Some people are so deeply brainwashed it really makes me sad sometimes.
2007-11-06 05:05:07 · 15 answers · asked by Birdy is my real name 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
both ways ---yes
2007-11-06 05:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but the spelling and punctuation does. It makes me despair that so many people have a non-functional grasp of the written english language. Or at least access to a spell checker. Is it really so hard to spell out "you" or "are you", and how tough is it to capitalize and use a period? You would think that with so many people on the internet that literacy in the written word would go up, I guess that is not the case.
This is not just a rip on you, but on Y! and most blogs I have seen.
2007-11-06 05:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An excerpt from http://www.shamanism.org/articles/article06.html
When I was a young boy, I used to attend services at a Jewish Nursing Home. The moments I enjoyed most were the times after kiddush (a sacred meal), when the men would gather to discuss some spiritual point. They would argue and argue, sometimes to the point of getting red in the face and looking like they would explode into a fight. I remember asking the rabbi, "Who is right?" His response was not what I expected: "They are all right. Each of them has a piece of the truth." And so I learned that we all have our own journey to make and many are trails that lead to wisdom."
2007-11-06 05:11:53 · answer #3 · answered by Tommy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes.
The level of ignorance that people show about their own history, their religion and the world in general astounds me every now and then.
At the same time there are moments when something that is great pops up and that makes a big difference.
2007-11-06 05:11:02 · answer #4 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't 'despair,' and I don't know what "brainwashed" means.
I know a lot of people hold closely their beliefs.
I'm saddened by how angry some people are. They feel angry, and obviously helpless, and so they come on this forum where they have a feeling of power and mock and make fun of other people's beliefs. That does make me sad.
2007-11-06 05:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by jimmeisnerjr 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, some make me angry, some make me sad. And then along comes someone else who makes my day, makes me smile or even makes me laugh!
People are people, in the flesh or in cyberspace.
2007-11-06 05:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Or the adaptation between "sturdy" and "evil" ?' - 'sturdy' and 'Evil' are polarising social constructs which haven't any foundation in empirical actuality. they are handy markers invented to make human beings less complicated to regulate. 'are you able to think of any "frequently taking place sturdy"? something thats sturdy for each man or woman. are you able to think of "frequently taking place evil"? something thats undesirable for each man or woman.' - No such component. pass forward, shoot. think of of one component that's universally sturdy for each man or woman and one component that's universally undesirable. 'no longer each little thing is relative. look in a reflect, there you're. Is that a sturdy or undesirable component?' - it is sturdy for me, yet undesirable for the ant i'm going to by probability step on, undesirable for the fly i'm going to swat, undesirable for the guy i'm going to by probability shrink up on the site visitors lighting fixtures. 'Did you climb away from mattress this morning with none objective to fulfill or any desire of attaining it? Why complication to arise?' - What on earth makes you think of that? Atheist =/= Nihilist. Is the only component that motivates you to maintain alive the belief in God? How unhappy. 'once you notice sunshine after days of overcast, is your "spirit" lifted"?' - 'Spirit' isn't the observe i'd use, yet I truthfully sense happier and greater content cloth with the international. 'Is excitement greater ideal than unhappiness? Is desire greater ideal than dispair? you're inspired to pass on with life or you does not. what's it that motivates you?' - What motivates me is the theory this life is the only probability I even have at present day, and that i'd particularly have a sturdy time and help others to have a sturdy time alongside the way particularly than with no bring about sight pray for the tip like some distress guts theist. 'it variety of feels to me you're no longer all that distinctive from "believers". you purely havent desperate the applicable "labels" yet. What do you're saying?' - I say which you're coming at this with the mystifying assumption that, without the belief in God, each little thing is incomprehensible and pointless. it isn't the case. it is in trouble-free terms that we would desire to attach our very own meaning and price to issues particularly than parroting what the Church tells you to think of. The self-righteous conceitedness that theism supplies people, to have faith that throughout the time of trouble-free terms you will possibly be applicable and chuffed, in no way ceases to astound me.
2016-11-10 11:15:56 · answer #7 · answered by feiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are definitely moments for sure.
2007-11-06 05:29:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew all about the brainwashing and stupidity of people long before I came here. I've been desensitized and now find humor in it.
2007-11-06 05:08:43 · answer #9 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Not really--I'm used to people not agreeing with me. That is nothing to despair about, it's just life.
2007-11-06 05:09:11 · answer #10 · answered by starkneckid 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes....
It is my desire that all atheists be saved.
I pray daily that the Lord would open their eyes to the truth
2007-11-06 05:08:17 · answer #11 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋