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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Charles Capps: [QB] *jumps into the conversation* I was in [URL=http://indelible.org.uk/chat/]Phoenix[/URL] a few months ago (as I always am, lurking during the day)... For once, the little kids, the Saiya-jin, the Jedi, and the idiots that I have to protect from each other left, and a few people who I could dare call intelligent came in. A conversation started, and as with all decent conversations, it eventually went to the big three: sex, religion, and politics. Yes, this is relevant to the digression in progress. Along came a guy named Jon. (Tim, you remember this night, surely...) Jon is one of those unfortunately not so rare specimens of Christians who are so closed minded and stubborn about his beliefs that we could simply not help but probe his limits. He reminded me of <font color=ff00ff>Jim</font>... Those of you who know him, know what I speak of. Those of you who do not know him, feel very lucky. Anyway. I asked him a question... went something like this. Me: "Uh, so Jon... The Masons are devil worshipers, right?" Jon: "Yes." Me: "So, because I graduated at a catering place that used to be a Masonic temple, have I worshiped the devil?" Jon: "Yes, I believe you have." (The exact context of the questions and answers is currently somewhere in the back of my mind, but this is close enough...) It went on. Me: "Say, my girlfriend is Wiccan. Is she going to hell too?" Jon: "What is Wiccan?" Me: "Wicca. Witchcraft." Jon: "Oh. Yes, she is." <hr> Ok, what's my point? - Blind, unquestioning faith is stupid - People who have blind, unquestioning faith in their religion are of questionable sanity - People who have blind, unquestioning faith in their religion who make a futile attempt to preach to others are of questionable sanity - People who willingly stay and get beat up on by a bunch of others are of questionable intelligence - People who insult or otherwise ridicule others for their beliefs are of questionable intelligence I realized near the end of the conversation with Jon that I was doing to him what I so hated being done to me by Jim. I was preaching to him. I was trying to make him see that he was a fool for thinking what he did. Tell me, how much better than him does that make me? We're both bloody idiots. Before you continue with your arguments, please take a few minutes and consider this. Thanks. </random thing> [/QB][/QUOTE]
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