Good quote about God

Toyman01 wrote: I'll start by saying, thanks SVreX for sharing that. I appreciate the fortitude it took to post that, when you knew what some if this crowd would make of it. To the rest of you. I will never understand why one persons beliefs draw such hatred out of others. Usually it's the same people that are shouting about having an open mind about their beliefs. SVreX shared something that was important to him. As usual, when Christianity is discussed, the usual suspects just have to come in and be their usual asinine selves. How about grow up people. I don't treat people I don't like, the way y'all are treating SVreX. I was under the impression that for the most part we were friends around here. You couldn't prove it by me the way some of you act. How about do me a favor, if you can't respect a man's beliefs with your mouth shut, move on. If you won't do it for me, do it for SvRex. He is a good and decent man, treat him as such.

Damn. THIS^^^^^

I am not a believer in god. I would like to believe that even if I wasn't a friend of Paul's, I wouldn't E36 M3 on his face for posting something that wasn't intended to insult anyone or make them feel bad.

I've not seen a ton of preachy religious people on this board. Not saying it's never happened. I HAVE seen a ton of preachy anti-god/religion/whatever stuff.

Whether Paul was a good guy or not, I think it's clear that the intent of his post wasn't to be a dick. So maybe you guys should return the favor, and not be dicks yourselves.

"It's easy to judge someone's actions. It's almost impossible to judge someone's intentions."

Heard that in church once. ;)

EDIT: ...not that there hasn't been some intelligent and thoughtful discussion...not much, but some.

poopshovel wrote:

Toyman01 wrote: I'll start by saying, thanks SVreX for sharing that. I appreciate the fortitude it took to post that, when you knew what some if this crowd would make of it. To the rest of you. I will never understand why one persons beliefs draw such hatred out of others. Usually it's the same people that are shouting about having an open mind about their beliefs. SVreX shared something that was important to him. As usual, when Christianity is discussed, the usual suspects just have to come in and be their usual asinine selves. How about grow up people. I don't treat people I don't like, the way y'all are treating SVreX. I was under the impression that for the most part we were friends around here. You couldn't prove it by me the way some of you act. How about do me a favor, if you can't respect a man's beliefs with your mouth shut, move on. If you won't do it for me, do it for SvRex. He is a good and decent man, treat him as such.

Damn. THIS^^^^^ I am not a believer in god. I would like to believe that even if I wasn't a friend of Paul's, I wouldn't E36 M3 on his face for posting something that wasn't intended to insult anyone or make them feel bad. I've not seen a ton of preachy religious people on this board. Not saying it's never happened. I HAVE seen a ton of preachy anti-god/religion/whatever stuff. Whether Paul was a good guy or not, I think it's clear that the intent of his post wasn't to be a dick. So maybe you guys should return the favor, and not be dicks yourselves.

I'm not sure why either of you have a bug up yer arses when SVReX doesn't seem to at all. I don't see any hatred either. Just a bunch of folks with different ideas about god posting up some quotes and then going on about it a little. It is a forum - when someone posts I kinda figure a discussion is supposed to follow and if they knew where it was going when they did... would be kinda pointless to post it. No?

Either way, I learned a new word today from the Annoying Orange that I think applies here. "Chillax Homies".

I like pie

Datsun1500 wrote: In reply to poopshovel: I will ask again. Where has anyone been a dick in this thread? Can I have a specific example?

Your car sucks! Who the berkeley buys old Datsuns anyway? People who couldn't find a good classic BMW, that's who.

ronholm wrote:

friedgreencorrado wrote: Just my .02, but reading that he'd had enough of 'The God of One False Move', made this particular atheist happy to see it. *His* god is not a vengeful tyrant, but a creature who actually understands that people sometimes have difficulty getting by sometimes--and doesn't punish them for that.

I don't understand this (mis?) conception many people (atheists) have about a vengeful God.. Or whatever... This idea is in this thread several times, even after Svrex's post... Like this.

z31maniac wrote: "Worship me. So that I can save you from what I will do if you don't." Sounds like a pretty profound way to live one's life.

Honestly I dunno where this comes from.. I am a Church hopper of the best/worst kind... I have traveled to many many different churches and this doctrine that God actually intervenes and does something to punish those who don't follow is absorb to me..

Maybe it's a regional thing? Growing up in the South, I hardly ever heard anything else. I was asking my daughter & soon to be SIL about the rise in disbelief among young people these days, and they both mentioned it. Perhaps because folks holding that belief are the only ones they've ever seen in media?

ronholm wrote: The "God is Love" style of theology just seem much more prevalent to me these days... I think this vengeful God idea is used more in these types of forum discussions as a strawman than it is practiced in churches... but hey... I have been wrong before..

You could be right..I haven't been to a church service in more than thirty years. My research (LOL) certainly isn't current.

I really liked the message in the OP, and I'm religion-free.

Beer Baron wrote:

Datsun1500 wrote: In reply to poopshovel: I will ask again. Where has anyone been a dick in this thread? Can I have a specific example?

Your car sucks! Who the berkeley buys old Datsuns anyway? People who couldn't find a good classic BMW, that's who.

Why buy when you can build?

JoeyM wrote:

Beer Baron wrote:

Datsun1500 wrote: In reply to poopshovel: I will ask again. Where has anyone been a dick in this thread? Can I have a specific example?

Your car sucks! Who the berkeley buys old Datsuns anyway? People who couldn't find a good classic BMW, that's who.

Why buy when you can build?

Do you ever hang out here?

http://allmetalshaping.com/index.php

ronholm wrote:

JoeyM wrote:

Beer Baron wrote:

Datsun1500 wrote: In reply to poopshovel: I will ask again. Where has anyone been a dick in this thread? Can I have a specific example?

Your car sucks! Who the berkeley buys old Datsuns anyway? People who couldn't find a good classic BMW, that's who.

Why buy when you can build?

Do you ever hang out here? http://allmetalshaping.com/index.php

not frequently, but I do have a couple albums there from early in the build. There's more traffic, ideas and answers for my silly questions in GRM-land, so I have not been over to the metalshaper nerds in quite a while. They also have a special brand of snobbery where you must buy a special oak mallet from XYZ instead of making your own