Church Signs that make your head hurt...

[Mr_Devious]

I was driving home from school today, got into the city where I live, and drove by the Grace Baptist Church, like I do everyday. This church has a sign, visible from the road which they usually have some kind of religious saying. And this weeks saying really made my brain stop, if I was a bad driver I think I would have crashed into sign cause my brain shut down. So without further ado, here is the message...

"Don't be so open minded, your brains might fall out of your head"


I mean what the fuck is that supposed to mean, how fucking stupid did this church have to be, to put a saying that retarded up for all who drive by to see. Lets analyze it, cause you so have too. Obviously this church wants people to be close-minded as that is the opposite of open-minded. So instead of being receptive to new information or ideas this church wants you to do the opposite. Then the question is why would they want that? Are they afraid, that if you are open-minded you will see the folly of the Baptist teachings and leave the church? They obviously must be, so instead close your mind everyone, be ignorant to everything outside of your religious beliefs.

And the second part is easy to analyze, the church was trying to be clever and funny and failed miserably.

[CorruptedPlague]

why would some1 put that

[rejincx]

Perhap.. their minds were too open.. so their brains spewwed out.

[CorruptedPlague]

or that they just forgot what to put

[Anastashia Sage]

I think they have had to much wine.

[CorruptedPlague]

or they were drunk from jesus juice

[ArkKnight]

I was driving home from school today, got into the city where I live, and drove by the Grace Baptist Church, like I do everyday. This church has a sign, visible from the road which they usually have some kind of religious saying. And this weeks saying really made my brain stop, if I was a bad driver I think I would have crashed into sign cause my brain shut down. So without further ado, here is the message...

"Don't be so open minded, your brains might fall out of your head"


I mean what the fuck is that supposed to mean, how fucking stupid did this church have to be, to put a saying that retarded up for all who drive by to see. Lets analyze it, cause you so have too. Obviously this church wants people to be close-minded as that is the opposite of open-minded. So instead of being receptive to new information or ideas this church wants you to do the opposite. Then the question is why would they want that? Are they afraid, that if you are open-minded you will see the folly of the Baptist teachings and leave the church? They obviously must be, so instead close your mind everyone, be ignorant to everything outside of your religious beliefs.

And the second part is easy to analyze, the church was trying to be clever and funny and failed miserably.

:lmao:

They don't want people like me running around in their church screaming "BULLSHIT!"

[El Wiseguy]

They don't want people like me running around in their church screaming "BULLSHIT!"

What's funny about that is that I don't go out of my way to go up to you and say what you believe in is Bull.



Either way, this saying is actually from another one. It states what a liberal is. A person who is so open-minded that their brains have fallen out.

What this implies is that there is 'too' open-minded. You may say, "*gasp*, no there isn't!". But, yes, yes there is. It's called an extreme. Extremism in any form is bad, whether it be open-minded to the extreme or close minded to the extreme. Someone close-minded to an extreme accepts nothing. A person open-minded to an extreme stands for nothing.

So, I see what they're doing... but, they ARE baptists. They're well-known for being close-minded anyway.

[CrystalDragonJesus]

The wisdom they were trying to impart teaches that to be too open-minded is to give up your own critical judgement, hence the clever comparison to one's brain falling out.

And the second part is easy to analyze, the church was trying to be clever and funny and failed miserably.

Easy to analyze, you claim? Yet your scrutiny leaves much to be desired.

Perhaps you simply lack the ability to appreciate good wit.

[ArkKnight]

The wisdom they were trying to impart teaches that to be too open-minded is to give up your own critical judgement, hence the clever comparison to one's brain falling out.

It seems as if every transcendalist thinks of non-conformers to be radically lacking psychologically, and/or spiritually, when in actuality their thoughts are in direct contrast of the truth.

What's funny about that is that I don't go out of my way to go up to you and say what you believe in is Bull.

Hey, it was a joke.

I have respect for everyone. believe it. (except shape-less.)

[Mr_Devious]

Perhaps you simply lack the ability to appreciate good wit.

Uhhh, no dude I don't, it just sucks, it's a lousy attempt at being clever.

[rejincx]

Agreed, mayhap it was the way they presented theirselves.

[BSL]

*brain crawls out of ear and starts attacking people with ray guns*

The best sign I saw on one of those church boards was: "Free cupcakes this Sunday!"

But I still didn't go. Slept in. :(

[Corpse]

Definitely a :( moment.

I go past a church on the way home from shopping every so often, they always have a huge sign up with a new message on it.
Sometimes it's actually pretty damn funny (intentionally), when the advice is about your life it's fine too.

Just sometimes... "Hell awaits the blasphemer" etc. That's not a nice thing to read. Can't remember any of the mind bending ones at present.

[El Wiseguy]

What's funny is people want to read only the 'nice' or 'funny' things. But, sometimes truth isn't always fun or nice. Medicine can suck going down... Say, what these people are saying is completely truth. Then, say you don't like it. Who cares? I'd rather have the truth and be saved from something bad then have something nice and flowery and be screwed in the end.

[brknangel]

What's funny is people want to read only the 'nice' or 'funny' things. But, sometimes truth isn't always fun or nice. Medicine can suck going down... Say, what these people are saying is completely truth. Then, say you don't like it. Who cares? I'd rather have the truth and be saved from something bad then have something nice and flowery and be screwed in the end.

Bingo..outstanding point.

Btw.. The truth hurts most of the time, but truth is truth, and believe it or not they tell you the truth because they care.

[Corpse]

You say the truth, without knowing what churches have these signs out the front. I mean, things like doing what's right are a given if they're on the signs, but how can you say something is the truth if you don't know which church has the sign up? What if it was a sign from a cult that said 'Obey the master goat or perish', that's both bad news I don't want to hear, and it's from a church, but is it the truth?

[rejincx]

XD lmao.

[Mr_Devious]

I should put up a sign that says this on it...

"From blackest sepulcher of haterapes, I greet you. We are one beneath the compound eyes of Xogoth the Monstrolith."

[El Wiseguy]

You say the truth, without knowing what churches have these signs out the front. I mean, things like doing what's right are a given if they're on the signs, but how can you say something is the truth if you don't know which church has the sign up? What if it was a sign from a cult that said 'Obey the master goat or perish', that's both bad news I don't want to hear, and it's from a church, but is it the truth?

No. If you actually re-read what I wrote. I was presenting possibility. I'll try to spell it out for you.


I said: "Say, they're telling the truth." Meaning, WHAT IF they're telling the truth? Then what? There's always the possibility. Go ahead and go back and re-read what I wrote.

[rejincx]

murderchurch.... whens the next killing sire?

[CorruptedPlague]

ultra jesus

[CrystalDragonJesus]

No. If you actually re-read what I wrote. I was presenting possibility. I'll try to spell it out for you.


I said: "Say, they're telling the truth." Meaning, WHAT IF they're telling the truth? Then what? There's always the possibility. Go ahead and go back and re-read what I wrote.

I sympathize with Corpse's mistake; I commited the very same one.

The comma distorts the intended meaning of your sentence. The fault was yours, not his.

[Corpse]

Eh, sorry Wise that that's not what you meant, I misinterpreted you
via use of this dastardly comma: Say, what these people are saying is completely truth.

And thanks CrystalDragonJesus, glad I wasn't the only one.

Oh, one more thing. There are plenty of religions, and people are seldom polytheistic due to it being a sin in most religions, so if more than one religion is talking of doom etc then isn't that a hell of a lot of unnecessary grief? I'm talking of course from the view that only one religion can be truly right.

[ArkKnight]

Eh, sorry Wise that that's not what you meant, I misinterpreted you
via use of this dastardly comma:

And thanks CrystalDragonJesus, glad I wasn't the only one.

Oh, one more thing. There are plenty of religions, and people are seldom polytheistic due to it being a sin in most religions, so if more than one religion is talking of doom etc then isn't that a hell of a lot of unnecessary grief? I'm talking of course from the view that only one religion can be truly right.

point well said.

[El Wiseguy]

Eh', I used to get in trouble for comma splicing in college. :/ Either way, there is a break or pause in the statement, so I put a comma there.

Ah well.

Oh, one more thing. There are plenty of religions, and people are seldom polytheistic due to it being a sin in most religions, so if more than one religion is talking of doom etc then isn't that a hell of a lot of unnecessary grief? I'm talking of course from the view that only one religion can be truly right.

Well... then you'd have to hold to the fact that either one religion is right or none are.

[ArkKnight]

Well... then you'd have to hold to the fact that either one religion is right or none are.

That's why I love being Atheist. More time to myself.

[Vanity]

Agnosticism is key.

[SyntaxSnack]

Agnosticism is key.

qft~

(And I am still of the understanding that all people are agnostic as no person has empirical evidence of an afterlife or any exclusively theistic concepts.)

[El Wiseguy]

(And I am still of the understanding that all people are agnostic as no person has empirical evidence of an afterlife or any exclusively theistic concepts.)

Well, I'd have to say that someone isn't Agnostic if they can't prove God. I'd say they're a Believer of a God that other people choose not to agree with. Even when someone presents what they feel is evidence.

But in your reasoning, no one can be Atheist because no person has empirical evidence that there is no God.

[Vanity]

But in your reasoning, no one can be Atheist because no person has empirical evidence that there is no God.

I hope you meant this as a joke?

I think you have grossly misunderstood the position of atheism.

[El Wiseguy]

I know what an Atheist is. It's the rejection of theism and a position that generally states that there is no 'god' or 'gods'.

But, in response... I grossly mis-worded my response. lol Now that I re-read it I see that it makes no sense.

[ArkKnight]

I know what an Atheist is. It's the rejection of theism and a position that generally states that there is no 'god' or 'gods'.

But, in response... I grossly mis-worded my response. lol Now that I re-read it I see that it makes no sense.

Brian, I am Atheist.

I believe in a higher power, but I wouldn't call it god. Nor, would I state that I knew anything about it. I just think there has to be something. Just like us, we are here. Our consciousness, the soul. Its here. Something is out there. Not so much something that created us... I think it has to go farther than simple 'creation'.

[El Wiseguy]

Brian, I am Atheist.

I believe in a higher power, but I wouldn't call it god. Nor, would I state that I knew anything about it. I just think there has to be something. Just like us, we are here. Our consciousness, the soul. Its here. Something is out there. Not so much something that created us... I think it has to go farther than simple 'creation'.

I would have to say that's Agnosticism dude. :/


From dictionary.com:

a·the·ist /ˈeɪθiɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ey-thee-ist] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.



ag·nos·tic /ægˈnɒstɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ag-nos-tik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
2. a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to agnostics or agnosticism.
4. asserting the uncertainty of all claims to knowledge.

[Corpse]

Brian, I am Atheist.

I believe in a higher power, but I wouldn't call it god. Nor, would I state that I knew anything about it. I just think there has to be something. Just like us, we are here. Our consciousness, the soul. Its here. Something is out there. Not so much something that created us... I think it has to go farther than simple 'creation'.

My first interpretation was that you were talking about aliens = |
Are you of the perspective that these higher powers interfere with our own world, or that they simply exist?

[Vanity]

I would have to say that's Agnosticism dude. :/

Actually, agnosticism is a subset of atheism, though the meanings have diverged due to popular misuse.

Atheism, defined in its entire scope, isn't the explicit belief that there is no God. Rather, it is just a point of view which stands as the antithesis to theism.

Whereas the latter is the affirmation of the belief in one or many divinities, the former is the lack of such affirmation and nothing more.

All children are born atheist, because they've never pondered the possibility of a deity, hence they haven't subscribed to the school of theism, hence they fall to the default of atheism.

[CorruptedPlague]

I would have to say that's Agnosticism dude. :/


From dictionary.com:

a·the·ist /ˈeɪθiɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ey-thee-ist] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.

im a atheist but i beilive in god but does that make me a atheist.... idk

[CrystalDragonJesus]

Theism and atheism treat upon the matter of deistic faith.

Gnosticism and agnosticism treat upon the matter of epistemology.

The two may often cross paths, but to compare them is folly.

[ArkKnight]

Theism and atheism treat upon the matter of deistic faith.

Gnosticism and agnosticism treat upon the matter of epistemology.

The two may often cross paths, but to compare them is folly.

I do have thoughts of epistemology as well.

Actually, agnosticism is a subset of atheism, though the meanings have diverged due to popular misuse.

Atheism, defined in its entire scope, isn't the explicit belief that there is no God. Rather, it is just a point of view which stands as the antithesis to theism.

Whereas the latter is the affirmation of the belief in one or many divinities, the former is the lack of such affirmation and nothing more.

All children are born atheist, because they've never pondered the possibility of a deity, hence they haven't subscribed to the school of theism, hence they fall to the default of atheism.

....Yes. I could not have ever in my life of 18 years have said it, nor have I heard it executed, as effective as that.

My first interpretation was that you were talking about aliens = |
Are you of the perspective that these higher powers interfere with our own world, or that they simply exist?

I think it would have more to do with the consciousness. A bieng of consiousness. Could be, the lifeforce of the planets and the stars a la FF7. ^-------------- Joke.

[warangel]

Either way, this saying is actually from another one. It states what a liberal is. A person who is so open-minded that their brains have fallen out.

What this implies is that there is 'too' open-minded. You may say, "*gasp*, no there isn't!". But, yes, yes there is. It's called an extreme. Extremism in any form is bad, whether it be open-minded to the extreme or close minded to the extreme. Someone close-minded to an extreme accepts nothing. A person open-minded to an extreme stands for nothing.

So, I see what they're doing... but, they ARE baptists. They're well-known for being close-minded anyway.

Very good deduction Wise. Still, what's funny is, a christian can't be closed minded or they won't hear their calling from God. Plus,if a christian is closed minded, why read the Bible. The Bible opens your mind and soul, so that was a dumb sign.

Still, you have badly confused atheist and Agnostics. Athiest believe in God, they just don't believe their fate is controlled by a sumpreme deity, or they just follow Universal forces. Athiest may believe in Karma as well. They believe that their choices create who they are not a god. A god can serve as a reason to believe in an after life for some atheist. In other words, atheist follow this, I believe in a god because it makes me happy. Where christians follow God because we believe we are to serve God. Read "The Flies" by Sarte to understand better.

Agnostics don't believe in a god. They believe they just exist and just believe in following morals. To them your choices make up who you are completely. There's no Karma. Just cause and affect. To them there's no need to worry about an after life. You just die. Plus, agnostics are more care free. Kira from death note is kind of an agnostic. Meaning that some agnostics can beleve that they are not bound my morals.

They can create their own, because morals are created by humans anyway. It's living care free. Imagine just living for you. That's what I mean. You just live day by day, not worried about life, death, or anything. Everything lives and dies. That's an Agnostic belief system, I think.

Try Exestentalism, it helps in understanding the difference.

[CrystalDragonJesus]

Very good deduction Wise. Still, what's funny is, a christian can't be closed minded or they won't hear their calling from God. Plus,if a christian is closed minded, why read the Bible. The Bible opens your mind and soul, so that was a dumb sign.

Still, you have badly confused atheist and Agnostics. Athiest believe in God, they just don't believe their fate is controlled by a sumpreme deity, or they just follow Universal forces. Athiest may believe in Karma as well. They believe that their choices create who they are not a god. A god can serve as a reason to believe in an after life for some atheist. In other words, atheist follow this, I believe in a god because it makes me happy. Where christians follow God because we believe we are to serve God. Read "The Flies" by Sarte to understand better.

Agnostics don't believe in a god. They believe they just exist and just believe in following morals. To them your choices make up who you are completely. There's no Karma. Just cause and affect. To them there's no need to worry about an after life. You just die. Plus, agnostics are more care free. Kira from death note is kind of an agnostic. Meaning that some agnostics can beleve that they are not bound my morals.

They can create their own, because morals are created by humans anyway. It's living care free. Imagine just living for you. That's what I mean. You just live day by day, not worried about life, death, or anything. Everything lives and dies. That's an Agnostic belief system, I think.

Try Exestentalism, it helps in understanding the difference.

I fear that you are the one who is badly confused.

[El Wiseguy]

I have to agree with Crystal Dragon here. Those things I posted about Atheists and Agnostics weren't just my opinions. They were actually literally Definitions.

[wolf]

i caught a church on fire

[Gorilla Whale Manu]

What's funny about that is that I don't go out of my way to go up to you and say what you believe in is Bull.

and hence the reason for you being epic fail.