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Snapped by my colleague, thanks to her.

Where'd you get those bell bottoms dude?  Vintage or new?

I see what you did there Boyd, trimmed the beard and grew out the rest of the hair since the last time I saw you.

Dr. Phil and my friend Keri:


Yeah, I guess she doesn't post in the forums but I have skills too guys!

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The other picture I took in the bathroom is inappropriate.

I also intended to post my predicted roadmap to the election, but the forums were down.

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Things clearly didn't go as planned.

I wonder what you're gonna do to that one.

Oh man, I've been waiting for a chance to dig this out again.

No.

But there seriously is an age minimum for buying anything? That's very odd to me, living where I do (U.S.).

Porn, booze, and the Presidency.

Cool! I'm looking for Quest for Orgy.

:o Whoa! Now that you mention it..   

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I'm such a goddamn nerd.

shbazjinkens, three things:

1) Calling me "sarcastic extreme" is a little silly. My "sarcastic extreme" comment was merely a joke and nothing more.

2) Andail understood what I meant by pro-lifers murdering doctors. You should be able to too -- It's a widely publicised topic.

3) Once again, I said Christianity is "one of the most extreme" religions. I'm not trying to make a comparison between Islam. Comparing it with Islam is beside the point. Christianity is still an extreme religion no matter how much you compare it with Islam. Re-read what I said, and you'll see.

Yeah, except for #2. I knew about the radical anti-abortion groups murdering doctors but it didn't click immediately because the sentence was badly phrased and it has been a while since that has made headlines. No disrespect, I just didn't get it.

A typical discussion about religion...

Yep. It was only a matter of time before interpretation came into play, which is what makes arguing about religion from a non-religious viewpoint useless.. as everything can be re-interpreted, or "mis-translated," etc.

I mean, what the hell do you call pro-lifers murdering doctors?

I don't understand the question. Most Christians are pro-lifers, therefore not murdering doctors, but that doesn't really flow with what you were trying to say, so I don't get it.

He meant just what he said; some christians are pro-lifers, yet kill doctors who perform abortion.

Christians throughout history have always had the eye-for-an-eye attitude, although the bible got updated some two thousand years ago, and they wrote a new part where that method was abbandoned, and replaced by turn-the-other-cheek thingie.

I didn't get it because it was grammatically incorrect and could be interpreted a few different ways. In that case though, he's referring to smaller sects of extremists while there are entire countries who have stoning and shrouds written into their law (that's what I meant by mass practice).

Why is it that shbazjinkens is allowed to nitpick, but I can't?!?!?

First of all, I'm not an extremist -- I'm very open to other people's opinions as I don't strictly believe in one thing. Many of my points of view are based upon different sides of a coin. For example, I believe drugs can create enlightening experiences, but I believe they should be used responsibly. I believe some drugs are good and some are bad. Nothing extremist about that. I don't strictly adhere to one principle. I do exaggerate, but that hardly makes me an extremist. I mean, if I'm an extremist, what am I so extreme about?

I'm not allowed to do anything anyone else isn't allowed to do.

You ended one of your posts with, "Thus, you are wrong." I don't think you're truly as open as you say you are. Indeed, I'm not Christian and I don't agree with most of this stuff either, but you're not arguing with things that can be concretely solved. The Bible has so many contradictions, rebuts, and vague statements that it can be interpretted in many ways. You're almost trying to disprove Christianity, which is a far more monolith task than you should try to take on, IMO.

Exaggerate = To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth (to extremes). If I had to pick a general thing you were extreme about, basically most things that you disagree with. Sarcastic extreme, "I'M DEADLY SERIOUS! PRAISE THE LORD!!11!"

I mean, what the hell do you call pro-lifers murdering doctors?

I don't understand the question. Most Christians are pro-lifers, therefore not murdering doctors, but that doesn't really flow with what you were trying to say, so I don't get it.

I also find it somewhat biased to say Islam is an extremist religion and more so than Christianity based upon stonings and murders.

I don't. I also think it is more extremist because women are often forced to wear shrouds in public and severely punished for most sins, while Christians are usually free to be promiscuous or whatever so long as they don't do it again (and even then, nothing so dramatic as divine murder would happen). The more liberal Muslims certainly aren't any more extreme than Christians, however.

PT: How can my views be extremist when I base them on a different ideas and philosophies whereas you're basing yours on a strictly biblical one?

Because basing your extremist views on different ideas and philosophies does nothing to dispute that you are an extremist (a person who holds extreme views or uses extreme comparisons).

That's why I think Christianity is one of the most repressive religions out there (and I can provide more examples, both in the bible and from religious organisations).

I wonder how extensively you've studied others. I think most of them are fairly extreme, probably the most extreme in large practice is Islam though, because they still carry out stonings and divine murder.

OH WHO AM I KIDDING PETER THOMAS WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG IN FACT TOMORROW I'LL GO TO MY LOCAL CHURCH AND CONVERT BACK TO BEING A CHRISTIAN!1!!! I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!!!

I'm sure with your valuable insight other people surely feel the same way about your opinions. It's hard to tell if you're joking or if you really believe you are so indisputably right about all of this.

Sex is icky.  Put your appendage in a tunnel lined with protein-based viscous fluid that isn't very different from mucus.  You'll enjoy a unique and similarly pleasurable experience engaging in nasal sex.  I've never had sex and I never will..   too damned disgusting.

Being alive is icky, with that attitude. Do you realize how much snot you swallow?

Not it doesn't matter in any way what others believe, it's just some people believe in something so blindly, i feel i should inform them otherwise, for their own benefin, not mine.

That's not cool at all. Do you want christians doing the same to you? It's the same concept.

But if you're all-powerful, surely you can see anywhere you want?

Don't pretend this is a purely theoretical situation for you, I feel your eyes burning into my skull..

Would you masterbate when Jesus would be in the same room as you? That you say to Jesus : "Yo, wait a moment, I need to masterbate, but after that I will continue worshipping you!". That sounds pretty odd to me!

Hmmm, I don't know about this line of argument...just because you wouldn't do it with jesus in the room dosen't mean it's wrong, my man. Lets say you are married and you decide you wanna get funky with your old lady (which is completely cool by Jesus in most christian religions, right?) Would you turn to jesus and say "Hey, I need to go hump my better half" with him in the room? Or take a crap, or any other nasty thing people have to do all the time?

Exactly what I was thinking. Some other things I wouldn't do if Jesus were real:

Pick my nose
Fart
Jog
Other Exercises
Smell my dirty socks
Pee
Check my testicles for signs of cancer
Look lustfully at pictures of Mary

It wouldn't matter if he were in the room or not, because isn't he supposed to be omnipotent (and by omnipotent, I don't mean he's always watching everywhere but the bathroom stall).

As for the masturbation issue - in itself it isn't a sin. There is no mention of it in the bible. However, it is quite clear about the illicit sexual fantasies that go with it...

Matt 5:28-29 (NIV) [Jesus:] "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell."

What if you masturbated without the illicit sexual fantasies.. like if you masturbated to the concept of waiting until marriage to have sex, or didn't put a face but masturbated to your future wife.. or if you just thought about how much Jesus loves you and orgasmed to that concept, would Jesus be mad?

Masturbation isn't a bad thing, it keeps you subdued and less likely to need sex. The more you get sexual satisfaction the lower your testosterone levels will become, and thus you will be less aggressive, both sexually and otherwise. You will be LESS likely to have unquenchable desires for sex before marriage that way.

Masturbation is also one of the few things the bible makes no mention of whatsoever, so you're labelling as a sin yourself.

Too many people think talking about masturbation and sex is "gross." We all will do or have done both at some point or another.

Why does this need to be such a religious discussion? You can justify abstinence for way more reasons than just religion.. the percentage of girls infected with the nasties at most Uni's is enough to curb my enthusiasm.

Last week a girl was telling me about how she is going to Vegas after finals week to get married to a guy she's been dating for four months.. just to say she did it. She declared that she wasn't sure when the divorce would happen, or if it would happen for sure. She might get an annulment.. because she doesn't really want to do it for life right now. So why the hell is she getting married? Beats me.. Some people just don't care.

I guess I should mention I also don't care what anyone else does, it's just my personal view that it's not the best thing to do, and certainly a lot more complex than "trying out the car."