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By Yaweh!
Aloone_Jonez:
The whole human race began with just two people!
The age or the world and universe is just 6000 years!
The rest of the universe revolves around the earth!
Laukev7:
I put religion in the same category as astrology, Greek mythology and Scientology.
WMD:
--- Quote from: worker201 ---Now, admittedly, the 10 Commandments are pretty decent and civilized laws, except for the whole "no other gods before me" thing, and the "lord's name in vain" bullshit. Okay, so like maybe 5 out of 10 are good laws.
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Nice math. 10 Commandments minus 2 bad ones equals 8, not 5. :p
worker201:
--- Quote from: WMD ---Nice math. 10 Commandments minus 2 bad ones equals 8, not 5. :p
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I decided in mid-sentence (a respected literary comic device) that the whole "remember the sabbath day" thing sucked too. The number of good commandments is probably somewhere between 7 and 2. Average rounds to FIVE. I could get more specific, but that would require looking up the actual ten commandments.
Pathos:
To be christian you only have to follow the teachings of christ, there doesn't have to be any formal clergy or priest. God theorically speak with anyone. And the pope isn't Italian.
--- Quote from: worker201 ---Religion is nothing more than assholes using this fear to control other people
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I have never felt fear because of religion or been taught to do so. Religion is there to provide answers.
--- Quote from: worker201 ---If neither of these qualify as examples of any reasonable definition of control, let me know, and I will gladly take it back.
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Those are examples of control, thats the point of an established church, to control the message they provide and the behaviours they accept. But they are not controlling the follower, there is no punishment for not following the rules only guidance.
Yes religion can be and still is used to control people but it is more than that.
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