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The great wisdom of Poverty
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 4:36 am (This post was last modified: January 18, 2016 at 4:37 am by Losty.)
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 4:38 am
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 4:53 am
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 4:55 am
Good work turtle. We will need plenty of cacti on stand by. Tongue
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 6:31 am
(January 18, 2016 at 2:08 am)TrueChristian Wrote: Is there a merit in poverty? Is there any goodness or "power" in choosing to take on the life of a poor person? Can Poverty create virtue?

Well, let's see - no, no and... uhm... no.

(January 18, 2016 at 2:08 am)TrueChristian Wrote: Several great luminaries of the age found joy and goodness in being poor.

That's nice - tell that to the ~800 million of people around the world currently starving, and the further billions barely scraping by, below the poverty line - with no "joy", or "goodness", you sanctimonious, condescending c*ck...

The only good thing about being poor is that it might motivate you to try and stop being f*cking poor... Tongue
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 6:42 am
UGGGGGG,

It isn't poverty vs greed. It is about BALANCE in economic stability. There is plenty of room in society for different desires. But as it stands right now, there is too much greed and a growing plutocracy. Religion does enable poverty, but the economic right ignores it on par with religion, I don't value "fuck you I got mine" economics either.
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 7:27 am
Starting the game with a ship on land instead of a town center? Are you playing Noah waiting for the great flood or what? Tongue
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 7:27 am (This post was last modified: January 18, 2016 at 7:28 am by ApeNotKillApe.)
Religions make a virtue of poverty. Christ came to the starving and desperate and convinced them that their suffering was somehow moral in itself, he didn't teach them how to change, how to grow, he only ever taught them that their toil would be rewarded, that their dead children were waiting for them at a special farm. He taught them complacency and submission.
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 7:34 am
(January 18, 2016 at 7:27 am)ApeNotKillApe Wrote: Religions make a virtue of poverty. Christ came to the starving and desperate and convinced them that their suffering was somehow moral in itself, he didn't teach them how to change, how to grow, he only ever taught them that their toil would be rewarded, that their dead children were waiting for them at a special farm. He taught them complacency and submission.

Well hello Mr. Nietzsche, how's it going?
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RE: The great wisdom of Poverty
January 18, 2016 at 7:41 am
(January 18, 2016 at 7:34 am)Alex K Wrote:
(January 18, 2016 at 7:27 am)ApeNotKillApe Wrote: Religions make a virtue of poverty. Christ came to the starving and desperate and convinced them that their suffering was somehow moral in itself, he didn't teach them how to change, how to grow, he only ever taught them that their toil would be rewarded, that their dead children were waiting for them at a special farm. He taught them complacency and submission.

Well hello Mr. Nietzsche, how's it going?

Still dead.
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