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Anonymous #fundie quora.com

Let me tell you my story. I used to be an hours praying, Bible disecting, days fasting Christian who used to go to church every day of the week that there was a service (which, at the time was 4 times a week, including rehersals). I could see the influence of the Devil in any source of media. And make a good argument by the bible. I was never irrational.

How I felt about dragons. There was a time when I did not like dragons. Because dragons associated to snakes associated to the Devil. I didn’t really mind snakes. At the time, I just thought they shouldn’t be kept as pets, but they are still God’s creation, and God used snakes. Like Moses’s staff, or the bronze snake in the desert. But dragons are not creation of God. What is the dragon?

To me, the dragon was the devil pretending to be God. Specially Chinese dragons. The snake was a clever creature in the garden of Eden, who gave Adam and Eve the knowledge of right and wrong (in other words, stole their innosence, corrupted their innocent minds). Asian dragons are wise, and they impart knowledge to mankind. So, these are not ordinary snakes God’s creation. These were the snakes representative of the Devil. That’s what dragons were to me.

To me, the Asian dragons were born as any other mythology. Distortion of the truth and some influence of the Devil. The dragon had been given aditional features to be more awesome (in the more traditional sense), and had been made big and celestial, and even been given power over nature. It had become a deity. The dragon was a god, like the Devil has always wanted to be.

So what about the other dragons? To me, they were still representatives of the Devil. Maybe not worshiped gods, or at least not directly, but devilish snakes stealing the love of the people. Dragons are cute and friendly? Demons are shapeshifting deceivers. They can be cute and friendly too. To me, dragons were teaching people to accept demons if they are cute and act friendly. Because they only pretend to be, but they really want to condemn your soul. Or at least, that was my perspective. And hey, according to Islam, there is a slight possibility that demons can genuinely turn good. Anyway:

I also did not like when I spent nine hours in fasting and prayer and reading the bible and singing christian songs in my room all by myself, and felt in communion with God, but went to my Christian uncle’s house to visit, and we would watch a movie, to which I would be tempted not just by myself, but by my family. And even if the movie was not about anything of the Devil, when we would finish watching the movie, that feeling of communion with God was gone.

Despite that, all my life I have been fascinated by lizards and dinosaurs. So of course, I was naturally fascinated by dragons. But the bible says “deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow me”. And that’s what I did. A few months after, I read Job. I have read like 66% of the bible. I had heard of the leviathan before, but most of the time, I forgot, and also, because I had only heard about it, I did not know what to think. Even after I read about it, I was not sure what to think. I was going back and forth between my bible and my nearly 10lb biblical dictionary. And I read the psalms. Specially psalm 104. After a while, it seemed more reasonable to me that leviathan is a real animal. And dragon is no more devil than it is wolf or snake. Dragons are no more devils than lions are gods. God is not literally a lion, and even if he were, that doesn’t make all lions gods. The Devil is not literally a dragon, and even if it were, the rest of dragons are not devils.

But most dragons are not like leviathan either. And those that are, often are compared to gods. Like Godzilla. Btw I also did not like Godzilla because people compared him to gods. And Godzilla is not a dragon, but one of the most similar things to leviathan.

So, dragons were still representative of the devil to me for a while. But later I started thinking about it. Were they really representative of the Devil? They were mostly just like normal animals. And then I stopped thinking of dragons as the Devil.

But I still had all the other issues with fantasy and dustraction and stuff. So yeah.

Trini Cariaga #fundie quora.com

(In response to: "I’d ask him why he demanded animal sacrifices, and why he murdered the firstborn of Egypt because he was annoyed with their ruler.")

The answers to these questions are actually in the bible, but you have to take the time to re-read and study it. The original plan of God’s was NEVER to have His animals be killed for sin— but He made the covenant with the human race that when one sinned against God, blood must be shed as payment for those sins. This was done by ‘passing’ the sins onto the animal and then killing the animal. God did not want this to go on forever and this is the entire reason Jesus was born, lived, and died. He was the ultimate and last blood sacrifice for past sin, current sin at the time and future sin of all who accept Jesus’ blood covering.

Also, Egypt was a mighty nation that was stubborn and mocking God and His people. Time and time again he gave the people warnings up to that fateful day. There is also HEAVY symbolism about the coming of Jesus and future events, in the events of the plagues and the story of Exodus. God does not do things arbitrarily nor does He do things out of revenge or evil. He leaves clear warnings and signs for people to follow, He encourages positive ways, and He desires that all people be saved and save and happy. But people can be easily deceived by their own heart and minds.

Oscar Benigsen #fundie quora.com

Okay, well. Firstly, He is not part God. He is God in His very Nature.

Secondly, you don’t need to accept Jesus as Lord, just like you don’t NEED to keep from jumping off a skyscraper.

It is prudent to accept Him as Lord, if you wish to progress from your dead state to one of eternal life (John 5:24).

If you wish, you may remain as you are, and, then, when the judgement comes, you will be cast away into the cosmic trash heap of dead humanity, along with all who are not in Christ.

As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.

Whoever has ears, let them hear.

—Jesus, The Christ

Rick Gutbrod #fundie quora.com

Genetics show that ALL humans are compatible as mates. This would indicate that we all have one set of parents.

Even evolutionary claims always lead back to an “Adam” and “Eve”. (That is what was presented on my DNA testing, that on my paternal side, it lead all the way back to an “Adam” which they located as being in Africa, the popular location for evolutionists’ point of origin for mankind.) And all women have the same “mother”, the mitochondria DNA.

Specific dominate traits came into existence, and because of isolation from other family groups, those favorable traits grew stronger. That is why what people call “race” is such a fallacy.

It is not unusual for this to happen in other species of life, for example Darwin’s finches, where differing eating habits modified the finches. (One of the current worries by evolutionary scientists is that the famous finches interbred with other finches who have developed differing eating habits. So there are now composite finches all over the islands.)

Since you (maybe a pale white guy) could chose as a mate, a beautiful Aboriginal woman, and your children would be a composite of the two of you, this supports the fact that Adam and Eve as spoken of in the Bible, is as valid an explanation as any so-called scientific explanation.

John Allen #fundie quora.com

(In response to "Who would Win in a fight: Jesus or Odin.")

I came upon this months after it was posted but I feel some context is needed. First, Jesus died on a cross for the sins of the world, an act of mercy and grace. If Odin did exist, he would be considered a false god as far as the Bible is concerned. Jesus is stated by the NT as being the embodiment of Yahweh of the OT (the Word of God [John 1:1, 1:14)(Colossians 2:9). In the Book of Revelation Jesus returns as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and pretty much hands all rebellious humans and rebel angels (i.e. false gods) their collective heads, especially in chapter 19 where He is the rider on the white horse and has the hem of His robe dipped in the blood of His enemies. He is the Creator of the universe (Genesis chapter 1) and therefore the entire universe responds to and belongs to Him. In other words, Jesus would imprison Odin for his rebellion and false presentation of himself as a god forever. This means that Odin is one of the rebellious angels and Yahweh’s creation and, therefore, less than Yahweh. In the Bible’s context Jesus takes this in what cannot even rise to the level of a “curbstomp”. This is pure “spite” as a battle from the perspective of the Bible.

Mark #fundie quora.com

Man, you have to remember that you are talking about someone that dwells in ETERNITY. Do ya hear me?——— ETERNITY——— It don’t sound like a long time if ya say it fast but man——.it’s a loooooong time. A day with the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as a day. By that measure it’s only been two days man. Be patient my friend. Just be sure that you are ready when he comes back or when you depart this life into the next. God is not a man that he should lie, nor the son of man that he should repent (like you and I need to do) has he said and shall he not do? or has he spoken and will he not make it good? God said that he would do all that he has said and his word shall not return unto him void. Just be patient, The Lord is building his church and when that number is made up he will come again and receive us unto himself, that where he is there we may be also. So, NO! It’s not a pure lie. You can and should trust it to be true.

Shazzad Gujjar #fundie quora.com

has nothing to do with being masculine or anything. I've noticed that East Asian people and also the other Oriental kind of Asians are naturally very assimilating in nature. They listen to authority wherever they go. You ever wondered why East Asians despite having higher iq levels never managed to expand their borders and conquer European people? They naturally have a docile nature.

Its actually good to have that in reality. Whereas you look at people like Pakistani/Afghans who aren't really as smart as Asians yet have successfully defended their lands against European Greeks, Russians, British, Americans, and NATO with just old rusted guns and some good guerilla warfare tactics? Its because the nature of the people is resilient.

Lets look at Britain here, I have seen hordes of white women with Pakistani men but rarely the other way, in reality never the other way around. As you can see Pakistanis nor Arabs or Afghans get media attention like white or black males yet their males still marry out more than their females. Even princess diana, britney spears and lauren booth dated Pakistani males. I can't think of any major known Pakistani woman who married out in my mind unless you can name one.

Its not because of media or masculinity but the honor killing stats in Pakistan are sky high. The males are very cautious about how their women dress and how their women go places. If another male messes with a woman there, then all the male members of the woman's family go hunt the guy down. This is the nature of the people and has nothing to do with masculinity.
However yes, white guys and also black guys have the media in their hands but on the streets, its these other races that start most of the riots and we fight back. Race riots are common in britain between Pakistanis and white people.

I never imagined a person from Japan or Korea ever attacking white guys for talking ill about their women. They just keep their head down and move on. This nature is bad since it shows that you're willing to sell your daughters and sisters just to fit in with the mainstream.

Nick Pendrell #sexist quora.com

[An answer to the question "Why are Eastern European women so beautiful as compared to their Western European and North American counterparts?"]

Lived in Eastern Europe for 15 years

I remember reading copy on a website for Russian Brides stating that they are 'unspoiled by feminism'. While being far from politically correct, there is a certain amount of truth to this.

Gender roles in Eastern Europe are (or were) closer to those of the West a generation ago that they are today. Women had less opportunities to make a good career for themselves and so saw their best prospects for advancement in using their beauty to attract a rich husband. They therefore take care of themselves better than Western women.

Helena Rubenstein once said, 'there are no ugly woman, just lazy ones'. Eastern European take a lot of care regarding this appearance and tend to 'dress to impress'. They also watch their weight a lot more than Western women do.

Genetics is probably another element to the equation - Slavic women just have very attractive features (although this can vary - no one gets too excited about Bulgarian women).

Things are changing though as feminism comes to some of the countries, specifically the Central European countries such as Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. Here gender roles are changing to European norms and women are taking less care of themselves. In Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, it hasn't got to that stage yet, but chances are that they will in the future.

The above only applies to younger women; they don't tend to age too well in general and it's rare to find Eastern European 'cougars' who still look good after 40.

Prithvi Singh #conspiracy quora.com

Two British rite Masons are behind the Masonic support for the creation of Bahaism from the mid Baghdad period: Manekji Limji Hataria and Mirza Malkom Khan.They made contact with Baha’u’llah in Baghdad during the mid-1850s and met with him personally.

Only a few short years afterwards Baha’u’llah openly made his claim and relegated Subh-i-Azal to the margins and had all the prominent dissenters murdered. Subh-i-Azal was not willing to play any games with Masons and British agents such as Manekji and Malkom Khan, so the British rite Masons split up Babism and supported Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri Baha’u’llah to make up his own religion which they have supported ever since. The association of Manekji and Malkom Khan with Baha’u’llah is openly admitted by Baha’i sources.

Hans-Georg Lundahl #fundie quora.com

I don’t think the classic age of dinosaurs was 75 to 110 million years in the past, but rather just before the Flood.

After the Flood, dino kind after dino kind would probably go extinct by human hunting (cryptozoology gives far more chances to meet a Sauropod or a Pterodactyl than a Stegosaur or Ancylosaur — OK, perhaps Stegosaurs survived as well — pictorial evidence).

In the case of pre-Flood atmosphere, it was probably richer in oxygen, so it would have required som getting used to. Obviously, the Ark served as a pressure chamber between pre-Flood and post-Flood world, while air pressure and oxygen content changed above the waters.

Michael Idarecis, Have been writing about The Bible for over 9 years. #fundie quora.com

God’s Family is laid out in the Parable of the Wheat and the Darnel (Tares).

The wheat are those of God.

The darnel (tares) were planted by the evil one.

The children of God will be saved.

The children of the the evil one do not matter and are only good for the fire.

Making God out as a serial killer is judging God based on wanting God to preserve or respect your identity. What you don't understand is that God only wants to see His Family. Those of God have been killed already as The Bible says their heads were cut off for the witness’ sake. The head of the new man in Christ is not the old man any longer. The difference is the children of the evil one will have to die and pay for their sins. They will have to owe God for their will for all of eternity.

In a sense everyone will die as the two thieves represent the entire world. The difference is one thief died and was brought back as a Son of God before both died physically.

God is real and the horror that is to befall those that God did not save is beyond frightening—

Praise I AM,
Michael Idarecis

Anonymous #racist quora.com

From my own observation I would say there are certain Chinese women across a variety of social classes who find Western men more attractive than Chinese men. The reason for this could be a myriad of reasons.

One of my "theories" for this could just be difference in masculinity. With broader access to Western media some women in China have taken to seeking out a more pronounce masculine presence.

Which I believe is absent in the Chinese male unfortunately. Chinese men when compared with other men from other cultures are significantly less manly. They are weaker physically and lack iniative with women.

Western men in China have ceased on this. I cannot count how many times I go out in Shanghai and even in a room filled with Chinese men Western men will openly make a play for the Chinese guys GF. This would never happen in a Western country with such frequency. And I think from my own anecdotal observation that there are some Chinese girls who like this kind of bravado which you almost never see with CHinese guys.

I don't think Chinese guys are "feminine" necessarily but they do come across as a bit "soft" like walking around with women's handbags, giving their faces the "brazillian", physically "pudgy" (slobby) etc. Its fair to say that the Chinese guys in general are a bit on the soft/slobby side.

But this is just my observation.

John #fundie quora.com

-[on a 24 year old creeping on 14 year old girls]

I read through all the comments - people are talking such crap,

it’s illegal - so what? the question should be is it morally wrong?

& IT IS NOT MORALLY WRONG. people wrote she’s not mature or she’s emotionally and mentally not ready - that’s such crap. I’ve met girls in their twenties who are stupid and immature and who have no life experience, they were emotionally unbalanced and definitely not ready for a relationship.

Judge it biologically and historically:

If the girl had her period she’s biologically ready and historically speaking over a 100 years ago it was normal to marry at 12+ year old. All throughout history girls have been having sex from ages 8+ (even younger in some very rare cases). It’s only been considered abnormal in the last few decades. I have friends who’s grandmothers were married at 12. My great grandmother was 14 when she married a 28 year old. In both cases they bore many children and were perfectly happy healthy women.

this is such hypocritical bullshit, people say you can look but don’t touch. and than I read some saying “if she’s 18 its ok” - says who, WHO is dictating these rules?

There are girls who don’t reach puberty until they’re 17. So who would be considered more mature biologically, a girl who reached puberty at 9 and is than having sex at 13+ or a girl who hit puberty at 17 and is having sex a few months later??

I’m attracted to girls at that age range and there’s no shame in it, the only reason I wouldn’t act upon it is because I’d go to jail. For all you commenting here, if you were alive 100 years ago this discussion would not even exist. Just think about that.

& than I read more BS: people saying she doesn’t know what she want’s or she’s too young to decide for herself. That’s assumption and generalization. It is unfair to make such a sweeping generalization about every teen & frankly one of the main reasons they are immature and irresponsible (generally speaking) is because society treats teens like children and we don’t give them responsibilities.

Additionally anyone who says teen girls look like children and their physical bodies are still small - that’s another BS argument. I’ve seen girls as young as 10 who look like adults and I’ve seen females who are 18+ who look 10.

Just look at the porn industry; they make billions from the teen porn genre; some of the girls who are over 18+ look like children, (like: Kitty Jung, Amai liu, Gigi rivera, Marcela Rubita, Tiny tyler, Kobe Tai, Lucy Filipino, Little Cinderella, Anne Howe) to name a few.

Any argument which suggests it is morally wrong to be with a 14 year old is bound to be based on a sweeping generalization, or is culturally biased or is emotionally driven. basically;

USE SOME COMMON SENSE

Mikael Farid Guangxi #fundie quora.com

Zoriah Mysdes
Your question is flawed. No such verse exists.

Traditional engagements in Jewish culture occurred when the female was between 15 and 17; while the actual marriage took place between 16 and 18. The male was generally 2 - 5 years older than the female, and families either side were generally in full agreement for the wedding to take place.

Obviously there were exceptions to this, just as there are in our own time; but the story of Mary and Joseph did not divert from traditional protocol. Both of their families were very religious, and Mary could have been stoned when she came back from her cousin’s house pregnant, due to the strict order of the Israelites.

Mikael Farid Guangxi

Sep 9

liar! Talmud recorded in halacha law a girl can be married when she was only 12!


Jaganan Abhinav #fundie quora.com

This started off as a sensible answer but became a rant on Arranged Marriages in India in general. So read at your discretion. Though, Yes I have tried to answer this question too!


Don't we all love a good parents bashing? Let me join in too! I will tell you about Indian parents' mindset in general and why arranged marriages are preferred. Towards the end, I'll tell you about the daughter bit.

TL;DR; - FUCK OFF.

Arranged marriage is the norm in India. Sure the number of love marriages are increasing with the so called “modern youth” of today, declaring their independence and standing up for their rights and shit. But it seems that parents never want us to be happy doesn't it? Even though that is probably the only thing most parents want, they have a fucked up way of showing it. The real reason for arranged marriages though, and marrying off girls quickly, according to me, is YOU!

Yes, you! The Indian youth who has never made a single independent decision in their lives. Who had their schools, colleges, degrees, electives, books, breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, snacks, drinks, video games, computers, mobile phones, shirts, pants, belts, sarees, salwars, bras, boxers, underwear, panties, friends and even sanitary pads chosen by your parents.

Now you might say, “That's not me! I have always had a say in all my life choices!”, well maybe you did.You are a minority. This is not about you then. But the real question is were they Life Altering Choices? Or was it just a scenario where you wanted to buy a Camlin Geometry box and your parents wanted to buy you a Natraj Geometry box?

Did you take science group because you wanted to study/learn Science or your parents pushed you into it? Or maybe all your friends were taking science group. Did you join that IIT coaching class of your own free will? Or was it for the same reasons mentioned above? Have you from a young age demonstrated independence and rational decision making abilities to your parents? The answer to this question, in most of the cases is No. No. A huge fucking NO!

If you have been completely independent throughout your life, you've earned the right to choose your partner. Yes that is how parents look at it. You've got to EARNthe right to choose your life partner. How can parents trust a 21-year-old girl/guy, who has not taken a single independent decision in their entire fucking life to choose a partner for themselves? Sure the person may not be the same dumb twat they were in high school but parents don't know that. Prove it to them. Show them that you are your own master. Stop cribbing about problems and start making your own decisions. In fact, move the fuck out of your house after you finish school (class 12).

In the US, the average 17-year-old is most probably working part-time. In Europe, they are carrying a backpack and roaming the continent or even the world. We are still sucking on mommy's titty here at that time. And you think parents will go down without a fight when you want to marry someone of YOUR choice? That is why couples who themselves were not a part of the arranged marriage community, have reservations when it comes to their child's marriage.

At the crux of it, most parents don't trust their kids. Why? Because we haven't displayed an ounce of independence to them. We haven't had conversations with them about our likes and dislikes. We have been bound by the roles society has imposed on us. We don't take the time to get to know our parents as human beings. All they see in us are bad decisions and worse choices. Like hell they're going to let you marry a person of your choice.

They think you're an idiot. A useless piece of shit incapable of sane decision making. They think they are looking out for you. Have you ever told your parents you don't need looking out for? That it's your life and you can take care of yourself? That you know what you're doing? You probably did after you chose a life partner.

They don't trust you then. Had you done that in class 8 when your mother forced you to go to JEE coaching because all kids are going and told them it's your life and you don't want to do engineering, and had you carried that attitude down throughout the years and made GOOD life choices (not fucked up along the road mind you) and are your own boss today, your parents probably won't give a fuck if you marry a chimpanzee.

Now I know all of this might sound exaggerated. But this is how parents treat us man! We are kids in their eyes forever. What I've written is true in most of the cases and mainly among the educated middle class. Tier 1, Tier 2 cities. It's a whole different story when it goes to villages and rural areas. There people take their shit seriously. It is an issue ofHONOUR who their children marry and this shit is downright wrong. The cure for this is education. Nothing else. Education and a good parent child rapport from a young age.

This is how their parents treated them and this is how most parents are treating us. What we can do is sit them the fuck down and make them understand our life choices. Sure there'll be emotional blackmail. You need to figure that shit out on your own, like, how serious your mother is when she says she will commit suicide if you don't marry according to her wish. I do not think there are any situations that conversations cannot solve, if that has been the norm since your childhood days.

Just because you've seen 4 English movies and have suddenly become a feminist/open-minded liberal hippie, don't expect the same from your parents. Give them some time to get used to you. Make them understand your point of view. Because at the end of the day, they THINK they know what's best for us and we have blindly accepted their decisions so far. A sudden opposition is kind of shocking especially in such a grave issue.

Girls are looked at in 2 extreme ways in India. They are either the apple of the parent's astigmatic eyes or things to be gotten rid off as soon as possible. One of the major reasons parents want to pack of their girls is because they look at it as a DUTY. They are worried about finding eligible grooms and even EDUCATED parents, think they've failed as parents if they don't marry off their girl child. Again this depends on your up-bringing. Sit them down and talk to them. Start talking from a young age. Discuss your choices with them. Ask for their opinions and if and when they're right/better than yours, acknowledge the fact and follow them. Display maturity.

Even after doing all this, the current parents who have 20+ year old kids, are from an earlier generation. They are digesting inter-caste/community marriages much better than their parents. But not all that well. What we can do is be better parents when we have kids. Give them the space to make mistakes and learn from them. Don't spoonfeed them shit forever for one day they'll grow up and be tired of it. And you will not like it then.

Curt Dolittle #fundie quora.com

While descending from two widely separated waves “generations” that moved out of Africa, Whites have succeeded in significant juvenilization. Asians have succeeded in far greater juvenilization. Asian women are the most juvenilized women on earth. To the point at which they have even gained extended lifespans by delaying the depth of and onset of sexual maturity (compare to central asians, arabs, and sub saharan africans that have NOT engaged in juvenilization.) Secondly, for reasons I am not sure I am confident in addressing, Asians distribute their fat more evenly. And thirdly, Asian IQ is slanted to our educated classes (I suspect it is a narrower distribution because of the juvenilization - and the asian predilection for killing off malcontents in large numbers). So between a ‘more immature look’, more petite look, better weight distribution, and higher average intelligence, the pool of asian women is objectively better than the pool of available white women. Conversely asian women pay a price for mongoloid facial features, and in places like eastern europe where women maintain their weight and walk a great deal, and dress well, asian women lose their advantage.

Kai Peter Chang #sexist quora.com

World Wide Web: What is it like being a man on a dating site?

World Wide Web: What is it like being a man on a dating site?
Follow-up on What is it like being a woman on a dating site?
32 ANSWERS
Kai Peter Chang
Kai Peter Chang, Thief of Hearts
Updated Jan 3, 2016
Online dating is perfectly symbolized by the very act of sex and fertilization itself: - one egg surrounded by millions of furiously squirming sperm all trying to get in. Nearly every sperm will die trying, with the exception of the lucky one whose combination of attributes (strength & stamina) and starting position happen to connect with the egg.

Great deal for the egg, lousy deal for the individual sperm.

But don't take my word for it.

Someone actually RAN a multi-month experiment on this very subject matter with a spread of fake profiles, male and female of varying levels of physical attractiveness. The results were as expected, but very shocking for those who are unfamiliar with the world of hot women and female hypergamy.

Original Post on the experiment:
http://jonmillward.com/blog/attr...

Sharply-worded commentary by a pickup blog on the results:
http://heartiste.wordpress.com/2...

TL;DR: A man in the top 5 percentile of looks will pull less interest than a Plain Jane middle-of-the-distribution female, and for guys who do NOT cut model-level cheekbones and 6'0+ height, the statistics are far grimmer.


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Excerpt:

As we can see, the two hottest girls are cleaning up in the attention sweepstakes. The two hottest men get a few bites, but because they are men and have no personal concept of the sheer volume of sexual attention that hot women experience during their brief window of prime fertility, they think they are Kings of Maine.
Handsome Joe: “Hey, Emma, I got eight messages this week! I’m in demand!”
Exquisite Emma: “Oh, uh, hee hee— that’s great Joe!”
Handsome Joe: “How many did you get?”
Exquisite Emma: “128.”
Handsome Joe:

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This is not to say that women don’t care about looks; only that women compartmentalize looks along with other, less physically tangible male characteristics that they are subconsciously attracted to in men. Less facially gifted men with game should be heartened by these online results: they show that a tight email message that exhibits the qualities of the preselected alpha male can draw the interest of cute girls who might otherwise dismiss these men based solely on their photos.

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Andrew Ross Long is correct that a man who desires a nonzero results from dating websites must invest substantial time for even modest replies. The promise that online dating would help you "save time" by helping you connect with thousands of local singles is an illusion, an illusion sold to introverted nerds eager to buy the notion that they can insulate themselves the terrifying task of approaching a woman they find desirable in person and risk rejection.

Any women you may find desirable online is likely bombarded by thousands of other suitors JUST LIKE YOU making similar approaches, and your message sits aside thousands of others like it in her inbox. She cannot date all of them, and it is almost certain you are not the tallest, smartest, funniest or most-accomplished guy who approaches her.

At 6'0 and (I hope) a reasonably well-written profile, including a full spread of photos (with the year they were taken so it's clear I'm not banking on an old perfectly shot image) and here are my stats:
* three to four visitors a week on average
* one or two incoming messages every six months
* historically, 100% of my girlfriend/long-term-dating relationships came from live pulls (met at a mutual friend's party, conference, grocery store, nonprofit fundraiser gala, etc.)

If you are shorter than me (which 95% of men are), have more blandly-written/ boring profile, I imagine you'd get even worse response rates.

Overall conclusion: ROI for men on dating sites is TERRIBLE.


BONUS ADVICE:

For most men, those hours spent browsing profiles and sending witty messages could be far better spent volunteering at a local nonprofit (which skew strongly toward female staff & volunteers anyway). There, you actions will be helping their the local community you live in while meeting other charitably-minded females in a relaxed, non-sexually-charged environment.

Teach a group of underprivileged kids a new skill, organize a blood drive (disclosure: I volunteer at the Red Cross so I am biased), lead a fundraiser on behalf of a battered women's shelter, tutor recent immigrants English so they can seize better opportunities.

Any of these activities puts you in the midst of good, wholesome women and allows introverts to comfortably get to know women as people, not sexual prospects jostling alongside other more aggressive men who see them as mating rivals.

The world needs men who step up and in so doing, you end up on the radar of women who may have never given your dating profile a second glance. but, having seen the good you do with their own eyes, desire you because in her view, you are a MAN who is a caring pillar of the community and a good prospective partner.

A win-win for all, I think. Certainly a far better ROI than messaging women OKCupid who will, statistically, never get back to you.

David Stiefel #fundie quora.com

Because you can’t reason with ideologues that will burn and loot your shops, rape your dogs, and shake you down for your every last penny before murdering you. Even IF they get their way, but will especially do so if they don’t get their way. That is the climate Obama has helped cultivate. And it is near-impossible to have a meaningful conversation with someone who refuses to see that.

(P.S. Just for you to learn more of this guy, check this link: https://thefpl.us/episode/121)

Jane Wei #fundie quora.com

A2A. Lets take a round ball of clay. We’ll stick two marbles in it.

Would you rather have a variety of sparkling light blue, green, blue-green, grey silver, auburn, marbles or a drab, boring, brown?
Now we’ll stick some yarn on the top of the ball of clay.

How about some glowing golden silky strands of yarn?
How about wavy reddish strands?
Or would you like some matted black yarn? How about straight black yarn? Or some dark brown?
Not exactly difficult to answer, from a visual perspective. Look at how children react to colorful cartoons — it is a very visceral and instinctive reaction to like a variety of colors.

Literally, “all other races” have brown eyes and very dark brown to black hair. Why would people not be curious about Caucasians? Furthermore, the contrast of lighter skin compliments these colorful eyes.

Now think about what would happen to these recessive genetics of the Caucasians if they were not “exclusive”? The genes would all be lost.

Tyler Bourne #fundie quora.com

The reality, for most white American males is that we like the fact that Asian girls look different from our sisters and mothers and all the women we grew up around. Different is exotic, exotic is hot. We like that they tend to be thinner and lighter built which equates to more feminine. We like that they tend to STAY thinner and more fit. Smaller woman makes us feel bigger and more masculine. Most of the time they act less spoiled because mommy and daddy wanted a boy. In general it makes them more approachable and just friendlier.

Finally we like that they like us. Its just good for the ego.

You can argue all day about how there is some underlaying negative force at work in all this but really almost any woman who takes care of herself and stays fit and acts like a girl will be found attractive by most men. (A lot of western women dont seem to think they should act like girls anymore, but men react to that in our primitive crocodile brains) If she happens to be a bit different from 90% of the females we grew up around it will make her stand out from the group and catch our eye more than the norm and face it in most parts of the US outside certain San Jose neighborhoods, Asian girls are still a minority yet they don't have any of the negative stigma that will be attached to dating a black woman. Sorry black women I'm just saying the truth. I think its BS too but you all know better than me how that goes. Asian girls are just different enough to be interesting and similar enough to be safe.

Kai Herrmann #fundie quora.com

Is there any country that is analogous enough to the US to serve as a example for firearms legislation?

No. There are no other countries whose population believes in self sufficiency and self reliance the way Americans do. There are no other countries who had a right as a human to defend themselves with guns either, and no history of doing so on a regular basis.

You are probably sitting there thinking to yourself right now, “WE believe in self reliance and self sufficiency, this guy is full of crap”. I’m sure you do, but not to the extent Americans do. You’ll never understand until you live in the US and get to know Americans who don’t live in cities. We’d prefer to protect ourselves than call the police to protect us. We’ll call them but after we shoot the bad guy. Not only that, the police have zero responsibility to protect us. It’s been decided in court. so if the police aren’t required to protect us, who is? We are! It’s our duty and obligation which we appreciate.

Antoine Boyle #homophobia quora.com

I do feel like there is a pressure to put yes constantly in this society, because if you don't then you are a bigot or whatever.

Should homosexual people be allowed to legally adopt children? taking into account the following information:

1 - Same sex couples experience much higher levels of domestic violence than their heterosexual counterparts. Some studies show that the rate is at least three times higher than that of heterosexual couples. It seems unkind to force children to be exposed to this higher level of violence.
The book Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them: Battered Gay Men and Domestic Violence by two homosexual researchers “estimated that 650,000 homosexual men are victims of domestic violence each year, compared to figures from the FBI which showed that last year 1,300 hate crimes were reported.

2 - Homosexuals have a much higher rate of molestation than Heterosexuals
As much as 33% of child molestation is committed by homosexuals, and yet they only make up about 3% to 5% of our population. To allow homosexual couples to adopt children puts the children at greater risk of molestation.

3 - Homosexuals have a higher incidence of infidelity. In regards to homosexual monogamy, homosexuals remain faithful to one partner about 25% of the time. This is a much lower fidelity rate, than their heterosexual counterparts, which is 80%. It is not unusual for homosexuals to have hundreds of sexual partners in a life time.

What kind of stability will be afforded a child who is exposed to that kind of change of a significant other? I also say this against those heterosexuals who also co-habitat, it is unkind to children to expose them to continual relationship changes

Peter Xu #conspiracy quora.com

You should be terrified. Jade Helm is the Jews doing to the US what they did to the Soviet Union in 1917. There will be Jews infiltrated into the country from all over the world. Many more people will be involved but it's the Jews that will be the sharp end of the spear. People who look like librarians covering themselves in blood and exhibiting a strange fascination with human entrails.

Here is where the Jew operations of homeland security and Fema will show their hand as the Chekka and the Stasi. WalMart is going into the grocery business. That is the big news in the food industry all over the world. Wal-Mart is also going into the concentration camp industry. That at least ought to be the big news in a town near you.

The Jews have ordered over a billion rounds of hollow point bullets. This is executioners ordnance. The Jews do not so much as expect you to put up a fight. Whereas foreign Jews will be doing most of the killing, the task of your local Jews will be as follows;

They are to join local opposition groups and lead them for stridency but paralyze them for effective action. Also they will act as spies. They will give ground where it does not matter and hold the line on strategic markers. You will die and the media will cover it up for decades. Note the nauseating and despicable comment of the Jew Levine. Expect more of the same.

What you should be looking for now is a massive international media distraction.

Prashaat Singh #fundie quora.com

The extent of exposure to any culture's concepts is simply a function of these 2 interacting factors: exposure & perceived superiority. This is almost exclusively a one-way interchange, with few concepts (food is a notable exception) going the other way. This can be seen in the changing role of women in society, which has both good and bad connotations. While status upliftment of the female sex is the need of the hour as well as just, carrying it too far can lead to breakdown of the family, as in the west, where the family is all but dead, with divorce rates pushing 45% or more as per information available to me.

The exposure is also leading to outright negative effects like rampant body exposure by both the sexes, pre- and extra-marital sex, treating traditionalism with disdain and condescension, inordinate regard to English fluency, lack of knowledge of inherited culture and quite simply aping the west. The impression in the minds of some people, for ex, that females look more fetching in western dresses is nothing but mindless west-copying. The female form looks far more alluring in a sari, for example. These are all examples of aping the west. I not not raising the issue of tobacco and drink here since the link between western values and these two is tenuous at best. Another example is music; nothing wrong with listening to rock or jazz. But if you regard eastern music as trash - then you have a classic case of mindless aping.

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