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I understood that perfectly, which was why my previous response addressed precisely what you just said. And I never said anyone believes all religious people are obsessed so I'm not sure where that came into the picture. Also there's really no need for explanation. He made it quite clear what he thinks and the subtext of *his* comments, not yours, is what I was countering.

Lol, here here! Same

I never implied he was. Although he certainly wasn't saying they are merely always thinking about it and making it their primary focus. He quite clearly, by using his definition, claimed that his religious friends are obsessed. I was countering the implication that religion is somehow tied to the cause of that obsession, when rather it is merely one of many objects that a person may allow themselves to be obsessed by.

Because the truth is, obsession will grip anyone who finds one thing important above all others and loses balance. Obsession will take hold of what it will. Not the other way around.

That's certainly true, and is the general point I was hinting at with my initial post. It's the idea that in human nature there are people who find themselves obsessed, not just with religion, but with virtually anything that tickles their fancy. Religious people finding themselves obsessed are no special example of the rule, just one of many. So to observe it and take note isn't so much a comment on the effects of religion on the human psyche so much as it is a reflection of typical human behavior, in this case pronounced by extreme religiosity.

Yes, I'm aware it's called full time, hence the 8 hour reference.

And it fits perfectly within the definition. 8 hours of focus on a job or a task, daily, sometimes seven days a week. So much time spent thinking in one context is surely grounds for obsession; moreover long-term full time work inevitably leads to stress and worry. The symptoms are covered as well as the initial criteria.

P.S. I don't actually believe any of the above. I was making fun of the definition and how flawed it is. Also- people who work sometimes think about it all the time, whether they're at home, abroad, or in church I daresay. =)

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Be your best self. There's no better medicine for the ills around you, and more relevantly- within you.

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Hell and damnation. Maybe that was more of a Victorian Era fad. Hmmm.

Sarah?

Hell and damnation. Maybe that was more of a Victorian Era fad. Hmmm.

Sarah?

Let's do this FOX. END THE MADNESS! Star our own pattern!


Okay- what do you normally find attracts you first in a woman, does it depend on the person? If the answer to the second is yes then what do you find has attracted you first more often than not.

I feel your pain broski. And I think it's just going to get worse now that I've stuck my autism and mormonism up there, haha

That is correct. =)

Well she is English. How about Elizabeth?

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We, met up with Batman on the roof next to the signal. Something about the crown prince of crime or rather. I had a small nerdgasm.

I have no idea what the hell to do here...

*id* strokers.