Author Topic: 1,000+ Pages of NeoGAF: The Story of Wasted Lives and Hardcore Salt (Read 5951044 times)

Yulwei · « **Reply #37800 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:29:06 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 19, 2015, 07:23:53 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on July 19, 2015, 06:55:36 PM
Atheism is shit tier logic to me given one cannot prove there is no god. My general view...is there a god or all powerful deity? Maybe, maybe not, I have no fucking idea; there's no evidence either way. But if there is a god I'm going to assume it didn't reveal itself to a bunch of bumblefuckers in the middle east a few thousand years ago. Or any other humans for that matter.

If a loving God existed, would he allow you to be taking L's like this in the Ant-Man crow eating thread over Avatar?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172394638&postcount=348

catching L's from scullibundo

Tasty · « **Reply #37801 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:43:37 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #37802 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:50:21 PM »

there is no god

Huff · « **Reply #37803 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:52:16 PM »

the golden teacup can be your god now

Rufus · « **Reply #37804 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:54:51 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on July 19, 2015, 07:06:24 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on July 19, 2015, 06:55:36 PM
Atheism is shit tier logic to me given one cannot prove there is no god. My general view...is there a god or all powerful deity? Maybe, maybe not, I have no fucking idea; there's no evidence either way. But if there is a god I'm going to assume it didn't reveal itself to a bunch of bumblefuckers in the middle east a few thousand years ago. Or any other humans for that matter.

you got the logic completely backwards. the burden of proof is on people claiming there is a god, not the other way around.

it's an old analogy but it's the best one. if i walked up to you and said "there's a golden teacup floating in space" would you believe me? i offer no proof other than saying it's there. why would you believe me? without any substantial proof to back up my claim the assumption is that it's not true. same thing for god. it can't be proven therefore it's disregarded until proof can be provided.

This right here. Agnosticism is a diplomatic escape route for optimist scum.

PD and Ruzbeh. There's no reason to even pose the question whether a deity exists or not. Besides wishful thinking, that is.

Atramental · « **Reply #37805 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:55:39 PM »

Quote from: Shadow Mod on July 19, 2015, 04:09:36 PM

I'm apatheist.

*hi-five*

Kara · « **Reply #37806 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:56:43 PM »

Quote from: Huff on July 19, 2015, 07:52:16 PM

the golden teacup can be your god now

Himu · « **Reply #37807 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:58:24 PM »

If you pray to the golden teacup, you can get Knights of the Round. That's what my friend said.

Shadow Mod · « **Reply #37808 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:58:52 PM »

But what's in the golden teacup.

Rufus · « **Reply #37809 on:** July 19, 2015, 08:01:19 PM »

Quote from: Shadow Mod on July 19, 2015, 07:58:52 PM

But what's in the golden teacup.

Whatever you want there to be.

octopushover · « **Reply #37810 on:** July 19, 2015, 08:02:09 PM »

Quote from: Vularai on July 19, 2015, 07:56:43 PM

Quote from: Huff on July 19, 2015, 07:52:16 PM
the golden teacup can be your god now

(Image removed from quote.)

how dare you post a picture of that fucking traitor?...kupo!!!

Himu · « **Reply #37811 on:** July 19, 2015, 08:07:52 PM »

Quote from: octopushover on July 19, 2015, 08:02:09 PM

Quote from: Vularai on July 19, 2015, 07:56:43 PM
Quote from: Huff on July 19, 2015, 07:52:16 PM
the golden teacup can be your god now

(Image removed from quote.)

how dare you post a picture of that fucking traitor?...kupo!!!

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #37812 on:** July 19, 2015, 09:08:24 PM »

Quote from: Shadow Mod on July 19, 2015, 07:58:52 PM

But what's in the golden teacup.

Golden showers

octopushover · « **Reply #37813 on:** July 19, 2015, 10:05:25 PM »

Wedding date thread keeps delivering. It's like a parade of broken men. Tell me your stories. Weep into my mouth. More blood for the blood god.

zomgee · « **Reply #37814 on:** July 19, 2015, 10:29:19 PM »

Quote from: octopushover on July 19, 2015, 10:05:25 PM

Wedding date thread keeps delivering. It's like a parade of broken men. Tell me your stories. Weep into my mouth. More blood for the blood god.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172408649&postcount=1390

Quote from: MisterR

Quote from: MikeDip
No
Yes.

Yeah, it's about what I expected.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #37815 on:** July 19, 2015, 10:50:26 PM »

Gonna tell everyone I know to support more comic book movies just to see Borians fester

king of the internet · « **Reply #37816 on:** July 19, 2015, 10:52:24 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on July 19, 2015, 10:50:26 PM

Gonna tell everyone I know to support more comic book movies just to see Borians fester

"Friends"

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #37817 on:** July 19, 2015, 10:53:43 PM »

Quote from: octopushover on July 19, 2015, 10:05:25 PM

Wedding date thread keeps delivering. It's like a parade of broken men. Tell me your stories. Weep into my mouth. More blood for the blood god.

truly a GOAT thread.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #37818 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:06:56 PM »

Quote from: king of the internet on July 19, 2015, 10:52:24 PM

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on July 19, 2015, 10:50:26 PM
Gonna tell everyone I know to support more comic book movies just to see Borians fester

"Friends"

How many of us have them?

benjipwns · « **Reply #37819 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:26:50 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172172216&postcount=723

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172085783&postcount=116

benjipwns · « **Reply #37820 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:31:12 PM »

Quote from: Vularai on July 19, 2015, 07:04:19 PM

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm

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"What most distinguishes Avakian's Away With All Gods from other much publicized books of this kind, such as those by Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, is the direct connection Avakian makes between combating religious fundamentalism and promoting a radical political agenda. Avakian is also to be commended not only for combining his religious freethinking with an endorsement of the modern Enlightenment tradition, but also for providing a sober warning against 'the smug arrogance of the enlightened.' Anyone who has read any of the other books mentioned above should also take the time to read this one."
—Allen Wood, author of Karl Marx and Kantian Ethics

Review from Synergy Magazine

"Away with All Gods! is a powerful and erudite critique of religion and superstition and a rousing call to place our trust in reason and the scientific method....Unusual for an atheist work and in marked difference to works of Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins Avakian went further to explore the way in which religion is used to sustain the status quo and as a reactionary force by political power mongers...He stands against not only religion and superstition but for reason and science and shows us what an alternative way of living can really be like. More importantly he shows us the revolutionary potential of finally doing away with all gods and what such a new world could look like."

Review from the San Francisco Atheists Newsletter

"His final section contrasts religion to reason and the scientific method, and religion as an obstacle to political and economic liberation. Most of my favorite points of the book came from this section. He notes that we need awe and wonder - but not superstitious awe. He also challenges those who say religions and myths are valuable because they offer 'new insight into the deeper meaning of life,' arguing that who is to say what 'the deeper meaning of life' is, especially if religious claims are divorced from reality in the first place?"
Read the entire review!

Praise for Away With All Gods!
"Whether readers enthusiastically embrace or reject its claims and arguments, Away With All Gods! is a book that cannot be ignored."
—Peter McLaren, Professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California

"One needn't be a Marxist to learn a lot from this work. I especially like the forthright critique of the obfuscating epistemology of religion, and of religion's appalling consequences for women."
—Laura Purdy, Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, Wells College

"Forceful, scathing, and timely. While I did not personally agree with everything Bob Avakian has to say in this book, I found his arguments cogently articulated and provocatively put forth. Angry, humorous, provocative, and hopeful in equal measure, this was an enjoyable and engaging read."
—Phil Zuckerman, associate professor of sociology at Pitzer College

"Lots of people haven't actually studied what that Bible says. Bob Avakian has. He exposes the hypocritical bullshit...this book is serious reading."
—Eric G., former Black Panther member

"...may just spearhead a return to the Age of Reason."
—Harry Lennix, actor, instructor

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Is believing in gods actually harmful? How has Christianity for centuries served as an ideology of conquest and subjugation? Why is the "Bible Belt" in the U.S. also the "lynching belt"? Why is there a rise of religious fundamentalism throughout the world? In the intensifying conflict between U.S. imperialism and Islamic fundamentalism, is the only choice to take one side or the other? Why is patriarchy and the oppression of women foundational to so many religions? Can people be good without god? These are just some of the questions explored in this provocative work by Bob Avakian.

Bringing a unique revolutionary communist voice to the current discourse about god, atheism and morality, Avakian demystifies religious belief and examines how, even in its most progressive interpretations, religion stands in the way of the emancipation of humanity. A thread deeply woven throughout Away With All Gods! is the need to fully rupture with all forms of superstition, and to take up instead a truly scientific approach to understanding and transforming reality.

Whether you believe in god, or are an agnostic or an atheist, Bob Avakian will challenge you with his powerful critique of long-established traditions and his liberating vision of a radically different world.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #37821 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:33:45 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on July 19, 2015, 10:50:26 PM

Gonna tell everyone I know to support more comic book movies just to see Borians fester

For real. I hope comic book movies come back and make massive bank just for the rage the internet currently has for them.

VomKriege · « **Reply #37822 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:56:57 PM »

Aren't they already doing massive bank ? With a come back of sorts as the genre really picked up after years of fumbling effort since the nineties (I see the current trend going from The Crow, Barb Wire, The Shadow, Batman... to today) ?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #37823 on:** July 20, 2015, 12:29:56 AM »

There's only one true religion:

nudemacusers · « **Reply #37824 on:** July 20, 2015, 12:47:49 AM »

i remember discovering the church of the sub genius back in the mid 90s or so during my pathetic teen years and appreciating that they were a source for topless women.

Tasty · « **Reply #37825 on:** July 20, 2015, 12:56:18 AM »

Lol weird this discussion comes up when I'm watching Going Clear.

BrokenVerses · « **Reply #37826 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:15:37 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172440049&postcount=15168

Tasty · « **Reply #37827 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:18:22 AM »

NEW TAPATALK

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/07/18/tapatalk-updated-to-version-5-0-with-new-option-to-follow-other-forum-members-system-font-selection-and-more-apk-download/

Material Design

Supermanisdead · « **Reply #37828 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:32:27 AM »

where are the saudis. i need to ask u some questions

Tasty · « **Reply #37829 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:37:03 AM »

Quote from: Supermanisdead on July 20, 2015, 01:32:27 AM

where are the saudis. i need to ask u some questions

Speaking of, what's up with Esch having no avatar + not posting for six days? $:-\$

Edit- I just re-re-re-remembered Esch isn't Saudi.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I've been drinking, shock.

[close]

benjipwns · « **Reply #37830 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:41:26 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081810

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Is it considered effeminate to use a straw?

Tasty · « **Reply #37831 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:43:06 AM »

TBH, the real answer is: kinda.

But who gives a fuck.

Kara · « **Reply #37832 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:00:13 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on July 20, 2015, 01:41:26 AM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081810

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Is it considered effeminate to use a straw?

I'm always served a drink with a straw. Make of that what you will.

Tasty · « **Reply #37833 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:03:04 AM »

Quote from: Vularai on July 20, 2015, 02:00:13 AM

Quote from: benjipwns on July 20, 2015, 01:41:26 AM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081810

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Is it considered effeminate to use a straw?

I'm always served a drink with a straw. Make of that what you will.

Where do you live again?

Kara · « **Reply #37834 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:11:19 AM »

The Southland. :'(

Addendum to this fact about me, I hate straws and will make a point of removing them from my drink before drinking and I will STILL be served drinks with straws after that.

Be born straight brehs.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #37835 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:12:27 AM »

Quote from: Vularai on July 20, 2015, 02:00:13 AM

Quote from: benjipwns on July 20, 2015, 01:41:26 AM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081810

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Is it considered effeminate to use a straw?

I'm always served a drink with a straw. Make of that what you will.

Quote

Harsh
Fill ¾ of the shot with absinthe. Put in on fire. Place the absinthe spoon with the cube of sugar on top the shot glass and wait until the crystals of sugar fill in the rest of the glass. Then blow off the fire and very quickly drink it through the straw. Be careful with the choice of the shot glasses. A lot of them are not able to withstand the heat from the fire. So they better be fire-resistant.

Tasty · « **Reply #37836 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:13:11 AM »

"Put it on fire."

Tasty · « **Reply #37837 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:13:48 AM »

Quote from: Vularai on July 20, 2015, 02:11:19 AM

The Southland. :'(

Addendum to this fact about me, I hate straws and will make a point of removing them from my drink before drinking and I will STILL be served drinks with straws after that.

Be born straight brehs.

What's wrong with straws?

Also what state?

Kara · « **Reply #37838 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:19:09 AM »

They feel infantile to me and I'm sensitive about that being a Lost Boy and everything. Commiefornia.

I pissed off a bartender downtown when I went bodyguard in the line of fire on a glass of absinthe that they were going to serve flaming.

When I asked for water to prepare it myself they gave me a shotglass of it.

Tasty · « **Reply #37839 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:20:06 AM »

Quote from: Vularai on July 20, 2015, 02:19:09 AM

Commiefornia.

I pissed off a bartender downtown when I went bodyguard in the line of fire on a glass of absinthe that they were going to serve flaming. When I asked for water to prepare it myself they gave me a shotglass of it.

I don't understand any of this or why your actions would be a faux pas...

Kara · « **Reply #37840 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:44:15 AM »

Me: "I'll have a Saint George verte." (St. George is an American company but I said Saint George as you would if it was French to give my order a mellifluous quality.)

*bartender pours the spirit, I resume my conversation with my friend*

*bartender puts contraption over the mouth of the glass and puts a sugar cube on top*

*bartender pulls out a lighter and goes to light the sugar cube on fire*

Me: No, no, no, not Bohemian style please.

Bartender:

What's Bohemian style?

*I explain the history of Bohemian style and how it differs from the traditional method.

*

Bartender:

benjipwns · « **Reply #37841 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:46:19 AM »

Jon Taffer would have never taught them that drink.

Tasty · « **Reply #37842 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:48:25 AM »

Mellifluous

Kara · « **Reply #37843 on:** July 20, 2015, 02:57:00 AM »

I also order cafe francais as if it was French.

Tasty · « **Reply #37844 on:** July 20, 2015, 03:09:40 AM »

Francophiles

Supermanisdead · « **Reply #37845 on:** July 20, 2015, 03:17:40 AM »

Quote from: WRATH VICE™ on July 20, 2015, 02:42:11 AM

Quote from: Supermanisdead on July 20, 2015, 01:32:27 AM
where are the saudis. i need to ask u some questions

What?

will they behead me if i bring bayonetta 2 into the country

Supermanisdead · « **Reply #37846 on:** July 20, 2015, 03:43:15 AM »

but also, do i need a vpn to access like youtube and shit? whats the average internet speed.

Oblivion · « **Reply #37847 on:** July 20, 2015, 07:49:21 AM »

Why did Icarus-Daedalus get de-modded?

thisismyusername · « **Reply #37848 on:** July 20, 2015, 09:44:48 AM »

Quote from: Oblivion on July 20, 2015, 07:49:21 AM

Why did Icarus-Daedalus get de-modded?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172291583&postcount=1159

headwalk · « **Reply #37849 on:** July 20, 2015, 09:50:46 AM »

Quote from: Oblivion on July 20, 2015, 07:49:21 AM

Why did Icarus-Daedalus get de-modded?

sudden and crippling moment of self awareness.

Take My Breh Away · « **Reply #37850 on:** July 20, 2015, 10:57:28 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081895

"The theft of personal information is great when it exposes infidelity" say the people who haven't even reached the fidelity part yet

zomgee · « **Reply #37851 on:** July 20, 2015, 11:04:04 AM »

Quote from: Take My Breh Away on July 20, 2015, 10:57:28 AM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081895

"The theft of personal information is great when it exposes infidelity" say the people who haven't even reached the fidelity part yet

BLACK OR WHITE
CHOOSE SIDE
BEEP BOOP

VomKriege · « **Reply #37852 on:** July 20, 2015, 11:38:20 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172457644&postcount=71

cheating on your spouse is legal ?

studyguy · « **Reply #37853 on:** July 20, 2015, 11:44:50 AM »

It's so fucking hot in southern california at the moment fuck.
Feels like I'm somewhere tropic to boot with this humidity.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #37854 on:** July 20, 2015, 12:00:43 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172465214&postcount=16238

Tasty · « **Reply #37855 on:** July 20, 2015, 12:27:52 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1082023

Cuck in training

studyguy · « **Reply #37856 on:** July 20, 2015, 12:31:54 PM »

#freelove

Jansen · « **Reply #37857 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:01:29 PM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on July 20, 2015, 12:00:43 PM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=172465214&postcount=16238

lol and people defend the FGC when they are called out for largely being a bunch of shitlords

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #37858 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:03:39 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on July 20, 2015, 01:41:26 AM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081810

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Is it considered effeminate to use a straw?

I never sip from a stir stick. But only because it slows me down

bluemax · « **Reply #37859 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:23:09 PM »

Quote from: studyguy on July 20, 2015, 11:44:50 AM

It's so fucking hot in southern california at the moment fuck.
Feels like I'm somewhere tropic to boot with this humidity.

I have two coworkers from the south (Arkansas and Florida) and they are comparing this weather to summers in those states. Yuck.

In other news, I found Evilore's perfect woman: http://www.vice.com/read/this-girl-has-been-on-holiday-for-three-years-876?utm_source=vicefbus

News:

Author Topic: 1,000+ Pages of NeoGAF: The Story of Wasted Lives and Hardcore Salt (Read 5951044 times)