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Post by Gavin Archery on Oct 1, 2010 11:10:10 GMT
Just had a mass debate in the office about most of the mass violence in the world today being down to religious differences.
Why don't religions preach more tolerance?
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Post by amarillo on Oct 1, 2010 11:24:03 GMT
I agree most conflict is due to religious differences but arguably its people exploiting religion rather than the religion itself
If there was no religion, people would fight over something else, its in our nature.
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Post by kassyite on Oct 1, 2010 11:34:03 GMT
Religion is for mad people
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Post by Gavin Archery on Oct 1, 2010 11:35:40 GMT
Does that mean over half of the world is mad?
They say "It's a mad world" - well Tears for Fears did anyway.
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Post by sihath on Oct 1, 2010 11:48:11 GMT
Does that mean over half of the world is mad? They say "It's a mad world" - well Tears for Fears did anyway. Very very mad world Football is a lot of people's religion and there's no violence in that.......  |
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Post by Behind The Goal on Oct 1, 2010 12:14:52 GMT
Hope ypu didn't make too much of a mess |
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Post by kassyite on Oct 1, 2010 14:37:09 GMT
Does that mean over half of the world is mad? They say "It's a mad world" - well Tears for Fears did anyway. YES ....MAD and totally gullible,religion was invented to keep the lowly masses down,its the 21st century now....get real!!!! the tooth fairy is more plausible than Jesus/mohammed etc being feckin almighty |
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Post by Grampsioli.... on Oct 1, 2010 14:38:34 GMT
Does that mean over half of the world is mad? They say "It's a mad world" - well Tears for Fears did anyway. YES ....MAD and totally gullible,religion was invented to keep the lowly masses down,its the 21st century now....get real!!!! the tooth fairy is more plausible than Jesus/mohammed etc being feckin almighty you're going straight to hell for that one........... |
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Post by Gavin Archery on Oct 1, 2010 14:54:39 GMT
There must be something in religion or so many wouldn't be interested? It is a sense of group belonging more than a genuine belief in a superior being though surely.
Like someone else said we have a religion called football. Or something like that :-)
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Post by Agadoo on Oct 1, 2010 14:55:41 GMT
Religion is a huge contradiction. It's there for people to satisfy their beliefs, find unity and peace among mankind yet in reality does the exact opposite
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Post by amarillo on Oct 1, 2010 15:01:07 GMT
YES ....MAD and totally gullible,religion was invented to keep the lowly masses down,its the 21st century now....get real!!!! the tooth fairy is more plausible than Jesus/mohammed etc being feckin almighty but by taking such an anti-religious stance, you are basically doing the same as the worst kind of religious people - insisting that you are right and others are wrong I don't like religion, but its up to the individual and as long as they don't shove it in your face (as most religiuos people don't) who cares?, live and let live |
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Post by boris on Oct 1, 2010 15:25:29 GMT
It's just a bit sad that so many people waste their lives believing in a nonsense superstition. If more people were able to think for themselves just imagine what might be achieved.
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Post by m on Oct 1, 2010 15:28:45 GMT
If more people were able to think for themselves just imagine what might be achieved. That way madness lies! |
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Post by kassyite on Oct 1, 2010 20:23:59 GMT
YES ....MAD and totally gullible,religion was invented to keep the lowly masses down,its the 21st century now....get real!!!! the tooth fairy is more plausible than Jesus/mohammed etc being feckin almighty but by taking such an anti-religious stance, you are basically doing the same as the worst kind of religious people - insisting that you are right and others are wrong I don't like religion, but its up to the individual and as long as they don't shove it in your face (as most religiuos people don't) who cares?, live and let live i have had numerous "discussions" with Muslims,i have had them in a corner many times and the final retort from them is.....Well it just is " no evidence nothing just brainwashed clap trap,Catholics are the same when ive had "discussions" with them....feckin load of loons IMO live and let live til they plant a few bombs eh???  |
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Post by Yellowbrains on Oct 1, 2010 22:00:48 GMT
YES ....MAD and totally gullible,religion was invented to keep the lowly masses down,its the 21st century now....get real!!!! the tooth fairy is more plausible than Jesus/mohammed etc being feckin almighty but by taking such an anti-religious stance, you are basically doing the same as the worst kind of religious people - insisting that you are right and others are wrong I don't like religion, but its up to the individual and as long as they don't shove it in your face (as most religiuos people don't) who cares?, live and let live True to an extent and I don't think anyone (other than the religious) would dream of telling other people what they should and shouldn't believe. However, the very existence of the 'moderately religious' (if such a thing could truly exist) legitimises the cause of the extremists because it tolerates their worldview. Bit like how if there were no football fans there would be no football hooligans! |
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Post by Winchesterox on Oct 2, 2010 7:00:01 GMT
Back to the first post. The Christian faith does preach tolerance and peace. Nobody recorded that Jesus went about abusing and killing people. It seems it was quite the opposite.
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Post by Gavin Archery on Oct 2, 2010 7:04:11 GMT
You can still be a Christian and go to war. Tony Blair did.
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Post by Winchesterox on Oct 2, 2010 9:26:47 GMT
Tony Blair was the PM at the time and he was content to agree that he 'don't do God'.
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Post by oxymoron on Oct 3, 2010 18:36:54 GMT
Man created God in his own image - intolerent, sexist, homophobic, unforgiving and violent.......
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Post by Boogaloo on Oct 3, 2010 21:36:00 GMT
You can still be a Christian and go to war. Tony Blair did. Wasn't George Bush's reason for invading Iraq because 'God told him to'? |
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