Religion isn't real

slimfast

June 22, 2010 11:06AM

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Religion may give you a purpose, but it's no different than just deciding what your purpose is. You can decide your purpose is to teach kids in public school or whatever, or to raise a family. Religion is basically just a frozen dinner. It comes already made with your peas (morality) and chicken (purpose). It may not be the best dinner, but if you're feeling lazy it'll do.

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We need a new religion.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 05:23AM
If by 'religion'	starbright	June 25, 2010 02:32PM
I disagree with the title of this post.	istirith	June 23, 2010 01:39AM
Re: We need a new religion.	Moligant	June 22, 2010 11:07AM
Good post. n/t	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 10:37PM
We alread have it, Law.	ORB	June 22, 2010 06:39AM
Re: We alread have it, Law.	zannon	June 24, 2010 05:55AM
It fails in many ways where religion succeeds. No one dies for laws.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 06:47AM
Religion isn't real	slimfast	June 22, 2010 11:06AM
Religion is real.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 10:35PM
I don't think he's saying "religions don't exist", but rather "what they hold to be true" doesn't - God/angels/demons/hell/spirits/whatever. Basically calling them loonies. NT	Batman	June 24, 2010 04:31AM
And I'm saying they don't have to be. Why is this so hard to grasp? n/t	Death_Claw	June 24, 2010 05:10AM
Meant to reply to "Religion is real" in this post.	Stevers	June 24, 2010 05:34AM
Are you really this stupid? n/t	Death_Claw	June 24, 2010 12:42PM
Yeah dude.	Starscream	June 24, 2010 05:36AM
Re: Yeah dude.	Stevers	June 24, 2010 05:51AM
We should ask Athena. NT	Batman	June 24, 2010 05:54AM
Ah, okay, I'm following you now. Religion is real but beliefs don't have to be.	Stevers	June 24, 2010 05:31AM
I hope that's not what people base their entire interpretation of their surroundings on. I mean, that's just scary. Basing it only on religion? I'd hope for some other sources in there. NT	Batman	June 22, 2010 06:58AM
They do.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 07:02AM
Nihilism	Moligant	June 22, 2010 11:24AM
Re: Nihilism	Cosimo	June 23, 2010 08:15PM
Re: Nihilism	qurdind	June 22, 2010 11:51AM
Hmm.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 10:44PM
"Morality doesn't INHERENTLY exist" - Per his post. NT	Batman	June 22, 2010 11:52AM
Also, get on Hamachi once in a while, dick. nt	qurdind	June 22, 2010 12:00PM
Computer broken. :-C. NT	Batman	June 22, 2010 12:03PM
Re: "Morality doesn't INHERENTLY exist" - Per his post. NT	qurdind	June 22, 2010 12:00PM
Re: "Morality doesn't INHERENTLY exist" - Per his post. NT	Cosimo	June 23, 2010 07:17PM
Re: "Morality doesn't INHERENTLY exist" - Per his post. NT	Moligant	June 22, 2010 12:50PM
Age old debate?	Matrik	June 22, 2010 12:12PM
But I can be happy, and I can make decisions. I do on a regular basis.	Batman	June 22, 2010 07:26AM
Re: But I can be happy, and I can make decisions. I do on a regular basis.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 08:02AM
Sure, it's nice you can get it in a book. And it CAN make you happy.	Batman	June 22, 2010 08:08AM
Re: Sure, it's nice you can get it in a book. And it CAN make you happy.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 08:24AM
So what? That is why laws are better.	Stevers	June 22, 2010 06:51AM
Eww, horrible	slimfast	June 22, 2010 06:42AM
You're horrible	Stevers	June 22, 2010 06:45AM
No, there are lots of stupid laws	slimfast	June 22, 2010 11:03AM
Amen brother	Matrik	June 22, 2010 07:39AM
But it's easier for me to not vote or do anything and just complain. NT	Batman	June 22, 2010 07:40AM
There was a vote on whether or not the rest of the American populace should be retarded?	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 08:08AM
Yeah, it was last Tuesday at 3 in the morning. Man, check your calendar! NT	Batman	June 22, 2010 08:12AM
I know dude!	Matrik	June 22, 2010 07:45AM
I agree with you. The people elect their leaders.	Batman	June 22, 2010 07:47AM
lolled hard	Stevers	June 23, 2010 06:33AM
Religion is for restraining assholes	slimfast	June 22, 2010 06:39AM
That's not true and that's sorta my point.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 06:57AM
Yeah, because Christians invented democracy.	Batman	June 22, 2010 07:23AM
Science. n/t	Stevers	June 22, 2010 06:28AM
Science is not a religion. n/t	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 07:06AM
You asked for something "replacing the authority from which we ascertain objective value of everything around us".	Batman	June 22, 2010 07:30AM
Nope, this is right on point. n/t	Stevers	June 22, 2010 10:58AM
On the offhand that you're not trolling, science by its definition cannot replace beliefs. n/t	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 10:58PM
Why settle for believing something to be true	Stevers	June 23, 2010 03:33AM
And observation does not say anything about value. n/t	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 07:55AM
You observe the results of given actions to determine value. You don't just say it has "inherent" worth. NT	Batman	June 22, 2010 08:00AM
Does life have worth? Can you scientifically prove it? n/t	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 08:03AM
Define "worth". EDIT: Txt	Batman	June 22, 2010 08:11AM
Re: Define "worth". EDIT: Txt	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 08:32AM
Lolled. How is it unpleasant? To me it's just "a thing". It doesn't make me more happy or more sad. I don't see why it should.	Batman	June 22, 2010 08:50AM
Carl Sagan is le awesome	Matrik	June 22, 2010 12:08PM
Thinking your life is worthless isn't unpleasant? Sorry I'm not a masochist. Text added.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 08:53AM
Thinking your life is valuable, important, and worthwhile? Sorry, I'm not a self-centered supercilious fellow with unbased assumptions. n/t	Batman	June 22, 2010 09:02AM
The end of that line of thinking is depression.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 09:08AM
I feel fine though. It doesn't depress me. It doesn't lessen my goals. It doesn't make me stop being productive.	Batman	June 22, 2010 09:14AM
I pretty much subscribe to this too.	istirith	June 23, 2010 01:32AM
Re: I feel fine though. It doesn't depress me. It doesn't lessen my goals. It doesn't make me stop being productive.	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 09:24AM
And you were poking at me for mixing objective and subjective.	Batman	June 22, 2010 10:45AM
Fair enough point. Either way you can't call it a truth. n/t	Death_Claw	June 22, 2010 10:49PM
Seeking a new moral authority	wrathpuppet	June 22, 2010 06:12AM
Yeah. I was going to post this.	istirith	June 23, 2010 01:22AM
I laughed out loud at the end of this post n/t	wrathpuppet	June 23, 2010 05:29PM

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