Tru dat.

This is one of my favorites also.

"Be excellent to each other." Wyld Stallyns

@BufftonBeotch needed a love button there ?

@BufftonBeotch Beat me too it!

Except we don't have a soul. We have soles, But only on our shoes.

@GoldenDoll well yes but take it in the sense of that's the point of gaining object or wealth or anything if you have to compromise your values or your principles.

@Bierbasstard I replace the soul with principles.

@josh23452 Well that's just the point of the buybull - it only makes sense if you "replace" words or "take it in the sense of". Much better to think for ourselves!

@GoldenDoll granted we might not have a soul but religious folk of all faiths tend to equate the soul with being one's self or they talk about the soul as what makes you,you...So even leaving in the word "soul" one can still take away from that passage not to sacrifice yourself for possession or power..

However if you would prefer a.passage that comes with religiousy words like soul or faith..

John 15:13 "Greater love hath no man than to lay his life down for his friends"

Granted depending on the translation that last part might say "for another". But either way the meaning is pretty evident and has some merit in my opinion.

@Bierbasstard way I figure it if you were to take ideals and thoughts and not use an because of the source where you heard them from or because they happen to be attached to something you don't like or in some cases hate, you'd quickly run out of anything to really believe in...

Shit even Hitler was a vegetarian.

@Bierbasstard shit I was raised a Jehovas witness I know rather well the bible can get used..Doesnt mean there's reason for pointless negativity in my opinion

My guess...many live by that commandment. LOL

Verily verily I sayeth unto thee. Partake ye not the merriment of the fermented grape until thou hast rendered the merchant his due. (couldn't resist)

Except if you don't obey him, you'll burn in hell. Nice guy. Nice insane guy.

@GoldenDoll Hell is just the burning sensation of cognitive dissonance we feel when we fail to see reality as it is. If we de-personify a personification it doesn't make the harshness of reality go away. Reality is still a nice insane guy.

@skado - Yep, that old chestnut - let's change the words in the buybull to something that agrees with our own thoughts - are you sure you're on the right site?

@GoldenDoll Yes, quite sure. I was actually designing a site remarkably like this one when I discovered this site and was relieved of the task.

@GoldenDoll The buybull (and all other allegory) is unintelligible without interpretation. The reader will interpret as pleases her/him or displeases her/him, whichever she/he, erm, pleases.

@skado - Groan. So it's just an instrument of manipulation. Also useful as toilet paper.

@GoldenDoll As I said, the choice is yours. If that's all you can see in it then that's all you can get from it.

@skado - And if you want to create your own fantasies, go ahead. Just don't bore me with them.

I'm not creating fantasies, @GoldenDoll . Neither am I aiming any of it at you. I'm posting to the site about the science of Psychology. There is no requirement for you to read, respond, or expose yourself to uncomfortable or unfamiliar points of view. Blessings.

@skado Uncomfortable and unfamiliar? You're 'aving a larf. Can't believe agnostic.com thinks we're 90% compatible. Do my blessings come from god?

@GoldenDoll "Can't believe agnostic.com thinks we're 90% compatible."
Does it? Cool, I'll have to check out your profile. I mean, algorithms can't be wrong can they?

"Do my blessings come from god?"
Ha! Are you going superstitious on me? Of course not. The best evidence I'm aware of suggests all of our blessings come, either directly or indirectly, from the combined forces of evolution. And figures of speech come from, well, the history of linguistic practice I suppose. And good will comes from personal discipline. Kindest regards.

@Davidthinks I toyed with that question my whole life. It has to do with human evolution and what Susan Blackmore calls meme-driven genes. If you believe you have a better chance of reproducing. The truth makes no difference; it's what works. In my neighborhood in the tough section of Queens we had an expression: You can't reason with a stiff dick.

@Clare And they didn't have cable. ?

The only way to handle the Bible is with humor!!!! Thank you for making me ?

@JudyABQ You are right and you are welcome. ?

Let's not forget good ole Psalm 137: Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

@jeanhartely Ooooo! Good one!

Exactement.

@GoldenDoll Thank you!

We all judge people and situations all the time. Silly.

@GoldenDoll Doesn't make it right. I try my best not to.

Hahahahaha! I work in the courts.....a more puffed up, pompous bunch? I don’t think that is possible!....well, maybe Congress?

@LordOtto - You have to. You'd be dead otherwise.

When I think of what Jesus “suffered” in his 33 years? Well, “I’ll raise you” 30 years! Hahahahaha

By creating hell.

Very wise of you.

Yes, let's admire faith - believing in stuff for which there is no evidence. Admirable.

@GoldenDoll or maybe we could admire the bit about perseverance and determination.

@josh23452 Or maybe we could admire thinking for ourselves and not wasting time quoting the buybull.

@GoldenDoll what's wrong with quoting the bible? Most of it might be crap but there are.also some parts that could be poetical and maybe some of it has a decent point or two I mean really let's break down this passage

I fought a good fight(I tried), I stayed the course(I kept trying), I have kept the faith(Even as atheist,despite coming to conclusions as scientifically and logically as we might there's still a leap ofnfsith when it comes down to it. Not to mention faith doesn't have to simply.meam blindly following a diety...You can have faith in ideals,science,philosophy,faith in people or.a person..Keepknf the faith can also be used to say you stuck to your ideals..

Really what's wrong with quoting a part of religious text if you happen to find a nugget of wisdom in it? It doesn't validate the entirety of the bible just because you find one or two parts you agree with.

@josh23452 - Because you can find more profound statements in secular texts. And the "good bits" of the buybull were just stolen from other texts anyway. What's the point of it? It's like saying "yes, he murdered a lot of people, but he did some really good charity work for dogs". He's still a murderer, and the buybull is still nonsense. Or are you of the opinion that if the murderer says sorry it's all ok?

@GoldenDoll nope I'm just of the opinion that there's wisdom in reading or listening to the opposing view..You might be shocked to find things you agree with. And sure even if it's not original ideas well shit even in the secular world you're not gona find 100% original shit that hasn't been copied and pasted since the dawn of man.

@josh23452 - I don't waste my time on it because it's done so much damage. Conversation over, boredom setting in......

@GoldenDoll woulda saved yourself a bit of boredom by keeping your negativity to yourself. Might not waste your time on the bible but ya sure do in trying to rain on the parade of others.

@josh23452 You're absolutely right. But it's not negativity; it's called realism. And i'm sorry I changed the weather patterns in the US - I hope that improves soon. Sometimes my superpowers get the better of me! You might get on with JudyABQ - she likes "pleasant weather" and has limited powers of conversation. XXX

@GoldenDoll so much for the conversation being done I suppose. And despite your powers of weather augmentation you'd be surprised..Its really quite lovely tonight..The moon is and here in the middle of the desert you see all the stars.

@josh23452 - Are you trying to chat me up?

@GoldenDoll not my intent..Though I do prefer older women.

@josh23452 - OK I'll let you off. I was within a whisper of blocking you from boredom, but I thought I'd just enjoy alliteration instead.

@GoldenDoll well to quote the old song "Que sera sera"

Mmm; don't know re bias as a selection force here, but likely adhering to fakery and the general consent of the public to such nonsense are at play.

It's amazing how people can interpret any buybull passage to fit their own thoughts.

I never knew the Buddha was such a shortass

@Gareth - That is probably the MOST INSIGIFICANT sentence in that entire paragraph....

“The Buddha” is short or tall. He is not a god in the sky, or a special person that came to earth.

“The Buddha” is a real person and can be anyone - male female, black, brown, whatever.

That is why it says THE BUDDHA DWELLS WITHIN OUR HEARTS.

His shoe size is unimportant...