Originally posted by Nuke Nixon
Point of order there, Chief, as I understand it the stone teh gays thing was in ye olde testament so therefore it's mostly a historical record of what used to be protocol for gays. Now once this Jesus fellow came around and annoyed so many people with his confusing parables and oddly effective magiks, he made the statement;
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Now Christians may not like this but if they do follow his word then they are bound to love teh gays and not stone them unto a painful death. They can still give gays the Eyebrow of Discouragement and may not wish to sit with them at the potluck but that's about it.
Islam is where the real nasty stuff happens, currently in those countries gays get all manner of inconvenient deaths for being themselves, and yet none of the progressive LGBT crowd seem to give 2 shits in the wind for their oppressed brothers and sisters, so I guess we live in Bizarro Clownworld.
Like I said, religious text is hard to decipher. You gotta go be a wizard of magics to understand. But it is a personal journey not someone elses motivated beliefs.
Originally posted by rudesterMy grandfather died of a heart attack, so in all likelihood, coke will kill me that way if I keep it up long term. But I don't really care. I'm hoping for a short life, and a heart attack is one of the most painless, least frightening ways to go. Boom, chest hurts, bam ur on the ground, unconscious, dead. Bish bash bosh.
You don't need to take drugs every single day to do serious damage, you're body has a way of recalling back all those times you did meth. The nervous system is basically the warning system in you're body to tell it when it is in danger, when something is hot and cold etc. As we get older we start to break down and depending how healthy we are and how we've lived, it starts to ware us down. I don't know how else to explain it, but I've seen enough meth heads to know they started off like you. You are just at the beginning stage and here you are thinking you have things under control. Not worth it.
Originally posted by Nuke NixonI have no Beliefs, only Thoughts and Ideas
Politics & Religion two things that will always get your butt kicked metaphorically.
People are so damn adamant about their beliefs it borders on Faith.
there is nothing so precious to me that I feel a need to believe in it, to turn it into a fetish object, unchanging, static. some things may be true and others are not. we find out in time. I've held loads of stupid beliefs that turned out to be based on bad information, bad faith and bad logic. pure emotion playing as wisdom. I trust logic, I do not trust faith or belief, and I do not need to believe in logic because it is manifest, logic is real, it can be observed and studied, almost like an idol or effigy stripped of its symbols: logic is a pattern you simply just need eyes to see, and fingers to trace.
Originally posted by rudester
It's really my own belief system and my own relationship with God. I studied the Bible during the pandemic with a bunch of bible thumpers but mainly to fight my own personal demons.However I did find a church nearby that accepts queers and was welcoming. I am just deciding for myself what kind of person I would like to be.
Originally posted by rudesterThat's cool. I generally agree, spirituality and faith is a personal journey and every time it's different. I was actually a Christian briefly myself, but my God is different now. Very different to a Judaic God.
I think everyone's belief system should be personal. When people take the word of god for themselves and twist those words to order people and tell them what to do and how to live their lives is dangerous.I do think there are a lot of quacks when it comes to religion in general. However there are good people who actually believe the word of god and won't try and manipulate you into becoming a member but will try to teach you something.
In truth, it's a spiritual journey that you take for yourself. Jesus hanged out with Mary Magdalene and other sinners because he saw them as equals. It's not so much that I want to go around converting people, but rather trying to understand the universal meaning behind the scriptures--what are they trying to say?
One of my favorite passages that has stuck with me for years now is 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.You can take it as a grain of salt and believe in what you want, I will not try to sell you on Jesus.
However when you sorround yourself with winners you are a winner, when you sorround yourself with losers, well. 😊
I surround myself with great people! Hot people. People I wanna touch.
ting about drugs is that i dont like most of them that much. meth is fine, not big on heroin (just makes u sleepy and itchy), coke rules but is too expensive,
but you see, also, i'm someone who keeps themselves stabilised bc being stable keeps me doing the things i enjoy
basically, to buy drugs, you need money. Benefits in the UK aren't enough to pay for a full-time drug addiction if we're talking coke, meth, heroin, they aren't actually that cheap, least not when it's every day
so i get a job. i work a job. i earn money. i spend the money on drugs. the drugs make work less stressful bc i have nice shit to come home to sometimes or on a weekend or for the holidays
what if i get addicted? well the number one thing to do, is remain employed. without a job u cant afford all the drugs u need. quitting work to take drugs full time is impossible in the city i live in, cost of living is nuts, everything is super expensive so i cant afford infinite drugs.
i will never be some homeless unemployed tweaker bc even if things started going that way I'd recognise and get help and look for treatment / a hostel. i value my comfort and roof and warm food much more than drugs. drugs wont get in the way
drugs! are dangerous, some more than others, but we know the risks and we're gonna take em. due to severe depression and sociopathy I very rarely feel "happy" or "good", drugs are about the only thing that I can do that creates a sense of those things within me
could i be happy without drugs? sure. Do I wanna be? No
Originally posted by Scribble
My grandfather died of a heart attack, so in all likelihood, coke will kill me that way if I keep it up long term. But I don't really care. I'm hoping for a short life, and a heart attack is one of the most painless, least frightening ways to go. Boom, chest hurts, bam ur on the ground, unconscious, dead. Bish bash bosh.
I had 3 heart attacks, they are different for everyone. Mine was painful. It was an overall body sensation. But I'm guessing once it's over it's over. Got to find passion in life to want to live for a better day.
Originally posted by Scribble
I have no Beliefs, only Thoughts and Ideasthere is nothing so precious to me that I feel a need to believe in it, to turn it into a fetish object, unchanging, static. some things may be true and others are not. we find out in time. I've held loads of stupid beliefs that turned out to be based on bad information, bad faith and bad logic. pure emotion playing as wisdom. I trust logic, I do not trust faith or belief, and I do not need to believe in logic because it is manifest, logic is real, it can be observed and studied, almost like an idol or effigy stripped of its symbols: logic is a pattern you simply just need eyes to see, and fingers to trace.
Western culture is all about me me me. Once you come to the realization that all hope is lost even before attempting to even try, then what's there to live for? If you can not live for yourself then it's a wasted life.
If you ever get the opportunity to go to a hospital and walking into the childrens wing of the hospital, you won't feel sorry for yourself; there will always be lesser people who are worse off. People who never got the opportunity to live a life and make choices.
Anyhoo let's change subjects this is depressing me.
Originally posted by Scribble
That's cool. I generally agree, spirituality and faith is a personal journey and every time it's different. I was actually a Christian briefly myself, but my God is different now. Very different to a Judaic God.I surround myself with great people! Hot people. People I wanna touch.
Haha 😂 me too. Mind you I was almost close to becoming a stripper in my youth. But I look for humble people now and I am not into vanity as much.
Originally posted by Scribble
ting about drugs is that i dont like most of them that much. meth is fine, not big on heroin (just makes u sleepy and itchy), coke rules but is too expensive,but you see, also, i'm someone who keeps themselves stabilised bc being stable keeps me doing the things i enjoy
basically, to buy drugs, you need money. Benefits in the UK aren't enough to pay for a full-time drug addiction if we're talking coke, meth, heroin, they aren't actually that cheap, least not when it's every day
so i get a job. i work a job. i earn money. i spend the money on drugs. the drugs make work less stressful bc i have nice shit to come home to sometimes or on a weekend or for the holidays
what if i get addicted? well the number one thing to do, is remain employed. without a job u cant afford all the drugs u need. quitting work to take drugs full time is impossible in the city i live in, cost of living is nuts, everything is super expensive so i cant afford infinite drugs.
i will never be some homeless unemployed tweaker bc even if things started going that way I'd recognise and get help and look for treatment / a hostel. i value my comfort and roof and warm food much more than drugs. drugs wont get in the way
drugs! are dangerous, some more than others, but we know the risks and we're gonna take em. due to severe depression and sociopathy I very rarely feel "happy" or "good", drugs are about the only thing that I can do that creates a sense of those things within me
could i be happy without drugs? sure. Do I wanna be? No
That's because you think of your own happiness first before others. Happiness is a choice. You can live in misery and allow things to upset you or you can find a cause and live for a better day.
Originally posted by Nuke Nixon
Politics & Religion two things that will always get your butt kicked metaphorically.
People are so damn adamant about their beliefs it borders on Faith.
Beliefs are personal and can only be obtained through experience, I can tell you this and that but will you listen to me? Will you change your beliefs for me?
Originally posted by rudesterhmmm well i'll definitely keep that in mind. how old are u, if that's not a rude question? I'm guessing like ........ 34?
I had 3 heart attacks, they are different for everyone. Mine was painful. It was an overall body sensation. But I'm guessing once it's over it's over. Got to find passion in life to want to live for a better day.
Originally posted by rudesterI've considered being a hooker but i realised i just do not like men enough to regularly **** them, even with compensation
Haha 😂 me too. Mind you I was almost close to becoming a stripper in my youth. But I look for humble people now and I am not into vanity as much.
Originally posted by rudesteroh yeah that's my damn motto. I look after no. 1 first and foremost and **** the rest. I tried being kind and selfless and it got me nowhere, nobody appreciates the things we do, and most of them make no difference. i'm not an amoralist but I am primarily concerned with my own pleasure.
That's because you think of your own happiness first before others. Happiness is a choice. You can live in misery and allow things to upset you or you can find a cause and live for a better day.
Originally posted by rudesterTough question, depends I guess on how convincing you are, how you frame your argument for whatever, it'd be on a case by case basis.
Beliefs are personal and can only be obtained through experience, I can tell you this and that but will you listen to me? Will you change your beliefs for me?
oh yeah that's my damn motto. I look after no. 1 first and foremost and **** the rest. I tried being kind and selfless and it got me nowhere, nobody appreciates the things we do, and most of them make no difference. i'm not an amoralist but I am primarily concerned with my own pleasure. [/B][/QUOTE]
Being selfless is means not seeking a reward or praise. It's really hard to achieve because people today are mostly selfish and ungrateful, they want to be rewarded for their efforts and feel appreciated or recognized.
I think it's a fine balance between giving and taking. I don't think you should be walked on but at the same time you have to know when to walk away from someone using you.
The best type of person you can be is a humbled person. Only give when you feel you can and only accept when you need to, not to much and not to less.
I don't give my age but I'm around there 😂. Think I have two birthdays in common with two other people here but I never say a word.