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    Standing Up For Rationality Senior Member Ronin's Avatar
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    Default Re: There is still some hope left in the world

    so they are willing to talk about their imaginary space gods rather than kill each other about them?

    it´s a step in the right direction.....but I wouldn´t call it sanity...not yet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronin View Post
    so they are willing to talk about their imaginary space gods rather than kill each other about them?

    it´s a step in the right direction.....but I wouldn´t call it sanity...not yet.
    No offence intended, but, by taking such an aggressive stance and vilifying them, i.e. religious people(s), you actually sound just as bad as them. Your effectively doing the same thing as some sections of their denominations. In a sense endorsing, and entrenching the same discrimination, the same anger and hatred. And in the same way, just like them, you can justify it in your own mind. Only the path that takes you there is different.

    Humans are all the same. No one is above it, don't kid yourself into believing that since you are free from religion you are free from the frills of humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rythmic View Post
    No offence intended, but, by taking such an aggressive stance and vilifying them, i.e. religious people(s), you actually sound just as bad as them. Your effectively doing the same thing as some sections of their denominations. In a sense endorsing, and entrenching the same discrimination, the same anger and hatred. And in the same way, just like them, you can justify it in your own mind. Only the path that takes you there is different.

    Humans are all the same. No one is above it, don't kid yourself into believing that since you are free from religion you are free from the frills of humanity.

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    allowing any difference to come between people that stems from a non-reality based root cause is not "sanity"....my post only highlighted that through some use of irony...

    and hate?....I don´t hate religion......It´s too good a subject of humor to hate.
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    In essence i can see where ronin is coming from, i see religion as fairly similar to superstitious belief, i consider superstition to be stupid, i just wouldn't state that religion is stupid because there are so many religious people, i guess its more out of respect than simply because theres lots of them, also superstitious people usually realise thier superstitions are kind of crazy... whereas most religious people would not see thier religion in a similar light..
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