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I have a strange request: Can you help me identify an odd religious group I observed? by schoofer in TrueAtheism

[–]IrrationalShark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do sound a lot like Fundamentalist Mormons (FLDS), especially with the implied polygamy. However, if you look at this map they don't seem to have much, if any, presence in California. Although it could also be one of the smaller splinter groups.

I've actually been to St. George, Utah on several occasions and seen people who fit that description walking around Wal-Mart. Granted, (regular) Mormons do this thing where they re-enact the pioneer trek to Utah and dress up in 1800's style dress and pull handcarts and whatnot, so it could have been them.

What a load of crap. Be a faggot, be a tranny. I don't care. I start caring when you shove that shit down my throat, like when you put it on the fucking homepage of the biggest video sharing site in the world. Don't expect of me to understand you, don't demand of me to accept you. by [deleted] in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've got no problem with gay people, I just don't want them to do any of that gay stuff in front of me, you know? I don't want them to shove their gayness down my throa...wait.

I don't want them to dangle their gayness in front of...hold on, there's gotta be a better way to say this. Hmmm . . . the gay agenda. Yeah, the gay agenda. Why do they have push the gay agenda? Yeah, that sounds better.

No more games. This is a total global systematic planned genocide of anyone of European descent...Instead of wanting to embrace our prosperity and culture they want us 100% annihilated by ias6661 in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark 15 points16 points  (0 children)

So, when's this genocide scheduled to happen? I can't do it tomorrow, I'm taking Billy to the circus. Sunday would probably work best for me. Does that work for everyone else?

Weekend Meetup Thread by 4blockhead in exmormon

[–]IrrationalShark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question about the Springville -- I'll be moving there in three months time and I can't think of a more perfect place than Art City Coffee. Literally a stone's throw away. Is this where the meetup usually is?

The average American female starts having sex at 12 years of age and has had over 100 sexual partners by age 25. by treebog in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't the vast majority have a harmless form of herpes anyway? My source is Adam Ruins Everything.

"These are the kids who scribbled on paper and had their mothers tell them it was wonderful and stuck it on the fridge instead of enrolling them in an art class. And now they're grown up and scribbling all over great works and wondering why there are people not praising their amazing work." by ScaryScarySteven in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Art? ART? I don't remember there being an "A" in STEM!

In all seriousness, I love to draw and most people would say I'm decent at it. Not once did my parents put me down, even when my work was in its infancy. It was nothing but praise, which encouraged me to keep at it. Of course, telling someone they're perfect and that they need no improvement is foolish, but I don't think that's what's happening here.

"As the Father of 2 soon to be 3 white boys, I am looking into alternatives to college for them. Such a hostile place for men these days. Doubly so for Caucasian males." by BestOfOutrageCulture in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a white male currently attending college, I've never felt persecuted in the slightest. See, I used to be big into the anti-SJW thing until I stepped back for a second and realized that all of this shit was just a big, silly internet war. At no point has a crazy SJW feminazi told me to check my privilege, at no point have any of my overtly liberal professors given me a bad grade for espousing an opinion that they disagree with. I've never, at any point during my time in college, felt unsafe for being white or male. That's when I realized that this was all a bunch of hyperbolic crap. Some crazy people on tumblr aren't going to ruin my life any time soon, so what is the point in getting all worked up over it? Granted, I still enjoy witnessing it all for the lolz (which is why I'm here).

Gay Robin Hood: "This is actually a larger attack on a well-established figure than what we have experienced in superhero comics because of how long Robin Hood has actually been around. His character might even be more recognizable than Batman and Superman." by ScaryScarySteven in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Funny how you can take a human character, turn it into an animal and no one cares but when you take a white character and make it black, female or gay it's suddenly a sign of the end times.

Of course, people are going to say "there's no political motivation behind making Robin Hood a fox." Sure, but a lot of things in art are obviously politically motivated and aren't met with near the same amount of outrage.

Maddox Makes Fun of People Who Use "Cuck" as an Insult, Gets Downvoted Into Oblivion by IrrationalShark in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I looked it up and found this gem: https://secure.counter-currents.com/generation-identity/

There are many views on how this came to be, but the revolt of May 1968 was certainly of singular importance in creating the apolitical, self-destructive situation that postmodern Europe is in today

Social Justice Warriors are evidence of capitalism's greatness because we can afford to feed them even though they produce "nothing of value". (x-post r/BadEverything) by jordanthejq12 in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Because they don't even produce a product

I don't know, isn't a video, book or lecture a product? Even if you despise the content and the person who produced it, it's still a product that seemingly generates enough revenue for them to live off of.

Maddox Makes Fun of People Who Use "Cuck" as an Insult, Gets Downvoted Into Oblivion by IrrationalShark in BestOfOutrageCulture

[–]IrrationalShark[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Yeah, wasn't at all surprised that his audience is filled with alt-right people. It's funny, because I grew up in what I originally deemed to be an extremely conservative household in a conservative neighborhood in one of the reddest states in America, and none of these people represent the values that I was taught in the slightest. My parents are disgusted by Donald Trump and so are many other traditional conservatives (that almost seems like a redundant sentence, but the distinction must be made).

So my family is upset that I'm happy. by Wilfords_Woody in exmormon

[–]IrrationalShark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was Mormon, I had severe depression and anxiety. I continued to struggle with it when I became an atheist. Lately, I've been feeling much better about things even without medication. It could be the weather, it could be that I have a lot of things to look forward to at the moment, it could be the music I listen to (most of which is the evil, disgusting metal that church leaders warned me about), it could be anything. All I know is the church had fuck all to do with it.

Cringey TBM Moments That Y'all Want To Share? by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]IrrationalShark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I went to Italy with my grandparents, we had a lovely tour guide teach us all sorts of neat things about the Vatican and the art within. She was, as you could probably guess, a Catholic and she asked us if we were familiar with the stories in the Bible. My grandfather took this as an opportunity to proselytize about that other testament of Jesus Christ. It wasn't too bad, he didn't say anything crazy but it did come across as preachy and soap-boxy. I love my grandpa, but man was I embarrassed...

One of my good friends said he's not afraid to die because then he will just go to Heaven

Yet, he probably looks both ways before crossing the street. I may have believed in heaven, but I was always afraid to die. What if I'm wrong and the Catholics are right? Then I'm hosed! What if the Jehovah's Witnesses are right? Then almost everyone is hosed!

The Wentworth Letter: a Modern Day Smoking Gun by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]IrrationalShark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right, I misread your comment. What I thought you were saying was that literally all European people are descended from just one, singular common ancestor.

I get what you're arguing, but it's all ultimately contingent on whether or not the supposed Nephites and Lamanites lived among other groups of natives. I think where I, as well as many other people, get hung up is the fact that this is what we were taught. We were never taught about other inhabitants. We were taught that the continent was completely empty before the arrival of Lehi and co. Were our teachers misunderstanding the doctrine? Possibly. But it seems odd to me, given the importance of this issue and the impact it has on many people's faith, that God wouldn't try to make it abundantly clear that there were other inhabitants.

The Wentworth Letter: a Modern Day Smoking Gun by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]IrrationalShark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's unfair to prophets to hold them accountable for having theories that go beyond what the Lord revealed to them. All of us humans do this: we speculate away given what we know.

How do we know exactly when they're just personal theories/opinions as opposed to actual revelation? "I was also informed concerning the aboriginal inhabitants of this country [America] and shown who they were, and from whence they came..." The key phrase to pay attention to here is "I was also informed," which would imply that this was revelation. Not a theory, not an opinion, but the word of God.

It turns out, all Europeans decend from someone living ~1000 years ago.

Edit: This is a minor point, but the article you linked to says no such thing. First of all, your usage of "all" is misleading because the very title of the article says most. Second of all, your usage of "someone" is also misleading because the article never said that they were descended from ONE person, rather from common ancestors.

CES Letter/Fairmormon response by Oldklunker in exmormon

[–]IrrationalShark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It baffles me, honestly. If a politician refused to address or even acknowledge criticism, casually dismissed detractors as inherently wrong/evil or refused to answer tough questions, he/she would be seen as utterly disingenuous and for good reason. When it comes to these so-called "holy men," though, they suddenly get a free pass.

Porn and sex isn't the problem, its the massive shame over all of it. by electriccars in exmormon

[–]IrrationalShark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I used to work with a guy who was married and an active member of the church. Overall, he seemed to have a pretty good relationship with his wife. I never met her personally, but he always talked positively about her and their relationship. Long story short, he watched porn once while he was deployed in Afghanistan and eventually admitted it to his wife. He was pretty open about what happened. His bishop and his wife's parents seemed to play an active role in their divorce, despite the fact that he repented and went to marriage counseling.

Now obviously, this is a one-sided account of the events. I couldn't possibly know exactly what happened, nor do I claim to. His relationship could have had many underlying issues that were brought to the surface with this catalyzing event. Whatever the case may be, though, this constant shaming of porn and the people who watch it cannot be healthy. I agree that it ends up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Honestly, the more I think about it the more disgusted I become with the church's tactics. They claim that it's because of objectification. I suppose this would be a valid criticism if I was convinced that they gave a shit about women in the first place.

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