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In reply to the discussion: All Religion is about only one simple concept: [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)12. Religion Is About Making People Stupid
It has no other per pose than to make people stupid and obedient.
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Well I am not sure. I dont think I want to be "one". My brother in law is "one" and he is an
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#1
So for example the Heavens Gate religion wasn't about catching a ride on an alien spaceship?
Exultant Democracy
Jan 2013
#4
It was about mind control. Believing that an alien spaceship would come get them.
Manifestor_of_Light
Jan 2013
#7
Heaven's Gate was definately into mind control, but not in the way I think you
ZombieHorde
Jan 2013
#27
There is always some nut around to misuse an idea. Science calls it Pseudocscience
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#55
This IS actually the central debate. I understand and accept the "evidence" because it coincides
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#65
The op is discussing the heart of all religion. The transcendent nature of living beyond your self.
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#13
I just was thinking about this tonight. I thought it was a neat thought. That's all. I'm not
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#19
All religion is about pretending to know more than you have the ability to know,
DrewFlorida
Jan 2013
#17
There is nothing mystical about it. Our mind has a limited ability to "understand". It's a fact.
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#41
I think there is a big difference in translating the langauge a religion is written in and
ZombieHorde
Jan 2013
#33
Yes, Religion does mean different things to different people. Religion/spirituality can't
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#60
Not in the least. This is a very common idea. It is exemplifies in all religions in slightly
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#43
If a group passes around an idea, ear to ear, silently, the owner may likely not recognize the .
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#58
I don't dismiss their beliefs, I dismiss their ignorance about their beliefs. nt
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#42
A lot of people within religion have a myopic worldview. They've never been
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#45
You cannot differentiate between an ultimate objectivity and an objectivity based on
Flabbergasted
Jan 2013
#47