Posts by Arthur Flores2

hiddenlynx66 said:Just tell me: if you were out there doing something because you truly believe in it, and then someone on Reddit starts spitting on you, calling you nothing more than a paid hack who's just doing it for the paycheck—would you feel insulted? Would you feel slandered? 🙂

Well, I guess that’s pretty much what your crowd does all the time in those threads about the Catholic Church...

We are believers because we actually have faith. But based on your posts, it sounds like we only believe so we can suck money out of people like you who don't even believe in anything...

Obviously, you don't have any actual proof that priests live that way just to milk people for cash, but that doesn't stop you from talking about the Church like it's some kind of criminal organization. By your logic, almost every single one of your posts would be grounds for a lawsuit...

Seriously, just look at how that whole thread about the Church looks over on the politics board. It really should just have a label that says "just vent here"...

hiddenlynx66 said:I'll say it again: if I were one of the organizers of this rally, you'd be forced to prove your "opinion" in a court of law. 🙂

A paid protest, a paid segment.

Of course, it's easy to slander people with actual names and reputations when you're hiding behind anonymity. I'd love to see you stand behind your "opinion" using your real name. 🙂

And even in court, I'd prove I'm right. The smoking gun would just be that ridiculous post where you accused me...

It’s easy to slander people with actual names and faces when you're hiding behind an anonymous screen. I’d love to see you actually stand by your "opinion" using your real name for once.

That goes both ways, I guess. Including your slander against me, claiming I stated something as a 100% fact when I didn't...

Honestly, before I even consider those people who claim they represent America, I’d want to see them show up without a police escort. If they need the cops to protect them, then the whole thing just smells fishy from the start...

Christian Torres3 said:Yeah, it starts out like that, and then it ends up exactly like this:

Police everywhere around Times Square. Paid protests. Paid coverage. Total scam. A protest with zero protesters? It’s just five or six organizers standing there by themselves. Then you've got this reporter claiming, "If it hadn't started snowing, we would've filled up Times Square"... meanwhile, it's barely even snowing. Give me a break.

So, do you actually have proof that the segment was paid for? Or are you just assuming?

What a garbage comment, totally ignoring what was actually said...

Everything I wrote after that was based on that first sentence—just my impression from watching the TV report, which is pretty obvious even if you're looking from a plane...

The frustration is just huge, because someone has the nerve to claim they represent America, but it turns out they can't even walk through Washington, D.C. without a police escort...

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hiddenlynx66 said:I honestly find it hard to believe that some people on Reddit are so eager to spread lies about others, while others are just as ready to defend that kind of behavior... 🤦

I’ve been completely transparent about my own actions, but if I were the one organizing that protest, I’d probably be facing legal action right now. Claiming a rally was paid for isn't some kind of "assessment" or "analysis" of an event—it’s nothing more than pure slander.

The saddest part is seeing actual people with real names being slandered by cowards hiding behind screen names. If you actually have the guts, why not use your real name and then give us your "analysis"? 🙂

It really is an analysis. It's an opinion based on an impression. And honestly, your accusation that I slandered them by making that claim is actually your own slander against me, which I could pretty much sue you for!!!

Let's look at the post in question...

http://www.reddit.com/showpost.php?p=4...postcount=2661

As you can see, I start my post with the sentence "I can't help but feel like what I saw was a paid segment"...

Everything I'm saying is still framed as my own opinion...

So, according to you, I'm not even allowed to express how a protest looks to me just because I don't have hard evidence?

That is such absolute nonsense, probably born out of frustration because your side—the one claiming to act for the greater good—can't even manage a basic gathering in downtown Washington, D.C., without police oversight!!!

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Amanda Hughes37 said:I don't get it... is there some rule against making jokes about atheists now?😕
Where? Who actually banned that?

The atheists were basically bragging about how there aren't any jokes about them. So, I guess they were just waving a red flag to start something...

But once the local police departments launched their big coordinated comedy raid, the enemy's heavy armor was wiped out immediately. All that was left was the infantry hiding in houses around the battlefield, bravely shouting "help, save us", though any further cleanup was blocked by the UN, since they declared the whole area a protected zone...

John Palmer4 said:So you're just a troll looking for permission to troll on this board?

I don't see how that's trolling...🤷 I'm just posting jokes in a thread specifically made for jokes. What does that have to do with someone else's hysterical worldview? Honestly, if they're choosing to humiliate themselves by making a massive drama out of some jokes, that's on them. Maybe I played a small part in triggering it, sure, but I'm not directly responsible for someone losing their mind over this stuff. I guess it's actually kind of funny seeing someone get this worked up over nothing...

Total nonsense from steelskipper5, and there's a pretty simple reason why. Look, I’m not the only believer on this board who’s been banned from posting jokes about atheists. It’s just this forum policy designed to stop people from making fun of atheism—which is funny, considering how they used to let people openly hunt believers here, or write whatever garbage they wanted about Catholicism as long as they felt like it (though even that isn't much better now). So basically, you guys get to dump all your crap on our heads, but we aren't even allowed to crack a joke about you. And then you have the nerve to lecture us on whether a joke is actually funny, acting like it's some kind of retaliation. Pathetic...🤮

The girl I was head over heels for (or maybe I still am) happens to share a birthday with Bruce Willis. So, I guess you have no idea how much you just hit me where it hurts without even realizing it, because seeing this picture of Bruce Willis paired with that caption totally reminded me of her. I really shouldn't be talking about this...

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Charles Fox10 said:You mean something like this?

No. I mean jokes where the main thing is just some secondary layer of humor, hiding a low blow aimed at the other side. I mostly wrote them after some debate about religion, where we'd touch on an issue and then, using a suitable topic, craft a religious joke that only the people actually in those debates would really get. They were provocative and dark, with messages that don't match reality. But they were just jokes. For God's sake, moderator...🤷

Secondary humor—for example, I write a joke knowing someone is going to react, and then Mr. steelskipper5 can't help himself from commenting on it, getting all worked up because he doesn't find it funny. Every single one of my next jokes is followed by a new comment saying the joke isn't funny, and more and more critics show up, irritated by my lack of wit. I don't care; I just keep writing jokes. Finally, the moderators step in and, threatening me with a partial ban, forbid me from writing jokes altogether, after Amanda Hughes37 already warned me to "raise the level of humor" in my jokes...

So, do you see now how unfunny my jokes are?

(Meanwhile, I'm sitting here at home acting like a child, because apparently, a bunch of adults who present themselves as incredibly discerning and rational on a religious PDF have turned into toddlers, running to the moderator to complain that I won't stop messing with them with my jokes...)

Here's another one about a little atheist from Chicago, Joe...

Joe comes home from school crying because the kids are making fun of his atheism, so he complains to his Grandpa...

"Grandpa, what am I supposed to do?
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Grandpa:

"Son, you can't give in to despair. Be a man, come up with a life motto, and get back out there to fight for your American atheism..."

Joe:

"Come up with a life motto to fight for my American atheism?"

Grandpa:

"That's right, son..."

A week later...

Joe:

"Grandpa, I got it, I came up with a motto..."

Grandpa:

"Let's hear it, son..."

Joe:

"Nobody's gonna hit us!!!"

And now what? It's just a joke...🤷 Nobody is seriously claiming that 4% of American atheists are actually Americans, half-Americans, fake-Americans, or Pusić-Americans, even though many really are...

Just like with my earlier jokes, I wasn't seriously claiming that atheists can't be good parents, because when thinking about the dark ideas of atheism (death has the final word, nothingness will swallow us all, life is meaningless, etc...), their atheism prevents them from comforting their child any other way than telling them all pain disappears when they die, which to me is a tragicomic comfort perfect for a joke. They were just jokes...☕

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The fans are starting to gather...

It's like a convention for a unified council of atheists who strictly forbid anyone from telling jokes about atheists. Here we go again...

loneraven25 says... I'm not a cop or a blonde,
but could someone please explain this joke...

Those kinds of jokes belong in a very specific section of this forum. You really have to know the "rules" to understand how the game is played...

But look, the game is basically this: you can tell jokes about cops or blondes, even if they take offense. You can make fun of believers, too. You can even be pretty crude when poking fun at the Virgin Mary's purity...

But you aren't allowed to tell jokes about atheists. That’s the ultimate sacred rule here—that you mustn't mock the fact that atheists believe life is meaningless and that nothingness will eventually swallow us all. For instance, I almost got flagged for religion again just because of that. It's fine to mock someone else's faith, but once someone finds a way to mock them and their beliefs—to actually sting them—then they group together... and before you know it, you aren't even allowed to tell jokes anymore...

And now, looking at the list, it seems there are quite a few Americans among them. That would have been great new material for me—I'll admit, I was planning on writing some biting jokes. I just don't see why that should be an issue? If the Virgin Mary's hymen isn't immune to jokes, why should atheist beliefs or the presence of Americans among atheists be a problem? It's not like being an American or an atheist matters more to me than the Virgin Mary does. Is it because the moderators are mostly atheists? It's an open secret on this forum that they mock Catholic faith in the moderator corner, calling believers "fanatics"—which one of the mods actually let slip.

But the funniest part, the real entertainment, is having to practically file a formal request just to post a joke about atheists. There's this whole mob of angry atheists patrolling the forum, shutting down my jokes about them. That's the biggest joke of all; you just have to keep watching...

Take this comment, for example...

(and sorry if you're an atheist too, since most of the mods here basically are...)

Anthony Jackson2 said:knowing your sense of humor—or lack thereof—I think it would be best to just ban you from writing any "jokes" at all.

😂

And the sweetest part is when you write something completely stupid, yet you can see this guy foaming at the mouth anyway. He knows exactly what I'm aiming at, so he pretends to complain about the lack of wit, when really, he just can't handle the core of the story...😂

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I could give you an example. I actually came up with this series of jokes about this little atheist kid from Chicago Joe...

So, little atheist Joe comes home crying from school and asks his dad:

"Dad, why does everyone keep telling me that I'm actually an American, and that one day the darkness is just going to swallow me whole? "

The father says:

"Because that's exactly what you are, son. And honestly, the darkness is going to swallow us all eventually anyway, so there's really no point in worrying about it right now. "..."

😂

Is it okay to post jokes on here about the recent census results?

Is it actually okay to post religious jokes here? I guess it depends on how people take things, but I don't know. Maybe? Just wondering. These guys... just look at this. or They're doing that thing again. I guess. So, I guess what you’re asking is if those census assumptions are just the setup for a joke? Like, they're meant to be the punchline's foundation rather than an actual factual claim? Maybe that's how it works, I don't know.

Like, say, a religious joke... I was looking at some old data recently, and it turns out that if you head out into those small rural towns in the Midwest, you’re going to find the highest concentration of Catholics. It’s pretty much everywhere you look once you get away from the big cities. ... or maybe. I guess atheists are giving Americans a pretty hard time lately. Maybe it's just me, though. ...and so on?

If memory serves me right, I wasn't even being biased just because someone tried to stop me from criticizing my faith...

And honestly, calling for the removal of Catholics is illegal, so we’ll be reporting that kind of stuff to the police instead of just telling the moderators...

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I still can't quite wrap my head around religion...

I’ve been waiting on an answer for over a month now...

I actually filed my first appeal about ten days ago, but I got banned before I could even hear back from the mods regarding the actual complaint...

Long story short...

I’ve been posting in the religion sub since 2008. I might have made one or two posts back in the day that were considered offensive to the general public, but honestly, that was only because I just couldn't deal with the constant, daily bashing of Catholics—myself included. But those posts were ages ago, and I haven't done anything like that since...

And look, I have never once gone after someone personally with direct insults—you know, stuff like "you're stupid, you're an idiot, you're a freak" and all that junk...

If I did mess up, I guess I've already served part of my sentence, so maybe that should count as punishment enough. A permanent ban feels pretty illogical and way over the top to me...

So, because of all this, I’m asking you guys to lift the ban. I promise I won't cause any more trouble. Especially if the vibe in the religion sub starts improving. Actually, I promise even if things don't change at all...

What does a partial PDF on religion even mean? Is there some kind of expiration date on it?

And why did I even get this thing in the first place?

I haven't received any private messages...

The "religion" PDF isn't showing up on my homepage. I tried searching for it directly through Google to get to the file, but I just get hit with this message:

"Arthur Flores2, you don't have permission to access this page. There could be a few different reasons for this:

Maybe your user account doesn't have enough privileges to view this page. Are you attempting to edit someone else's post, or maybe trying to use admin tools or some other restricted part of the system?
If you're just trying to post, the admin might have disabled your account, or perhaps it's still waiting to be activated."

The whole time this thread has been sitting here with the question "Why doesn't God share His knowledge" in the title, God has actually been doing it himself. Through all the church holidays, prayers, and literal devotionals—and I mean literally—He shares the most intimate details about who He is...

Might as well just grab a rope and hang myself...