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How the fuck do Morons make money?
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We do not have any paid ministers because the gospel is free ...
How do they afford to go absurd pilgrimages and knock on everyone's doors if they aren't getting paid? Do Mormons pay out of pocket to ride around on bikes and shove religion down people's throats? I don't get that shit.
Anyone know know how that shit works?
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21769508 - 06/06/15 09:05 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: XUL]
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I mean when they're on the actual pilgrimages or whatever the fuck they call those things. The church makes them fly out and life in different areas going door to door preaching. I don't see how that's sustainable.
They should sell cookies. I'd probably listen to the word of Jesus Christ for some thin mints and let's be honest, those cracker wafers the Christian religions give out suck. So they have a one up in that respect as well.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: XUL]
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The mormon church is basically like a gang everyone pays a cut up the ladder if you dont they start fucking up you shit really bad. They make money by selling things like beer and gambling machines n stuff. Its basically a huge racket to keep a select few high church figures wealthy and very very powerful.
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So do the churches pay for these members pilgrimages or do the followers pay out of pocket for this? It's my understanding that you have to do this and preaching the gospel is a right of passage.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
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Yeh you def have to do all the pilgrimages n mission work n stuff especially when you super young how else would they indoctrinate the childern? If you dont theyll jus fuck all your families shit up. Everyone pays one way or another!
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The members rather tend to be successful business people because they don't do a lot of self destructive hedonist shit that destroy other people. I also believe they practice tithing.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: zappaisgod]
#21769573 - 06/06/15 09:25 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Dude they're just tricking you with verbage. The "missionaries" are most certainly supported by the church. I've been meeting with them talking theology for like 2 months now. They all are supported by the church.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: metalfaith]
#21769579 - 06/06/15 09:27 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: XUL]
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i've learned a lot about the mormon faith in the past couple of years because my girl's mormon (whereas i'm agnostic). she says the church relies on donations like any other church but their bishop has a day job as well. all of the members share the duties in that regard from my impression. in addition to the bishop, people are called on to take turns speaking at church. it's very communal. she also claims her church is politically progressive. for example, from what i'm told, they fully support gay rights and think gays deserve equal protection under the laws, i.e. the right to marry. i've pointed out that this is in staunch opposition to the main LDS church's position on gay rights, but she insists that's their position. it almost seems like every mormom church is its own thing to a certain extent. and in this case, this one seems like a group of well intentioned, highly charitable people.
as far as the missionaries go, i don't think the kids on bikes get paid for what they do. they've also always been really nice the few times i've had them knock on my door. there's probably funding for international missionaries, but that's an entirely different game from my impression.
edit: just showed this to her and here's what she added.
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Just a couple corrections. we don't rely on donations. In fact, we don't receive ANY donations. All of our money comes from the members paying tithing. We also don't pay others to do things for us. We take turns cleaning the church and taking care of the grounds and we share our resources with one another. We are very self reliant. We have our own farms and cannery so the church can help with food and other necessities. All run by volunteers.
Afa the missionaries.....it all comes from their own pocket. No donations. If help is needed, the church helps with money given through tithing. We take care of each another.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: millzy]
#21769608 - 06/06/15 09:36 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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That's crazy. So these people pay out of pocket to spread the word of God? They must really believe in it.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21769610 - 06/06/15 09:37 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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They do it out of fear.
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That's crazy that it all comes from their own pockets. Thanks for the insights and thank your girl for me as well.
Also get those Mormons on the cookie game. A lot more people would be happy to see them if they were slinging thin mints and samoas.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
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Psychonautica said: That's crazy. So these people pay out of pocket to spread the word of God? They must really believe in it.
that seems to be the root of why anyone takes up missionary work.
i had just as bad a taste in my mouth about mormons as any rational person would before meeting her. i still think the LDS church is monstrous politically, but i've dropped the belief that all mormons are bad. it's silly when you think about it. the catholic church is probably the worst player of this game and it seems to me by now that most people tend to distinguish the church's political presence from its devotees.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: millzy] 1
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 Incase anyone can't read it
“Religion has actually convinced people that there is an invisible man living in the sky, and he has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these things he will send you to a place full of fire, and smoke, and burn and torture forever and ever ’till the end of time…. but he loves you. And he needs money.”
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I don't get the difference between a religion and a cult, one drinks kool-aid the other drinks wine.
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Well, from what the two missionaries have told me, the missions are funded by the church. Millsy, those are very interesting things to hear. The missionaries that I've been meeting with have made it fairly clear, or so I've interpreted, that you must follow the prophet and the entire church is founded on a modern-day prophet. As I understand it, he gives revelation and he is the one who decides , Or "receives a revelation from God" about the doctrine of the church. Also, they believe that after you die you will be able to become a god and have your planet and there you will forever make your own family with new Celestial children. I don't understand how they would allow gay and lesbian couples if that is one of the main doctrines of their church.
One more thing, does your girlfriend have the priesthood? I was told that women can't receive the priesthood. This again would make it impossible for lesbian couples.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: millzy]
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Where the fuck do you guys live that people are allowed to just solicit peoples homes door to door. Fucking pass a town ordenance or summin ffs nobody got time for that. bunch of savages
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The Mormons and Witnesses don't solicit. But the Girl Scouts do.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: zappaisgod]
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Yeah they don't sell anything at your door so not soliciting technically. Plus it's in their religion so even if it was soliciting pretty sure freedom of religion would trump some petty ass city ordinance.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
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Psychonautica said: That's crazy that it all comes from their own pockets. Thanks for the insights and thank your girl for me as well.
Also get those Mormons on the cookie game. A lot more people would be happy to see them if they were slinging thin mints and samoas.
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Yo like theres worse people than mormons n witnesses i found out. I forgot wtf sect these guys were claimn but these guys were ruthless. They would leave like a bible worth of crap like shoved under ppls doors once a week for like 3 months straight.
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Scientology is pretty fucked.
Southpark did it so much justice. I don't think Mormons are even bad people I just think the door to door shit is mildly annoying.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica] 1
#21769753 - 06/06/15 10:09 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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The Mormon church (LDS) asks 10% of the income of their faithful. This finances pilgrimages and bicycle helmets.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Asante]
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Asante said: and bicycle helmets.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Asante]
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scientology is, at its core, evil in my view. at least the LDS wants to do what it believes to be good in the world, even if the things it does are highly questionable. but the agenda of the cats at the top with scientology seems purely malicious.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21769774 - 06/06/15 10:13 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Mormoms trust God but they prepare for the day that God will crack their skull.
"trust Allah but tie your camel."
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: millzy]
#21769784 - 06/06/15 10:16 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I consider Scientology a malicious parasite. With LDS they people at the very top believe they are doing a Greater Good. Scienmtology's top deliberately deceives for its own good, not a higher purpose, its kind of like a satanic church, it is based on fear/doubt/pain, not faith/hope/love.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Asante]
#21769790 - 06/06/15 10:17 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Have you guys heard the Lord xenu shit in scientology? It's almost comical honestly.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21769794 - 06/06/15 10:19 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Its creator was a scifi writer. If you are on the xenu level of disclosure you are so far up shit creek you'll drink the water.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Asante]
#21769803 - 06/06/15 10:20 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Tom Cruise has been drinking that shit water for ages. Dudes fucking crazier than anyone on this forum which is saying a lot
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21769807 - 06/06/15 10:21 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Travolta, too
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: zappaisgod]
#21769818 - 06/06/15 10:23 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'm pretty sure scientology just offers them a cut of the pie and they sign up..
Tom cruise on the other hand is fucking crazy
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21769830 - 06/06/15 10:26 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Scientology was made up to sound like a somewhat believable religion by a science fiction writer/well known lier who saw the potential moola. But that doesn't stop the followers. Nothing stops the followers...
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: millzy]
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millzy said: scientology is, at its core, evil in my view. at least the LDS wants to do what it believes to be good in the world, even if the things it does are highly questionable. but the agenda of the cats at the top with scientology seems purely malicious.
thats funny mormons to me have always seemed like some of the least compassionate people Ive ever met and seemed care very little about the world.
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CHeifM4sterDiezL said: thats funny mormons to me have always seemed like some of the least compassionate people Ive ever met and seemed care very little about the world.
i think it's easy to lump the LDS church as a political actor in with its members; but it doesn't seem that cut and dry. the LDS church is acting for reasons that it deems good even though we may not see them that way, myself included. this is starkly different than what scientology is up to, even though a vast majority of its members are probably just as well intentioned as the mormons or really any religious devotees. in other words, even though both churches have many good people as devotees, both churches are monsters in the political sphere, and scientology is by far the most sinister, at least at this point in history. more on this below.
and i can only speak from a narrow range of experience because the girl i've been with for two years is mormon, and there just aren't that many in texas as far as i know, but she is the most selfless person i've ever met. even though we part ways philosophically from a religious standpoint, i can't say that i see any of the stereotypical traits that the media (as well as the LDS, admittedly) seems to push. i would say that her church friends are a bit rough around the edges socially, but that's how people from highly insular groups tend to be. but as a whole, generally, they strike me as people who only want to do good. i can't bash on that even if i don't buy into their belief system.
for those who haven't seen it, i highly recommend hbo's recent scientology expose going clear. utterly shocking and outrageous. hbo tends to have an impeccable sense of journalistic ethos, but even if only half of the stuff in the film is true it still sets scientology far apart from the other religions.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: millzy]
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It is called a mission. They do not make money. They live for free usually 4 guys to an apartment. Church members help feed then.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: zappaisgod]
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zappaisgod said: The members rather tend to be successful business people because they don't do a lot of self destructive hedonist shit that destroy other people. I also believe they practice tithing.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: NotTheDevil]
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NotTheDevil said: Scientology was made up to sound like a somewhat believable religion by a science fiction writer/well known lier who saw the potential moola. But that doesn't stop the followers. Nothing stops the followers...
Having lived and spoken a lot with a fairly high up former member of Scientology... the point of the religion is not so much the xenu shit... it is a technological pyramid scheme in which you can pay or volunteer with the church to gain more levels and more access to higher technologies. They specialize in techniques to facilitate past life remembrances, along with devices that use vibrational resonances in the body to remove disease/parasites... among a lot of other things we didn't ever get to - but yeah. It's about the technology not the beliefs.
As far as LDS... I grew up in a very high morman populated area (there are streets, named after the family living on it, with 6 houses in a row.. Grandparents, Parents, Parents, Kids, Kids, Kids... ) anyway.. Their religion is crazy in its own way obviously - but I have always found them to be very respectful - Never once have I heard a morman talk poorly or condescendingly of anothers religion or beliefs. They also work very hard, are kind, and focused. While not a lot of them were close friends, because of mutual differences.. They were awesome to have around for the most part and very reliable.
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They don't live for free, someone has to pay for that shit.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: twighead]
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NotTheDevil said: Scientology was made up to sound like a somewhat believable religion by a science fiction writer/well known lier who saw the potential moola. But that doesn't stop the followers. Nothing stops the followers...
Having lived and spoken a lot with a fairly high up former member of Scientology... the point of the religion is not so much the xenu shit... it is a technological pyramid scheme in which you can pay or volunteer with the church to gain more levels and more access to higher technologies. They specialize in techniques to facilitate past life remembrances, along with devices that use vibrational resonances in the body to remove disease/parasites... among a lot of other things we didn't ever get to - but yeah. It's about the technology not the beliefs.
But because the technology's fake it is therefore a part of the beliefs. Why? Because if you don't already believe in past lives (for instance) then you won't believe some random people who say they can let you relive one for enough money.
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As far as LDS... I grew up in a very high morman populated area (there are streets, named after the family living on it, with 6 houses in a row.. Grandparents, Parents, Parents, Kids, Kids, Kids... ) anyway.. Their religion is crazy in its own way obviously - but I have always found them to be very respectful - Never once have I heard a morman talk poorly or condescendingly of anothers religion or beliefs. They also work very hard, are kind, and focused. While not a lot of them were close friends, because of mutual differences.. They were awesome to have around for the most part and very reliable.
They're no more crazy than any religious person. Some religious people are like these Mormons, the kind that are actually beneficial to society. They're nice to be around even if you think they're completely insane in regards to their beliefs. Because it doesn't matter how someone thinks the universe works, only how they work in the universe.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: NotTheDevil]
#21770212 - 06/06/15 12:04 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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It's quasi-fake, in that they can induce experiences in those that do believe... (And isn't that the crux of almost all spiritual/religious experiences? Shit ain't going to happen without 'faith') and their vibrational technology, well it might not do what it's supposed to - but I do guarantee that running high amounts of specific frequencies of energy is going to do... well.. something
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21770245 - 06/06/15 12:12 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Psychonautica said: Tom Cruise has been drinking that shit water for ages. Dudes fucking crazier than anyone on this forum which is saying a lot
When you are a scientologist, they do 'audits' on you. Which means you sit in a room with some church members and tell the. Everything, every secret, every fantasy, everything. I mean everything, you will be in there for hours on end for multiple days. They pry and push you to keep telling them more and more.
As someone who's trying to be religious and thinks it's all a for real deal, most people spill their guts. The church records the sessions.
I'm convinced that cruse and travolta divulged their homosexuality to the church seeking some kind of 'fix' or forgiveness or whatever. The church now holds them by the balls. If they leave they will have all their secrets revealed.
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Cruise and Travolta are gay? Source?
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21770281 - 06/06/15 12:22 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Psychonautica said: Cruise and Travolta are gay? Source?
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: twighead]
#21770305 - 06/06/15 12:28 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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twighead said: It's quasi-fake, in that they can induce experiences in those that do believe... (And isn't that the crux of almost all spiritual/religious experiences? Shit ain't going to happen without 'faith')
Hence why it's not really technology. If it were you wouldn't have to believe in it first, you would see it regardless of what you thought about it. Almost like the Animus in Assassin's Creed.
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and their vibrational technology, well it might not do what it's supposed to - but I do guarantee that running high amounts of specific frequencies of energy is going to do... well.. something 
It might make them feel all tingly for a bit :lol.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: NotTheDevil]
#21770326 - 06/06/15 12:33 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Placebos have real effect though, so that shit can technically work just by believing in it. Pseudoscience fuckery is like tinker bell.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21770398 - 06/06/15 12:54 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Psychonautica said: Placebos have real effect though, so that shit can technically work just by believing in it. Pseudoscience fuckery is like tinker bell.
A placebo's effect is rarely very strong, and a past life machine would be verifiable if it actually worked. So ya, but it's more like in the Spongebob movie when Spongebob and Patrick think they're men because a mermaid put sea weed on their lips and called it a moustache.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
#21770446 - 06/06/15 01:14 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Psychonautica said: They don't live for free, someone has to pay for that shit.
I know this is a large gap between the dots to connect but... The church pays for their living accommodations.
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Psychonautica said: Cruise and Travolta are gay? Source?
Both well "known" facts in la.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Asante]
#21770452 - 06/06/15 01:16 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Asante said: Its creator was a scifi writer. If you are on the xenu level of disclosure you are so far up shit creek you'll drink the water.
L. Ron Hubbard would keep people as slaves on his ship, and even threw a couple of people overboard to their deaths.
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: metalfaith]
#21770527 - 06/06/15 01:43 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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metalfaith said: Well, from what the two missionaries have told me, the missions are funded by the church. Millsy, those are very interesting things to hear. The missionaries that I've been meeting with have made it fairly clear, or so I've interpreted, that you must follow the prophet and the entire church is founded on a modern-day prophet. As I understand it, he gives revelation and he is the one who decides , Or "receives a revelation from God" about the doctrine of the church. Also, they believe that after you die you will be able to become a god and have your planet and there you will forever make your own family with new Celestial children. I don't understand how they would allow gay and lesbian couples if that is one of the main doctrines of their church.
One more thing, does your girlfriend have the priesthood? I was told that women can't receive the priesthood. This again would make it impossible for lesbian couples.
You're impossible to have a level conversation with. When I met you in 2012, you didn't have a clue who you were. You were iffy about drug use but still did it once in awhile. What really freaked me out was when we were smoking herb, you implied that you thought sexual contact was on the table. I was sure as shit that it wasn't and you became extremely self conscious about that. The rest of the time we hung out you cited jesus this jesus that and you've seen this or that first hand so any argument is invalid. Holding a conversation with you was such a tedious undertaking that I was relieved and saddened about your condition at the same time. I felt horrible dropping you off in Alturas instead of taking you into burning man, but it was confirming that I did. A beautiful girl at the gate needed a ticket because she had left her's in sf. I picked up a hitch hiker in Cedarville who is the chef for our camp on the esplanade and got right into that camp with my art on the playa rather than some back street. That camp has been my home there ever since.
In other words, just walk away from this dude. He can make arguments that will drive you to insanity and then turn his nose up at you for "patronizing his beliefs".
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: Psychonautica]
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morons?

Edited by CaptainKurt (06/06/15 01:57 PM)
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Re: How the fuck do Mormons make money? [Re: CaptainKurt]
#21770598 - 06/06/15 02:00 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Here's how morons make money:
They buy large quantities of stupidity at a discount and they sell it back one stupid at a time at a higher individual price.
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