Religious fanatics!!

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:58 am

glu wrote:
Tone Deft wrote: They can't hurt you but they will advocate blowing the shit out of you with the military. I take it back, worry.

We'll drop stinky monkey fingers on them!!

funknotik · Post by **funknotik** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:18 am

EEkevin wrote:
sweetjesus wrote:
EEkevin wrote:Thanks so much for assuming all people of faith are the same. It is funny, really, Christianity is the only group left where it is socially acceptable to judge everyone based on the mistakes of the stupid few.

I really wish people would leave the youtube videos to youtube, and focus on music and AL6 here.

he did say religious fanatics

seems like someone's a little touchy about religion.
Seems like someone is tired of OT posts by bigots. The religion is an opiate/disease thing is played out and tired... I am just tired of people pointing at the fat housewives and Pat Robertsons of the world and telling me that they represent what it means to be a Christian. There are a lot of dumb Athiests, Jews, and Muslims out there, but I don't post topics pointing them out. It is such a cop out. I don't need to bash a certain group to be cool. I am what I am, and that's it. Don't tell me I have a mental disease because I believe in a higher power. In fact, Ableton is one of the tools I use to worship that higher power.

I mean, aren't there other forums on the web that deal with this stuff? How many versions of Ableton have to come out before I can discuss the program without seeing crap posts like this? Sad that such an awesome board is brought lower by a lack of focus.... I thought the release of v6 would help, but obviously not.

This is the general forum for general topics. I have been personally affected by religious fanaticism, it is not pleasant! However, I have no problem with anyone following any religion, it is extremism that I am against. Again as someone mentioned before I said religious fanatics. There are extremists in every religion, it is not just christianity. It is the opiate of the masses whether or not you abuse that opiate is your decision.

Pry open your third eyes....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpBT_mvbYtU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxmHJhwAy6w

Music is my religion and one that we all share.

dm_hawk · Post by **dm_hawk** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:58 am

EEkevin wrote:I am just tired of people pointing at the fat housewives and Pat Robertsons of the world and telling me that they represent what it means to be a Christian.

It's unfortunate that they're the types us non-Christians hear from the most. Lately, they've become the voice of Christianity. It would be refreshing to see some moderate and/or liberal and/or intellectual Christians work their way to the front of the parade and grab the megaphone from fanatical tools like Pat Robertson.

EEkevin wrote:I am what I am, and that's it. Don't tell me I have a mental disease because I believe in a higher power. In fact, Ableton is one of the tools I use to worship that higher power.

word.

pulsoc · Post by **pulsoc** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:23 pm

EEkevin wrote:Thanks so much for assuming all people of faith are the same. It is funny, really, Christianity is the only group left where it is socially acceptable to judge everyone based on the mistakes of the stupid few.

Would you care to explain how you extrapolated THAT idea from this post?

Unless you just assume that all "people of faith" are fanatics.

Which says more about you than the poster.

marky · Post by **marky** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:27 pm

I've said it before and I'll say it again, if anyone's interested in this stuff, I highly, highly recommend any of Sam Harris' books (The End of Faith is his first, and best) on the subject of religion and how it should really be considered about as relevant as Roman Gods and astrology...

There's some interesting articles on his website too ..

http://www.samharris.org/site/articles/

andydes · Post by **andydes** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:38 pm

marky wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again, if anyone's interested in this stuff, I highly, highly recommend any of Sam Harris' books (The End of Faith is his first, and best) on the subject of religion and how it should really be considered about as relevant as Roman Gods and astrology...

There's some interesting articles on his website too ..

http://www.samharris.org/site/articles/

As a devout follower of Jupiter, I find that comment offensive.

M. Bréqs · Post by **M. Bréqs** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:33 pm

EEkevin wrote:Thanks so much for assuming all people of faith are the same. It is funny, really, Christianity is the only group left where it is socially acceptable to judge everyone based on the mistakes of the stupid few.

I really wish people would leave the youtube videos to youtube, and focus on music and AL6 here.

I agree with you that it's unfortunately acceptable to bash Christians. It's a disheartening trend in Western society that it's ok to hate on any particular religion, and faithful Christians get the worst rap of all.

but...

If you look back on the previous posts, you're the first on this thread to mention the word Christian. We were ragging on a fat, loud and dogmatic idiot, NOT christians. That this ranting freak happens to be Christian is not relevant to my mockery.

I'll say (and have said) similar critical things about other religions on these very boards (and have taken a lot of heat for doing so).

marky · Post by **marky** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:38 pm

andydes wrote: As a devout follower of Jupiter, I find that comment offensive.

Ah, me too...

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:55 pm

andydes wrote:As a devout follower of Jupiter, I find that comment offensive.

Jupiter's just a wannabe Zeus.

Nod · Post by **Nod** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:02 pm

funknotik wrote:Trading spouses religios fanatic fat bitch !!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 4137914176
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 2097213140
Religion is the opiate of the masses!!

I'm curious - what was the woman subjected to in order to respond in such a psychotic manner? I've a feeling it wasn't anything particularly evil, perhaps some distasteful soft furnishings, but I live in hope

EEkevin · Post by **EEkevin** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:23 pm

I was responding to the replies not the poster-- read the thread and my references to the "opiate" and "mental disease" comments. Why does a funny video post have to turn into mocking a common wordview? Thus my comments about getting rid of crap posts.

As always, internet anonymity means that you don't have to consider your own comments when making general statements about people's beliefs. Just thought I'd make a comment (for the first time, by the way) in an OT thread that had some offensive comments to well, me. This is what I get, I guess.

Have fun or whatever, it is the internet and I guess this is what it's about. But the fact remains that when I see posts like this it does annoy me that the "general" forum can be everything from videos of crazy people to genuine questions about hardware suggestions, for instance. An OT forum would go a long way in helping me avoid the idiots. I'm done bumping this thread to the top, I should have let it die. No more OT posts for me!

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:30 pm

If you can't handle people taking the piss because you're gay/female/religious/purple don't post that you're gay/female/religious/purple.

forge · Post by **forge** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:42 pm

Tone Deft wrote:
andydes wrote:As a devout follower of Jupiter, I find that comment offensive.
Jupiter's just a wannabe Zeus.

pfft...thor would smite both of them with his mighty hammer!

Brian's wife · Post by **Brian's wife** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:49 pm

forge wrote:
Tone Deft wrote:
andydes wrote:As a devout follower of Jupiter, I find that comment offensive.
Jupiter's just a wannabe Zeus.

pfft...thor would smite both of them with his mighty hammer!

Ooh you know that's where I last saw Brian!

pulsoc · Post by **pulsoc** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:08 pm

EEkevin wrote:I was responding to the replies not the poster-- read the thread and my references to the "opiate" and "mental disease" comments. Why does a funny video post have to turn into mocking a common wordview? Thus my comments about getting rid of crap posts.

As always, internet anonymity means that you don't have to consider your own comments when making general statements about people's beliefs. Just thought I'd make a comment (for the first time, by the way) in an OT thread that had some offensive comments to well, me. This is what I get, I guess.

Have fun or whatever, it is the internet and I guess this is what it's about. But the fact remains that when I see posts like this it does annoy me that the "general" forum can be everything from videos of crazy people to genuine questions about hardware suggestions, for instance. An OT forum would go a long way in helping me avoid the idiots. I'm done bumping this thread to the top, I should have let it die. No more OT posts for me!

If you actually READ the posts they referred to RELIGION. Not xianity as you immediately assumed.

So no wonder us NON religious types find the religious types so funny/annoying/terrifying. Not only do they usually not read THEIR OWN scriptures, they misread shit and think they are VICTIMS of some conspirancy against them. Do you really think GOD wants you whining and crying everytime someone talks about how irrational you are? Why do you even care? After all, "your reward comes in the next world" bro. At least let us hellbound enjoy our brief time here.

Religious fanatics!!

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