Biggest Lie You've Been Told

[impartialobserver]

17 hours ago, herbie said:

Who TF still talks about it as a gateway drug? It's 2024 FFS and if you're an adult that has never smoked weed, you're either a liar or a member of a measly minority.

I brought this up because at a legislative meeting.. some not-to-be-named older politician brought this up. He does not like Nevada's current relaxed policies concerning marijuana. 

[herbie]

Yeah people like that still exist. As we can see right here with similar prehistoric opinions on other subjects.

We have the goody two shoes everywhere. Like IMHO anti tobacco smoking policies are valid and acceptable. My declaration of "wokeness" is when they passed laws that made them put quit smoking aids in cupboards out of sight where no one will notice them with the hidden cigarettes -to  'protect the children'...

hiding the vapes because they're just BAD mmm'kay?
banning menthols and flavoured vape altogether
Now those nicotine pouches must hidden and sold only in Drug Stores with Banker's Hours...
Conclusion, they don't really want you to quit smoking cuz they make $12+ a pack in cigarette taxes

[User]

On 7/11/2024 at 4:53 PM, herbie said:

Who TF still talks about it as a gateway drug? It's 2024 FFS and if you're an adult that has never smoked weed, you're either a liar or a member of a measly minority.

Only half of Americans polled claim to have tried it. 

 

[eyeball]

On 7/10/2024 at 9:32 AM, impartialobserver said:

not the biggest lie but a close second is that marijuana is a gateway drug. This idea that you will proceed up the ladder in perfect predictable order.. Yeah, well my life experiences growing up in the trailer park do not line up with this at all. 

Cigarettes are a better gateway to illicit behaviour.

'Hey kids, if you think that's cool try this'.

[herbie]

The lies.
Cigs didn't stunt your growth Pot didn't make you an murderous psycho. Wonder if they lied about LSD and MDMA too?
Shit they did!
Might as well shoot some smack and see.

Hurt my back a while back.Frequent annoying dull pain so every few months I take a Tylenol or rub it with CBD/THC oil.
My buddy got oxy for his. 10 years later he's popping them because his leg got tingly. If that Doctor ever retires, he'll have to get stuff off the street and be an OD stat within a month.

Go by Granny's advice: I'm old. If something didn't hurt when I woke up, I'd know I was dead!

[blackbird]

Biggest lie I've been told is man causes climate change.

[blackbird]

On 6/24/2024 at 9:08 PM, cannuck said:

Have thought about it for much of the last 75 years - including my time in a seminary. 

I assume you are referring a Roman Catholic seminary, but I could be wrong since you never explicitly said.  If so, I can empathize with you. Since most of what the RCC teaches if unbiblical or false, that might be enough to cause one to reject all religion and become quite cynical about it. 

True biblical teachings are completely different and have energized millions of people down through time.  It can give one a complete new perspective and life.

[cannuck]

On 7/20/2024 at 10:33 PM, blackbird said:

I assume you are referring a Roman Catholic seminary, but I could be wrong since you never explicitly said.  If so, I can empathize with you. Since most of what the RCC teaches if unbiblical or false, that might be enough to cause one to reject all religion and become quite cynical about it. 

True biblical teachings are completely different and have energized millions of people down through time.  It can give one a complete new perspective and life.

No, Ukrainian Orthodox seminary.   I am neither Ukrainian nor Orthodox - was there for very different reasons but obviously paid attention to what the theologs had to say. 

I have come to the conclusion that the human animal seems to be borne with something that compells them to believe in the biggest lies they can be told.

[blackbird]

3 hours ago, cannuck said:

No, Ukrainian Orthodox seminary.   I am neither Ukrainian nor Orthodox - was there for very different reasons but obviously paid attention to what the theologs had to say. 

I have come to the conclusion that the human animal seems to be borne with something that compells them to believe in the biggest lies they can be told.

I don't know a lot about the Ukrainian Orthodox church beliefs, but their website says the believe in evolution.  Evolution is just a theory and is unproven.  It is also contrary to the Holy Scripture, which in English is the King James Bible.  It says in Genesis chapter one that God created everything in six days.  That excludes the theory of evolution which is based on hundreds of millions or billions of years.

What is a lie and what is truth?

The King James Bible I believe is the truth.  We are talking about spiritual matters and a spiritual book.  It must be looked at in that way.  There is a God which is a Spirit.  The Bible assumes that God is.  The Bible is also full of accounts of supernatural events or miracles.  These were observed by eye witnesses.  Many eye witnesses observed Jesus Christ after he was resurrected.  The Bible records a lot of this.

God is a supernatural being.  How else could the complex universe and life come into existence with a incredibly powerful designer-creator, we call God?  It couldn't exist without God.  Every effect has a cause.  That is simple logic.  The universe is an effect and the cause was God.  Genesis says how God did that.  Only God has the power to create something out of nothing.