NationStates Jolt Archive


My Granddad died a proud Christian

Nadkor
20-02-2005, 05:21
He did you know

I dont agree with his beliefs, but he was a proud Christian until the end

even when he spent the last few weeks of his life barely able to speak, he still managed to pray

I dont care if people dont believe in something, or if they do - whatever makes you happy, and whatever makes you content

believe what you want to believe, who cares if people dont agree?
Fass
20-02-2005, 05:23
I'm sorry to hear he was a christian and never wised up.
Dakini
20-02-2005, 05:25
Good for him.

My relatives all seem to go senile first so it's hard to tell one way or the other.
Colodia
20-02-2005, 05:26
Atheist, Christian, Jew, Nazi, Communist, hell who's to say what's right and what's wrong anymore? I think everyone has lost that right.
New Sancrosanctia
20-02-2005, 05:27
Atheist, Christian, Jew, Nazi, Communist, hell who's to say what's right and what's wrong anymore? I think everyone has lost that right.
that suggests someone had it at some point.
Anikian
20-02-2005, 05:28
Good for him. I disagree, but at least he stood by his beliefs.
Nadkor
20-02-2005, 05:30
Atheist, Christian, Jew, Nazi, Communist, hell who's to say what's right and what's wrong anymore? I think everyone has lost that right.
the general point was let people believe what they want if it makes them happy, even if you dont agree with them

if someone wants to be deeply religious, then let them. it obviously provides comfort to them and makes them happy - why try to take that from then? it can be the only solace they get

who are you to say what someone should believe?
Laritia
20-02-2005, 05:33
Good for your Grandad.
MuhOre
20-02-2005, 05:37
I'm sorry to hear he was a christian and never wised up.

I'm sorry to hear that you've never wised up and accepted G-d exists....
Bolol
20-02-2005, 05:38
I'm sorry to hear he was a christian and never wised up.

I may be new, but even I could tell that was out of line.

I am sorry to hear about that Nakdor. He must have been very strong to have done that in such a state of health. Such a man deserves respect. My condolances.

(Bows)
MuhOre
20-02-2005, 05:40
I may be new, but even I could tell that was out of line.

I am sorry to hear about that Nakdor. He must have been very strong to have done that in such a state of health. Such a man deserves respect. My condolances.

(Bows)


Plus i'm sure people have accepted G-d exists on their death bed, even under worse conditions...it is nice that he stuck with his beliefs until the end, but he is no special then any other person who did that.
Dakini
20-02-2005, 05:41
My guess is that the second post in this thread is a joke. Parodying the responses in the thread that this is a parody of...
Iridio
20-02-2005, 05:42
Who cares?
Fass
20-02-2005, 06:14
My guess is that the second post in this thread is a joke. Parodying the responses in the thread that this is a parody of...

Ding, ding, ding! We have a wiener!

God's still a bunch of codswallop, though.
Der Lieben
20-02-2005, 09:37
Can you please give us your opinion in a less rude manner. I don't go around saying atheism is codswallop. There are multiple ways of expressing the same opinion and atheists, christians, deists, hedonists, fascists, nazi, liberals, conservatives, pagans, muslims, jews, humanists, anarchists, communists, socialists, agnostics, confucists, taoists, buddhists, and any other group I might have left would do well to learn this.
Cuddly bunny
20-02-2005, 09:41
I say do whatever you want as long as you don't interfere with other people's freedoms.
Nationalist Valhalla
20-02-2005, 09:42
Can you please give us your opinion in a less rude manner. I don't go around saying atheism is codswallop. There are multiple ways of expressing the same opinion and atheists, christians, deists, hedonists, fascists, nazi, liberals, conservatives, pagans, muslims, jews, humanists, anarchists, communists, socialists, agnostics, confucists, taoists, buddhists, and any other group I might have left would do well to learn this.
civility is a bunch of codswallop(well i don't actually know what codswallop is but i suspect it might be)
Der Lieben
20-02-2005, 10:00
civility is a bunch of codswallop(well i don't actually know what codswallop is but i suspect it might be)

Without civilty, there can be no civilization.
Alexalia
20-02-2005, 10:05
who cares what other ppl believe in aslong as what u beleive in makes u happy and aslong as your granddad was happy to be cristian when he died well it would be a better death then what many ppl would have
Nationalist Valhalla
20-02-2005, 10:06
Without civilty, we don't have a civilization.
just because they have the same root does not mean they are fundimentally interconnected and mutaully dependent. we can have civilization without civil war, civil aviation ,or even honda civics.
Der Lieben
20-02-2005, 10:34
just because they have the same root does not mean they are fundimentally interconnected and mutaully dependent. we can have civilization without civil war, civil aviation ,or even honda civics.

Maybe the etomology doesn't work out but that wasn't my point. It was just nice that the pun worked out that way. Point is, in order to have a society, people have to respect each other. Otherwise, well, yeah, were just a bunch of dumbasses constantly arguing and warring with each other. After all, what is war, but the slap in the face following an extremely rude gesture.
Neo-Anarchists
20-02-2005, 10:40
just because they have the same root does not mean they are fundimentally interconnected and mutaully dependent. we can have civilization without civil war, civil aviation ,or even honda civics.
You've just revealed the cause of the existence of civilization:
Honda Civics.

Yup, that's it right there.
Nationalist Valhalla
20-02-2005, 10:42
Maybe the etomology doesn't work out but that wasn't my point. It was just nice that the pun worked out that way. Point is, in order to have a society, people have to respect each other. Otherwise, well, yeah, were just a bunch of dumbasses constantly arguing and warring with each other. After all, what is war, but the slap in the face following an extremely rude gesture.
war is the highest expression of the human soul, without constant warfare how will the hall of heros be filled with sufficient numbers of great warriors to defeat the frost giants at ragnarok? civility breeds degeneracy and effeminate weakness amoungst the menfolk. feminism is a direct result of excessive male civility in the last half of the 19th century, there are no girly men in valhalla.
Der Lieben
20-02-2005, 10:55
war is the highest expression of the human soul, without constant warfare how will the hall of heros be filled with sufficient numbers of great warriors to defeat the frost giants at ragnarok? civility breeds degeneracy and effeminate weakness amoungst the menfolk. feminism is a direct result of excessive male civility in the last half of the 19th century, there are no girly men in valhalla.

If you are joking, then cool. If you are not, well you are entitled to your belief and I am entitled to disagree. I'm no pacifist. If war must be done, then it must be done. But a nation should not conduct itself in a manner that will unduly bring war about. Ex: Afghanistan.