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#202. To: All (#201)

Rejected article, very amusing. I was concerned that Yahoo rejected my bid for cigars.

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“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:05:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#203. To: Dakmar (#200)

I believe God is a Person

As in a form of human?

Probably wearing some sort of Rugby Coach shirt knowing my luck.

You know there's a God.

Even a dummy can figure that out.

You also know that God self-exists...no one created God.

And you know God created everything...there's no other explanation.

But He's not going to be the boss of you, no-sir-ee bob

Isn't that right, Mr. Dakmar :)

watchman  posted on  2025-01-30   20:06:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#204. To: watchman (#203)

Actually I think right now that God is a crutch to allow the weak to feel better about themselves. To explain the constant harping, the hours spent scolding others rather than building something.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:10:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#205. To: watchman (#203)

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:13:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#206. To: watchman (#203)

I believe in truth, because it must be true, by definition! :)

Ancient Tribal Mushroom Freak scribbles don't cut it in my daily life.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:18:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#207. To: Dakmar (#204)

Actually I think right now that God is a crutch to allow the weak to feel better about themselves. To explain the constant harping, the hours spent scolding others rather than building something.

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?

4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.

6 The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.

7 All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again.

8 All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.

9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

10 Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”?

It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.

11 No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them.

watchman  posted on  2025-01-30   20:23:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#208. To: watchman (#207)

7 All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again.

Am I Amelek? Do I get a star? :)

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:27:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#209. To: Dakmar (#206)

I believe in truth, because it must be true, by definition! :)

The truth is...you want nothing to do with your Creator.

watchman  posted on  2025-01-30   20:28:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#210. To: watchman (#209) (Edited)

The truth is...you want nothing to do with your Creator.

Ok Spanky, whatever! :)

What if I was built to reject nonsense? Who/what would sabotage me that way?

[edit]Oh, right...Satan. As always. Damned shame that free will malarky, otherwise I could be a soldier killing rebels!

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:32:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#211. To: Dakmar (#210)

What if I was built to reject nonsense?

God is nonsense? Are you sure?

watchman  posted on  2025-01-30   20:34:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#212. To: watchman (#211)

God is nonsense? Are you sure?

Dogma is nonsense.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:36:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#213. To: Dakmar (#212)

Dogma is nonsense.

Labeling God as dogma...makes the rejection easier, I suppose.

watchman  posted on  2025-01-30   20:40:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#214. To: watchman (#213) (Edited)

It's my choice, I have made it.

Go ahead and prove me correct by screeching at me like some old witch woman.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   20:50:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#215. To: Dakmar (#214)

by screeching at me

I would never screech at you.

You are a creation of God. I respect God's creation.

watchman  posted on  2025-01-30   21:01:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#216. To: watchman (#215) (Edited)

Apologies, I get carried away sometimes with these "Become a Gonzo Journalist in 30 Days" advertisement they have been slipping in between coupons for geriatric vitamins. These people are ruthless...

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   21:09:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#217. To: Pingiunte (#216)

Fear and Loathing the Big Bang!

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   21:12:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#218. To: Pinguinite (#190)

Anger is weakness. Bible says God has gotten angry. Repeatedly as you pointed out yourself. We surely agree that acting out of anger or jealousy to harm others is wrong. Now please give a rational theological explanation for why God can kill some of his kids out of anger and it's okay, but it's not for us.

Anger is not a weakness.

Say someone raped your wife or daughter. Any normal person would be angered by that. To not be angry at that would be quite strange.

The_Rock  posted on  2025-01-30   21:14:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#219. To: The_Rock (#218)

I think I am justified in killing anyone who wakes me up, but I am an athiest and just wanted to offer a snarky opinion.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   21:17:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#220. To: Pinguinite (#190)

Now please give a rational theological explanation for why God can kill some of his kids out of anger and it's okay, but it's not for us.

I don't think there is one. Any provided would be trying to put a square peg in a round hole.

Does God hold us to a higher moral standard than he holds himself? It would seem so.

So this is a flaw exposing the Bible as a work of man, not God. It paints us a picture of God that is clearly incorrect.

Anger and jealousy are vices that we are called to grow out of. The NT is a good book overall and one reason is it clearly calls us to develop virtues and quash vices. Jealousy is a vice. I consider anger to be one also.

If the creator of the Universe created us with free will. He gave us a choice of how to behave didn't he. I'm going to jump around a bit so forgive me.

God wanted us to love him is the way I understand it. If he forced us to love him it wouldn't be love at all. So he gave us a choice of how to behave.

If God is good I would think he would want us to be good.

If some of us are evil and would harm others or his plan to redeem mankind.

Why wouldn't that make him mad/angry/hurt. Do you think he should just look the other way and make it so the bad ones (we are all bad to a degree) could harm the good ones? Could harm them in a way that would lead them not to be saved?

Here is part of a sermon that explains in part the point I am trying to get across. Please take 1 min and watch it and let me know what you think. I may take the time to find a longer version of what the pastor is saying here.

The_Rock  posted on  2025-01-30   21:26:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#221. To: FormerLurker (#194)

And human beings and animals are much more complex than a statue.

I'm not the one who made the comparison genius.

It went right over your head.

Let me try to make the point better.

You think that we evolved from some random chance. But you don't think the statue which is much simpler evolved. Something that would have a far easier time evolving. You can see that it is ridiculous to think of a statue evolving. But you just can't see it is even more ridiculous to think that human beings evolved from nothing even though we are much more complex and it would not be possible if you honestly think about it.

The_Rock  posted on  2025-01-30   21:31:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#222. To: FormerLurker (#197)

Are you one of those people who cling to the idea that the earth is flat?

That is what people who didn't read the Bible thought. The Bible clearly says the world isn't flat.

If you ask real nice I will show you. If not you can wonder about it.

The_Rock  posted on  2025-01-30   21:32:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#223. To: FormerLurker (#195)

Projection as usual Stone. So tell me, do you think that the Torah was written in English? Or are you just to lazy to research the fact that the verse I discussed was mistranslated?

You really think it was originally written in English? How quaint.

It was translated into English. You must think that God is not powerful enough to preserve his word. lol

The_Rock  posted on  2025-01-30   21:34:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#224. To: FormerLurker (#198)

That you can't see the connection between the words "Let there be light" and the sudden appearance of light in our Universe demonstrates your inability to think clearly.

I see you haven't ever read the Bible, or you couldn't comprehend it.

Let me give you a few verses.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

You see my friend it was part of a day not millions of years.

Can you wrap your brain around that?

The_Rock  posted on  2025-01-30   21:37:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#225. To: Pinguinite (#190)

Anger and jealousy are vices that we are called to grow out of.

Here is a little play. It is make believe.

Pinguinite- Hello daughter how are you doing today?

Pinguinites Daughter- It wasn't a good day it was horrible i was raped and I am so angry.

Pinguinite- Daughter you shouldn't be angry about it you need to grow up and not be angry.

Pinguinites Daughter- That is crazy dad.

Pinguinite- It is a vice to be angry you need to grow out of it.

Pinguinites Daughter- UUgggghhhh

The_Rock  posted on  2025-01-30   21:42:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#226. To: watchman (#193)

You described justification in the form of "the end justifies the means".

These are your words...not mine!

Yes, as I was describing your statement here:

God was perfectly right and just to command the destruction of Amalek...men women, children, livestock, the very memory of them.

Had Israel obeyed, the world would not be suffering under the Edomites as we are today.

You stated that the world would be a better place if complete genocide had occurred in a point in time. The phrase "The ends justifies the means" describes accepting a lessor evil to justify avoiding a greater evil. Logically, it can make sense. Morally, it falls flat on its face.

When you see injustice...and you feel nothing...no sense of righteous anger wells up in you...you are a sociopath.

No, not necessarily. Not when you understand we are all immortal and neither God nor the universe revolves around planet Earth or the human population. Not that I claim to be immune to anger myself. I am not. But anger is no virtue at all. God does not get angry, and even if he did, he certainly wouldn't kill people while under it's influence. Anger is weakness.

Humans are designed to feel anger, especially when they see injustice.

Human emotions are not spiritual emotions. And anger is a human emotion. Ancient Israelites personified God by painting him with human emotions. Many cultures, probably all, do this. It's a way of making them feel like God is like them. We all want our caretakers to understand how we feel.

But you say being angry is bad?

Absolutely.

Pinguinite  posted on  2025-01-30   21:46:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#227. To: The_Rock (#225)

Thank you for confirming you are a sociopath. Have a nice life. Or don't, as long as it doesn't affect me I basically don't care.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   21:46:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#228. To: Pinguinite (#226)

Haven't I posted Highway 61 video enough times already?

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   21:48:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#229. To: Pinguinite, watchman, All (#196) (Edited)

I believe God is a Person

As in a form of human?

Sorry Neil, that question should have been directed to watchman in post 165..


"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination

FormerLurker  posted on  2025-01-30   21:58:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#230. To: Dakmar (#199)

Poison a blind man's dog and steal his cane? Gift wrap a leopard and mail it to aunt Jane? Force feed a diabetic a KandyKane? Don't know why I'm down here.

ghostrider  posted on  2025-01-30   22:00:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#231. To: ghostrider (#230)

For criminal acts and violence on the stage
For bein' a brat, refusin' to act your age
For all of the decent citizens you've enraged
You can go to hell

I can't afford to hire dancers.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   22:03:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#232. To: The_Rock (#224)

Can you wrap your brain around the fact that there was no day or night if there wasn't an earth??


"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination

FormerLurker  posted on  2025-01-30   22:04:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#233. To: The_Rock (#223)

You obviously haven't even checked the fact that the verse I mentioned was mistranslated.

You're the one that seems to think the Torah was written in English.


"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination

FormerLurker  posted on  2025-01-30   22:06:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#234. To: FormerLurker (#196)

I believe God is a Person

As in a form of human?

I did not say this as I was quoting watchman, but I say God is not a human. Our human identity is merely incidental. Humans are a product of earth. We as souls inhabit a single human body for the life of the body. Our human nature/DNA/bodies do not make us valuable to God in any way.

The human race is expendable as far as God is concerned. We souls that inhabit these bodies are not.

Pinguinite  posted on  2025-01-30   22:19:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#235. To: Dakmar (#231)

And there isn't enough money to get me to dance, I can't bust a move no how. Do you know why Baptists don't boff standing up? They are afraid peoples would think they was dancing. Don't know nothing about dancing, one of my legs is shorter than the other and both my feets too long.

ghostrider  posted on  2025-01-30   22:20:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#236. To: ghostrider (#235)

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   22:22:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#237. To: The_Rock (#218)

Say someone raped your wife or daughter. Any normal person would be angered by that. To not be angry at that would be quite strange.

You suggest God is a normal person?

But your example is extreme. Compare that to a bunch of confused people making a gold statue and throwing a party around it for a few days. That would be cause enough to make an all-knowing God who understands all of us completely and cannot be surprised by anything we would do angry enough to kill them? Or angry at all?

The root of anger is insecurity. One becomes angry when one finds himself powerless in the face of a wrong done to him/her, or perhaps others.

Please explain how God is in any way powerless or capable of being surprised by anything at all.

The bible is a work of man, not God. It is falsely revered with theology constructed around it to give it validation even when it means employing creative theological gymnastics, as is the case with arguing that God can get angry.

Having said that, much of what the bible says, particularly in the NT, I agree is true and correct. Of course that is part of the reason why all of the bible is considered divine by so many.

Pinguinite  posted on  2025-01-30   22:37:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#238. To: Pinguinite (#237)

Please explain how God is in any way powerless or capable of being surprised by anything at all.

That does seem quite out of keeping with omnipotence, which I must assume includes omniscience, since it's a package deal.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   22:49:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#239. To: Pinguinite, Dakmar (#226)

neither God nor the universe revolves around planet Earth or the human population.

In all that you have said, that God is angry, God is weak, etc...you are simply saying, "I reject God", that is, "I reject the God of the Bible".

Dakmar has actually been the most honest and clear.

He said "It's my choice, I have made it".

watchman  posted on  2025-01-30   22:54:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#240. To: The_Rock (#220)

If the creator of the Universe created us with free will. He gave us a choice of how to behave didn't he. I'm going to jump around a bit so forgive me.

God wanted us to love him is the way I understand it. If he forced us to love him it wouldn't be love at all. So he gave us a choice of how to behave.

If God is good I would think he would want us to be good.

All of the above is correct.

If some of us are evil and would harm others or his plan to redeem mankind. Why wouldn't that make him mad/angry/hurt.

Because he's smarter than that.

Do you think he should just look the other way and make it so the bad ones (we are all bad to a degree) could harm the good ones? Could harm them in a way that would lead them not to be saved?

Your mistake is in thinking that actual events on earth are what's most important to God. It is not. What's important is how each of us responds to the various things we experience. We are on earth to grow, to embellish our virtues and quash our vices. To learn kindness, the Golden Rule (as per gospel), to patience with others. to turn the other cheek. To love our enemies. Those things make us stronger. Things that keep us weak is to wallow in anger, jealousy, selfishness, etc.

Everything around us will perish eventually, including planet earth itself. We, however, will not. We are immortal. And things that happen to us on earth, good or bad, is no more real than what happens to us in dreams. And just as dream events become inconsequential when we awake, earthly events become inconsequential when we die and leave earth/human form, and for the same reason. None of it was real. What is/was real, are the lessons in how we handled ourselves.

This is a very simply theology that doesn't require all the convoluted gymnastics of biblical theology. And if one asks if God had a choice of how the universe should be ordered, wouldn't he choose one that didn't end up with most of his kids burning in hell for all eternity?

Here is part of a sermon that explains in part the point I am trying to get across. Please take 1 min and watch it and let me know what you think. I may take the time to find a longer version of what the pastor is saying here.

Just about everything in that 60 second snippet I completely agree with.

Pinguinite  posted on  2025-01-30   22:55:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#241. To: watchman (#239)

Dakmar has actually been the most honest and clear.

But I am a habitual skeptic. Just for the record.

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs

Dakmar  posted on  2025-01-30   22:56:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#242. To: The_Rock (#221)

You think that we evolved from some random chance.

It is an assumption, even within the science community, that evolution is a product of chance. It is possible some biological mechanism could be in play that specifically causes offspring to be better suited for a current environment that doesn't rely on chance.

Christian fundamentalists also err in assuming evolution could not have a supernatural element assisting its progress.

Pinguinite  posted on  2025-01-30   23:00:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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