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Which religion or belief is the dumbest

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    #32
    goose2005
    Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    Captain Chaos wrote: »
    It's called research on material by the group of people whom which you speak of. It is generally agreed that the "Big Bang" did not just pop into existance as it happened, something had to be there before.

    What do you mean by "there"? Did physical location exist? And what does "before" mean in a universe without time?


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    #33
    Knasher
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    Cargo cults absolutely should be on this list. Basically it was a group of religious beliefs that popped up after WW2 in the pacific where people went around building replica runways and control towers in order to get planes to land there stocked with supplies gifted from their ancestors. It was inspired by the native people seeing the US army airlifting in supplies into their bases and then mimicking them when the war ended.


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    #34
    sensibleken
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    Rastafarianism

    The whole rasta thing of claiming Haille Selaise was jesus always reminds me of the life of Brian.

    Selaise: "Im not the messiah"
    Rastas: " only the trues messiah would deny his divinity"
    Selaise: "alright alright i am the messiah!"
    Rasta: "He is the messiah!!!!"

    I do get very irritated by people talking to me about it because I have dreads.

    aside from that, transubstantiation. I laughed at that when i was 7


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    #35
    raxor
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭raxor


    Knasher wrote: »
    Cargo cults absolutely should be on this list. Basically it was a group of religious beliefs that popped up after WW2 in the pacific where people went around building replica runways and control towers in order to get planes to land there stocked with supplies gifted from their ancestors. It was inspired by the native people seeing the US army airlifting in supplies into their bases and then mimicking them when the war ended.

    To be honest, i'd argue that Cargo Cults aren't half as crazy as any of the established religions. Think about it, one day someone builds an airstrip etc. and then people physically land in a plane or whatever and your tribe end up with actual physical food and technology and stuff. It's not a great leap of faith to imagine that if you imitate the circumstances around the previous situation that you might be lucky enough to get someone to land again and receive more goods.

    Equally, i can completely understand paganism and sun worship and all that malarky, as the sun and water have real tangible benefits to life and growing crops and whatever else.

    Now, parting tides, talking to yourself inside your head and imagining that someone in the clouds is actually listening, bread becoming the actual body of christ? For me most of the major religions are on the same level of nuttiness....scientology and creationism hardly need to be mentioned.


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    #36
    Knight who says Meh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 464 ✭✭Knight who says Meh


    Mr. Presentable wrote: »
    Of the major religions I'd say Mormon. Scientology isn't a religion - it's a cult.

    Whats the difference?


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    #37
    robindch
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    Knight who says Meh wrote: »
    Whats the difference?
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    #38
    CerebralCortex
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    robindch wrote: »
    166081.gif

    That sums up my thoughts nicely.


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    #39
    The Internet Explorer
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    This song is somewhat appropriate and also relatively funny.

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    #40
    Jagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Jagle


    Knight who says Meh wrote: »
    Whats the difference?

    for one, Mormons or the church of latter day saints is a recognised religion here in ireland, Scientology isnt, its a business


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    #41
    Turtwig
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    Jagle wrote: »
    for one, Mormons or the church of latter day saints is a recognised religion here in ireland, Scientology isnt, its a business

    Only because we don't yet have enough Scientologists to cross that critical threshold.:pac:


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    #42
    Jagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Jagle


    Malty_T wrote: »
    Only because we don't yet have enough Scientologists to cross that critical threshold.:pac:

    you mean force our government for change, indeed cant wait for that day to come...


    wasters in charge will probably say yes, for years people will be taken advantage of, have money withdrawn from their accounts, become bankrupt, be murdered because of the churchs beliefs, then in 50 years time, there will be a tribunal, costing millions, and in the end the people will be found guilty of being gullible..

    i can see it now


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    #43
    Dades
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    Jagle wrote: »
    Malty_T wrote: »
    Only because we don't yet have enough Scientologists to cross that critical threshold.:pac:
    you mean force our government for change, indeed cant wait for that day to come...


    wasters in charge will probably say yes, for years people will be taken advantage of, have money withdrawn from their accounts, become bankrupt, be murdered because of the churchs beliefs, then in 50 years time, there will be a tribunal, costing millions, and in the end the people will be found guilty of being gullible..
    Sounds to me like you need a personality test.


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    #44
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Dades wrote: »
    Sounds to me like you need a personality test.

    Me!:eek:
    NOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


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    #45
    Dades
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    And bring your chequebook.


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    #46
    Turtwig
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    Dades wrote: »
    And bring your chequebook.

    tumblr_lnr1x6VA4y1qf4cox.jpg


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    #47
    Jagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Jagle


    Dades wrote: »
    Sounds to me like you need a personality test.

    i do, where can i get one haha


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    #48
    Littlehorny
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    if that is your rational then what created god?


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    #49
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Littlehorny wrote: »
    if that is your rational then what created god?

    This.<>

    (Any excuse to post this pic.)


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    #50
    Undergod
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    Jagle wrote: »
    for one, Mormons or the church of latter day saints is a recognised religion here in ireland, Scientology isnt, its a business

    Is this an actual thing in Ireland, and how does it work? Is it to do with number? I think the idea of having recognised religions is a dodgy one for a secular state to have.


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    #51
    Jagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Jagle


    Undergod wrote: »
    Is this an actual thing in Ireland, and how does it work? Is it to do with number? I think the idea of having recognised religions is a dodgy one for a secular state to have.

    its a thing in all countries, in america scientology is a recognised religion, not here, or the uk or france, and to the best of my knowledge germany.

    and no its not a thing about numbers at all. they look at the beliefs of the church, how the church operates, and decided there is something dodgy about scientology and so say no. the benefits are obivous to being a church/religion all the tax breaks and what not

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology#Scientology_status_by_country

    lists the status, as you can see almost all countries have to decide for themselves if it is a religion


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    #52
    Galvasean
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    This.
    allison-stokke.jpg

    (Any excuse to post this pic.)

    That pic makes me sad.
    Girls that good looking don't do porno.... or me for that matter.


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    #53
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Galvasean wrote: »
    That pic makes me sad.
    Girls that good looking don't do porno.... or me for that matter.

    That's a myth.
    Both of them are myths.
    That said, I have to point out - for fear of getting thumped on the head with a metallic mathematical box set - that looks aren't what counts.


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    #54
    amacachi
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    That's a myth.
    Both of them are myths.
    That said, I have to point out - for fear of getting thumped on the head with a metallic mathematical box set - that looks aren't what counts.

    Fingers crossed she's really boring so. :pac:


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    #55
    CerebralCortex
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    That's a myth.
    Both of them are myths.
    That said, I have to point out - for fear of getting thumped on the head with a metallic mathematical box set - that looks aren't what counts.

    Of course they are! You hardly think she's lazy do you? That she's not conscientious with how she behaves to look like that? If only all women looked like that! I'd never be able to uncross my legs in female company.


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    #56
    magicbastarder
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    Malty_T wrote: »
    (Any excuse to post this pic.)
    i assume you know that that girl is (or was) creeped out by half the internet perving on a pic that she did not know existed until she saw it online?


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    #57
    tallaghtmick
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    easy answer....all religions:D


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    #58
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i assume you know that that girl is (or was) creeped out by half the internet perving on a pic that she did not know existed until she saw it online?

    I didn't actually know that. That's pretty ****ty. If she doesn't approve of it it then I'm certainly not going to post it.:(


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    #59
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Malty_T wrote: »
    I didn't actually know that. That's pretty ****ty. If she doesn't approve of it it then I'm certainly not going to post it.:(

    I'll just keep it to myself, all for me hehehehe....

    fyp


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    #60
    Ray Palmer
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    Mormons seem particularity crazy to me. A known conman starts a religion but then you just change it as you go along as it was obvious he was wrong.

    You got to wonder how any self respecting black person can be part of the religion.

    Ones that make up things recently are great. I can at least forgive the older ones for not knowing any better.


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    #61
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Genghiz Cohen wrote: »
    fyp

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