Religion

Laochtine

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17. Thanks for the welcome

Reply to cbayer (Reply #15)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 04:47 PM

Oct 2012

I think it's a great divider and a great distraction from real life.

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Has religion solved anything? [View all] Laochtine Oct 2012 OP

and you'll be reporting this back to Skittles Oct 2012 #1

to me of course Laochtine Oct 2012 #4

Religion is not really set up to solve things. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #2

I agree to a certain extant Laochtine Oct 2012 #5

Ahhh. Religion is science. Now I understand. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #72

That is an interesting was to put it. But it works in a way. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #74

Well, science is asking questions. And looking for answers. And testing them. Over and over. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #76

not yet but its joelz Oct 2012 #3

I've always been partial to Loki Laochtine Oct 2012 #6

What is a witch god? cleanhippie Oct 2012 #14

LOL good luck on that Marrah_G Oct 2012 #16

Thor is my bet for strongest Laochtine Oct 2012 #31

I vote kodama for coolest spirits Confusious Oct 2012 #53

Very cool Laochtine Oct 2012 #61

It's a very effective tool to control large numbers of people. MercutioATC Oct 2012 #7

The agreed on way to firm up a bet or a contract, by shaking hands, comes from dimbear Oct 2012 #8

Sure beats grabbing the other's genitals.. defacto7 Oct 2012 #10

Good point. dimbear Oct 2012 #11

Then I am just about sure the senator who kept a cucumber in his magic underwear got the 2on2u Oct 2012 #77

Personally, I think religion gives some people a sense of right and wrong who would not have it mindwalker_i Oct 2012 #9

Religion will not help anyone... rexcat Oct 2012 #12

It helped us survive rrneck Oct 2012 #13

us and them? Laochtine Oct 2012 #19

There is no real difference rrneck Oct 2012 #20

sweaters and Laochtine Oct 2012 #27

Cheerleaders, beer, and barbeque. rrneck Oct 2012 #36

It's every dream I have Laochtine Oct 2012 #43

Yes!!! patrice Oct 2012 #67

It still does QuantumOfPeace Oct 2012 #21

The only religion that matters in government rrneck Oct 2012 #22

What do you think? cbayer Oct 2012 #15

Thanks for the welcome Laochtine Oct 2012 #17

I meant, do you think it has solved anything? cbayer Oct 2012 #25

Sorry if I didn't answer clearly Laochtine Oct 2012 #30

How about what it has done for enslaved or abused people? cbayer Oct 2012 #33

I don't deny positive contributions Laochtine Oct 2012 #42

Well you asked the broad question and your follow up posts would indicate cbayer Oct 2012 #49

We can probably show by scientific inquiry that it has QuantumOfPeace Oct 2012 #18

You're missing a step. trotsky Oct 2012 #23

Religion has uniquely solved things too QuantumOfPeace Oct 2012 #28

Then it wasn't religion that solved it, it was humans. Period. trotsky Oct 2012 #75

Yes, humans who live/follow their *religious* beliefs. D'oh! QuantumOfPeace Oct 2012 #81

So again, you've missed a step. trotsky Oct 2012 #83

No, god-based religious ethics/values are unique, in both application, experience, and conception QuantumOfPeace Oct 2012 #89

Show they're unique. trotsky Oct 2012 #90

Ugh. I see you're still waiting. Iggo Oct 2012 #92

Naw, that's OK, the troll got PPR'ed. trotsky Oct 2012 #93

I've not seen the evidence Laochtine Oct 2012 #24

What do you think about the role *religionists* played in the civil rights movement? cbayer Oct 2012 #26

I see it as a push Laochtine Oct 2012 #34

A push? Not sure what you mean by that. cbayer Oct 2012 #40

A push to me is equal Laochtine Oct 2012 #48

So your position is that religion has done as much good as it has bad? cbayer Oct 2012 #50

It's Laochtine Oct 2012 #58

It's great that it is unnecessary for you and would only be a burden. But you cbayer Oct 2012 #60

not in the sigularity Laochtine Oct 2012 #66

I'm sorry, but this post is completely incoherent to me. cbayer Oct 2012 #69

It has solved about as much in human history as smoking opium has. tridim Oct 2012 #29

lol Laochtine Oct 2012 #37

Sure. Religion has solved a variety of things... HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #32

yeah, but Laochtine Oct 2012 #38

Chicks? cbayer Oct 2012 #41

no offence I hope Laochtine Oct 2012 #45

It reflects the culture of the time... as does using the word "chicks" cbayer Oct 2012 #47

So should we allow Laochtine Oct 2012 #51

is this bad form Laochtine Oct 2012 #54

Allow? Goat herders? We? cbayer Oct 2012 #56

Which (T) part is literal? Laochtine Oct 2012 #62

How the hell would I know? cbayer Oct 2012 #64

ok Laochtine Oct 2012 #68

Nice chatting with you as well. cbayer Oct 2012 #70

It has most likely prevented the global population from reaching 20 billion at this point in 2on2u Oct 2012 #78

"The only good thing to come out of religion is the music"....George Carlin thelordofhell Oct 2012 #35

and art Laochtine Oct 2012 #39

It solved Benny Hinn's Bently car payments. Lint Head Oct 2012 #44

What a charlatan Laochtine Oct 2012 #46

By golly, I think we have a winner. n/t trotsky Oct 2012 #91

Some people have a deep need for certainty. Speck Tater Oct 2012 #52

Would it Laochtine Oct 2012 #57

Buddhism doesn't have a god, but people around here have assured me that it's a religion nonetheless patrice Oct 2012 #65

so is a-theism Laochtine Oct 2012 #71

he, he, he . . . good one! I keep trying to tell them that rational empiricism has nothing to say patrice Oct 2012 #73

Sounds like you are the one tail chasin! defacto7 Oct 2012 #82

Oh! I AM a "tail chaser" par excellence, BECAUSE I know and admit that that's what I am patrice Oct 2012 #84

It depends on the brand of Buddhism Speck Tater Oct 2012 #80

Thank you for this. Of course, that's true! And it can be true of any similar effort/religious brand patrice Oct 2012 #87

I consider it more of a philosophy. Starboard Tack Oct 2012 #85

Agreed about Lord Jesus! A MUCH freer man than most Christians recognize. Philosophy=LOVE of wisdom patrice Oct 2012 #88

I'm not certain that "certainty" isn't really just more a trait of U.S. "Christianity" than it is of patrice Oct 2012 #63

There's always another why; that applies as much to religion as anything else. I probably patrice Oct 2012 #55

Mysterious Laochtine Oct 2012 #59

Depends on what you call "religion" - in the past an ancient school of thought has "solved" problems Hestia Oct 2012 #79

Really not sure what you mean by "solved anything" Starboard Tack Oct 2012 #86