#sleeperwinsfish82;1152634 wrote::rolleyes::rolleyes:
It's funny 'cause you're serious.sleeper;1152635 wrote:#sleeperwins
Actually he's right in this particular instance. Your rebuttal was beyond lame.fish82;1152644 wrote:It's funny 'cause you're serious.
Coming from the OC pinata...I'll take that as a compliment.Y-Town Steelhound;1152655 wrote:Actually he's right in this particular instance. Your rebuttal was beyond lame.
Claus*enigmaax;1152587 wrote:I think you've been through this, but a person who makes himself believe in something that doesn't exist doesn't suddenly mean that thing actually exists.
Millions of kids believe Santa Clause exists, not as something artificial but as his own entity, who along with his reindeer somehow defies space, time, and gravity to deliver presents all over the world in a matter of a few hours one day a year. Is he real?
Mostly because their parents tell them that from a very young age. I never told my kids Santa Claus was real or that he bought their presents. Same for the easter Bunny,tooth fairy etc...enigmaax;1152587 wrote:I think you've been through this, but a person who makes himself believe in something that doesn't exist doesn't suddenly mean that thing actually exists.
Millions of kids believe Santa Clause exists, not as something artificial but as his own entity, who along with his reindeer somehow defies space, time, and gravity to deliver presents all over the world in a matter of a few hours one day a year. Is he real?
You ever hear of Tim the Toolman?Skyhook79;1152706 wrote:Claus*
*Easter BunnySkyhook79;1152707 wrote:Mostly because their parents tell them that from a very young age. I never told my kids Santa Claus was real or that he bought their presents. Same for the easter Bunny,tooth fairy etc...
Sounds vaguely familiar.Skyhook79;1152707 wrote:Mostly because their parents tell them that from a very young age.
So you think parents should not be able to raise their children how they see fit or should they raise them how you see fit?enigmaax;1152712 wrote:Sounds vaguely familiar.
But you still teach them to believe in God and Jesus... SMFHSkyhook79;1152707 wrote:Mostly because their parents tell them that from a very young age. I never told my kids Santa Claus was real or that he bought their presents. Same for the easter Bunny,tooth fairy etc...
I wasn't addressing who/how a child should be raised. I believe sleeper previously referenced indoctrination of children at an early age as one direct cause of the prominence of Christianity. I don't recall the entire context and I'm not going back to look, which leaves it as a "vaguely familiar" concept.Skyhook79;1152719 wrote:So you think parents should not be able to raise their children how they see fit or should they raise them how you see fit?
I teach them about the Jesus and the Bible. It's their choice when they get older and old enough to make their own decisions regarding their faith or not. 3 of my 4 children are baptized believers at their own doing after they left my house. The 1 child who has not is still loved the same by me and my wife and we talk about spiritual things occasionally. That is every Parents right. Obviously you don't believe in Parents being able to raise their children how they see fit.Devils Advocate;1152741 wrote:But you still teach them to believe in God and Jesus... SMFH
0 for 2fish82;1152662 wrote:Coming from the OC pinata...I'll take that as a compliment.
LOL...sure thing, Sparky. :rolleyes:Y-Town Steelhound;1152761 wrote:0 for 2
Billy the Kid said, "I shall finish the game, Doc."Con_Alma;1153360 wrote:Christ's last words were, "It is finished".
Yeah and they tried to tell him he was not a god. You know what he said to all that nonsense? "Why don't you pull the trigger and find out?"Con_Alma;1153370 wrote:Billy the Kid's real name was William H. Bonney!
Someone did eventually pull the trigger on him. Wonder what his last words were.enigmaax;1153381 wrote:Yeah and they tried to tell him he was not a god. You know what he said to all that nonsense? "Why don't you pull the trigger and find out?"
I'm pretty sure his last words were "Who's there?"Con_Alma;1153402 wrote:Someone did eventually pull the trigger on him. Wonder what his last words were.
Ah, I think you're right.Con_Alma;1153413 wrote:Something like that.
I thought they were, "Who is it?"