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Comment on Natural Atheism: A Postscript by sam

sam — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:29:41 +0000

You really are rather entertaining so please forgive my harshness in previous posts. How are things at Kent State? I attended Oberlin back in the day…also did five semesters of graduate study with Jean Piaget in developmental psychology at the University of Geneva. This by way of opening conversation on anything you might wish to discuss…but don’t strain yourself. Cordially, Sam

Comment on David Mills Explains Religious Belief by sam

sam — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:02:12 +0000

…also Dimitri, in your point # 2, you admiringly of priests as “garbage men” who do God’s dirty work? Really? They do this and still have time to sexually abuse choir boys so frequently? How do you explain that? …or do you just close your eyes and trust in God? Is it possible that you are a priest yourself? How do you earn a living? I would really like your answer on this one.

Comment on David Mills Explains Religious Belief by sam

sam — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:51:14 +0000

…and another thing, Dimitri, in your blog you say, “well slam me sillly.” Unnecessary. You are already silly. Sam

Comment on David Mills Explains Religious Belief by sam

sam — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:48:16 +0000

Janet Green, thank you. I had a similar experience in that my mother taught sunday school in the Baptist Church and I absorbed every word of her stories, Old Testament….then New Testament. I “accepted Christ” at age 12. By age 14, I realized what a sham it was that an all powerful God would permit such evil spouting from the protestant pulpipts, moreover, that I would burn in hell for my doubts and questions. I am sorry you had to suffer so long. I liberated myself by age fifteen or so. Dimitry’s answer to you is ludicrous as str the arguments of most goddists. Ignore him and those who continue to spread falsehoods in the name of God. Dimitri, you sound like a fairly intelligent fellow. But tell me, how can you be so stupid in beliving in an all powerful God when his so called creation has had so much pain and suffering. Is that the way your God planned it?Do you get paid for spouting the stuff you do? I’m sure you do…just like the preachers of my childhood did. We even gave them food from our fields that we sweated and toiled to produce. Their thanks and their blessing did not improve my life. It retarded my development in to a productive human being, grateful to be alive at 85, and free, free, free! Are you going to call your God’s vengance down on me? Am I going to be left behind at armegeddon day? I could only wish. Sam

Comment on Differences with Animals by Dmitry Chernikov

Dmitry Chernikov — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:26:20 +0000

Sid, you are special at least because no animal is capable of the kind of self-contempt you showcase in this post. An animal knows its worth. You don’t.

Comment on On Premarital Sex by Dmitry Chernikov

Dmitry Chernikov — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:19:56 +0000

Sid, no married couple is fully compatible upon marriage in all (or even any) respects. There will be all sort of conflicts between the husband and wife, until they work out their differences. That’s part of being married, to learn not to annoy each other but rather contribute to each other’s virtue and happiness. Adapting to each other’s sexual style is part of this process. It is no different from the man’s fixing his snoring problem or the woman’s learning to cook. Self-improvement does not end with marriage but is on the contrary kicked into high gear.

Furthermore, why must a couple _have_ sex in order to find out whether they are sexually compatible? Why can’ they simply discuss this issue? I wouldn’t want to marry a sick woman who would die in 5 years. Surely, I’d try to find out everything about my girlfriend’s health before tying the knot. Why not honestly talk about sex? No actual sex need take place before marriage.

I think it’s almost self-evident that sex is a means to love but only when both are committed to learning to love each other, when no one is still contemplating their “options.”

Comment on On Homosexuality by Dmitry Chernikov

Dmitry Chernikov — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:55:32 +0000

Sid, I am describing an ideal of marriage. You argue that there exist numerous kinds of deviations from (my) ideal. I am in full agreement with you. How does that impinge on the ideal itself? “One ought not to kill” cannot be refuted by pointing out that there are murderers out there.

Comment on Differences with Animals by Sid Kirichenko

Sid Kirichenko — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:34:13 +0000

Haha…. I think your cat is gonna be pissed!! You seem to hold humans in higher regard than they deserve by nuture or otherwise. We (and Im not proud to be a part of this group) just ain’t that special, really. Especially when you consider the enormity and variation of animal life…. (Why do dogs groom and feed one another and live in couples/packs even when procreation and survival is taken out of the equation, as in fixed domestic dogs? Why are dogs for instance by choice attracted to humans and crave their attention, even when other basic needs are met?) Humans are HARDLY benevolent, never impartial, and questionably intellectual, considering all we’ve done to ruin the planet and our own (and others’) environment. So when we fuck it up for good and roaches rule the world, I for one will applaud natural selection… Payback’s a bitch! ;)

Comment on On Premarital Sex by Sid Kirichenko

Sid Kirichenko — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:18:47 +0000

Lack of pre-marital sex is the reason so many people are unhappy in sexless marriages where the partners are just not compatible. I agree with waiting for SOMETHING special to happen after vows, but instead of finding out how small and unsatisfying your new hubby’s dick is or realizing your new wife is the opposite of what turns you on in bed, it should be the idea that this perfect creature is finally YOURS for life! Whee!! BAD sex does NOT produce love, but contempt. There is such a thing as sexually incompatible couples who are great in every other way… (both are submissive/dominant, instead of complimenting one another, one partner repulsed by the other’s sexual tendencies, one is kinky and open-minded and the other uptight, repressed and conservative…. too many horrible options to list) Sex definitely plays a large role in deepening the bond/intimacy, assuming all goes well, but as to PRODUCE love?? Countless one-night-stands (even the amazing ones) say NO.

Comment on On Homosexuality by Sid Kirichenko

Sid Kirichenko — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:57:50 +0000

With the number of humans populating the world, its no wonder that there’s a wide gamut of what consists of “sensual/aesthetic pleasure”. Early experiences and the way one was raised play a large role in the shaping of sexuality in general and kinks in particular. The sheer existance of the term “deviant sexuality” is proof of how little we actually know about the subject. Those masters and students you mention as being ok to hang out together often engaged in the depraved acts you shun, throughout history, in several different civilizations/societies. There are many gay men who do in fact achieve domestic bliss with a partner. As far as the third level of procreation…. its a nice comforting theory, but I think that divorce/child abandonment and abuse/ “broken home” statistics and on the other hand all the happily married childless couples who choose to concentrate on one another instead of something extaraneous are proof that such self-delusion is not only wrong but dangerous indeed. Ask the millions of single mothers who thought getting pregant/having kids would bring their mate closer… or the kids whose parents act like anything but. Some people should not be put in charge of another human life, and that’s pretty apparent in today’s society. Right and wrong only exist relative to the particular situation… *shrug*