innocentobsession

@innocentobsession (45)

United States • Age 37

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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innocentobsession liked this • 10 May 07

"Atheists, why not believe in god so that you won't go to hell...?

nextgen @nextgen (1888) • India 21 Sep 06

....or have a religion so you will be saved." I see these type of questions often, but how can an atheist "believe" in god or follow a religion if they truly don't believe in any such thing? Especially if they were brought up in...

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angelashupe Being Athiest doesn't mean I'm trying to avoid going to hell. It means I don't believe in any God, and with that I don't believe in hell either. It's not a 'scape goat' as some might thing. It's a true belief that some people feel strongly about. I have...

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innocentobsession liked this • 10 May 07

"Atheists, why not believe in god so that you won't go to hell...?

nextgen @nextgen (1888) • India 21 Sep 06

....or have a religion so you will be saved." I see these type of questions often, but how can an atheist "believe" in god or follow a religion if they truly don't believe in any such thing? Especially if they were brought up in...

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Stiletto I grew up in a fairly religious household, church twice a week, Sunday School, all that stuff. I remember being really quite young when I started questioning the things I was being taught, probably younger than 10 anyway, but it was in my early teens when I...

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innocentobsession liked this • 10 May 07

The American Dream and Poverty in America

innocentobsession @innocentobsession (45) • United States 9 May 07

I actually did a paper on this last semester, but I just thought of it again and I wanted to rant. So, forgive me if it's a little disorganized, but I am getting pretty tired. What is the "American dream?" I've seen a few people...

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the american dream

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pebbles_cubbie The American dream is different for everyone I think. Most people it is about being a millionare, having a perfect little family and a nice house with a white picket fence and the great job. It was so simple back then when all they wanted was freedom. Now...

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innocentobsession liked this • 9 May 07

Should rude,obnoxious members have their discussions automatically deleted?

66jerseygirl @66jerseygirl (3877) • United States 9 May 07

I have noticed that there has been a big rise of really mean comments on Mylot.I am not talking about disagreeing or saying something a little out of line as i am sure there are a lot of us that have. I am talking about members...

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reinydawn My reply - the unfortunately part - was directed to the original post and the message included. What I meant was, that's not going to happen, although that's what jersygirl has expressed a desire for. The posts wont be deleted just because they're rude or...

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innocentobsession liked this • 7 May 07

How to control DEPRESSION?

maruti800 @maruti800 (353) • India 7 May 07

Is there any way to control or avoid the depression? any tips?

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BlueOrchid I agree with 90% of what has been said in this response. Just one bone to pick: Depression is not a "mood". Yes, people say "I'm depressed" when they are down in the dumps, but true depression is not something that you get when you have a crappy day. It's a...

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