RE: Sad christian brainwashing.
March 10, 2014 at 4:03 am
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2014 at 4:05 am by Aractus.)
(March 8, 2014 at 11:32 am)Brakeman Wrote: So it doesn't bother you that she has been brainwashed to "like" her disease?Firstly, she doesn't have a disease - she has a disorder. The disorder (also called the symptom) is that she can't grow body fat. The "disease" is completely unknown as it seems. What do you expect her to do, fight it? She has no control over it, she's accepted that she has a medical condition and has decided to get on with life, in what way is that "brainwashing" or otherwise "bad"?
FYI I'd give my right eye to be able to eat 5,000 calories a day and maintain my present weight!!
(March 10, 2014 at 3:59 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: On the flip side of the coin I really want to hit people like her! She is not helping the disabled community at ALL with her "inspirationally disadvantaged" act. Her actions only perpetuate the idea that people disabilities aren't really people, we're symbols for causes.Do you see all disabled people as equally disabled?
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
