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You seem to forget that a lot of culture is built upon religion too. A lot of works of art, the fact we -are supposed to have- Sunday off work (although Saturday is the true Sabbath), law and so on.
Not to mention a lot of psychology (cognitive I think) is heavily influenced by Buddhism.
I think what you are saying is "religion is pointless and ridiculous because I don't believe in God myself".
As for being harmless, it does seem like a peaceful religion, but humans still have the potential to do harm whatever their spiritual path (why did you say Quakers aren't pacifist before?).
Nah, life is full of double standards. They think the physical act of homosexuality is wrong, you think their beliefs are ridiculous... Does that make you intolerent and ridiculous too?
A lot of people on these boards don't like to be mentally challenged, they just like to throw insults.
You`ve noticed as well ?
There is a certain amount of unavoidable indirect tax. Given that it's theft, I feel it in my best interests to claim it back in any way I am able.
The wonderful people in government are also make steps to bleed my profession dry in their usual manner - via licencing and regulation and all the usual bullshit they pull.
The body language thing is pretty easy to do. All memories are stored as sensory information, you can watch people to see where they keep various pictures, how they respond to things they are hearing internally etc etc.
If I have someone who's eyes dilate as though they are looking at something that is a few feet in front of them and a foot above (for example) when they think of things they know not to be true and then they look at the same spot when a new topic is raised, it's not a difficult jump to make. To then use conversation to check this assumption is the smart thing to do.
Requires you pay attention to them really close, of course.
FOr my own point of view, of course it requires me to eventually pick up weapons to stop those who don't agree. Given that all I want is for other people to NOT pick up weapons then I would only do so once they already had, which few people disagree with, ime.
mods ...HELP!
HE'S THREATENING ME WITH VIOLENCE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As are other positions, including non-religious ones, in trying to understand reality.
Yes, that is what I meant, I included a few examples of the ideas that appear to recur in religions.
Religion seems an extraneous 'middle-man' if the aim is to respect life and/or work for greater good; as these aims do not require religion, having a religion for these purposes can be seen as a waste of mental energy.
What gives you that idea? I am aware of links between religion and culture.
I didn't know that, but the knowledge doesn't change my viewpoint.
No, that's not it. I think it's pointless because even where we see religion being used for positive purposes, the religion itself is unnecessary for the end result.
I said that not all Quakers are/were pacifists because it is not strictly true to say that Quakers are pacifists when not all Quakers are/were and, though it may be the norm, pacifism is not mandatory.
:yeees:
Pretty much don't know about that one...
Since when was it all about proof?
Pretty much don't know about that one either... Hence the word 'faith'.
So, this one guy believes that God created the world and came from nothing.
Then this other guy believes the world came from the big bang that came from nothing.
It's a matter of which one he believes to be the way it happened.
There's this girl who thinks that God created all the animals and stuff. But there's this other girl who thinks that all the animals evolved.
There evidence enough for both. Neither is fact. They're both just a hypothesis.
So... where does proof come into this?
Nothing is going to be decided that way.
Faith is not a science.
Good on you Rolly.
Tee hee hee! I wish that really were the case.
Hello. Good evening. And thank you.
Don`t jump to conclusions so quickly.Take a look at this:
http://www.devilducky.com/media/44860/
Is it not proof enough for you ?
You watch too much Trisha, that's what the guy says on TV. Either that or you read it in NLP or whatever it is that you're in to.
I find it funny... Because until a few weeks ago I never realised I didn't use body language (I'm dyspraxia), so I'm trying to learn now. I don't think your body language ideas could be used on somebody with Aspergers either.
I could have given screeds of examples if I wanted to... but I chose not to, simply because I'm doing my best to seem on no one's side. The moment I do... I have people jumping down my throats. And right now, I just can't be bothered with that.
My ""body language stuff" works with everyone. An inability to read other peoples body language does not equate to non transmission of your own.
What colour is your front door?
What does it sound like when it slams shut?
How does it feel under your fingers?
If you answer that set of questions without shifts in your eyes, breathing or posture you must be strapped down or drugged out of your eyeballs.
You can't read bodylanguage for "people" either, only for a person. Jim's body language isn't John's.
No it isn't... People with Aspergers have completely different body language, so do individuals with ADD and dyspraxia. For example the eyes, some people with learning disabilities, hidden disabilities and so on do not make eye contact the same way "normal" people do... Depending on where you come from in the world also affects body language.
i've met some of these kids ...the body lnguage is completely abscent in most of them.
they will talk about a joyous birthday party exactly as they talk about a very distressing event ...eyes and all.
they are brilliant at reading it as well.
It will still have repeatable patterns, the same as everyone else's.
Brilliant conmen etc all can fake bodylanguage, up to the moment that you mention something they haven't rehearsed, then they are stuck. You can only fake body language by either believing your own shit (as in most people will give off "honest" signals if they think something is true that isn't) or rehearsing it.
Anyway, religious people I have met have either not rehgearsed or don't believe their own shit or both.
it comes very naturaly to them.
and have you ever actualy dealt with someone or even met anyone with aspergers ...i think not.
they mostly give out as much body language as a fence post.
They just do it on the fly. You can watch them do it. While the current line of bullshit is being spun, the next one is being formulated. Nice and interruptible it is too.
The lack of response to "normal" events isn't a lack of structure in thought and action. You've even noticed the structure of it yourself and told me about it. The fact that it's not "normal" is throwing your thinking off.
I'm beginning to think that maybe you haven't met the right bunch of people! If this is your view, then you're encounters with 'religious' people may just have not been genuine ones!
the strange is he believes what he says or sees to be THE ...normal!