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Going to Church stoned (athiests only)
#5346108 - 02/27/06 04:31 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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first lemme just say i am 100% athiest. so yesterday i got pretty ripped and i had nothing to do, so i went to church. i got there a few minutes early, sat down in the far back row and the show began. first someone walks in with a cross, then with some alter boys and i dunno who else was there and then a priest came in. I'm guessing he was the priest cause he talked the majority of the hour and he was dressed rather flashy? I asked the woman next to me what type of church this was and she seemed kinda offended that i even asked. so i then asked a college student next to me and he said "its catholic man" the whole time i paid attention, listened to every word, but i did not participate in any of the praying. the weirdest part about church is that people really believe in this guy that walked around 2000 years ago saying he was god. during a prayer the lady next to me had her eyes closed and recited a whole prayer. like i dunno she really digs it. then we got up and received what tasted like, mushrooms? it tasted sooo much like them. it was my munchies! but just a lil saucer of it i wanted to take more but seemed kinda tough. after that i sat down and looked at the cross wondering more about the existence of god. maybe there is i dont know, i really dont think there is, maybe im agnostic i aunnno. church is weird
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: lga0302]
#5346117 - 02/27/06 04:33 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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lga0302 said: after that i sat down and looked at the cross wondering more about the existence of god. maybe there is i dont know, i really dont think there is, maybe im agnostic i aunnno. church is weird
Sunds like your heading down the agnostic path to me, I mean you're description is practically text-book: One neither confirms nor denies the existence of God (i.e. isn't sure).
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: lga0302]
#5346122 - 02/27/06 04:35 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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hahaha try going sober, it's not any better
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: lga0302]
#5346127 - 02/27/06 04:37 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ok since I was born and raised in a catholic house I can clear some stuff up for you.
In Catholic churches there are usually 2 preist. One which is usually alot older and another that is pretty much in "training"
Yes there are some prayers that most catholics know by heart. They are recited almost every service.
What you tasted was communion bread. It is what Jesus said would be his body, and I didn't see anything about wine but usually you take a sip of wine which is "Jesuss blood"
Also Im agnostic but if you want to start going to church I recomend staying away from Catholic.
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Stonerguy]
#5346144 - 02/27/06 04:40 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Now here is a question hopefully someone can clear up for me, does Agnostic mean that you are unsure in the existence of a Catholic god, or just in any type of creator?
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Kerr]
#5346150 - 02/27/06 04:42 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I have hear 2 deffinitions of it 1) Believe in a higher being, but no specific religion. 2) Unsure whether there is a god or not.
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Stonerguy]
#5346152 - 02/27/06 04:43 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks bro, I think that I am in the same boat as you, thanks for clearing it up
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: barfightlard]
#5346153 - 02/27/06 04:43 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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bellylard said: hahaha try going sober, it's not any better
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Kerr]
#5346162 - 02/27/06 04:46 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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"Agnostic" is the contraction of two Greek words. If roughly translates "without knowledge". The agnostic does not know whether or not God exists.
Of course, one could be agnostic about any number of things.
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: lga0302]
#5346164 - 02/27/06 04:46 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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i didn't think you could take communion if you weren't catholic
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Hendostan]
#5346178 - 02/27/06 04:49 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah well where was God on that one?
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Hendostan]
#5346179 - 02/27/06 04:50 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I think that everyone is essentially agnostic at some level. As strongly as some people feel, I do not think that anyone is capable of knowing if there really is, but then at that I am agnostic about that fact too. Im confused
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Hendostan]
#5346181 - 02/27/06 04:50 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'll take whatever I damn well please!
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Stonerguy]
#5346182 - 02/27/06 04:50 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Stonerguy said: I have hear 2 deffinitions of it 1) Believe in a higher being, but no specific religion. 2) Unsure whether there is a god or not.
#2 sounds right. #1 is deism. If you happen to be deistic, then I would highly recommend checking out the writings of Huxley, Eckhart, Watts, Lao-Tzu, Chuang-Tzu...
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: dblaney]
#5346191 - 02/27/06 04:52 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Stonerguy said: I have hear 2 deffinitions of it 1) Believe in a higher being, but no specific religion. 2) Unsure whether there is a god or not.
#2 sounds right. #1 is deism. If you happen to be deistic, then I would highly recommend checking out the writings of Huxley, Eckhart, Watts, Lao-Tzu, Chuang-Tzu...
Which from Huxley do you suggest?
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: barfightlard]
#5346197 - 02/27/06 04:54 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Stonerguy said: I have hear 2 deffinitions of it 1) Believe in a higher being, but no specific religion. 2) Unsure whether there is a god or not.
#2 sounds right. #1 is deism. If you happen to be deistic, then I would highly recommend checking out the writings of Huxley, Eckhart, Watts, Lao-Tzu, Chuang-Tzu...
Which from Huxley do you suggest?
Thomas?
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Stonerguy]
#5346210 - 02/27/06 04:56 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Stonerguy said: Ok since I was born and raised in a catholic house I can clear some stuff up for you.
In Catholic churches there are usually 2 preist. One which is usually alot older and another that is pretty much in "training"
Yes there are some prayers that most catholics know by heart. They are recited almost every service.
What you tasted was communion bread. It is what Jesus said would be his body, and I didn't see anything about wine but usually you take a sip of wine which is "Jesuss blood"
Also Im agnostic but if you want to start going to church I recomend staying away from Catholic.
yeah i didnt drink the wine cause i didnt wanna fuck up and drink the whole glass + i noticed people were drinking out of that cup then they cleaned it with a dirty cloth... eww
but no i dont think im gonna go to church again, it seems like they try to brainwash them. there was one part where a guy (not a priest) was speaking and after everything he said the catholics responded with "the lord is divine and powerful" something weird like that. kinda creeped me out
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: barfightlard]
#5346212 - 02/27/06 04:57 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Stonerguy said: I have hear 2 deffinitions of it 1) Believe in a higher being, but no specific religion. 2) Unsure whether there is a god or not.
#2 sounds right. #1 is deism. If you happen to be deistic, then I would highly recommend checking out the writings of Huxley, Eckhart, Watts, Lao-Tzu, Chuang-Tzu...
Which from Huxley do you suggest?
Oh man all his writings are top-notch, but I would say "The Perennial Philosophy" is the most relevant, followed by "The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell".
The Perennial Philosophy is an amazing work, and a great introduction to "mysticism" (take that word with a grain of salt) from the east and the west.
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Re: Going to Church stoned (athiests only) [Re: Hendostan]
#5346215 - 02/27/06 04:58 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hendostan said: i didn't think you could take communion if you weren't catholic
You arn't supposed to. Also that church does it weird all of the masses I went to the people got up and formed lines to get 1 piece of bread and a small sip of wine.
-------------------- yawn... SG
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