Posts by Little Drummer Boy

let it be this board or any other board, are you comfortable with the fact that whatever you post on the internet will be viewable for a long time.. maybe when you'll be very old, you'll find posts that you made a very long time ago..

Little Drummer Boy

Are you comfortable knowing, that what you write here will stay forever?

I suppose...but...

There are many posts that I wish I could take back. I regret the times I have caused hurt to others. There have been a few times that I have wanted to "win" an argument so badly that I kept posting to a thread long after I should have stopped. I wish I hadn't done those things.

Sigh....

LDB

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This atheist wishes the Xtians a happy Easter

by Little Drummer Boy in

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just want to say that i hope all the christians here have a nice easter sunday tomorrow.

a time for reflection and appreciation and so forth (i'm feeling especially clumsy with words today, but you know what i mean).

we won't be going to church, but i wish you the best!

Little Drummer Boy

LOL at Rabbit.

I had an experience this week that I think I'll share here. Friday, at work (my college), a student mentioned that he was going to his Catholic church for the Good Friday services that night. He asked if I had I ever been to a Catholic church. I told him only for a wedding once, so he invited me along. I declined, but he was persistant (in a good way) and offered that I would enjoy the Sunday service and invited me to come along for Easter today. I hadn't been on the receiving end of a religious invite for a very long time. Although I declined his offer, I was touched by his sincerity and happiness. This didn't have the creepy feel of the dubs.

I don't know what I'm trying to get across here in this little tale, but I suppose this experience was the reason I started this thread. I guess (and hope?) I'm mellowing a little toward the religious. I have, at times, taken a very hard line approach against religion since leaving the borg. I have no intention of searching for god again, but I understand - and can respect - why people do. I hope that this will, in some way, enable me to have a more positive relationship with the religious ones here. As I touched on before, our former cult experiences bind us together in a bond that few outsiders could hope to understand. We need each other. Each and every one.

LDB

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Why are people so afraid to question the authenticity of the Bible...

by zeroday in

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for thousands of years people have taken the bible as the word of god.

what would you do if you found out that it was not.

how would your outlook on the world change.. .

Little Drummer Boy

If, as you say, the word theory in science is a fact, then I'm very confused. My understanding is that there are many theories today that conflict with each other. Which theory do you believe in? (these are just a few theories-now maybe some are obsolete and maybe some listed are duplicate, but worded differently, I wouldn't know)

Actually GwQ, I did not say anything of the sort. In fact, I did not define the word "theory" as it is used in science at all. I invited you to research the subject.

As to the rest of your comments, I will not be baited into debating something that you will not take the time to research properly. It is just that, on this board, every single time a person, such as yourself, begins a debate about creation vs.evolution from the starting point of not knowing the definitions, it turns into a flame war. There are many creationists here who can take up their side of the debate and do it justice, and I will sit back and watch with interest as both sides go at it. I usually don't comment on those threads because it is far more instructive for me to watch the debate.

However, from your comments, you are not one of these. I don't mean to offend (although there is no way I know to say it without doing so), but I have seen it happen here enough times to get a sense what a person's level of knowlege on the subject is. In all honesty, and for your own good (I really am trying to look out for you here), I was only trying to head off your inevitable scorching. Consider yourself lucky that Kid A didn't get here first, for instance.

Please don't be upset or anything with me Ok?

LDB

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Secular Easter.

by Blueblades in

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is a holy day becoming just another holiday?

easter bunny rabbit, chocolate candy in all shapes and sizes, jelly beans etc.

where's the talk about "the resurrection?

Little Drummer Boy

Consumers are just buying chocolate instead of god.

Yes, but chocolate is yummy at least.

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Why are people so afraid to question the authenticity of the Bible...

by zeroday in

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for thousands of years people have taken the bible as the word of god.

what would you do if you found out that it was not.

how would your outlook on the world change.. .

Little Drummer Boy

Hi GwC,

It is important for you to go and look up the exact definition for the word "theory" as is used in science. I bring this up since it was a focus of your post. Until you have a full and proper grasp of how that word is used when talking about evolution, it is useless to discuss the subject of evolution.

LDB

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Eulogy of an Atheist

by DJK in

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eulogy of an atheist may be the title of the book i'm writing.

in it will be my personal prayer lacking notations of god and jesus.

i wish it could become a well known piece that many may choose to have read when they pass away.. my question to an atheist is this.

Little Drummer Boy

I would find it nice if someday people could say of me: "He stopped waiting on the Divine, who woud not save us in our need, and tried, in his own way, to use his own resources for the benefit of others."

Or some such thing.

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This atheist wishes the Xtians a happy Easter

by Little Drummer Boy in

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just want to say that i hope all the christians here have a nice easter sunday tomorrow.

a time for reflection and appreciation and so forth (i'm feeling especially clumsy with words today, but you know what i mean).

we won't be going to church, but i wish you the best!

Little Drummer Boy

Dont encourage them, little drummer boy. It's like feeding the bears or aligators.

Lol I guess I'm trying to extend the olive branch on one of the Christians most important weekends. Sometimes things get pretty heated in our discussions, and I feel that we need to reaffirm that, no matter what our path in life, we have been effected by a cult, and we need each other. LDB

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The Need To Question Atheism

by The wanderer in

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the need to question atheism this need to question atheism stems from the fact there are some individuals.

on this board that subscribe to such.

the questions stated are not for some.

Little Drummer Boy

Hi The Wanderer,

I don't mean to be blunt, but: "What is the meaning of life?"

There is none except to procreate and carry on the species. Please prove that there is more. I'm afraid you can't.

Respectfully,

LDB

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The Need To Question Atheism

by The wanderer in

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the need to question atheism this need to question atheism stems from the fact there are some individuals.

on this board that subscribe to such.

the questions stated are not for some.

Little Drummer Boy

Seeker4, lol, I just posted on the other thread from WAC about who's an atheist. I hadn't looked at this thread yet. Funny though that I posted almost exactly what you just did here!

Laters.