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cleopatra143

4/22/2008 3:28 PM

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Roadkill (4/21/2008) Yes, great example of how religious zealots are stupid.
-- 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Roadkill

4/22/2008 6:30 PM

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-- "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." -- Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. --Steven Weinberg(1933- )

cleopatra143

4/22/2008 7:12 PM

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Green looks good on you RK
-- 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Black Owl

4/22/2008 7:27 PM

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Roadkill (4/21/2008) Hey Road Kill. If your intent here was to insult and inflame, how 'bout you show a little more class and depth of thought, huh? Using a photo of the deaths of thousands of mostly innocent people to insite is at best, in poor taste. If there is a valid point to this new low, I'd be willing to hear it. If not, I just lost a lot of empathy for your case. Whatever the hell it was in the first place. I'm the first one to use images to help get my point across as clearly as possible. I would not have used that one in this context.
-- "The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were."---JFK

Roadkill

4/22/2008 7:48 PM

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cleopatra143 (4/22/2008) Green looks good on you RK -I prefer dark gray. That's a Battlecry protest by the way. Black Owl (4/22/2008) [quote][b]Hey Road Kill. If your intent here was to insult and inflame, how 'bout you show a little more class and depth of thought, huh? Using a photo of the deaths of thousands of mostly innocent people to insite is at best, in poor taste. If there is a valid point to this new low, I'd be willing to hear it. If not, I just lost a lot of empathy for your case. Whatever the hell it was in the first place. I'm the first one to use images to help get my point across as clearly as possible. I would not have used that one in this context. -The context is to be found in the two previous posts.
-- "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." -- Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. --Steven Weinberg(1933- )

jerm

4/22/2008 8:18 PM

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This got me thinking a bit. In the God, Risk Insurance thread, I quoted Sam Harris: Atheism is not a philosophy, just as non-racism is not... It is not a worldview, though it is frequently portrayed as one. I then got to thinking about previous comments about how no one commits terrorist acts in the name of atheism (thanks to your lovely image of the Trade Center). This is true, but only because no one commits any acts in the name of atheism, it doesn't "exist". What do exist are organizations who commit terrorist acts in the name of ideology, specifically extreme secular ideology. Here's a list of the ones I can think of off hand: SLA Weathermen ELF Could it be that it is not religion which inspires acts of evil but extreme ideology. I'm sure that each member of each of the above groups thought they were doing things for the "greater good," just as religious terrorists do.
-- -A government that is powerful enough to do anything for us is powerful enough to do anything to us. -Fred Thompson -There are two races of people, the decent and the indecent. - Victor Frankel -They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security. - Benjamin Franklin Consequences Edited: 4/22/2008 8:19 PM by jerm

Locus Coeruleus

7/8/2008 10:42 PM

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Atheist soldier sues (U.S.) Army for 'unconstitutional' discrimination An Army of Believers?
-- "“Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.” - Mahatma Gandhi The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' -Isaac Asimov There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That Time Is Now! - Buddha "You have to get busy living or get busy dying" - Tim Robbins (in Shawshank Redemption) "There are many things worth living for, there are a few things worth dying for, but there is nothing worth killing for."- Tom Robbins (not to be confused with Tim Robbins) “operare non meno l’ongiegno che la forza” (Exercise intellect, as much as force) - Cosimo de Medici

Locus Coeruleus

7/8/2008 10:44 PM

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Pat Condell: A Secular World is a Sane World The purpose of religion is the employment and the empowerment of the clergy. That's it's only purpose.
-- "“Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.” - Mahatma Gandhi The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' -Isaac Asimov There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That Time Is Now! - Buddha "You have to get busy living or get busy dying" - Tim Robbins (in Shawshank Redemption) "There are many things worth living for, there are a few things worth dying for, but there is nothing worth killing for."- Tom Robbins (not to be confused with Tim Robbins) “operare non meno l’ongiegno che la forza” (Exercise intellect, as much as force) - Cosimo de Medici Edited: 7/8/2008 10:46 PM by Locus Coeruleus

RabiAkiva

7/9/2008 7:28 AM