#4329 To the person in post #4313 I would love to meet you :)

#4328 I didn't finish. I wanted to say because religion instills in us an enduring sense of hope, and that if any calamity befalls us, the hope of a god looking out after us is enough to give us strength and climb out of the darkest pit and and brings the best out of the human spirit which is why religion has been at the core of human thought and behavior since the beginnings of time, and that belief is simply a matter of preference. A philosophical inquiry it has been, but I have come up with these conclusions but perhaps one day my sense of hope and belief can be reinvigorated.

#4327 I'm slowly starting to come to the realization that all religion is is mankind's response to the ebb and flow of life and way of comprehending the things around us, but doesn't possess any truth. I'm a follower of one of the Abrahamic religions, but conceptually now I find it difficult to be a pious and zealous worshipper. Of course this stems from unanswered prayers and frustration but more I think about this, the more I think about how God can only do things that we can already do for ourselves without his power and the more I think about this the more I think about the strangeness that the "miracles" that happened in the scriptures some thousand years ago cannot happen in today's time. What is the difference you say? None to put it simply, for the earth remains the same, the universe remains the same, and the soil remains the same from those times, only thing that has changed are the generations of people inhabiting on this earth and technology but what is it too say that the air from then was different from the air from now to catalyze these miracles? If anything I think the people of those days were living the same lives as us today, perhaps even more mundane due to technology. If you want to look at this from historical and scientific perspective these religions also leave doubts since the historicity of the very same figures we revere are questioned and archeological evidence disprove or prove otherwise about these same figures and the many accounts in the scriptures which are compelling. In any case I've come to the conclusion that these religious figures are no more than elaborate oral tales survived in text, but why have they endured for this long and influenced so many people on this earth? It is because these same tales tell the story of humanity, feelings of adversity, perseverance, triumph, and failures all which resonate within us, and though they might not hold facts, these tales perhaps altered, told the story of ancient peoples going through those same aforementioned feelings that each and every one of us experience and felt the need to record them whilst at the same time forge an identity for themselves and these stories proved themselves to be on the greatest literary works ever conceived. This can be applied to other polytheistic religions outside the Abrahamic circle and thus we turn back to the basic core of religion itself. Humans, naturally must turn to the supernatural and worship to make sense of things and as protection from the fragile nature of life. This could have been especially true during ancient times before the advent of vaccines and machines which us feel safer for they had to deal with things such as unpredictable floods and whatnot. As result scribesmen and priests held high status in ancient society and religion was at the core of everyday life, which speaks at man's fragile nature. So though it may not be true, we accept it because it is the only way to make sense of things and feel assurance by turning to a god during our times of need. Even though religion maybe intricately-written legends and myths, what it does is bring out the best of people. Why I say this? It is because it instills in us an enduring sens

#4326 Nothing has gone right this semester, and to top everything off, no one-girls, friends, or even my family seems particularly interested in wanting to talk to me. I can't win-if I stay quiet, I'm holding it in, but if I talk about it, I'm a baby who has confidence issues. Everyone says I should talk about my problems, but no one seems interested enough to care. And how am I ever supposed to feel okay with the fact that no matter what I do, no one wants to interact with me?

#4325 I just had the worst case of whiskey dick ever

#4324 Sometimes I wonder why I'm single. I'm funny, sarcastic, intelligent, easy-going, low-maintenance, and decently attractive. I bake, cook, read, watch sports, clean - I've been told time and again that I am wife material, but where the hell is my relationship? I put myself out there with guys, but none of them ever seem to want anything more than to have sex. It's gotten so irritating and painful. And I think that's why I'm starting to turn to older guys (like 25-28) because they're actually looking for more than a hook-up. I'm really tired of these stupid college boys. I'm exhausted from the effort and older men are so much easier to date. From the boys I've met/been with so far, you've ruined it for the others, and you've lost a catch of a girl. Sorry for your loss.

#4323 I hate that during finals week, I find myself looking for the curve more than the actual studying material.

#4322 One of my favorite parts of the day when I have to poop is an EMPTY restroom without other MF's incidentally listening to my shit splash. I wait until the restroom is completely once i am done before i decide to leave the stall