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Atheism and happiness
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RE: Atheism and happiness
(July 2, 2014 at 6:33 pm)Zidneya Wrote: "Don’t say, “I am depressed.” If you want to say, “It is depressed,” that’s all right. If you want to say that depression is there, that’s fine; if you want to say gloominess is there, that’s fine. But not: I am gloomy. You’re defining yourself in terms of the feeling. That’s your illusion; that’s your mistake. There is a depression there right now, but let it be, leave it alone. It will pass. Everything passes, everything. Your depressions and your thrills have nothing to do with happiness. Those are swings of the pendulum. If you seek kicks or thrills, get ready for depression. Do you want your drug? Get ready for the hangover. One end of the pendulum swings over to the other.

Anthony de Mello

What is all that even supposed to mean? Nothing is permanent? Well that's unfortunately not always the case, but all the rest seems to be empty words.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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Atheism and happiness - by Dystopia - July 2, 2014 at 5:01 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 2, 2014 at 5:12 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by The Grand Nudger - July 2, 2014 at 5:12 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by The Valkyrie - July 2, 2014 at 5:25 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Jaysyn - July 3, 2014 at 9:32 am
RE: Atheism and happiness - by ignoramus - July 2, 2014 at 5:26 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by psychoslice - July 2, 2014 at 5:36 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Chad32 - July 2, 2014 at 6:07 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Cato - July 2, 2014 at 6:16 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Zidneya - July 2, 2014 at 6:33 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Chad32 - July 2, 2014 at 6:40 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Zidneya - July 2, 2014 at 11:04 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Whateverist - July 3, 2014 at 12:08 am
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Silver - July 2, 2014 at 8:28 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Frostion - July 2, 2014 at 9:04 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Losty - July 2, 2014 at 9:25 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by ignoramus - July 2, 2014 at 9:48 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Losty - July 2, 2014 at 9:50 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by ignoramus - July 2, 2014 at 10:41 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by The Valkyrie - July 2, 2014 at 11:53 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Grandizer - July 3, 2014 at 4:47 am
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Minimalist - July 2, 2014 at 9:51 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Losty - July 2, 2014 at 11:01 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Jenny A - July 2, 2014 at 11:47 pm
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Mudhammam - July 3, 2014 at 12:14 am
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Tonus - July 3, 2014 at 8:38 am
RE: Atheism and happiness - by Whateverist - July 3, 2014 at 9:53 am

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