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Why are religions against being gay?

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  • #32
    sallyanne12
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭sallyanne12


    Justin Credible Darts wrote: »
    There is this myth you need religion or god to be a decent person.
    You can have decency, empathy, compassion, and love for your fellow humans, be accepting of all colours, creeds, gay people etc and not believe in god or the church,
    There was never any agnostic crusades, no atheist inquisitions, all that type of stuff was left for the so called religious people.
    go figure

    This is very true. You are in fact more of a decent person if you’re atheist and a good person. If you’re religious, you could just be being good for fear of the afterlife. At least we know good atheists are genuinely good people


  • #33
    Peregrinus
    Registered Users Posts: 26,021 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    sallyanne12 wrote: »
    This is very true. You are in fact more of a decent person if you’re atheist and a good person. If you’re religious, you could just be being good for fear of the afterlife. At least we know good atheists are genuinely good people
    Actually, we don't know that. While good athiests are unlikely to be motivated in their goodmess by a basically selfish hope of benefitting themselves in an afterlife, they could certainly be acting out of other basically selfish motives.


  • #34
    Justin Credible Darts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    sallyanne12 wrote: »
    This is very true. You are in fact more of a decent person if you’re atheist and a good person. If you’re religious, you could just be being good for fear of the afterlife. At least we know good atheists are genuinely good people


    spot on, that is why the churches are full of old people who know their time of termination is due, so they suddenly feel the need to pray and possibly hedge their bets.


    Likewise , ever notice all the people who "find god" are the same people who have pissed off everyone else, and when they have exhausted all their options suddenly the claim to find god, and decree themselves as a good person.


  • #35
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 33,832 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    According to here there's a slight decline after age 85!

    https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp8iter/p8iter/p8rrc/

    Figure 4.3

    Life ain't always empty.



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