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Can I have some of the stuff he is smoking? I doubt if this article will help your cause. Given his outlandish beliefs, I doubt whether this co-worker of yours

by subir 11y ago

Can I have some of the stuff he is smoking? I doubt if this article will help your cause. Given his outlandish beliefs, I doubt whether this co-worker of yours is open to any scientific reasoning.

da_n 11y ago
Science? Pfft. They just want to keep you locked-up inside your little box. The elite know all about the hollow-earth, there are aliens that live under our earths core, they have a small ball of magnetar they have transported there which powers their civilisation and enables the so called 'gravity' effect on the surface. The aliens experiment on us all the time, even leaving messages to taunt us (crop circles etc). If you believe you will know the truth. /s
- Intermernet 11y ago
  Admittedly, some of them can play a pretty good version of "Stairway To Heaven" on their "magnetar". And I believe, "Elite" should be spelled with two threes and a plus.
- wsc981 11y ago
  Obligatory YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P47OC439x88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P47OC439x88
nogridbag 11y ago
If you think his beliefs are illogical, just wait until you see his code! I'm not very knowledgable about his religion, but I think he also shares some of his beliefs with fundamentalist Christianity. He was quite upset about the supreme court ruling on gay marriage and yelled to me "God hates gays!". I simply nodded my head as I wasn't sure how else to respond without offending his beliefs. As one of the only non-believers in the office, I have to tread lightly. When a different coworker, who is strongly Christian, expressed his doubts about what happens when we die, his faith was restored by others because heaven "sounded good" (because we should totally choose our beliefs based on what sounds good). I personally wanted to advise him to convert to Islam because to me personally having 27 virgins in heaven "sounds better" to me! But I simply keep my mouth shut as anything I say will surely offend someone.
- Intermernet 11y ago
  >I simply nodded my head as I wasn't sure how else to respond without offending his beliefs. I know you have to work with the guy, but some beliefs should be offended. "God hates gays!" is just a delusional anthropomorphic version of saying "I hate gays!". He can't even take responsibility for his own prejudices!
- VLM 11y ago
  > When a different coworker, who is strongly Christian Did he have any opinion about the linked article WRT geologists not finding much evidence of Hell below the surface? I've heard widely varying comments from Christians regarding Hell so I can't even make a prediction. Not trying to get you in trouble with coworkers, but it is interesting to read alternative interpretations of reality, which is why every post so far is about your coworkers not the article itself. I liked the article. Not bad.
  - eddyb 11y ago
    I'm curious, is there any mention of an "underworld" in any Christian Bible? I had the impression it appeared in other mythologies, whereas the Christian "Hell" is either on "a different plane of existence" (same for the "Heaven") or it doesn't exist yet (and will be created after the "second coming" and "Final Judgement"), depending who you ask.
    - dpark 11y ago
      The Christian bible does not definitively state where Hell is, and doesn't explicitly call it an "underworld". But there are also no references to different "planes of existence". There are of course no actual references to "hell" in the original texts at all. Several other words are used in the old and new testaments. Which of these correspond to "hell" is up to the translator and the translations don't agree. Some of the words (Hades) were literally underground. Others (Gehenna) not so much. Wikipedia has a discussion about it. It seems like the "literally inside the Earth" interpretation is trending downward, which isn't surprising since biblical literalism in general seems to be declining. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_hell#Hell_as_a_place_or_a_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_hell#Hell_a...

by subir 11y ago

Can I have some of the stuff he is smoking? I doubt if this article will help your cause. Given his outlandish beliefs, I doubt whether this co-worker of yours is open to any scientific reasoning.

da_n 11y ago

Science? Pfft. They just want to keep you locked-up inside your little box. The elite know all about the hollow-earth, there are aliens that live under our earths core, they have a small ball of magnetar they have transported there which powers their civilisation and enables the so called 'gravity' effect on the surface. The aliens experiment on us all the time, even leaving messages to taunt us (crop circles etc). If you believe you will know the truth. /s

Intermernet 11y ago
Admittedly, some of them can play a pretty good version of "Stairway To Heaven" on their "magnetar". And I believe, "Elite" should be spelled with two threes and a plus.
wsc981 11y ago
Obligatory YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P47OC439x88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P47OC439x88

nogridbag 11y ago

If you think his beliefs are illogical, just wait until you see his code! I'm not very knowledgable about his religion, but I think he also shares some of his beliefs with fundamentalist Christianity. He was quite upset about the supreme court ruling on gay marriage and yelled to me "God hates gays!". I simply nodded my head as I wasn't sure how else to respond without offending his beliefs. As one of the only non-believers in the office, I have to tread lightly. When a different coworker, who is strongly Christian, expressed his doubts about what happens when we die, his faith was restored by others because heaven "sounded good" (because we should totally choose our beliefs based on what sounds good). I personally wanted to advise him to convert to Islam because to me personally having 27 virgins in heaven "sounds better" to me! But I simply keep my mouth shut as anything I say will surely offend someone.

Intermernet 11y ago
>I simply nodded my head as I wasn't sure how else to respond without offending his beliefs. I know you have to work with the guy, but some beliefs should be offended. "God hates gays!" is just a delusional anthropomorphic version of saying "I hate gays!". He can't even take responsibility for his own prejudices!
VLM 11y ago
> When a different coworker, who is strongly Christian Did he have any opinion about the linked article WRT geologists not finding much evidence of Hell below the surface? I've heard widely varying comments from Christians regarding Hell so I can't even make a prediction. Not trying to get you in trouble with coworkers, but it is interesting to read alternative interpretations of reality, which is why every post so far is about your coworkers not the article itself. I liked the article. Not bad.
- eddyb 11y ago
  I'm curious, is there any mention of an "underworld" in any Christian Bible? I had the impression it appeared in other mythologies, whereas the Christian "Hell" is either on "a different plane of existence" (same for the "Heaven") or it doesn't exist yet (and will be created after the "second coming" and "Final Judgement"), depending who you ask.
  - dpark 11y ago
    The Christian bible does not definitively state where Hell is, and doesn't explicitly call it an "underworld". But there are also no references to different "planes of existence". There are of course no actual references to "hell" in the original texts at all. Several other words are used in the old and new testaments. Which of these correspond to "hell" is up to the translator and the translations don't agree. Some of the words (Hades) were literally underground. Others (Gehenna) not so much. Wikipedia has a discussion about it. It seems like the "literally inside the Earth" interpretation is trending downward, which isn't surprising since biblical literalism in general seems to be declining. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_hell#Hell_as_a_place_or_a_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_hell#Hell_a...