Any Bible-thumpers want to pay me to do this?

[in2thethickofit]

the idea is faith, good nature, morality of your own intention.



in a world where we as humans have utmost power over everything God created and temptation thrives i guess the point is to be of upstanding nature. that's what separates us from the beasts, the ability to know right and wrong and live life accordingly. I don't think God is some far off thing in space somewhere. and so what it feels like God doesn't give a shit sometimes, i know mother****ers that are my same blood that don't give a shit. so something doesn't have to be tangible for you to have faith in it.

[uva3021]

usc sure enough exercised their free will in scoring 12 bloody 2H points against the worst major conference team in basketball

what about all the starving kids in africa who aren't even given a chance to cultivate and edify any sort of religious ideology, due to lack of social infrastructure, i guess those litlte bastards are doomed to a life in purgatory or an eternity in Hell, **** 'em right?

life is raw, monotonous, cruel, and indifferent, no savior is coming to bringforth a semblance of NIrvana (unless Jeter can be considered the second-coming )

[DrStale]

the idea is faith, good nature, morality of your own intention. in a world where we as humans have utmost power over everything God created and temptation thrives i guess the point is to be of upstanding nature. that's what separates us from the beasts, the ability to know right and wrong and live life accordingly. I don't think God is some far off thing in space somewhere. and so what it feels like God doesn't give a shit sometimes, i know mother****ers that are my same blood that don't give a shit. so something doesn't have to be tangible for you to have faith in it.

I mean I see what you're saying but I don't really see what God has to do with it. I consider myself an upstanding citizen. I work for a non-profit with low-income families and youth. I know right from wrong, I have a degree from a good school and I could have a good paying job that means nothing to me, but I enjoy doing what I do making a difference in the lives of kids who need support. Why do I need God for that? Why should it take a promise of everlasting life for me to be a good person? I have faith in people, I have faith in myself, why in the world do I need to have faith in a deity?

[in2thethickofit]

usc sure enough exercised their free will in scoring 12 bloody 2H points against the worst major conference team in basketball

what about all the starving kids in africa who aren't even given a chance to cultivate and edify any sort of religious ideology, due to lack of social infrastructure, i guess those litlte bastards are doomed to a life in purgatory or an eternity in Hell, **** 'em right?

life is raw, monotonous, cruel, and indifferent, no savior is coming to bringforth a semblance of NIrvana (unless Jeter can be considered the second-coming )

Life is all those things you mention...uh, Jeter won't save you from it. He's in his own little world.

[RobbReport]

i'm not necessarily religious but i am spiritual. i do believe in a higher power and things that are sacred and holy and held in high regard as far as purity goes.


you don't have to believe in a deity and i'm not here to convince you or convert or whatever.


my point is, that i believe in God as a creator of all things we can fathom and things we can't. i also believe in the law of polarity and good and evil.

[in2thethickofit]

I believe in the "law of attraction" and the "law of intention"...I like what you are doing Stale, keep up this great work you are doing! I have all the same things you do and have worked with handicapped children and the elderly...it's good for the soul and pays more rewards than money, I applaud you

[DrStale]

I believe in the "law of attraction" and the "law of intention"...I like what you are doing Stale, keep up this great work you are doing! I have all the same things you do and have worked with handicapped children and the elderly...it's good for the soul and pays more rewards than money, I applaud you

Thanks brother. I come from a religious family, I've just never bought into that aspect of it. That said, they are good people and I feel that that has led to me being a good person and doing good things. I don't make a lot of money but I honestly enjoy going to work every day because of how rewarding it is. One of the worst things about this forum is that the majority of posters think they need to dominate sports gambling (thus making money) to be happy. Happiness does not come from paychecks, it comes from doing good.

[in2thethickofit]

Thanks brother. I come from a religious family, I've just never bought into that aspect of it. That said, they are good people and I feel that that has led to me being a good person and doing good things. I don't make a lot of money but I honestly enjoy going to work every day because of how rewarding it is. One of the worst things about this forum is that the majority of posters think they need to dominate sports gambling (thus making money) to be happy. Happiness does not come from paychecks, it comes from doing good.

Yes, went to church every Sunday too growing up, and sometimes on other days of the week. Being good and fair and honorable in life are all good qualities. I gamble but not really my lifes work. I like the thrill of betting but have always had poor money mgmt. skills with gambling, so I wager small for the most part. At least I admit it...trying to do better but it has been pretty hard to do. I win, then I'll lose it, then I re-up...pretty bad. It's small enough so I still have a home to live in, so I'm happy with that You seem like a good guy amidst lots of degens...

[DrStale]

Yes, went to church every Sunday too growing up, and sometimes on other days of the week. Being good and fair and honorable in life are all good qualities. I gamble but not really my lifes work. I like the thrill of betting but have always had poor money mgmt. skills with gambling, so I wager small for the most part. At least I admit it...trying to do better but it has been pretty hard to do. I win, then I'll lose it, then I re-up...pretty bad. It's small enough so I still have a home to live in, so I'm happy with that You seem like a good guy amidst lots of degens...

BOL dude. To be perfectly honest, I've been where you are before and the playing small-time and re-upping isn't really gonna win long-term. If you have the money to lose recreationally it's not a big deal, but you probably won't win. I don't play anymore with real money because I know I'm going to lose long-term. I do continue to play poker because I have found an edge there over time. I'm certainly not going to make millions, and to each his/her own, just my 2 cents.

[THE PROFIT]

I mean I see what you're saying but I don't really see what God has to do with it. I consider myself an upstanding citizen. I work for a non-profit with low-income families and youth. I know right from wrong, I have a degree from a good school and I could have a good paying job that means nothing to me, but I enjoy doing what I do making a difference in the lives of kids who need support. Why do I need God for that? Why should it take a promise of everlasting life for me to be a good person? I have faith in people, I have faith in myself, why in the world do I need to have faith in a deity?

God has nothing to do with it, but for some people they need for there to be a god. To each their own. We all had imaginary friends at some point in our youth. To talk to, to tell our problems to.

I commend you on the great work you do with kids and you are a good person.
Without religion there's gonna be good people who do good things, and bad people who do bad things, but in the name of religion you see really good people do really bad things

[in2thethickofit]

BOL dude. To be perfectly honest, I've been where you are before and the playing small-time and re-upping isn't really gonna win long-term. If you have the money to lose recreationally it's not a big deal, but you probably won't win. I don't play anymore with real money because I know I'm going to lose long-term. I do continue to play poker because I have found an edge there over time. I'm certainly not going to make millions, and to each his/her own, just my 2 cents.

Yes, actually I've taken a break from it but I know baseball will change my mind. Contests are cool here too. I need to get the management part down mentally, then I'll be good. I also have played too many parlays and that is over now...didn't go so well

[DrStale]

Yes, actually I've taken a break from it but I know baseball will change my mind. Contests are cool here too. I need to get the management part down mentally, then I'll be good. I also have played too many parlays and that is over now...didn't go so well

True, management is key. Even if you're one of the majority of guys who lose long-term if you can manage it it's really not that big of a deal. And yeah I'm pumped for baseball season as well. Parlays are in general a very bad idea for long-term profit, but if you're just a gambler they're good fun.

[THE PROFIT]

Well, the contests don't really help mentally with MM because you have to make so many plays, but it does help with cappin' skills. Use your points in the book to help with MM.

I don't have the greatest MM because I'm so used to playing with a local for many years where a bankroll is a little different than having cash in an account.

[in2thethickofit]

Well, the contests don't really help mentally with MM because you have to make so many plays, but it does help with cappin' skills. Use your points in the book to help with MM.

I don't have the greatest MM because I'm so used to playing with a local for many years where a bankroll is a little different than having cash in an account.

I will follow that advice, ty!

[rerics]

I think if you're gonna be absolutely crazy don't half ass it! Be blatently fukin loony as shit!!! Hell yeah dogs can go, but not cats, they're spawned from satan!

Well actually, THAT part I believe.

As for the rapture, nothing to worry about there because Jesus ain't coming back anytime soon. Since there is no "heaven" above the sky, he is still ascending out into space and into the deepest reaches of the galaxy.

[THE PROFIT]

It's amazing that Christianity was built from several of the heathen beliefs & superstitions and greek & roman dieties with alot of symbolism & such, yet all that shit is stupid & christianity is real??? The human mind is complex no doubt, but how can reason & logic & common sense get so lost in its complexity that people really believe fairy tales & mythology when they're an adult. I know the church is a great marketeer but fuk! All I can say is there's gonna be alot of buyers remorse

[ericthegangster]

all dogs go to heaven.

[rerics]

It's amazing that Christianity was built from several of the heathen beliefs & superstitions and greek & roman dieties with alot of symbolism & such, yet all that shit is stupid & christianity is real???

You know how the fundies explain that? Satan, knowing who and what Jesus would become, created these concepts in the minds of those earlier believers and their mythology, thereby misleading skeptics like you into thinking that Christianity was a copy of those earlier beliefs. I kid you not.

Yep, we're all just puppets in one big ol' tug o' war between God and Satan. Can't we get these guys together to kiss and make up already?

[THE PROFIT]

It's what makes the world go round. Alot of money in fear! Fear & seperation from what you don't understand causes war, & war is big business

[Boscoe]

all dogs go to heaven.

"The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's."

[JohnGalt2341]

John, I feel you bro! As a man of sense & reason, as I think you are, the first thing you have to realize is you can't argue with stupidity & especially stupidity fueled by hate & emotion. You can't win that argument

So true, I'm really trying to quit. I HAVE gotten better over the years but I still have the occasional religious argument.