Topic: Calling all Catholics (Read 10640 times)

pbsaurus · « **Reply #25 on:** March 19, 2009, 02:55:35 PM »

I gave up donuts for my first observation of lent this year.

RelandR · « **Reply #26 on:** March 19, 2009, 03:19:04 PM »

I lent someone a donut and observed that they never returned, I give up.

... wait, what's the topic again?

pbsaurus · « **Reply #27 on:** March 19, 2009, 06:36:29 PM »

With that you are no longer 86ed.

RelandR · « **Reply #28 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:38:20 AM »

Which is a very ~~good~~ god thing, as '86ed' is code for excommunication to Orthodox Alcoholics.

... Thanks for the intercession.

Probie · « **Reply #29 on:** March 20, 2009, 04:04:32 AM »

I got the "Well there are a lot of people more intelligent than you who believe in him, are you telling me they are wrong?"

"....yes."

Probie · « **Reply #30 on:** March 20, 2009, 04:53:59 AM »

Quote from: Probie on March 20, 2009, 04:04:32 AM

I got the "Well there are a lot of people more intelligent than you who believe in him, are you telling me they are wrong?"

"....yes."

Actually that makes my mum sound like she is really mean. But in context, I regard people with intelligence very highly. My mum probably thinks a little to highly as a person's IQ doesn't dictate how good a person they are.

reimero · « **Reply #31 on:** March 20, 2009, 07:38:43 AM »

Quote from: Probie on March 20, 2009, 04:53:59 AM

Actually that makes my mum sound like she is really mean. But in context, I regard people with intelligence very highly. My mum probably thinks a little to highly as a person's IQ doesn't dictate how good a person they are.

My issue with the above statement is that it sounds like you believe that faith and intelligence are incompatible, that is, it sounds like you think that if someone believes in a deity, you think that person is intellectually inferior somehow.

Faith is a deeply personal matter, and unfortunately it's one which inspires the worst sort of busybodies and imposition of values, on both sides of the fence. I have no more business to impose my Catholicism on, say, Demosthenes, than he does to impose his atheism on me. Fortunately, because we're rational and intelligent about the matter, he and I both understand this, so we accept it and move on. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who get stupid about matters religious (or lack-of-religious.)

The thing about a book like the Bible is that you can pretty much find whatever it is you want to find, and human nature is such that we only hear what we want to hear. This is why, say, a Fred Phelps is able to justify in his mind that it's okay to say "God hates fags" (because the Old Testament is hard on homosexuality), but he conveniently ignores the parts involving loving your neighbor and casting the first stone and removing the plank from your own eye, etc.

Probie · « **Reply #32 on:** March 20, 2009, 07:43:30 AM »

I'm sorry, I don't believe that and I cant see how it sounds like that really. Can you explain what makes you think that?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #33 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:01:13 AM »

Quote from: Probie on March 20, 2009, 04:04:32 AM

...there are a lot of people more intelligent than you ...

Harsh.
What was their determining factor of your intelligence < their intelligence?
I'm curious.

Probie · « **Reply #34 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:04:12 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on March 20, 2009, 08:01:13 AM

Harsh.
What was their determining factor of your intelligence < their intelligence?
I'm curious.

I don't think it was said with that much intent to be honest. She certainly hadn't done her research. But I am guessing it is true, infact I am sure there are far more intelligent people than me who have faith.

I think she gets to be harsh because she's my mum, she tells to stop wearing boys clothes and wear make up as well. But she cooks me food and tells me she loves me too, to it all balances out.

Probie · « **Reply #35 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:11:08 AM »

It could be based on one of the following things also:

- I loose things more regularly that most people.
- I crash my car more times.
- I fall over whilst standing still.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #36 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:14:28 AM »

Quote from: Probie on March 20, 2009, 08:11:08 AM

It could be based on one of the following things also:

- I loose things more regularly that most people.
- I crash my car more times.
- I fall over whilst standing still.

Hum, I am not satisfied.

Answer this question.
There are two(2) columns, column A and B. You are told, "If there is an amount in column A move it to column B." You see an amount in column A, what do you do?

Probie · « **Reply #37 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:16:54 AM »

See I have an unfair advantage, because I read the article. So I know the answer is .... mime being a chicken and woof like a dog!

*pats self on back*

Wunderkind · « **Reply #38 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:19:13 AM »

Good.

You are in the top ten percent of your species.

Probie · « **Reply #39 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:24:11 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on March 20, 2009, 08:19:13 AM

Good.

You are in the top ten percent of your species.

but i did just write a dumb piece of code; which was the equivalent of trying to ride a bike, when you don't have a bike.....but you do have a bike shaped box. ha I crack myself up!

reimero · « **Reply #40 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:37:36 AM »

Quote from: Probie on March 20, 2009, 07:43:30 AM

I'm sorry, I don't believe that and I cant see how it sounds like that really. Can you explain what makes you think that?

It sorta came across that way with that "valuing intelligence highly" bit, but looking back, yeah, I came on a bit strong. Sorry.

Probie · « **Reply #41 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:42:10 AM »

Quote from: reimero on March 20, 2009, 11:37:36 AM

It sorta came across that way with that "valuing intelligence highly" bit, but looking back, yeah, I came on a bit strong. Sorry.

No worries dude, good of you to apologise.

The valuing intelligence highly was meant as in, my mum thought it would sway my opinion about god because intelligent people also believe in god...but it doesn't.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #42 on:** March 20, 2009, 02:35:26 PM »

Intelligence and wisdom are not always highly correlated.

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