Thief
Rogue Theologian
not if they are GOOD thieves
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Has RF Changed How You See People?
- Thread starter Sunstone
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Well, the ones I've seen have yet to be apprehended.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Well, if god is a forgiving god and jesus had his betrayer sat with him at his table, I'm sure one sin isn't worse than another in regards to "the blood of christ." I'm not sure how other abrahamic sinners would take it.
Before RF i had a deep distrust of religion and religious people. I have now come to accept that not all religious people are the same. There are still some few that i would not trust as far as i could throw them, these are the ones projecting a bad aura for religion (which i still cannot and probably never will consider useful in the modern world). But in general, yeah, most of the people are OK (most of the time)
rocala
Well-Known Member
Yes, not just RF but social media in general. I strongly agree with @PureX, there is a shockingly huge amount of stupidity out there. Nastiness too. So many people with big brave mouths, brave that is on the other side of the world with a user name to hide behind.
When I first joined RF I was quite new to Buddhism, probably made a few mistakes with my interpretations. I had however known lots of Buddhists, all nice people. What a shock then to meet the 'online Buddhist'. Real scorn and rudeness. Had some today on another site. Used to it now.
Overall impression - not very good.
When I first joined RF I was quite new to Buddhism, probably made a few mistakes with my interpretations. I had however known lots of Buddhists, all nice people. What a shock then to meet the 'online Buddhist'. Real scorn and rudeness. Had some today on another site. Used to it now.
Overall impression - not very good.
I have always believed that people were generally well-meaning. There are exceptions, of course, but you can't live your life worrying about the exceptions.
Similarly, for a long time I believed that most people were open to reasoned argument, and the more powerful the reasons, the more likely they were to change their views accordingly.
Since posting on this and a previous site (where I had over 100,000 posts), I have come to see that I was probably correct about people being generally well-meaning, and almost certainly wrong about their ability to be convinced by reason.
I find the latter depressing, especially given how amazing and powerful a thing the human brain is (or could be).
Similarly, for a long time I believed that most people were open to reasoned argument, and the more powerful the reasons, the more likely they were to change their views accordingly.
Since posting on this and a previous site (where I had over 100,000 posts), I have come to see that I was probably correct about people being generally well-meaning, and almost certainly wrong about their ability to be convinced by reason.
I find the latter depressing, especially given how amazing and powerful a thing the human brain is (or could be).
I could give you commentary for free.
(Worth every penny. Do you have pennies in England?)
Reasoned arguments sometimes up against powerful beliefs.
If the latter is firm & comforting, the former should be presented
as something to consider, but without having to believe. Later
they might become comfortable with it. So instead of finding
it frustrating, take solace in its being one step in the long game.
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
I don't know how you managed to post under Revoltingest's account, but I insist you desist right now......
Meh...it's not like he was using it.
(He was busy kicking puppies.)
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
It's okay, I was distracted by eating babies with other atheists........
Thief
Rogue Theologian
it's been a few years since I posted this scenario
picture this......Jesus, Judas, and Hitler
sitting at the Table breaking bread and sharing a sauce bowl
looking at each other.....in the eye
and the two swords the disciples left on His Table.....
are still there
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I lost you.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
and most people here can't follow
don't worry
just sit at the Table and watch as the three main Characters
are about to make a passion play
Not really, but it has given me a chance to access people who I can learn from. That might sound like a subtle difference, so I'll explain a little more.
I've come across people in my life (and for me, personally, University was great for this) who have nuanced beliefs and understandings of things which challenged or even changed my mind about things.
Generally, these have been people I've broadly disagreed with, and several have been religious, at least in a broad sense (and some in a very specific sense too!).
I knew they existed, and they've impacted me before RF, and will again after it. But they are not common, really, and even less common is a way of sensibly getting to the point of discussing some difficult topics. For example, my hairdresser might be a savant at Eastern Philosophy...but it becomes difficult to identify in a 'normal' conversation.
So I would say RF allows me access to a few of these people, and allows discussion of topics not always accessible, either because I don't know people IRL well enough to tackle them (eg. my hairdresser) or because I know people too well, and we're careful around certain conversations (eg. some very dear Christian friends I have).
Everyone is crazy apart from you and me.
And that's just because I'm being nice to you, and because I'm using myself as the yardstick for 'normal'.
