Only in Africa
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[Malawian pleads guilty over failed Rapture] Unbelievable that this kind of shit actually happens.
Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
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[Malawian pleads guilty over failed Rapture] Unbelievable that this kind of shit actually happens.
Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
Maybe if it would happen more often and everywhere on the world, that would stop self-proclaiming false prophets. :)
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[Malawian pleads guilty over failed Rapture] Unbelievable that this kind of shit actually happens.
Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
Don't get me started.
-- ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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[Malawian pleads guilty over failed Rapture] Unbelievable that this kind of shit actually happens.
Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
If they started suing all religions for broken promises... 0) there would be a lot fewer people starving to death or dying of disease in the third world. 1) there would be less morons going around telling us all how to live according to some bronze age work of fiction. 2) the world would be more technologically advanced and there would be less ignorance 3) the governments of the world would have less intrusion into our lives
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If they started suing all religions for broken promises... 0) there would be a lot fewer people starving to death or dying of disease in the third world. 1) there would be less morons going around telling us all how to live according to some bronze age work of fiction. 2) the world would be more technologically advanced and there would be less ignorance 3) the governments of the world would have less intrusion into our lives
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I think with a minor edit, your final point would be true:
Dalek Dave wrote:
If they started suing all religions and politicians for broken promises...
0) there would be a lot fewer people starving to death or dying of disease in the third world.- there would be less morons going around telling us all how to live according to some bronze age work of fiction.
- the world would be more technologically advanced and there would be less ignorance
- the governments of the world would have less intrusion into our lives
Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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I think with a minor edit, your final point would be true:
Dalek Dave wrote:
If they started suing all religions and politicians for broken promises...
0) there would be a lot fewer people starving to death or dying of disease in the third world.- there would be less morons going around telling us all how to live according to some bronze age work of fiction.
- the world would be more technologically advanced and there would be less ignorance
- the governments of the world would have less intrusion into our lives
Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
So, you are saying that, on the whole, religion has no influence on governments? Ever been to the middle east? the USA? Hell, even here in the UK no government can rule without consent of the head of the Church of England! My point, therefore, stands.
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So, you are saying that, on the whole, religion has no influence on governments? Ever been to the middle east? the USA? Hell, even here in the UK no government can rule without consent of the head of the Church of England! My point, therefore, stands.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
BTW, I did not uni you. I never said it has no influence on governments, my point was that the absence of religion would have little to do with the level of government intrusion on our lives (which was your original 4th point). Money and power is a larger motivator of politicians in the Western world, religion is just a means to control people. Judging by their actions, I highly doubt that any recent U.S. President had any real affiliation with their religion, it's all a show.
Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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BTW, I did not uni you. I never said it has no influence on governments, my point was that the absence of religion would have little to do with the level of government intrusion on our lives (which was your original 4th point). Money and power is a larger motivator of politicians in the Western world, religion is just a means to control people. Judging by their actions, I highly doubt that any recent U.S. President had any real affiliation with their religion, it's all a show.
Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
But they got into the habit of intrusion thanks to the Church. It was the Church that demanded tithes, and they would use force to gather them. That force would be supplied by the Executive, as the Church's influence waned, the executive subsumed the intrusive ways.
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But they got into the habit of intrusion thanks to the Church. It was the Church that demanded tithes, and they would use force to gather them. That force would be supplied by the Executive, as the Church's influence waned, the executive subsumed the intrusive ways.
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This goes back to my point that religion is a means of control, and yes in Europe after the fall of Rome, organized religions were more powerful than governments. However, abolishing religion would in no way decrease the amount of government intrusion there currently is.
Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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[Malawian pleads guilty over failed Rapture] Unbelievable that this kind of shit actually happens.
Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
There is still a "May 21st" billboard near me. :((
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[Malawian pleads guilty over failed Rapture] Unbelievable that this kind of shit actually happens.
Ego non sum semper iustus tamen Ego sum nunquam nefas!
What a very good idea -- make people responsible for their actions; who'da thunk of it?
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