Why do we use the expression, "Jesus Christ" or "Oh my God" ?

[bmacd]

Did somebody just randomly use his name when they were pissed off, scared or surprised?

-=bmacd=-

 

[zimu]

jesus christ, was a dumb thread. oh my god someone lock please?!

 

[isasir]

I'd assume because it's blasphemy to say it, which of course is incentive for people to say it.

 

[Sideswipe001]

I highly doubt it was random. I'd bet it was someone showing off that they didn't care if they broke the 10 commandments, and that it just simply grew from there.

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: zimu
jesus christ, was a dumb thread. oh my god someone lock please?!

thanks for whoring away another post asshat. If you can't contribute to the thread in a positive manner, just go back to wanking off.

-=bmacd=-

 

[RagingBITCH]

Why is fvck you so offensive? Why are "bad" words bad, when 50 years ago they probably didn't even exist? I certainly doubt you'll get a question to any of those questions because it's just so vague.

 

[cmdavid]

freudian slip.. crying out to a higher being unconsciously because they're internally aware that everything is not under their control...

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: bmacd

Originally posted by: zimu
jesus christ, was a dumb thread. oh my god someone lock please?!

thanks for whoring away another post asshat. If you can't contribute to the thread in a positive manner, just go back to wanking off.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Sideswipe001]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Why is fvck you so offensive? Why are "bad" words bad, when 50 years ago they probably didn't even exist? I certainly doubt you'll get a question to any of those questions because it's just so vague.

This one isn't vauge. Sheesh, the Jews *forgot* the name of God (Yaweh or something like that is the best guess we have now) because it was blasphemey to say it. It was a part of the 10 commandments not to use the name of the Lord in vain. Why do people do it? The same reason they commit adultery and murder and everything else. Either they don't believe in it, or they just think it's stupid and don't follow it.

It was simply a way to rebel against something they believed once, that has grown now into useage in modern society. Cursing at God when you're unhappy about something.

 

[aircooled]

oh my dad

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: aircooled
oh my dad

ah, the ultimate supreme being??

 

[amdskip]

I will not say those and people drive me nuts when they use them.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: cmdavid
freudian slip.. crying out to a higher being unconsciously because they're internally aware that everything is not under their control...

I am in complete control.

 

[Horus]

It originally came from people praying. Probably in medieval times and so on, on the battlefield.

Guy comes up to you with morning-star
"Jesus Christ, protect me!"
You kick guy with morning-star in the balls, take his weapon
"Oh my god, give me strength!"

We've just shortened it because we're lazy.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

some of my christian friends kinda get offended when i use it...but i say it out of habit usually...

"OMFG!!" <-- my friend stares me down when i say that on accident lol

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Why is fvck you so offensive? Why are "bad" words bad, when 50 years ago they probably didn't even exist? I certainly doubt you'll get a question to any of those questions because it's just so vague.

The word f*ck dates back to at least 1500.

Taking the Lord's name (or any god, depending on the individual's religion) in vain dates back at least 3,000 years, and probably further.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: cmdavid
freudian slip.. crying out to a higher being unconsciously because they're internally aware that everything is not under their control...

I am in complete control.

2 things I know firmly about this world:
- No one is in complete control.
- No one really knows what is going on.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: bmacd
Did somebody just randomly use his name when they were pissed off, scared or surprised?

-=bmacd=-

Not to mention sexually excited: "Oh God! Oh yes! Oh Jesus! Oh God! Ohh..."

Kind of interesting given the Church's general inability to deal with the subject of sexuality.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: Sideswipe001

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Why is fvck you so offensive? Why are "bad" words bad, when 50 years ago they probably didn't even exist? I certainly doubt you'll get a question to any of those questions because it's just so vague.

This one isn't vauge. Sheesh, the Jews *forgot* the name of God (Yaweh or something like that is the best guess we have now) because it was blasphemey to say it. It was a part of the 10 commandments not to use the name of the Lord in vain. Why do people do it? The same reason they commit adultery and murder and everything else. Either they don't believe in it, or they just think it's stupid and don't follow it.

It was simply a way to rebel against something they believed once, that has grown now into useage in modern society. Cursing at God when you're unhappy about something.

The Jews did not forget the name Yahweh. The clergy decided that since the average man didn't always know why uses of the name would be blasphemous that they would ban use of the word altogether. Basically to protect you from yourself. If one never said Yahweh then one could never take the name in vain (or is it vane? I forget.) They clergy, however, passed the name down through the ranks and kept it alive. It is also still written in ancient texts.

The reason you see so many "The Lord, our God"s in the old testiment, etc. isn't because people thought it sounded good, or pious. It was because the original texts read "Yahweh, our God" or "Our Lord, Yahway". They weren't allowed to modify meaning texts so they simply changed all references to Yahweh to something like the above.

 

[Lifer]

don't forget goddamn

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: cmdavid
freudian slip.. crying out to a higher being unconsciously because they're internally aware that everything is not under their control...

I am in complete control.

2 things I know firmly about this world:
- No one is in complete control.
- No one really knows what is going on.

jesus christ...

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Why is fvck you so offensive? Why are "bad" words bad, when 50 years ago they probably didn't even exist? I certainly doubt you'll get a question to any of those questions because it's just so vague.

The word f*ck dates back to at least 1500.

Taking the Lord's name (or any god, depending on the individual's religion) in vain dates back at least 3,000 years, and probably further.

yip F*ck is a very old word. I researched it a few years go along with other "bad" words, one of the most interesting research papers that i have done.

 

[Quixfire]

I believe people use it because they want to compound their disbelief that God or Jesus exists. It might the feel better to blame someone or something that has no direct way to influence their actions.

I have been trying to stop swearing all together since Jesus Christ has saved me, but I going on twelve years I still use certain words when I am injured or angered by something or someone.

But at least God forgives me when I ask him.

 

[pyonir]

Jesus Hidden Christ in a lunch box this thread is retarded.

 

[skace]

People use it because the culture has defined that those words contain power. If I want to show that I am _extremely_ suprised / excited / pissed off, I will use a powerful word to pretense that emotion.

I highly doubt any person says oh my god simply because they want to conciously defy a god. But because growing up, they knew those words were the ones that pushed the most buttons and thus got labeled as the strongest words to use.