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Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?

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Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
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#51
RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 11, 2011 at 8:19 am
Fatalist / closed minded ??

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#52
RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 11, 2011 at 8:38 am
A fatalist is someone who believes they are powerless to change their destiny. If you were looking for something synonymous with close-minded, I think 'conservative republicans' would have been better.Smile
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RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 11, 2011 at 8:40 am (This post was last modified: August 11, 2011 at 8:41 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Miles, lol, how close to Lexington are you? I predict severe drunkeness, explosions, and state police are in your future.
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#54
RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 11, 2011 at 9:01 am
Everything you predicted is already in richmond, ever heard of Turpin drive?

From my house it would take about 10 minutes to get to lexington, takes like 3 minutes to get past the Loves gas station.

One of our middle school principals got a DUI charge 2 years ago, so I think you predicted a little bit late.
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#55
RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 15, 2011 at 6:12 am
I certainly wouldn't be terribly worried about going. I already know what is required to change my mind; evidence. I don't think most church services are overly bothered with giving empirical evidence for the existence of God or Jesus, since they are (no pun intended) preaching to the converted. So I find it hard to believe that anything would come up that would change my mind, being that I am impervious to appeals to emotion and personal experience.

With that being the case, it's probably a waste of time, but if it was for a bet and I stood to win money, I would happily do it. I might also do it for research.
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#56
RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 15, 2011 at 6:18 am
Short answer is NO

Reason?? Complex and usually involving bloodshed
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#57
RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 16, 2011 at 2:48 am
I've actually gone to Catholic church a few times in my life.

It was mostly to hit on the women. Standing through the service was a pretty good excuse to stare at their asses.
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RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 16, 2011 at 9:18 am
Rgr that, and shame is a powerful aphrodisiac.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 19, 2011 at 1:03 pm
I was dating a self-described young fundamentalist Christian woman for a while back in '97, and yes, she put out. Despite her own acknowledgement that she was sinning she still went to church every Sunday as she had since she was born. I went along on a few occasions, if for no other reason than to enjoy the irony of what was to come when we got back to my place later. It didn't change me, and I was surprised to find it kind of interesting. Its all nonsense, of course, but from an anthropololgical point of view it was culturally and historically fascinating. If you marvel at the behavior and try to analyze it dispassionately it is quite interesting to watch this primitive ritual unfold.
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RE: Would you go to church just to prove it won't change anything about you?
August 19, 2011 at 1:08 pm
(August 9, 2011 at 2:57 am)MilesTailsPrower Wrote: I'm arguing with some people, after their threats of violence they want me to go to church to see what happens. Should I really waste 2 hours of my time to prove something wrong? Well Sae did eat a raw fish eye...?

I wouldn't. I'd just tell'em to keep their fucking beliefs to themselves.
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