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Egalitarian Thug

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107. Your paraphrase changed the meaning.
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 06:04 PM
Aug 2012

The quotation is; “Science flies men to the moon, religion flies men into buildings.”

There is no qualifier for fundamentalism. Religion itself is the means to widespread, institutional evil.

lol...sweet. Iggo Aug 2012 #1
Love it!!! n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #2
Nice flakey_foont Aug 2012 #3
Overly general...How 'bout "Dear Right Wing Christians"? whathehell Aug 2012 #4
Nope, it's perfect as it is... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #5
Only if you think that.. whathehell Aug 2012 #10
Include us Episcopalian-Unitarian-Pagans in there too! DevonRex Aug 2012 #15
I do know that Episcopalians ordain gay ministers whathehell Aug 2012 #17
Exactly. DevonRex Aug 2012 #33
Thank you. whathehell Aug 2012 #43
And us Episcopalian agnostics, too. wryter2000 Aug 2012 #55
Yay!!! That's what I love about us. DevonRex Aug 2012 #95
Sikhs, Rastafarians and Unitarian Universalists AlbertCat Aug 2012 #20
Rastafarians? Worried? Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #39
Hermes says: hifiguy Aug 2012 #83
Where's the word "support" in the OP? jeff47 Aug 2012 #31
Nope. ALL religion is poison. Don't give a fig what flavour it is... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #50
Obvious bigotry and hardly a matter of empirical "fact", lol whathehell Aug 2012 #112
I know you are, but what am I? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #116
Oh please whathehell Aug 2012 #118
"Obvious bigotry"? Are you mental? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #124
No, but congratulations on the rather tortured attempt at diversion! whathehell Aug 2012 #131
"logic-free" says the believer in myths and invisible cloud-beings... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #132
BWWHAHAHAHAHA! whathehell Aug 2012 #149
"truetwit"? What are you, twelve? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #160
Not unless your country's journalists are the same age, lol whathehell Aug 2012 #167
I was wrong...closer to nine... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #172
'empirical "fact"...since when has religion ever bothered with "facts"... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #133
+1 hifiguy Aug 2012 #137
+ 0 whathehell Aug 2012 #155
Says the "agnostic" defender of religion... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #158
Says the atheist who doesn't understand the word "agnostic" whathehell Aug 2012 #170
You just keep on defending religion matey... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #175
You just keep talking out your arse, matey whathehell Aug 2012 #182
Since when did I claim religion to be "based on "empirical fact"? whathehell Aug 2012 #148
How many deaths were caused by religion vs science? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #156
How many deaths were cause by greed? whathehell Aug 2012 #165
So you won't answer the question... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #171
Atom bombs, anyone? whathehell Aug 2012 #180
Some apt quotes from Dr. Steven Weinberg, hifiguy Aug 2012 #161
I'm acquainted with that opinion..I'd rather hear his thoughts on whathehell Aug 2012 #163
No question that greed is a great force for evil, hifiguy Aug 2012 #164
Whatever floats your boat, bro, until we accomplish the impossible feat whathehell Aug 2012 #166
If you think there is "debate" about the motive for the hifiguy Aug 2012 #169
If you think the history of world slaughter is contained the Crusades whathehell Aug 2012 #173
I never said it was. hifiguy Aug 2012 #174
You implied it. whathehell Aug 2012 #179
Atheist richfabulous Aug 2012 #151
Not really. I could give a flip about chicken, and love the landing. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #57
Nope. It's science or religion. Choose your weapon. Can't have both. Really. You can't be valerief Aug 2012 #49
"You can't be both rational and delusional" sibelian Aug 2012 #106
No. It's not, although I do find it interesting that you view both as "weapons". whathehell Aug 2012 #111
It makes perfect sense as it stands gcomeau Aug 2012 #59
Fail. whathehell Aug 2012 #119
Apporopriate title for your post indeed gcomeau Aug 2012 #125
A better one for yours, lol. whathehell Aug 2012 #154
If you think you refuted my argument... gcomeau Aug 2012 #178
Your ignorance of the world's many diverse religions is obvious whathehell Aug 2012 #181
This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Aug 2012 #129
Says the "agnostic"... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #159
Need a dictionary? whathehell Aug 2012 #168
People on DU Union Scribe Aug 2012 #67
Because religion permeates nearly every individual and action in the world today. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #87
Religion IMO has always been about politics and control. And today it's RKP5637 Aug 2012 #101
Yes, since the very beginning. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #105
Thank you...I agree wholeheartedly, although I would change "people on DU" to whathehell Aug 2012 #109
You're missing the core message Scootaloo Aug 2012 #102
Um, no. whathehell Aug 2012 #108
Except artists produce stuff of aesthetic and intellectual value Scootaloo Aug 2012 #110
Except "value" when it comes to notions of aesthetics, whathehell Aug 2012 #113
Subjectivity of the aesthetic does not diminish its reality Scootaloo Aug 2012 #114
Um, yes it does...You've not had much experience debating these things, have you, lol? whathehell Aug 2012 #117
I understand my words just fine Scootaloo Aug 2012 #145
That's good, most of us do whathehell Aug 2012 #146
Actually, there "is" an Invisible Pink Unicorn hifiguy Aug 2012 #162
Repeat after me: Science doesn't require belief to exist, God does. truebrit71 Aug 2012 #134
As I posted upthread, Neil DeGrasse Tyson gets it right. hifiguy Aug 2012 #139
awesome! ceile Aug 2012 #6
Ba-zing! hifiguy Aug 2012 #7
And starts un-necessary proxy wars on innocent people. patrice Aug 2012 #80
Hardly. hifiguy Aug 2012 #82
So fundamentalists Christians don't think we are at war with Islam? nt patrice Aug 2012 #91
Sometimes, but probably no more than things like whathehell Aug 2012 #120
Your paraphrase changed the meaning. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #107
You're right, of course, hifiguy Aug 2012 #122
LOL! You're right, and smarter than me. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #128
Kick for Science. sarcasmo Aug 2012 #8
May Jesus forgive you DemocracyInaction Aug 2012 #9
The Calvinist were in the North!! unc70 Aug 2012 #16
But who created the "outside" creator? al bupp Aug 2012 #34
The essence of freshman modern civilization class unc70 Aug 2012 #44
Infinite regression (if dealing with God) xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #46
There is absolutely no reason to inject a sentient intelligence into the scenario. Marr Aug 2012 #66
Christianity is not about 6000 yo universe unc70 Aug 2012 #93
Science doesn't claim to have explained everything. Marr Aug 2012 #94
Indeed. The solar system was heliocentric for a hifiguy Aug 2012 #96
Actually God made this happen (not science) he "willed" the craft to mars, he is Dragonfli Aug 2012 #36
Ah science - got to love it! Initech Aug 2012 #11
Science sounds a little snotty. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #12
You're allowed to sound snotty.... gcomeau Aug 2012 #60
Dear science, while you were spending $2.5 billion and 245 days to goto Mars hfojvt Aug 2012 #13
LOL. whathehell Aug 2012 #19
So why doesn't the all powerful, all-loving God save those children... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #136
Epicurus answered these questions hifiguy Aug 2012 #138
Oh my... whathehell Aug 2012 #150
...and yet you insist on defending "religion".. truebrit71 Aug 2012 #157
39,200 babies in Africa were dying of neonatal tetanus. AlbertCat Aug 2012 #21
I think his/her argument is more of a "science can only be spent on things that he/she deems is... eqfan592 Aug 2012 #24
We have money in abundance - we own the presses, of course bhikkhu Aug 2012 #30
And without science, how could you spread your ignorance on the internet? eqfan592 Aug 2012 #23
and without religion hfojvt Aug 2012 #38
NASA may have just figured out advances in how to direct-deliver those vaccines to those in need AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #26
Well said. (nt) eqfan592 Aug 2012 #29
so it trickles down as if from an invisible hand? hfojvt Aug 2012 #35
Absolute faith? No. Proven track record. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #42
Can't prayer save 'em?... SidDithers Aug 2012 #54
+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #104
Ahem... gcomeau Aug 2012 #61
You don't need religion to help people in foreign countries. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #103
Indeed. gcomeau Aug 2012 #126
but without science you couldn't be here complaining about science snooper2 Aug 2012 #65
NOt sure if I read it here on DU or not... TheAmbivalante Aug 2012 #97
Good on yer, science! malthaussen Aug 2012 #14
As Neil DeGrasse Tyson so pithily observed hifiguy Aug 2012 #51
lol Solly Mack Aug 2012 #18
Delish malaise Aug 2012 #22
Reply # 7 hifiguy luv_mykatz Aug 2012 #25
Love it! JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #27
Amen newtonfigg Aug 2012 #28
This is the most fabulous tweet ever! n/t flamingdem Aug 2012 #32
Ridiculous richfabulous Aug 2012 #37
they DO sell to anyone because the almighty buck trumps all Skittles Aug 2012 #41
LOL !!! - Perfect !!! WillyT Aug 2012 #40
I'm troubled by the assumption xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #45
a fair point, but as a scientist, WestWisconsinDem Aug 2012 #47
Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Aug 2012 #48
Unless of course it involves human created climate change. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #58
Richard Dawkins has observed hifiguy Aug 2012 #69
Without belief, science wouldn't get off the ground. Just say'n. harun Aug 2012 #52
Pffftttt...nt SidDithers Aug 2012 #53
Huh? Marr Aug 2012 #68
Dear religion The CCC Aug 2012 #56
Why isn't this titled "dear music" or "dear art"? Union Scribe Aug 2012 #62
Music and art do not make claims of transcendent universality hifiguy Aug 2012 #72
Creationism is solely Christian eh? Union Scribe Aug 2012 #74
I am not "shitting" on anyone. hifiguy Aug 2012 #77
Science will fly you to another planet, religion will fly you into buildings. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #63
Uh huh Union Scribe Aug 2012 #64
I have matches, so your strawman had better run. Science is real and it can be used for good or bad. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #76
Depends on your definition of Religion. harun Aug 2012 #85
That's the problem right there, religion doesn't deal with those questions, it claims to know Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #89
Science can answer each of those questions Occulus Aug 2012 #135
That's Carl hifiguy Aug 2012 #141
DAMN autocorrect Occulus Aug 2012 #147
Scientists didn't decide to drop the Bomb. hifiguy Aug 2012 #70
No True Scotsman, it's not just for religion anymore! nt Union Scribe Aug 2012 #71
Truman and his generals were scientists? hifiguy Aug 2012 #75
You're right, they didn't. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #78
So your argument is bombs don't kill people, people kill people. harun Aug 2012 #90
otoh, while knowing - in the abstract, if not in actuality - the potential for destruction .... marasinghe Aug 2012 #153
The altruism of Science harun Aug 2012 #84
See my posts 70 and 75. nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #86
You're arguing a point that was not made. Science is not altruistic and I never claimed it was. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #88
I'll easily put two nuclear weapons up against everyone killed for Religion. jeff47 Aug 2012 #99
Religion has been a great justification for oppressing women abelenkpe Aug 2012 #127
The scientists did NOT make the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #130
Lol. Union Scribe Aug 2012 #140
Can't take the human out of a Scientist, as much as we'd like to they are still harun Aug 2012 #143
By the way why can't DU just for fucking once Union Scribe Aug 2012 #73
+1 EastTennesseeDem Aug 2012 #79
+1 DaveJ Aug 2012 #92
You'd be wrong. jeff47 Aug 2012 #100
AWESOME Veracious Aug 2012 #81
Don't know who said it but, Yavapai Aug 2012 #98
I am so sick of this type of crap CrawlingChaos Aug 2012 #115
There's lots of things in this World to "be sick of." 99Forever Aug 2012 #123
more lazy stereotyping CrawlingChaos Aug 2012 #142
"Methinks thou doth protest too much." 99Forever Aug 2012 #144
+1 Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #152
Same here, well said. harun Aug 2012 #176
Oh *snap* 99Forever Aug 2012 #121
I imagine many people are reduced to bumper-sticker philosophies... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #177
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