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Stewart
Active Member
See! You don't know either. I've only asked him why, if this is why, and he still refuses to give a simple and straight answer. I'm curious (or confused) as I didn't get it but a bunch of others jumped in to post more - I thought I was missing something.Motokid said:
Seems I wasn't the only one who doesn't know why, Old Sheep.
Motokid
New Member
Stewart said:
I also have no idea why you feel the desperate need to jump into any and every Dan Brown/Da Vinci Code discussion and voice your opinion when almost everybody here can voice your opinon on that topic in their sleep.
Why, by the way are you spending time in the inane General Chat area? Nothing good happening elsewhere at TBF/BAR? Slumming are you? The boredom of the other forums forced you down into my neck of the woods?
Is this thread any more pointless than a thread on occupations, favorite colors, beer, coffee, or what music you might be listening to?
If you are simply looking for a debate I'm sure you know where to find a few.
Motokid
New Member
Funny thing is, I did a little reading (get it Stewart? reading....me...Motokid ) here <-- clicky
...and there's nothing there that says anything about threads having to meet some standard of the Stewart code of reason.
Actually there's nothing there about pointless thread posting at all. As long as the pointlessness is not religious, or politically oriented, or in any way an attack on a specific member, pointless threads are A-OK.
) here <-- clicky...and there's nothing there that says anything about threads having to meet some standard of the Stewart code of reason.
Actually there's nothing there about pointless thread posting at all. As long as the pointlessness is not religious, or politically oriented, or in any way an attack on a specific member, pointless threads are A-OK.
steffee
Active Member
Stewie, you're a slut.Stewart said:Doesn't bear thinking about. Now, if you had tits...
Stewie and Moto, I think you two need to go to bed, or something.
Then Still's thread can go back to being about uplifting quotes, that people should be able to post should they wish.Moto, are you taking anything? You flit from one opinion to another so quickly... or is it you who just wants to debate?
Stewart
Active Member
Okay, so what it boils down to is I'm questioning the use of the word offer. Why Please offer - I would probably not have bothered looking at the thread if it said 'Peace Quotations'.
Of course, Moto, there's no Stewart code of conduct - wouldn't dream of it! - but I'm only asking a question and getting nowhere.
Of course, Moto, there's no Stewart code of conduct - wouldn't dream of it! - but I'm only asking a question and getting nowhere.
StillILearn
New Member
Motokid said:
Ah, yes ... the old bait and switch ...
W.C. Fields
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Occlith
Well-Known Member
A small boy lived by the ocean. He loved the creatures of the sea, especially the starfish, and spent much of his time exploring the seashore. One day he learned there would be a minus tide that would leave the starfish stranded on the sand.
The day of the tide he went down to the beach and began picking up stranded starfish and tossing them back into the sea.
An elderly man who lived next door came down to the beach to see what he was doing. "I'm saving the starfish," the boy proudly declared.
When the neighbor saw all the stranded starfish, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you young man, but if you look down the beach one way, there are stranded starfish as far as the eye can see. And if you look down the beach the other way, it's the same. One little boy like you isn't going to make much of a difference."
The boy thought about this for a moment. Then he reached his small hand down to the sand, picked up a starfish, tossed it out into the ocean and said, "I sure made a difference for that one."
The day of the tide he went down to the beach and began picking up stranded starfish and tossing them back into the sea.
An elderly man who lived next door came down to the beach to see what he was doing. "I'm saving the starfish," the boy proudly declared.
When the neighbor saw all the stranded starfish, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you young man, but if you look down the beach one way, there are stranded starfish as far as the eye can see. And if you look down the beach the other way, it's the same. One little boy like you isn't going to make much of a difference."
The boy thought about this for a moment. Then he reached his small hand down to the sand, picked up a starfish, tossed it out into the ocean and said, "I sure made a difference for that one."
direstraits
Well-Known Member
It really is fucking incredible, what's happening here. *shakes head*
For the warzone here and elsewhere (read: Lebanon in particular), "wonder for a second what you will feel when you look around your idyllic neighbourhood and everywhere you see are people who could do you harm. Realize, then, that that's really happening somewhere in the world."
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For the warzone here and elsewhere (read: Lebanon in particular), "wonder for a second what you will feel when you look around your idyllic neighbourhood and everywhere you see are people who could do you harm. Realize, then, that that's really happening somewhere in the world."
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lunablu63
New Member
Having stumbled upon and through this thread, I will now offer up a couple words of peace---"SERENITY NOW"...
I think in this thread, as in real time conversations, people drift from subject to subject even in the face of a specified topic. It's interesting and rather amusing to read. No cause for alarm; simply human nature.
I think in this thread, as in real time conversations, people drift from subject to subject even in the face of a specified topic. It's interesting and rather amusing to read. No cause for alarm; simply human nature.
ylris611203
New Member
Having also stumbled upon and through this thread.............a question.
If someone was pointing a gun at you and you were pointing a gun at them and you new that there was a very good chance that the person would fire at you.............and all this is happening in a matter of seconds.......would you shot first?
If someone was pointing a gun at you and you were pointing a gun at them and you new that there was a very good chance that the person would fire at you.............and all this is happening in a matter of seconds.......would you shot first?
StillILearn
New Member
Hi, Chris. I'm glad you stumbled upon this thread. Your question is a good one, and every person who has ever called himself or herself a pacifist has had it asked of them about a hundred times in one form or another. My short answer to your particular question would have to be that I don't have a gun, but here is a longer and better answer from a man who did know that had thousands of guns pointing right at him at most times.
I guess I could do worse than to quote him:
ylris611203
New Member
StillILearn said:
I can understand your reply and quote. But taking the scenario one step further…………………if you allow your self to be shot and even killed, knowing that you have a family and maybe dependants as well, are you then not as malevolent as the other person you did not shoot?
StillILearn
New Member
This time I'll let the man who was MLK Jr.'s teacher answer your question, Chris:
In other words, I would probably be safe in assuming that the other person has a family too.
I feel certain that Mahatma Gandhi had all of these same questions put to him many times before he was shot and killed, but he opted for non-violence anyway. Would you feel better if he had whipped out a pistol and shot his assassin? Would this have made our world a better place? Gandhi believed that:
And Gandhi inspired millions -- including MLK Jr. Both of these individuals believed with all their hearts that :
and that:
Your questions indicate that you are struggling with the problem of endlessly escalating violence, which is a good thing.
In other words, I would probably be safe in assuming that the other person has a family too.
I feel certain that Mahatma Gandhi had all of these same questions put to him many times before he was shot and killed, but he opted for non-violence anyway. Would you feel better if he had whipped out a pistol and shot his assassin? Would this have made our world a better place? Gandhi believed that:
And Gandhi inspired millions -- including MLK Jr. Both of these individuals believed with all their hearts that :
and that:
Your questions indicate that you are struggling with the problem of endlessly escalating violence, which is a good thing.
( Mahatma Gandhi)