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darkside · 25 June 2009

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=830145

What is it about religion that makes people believe it justifies any level of cruelty.

Bobby · 25 June 2009

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Religion is just a form of mental sickness, an excuse for so many forms of arbitrary debauchery, sad that it still continues to manifest such FILTH even in first world socialites today

refined silver · 25 June 2009

Lenin, Stalin, Beria, Pol Pot, Mao Tse Tung, tortured and murdered millions and were militant atheists.

Very poor logic to pretend religion is the root of all wrong.

Muschu · 26 June 2009

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Bobby said:
Religion is just a form of mental sickness, an excuse for so many forms of arbitrary debauchery, sad that it still continues to manifest such FILTH even in first world socialites today

There are extremes of bigotry at both ends of the spectrum it would appear.

Bobby · 26 June 2009

refined silver said:
Lenin, Stalin, Beria, Pol Pot, Mao Tse Tung, tortured and murdered millions and were militant atheists.

Very poor logic to pretend religion is the root of all wrong.

Well said , they sure did , guess god was enjoying the entertainment of those fine gentlemen , seems god
loves to see this sort of stuff again & again .

Pleased you mentored Beria , that sicko was one of the worst individuals to have ever existed !

wayneL · 26 June 2009

zzz...zzz...zzz...zzz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_polarization

refined silver · 26 June 2009

Bobby said:
Pleased you mentored Beria , that sicko was one of the worst individuals to have ever existed !

I agree. Its actually hard to fathom that sort of evil.

I remember reading an article by a secular academic stating that with the loss of the "devil" from popular belief, there was also a loss of ability to fully describe the evil behind certain truly shocking things.

Joe Blow · 26 June 2009

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Bobby said:
Religion is just a form of mental sickness, an excuse for so many forms of arbitrary debauchery, sad that it still continues to manifest such FILTH even in first world socialites today

Bobby, I expect ASF members to show a little more sensitivity to the beliefs of others than you have demonstrated in this post.

You may not agree with the religious views of others but that is no reason to denigrate them in this way.

GumbyLearner · 26 June 2009

There are plenty of wacko religious nuts out there.

I found the Season 13 Episode 3 of South Park entitled "Margaritaville"
quite a good parody on the topic.

Here's the link

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/220760/

ivant · 26 June 2009

It is always more difficult to prove a negative. Saying that something doesn't exist is one sure way to never win an argument. How do you know?

Some examples:
1. I don't believe in the holocaust.
2. I don't believe the world is round.
3. I don't believe there are aliens.
4. I don't believe in God.
5. I believe that technical analysis doesn't work.
6. No such thing as black swans.
I can go on.

The point is, believe or not believe, those things above are hard to disprove. How can you know God doesn't exist?

Garpal Gumnut · 26 June 2009

wayneL said:
zzz...zzz...zzz...zzz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_polarization

lol
Wayne you woke me up with your snoring.

gg

Garpal Gumnut · 26 June 2009

wayneL said:
zzz...zzz...zzz...zzz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_polarization

Is that the same as confirmation bias, or do you have to be a believer.

gg

johenmo · 26 June 2009

Yeah - what is it about religion that makes people (e.g. Mother Teresa) go and devote her life to those less fortunate?

You can find examples for everything. Sounds a bit like gun debate - gunas are dangerous...not they're not, it's those who use them... yes they are..etc.

Joe -perhaps you can kill off threads like these and just refer the ranter/raver to the existing threads.

Have a good day everyone.

darkside · 26 June 2009

ivant said:
It is always more difficult to prove a negative. Saying that something doesn't exist is one sure way to never win an argument. How do you know?

Some examples:
1. I don't believe in the holocaust.
2. I don't believe the world is round.
3. I don't believe there are aliens.
4. I don't believe in God.
5. I believe that technical analysis doesn't work.
6. No such thing as black swans.
I can go on.

The point is, believe or not believe, those things above are hard to disprove. How can you know God doesn't exist?

ivan , i just re read my post , and the story , perhaps you could clarify where it's mentioned God doesn't exist , apart from the obvious! but if anything this could help you lay testimony that he does, and this is just another way of expressing his love and maybe the priests involved in this disgusting act of torture just didn't have enough faith.

darkside · 26 June 2009

johenmo said:
Yeah - what is it about religion that makes people (e.g. Mother Teresa) go and devote her life to those less fortunate?

You can find examples for everything. Sounds a bit like gun debate - gunas are dangerous...not they're not, it's those who use them... yes they are..etc.

Joe -perhaps you can kill off threads like these and just refer the ranter/raver to the existing threads.

Have a good day everyone.

Johenmo , perhaps you could become a moderator , that way you can decide what threads stay and go , or if you don't like the look of the thread , don't read it, see the options are numerous. I somehow don't think the rest of the posters on ASF want to be told what posts they can and cant subscribe to by you, but i could be wrong , it would'nt be the first time. !

nomore4s · 26 June 2009

ivant said:
How can you know God doesn't exist?

How can you know he/she/it does?

But I do agree it is an arguement neither side will ever win.

darkside · 26 June 2009

GumbyLearner said:
There are plenty of wacko religious nuts out there.

I found the Season 13 Episode 3 of South Park entitled "Margaritaville"
quite a good parody on the topic.

Here's the link

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/220760/

Haha , i just finished watching it , that cracked me up, when art imitates life , it's a funny show , but sometimes very true.

wayneL · 26 June 2009

Garpal Gumnut said:
Is that the same as confirmation bias, or do you have to be a believer.

gg

Hi GG

I'm no psychologist, and many have argued that I may need the services if one :, but my view is that confirmation bias is a necessary prerequisite for attitude polarization.

Old Mate · 26 June 2009

nomore4s said:
How can you know he/she/it does?

But I do agree it is an arguement neither side will ever win.

Simple logic proves that at least the Christian version of God does not exist. And it's probably only a matter of time before science proves it somehow. I'm not saying there's definately no super powerful being up there, (I don't think there is though,) I'm just saying he/she/it isn't anything like most religions claim he/she/it is.

peterh · 26 June 2009

Old Mate said:
Simple logic proves that at least the Christian version of God does not exist. And it's probably only a matter of time before science proves it somehow. I'm not saying there's definately no super powerful being up there, (I don't think there is though,) I'm just saying he/she/it isn't anything like most religions claim he/she/it is.

I would be interested in hearing your simple logic proving that the Christian God doesn't exist.

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