Taverner
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Tue Dec-06-11 04:31 PM
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| 7. It can lead to killing people, yes. And it is built on a house of cards. |
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Edited on Tue Dec-06-11 04:31 PM by Taverner
Invisible friends that the believer can only "feel" but that leave no evidence
No way to base the structure of your reality on...
BUT, it can lead to good
Mostly, however, it leads to the banal and mundane...
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| -I'll say it. Religion has never directly killed anyone. |
Taverner |
Dec-06-11 04:19 PM |
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take a look at this.... |
MindMover |
Dec-06-11 04:22 PM |
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Perfect example of religion indirectly killing thousands. Millions perhaps. |
Taverner |
Dec-06-11 04:24 PM |
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Like every other perspective, |
Thats my opinion |
Dec-06-11 08:18 PM |
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+ 1 |
no_hypocrisy |
Dec-06-11 04:37 PM |
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Of course it didn't |
AmericaIsGreat |
Dec-06-11 04:24 PM |
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And on that we agree completely |
Taverner |
Dec-06-11 04:26 PM |
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Well stated. Right! Belief systems, in and of themselves only serve to |
MarkCharles |
Dec-06-11 04:30 PM |
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But thats not the point is it? |
We_Must_Organize |
Dec-06-11 04:28 PM |
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It can lead to killing people, yes. And it is built on a house of cards. |
Taverner |
Dec-06-11 04:31 PM |
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Bullets have never directly killed anyone either. |
Speck Tater |
Dec-06-11 04:29 PM |
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If you take a holistic approach, then yes, religion kills |
Taverner |
Dec-06-11 04:32 PM |
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OMG! My last post killed a kitten in Australia!. (Butterfly effect don't ya know.) nt |
Speck Tater |
Dec-06-11 06:57 PM |
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What about exorcisms-gone-wrong? |
FiveGoodMen |
Dec-06-11 04:34 PM |
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Or even what we have seen with people who refuse to get medical treatment |
MarkCharles |
Dec-06-11 04:38 PM |
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Hmmm...you have a good point there |
Taverner |
Dec-06-11 04:40 PM |
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Crusades or even Northern Ireland? |
HockeyMom |
Dec-06-11 04:39 PM |
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Indirect, yes. Direct, no. HOWEVER, a poster pointed out exorcisms gone wrong |
Taverner |
Dec-06-11 04:40 PM |
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Apparently you've forgotten about that Spanish Inquisition thing. n/t |
Tempest |
Dec-06-11 04:40 PM |
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Nonsense... |
haikugal |
Dec-06-11 04:59 PM |
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People practicing religion kill all the time, but no, abstractions don't kill |
saras |
Dec-06-11 05:16 PM |
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Nice Sophistry |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Dec-06-11 05:25 PM |
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How about Bloody Mary in England?? |
shraby |
Dec-06-11 06:03 PM |
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Horrifying ideas don't kill people. People who hold horrifying ideas kill people. |
darkstar3 |
Dec-06-11 06:12 PM |
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+1 |
LAGC |
Dec-07-11 07:29 AM |
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Religion has caused the death of millions of people |
pennylane100 |
Dec-06-11 07:19 PM |
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Mmmm... |
Plantaganet |
Dec-06-11 07:41 PM |
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Not any more. |
jeepnstein |
Dec-07-11 08:18 AM |
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Phew! |
Plantaganet |
Dec-07-11 07:14 PM |
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Oh yeah? What about THIS: |
PassingFair |
Dec-06-11 09:11 PM |
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Directly, all the time. |
jeepnstein |
Dec-07-11 08:14 AM |
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I'm reminded of the slogan by gun owners... |
LeftishBrit |
Dec-07-11 08:37 AM |
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I'll say this. That's stupid |
deacon_sephiroth |
Dec-07-11 09:22 AM |
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Why a supposed Atheist would start a pointless exercise in sophistry as a legitimate |
MarkCharles |
Dec-07-11 02:22 PM |
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