Texas State Board of Education approves Bible course for high schools

[speedhop]

You seem to have misunderstood my point. I'm not arguing in favor of being agnostic - I'm arguing the uselessness of it.

Apparently I did misunderstand. Truly useless is it, but I would rather be associated with taking no side instead of the dysfunctional religious side.

[speedhop]

I'm scared. Where should I send my money?

Does salvation still cost ten percent of my salary?

You can send all funds to my paypal account and I will absolve you of sins and you will be welcomed into the pearly gates in the afterlife.

It costs $100,000 and butt sex though...you gotta pay to play if it's for salvation.

[el_gringo]

not many people understand. here in texas, two things are huge. church and football. or so it seems.

true, religion belongs at home, but in highschool a student chooses his/hers classes. they can arrange when they take them, and the school will usually work with their desire.

Not many people go to church, and a bible class will be nothing more than that. it doesnt need to be praying, but at the same time, the bible is something major in the worlds history. there have been laws preventing it.

I think the people who are truly intelligent in life, are the ones who have read a bible from beginning to end. it explains alot. and history repeats itself.

sometimes, having faith will help people through something.

[Lair]

I'm scared. Where should I send my money?

Does salvation still cost ten percent of my salary?

[Turf1600]

some people just don't get it.

FSM is everywhere watching you. His spirit is especially strong during food fights.

That photo is proof though. You can't deny it now. I've even heard of people who have see him in melted crayons in the street - or burnt onto the bottom of the pizza. There's just no way to deny him anymore.

[Aptyp]

some people just don't get it.

FSM is everywhere watching you. His spirit is especially strong during food fights.

[Turf1600]

If the FSM just happened to be real, where would it reside? Mount Parmesan? A great collander in the sky? Stuck to the wall of time?

In the sky.

[Lair]

If the FSM just happened to be real, where would it reside? Mount Parmesan? A great collander in the sky? Stuck to the wall of time?

[Turf1600]

I'm actually in awe at the idiocy of this post. I'm not going to argue with you over this...in fact if you'd pay attention we're in agreement.

In an attempt once again to explain myself, for turf, who's a little slow tonight, agnosticism is defined by not believing that any existence of a higher power can be proven...unicorns, spaghetti monsters, or judeo-christian monsters. When did I ever justify that I was an agnostic only to the judeo-christian god? Since your so versed in the current philosophical theories, why can't you read what I wrote correctly? I have no problem having an intelligent conversation, but the level of intelligence is slowly dwindling into name calling.

Oh and where was my argument in agreeing with a previous post? There was no argument. It was a statement. Maybe less philosophy and more hooked on phonics. Seriously though, pay attention.

You seem to have misunderstood my point. I'm not arguing in favor of being agnostic - I'm arguing the uselessness of it.

[Aptyp]

Oh, lets turn the rest of this Texas Crap thread into ISM thread.

name isms that are bad.

Communism, Marxism, catholicism, tourism, orgism (for those who pay attention, and don't know how to spell).....

help me out here

[speedhop]

You know, there are as many variations of atheism as there are of judo-Christian beliefs. I'd cut him slack, anything that ends with ISM, sounds like shit.

Just look

E30ism....

Fuck, i'm walking tomorrow, if i don't die of aneurISM tonight.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

No jokes....this is serious business.

[Aptyp]

You know, there are as many variations of atheism as there are of judo-Christian beliefs. I'd cut him slack, anything that ends with ISM, sounds like shit.

Just look

E30ism....

Fuck, i'm walking tomorrow, if i don't die of aneurISM tonight.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

[Aptyp]

You sir, leave the flying spaghetti monster out of this.

[speedhop]

This is the stupidest argument I've ever heard.

Are you saying you believe 100% that zeus is imaginary? If so, you're an atheist in regard to that religion. I have no more reason to believe in judeo-christian god than I do Zeus - therefore I am an atheist all together. How on earth can you say being agnostic is the only logical choice when you most likely don't believe in the flying spaghetti monster or the teapot rotating around the sun? By the same logic that you're only agnostic to the judeo-christian god you should feel the same way about unicorns, zeus, lightning gods, and the lady of the lake. Are you honestly telling me you can't deny their existance? Or os there something special about the judeo-christian god that makes it an exception?

And speedhop, you're a real asshat. I've read Dawkins and Dennett. I've seen the all of the documentaries. I'm well versed in plato and socrates and most realms of philosophy. You sound like one of the brain dead peons that come on the richard dawkins forums.

I'm actually in awe at the idiocy of this post. I'm not going to argue with you over this...in fact if you'd pay attention we're in agreement.

In an attempt once again to explain myself, for turf, who's a little slow tonight, agnosticism is defined by not believing that any existence of a higher power can be proven...unicorns, spaghetti monsters, or judeo-christian monsters. When did I ever justify that I was an agnostic only to the judeo-christian god? Since your so versed in the current philosophical theories, why can't you read what I wrote correctly? I have no problem having an intelligent conversation, but the level of intelligence is slowly dwindling into name calling.

Oh and where was my argument in agreeing with a previous post? There was no argument. It was a statement. Maybe less philosophy and more hooked on phonics. Seriously though, pay attention.

[Turf1600]

That is very well put. All I argue over is, make sure that you acknowledge the fact that others come by this so called "faith" easily. Religion is interesting in many respects. Lots of powerful people have used it to control, others have used it in genuine faith. There is no proof, that's why it's a topic for discussion. Agnostic is the only logical choice. If it weren't for Constantine, I'd be willing to bet that the free world would still be into Greek mythology and polytheism.

This is the stupidest argument I've ever heard.

Are you saying you believe 100% that zeus is imaginary? If so, you're an atheist in regard to that religion. I have no more reason to believe in judeo-christian god than I do Zeus - therefore I am an atheist all together. How on earth can you say being agnostic is the only logical choice when you most likely don't believe in the flying spaghetti monster or the teapot rotating around the sun? By the same logic that you're only agnostic to the judeo-christian god you should feel the same way about unicorns, zeus, lightning gods, and the lady of the lake. Are you honestly telling me you can't deny their existance? Or os there something special about the judeo-christian god that makes it an exception?

And speedhop, you're a real asshat. I've read Dawkins and Dennett. I've seen the all of the documentaries. I'm well versed in plato and socrates and most realms of philosophy. You sound like one of the brain dead peons that come on the richard dawkins forums.