Religion is...

starch4ser

I'll get the ball rolling:

For people that are easily led...

fasttalkerchat

For those who want to accept a simple life.
No need to worry about how the earth was created, no need to set your own moral standards, no need to accept that your granny is 6 feet under and gone.

im invisible

The opium of the masses

/end thread

the scrote

religion WILL be the downfall of humanity

Gbear

starch4ser

for people that can't think for themselves...

Jimoslimos

too easy to mock

jank

inevitable.

looseliver

an Ice Cream.

Or is that something else?

Penn

bad... mmkay?

krudler

smartarse answer:chewing gum for the eyes!

serious face answer: mankinds worst achievement.

Jimoslimos

jank wrote: »

inevitable.

Ah jank, normally I'd say you were confusing it with a) death and b) taxes but seen as you've nailed your colours to the mast over in the US Politics forum you probably believe;

a) is a step to an eternal afterlife
b) can be avoided

I'm not sure which is more deluded.

Beruthiel

The lazy wo/mans way to get through life.

Dades

... a nice little earner for some.

GLaDOS

The victim of some massive generalisations

robindch

Tax-free.

sbsquarepants

.... pure nonsense - how the fúck do people not see that?

Barr125

noigiler spelled backwards. Can't you see people?!

Sarky

Creepy.

IamtheWalrus

the biggest scourge on human progression.

tricky D

The big business of selling false hope to the gullible masses.

Ickle Magoo

completely unnecessary...

5uspect

...an intellectual cul-de-sac.

doctoremma

Religion is....

....nowhere near as fabulous and fascinating as reality.

kylith

rainbow kirby

The most powerful force reinforcing sexism and homophobia.

DoesNotCompute

....like a box of chocolates.

5uspect

Religion... does not compute. :pac:

Bannasidhe

Built on fear mongering.

maguffin

Religion is.....by definition, a superstition! :cool:

Tonyandthewhale

Religion is...

Something you should keep to yourself as much as possible.

joseph brand

gender discrimination, bigotry, homophobia, selfishness, smugness, gullibility, conservatism, traditionalism and racism, all wrapped into one neat package for the mentally lazy. (All contained in one book, . . . . . how convenient)

Religion makes me yawn.

housetypeb

Religion is...
Just fairy tales and myths, with some really fanatical fans who dissect every word and sentence searching for meaning, while forgetting/ignoring the fact that it's all made up.
IMHO.

jank

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Ah jank, normally I'd say you were confusing it with a) death and b) taxes but seen as you've nailed your colours to the mast over in the US Politics forum you probably believe;

a) is a step to an eternal afterlife
b) can be avoided

I'm not sure which is more deluded.

What colours would that be? Because I am not a lemming that loves Obama means what exactly.

I was merely pointing out that religion will always be a factor of humanity, that's all.

ShooterSF

jank wrote: »

I was merely pointing out that religion will always be a factor of humanity, that's all.

Oh you pessimist!

pauldla

...the greatest excuse man has ever come up with. Play the religion card and you can literally get away with murder.

MagicMarker

... the most effective placebo.

jank

ShooterSF wrote: »

Oh you pessimist!

Realist.

joseph brand

jank wrote: »

ShooterSF wrote: »

Oh you pessimist!

Realist.

But aren't you a theist? I would have thought they were mutually exclusive.

Ellis Dee

In other words, religion is

megafan

John Lennon - Imagine (official video) - YouTube



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8&feature=player_embedded

megafan

Or for those with ear trouble!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwUGSYDKUxU&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Delirium

Anyone else have the following pop in their head when they saw the thread title?

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain

ShooterSF

jank wrote: »

Realist.

Tomato Tomato (that doesn't work as well written down!). One can still hope and strive for the stars even if it only helps us get to the moon. You have to stay optimistic.

donspeekinglesh

koth wrote: »

Anyone else have the following pop in their head when they saw the thread title?

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain

Yeah, with Peter the Puppy from Earthworm Jim saying it.

Allah_

Poison.

jank

joseph brand wrote: »

But aren't you a theist? I would have thought they were mutually exclusive.

Why do you think I am a theist? Did I say that I am somewhere?

jank

ShooterSF wrote: »

Tomato Tomato (that doesn't work as well written down!). One can still hope and strive for the stars even if it only helps us get to the moon. You have to stay optimistic.

Funny, I would have thought faith at its core is an eternally optimistic message, it is man and especially the state that was turned it into a form of control and fear.

Also, lets not forget that most people here subscribe to the idea that free will is nonsense (see Sam Harris), therefore life is what it is... Can't have it all your own way!

Dublin Red Devil

Nobody. Religion is worst thing that has ever happened in human history. More people have been killed in the name of God than for another reason

jank

Dublin Red Devil wrote: »

Nobody. Religion is worst thing that has ever happened in human history. More people have been killed in the name of God than for another reason

Two points are very subjective and not really true but anyway...

Bannasidhe

jank wrote: »

Funny, I would have thought faith at its core is an eternally optimistic message, it is man and especially the state that was turned it into a form of control and fear.

Also, lets not forget that most people here subscribe to the idea that free will is nonsense (see Sam Harris), therefore life is what it is... Can't have it all your own way!

We do? News to me. Yet again I didn't get the memo :mad: