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| Julesy | Jan 28 2008, 03:17 AM Post #121 |
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i dont care about the dress! i still think they both looked hot and she has perfect knockers |
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| Serpy | Jan 28 2008, 03:19 AM Post #122 |
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Well yeah she's hot and has nice bewbs but that dress was ten shades of busted!
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| la anaconda de chocolatee | Jan 28 2008, 03:23 AM Post #123 |
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exactly!!! I couldnt have said it better!
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| la anaconda de chocolatee | Jan 28 2008, 03:25 AM Post #124 |
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you know, that is probably what this is all about!!! Now I know why I have some sexual desire for this guatemalan! |
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| la anaconda de chocolatee | Jan 28 2008, 03:47 AM Post #125 |
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Religion bad for society Category: Religion and Philosophy Ro.Z. - Artist & Author Awesome sites!! Look at all!: This is about the study that religion is bad for society: http://humaniststudies.org/enews/index.php?id=219&article=7 This is the actual study: http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html This is the God Would Be An Atheist site: http://www.godwouldbeanatheist.com/ Religion fosters bad behavior COLUMN By MARTIN FOREMAN From God would be an atheist... First published Nov. 12, 2005 Several weeks ago, a ground-breaking study on religious belief and social well-being was published in the Journal of Religion & Society. Comparing 18 prosperous democracies from the U.S. to New Zealand, author Gregory S Paul quietly demolished the myth that faith strengthens society. Drawing on a wide range of studies to cross-match faith – measured by belief in God and acceptance of evolution – with homicide and sexual behavior, Paul found that secular societies have lower rates of violence and teenage pregnancy than societies where many people profess belief in God. Top of the class, in both atheism and good behavior, come the Japanese. Over eighty percent accept evolution and fewer than ten percent are certain that God exists. Despite its size – over a hundred million people – Japan is one of the least crime-prone countries in the world. It also has the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy of any developed nation. (Teenage pregnancy has less tragic consequences than violence but it is usually unwanted, and it is frequently associated with deprivation among both mothers and children. In general, it is a Bad Thing.) Next in line are the Norwegians, British, Germans and Dutch. At least sixty percent accept evolution as a fact and fewer than one in three are convinced that there is a deity. There is little teenage pregnancy , although the Brits, with over 40 pregnancies per 1,000 girls a year, do twice as badly as the others. Homicide rates are also low -- around 1-2 victims per 100,000 people a year. At the other end of the scale comes America. Over 50 percent of Americans believe in God, and only 40 percent accept some form of evolution (many believe it had a helping hand from the Deity). The U.S. has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy and homicide rates are at least five times greater than in Europe and ten times higher than in Japan. All this information points to a strong correlation between faith and antisocial behavior -- a correlation so strong that there is good reason to suppose that religious belief does more harm than good. At first glance that is a preposterous suggestion, given that religions preach non-violence and sexual restraint. However, close inspection reveals a different story. Faith tends to weaken rather than strengthen people's ability to participate in society. That makes it less likely they will respect social customs and laws. All believers learn that God holds them responsible for their actions. So far so good, but for many, belief absolves them of all other responsibilities. Consciously or subconsciously, those who are "born again" or "chosen" have diminished respect for others who do not share their sect or their faith. Convinced that only the Bible offers "truth", they lose their intellectual curiosity and their ability to reason. Their priority becomes not the world they live in but themselves. The more people prioritize themselves rather than those around them, the weaker society becomes and the greater the likelihood of antisocial behavior. Hence gun laws which encourage Americans to see each other not as fellow human beings who deserve protection, but as potential aggressors who deserve to die. And hence a health care system which looks after the wealthy rather than the ill. As for sex… Faith encourages ignorance rather than responsible behavior. In other countries, sex education includes contraception, reducing the risk of unwanted pregnancies. Such an approach recognizes that young people have the right to make their own choices and helps them make decisions that benefit society as a whole. In America faith-driven abstinence programs deny them that right -- "As a Christian I will only help you if you do what I say". The result is soaring rates of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Abstinence programs rest on the same weak intellectual foundation as creationism and intelligent design. Faith discourages unprejudiced analysis. Reasoning is subverted to rationalization that supports rather than questions assumptions. The result is a self-contained system that maintains an internal logic, no matter how absurd to outside observers. The constitutional wall that theoretically separates church and state is irrelevant. Religion has overwhelmed the nation to permeate all public discussion. Look no further than Gary Bauer, a man who in any other western nation would be dismissed as a fanatic and who in America is interviewed deferentially on prime time television. Despite all its fine words, religion has brought in its wake little more than violence, prejudice and sexual disease. True morality is found elsewhere. As UK Guardian columnist George Monbiot concluded in his review of Gregory Paul's study, "if you want people to behave as Christians advocate, you should tell them that God does not exist." I might express that another way. The flip side of Monbiot's argument is that God would be an atheist... Martin Foreman is the author of "God would be an atheist," a syndicated print column. For information about syndicating this column, visit www.godwouldbeanatheist.com to contact the author. |
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| Julesy | Jan 28 2008, 03:54 AM Post #126 |
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ill read that later Michele. sounds interesting. just tired in the shower a bit ago, I asked my guy if he would ever sleep with 2 women. He says "no" and I asked "like if you were single?" he said "no" then asked "why?" I thought that was a big fantasy of straight guys. guess I picked a lame-o
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| Serpy | Jan 28 2008, 03:56 AM Post #127 |
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That or he figured it was a trap, he thought if he said yes you'd accuse him of wanting other chicks. Some women are fucking crazy!
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| Julesy | Jan 28 2008, 03:57 AM Post #128 |
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im not a looney! it was a legit question! I just wanted to see how bad he could/would be. believe me, Im not one of them psycho gfs. im a good one! ![]() just talk of all the three ways in the garden and other debauchery |
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| Serpy | Jan 28 2008, 04:00 AM Post #129 |
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I'm sure if he read some of the threads here he'd have you commited!!
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| Julesy | Jan 28 2008, 04:01 AM Post #130 |
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he knows nothing of this site! hed be mega pissed i posted tons about him! and about his cock! |
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| Julesy | Jan 28 2008, 04:02 AM Post #131 |
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oh and Joel I just watched the eppy of CSI VEGAS about that brother and sister grifters sleeping together! fucking sick! |
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| Serpy | Jan 28 2008, 04:03 AM Post #132 |
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Yeah that was gross!! I seen an ep today, it was one of the last eps of season 1 about this doctor chick who killed athletes and made shakes outta their organs cause she had some disease that's basically like vampirism! |
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| Julesy | Jan 28 2008, 04:05 AM Post #133 |
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eww! never seen it but now i want to! |
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| Serpy | Jan 28 2008, 04:06 AM Post #134 |
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I really love this show now, it has some of the best twists! And GRISSOM!!!
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| Nicky Mayfair | Jan 28 2008, 09:13 AM Post #135 |
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marvellously mischievous
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| Jane | Jan 28 2008, 11:55 AM Post #136 |
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I'm off sick! Probably will have a few days off. My illness now includes conjunctivitus (or however you spell it!) My eye is all gungy as well as my throat! Rick ordered the latest season of mindfreak so this morning we watched Criss Angel levitating in the luxor's beam.. God knows how he does that! Now we're watching this film called Hatchet which is set in New Orleans, this group go on a swamp tour at night and there's some kind of monster out there going to kill them! |
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| Nicky Mayfair | Jan 28 2008, 11:57 AM Post #137 |
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you're always ill, pet!! maybe I better cancel my visit! |
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| Jane | Jan 28 2008, 12:02 PM Post #138 |
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I'm hardly ever ill! Except for headaches! Also can't get on msn for some reason, the troubleshoot message keeps coming up! |
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| Nicky Mayfair | Jan 28 2008, 12:04 PM Post #139 |
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you're always ill! |
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| Jane | Jan 28 2008, 12:06 PM Post #140 |
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Well so are you!!! Before my christmas cold I hadn't been ill since the previous November
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