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Originally posted by RJT Pro Tip: If you're a Jew, you can do anything your religion supposedly prohibits so long as you do it through a hole in a bed sheet.

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Glad to hear that arcadia190(Dj Maxima), I had no idea it was you. What's up douche bigalow, how you been?

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Originally posted by djmaxima religion, imo, is stupid... i don't understand how mankind depends so much on religion. It's more freeing for me not to worship anyone or care about something almighty that i have no proof of. i might go straight to hell but yet again, how do i know there is one?

a good start might be to actually do some serious research. Maybe read a book about different religions, or spend more than 5min thinking about it in between drinks on a lonely Saturday night. people are so lazy. sit and whine about religion (because all religious people are extremist terrorists who don't believe in evolution, and that mormon cult wants to take over America and rule the oil fields of "the Iraq"), but have no substance because they haven't ever taken more than 30min to seriously investigate meaning to existence or how religion could ever play a part into that.

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Originally posted by naeblis a good start might be to actually do some serious research. Maybe read a book about different religions, or spend more than 5min thinking about it in between drinks on a lonely Saturday night. people are so lazy. sit and whine about religion (because all religious people are extremist terrorists who don't believe in evolution, and that mormon cult wants to take over America and rule the oil fields of "the Iraq"), but have no substance because they haven't ever taken more than 30min to seriously investigate meaning to existence or how religion could ever play a part into that.

Well there are a lot of people who are religious too that ironically don't know a whole lot about their religion. They may go to church every week but beyond that they don't do a whole lot of investigation into the religion they belong to.

There are a lot of atheists or agnostics out there that probably know a lot more about religions than the people who belong to them. IMO this is because the more one learns about religion the more they start to see how much of it is bullshit. The simple fact that there are many religions throughout the world is testament to the idea that religion is mainly an imagination of humans. I think it's insanity to profess that your religion is the one "true" religion where there are so many other religions throughout the world with different beliefs...how can you really say and prove that one religion is correct over all others? I believe religion has the power to enhance lives but also the power to ruin them, depends on how its used and what is believed.

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Originally posted by djmaxima religion, imo, is stupid... i don't understand how mankind depends so much on religion. It's more freeing for me not to worship anyone or care about something almighty that i have no proof of. i got really angry when i saw a girl get KILLED because of liking someone of another religion. i might go straight to hell but yet again, how do i know there is one? i just wanted to share my thoughts and see if there is anyone out there that thinks somewhat similar... i'm supposed to be catholic, hahaha

HA HA Joke's on you motherf*cker. You're gonna burn in hell! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Originally posted by naeblis a good start might be to actually do some serious research. Maybe read a book about different religions, or spend more than 5min thinking about it in between drinks on a lonely Saturday night. people are so lazy. sit and whine about religion (because all religious people are extremist terrorists who don't believe in evolution, and that mormon cult wants to take over America and rule the oil fields of "the Iraq"), but have no substance because they haven't ever taken more than 30min to seriously investigate meaning to existence or how religion could ever play a part into that.

actually , i know more about religions that you might think... had to do a fucking project for social studys... islam, judaism, christianity, buddhism, confucianism, hinduism


had to do a 2 page essay on each.

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Originally posted by tranceDJ more one learns about religion the more they start to see how much of it is bullshit ... The simple fact that there are many religions throughout the world is testament to the idea that religion is mainly an imagination of humans.

funny, the more I learn about various types of religions, the more interested I become.

I'm hard-pressed to think of anything that couldn't be considered a result of man's imagination - money, politics, love - none of it 'exists', yet it's just as real as most anything else to us.

I do not discount the value of religion to human beings. It, as most everything else, is a double-edged sword. I do firmly hold that many religious people are quite ignorant of not only their own faith, but of many others as well - and that most would do well to free themselves of this ignorance as well as be more critical of everything, not just religion.

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Originally posted by djmaxima actually , i know more about religions that you might think... had to do a fucking project for social studys... islam, judaism, christianity, buddhism, confucianism, hinduism had to do a 2 page essay on each.

This is a joke post, right?

Please tell me you're only kidding.

If it's true, your knowledge on religions is no doubt extremely pathetic. Free yourself of the hegemony and do some reading on world religions - the major ones are complex, yet do not give you a full story or view. Try reading up on concepts like gnosticism, mystery cults of Rome, The Process Church of the Final Judgment, Jonestown, asceticism - I think you might just find your interest enhanced once you realize just how fanatical people can be with some of the most alien of concepts.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On This is a joke post, right? Please tell me you're only kidding. If it's true, your knowledge on religions is no doubt extremely pathetic. Free yourself of the hegemony and do some reading on world religions - the major ones are complex, yet do not give you a full story or view. Try reading up on concepts like gnosticism, mystery cults of Rome, The Process Church of the Final Judgment, Jonestown, asceticism - I think you might just find your interest enhanced once you realize just how fanatical people can be with some of the most alien of concepts.

dude , calm down , it is a joke

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Originally posted by djmaxima religion, imo, is stupid... i don't understand how mankind depends so much on religion. It's more freeing for me not to worship anyone or care about something almighty that i have no proof of. i got really angry when i saw a girl get KILLED because of liking someone of another religion. i might go straight to hell but yet again, how do i know there is one? i just wanted to share my thoughts and see if there is anyone out there that thinks somewhat similar... i'm supposed to be catholic, hahaha

Hell exists man, its called Planned Parenthood.

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Originally posted by[badass]isoterra[/badass] someone who happens to be considerably more badass than you; i think you should learn from me.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On I do not discount the value of religion to human beings. It, as most everything else, is a double-edged sword. I do firmly hold that many religious people are quite ignorant of not only their own faith, but of many others as well - and that most would do well to free themselves of this ignorance as well as be more critical of everything, not just religion.

So true, I'm catholic myself, yet I've met so many ignorant Christians and Muslims in my lifetime. They all swear by their beliefs and they praise the Vatican church/Mecca when the majority are either unaware or too thick headed to realize the history of the establishments. I've always believed in free thinking and it doesn't matter whether you're religious or an atheist, as long as you treat your fellow man with respect. In high school I chose to stay throughout my science course and study the whole evolutionary/big bang theory. I remember a couple of the muslim and catholic kids raising their hand and asked the teacher to leave because it was against their beliefs, the teacher obliged and let them go.

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Originally posted by djmaxima dude , calm down , it is a joke

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GOOD ONE LOL!!!!1

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Originally posted by Cipha Sounds I remember a couple of the muslim and catholic kids raising their hand and asked the teacher to leave because it was against their beliefs, the teacher obliged and let them go.

Yeah, that sort of shit irks me to no end.

You don't have to accept or believe everything you are told or learn about - in fact, it's much better if you are skeptical of it all at first. If people still want to hold that the Earth is flat because the church says so, so be it. That's their choice. It's dumb as hell, but if they choose that, then there's nothing I can or should do about it other than argue with them about how they are wrong. They should be able to justify it though - back it up with something. It's not ideal, but that's how respect of beliefs works. Telling people they are straight up wrong because 'science says so' is not far enough different than religious edict - it's all an appeal to authority, and healthy thinkers should know enough to always be critical of authority, no matter its manifestation or their set of beliefs.

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