Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
First, I believe we are born in God's image and he's not evil! Just like a parent should be he's firm and doesn't want bad or evil behavior. I believe everyone is born innocent, not knowing or having the bad behavior in them. It's how we are influenced from birth that shapes how we turn out, evil or good. Even if you aren't religious, following any faith most people know right from wrong. You can say you don't but I wouldn't believe you. Only someone with a mental disorder would be the exception. As far as evil, I think some people choose to be evil because it's fun and easier than following rules. Most people like this usually start down the wrong path as teenagers due to who influenced them. In the past thirty years there's many influences other than parents or care giver. So many kids or young teens play violent video games that's way worse than any TV or movie I've ever seen, and I watch a lot of TV. However I watch violet movies/TV and am not evil. Things like Walking Dead, historical movies with fighting and war, etc might influence weaker people that haven't been exposed to good people. Hard to explain what I'm thinking on this subject, watching TV. I didn't grow up watching anything like this other than 70s westerns. I never shot a gun (except BB gun) till I was in my twenties. Even though I grew up in the south where hunting and guns are very common. I never had the desire. I was raised in church and have good influences of wrong and right. This is not an easy question to answer! So many children don't have a solid upbringing but that doesn't make all people evil.