wux

You seem very unhappy, almost dark. Hope you are OK.

Anyway, I know what I want. I want all of you to be happy and blessed. I want you to go out a breath the fresh air and feel how good it is to be alive.

peace

It´s just a book, my friend.... that said, there is some stuff in there that´s not evil and vile... Take the good parts from it or just don´t let it get to you... I am an atheist (I think...) and I find religion an interesting social experience that helps some people and sadly makes some people bitter and lost...
But whatever your beliefs are, I don´t thing the roots of the belief was meant to be full of hatred. Life is just like cars, they get older the more you drive them but If you treat It nice, It pays of in the end...

I put up these little goals and I when I reach them I try to stay in that moment for a while then I go for new challenge..!

Wux...You are trying so hard to discount something that scientists are now finding to be true...the events of the Bible. I guess you don't watch the History station? Maybe that's all biased too <sheesh>. If you are so intent on getting religion out of our world, then you are giving away your freedom also. Just because "you" choose not to believe doesn't mean that the other 89% percent have to give up their freedom also. And what's so bad about believing in love, kindness, respect and so much more of which the Bible teaches? Why does it tear you apart that people believe and you don't?? Living life is accepting people for who they are AND what they believe in. Your job is not the judger.

I want everyone to keep that in mind.

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Thank you!

It is good to be alive!!!

I want everyone to be happy.

I disagree with the previous posters calling you dark; I think you bring up a valid point. I think anyone that kills in the name of religion is a lot more darker than you could ever be. I agree that we should think for ourselves and show some common sense. As for the bible its just a book and nothing more. As for religion; I think of it as a bit of a crutch for most. Religion is all cozy and warm for them and means they dont have to start asking hard questions about life. Its all there ready in a book. Most people want to be told what to do, what to believe, as this has been passed on from our ancestors that we have to be religous to be considered a good person. However; this is just my opinion and I can only speak for how I feel. I still care for others and treat them with respect and I certainly don't need religion to tell me what is right and what is wrong. I think as long as religous fanatics are not pushing religion down my throat and that they let the aethist openly have their opinions; then all would be good in my world.

I have some pretty clear goals, but I definitely wing it as far as reaching them. Don't get me wrong, I plan, quite efficiently actually. But despite that, life happens all on its own and often times that just royally 'f's up my plans, so I wing it and find a new way to get what I want.

I find myself more like the river, constantly flowing with the tide. Somedays what I want is clear and other days I am surprised by where my life is heading. Either way, I am confident I am where I am supposed to be, doing what I was meant to do.

Waits for Diana Ross to break in to song...

♥♫♥♪♥♫♥♪Do Ya Know Where You're Goin To♥♫♥♪♥♫♥♪

Guys, and gals... for the record, I am not against the Bible because it is evil. I am not against a religion or any religion because of whatever.

I am against stupidity, basically. Against mass-hysteria. Against sheepishly believing the unbelievable.

I don't deny the Bible's good intentions, but I do hate the fact that it states internal and external contradictions and people slide over that.

This is a hard thing to understand why I hate that. I can't explain it, either. I just hate non-logical ways of looking at things, when there are perfectly good logical ways of looking at the same things, which make sense. Why believe the nonsense, when you can believe the sensible?

If the bible gives some people the emotional and spiritual peace they get from it, then they could get it from any other ideology. The devout christian is very happy, I agree, and I also agree that a large amount of their faith-based happiness comes from the fact of what and how they believe. My point is that these devout christians have a predisposition to feel happy by being religious -- whatever their religion entails -- and any other religion would and could make them just as happy. The happiness of Christians comes NOT from Christianity, but from these people's readiness to be happy when they believe.

The object of belief is not important, it is the propensity of the devout to become happy when they believe is what is important in this set-up.

So... why not discard the Book of Lies, and pick one up that makes sense. I am really riled against the bible because it is so full of lies and oxymorons and contradictions. Otherwise it's a good book, I grant that.

I am not against christianity, per se. I believe there are no really huge moral mistakes the bible makes, and it does propagate values, with the most of which I agree. It is not a bad book, but not the greatest, either, when one uses it for spiritual guidance. What I resent in the bible is the stupidity of it, and its insistence that people accept its stupidity.

i want a guy that can hold me adn talk to me and be there for me and love me for who i am

Well I want some money. If you have any you want to contribute to my "pay off my credit cards" fund send me a message. I have pay pal. All donations are accepted.

They have sites for that, don't know if they actually work though, but they exist. You just make a post with a Pay Pal button, and people can donate to you.

Yeh, I'm going to put one up. LOL

Here is a funny one.
http://www.iwant1dollar.com/

LOL, if you seriously want to make money online, you should get your own website.

I want to find a companion who values my intelligence and my quirky sense of humor, and who is old-fashioned enough that he wants to take care of the woman in his life (I don't mean supporting me; I can support myself). I want to continue to work as a writer and editor for as long as I can. I want to own a house, preferably in the woods and near a body of water. I want to continue to learn about subjects that interest me. I want to keep my sense of wonder, which I was fortunate to keep long past childhood. I want to help others.

The quote is from a psalm (23) and is relevant to life even today. It is over 2000 years old and was witten well over a thousand years before the advent of the Council of Nicene at Constantinopal under Charlemeine's rule.
It is not saying "you shall not want" as in a commandment ... moreso, it isn't a commandment.
it is someone who is testifying "I have want of nothing".
In a deeper meaning, the orator is saying all needs are taken care of.
It does not hinder me. What's it's saying is often misinterpreted or misunderstood.
Daily, I strive to do something a little better.

WELL IN THIS THREAD I AM GOD

THOU SHALL WANT.

THOU SHALL POST THY WANTS UNTO THE JEANNIEBEAN.

IF THOU THINKETH IT ENOUGH AND HAVE FAITH, THEY OWN WILL BE DONE

SO IT IS, SO BE IT.

Just a demi-god. The moderators have the last say.