The Faith & Religion mega Thread

Yes I agree religion is false perception but to many use it for survival!

Originally Posted by jamison20000e Yes I agree religion is false perception but to many use it for survival!

How can religion help in species survival? I guess it is somehow helpful when solving conflicts and bringing order but critical to exist?

I don't think jamison meant species survival, but possibly personal survival. Comfort in times of distress, etc.

As well as riche$.org++ (maybe cultural, ʞʞʞ is one bad example) infinite reasons for it (few good) like anything but survival.

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." Robert A. Heinlein

I was a cult leader too; lol: http://www.southparkstudios.com/full...14-bloody-mary

Originally Posted by Arcane Don't ask me..i'm not God's messenger but i agree - so far there is only descriptions of what will happen but no real explanation why Islam and why Jews? Unless you search for yourself that is..i guess it is because of promise God made to them but dunno..

So if God promises all this to just a select group, clearly he is discriminates against others, tell me I'm wrong. The rest of the non-jewish peoples, you're on your own, bye.

Originally Posted by Jeebizz So if God promises all this to just a select group, clearly he is discriminates against others, tell me I'm wrong. The rest of the non-jewish peoples, you're on your own, bye.

Maybe. Who knows? We can't speak about God in first place yet because we don't have formulated clear definition of what God is - might be alien for all we know or neutral energy or simply some being who does what it wished regardless of our human thoughts about it. However i can calm you down - according to previously mentioned scriptures and regarding that promise to Israel and jews - it is also mentioned that same God cares about everyone else aswell - it is just the special event regarding messiah's and their return is promised to them specificly..hope it helps feel better.

gods don't exist outside of cats and women plus...aliens on the other hand\star we're living proof assuming there are infinite stars.

http://godisimaginary.com/

Fun comments at TPB on a ripped off Bobby Henderson - The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
P.s: don't DL go to the library

A study has concluded that religious people are less intelligent than non-believers
LOL! So much for self proclaimed superiority. When will people learn that IQ has nothing to do with being religious or not..

And people who generalise like that are less intelligent than those who don't.

I rather like the study

Originally Posted by brianL And people who generalise like that are less intelligent than those who don't.

Generally speaking?

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H I rather like the study

Funny part related to this type of study is - even if they show higher IQ in debate wars they still loose.
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...vs+debate+fail

Well, like I said, I am disappointed with many of the atheists that I have met.

(at this point in "time")

Agnostics, some answers will never be.
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Just to generalize: you have to go to (actual) school to be a scientist, teacher, doctor,,, but to be religious\spiritual—nope.