Post your unpopular opinions

[Henny Penny Benny 936]

I don't really see where you get the impression that being a Christian will get you that kind of opposition. As another thread on this forum demonstrates, most people here are Christians.

 

Now, if we're talking about homosexuality, then yeah, I can see where you're coming from. But if that's the case, you should've specified it.

 

True, simply professing a faith in the God of the Bible doesn't automatically garner the opposition of others, but simply professing a faith in the God of the Bible doesn't make a person a Christian. (I know that's not what you said, but I'm getting to a point.) To me, a Christian is someone who takes every word of Scripture seriously and literally and who truly lives according to it. And as I see it, there's no reasonable way around the fact that the Bible doesn't make any room for homosexual intercourse. So if people are claiming to be Christians but still believe that the God is alright with homosexual intercourse, they're not holding to the Bible but are compromising for the sake of convenience. But an uncompromising, genuine Christian is one who holds to the belief that homosexual intercourse is against God's commands, and as you allude to, that does tend to garner a bit of opposition.

 

It's not always necessarily homosexuality, though. Just generally the unpopular views expressed in the Bible. Christians these days are often given a choice by society: We either have to sacrifice the integrity of our beliefs to accommodate society's changes and please the world, thereby rendering our beliefs essentially meaningless; or we get shunned for what we believe.

Edited April 8, 2014 by Henny Penny Benny

[Guest]

I think Fluttershy and Maud Pie are terrible and I strongly dislike them.

I'm okay with abortion.

I don't think people on here should be able to spam the forums with things like "I'm gonna cut myself!" or "I feel like hanging myself today" if they wanna do that, do it in messages or topics, but I don't think you should spam the statuses for everyone to see it, not without a mod saying something about it, anyways.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

>I hate shonen animes. Nothing but edgy mcEdgyerson crying about how the world doesn't understand him, androgynous supporting characters, and plot lines so up limp they need Viagra.

>I absolutely, 100% hate "coming of age" novels. I am really fucking tired of being forced to read the most same story ever. EVERY COMING OF AGE STORY IS THE SAME, I AM REALLY TIRED OF SEEING STUPID VARIANTS. (ie, this time she COMES OF AGE DURING THE APOCALYPSE, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A RATHER POOR BATTLE ROYAL NOCKOFF)

>The FNC is one of the best weapons ever made, it fires the 5.56 NATO, which the US gives out like candy, and use the STANAG m16 magazine, but has none of the issues that the ar series has, and it is extremely comfy. 

>I am again getting tired of the pseudo maturity of this fandom, it sure likes to believe that is is mature, and troll proof, but even EQD has been destabilized by one or two people.  

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

• Makusu is only to blame for 99.99% of the world's problems,  not a full 100%. 

• Corey Powell is at fault for everything that Makusu didn't do.

[Lightwing 12,967]

 

• Makusu is only to blame for 99.99% of the world's problems, not a full 100%.

That's very mature for your part... -_-

 

 

• Corey Powell is at fault for everything that Makusu didn't do.

That includes that the forums has suffered multiple DDOS attacks?

[Static Electricity 729]

True, simply professing a faith in the God of the Bible doesn't automatically garner the opposition of others, but simply professing a faith in the God of the Bible doesn't make a person a Christian. (I know that's not what you said, but I'm getting to a point.) To me, a Christian is someone who takes every word of Scripture seriously and literally and who truly lives according to it. And as I see it, there's no reasonable way around the fact that the Bible doesn't make any room for homosexual intercourse. So if people are claiming to be Christians but still believe that the God is alright with homosexual intercourse, they're not holding to the Bible but are compromising for the sake of convenience. But an uncompromising, genuine Christian is one who holds to the belief that homosexual intercourse is against God's commands, and as you allude to, that does tend to garner a bit of opposition.

 

It's not always necessarily homosexuality, though. Just generally the unpopular views expressed in the Bible. Christians these days are often given a choice by society: We either have to sacrifice the integrity of our beliefs to accommodate society's changes and please the world, thereby rendering our beliefs essentially meaningless; or we get shunned for what we believe.

 

I disagree. I doubt you think every single passage in the Bible should be taken literally, some might simply be (and probably are) metaphors.

 

The problem is, not everyone sees the Bible in the same way, or for the same reasons. There's a lot left up to individual interpretation.

While many Christians might see homosexuality as acceptable due to societal pressure, I honestly doubt that's the case for all.

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

Medal of Honor: Warfighter is better than any Call of Duty title ever made. Even Modern Warfare 2 (Best gameplay in the series.)

Grand Theft Auto is overrated. It's so boring. IT'S TOO NONLINEAR! (oh that can EASILY become a problem.) Plus, it has no sort of good storyline, or even good gameplay elements.

Team Fortress 2 is the best online shooter. Umm, period. For some reason, bro "gamers" don't like titles that are creative in any sense of the word. Team Fortress 2 is just that. Extremely creative. Plus, well balanced too.

Super Mario is not being milked in any sense of the word. Quality in the games has only declined slightly since the release of the Wii. On that note...

Wii as a console was terrible. Motion controls are pointless, and I honestly think quite stupid. Sure it could be "immersion," but it does that job horribly. I feel like I actually have to DO SOMETHING WITH MY BODY. Plus, they are way too picky, bizarre, and hazardous to be honest. But I can't say anything bad about virtual console. If that alone was the Wii system, I'd like it more than a GameCube.

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the best Mario game. Period. It's presentation was fantastic, gameplay was rather creative, and the plot was well thought out.

[Dattebayo 2,850]

I think that Timothy Dlaton did a superb job as James Bond.

Also, Daniel Craig is ruining the franchise every second he's on-screen.

Edited April 8, 2014 by Dattebayo

[OptimisticNeighsayer 478]

OptimisticNeighsayer's Unpopular Opinions, 6^thish Edition

 

--Discord is too chaotic to be on this show.  Plus, he's really getting worse than before his "reformation".

--If you have to retire from work, you haven't found the right job.

--Umbrellas are better than ponchos.

--There's too much technological "progress" nowadays.

--Smartphones are overrated.

--The strategy inherent in "Apples to Apples" is actually kind of perverse if you think about it.

[Guest90210 3,568]

Rap isn't "completely terrible" like many claim. It can be just as good as any other genre if done correctly.

[Henny Penny Benny 936]

I disagree. I doubt you think every single passage in the Bible should be taken literally, some might simply be (and probably are) metaphors.

 

True, I don't take every word of the Bible as describing literal events, but not in the way you may think. A prime example are the parables Jesus told. I don't believe the events in those parables actually took place, but they weren't presented as actually having taken place, either. They were presented as parables, not actual fact.

 

Another example is Song of Songs. This isn't presented as actual fact, either, but as a love song. I don't believe the events it describes necessarily literally happened, but the ideals presented are literally true.

 

Same with Psalms. They're presented as songs. Songs that often reflect the very literal situations the Psalmists were in and the attitudes of their hearts toward God, yes, and songs which speak literal truth about the nature of God, yes, but still just songs. They're not presented as necessarily being literal.

 

The prophets, like Isaiah and Jeremiah. They're presented as prophecies and visions which the prophets literally saw, many about the Messiah which were fulfilled by Jesus.

 

The epistles, the letters from the apostles to various churches. Some were presented as events that literally happened, and I believe those events literally happened, but others were presented simply as corrections and instructions on how to live Godly, Christian lives. And I believe those instructions are literally true.

 

And Revelation. Like the prophets, it is presented as a vision that John (I think) literally had. What that vision meant, that's a different question. But it's not presented as literal events that happened. It's presented as a vision.

 

Point is, what's presented as literal in the Bible, I believe is literally true. And everything else, I still believe it contains literal truth. And absolute truth. I guess perhaps another word instead of literal might be absolute. I believe the Bible absolutely, and what it presents as truth, whether through historical account or song or vision, I believe is absolutely true.

[The Cynical Lone Wolf 615]

Here's one

I hate Nintendo and the games they make

[Dattebayo 2,850]

I like to hold a grudge, for a healthy amount of time (depending on the hostile action towards me).

For me, it gives some sort of goal to work towards, whether it be proving you wrong or licking all your eating utensils before you come back.

[Henny Penny Benny 936]

The problem is, not everyone sees the Bible in the same way, or for the same reasons. There's a lot left up to individual interpretation.

 

Also true. Some people do view the Bible as only a metaphor. But that raises the issue of where to draw the line. If Jim can be a "Christian" while disagreeing with a couple passages of the Bible, then maybe Sally can be a "Christian" while viewing an entire chapter as flawed, and perhaps Billy will disregard a whole book and still claim to be a "Christian", or Jane could be a "Christian" who doesn't believe anything in the Old Testament. And eventually, you could wind up with people who claim to be "Christians", who say they believe in the God of the Bible, but who don't believe anything the Bible says.

 

Yes, some degree of interpretation is unavoidable because languages don't translate perfectly, and because society wasn't the same back then as now, and for other reasons. But there comes a point in interpretation where the original words are twisted beyond recognition to suit whoever's reading them, and at that point the Bible has become little more than a vague advice book. A person who treats the Bible like that is not a Christian, not really.

[BlinkZ 1,151]

Rap is not music..it's ear rape. plain and simple.

[Tigerpop198 696]

I hate most 80's music, it's cheesy as hell.

[Dattebayo 2,850]

I don't use "everypony" or any of it's variants, even when talking about ponies.

I even sometimes call them "people" when generalizing.

Rap is not music..it's ear rape. plain and simple.

Old rap is great at times...

Like "TOday was a good day" by Ice Cube.

 

I don't even LIKE rap, either. x)

Edited April 9, 2014 by Dattebayo

[Envy 6,159]

I hate most 80's music, it's cheesy as hell.

 

OMG... I love you! I thought I was completely alone on this opinion.

 

The synths and drum machines... Ugh. Perhaps they can work in a non-cheesy way, but they most certainly did not during the 80s. lol

[Dattebayo 2,850]

OMG... I love you! I thought I was completely alone on this opinion.

 

The synths and drum machines... Ugh. Perhaps they can work in a non-cheesy way, but they most certainly did not during the 80s. lol

Journey was great, excluding the horridly overrated "Dont Stop Believeing".

 

That solo! asdasdasd

[Joe Artastic 2]

True, simply professing a faith in the God of the Bible doesn't automatically garner the opposition of others, but simply professing a faith in the God of the Bible doesn't make a person a Christian. (I know that's not what you said, but I'm getting to a point.) To me, a Christian is someone who takes every word of Scripture seriously and literally and who truly lives according to it. And as I see it, there's no reasonable way around the fact that the Bible doesn't make any room for homosexual intercourse. So if people are claiming to be Christians but still believe that the God is alright with homosexual intercourse, they're not holding to the Bible but are compromising for the sake of convenience. But an uncompromising, genuine Christian is one who holds to the belief that homosexual intercourse is against God's commands, and as you allude to, that does tend to garner a bit of opposition.

 

It's not always necessarily homosexuality, though. Just generally the unpopular views expressed in the Bible. Christians these days are often given a choice by society: We either have to sacrifice the integrity of our beliefs to accommodate society's changes and please the world, thereby rendering our beliefs essentially meaningless; or we get shunned for what we believe.

This. Exactly. Perfect. Eloquent.

[Envy 6,159]

Journey was great, excluding the horridly overrated "Dont Stop Believeing".

 

That solo! asdasdasd

 

Meh. The only Journey songs I really like are Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) and Wheel in the Sky. Otherwise I'm just not a fan of that band. Although they are not quite the cheesy synth pop I was talking about. (Although some songs, especially Perry's solo career were certainly down that road, such as "Oh Sherry" >.<)

[ShadowPirateX 600]

- I actually liked The Mysterious Mare Do Well, to an extent.

- I hated The Powerpuff Girls.

- Attack on Titan is merely okay.

- I actually liked Metroid: Other M.

- I had no problems with Anarchy Reigns lacking a split-screen mode.

(Again, possibly incomplete list)

[Henny Penny Benny 936]

This. Exactly. Perfect. Eloquent.

 

Well, I think "perfect" is a bit of an overstatement, but thank you!

Also, I'm actually really looking forward to everypony being rainbowfied and Twilight getting her own kingdom or whatever ends up happening on May 10th.

[Nothing&NoOne 695]

Bronies are a dying breed.

 

Argue all you want.

 

It'll happen regardless.

 

 

 

Also, I absolutely hate hate hate HATE Sherlock, Dr. Who, Supernatural, and Hannibal.

 

Good lord, do I hate Hannibal.

 

(Hipster rant incoming)

 

There's a whole damn fandom around it.

"I love Hannibal!" 

"What's Silence of the Lambs? Who's Anthony Hopkins?"

 

If you don't know who Anthony Hopkins is and you're in the Hannibal fandom, I hope something you love catches on fire.

 

 

 

Don't like summer either. Too bright and warm.

 

 

 

Or relationships.

 

 

 

I hate most 80's music, it's cheesy as hell.

 

 

 

OMG... I love you! I thought I was completely alone on this opinion. The synths and drum machines... Ugh. Perhaps they can work in a non-cheesy way, but they most certainly did not during the 80s. lol

 

 

I agree with you both, however Oingo Boingo is my favourite band and is from the 80's.

 

 

One of my favourite songs. ^

 

Feel free to argue with me there, but take a gander at my Danny Eflman Appreciation thread first then decide it's a bad idea.

[baba_booey 4,302]

Bob's Burgers is not that great.