Thread:Mesektet/@comment-27729149-20151002041329/@comment-3581997-20151226130522

Okay alot to sort out there so I will take them one by one.

The golden rule is misquoted in the Bible. The original Torah reading of "Do unto others as you woul have done unto you" I more accurately translated as "Do unto others as they HAVE done unto you".

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"Thou shalt not kill" is another mistranslated, the original Hebrew is actually "Thou shalt not murder" defending one's home, was actually expected. That's why they had Maccabees.

The power of friendship is so stated because it is a hindrance, the sort of notion that sticking with friends above self-interest is part of what fortifies you even if it momentarily inconveniences you.

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In NASCAR neither slow and steady nor fast win the race, explosions do, that's why they sell tickets

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Demeter - Greek Goddess of nature didn't avenge animals. See 1: She sees humans as animals just killing others to survive and prosper same as all animals. And 2: Kill off all the animals if you like cause that means you will deplete your own resources. The environment doesn't need to be avenged, we are dependent on it and will kill ourselves off, so as far as mother nature and Darwin are concerned the problem is self-correcting.

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Racism is about snap judgments. Holding a grudge is one thing, hate all the Nazis til the end of time, hate all the Klan members you like, hate all the Terrorists you want, that hate is based on concrete actions. However when you start assuming all Germans are Nazis, all white people are Klan members and all Muslims are Terrorists not only are you persecuting people based on a meaningless factor, but it diminishes your hate towards those who actually are your foes. To quote Stan Smith: "I'm not asking you not to hate, I am asking you to focus that hate. The hate we waste on the gays is hate we could be using on the Democrats!"

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Stooping to the level of others is perfectly fine provided you have the self-awareness from getting lost in that mind set. It's not about an action being wrong, it's about preserving your own principles and goals. Someone kills your family you have every right to kill them, but if you kill their family to be square then the thing you are outraged at is rendered meaningless cause apparently there is no line for you.

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I will give you two examples of peoples who stuck to themselves no matter what. Example one: The Jews - Persecuted killed off burned, gassed, beheaded, Crucified, they still exist because no matter what they were exposed to they were not willing to sell out their culture and as a result they have the longevity of cockroaches. The G.O.P. - The sort of people so wrapped up on 'Merica that their party is dying, the leaders are brainless and their voter base is rejecting them. Hell mom, baseball and apple pie are now starting to be rejected cause the GOP has associated all that with homophobia, xenophobia and Sarah Palin. One became stronger for sticking to their identity, the other is killing it self off.

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Those video-games would not exist if they were the product of one person, a group made that game in the first place. Heck the internet is a collection of other people's ideas. The notion of being solo is one that works in fantasy but is as detrimental as friendship in reality. Yes if you can do great things by yourself it is very impressive, but the reason for that is because doing so makes things very hard for you.

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Violence is frequently the answer and it has since man discovered the club. It is a evolutionary necessity anyone who tells you otherwise needs to pick up a history book, or be clubbed with one, depends how think they are. So yes, that one would be bull. The issue is it is so effected it shouldn't be your first solution as it created social instability.

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Religion works only when applied to individuals, a single person finding meaning in things. Assuming the same religious belief can be applied to everyone is like assuming you can give everyone the same drug for all their problems.