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religion
« on: June 04, 2015, 12:48:00 PM »
if religion didn't exist

would people blow themselves up

would wars still happen

would we just find another excuse to throw hands
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Re: religion
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2015, 12:51:01 PM »
It cannot not exist. It's in a human nature to search for a "leader" and "calmness" when feeling weak/hopeless. It's a drug/alcohol substitute.

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Re: religion
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2015, 12:52:33 PM »
Sure, religion didn't exist for the ancient greeks.  All they did was invent certain mathematics, science, Architecture etc... Religion came around and destroyed it all.  If anything Religion is more conducive to violence than no religion.

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Re: religion
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2015, 12:57:11 PM »
Sure, religion didn't exist for the ancient greeks.  All they did was invent certain mathematics, science, Architecture etc... Religion came around and destroyed it all.  If anything Religion is more conducive to violence than no religion.

that's my take

religion is used to control and programme a certain way of thinking

it leads to intolerance then to violence

humans aren't conditioned to use religion in a productive way

its a giant stick to beat people with either mentally or physically
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Re: religion
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2015, 12:58:13 PM »
Divide & Conquer!
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Re: religion
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2015, 12:58:55 PM »
that's my take

religion is used to control and programme a certain way of thinking

it leads to intolerance then to violence

humans aren't conditioned to use religion in a productive way

its a giant stick to beat people with either mentally or physically

Exactly.  It's a form of social control.  A set of rules you should live by and the consequences of not following those rules.

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Re: religion
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2015, 01:09:11 PM »
if religion didn't exist

would people blow themselves up

would wars still happen

would we just find another excuse to throw hands

If religion didn't exist ,this world would be a mess ,people wouldn't give a fuck , guys like TBombz would be spreading AIDS  killing people everywhere ,guys like MOS would be beating people up for no reason , religion is a good thing my friend.

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Re: religion
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2015, 01:10:45 PM »
if religion didn't exist

would people blow themselves up

would wars still happen

would we just find another excuse to throw hands

Yes.

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I would love to slowly lower Navy_Mike into boiling water and then throw in a plugged toaster oven for good measure.

Anything to wipe that stupid grin/wide mouth off the face of the earth.  

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Re: religion
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2015, 01:12:43 PM »
If religion didn't exist ,this world would be a mess ,people wouldn't give a fuck , guys like TBombz would be spreading AIDS  killing people everywhere ,guys like MOS would be beating people up for no reason , religion is a good thing my friend.

Do you believe religion is why people don't kill each other?  Highly doubtful.  It's the law that prevents it.  Remove all Laws and leave religion and totally chaos will erupt.  Religion won't stop people from hurting others.

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Re: religion
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2015, 01:13:27 PM »
If religion didn't exist ,this world would be a mess ,people wouldn't give a fuck , guys like TBombz would be spreading AIDS  killing people everywhere ,guys like MOS would be beating people up for no reason , religion is a good thing my friend.

you've converted me my friend

im off to church

praise the lord for saving me from the aids and killing people  8)
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Re: religion
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2015, 01:14:01 PM »
if religion didn't exist

would people blow themselves up

would wars still happen

would we just find another excuse to throw hands
http://southpark.cc.com/clips/2y8xoh/atheist-war
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Re: religion
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2015, 01:14:45 PM »
if religion didn't exist

would people blow themselves up

would wars still happen

would we just find another excuse to throw hands

Yes

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Re: religion
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2015, 01:23:14 PM »
Religion and god gives a "purpose" a "meaning" to life. Without it you have.........well current western world, that doesn't want to reproduce anymore (because it makes no sense, there's no god and other bullshit) and doesn't care about anything too much (because.... why?)

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Re: religion
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2015, 01:27:23 PM »
you've converted me my friend

im off to church


Hallelujah


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Down to sleep.
I pray the Lord
My shape to keep.
Please no wrinkles
Please no bags
And please lift my backside
Before it sags.
Please no age spots
Please no gray
And as for my belly,
Please take it away.
Please keep me healthy
Please keep me young,
And thank you Dear Lord
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Re: religion
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2015, 01:49:43 PM »
People would still find plenty of reasons to kill each other as they do now that are not religiously motivated. The essence of religion is the spiritual part which is without a doubt an uplifting influence. The rest can be discarded moving forward.

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Re: religion
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2015, 01:51:09 PM »
Fucking Che!!  LOL  ;D

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Re: religion
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2015, 01:54:09 PM »
People would still find plenty of reasons to kill each other as they do now that are not religiously motivated. The essence of religion is the spiritual part which is without a doubt an uplifting influence. The rest can be discarded moving forward.

ireland is a classic example where religion was used to promote violence
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Re: religion
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2015, 01:59:11 PM »
ireland is a classic example where religion was used to promote violence

Yes but the issue was/is mainly land.

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Re: religion
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2015, 02:00:53 PM »
Yes but the issue was/is mainly land.

I agree

but the banner waved was religious

like I said sometimes its just an excuse
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Re: religion
« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2015, 02:06:15 PM »
if religion didn't exist

would people blow themselves up

would wars still happen

would we just find another excuse to throw hands

WW1 and WW2 had no religious causes but a combination of nationalism, imperalism and conflict of political ideologie.etc

We're good at finding 1001 reasons to eliminate each other. When this Muslim vs Western world feud ends a new one will emerge, either within or in a new form of foreign adversary.
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Re: religion
« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2015, 02:06:53 PM »
if religion didn't exist

would people blow themselves up

would wars still happen

would we just find another excuse to throw hands

of course money causes way more wars
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Re: religion
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2015, 02:13:05 PM »
WW1 and WW2 had no religious causes but a combination of nationalism, imperalism and conflict of political ideologie.etc

We're good at finding 1001 reasons to eliminate each other. When this Muslim vs Western world feud ends a new one will emerge, either within or in a new form of foreign adversary.

This.

Homo sapiens is good at exactly two things: fucking and killing. Religion is just one of many thin excuses to do one or the other (or both).

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Re: religion
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2015, 03:55:12 PM »
no without religion there would be no wars, free steroids and everybody would engage in a worldwide posedown at the top of a rainbow

next question

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Re: religion
« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2015, 05:40:06 PM »
Religion or lack there of does not start wars.

People do.

If there was no religion, people would just find another reason to kill each other.

Wars will always happen.

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Re: religion
« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2015, 06:19:56 PM »
Bigmc establishing himself as one of Getbigs top philosophers in this thread.
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