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Post by Vypernight on Aug 14, 2010 7:48:48 GMT -5
I didn't think people could actually get banned from Facebook. I'd always assumed it was an urban legend, like people who are too disturbing for /b/. I had originally signed onto Facebook to look at someone's page. When it was giving me too many problems, I tried to delete my account. Well, FB wouldn't take No for an answer, and every choice I picked for my reason to leave was met with some stupid excuse. Finally, I wrote a comment to them telling them that human interaction makes me want to morbidly sick, that their site is a piece of #%#@&*, that I was going into computer progamming just to learn to fill their site with viruses, and a bunch of other ways to tell them I wasn't interested. Not long after, I got an email saying, "You've been banned permanently. Your account is deleted," or something like that. I figured if that didn't work, I'd just keep making cracks about Fb on my Blogspot comments.
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Post by The_L on Aug 14, 2010 15:00:39 GMT -5
No, but it would be hilarious if there existed one person so completely, unbelievably twisted that zie could make all the /b/tards run off screaming just by opening zir mouth or typing on an internet forum.
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Post by faythofdragons on Aug 14, 2010 20:16:57 GMT -5
No response yet. ><
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Post by faythofdragons on Aug 14, 2010 21:30:01 GMT -5
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Post by Vypernight on Aug 15, 2010 4:10:19 GMT -5
I tried to perform some research to confirm this, but the most I find is a single quote, followed by page after page of comments. Newsvine seems too much like a rumor-mill than an actual news site. Now if it's true, I have to agree with the people who comment. However, I don't think we're getting the whole story.
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Post by faythofdragons on Aug 15, 2010 5:17:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm only able to find stuff from Fox regarding it.
Of course, these are the same idiots that link to opinion columns as fact.
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Post by Neon on Aug 15, 2010 15:59:16 GMT -5
From what I read elsewhere regarding the case in NJ, the judge's decision was overturned, so that's all a moot point anyway.
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Post by faythofdragons on Aug 15, 2010 22:41:48 GMT -5
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Post by happycheeze on Aug 20, 2010 13:17:39 GMT -5
My Friend: It is absolutely true that I'm not afraid of Hell...if God is truly a loving God then he won't hide the truth from an honest seeker. If he does hide it, then he's not a nice God and might send people to Hell for the fun, so it does me no good to believe in him. -A Person I Admire A Lot Her Friend: Suppose you're taking a class in school. You attend every lecture, listening to what the teacher has to say - making an honest attempt to learn the material. Then the first exam comes and you fail it. You might exclaim in frustration that the test was unfair, that the teacher didn't cover the material presented on the exam, or that the teacher just likes to fail students for fun. Now, you realize that another exam is only a few weeks away. You could decide that it does you no good to go to class because you think the teacher just fails people for fun. Or maybe you'll recognize that the answers to the next exam's questions exist somewhere out there. Maybe you'll recognize that the teacher knows the answers to the next exam. And while she can't just tell you the answers - because it's important for you to discover them on your own - she can certainly guide you in the right direction, if you only ask. That is, after all, why the teacher is there. "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." - Galileo My Friend: Hence, you must be an honest inquirer, and willing to do the research and take notes. My Friend: Although, what teacher gives someone eternal torture for a finite lifetime of errors? Her Friend: What student choose eternal torture over a finite lifetime of work? My Friend: My personal morals are such that nothing at all can justify eternal torture. Nothing. Me: What if the teacher gives you wrong information? Like Pi = 3? Her Friend: Certainly there is nothing good about hell but, that doesn't discount its existence. Hell is there, and we are free to choose Hell or to reject it - God doesn't send us there. God wouldn't be very loving if he didn't allow people to choose Hell because, the alternative is a life predetermined, where actions are meaningless, and life pointless. My Friend: I'd rather live a pre-determined life where no one suffers eternally. Her other friend: God doesn't "hide the truth" from an honest seeker. He has proclaimed the truth (via conscience, and general revelation... and even further, through special revelation, His written Word: the Bible). If truth be hidden, it is because man "suppresses the truth" in his own quest for something other than this. God does not desire anyone to "go to hell", and has done everything to provide The Solution to this fix we are in. However, ultimately it is our choice. Her Friend other friend: Oh, and one other thing... I'd personally rather live an existence where no one suffers even temporarily (my big toe is still throbbing miserably! haha!), but this simply isn't reality, nor what we know to be true... My Friend: I guess this is why I stopped believing in Hell. When I thought about it, it was so extreme, and so abhorrent, that it became unbelievable. Like when something is so comically good to be true, Hell just became so extremely awful to be true. It's hard to swallow a tale of such unbelievably large magnitude. Try as I might, I just am no longer convinced that it's true. Her Friend other friend: I know what you mean... I sometimes do the same with the whole "starving children in Africa" thing, or even with the stuff I see on the local evening news... some of it is so awful, I simply choose to turn off the tube in an effort to deny ... See More Her Friend other friend: God is truly Loving, truly Just, and truly Righteous... and of course, human teachers very often do give incorrect information... God doesn't. Her Mom My Friend: mom, try to read the comment again, the original statement. it's actually a statement of faith, of putting aside fear, and trusting that if one keeps honestly seeking, they will find the truth!
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Post by John E on Aug 29, 2010 23:42:49 GMT -5
I find it very telling that my most religious Facebook friend is also the most likely to believe and post rumors and urban legends without doing even the slightest bit of research to see if they're true. It usually takes me about 2 minutes of Googling (if I have to Google at all) to debunk them.
Just today she posted a warning that Facebook's new Places feature is going to tell everyone your exact location whenever you log in, complete with photos! I went to the Privacy Settings page and there's a big disclaimer right on the top of the damn page that says, "There's a false rumor going around..." and explains that it's bunk.
Anyway, like I said, very telling.
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Post by Vypernight on Aug 30, 2010 5:37:58 GMT -5
[ My Friend: Although, what teacher gives someone eternal torture for a finite lifetime of errors? Her Friend: What student choose eternal torture over a finite lifetime of work? Me: What if the teacher gives you wrong information? Like Pi = 3? [ My English Honors teacher from H.S.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Aug 30, 2010 6:12:23 GMT -5
My Friend: mom, try to read the comment again, the original statement. it's actually a statement of faith, of putting aside fear, and trusting that if one keeps honestly seeking, they will find the truth! Odd statement, since faith is the polar opposite of actually seeking the truth.
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Post by arrowdeath on Aug 30, 2010 19:35:29 GMT -5
My Friend: mom, try to read the comment again, the original statement. it's actually a statement of faith, of putting aside fear, and trusting that if one keeps honestly seeking, they will find the truth! Odd statement, since faith is the polar opposite of actually seeking the truth. Ask Douglas Adams, I'm pretty sure he had some analogy.
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Post by samwest on Aug 30, 2010 22:50:34 GMT -5
An Aquaintacnce of Mine: Excuse me. The bible was NOT written by god, it was written by people who believed that they were receiving messages from god. Another one of the reasons I converted from Christianity to Wicca. Thanks.
Fundie: You can't really use that as ur argument for why you don't believe in God, because who do you think created wicca?? Dogs? Just sayin...
Some Guy: Christianity to Pagan o.O big jump.....
Aquaintance: Yeah. Paganism has been around longer than most monotheistic religions, though. So, I guess I like tradition. The thought of the bible having all of the answers for anything just seems ridiculous to me. Also, I wasn't questioning Christianity itself, just the bible.
Fundie: The Bible is what Christians base their faith off of so therefore if you question the Bible you question Christianity.
Aquaintance: Then, I suppose I question Christianity. No different from others' assumptions on wicca, no? The bible was written by people claiming that they have experiences with god. I apologize for not seing the logic.
A close friend: I believe in nothing(: just thought I'd throw that out there... XD
Fundie: As was wicca and anyting wicca stands for. so, you saying that the Bible being written by people is a reason you converted makes no sence, because wicca was created by people as well, so that reason is rather weak. plus, who do u think created the people who created wicca? just food for thought..
Aquaintance: But, yeah, I suppose that reason is pretty crappy. I never said that it was the only reason though. That was just the only one I feel like discussing. And, also, ALL religions were made by people. So religion is basically a security blanket
Fundie: for some maybe. for others, it is Truth.
Me: Maybe she doesn't believe that your god is god, which explains why she can believe in wiccanism. Other people don't default to your faith. This is like the time I got into a religious debate once with a girl who asked me how i could be an atheist when the ten commandments says not to take gods name in vain. Because, clearly, as an atheist, I base my life on Christian doctrine.
Aquaintance: ý(is wiccanism even a word? Ha) good point though. No one should assume that everyone bends to suit one specific belief. I, for one, refuse to believe that the bible is the word of "god". If you want me to believe that, tell him to get his ass down here and tell me himself. And Jesus can come down too and make my mom walk again. A load of bologny, I say. ('kay, I'm done offending people. That was a load offa my chest)
NOTE: I said "wiccanism," which kind of makes me a dumbass. fail
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 1, 2010 16:53:27 GMT -5
Thank Petraeus the only Christians I can't avoid are my parents, even then, only my dad is annoying about it. ... He tends to yell at the TV, it gets quite annoying when you're trying to watch a movie.
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