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How do people still belive in God?

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    #752
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    If your lucky enough for it (faith) to knock upon your world maybe then you will know?
    lol

    Do any of you people give a straight answer?


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    #753
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    lol

    Do any of you people give a straight answer?

    Who are YOU PEOPLE?


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    #754
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    What if the defibulator fails?

    You think god lets millions of children die of starvation in desperate poverty but throw up a prayer when some middle-class westerner has a heart attack due to the excesses their life has given them, he'll step right in there? :confused:


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    #755
    Long Term Louth
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    Ickle Magoo wrote: »
    You think god lets millions of children die of starvation in desperate poverty but throw up a prayer when some middle-class westerner has a heart attack due to the excesses their life has given them, he'll step right in there? :confused:

    Havent had a heart attack, but I will say a prayer for you.


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    #756
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    Your comment was in relation to another poster, nobody mentioned you and heart-attacks?

    I don't need your prayers, why not do something that actually helps people like volunteer, visit old people or give to charity. Ironically I do all three.


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    #757
    MagicMarker
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    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Who are YOU PEOPLE?
    The delusional.


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    #758
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    Ickle Magoo wrote: »
    Your comment was in relation to another poster, nobody mentioned you and heart-attacks?

    I don't need your prayers, why not do something that actually helps people like volunteer, visit old people or give to charity. Ironically I do all three.


    Obviously you feel you need to highlight such charitble attributes.


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    #759
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    The delusional.


    Do any of you people give a straight answer?


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    #760
    Sam Vimes
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    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Havent had a heart attack, but I will say a prayer for you.

    And I'll have my shaman dance around with a rattle and a skull to appease the gods.

    pray.jpg?w=356&h=282


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    #761
    aidoh
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭aidoh


    Close this stupid thread.


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    #762
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Obviously you feel you need to highlight such charitble attributes.

    I need to highlight prayer is not a charitable attribute and you suggesting praying for me serves of no use other than making you sound insidiously sweet.


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    #763
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Do any of you people give a straight answer?
    Yes.


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    #764
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Do any of you people give a straight answer?

    the delusional summed it up pretty well... people who believe in a sky fairy who controls their lives and listens to their prayers and will reward them with immortality in a magical land where everything is super dooper all the time

    you know, crazy folk


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    #765
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    Ickle Magoo wrote: »
    I need to highlight prayer is not a charitable attribute and you suggesting praying for me serves of no use other than making you sound insidiously sweet.


    Your opinion and one I respect even if I dont agree!;)


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    #766
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    Helix wrote: »
    the delusional summed it up pretty well... people who believe in a sky fairy who controls their lives and listens to their prayers and will reward them with immortality in a magical land where everything is super dooper all the time

    you know, crazy folk

    Therfore I am crazy, at least now Helix I know whats wrong with me, thanks for your inspired astuteness.


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    #767
    coffee_cake
    Registered Users Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Your opinion and one I respect even if I dont agree!;)

    I didn't realise patronising someone with "I'll pray for you to change your mind" was "respect".


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    #768
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    bluewolf wrote: »
    I didn't realise patronising someone with "I'll pray for you to change your mind" was "respect".


    Dont think Imentioned changing anyones mind.


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    #769
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    I especially don't want to be prayed for once told about it as it appears to make the situation worse, rather than better....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studies_on_intercessory_prayer#The_STEP_project

    :pac:


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    #770
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    aidoh wrote: »
    Close this stupid thread.

    At last, someone has copped on to me:D


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    #771
    Long Term Louth
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    Ickle Magoo wrote: »
    I especially don't want to be prayed for once told about it as it appears to make the situation worse, rather than better....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studies_on_intercessory_prayer#The_STEP_project

    :pac:

    Dont believe everything you read, especially wikipedia.


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    #772
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    I don't believe everything I read, that's why I'm not religious.... ;)

    Btw, you do realise the study wasn't carried out by wiki, yeah?


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    #773
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    Ickle Magoo wrote: »
    I don't believe everything I read, that's why I'm not religious.... ;)

    Btw, you do realise the study wasn't carried out by wiki, yeah?

    On their Web page so it must be true?


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    #774
    Pace2008
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    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Dont believe everything you read, especially wikipedia.
    Did you even bother looking at the sources?


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    #775
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    On their Web page so it must be true?

    Everything on the internet is true. I believe in weblical inerrancy.


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    #776
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    Pace2008 wrote: »
    Did you even bother looking at the sources?

    NO, I am Crazy


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    #777
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Long Term Louth wrote: »
    Dont believe everything you read

    Not even God himself could provide a facepalm worthy enough.


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    #778
    Long Term Louth
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Long Term Louth


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Not even God himself could provide a facepalm worthy enough.


    Your location is The Milky Way, you see all


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    #779
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,092 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Choices always were a problem for you. What you need is someone strong to guide you.
    Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow, what you need is someone strong to guide you...like me.

    If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me, now don't you judge or question.
    You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do.
    Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow, what you need is someone strong to guide you. Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow, let me lay my holy hand upon you. My god's will becomes me, when he speaks, he speaks through me. He has needs, like I do, we both want to rape you.

    Jesus christ, why don't you come save my life, now. Open my eyes, blind me with your light, now. Jesus christ, why don't you come save my life, now. Open my eyes, blind me with your lies, now. If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me, now don't you judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you, just do everything I tell you to do.


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    #780
    Dazd_N_Confusd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭Dazd_N_Confusd


    Devia wrote: »
    So although you know very little one thing you do know is that the majority of the worlds population know very little. I'd like to see the results of this research.
    My opinion, never said it was fact.

    Big difference.

    And my opinion is based on my cynical nature.


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    #781
    Dazd_N_Confusd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭Dazd_N_Confusd


    krudler wrote: »
    funny that, if I had a "heart attack" I think I'd rather have a "leap of faith" with "doctors" using "science" to help me, with their magical ways of making sick people better. do I know the workings of a cardiogram or defibulator? nope, would I put more trust in those helping me than my entire family sitting around praying for me? yup.
    I agree, I addressed this in my following post if you were to read back.


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