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| Thread ID: 128688 | 2013-01-09 02:00:00 | Reincarnation | Roscoe (6288) | PC World Chat |
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| 1322111 | 2013-01-12 04:23:00 | What makes us think what we think? The fact is, that if we were born in Pakistan we would most likely think Muslim, or in South America, we would be doolans, knowing this you would think that this would give then food for thought. And in Ireland, one side of the street hates the other side, same reason, it was where they were born. Pathetic, but there it is.! |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1322112 | 2013-01-12 23:14:00 | What has being born in another country got to do with being gullible? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1322113 | 2013-01-13 23:16:00 | What makes us think what we think? And in Ireland, one side of the street hates the other side, same reason, it was where they were born. Pathetic, but there it is.! The problem is that the Northern Irish are taught to hate the opposite side at a very early age and so they hate with a passion. They don't necessarily know or understand why they hate the opposite side - it's just that they were brought up that way which, for them, is a good enough reason. Most of the immigrants from Northern Ireland have come here to get away from that sort of thing and many of them are surprised at the tolerance we Kiwis have for others. It's the sensible ones that come here. The part that horrifies me the most is how either side takes out their hatred on small children. There have been cases of Protestant school children being hassled by Catholics (and vice versa) because they have to pass through a Catholic (or Protestant) area to get to school! It's no wonder that the hatred is perpetuated. It's crazy. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1322114 | 2013-01-14 00:18:00 | Yeah that's pretty sad eh Roscoe. At least that's something my family was taught from a rather early age: Tolerance. More people need to learn to practice it (And learn the *actual* meaning of it too). |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1322115 | 2013-01-14 01:48:00 | You live, pay taxes, then die. Let's hope there is not reincarnation. | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 1322116 | 2013-01-14 02:49:00 | The problem is that the Northern Irish are taught to hate the opposite side at a very early age and so they hate with a passion. They don't necessarily know or understand why they hate the opposite side - it's just that they were brought up that way which, for them, is a good enough reason. Most of the immigrants from Northern Ireland have come here to get away from that sort of thing and many of them are surprised at the tolerance we Kiwis have for others. It's the sensible ones that come here. The part that horrifies me the most is how either side takes out their hatred on small children. There have been cases of Protestant school children being hassled by Catholics (and vice versa) because they have to pass through a Catholic (or Protestant) area to get to school! It's no wonder that the hatred is perpetuated. It's crazy. One of the justifications for religion, is it's morality, and Jesus said, do unto others as you would have them do unto you, sounds good, but what is the point in these intolerant places, places that are not hard to find. How can you let someone into to your church with such intolerance, it is so obvious, the stupidity of it all, yet nothing is said or done by the priests etc. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1322117 | 2013-01-14 03:20:00 | That's the funny part about religions like Christianity, most of them are accepting of people just as they are, including being accepting of people who aren't so accepting. It's those people who give it an awkward name. EDIT: Am reminded of this: www.churchleaders.com |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1322118 | 2013-01-14 03:32:00 | Virtually the whole of Ireland the Arab world ,South America are mostly intolerant, so not just the odd bod that is the problem. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1322119 | 2013-01-14 03:41:00 | That is the reason that I came to New Zealand - the intolerance. I left at the height of "the troubles" where the town gates were closed each night to keep the troublemakers out. I went to university in Belfast and it was very sad to be lying in bed at night and hearing gunfire and knowing that someone was being killed. Because my father owned a business he had to be nice to everyone - Catholic and Protestant - otherwise he would have had no business. So I was not brought up with prejudice but it was all around me. As soon as I finished my studies and gained my degree I left. I still have a love for my home country but I could never go back. The freedom that we have in New Zealand is just not available in Northern Ireland and, for that matter, in the Republic as well. Appreciate all that you have in this wonderful country. Religious intolerance - or any intolerance - is not nice. And just to get back on the topic: I have read some interesting articles on reincarnation and have heard enough to realise that there may be some truth in it. I believe that it cannot be discounted. As with most things of that ilk, it pays to keep an open mind. To dismiss it out of hand, as some in this thread have done, is very small minded indeed. |
Ulsterman (12815) | ||
| 1322120 | 2013-01-14 03:50:00 | True . . . I laughed so hard at this the other day on FunnyJunk . 4666 |
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