So I'm reading this grammar book... because, I like to make efforts to improve myself.
Anyway, I'm reading this stickler guide to grammar, which is weird since (if you're reading this you know) I'm not uptight about grammar at all. But, when it comes to writing and editing schoolwork I make a genuine effort.
So, the author in discussing commas and semicolons and takes an excerpt from the Bible. She changes the grammar alone and one can get a completely different interpretation of the excerpt.
I'm not gonna post the example, because... fuck that, this isn't a a research paper. Just take my word for it, I didn't pull this shit out of my ass.
But yeah, that's nuts... that people commit so much to something that can be disputed so easily.
I mean, I've argued about those hardcore nazi Christians that come to my school before, and how I think it's moronic that they're so adamant about a book that's existed for 2000+ years... been through, god knows (pun intended) how many different languages, translations, and interpretations... and can still stick so strongly to the word... like Jesus wrote it down and handed it to them himself.
Like it's outrageous to me... to feel so strongly (and try to force that on others) about a book that... you don't honestly know the history of.
I doubt they studied Latin and fucking dug up the Dead Sea Scrolls to do their research.
They picked up a fucking, mass produced, thoroughly edited... special edition of the Bible from some Christian book store... groan. And now they're telling other people how to live their life, according to this book they just paid 26.50 for from Penguin Publishers.
But I never thought of this argument on such a level of grammar alone...
Imagine that.
Your beliefs can be shattered on the re-placement of commas and semicolons alone.
Fucking... fancy dots can dispute everything you believe.
What assholes.
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The grammar in this post is terrible. See me after class.
OK, time to build myself a soapbox here in the middle of your post. Not all of the 'hard core nazi' Christians completely force everything on you. Their is no way in hell (pun not intended) that they will stay at your house and make sure you thank god each time to take a crap. If it makes you feel better play the bully and point out the fallacy straight to THE NAZI CHRISTIAN if they actually comes to you, not someone else. They can do one of two things; Prove you wrong, or clam up and stare at you with a face thats just been blinded with the light of intelligence. If no one has said anything to you SHUT THE FUCK UP because you are ranting about something YOU haven't been confronted with. I know i have no room to speak since i am partially a cafeteria Christian. (i pick the things that seem right to me, ignore others, and call myself a Christian) I can not stand it when someone trys to destroy something that keeps people, who would other wise be doing something worse, busy without offering a better solution.
How is it crazy to feel strongly about something? Have you never seen something a certain way and stood stead-fastly next to your decision? It's strong dreams/feelings that make the world interesting. Now granted Hitler had a strong urge, but look to what came out of the war with Hitler. Most of the world calmed down a few clicks and legitimate wars against a people are far and few in between. And here i'm stepping into territory that i'm not exactly sure about.
I do think its freaking crazy that totally different meanings can be gotten from something with just the replacement of dots. Who is to say that someone wasn't eating while reading a source book and dropped a few crumbs here and there?
I don't think its the dots that would dispute my beliefs =p. it would be closer to people like me who feel they have to voice certain facts while negating them by adding opinion in between.
I would love to continue our discussion because i am sure my argument is not bullet proof.
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