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The 10 main Issues with Religion
by Helz » Tue May 24, 2022 4:07 am
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This will hopefully hammer out some of my largest issues with religion and encourage some discussion. I hope people can stay civil and explore some...
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Great John God! Now you just take your 1 Thessalonians 3:1! Says all a good Christian needs to know right there! Say, we'll be having a blessed time...
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Does the Pope believe all of the crap?
by ed » Sat Dec 25, 2021 3:18 pm
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I recall a friend, some years ago, observing that he didn't think that the Pope believed Catholic dogma. I hadn't really thought about it but I...
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Does the Pope believe in pizza? That's what really matters.
Absolutely, though we stay away from the Reformed Pizzarians. (Pineapple . . . Nuff...
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Last post by Ben Trovado Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:54 pm
Is it true?
by robinson » Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:02 pm
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As a skeptic, this question is fundamental, it’s a main goal, it is important to ask, and to answer.
From a philosophical POV, there are different...
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I don't know. More people - despite the vaccine and masks - have dies in 2021 so far than died in 2020 in the US (when we had no vaccine available)....
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Last post by robinson Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:22 pm
I need the word for “this”
by robinson » Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:02 pm
At times I think about something, but either I am too old to remember the word, or I just don’t know it
Like that thought, the one right before...
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Last post by robinson Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:14 am
Questions about speed of light and simulation theory
by tcuboy24 » Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:47 pm
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I've been having trouble with the cosmic speed limit and how similar it seems to be to computer restrictions. I was directed here by a couple...
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What is reality?
Eat me. Eat me raw!
Rah rah rah. That's the spirits we have here today!
Fuck you!
So come on kids. Line up, sign up and...
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Pithy definition of a "cult"
by Anaxagoras » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:04 am
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found here
Definition of a Cult
Noted psychiatrist and author Robert Jay Lifton developed the following definition of a cult. This definition is...
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The point being even after a cult leader dies, the cult awaits the resurrection
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Last post by robinson Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:48 am
Prayer
by ed » Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:08 pm
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I see a lot of requests for and offers of prayer.
Why? I don't get the logic.
If something bad happens then god allows it to happen, no? Isn't...
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I see a lot of requests for and offers of prayer.
Why? I don't get the logic.
If something bad happens then god allows it to happen, no? Isn't...
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Last post by xouper Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:10 pm
World's oldest and largest rape conspiracy still at it.
by Witness » Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:43 am
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U.S. prelate McCarrick resigns from College of Cardinals
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has accepted U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick’s offer to resign...
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The evil of Religion is only exceeded by that of war
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Last post by robinson Thu Aug 12, 2021 5:23 am
Heathens' corner
by Witness » Sat Feb 03, 2018 3:24 am
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I think it would be nice pleasant to have a mocking thread.
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Woman sues McDonald’s after burger ad compelled her to break Lent fast: report
Ksenia Ovchinnikova claims she was lured into indulging in a juicy...
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Last post by Witness Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:31 am
A quiz: Are you a materialist or idealist?
by Interesting Ian » Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:36 am
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11 questions. Just choose a, b, c or d for each one. I won't tell you how to score at this juncture. But if you tell me your answers I'll inform you...
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~~~~~ deleted not worth the effort
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Last post by Fid Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:41 pm
Vatican
by Witness » Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:19 am
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Catch-all thread about the spider sitting in Rome. (In the spirit, as Anax said, of the Murica, Russia, &c. threads.)
ROME -- Pope Francis has...
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Homeless people receive Covid-19 vaccine in the Vatican
Pope Francis is working to ensure that poor people who are assisted by Holy See facilities...
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Last post by Witness Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:47 pm
The Savior Is Offering A Godlike Nirvana Full Ascension Guide For Donation
by saviorjoy » Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:12 am
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The Savior Is Offering A Godlike Nirvana Full Ascension Guide For Donation
Life is all about ascension, evolution.
After you make a lot of money, if...
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Im mystified as to the purpose and posting such tripe on so many sites.
Poor Man's SEO.
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Last post by Pyrrho Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:52 pm
God part 2 of the greatest stuff ever written on the subject
by ed » Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:27 pm
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It occurs to me that the characterization of god in the bible is exactly what late iron age man would have imagined a hyper powerful despot to be...
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I drank coffee from a kite master.
I win.
– J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:41 am
Biblical Inerrency
by ed » Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:22 pm
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Consider Matthew 16:24-28
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and...
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Goddamit just scroll up. This is in fact what matters.
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Last post by Fid Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:25 pm
Being a tribe rather than a faith (in most cases).
by robinson » Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:11 pm
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Pity response
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What Doctor X said absolutely, but sill also being a tribe rather than a faith like I said.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. :p...
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Last post by Witness Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:56 pm
Millennial Saints
by Pyrrho » Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:05 pm
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A teenage computer gamer and programmer from Italy who devoted the final years of his life to the church until his death in 2006 was beatified over...
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Aren't Saints supposed to perform miracles?
I know that they have ways of fudging that requirement. Someone will claim that a witch turned them...
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Last post by Hotarubi Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:46 am
Is some psychology total woo woo?
by robinson » Mon Sep 28, 2020 12:27 pm
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I looked, and couldn't find where a psychology thread would go. Science? Medicine? Frauds? Oh and fuck?
Then I realized one of my experiments I have...
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Some
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Last post by robinson Mon Sep 28, 2020 9:15 pm
Pray for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
by Anaxagoras » Sun May 17, 2015 5:04 am
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No. Just no.
Completely unsurprised though that Christians would say that. They'll even pray for you Abdul. Maybe if they pray hard enough the...
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If prayer worked:
they would be alive.
May they blow a few veins trying to establish a line.
Some have claimed that life in prison is a worse...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:11 am
HL Mencken on Religion
by ed » Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:15 pm
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New to me ... read on ...
“Where is the graveyard of dead gods? What lingering mourner waters their mounds? There was a time when Jupiter was the...
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Good OP
Made me think of Lisztomania or Liszt fever, Beatlemania, the frantic and overwhelming reaction of youngsters to a musician or band
The...
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Freeman Dyson climate heretic
by sparks » Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:52 pm
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Is it the whole generation of scientific experts that's blind to obvious facts there Freeman, or you?
Just goes to show that even really smart...
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Where he says increased CO2 in the atmosphere does more good than harm.
Can't buy it unless/until he or someone else elaborates on that.
What...
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Last post by robinson Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:10 pm
Blessings from the air!
by Pyrrho » Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:10 pm
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A Roman Catholic church in rural Louisiana hoping to maximize its blessings has come up with a way to do it: filling up a crop-duster plane with holy...
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Once they'd been kissed by Gawd. He, like ed , is omnipotent and can therefore handle the toxins previously used in said crop dusting system. :)
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Last post by sparks Wed Dec 25, 2019 8:48 pm
Existence of spirits! do not know ..
by Flacus » Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:28 pm
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Are there spirits?
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:)
Before the invention of the electron microscope did people ever believe in viruses?
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:dothewave:
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Scientology and Clearwater
by Pyrrho » Sun Nov 03, 2019 1:20 pm
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Fascinating investigative journalism:
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY and companies run by its members spent $103 million over the past three years...
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Harrumph!
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The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
by Rob Lister » Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:05 pm
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How does this affect the price of rice?
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I really do appreciate them second-guessing themselves on this but I suspect the difference isn't going to increase or decrease my wealth or life....
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Some curious news on the Jerry Falwell Jr. Front
by Anaxagoras » Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:15 am
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Exclusive: Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting his personal trainer
LYNCHBURG, Va. (Reuters) - Evangelical leader and...
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Slightly longer story here:
Liberty's Falwell says he's target of 'attempted coup'
Falwell said he contacted the FBI last week after he learned...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:15 am
Countdown time. It's in the Bible, right?
by TheAtheist » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:29 am
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Well, that's going to piss the Mayan calendar people right off.
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An embarrassment of riches. :mrgreen:
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Last post by Witness Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:52 pm
Scientology holding "patients" against their will
by Anaxagoras » Fri May 05, 2017 11:20 pm
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I hope they don't just treat this as an isolated case. They should prosecute the whole leadership of Scientology (under RICO SUAVE!!!1!!) not just...
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Scientology will just counter-sue in England!
--J.D.
P.S.
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Last post by Doctor X Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:17 am
The Accounting
by ed » Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:33 am
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Enough time has gone by for a review of where you lot stand ...
Yes
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Lets just see, shall we?
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There is little as elementally boring, nay, stultifying, as philosophical discussions of religion. What a waste of intellect.
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Last post by ed Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:50 pm
Jesus bought this
by Anaxagoras » Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:22 am
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I'm glad Jesus has his priorities straight.
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Insofar as control of wealth is more consequential than formal ownership, compare the picayune depredations of Kenneth Copeland with any Roman...
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Some problematic Bible verses
by ed » Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:10 pm
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Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. Matt 16:28
This is...
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It will buff out:
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed May 29, 2019 1:14 pm
Porch Mormons
by Pyrrho » Wed May 22, 2019 1:07 am
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Two young ladies knocked--loudly--on the front door. Greeted me cheerfully. Started babbling about what the hell ever.
Asked me if I had been a...
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Question: What happens when Mormon missionaries knock on the door of a Jehovah's Witness?
They try to sell each other Amway
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Asia Bibi: A "Blasphemer" Afraid of Her Country
by Witness » Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:56 pm
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Pakistan: Lawyer of woman acquitted in blasphemy case flees country
The demonstrations against Asia Bibi’s acquittal were called off late on Friday...
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Religion of peace, Anax .
Why do you hate peace?
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Thu May 09, 2019 12:20 am
Every religion changes from time to time.
by Witness » Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:31 am
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JW unrelated, but corresponds to the thread title.
Catholic church rapidly disappearing from Netherlands, archbishop says
The Catholic Church is...
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A rare day on Twatter that is filled with intelligent comment.
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Last post by sparks Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:17 pm
Il Papa
by Pyrrho » Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:35 pm
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Last post by Witness Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:26 am
Different kinds of atheists
by sparks » Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:48 pm
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Hate religion? No.
But because they all operate on the foundation of belief which is the suspension of critical thinking and evidence based...
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Indeed. Always good to talk with another Fire Head. :)
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Last post by sparks Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:17 pm
American missionary meets his maker
by Anaxagoras » Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:04 am
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He just wanted to tell the tribe about Jesus.
American missionary killed by remote tribe leaves behind diary: 'I hope this isn't one of my last...
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Another idiot spreading his superstition similarly in trouble:
US missionary who engaged with reclusive Brazilian tribe could be charged with...
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Last post by sparks Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:21 pm
The Power of Dreams
by shuize » Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:12 pm
I seem to remember reading Carl Sagan writing about the power of coincidence in religious thinking. Just a few minutes ago I was reminded about how...
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These are the best and worst countries in the world to be an atheist
by xouper » Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:13 am
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These are the best and worst countries in the world to be an atheist
the Journal (Ireland)
Synopsis:
USA not number one, but in the top ten.
The...
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These are the best and worst countries in the world to be an atheist
the Journal (Ireland)
Synopsis:
USA not number one, but in the top ten.
The...
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