Nov 23, 2008, 07:29 PM
none of my comments or posts are to be taken that i believe sourceop or the sourceop forums are in any way a microcosm of the world i type about. sourceop is a very small group, and i believe a lot of us have a lot more in common with how we think then we realize at first. the vast majority of us are sensible, rational beings who are here to game and not to hate on anyone, gay atheist christian straight muslim or otherwise. but this thread (to me at the very least) is not about that. it's about the larger world, where the church is a very real threat to the coexistence of straight and gay human beings.
ip, you and i regularly border on a problem with discussing the very large and the very societal. we (and the larger, collective we) use blanket statements to describe the ethos, intentions, or actions of others, simply because it is easier to do so and more accurate to do so, then simply say that everything we talk about is conditional based upon the singular persons involved and the circumstances.
of course it is, but no one talks like that.
im sure versed is a nice guy. im even sure omega has friends, IRL. i know what it sounded like. as i mentioned at the VERY TOP of my last post, i don't know enough about either of those people to make statements about what they believe, only about what they are SAYING.
so yeah, i lumped christians into two large categories. very few people are actually that black and white (as you know.) stereotype? you betcha. stereotypes are absolutely necessary to humans, in order to sort the huge amount of data our brains collect. the only problem with stereotypes is if you allow them to not only be the base of your foundation of understanding with different people, but be the entire unmovable structure.
no one NEEDED to come in this thread and bash gays, is what im saying. no one even needed to be on sourceop who WASNT gay. even if EVERYONE i talked to on the internet was gay - it wouldn't excuse the fact that organized religion has declared war on homosexuals, and that those who follow christian morale and ideals even in a non-organized fashion give them more and more power, and help push their agenda to the farthest reaches of the globe.
i am completely against the idea of god. if you believe in god, i do not trust your morale compass. i would not count on you, if my life was in peril. i don't believe you should be allowed to vote, or teach in any educational settings, or participate in civil service. you logic is FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED, if you believe in ANY god.
theres an aweful lot of typing in this thread isnt there?
ip, you and i regularly border on a problem with discussing the very large and the very societal. we (and the larger, collective we) use blanket statements to describe the ethos, intentions, or actions of others, simply because it is easier to do so and more accurate to do so, then simply say that everything we talk about is conditional based upon the singular persons involved and the circumstances.
of course it is, but no one talks like that.
im sure versed is a nice guy. im even sure omega has friends, IRL. i know what it sounded like. as i mentioned at the VERY TOP of my last post, i don't know enough about either of those people to make statements about what they believe, only about what they are SAYING.
so yeah, i lumped christians into two large categories. very few people are actually that black and white (as you know.) stereotype? you betcha. stereotypes are absolutely necessary to humans, in order to sort the huge amount of data our brains collect. the only problem with stereotypes is if you allow them to not only be the base of your foundation of understanding with different people, but be the entire unmovable structure.
no one NEEDED to come in this thread and bash gays, is what im saying. no one even needed to be on sourceop who WASNT gay. even if EVERYONE i talked to on the internet was gay - it wouldn't excuse the fact that organized religion has declared war on homosexuals, and that those who follow christian morale and ideals even in a non-organized fashion give them more and more power, and help push their agenda to the farthest reaches of the globe.
i am completely against the idea of god. if you believe in god, i do not trust your morale compass. i would not count on you, if my life was in peril. i don't believe you should be allowed to vote, or teach in any educational settings, or participate in civil service. you logic is FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED, if you believe in ANY god.
theres an aweful lot of typing in this thread isnt there?