Positive Thinking

[Gullys Cats]

Wow, sounds like a lot of head-cases and nutters on here.

Why the hell do you need outside help? Why pay outsiders to get you through the day? Why fall for the restrictions and false promises of religion?

Just get up in the morning, take a deep breath, and enjoy the day.

I was once asked, because I was eternally cheerful, "What are you on?" My answer: "Life".

If we could all be like you the world would be a better place, unfortunately we don't and that's life!

 

[goldstone]

i'd be interested to know what restrictions you think i've 'fallen for'?

Depends on your choice of religion. Could be
a) wearing weird clothes,
b) not cutting your hair/beard,
c) wearing your hair in strange ringlets,
d) having to pray five times a day,
e) restrictions on what you can and cannot eat and drink,
f) having to fast at certain times of the year,
g) restrictions on using birth control,
h) having to bathe in one of the filthiest rivers in the world (the Ganges),
i) being required to go off on pilgrimages,
j) not being permitted to allow your children their choice of religion,
k) requiring your spouse to convert to your religion,
l) being unable to use any mechanised object on the sabbath,
m) being sent off as a missionary to some strange part of the world,
n) forcing your kids to learn whole sections of your holy book by heart,
o) being required to go knocking on doors to spread your chosen faith,
p) wearing strange underwear (maybe previously covered under weird clothes)

There's a pretty good list of restrictions there and I'm sure I've hardly scratched the surface.

Anyone like to contribute any more?

 

[Woodchip]

Depends on your choice of religion. Could be
a) wearing weird clothes,
b) not cutting your hair/beard,
c) wearing your hair in strange ringlets,
d) having to pray five times a day,
e) restrictions on what you can and cannot eat and drink,
f) having to fast at certain times of the year,
g) restrictions on using birth control,
h) having to bathe in one of the filthiest rivers in the world (the Ganges),
i) being required to go off on pilgrimages,
j) not being permitted to allow your children their choice of religion,
k) requiring your spouse to convert to your religion,
l) being unable to use any mechanised object on the sabbath,
m) being sent off as a missionary to some strange part of the world,
n) forcing your kids to learn whole sections of your holy book by heart,
o) being required to go knocking on doors to spread your chosen faith,
p) wearing strange underwear (maybe previously covered under weird clothes)

There's a pretty good list of restrictions there and I'm sure I've hardly scratched the surface.

Anyone like to contribute any more?

Having to get up early on a Sunday.

 

[BadFish]

Praying to someone that doesn't exist.
Living your life in fear or eternal damnation for picking the wrong religion.
being buggered as a child (sorry, but someone had to say it)

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Depends on your choice of religion. Could be
a) wearing weird clothes,
b) not cutting your hair/beard,
c) wearing your hair in strange ringlets,
d) having to pray five times a day,
e) restrictions on what you can and cannot eat and drink,
f) having to fast at certain times of the year,
g) restrictions on using birth control,
h) having to bathe in one of the filthiest rivers in the world (the Ganges),
i) being required to go off on pilgrimages,
j) not being permitted to allow your children their choice of religion,
k) requiring your spouse to convert to your religion,
l) being unable to use any mechanised object on the sabbath,
m) being sent off as a missionary to some strange part of the world,
n) forcing your kids to learn whole sections of your holy book by heart,
o) being required to go knocking on doors to spread your chosen faith,
p) wearing strange underwear (maybe previously covered under weird clothes)

There's a pretty good list of restrictions there and I'm sure I've hardly scratched the surface.

Anyone like to contribute any more?

nah, none of these apply to me i'm afraid

 

[BadFish]

nah, none of these apply to me i'm afraid

Me either.....Gotta love atheism.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Me either.....Gotta love atheism.

me either...gotta love christianity

 

[Mellotron]

Haha - love this post

Bizarre comment. He's completely correct.

 

[Mellotron]

Depends on your choice of religion. Could be
a) wearing weird clothes,
b) not cutting your hair/beard,
c) wearing your hair in strange ringlets,
d) having to pray five times a day,
e) restrictions on what you can and cannot eat and drink,
f) having to fast at certain times of the year,
g) restrictions on using birth control,
h) having to bathe in one of the filthiest rivers in the world (the Ganges),
i) being required to go off on pilgrimages,
j) not being permitted to allow your children their choice of religion,
k) requiring your spouse to convert to your religion,
l) being unable to use any mechanised object on the sabbath,
m) being sent off as a missionary to some strange part of the world,
n) forcing your kids to learn whole sections of your holy book by heart,
o) being required to go knocking on doors to spread your chosen faith,
p) wearing strange underwear (maybe previously covered under weird clothes)

There's a pretty good list of restrictions there and I'm sure I've hardly scratched the surface.

Anyone like to contribute any more?

Am a Christian and not a SINGLE one of those affects me.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Am a Christian and not a SINGLE one of those affects me.

the main restriction i face is that the coffee at church generally requires TWO sugar sachets which is playing HAVOC with my waistline

 

[BadFish]

the main restriction i face is that the coffee at church generally requires TWO sugar sachets which is playing HAVOC with my waistline

Maybe you should buy some better coffee and start your own offshoot of Christianity?

 

[brakespear]

Do you think TheMajor has OCD?

I hope not for his sake

 

[Mellotron]

Maybe you should buy some better coffee and start your own offshoot of Christianity?

We could charge money and make it a CULT.

 

[BadFish]

Atheism is rubbish. A lot of the time it leads people to believe they are on their own in life, that it is ultimately pointless & inherently unfair - and it encourages selfish, hedonistic & immoral behaviour.

I would love to be religious & I'm envious of those that are! But unfortunately you can't help what you believe.

I am in complete disagreement with all of this.

Are you suggesting that these are traits more prevalent in non religious people that religious people?

 

[BadFish]

We could charge money and make it a CULT.

Excellent idea, Although i prefer tea so i would need my own.

and don't get me started on those folk that don't take sugar.........bloody puritans!!

 

[rool]

I am trying to get myself out of some sort of downward spiral that has been taken over me in the last six months. I am reading The Power of Now at the moment, kind of, I haven't touched the book in the last three weeks. It made sense at the time but I'll probably need to start from the beginning again.
I looked at something online that did classes in London that sounds like what has been described on here. I have already forgotten what is was called. I looked into it a bit and it did seem a bit cultish/Barberish in it's money extracting aims.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I am in complete disagreement with all of this.

Are you suggesting that these are traits more prevalent in non religious people that religious people?

i agree with you here.......whilst christianity discourages selfish and 'immoral' (which i view as being a personal thing anyway) behaviour you certainly don't need faith (i'm not religious) to display these characteristics

i know some absolutely lovely atheists and some absolute arsehats who call themselves christian

 

[BadFish]

I am trying to get myself out of some sort of downward spiral that has been taken over me in the last six months. I am reading The Power of Now at the moment, kind of, I haven't touched the book in the last three weeks. It made sense at the time but I'll probably need to start from the beginning again.
I looked at something online that did classes in London that sounds like what has been described on here. I have already forgotten what is was called. I looked into it a bit and it did seem a bit cultish/Barberish in it's money extracting aims.

Can I suggest that regular exercise should be your first port of call?

 

[BadFish]

i agree with you here.......whilst christianity discourages selfish and 'immoral' (which i view as being a personal thing anyway) behaviour you certainly don't need faith (i'm not religious) to display these characteristics

i know some absolutely lovely atheists and some absolute arsehats who call themselves christian

Agreed. I think your moral code is more down to yourself than what you believe in.

 

[rool]

Can I suggest that regular exercise should be your first port of call?

Yes, I read that quite a bit. It's a chicken and egg thing. I feel crap about myself and the way I look and the last thing I want to be seen doing is being a sweaty blob panting my way along the streets. Motivation and constant fatigue is another issue. I should start by just walking more I guess.