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angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
13. I do not believe in the white bearded deity some want me to believe..
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 04:31 PM
Nov 2018

..however I did have an experience hard to explain..


My birthday is 9/14, my sisters is 9/27

I came back early from the funeral, my mother stayed another week or so.

I went to a grocery store I NEVER used, and proceeded to shop.

There was an aisle of greeting cards, and I decided to purchase birthday cards for my sister and her remaining children.

I purchased three cards, but one card kept sending me back to purchase a different card (my sister's card).

I chose several different cards, but was sent back again and again, till I was satisfied with the card.

When my mother returned to VA, in her suitcase was a birthday card for me.

IT WAS THE EXACT SAME CARD I HAD CHOSEN TO SEND TO MY SISTER!

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Yes, I am in favor of religion. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #1
And the bad? What of that? MineralMan Nov 2018 #2
I am opposed to that. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #4
What are the good parts exactly? Major Nikon Nov 2018 #21
Toxic fairytale garbage java108 Nov 2018 #3
Your thoughts Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #5
OK. I'll bet we have some different ideas, though, MineralMan Nov 2018 #6
To many events in my personal Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #9
My husband and I are both Unitarians. redstatebluegirl Nov 2018 #7
Thank you for your reply. MineralMan Nov 2018 #8
Mine is my business and yours is yours. mahina Nov 2018 #10
OK. You are under no obligation here. MineralMan Nov 2018 #16
I might not have been been clear. I wasn't saying I didn't want to share my mahina Nov 2018 #19
I hate it Cartoonist Nov 2018 #11
I think many people are given their religious preference by their parents rurallib Nov 2018 #12
Given suggests it may be refused Major Nikon Nov 2018 #22
I do not believe in the white bearded deity some want me to believe.. angstlessk Nov 2018 #13
Families edhopper Nov 2018 #17
On balance: toxic nonsense. Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #14
asked my neighbor if she wants to be forced to listen to religion music 24/7 from msongs Nov 2018 #15
Philosophically edhopper Nov 2018 #18
I differentiate between religion and organized religion Major Nikon Nov 2018 #20
In the aggregate, religion as a practice is terrible Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #23
What about all the good parts? Major Nikon Nov 2018 #25
Don't forget "taking all the credit for every centimeter of progress we have ever achieved". Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #33
I don't give a hoot what anyone believes Heddi Nov 2018 #24
Religion is a living artifact from our social evolution. IamFortunesFool Nov 2018 #26
Now, that's optimistic. Thanks. MineralMan Nov 2018 #27
I tend to think it's likely we will survive the inevitable bottleneck... IamFortunesFool Nov 2018 #28
That's a great observation. trotsky Nov 2018 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author d_r Nov 2018 #29
I'm an agnostic. marylandblue Nov 2018 #30
For you, at this point in time,---»» 💙 sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #40
Well, nobody knows what tomorrow will bring. marylandblue Nov 2018 #41
That dint sound exactly charitable, did it? sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #42
It's okay, I think I knew what you what you meant marylandblue Nov 2018 #43
Special delivery 💌 : sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #44
Religion is an assault on humanity. For example... Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #31
Currently studying Buddism randr Nov 2018 #32
Steven Weinberg said it best, I think. trotsky Nov 2018 #34
He said it well, I think. MineralMan Nov 2018 #35
Reading the tea leaves here Cartoonist Nov 2018 #37
I don't know, really. I just thought I'd post an open thread and MineralMan Nov 2018 #38
I see it mainly as a tool for social control The Genealogist Nov 2018 #39
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