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Originally posted by Seekerof
Mr.Bunny, I think that what I said is self-evident. Hello?!
seekerof
Originally posted by Seekerof
Do not pity me.
And before you call someone pathetic, which you are doing from behind the protective screen of your monitor, think twice and try reading the terms and conditions of this site, k?
If you have an issue or difference of opinion, then state it, back it, but to resort to your 'a' typical rhetorical character and personal attacks is unbecoming of oneself, then again, it is quite easy to do when your not face-to-face, is it not? Apparently, so.
Now that is what is sad....
seekerof
[edit on 6-1-2006 by Seekerof]
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
As I have said before here, I supported this war strongly in the beginning. I believed our president and all that I was being told about the threat to the USA and the world from terrorism. I argued with my family that war was really justified this time.
Once I realized we had been blatantly lied to, I felt like a fool. It's embarrassing to admit that one has been fooled. I was embarrassed to have been duped, to have fallen hook, line and sinker for what now looks like such an obvious deception. It's not easy to admit.
And the people who have held on for all this time... I imagine it gets harder as time goes on to let go of the hope that they haven't been fooled. Sometimes I think that's one reason people refuse to see what's right before their eyes.
To change now would be to admit they were fooled. And they'd rather pretend than admit that.
Originally posted by MrBunny
I think you will find that the use of pathetic is in direct correlation to a pitiable state, as is the "sad", "little" is also s synonym in use for small in spirit and also pitiable. not an attack, simply an observation leading to the comment that if i cared enough then you would be pitied.
....you sad poor pathetic little man...I would pity you if I cared enough about your existence...
Originally posted by Seekerof
As for this topic, are you religious? Do you have religious beliefs? Are you a Christian? These two questions stand in stark relation to what I initially stated:
a sin is a sin, there are no varying degrees or levels between sins. Murder is a sin just as theft is a sin. As such, the punishment for the sin would be the same.
Civil law gives determination of a difference and punishment for crimes [ie: sins], but in the eyes of G_d, a sin is a sin.
Apparently, this was missed by you when making your personal affronting commentary to me, when you said/posted to me: "sad poor pathetic little man....I would pity you if I cared enough about your existence"?
Be very thankful that this was not made in a real world, face-to-face medium, because I highly doubt you would have looked me in the eyes and commented to me that I was a "sad poor pathetic little man...I would pity you if I cared enough about your existence" without receiving due literal and extreme recourse.
Your lack of comprehending what I was mentioning is not a fault of my own, but your own fault. Because of your lack of comprehending what I was referencing, without asking for clarification, without knowing the perspective I was coming from, you made brazen 'from behind the protection of your computer screen' assertions that I took personal affront with and to, hence my subsequent rebuttal.
Originally posted by Seekerof
Umm, ghost, a sin is a sin.
There is no differenes, degrees, or levels to that sin, unless of course, your a Catholic.
As such, a lie simply is a lie.
seekerof
Originally posted by MrBunny
I think that what you said shows a personality where life is an absolute of black and white with no room for compromise or the ability to consider any scenario as an isolated and independent situation.
Originally posted by Simon_Boudreaux
My self I didn't go to MSNBC just to take a poll.I went there to read some news as I'm sure the rest of the people polled did as well..Saw the poll read all the options and made my choice.
Simon
Originally posted by ghost
Are you telling me there is no difference between lieing about who you screwed, and getting Thousands of People Killed! If that's how you really feel about the value of human life, something is wrong with you!
Originally posted by MrBunny
Ohh and BTW.. I am quite capable and willing to tell people exactly what I think of them, in person or not.. and I often have... have no doubt of that at all.