The "WTF? Check this link out!" thread!

[ZeaLitY]

Congratulations for blowing the lid off the fact that certain Christian sects are more moderate than others, and missing the point that collectively, many humans do give up these things and that it's incredibly stupid.

-I did give up time and energy; making others' lives better around the country. Horrible, I know.

Ah, the only young person who actually wants to go to church on Sunday. Amazing.

-Not valuable scientific and medical advancements. Perhaps if we lived in Renaissance Europe you might have something resembling a point, but it's completely ridiculous to say that's the state of affairs today.

There are cases of this, whether homeopathy, "prayer medicine", etc. but in general it's meant to reflect anti-science attitudes, such as environmental impact and evolution denial. This holds back everyone.

Not the most predominant branches of Christianity.

They still number in the thousands.

[tushantin]

It's amazing when a group has teachings which are true in a non-literal sense, there are some others who
1) Blindly believe anything as the absolute truth
2) Go against the belief, attack them by twisting words and making them sound corrupt.

Hey, I'm in the Springtime of Youth, and I robbed a bank and killed the presidents of every nation because I am capable of breaking the heavens and going beyond human potential! But if I'm evil then that means SoY breeds evil, right? And that the creator of such group should be considered evil, isn't it?

No, ZeaLity, I'm not directly attacking your view. After all...

There are cases of this, whether homeopathy, "prayer medicine", etc. but in general it's meant to reflect anti-science attitudes, such as environmental impact and evolution denial. This holds back everyone.

That is after all true for some people who don't care to question merely because they hope they're "good" just because they worship and get away with anything. That kind of attitude is unhealthy, but that isn't true for everyone. There are some who question, some who ponder. Some who decipher, and then come to an acknowledgment. Religion isn't directly to blame for it.

[tushantin]

Hmm, pardon me, I don't mean to be a sexist but I found something.
http://www.cracked.com/article_18529_6-absurd-gender-stereotypes-that-science-says-are-true.html

[Truthordeal]

There are cases of this, whether homeopathy, "prayer medicine", etc. but in general it's meant to reflect anti-science attitudes, such as environmental impact and evolution denial. This holds back everyone.

Not so much anti-science as anti-corporate. A lot of the people who get into homeopathy do so because they're "sticking it to the man," the soulless pharmaceutical companies, etc. The most egregious example is Kevin Trudeau's Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About.

Quite frankly one of the most laughable examples of infomercial exploitation I've ever seen. An excerpt from the link above:

The revolutionary book that talks about the reasons you are sick and how the American Medical Association, Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the pharmaceutical cartels are suppressing information about natural remedies and natural cures for virtually every disease.
   
Buy the book and learn about the unholy alliance between the federal agencies, the FDA and the FTC, and the pharmaceutical industry and how they work together to suppress the truth about natural healing.

Learn how the food industry is purposely putting secret chemical ingredients in the food that can cause you to become hungrier, become fat, and become physically addicted, and not listing them on the label.

Learn the secret to losing weight without crazy diets or exercise.

I think these conspiracy theories, and anti-government sentiment is more responsible in the upsurge of homeopathy and natural cures. And of course, there are old wives tales of how to cure hiccups, collick, etc. that get spread around and become accepted as fact.

Prayer healing, I'll give you. But again, that's mainly contained to those ultra-zealous sects I mentioned before.

BTW, I'm no tree-hugger, but why do you consider concerns about environmental impact to be anti-science?

[Thought]

Maybe he meant how some people deny the environmental impact of humans? Generally, Creationists (and Young Earth Creationists in particular) are very conservative and mix religion and politics freely. Thus, many Creationists who reject evolution also reject the evidence of humanity's harmful impact on the earth. Just a thought, though.

[tushantin]

Thus, many Creationists who reject evolution also reject the evidence of humanity's harmful impact on the earth. Just a thought, though.

Just an added note; there are also those who accept evolution and still reject the evidence of humanity's harmful impact on earth.

[ZeaLitY]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

His voice is so fucking white. It's like looking at some kind of naked paradox. I want to enjoy the song, but holy fuck his voice is white. That is the whitest fucking voice.

[ZealKnight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

His voice is so fucking white. It's like looking at some kind of naked paradox. I want to enjoy the song, but holy fuck his voice is white. That is the whitest fucking voice.

It's the fact that he does not sing that makes me hate the band. If they had a good singer then I may actually like it. However all the music they make is so soft-techno and almost a alternarock emulator I just bring myself to listen for more than a few seconds.

[utunnels]

http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/08/chinese-farmer-declares-war-on-property-developers-with-homemade-wheelbarrow-cannon/

[tushantin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

His voice is so fucking white. It's like looking at some kind of naked paradox. I want to enjoy the song, but holy fuck his voice is white. That is the whitest fucking voice.

It's the fact that he does not sing that makes me hate the band. If they had a good singer then I may actually like it. However all the music they make is so soft-techno and almost a alternarock emulator I just bring myself to listen for more than a few seconds.

Wait, whadya mean? What's wrong with his voice? I kinda liked the song/voice.

[ZealKnight]

Well tushantin, his voice is almost electronic. I know they auto fix voices, but that doesn't even sound like he is singing in any way. He sounds like he is talking or reading poetry and the editing did the rest. The song is sythnpop, but it's WAY TOO sythnpop for me.

[tushantin]

Ah, I see. LMAO I've heard a few songs like those ever since my first experiences with English songs, so I thought this may have been like the rest of its kind such as Trance or what not. Come to think of it, it does sound like it; a tone like that isn't supposed to be as loud as it actually sounds in the song (I don't mean the amplification but the magnitude of delivery).

[Sajainta]

I'm not a huge fan of Owl City.  Their songs all sound the same to me.  My one friend really likes them, and burned me CDs of three of their albums, and I really fail to see the draw.  But to each his own.  I'm more of a death metal girl anyway.

[tushantin]

LMAO! Do Death Metal chicks like Celtic? XD Yasunori Mitsuda was a huge fan (I know he ain't a chick, but heck it's still awesome).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd3a189vcVc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jgz0PEmS80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7p6N_5Lcbw

These pieces are good for souls. WATCH EM!

[Sajainta]

LMAO! Do Death Metal chicks like Celtic?

This one sure as hell does.  Or at least The Chieftains.  I love the Chieftains.  I have pretty varied taste in music.  I also have a huge soft spot for Mozart and Brahms and Saint-Saëns.  =)

The videos sound intriguing.  I'll have to watch 'em when I'm less busy.