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boomboom
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:26 PM Original message |
I'm discouraged. I feel my Lord is far away. |
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ChazII
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Talk to Him |
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illinoisprogressive
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm not religious but, you sound conflicted and I've heard people who are |
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Goblinmonger
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I might encourage you the other way |
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boomboom
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. thanks to all you above. |
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Goblinmonger
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If that is the case |
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papau
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Sun Jan-28-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Goblinmonger & I have opposite points of view on much - but here I agree with him |
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Goblinmonger
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Sun Jan-28-07 11:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Wow, dude |
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papau
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Mon Jan-29-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Darn - I like dogs better than cats - indeed my friend at one years old this week has |
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moggie
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Mon Jan-29-07 02:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Dogs are cooler?? |
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Silent3
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Mon Jan-29-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. But house rabbits are the coolest :) |
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MistressOverdone
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Tue Jan-30-07 09:15 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. OH NO WAY |
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moggie
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Tue Jan-30-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Every cat is its own god |
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Goblinmonger
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Tue Jan-30-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Ironically |
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MistressOverdone
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Tue Jan-30-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. I used to like cats because they are really perfect animals. |
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TomInTib
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. A major factor of Faith is ebb and flow. |
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boomboom
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. thank you tomintib |
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TomInTib
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Mon Jan-29-07 03:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. We have all been brought to our knees, boomboom. |
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. Just keep in touch through prayer and meditation |
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Penndems
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. DON'T be discouraged. Continue to pray. |
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demnan
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Sun Jan-28-07 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. You'd probably be better off talking to real people |
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boomboom
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Tue Jan-30-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. I agree |
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struggle4progress
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Sun Jan-28-07 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. Do what demnan suggests. |
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Zhade
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Sun Jan-28-07 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. I suggest you talk to Catbert or Heaven and Earth. |
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Goblinmonger
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Sun Jan-28-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Second that. |
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More Than A Feeling
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Sun Jan-28-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Thank you, Zhade and Goblinmonger. Seriously, that means a lot to me. |
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Zhade
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Thu Feb-01-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
58. No need for thanks. You two are inspirations. |
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cosmik debris
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Sun Jan-28-07 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. I would suggest introspection |
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More Than A Feeling
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Mon Jan-29-07 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
20. Perhaps watching this video will help. |
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varkam
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Mon Jan-29-07 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
21. I'm not exactly religious... |
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greyl
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Mon Jan-29-07 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
24. Do something good. |
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Evoman
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Mon Jan-29-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. When I am feeling down, I go and volunteer at the humane society. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Mon Jan-29-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Or, if you're allergic to animals, go volunteer for some people who need |
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Chorophyll
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Mon Jan-29-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
28. Hi boomboom. |
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RFKHumphreyObama
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Mon Jan-29-07 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. Not sure I can give the best advice but I'll try based on my experience |
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ayeshahaqqiqa
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Mon Jan-29-07 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. Watch your breath |
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toddaa
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Mon Jan-29-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Curious how meditation is a part of all religious traditions |
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ayeshahaqqiqa
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Mon Jan-29-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. No, |
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toddaa
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Mon Jan-29-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. Try John Coltrane's Love Supreme |
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WritingIsMyReligion
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:38 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. And strangely we nontheists love it too. |
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MistressOverdone
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Tue Jan-30-07 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
35. It sucks |
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boomboom
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Tue Jan-30-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. thanks to all of you |
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Zebedeo
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Tue Jan-30-07 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
40. Read your Bible |
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WritingIsMyReligion
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
42. You have a star. Go to one of the groups for your specificed religion. |
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jgraz
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
44. OK, I'll talk you out of it |
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More Than A Feeling
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Wed Jan-31-07 07:03 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Agreed, talk therapy is sweet. |
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jgraz
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Wed Jan-31-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. It's too bad that so many therapists shy away from dealing with religious psychopathology |
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More Than A Feeling
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Wed Jan-31-07 07:42 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. OT:I bring you your daily dose of ambivalent religion news... |
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boomboom
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I get it. Took me a while |
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jgraz
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. There's a place for Christians, less so for passive-aggressive Christians |
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boomboom
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. That's not going to happen. |
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boomboom
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Serious question |
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jgraz
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. We have the same hopes as everyone else, minus the eternal life fantasy |
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Chorophyll
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:55 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. You know... |
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jgraz
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Thu Feb-01-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Yet you seem to be cool if atheists are called hopeless and cynical |
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Chorophyll
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Thu Feb-01-07 07:57 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Actually I'm not cool if atheists are called |
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jgraz
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Thu Feb-01-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. The problem is not the insult, it's the ignorance |
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Chorophyll
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Thu Feb-01-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I spent about 20 years as an atheist. |
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jgraz
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Fri Feb-02-07 03:20 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. "I don't think any of us should be trying to prove the other wrong" |
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Chorophyll
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Fri Feb-02-07 08:17 AM Response to Reply #63 |
69. Oh go ahead, prove me wrong. |
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jgraz
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Fri Feb-02-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Here's something I posted on the Atheist forum |
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Chorophyll
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Fri Feb-02-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. jgraz, thanks for this. |
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MistressOverdone
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Fri Feb-02-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. I agree with you |
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Evoman
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Fri Feb-02-07 03:41 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. If someone could prove you wrong, you wouldn't want them to? |
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jgraz
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Fri Feb-02-07 03:46 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. I wouldn't want to live in a world where people could prove me wrong |
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Evoman
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Fri Feb-02-07 03:55 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. I wouldn't want to live in a world where people COULDN'T prove me wrong. |
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Chorophyll
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Fri Feb-02-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Hmmmm. |
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cyborg_jim
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Fri Feb-02-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. There are plenty of mysteries without having to invent new ones |
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Chorophyll
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Fri Feb-02-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Thanks cyborg-jim, I'll mull that over. n/t |
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cyborg_jim
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Sat Feb-03-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #71 |
89. Any conclusions ;) |
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Chorophyll
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Sat Feb-03-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Been busy. Short on mulling time. Will continue to mull ASAP. :) |
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MistressOverdone
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Fri Feb-02-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
75. Ah, but |
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jgraz
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Sat Feb-03-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #75 |
88. But we really don't have to wait |
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boomboom
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Fri Feb-02-07 08:56 PM Response to Reply #49 |
78. You're right and I apoligize. Just because I don't agree with, or actually, understand |
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jgraz
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Fri Feb-02-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. But that's not all there is |
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boomboom
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Fri Feb-02-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. I think to those of us who aren't atheist, life the universe and everything |
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More Than A Feeling
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Fri Feb-02-07 11:39 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Sounds to me like he came up with it himself, and he did a fine job. |
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jgraz
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Sat Feb-03-07 12:41 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. I don't think I came up with it myself at all |
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cyborg_jim
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Sat Feb-03-07 05:44 AM Response to Reply #80 |
84. Even dogs are not dog eat dog |
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jgraz
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Sat Feb-03-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. Though I really wish they weren't dog eat dog poo |
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Chorophyll
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:20 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. If you go to "Lobby" and scroll down |
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boomboom
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Yeah, that star thing confused me too. |
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Chorophyll
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. This is a tough forum. |
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boomboom
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Wed Jan-31-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. thanks, I love DU also overall. I'll take your advice. |
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Evoman
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Fri Feb-02-07 03:56 AM Response to Reply #55 |
67. And DU loves you. |
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Crunchy Frog
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Fri Feb-02-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
82. You might find this |
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MistressOverdone
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Fri Feb-02-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
74. It is comforting to me to know |
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More Than A Feeling
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Fri Feb-02-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. There have been atheists for millenia, too. |
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WritingIsMyReligion
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Sat Feb-03-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #74 |
86. And we woulkd say that only a human could be so arrogant as to assume the typical |
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jgraz
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Sat Feb-03-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #74 |
87. Funny how those who follow science are called "arrogantly certain" |
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