How to make fun of peaceful people?

[Sane Less]

Seems like not much happening on echarcha. Just 2 new posts in 24 hours. And as we hear about more villages coming under ISIS and another gora hostage to be killed by them soon... as more lives are going to become dark soon... how about lightening up our own lives with some "peaceful" humor?

Here are some questions you can ask a "peaceful" person when you meet him/her,

1. How dark is it in there? Is there no chance of any light?

2. Does the sun ever shine there? Maybe even momentarily?

3. Doesn't your back hurt being bent like that all the time? Or is your body used to it by now?

4. Are you doing a forward bend... or a backward bend?

[PeaceSeeker]

Its funny how educated peaceful people invoke 'context' whenever they are asked uncomfortable questions.

Some verses were applicable during that era only. Some were applicable during war times. But the bop is for ALL times.

[Sane Less]

It is funny how they claim that ISIS has nothing to do with the religion when the founder of ISIS has a doctorate in the subject... and most of the members are religious scholars... and the peaceful person you are talking to has not even read the "peace" book

[PeaceSeeker]

ROP is indeed the best religion. For the brain-dead.

[Sane Less]

It is funny how CAIR claims ISIS is anti-peaceful and ISIS claim themselves to be peaceful. And all peaceful people claim how tolerant and peaceful their religion is. Wonder if they ever notice the subtle paradox.

[jeetiaf]

The beauty of religion is that it unites. It can keep all sheeps together, without religion there cannot be any voluntary organiazation in Eastern World

jeetIAF

[Sane Less]

Originally Posted by jeetiaf

The beauty of religion is that it unites. It can keep all sheeps together, without religion there cannot be any voluntary organiazation in Eastern World

jeetIAF

In the same breath it can also be argued that the ugliness of religion is that it separates people. It creates an "us vs. them" mentality. And it is completely unnecessary... except maybe perhaps as a tourist attraction. Because it is big business.

[PeaceSeeker]

It is not religion which unites or divides but the ideology behind it. Religion based on hate cannot unite (even if it claims to & makes the tallest claims like rop). Otoh, a religion based on acceptance & love etc. can unite people without blowing trumpets.

[Sane Less]

My argument is that a religion, by its definition itself, cannot be based on acceptance and love. And thus a religion can never unite multiples of people. Yes, it can unite same thinking people but never different thinking people.

And to continue the thought, to unite different thinking people what you need is a nation. Nation is a philosophy that is much higher than religion. And a nation requires a constitution. Work with these things and discard religion completely... and you will become truly westernized

[PeaceSeeker]

You look at all through the prism of one (or some).

Nation ho ya religion, if based on hate, it can put-up the 'united' face for sometime but the hollowness shall come out sooner or later. Otoh, if based on acceptance etc. there is no need to put-up the 'united' face. It is a reality (though not PERFECT as claimed by the former).

[Napolean]

Originally Posted by jeetiaf

The beauty of religion is that it unites. It can keep all sheeps together, without religion there cannot be any voluntary organiazation in Eastern World

jeetIAF

World will be a better place if people from peaceful religion understood this.

[jeetiaf]

Originally Posted by Napolean

World will be a better place if people from peaceful religion understood this.

and India would have been good, if our people had similar thoughts

jeetIAF

[Napolean]

Originally Posted by jeetiaf

and India would have been good, if our people had similar thoughts

jeetIAF

Yes if Indian peaceful people understood this (and don't join ISIS, SIMI etc.) .

[Sane Less]

Originally Posted by PeaceSeeker

You look at all through the prism of one (or some).

Nation ho ya religion, if based on hate, it can put-up the 'united' face for sometime but the hollowness shall come out sooner or later. Otoh, if based on acceptance etc. there is no need to put-up the 'united' face. It is a reality (though not PERFECT as claimed by the former).

No no no... I have no prism. Religions, by definition, need to segregate. They cannot succeed if they do not... they will die a natural death. Another way for them to succeed is to build nations. Bring people together so that they can now spill blood of people from other nations.... basically segregate more.

And this is the same for all religions. Be it the peaceful one... or be it hinduism. The difference with hinduism is that as it began building nations, its inherent philosophy took over and became stronger. It could build better nations but the religion itself stayed in the stone-ages. The religion has not improved and still believes in silly mundane things.

Hope you understand what I am saying. Very hungry now... and thoughts are not flowing smoothly. Will try to elaborate later.

[Napolean]

Originally Posted by Sane Less

The religion has not improved and still believes in silly mundane things.

How will a religion improve - its followers follow a book or books which were written centuries ago. If somebody comes up with an improvement or change , it is considered blasphemy.

Do you know anything in any religion that has improved and there is no substantial resistance against that improvement?