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12 Oct 2018, 3:40 pm

I'm serious because it gets me furiously angry and upset and it seems to bring out the worst in me. :(

So I have sworn off of discussing things in the message boards related to politics, religion, and news.

I need to avoid anything that triggers me.



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12 Oct 2018, 3:45 pm

I've kind of cooled it on my participation and interest level in that area as well. I haven't sworn off of it exclusively, but acknowledging that I'm cooling it at bit has been liberating and I have been in a better mood.



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12 Oct 2018, 3:57 pm

Can I tempt you to reconsider with this joke?

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A university creative-writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing the elements of Religion, Drama, Royalty, Sex, and Mystery.

The professor coldly announces, "It will take quite some time to write an essay of this nature and smoothly incorporate all subjects, so please begin."

About 5 minutes later, a student raises his hand and announces that he has finished. The startled professor says, "I do not see how you could possibly be finished with an essay of that nature in so short of a time."

"Well, I have!", proclaimed the student.

"Well, if you are so certain, then please read your essay aloud."

The student clears his throat, takes a deep breath, and says, "'My God!', cried the princess, 'I'm pregnant! I wonder who the father is?'"



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12 Oct 2018, 3:58 pm

I just don't want to go back to feeling like this:



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12 Oct 2018, 4:58 pm

I think that is a wise choice there to make.


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12 Oct 2018, 5:20 pm

I don't bother with any of it, they're all the same, both religions and politics, a load of lies.



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12 Oct 2018, 6:16 pm

well i have made that choice very long ago, for same reason xD tried even to preach it but failed xd


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12 Oct 2018, 6:29 pm

Fnord wrote:
Can I tempt you to reconsider with this joke?

...

A university creative-writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing the elements of Religion, Drama, Royalty, Sex, and Mystery.

The professor coldly announces, "It will take quite some time to write an essay of this nature and smoothly incorporate all subjects, so please begin."

About 5 minutes later, a student raises his hand and announces that he has finished. The startled professor says, "I do not see how you could possibly be finished with an essay of that nature in so short of a time."

"Well, I have!", proclaimed the student.

"Well, if you are so certain, then please read your essay aloud."

The student clears his throat, takes a deep breath, and says, "'My God!', cried the princess, 'I'm pregnant! I wonder who the father is?'"


Thanks for giving me a Saturday belly-shaker! :lol: This is supremely good.

To the OP, I concur in the words from a Big Bang episode:

Howard: Testify!

Leslie Winkel: I'm not touching that.


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12 Oct 2018, 6:51 pm

sorrowfairiewhisper wrote:
I don't bother with any of it, they're all the same, both religions and politics, a load of lies.

It's not all about the lies, it's about the anger and hostility it brings out in people. :cry:



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12 Oct 2018, 11:16 pm

It used to be considered bad manners to talk politics or religion while socialising.
This is why:

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...the anger and hostility it brings out in people


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13 Oct 2018, 2:12 am

Raleigh wrote:
It used to be considered bad manners to talk politics or religion while socialising.
This is why:

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...the anger and hostility it brings out in people

It still is here.

I avoid the RRP section because I know I'm going to get angry if people make totally untrue statements about

certain subjects. I was going to write more but thinking about it is starting to wind me up now so I'm stopping.


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13 Oct 2018, 4:14 am

Here here!


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25 Oct 2018, 5:27 pm

Nothing wrong with avoiding divisive topics. Its more important to get a life than to endlessly debate folks. I nibble at the edges of the PPR, but sometimes you just cant let yourself get sucked into the vortex of endless debate so I tend to avoid certain topics that are just too hot button.



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25 Oct 2018, 5:46 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
Nothing wrong with avoiding divisive topics. Its more important to get a life than to endlessly debate folks. I nibble at the edges of the PPR, but sometimes you just cant let yourself get sucked into the vortex of endless debate so I tend to avoid certain topics that are just too hot button.

I still can't resist visiting it once in awhile so I find it helps to only visit the type of topics that don't offend me. Like the Death Penalty or talking about where we go after we die.



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26 Oct 2018, 12:44 am

I'm a pretty detached person so I can get into debates without getting emotionally affected. I think those who do get too emotional over it (which I consider understandable) should probably avoid it or at least avoid getting immersed. There are safer areas of discussion.



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03 Nov 2018, 10:20 am

I don't talk about those topics because my beliefs are very personal.