Dio Fa
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Post by Dio Fa on Jun 27, 2009 23:53:17 GMT -5
It's as close to "fuck you" as they'll ever get. I've been on the receiving end of that statement, delivered in that tone of voice. The people in question were walking away after losing a "discussion". I just laughed at them. I might have shown more concern had they actually meant it. Or not.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Jun 29, 2009 1:26:33 GMT -5
"I'll pray for you." "No...no you won't."
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Post by Paradox on Jun 29, 2009 1:54:26 GMT -5
After some thought, my opinion on this is that it depends on the context.
I'm pretty sure I know what you guys are talking about. The kind of people who, like I said, can make "I'm praying for you" sound like a threat. You're arguing (or gay, or atheist) so they just end the conversation by saying that. Pretty condescending and annoying. I call it praying at someone. I can understand why you'd be pissed off at that.
Now if you're sick or something and somebody says they want you to get better and says that they'll be praying for you, I think in that case it would be best for you to take it as a statement of well-wishing, even if you think religion is a load of bunk. Because that's how it's intended, I assure you. In that context. But if they're praying at you, that's just rude.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jun 29, 2009 5:00:49 GMT -5
This thread has to have set a record for bad readings of the OP, or something....
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Post by Armand Tanzarian on Jun 29, 2009 6:43:35 GMT -5
After some thought, my opinion on this is that it depends on the context. I'm pretty sure I know what you guys are talking about. The kind of people who, like I said, can make "I'm praying for you" sound like a threat. You're arguing (or gay, or atheist) so they just end the conversation by saying that. Pretty condescending and annoying. I call it praying at someone. I can understand why you'd be pissed off at that. Now if you're sick or something and somebody says they want you to get better and says that they'll be praying for you, I think in that case it would be best for you to take it as a statement of well-wishing, even if you think religion is a load of bunk. Because that's how it's intended, I assure you. In that context. But if they're praying at you, that's just rude. We're talking about the context where, after a fundie has lost a theological discussion, or meet someone who doesn't believe in what they deem to true and is unlikely to change their mind, they say "I'll pray for you" near the end of a discussion. In which case, the phrase takes on a whole new meaning, because they're imagining you burning in hell because of what you believe. This is what I mean: To a fundie, you're not a true Christian is you don't accept evolution, Jesus as the son of God, KJV, and a whole host of others. Basically if you're not pious enough, you're going to hell. And if you don't accept their "advice", you're going to hell and they pray for you to either "see the light". If we heathens do end up in a place called Hell, kinda means the fundies are proven right, right?
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Jun 29, 2009 10:33:11 GMT -5
This thread has to have set a record for bad readings of the OP, or something.... I've seen worse. Then again, I go to GameFAQs.
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Lazuline
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Post by Lazuline on Jun 29, 2009 10:50:15 GMT -5
"And I'll think about you while I masturbate."
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jun 29, 2009 11:13:14 GMT -5
This thread has to have set a record for bad readings of the OP, or something.... I've seen worse. Then again, I go to GameFAQs. I meant on FSTDT. Sorry for not clarifying. Altogether, there was this one thread I was on in a forum that was talking about General Mills changing Lucky Charms to all marshmallows. It was pointed out SEVERAL TIMES in the thread that the article was from The Onion, but the idiocy & outrage just kept pouring out. At one point, someone explained about The Onion being a parody newspaper, the next poster came in talking about how pissed they were that General Mills was doing this, & I commented that they didn't read very well. Their response? "What makes you say that?" And this board had a 10 page limit, so it wasn't like the member picture thread, in length. Actually, I think it was only 2-3 pages long, at that point.
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