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[Xantalos]

...But what if [PERSON] wants to have sex with you? No arresting or punching!

In all seriousness, being able to control yourself is generally seen as a good thing.

This happens whenever I see a person of the opposite gender, apart from family. Even friends I've known for several years aren't exempt. It honestly feels like I'm soiling them by thinking of them that way. *wanders off muttering*

[Vector]

I think I'm going to hang out in my room and make some beautiful things for a few weeks, which is good because it's the end of the semester and I apparently need to craft three essays and a final exam anyway.

;_;

I wish I even understood why this all feels so very not-okay.  I want to go home and tidy everything up and do chores for my mom.

Suddenly I remember and realize why I went into math.  I felt like this a lot less often when I was doing serious mathematics.

For me, I don't really like it because the following:

Mine is:
Hormones: "Hey Vector, that person's attractive."
Me: "What are you talking about, they're all attractive."
Hormones: "No, pay attention to that one."
Me: ". . . I'm not doing that unless you give me some logic or some very poorly thought out but passionate emotional basis that momentarily seems sensible, just like all the other systems have to deal with in order to get clearance to escape fantasy and turn into action.  Papers, please?"
Hormones: "Signed and dated by your libido."
Me: "Who's that?  Looks official... okay, I'll pay attention."
Math/systematizing part of my brain: "BUT WHAT ABOUT ME YOU SAID I WAS YOUR FAVORITE DON'T YOU WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE?!"

[AlmightyOne]

n all seriousness, being able to control yourself is generally seen as a good thing.

oh do you mean Like Mahatma Gandhi?
From the wiki.

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A core Gandhian value that came in for much bantering and ribald music hall humour in Britain was his nakedness—Churchill publicly called him a "half-naked fakir"[180] – and his experiments in "brahmacharya" or the elimination of all desire in the face of temptation.[181] In 1906 Gandhi, although married and a father, vowed to abstain from sexual relations. In the 1940s, in his mid-seventies, he brought his grandniece Manubehn to sleep naked in his bed as part of a spiritual experiment in which Gandhi could test himself as a "brahmachari." Several other young women and girls also sometimes shared his bed as part of his experiments.[182] Gandhi discussed his experiment with friends and relations; most disagreed and the experiment ceased in 1947.[183] Religious studies scholar Veena Howard argues that Gandhi made "creative use"[184]:130 of his celibacy and his authority as a mahatma "to reinterpret religious norms and confront unjust social and religious conventions relegating women to lower status."[184]:130 According to Howard, Gandhi "developed his discourse as a religious renouncer within India’s traditions to confront repressive social and religious customs regarding women and to bring them into the public sphere, during a time when the discourse on celibacy was typically imbued with masculine rhetoric and misogynist inferences.... his writings show a consistent evolution of his thought toward creating an equal playing field for members of both sexes and even elevating women to a higher plane—all through his discourse and unorthodox practice of brahmacharya.

Now that's what i call control.

[Catsup]

For me, I don't really like it because the following:

Mine is:
Hormones: "Hey Catsup, that person's attractive."
Me: "Look away, don't look directly at her, stop coming off as a perverted creep"

...But what if [PERSON] wants to have sex with you? No arresting or punching!

In all seriousness, being able to control yourself is generally seen as a good thing.

depends on what type of relationship youre looking for.

[Xantalos]

Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence. Show me the evidence.

One thing I noticed in the second video:
*lady is told to look at evidence for humanity evolving from one species to another - Homo Erectus, etc - at the Smithsonian*
*lady claims she has seen (the fossils) and then claims that there's no 'physical evidence'*

[Loud Whispers]

One thing I noticed in the second video:
*lady is told to look at evidence for humanity evolving from one species to another - Homo Erectus, etc - at the Smithsonian*
*lady claims she has seen (the fossils) and then claims that there's no 'physical evidence'*

That emotionless... Blank, smile... How is that possible?

[Loud Whispers]

*Cautionary reminder to not judge religious people by the loudest fools amongst them all.

[AlmightyOne]

Alright I recently got really angry about this,
It was regarding a private school which forced few of its students who belong to other faiths to attend their religious ceremony.(I'm trying my best not the name any religion but you all get the point). No doubt some parents protested but the principal said they can leave the school if they wanted to.
Here's what made me rage about it:
-Ok it's a PRIVATE school, any religious private school has a right to do that and it's the parents fault in sending them there. I'm aware of that.
-But how about this way, from where I come from our public schools are terrible.(there is no better word for that) In cities almost everyone makes their children attend private schools. Now these private schools have been started by missionaries long time back and are known for their educational institutes. A normal parent has no choice but get their child admitted in schools like these, if they want their child to get quality education. They simply have no choice, and thats the current trend over here.
-Mind you, NOT all these schools do this, they usually let the children of other faiths to have their own choice regarding these matters.
That's why this one made me really pissed off, since I myself I've been educated in one, and it made me really ashamed.
What are your thoughts on this, I'm hope I don't start a heated discussion I just want to hear a few opinions that's all.

[Greiger]

It sucks, but it's a private school, they can teach what they want to teach.  Whether the public schools are garbage or not.

Hell, my friend went to a private school that not only forced people of other faiths to attend a religious education class, they required the students to pay extra for the honor.  It could be tested out of at least I guess, as long as you know the religion inside and out.

Any chance of some community outcry at this putting somebody who wants better public schools in power?

[Loud Whispers]

*Cautionary reminder to not judge religious people by the loudest fools amongst them all.

If that's directed at me, I'm not assuming they're all like that. That's the message she gave me.

*Cautionary reminder to not assume any statement is ever directed personally at one's self.

[Graknorke]

Is Religious Education not part of the curriculum in the US?

AFAIK here in the UK every school, regardless of who it's run by, has to teach certain subjects to some degree; and Religious Education is among those.

[AlmightyOne]

Any chance of some community outcry at this putting somebody who wants better public schools in power?

I doubt, its been going on for years. Maybe after many many years, my place will finally show some signs of developing. I mean over here, if you say that you studied in a public school, people will assume your in poverty or something (since our public schools have neglegible fees under the Right to Education act which makes their quality even worse it seems)

Ok thanks for your opinions better wind up this. or else.

*Cautionary reminder to not judge religious people by the loudest fools amongst them all.

If that's directed at me, I'm not assuming they're all like that. That's the message she gave me.

*Cautionary reminder to not assume any statement is ever directed personally at one's self.

[SalmonGod]

I would actually be in favor of religious education in public schools, if it could be implemented so as not to favor any one religion.  Teach it from a historical/anthropological perspective, and cover all the major religions.  We don't have anything like that in the U.S.  We just have Christian fundamentalists trying to get indoctrinating material into schools in any way they can.

[Greiger]

Is Religious Education not part of the curriculum in the US?

AFAIK here in the UK every school, regardless of who it's run by, has to teach certain subjects to some degree; and Religious Education is among those.

Nope.  Think it's related to that freedom of religion bit.  Public schools can't talk about religion.  I wouldn't mind a >factual< class or two, just to spread understanding, but chances are they would just focus on a couple religions and piss people off.

Even the pledge of allegiance to the flag is controversial.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance  About half of that page is about the religious stuff, and people suing schools over two words in the pledge.

(EDIT: For context for you non US forumers, when I was going to grade school, every school day started with the reciting of the pledge of allegiance.  Don't know if they still do.)

[Akura]

I think I hurt my arms moving furniture yesterday. Is there a cure for sore tendons? My legs were hurting too, but now they're not. I've got some built legs, compared to my sissy arms.

...But what if [PERSON] wants to have sex with you? No arresting or punching!

Unless [PERSON] < 18.

Is Religious Education not part of the curriculum in the US?

AFAIK here in the UK every school, regardless of who it's run by, has to teach certain subjects to some degree; and Religious Education is among those.

Nope.  Think it's related to that freedom of religion bit.  Public schools can't talk about religion.  I wouldn't mind a >factual< class or two, just to spread understanding, but chances are they would just focus on a couple religions and piss people off.

Even the pledge of allegiance to the flag is controversial.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance  About half of that page is about the religious stuff, and people suing schools over two words in the pledge.

(EDIT: For context for you non US forumers, when I was going to grade school, every school day started with the reciting of the pledge of allegiance.  Don't know if they still do.)

Religions might be mentioned in a history class, and I sure wouldn't complain if there were, because, you know, history is kinda important. As for the Pledge of Allegiance, it's because the line "under God" which gets people ticked, which implies forcing children into Christianity(which is slightly technically wrong, as it implies Judiasm and Islam, being essentially the same God).

I don't know if it's still required. I think towards the time I graduated high school, nobody really gave a shit enough to care whether we did it or not.