Not only will this make P2P and other sharing sources more innovative, but it will also snuff out new bands who already have a tough time catching a break.
Right now, they give music to the stations, given they play the songs X amount of times. CD's are sent in with certain songs they wish to propogate, and they're played accordingly.
Now, with that said, where will it leave us when this goes through?
Eventually, it will only be the highest selling albums that will be played anywhere, in order to get revenue in for advertisements. They will also only send in albums they feel will sell to the stations, that they're willing to pay for. On top of this, the smaller bands will drop out and the recording industry will basically throw together their OWN bands (as they do now) which will basically act as puppets or robots for their own bullshit cause.
It will basically be just about automated... Find a sound you like, create a band, sell the music to a station and that's all that will be heard. Who cares about the band you stole the sound from... they'll be gone soon anyway, since they have nobody to help them out.
I'm done with my rant, I just have harsh feelings about this considering I've been around the radio industry for a while.
Microsoft: "You want to go together on a new 'standard'?" China: "Sure, whatever." Microsoft: "What's wrong?" China: "Can we still pirate software?" Microsoft: "Sure, whatever."
Religion is based on tradition. But it doesn't mean it's the fucking root of all evil like every toolbag on here is making it out to be.
Is it WRONG to teach kids a belief that was passed on over thousands of generations? Just because science has proven itself, should everyone just DROP religion and say "fuck it"?
I understand your point, and I'm not flaming you....I respect that. I just know that growing up with religious roots hasn't made anyone I know, any more fucked up than the next person. In fact, as expected, most of them created their own ideology down the line.. but, the fact that people still practice it, isn't bad.
On the other hand, blowing yourself up, picketting funerals or killing for religion is extreme.. which shows you the power of religion, in which case.. YES, it would fuck you up.
I'm not a bible pusher, and I'm not active in church.. the only thing I think is, "I went to church when I was a kid.. and it was good for me. Why not raise my kids that way, when I know I didn't turn out that bad?" You know? They don't have to preach it, or be active all their life... but a sense of direction and the lessons that are learned in church are genuine. Some teach creationism and all the far-fetched stories.. but all the little stories in-between about not killing, spreading peace and such are invaluable when you're raising a kid.... at least in my book. It's not all about heaven, hell, God and such..... as much as it is the lessons to be learned.
Raising a kid isn't easy, and never has been. If it means taking my kid to church and singing songs and them learning the tales of the bible to help them along, so be it.
I'm not saying that it's a replacement for everything in one's life...but, I need all the help I can get, even if it's ancient stories.
My parents never pushed religion on me. In fact, my dad just said that he didn't care if I believed in church or God, just as long as I believed in something. It all came about with my frustration of the Catholic religion when he went there. My mom was of another denomonation, and I went there to see my friends on the weekends. We learned stories from the Bible and played with friends.. colored and such. As we got older, we learned a bit more and eventually quit going as much. I mean, it made me who I am in some sorts... wasn't brain washing by any means, but it was good for me as a kid. We spent time with family and friends, and it was a good routine.
Why would I put my kids through that? Not as force, but because I think they'd actually like to go. If they don't like it.. I won't take em.
Again, it's not a flame against you, and I REALLY understand what you're sayin. I don't want to seem like a nut either, I just want the best for my kids.
Why do you even type? You keep proving you're a piece of shit.
First off... you're either fresh out of college or still in college and hate life, therefore you think you know everything... or you're 40, with no girlfriend or wife, so therefore you just hate everything and lead yourself to believe that it's by your own choice that it happens.
Either way, do you mind telling me exactly what your knowledge is, and experience of raising children? Other than having a shitty childhood and growing up hating your parents which didn't pay attention to you, or are probably divorced... what is your true knowledge of raising children? Do you know what's best for them? Obviously you must know MUCH more than your parents did, because they obviously made you love life and respect others.
Any ideas? How should I raise my kids? To be like you? Or SHROUD their eyes with the insanity of religion and GOD... OH NOOOOO... should I teach them to fight the man as well? Just go for the gusto eh?
Please reply, use wordplay on what I've posted and scrutinize everything I've said for some type of errors. While you're at it, get a thesaurus out and figure out some type of garble to communicate with. When you're finished, tell me how many children you have, and how fucked up children are when they're raised by religion. I guess it's 99% of the planet that's fucked up and YOU'RE the one that's fighting the man, because you're cool.
So, whether religion makes sense or not.. you're the part of the 1% that isn't fucked up and blinded by the religious light.
It all may be stretched-truth in quite a few sorts, but they're some of the earliest recordings of history. From a lot of the research that I've seen, some of the strange occurences that were described in several religions are quite possibly, scientifically explained. In fact, what other way is there to describe an ocean parting when there is no existing knowledge of science.... when in fact, a tsunami quite possibly caused the subsidance of water in the first place, but how were the to know?
As far as the creation of man, I don't know how anyone could document it when nobody was there to witness it in the first place... it's obvious that things had to be made up to try and take care of doubt and question. On the other hand, the fact that matter in a vast, blank space even exists and the wonder of how it all got here, makes you wonder how it was created... let alone how insigificant we are.
I'd rather my kids not grow up thinking that there is no meaning to life, even if it means creating some type of belief or doubt. I mean, there has to be some reason to go on when times get hard, ya know?
Maybe we should just teach them to be obnoxious idiots and pricks like yourself, rather than gain any substance. I grew up around religion, as did my family and almost everyone I know. And though I know about evolution and all of the "mythology" in religion, I still find that if it weren't for my years as a child, I would have grown up wondering, "why are we here, if there's no afterlife."
As far fetched as it may seem, it made me feel better knowing that there was something, that I could possibly believe in. I believe that if I didn't.. or if I didn't give a shit about my children, they'd end up to be exactly like you. Having an "I don't give a fuck" idealogy... "fuck the world, after we die it's it..." sense of life... rather than having something called "RESPECT" for other people.
Please.. reply with all you know, I'm not PREACHING about religion, just the idea that kids need to grow up with some substance and have SOMETHING to believe in. Just because you think it's MYTHOLOGY, should we take out fairy tales... nursery rhymes... greek history and cartoons, just because we don't want kids to believe in things that aren't real?
And, for YOU, of all people to judge what is good for a child and what is not.. proves how much you actually know outside of intellectual book-smarts.
If only you had some personality to go with your side of ignorance.
I don't go to church. I don't take my kids to church. But I'm not going to raise my kids to think there is no God, there's nothing to believe in, after you die you'll never see me and you should spend your time flaming religion because it's the only meaning to life.
Maybe we can just teach them to have no morals and poke fun at religion. Considering it's one of the only ways for parents to even attempt to teach children some type of values, under the inevitable fact that they'll eventually find out the science of things.
I'd rather take my children to a church, synagogue or mosque... AND teach them about science to let them decide themselves. Not only because they need something to believe in, but I'd rather them not grow up to be a douchebag that makes fun of religion.
It doesn't have anything to do with fair play. It probably shows that they know that everyone will buy or copy Halo, but it's a game that will seemingly force people to run with legitimate machines if they want to run the popular game. I guess it was just a matter of time, considering online play will be tripled at this point. Before, it wasn't a big deal, since the majority of copied games didn't have 95% online gameplay.
I honestly think this will hinder sales a bit. Either in consoles, or Halo games.
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I didn't say "WE" should teach our kids anything.
/. friends to stand by your side and hold your hand when you keep arguing against points that I'm not even talking about.
/. being bashes against those people, especially when it comes to kids. Don't they have the right to believe in something if it's true or not? And you still didn't answer, why is it WRONG for any random person to believe in something like that? Does it hurt you?
Those were your words.
I've seen more anti-religion posts on here than I have ANYONE pushing religion on anyone.
Luckily you have a few
Look through the posts again and see where I said "WE" in any of them.
"I'm just glad our cavemen ancestors didn't all feel the same way as you or I'd be hunting with a club and sleeping on a rock." Your parents must be proud.
I have no idea why I'm even arguing with you. You obviously have no children, nor do you ever plan on having any... let alone have the capability to understand raising one.
The "Silly" idea was a completely off-topic rant when a guy was asking about robotics and physics.
What's even more comical is that YOU are ranting about how people push religion (and I didn't see much of it, other than ranting BACK).... but, it's OKAY to bash worldwide traditions and 99% of the people in the world that have a history of them.
I never once said that I don't believe in evolution or that I believe in creationism.
I get the idea that you believe in evolution and scientific fact. I do too. But, you don't see me saying you're wrong for not believing in a religion, do you? Instead, you try to find some other part of my conversation to scrutinize and work your way around what I'm asking.
I get it. You don't like religion or anyone that talks about it.
I don't give a shit if anyone has religion or not, most of everyone I know is athiest anyway. I just get FUCKING tired of every other post on
Obviously it's being forced on you by the man and a preacher fucked your mom.
Fallacies in religion and bible pushers who tell people about mythological stories are no better than the hipocrites that preach and whine to them about their own scientific thoughts.
Again, I know science and all about scientific history, but me pushing that on someone makes me no greater than a door to door bible pusher.
I dont' want you to have a religion, nor do I force anyone else to... but PLEASE, don't tell me that having a religion is wrong if it's not harmful to you.
I never ONCE said that it's okay to FORCE religion on ANYONE. In fact, I didn't say I was FORCING it on my children, rather than letting them enjoy shit that I did for Christ sakes. If you actually READ my fucking posts in the past, you'd find that I said I don't even GO to church or practice it regularly as I did when I was a kid.
MY POINT of all this fucking arguing and inane bullshit that you're prolonging, was that SOME FUCKFACE decided to FORCE HIS OWN thoughts of ANTI religion bullshit on some dude that was basically asking what he could teach his CHILDREN'S CLASSMATES!
I've NEVER pushed religion on people, or even thought of it... I don't give a FLYING FUCK if anyone's got a religion, IN FACT my WIFE DOESN"T EVEN HAVE ONE!...
FUCK!
I didn't even start the ass-clown bullshit of running my mouth about how religion blows. I NEVER even mentioned stupid ass laws that govern them, either!
NEVER did I even say that NOT having a religion is stupid in any way, or that anyone should even have one!
I don't fucking carrrreeee!
I just care that SOME idiots push ANTI religion on the rest of us, complaining about SOME people that push it on others.
I'm not trying to throw it down anyone's throat, as much as make them realize that it's not just about the religion, but for the sanctity of the children we're tryin to raise.
Most people that are flaming about religion will probably NEVER even have children.
I know you're not ragin about the religions yourself, as much as bible pushers... BUT PLEASE read my posts from the beginning and try to realize why I did it. The guy was just asking what to teach his kids.
Would you pick a book up or a dollar if it were sitting on the ground?
I don't know how your post has anything to do with any analogy, but I'll try to use your logic and.. I'd pick the book up and read it for a second if they were selling books.
Right? Is it illegal to read them a bit, considering it's outside rather than inside?
Not only that... but we're talking about books that are FREE!
C'mon.
It's not even close to the same.
Did you, or do you celebrate Christmas, Easter or anything of the such when you grew up as a child?
Santa Claus?
Easter Bunny?
Jewish Holidays?
Muslim Holidays?
When you finally decide to have children, when any of these holidays come about and your child (given you copulate and reproduce) asks you why other children celebrate other holidays, what would you say?
"Well son, we don't practice a religion because it's only tradition and is proven to be scientifically incorrect. Pull up a chair and practice some physics instead. It's the right thing to do."
Traditions, superstitions and religions have existed before the existance of recorded time. To practice religion without violence and pure tradition is no different than a kid growing up to believe that at one time there were fire breathing dragons that walked the earth. WHO CARES if it's real or not? Eventually he'll realize the big picture, like everyone else... and all the scientific reasoning behind it.
The TOOLBAGS aren't the believers or disbelievers (in the regarding post), but those who think that modern day religion is "the root of all evil". NOT those who disbelieve, just those who are stupid enough to think and rant that people who are religious and the religions themselves are EVIL.
Granted, back in the day, religion was much more strict and pressed on younger children than it is now. It had much different reasons and there was MUCH more violence than their is now. There IS still violence, but Modern day Christianity has mellowed out and families use the tradition for other reasons, rather than making it a MUST to do.
Because it was pushed on YOU... or your Parents when they were younger, doesn't mean that it's pushed on children as much now. There are SOME people that still stress it and are fairly extreme, but you have that everywhere, for everything, even when it doesn't involve religion.
Just because Santa Claus doesn't exist and parents lead children to believe he does, doesn't mean that they or the children are evil for making it up. They simply enjoy being parents and making them smile. I know this can be done in SO many ways, but it's genuine and harmless.
Some day you'll understand where I'm coming from if you actually have a family. 5 Years ago I had the same outlook as you.
It's also like a company dropping money on the ground in front of their store and arresting anyone who picks it up.
It was a good idea in some ways, and I'm sure it can be improved more than one thinks. But, more money going to "law enforcement" and other uses is probably not going to happen... even they did, it's not like the streets will be safer. They'll figure out some way to blow it.
"Trillions"? C'mon. They're using networks and getting breaks on prices at the same time. It's not like it's acutally going to be 45Mb connections for each person connecting in the city, as much as a free shitty connection for whoever is desperate.
I understand they're spending loads of cash on this, but it's also a bit of a selling point for bringing new people to the area, and it looks good on paper. They don't care if it's a lot of money, as long as they're known as a tech-savvy town.
That's pretty hilarious, but I don't know what my wife has to do with Microsoft.
Preferably mushrooms first, then you could imagine you're talking into a microphone or something when licking the toad's ass.
I know the dangers of Xrays.. and it makes me understand them more when they throw the shield over my "crotchal" region to keep from messin up my little people. Of course, the shield doesn't cover my whole genital area, and they have to use two... but you get my point ;).
I'm not undermining it by any means.. and I believe there are a lot of precautions we have to take, but these devices run frequencies that are a fraction of those that are found to be close to harmful. I'm not saying that everyone could carry a wifi router on their forehead, which would be about the same as cell phone usage..... whereas too much of anything is usually not good for you. It's just that some of this shit is just going overboard.
NIIIICE.
I just had an idea. We should get together and make a liquid "Wifi screen" that is *cough* PROVEN, to reduce wifi radio signal from entering your brain. Sell it as a gel or hairspray. Hell, even sell glasses that are Wifi resistant.
Yeah, it would be a scam... and it would probably cause cancer.... BUT, people would probably buy it just as much as dick enlargement cream.
I went to West Virginia University, and the other large University in the state was Marshall.
When anyone would get busted in Marshall for any reason, they were given 2 choices.
A. Go to Jail and pay the consequences.
B. Go to WVU to school and continue your education on US, while working undercover.
You would be surprised at how many times this happens. It also happened with people I knew (or thought I knew) when they were busted at WVU and sent to MU for "REHAB".
Nonetheless, it's funny they're doing this, simply because if someone's a supposed "rat" and they're found out... you're more than likely not messing with the scene anymore. If you're honestly doing anything that has risk, your best bet is to just not meet new people and don't deal with people that wouldn't go down for you.
In other words, you're going to get caught if you're stupid or deal with stupid people. When messing with drugs, you're usually messing with fucked up people. If you stay in long enough, those fucked-up people are going to get you caught.
My suggestion is, if you MUST, just do drugs, don't sell them.
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All day we're around Microwaves, XRays, High voltage lines, lights, televisions and Radio signals. There are TONS, of course... but how much more is actually from outside the atmosphere?
The only thing that's frying our kid's brains are their ideas. I'm not overlooking child safety, but there are WAY more harmful waves out there than WiFi.
In the meantime, their children are outside getting burnt without sunscreen.
It's not some "sacred cow" per se... The reason it fired me up to begin with was because a guy was sincerely asking what he could teach kids about science. The first thing up was some inane bash at at religion.
My apologies for the outbursts and name-calling, but you have to see where I'm coming from. All religion aside, raising a kid has always been a beast and people need all they can get when doing so. When I grew up, I went to church and such because it was basically the only thing to do where I lived. I was basically on a farm. I liked going to church because I didn't really have to take tests, I got to see other kids, they told stories, we colored, made crafts and such. People didn't do it to try and brainwash anyone, it was just how they grew up and it's how it was for generations.
I liked my childhood. The stories and lessons they taught in the classes (mythology or not) had some valuable insight on all types of things while growing up. Of course, when I got older the reasoning for the writings all came into focus, the religion became a bit more clear and I had my own ideas. It didn't make me say, "screw religions.. they should all be diminished." by any means... but, if I know it wasn't brainwashing and I actually liked it as a kid along with it working well for my family... I'd like to think that it would benefit my child as well.
OF COURSE, when he gets older, he'll realize it's hard to believe..... just like the easter bunny and santa claus.. but, is it REALLY that bad for someone to want something good for their children when they grow up?
I mean, (aside from other religions or no religion) who didn't like Santa or the Easter bunny? They were made up from those religions for whatever reason, but without the basis, false or not, they wouldn't exist.
Those little holidays are some of my greatest memories, ya know?
I see where you're coming from, and I know your reasoning... I'd just rather my kids grow up with some of the same traditions I did, and in order to do that... they have to know why.
Religion isn't going to go away, but it's not going to hurt to teach my kids about it.
This all reminds me of the South Park episode that involved Cartman getting a Wii, and all the religions ceasing to exist. In the end, the different scientology groups faught over a name.
Again, my apologies for the outbursts..
It probably will fly, because those approving the laws only see the dollar $ign$ when it comes to more taxable monies rolling in, in the billions.
The real question is, how far will they take it? Once they're able to charge every media broadcasting source that's within their reach, they'll have the ability to raise the cost to whatever numbers they want.
Not only will this make P2P and other sharing sources more innovative, but it will also snuff out new bands who already have a tough time catching a break.
Right now, they give music to the stations, given they play the songs X amount of times. CD's are sent in with certain songs they wish to propogate, and they're played accordingly.
Now, with that said, where will it leave us when this goes through?
Eventually, it will only be the highest selling albums that will be played anywhere, in order to get revenue in for advertisements. They will also only send in albums they feel will sell to the stations, that they're willing to pay for. On top of this, the smaller bands will drop out and the recording industry will basically throw together their OWN bands (as they do now) which will basically act as puppets or robots for their own bullshit cause.
It will basically be just about automated... Find a sound you like, create a band, sell the music to a station and that's all that will be heard. Who cares about the band you stole the sound from... they'll be gone soon anyway, since they have nobody to help them out.
I'm done with my rant, I just have harsh feelings about this considering I've been around the radio industry for a while.
Microsoft: "You want to go together on a new 'standard'?"
China: "Sure, whatever."
Microsoft: "What's wrong?"
China: "Can we still pirate software?"
Microsoft: "Sure, whatever."
Too bad they don't have a writer's guild. They could regulate the censored censorship to regulate the censorship of Putin's Censorship.
OR they could just get a job at the Washington Post for a few weeks before it falls apart.
Religion is based on tradition. But it doesn't mean it's the fucking root of all evil like every toolbag on here is making it out to be.
..I respect that. I just know that growing up with religious roots hasn't made anyone I know, any more fucked up than the next person. In fact, as expected, most of them created their own ideology down the line.. but, the fact that people still practice it, isn't bad.
.but, I need all the help I can get, even if it's ancient stories.
Is it WRONG to teach kids a belief that was passed on over thousands of generations? Just because science has proven itself, should everyone just DROP religion and say "fuck it"?
I understand your point, and I'm not flaming you..
On the other hand, blowing yourself up, picketting funerals or killing for religion is extreme.. which shows you the power of religion, in which case.. YES, it would fuck you up.
I'm not a bible pusher, and I'm not active in church.. the only thing I think is, "I went to church when I was a kid.. and it was good for me. Why not raise my kids that way, when I know I didn't turn out that bad?" You know? They don't have to preach it, or be active all their life... but a sense of direction and the lessons that are learned in church are genuine. Some teach creationism and all the far-fetched stories.. but all the little stories in-between about not killing, spreading peace and such are invaluable when you're raising a kid.... at least in my book. It's not all about heaven, hell, God and such..... as much as it is the lessons to be learned.
Raising a kid isn't easy, and never has been. If it means taking my kid to church and singing songs and them learning the tales of the bible to help them along, so be it.
I'm not saying that it's a replacement for everything in one's life..
My parents never pushed religion on me. In fact, my dad just said that he didn't care if I believed in church or God, just as long as I believed in something. It all came about with my frustration of the Catholic religion when he went there. My mom was of another denomonation, and I went there to see my friends on the weekends. We learned stories from the Bible and played with friends.. colored and such. As we got older, we learned a bit more and eventually quit going as much. I mean, it made me who I am in some sorts... wasn't brain washing by any means, but it was good for me as a kid. We spent time with family and friends, and it was a good routine.
Why would I put my kids through that? Not as force, but because I think they'd actually like to go. If they don't like it.. I won't take em.
Again, it's not a flame against you, and I REALLY understand what you're sayin. I don't want to seem like a nut either, I just want the best for my kids.
Why do you even type? You keep proving you're a piece of shit.
First off... you're either fresh out of college or still in college and hate life, therefore you think you know everything... or you're 40, with no girlfriend or wife, so therefore you just hate everything and lead yourself to believe that it's by your own choice that it happens.
Either way, do you mind telling me exactly what your knowledge is, and experience of raising children? Other than having a shitty childhood and growing up hating your parents which didn't pay attention to you, or are probably divorced... what is your true knowledge of raising children? Do you know what's best for them? Obviously you must know MUCH more than your parents did, because they obviously made you love life and respect others.
Any ideas? How should I raise my kids? To be like you? Or SHROUD their eyes with the insanity of religion and GOD... OH NOOOOO... should I teach them to fight the man as well? Just go for the gusto eh?
Please reply, use wordplay on what I've posted and scrutinize everything I've said for some type of errors. While you're at it, get a thesaurus out and figure out some type of garble to communicate with. When you're finished, tell me how many children you have, and how fucked up children are when they're raised by religion. I guess it's 99% of the planet that's fucked up and YOU'RE the one that's fighting the man, because you're cool.
So, whether religion makes sense or not.. you're the part of the 1% that isn't fucked up and blinded by the religious light.
More wordplay?
I agree...
It all may be stretched-truth in quite a few sorts, but they're some of the earliest recordings of history. From a lot of the research that I've seen, some of the strange occurences that were described in several religions are quite possibly, scientifically explained. In fact, what other way is there to describe an ocean parting when there is no existing knowledge of science.... when in fact, a tsunami quite possibly caused the subsidance of water in the first place, but how were the to know?
As far as the creation of man, I don't know how anyone could document it when nobody was there to witness it in the first place... it's obvious that things had to be made up to try and take care of doubt and question. On the other hand, the fact that matter in a vast, blank space even exists and the wonder of how it all got here, makes you wonder how it was created... let alone how insigificant we are.
I'd rather my kids not grow up thinking that there is no meaning to life, even if it means creating some type of belief or doubt. I mean, there has to be some reason to go on when times get hard, ya know?
Maybe we should just teach them to be obnoxious idiots and pricks like yourself, rather than gain any substance. I grew up around religion, as did my family and almost everyone I know. And though I know about evolution and all of the "mythology" in religion, I still find that if it weren't for my years as a child, I would have grown up wondering, "why are we here, if there's no afterlife."
As far fetched as it may seem, it made me feel better knowing that there was something, that I could possibly believe in. I believe that if I didn't.. or if I didn't give a shit about my children, they'd end up to be exactly like you. Having an "I don't give a fuck" idealogy... "fuck the world, after we die it's it..." sense of life... rather than having something called "RESPECT" for other people.
Please.. reply with all you know, I'm not PREACHING about religion, just the idea that kids need to grow up with some substance and have SOMETHING to believe in. Just because you think it's MYTHOLOGY, should we take out fairy tales... nursery rhymes... greek history and cartoons, just because we don't want kids to believe in things that aren't real?
And, for YOU, of all people to judge what is good for a child and what is not.. proves how much you actually know outside of intellectual book-smarts.
If only you had some personality to go with your side of ignorance.
I don't go to church. I don't take my kids to church. But I'm not going to raise my kids to think there is no God, there's nothing to believe in, after you die you'll never see me and you should spend your time flaming religion because it's the only meaning to life.
Not sure who owns the logo, but if I was a penguin and that was my portrait, I'd be fucking PISSED.
Maybe we can just teach them to have no morals and poke fun at religion. Considering it's one of the only ways for parents to even attempt to teach children some type of values, under the inevitable fact that they'll eventually find out the science of things.
I'd rather take my children to a church, synagogue or mosque... AND teach them about science to let them decide themselves. Not only because they need something to believe in, but I'd rather them not grow up to be a douchebag that makes fun of religion.
It doesn't have anything to do with fair play. It probably shows that they know that everyone will buy or copy Halo, but it's a game that will seemingly force people to run with legitimate machines if they want to run the popular game. I guess it was just a matter of time, considering online play will be tripled at this point. Before, it wasn't a big deal, since the majority of copied games didn't have 95% online gameplay.
I honestly think this will hinder sales a bit. Either in consoles, or Halo games.
I guess the systems they're attacking aren't windows or that would have been mentioned first.
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"Windows flaws lead to Estonian network collapse! Who cares who it's sent by!"
Just a group of people on slashdot.