Can prayer affect the outcome of a lottery

Reply #215

Todd — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:13:55 GMT

Allllllrighteee. Looks like it's been a fun conversation, time to get back to lottery. Of course, if anyone wants to continue the religious fun, they can do so on the blogs.

Reply #214

Delta Draw — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:32:15 GMT

Hey Ridge,

I picked up the two cents! What did your contraries give you?

Should I tell them you have been driving without a license for decades or do you want to tell them?

This sounds like a job for Col. Segue and his hot rod Lincoln !

DD

Reply #213

jackpotismine — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:05:52 GMT

I think that if you believe it does it just gives you a nice feeling that somebody is listening to you. I don't believe that prayer works because I don't believe in the bible or any other 'holy book'. I believe there is more to us then just us but as far as 'God' 'gods' 'Allah' 'Yahweh' 'Jehovah' 'Jesus', it's all meant to entrap us and enslave us mentally. If it works for you then keep on praying and believe. Good for you! No offense to anyone. Just my 2 cents.... [ More ]

Reply #212

JosephusMinimus — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:58:39 GMT

Pretty thorough summation. I suspect your details are probably off here and there, but you've captured the essence.

Reply #211

truecritic — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:57:57 GMT

Mario, don't let this drunken hillbilly get you down. He never shows any inclination for doing the right thing here at Lottery Post. He is the only one dictating to everyone. He keeps insulting just about everyone here and everyone in foreign countries. He is the only true Nazi here. He just opens his mouth with no conscience for truth.

Pretty sure he must be a Scientologist! These are exactly the kinds of tactics they use. If you or anyone is unfamiliar with Scientology, just Google it. Ther... [ More ]

Reply #210

Delta Draw — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:47:29 GMT

My get a New God Cult is growing faster than you know. We are talking about mass brain washing.

That s right , each that has not received another Jesus are cleaning the

cobwebs out with the written Word of God. No need to pray for revelation

because the written Word is revelation.

One world-wide religion focuses so much on your sin that the order of importance of the bible comes in third place.

First is the word of a man who claims to be the Vicar of Christ and then next is tradit... [ More ]

Reply #209

visiondude — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:40:28 GMT

ok DD, back to T.C.B , just because your cult didn't teach you the 12 steps of self control, here is a history lesson reminder...

from the opening sequence in genesis to the revelation of the culimination of the history of this earth,

God stated He would come in the flesh to take the sins of the whole world upon Himself, He did.

stated He would raise Himself from the dead (only God could raise Himself from the dead), accomplished that, and then ascended, just like the scriptures said H... [ More ]

Reply #208

visiondude — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:33:50 GMT

nope..... actually you claimed YOU DID.

feighned short term memory loss on your part joker, but you said your vid's in your blog contained

----- UNDENIABLE PROOF -----

UNDENIABLE PROOF means everything on your hit parade of religions is only a pretender to your real truth

doing the math, your U.P. was the one true belief (according to your math anyway)

you bloviated all over the board about it, claimed anyone was a moron that assuaged it away, and then proceeded to enumerate... [ More ]

Reply #207

joker17 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:53:40 GMT

I must applogize Visiondud, I keep forgetting that you have a monopoly on which religion is the CORRECT one.

You have a lock on Truth !

My bad.

....Looney Tunes I say....Looney Tunes...

You need help my friend. I told you this the last time we had this charade. It seems you haven't listened. Please seek mental evaluation immediately. It's imperative you do so as quickly as possible.

Reply #206

Perfecttiming2 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:44:20 GMT

(For anyone who is interested...)

You want to know the power of an answered prayer?

Ask God to give you eyes that see and ears that hear Him to know Him more in that you will be able to get understanding and wisdom into who He is....

(Especially when it comes to the Holy Trinity: One God; Three manifestations Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

Some Bibles to consider:

The Apologetics Study Bible

The Spirit Filled Life Bible

And if you don't want to invest in either of these books, j... [ More ]

Reply #205

rdgrnr — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:19:18 GMT

You may as well talk to a brick wall as talk to mario or true critic, iwillhit.

They're atheists and liberals.

That means they want everybody forced to believe what they believe.

It's a genetic defect, nothing you can do about it except pity them.

They're also both cheapskate, tightwad, freeloading, miserly skinflints looking for everybody else to pay their way.

Good luck to you, iwillhit

Reply #204

visiondude — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:17:22 GMT

gee wiz DD, you are going to bomb all of LP with the bylaws from the brnach davidians?

so you can copy and paste your cults ad lib of the scriptures to show Jesus Christ wasn't God.

big whoop.....all cults have their scriptures put thru their personal washing machine.

sad though, as most people don't have the tools to wade thru cult waters to get to historical Christianity.

I DO, and the bad news is later tonight i will run your wishful thinking back thru the washing machine of consi... [ More ]

Reply #203

rdgrnr — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:10:24 GMT

God help us. Have you ever listened to yourself, little guy?

I don't think you fully grasp how incredibly annoying you are.

No wonder they bought you a trampoline to keep you occupied all day.

Reply #202

rdgrnr — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:04:53 GMT

Asked to supply evidence? Asked to apologize? Who asked me,YOU?

Looky here junior, when are you gonna realize that nobody here or anywhere cares what you say?

You're just an annoying, mindless little twit like true critic who doesn't contribute a dime around here but wants to call the shots.

Blow it out your azz.

Why don't you and truecritic go on a playdate and the two of you could drool over his Democrat Congressman Anthony (Stubby) Weiner picture album.

Now beat it.... [ More ]

Reply #201

iwillhit — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:23:12 GMT

there you go again ....I said my belief is that prayer changes things...... like I said its a personal belief whatever your belief is, let it be!!!!! If you believe you can pray for something and the prayer gets answered opposite way, thats what you believe....I dont give a snip what others believe in. I only care of what I believe in...

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Reply #200

Delta Draw — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:17:54 GMT

You are a man because you mishandle scripture? Keep your historical history and the tradition.

2Timothy 2:15

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Yep I am in the get a New God cult saving people from the likes of you where and when they have the wherewithal to take the challenge in their mind that pagan tradition is a poor substitute for what is written. Show me where Jesus Christ denied being the

Reply #199

Mario38 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:14:26 GMT

All beliefs are personal. That's what makes them beliefs.

One does not pray for the worse but some believe that praying for something may cause the opposite reaction.

Reply #198

iwillhit — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:05:47 GMT

Thats stupid! why would you pray for the worse????????? I said nobody knows for sure and All I know is that prayer changes things, also I said its a personal belief. My belief is that prayer changes things...

Reply #197

Mario38 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:23:21 GMT

rdgrnr, these are your words and they accurately describe yourself.

He's never responsible for anything he says. If he was a man he would stand behind what he says. But he's not and he doesn't. He just ain't got the cojones.

When you were asked to supply evidence to support an accusation you made against me, you refused.

When you were asked to apologize, you refused.

Time to grow up little man .

Reply #196

Coin Toss — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:48:33 GMT

Maybe a prayer to win a jackpot could worsen one's chances.

Something like this:

Lottery Player:

Please Lord, oh please, the jackpot is pumped up and if I won I could get two Corvetteand a mansion and go to Vegas.....etc...

The Lord:

Talk about only calling when you want something or need something! I haven't heard from you in decades, and now that the jackpot is pumped up.....

NO SOUP FOR YOU

Reply #195

rdgrnr — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:49:07 GMT

That was funny when I read it in Truesee's Blog this morning. Somehow though, when it's repeated by some twit who never has an original thought of his own because he feels some twisted variant of validation or support from it, it loses something. When paired with the apparent giddiness with which it was presented, it exhibits signs of desperation on the cusp of being creepy.

That being said, I must admit the first time I ever heard the saying was when corrupt Democrat, President Clinton... [ More ]

Reply #194

Mario38 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:29:07 GMT

Your response is confusing. On the one hand you write nobody knows for sure and then you follow that up with a contradictory All I know is that prayer changes things .

So the question is, does prayer change things for the better or for the worse

Reply #193

visiondude — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:17:05 GMT

DD, Jesus Christ was crucified solely because of the crime of claiming Himself to be God

later on, i will come back and handle that, and the prayer issue some more, just to counteract your cults teaching.

you lost your ability to teach when you kept up the uncontrolled perv behavior, you ditched historical Christianity in favor of your hysterical christianity, and the FACT that even you can't mirror your supposed cults teaching about wealth....

.....cuz your wallet is thin

you should... [ More ]

Reply #192

visiondude — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:10:37 GMT

still talking tash, eh joker ?

what makes you think in the ethical game of life that you have the right to do that, when you continually refuse to back up claims you made yourself ?

you could be looked up to as a man of reason, except for the fact that you keep blatantly act one sided, never offering up objective arguements instead of just being a trouble causing jerk.

Choose wisely, cause if you don't, you could end up in a bad part of town somewhere up there in the Ether ....

the... [ More ]

Reply #191

iwillhit — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:10:48 GMT

Well I would not vote because really nobody knows for sure. All I know is that prayer changes things, I believe you can pray for whatever you desire whether is money or whatever situation you find yourself in, and you want to change it, you can pray. on the other end, people pray every day for different reasons and some prayers get answered and some dont. I think its just a personal belief.

Reply #190

truecritic — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:42:30 GMT

Scripture tells you that all things shall pass. This, too, shall pass.

Oops...

Actually, that's not in the Bible

See truesee's blog.

Truesee's Daily Wonder:

https://blogs.lotterypost.com/truesee/2011/6/actually-thats-not-in-the-bible.htm

Nothing against the State of Tennessee but this is a gem!

Rabbi Rami Shapiro, who once had to persuade a student in his Bible class at Middle Tennessee State University that the saying this dog won t hunt doesn t appear in the Book of Prover... [ More ]

Reply #189

Vergie6 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:33:33 GMT

That's the way I feel too but it's so ironic that I was praying before I came on LP just a minute or two ago...what I was praying for was to learn to gamble responsibly because I don't always do that...hardly ever.

I prayed that because I don't want to stop but just get it under more control let it be fun again...my main game is p3 I can't really see giving it up anytime soon.

Anyway while I was praying I felt I shouldn't be praying for that because deep down I don't think it was the thi... [ More ]

Reply #188

CARBOB — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:24:52 GMT

TC, you are correct!! My wife and I say a prayer every sunday afternoon at the VFW, Oh Lord, let us win just one game''. Yesterday, it worked for both of us, twice for her and once for me

Reply #187

Coin Toss — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:25:12 GMT

Raven62,

The prayer is a pre-lottery prayer, it ws being said many times before lotteries existed.

It goes something like:

Under the B, 6, under the I, 21 , etc.....

joker17,

You forgot Birkham Yoga, for one! (The yoga studi is kept very hot).

And waht about Mowaism?

The USS Toe Crud is the flagship of the Mowa fleet.

Man

Woman

Birth

Life

Death

Mowa

:frizz:

Some guys in the Airborne actually had this dog tag:

Name:

Blood Type: OD

Religion: A... [ More ]

Reply #186

Raven62 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:37:45 GMT

If it was meant for folks to Pray to Win the Lottery: Then: How to Pray to Win the Lottery would be Taught in Bible Study!

http://www.pflbiblestudy.org

Reply #185

Delta Draw — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:28:52 GMT

VD, from what you say about prayer, I can only conclude that Jesus Christ sinned because he prayed to God, his Father. Hell, he even taught his disciples to pray and sin.

give us this day our daily bread .

I know how the game goes there. You cannot handle the Word so you go back to personal attacks. Your best shot is BS running down your leg and more unsubstantiated doctrine to make God sound like you re his biggest fan and frequent reader. The cult stuff may stall a few from reading... [ More ]

Reply #184

rdgrnr — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:27:09 GMT

I was somewhat surprised to see that a movement I once belonged to in Kentucky wasn't listed -The Bourbonists.

I suppose they may have disbanded when a few of us broke away and started our own faction - The Jacques Danielites.

It was a hell of a schism.

Big drunken brawl.

Bourbonist bastages.

Reply #183

joker17 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:41:13 GMT

Choose wisely, cause if you don't, you could end up in a bad part of town somewhere up there in the Ether....

1 Abrahamic religions 1.1 B bism 1.2 Bah ' Faith 1.3 Christianity 1.3.1 Catholicism 1.3.2 Protestantism 1.3.3 Other groups

1.4 Gnosticism 1.5 Islam 1.6 Judaism 1.7 Rastafari movement 1.8 Mandaeans and Sabians 1.9 Samaritanism 1.10 Unitarian Universalism

2 Indian religions 2.1 Ayyavazhi 2.2 Bhakti Movement 2.3 Buddhism 2.4 Din-i-Ilahi 2.5 Hinduism 2.6 Jainism 2.7 Sikhism... [ More ]

Reply #182

rodney919 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:44:47 GMT

depends on which religion

Reply #181

Guru101 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:51:23 GMT

My vote is that it has no influence on your chances of winning.

Reply #180

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:04:00 GMT

Reply #179

Coin Toss — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:07:52 GMT

to lighten things up

I got OwlCreekBridge's sarcasm right away, and at a quick glance I thought the above said Me and my shiny cat.....

Reply #178

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:05:23 GMT

Lol, I just used that to illustrate the censorship, dallas. I just wanted him to know who he's emulating when he starts down that road of verboten words and censorship.

I don't want to debate faith, God or religion here with anyone but I don't think someone saying God bless America or I prayed for this or that hurts anybody.

And I'd be very surprised if most people here didn't agree with that.

But some people are going to be offended no matter what, simply because it's their nature and... [ More ]

Reply #177

visiondude — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:25:51 GMT

And what is with the cult stuff? There are several denominations as well as independents that do not believe Jesus Christ is God .

exactly. that's exactly what defines a christian cult .... anyone who knowingly departs from the essentials of the doctrines of Christianity is a cult. the first and foremost litMUST test as to whether or not they are, is if they willifully detour from Jesus Christ being God in the flesh.

that is the most essential , of ALL the essentials of historical Christi... [ More ]

Reply #176

feri32 — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:49:01 GMT

The first thing that comes to my mind after reading the title of the topic is the film Bruce Almighty with Jim Carrey. In this film he has the power of God, and he simply hits Yes for all the pending wishes. Well it causes that everybody hits the jackpot on lottery and the winners only get 5 dollars for hitting the jackpot.

And I think it is true. And I think it is the proof. Prayer does not work in case of lottery. If it did, we all would be 5 dollar winners LOL

Reply #175

dallascowboyfan — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:39:18 GMT

Here they are again for your viewing pleasure, my little nazi : Ridge you did not tell me you were a nazi...... LOL....

Reply #174

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:56:21 GMT

I'm not very smart and no offense but while reading your post I couldn't help but wonder if Hale-Bopp was about to make another pass for stragglers.

Reply #173

visiondude — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:11:17 GMT

Hey why don t you document my comments you say are mine about women? C mon .

sure, no problem.

you said the exact same thing below in a different thread, but this time your slime insisted it twist it's verbage to save face by adding ...... so I can save them from your twisted mind .

it was a vein attempt on your part to clear yourself of perverted sexual impropriety when you originally said save a few for me .

but everyone that picks truth over people and agenda knows what you re... [ More ]

Reply #172

Tenaj — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:15:33 GMT

You are welcome pacman.

Reply #171

JosephusMinimus — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:07:45 GMT

No place to vote I don't know .

Prayer's its own reward, or should be for those who do it. Whether it changes lottery results, helps people win, doesn't, isn't easy to fold into the issue of prayer. Certainly nobody's business other than the person who does the praying, anyway.

Whether the question/poll was intended to start another flame war, or wasn't, anyone with half a brain could have predicted it a lot more accurately than anyone's managing to predict lottery results.

Naught Hoss... [ More ]

Reply #170

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:01:59 GMT

Tell me something, princess. Let's just ignore all your typical double-talking lib-gib (liberal gibberish, I coined it in your honor), because it's always just nuanced more-of-the-same nonsensical lies, innuendo and whining. You like to run off at the mouth but you never really say anything of consequence in defense of yourself that isn't ridiculous. So let's just get to the heart of the matter.

Just a couple questions:

Why do you say management has to delete certain words that offend you... [ More ]

Reply #169

Delta Draw — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:28:00 GMT

Hey why don t you document my comments you say are mine about women? C mon.

And what is with the cult stuff? There are several denominations as well as independents that do not believe Jesus Christ is God.

I like women, in fact I like them so much if there ever was a thing called reincarnation, I would want to be a

lesbian next time around. But there is no such thing as reincarnation so that is a joke if you can hack it: A little dry humor.

You are such a sucker and, you don t k... [ More ]

Reply #168

truecritic — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:39:51 GMT

rdgrnr

Here's your post, pretty sure I included every ugly name calling you said.

quote:

You can deny, deny, deny but they are your words - not mine, not addai's, not anybody else's but yours.

Here they are again for your viewing pleasure, my little nazi:

Any post with the words God, Jesus, prayers or other religious connotations should be deleted. I don't want to read God luck God created the box bet I will keep you in my prayers I'm praying for a win need some prayers God bles... [ More ]

Reply #167

visiondude — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:08:35 GMT

and for the record, even though i am not sure of jimmy 4164's bias about god or religion, as far as i can tell, he only made observations about the subject matter.

i didn't observe where he attempted to kill the conversation about God, et al.

there is absolutely nothing wrong with a polar opposite view, and even if jimmy is an atheist, he has every right to make respectful views and observations, and so does anyone else.

joker, that includes you, when you do it without having a termin... [ More ]

Reply #166

four4me — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:04:13 GMT

And the never ending subject just continues to roll along and on and on.................

Reply #165

visiondude — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:54:41 GMT

i just think it's tragically hypocritical to watch as truecritic feigns innocence at his musings at LP, when archived footage of past wrassling matches shows it doesn't take that long before the guy will make the last resort gutter move, and lie about someones character when the match starts shifting from his grasp of what ought to be.

having been on the receiving end of truecritics last ditch effort manuevers, i can attest to his chosen go to move personally.

don't mind having 100 people... [ More ]

Reply #164

visiondude — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:17:31 GMT

gotta side with joker on benny hinn and creflo wallet taking purposeful detours solely for profitable gain on historical Christianity.

the gospel they preach only works in america, and being the voice of reason and common sense when it comes to the consistentcy of historical Christianity, if it only works in america......it ain't the true gospel .

if it was true, their gospel would work in 3rd world countries, and those with enough faith could extract themselves right out of poverty. it do... [ More ]

Reply #163

Coin Toss — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:07:11 GMT

rdgrnr,

All over the country, nutjob socialist/atheists are disrupting American traditions because they are offended by something. In most of these cases it is one person who wants everything changed because he/she or his or her parents are offended by something like a cross being present over the entrance to an auditorium or there are words they don't like in the class Valedictorian's speech.

Yup. Right you are, rdgrnr. This is why political correctness is the religion of the devil. It pu... [ More ]

Reply #162

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:23:05 GMT

Who's Benny Hinn and Creflo Dollar?

I can't do videos.

Reply #161

joker17 — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:17:33 GMT

Reply #160

joker17 — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:57:37 GMT

Reply #159

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:09:00 GMT

Hey true critic,

God Bless America!

(I know you hate the flag too

Reply #158

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:04:52 GMT

If I stopped posting in this thread it'd be the first time in your life anybody ever listened to you.

If it's all the same to you, I don't want that distinction.

Now go chase a moose or something junior, the big people are talking.

Reply #157

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:59:28 GMT

Typical, but then I said you were the biggest fraud, phony and hypocrite here. I forgot to include liar.

You can deny, deny, deny but they are your words - not mine, not addai's, not anybody else's but yours.

Here they are again for your viewing pleasure, my little nazi:

Any post with the words God, Jesus, prayers or other religious connotations should be deleted. I don't want to read God luck God created the box bet I will keep you in my prayers I'm praying for a win need some pr... [ More ]

Reply #156

Mario38 — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:46:38 GMT

I have never declared my religious affiliation in this forum so stop spreading lies. I assume telling lies is a sin in your religion. If it is not, it should be.

I am not offended by certain words but I am offended by your immature behavior.

One more suggestion. You keep saying this is a phoney thread and you voted it one star. So stop posting in this thread.

Reply #155

truecritic — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:41:36 GMT

I was giving you credit for being able to read - but apparently you can't do that either!

Pull everything out of context and add your lies - you're really a piece of work. I've posted in favor of religion at times and you conveniently leave all that out. For the record, I have said that I am in favor of moving religion and atheist discussions to the blogs. Nowhere is there any statement by me that I am an atheist. Nowhere is there anything by me saying there cannot be religious discussions.... [ More ]

Reply #154

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:43:43 GMT

Parallels can be drawn between this phoney-baloney thread and current events.

All over the country, nutjob socialist/atheists are disrupting American traditions because they are offended by something. In most of these cases it is one person who wants everything changed because he/she or his or her parents are offended by something like a cross being present over the entrance to an auditorium or there are words they don't like in the class Valedictorian's speech.

As ridiculous as it sounds,... [ More ]

Reply #153

Hermanus104 — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:32 GMT

I tried praying that a certain number would win, but I added, but only if it is God's will. Apparently, it wasn't. I played 0103, they drew 0460.

Reply #152

visiondude — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:18:45 GMT

joker, did the guy ever get back to you about your submission ?

you said you sent it to him.

we need to see how far you got in the $1,000 run for the bulls ...

Reply #151

visiondude — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:15:38 GMT

God wills it so...

we live in a fallen world, where God has to allow certain things to occur, and intervening breaks that temporary spirirtual condition, so sometimes God allows incidents to occur so we can observe the bigger picture ...

God is not obligated to protect anything beyond what His stretched out over time will is. God makes his decisions based solely with an eternal value attached to it, and not just what suits our immediate personal comfort . we seem to only place value on the... [ More ]

Reply #150

jimmy4164 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:37:02 GMT

Tenaj,

So, I just want to let you know that it is all spiritual dude. God is spirit. Give spiritual laws a try. You are in the wrong realm trying to figure it out through your mind and intelligence. Try walking in the realm of spirituality and continue to be that wonderful gifted person you are.

Although I don't share all of your views, I commend you for your thoughtful approach to the question.

When you tell Joker17, You are in the wrong realm trying to figure it out through your min... [ More ]

Reply #149

jimmy4164 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:58:18 GMT

Lotteries can be compared to religions for various reasons. I made a number of other posts that compared lotteries to religions in another thread. Those posts were deleted. I guess they were not appropriate which is interesting given some of the libelous and racist posts that are not deleted.

Whether they were appropriate or not, they were probably bad for business. I had a very appropriate post deleted right out from under me while I was composing a Reply to it, well after the 20 minute edi... [ More ]

Reply #148

visiondude — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:43:46 GMT

i know the answers to all those questions, and i will address them tomorrow when i can give it the effort that it deserves.....

rather than just the flippant....... because God wills it so

God does will it so (at times), when He chooses to not intervene, but i will go into the why of that tomorrow

VISION

Reply #147

visiondude — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:37:47 GMT

WHO is suggesting Todd close this thread down??

You have got to be kidding me, right? Close it down and take my joy away??

I have never seen such a hot topic....it always revolves around religion. What is so bad about talking

religion and lottery?

Some want it banned..they don't want to see it, read it, be subjected to it. Good golly, get a grip .

nice. you just highlighted why i do what i do in here with the likes of truecritic, joker et al.

the only reason those guys disresp... [ More ]

Reply #146

rdgrnr — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:35:05 GMT

At least 2,000 of the views are mine.

You're so fascinating I check every 5 seconds or so.

Reply #145

Mario38 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:19:27 GMT

Maybe because there is some interest with over 3,000 views. Even those that complained about the thread and voted 1 star keep checking and posting in the thread on a regular basis. Go figure.

Reply #144

rdgrnr — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:00:08 GMT

Thank you, DEE88.

Reply #143

Dee88 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:55:03 GMT

Why would someone keep starting new threads on this subject when the other ones were deleted....good point rdgrnr.....I rest my case....

Reply #142

joker17 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:21:43 GMT

Thanx for the kind words.

Like i've said many times before. I'm spiritual to an extent, I just don't subscribe to organized religion. I'd be a total fool to think there isn't more to this life.I only say this because of my consciousness. The part where I sense all the things every other living thing senses on this planet, but with much more awareness and intensity. That's what makes us so different from all other creatures. Humans have the biggest brain in the animal kingdom. So maybe the big... [ More ]

Reply #141

joker17 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:56:15 GMT

All I can write to add to this post is the following...

Reply #140

Mario38 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:01:18 GMT

A few years ago, they checked to see how many times popular numbers are played for the Canadian Lotto 649 game.

They checked numbers like

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30

and the Lost numbers.

The draw they checked had an extra large jackpot. It turned out each set of popular numbers were picked about 12,000 times across the country. Had the numbers been drawn, each jackpot winner would have received about $4,000 each.

I talked to the guy that conducted the tests.

Reply #139

ttech10 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:34:55 GMT

Yea that's why I discarded my vote, because just personally I didn't like the wording. Nothing really wrong with your wording, it just didn't fit the wording of what I had in my head.

As for the massive amounts of people winning possibility, I think the closest thing that could happen is a lottery machine malfunctioning and giving out the same numbers with every QP bought, so if those numbers hit then that store would have tons of winners. I know the cashiers at the store near me scan over th... [ More ]

Reply #138

rdgrnr — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:33:47 GMT

Libelous... in an anonymous forum...

You do have a sense of humor...

Seriously though little guy, don't try to explain your motives. This whole thread was phony-baloney rhetoric from the get-go and it's only purpose was to create controversy and strife because you thrive on it.

You were called out on your lottery pool scam and got busted, big whoop.

Now you're mad at the world and want to get even.

And you can't even do that right.

Reply #137

Mario38 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:51:10 GMT

ttech10, I carefully chose the wording of the poll questions. First off, I did not include always helps because we already know that is not true. The term improve the chances means sometimes the prays are answered. That is, if one of 1,000 times your prayers are answered then your overall chances have improved (assuming you are playing something tougher than a pick 3). That sounds like it would have been your choice had you interpreted the question differently.

The scene in Bruce Almighty abo... [ More ]

Reply #136

ttech10 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:01:13 GMT

Made me think of Bruce Almighty where he grants the prayers of everyone who wanted to win and they only ended up getting a few dollars and there were riots and whatnot.

I guess one could argue that some prayers of winning are chosen to be answered based on what someone might do with the winnings, like who they'd help and how many they'd help, or how it might affect that persons life. One may also argue that prayers are answered instead by Satan, using the money to test one's faith, much... [ More ]

Reply #135

Thoth — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:27:12 GMT

I chose have no influence on the chances of winning . Is the act of prayer itself going to affect the balls drawn is some quantum physics sort of way? Or is God himself going to hear your prayer and decide to divinely interviene and personally ensure that the numbers you played are magically drawn from the hopper??? If the later of the two is feasible, then one has to wonder what God does in the event that more than one person is praying for a win. Sure, a few people could split the jackpot, but... [ More ]

Reply #134

dr65 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:25:14 GMT

lmao! munchkins and jock straps...lolol! Oh thanks a lot now, my whole day is ruined by that image.

WHO is suggesting Todd close this thread down??

You have got to be kidding me, right? Close it down and take my joy away??

I have never seen such a hot topic....it always revolves around religion. What is so bad about talking

religion and lottery?

Some want it banned..they don't want to see it, read it, be subjected to it. Good golly, get a grip.

I personally don't pray for... [ More ]

Reply #133

rdgrnr — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:55:50 GMT

Pull yourself together princess, you're coming apart at the seams.

You're having a meltdown.

Go to your Happy Place - quick!

First, why would you say I pretend to be a mountaintop hayseed (whatever that is) (do they grow hay on mountaintops now?) and pretend to drink Jack? Do you have a thing for mountaintop hayseeds and I don't meet the requirements for your fantasy or what? I am what I am princess and that ain't a mountaintop hayseed. And oh, oh, oh yes, I drink Jack, believe me,... [ More ]

Reply #132

visiondude — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:39:02 GMT

truecritic, you are digging yourself into a bigger hole.

go take your marbles and play over in the mathematics forum or somewhere else.

the words or topics have nothing to do with the inflamatory nature you act so concerned about.

the true replication is this......you, and people like you don't like people like us talking about God, and when we do, you throw a tizzy and hold up the cry foul flag......so that's where it starts to decsend into no no land, because we have make sure you don... [ More ]

Reply #131

visiondude — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:27:05 GMT

DD, your a study in a man not even closely resembling his words and claims, and that's why i made that notation.

your a perv, plain and simple, but lucky for you, i don't remember where it is that you made that comment to me about asking me to save an underage teenage girl for you , inferring sexual intentions. it was sick, and it wasn't a joke ...

throw a coat of sugar over it all you want, that isn't the only comment you have made about girlfriends and women in general.

so you can ree... [ More ]

Reply #130

truecritic — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:24:32 GMT

Well, maybe you are right. It isn't those words, after all. Although your list includes words I never listed.

It is the poster using those words. If others posted in the way tenaj did, there probably wouldn't be arguments. It's probably the ones that like to cyberbully others - maybe those posters should only post in their blogs, then things would be peaceful again

Reply #129

truecritic — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:10:47 GMT

rdgrnr

Sorry, I was busy typing my previous reply and did not see your post.

Thank you for declaring me #1 - biggest fraud, phony and hypocrite on this site

But I just can't accept that award when you deserve it so much more than I do. You aren't the the mountain-top hayseed you pretend to be. Not at all. That goes right to the core of why you deserve the award. You draw outrageous conclusions about anyone that ticks you off. You are totally inconsistent in your beliefs. I bet you don... [ More ]

Reply #128

rdgrnr — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:07:08 GMT

Wow, what a glowing critique and endorsement.

It was a great post, true critic, not just respectful or nice but great.

Your problem was that she included the following words that you don't want allowed:

God 4 times

Spirit/Spiritual 19 times

Religion 2 times

Goodness 1 time

Prayer 2 times

Love 1 time

I guess we'll have to learn new words to express those things so you're not offended .

Oh yeah, one more thing,

God bless America

Reply #127

visiondude — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:02:52 GMT

Well explained and definitely not in your face like some of the posters insist on doing .

you mean like like the stuff you pulled in here as well, truecritic?

cut the innocent act, your vehemoth / nasty contributions are archived. your not innocent like you are inferring

tenaj give you an example of how you should handle your biznatch in here, respectfully, and not some selfish flit who thinks the world ought to be shaped perpendicular just to their own world view.

you are one of th... [ More ]

Reply #126

truecritic — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:38:32 GMT

Tenaj,

A nice comment, not adding to the argument. Respectful. Well explained and definitely not in your face like some of the posters insist on doing.

Reply #125

rdgrnr — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:35:17 GMT

My religious beliefs are personal - I am not posting them on the net.

Au contraire mon frere, your religious beliefs are blatantly obvious.

You are singularly the biggest fraud, phony and hypocrite on this site

It wasn't my idea. addai1516 came up with it.

LOL! Whom or what exactly are you so frightened of that you don't want to be associated with your own words? You presented a list of demands in your own words, not addai's, to management, explicitly detailin... [ More ]

Reply #124

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:36:51 GMT

Tenaj,

That was so very well explained. As I read through this thread I couldn't come up with any reply that made sense like you just did.

I don't get involved in topics of religion because I think it is personal for each person, but I had to say thank you for your reply. I think you hit the nail on the head.

Reply #123

Tenaj — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:13:54 GMT

Joker17, the answer to questions of truth, God, and religion and what you are explaining to us goes beyond knowledge. It goes far past what we as humans can understand. I've read all of that stuff and watched the videos and I came away with the thought that I am so glad that I am rooted in grounded in what I know and believe and know the answer. You see, real truth is hidden from the mind, science, knowlege as we know it and intelligence. It's in the realm of the spirit. The answer is spirtual a... [ More ]

Reply #122

Delta Draw — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:31:05 GMT

Well, so much for the art of conversation.

Hey Ridge, what are the chances that goat herders found love in

all the wrong places? Those helmets for checkers are starting to look

fashionable.

I read one of the posts that impugned my character about women.

I think it was the joke about the preacher who was on his way downtown and said he was going to save some bad

girls, whereupon a listener said, save a few for me . That is a funny joke but

there is allot of truth in it.

Reply #121

visiondude — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:04:59 GMT

do you guys see the common occurance that is congruent all the way to the ends of these threads?

because i sure do, so i will remind you in case your missing it.

all you people that try and squelch the discussion of god in these threads, you have failed.

congradulations, because you have a 100% failure rate in every attempt you have ever made.

god still maintains a residence here, despite your disdain, feighned or otherwise.

you are more than welcome to reload your ego, amalgama... [ More ]

Reply #120

visiondude — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:46:39 GMT

what's so special about your video's?

if they contain the super secrets you say they do.....where is the $1000 check ??? + ???

You are in total denial because you think the Bible is the end all to everything. You can't prove anything in that book...period !

yep, i DO believe everything it says, every translated by the hand of man / documented historical word.

but why do i believe it, because it's mythical, and cannot pass a litmus side by side comparison test? NOPE. because it c... [ More ]

Reply #119

joyjoy8 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:45:56 GMT

VisionDude

I only have one word for your reply and that is AMEN

Reply #118

Mario38 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:21:43 GMT

No, but thanks for trying.

Reply #117

visiondude — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:14:36 GMT

truecritic, don't bother wasting your time (and the boards time) trying to sell yourself as a guy that picks the middle road, the purveyor of all things ethical in here.

that's a well documented joke.

you are one of the people that tends to think your the situational police when the discussion becomes something you don't like, or don't agree with..........THEN truecritic crawls out into the open to squelch the noise, or a feeble attempt thereof.

just who do you think you really are, so... [ More ]

Reply #116

joker17 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:54:48 GMT

If you're not satisfied with what the videos have to say, If you even bothered to watch them, and say they are historical misrepresentations, then you truly are a lost cause.

You are in total denial because you think the Bible is the end all to everything. You can't prove anything in that book...period !

And seeing that you don't take any of what the videos say seriously, your 1,000 dollar buddy won't either, because you're both in denial.

Producing information outside the Bible means a... [ More ]