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Who is dumber?
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Stealing has always been and will always be a sin. It's funny how many try to skirt the issue. i.e. morally wrong etc. It just happens to be one of the ten commandments in The Bible. Check out the book of EXODUS chapter 20. You'll find there are nine other sins listed as well that we are not to commit, but we do anyway. But the worst of all is LYING. In the book of Revelations God states that all liars will be thrown in the lake of fire.
Beieve what you want, the truth is not dependent upon whether you or I believe something is true or not.
Blowing money, or wasting money is not a violation of God's laws Secondly, the definition of "blowing" money is rather obsure, and each of us has our own definition. To one person, blowing money might mean giving a huge portion of your lottery winnings to The Salvation Army or to some other charity. To another, a trip to Maui might be considered as blowing money.. To a single person, blowing money might mean a lottery winner spending his/her winnings on other family members.
Not being anywhere omnipotent, and not trying to second guess our creator, since he does not state: THOU SHALT NOT BLOW MONEY, my vote goes to STEALING IS A WHOLE LOT WORSE THAN BLOWING MONEY.
Moreover, if the winner does not give at least 10% to charity, you ARE STEALING FROM GOD, and that has a CURSE associated with it. Read the book of Malichi if you think I'm just whistling Dixie. :-)
Qouth The Raven....NEVERMORE Moreover, if the winner does not give at least 10% to charity, you ARE STEALING FROM GOD, and that has a CURSE associated with it. Read the book of Malichi if you think I'm just whistling Dixie. :-)
Not everyone subscribes to that belief system. There are many other belief systems out there that think differently than yours. And in my case I think they're all wrong.
Curse? I think the curse is on the people who preach what will happen to others who don't accept what they think the correct ideals are.
This is why there are so many religious wars around the world. Every religion thinks they have a monopoly on what truth is. 
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Book The Tale of the Body Thief In the anime Ghost in the Shell Costa Rica Member #21312 August 29, 2005 2932 Posts Offline |
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i think the one that blows the money is the dumber....the stealer because he is poor he is going to use that little money that he stole to good use (unless it was drugs), while the one that blew the money is a mentally challenged.....
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Tralfamadore / Zeta Riticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 4718 Posts Offline |
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hennybogan
"...Moreover, if the winner does not give at least 10% to charity, you ARE STEALING FROM GOD, ..."
Well, beyond lottery winners there must be a whole lot of cursed people out there because truth be known, even among those who CLAIM to tithe, the national average is 2% to 3 %, not 10....
and by the way, the Biblical tithe referred to crops, not wages or personal income. It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
Close doesn't count!
I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
There are two kinds of jackpot winners...the ones who remained anonymous and the ones that wish they had.
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McKinney/Texas United States Member #47817 November 1, 2006 583 Posts Offline |
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Hey Coin Toss you are 100% correct in that the bible uses the word "CROPS". What do you think that means? To a farmer, which most were back then, "CROPS" were sold, and that is how they earned their wages. Yes, there are millions of people in the US and elsewhere who claim to be Christians and do not tithe(10%). The Good Book actually teaches we should give AT LEAST 10% OF OUR FIRST FRUITS. You will never hear a pastor say it from the pulpit, but FIRSTFRUITS means BEFORE TAXES AND not after!!!!! Then the percentage goes way down from 2-3% to ????
I just hope that all of you big winners out there will remember the less fortuneate, like Robin Hood did, when you figure out how to win the lottery and Mega-Bucks.
Oh where art thou Lenore? 
God IS Pro Life
Good will always be ill spoken of, but keep doing good anyway.
Mother Teresa
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richmond ky. United States Member #16156 May 22, 2005 8371 Posts Offline |
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Steals
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United States Member #5437 June 30, 2004 21851 Posts Offline |
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i think the one that blows the money is the dumber....the stealer because he is poor he is going to use that little money that he stole to good use (unless it was drugs), while the one that blew the money is a mentally challenged..... What?
What is the difference in blowing money on anything else if not the tickets?
Let's see.. I know people who blow money on take out food all during the week.. Fast food restaurants so they don't have to cook..
nothing wrong with eating out.. but every night...
Let's see.. Blowing money on gasoline.. When people burn tanks of gas just to ride around. You would be surprised at how many people who still do this even with gas being over $3 a gallon.
Blowing money on cigarettes... Oh yeah. that is really burning money, unless you blow around on the cherry of your cigarette...
Blowing money on booze...
Blowing money on junk food. Geeh.. I see lots of over weight people in the grocery line with bags of chips, packs of candy bars, sodas, ice creams, bags of cookies, Little Debbie Cakes, You name it... But any thing from produce line... Are you kidding??????
I cannot stand a thief... I had rather people blow money on ... take out food, gasoline, cigarettes, junk food... even if they are drawing a check from tax payers money.. It sure beats stealing any of those things.. Taking things that don't belong to you is wrong.. dead wrong,
I voted it is dumber to steal tickets...
Hopefully the Good Lord will not allow you to hit the big one since you took from a working person who had to pay for those tickets..
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Charlotte NC United States Member #17704 June 18, 2005 3548 Posts Offline |
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What?
What is the difference in blowing money on anything else if not the tickets?
Let's see.. I know people who blow money on take out food all during the week.. Fast food restaurants so they don't have to cook..
nothing wrong with eating out.. but every night...
Let's see.. Blowing money on gasoline.. When people burn tanks of gas just to ride around. You would be surprised at how many people who still do this even with gas being over $3 a gallon.
Blowing money on cigarettes... Oh yeah. that is really burning money, unless you blow around on the cherry of your cigarette...
Blowing money on booze...
Blowing money on junk food. Geeh.. I see lots of over weight people in the grocery line with bags of chips, packs of candy bars, sodas, ice creams, bags of cookies, Little Debbie Cakes, You name it... But any thing from produce line... Are you kidding??????
I cannot stand a thief... I had rather people blow money on ... take out food, gasoline, cigarettes, junk food... even if they are drawing a check from tax payers money.. It sure beats stealing any of those things.. Taking things that don't belong to you is wrong.. dead wrong,
I voted it is dumber to steal tickets...
Hopefully the Good Lord will not allow you to hit the big one since you took from a working person who had to pay for those tickets.. 
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Charlotte NC United States Member #17704 June 18, 2005 3548 Posts Offline |
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i think the one that blows the money is the dumber....the stealer because he is poor he is going to use that little money that he stole to good use (unless it was drugs), while the one that blew the money is a mentally challenged.....
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Indiana United States Member #49185 January 7, 2007 1424 Posts Offline |
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I chose the one who steals. Gonna win.
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Tralfamadore / Zeta Riticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 4718 Posts Offline |
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Who is dumber?
How about the person who streals the tickets, has a winner, and then blows the money?
It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
Close doesn't count!
I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
There are two kinds of jackpot winners...the ones who remained anonymous and the ones that wish they had.
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United States Member #2380 September 17, 2003 2065 Posts Offline |
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Well the banking industry has plenty of people that blew through other people's money then received large severance checks so it can't be that option. The only way to steal other people's money and not get into trouble is to be a member of Congress.
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4383 Posts Offline |
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Who is dumber?
How about the person who streals the tickets, has a winner, and then blows the money?
 Brilliant
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Center of New York State United States Member #55518 September 8, 2007 2741 Posts Online |
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Who is dumber?
How about the person who streals the tickets, has a winner, and then blows the money?
I voted the one who BLOWS the money cuz then they will have to go out and STEAL to survive!!! Money won is twice as good as money earned!
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Idaho United States Member #56982 November 21, 2007 3519 Posts Offline |
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Who is dumber?
How about the person who streals the tickets, has a winner, and then blows the money?
That's a good one.  "No one remembers the person who almost climbed the mountain, only the person who eventually gets to the top."
ThatScaryChick
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New York, NY United States Member #39893 May 16, 2006 2237 Posts Offline |
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Those who think steakling is dumb. There's nothing dumb about crime. "Freely you have received: Freely give."-TGB
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." -TGB
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