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In reply to the discussion: How To Identify A Hoax Religion [View all]
How To Identify A Hoax Religion [View all] cleanhippie Jan 2013 OP
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #1
Project much? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #2
Your stupid meme is designed to do nothing but piss people off. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #4
Your stupid post is designed to do nothing but piss people off. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #8
Well, you just proved how serious you are with this thread. I sincerely apologize. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #11
Just following your lead. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #12
No, you're demonstrating that you have nothing to offer. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #15
No, you're demonstrating that you have nothing to offer. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #17
actually this proves that religion has nothing to offer. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #152
Then debate it Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #16
Have you looked at his responses? He proved me 100% correct. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #19
I responded to the wrong poster ..... my mistake ........... sorry Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #21
Nice dodge. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #23
please reread my post #21 ..... I edited it Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #25
"Hoax religion. What bullshit." cleanhippie Jan 2013 #28
That's a great question! Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #29
Bye! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #31
Make yourself at home, you're among fellow-travellers here. mr blur Jan 2013 #34
Agree. I hypothesize that it is designed to drive off high-level participation in the question & patrice Jan 2013 #35
The OP is just another version of okasha Jan 2013 #90
What's funny is that even from the athiest perspective OP content is not right. It's not a valid patrice Jan 2013 #91
Yes, and it's unlikely to persuade anyone to change. freshwest Jan 2013 #140
Patrice, that's right, but you may need to dumb that down for the viewing audience. Just sayin' freshwest Jan 2013 #141
Yes. I don't know how to supply so much that is missing. People MUST start reading more broadly. patrice Jan 2013 #142
Agreed, and hang in there. Not great outdoor weather here, either. I'll bet it's very cold there. freshwest Jan 2013 #143
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #59
No, that's a troll, cleanhippie Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2013 #5
You mad, bro? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #9
I personally would like to see your arguments against religion Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #10
Me too! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #14
Have faith Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #18
Like that will ever happen... rexcat Apr 2013 #188
Ah yes, with your "MA in History of Religion (Harvard)", eh? mr blur Jan 2013 #36
As usual, you have no clue skepticscott Jan 2013 #52
I love that story. Leontius Jan 2013 #60
I especially love the one about the guy who cannot post without personal attacks... cleanhippie Jan 2013 #66
Oh, I understand the Courtier's Reply very well Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2013 #117
Nope, you don't. trotsky Jan 2013 #119
Oh, I understand it VERY well. Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2013 #120
Sorry but no, you absolutely do not. trotsky Jan 2013 #121
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #148
If You REALLY Believe DU Is Full Of Bigoted Ignorant Atheists HangOnKids Jan 2013 #128
I didn't say that DU is "full of bigoted ignorant atheists" Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2013 #137
Oh, please Act_of_Reparation Jan 2013 #158
As they say "Nail meets head!" Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #122
Good job he got a post hidden? trotsky Jan 2013 #150
So what? I shouldn't agree with someone who had a post hidden? Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #157
It's fine to agree with someone. trotsky Jan 2013 #161
And what was abusive about that post? Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #166
You go right on praising the behavior you want to see. trotsky Feb 2013 #169
And you go on making false accusations and sowing seeds of discontent. Starboard Tack Feb 2013 #170
So says the guy admonishing against... trotsky Feb 2013 #172
You got it! Starboard Tack Feb 2013 #174
Some smart guy once said about a person who got posts hidden in religion Goblinmonger Jan 2013 #154
Did the post I responded to get hidden? Right, I thought not. Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #159
There's no point in attacking "religion" as it is meaningless intaglio Jan 2013 #145
Bingo! RC Jan 2013 #162
Still waiting to see your arguments against religion.... cleanhippie Jan 2013 #110
Um...It says mzteris Jan 2013 #3
Great point! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #111
If it worships something or someone, it's a hoax religion. lastlib Jan 2013 #6
Amen! MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #7
This is a pathetic case instead ofthe real case AGAINST religion-interesting that you don't knowthat patrice Jan 2013 #38
I loved the graphic in the OP and I'm sending it to an athiest friend of mine. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #64
Religion Is Dangerous. Left Turn Only Jan 2013 #13
+37 Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #20
Bravo amuse bouche Jan 2013 #104
Same old thing day in and day out, huh hippie? nt humblebum Jan 2013 #22
Some internet critters don't know a flying-phuck what they are talking about & don't care. nt patrice Jan 2013 #26
Points 1-5 are the traits of rationalism NOT faith. Wouldn't the ineffable by its very nature NOT patrice Jan 2013 #24
Holy crap, that's one of the forehead-slappiest posts I've ever read at DU EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2013 #49
He is really, really angry with me! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #51
What the ?????/ trixie Jan 2013 #54
I read that post over and over 3 times. DryRain Jan 2013 #115
You go, cleanhippie... Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 #27
I'm always amazed at how questioning an idea produces such outrage. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #30
Agreed Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 #32
Oh please Leontius Jan 2013 #61
Oh, bull shit. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #58
For all your bluster and blather in this thread, you have said nothing of substance and have only cleanhippie Jan 2013 #65
You had the chance for a discussion, but you mocked me instead. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #67
Your very first response was a personal attack. Your. Very. First. Response. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #70
You keep waving goodbye, but you just cannot leave it alone. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #74
It's my OP. Why would I leave it? You, OTOH, are free to scurry away at anytime. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #75
...Easily done. mr blur Jan 2013 #93
Too bad it isn't an authentic representation of the issue & it's related questions, so it could & patrice Jan 2013 #33
What would be "an authentic representation of the issue & it's related questions"? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #37
I suggest that you go do some BROAD reading on the subject, while I go do some housework. patrice Jan 2013 #39
I take it you are gonna go with keep complaining then? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #42
They will never get it trixie Jan 2013 #55
"...I could hurt someone who is just out of their league and doesn't know it." Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 #41
You have a problem with people being confident of their skills? Hmmm, that's interesting. patrice Jan 2013 #96
& Reading comprehension? I said that I'm uncomfortable with the possibility of hurting someone. patrice Jan 2013 #98
"I suspect I could hurt someone" - that could be the funniest post the Religion group has ever seen muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #100
Careful you don't fall off that high horse mr blur Jan 2013 #92
The truth isn't a high horse. OP is wrong, not even supporting the case FOR atheism. nt patrice Jan 2013 #95
HOW is it wrong? You have blustered all over this thread saying that, but have yet to support it. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #112
I'll not let you exploit me, cleanhippie& it'd be better for you, great rationalist that you are, to patrice Jan 2013 #114
IOW, you cant't or won't. Either way youv'e done nothing but attack ME. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #116
You appear to live on another planet, far away from here - mr blur Jan 2013 #118
What if the diety possess a human being? flamingdem Jan 2013 #40
Is that actually a deity possessing a human? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #43
I've seen this several times and it's quite amazing flamingdem Jan 2013 #45
I do not doubt you have witnessed something strange. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #46
Of course it's culturally defined flamingdem Jan 2013 #47
At risk of sounding redundant... cleanhippie Jan 2013 #48
As you know there is no one answer flamingdem Jan 2013 #53
I think you are spot on regarding the culture. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #62
I take it you're an atheist! flamingdem Jan 2013 #63
I'm quite positive there's no such "thing" tama Jan 2013 #97
You have clearly never heard of Gary Gygax. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #84
Are you KIDDING me? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #86
Then you should know at least one human has been possessed by one or more deities. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #87
Isn't it more the other the other way around? Silent3 Jan 2013 #106
You just might be right. Perhaps Gygax is UltraGod! nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #107
Starting to form hypotheses here re $20.@hr. internet-writers & people looking for FREE-SCHOOL patrice Jan 2013 #44
This OP really has you angry, doesn't it? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #50
Good post. Looks like you are having a moment of clarity. Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #123
This message was self-deleted by its author cleanhippie Jan 2013 #124
Hey buddy! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #125
No problem. Keep up the good work. Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #131
You bet! Your approval means so much! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #138
So sweet! Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #139
Religion is like playing the lottery... socialindependocrat Jan 2013 #56
They're the ones dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #57
not this crap again.... madrchsod Jan 2013 #68
I know, right? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #113
It'd be interesting to EvilAL Jan 2013 #69
Look at the hatred and outrage is has produced here! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #71
People can't answer it EvilAL Jan 2013 #73
I can't speak for any institution, yet it could be argued in personal terms that neither pinto Jan 2013 #85
True, and EvilAL Jan 2013 #88
I'd like to argue with you sometime but you never seem to post anything that ... BlueJazz Jan 2013 #81
I do, BlueJazz, I do! cleanhippie Jan 2013 #83
agreed, 100 percent.... mike_c Jan 2013 #72
Is this a trick question? nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #76
Nope. And so far, no one has been able to answer it. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #77
The answer is, they all are. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #78
That would seem to be the case. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #79
See? It is a trick question! I knew it! Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #80
Asking for money and promising a reward in the afterlife it was the first scam invented. Exultant Democracy Jan 2013 #82
+1 cleanhippie Jan 2013 #89
Seems as if no one can answer that question. But... DryRain Jan 2013 #94
Since the pro side here seems paralyzed, let me help you out a bit. Real witnessed miracles, dimbear Jan 2013 #99
Is this sarcasm? Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2013 #130
The inaugural miracles, when Vespasian first ascended to the emperorship, witnessed by a crowd dimbear Jan 2013 #134
Imgur is almost a good a source of theology a reddit. rug Jan 2013 #101
People worship amuse bouche Jan 2013 #102
This is why I am a secular humanist UU Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #103
Absolutely perfect. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #105
Notice how BuzzClick and Patrice both attacked me personally, over and over and over. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #109
Do you have a feeling of accomplishment, then? eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #126
as a Buddhist... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #108
Do you really think that folks who believe in gods and such are going to be convinced by... Walk away Jan 2013 #127
Not all believe tama Jan 2013 #133
What's on the inside is commonly called Biology. That's a science too. na Walk away Jan 2013 #135
Are you talking to Biology? nt tama Jan 2013 #136
You had me at the first point... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #129
What is the point of this? Riftaxe Jan 2013 #132
I'll tell you what's wrong with this cartoon. rug Jan 2013 #144
Is it a hoax when people (including the leadership) genuinely believe in the religion's concepts? Meshuga Jan 2013 #146
A hoax religion gives its clergy theocratic power, wealth and domain. SarahM32 Jan 2013 #147
Greek Orthodox tama Jan 2013 #149
as if humans needed his help to have conflict or division. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #153
You miss the point. He merely foresaw the conflict and division. SarahM32 Jan 2013 #163
considering how those things ALREADY ALWAYS HAPPEN, ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #164
When I partake of the Body of my Lord formercia Jan 2013 #151
Don't like religion much do you? hrmjustin Jan 2013 #155
Slaves never celebrate their chains like that of the religious Taverner Jan 2013 #156
Ok Well we all have our views. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #168
Don't like reality much do you? cleanhippie Jan 2013 #160
I did not mean it as an insult. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #167
Very simple answer to this threads question... 0zone Jan 2013 #165
It seems that simple, doesn't it? But cognitive dissonance coupled with years of brainwashing... cleanhippie Feb 2013 #171
Man has, and still does, worship many different gods 0zone Feb 2013 #179
Maybe if they have to rely consistently on mocking others and constant ad hominems to humblebum Feb 2013 #173
I'm not sure you understand what "ad hominem" means Act_of_Reparation Feb 2013 #175
Oh I think I do. humblebum Feb 2013 #176
Evidently not Act_of_Reparation Feb 2013 #180
Years of experience with cleanhippie and company. humblebum Feb 2013 #181
I worship trees . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #177
You are my fellow traveler. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #182
Yes, another_liberal Apr 2013 #190
And I've never seen a tree pass around a collection plate... AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #191
Our simian ancestors found food and shelter in trees, hence they elicit that response. The actual dimbear Apr 2013 #193
Fascinating theory. another_liberal Apr 2013 #194
Thought provoking! vrp Feb 2013 #178
If someone is terribly upset or emotionally hurt, ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #183
Only... gcomeau Apr 2013 #184
Do you think praying to Thor would make you feel better during hard times? ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #185
If you believed in Thor it would. gcomeau Apr 2013 #186
A logical answer to an illogical question. Apophis Apr 2013 #187
"False" is not the same as "hoax" - most religions are propagated by people who believe them. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #189
Promote or found? AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #192
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