God is alive and well and living in Argentina.Turquoise wrote:
There's nothing wrong with being devout but still being practical.Stingray24 wrote:
How devout of you ...DesertFox- wrote:
... speaking even as a religious person, praying doesn't do jack.
I mean, c'mon... We all know it takes more than prayer to get something done. Remember the "God helps those that help themselves" thing?
I'm obviously not a Christian, but if I were, that's how I'd believe.
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sergeriver?
Or are you another nutter Barca fan talking about Messi *cough Zimmer*
Well technically he isn't living in Argy atm but y'know...
Or are you another nutter Barca fan talking about Messi *cough Zimmer*
Well technically he isn't living in Argy atm but y'know...
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Actually I think I heard that line in William Peter Blatty's "The Ninth Configuration" if memory serves me. Messi Shmessi! Arshavin is where it's at (as long as he signs for Arsenal of course).Mekstizzle wrote:
sergeriver?
Or are you another nutter Barca fan talking about Messi *cough Zimmer*
Well technically he isn't living in Argy atm but y'know...
In my experience, children of overly zealous religious parents typically aren't like that at all.Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
I say let them do what they want. Bible thumpers would raise more bible thumpers. I say we let them kill themselves off one generation at a time.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
I'm just speaking from my experience.Stingray24 wrote:
How devout of you ...DesertFox- wrote:
... speaking even as a religious person, praying doesn't do jack.
I refer you to this quote from the Futurama episode "Godfellas"
Fry: So that's my story, Father Changstein el Gamahl. Is there anything religion can do to help me find my friend?
Changstein el Gamahl: Well, we could join together in prayer.
Fry: Uh-huh. But is there anything useful we can do?
Changstein el Gamahl: No.
There was a Jehovah's witness kid who needed a blood transfusion and the parents refused to give consent. The doctors got a court order saying it was in the kid's best interest and so they went ahead. Years later the kid grew up and committed suicide because he believed he had done something wrong.
You can't force your own values on your patients or their families, you can try and persuade them but at the end of the day they're the only ones in a position to know what's best for themselves.
You can't force your own values on your patients or their families, you can try and persuade them but at the end of the day they're the only ones in a position to know what's best for themselves.
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