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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 10:42 am
A hostage situation.
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 11:10 am
(May 18, 2023 at 10:40 am)KerimF Wrote: (May 18, 2023 at 10:07 am)Peebothuhlu Wrote: It's not about 'Not caring'.
So, either stop talking in circles and actually get to and/or make your point... or don't and move on.
I'm too old for the 'Playing coy with concepts' stuff.
Sorry, are you serious?
I mean; are we at school, university or a business meeting?
Most members here just try to pass their free time... and don’t mind to do it for fun by teasing each other in clever ways.
Although what I try to say around here is serious, just one or two members seem serious too.
All others seem they feel better anytime they catch some words, I wrote, by which they can tease me always in a novel way 
The problem is that I used to accept others as they are without any bad feeling towards them. This lets some of them be sad, if not upset, for not receiving from me the reaction they were expecting.
Anyway, not all members who were subscribed to this thread, had the chance to read my last post on which I explained the reason for which I started this thread. I am afraid, we will have to wait for not less than 10 hours before ending it. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Well, if nothing else, you've found a way to feel superior to others, whether that is merited or not. Perhaps you should concentrate on demonstrating that it is merited instead of this ass twaddle.
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 12:03 pm
(May 18, 2023 at 11:10 am)Angrboda Wrote: (May 18, 2023 at 10:40 am)KerimF Wrote: Sorry, are you serious?
I mean; are we at school, university or a business meeting?
Most members here just try to pass their free time... and don’t mind to do it for fun by teasing each other in clever ways.
Although what I try to say around here is serious, just one or two members seem serious too.
All others seem they feel better anytime they catch some words, I wrote, by which they can tease me always in a novel way
The problem is that I used to accept others as they are without any bad feeling towards them. This lets some of them be sad, if not upset, for not receiving from me the reaction they were expecting.
Anyway, not all members who were subscribed to this thread, had the chance to read my last post on which I explained the reason for which I started this thread. I am afraid, we will have to wait for not less than 10 hours before ending it. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Well, if nothing else, you've found a way to feel superior to others, whether that is merited or not. Perhaps you should concentrate on demonstrating that it is merited instead of this ass twaddle.
Sorry, for giving you this impression.
No one is superior to anyone else. Humans are created/made to complement each other by let them be interested, by thinking and doing, in too many different fields.
I mean, if I know something that you don't, I am sure you, in turn, know things that I have no idea about.
So, we may say that the thread, in its end episode, turned to be somehow as a Scrabble or Guessing game, though its topic is serious.
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 12:44 pm
(May 17, 2023 at 1:25 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: A friend will help you move. A GOOD friend will help you move a body.
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As we say here -- "A friend will bail you out of jail. A good friend will be sitting next to you saying, 'Damn, but wadn't that fun?'"
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 4:51 pm
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2023 at 4:56 pm by KerimF.)
A man loved really a woman. And the woman welcomed his love because she was seeing in him the man of her dreams. She lived with him, and both knew how to help each other and be happy. But, at the same time, she hoped, deep in herself, that, someday, they will be able to be one for life, by marriage. A marriage, anywhere on earth, is based on a contract which has to be confirmed by a third party representing a certain authority, civil or religious (or, on the sea, by the captain of a ship ).
On the other hand, the real friendship which could exist between two humans, also for life, doesn't need being approved by any authority (a third party).
If we exclude chemicals, the 'thing' that should exist in real friendship and may not exist in marriage, is the missing word here that you all know, but you insist not to say it to tease me 
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 5:01 pm
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2023 at 5:33 pm by KerimF.)
@Angrboda
Please consider that, on my side, not all attached images or video could be seen, as it is the case with the last one you uploaded or perhaps you posted its link.
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 5:34 pm
(May 18, 2023 at 4:51 pm)KerimF Wrote: If we exclude chemicals, the 'thing' that should exist in real friendship and may not exist in marriage, is the missing word here that you all know, but you insist not to say it to tease me
Let me correct your misunderstanding. Nobody is teasing you. We simply don't want to be spoonfed your bullshit. We want to spoonfeed it to ourselves even less. So if you aren't going to make a point kindly sod all the way off.
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 5:42 pm
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2023 at 5:44 pm by Ravenshire.)
(May 18, 2023 at 4:51 pm)KerimF Wrote: A man loved really a woman. And the woman welcomed his love because she was seeing in him the man of her dreams. She lived with him, and both knew how to help each other and be happy. But, at the same time, she hoped, deep in herself, that, someday, they will be able to be one for life, by marriage. A marriage, anywhere on earth, is based on a contract which has to be confirmed by a third party representing a certain authority, civil or religious (or, on the sea, by the captain of a ship ).
On the other hand, the real friendship which could exist between two humans, also for life, doesn't need being approved by any authority (a third party).
If we exclude chemicals, the 'thing' that should exist in real friendship and may not exist in marriage, is the missing word here that you all know, but you insist not to say it to tease me
Your obviously searching for the word "love," but you couldn't be more wrong. It's entirely possible to have friends you do not love, just as it's possible to love someone you don't particularly like.
Thousands, even tens of thousands, of people will imprint on your life. Some positively, some negatively, some indifferently. Within those who imprint positively, there is a spectrum we call friends. Some are friends for life, others for a season, and a goodly chunk are people we are merely friendly with. To claim that love is the defining characteristic of all friendships is certified USDA Grade A bullshit.
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
May 18, 2023 at 5:58 pm
(May 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm)KerimF Wrote: @Angrboda
Please consider that, on my side, not all attached images or video could be seen, as it is the case with the last one you uploaded or perhaps you posted its link.
It's just a picture of Homer Simpson saying one of his most memorable lines.
I really hope you're not a sock... basically a sleeper cell of the artist formerly known as End of Atheism (et al)... because you actually seem quite nice. So till that's resolved I'm keeping you at arm's length. But if the word is what is what I think it is, it's ironic because it's exactly what's lacking here.
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