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defacto7

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9. a short addendum on shaman...

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 03:08 PM

Aug 2013

What is a Shaman? A healer, pseudo-healer. a spiritual support, pseudo-spiritual support. They fill the gaps that the people can't fill. Sometimes they fill it with useful natural answers and sometimes when they have no answer they fill it with myths. It's a convenient position for the tribal heads to utilize for their own purposes and a shaman can be very creative. Tribal leaders can also be very creative in their own way.

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Personal rantette on the usefulness of religion. [View all] defacto7 Aug 2013 OP

Flip on the news, it's a parade of country after country seriously screwed up by religion. dimbear Aug 2013 #1

Now THAT'S what I call self-righteous and pseudo-intellectual. DetlefK Aug 2013 #2

That is why suicide is such a sin in religion Lordquinton Aug 2013 #3

I would say you are the self-righteous one. defacto7 Aug 2013 #7

a short addendum on shaman... defacto7 Aug 2013 #9

Quote: "religion is and has always been..." DetlefK Aug 2013 #11

I was looking for iambic pentameter defacto7 Aug 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Aug 2013 #13

Do you realize this forum is... rexcat Aug 2013 #10

Thanks rexcat! defacto7 Aug 2013 #15

As far as I am concerned Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #12

Thanks Curmudgeoness! defacto7 Aug 2013 #16

Hey! Iggo Aug 2013 #18

What a disgusting post. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #19

Lies do not become us. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #20

Why am I not yet seeing this sanctimonious holier-than-thou blowhard in the list of blocked users? 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #21

Maybe because DU isn't an echo-chamber... DetlefK Sep 2013 #22

Thanks for making my question even more relevant. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #24

Religion is really more of an evolution rather than an invention Major Nikon Sep 2013 #25

In all of history LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #4

It's one of the best tools ever invented for keeping people in line Rob H. Aug 2013 #5

People cling to religion because they believe RebelOne Aug 2013 #6

That true... defacto7 Aug 2013 #8

Depends on the religion LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #17

I hereby apologize for my tone. DetlefK Sep 2013 #23