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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 07:02 PM
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If the world is going to crash and burn, why do a damn thing to improve one's self?
Simple:

FAITH.
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 09:04 PM
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1. dupe
Edited on Wed Apr-11-07 09:05 PM by mark414
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 09:05 PM
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2. not really
even if it IS going to crash and burn, i'm at least going to try to enjoy and do good for myself before the end comes

why should i get out of bed in the morning if i'm just going to get back in tonight? why should i eat well when all this junk tastes better? etc. etc. etc.?

because no matter what happens it's all we got, so make the best of it. i don't really see where faith (if you are implying faith in the religious sense) has anything to do with it. that's my simple answer, at least.

either way, do what works best for you :thumbsup:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 09:32 PM
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4. Faith in that the future will get better.
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 09:05 PM
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3. I don't have faith.
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 09:49 PM
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5. cos ya might survive against all odds
not JUST a movie my friend:P
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 09:52 PM
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6. I try to improve myself for the pleasure of improving myself
But if faith is what rocks your world, that's cool. :hi:
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-11-07 09:59 PM
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7. PUH! Not for me! I specialise in bieng faithless. (seriously)
I do it because I perceive it as moral. With self improvement, I may be able to acheive certain goals, and many of those are about improving the world.
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