The most important thing, in my opinion, is that regardless of what you do, you do it to your greatest capacity and pay attention the whole time. When you let your mind drift from the task you aren't focusing or learning, and thus doing a half-assed job.
Quote from Cyndaquil: “Why take risks? If you believe in a God and act accordingly ( following commandments, repenting when you sin, for example.) and God exists, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose if he is not real. However, if you chose not to do it and he is real, you have everything to lose and nothing to gain. Your choice tho.” That is some of the faultiest logic you can fall on. That can apply to every religion. Quote from Cyndaquil: “I realize that people do not want to follo…
Quote from LuklaAdvocate: “I think he was pointing out that half the world believes in a specific God, whereas the OP said half the world believes in various God's. I don't think he was trying to insinuate anything else. ” On reflection, you appear to be right. I was under the assumption otherwise due to his insistence that miracles do, without a doubt, occur.
I agree to the extent that they aren't nearly as perfect as society raises people to believe. I doubt there are an overwhelming amount that are corrupt, but they are as human as you and I.
Quote from Mikep: “I gave up on shaving. I clean my neck and cheeks up a bit twice a week, but that's it.” This, though I don't clean up during the summer.
Once again, China has the fastest growing middle class in the world. Where do you get your ideas on China? Its not some communist hellhole like everyone in the US seems to think.
When I was 14, I had a girlfriend who was depressed by the fact she couldn't have a baby. She insisted she was ready and equipped to take care of it because her family was wealthy enough. It was irritating to say the least. Edit: She was 13.