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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Patlal]
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religion is dildos


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EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY BECOMES A DESERT


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Poid]
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Poid said:
Patlal said:
Have you Americans thoughts that perhaps maybe if you didn't print out millions of copies of that religious propaganda you call the US dollar 'In god we trust' things could change...

I have no control or influence over this, don't blame me.


Patlal said:
Perhaps having a president that doesnt mention god all the time would help too...

Every President has mentioned God.


Patlal said:
(don't mean to offend any of you, just saying)

You're not offending us, it's not our fucking fault. At all.


Good point...


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Patlal]
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no religion? i want to go to there


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everything i post is entirely fictional
"and then one day you find 10 years have got behind you no one told you when to run...you missed the starting gun"

"for long you live and high you fly, but only if you ride the tide, balanced on the biggest wave you race towards an early grave"

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
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Tchan909 said:
BeverageFace said:
Promising outlook. But we still need atheism to be the main belief. Because I bet a lot of those non affiliated still believe in god.


I disagree, that's called "spirituality" by a lot of folks around here and it avoids the cultural trap of organized religion.

It can still be used as an excuse for ignorance, though.



to me some one can be spiritual without believing in god. i think the problem is when people believe enough to personify their spiritualist into an actual being.

then it is one step away from using it to justify your actions.

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: koraks]
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Probably is a bullshit study. But anything that reads "religion and extinct" in the
same sentence is worthy of my time :lol:

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: BeverageFace]
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I think the intellectual failure comes when people identify or define God too rigidly, too narrowly, and too personally. The point is that God is a transcendent being, not "somebody" you know. Now that all the intelligent people study at secular institutions, religion has lost touch with this basic ontology.


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Enlil said:
You really are the worst kind of person.


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
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Tchan, you're probably going to be ridiculed for this. But not by me.

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: koraks]
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I'm used to it by now... :smirk:


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Enlil said:
You really are the worst kind of person.


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: koraks]
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Religion or lack thereof wont solve any of the problems that are basic human nature.


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: gzuf]
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gzuf said:
Religion or lack thereof wont solve any of the problems that are basic human nature.



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Enlil said:
You really are the worst kind of person.


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
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Tchan909 said:
gzuf said:
Religion or lack thereof wont solve any of the problems that are basic human nature.



Not sure I agree with that. Its just a form of division of peoples. There are
others sure. But religion is huge when it come to the upbringing and psyche of an
individual.

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: gzuf]
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gzuf said:
Religion or lack thereof wont solve any of the problems that are basic human nature.


It has been a huge aspect in managing coordination between individuals belonging to the same religion. Translating that to Europe and the US, it has been an essential coordination mechanism (and arguably, many of its constituents still are) facilitating processes of collaboration, trade and communication between Westerners. Granted, many of those constituents are what we consider essential human values, and indeed many of them are shared by several religions, but codification and education in the context of organized religion have helped greatly in making them effective. Note that I don't consider myself religious; I came to this realization concerning religion as a coordination mechanism in the context of my current research which is essentially also about managing coordination.

Apart from that, I think religion has served (and still does) the hordes of people who live in a world that is too complex to understand, and for some too full of grief and unhappiness to be bearable. To those, religion has held the promise that 'someone or something is tending the light at the end of the tunnel', as Thompson put it. It gives them peace of mind. Opium for the masses, indeed. Never underestimate the value of a good narcotic. I can't believe I have to tell you this.

Edited by koraks (03/22/11 05:45 PM)

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: koraks]
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Different strokes for different folks. If we were all the same, this world would be pretty god damn awful.


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: gzuf]
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gzuf said:
Different strokes for different folks. If we were all the same, this world would be pretty god damn awful.



I think differences in people go way beyond the realm of religion to say the least.

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: DeadHearts]
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DeadHearts said:
gzuf said:
Different strokes for different folks. If we were all the same, this world would be pretty god damn awful.



I think differences in people go way beyond the realm of religion to say the least.


Differences between people go way beyond the realm of any single way to describe a person. :shrug:


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Enlil said:
You really are the worst kind of person.


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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
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Tchan909 said:
DeadHearts said:
gzuf said:
Different strokes for different folks. If we were all the same, this world would be pretty god damn awful.



I think differences in people go way beyond the realm of religion to say the least.


Differences between people go way beyond the realm of any single way to describe a person. :shrug:


Fuckin a :shrug:

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: DeadHearts]
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Presumably if some countries de-religionise themselves, then american christian missionaries will go back in and take back what they can, and as long as there are preachers there will be people who listen and choose to believe what they hear.

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: tosatori]
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tosatori said:
Presumably if some countries de-religionise themselves, then american christian missionaries will go back in and take back what they can, and as long as there are preachers there will be people who listen and choose to believe what they hear.



Mehh. The hope is these "preachers" will see there is nothing to preach when it
comes to religion.

I guess they will have to invest their time in more productive activities :lol:

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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: DeadHearts]
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God is outmoded. Who needs a higher power when you can buy your health, safety, and comfort? Praying to your imaginary friend won't get you anywhere; a stack of $100 bills will. For better or worse, money is the new religion.  :moneyeyes:


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Hate never yet dispelled hate,
Only love dispels hate.
This is the law,
Ancient and inexhaustible.
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Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says [Re: Hitsuzen]
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DrGonz0 said:
God is outmoded. Who needs a higher power when you can buy your health, safety, and comfort? Praying to your imaginary friend won't get you anywhere; a stack of $100 bills will. For better or worse, money is the new religion.  :moneyeyes:



Why the preacher gotta have a nice house? Why the preacher gotta have a nice car?

Dont ask no questions!!

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