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Title: My father’s sermon.
Post by: beet1e on June 17, 2002, 04:56:43 AM: As one who enjoys quaffing beers with a few friends, is guilty of effing and blinding on the AH voice comms when it all gets too much for me, has broken the seventh commandment from both sides, and is a life-long atheist, it may surprise you to know that I am in fact the son of a Methodist Preacher.

Even though I am a non-believer, this is not to say that I do not respect the Church, or think that the concept of Church and Faith is rubbish. There have been pearls of wisdom preached from many a pulpit, and my father’s were some of the best.

One of Dad’s sermons, the theme of which has probably been used by other ministers, concerned the occupants of two identical rooms. In each room, the occupants had jars of nectar and had a long handled spoon tied to their hand. So long was each spoon handle that none of the occupants was able to bring the bowl of the spoon to his mouth.

In the first room, each person was very unhappy and frustrated that he could not feed himself with the nectar provided, and their faces were of misery and despair.

In the second room, the atmosphere was joyful and everyone was happy and smiling.

Why the difference? And the answer is that in the first room, the people were frustrated because each person could not feed himself. In the second room, the people were using the long handled spoons to feed each other, and so everyone was able to enjoy the nectar provided.

In Aces High, I have been encouraged by the discovery of more and more guys who will work with me and who understand that communication and a team effort is required. Your friends cannot help you if they are dead! But we still have a preponderance of people in the first room, who need to be introduced to the second room :) I’m hoping that we can reach out to those guys and apprise them of the concept illustrated by my father’s sermon.
Title: Re: My father’s sermon.
Post by: Sikboy on June 17, 2002, 07:43:51 AM: Quote
Originally posted by beet1e
Why the difference? And the answer is that in the first room, the people were frustrated because each person could not feed himself. In the second room, the people were using the long handled spoons to feed each other, and so everyone was able to enjoy the nectar provided.

Then they all got mono from sharing spoons.

-Sikboy
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Post by: Tumor on June 17, 2002, 09:43:02 AM: Aint it funny how preacher's kids so often seem to have a hard time with the God concept.... :confused:
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Post by: Ghosth on June 17, 2002, 09:55:41 AM: Good idea but some people just are not ready to see the light.

Keep trying though, its all you can do. :)
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Post by: Revvin on June 17, 2002, 10:08:47 AM: So very true beet1e :)
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Post by: Keez on June 17, 2002, 11:38:01 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Tumor
Aint it funny how preacher's kids so often seem to have a hard time with the God concept.... :confused:

Not believing in god is, as far as I know, not a case of "having a hard time" with a concept. I think that this approach is very down-looking on people who do not believe, because you seem them as people who understand less than you do. I, as an ultra orthodox atheist, feel kind of insulted by this. But I dont think this is the right place to discuss that.
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Post by: Tumor on June 17, 2002, 04:34:43 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Keez

Not believing in god is, as far as I know, not a case of "having a hard time" with a concept. I think that this approach is very down-looking on people who do not believe, because you seem them as people who understand less than you do. I, as an ultra orthodox atheist, feel kind of insulted by this. But I dont think this is the right place to discuss that.

So? At what point did you decide I was a believer or thought badly of believers or non-believers? At what point did you decide what I was? Don't lecture me because you feel insecure about whatever it is you believe.
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Post by: Rutilant on July 06, 2003, 06:03:55 AM: Tumor, Keez seems to be on the ball.
If you don't want people assuming that, then re-word it.
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Post by: Jackal1 on July 06, 2003, 07:31:45 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Keez
Not believing in god is, as far as I know, not a case of "having a hard time" with a concept. I think that this approach is very down-looking on people who do not believe, because you seem them as people who understand less than you do. .

Geeeeeeee, I wonder why??? Pluuueeeeeeeze!!!
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Post by: SlapShot on July 06, 2003, 09:40:24 AM: In before the lock !!!
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Post by: Max on July 06, 2003, 10:38:11 AM: Quote
Originally posted by beet1e

Why the difference? And the answer is that in the first room, the people were frustrated because each person could not feed himself. In the second room, the people were using the long handled spoons to feed each other, and so everyone was able to enjoy the nectar provided

Isn't that the way Gilligan and The Castaways got rescued?

DmdMax
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Post by: lazs2 on July 06, 2003, 11:26:24 AM: ya know... this story about the preachers son and the spoon sermon is allmost an urban legend... I have heard the story told at least three times by three different people. I even heard it at a 'interest based negotiation" seminar that I was forced to attend by the city.
lazs
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Post by: Bodhi on July 06, 2003, 11:27:14 AM: Kudos too your Dad Beetle, nice sermon.
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Post by: Urchin on July 06, 2003, 12:56:05 PM: Why not just pick the damn jars up and drink out of em? What, were the rooms full of retarded people?
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Post by: Sandman on July 06, 2003, 01:58:06 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Urchin
Why not just pick the damn jars up and drink out of em? What, were the rooms full of retarded people?

A new pair a diggum! :D
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Post by: Toad on July 06, 2003, 03:01:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Urchin
Why not just pick the damn jars up and drink out of em? What, were the rooms full of retarded people?

Obviously a furballer.

Clearly, Urchin doesn't understand, comprehend or enjoy the orgasmic oneness of people "stratting" together.

Oh! OH! OoOOOooooOOOoohhhh! STRAT ME, BABY! HARDER! FASTER! STRAT ME! STRAT MMMEEEeeeeeeee!

;)
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Post by: zroostr on July 06, 2003, 04:25:25 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Urchin
Why not just pick the damn jars up and drink out of em? What, were the rooms full of retarded people?

Thats what I was thinkin. Who needs a spoon anyway. Real men chug from the bottle. :cool: :D:D
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Post by: Sikboy on July 06, 2003, 05:02:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by zroostr
Thats what I was thinkin. Who needs a spoon anyway.

They needed the spoons because their mercifull lord had lovingly tied them to the chairs with the sweet necter just out of reach as a form of eternal torment to those who did not head his lessons.

-Sik
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Post by: zroostr on July 06, 2003, 10:35:44 PM: Muahahahahahahaha! (http://1badjedi.freewebspace.com/New%20Smileez/Other/chugg.gif)
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Post by: Ozark on July 06, 2003, 10:52:50 PM: Hey beet1e,

I always enjoy your "sermon" posts.

Still ignoring the "dot" in life. ;)
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Post by: Drunky on July 06, 2003, 11:57:19 PM: I have a philosophical question for Bett1le...perhaps an even spiritual one.

How the hell do you actually play Aces High when you post with not only as often as you do but with such a quantity of words.

Sorry, my wits are about me as I've been drinking, but damned if I can figure this out.

Perhaps there is an indirect relationship to the number of hours playing AH compared to the number of posts in the ubb. Just a theory.
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Post by: XtrmeJ on July 07, 2003, 06:36:36 AM: Your just drunk as usual, NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS!
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Post by: Gloves on July 07, 2003, 02:07:01 PM: I'm going to show a lot of ignorance here, but what is an Ultra Orthodox Atheist? Are there multiple ways of not believing in God?

Just curious.

Glove
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Post by: icemaw on July 07, 2003, 02:19:10 PM: The room with the unhappy people are all of different faiths hence they will not cooperate and feed each other. The room with the happy people are all heathen's and they dont care what the others believe they are just hungry so they feed each other.

Great sermon going to have to use that in my next religion debate.