Tinker
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 11:36 AM |
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Religious beliefs
I wanted to perform this poll to try to obtain the results from the recent posting about "The Passion", as it seems to be getting pretty
religious in it's recent postings.
Postings about particular countries attitudes is interesting, and it may help other continents to appreciate other cultures a little more.
ARE YOU A:
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ned
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 11:43 AM |
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i think it would have been better if you must do this poll to split the type of religion and the frequency of worship into 2 seperate polls as you can
only select one option from the above.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 11:46 AM |
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yeah must agree
also 2 christians but no worshippers... odd  I'm abstaining!
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Staple balls
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 11:46 AM |
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what if i'm not at all religous and have some rather strong views abour organised religion?
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ned
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 11:57 AM |
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staple balls - you select 'other' 
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Jayce Lane
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 11:58 AM |
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Hi stapel balls, post your views in the forum on the passion.
It should make for some interesting reading
Cheers.
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blueshift
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 12:07 PM |
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ditto staple balls.
mental equivalent of viruses, in my opinion.
edit: virii. oops
[Edited on 1/4/04 by blueshift]
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ray.h.
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 12:08 PM |
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I am religious in that I believe in a God, but i don,t believe in churches.
My faith is between me and my god and i don,t like to be told how to pray and when by people who set themselves up above us and tell us they know
better and there way is the only way.
My ethos is"do un to those as you would have them do un to you"and i don,t think you,ll go far wrong in life.
Also this survey is badly floored.What the survey should ask is were you brough up in a religion or not.Do you now believe in that religion or
not.Have you now changed religions.To ask what religion you believe in serves no purpose other than to try to pidgeon hole you in to an ethnic
race.Catholics are Christians and to specify all other religions in one group assumes that the majority of people on this forum are white
middle/working class people like me.Not very PC.
[Edited on 1/4/04 by ray.h.]
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Staple balls
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 12:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blueshift
ditto staple balls.
mental equivalent of viruses, in my opinion.
edit: virii. oops
[Edited on 1/4/04 by blueshift]
nope virii isn't a word, it's a bastardisation used by people who want to look intelligent
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ned
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 12:45 PM |
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you mean like octopusses vs octopie 
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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TheGecko
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 12:55 PM |
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I'm relucant to tick 'Other' for my strident atheism
As a coworker said recently (paraphrased slightly) "Atheism is no more a religion than bald is a hair colour"
Still, may be interesting to see the results.
Dominic
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timf
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 01:10 PM |
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you forgot one
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Thank Ron that the wheels were not damaged
the bible according to ron
isn't that why we are on this site to build cars not start thread wars about religious beleifs.
BTW through the history of man most wars have been started due to religion.
why people just can't have their own views on the matter and keep them to themselves rather than try to force it onto other people.
and how to stop the jw's to stop bothering you be welding a car with oxy-a and turn the lit torch on them when they tap you on the shoulder.
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ray.h.
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 01:27 PM |
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Don,t agree ,Even JWs have the right to take that risk but HERE HERE to all the rest.
[Edited on 1/4/04 by ray.h.]
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Alan B
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 01:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Staple balls
what if i'm not at all religous and have some rather strong views abour organised religion?
Yep same here...
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Jasper
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 02:14 PM |
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IMHO this whole topic is best avoided as you'll always end up upsetting someone (and it's likely to be our US friends!).
How about a pole of your opinions of George Dubya, that'll stir em up too!!!!
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Jayce Lane
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 02:18 PM |
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In pondering the mysteries of this world, I suppose as joelp has it (paraphrased) "we know what we know, we know what we dont know, but we dont
know what we dont know". I suppose we will find out in due course, in the meantime there is a locost to build, which may just bring me to a
conclusion on this a lot sooner if I mess up the construction
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Terrapin_racing
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 02:35 PM |
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God Speed you! - In the modern world, speed has come to simply mean a rate of movement (e.g. high speed, miles per hour, meters per second etc.), but
the English (derived from the Anglo-Saxon) origin of the word meant not velocity, but to thrive, or to prosper. The term God speed, used by some
translations of the Holy Scriptures, is a contraction of the saying, "I wish that God may speed you," or in today's terminology,
"I wish that God may bless you with success."
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ned
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 02:52 PM |
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bollox to that, speed is about going fast
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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timf
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 02:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ned
bollox to that, speed is about going fast
Ned.
Religion of the petrol head ?
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mackie
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 04:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
quote:
Originally posted by ned
bollox to that, speed is about going fast
Ned.
Religion of the petrol head ?
Amen!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 04:26 PM |
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so if you could start a new religion as petrol heads would that mean freedom from persecution(speed scameras)and tax free fuel?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 05:17 PM |
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Petrolhead - Amen!
I'll subscribe to that - do you get free insurance?
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madforfishing
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 05:58 PM |
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I love to hate this debate every time it crops up at work.
I fail to understand how we can be decended from 'Adam & Eve' (if that's what you chose to believe).
If the above is true, as the Old Testament says, then how do you explain dinosaurs ?
I don't personally believe in a God, in whatever form, however, each to their own, whichever you chose to worship. But how would this God you
follow allow all the attrocities around the world to happen.
If there is a 'hell' or another religions' equivalent then I am going there as my next posting without doubt. Apparently they have
sex a lot there, as the saying goes...F***in Hell.
TAXI ! ! !
PS. I am not trying to get a rise from anyone, don't be offended.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 07:02 PM |
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why isnt there a
religion is an opiate of the people, and just there to feed em crap
choice?
One sociological reason for religion is as follows.
Imagine there is no god. No divine retribution. You could do what you want - no moral comeback, no fires of hell. That this life is all there is - and
you are living a crappy little life scraping a living. So, if now is all there is, why put up with crap - take what you want and now.
The theory goes that religion is there as a promise of more to come in the afterlife. If all you will ever get is now, and you get just 70 years
before the void, people would tend to take what they want, and now.
Thats a case for religion - its a form of control imposed by society.
Im not religious, nor am I atheist. If I had to jump now, id bet 51% to 49% that god is an invention of man. Id also like to say, oops, I got it
wrong, how about letting me in.
Jesus seems a nice guy.
He could also have been a nutty social revolotionist that the state decided was a pain and took him out. Allowing yourself to be murdered could be
considered a mental illness.
Or what he said he was.
Whats a computer? Its a bunch of 0 and 1 's that form into something thats extremely sophisticated.
whats the empire state building - a bunch of bricks made into a complex structure.
whats a human being - a bunch of cells so sophistcated that it thinks its above all other things and will go on forever. Are we just a bunch of 0 and
1's?
atb
steve
ps
to whoever voted JW
I thought there was only room for 250,000 people in JW heaven - must be hard to get a ticket. Thats less people that Indianapolis takes. Any religion
that limits sanctuart and salvation is a bit limited....... but didnt that rule get dropped.
PS - im a blood donor
pps - i didnt vote
[Edited on 1/4/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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Mel Gibson
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| posted on 1/4/04 at 07:02 PM |
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Dont get me going on religion,i'm up poo creek without a paddle after my last effort.
Mel.
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