EPTDying boy wants Christmas cards - Page 3
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axel
France385 Posts
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statix
United States1760 Posts
On November 09 2009 09:14 axel wrote: When can we start to send one ( not sarcastic) ?? asap...they've already received a ton but i think they're celebrating Christmas next weekend (november 14-15). | ||
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Ganfei
Taiwan1439 Posts
On November 09 2009 09:02 XsebT wrote: To the last part of your post: I'm expressing my opinion like everyone should, not to say that I'm right or you're wrong, but to discuss a topic that I find important regarding people's general way of thinking. - I'm gonna leave it at this, as people find it off topic, sorry for bothering you and good luck with your cards.  no, you're a dickhead, if everyone in the world thought the way you do we'd have absolutely nothing, ever. Small steps, don't expect to change the entire world. Obviously you can't do the same thing for everyone. What the fuck, this doctor chose to help this patient instead of every single other patient in the world? Oh, this lawyer has a pro bono case? Why doesn't he just go pro bono on everyone's ass? Oh ok, maybe I'll just let that kid get run the fuck over by that car that's about to hit him instead of helping him out because there's a lot of other kids getting run over every day, and I can't help "Let's not help one person because there's lots of other people in the same situation and if we don't help ALL OF THEM then helping any one is pointless." No offense. This is the kind of immature, stupid philosophy that high school kids who want to show off how badass and pessimistic and cynical they are employ so that people will be like "aww yeah that motherfucker is a badass he knows what's up in the world." I'm really failing to see what you find that is so "important" to bring up about "people's general way of thinking" - that we should all just be idle and sit on our hands because we're waiting to have the capacity to help EVERY SINGLE PERSON instead of just those we can? Well, Earth isn't doing well, and "random acts of kindness" isn't really helping other than Noah and youself; helping youself in the sence that you probably think you just saved the World by taking out 15 mins of your time. Your post is also confusing me, since I would much rather be Mother Teresa than doing "a random act of kindness". Nobody thinks they're saving the world. Seriously what the fuck, are you like 16 years old? Still in your formative stages? Or just a grown man-baby? People want to do a nice act for this kid and you shit on them talking about how they're not saving the world and there's lots of other kids. And what's the most super awesomest most ultimate charity or activity to put effort into? Since you seem to be ranking it these things by their "value." Supplying potable water to Africa? AIDs-treatment funding in Africa? Maybe global warming? Oh, I can't send this kid a Christmas card cause I'm so badass and I'm aware of the fact that I'm not saving the world, all these fools with the veil over their eyes don't know my ultimate truth | ||
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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
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LonelyMargarita
1845 Posts
On November 09 2009 07:36 Japakazol wrote: So sad. This is the kind of thing that really makes you realize that there is no benevolent man in the sky looking down on us all. The bitter irony is that times like this are when people paradoxically cling especially close to those ideas. Clearly you just disproved God's existence. Your logic is flawless. Well done, sir. | ||
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liosama
Australia843 Posts
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On November 09 2009 07:36 Japakazol wrote: So sad. This is the kind of thing that really makes you realize that there is no benevolent man in the sky looking down on us all. The bitter irony is that times like this are when people paradoxically cling especially close to those ideas. My thoughts exactly, at least the kid is very confident that he'll go to heaven...ignorance is bliss imo | ||
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ella_guru
Canada1741 Posts
On November 09 2009 08:21 fabiano wrote: am i the only one who actually feel a huge pain in the heart (literally) when something like this happens? dammit... cant believe someone makes fun of it.  no | ||
Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
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whatchamacallit
United States8 Posts
stuff like this makes me sad so early in the morning. | ||
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Ao_Jun
Denmark396 Posts
On November 10 2009 22:41 Ganfei wrote: no, you're a dickhead, if everyone in the world thought the way you do we'd have absolutely nothing, ever. Small steps, don't expect to change the entire world. Obviously you can't do the same thing for everyone. What the fuck, this doctor chose to help this patient instead of every single other patient in the world? Oh, this lawyer has a pro bono case? Why doesn't he just go pro bono on everyone's ass? Oh ok, maybe I'll just let that kid get run the fuck over by that car that's about to hit him instead of helping him out because there's a lot of other kids getting run over every day, and I can't help "Let's not help one person because there's lots of other people in the same situation and if we don't help ALL OF THEM then helping any one is pointless." No offense. This is the kind of immature, stupid philosophy that high school kids who want to show off how badass and pessimistic and cynical they are employ so that people will be like "aww yeah that motherfucker is a badass he knows what's up in the world." I'm really failing to see what you find that is so "important" to bring up about "people's general way of thinking" - that we should all just be idle and sit on our hands because we're waiting to have the capacity to help EVERY SINGLE PERSON instead of just those we can? Nobody thinks they're saving the world. Seriously what the fuck, are you like 16 years old? Still in your formative stages? Or just a grown man-baby? People want to do a nice act for this kid and you shit on them talking about how they're not saving the world and there's lots of other kids. And what's the most super awesomest most ultimate charity or activity to put effort into? Since you seem to be ranking it these things by their "value." Supplying potable water to Africa? AIDs-treatment funding in Africa? Maybe global warming? Oh, I can't send this kid a Christmas card cause I'm so badass and I'm aware of the fact that I'm not saving the world, all these fools with the veil over their eyes don't know my ultimate truth ^ This sums up exactly what i wanted to say. Anyways i hope the little guy gets to be happy for the remainder of his life. Even if that means to believe in god or santa or whatever. Keep up the good work everyone sending him cards. | ||
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LonelyMargarita
1845 Posts
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theron[wdt]
United States395 Posts
On November 09 2009 08:14 Rotodyne wrote: I would obviously never send that to the kid, and everything in my post was 100% true. I see no problem :/ douchecanoe | ||
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Piste
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saritenite
Singapore1680 Posts
TL should put together one, Pony Express and all, Christmas theme, then when he flips the page, he sees "www.teamliquid.net" | ||
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omninmo
2349 Posts
the fact that a 3 year old is stricken with cancer is either the result of his mom having a drug/mayonaisse addiction or that his family lives near a power plant or that he was given the h1n1 vaccine (which is poison). if he is one of the 1 in a million "unlucky" ones who "just happened to have cancer cells" as a three year old then tough cookies man... send him some cards if you think PITY is a virtue. pity only multiplies suffering in the world and gives the agent (ie he who pities) a false sense of "moral correctness". many people with cancer are going to die alone this xmas. the boy is only relevant because some local news channel made a call and now they use "the sick kid" as a focal point in between terror alerts. | ||
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starfries
Canada3508 Posts
On November 11 2009 18:25 Piste wrote: There are thousands of dying children, with limited time. This is silly... Yes, there are thousands and no one is expecting you to send a card to every one of them. But sending a card to one is better than sending a card to none. And people don't turn into saints overnight, but maybe if you send one card, it'll put you into the habit of doing nice things for random people more often, and one day you'll be a better person for it. btw, from one of the links in the OP: Diana said she is asking that instead of sending gifts to Noah, send $1 in a card to the family and they will donate it to the University Of Michigan neuroblastoma research center and the Michigan Make A Wish Chapter. I think this would be a nice thing to do, if you're already going to be sending a card. | ||
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Ganfei
Taiwan1439 Posts
if he is one of the 1 in a million "unlucky" ones who "just happened to have cancer cells" as a three year old then tough cookies man... send him some cards if you think PITY is a virtue. pity only multiplies suffering in the world and gives the agent (ie he who pities) a false sense of "moral correctness". ???? What the fuck? Honestly? This sounds like something that dipshit Emile Cioran would have written. Get over yourself. What's your solution? Let the kid die? Let every kid die until there are so few left that we can help everyone at once? Maybe you can go up to his room, let him know it's "tough cookies man," sorry I'd help you but giving you a card would only multiply the suffering in the world, sorry kid. It infuriates me that you also seem to believe that this is some sort of revelatory statement that's coming from your mouth, like the people who are donating are somehow unaware that what they are doing isn't going to save anyone, or help the other kids who are in need. Yeah, you smug fuck, they know it already. You aren't pulling the veil back from anyone's eyes. Your cynical jackass attitude is woefully inexperienced and reminds me of armchair anthropology. Shit is just your own stupid personal theory based on a complete lack of any sort of personal interaction with anyone in these kinds of situations. People aren't sending in cards to bolster some false sense of virtuous moral correctness. They're doing it because it's an easy opportunity to do something nice for someone else. | ||
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statix
United States1760 Posts
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HaXXspetten
Sweden15718 Posts
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