SoyLeche
meh...
It's an addiction.
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"I Heard You Mormons...."
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DarkMaster24
Active Member
And? I just don't see what's wrong with a harmless addiction, like coffee. To you is it like people putting something before god, like an idol?
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
I absolutely hate coffee (and yes, I have tried it) so it's not at all hard for me to stay away from. Neither my son (who was raised LDS but has not been a practicing member of the church for about 13 years) nor my soon-to-be daughter-in-law (who is a devout Catholic) like coffee either.
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
That's an oxymoron. If something is an addition, you have no control over your need for it. How on earth can you consider a food or beverage controlling you to be "harmless"?
What in the world are you talking about? You know, right about now, I would be tempted to say something about atheists being unintelligent, but since I realize they aren't all unintelligent, I won't make a fool of myself by generalizing.
DarkMaster24
Active Member
Wow...I guess Utah's anxiety toward coffee has alot to do with that.
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
Huh? What are you talking about?
DarkMaster24
Active Member
No, not in this case. Because it helps me perform well in school, keeps me alert throughout the day, and tastes good too. Coffee hasn't had any health risks on me and it relaxes me. What's the evil in that?
What in the world are you talking about? You know, right about now, I would be tempted to say something about atheists being unintelligent, but since I realize they aren't all unintelligent, I won't make a fool of myself by generalizing.
Now see what I mean about religious people being hateful and mean?
Haha, I think Jesus would be proud.
DarkMaster24
Active Member
I'm saying that because Mormons have a storng influence over everything in Utah that has to be a reason why those people you mentioned don't like coffee.
DarkMaster24
Active Member
You talking about me, Victor?
I know you think we're all unintelligent, racist bigots, which makes you the superior intellect. So, use that superior intellect and see if you might come up with a better response as to why Katzpur's inactive Mormon son and Catholic daugther-in-law might not drink coffee.
Quiddity
UndertheInfluenceofGiants
Yup...
DarkMaster24
Active Member
I don't think you're a rasist bigot, Watchmen. Of all the LDS on the forrum, I think I have the most respect for you.
DarkMaster24
Active Member
Well, Victor you're wrong because I'm not a troll. Watchmen and Katzpur will back me up on this.
Quiddity
UndertheInfluenceofGiants
I hope I am wrong...
DarkMaster24
Active Member
Don't worry, you are.
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
My future daughter-in-law is not even from Utah. I guess the fact that she is engaged to a young man who was raised in Utah in an LDS family could be the only logical explanation. Now it seems as if Mormonism is contagious. Maybe you would also like to share your insights on why both my son and his fiancee do drink alcohol. How does your convoluted logic explain that?
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
Victor! Hi!!!!! It's been so long since I've seen you. I was just thinking about you the other day. How have you and Evelyn been anyway?
DarkMaster24
Active Member
I'm sorry, ok, jeez. I just thought that Mormons played a major role in the way people treat coffee and alcohol. I retract that statement.
For me, it nets out to a positive. I just like coffee. Its addictive effects are a bit of a cost, I suppose, though I personally find them to be minor: I do tend to get mild "weekend headaches" (i.e. caffiene withdrawal because you aren't drinking coffee as much as you do when you're working Monday to Friday) from time to time. The large part of my coffee habit really is just habit, which can be formed for anything that becomes part of your routine.
By and large, coffee "controls me" in the same way that my desire to watch a favourite TV show "controls me". On a Saturday morning, I'd say my craving for coffee is significantly surpassed by my craving for a jerky egg sandwich. I don't personally think this is reason enough to give up coffee, and it certainly isn't enough for me to give up my jerky eggs.