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christianity: unveiled?	January 29, 2007, 10:35PM
by: flourescentXdeath
"There are vacuum-sealed vaults in the Vatican library containing thousands upon thousands of ancient esoteric books from around the world that have been stolen and hoarded over the years and kept out of public circulation. The Catholic Church, which is the root of the Christian religion, is controlled by a secret society that has abused occult power to enslave the masses. The end goal is the total enslavement of humanity, which they have worked towards relentlessly and ruthlessly." "Following the Roman sacking of the Temple of Solomon 70 CE, Christianity was invented by the Jews the best known is (Paul aka 'Saul of Tarsus') so they could control the world using the ancient known powers of the mind and the soul. The Jews themselves know the Nazarene is a fictitious character based upon some 20 crucified heroes from Pagan pantheons. With the centuries of devout belief in this entity and the psychic energy poured into him through prayer, he has taken on a life of his own. For example, Odin hung from a tree, Set was crucified on a furka (cross), Buddha sat beneath the Bo (Boa- More of the Serpent, later) tree for enlightenment; the list goes on. Most of the character of the Nazarene was stolen from the Persian God 'Mithra.' In working a spell, it is always important a connection be made." (http://www.exposingchristianity.com/) I am not one to criticize one on their personal religious choice. But I am one completely for exposing truths and untruths of history, time, philosophy; and everything else to be questioned in this life. The websites (http://www.joyofsatan.com/), (http://www.exposingchristianity.com/) and (http://www.athiestalliance.org/) are not just to advocate alternative religions, but telling WHY they believe in what they believe. They offer insight for the skeptics. What am I writing about today? Exposing the past, from a different point of view. I'll inform you. A lot of what they say about the 'Christian conspiracies' may seem like utter bullshit. What with 'psychic warfare' or spells used to create subliminal messages to 'enslave the masses.' Or even alien races that used to inhabit the earth. But it makes just as much sense as anything. &I'm saying this as a near-atheist who doesn't know what to believe, and has not let others influence my believe system by pushing it onto me. This article may not seem valid to some. It is merely because (a) You have firmly-held beliefs, and you cannot accept alternatives, which is fine, or (b) I am not adequate in sharing every tidbit of information I found on those websites. If I were you, I would visit and read thoroughly through them if you are interested and my article did not fully quench your need for information. Let us begin this multi-sided debate with a general question: "What is there to doubt about Christianity?" What is there to believe? Humanity goes back over 10,000 years. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; all religions that basically follow the same path, are mostly new as compared to others. There are too many similarities in the Christian Bible to the books of the old religions. "The name 'Jehovah' was stolen from the Roman God 'Jove.' [...] YHWH/IEUE was additionally the Egyptian Sun God, Ra: Ra was the father in heaven, who has the title of 'Huhi' the eternal, from which the Hebrews derived the name 'Ihuh.'" "Jewish mystical tradition viewed the original Jehova as an androgyne, his/her name compounded as Jah (Jod) and the pre-Hebraic name of Eve, Havah, or Hawah, rendered 'He-Vau-He' in Hebrew letters. The four letters together made the sacred tetragrammaton, YHWH, the secret name of God..." "The Hebrew Virgin Mary replaced Astaroth, the Hebrew Moses legend was stolen from Sargon (both were born in secrecy, left in a reed basket to float down the river and adopted by royalty). Hebrew Abraham was stolen from Hindu Brahma. Brahma in Sanskrit means 'many.' The endless list goes on and on. There isn't anything in the Christian religion that hasn't been stolen from Pagan religions predating it from hundreds to thousands of years. The Pagan Gods, being a powerful racial memory in the minds of Gentiles were replaced with Hebrew characters to be slavishly obeyed and worshiped. This set the stage for immense power and control." (http://exposingchristianity.com/) The Original Gods were turned into Demons and monsters which represented evil. These 'evil' Demons were elder Gods, predating the Christian God. Speaking of evil, there is another symbol of evil to the Christian religions: the Serpent. In older religions, the Serpent is a symbol for the DNA helix, Kundalini force*, wisdom, and knowledge. Christian religions call the Serpent evil, like the Serpent on the 'Tree of Knowledge' in the story of 'Adam & Eve.' I see this as symbolic for Christians hesitating to spread knowledge to humanity. There is more than one truth in reality, and Christianity does not want to face this. They want their believers to be under the impression that Christianity is the ONLY safe-haven in the world for peace, truth, and belief. There were many events in the Christian Bible that give mere hints to the true events. True, meaning, the ones that really performed, or were involved in the said event. "- THE FLOOD The Flood Story from Gilgamesh predates the Christian account by well over 1,000 years or more. - The Christian Bible claims that 'Yahweh' incited the flood. In truth, 'ENLIL' allowed the flood to take place. Tracing 'Enlil's' origins here on earth, we have found he is also known as 'Bel' which evolved into 'Baal' and eventually 'Beelzebub.'" "- 'NOAH' BUILT AN ARK 'EA'(Satan) warned 'ZIUSUDRA' aka 'UTNAPISHTIM,' not 'Noah,' about the impending flood and instructed him on building an ark. - A 'dove' returned to the ark with an olive branch signifying the flood was over and the waters receded. In the original Mesopotamian account, a RAVEN, instead of a 'dove' finds dry land. Also, the Gods departed from the Earth during the flood. Note 'GODS.' - THE TOWER OF BABEL -The Bible claims that 'Yahweh' confused the languages of the people's constructing the Tower of Babel. This is not so. AGAIN, the Christian Bible screws up and evidence of more than one God is plain to see: -Genesis Chapter 11; verse 7: "Let US go down and there confound their language that they may not understand one another's speech." AGAIN, more than one God is mentioned." (http://www.exposingchristianity.com/) This shows there is plenty of evidence of the Older Gods, as opposed to the single God of Christian religions. Are these just slip-ups and grammatical errors? Perhaps. Though I have heard so many Christians claim that God himself wrote the Bible. God, in the Christian eye, is a perfect creator of the entire universe. So either God makes many errors, Himself (perhaps even bigger errors than a mere book), or it is a work of people. What would it mean if the Bible was a work of people? That means there is either a possibility that it is a work of fiction, or that it may have been stolen. Not to say that it might have been real, but there's nothing to prove that it is. The Inquisition was a despicable attempt to get the entire world to accept 'Jesus,' and for Christianity to have control over everyone's beliefs. "Girls as young as nine and boys as young as ten were tried for witchcraft. Children much younger were tortured to extract testimony against their parents. Children were then flogged while they watched their parents burn. [...] Most people aren't even aware of the facts." "The Inquisition was a campaign of torture, mutilation, mass murder and destruction of human life perpetrated by Christians. The church increased in power until it had total control over human life, both secular and religious. [...] Innocents declared, 'anyone who attempted to construe a personal view of god which conflicted with the church dogma must be burned without pity.'" (http://www.exposingchristianity.com/) Among these and other sick events of torture, there was obliteration of old texts and scriptures. A very good amount of these texts were burned. Old Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Sumerian texts, as well as others. What happened to the texts that were not destroyed? Air-tight sealed containers beneath the Vatican Church, as it was rumored. But why would they need to keep ancient texts under the church and destroy all other signs of this? To create a new history. So that Christianity can overrule all other religions. This is where it comes in that Christians stole the old texts to create a new one, and to change history into their image. In 3000 B.C., Egyptians began worshiping Osiris. This God was associated with the Sun and portrayed as a trinity of being a heavenly God, and earthly God, and a Falcon. This, among other predating trinities, was later to be depicted as the SINGLE Holy trinity: God, Jesus, and a Holy Spirit dove. More that links Osiris to the Christian 'myths': "The king of Egypt claimed to be the earthly god. He acted as a link between humanity and the heavenly god. It was believed the earthly god king became the heavenly god after death. Later, the heavenly god, Osiris, was said to have fathered (through Isis, a virgin) an earthly god son, Horus, who was actually a rebirth of Osiris. According to legend, this birth of Osiris/Horus was announced by Three Wise Men, symbolized by three stars in Orion's Belt pointing to Osiris' star in the east. Angelic voices hailed his arrival. His birth was often depicted in a manger, with Isis as the Madonna standing over him, and was said to have occurred on the Winter Solstice. Belief in Osiris, Horus, and Isis became popular in the Roman Empire, until believers began to be persecuted under Christianity." (http://www.athiestalliance.org/) Sound familiar? Or how about the Persian's man-God, Mithra (2000 B.C.) who was born of a God father and a human virgin mother? "Mithra's birth was said to have occurred in a cave or stable, and was witnessed by shepherds who brought him gifts. Later, his followers celebrated this event with a ceremony at midnight on the eve of the Winter Solstice. Mithra was viewed as a Redeemer. He was believed to have performed miracles, such as raising the dead, healing the sick, making the blind see and the lame walk, and casting out devils. According to legend, Mithra celebrated a Last Supper with his twelve disciples before he ascended to heaven. In memory of this, his worshipers partook of a sacramental meal of bread marked with a cross. In subsequent years, a stone image symbolizing Mithra was buried in a tomb. It was then withdrawn and he was said to live again. Followers of Mithra believed a person had to be baptized in order to ascend into the heavens after death. Mithra is supposed to return at the end of time to judge the human race. In 67 B.C.E., Mithraism was introduced into the Roman Republic. Later, Mithraism stood as a powerful rival to the newly emerging Christianity. In fact, by 307 C.E., Mithra was officially designated the 'Protector of the Roman Empire.' However, by 358 C.E., followers of Mithra began to be persecuted under Christianity." (http://www.athiestalliance.org/) There are so many of these old stories, that pre-date Christianity by centuries, or millenniums, that it is most improbable for them all to be false in the name of THE Christian God. Not only do the Christians pervert the Old Gods, but traditions, holidays, clothing, and sacraments; as well. "CHRISTIAN VESTMENTS AND THEIR WITCH/SORCERER PARALLELS: - The Cincture is a parallel to the Witch's Cord or Girdle. - The Alb is a Ceremonial Robe. - The Bishop's Miter is a copy of the Ancient Egyptian Crowns of the Gods and the Pharaohs. - The Crosier represents the sorcerer's blasting rod and bears a strong resemblance to the Ancient Egyptian Crook." "The Rosary was stolen from Tibetan Mala Beads, used for meditation. The repetition of the "Hail Mary's" and the "Our Father's" are stolen from the East Asian Mantras. A Mantra is a word repeated over and over to focus the mind in meditation. "Ohm" is the most common. The robotic repetitious prayers recited over and over again in X-tian churches are also corrupted imitations of mantras." "The church steeple is a copy of the Egyptian Obelisk, the only difference is the crucifix on top. We are all familiar with the Egyptian obelisk, such as "Cleopatra's Needle." This has a lot in common with the 'Maypole.' The 'Maypole' was the symbol for the May King's phallus (erect penis). This is a symbol of fertility. On the eve of Beltane (April 30th), celebrants danced around the maypole. The original Egyptian obelisks were symbols of the phallus. They represented the erect organ of the earth God 'Geb' as he lay on the ground trying to reach up to unite himself with the Goddess 'Neith/Nut' of the overarching sky. Unbeknownst to most x-tians, their church steeple is a symbolic erect penis with a cross on top." ''Amen' when said at the end of xtian prayers was STOLEN as well. 'Amen' was stolen from the Egyptian 'Amon.' 'Amon RA.'' "The HALO was stolen from Hindu Gods and the Buddha. Both religions predated Christianity by centuries." "The praying hands were stolen as well. They are an ancient Yogic Mudra. There are statues of the Hindu Gods and also the Buddha with the praying hands known as the 'NAMASTE MUDRA.' The folded hands as well, a variation, is yet another mudra that was stolen. Mudras are used in meditation to connect the minor chakra circuits in the hands and fingers. Many Yoga asanas have these as well. Check any on-line images of Hatha Yoga postures. Yoga predates x-ianity." (http://www.exposingchristianity.com/) There is so much more I could say to convince you away from Christianity, but this is simply not a persuasive essay. I'm not trying to tell you that your (possibly) Christian religion is wrong. I am not saying that these words are the ultimate truth, as I have no belief in that. I am trying to help expose the truth. Christianity, from as far as I have studied, lies. The only reason I say this is from all of the outstanding evidence on these websites, as well as many others; that I have read. I can only hope this will inspire others to open their mind to discovering the truth, and discovering wisdom and peace in life. "There is NOT, nor should there be an ultimatum for belief." ~ Shay T.
topic: Essays
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Science, Creation and Existence	January 28, 2007, 12:11PM
by: JudgeJudas
Science is based on accepted truths and facts. According to Science, everything has a creator. ("Every action has a reaction.") You were created by your parents, and they from their parents, and so forth. Just as a plant comes from a seed, which comes from another seed, and, again, so forth. Therefore, everything has a creator(be it one organism/action, or multiple). Now, for the real meat and potatoes of the article. Where does it all come from? There are multiple scientific theories about this, the most popular one for life on earth is the evolution-theory. I will go deeper into that later on in this article, but first I will point out that a theory is a theory. I won't say for sure, but I think you need to understand an accept that "fact" to understand this article. The reason why I used quotation-marks is that the word fact is silly, and I will explain why later on. The "Big Bang" is probaly one of the most commonly known and popular theories in the world about how the universe came to be. Personally, I have little faith in this theory, but each to his own. Many say that this explains it, how it came into existence, and therefore is a proof of the non-existence of "God", or any other unlogical, unscientifical, form of creator. So, for the sake of the argument, let us say that "The Big Bang" did happen. Matter and energy, compressed together in such a state that it "exploded"(expanded) when the preasure became too much. It seems to me, that few people think beyond that, and uses this to prove that "God" didn't create the universe, that Science is right and that there are no "unlogical" alternatives. Now, I have to ask, what created this matter and energy? By the laws of Science, it must have come from somewhere. It couldn't just appear from nothing. The only scientifical Nothing that can create something, is antimatter, but although antimatter is "Nothing", this "Nothing" is something. It's a paradox. I think it's an advantage to understand the theory of a paradox if you plan to understand this article. So, to keep this going, this matter must have come from something, according to Science. It is a scientifical law that everything, and everyone, is created by something/someone else. And if this is true, then there can be no beginning, because nothing could just be there all of the sudden in complete, and utter, nothingness. It is, by that law, impossible by all means. And this is where my point comes in. Scintifically speaking, a scientific creation/beginning is impossible. Therefore, scientificaly speaking, a "unlogical"/"impossible" creation is the only possible alternative. I'm not saying what the real truth is, because I don't know. As everyone else, I believe in something which I think is "the real truth". I will use the example of "God", although it can be exchanged with any other religious creator, or actually anything considered as a creator, from a book, movie, or a dream, or just your imagination, as long as it is the ultimate creator(s), and has the ability it/they must have. That ability is to be beyond time and space, to atually be able to exist in total nothingness, to be able to bend all known rules of space and time. To be absolutely everything and all, and at the same time being nothing at all whatsoever. To be able to exist in a paradox and still make perfect sense. This is ofcourse, by the laws we know at this moment, impossible for a human being. To actually completely comprehend how this being would be, is something the human mind, as it is now, is incapable of doing. This "God" is the ultimate being. And because of this, "God" will able to come from nothingness, and exist in eternity. Eternity is the complete existence of time and beyond that, it is forever. Eternity is without a beginning, because it stretches before it. It is also without an end, because it without an end, and even if it did, it still never ends. "God" is so supreme that he/she/it could have created him/her/itself before him/her/it even existed. Because it is impossible by earthly laws, it is scientifically uncorrect, and therefore "God" doesn't need to follow those rules, and is the beginning and the end. Alfa Omega. "God" is the absolute creator and maker of all and nothing. The theory of a "creature" like this, is "unlogical", but also the only alternative. Because it is impossible, it is the only possible solution. A paradox. A wise man once said "All is relative", and we all know who I mean. (Seriously, if you don't, I am somewhat shocked that you've read this far.) The theory of relativity is, easily explained, the theory that everything is based on multiple an various factors. This theory is one of the theories I am really fond of, because it is actually complete in every context. One can therefore say that all is relative, and nothing is relative. In this way, it is a paradox in itself, and actually not very scientifically correct. Now, with the theory of relativity in the back of your mind, I will now attack the idea of Science. Too many people see to put their trust in Science, as if it is a complete truth. And now I do wonder, why do people do something like that? Yes, what they tell us seems logical. But why? They are the ones who tell us how to look on things to decide if anything is logical. If they want, they can easily make something up and say "that's how it is", and we won't know if it's a lie or not. Science is in all ways completely relative, because it changes all the time. I can mention one name that is a great reason to put your distrust in Science, into the leaders. That name is Semmelweiss. About 200(twohundred) years ago, there were no such thing as "germs", anyone who thinks that must be crazy. There is absolutely no such thing as germs. And now, you are insane if you don't believe in germs. Some people excuse this by saying that we have better technology now, and if you are one of those, ask yourself: Won't they have better technology in another 200(twohundred) years? Ofcourse, that is relative(pun intended). This is the reason why "fact" is a silly word. Because everything and all is relative, a fact is a variabel, or a lie, and that is why I claim that it is a silly word. And whe you look at it that way, here are no facts really. Nothing can be proved, not even our own existence. It could just bea strong imagination, a dream, a lie, or just a cosmic joke. This is a consept several people seem to have a hard time to grasp. But how can you prove that we exist? Maybe we don't. All of you could be a strong illusion in my head, a form of insanity. Or the other way around. Or maybe even I am just a imagination inside my own head? I can't prove it, neither can I prove that it's not like that. I seem to be losing track, or forgetting what my point is. Either way, I'll finish this article off with a H.P. Lovecraft quote: "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." I leave you with this, hopefully in thought, or maybe in the back of your mind, and the possibility that I will write a seperate, and hopefully better, article on the philosophy of existence later on.
topic: Philosophy
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The Absurdity of "Proof"	January 25, 2007, 11:51PM
by: Foxblood
It is an impossible folly to attempt to disprove God by the use of observation and reason. Nor is it possible to prove the existence of one, but this article will not focus on that issue; few will argue with me on that point, considering my audience. There have been many over time who have said, “I see no evidence of the existence of God; therefore, he cannot exist.” This brilliant observation is a particular favorite among the many Nietzsche disciples in this community – but I digress. This is enough reason for one not to believe in a God. However, this is nowhere close to absolute proof. The human mind is incapable of knowing such things for sure; thus faith, simultaneously religion’s greatest strength and greatest weakness. It’s annoying, but it’s there. The closest we can come to Truth regarding Divinity is by the way we feel. Emotions should definitely be suspect. Different things arouse different emotions from different people. Rain draws joy and a feeling of cleansing from me, mere melancholy from others. Not only this, but emotions can be easily influenced by the consumption of any number of chemicals. However, if we’re going to take that path, we cannot simply stop there. By the same reasoning, we cannot fully trust our sensual observations either. All judgments and sensations, be they sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, are essentially electrical impulses shot through the nerves from cells to our brains; there is no way to really see the world as it truly is: color is waves of light, sound waves of vibration. These can be influenced easily as well, be it by chemical, injury, or other catalyst. Some chemicals cause intoxication or synaesthesia, some injuries dementia or blindness. Certain magnetic waves have been known to influence sensory perception. Who knows in what areas observation fails us? We don’t have a direct connection with the outside world, and as such, all intellectual judgments are mere guesswork. Therefore, subjecting all response to this sort of reasoning, as is only fair, doesn’t leave us with any options. Thus we can trust our emotions and intuitions little less than our reasoning; reason is suspect as well. I suppose we’ll have to make due with what we have, and come to our own decisions. Nothing is for certain, and it is idiotic to use the fact that we cannot touch a God as proof of his inexistence. Religion is an individual decision; there is no absolute truth in this world. Any man who says “This is the way things are, and I can prove it,” be he supporting a certain religion or damning them all, is an inflated fool, a pseudo-intellectual at his worst. The Oracle at Delphi once proclaimed Socrates to be the wisest of men. This confounded Socrates, and upon reflection and after speaking to a man who was supposedly wise, he said this: “I do not suppose that either of us knows anything really beautiful and good, I am better off than he is - for he knows nothing, and thinks that he knows. I neither know nor think that I know.” -------------------------------------------------------------- Don't give me any of this "It's not original LOL MORON" attitude. This is simply a response to the endless stream of idiotic condescending comments I have seen made by pompous know-it-alls.
topic: Philosophy
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Racism, Bigotry, Intolerance, and Jade Goody- loud mouthed whore	January 24, 2007, 12:25PM
by: Hooks_in_You
This article is about racism, bigotry, and intolerance in general. This article is written not because i'm an expert on the subject of racism or intolerance (I’m not), but simply because the things that I’m going to say NEED to be said, and it doesn’t look like anyone else is going to say them. There has been an awful lot of media attention and coverage dedicated to the subject of racism, more specifically, what some loud-mouthed whore on a stupid fucking reality TV show said about another person on the same show. Before I begin I would like to point out, and stress, that I am not a racist. The concept that one person is superior to another person on the basis of skin colour/race, is completely ludicrous to me. However, having said that, I freely admit to being a bigot (in my own way), as well as intolerant (in my own way), which is a subject I shall address later on in the article. Your ancestors were racists. Really. Not even all that far back either. Less than 60 years ago there was a television show that made numerous racist jokes very casually "Till death us do part", and the company "Robertson’s" that made marmalade featured a "Golliwog" which were buttons featuring black people in various humorous but rather offensive situations. It was all very silly within those contexts, a bit of humour, a laugh. Of course both are now gone, and would no longer be acceptable because of their offensive connotations, and were you to argue that they are better gone because their presence, while not overtly harmful in and of themselves, drew attention to the differences between various races, and mocked one specific race, I would not argue otherwise. Now on to the main point, the loud-mouthed whore. First things first, who the fuck cares what Jade Goody thinks. Is she your role model? Did you aspire to be just like her before she said what she said? Does she embody all those virtues that you wish were in you? I didn’t fucking think so. Secondly, we will begin with a supposition. Let us suppose that Jade said the single most racist thing that anyone could possibly ever say to another person. There is a reason that I use such a supposition. First of all, since it is a matter of principle rather than specific circumstance, and instance, the argument remains valid right up to the upper reaches of possibility. Also, since I only have second hand reports of what was said, my research is wonky, but seeing as how we're assuming that what she said couldn’t possibly be as offensive as our case example (the utmost limits of intolerance) then the actual specifics of what was said are totally irrelevant. Anyway, once again, assuming that what was said was the single most offensive racist remark that a person could physically make to another you must ask yourself this question. So what? Stop overreacting, ill explain, if you allow me more time. Intolerance of intolerance is worse than the intolerance itself because of the colossal degree of hypocrisy involved. Don’t you get it? If you refuse to tolerate someone on the basis of their intolerance of another person (for whatever reason that intolerance existed), you (on the basis of unacceptability) supersede their own offensiveness because you are epitomising the very characteristic or trait that you are criticising, adding hypocrisy alongside intolerance. Contrary to what Gordon Brown will tell you, intolerance of intolerance is not a virtue, it is a double standard. Opinions are (particularly verbalised ones), astoundingly superficial characteristics. They show through in behaviours, attitudes and inflections and implications, but are nevertheless completely superficial, as they are on display for the rest of the world to see. They are comparable to skin colour and race in the sense that a prejudice against an opinion (particularly in the vocalisation of such) is in essence an objection to how that person is perceived or chooses to be perceived by their surroundings (in the instance of choice prejudice is comparable to homophobia) and as such is a complaint against their appearance much like racism. There is also the freedom issue involved with this double standard, but before we get to that I would like to diversify (pun unintended) the subject just a little bit and expand it (since we bring up the concept of prejudices against opinion) and move onto the topic of bigotry. I live in Northern Ireland, a place where bigotry is not only rife, but is quite literally, a way of life for an awful lot of people. Religious bigotry is an inaccurate word to portray the various persecutions endured on either side because although the matter is between Catholics and Protestants (or more specifically nationalists and loyalists) it is not an issue of religious differences in doctrine or canon, but is instead a turf war between rival gangs. Most loyalists could not tell you the beliefs of Roman Catholicism, and even more damning is that they couldn’t even tell you the beliefs of Protestantism, but they continue to fight because of pride, greed, and ultimately brainwashing. Personally, I agree with neither side, and in fact abhor the beliefs of either religion, and in actuality ALL religions, but that is neither here nor there. The principles of bigotry are similar to racism, though slightly elevated, since a person could actually have valid reasons to harbour hatred against a particular religion. I shall choose myself as this example, in a manner of speaking. I hate Christians. My hatred towards them is not based upon rational thinking or reason, and is completely and utterly without merit; however, that still does not change my extreme irrational hatred towards them. When you hate a person for unreasonable reasons, you automatically seek out excuses to justify and validate your beliefs. Christians brainwash people (this is not a subject for argument- they DO), they start wars that kill people without necessity (also not for argument- Both George Bush and Tony Blair claimed God told them to go to war in Iraq) and they stand in the way of stem cell research and cloning (researches that could save millions of people every year). Not that I am adverse to any of these things (personally to me these are the upsides of Christianity) but they do make wonderful excuses, and they remain for the most part perfectly valid reasons to object to the religions existence. However, the subject (like every subject I raise) is one of freedom. Who are you to tell someone what they are permitted to think and say? Do you truly believe that you are void of intolerance (in any of its innumerable forms)? Everyone hates and loves people for reasons that are essentially arbitrary and aesthetic, superficial. Think about it. WLTM good-looking, well mannered, GSOH man with dog. Sound familiar. Every characteristic mentioned is completely superficial and reflects a person in no way shape or form. A serial killer could be a good looking well mannered charming individual with a good sense of humour. Take Ted Bundy for instance. Most people are adverse to labelling and judgement when it is them being labelled or judged. Let me put it to you this way, if you seen a gang (oops!) of youths hanging around outside your house would you assume that their intentions were malevolent or benign? Don’t you fuckin lie! Everyone casts judgement upon everyone else, and everyone divides people up into separate labels, it’s inevitable, and realistically, it is practical. Without psychologically separating and dividing people into categories, groups, labels, it would take an inordinate amount of time to mention anything about anyone; discussions would be unnecessarily long winded, without benefit or virtue. Finally, a sub point, not specifically about racism but about reality television itself. Racism, hate, fear, bigotry and all other negative aspects and concepts are all aspects of reality. If you want rid of those aspects, then you must scrap the whole concept of reality television, otherwise it ceases to be real, it’s not the world as it is, but how you would like it to be. All sides should be represented, even if you find them morally reprehensible. Finally, I shall leave you with this note. Here is an observation that validates my point. When Jade Goody was evicted from the house, there was no-one outside. When you divide people into the two categories of racist and non-racist, which side do you think they were worried was going to carry things too far? I thought as much. The only way that racism could ever disappear completely would be through the implementation of a regime similar to the one that Big Brother is derived from (1984), and that solves nothing. It should not be the race aspect of racism that bothers you but rather the hate and fear that it substantiates. Please point out the hypocrisy of my criticism of criticism, and also, spelling and grammar, because that stuff matters oh so much to you fools. We’re all intolerant, we’re all hypocritical, and we all deserve to die just as much as one another so please do me a favour and remember that always. I’ll finish with a quote from the popular movie “Full Metal Jacket” “There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down on niggers, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless.” Wise words.
topic: Life
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Previews Abound	January 23, 2007, 9:53PM
by: eon
By popular demand, a number of different 'Preview' buttons have been added to various sections of the site, including profile comments, forums, groups, and parts of the control panel. Forums and Groups: New posts as well as replies now offer a preview option. Clicking the 'Preview' button will allow you to review your post and make changes before finally submitting it. Profile Comments: Same as above when leaving someone a comment on their profile. If you like to write long comments or tend to use a lot of HTML, this could be handy. Control Panel: You'll find preview buttons on both the Look and Feel section as well as the Edit Profile section. Make any changes you'd like in either of those areas and click 'Preview Changes'. You'll get a chance to see what your profile will look like before you make any actual changes. If you like what you see, just click your back button and then click 'Save Changes'. This will be useful for those of you who do lots of work on your profile layout and add lots of complex HTML into the sections of your profile. This way you can take a look and make sure something isn't messed up before you finalize. That about covers it. As always, I hope you all find the new features of good use.
topic: Site News
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Angelspit Vs. The USA	January 23, 2007, 7:21PM
by: Draken
Angelspit will be the first band onstage - so get there early! More dates to come www.angelspit.net
topic: Music Reviews
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Custom Layouts By DarkLayouts, we will make any layout by your request	January 22, 2007, 9:20PM
by: Darklayouts
Here at Darklayouts we try to keep our layouts themed around the darker side of art (we do take requests, but please help us keep our dark theme on your requests.) You can browse through our selection of custom layouts to get a feel of what is best for you.
topic: Various
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Save Yourself.	January 21, 2007, 10:33AM
by: Ektomorf
I recently spent some time with my little cousin, Mona, and her parents. She had heard about the recent kidnapping-murders of girls. It bothered her, and she said she wanted to talk about it. The talk was particularly interesting because I knew that her parents had done an excellent job teaching her about strangers and safety. "Why did she go with him?" she asked me. We were talking about a 6 year old girl in Florida who had been kidnapped and killed. "The bad guys always try to take you by surprise," I said. "They never play fair. They're always ready. She was surprised, then scared; she's not sure what is going on, and she freezes." "Wow. So what do you do?" she asked. "Don't worry about being polite," I told her. "Tear down the house. Fight. Scream. Kick. Bite. Break stuff. If you slow the guy down even a little bit, that time could make a lot of difference. He might flee. Someone might come to see what's going on. A surveillance camera might get a good shot of his face. Do anything you can do, to avoid going with him. If it's a misunderstanding, you can apologize later. And any grownup will understand." "Yeah, 'cause if you go with him, you could die…" she observed. "Exactly," I said. "So do anything you have to. Kick or bite. If there are windows nearby, try to break one. It'll make noise, maybe set off an alarm." She laughed and pointed at me! "You can't do that! Those are prob'ly really expensive! You'd get in trouble!" So. You think you've talked to your little ones about safety? This girl had better training than most, but she still didn't understand that she could bend the rules in these situations. "I'm glad you said that," I told her. "It tells me you don't get it yet. In a situation like that, where you think you are in danger, listen to me now – EVERY RULE IS BROKEN. Got it? Every rule is cancelled." "What do you mean?" "Okay. Like breaking the glass? Nobody would get mad at you. The store owner, the police, your parents – nobody! The insurance company would pay for it. Your parents would be happy to pay for it. Everyone would tell you that you were smart and did exactly the right thing, because you stopped the bad guy from taking you. Nothing else matters – Nothing. A broken window is nothing if it saves your life. Every rule is broken. You just have to save yourself." "Every rule?" she asked skeptically. "Every rule. The rule about breaking things? Cancelled. The rule about being polite to grownups? Cancelled. The rule about using 'Inside Voices'? Cancelled. The rule about using bad words? Cancelled. The rule about biting? Cancelled. You do anything, ANYTHING to be safe. And everyone will tell you that you did the right thing." She thought for a minute. "I heard about when the bad guy wants you to help find his dog and stuff," she suggested. "Yeah. Do you know what to do then?" "Don't go with him," she replied. "Right. That's not how grownups find lost dogs anyway. I bet you didn't know that?" "No." "If you're worried about being rude, or not sure if you believe him, what do you do?" She thought hard. "I don't know," she said finally. "You say, 'I'll go get my mom,' and you run away." "Or just run away without saying anything," she suggested. "Yeah, that's even better," I said. "There is no problem that an adult needs a kid's help for. Your mom and dad need to know about this." "And he's prob'ly a liar," she added. "And he's probably lying," I nodded and kissed her forehead. "The main thing to remember is that every rule is cancelled. If you have to shove a pen through the guy's eye, that's okay, because the rule about hurting other people is erased. If you have to cause a traffic accident, that's okay, because the rules about driving are cancelled. And if you get hurt in the accident, you hurt him too. If you have to pull the fire alarm at school, that's okay because those rules are cancelled too. See? The only thing that matters is for you to get away and be safe." She considered this, then nodded. "Cool," she said. I looked at her. "You think you understand this a bit better now?" She nodded.
topic: Various
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Take a minute...	January 21, 2007, 8:11AM
by: equinevampyre
Will you all just shut up for one lousy minute? I used to sit down and read through all of the articles, back when they were actually worth reading. Now all that gets through is some ignorant kid ranting because they have nothing better to do. The world is not going to stop stereotyping, so please just get used to it. It’s been happening all of your little lives and you are still griping about it? Come on folks. Death happens. We cannot prevent it, we should not just run out in the streets and just start causing it. Why not let it happen when it’s supposed to happen? I’m not saying that I believe in destiny or whatnot, but it will happen eventually. Let it happen and enjoy your life while you still have one. The whole emo thing is very annoying. You are not emo. They are not emo. Get over it and stop acting like some whiny little grunt because you can’t manage to find yourself something happy in life. Life isn’t just about being depressed and crying in a corner. Find yourself something to believe in, if you need it. Find some sort of hobby or whatnot if you have nothing better to do. And most of all, why life your life in complete and utter sorrow if you could be happy? It’s not just going to fall into your lap, you actually have to work for it. All of you little kids who know nothing about government should just stop trying to rip apart the government that is set in place. I can’t say much for other countries, as I haven’t specifically spent time learning about their systems of government, but our system in America has its flaws, we know this. But you know what, it’s what we have. It’s not going to radically change because a bunch of kids want to have some sort of anarchy which would never happen. There honestly would be no true anarchy because inevitably, someone would take charge. There would be groups of people with some sort of leader. Get over it and deal with what we have. People, please learn to spell. I doubt that any of you are below the fifth grade where spelling errors are expected. It’s not hard to use the English language. Honestly, it really isn’t. And what is with this infusion of using the letter ‘z’ to spell words that usually have an ‘s’? I won’t say that I’m amazing by any means in this category, because a few mistakes here and there are a given, but at least try to sound somewhat intelligent. I’ve read articles on here where people could actually know what they’re talking about, but their horrid word and spelling choices just push me away. It’s called spell check folks. It’s not a hard feature to use. Just click a few buttons and there you go, the computer does the work for you. When you are going to post an article on something with needed facts behind it, please do your research. When you write an article, it should be well thought out and have all of the support you can find behind it. It only makes sense to cover all bases rather than incite a battle in the comments over the article. You look pretty ignorant when you forget entire chunks of information in something that was supposed to be a good article. All of these articles on losing our freedoms in America are quite hilarious, to say the least. We, out of most countries, have the most freedoms. We have, for the most part, a government that does its job (again, not saying that there aren’t flaws) and we are still complaining. Look around you. Think of all of the things that you find yourself doing every day. School, as big of a pain as many American youths believe it is, is a privilege in itself. We take so many things for granted over here, or for that matter anywhere. I’m not trying to be some big rights activist for other countries here, but honestly sit back and look at what you have. Even if you are in the poorest of categories in America, you have a vast wealth compared to many in other areas of the world. Why on earth would you guys start your articles saying that there are spelling mistakes, saying that the article itself is trivial and pointless? Aren’t you trying to get people to actually read what you have to say? Claiming those things in the beginning is just going to make people avoid reading your article. Just think about that. Lastly, when you are thinking of submitting an article, please take a look through the archives and see that you aren’t posting something that hasn’t been said a million times. A lot of the things in this article were picked up from comments made by others, not necessarily articles themselves, though there have been some, such as the recent article on bad writing and how to fix it. Someone might take this into consideration and for that matter, perhaps no one will. It doesn’t matter. At least I tried to help. I wanted to thank all of those people who read the articles, even if they are dumb sometimes. It’s good to read comments that are written well and have some meaning to them.
topic: Rants
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News from Melbourne, Aust.	January 18, 2007, 11:59AM
by: TheAntichrist
I'm in Melbourne and this week we had a black-out that was inclusive of most of the city. The blame was placed on the bush fires that are tearing up the north east of Victoria and some of New South Wales... However since then we haven't SEEN any photos or ANY evidence for that matter to suggest this theory is true; all we have is the word of the power company, the media, and the government to say this was in fact the case. When it happened I straight away wanted to know the DETAILS... that is; what, where, when, how and show me! Trust me you'd feel the same way leaving your 'dead' house on a 41.5 degree day to find someone who was able to offer some cooked food or even some food that has survived almost zero refrigeration since the power went out. Grrrrrrrrr. ...Anyway, I suspect it may simply have been the power company not being able to maintain the million air conditioners and the 2milion television sets all tuned in to the Australian Open at the given time. Instead of taking the blame however and paying out the insurance companies for the incapability to maintain sufficient power in a reasonable small city (in comparison to an Asian or US city) which resulted in bars, restaurants, seafood suppliers, supermarkets and ice cream stores losing masses of stock, they decided yo opt for force majour - a loop-hole allowing companies to blame GOD for the immense wastage... with drought already the number 1 issue in our area right now, 'wastage' is not looked upon very kindly by the population... especially while we're not allowed to wash our cars or even water our lawns with a hose at certain times of the day. I must also include that the Premier of Victoria Mr Steve Bracks shortened his vacation (Bless him) to tell the people of Victoria to lessen their power for the next 3 days. If it was bushfires or ash or smoke from the bushfires and it is now fixed - as it seems to be - couldn't we go back to regular usage?? I mean it is 40 degrees! No water and no Power??? What the fuck are we conserving for!? ...a rainy day???? =P. I'm still angry. I realise I'm in Melbourne and the awareness from you guys is not what I'd like, but I just thought I'd share this as an example of people not being able to access the information necessary to make accurate assessments on what the government and the large corps are doing. I think this is hugely important for us as younger citizens. As Generation ‘Why?’ let’s keep asking… Thanks - Adamance ...Ur friendly neighbourhood Antichrist
topic: Current Events
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