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Couples with an X difference (pg. 2)
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by T-Soma
I think Lira is saying that religion is apart of the character/personality of a person. |
really? ing really? every person?
what a narrow world he lives in... |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by denys envy
i think you're just a bigot and need to get the over it. your "worldview" doesn't necessary determine how others choose to interact with people.
i mean if you choose to put so much importance on such a baseless thing as religion, go right ahead. personally, when i meet a girl, relgion takes a backseat to character, personality, physical looks, and sanity. if a girl is great to bring out among friends, can hold a conversation, treats me right, arouses my penis any given minute, and can - then she can believe in the flying spaghetti monster, for all i care. |
Unless bigot means something more subtle than this, you're deeply mistaken about what I mean.
Theoretically, relationships should be pretty easy: you just need to accept the differences and you're set. However, if the most important things in your life are not important at all to the other person you're spending your time with, unless both sides find a common ground, it's kinda hard to make it happen. That's why I said I admire inter-faith marriages: It must take a lot more work than usual. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by denys envy
really? ing really? every person?
what a narrow world he lives in... |
Every person!? Where did I say that!? |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Unless bigot means something more subtle than this, you're deeply mistaken about what I mean.
Theoretically, relationships should be pretty easy: you just need to accept the differences and you're set. However, if the most important things in your life are not important at all to the other person you're spending your time with, unless both sides find a common ground, it's kinda hard to make it happen. That's why I said I admire inter-faith marriages: It must take a lot more work than usual. |
yeah i probably misunderstood you. |
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| Saka |
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love, but a second hand emotion? |
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| kr00t0n |
| As a devout agnostic, I couldn't be with someone with any sort of strong religious beliefs. |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
As a devout agnostic, I couldn't be with someone with any sort of strong religious beliefs. |
you have no idea what an agnostic is, do you? |
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| Project-K |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
When you're a deeply rooted Christian, for example, Faith is one of the most important aspects of daily life. If you're a Buddhist, on the other hand, faith - if you can retain the use of this word - becomes something else entirely. At home, I used to face a lot of problems because I'm not religious, my dad is a Catholic and my mother is a die-hard Spiritualist. It felt as if no-one of us lived in the same world. I've seen couples break up because one person in the relationship converted to another religion and their views on what mattered in life became diametrically opposed. |
Yeah. I could never be with anyone who's not as scientifically minded as I am. I have no problem appreciating religious people, but I just can't relate to them more than superficially. I don't even have any religious friends. |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by denys envy
you have no idea what an agnostic is, do you? |
Of course I do, I used to think I was atheist until I researched it a bit better.
The use of 'devout' was tongue in cheek ;) |
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| DaRoZa |
about converting religion to keep relationship going - i see it happen a lot but can never see myself doing it. i have a continuous argument about this with my good friend, we're both in the same situation, in long term relationships with girls who were raised as bible thumpers and eventually want a christian family... while we ourselves are fairly open minded, possibly "spiritual" atheists.
my buddy's view is that he would just go along with the christian thing if he ever decided to marry her, and for now he lies about agreeing with monotheism at least just to keep the issue on hold. i, on the other hand am 100% honest about how I think religion is bull and remind her of all the obvious reasons the desert dogmas don't make sense (and stump her every time)
it isn't a huge deal now, but I know it won't work out in the end unless both of us make sense of the world in a similar way, despite getting along so well in every other department.. i don't think it would ever be worth it to lie or change my beliefs to her just to help her stay in her comfort zone of being a good christian. |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Of course I do, I used to think I was atheist until I researched it a bit better.
The use of 'devout' was tongue in cheek ;) |
ahh...
alright kids, this is my bus stop. |
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| david.michael |
| Denys is grumpy. U need moar deep haus in ur life 2day. :) |
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