but who was god..

I didn't know my mate was gay until he asked me out.
Apparently everyone thought I was the gay of the group and was surprised when it turned out that I was straight and he was gay.

That's the difference between faggots and gays.

well you probably know more gay people than you think
they are just not shoving it in your face

There's also a lot more black people than I may think, they just aren't robbing from my grandparents.

Still homophobic in nature. It's just more passive-aggressive in nature, which makes me less prone to want to bash the speaker's skull in for their idiocy the way I do blatant homophobes, but it's still wrong.

So you're saying either way they still get fucked in the ass.

maybe something ad nauseum...

yes.

I forget the term, something ex nihilo? Where you extend the opponent's argument to an idiotic scale beyond the context... like... "I think taxation should be reduced to increase corporate growth and create more jobs" is turned into "TAXES ARE FOR COMMUNISTS"

Something like that... I need to brush up on debate lingo... Though I have to ask, are you against civil union or holy union or just using the word marriage to describe civil union?

taxation say what?
But at least this isn't another name-list for no reason.

I'm finding all the people with the best usernames tonight!

Hey thumbs, chuckbob! Meet Taxi over here :D

hey :) Hi taxation... it is taking me a long time to get through all these notifications

Hello Sethorein o.o Hi taxation, neat to meet you

Oh hi! Nice to meet you too!

I'd not be surprised if they're users too.
And it might just be something about economic theories that brings out all the best funnyjunk has to offer. In which case, how the hell did I end up in this mix?

I have no idea o.O

But yeah, those two are users, we've been calling on each other for the past day for the shits 'n giggles... I think we're the only users who actually found a way to enjoy the new notifications...

Well that's a good thing for you, because out of about 50 notifications, you're the only one that's not a name list. Damn those things, at least you have something good coming from this name-in-a-post shit.

there should just be a filter. You choose which users you want to be able to notify you... derp....

Or just choose not to have the notifications in my case. I hardly talk with anyone on here, just lurking so when out of nowhere OH YOUR NAME'S ON SOME DOUCHE WHO DELETED HIS ACCOUNT'S LIST, it gets to be a bit annoying. However, a good bit with a civilised person like yourself, I don't mind every once in a while. Thanks for this!

Did you call me..

yes :|

I feel special :D

and it wasn't one of those lists of 500 names neither :D

Woohoo! but i've also had my name called like 100 times today. corporate is actually a pretty popular word.

I feel like on funnyjunk corparate (misspelled so you don't get a double notif) is rarely used in pleasant conversation xD

A;ways about something that has to do with some special shit most of the time noone actually gives a shit about.. no offense..

none taken xD

here i made this for you on your other comment

:D

That picture actually might come in handy :D

Ex nihilo ---> "out of nothing" ||| Creationists believe that all matter of the universe was created by God, ex nihilo.

The phrase you are thinking of is closer to "ad infinum" I think.

dang, I was just grasping at straws xD

I'm using it as in civil union between two parties. It seems today that so many people turn a simple answer to a question about beliefs stemming from religion (the Chick-fil-a CEO) and turning it into a nationwide scandal, especially when there are a lot of people who would give the same answer. I personally don't believe in gay marriage, but I'm not gonna run around crashing their wedding if it's legal. I also think everyone has the right to be happy about who they are.

I say, civil union, A-OK, holy union... a little less OK...

I mean a civil union has nothing to do with God, it's just about having "spouse" on your identification and being able to be considered next of kin at important junctures.

It's a little dicier when people try to validate a homosexual holy union since that really is kinda spitting in the face of religion...

Chik-fil-a CEO has every right to be a homophobe and the people of that city have every right not to eat at his store. The Mayor of Boston had no place condemning the CEO for having a personal view that was not in line with the general population. This is America, the land of the free. Everyone has a right to freedom of speech and expression and so long as that CEO was not infringing on the rights of the homosexual community the local government had no right to get involved in his personal affairs.

Exactly! Nobody is forcing the gay people to go eat there, and nobody is saying gay people can't go there and enjoy a sandwich. Just because he has a personal, religious view doesn't make him any sort of evil guy hell bent on destroying homosexuality.

Not saying I'm one of those "OMG CHICKFILA SHOULD DIE" people but i want to point out that they aren't just saying they dislike gay people. The CEO takes a good bit of the profit the company makes and uses it to fund anti gay things. So by buying a sandwich there you are indirectly funding homophobia

K. So don't buy a sandwich there.

I quite enjoy cheap delicious sandwiches so I'm not stopping eating there anytime soon, i was just pointing out that you were mildly incorrect

don't complain if you're still gonna indirectly fund him xD Otherwise that makes you kinda a hypocrite... He can do with his money what he wants, and you can do the same...

I wasn't complaining, just stating a fact. Its whatevs though. I don't care enough either way to have an opinion on the matter

Having opinions in real life is just as dangerous as having them on funnyjunk... go figure...

Lichtenstein has 3x the GDP of America per capita... wut o_O

According to the World Bank in 2010:
(In Millions of US$)
United States GDP: 15,094,000
Liechtenstein GDP: 5,101

I really don't think that statistic matters quite as much as the total does .. Im just saying.

per capita is the key word.

America has a huge population, so obviously with a lower GDP per capita it can still throw its weight around...

Oh I understand the per capita side of it, its just that 300 millionish people live in the US, and like, 5 people live in Liechtenstein. haha

Hey, I'm fine living in a tiny country if I get 148k a year working there! xD

Well you can pull 148k in the US, you just have to do this crazy thing called work hard... Something about 85.57939374923452435211111111assplay1723841lol275% of people in this lovely country have never heard of.

... I'm going into medicine... yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay :D

I wish you the best sir, but I must be off to my chamber of sleep, because fuck me I stay up way to late pretty much everyday. haha

that's not the point. the point is that this is the land of the free, but lately it's been only the land of the free if we agree with it

they found hormonal differences between gay people and straight people that could account for their sexual nature :\

Yeah but they is still just a surface study. I still believe it's a developmental issue. This is coming from a guy who's mother is gay

it's not lol where are you going with this?

eh, why can't it be both? I find it hard to believe it's completely their choice to be social pariahs...

Well it's like any issue people develop in their lives
I'm not saying it's a choose, it's more like something in
their life or multiple things that lead them to seek comfort in unusual things.
In all truth Guys don't choose to be attracted to breasts, but we are because
they were our life source in our most earliest years and it gives us great comfort
I've been studying a bit of it on my own and I am very open to opinions

epigenetic*

Actually, tits are supposed to emulate ass. Science! :3

Well I'm a strong proponent for a genetic and epicgenetic determinancy for actions... I mean, there are things you can choose... but your genetics are what provide your bias... I've always figured that situations are sort of an augment to what genetics already decide. Genetics decide that you're a born athlete, but if you're fed mcDonalds all day that could impede on your natural affinity... Similarly, you're either gay or straight, but some environments would make you feel more comfortable being one or the other... So people who were gay in the 50's would use all their willpower to restrain themselves because they were in an environment that wasn't accepting of that life, but nowadays they don't have to because of the acceptance so what is already programmed into them can manifest itself without repercussion.

I can accept that
and yet I can't...my mind can never made up...this is truly a frustrating topic

that*

It's actually widely accepted by Biblical scholars that the "mark" that God placed upon Cain, so that he would effectively be ostracized by everyone, is dark brown skin.

I thought the mark was a mark of protection. People would have murdered Cain outright for his murder, that mark was saying "STEP OFF, GOD IS HERE"

might be wrong though... or maybe people were just really afraid of black guys at the beginning of time o.o

That's also an interpretation, but the one that priests use in family-friendly settings. It's actually not what most people who study the Bible think it means.

Why would biblical scholars be offered two completely legitimate interpretations and decide to follow the bigoted one... Do they WANT society to hate them? :\

It's kind of like the "8 out of 10 doctors recommend" thing. I'm not sure what the figures are, but there's one group that believes one way, and another that believes the other way. Churches tend to use the latter

True, it doesn't mean it's a fact, but that's what the majority believes. Nothing in the Bible is absolute fact, except that you should love your neighbor as yourself, and try to live your life as a good person

GASP
they stole that part to

Did...you read the whole post?

Yeah... that's kind of important.

i hope your being sarcastic!!