"That's just so deep Marisol.
You are so right. I have also lost a child but not to suicide. I couldn't begin to put myself in your shoes. But I hope that somehow you find your happiness again. Even though that enormous part of you has…"
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That's Just Your Opinion
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Kelly Oct 23, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I haven't posted a blog in a while here due to personal reasons, and apologies to some, as I couldn't reply to a previous thread that I had started, ( you know who you are). But anyway, the following…Continue
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Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Simon Paynton Aug 29, 2012. 161 Replies 3 Likes
The idea that there is a perfect match out there for everyone seems to be nonsense to me. Where is the evidence for this? And even if it were true that doesn't necessarily mean you will find that…Continue
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Respect the person or the belief?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Derek Aug 1, 2011. 9 Replies 2 Likes
This is a quick one while it's on my mind. When it comes to talk of respect, the standard line seems to go something like "I will respect the person and their right to believe whatever they want, but…Continue
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How do you deal with tragedy?
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Boyd Jul 16. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I know this topic might seem a bit more personal than usual for this site. A few months ago my older brother committed suicide, it was tough as you might expect. At the time I remember not turning to…Continue
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Marisol Martinez replied to Derek's discussion 'How do you deal with tragedy?'"Derek, I know this is an old post, but I wanted to reply anyway. I lost my son Danny, age 26, to suicide last year. Not once did I turn to prayer or the "supernatural". I face my loss straight on, and redirected my grief…"
Simon Paynton replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"You could say the kitchen is where the heat is. "
archaeopteryx replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"RE: "I think she's heavily damaged and maybe doesn't have an easy time with people." - which is basically what I said, and was accused of "kitchen psychology" - welcome to the kitchen, Simon!"
Simon Paynton replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"You're probably right. I actually find her rather endearing. But [to talk about Maruli behind her back] I think she's heavily damaged and maybe doesn't have an easy time with people. "
kOrsan replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"You can't generalize her as being uncaring only because of a handful of people she was talking about."
Simon Paynton replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"Maruli, we like you, but to be so brutally uncaring is not an attractive quality. If you don't care about people, people aren't going to care about you."
Simon Paynton replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"It's interesting that we say that bad behaviour "stinks"."
Simon Paynton replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"I think it's good that it remains a vague term. I'm not talking about a precise entity. Rather, a collection of related things. My internal history and the history of what I have made."
Unseen replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"...and has a tail like a beaver, it must be a platypus."
Unseen replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"So, for you, your "soul" is what is more commonly called your "conscious mind" combined with your memories."
archaeopteryx replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"Actually, Maruli, you boasted that you and an associate ridiculed those who came to Lourdes in the hope of being healed of infirmities, no one accused you of that. As for the monster part, if it walks like a duck --"
maruli marulaki replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"Somewhere down this thread I was accused of being a sort of a monster ridiculing cripples. As this was out of the scope of this topic, I have started a new thread: …"
Simon Paynton replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"By "soul" I mean my internal self, and my life: the bed I have made for myself and which I lie in. I'm not talking about a self which lives on after we die (although i believe in this too).
I like this idea of…"
archaeopteryx replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"-- as well as a great deal of the smell --"
Unseen replied to Derek's discussion 'Do Atheists believe in soulmates (in general)?'"I believe they determined the body had a soul on that basis, but later it was learned that gases leaving the body accounted for the slight change."
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Israel – Palestine – United Sates
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 1:01pm 13 Comments 0 Likes
This blog is a reaction to the nonsense of "Propaganda Pat Condell" and his latest video. I wrote this a while back.
Israel – Palestine – United Sates
"The main danger which Israel, as a 'Jewish state', poses to its own people, to other Jews and to its neighbours, is its ideologically motivated pursuit of territorial expansion and the inevitable series of wars resulting from this aim...No Zionist politician has ever repudiated the idea that Israeli policies…
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Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:23pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
With Turkey's population set to be 100 million by mid-century, and given its deep Islamic roots and how it is so distant culturally from Europe, do you think it's a good or bad idea to bring Turkey into the EU? Do you think it would work?
'Jesus loves nukes' course is struck out
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 10:29am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Based on certain biblical passages, such as Revelation 19:11 among others, which says "Jesus Christ is the mighty warrior", the course was taught to U.S soldiers. Soldiers had to sit through a PowerPoint session of "Fundamentalist love for the apocalypse."
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Continue Having it our way for a change
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:31pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Theists claim atheists believe in nothing, but on closer examination, it’s the theist who believes this life is nothing but a stopover for the next life - a non-material life spent in endless grovelling worship towards a monster in the clouds. Thinking this way devalues this life - the real and only one.
Our brains have evolved to think faithfully. This may have served us well in the past, but now it's nothing but an unfortunate relic. With faith, there is no check system,…
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