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BigmanPigman

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2. Brain wiring or brain washing?

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Tue Nov 7, 2017, 01:46 AM

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"I don't understand it, but I know my god does." [View all] disalitervisum Nov 2017 OP

Religion is just a symptom. The disease is faulty brain wiring. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #1

Brain wiring or brain washing? BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #2

Brain wiring. Zealots will latch on to anything. Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #3

Chicken or the egg. moda253 Nov 2017 #59

Q.E.D. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #71

Yep, I heard this man make this statement this afternoon. I cant imagine the kind of grief Grammy23 Nov 2017 #4

I'm sure they have plenty of questions, MichMary Nov 2017 #37

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me but Marie Marie Nov 2017 #5

I'm just wondering if trashing the Second Amendment by not letting mentally deranged people buy guns world wide wally Nov 2017 #9

Under the law, MichMary Nov 2017 #35

Prosecution is sellers for selling semiautomatic weapons? world wide wally Nov 2017 #42

Is it illegal to sell MichMary Nov 2017 #43

No, it's not "illegal"... It's encouraged world wide wally Nov 2017 #46

How many mass shootings are there in South Korea? pangaia Nov 2017 #55

I don't know MichMary Nov 2017 #60

Leave the man alone, he is not forcing his religion onto you Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #6

it sucks even when they're not thumping Skittles Nov 2017 #14

You are wrong Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #16

ask an LGBT person who grew up in a "religious" atmosphere Skittles Nov 2017 #17

I don't have to because for the most part that is true.......... Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #18

I wish organized religion followed what you have posted HAB911 Nov 2017 #22

When they organize, and speak "in God's name" of upending the Constitution . . . hatrack Nov 2017 #34

Yes, they are pushing their fundamentalist gobbledygook onto other people. procon Nov 2017 #63

Can you buy alcohol 24/7 where you live? A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #74

Perhaps I did not explain myself very well Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #75

Fair enough A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #82

No problem and apology accepted Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #83

This! Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #30

I gather youve never been the subject of their hate jberryhill Nov 2017 #33

And I gather youre making extreme assumptions about me... Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #44

Completely Agree!! cally Nov 2017 #73

I agree. If that belief gives him comfort I'm not going to fuss about it. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #79

You can't abolish something that has no definition. defacto7 Nov 2017 #7

Religion can never be abolished. Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #8

Almost Sounds Like You're Talking About Guns nt SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #10

If people did not have an infinite being, whether you believe or not, mfcorey1 Nov 2017 #11

I hear you. The sneering superiority of so many here cwydro Nov 2017 #15

the problem... handmade34 Nov 2017 #19

because as we know the less religious a society is the more violent it is. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #20

Which explains why mass shootings in places like the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Canada, Holland hatrack Nov 2017 #23

It's easy to understand. God doesn't care about you or anyone else. Kablooie Nov 2017 #12

Well, my Goddess says human beings have free will and brains, and that there are consequences... Hekate Nov 2017 #13

"Seek first to understand..." yallerdawg Nov 2017 #28

Amen HAB911 Nov 2017 #21

Gah. Lars39 Nov 2017 #24

The stages of grief MichMary Nov 2017 #32

But in his case acceptance probably means preaching about Lars39 Nov 2017 #36

Well, we have no idea MichMary Nov 2017 #39

He could do a lot within those confines. Lars39 Nov 2017 #41

I'm not going to sneer at a grieving father. nt. Nonhlanhla Nov 2017 #25

This Orrex Nov 2017 #38

Right? Give the guy some space and some empathy. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #56

I have posted many times about this Orrex Nov 2017 #61

Same. I don't begrudge that poor man whatever comfort he finds. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #72

This G_j Nov 2017 #45

Nor am I. People grieve and hurt just as hard when loved ones die for stupid reasons... Hekate Nov 2017 #68

well at least his faith may offer him some comfort.. samnsara Nov 2017 #26

This thread, mocking a grieving father, is beyond disgusting. dawg Nov 2017 #27

The OP stirred up some crap, then absented himself. I won't forget that. Hekate Nov 2017 #69

What about someone else's God? get the red out Nov 2017 #29

I wasn't going to bother with this thread MichMary Nov 2017 #31

Not much get the red out Nov 2017 #50

Funny how some posters here liquid diamond Nov 2017 #40

Could it be that billh58 Nov 2017 #49

The adherents to religion MichMary Nov 2017 #54

Freedom of religion billh58 Nov 2017 #62

I think this thread is full of mockery. kwassa Nov 2017 #65

I have read it billh58 Nov 2017 #66

Religion isnt being imposed on anybody in this case. liquid diamond Nov 2017 #67

I did not say that this man's billh58 Nov 2017 #70

Yeah, it must suck being religious. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #76

Thats no excuse for mockery and bigotry. liquid diamond Nov 2017 #78

Tell you what. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #80

Nice try, but Im an atheist. liquid diamond Nov 2017 #86

God is not the problem here. it's bluestarone Nov 2017 #47

Man created God in his own image... Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #48

Explaining away injustice and tragedy as "God's Will" is gross and cowardly JDC Nov 2017 #51

Religion! Delusional mindsets to explain the unknown. Millions, billions? have been RKP5637 Nov 2017 #52

Disgusting. Corvo Bianco Nov 2017 #53

The thread is in poor taste. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #57

Hurricane hits city: "God hates liquor stores & liberals" Loon shoots up church: "Divine Mystery" Bucky Nov 2017 #58

Well, I understand it. hamsterjill Nov 2017 #64

I understand that you have convinced yourself of something. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #77

Tolerence. B2G Nov 2017 #81

Oh look, another religion hate thread Alea Nov 2017 #84

Yep. Get ready to lose the AA vote. nt B2G Nov 2017 #85