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Mk
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What are some crazy things you've believed in your life you now think are wrong? Winner gets free cheese.
Beliefs Gone Wrong: Win Free Cheese!
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Discussion Overview
The thread explores various whimsical and humorous beliefs that participants once held but now consider incorrect. The scope includes personal anecdotes and reflections on childhood misconceptions, with a light-hearted tone throughout.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
- Conceptual clarification
- Debate/contested
Main Points Raised
- Some participants reflect on childhood beliefs, such as thinking Santa Claus consumed cookies left out for him.
- One participant humorously recalls believing that babies arrived via a rainbow-colored slide.
- Another mentions a belief in government protection from evil, contrasting with a later realization about the nature of evil.
- A participant humorously states that they thought toilets were electric until a power outage revealed otherwise.
- There is a playful suggestion that cheese can be handed to people in cyberspace.
- One participant expresses disappointment about the thread's quality, sharing a whimsical belief that gravity was an angel preventing ascension to heaven.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants share a variety of personal beliefs without reaching a consensus, as each anecdote reflects individual experiences and interpretations.
Contextual Notes
Some beliefs are based on childhood innocence and imagination, while others reflect broader societal views. The discussion remains light-hearted and subjective, with no formal conclusions drawn.
Who May Find This Useful
Individuals interested in humorous reflections on childhood beliefs or those looking for light-hearted anecdotes about misconceptions may find this thread engaging.
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mezarashi
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That Santa Claus actually ate the cookies and milk I left on the table for him?
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Lisa!
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Never talk about crazy things you've believed in your life. 
(because others may laugh at you, but it's wrong. What's wrong with entertaining people?)
(because others may laugh at you, but it's wrong. What's wrong with entertaining people?)- #4
cefarix
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i thought babies came down a rainbow colored slide from the sky and into the hospital room until i was about 5
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Mk
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Oh, that was for Santa? They were good cookies anyway.mezarashi said:
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Smurf
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I used to believe the government was protecting me from all the evil in the world.
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jimmie
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I used to think that all the evil in the world was 'outside' of me.
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JamesU
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that you can hand cheese to people in cyberspace
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Evo
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I realized during a power outage when I was 5 that toilets weren't electric. 
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Moonbear
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Cookies and milk? I believed the Santa preferred rum and Coke!mezarashi said:
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Pengwuino
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I use to think up until 3 seconds ago that toilets were electric.
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Mk
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Yeah, those internet toilets don't work without electricity.Evo said:I realized during a power outage when I was 5 that toilets weren't electric.
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Zygotic Embryo
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I believed this thread would be good :(
But I believed Gravity was an angel holding you down to prevent you from going to heaven
But I believed Gravity was an angel holding you down to prevent you from going to heaven
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Zygotic Embryo
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before you die that is
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