Homosexuality and Culture

[The South Falls]

For the record, I used to be a Christian. I read the Bible cover-to-cover in two different English translations, and I've read the New Testament in Chinese. It's up to you whether or not you want to believe me or not.

Perhaps you did read it cover to cover - but it seems that you didn't understand it.

I digress though.

Are you wearing any dual fabric shirts? YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE, HERETIC!

[Dogmeat]

Why do people shower with body wash when they could jump in the bog with a dead sponge.

Because body wash is sterile.

So is in vitro. Whereas partners are a gamble.

[Valgora]

Perhaps you did read it cover to cover - but it seems that you didn't understand it.

I digress though.

Are you wearing any dual fabric shirts? YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE, HERETIC!

[United Muscovite Nations]

Some people may be able to live without religion, but for society, increasing nihilism is a huge problem because it leads people to lose sight in the meanings of life, and to enter into despair, this is why we have had a rising suicide rate for such a long time.

Funny how that rise is most pronounced in America rather than in the comparatively far more godless Euroland, and how (comparatively) highly religious countries in Europe like Poland and Russia lead the continent in suicide rate.

>Russia
>highly religious
Not even in the slightest. People saying they're something on a survey doesn't mean anything.
Many of the European countries also have higher suicide rates than the United States. Moreover, if you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in very religiously-involved areas.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

Brutalist architecture is the most beautiful architectural style/movement/tradition.

/sincerity

yea no. brutalist art is more akin to torture by vision.

I sincerely but respectfully disagree with your views on aesthetics:

Bertrand Russell would like to have a word with you.

Some people may be able to live without religion, but for society, increasing nihilism is a huge problem because it leads people to lose sight in the meanings of life, and to enter into despair, this is why we have had a rising suicide rate for such a long time.

[Ihury]

Bertrand Russell would like to have a word with you.

Some people may be able to live without religion, but for society, increasing nihilism is a huge problem because it leads people to lose sight in the meanings of life, and to enter into despair, this is why we have had a rising suicide rate for such a long time.

This is rather off topic, but I can't help but feel like you're jumping to quite a few conclusions here.

The primary reason why the US has a rising suicide rate is multifactorial, as with all statistical trends. I'm not an American, but based on what I've read in the media, it seems that there are many things involved, such as a lack of understanding of mental health, bullying in schools, and (ironically) discrimination against homosexuals and transgendered people.

Saw is less gruesome.

I send a pestilence and plague
Into your house, into your bed
Into your streams, into your streets
Into your drink, into your bread
Upon your cattle, on your sheep
Upon your oxen in your field
Into your dreams, into your sleep
Until you break, until you yield
I send the swarm, I send the horde

I always bring up The Prince of Egypt whenever people say Disney has always been better than DreamWorks. I contend that there was a point in time when they were on par with each other, and I will violently spar with anybody who disagrees.

[United Muscovite Nations]

yea no. brutalist art is more akin to torture by vision.

I sincerely but respectfully disagree with your views on aesthetics:

Some people may be able to live without religion, but for society, increasing nihilism is a huge problem because it leads people to lose sight in the meanings of life, and to enter into despair, this is why we have had a rising suicide rate for such a long time.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to- ... 3e0a7a435b

[Uxupox]

uh. Jesus is existed. Don't think any kind of scholar worth his salt would refute that.

Would that mean Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter ain't fiction?

dunno. Lincoln was a bacon.

uh. Jesus is existed. Don't think any kind of scholar worth his salt would refute that.

New York exists. By this logic the Marvel Universe is real.

Marvel universe is absolutely trash. DCU is superior in every single way.

[Uxupox]

yea no. brutalist art is more akin to torture by vision.

I sincerely but respectfully disagree with your views on aesthetics:

Some people may be able to live without religion, but for society, increasing nihilism is a huge problem because it leads people to lose sight in the meanings of life, and to enter into despair, this is why we have had a rising suicide rate for such a long time.

all that decay looks absolutely gorgeous. i can't wait till all those buildings get demolished and go turned to ash like what they deserve.

[Dogmeat]

Funny how that rise is most pronounced in America rather than in the comparatively far more godless Euroland, and how (comparatively) highly religious countries in Europe like Poland and Russia lead the continent in suicide rate.

>Russia
>highly religious
Not even in the slightest. People saying they're something on a survey doesn't mean anything.
Many of the European countries also have higher suicide rates than the United States. Moreover, if you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in very religiously-involved areas.

Really? Because to me the thing that they all seem to have in common is that they're tropical paradises.

[Ihury]

For the record, I used to be a Christian. I read the Bible cover-to-cover in two different English translations, and I've read the New Testament in Chinese. It's up to you whether or not you want to believe me or not.

Perhaps you did read it cover to cover - but it seems that you didn't understand it.

I digress though.

Ah yes, the old "Apostate were never true Christians to begin with" argument. One of the oldest tricks in the book.

Somebody should make a drinking game out of all these stale arguments. Liver failure rates would punch straight through the roof.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

Funny how that rise is most pronounced in America rather than in the comparatively far more godless Euroland, and how (comparatively) highly religious countries in Europe like Poland and Russia lead the continent in suicide rate.

>Russia
>highly religious
Not even in the slightest. People saying they're something on a survey doesn't mean anything.
Many of the European countries also have higher suicide rates than the United States. Moreover, if you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in very religiously-involved areas.

[Uxupox]

>Russia
>highly religious
Not even in the slightest. People saying they're something on a survey doesn't mean anything.
Many of the European countries also have higher suicide rates than the United States. Moreover, if you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in very religiously-involved areas.

Really? Because to me the thing that they all seem to have in common is that they're tropical paradises.

i wouldn't call Japan a tropical paradise by any means.

[United Muscovite Nations]

Some people may be able to live without religion, but for society, increasing nihilism is a huge problem because it leads people to lose sight in the meanings of life, and to enter into despair, this is why we have had a rising suicide rate for such a long time.

This is rather off topic, but I can't help but feel like you're jumping to quite a few conclusions here.

The primary reason why the US has a rising suicide rate is multifactorial, as with all statistical trends. I'm not an American, but based on what I've read in the media, it seems that there are many things involved, such as a lack of understanding of mental health, bullying in schools, and (ironically) discrimination against homosexuals and transgendered people.

We have had those problems for a long time, though. I do agree that we should adopt a more live-and-let-live attitude towards homosexuals and transgendered people, absolutely. I'm not trying to argue on Parkus' behalf, I disagree with him that homosexuality has contributed to the issues with out culture. I think a lack of Christian ethics and compassion has contributed to things like the bullying of people in schools and attacks on people with differing lifestyles.

[The South Falls]

Because body wash is sterile.

So is in vitro. Whereas partners are a gamble.

Have dogs undergone in vitro?

[Conserative Morality]

>Russia
>highly religious
Not even in the slightest. People saying they're something on a survey doesn't mean anything.

Yes, the only religious estimation that matters is your subjective judgement of religion based primarily on what suits your argument best at the time. People don't know what they are. But you do. =^)

Many of the European countries also have higher suicide rates than the United States. Moreover, if you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in very religiously-involved areas.

If you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in countries where suicide is illegal. What a coincidence! I am sure, by the way, that you can explain why many of very religious countries in the world, like Guyana, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, top the motherfucking charts.

It's because they're not *really* religious, I'm sure!

[Ihury]

Really? Because to me the thing that they all seem to have in common is that they're tropical paradises.

i wouldn't call Japan a tropical paradise by any means.

As someone who visits Japan on a regular basis, I can confirm that if you close your eyes in summer, the cicadas and the humidity will have you think you're in the jungles of Brunei Darussalam.

[Uxupox]

why would anybody do that we they have the natural option available.

Why do people shower with body wash when they could jump in the bog with a dead sponge.

well if you want to then sure. I on the other hand will take the most pleasurable rout available to me.

[Ifreann]

Some people may be able to live without religion, but for society, increasing nihilism is a huge problem because it leads people to lose sight in the meanings of life, and to enter into despair, this is why we have had a rising suicide rate for such a long time.

This is rather off topic, but I can't help but feel like you're jumping to quite a few conclusions here.

The primary reason why the US has a rising suicide rate is multifactorial, as with all statistical trends. I'm not an American, but based on what I've read in the media, it seems that there are many things involved, such as a lack of understanding of mental health, bullying in schools, and (ironically) discrimination against homosexuals and transgendered people.

I send a pestilence and plague
Into your house, into your bed
Into your streams, into your streets
Into your drink, into your bread
Upon your cattle, on your sheep
Upon your oxen in your field
Into your dreams, into your sleep
Until you break, until you yield
I send the swarm, I send the horde

I always bring up The Prince of Egypt whenever people say Disney has always been better than DreamWorks. I contend that there was a point in time when they were on par with each other, and I will violently spar with anybody who disagrees.

People underestimate the movie because the terrorists win.

[The South Falls]

This is rather off topic, but I can't help but feel like you're jumping to quite a few conclusions here.

The primary reason why the US has a rising suicide rate is multifactorial, as with all statistical trends. I'm not an American, but based on what I've read in the media, it seems that there are many things involved, such as a lack of understanding of mental health, bullying in schools, and (ironically) discrimination against homosexuals and transgendered people.

We have had those problems for a long time, though. I do agree that we should adopt a more live-and-let-live attitude towards homosexuals and transgendered people, absolutely. I'm not trying to argue on Parkus' behalf, I disagree with him that homosexuality has contributed to the issues with out culture. I think a lack of Christian ethics and compassion has contributed to things like the bullying of people in schools and attacks on people with differing lifestyles.

I am Christian, and the militant Christians are the ones who attacked people with different life styles. THAT WAS THE CRUSADES.

Pot, meet kettle.

[Conserative Morality]

We have had those problems for a long time, though. I do agree that we should adopt a more live-and-let-live attitude towards homosexuals and transgendered people, absolutely. I'm not trying to argue on Parkus' behalf, I disagree with him that homosexuality has contributed to the issues with out culture. I think a lack of Christian ethics and compassion has contributed to things like the bullying of people in schools and attacks on people with differing lifestyles.

A lack of Christian ethics has led to that.

When eras in which Christian ethics were the only accepted ethics had these problems to a far greater degree.

Are you taking the piss?

[Dogmeat]

Really? Because to me the thing that they all seem to have in common is that they're tropical paradises.

i wouldn't call Japan a tropical paradise by any means.

Lowest rate dear. Let's look at the top 5 lowest suicide rates by country:
1. Antigua And Barbuda
2. Barbados
3. Grenada
4. Brunei
5. Jamaica

[Conserative Morality]

Really? Because to me the thing that they all seem to have in common is that they're tropical paradises.

i wouldn't call Japan a tropical paradise by any means.

It's subtropical.

[The South Falls]

i wouldn't call Japan a tropical paradise by any means.

Lowest rate dear. Let's look at the top 5 lowest suicide rates by country:
1. Antigua And Barbuda
2. Barbados
3. Grenada
4. Brunei
5. Jamaica

When you're smoking international herb, there's no time for death.

[United Muscovite Nations]

>Russia
>highly religious
Not even in the slightest. People saying they're something on a survey doesn't mean anything.

Yes, the only religious estimation that matters is your subjective judgement of religion based primarily on what suits your argument best at the time. People don't know what they are. But you do. =^)

Many of the European countries also have higher suicide rates than the United States. Moreover, if you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in very religiously-involved areas.

If you look at the lowest suicide rates in the world, they're almost universally in countries where suicide is illegal. What a coincidence! I am sure, by the way, that you can explain why many of very religious countries in the world, like Guyana, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, top the motherfucking charts.

It's because they're not *really* religious, I'm sure!

I'll have to ask someone to find the poll again, but I was shown a poll about two months ago by a Russian friend of mine by Levada center, where only 12% of Russians believed in the resurrection of Christ, as opposed to 72% which identify as Russian Orthodox, so, yes, it does matter what people believe, as opposed to what they say they are in polls.

Also, suicide is illegal in almost every country.