24 Apr 2011, 8:04 pm
Daina wrote:
Seriously... you are trying to argue that the PPR and WP are not anti-Christian and then you make fun on a thread where someone mentions the Bible. *Not* Anti-Christian... yeah right... 
You pigeon-hole and stereotype Christians just as much or *more* that they do atheist.
Headphones are good. I usually listen to chill Celtic music or piano music to help me concentrate because they either don't have words or don't have ones you can recognize so I won't be distracted by them. It also depends on what part of the Bible you are trying to read. Romans and Hebrews are going to be difficult no matter what. On the other hand, James is rather straightforward.
You pigeon-hole and stereotype Christians just as much or *more* that they do atheist.Headphones are good. I usually listen to chill Celtic music or piano music to help me concentrate because they either don't have words or don't have ones you can recognize so I won't be distracted by them. It also depends on what part of the Bible you are trying to read. Romans and Hebrews are going to be difficult no matter what. On the other hand, James is rather straightforward.
I never argued that, that statement you made about this place being anti-Christian. It is complete fact and I never bothered to get into that. I do not want people to be in a land of make believe and this leap of faith stuff when science has completely replaced these myths. My hero is Christopher Hitchens and he would state the same thing if he was talking to you too. I have absolutely no problem criticizing ANY religion, so we are not talking about anti-Christianity here, it is ALL religions for me. I am not going to tell him to f*** off since people are entitled to their opinions, but hopefully I can change them.
You might get mad at me, but I am an honest guy and so is Hitchens. There are numerous other times I have talked to Christians without making these jokes, but when they fly low you have to shoot them. I do not go out of my way to make these statements, this one just came up. I am the one that told him to play Stryper though, just remember that.
The headphones as the best option though. Earplugs even since the headphones might be too heavy. There is no way I can get any work done if I listen to music at the same time.
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24 Apr 2011, 10:48 pm
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but a neighbor is blasting their music. It's very hard to concentrate. 
Go somewhere else to read if you can't concentrate where you are currently, or wait until your neighbor stops the racket and then study.
25 Apr 2011, 11:06 am
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25 Apr 2011, 1:16 pm
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kxmode wrote:
(Romans 12:17, 18) Return evil for evil to no one. ... If possible, as far as it depends upon YOU, be peaceable with all men.
Christian rock is evil? Something we can agree on!
Okay then blast some Kirk Franklin, or some Mahalia Jackson.
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25 Apr 2011, 4:56 pm
ryan93 wrote:
cdfox7 wrote:
Ok let's change the scenario here.
An atheist is trying to study a book, but a neighbour is blasting their music.
The comments would change!!
An atheist is trying to study a book, but a neighbour is blasting their music.
The comments would change!!
I would eat his babies, masturbate, smoke pot and have premarital sex with his gay lover.
duh.
Thanks for sharing with us your favourite recreational pastimes
25 Apr 2011, 5:12 pm
25 Apr 2011, 6:05 pm
kxmode wrote:
but a neighbor is blasting their music. It's very hard to concentrate.
Go to your neighbor and tell him that you will exercise your 2nd amendment on him if he doesn't shut up, and then go read the Bible
25 Apr 2011, 6:09 pm
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25 Apr 2011, 6:28 pm
Vexcalibur wrote:
Really though, I should be able to listen to metal inside my house ... and if the loud music is not loud enough for authorities to intervene ...
... or if there is no ordinance in the first place, just go get a gun (and shoot the electrical transformer out by the street)?!
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