Apolytonistas against Religion: who's with me?

[Capt Dizle]

Originally posted by St Leo

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Did you recently discover a thesaurus?

I am attempting to cement my connection with hoi polloi of Apolyton by engaging them in their own lingua franca -- English. There is naught superior approach than by stimulating their cardiac and cerebral complexes with vocabulary that does not contemptuously assume them to be kindergarden intellects.

Agathon has kindly advanced a thesis of some significance and an atmosphere of supreme wisdom and mutual respect suggests itself.

I love it when you talk dirty Leo.

I vote yay to religious beliefs. Give it a break Aggie.

[St Leo]

Oh, fine.

Nein, nein, religion.
Ja, ja, freedom.
Nein, nein, religion.
Ja, ja, freedom.
Nein, nein, religion.
Ja, ja, freedom.
Nein, nein, religion.
Ja, ja, freedom.

[Spiffor]

I think religion has outlived its usefulness, and that the modern world would be better off if religion disappeared entirely from its face.

However, the idea of going to war against the religious people is despicable. If people want to believe in fairies, let them do. The society should only give the environment for such beliefs not to have any appeal (i.e. a society where science is taught completely secularily at school, and where religions are taught completely secularily as well, just like Greek mythology - I personally really would like to see religions be more covered in history courses, to remove the Greek myhology's monopoly as "beliefs not to be taken seriously")

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Adam Smith
This is the only sensible response from

Revrend Dr. Martin Luther King
Dorothey Day
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Cardinal Carlos Belo
Archbishop Oscar Romero

and countless millions of other people whose faith animates their daily lives.

Without religion, you would not have things such as the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Salem Witch Hunt, Islamic extremists and Christian fundamentalists.

On the average, it seems way better to be without religion.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Religion was an inert fetid mass when first conceived and it remains such to this day. Soon, humanity will clean the chitinous barnacles off her skull and stride forth into the morning breeze with contentment and non-deterministic purpose.

Marxism was an inert fetid mass when first conceived and it remains such to this day. Soon, humanity will clean the chitinous barnacles off her skull and stride forth into the morning breeze with contentment and non-deterministic purpose.

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Wonderfully easy stuff .

Capitalism was an inert fetid mass when first conceived and it remains such to this day. Soon, humanity will clean the chitinous barnacles off her skull and stride forth into the morning breeze with contentment and non-deterministic purpose.

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Quite so.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Spiffor
However, the idea of going to war against the religious people is despicable.

I think Aggie is just against religion though, at least in this thread...

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Agathon
Right, let's **** these ****s. And when they've half recovered from the ****ing, we'll **** them some more!

People who believe in Jesus are the enemies of progress, fun, enlightenment, humour and happiness.

Good thing you're not serious with this thread, otherwise I would have to paddle you.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Without religion, you would not have things such as the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Salem Witch Hunt, Islamic extremists and Christian fundamentalists.

/me wonders if he should get into this arguement again since everyone seems to be spouting the same stupid crap he heard over on CGN from ColonyPod

I really enjoyed that thread though but I'd just be repeating the samethings which gets old fast. Decisions, decisions.

[MrFun]

Oh, and just because I disagree with Urban Ranger on this, does not mean that I hate pandas, ok?

[joncha]

Take your anti-panda fundamentalism elsewhere, ReverendFun!

[DinoDoc]

It's as good a reason as any to dislike them.

[St Leo]

Religion == believing that human/panda slash fanfiction is 100% true

[bipolarbear]

Religion is the opiate of the masses- Karl Marx

Revolution is the opiate of the intellectuals- Karl Marx

No to religon, yes to spirituality.


There's nothign wrong with contemplating the meaning of life and existence. Just think for yourself when you do it.

Perfectly put Ludd


Religions are for the weak of mind who are unable to deal with the possibility that ther is nothing beyond our little insinificant existence. They are for people who do not wish to think, and wouldd rahter have the answeres spoon fed to them, rather than seek out the truth.

[St Leo]

Originally posted by bipolarbear
Revolution is the opiate of the intellectuals- Karl Marx

You will find that is a misattribution.

[joncha]

No... it was said by Karl W. Marx of Cleveland, Ohio in June, 1983.