Comments on: Holy Shofar http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/ Looking for the Good in Everything - An Emerging Memetic Engineer from South Africa Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Supernatural Exists… http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-4178 The Supernatural Exists… Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:46:37 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-4178 [...] my 16 December visit to Shofar, I learned another interesting thing about their language and definitions that tends to confuse the [...] [...] my 16 December visit to Shofar, I learned another interesting thing about their language and definitions that tends to confuse the [...]

]]> By: Hugo http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3824 Hugo Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:14:35 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3824 Besides, this is not true for me: <blockquote>we all know you ain’t looking at her because she is pretty, you are looking at her because you wanna f$%k her.</blockquote> unless it doesn't apply to me on the grounds that I don't give hot babes "a look once over"? It seems to me that you are making the same mistake as the fundamentalistic Christians in not recognising the historical context and the use of hyperbole. Unless that isn't really your mistake, but rather intentional in order to show the flip-side of the coin for fundies' perspectives? Besides, this is not true for me:

we all know you ain’t looking at her because
she is pretty, you are looking at her because you wanna f$%k her.

unless it doesn’t apply to me on the grounds that I don’t give hot babes “a look once over”?

It seems to me that you are making the same mistake as the fundamentalistic Christians in not recognising the historical context and the use of hyperbole. Unless that isn’t really your mistake, but rather intentional in order to show the flip-side of the coin for fundies’ perspectives?

]]> By: Hugo http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3823 Hugo Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:25:00 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3823 Peace, gerhard. Peace... I'm not convinced you understand the point of my post completely (but I'm also not convinced you don't). With regards to that last bit about gifts/burdens, Lousirr agrees with you, he just doesn't know whether he's agreeing with your conscious thoughts or with that which he reads between the lines... hmmm... ;-) Peace, gerhard. Peace… I’m not convinced you understand the point of my post completely (but I’m also not convinced you don’t).

With regards to that last bit about gifts/burdens, Lousirr agrees with you, he just doesn’t know whether he’s agreeing with your conscious thoughts or with that which he reads between the lines… hmmm… ;-)

]]> By: gerhard http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3821 gerhard Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:13:37 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3821 excessively critical???? not critical enough :!!! <blockquote>You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (NIV)</blockquote> it means, don't look at someone lustfully :P ie. dont give the hot office babe a look once over .... we all know you ain't looking at her because she is pretty, you are looking at her because you wanna f$%k her. repeatedly. the verse is there to deny u ur nature because nature is evil and will get you into trouble.. i mean reallly, because its 'unnatural' for you to want to be 'natural' god didnt want you to be natural ... he didnt create you so that you can enjoy urself, he created you to make you struggle for him every day.. so you need to deny your deepest yearnings .. because gosh darnit , he made you perfect so why would you want to be happy with that :P i mean honestly .. what do you think life is? a gift? no ... its a burden ... you better remember that :P excessively critical???? not critical enough :!!!

You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (NIV)

it means, don’t look at someone lustfully :P ie. dont give the hot office babe a look once over ….
we all know you ain’t looking at her because
she is pretty, you are looking at her because you wanna f$%k her. repeatedly. the verse is there to deny u ur nature because nature is evil and will get you into trouble.. i mean reallly, because its ‘unnatural’ for you to want to be ‘natural’ god didnt want you to be natural … he didnt create you so that you can enjoy urself, he created you to make you struggle for him every day.. so you need to deny your deepest yearnings .. because gosh darnit , he made you perfect so why would you want to be happy with that :P i mean honestly .. what do you think life is? a gift? no … its a burden … you better remember that :P

]]> By: Johan Swarts http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3770 Johan Swarts Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:06:00 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3770 Hugo! Ek hoop jou partytjie was / is heerlik. Is spyt ek kan nie daar wees nie. Geseënde Kersfees Hugo!

Ek hoop jou partytjie was / is heerlik. Is spyt ek kan nie daar wees nie.

Geseënde Kersfees

]]> By: Hugo http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3765 Hugo Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:35:59 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/23/holy-shofar/#comment-3765 Apologies to the Shofar crowd if this post seems excessively critical. It is indeed focused on one particular meme, the application of which still confuzzles me, given my current understanding. I will try to point out the things I understand and appreciate as well, as time permits. Apologies to the Shofar crowd if this post seems excessively critical. It is indeed focused on one particular meme, the application of which still confuzzles me, given my current understanding. I will try to point out the things I understand and appreciate as well, as time permits.

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