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Free yourself from religion, and you will find faith, morality and virtue in a far truer place than any fantasy land!!!
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well, the best thing you can do is start questioning everything. Research stuff on your own. Don't be afraid to delve into something as long as it is not morally or karmically wrong. I made that discoery around 7th grade...that everything in my societal/cultural/familial surroundings was a big brainwasn. Starting with familal/religious as a young child.zetram00 wrote:i guess your right but its just kinda been implanted in my mind for 17 years that 'this is how *beep* is and if you dont believe it our wrong' and i just recently started seeing how crazy rhat was and how i was kinda brainwashed over al these years
Then into school...and the American public school system is a HUGE...HUGE system of brainwashing/preparation for the separation of people into worker drones and bosses. In school, we are all herded into the little "box" that is mainstream America...trained to move at ertain times lke cattle to the next pen; our minds are consistently crushed by the drone of "baseball, Apple Pie, 2.5 kids, white picket fences, investment funds and the mighty dollar" Anyone who thinks/acts/dresses outside of the box is quickly corrected until they assume the role, or pushed away so as to not challenge the majorities way of thinking(control). It is really sick...
so anywho, break free. Educate yourself by questioning everything, and then doing careful research on your own about stuff. Don't count out ANY possibility as being wrong until you know for sure. Never rush the judgement and never do anything because someone else says to...
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hotbeats645 wrote:i would disagree, TVO. there are tons of valid belief systems out there that don't get noticed because they're not one of the big three or four major systems of belief. these systems have been practiced for thousands of years, and can be different from person to person. just because you haven't found something you believe in doesn't make every belief that isn't yours "silly". some people blindly follow a "religion", and that is silly for sure. but to call faith in general silly is incredibly close-minded
I don't have a belief. Ghosts, ghoulies, wizards, witches, spirits, gods, and goblins are all nonsense. So yes, I say they're all silly.

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TVOham wrote:hotbeats645 wrote:i would disagree, TVO. there are tons of valid belief systems out there that don't get noticed because they're not one of the big three or four major systems of belief. these systems have been practiced for thousands of years, and can be different from person to person. just because you haven't found something you believe in doesn't make every belief that isn't yours "silly". some people blindly follow a "religion", and that is silly for sure. but to call faith in general silly is incredibly close-minded
I don't have a belief. Ghosts, ghoulies, wizards, witches, spirits, gods, and goblins are all nonsense. So yes, I say they're all silly.
ok cool, but those have nothing to do with a lot of belief systems out there. being close-minded and lumping everything together is lame
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hotbeats645 wrote:TVOham wrote:hotbeats645 wrote:i would disagree, TVO. there are tons of valid belief systems out there that don't get noticed because they're not one of the big three or four major systems of belief. these systems have been practiced for thousands of years, and can be different from person to person. just because you haven't found something you believe in doesn't make every belief that isn't yours "silly". some people blindly follow a "religion", and that is silly for sure. but to call faith in general silly is incredibly close-minded
I don't have a belief. Ghosts, ghoulies, wizards, witches, spirits, gods, and goblins are all nonsense. So yes, I say they're all silly.
ok cool, but those have nothing to do with a lot of belief systems out there. being close-minded and lumping everything together is lame
Find me a belief system that isn't somewhat related to spirituality. I did put "spirits" in there.

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so you know more about what christ meant than any christian youve ever met, you know more about what mohammed meant than every muslim youve ever met and you know more about what buddha meant than any buddhist youve ever met? wow, you know alotsxetnrdrmr wrote:...and "being Christian (or Muslim, Jewish, Shinto, Pagan etc)" doesn't mean anything if you don't understand what the stories of your religion are trying to say about the moral code. I have YET to meet anyone who adheres to any organized religion that actually understood what the main prophet was trying to get across to the followers. Most of the people I know get too wrapped up in the human side of their beliefs...I can just imagine the main prophet sitting wherever they reside and just facepalming at all of us down here totally blowing the meaning of what they said.
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ok, so my basic beliefs come from Peru, where your actions are reinforced by positive and negative energy (this is something that has been scientifically studied too, and actually exists). living in harmony with other people, eating right, respecting the planet, etc, creates a larger positive energy field and promotes good energy to come into your field. being a crappy person shrinks that field, and less good energy comes your way.TVOham wrote:hotbeats645 wrote:TVOham wrote:
I don't have a belief. Ghosts, ghoulies, wizards, witches, spirits, gods, and goblins are all nonsense. So yes, I say they're all silly.
ok cool, but those have nothing to do with a lot of belief systems out there. being close-minded and lumping everything together is lame
Find me a belief system that isn't somewhat related to spirituality. I did put "spirits" in there.
now you're probably going to try and refute this as "silly", but it's something that has been proven to exist, and the people who have truly mastered this "spirituality", or belief in living right as one's self, can do some pretty amazing things. these sorts of beliefs have existed for thousands of years and don't rely on "magic" or some holy book-they rely on respecting the world around you and those that you share the world with and how that affects your energy field.
now if you want to say that this belief in an energy system equates to "spirits", thats ok if thats what you want to call it, but I assure you, you do have an energy field, and it does shrink and grow depending on your moods and actions. it's not some make believe thing, if you didn't have one you would be dead. this has all been studied and correlation has been shown.
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Energy fields?hotbeats645 wrote:ok, so my basic beliefs come from Peru, where your actions are reinforced by positive and negative energy (this is something that has been scientifically studied too, and actually exists). living in harmony with other people, eating right, respecting the planet, etc, creates a larger positive energy field and promotes good energy to come into your field. being a crappy person shrinks that field, and less good energy comes your way.TVOham wrote:hotbeats645 wrote:
ok cool, but those have nothing to do with a lot of belief systems out there. being close-minded and lumping everything together is lame
Find me a belief system that isn't somewhat related to spirituality. I did put "spirits" in there.
now you're probably going to try and refute this as "silly", but it's something that has been proven to exist, and the people who have truly mastered this "spirituality", or belief in living right as one's self, can do some pretty amazing things. these sorts of beliefs have existed for thousands of years and don't rely on "magic" or some holy book-they rely on respecting the world around you and those that you share the world with and how that affects your energy field.
now if you want to say that this belief in an energy system equates to "spirits", thats ok if thats what you want to call it, but I assure you, you do have an energy field, and it does shrink and grow depending on your moods and actions. it's not some make believe thing, if you didn't have one you would be dead. this has all been studied and correlation has been shown.
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may the force be with you (in episode 7) and your chakras be aligned!TVOham wrote:Energy fields?hotbeats645 wrote: ok, so my basic beliefs come from Peru, where your actions are reinforced by positive and negative energy (this is something that has been scientifically studied too, and actually exists). living in harmony with other people, eating right, respecting the planet, etc, creates a larger positive energy field and promotes good energy to come into your field. being a crappy person shrinks that field, and less good energy comes your way.
now you're probably going to try and refute this as "silly", but it's something that has been proven to exist, and the people who have truly mastered this "spirituality", or belief in living right as one's self, can do some pretty amazing things. these sorts of beliefs have existed for thousands of years and don't rely on "magic" or some holy book-they rely on respecting the world around you and those that you share the world with and how that affects your energy field.
now if you want to say that this belief in an energy system equates to "spirits", thats ok if thats what you want to call it, but I assure you, you do have an energy field, and it does shrink and grow depending on your moods and actions. it's not some make believe thing, if you didn't have one you would be dead. this has all been studied and correlation has been shown.
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no, I do not know anymore about these powers than anyone else, and that is why I don't adhere to any one belief system AND judge other people as being wrong or evil because they don't agree with me.DrewAnderson wrote:so you know more about what christ meant than any christian youve ever met, you know more about what mohammed meant than every muslim youve ever met and you know more about what buddha meant than any buddhist youve ever met? wow, you know alotsxetnrdrmr wrote:...and "being Christian (or Muslim, Jewish, Shinto, Pagan etc)" doesn't mean anything if you don't understand what the stories of your religion are trying to say about the moral code. I have YET to meet anyone who adheres to any organized religion that actually understood what the main prophet was trying to get across to the followers. Most of the people I know get too wrapped up in the human side of their beliefs...I can just imagine the main prophet sitting wherever they reside and just facepalming at all of us down here totally blowing the meaning of what they said.
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I do know that my mom is a devout Lutheran, and she has no more concrete answers about God than I do as a non-organized religious adherent. Saying that i studied the religions does not mean that I understand the faith mysteries that the individual followers experience.
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you said that the followers of religion you know dont know the actual meaning of their prophet, which means for you to know they are wriong you would have to know whats right, thats what i inferred.sxetnrdrmr wrote:no, I do not know anymore about these powers than anyone else, and that is why I don't adhere to any one belief system AND judge other people as being wrong or evil because they don't agree with me.DrewAnderson wrote:so you know more about what christ meant than any christian youve ever met, you know more about what mohammed meant than every muslim youve ever met and you know more about what buddha meant than any buddhist youve ever met? wow, you know alotsxetnrdrmr wrote:...and "being Christian (or Muslim, Jewish, Shinto, Pagan etc)" doesn't mean anything if you don't understand what the stories of your religion are trying to say about the moral code. I have YET to meet anyone who adheres to any organized religion that actually understood what the main prophet was trying to get across to the followers. Most of the people I know get too wrapped up in the human side of their beliefs...I can just imagine the main prophet sitting wherever they reside and just facepalming at all of us down here totally blowing the meaning of what they said.
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I do know that my mom is a devout Lutheran, and she has no more concrete answers about God than I do as a non-organized religious adherent. Saying that i studied the religions does not mean that I understand the faith mysteries that the individual followers experience.
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And when you finally decide to actually pick up a book about Biblical scholarship and read it, you'll learn that the majority of Paul's epistles were not written by Paul, that 2nd Peter wasn't written by Peter, (as if 1st Peter could have been), that Revelation wasn't added to the Bible until over 300 years after Jesus is said to have lived, that all of the books of the Bible have undergone redaction (editing) since they were written, and that the books that were selected to be in the Bible in the first place were chosen by way of an extremely sloppy, conniving process that could have had nothing to do with a god, if a god does exist.
To people educated on the topic, claiming to have reliable historical information from these figures who may or may not have existed in history, and who definitely didn't write (or edit) the documents ascribed to them, is comical.
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I don't know what is "right" , but I can definitely see when other people completely misinterpret the foundational teachings of their belief system, and then compromise their positive karmic/spiritual development.DrewAnderson wrote:you said that the followers of religion you know dont know the actual meaning of their prophet, which means for you to know they are wriong you would have to know whats right, thats what i inferred.sxetnrdrmr wrote:no, I do not know anymore about these powers than anyone else, and that is why I don't adhere to any one belief system AND judge other people as being wrong or evil because they don't agree with me.DrewAnderson wrote: so you know more about what christ meant than any christian youve ever met, you know more about what mohammed meant than every muslim youve ever met and you know more about what buddha meant than any buddhist youve ever met? wow, you know alot
I do know that my mom is a devout Lutheran, and she has no more concrete answers about God than I do as a non-organized religious adherent. Saying that i studied the religions does not mean that I understand the faith mysteries that the individual followers experience.
The best example of it that I see everyday is the Catholic act of Confession. The notion that you can be a *beep* to others and yourself all week, and then wash it all away by tattling on yourself and praying is soooooo backwards and karmaically wrong. Confession is a Catholic dogmatic element that came about in the middle ages so that self-righteous people who did completely evil and greed motivated acts could make them selves feel better about it when their conscience made them face up to the fact that they sucked as people. I DO know that Jesus did not teach that philosophy. Jesus never said "Screw Unto Others and You Can Do Whatever You Want If You Go To A Building Once A Week And Participate In A Ritual Where You Can Pretend To Be Sorry And Then Go Do It Again"
There is no "right" or "wrong" in dogma since dogma is a human-based element in religions. What is "right" to a Christian is sometimes considered "wrong" by a Muslim <- THAT to me is the bigger wrong...thinking that the dogmatic part of the religion is the main core of the religion. THAT is where I see people I know make the failures that cause them spiritual or karmatic negativity. THAT is where I do know that I am right in the decisions I have made for MYSELF.
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Re: what does being "christian" really mean
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What are you talking about. The whole point of an education is to teach you to think.sxetnrdrmr wrote:
Then into school...and the American public school system is a HUGE...HUGE system of brainwashing/preparation for the separation of people into worker drones and bosses. In school, we are all herded into the little "box" that is mainstream America...trained to move at certain times like cattle to the next pen; our minds are consistently crushed by the drone of "baseball, Apple Pie, 2.5 kids, white picket fences, investment funds and the mighty dollar" Anyone who thinks/acts/dresses outside of the box is quickly corrected until they assume the role, or pushed away so as to not challenge the majorities way of thinking(control). It is really sick...
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Every single education system ever is designed to do 2 things:sxetnrdrmr wrote: American public school system is a HUGE...HUGE system of brainwashing/preparation for the separation of people into worker drones and bosses
1. Give the public a fundamental education so they can be productive members of society
2. separate the people who are willing to work hard from the people who arn't. its why we have grading
of course public schools are going to separate the smart people from the stupid ones. half the point of primary education is to figure out what kids have the drive to work hard, and which kids are actually going to succeed in secondary education. that's why we have grades. This is how literally 100% of education systems in the world work.
again, what does this even mean? i don't even really have a response to the cattle thing, cause it doesn't make any sense, unless you're saying they try and train us to think in a certain way. in which case why the hell not? Schools push thinking in a forward direction, in no way do i see any negatives in that.sxetnrdrmr wrote: In school, we are all herded into the little "box" that is mainstream America...trained to move at certain times like cattle to the next pen; our minds are consistently crushed by the drone of "baseball, Apple Pie, 2.5 kids, white picket fences, investment funds and the mighty dollar"
and I'm sorry that you don't approve of the norms of society today...
nobody pushes sports, people just love sports. everybody in the world loves sports, everyone. even people who dont know what sports is love sports.
I have no idea if apple pie is in reference to food or technology
Also i dont understand why in every post you make about society you bag on the fact that currency exists. Stop telling us you don't like money. everyone likes money, if you dont like money you're lying. The only people i have ever met that have tried to tell me they dont like money are people who didn't try hard enough in school, and either didn't go to college or picked some half ass liberal arts major, and then just spout the same "I'm doing it cause i love it, its not about the money, i dont want money to be happy" stuff. Thats fine that you're happy with what you're doing, but i would much rather have schools telling my kids "Pick something you want to do, but be realistic and do something that is going to end up being financially beneficial to you in the long run" than "Do what you want, and expect that society will want you to be a Starbucks Batista well into your 40s to support that womens studies degree" Financial stability is a good thing. it isnt evil. It lets you continue on with the hobbies you enjoy. I would much rather have a different job, and not have my hobbies become my work, cause then my hobbies become work.
Nobody ever has told anyone "dont think outside the box"....sxetnrdrmr wrote: Anyone who thinks/acts/dresses outside of the box is quickly corrected until they assume the role, or pushed away so as to not challenge the majorities way of thinking(control)
also, Do you know why everyone hates hipsters and punk kids? because nothing that they actually do differently than the rest of the group is actually beneficial in any way, its just stupid and a waste of productive time. the only thing hipsters have ever done to benefit me or the people around me is either raise a testing curve cause studying was to mainstream, or making me look incredibly good in a playing audition because their playing technique was to cool to conform to the one we were being asked to play.
also you should be pretty happy that people who are way too far outside the box get corrected pretty quickly, or are at least stifled a little bit, cause there are some pretty weird people in the world, and not having to put up with them makes my day significantly better.
The only thing wrong with american schools is that the pressure to pass has shifted from the students to the teachers, and now the teachers have to compensate in order to make sure kids pass. either by making easier curriculum or having super curves that reward lazy students.
I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, but I literally can't ever agree with a single thing you post on here regarding real life because I dont think you see the world in a big picture view. Every time you post something regarding education or politics i facepalm multiple times throughout the post because it doesn't make sense.
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ok...before I even attempt to try to make you understand what I am talking about, I need to have you honestly answer some questions or affirm some things for me. I only know you from posts on the site about drumming and other things, but am getting a clear picture of your background, so I want to see if my guesses are right. Once again, this is not a slam, it is me doing an experiment. I want to know if it is going to be a waste of time to pursue the topic with you. Again, please answer honestly:MPolarinakis wrote:What are you talking about. The whole point of an education is to teach you to think.sxetnrdrmr wrote:
Then into school...and the American public school system is a HUGE...HUGE system of brainwashing/preparation for the separation of people into worker drones and bosses. In school, we are all herded into the little "box" that is mainstream America...trained to move at certain times like cattle to the next pen; our minds are consistently crushed by the drone of "baseball, Apple Pie, 2.5 kids, white picket fences, investment funds and the mighty dollar" Anyone who thinks/acts/dresses outside of the box is quickly corrected until they assume the role, or pushed away so as to not challenge the majorities way of thinking(control). It is really sick...
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Every single education system ever is designed to do 2 things:sxetnrdrmr wrote: American public school system is a HUGE...HUGE system of brainwashing/preparation for the separation of people into worker drones and bosses
1. Give the public a fundamental education so they can be productive members of society
2. separate the people who are willing to work hard from the people who arn't. its why we have grading
of course public schools are going to separate the smart people from the stupid ones. half the point of primary education is to figure out what kids have the drive to work hard, and which kids are actually going to succeed in secondary education. that's why we have grades. This is how literally 100% of education systems in the world work.
again, what does this even mean? i don't even really have a response to the cattle thing, cause it doesn't make any sense, unless you're saying they try and train us to think in a certain way. in which case why the hell not? Schools push thinking in a forward direction, in no way do i see any negatives in that.sxetnrdrmr wrote: In school, we are all herded into the little "box" that is mainstream America...trained to move at certain times like cattle to the next pen; our minds are consistently crushed by the drone of "baseball, Apple Pie, 2.5 kids, white picket fences, investment funds and the mighty dollar"
and I'm sorry that you don't approve of the norms of society today...
nobody pushes sports, people just love sports. everybody in the world loves sports, everyone. even people who dont know what sports is love sports.
I have no idea if apple pie is in reference to food or technology
Also i dont understand why in every post you make about society you bag on the fact that currency exists. Stop telling us you don't like money. everyone likes money, if you dont like money you're lying. The only people i have ever met that have tried to tell me they dont like money are people who didn't try hard enough in school, and either didn't go to college or picked some half *beep* liberal arts major, and then just spout the same "I'm doing it cause i love it, its not about the money, i dont want money to be happy" stuff. Thats fine that you're happy with what you're doing, but i would much rather have schools telling my kids "Pick something you want to do, but be realistic and do something that is going to end up being financially beneficial to you in the long run" than "Do what you want, and expect that society will want you to be a Starbucks Batista well into your 40s to support that womens studies degree" Financial stability is a good thing. it isnt evil. It lets you continue on with the hobbies you enjoy. I would much rather have a different job, and not have my hobbies become my work, cause then my hobbies become work.
Nobody ever has told anyone "dont think outside the box"....sxetnrdrmr wrote: Anyone who thinks/acts/dresses outside of the box is quickly corrected until they assume the role, or pushed away so as to not challenge the majorities way of thinking(control)
also, Do you know why everyone hates hipsters and punk kids? because nothing that they actually do differently than the rest of the group is actually beneficial in any way, its just stupid and a waste of productive time. the only thing hipsters have ever done to benefit me or the people around me is either raise a testing curve cause studying was to mainstream, or making me look incredibly good in a playing audition because their playing technique was to cool to conform to the one we were being asked to play.
also you should be pretty happy that people who are way too far outside the box get corrected pretty quickly, or are at least stifled a little bit, cause there are some pretty weird people in the world, and not having to put up with them makes my day significantly better.
The only thing wrong with american schools is that the pressure to pass has shifted from the students to the teachers, and now the teachers have to compensate in order to make sure kids pass. either by making easier curriculum or having super curves that reward lazy students.
I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, but I literally can't ever agree with a single thing you post on here regarding real life because I dont think you see the world in a big picture view. Every time you post something regarding education or politics i facepalm multiple times throughout the post because it doesn't make sense.
1. you are between 19 and 25 (I think you go to Purdue or Notre Dame right?)
2. you have grown up in a middle or upper middle class family
3. mom and dad both went to college, and both worked white collar jobs
4. you grew up in the midwest, in a suburb of a medium sized city
5. you went to a HS where the population of Whites was greater than 90%
6. your family, and you, are moderately religious and definitely Conservative
7. you have never had to solely support yourself without help from mom or dad or scholarships
8. you are not paying anything out of your own pocket for college expenses (tuition)
9. you have not worked a "career" type job yet,
if you answer "yes" to more than 2 of any of the above questions other than #1, you probably will not get where I am coming from with most of my posts about "the big picture"or "real life" . Once again, I am not meaning to be snotty with you, but if you only have a limited idea of what "real life" or the "big picture" is, I can not [possibly have a legitimate discussion. It would be like someone trying to have a discussion about string theory with me...I just don't get it!
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i answer yes to 3 of those other than #1, and yes i do feel like i have a pretty wholeistic view on life in general.sxetnrdrmr wrote:ok...before I even attempt to try to make you understand what I am talking about, I need to have you honestly answer some questions or affirm some things for me. I only know you from posts on the site about drumming and other things, but am getting a clear picture of your background, so I want to see if my guesses are right. Once again, this is not a slam, it is me doing an experiment. I want to know if it is going to be a waste of time to pursue the topic with you. Again, please answer honestly:MPolarinakis wrote:What are you talking about. The whole point of an education is to teach you to think.sxetnrdrmr wrote:
Then into school...and the American public school system is a HUGE...HUGE system of brainwashing/preparation for the separation of people into worker drones and bosses. In school, we are all herded into the little "box" that is mainstream America...trained to move at certain times like cattle to the next pen; our minds are consistently crushed by the drone of "baseball, Apple Pie, 2.5 kids, white picket fences, investment funds and the mighty dollar" Anyone who thinks/acts/dresses outside of the box is quickly corrected until they assume the role, or pushed away so as to not challenge the majorities way of thinking(control). It is really sick...
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Every single education system ever is designed to do 2 things:sxetnrdrmr wrote: American public school system is a HUGE...HUGE system of brainwashing/preparation for the separation of people into worker drones and bosses
1. Give the public a fundamental education so they can be productive members of society
2. separate the people who are willing to work hard from the people who arn't. its why we have grading
of course public schools are going to separate the smart people from the stupid ones. half the point of primary education is to figure out what kids have the drive to work hard, and which kids are actually going to succeed in secondary education. that's why we have grades. This is how literally 100% of education systems in the world work.
again, what does this even mean? i don't even really have a response to the cattle thing, cause it doesn't make any sense, unless you're saying they try and train us to think in a certain way. in which case why the hell not? Schools push thinking in a forward direction, in no way do i see any negatives in that.sxetnrdrmr wrote: In school, we are all herded into the little "box" that is mainstream America...trained to move at certain times like cattle to the next pen; our minds are consistently crushed by the drone of "baseball, Apple Pie, 2.5 kids, white picket fences, investment funds and the mighty dollar"
and I'm sorry that you don't approve of the norms of society today...
nobody pushes sports, people just love sports. everybody in the world loves sports, everyone. even people who dont know what sports is love sports.
I have no idea if apple pie is in reference to food or technology
Also i dont understand why in every post you make about society you bag on the fact that currency exists. Stop telling us you don't like money. everyone likes money, if you dont like money you're lying. The only people i have ever met that have tried to tell me they dont like money are people who didn't try hard enough in school, and either didn't go to college or picked some half *beep* liberal arts major, and then just spout the same "I'm doing it cause i love it, its not about the money, i dont want money to be happy" stuff. Thats fine that you're happy with what you're doing, but i would much rather have schools telling my kids "Pick something you want to do, but be realistic and do something that is going to end up being financially beneficial to you in the long run" than "Do what you want, and expect that society will want you to be a Starbucks Batista well into your 40s to support that womens studies degree" Financial stability is a good thing. it isnt evil. It lets you continue on with the hobbies you enjoy. I would much rather have a different job, and not have my hobbies become my work, cause then my hobbies become work.
Nobody ever has told anyone "dont think outside the box"....sxetnrdrmr wrote: Anyone who thinks/acts/dresses outside of the box is quickly corrected until they assume the role, or pushed away so as to not challenge the majorities way of thinking(control)
also, Do you know why everyone hates hipsters and punk kids? because nothing that they actually do differently than the rest of the group is actually beneficial in any way, its just stupid and a waste of productive time. the only thing hipsters have ever done to benefit me or the people around me is either raise a testing curve cause studying was to mainstream, or making me look incredibly good in a playing audition because their playing technique was to cool to conform to the one we were being asked to play.
also you should be pretty happy that people who are way too far outside the box get corrected pretty quickly, or are at least stifled a little bit, cause there are some pretty weird people in the world, and not having to put up with them makes my day significantly better.
The only thing wrong with american schools is that the pressure to pass has shifted from the students to the teachers, and now the teachers have to compensate in order to make sure kids pass. either by making easier curriculum or having super curves that reward lazy students.
I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, but I literally can't ever agree with a single thing you post on here regarding real life because I dont think you see the world in a big picture view. Every time you post something regarding education or politics i facepalm multiple times throughout the post because it doesn't make sense.
1. you are between 19 and 25 (I think you go to Purdue or Notre Dame right?)
2. you have grown up in a middle or upper middle class family
3. mom and dad both went to college, and both worked white collar jobs
4. you grew up in the midwest, in a suburb of a medium sized city
5. you went to a HS where the population of Whites was greater than 90%
6. your family, and you, are moderately religious and definitely Conservative
7. you have never had to solely support yourself without help from mom or dad or scholarships
8. you are not paying anything out of your own pocket for college expenses (tuition)
9. you have not worked a "career" type job yet,
if you answer "yes" to more than 2 of any of the above questions other than #1, you probably will not get where I am coming from with most of my posts about "the big picture"or "real life" . Once again, I am not meaning to be snotty with you, but if you only have a limited idea of what "real life" or the "big picture" is, I can not [possibly have a legitimate discussion. It would be like someone trying to have a discussion about string theory with me...I just don't get it!
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