Atheism requires as much faith as religion?

[Richardfs]

Eagle12 wrote:

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Narcissistic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. Those with narcissistic personality disorder believe that they're superior to others and have little regard for other people's feelings. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
Narcissistic personality disorder is one of several types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are conditions in which people have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, limiting their ability to function in relationships and in other areas of their life, such as work or school.
Narcissistic personality disorder treatment is centered around psychotherapy
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcissistic...

Meltdown and projection: two for the price of one.

[Thinking]

bob nob gobbler types like Spike the cartoon dog's scriptwriter. With Alzheimer's.

macumazahn wrote:

<quoted text>Oh, I mean it.
Why does that idiot have to be up when I am? It's 0245 here, for Bog's sake!
And his manner of using deliberate misspellings to disguise the fact that he actually can't spell is annoying.

[Richardfs]

Tide with Beach wrote:

Scroll like you mean it.

If he posts much more I will have to buy a new mouse.

[Aerobatty]

macumazahn wrote:

<quoted text>Ah, from back when an airplane body repair kit was a needle, thread, and a bottle of "dope"?

And a roll of 100 knot tape.

[Aerobatty]

Eagle12 wrote:

<quoted text>Narcissistic personality disorder

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. Those with narcissistic personality disorder believe that they're superior to others and have little regard for other people's feelings. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
Narcissistic personality disorder is one of several types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are conditions in which people have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, limiting their ability to function in relationships and in other areas of their life, such as work or school.
Narcissistic personality disorder treatment is centered around psychotherapy

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcissistic...

More self diagnosis?

That's good.

[Aerobatty]

Eagle12 wrote:

<quoted text>If the shoe fits wear it, not in your case. If the bra fits wear it.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/nar...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder involves arrogant behavior, a lack of empathy for other people, and a need for admiration-all of which must be consistently evident at work and in relationships. People who are narcissistic are frequently described as cocky, self-centered, manipulative, and demanding. Narcissists may concentrate on unlikely personal outcomes (e.g., fame) and may be convinced that they deserve special treatment. Related Personality Disorders: Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic. Narcissism is a less extreme version of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Narcissism involves cockiness, manipulativeness, selfishness, power motives, and vanity-a love of mirrors. Related personality traits include: Psychopathy, Machiavellianism.

Narcissists tend to have high self-esteem. However, narcissism is not the same thing as self-esteem; people who have high self-esteem are often humble, whereas narcissists rarely are. It was once thought that narcissists have high self-esteem on the surface, but deep down they are insecure. However, the latest evidence indicates that narcissists are actually secure or grandiose at both levels. Onlookers may infer that insecurity is there because narcissists tend to be defensive when their self-esteem is threatened (e.g., being ridiculed); narcissists can be aggressive.

Some think that their god thinks they are special.

[macumazahn]

Aerobatty wrote:

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And a roll of 100 knot tape.

Hehehe.

Prolly BUILD an aircraft outta that stuff.

A 99-knot aircraft, but still...

[Givemeliberty]

Hmmmm You posted link less spam refusing to show your source. Typical cowardly bullsht. Again what is the largest CHRISTIAN denomination?

RiversideRedneck wrote:

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hmmmmm...... You answer a question with a question.
Nice evade.
Lets try again.
Question: What is the difference between Catholicism and Christianity?

[Givemeliberty]

He must belong to one of those wacky Pentecostal Sarah Palin type churches that scream they are the one true Christian church and all others are blasphemous demon worshippers.

There's like thousands of wacky nutter churches like that going on about how the pope is the anti Christ and such. Lol!

KittenKoder wrote:

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By your logic there are thousands of religions that are called christian but are not, you are also not a christian by your own logic.

[Eagle12]

blacklagoon wrote:

<quoted text>What is your basis for the premiss that if a large wooden airplane can fly, then a large wooden boat could be seaworthy? Remember now, you just can't make stuff up, you have to support your idea, so I'll be waiting!!!!

The commonality between the Noah’s Ark and Hughes Spruce Goose has already been made.

Had or have critics, doubters, naysayer’s.

They were the largest creation of its type for the times.

Were as large as ships of today.

Both made of wood.

Finally both floated and eventually proved their critics wrong.

[LargeLanguage]

ChristineM wrote:

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Say what?

I have no idea. What is he on about anyway?

[LargeLanguage]

Aerobatty wrote:

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Some think that their god thinks they are special.

He's more special than you for sure :)

[Aerobatty]

LargeLanguage wrote:

<quoted text>He's more special than you for sure :)

Yes.

Yes he is.

[Anon]

Eagle12 wrote:

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The commonality between the Noah’s Ark and Hughes Spruce Goose has already been made.
Had or have critics, doubters, naysayer’s.
They were the largest creation of its type for the times.
Were as large as ships of today.
Both made of wood.
Finally both floated and eventually proved their critics wrong.

Speaking of arks, where's the Ark of the Covenant these days? Strange that any evidence of your god is always shrouded in mystery.

[Eagle12]

Anon wrote:

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Speaking of arks, where's the Ark of the Covenant these days? Strange that any evidence of your god is always shrouded in mystery.

The Ark's Whereabouts

The Ark remained in the Temple until its destruction at the hand of the Babylonian empire, led by Nebuchadnezzar. What happened to it afterward is unknown, and has been debated and pondered for centuries. It is unlikely that the Babylonians took it, as they did the other vessels of the Temple, because the detailed lists of what they took make no mention of the Ark.

According to some sources, Josiah, one of the final kings to reign in the First Temple period, learned of the impending invasion of the Babylonians and hid the Ark. Where he hid it is also questionable – according to one midrash, he dug a hole under the wood storehouse on the Temple Mount and buried it there (Yoma 53b).

Another account says that Solomon foresaw the eventual destruction of the Temple, and set aside a cave near the Dead Sea, in which Josiah eventually hid the Ark (Maimonides, Laws of the Temple, 4:1).

One of the most fascinating possibilities is advanced by Ethiopian Christians who claim that they have the Ark today. In Axum, Ethiopia, it is widely believed that the Ark is currently being held in the Church of Saint Mary of Zion, guarded by a monk known as the "Keeper of the Ark," who claims to have it in his possesion. According to the Axum Christian community, they acquired the Ark during the reign of Solomon, when his son Menelik, whose mother was the Queen of Sheba, stole the Ark after a visit to Jerusalem.

While in the not-so-distant past the "Ark" has been brought out for Christian holidays, its keeper has not done so for several years due to the tumultuous political situation in the country. The claim has thus been impossible to verify, for no one but the monk is allowed into the tent.

A more plausible claim is that of archaeologist Leen Ritmeyer, who has conducted research on the Temple Mount and inside the Dome of the Rock. He claims to have found the spot on the Mount where the Holy of Holies was located during the First Temple period. In the precise center of that spot is a section of bedrock cut out in dimensions that may match those of the Ark as reported in Exodus.

This section of the mount, incidentally, is the one from which the creation of the world began, according to midrash (T. Kedoshim, 10). Based on his findings, Ritmeyer has postulated that the Ark may be buried deep inside the Temple Mount. However, it is unlikely that any excavation will ever be allowed on the Mount by the Muslim or Israeli authorities.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/J...

[Givemeliberty]

Jesus had to get rid of that way before facebook was invented! Could you imagine all the updates he would be getting from believers?

Anon wrote:

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Speaking of arks, where's the Ark of the Covenant these days? Strange that any evidence of your god is always shrouded in mystery.

[Anon]

Eagle12 wrote:

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The Ark's Whereabouts
The Ark remained in the Temple until its destruction at the hand of the Babylonian empire, led by Nebuchadnezzar. What happened to it afterward is unknown, and has been debated and pondered for centuries. It is unlikely that the Babylonians took it, as they did the other vessels of the Temple, because the detailed lists of what they took make no mention of the Ark.
According to some sources, Josiah, one of the final kings to reign in the First Temple period, learned of the impending invasion of the Babylonians and hid the Ark. Where he hid it is also questionable – according to one midrash, he dug a hole under the wood storehouse on the Temple Mount and buried it there (Yoma 53b).
Another account says that Solomon foresaw the eventual destruction of the Temple, and set aside a cave near the Dead Sea, in which Josiah eventually hid the Ark (Maimonides, Laws of the Temple, 4:1).
One of the most fascinating possibilities is advanced by Ethiopian Christians who claim that they have the Ark today. In Axum, Ethiopia, it is widely believed that the Ark is currently being held in the Church of Saint Mary of Zion, guarded by a monk known as the "Keeper of the Ark," who claims to have it in his possesion. According to the Axum Christian community, they acquired the Ark during the reign of Solomon, when his son Menelik, whose mother was the Queen of Sheba, stole the Ark after a visit to Jerusalem.
While in the not-so-distant past the "Ark" has been brought out for Christian holidays, its keeper has not done so for several years due to the tumultuous political situation in the country. The claim has thus been impossible to verify, for no one but the monk is allowed into the tent.
A more plausible claim is that of archaeologist Leen Ritmeyer, who has conducted research on the Temple Mount and inside the Dome of the Rock. He claims to have found the spot on the Mount where the Holy of Holies was located during the First Temple period. In the precise center of that spot is a section of bedrock cut out in dimensions that may match those of the Ark as reported in Exodus.
This section of the mount, incidentally, is the one from which the creation of the world began, according to midrash (T. Kedoshim, 10). Based on his findings, Ritmeyer has postulated that the Ark may be buried deep inside the Temple Mount. However, it is unlikely that any excavation will ever be allowed on the Mount by the Muslim or Israeli authorities.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/J...

So, possibly one person is guarding it from political upheaval, and it's housed in a tent. That is one bad ass monk. The "plausible" explanation ain't much better.

[Richardfs]

Anon wrote:

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Speaking of arks, where's the Ark of the Covenant these days? Strange that any evidence of your god is always shrouded in mystery.

Don't think it odd that they misplaced their most sacred relic?

"Now lets see it was here yesterday.... now where did I put it???"

[Givemeliberty]

I have heard the conspiracy about the one monk guarding the ark. Yes now that cameras and historical experts are looming about we simply can't allow anyone to see it! You can see the guard and the shack that holds it though... What do you mean the shack doesn't have the ark?! How dare you!

Lmfao!

Richardfs wrote:

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Don't think it odd that they misplaced their most sacred relic?
"Now lets see it was here yesterday.... now where did I put it???"

[Eagle12]

I just want to express my sincere condolences to the families that lost members at the school shooting in CT.

This whole tragedy is so hard to comprehend. I’m just heartbroken because I have a 5 year old Grandson.

We as a nation will have to do more to protect our kids, in schools, restaurants, shopping malls, and all public events.