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 2010-02-18 10:57 PM in reply to: #2681036 |
Elite  4235    Spring, TX |  Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the RaptureChineseDemocracy - 2010-02-18 10:54 PM Sorry, I don't buy the whole fire and brimstone deal. If there is a hell, it will be cold. Very cold. To me, that's hell.
Forget the cold...did you hear about the asbestos underwear? |
| 2010-02-18 11:19 PM in reply to: #2681036 |
Champion 8540   the colony texas | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture ChineseDemocracy - 2010-02-18 10:54 PM Sorry, I don't buy the whole fire and brimstone deal. If there is a hell, it will be cold. Very cold. To me, that's hell. and ali is the bachelorette |
| 2010-02-18 11:43 PM in reply to: #2681026 |
Master 2665 The Whites, New Hampshire | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture First off, while the idea of rapture is funny to a lot of people (and really, insurance for afterwards?), others really do believe in this stuff and it is important to them. Remember - there is a real, live human on the other end of that username. Think about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. JBrashear - 2010-02-18 11:43 PM Say you die & there's nothing there. In your last moment, are you going to regret living your life honoring a myth or spending all that time at church instead of with friends & family enjoying life? This goes both ways. Just as an FYI, even though I *don't* believe in the rapture, I still find spending time with my church community and my faith in God to be "enjoying life" and "with friends & family" and, frankly, a lot more fulfilling than sitting at home watching TV or sleeping in or slogging through a workout or whatever a lot of people (myself included at several points in life) do on Sunday mornings. Don't think that just because I'm Christian - or involved in ANY organized religion, to whatever degree - that I am "wasting" my time. You are, after all, completely wasting your time pursing a sport that really has no point whatsoever. Keep it light folks, and let's quit with the personal attacks. Kthxbai. |
| 2010-02-19 7:30 AM in reply to: #2679411 |
Veteran 1097 Elizabethtown, KY | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture For the record - anyone who says "Eternity is a really long time" does not understand the concept. |
| 2010-02-19 8:05 AM in reply to: #2681018 |
Champion 6056 Menomonee Falls, WI | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture JBrashear - 2010-02-18 10:39 PM scoobysdad - 2010-02-18 10:49 AM I'm just planning to hold on to Rocco really tightly and drag his soulless butt up with me. Those atheists would probably just eat him. Now we're going to eat him purely out of spite. Well, we're talking about a dog who, at least for now, eats his own poop, so... Bon Appetit! |
| 2010-02-19 9:42 AM in reply to: #2681069 |
Pro 4311 Texas | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture Slugger - 2010-02-18 11:43 PM First off, while the idea of rapture is funny to a lot of people (and really, insurance for afterwards?), others really do believe in this stuff and it is important to them. Remember - there is a real, live human on the other end of that username. Think about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. JBrashear - 2010-02-18 11:43 PM Say you die & there's nothing there. In your last moment, are you going to regret living your life honoring a myth or spending all that time at church instead of with friends & family enjoying life? This goes both ways. Just as an FYI, even though I *don't* believe in the rapture, I still find spending time with my church community and my faith in God to be "enjoying life" and "with friends & family" and, frankly, a lot more fulfilling than sitting at home watching TV or sleeping in or slogging through a workout or whatever a lot of people (myself included at several points in life) do on Sunday mornings. Don't think that just because I'm Christian - or involved in ANY organized religion, to whatever degree - that I am "wasting" my time. You are, after all, completely wasting your time pursing a sport that really has no point whatsoever. Keep it light folks, and let's quit with the personal attacks. Kthxbai. There was no personal attack intended in that post, I'm merely pointing out the opposite side of the coin. Maybe relax and consider the possibility that somebody's just presenting an alternative possibility. There's no need to get defensive because I'm not on the offensive. Let's try this another way. Say you're working an entry level job, but they told you that if you spent an extra 10 hours/week working for 20 years, you were guaranteed to be promoted to a C-level position(CEO, CFO, whatever). When you hit the 20 year mark, they tell you that there was no such position. Would you still feel like all of that effort was put to good use? The analogy isn't perfect, but I think you get where I'm going with this. In a base sense, this is a risk/reward evaluation or perhaps an evaluation on your interest in chasing a carrot that may or may not exist. As far as 'pursuing a sport that has no point', it makes me wonder why you're on this board if you consider this sport pointless. The point for me is health & fitness, and I achieve that with the training & racing. For the record, I don't care how you spend your time. It's _your_ time, do what you want with it. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, sit on the couch, pick up a tranny on a street corner, whatever; I'm not making a value judgment or attacking your views, just asking questions. |
| 2010-02-19 9:48 AM in reply to: #2681069 |
Regular 534 Philadelphia | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture Slugger - 2010-02-19 12:43 AM First off, while the idea of rapture is funny to a lot of people (and really, insurance for afterwards?), others really do believe in this stuff and it is important to them. Remember - there is a real, live human on the other end of that username. Think about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. Funny you mention: The first disrespectful comment in here was the SECOND POST, about "those atheists" eating someone's pet dog. Do you really think anyone in a million years would get away with coming in here and saying "Those Christians would probably just [do something horrible like eat a beloved pet]" ? This whole board would be appalled, the person who said it would be banned, and the thread would be wiped. The same thing would happen if anyone said "those Jews," "those Muslims," etc. But no one's upset with the same comment about "those atheists," I see. Not OK to question a Christian about their faith (in the same manner in which they are questioning an atheist about their non-faith), but OK to say "those atheists" would eat your dog. I totally get it now. Kthxbai. |
| 2010-02-19 10:48 AM in reply to: #2681026 |
Champion 14571 the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture JBrashear - 2010-02-18 11:43 PM RacerRik - 2010-02-18 10:31 PM Anyone stop to consider that if you are here to witness the rapture you will have more important things to think about than caring for pets. So you don't believe. That's fine with me. You are free to have that belief or non-belief to state it more accurately. But say it happens and you are left behind. Would you still consider it all BS and silly? Really?! Say you die & there's nothing there. In your last moment, are you going to regret living your life honoring a myth or spending all that time at church instead of with friends & family enjoying life? This goes both ways.Time spent at church is time spent with friends and family. And I enjoy my life pretty well believing that Jesus is coming back. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything or unhappy because of what I believe. |
| 2010-02-19 10:51 AM in reply to: #2681013 |
| Pro 4040 | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture RacerRik - 2010-02-18 11:31 PM Anyone stop to consider that if you are here to witness the rapture you will have more important things to think about than caring for pets. So you don't believe. That's fine with me. You are free to have that belief or non-belief to state it more accurately. But say it happens and you are left behind. Would you still consider it all BS and silly? Really?! You can't scare people into belief. Belief has to come from the heart. If I go through the motions just so that I can cover myself for the rapture that's just lipservice. As fun as lipservice sounds, it won't get you into heaven. ;-) |
| 2010-02-19 11:37 AM in reply to: #2681546 |
Champion 6056 Menomonee Falls, WI | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture Silver Bullet - 2010-02-19 9:48 AM Slugger - 2010-02-19 12:43 AM First off, while the idea of rapture is funny to a lot of people (and really, insurance for afterwards?), others really do believe in this stuff and it is important to them. Remember - there is a real, live human on the other end of that username. Think about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. Funny you mention: The first disrespectful comment in here was the SECOND POST, about "those atheists" eating someone's pet dog. Do you really think anyone in a million years would get away with coming in here and saying "Those Christians would probably just [do something horrible like eat a beloved pet]" ? This whole board would be appalled, the person who said it would be banned, and the thread would be wiped. The same thing would happen if anyone said "those Jews," "those Muslims," etc. But no one's upset with the same comment about "those atheists," I see. Not OK to question a Christian about their faith (in the same manner in which they are questioning an atheist about their non-faith), but OK to say "those atheists" would eat your dog. I totally get it now. Kthxbai. Just to set the record straight, my comment was tongue-in-cheek and I thought in keeping with the light-hearted nature of the OP and article. I apologize if it was not taken as such. |
| 2010-02-19 12:04 PM in reply to: #2679545 |
Champion 10018 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture How is it different than any other sort of insurance? (P.s. I'll take a few small dogs, Chihauhaus or Min Pins are my favorite. I'd do it for free, even) ejshowers - 2010-02-18 11:08 AM My friend showed me that artilce and my first reaction was "Wow, what a great business model - why didn't I think of that? Get paid today for a future liability that cannot be predicted when, or even if, will ever occur! " Then I realized it is because I am not a scam artist..... |
| 2010-02-19 12:11 PM in reply to: #2681842 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture scoobysdad - 2010-02-19 11:37 AM Silver Bullet - 2010-02-19 9:48 AM Just to set the record straight, my comment was tongue-in-cheek and I thought in keeping with the light-hearted nature of the OP and article. I apologize if it was not taken as such. Slugger - 2010-02-19 12:43 AM First off, while the idea of rapture is funny to a lot of people (and really, insurance for afterwards?), others really do believe in this stuff and it is important to them. Remember - there is a real, live human on the other end of that username. Think about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. Funny you mention: The first disrespectful comment in here was the SECOND POST, about "those atheists" eating someone's pet dog. Do you really think anyone in a million years would get away with coming in here and saying "Those Christians would probably just [do something horrible like eat a beloved pet]" ? This whole board would be appalled, the person who said it would be banned, and the thread would be wiped. The same thing would happen if anyone said "those Jews," "those Muslims," etc. But no one's upset with the same comment about "those atheists," I see. Not OK to question a Christian about their faith (in the same manner in which they are questioning an atheist about their non-faith), but OK to say "those atheists" would eat your dog. I totally get it now. Kthxbai. Scooby, haven't you learned to use that sarc font or winky-smiley yet? |
| 2010-02-19 12:17 PM in reply to: #2681708 |
Pro 4311 Texas | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture meherczeg - 2010-02-19 10:48 AM JBrashear - 2010-02-18 11:43 PM RacerRik - 2010-02-18 10:31 PM Anyone stop to consider that if you are here to witness the rapture you will have more important things to think about than caring for pets. So you don't believe. That's fine with me. You are free to have that belief or non-belief to state it more accurately. But say it happens and you are left behind. Would you still consider it all BS and silly? Really?! Say you die & there's nothing there. In your last moment, are you going to regret living your life honoring a myth or spending all that time at church instead of with friends & family enjoying life? This goes both ways.Time spent at church is time spent with friends and family. And I enjoy my life pretty well believing that Jesus is coming back. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything or unhappy because of what I believe. If you reach that last moment and find out that Jesus is nowhere to be found, how will you feel then? That's the question I'm asking; not how you feel now, but how you would feel on your deathbed if you found out your beliefs were wrong? |
| 2010-02-19 12:22 PM in reply to: #2681949 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture JBrashear - 2010-02-19 12:17 PM meherczeg - 2010-02-19 10:48 AM If you reach that last moment and find out that Jesus is nowhere to be found, how will you feel then? That's the question I'm asking; not how you feel now, but how you would feel on your deathbed if you found out your beliefs were wrong?JBrashear - 2010-02-18 11:43 PM RacerRik - 2010-02-18 10:31 PM Anyone stop to consider that if you are here to witness the rapture you will have more important things to think about than caring for pets. So you don't believe. That's fine with me. You are free to have that belief or non-belief to state it more accurately. But say it happens and you are left behind. Would you still consider it all BS and silly? Really?! Say you die & there's nothing there. In your last moment, are you going to regret living your life honoring a myth or spending all that time at church instead of with friends & family enjoying life? This goes both ways.Time spent at church is time spent with friends and family. And I enjoy my life pretty well believing that Jesus is coming back. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything or unhappy because of what I believe. To get back on topic, would the person that was dying then change their mind and retract leaving their pet with the contracted atheist after finding that out? |
| 2010-02-19 12:43 PM in reply to: #2681284 |
Master 2802 Minnetonka, Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture scoobysdad - 2010-02-19 8:05 AM JBrashear - 2010-02-18 10:39 PM Well, we're talking about a dog who, at least for now, eats his own poop, so... Bon Appetit! scoobysdad - 2010-02-18 10:49 AM I'm just planning to hold on to Rocco really tightly and drag his soulless butt up with me. Those atheists would probably just eat him. Now we're going to eat him purely out of spite.Mine too! Ha! |
| 2010-02-19 12:44 PM in reply to: #2681915 |
Master 2802 Minnetonka, Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture BikerGrrrl - 2010-02-19 12:04 PM How is it different than any other sort of insurance? (P.s. I'll take a few small dogs, Chihauhaus or Min Pins are my favorite. I'd do it for free, even) ejshowers - 2010-02-18 11:08 AM My friend showed me that artilce and my first reaction was "Wow, what a great business model - why didn't I think of that? Get paid today for a future liability that cannot be predicted when, or even if, will ever occur! " Then I realized it is because I am not a scam artist..... True!!!  |
| 2010-02-19 1:03 PM in reply to: #2681969 |
Champion 14571 the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture 1stTimeTri - 2010-02-19 1:22 PM JBrashear - 2010-02-19 12:17 PM meherczeg - 2010-02-19 10:48 AM If you reach that last moment and find out that Jesus is nowhere to be found, how will you feel then? That's the question I'm asking; not how you feel now, but how you would feel on your deathbed if you found out your beliefs were wrong?JBrashear - 2010-02-18 11:43 PM RacerRik - 2010-02-18 10:31 PM Anyone stop to consider that if you are here to witness the rapture you will have more important things to think about than caring for pets. So you don't believe. That's fine with me. You are free to have that belief or non-belief to state it more accurately. But say it happens and you are left behind. Would you still consider it all BS and silly? Really?! Say you die & there's nothing there. In your last moment, are you going to regret living your life honoring a myth or spending all that time at church instead of with friends & family enjoying life? This goes both ways.Time spent at church is time spent with friends and family. And I enjoy my life pretty well believing that Jesus is coming back. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything or unhappy because of what I believe. To get back on topic, would the person that was dying then change their mind and retract leaving their pet with the contracted atheist after finding that out? i trust my dog with an atheist when i go out of town for work, so i don't mind if a non-believer gets him at the second coming  JB - i live my life in the present and enjoy what i do - i have few, if zero, regrets - and i think it's safe to assume that living my life the way i do is rewarding while on earth and even if there is no "eternal reward" i won't have any regrets for the choices i made. |
| 2010-02-19 1:10 PM in reply to: #2679411 |
Elite 3490 Toledo, Ohio | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture So all dogs don't go to heaven, huh? I knew that movie was a scam. Which brings up a point that cuts to the center of this argument... who is this guy who says dog's don't have souls? How is he quilified to make that call? Just keeping the ball rolling... |
| 2010-02-19 1:25 PM in reply to: #2682136 |
Elite 4235 Spring, TX | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture olliedawg - 2010-02-19 1:10 PM So all dogs don't go to heaven, huh? I knew that movie was a scam. Which brings up a point that cuts to the center of this argument... who is this guy who says dog's don't have souls? How is he quilified to make that call? Just keeping the ball rolling... Or, conversely, who says the humans have souls? How are they qualified to make THAT call? It's quite possible that we're just animals as well, but have evolve to the point where we don't eat our own poop! |
| 2010-02-19 2:24 PM in reply to: #2682186 |
Extreme Veteran 614 | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture AndrewMT - 2010-02-19 2:25 PM olliedawg - 2010-02-19 1:10 PM So all dogs don't go to heaven, huh? I knew that movie was a scam. Which brings up a point that cuts to the center of this argument... who is this guy who says dog's don't have souls? How is he quilified to make that call? Just keeping the ball rolling... Or, conversely, who says the humans have souls? How are they qualified to make THAT call? It's quite possible that we're just animals as well, but have evolve to the point where we don't eat our own poop! Nobody better post 2G1C to disprove this. Nobody. |
| 2010-02-19 2:30 PM in reply to: #2682186 |
Elite 3490 Toledo, Ohio | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture AndrewMT - 2010-02-19 2:25 PM olliedawg - 2010-02-19 1:10 PM So all dogs don't go to heaven, huh? I knew that movie was a scam. Which brings up a point that cuts to the center of this argument... who is this guy who says dog's don't have souls? How is he quilified to make that call? Just keeping the ball rolling... Or, conversely, who says the humans have souls? How are they qualified to make THAT call? It's quite possible that we're just animals as well, but have evolve to the point where we don't eat our own poop! I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. |
| 2010-02-19 2:57 PM in reply to: #2681546 |
Extreme Veteran 1996 Halifax, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture Silver Bullet - 2010-02-19 11:48 AM Slugger - 2010-02-19 12:43 AMThink about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. But no one's upset with the same comment about "those atheists," I think that's because most of the Agnostics/Atheists on here such as myself saw it as humour, and at least a little bit funny. While ScoobysDad is almost infallibly misguided with his political disputations I find his humour generally finds the mark.
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| 2010-02-19 3:16 PM in reply to: #2682436 |
Champion 6056 Menomonee Falls, WI | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture blairrob - 2010-02-19 2:57 PM Silver Bullet - 2010-02-19 11:48 AM Slugger - 2010-02-19 12:43 AMThink about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. But no one's upset with the same comment about "those atheists," I think that's because most of the Agnostics/Atheists on here such as myself saw it as humour, and at least a little bit funny. While ScoobysDad is almost infallibly misguided with his political disputations I find his humour generally finds the mark.
Thanks, man. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and again. Ummm, that is not a knock on squirrels who are vision-impaired. Or atheist. Or who have eaten dogs. |
| 2010-02-19 3:17 PM in reply to: #2679411 |
Champion 4942 Richmond, VA | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture let me ask you this then - b/c I just don't know my rapture - but can I leave my pet with either an athiest or a jewish family?
b/c for the jewish person, wouldn't it just be the first coming?
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| 2010-02-19 3:18 PM in reply to: #2682472 |
Champion 4942 Richmond, VA | Subject: RE: Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture scoobysdad - 2010-02-19 4:16 PM blairrob - 2010-02-19 2:57 PM Thanks, man. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and again. Ummm, that is not a knock on squirrels who are vision-impaired. Or atheist. Or who have eaten dogs. Silver Bullet - 2010-02-19 11:48 AM Slugger - 2010-02-19 12:43 AMThink about that before slinging around what have turned into some pretty nasty comments. But no one's upset with the same comment about "those atheists," I think that's because most of the Agnostics/Atheists on here such as myself saw it as humour, and at least a little bit funny. While ScoobysDad is almost infallibly misguided with his political disputations I find his humour generally finds the mark.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. not knocking on broken clocks either... |
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