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Originally posted by EvilSadamClone
George Carlin is one of my all time favorites, and he is right on many things.
But he is wrong on religion being bullchit. it is not. What he is describing the idiots who misuse religion to follow their own ends and means. That is what he really should've been pissed about, not the fact that people believe.
Originally posted by openlocks
reply to post by EvilSadamClone
No, he was right especially about religion. It is nothing but a purveyor of ignorance, intolerance, hatred and violence. "Love all", they say right before, "or else you will go to eternal hell". Lol...
Originally posted by EvilSadamClone
But he is wrong on religion being bullchit. it is not.
Originally posted by TheRedComet
Originally posted by EvilSadamClone
But he is wrong on religion being bullchit. it is not.
I'd be interested in knowing why it is you feel this way.
By its very definition, religion is a thing which propagates a damning and pervasive brand of ignorance. It stifles a man's innate sense of reasoning so that he puts stock into myths and fancies without the slightest bit of evidence towards their validity. In this sense, it is dangerous-- it threatens the very aspects of humanity that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom.
And then there are the many atrocities committed in the name of religion-- already deplorable acts made all the more heinous by the assertions of the instigators that they are committed in the name of hallowed fictions. That isn't to say that no good has come from religion-- I myself know a great and many good people who also happen to be religious. I think it important to add however that religion in and of itself does not necessarily facilitate acts of kindness or good will. These are parts of human nature, and would doubtless continue even without the persistence of religion. Being a nice atheist, I'm proof enough of that
Originally posted by SoymilkAlaska
what if someone was just like "i believe in G"
and there was no scary religion attached?
Originally posted by TheRedComet
Originally posted by SoymilkAlaska
what if someone was just like "i believe in G"
and there was no scary religion attached?
This has less to do with "scary religion" and more to do with people believing in things without the slightest bit of evidence. Believing in a god that's backed up by a book of Bronze-age myths and believing in a god that isn't backed up by a "scary religion" is still the same thing: Delusionalism.