On 7/21/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow - I'm on the totally opposite side. I don't think religion does a > thing to keep people "moral"; especially because it's not compulsory! > The only people who go to church are volunteers - After all, we live > in a secular society. We could totally eliminate religion and it > wouldn't change a thing (except maybe prevent a few murders, child > rapes, etc.)
Totally eliminate religion, and who knows what you'd have. 90% of people believe in a higher power. Suddenly change a fundamental belief of 5+ BILLION people....and you don't think it would change a thing? Can I get a "bullshit", reverand? Religion provides only 2 things: > > 1.) Comfort when pondering one's purpose in infinity. > 2.) Culture. This is an arrogant affront to millions upon millions of terrific people who use religion as a basis for leading a good life. Just because you and I are so fucking superior that we don't need religion to lead quality lives, lets not make ourselves into the bad guys by belittling those who do with statements like "Religion provides only 2 things....". Gruss.......you really disappointed me with that remark....tell me you were just being flippant. Jesse Ventura once famously said that religion was for the weak minded > - maybe. And I know that it adds a lot to many people's lives. But > from where I sit: God, please protect me from your followers. My dad is one of the most thoughtful, intelligent, reasonable, and purely GOOD people I know in this world. He's also religious. Religion is for the weak minded, huh? I think i'll just pretend you never made this post, Gruss. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:211724 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
