Lets Bash Religion...or Not

[scotth266]

If you truly believe your poster, provide some evidence that actual religious principles cause the collapse of the economy and that pure human stupidity didn't do so.

I believe that it's supposed to be a joke: the joke is that the poster is mocking flamewars by showing how they start.

It seems that religion threads have replaced the political threads recently.

Those are my only thoughts on the topic.

I see them as being fairly equal in awfulness.

 

[CrysisMcGee]

I don't quite understand this.

Spoiler: It is just one of these waiting to happen. That is all.

I agree. This is like putting a newborn drop-off center across from an abortion clinic.

As for religions, any that promote peace, understanding, and just general love WITHOUT trying to control our lives (As long as we act legally) is fine by me. Yeah, I'm a Lutheran. And I love it.

 

[RexoftheFord]

If you truly believe your poster, provide some evidence that actual religious principles cause the collapse of the economy and that pure human stupidity didn't do so.

You need to learn how to read chap. It clearly says that republicans ran the economy into the ground.
But I thought it was quite obvious that all this thread is is flame bait. Nothing more.
Close the thread and move on.

By the way, Avykins, i think you are an insensitive asshole, and i admire you because of it.

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If this is really flamebait, why did I not provide a definitive answer on the subject. Again, this is a free speech area. Flame can happen if it happens.

But also notice I said provide solid evidence, this goes for both religious views and atheist views. What I was attacking was not Atheist thought, but illogical thought that denies evidence provided to the contrary at times.

But believe what you will. And feel free to leave at any time.

 

[Inco]

I think the purpose of this thread is to say that this user is sick of people bashing religion as much as religion itself. I have the same opinion OP, Where the extremes are both illogical and pointless and are the cause for all this debate that occurs.

 

[Boxpopper]

All things in moderation. I'm a mildly religious man, not a saint or anything, but I believe in the basic tenants of Catholicism. I'm kind of annoyed by anti-theists constantly making blanket statements about my faith, especially when they have no fucking clue what they're talking about.

I'll step up and speak for my fellow athiests and say that A. Its true that most of them are blanket statements and I apologize if you have been offended and B. we untheists (just to give us all a general term) have for a long time been a threatened minority in the United States, and have almost no representation in government, and have been considered "heathens" and the such for the longest time, so please cut us some slack, ok?

 

[RexoftheFord]

Haha, you said "But please provide some solid evidence"... Was that intentional? Did you do that on purpose? Sneaky, sneaky.

It's intentional. I don't want a pointless flame war. I want intelligent discussion, which I know is a long shot on the internet

Are you sure? You seem to have misunderstood... you said "But please provide some solid evidence" in a thread about Religion... See?

Even religion has evidence to support it that is scientific. Again, this is a stretch to try to get people to actually think.

On both sides of the spectrum.

 

[Ph0t0n1c Ph34r]

I just got out of one of these damn things. &#12501;&#12449;&#12531; &#12486;&#12451;&#12479;&#12540;&#12531;&#12474;&#12290;That is all.

 

[grimsprice]

Awww. It is always nice to meet a fan. So uhh...
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LOL fuck you. hahahahahahaha (lol, mods! its just good fun and avy gets it no worries)

Something cannot happen for no reason. So the Big Bang just happening can't be valid. Something had to generate it for the universe to start. If that's your theory of choice that is.

Actually, there are a couple of theories out there that explain the cause of the big bang, like all scientific theories, the normal bloke doesn't understand, and so the creationists distort and butcher as a means to an end.

Just as the theory of evolution explains what happened to life after abiogenesis, the big bang explains what happened to the universe after the 'cause'.

 

[DrDeath3191]

All things in moderation. I'm a mildly religious man, not a saint or anything, but I believe in the basic tenants of Catholicism. I'm kind of annoyed by anti-theists constantly making blanket statements about my faith, especially when they have no fucking clue what they're talking about.

I'll step up and speak for my fellow athiests and say that A. Its true that most of them are blanket statements and I apologize if you have been offended and B. we untheists (just to give us all a general term) have for a long time been a threatened minority in the United States, and have almost no representation in government, and have been considered "heathens" and the such for the longest time, so please cut us some slack, ok?

Atheists are okay, so long as they don't make those blanket statements I mentioned. But I said anti-theists. Those are the people who think religion is nothing but evil and must be purged from the world.

 

[quiet_samurai]

It's because 80% of the population is stupid... that is all.

 

[RexoftheFord]

Something cannot happen for no reason. So the Big Bang just happening can't be valid. Something had to generate it for the universe to start. If that's your theory of choice that is.

Well just because we don't have anything to form a hypothesis off of doesn't mean there isn't anything. Just because there is no data does not mean you should write it off as the work of a god and leave it at that. Besides, have you heard of the multiverse theory, in which black holes act as "umbilical chords" to other universes; where the point of singularity in the black hole gives off a "big bang"-like phenomenon in the child universe?

PEOPLE PEOPLE, please. Republicans didn't run the economy into the ground, deregulation and corruption in our Capitalist system did!

Again, something has to create these black holes..or something has to set the motions in which they are created.

And where did I say God in my argument? I haven't. Not yet. God is a possible explanation, but I haven't even written that I believe it. So how can you infer that, considering I'm at a state of indecision right now?

Funny.

 

[SilentHunter7]

I don't quite understand this.

He's trying to say that he's sick and tired of asshats bashing religion because of a few wankers who twist their beliefs.

 

[Kinguendo]

Haha, you said "But please provide some solid evidence"... Was that intentional? Did you do that on purpose? Sneaky, sneaky.

It's intentional. I don't want a pointless flame war. I want intelligent discussion, which I know is a long shot on the internet

Are you sure? You seem to have misunderstood... you said "But please provide some solid evidence" in a thread about Religion... See?

Even religion has evidence to support it that is scientific. Again, this is a stretch to try to get people to actually think.

On both sides of the spectrum.

No, no there isnt. Lets take Christianity. Founded 2000 years ago... thats 1200 years before the conception of what people could call "Modern Science".

They arent connected.

Even a relatively new Religion, Scientology, really struggles to have ANY scientific proof. It has some "Hey look, famous people follow this religion" proof...

 

[RexoftheFord]

All things in moderation. I'm a mildly religious man, not a saint or anything, but I believe in the basic tenants of Catholicism. I'm kind of annoyed by anti-theists constantly making blanket statements about my faith, especially when they have no fucking clue what they're talking about.

I'll step up and speak for my fellow athiests and say that A. Its true that most of them are blanket statements and I apologize if you have been offended and B. we untheists (just to give us all a general term) have for a long time been a threatened minority in the United States, and have almost no representation in government, and have been considered "heathens" and the such for the longest time, so please cut us some slack, ok?

I've given you an outlet to speak here. People keep distorting my intentions with this post. I just want some actual intelligent free speech debate and discussion.

But you can think I'm trying to start a flame war if you will.

 

[RexoftheFord]

Haha, you said "But please provide some solid evidence"... Was that intentional? Did you do that on purpose? Sneaky, sneaky.

It's intentional. I don't want a pointless flame war. I want intelligent discussion, which I know is a long shot on the internet

Are you sure? You seem to have misunderstood... you said "But please provide some solid evidence" in a thread about Religion... See?

Even religion has evidence to support it that is scientific. Again, this is a stretch to try to get people to actually think.

On both sides of the spectrum.

No, no there isnt. Lets take Christianity. Founded 2000 years ago... thats 1200 years before the conception of what people could call "Modern Science".

They arent connected.

Even a relatively new Religion, Scientology, really struggles to have ANY scientific proof. It has some "Hey look, famous people follow this religion" proof...

But modern scientific principles can be used to explain possible phenomena that occur in scientific doctrine. Also, there is the evidence of historical doctrine. I also understand that all these things can be biased.

But yes, there can be evidence presented with religion despite where a religion was started y'know. But ok.

 

[grimsprice]

But modern scientific principles can be used to explain possible phenomena that occur in scientific doctrine. Also, there is the evidence of historical doctrine. I also understand that all these things can be biased.

But yes, there can be evidence presented with religion despite where a religion was started y'know. But ok.

And what proof is there?

 

[RexoftheFord]

Something cannot happen for no reason. So the Big Bang just happening can't be valid. Something had to generate it for the universe to start. If that's your theory of choice that is.

Well just because we don't have anything to form a hypothesis off of doesn't mean there isn't anything. Just because there is no data does not mean you should write it off as the work of a god and leave it at that. Besides, have you heard of the multiverse theory, in which black holes act as "umbilical chords" to other universes; where the point of singularity in the black hole gives off a "big bang"-like phenomenon in the child universe?

PEOPLE PEOPLE, please. Republicans didn't run the economy into the ground, deregulation and corruption in our Capitalist system did!

Again, something has to create these black holes..or something has to set the motions in which they are created.

And where did I say God in my argument? I haven't. Not yet. God is a possible explanation, but I haven't even written that I believe it. So how can you infer that, considering I'm at a state of indecision right now?

Funny.

Yes, well, again, just because we do not have enough data to form hypothesis and theories does not mean you should write it off as the work of a god.

Again, I find it funny that you think I'm writing it off as a work of a god. When clearly I still haven't even mentioned that as my argument. Don't read too far into this.

I'm just trying to stay neutral in my thought right now. I merely said that God is a possible explanation. POSSIBLE. Read for detail, but not beyond what you have evidence for.

 

[SilentHunter7]

B. we untheists (just to give us all a general term) have for a long time been a threatened minority in the United States, and have almost no representation in government, and have been considered "heathens" and the such for the longest time, so please cut us some slack, ok?

So...insulting and cheap-shotting Christians is like Atheist Affirmative Action?

 

[RexoftheFord]

Awww. It is always nice to meet a fan. So uhh...
Do you give head?
>.>
<.<;;;

LOL fuck you. hahahahahahaha (lol, mods! its just good fun and avy gets it no worries)

... Kay. But I am the butch and you provide your own lube. ^_-

Anyway on topic (as I suppose I had better at least try) There can be no solid proof on the topic of religion.
I mean we can pick apart several aspects of any given religion like for example the Christ mythos as it is clear he is ripped off of a guy named Mithra amongst others.
However we can not prove either way if there is a god or not. Also the big bang thing. That is also scientific theory, not fact.
Anyway for all the good religion may have brought us it has undoubtedly done far more harm.
Even excluding all the wars and shit it still brought us the dark ages where all scientific research was outlawed. Even today they are fucking with science like in the example of stem cell research.
It is like they do not want anyone to better themselves.

You still have failed to show me how religious principles has caused these dark ages, and not the stupidity of people distorting the doctrine has done it.

Personally I like the idea of stem cell research..it would be good information to have to see how cells get their functions imprinted on them and how they form into particular organs.