To many, belief in God seems natural and normal. And, in fact, in our society, God is such an important and integral part of things, as he's often mentioned along with Family and Apple Pie, that he kind of gets Grandfathered into acceptance. He seems normal, and mundane, and Part Of It All. But, if you stop and think about it, this whole concept of God is pretty weird. Here we are, normal (god-fearing) Americans, living in the 21st century, having witnessed science unlock DNA, having witnessed the horrors of the holocaust, and the nuclear bomb, and all the other advancements of human thought and ideas, and we no longer believe in demonic possession or ghosts or curses or witches, and yet we still passionately believe in (in some of our cases, inerrant) supernatural truths from a book of what are basically tribal traditions written down 2000 years ago, full of bigotry and hatred and ignorance (albeit also full of some good ideas and some fine writing), which talk about a powerful supernatural deity who smites other deities that look like calves, lives up above the clouds, mysteriously impregnated a woman at one point, told one of his followers to kill his own son, and is basically a powerful fairy." It _should_ sound weird. If you believe in a Christian God, fine, more power to you. But you SHOULD take a step back and realize how potentially out out of context that God is with the rest of the world. If you find a way in your personal faith to reconcile those differences, or find strength from that tension, or what have you, then hey, more power to you, I'm glad you have a spiritual foundation for your life that you find pleasing and fulfilling. But if you're claiming that "why, my Christian God myth is, umm, American and normal, whereas the idea of an invisible pink unicorn is laughbale and insulting. That analogy is pointless! You're just being an insulting jerk!" then you're being intellectually dishonest.
IronGland
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A thought on theism
by IronGland into many, belief in god seems natural and normal.
and, in fact, in our society, god is such an important and integral part of things, as he's often mentioned along with family and apple pie, that he kind of gets grandfathered into acceptance.
he seems normal, and mundane, and part of it all.
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almost done with college, what next?
by jwbot inso, in june, i will be officially done with my schooling.
i realized today that i will not graduate this semester because i needed 2 more art classes to fullfill my studio art minor.
well i immediately signed up for two "boot camp" classes in the summer, mtwthf classes from morning till afternoon...for a full month!
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IronGland
Work, Sleep, Sex,Intoxication, Old Age and then the sweet sweet release of Death for all eternity.
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Led Zeppelin
by stillajwexelder inwhich was the best led zeppelin album?
to me it was number 4 - but 2 and three were both excellent - its been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely lonely time
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Zep I is absolutely amazing straight ahead electric blues. It's a smck in the face, and a kick in the nads. I love it!
Dont even get me started. I have to agree with the above quote in a way. Zep I really has all the elements of their style that they would pursue in greater depth on later albums, however I think Zep 2 is the best example of what they were about at that point. Anyone familiar with this band has to realise that there were actually two Led Zeppelins. There was the 1st incarnation from '68-'72 which was zeppelin I-IV. This was the blues inspired band before the heroin and mega fame and stadium shows and Jimmy Page still the best rock guitarist in the world.* Then there was the 73-80 period when they were playing football stadiums and the music got a little more experimental and the live shows were hit or miss. I love them both, but no one can touch Zeppelin from 68-72. Best band ever. For those fans who dont have it, get 'How the west was won.' It's a 3 disc set that Jimmy Page remastered of a few shows at the L.A Forum in 1972. It's Zeppelin at their best and it completely blows away the only other 'official' live recording 'The Song Remains the Same' which was a mediocre show.
*For those who may argue this point, yes I know he was sloppy and I know who he ripped his riffs off from, but I still agree with my assertion.
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"Music That Debases"
by xjw_b12 inthis was triggered by what bem said in angarhad's thread about the george benson cd.
does anyone remember that talk given at the district conventions in the mid 70's.
do you recall the next day, how we were all telling each other about how many lp's we destroyed?.
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Things I love about Texas
by IP_SEC inbeing that it's such an auspicious day for the great state.. things i love about texas.. 1. shiner bock.
2. san antonio.
3. corpus christi.
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I got nothing.
Actually,when I ponder this a little more, Austin is pretty cool. Thats about it.
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How many of you would pay $3.50 to meet me in person?
by IronGland in.
basically shake my hand meet and greet type thing.
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IronGland
Do you take empties?
Define.
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How many of you would pay $3.50 to meet me in person?
by IronGland in.
basically shake my hand meet and greet type thing.
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and why should we want to meet you? Much less pay for the experience
I dont know, it may be a memorable experience. You never know. Hey, its only 3.50.
Your price appears to have gone down...
Times are tough,Xena.
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How many of you would pay $3.50 to meet me in person?
by IronGland in.
basically shake my hand meet and greet type thing.
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Basically shake my hand meet and greet type thing.
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77th Academy Awards
by Sweetp0985 inis anyone else watching the awards.
they still haven't announced the big winner yet, best movie, but so far, is it just me or they couldnt find anyone else to sing tonight?
beyonce' can sing and everything but she's sung 2 songs so far tonight.
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YEAAAA!!!! Jamie Foxx got best actor!!!
Ok. Now hopefully everyone will stop fellating Ray Charles' corpse.
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Remembering that we are dust.......
by Thinking intoday i was studing for tonights book study lesson.
i got hung up on this paragraph.
i don't know why but something about the wording just does not sound right.
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What do you think?
How many Dwarves does it take to carve out Moria?
What clothes did the inhabitants of Atlantis wear on their space journeys?
Why did the aliens from Zeta-Mercorium steal Noahs Ark from Mt Ararat and secret it away to the underground chambers on their 3rd moon Zaorbastrium-3?