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Mariana

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24. When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. nt.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #16)

Thu May 17, 2018, 08:22 PM

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Religious people are less likely to get bored, which makes them less inclined to search for meaning [View all] trotsky May 2018 OP

Then you start to wonder which is the cause and which is the effect Major Nikon May 2018 #1

Boredom as the crisis of desire struggle4progress May 2018 #2

The key factors underlying boredom struggle4progress May 2018 #3

Boredom struggle4progress May 2018 #4

Apparently they listened to too many boring sermons. marylandblue May 2018 #5

Omfg this appears to have triggered a reaction. Voltaire2 May 2018 #6

The punishments for violating the super sacred 11th commandment can be quite severe Major Nikon May 2018 #7

Stalking? guillaumeb May 2018 #10

Huh, there are some missing posts for me. trotsky May 2018 #8

You didn't miss much. Just some irrelevant replies. MineralMan May 2018 #9

And you demonstrated what I wrote about. guillaumeb May 2018 #11

Go reread the posts Major Nikon May 2018 #15

They had little to do with the topic. MineralMan May 2018 #22

More insult and dismissal. guillaumeb May 2018 #25

Nope. Just explanation. MineralMan May 2018 #26

Well, the op was boring, reductionistic, guillaumeb May 2018 #32

I see. I don't share your opinion. MineralMan May 2018 #33

Now THAT'S fucking rich. trotsky May 2018 #31

Yup. Duppers May 2018 #30

What you meant was some of the replies do not follow the 11th Commandment. guillaumeb May 2018 #14

Warhammer 40k quote of the day Lordquinton May 2018 #12

I tried to read this, but I was bored. guillaumeb May 2018 #13

That's a bullshit claim, totally false. trotsky May 2018 #16

First, you claim it is totally false. guillaumeb May 2018 #17

No, gil, your claim is DEMONSTRABLY false. trotsky May 2018 #18

You are incorrect again. guillaumeb May 2018 #19

You have convinced yourself. n/t trotsky May 2018 #20

That op. Voltaire2 May 2018 #21

Oopsie. nt. Mariana May 2018 #23

When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. nt. Mariana May 2018 #24

Nailed it. trotsky May 2018 #28

Makes sense. Eko May 2018 #27

Relevant quote: trotsky May 2018 #29

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