i wouldn't say in 'Puritan Amerika'. more like in mentally fucked up america
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Anonymous2005-08-30 14:44
>>9
Even puritans would probably be dismayed by this society...most likely from a lack of consistency though, not to mention how little people even stick to the scriptures. Remember: Anti-fun religious buffoons yes, but also somewhat noble, or as noble as pseudofanatics could be. Truth is a Big Thing to them, truth is also where Modern America loses most.
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Anonymous2005-08-30 21:25
>> 10
You are wildly underestimating how religious the Puritans were if you think they'd feel at home in the mainstream segment of any American city.
And while you are correct that many texts written by Puritan authors did emphasize truth, all contemporary accounts emphasize repeatedly that Puritans were just as corrupt, stupid, jealous, and dissembling as the rest of us.
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lol2005-08-31 9:51
>>11
Atleast they strive for truth. I think that is noble. Most people just don't bother to be a good human being anymore which is quite depressing.
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Anonymous2005-08-31 14:06
>> 12
I strongly disagree that there is nobility in simply striving for truth.
I think that a large portion of humanity's problems lie in not realizing that that's all we are: human. Telling children they can grow up to be astronauts or presidents or whatever they want, telling children that everything's going to be alright, you don't worry your pretty head, telling children that we should always try to be the best in _everything_ we do.
Encouragement inexorably leads to dissapointment which inexorably leads to frustration which inexorably leads to resentment. Not everyone gets to be a millionaire, not everyone gets to have a beautiful wife.
Of course maybe that's just my theory.
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lol2005-08-31 17:22
>>13
Frankly, if I heard your version of the world, I would contemplate suicide. Besides, childhood innocence is cute and part of growing up to be an adult is learning all these things.
Also, encouraging children might lead to disappointment but not encouraging them would lead to...disappointment when they learn what they could have been but never tried.
And not everybody in the world wants to be a cynic.
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Anonymous2005-08-31 23:36
>>14
Well encouraging childrens to achieve the best they can be has lead to an increase in unversity enrolments to the point where Unis are saying we cant take anymore so we will up the qualifications.
The OP was obviously VIP quality, therefore a segue was necessary.
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Anonymous2005-09-03 9:57
>>18
so back on topic, anyone know where i can download the mcdonalds commercials? the blonde girl in the miniskirt is HAWT
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Anonymous2005-09-05 23:32
Rene Guyon Society
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This group is named after a former judge who served on the Supreme Court of Thailand for 30 years. He was also the author of several books and papers dealing with human sexuality, including that of children. It was formed in 1962 by seven couples during a lecture on human sexuality. The Society has promoted its own summer camping program for daughters of its members. Their motto is "Sex by age eight, or it's too late." Members are connected by their mutual belief that sex with children is healthy and to be desired.
They push for the abolishment of laws prohibiting pedophilia. For example, they believe adults should be able to perform anal sex on children as young as four. They also say that children performing oral sex on adults will end thumb-sucking. They also believe that men should be able to have sex with girls as young as 10.
They have argued that if laws restricting child sexuality are not changed, there will be more kids working as prostitutes, contracting venereal diseases and committing suicide. State rape laws should be changed to allow parents and guardians to give their consent for their children to have sex. Newsletters have contained slogans such as "Children keep family sex secrets."
They believe in "child-child and child-adult bisexuality starting at age 4, 5 and 6 if protected with contraceptives." They maintain, however, that while they advocate legalizing sex with children, they "do not practice it . . . No one can come into our Society who has ever had sex with children".
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Anonymous2005-09-07 11:06
>>20
Extremist cunts always make you look bad. ;-;
I only support 10+, cuz that's when my own puberty started.