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Title: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Ahoyhoy on September 16, 2012, 10:56 am

I'm a atheist, but would like to know if there are any christians on SR and, if so, how they reconcile their belief with their membership of the SR community. Also, what do you would JC think about SR?
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: alanko007 on September 16, 2012, 12:48 pm
I am not a christian and I do not know what would Jesus think of SR, but I know what would SOME christians today think of SR. The christian dogmatic opinion regarding drugs would probably consider us a bunch of lost souls or devil's people.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Kappacino on September 16, 2012, 01:00 pm

I doubt there would be any fundamentalist Christian SR users but basically how they would reconcile it would depend on the image of Jesus that they believe in. So he would probably be against it if you think that that image is a religious puritan one "drugs corrupting the mind/purity of God"- or something along those lines.

But then again you could justify it with the left wing hippie notion of Jesus which is basically just a cool dude that was full of love with something like "to each his own".

Besides, if Jesus was really into the whole God/spirituality thing then I'm sure he'd approve of DMT. That's some higher truth right there if I've ever seen it.

Ultimately though I don't see how anyone that's broken through on DMT could possibly believe in Jesus Christ. I'd get why they'd believe in infinite realms/dimensions and beings of knowledge so mind blowing that it isn't worth even trying to explain in words, but a guy that lived thousands of years ago who was sent by the creator of the universe to die on a peace of wood..? Get real  ;D

I'd imagine that if there are any Christians here, they're the type that aren't literalists but stick to the use of imagery of God/Jesus/Holy Spirit to explain the Universe/Humanity/Nature within us all. So "Jesus" being the "son" of "God" is basically just a fancy way of saying that the universe evolved humanity by its very nature.

In which case Jesus wouldn't think anything, because he's just a metaphor for humanity's connection to the universe
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: EricCartman on September 16, 2012, 01:14 pm
What would Jesus think? (As long as we are fantasizing)

"Hmm, where do I get these damn bitcoins?"  ;)
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: alanko007 on September 16, 2012, 01:15 pm


I doubt there would be any fundamentalist Christian SR users but basically how they would reconcile it would depend on the image of Jesus that they believe in. So he would probably be against it if you think that that image is a religious puritan one "drugs corrupting the mind/purity of God"- or something along those lines.

But then again you could justify it with the left wing hippie notion of Jesus which is basically just a cool dude that was full of love with something like "to each his own".

Besides, if Jesus was really into the whole God/spirituality thing then I'm sure he'd approve of DMT. That's some higher truth right there if I've ever seen it.

Ultimately though I don't see how anyone that's broken through on DMT could possibly believe in Jesus Christ. I'd get why they'd believe in infinite realms/dimensions and beings of knowledge so mind blowing that it isn't worth even trying to explain in words, but a guy that lived thousands of years ago who was sent by the creator of the universe to die on a peace of wood..? Get real  ;D

I'd imagine that if there are any Christians here, they're the type that aren't literalists but stick to the use of imagery of God/Jesus/Holy Spirit to explain the Universe/Humanity/Nature within us all. So "Jesus" being the "son" of "God" is basically just a fancy way of saying that the universe evolved humanity by its very nature.

They seem to really like those metaphors.. but rarely do they come out and actually say what they really mean.

I have to agree with your points :) I believe that christianity, judaism, islam etc. all share the very basic pointers, but differ in the interpretation (or metaphores) of those teachings. If you look at Jesus and Vishnu for example, they share some suspicious similarities :D It is sad that religion has become a formal thing and completely lost its true meaning.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: loniax on September 16, 2012, 02:42 pm
nothings unethical here, except the scammers but they would be discouraged.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: le botbahn on September 16, 2012, 02:58 pm
He would turn water and other precursors into wine & other fine products. He'd become a vendor and sell them at a fair price. His sacks would be the fatest because JC always hooks it up.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: BigBill6778 on September 16, 2012, 03:10 pm
He was a socialist

any man that takes a piece of bread and breaks it and feeds Thousands (socialism)

any man that takes water and turns it into wine and gives to people  ( socialism)

any man that lives for free with out a job  (socialism)

believes every man is equal (socialism)

I am also Athiest
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: spegrodomous on September 16, 2012, 03:44 pm
My interpretation of Jesus: he would probably be indifferent and continue breaking bread off for us (which isnt socialism btw. socialism is if Jesus' government forced him and everybody around him to share his bread.  his sharing was elective. using socialism as a dirty word is comical at best)


His followers today: see us as the enemy. we are the corruption. we are the bad guys doing the devils work

i am agnostic and god does not feature among the things I believe to exist.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: normsca on September 16, 2012, 03:50 pm
What would Jesus think? (As long as we are fantasizing)

"Hmm, where do I get these damn bitcoins?"  ;)
Haha. I laughed a bit  ;D
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Neville Fucking Bartoz on September 16, 2012, 04:05 pm
According to John Marco Allegro Jesus WAS a mushroom, (not saying I believe him, but it's what he fucking said!)
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Ahoyhoy on September 17, 2012, 08:12 pm
Is it a coincidence that there isn't a commandment relating to not taking drugs?

Mind you, there is no commandment relating to rape or child molesting. Lust after your neighbour's misses and you're going to hell but fine to be a kiddy fiddler or a rapist.

If Jesus took LSD, would he feel closer to his dad?
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: kmfkewm on September 18, 2012, 02:32 am
Christians say Jesus is God. When you take LSD, you have a decent chance of experiencing God in a much more powerful way than most do in Church. People buy LSD on SR. Thus SR helps people experience Jesus. Jesus would therefore endorse SR.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: wretched on September 18, 2012, 02:38 am
I'm sure it would be something to the effect of "this must be some magic box in order for it to have a road traveling though it. But the only way you can travel into this magic box is through me because I am the son of the father and.......fuck I am too tired for this shit Jesus would have thought the same about people selling LSD on SR the same way he looked at the people eating manna in the desert. I mean they had to have tripped some serious BALLS on that manna to create a religion that lasted as long as it had based on their visions and revelations (hallucinations)
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: jameslink2 on September 18, 2012, 02:41 am
Ok, I grabbed my Mexican friend Jesus and showed him SR then asked what he thought, His response was

"yo ese that is bad ass, I can just order shit and they ship it to me? Orale"
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: DayDreamer on September 18, 2012, 03:42 am
I am an atheist.

But if Jesus did exist, I keep myself happy with the thought that he was a pothead.

I love depictions of Jesus as a hippie!
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: wretched on September 18, 2012, 03:58 am
I hear alot about atheism but not quite sure what that actually means. could one of you self proclaimed atheists enlighten me on what it is all about? just sitting around not believing in anything is what my family tells me atheism is. Just curious.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Nunya on September 18, 2012, 03:59 am
I'd imagine that if there are any Christians here, they're the type that aren't literalists but stick to the use of imagery of God/Jesus/Holy Spirit to explain the Universe/Humanity/Nature within us all. So "Jesus" being the "son" of "God" is basically just a fancy way of saying that the universe evolved humanity by its very nature.
Contraire, Kap.  I am a Christian and very much a  fundamentalist.  And yes, I use illegal drugs.

It's a long story that I won't bore you with unless there is interest.  Bottom line - perhaps I am unique in this world.  Like Jesus, I loathe organized religion.  Many too many people have died in the name of god.  I doubt God knows who they are.  Most churches (little "c") seems to have not read the Bible.  They sure don't act like Jesus did.  I do not know of a single Christian denomination with whom I agree even 90% with and I attend a variety.  God doesn't need some yahoo man to tell us what He said - from what I can tell, God did pretty well on explaining himself.

What most churches don't get is that keeping the law is not how you get into heaven.  It's not about how "good" you are.  We're all a piece of shit - as for me, I'm #2 on that all time list.  Jesus is about making a choice in what you will choose to have faith in.  So is evolution for that matter.  Knowing Jesus is about relationship and accepting grace - a free gift.  If I'm wrong, well you can laugh your ass off when I die.  But as for me, I choose to believe in something that I hope for, something unseen.

It's ironic, but I came to this conclusion very logically in an attempt to prove the Bible wrong.  I couldn't do it.

As for whether Jesus actually lived or not, there is an overwhelming evidence that He did.  There are thousands of independent sources, written within years of his life.  Consider Julius Caesear or Socrates - there are less than 5 corroborating documents that they ever existed and the most recent was written 500 years after their death.  Jesus was a real man.

If you accept He lived, he either was who he said; or he was delusional; or simply deceptive.  There were hundreds of first-hand eye witnesses to the things He said and did.  His rate of successful prophecy is 100%.  He had power over nature and even death itself.  His early followers chose a tortuous death instead of recanting - a big price to pay if they did not think He was telling the truth.

So, for the record, there's at least one of us here.

Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: spegrodomous on September 18, 2012, 04:02 am
I hear alot about atheism but not quite sure what that actually means. could one of you self proclaimed atheists enlighten me on what it is all about? just sitting around not believing in anything is what my family tells me atheism is. Just curious.

this might be more than you're looking for but here:

http://atheism.about.com/od/Types-Atheism-FAQ/Types-Atheism-FAQ.htm


and just to note, i am not an atheist, but rather agnostic and god doesnt feature among the things that i believe to exist.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: kmfkewm on September 18, 2012, 06:59 am
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Jesus is about making a choice in what you will choose to have faith in.  So is evolution for that matter.

Except evolution has the scientific method backing it and Jesus has an ancient book of Jewish fairy tales backing him.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: sitamaja1 on September 18, 2012, 11:53 am

I doubt there would be any fundamentalist Christian SR users but basically how they would reconcile it would depend on the image of Jesus that they believe in. So he would probably be against it if you think that that image is a religious puritan one "drugs corrupting the mind/purity of God"- or something along those lines.

But then again you could justify it with the left wing hippie notion of Jesus which is basically just a cool dude that was full of love with something like "to each his own".

Besides, if Jesus was really into the whole God/spirituality thing then I'm sure he'd approve of DMT. That's some higher truth right there if I've ever seen it.

Ultimately though I don't see how anyone that's broken through on DMT could possibly believe in Jesus Christ. I'd get why they'd believe in infinite realms/dimensions and beings of knowledge so mind blowing that it isn't worth even trying to explain in words, but a guy that lived thousands of years ago who was sent by the creator of the universe to die on a peace of wood..? Get real  ;D

I'd imagine that if there are any Christians here, they're the type that aren't literalists but stick to the use of imagery of God/Jesus/Holy Spirit to explain the Universe/Humanity/Nature within us all. So "Jesus" being the "son" of "God" is basically just a fancy way of saying that the universe evolved humanity by its very nature.

In which case Jesus wouldn't think anything, because he's just a metaphor for humanity's connection to the universe

Fml, this is so off-topic, but why I don't have any friends like You, pine or someone else intelligent in real life?? Not that I'm complaining I'm happy with what I've got, but it would be simple mind-blowing to have a conversation with You or pine or someone else as awesome while smoking a nice joint :P

~~sitamaja
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: TheBusiness on September 18, 2012, 12:47 pm
Actually genesis infers that as humans have dominion over all the plants and animals, so I imagine Jesus would have been anti-prohibition.

Also you'll find the bible is on the whole very pro-alcohol. There are more passages that revere / encourage / speak fondly of wine than there are that denounce drunkenness etc.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: SparkleNoDD on September 19, 2012, 01:00 am
Interesting question.

I think Jesus would be happy with SR.
For one, he didn't surround himself with prim and proper do-gooders. He hung out and defended people who were looked down on by the rest of society.
Second, I believe drugs can be a gateway to realms outside of our world, and can invoke "religious" experiences. This can help a person open their minds to the possibility that there is much more to this world than appears, or even that this world is an illusion. Even though drugs are just a chemical reaction happening in our body and mind, they still may have been created for us to see beyond the veil.
The APPLE of Genesis?
If he was against intoxication, he wouldn't turn water into wine.

Being a revolutionary figure, I think he would show interest in SilkRoad, but would probably not like BitCoins.

And the question about if he even existed....who fucking knows-
but I personally think chances are very high that he did.
I think he's cool regardless if he lived or not, just the concept of him opened my mind.

Just DONT call me Christian!!

 
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Ahoyhoy on September 20, 2012, 04:54 pm
I hear alot about atheism but not quite sure what that actually means. could one of you self proclaimed atheists enlighten me on what it is all about? just sitting around not believing in anything is what my family tells me atheism is. Just curious.


I'm an atheist and far from believing in nothing I have very firm beliefs in a lot of things. I just don't believe in God, christian or otherwise. I believe in scientific rigour and the pursuit of enlightenment through scientific endeavour and I believe in the absence of an afterlife. I believe in the absence of a soul but the immense wonder and complexity of the brain. I could go on....
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: bludsrevenge on September 20, 2012, 07:11 pm
I say dont bother yourself with any of that stuff just smoke drink and down as many drugs as possible and be happy.
On a side note I once took pcp and I convinced myself I was God.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: DrGreenfingers on September 20, 2012, 07:45 pm
as said in the bible, jesus was a drug dealer, mainly cannabis, not sure if there was a demand for mdma back then,

i dont think he would have thought about it, but he definately would have a seller account

holy escrow  :o
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: apples on September 20, 2012, 08:26 pm

I doubt there would be any fundamentalist Christian SR users but basically how they would reconcile it would depend on the image of Jesus that they believe in. So he would probably be against it if you think that that image is a religious puritan one "drugs corrupting the mind/purity of God"- or something along those lines.

let them drink wine and partake in thy worldly pleasures
 leviticus 24:76
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 20, 2012, 08:30 pm
...yeah Jesus and his brother Jose both wash dishes down the street and the Mexican restaurant.

I showed Jesus...and once he realized what I was showing him..he ran through the dining room into the kitchen...out the back door and last I could see he was jumping a chain link fence.


Never even looked back.

So I don't know WTF that means, but maybe it answers your question.

Want me to ask Jose too? :\
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: nothing on September 20, 2012, 08:35 pm

I doubt there would be any fundamentalist Christian SR users but basically how they would reconcile it would depend on the image of Jesus that they believe in. So he would probably be against it if you think that that image is a religious puritan one "drugs corrupting the mind/purity of God"- or something along those lines.

But then again you could justify it with the left wing hippie notion of Jesus which is basically just a cool dude that was full of love with something like "to each his own".

Besides, if Jesus was really into the whole God/spirituality thing then I'm sure he'd approve of DMT. That's some higher truth right there if I've ever seen it.

Ultimately though I don't see how anyone that's broken through on DMT could possibly believe in Jesus Christ. I'd get why they'd believe in infinite realms/dimensions and beings of knowledge so mind blowing that it isn't worth even trying to explain in words, but a guy that lived thousands of years ago who was sent by the creator of the universe to die on a peace of wood..? Get real  ;D

I'd imagine that if there are any Christians here, they're the type that aren't literalists but stick to the use of imagery of God/Jesus/Holy Spirit to explain the Universe/Humanity/Nature within us all. So "Jesus" being the "son" of "God" is basically just a fancy way of saying that the universe evolved humanity by its very nature.

In which case Jesus wouldn't think anything, because he's just a metaphor for humanity's connection to the universe

I would consider myself how you describe, as searching for Jesus as my defining counselor in regard to the meaning of life!  Silkroad brings some meaning to a spiritless illegal war on drugs. 

Computer usage as the means for transmission is the way to defeat the police tactic of "Civil Trench Warfare" that it carrys out to make the poor sedintary non-moving people. 

They control a number of lives and can squeeze at their pace the poor and addicted drug addict to do anything or say anything to their manipulations. 
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: apples on September 20, 2012, 08:37 pm
Interesting question.

I think Jesus would be happy with SR.
For one, he didn't surround himself with prim and proper do-gooders. He hung out and defended people who were looked down on by the rest of society.
Second, I believe drugs can be a gateway to realms outside of our world, and can invoke "religious" experiences. This can help a person open their minds to the possibility that there is much more to this world than appears, or even that this world is an illusion. Even though drugs are just a chemical reaction happening in our body and mind, they still may have been created for us to see beyond the veil.
The APPLE of Genesis?
If he was against intoxication, he wouldn't turn water into wine.

Being a revolutionary figure, I think he would show interest in SilkRoad, but would probably not like BitCoins.

And the question about if he even existed....who fucking knows-
but I personally think chances are very high that he did.
I think he's cool regardless if he lived or not, just the concept of him opened my mind.

Just DONT call me Christian!!

jesus' existence isn't questioned. he is 'known' to have been a real man. whether or not he was the son of god or a prophet of god is the question.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Gary Oak on September 21, 2012, 04:21 am
I know this fellow named Jesús and he somehow manages to smoke more weed than I do, I'm sure he'd love to know about the road though. Badum tish! ::)
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: apples on September 21, 2012, 04:39 am
Interesting question.

I think Jesus would be happy with SR.
For one, he didn't surround himself with prim and proper do-gooders. He hung out and defended people who were looked down on by the rest of society.
Second, I believe drugs can be a gateway to realms outside of our world, and can invoke "religious" experiences. This can help a person open their minds to the possibility that there is much more to this world than appears, or even that this world is an illusion. Even though drugs are just a chemical reaction happening in our body and mind, they still may have been created for us to see beyond the veil.
The APPLE of Genesis?
If he was against intoxication, he wouldn't turn water into wine.

Being a revolutionary figure, I think he would show interest in SilkRoad, but would probably not like BitCoins.

And the question about if he even existed....who fucking knows-
but I personally think chances are very high that he did.
I think he's cool regardless if he lived or not, just the concept of him opened my mind.

Just DONT call me Christian!!

jesus' existence isn't questioned. he is 'known' to have been a real man. whether or not he was the son of god or a prophet of god is the question.

The question of Jesus' existence is precisely what is being questioned by many authorities questioned in the documentary 'The God Who Wasn't There".  They claim that there is a gap between the year 33, when he Jesus was supposed to have died, and the year 70, when Mark was written. No eyewitness accounts, in the interim, nothing.

Guru

i haven't seen that documentary before. i will watch it thank you. i'm not christian in the least but i have a kinda similar belief system to some extent. i believe if there is a god he's not an asshole and he's not going to punish people for not being a particular sub group. etc. not relevant but i'm just trying to say i'm not trolling for jesus or getting butthurt.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: TNY on September 21, 2012, 04:54 am
Bigbill is right he was a Palestinian socialist from all his teachings and quotes by "him",  the artificial country "Israel" was created by right wing religious fundamentalists in 1948. I think he would like the whole egalitarian atmosphere here and send scammers to hell!

I am an athiest also, i actually detest modern organised religion its absolute fantasy and the epitome of reactionary ignorance. No offense intended if you believe in a man in the sky though!

Id do a few lines with JC would you?!
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: apples on September 21, 2012, 05:11 am
"all i preach is extinction"
- richey james edwards
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: InkIndulgence on September 21, 2012, 06:27 am
I think he would freak out at the concept of a computer

 :P
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Limetless on September 21, 2012, 07:15 am
The christian dogmatic opinion regarding drugs would probably consider us a bunch of lost souls or devil's people.

Lol I lost my soul long before I found drugs.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: 12345 on September 21, 2012, 07:29 am
I am just reading "The Second Coming, J.Niven" and this is exactly what I would think of a relaxed JC.
Smoking Holy Weed in heaven and making music with Jimmy Hendrix.... Damn what a good read, try it!

JC would love this place here, he would love every kind of community.
Perhaps all this guys met in a cave and smoked their heads high in the sky and discussed about this religion thing. I mean Jesus and Mohammed and maybe a few others ... love this picture of them laughing and smoking and talking bullshit.

But for me, well I dont know and so I would category me in the Agnosticism Shelf, plus I dont care.

On the other side I found me praying to god several times and hoping there is one but only when everything falls apart, lol. If I am fine I need noone.

 
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: kmfkewm on September 21, 2012, 08:13 am

If he was against intoxication, he wouldn't turn water into wine.


Mormons think he turned water into grape juice :)
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: ProudCannabian on September 21, 2012, 02:13 pm
The funny thing is, yeah, a lot of religious folks are like, "Well, he turned water into wine for the wedding, but he wouldn't have drank any."  LOL
In the middle east, back then, you didn't exactly have good water filtration. Drinking liquor was always a safe bet.

Jesus probably would have a drink, then smoke a joint and rail a line of coke with you.  Hell, his dad PUT that stuff here for us to enjoy, riiiiight!!?
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: PrincessHIGH on September 21, 2012, 02:33 pm
I read this joke a little while back, it's kinda on point, and very truesay!

Jesus and drugs

Jesus, in a very worried state, convened all of his apostles and disciples to an emergency meeting because of the high drug consumption problem all over the world.
 
After giving it much thought they reached the conclusion that in order to better deal with the problem, that they should try the drugs themselves and then decide on the correct way to proceed.
 
It was therefore decided that a commission made up of some of the members return to earth to get the different types of drugs.
 
The secret operation is effected and two days later the commissioned disciples begin to return to heaven.
 
Jesus, waiting at the door, lets in the first disciple:
 
"Who is it?"
 "It's Paul"
 Jesus opens the door.
 "What did you bring Paul?"
 "Hashish from Morocco"
 "Very well son, come in."
 
"Who is it?"
 "It's Mark"
 Jesus opens the door.
 "What did you bring Mark?"
 "Marijuana from Colombia"
 "Very well son, come in."
 
"Who is it?"
 "It's Matthew"
 Jesus opens the door.
 "What did you bring Matthew?"
 "Cocaine from Bolivia"
 "Very well son, come in."
 
"Who is it?"
 "It's John"
 Jesus opens the door.
 "What did you bring John?"
 "Crack from New York"
 "Very well son, come in."
 
"Who is it?"
 "It's Luke"
 Jesus opens the door.
 "What did you bring Luke?"
 "Speed from Amsterdam"
 "Very well son, come in."
 
"Who is it?"
 "It's Judas"
 Jesus opens the door.
 What did you bring Judas?"
 "The DRUG SQUAD.... EVERYONE AGAINST THE WALL!!

Jesus loves all of us friendly drug users, providing we're not harming anyone and spreading the love here on SR and elsewhere in our lives, it's all gravy. It's that bloody traitor Judas we've all got to watch out for!!!  ;)
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 21, 2012, 04:40 pm
The christian dogmatic opinion regarding drugs would probably consider us a bunch of lost souls or devil's people.

Lol I lost my soul long before I found drugs.

Amen to that.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: Ahoyhoy on September 22, 2012, 02:04 pm
OK, I've given this some thought. Some Bible-sourced pesudo-truths to help us navigate our way through this philosophical conundrum:

1. Politically, Jesus was center-left and liberals seem to predominate on SR for sure. I bet even JC would get bad karma on these messageboards though.
2. Unlike Islam, Christianity does not condemn those who abuse their bodies through alcohol or drugs (at least there is little mention of this in the Bible and 'thout shall not get wasted' conspicuous by its absence in the 10 commandments)
3. Jesus was attracted to the flotsam and jetsum of society. Silk Road is also a magnet for F and fucking  J. Take me for example - a freak in real life but part of the mainstream on SR.
4. Although there is no evidence of JC taking drugs in the good book, the Turin Shroud was indeed made of hemp and he once made the wine flow at a wedding ceremony in the new testament. Think about his; if he can make a few fishes and a bit of bread feed 5000, think what he could do with a gram of coke.
5. As I've mentioned before, some say that a good LSD trip can bring you closer to God. So if JC ever wanted to catch up with his Dad, he just needs to drop a few shrooms and bingo!
6. For sure, Jesus would not have approved some of the steep prices being charged on SR. Vendors beware - If you want to go to heaven, start offering some wicked deals. 
7. There is evidence that Jesus would have benefitted from drugs during his lifetime. Skunk-induced paranoia might have helped him to rumble Judas and if Judas had been a bit more loved up in the first place, he might not have done the dirty on JC.

I call that evidence. It's conclusive then. JC would have been a Roadie.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: ZenAndTheArt on September 22, 2012, 02:48 pm
^^ Was Jesus was attracted to the flotsam and jetsum of society? Or was it the case that they were just the social 'class' he moved within, and the 'higher nobility' was shut off to him?

Personally, it may be hard for some to accept that when you die, you just die. No-one cares if there was a life before your born! Well maybe those that believe in reincarnation do. I think what happens after we die will be like it felt before we were born - nothing (less than nothing, as nothing still implies the absence of something). When I accepted that it freed me to move on and just live life.

I do believe Jesus the human did exist, I think historians would agree? And I believe he probably was a really good guy with some good ideas, I just think it's a shame he took the religious angle. Although religion can be beneficial at the personal level, large scale religion has a lot to answer for.

Soz if this is rambling bullshit, I'm not totally sober ATM.
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: TheBusiness on September 22, 2012, 02:50 pm
I read this joke a little while back, it's kinda on point, and very truesay!

Haha, that was awesome!
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: ralph123 on September 22, 2012, 07:26 pm
I'm sorry I quit believing in santee clause a long time ago but I do believe in GOD. Which jesus are you talking about? There has been like 7 different jesus'
Title: Re: What would Jesus have thought of Silk Road?
Post by: TheBusiness on September 23, 2012, 08:52 am
I'm sorry I quit believing in santee clause a long time ago but I do believe in GOD. Which jesus are you talking about? There has been like 7 different jesus'

There are about 30,000 different offshoots of Christianity.