Bible Stories #2

God certainly is angry in the Old Testament a lot. It's good to see He mellows with age.

Once again, the person who comes along and says "we get it" doesn't get it. At all. I swear it's like they are doing it intentionally. Kind of like when someone says "believe me" before telling a whopper of a lie.

So what kind of music do you guys like to listen to?

I personally love me some good Celtic music.

The Koran is horrifying. If you had the balls to say so I would respect you. But you don't, so I don't. Respect is earned, not demanded. Don't want to be mocked? Don't make yourself such an easy target. You revere a book about talking donkeys, men surviving inside fishes, floating zoos, children mauled to death by bears for making fun of a guy's bald spot, and a god who gets so mad about foreskin that he's liable to murder you for not cutting it off. When I was still a devout believing Christian I would not get mad at someone for pointing out the absurdities in the Bible and wouldn't call it mockery or "crossing a line" if someone laughed about them. Even when I was still a young Earth Creationist (and I was, for an embarrassingly long time) I was never that over sensitive. And I don't even believe that you are this obnoxiously reverent toward all belief systems. Do you dare not laugh at people who believe in a flat Earth? What about practitioners of Jediism? Scientologists? Really?

I could always take a joke and laugh at myself even when I still believed. This was, I believe, one of the most important skills I had that led to me actually learning some things and figuring out that I was wrong. I strongly encourage you to try it. Lighten up. Open your mind. Stop looking to be offended.

So are you guys in to rock, pop, maybe classical music? I like some classical music.

Ender: I am absolutely sure I know more about Christianity and the Bible than you do. Calling someone ignorant doesn't make them so. But all you can do is muddy the waters to try and convince others, and perhaps yourself, that people speaking uncomfortable truths don't know what they're talking about. This is also something I'm happy to say I was never guilty of, even as a believer. If someone said something that made me feel uncomfortable or defensive, I might argue with them, I might even imply they weren't very bright if I disagreed strongly with their basic assertions, but if they claimed something about the Bible I would not call them ignorant without knowing better. I would look it up. And if I had looked up any of the things that I've said above, I would have found out that the person I was disagreeing with was correct. At that point I would have had to come up with some way to continue justifying my belief, which I did for years, but I never just stuck my head in the sand.

Nothing is above criticism or humor. Those things that people claim are are precisely the things that need to be criticized and examined most vigorously, and the things that need the piss taken out of them most earnestly. Good ideas never hide behind appeals to false sanctity. Truth never fears a joke. Beware those whose best answer to valid criticism is chagrin and demands for respect.

Maybe epic music mixes? Those are some of my favorites...

pest: if you have nothing at all to add to the conversation, why say anything?

If it genuinely bothers you that the discussion is taking place, don't read it.

If you want us to believe that you would like to shorten the conversations, stop elongating them (or on other quizzes, initiating them and then pretending like you intended the opposite)

It's telling that you keep coming back over and over again to leave inane comments until someone gives you attention, stirring, stirring, waiting to get a bite, so that you can pretend like you were expecting the opposite reaction.

If you want to talk about Celtic music find a quiz on the subject and comment there. This is not a chat room. It's the comments section for a quiz on a specific subject. You would expect to find comments pertaining to that subject here.

So you don't like Celtic music? What, about, good'ol rock'n'roll? Honestly, I'm not really a fan of that myself.

I've actually, never seen anyone get under Kal's skin so much before. Not just on this quiz, but all of Jetpunk. This is actually hilarious. Like, I'm not saying you getting "angry" is funny Kal, just the whole conversation in general. Note: This comment is not an attack on you. I want to clarify that.

However, I would like to say one thing on a more serious none. Your telling "pest" not to talk about music, cuz that's not the topic of this quiz. But, does that mean then that this comment section is meant for religious wars and battles? Your right Kal, it is a comment section, to talk abou the quiz, but it's not here to argue back and forth, trying to convert people to christianity or atheism, or to talk trash on certain religious ideas or books, etc. And I'm not just talking to you Kal, I'm talking to everyone taking part on this thread... Well, I am kind of talking to you more than the others, though, since your the one that brought up the topic of the quiz and comments, and so on. My point is, don't tell someone to go talk about their topic somewhere else because its not meant for this quiz, when the things your arguing about aren't either. There are places for religious battles, but its not here. Okay? Have a good day sir!

If you don't want to argue, Fiddley, then don't. I made an innocuous comment above, directly related to the subject of the quiz. Someone else came along and felt the need to attack me for it. I responded back. It's not my fault people cannot accept any comment pertaining to their religion that isn't delivered with awed reverence, and you have no right to demand that from me or anyone else.

Lol, I never said I had a problem with the arguing itself Kal. I just find it funny that you're getting after pesto the sluggo for talking off-topic when you are in a sense doing the exact same thing, because no, your comment was not directly related to the quiz. Mind telling me which one is? I'm literally just trying to help you this time Kal...... Also, I do enjoy some Celtic music, Pesto, but not all. It kind of depends on my mood really. If I had to choose my favorite type of music, I might just have to go with epic, legendary, type music. Have you ever listened to the Starcraft II OST's? Not sure if epic/legendary describes it, but stuff like that is pretty awesome imo... Now, for the sake of Kal's brain, lets leave the music discussion behind please? Thanks sir!

Ah, Fiddles. One of the few people on Jetpunk I actually have some respect for. I do indeed respect your request, and I will stop talking about music... Except for 1 more thing: I have listened to the Starcraft II OST's. They are awesome, but I really don't know what describes them, lol. Okay, now I'm done.

Two people who deserve no respect heaping it upon each other. It's like Helsinki all over again.

Kal - And yet it's that respect that got slug to shut up, which is what you wanted, but couldn't get done yourself.

I didn't start the disrespect and I'm not going to respect trolls who have come along to antagonize.

Cool, good for you Kal.

Keep going.

I really honestly don't lol. I just wanted to see how much more you would say if I asked.

This makes me want to go watch some more of the DarkMatter2525 channel on YouTube.

@Kiwi - Anything anyone says will trigger Kal on a religious quiz.

^ ridiculous how completely arse-backwards you've got that, Fiddley.

It was a fine comment, kiwi. And the two responses to your comment were also fine. But... of course I had to be publicly ostracized for my blasphemy.

Kal - Nah, my statement is pretty correct. I'm sure most would agree with me. You could start a poll, though, prove me wrong.

If truth were a popularity contest Katy Perry would be the most important thinker and orator of our generation.

Kal - Great quote, man! Keep it up! That one almost meant something! So how's the poll coming?

RoleyPoley - Why don't you go ahead and explain it to me?

@Kalbahamut: Actually, Card B. is considered the erudite sage by many. To anyone erudite she is a blithering, submoronic cretin.

That's what a comparative religion course would do, though. "These people believe this, these other people believe that..." presented factually. This would be extremely valuable as many people don't even discover that there are other belief systems out there, or give this much thought, until college, if ever.