Sip

http://www.csps.minx.co.uk/epiimgs/411/god1.gif When God showed up on South Park, this is what "he" looked like. I think it's different from person to person.

Aaaah ... only if hell meant having access to "racy" photos of Anileve ... or Nairi or Extra or Maral or Stormig or Anoushik for that matter!

Dear Pirate, that is IN FACT supposing. It's simply your "holier than thou" attitude that blinds you to the point of not being able to see how much of a supposition that statement is! To clarify, your assumption is that staying a "Pure Armenian" is a goal in and of itself. You put down anyone who doesn't share that goal. If you don't see how assumptive that is, then we will just keep going in circles. Now regarding your other claim that you are maintaining your "Armenianness" in the diaspora ... that is up to debate. I maintain that the second you left Armenia you lost part of it. You had to .. there is no other way to survive in a foreign land than to adapt and adopt.

You already have "sacrificed it" no matter how much you want to claim otherwise. Basically you want to have your cake, eat it too, and still stay slim and pretty like the ancient armenians. Well, it just doesn't work that way. If you eat the cake, you'll get fat no matter how much you scream "I am on a diet". Ok fine, I'm not as good as some people with the analogies but at least I tried. Edit: I hope you realize that just like everyone else's opinion, your "argument" is also based on suppositions with an example in the quote above.

Well, you walked right into it with your "joke" Whatever he is "accusing you" that's not my problem. I am agreeing with him that whoever voted that last choice up there is lying. That's all.

Extra, Thoth didn't say that you did. He said "whoever" voted that choice is a liar ... and I agree with him!

Woooo hoooo ... I am the smartest and most capable person on earth!!!! Edit: oops ... scratch that .... I just posted

Why do I get the feeling "I never vote in polls" was meant for anonymouse and he is the only one that actually took the bait and voted that choice?

I thought it was because that man was her own sister after the surgery.

I am not religious at all yet I am not that bad a person once you get to know me. Note this is the "member" Sip posting and not that evil evil evil egoistic moderator dude.

This is an interesting point ... given a wide array of religions, picking the "right" one does require significant thought. This is assuming one is free to chose (or that one even tries to chose rather than following a religion blindly for whatever reason).

I seem to recall us having had this discussion before. I believe that morality can be arrived at through logic and thought.

Just that we are on the same page, here's the dictionary definitions of religion: 1.a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. 2.The life or condition of a person in a religious order. 3.A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. 4.A cause, a principle, or an activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion. --------- In def 1, we have "God" and the belief in him. Def 2 is irrelevant to us at this point. Def 3 is what I was referring to with the leader telling the others what to do. So the others have to take the leaders words for granted. I think def 4 seems to be closer to what you have been saying Sasun. Now whether a god exists or not or if the basis on which the specific religion is founded is valid or not, I am saying the mere concept of having an institutionalized belief system simplifies human existence. My point in this thread in reply to Anoushik was that as the human masses were evolving and becoming slowly educated, such a methodology for existence was bound to manifest itself sooner or later. At this point, I am not arguing whether the foundations of any specific religion have been valid or not. I am merely saying, as you pointed out, that those who resort to a "religion" to guide their existence are not thinking too much on their own.

To me, religion is an institutionalized belief system used to guide those who cannot think for themselves. That "rule-based" existence is a simplification of how things should be in my opinion. I assume I don't have to go into how the concept of "God" (or gods) is a simplifying model (an abstraction) to explain things we don't understand.

Anoushik, it's human nature to simply that which she cannot understand in order to make sense of it. Religion and God is just a by product of that so I think it was inevitable that it would exist as we evolved.

http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/Sip/misc/moab04/moab_crack_tn.jpg http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/Sip/misc/moab04/moab_flex_tn.jpg And a couple more ... click for a bigger pic and a larger view of the scenery. Sev, keep waiting. Nairi will translate sooner or later.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe ... thanks for ruining another fine source of nutrition for me. Now everytime I eat rice I'll be thinking of sex

Angel and stormig, this is a "friendly" reminder to stop this now as the next one will be a warning. Angel I have edited your post and taken out the bad language. So this is a second "friendly" reminder about that.

It's the perfect time!!! We can say whatever we want about Zatik!

I've never seen gay monkeys parading down the street declaring their pride ... so maybe we should do just that, Sasun

1. I am not the owner of the site 2. I am posting as a member here and not a moderator. Being a moderator doesn't restrict me from having an opinion. 3. Who said Armenia isn't here to stay? So .. so.... you take MY word mister.

I wonder what the bible has to say about Mac vs PC debate

Because last time I checked, Vigil was living in the US, attending a US university, and enjoying all the greatness this country has to offer ... if preservation and all that other blah blah blah is sooooooooo important to him, let him go back to wherever the heck he came from. It's a mute point to sit among the diaspora and preach preservation of things as they were. You gave your identity up when you left your land so get used to it and stop complaining and dreaming of what was as that will NEVER be again. It can't be. Unless you want to duplicate Armenia somewhere else ... in which case, I hope you realize you're dreaming.

So basically it all boils down to money. So who's going to pay for it?