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Published: 2013-03-22 22:22:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 5609; Favourites: 167; Downloads: 133
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Something quick I did today for fun.
The idea behind this is that joy is found when you put Jesus first, others second, and yourself last.
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Yes. Have you ever looked into it? I believe in rational thought and evidence, not blind faith. There is plenty of evidence that the Bible is reliable and an accurate account of history.
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... ok...youre clearly insane...bye.
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So what you are saying is that even if you are confronted with solid facts and evidence, you will still deny it?
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you havent confronted me with anything...
and i said youre insane.
bye bye.
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If you are interested in evidence then I will show you. If you are not interested then that is your choice.
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Care to explain why you say stupid and provide an argument for you beliefs..?
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i about art not religion
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Hmmm...this would benefit from a bit of rethinking I think.
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What are your suggestions?
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Not to throw a wet blanket on either your effort or your devotion, but have you considered the fact that "other" is not just a noun; it is also a verb. As a verb, "others" means: to view or treat (a person or group of people) as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself. If understood in this light, even by accident, this piece seems to promote a message of intolerance, not joy.
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Actually, I agree with you.
Not going to bash the deviation, but my first reaction was a feeling of
Christian intolerance, or you're an outsider cause you're not pro-Jesus....
I thought it was preachy at first xD
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Not necessarily. For the most part, others is perceives as in people who aren't you, rather than people who are different. In fact, you'd have to go out of your way to jump to that conclusion.
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In fact, I didn't have to go out of my way to reach that conclusion at all. I didn't even have to "jump" all that much. When confronted with word unfamiliar groups, the first impulse of many is to seek a pattern to them that would give them meaning. Sometimes that pattern is informed by context; sometimes it is informed by grammar.
In this case, the first pattern I saw was grammatical: since "others" can be used as a verb, the first possible pattern to present itself to me was the sentence option of Jesus (noun) others (verb) you (direct object) That pattern (N+V+D.O.) is actually the most common simple sentence pattern in the English language. Given that "others" is used as a verb in some circles (and most especially in circles that include populations of the vulnerable - people Christ came to embrace) and given that that use creates a negative and potentially very misleading impression, I thought thew artist would want to know about it. That's all.
If the message of the piece is correct and "others" should come before "you" in the equation of life, then how about we think through the possible perspectives of those "others" before we dismiss them as unlikely or unimportant.
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You really do have to go out of your way to interpret as such.
Either that or be part of an extremely limited minority of people.
Pointing it out was interesting, but going out of your way to defend the idea that it's totally something that "others" will see as well....
Yeah, nah, just stop.
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Or perhaps it's going out of your way to make nothing more than a snide comment...maybe that's your cue to take your own advice...
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The overall message was very overt. Nothing a single bit of it was snide, in any way.
For a grammar nazi, you seem to have a very warped perception of the English language.
Either you can just accept the fact that someone successfully rebutted your argument and be quiet about it, or you can continue pulling words out of your ass to make me seem like the bad guy, even though my only crime is defending the point made by the previous commenter.
That snide enough for you?
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Oh no, an internet troll has mocked me. Whatever shall I do...
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Interesting, thanks for sharing that. I've never thought of using the word "others" that way and from my personal experience the people that I know would not take it as having the meaning that you mentioned. But just in case there is confusion I will edit my description, just to make it clear that I'm not trying to "alienate" people.
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No worries 
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Yup, totally appreciate it.
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That's part of the fun/value of this site - you get to put your work out there and "test it out" just to see how it works with others. If we can all share honestly but respectfully with each other than it's all good.
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Sharing honestly and respectfully! Yes! Please!
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Yep! Provided the Yachts not in the dock at the time
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What a wonderful way to spell joy. =3
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Not my original idea, so I can't take credit for it. I just illustrated it. Thanks!
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Ah, but either way, I'm so happy the pic is getting loads of attention. Spread the word! <3
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