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23 Apr 2011, 11:02 pm

but a neighbor is blasting their music. It's very hard to concentrate.

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23 Apr 2011, 11:23 pm

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but a neighbor is blasting their music. It's very hard to concentrate.

Hm... well, you could always blast Christian rock in answer, or something.

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23 Apr 2011, 11:36 pm

(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.

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24 Apr 2011, 12:14 am

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! :lol:

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24 Apr 2011, 8:57 am

Noise cancelling headphones. If you can read while hearing [my wife cannot productively] feed in your own choice edifying sound. Or use them and an audio Bible.

You cannot make the world and its noise go away, it is not always productive to join in, but you can minimize the amplitude.

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24 Apr 2011, 9:31 am

kxmode wrote:

the bible...

LOL.

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24 Apr 2011, 9:33 am

Vigilans wrote:

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! :lol:

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24 Apr 2011, 11:15 am

You can play this stuff against your neighbor:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55iADHOMNvs[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kE1tVnlHpc[/youtube]

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24 Apr 2011, 3:15 pm

Bethie wrote:

kxmode wrote:

the bible...

LOL.

Maybe you should read it yourself before you make fun of others for reading the bible. I try to read the bible every day and I don't see why people should make fun of me or kxmode or anybody else for reading it.

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24 Apr 2011, 3:19 pm

Kiran wrote:

I am an Atheist and try to read as many religious texts and books as possible. You might not like what I am doing it for, but there have been numerous times I stopped a conversation cold because I knew the other person's opinion on a lot of different topics. You have to make LOGICAL arguments after all.

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24 Apr 2011, 3:30 pm

kxmode wrote:

but a neighbor is blasting their music. It's very hard to concentrate.

If you have the bible on CD or MP3 you could listen to it with headphones.

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24 Apr 2011, 4:35 pm

I suggest you ask them if they could tone the sound down, after 22:00h it's an acceptable question atleast.

Headphones or hearing protection used in construction might help too

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24 Apr 2011, 4:43 pm

Just be blunt honest with him, tell him that his metal is opening the gates of hell and that he wouldn't like that to happen.

Kiran wrote:

Bethie wrote:

kxmode wrote:

the bible...

LOL.

I was a theist until I read the bible myself, you insensitive clod!

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24 Apr 2011, 5:12 pm

Wallourdes wrote:

I suggest you ask them if they could tone the sound down, after 22:00h it's an acceptable question atleast.

Headphones or hearing protection used in construction might help too

Yeah, well - when I tried that on a neighbour in London I got no useful result. Some people actually prefer to be inconsiderate.

Ask once, say I, and get out the headphones.

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24 Apr 2011, 7:31 pm

Wallourdes wrote:

I suggest you ask them if they could tone the sound down, after 22:00h it's an acceptable question atleast.

Headphones or hearing protection used in construction might help too

That is nonsense. You get a stone slingshot and hurl it through your neighbor's house, striking him in the forehead and killing him instantly. Then you break into his house and rip off his foreskin, because he is just some guy standing between you and your time with God. You have to read the Bible more; I think you missed that extremely logical point I made.

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24 Apr 2011, 7:53 pm

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... :roll: 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.

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