Grumpy and Frustrated

Pixxie · Intern Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 75 Local time: 9:44 PM

Yesterday at a mommy forum I got into a discussion with others on the board regarding the saying "Playing God." They have rules at this forum about not insulting people personally, so I seriously believed by generalizing by saying "some religious people ..., etc. etc" wasn't breaking their stupid rules. Unfortunately many many of women are extrememly religious and most of them are moderators so I got a warning because I made the comment that "many religious people pick and choose which rules out of the bible to follow, and went on to explain why someone would use the phrase "playing god." Holy crap, did a bunch of women get their panties in a twist. One woman said the saying "playing god" really had nothing to do with god, but meant somethign off hand like "good luck."

(This was a DEBATE forum mind you). I was also told to "keep religion out of it", since that wasn't the topic. WTF?? Are these people that dumb? The question posted by the original poster was "what does Playing God mean and why would someone use that statement?" yet I wasn't allowed to bring religion into it?

I was MUFFLED because they didn't like what I said.

Much worse has been said in those forum, and nothing was done.

I'm just so frustrated by the stupidity of these following herds of sheep that don't even think. Confused

Really really frusrated.
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Moloth · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:29 am Post subject:

Yes, they are that dumb.

"many religious people pick and choose which rules out of the bible to follow, and went on to explain why someone would use the phrase "playing god.""

i can't imagine how they wouldn't agree with this statement. O_o
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kmisho · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:43 am Post subject:

"Playing GOD" has nothign to do with religion? How do they figure?

If the other person was saying that people don't follow their religion but should, I can see why you were prejudiced against.

I wouldn't be able to put up with that idiocy for long.
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anamoly · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject:

Yeah that's rather idiotic since the whole idea of religion is to prostrate oneself before a god...

I think "playing God" has something to do with doing something that isn't natural or something that only God can do. "Playing God" means that you are doing things and all the while you believe you are above reproach and not responsible for the consequences and you will not accept responsibility. I think that's the big thing about it....do something all the while not taking responsibility for your actions and the consequences. Kinda like how religion allows you to make the rules up as you go along. They can pick and choose what applies so they aren't responsible for what they do.
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Specus_Meretricis · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject:

I always thought Playing God meant you take it upon yourself to make major decisions, like life and death, for people without their consent. Example: That Doctor is just playing God!

When my sister wakes up, I'll ask her what pregnancy forum she went to, because they had a section for Atheist/Agnostic mother's to be.

Sal1981 · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject:

I don't agree. "Playing God" is a cultural and ethical reference more than a religious one. Which god?

It just means making a decision/action that is considered taboo; geneticists get that reproach all the time.
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kmisho · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject:

When the RR's suggested time zones, people said they were "playing god." After all, god intended for high noon to mean the sun is exactly half way between up and down. Anything else is a horrifying taboo I'd rather not think about. You can't mess with god's plan, Frankenstein.
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Now this religion happens to prevail/Until by that one it is overthrown/Because men dare not live with men alone/But always with another fairy tale.
al-Ma'arri, Syrian Poet, died 1057

You deny the existence of 999 alleged Gods. I merely deny one more - yours.
John MacKinnon Robertson, "Godism" 1896

"Never is a long time." Robert Fripp, 1998

Poetry, Art, Music

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