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Religion is...

  • 05-10-2012 2:57am
    #1
    starch4ser
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭


    I'll get the ball rolling:

    For people that are easily led...


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  • #2
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    For those who want to accept a simple life.
    No need to worry about how the earth was created, no need to set your own moral standards, no need to accept that your granny is 6 feet under and gone.


  • #3
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    The opium of the masses

    /end thread


  • #4
    the scrote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭the scrote


    religion WILL be the downfall of humanity


  • #5
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    pineapples.jpg


  • #6
    starch4ser
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭starch4ser


    for people that can't think for themselves...


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  • #7
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    too easy to mock


  • #8
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    inevitable.


  • #9
    looseliver
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭looseliver


    an Ice Cream.

    Or is that something else?


  • #10
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,210 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    bad... mmkay?


  • #11
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    smartarse answer:chewing gum for the eyes!

    serious face answer: mankinds worst achievement.


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  • #12
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    jank wrote: »
    inevitable.
    Ah jank, normally I'd say you were confusing it with a) death and b) taxes but seen as you've nailed your colours to the mast over in the US Politics forum you probably believe;

    a) is a step to an eternal afterlife
    b) can be avoided

    I'm not sure which is more deluded.


  • #13
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    The lazy wo/mans way to get through life.


  • #14
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    ... a nice little earner for some.


  • #15
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,228 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    The victim of some massive generalisations :p

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #16
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,420 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    Tax-free.


  • #17
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    .... pure nonsense - how the fúck do people not see that?:confused:


  • #18
    Barr125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭Barr125


    noigiler spelled backwards. Can't you see people?!


  • #19
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    Creepy.


  • #20
    IamtheWalrus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,075 ✭✭✭IamtheWalrus


    the biggest scourge on human progression.


  • #21
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    The big business of selling false hope to the gullible masses.


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  • #22
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    completely unnecessary...


  • #23
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    ...an intellectual cul-de-sac.


  • #24
    doctoremma
    Registered Users Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭doctoremma


    Religion is....

    ....nowhere near as fabulous and fascinating as reality.


  • #25
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,736 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    5020375986_583b0e90fb.jpg


  • #26
    rainbow kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    The most powerful force reinforcing sexism and homophobia.


  • #27
    DoesNotCompute
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭DoesNotCompute


    ....like a box of chocolates.


  • #28
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Religion... does not compute. :pac:


  • #29
    Bannasidhe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,218 ✭✭✭✭Bannasidhe


    Built on fear mongering.


  • #30
    maguffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭maguffin


    Religion is.....by definition, a superstition! :cool:


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  • #31
    Tonyandthewhale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭Tonyandthewhale


    Religion is...

    Something you should keep to yourself as much as possible.


  • #32
    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    gender discrimination, bigotry, homophobia, selfishness, smugness, gullibility, conservatism, traditionalism and racism, all wrapped into one neat package for the mentally lazy. (All contained in one book, . . . . . how convenient)

    Religion makes me yawn.


  • #33
    housetypeb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭housetypeb


    Religion is...
    Just fairy tales and myths, with some really fanatical fans who dissect every word and sentence searching for meaning, while forgetting/ignoring the fact that it's all made up.
    IMHO.


  • #34
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    Ah jank, normally I'd say you were confusing it with a) death and b) taxes but seen as you've nailed your colours to the mast over in the US Politics forum you probably believe;

    a) is a step to an eternal afterlife
    b) can be avoided

    I'm not sure which is more deluded.

    What colours would that be? Because I am not a lemming that loves Obama means what exactly.

    I was merely pointing out that religion will always be a factor of humanity, that's all.


  • #35
    ShooterSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    jank wrote: »
    I was merely pointing out that religion will always be a factor of humanity, that's all.

    Oh you pessimist!


  • #36
    pauldla
    Registered Users Posts: 2,247 ✭✭✭pauldla


    ...the greatest excuse man has ever come up with. Play the religion card and you can literally get away with murder.


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  • #37
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    ... the most effective placebo.


  • #38
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    ShooterSF wrote: »
    Oh you pessimist!

    Realist.


  • #39
    joseph brand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,537 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    jank wrote: »
    ShooterSF wrote: »
    Oh you pessimist!

    Realist.

    But aren't you a theist? I would have thought they were mutually exclusive.


  • #40
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    Religions%252520no%252520questions%25255B4%25255D.jpg

    In other words, religion is

    For_the_Birds.jpg


  • #41
    megafan
    Registered Users Posts: 410 ✭✭megafan


    John Lennon - Imagine (official video) - YouTube



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8&feature=player_embedded


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  • #42
    megafan
    Registered Users Posts: 410 ✭✭megafan


    Or for those with ear trouble!!!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwUGSYDKUxU&feature=endscreen&NR=1


  • #43
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,847 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    Anyone else have the following pop in their head when they saw the thread title?
    Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain

    If you can read this, you're too close!



  • #44
    ShooterSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    jank wrote: »
    Realist.

    Tomato Tomato (that doesn't work as well written down!). One can still hope and strive for the stars even if it only helps us get to the moon. You have to stay optimistic.


  • #45
    donspeekinglesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    koth wrote: »
    Anyone else have the following pop in their head when they saw the thread title?
    Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain
    Yeah, with Peter the Puppy from Earthworm Jim saying it.


  • #46
    Allah_
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 112 ✭✭Allah_


    Poison.


  • #47
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    joseph brand wrote: »
    But aren't you a theist? I would have thought they were mutually exclusive.

    Why do you think I am a theist? Did I say that I am somewhere?


  • #48
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    ShooterSF wrote: »
    Tomato Tomato (that doesn't work as well written down!). One can still hope and strive for the stars even if it only helps us get to the moon. You have to stay optimistic.

    Funny, I would have thought faith at its core is an eternally optimistic message, it is man and especially the state that was turned it into a form of control and fear.

    Also, lets not forget that most people here subscribe to the idea that free will is nonsense (see Sam Harris), therefore life is what it is... Can't have it all your own way! :)


  • #49
    Dublin Red Devil
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭Dublin Red Devil


    Nobody. Religion is worst thing that has ever happened in human history. More people have been killed in the name of God than for another reason


  • #50
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Dublin Red Devil wrote: »
    Nobody. Religion is worst thing that has ever happened in human history. More people have been killed in the name of God than for another reason

    Two points are very subjective and not really true but anyway...


  • #51
    Bannasidhe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,218 ✭✭✭✭Bannasidhe


    jank wrote: »
    Funny, I would have thought faith at its core is an eternally optimistic message, it is man and especially the state that was turned it into a form of control and fear.

    Also, lets not forget that most people here subscribe to the idea that free will is nonsense (see Sam Harris), therefore life is what it is... Can't have it all your own way! :)

    We do? News to me. Yet again I didn't get the memo :mad:


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