FIve things that you believe never should have been invented.

[DesiPrinceX09]

Politics
Religious extremists and mainstream religious practice (it's their fault that religion has a bad reputation)
Atheism
Mainstream/popular culture (tells people how to dress, how to look, what to eat, what to listen to, etc. And if you don't follow along then you are a loser)
Reality T.V (as many before me have said)
Porn
Drugs
Alcohol
Discrimination (racism, prejudice, etc)
Fanboys/girls
gossip
Labels for humans (race, ethnicity, religion, gender, etc.)
Guns and bombs
Nukes
Twilight
The Wii
Country music
plastic surgery and Botox
Fast food
cars
anime
zombies

 

[TeeBs]

Judaism.

The concept of race.

The concept of gender.

War.

Currency.​

Life would be alot more interesting if I didn't conceive genders.

In fact it might be kinda fun trying to get laid while blind sighted into what you might actually be getting into. Find out its a dude and whahollyshit theres no backing out now.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

1. Nuclear weaponry
2. Global warming/AGW hysteria
3. The Sweden-Democrats Party
4. Unnecessary censoring
5. Apathy

 

[Phoenix09215]

I don't think its fair to say religion should never of been invented... Not everyone who is religious is a jackass you know. so;

The pope
Terrorists
all other religious extremists
my priary school
that mean lady who lives at the bottom of my street

 

[tigermilk]

1) AIDS (It was "invented" wasn't it?)
2) Tobacco
3) Modern Warfare 2 (yup I'm jumping on the bandwagon)
4) Sheva in Resident Evil 5 (fucking idiot)
5) Scratchy toilet paper (evil sadistic bastards)

 

[Trotgar]

Religion did not create morals, the basic necessity for the the continuation of the species created morals, religion just came along a few thousand years later and claimed credit.

Right, and the basic necessity for the continuation of every culture pre-20th century hinged on the enforcement of morals via religion, i.e. actually gave a reason.

That doesn't mean that religion created morals - religions have clearly shaped our morals, but in many major religions there are pretty much the same basic rules: don't kill, don't steal etc. These rules can be explained purely by reasoning - a society wouldn't work if it didn't at least mostly obey these rules, so we can assume evolution "developed" these morals (for example, piranhas don't eat each others all the time, and as far as we know, they don't have religions).

Sorry for the jumpy text.

I'm still yet to see anyone qualify their inclusion of religion. Oh well.

Well, I agree with you here. Many atrocities have been made in the name of a religion, but very many very good things have also been made in the name of religions (and atrocities have been made in the name of pretty much anything). Plus, my two best friends are religious and religion has helped them very much.

But again, sorry for the jumpy text and possible mistakes, I'm a bit tired at the moment.

 

[awesomeClaw]

1:Alcohol
2rugs
3: Religion

Now before you go apeshit about the whole religion thing, let me clarify.
I am neither an a non-believer or a believer. There might be a god or it might not. But i´m not going to worship his ass until he get´s the guts to go down here on earth and show us that he really exists beyond some story books.

I don´t find people who believe that there is a god silly and unesscary. I find people who believe that there is ONLY one god and he definetly exists silly. For example, i find christanity silly because they only believe there is one god.

Who am i to say that there is no god? Who knows. But i can say that worshiping a book that may or may not be the truth limiting your views for as long as you believe in it is stupid.

 

[Angryman101]

Judaism.

The concept of race.

The concept of gender.

War.

Currency.​

What the fuck is the concept of genders doing on this? Are you implying that there are no genders nor differences between men and women? Follow-up question: are you batty?

I'm sorry, but I can't just accept that elementary school poetry laced with constant cussing can be considered "music".

With the lone exception of rhythm, rap doesn't meet any "standards" of music.

I'm open to the possibilities of rap involving ACTUAL musical talent such as the Beastie Boys, but as of now, rap isn't considered a style of music to me.

I used to think similarly to you, but I realized that there is actually a lot of good hip-hop music and a lot more to it than you'd expect. I participated in a freestyle rap competition and it gave me a lot of respect for the musicians who could flow so smoothly, like these:

Spoiler

Also a lot of their lyrics deal with larger issues than the average rock song, so, there you are.

1. Religion - Pretty basic thing here. I suppose it wasn't necessarily an "invention" depending on how you look at it, but... Whatever.

2. Snuggies - ...No explanation required.

Ugh. Snuggies are awesome. Brings me to my list:

1. Self-righteous atheists who feel the need to point out their anti-religious views whenever the opportunity presents itself. Seriously, get over yourselves; religion, good or bad, has shaped the world into what it was today. The dark ages occurred because of the fall of the Roman Empire, not because of the Church. The power vacuum would have been filled by some king or another had the Church not stepped up to plate, and they would have oppressed learning and education to the masses just as much as, if not more than, the Church. Said Church also sponsored some of the greatest works of art in our world, as well as some of the greatest humanitarian works.
2. Bureaucracies of any kind. I hate red tape, more than anything in the god damned world.
3. the DMV as an extension of #2. Everything that happens there leads to misery.
4. Money, I guess. It's an archaic system that benefits few while disparaging many.
3. Nationalism and Ethnic pride-unwarranted pride in something that you had absolutely no say in the matter. Why are you so proud of being black/white/Korean/etc.? You didn't fucking choose to be. You were just born into that. Create an identity and legacy for yourself and be proud of those achievements, don't let the genetic and geological situation into which you were born into do define you.

 

[Cheesus333]

1. Fanny Packs - They're meant to be worn on your ass, not in front; Hence the term "fanny"
2. War on Drugs - It's created more problems than solved
3. Guidos - Do I REALLY have to elaborate on this one?
4. Fan Fiction - Because that horrifying erotic Naruto piece you wrote is going to win you that Pulitzer Prize
5. Standardized Tests

Fanny (American): Behind; bottom; bum; arse.
Fanny (British): Vagina, for lack of a better word.
I dunno if that helped or not...

As for fan fiction, I think people write it to express their fantasies more than for recognition or acclaim. At least, I do, anyway...
Also, you're probably referring to slash. The majority of fanfics are actually clean and - shockingly enough - some are really good!

 

[legion431]

1.Money
2.Guns
3.Bombs
4.Government
5.Capitalism

 

[likalaruku]

1)These shoes:

2)Reality shows &/or 4Kids.
3)Humvees.
4)Yellow car paint.
5)Yiffing (furry sex).

 

[amucha98]

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[Angryman101]

SNIP

Insults are not needed, hun.

I don't like gender, no.

I would prefer to be without the male and female titles, yes.

Let's keep it friendly in here

That view just...baffles me. I...think I understand where you're coming from, though. Do you mean, like, you shouldn't identify yourself as a black man, or a white man, just a man? Except for gender, so instead of identifying yourself as man or woman just as a 'person?'

 

[Baralak]

SNIP

Insults are not needed, hun.

I don't like gender, no.

I would prefer to be without the male and female titles, yes.

Let's keep it friendly in here

That view just...baffles me. I...think I understand where you're coming from, though. Do you mean, like, you shouldn't identify yourself as a black man, or a white man, just a man? Except for gender, so instead of identifying yourself as man or woman just as a 'person?'

Kinda.

It's fine to call yourself a man or a woman or a balk man, etc.

But I don't like the expectations that come with gender titles - and race titles are completely useless.

For example, if someone is a 'man' they are seen as someone with a penis.

Why can't a man have female genitals? I know the definition of man on a physical level, but aren't we beyond that?

Maybe they have male genitals but the mind of a woman?

I would prefer it all go away.

That just makes no sense to me. Due to drastic differences and how biology and the like works. titles such as man and woman are a necessity. If you want to be a woman, but were born a man, you're free to cross dress, take hormones and even get the surgery if you'd like. But we require things like man and woman, because, no everyone is flexible on what they're willing to date or have sex with. If you're trying to get into the distinctions between "man and woman" and "male and female" though... That's a whole other can of worms...

 

[Edorf]

1. Guns
2. Bombs
3. Auto Tune
4. iPad
5. Cappuccino Yoghurt, blaaargh