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In reply to the discussion: Religious?? ...............Who Cares?? [View all]Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)14. If it scares someone, makes them afraid
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One can believe in things not proven however if you tell someone to believe in
Angry Dragon
Dec 2017
#108
Not for you, because you'll just shit on me again like the Christian you have shown yourself to be.
trotsky
Oct 2017
#45
I am shocked that you did not include the words "victory" and "humiliate" in your reply.
guillaumeb
Oct 2017
#61
I have not met ONE non-theist who has "no idea how to accept that not all Christian theists...
trotsky
Oct 2017
#63
"Organized deity belief has brought more grief to this world than anything else combined."
trotsky
Oct 2017
#9
I care whenever someone's religion leads them to affect the lives of others in a way they don't want
trotsky
Oct 2017
#11
Personally, I have no problem with religion being no better than other institutions
marylandblue
Oct 2017
#85
Logic and reason is twisted by humans on a daily basis with or without religion.
HopeAgain
Oct 2017
#49
No, we're not off track, I'm talking about what's unique when it comes to religion.
trotsky
Oct 2017
#53
But religion itself instructs that all other inputs should be ignored, and the dogma take precedence
trotsky
Oct 2017
#79
"Religion has always been adaptive and evolving based upon the experiences of society."
trotsky
Oct 2017
#81
Religion is indeed unique in that it *conditions* people to believe in spite of facts.
trotsky
Oct 2017
#90
What it does is pave the way to toss empiricism out the window when it conflicts with religion.
trotsky
Oct 2017
#74
The grip of organized religion upon society matters because of the legislative follow-on
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2017
#17
some things ......... but I would venture a guess that we do not believe in the same things
Angry Dragon
Dec 2017
#103