Do you believe in God and why

[Red Phoenix]

3 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

 

Tippers is preferred.  I blame RP for the Tippa moniker that others have picked up on. 

~ de gustibus et coloribus non disputandum,

and so I definitely will keep referring to you as Tippa instead of Tippers...

Also because Tippersporn invokes the image in my mind of a dirty old man providing tips at a shady Gogo bar to the girls...

I know: a dirty mind is a joy forever... 😁

[Sunmaster]

2 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

~ de gustibus et coloribus non disputandum,

and so I definitely will keep referring to you as Tippa instead of Tippers...

Also because Tippersporn invokes the image in my mind of a dirty old man providing tips at a shady Gogo bar to the girls...

I know: a dirty mind is a joy forever... 😁

How about this for a title? "Timmy Tippars and the Way to the Stars".

[Tippaporn]

2 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

~ de gustibus et coloribus non disputandum,

and so I definitely will keep referring to you as Tippa instead of Tippers...

Also because Tippersporn invokes the image in my mind of a dirty old man providing tips at a shady Gogo bar to the girls...

I know: a dirty mind is a joy forever... 😁

 

It's not the colours I'm arguing.  It's the tastes.  Tippa?    Tippers?    See the difference now?

 

Here's how you imagine my visage to be . . .

 

Jethro Tull with the title track of their '71 Aqualung label.  I expect an upvote from @save the frogs in 1, 2, 3 . . .

 

Sitting on a park bench
Eyeing little girls with bad intent

Snot's running down his nose
Greasy fingers, smearing shabby clothes
Hey, Aqualung

Drying in the cold sun
Watching as the frilly panties run
Hey, Aqualung

Feeling like a dead duck
Spitting out pieces of his broken luck
Oh, Aqualung

Sun streaking cold
An old man wandering lonely
Taking time the only way he knows
Leg hurting bad
As he bends to pick a dog-end
He goes down to the bog and warms his feet

Feeling alone
The army's up the road
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea
Aqualung, my friend
Don't you start away uneasy
You poor old sod
You see, it's only me

Do you still remember
December's foggy freeze
When the ice that clings on to your beard
Was screaming agony?

And you snatch your rattling last breaths
With deep-sea diver sounds
And the flowers bloom like madness in the spring

Sun streaking cold
An old man wandering lonely
Taking time the only way he knows

Leg hurting bad
As he bends to pick a dog-end
He goes down to the bog and warms his feet

Feeling alone
The army's up the road
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea
Aqualung, my friend
Don't you start away uneasy
You poor old sod
You see, it's only me
Me, oh-oh-oh

Aqualung, my friend
Don't you start away uneasy
You poor old sod
You see, it's only me, yeah

Sitting on a park bench
Eying little girls with bad intent

Snot's running down his nose
Greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes
Hey, Aqualung

Drying in the cold sun
Watching as the frilly panties run
Hey, Aqualung

Feeling like a dead duck
Spitting out pieces of his broken luck
Hey, Aqualung

Woah, Aqualung

 

[Tippaporn]

6 minutes ago, Sunmaster said:

How about this for a title? "Timmy Tippars and the Way to the Stars".

 

Naw.  How 'bout this:

 

Tippers' Book-Learning Adventures In Consciousness

 

That would tickle the kiddies' imaginations much more.  And it would inspire them to read, too. 

[Sunmaster]

5 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

 

Naw.  How 'bout this:

 

Tippers' Book-Learning Adventures In Consciousness

 

That would tickle the kiddies' imaginations much more.  And it would inspire them to read, too. 

You can write that book and explain to them what consciousness is. Knowing you, it'll probably end up being a rather long book... 😁
Make sure you add a few pictures too. 

Edited January 31 by Sunmaster

[Red Phoenix]

12 minutes ago, Sunmaster said:

How about this for a title? "Timmy Tippars and the Way to the Stars".

~ Hahaha, a clever crypto way of honoring Tippers, but with a somewhat hidden message... or is TippARS triggering my dirty mind again...

> Alternative title and sub-title (to be read in one go)

The Tale of Timmy Tippars

Hole in the Ground and the Way to the Stars

😁

[Tippaporn]

Tippers, the bright little boy laying on the couch, eyes closed, meditating.  Mother enters the room.

 

Mother [angrily to Tippers]:  What da hell is ya doin'?

Tippers [sheepishly]:  I'm a meditatin', maw, so's I kin alleviate mah pain - foreva.  Mah bestes buddy, Sunmaster, tells me it works really good.  Sez I'll neva hafta cry agin.

Mother:  Getcher goddamned ar$e off'a the damn sofa and do somethin' useful, like readin'.  Mah foot'll give ya a pain in yer ar$e thet ya can meditate on all the day.  And I don't eva wanna see's ya hangin' 'round thet kid agin.  He's a badun.  Ya hear me??

Tippers [bawling to himself]:  Next time ah see's thet Sunmaster ah's a gonna put his nose on the sida of his face!

 

Edited January 31 by Tippaporn

[Sunmaster]

2 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Tippers, the bright little boy laying on the couch, eyes closed, meditating.  Mother enters the room.

 

Mother [angrily to Tippers]:  What da hell is ya doin'?

Tippers [sheepishly]:  I'm a meditatin', maw, so's I kin alleviate mah pain - foreva.  Mah bestes buddy, Sunmaster, tells me it works good.

Mother:  Getcher goddamned ar$e off'a the damn sofa and do somethin' useful, like readin'.  Mah foot'll give ya a pain in yer ar$e thet ya can meditate on all the day.  And I don't eva wanna see's ya hangin' 'round thet kid agin.  He's a badun.  Ya hear me??

55555
Always listen to momma. Momma knows best. 

[Tippaporn]

22 minutes ago, Sunmaster said:

You can write that book and explain to them what consciousness is. Knowing you, it'll probably end up being a rather long book... 😁
Make sure you add a few pictures too. 

 

I'll commission you to do all the watercolours. 

 

That there is only Vol. 1.  Can't say how many volumes make up the entire tome 'cause I can't count that high. 

[Sunmaster]

Just now, Tippaporn said:

 

I'll commission you to do all the watercolours. 

 

That there is only Vol. 1.  Can't say how many volumes make up the entire tome 'cause I can't count that high. 

That is only the foreword and the table of contents...

[Tippaporn]

35 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

~ Hahaha, a clever crypto way of honoring Tippers, but with a somewhat hidden message... or is TippARS triggering my dirty mind again...

> Alternative title and sub-title (to be read in one go)

The Tale of Timmy Tippars

Hole in the Ground and the Way to the Stars

😁

 

Y'all are jez'a buncha bullies. 

[Tippaporn]

16 minutes ago, Sunmaster said:

55555
Always listen to momma. Momma knows best. 

 

Must of been before your time.  You always listen to momma because she's got the rolling pin in her hand and isn't hesitant about using it. 

 

[Sunmaster]

3 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

 

Y'all are jez'a buncha bullies. 

We are strict with you because we care...like loving parents who want to see little Tippers grow up well and find happiness. 💖
 

[Tippaporn]

1 minute ago, Sunmaster said:

We are strict with you because we care...like loving parents who want to see little Tippers grow up well and find happiness. 💖

 

All this typing is getting ridiculous.  Why don't we just have a three-way phone conversation and be done with it in a few minutes.   

[Purdey]

While I see Odin and Thor are pretty good gods in the films, I know they are fantasy. 

I see the Christian god as a pretty negative fantasy. 

[Sunmaster]

2 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

 

All this typing is getting ridiculous.  Why don't we just have a three-way phone conversation and be done with it in a few minutes.   

What? And deprive the other posters and posterity of all these pearls of wisdom? That would be selfish and cruel!

[Tippaporn]

@Sunmaster @Red Phoenix

 

Hey guys - time to knock off with all of the funny stuff.  We just got a customer walk in the door.  Go see what he wants, Sunmaster.  All we've got on the shelf is Seth, religion, science and voodoo.  We've sold out of all our signed 8 x 10 glossies of God.  Don't scare him away with any of that meditation crap. 

 

Edited January 31 by Tippaporn

[Sunmaster]

12 minutes ago, Purdey said:

While I see Odin and Thor are pretty good gods in the films, I know they are fantasy. 

I see the Christian god as a pretty negative fantasy. 

(Sunmaster puts on the white coat and apron and approaches the customer)

I compliment you for the way you worded that. Others would have simply said "It's all BS and you are all delusional."

The argument of "the Christian God" perceived as something negative is something we can work with. If we take the concept of the Christian God being a constant, what changes is how people perceive this concept. Some perceive it as uplifting, benevolent and loving. Others, like you, perceive it as negative, oppressive and cruel. 
The question now is, how did you come to this conclusion? 

Edited January 31 by Sunmaster

[Tippaporn]

3 minutes ago, Sunmaster said:

(Sunmaster puts on the white coat and apron and approaches the customer)

I compliment you for the way you worded that. Others would have simply said "It's all BS and you are all delusional."

The argument of "the Christian God" perceived as something negative is something we can work with. If we take the concept of the Christian God being a constant, what changes is how people perceive this concept. Some perceive it as uplifting, benevolent and loving. Others, like you, perceive it as negative, oppressive and cruel. 
The question now is, how did you come to this conclusion? 

 

No wonder you've never made any sales with pitches like that, Sunmaster.    Ya gotta sell him on what's in it for him.    Why else should he pay good money? 

[Sunmaster]

8 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

 

No wonder you've never made any sales with pitches like that, Sunmaster.    Ya gotta sell him on what's in it for him.    Why else should he pay good money? 

A-ight....you go talk to him. Show me how it's done. 
Let's see if you can get a "popular post" this time.

[Tippaporn]

56 minutes ago, Purdey said:

While I see Odin and Thor are pretty good gods in the films, I know they are fantasy. 

I see the Christian god as a pretty negative fantasy. 

 

Now pay attention, Sunmaster.  I'll get him to buy.  Now just sit back and watch a master salesman at work.

 

Well, now Purdey.  You see, the Christian God comes with a lot of bennies.  Onesies, twosies, threesies . . . what's your preference?  If more He's got 'em.  Imagine yourself laying on a cloud with these beauties!  For all of eternity.  One-time payment of your soul, is all.  Along with a sizeable up front cash payment.  Bitcoin accepted.  1Lbcfr7sAHTD9CgdQo3HTMTkV8LK4ZnX71  What other God is gonna give you a better deal?  Go ahead and take your time if you need to meditate on it.  This one-time offer is valid only until Feb. 05, so act now.

 

(I think I hooked him, Sunmaster.  His eyes are all lit up.  )

 

 

 

Dedit

Edited January 31 by Tippaporn

[Sunmaster]

13 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

 

Now pay attention, Sunmaster.  I'll get him to buy.  Now just sit back and watch a master salesman at work.

 

Well, now Purdey.  You see, the Christian God comes with a lot of bennies.  Onesies, twosies, threesies . . . what's your preference?  If more He's got 'em.  Imagine yourself laying on a cloud with these beauties!  For all of eternity.  One-time payment of your soul, is all.  Along with a sizeable up front cash payment.  Bitcoin accepted.  1Lbcfr7sAHTD9CgdQo3HTMTkV8LK4ZnX71  What other God is gonna give you a better deal?  Go ahead and take your time if you need to meditate on it.

 

(I think I hooked him, Sunmaster.  His eyes are all lit up.  )

 

 

 

I don't know about Purdey, but I'm in.

Edited January 31 by Sunmaster

[Tippaporn]

5 minutes ago, Sunmaster said:

I don't know about Purdey, but I'm in.

 

Ya see, Sunmaster, ya gotta appeal to their base instincts.  I can see you've never done any fishin' before in your life.  Ya gotta use the right bait.  You're trying to use boilies for bait to catch a big ol' fat carp in the wintertime.  That ain't ever gonna work.  Ya see, most customers aren't comin' here to buy any high falutin' ideas.  They only want to see the hard evidence that satisfies 'em where it counts so that's what you give 'em.  And once they see that hard evidence they can't resist their primal urges and you've got 'em sucked in big time.  Making it a limited time offer helps, too.  You've gotta pressure 'em to get 'em to feel that if they don't buy now then they're missin' out one a once in a lifetime deal. 

 

Take the advice of a pro and try that on the next customer.  You'll be amazed at how quickly you'll be in the money.  They'll be wantin' to buy your watercolours next! 

[Purdey]

3 hours ago, Sunmaster said:

(Sunmaster puts on the white coat and apron and approaches the customer)

I compliment you for the way you worded that. Others would have simply said "It's all BS and you are all delusional."

The argument of "the Christian God" perceived as something negative is something we can work with. If we take the concept of the Christian God being a constant, what changes is how people perceive this concept. Some perceive it as uplifting, benevolent and loving. Others, like you, perceive it as negative, oppressive and cruel. 
The question now is, how did you come to this conclusion? 

Reading the Bible helped a lot... 

Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.
(1 Peter 2:18)

If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity. 

(Deuteronomy 25:11–12)

You shall acknowledge no God but me. . . . You are destroyed, Israel. . . . The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open.

(Hosea 13:4, 9, 16)

Thor would never have said any of this.

 

[Purdey]

 I saw Stephen Fry interviewed on Irish television.  He really made a few good points.

 

 

Maybe go for the Greek gods?

[Sunmaster]

55 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Reading the Bible helped a lot... 

Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.
(1 Peter 2:18)

If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity. 

(Deuteronomy 25:11–12)

You shall acknowledge no God but me. . . . You are destroyed, Israel. . . . The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open.

(Hosea 13:4, 9, 16)

Thor would never have said any of this.

 

Sorry, not sure what you're talking about. I never read the bible and I doubt I ever will. 

[Tippaporn]

12 minutes ago, Purdey said:

 I saw Stephen Fry interviewed on Irish television.  He really made a few good points.

Maybe go for the Greek gods?

 

That Fry video is a rerun here.

 

Fry is another of 8+ billion people on earth.  Since no one has been given a Rules Of The Game book when born then we're all on equal footing.  We each come into this world and each of us is left to their own to figure it all out for themselves.  Read some of my posts here and you'll find I make more and better points than Fry.  At least I've come to that conclusion.    @Sunmaster and @Red Phoenix agree.  So I've amassed at least a couple of followers.  My problem is that Fry has fame and I have none.  So, since being famous makes one wiser (don't ask me how that works) then everyone harkens to every word issuing from the mouths of the famous.  Infamous () people like me?  Nah.  Life is just not fair.  I'd put in a complaint but I just don't know which department to file it with. 

 

I'm working on recruiting followers.  If you want to follow me then you could help me become famous, too.  Then everyone who laughed at my earlier posts will change their tune and remark on how wise they were just to kiss my butt.  I have a special deal going where the first 100 followers get a free, lifetime subscription to my deepest, most profound thoughts which are available to subscription members only.  That's a $50/month savings.  Over a lifetime think what you could do with all of that saved money!  In a short 10 years it'd pay for a free, one-week holiday to Bali!

 

Norse Gods, Christian Gods, Greek Gods.  If you don't like any of those then there are always Egyptian Gods, Mesopotamian Gods, Aztec Gods, Amazonian Gods, Hindu Gods . . .   keep searching and sooner or later you're bound to find a God that's just right for you.  Like they say, there's one for everyone! 

 

My sincere apologies to you, Purdey, as my off brand sense of warped humourous parody conveys more truth than you might imagine.  Gotta know what to look for, though. 

[Tippaporn]

5 minutes ago, Sunmaster said:

Sorry, not sure what you're talking about. I never read the bible and I doubt I ever will. 

 

Here's the link to the free King James version as a PDF.  What's the old saying?  One man's garbage is another man's gold.  Or is it the other way around?  You just might find some gold in it, Sunmaster.  ฿35,436.06 per baht.  It would be wise not to sneeze at that. 

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[Sunmaster]

15 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

 

Here's the link to the free King James version as a PDF.  What's the old saying?  One man's garbage is another man's gold.  Or is it the other way around?  You just might find some gold in it, Sunmaster.  ฿35,436.06 per baht.  It would be wise not to sneeze at that. 

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/The-Holy-Bible-King-James-Version.pdf

 

Thanks but no thanks. Too busy climbing those stairs. 

[Tippaporn]

3 hours ago, Sunmaster said:

 

Thanks but no thanks. Too busy climbing those stairs. 

 

It's a looooong way to the top, though.  May as well read something to kill the time.