guy incognito
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I like to pick up hitch hikers. It's amazing how quickly a young female will lower her guard if you simply put a child seat and a teddy bear in your back seat. I don't even have a kid.
How do you become a better person, and why should you?
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beuffer420
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Lmao!
But seriously you start becoming a better person when you allow yourself to. Why you should become a better person is simple, it makes life not complicated. It's all about energy, what kind are you putting into the universe?
guy incognito
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Life is like a video game. I can't experience what the other characters are experiencing, and I don't care. The only thing that matters to me is if mario is going to get the princess. As long as there are no real consequences to me I will smash an entire neighborhood if it uncovers a single gold coin. Hell I might smash it just for fun. And throw turtles down a bottomless pit.
beuffer420
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What about when you've randomly smashed everything and there's nothing left pry even killed the princess cuz she got in your way??
guy incognito
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I would consider that a real consequence that directly affects me.
beuffer420
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Our views may differ but this is what makes the world not boring, I appreciate the insight.
Padawanbater2
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Good people finish last, in the material western world where success is determined by your bank account anyway..
OldGrowth420
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This is heavy padawan. Truthfully, all of mankind has a selfish sinful nature and we have to try our best to fight it. Luckily Gods helps us with this battle by giving the Helper, the Holy Spirit to all believers to help propel us in the right direction and inspire us to do and say the right things. This is one reason you see so many Christians volunteering and giving to those in need and so many churches helping their communities. Prayer can do mighty things in our fight to become better people, often people give up on prayer when they don't see immediate results as God works on His own timeframe and not on ours. Jesus has been slowly crafting me into a better person from the inside nearly my entire life. As the years progress I see myself becoming a better hearted selfless person. These improvements are not due to my own work or striving, but are a result of God's work in me. Let my experience be a witness to you. God has truly worked many miracles in me on our journey to perfection. Let our Christian hearts be a witness to you and don't let a few bad examples spoil the evidence of God's miracles.
OldGrowth420
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I challenge you to follow the Christian Way and get involved in a good church for a few years and see the difference it makes in your heart and in your life
kpmarine
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I'd rather a voluntary lifestyle.
kpmarine
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You don't need to be Christian to know how to be a better person. There's plenty of great secular people and organizations that volunteer and help their communities. Do you think only Christians help during natural disasters? Team Rubicon is entirely secular and they respond to natural disasters in this country and around the world. It's pretty much all veterans (Most of which, in my experience.) don't give a hoot about religion.) making use of their military training for disaster aid.
guy incognito
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I got involved in a good church. Now I hate faggots.
tyler.durden
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Yep. Not only that, but the secularists don't make the poor and disaster victims sit through a sermon before they help them, which most churches do. Missionary work has an agenda when helping others in times of need, they first are looking to spread their dogma and gain converts, while the secularists sole goal is to simply help them. Also, it is interesting to note that atheists, who make up somewhere between 3-14% of the population make up just 0.2% of the prison population. christians, on the other hand, who make up 81% of the population make up 84% of the prison population. So, a christian is at least 15 times more likely on average to end up in jail than an atheist. What does this tell us about the usefulness of the Bible as a moral guide? It tells me that if you wanna stay out of prison, stay away from jesus...
http://www.holysmoke.org/icr-pri.htm
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kpmarine
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Are you putting the sword to all those who do not share your god; as Leviticus commands?
True growth comes from religious experience (not religion) Only an understanding of what you are can produce a correct moral viewpoint. Without understanding of self, how can you hope to develop a morality? Those without experience base their morality on books and what they are told by so called authorities. Coming from such places their morality is weak and easily bent. The bible tells you not to kill, yet you rationalize ways to kill anyway.
Athiests at least wonder about morality and think as opposed to those who obtain their morality from rantings and ravings about interpretations of an ambigious book.
When you understand self and existance the chain of logic which defines your morality becomes quite clear. If you do not understand what you are, how will you possibly place value on things and actions?
As long as we do not understand what we are, we have a selfish and cruel nature. Our alienation from self and lack of understanding of our nature is what causes most of the problems today since this is the root of incorrect action.
Athiests at least wonder about morality and think as opposed to those who obtain their morality from rantings and ravings about interpretations of an ambigious book.
When you understand self and existance the chain of logic which defines your morality becomes quite clear. If you do not understand what you are, how will you possibly place value on things and actions?
As long as we do not understand what we are, we have a selfish and cruel nature. Our alienation from self and lack of understanding of our nature is what causes most of the problems today since this is the root of incorrect action.
PetFlora
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You grow by taking personal responsibility for your actions
Everything is a potential learning experience
As a human, you will make mistakes
The sooner you realize your mistakes, the sooner you can go about correcting them
Look at the man in the mirror and give him/her permission to change by saying "I Am Not That Person Anymore"
www.jamesyoungsite.com has a powerful autobiography and companion study guide that anyone will benefit from
Everything is a potential learning experience
As a human, you will make mistakes
The sooner you realize your mistakes, the sooner you can go about correcting them
Look at the man in the mirror and give him/her permission to change by saying "I Am Not That Person Anymore"
www.jamesyoungsite.com has a powerful autobiography and companion study guide that anyone will benefit from
hempyninja309
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Thinking, speaking and acting through the heart and being conscious of what we say and do to others. I believe we should better ourselves through striving to attain a sense of unconditional love for all living beings and living in harmony with each other.
NietzscheKeen
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I'm always trying to become a better person. I'm pretty sure I'm a horrible person to be around, since no one wants to be around me, but it's so hard to figure out what it is when no one tells you.
guy incognito
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I pushed a kid off her bike today.
tyler.durden
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It's easier than cutting a lock. How much did you get for the bike?