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jivJaN said:

And im not judging you..
Dont get me wrong.. I just think.. you and some others , obviously miss the spirituality part of this section of the forum.

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Yes.. it is for debate.
And yes.. you can always debate against it..
But..
Lets look at it this way..
Maybe he thought that some people are spiritual.. eat mushrooms.. and meditate..and could meditate on this..
Certain studies  have shown that group meditation can have a profound impact on other peoples emotional state , as well as health.
He never proposed a topic for debate. Didnt see you referring to the rules before you decided participate in this imaginary argument.
Icelander did... but also with a hint of his personal view on it.
And.. he didnt stop.
Maybe the OP broke through his spiritual crisis before by reading some wise council from another member of these boards.
Maybe.. he doesnt buy into false hope and self-absorbed behavior.
And maybe.. thats exactly why he came here.
Maybe.. he feels exactly the same way you do.. and he came here.. instead of buying a bracelet .. or going to church.
Maybe he thinks.. people here are different.
And maybe.. you just fucked that up.

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I think this kind of  ideology some of you guys presented  strives for originality so much , that it is sometimes blinding.

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Im not angry..
Im debating.

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And i argue your lack or perceptiveness.. and a judgment clouded by personal biases.

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Diploid said:

This is P&S, my friend. The P is for philosophy. Debating the topic of death in a thread about death is hardly a hijack. If you want help with illness, the Physical and Mental Well-Being forum is where you should post. If you want 100% affirmation of your illogical belief system, try the Mysticism and the Paranormal forum. Expect none of those things in P&S.

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Perhaps, and I'm just spitballing here, the name of the forum is P&S; the S for spirituality has led some people to reach out for spiritual help in time of need.  I don't think a person whose emotions are running high in the face of a loved one's death take the time to read the fine print before coming in here.  It's obvious, isn't it?

As a solution perhaps some further explanation specifically mentioning THIS ISN'T THE PLACE FOR PRAYER! might reduce these "trolling" threads.  Then again, if the staff thinks this is the best way to handle these situations, i.e. holding people up to ridicule in the midst of emotional anguish, the status quo will remain.

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Then again, if the staff thinks this is the best way to handle these situations, i.e. holding people up to ridicule in the midst of emotional anguish, the status quo will remain.

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I didn't see anyone in here ridiculing the OP. His ideas, yes, but I thought this issue was already covered.

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xdzt said:
The OP says they don't care about the responders' belief system, and yet posting the original post was itself a malicious attack on others. The OP figured he was safe behind the guard walls of "good taste", and from that position launched his assault. By asking for thoughts or prayers or what have you, he is attempting to force his own belief system -- one in which 'prayers' have any effect on the livelihood of an unknown, possibly nonexistent, terminal patient -- on to others. Some folk either shared this belief construct or felt socially obligated to pretend to share it, while other folk responded (in what I feel was a level and compassionate manner) to this trojan horse attack. I don't think that anyone should be viewed as somehow morally deficient simply because they refuse to adopt an alien belief structure. 

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xdzt said:
The OP says they don't care about the responders' belief system, and yet posting the original post was itself a malicious attack on others. The OP figured he was safe behind the guard walls of "good taste", and from that position launched his assault. By asking for thoughts or prayers or what have you, he is attempting to force his own belief system -- one in which 'prayers' have any effect on the livelihood of an unknown, possibly nonexistent, terminal patient -- on to others. Some folk either shared this belief construct or felt socially obligated to pretend to share it, while other folk responded (in what I feel was a level and compassionate manner) to this trojan horse attack. I don't think that anyone should be viewed as somehow morally deficient simply because they refuse to adopt an alien belief structure. 

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Then again, if the staff thinks this is the best way to handle these situations, i.e. holding people up to ridicule in the midst of emotional anguish, the status quo will remain.

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I didn't see anyone in here ridiculing the OP. His ideas, yes, but I thought this issue was already covered.

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