Materialists

[TradeOff]

SSB, as a former Yahoo Expert, your question is a good example of the ones we'd receive on that forum.

First, it is a great question! Indicating that those who inferred that you are stupid misjudged you.

Because it is a religious question in nature I'll defer to the Bible in my answer.

On the YE forum we'd get deep questions like this. For a moment I'll go back to the YE forum and answer it from there.

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OK, I'm back. Um, no one was there, so.... I'll answer it from here.

The Bible indicates there are two types of individuals on earth: those more spiritually inclined and those more materialistically inclined and these are at odds with one another.

The Bible also indicates that there is an adumbration of the heart that takes place as we set our attention and affection on the things of this world, money being the chief preponderance.

Christ said no one can worship two masters, either he/she will love and serve God, or he/she will love and serve money. In both cases the other one is hated.

Btw, I am finishing up my dinner salad with white creamy dressing as I write so if you see white sprinkles around don''t think that I was fantasizing about Lauren again.

From my observation materialistic people are generally 1) cocked out; 2) care about money and material things ONLY - indicating that they NEVER think about God, and, indeed, the concepts of Him, us and what we think are utter foolishness to them. That is their mental and emotional structure. They are dead spiritually.

They strictly care about money and material things, ALL ELSE seems stupid to them nor are they able to see past their own money getting ways to even consider spiritual things to a larger degree beyond laughing at them, God and us.

It is the design of the Creator so to be this way.

But, the Bible indicates that God has the last laugh:

"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.

"Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure." Psalms 2:4-5.

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[aphexcoil]

Quote from rowenwood:

Well said and I'll add. I'm agnostic, I'm bored and extremely annoyed by the repetitiveness of religion and god. I'm angered by the illogic: terrorists, crusades, fascists, retard lands. Everywhere I go there are these idiots that are mimicking the thoughts of deceased others mostly from BC. God, religion, brainwashed, banal, generic personality idiots by the billions are forcing their brainwashed shit all over me.

We, true agnostics and atheists, are angry and think of god idiots as inferior because there are billions of god idiots acting like idiots and trying to get us to act like idiots too. I'm forced to live in a theistically based society. I'm forced to abide by illogical rules. Rules which are biblically derived.

We feel superior because you really don't understand why you're stupid. We feel superior because you really don't know that you're brainwashed.
We feel superior because the majority of the 6 billion are oblivious of their incompetence and think that they're right and try to force their righteousness on us. Words cannot express your stupidity and our anger.

God is the reason of most problems today.

Hello my "jew-turned-agnostic nihilist" friend. I share some of your anger and grievances towards people of the cloth that have used and abused religion for the sake of power, influence, control and dominance. I understand your anger towards institutionalized constructs that have turned insightful understanding of our universe into a "drive-thru McReligion" world.

However, let me also remind you that no matter who says what about this and that, what remains as truth is absolute outside our own beliefs and opinions.

You Mr. Rowenwood wake up each day and look outside your window in the early morning and see abundant evidence of design and purpose. It is in the grass you cut each week, the people you meet each day and even in your thoughts and dreams.

You know very well that god exists. He is not the Jewish god, Christian god or the muslim god. He transcends any book, disciple or prayer. He is the alpha and the omega. You know very well what I mean, Mr. Rowenwood.

Don't dispute him because of your anger towards those who choose to indoctrinate themselves into the McReligion institutions.

 

[ShoeshineBoy]

Quote from rowenwood:

Well said and I'll add. I'm agnostic, I'm bored and extremely annoyed by the repetitiveness of religion and god. I'm angered by the illogic: terrorists, crusades, fascists, retard lands. Everywhere I go there are these idiots that are mimicking the thoughts of deceased others. God, religion, brainwashed, banal, generic personality idiots by the billions are forcing their brainwashed shit all over me.

We, true agnostics and atheists, are angry and think of god idiots as inferior because there are billions of god idiots acting like idiots and trying to get us to act like idiots too. I'm forced to live in a theistically based society. I'm forced to abide by illogical rules. Rules which are biblically derived.

We feel superior because you really don't understand why you're stupid. We feel superior because you really don't know that you're brainwashed.
We feel superior because the majority of the 6 billion are oblivious of their incompetence and think that they're right and try to force their righteousness on us. Words cannot express your stupidity and our anger.

God is the reason of most problems today.

Well, that explains a lot of things. I thought perhaps there was some sort of deep, profound reason. It turns out it's just simple arrogance.

But here's the next question then: are arrogant people attracted to atheism or does atheism produce arrogance?

(Again, except for the few like Sardo, Turok, etc.)

 

[rowenwood]

Quote from TradeOff:

SSB, as a former Yahoo Expert, your question is a good example of the ones we'd receive on that forum.

First, it is a great question, indicating that those who inferred that you are stupid misjudged you.

Because it is a religious question in nature I'll defer to the Bible in my answer.

On the YE forum we'd get deep questions like this. For a moment I'll go back to the YE forum and answer it from there.

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OK, I'm back. Um, no one was there, so.... I'll answer it from here. *ahem*

The Bible indicates there are two types of individuals on earth: those more spiritually inclined and those more materialistically inclined and these are at odds with one another.

The Bible also indicates that there is an adumbration of the heart that takes place as we set our attention and affection on the things of this world, money being the chief preponderance.

Christ said no one can worship two masters, either he will love and serve God or love and serve money.

Btw, I am finishing up my dinner salad with white creamy dressing as I write this so if you see white sprinkles around don''t think that I was fantasizing about Lauren again.

From my observation materialistic people are generally 1) cocked out; 2) care about money and material things ONLY - indicating that they NEVER think about God, and indeed, the concepts of Him, US and what we think are utter foolishness to them.

They strictly care about money and material things, ALL ELSE seems stupid to them nor are they able to see past their own money getting ways to even consider spiritual things to a larger degree beyond laughing at them, God and us.

It is the design of the Creator so to be this way.

Funny at parts, disapointing at others. Please tell me you don't believe in god.
I'm worried about you.

 

[BA_Trader]

Quote from ShoeshineBoy:

Let me put it another way:

If I talk to a Hindu, I'm almost positive he will disagree with me but won't tell me my beliefs are stupid.
If I talk to a Jew, I'm almost positive he will disagree with me but won't tell me my beliefs are stupid.
If I talk to a New Ager, I'm almost positive he will disagree with me but won't tell me my beliefs are stupid.
If I talk to a Muslim, I'm almost positive he will disagree with me but won't tell me my beliefs are stupid.
If I talk to a Mormon, I'm almost positive he will disagree with me but won't tell me my beliefs are stupid.

But if I talk to an atheist, I've got a pretty good chance of being called an idiot (and a dozen other expletives if the conversation gets serious at all).

I ask, "Why?"

I've only read this thread casually - so I might be making a point that
has already been made.

Atheists don't believe in supernatural, spiritual, holy or otherwise magical
things. Therefore they cannot *empathize* with your belief system or
any other religious-ish belief system. At all. They simply do not have
that gear in their brains.

Think of a vegetarian. It's the same thing.

There are 100s of ways to be religious or spiritual and only one way
to not be. This *is* a religious belief and it happens to be the only one
that is going to cause friction with the 100s of others.

But really the matter is one of respect. You are called an idiot because
your belief system is not respected -- because the atheist thinks
you are wrong in a profound and intolerable way.

JT

 

[ShoeshineBoy]

Quote from rowenwood:

Most of the 6 billlion people are too stupid to understand logic. They just think they understand.

And so who could help them? Who should be their leader? Who can help these poor, blind slobs?

 

[rowenwood]

Quote from BA_Trader:

I've only read this thread casually - so I might be making a point that
has already been made.

Atheists don't believe in supernatural, spiritual, holy or otherwise magical
things. Therefore they cannot *empathize* with your belief system or
any other religious-ish belief system. At all. They simply do not have
that gear in their brains.

Think of a vegetarian. It's the same thing.

There are 100s of ways to be religious or spiritual and only one way
to not be. This *is* a religious belief and it happens to be the only one
that is going to cause friction with the 100s of others.

But really the matter is one of respect. You are called an idiot because
your belief system is not respected -- because the atheist thinks
you are wrong in a profound and intolerable way.

JT

LOL
Yes, profoundly and intolerably stupid!

 

[ShoeshineBoy]

Quote from TradeOff:

SSB, as a former Yahoo Expert, your question is a good example of the ones we'd receive on that forum.

First, it is a great question, indicating that those who inferred that you are stupid misjudged you.

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They strictly care about money and material things, ALL ELSE seems stupid to them nor are they able to see past their own money getting ways to even consider spiritual things to a larger degree beyond laughing at them, God and us.

It is the design of the Creator so to be this way.

It is a honor to have you on this thread.

Yes, I perceive truth in that which you speak.

 

[rowenwood]

Quote from ShoeshineBoy:

And so who could help them? Who should be their leader? Who can help these poor, blind slobs?

They're brainwashed. As you don't truly understand what I'm conveying neither does the 6 billion understand. And the majority of them are never offered this conflicting information.

 

[ShoeshineBoy]

Quote from BA_Trader:



But really the matter is one of respect. You are called an idiot because
your belief system is not respected -- because the atheist thinks
you are wrong in a profound and intolerable way.

JT

This is what I don't get. I've studied many, many different religions and belief systems including the atheist. I don't find any of them to be idiotic or "profoundly intolerable." I think people believe what they do for a reason and I don't think I am superior to them in any way (even though I respectfully disagree with them).

So I go back to my age-old question: why do materialists generally feel superior to the rest of us mortals?