Things everybody should know but for some reason, most don't.
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You know what used to piss me off in HS? (and still does- just don't see it as often)
Gum in the water fountain.
I swear, every single water fountain in the school had a garbage bin about 10 feet away from it, yet about 90% of them had gum resting on top of the drain!
What the fuck people?!? Nobody wants to ever see your gum, let alone be forced to stick their face up to it in order to get a drink!
What is it about? Why is gum the only piece of trash that makes its way into the water fountain? What is it about the water fountain that makes people think an exception could be made?
Learn how to chew for that matter.....the same way your supposed to chew food. Mouth closed, and inaudible to bystanders.
Gum in the water fountain.
I swear, every single water fountain in the school had a garbage bin about 10 feet away from it, yet about 90% of them had gum resting on top of the drain!
What the fuck people?!? Nobody wants to ever see your gum, let alone be forced to stick their face up to it in order to get a drink!
What is it about? Why is gum the only piece of trash that makes its way into the water fountain? What is it about the water fountain that makes people think an exception could be made?
Learn how to chew for that matter.....the same way your supposed to chew food. Mouth closed, and inaudible to bystanders.
:O Did you hear that? That was the sound of my world shattering. A veil has been lifted, only to reveal that I, an Atheist, was actually worshipping Athe without me knowing ! Clearly the greatest trick Athe has ever done was to convince everyone he didn't exist. My Go-. I mean, My Athe. I am but a sheep with the illusion of free-will. An illusion created by Athe. And so clearly the Internet are written by Athe! If my fundamental views on the universe turn out a be a lie, what else is real? Is this real? Are you real? Am I ? Alas, it is not within my hands now and all I can do is let myself slip into the grip of Athe. HAIL ATHE ! HAIL ATHE !theheroofaction said:I have inscrutable evidence otherwiseRustlessPotato said:
It came from the internet, so it must be true.
actually, a 'cult' is a new religious organisation. so it was a cult, centuries ago. then it became an official religion.Marcus Kehoe said:
the French bit does.BiH-Kira said:
I don't know how many people know this, but World War 1, and by extension World War 2, was caused by a Serbian group called the Black Hand, and Austria-Hungary being dicks.
Also, Britain never joined because of their entente (not an alliance!) with France and Russia. They declared war because Germany invaded Belgium.
Right, the Serbians are made up of Serbs (no fucking shit, eh?) But a lot of the Serbs live in the Balkans (who all hated each other a bit and just had a war...) and Austria-Hungary. So the Black Hand kills Archduke Franz Ferdinand, hoping to free the Serbian nations. A-H tries to take over all of Serbia diplomatically, then declares war when Serbia says 'fuck off'. Russia steps in, then Germany, then France. Then Germany invaded Belgium, and Britain turned up.
Hitler got shot and gassed, and in the field hospital he decided to do the 'Nazism' thing, and take over Germany (which led him to try an military coup, get imprisoned and write Mein Kampf). He used the massive German debt and demilitarisation/scapegoating (they basically got the majority of the blame for WWI which they didn't actually start; see above). Then he started the Holocaust, invaded Poland and effectively started WWII.
Hitler got shot and gassed, and in the field hospital he decided to do the 'Nazism' thing, and take over Germany (which led him to try an military coup, get imprisoned and write Mein Kampf). He used the massive German debt and demilitarisation/scapegoating (they basically got the majority of the blame for WWI which they didn't actually start; see above). Then he started the Holocaust, invaded Poland and effectively started WWII.
+1 I would make a company doing what I love to make money.Blunderboy said:That companies exist to make money.
*ahem*
Yes I went there.
OT...
Hinduism and Buddhism only have one god, but that god manifests itself into many forms, which is why you see manifestations such as Vishnu and Ganesh. They're all the same god in a different form representing different things.
Cheers, I'll just cut it out, it never works in real life, why would it work here?Fappy said:The problem is that if anyone can see those claims as inflammatory, it pretty much is (as far as internet forums go). I'm just trying to look out for yaCaptain__Cookies said:
Hey I am a studying Jehovah's witness and I agree that much of what other christian's sec's believe is wrong, and yeah I agree that all that stuff is weird and at a point should be hard to believe. But it's still disrespectful to call Christianity a cult. Just because I no longer take part of these practice's, nor by your response either do you but it still don't use cult.Captain__Cookies said:
The word cult just bothers me simply because that is what my other christian's call my religious choice while as a whole we believe in the same god and Jesus. Just be specific when you say cult, give's your argument more power and offends less people.
I'm sorry if it offended you, I was trying to make the point that technically you can define pretty much any religion as a cult, especially from the point of view of an outsider like myself and it really depends how much of a negative connotation you give to the word cult, e.g. the dictionary defintition certainly doesn't imply any derrogatory meaning.Marcus Kehoe said:
I respect your right to choose your own religion, but that doesn't mean it doesnt fall within certain parameters, in this case those of a cult.
yes it doseCaptain__Cookies said:
Cult is a Sociology term to describe a religion within a certain set of criteria. In order to meet the criteria there is a minimum number of followers needed.
1.relatively good terms with the state and secular powers and may even attempt to influence government at times
2.maintain at least tolerant and usually fairly friendly relationships with other denominations in a context of religious pluralism
3.rely primarily on birth for membership increase, though it will also accept converts; some actively pursue evangelization
4.accept the principle of at least modestly changing doctrine and practice and tolerate some theological diversity and dispute
5.follow a fairly routinized ritual and worship service that explicitly discourages spontaneous emotional expression
6.train and employ professional clergy who must meet formal requirements for certification
accept less extensive involvement from members than do sects, but more involvement than churches
7.often draw disproportionately from the middle and upper classes of society
when it meets all those critea it stops being a cult and become a denomination
after a denomination if it meets another set of criteria it becomes a full church
1.claim universality, include all members of the society within their ranks, and have a strong tendency to equate "citizenship" with "membership"
2.exercise religious monopoly and try to eliminate religious competition
3.are very closely allied with the state and secular powers?frequently there is overlapping of responsibilities and much mutual reinforcement
4.are extensively organized as a hierarchical bureaucratic institution with a complex division of labor
5.employ professional, full-time clergy who possess the appropriate credentials of education and formal ordination
6.primarily gain new members through natural reproduction and the socialization of children into the ranks
7.allow for diversity by creating different groups within the church (e.g., orders of nuns or monks) rather than through the formation of new religions
This form of classification has sorta fallen out of style due to the stigmata with the word cult and dispute over when the change happens but the Catholic Church is no longer a cult.
That people are more important than money. That you are not more important than others. That you should love your family and not be selfish. That just because someone is a stranger, it doesn't mean that you should automatically be heartless, violent, and/or hostile to their presence.
Love, man. People need to be more loving and kind, less selfish and self centered. Yeah, I know I'm not cool for saying this but someones gotta.
Hmm, guess that's more of a "thing everybody knows, but doesn't practice". Oh well. :S
Love, man. People need to be more loving and kind, less selfish and self centered. Yeah, I know I'm not cool for saying this but someones gotta.
Hmm, guess that's more of a "thing everybody knows, but doesn't practice". Oh well. :S
You, good sir, have made me fall off of my seat, literally laughing.Blunderboy said:
@ Topic: Jesus was Jewish/Middle Eastern...not European/Caucasian. I swear that everyone forgets that, especially people in my religion.
Cats are one of the few mammals that can reasonably cope with cow milk, even though it's not good for them. Lactose can be outright fatal to many small mammals as mammals generally become lactose intolerant after weaning.GundamSentinel said:
Humans are one of the few species where that generally isn't the case (seems to have been a fairly recent biological development) and the only reason cats can deal with lactose is because of their size.[/quote]
Actually it generally is the case with most humans. Lactase persistence (ie. not being intolerant to dairy) is only common in Northern Europeans (therefore Caucasian Americans and Australians etc by extension). Most Asian and African people are intolerant, and I think Native American populations can have up to 100% intolerance due to dairy products not historically being a part of their diet. The persistence only developed once dairy animals were domesticated and milked. Even areas in the Mediterranean have some intolerance, though because the dairy there is mostly processed into cheese it somewhat negates the effects.
So, basically lactose intolerance is NORMAL.
Edit: Quote messed up, it's all gone wrong! ARGH!
