What if God was one of us? - Page 4

mszee · 07 Dec 2006, 13:26

And that town whatever...can't pronounce it...has a football team? Is that it?
Or football fanatics???

*AndyK* · 07 Dec 2006, 13:28

Huddersfield (pronounced ud-hearse-field) doe sindeed have a football team ... and it's fans are a deluded bunch, some of whom had to emigrate to New Zealand

mszee · 07 Dec 2006, 15:08

Thanks!

Lord Kagan · 07 Dec 2006, 16:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyK

Huddersfield (pronounced ud-hearse-field) doe sindeed have a football team ... and it's fans are a deluded bunch, some of whom had to emigrate to New Zealand

dont you mean and its FAN??

needmoremeat · 07 Dec 2006, 17:53

I sometimes think the debate over women referees causes more controversy than the debate over women priests!

Pudding · 07 Dec 2006, 23:46

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Originally Posted by Hypnobabe

Hmmm... would that be originally from Yorkshire, currently living in New Zealand, by any chance?

You presume I'm talking about myself, which I'm not. Yorkshire has often been referred to as 'Gods own County' ask anyone from Yorkshire and they'll probably agree

And if God was from Yorkshire then he'd probably be an Huddersfield Town supporter because they're the best team in Yorkshire.

Pud

evil nickname · 08 Dec 2006, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by RadioMaster

If there´s a God and a judgement day and you dont believe, then you´ll go to hell forever till the end of eternity.
But if there´s no God, and you believe, and you´ll die and nothing happens, you believed in a nice little idea through your whole life, that might be wrong, but it wont hurt you, will it?

So, what´s wrong in believing?

Pascal's Wager. Bound to turn up sooner or later. Meh.

If there's a god, and on the hypothetical judgement day he asks why I didn't believe in it, I'd like to blatantly rip off Bertrand Russell: "Not enough evidence."

Speaking of Russell, I like the conclusion of his essay "Why I Am Not a Christian":

Quote:

Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly, as I have said, the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes....A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men.

djfierce · 08 Dec 2006, 14:27

Had no internet for a couple of days, could respond to responses to my post but can't be asked.
I don't believe in god for many many reasons, in some ways i respect religious folk and in some ways i shake my head at them, at the end of the day as long as they leave me to believe or not believe what i want then i will do the same with them, it doesn't bother me whether they sit in church on a sunday morning or like me sit and watch match of the day

I will never insult their intelligence or question their motives, i just think there are alot worse things you can be in this world than just religious.
hmmm

Chris · 08 Dec 2006, 14:52

Basic concept is that there are multiple relgigions, each one believes that non-believers will go to hell.

As you can't belong to more than one religion, everyone is therefore a non bveleiver to someone else and therefore everyone is going to hell regardless of what you believe.

evil nickname · 08 Dec 2006, 15:10

That's a nice soundbite, but not necessarily true.

How, for one, could an all-loving deity send people to a place of eternal punishment?

mszee · 08 Dec 2006, 15:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

Basic concept is that there are multiple relgigions, each one believes that non-believers will go to hell.

As you can't belong to more than one religion, everyone is therefore a non bveleiver to someone else and therefore everyone is going to hell regardless of what you believe.

How very true...and I for one certainly looking forward to it!!!

**The Flying Mouse** · 08 Dec 2006, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

Basic concept is that there are multiple relgigions, each one believes that non-believers will go to hell.

As you can't belong to more than one religion, everyone is therefore a non bveleiver to someone else and therefore everyone is going to hell regardless of what you believe.

Well unlike you lot, I get to go to Valhalla

There's a lot to be said for being ex Danish Merchant Navy

.

I'll spend eternity in the great dining hall munching on wild boar burgers, drinking beer from a rams horn, giving lots of young ladies haircuts by throwing big axes at them while they're tied to targets, and getting fresh with Brunhillde, queen of the Valkyries

.

mszee · 08 Dec 2006, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE FLYING MOUSE

Well unlike you lot, I get to go to Valhalla

There's a lot to be said for being ex Danish Merchant Navy

.

I'll spend eternity in the great dining hall munching on wild boar burgers, drinking beer from a rams horn, giving lots of young ladies haircuts by throwing big axes at them while they're tied to targets, and getting fresh with Brunhillde, queen of the Valkyries

.

And I think Brunhillde is MORE than you deserve!!!

Lord Kagan · 08 Dec 2006, 16:48

http://www.walnet.org/rosebud/cannabisgod.html

Very good song

Paul191 · 08 Dec 2006, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Kagan

http://www.walnet.org/rosebud/cannabisgod.html

Very good song

- Oh, and just realised........ My 1000 post!

Lord Kagan · 08 Dec 2006, 23:35

Congrats then

07 Dec 2006, 13:26	#76
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	And that town whatever...can't pronounce it...has a football team? Is that it? Or football fanatics???

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AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	Huddersfield (pronounced ud-hearse-field) doe sindeed have a football team ... and it's fans are a deluded bunch, some of whom had to emigrate to New Zealand

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mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Thanks!

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needmoremeat Mega Loafer Join Date: 23.11.2003 Location: Sunderland, UK Posts: 1,416	I sometimes think the debate over women referees causes more controversy than the debate over women priests!

08 Dec 2006, 14:27	#83
djfierce Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.06.2005 Location: Posts: 3,596	Had no internet for a couple of days, could respond to responses to my post but can't be asked. I don't believe in god for many many reasons, in some ways i respect religious folk and in some ways i shake my head at them, at the end of the day as long as they leave me to believe or not believe what i want then i will do the same with them, it doesn't bother me whether they sit in church on a sunday morning or like me sit and watch match of the day I will never insult their intelligence or question their motives, i just think there are alot worse things you can be in this world than just religious. hmmm

08 Dec 2006, 14:52	#84
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	Basic concept is that there are multiple relgigions, each one believes that non-believers will go to hell. As you can't belong to more than one religion, everyone is therefore a non bveleiver to someone else and therefore everyone is going to hell regardless of what you believe.

08 Dec 2006, 15:10	#85
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	That's a nice soundbite, but not necessarily true. How, for one, could an all-loving deity send people to a place of eternal punishment?

08 Dec 2006, 16:48	#89
Lord Kagan On the other hand, You have different fingers Join Date: 17.05.2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 8,833	http://www.walnet.org/rosebud/cannabisgod.html Very good song

08 Dec 2006, 23:35	#91
Lord Kagan On the other hand, You have different fingers Join Date: 17.05.2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 8,833	Congrats then